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June 09, 2011
The third interview in a three-part series -- Click the names to read the April Heinrichs and Jillian Ellis interviews in this series.
Interview conducted by Joe Curley
Playing in Cal South's Olympic Development Program helped mold Alex Morgan from a multi-sport childhood into one of the top young strikers in the world. The Diamond Bar native and former Cal star, who scored a vital last-minute strike in the U.S.women's national soccer team's qualifying win in Italy last November, will be a key up front for the Americans this summer in Germany.
Cal South: What was your early involvement in the game? How did you start playing soccer and when did you know you could really play it?
Alex Morgan: I grew up in Diamond Bar, in Southern California. I started in AYSO. I tried a lot of different sports. When I was around 13 years old, I was heading into high school the next year, I kind of decided that soccer was my thing. I was actually pretty good at it, better than softball and basketball, I kind of narrowed it down and started to play club soccer when I was 14 years old, which is a little late.
CS: Wow, why did you wait until 14?
AM: I knew girls who had taken the leap and had gone to club teams a lot earlier, when they were 10, 11, 12. I just felt like still having fun with soccer and other sports. I didn't want to take such a big commitment on myself, you know? It was a real big commitment to jump from AYSO to club, so I kind of waited until I knew youth soccer was the sport I wanted to pursue.
CS: How did your soccer experience change from there?
AM: I actually had my first ODP camp on a weekend about six months after I started club. It was quite fast moving after I started club. I was happy and content with that because I was ready to make that leap and commit myself to soccer. So I was really excited by the call. It only helped improve my game.
CS: What are you memories of playing in Cal South ODP? How did it affect your development as a player?
AM: Being a young player, it opened my eyes to the game. It helped me learn a lot about myself, about confidence and having a positive attitude. AYSO and playing recreational sports were all fun, but once you got into the higher level of competition, it was a lot more stressful at times. Having to deal with that, dealing with my social life and my homework and school, because ODP took up a lot of time on the weekends, it helped me balance my time a lot better. On the field, the best girls in Southern California were coming together to play, so my game improved every time I played with them, from my touch to my finishing to reading the game.
CS: Being a late bloomer, how do you think your development differed from other teammates?
AM: I wouldn't say "late bloomer." I think I was just having fun playing multiple sports. I was always athletic from a young age. I never wanted to narrow it down to one sport. My parents never pressured me into anything, you know? I loved going from soccer to basketball practice to softball to track. I really enjoyed that and I didn't want to take that next step until I was ready. I've seen a lot of girls who
were burned out by the time they got to college and I didn't want to be one of those girls who was sick of what they were doing by the time they were 18 because I was playing competitively since the age of 8.
CS: What are your fondest memories as a club player in youth soccer? Do you still keep in contact with any of your old teammates?
AM: I think that's one of the biggest parts of youth soccer is creating relationships with your teammates. Playing club soccer, I still keep in touch with a lot of my teammates. Some are still my best friends, who I call every week. That was one important thing. When I was younger, I think a lot of my memories include being able to have fun on the weekends and then go to school. That was one thing for me.
CS: What do you think played an important role in your development as a player?
AM: How I developed was through my parents learning about the game. My dad knew nothing about soccer. He didn't even want me to play soccer.
CS: So your father (Mike Morgan) had a big impact?
AM: Hands down, I think that is the reason I am so poised in and around the box today. That was one thing I worked day and day out.
CS: How has your life changed since graduating from school?
AM: I think that my life is a lot different. I'm traveling a lot more with the National Team and trying to balance my personal life with my soccer life. Also, I think that in the past few months since I've been traveling with the National Team more consistently, it's more important to take the recovery methods more seriously. In college, you travel and hour here or there, but I never took care of my body as much as I do now. Twelve hours a day helps my body recover and rest up for the next day of training. Just eating right, ice baths, compression, hydrating... every little step is so important for me.
CS: One of the issues facing the US Women's Soccer program is the development of elite players beyond their teens. Do you think there is more talent out there than places in WPS?
AM: Yeah, definitely. There's only so many spots on six teams in this league and you can already see from starting the league that some players have come into the national pool that weren't given a chance until they were seen by the coaching staff after playing in the league. Just from personal experience, there were some girls at Cal that would have loved to play professional soccer if there were more spots on teams. They're definitely good enough to play in a professional league, but, with the amount of spots and the instability of the league, players have maybe been turned away from taking that next step after college. I 100 percent agree with that. Even with me, I did start club late, if I didn't show that much improvement until the last year of college, maybe I wouldn't have gotten that look from the National Team coaching staff. That's crucial. We do have a lot of talented players who don't go much further than college.
CS: We're coming up on 12 years since the "golden summer" of 1999. What are your memories of that team, that World Cup and what type of effect did it have on you as a soccer player?
AM: First of all, women's soccer gained so much recognition, people actually started to pay attention. I have to say I started to pay attention a lot more. That made me want to watch soccer a lot more. That made me want to wear No. 13 because of Kristine Lilly and follow the national team a lot more. I think that '99 World Cup was so important for not only women's soccer but women's sports in America, in general.
CS: Do you think, more than a decade later, that that team still affects the public's expectations of the U.S. Women's National Team?
AM: I think we're put in a difficult position because in '99 there were only a few powerhouses in women's soccer. Now the women's game has evolved so much in the world. There are teams in the world cup who are making it for their first time and they're doing great. I think the standard of women's soccer has been raised. We're put in a difficult position because every time people think of women's soccer now they look back at '99 and expect us to be that powerhouse and fight through and win every game. Now every team has raised their level and put more focus into their women's program.
CS: The qualifying loss to Mexico and recent friendly loss to England were the source of some worry over the team recently. Do you think those bumps in the road were just bad days for the team or a sign that the game has become more competitive worldwide?
AM: I think it's a little bit of both. I love being with the U.S. team on the road, playing anyone, any team. They're going to play their best and fight to the end. We are ranked No. 1 right now. Everyone wants to play the No. 1 ranked team in the world. They're going to put their best players out and fight to the end.
CS: Is your life just different during a World Cup year? What are your emotions looking ahead to potentially representing your country again on the world stage?
AM: So far it's been a lot of work. It hasn't been easy at all. It's been tough on our bodies and tough emotionally. We're working towards that ultimate goal. We haven't won the World Cup since '99. We really try to do everything we can to be at our peak during the World Cup. So far it's been great. I love being with the National Team, whether in England, Portugal or in the U.S. It hasn't always been easy. Our bodies have taken a toll a little bit.
Cal South Soccer Magazine correspondent Joe Curley also covers soccer for the Ventura County Star and the Scripps Howard News Service. Joe lives in Camarillo with his wife, Rian, and daughter, Vivienne.


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The Eagles lost tight end Brent Celek to a concussion on Sunday, giving up three offensive starters on the sideline with concussions.
That number may drop to one very soon. Celek has already been ruled out for Thursday's game against the Bengals and presumably won't practice at all this week, but running back LeSean McCoy and quarterback Michael Vick could be at practice on Tuesday. Reuben Frank of CSNPhilly.com reports that both players have passed their baseline concussion tests, which means they can begin working with the team again.
It's still up in the air whether either player is in uniform come Thursday. Vick won't be starting at quarterback, so the team isn't under any pressure to get him back. Bryce Brown would likely hand the job back to McCoy, but there isn't much practice time available for the running back after such a long spell off the field. It would seem likely that he'll play again this season, though.
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ChrisH needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 19 designs submitted by 5 freelance designers.
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Life360, a family safety and security service, is releasing a new identity theft protection product under a different name. We're looking to build a simple landing page and billing flow to test response to the product.
We have our own in-house designer and dev team, and are primarily interested in just design directions vs something 100% polished (i.e. we won't be nit picking much).
DO NOT use Life360.com as a visual reference---we're trying to test a new identity and image.
Middle age adults, generally conservative and midwestern--not hip/trendy.
They like strong confident and reassuring designs. Bolder colors that exude strength. This is a new product in an existing market.
Simple and to the point is preferred over groundbreaking/edgy designs.
See identityguard.com and lifelock.com for good examples
We have 1 main page and then 3 billing pages as part of the project (see attached powerpoint for wireframes)
-Landing Page
-Plan Selection Page
-Payment Page
-Confirmation Page
-come up with a rough LifeGuard360 logo to use in the header. We're thinking something that incorporates a life preserver into the text.
The landing page is the only page with significant design involved. Other pages are very minimal.
THE OVERALL REQUIREMENT IS A CLEAR SIMPLE SITE THAT SHOWS STRENGTH (in contrast to the current life360.com main site which is meant to be more soft and inviting).


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The Open Society Justice Initiative (OSJI) recently released a report (.pdf) entitled, "Globalizing Torture: CIA Secret Detention and Extraordinary Rendition." The report includes sections on numerous countries whose governments reportedly participated in detention and rendition. Readers of this blog may be interested to look at the sections on Algeria (p. 65), Djibouti (pp. 73-74), Ethiopia (pp. 75-76), Gambia (p. 77), Kenya (p. 88), Libya (pp. 88-90), Mauritania (p. 96), Morocco (pp. 97-98), and Somalia (pp. 106-107). At the Washington Post, Max Fisher has created what he calls "a staggering map of the 54 countries that reportedly participated in the CIA's rendition program."
The report has no stand-alone section on Sudan, but the report refers to Sudan several times as a site where people were transferred.
I have been interested for some time in the issue of what "leverage" the United States government has over the Sudanese government, and whether Khartoum has grown pessimistic about its chances of normalizing relations with Washington. In light of this concern, I was interested to read the Sudan Tribune's article on the OSJI report. The Paris-based Sudan Tribune is not a government-run publication and sometimes takes an oppositional tone toward the government, but I would not be surprised if some officials in Khartoum share the paper's sense of what it calls the "irony" of Sudan's cooperation on renditions:
"It is true that there was a period of time, as in 2002, 2003 and 2004, when intelligence cooperation with NISS went up but that has to be put in context … It is relative as it [counterterrorism ties] went from nothing to something," [a US] official told Sudan Tribune last month.
He said that the US intelligence cooperation with Sudan is nowhere near the one that exists with Jordan, for example.
Ironically Sudan has been on the US blacklist of states sponsoring terrorism since 1993 over allegations it harboured Islamist militants.
Sudan has also been subject to comprehensive economic sanctions since 1997 over terrorism charges as well as human right abuses. Further sanctions, particularly on weapons, were imposed in 2003 following the outbreak of violence in the western Darfur region.
Have you read any other reactions to the OSJI report from around the region?


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Easy Red and Green Fruit Salad
(Easy Red and Green Fruit Salad was updated with new photos and step-by-step instructions, September 2014)
Wash grapes if needed and pat dry with paper towels. (I cut them in half if they're big.)
I used this little pack of perfect raspberries.
Peel the kiwi and cut into bite-sized pieces.
Gently combine the fruit in a bowl.
Then stir in the desired amount of dressing and serve. That's all!
Red and Green Fruit Salad
(Makes 4 servings, inspiration for the idea was from Kaye)
1 cup green grapes, cut in half lengthwise if they're large
6 oz. raspberries
2 kiwi, peeled and cut in 1/2 inch pieces
6 oz vanilla yogurt (I use Kroger Carb Master yogurt, use sugar-free yogurt for the South Beach Diet)
Yogurt Dressing Ingredients:
(Use these ingredients to make fat-free Greek yogurt into a tasty dressing)
6-8 oz. plain fat-free Greek yogurt
1 T light Agave Nectar (or a little more, to taste)
1/2 tsp. Vanilla (or a little more, to taste)
If you're making the Greek yogurt dressing, combine the yogurt, agave nectar and vanilla with a whisk.
Combine ingredients with desired amount of dressing, being careful not to over mix, although some breaking apart of the raspberries will improve the flavor. Chill if desired. This will keep in the refrigerator for a day or two, although it's best freshly made.
Other fruits you can use include blueberries, blackberries, plums, or red grapes.
Using low carb yogurt or making a low-sugar dressing with fat-free Greek yogurt will make this a suitable dish for the South Beach Diet, phase two or three. Kroger brand Carb master Yogurt has only 4 carbs and 1 1/2 grams fat in six ounces, but there are other good low carb yogurts available if you can't find the Kroger brand. Since this salad is mostly fruit, it's probably too high in carbs for a traditional low-carb diet plan.
More Tasty Salads with Fruit:
(Recipes from other blogs not always South Beach Diet friendly; check ingredients.)
Arugula, Red Grape, and Shaved Manchego Salad ~ Kalyn's Kitchen
Mixed Berry and Banana Fruit Salad ~ Simply Recipes
Apple-Jicama Slaw with Sweet and Spicy Sriracha Dressing ~ Kalyn's Kitchen
Blueberry, Cucumber, Basil Salad ~ Cafe Johnsonia
Caprese Salad with Red and Green Tomatoes and Kiwifruit ~ Kalyn's Kitchen
(Want even more recipes? I find these recipes from other blogs using Food Blog Search.)


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stwallack needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 89 designs submitted by 15 freelance designers.
Design a logo for a new product. This product slips over the top of dog and cat canine teeth.
to see the actual product
The Original Yami Marker
- This is a pet product used to mark teeth for dogs and cats. I would like the entire name of the product in the logo "The Original Yami Marker" but am open to other interpretations.
Thanks and good luck.
- (optional) the area under the m in Yami should look like a dog molar (this is a certain tooth in the dogn's mouth).
- Very good to include since it adds the registered trademark insignia within the logo- the i in Yami should have a shaded cap (similar to a thimble) with an R on top. These are tooth markers that cap the teeth. The R on top of the I can also double as the sign for a registered trademark.
- Should be able to fit on a piece of paper 2.5 inches tall x 2.75 inches wide.
- Really don't want dog and cat images since that is very cliche in the veterinary world.
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Opinion: The Government Leviathan
Wonder Land columnist Dan Henninger on how the second Obama term has shown that government can become too big to be good. Photo: Getty Images
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
... I ... being president is ... there's so much underneath you ... but you can't know because the government so fast ... welcome back to Opinion Journal I'm Mary Kissel ... that was David Axelrod a very powerful form of Obama advisor ... I explain away the iris Eresman scandal when alien Columnist and Henninger is ... here and and ... in your column you called this comment ... the biggest free in slipping fifty years why ... well it is because of the new David Axelrod is saying that the government has become so big that even the president can't understand what's going on all their across the vast ... void of America ... of this calls into question the sort of the bedrock philosophy that people like David Axelrod or Brock Obama bringing to government which dates back to the presidency of Franklin Roosevelt ... where they started to discuss the erection of something called the administrative state ... and the idea there was that it will be possible for government use saying well intentioned bureaucrats ... were going to implement ideas created by best and brightest Mark social scientists lawyers ... and that this will provide good government ... off into the indefinite future and that was sort of promise ... and this is the kind of idea the Brock Obama brought in to government smarter government right transparent government ... good government that's what he told the graduates of Ohio State the other day ... don't believe this criticism that the government is your enemy government has got ... it and it's easy to go beyond just a bureaucratic ... bungling ... you get a couple examples in the column on most sinister examples of of government ... almost extending its reach beyond simple law ... aam you be cited disparate impact for example ... manages to Colome elephants defined racial discrimination on the other other bad things going on in that time in her room to sit in the column the high point ... well there was an example off from years ago that I didn't mention it was a huge thing at the time that was the environmental species Act and your environmental species Act ... was used to prosecute farmers all across the United States because the government's finding the so called an endangered species like the snail tartar ... on their property and saw ... a lot of that really did come onto the oops I mean what's going on here with these activist conservative groups in the IRS ... is awful but the fact is that the government abuses citizens in that way ... on the kind of routine basis and part of the problem is Mary ... that if Washington if say the White House can really keep track of what's going on out there ... that they say we're not really a culpable for this well ... on the common will all work is going to invariably tip over into the pew is not good benevolent government and I think the question now ... is whether the government has gotten so big and so one accountable in so many places ... that you run the risk of more abuse rather than more about the novel and I knew you raise a ten percent is the ultimate question then arises out of the colony don't trust in that column which is ... he has this problem gotten so large ... that this massive bureaucracy is simply an re form all ... it's an open question area of the federal government is indeed very did up I do believe though that ... the American people looking at things like the R S and scale of government now ... Obamacare which are interesting we knew ... that the people of never quite embrace this huge new entitlement ... I think they're in a move to reform it to start scaling back and try to rationalize ... some of these government agencies and programs and we just had a movement like that is called ... party move ... erupted in oh nine and ten ... it did result in ... a swing in the house representatives but then the media cannot said no ... so pay attention to those people they're crazy by their radicals they're not speaking for you the rest of the American public its reading this newspaper or listen to this TV station ... to have this massive pushback from allies of that big bureaucracy immune when a seventy two ... well it's going to teach you that some fears of local opportunity here I think on the Republican can happen with all political leadership ... and it's going to require ... somebody on the Republican side to meet potential presidential candidates ... elevating these issues and talking about them and act in a concrete way about performing scaling back the government that can't just spontaneously happen from below that all was passed the lead and will see whether any funny steps forward


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Royals Minor League report: May 8
Omaha Storm Chasers (14-18)
Omaha 1, Round Rock 1 (Suspended due to rain)
HR: None
Omaha Storm Chasers (14-18)
Omaha 1, Round Rock 1 (Suspended due to rain)
HR: None
Omaha's game at Round Rock was suspended in the middle of the third due to rain and unplayable conditions. The game will resume on Sunday, June 1. Brett Tomko struck out five while allowing an unearned run through two innings. Jimmy Paredes doubled home Brett Eibner in the third, tying the score at 1-1.
NW Arkansas Naturals (11-22)
Springfield 11, NW Arkansas 2
LP: Tim Melville (1-2)
HR: None
Northwest Arkansas lost Game 1 vs. Springfield as the Cards plated nine runs from the fourth through the sixth. Tim Melville struck out three and was charged with five runs (three earned), six hits and four walks over four innings. He has a 2.83 ERA on the year (11 earned runs in 35.0 innings). Mark Threlkeld was 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Whit Merrifield added two hits, a walk and a run.
Wilmington Blue Rocks (14-17)
Lynchburg 9, Wilmington 2
LP: Jonathan Dziedzic (3-2)
HR: Johermyn Chavez (3)
Wilmington dropped the opener vs. Lynchburg, with the Hillcats building scoring seven in the eighth to build a late 9-1 lead. Jonathan Dziedzic pitched well in defeat, fanning two while allowing two runs (one earned), four hits and no walks over six innings. Johermyn Chavez hit a solo homer in the seventh. Jack Lopez recorded three hits, including a double.
Lexington Legends (14-19)
Lexington 5, Asheville 3
WP: Jake Junis (3-2)
SV: Jose Miguel Rodriguez (3)
HR: Michael Antonio (4), Elier Hernandez (3)
Elier Hernandez hit a go-ahead home run in the sixth, lifting Lexington to a second straight win. Hernandez is ranked 10th among Royals prospects by MLB.com. Michael Antonio was 3-for-3 with a walk, a two-run homer and three RBIs. Jake Junis tossed a career-high eight innings, striking out five while yielding three runs (two earned), six hits and a walk.


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I'm back!!Posted in Misc. on 12/31/2008 08:44 pm by Wendy
I must apologize for my lack of posting lately. The holidays were busy as they are for everyone and even more of a hurdle was the fact that my computer decided to quit on me! I am back up and running now and tomorrow starts a new year full of scrapbook pages, cards, and other fun crafts!


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March 25. 8900 block Norwood Avebue. Witness states she saw offender inside convent. When confronted by witness, male fled scene. It is unknown if anything was taken. Entry was made through back door by breaking door window. Reported at 12:10 a.m.
March 26. 8800 block Crefeld Street. Complainant states that an unknown person attempted to get into a 2010 vehicle by prying the glass away from window frame. Reported at 7:30 a.m.
Summary — Three crimes for week: one aggravated assault, one burglary and one attempted theft from vehicle.
Town Watch.
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October 19, 2006
Thirteen men representing the St. Joseph Valley Association of Wabash Men (SJVAWM) in the South Bend area volunteered at the Families First Center on October 14, 2006, for the second annual Wabash Day.
Volunteers included Mike Arnold, Carl Horneman, Peter Horvath, Mark Manchak, David Matsey, Michael Matsey, Roland Morin, John Mynsberge, Joshua Neff, Paul Tipps, Peter Trybula, Austin Trybula (Peter's son and current student at Anderson University) and Roger Senkbeil.
The volunteers power-washed the fence surrounding the Families First Center, replaced a fence post, built a landscape-timber border in a bed outside the Center, laid a fabric barrier and landscape rock in the bed, painted the porch railing, and replaced light bulbs in the parking area. The Families First Center is an organization dedicated to providing children in foster care with a safe, supervised and home-like setting in which they can meet regularly with their parents. The group began work about 9 am and was finished around 1:30 pm.
The SJVAWM decided to work with the Families First Center because of Peter Trybula's involvement as board president. He was aware of work that needed to be done in order to make the Center a safer and more welcoming environment for foster children and their families.


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Seeing that pic actually makes me glad I didn't bother with this set - I just doesn't do anything for me.
Does anyone know when they are going to start charging credit cards for these? They said April originally I believe, and it is April now...I only ordered one of these I allost would have liked two. Like CHEWIE I see some great fodder in there. I just can't justify spending $40 tiwce on three new figures.
Ugh, I want these, but I don't want to spend the money either. I still have to buy those EE Astromechs as well. Those combined with this set is around $120, something I don't want to spend at the moment.
The George looks good, can't really rave about the rest. That's why I only ordered one set.
Wonder where I'm going to stick my extra Zett... maybe I'll just stick him in the Geonosis Arena.
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Senate Armed Services chairman says Hagel nomination for defense secretary is on track
WASHINGTON – Chuck Hagel's nomination to be the next defense secretary remains on track despite Republican demands for additional information about his paid speeches and business dealings, the Democratic chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said Thursday.
The GOP requests dealt a setback to President Barack Obama's pick, forcing the committee to announce late Wednesday it would postpone a vote on the nomination. A new date has not been set.
Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., chairman of the committee, said the additional requests were extraordinary and that Hagel had complied with the panel. He said he would move ahead with a vote as soon as possible.
"We can't not vote because there's dissatisfaction. That would be endless," Levin told reporters. "We're going to schedule a vote."
Levin said he was confident the Senate would confirm Hagel, pointing out that none of the Senate's 55 Democrats oppose the nominee, that two Republicans have announced their support and that several other GOP senators have said they would not back a filibuster.
"His confirmation is very much on track to me," Levin said.
The White House said Thursday that Hagel has given lawmakers exhaustive information but will continue to disclose more to the Senate panel considering his nomination.
White House spokesman Jay Carney said Hagel has turned over all available speech transcripts but that some of his speeches were never transcribed. He said it's vital that the Pentagon position be filled and urged the Senate to approve Hagel quickly.
Republicans had complained in a letter that Hagel didn't sufficiently answer questions, including details on all compensation of more than $5,000 that he had received over the past five years. They also pressed him on his recent speeches, which groups he has addressed and on donors to those groups.
"The committee, and the American people, have a right to know if a nominee for secretary of defense has received compensation, directly or indirectly, from foreign sources," Senate Republicans wrote. "Until the committee receives full and complete answers, it cannot in good faith determine whether you should be confirmed as secretary of defense."
Hagel insisted in a letter that he had been forthright with the panel and said the financial information being sought was legally controlled by certain entities and not his to disclose.
"He's been asked what no prior candidates have been asked for, way beyond what the rules of the committee are," Levin complained. The chairman said he would respond with his own letter to the panel's Republicans.
One of the committee's Republicans, Nebraska Sen. Deb Fischer, said Thursday she will vote against Hagel.
Fisher, writing an op-ed published in the Omaha World-Herald, cast Hagel's views as out of the mainstream, a point she argued during his confirmation hearing last week. She also said Hagel gave "confusing and contradictory" testimony before the Armed Services Committee.
Fischer's opposition was widely expected, as Hagel endorsed her Democratic rival — former Sen. Bob Kerrey — in the November election. Hagel is a former two-term GOP senator from Nebraska.
Nebraska's other Republican senator, Mike Johanns, has said he supports Hagel for the job. Hagel also has the backing of Sen. Thad Cochran, Miss.


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The world of finance is loaded with technical concepts and complicated terminology — much of it vital shorthand for industry participants, including your financial adviser. From estate planning to investment, to taxes, complex terms and phrases are basic to strategy and execution.
It's likely your adviser will fall back on using this jargon when soliciting your business and, later, in the planning and execution of your financial accounts. In some cases, the words may sound impressive; in other cases, intimidating or confusing. Worse, some of the vocabulary isn't what it sounds like.
You may want to take note of these terms during your meetings and check them out later in a financial dictionary or glossary, such as CNBC Explains or one of the sources below.
We've highlighted some of the more colorful, and perhaps misleading, terms you may encounter. Check out these 10 curious terms (in alphabetical order).
By CNBC.com
8 Oct. 2012
Sources: Investopedia, Finance Glossary.com, Moneyglossary.com


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The answer to the headline question is, of course,"no." Eugene Elliott can't change the fate of the Gates Rubber factory. He can only cause a momentary stir, force bureaucrats to spin their wheels, and waste the time of politicians and concerned neighborhood residents.
But shouldn't that be enough to convince the city council that it's time to change the landmark preservation ordinance? As an editorial in this newspaper explained last month, "People with no ownership interest in a particular building can seek landmark status for it at little cost and effort. They don't have to notify the owners and they don't even have to live in Denver."
The editorial went on to endorse some ideas being proposed by Councilwoman Jeanne Robb — and they look even better after reading Prendergast's piece.


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En el año 2013 Cleveland Public Theatre, lanza la agrupación Teatro Público de Cleveland, compañía de teatro latino. El elenco se reunió luego de una serie de talleres de teatro gratuitos, abiertos a la comunidad, que se ofrecieron juntamente con Centro Cultural de Arte de Cleveland Julia de Burgos. El propósito del elenco es transmitir la riqueza de la diversidad cultural de la ciudad, y dar a conocer el punto de vista de los latinos de Cleveland, a través de lo cual se pone en práctica la misión primordial de CPT: elevar la conciencia y fomentar la compasión en nuestra comunidad a través de la actuación que rompe esquemas tradicionales y los programas transformativos de educación artística.
La fundación del Teatro Público de Cleveland fue apoyada por el programa Engaging the Future de la Cleveland Foundation. La Cleveland Foundation también apoyó a CPT a establecer un fondo de capital de innovación, que brinda un cimiento importante para el Teatro Público y otros esfuerzos para continuar envolviendo la rica diversidad de Cleveland en el teatro.
In 2013 Cleveland Public Theatre launched Teatro Público de Cleveland, a local Latino theatre company. The ensemble was founded through a series of free public workshops, open to community and presented in partnership with Cleveland's Julia de Burgos Cultural Arts Center. The purpose of this theatre ensemble is to share the rich diversity and perspectives of the Latino-Cleveland culture to fulfill CPT's core mission: to raise consciousness and nurture compassion through groundbreaking performances and life-changing education programs.
The founding of Teatro Público de Cleveland was supported by the Cleveland Foundation's Engaging the Future Program. The Cleveland Foundation also helped CPT establish an innovation capital fund, which is providing significant support for Teatro Público and other efforts to engage the rich diversity of Cleveland through theatre.
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Initiated by award-winning, nationally-acclaimed director Raymond Bobgan, Teatro Público de Cleveland plays have a distinctive quality. Many Teatro Público productions are developed through CPT's unique play creation and ensemble building techniques, which give voice to the participants' stories, dreams and creativity, and result in a strong sense of ownership of the culminating performance. These play creation techniques have been developed over years of work with professional actors, adults in recovery, youth and community groups. Teatro Público is managed by Faye Hargate.
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Teatro Público's premiere show Cuando Cierras Your Eyes (2013) and subsequent original works, A Recipe para la Vida (2014), ¿Donde Está My Home? (2015) and ¡CELEBRANDO THREE YEARS! (2016) exceeded expectations with:
- Sold out performances – and added shows, totaling over 5,000 attendees.
- Audience development – A majority of audience members were first-time theatre goers.
- Community response – Teatro Público's productions were acclaimed by audiences and community leaders have praised the work as filling an important need in the community.
- Lasting engagement – The 32 member performance ensemble has quickly embedded itself in the CPT arts community, regularly attending theatre arts events and participating in community meetings.
Teatro Público's shorter works, Los Cabazudos, Yo Sueno of Home, Vuelo del Ocean, A Dream of Estrella del Norte, Mi Nombre Es and Mariel's List, have been featured at CPT's annual Pandemonium fundraiser and Station Hope, a social justice-based neighborhood event serving thousands of audience members from across Northeast Ohio.
In March of 2015, Teatro Público produced the US premiere of Mi Muñequita by Gabriel Calderón. This was the company's first all-Spanish language production. The following year, Teatro Público premiered another work by Calderón, Uz, El Pueblo.
In April 2017, Teatro Público performed their third Spanish language production: the US premiere of Fabio Rubiano Orjuela's Labio de Liebre (The Lip of the Hare), in Spanish with English subtitles, which was made possible with the support of The City of Cleveland's Cable Television Minority Arts and Education Fund.
"Our community came out and we loved it. Sharing together and connecting to the wider community was amazing. Everyone was looking around saying—wow, I can't believe this hasn't happened before!"
-Blanca Salva, founding member of Teatro Público and Executive Assistant for Cleveland City Councilman Matt Zone of Ward 15
Teatro Público is an ensemble of actors and creators with a broad range of experience, from amateur to professionally trained artists. A majority of members can trace heritage to Puerto Rico, and there is representation from other countries of origin: Mexico, Uruguay, Guatemala, Peru, Nicaragua, Colombia and Cuba, as well as diverse educational and economic backgrounds. Plays are performed in a mixture of Spanish and English.
"Teatro Público is helping us to forge a Cleveland Latino identity. Its impact goes well beyond the walls of the theatre to support community change and growth, socially and economically."
-Jason Estremera, President, Young Latino Network
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"It changed my personality. It's a very big freedom for me and takes me out of my normal element. I really feel like [Teatro Público] is part of who I am now."
-Letitia Lopez, founding member and non-profit executive director of Julia de Burgos Cultural Arts Centers
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Teatro Público de Cleveland is a core program of CPT, born from a significant investment of Cleveland Public Theatre and support from the Cleveland Foundation's Engaging the Future Program. Teatro Público de Cleveland is an integral part of CPT's 2017/2018 season, which will include the presentation of a series of original 10 minute plays, as well as En el Tiempo de las Mariposas (In the Time of the Butterflies), based on Julia Álvarez's novel*.
"I'm blessed to be in [Teatro Público]. I never thought in a million years I'd actually do something this big. We are just scratching the surface. Hopefully, this is something that will continue for years."
-Alejandro Rivera, founding member and local photographer
*IN THE TIME OF THE BUTTERFLIES. Copyright © 1994 by Julia Alvarez. Published in English by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill and in Spanish by Plume/Penguin. By permission of Susan Bergholz Literary Services, New York, NY and Lamy, NM. All rights reserved.
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Lipscomb University Lady Bisons basketball coach Frank Bennett was honored Tuesday for reaching the 700th victory milestone in his basketball career.
Bennett, who completed his 27th season as head coach of the Lady Bisons, has won more than 700 games on the high school and college levels, including the NAIA.
He reached his 700th win Feb. 8 with a 595-7 decision at Stetson.
Bennett earned his 500th win Feb. 20, 2003 at Texas-Pan American.
He won 109 games as head coach at David Lipscomb High School.
Bennett was recognized during the Women's Basketball Coaches Association National Coach of the Year luncheon at the Crowne Plaza ballroom in Cleveland, Ohio, the site of the Women's NCAA Final Four.
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COLUMBIA -- South Carolina is "the poster child for the U.S. Treasury," for its use of $18 million of $1.5 billion from the federal State Small Business Credit Initiative, said the state's Jobs-Economic Development Authority chief.??
South Carolina even hopes to capture other states' unallocated funds, said JEDA executive director Harry Huntley.
"There's some little territory out in the Pacific that has 66,000 people that live on this island. And they got $10 million, but they can't possibly use it."
Georgia's state contact, the Department of Community Affairs, has collected about $48 million, just more than North Carolina, while Florida has received almost $98 million, according U.S. Treasury data. The program is aimed at increasing the amount of credit available to small businesses.
Recipients of the funds must make the case that for every $1 in federal money, there will be at least $10 in new private lending.
"This program for South Carolina has been the poster child for the U.S. Treasury," Huntley told a Senate subcommittee during a budget request hearing, although JEDA does not rely on state funding.
"They're that saying that we're doing it the way states ought to be doing it," he said. "Most states try to create programs. They try to run it through maybe existing state loan programs. But bankers lend money better than anybody, so we work with the banks."
JEDA describes itself as a lending conduit that passes payments from the borrower to the bondholder to lessen the borrower's financing costs. Its annual report said it had helped provide nearly $363 million in funding for projects in nine counties.
They include: construction at Converse College, Presbyterian College, Conway Medical Center and Roper St. Francis Healthcare in Charleston.
Several retirement communities also made the list: Covenant Place of Sumter, Woodlands at Furman adjacent to Furman University, Rolling Green Village in Greenville, and Park Pointe Village in Rock Hill.?
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Eddie Yost died on Wednesday at the age of 86. Yost was a key player on the first baseball team I ever followed, the Washington Senators of the mid 1950s. Yost wasn't our best player; that was slugger Roy Sievers. But he was the team leader and, as far as I could tell, the most popular player among adult Senators fans.
Yost is famous for drawing walks. He led the American League in this department six times and drew more than 100 walks in eight different seasons.
He accomplished this even though pitchers had no overwhelming fear of what Yost would do if they didn't walk him. After all, his career batting average was .254 and hit a modest 139 home runs in 18 seasons.
For perspective, consider the names of the folks who led the American League in walks when, during his prime, Yost didn't. It's a short list: Ted Williams and Mickey Mantle.
During his playing days, Yost was recognized for his ability to draw walks and he gained the nickname "The Walking Man." But walks weren't as valued in the 1950s as they are today, so Yost was underrated. No longer. If I'm not mistaken, the Bill James rates Yost as one of the top 25 third baseman off all time due in large measure to his ability to get on base.
Why did Yost walk so frequently? I asked him this when he appeared before a group of students at my high school in between the 1966 and 1967 seasons (he was a coach for the Senators at that time).
Yost became animated. He grabbed a yardstick and demonstrated his technique. If he gauged that the pitch would be up, he strode downwards towards it to make it seem higher. If he gauged that the pitch would be down, he strode upwards.
Yost also explained that he stood close to the plate and actually kept his hands on the insider corner. If the pitch was inside of his hands, he knew it was a ball. If it was on his hands, he knew it was a strike. If he had two strikes, he typically would foul off that pitch off.
This approach left him needing only to exercise discretion on pitches at or near the outside corner. Obviously, he exercised that discretion well.
Yost couldn't have been more engaging and more candid in his response to our questions (asked about one struggling player, Yost replied simply that "pitchers know how to get him out"). I wasn't surprised. For ten years, I had heard what a good guy he was.
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Life's best lessons are learned outside the classroom. And that's why Jason Huber, an English teacher at Eastern University Academy Charter School (EUACS) strives to bring his students out of the classroom and into the real world.
"I never want kids' work to die on my desk," said Huber, a former owner of InFusion Coffee and Tea in Mt. Airy. "Whatever we do in class has a purpose behind it. Ultimately, I want my students to be agents of change. My goal is to get them to believe they can make a difference."
Huber, of Mt. Airy, is one of four finalists in the 2013 Great American Teach-Off. The program awards two deserving teachers – one from grades K-6 and one from grades 7-12 – with $10,000 classroom grants. The contest is sponsored by GOOD Worldwide LLC, an integrated media, thought-leadership and community-action platform, and the University of Phoenix.
For the past four years, Huber has taken his students – many of whom have never been out of Philadelphia – to Costa Rica for a weeklong service project. For many students the idea of going to college may seem impossible because of the financial barriers, but by taking his students to Costa Rica, he challenges them to be entrepreneurs and leaders in their community.
Huber's brainchild, the Global Classroom Project, prompts students to be innovative about funding their trip to Costa Rica. Students become grant writers, spearhead service projects, sell their art, run markets and host events that build community. Huber guides them every step of the way as they learn to be active members of the community and learn how to focus on solving problems.
While Huber never participated in an overseas community project as a student, he said he had a life changing experience as an adult. He said that a month before September 11, 2001, he went on a six month trip through Southeast Asia.
"It was simply life changing," Huber said. "My whole perspective switched, especially considering we were in Indonesia during the attacks. We were with people from all over the world at the time. Indonesians and Malaysians were amazing during that unclear time. Through the years I have been to Nicaragua visiting coffee farmers, Honduras diving the reef off of Roatan, Ecuador traveling through the Amazon, visiting cities and the Galapagos Islands.
"The Costa Rica idea came up after my visit to Honduras. I knew I needed to take kids on these amazing experiences. Other schools had programs, and I wanted our program (then at Project Learn) to be immersion and giving back."
The grant money from the Great American Teach-Off would be used as seed money for his Global Immersion Project, including scholarships for travel and micro loans to students to assist their fundraising efforts for the program. Huber said teachers have to get students out of the classroom and into the real world. As an English teacher, he said his goal was to make his students better writers and prepare them to be tomorrow's leaders.
"Our school is a passion-based school," Huber said. "The idea is to get kids to do things they are passionate about."
One way Huber accomplishes this is through blogging.
"Any kid's interest can make for a better world – even if you like cars."
He encourages his students to write about what interests them. He challenges them to think about ways they can improve the world through their blog.
"I want them to learn to use technology as a force for good," Huber said. "This isn't about ranting about ex-boyfriends."
He said he is always working to engage kids in real world issues and designs a large portion of his curriculum around human rights issues.
Ijshanya Williams, 17, of Germantown, credits her interest in international affairs to Huber.
"I don't think some of my classmates realize that just because we live in the United States and have certain rights, it doesn't mean everybody else does," Williams said. "We take going to school for granted in America."
"There aren't that many programs available like this and that's why teenagers should take advantage of it because you never know it could be a once in a lifetime thing," said Cystiona Golson, 16, of Frankford. "My grandmother always told me if you see something and you want it, you got to get it because nine times out of 10, it's not going to be there later."
"Often [in life] you have to take yourself out of your shoes and put yourself in someone else's shoes," said Kiera Marsh-Hall, 14, of Roxborough. "I think it's important to know not everybody has had the same experiences as you."
Marsh-Hall said Huber has taught her that "once you become aware of a problem you should take steps to change it."
Last year, Marsh-Hall participated in Huber's Global Immersion Project with six other classmates. She and her classmates painted a school and helped high school students with their English while they were in Costa Rica.
"It changed my whole view on life," Marsh-Hall said. "It made me appreciate the opportunities I have in the United States. It made me realize I want to give back."
Marsh-Hall, who hopes one day to study in London, said that she has always been a good student but the trip has motivated her to push herself even further.
Besides participating in several service projects, the students went white water rafting, propelling and zip lining while in Costa Rica. The activities were designed to push the students beyond their comfort level and take on new challenges.
"It was one of the best experiences of my life," Marsh-Hall said.
Huber is now competing against finalists for public votes. Each week, two finalists are eliminated based on public votes. If you would like to vote for Huber go to budurl.com/HuberFinalist. Every week, finalists must submit video responses to a series of questions highlighting their creativity and passion in the classroom.


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Iowa Masters in Psychology Campus Programs
Students interested in Masters in Psychology Campus Programs have a variety of options to choose from depending on whether they are looking to enter the workforce immediately or prepare for their doctorate degree.
If you are ready to specialize, masters in counseling psychology, masters in clinical psychology, sports psychology or forensic psychology masters programs are available, amongst other niche areas. The job outlook for clinical, counseling and school Psychologists is positive; employment growth from 2014 to 2024 is expected to rise by 20%[i]. Whether you aspire to work in industry, government, education, hospitals, or in private practice, a solid academic background is important.
Finding the Masters degree in Psychology that aligns with your career goals is the next step, so read on for some essential program information to help you with your selection.
On-Campus Masters in Psychology Programs: Essential Information
Admission to a Masters in Psychology program may not require an undergraduate major in psychology, but typically do require coursework in introductory psychology, experimental psychology, and statistics. Some doctoral degree programs require applicants to have a master's degree in psychology; others will accept applicants with a bachelor's degree and a major in psychology.
Students can expect that a Masters in Psychology take 2 to 3 years beyond their undergraduate degree, and admission requirements are completion and passing score of Graduate Record Exam (GRE), and a solid grade point average (GPA) at an accredited university for undergraduate work.
Masters in Psychology Programs: M.A. or M.S. Degree?
You may notice that there are both Master of Arts (MA) in Psychology and Master of Science (MS) in Psychology degrees. While the academic requirements may be similar, the MA may have a liberal arts or practitioner focus while the MS may emphasize the science of psychology.
In some cases, an MS could be a prerequisite for those seeking to enter a PhD program later in their academic career. The Master of Arts is suitable for individuals who have a strong idea of what they would like to do in their professional career.
When in doubt, request more information from the graduate school to determine the best academic path to your career goals. You can request information directly from the GradSchools.com site for efficiency.
Potential Benefits to Campus-Based Masters in Psychology Programs
Earning your Masters in Psychology on campus may be a great option for students who enjoy the face-to-face interaction with others, want to expand their networks, and have the opportunity to meet their faculty members. Studying on campus also means you gain access to the university's facilities, from extra-curricular activities and gymnasiums to the libraries and laboratories. Plus, many colleges offer classes in evenings and on weekends to accommodate busy working students.
Searching for a graduate school on GradSchools.com is easy. Since location is often a consideration when choosing a program, use the city, state or country tabs to find psychology masters programs near or abroad. You can also use the directory to navigate to the type of program you are looking for, such as Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) or Developmental Psychology, and look for campus programs within that field. Some examples of listings might include: Masters in Applied Social Psychology, Masters in General Psychology, MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Experimental Psychology MS, Master of Arts in Counseling: Specialization in Forensic Psychology.
The American Psychological Association (APA) does not accredit Masters in Psychology Programs. It does however, accredit "doctoral graduate programs in clinical, counseling, school psychology and combination programs; internships, a required component of doctoral training; and postdoctoral residency programs in traditional and specialty practice areas of psychology".
FUN FACT: Most clinical and counseling psychologists need a doctorate in psychology, an internship, at least 1 to 2 years of supervised professional experience. They must also pass the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology. Information on specific state requirements can be obtained from the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards.
Masters in Psychology Programs: Thesis or Non-thesis Option?
Many Masters Psychology Programs involve a 1-year internship. There are thesis and non-thesis programs.
If your goal is to use the title "psychologist", this will involve licensure and either a Ph.D. in psychology or a Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) degree, so completing a thesis would be wise.
The non-thesis alternative might be fine if you are more interested entering the workforce immediately after graduation. In this case, you might look into a 'terminal' Masters in Psychology degree program. For instance, graduates with a master's degree in psychology might work as industrial-organizational psychologists.
Specializations: Which Masters in Psychology Program is right for you?
General Masters in Psychology programs help students develop research, observational and analytical skills through both core and elective courses. Psychology courses are generally separated into basic psychology, personality, social psychology and biological psychology. Specialized programs may offer different curriculums, as practicing Psychologists often choose one area in which to cultivate expertise:
- Clinical psychologists assess, diagnose, and treat mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. Some focus on a particular area or population such as:
- Health psychologists study how psychological and behavioral factors interact with health and illness.
- Neuropsychologists study the effects of brain injuries, brain disease, developmental disorders, or mental health conditions on behavior and thinking.
- Counseling psychologists help patients deal with and understand problems, including issues at home, at the workplace, or in their community. This can include Mental Health Counselors and Social Workers
- Developmental psychologists study the psychological progress and development that take place throughout life, such as early childhood or the elderly.
- Forensic psychologists use psychological principles in the legal and criminal justice system to help judges, attorneys, and other legal specialists understand the psychological aspects of a particular case, or profile criminal behavior.
- Industrial-organizational (I-O) psychologists apply psychology to the workplace by using psychological principles and research methods to solve problems and potentially improve workplace productivity, management or employee working styles, and employee morale.
- School psychologists apply psychological principles and techniques to education and developmental disorders, learning and behavioral problems
- Social psychologists study how people's mindsets and behavior are shaped by social interactions including both individual and group interactions.
Ready to Pursue a Masters Degree in Psychology?
Whether you are using a Masters in Psychology as a stepping-stone to a PhD or PsyD, or you realize that earning a graduate degree might help you open up more doors than your undergraduate degree, finding the right program and graduate school is important. Our site is filled with useful tips and information so that you are able to match your aspirations with the appropriate masters program. Why not initiate a search today!
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After more than two weeks, parks and museums closed during the government shutdown reopened Thursday.
All national parks, monuments, memorials and Smithsonian museums were closed during the shutdown, leaving tourists and residents with plans to visit some of D.C.'s most popular sites with nothing to do. But attitudes about the closures soon turned from frustration to anger.
During a rally last week, veterans protesting the government shutdown clashed with police, taking down barricades blocking the closed World War II Memorial and dumping them outside the White House. During the shutdown, the National Park Service granted hundreds of veterans -- many of whom were in their 80s and 90s -- access to the shuttered World War II Memorial so they could exercise their first amendment rights.
Despite the memorial being closed to the general public, many tourists and veterans alike gained access by simply parting the barriers.
Those same barriers were hauled away Thursday morning.
All national parks -- from Yosemite to Shenandoah National Park -- reopened Thursday. Memorials and monuments managed by the National Park Service and Smithsonian museums will also reopened.
The visitor's center at the U.S Capitol opened at 8:30 a.m., providing tours for visitors. NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center will open at noon, with a telework and liberal leave policy for workers. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum will also reopen Thursday.
The National Gallery of Art was going to open Saturday out of concern it would not have enough security personnel to open Thursday, but they were able to bring in enough guards to open at 10 a.m. The Sculpture Garden will open later in the day. Food services, however, will resume Saturday.
Despite the end of the shutdown, some attractions will not open immediately. The Smithsonian's National Zoo says it needs one day to get ready for guests and will open Friday.
The zoo announced Thursday it would give all visitors a 10 percent discount on food and merchandise to show their gratitude for the support their received during the shutdown.
We appreciate your support. All Zoo visitors will receive a 10% discount on food & merchandise 10/18 to 10/20!
— National Zoo (@NationalZoo) October 17, 2013
For those wondering how Mei Xiang and her cub are doing, the Panda Cam is live again. The zoo's other live animal cams will also go back online. The cameras were turned off during the shutdown because they required federal resources to operate.


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Rules for the application of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund (ESF) and the Cohesion Fund (2007-2013)
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Rules for the application of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund (ESF) and the Cohesion Fund (2007-2013)
This Regulation determines the application of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund (ESF) and the Cohesion Fund. In particular it concerns the obligations of Member States with regard to information and implementing the funds.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1828/2006 of 8 December 2006 setting out rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and of Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Regional Development Fund [See amending act(s)].
This Regulation lays down rules for the application of:
This Regulation establishes all the rules for publishing and communicating information relating to projects funded by these Funds. In addition, it defines the rules aimed at ensuring the Funds are properly used, particularly with regard to the monitoring systems put in place by the Member States and the procedures for cases of irregularity.
Lastly, the Regulation establishes the provisions relating to certain specific aspects of the Funds, such as the financial engineering instruments and the eligibility expenditure on housing.
Information and publicity: the communication plan
In accordance with Regulation No 1083/2006, Member States shall establish operational programmes. These programmes define the development strategies based on funding from the structural Funds.
With transparency in mind, the operational programmes must be the subject of a communication plan. The communication plans are established by the Member States or the management authorities responsible for operational programmes. These plans are aimed at:
Furthermore, the communication plans include:
Alongside the dissemination of information, this Regulation defines the responsibilities and roles of each of the stakeholders involved, specifically:
To ensure exchanges of good practice and experience, European networks may be set up, comprising the contact persons responsible for information and publicity, as designated by each managing authority.
Management and control systems
The general provisions on the ERDF, the ESF and the Cohesion Fund provide that Member States submit to the Commission a description of the management and control systems and a report setting out the results of an assessment of their introduction.
The Commission relies on these documents to satisfy itself that the financial assistance concerned is used by the Member States in accordance with the applicable rules necessary for protecting the EU's financial interests. This is why the present Regulation sets out in detail the information that such documents should contain.
Furthermore, this Regulation lays down specific rules concerning:
Member States must report to the Commission any irregularities which have been the subject of a primary administrative or judicial finding. They then inform it of the procedures instituted with respect to all irregularities previously notified and of important changes resulting from them.
Each Member State is to report to the Commission and to the other Member States concerned any irregularities discovered or supposed to have occurred, where it is feared that they may very quickly have repercussions outside its territory or they show that a new malpractice has been employed.
Financial corrections
Where a Member State does not maintain an agreed target level of public structural expenditure during the programming period, no financial correction should be applied if the difference between the agreed target level and the level achieved is equal to or less than 3 % of the agreed target level (de minimis threshold).
Financial engineering instruments
This Regulation lays down general and specific provisions applicable to all financial engineering instruments. Financial engineering instruments take the form of actions which make repayable investments in enterprises, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and in public-private partnerships. When the Structural Funds finance operations comprising financial engineering instruments, a business plan must be submitted by the cofinancing partners or shareholders.
Provisions implementing Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006
The present Regulation lays down specific rules concerning the eligibility of expenditure on housing and the eligibility of operational programmes for the European territorial cooperation objective.
The ERDF and the ESF ("Structural Funds") and the Cohesion Fund cofinance projects implemented at regional and local level. The structural funds particularly aim at increasing economic competitiveness, improving employment and strengthening social and economic cohesion between the European regions.
Entry into force
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Official Journal
Regulation (EC) No 1828/2006
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Regulation (EC) No 846/2009
Regulation (EC) No 832/2010
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Last month, we put together our 402's short-block with forged internals from Lunati and Wiseco, and went over how to set up bearing clearances, ring gaps, and other essentials for assembling an engine that will hold up under the rigors of a heavy right foot. This month, we'll put together our top end, and go over a process that has become hotly debated in recent years: breaking in a flat tappet cam.
More than a few readers are probably wondering why we went with a flat tappet cam in the first place. Why not a "modern" roller valvetrain that will make gobs of power? Well, first, roller cams aren't exactly modern. Most people don't realize that roller cams in engines go back to the early part of the 20th century, and are just as old as flat tappet cams. The first aftermarket roller tappets came out in the '50s, designed by Bruce Crower. By the '60s, most of the performance valvetrain companies had roller cams and lifters in their product lines for use in racing and hardcore street applications. But these were expensive, and flat tappets still ruled the world.
It wasn't until the late-'80s when roller cams became standard from the factory that their affordability in the aftermarket started to increase, and almost 30 years later roller cams are as common as flat tappets, but they still haven't been able to depose them as top dog, sales-wise. The reason still comes down to cost. When going to a roller cam, you're typically looking at an increase in cost of build between $1,500 to $2,000. That includes the cam, lifters, pushrods, valvesprings, retainers and locks, and cam button spacer. For the engine builder on a budget, that is a hefty price increase.
Flat tappet cams still offer great power, but on a more budget friendly level. And for racers who compete in classes where rules specify them, flat tappets are the only option. So, in sticking with our theme of a real world, budget-friendly big-block build, we chose a flat tappet cam. Specifically, we went with a mechanical/solid lifter cam, for that old school feel.
The main issue with flat tappet cams today is their break-in procedure. Twenty years ago this wasn't a problem. But the EPA tightened standards on motor oil and forced companies to remove most of the heavy metals that were in the oil, so breaking in flat tappet cams became problematic. Zinc and other ingredients in oil were having a negative effect on certain factory emissions control equipment. These metals were critical for initial flat tappet break-in. Without them, the break-in procedure wouldn't go properly, and you'd end up with a cam lobe (or several) wiped out.
Thanks to the performance lubricant companies, this is no longer a problem. Special "heavy metal" oils are now readily available from Comp Cams, AMSOIL, and others that help ensure cam break-in goes smoothly …as long as the break-in procedures are followed.


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Regulators investigate Mercedes-Benz fuel leaks
DETROIT Federal safety regulators are investigating reports of fuel leaks in about 250,000 Mercedes-Benz E-Class cars.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Mercedes have received 533 complaints from owners about a strong odor of gasoline, mainly after refueling. The agency says fuel may be leaking from the upper part of the gas tank.
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No fires or injuries have been reported.
The investigation affects vehicles from the 2003 to 2008 model years. The agency is looking into whether the leaks were caused by a 2008 pollution control recall.
The problem surfaced last year with complaints about 2003 to 2006 E55 AMG cars.
On Friday the safety agency expanded the probe to other E-Class vehicles. Investigators will determine if a recall is needed. E-Class cars start around $51,000.
Mercedes said it's cooperating with NHTSA in the probe. Anyone who smells gasoline in their car should contact a dealer, the company said.


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Symposium on the Priesthood: "Why Priests Are Happy: A Study of the Psychological and Spiritual Health of Priests"
10/5/2011 - Rev. Msgr. Stephen Rossetti, Associate Dean for Ministerial and Seminary Students.
"What We Have Done, What We Have Failed to Do: Toward a New Liturgical Movement"
3/16/2011 - Msgr. Kevin Irwin, Dean of the School of Theology and Religious Studies


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by Walter Fox
James Nelson Kise II, 75, formerly of Chestnut Hill, an architect and city planner who played a major role in many redevelopment projects in the Philadelphia area, died Dec. 26 of a hear ailment at his home in Freeport, Maine.
Although Mr. Kise had retired from Kise, Straw and Kolodner, a Philadelphia-based firm that he cofounded in 1984, he continued to serve as a consultant on many architectural and urban planning projects. He also maintained a home in Center City Philadelphia.
During the 1980s and early 1990s, he was a member of the Chestnut Hill Community Association's Land Use Planning and Zonning Committee and had served for a time as its chairman.
Mr. Kise's firm, which specializes in architecture, planning, urban design and historic preservation, was involved in the 1965 Market West Redevelopment Area Plan, the Avenue of the Arts, the relocation of the Liberty Bell and other urban design contributions to the current transformation of Independence Hall.
The firm's restoration of the former Ridgway Library to house the Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts won seven design awards, including the National Honor Award of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Mr. Kise played a leading role in shaping five new towns: Ciudad Guayana, Venezuala; Raddisson, N.Y.; Peachtree City, Ga.; Sadat City, Egypt, and Kaohsiung New Town, Taiwan. He also worked in Pennsylvania on the central areas of Allentown and Harrisburg, and in Memphis, Tenn.
An advocate for modern and contemporary architecture and design, as well as for the preservation of historic buildings. Mr. Kise in the early 1980's undertook with his wife the conversion of Druim Moir, the 1886 Chestnut Hill estate of Henry Howard Houston (her great-grandfather) into a residential community.
Shortly thereafter he supervised an addition to the historic Philadelphia Cricket Club. More recently, he had been acting on behalf of the Houston Family in the discussions surrounding the development of the SugarLoaf Campus of Chestnut Hill College.
He had been a member of the board of trustees of the Philadelphia Museum of Art since 1975, and in 2009, as chair of the Building Committee, he oversaw the master plan under development by architect Frank Gehry, including the creation of new public spaces for the museum. He was a past co-chair of the Young Friends of the Museum, and had served on many of the museum's committees.
Gail Harrity, president and CEO of the museum, described Mr. Kise as an "enthusiastic and energetic advocate who had both the ability to create a vision for the future and to roll up his sleeves with everyone necessary to make it happen."
Mr. Kise was a director of the Urban Design Center of Urban America in Washington, D.C., from 1967 to 1970 and helped to found the National Urban Coalition after the urban riots of 1968. Returning to Philadelphia, he worked with Edmund Bacon of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission.
He was elected a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) in 2010, in the category of "Service to Society," recognizing his career as an advocate of architecture, design, and the visual and performing arts, and his leadership at local, state, and national levels.
Affiliated with the Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial since 1970, including 12 years as board president, he was honored in 2006 with Fleisher's Founder's Award as one of three distinguished architects who helped to make Fleisher a community treasure.
He was a founder of the Washington, D.C, Community School of Music and served on the board of Philadelphia's Settlement Music School. Proud of his heritage as a descendant of David Rittenhouse, he was active on the board of Historic Rittenhouse Town.
A native of Trenton, N.J., Mr. Kise attended Lafayette College for two years before transferring to the University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in architecture in 1959 and, later, master's degrees in urban design and fine arts. From 1996 until recently he was a lecturer in urban design at the university.
He was a board member of the university's School of Design Alumni Association since 1995 and a member of the school's board of overseers since 2001.
He is survived by his wife, Sarah "Sallie" Smith; sons Jefferson, of Carmel, Calif., Curtis, of Philadelphia, and Triplett, of Freeport, Maine; a daughter, Susanna, of Houston, Tex.; a brother, Lee, in Germany, and three grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 5, at the Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, 8000 Saint Martins Lane, in Chestnut Hill. Burial will be private.
Memorial donations may be made to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Development Dept., Box 7646, Philadelphia 19101.


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