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Seib & Wessel: The GOP Critique of Obama
In an interview with WSJ's Jerry Seib, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R., Wash.) says the president's domestic and foreign agenda is doomed to fail because he didn't address "out of control" spending.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
the ... president Obama gives his view stated Union Republicans have some ideas of their own ... welcome the site was sold on WS J dot com on Jerry Sithe ... the big news of the week in Washington was President Obama stated the Union address which set the table for his second term ... the Republicans had some ideas and some disagreements ... with all of that ... and to talk about that I went earlier this week to Capitol Hill and sat down with Congresswoman ... Cathy McMoRan's Rodgers of Washington state ... she's a chair of the Republican Conference and the highest ranking Republican woman ... in Congress ... I answer at the outset with a she's on the president's address ... any areas for bipartisan cooperation ... that's what I was holding on to ... the beginning of a second term for the president of the beginning of the new Congress ... and I've ... missed an opportunity to really provide that leadership to bring us together ... especially when you hear some ... leadership plan to address the debt ... situation in this country faces an impact it's having on the economy ... job creation and uncles ... import growth ... strategy and we need moving forward ... if there were one area where I IDC there's ... I'm hopeful that we move forward is on immigration reform ... coming out of the election is a really ... focused on integration ... of recognizing that we need to fix what isn't broken immigration system in America ... and that that also is important to economic growth ... Americans want in the country of immigrants people to come here to pursue their dreams ... this is the land of opportunity we would continue to attract ... those those folks that want to come here you are to ... be ... taken advantage of me ... I ... know you mention jobs as ... the one you're the president talked about jobs the player can he's said or jobs forty three times in this be ... what was it about what he said of the jobs that you didn't like or any ... other president failed ... to recognize ... the role that that that these record deficits are having on our economy ... and to recognize that we're not going to have economic growth ... in Chile deal with it the fiscal situation here in Washington D C said out of control spending and under this president we've seen trillion dollar deficits that means that I didn't trillion dollars every year ... to the debt is at a record level and in Europe and in our economy it is ... is a burden ... because people cannot be those ... those decisions both individuals families businesses there's a lot of uncertainty over ... what what the future holds because every dollar ... that the federal government borrows it does have to be paid ... and so that is that that the burden on middle-class families ... moving forward and so ... until the president and the Democrats recognize ... that ... there's a problem with ... that controls spending our economy's going to continue to struggle ... now the president said in the speech did everything he was proposing programs to increase manufacturing or to address climate change or to improve education none of those without a dime to the deficit because they would be paid for her huge is not find that ... we've heard that before ... we heard that ... back in two thousand and nine his very first inaugural inaugural address ... we made a commitment ... that ... he would cut the deficit in half ... and and did the APUs it has happened we said ... record deficits trillion dollar plus deficits every year ... so unfortunately the rhetoric ... doesn't match the result ... is that what the consequences of this ... impasse is that we're facing something we'll call the sequester which is across the board automatic spending cuts to kick in on March first unless there's an agreement this to to to to do something else to create the same amount of deficit reduction ... based on what you're saying I don't sense what common ground on an agreement that would prevent the sequester is the sequester now inevitable ... it's not abnormal a there is a DataWind and come on on on March first ... this is the president sequester this was the president's idea ... and again last night I was disappointed ... that I didn't hear a plan from the president as to how to address the sequester I was hoping that we would hear ... on him provide some leadership at the relates to ... the spending cuts he's ... he's really drastic ... spending cuts that are going to disproportionately impact our military our military readiness and national security moving forward ... the Republicans have ... passed proposal twice now boasts one that was six weeks ago when I was six months ago ... recognizing that this date was coming in an attempt to avoid eighty ... this situation where they would be more uncertainty of union that leadership from the president last night now we we still have two weeks ... aam but we need it the president we made the Democrats to recognize that we have a spending problem ... the ... president said essentially the way to avoid the sequester is to come up with a deficit reduction package that includes revenues is the still the sticking point that we can get her after they won revenues you you want spending cuts ... that the sequester abides in right now is really ... I think the sticking point ... is the fact that we do not hear the Democrats recognizing that we have a spending problem ... just on Sunday Nancy policy was an all if the ... deficit problem ... it's a curse on a spending problem ... it is the deficit problem well the when you get deficit by spending too much ... and then we heard saying we are them and minority whip ... it was that was not a ... spending problem except I P R problem they ... they they do not they're not recognizing the problem in the first step in solving the problem of out of control spending which ... most Americans recognize that the federal government spending under control ... is to acknowledge that you have a problem ... so if that's the situation is that we do every citizen Questar looks unlikely at this point ... only EA I would say never are up and it is hard to say what will happen in the next two weeks ... Congress ... often legislate based on prices ... not that there is an ideal way ... to run the country and so I'm still hopeful ... aam we we do Republicans want to come together ... we believe we need to ... we need to get to bounce ideas we need to address the spending because that is how we're going to grow our economy ... demand that the risk of a couple other ideas that are on the table as result of the speech this week one is raising the minimum wage the presence of nine dollars an hour um probably seven dollars and twenty five cents ... any interest in your party in doing that ... right that was the isthe is issue that was the president introduced to ... Ms stated the Union ... ends ... at a time when we have high unemployment ... and we have a record number of Americans that are looking for work ... think the president fails to recognize that I'm ... crazy making it more expensive for employers ... to hire ... employees ... that would actually work against our efforts to create jobs ... we want we want jobs on every rung of the ladder ... and we wanted to beat regionals opportunities so that everyone can ... can improve ... their job prospects and that is not worried and is where you're going to start with ... sometimes those entry level job ... indexing the minimum wage to inflation so that it keeps up with inflation and ID and the Romney talked about on the Republican side in the campaign is that a non starter also ... Amalfi I did Republicans ... are we what we want more than anything these ... jobs we wanna get this economy growing again ... that's going to have a positive impact across the board ... until policies that are going to help create jobs ... the at the top of our lives and we have concerns ... that ... of issues related to the increasing the minimum wage actually ... make it harder to create jobs ... no one area ... that is now on the table as well but I think there might be a little more agreement on your side with the president is free trade he didn't even mention ... TPG which is a trade agreement with East Asian countries and ... the idea of a free trade agreement with Europe are those ideas that he thinks have some traction this year in this Washington ... up possibly on very ... as much as as much as we can create ... opportunities for companies here are located here in America ... to create good if I ... had a good chance it down without auctions this week ... and hear them talk about that the new products that are still developing it's really exciting to hear ... and we were going to continue to manufacture here in America and sell their products all around the world ... when it comes to trade ... that's the goal to feel the need not more markets ... for American companies American manufacturers ... create those jobs here ... until around the world I also come from an added extra but you know where we grow ... the group weekend potatoes and apples ... we export ninety percent of the week has grown in Washington state so again ... we want we want those jobs here we want ... we want to say food that is the result of ... that ... the ... process have grown in states like Washington ... and is there one that manufacturing front ... is there something the government could do should do and I know you're not in favor of the kinds of industrial policies Democrats sometimes talk about that is there a role for government to increase the role of manufacturing the economy the one that you can see we certainly want to we want to attract more manufacturing in America ... making it a competitive environment so that companies manufacturing companies as well is ... everyone finds America the best place in the world to start the company grow a company in Seoul comes to ... issues like tax reform I'm still hopeful that we may have an opportunity to simplify our tax code may get there ... he's very complicated ... so the tax reform would be a part of that which makes the difference for individuals as well as ... as businesses ... on the regulatory climate he continues to be very difficult in America because of the regulatory climate we've seen a record number of regulations coming out as a administration we need wheels smart regulations ... and and and making it all ... all all towards creating that climate ... where people ... know that America is the best place to do business and we have which is slipping in an index of ... economic freedom and competitiveness that America has an ... attraction I wanted to be had in Taiwan is to be at the top ... casually ask you this final question do you refer to earlier conversation to that the governing in a crisis of atmosphere that's been the norm the last couple years rendering one of the things that people worry about your story about now is whether there's a possibility of another debt ceiling crisis or the shutdown of the government the later this spring because of an inability to agree one budget questions ... should they be worried about the debt ceiling crisis or shutdown of the doubt ... what ... I'm there and that people should be worried about is the debt crisis the fiscal crisis that this country is facing ... and it is so important ... that Congress ... and the president the working together ... team to address ... this out of control spending ... addressed the record that ... that is ... that is ... that is a ... damper on our economy ... threatens our national security our wall and ... a couple of years ago when he was asked ... when used ... the easiest us down any that's what is the number one security threat ... that faces America ... in your mind goals in all different directions to any size if the exact ... so ... I am ... very concerned as a country that we cannot continue down this past when it comes to ... when it comes the budget when it comes to ... raising the debt ceiling wheeled me do the wheat to be enacting reforms in making the tough decisions and priorities within the federal government for spending ... so that we get on a path ... to actually start bouncing back and he now that getting get our economy growing ... Rogers It may be a year of decision on some of those things appreciate you taking some time to talk about hope we can do it


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In a recent issue of The Priest magazine, Richard Hart, O.F.M., Cap., gave the reader an inspiring article and an excellent set of reflections for current deacons and priests, as well as for those preparing for such in their homily preparation classes.
I would just like to list some very important words from his sharing. The homily should: be powerful, inspiring and enlivening; have a sense of freshness; be consoling and supportive. If we can integrate all of these elements after preparing well with Scripture and reflecting on how the homily will have some direct and specific impact on our parishioners, I affirm strongly that the deacon/priest will "own" his homily; he will have a deep personal conviction as to what he is a about to share. He will have allowed the Word "hug" and capture him. And this carries over to his listeners.
All of the above create significant challenges for the preacher. From my point of view, what looms as significant centers on the personality of the one to proclaim the word. In my over 25 years I have watched myself trying my best to capture this "ownership"; the task is not easy, but it can happen.
I have watched my own deacons at Mass and have watched in a class at the seminary for priest preparation in homiletics. What I have seen and listened to stems from the particular personality of the deacon or student. We need to remember that here in this artificial setting of a Mass, the student stands before the professor and students as his parishioners for the first time. I have known and watched the shy student, the rather shy student and the rather outgoing student. Often a change occurs up there behind the ambo. Here to me comes the kairos for the "ownership" of the homily; the conviction. It is not a lecture, which often happens with shy ones.
What I recommend here centers on the ability to identify one's feeling and to express them; to "open up"; to be seen and heard in a way that shows that you strongly believe in what you are sharing; to be looked at as really "with it." If the student cannot let his feeling emerge, then those special words above do not live in his homily.
I have seen, however, that the shy student with encouragement and opening to the spirit can experience a healthy sense of transformation to express that outgoing sense of vibrancy and conviction. I knew one young student very well, a fine young man with a fine spiritual base but very much a bit shy. This showed in his first few homilies, all of which felt rather lifeless. He knew this and with encouragement he became the best homilist in the class, allowing that quiet but strong feeling level emerge into his sharing of the word.
Yes, understanding of one's authentic personality for me looms as very significant in order to encompass best what Father Hart emphasized in "Preaching the Mystery of Faith." If only those special words of Father Hart's article that I emphasized became the root of the homily, then the homilist will truly bear good fruit.
Now, parishioners are very generous people in their expectations. They hope to hear a good homily (I feel that means one "from the heart"), but if they don't, they realize that this person up there with the priestly robes has the same human flesh as they have. Usually, they are very kind with their recommendations; sometimes not so kind, and most of the time they say nothing. Also, unfortunately, some decide that the homily justifies their leaving the church. The homilist is definitely human with his own personality and cannot please everyone, but if he keeps working on a sense of "heart" homily, I feel that parishioners will never want to leave.
FATHER BEAVER, O.S.B., is a retired monk at St. Vincent Archabbey located in Latrobe, Pa. He was ordained in 1985 (at the age of 56) and had been assigned at several parishes until his retirement in 2011. Before entering the monastery at 51, he had been an administrator in higher education institutions. He has a BA in English, an MA in Education, and an MS in Theology.
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No, this topic isn't about which three classes to use to beat their dungeons.
Now, as we all know, unlocking these 3 classes require that you beat 3 Vicious dungeons 3 times with different classes. This is by no means an easy task (please no talk about resist abuses or whatever) and probably won't ever be (since the base intention is to beat several Vicious dungeons multiple times)
However, currently as it stands, the monster classes aren't really that great. Vampire is basically considered to be the SUCKIEST (haha, see what I did there?) class and both HD and Gorgon are still only really around mid-tier.
In other words, these classes are...
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/M ... ghtsReward
Now, don't get me wrong, I'm actually okay with the HD and Gorgon power level now. If they were comparatively easy to unlock like the Alpha version then they would probably be a fun diversion but after grueling through those Vicious dungeons it kind of takes a lot out of me to want to play them again.
Anyway, since I don't think you should raise those classes power levels to superhuman levels, how about making them easier to unlock? It's more fun to actually use those guys in an actual game rather than as post-game content.
The old quest for them right now can be changed to unlock 3 new items that are good for them or something.


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There's no doubt that a shoulder-fired missile in the hands of a terrorist presents a threat to commercial airplanes.
But how serious is it compared with other tactics that terrorists could employ? And how much should the United States spend to thwart such an attack?
Those questions have gained new salience, in part, because in April, the first tests of technology to counter shoulder-fired missiles will begin aboard commercial airplanes.
Three American Airlines 767s that fly daily between New York and Los Angeles will be fitted with little laser-equipped robots designed to detect and divert shoulder-fired, heat-seeking missiles. The tests, however, don't involve shooting any missiles at commercial planes, homeland-security officials stress. The goal is to see how the technology stands up to the wear and tear of daily flights, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) notes.
Advocates say that this defensive system is essential to protecting America from another devastating terrorist attack on the aviation system – one that could cost hundreds of lives and tens of billions of dollars. But they also acknowledge that it will be expensive: Just to equip all commercial planes would cost an estimated $11 billion, which is before maintenance and operation costs.
Opponents, including major US airlines – even American, which is nonetheless cooperating with the test – argue that such a system would be a wasteful use of limited homeland-security dollars. The money, they say, could be better spent on less-expensive defenses and more-immediate threats. In addition, the technology has documented high failure rates, they note.
The debate has pitted the airlines against some powerful members of Congress, who have passed legislation mandating that DHS carry out this current $29 million test.
On the record, DHS officials are neutral, stating only that they are doing as Congress directed and will report back as ordered. On background, several are skeptical whether this is the best use of DHS's limited resources.
Several homeland-security experts are less tactful, calling the idea everything from a "boon for a defense contractor" to "a waste of money." The most generous expert assessment came from Michael Greenberger, director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security at the University of Maryland.
"It's always hard to make these judgments," says Professor Greenberger. "It is wise to test to see how it works, but I just don't think it should be a priority, given that there are just so many other things we should be doing that we're not."
Incidents documented: 35
Shoulder-fired missiles are also known as "man-portable air-defense systems," or MANPADS. In an effort to judge the likelihood of a MANPADS attack in the US, the RAND Corp. undertook a major analysis in 2005. Since the 1970s, the study notes, more than 700,000 shoulder-fired missiles have been manufactured around the world. At least six terrorist organizations, including Al Qaeda, have a stockpile. Referring to a 2003 Congressional Research Service report, the study also notes that there have been 35 instances in which shoulder-fired missiles have been used to attack commercial aircraft, resulting in 500 casualties.
This has given ammunition to advocates of the defensive system. "Shoulder-fired missiles are the biggest threat to commercial aviation around the world, not according to me, but according to the State Department and the intelligence community," says Rep. Steve Israel (D) of New York, a leader in the fight to equip commercial planes with the anti-MANPADS technology.
But the RAND study also contains some caveats. It notes that none of the attacks have taken place in the US. And most of the successful ones were on smaller, nonjet aircraft such as turboprops and helicopters. In fact, only five of the 35 recorded attacks were on commercial jets. Two of them resulted in "catastrophic losses," according to the RAND study. The other planes managed to land safely.
Critics of investing in anti-MANPADS technology for the commercial aviation system note that a grenade launcher or high-powered rifle could inflict similar damage. They say that far less expensive defenses could be deployed as effectively to deal with an array of potential threats. Such defenses include creating ground-based antimissile systems around airports and developing unmanned aerial vehicles or drones that could circle airports and shoot down shoulder-fired missiles. DHS is currently studying these options.
"We have limited resources as a society," says John Meenan, executive vice president of the Air Transport Association (ATA), which represents major carriers. "We believe this whole counter-MANPADS is really a push by the vendors [defense contractors] and ought to be put through a thorough risk assessment and a determination made as to how serious this is compared to the other risks we're facing as a society."
The RAND study notes that the $11 billion it would take to equip the commercial aviation sector with the technology would take up only a portion of current antiterror resources, including DHS's annual $38 billion budget. But the study also cautions that the $2.1 billion it would cost annually to maintain and operate the systems would take up 50 percent of the DHS resources that are allocated to protect the entire US transportation infrastructure.
Another motive at work?
One airline official, who asked not to be named, said planes are "vulnerable to all kinds of threats," not just shoulder-fired missiles. He suggested the reason that Congress is pushing anti-MANPADS technology is because defense contractors – who are also large campaign contributors – "have equipment they want to sell."
"This is a classic example of what goes on in Washington," says the official.
Representative Israel's office confirms that BAE Systems, which received the most recent testing contract, and Northrop Grumman, which has a similar contract to test the technology on cargo jets, both have offices "in or near" his district. An analysis of Israel's campaign contributions by the Center for Responsive Politics in Washington found that both defense contractors were top contributors to the congressman. Since 1989, Northrop Grumman's political action committee has contributed $31,750, and BAE Systems has given 29,250 to Israel.
Israel's office notes that his interest in the issue came long before the recent contract awards by DHS. He also says that the airlines' opposition is primarily because they don't want to have to spend their own money on such technology.
"The ATA is putting dollars ahead of defense," he says. "There's no question it's expensive, but in the long run, it's a heck of a lot cheaper than the loss of a single plane."


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It's a Tuesday Trigger - called "Feather Weather" at the Moxie Fab World.
Don't you LOVE the softness of this - the background is so gentle and serene - with the fluttering white feather laid over the top.
Try as I might to be soft and serene, I just found myself attracted to those cute little birds - and then all week I've had some pent up stripes that just needed to be expressed - so my interpretation ended up going altogether in that direction ...
I tried to incorporate some of the softness of the feather in an emotional way - by choosing a very kind, embracing sentiment. The gold pearl strand came through in the sequins and rhinestones. The stitching is a nod to the concept of a napkin - dressed up this way, it looks like it is made of fabric.
The white circle the bird is in, is negatively die cut from the card front.
So there it is. Not quite how I planned when starting out - but it felt so good to let those stripes out :0)
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Olmert OKs expansion of West Bank settlement
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has approved new construction in a West Bank settlement outside Jerusalem, a Construction Ministry official said Sunday. According to the AP, Construction Ministry spokesman Eran Sidis said a project for 546 apartments in the "Givat Zeev" settlement has proceeded in fits and starts since 1999. With Olmert's approval, those apartments will be completed and the ministry will soon market more than 200 more, bringing the project to some 800 units in all, Sidis said.
The project was approved by previous governments, and Olmert approved its resumption, government spokesman Mark Regev said. It "is consistent with our long-standing position that building within the large settlement blocs, which will stay a part of Israel in any final status agreement, will continue," Regev said. Construction outside the settlement blocs has been frozen, he added.
On his part, Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said the decision to build new housing in Givat Zeev raised doubts about Israel's commitment to peace talks.
"It seems to me the Israelis are determined to put a stick in the wheel of negotiations," he said. "It will undermine the U.S. effort to revive the negotiations.
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- Israel OKs new construction projects in West Bank and East Jerusalem
- Sharon deputy says West Bank settlement expansion suspended
- Israeli cabinet OKs release of 441 Palestinian prisoners as Olmert, Abbas meet
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The Issue: The Republicans' options in talks with President Obama to avoid the fiscal cliff.
Why are President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner acting like two spoiled schoolkids ("Operation Humiliation," Rich Lowry, PostOpinion, Dec. 8)?
Boehner should blink by offering a rate increase to 37.5 percent in exchange for some meaningful cuts in entitlements. If the president does not respond accordingly, they should both take a long holiday vacation while the economy goes over the fiscal cliff.
Perhaps after the stock market collapses by 10 to 20 percent in a week to 10 days, they will both come to their senses and realize that they are working for the people, not their individual parties.Steve Hagendorf
New City
It is in the best interest of the progressives of the Democratic Party to allow the country to go over the fiscal cliff. Its stooges in the mainstream media will blame Republicans and hold them responsible for all negative economic consequences. This will give the Democrats a chance to retake the House and forge a filibuster-proof Senate in 2014, giving them unchecked power.
Raising taxes on the top 2 percent will raise enough revenue to pay interest on the national debt for a few weeks. Allowing the Bush tax cuts to expire will bring in enough money to implement the next stages of ObamaCare, a win-win for Democrats.
There are two maneuvers left for Republicans. The House could pass the Republican package and send it to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who would most likely shelve the bill, thereby raising taxes on the middle class.
The Republicans could allow the president's package to come to the floor for a vote, forcing Democrats in competitive districts to take a stand. Al Paparesta
Brookfield, Conn.
The GOP has handled this fiscal cliff horribly.
It has created a lose-lose situation. If Republicans give in to Obama's demands, they will be forfeiting their principles. If they stick to their guns, they take the blame for the aftermath. I do not see a solution where the Republicans do not get the shorter stick.
The GOP lost all of its leverage by starting the fiscal-cliff discussions after the election, and it's paying for it.
The future of the Republican Party is frightening, and the fiscal cliff is only going to make it worse.
Kyle Dorsey
Ridgewood, NJ
Obama wants us to think that those who earn over $250,000 don't pay enough, and we'd be better off if they did.
The real culprit is spending. Neither Republicans nor Democrats have really reduced the level of government spending in decades. Talks about cuts in spending are only proposed reductions in the growth of spending, and that also rarely happens.
Let's make real cuts that unleash our power to grow out of debt.
John Corrado
Cos Cob, Conn.
Rather than have Boehner and Mitch McConnell appear saddened and grim with the fiscal-cliff negotiations, they should take a complete-reversal stand and give Obama what he wants.
It will be a shame to see the whole country go to hell in a hand basket, but maybe it's the only way for the public to see that they voted for the wrong man and the wrong solution.
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Washington, DC (PRWEB) May 02, 2014
Earlier today, one of UNCF's flagship scholarship programs, the Gates Millennium Scholars (GMS) Program, announced this year's Class of 2014 Gates Millennium Scholars. Each of the 1,000 students will be awarded a good-through-graduation scholarship that can be used to pursue a degree in any undergraduate major at the accredited college or university of his or her choice.
"Today more than ever it is important that our young people get the education they need, and that we need them to have in order to remain competitive in the 21st century. For the 20,000 young men and women who will attend college as Gates Millennium Scholars, the financial support, leadership training, mentoring and academic and social support they receive will enable them to become college graduates and our next generation of leaders," said Michael L. Lomax, Ph.D., president and CEO, UNCF. "We are grateful for students receiving the support of the Gates Millennium Scholars Program because it is not only an investment in the futures of these extraordinary young people, but also in the country's economic strength and competitiveness."
Established in 1999 with the goal of developing Leaders for America's Future™, the Gates Millennium Scholars Program is funded by a $1.6 billion grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The GMS Program is removing barriers to education for high-performing, low-income students. Each year, it enables 5,000 students to attend and graduate from 800 of the most selective private and public schools in the country, including Ivy League colleges, flagship state universities, UNCF member institutions and other minority-serving institutions.
UNCF has partnered with the American Indian Graduate Center Scholars (AIGCS), the Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) and the Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APAISF) to select and provide service to Gates Millennium Scholars.
The GMS Program provides recipients with leadership development opportunities, mentoring, academic and social support as well as financial support. The Program is known for its recipients' high graduation rates – a six-year rate of more than 87 percent (28 percent higher than the national graduation rates for all students and comparable to the rates for students from high-income families). "The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's generosity proves our motto: 'a mind is a terrible thing to waste, but a wonderful thing to invest in,'" Lomax said. This year's cohort represents 44 states, the District of Columbia and four U.S. territories.
About GMS
The Gates Millennium Scholars (GMS) Program, funded by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, was established in 1999 to provide outstanding low income African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian Pacific Islander American, and Hispanic American students with an opportunity to complete an undergraduate college education in any discipline they choose. Continuing Gates Scholars may request funding for a graduate degree program in one of the following discipline areas: computer science, education, engineering, library science, mathematics, public health or science. The goal of GMS is to promote academic excellence by providing thousands of outstanding students, who have significant financial need, the opportunity to reach their full potential.
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Have you tried Kale Chips yet? I've see them a lot lately on the web. And since I am always happy to l try out a new and healthy snack food, I decided it was time to give them a try. I found an easy recipe to follow over at Kath Eats Real Food and I picked up a bunch of organic Kale from the supermarket.
This was easy to make. I lined a baking sheet with foil and preheated the oven to 375 degrees. I washed the kale and tore it into small bite sized pieces and then dried it all really well with paper towels. You want your kale to crisp up in the oven not steam. So make sure you get it nice and dry before you put it in the oven.
I drizzled about 1 Tbsp. of olive oil over the kale and mixed them all together really well so that there was olive oil on most of the pieces. I then sprinkled kosher salt over the kale and slipped it into the oven and set the timer for 7 minutes. At seven minutes I checked on the kale and it was just starting to crisp. I rotated the pan so it would all cook evenly. Then about 3 minutes later I checked on it again and it was done. You can tell when you can see the edges of the kale start to brown and it makes a scratchy sound when you shake the pan. Out of the oven to cool and ready to serve. Easy.
The two biggest things to be careful of is to NOT over cook it. It can burn easily if you don't watch it. And be careful not to over salt. A little goes a long way. Some recipes even add shredded Parmesan Cheese which I didn't do but I think might be nice to try next time.
Did I like the Kale Chips? Surprisingly, yes I did. And even more surprising was that my husband did too. Give them a try. They are about as healthy as healthy gets and they really do "crunch" like a chip when you eat them.


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Breast cancer surgery women 'risk more operations'
If you face the big C, consider that breast conserving surgery greatly increases your risk of a second operation.
One in five women with breast cancer who has part of the breast removed, rather than the whole breast, ends up having another operation, a BMJ study suggests.
The reoperation rate increases to one in three for women whose early-stage cancer is difficult to detect.
Surgery to conserve the breast can cause scarring
The ... aim of these repeat operations after breast-conserving surgery is to reduce the chance that breast cancer will return in the breast, and increase survival from the disease.
That's a pussyfoot way to say you're gonna die if you don't get that second operation.
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Contrary to clinical recommendations, older women with early stage breast cancer may want to undergo radiation after lumpectomy to help ensure that they will not need a mastectomy in the future. That is the conclusion of a new study published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. The findings indicate that current thinking on the risks and benefits of radiation for early stage breast cancer in older women may be inaccurate.
Specifically, radiation did not seem to benefit women ages 75 to 79 years with non-high grade tumors (which contain cells that look only moderately abnormal under a microscope), suggesting that this group can probably skip radiation. Patients with high grade tumors (which contain very abnormal-looking cells), regardless of age, seemed to derive the most benefit from radiation. "These data are important because they suggest that radiation is likely of some benefit to certain women where national guidelines say that radiation is not needed," said Dr. Smith. [emphasis mine]
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Tree lovers unite – it's Arbor Day! Did you know Arbor Day is over 135 years old? Its roots go way back to the Nebraska Territory of the USA in the late 1850s, but it wasn't celebrated nationwide in the States until 1882. A popular holiday advocating for the planting of trees, the first Arbor Day celebration was rumored to have planted over one million trees!
To celebrate, we've gathered some of our favorite images in the ARKive collection of tree species from both the US and around the world to show just how extraordinary trees can be. Are any of these your favorite?
Tree on fire
This lovely bean tree gets its name from its vibrant red and yellow flowers that bloom in the spring and summer. If you catch the flame tree at dusk, you may be able to see its fragile leaves folding into its branches. Originally found in Madagascar, the flame tree has adapted to grow in other parts of the world.
Big-trunked timber
Can you guess how this African tree got its name? In addition to its unique shape, the bottle tree's sap is considered highly toxic. Add this to its thorn-covered branches, one would argue that the bottle tree was definitely built for survival!
Thorns and haws
Like the bottle tree, hawthorns have thorns that create a protective barrier against animals. Though its bark is dark grey and brown, this tree blossoms white flowers and produces red berries called 'haws'. A common tree in Britain, the Hawthorns' flowers bloom in May, marking the sweet transition from spring into summer.
Nuts for trees
While Arbor Day is a joyful celebration of trees and nature, it also looks at the issue of conservation. The Brazil-nut trees in this photo were left standing amid deforestation, a widespread threat that has left this species Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. This tree is an incredibly versatile and important plant found in South America, particularly the Amazon. Interested in learning more? Take a look at our reforestation topic page inspired by our recently-released, free online game, Team WILD!
Mythical topiary
A great provider of shade due to its dense foliage, the dragon's blood tree is well known for its peculiar umbrella shape. As for its namesake, the dragon's blood tree is prized for its dark red-colored resin that has been used since ancient times in art and medicine. A member of the evergreen tree family, this species keeps its leaves all year long.
Large and looming
The giant sequoia is awe-inspiring because of its massive volume and distinctive reddish brown coloring. Its enormous trunk measures up to 11 meters in diameter! They may not be the tallest trees in the world, but the giant sequoia is certainly the largest. This woodland conifer is found in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California and one of the best places to visit these trees is at Yosemite National Park. Since this week is also National Park Week, now would be the perfect time for a road trip to see sequoias!
There are so many more amazing trees to explore on ARKive so why not have a search around the site today! Or, if you're looking for a fun, educational experience to celebrate the holiday, why not give our free Plants lesson a go.
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Small Business Marketing Kit For Dummies, 3rd Edition
Small Business Marketing Kit For Dummies, 3rd Edition
ISBN: 978-1-118-31183-7 September 2012 384 Pages
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DescriptionHarness the power of marketing and watch your business grow
Having your own business isn't the same as having customers, and one is useless without the other. Whether your business is a resale store or a high-tech consulting firm, a law office or a home cleaning service, in today's competitive environment, strategic marketing is essential.
If you want your small business to grow, you need a marketing strategy that works. But how do you get people to notice your business without spending a fortune? Packed with savvy tips for low-cost, high-impact campaigns, this friendly guide is your road map to launching a great marketing campaign and taking advantage of the newest technologies and avenues for outreach.
- Using social media as a marketing tool
- Communicating with customers
- Financing a marketing campaign
- The companion CD includes tools and templates to give you a jump-start on putting your new skills to work
If you're looking to give your small business' marketing plan an edge over the competition, Small Business Marketing Kit For Dummies has you covered.
CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of the e-book file, but are available for download after purchase.
Introduction 1
Part I: Getting Your Marketing Bearings 7
Chapter 1: Framing the Marketing Process 9
Chapter 2: All about Customers 19
Chapter 3: Seeing Your Product through Your Customers' Eyes 35
Chapter 4: Sizing Up Competitors and Staking Out Market Share 53
Chapter 5: Setting Your Goals, Objectives, Strategies, and Budgets 63
Part II: Laying the Foundation for Marketing Success 75
Chapter 6: Taking Stock of Your Business Image 77
Chapter 7: Forging Your Brand 91
Chapter 8: Creating Marketing Communications That Work 107
Chapter 9: Hiring Help When You Need It 125
Part III: Marketing in a Screen-Connected World 139
Chapter 10: Establishing an Online Presence 141
Chapter 11: Getting Interactive with Social Media 159
Chapter 12: Packaging Your Message for Blogs and Other Online Channels 179
Part IV: Getting the Word Out with Ads, Mailers, Promotions, and Publicity 193
Chapter 13: Creating and Placing Print and Outdoor Ads 195
Chapter 14: Broadcasting Your Message on Radio, TV, and Online 213
Chapter 15: Snail-Mailing and E-Mailing Your Customers Directly 227
Chapter 16: Brochures, Promotions, Trade Shows, and More 245
Chapter 17: Public Relations and Publicity 265
Part V: Winning and Keeping Customers 281
Chapter 18: Making Impressions through Networking and Presentations 283
Chapter 19: Making the Sale 295
Chapter 20: Enhancing Customer Service and Developing Loyalty 307
Part VI: The Part of Tens 323
Chapter 21: Ten Questions to Answer before Choosing a Business Name 325
Chapter 22: Ten Ways to Attract People to Your Business Online 329
Chapter 23: Ten Steps to a Great Marketing Plan 335
Appendix: About the CD 341
Index 349


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Following MIT's 10th straight NEWMAC Championship Title, Kevin Pang was voted the Singles Player of the Week as Jonathan Farm and Peden Nichols were tabbed for the Doubles Team of the Week. The awards are the first for all three players this season.
Pang dropped only two games en route to a pair of No. 2 singles victories at the NEWMAC Championship Tournament this past weekend. He defeated James Little of Wheaton, 6-0, 6-1, in a semifinal pairing. Against Babson's Ben Edick in the title match, Pang posted a 6-1, 6-0 decision.
The No. 3 doubles team of Nichols and Farm went undefeated on Saturday as well. The pair topped Harry Altman and Cullen Garrity, 8-4, in semifinal action. The duo followed this up by edging out Alex Kamergorodsky and Brian Lafayette, 8-5, in the championship.


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Funtoo Resources on LAN
This page will show you how to setup Funtoo resources on your LAN, so you can have a faster access to them via your local area network, for installing packages, updating your local trees, and keep everything in sync.
One use case for this is, if you have more than one machine and you want to keep all machines up to date in such a way that all the machines update to the tree of one machine, and that one primary machines pulls from the outside world (funtoo @ github).
Machine A = Primary Server on LAN (Pulls from github, contains distfiles, contains binaries - built by FEATURES="buildpkg")
Machine B = Another machine on your LAN. Could be a laptop. (Pulls from Machine A. Thus any distfiles that it can get will be pulled from the primary server - thus reducing network load and basically making your primary server a fast cache for future funtoo installs and upgrades. Also this means that you can compile packages on your primary server, and just pull them from Machine B. You can be confident that since Machine B can only be as up-to-date as Machine A, that it won't try to pull some unknown package that hasn't been compiled yet).
Setting up Machine A
Machine A is your primary server and it's basically already complete. Just make sure that SSH is enabled and started (Which it is by default on Funtoo) and make sure that your distfiles and packages are being served out over http. For this setup, root over SSH will be enabled and this is the user that we will be using to sync. You can change this to whatever you want if you really want to. You will need to modify the settings on your own though.
Setting up the binary server
Follow the instructions on this page: Setting up the Host Machine
Some security tips for SSH
In your /etc/ssh/sshd_config, you can add the following:
Change SSH default port
You should definitely do this because if you don't and you open port 22 to the world, you will get attacked. I noticed that I was getting attacked multiple times every single day and the only way I was able to reduce it was to install fail2ban. However, changing the port to another port dropped the number of attacks from [Every Day * Multiple] to 0.
# Change Port 22 to some other port Port 8902
Limit users
Attackers will try to brute force user names. You can set the "AllowUsers" value so that it only lets those users login.
# Let's say that we only want root and roger to login AllowUsers root roger # PermitRootLogin should also be set to 'yes' if it isn't PermitRootLogin yes
Setting up secondary machine
This section will teach you how to pull from a remote tree, and set up your machine to use the distfiles and packages that your remote tree has (Could be a tree from a local network).
We will assume that you are pulling the tree from your local network and that you are accessing the tree via ssh.
We will assume that this is a fresh install and that you don't have any previous portage trees or setting tweaks.
What we will first due is edit our make.conf so that it pulls resources from the correct locations.
We will assume that Machine A's IP is 192.168.1.100, SSH port is 8902, that we are logging in as the root user, and that the portage tree is in it's default location of /usr/portage on that machine.
Open up the make.conf file for Machine B and add the following:
# This is where it will try to pull the tree the first time it syncs. After this it will just use w/e the git tree origin is set to SYNC="ssh://192.168.1.100:8902/usr/portage" # This sets where it will try to find source files (distfiles). We will try to pull from Machine A first, but if Machine A doesn't have the files we need, it will go to Gentoo to get them GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://192.168.1.100/funtoo http://distfiles.gentoo.org" # This sets where it will try to find binary packages (We are using an http server to make it more convenient for us because we don't need "security" to just download precompiled packages) PORTAGE_BINHOST="http://192.168.1.100/funtoo/packages"
If you already have a tree
If you already have a tree and would like to delete it and start fresh, you can just delete the .git folder inside the /usr/portage directory and the next time you run emerge --sync, portage will tell you that it isn't a git repository, and it will wipe the contents and sync the new tree.
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TAMPA, Fla. - Tyler Myers scored a go-ahead goal early in third period, helping Ron Rolston win for the first time as the Buffalo's interim coach, in the Sabres' 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night.
Myers made it 2-1 from the top of the left circle 52 second into the third after a Tampa Bay turnover. Rolston replaced long-time Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff on Feb. 20.
Ryan Miller made 30 saves and improved to 19-7-0 against the Lightning. The Sabres also got a goal from Cody Hodgson, while Thomas Vanek had two assists.
Miller made several quality saves during three short-handed situations, including a 5-on-3, during the second. He also had a point-blank stop on Steven Stamkos in the third.
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FBWW's Mehmet Pozam Featured on BBC RadioFBWW in the Media • Author: Nathan Redd • Friday, May 28, 2010
Fenerbahçe Worldwide Executive Editor Mehmet Pozam was a special guest Thursday on BBC World Service Radio's 'Europe Today' program. Pozam, along with panelists from Italy and France, represented Turkey in a discussion regarding the upcoming Euro 2016 host announcement. Down to the afore-mentioned three countries, the official announcement will be made Friday in Geneva, Switzerland.
Mehmet Pozam, Executive Editor of Fenerbahçe Worldwide, was invited to participate on Thursday's edition of 'Europe Today,' a BBC radio program focusing on current topics around Europe. Pozam presented the arguments in favor of Turkey hosting their first European championship. The country is one of three finalists to host Euro 2016, the most prestigious European football tournament.
Pozam presented the case for Turkey, as well as took questions from a moderator regarding why Turkey should host the event, rather than France or Italy. Both of those two countries have hosted the event multiple times, although Turkey has yet to do so.
The official announcement will be made Friday at 14:00 Turkish time (7 AM EST in the U.S.) from Geneva, Switzerland. Turkish President Abdullah Gül is in Switzerland for Friday's announcement, along with Turkish Football Federation President Mahmut Özgener.
Thursday's program was heard around the world, where BBC World Service reaches an average of 188 million listeners per week. It was the third media appearance in less than two weeks for Pozam and Fenerbahçe Worldwide, coming after a Turkish television appearance and a Norwegian newspaper article just last week.
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The Long Lavender Look
This cocktail continues my series of Tequila cocktails named after the Travis McGee novels of American author John D. MacDonald. I have always like the Travis McGee novels, and the titles of these novels just seem to me to be particularly well suited to be also the names of great cocktails.
The Long Lavender Look
2 oz Silver Tequila
1 oz Lime Juice
1/2 oz Blueberry Liqueur
1/2 oz Lavender Syrup (see recipe below)
Fresh Blueberries
In a metal shaker add the first four ingredients with ice
Shake until the outside of the shaker frosts
Strain into a tall cocktail glass
Garnish with fresh blueberries
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Lavender Syrup 100 ml water
15 ml Fresh (or dried) Lavender Flowers
175 ml sugar
Place all of the ingredients on the stove in a stainless steel pan
Slowly heat the mixture until the Sugar dissolves
Simmer for 3 to 5 minutes
Remove the pan from the stove and allow everything to cool
Strain the mixture into a small glass bottle
(The Syrup will keep for about four days)
Note: If you are interested in more of my original cocktail recipes, please click this link (Cocktails and Recipes) for more of my mixed drink recipes!


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Lately, I started gaming again and picked Return to Castle Wolfenstein. This is a really atmospheric shooter from 2001. Played in 1600 x 1200 (unfortunately you can't choose wide screen formats) and with all graphics options set to the highest level, it still makes an impression.
In this game, the Nazis are experimenting with the occult and an american soldier has to stop them all alone. Sounds crazy, but it's really fun to shoot all this terrifying Ubersoldaten and insane nazi henchmen. Only the evil Heinrich I. is a bit easy to kill.
I'm sure, if any of the rituals they use in this game would work, the Nazis would have summoned everything they could, so the game is pretty realistic in a way. Of course, this whole occult thing is plain bullshit and I hope no one took the game seriously… 😉
One could criticize, that while the game certainly doesn't support the nazi ideology, it somehow "supports" esotericism in the same way X-Files does: the occult rituals turn out to be quite real, but no one should know and the army keeps their findings secret. It's the same narrative that is used in conspiracy theories. However, the plot is clearly a satire and much too ridiculous to be taken literally. I don't think it supports critical thinking but it doesn't seem to support the opposite, either. And in the end it's just fun to play.


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Regular Programme of Technical Cooperation
Triennial Programme of Workshops on Web Common Questionnaire on Transport Statistics
The importance of transport as a driver of national competitiveness has increased dramatically over recent decades, due mostly to the increasingly complex demands by the international economy.
Collecting transport statistics from Central Asian Countries is difficult. On the basis of the requests made in various fora (WP6, ITC in 2009–2010), three seminars/workshops in the Caucasus and Central Asia were held in 2010–2012, to raise the awareness of those countries on the need for gathering data on transport and on the use of the Common Questionnaire with special focus on methodology and road accidents statistics. Information on the E-Censuses was also included in the agenda.
The first workshop was held in Almaty (Kazakhstan) in September 2010. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan participated. The second one held in Baku (Azerbaijan) was an opportunity for Azeri and Russian statisticians to test the interface of the Web CoQ translated in Russian language for the first time. The last workshop held in November 2012 gathered together in Kiev (Ukraine) statisticians of Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Tajikistan and Ukraine for the same purpose. The methodology of data collection on road safety was also explained to the participants. The major role of statistics in road safety policies was underlined and illustrated with data from EECCA countries.
These workshops offered concrete examples of synergies of action between the three secretariats of UNECE, OECD-ITF and EUROSTAT. The Chair of WP6 also participated in the last workshop, which may be considered as the last of a series meant to achieve a coherent and comprehensive data system on transport statistics.
Besides, a document on Transport Statistics as a tool for economic development assessment was prepared in 2011 with a special focus on CIS countries, the Caucasus and Central Asia. The conclusions of this analytical work in support of the technical assistance already provided will need to be finalized and might be published as an additional tool for capacity building in this field.
Workshop held in Kiev (22 November 2012)


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Wabash Men Looking to Start Social Networkby Howard Hewitt • May 7, 2012 Share:
Every year colleges inundate students with mailings and spend countless hours and dollars in recruiting. Students likewise spend vast amounts of time trying to understand the colleges they apply to, searching for the best place to spend the next four years of their academic careers. Justin Taylor '15, Joseph Jackson '14, and Charles Kolisek '14 have found a solution.
"We began working on the site after the Entrepreneur Summit in February," Taylor said. "It really motivated us to try something new and go for this."
The website combines recruiting for athletics, the arts, and general academics into one location. This information is then managed like a social network allowing students to communicate with college admissions officers or coaches and visa versa.
"Our idea is to make a universal platform, there are all these little small sites [handling each part of the recruitment process separately] that do really well, but to make it convenient you need a one stop shop for all of the tools," Taylor said.
The site will do all of this. Moderated by their high school's counselors, students can post writing samples, athletic recruitment videos, art or music, and countless other forms of multimedia that can help in the admissions process.
"Colleges pay a fee because they gain access to recruiting information but for high school students it would be free," Kolisek said, referring to the business model. "Colleges spend a lot per student and we can lower the price by 70 percent."
(From left to right, Jackson, Taylor, Kolisek in photo)
The savings on printings alone is significant not to mention the time saved. Since the three had the idea for the company, they have been hard at work.
"Over the past two and a half months we've fully developed a business plan, a marketing strategy and over the last couple weeks we've been doing these business competitions," Taylor said. "We just came from a one in Ohio where you pitch your idea and then just work on it with others, like a mini-incubator."
The business competitions have allowed the three to gain network contacts, software, and valuable experience. They recently were awarded third place in Boston Chapter of the Princeton Entrepreneurship competition. They are currently waiting to hear back from accelerator programs that help fund start-ups, providing them with funds, office space, and networking.
The effort has already earned the three a Career Services Schroeder SEED Grant (Supporting Entrepreneurial Enrichment and Development), a new pilot program for the Wabash office..
"We're going to actually start going to high schools this summer and getting them to sign up for our site," Taylor said.
The group feels prepared for this after all the work they've put into the company so far.
"I've started to write the code for the site and build a prototype for the site so we have material to present to high schools when we try to get them on board," Kolisek said.
They are ready for pitches but plan to bring on another member to help with coding for the website. They have taken out advertisements around other colleges. It is important to remember that they have been doing all of this while still full time students.
"Professors have been pretty willing to work with me," Jackson said. "I mean its busy 24-7 but its definitely doable because everyone's been so willing to help."


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This Tony-winning revival of Kander and Ebb's musical will razzle-dazzle you.
As Sopranos stars Aida Turturro and Vincent Pastore took their bows in Chicago on January 3 as Matron Mama Morton and Amos Hart, respectively, it was a different sort of "family night" on Broadway. In the audience that special night to cheer their former HBO co-stars on were Sharon Angela (Rosalie Aprile) and the onscreen/off screen couple Steven and Maureen Van Zandt (Sylvio and Gabriella Dante). And while Turturro and Pastore contnue in the Tony-winning revival at the Ambassador Theatre through January 13 (Chicago vets Roz Ryan and Rob Bartlett returning to the roles of Mama and Amos beginning January 14), we caught some backstage snaps of that Sopranos gang before they left the building. Check 'em out.
This Tony-winning revival of Kander and Ebb's musical will razzle-dazzle you.
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How Often To Exercise
by Annette Jones
If you have been exercising constantly and you may be wondering how often to exercise safely so you don't injure yourself, is it good for my body, not good for my body, should I have a rest day or should i just keep going? It depends on the type of exercise you are doing to how often to exercise.
Weight Training
With weight training it's advised to have rest days as your muscles have been stretched, and often torn albeit slightly, therefore need recovery time.
It is why personal trainers will one muscle group, i.e. lower body and then work the upper body, giving your muscles 24-48 hours to recover and mend.
How often to exercise with weight training? 2-3 times a week is advised, you will be toning your body and burning fat too helping you to slim down and lose weight.
You want to lift a weight heavy enough to tire the muscle and do a couple of reps if you are a beginner. 10 lots of 2 is generally considered a good start, adding heavier weights as you progress.
I have started weight training again after my illness, don't I know I'm alive! It's amazing how quickly my body has lost all it's condition!
I've been reading up on this recently and one view is that we can over-train which puts an enormous strain on our heart. This particular Dr & Author has carried out many years of research and found Marathon runners have had heart attacks and in some cases died as their hearts had been working to capacity and beyond for too many years!
His theory is to get in get it done no matter what cardio you chose, walking, swimming, bike riding, low impact aerobics or elliptical machine. His theory on how often to exercise is daily spending only 20 minutes, get in, get it done and go home!
I always like to walk or do some yoga, (yes it gets your heart pumping and body sweating) on alternate days to weight training. It looks something like this
- Monday lower body weight training & Abs
- Tuesday walking 45-60 mins
- Wednesday Upper Body & Abs
- Thursday Yoga or walk, depending how I feel
- Friday Lower Body
- Saturday Walk or Yoga
- Sunday rest day
Your Fitness Goals
Ultimately you have to be the one to decide how often to exercise, which depends on your fitness goals. You may want to lead a healthy lifestyle and walk, you may want to lose weight, you many want to maintain your weight and fitness levels. Everybody is different and it is making the time to sit down and decide what it is you really want.
Whatever you decide is right for you please be careful that you don't over do it initially if you are just starting out as this can cause injuries. Once this happens it could swear you off exercise just when you have built the momentum and motivation to get started!
Remember to S-T-R-E-T-C-H!
Before and after all exercise it's really important to stretch your muscles it's as important as the exercise itself. Stretch the muscle group you are about to work or going to work for about 30 secs. Your body will thank you for it and it lessens injuries.
The Importance of a Rest Day
Rest days aren't just for your body, it's for your mind too. Have one full day off exercise both mentally and physically, relax and enjoy your day, curl up with a book, take the kids to the park or pack a picnic and go for a beautiful drive into the country of to a beach or lake if one is close by.
We live in such a fast paced world we need time out from the hustle and bustle and bombardment from every day life to let go of the stresses, relax and enjoy.
If you are just starting out or have been exercising for a while and need some motivation, be sure to grab my latest eBook (my gift for you) with lots of further hints and tips about weight loss and how often to exercise.
You'll catch me daily on my Facebook page, come and say Hi, I'd love to meet you!
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Viacom (NASDAQ:VIAB) posted first-quarter revenue that declined sharply from the year-ago period, as results from its movie segment disappointed.
The entertainment and media company's profit increased to $470 million, or 92 cents a share, up from $212 million, or 38 cents a share. Results from the year-ago period were dragged down by $379 million in charges. Adjusted per-share earnings were down to 91 cents from $1.06.
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Revenue was down 16% to $3.31 billion.
Analysts were looking for earnings of 90 cents a share and revenue of $3.48 billion.
The company also said its domestic and worldwide advertising revenue were both down 6% in the first quarter, largely due to lower ratings. Filmed Entertainment revenue tumbled 37%, while theatrical revenue decreased 42%. Viacom said the timing and mix of releases negatively impacted movie results.
"Throughout the quarter, we kept our focus on creative excellence and strategic programming investment," Philippe Dauman, president and chief executive of Viacom, said in a statement. "Our ongoing investments in programming continue to produce results, with positive ratings trends and growing consumer engagement in new hit content, despite difficult short-term comparisons based on the mix of film releases and the lingering effect of ratings softness last year."
Viacom's Class B shares were up 23 cents to $59.56 a share in early morning trading Thursday. The stock is up 26% over the last 12 months.


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About TOEIC Bridge™ Test
TOEIC Bridge™ Test Content
The TOEIC Bridge™ test is a paper-and-pencil assessment that measures an individual's ability to listen to and read everyday English. It is composed of 100 multiple-choice questions and takes approximately 90 minutes, with 60 minutes to complete test questions and 30 minutes to complete a brief questionnaire about the test taker's educational and work history.
Sample Questions
Sample questions and additional information about the TOEIC Bridge test can be found in the TOEIC Bridge™ Examinee Handbook (PDF) or in the TOEIC Bridge™ Sample Test (PDF).
The Two Main Test Sections
Listening Comprehension
Test takers will listen to recorded statements, questions, short conversations and short talks in English via audio cassette or CD and answer 50 questions based on what they hear. There are three parts:
- Part 1: Photographs (15 questions)
- Part 2: Question-Response (20 questions)
- Part 3: Short Conversations and Short Talks (15 questions)
This section will take approximately 25 minutes to complete.
Test takers will read single sentences as well as texts and then answer 50 questions based on what they read. There are two parts:
- Part 4: Incomplete Sentences (30 questions)
- Part 5: Reading Comprehension (20 questions)
This section will take approximately 35 minutes to complete.


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UPDATE: The numbers have been updated to include the new base values.
With the expansion coming a lot of the conventional wisdom regarding moonkin is up in the air. If you have read my blog or the moonkin forums you know that several people are questioning if Starfire will still be our primary raid spell. In this post I hope to look at our 4 primary DPS spells and how they are changing. In a second post I will also look at what sort of rotations we are going to use in the expantion.
Quick Note: A couple of people have done math similar to this. I haven't reviewed it all but it is something you might one to look at it. Murmur's compares Moonkin DPS to Mage DPS here on the WoW forums. And Gray Matter reader Erdluf, looks at the DPS of individual talents here on the Moonkin Respository. These were posted a little while ago so some of the values may have changed, but it is good work by both of them that should be recognized.
Talent Build / Buffs:
I have used this Talent Build to calculate the numbers. I am not suggesting that we raid with this build. I have chosen it because it maximizes DPS buffs and I expect blizzard to do something about our bloat.
Note: This may be a mistake but I'm going to assume that you've read my other Verses posts or know a decent amount about moonkin builds. Therefore, I am not going to list every talent that will impact the math. I am just highlighting the newer ones and the ones that have a greater impact.
Spell Damage Buffs:
Genesis - Increases the damage and healing done by your periodic damage and healing effects by 5%.
Improved Moonfire - Increases the damage and critical strike chance of your Moonfire spell by 10%.
Moonfury - Increases the damage done by your Starfire, Moonfire and Wrath spells by 10%.
Wrath of Cenarius - Your Starfire spell gains an additional 20% and your Wrath gains an additional 10% of your bonus damage effects.
Earth and Moon - Your Wrath and Starfire spells have a 100% chance to apply the Earth and Moon effect, which increases Arcane, Fire, Frost, Nature and Shadow damage taken by 13% for 12 sec. Also increases your spell damage by 5%.
Master Shapeshifter - Moonkin Form - Increases spell damage by 4%.
Glyph of Moonfire - Increases the periodic damage of your Moonfire ability by 75%, but initial damage is decreased by 90%.
Glyph of Starfire - Your Starfire ability increases the duration of your Moonfire effect on the target by 3 sec.
Glyph of Insect Swarm - Increases the damage of your Insect Swarm ability by 30%, but it no longer affects your victim's chance to hit.
Glyph of Wrath - Increases the chance you'll resist spell interruption when casting your Wrath spell by 50%.
1. Base Mana for a level 80 Druid is 3796 as found on WoWWiki.
2. I have build a hipothetical druid entirely geared out of Naxx 10. I used both Cloth and Leather items. The math is build around this charicter. Fully buffed he has 17,776 mana, 30% Crit w/ talents, 11.31% haste, 1800 Spell Power, and is Hit capped.
3. I assume there is no spell push back. This is biased agains Wrath, but I don't think I have a good way to estimate it at the moment.
Mana Costs:
In WotLK mana costs for spells are a percentage of a toons Base Mana pool. So, at level 80 a moonkins mana costs start at: Starfire = 607, Wrath = 417, Moonfire =797, Insect Swarm = 303.
With thenew Mana on crit mechanic we can assume some mana saving based upon crit rate. Given my hipothetical moonkin each crit will return 355 mana. Therefore each Wrath and Starfire cast will return 107 mana on average and each Moonfire cast will return 128 mana on average.
Moonglow will also reduce the mana costs by 9% for Starfire, Wrath and Moonfire.
With these modifications in mind we can assume the mana cost of each spell is: Starfire = 446, Wrath = 273, Moonfire = 597, Insect Swarm = 303.
Here is the basic math for Moonfire's DPS.
DD Damage = (((DD Base + (Spell Power * 0.1487)) * (1 + Crit1)) * (1 + (Imp MF + MF + EnM(group) + MSS + EnM(self))))For the hypothetical moonkin this equiates to:
DoT Damage = ((DoT Base + (Spell Power * 0.5224)) * 1.25) * (1 + (Imp MF + MF + EnM(group) + MSS + EnM(self) + Genesis))
DPS = (DD Damage + DoT Damage) / 15
DD Damage = ((441+ (1800* 0.1487)) * (1 + 0.36)) * (1 + 0.1+ 0.1 + 0.13 + 0.04 + 0.05)
DD Damage = (709 * 1.36) * 1.42 = 1,369
DoT Damage = ((800+ (1800 * 0.5224)) * 1.25) * (1 + 0.1+ 0.1 + 0.13 + 0.04 + 0.05 + 0.05)
DoT Damage = (1740 * 1.25) * 1.47 = 3,198
Now lets look to see what happens if we use the Glyph of Moonfire. As state above it reduces the Direct Damage potion of the spell by 90% but increases the DoT by 75%.
DPS = ((DD Damage * 0.1) + (DoT Damage * 1.75)) / 15
The DPM for a Glyphed Moonfire is:
Due to the Glyph of Starfire we need to figure out what Moonfire's DoT damage is per tick. I will assume that the Moonfire Glyph is active since it is clearly a DPS increase.
Damage per Tick = 5596 / 5 = 1,119
1: This crit rate is 0.06 higher then the crit rate listed in the assumptions. This is due to Moonfire getting 10% crit from talents instead of 4% like Starfire and Wrath.
Here is the basic math for Starfire's DPS.
DPS = (((Base + (Spell Power * 1.2))*(1 + (MF + EnM(group) + MSS + EnM(self))))*(1 + Crit)) / ((3-(0.5*Crit))/(1+Haste))>For my hypothetical moonkin this equates to:
DPS = (((1,120 + (1,800 * 1.2))*(1 + 0.1 + 0.13 + 0.04 + 0.05)))*(1 + 0.3)) / ((3 - (0.5 * 0.3))/ (1 + 0.1131))This results in a Damage per Mana of:
DPM = (5,628 / 446) = 12.62As stated above the Glyph of Starfire increases the duration of a ticking Moonfire by 3 seconds. It basically adds one more tick. Here is how that affects Starfire's DPS and DPM. I will assume that the Moonfire Glyphed also.
Glyphed DPS = Starfire DPS + (Moonfire Tick / 3)Wrath:
Glyphed DPS = 2,198.28 + (1,119/ 3) = 2,571.28
Here is the basic math for Wrath's DPS.
DPS = (((Base + (Spell Power * 0.67))*(1 + (MF + EnM(group) + MSS + EnM(self))))*(1 + Crit)) / ((1.5/(1+Haste))*(1 - Crit) + Crit)For my hypothetical moonkin this equates to:
DPS = (((588 + (1800 * 0.67))*(1 + 0.1 + 0.13 + 0.04 + 0.05)))*(1 + 0.3)) / ((1.5/(1+0.1131))*(1 - Crit) + Crit)This results in a Damage per Mana of:
DPM = (3,079 / 273) = 11.28Insect Swarm:
Here is the basic math for Insect Swarm DPS.
DPS = ((Base + (Spell Power * 0.76)) * (1 + EnM(group) + MSS + EnM(self) + Genesis) * 1.25) / 15For my hypothetical moonkin this equates to:
DPS = ((1,290 + (1800 * 0.76)) * (1 + 0.13 + 0.04 + 0.05 + 0.05) * 1.25) / 15Using the the Insect Swarm Glyph depends on your raid. In will increase your personal DPS, but it eliminates the 5% avoidence associated with the spell. Using this glyph depends on the need for the extra avoidence and if a hunter is using Scorpid Sting.
Glyphed DPS = 281.30 * 1.30 = 365.70This results in a Damage per Mana of:
DPM = (2,658 * 1.27 * 1.25) / 303 = 13.93Conclustions:
Glyphed DPM = ((2,658 * 1.27 * 1.25) * 1.3) / 303 = 18.10
1. If you ever plan on using Moonfire in a Raid you should have the Moonfire Glyph. We all know that Moonfire spam is bad 99.99% of the time, so this glyph improves your DPS 99.99% of the time.
2. Without glyphs the relationship between Starfire and Wrath has normalized, where Wrath has a 13% DPS advantage and Starfire has a 12% DPM advantage. After you add the Glyph's Starfire becomes a clear favorite for fights with low spell push back. In such a situation, Starfire has a 3.7% DPS advantage and a 34% DPM advantage
3. Insect Swarm is a much improved spell. It may not scale as well as our other spells but it scales much better then it used to.
Final Note:
I feel like I should note that the Crit rate I have used in these calculations is probably a little conservative. I came up with the number by adding the crit from Crit Rating, Int, Talents, and Imp Scorch togeather and scaled it back a little. To be specific my hypothetical moonkin got the following crit values from stats: Crit rating - 7.17%, Int - 5.62%, Talents - 9%, Imp Scorch - 10%. If you combine these you get a 31.78% crit rate.
Notice that this calculation excludes Imp FF or a Base Crit rate that may or may not exist. It is also created using the bear minimum of raid quality gear. This number should increase significantly as the quality of gear increases from T8 and T9 instances.
I haven't detailed the math here but I have plugged higher crit rates into my model to see how it would affect the results. It shows that Crit rating heavily favors Wrath in both DPS and DPM. Wrath receives more DPS from crit then Starfire because it has a higher base level of DPS. Wrath also becomes more Mana efficent due to the Mana on Crit and having a shorter cast time then Starfire.
So, don't be surprised, if we start saying don't use Starfire at higher levels of raiding.
I will revaluate these numbers after WotLK goes live and we have some real numbers to play wit.