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For the second time in 14 years, the Maryland men's lacrosse team finds itself in the unenviable position of losing back-to-back National Championship games. After losing to Princeton in the '97 and '98 title games, the Terps failed to reach Memorial Day again until last season, when they fell to Virginia 9-7. With Monday's 9-3 defeat at the hands of the Loyola Greyhounds, Maryland continues to be perpetual runners-up.
It was another inspired run in the NCAA tournament for second-year head coach John Tillman's squad, as they once again fought from an unseeded position to reach the title game. Just like last year, this string of wins featured a sweet victory over the rival Duke Blue Devils, who the Terps manhandled in the Final Four on Saturday, 16-10.
There are no medals awarded for semifinal victories though, and as sweet as beating Duke is for Maryland fans, that's how bitter it tastes to come up just shy of the ultimate goal.
Perhaps for the Terps to take the next step and finally capture their first national title since 1975, Tillman needs to find a way to put together a more complete regular season in 2012, one that will have the Terps facing an "easier" road to championship Monday by securing a high seed in the tournament.
That will be easier said than done, as Maryland stands to lose many key contributors, including seniors Joe Cummings (31 goals, 19 assists) and Drew Snider (24, 7).
Tillman lost several starters after last year's loss to Virginia though, and still managed to guide his team to one win shy of a title.
Terps fans, though disappointed now, have a bright future to look forward to.
On the other side, Loyola and head coach Charlie Toomey completed an even more impressive beating-of-the-odds to claim their first national championship in team history. While the Terps rose to the top from the bottom of the NCAA tournament bracket, Loyola's journey was a season-long affair which saw them go from unranked (not in the preseason top 20) to #1 in the country, to #1 overall seed in said tournament.
While Loyola had played in the title game once before – in 1990, a 21-9 thrashing at the hands of Syracuse – they had never had a season quite like this one.
Their only loss came in overtime to Charles Street rival Johns Hopkins, at Homewood, in overtime. Still, many saw them as overrated, despite victories over national powerhouses Duke, Ohio State, and Denver.
The Greyhounds and Toomey – who was the starting goalkeeper on that 1990 team – put that chip on their shoulder and definitively brought home their first championship trophy.
After an easy 17-5 win over Canisius in the opening round, the 'hounds survived a scare at the hands of rival Denver 10-9 (their third victory over them in 2012, by a total margin of five goals) to earn the right to play at Gillette Stadium on Memorial Day weekend. They built a 7-3 lead over 2010 runner up Notre Dame and held on for a 7-5 victory, before crushing the Terps on Monday.
Maryland took a 3-2 lead with 10:40 remaining in the second quarter.
However, the Terps would. Not. Score. Again.
In a defensive performance for the ages, Loyola held Maryland scoreless for nearly 40 minutes to end the game. Considering the Terps had hung 16 on Duke just 48 hours before, this was an even more impressive accomplishment.
In a matchup that ensured the state of Maryland would bring home it's first NCAA Division 1 Men's Lacrosse Championship since 1975 – that is, by anyone other than Johns Hopkins – it is worth noting that a local product had a huge impact.
Loyola graduate student Eric Lusby (Severna Park '07) set a record for most goals in a single NCAA tournament (17) with his fourth against the Terps on Monday.
"We knew what we had in our locker room through the whole year. It's just been an unbelievable journey," said Lusby.
Congratulations to the Loyola Greyhounds, and thank you for bringing the trophy back to Maryland, where it belongs.


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My first instinct when reading a recent opinion published on June 18 referencing "the insatiable appetite for taxes" was that of reproach. As a tax paying resident of Gaston County, I am not thrilled with the idea of a tax increase. As a member of the community realizing what the taxes actually go to fund I found some understanding.
But as an employee of Gaston County, I embraced a need for an increase. Not to fund my salary, but to ensure the school bonds that were voted for (however not by myself) are able to be paid for. It was clearly stated, even advertised, that a tax increase would be imminent if those bonds were voted in. Our property taxes being sixth highest are certainly offset by our values being some of the lowest.
The commenter's dismay that more citizens hadn't shown up for the budget meeting is a sad indicator of how the average citizen actually cares. The entire population had the opportunity to attend the meeting, yet those that it affected most were the only ones to show up. Honestly, I thought a few more citizens would show up as well but I assume some have the "ignorance is bliss" attitude toward things of a political nature.
I sincerely do not believe any taxpayer in any city or county government would skip around singing the praises of paying any amount of taxes no matter how high or how low they may be. And yes, this Oliver Twist took the opportunity to stand up and speak and beg for more. I signed up, I stood and waited for hours and when it was my turn, I had my say.
As a county employee, I was advocating for my coworkers, for my agency, but mostly for my own family. You see, I was a beggar long before I ever became a county employee. I sank to many substandard levels to do what I had to do to provide for my family. It was a blessing to obtain the position I have with the county and I serve the citizens of Gaston County every weekday, just as my job requires.
I pay taxes; therefore I fund my own salary. My husband pays taxes, therefore funding my salary, my grown children pay taxes, therefore funding my salary as well. In addition to that, those taxes we pay also funds the benefits of the less fortunate. Which at one time, I too, was a recipient of those benefits.
If the commenter would take the time to actually consider those who represented a "special interest" they would find that those special interests impact the community in a way that losing those special interests would be detrimental. Consider the Sheriff department. Those men and women help keep us safe, they are responsible for getting criminals and drugs off the streets, maintaining inmates at the jail and they are critical to this county.
And, yes, look at DSS. While most have the opinion that we are �baby-snatching, pencil pushing and corrupt� employees, those people have not even tried to understand all that is involved in this agency. The few instances of negative media coverage are far outweighed by the positive things we do.
While on the clock, we deliver services to the underprivileged, we assist in protecting the neglected and abused children and elderly, we offer assistance in helping those who actually seek employment to obtain it and keep it. We are often verbally abused, threatened, accosted, and unappreciated by the citizens we serve.
In addition, in our off time, we are volunteers, we deliver meals on wheels, we give our time at hospice and at cancer services, we participate in fund raisers for Run for the Money, we contribute to United Way and Salvation Army, we work at the Women's Shelter, we volunteer at the Animal Shelter, we are guardian ad litems, we are foster parents and we are adoptive parents. All this in our off time!
Our roles are vital, yet no one cares. We are seen as beggars because we cannot continue to support our own families and avoid utilizing public assistance benefits without an increase in pay ourselves.
The tax increase was for one purpose only: to allow the ability to pay the school bonds that the majority of voters passed under the knowledge that taxes would be raised to do so.
The downward spiral will continue if taxes are increased or not. Consider how much worse it would be should all those who provide the services the county residents expect were to go elsewhere. Imagine how unskilled workers might contribute to higher error rates allowing overpayments of benefits that would cost more and more and more in the long run. Imagine if the parks and libraries were to shut down, if emergency workers were to find employment where they were better compensated.
Think about it. Then, reconsider how we've been labeled "beggars."
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BE VIGILANT BUT DON'T PANIC ABOUT SWINE FLU, DOCTOR SAYS - Dr. Todd Ellerin, chief of infections diseases at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, Mass., says we have to be concerned about the swine flu outbreak in five states so far, but we shouldn't panic.
Ledger, Scheible, on wire now
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16-YEAR-OLD BROCKTON GIRL SHOT TO DEATH OUTSIDE PARTY - A 16-year-old Brockton girl was shot dead and two other teens shot and wounded outside a party on Addison Avenue late Saturday night, authorities said.
Enterprise, Papadopoulos, on wire now
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AND ON THIS CORNER, BROCKTON'S ROCKY MARCIANO POST OFFICE BUILDING - Rocky Marciano Jr., the son of boxing legend Rocky Marciano, joined hundreds of people for the dedication of the Rocky Marciano Post Office Building in Brockton on Sunday.
Enterprise, Papadopoulos, on wire now
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VIDEO: NINE PUPS DOUBLE THE AVERAGE FOR THIS BREED'S LITTER - Eight is definitely not enough for Krystal, a Jack Russell terrier in Westford. Krystal gave birth to nine puppies – seven males and two females.
Westford, Costa, on wire now
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SOME COLLEGE GRADS PLAN TO LIVE WITH PARENTS TO SAVE MONEY - Home with mom and dad may not be where their heart is, but it's where many college seniors are headed after graduation next month. With unemployment rates spiking and companies reluctant to hire, many college seniors are facing the prospect of graduating without a job and moving home to save money.
The Enterprise, Almeida, on wire now
MOTHER REMEMBERS HOW POLIO NEARLY KILLED THREE OF HER CHILDREN - For seven hours on an October night more than a half century ago, a team of doctors and nurses battled to save 5-year-old Bobby Sleczkowski's life.
CNC, Uek, on wire now
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CNC, on wire now
VIDEO: MAN CARVES OUT A NEW CAREER MAKING VIOLINS - Greg Allison of Braintree has been learning how to make violins while attending the North Bennet Street School in Boston's North End neighborhood.
Ledger, Tatz, on wire now
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MAKING CENTS: REPLANNING YOUR RETIREMENT - With the recent market volatility, many Americans are seriously wondering if they can afford to retire. Assumptions based on forecasts just a year or two old may be completely obsolete if your portfolio has taken a substantial hit. As painful as it may be, there are several possible solutions to your situation.
Ledger, on wire now
CHECKOUT LANE: A BACKYARD VEGETABLE GARDEN CAN SAVE MONEY - You may not realize it, but your backyard garden can be functional as well as beautiful – it can even save you money.
Ledger, Onufrak, on wire now
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WIND TURBINE MANUFACTURER LOOKING AT SITE IN BROCKTON - Aeronautica Windpower LLC of Plymouth is looking at property in Brockton to manufacture new commercial-size wind turbines for use throughout North American and the Caribbean.
Enterprise, Allegrini, on wire now
MASS. MARKET: ARCHITECTS SEEK CHANGES IN STATE'S MODEL SCHOOL PROGRAM - Even as they criticize the Massachusetts School Building Authority, members of the Boston Society of Architects realize they also have to work with the agency – especially as the model school concept is rolled out for elementary schools.
Ledger, Chesto, on wire now
CRAFT BEER SALES ON THE RISE - Tim Sheehan, chief executive officer of L. Knife & Son, a Kingston, Mass., beer distributor, says craft beer sales continue to grow despite the economic downturn because "people are pretty passionate about them."
Ledger, Adams, on wire now
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WENDY MURPHY: STRONGER WORDS NEEDED ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE - President Obama recently issued a statement recognizing April as "Sexual Assault Awareness Month." Good, I thought, after reading the first line. We need a strong leader to speak out against the silence of sexual violence. Then I read the rest. Seems Obama may not be the right guy.
Ledger, on wire now
EDITORIAL: FACTS CAN'T STOP OBAMA RUMORS - Once started, Internet rumors are nearly impossible to stop. Hence, a year after it was debunked, people are still spreading the Internet rumor that Barack Obama wasn't really born in the U.S. and should therefore be evicted from the White House.
MetroWest, on wire now
EDITORIAL: DOES TORTURE REALLY WORK? - As the debate continues to rage over the the CIA's interrogation techniques, suddenly we're hearing about a "second wave" terrorist attack on the West Coast allegedly prevented by information gleaned through waterboarding suspected terrorists. This plot is referenced in one of the "torture memos" released last week, but otherwise, we know nothing.
MetroWest, on wire now
PETER COSTA: SPRING AND THE SOUND OF TWEETS - Birds are chirping, whistling, hooting, cawing, peeping and twittering (in an analog way). It is a lovely and natural symphony. But for years I couldn't hear it. My next-door neighbor would drown out the birds with his constant cell phone sales calls made outdoors.
CNC, on wire now
RICK HOLMES: IN 100 DAYS, OBAMA DELIVERS CHANGE HE PROMISED - As the pols, pundits and people prepare to fill out their scorecards on Barack Obama's first 100 days - April 30 is the day; late scorecards will not be accepted - we ought to ask first, compared to what?
MetroWest, on wire now
EDITORIAL: CRAIGSLIST IS NOT A KILLER - They say there's no such thing as bad publicity, but that doesn't extend to having your business associated with a homicidal psychopath. So the headline writers who have made "Craigslist killer" the phrase of the week have done no favors for the small California company whose mostly free online advertising Web site has had a huge impact on the way Americans do business.
MetroWest, on wire now
EDITORIAL: AMERICANS STAYING PUT BECAUSE OF RECESSION - One of the defining characteristics of Americans has always been their willingness to pack up and move in search of better places and better times. The recession has radically changed that.
MetroWest, on wire now
PETER CHIANCA: DRIVING SEARCH YIELDS TALES OF THE ERRATIC - Yesterday I drove on Route 114 in Peabody, Mass. If you're not familiar with it, it's a road where cars careen into high-speed traffic like shiny balls bouncing around a pinball machine. It's the type of road you only go on when you forget that other roads exist, or that you could have stayed home.
CNC, on wire now
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LENNY AT LARGE: HULCE AT HELM OF 'SPRING AWAKENING' - Plays of a serious nature are commonplace. Many of them come with strong themes. Adult themes. Occasionally, one about teenagers comes along. And then it's transformed into a ... musical? In this case, that would be "Spring Awakening," which rambles into Boston after knocking 'em dead on Broadway in 2007, winning eight Tony awards, including best musical.
MetroWest, Megliola, on wire now
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JULIE FAY: PLANNING DINNER LIKE PLAYING GAME OF CHICKEN - Chicken is one of the surefire things all three kids will eat. Baked, grilled or nuggeted, it's a relatively easy way to get some protein into them. Apparently, however, I've relied on it a bit too much lately.
Ledger, on wire now
EILEN JEWELL A RISING AMERICANA STAR - Eilen Jewell's latest album, "Sea of Tears," released Tuesday on Signature Sounds, resembles a tear-in-your-beer night in a honky tonk – specifically a rock 'n' roll-tinged honky tonk circa 1965. It is a bit of a departure from the sound of her previous album, but should continue to make the Cambridge, Mass.-based songwriter one of the fastest rising stars in Americana music.
Ledger, Miller, on wire now
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'GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAST' FEATURES SCENES SHOT IN SUDBURY'S MARTHA-MARY CHAPEL - Moviegoers familiar with the Martha-Mary Chapel at Longfellow's Wayside Inn in Sudbury may be tempted to speak up if they see the film "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past."
MetroWest, Tremblay, on wire now
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FARMER HELPS CHILDREN LEARN ABOUT SOWING, GROWING, HARVESTING - Jon Belber is the education director of the non-profit arm of Holly Hill Farm, dubbed "Friends of Holly Hill Farm." Three seasons of the year he goes into area schools and welcomes groups to the farm with the primary goal of teaching them about sowing, growing and harvesting.
CNC, White, on wire now
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SUMMER MOVIE PREVIEW: HOLLYWOOD'S BLOCKBUSTER SEASON KICKS OFF WITH BIG-BUDGET ACTION - History has shown us that when the economy is down, movie receipts are up – way up. And Hollywood is fully prepared to take advantage with a summer line-up that offers a little something for everyone.
Ledger, Alexander, on wire now
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VIDEO: FRUITLANDS MUSEUM EXHIBIT AN ORCHARD OF VISUALLY TASTY DELIGHTS - On a blustery spring morning, Tim Firment burns branches and brush downwind of the Picture Gallery as he prepares Fruitlands Museum to begin a new season under his leadership.
MetroWest, Bergeron, on wire now
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Antigua and Barbuda doesn't normally rank among threats to United States interests. The twin-island nation's population of 100,000 rivals that of Flint, Mich., and its $1 billion economy is about as much as New York City is spending to make infrastructure fixes like repairing bridges and filling potholes.
Yet, when it comes to trade negotiations, the eastern Caribbean country is playing tough.
In what would be a first, the Antiguan government is threatening to suspend the intellectual property rights that protect the US music and film industries. It could then establish a website and sell hit songs and Hollywood blockbusters without paying royalties – legally.
This week, the World Trade Organization said Antigua had the right to take the unprecedented step in an effort to force the US to abide by a previous trade ruling. The two countries have been locked in a trade dispute for the past decade since the US prohibited the use of offshore Internet gambling sites.
The US laws in question placed bans on bet-making across borders by way of the Internet. Those laws, which had disastrous effects on the Antiguan economy, violated trade rules, the WTO ruled.
The Antiguan government refuses to reveal the details of its retaliatory plan. Whatever the government does, "we are not dealing with piracy or [intellectual property] theft," says Colin Murdoch, Antigua's ambassador at large. People close to the plan have long said the country intends to launch a website.
In various decisions handed down during the past 10 years, the WTO has consistently sided with Antigua. Yet, negotiators have failed to come to an agreement.
Now, Antigua is considering what it says is its only remaining option: going after popular films and music.
A bargaining chip?
An unlicensed Antiguan website might not be the boon to consumers that it seems.
US officials could still prosecute individuals for downloading songs illegally. What's more, the Antiguan government would be limited to $21 million per year in sales to recuperate the money its economy lost when the gaming industry collapsed, according to the WTO decision.
The government says it has lost much more, placing the industry at $3.4 billion annually, according to what it says are independent estimates.
The US has lost at least two other trade rulings in which foreign countries have been allowed to suspend intellectual property rights. But those countries never did so.
"I would be surprised if [Antigua] actually incorporates a website. That would be really serious," says Andrew Sellars, a fellow at Harvard University's Berkman Center for Internet and Society.
Mr. Sellars believes that Antigua is trying to bring the US back to the table. The countries, otherwise close allies, have exchanged barbs over the issue.
Ngenke Harmon, a spokeswoman for the US Trade Representative, says that "government-authorized piracy would undermine chances for a settlement. It also would serve as a major impediment to foreign investment in the Antiguan economy, particularly the high-tech industries."
The International Intellectual Property Alliance, which represents US copyright holders, strikes a similar chord.
"Should Antigua determine to move forward in this manner, it would certainly interfere with the ability to reach a negotiated resolution, and would harm the interests of Antiguans," said Steve Metalitz, counsel to the group, in a statement.
Antigua's attorney in the negotiations, Mark Mendel, says that if the US backs away from negotiations, it would be "cutting off its nose to spite its face."
"We've always been looking for employment.... As long as eight years ago we gave them proposals for limited remote gaming," Mr. Mendel says, adding that the Antiguan government would consider US assistance on other industries as part of a settlement. "Why don't you just sit down and find something that you can do, some market you can open for us?"
'It's about jobs'
Antiguan officials say they are not tied to the gambling issue. "At the end of the day it's about jobs," Ambassador Murdoch says.
In the early 2000s, Internet gambling employed some 5 percent of the nation's workforce and supported hundreds of companies. The industry now employs between 400 to 500 people, about one-tenth of the figure at its height.
"It's been a huge thing for us, absolutely huge," Murdoch says. The reduction in the industry "came at a time when many other things were happening ... including the recession" that hurt tourism, the largest single source of the economy.
The Obama administration agrees that a solution should benefit the Antiguan economy, but it has not said what that might be.
This is not the first time the US has dealt with a dispute involving royalties paid to artists. In 1999, it took the opposite position in a dispute brought by the European Commission – arguing that the WTO was enforcing rules too strictly.
In that case, the Europeans argued – successfully – that small bars in the US should be required to pay the same royalties that larger venues pay for reproducing copyrighted music.
The two sides ultimately struck an agreement requiring a multimillion dollar annual payment from the US to the Europeans. It is unclear whether the US still abides by that agreement.
In the Antigua case, the US has pushed for the WTO to take a more active role in protecting intellectual property. That mirrors the position of the US government in dealing with such rights, Sellars says.
"I think that in the US, there is already a perception among Americans that the government is beholden to intellectual property holders," he says. "We've seen a bigger government role in protecting" the sector.


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WE tv will launch in Hong Kong on PCCW's pay TV operator, now TV, its latest foray into the Asian market after announcing two deals in Korea and Singapore in recent months.
Available in nearly 74 million homes in the United States, WE tv is a women's channel which features series such as "My Fair Wedding," "Raising Sextuplets," "Bridezillas," "Amazing Wedding Cakes," and "The Locator."
WE tv will appear on now TV channel 519 as a 24/7 linear channel in both standard and high definition, and with traditional Chinese subtitles.
Last month, WE tv launched, with Sundance, on Skylife in South Korea, and the previous month they launched on SingTel's feevee service Mio after Rainbow Media completed a carriage deal in Singapore.
In November, Rainbow Media, which is a unit of Cablevision Systems Corporation, signed up to distribute the networks to Asia for the first time via the Measat-3a satellite.


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Make any sleepover, movie night or Nerdy Nummies marathon just a little sweeter with this Nerdy Nummies Candy Dipping Party. Simply place your favorite Rosanna Pansino Candy Melts candy flavor in the Nerdy Nummies melting pot and dip and dunk your way through the night. The melting pot will keep your candy at the perfect temperature for dipping so you don't have to worry about the candy hardening…and cleanup is a breeze if you want to switch out candy flavors. Dip marshmallows, cookies, pretzels, pound cake or fruit for a sweet party idea that everyone will love.
Looking for a fun and cute way to make someone's day? These Poop Swirl Emoji Treats are sure to bring a smile to anyone's face. Made using the Rosanna Pansino Poop Swirl Treat Mold, these treats can be made with any chocolate cake or brownie recipe. Package your chocolate treats in little bags and hand them out to friends, or sit them atop a cupcake for a sweet swirl that's almost too cute to eat.
This Penguin Ball Cake might just be too cute to eat! Made using the Rosanna Pansino Ball Pan, this round cake requires no carving and bakes in a smooth, round shape, ready for decorating! Use fondant to make your little penguin come to life…and add a little message on your cake board if this cake is for a birthday or party. A little cool weather pal that's sure to warm your heart, this Penguin Ball Cake is sure to become a favorite among family and friends!
These light and fluffy Cloudy Day Cupcakes are simply dream-worthy! Topped with fluffy white icing and fun lightning bolt and stars sprinkles, these cupcakes would be perfect for a baby or wedding shower, or any rainy and blustery day. Baked in Rosanna Pansino's baking cups, these heavenly cupcakes also feature a fun surprise message on the bottom! A fun and easy project for bakers of all skill levels, these Cloudy Day Cupcakes are sure to cheer you up!
Give your sweetie your (8-bit) heart with these adorable 8-Bit Heart Candies. Great for geeky and nerdy lovers, these heart candies are made using Rosanna Pansino's One in a Melon Watermelon and Oh My Berry Strawberry Candy Melts candies, so they taste even better than they look! Package hearts together for a cute wedding or Valentine's Day favor, or use these candy hearts to decorate cakes and cupcakes. Easy to make with the Rosanna Pansino Silicone Heart Mold, these 8-Bit Heart Candies are sure to satisfy your sweet tooth.
Show our favorite planet some love on Earth Day, Arbor Day or any day with this cute Planet Earth Ball Cake. Made using the Rosanna Pansino Ball Cake Pan, this cake requires no carving and bakes in a smooth round shape for easy decorating. Having a huge space-themed birthday party? This earth cake would be perfect for dessert…you could even make a few more planets for a large solar system cake display that's out of this world!
Create a colorful assortment of delicious sweet treats with this Colorful Candy Gems project. Featuring the Rosanna Pansino Silicone Gem Mold and a large assortment of colorful Candy Melts candy, these Colorful Candy Gems are a great way to celebrate your nerdery! Top each candy gem with a sweet 8-bit heart sprinkle for the perfect finishing touch. Fun for gifting or arranging into an edible keyboard for game night, these Colorful Candy Gems are a sweet treat you're sure to love!
You'll be one smart cookie if you decide to make these cupcakes for your next party! Topped with Ro's Nerdy Nummies logo, these Smart Cookie Cupcakes are a fun treat for any Rosanna Pansino fan. Use Ro's baking cups for lots of color options – plus each baking cup features a fun message on the bottom. A quick and easy project for beginning decorators, these Smart Cookie Cupcakes are just as fun to make as they are to eat!
Everyone knows that cherry is the best gummy flavor, and with the Rosanna Pansino Cherry Gummy Mix, you can make your own cherry gummies in a variety of shapes and sizes. Compatible with most plastic and silicone molds, this gummy mix works up fast (just add water) and tastes great! Use Ro's silicone mini gummy mold to create fun dinosaur, 8-bit heart and Nerdy Nummies logo gummies, or make gummies using whatever mold you have on hand. A fun project for the whole family to do together, these cherry gummies are a sweet treat everyone is sure to love.
Do you love a geeky gamer? If so, these cute 8-Bit Heart Cupcakes are a super fun way to show someone how much you care. Great for Valentine's Day, Sweetest Day or even a prom-posal, these tasty cupcakes are made using Rosanna Pansino's colorful cupcake liners, which all feature a fun surprise message on the bottom. Use your favorite cupcake recipe and top each treat with a little candy 8-bit heart for a quick and easy way to tell someone that they have your (geeky) heart!
What makes every text, message and email even better? A poop emoji, of course! Fansinos know that Ro loves the poop emoji, and now you can create your very own cookies that look just like the icon we all know and love. Use the Rosanna Pansino Poop Swirl cookie cutter to cut out your emoji shapes, then simply decorate them with your favorite chocolate icing. Feeling extra creative? Use brightly-colored icing to create unicorn poop cookies, too. A funny sweet that is sure to brighten up anyone's day, these poop emoji cookies will certainly bring a smile to anyone's face!
These cupcakes are a gem! Made using Rosanna Pansino Sugar Gems and your favorite cupcake recipe, these Rosanna Pansino Sugar Gem Cupcakes will be the hidden treasure of your next party or celebration. Match the icing color to the gems to help these treats really stand out! A quick and easy dessert that bakers of all skill levels can make, these Sugar Gem cupcakes rock!
Don't go breaking my (cookie) heart! These 8-Bit Heart Cookies are a fun and cute way to showcase your nerdy love. Use the Rosanna Pansino 8-Bit Heart Cookie Cutter to cut out your cookies, then decorate them to look like sweet 8-bit hearts. A fun homemade gift idea for gamers and nerds, these geeky heart cookies are almost too cute to eat.
No wizard, fairy or princess-themed party is complete without a wand! Made using the Rosanna Pansino Wand Pretzel Mold, as well as Ro's tasty La La Lemon Candy Melts candy, these candy-coated pretzels are a great treat for when you're craving something salty sweet. Add a realistic woodgrain to your wands by layering dark and light cocoa candy, then insert a pretzel rod or treat stick to create tasty candy lollipops that will help add magic to any birthday party. You could also wrap them in treat bags and hand them out as party favors.
Tell your crew how much they rock by making them some Sweet Candy Gems. Use Rosanna Pansino's new Candy Melts candy flavors, including One in a Melon Watermelon, Oh My Berry Strawbery and La La Lemon, to make little gems that taste as good as they look. Also great for decorating cakes and cupcakes, these candy gems are a glitzy way to add a little sparkle and shine to your treats.


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2013 Sept Highlights
Once a month, we highlight departments and programs from across the
college that have great things happening motivated by a desire to
improve student learning.
September 2013
-- Dennis Piontkowski, Department Chair -- "...each assessment team will present its report at a department meeting. This will encourage a more thorough and inclusive discussion.."
WHERE WE'VE BEEN: Fall 2012-Spring 2013
Last fall, the Mathematics Department faculty formed teams with the task of developing, carrying out, and analyzing SLO assessments in 10 different courses. Every full-time faculty member was assigned to at least one team. Participation by part-time faculty was strongly encouraged and, in fact, many adjunct instructors willingly joined the effort. The teams worked under a set of assessment guidelines outlined by the department chair, but each team was free to develop its own assessment method. Most teams chose to assess two or three course SLOs through common final exam questions. All instructors (both full and part-time) teaching a course being assessed were required to participate in the assessment, not just those who were team members. In spring, the assessments were analyzed and each team posted a report on the department SLO website.
Also, last year, the Mathematics Department developed program-level SLOs for the mathematics discipline. These SLOs map to all mathematics courses. In addition, we created our AS-T degree in mathematics with its own set of program-level SLOs.
Finally, last spring, the department completed revisions of our oldest course outlines, so that all mathematics courses now have explicit SLOs and no course outline is over 6 years old.
Here is just a sample of highlights from last year's assessments:
- While the different modes of MATH E3 delivery have similar pass rates, significantly more students succeed in the "hybrid" model, classes in which each section is guided by a teaching team: one instructor working with several classified staff teaching assistants. The hybrid methodology is effective with large class size. This result will guide future scheduling decisions.
- Even though the sole purpose of MATH 45 is to prepare students for transfer-level Statistics, a significant number of successful MATH 45 students don't continue on in a Stats course. Would cohort models improve this situation? Nevertheless, MATH 45 students succeed at higher rates in Stats than MATH 60 students. The assessment team also noted that MATH 45 teachers should give more attention to boxplots and to improving students' test-taking skills.
- Preliminary data seems to indicate that MATH 60 students who are required to make use of an online homework service are more successful at achieving course LOs than students doing traditional-style homework. The assessment involved a combination of multiple choice and free-response questions. More study needs to be done in this area.
WHERE WE'RE GOING: Fall 2013-Spring 2014
This year, new teams have been formed to assess additional courses. At our August department meeting we talked about how we could improve our assessment process. It was decided that, instead of just posting a written report on the department website, each assessment team will present its report at a department meeting. This will encourage a more thorough and inclusive discussion that will help us implement changes and close the loop in the assessment cycle.
Another task for this year is to carry out assessments for both sets of our program-level SLOs. A large portion of our August department meeting was devoted to brainstorming how we could go about this.
This fall, we will also start a new cycle of course outline revision tied to completed SLO assessments. It's time to update our 2008 outlines, currently our oldest.
Every mathematics course is now part of a six-year cycle of SLO assessment and course revision. The challenge has been to create a process that is embedded in the department culture and yet is also open to change and refinement as we learn more about how assessment can be used to improve our teaching.
-- David Stevenson, faculty -- "The programmatic SLO assessment ... suggested department needs that will be reflected in our upcoming Program Review."
The current push to fully embrace the use of Learning Outcomes at CCSF came as the School of Liberal Arts was finalizing the merger of the Graphic Communications Department and the Multimedia Studies Program. This was part of an effort to facilitate planning and collaboration between two related areas of study that served the same student population. In planning for this merger, data was collected on local labor markets and academic transfer policies, and working professionals were consulted in a number of industry advisory sessions. In a project funded through the Perkins Student Success Initiative, data from almost 600 current and alumni students was collected via surveys and focus groups.
This new department, Visual Media Design, prepares students to work as graphic designers for screen and print, game designers, web developers, illustrators and digital production artists. We welcome this opportunity to share our SLO process with all of you; it is our hope that other departments, especially those in related disciplines, will learn from our experience and methods, and share their successes with us.
Course Assessments
Every course in our department engages in SLO assessment in each academic semester. Early on we established that each SLO would be measured using direct assessment tools providing numerical data that could be easily evaluated and compared. Many of our instructors supplement these direct assessments with student surveys and questionnaires.
In addition to reporting our results to CCSF, we designed an internal SLO reporting form that allows us to collect and review assessments for each semester. These forms aggregate the numerical data and also allow our instructors to reflect on their findings and make suggestions about course improvements. This data is published on our website, and discussed with all instructors at Flex Day events. These discussions allow us to share our findings, answer questions and to refine our process.
Program Assessments
As part of the merger of Graphic Communications and Multimedia Studies, we have spent the last year updating and restructuring our degree and certificate offerings. Our program-level objectives are assessed directly through a review of student portfolios undertaken by all the full-time faculty at the end of each Spring semester. This is supplemented with data from student surveys, focus groups, industry advisory sessions and alumni outreach.
Positive Results
Getting this all off the ground has been a lot of work, but our department can point to a number of positive results that justify the effort. First and foremost is the dialogue that has been created among all our instructors about the effectiveness of our courses and programs: many course-level improvements have been on the table at Flex Day and in informal conversations that take place throughout the semester. In Fall 13, the department is also sponsoring bi-weekly SLO drop-in sessions that provide faculty with an opportunity to discuss SLO process and results.
The programmatic SLO assessment in Spring specifically gave us the opportunity to test some of the newly rewritten PSLOs, and it suggested department needs that will be reflected in our upcoming Program Review. The assessment findings affirmed the need for many of the curricular changes made in the newly revised certificates and gave us valuable insights for rewriting many outlines in the coming year. While we plan to refine our portfolio assessment process—the first time was especially valuable in bringing all the FT faculty together to review and discuss the content and methodology of our student projects and capstone experiences.
The review of student portfolios in particular, was revealing. It became apparent that changes to the process/deliverables and guidelines for content for projects would strengthen the outcomes and better prepare students for employment or transfer. At our Fall 13 Flex Day we introduced a more structured framework for project-based work. We plan to refine this through discussion during the semester and present final guidelines for adoption in Spring.
Looking forward, we hope to have all our regular courses at level five [closed loop] by the end of Spring 2014. If you would like more information about our process and findings, please review the summary on our SLO web page or contact our Department Chair, Lorraine Leber at email@example.com.
more images of our process.)
Kyle Thornton, Chair, Radiologic Sciences Department -- "We carried out our first inter-professional lab activity."
The DMI and RN programs carried out their first inter-professional
lab activity. This activity took place during a simulation lab for
Nursing 56: Advanced Medical-Surgical Nursing. The event was a
simulated trauma in which a patient had experienced an open femoral
fracture. As RN students carried out their duties to stabilize the
patient, DMI students came in with a mobile X-ray machine to perform a
mock exam to image the femur and chest.
The RN and DMI students executed their duties quite well. In
general, the interaction between the two groups of students was good.
Communication between the groups could use some improvement. During
the feedback session, Erin Cunningham provided some excellent
suggestions to improve communication, such as one-way loop, making
sure there is eye contact with whom one is communicating. Also, she
suggested to be clear who is in charge and communicate primarily with
that individual.
Both departments have been planning this event for some time. Erin
Cunningham and Maureen Noonan were very instrumental in making it
happen. Inter-disciplinary/professional education is in the beginning
stages, and there is great potential to provide excellent learning
opportunities. Activities such as these serve to strengthen the
knowledge and skill level of both groups.
The outcomes addressed by activities such as these include:
effective communication; applying patient management theories and
techniques to clinical practice; radiation safety; safe operation of
equipment. Providing RN and DMI students educational opportunities to
work together also increases the potential to strengthen patient
safety and management outcomes in the clinical setting.
Just another one of the great things going on at CCSF.
FOLLOW UP: the day after our trauma simulation exercise, a student
from the DMI cohort actually participated in obtaining images of a
fractured femur on a trauma patient at San Francisco General.
Obtaining images on a trauma patient is one of the clinical objectives
for the cohort that participated in the original exercise. Though he
was merely observing and assisting SFGH imaging personnel, the student
felt our exercise made him better equipped and prepared to take part
in the actual process. He said, "It was just like the
simulation on Monday." I find this very validating, and am proud
that the RN and Radiologic Sciences departments work so well together
to provide excellent educational opportunities that help equip our
graduates to provide superior patient care.


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This is the age of the reboot. It's been happening regularly for the last 15 years at least, spurred on, I think, by a few successes like BSG and the Brady Bunch movies. Despite the failure of almost all others, such as Knight Rider, The Bionic Woman, the UK The Avengers movie, the Dukes of Hazzard movie, and Total Recall, they are still coming thick and fast. We just had Robocop, and are soon to get a Man From UNCLE, and I just heard a new Odd Couple series with Matthew Perry. It will never end.
And despite myself, every so often I think of some older show that I used to love, and try to reimagine it as a new take on the series, or just do a straight up remake. And when I do so I go searching for casting.
For example, I would remake the aforementioned UK The Avengers series, where it would be set in modern day, but the 2014 that was imagined back in the 60s so it remained stylised and colourful (Austin Powers-style) and recast Steed with Ben Daniels, and recast Emma Peel with Michelle Ryan.
Then I'd think about a sequel to MacGyver, with Katee Sackhoff this time, as Agnes MacGyver, his niece.
And then today I thought of remaking this 80s show, a homage (or ripoff) of Indiana Jones called Tales of the Gold Monkey, which was set in the 1930s about an adventuring pilot on a South Seas island.
Top row, original cast: Stephen Collins as Jake Cutter, Caitlin O'Heaney as Sarah Stickney White, Jeff MacKay as Corky, and Roddy McDowall as Bon-Chance Louie.
Bottom row, my reimagined cast: Josh Holloway, Emily Deschanel, Joe Lo Truglio, and Bruce Campbell.
It's a lot of fun to do this, and a great way to waste a couple of hours.


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James Holmquist earns full-ride tuition scholarship at St. Scholastica
2013 Oct 15Through the CSSyes program, recipients receive full-ride scholarships that cover their tuition for all four years at St. Scholastica. In order to qualify for CSSyes, students need to have achieved a minimum 3.0 GPA in high school and be Minnesota State Grant eligible. It is open to students pursuing any major, in any field.


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Record-high temperatures felt across all of Maine
GRAY, Maine (AP) � The National Weather Service says Wednesday's high temperatures set records across all of Maine.
Portland's high of 52 degrees broke the old record of 49 degrees for Jan. 30, set in 1959. Bangor's high of 52 broke its old record of 46 degrees, set five years ago.
The weather service says Caribou's high of 46 degrees broke the previous record of 43 degrees, set 63 years ago. Millinocket and Houlton also hit record high temperatures for the date.
On Thursday morning, temperatures were spring-like across all of Maine, reaching into the 50s across the entire state.


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Okay, I've decided to start my new Peoria blog the first week of December. I start my new job a week from today and I want to get settled in to that before I start blogging. Till then I thought I'd update this blog on every Monday up till the first week of December. These are just going to be mini posts, as I don't want to do full-fledged Peoria blogs till the new one goes up.
By now we've all heard plenty about Hurricane Sandy. It's supposed to be hitting New York today and I wish all my friends there good luck and safety. It reminded me of Hurricane Tropical Storm Irene, that landed in New York over a year ago. Here's some links to my reporting on that:
Looking For A Flashlight
The Food Emporium
Old Town Bar
Once again, I hope this is a somewhat "false" alarm like Hurricane Tropical Storm Irene was a year ago.
On a totally different note, I'm really liking my new apartment and will post photos of it when the new blog goes up in December, but in the meantime, check this out...
They have an ice machine here on the ground floor. It makes me feel like I'm living in a hotel!
And two grills outside that everyone can use. I can't wait to make a cheeseburger on one of them! Best wishes to all my friends in New York, be safe and batten down your hatches!
Further Reading: NY Times, Wikipedia and utah.gov.
Sandy the fireworks are hailin' over Little Eden tonight.


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A Massive Shift in Thinking
Interface's 1994 mid-course correction steered the company away from the typical take-make-waste business model toward one that's renewable, cyclical, and benign.
That Interface is about change was clear from its inception, when Ray Anderson staked his career on the unprecedented concept of modular carpet tile. Two decades later, in 1994, Ray had his legendary "spear in the chest" epiphany. He shook the foundations of the petroleum-intensive carpet manufacturing industry by declaring that Interface was committed to becoming the world's first environmentally sustainable—and, ultimately, restorative—company.
A new focus emerged: to radically redesign processes and products and to pioneer new technologies and systems that reduce or eliminate waste and harmful emissions while increasing the use of renewable materials and energy sources. Interface established its Mission Zero® promise to eliminate any negative impact the company has on the environment by 2020 and, supported by our entrepreneurial spirit, we're well on our way to achieving it.
If we're successful, we'll spend the rest of our days harvesting yester-year's carpets and other petrochemically derived products, and recycling them into new materials; and converting sunlight into energy; with zero scrap going to the landfill and zero emissions into the ecosystem. And we'll be doing well ... very well ... by doing good. That's the vision.
– Ray Anderson, 1997


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The military can be a lot like a young, eager-beaver reporter. Sometimes, it feels a need to dump all its data from its notebook to show how hard it's working, even if the data are worthless. The latest example is from the final report of the Department of Defense Task Force on Prevention of Suicide by Members of the Armed Forces, which recently studied the spreading plague of troops killing themselves.
Pentagon analysts decided to see if suicides were more common among troops in some kinds of jobs than others. Bottom line: "There are insufficient data at this time to support identification of military occupations with a high incidence of suicide owing to occupation alone," the report concludes. "Numerous efforts are underway to continue to understand the role an individual's career field may have in relation to suicide and suicide prevention."
The Pentagon task force "strongly cautions readers against drawing any conclusions from the data." The overall low rates being measured makes comparisons across job fields "challenging" and "almost impossible." A single suicide in a tiny career field sends the suicide rate for that occupation skyrocketing. Fair enough. They should have left it at that. But that would make too much sense. Instead, they then proceeded to run 21 pages of charts detailing which military job-holders killed themselves at the highest rate from 2001 to 2009.
According to the data, the most suicide-prone jobs among the 200 studied in the U.S. Army (from the 10th highest rate to the highest rate) are:
10. Air traffic control equipment repairer
9. U.S. Military Academy professor
8. Crane operator
7. Trainee
6. Patriot missile repairer
5. Signal intelligence senior sergeant
4. Laundry and shower specialist
3. Information services chief
2. Interior electrician
1. French horn player
Worthless, to be sure. But fascinating nonetheless.
Peace to every soldier, sailor, airman or Marine who has found life too bleak to continue, and to the families each has left behind.


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Fox, Painter tied for team lead
SUNSET BEACH, N.C. -- Right smack in the middle of the pack. That's where the Tennessee Tech men's golf team finds itself Friday following the first of three rounds at the Sea Trail Intercollegiate tournament.
It's the opening tournament of the year for the Golden Eagles, and the first under new head coach Craig King.
Murray State, the only other Ohio Valley Conference team in the 18-team field, is in the top spot in a hotly contested race, with Tech just seven strokes of the pace in a tie for ninth. MSU shot a 295, and holds a one-shot lead over Stetson (296) and is two strokes ahead of both Wofford and USC Upstate.
Tech is tied with Belmont Abbey at 302, one behind Appalachian State in eighth place, two back of BEthune-Cookman and three behind fifth place-holders UNC Pembroke and Elon.
In other words, it's a fight to the finish. The teams will play 18 holes Saturday and a final round Sunday.
Seniors John Fox and Greyson Painter are tied for the team lead at 73, putting them in a logjam of seven players toed for 13th place. Junior Wesley Korth is next, tied for 35th place at 76, followed by Josh Simer (80) and Jake Heatherly (82).
Jared Dunn is also in the field, competing individually, and is tied for 42nd place after carding a 77 Friday.
Golden Eagle men's golf team right in the middle of the pack
Fox, Painter tied for team lead


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Find Coos County, Oregon Goodwill stores. Goodwill provides information on nonprofit donations, retail thrift store chains, community programs, employment, job placement, and training.
Goodwill Coos Bay 2110 Newmark Avenue Coos Bay OR 97420 541-888-7166
Goodwill North Bend 3698 Broadway Avenue North Bend OR 97459 541-269-9150
Coos County Goodwill refers to branch locations of the agency of Goodwill Industries International, Inc., a charitable non-profit organization whose mission is to help individuals with disabilities and other barriers to employment to reach their full potential and increase their self-sufficiency in Coos County, OR. Founded in 1902, the organization began its work by collecting donated clothing and household goods and then training and hiring the poor to prepare the items for resale. Coos County Goodwill stores are organized as independent community-based organizations throughout the U.S., Canada, and thirteen other countries.You may contact Goodwill for questions about:
Goodwill operates more than 3,200 retail locations, including Coos County Goodwill Stores, where donated items are sold, and the agency also sells on the internet. Donated items to Coos County thrift stores generally consist of clothing, shoes, and household items that can be resold.Goodwill Job Training
People with disabilities in Coos County are given job readiness and job skills training through an Adult Day Training Program. The Oregon program often operates in a manufacturing setting providing a controlled work environment where participants are able to develop skills at their own pace. The Day Training Program teaches participants work responsibility and reliability, co-worker relations, how to follow directions, and simultaneously builds confidence and a work ethic. Participants in the Day Training Program may progress to Community Employment.Goodwill Job Placement in Coos County, Oregon
Goodwill's Community Employment Specialists develop relationships with employers in the local Coos County economy to connect Goodwill clients with suitable jobs. Jobs for these individuals tend to be administrative or clerical, in shipping and receiving, grounds keeping, or in grocery stores and other retail establishments. The Coos County Specialist assists in finding suitable positions, connecting individuals to available opportunities, and working with individuals to develop job skills, including reliability, communication, and teamwork. Similar programs offer internships with Coos County employers.Goodwill Support Programs
Some Coos County Goodwill agencies provide case management services that assist individuals in identifying and applying for financial assistance and other services from government or social service providers. Others offer classes for completing Coos County GED requirements and English as a Second Language (ESL) courses. Goodwill agencies may also offer financial coaching, assistance in setting up bank accounts, and tax preparation assistance services.


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Come enjoy some laid back conversation over a fresh cup coffee. Everyone is welcome, whether you call Grant Park Church home, have children who attend one of the two preschools we host, live in the neighborhood, or just want some free coffee. We hope to see you there!
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Earlier Event: February 24Sunday Morning Worship
Later Event: March 3Sunday Morning Worship


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Yet more evidence that the Occupy Wall Street crowd should march on Washington instead. The nation's capital is also the country's wealthiest metropolitan area, according to U.S. Census data. Bloomberg News reports:
Federal employees whose compensation averages more than $126,000 and the nation's greatest concentration of lawyers helped Washington edge out San Jose as the wealthiest U.S. metropolitan area, government data show.
The U.S. capital has swapped top spots with Silicon Valley, according to recent Census Bureau figures, with the typical household in the Washington metro area earning $84,523 last year. The national median income for 2010 was $50,046.
Total compensation for federal workers, including health care and other benefits, last year averaged $126,369, compared with $122,697 in 2009, according to Bloomberg News calculations of Commerce Department data. There were 170,467 federal employees in the District of Columbia as of June. The Washington area includes the District of Columbia, parts of Northern Virginia, eastern Maryland and eastern West Virginia.
Let me parse one of those numbers a little bit. The average federal worker receives compensation of $126,369. OK, fine, right? I'm not about to cry "unfair" about a person's salary and benefits, am I? Not when I've been criticizing OWS-ers day in and day out?
Actually, I am. First, remember that, even though federal workers pay taxes themselves, their salaries are also paid by taxpayers. Again, fine. As a society, we agree that government — especially our particular form of government — adds value to our lives and the economy by, among other things, enforcing property rights, without which enforcement the capitalistic system would struggle. We need a government, the government needs workers and those workers need to be paid. Federal workers deserve to keep the fruits of their labors no less than the rest of us.
But, secondly, let's remember that the federal government isn't fully subject to the marketplace. As The Heritage Foundation's James Sherk explains, "The government earns no profits and does not go out of business. Competition for workers limits the government's ability to pay below market rates. Nothing, however, prevents the federal government from paying its employees more than they would earn in the private sector."
And, in fact, that's exactly what the federal government does — overpays its employees. After controlling for differences in education, experience, occupation and other observable characteristics, federal employees earn hourly wages 22 percent higher than those of comparable private-sector workers.
Even Alan Krueger, the chairman of the president's Council of Economic Advisers, concedes: "Federal government appears to consistently pay higher wages than the private sector for comparable employees."
And what about those added benefits? The average federal employee's benefits package is also greater than a comparable private-sector worker's — by about 30 to 40 percent. Simply reducing federal compensation to market rates could've cut $47 billion from the deficit this year.
The federal government should be held accountable for the way it spends taxpayer money — and inflated federal pay seems to me to qualify as an irresponsible use of it. Taxpayers should demand better.
In the meantime, it's not just federal workers that swell the wealth of Washington. Lawyers and lobbyists live large, too. The area boasts one lawyer for every 12 city residents — and an associate attorney in D.C. has a median salary of $186,250, compared with the national median of $123,521.
But, truly, the lobbyists take the cake (or, rather, scoff at us to eat it). Apparently, according to Bloomberg News, the D.C. area has attracted even more lobbyists of late. Bet you'll never guess why! The health care overhaul and new financial regulations have driven lobbyists to D.C. in droves.
As the president of the DC Chamber of Commerce put it, "Wall Street has moved to K Street."
That's it, really. We all object to the way businesses buy favors — but there are fewer favors to buy when there are fewer regulations to seek to escape. Excuse me, Occupy Wall Street, but it's hard to blame businesses and their lobbyists for doing what they can do to combat the unintended consequences of ill-advised rule-making without also blaming the overpaid bureaucrats who issue the ill-advised rules in the first place.


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AMAZING!!! At $75,691 the project became the 3rd most funded Arts project ever! There is still plenty of room so don't hesitate to jump on board (maybe 1000 backers?). It is in the final minutes now & I am absolutely bowled over by the amazing ride & support. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! For all those showing up late in the game do not think for a minute that I don't still appreciate your support. Having hit 3rd place the project now will show up in the 1st row on the most funded page! This means continued residual activity long after project end & helps solidify the amazing significance of this new platform for sharing art. COMPLETE BITCHEN AWESOMENESS! Thanks again to all who participated in this pivotal event in my career! I now drink a cold delicious beer in your honor...CHEERS!
I'm introducing my new sculpture entitled Crania Anatomica Filigre & looking to Kickstarter to help get my work seen & collected by more people. The traditional way of communicating, exhibiting, & selling art is profoundly changing & I intend to embrace it. The idea is to offer my work for a limited amount of time directly without the extraneous exhibition costs & markups...a sort of pre-release. I will make as many as are pledged for in the next 45 days...be it one or a million billion. Assuming all goes spectacularly, I intend to offer all my work this way before it goes to a gallery or exhibition. This sculpture is simultaneously powerfully delicate, a great conversation piece, & completely bitchin cool. It is a deviation from my typical tangles series but similar in aesthetic & certainly in process, read on...
My work has been primarily drawings & sculptures of what I call tangles. I started the drawings about 20 years ago & because of their complexity there was no practical way to create them sculpturally. About 5 years ago a perfect storm of software, technology, & materials engineering all came together that now allows me to create my work 3-dimensionally. See here for process insight & details.
Sweet Delicious Rewards
**NEWS** please read through my project UPDATES for info regarding the limited edition commemoration, international shipping, sharing options, etc...Thanks!
If you're not familiar with the Kickstarter model, the way it works is you receive a reward for an accompanying pledge in support of my project. The more you pledge the better the rewards & the better both you & I feel. Besides positive participation in an artist's life & the good karma vibes, rewards include:Sculptures
- SLS (Selective Laser Sintering) 3D printed Polyamide nylon
- White in color, slightly flexible, strong & durable (relatively speaking)
- Small (2.6" x 3.5" x 3.5"): shown in the hand photo
- Medium (4.9" x 3.7" x 5.0"): is in between small & large
- Large (5.25" x 7" x 6.9"): approximately life size
- Did I mention they're white?
- Click here to view model in cool 3D viewer!
Digital Wallpapers
- All pledges receive the static digital wallpaper (1024x768 JPEG, 390K)
- Pledges of $5 or more get the animated digital wallpaper (640x480 GIF, 2.15 MB)
- All pledges of $15 or more receive a signed project postcard sent from me to you oldschool via the USPS
- Pledges of $30 receive a Crania Anatomica Filigre fine art print (11"x14") professionally printed on Kodak Professional Photo Paper featuring sharp details & beautifully saturated colors...tasty!
- $40 pledges receive the Crania Anatomica Filigre T-shirt. Pre-shrunk and made from 100% heavyweight cotton (S, M, L, XL)
Thank You!
& special thanks to Skull-A-Day, Ponoko, & Shapeways for their support, participation, & awesomeness!
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Earlier this year, I reported in this space about a happy collision between my music and travel assignments, a Paul McCartney concert at Sun Life Stadium in Miami that offered the opportunity to hang at too-trendy-for-me South Beach.
Not bad, eh?
This past weekend, my worlds collided again as the American Music Festival resulted in a long stretch of hanging around the beachside neighborhood of the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach.
Beach driving and the Jonas Brothers isn't exactly the Art Deco District, but you work with what you've got.
The American Music Festival, with a roster that also included Tony Bennett and Buddy Guy, was touted as a way to entice visitors back to the World's Most Famous Beach outside of the annual rites of spring break and Bike Week.
So what is there to do around the Ocean Center?
There's the beach, obviously.
Personally, I'd rather look at the ocean than go into it. And, even with the presence of cars on the sand, there's no way to knock the appeal of staring out at the blue water, preferably with a drink in your hand. Although there are certainly more rustic places to do that than next to the cheesy boardwalk amusement rides next to the Main Street Pier, the ocean is still awesome.
Alas, that tiny spit of Main Street that extends from North Atlantic Avenue to the ocean is more like the setting for a Springsteen song (one of the bleak ones) than a bustling tourist district. The pier itself is sealed off by an iron gate for renovations expected to be done this fall.
The Ocean Walk Village, next to the towering Hilton hotel, is home to a Sloppy Joe's, Bubba Gump Shrimp Co., Wing House and a multiplex. It works in a mall food court way.
A better option: Head a few blocks south to the Ocean Deck, a beachside institution that offers dinner with a view. I settled for the enclosed, air-conditioned section, rather than the rowdier open-air bar.
A famous spot on a famous beach.


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I found the box about two years ago, when I was cleaning out my childhood home.
Since then, I have hardly opened it. Really, what is the point of keeping a box stuffed with my mother's outdated recipes that I will either never make or can easily find online?
Then, the invitation popped up on my Facebook page. A friend was having a party. The only requirement was to bring homemade cookies, a copy of the recipe and a story about it to tell.
A story?
While growing up, I was the one girl in the neighborhood whose mother had taught her to bake. I often made cookies for my friends and, sometimes, even their parents. That narrative, however, was pretty dull. I baked cookies, neighborhood kids devoured them, handed me back the Tupperware container and begged for more.
I did no better coming up with stories behind my mother's recipes, but at least there was a recipe I knew that few people would have heard of. I headed for the little box.
When I pulled it out of a drawer and opened it, I found the recipe sitting right in front. I pulled the card out, then quickly snapped the box shut.
I plopped into a chair at my kitchen table and stared at the index card.
The recipe was neatly typed, its font and smudges revealing its pre-desktop origins. A typo was corrected with Wite-Out. For the post-typewriter generation who have never used Wite-Out or Liquid Paper, picture a nail polish bottle filled with white goop. You brush the stuff — designed to match the tint of white paper — over your typo, blow on it to dry, then type the correct letter over it. It's time-consuming and inefficient in today's high-tech world.
CHOC. CHIP MARANGU, the recipe title read. I laughed out loud. My mother had graceful handwriting, but her spelling was quite atrocious.
Google MARANGU, and you will find that it is the easiest route to Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa. The alternative "meringue" which Google prompts you with, is the correct choice: chocolate chip meringue squares.
I could picture my mother tapping away at the keys late in the morning when my brother and I were at school, and my father, a carpenter, was out building houses. Was she lonely and bored, perfectly content, or frustrated and impatient as she worked on her project? My guess is that she had a rare moment of free time in between cooking, cleaning and shopping, and she was determined to finally get her recipes organized onto neat cards for convenience and, perhaps, posterity.
The typewriter was the same one she sat me in front of when I was about 10 years old. It seemed silly at the time, having to listen to three typing instruction records. A voice commanded me to type, repeating its instructions over and over as I struggled to remember which finger was supposed to strike which key.
If I was to be a bookkeeper, as my mother had been before giving birth to my brother, she figured that I would need to learn to type. At the time, it was the only career path she could envision for me. No one in my family had ever attended college.
Neither of us could imagine that I would actually go on to college and that knowing which letters my fingers struck on the keyboard would become crucial to my career as a writer and social media editor.
As for the recipe, it calls for a decadent heaping of sugar, butter, eggs, flour and chocolate chips. I am not usually a fan of meringue, but there is something about that top layer of meringue, which seals in the moisture of the chocolate chips layered atop Toll House cookie batter.
I do not exaggerate when I say that my mother never faced a baking recipe she did not turn into an irresistible treat. As children, my brother and I came home to cookies, cupcakes or brownies nearly every day.
Still, having a mom like Mrs. Fields was a double-edged sword. I blamed her baked goods for making me chubby. It took all my willpower as a 13-year-old to finally say no to her sweets and go on a diet.
As a woman with a full-time career, I could not be more different from my mother. I hardly have time to eat dinner, much less bake cookies.
But on this evening, with the party date looming, I surveyed the cabinets for the recipe ingredients and preheated the oven. For the next 90 minutes or so, I might as well have been in the kitchen back home hanging out with my mom. I recalled her lessons as I went along: mix the sugar in until it does not crunch, use the "peak" test while beating the egg whites for the meringue and avoid the cardinal sin of baking: overcooking.
Before long, I had a yummy bin of chocolate chip meringue bars — and a renewed appreciation for that old recipe box.
And, yes, I guess I had my story, too.
Deborah Petersen in the senior editor for social media at the Bay Area News Group. Reach her at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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This information has been prepared as a brief introduction to doing business with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. Should you have questions that are not answered here, please do not hesitate to call our Financial Services Division, Purchasing Unit at (813) 247-8034.
Sheriff's Operation Center
Room 127
2008 E. 8thAvenue
Tampa, Florida 33605
Information (813) 247-8034
Office Hours
What the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Buys
Purchasing Policy
Purchase Terms and Conditions
Staff Directory
The following is a list of personnel who may assist you:
Direct all correspondence to:
Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
Financial Services Division
P.O. Box 3371
Tampa, FL 33601
Authorized Purchases
The main responsibility for Sheriff's Office purchasing is handled by the Purchasing Unit staff listed in paragraph 5 under the direction of the Chief Financial Officer, unless obligational authority is extended to another department commander or manager for a specific reason. Vendors should not make sales to Sheriff's Office employees without verifying that the purchase has been approved by the Financial Services Division or a department commander or manager.
Obligational authority may be delegated for cash purchases being refunded out of a petty cash fund; by issuance from the Purchasing Unit of an annual blanket or contract purchase order (usually at the beginning of a fiscal year or contract period); by Field Purchase Orders signed by a department commander or manager.
General staff officers or their designees may authorize the purchase of supplies and services or rental of equipment in an emergency or time critical situation.These circumstances may be broadly defined as those situations which involve the maintenance of public health, safety and welfare; protection of public and private property; or the surveillance or investigation of unlawful activities and the apprehension, transport or interrogation of the persons involved.
For your own protection, you should always make certain that a purchase order has been issued to your company before making deliveries of service or merchandise or incurring any expenses with the exception of emergency situations as described above.
How to Become Eligible to Sell to the Sheriff's Office
Public Entity Crimes
Pursuant to Florida Statute 287.132 and 287.133, effective July 1, 1989, the Hillsborough County Sheriff, as a public entity, may not accept any bid or proposal from, award any contract to, or transact any business in excess of the threshold amount provided in Section 287.017, F.S., for Category Two (currently $25,000) with any person or affiliate on the convicted and/or suspended vendor list for a period of 36 months from the date that person or affiliate was placed on the convicted vendor list unless that person or affiliate has been removed from the list pursuant to Section 287.133 (3)(f), Florida Statute.
How the Procurement Process Works
The example provided here describes, in simplified form, the purchasing process used by the Sheriff's Office. The process begins with the submittal of a requisition by the using department and ends with the issuance of a contract or purchase order.
A division requires a computer and work station for a new clerk being hired. They submit their requisition to the Purchasing Unit listing all items necessary. The buyer will purchase some items from existing contracts, publish bids for the large value items not on contract, publish quotations for smaller value items, and solicit pricing by phone for small miscellaneous items. Depending on the variety of merchandise required, the requisition may be processed by one or all of the buyers. After the source for purchase has been determined and an award made, the contract and/or purchase order will be issued.
Bids and proposals are solicited through "formal" procedures when the estimated value of the purchase is $25,000 or greater. Bids and proposals are advertised in the Tampa Tribune Legal Ad Section at least 14 days prior to the date offers are due. The advertisement will state the date offers are due, the general nature of the goods or services to be purchased, where the bid or proposal forms may be obtained and the time and place bids or proposals will be opened. In addition, solicitation documents will be mailed to vendors on the Bidder's Mailing List for the item or service being sought. The formal solicitation process, from issuance to opening, generally takes 3-4 weeks. After bids or proposals are opened, the evaluation process may take up to 45 days before an award can be made depending on the complexity of the item or service being requested.
Offers on informal (small) purchases will be solicited in writing or by telephone from a minimum of one vendor on the Bidder's Mailing List. Informal purchases do not require public advertising. Generally, the informal quotation process, from solicitation to the awarding of an order, takes from 10 days to 2 weeks. As with bids and proposals, however, the process can take up to thirty additional days for award depending on complexity of the item or service being requested.
Applicability of Taxes
Laws, Regulations and Procedures
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the most frequently considered factors involved in determining a responsive bid and a responsible bidder?
A "responsive bid" is a bid which meets all the terms, conditions and specifications of the Bid Document. A "responsible bidder" is a bidder who has the financial resources, personnel, facilities, integrity, and overall capability to complete a particular Sheriff's Office contract successfully.
Can a stipulation of "all or none" on behalf of the vendor for his materials lead to a disqualification of the bid?
Yes. If it is in the best interest of the Sheriff's Office to accept the "all or none" stipulation , the bid may be accepted for evaluation. However, if the Sheriff's Office determines that the "all or none" stipulation is not in its best interest, the bid may be disqualified by the Chief Financial Officer.
May a vendor call and ask to review the contract file and request information about an award?
Bidders may request to review files. A tabulation of bids, proposals or quotes will be mailed upon award. It is suggested that you review our online bid list to obtain a copy of a bid tabulation. Tabulations for bids, proposals and quotes are generally available thirty (30) to forty-five (45) days after opening.
Who manages surplus property?
A. Automobiles which are either former pursuit cars, or vehicles seized during crimes, are auctioned through Tampa Machinery Auction. Information concerning time and location of inspections and sales and terms of payment may be obtained by contacting them at (813) 986-2485.
B. Real and personal property being sold to satisfy liens are auctioned on Tuesdays at 11:00 a.m. at the Court Process Section. Occasionally livestock which has been abandoned, or seized, will be auctioned by the Court Process Section located at 700 E. Twiggs St., 3rd Floor, Tampa. Particulars on these auctions are advertised in the legal section of La Gaceta, The Free Press, The Tampa Bay Record, or The Penny Saver. For further information concerning those sales you may phone (813) 242-5200.
C. Miscellaneous abandoned personal property and unclaimed evidence items are auctioned several times during the year by Tampa Liquidation Center. Frequency is determined by the amount of property available for auction. For further information concerning time and location of inspection, sale and terms of payment, call (813) 671-9900.
D. Foreclosures are handled through the Clerk of the Circuit Court. The Clerk auctions real and personal property on an almost weekly basis. For further information concerning this, you may write to: Clerk of the Circuit Court, Civil Division, P.O. Box 1110, Tampa, FL 33601, or by calling them at (813) 276-8100.
Code of Ethics
Public purchasing officials are required to maintain high standards of ethics and conduct and maintain complete independence and impartiality in dealings with vendors, both in fact and in appearance, in order to preserve the integrity of the competitive process and to ensure there is public confidence that contracts are awarded equitably and economically. The following are excerpts from Chapter 112, Part III, Florida Statutes, Code of Ethics for Public Officers and Employees:
SOLICITATION OR ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS - No public officer, employee of an agency, or candidate for nomination or election shall solicit or accept anything of value to the recipient, including a gift, loan, reward, promise of future employment, favor or service, based upon any understanding that the vote, official action, or judgment of the public officer, employee or candidate would be influenced thereby.
UNAUTHORIZED COMPENSATION - No public officer or employee of an agency or his spouse of minor child shall, at any time, accept any compensation, payment, or thing of value when such public officer or employee knows, or, with the exercise of reasonable care, should know, that it was given to influence a vote or other action in which the officer or employee was expected to participate in his official capacity.
In order to avoid the possibility of any misunderstandings regarding compliance with the law and regarding any appearance of impropriety relative to the competitive process for awarding contracts, it is respectfully requested that vendors refrain from offering anything of value to staff of the Fiscal Bureau.
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Has anyone been following this? The Herald Sun and the Daily Telegraph in Australia have been counting down the Top 50 Ashes Legends, with the top 10 to be revealed tomorrow I believe:
HeraldSun Ashes 2009 Interactive
Some interesting selections and it smacks of a bit of Aussie bias - Hammond and Hobbs down at 34 and 19 are little short of nonsensical. While some rankings seem to be trying too hard to be "different" at the expense of adherence to the Ashes (as opposed to Australia vs England) criteria. Rick McCosker is included at the ridiculously high ranking of number 22 purely on the basis of his - admittedly very brave - innings of 25 with a broken jaw in the Centenary Test, a match in which the Ashes weren't actually up for grabs.


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Liberty News
Hotel industry legend challenges students to be leaders
|Horst Schulze takes time to talk with students after convocation. View convocation here.
Horst Schulze, chairman and CEO of West Paces Hotel Group and the former president and COO of The Ritz-Carlton Group, spoke on leadership during Monday's convocation at Liberty University.
Schulze has been called a living legend in the hotel industry. Born in Germany, he left home at 14 to work as a busboy in a hotel 100 miles away. He came to America in 1965 and worked for Hyatt Hotels Corporation and Hilton Hotels before leading Ritz-Carlton operations worldwide.
He gave students a "simple formula" for success: have a vision, be committed to that vision and initiate the steps it takes to get there.
He said his business ventures have been successful because they were started on the same principles, "born of the values God gave us … the only true values that exist."
"He will honor the vision if the vision is honorable to Him," he said.
He said during his confirmation, before he was 14, his pastor gave him a word from Psalms: "He will take you under His wings."
"That was with me as I grew as a busboy, as a waiter. … How could I have gotten there [head of Ritz-Carlton] if I wasn't under His wings?"
He said in forming a vision, there must be integrity.
"If the integrity God wants from you is part of what you see, then you're a leader. If you cannot see it, you will be a follower," he said.
He said leadership doesn't start with leading others; it starts with leading yourself.
"Have values that can be measured to the Word," he said. "I applied it and that's where I found success. … Leadership sets high standards; the dream should be high, something you can see, something far away, something beautiful. … Move out and capture the world. Go get it."