text: Advice after getting Leaving Cert resultsAdvice after getting Leaving Cert resultsHow do I appeal my results?Students who are not satisfied with their results can appeal one or more of their Leaving Cert results to the State Examinations Commission. Examination scripts may be viewed before making a decision to appeal results. The Organising Superintendent for the State Examinations Commission will assign a specific viewing session for each student.Students are entitled to bring one other person with them when viewing their script. When you collect your results from your school /centre or online you are given all the documentation to avail of the viewing and the appeal process at your school. Candidates have two options available to them when applying for an appeal -a bank giro facility or an internet facility. Each student will get a unique reference number which enables the Commission to trace payments and match it with appeal applications.Applications for rechecks must arrive in the State Examination Commission by Wednesday the 4th of September. School candidates applying for rechecks will need to have returned all necessary forms to their school a few days earlier. What is the cost of appealing?The cost of appealing the Leaving Certificate Established is €40 per subject and €15.50 per subject for the Leaving Certificate Applied. Where will I find more on appealing results?For more Information on appealing results click on the following link to the State Examinations Commission's website.Now that I have my results, what next?The CAO results first round offers are expected out on the 17th August 2016 and second round offers will be out on the 26th August 2016.The deadline for acceptance of first round CAO offers is 29th of August at 5.15pm and the 7th of September for second round offers. If you did not get any offers what other options are available for Further Education?For information on further education please visit the following websites:FETAC www.fetac.ie FAS www.fas.ieFailte Ireland www.failteireland.comNQAI www.nqai.ieQualifaxwww.qualifax.ieIVEA www.ivea.ieCAO www.cao.ie In addition to the above, you can either complete an access course, or repeat the leaving certificate. What is an Access Course?An Access Course is available for school leavers that have the aspiration to study at third level, but due to financial and/or social reasons do not have the opportunity. The Access Course is available to school leavers from all schools in the BMW region and County Clare.For more information on The Access Course please log on to http://www.nuigalway.ie/access/school_leavers.htmlCan I apply for the Defence and Garda Forces?There is currently an embargo on recruiting in the Defence and Garda forces however, both forces recruit reserves each year. Check out www.garda.ie and www.military.ie for more information.Repeat the Leaving CertificateIf you did not get offered the course you wanted and you have your heart set on a particular course repeating is an option, you are still young and remember it is only one more year.Should I consider a Career Guidance Counsellor?Yes, you should if you have any doubts about your chosen career path, as recent studies have shown that one in three college students drop out before reaching 2nd Year at college which costs parents and students in excess of €15,000, which is a costly lesson for choosing the wrong course.A career guidance counsellor will get you to do a series of assessments to see what career you would be best suited in.What is the cost of seeing a Career Guidance Counsellor?The cost of attending a guidance counsellor varies from €100-€300 depending on the service you require


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Reading is such an improbable idea -- a miracle, really. Yet simple squiggles on a page, arranged just so, can convey ideas that change the way we think or introduce to us characters we love for a lifetime. In celebration of reading -- and of this weekend's Los Angeles Times Festival of Books -- we asked four readers (who also happen to be writers) to celebrate books that mattered in their lives.
If you want a friend in Washington, the saying goes, get a dog. But if you're looking to understand Washington, I'd recommend fiction.
Not a thriller or a potboiler, though. I mean serious fiction, specifically the stories and novels of Ward Just, a brilliant war correspondent for the Washington Post who decided he could tell more truth if he shook off the strictures of journalism.
"Journalism is useful," he once wrote, "but truth wears many masks, and in Washington facts sometimes tend to mislead. All the facts sometimes tend to mislead absolutely."
Just's first great story, "The Congressman Who Loved Flaubert," convinced me he was right. We see Washington politicians in action all the time, thanks to the endless chatter of cable news. But Just's characters have something television and newspapers often can't convey: complicated inner lives. They are driven by ambition — no surprise there. But they're also gripped by uncertainty and regret, two demons no one in public life is allowed to acknowledge.
Listen, for example, to the protagonist of "The Congressman Who Loved Flaubert," a once-idealistic Southern Democrat who worries about the compromises he's made in his struggle for power in the House of Representatives:
"It was not a place for lost causes," Rep. Lou LaRuth reflects. "There were too many conflicting interests … [and] too many people: 435 representatives and about a quarter of them quite bright. Quite bright enough and knowledgeable enough to strangle embarrassing proposals and take revenge as well. Everyone was threatened if the eccentrics got out of hand."
Just wrote that story in 1972, but he could just as well have been describing today.
"LaRuth, at 40, has no secret answers. Nor any illusions," Just writes. "The congressman, contemplating all of it, is both angry and sad…. He thinks that everything in his life is meant to end in irony and contradiction." Some members of the current House would recognize that feeling all too well.
Like all Washington correspondents, I'm often asked — by friends, relatives, audiences — to reveal something secret, something we can't put in the newspaper. I usually wave my hands, embarrassed, and say there really aren't secrets we know but don't publish — very few, anyway. But that's not a full answer. There are plenty of secrets that don't get written about. Sometimes they're simply hard to pin down. Sometimes they're in the gray zone between public life and private life — the gay senator who won't come out of the closet, the elderly congressman who's no longer up to the job.
And sometimes they're easy to write about in the aggregate — the officials who go easy on industries they regulate, thinking about their next jobs — but difficult to write in the more damning particular. Hardly ever do officials sit down with reporters and confess: Here's how I lost my idealism. Here's when I decided: What the hell, I can't change the system, I might as well make money.
That's why we need fiction. And even in Ward Just's elegant fiction, the characters don't always tell the whole truth.
"All the stories they told had something missing. This, it seemed to me then as it does now, is common among government people," a character in Just's most recent novel, "American Romantic," muses. "There would come a moment when their voices trailed off and any attentive listener would know they were deep in their memories, pondering what they were unable — not unwilling but unable — to say aloud. The missing piece."
It's a reminder to journalists and their readers that they're never quite getting the full story. Almost no one ever knows the full story — and those who do aren't telling.
Doyle McManus is The Times' Washington columnist.


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"Having read this, one realization is that better code often means less code. I don't think about lines of code exactly, or something similarly stupid, but in terms of meaningful code. However, argument for less code isn't about making code as compact as possible, avoid redundancy, etc. The argument is about not writing code at all whenever reasonable or possible. Should we focus on deciding what should and what should not built instead of polishing our software development craft then? Yes and no. Yeah, I know. Exactly the kind of answer you expected, isn't it? Anyway, you can't answer this question meaningfully without a context."


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This was the first time in over a month we didn't need leg warmers! Or base layers. Or jackets. Just a steady supply of tubes.
Eric, Karl, Karen, Kevin, Kevin, Marcus & Todd today, rolling out 6 minutes behind schedule since Eric noticed a tire quite low on air and replaced the tube before the start. Thursday, so we rode up through the park... not terribly fast, not terribly slow. I was able to keep Kevin (my son, not the pilot) in sight even at the very end of Kings, so he finished about 45 seconds ahead of me. I can live with that!
Dry roads are something I always look forward to because I can let loose on the descents, but we were held back a bit today by Marcus, who's definitely getting better, but still isn't nearly as fast going downhill as he is going up. He's so fast going uphill I don't even know if it would be possible to safely be at that extreme on the descents! But when we regrouped at Sky Londa, we were missing... Eric. Waited a couple minutes, no Eric. Eric sometimes hangs back a bit on the descents, apparently having greater respect for living a full life than some of us, but still, he's not going to trail by even a minute, so it was back-track time, making sure he didn't need help somewhere... which he did. Kevin, Kevin, Marcus and I found Eric almost at the top of Skyline, working with another flat tire. This time we found the cause (a little sliver of metal often called a "Michelin wire" because they come from steel-belted radials driven too long and now shedding their steel mesh on the road). By now we were so far behind schedule the only realistic option was to keep going back the way we came and descend Kings.
A couple miles shorter overall, a couple hundred feet more of climbing. I miss not seeing West Old LaHonda on a beautiful day, but that's life; this is not a ride where it's OK to ignore that someone's gone MIA, and it never will be.
Arriving home 20 minutes late but still enough time for getting a shower and hopping back on the bike for work, with the mandatory coffee detour that reminds me, when on a bike, how much easier it is to park, how you don't have to pay a meter, and that a standard seat-tube mounted bottle cage works great with a cup of coffee. Just make sure, if you go to Peet's, that you ask for a piece of tape to cover the sipping hole in the cap. Makes a real mess of your bike otherwise. Been there, done that.
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Deroy Murdock: Trump spent his first year making America great againBy DEROY MURDOCK
January 18. 2018 10:10PM
ARE YOU BETTER OFF now than you were one year ago? President Donald J. Trump and other Republicans should ask voters this exact question. Their answers should buoy GOP prospects for November's midterm elections.
Saturday marks one year since President Trump's inauguration. Since Jan. 20, 2017, Trump and the GOP Congress have mopped up much of the previous management's mess. Obama's hectoring, anti-business tone has been hushed. His class warfare, "global-warming" fetish, and lead-from-behindism are neutralized. Some 1,500 absurd and intrusive regulations have been junked. And Obama's taxaholism has been replaced with the deepest tax cuts since 1981.
These Trump/GOP reforms have overdelivered on all expectations. As President Trump said Thursday in Pennsylvania: "The good news keeps pouring in."
Since Trump replaced Obama, GDP growth has climbed from 2.1 percent to 3.2, a 52.4 percent acceleration in output.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average has soared from 19,827 to 26,017 on Thursday, up 31.2 percent. This is splendid news for the 54 percent of Americans who own stocks, including retirement-account owners.
The number of Americans employed has increased 1.8 million, up 1.2 percent.
Unemployment has fallen from 4.7 percent to 4.1, down 12.8 percent to the lowest rate since 2001.
The home-ownership rate has risen from 63.7 percent to 63.9. The Consumer Confidence Index has advanced from 113.7 to 122.1.
Democrats achieved nothing last year. They are visionless and idea-free, other than to "Resist!" Trump. Meanwhile, the left's serial anti-Trump narratives have imploded, one after another:
Trump is a Kremlin puppet! After digging for 18 months, the FBI and Robert Mueller have unearthed zero evidence that Trump colluded with Moscow. Meanwhile, Trump has yanked Vladimir Putin's chain far more than Putin has pulled Trump's strings. Sending offensive weapons to Ukraine, which might aim them at Russian troops, is hardly the behavior of Moscow's marionette.
Trump's tax cut won't help the middle class! Each and every congressional Democrat battled the tax-cut that has unleashed rampant economic growth. Since the tax cut kicked in, Americans for Tax Reform calculates at least 190 companies have reported paying their workers bonuses of up to $3,000, boosting their pension deposits, and hiking base hourly wages up to and beyond $15. Some 2.2 million employees are savoring these $1 billion-plus in benefits.
Trump is a racist! His alleged remark about El Salvador, Haiti, and certain African states — reported by Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., now is disputed by Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and GOP senators Tom Cotton and David Perdue.
The Donald J. Trump Foundation gave the University of Utah's Moran Eye Center $10,000 to support Sen. Rand Paul free cataract surgeries for poor Guatemalans in 2014. Trump personally donated another $10,000 for a similar trip to treat some 200 vision-impaired Haitians in 2015.
Democrat Andrew Stein, former New York City Council president, gathered medical supplies after a 1980 storm slammed Haiti. But he needed a plane to deliver the aid. "I called Donald Trump. One-two-three, he gave us a plane to take all the supplies over."
Trump is mentally ill! Tuesday's marathon news conference by nonpartisan White House physician Ronny Jackson, M.D. defanged author Michael Wolff's claim that Trump is one Twitter storm away from being wheeled off in a straightjacket. On Trump's insistence, Dr. Jackson administered the Montreal Cognitive Assessment. Trump scored a perfect 30 out of 30.
"The President is mentally very, very sharp; very intact," said Jackson, a U.S. Navy Rear Admiral.
One year into the Trump/GOP Era, everyday Americans are better off than they were when Obama left town. Washington Democrats? Not so much.
Deroy Murdock is a Manhattan-based Fox News Contributor and a contributing editor with National Review Online.


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The National Family Partnership has announced the national contest for its 27th annual Red Ribbon Week, which began Oct. 23, continues to Oct. 31. Red Ribbon Week is the oldest and largest drug prevention campaign in the country.
In 1985 following the murder of a Drug Enforcement Agency member, parents, youth and teachers in communities across the country began wearing red ribbons as a symbol of their commitment to raise awareness of the destruction caused by drugs.
This year, families can get involved by entering the contest to promote awareness in their neighborhoods and win a drug prevention grant for their schools. It's easy to win as families can generate their own online votes from friends, colleagues and family members (and the entries with the most votes win).
To participate in the contest, families and students will decorate the front of their homes with this year's message: "The Best Me Is Drug Free." Students and their families can enter to win $1,000 for their local K-12 school and a new iPad for their home:
•Students bring the Red Ribbon Week message home by working alongside parents to decorate their front door, mailbox, fence, etc., with this year's theme
•Take a photo with a Red Ribbon Week decoration, then upload by Nov. 2 tohttp://www.redribbon.org/contest or http://www.facebook.com/RedRibbonWeek.
•The voting begins! Ask family and friends to vote for your entry athttp://www.redribbon.org/vote Nov. 2-16. Ten lucky winners from regions across the U.S. will win. Winners will be announced at events at their winning schools in December.
"Students will once again take Red Ribbon Week's message of prevention home to their neighborhoods with this national contest," said the NFP's Volunteer President Peggy Sapp. "By decorating their homes together with this year's Red Ribbon theme, families carry the message to their communities."
The nation's oldest and largest drug prevention campaign reaches more than 80 million people nationwide. The DEA is co-sponsoring this year's contest.
Visithttp://www.redribbon.org/contest for contest information.


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COLUMBUS — The Columbus Crew has signed midfielders Konrad Warzycha and Shawn Sloan, as well as defender Kyle Hyland to its roster, the club announced Wednesday. Per Major League Soccer and club policy, terms of the contracts were not disclosed. These additions move the Crew's signed roster total to 29 players heading into the 2013 MLS season.
"We're pleased to welcome Konrad, Shawn and Kyle to our club," said Crew Technical Director Brian Bliss. "All three players worked very hard in preseason training camp to make the roster, and they provide depth and quality at several positions."
Warzycha joins the Crew after two seasons with Sporting Kansas City. The Dublin, Ohio native played four years for the Ohio State University, helping the Buckeyes to an appearance in the 2007 NCAA College Cup Final as a freshman before spending the past two years with MLS rival Sporting. Warzycha missed time during his rookie season due to injury, but returned in 2012 to help Sporting in its Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup-winning campaign. The 23-year-old midfielder is the oldest of Head Coach Robert Warzycha's three children.
Selected 66th overall in the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft in January, Sloan comes to Columbus following four seasons as an All-Big South First Team honoree at High Point University. During his college career, Sloan scored 24 goals and assisted on 27 others. The midfielder was honored as the Big South Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2011 and 2012.
A native of Bay Village, Ohio, Hyland signs his first professional contract after four successful years at IUPUI. Hyland scored 10 goals and notched 10 assists for the Jaguars in 72 matches, including eight tallies in 2012. A Crew Soccer Academy product, Hyland featured on the 2010 USL Super-20 and McGuire Cup-winning sides for Crew Juniors.
Name: Konrad Warzycha
Position: Midfielder
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 190
Born: February 14, 1989 in Zabrze, Poland
Hometown: Dublin, Ohio
Citizenship: Poland, United States
Acquired: Signed on February 27, 2013 as a free agent
Previous Experience: Sporting Kansas City (2011-12)
Name: Shawn Sloan
Position: Midfielder
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 165
Born: November 24, 1990 in Geneva, Illinois
Hometown: Geneva, Illinois
Citizenship: United States
Acquired: Selected 66th overall in the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft on January 22, 2013
Previous Experience: High Point University (2009-12)
Name: Kyle Hyland
Position: Defender/Midfielder
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 150
Born: March 1, 1991 in Bay Village, Ohio
Hometown: Bay Village, Ohio
Citizenship: United States
Acquired: Signed on February 27, 2013
Previous Experience: Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (2009-12)


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Is available black theme for ST3? Something like Soda Black?
Try Theme Nil
Thank you but I only found this: github.com/nilium/st2-nil-theme and it is for ST2.Where to find it for ST3?
The theme should be compatible with ST3 as well...
github.com/princemaple/SublimeT ... e-XDefault
It's basically a theme I made based on default theme for personal use.It's not in package control. It's specially for ST3, working with the transient tab.
One sentence to describe this theme: Default theme plus customized black sidebar.
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Poor start costly as North Carolina loses to Hurricanes for 2nd time this year, 87-61
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CORAL GABLES, Fla. – North Carolina's Marcus Paige had Shane Larkin well-covered when the Miami Hurricanes' point guard launched a shot from the top of the key.
"I yelled, 'Good defense, Marcus,'" Tar Heels coach Roy Williams said. "And it went right in."
Lately there's no stopping the eighth-ranked Hurricanes, who made a school record-tying 15 3-pointers and extended their winning streak to 11 games by beating North Carolina 87-61 on Saturday.
The Tar Heels started poorly and were dominated inside, but Williams said Miami is unbeaten in the Atlantic Coast Conference for a reason.
"Everybody from North Carolina always thinks it's just about North Carolina," he said. "It's not. Miami is pretty dadgum good."
North Carolina (16-7, 6-4 ACC), which began the season 18-2 against the Hurricanes, lost to them for the second time in four weeks.
Miami (19-3, 10-0) set a school record for ACC victories in a season with eight games still to go. The Hurricanes are the last unbeaten team in league play among the major conferences.
"It's crazy — I see how great of a team we can be," Miami guard Durand Scott said. "We're just rolling."
Word is spreading, and the attendance-challenged Hurricanes drew a sellout crowd for the third in the past four home games. Among those on hand were LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, seated in the front row.
Coach Jim Larranaga said he received a phone call early in the week requesting tickets for the Heat stars.
"I told them, 'Sorry, it's sold out.' But then we said, 'We think we can fit you in.' For our recruiting purposes, it gives us a lot of credibility when we tell them we're a hot ticket in town and our program is headed in the right direction," he said.
Another climb in the polls for the Hurricanes is likely next week, which would mean their best ranking ever. They have never been higher than No. 8, and achieved that spot this week for the first time in 53 years.
Players have begun fielding questions about prospect of being ranked No. 1.
"That would be lovely," Scott said, "but that's not going to change our focus or determination."
Their aim was true Saturday. The Hurricanes made 13 of their first 19 3-point tries and finished 15 for 26 from beyond the arc.
"All of a sudden they started making every shot," Williams said. "A lot of teams couldn't stand out there with no defense on the court and make 15 out of 26."
Larkin, a sophomore, had 18 points and a career-high nine assists, including one on the game's most spectacular play. He lofted a pass off the glass on a fast break to set up a throwdown dunk by Kenny Kadji for a 70-46 lead.
"Kenny said, 'Backboard, backboard,'" Larkin said. "I didn't see anybody behind him, so I tossed it off the backboard really soft, and he killed it."
Miami's smothering defense did the rest, flustering a team averaging an ACC-best 79.1 points per game. Julian Gamble led the way with four blocks, and the Tar Heels were so discombobulated that on one inbounds pass, two of their players collided away from the ball and went sprawling.
Kadji and Scott each had 17 points and six rebounds for the Hurricanes, who shot 54 percent, the best against the Tar Heels this season.
"They were hitting on a lot of cylinders and all those cliches," Williams said. "We didn't have many answers."
North Carolina's James Michael McAdoo totaled only six points, nine below his average.
"We need him to play better," Williams said. "We need all of our guys to play better."
Reggie Bullock led the Tar Heels with 14 points.
Playing in new throwback uniforms, they looked out of sorts from the start. The Hurricanes made layups on three consecutive possessions to take a 9-0 lead after only 2 minutes.
The Hurricanes' defense was so good they committed turnovers on five consecutive possessions and still led 13-2. They hit six 3-pointers over the final 5:04 of the first half to go ahead 44-27.
Five minutes into the second half, the margin was 59-33. It was such a clean performance by the Hurricanes that they played 24 minutes before either team shot a free throw.


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Late Rally Falls Short as Season Comes to a Close
SALISBURY, Md. --- A late second-half rally
came up short as the No. 15 Washington and Lee women's lacrosse
team fell to No. 5 Salisbury, 13-12, on Saturday afternoon at Sea
Gull Stadium in Salisbury.
W&L (15-5) netted the first two goals of the game, as first-year attacker Margaret Klein (North Andover, Mass./Brooks) and junior attacker Maddie McKaig (Annapolis, Md./Annapolis) found the net to give the Generals an early 2-0 lead with 27:43 remaining in the opening stanza.
Salisbury (19-2) responded with a three-goal run, as senior midfielder Morgan Illian (Salisbury, Md./Parkside), junior midfielder Allie Wheatley (Cambridge, Md./Salisbury School) and senior attacker Trish DiGirolomo (Davidsonville, Md./Archbishop Spalding) each found the net to put the Sea Gulls up, 3-2, at the 21:01 mark. McKaig ended the streak with an unassisted tally to tie the score at 3-3 with 19:27 on the clock, and after a SU goal, senior midfielder Emmy Mathews (Baltimore, Md./Bryn Mawr) connected on a free position shot to knot the score (4-4) with 15:55 remaining in the first half.
A streak of four unanswered Salisbury goals extended the Sea Gulls' lead to four goals (4-8) with 6:53 remaining. Junior attacker Alli Shearin (Essex Fells, N.J./West Essex Regional) took a pass from senior midfielder Kate Donnelly (Houston, Texas/St. John's) to put an end to the SU scoring, leaving the score at 8-5 with 4:23 remaining. Senior attacker Kate Speare (Wallingford, Pa./Strath Haven) had a chance to pull the Generals back to within four goals with five seconds remaining but she was unable to connect, as SU took a 9-5 advantage into the break.
Salisbury opened the second half with a goal, but W&L scored three-consecutive goals to pull the squad back to within two goals (10-8). McKaig netted her third goal of the game to leave the score at 10-6 with 25:03 remaining. Senior attacker Wilton Megargel (Charlottesville, Va./St. Anne's-Belfield) and Shearin scored goals within 40 seconds of each other, as W&L left the scoreboard at 10-8 with 22:18 remaining.
Another three-goal run by Salisbury, featuring goals from sophomore attacker Katie Bollhorst (Severna Park, Md./St. Mary's), DiGirolomo and junior midfielder Alyssa Fowler (Odenton, Md./Arundel) pushed the Sea Gulls lead back to five goals (13-8), but W&L responded with four unanswered goals over a 9:12 span to get the Generals back to within one goal (13-12). First-year midfielder Meade Brewster (Brookside, N.J./West Morris Mendham) started the scoring off an assist from Megargel, and Shearin scored on a free position shot to leave the score at 13-13 with 9:20 remaining. McKaig added an unassisted marker at 5:14, and Megargel scored with just 1:44 on the clock as W&L drew to within one goal (13-12) in the final minutes.
Junior midfielder Christina Benedetti (Derwood, Md./Academy of the Holy Cross) won the ensuing draw control, setting McKaig up for a game-tying goal with 58 seconds remaining. However, McKaig's shot was turned away by SU senior keeper Julie Ann Caulfield (Drexel Hill, Pa./Upper Darby) and the Sea Gulls collected the ground ball, running out the clock to advance to the regional finals on Sunday.
W&L was led by McKaig, who finished with four goals and an assist. Shearin added three goals and an assist, while Megargel scored two goals and an assist. First-year midfielder Alex Van Horn (Annapolis, Md./Annapolis) won a game-high five draw controls, and senior midfielder Emmy Mathews (Baltimore, Md./Bryn Mawr) collected a team-high two ground balls. Senior keeper Katharine Farrar (Lexington, Va./Episcopal) played the entirety, stopping seven shots.
DiGirolomo paced SU with six points (2g, 4a), while Wheatley (4g) and Bollhorst (2g, 2a) each added four points. Caulfield played all 60:00 in net, recording seven saves.
With the loss, the Generals end their season with a 15-5 overall record.
W&L Goals: Maddie McKaig 4; Alli Shearin 3; Wilton Megargel 2; Emmy Mathews 1; Meade Brewster 1; Margaret Klein 1.
W&L Assists: Kate Donnelly 1; Maddie McKaig 1; Wilton Megargel 1; Alli Shearin 1.
Salisbury Goals: Allie Wheatley 4; Trish DiGirolomo 2; Katie Bollhorst 2; Morgan Illian 2; Alyssa Fowler 2; Aileen McCausland 1.
Salisbury Assists: Trish DiGirolomo 4; Katie Bollhorst 2.
This release is courtesy of the Washington and Lee University sports information department.


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San Francisco Golden Gate takes Elite Cup Final with 31-26 win against Life
GLENDALE, Colo. – In a tense, back-and-forth championship match, San Francisco Golden Gate emerged victors of the inaugural Elite Cup with a 31-26 win against Life University Saturday at Infinity Park.
San Francisco dominated play early with strong runs and broken tackles, and took the lead in the 11th minute with a try from the match's most valuable player, Milemoti Pulu. Volnet Rouse converted the try for the 7-0 lead.
Despite the run of play favoring San Francisco, Life did not give up and was rewarded in the 16th minute. With a big maul just meters out of the try zone, AJ MacGinty passed the ball out to Tui Osborne before Benji Goff found space to dive over for the try. MacGinty's conversion leveled the match at 7-7.
San Francisco were better in the rucks in the first half and a massive counter ruck in the 23rd minute set up another scoring play. After a set of quick-paced phases, a pass out to the wing gave Heine McFarland just enough time to find space between the Life defense for the try. Rouse's conversion was wide to keep Life within five at 12-7.
With less than five minutes remaining in the half, Life utilized another maul to get back on the board. A lineout five meters from the try line was caught by Life and the maul inched closer and closer before MacGinty outmaneuvered the San Francisco defense for the score. His own conversion missed to keep the score 12-12 at the half.
Life used the halftime break to rest and came out in the second half with the fresher legs, but San Francisco capitalized on a Life mistake for a big break downfield. Bruce Thomas outran two Life defenders from 35 meters out into the try zone to put San Francisco back on top 17-12.
San Francisco extended the lead again in the 54th minute with a great team play. Pulu caught the Life defense cheating with a nice move to the inside to break through before the ball eventually found its way into the hands of Opet Okusi, who scored the try. Rouse converted another to bring the score to 24-12.
Life responded five minutes later thanks to another maul and another Goff try in the corner. MacGinty attempted his conversion from the furthest possible point and nailed it to cut Life's deficit to 24-19.
In the 67th minute, Life was knocking on San Francisco's doorstep and finally broke through with a try from Tui Osborne, who juked a defender at the line and ran towards the sticks to give MacGinty a better angle for the conversion. The conversion was good and Life took its first lead of the match at 26-24.
With five minutes remaining and Life keeping San Francisco at bay, Pulu dashed down the left sideline to get San Francisco in scoring territory. Quick, efficient phases from the West Finalists resulted in Danny LaProvette finishing the attack with the match-winning try between the sticks. Rouse's conversion made it 31-26.
Life used the final few minutes of the match to apply more pressure in San Francisco's half, but could not find a way into the try zone and ultimately drew the referee's whistle.
"All of the players ground it out today and showed a tremendous amount of heart," San Francisco Golden Gate Head Coach Grant Wells said. "All the hard work they put in this season came through tonight."
San Francisco Golden Gate withdrew from the Division I Club Playoffs to host Tonga next weekend in a warm-up to Tonga's match against the USA Rugby Men's Eagles in June. Life University will be back in Glendale next weekend at the Division I Club Playoffs.


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Gas futures are trading around a 52-week low, which is not too unexpected—gasoline demand is always weakest in the fourth quarter. But with the recent selloff in crude, and more downside predicted, gas will trade even lower.
If you look at the charts going back 10 years, you will see that in just about every one of them, gas sells off around this time of year. That's because of the declining seasonal demand for gasoline. After all, the market focuses on fundamentals, and the fundamental story right now is that there is plenty of supply, and demand has not gotten over 9 million barrels per day, the usual pivot point for prices.
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Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Red Paris Christmas
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Merry Christmas.ReplyDelete
Beautiful pictures. Love the red. Merci beaucoup. Joyeux noelReplyDelete
Lovely photos ... I hope you enjoy a festive season in Paris, living your dream.ReplyDelete
Karen in CT
As well as you:) TV5 here Journal De France..did a few spots on all the markets etc..thought of you:) Did you notice in my little boule de Noel my friend gave the Eiffel Tower was there?ReplyDelete
Just like the boule you are shoing but with the tower:)
So cute..
The shops must be so fun right now..just to window shop..
Encore une fois..Meilleurs Voeux!
Agree---the more lights and decorations the better. Especially the boughs of greens with ribbons and ornaments and tiny white lights. I can't decide if I like the red flocked trees or not. I think perhaps with hundreds of tiny white lights and all silver ornaments? Merry Christmas! Joyeux Noel!ReplyDelete
Paris is so FESTIVE....thanks for showing us all the beautiful decorations around the city.ReplyDelete
Joyeux Noel!
It's a joy to do so for me too!Delete
Big Merci Suzanne
Merry Merry dear Carol!ReplyDelete
Buster sends warm greetings as we both do.
Vivian came to our winter gathering which was super.
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The lights are so festive..wish they could keep them up year round, same here, it might keep people's spirits brighter...have a wonderful day!ReplyDeleteReplies
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Very beautiful ! Allways very beautiful posts, paintings and photos ! I wish you a merry and sweet Christmas, Carol, Joy for holidays.ReplyDelete
Fabulous photos!ReplyDelete
Wishing you and your family a very beautiful and Merry Christmas !
I love al the greenery and bows and lights, but my heart is really lost to that last shot of the crystal ornament! So perfectly lighted and displayed!ReplyDelete
THANK YOU SandyReplyDelete
Yes, I feel very lucky to be here.
It's definitely a life changer for the better.
I hope you're having a wonderful holiday, too, Carol. I'm a bit late but I choose to celebrate the twelve days of Christmas rather than feeling panicky about just one evening & one day. This is what I tell myself when I'm running late anyway.:) My French pal in town here feels the same way....ReplyDelete
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It's a short and sweet App of the Day today as we start to feel all Christmassy now that December is well and truly under way. We've even thought ahead this year, having already bought a Heston Blumenthal Christmas pudding with a whole candied orange inside before it sells out and starts to appear on eBay for £100 a pop.
But at this time of the month, there's an essential part of the Christmas build-up tradition that must be observed first - the act of opening little doors with numbers on them to reveal Christian pictures, chocolate (if you're lucky) and, in the case of this digital Christmas countdown calendar, apps..
Advent 2012: 25 Christmas Apps
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- iPad (version tested), iPhone, iPod touch, Android
- Price
- Free
- Where
- iTunes, Google Play
While we wait for the annual iTunes 12 Days to Christmas app from Apple, which traditionally gives out digital goodies for free on a daily basis, this electronic advent calendar will more than suffice.
To be completely honest, there's not a lot to it - a nicely dressed way to present free app suggestions - but it's worthy of its App of the Day, because it dresses the presentation up with thought. For starters, there's a whole range of Christmas-oriented songs and tunes that play while you interact.
Plus, instead of just present a download button when you open each daily calendar door - like many others in the category - Advent 2012 offers a mini game to play first which, although not too complex, gives you enough of a challenge to want to beat the score the next time around.
However, tinsel aside, the main point of Advent 2012: 25 Christmas Apps is to present 25 decent free applications, which would normally be offered on their respective app stores, iTunes or Google Play, for a fee. And, again unlike rivals, from the first four days' worth so far have been of a sufficient quality to want to come back to see what's next. Which is more than can be said with the "chocolate" found in many real-world advent calendars.
It also benefits greatly from being free itself, which, at a time when you're expected to shell out money you don't have on a pile of plastic tat, too much booze to logically fit in a fridge, and enough food to feed a small African village let alone a family of four, is a major deal breaker.


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Our nation's two-decade spree of building prisons and sentencing even nonviolent criminals to long spells inside them has produced a staggering number of incarcerated people in America–more than 2 million as of last year, a record. Equally shocking, though seldom discussed, is the fact that more
than 30 percent of that number, 630,000, will be released in the next year. A small but growing body of literature has begun chronicling the struggles of this cataract of former prisoners and parolees to rejoin a society where they're alienated and stigmatized, and where they often had few resources to begin with. Life on the Outside, Jennifer Gonnerman's account of Elaine Bartlett's sixteen-year imprisonment and 2000 release, makes a timely and valuable addition to this body of work. By detailing the impact of Bartlett's absence and reappearance on her extended family over a period of years, Gonnerman opens a window onto the American underclass, where cycles of poverty, drug use, homelessness and poor mental and physical health interlock to form a kind of prison of their own.
Since her release from prison by an act of clemency from Governor George Pataki, Elaine Bartlett has become active in the movement to repeal New York State's draconian Rockefeller drug laws, which mandate stringent sentences for drug-related convictions. Bartlett's experience epitomizes the far-reaching consequences of these laws: Convicted of ferrying four ounces of cocaine to Albany for an acquaintance who turned out to be a government informant, Bartlett landed a minimum sentence of twenty years, although she had no prior history of arrests or convictions. She left four children behind, the oldest of whom was only 10.
Gonnerman begins her story with Bartlett's version of the events leading up to her arrest, then devotes a fair chunk of her book to Bartlett's prison time at Bedford Hills, where Gonnerman met her in 1998 while covering state prisons for the Village Voice. Ultimately, she tracks Bartlett through the first three years after her release. Along the way she also provides some history of Bartlett's mother, Yvonne, who came to New York in 1950 from Alabama, had seven children and was eventually saddled with the task of raising Bartlett's four children. In this sense, Life on the Outside encompasses the sweep of black New York, from the heroin-soaked days of Claude Brown's Manchild in the Promised Land to the present-day vicissitudes of Rockefeller and workfare.
The book is hugely compelling, in large part because the stakes for Bartlett and her family–many of whose members we come to know fairly well–are so high. One of the most poignant strands of the story involves Bartlett's younger son, Jamel, who was 6 when she went to prison. Gonnerman writes that of Bartlett's four children, Jamel "was the most needy and the most aggressive. In the visiting room, the only place he wanted to be was in her lap…. At the end of every visit, he cried and refused to leave, clinging tightly to Elaine's legs. When the guards tried to pull him off, he kicked and punched them." Jamel lived in his grandmother's overcrowded public housing unit on the Lower East Side, with little supervision; his surrender to a life of drugs and crime unfolds with the bitter predictability of a Greek tragedy. "When he was ten years old, Jamel joined the neighborhood's most lucrative industry," Gonnerman writes. "He became a runner, transporting packages of heroin and cocaine for the older dealers. Each trip to another block or another borough could earn him $100…. After an hour or two of work, he could buy a meal, a new pair of sneakers, a gift for a girl." At 12, he buys a gun. And by age 16, Jamel is locked up himself–accused with two others of robbing a cab driver at gunpoint. He writes to his mother from Rikers Island: "Mommy you no why I was crying when I was talking to you on the [phone] is because I miss you I love you and I just can't take the fact that your not home with me and it ain't just when I talk to you every time I see you or think about you I cry mommy." He concludes: "while I'm here I'm going to get everything straight so when I go home I could do something with my life and make you proud of me." But the reader senses, correctly, that such an angry, vulnerable boy will have a hard time resisting the undertow that has already dragged him out to sea.


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Some of our favorite celeb dads including, former NFL player Hank Baskett, lead singer Mark McGrath, and reality TV star Dean McDermott, share their thoughts on fatherhood and family.
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Hank Baskett
Former NFL player, husband of Kendra Wilkinson. Father of Hank, Jr., 2.
First words that pop into your head when you hear "dad"?
Role model. A child should never have to look outside his own home to find one.
Favorite memory with your son:
I was the first person to look Hank in the eyes the day he was born.
What did you learn about being a father from your own dad?
Being a dad doesn't just mean being strong, masculine, and tough. It's also about knowing how to love.
Kendra, what makes Hank such a great father?
There's no other man that I would want my son to be like. That means respecting women, saying "please" and "thank you," and of course being a damn great athlete!
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Christian Jacobs
Co-creator of Yo Gabba Gabba! on Nickelodeon, and creator of The Aquabats! Super Show! on the Hub. Father of Penelope, 12, Oskar, 10, Bruce, 6, and Russell, 2.
Your parenting philosophy:
Love your children by teaching them to be accountable for their actions.
Favorite family TV shows:
Of course we love Yo Gabba Gabba! and Aquabats! We also really love old-school family stuff: The Muppet Show, Little Rascals, The Cosby Show, and Little House on the Prairie. That one's a real tearjerker!
What did you learn about being a father from your own dad?
He showed me that as a parent, it's time to forget about yourself and do what's best for your children. No success in life could compensate for being a failure as a parent.
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Scott Wolf
Voice of Ray on Kaijudo: Rise of the Duel Masters, the new animated series on the Hub. Father of Jackson, 3.
Favorite memory with your son:
His first time in the ocean. Jackson couldn't stop laughing and dancing around in the water. He breathes wonder into the simplest things. It's one of the many things he has taught me.
Job that would best prepare you for fatherhood:
Circus juggler or hostage negotiator.
Fill in the blank:
"The key to being a good dad is... paying attention ."
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Paul Bettner
Creator, Words With Friends, 20 million users. Father of Eloise, 3, and Arthur, 1.
Tweet from @paulbettner:
"'I want some popcorn. And some juice. At the same time. And I want it right here.' —Eloise"
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Jimmie Johnson
NASCAR driver and Four-time Driver of the Year. Father of Genevieve, 22 months.
Recent tweet from @jimmiejohnson:
"I just got home from Evie's swim lesson. It's always interesting being the only dad. I'm sure a few husbands will get an earful tonight."
Favorite everyday moment with your daughter:
She's so happy to see us when we come into her room in the morning. She also likes being my little helper with making breakfast.
Nancy Neil
Mark Mcgrath
Lead singer of Sugar Ray; former host of Extra!; former contestant on The Celebrity Apprentice. Father of Hartley and Lydon, 2.
First word that pops into your head when you hear "dad"?
Best part of fatherhood:
When I come home from a concert or tour, and they run at me full speed with saucer-shaped eyes and a guttural scream of happiness.
Toughest part of the gig:
That look in your children's eyes when they're being immunized. They seem to be saying "Hey! You're supposed to be protecting me from this!"
Job that would best prepare you for fatherhood:
My participation in The Celebrity Apprentice. After working with Gary Busey, my twins are a breeze!
Brooke Boling
Mike Wolfe
Star, American Pickers on the History channel. Father of Charlie, 5 months.
Job that would best prep you for fatherhood:
Favorite family activity:
Watching Charlie interact with my beautiful fiancée, Jodi. I love to watch them lose themselves in each other.
Toughest part of the gig:
The lack of sleep. But really, when you're living your dreams, who needs sleep?
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Drew Brees
Quarterback of the New Orleans Saints; six-time Pro Bowler; Vicks VapoDad. Father of Baylen, 3 and Bowen, 1.
Recent tweet from @drewbrees:
"Found out the sex of the baby by [my wife] Brittany baking cupcakes today. Bit into the center, all blue. Boy #3 is on the way!"
Favorite everyday moment with your sons:
There are so many little moments I cherish that it's hard to pick a favorite. I'd probably have to say reading them a book right before they fall asleep.
Fill in the blank:
"The key to being a good father is... Put your family first and let your actions speak louder than your words."
Jaqueline Patton
Donovan Patton
Joe on Blue's Clues, voice of Bot on Team Umizoomi, both on Nickelodeon. Father of Sasha, 18 months.
First word that pops into your head when you hear "dad"?
Favorite family pastime:
Almost every day, we dance together. She'll dance to everything from Sam Cooke to Motörhead. When I dance with her in my arms, we'll spin around, and she giggles like crazy. I'll never get enough of that.
Job that would best prepare you for fatherhood:
Personal assistant to the most adorable, vulnerable, impatient person you can think of. But you also have to change their diaper.
Fill in the blank:
"The key to being a good dad is… Patience and love. And paying for stuff."
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Bryan Clay
2012 U.S. Olympic decathlon hopeful, 2008 Olympic gold medalist. Father of Jacob, 6, Katherine, 4, and Elizabeth, 2.
Recent tweet from @bryanclay:
"While taking my four-year-old daughter to the bathroom she says, 'Daddy, how come when boys tinkle they don't have to wipe?' Uh… ask Mommy."
Ask Katherine: "What's the best thing about your dad?"
"He takes us to Disneyland and helps us clean our rooms."
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Arnie Duncan
U.S. Secretary of Education. Father of Claire, 10, and Ryan, 8.
Favorite family activity:
We try to read to our kids every single night. We just finished the Harry Potter series and The Wind in the Willows. Having that quiet time every night to read is something I really cherish, and I try to keep that time sacred as much as I can.
How do you manage the work-family balance?
Finding the right balance is something we struggle with every day. I don't think you ever really figure it out. But if you're always thinking about it and trying to make improvements, that's what's important.
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Mark Teixeira
First baseman, New York Yankees. Father of Jack, 6, Addison, 4, and William, 18 months.
What did you learn about being a father from your own dad?
Be a good leader and teach your kids right from wrong. It's OK to be strict because kids need those boundaries, as long as they know you love them.
With your intense travel schedule, how do you make the most of your time at home?
I turn off my phone and take the kids places individually and as a group. Pizza and ice cream is always a big hit.
The perfect Father's Day:
Coffee and doughnuts with the kids in the morning, a lazy afternoon playing in the yard, and then going out for pizza and ice cream at night.
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Ike Taylor
Defensive back, Pittsburgh Steelers and Two-time Super Bowl champion. Father of Ivan, 5.
Phrase you say to your son the most:
We like to roughhouse a lot, so I hear myself saying, "You want a piece of me, buddy?"
Favorite everyday moment with your child:
When he tiptoes into my room around 5:30 a.m., pulls the covers off my head, and tells me it's time to get out of bed and play.
Toughest part of the gig:
I'm trying to teach him how to be a graceful loser. I want to help him understand that it's OK to lose, but I also know that he needs to figure things out in his own way.
Ask Ivan: "What's the best thing about your dad?"
"My dad's cool cars!"
Cassandra Barry
Joel Stein
Author of Man Made: A Stupid Quest for Masculinity; contributing editor, Time. Father of Laszlo, 3.
Do you think there is a bias against dads?
The bar is so low to be a good dad. When Laszlo was 2 months old, I brought him to meet my friend at a bar. I couldn't talk to my friend because women kept coming over to talk to the awesome dad. If I had been a mom, those same women would have called child services.
Favorite pop from pop culture:
I loved Mr. Brady. He was calm and just—Solomon with a laugh track.
Gretchen Easton
Scout Masterson & Bill Horn
Founders, Hold My Hand, an adoption mentoring service (gunclesonline.com) and "The Guncles" on Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood. Fathers of Simone, 2.
Best part of fatherhood:
When we hear "dad," it's like music to our ears. We weren't sure if we would ever hear that word.
John Russo
Dean McDermott
Actor; star of Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood on Oxygen. Father of Liam, 5, Stella, 3, and Hattie, 7 months.
Tori Spelling on Dean's dad skills:
"Dean's the rock and the disciplinarian," she says. "He helped me to set rules and guidelines."
Recent tweet from @deanracer:
A response to a follower requesting potty-training tips: "One M&M for number one and two M&M's for number two. Works like a charm."
Secret talent:
"I knit, but so does Dean," says Tori. "When I was pregnant with Liam, I was knitting a baby blanket, and when we went to get yarn, Dean said, 'I'd like to try that.' He's been knitting ever since. Sometimes we'll be in bed, knitting together, and I'll think, look at us!"
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Ryan Fernandez
President of Boon, Inc. (booninc.com). Father of Mercedez, 11, Hunter, 9, Boston, 8, and Willow, 4.
First words that pop into your head when you hear "dad"?
Why? What? Where? When?
Favorite family pastime:
We have so much fun watching America's Funniest Home Videos. I love seeing them all laughing and carrying on like only four girls can.
Job that would best prepare you for fatherhood:
Psychologist. Being a dad is about being able to read your children and knowing how to reach them. It's important to deal with each child individually.
What did you learn about being a father from your own dad?
Sacrificing personal time. My dad was always there for coaching, attending special events, etc. I've always been thankful for the amount of time he gave us. I try to do the same.


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Barack Obama's skillful speech in St. Paul last night closely followed the rich text that had been released before he delivered it. Thematically, it recalled JFK's inaugural address, invoking generational change and offering up Obama as its bearer. Whereas JFK's speech framed generational change defending and advancing liberty around the world, Obama's holds out generational change to support the causes of retreat abroad and unlimited government at home. The challenges outlined by Obama are to be addressed by government programs in which citizens become clients of the welfare state, as early in life as possible.
The speech had both offensive and defensive components. Going on offense, Obama tied McCain to Bush. Going on defense, Obama set the ground rules of the campaign. He sought to proscribe from discussion the issues raised by Obama's radical associations. Are Obama's spiritual mentors and friends demonstrably guilty of hating America? Do their frankly stated views reflect on Obama's own unstated views? According to Obama, the subject is illegitimate. Raising the subject "uses religion as a wedge, and patriotism as a bludgeon." It sounds almost unconstitutional, if not a violation of human rights.
Obama turned Senator McCain's suggestion that Obama visit Iraq to view current progress against McCain, suggesting that McCain needs a tour of the United States. Obama provided his own tour, calling up a parade of victims. It is a tour that reveals Senator McCain's unconsciousness of the victimization of the American people:
Maybe if he went to Iowa and met the student who works the night shift after a full day of class and still can't pay the medical bills for a sister who's ill, he'd understand that she can't afford four more years of a health care plan that only takes care of the healthy and wealthy. She needs us to pass a health care plan that guarantees insurance to every American who wants it and brings down premiums for every family who needs it. That's the change we need.
Maybe if he went to Pennsylvania and met the man who lost his job but can't even afford the gas to drive around and look for a new one, he'd understand that we can't afford four more years of our addiction to oil from dictators. That man needs us to pass an energy policy that works with automakers to raise fuel standards, and makes corporations pay for their pollution, and oil companies invest their record profits in a clean energy future — an energy policy that will create millions of new jobs that pay well and can't be outsourced. That's the change we need.
"The change we need" requires augmenting the powers of government and expanding the embrace of the welfare state. No principle limits the powers of government. No cost is registered against which to measure putative benefits. Resistance can only betoken mean-spiritedness.
Obama's recitation of ills and prescriptions is of interest, but not the most interesting element of the speech. In one passage Obama opened another window onto the adolescent grandiosity we last saw on display in the April 29 press conference where Obama repudiated Reverend Wright for showing his disrespect of Obama. In the press conference Obama explained:
I don't think that [Wright] showed much concern for me. I don't — more importantly, I don't think he showed much concern for what we are trying to do in this campaign and what we're trying to do for the American people and with the American people.
He added:
[A]t a certain point, if what somebody says contradicts what you believe so fundamentally, and then he questions whether or not you believe it in front of the National Press Club, then that's enough. That's — that's a show of disrespect to me. It's a — it is also, I think, an insult to what we've been trying to do in this campaign.
Last night Obama found McCain guilty of the same offense as Wright:
In just a few short months, the Republican Party will arrive in St. Paul with a very different agenda. They will come here to nominate John McCain, a man who has served this country heroically. I honor that service, and I respect his many accomplishments, even if he chooses to deny mine.
Senator McCain's "many accomplishments" of course include military service and martial sacrifice beyond the understanding of most of us. If it is possible to give something beyond the last full measure of devotion, McCain gave it on behalf of the United States over five-and-a-half years in North Vietnamese hellholes. I'm not aware of Senator McCain ever declining to acknowledge Obama's "many accomplishments," but he might be well served by expressly acknowledging them in his stump speech:
Senator Obama, I honor your work in the private sector for a year or two after you graduated from college, and I honor your work for three years as a community organizer in Chicago. I understand that as a community organizer you pressured city authorities to remove asbestos from the Altgeld Gardens apartments in 1986 with at least partial success.
When the on-site manager of the apartments didn't take action, you nudged the residents into confronting city housing officials in two angry public meetings downtown. These generated "a victory of sorts," you said later, as workers soon began sealing the asbestos in the buildings, even if the project gradually ran out of steam and money and even if some tenants still have asbestos in their homes, according to current resident Linda Randle, who worked with you in the '86 anti-asbestos campaign.
When you chose to quit organizing the South Side of Chicago after three years, your good deeds did not stop. You rendered valiant service by attending Harvard Law School and winning your first election as the president of the Harvard Law Review.
Your service to the Harvard Law Review did not bring an end to your remarkable benefactions. You returned to Chicago, where you won election to the Illinois state legislature before the triumph that brought you to the Senate for the past three-and-a-half years. We all know your accomplishments in the Senate.
And last, but far from least, I honor your authorship of Dreams From My Father, a memoir that has spent many weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. You, sir, have served our country with uncommon distinction.
How long, I wonder, before Obama would find the acknowledgement of his many accomplishments beyond the pale of civilized discourse? (Hat tip: Kenneth T. Walsh's "On the streets of Chicago, a candidate comes of age.")
PAUL adds: McCain has his flaws, but I never thought that insufficient travel in the United States was one of them. Aren't there any hard luck stories in New Hampshire?
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Volkswagen Vanagon Fuel Pump Replacement Cost
Know what price you should pay to get your vehicle fixed.
What is a fuel pump?
The fuel pump's main responsibility is to deliver fuel from the fuel tank to the fuel injectors. The pump must deliver the appropriate amount of fuel and at a high enough pressure to provide the engine adequate fuel in all conditions.
How does the fuel pump work?
Fuel pumps on a majority of automobiles use an electric motor which drives a fluid pump. The pump can be located inside or outside the fuel tank. In both cases the fuel is sucked out of the fuel tank and pushed through a fuel line to the fuel filter, then to the fuel injectors.
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What are the symptoms related to a bad fuel pump?
Fuel pumps require replacement if they leak or begin making too much noise, which is a sign of malfunction. A failing fuel pump will not create enough pressure in the fuel system, potentially resulting in a loss of engine power or a "no start" condition. You may also have a lean running condition that can set a diagnostic trouble code and turn on the Check Engine Light.
Can I drive with a fuel pump problem?
The fuel pump can fail in a few ways. 1. Engine will not start: In this case you will need to get it replaced to be able to drive the car. 2. Engine stalls or will shut off while driving: Continuing to drive with these symptoms can put you in the potentially dangerous situation where the car stalls in traffic. In this scenario the vehicle may be restarted and can be driven, but we recommend you only drive far enough to get to a safe place then have the car towed to a repair shop. 3. Car lacks power: This is similar to the above scenario where you may be putting yourself in a risky situation and we recommend driving just enough to get to a safe place, then get the fuel pump repaired.
How often do fuel pumps need to be replaced?
Fuel pumps do not have a specific replacement interval. However, the fuel pump is running the entire time the engine is running, so replacement becomes more common as mileage increases. Running the tank low, or clogged fuel filters can put additional strain on the fuel pump, shortening its life expectancy.
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If the engine will not start, the mechanic will check for fuel pressure at the fuel injectors when trying to start the car. If fuel pressure is sufficient according to the manufacturer's specification, then they will check that the pump is delivering adequate volume of fuel. If the pressure is low or nonexistent, then next step is to check the electrical circuit for the fuel pump. If the pump is does not receive adequate voltage or has a bad ground connection, the fuel pump is not the problem and they will diagnose the electrical circuit. When the pump is working but is providing low pressure or low volume output the mechanic will check the fuel filter, and the electrical and mechanical condition of the fuel pump itself.
How is a fuel pump replaced?
In all cases, before opening the fuel system the mechanic will disconnect the battery to ensure no possibility of a fire. When a fuel pump is located in the fuel tank, there will usually be an access cover that needs to be removed to access the pump. Once this is removed you can replace the pump and pre-pump filter screen. In some cases fuel will need to be drained before removing the access panel. When the pump is externally mounted the mechanic will disconnect the fuel lines, remove the pump and install the new one. Once the pump is replaced they will recheck to ensure there are no fuel leaks and that the original customer complaints have been remedied.
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By Bill Dries, MemphisDailyNews.com October 11, 2013 Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam can fill vacancies in state trial and appellate court positions without getting a list of finalists from the Judicial Nominating Commission, which went out of existence at the end of June. Haslam got a legal opinion on the complex scenario Wednesday, Oct. 9, from […]
By Bill Dries, MemphisDailyNews.com
October 11, 2013
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam can fill vacancies in state trial and appellate court positions without getting a list of finalists from the Judicial Nominating Commission, which went out of existence at the end of June.
Haslam got a legal opinion on the complex scenario Wednesday, Oct. 9, from Tennessee Attorney General Robert Cooper.
The Tennessee Assembly adjourned its 2013 session without both chambers approving a bill to renew the existence of the 17-member commission. The legislation was a casualty of an end-of-session disagreement between the Republican leaders of the House and Senate, in which one chamber voted down a bill favored by the leadership of the other chamber.
Since then, several appeals court judges, including two members of the Tennessee Supreme Court, have announced they will not seek re-election in the state judicial retention elections next August.
Just before it went out of existence, the commission took applications and sent Haslam two sets of three finalists each. Haslam has since made his selections based on those lists, even though the vacancies don't take effect until the summer of 2014.
But the commission didn't have enough time left to do the same for the vacancy created with the resignation of Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Janice Holder, of Memphis, at the end of her current term, Aug. 31, 2014.
The opinion requested by Haslam cites the "failsafe provision" the Legislature put in the latest version of a state law governing the judicial mechanism, which has existed in some form since 1971.
The failsafe says if the Judicial Nominating Commission does not send a list of three nominees to the governor within two months of when the governor notifies the commission in writing of the vacancy, the governor can fill the vacancy on his own.
The governor can appoint anyone "who is duly licensed to practice in this state and who is fully qualified under the constitution and statutes of this state to fill the office."
The appointment runs out Aug. 31 – after the next regular August election and more than 30 days after the vacancy occurs.
By putting that language into the 2009 version of the mechanism, Cooper wrote the Legislature "evidenced a separate intent to ensure that judicial vacancies are filled in a timely manner and recognized that the need for a functioning judiciary carries a greater priority than the JNC's advisory role."
And Cooper opined that the intent is consistent with the Legislature's role in the Tennessee Constitution to "ensure the continuous existence of a competent and effective judiciary."
To make the point that the Legislature included the failsafe to cover the specific event of the commission not being renewed, Cooper included a transcript of a 2009 state Senate floor debate in which Sen. Dewayne Bunch questioned Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris of Collierville about that specific scenario.
Norris said the failsafe covered and was intended to cover the commission not being renewed by the Legislature.
Cooper's opinion also includes a footnote that reflects the still-complex judicial scenario, even if it resolves the governor's ability to make judicial appointments.
"If an incumbent appellate judge fails to seek re-election, 'then a vacancy is created in the office upon the expiration of the incumbent's term effective Sept. 1,'" the footnote reads, with the second part quoting from the state statute on the matter.
Until the recent set of resignations, judges would set the effective date for their resignations before their current terms expired. That meant the governor would make an appointment and the appointee would begin serving before a retention election. It also meant the appointee's name would be on the ballot for the retention election.
The opinion doesn't deal with questions about whether the appointee in these circumstances would begin serving Sept. 1 and then go on the ballot in a special election the following August.


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I've got to admit, I didn't expect much from this book. No matter how you look on it, it just doesn't sound that interesting. Which makes it all the more pleasing that in actual fact, its a very enlightening read.
I'm quite a latecomer to airshows – I've only ever been to one back in the early 90's at the old HMS Daedelus in Gosport, and the last couple of years at Shoreham airshow. Its quite intereresting to read, therefore, that according to the author airshows were the second biggest participation events in Britain in the twentieth century, after football matches. Where this assertion comes from is not made clear, but all the same, as a spectacle the airshow holds a place in British social history.
The main focus of Ian Smith Watson is the RAF's own official air displays from 1920, until the remaining annual display at RAF Leuchars. As a relatively young service the RAF has always had to gain the respect of the public, politicians and the other services, and as such it has learnt to market itself very effectively. As the operators of some seriously impressive hardware, the air show has become a valuable tool in the RAF's PR armoury.
The first RAF airshows began soon after the service's founding, in the early 1920's at RAF Hendon. At that time it was still only some 20 years since the Wright brothers had flown at Kitty Hawk, and aircraft were still a novelty and a big draw to the public. Locally, the airshows at Portsmouth's new airport in the early 1920's drew thousands of spectators – at the time it was almost the equivalent of NASA displaying the Space Shuttle.
Although interrupted by the war years – when naturally enough the RAF had enough on its plate without putting on displays – after 1945 a return to peacetime conditions ensued. Recognising once more a need to promote the service and engage with the public the Battle of Britain at home days were devised. The anniversary of the Battle of Britain was chosen, as it was seen as the RAF's finest hour. Its interesting that even so soon after the end of the war the RAF was distancing itself from the fallout of the Bomber offensive. The 'at home' concept saw as many RAF bases as possible throwing open their doors to the public, with static and flying displays.
The post-war contraction of the RAF, coupled with the changing performance of aircraft, saw the number of shows gradually decline until they were taking place more on a regional basis, with bases such as Biggin Hill, Abingdon, St Athan, Finningley and Leuchars hosting major events. Gradually official aerobatic display teams were formed, leading to the world-famous red arrows.
One interesting factor that Smith Watson looks at is the involvement of foreign air forces. In the early 1950's the RAF decided against inviting foreign airforces – apart from the US and Canada – for practical and protocol reasons. Within a few years, however, and with the decline of the RAF's inventory a u-turn saw much of the 'at home' air shows being padded-out with foreign participants. Given the ever-decreasing size of the RAF and operational commitments, sadly the only official RAF airshow is now at RAF Leuchars, and RAF commitment to other civilian-organised shows is on the wane.
Perhaps in places the author is over-nostalgic, for example his dislike for the RAF's attempt at trialling a new modern kind of airshow in recent years. People change, and so does society, and it takes different ways to engage. The other drawback with this book is that it focuses only on official RAF airshows, whereas in the broader remit there are many other air-minded events that might be interesting to research. But all the same, this book points the reader in that direction.
I think any writer can take a fashionable or well-known subject and churn out a book, but it takes a very gifted writer to take such a specialist subject and make it readable to a wider audience. It might also make interesting reading for an RAF PR officer, thinking about how to promote the service in public minds, especially with spending cuts looming.
The Royal Air Force at Home: The History of RAF Air Displays from 1920 is published by Pen and Sword


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A New Normal? Obesity Rates Dropping in Young Children
Voices for Healthy Kids sees clear signs of progress as the next generation sets the new normal for healthy living.
Article ID: 614268
Released: 25-Feb-2014 5:00 PM EST
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KEYWORDSObesity, JAMA, Childhood Obesity
Newswise — Voices for Healthy Kids released the following statement today on a new report showing 43% decline in obesity among 2 to 5 year olds over a span of eight years.
"The next generation is already setting the new normal for healthy living, showing the world that progress is possible if we continue to devote ourselves to creating healthy, active environments for kids. Today we learned that obesity among 2 to 5 year olds has significantly declined over the past few years following the national movement to help families and children eat healthier and be more physically active. While declines were not seen in older age groups, we are encouraged that youth obesity rates are holding steady. Families, schools, health advocates, and many companies are working to drive this change and support our children as they shift our cultural norms towards healthier living. We urgently need the new normal for healthy eating and active living in every state and community across our nation. That's why we actively support communities committed to seeing every child with healthy foods and drinks at home and in school, safe streets for biking and walking, and places to play after school. We are working to ensure that the places where children live, learn and play make it easy and enjoyable for them to eat healthy foods and be active."
Voices for Healthy Kids® is a joint initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the American Heart Association (AHA). The collaboration is working with communities across the nation to ensure that children have access to healthy food and physical activity where they live, learn and play. For more information, visit www.voicesforhealthykids.org.


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The U.S. Attorney's Office announced Tuesday, July 30, that 32-year-old David Randall Terrell II of Nederland, has been sentenced for two local bank robberies. Terrell pleaded guilty April 4 to two counts of bank robbery and was sentenced to 77 months in federal prison and also ordered to pay restitution.
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Somerset, NJ -- What do you get when you combine Northeast Conference (NEC) hoops, social media and the state-of-the-art Barclays Center in Brooklyn?
The answer is NEC Basketball "Social" Media Day 2.0 on October 22 as the league's 10 member institutions descend on Barclays Center for the second year in a row to raise the curtain on the 2013-14 season.
The #NECinNYC event is designed to enhance the fan experience with the proceedings to air live and in HD on NEC Front Row beginning at 11:00 a.m. NEC Media Day will also air on delay in condensed form on Fox College Sports (FCS) in early November.
"The inaugural NEC Basketball "Social" Media Day was a huge success for the league, our coaches and fans," said Noreen Morris, NEC Commissioner. "We are thrilled to return to Barclays Center to kick off the 2013-14. It's an amazing venue to showcase our men's and women's basketball programs. Follow us live on NEC Front Row and interact with us on Twitter!"
Along with every NEC men's and women's basketball coach, schools will also bring one player from each team to Barclays Center. Players and coaches will be interviewed during the broadcast and made available to media attending the event. NEC preseason polls and all-conference teams will also announced, and a number of the league's top bloggers will engage in a hoops roundtable discussion on the coming season. Longtime NEC commentators Dave Popkin and Tim Capstraw will host the event.
About The Northeast Conference
Now in its 33rd year, the Northeast Conference is an NCAA Division I collegiate athletic association consisting of 10 institutions of higher learning located throughout six states. Media coverage of the NEC extends to four of the largest markets in the United States - New York (#1), Pittsburgh (#23), Baltimore (#27), and Hartford/New Haven (#30). Founded in 1981 as the basketball-only ECAC Metro Conference, the NEC has grown to sponsor 22 championship sports for men and women and now enjoys automatic access to 14 different NCAA Championships. NEC member institutions include Bryant, Central Connecticut, Fairleigh Dickinson, LIU Brooklyn, Mount St. Mary's, Robert Morris, Sacred Heart, St. Francis Brooklyn, Saint Francis U and Wagner. For more information on the NEC, visit the league's official website (www.northeastconference.org) and digital network (www.necfrontrow.com), or follow the league on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Google+, all @NECsports.
About Barclays Center
Barclays Center opened on September 28, 2012, and is a major sports and entertainment venue in the heart of Brooklyn, New York. Developed by Brooklyn-based real estate developer Forest City Ratner Companies, and designed by the award-winning architectural firms AECOM (www.aecom.com/architecture) and SHoP Architects (www.shoparc.com), Barclays Center has one of the most intimate seating configurations ever designed into a modern multi-purpose arena, with unparalleled sightlines and first-class amenities. Barclays Center offers approximately 17,732 seats for basketball, 15,813 for hockey, and up to 19,000 seats for concerts, and has 101 luxury suites, four bars/lounges, four clubs, and 40/40 CLUB & Restaurant by American Express.
Barclays Center is hosting an extensive variety of events, including premier concerts, major professional boxing cards, top college basketball, family shows, the Brooklyn Nets and soon the New York Islanders.
In addition to Barclays, the naming rights partner, Founding Partners for Barclays Center include American Honda Motor Co., Inc., American Express, Calvin Klein, Cushman & Wakefield, EmblemHealth, Foxwoods Resort Casino, GEICO, MetroPCS, Stolichnaya, and Ticketmaster. Other sponsors include: adidas, Anheuser-Busch, BlackBerry, The Coca-Cola Company, Gym Source, High Point Solutions, JetBlue, LIU Brooklyn, New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge, SONY, and Willis.
Located atop one of the largest transportation hubs in New York City, Barclays Center is accessible by 11 subway lines, the Long Island Rail Road, and 11 bus lines.
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Bart1 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 14 designs submitted by 10 freelance designers.
Active Risk Management Software - ActiveRMS.com
We're a startup. Right now the team consists of 4 people. However, we' re dealing with the world's largest companies. We have always done consulting jobs for multinationals.
One of the assignments was to build a new Risk Management tool. See the requirements for background.
We see an opportunity to improve the tooling we have and sell it as a product.
Because we're small, the culture is informal, quick decisions. However, our target market is quite conservative. We want to present a new, fresh product and way of working with Risk Analyses and Assessments. We want to stand out so customers can find us amidst large competitors such as PriceWaterhousCoopers, Deloitte, Accenture and so on.
For our play field see (dry stuff !)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enterprise_risk_management
Directors, Internal and External Auditors, Shareholders. Mostly male and 40 years or older.
ActiveRMS, the integrated Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) management platform to support companies in the efficient and effective organization of internal control and risk management projects.
We have built this solution for a customer already; this company now uses the tool worldwide.
This tool however was specifically built for this customer. Our programmers are now transforming this product into a standard product that can be used by large businesses worldwide.
First of all we need a logo to create some form of identity. Next step will be a website, but we believe the logo needs to be the first step. With a good logo, everyone will get more involved and the product get's a "face".
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Clarkson University Announces Major Redesign Of Undergraduate Business Education
Clarkson University has announced a major redesign of its undergraduate business school curriculum. The new curriculum will go into effect in fall 2002 and offers four interdisciplinary majors designed to provide graduates with a well-rounded business education that reflects the increasing importance of technology and provides the skills today's employers seek.
The implementation of the new curriculum culminates a yearlong cooperative endeavor between Clarkson faculty and high-profile industry leaders from successful companies like Accenture, Lockheed Martin, IBM, General Electric and Kodak.
"By working in partnership with business, we were able to develop the new programs and update the curriculum to reflect modern industry needs," said Tim Sugrue, dean of the Clarkson School of Business. "The days of narrowly focused business majors are past. Today's graduates need broad, functional knowledge of business operations."
The new interdisciplinary majors include: Business and Technology Management, which offers a broad management foundation and includes four separate tracks for students to focus their studies to fit their career interests; e-Business, which provides students with the ability to manage businesses in a virtual marketplace and includes a supply chain management track to establish and maintain business organizations; Financial Information and Analysis, which provides students with expertise in the wide range of issues common to both financing and accounting; and Information Systems and Business Processes, which provides students with the ability to integrate information technologies into the business environment.
At the heart of the new curriculum is a technology core of foundation business courses that are integrated through the use of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, which allows students to analyze business problems from multiple points of view. Familiarity with powerful software systems that connect business processes such as inventory control, accounting, marketing and order processing is important for preparing highly competitive, skilled managers.
Within the framework of the new curriculum, the Clarkson School of Business will continue to emphasize team-based, hands-on learning through courses such as Introduction to Entrepreneurship, which is a requirement for all first-year business students. The yearlong course challenges students to create a start-up company, secure funding, design a marketing campaign and negotiate with vendors. In doing so, students receive a solid foundation for critical, analytical and lateral thinking about management.
"With an updated curriculum, cutting-edge subject matter that is taught by expert faculty, and experiential and interdisciplinary opportunities that enhance our educational breadth, our graduates stand ready to succeed in an increasingly dynamic business environment," said Mark Frascatore, associate professor of economics and an architect of the new curriculum. "It is a very exciting time for business students and faculty at Clarkson University."