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Dick Clark, affectionately known as the "world's oldest teenager," has died. He was 82, and had suffered a heart attack while in a Santa Monica hospital for an outpatient procedure.
Richard Wagstaff Clark became a national icon with American Bandstand in the 1950s, hosting the show for more than 30 years. Clark also hosted the annual New Year's Eve special for ABC for decades. He weathered scandals, hosted game shows and renewed his Bandstand fame with a new generation by producing the nostalgic TV drama American Dreams.
Clark's emergence on the national stage owed much to his being in the right place at the right time. After a childhood immersed in the world of radio — his father worked as a station manager at WRUN in Utica, N.Y. — Clark became an announcer with WFIL radio in Philadelphia and hosted the local show Bandstand.
Four years into his time at WFIL, Clark got his big break. A Philadelphia TV host on a local teen dance program called American Bandstand had been accused of sexual impropriety with some of the teenage dancers and arrested for drunken driving. The station faced enormous pressure to cancel its most lucrative program, and the producers needed a new host.
Music historian John Jackson says Dick Clark "had a clean-cut, impeccable image. He had a boyish look about him, an innocent look." In other words, he was the ideal candidate.
At the time, rock 'n' roll still carried an air of danger and controversy, but as host of American Bandstand, Clark would make the scandalous look tame. He changed American pop culture by creating an image of wholesome American teen life to which bubbly pop music was fundamental.
Clark was one of the first to take kids seriously as consumers and use the music they liked as a marketing tool. Today the kids-as-consumers concept drives much of television programming, so it's hard to imagine the kind of resistance Clark met from ABC studio executives when he first proposed that Bandstand go national.
"He was laughed out of the studio," says Jackson. "They said to him, 'Who wants to watch kids dancing in Philadelphia?' "
As it turned out, a lot of people did.
American Bandstand premiered nationally on Aug. 5, 1957, with Billy Williams singing "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter." The show was an instant success, and in addition to bailing out the struggling ABC, it helped sell hundreds of thousands of records.
It's difficult to overestimate Bandstand's influence on the music industry — and as a cultural bellwether.
"We got serviced with the latest releases," Clark said in a 1998 NPR interview, "and we had a huge teen audience watching who were trendsetters. So radio-station program directors used to assign their assistants to watch the program and copy down what we played. And within a day it was being played everywhere."
Rocker Brenda Lee says the Bandstand experience was transformative for musicians like her.
"If you were on the Clark show with a new record, it was almost like Dick Clark giving his blessings and saying, 'This record is gonna be a hit,' " she told NPR in 1998.
Among those transformed were musicians Fabian, Frankie Avalon and Freddie Cannon — all of whom Clark and his show made into teen idols.
"People today can't imagine how much power he had. In the 1950s, when Dick Clark started, he was the only national disc jockey," says historian Jackson, who wrote a history of American Bandstand.
Using the earnings from his fabulous success, Clark began to acquire record companies — a move that got him into trouble in 1959 when Congress began to investigate "payola," or the exchanging of bribes for record promotion. Clark, it turned out, was hyping records that he secretly owned.
When the dust settled, Clark had to choose between his music-industry interests and hosting American Bandstand. Needless to say, Bandstand won.
Clark would continue to diversify his portfolio, though, buying radio stations and oil wells — and pouring money into TV. He produced and hosted game shows like The $10,000 Pyramid and TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes, and ventured into the movie business with popular exploitation films like Psych-Out (1968), The Savage Seven (1968) and Killers Three (1968).
In an unlikely role reversal, Dick Clark plays a TV announcer critical of youth culture run amok in Wild in the Streets (1968).
"Who in America can truly resist the clarion call of youth?" the announcer asks. "Never has it been so brazenly sounded. Experience? It has brought you nothing."
It's an uncharacteristically cynical pronouncement from a man whose uncanny youthfulness was essential to his brand. More likely, Clark will be remembered for empowering youth culture — and for quotes like "Music is the soundtrack to your life."
And, of course, his signature Bandstand signoff: "For now, Dick Clark. So long" — followed by that jaunty salute to the camera.
The world's oldest teenager has died. Dick Clark became a national icon in the 1950s as the host of "American Bandstand." The show continued through the late '80s, and for more than 30 years, Clark hosted the New Year's Eve special for ABC. Dick Clark died this morning after a massive heart attack. He was 82 years old. We hear more about his life from NPR's Neda Ulaby.
NEDA ULABY, BYLINE: In 1956, producers at WFIL TV in Philadelphia had a big problem. The host of the city's top rated show, a local teen dance program, was accused of sexual impropriety with some of the teenage dancers, then he was arrested for drunk driving. The station faced enormous pressure to cancel its most lucrative program.
Music historian, John Jackson, said the show needed a new host fast.
JOHN JACKSON: And, at the time, there was a gentleman working on a show, a nondescript radio show, and he had a clean-cut, impeccable image. He had a boyish look about him, an innocent look. And that gentleman happened to be Dick Clark.
ULABY: One of the things Dick Clark did best would make the scandalous tame. At the time, rock 'n' roll was still sort of controversial. Clark created an image of wholesome American teen life, to which bubbly pop music was fundamental. By doing so, he changed the culture.
DICK CLARK: I think "Bandstand" was important historically because it gave the world a look at a world perhaps they'd never looked at before. That's the world of kids.
ULABY: That's Dick Clark in a 1998 NPR interview. He was one of the first to take kids seriously as consumers and used the music they liked as a marketing tool. Now, of course, that concept occupies entire TV channels. So, in retrospect, John Jackson says, it's hard to imagine the reaction in 1957 when Clark proposed to ABC that "Bandstand" go national.
JACKSON: He was laughed out of the studio and they said to him, who wants to watch kids dancing in Philadelphia?
ULABY: It turned out, everybody did.
CHUBBY CHECKER: (Singing) Come on, baby, let's do the twist.
ULABY: The show was an instant success and bailed out the struggling network. Richard Wagstaff Clark got his first job at an upstate New York radio station owned by his uncle and managed by his dad, but nepotism only got him so far. In Philadelphia, Clark was on his own and he credited "Bandstand's" immediate success partly to its sense of place.
CLARK: We were in a major city, Philadelphia. We got serviced with the latest releases and we had a huge teen audience watching who were trendsetters, so radio station program directors used to assign their assistants to watch the program and copy down what we played, and within a day it was being played everywhere.
THE SHIRELLES: (Singing) Tonight, you're mine completely.
BRENDA LEE: You know, if you were on the Clark show with a new record, it was almost like Dick Clark giving his blessings and saying, this record is going to be a hit.
ULABY: Clark made a teen idol out of Brenda Lee, who spoke with NPR a few years ago, as well as Fabian, Frankie Avalon and Freddie Cannon.
FREDDY CANNON: Whatever record you had out on that show, I mean, you automatically sold 50-, 60-, 70-, 100,000 records by the end of the week of that week. That's how much records that were sold off of one television show. The power of that show was so strong.
CANNON: (Singing) Last night, I took a walk in the dark. A swinging place called Palisades Park.
JACKSON: People today can't imagine how much power he had. In the 1950s when Dick started, he was the only national disc jockey.
ULABY: John Jackson wrote a history of "American Bandstand." He says all that power eventually got Clark into trouble.
JACKSON: Nobody knew it, but he began to accumulate record companies, music publishing companies and a record pressing company and Dick would go on "American Bandstand" and play a record and rave about it up and down and say, here's this great new record. And nobody would know that he owned the record.
ULABY: That conflict of interest became public in 1959, when a congressional investigation into payola targeted Dick Clark's business practices. Clark had to choose: his music industry interests or hosting "American Bandstand."
"Bandstand" won, but John Jackson says the experience embittered Clark and he carried on legitimate entrepreneurship with a vengeance.
JACKSON: He diversified. He bought things from radio stations to oil wells and this was the early 1960s, but probably the most important thing that he did - and he had a tremendous amount of foresight - Dick put a lot of that money into producing.
ULABY: Dick Clark became one of television's most powerful independent producers. He produced and hosted game shows, like "The $10,000 Pyramid," celebrity specials, celebrity blooper specials and exploitation movies. One featured Dick Clark. He played a TV announcer critical of youth culture run amok.
CLARK: Who in America can truly resist the clarion call of youth? Never has it been so brazenly sounded. Experience? It has brought you nothing.
ULABY: That's an uncharacteristically cynical pronouncement from a man whose uncanny youthfulness was essential to his brand. A more repeated quote was this: Music is the soundtrack to your life. Dick Clark died this morning in Los Angeles.
Neda Ulaby, NPR News.
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In other words, emotions matter. They drive decisions. "The brain decides among alternatives by 'marking' one alternative as more emotionally salient than another," neurologist Antonio Damasio points out. Even what we consider "logical reasoning" requires emotion.[1]
Not surprisingly, then, a wealth of research reveals that the emotional component of customer experiences (how customers feel) is a better predictor of loyalty than the cognitive component (functional aspects like effectiveness and ease).[ 2]
More precisely, happiness matters. Customers spend more than double with the brands that make them happy.[ 3] Long-term brand loyalty — the kind of willing stickiness that lasts past transactions — is a gift from a cheerful giver.
So how do we make customers happy? For decades, companies have taken for granted the notion that focusing relentlessly on improving customer interactions will lead to greater loyalty from the people who buy their products and services. The relevant metrics usually pertain to familiar questions: How well am I delivering in the moment? How are customers experiencing my brand across a range of touchpoints — call centers, websites, social media, mobile apps, in-store? What will make customers deliriously happy when they're directly engaged with my brand?
This focus on improving interactions has not worked. In a Forrester survey, more than 80 percent of leaders say their companies are focused on boosting customer experience through incremental or radical improvements. Yet in 2013, only 8 percent of the companies in the Forrester Index achieved excellent customer experience scores.[ 4]
To resolve this dissonance, we at Lippincott conducted an in-depth study of customer happiness. We learned a lot, most importantly that we've been thinking far too narrowly about the "customer experience." Companies are missing moments when engagement might be more exciting and compelling for consumers: before and after the interaction. Happiness researchers find that upwards of half of someone's happiness is built in moments of anticipation [5] and remembering.[ 6] Happiness is as much about how we look forward to and look back on an event as it is about the event itself — what we at Lippincott are starting to call "the happiness halo." Radiant brands exude the joy of anticipation and the warmth of remembering, making them glow in the hearts of customers.
When making decisions, we use our memories. It's a simple fact pointed out by Nobel Prize-winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman, who coined the term "Remembering Self." If we're deciding whether to return to a hotel, repurchase a shampoo or revisit a store, it's not the actual interaction we had that guides us — it's the memory of that interaction. Furthermore, what makes for a great interaction might not necessarily lead to a great memory. Brands need to recognize the power of memories and take distinct actions to earn their favor. Brands need to recognize the power of memories as manifested in Kahneman's conception of "The Remembering Self."
Researchers at University College London have developed a corollary of sorts to Kahneman's Remembering Self. They've demonstrated that positive expectations influence a person's overall happiness as much as actual experiences do.
The interaction exists in between the "before" of the anticipation and the "after" of the memory. All three phases have distinct but interconnected influences.
Tap into the potential joy of anticipation, the delight of interaction, the warmth of the afterglow — and make your customers happier than they've ever been with your brand.
If you've ever snuck a peek under wrapping paper or accidentally come across a spoiler, you know how deflated anticipation feels.
When it comes to happiness, anticipation isn't "pre-" anything. It's a source of joy all its own.* In fact, wanting often feels better than having. Most consumers get more pleasure during the "anticipation" phase of a purchase than during the "acquisition" phase.† And the best brands tease, tempt and treat their customers to build familiarity and joy.
The movie industry has been doing it for decades: Tease with a preview of coming attractions, and they'll be eager with anticipation. Warner Brothers deliberately kept the image of "Smaug the Terrible" a secret during the first installment of , revealing only an eye and a voice, creating tremendous anticipation within the Tolkien faithful.
Brands, too, can build excitement by withholding information. In 2013, Alexander Wang posted a cryptic message about an event on the High Line, Manhattan's elevated walkway. It simply said the time and the location, and that "all details will be received upon entry." Attendees wound up being treated to a big clothing giveaway.
Happiness experts at Stanford have proven that anticipating a pleasurable experience feels as good as finishing an important task [9] (like a marathon or an exam). In fact, we're hard-wired to prioritize "seeking" over "finding,"[10] lest we go extinct from complacency.‡
A variation on tease, the idea here is to highlight the promise of an experience. Consider Universal Orlando's website, which offers a digital version of its physical "Wizarding World of Harry Potter" attraction for upcoming guests to explore. The Four Seasons "Pin.Pack.Go." program encourages guests to visualize their dream trip on Pinterest and then connect directly with local insiders who help them make it even better. Finally, the online Fiat Live Store in Brazil gives customers an inside look at cars and features through a live webcam on dealership staff. These first-person perspective programs build familiarity and excitement before tangible interaction.
Scientific evidence supports this strategy. Pioneering social psychologist Robert Zajonc found that "mere exposure" to unfamiliar things — from random shapes to foreign characters — can increase someone's favorability toward them.[11]§
Most customer experiences, from hotels to retail, have the opportunity to connect to a "limited resource," if we simply reframe the experience as something worthlooking forward to. As Robert Cialdini wrote in , everything's more attractive when availability is limited.[12] From eggnog to Cadbury Creme Eggs, Girl Scout Thin Mint cookies to Benefit Cosmetic's Advent Calendar (full of 24 mini beauty treasures)— the art of the limited-time treat proves Cialdini's point.
But how can less craveable brands provide treats? A long daily commute, for example, might be reframed as a special moment for self-enrichment (as Audible advocates). An obligatory business trip might be reframed as a rare chance for an extravagant, restorative sleep (as Westin's "Heavenly Bed" promotes).
In an interaction, oftentimes the best way to make a customer happier is to intervene. Temporarily get in theirway to help them focus, get them on the right path and celebrate their efforts. Productive interventions canmake interactions much happier because, left to our own devices, we don't always do what's best for our ownhappiness. We reach for a donut even though healthy people are happier.[ 13] We constantly multitask eventhough focusing is more rewarding.[ 14] We take control, despite the liberty of surrender being the path of mostcontentment.[15]
Brands rarely help. They love to please us, so they often indulge our unproductivity and need for instantgratification. But, like a friend we love and trust, brands that are in it for the long run leave us better than westarted.
We're easily distracted, but we're happier when focused. New research shows that when people's minds drift from the task at hand, they report being less happy than when they are fully engaged in whatever they are doing.[16, 17]**
Force customers to stay acutely focused. To this end, Infiniti's lobby and lounges display cars alongside art and mimic hotel lobbies for their inviting layout, encouraging customers to sit back and fully experience the brand. Brands explore a wide range of tactics to encourage immersion, from the subtle (a transporting and unique entryway at the Comme des Garçons flagship in New York) to the blunt (a 10 percent discount at an Iowa restaurant for customers who agree to give up their cell phones during dinner).
We want control, but decisions are actually agonizing. Customers claim to want choice, but they're happier if given direction and personalized constraints.[18]††
Trunk Club delightfully steals decision-making authority from customers by making clothing purchases on customers' behalf, inspired by customers' stated style preferences.
Happiness is defined in present and relative terms.‡‡ Otherwise, we'd all still be thrilled about indoor plumbing. Instead, we're bummed that we don't take as many vacations as our Facebook friends. There are biological underpinnings that drive us to strive for superiority amidst connection: It's good to be in a group — life is much safer that way — but it's even better to be king of that pride.
LinkedIn, a brand built on social connections, is dedicated to communicating superiority with emails to customers who are in the top 1, 5 and 10 percent "most viewed" profiles.
Whether a person looks back on an experience positively or negatively will be the deciding factor as to whether they return. "Memories are all we get to keep from the experience of living," notes Daniel Kahneman. "We make our decisions in terms of our memories."[19]
But our memories aren't movie clips stored on ahard drive; they are nerve pathways that fire anew (and rewire) each time we remember the event.§§This means that certain moments, like "peaks" and "ends,"disproportionately dominate memory, and memories [20] can change based on subsequent events. Brands need to recognize the power of memories and devote overt attention to getting memories on their side.
"What defines a story are changes, significant moments and endings. Endings are very, very important and," in the case of a person's memory of an event, "the ending dominates," says Kahneman.[21] However, a typical customer experience saves the worst for last. You take a relaxing vacation and then you take a turbulent delayed flight home. You have a great meal and then you pay the bill.
Brands that make a positive last impression win favorable memories. This can take the form of something as simple as Walgreens' "Be Well" goodbye, which anchors the brand on health and provides a lasting reminder. Wahaca, the U.K.'s fashionable fast-casual Mexican restaurant, is celebrated for its spices. It leaves customers with a clever last impression by giving them plant-at-home chili seeds at the end of the meal. It's a delightful distraction from the bill and a growing reminder of the brand's signature flavor. Research validates this type of "last impression" tactic. One study showed waiters who gave mints could get 21 percent higher tips.[22]***
Dopamine is stimulated by unpredictability, and that causes surprises to exert a disproportionate influence on our memories.[23]
Walmart Savings Catcher allows customers to scan their receipt and, if Walmart finds a lower price at another area store, they'll surprise customers with an eGift card for the difference. The surprise likely has a greater experience boost than even an originally lower price would have. Uber, too, is full of surprises: transporting kittens on national cat day, delivering ice cream in the heat of summer, picking Seattle customers up in Mad Max-themed cars, whisking London riders off to a surprise concert or gifting uberXL riders in Turkey with certificates for experiences like a 50-minute massage or a helicopter ride for two.
Our memories of an interaction rewire each time we conjure them up, and they are heavily influenced by any new information we've received since the interaction. This neuroplasticity can reinforce the good and rewrite the bad.
For positive interactions, it's important to reinforce happy associations. Intercontinental created a "Kitchen" app that past guests could use to recreate their favorite fancy meals, and Flywheel provides post-ride calorie counts and progress markers to remind customers of their powerful workouts.
If customers have had a negative interaction, there's opportunity to displace that negativity with new positives. How? Help customers move on rather than vent. The catharsis of complaining is a myth.[24] Controlled studies show that vocalizing rage is more likely to intensify anger than resolve it. But brands in constant search for customer feedback force customers to relive their worst brand moments. Instead of overwhelming customers with surveys, overwrite old bad experiences with new, good experiences.Studies show "exciting" brands recover customer relationships much faster than "sincere" ones.[25]†††
Hallmark, for example, released a barking puppy named Jingle that, to the distress of many children, wouldn't bark. To recover those relationships, Hallmark sent advance versions of a remedied interactive puppy with a playful note explaining that "Jingle needed to rest his voice." Displacing works on a smaller scale, too, like the Southwest pilot who ordered pizza for his passengers trapped on the tarmac.
Truly delivering impact requires going deeper into human understanding, realizing that happiness is built not just in interactions, but also in anticipation and remembering. Expanding our conception of the "customer experience" opens up a whole new world of possibilities: the joy of anticipation, the immersion of interaction and the warmth of remembering. We'll drive long-term loyalty and business growth, and all get a little happier as a result.
But love at work? Most people shy away from the notion, leery of romance in the workplace (although we know it occurs often). What we need at work, however, is love founded on caring, concern, and camaraderie. Such relationships are full of trust and generosity, a source of delight, and make work fun.
Too many people believe that if they're successful, they'll be happy. That's backward. The author and psychologist Shawn Achor says it straightforwardly: "Happiness comes before success." That's because the positive emotions aroused by being engaged, fulfilled, and valued at work have a host of benefits: Our brains function better; we are more creative and adaptable; we have more energy, make smarter decisions, and better manage complexity. It's simple: Happy people perform better than their unhappy peers.
It's time to claim our right to happiness at work. To start, let's replace outdated beliefs with a new understanding of what we can expect from work—and from one another. Let's break free of traps that keep us from happiness. And let's begin the journey to fulfillment by focusing on discovering and living our purpose at work, reaching for a compelling vision of the future, and turning colleagues into real friends. These things will help us create workplaces that honor our humanity and foster common decency and sustainable success, workplaces in which ideas, needs, and desires matter—as does happiness.
Annie McKee is a senior fellow at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education and the director of the PennCLO Executive Doctoral Program . She is the author of and a coauthor of and
Two things really struck me about this work, Annie, and what I've found in my own world. 1) the idea of talking about "love" in a work context is sort of uncomfortable. But, when you CAN talk about love at work - as caring, concern and camaraderie ( as you write) - the results are a whole bunch of good. In fact, LOVE is one of the keys to the social media engagement concepts I consult and write about ((It is one of my 5 "Ls'). I definitely have to clarify when I suggest clients should be "loving up" others in their networks/streams in order to build social capital. But, once they try it, they get it.. and the results are quite noticeable (all from love).2)I work independently and from home, and only within the last year found the sort of workplace "love" you write of in pro bono work I do with KEXP - an incredible music/arts nonprofit based in Seattle. From day one , I found spirit, friendship, care and big picture social impact within its physical doors and throughout its broader global mission. I have found "my people" and see the sort of love you write about in every interaction I have through my work there. And, from that core community, you'll see that love shared globally only reverberates (via livestream and social content etc.) around the incredible programming they develop. They invite in many other nonprofits, to celebrate all music/musicians whether in Seattle or globally. It's incredible - and, yes, they'd make a great case study for thriving nonprofit culture - and yes, being connected with them has only made me happier and more productive in all else I do. I am so glad more research like yours is being done to show that people DO have the tools to change their own lives in this way.
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President Barack Obama's rejection of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline marks one of the biggest victories for the U.S. environmental movement in years. Speaking this morning from the White House, Obama–flanked by Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State John Kerry–made one of his most forceful statements to date about the importance of moving the U.S. economy away from fossil fuels.
"Shipping dirtier crude oil into our country would not increase America's energy security," the president said. "America is now a global leader when it comes to taking serious action to fight climate change. And frankly, approving this project would have undercut that global leadership."
Then, in a clear echo of the environmental movement's overarching message, the president said, "Today, we're continuing to lead by example, because ultimately, if we're going to prevent large parts of this earth from becoming not only inhospitable but uninhabitable in our lifetime, we're going to have to keep some fossil fuels in the ground rather than burn them and release more dangerous pollution into the sky."
Make no mistake: You never would have heard Obama say "keep some fossil fuels in the ground" had the environmental movement not made Keystone XL one of the defining issues of his presidency.
Coming after years of protests, marches, civil disobedience actions, and nonstop political pressure from both the grassroots and the Democratic party's major donors, the defeat of the pipeline is a clear win for the environment. The president's decision removes a potential threat to the Great Plains' groundwater. It stems the sludgy tide of Canadian tar sands, an especially dirty source of crude oil that would, if fully extracted, accelerate global climate change.
Just as important, the pipeline's defeat represents a major victory for the ideal of citizen action. "People power" is an overused and almost hackneyed phrase. But in this case, nothing else explains how such a political victory happened.
Just four years ago, many Washington insiders presumed that Keystone XL was a done deal. But Native American tribes, ranchers in the Great Plains, and environmental organizations ignored the conventional wisdom and decided to make Keystone XL a symbol for the choices we face in the era of climate change: Will we continue with the anachronistic fossil fuel economy, or make a pivot toward a society powered by clean energy? As author-activist Bill McKibben got in the habit of saying, Keystone was a "line in the sand." The cynical "wise men" in Washington said the campaign against Keystone XL was quixotic, if not misguided. (Just see,, and.) In the end, they were proven wonderfully wrong. The president's decision proves that–even in a money-soaked and lobbyist-chocked political system–ordinary citizens can frustrate the best-laid plans of the powers-that-be.
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The Vatican announced on July 27 that Bishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of Oakland, Calif., has been named archbishop of the Archdiocese of San Francisco. • Bishop Richard Pates of Des Moines, Iowa, on July 13 called on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to "reinforce strongly" U.S. opposition to an Israeli commission that recommends legalizing all settlement outposts in the West Bank. • Oswaldo Payá, a prominent Cuban dissident, died in a car crash on July 22 in an incident that his family claims was "not an accident." • While sentencing Msgr. William J. Lynn of Philadelphia to three to six years in prison for child endangerment, Judge Teresa Samina said the priest turned a blind eye to "monsters in clerical garb" who "destroyed the souls of children."• Church leaders in India hailed the growing public demand for murder charges against those who aid and abet female feticide, a crime deep-rooted in India, which has only 914 girls for every 1,000 boys.• A federal judge in Nebraska on July 17 dismissed a lawsuit brought by seven states and a number of Nebraska-based Catholic entities that challenged new contraception requirements under the Affordable Care Act.
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If you were able to successfully turn a DeLorean into a time machine, what's the first thing you would do? Would you travel back in time and visit your parents as teenagers? Would you check out the JFK assassination to see what really went down? Let's be honest, at some point, after you've watched the birth of Jesus 10 times, you'd probably get pretty tired of zipping around to historical events and you'd focus solely on making your future self insanely rich. Right? In Back to the Future, Biff gives his teenage-self a copy of "Grey's Sports Almanac" so he can earn a fortune gambling. In Hot Tub Time Machine, Lou stays in the past and turns himself into a billionaire by inventing "Loogle.com" years before Larry Page and Sergey Brin could think of Google 🙂 Both those options are very effective for making a ton of money, but they're also kind of complicated. If you want a really simple way to get rich, go back in time and tell your parents to buy comic books!
During the golden age of comic books, the cost around 10 cents apiece to buy. But in the decades since then, well preserved comic books have gone up in price significantly! Some of the more rare original comics are worth way more than you might imagine. Here's a list of the 10 most valuable comic books of all time:
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Tracy, CA
Evelyn E. Stein
Nov. 11, 1920 - Feb. 26, 2013
Evelyn E. Stein, a longtime Tracy educator, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, February 26, 2013, at
her home in
Tracy, CA. The youngest of three children, she was born on November 11, 1920, in Sonoma County, CA, to Frank and Ina Ledford. On the eve of World War II, she met and married the dashing serviceman George P. Stein Jr. on September 19, 1943, and they spent 68 wonderful years
of marriage together before his passing on September 25, 2011. They moved to Tracy in 1946 and were active members of the community for many years. Evelyn
was an avid collector of Red Wing Nokomis pottery and was a member of the Red Wing Collectors Society and the California Chapter. Evelyn was also a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Amaranth, and was a Rainbow Mother
Advisor during her daughter's high school years. She was a beloved kindergarten teacher at Central Elementary School for 30 years and together with her husband, was honored with the naming of George & Evelyn Stein High School in Tracy.
Evelyn leaves behind a dedicated family that loved and cared for her dearly: her daughter and only child Russa Robinson and son-in-law Mike Robinson of Roberts Island; granddaughters Heather Tanaka (Mike) of Roberts Island and
Holly Tompkins (Dan) of Portola Hills, CA; grandson Michael
Robinson of Roberts Island; great grandchildren Matthew & Emily Tanaka of Stockton and Victoria, William, Kaitlyn and Andrew Tompkins of Portola Hills, Andrew was born on the day of his great grandmother's passing.
The family would also like to send a wonderful and warm thank you to her caregivers, Caroline Short and Mitch Gulick, who helped care for her over the past year and half and helped her daughter Russa to fulfill her mother's wish to remain in her home. Not to be forgotten is the dedicated care of her beloved
cat, Red Boy, who was a constant source of comfort and companionship.
Fry Memorial Chapel is handling the funeral arrangements. Evelyn will be laid to rest beside her husband at Tracy Public Cemetery in a private graveside service.
A Celebration of Life memorial service is planned for in the near future. A notice will appear in the Tracy Press when a date has been established for out-of-town and distant relatives to attend. In lieu of flowers, remembrances can be made in her name to the George & Evelyn Stein Scholarship Fund, c/o Tracy Sunrise Rotary Foundation, George & Evelyn Stein Scholarship, PO Box 1287, Tracy, CA 95378.


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How To Prepare
All Interviews:
1. Identify, and be comfortable being able to discuss, your qualifications, strengths, weaknesses, and capabilities.
2. Review your resume. Be very familiar with everything on it and be prepared to talk about any of it.
3. Analyze the position. What do you want from the job: personal and intellectual growth, travel, flexibility, financial security, or a particular geographic area?
4. Research the organization. Learn as much as possible about the size, location, products/services, and benefits by reading everything you can. The organization's website is a great place to start. Also, become familiar with recent events affecting the industry as a whole.
5. Think about how your experience, education, and interests relate to the position. Your responses will reflect your self-confidence, ability to communicate effectively, and interpersonal skills. This process will be helpful when answering questions like "Why are you interested in the organization?" or "Tell me something about yourself."
6. Practice interviewing. Talk to friends, discuss techniques with people in the field, practice in front of a mirror. And schedule a practice interview with a career adviser in CCI.
7. Upon receiving an invitation to interview, verify the specifics such as names and positions of those who will be conducting the interview(s), dates, times, and location. Determine who will bear the costs of transportation, meals, and overnight lodging associated with the interview, if necessary.
8. Be prepared for a drug-screening test. This might be requested at any time throughout the search process. Drug screening should not be taken lightly, as positive test results or an affirmative answer to questions regarding illegal drug use can severely limit your employment prospects. Talk with a career adviser in CCI if you have questions about this.
Phone Interviews - special considerations:
If you are having a telephone interview, keep a few things in mind:
- Your interviewer cannot see your body language, including posture, eye contact, and facial expressions, all of which make up a large part of communication. Therefore, pay extra attention to your rate of speech, and be sensitive to pauses and breaks in the conversation.
- It is important to convey energy through your voice; if you are soft-spoken, be sure to speak up. And even though it sounds funny, make sure that your breathing is not too heavy.
- If possible, ask beforehand if you will be on speakerphone to a room full of people or just in a one-on-one conversation.
- Take advantage of the fact that you are not "seen" by having all your notes in front of you so that you can refer to them during the interview. This includes your resume, cover letter, job description, and any interview notes you have prepared.
- Find a quiet place where you will be free of distraction. If you are in your room, ask your roommates not to enter the room during the interview. Put a "Do Not Disturb" sign on your door, if needed! Better yet, call CCI at 802.443.5100 to reserve an interview room.
- Some people find it relaxing to wear comfortable clothes, thereby avoiding the formality and perhaps nervousness that comes with traditional interview attire. On the other hand, some people find it puts them in the proper mindset to wear interview clothing, even though it obviously does not matter on the phone. In any case, you want to be in a posture where you can be alert, professional, and at the top of your game. This energy will translate through the phone!
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With Woodmont Commons decisions, Londonderry has its watershed momentBy APRIL GUILMET
Union Leader Correspondent
September 12. 2013 10:48PM
LONDONDERRY — A new chapter has begun for the town of Londonderry.
The Planning Board on Wednesday night gave conditional approval to the master plan for Woodmont Commons after signing off on a number of requested waivers, including an exemption of permit requirements for "excavations and renovations" and exemption from "landscape and design standards."
The vote to move the plan for the $1 billion, 625-acre town village project forward was unanimous.
Also approved were waivers for setback limits and other existing subdivision regulations as the board agreed "such is consistent with the intent and purposes of a Planned Unit Development (PUD) master plan."
Londonderry Town Planner Cynthia May said on Thursday that developers would still have to submit individual subdivision and site plans to the Planning Board before they can build anything.
"They'll still have to go through the board's approval process in about the same manner as any conventional application," May said. "The only difference here is that each (site plan) will be reviewed based on the standards and regulations in the Woodmont Commons PUD master plan (as opposed to general town zoning codes)."
Board members agreed Wednesday night that the plans were consistent with their vision for Londonderry's future, noting that the PUD master plan includes a fiscal impact analysis that suggests a positive impact at full build-out.
The public hearing concluded shortly before 10 p.m. on Wednesday night.
"This is a historic moment," Chairman Arthur Rugg said.
Developer Michael Kettenbach said the process "set a precedent not only for Londonderry but for the state as well."
Kettenbach vowed to remain closely involved in the project as its builder and thanked the town for its persistence and patience in the process.
"This is going to be something the community will be proud of," Kettenbach said. "We'll be seeing you soon."
The Planning Board accepted project plans as complete in October and over the past 11 months about a dozen public meetings have taken place. Residents expressed concerns over traffic, crowding and the preservation of the town's rural character that could result from developing the former apple orchards.
Indeed, many members of the public attending Wednesday night's final hearing said they took issue with the fact that the Town Council approved the project's development agreement without a public hearing.
A public discussion on the matter took place on Monday, when the council voted to approve the development agreement on the condition that the Planning Board grant conditional plan approval for the Woodmont Commons master plan on Wednesday night.
"In my opinion, this just wasn't done properly," resident Ray Breslin said.
Former Town Councilor Mike Brown said he felt the plans should be subject to Londonderry's growth management ordinance, which would require an ordinance reenactment on the town's behalf.
"I think the phasing of this project should be approached on a site-plan-by-site-plan basis," Brown told the board.
Martin Srugis agreed. "We're talking a 20-year project," he said. "So I'd just like to see the town keep a finger on the phasing."
Planning Board member Mary Soares said the town would still have the final say when it comes to future development.
"There will be plenty of opportunities to make these decisions when each site plan comes in," Soares said. "So, in fact, we're not letting go of phasing at all, as (the developers) are prevented from overbuilding at any particular time."
Doug Hatem, a board member for the Londonderry Square office park on Route 102, expressed concerns over future traffic.
"I'm thinking we'll see a lot of people cutting through our parking lot to avoid the light," Hatem said. "We fear our property may become a convenient through-way."
Residents Walter and Marilyn Stocks sent a letter to the board to ask "what benefit this really has to the town and citizens."
The Stocks added that "20 years of construction vehicles and construction dirt" would be an ongoing nuisance to abutters.
"In our opinion, this development needs to be downsized," the couple wrote.
Resident Mary Tetreau, who organized the Save Woodmont Apple Trees rally last month, grew emotional as she read her poem "I Love the Apple Trees in Winter," which she dedicated to developer Michael Kettenbach.
"Let's face it, Woodmont Commons is the biggest thing to happen to Londonderry in about 50 years," Tetreau said. "And the apple trees are part of who we are."
Kettenbach approached Tetreau following her speech and applauded her input. He urged her to contact him personally should further concerns arise.
Project officials from Pillsbury Realty Development gave a brief update on the finalized plans at the start of public hearing, with team members Emily Kelley and Tom Goodwin noting that they'd received nearly 50 questions and concerns from residents following the recent series of meetings, and as a result made 39 modifications to the plans.
Kelley said the project's final master plan, which represents Londonderry's first time working with its Planned Unit Development zoning ordinance, now includes provisions for a quarter of the site to be preserved as green space.
That's not including an additional 13 percent of the site's overall acreage, if you count perimeter buffers, Kelley added.


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Yeah, but I would discard that hyphen.
Does "beyond-listening questions" make any sense to you? Thanks. :)
Yeah, but I would discard that hyphen.
But who does it mean?Originally Posted by Francois
What does it mean? It sounds like the title of a chapter in an English book or something. Like, listening questions are all very well, but how to go farther?
So, beyond listening questions are very bad, even vulgar questions, right?Originally Posted by Francois
Joe, would you have the context? That is, could you show us where, in what sentence, you found the phrase? As is, I have no idea what it means. Guesses only, but guessing is of no help to anyone. :(Originally Posted by Joe
What about?Originally Posted by Joe
beyond listening means, active listening, and beyond listening questions refers to Open-ended questions:
All the best, :DOriginally Posted by Call Center
One of my friend said she encountered someone online who asked her "beyond listening questions". I think she meant "vulgar questions". In Chinese, we say "不堪入耳的問題". (Cas, I happen to remember that you know some Chinese characters because you are living in Japan? :) ) I posted this to make sure that she was wrong. :wink:Originally Posted by Casiopea
The way I interpret it, without context, not at all. It would be along the lines of "beyond the basics". Apparently, the actual context has nothing to do with that, and the intended meaning was more like it doesn't bear listening. I don't think you can say that.Originally Posted by Joe
不 (not)Originally Posted by Joe
堪 (endure)
入 (enter)
questions not worth considering, questions not worthy of a response; facetious; ignorant.
All the best, :D


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2013 Legislative session wraps up
March is behind us, which means another legislative session has come and gone. The Legislature approved funding for several new grant programs, including classroom innovation grants, CTE grants and technology grants. The department will begin setting up application processes for these grants in the coming weeks, and more information will be forthcoming as it becomes available.
Gov. Daugaard also issued a line item veto to House Bill 1137, in order that the $5.8 million in one-time funding to school districts be distributed based on current fall enrollment (SY 2012-13) rather than enrollment from the 2011-12 school year.
For a summary of education-related bills to come out of the 2013 session, click here.


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nicheip necesitaba un nuevo diseño de camiseta y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 226 diseños de 46 diseñadores freelance.
diyAudio - projects by fanatics, for fanatics!
We are one of the webs largest audio forums, and specialize in discussion of audio electronics, circuit design, and the construction of all things audio (big and crazy amplifiers, outlandish speakers, and everything in between.
We've just celebrated our 10th anniversary and will hit 2,000,000 posts within the next month or two. So lets celebrate with a great tshirt with the theme "10 year burn in". Blending fire and electronics should make for a cool shirt!
Our forum members are males predominantly in the 30-50 year old range. The love audio! They'd like a tshirt that makes them feel proud to be fanatical about their hobby.
THEME: "10 Year Burn In"
SUB THEMES: Fire, burning amplifiers, audio circuits and design, audio electronics, speakers, amplifiers, global discussion
BACK TEXT (or possibly front): "10 Year Burn In"
FRONT: diyAudio logo, perhaps on the "pocket"
PRINT PROCESS: It will be professionally screen printed, so I would imagine 3 colors would be a good max number of colors and the minimum size of some elements may have to be taken into consideration (I'm not sure what the normal limitations are for screen printing).
TSHIRT COLOR: Black
The back of the shirt should say "10 Year Burn In", and this should set the theme for the tshirt. This has multiple meanings. Firstly, the forum has been going for 10 years. Secondly, "burn in" is something you do to new electronics and speakers to make them sound better. Thirdly, once a year there is a "sister" audio event held in San Francisco called "Burning Amp" which while not directly related to the diyAudio forum, is organized by the some of the same people. Fourthly, there are a lot of flame wars on the website!
IDEAS: I think you could probably do a lot of cool stuff with circuit traces (http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-ph…ard-02.php) but you guys are the designers so come up with something fresh!


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Hawks return solid core, shoot for states
The Bishop Hendricken hockey team closed the regular season with 11 consecutive wins last year and made a strong run in the playoffs. Ultimately, the Hawks came up short on their quest for a state title, getting swept by Mount St. Charles in the finals, but many of the players knew they'd be back for another run.
They're ready to get it started.
"I like the team and I like where we are," said head coach Jim Creamer. "We've got a real good core of kids back, starting with our goaltenders out. We've got five defensemen and about eight forwards back. It's a good group, and they work hard."
The Hawks were young last year, with just three seniors on the roster, but the 11-game winning streak was a sign that their young players were coming into their own. Though several of the young players left to play at higher levels, a strong nucleus returns. The improvement should only continue – these Hawks won't have to spend much time searching for an identity.
"I think they'll carry it over from last year," Creamer said. "They're real good character kids, and from a coach's perspective, it's a great group to be involved with everyday. They work hard, and I think we'll flow into it pretty smoothly."
Offensively, the Hawks are led by their explosive top line of senior Robbie Buehrer and juniors Paul Filippone and David Mitchell. That group emerged as a force last season and was one of the biggest reasons why the Hawks caught fire. Buehrer ranked ninth in Division I in points last season, and Filippone was 10th.
"In the Injury Fund game last weekend, Filippone was out and that line still scored three of the four goals," Creamer said. "I think they can continue that and have a pretty good season."
Buehrer is a captain for the Hawks, along with forward Justin Finan and defenseman Nick Bodziony.
Finan will center the second line for the Hawks, flanked by sophomore Andrew Fera and freshman Matt Creamer. Senior Paul Trask, junior Ed Markowski and sophomore Liam Watkinson are on the third line, with sophomores Tucker Alberigo, Jonathan Finelli and Josh Olson on the fourth line. Senior Ryan Amalfitano is currently out with an injury, but he'll also be in the mix.
"We lost a couple but we're pretty fortunate that we always have some pretty good numbers," Jim Creamer said. "We've got a lot of guys who were here and maybe didn't play as much, and they're going to get a pretty good opportunity this year. I don't think anybody's going to feel bad for us offensively. I think we have a number of forwards who have the potential to have a pretty good year."
The Hawks have plenty of experience on defense. John McCarthy was lost to graduation, but the rest of the unit is back. Seniors Bodziony and Dan Nolte lead the way, with junior Austin Navarro also bringing back a lot of experience. Sophomores Jack Cute, Sam Boulanger, Garrett Quillen and Chris Shalvey are also pushing for time.
"We've got a lot of depth there," Creamer said.
There's also some depth in net. Last year, Bill Palmer and Mitch Proulx both saw a lot of action and even alternated starts during the playoffs. The situation could end up being the same this year, but there's even more of a logjam with junior Craig Colson making waves.
"Right now, Billy and Mitch are one and two, but Craig Colson looks great," Creamer said. "We've got a lot of depth there. It's a good problem to have."
The Hawks will play in a tweaked Division I. Ten teams are still in the league like last year, but they're playing unbalanced schedules and will end up shooting for two different championships. Hendricken, La Salle, Moses Brown and Mount St. Charles will play each other four times each, and will play the other six schools once each. Based on power ratings, the top four teams in the league will play for the Division I championship.
Creamer likes the setup, but the bottom line is that the Hawks will still be shooting for the same goal.
"They want to be in the state championship, and they want to win it," Creamer said. "It's been a good start so far. I'm looking forward to the year."


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Lakefront Resort with Award-Winning Spa
Heidel House Resort & Spa, located in central Wisconsin, sits on a 20-acre estate on the shores of Green Lake—the deepest lake in Wisconsin and an ever-popular resort destination. The main lodge and guest quarters were converted from 19th-century homes owned by two different families, which accounts for the mix of architectural styles. Surrounded by rolling hills and dense forests, the lakeside resort is a go-to spot for winter recreation: a pair of cross-country skiing trails loops through native prairies and wetlands, and there's a waterfront ice skating rink next to a warming tent. In the spring, activities include hiking and biking, and you can rent assorted sporting equipment from the hotel.
The hotel's Evensong Spa, located across the street, was named one of the top spas in the country in 2011 by Spas of America. The spa's main focal point is a labyrinth constructed from ceramic tiles and river rocks that occupies 2,000 square feet, with glass-window walls that frame the enchanting woodland scenery. During your stay, you'll receive 20% off spa services such as a Balinese massage, which incorporates palming methods and nourishing oils, or an anti-aging caviar facial.
Heidel House Resort is home to restaurants with lakefront views. A Wine Spectator award winner since 2002, Grey Rock serves gourmet dinners such as walnut-crusted walleye with bacon-cider roasted potatoes ($23) and 7-ounce filet mignon ($29). The lounge is a stylish spot to sip specialty cocktails, especially on Saturday nights, when pianists and harpists play live music from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. You can also use your $25 dining credit at the Sunroom, a bistro-style café that serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner; grab a spot by the floor-to-ceiling windows and dig into chocolate-dipped banana pancakes ($8.95) or fall-off-the-bone Carolina pork ribs ($13.95/half rack).
Green Lake, Wisconsin: Lakeside Resort Town with Year-Round Fishing Opportunities and 19th-Century Homes
Green Lake is a picturesque community located in the heart of central Wisconsin. It contains nearly 28 miles of shoreline dotted with bluffs, rock formations, and beautiful Victorian homes. Year-round fishing opportunities, wildlife art centers, and a range of other recreational activities give visitors plenty to do during winter months.
The town of Green Lake, where the Heidel House Resort & Spa is located, harbors excellent fishing. Join the locals in winter ice shanties when perch and bluegill are in season. The small country town also boasts miles of scenic cross-country skiing trails, snowshoeing, and snowmobiling trails. For a glimpse into its cultural history, head to Thrasher Opera House, located a mile from the hotel. A legendary movie house and social gathering place in the early 1900s, the landmark has since been restored and now hosts concerts and theater shows.


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A passenger who flew from Philadelphia to San Francisco was detained on arrival by federal agents after a vindictive flight attendant claimed he had not flushed a lavatory toilet, according to a federal suit.
The suit, which seeks $500,000 in damages, was filed last week in the Northern District of California.
Salvatore Bevivino, 52, a business manager for Genentech, boarded a Virgin America flight on April 28, 2012. After the plane reached cruising altitude over Indiana, the former Amblerite pushed the call button and asked for a soda.


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Voters in Algonquin Township will have a new face representing them in the U.S. House of Representatives come January.
Post-census redistricting will put the townshipinto the redrawn 6th District. For the past decade it's been at the eastern tip of a district that stretched west to Iowa. Voters on Nov. 6 will choose whether to re-elect three-term Republican Rep. Peter Roskam, or elect Democratic challenger Leslie Coolidge to the new district, which will curve from southwest Lake and northwest Cook counties through Algonquin Township and northeast Kane County through the center of DuPage County.
Roskam, who is chief deputy whip in the 112th Congress, and Coolidge, a retired certified public accountant, spent time Monday talking with the Northwest Herald Editorial Board about their platforms for the district, which in McHenry County includes Cary , Fox River Grove and much of Crystal Lake, Algonquin and Lake in the Hills.
The two candidates differed significantly on how Congress should handle the budget deficit and the nation's $16 trillion debt. Roskam, R-Wheaton, said he not only supports but also is "actively advocating" the balanced budget plan proposed by Wisconsin congressman and now GOP vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan.
Without reform, he said, the U.S. could soon find itself facing debt crises like the ones engulfing Eurozone states, most notably Greece and Spain.
"If we adopt the Ryan budget, then we're able to get on a path where our federal budget balances and we actually pay off the $16 trillion in debt," Roskam said.
Coolidge, of Barrington Hills, said jump-starting economic growth should be more of a priority. Getting more people back to work, she said, would be a step toward bringing the deficit and debt under control.
"I think first we need to get our economy growing more robustly and get people back to work. The deficit is important, but we have to have a robust economy first and foremost, and I think we tackle the deficit after that," Coolidge said.
The candidates also differed on how to create jobs to lower the nation's unemployment rate, which has been above 8 percent for the past 43 months. Coolidge said the government should create jobs by investing in infrastructure and other projects.
"I believe the best things to do to create jobs are through investment, and I think the president's jobs bill is absolutely on target," Coolidge said.
Roskam said the federal government can create jobs by overhauling its tax code and fighting onerous regulations that get in the way of job creation.
"We need to reform the tax code in its entirety. We have a tax code that is unsatisfactory to most folks who look at it," Roskam said.
The candidates share common ground in their opposition to sequestration, or the automatic $1.2 trillion in across-the-board cuts over 10 years that are set to start in January because a bipartisan group of lawmakers, called the supercommittee, failed to agree on specific cuts. Roskam said the automatic cuts were not meant to become policy, but were meant to promote development of a plan by providing an undesirable alternative.
"There was nobody during the debate who said this is a good policy. They were meant to be so draconian and so outrageous that they would provoke the supercommittee to act," Roskam said. "But we know the supercommittee didn't act."
Coolidge said Congress needs to compromise on cuts "on an intelligent and measured basis" before sequestration takes effect.
"I think sequestration in general is a bad answer, both on the military side and on the domestic side. Congress needs to deal with the automatic cuts," Coolidge said.
Illinois' new congressional maps put the remainder of McHenry County into the 14th Congressional District, which will cover parts of all the collar counties, as well as parts of Kendall and DeKalb counties. In the 14th District, Republican incumbent Randy Hultgren is running against Democratic challenger Dennis Anderson.
The new maps move both of McHenry County's existing congressional districts. The 16th District is now farther west and loops around the Chicago area from Wisconsin to Indiana, and the 8th District is now farther south in Cook, Kane and DuPage counties. Longtime 16th District Republican Rep. Don Manzullo lost his re-election bid to freshman Adam Kinzinger in the primary, and 8th District freshman Rep. Joe Walsh is running against Democratic candidate Tammy Duckworth.
Illinois lost one seat in the U.S. House in the 2010 U.S. Census to faster-growing states. This is the fourth consecutive census in which Illinois lost representation.
On the Net
Visit Election Central at www.NWHerald.com/election to read stories and watch video to learn where the candidates in the Nov. 6 election stand on the issues.
Visit http://shawurl.com/6r5 to view the new boundary maps for Illinois General Assembly and U.S. House of Representative districts, and http://shawurl.com/4q2 to view the new boundary maps for McHenry County Board districts.


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Monday, 14 April 2014 07:27 AM
It means you're in the home stretch of the Boston Marathon, and all of the early morning runs in the dark New England winters, and all the wild cheering from family and friends, and all your memories about Bill Rodgers, Joan Benoit Samuelson and Uta Pippig, are about to carry you across the finish line.
"I can't even imagine when I turn onto Boylston," said Katie O'Donnell. "No doubt I will be crying. It's going to be incredibly emotional."
Last year, O'Donnell, 38, a doctor at Boston Children's Hospital, didn't finish the race after completing more than 25 miles. There was no "left on Boylston" for O'Donnell and a throng of other marathoners.
Officials stopped the race after two pressure cooker bombs exploded near the finish line, killing three people and injuring more than 260.
"It was such a sucker punch," O'Donnell said.
But on April 21, 36,000 runners, including O'Donnell, will be part of the second-largest field in the event's history, with the goal of taking back a race that New Englanders hold sacred.
David Chorney, 26, a law student at Suffolk University in downtown Boston, grew up in New Hampshire, just north of Massachusetts and remembers watching the race in study hall at elementary school. He didn't plan to run a marathon this year, but after the bomb attacks he accelerated his training so he could qualify.
Chorney secured his spot with a time of 2 hours, 33 minutes at the Lehigh Valley Marathon last September, a half-hour faster than the race's strict standard for his age group. He expects to improve on his time at Boston, but a personal record isn't his guiding thought.
"What happened last year was absolutely devastating," Chorney said. "I'm looking forward to being part of the recovery and restoration of how we all traditionally think about the Boston Marathon."
Along with tens of thousands of runners and hundreds of thousands of spectators, this year's event will feature an enhanced police presence. Some 3,500 law enforcement officers, double last year's numbers, will be posted along the 26.2 mile route and new restrictions will prohibit runners or spectators from carrying backpacks or other large parcels.
Fundraising is also expected to top last year's $21 million record. Participants who want the thrill of coasting down Boylston Street but aren't as fleet of foot as Chorney, earned a berth in the larger field by soliciting contributions for charities.
That will give fans a wide range of athletes to cheer for - from elite East African competitors who will cover the course in just over two hours to the weekend warriors taking more than twice as long, buoyed by screaming students at Wellesley College and winded from climbing Heart Break Hill about 20 miles into the race.
It's a special day because it is also Patriots Day, a state holiday, and the Boston Red Sox play near the course at Fenway Park. There's plenty of race lore and local heroes, too.
Bill Rodgers, or "Boston Billy," won the race four times; once he even stopped to tie his shoe several times. Maine's Joan Benoit Samuelson, an Olympic marathon champion and two-time Boston winner, ran the 2013 event in 2:50:29, the fastest ever by a woman in the 55-59 age group. She was not aware of her feat until a reporter told her at a post-race press conference.
"The most exciting aspect of the race was getting to run the same event and route that Frank Shorter and Bill Rodgers did before me," said St. Louis resident Frank Reedy, who ran in 1998.
Jason Hartmann of Boulder, Colorado, showed up last year without a sponsor and was the top American finisher, placing fourth overall in the men's division. At the front of the pack, sporting knee-high white tube socks and with Kenya and Ethiopia's best on his heels, he gave the partisan crowd some early hope. No American man has won Boston since Greg Meyer in 1983.
"You have the amazing people who don't even look like they're sweating, and you have people like me - back of the pack," O'Donnell said. "It's great how everyone cheers on the best of the best and those limping slowly to the finish line."
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Recent Trends in Chemistry Damodar Prabhu | added on Oct 30, 2011 | India The National Conference on 'Recent Trends in Chemistry' is being organised by Department of Chemistry, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, Sikkim, India on January 23-25, 2012 to update the scientific and academic communities with the current advancement in different areas of Chemistry.
Contributions of Madam Curie Damodar Prabhu | added on Oct 30, 2011 | India A Workshop on "Contributions of Madam Curie " will be organised at Jagdam College and Jaglal College, Chapra, Bihar, India on November 5, 2011 to commemorate the centenery of the award of Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Madam Marie Curie.
Tomorrow Starts with Chemistry Expo Katleen Raes | added on Oct 27, 2011 | Belgium The European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic), will welcome industry partners, decision-makers, the media, academics and students from around Europe to an exciting three-day event and interactive exhibition in Brussels
|celebrating chemistry, chemistry education, networking, workshops, demonstrations
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Anatolia College Green Chemistry Activities Presentation Elias Kalambokis | added on Oct 22, 2011 | Greece The green efforts of Anatolia College High School , with the emphasis put on Green Chemistry, will be presented by the " Go Green" club advisor Dr.Elias Kalambokis and a small group of the 140 total students-club members. More than ten green projects will be demonstrated.
Chicago Chemistry Day Josh Kurutz | added on Oct 19, 2011 | United States Chicago celebrates the International Year of Chemistry with a grande finale for National Chemistry Week: Chemistry Day! A fun-filled gathering for experiment, demonstration, and presentation. See http://chicagoacs.net/IYC-2011/ and http://chicagochemistryday.eventbrite.com/ for details.


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Thursday, March 10, 2011
The Mystery of Aliens
Ancient Astronaut theorists posit the idea that the messengers and gods of old were extraterrestrial visitors, which is not necessarily a faulty supposition, considering the circumstantial "evidence" presented to bolster the hypothesis.
The visitors were not gray with large, almond-shaped eyes as they are rendered today by descriptives.
In mythology and religious-oriented works, the visitors of old were manifested by an aura that bespoke something otherworldly but not grotesque.
Those visitors often mated with human beings, as recounted in the Genesis account of the Hebrew Bible [6:1]:
...The sons of God saw that the daughters of man were good, and they took themselves wives from whomever they chose. God said, 'My spirit will not continue to judge man forever, since he is nothing but flesh. His days shall be 120 years'. The Nephilim were on the earth in those days and also later. The sons of God had come to the daughters of man and had fathered them. They were the mightiest ones who ever existed, men of renown.
And they also appear in the Greek myths, as Gods, whose dalliances produced such Greek Heroes as Achilles and Heracles.
And Merlin, the great wizard of the Arthurian legends, was said to have been fathered by an Incubus. [Bulfinch]
In the 1950s, flying saucer "occupants' – as reported by observers – were usually grotesque or small, bizarre creatures, akin to the little people folklore of the British Isles.
In the 1960s, those visitors morphed into the so-called "grays" which evolved out of the Betty and Barney Hill abduction saga.
There is a dispute, extant, about what Betty Hill really described, at first, about her "abductors" – mostly having to do with their noses. But the "creatures" she allegedly encountered eventually came into being as the ubiquitous UFO people pictured when UFO occupants are discussed:
The question posed is this…
What happened between 5,000 years ago when the Sumerians pictured their "gods" and the modern era when UFO beings are described? [Intelligent Life in the Universe, Shklovskii/Sagan, Delta, 1966]
That is, why has the intruders' physiognomy changed?
Yes, we accept the reality behind the myths and Biblical renditions of gods (or messengers from above).
We also think that some relatively recent observations of creatures nearby, what some call, UFOs or, better, flying saucers, are true also, whether created as an illusion or actually as perceived.
(The alien abduction phenomenon, which remains controversial and not proven, has been, in one form or another, around since the beginning of oral and written history, as anyone familiar with mythology and religious texts knows.)
There is a mystery in all this, one that is connected in all its aspects by the similarities in the visitations.
The difference lies in how the "visitors" appeared, not in how they acted, but what they looked like.
Are there, or were there, two different classes of beings – some actually gods (or imagined as such) and some actually extraterrestrials (or imagined as such)?
It's a mystery, either way…..
(And yes, we've covered this before, in 2007)
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While we wait to see whether and how far the Supreme Court might move toward restoring a more principled constitutionalism with its decision in the Obamacare case, there is good news for readers looking to step up their game on constitutional literacy: The Heritage Foundation has posted its fabulous Heritage Guide to the Constitution online. The Heritage Guide is a clause-by-clause commentary on our great charter, and it is extremely useful. I've used it often when I've taught courses on constitutionalism. Now that it is online Heritage will be able to update it.
Next, while we're rounding up good sources to have handy for constitutional defense, bookmark the Claremont Institute's Center for the Jurisprudence of the Natural Law (www.right-reason.org), which features the reflections of my old roommate John Eastman (keep those blackmail payments coming, John), and Hadley Arkes of Amherst. Hadley is getting on in years now, but is still very sharp, though he says he now has to use a prescription from his doctor for medication that helps him come up with reflections. But he notes the warning label has an 800 number to call in the case of reflections lasting longer than four hours.
These, along with the Hillsdale College's online course, "Constitution 101: The Meaning and History of the Constitution," are all you need to encircle and defeat the liberal Tribes (heh) that see the Constitution as their plastic playground. Hillsdale's companion reader (pictured to the left here) is also very much worth having and studying.


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2012 NRL Match Previews - Round 4
Parramatta Eels v Penrith Panthers
Your Friday night 'prime time' game features a couple of footy teams with defence on their minds. Both the Eels and the Panthers gave up 40 points last week, which means this match is a battle of pride. We've all heard coaches say that defence is about attitude and you can bet Ivan Cleary and Steve Kearney have been drilling this philosophy into their charges all week long. The pressure of NRL football rears its ugly head early this year.
So, with the Eels already wooden spoon favourites and the Panthers struggling for consistency, be prepared for a grind in this year's Battle of the West at Parramatta Stadium. Other notable 'battles of the west' include the time I tried to get into the old Argyle St Hotel wearing sneakers; and the famous battle between myself and 2 security guards at The Mean Fiddler. Just like me on these particular occasions, the Parramatta Eels will come off second best, again.
My tip: Penrith 20-16
South Sydney Rabbitohs v Brisbane Broncos
A different kind of 'battle of the west'. This is apparently a fight between the NRL and the good folk of Perth. The NRL's plan of attack revolves around shoving rugby league down their throats until something gives, whilst the jewel of Australia's west responds politely by turning up in their hundreds. If we must persist, then let's have at it with the resurgent Bunnies facing the superstars from Brisbane. NIB stadium will be rocking with anticipation.
Speaking of rocking, Souths put together their best performance for some time last week at Penrith. Their opening 20 minutes was a site to behold as a star studded forward pack ripped the opposition to shreds. This week, they will need to be even more ruthless against the likes of Hannant, Glenn and Thaiday. Backing up proves too big a challenge for the Red and Greens but they go down swinging in a close one.
My tip - Brisbane 22-18
New Zealand Warriors v Gold Coast Titans
This is what they call a 'moment of truth' for the Titans. As a franchise, a football club and a team, they face the biggest challenge so far in their short history. Off the field rumours about financial duress, an ageing leadership group, struggling for form and struggling for points, they travel across the Tasman with a 14.5 point start to face a talented Warriors team with their own point to prove after starting the season 1 and 2.
The visitors will need to be almost perfect with their completion rates, they'll need a sublime performance from their spine and they will need their forward pack to stand up and completely dominate the Warriors for 80 minutes.... 14.5 suddenly seems a little small now doesn't it? James Maloney continues his career best form and Feleti Mateo chimes in at just the right time to send the Titans home with another loss and even more questions to answer.
My tip: Warriors 30-14
St George Illawarra Dragons v Manly Sea Eagles
A challenge of consistency for the Dragons. It's not often we've said this about the Red V in recent years as they have been one of most reliable outfits in the NRL but after their round 2 debacle against the Bulldogs, this will be a good test of character. And no better challenge exists than facing the reigning premiers after a loss as the Manly Sea Eagles come to Kogarah for a Saturday night special and your match of the round.
Aside from the Storm's questionable success, Manly and Saints have been the benchmark in the NRL over the past 5 years. Three premierships between them and some of the most talented footballers in the land. Jamie Lyon v Matt Cooper will set the standard, the two fullbacks will set the grass on fire and the King/Kite v Hunt/Weyman battle up front will entertain us all. The Dragons make it two in a row at Jubilee but only by a whisker.
My tip: Dragons 19-18
North Queensland Cowboys v Cronulla Sharks
I'm 0 from 3 tipping Cronulla matches this year so for those of you still reading these previews, or even remotely basing your tips around these ramblings, ignore the following paragraphs of bitter and twisted reasoning. With a bit of luck and a bounce or two of the ball, the boys from the Shire could have easily been winners of 3 straight and delivered the change in fortune their fans have been praying for. Alas, Rugby League can be a cruel pastime.
With a win over defending premiers Manly last weekend, the Sharks' luck seems to have changed but just when you think the dawn has arrived; Thurston, Bowen and Matt Scott await at Dairy Farmers on Saturday night. Whilst Jeff Robson brings some defensive resolve to the visitors and Jason Bukuya continues to impress, they simply won't have enough in the tank to hold out the Cowboys for 80 minutes. A cracking game of footy but the home side too good.
My tip: North Queensland 18-16
Melbourne Storm v Sydney Roosters
The Roosters are slowly getting their house in order. They have the look of a team very much aware that 26 rounds of NRL football is a long struggle and one they can't rush into. In other words, their form over the opening 3 weeks has been shoddy, but you can see a method to their madness. In attack, they have looked out of position and out of focus. In defence, they have been willing and able but giving the opposition too much ball.
Apologies to all readers, the above paragraph was written in an attempt to convince myself to take the Roosters with 12.5 start in my multi this week. Smart money says to avoid betting against the Melbourne Storm, in Melbourne, after a week when Craig Bellamy has challenged his team to raise the bar, when they are currently undefeated. This bloke is a maniac and the Roosters are little chance to break down the Storm defence.
My tip: Melbourne 20-12
Canterbury Bulldogs v Newcastle Knights
Canterbury have impressed so far this season and surprisingly, it's more thanks to the next generation of Bulldogs as opposed to the bigger names on their roster. Josh Reynolds has brought an aggression in both defence and attack; his performance against the Warriors last week, in Auckland, was more than noteworthy. Joel Romelo and Sam Kasiano are also playing at high level giving coach Des Hasler a loaded team and a deep bench.
The Knights seem to be going a different way; their forwards struggle to breach the advantage line and subsequently their attack is stalling. With marquee names still on their roster and Jarrod Mullen due for one of his big games, it's tough to count out the visitors but I will anyway. A great battle of hookers with Ennis up against his former mentor in Danny Buderus. The 'Dogs forwards continue to roll over their opposition and win 4 in a row.
My tip: Canterbury 24-14
Wests Tigers v Canberra Raiders
The Tigers and coach Tim Sheens are lucky to escape some of the early season pressure that the likes of Parramatta and the Titans are facing. By all rights they should be without a win this season and whilst they might be notoriously slow starters, this year's form reeks of a different problem. The toughness of Keith Galloway and Bryce Gibbs cannot be replaced and whilst Galloway is due back in round 8, there is a hole in the Tigers' bravado.
Playing against a depleted Raiders' squad, at Campbelltown Stadium, is just what the doctor ordered for the home side. With no Josh Dugan and more importantly, no Shaun Fensom, Benji Marshall and crew have the stars aligned and a perfect opportunity to build some momentum and confidence. Speaking of Marshall, we are yet to see a signature performance from the kiwi superstar so he must be due. Raiders beware.
My tip: Wests 36-22


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