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LeBron James is the best in the game, but he isn't paid like it. On the open market, without a salary cap, the opening bid for his services would be at least twice the $17,545,000 he will earn this season from the Heat.
Mark Cuban's dollars vs. Mikhail Prokhorov's rubles would make sure of that.
But outside of those such as Rory McIlroy, whose performance in San Antonio this week will determine his paycheck, athletes don't work in open markets. They are usually tied to salary caps, as well as to the peculiar culture and economics of their sport, and that is why LeBron is underpaid.
And why Tony Romo got his money.
Even at the time of The Decision, when LeBron committed the public-relations version of a flagrant two, no one begrudged him his salary. But that's how scorching the firestorm became. LeBron so lost the audience that most didn't understand he took less in order to play in Miami.
Thanks to a title, a gold medal and a streak, that's in the past. Sunday, LeBron comes to San Antonio with undeniable value. If he's not Michael Jordan yet, he's like Mike in a financial sense. Because of the NBA salary cap, his team will never be able to pay him what he is worth.
The Heat get that, which is likely why Pat Riley reacted as he did last week. Then, after Danny Ainge critiqued LeBron, Riley went public with a cursing rebuke of Ainge. If Miami can't adequately compensate LeBron, the franchise can at least reward him with loyalty.
"It was big-time to see that," LeBron told reporters Friday night. And maybe such sentiment matters when LeBron faces another free-agent decision.
Romo never reached free agency. Had he, teams would have also bid for him. There are only so many competent quarterbacks.
He's valuable, no doubt, even a contract richer than any in Cowboys' history. Given the inflationary growth in sports, that shouldn't be a surprising step for him.
And here's some additional rationale: Since Dallas isn't paying much for an offensive line, Romo might as well get hazard pay since he will be running for his life.
Still, Romo also will be guaranteed more than any quarterback ever except for Tom Brady. And instead of going that far, why didn't Jerry Jones wait until next spring to deal with Romo when he's a free agent as Baltimore did with Joe Flacco? After all, Romo will be 34 in just over a year.
Jones never considered it, and fear was a motivation. After Troy Aikman retired, Jones went through a series of flops before Romo emerged, and Jones doesn't want to do that again until he has to.
But that's a sign of failure in Dallas. The Cowboys could have found someone else in recent years; the 49ers did, in the second round, with Colin Kaepernick.
The disorder is also systemic, and this is about how Jones has mismanaged the NFL hard cap. Jones has maneuvered and swerved and spun until he is in a corner.
With Romo, Jones ultimately did what other NFL owners try to do, which is extend contracts and manipulate the salary cap at the same time. But Jones had pushed his payroll so deep, restructuring contracts year after year to gain immediate cap room, he had to go deeper.
This isn't going away; DeMarcus Ware and his contract will be an obstacle in a year. And that's another reason Jones had to sign a new deal with Romo. Without him, and with so much money tied up in aging players, Jones would have been heading for the bottom for several seasons.
So Jones had little choice. He paid Romo as if he's the best, when he isn't.
Unlike LeBron.
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Police on Monday arrested dozens of protesters who blocked the doors and streets outside congressional buildings near the U.S. Capitol.
Nearly 60 were arrested on various charges, including unlawful assembly, said Sgt. Kimberly Schneider, spokeswoman for the U.S. Capitol police.
Police handcuffed a female protester dressed in a black pullover emblazoned with "Blackwater" and the U.S. security contractor's paw print symbol.
"Step back, a member of Blackwater is being arrested," one of the woman's fellow protesters shouted, while others chanted, "Arrest Bush."
Earlier, police had warned the protesters dressed in Blackwater gear, as well as others in military fatigues, not to block the doorway or they would be arrested. They sat on the steps pretending to hold weapons in their hands.
More than 100 people were protesting both the war in Iraq and U.S. policy on global warming. Some were dressed as polar bears and danced on the sidewalk, while others shouted, "No war" and "No warming."
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Astronaut Sunita Williams was making sushi aboard the International Space Station when she squirted wasabi out of a tube—it started floating around everywhere and hitting the walls. Oops! The wasabi was part of her bonus container, a personalized package of favorite foods given to astronauts to help make the months they spend in zero gravity with mostly MRE-type food more bearable:
Williams, whose father was born in India, has several Indian dishes in her bonus container, including Punjabi kadhi with pakora — vegetable fritters topped with yogurt and curry — and mutter paneer, a curry dish. The dishes are packaged to have a long shelf life in space.
Her U.S. crew mate, astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria, is an even bigger "foodie." Lopez-Alegria, who was born in Madrid but grew up in California, had Spanish muffins known as magdalenas, chorizo pork sausage and latte in his bonus container.


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Joseph J. Illuzzi, who built PoliticsNY.net into a tip sheet for local politicos, died Tuesday morning after a lengthy illness. He was 65.
Mr. Illuzzi, a lifelong Buffalo resident who graduated from Bennett High School, was an often-controversial online voice who turned political gossip and news into a business that attracted both the readership and advertisements of Western New York politicians.
"He's been hard on a lot of politicians, and he's been nice to other ones," said County Legislature Chairwoman Betty Jean Grant.
"At the end of the day, I think his website was one of the first places people went, No. 1, to find out what's going on politically, and No. 2, to find out what Joe thought of a certain individual."
"He was pretty active staying abreast of political issues," said his sister, JoAnn Greenzweig.
"He was very willing to express his thoughts. He was fearless, I'd say, when it came to stating his political opinions. He expressed what he thought."
Illuzzi, a registered Conservative, started his political dispatches in paper form, distributing a newsletter called the Illuzzi Letter, which he then turned into a website, according to Glenn Gramigna, who worked for Illuzzi for nearly seven years before starting his own website.
"He was a pioneer in this business of Western New York political websites and making them commercially viable, too," said Gramigna. Mr. Illuzzi also published a monthly magazine for a short time.
Mr. Illuzzi maintained up-to-date Facebook and Twitter accounts associated with PoliticsNY.net, despite his illness. All three of the accounts remained active for viewing Tuesday night.
His most recent Tweets, including three from last Wednesday, detailed updated polling data from the presidential race along with Mr. Illuzzi's take on filling the chairmanship of Erie County's Democratic Party, the county comptroller's race and reflections from this month's primary elections.
Besides his interest in politics, Greenzweig said, her brother also was fond of physical fitness and was a regular jogger.
He is survived by his daughter, Sarah Ann; thee other sisters, Dr. Lena Cool, Maria Burgler and Mary Jo Illuzzi; and four brothers, Dr. Salvatore, James, Thomas and Christopher.
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Zack Wolfenzon and the Crimson visit Santa Clara Sunday (Gil Talbot).
PALO ALTO, Calif. – The Harvard men's soccer team's comeback attempt on the road at Stanford fell short, as the Crimson suffered a 1-0 loss Friday evening.
Crimson goalkeeper Austin Harms made four stops, as Harvard slips to 2-4 overall on the season.
Following a foul by Harvard deep in its own zone late in the first half, the Cardinal's Eric Anderson took a free kick and sent a cross pass toward the Crimson goal. Adam Jahn jumped and headed the ball past Harms and into the back of the netting, giving Stanford (2-4-1) a 1-0 advantage at 41:08.
The Crimson managed three shots on target in the first half, including one by Zack Wolfenzon immediately following the Cardinal's tally, but Stanford's Jason Dodson stopped each of those chances in the opening frame.
Both teams mustered four shots in the second half, but neither side generated many true scoring chances. With 2:53 remaining, Harvard earned a corner kick and looked to tie the game. Michael Innocenzi sent in the kick from the corner, but the ball was cleared away, as Stanford preserved the win.
The Cardinal held the final count in shots, 14-9, and corner kicks, 5-3. Stanford's Dodson finished with three saves, all in the first half.
Harvard remains on the west coast and will visit Santa Clara Sunday, Sept. 25 for a 5:30 p.m. EST contest.


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With iTunes U 3.0 and later, students can annotate assignments in PDF format and then turn in the annotated PDF as homework.
If a student uses an iPad (4th generation or later) or an iPad mini 2 or later, the PDF can be annotated and turned in all within iTunes U. But on older devices, the student must send the PDF from iTunes U to a PDF editor. The student can annotate the PDF in the separate app, then return the PDF back to iTunes U on the device and turn it in.
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These games teach valuable skills and have a high fun and educational rating.
Your child develops addition and subtraction skills by watching frogs jump on and off the dock.
Hi Kids! Learn all about the Addition with Annie, by clicking on the right answer. Please keep your annotations on so you can enjoy the game to it's fullest!
Your child enhances his or her addition skills by solving math problems on a fun animated calculator machine.
Your child develops an array of addition skills on Dora's first day back to school.
Your child develops addition skills by clicking pieces in the puzzle that add up to the given sum.
Your child will practice addition and understanding quantities while helping Dora and her friends get to their first day of school.
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By quickly identifying correct/incorrect math calculations within limited time, your child will practice addition/subtraction in single and double digits.
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Consider the graph whose nodes correspond to triangulations of a convex n-vertex polygon and whose edges correspond to a "flip" of the diagonal edge between two adjacent triangles of the triangulation. In 1988 Sleator, Tarjan and Thurston proved, with an argument using hyperbolic geometry, that that graph has diameter 2n-10 for n large enough. Since then, finding a purely combinatorial proof has been an open problem.
A few years later, Thurston suggested to me a combinatorial approach based on a linear programming relaxation and a lower bound proved by writing the LP dual and exhibiting a dual feasible solution. I implemented his suggestions and the resulting draft was somewhat hastily submitted to a conference, from which it was rejected. Disappointed by the lack of interest of the community evidenced by that rejection, I put the manuscript in the bottom of a drawer and tried to forget about it.
But somehow, word got out, and every year or two I got a request for the manuscript. Some PhD student somewhere would want to work on the question, heard that I had worked on it, and contacted me about it. I systematically sent them the draft wile disclaiming the result since I had not proofread it and neither had anyone else. Eventually, I decided that I must resolve this and, last year, asked a student at Brown to look into it. He tried to read the manuscript with me, reconstructing the ideas, but got bogged down, as I had several times before, writing out the dual feasible solution. Undeterred, he proceeded to code it up, and then discovered that the construction was actually incomplete. I had left some dual variables undefined, and it was not clear how to define them while respecting all the constraints. He spent a good amount of time on it, but could not resolve it. It now appeared that the approach was problematic.
So, I was excited to hear a couple of months ago that Lionel Pournin found a purely combinatorial proof. Today he gave a seminar, and here are the slides. So simple ! In one hour at a slow pace, we got all the ideas and most of the proof details. Anyone junior level undergraduate could read it. And now, that long-standing open problem is finally resolved, with elementary means ! Amazing.
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Oregon Ducks (28-7) vs. UNLV Runnin' Rebels (30-6)
When: 9:40 p.m. ET
Where: St. Louis
1. Everybody Hates Ernie. Sort of. After the past two seasons, everyone and their mom wanted Ernie Kent fired for having his second consecutive underwhelming season. Sure, his team made the Elite Eight in 2002 (some say in spite of him), and after the Lukes (Ridnour and Jackson) left, Kent's teams struggled for a couple years (albeit with a national top 10 recruiting class), but even throughout this year's run (winning the Pac-10 Tournament, ending the season #10 in the AP Poll, current Sweet 16 team), some fans still have had enough of him and want fresh blood (read: Mark Few, Mike Montgomery) coaching near the shores of the mighty Willamette. On top of the pressure of coaching for a school that has suddenly decided that it's supposed to be a basketball powerhouse, Kent tore his left rotator cuff before the season after taking a spill on his bike. After wearing a sling for the first few games, Kent got run over by an Arizona player later in the season (during a game), re-injuring the shoulder. Then, factor in the fact that his three-sport (basketball, football, track) son and Jordan was unable to play this season while recovering from torn toe ligaments sustained during the Las Vegas Bowl while wearing one of those ridiculous fade paint helmets, and you have kind of a fucked up year for ol' Ernie.
2. You Bastard. Pat Kilkenny was recently named the new athletic director of Oregon, despite having no NCAA athletic department experience and being a gigantic billionaire booster. The apparent consensus is that he was brought in to get a new basketball arena built, in part because former AD Bill Moos and Nike founder and huge Oregon booster, Phil Knight, weren't the best of pals. The possible site is the former Williams Bread factory (good riddance), right next to a group of the dorms on campus. One would think that the smell of fresh bread would be something to look forward to, but trust me, being greeted by sourdough every morning gets tedious and old quickly. Beyond that, though, Kilkenny has done some good. He took care of first and second round tournament tickets for the students who waited in line overnight and provided a luxury bus to Spokane, possibly the first time a luxury bus has ever been told to go to Spokane.
3. More Fun Duck Facts. Reserve guards Chamberlain Oguchi and Churchill Odia have both played for the Nigerian national team in international tournaments...PG Aaron Brooks and his lady friend had a daughter in the offseason and was close to transferring to a DII school in his hometown of Seattle...SG Bryce Taylor went to the same high school as the Gyllenhalls, Tori Spelling, and Murphy Brown herself, Candice Bergen...Alaskan third string center Ray Schafer had a short-lived beard this season that looked about as good he plays ...Tajuan Porter is still short, in case you haven't heard...The aforementioned Oguchi went to George W. Bush High School, which all things considered, is probably the easiest high school in America. — Dan Rubenstein
1. What's next, cable access? After spending most of the decade as part of ESPN's Big Monday package, the Mountain West brain trust decided to leave ESPN for a TV deal with College Sports TV (CSTV). Over the course of the season, UNLV appeared on ESPN2 once (because Bobby Knight was approaching Dean Smith), and the rest of the season was spent on a combination of CSTV ,The Mtn. (a Nevada/Utah CSTV affiliate) and Versus (formerly OLN). Honestly, it would only be appropriate for tonight's game should be broadcast on The Food Network or The Discovery Channel.
2. Top 5 NCAA coach all time? Lon Kruger joined a rather illustrious group of coaches when UNLV won the MWC conference tournament; he became the fifth coach to take four different programs to the NCAA tournament. The win over Wisconsin moved him into even further select company, joining Gene Bartow, Rick Pitino, Bill Self and Eddie Sutton in taking three teams to the Sweet 16. (All four went onto the Elite 8 with all their teams.)
3. 30+ wins then and now. The Rebels have reached 30 wins for the first time since finishing 34-1 in 1990-1991. This year's Rebels have one first-team, one second-team and one third-team all conference player, with no national honors. The 1991 team saw Greg Anthony, Stacey Augmon, Anderson Hunt and Larry Johnson make the first team and George Ackles make the second team all conference. Additionally, that squad had two first team All-Americans and three honorable mentions. — David Fucillo


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Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts is a national art and craft education center located just one mile from the entrance of the beautiful Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
The School offers weekend, one and two week workshops for the beginner to advanced artist, taught by national and international practicing studio artists and university faculty.
Students work and learn in professionally equipped studios on our stunning 13 acre residential campus hidden in the heart of Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
Workshops and classes are offered in ceramics, fiber, metals/jewelry, painting, drawing, photography, warm glass, woodturning, woodworking, mixed media, books, paper and more.
Arrowmont always has a full schedule of lectures, art exhibits and special events available to students and visitors.
Arrowmont has three dedicated exhibition spaces as well as small displays in the halls and studios and artwork on view throughout the grounds.
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The Melbourne Argonauts is Australia's first LGBTIQ+ rowing club and one of only a handful of independent LGBTIQ+ rowing clubs in the world.
We aim to create a friendly inclusive environment for those who want to row socially or competitively. We are a club where people meet, connect and grow in a nurturing and positive environment. We value diversity, fun, openness, inclusiveness and an active lifestyle.
We are honoured that our patron is The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG, former High Court judge and well-known human rights activist.
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Check the paint after thawing. Freezing does ruin latex paint, but it can survive a few freeze/thaw cycles. Allow the paint to slowly warm up to room temperature, then stir it well. If the paint color and consistency appear normal, then it should be all right to use. If it looks like cottage cheese, it was frozen too long and you should let it dry on newspaper in a safe place, then put it in the trash.


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This baby blanket has been keeping my hands busy, keeping me steady, through my back and forth journeying.September 10.
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ooh, the growing pink blanket!! I find blankets always look like jellyfish when they are still on the needles...
I find knitting up baby blankets a wonderfully meditative activity where one can knit into each stitch the intentions of hope and love for the receiver. Yes, we can do this with EVERY item we knit (or crochet, or weave, etc.)...but a baby blanket represents new life, hope, dreams for the future of the little one who is to be wrapped in it. Precious!


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Singapore, 22 November 2011 – The world's largest Park for birds is now home to Singapore's newest children's playground. Launched today, Birdz of Play at Jurong Bird Park is the only place in Singapore where kids of all ages can get wet and wild amidst a colorful avian paradise.
Birdz of Play is designed with children, fun and colour as key priorities, which resulted in vibrant bird motifs of all shapes and sizes liberally placed all over the play area. The 9,700sqm playground was officially opened by Mr David Ong, Member of Parliament, Jurong GRC this morning. Its' unique features include wet and dry zones for both toddlers and older children.
Toddlers who love frolicking in the water in this tropical heat, can have hours of fun just going over and under water sprays; getting splashed by a "Flamdingo"; and catching the little water sprouts at the Dandelion Dome. Older kids can hold mock water fights by squirting a friend with the "Little Sqwerts Fish and Duck". They can also ride the fun slides, and get a tremendous soaking under the overhanging, tipping bucket at the splash zone.
Over at the dry area, young kids can explore two-seated see-saws, swings and slides, which feature sensory elements that will invoke a child's intellect, hearing and sight. The upper body strength and agility of the older ones will be challenged as they play and take a ride at the Disc Challenge and the Flying Fox sections.
All through the December school holidays, the park is also organising a series of wholesome programmes for the entire family at Birdz of Play. These weekend activities include 'egg citing' creative art and craft stations to a celebratory Hatch Day Party. More details are available at http://www.birdpark.com.sg.
Said Ms Isabella Loh, CEO, Wildlife Reserves Singapore, "The launch of Birdz of Play wraps up a very significant year for Jurong Bird Park, as it celebrates its 40th anniversary. This new, interactive attraction is also an important milestone for Wildlife Reserves Singapore, as we continue to come up with interesting and original family-centric activities and facilities at all our award-winning parks. It symbolizes our commitment to the family unit by engaging them and providing a venue which is all about good, clean fun. We are confident that Birdz of Play will develop into a very successful play and learning venue at the Jurong Bird Park."


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Anti-Abortion Crusaders
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FRONTLINE takes an inside look at the African-American anti-abortion movement in the United States. This short film follows a group of anti-abortion activists and their work inside the black community. The centerpiece of their message: "The most dangerous place for an African-American child is in the womb."
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I have been a midwife for 30 years, delivered over 1400 babies, and have a homebirth practice as well as a licensed birth center in Tyler. It is my basic philosophy that birth is a natural and normal condition and that most of the time will not need medical intervention of any kind. We provide prenatal care, support to the mother for nutritional needs, breastfeeding, and preparation in classes.
We are very family oriented and encourage the involvement of fathers, other children and have classes for them as well. Other midwives, students and assistants work with me to provide constantly available support and help in answering questions and concerns. We are a group practice but all work together so you know us all well.
We offer a free consultation, reasonable fees for the services provided, and classes of all kinds. We have labs, sonograms, doctors and other health care professionals as resources when needed.
Being a midwife is a calling and a joy in my life. You can learn more about our services and our birth center as well as "see" us in action at our website: www.childbirthservices.net or find us on facebook under a page entitled Childbirth Services.
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Clothing also can affect your ability to perform safely and responsibly. Select clothing based on the weather you expect, while being prepared for the worst.
In warm weather, wear a hat and light clothing that covers as much of your skin as possible to prevent heat exhaustion or sunburn.
Cold weather conditions call for clothing that is worn in layers. Layers offer superior insulation. Also, as weather warms up, you can shed a layer at a time to stay comfortable. Layers should include:
- A vapor transmission layer (material such as polypropylene)—worn next to the body; it should release moisture from the skin while retaining warmth.
- An insulating layer—weightier or bulkier; it should hold warm air around you.
- A protective outer layer—available in various weights and materials according to conditions; it should protect the inner layers from water and wind.
The most important clothing choices are a daylight fluorescent orange hat and daylight fluorescent orange outerwear—a shirt, vest, or jacket. Daylight fluorescent orange clothing makes it easier for one hunter to spot and recognize another hunter because nothing in nature matches this color. The orange color of the clothing should be plainly visible from all directions. This is required by law in many states.
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Toronto's a city of contrasts—it's known for both musical theater and hockey. So believe us when we say there's something for everyone here... and we can help you find the perfect vacation rental in Toronto so you can enjoy your trip. Our unbiased user reviews of Toronto vacation rentals let you book with confidence, even if you're new to renting a vacation home. Nobody tells the truth about a Toronto vacation rental quite like former guests! We also have special deals for budget vacation rentals in Toronto.
Toronto is known for its vibrant arts scene—especially theater. You'll find plays and Broadway-style musicals in Toronto that rival any you'll find in New York (and as a bonus, the tickets are cheaper). Look for a Toronto vacation rental condo or apartment near the Theater District to be close by. The Ontario Science Centre, Gardiner Museum and Royal Toronto Museum are must-sees. And even if you're not a hockey fan, the Hockey Hall of Fame is a fun place to visit with plenty of interactive exhibits. Actually, if the Maple Leafs are in town, try your best to get tickets—you haven't really seen hockey until you've seen an NHL game in Canada. After you've seen it all, you'll enjoy heading home to your vacation rental in Toronto to put your feet up!
Vacation rentals in Toronto also make it easy for you to take day trips. (No paying a hotel for valet parking or waiting around for your car—just get up and go!) You may have heard Niagara Falls is touristy; that's absolutely true. But the magnificence of the Falls themselves more than makes up for the cheesy souvenir shops. Or try a day trip from your Toronto condo rental to the wineries around Niagara-by-the-Lake. Another easy excursion from your Toronto vacation home is Stratford, where the Stratford Shakespeare Festival runs from April to November.
When you travel with kids, you have a lot of stuff—strollers, carseats, toys, diaper paraphernalia, etc. It fills up a hotel room pretty easy. A vacation rental in Toronto, on the other hand, gives your family room to spread out. While you're in town, make sure to visit the Toronto Zoo—a favorite of travelers of all ages—and if the kids are craving some thrill rides, visit Paramount Canada's Wonderland. And the glass floor of the CN Tower offers a different kind of thrill.
Whether you're looking for a one-bedroom rental condo in Toronto or a spacious Toronto vacation home, we can help you find a great deal on it. Discounts are available on even luxury properties—and remember, a vacation rental lets you save money on food, because you can prepare meals in your Toronto vacation rental's kitchen instead of dining out at pricey restaurants.


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The coach behind the Philadelphia Union's second successive River Cup victory on Sunday has praised those in attendance at PPL Park after the club smashed its target to beat last year's fundraising total.
The inaugural River Cup game in summer 2011 raised more than $19,000 for the Philadelphia Union Foundation, which in-turn provides a wide range of opportunities for children across the local community.
But following Sunday's showpiece event which saw the club's front office, technical staff and VIP guests defeat the club's official supporters group, Sons of Ben, 2-0 to retain the trophy, the Philadelphia Union Foundation now stands set to raise in excess of $30,000.
Cup-winning coach and Executive Director of the Philadelphia Union Foundation, Rick Jacobs, said: "When keeping it in perspective, bringing in 600 spectators to PPL Park in a bid to shed a light on the Foundation and raise awareness is very rewarding.
"But our aim is not only raise awareness levels, it's also to raise funds and while the tally isn't final yet, I'm delighted that we're well over our target and set to be north of $30,000.
"I have to thank the Sons of Ben and loyal friends and family that came down to PPL Park on Sunday.
"I'm also immensely grateful to the people here who donated their time so generously to support the event – the front office staff, technical staff, the people of Global Spectrum and Ovations, the Wives and Friends group who held a very successful bake sale and raffle, and, of course, the players who made an effort to come down and show their support. Everyone combined to make it a great success."
While raising both funds and awareness, the game also showcases the special relationship between the Union and its loyal legion of supporters, with both teams contributing to an entertaining game which eventually went the way of the Union Front Office.
CEO and Operating Partner Nick Sakiewicz was joined in that team by Philadelphia Phillies General Manager Reuben Amaro Jr, Union team manager John Hackworth and coaching staff including Rob Vartughian, Brendan Burke and former MLS All-Star Jim Curtin in the Union side, with a squad of almost 30 players matched by the Sons of Ben roster.
Front office member Nico Abelenda, who opened the scoring in last year's 2-1 victory, did so again after stealing a yard inside the box to neatly prod home in the first half, before assistant coach Burke – who later left the field through injury – turned well to rifle home from a second half corner to seal victory.
Union goalkeeper Mike Quarino also played a notable role in the win, saving a second half penalty before pulling off a string of fine saves.
"The Sons of Ben were a talented and committed group so I'm proud of the effort and spirit that we showed," added Jacobs, who has overseen the development of around 40 fledgling professionals across 30 years of coaching experience.
"The early roots of when this game was first created by founding members of the club and Sons of Ben shows just how different our relationship is compared to other teams in MLS. The River Cup underlines its power.
"We want to continue to build on what we've achieved and are looking forward to next year as the event continues to grow."
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Photo Gallery: 20 Budget Basement Decorating Tips
Learn ideas for updating your lower level.
Repurpose old furniture instead of buying new.
Designer and homeowner Barbara Purdy converted a wood-burning fireplace to gas to create a cosy focal point in this room. "I couldn't see myself hauling logs down the stairs," she says. Radiant heating installed under the wood-look porcelain-tile floor adds even more warmth. The sofa, a hand-me-down from her parents, was recovered and layered with pillows.
Tour this basement on Online TV, plus find more inspiration in our photo galleries of Barbara Purdy Designs, Budget Basement Decorating Tips and Suzanne Dimma's Favourite Dreamy Retreats.
Incorporate a guest bed into your existing layout instead of putting up new walls for a separate bedroom.
This Murphy bed uses a suspension system that makes it possible to lift with one finger. On both sides of the queen-size bed, a niche in the wall acts as a side table and is wired with a reading light. When the bed is folded up, homeowners Barbara and Michael Purdy use the freed-up space as a workout area.
Learn more Budget Basement Decorating Tips, watch an Online TV tour of this basement, plus see more Barbara Purdy Designs.
Work with existing plumbing.
Placing this shower beside the plumbing shaft made room for a freestanding sink in the small bathroom. New plumbing was added in the laundry room, and the HVAC ducts were raised into the ceiling joists to allow for as much headroom as possible.
Learn more Budget Basement Decorating Tips, watch an Online TV tour of this basement, or see more Barbara Purdy Designs. Plus, for more bathroom decorating ideas, check out our gallery of 20 Small Bathrooms.
Paint the ceiling and walls white to make a small basement seem larger.
A finished basement feels more like an upstairs oasis when it's packed with so many great design ideas. Floating walnut shelves, a gas fireplace with a rolled-steel surround, and a textural shag rug are just a few of the elements that elevate the space.
To see a full list of our reno trend predictions, view our 2011 Reno Trends photo gallery plus, find out which trend looks Lynda Reeves and Suzanne Dimma like most. Plus, watch a tour of this basement on Online TV and learn more Budget Basement Decorating Tips.
Embrace brick walls instead of drywalling over them.
A red accent wall adds the appearance of depth to this room and feels bold and cheerful in contrast to the basement's simple black and white scheme. The gallery wall features original drawings from designer Theresa Casey and her husband, Robert Gray.
See more Red Rooms, interiors by Theresa Casey and learn more Budget Basement Decorating Tips.
Dress up basic basement cabinets with vintage drawer pulls.
Designer Theresa Casey renovated her 600-square-foot basement to include an office, guest bedroom and luxe laundry area. She saved on affordable white lacquered cabinetry but added vintage handles, a marble countertop, a gallery wall and a vintage ladder to make the utilitarian space seem special.
See more interiors by Theresa Casey, plus get more Budget Basement Decorating Tips.
Paint walls a dark and dramatic colour for a cosy effect.
Stylist Arren Williams' basement was designed to be both practical and beautiful. A modern sectional sofa in a charcoal fabric can sit many people while two cane ottomans can be used as side tables or additional seating. To create the perfect setting for movie night, Williams chose a heavy, full-height velvet curtain to block out any unwanted light.
Find more inspiration in our photo gallery of Arren Williams' Houses, and get more practical advice in our gallery of Budget Basement Decorating Tips.
Accessorize with affordable vintage finds.
It seems counter-intuitive to paint your basement walls and ceiling in such a dark hue, but stylist Arren Williams kept the space bright with mood lighting. "The undermount lighting in the high-gloss storage units highlights our collections," says Williams. This modern design has a masculine feel without crying out "bachelor pad".
Find more inspiration in our photo gallery of Arren Williams' Houses, and get more practical advice in our gallery of Budget Basement Decorating Tips.
Wallpaper one wall instead of four.
In the 2009 Princess Margaret Showhome, the lower level was finished with style. A focal wall was covered in a textured wallpaper while the others were painted a creamy white to maximize light. A chandelier and table lamps allow guests to choose their preferred lighting.
See more Gorgeous Guest Bedrooms, plus learn more Budget Basement Decorating Tips.
Use storage space under the stairs instead of building new closets.
In Tanya Linton's home, every spare nook is used for extra storage. With two small boys running around, baskets are ideal for hiding toys and knickknacks. In a small corner, a stack of books and magazines doubles as a side table to a painted chair.
See more of this house in our Stylish Family Home Makeover photo gallery. For more ideas, see our Organized Family Homes photo gallery and Budget Basement Decorating Tips photo gallery.
Choose low-profile furniture to make ceilings appear higher.
A faux-brick wall, fireplace mantel, slipcovered sofa and vintage finds combine in this rustic space. Meg cleverly concealed wiring and ductwork into one long, 40-square-foot closet behind the doors flanking the new fireplace.
See a tour of Meg's basement renovation with Lynda Reeves on Online TV. Plus, get more Budget Basement Decorating Tips.
Pinch pennies with MDF cupboards and add your own trim.
H&H senior editor Meg Crossley turned this unfinished basement laundry room into a laundry oasis. Improper venting meant the washer and dryer had to be moved to the opposite wall, where they're now hidden by bi-fold doors. Meg also added a convenient sink with a kitchen-worthy faucet, an upper shelf and lower cabinets for extra storage. A contractor cut door fronts out of MDF, and then Meg added Shaker trim for a custom look. To give the basement an airy feeling, the space was painted white. Sico's Light Sugar (4150-11), an aged white, makes the ceilings seem higher without feeling sterile or cold. The cabinets were painted robin's egg blue for a country-inspired look.
See a tour of Meg's basement renovation with Lynda Reeves on Online TV. Plus, get more Budget Basement Decorating Tips and see more luxe Laundry Rooms.
Give a big-box store find a high-end look with a coat of paint.
Interior's director Meg Crossley transformed her dingy basement bathroom with an inexpensive washstand that she found at Canadian Tire. She painted it the same powdery light blue shade as the panel moulding, which was installed to brighten up the small space by covering up the original dark tile. A painted façade for the side of the ugly old bathtub, in the same shade of blue, spared Meg the cost of installing a new tub. A black framed mirror, flanked with simple black metal and milk glass sconces, adds contrast to all the blue.
See a tour of Meg's basement renovation with Lynda Reeves on Online TV. Plus, get more Budget Basement Decorating Tips and Budget Decorating Ideas, and check out our gallery of 20 Small Bathrooms.
Install a gas fireplace as an inexpensive way to supplement heat from rads.
Thanks to a shag rug and low coffee table, this finished basement looks warm and inviting. Built-in shelves add storage and display space for vases, books and photos.
Get more Budget Basement Decorating Tips in our photo gallery.
Make low ceilings appear higher with customized built-ins that maximize vertical space.
This sewing, craft and gift-wrap station was designed into a nook of a basement laundry room. The plans included built-in cabinets that provide lots of storage to organize supplies and seasonal items. Simple Ikea boxes turn the open shelves into a tidy display and white paint keeps it fresh and bright. The durable slate flooring is practical and elevates the decor.
Get more Budget Basement Decorating Tips in our photo gallery, plus see more Project Rooms in this photo gallery.
If you can't afford to move pipes, keep the sink as-is and dress it up with a fabric skirt attached with double-sided Velcro.
H&H style editor Sarah Hartill gave her basement laundry room a quick and easy makeover by covering an old sink stand with a pretty floral skirt and adding a graphic print rug to warm up the cold floor tile. A countertop built to fit over the laundry machines provides a folding surface, while simple stainless steel shelves store various supplies.
See more Luxe Laundry Rooms, and get more Budget Basement Decorating Tips and Quick Home Makeover Tips.
Plan for multiuse corners to maximize functionality in a small basement.
This laundry room doubles as a storage room, craft area and wrapping centre. Cabinetry built along the wall opposite the appliances holds lightbulbs, batteries, extra garbage bags and other household supplies. A pegboard outfitted with hanging containers and small rods keeps craft and wrapping materials organized while an adjoining corkboard displays inspirational photos for craft and reno projects. Open shelves were placed high on the walls to add storage space without making the small room feel closed in; bins and baskets are used here to keep small items corralled.
See more Project Rooms, plus get more Budget Basement Decorating Tips.
Consider bench pinning as a cheaper alternative to digging out a basement.
The laundry room of this renovated basement was designed to be clean and bright with lots of storage. Simple cabinets and drawers keep everything from linens to sports equipment organized and out of sight. A farmhouse sink and industrial style faucet and art lined along the countertop make the decor more worthy of a main-floor room than a basement for chores. Accessories like matching canisters and a dark tray finish the look off.
See more luxe laundry rooms in our photo gallery. Plus, watch a tour of this basement on Online TV and learn more Budget Basement Decorating Tips.


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In a web video released this week by his campaign advisors, Gov. Jerry Brown says, "We simply have to take a stand against further budget cuts" that have hit education hard in recent years.
It's a strong argument, no doubt the most effective argument the governor could make in attempting to sell his package of temporary income and sales taxes on the November ballot.
But the governor's sales job just got a lot harder.
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News from around the country and around the globe
On Tuesday, the California State University's trustees were poised to approve a round of salary increases for three new campus presidents. Also up for discussion, how to make $250 million in "trigger cuts" should voters reject the governor's tax plan.
Guess which issue resonates with voters?
The pay increases send a message that campus executives don't have to face the same belt-tightening as faculty and students.
Granted, CSU adopted new rules in the spring calling for new campus presidents to be paid the same as their predecessors.
But they're getting around that rule by agreeing to supplement a president's salary with privately-raised foundation money.
Under that arrangement, Cal State Northridge's new president will get a nearly $30,000 increase on top of her $295,000 salary. Similar arrangements were worked out for the new bosses of San Francisco State and Cal State San Bernardino.
In the face of that, the university system is preparing a series of spending cuts that would go into effect should the governor's tax plan fail.
Some make sense, such as charging students a premium for multiple course repeats.
As the staff analysis notes, "over 40,000 seats in state-supported classes are being takenby students who already have taken the course at least once, on the CSU's state-assisted 'dime'."
Other cuts just increase the growing burden on students by raising tuition or cutting enrollment.
But the university is engaging in some bad campaign optics here, telling voters that cuts are looming without a tax increase, while at the same time campus executives are pocketing a bigger paycheck. It will hardly matter to those voters that the pay raise is coming from private sources, and not from the public trough.
Author Kevin Riggs, an Emmy-winning former TV reporter in Sacramento, is Senior Vice President at Randle Communications.
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The first reading today is from the Book of Jeremiah the Prophet. His own
experiences show us what happens when a person tries to be true to what God
is saying and because of that attempt, preaches truths that are unpopular.
The Christian message today is unpopular. Nice feelings about one another
are popular. The hard work of committing oneself to another person in
marriage or committing oneself to a community through vows is not popular.
Jeremiah spoke the truth and no one wanted to protect him. If we
Christians speak the truth, the civil authorities no longer want to protect
us. The movement today in civil society is against the Gospel and against
any organized religious expression.
The second reading today is from the Letter to the Hebrews and puts the
experience of Jesus before us so that we can know how to live as followers
of Jesus: For the sake of the joy that lay before him he endured the
cross, despising its shame, and has taken his seat at the right of the
throne of God. Consider how he endured such opposition from sinners, in
order that you may not grow weary and lose heart.
This reading from the Letter to the Hebrews challenges us to be ready to
endure the cross every day and not be ashamed of suffering. We are invited
to see Jesus and then not grow weary and lose heart as we try to live the
Gospel in our lives.
The Gospel today is from Saint Luke. It also tells us that the Word of God
brings division and not peace. If our following of Jesus separates us from
others, that is simply the price that we must pay for trying to be
faithful. If our love for others invites ridicule, that is simply the
price that we must pay.
Over and over again we realize that this life is only a preparation for the
life to come. If we begin to make this life the center of our attention,
we will forget that there are eternal values that form us. Once we realize
that this life is a life that passes and never returns, we can begin to
form our lives according to the Gospel: seeking the things that are above
and being formed in values that will last forever.
My sisters and brothers, let us face life bravely and with joy. There are
ways to live that deepen our humanity and our love for one another. There
are also ways to live that lead to an eternal death. Let us choose wisely
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Anne Pico of Olive Branch Midwifery lives in Cache Valley, Utah with her husband and their six children. Anne is a nationally Certified Professional Midwife, a Licensed Direct Entry Midwife in both Utah and Idaho, a Certified Childbirth Educator, Doula, and Monitrice. She holds a degree in midwifery through the National College of Midwifery, a MEAC accreditited college in New Mexico. She is a member of several midwifery organizations and the Utah state representative for Christian Midwives International. Anne is commited to lifelong learning, and enjoys staying current on the many issues surrounding pregnancy, birthing and parenting. She is currently studying to become a Certified Family Herbalist.
Anne became passionate about out of hospital birth and midwifery, through the birth of her own children. Four of her children were born at home. Her youngest child was born at home in 2000. She has been assisting women and their families through pregnancy, birth and the postpartum period since 1991. She has worked with birthing families in Nevada, Montana, Texas and Utah both in home birth and in a busy freestanding birth center. She encourages families to birth in their own way, supports water births, children at birth, and dads "catching" etc. Her desire is to serve, educate, and empower others "as unto the Lord Jesus Christ" Colossians 3:23-24.
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Craig Albright was born on May 19, 1954. His parents, George and Elaine, were in their 50s at the time and were surprised but thrilled by the birth of their son, who was their only child.
Elaine resigned her position at Oxford Public Library to care for Craig while George supported the family as an electrician.
From the time he started school, Craig always struggled. He made Ds and the rare C in most subjects, and eventually he was diverted to special education classes. The one bright spot was that he was good with his hands and did well in Art and in vocational classes like Shop. But Craig dropped out of school in the tenth grade and went to work for a local handyman his father knew.
It was the first in a succession of jobs he worked over the next three decades. He was a hard worker, but in every job, he eventually made a mistake that his boss or his coworkers couldn't understand and Craig couldn't explain. Sometimes he got into fights because of it, and sometimes he just walked off the job and never went back.
In 2001, he was hired as the maintenance man at Maplewood Apartments. His boss recognized Craig's strengths and encouraged him to focus on them. Craig thrived under his boss's mentoring and has stayed with the company longer than he's ever done anything in his life. Eventually, Craig was promoted to the position of manager, which gives him an apartment on the property in addition to his salary.
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Mosaic flooring in a 6th century synagogue in Gaza
With rocket attacks from Gaza into Israel once again topping the news headlines, it is as well to recall that Gaza has not always been an Arab city: Jews have lived there for centuries.
As Dr Shaul Zadka reminded us in a talk in London last night, one of Gaza's notable Jewish inhabitants was the 17th century Nathan of Gaza. He can best be described as spin-doctor for Shabbetai Zvi, who wreaked mayhem across the Jewish and non-Jewish world, proclaiming himself the Messiah.
Since 2006, not a single Jew has lived in Gaza, after Israel pulled out 8,000 Israeli civilians from the territory. It looks like there may not be many Christians left there either, following harassment and forced conversions after Hamas took over control.
Here is a potted history of the Jewish roots of Gaza, from the Jewish Virtual Library:
"Gaza is within the boundaries of Shevet Yehuda in Biblical Israel (see Genesis 15, Joshua 15:47, Kings 15:47 and Judges 1:18) and therefore some have argued that there is a Halachic requirement to live in this land. The earliest settlement of the area is by Avraham and Yitzhak, both of whom lived in the Gerar area of Gaza. In the fourth century Gaza was the primary Jewish port of Israel for international trade and commerce.


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Walt Disney World, the epicenter of the Disney entertainment empire and a vacation destination for millions of visitors each year, has been a thriving part of Florida tourism since 1971. But how did it get here? Walt Disney had already been operating Disneyland in Anaheim, California with great success since 1955. Practically every major city in the United States and many others around the world had invited Disney to bring his creativity to their vicinity, but for years Walt had appeared content to stick to one location and use Disneyland as the laboratory for his ideas. Yet by the late 1960s he had selected a swampy patch of ground just outside Orlando and Kissimmee to build what would become one of the world's most popular places to visit.
In reality, Walt Disney had been eying possible locations for another theme park since the late 1950s. While Disneyland had been a resounding hit so far, the East Coast crowd had not taken to visiting as often as Disney and his team hoped they would. The solution, they believed, was to build a park in the east. Several potential projects were sketched out, including one in New Jersey, one in St. Louis, and even one in the Palm Beach area. Each of these possibilities fell through for various reasons, but over time Walt Disney's attention settled on Florida as the most promising place for a new Disney attraction. Early in 1963, Disney gathered up a small team of trusted associates and sent them to Florida to locate between five and ten thousand acres of land for the new park. The project was kept secret at this stage, because Disney believed if word got loose that he was in the market for land in Central Florida, speculation would raise land prices sky-high. Consequently, the Florida project was referred to among the Disney inner circle as "Project X" or "Project Future."
Disney himself assisted in selecting the land near Orlando and Kissimmee. Locating the new park at the center of the state rather than on the coast eliminated some of the risk of damage from hurricanes, as well as the direct competition from the beaches themselves for visitors' time. "We'll create our own water," he reportedly said. Once he had decided on the Orlando location, Disney worked with local representatives to buy up parcels of land using a series of nine "front" companies with names like the Latin-American Development & Management Corporation and the Reedy Creek Ranch, Inc. By the middle of 1965, Disney had purchased over 27,000 acres for just over five million dollars.
As the planning continued, it became increasingly difficult to keep the project a secret. By the autumn of 1965, the press had called out Disney's land purchases, and Walt and his associates decided to go public with their plans. Governor Haydon Burns confirmed the Disney rumors as early as October 24th, but his office worked with the folks at Disney to plan a formal press conference for November 15th at the Cherry Plaza Hotel in Orlando to make the official announcement. Dubbed "Disney Day" by the Florida Development Commission and various state officials, Governor Burns called it "the most significant day in the history of Florida." Burns' staff sent scores of invitations to media outlets, chambers of commerce, and local officials from around the state to dramatize the occasion. Walt Disney and his brother Roy sat on either side of Governor Burns as he explained to the many reporters and cameras how much the new attraction would mean to Florida. He predicted a fifty percent increase in tourism, as well as new tax revenue that would bring prosperity to the entire region.
Watch a clip from the press conference below, or click here to view the full conference video.
At the press conference, Walt Disney spoke only in broad generalities about what he intended to do at the new park. Considering how much secrecy had surrounded the land purchases, some might have easily believed he was purposely concealing his plans. In reality, his vague description owed mostly to the fact that very little had been definitely decided at that point about what Walt Disney World would actually look like. Walt hadn't even set foot on the property yet; he would do that for the first time the next morning.
After the announcement, however, the project moved swiftly. Disney "Imagineers" and other designers began sketching out the various parts of the new Florida resort, while contractors began preparing the actual site. The complexity of the new undertaking required a great deal of cooperation between the Disney corporation and governments at the state and local level. On May 12, 1967, Governor Claude Kirk signed into law new legislation creating the Reedy Creek Improvement District and two municipalities within it, Bay Lake and Reedy Creek (later renamed Lake Buena Vista). Situating the Disney property within these new entities enabled the company to develop the resort with a greater measure of independence regarding taxation and land use restrictions.
Walt Disney World opened on October 1, 1971 with two hotels and the Magic Kingdom theme park. Over the years new attractions emerged, including EPCOT, Hollywood Studios, Disney's Animal Kingdom, and a wide variety of hotels and other amenities. Walt Disney, the man whose dream gave shape to the project, sadly did not live to see his masterpiece completed. Disney passed away in December of 1966, well before the park opened. As Walt himself once explained, however, the world of Disney entertainment was much bigger than Disney the man or his ambitions. "I only hope that we don't lose sight of one thing," he once said, "that it was all started by a mouse."
What are your favorite memories from visiting Walt Disney World? Were you around to see the opening? Tell us about your experiences by leaving a comment below!
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GATINEAU, Que. - Canada's big telecom companies have agreed to exempt some, but not all, of their customers from fees they charge for producing and mailing invoices.
Telecoms reach paper bill fee exemption plan but CRTC says it's not good enough
GATINEAU, Que. – Canada's big telecom companies have agreed to exempt some, but not all, of their customers from fees they charge for producing and mailing invoices.
But regulators say the agreement doesn't go far enough, and are calling for another round of public consultations on the so-called "pay-to-pay" policies.
Executives from nearly a dozen companies, including giants Bell, Rogers and Telus, met behind closed doors in Gatineau, Que., on Thursday at the invitation of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission.
The CRTC had urged participants prior to the meeting to make firm decisions about the fees they charge, with an eye toward eliminating them altogether.
What the regulator got was a commitment from telecom company executives to exempt seniors, people with disabilities, military veterans and people with no Internet connections from paying the fees.
Companies that currently charge for paper bills agreed to adopt the exemptions — if they haven't already — effective January 1, 2015.
The CRTC's vice-chairs of broadcasting and telecommunications issued a statement after the all-day meeting, saying they had hoped for more.
"The vice-chairpersons are of the view that while this agreement addresses the concerns of some Canadians, it does not go far enough to meet the concerns of all Canadians," the regulator said in a statement.
"They have recommended to their fellow commissioners that the CRTC reinitiate a public process to seek the views of Canadians."
The meeting, scheduled two weeks prior, came one day after a new report estimated that Canadians pay up to $734 million every year in fees simply to receive their monthly bills on paper.
The report from the Public Interest Advocacy Centre recommended getting rid of the fees — something the Harper Conservatives have said they want to see.
"Our government will end 'pay to pay' policies, so customers won't pay extra to receive paper bills," the Tories promised in their October 2013 throne speech, a pledge that was repeated in the 2014 budget.
But at least one company taking part in Thursday's meeting said the fees are both fair and environmentally friendly.
Telus said a small minority of its customers who have Internet access pay a $2 fee to get their bills through the mail, rather than electronically. The company said it uses the money to offset the cost of printing and mailing.
Customers without Internet access or who are visually impaired are not charged, Telus noted.
Not all companies charge the fees.
Cogeco, which supplies cable, Internet and phone services in Ontario and Quebec, has never adopted the practice, although it does encourage customers to go paperless.
"This is a decision that we took a while ago, not to charge any type of fee for paper invoices," said Cogeco spokesman Rene Guimond.
"This is not in line with the customer experience that we wish to have with our customers, so we don't charge."
Other companies, however, charge for paper bills — up to $6 per month in some cases — and both the fees and exemption policies vary widely.
Rogers, for instance, has been known to waive its $2 fee if customers object for various reasons.
"We think online billing gives customers many advantages over paper bills, like additional tools and resources to help them manage their bill and accounts online, but we recognize online billing is not for everyone," said Rogers spokeswoman Patricia Trott.
"Our policy is to make exceptions to our paper bill fee for customers who don't have access to the Internet, seniors and people with disabilities."
Rogers used to direct the money it collected from the fees to supporting youth and basic skills education programs as part of the Rogers Youth Fund.
However, it no longer does that, citing dwindling returns from pay-to-pay fees as more customers switch to online billing, and a need to provide the youth fund with a stable source of revenue.
The advocacy centre recommends that the companies should offer discounts to customers who choose to receive invoices electronically, instead of charging fees.
That call was echoed Thursday by the federal Opposition New Democrats, who called the fees a "cash grab."
NDP multiculturalism critic Andrew Cash, who has been fighting the fees for years, dismissed the environmental argument.
"If it's costing them so much money to send out a bill, then they should be passing on those savings (from electronic billing) to their customers, which they haven't done," said Cash.
"These fees unfairly target some of our more vulnerable communities in Canada," he said, pointing to seniors and other people on fixed incomes who may not have easy access to the Internet.
Electronic billing has been widely available since 2001, but banking and communications services companies only started charging for paper bills in 2010.
Many banks and other financial institutions, feeling pressured by the government, have already eliminated their paper bill fees.


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The election is over, but the political laughs go on for "The Daily Show." On last night's program, Jon Stewart and his fellow comics took aim at Dick Morris, Karl Rove and anyone and everyone who seemed to forecast a Mitt Romney landslide when what America really got was an Obama second term. Stewart also suggested a new slogan for Fox News: "Math You Do as a Republican to Make Yourself Feel Better." (Fox, like the Wall Street Journal, is owned by News Corp.)
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Jason X
Dir. Jim Isaac
In the near future a team of government scientists finally succeed in capturing and containing the seemingly indestructible killer Jason Voorhees. They plan to cryogenically freeze him, but not before he breaks free and slaughters all but one of them. Sole survivor Rowan lures him into the chamber but is frozen in time with him. Flash forward to the year 2455; earth is an uninhabitable wasteland, devoid of life. Jason and Rowan are discovered by a team of interplanetary explorers and taken back to their ship to be thawed out. Newly revived, Jason does what he does best. Murderlises people. In space.
The final shot of Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday AKA Friday the 13th Part IX promised us a confrontation between Jason and Freddy Krueger. Indeed, with that 'final' instalment of the series and with Krueger's own franchise coming full circle with Wes Craven's New Nightmare, the time to bring both villains together in one diabolical showdown was perfect. Except, no one could quite figure out how to do that satisfactorily. Numerous scripts were commissioned by various writers but the whole project was doomed to languish in development hell for nearly a decade more. Meanwhile, an increasingly frustrated Sean Cunningham thought it best to produce another Jason film to keep fans sated while they waited for the vs. film. A number of concepts were played around with, including Jason in gangland LA, Jason underwater, Jason in the desert, Jason in a winter wonderland (blood on snow!) etc, before they finally decided on the outlandish idea of sticking him in space. Hey, Hellraiser and Leprechaun both did the same thing to inject new life into their burgeoning franchises and it didn't do them any harm. No, wait…
Chronologically Jason X comes after the events depicted in Freddy vs. Jason. Writer Todd Farmer and director Jim Isaac went all out with the humour in this one, though apparently the original script was very dark and gritty, with Cunningham's influence eventually diluting it. The overt humour evident in Jason X is basically splat-stick. Well, it is the tenth instalment – for it to take itself seriously may have been slightly preposterous. And it is set in space. The tongue in cheek vibe is actually one of the film's saving graces – it knows it is the umpteenth sequel and it just has fun with that. Being the tenth in the series doesn't mean it doesn't scrimp on the inventive kills though – or indeed the amount of kills! If you thought you'd seen every way to kill a bunch of teens, think again. As well as revisiting the popular 'sleeping bag' death in a bravura virtual-reality 'flashback' sequence, we also witness the spectacle of a woman's head being shoved into a vat of liquid-nitrogen and freezing instantly before being smashed to smithereens on a table, and another unfortunate woman being sucked out into space through a hole Jason has punched in the hull of the ship.
Of course for old school aficionados who like their deaths a little more 'vintage' there are the usual impalements, decapitations, breaking of necks, slashing of throats, pulverising of heads and Jason hacking/dismembering/cutting people the fuck up with his trusty machete. As Jason is the strong silent type, he never was one for puns a la Freddy Krueger, but that doesn't stop this film being pun-tastic. The punch lines are usually delivered by other characters, for example the exclamation "He's screwed!" comes when one victim is found impaled and spinning on a giant screw, or Janessa (Melyssa Ade) screaming "This sucks on so many levels!" as she is, well, sucked out of a hole in the hull. Indeed, deliciously cheesy one-liners positively pepper the film, perfectly exemplified when Kay-Em 14 (Lisa Ryder) declares to Jason, while tottin' a pair of big guns "I'm gonna have to hurt ya now!"
The film is made up of strong characters a far cry from their airheaded Eighties counterparts – though they are still various recognisable types and still end up making the same fatal errors of judgement – and Jason of course still pops up behind them to stab them with big pointy things. At times it resembles a lower budget Aliens, with a team of military grunts also out to snare Jason onboard the spaceship. And being made in the oh-so-ironic early 2000s – hot on the heels of Scream and that slasher revival – it featured the usual plethora of sassy female characters and camp sensibility. Few of the cast play it straight – with the exception of Lexa Doig (Rowan) and Peter Mensah (Brodski), most go for the laughs - but it still works. A brilliant cameo by David Cronenberg (director Jim Isaac had worked with him on a number of his films as an assistant director and special effects guy) as the eviiiiiil Dr Wimmer – "I don't want him frozen, Rowan; I want him soft" – helps set the knowing tone. The cast know as much as we do that the reason why these films are so popular is because people watch them for one thing – to see characters get killed off in gruesome ways – not for insightful characterisation or biting social commentary. Though those things wouldn't go amiss from time to time. Just me then? K.
Even though they've stuck Jason in space and given his movie a sense of humour – most of this film still plays out like a straight slasher flick, with characters stalked and slain one by one. When android babe Kay-Em 14 manages to fuck Jason up good and proper and it looks like he's had his chips; his remains are resurrected by futuristic Nano-technologies, creating the film's biggest coup – Uber-Jason. Decked out in futuristic garb and boasting an all new mask, he comes back bigger and stronger than ever.
Visually speaking the film looks quite interesting and manages to look way more expensive than it actually was. While the special effects pale in comparison to most of the time, they were still effectively enough realised for their budget. The virtual reality sequence towards the end, when the survivors create a holographic version of Camp Crystal Lake circa 1980, complete with pot tokin', beer swillin', premarital sex lovin' babes who take their tops off – provides a wry commentary on the conventions of the series, revealing its status as an ironic pastiche more than a dated anachronism.
While far from blowing away the box office, Jason X still amassed a cult following and a slew of comic book spin-offs followed, exploring the titular character's exploits in space and on other worlds. While certainly not the strongest entry in the series, Jason X is far from the weakest; it's winning sense of humour and genuine adoration of Jason (and his fans) give it a much needed jolt of originality and devilish playfulness.


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PHOENIX -- Considering that Chris Young landed on the disabled list before his first plate appearance with the Mets, the outfielder considers Friday his real season debut.
"I'm definitely not counting that first one," Young said Wednesday, after joining his teammates in Arizona for the plane ride back east. "It's tough to sit there and watch ballgames and not be able to get out there and participate."
Rehabbing in Port St. Lucie, Fla., Young learned how to program his iPad to watch Mets games, which is one of the only things that kept him sane. Straining his right quad on one of the first defensive plays of the season, Young wanted only to begin helping the Mets as soon as possible. But he is not eligible to return from the disabled list until Friday.
When the team activates him before that game against the Braves, Young should be able to contribute immediately. He was on fire throughout his rehab assignment with Triple-A Las Vegas, finishing 8-for-12 with two home runs in three games.
"I felt pretty good, but it wasn't so much about the hitting," Young said. "It was more about getting my leg right, getting comfortable running the bases again. When you pull a muscle, it's still a small adjustment period you have to go through to get comfortable with running again and being comfortable pushing yourself. That was really the main thing I was working on, and it got better every day."
To make room for Young, the Mets will most likely clear roster space by demoting one of the extra outfielders on their roster -- Kirk Nieuwenhuis or Andrew Brown. General manager Sandy Alderson did not dismiss the possibility of demoting first baseman Ike Davis instead, thereby clearing up the team's logjam at that position. But that remains a long shot at this point.


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SAN FRANCISCO -- Six years ago, Twitter became one of the most talked-about companies at SXSW when it put giant TV screens in the conference hall to flash tweets to attendees.
The stunt tripled Twitter's traffic… from 20,000 tweets to 60,000. At this year's festival, Twitter can expect to see more than 500 million tweets per day.
These tweets represent a 24/7 conversation about what's happening and what people think – from the global conversation that happens around the Olympics, to the local chatter about a fire in a neighborhood bar.
And because we're no longer just posting about what we had for dinner – we're asking "Did you feel that earthquake?", raving about a new character on Smash or cheering on the President during the State of the Union address – there is now a huge opportunity to analyze these conversations for insights into what's happening at any given time, and get an early jump on emerging trends.
For example, a spike in posts about runny noses in the Northeast could alert the CDC to a flu outbreak. A sharp drop in product sentiment on Twitter could let a company know about an incipient PR crisis. Companies that use surveys and focus groups to gauge opinion could also be analyzing social conversations to see what their target audience thinks, in real time.
Consumers can also benefit from analyzing social conversations. Today, free online tools allow anyone to search social conversations to see what people are saying; tomorrow, these tools will layer on insights to help you make sense of the results. Think the ref made a lousy call during the Super Bowl? Soon, you'll be able to see that 74% of America agrees with you.
Companies may even license a "fire hose" of these insights in the same way they now license Twitter's raw data, to create their own information portals for consumers. Fox, for instance, could use insights data to fuel a real-time sentiment tracker around American Idol contestants while a local news station could use it to feed a breaking news widget on their site.
Twitter has come a long way since its breakout at SXSW in 2007. It is now one of the primary ways we express ourselves, share our opinions and interact with each other online. As such, we're in a position to move beyond merely listening to these conversations and look to them for knowledge and understanding.
Within the dissonant cacophony of voices on Twitter are hidden thousands of individual songs. The trick is to bring order to the chaos, and like social alchemists, transmute millions of apparently meaningless Tweets into pearls of crowd-sourced wisdom.
Leyl Master Black runs the Social Technology practice at Sparkpr, one of the world's top independent PR agencies. She writes about social marketing and technology for Mashable. She does not represent any of the companies in this piece.


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Clark Honored For Leading Tigers To Win Over Richmond
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Senior linebacker Telvion Clark (Granby H.S./Norfolk, Va.) of Towson University has been named as the FCS National Defensive Player of the Week, it has been announced by The Sports Network.
Clark is the first Tiger football player ever to be named as the FCS National Defensive Player of the Week
Honored as the co-winner of the Colonial Athletic Association Defensive Player of the Week award, Clark led the No. 7 Tigers to a 48-32 victory at the University of Richmond on Saturday. It was the Tigers' ninth consecutive road victory, a streak that started with a 49-35 win at Villanova on Oct. 27, 2012.
Named as the CAA Defensive Player of the Week for the second time this season, Clark led the Tigers with a career-high 16 tackles in their win at Richmond.
In addition, he made one of the biggest plays of the game when he sacked Richmond quarterback Michael Strauss,forced a fumble, recovered the fumble and ran 32 yards for a touchdown to give the Tigers a commanding 41-18 lead with 12:19 remaining in the game.
In the win over Richmond, Clark also recovered another fumble and had two tackles for lost yardage.
With 88 tackles in nine games, Clark is second in the CAA in tackles. He also has four forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries. Clark is tied for the CAA lead in both categories. He also ranks 13th in the CAA with eight tackles for lost yardage.
The Tigers, who are 8-1 overall and 4-1 in the CAA, will return to action on Saturday night when they host No. 21 Delaware at 7:00 p.m.


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Ambrose Bierce. His "An Inhabitant of Carcosa" got H.P. Lovecraft's blood a-boiling. Being the Ramones to the whole Cthulhu Mythos alone gets him on this list. But, again, he's got so many to choose from.
Fuck it, I'm choosing this. And all because of the last two sentences. It's one thing to have Bierce's gift for casually describing horror head-on (a favorite: "A man though naked may be dressed in rags", describing a hideously mutilated corpse). Here, he tells a folksy, outdoors-y tale of the frontier. Nothing seems all too horrible -- until those last...two...sentences.