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Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)
Intel ISEF is the world's largest international pre-college celebration of science. Held annually in May, the Intel ISEF brings together more than 1,500 students from 40 nations to compete for nearly $4 million in prizes and scholarships.
The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) and the American Physical Society (APS) have been active participants in ISEF for many years, sponsoring prizes and providing judges.
Top award winners received a monetary award, as well as a one-year AAPT membership, a one-year APS student membership, a certificate from both AAPT and APS, as well as subscriptions to AAPT and APS journals. Each sponsoring teacher of a student who received an AAPT and APS award also received a certificate.
2014 Special AAPT/APS Award Winners
Los Angeles, California, May 11-16, 2014
First Place Award of $1,200
PH041 Spectral Smartphone: Rapid Prototyping Mobile
Platform Diffraction Spectrophotometry
Second Place Award of $800
PH013 Nova Delphini 2013: A Backyard Analysis of a
Classical Nova
Third Place Award of $500
PH305 Holes Can Lift: A Continuing Study of the Separation
Effects of Airfoil Slots
Certificate of Honorable Mention
PH007 Rocks of the Rainbow: Asteroid Classification Using
SDSS Filters
PH019 Novel Automated Next-Generation Multijunction
Quantum Dot Solar Panel Designs Using Monte Carlo-Based Modeling
PH053 Piezoforce Imaging of Confined Oxide Nanowires
Top award winners receive a one-year AAPT and APS student membership, a certificate from both AAPT and APS, as well as one-year electronic subscriptions to AAPT's journals, "The Physics Teacher," "The American Journal of Physics," and other APS journals. Each sponsoring teacher of a student who receives an AAPT and APS award also will receive a certificate.
2013 Special AAPT/APS Award Winners
Phoenix, AZ, May 12-17, 2013
2013 Judges:
First Place Winner
Second Place Winner
Third Place Winner
Certificate of Honorable Mention
2012 Special AAPT/APS Award Winners
Pittsburgh, PA, May 2012
2012 Judges:
First Place Winner
Second Place Winner
Third Place Winner
Certificate of Honorable Mention
2011 Special AAPT/APS Award Winners
Los Angeles, CA, May 2011
2011 Judges:
First Place WinnerPH010 The Flow Feature around Insects and Bionic Wing Based on Wind Tunnel Test
Yimeng Shi, 18, The High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China, Beijing, Beijing, China
Second Place Winner
ET001 The Engineering of a Novel Magnetic Levitation Train Propulsion System through the Application of a Coil Current Gradient,
Third Place WinnerPH045 Detection of Radioactive Isotopes in the Radon Decay Chain Using a Homemade Ion Chamber,
Lois Therese Gagnon, 16, Gagnon Family Homeschool, Goodrich, Michigan
Certificate of Honorable Mention
2010 Special AAPT/APS Award WinnersSan Jose, California, May 2010
2010 Judges:
Dr. Roger R. McNeil, California State University – Stanislaus, Turlock, CA
Dr. Terry L. Schalk, University of California - Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA
Dr. Alexander A. Grillo, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA
Dr. Thomas Himel, SLAC MS 66, Menlo Park, CA 94025
1st Place Winner
2nd Place Winner
3rd Place Winner
Honorable Mention
2009 Special AAPT/APS Award Winners
Reno, Nevada
1st Place WInner
2nd Place Winner
3rd Place Winner
Honorable Mention
Contact InformationFor further information about the competition, or for rules and entry forms, please contact the Society for Science and the Public at:
Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)
Lists of winners from previous years are also provided on the ISEF website.


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If you're looking to reconnect with the oh-so-vibrant underground art scene from the 80s and 90s, then you've got to check out the "HARING MIAMI" exhibit going on from March 6 - 10 in the Design District's Moore Building.
How perfect is it that Haring is in a pop-up art exhibit?
More than 200 original works of Keith Haring are on display, culled from the private collections and many never before seen in public.
The exhibit is co-produced by local celebrity photographer Manny Hernandez and Michael Rosen, of Colored Thumb....the same dynamic duo that staged "DALI MIAMI" last year.
The Moore Building is located at 4040 N.E. 2nd Avenue in Miami. Admission is $25 online (at HaringMiami.com) and $30 at the door.
There will be a V.I.P opening Wednesday, March 6 from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Tickets for that are $225 online at $275 at the door. A percentage of the profits will go to Best Buddies and Care Resource. For more information, call 720-771-0600.
The hours are:
Thursday, March 7: 11 A.M. - 9 P.M.
Friday, March 8: 11 A.M. - 10 P.M.
Saturday March 9: 10 A.M. - 10 P.M.
Sunday, March 10: 10 A.M. - 7 P.M.

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March 07. 2013 12:51AM
Water rates in Derry to increase by 1 percent
By ADAM SWIFT
Union Leader Correspondent
DERRY - The town's municipal water customers will see a slight increase in their water bills this June.
The town council recently approved a 1 percent increase in municipal water rates. The average homeowner's bill will see an increase of about $4 per year, from $348 to $352, said Tom Carrier, deputy public works director.
This is the first increase in the town's water rate since 2008, Carrier said.
"This is based on a direct pass-through of a Feb. 1 increase by Manchester Water Works of Derry's wholesale water rate," said Carrier. "Manchester Water Works is Derry's wholesale water supplier. Per our agreement with Manchester Water Works, Derry's water rate will increase by the same percentage as Manchester increases for its out-of-town retail customers, so all of Manchester's customers are seeing the same percentage of a rate increase."
The increase from Manchester impacts the Derry Municipal Water system by $4,600 for the remainder of the current fiscal year and just under $20,000 per fiscal year moving forward, according to Carrier.
"To offset that increase in expenses, the water division is proposing the 1 percent increase in municipal water rates," said Carrier.
The rate increase passed by a 5-2 vote of the council, with councilors Brian Chirichiello and Brad Benson voting against the increase.
"I can't make my last vote for a tax increase," said Chirichiello, who is not running for reelection this year after three terms on the council.
The new rates for municipal water users are $2.50 per 100 cubic feet of usage, up from $2.47, and the minimum base charge per quarter is now $23.03, up from $22.88.
"The impact on the average water user is less than a dollar per quarter," said Carrier. "Even with that proposed increase, Derry's water rates still remain 33 percent less than the state average of 16 comparable communities."
Carrier added that Derry, Manchester and Hudson are the only communities that have not increased their water rates since 2008.
There will be a notification of the impending rate increase in customers' March bills, Carrier said.


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Warm spring breezes have returned to Virginia and it's the perfect time for a spring hike. Pear and redbud trees have already bloomed in some parts of the Commonwealth while dogwood trees are right on their heels. Try one of these treasured paths to go enjoy the new blooms.
Cascades National Recreation Trail in Pembroke leads to a 66′ waterfall within Jefferson National Forest. The hike is low to moderate difficulty and four miles 'round trip. Restroom, picnic area and water available. Day use only. $3 per vehicle.
If you love wildflowers, the 6.3-mile easy loop of the G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area in Fauquier County is one very rewarding hike. The area is on Virginia's Native Plant Society register as an important native plant site. It's here that you'll find the largest population of large-flowered trillium in North America, and this wildflower blooms between April and early June.
The Henry Lanum Trail in the Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area of Rockbridge and Amherst Counties is a 4.69-mile moderate loop that yields spectacular summit views. Rare peregrine falcons are known to inhabit the area, making it an additional reward for wildlife lovers.
Love butterflies? Occoneechee State Park has an abundant population of American Lady. Walk The Old Plantation Interpretive Trail to chance an encounter. It's an easy 1.2-mile loop that winds through the woods. Highlights include plantation structural remains, a family cemetery and what's left of the five-terraced garden.
The 45-acre Bark Camp Lake is the centerpiece of the Bark Camp Recreation Area in Coeburn, but the trails are an attractive draw, too. Those who love the shimmer of the sun on the water will want to try the 3.25-mile shoreline trail. "Kitchen Rock" is an interesting geological formation – a sandstone rock shelter that resembles an oven – that a separate, .5-mile hike delivers. Camping is available. Day use fee is $3/vehicle.
On Virginia's Eastern Shore is Savage Neck Dunes Natural Area Preserve, a 298-acre protected habitat for migratory songbirds and the threatened northeastern beach tiger beetle. Take the .75-mile trail through some of the highest sand dunes on the Shore for amazing Chesapeake Bay views and breezes.
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My husband often has to remind me that infertility isn't something I can control. And I don't do particularly well with situations I don't have any control over... But I also don't really believe that A) This is totally out of my control, and B) That I even have "secondary infertility." I need to see it to believe it—the "unexplained" part of the diagnosis makes it hard for me to understand, especially with something so scientific. By nature of being a journalist, I look for explanations in everything. I get to the bottom of stories. I ask a lot of questions, until I get clear answers. And so far I haven't gotten any answers that make sense, so in my attempt to get closer to figuring it out I decided to get my embryos tested to see if the ones I have frozen are any good, before moving forward with another transfer.
In the coming months I'll probably talk a lot about the embryologist I transferred my embryos to—she'll be conducting PGD testing on them (pre-implantation genetic diagnosis). Her name is Colleen Coughlin, and she runs the lab at aParent IVF in Highland Park, a suburb of Chicago. The lab she runs is affiliated with the clinic I go to, Fertility Centers of Illinois. I'll continue seeing my same RE at FCI, but I'm having my embryos stored, tested and handled by Colleen's lab now.
Why did I do this? Because I read this great story about her in a publication I write for, Michigan Avenue Magazine, and it inspired me to contact her. It's a must-read, if for nothing else than to understand the importance of a good embryologist, and why this woman is so revered for her work. She has an incredible story herself, with an incredible track record of success.
Though my clinic has its own lab, my RE only works with Colleen's lab (interesting, right?). But since I'd already gone through IVF with another RE last year at the same clinic and my embryos were already frozen and stored there, he didn't see any reason to transfer them after they'd been frozen. Once I decided to get testing done on them (which means thawing them, and then possibly refreezing them), I knew I wanted Colleen to do it. After all, she's Chicago's "top embryologist," and I want the best handling my precious cargo. She's also supposed to be one of the best in the world for PGD testing.
I've always been told my embryos are double-A quality, perfect embryos. In fact, everything's always "perfect." My lining, my ovarian reserve... I even had a hysteroscopy to see if there was anything wrong with my uterus that would be preventing my embryos from implanting—and aside from a small polyp I had removed—even that looked (say it with me now) PERFECT.
So even though my embryos look great under a microscope, I've been told by all the doctors that you can't see everything without further testing. You can't see chromosomal abnormalities under a microscope. Since everything else checks out—you know, perfect—this seemed like the last piece of the proverbial puzzle. Are the embryos really as good as they look? We'll soon find out.
If there's something wrong with them, my body could be rejecting them. Or we might find, out of all the embryos I have left, only one is actually good enough to transfer. We might find that none are good. That would mean doing another round of IVF, a new egg retrieval, the whole ordeal...but I'd rather know that now.
I haven't met Colleen in person yet, but I had a lengthy conversation with her over the phone, at night, after business hours, because she understands that I work full time, too, and can't discuss these things at the office. I've also communicated with her "concierge" Donna a lot over email—the attention that's already been paid has been so reassuring. Even the woman who facilitated the transferring of the embryos to their lab was a delight to work with; we signed consent forms over Skype because they had to be notarized, and it was easier than my husband and I trying to get to their lab during the week. How incredible is that!
When we spoke, Colleen was every bit as personable and passionate as I'd imagined. She wanted to know my story, what had happened in the past, and what brought me to her. She was compassionate and understanding, full of energy, information and positive thoughts for me and my situation. It's the first time in a very long time I've actually felt hopeful.
Have you, or anyone you know, gotten your embryos tested? Were you glad you did? Leave a comment.
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I had decided to take advantage of a special deal with 23andMe and get my DNA tested. I am hoping to learn a bit about my deep ancestry from my mitochondrial DNA in this test, as well as some genetic health risks and susceptibilities.
I tried to order the kit a few days before. I eventually realised that my first order with 23andMe didn't go through, so I ordered again. I received confirmation that it has been sent, which I hadn't had before, so obviously I had done something wrong, or not done something, before. So far so good!
Timeline so far:
9 Dec 2010 – I ordered a kit from 23andMe
10 Dec 2010 – Kit was shipped from 23andMe
13 Dec 2010 – Kit arrived at my front door
15 Dec 2010 – I spat my sample into the test tube
16 Dec 2010 – Sample collected by courier
21 Dec 2010 – Sample arrived at the 23andMe lab, and I was reminded to register my kit on the website
The process takes 6-8 weeks, so there will be no new updates for a while.
In the meantime, I had ordered some books from Amazon. That order did go through, and all 5 of them have arrived – 3 all at once and the other 2 individually. I've read the first 3, the last one being Megan Smolenyak and Ann Turner's Trace Your Roots with DNA, (2001). Even though the book is nearly 10 years old it gives an excellent introduction to the basics of DNA testing. They discuss the coming developments pretty accurately – more markers, more usefulness for mtDNA, more popularity and so better chances of matching with someone else's test results.
All this reading has inspired me to more testing! I've ordered a test for my maternal uncle, and one for my unsuspecting father or brother.
I've also changed companies. I will be using Family Tree DNA for these and probably all subsequent tests. It's not that I think that they are a better company, or do better tests; it's more that they do different tests.
Family Tree DNA are more concerned with pure genealogy, whereas 23andMe are more concerned with the health aspects of DNA. It will be interesting to compare the two. Family Tree DNA has, as far as I can tell, the largest number of projects.
A project is what you join if you want to find matches with other people who may be relatives. The pricing is less expensive if you join a project. Most of the projects are for surnames. My husband, for example, is part of the Bassett project, so he can see how closely he is related to other Bassetts around the world, and where their most recent common ancestor came from. There is little point in getting your DNA tested unless you want to compare it with others'.
Other projects are for geographic areas. My uncle is one of the last of a line of Easons, the first of whom came to Australia from County Tyrone in what is now Northern Ireland, so he will be part of the Ulster Project. The story we were told was that Eason was originally a French Huguenot name with a d' on the front of it. I have not found any evidence of this as yet, but then my trail runs cold in 1813 with the marriage of Sarah Irwin of Clogher, Tyrone, to Richard Eason of Armagh.
Family Tree DNA do not use couriers unless requested, so this story will unfold a little more slowly.
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Resident Evil: Damnation (US - BD)
Gabe watches another batch of cut-scenes and never gets to play along.
Usually when I'm left to review a movie based on a videogame, I find mostly confused because I didn't play the game the movie is based upon. This goes extra for animated movies based on videogames that are delegated to a limited STV (or, more likely, STV/theatrical only in Japan) market. These films are usually even less concerned with including the non-gamer audience in on the universe. However, I've actually played most of the Resident Evil games! I've even seen Capcom and Sony's previous CG animated feature, Resident Evil: Degeneration, which is set firmly inside the game series' ultra-convoluted, ongoing series narrative. I'm also familiar with all but the latest of the never-ending live-action Resident Evil movies, which feature their very own ultra convoluted narrative universes, minus all the fun of playing a videogame. I still have a soft spot for Paul W.S. Anderson's original Resident Evil, but can't really say why I keep watching the parade of sequels, which are only remarkable in that they grow exponentially duller with each episode, despite a rich well of wacky concepts borrowed from the infinitely more entertaining videogames. My point is – I'm not going to be left in the dust by Degeneration's sequel, Resident Evil: Damnation. By the sound of that title, shit is about to get real.
The story apparently follows the events of Degeneration with fan favourite Leon S. Kennedy (voiced by Matthew Mercer) being dropped and basically abandoned in the 'East Slavic Republic' (a Resident Evil series equivalent to about a dozen Eastern European countries) to verify rumors that Bio-Organic Weapons (BOWs) are being illegally used in the country's civil war. From here, he unravels a conspiracy and fights monsters in an increasingly pulpy nature, all in keeping with the franchise's trademark conventions.
I spent a lot of time on my recent Starship Troopers: Invasion review, complaining about the lack of truly good CG animated features from Japan. I find that many of these films are gorgeous ( Invasion is not among them) and almost free of thematic satisfaction. Degeneration got awful close to satisfaction, but was ultimately another series of cool ideas and images without a decent narrative tether. Damnation starts off with an ambitious idea, then quickly settles into the series' normal pattern of over-expositional dialogue, excessively artsy-fartsy flashbacks, and episodic action. This is fine for videogame storytelling, where the plot only acts to move the audience from action scene to action scene, but, when we aren't permitted to actually play the game, it proves silly. I'm assuming some of the human touch of the dialogue and characters are also lost in translation. I find it's actually easier to generate sympathy for Leon when I'm playing as him. In these movie situations he's too much of an invincible hero and merely the catalyst for future action sequences. It is amusing to watch him be entirely nonplused by zombies, though. Assuming you're prepared to deal with a particularly simple story that seems to think it's complicated, the bigger problem here is the dopey sidekick named JD that the filmmakers saddle Leon with for the first two acts. He's like the Jar Jar Binks of the film.
Director Makoto Kamiya, who worked on the special effects for Gammera the Spinning Turtle's late '90s return theaters and directed Degeneration, does a better job with the artificial shaky-cam techniques that are so popular these days, but tends to overuse P.O.V. shots. Obviously, these are supposed to recall the look of game play, which is counterproductive because this is a movie, not a video game. I'm not sure if I've harped on that point enough yet. Kamiya's other attempts at aping the live action format are more hit than miss, especially the shots featuring evocative, impressionistic shafts of smoky light. I'm somewhat surprised by his overall restraint in terms of super-slow-motion, which has been a genre and Resident Evil mainstay for quite some time now. The animation is top of the line for type, besting just about every similar film I've seen outside of maybe Final Fantasy: Advent Children, which I believe had a much bigger budget ( Damnation recycles many sets from the Resident Evil 5 videogame, leading me to assume it was a relatively cheap production). Character movements are more dynamic without the weird, floaty issues that plagued Starship Troopers: Invasion, likely due to hands-on animators that know motion capture is only part of the finished job (this does not apply to JD, who is both annoying and badly animated). Anyone familiar with the cut-scenes in the series since it made the jump to the HD gaming formats will know what to expect. The facial animation is a bit of an uncanny valley issue, though not as much as you'd expect. As long as characters aren't speaking they could be confused with real actors or at least real actors shot through some excessive filters. As any Resident Evil fan knows, however, it is the transformation and creature animation that sets the series apart. These are a bit few and far between for my liking, but do satisfy when they crop up. The new creature design introduced during the climax is pretty great.
Once again, I'm shocked at how perfect an entirely CG animated film looks on Blu-ray. Wait, I mean the other thing. The opposite of shocked, because of course this entirely CG animated film (from the owner of the Blu-ray format, no less) looks great in 1080p, 1.78:1 video. The incredibly detailed and highly textured animation is better constructed than similar films, ensuring that the range of detail isn't lost in either the prevalent darkness (the bulk of the film takes place either at night or indoors with little lighting) or because too many similar elements intersect. There's also a wider range of colours than those seen in Starship Troopers: Invasion, though most of the hues are relatively subtle. Costume bits and props (especially red and green ones) occasionally bounce from the relatively desaturated amber and grey settings, but the most aggressively poppy elements are usually monstrous, especially the blood red eyes of the infected. The virtual lighting rigs are often set soft, giving this transfer the added advantage of embracing softer textures without flattening the image, making for a more natural look overall. I'm most impressed with the complex wide-shots, which feature all the detail and none of the compression artefacts (save a handful of low-level noise issues on the warmer background hues), but this transfer is more unique among similar releases for its pinpoint facial details that step out among otherwise softly focused elements (this can be a problem for black levels, but I think an intended one). The creature animation and gore gets a nice boost from the transfer's sharper qualities, especially the shiny highlights of the more grotesque liquidy elements, like blood and slime.
It's probably good to note that Damnation was pretty obviously designed for 3D and as far as I know, there are no 3D Blu-ray releases on the horizon.
This disc's DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English soundtrack is super dynamic, a bit more than I was even expecting. The whole movie is practically an action scene, so the business of the mix rarely lets up for more than a beat. These action scenes are brimming with explosive gunfire, which breeds both punchy LFE support and plenty of directionally enhanced bullets flying by the viewer's head. The best of these action sequences work so well aurally because they're so overwhelmed with sound, yet there are no issues with discerning elements or even dialogue. There's also quite a bit of range in the aural make-up of the action, including some less animated hand-to-hand combat routines. The creatures are also well represented throughout the channels, generating a whole bunch of surround and stereo movement that evokes the game's ability to make the player feel entirely immersed in the experience. The more subtle, ambient groan of zombies, slippery whips of Plagas tentacles, and the doom-laden growls of bigger critters all set the stage for the oncoming chaos. The music suffers from a bit of 'digital sound' syndrome, but generally mixes well with the action and is appropriately sappy when required. I'm a bit surprised by the lack of a Japanese option on this disc, especially since I assume that the game series' cast worked on the Japanese release and that fans would care quite a bit.
Extras begin with Las Plagas: Organisms of War (7:00, HD), a weird primer on the Las Plagas creatures/infection that plays out via high-tech Power Point presentation. Up next is The DNA of Damnation (30:00, HD), a relatively extensive behind the scenes featurette. Discussion includes story (verifying it takes place between Degeneration and Resident Evil 6), characters, animation, production design, character design, motion capture, 3D conversion, Kamiya's over the top direction, and creature fights. Interviewees include Kamiya, screenwriter Shotaro Suga, producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi, CG producer Nobuhiro Suzuki, CG director Atsushi Doi, background artist Kazutake Saito, character designer Sachiko Okada, motion capture director Hiroki Koshida, military advisor Motosada Mori, facial animator Kensaku Ishiyama, simulation animator Ryoji Tabuchi, effects animator Yoshiharu Komiya, animator Yukinobu Fujimatsu, 3D supervisor Tomotaro Ishikawa, and mocap actors Jolene Andersen and Kevin Dorman. The disc also features a conceptual art gallery, a gag reel (6:00, HD), game trailers for Resident Evil 6, Devil May Cry and Dragons Dogma, and previews of other Sony releases.
Resident Evil: Damnation will likely please many series fans and fit the Resident Evil mode of boiling down a series of cut scenes from a non-existent game. I found the experience relatively entertaining, especially the genuinely cool, Kaiju monster-inspired climax, but also find it so much like a videogame that I question the point of it [I]not[/]I being one. The filmmakers are already recycling sets and creatures, why not just take the time to make it a DLC game? But, hey, assuming you're okay with not getting to play along, this sharp, aurally aggressive Blu-ray is a pretty good time.
* Note: The images on this page are not representative of the Blu-ray image quality.
Review by Gabriel Powers
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i REALLY liked this movie. the begining is a bit slow but one it gets to the awesome Ada/Svetlana fight it picks up steam. i LOVE seeing the Mr.X's in this. they were very intense and well done in this. this is miles and miles better than RE:DEGENERATION was.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 25th September 2012
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 1.78:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English, French and Portuguese, Dolby Digital 5.1 Spanish and Thai
Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, Thai
Extras: The DNA of Damnation, Las Plagas: Organisms of War, Gag Reel, Image Gallery, Game Tralers, Trailers, UltraViolet Copy
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Makoto Kamiya
Cast: Matthew Mercer, Dave Wittenberg, Wendee Lee, Val Tasso
Genre: Action, Animation, Horror and Sci-Fi
Length: 100 minutes
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Escalating violence in Syria has become the ultimate no-win political situation for President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney: The deepening crisis is impossible for their campaigns to ignore but too complex for them to articulate an easy solution.
Romney has seized on the crackdown in Syria as an opportunity to dent Obama's foreign policy credentials, painting him as weak and indecisive in the face of more than a year of violence. But Romney's vague prescriptions for what he would do differently have opened him to criticism from the Obama campaign that he is weighing in from the sidelines with "nothing but tough talk" while the president does the real work of managing the crisis.
The violence in Syria hasn't captured the full attention of an American electorate consumed by the economy and other domestic issues. But the barbs being traded between the campaigns try to raise questions of leadership for the two men battling for a job filled with unexpected challenges.
Romney zeroes in on what he portrays as a lack of leadership in Obama's handling of Syria's 14-month government crackdown on opponents to the regime. Following a weekend massacre of more than 100 Syrian civilians, including dozens of women and children, Romney said the president's weakness had resulted in a "policy of paralysis."
In turn, the Obama campaign has sought to cast the president as the one bearing the responsibility for actually handling the crisis. While Obama "has demonstrated his ability to work with world leaders to resolve international conflicts," campaign spokesman Ben LaBolt said, Romney has a "rudderless foreign policy agenda."
The heated rhetoric between the rival campaigns belies the fact that there are significant gaps in both candidates' policy positions on Syria and few differences in the specifics they have offered. And that vagueness does little to shed light on how Obama may approach Syria in the coming months and how Romney would behave if elected this fall.
Both Obama and Romney have called for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down and clear the way for a political transition. Mindful of the war-weary American public, neither candidate supports direct U.S. military engagement in Syria. And both agree on the need to pressure Russia, which holds veto power on the U.N. Security Council, to end its support of Assad's regime, though Romney argues that Obama hasn't been tough enough with Moscow.
Romney, however, has called on the U.S. and its partners to "arm the opposition so they can defend themselves." But he has offered little sense of what he would do if the ensuing battles didn't push Assad from power or, if they did, what type of political transition he would support.
Jon Alterman, director of the Middle East program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said Romney is unlikely to articulate a fuller vision for Syria before the election because he doesn't want to own the problem before he needs to.
"His instinct is not to define a view," Alterman said. "His instinct is to attack the status quo without really presenting a coherent alternative."
The matter is further complicated for Romney by a lack of consensus within his own party over how to handle the crisis. A handful of hard-line voices in the Republican Party, led by Romney backer and Arizona Sen. John McCain, have called for U.S. airstrikes in Syria similar to the campaign the Obama administration waged successfully with NATO partners in Libya to push Moammar Gadhafi from power. But that effort has gained little traction, with other Republican lawmakers wary of leading the U.S. into another war after a decade in Iraq and Afghanistan.
McCain ramped up his criticism of the Obama administration's handling of the crisis Thursday. During a trip to Malaysia, he said it was "embarrassing that the United States of America refuses to show leadership and come to the aid of the Syrian people."
The White House opposes sending arms to the opposition, saying further militarization in Syria would only lead to more chaos. The administration also says there isn't enough clear information about the makeup of the opposition or assurances that the weapons wouldn't end up in the hands of al-Qaida, Hezbollah or other terrorist organizations.
Instead, the White House is hoping a steady stream of economic sanctions and diplomatic pressure can weaken Assad's grip on power. While administration officials say they are discussing with allies potential next steps for dealing with Syria, the lack of any publicly defined specific options under consideration has opened the president up to criticism.
"At some point you need to come up with a policy to make Assad step down or acknowledge that you're not going to do it," said Michael Rubin, a former Pentagon official and scholar at the conservative American Enterprise Institute.
For Obama, military engagement with Syria may not be feasible from either a policy and political perspective. Syria, unlike Libya, has greater defense capabilities, and administration officials doubt a bombing campaign could be accomplished quickly and relatively bloodlessly. Engaging U.S. forces in Syria would also run counter to Obama's foreign policy campaign narrative, which is built on being the president who ends wars, with the Iraq conflict coming to a close under his watch and the Afghanistan campaign winding down.
The violence in Syria has spiraled out of control as the uprising against Assad that began in March 2011 has morphed into an armed insurgency. An estimated 13,000 people have died so far.
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LAS VEGAS — It was at a modest house on the outskirts of this gambling mecca last weekend that I finally became confident President Obama would win reelection. As I approached the door, I noticed three young men standing inside, drinking beer in the middle of the afternoon. No point trying to talk a bunch of slackers into voting, I thought. Best to move on.
Then, one ambled over. "What's up?" he asked, clearly wondering why a middle-aged white guy was standing on his porch, clipboard in hand. But when he saw my Obama button, he broke into a goofy smile.
"We already voted," he said. It was still three days before the general election.
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We've heard a lot in the last few days about the efficiency of the "ground game" that delivered the election for the president. I was just one pair of boots on the ground, so I'm not able to talk about how this thing was set up and managed by the generals and field marshals in Washington and Chicago. But from the vantage point of a grunt on the front lines — one foot soldier among thousands knocking on doors and trying not to get lost in strange neighborhoods — I can say the operation was impressive.


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Veteran actor Michael Liebhauser has been
tapped to play the role of Charlie Brown in the Jamestown Community Theatre's production of "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown," now in rehearsals at the Community Center for performances on the weekends of Oct. 27 and Nov. 3.
It's going to be a busy fall for 12 -year-old Michael. Just last week he was cast for the role of Peter Crachit, the oldest son of Bob Crachit, in Trinity Rep's upcoming presentation of "A Christmas Carol."
Michael said that Charlie Brown is "a really good part." He explained the musical-comedy traces a day in the life of a boy and his friends. "It has some funny time lapses and has to do with things we probably all experience as children."
Michael, a seventh-grader who attends the Montessori School in Exeter, said he is used to being in plays with an all-children cast. "It's not a new experience for me, I've done lots of plays without adults. The big difference in this play is that Mary Wright is not directing. Each director has his or her own style, a different way of doing things. For example, the time budget in this play is much shorter and that can be a struggle for some people. There are only three rehearsals a week."
Michael said he's been in some 13 JCT plays, the last of which was last fall's "HONK!" in which he played the cat.
However, his favorite roles have been in productions off the island. They are "Into the Woods," in which he played the baker, for Fantasy Works in East Greenwich in the spring of 2005, appearing as the Artful Dodger in "Oliver "at the Zeiterion Theater in New Bedford last summer, and playing the young Duke of York in "Richard the III," produced by Brown University and the Trinity Rep Consortium in Providence this past summer.
Commenting on the JCT's present production, Michael said "Charlie" is going quite well. "I'm enjoying myself, and I hope everyone comes out to see it. It's going to turn out to be a great success."
Sharing the stage with Michael this time around are Hannah Cordes as Sally Brown; Tiffany Wolfe as Lucy Van Pelt; Georgia Wright is Snoopy; Caellum Kerr as Schroeder; Damien Beecroft, Linus Van Pelt; Kelsey Donohue, Woodstock; Ailsa Petrie, Peppermint Patty; Natalie Toland, Marcie; and Dana Larkin as the Little Red-Haired Girl.
The ensemble/chorus is made up of Sarah Smith, Nathan Housberg, Sydney Pazara, Alexa Geib, Raeshelle DeValerio and Alexandra Brown (no relation to Charlie and Sally).
"You're a Good Man Charlie Brown" is based on the lovable cartoon characters created by Charles Schulz. First appearing on Broadway in 1971, the musical comedy was revised in 1999 and has won two Tony Awards.
Memories from Bob Fleming:
"I couldn't help but recall to mind that fateful day of the 38 hurricane as I read a small article in the Walrus on Sept 21st mentioning it.
"I, too, was a first-grader at the Carr school on that eventful day. I know Mrs. Murray was teaching second grade and Mrs. Brazil the third grade, but cannot for the life of me remember who taught first grade except that I believe her last name started with a "C". But actually that is irrelevant to my story.
"As I recall, there was a little girl in our class who was on that bus when the tidal wave swept over it, and her brother survived the initial surge. But finding out that his sister was still missing, dove back into the water in an effort to save her. He too lost his life, never to be seen again.
"As I recall that traumatic event, I try to remember their names but memories fade and I am unable to. But again that is not what really emotionally moves me. To give up one's life for another, whether she be family member or just a friend, takes something special within.
"If someone recalls their names please send them to me at rjf621@ beld.net so I can light a candle in their memory and all who perished on that most dreadful day."
Lotsa kudos to Mo Vandal's grandsons. Nick has entered into his second year at Annapolis, and Eric, who is a senior in high school, has received early acceptance at West Point.
Dr. Joshua Hatch of the Jamestown Animal Clinic continues his chat about those shots Biff gets from time to time.
"Continuing with the dog vaccine information, we are brought to a group of diseases called leptospirosis. There are up to four additional components of some dog vaccines that help protect against four different types of these bacteria, but there are other leptospirosis bacteria strains that we do not currently have vaccines against. All of these bacteria can cause vague symptoms, including fever, lethargy, and both kidney and liver disease.
"These infections can cause disease in people, unlike the other dog diseases we vaccinate for, which is one reason why we recommend vaccination. Infected animals spread the bacteria through their urine and can infect their local environment. Then other animals and people are at risk to exposure.
"Fortunately there are tests to determine if your sick pet has been exposed to leptospirosis, and with aggressive treatment most animals do well.
"However, preventative medicine with appropriate vaccinations, although not 100 percent effective, is preferred to trying to diagnosis and treat infected animals." WOOF!
We're with you Matt. We'll miss you.
Ronald Levasseur, commander, and Normand Vadnais Sr., vice commander of the American Legion, state of RI, were the distinquished guests at the September meeting of the Arnold-Zweir American Legion Post #22 at the Grange.
Discussions revolved around sponsoring blood drives and various children and youth programs in support of the families of our troops stationed overseas.
Local posts are also involved in getting Christmas packages ready to send to those serving abroad.
Lotsa hugs for Brian Volpe, who will be 14
John A. Murphy's Arthur Godfrey "poser" in last week's column drew some attention.
Ann Zartler wrote, "John Murphy is talking about Julius LaRosa. What I don't remember is why he was fired. And what was the name of the young female singer? Marilyn something? Marian something? Marian Marlowe seems to be pulled out of my memory bank."
And, from Charlie Masso, "That was none other than Julius LaRosa who was fired by Arthur Godfrey. Godfrey had a talent for firing people who didn't see things his way."
Kevin Carty e-mailed, "Julius LaRosa was fired on television, live no less, by Arthur Godfrey for not showing enough humility. The Old Redhead apparently couldn't stand young LaRosa's rising popularity."
Maribeth Traer said she and her husband, Jim, couldn't help but add their two bits worth to the Arthur Godfrey question. Jim immediately answered Julius LaRosa to the question and added, "He was fired because Arthur Godfrey said he wasn't sufficently humble."
Skip Kingsley of Wickford reports, "The singer whom Godfrey fired on his TV show while on the air was Julius LaRosa."
Bob Kinder came up with the same answer, as did Al Curtis, who said it happened in 1953.
Al brought "The Old Lamplighter" back and ticked off the following: It was a hit in 1946- 47, with vocals by Billy Williams. The orchestra was Sammy Kaye and music by Nat Simon. The lyrics were by Charles Tobias, and the song was recorded by RCA Victor.
Patty Vandal reiterates the above by reporting that her sheet music features Sammy Kaye.
Skip Kingsley said, "That was a piece of cake! Make them harder! Please!"
OK Skip, how about this one from Bob Kinder: "Who shut down all music recordings during WWII?"
What's next, Junior Assistant Principal?
Stacey Martin's New England Intensity are in first place in the American East Division of the Women's Professional Football League with a 6-1 record going into last weekend and are heading for the playoffs.
Who is Frank Beazley and why does he own the front page of the ProJo?
Members of Boy Scout Troop 1 and Cub Scout Pack 1 joined together the weekend of Sept. 23 for a Webelos Jam at Camp Aquapaug. Events included Ultimate Frisbee instruction by the older Scouts, basketball, flag football, performing skits, and cooking. (If you have trouble preparing omelets, ask the Scouts about their baggy eggs.)
Adult leader Jim Archibald said, "The best part about the event was that the younger Scouts had an opportunity to intermingle with the older members. This was an opportunity for the older Scouts to give the younger Scouts a feel of what camping and being a Boy Scout is all about. All in all it was a very positive event."
Scouts attending under the leadership of acting Senior Patrol Leader Jimmy Perry were Josh Nolan, Jack Trgenza, Nick Fay, and Matt Rafanelli.
In addition to Jim Archibald, adults accompanying the Boy Scouts were Phil Lee, Mike Perry, and Susan Fay.
Webelos attending were Ben Stuart, Nick Hanson, Sam DiGasper, Milo DiGasper, Ian Archibald and Evan Barrett.
Their adult leaders were Al Hanson, Greg DiGasper and David Stewart. Great job, guys!
Next Thursday is Columbus Day, but it is observed on Monday so people can have a three-day weekend. Fly your flag and eat Italian on both days. Mangia!
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The Life of Zora Neale Hurston
Wrapped in Rainbows
The Life of Zora Neale Hurston
A woman of enormous talent and remarkable drive, Zora Neale Hurston published seven books, many short stories, and several articles and plays over a career that spanned more than thirty years. Today, nearly every black woman writer of significance—including Maya Angelou, Toni Morrison, and Alice Walker—acknowledges Hurston as a literary foremother, and her 1937 masterpiece Their Eyes Were Watching God has become a crucial part of the modern literary canon.
Wrapped in Rainbows, the first biography of Zora Neale Hurston in more than twenty-five years, illuminates the adventures, complexities, and sorrows of an extraordinary life. Acclaimed journalist Valerie Boyd delves into Hurston's history—her youth in the country's first incorporated all-black town, her friendships with luminaries such as Langston Hughes, her sexuality and short-lived marriages, and her mysterious relationship with vodou. With the Harlem Renaissance, the Great Depression, and World War II as historical backdrops, Wrapped in Rainbows not only positions Hurston's work in her time but also offers riveting implications for our own.
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The Life of Zora Neale Hurston
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1. Valerie Boyd's Wrapped in Rainbows describes Zora Neale Hurston's early years as an imaginative young girl. What were some of the ways in which the young Zora was able to hone her talents for creativity and art within the confines set by an irascible father? How did Hurston view her father and her mother as she grew toward adulthood?
2. What were the different dreams that Zora had as a youngster, and how did they compare with reality? What was the significance of them in her life, her writing, and her interaction with others?
3. Zora Neale Hurston viewed education as a stepping-stone to greater opportunities. Who were some of the people she encountered who assisted her in her pursuit of higher education? Why, later in her academic and research career, was she drawn to anthropology as well as to literature? How was her work interdisciplinary, combining the scientific and the creative?
4. When Hurston arrived in New York during the Harlem Renaissance, she seemed to be in the right place at the right time. What significant events took place that ushered Zora Neale Hurston into the black intelligentsia, allowing her to work with so many talented black artists during the 1920s?
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This week in Island history
The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the Jamestown Press. The news of 100 years ago came from the collection of the Newport Historical Society.
100 years ago From the Newport Journal, Jan. 22, 1910
Tuesday's rain put a stop to ice cutting. Littlefield housed about 400 tons and Clarke about 500 at the reservoir Monday. One day more of cutting would give the island a full supply.
A very elaborate gold benediction cape and veil were presented to St. Mark's Church last week by one of the summer residents. They were used for the first time last Sunday afternoon, at the benediction service.
The work of breaking out the roads was continued Sunday and Monday, and they are all passable. Sleighing was spoiled by the wind, which swept away some places on the roads clean of snow, this occurring mostly on those running north and south.
75 years ago From the Newport Daily News, Jan. 22, 1935
The committee for the President's birthday celebration for the benefit of local and national funds for infantile paralysis cases has announced the following plans: A dance, whist and bridge will be given at the Holy Ghost hall Jan. 30 at 8 p.m.
From the Newport Daily News, Jan. 24, 1935
(At the School Committee meeting) the superintendent was authorized to purchase a Singer sewing machine for the sewing classes. The chairman and superintendent were chosen as a committee to look into the matter of high school tuition rates. The question of arithmetic failures was discussed, and the opinion expressed that too many children are allowed to prog- ress from one grade to the next, without the mastery of arithmetic essentials.
50 years ago From the Newport Daily News, Jan. 26, 1960
A public hearing to give Jamestown people all possible information on the proposed Jamestown-Newport bridge will be held Monday at 8 p.m. in Jamestown Memorial Hall.
25 years ago From the Newport Daily News, Jan. 21, 1985
Disregarding a Town Council-imposed 5 percent budget cap, the School Committee voted Saturday to ask for a 13.45 percent increase over this year's budget. The total voted is $2.38 million.
From the Newport Daily News, Jan. 22, 1985
The plan was changed but the reception was the same for new owners of the Bay View hotel at Monday night's Town Council meeting… The new owners of the bulking 94-room landmark came to the Council with a scaled-down plan for the hotel… The owners told the Council Monday that by eliminating the extensive cost of underground parking, they could drop six condo units.
The Town Council is upset that proposed deck repairs to the Jamestown Bridge will not proceed around the clock.
15 years ago From the Jamestown Press, Jan. 19, 1995
The Town Council last week added some $16,000 to a $205,600 capital improvements budget Town Administrator Frances Shocket originally recommended for the 1995-96 fiscal year.
The Town Council voted Tuesday to spend $28,000 to clean and purge the new well at North Pond reservoir.
10 years ago From the Jamestown Press, Jan. 20, 2000
A broken pipe at the Melrose Avenue School over the weekend has left one classroom in shambles and three others in unusable condition.
Town officials and members of the Water Study Committee brought their case for a reverse osmosis water treatment facility to the area's top federal and state regulatory agencies for their preliminary opinions on how Jamestown can proceed with what would be an unprecedented permit in the Northeast.


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Russia, West try to hammer out Ukraine diplomacy
PARIS (AP) — The United States and Western diplomats failed to bring Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers together Wednesday for face-to-face talks on the confrontation in Crimea, even as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry voiced optimism that an exit strategy was possible. "I'd rather be where we are today than where we were yesterday," he said.
The flurry of diplomatic activity came as NATO punished Russia by suspending military cooperation, and the European Union extended $15 billion in aid to Ukraine, matching the amount the country's fugitive president accepted from Moscow to turn his back on an EU trade accord.
After an intense round of diplomacy with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and several European counterparts in Paris, Kerry said the meetings were "very constructive, without promising something that is not defined yet, without raising hopes that are inappropriate to raise."
From left, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, French President Francois Hollande, Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, talk together during a break of a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Wednesday, March 5, 2014. Top diplomats from the West and Russia trying to find an end to the crisis in Ukraine are gathering in Paris on Wednesday as tensions simmered over the Russian military takeover of the strategic Crimean Peninsula. (AP Photo/Alain Jocard, Pool)
"I want to be realistic. This is hard, tough stuff, and a very serious moment," Kerry said. "I personally feel that I have something concrete to take back and talk to President Obama about," he added, without specifying what that was.
Speaking separately after what he called "a very long day" of discussions on Ukraine, Lavrov said the sides agreed to continue talks in coming days "about how we can help in efforts to normalize the situation and overcome the crisis."
Still, there was no direct meeting between Lavrov and his Ukrainian counterpart, Andriy Deshchytsia, though the Ukrainian foreign minister said Kerry asked him to delay his flight home in hopes of getting the two to sit down together.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Deshchytsia said he had hoped to brief Lavrov on a Ukrainian plan to offer Crimea more autonomy while still claiming it within the country's borders. Any vote taken toward autonomy would require international observers to replace armed groups in order to work, he said.
"Our position is to use all the peaceful means, all the diplomatic ways to settle the issue without victims and tragedy — and without taking territory away," Deshchytsia said. "We don't want war with Russia."
But Lavrov was not ready to meet.
Leaving the French Foreign Ministry, he was asked by reporters if he had met with his Ukrainian counterpart. "Who is it?" Lavrov answered. "I didn't see anybody."
At a news conference at the U.S. ambassador's residence, Kerry played down the failure, saying there had been "zero expectation" of that, though U.S. officials said that is still the goal.
Kerry also repeated the West's demand that Russia pull its forces from the Crimean Peninsula, saying "Russia's violation of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity has actually united the world in support of the Ukrainian people."
On the ground in Ukraine, meanwhile, volatility reigned. A special U.N. envoy visiting Crimea came under threat by armed men who forced him to leave the region. And hundreds of demonstrators — many chanting "Russia! Russia!" — stormed a government building in eastern Ukraine, spreading concern that turmoil could engulf other Russian-dominated parts of Ukraine.
Ukraine's prime minister told the AP in his first interview since taking office that he still feared Russian President Vladimir Putin might attempt more land grabs: "Mr. President," Arseniy Yatsenyuk said, "stop this mess."
But most of the bargaining chips belonged to Russia, whose troops are fanned out across Crimea and control most of its strategic facilities.
Lavrov, speaking in Spain before meeting with Kerry, warned against Western support of what Moscow views as a coup in Ukraine, saying that could encourage government takeovers elsewhere.
"We must understand that a bad example is infectious," he said.
While Russia expressed openness to international mediation, a major sticking point has been Moscow's refusal to recognize Ukraine's new leaders much less sit down at the table with them.
NATO tried to apply pressure on Moscow in its own talks with Russia in Brussels.
The alliance's secretary-general, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, said ambassadors for the 28 member states decided after a meeting with their Russian counterpart to suspend plans for a joint mission as well as all civilian and military meetings.
Rasmussen said that because of Russia's military action in the Crimean Peninsula, "the entire range of NATO-Russia cooperation (is) under review." Rasmussen said NATO will continue to meet with Moscow at the political level but insisted that halting all other cooperation "sends a very clear message to Russia."
One key piece of leverage that the West has over nearly bankrupt Ukraine: hard cash. The three months of protests that triggered Ukraine's crisis erupted when President Viktor Yanukovych accepted $15 billion in aid from Putin in exchange for dropping an economic partnership deal with the EU. On Wednesday, the EU matched the aid — which the Russians withdrew after Yanukovych's downfall — and the U.S. topped that up with an additional $1 billion.
Meanwhile, Ukraine's former prime minister — the heroine of Ukraine's 2004-2005 Orange Revolution and Yanukovych's arch-enemy — called on the West to force Russia to withdraw troops from Crimea.
Yulia Tymoshenko, who was released from prison two weeks ago, said any negotiations about Ukraine's future should be conducted directly between the U.S., the EU and Russia — and insisted no compromises should be made to appease Moscow.
"We believe that the aggressor must leave without any conditions," Tymoshenko told the AP in an interview.
The EU on Wednesday also froze the assets of 18 people held responsible for misappropriating state funds in Ukraine, echoing similar action in Switzerland and Austria.
Russia has suggested that it will meet any sanctions imposed by Western governments with a tough response, and Putin has warned that those measures could incur serious "mutual damage."
In Crimea, U.N. special envoy Robert Serry was threatened by 10 to 15 armed men as he was leaving naval headquarters in Crimea, said U.N. deputy secretary-general Jan Eliasson. When the men ordered Serry to go to the airport, Serry refused — but then found himself trapped because his car was blocked, Eliasson said.
The Dutch envoy was later spotted by reporters in a coffee shop, as men in camouflage outfits stood outside. He got into a van with the men, and was taken to Simferopol airport.
Later, an AP reporter found Serry in the business class lounge of the Simferopol airport.
"I'm safe. My visit was interrupted for reasons that I cannot understand," the Dutch diplomat said.
The Obama administration also said it was taking steps Wednesday to support the defenses of U.S. allies.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told the Senate Armed Services Committee the U.S. was stepping up joint aviation training with Polish forces and increasing American participation in NATO's air policing mission in ithe Baltics.
Meanwhile, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe sent a team of 35 unarmed military observers to Crimea on Wednesday at the fledgling government's request.
Danilova reported from Kiev. Associated Press writers Juergen Baetz in Brussels, Laura Mills in Moscow, Monika Scislowska in Warsaw, Poland, Greg Keller, and Sylvie Corbet in Paris, Julie Pace in Washington, and Pan Pylas in London contributed.
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French President Francois Hollande, left, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, center, and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, right, talk together while German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, background left, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov background right, talk together behind them during a break of a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Wednesday, March 5, 2014. Top diplomats from the West and Russia trying to find an end to the crisis in Ukraine are gathering in Paris on Wednesday as tensions simmered over the Russian military takeover of the strategic Crimean Peninsula. (AP Photo/Alain Jocard, Pool)
Ukrainian men wearing camouflage uniforms march along a street at a memorial for people killed during clashes with police at Kiev's Independence Square, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 5, 2014. Stepping back from the brink of war, Vladimir Putin talked tough but cooled tensions in the Ukraine crisis Tuesday, saying Russia has no intention "to fight the Ukrainian people" but reserves the right to use force. As the Russian president held court in his personal residence, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Kiev's fledgling government and urged Putin to stand down. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meet at the Russian Ambassador's Residence in Paris, Wednesday, March 5, 2014. Russia rebuffed Western demands to withdraw forces in Ukraine's Crimea region to their bases on Wednesday amid a day of high-stakes diplomacy in Paris aimed at easing tensions over Ukraine and averting the risk of war. (AP Photo/Kevin Lamarque, Pool)
Secretary of State John Kerry, center, walks up the stairs to board his plane before his departure from Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Ahead of Kerry on the stairs is Ukraine Foreign Minister Andrii Deshchytsia, who is travelling to Paris with Kerry. Kerry announced an economic package and technical assistance for Ukraine in a show of support for its new government amid escalating tensions with Russia. Kerry's visit comes as Washington and its Western allies step up pressure on Moscow to withdraw its troops from Ukraine's Crimea region or face economic sanctions and diplomatic isolation. (AP Photo/Kevin Lamarque, Pool)
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov raises his hands to take off his headphones at the end of a news conference at the Spanish foreign ministry in Madrid, Spain Wednesday March 5, 2014. Lavrov held talks on the Ukraine crisis with European Union High Representative Catherine Ashton in Madrid on Tuesday, and met with Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and later King Juan Carlos. Tension has risen in recent weeks with Western countries backing the country¿s new caretaker government while Moscow accuses them of supporting an anti-constitutional coup and pledges to protect Russians in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Paul White)
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, centre, hosts the Budapest Memorandum Ministerial meeting with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Deshchytsia, 3rd right, and British Foreign Secretary William Hague, 2nd left, at U.S. ambassador's residence in Paris, Wednesday March 5, 2014. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Paris where he is expected to hold talks with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, about the crisis in Ukraine's Crimea Peninsula which is now controlled by Russian troops. (AP Photo/Kevin Lamarque, Pool)
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Asante Health Systems says it will make $10 million in capital improvements at Ashland Community Hospital and will attempt to retain as many current employees as possible as part of proposed terms for a merger between Asante and ACH.
In a Thursday memo to Asante employees, Asante President and Chief Executive Officer Roy Vinyard said ACH, the ACH Foundation and Asante have agreed upon a letter of intent outlining terms for a merger agreement.
The Ashland City Council will consider whether to approve the letter of intent during a council meeting that starts at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Ashland Civic Center, 1175 E. Main St.
"Though we remain optimistic that ACH will join Asante, I emphasize that this is just a step — albeit a very significant one — toward that goal," Vinyard wrote in the memo to employees of Asante, which also operates Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford and Three Rivers Medical Center in Grants Pass. "This is a complex business transaction that includes the City of Ashland and requires Ashland City Council approval."
The city of Ashland owns the hospital facilities, which in past decades was a city department before being spun off to operate on its own.
"Ashland Community Hospital remains committed to meeting the healthcare needs of the community, and believe Asante is the right partner to accomplish that goal," said ACH Foundation spokeswoman Janet Troy in a statement.
The ACH board does not plan to comment further on the issue until after the city council meets next week, according to Troy.
If the council does approve the letter of intent, the next step would be to create a definitive agreement, which would also need the approval of Asante, ACH, the ACH Foundation and the council, according to Vinyard.
"We anticipate that step to be completed within 60 to 90 days at which point the real process of ACH becoming a part of Asante will begin," Vinyard wrote.
Among other terms in the proposed letter of intent, the city would agree to transfer the hospital's real estate and its corporate ownership of the hospital to Asante.
Asante would agree to operate the hospital as a general hospital for a least three years, or pay the city $8 million and return the corporate ownership.
If it stopped operating the hospital in years five through 15, it would pay the city $4 million.
Asante would make $10 million in capital improvements in the first three years.
The letter of intent also states that Asante would commit every effort to offer — but would not guarantee — employment to all current ACH employees.
With 400 employees and a $25 million annual payroll, the hospital is Ashland's third largest employer and provides the highest average wage, according to a fact sheet created by the hospital in late 2012.
ACH has been pursuing a merger because of financial difficulties.
It lost $2.5 million last fiscal year primarily because Medicare doesn't pay enough to cover the amount the hospital bills to treat senior citizens.
The hospital also lost money because of Medicaid patients, charity care and other unpaid medical bills, according to an annual report the hospital delivered to the City Council in August 2012.
A proposed merger between ACH and San Francisco-based Dignity Health fell through in late 2012 after community members voiced opposition to proposed restrictions on abortion and physician-assisted suicide for terminal patients. Dignity Health had affiliations with the Catholic Church.
In the memo to Asante employees, Vinyard said the merger would benefit Asante and ACH.
"We believe healthcare decisions are best when they are kept local," he said. "Bringing ACH into the Asante family will achieve that goal and benefit the people of Ashland while strengthening Asante."
Staff reporter Vickie Aldous can be reached at 541-479-8199 or email@example.com.
Asante hopes to protect jobs in ACH deal
Asante Health Systems says it will make $10 million in capital improvements at Ashland Community Hospital and will attempt to retain as many current employees as possible as part of proposed terms for a merger between Asante and ACH.


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There was so much to do at Aulani A Disney Resort & Spa that we had no desire to leave the resort. No, really. (Well, blushing, Uncle Carlo (known as "Uncle Carlo" by every cast member at Aulani) did organize a Nightime Happy Hour with his new friends at Just Tacos (I was with JD in the room—I told Uncle Carlo if he woke us up at some insane hour I would go czy on his a*s. He did not. He's seen CrazyChrissy. She is not fun.)
Between the character breakfast, Aunty's Beach House, Starlit Hui (we got to sit in the front row!), Fireside Mo'olelo (campfire story-time), Ohana Disney Movie Night (Uncle Carlo and JD watched The Lion King) we were always busy and entertained. (You can read more about entertainment here.) However, there was one place we had to visit and the cast members at Aulani were happy to look into our trip and suggest transportation. My family and I were visiting Hawaii for the first time, so we appreciated the concierge providing us with information on Pearl Harbor.
My late grandfathers Michael Agnello and Domenic Coppa (JD's middle name is Domenic) both fought in WWII. My Great Uncle Gianni Zambrano died at the Battle of the Bulge in Germany and there is a park in North NJ named after him that JD plays at often. Pearl Harbor was a very emotional experience for Carlo and me—the equivalent of visiting the 9/11 Memorial. JD was fascinated by the battle ships, cannons, missiles and bombs—he was so excited to get a dog tag with "JDC" on it. He said "Whoa!" about 500 times. Visiting Hawaii? Plan your visit to Pearl Harbor here.
TIP: I do recommend traveling with snacks and a beverage for your child. You can also visit the snack bar, like we did. JD promptly had an I'm-starving-meltdown as soon as we entered the memorial—hot dogs, chips and juice all around. Uncle Carlo was a little miffed that we had to stop and eat, but as I explained to him 900X in Hawaii: JD is 4. He needs to rest, eat, drink milk and have quiet time. Just because you're on vacation doesn't mean your kiddo is in party-mode 24/7. Read my Single Parent Travel Tips.
Have you been to Pearl Harbor?
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Infrastructure Slideshow: Network Disruptions: A Billion-Dollar Headache
By Dennis McCafferty | Posted 11-03-2010
While more than eight in 10 CIOs and other IT executives say they have solid plans to keep their enterprise infrastructure running in the event of a major network disruption, these plans fall short when an actual outage occurs. This according to the CDW Business Continuity Report. The report is based on a survey of some 200 IT managers in the U.S. conducted by technology solutions provider CDW. The report reveals that enterprises polled are routinely experiencing network outages lasting more than four hours. The study estimates that U.S. businesses, collectively, lost $1.7 billion in profits last year as a result of network disruptions that lasted four hours or more. "The data and communications network is the foundation of most businesses today," says Jeff Godlewski, a CDW technology specialist who helped compile the report. "Damage it, and the business is temporarily crippled - or worse. Most businesses take measures to protect themselves from a network outage but still face disruptions for myriad reasons - loss of power, loss of telecom services, cyber-security attacks, natural disasters and more." And, even while a large majority of senior IT managers feel that improving their business continuity/disaster recovery resources would improve the situation, only a clear minority actually plan to launch such an effort. Here are more revealing findings:
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Why not complement your group's visit to the Doctors, Dissection And Resurrection Men exhibition with a special pre-exhibition talk? Choose from one of three experts who will each explore a different subject, from how the Museum's skeletal remains were used to develop the exhibition to the archaeological challenges faced during excavations of the Royal London Hospital. Choose from one of the tours below (subject to availability).
People Of Our Past: Through The Skeletal Looking Glass
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Curation of the unique skeletal collections at the Museum of London provides a privileged opportunity to learn directly from past Londoner's who have lived through momentous times in history. This talk will explore how as a curator we can share their life stories through osteological analysis, display and exhibitions. With exhibition curator and osteologist, Jelena Bekvalac.
"The Particulars…Will Excite The Greatest Disgust And Indignation": Dissection And Autopsy At The London Hospital Medical School
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In 2006, archaeologists from Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) discovered dissected human and animal remains in the grounds of the London Hospital. This talk will explain how the remains were analysed to provide information on the tools and techniques that were in use at the medical school, including cadaver sharing and comparative anatomy. With MOLA's Head of Osteology, Natasha Powers.
Digging Up The Dead
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Find out about the challenges faced by the Museum of London archaeologists who excavated the early 19th century burial ground at the Royal London Hospital. Learn who came to be buried there, and how the dissecting room of the medical college was supplied, 'with as much secresy [sic] and delicacy as possible'. With Louise Fowler, Senior Archaeologist for Museum of London Archaeology.
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November 01. 2013 11:54PM
Manchester mayoral contest may hinge on size of turnout
By TED SIEFER
New Hampshire Union Leader
Manchester Mayor Q&A
Manchester Board of Aldermen Q&A
Manchester Alderman At Large Q&A
Manchester School Board Candidate Q&A
Manchester Welfare Commissioner Q&A
— Tuesday is election day, when voters will determine the outcome of 30 municipal races, including the ones for mayor and welfare commissioner, and whether to approve a slate of changes to the city charter, its basic governing document.
There are 50 candidates vying for the 28 seats on the boards of aldermen and school committee, including the four city-wide at-large seats. The welfare commissioner race pits 12-year incumbent Paul Martineau against Diane Guimond, the office's former deputy director.
The marquee race is between two-term incumbent Mayor Ted Gatsas and Patrick Arnold, the 30-year-old Ward 12 alderman. The two have clashed on a range of issues, foremost among them crime and education. Arnold, with his relatively light resume, is facing one of the state's best known political leaders, although his 40 percent showing in the primary surpassed expectations and the performance of Gatsas' past challengers.
Turnout in city elections has steadily declined over the past few decades, hitting a low in the last election of 28 percent. This year's primary saw an increase in turnout, from 8 percent in 2011 to 12 percent in September, so the increase may carry over to the general election. In any case, low turnout will likely benefit incumbents, who typically have a better chance of hanging on to their seats when voters stay home.
All but four aldermen and school board seats are contested. The incumbent at-large school board members, Kathy Staub and Dave Wihby, are the only two running for the seats.
One of the hardest fought and closely watched races is for Ward 10 alderman, pitting incumbent Phil Greazzo against Bill Barry, a former police officer.
In Ward 6, Alderman Garth Corriveau is being challenged by Joe Whitten, who has waged a vigorous campaign, and the race for Ward 12 alderman is a contest between two political veterans, Keith Hirschmann and Roger Beauchamp, the ward's current school board representative.
The race for welfare commissioner is a rematch between Martineau and Guimond, who lost by 900 votes in 2011. The Welfare Department has come under greater scrutiny since the last election. A legal advocacy group successfully challenged it in the state Supreme Court, and Martineau's salary, now $114,000, has also been criticized. Martineau has pointed out that his salary reflects his long tenure; the position enjoys set yearly raises under the Yarger Decker system.
Voters will also get to determine whether the welfare post remains an elected office. Having the commissioner be an appointed rather than an elected position is one of the nine changes proposed by the Charter Commission. Among the most significant charter revision proposals is to raise the mayor's salary to $100,000 a year and to eliminate the health and dental coverage for aldermen and school board members, while raising their stipends to $9,000 and $7,000 respectively.
The nine proposed revisions will be listed on the right side of the ballot. Voters will have the option of voting yes or no to the proposed revisions in their entirety.


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April 16, 2011
Santa Barbara, Calif - The Gauchos bounced back from two bitter losses, with a 6-1 thrashing of Loyola Marymount in a non-conference match Saturday, at the Robertson Gymnasium Courts.
Coming off the two close conference losses Santa Barbara was in need of a confidence boost heading into Sunday's match against UC Irvine. After sweeping doubles play and winning five of six singles matches over LMU the Gauchos appear ready to take on the Anteaters in their regular-season finale.
UCSB opened the day by wining the doubles point for the fourth consecutive match. Sofia Novak and Michelle Murphy improved to 3-0 on the season since being paired together at No. 2 doubles. Kiresten Meehan and Jill Damion are also 3-0 since moving from No. 2 doubles to No. 3. Jordan Dockendorf and Natalia Lozano picked up an 8-3 victory at court No. 1.
The Gauchos dominated the middle of the singles lineup winning in straight sets at courts No. 2 - No. 5. At court No. 6 Michelle Murphy was a three set winner in her first singles match since the season-opener against Santa Clara.
UCSB improved to 12-9 overall and a win against UCI on Sunday would cement them as either the No. 4 or No. 5 seed for the Big West Tournament.
Seniors Jill Damion and Michelle Murphy will be honored before their final home match tomorrow against UCI. Start time is 11 a.m.
Complete results listed below
1. Lozano/Dockendorf (UCSB) def. Bisharat/Valenzuela (LMU) 8-3
2. Murphy/Novak (UCSB) def. Pirnokova/Rohonyi (LMU) 8-5
3. Meehan/Damion (UCSB) def. Jin/LaPorte (LMU) 8-6
1. April Bisharat (LMU) def Natalia Lozano (UCSB) 4-6, 6-3 (10-8)
2. Sofia Novak (UCSB) def. Melissa Valenzuela (LMU) 6-0, 6-4
3. Jill Damion (UCSB) def. Miya Jin (LMU) 6-2, 6-0
4. Kiersten Meehan (UCSB) def. Reka Rohonyi (LMU) 6-2, 6-2
5. Paola Cos (UCSB) def. Estelle La Porte (LMU) 6-3, 6-3
6. Michelle Murphy (UCSB) def. Elisaveta Pirnikova (LMU) 1-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4)


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Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Hand Drawn Maps on Google Maps
They Draw & Travel is a collection of wonderful user submitted hand drawn maps.
As part of the launch of the website a Marvellous Map competition was held with a grand prize of $1,000 for the winner and 5 runner-ups each receiving $200. The six winners of the competition will be announced on Friday.
The World Map lets you browse the 225 maps (so far) submitted to They Draw & Travel on Google Maps. You can click on any of the 225 map markers and view the hand drawn map submitted for that location.
They Draw & Travel - World Map
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The issue: Rollout of Healthcare.gov
Our view: HHS secretary failed to oversee project and delay launch to avert fiasco
The issue: Rollout of Healthcare.gov
Our view: HHS secretary failed to oversee project and delay launch to avert fiasco
Kathleen Sebelius apologized Wednesday for the disastrous launch of the Healthcare.gov website. "Hold me accountable for the debacle," Sebelius told a House committee. "I'm responsible."
Yes, she is responsible, and yes, Americans do hold her accountable. She should resign.
The secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services had ultimate responsibility for the planning and rollout of the site, where most Americans who have tried to enroll in the federal health care exchange since Oct. 1 have faced interminable delays, error messages and site crashes.
Sebelius' role was to ensure that top experts in such complex projects were hired not only to build the site but also to oversee and coordinate the work of the many contractors. This didn't happen.
Sebelius' defenders can fairly point to computer problems that plagued the launch of the Medicare prescription drug program in 2006. But this is what can't be excused: The Affordable Care Act gives Sebelius the discretion to begin and end enrollment on a schedule she determines, yet she said last week that "the law said the go-time was Oct. 1." Either she deliberately mischaracterized the law, or she didn't know how much authority it gave her.
Especially given new revelations that her own employees wrote a memo about their security concerns four days before the launch, it's unconscionable that she didn't delay the website's debut long enough to resolve the most serious problems and avert the disaster that has unfolded for nearly a month.
Sebelius' credibility can't be salvaged. It's time for her to go.


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