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Kathleen Hunter and Jennifer Oldham
Wednesday, 01 May 2013 09:55 AM
Colorado Senator Michael Bennet is working closely with Republicans on a rewrite of immigration policy he co-authored. At the same time, he's responsible for defeating as many Republican Senate candidates as possible in 2014, including one of his bill's co-sponsors.
As Bennet juggles his role as chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee with bipartisan negotiations on immigration policy, his election targets include South Carolina Republican Lindsey Graham -- one of eight senators instrumental in shaping the immigration bill. This is another measure of the political difficulty of enacting legislation that, as drafted, offers employers more access to both lower-skilled and higher- skilled workers in the U.S. on visas while offering those here without proper papers a path to citizenship.
So far, Republicans say, Bennet is focused on the bill.
"He helped move the bill forward when it was stuck," Graham said of Bennet in an interview, relaying a joke he shared with his political opponent. "I told him to spend all the money in South Carolina he wants to; I'm going to beat his brains out."
Bennet, 48, has established a reputation in the Senate as a policy-oriented lawmaker who wants to be part of centrist coalitions focused on tough issues like immigration and the federal budget deficit. He worked closely with Democrat Dianne Feinstein of California and Republicans Orrin Hatch of Utah and Marco Rubio of Florida to resolve an eleventh-hour dispute over farmworker visas that risked unraveling the broader legislation.
Still, the desire of Republicans not to alienate their party's base could complicate their stance on the immigration rewrite that leaders see as critical for their party's future.
As chairman of the Senate Democrats' campaign committee for the 2014 elections, Bennet is assuming a role that leaders before him have tackled -- toggling between lawmaking and electioneering. Senator Charles Schumer of New York, a captain of his party's agenda in the Senate, ran the 2006 and 2008 campaigns. Senator Patty Murray of Washington had the job most recently, while serving as a co-chairman of the 2011 deficit- reduction supercommittee.
Jennifer Duffy, who tracks Senate races for the nonpartisan Cook Political Report in Washington, doesn't anticipate that Bennet's role as DSCC chairman will make Republicans skeptical of his work on immigration. Bennet turned down Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's offer to head the campaign committee for the 2012 election before accepting the position for 2014.
"I don't think his Republican counterparts are looking at him terribly suspiciously," Duffy said in a telephone interview. "There is always this inherent tension for any chairman of a campaign committee."
Bennet and Rubio worked late into the night of April 11 in Feinstein's office with representatives of farmworkers and growers to hammer out an agreement on protections for U.S. workers that was stalling the broader accord.
"It was very difficult because the issues are incredibly meaningful to both the growers and the farmworkers, and they both have legitimate points of view," Bennet said during an April 19 interview at his downtown Denver office.
U.S. businesses, including technology firms and crop growers, could gain access to new workers if the proposal is enacted. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the nation's largest business lobbying group, has been intensely involved in the negotiations, particularly over wage rates that businesses would be required to pay foreign workers.
Schumer, the chamber's third-ranking Democrat and another co-author of the immigration proposal, has praised Bennet's role in brokering the agriculture accord, which he said could prove essential to garnering support for the overall measure from Republican senators.
Bennet said his interest in tackling what would be the first major rewrite of immigration law in nearly 30 years stems from his experiences traveling across Colorado during his 2010 Senate campaign.
"It came up everywhere in very different ways," Bennet said. "The peach growers had one set of issues, the cattle ranchers another set of issues, the immigrant-rights community another set."
"What I realized was these different interests didn't know each other was interested and didn't know each other was being affected by the broken system," he added.
Bennet's signature contribution to the Senate's immigration plan is a program that would make a three-year visa available to foreign entrepreneurs. To be eligible, they would have to secure at least $100,000 in investments or start a U.S. business that has created at least three jobs and generated at least $250,000 in annual revenue for two years.
According to the senator's staff, one of every 10 Colorado entrepreneurs is an immigrant.
Bennet "really listens to what people would like to have done and he struggles to understand exactly what that is" and "if it makes sense to him," said Tom Clark, chief executive officer of the Metro Denver Economic Development Corp., adding that he considers Bennet a "personal friend."
In addition to his role on immigration, Bennet has carved out a centrist position on fiscal issues. He and Tennessee Republican Lamar Alexander last fall expanded the Senate's group of lawmakers who unsuccessfully sought a deficit-reduction agreement.
On Jan. 1, Bennet was one of just three Democrats who opposed legislation to avert part of the so-called fiscal cliff of $600 billion in tax increases and spending cuts set to take effect at the start of the year.
"I voted against it because it did almost nothing, and maybe literally nothing, to address the deficit," Bennet said in an interview a few weeks later. "We can't fix it overnight - - we understand that. But I think the capital markets and businesses generally across the country need to see over the next decade we're going to get a hold of this."
Senate Appointment
Bennet was appointed in 2009 to fill the remaining Senate term of Democrat Ken Salazar, who had left to become Interior Department secretary in President Barack Obama's first-term Cabinet. Before that, Bennet was superintendent of the Denver Public Schools and chief of staff to Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper -- who is now Colorado's governor.
Obama had considered tapping Bennet as his education secretary, and he was one of a handful of Democratic senators invited to a post-inaugural party at the White House in January.
Before his involvement in politics and education, Bennet worked as managing director at Anschutz Investment Co.
Bennet's first election -- to keep his Senate seat -- in 2010 was successful, as he narrowly won a full term with the help of the national party organization he now heads.
His three predecessors as Senate campaign chairmen hailed from Democratic strongholds in New York, New Jersey and Washington state. Unlike them, Bennet is from a state where the electorate is almost evenly divided three ways among Democrats, Republicans and independents.
Colorado's partisan divide is evident between the Democratic-leaning areas surrounding Denver along the Front Range and Republican-leaning rural enclaves on the Eastern plains and in and around Colorado Springs, the state's second- largest city.
Arkansas Senator Mark Pryor -- one of four Democrats seeking re-election next year in a state that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney carried in November -- said Bennet's experience running in Colorado, which Obama narrowly won last year, helps him understand the challenges red-state Democrats face.
"He's from Colorado, he gets it: He knows that every state is very different," Pryor said.
Bennet also will be in charge of helping field candidates to defend seats in Iowa, Michigan, Montana, New Jersey, South Dakota and West Virginia -- states where the incumbent Democrats have opted not to seek re-election.
"The DSCC helped me in my race a lot, and when they asked once I said no," Bennet said. "They asked twice, and it was harder to say no."
Pryor said he didn't anticipate that Bennet's role in Senate electioneering would create a conflict for the Colorado lawmaker as the immigration rewrite advances.
"He's not conniving," Pryor said. "He's not always scheming to get some advantage over you. If you look at how he conducts his business, he really talks about the merits of issues and he's very substantive.'
Arizona Senator John McCain, another co-author of the immigration bill and the 2008 Republican presidential nominee, said Bennet's campaign role hasn't been a factor during the negotiations over the legislation.
''He did a fine job," McCain said, "and he's able to separate that out."
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Ubud, a town in central Bali, is far removed from the drunken bikini scene in Kuta, and is regarded as the cultural centre of Bali. It is famous as an arts and crafts hub, and much of the town and nearby villages seems to consist of artists' workshops and galleries. There are some remarkable architectural and other sights to be found, and a general feeling of well being to be enjoyed, all thanks to the spirit, surroundings, and climate of the place.
While Ubud seems to outsiders like one small town, it is in fact fourteen villages, each run by its own banjar (village committee). Ubud has grown rapidly, and some central parts are creaking under the strain of coping with the number of visitors. That said, most development is sympathetic to the zeitgeist, if not designed specifically in the local style. Growth continues apace, but there are still terraced rice fields along the rivers, and away from the town centre, regular, quiet village life carries on relatively undisturbed.
In many ways, the history of the Ubud area (not so much the modern day town) is the very history of Bali itself.
Ubud has a known history back to the eighth century, when the Javanese Hindu priest Rsi Marhandya came to Bali from Java, and meditated at the confluence of the two Wos rivers at Campuan, just west of the modern day town centre. A shrine was established and later expanded by Nirartha, the Javanese priest who is regarded as the founder of Bali's religious practices and rituals as we know them today. At this time the area was a centre of natural medicine and healing, and that is how the name Ubud originated: Ubad is ancient Balinese for medicine.
Further temples and monasteries were established over the next 400 hundred years or so. The temple complex at Gunung Kawi, and the cave temples at Goa Gajah (just east and northeast of Ubud), are architectural remains from this period. Many of the dances, drama and rituals still practised in Ubud today, originated at this time. King Airlangga ruled all of Java and Bali in this era, and his seat of government was located in what is now the village of Batuan, just southeast of Ubud.
The Javanese Majapahit kingdom conquered Bali in 1343, and the key final victory was against the Pejeng Dynasty centred at Bedulu, just to the east of Ubud. A great flowering of Balinese culture followed, and the ancestry of Ubud's current day aristocratic families can be traced back to this period. In the sixteenth Century, there was a total transplantation of the Majapahit Kingdom to Bali as the Islamisation of Java forced them eastwards. Power flip-flopped between various dynasties and feudal lords, but the Ubud area remained a very important cog in the various regencies which ruled the island.
In 1900, Ubud became a Dutch protectorate at its own request, and the colonialists interfered little, allowing the traditional arts and culture of the area to remain relatively unchanged. The modern era of Ubud perhaps began in the 1930s, when foreign artists were encouraged by the royal family to take up presence in the town. From their Ubud base, the likes of Walter Spies and Rudolph Bonnet were instrumental in promoting an understanding of Balinese art and culture worldwide. From the 1960s onwards, travellers started to arrive in earnest, mostly intrepid types as the infrastructure was still very limited indeed. Since then, Ubud has developed rapildy into a high profile, top class international destination, whilst still maintaining its integrity as the centre of Balinese art and culture.
Orienting yourself in Ubud is fairly straightforward. The town sprawls for several kilometres in all directions, with all of the small villages within a five km radius of the central market being loosely referred to as "Ubud". If you choose a reasonably central place to stay, it is easy enough to get around on foot.
Central Ubud has three main streets: Jl Raya Ubud, Jl Monkey Forest and Jl Hanoman. At the intersection of Jl Raya and Jl Monkey Forest are Ubud Market, Ubud Palace, and the main bemo stop — unsurprisingly, there's also a near-permanent traffic jam here.
Jl Monkey Forest, which runs south through town to the Monkey Forest, is a built-up area, and home to a wide array of accommodation, art galleries, and cafes, as well a number of local services such as schools, a sports field, pharmacies, and travel agents. Jl Hanoman, which runs parallel to Jl Monkey Forest just to the east, is a bit quieter and makes for more pleasant walking.
To the immediate west and northwest are the villages of Campuan (Tjampuhan, Campuhan) and Kedewatan, home to some of the most upmarket hotels in the whole of Asia, with views over valleys sculpted by the Ayung and Wos rivers.
Directly to the south, past the Monkey Forest and still within a twenty minute walk of the central market, is Padang Tegal which then runs into the southern villages of Nyuh Kuning and Pengosekan, about three km from central Ubud. Directly to the east is the village of Peliatan, and then Teges and Bedulu, home of the ninth century Goa Gajah (Elephant Cave).
Due to its elevation at 200 m above sea level, Ubud enjoys cooler temperatures than the coast, and it is sometimes necessary to bring a pullover for the evening. The midday sun can still be scorching though and the humidity often relentless, a murderous combination for temple tramping which, in hilly Ubud, usually requires climbing up and down staircases. (Head out early to beat the heat and the crowds.) If there is a time to avoid, it would be the depths of the wet season in January and February — when it rains in Ubud, it really rains.
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Get in
By bemo
There are regular public bemos from Denpasar's Batubulan terminal to Ubud which cost Rp 8,000, and take about an hour. Most bemos run in the early morning, and you will not find any after 4PM. In the opposite direction, bemos depart every morning from the central market (northern entrance) in Ubud. Foreigners are likely to be asked much more (bargain!) or even to charter the whole vehicle - there's really no need, as they will pick up passengers on the way.
To get to Batubulan from South Bali, one previously had to have 1-2 bemo connections in Denpasar. Now, with Trans Sarbagita (see the main Bali article for details) government bus service, this way can be far more comfortable (air-conditioned bus) and even cheaper (Rp 3,500) for those going from/to Nusa Dua, Kuta, Sanur or all the places between.
By taxi
If you want to take a taxi to Ubud from South Bali, it is best to charter the vehicle for a return trip, otherwise, you'll be hit with a 30% fee for going out-of-town. Metered fares, one-way and not including surcharge, are around Rp 150,000 from Denpasar and Rp 200,000 from Kuta.
By bus
Currently, there's no public bus service to Ubud (there are bemos however, see below), but tourist bus services are abundant.
Perama [109] offers daily direct transfers to Ubud from Ngurah Rai International Airport, Sanur, Lovina, Kuta, Bedugul, Candidasa, and Padang Bai. These are convenient and inexpensive; e.g. four times per day from the airport for Rp 50,000. Rather less conveniently, the Perama terminal is not located in the centre of Ubud, but about two km south in Padang Tegal, on Jl Hanoman just south of the intersection with Jl Monkey Forest.
Note that while just a couple of years ago (2010) Perama buses were well-maintained, air-conditioned, nice and generally worth their price, currently (probably owing to it's excess popularity among tourists) it may not be the true, and you may end up in an old, hot, local-style bus, not more comfortable than regular bemo but for the double or triple price - the only advantage being a non-stop service. As such, booking the ticket in advance and paying without checking in person what kind of bus they will provide may be unwise.
In Ubud, it's easy to find alternate bus/minivan services to other destinations around Bali, you will not miss numerous travel agencies advertising these services (for example, on Jl Raya Ubud). Fares are similar or slightly higher than Perama (e.g. Rp 50,000-60,000 to Kuta), the higher price may or may not be due to the nicer bus/minivan - enquire (and better check yourself if you have time) locally.
Get around
Central Ubud can be covered on foot, but you will need some form of transport to explore the extended vicinity.
Ubud is generally a little quieter, and the streets calmer than the more urbanised parts of Bali. So whilst traffic is slower than in downtown Kuta for example, the sidewalks are often blocked by motorbikes, or a collapsed section necessitates a step off the sidewalk potentially placing you in the path of traffic. That traffic could be a tricycle or a truck, so keep your wits about you.
By bemo
Bemos ply the main routes in and around Ubud, and the main stop and gathering point is Ubud market at the junction of Jl Monkey Forest and Jl Raya Ubud. Most bemos stop running in the late afternoon, and are always more frequent in the morning.
By taxi
No metered taxis operate in Ubud, and any you see will be dropping off passengers from further afield.
By local car
Most local transport comes in the form of SUVs or minivans that can be hired with a driver for specific trips. Look for the circular yellow "E" logo on the windshield certifying them as Ubud Transport Association members. You can (and should) haggle a bit over the price, and pay less than for the equivalent journey in a metered taxi. A short trip should be less than Rp 20,000, and drivers will be glad to wait for you for a return fare.
Also, there are guys on motorbikes who will also offer bike rides (ojek) and are about half the price of those in a car.
By hotel car
Many hotels are located out of town, and are happy to offer regular, complimentary drop-off and pick-up services to central Ubud. Expect to pay higher than taxi prices if you are intending to go further afield.
By motorbike
As elsewhere in Bali, motorbike rental is widely available, and you will not be short of options. Expect to pay between Rp 40,000 and 80,000 per day for a late model motorbike in good condition. Look for rental agencies on all the main streets, or ask your hotel to organise for you. Navigation can be confusing, as signage is limited and all the roads look pretty much the same at first, but take it easy and stop to ask for directions if (when) you get lost.
By bicycle
You can rent bicycles for about Rp 20,000-30,000 per day. There is a large selection available at the corner of the football field on Jl Monkey Forest. Beware though: Ubud is very hilly, so cycling can be hard, sweaty work. Traffic on the main roads is heavy and drivers rarely pay heed to cyclists.
Ubud is so crammed with attractions it can almost seem like a visual assault at times. Try to make sure you allocate at least a week for your visit here, and take your time to explore properly. Visitors who jump up to Ubud for just two or three days of their Bali holiday, stand little chance of understanding much of what is going on around them.
The key historical sites are located out of town, some as far as 20 km away, and you might find it worthwhile joining a tour to visit these. If you do visit attractions such as Goa Gajah, Gunung Kawi, Pura Kehen and Tirta Empul under your own steam, try to find a knowledgeable guide when you get there. Whilst you will certainly appreciate the beauty of these places, their cultural and spiritual significance may be lost without a guide.
Temples and historical sites
Museums and galleries
The area around Ubud is characterised by gently rolling rice paddies, and these create an impression of greenness which can be quite startlingly beautiful. This is especially true to the south and southeast of the town. Any visitor approaching from the south will appreciate this and it is worth a stop just to absorb the gentle beauty of it all.
Northeast of Ubud town centre the land starts to become more undulating, and this is a good place to view Bali's classic rice terraces. The village of Tegallalang is very much a tourist trap, but it is worth braving the hordes of trinket peddlers to view the stunning terraces there. From the town centre, take Jl Raya as far east as you can go, and then turn north and continue about nine km until you reach Tegallalang. Look for the picture postcard rice terraces on you right-hand side. For those moving on north to the Kintamani area, this is on route and makes for an easy stop. A small fee is charged to cars entering, at least to tourists in hired cars.
Far more off the beaten path is to explore the rice fields immediately north of town. A good route is to take Jl Raya eastwards from the town centre and turn north up the small road immediately adjacent to the BCA Bank building. Proceed up this road through the village of Kutuh and just keep going, turning where you feel like it. This is a very gentle, rural area with some lovely landscape. A great way to explore is by bicycle as there are no steep hills to negotiate here.
On the opposite side of town in the Campuhaun, Sanggingan, and Kedewatan areas, the landscape changes dramatically as great gorges have been carved out of the limestone land base by the Ayung and Wos rivers. It's no surprise that so many five star hotels have made their home in these lush, dramatic valleys. Opportunities for viewing these gorges are many. You can just find your own way and explore by motorbike (it is very hard work by bicycle as the hills are steep). Head west out of town over the Campuhan Bridge and just start exploring. The main road here is Jl Raya Sanggingan, and if you continue heading away from town you will reach the junction with Jl Raya Kedewatan. From that point you can turn in either direction and just keep exploring. Alternatively, you can stop into a hotel or restaurant, have a drink or lunch, and gaze out in very civilised surroundings. If your pockets are deep, the restaurant at the Four Seasons in Sayan probably has the best views of all of the Ayung Gorge. A more budget conscious option is the lovely Indus restaurant in Sanginngan, with tables facing out to the Wos River.
As a centre of the arts, Ubud has dance and shadow puppet performances every night. There are also plenty of spas for resynchronising your chakras, and all manner of spiritual classes and treatments, some distinctly less genuine than others.
Art courses
Cooking classes
Cultural performances
Whitewater rafting and other outdoor activities
There is good rafting available on the Ayung River at Sayan, just west of Ubud. Almost as good as the rafting itself is the wonderful experience of being right down inside the Ayung gorge. This is the domain of high-end resorts like the Four Seasons and Amandari, and it is a very scenic area indeed. The rapids are Class II and Class III, and best during the rainy season as the river can run a bit dry from June to September. There are two well established operators, both with offices on the main road in Sayan, close to Amandari, however other operators have sprung up recently as well.
Cycle tours are an increasingly widespread and popular option.
Yoga and meditation
Ubud has a vast assortment of art and jewelry shops. Head for the boutique type stores on Jl Monkey Forest and Jl Raya Ubud for higher quality goods (with appropriately higher prices), or down to the market for bulk-produced cheapies.
Ubud Market
Located at the corner of Jl Monkey Forest and Jl Raya Ubud, this is a double storey warren of stalls bursting at the seams with wood carvings, batik shirts, sarongs, and all manner of other souvenirs aimed specifically at tourists. The merchants here haggle with tourists for a living, and think nothing of asking for ten times the going price, so try to establish a baseline before you go in to buy. Most of the merchants downstairs will lose interest if you try to get a reasonable price. It is better to try the shops upstairs where you will find the same products often for sell at lower prices. You will still need to use your best bargaining skills of course. Try to avoid the period from 11AM-2PM when tour buses from further afield tend to arrive en-masse.
If hiring a car for a day, it might be worth it to make a stop in Tegallalang, where they are geared more towards wholesale buyers. The Sukawati Market is crowded and sells trinkets in bulk as well, but quality is dubious.
Craft villages between Ubud and Sanur
The road to Ubud from Sanur in the south passes through a series of small towns and villages which specialize in the production of particular arts and crafts. The towns are Batubulan/Singakerta for stone carvings, Celuk for silver jewellery, Batuan for paintings, and Mas for wood carvings. The whole area is sometimes referred to as the "craft villages" of Bali, although it is all a bit more built-up and congested than one might infer from the term "village."
This is the best area to see and buy a wide variety of Balinese craftwork in a short period of time. There are many large showrooms where arts and crafts in the Balinese style are offered for sale. Nearly all organised day-tours of central Bali stop at one or more of these showrooms (and the tour operators usually have a financial tie-up with the places where they stop, collecting a commission on purchases.) Be careful, many of these shops specialise in pricing based on huge commissions to the drivers and tour busses.
Other shops & markets
Ubud is renowned in Bali for its wide range of restaurants, and is probably second only to Seminyak in terms of the quality of the offerings. Travelers on a budget will not be short of options, as there are many simple warungs serving up the standard Indonesian staples.
Many of the five star hotels in and around Ubud have top class restaurants, with the Four Seasons Resort and Maya Ubud being of special note.
Ubud is emphatically not party town: there are a few places for a quiet drink, but the strictly enforced local regulation that all live performances and loud music must end by 10:30PM puts a bit of a clamp on the local nightlife. More often than not, visitors have a quiet drink with their evening meal, and call it a night.
Ubud has a vast selection of lodging for all budgets. Many visitors prefer to stay out in nearby rural areas instead of in the town centre, ideally with views of the famous rice terraces, but this can make it a little difficult to get around. As in most of Bali, in all but the grandest of hotels, check-in and check-out times are a bit of a moveable feast. It is safe to assume about 2PM and 11AM.
Ubud has many homestays which are the cheapest form of lodging, a good way to meet the locals, and the natural replacement for hostels on the backpacker circuit. If you want to stay in town, the area around Jl Monkey Forest is generally the most expensive little more expensive (from Rp 80,000-100,000 per night). If you want cheaper prices try the areas around Jl Hanoman, north of Jl Raya Ubud and further out in Peliatan. In the low season especially, bargains can be had by those willing to bargain.
Some of the most luxurious resorts anywhere in Asia are in Ubud, so expect superb standards, with prices to match.
Private Villas
The following are private, individual villas which only take a single group of customers at a time.
Stay safe
Ubud is a safe town to visit and few problems will ever be encountered. If you are unlucky though the police station is on Jl Raya Andong, just east of the town centre. Follow Jl Raya Ubud east to the end, turn north and the police station is on your right hand side. ☎+62 361 975316.
Be wary around the monkeys that occupy the Monkey Forest. They are experts at stealing possessions like glasses, cameras and even handbags, and have been known to attack people carrying food. Bali is currently battling a rabies outbreak, and the likelihood is that these monkeys could carry the disease. No matter how cute they look, feeding them is just asking for trouble.
Stay healthy
Ubud does not have a fully fledged hospital and the nearest is about 20 km to the south in Denpasar. There are a number of reasonable clinics though which are used to treating typical traveller ailments.
Most dedicated internet cafes provide computers with fairly low speed access at a low price, Rp 6,000 per hour being the current standard. There is only one truly high speed location, Highway on Ubud Main Road, but be prepared to pay a lot more than in other places.
In cafes and restaurants free wifi for customers is increasingly widespread. If you have your own laptop and don't need high speeds that's probably the best way to go, but beware of the hours internet is available can be fewer than the hours a restaurant is open. KAFE for example has excellent and uncommonly fast internet in a great environment but internet is only available from opening until noon and from 3-6PM.
There is a refreshingly old-fashioned main post office at the Jl Raya Ubud end of Jl Jembawan. If you are staying in Ubud for any length of time, you can use this as a poste-restante office. Make sure you have your passport with you when you want to collect any mail or parcels.
The area code for Ubud is 0361. +62 361 XXXXXX for international callers.
All of the major Indonesian mobile telephone networks have full coverage of the Ubud area. If you need to make an international landline call, there are many public phone shops (wartels) in the town. As with the rest of Bali, the few public telephones that exist are extremely unlikely to be in working order.
Get out
Ubud is well located for moving on to other areas of Bali.

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2) Do I need new letters of reccomendation?
3) I assume I need a fresh personal statement?
You might have a shot at California Western with a 149 and they accept for Spring. They might be getting taking over by the UC system to and if that happens they will probably skyrocket in the rankings for whatever that is worth. Just something to consider, but I think there are several schools that accept Spring applicants with numbers similar to yours.


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Daylight-saving time does more than just rob us of an hour of sleep. When folks all across the country reset their clocks Sunday morning, they will also be forcing a vital part of their brains to do something it really doesn't want to do.
The biological clock, found in just about everything from pond scum to humans, is the key player in a complex system that controls the respiratory system, blood pressure and heartbeat, sleep-wake cycles and even such seemingly unrelated problems as medical toxicity and depression.
Only in recent years have scientists begun to understand this vital clock, which is only about the size of a kernel of corn. It has a dramatic impact on our mental and physical well-being. Yet we ask it routinely to reset itself as we zip about the world, traveling across multiple time zones. And on the first Sunday of every April, we tell it to spring forward one hour.
"It's a force that is manifested in every aspect of our daily existence," says biologist David Glass of Kent State University, who has been studying the clock for about 15 years.
Glass likens the clock to an orchestra conductor.
"You have a conductor and maybe 100 people who are playing various instruments," he says. "Music is rhythmical, just like our daily activities. We have a master clock located in the brain, and that clock is like the conductor.
"In our body we have hundreds of subordinate oscillators, or pacemakers, which are like all the players in the orchestra. Without the conductor, or master clock, you would end up with nothing but noise."
So much needs to be learned about how the biological clock ticks that laboratories have sprung up around the world. The University of Houston, for example, has five different labs with nearly 40 researchers.
Among the findings reported by various researchers:
The clock speeds up as we age, which may be why many seniors have trouble sleeping.
People who awaken early have a clock that is set about two hours earlier than most others.
A healthy biological clock may increase longevity.
Even algae has a biological clock, and when researchers at Vanderbilt University disrupted the clock the algae grew much more slowly than normal algae.
Biological clocks are universal, in plants, insects and mammals but are dominated by different genes.
If they are so important, is there anything we can do to keep them functioning properly? Can we help them adjust to time changes and jet lag?
The answer, Glass says, is yes. Like most of our organs, the biological clock depends partly on our life style.
Glass uses hamsters as his volunteers, and his lab was the first in the country to show that the biological clock regulates the release of serotonin, a critical compound that causes blood vessels to constrict, stimulates smooth muscles, and plays a role in the transmission of impulses between nerve cells.
The hamsters used in the research are healthy and happy, Glass says, and they exercise regularly on a wheel. It turns out that when the animals are running, they release more serotonin, and "serotonin plays a major role in terms of controlling the timing of the clock itself," he adds.
The same thing happens in humans.
"If you were to go out and run, or even take a brisk walk, we know that would stimulate serotonin release in the brain," Glass says. "That has a number of different effects, including for a lot of folks, alleviating depression."
It also resets the clock, so exercise is part of his formula for dealing with jet lag, or even a time change of one hour.
So Saturday afternoon, he says, go out and get some exercise.
"A brisk walk will release serotonin and other types of neurotransmitters that will phase-advance the clock," he says.
You might also pick up a melatonin pill, which functions similar to serotonin, from your local drugstore and "pop that right after your walk."
Finally, when you get up Sunday morning, expose yourself to a reasonably bright light for an hour or two.
That formula works well for jet lag, especially if the time change is several hours, but is it really necessary for daylight-saving time?"
Glass says most people probably don't have much of a problem with a one hour change, but there's a bit of tantalizing evidence that suggests some of us do.
He studied actuarial tables from the insurance industry and came up with a bit of a surprise.
"If you look at accident rates, one of the highest days for an increase in accidents on the highways or in the workplace or whatever occurs on Monday after the Sunday phase advance," he says.
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Senior art majors to present exhibit of college works
PLAINVIEW -- Wayland Baptist University seniors Amanda Dyson and Lissabeth Rusten Anglin will present a joint exhibit of their work in the next gallery show at Wayland's Abraham Art Gallery, beginning March 31 and running through April 21.
Dyson, a senior art and English double major from Pampa, has titled her exhibit "Interrogation: Questioning the Everyday."
"I want to make people think about things in a different way, to look past the surface and go a little bit deeper," said Dyson, who describes her artistic style as focused. "My favorite part of being an artist is getting the opportunity to challenge typical perspectives. My goal in developing an art piece is to layer ideas so as to render a closer look at the everyday while exploring the relationship between the individual and creation."
With a mother who is a hobby painter, Dyson said she has grown up around art, but wasn't sure that road was for her. Taking her first art class in high school, she felt no real connection and considered music a possible career path. During her freshman year at Wayland, a painting class with art professor Dr. Candace Keller changed her mind.
Following graduation in April, she plans to pursue graduate degree in arts administration and has applied for admission to University College Dublin in Ireland. Her future plans include managing or owning an art gallery. She has served as a Fine Arts Ambassador at Wayland and has been involved in Student Government.
The daughter of Ronnie and Brenda Dyson of Pampa, Amanda works primarily in acrylic paint but enjoys drawing, printmaking, design, photography and mixed media projects as well. Her exhibit showcases work from her three years at Wayland.
A native of Borger, Lissabeth Rusten Anglin graduated from Wayland in December 2005 with a degree in art. She was a cheerleader for several years and served on Student Union Board as well.
Titled "Myth and Matter," Rusten's exhibit features a variety of works done during her college career, spanning the realm of mediums. An active artist her entire life, Anglin said it was not until her time at Wayland that she began to see styles and motifs arise in her work.
"In every piece of artwork there is an articulated attention to detail," she said. "Repetition of shape and color are a normal occurrence for me, and many of my drawings feature rough texture and dark tones."
Those elements have carried over into her current field of photography, and Anglin works in Lubbock as assistant to Mark Umstot, a professional fashion and portrait photographer.
"I enjoy the collaboration between photographer and subject and creating something entirely unique as a result of that relationship," Anglin said. Through this relationship, she is able to create impacting compositions in which detail and point of focus are a high priority. Most of all, she is concerned with conveying images that are completely different.
"Everything I have and ever will produce will unabashedly be some percentage truth and some percentage fancy. I can't decide which I like better," she said.
The daughter of Johnny and Brenda Rusten of Borger, Lissabeth is married to Shawn Anglin, also a Wayland graduate.
Keller is excited about the exhibit and the caliber of work from the two.
"The senior practicum in visual art represents the first solo professional exhibit for our art majors," Keller said. "Lissabeth Rusten Anglin and Amanda Dyson are both excellent students and talented artists, and their collaboration in this exhibit promises to be inspired. Both of these artists have developed a deeply personal and thoughtful approach to the creative process."
A reception for Anglin and Dyson will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, March 31, in the atrium of the Mabee Learning Resources Center, to mark the opening of the show. The public is welcome.
The exhibit is free and open to the public during regular gallery hours: Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday 2-5 p.m. For more information, call the gallery at 291-3710.


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Katlyn Bay's marvelous showing in Joliet was just the latest fruits of a lot of Al Nordman's labor.
The longtime wrestling coach was running the IESA state championships 8 years ago and talking shop with Executive Director Steve Endsley about the prospects of a middle-school state bowling meet.
"He thought I was nuts," Nordman said. "But anything like that takes time."
Folks thought he was a little less nuts every year, especially when a school survey reflected a lot of interest.
Three years ago, a lot of campaigning and planning came to fruition with the first IESA state bowling tournament. Last weekend was the first time it featured a team component, in addition to individual competition.
Eight years ago, Nordman's son, Will, was in sixth grade at Mount Morris. Last winter, he and the Oregon Hawks made it to the state meet for the first time, thanks to honing their skills during their middle-school years.
"Middle-school bowling is really the only reason Oregon has a high school bowling team today," Al Nordman said.
When Will was in seventh grade, Mount Morris formed a co-op team with Reagan Middle School for the first time. The next year, the Dixon school fielded its own team.
That's why, last February, the Hawks' and Dukes' celebration was so epic when they both qualified for state at the sectional at Plum Hollow Lanes. Those bonds are a grand example of what bowling can do for kids and their social interaction.
"They get to compete with really good kids," Nordman said. "Then they get to see what kids their own age and skill leves are like. And they make some really good friendships along the way."
Many of my fondest friendships have also been formed – and many existing relationships nurtured – at the bowling alley. So I know Nordman speaks the truth.
From strictly an athletics standpoint, this little tale drives the lesson that continuity is paramount. Let's look at the other side of the coin. From what I've gathered, the plight of Dixon hoops can be at least somewhat traced to middle school teams not sharing the message, vision and system that kids will be part of in high school.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Jessica Oleinik has been named the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Field Hockey Player of the Week, as MIT picked up two key wins this week, including the program's first ever defeat of Springfield College on Saturday. Oleinik recorded three goals in the two games to help the Engineers improve to 9-2 and 1-1 in NEWMAC play.
The junior's two tallies on Saturday were critical in helping Tech knock-off defending NEWMAC Champion, Springfield, for the first time in 16 tries. Oleinik also scored the game-tying goal in a 2-1 win over Endicott on Tuesday. She now leads the team with 12 markers on the season.
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Cannon proves he has a good sense of humor about the title with his new project.
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Psycho Break/Evil Within
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Why Psycho Within, because it's easier to pronounce by the Japanese.
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Day one purchase and preorder.
And yes, I still think that the perfect Survival Horror game merges the incredibly terrifying atmosphere of Silent Hill and the "run for your fucking lives" setting of Resident Evil.
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This should be renamed in the U.S. release as "Silent Evil"
If there is an infinite ammo unlock at the end then it will lose the survival horror theme like RE4 has infinite ammo on 2 certain weapons.
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I should thank you kenjiharima for introducing me to this guy.
So we have a couple of possible names for characters/monsters.
And let me just say upfront that the Silent Hill vibes are going off the charts If they weren't already.
Head Nurse Tatiana
MArta Diez
Re-Bone Laura
Immediately I could draw connections to certain Silent Hill characters.
|2013-05-07, 11:05
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Really great video. No matter what news or videos I see about this game I still remain vastly impressed. I would like to say day one pre-order, but for now I'm approaching this series with cautious optimism. I have faith that Mikami-sensei will make this game into a masterpiece.
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He also did an earlier video about the protagonists.
And I agree with Shinji Mikami-san; hate weak protagonists in horror stories.
I guess thats why RE's heroes were more likeable to me... I never quite support SH heroes...
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The trailer on YouTube looked really stupid. But that being said, this game might be really good. Who knows until it's released?
From the description though, I hope they get two key things right that are integral to a survival horror game that wants to be called "great".
Those two things are: Atmosphere and Pacing. The reason why Dead Space failed to be as scary as it could have been was because it lacked those two things in certain parts (the DS3 DLC was in a MUCH better direction and was actually quite scary). The two scariest times in Dead Space were the first 15 minutes of DS2 and the beginning of the Ishimura level. Also as I said, the DS3 DLC.
Atmosphere: The best horror games actually minimize the player's interaction with the monsters (I know that sounds counter-intuitive, but it's true). Monsters are scarier the LESS you see of them. Good sound design with intimidating environments can do the bulk of the work, rather than relying upon jump-scares and inundating the player with dangers. Truly scary games like Silent Hill 2, Slender: The Arrival, and Amnesia: The Dark Descent simply drip with palpable dread, and our imaginations do worse things to us than the game itself. Whereas in Dead Space, monsters are seemingly fighting for in-your-face screentime, and the player becomes inured to the horror aspect because the pacing is kept at shooter-level near constantly. Not that I dislike shooters, but the game is far from scary... it's startling at first but soon becomes predictable. It never actually reached the level of being keep-me-up-at-night scary, which is my first gut-level evaluation of any self-proclaimed "horror game".
Pacing: Some horror games can be too intense (or the opposite). There always reaches a point where you need times of peace in order to let the player physically recover from the stress so they can be scared again. Mixing calm moments before the really tense ones are a great way of improving atmosphere, as well, and horror games need this perhaps more than any other game genre. At the same time, you don't want too many calm moments or the player will feel too safe and become bored. The balance is naturally the tricky part. Whether or not this game will achieve that is something we won't know until we play it.
Spoiler for Rant about the teaser trailer...:
All my petty complaints about the trailer aside, I like the fact that another independent company is stepping up to the plate to take a swing. I'm so sick and tired of EA and their abhorrent business practices that I'm about ready to scream.
So we'll see. I'm willing to give this game a chance. It'll depend on the price, however, since I know Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs is coming out soon, and I know that I'm going to get that game. The chance of Amnesia 2 costing more than $20 is pretty low, so if Psychobreak can compete price-wise, I might be sold on it.
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I'm looking at YOU, Resident Evil.
Personally, I don't even consider anything after RE3 to be even remotely survival horror. RE4 and onward were shooters, only with zombies instead of [insert generic hostile country's soldiers here]. And yes, I think this is a fair comparison considering that zombies in RE6 had guns. GUNS? Seriously?!
I can forgive any shooter elements as long as I am actually scared.
*cough* And as long as I don't have to wrestle with clunky AI. *cough*
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RE characters are awesome and very memorable and relatable. Silent Hill characters are disturbed and having issues. I'd rather go with the strong willed cop than a girl or a guy having family problems.
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I mean, you're as weak as you can be already in these games- don't need your guy or girl to be even weaker.
Also the reason I think RE characters are more likeable is because we see more of them we see Leon grow from rookie cop to badass lady killer
So please, don't kill off these guys just yet kay ?
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Also in RE only female survives with Chris, Barry was an exception because they needed a Jill Sandwitch. LOL Man that doesn't get old.
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Mikami-sensei sure knows how to make awesome RE heroines with Ashley being the only exception "shudders in disgust".
Silent Hill heroines I find were just too bitchy, moody, and whiny to be taken seriously.
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SAUK VILLAGE, Ill. (AP) - A suburban Chicago woman is being held in lieu of $750,000 in the death of her teenage son during an alleged argument Saturday over ice cream.
Robin Erwin of Sauk Village was charged Monday with first-degree murder in the stabbing of her son, 17-year-old Diontae Erwin. The teen was pronounced dead at Franciscan St. Margaret Health in Dyer, Ind. The Lake County, Ind., coroner's office determined he died from a stab wound to the chest and ruled his death a homicide.
Cook County prosecutors say the mother and son were arguing about ice cream when the stabbing occurred. Robin Erwin called police and told them her son walked into the knife. The coroner's office said the teen's wounds were inconsistent with the mother's assertion.
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LA JOLLA, Calif. - The No. 9 UC Santa Barbara men's volleyball team swept UC San Diego 30-24, 30-23, 30-24 on Thursday night, bringing the Gauchos to 5-6 overall and 4-4 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation while UCSD drops to 1-8, 0-6 MPSF.
The Gauchos played without junior opposite Evan Patak for the second straight match, but Aaron Richman came through in his absence with 16 kills on top of Michael Fisher's nine.
As a team, UCSB hit for a .533 clip while the Tritons could only muster a .287 percentage.
Russ Hardy (13 kills) and Jon Daze (10 kills) led the Tritons. John Mark Wendler and Brenden Bowe added seven kills apiece. Brooks Dierdorff had 43 assists and Harry Campbell added four kills in five attempts.
In game one, UCSD fell behind early and closed to within 17-15, but the Gauchos would put a late run together, scoring seven of the last 11 points to take game one 30-24.
UCSD hit .345 in game two, but was outdone by UCSB who hit at a .609 clip. UCSB took game two 30-23.
In game three, UCSD fell behind 18-12, but would put a run together and cut the deficit to 20-18 after a UCSB attack error. The Tritons could not overcome the Gauchos who hit .533 for the match as UCSB won game three 30-24.
UCSB is back in action Saturday when they return home to face UC Santa Cruz for a 5:00 match in Robertson Gym.


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Combat Shotgun
The Combat Shotgun is a semi-automatic shotgun appearing in Grand Theft Auto IV. It effectively replaces the SPAS-12 from the previous installments.
In Grand Theft Auto IV, the Combat Shotgun appears in the form of a Remington 1100 TAC 4 semi automatic shotgun, with a thumbhole stock, 24-inch barrel with a full ventilated rib, and full-length magazine tube with sling swivels. The Combat Shotgun holds 10 shells in the magazine, with 70 in reserve. Similar to earlier games, entering any police or NOOSE vehicle will give the player the Combat Shotgun with 5 shells, if the player doesn't have a shotgun. In The Lost and Damned, the Combat Shotgun appears with pistol grip and a retractable stock, similar to that of the M4. However, the Combat Shotgun in Terry Thorpe's van has the same old design. The Ballad of Gay Tony however, retains the old thumbhole stock design.
The Combat Shotgun can be purchased at the back-alley gun shops for $2500, and each additional magazine is $200. The player can also purchase one from Little Jacob for $1500, with each additional magazine costing $100.
- Francis International Airport - Can be found behind the control tower on the tarmac, behind some jet blast shields. Unfortunately, entrance onto the airport warrants an immediate four-star wanted level.
- Northern Gardens - Can be found in the staff room of the Triangle Club, next to the CCTV camera monitors. This gun may be useful in the mission Undress to Kill.
- Colony Island - Can be found next to the front door of the old hospital building south of the big parking lot. This gun may be useful in the mission The Snow Storm.
- Lancaster - Can be found atop the roof of the RON gas station across the street from the LCPD precinct on Topaz St.
- Castle Gardens - Can be found in a vacant room in the Castle Gardens construction site. This gun may be useful in the mission Deconstruction for Beginners. The room is difficult to find: it is to the northeast of where the helicopter lands during the mission, down a ladder. The last contractor is usually killed on the ladder opposite.
- Alderney City - Can be found by the West River between the western support beam of the Hickey Bridge and the wall of Alderney. This shotgun can be reached by a ladder at the rear of the electrical substation on Applewhite St.
- Alderney City - Can be found atop an air conditioning tower on top of a building, behind a Science of Crime billboard off Applewhite St.
- Acter Industrial Park - Can be found underneath the flight of stairs in the old, decrepit warehouse featured in the mission Pegorino's Pride.
In Game
The Lost and Damned HUD icon.
Real life models
Pros and Cons (GTA IV)
- 10 shells in the magazine, with 70 in reserve.
- Semi-automatic
- Entering any police or NOOSE vehicle will give the player the Combat Shotgun with 5 shells, if the player doesn't have a shotgun.
- Not Advised for long range
- When blind fired, it behaves like a Pump Action Shotgun for unknown reasons.
- Despite the fact that the player gets a Combat Shotgun upon entrance in an LCPD or NOOSE vehicle, the LCPD and NOOSE officers use Pump Shotguns, with the exception of the mission The Snow Storm.
- As with any other shotgun, blindfiring the Combat Shotgun will result in the player pumping the weapon after every shot. It is unknown if this is a glitch, or if it was done for balancing reasons.
- The combat shotgun was probably meant to be a SPAS-12 as seen in the game art, but was probably replaced because of the SPAS-12's prominent appearance in GTA games or due to the fact U.S police forces don't commonly use them.
- Although the Combat Shotgun differs in design between GTA IV and The Lost and Damned, the Combat Shotgun seen in Terry Thorpe's gun van retains GTA IV's design.
- Like the Pump Action Shotgun no matter how many shots you fire before reloading you will always put in two shells before pumping.


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i think we might be talking about different levels of obedience . . . when i think puppy training and corrections, i think pretty simple stuff like telling the puppy NO, stopping the behavior it's engaged in, and showing the pup what i do want it to do. i'll put my hands on a pup, but i won't correct aggressively, usually just to stop the behavior the pup's engaging in, remove the pup from the area, etc.
when i think "simple basic" obedience, i usually think about it as teaching more than correcting because you can generally teach a dog to sit or down or come without having to correct heavily.


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Blue Dragon is a indica/sativa strain that was a crossbreed of Sour Diesel and Blueberry. The bud gives you a euphoric, even body head high. It has a sweet aroma with a berry taste. Blue Dragon is a very heavy hitting medical marijuana strain. The bud's color is very unique, being a very very dull green to dark yellowish.
I really want to smoke some blue dragon right now.
by 718phenom February 01, 2010
Any group or organization of people, generally within a video game that enjoys feigning neutrality, then friendliness, then open hostility as it suits their needs.
"Blue Dragons will remain neutral on Bartz" --> "Blue Dragons will help its common allies crush the oppressive rule of the Redemption Alliance" ---> "Blue Dragons hates the clan it was just allied with because we feel we can find even better allies."
by Sancti November 01, 2004
its when a crossdress fucks you in the ass then when hes about to cum he makes you lick off your owne shit and swallow his cum.
by chad1 January 16, 2006
Heavily intoxicated womaniser who loves the bitches.
Often seen wearing a shirt with a blue dragon on the front and receiving lap dances from dirty strippers called Ms Erotica.
Often seen wearing a shirt with a blue dragon on the front and receiving lap dances from dirty strippers called Ms Erotica.
I was out at a night club last night and one of my mates was hammered, could barely stand up right and was chatting up chicks. He was pulling a Blue Dragon.
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Chiefs' Cassel knocked out of Ravens game
Quarterback Matt Cassel has been knocked out of the Chiefs' game
against Baltimore on Sunday after getting hit by the Ravens' Haloti
Ngata while attempting a pass.
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Cassel remained flat on his back for several minutes before
getting helped up and walking off the field under his own power.
Brady Quinn started warming up and entered the game to a round of
Cassel has been the subject of much angst by Chiefs fans during
a 1-3 start to the season, and a banner towed by an airplane before
the game implored coach Romeo Crennel to bench Cassel – and the
Chiefs to fire general manager Scott Pioli.
Cassel was 9 of 15 for 92 yards and two interceptions when he
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Healthcare legislation: it's confusing.
Moberly Regional Medical Center and the Randolph Caring Communities Partnership are partnering to help with that.
The two groups will hold an educational forum regarding the new insurance marketplace and the Affordable Care Act at a meeting next Thursday (Oct. 10).
The meeting will begin at 3 p.m., in the Moberly Area Community College Auditorium.
As per a release from MRMC Director of Marketing Jaime Morgans, speakers at the event will be University Extension Business Specialist Chris Shoemaker and Business Specialist Charles Holland.
"[They] will be in Moberly to help demystify the Affordable Care Act and give you a better understanding of how this new law affects you, your family or your business," Morgans said. "[Shoemaker and Holland] will cover basic health insurance terms, understanding your health insurance options as well as the Missouri Health Insurance Marketplace and how to enroll in health insurance. You'll learn how the law may impact employer and other types of insurance coverage, how to get help to pay health insurance premiums, and what changes are planned for Medicare."
The event is free and open to the public. Certified Application Counselors (CAC) will be on hand to schedule appointments for insurance enrollment.
"MU Extension is providing this information," notes the release, "to help Missouri residents make informed health insurance decisions by understanding options and responsibilities outlined in the Affordable Care Act. MU Extension provides factual, nonpartisan information on public policies such as the ACA."
Obamacare mtg. to offer insurance info
Healthcare legislation: it's confusing.


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Sharon Lynn Fisher loves some science fiction with her romance, sort of like the ol' "you got chocolate in my peanut butter! Oh, wait, yum" scenario. Here, Sharon lists the top five reasons she blends sci-fi and romance in her SFR debut, Ghost Planet.
Sharon: Since the release of my sci-fi/romance debut, Ghost Planet, one of the questions I am asked the most frequently is why I decided to blend these two genres. I mean, sci-fi is for men and romance is for women, right?
Nope. I don't buy it. Just look at all the sci-fi mash-ups coming out of Hollywood these days.
But my decision had nothing to do with marketability. Writers write what they know and love. Here are my top five reasons for blending sci-fi and romance:
5. I wanted to be a Jedi. The original Star Wars trilogy released during my formative years. Han Solo was cocky and sexy, but Luke … I've always loved geeky, brooding heroes. I fantasized about him showing up at my door to lead me to my destiny.
4. Big brains are sexy. Murphy, the hero of Ghost Planet, was partly inspired by celebrity CERN physicist Brian Cox, and the Irish actor who channeled him in the 2007 sci-fi film Sunshine (Cillian Murphy). There's also a dash of scientist Chris Kelvin from the novel Solaris, another of my sci-fi influences — particularly the 2002 film adaptation starring George Clooney. In the BBC hit series Sherlock, the geeky, inappropriate young Holmes' dominatrix soul mate, Irene, tells him, "Smart is the new sexy." Sexy, indeed. But some of us know there's nothing *new* about it.
3. Sci-fi romance heroes fall for smart chicks. I suppose this is the corollary of No. 4. The geeky heroes of my tales can't resist a brainy heroine. A gal who can think her way out of a jam. And they need every ounce of their combined gray matter to keep one step ahead of Impending Doom. All while falling unexpectedly, unadvisedly, and hopelessly in love.
2. Science fuels the imagination. I used to write fantasy romance. Then one day I ran out of ideas. Try as I might I could not come up with a single plot that sounded fresh to me. All of that changed when I started reading science books. Much of the world-building for Ghost Planet grew out of my research on the work of biologist Lynn Margulis and her book Symbiotic Planet. And much of the back story for my second Tor book, a post-apocalyptic biopunk romance due out early next year, came from a talk I attended on open science. I was probably the only person in the room who got excited every time someone asked a question about how it could all go horribly wrong. (Writers might just be the biggest geeks of all.)
1. I read A Wrinkle in Time a dozen times. It always comes back to childhood, doesn't it? A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle was my gateway sci-fi novel. The story centers on a family coming together to rescue the father. I was drawn to the strong family bonds and mesmerized by the hints of romance between Meg and Calvin. Wrinkle opened up a whole new world for me. A world where science could lead to adventure, romance, and hope for a better tomorrow.
The publishing industry tends to view sci-fi romance as a niche genre, and historically that may have been true. But I think more and more readers are discovering how much SFR has to offer. I have broad reading interests myself, and have never been hard-core about sci-fi. But I think there's a little sci-fi in all of us!
Here's the blurb for Ghost Planet (courtesy of publisher Tor Science Fiction):
A world in peril. A bond deeper than love.
Psychologist Elizabeth Cole prepared for the worst when she accepted a job on a newly discovered world — a world where every colonist is tethered to an alien who manifests in the form of a dead loved one. But she never expected she'd struggle with the requirement to shun these "ghosts." She never expected to be so attracted to the charming Irishman assigned as her supervisor. And she certainly never expected to discover she died in a transport crash en route to the planet.
Reincarnated as a ghost, Elizabeth is symbiotically linked to her supervisor, Murphy — creator of the Ghost Protocol, which forbids him to acknowledge or interact with her. Confused and alone — oppressed by her ghost status and tormented by forbidden love — Elizabeth works to unlock the secrets of her own existence.
But her quest for answers lands her in a tug-of-war between powerful interests, and she soon finds herself a pawn in the struggle for control of the planet … a struggle that could separate her forever from the man she loves.
What's your favorite sci-fi or sci-fi romance book/movie/show?
Readers who drop by my website and leave a comment about your favorite sci-fi movie/book/etc. will be entered to win an autographed copy of Ghost Planet (restricted to U.S. and Canadian residents).


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After seven days of basking in the sun, AL's 100% Kona coffee beans are gingerly inspected by hand, then placed into 80 pound GrainPro bags where they sit for a minimum of 3 months to insure perfectly even moisture and density among the beans. After you place your order, these beans are roasted to perfection. This is where the aroma and flavors begin their own chemistry resulting in tantalizing yields of medium or dark roasted tastes. Immediately after cooling, the beans are packaged, sealed and shipped to you. AL's 100% Kona coffee guarantees a hand-held experience from tree to bean to you.


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Very comfortable..
excellent!!!! my butt is very happy!
I had the OE seat on now for 17000 miles and ten years. needless to say it was time to change. This seat with back rest is perfect I don't know why I didn't change it out sooner.I would recommend it to anyone with a Harley Heritage.
I've been riding nearly 40 years & this seat makes my old 61 year old butt smile. I've made two nonstop rides of 335 & 425 miles without the backrest (as well as other shorter rides) & no problem from gas stop to the next. The backrest is to forward for me to use but I ordered a 2 inch Offset Backrest Tongue (pat # 75099) from Mustang for $25 + shipping which I think will make it work for me.
Great seat, very comfortable as expected!!
Great seat and backrest. The purchase was worth the price allowing me to ride comfortably on my 94 Fatboy.
This is the 2nd seat I have bought from Mustang & is the best ! Goes on a 96 FXDL & is sooo comfortable. I have a 160 mile round trip to work & back so I need the back support. Money well spent !!
quick shipment easy install and very nice staff to work with . thanks
This seat and backrest has made a world of difference in my ride. Prior to my new seat, I could only ride 45 min to an hour before my tailbone started hurting. I have not had this happen ONE TIME with my new seat. The backrest adds just the right amount of pressure on back to keep it from getting stiff and sore. I highly recommend this seat combo!
The seat feels like it could use more padding up forward. With the back rest I don't feel like I am siting on the main portion of the seat, but forward. I love the backrest.
the most comfortable seat ever,
The most comfortable seat EVER!!!
Love the seat road 920 miles on it already
Best seat I've riden on in 50 years
The Best Seat I could have thought. Perfect fit with Backrest to my back, can ride miles & miles. Technical discussion and suggestion from J&P was exact & thanks to them
I love my new seat and it only took 4 days to get it. Very happy with my first experience with J&P Cycles.
Love this seat. Really helped on vi brains and the back rest. What a rest on the back.
Awesome, love this new seat very comfortable and superb quality. Apart from the custom duty surprise everything is just great.
This seat is well worth the money spent on it. So comfortable and looks great with the Solo Luggage Rack he suggested to go with it.
We love it. Fit perfectly, feels good, looks good, good quality, nice backrest, and easy to adjust.
excellent equipment..good quality
Very comfortable, easy installation, looks great on bike...
Mustang comes through again! This seat is amazing! Very comfortable. A little hard to install, but once on fits nice.
I couldn't believe this would be worth the money. Said I'd never do it. But I did; It's as good as advertised. You won't be sorry.
I bought this seat just prior to a ride around Lake Superior in August. Put 2,100 miles in the saddle and not one complaint. Ride would have been miserable had I not had this saddle. I thought it would be a little softer but maybe with a little more time in it, it will loosen up a bit. Overall, I like it.
Wow! If i'd have only known three years ago I could enjoy riding this much, I would have had one sooner. I could ride all day without resting if my fuel tank would allow it. Take it from someone who suffers from major lower back pain, this seed is the ticket.
Bought this for my wife's 2006 Softail and it is a great riding seat..She loves the backrest!!
Awsome, I have one of these seats on both of my bikes. The best seat known to Man. I can ride all day, or from gas stop to gas stop without my butt getting tierd.
Fits just like it should, looks great, and is a tremendous improvement over the stock seat. Thanks for the fast shipping J-P!!!
did not like it
Very comfortable seat. well worth the money. fast delivery from JP Cycle.
Great seat and quality for my 09 FLSTC ,although rides a little higher than stock seat .
I have installed this seat on the last two bikes that I have owned. It sits a little higher and pushes you a little bit forward than the stock seat. The contoured back holds you in place really well. It looks better and gets more comfortable as you break it in. It's a great seat.
It is the best seat to have for any rider. I feel its a must to have a backrest on a cruiser. Most comfortable & the best buy as well. Also would like to add one more point which is thanks to the JP Cycle Team they make it so easy for one and all to get the correct part for your bike once you have given them the correct information. Thanks Guys / Gals. U ROCK!!!!!!
Incredible difference! I found you sit slightly more forward and slightly higher, at 5'10 I'm not reaching as far forward to grap the controls, That along with the backrest really makes for a comfortable ride. Very high quality construction, highly recommend this seat
seat was easy to install, fits perfect, looks great and feels even better. should have done long ago.
Love the new look on my 2014 Heritage Softail
Great seat. I rode 650 miles in one day and 3000 miles over the coarse of that week and my butt was smiling the whole way. I wish I had made this purchase 7 years earlier. I would recommend this seat to anybody
so far it has proven to be more comfortable than my stock seat, back rest it very nice, but could be a little bigger.
Great price looked great returned did look right on wifes deluxe Will order the slimmer one
Purchased at the warehouse store in Iowa. Installed right then and there at the store and they shipped my original seat back home! Thanks! Love the Mustang seat! I have Mustangs on all three of my Harleys!
This seat is great. I have one on both my Bikes now. Mustang is the way to go.
rides well...love the backrest...have this seat on both my scoots.
Arrived in 2 days. It was a perfect fit and the comfort was noticeable immediately. Great looking seat with alot of compliments. The same goes for the passenger seat.2013 HD Heritage Softail
Arrived in 2 days. It was a perfect fit and the comfort was noticeable immediately. Great looking seat with alot of compliments. The same goes for the passenger seat.2013 HD Heritage Softail
Nice seat. just needs wearing in.
great seat nice and comfortable and the backrest makes long trips comfortable
Seats, once mounted, cannot be returned. Returned seats must be in new condition with no evidence of wear or mount marks. Be careful to check fitment before mounting your new seat. When checking fitment of seat, place a cloth under seat, do not bolt down seat. Carefully set seat on bike and check fitment. Returned seats showing any signs of wear or mount marks cannot be accepted. Please be careful when checking fitment.
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September 2007
Contents of This Handbook
Districts have made significant progress in offering public school choice and SES to eligible families since No Child Left Behind was enacted in early 2002. However, low participation rates in these options make clear that much important work remains to be done. To assist districts, this handbook shares ideas and strategies on a variety of issues related to implementing public school choice and SES effectively for parents and students.
The contents of this handbook are arranged by topic under the following two categories: Reaching and Informing Parents and Implementing Public School Choice and SES. The former category addresses parent notification and outreach efforts, while the latter category concerns administrative and programmatic aspects of implementation apart from outreach. While the guide is written primarily for local school districts, SEAs and other stakeholders—including SES providers—should find its contents useful. At the end of each section, consideration is given to ways that SEAs can support district implementation.
The sources of the contents of this handbook are largely the visits with 14 local school districts conducted by staff from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Innovation and Improvement during the 2006-07 school year. Generally, the visits consisted of separate meetings with district officials, state officials, parents, and SES providers, as well as roundtable discussions that brought together the various stakeholders to discuss how best to collaborate on effective implementation of public school choice and SES. Districts visited were:
|November 2-7, 2006
|November 29-30, 2006
|December 7-11, 2006
|December 14-15, 2006
|December 19-20, 2006
|January 24-25, 2007
|January 29-30, 2007
|February 20-21, 2007
|February 26-27, 2007
|March 5-6, 2007
|March 8-9, 2007
|March 15-16, 2007
|March 22-23, 2007
|March 29-30, 2007
We wish to thank the staffs of these districts for facilitating the visits, and all participants for their valuable time and information. We also appreciate the feedback on a draft version of the handbook from attendees of the U.S. Department of Education's National Summit on Supplemental Educational Services and Public School Choice, held on June 27-28, 2007, in Arlington, Va.
While the contents of this handbook derive significantly from information shared during the 14 district visits, it must be noted that they are not the result of a formal monitoring process and should not be construed as official findings. Moreover, the handbook is not written using a formalized research methodology, and no individual tip or recommendation should be taken as supported by a research base or body of evidence of effectiveness.
Also, as is mentioned in several instances below, this handbook does not purport to cover all aspects of public school choice and SES. Districts and other stakeholders may use this handbook at their discretion and investigate the topics of most concern or interest to them, although all are strongly encouraged to consider its contents carefully in sum, as the handbook provides strategies used by district peers on a wide range of important aspects of implementation.
Sources of additional information are provided at the beginning of each of the handbook's sections, and include:
Public School Choice Non-Regulatory Guidance
Creating Strong District School Choice Programs
Supplemental Educational Services Non-Regulatory Guidance
Creating Strong Supplemental Educational Services Programs
You may wish to have these resources on hand as you use this handbook. For additional resources for reaching and informing parents and implementing public school choice and SES, see the Additional Resources section at the end of the handbook.
Note: All Web sites referred to in this handbook were last accessed on Aug. 15, 2007.


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