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In the U.S. alone, over 900,000 men and women soccer players played at the high school level. Only a small percentage of those participants are lucky enough to go through the college soccer recruiting process and eventually earn a scholarship to an NCAA, NAIA, or Junior College institution. To make sure you're included in that percentage, CCR is here to help with information you can use to separate yourself from other recruits pursuing college soccer scholarships.
The only one who can guarantee you a college soccer scholarship are the coaches themselves. Using a recruiting service such as CCR assists the recruitment process through our proven method of working with high school athletes pursuing college soccer but even then there are certain things that CCR cannot control like your physical and academic development. Therefore, to give yourself the best chance of earning a college soccer scholarship means that you, as the athlete, must work hard and do your part to make yourself the best prospect available by also working as hard as you can in the classroom to earn the best grades you can. That doesn't mean you have to earn perfect marks in all your classes or standardized tests; but in the same way you push yourself in the weight room, on the field, or the track to prepare yourself physically, you must bring the same dedication to your studies and trying just as hard to be your best academically.
Soccer College soccer recruiting started yesterday, so the sooner you get started the better. CCR recommends beginning at the start of your ninth grade year as there are certain classes athletes need to take in high school to be eligible for a college soccer scholarship. In soccer recruiting, as with life, failing to prepare is preparing to fail. Involve your family and have a discussion about your goals to earn a college soccer scholarship. Together, you can create a game plan to follow year by year that will help you stay on track. Involving CCR can help your family as a support system to refine that plan and providing access to services like having your abilities evaluated by our team of former college soccer coaches and recruiting specialists. Every day, college soccer coaches are being sent athlete information and film all the time from potential recruits. Having a neutral, objective evaluation done by our team of soccer specialists at CCR provides a layer of validation to your abilities that helps separate you from other college soccer recruits as we have earned the trust of our tremendous network of college soccer coaches that regularly recruit our athletes and seek prospect information from us.
While soccer recruits can research and find a template for an athletic/academic resume that can be emailed to coaches, how does one know that the information they're providing is what a college soccer coach is looking for? In the same way that CCR performs a comprehensive evaluation on your soccer abilities, our team has a refined process that helps athletes create a comprehensive academic/athletic resume that makes the recruiting process for college soccer coaches a much easier and organized process as our vast network has facilitated access to anything they may need from contact information to film on a potential recruit.
The reality of film is the better quality your tape is, the easier it is for a coach to see what you're doing on the field, which may make it easier for them to recruit you and potentially offer you a scholarship. College coaches spend countless hours watching film from the hundreds of thousands of soccer prospects from around the world. The average college coach watches roughly one minute of a given highlight tape. As a college soccer recruit, you should designate someone in your support system to film you at games which can be used to create a highlight tape of your best plays. While you could send a college coach an unsolicited DVD or YouTube link that may or may not get watched, CCR helps soccer athletes by recommending possible edits to your film to help you create your best highlight tape possible and by providing validation because it is being sent from our team of trusted soccer recruiting specialists that will actually be viewed by a college coach.
Defining yourself as a college prospect that desires to earn a college soccer scholarship is more than just making a 4-year decision to attend an American University. Choosing a college can be one of the most influential decisions that a person can make in their lifetime athlete or not. CCR wants you to know that academic and social fit with an institution take precedent and that soccer is simply the vehicle to help set you up for the rest of your life if you end up not being part of the even smaller percentage of college soccer players that play professionally. As a member of CCR, we are here to answer any questions that you may have to help you communicate with college coaches and answer any questions you may have throughout the college soccer recruiting process.
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NEW YORK - U.S. stocks rose for the first time in four days Tuesday following a slump caused by worries about global growth.
Emerging markets stabilized earlier as policymakers in Turkey said they would take action to stem the decline of the nation's currency. In the U.S., earnings gains from big companies, including Pfizer and Comcast, helped lift stock prices.
KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor's 500 index gained 11 points, or 0.6 percent, to 1,792 as of 2:46 p.m. Eastern time. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 95 points, or 0.6 percent, to 15,932. The Nasdaq rose 11 points, or 0.3 percent, to 4,094.
STOPPING THE ROT: The Turkish lira edged higher against the dollar after that nation's central bank signaled that it was preparing to reverse course and raise interest rates to fight inflation. The currency's decline was at the center of an emerging-market slump that prompted the global sell-off in stocks last week. The lira was trading at 2.26 per dollar on Tuesday and has fallen 4 percent against the U.S. currency this year.
STEADIER WORLD STOCKS: Global financial markets stabilized Tuesday following several days of turmoil in stocks and emerging-market currencies. The FTSE 100 index of leading British shares closed up 0.3 percent at 6,572 while Germany's DAX rose 0.6 percent to 9,406. The CAC-40 in France rose 1 percent to 4,185. Asian markets were mixed. Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 0.2 percent to 14,980 and while South Korea's Kospi edged up 0.3 percent to 1,916.
THE LAST BIG THING: Apple slumped $42.04, or 7.6 percent, to $508.40 after the company's first-quarter results released late Monday disappointed investors. The stock is down 9.4 percent this year. First-quarter shipments of iPhones were below expectations, reinforcing perceptions that
HOUSING STOCKS: Homebuilder D.R. Horton was the biggest gainer in the S&P 500 index, surging $2.17, or 10.4 percent, to $23.12. The stock gained after Horton reported that its fiscal first-quarter net income jumped 86 percent as selling prices for its houses rose. Other house builders including PutleGroup and Lennar also rose.
DRUGS BEAT: Pfizer gained 94 cents, or 3.2 percent, to $30.60 after the company's earnings beat analyst expectations, helped by lower costs. Health-care stocks had some of the biggest gains of the 10 sectors in the S&P 500 index.
U.S. EARNINGS: Fourth-quarter earnings at major U.S. companies are projected to rise by 6 percent in the fourth quarter from the same period a year earlier. Of companies that have reported results, about two-thirds have met or beaten expectations, according to S&P Capital IQ.
CABLE GUYS: Comcast rose 84 cents, or 1.6 percent, to $53.34. The cable company said it added 43,000 video subscribers in the fourth quarter, its first gain in six and a half years as its X1 set-top box helped it retain customers and increase revenue from video-on-demand. Comcast also said it is raising its quarterly dividend and will buy back more of its own stock.
THE FED: Most analysts expect that Federal Reserve policymakers will further reduce the central bank's bond purchases by $10 billion to $65 billion following a two-day meeting that starts Tuesday.
The Fed has been buying the bonds to hold down long-term interest rates, encouraging lending and hiring. The policy also helped power a rally last year that pushed the stock market to record levels.
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BUY THE DIPS: The S&P 500 index started the day down 3.6 percent for January, after climbing almost 30 percent last year. Investors should take advantage of any sell-offs to buy stocks at lower levels, said Paul Mangus, head of equity strategy and research for Wells Fargo Private Bank.
"We've been recommending to our clients when we have these heightened periods of volatility to buy on the dips," said Mangus, who favors U.S. blue chip stocks.
BONDS AND COMMODITIES: Bond prices were little changed. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note held steady at 2.75 percent. The price of oil rose $1.69, or 1.8 percent, to $97.41 a barrel. Gold fell $12.60, or 1 percent, to $1,251.80 an ounce.
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THIS WAS THE ONE that didn't get away from Paula Creamer.
Creamer, or the "Pink Panther" as she's known by fans, lost her two-stroke advantage on the 72nd hole when Juli Inkster rolled in a clutch mid-range birdie putt. Paula couldn't convert her par putt after hitting her approach over the final green and for the second time in two weeks she found herself in a sudden-death playoff.
As Yogi Berra would say, it was déjà vu all over again. It wouldn't have happened if Creamer could have done a better job of taking care of business down the stretch.
Once again the putter was the culprit. Creamer missed makeable short-range putts that would have padded her lead. Instead Paula left the door open for Inkster, who at age 47 was bidding to be the oldest-ever winner on the LPGA Tour.
But on the second playoff hole Creamer stroked her pink ball into the center of the cup for the winning birdie. No more weak putts and agonizing lip burners. It was sweet redemption for the 21-year-old pro.
Kudos to Creamer for coming back after a heartbreaking loss last week. She overcame adversity and a shaky putter to capture her sixth career title. Her next challenge is to win a major.
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- Armchair Golf Blog said...
This just goes to show that experience is arguably the most importnat key to success in golf.
Having been there, done that last week, Creamer, all credit to her, has learnt from the experience.
Having been down to the dark depths, the 21 year old was clearly a more mature player and, when she found herself there again, she overcame her demons to win a sweet sweet victory.
- The Armchair Golfer said...
Thanks for your comment. Not sure why you made it under my name, though.
- Tyler Corlen said...
I saw Creamer's picture and figured your readers would enjoy
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Come and join us for fun, adventure and friendship at the 2019 World Scout Jamboree! Held at the Summit Bechtel Scout Reserve, young people from many different cultures will be there to promote peace and understanding.
What: 24th World Scout Jamboree
Dates: July 22 - August 2, 2019 (USA Participants and Leaders will arrive on July 21, 2019)
Location: Summit Bechtel Scout Reserve - West Virginia
Youth participants must be 14-17 years of age with a birthday between July 22, 2001 and July 21,2005.Adult unit leaders and Internation service team must be 18 years of age or older with a birthday before July 22, 2001There will be no exceptions to the eligibilty requirements.
Application Process:
Participants, adult leaders and IST will complete an online application. Applications will be reviewed on both a Council and National level.
Total Fees, along with a payment schedule will be published on November 2, 2017.
Early applicant discount:
Applicants who submit a $250 deposit between November 2, 2017 and January 31, 2018 and make all payments on time will have a $100 discount applied to their last payment.
What is included in the fee:
The participant and unit leader fees include registration for the Jamboree, meals at the Jamboree, tents, patrol and cooking gear. The fees also cover appropriate travel expenses (including food) between "Hub" cities and the Jamboree. An appropriate number of "Hub" cities will be identified across the continental United States depending on the distribution of youth and leaders that make up the various units. Applicants will be responsible for the costs to get themselves to and from these "Hub" city locations.
Due to different travel costs, participant and leader fees may vary by region.
In an effort to reduce costs, there will be NO TOURS pre or post Jamboree.
Selection Process:
The Boy Scouts of America is limited to the number of participants and International Service Team members it can send to a World Jamboree. Based on anticipated participation, space could be limited.
Participants will be notified, if they have been accepted or are being put on a waiting list. If they are put on a waiting list, they will continue to pay according to the payment schedule. Applicants on the waiting list that are not ultimately selected will receive a full refund (including initial deposit).
Leaders - There will be four leaders per unit and acceptance timing will be based on the filling of youth in the units which have been allocated to each region. Leaders will continue to pay, according the the Payment Schedule even if they have not been confirmed. BSA regional leadership will select leaders based on the leader qualifications. Leader applicants who are not ultimately selected will receive a full refund. If a unit leader applicant is not selected for a unit leadership position, it would be encouraged that they consider modifying their registration status to that of an International Service Team meber applicant. Once that modification is made in their application, selection for IST positions would be handled by the Host Committee. Female leadership is important in order to follow BSA policy on Co-Ed units.
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HARTSVILLE, S.C. – The Coker women's basketball team defeated the Lees McRae (6-6, 4-5) Bobcats 55-45, and completed the regular season sweep in a Conference Carolinas competition on Saturday (Jan. 19). With the win the Cobras improve to 10-6 on the year, and 6-4 in league play.
The game was tied a two points at the one minute mark, but the Cobras took over after that point. Coker came out shooting and sparked an 11-0 run within the first 10-minutes of the game. The Cobras shot 46-percent (13-of-28) from the floor and were able to take 34-23 lead into the break.
The scoring spree continued into the second half, as the Cobras started the final 20-mintes with an 8-0 run. Coker was able extend their lead to 19, and never surrendered it.
Nine different players scored for the Cobras, as the bench contributed 26-points to the scoreboard. Autumn Lau led the team with a game high 14-points, along with two blocks and five rebounds. Priscilla Fenty was second on the scoring list with eight points. Fenty and Theresa Jackson-Henderson ended the competition tied for a game high with seven rebounds each.
Coker will hit the road and travel to Pfieffer for their next Conference Carolinas competition on Thursday (Jan. 24). The game is scheduled to commence at 5:30 pm.
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A smattering of funny gags and the nostalgia value of the cast — none of whom, curiously, have ever shared the screen before — keeps the whole thing more watchable than it has any right to be.
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After a while, you truly start to see the formula gears churning, but given that, it helps to have an actress like Mary Steenburgen, who at 60 still possesses an amazing glow, as well as a snappier comic timing than ever.
Although formulaic in design and programmed to meet its quota of laughs, the film makes a point of going beyond basic expectations into some legitimate aspects of mature friendships without getting soggy about it.
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Old timers' The Hangover with plenty of heart.
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Parents need to know that Last Vegas features four lifelong pals who reconnect during a drink-filled bachelor weekend in Las Vegas. There's plenty of wild parties, trips to nightclubs, and even a bikini contest, all well-lubricated with lots of liquor. Expect some swearing, as well as many, many scenes with women in very scanty outfits, though no actual nudity. At the heart of the film is a sweet story about friendship and the definition of true love.
Messages: Friendship and loyalty are what can get you through life, and the four main characters in this film have been pals for close to 60 years. Even when they are justifiably angry with each other, they can't forget their history, and recognize that this kind of longtime relationship sustains them all.
Role models: The four main characters all have some growing up to do, including a married man who's tempted to cheat, a grieving widower who must learn to enjoy life again, and a lifelong bachelor who needs to figure out why he's never been willing to commit.
Violence: An angry woman slaps her boyfriend during a heated and emotional argument. A teenage boy punches an older bully. Later, an older man punches a twenty-something bully.
Sex: Numerous scenes featuring gratuitous shots of scantily clad women, in their underwear, in bikinis, in short dresses and revealing tops. Some suggestive flirting. One character's wife gives him a condom and a "free pass" for the weekend. He is tempted to cheat on her with a younger woman who undresses and kisses him; no body parts are visible. A couple is shown in bed, under the covers, relaxing after having sex.
Language: Moderate swearing, including "ass," "s--t," "damn," "balls," "p---k," "--sshole," and one well-timed "f--k."
Consumerism: The Aria hotel in Las Vegas in the main setting in the film. It's mentioned by name many times, and numerous scenes feature its logo and other branded images. Southwest Airlines gets prominent placement in two airport scenes. Many other Las Vegas casinos make brief appearances when the film shows street scenes. A few well-known alcoholic drinks get screen time, including Stella Artois beer and Grey Goose vodka.
Drinking, drugs and smoking: The main characters frequently drink while relaxing or at parties. Nightclub and party scenes feature many people drinking and show bars covered with bottles of liquor. The scenes suggest that drinking heavily is a major part of an enjoyable night, though one character later blames his rude and inconsiderate behavior on having too much to drink.
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Healing Our Spirit Worldwide 2010
Healing Our Spirit Worldwide is an Indigenous cultural celebration that will focus on successes, wise practices and common issues in health, healing and addictions within Indigenous communities. The Sixth Gathering will radiate the wisdom of our kupuna (elders) and the aloha of the land and the Indigenous people of ka pae 'aina Hawai'i. The 2010 gathering in Honolulu will continue the tradition of HOSW—to strengthen and heal Indigenous families and communities worldwide.
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For us it was the hours and convenience -- I was working a lot and sometimes needed the nanny to stay late. We also found someone we really loved. When our daughter turned 3 we switched to daycare.Flag as inappropriate Posted by Nataly on 17th March 2008
For us, the market made the decision for us. We live in an area that has a high number of SAHMs and a low rate of incoming population, therefore the nanny candidates we were presented with were either out of our price range (b/c the only families with nannies are very well-to-do) or underqualified. We actually hired a nanny for a short while and were very disappointed with her performance. She quickly demostrated that she was only looking for a couch to sit on and watch TV from all day while our son sat in his seat.
So ultimately we went with a highly recommended daycare that focuses on early childhood education and development and are very happy with that choice (except for the constant stream of germs).Flag as inappropriate Posted by BrendaG on 18th March 2008
We were on the fence about nanny vs. daycare for some time, but opted to go the daycare route. We felt our kids could really benefit from the socialization of daycare, and we wanted them to be in a slightly academic environment (the place we chose has a great early literacy program) because our then 2 1/2-year-old seemed very ready for school, even though she was much too young for a traditional "school" environment...Flag as inappropriate Posted by Lylah M. Alphonse on 18th March 2008
We opted for a daycare to ensure there was some structure to the day, no worries about a nanny calling in sick, no worries about a nanny having a bad day and taking it out on your child (at daycare there were always at least 2 teachers and people popping in and out). The convenience of a nanny would have been great though
Now I am home with them and I do think they missing the "social" side of daycare!!Flag as inappropriate Posted by Linda on 18th March 2008
My son will start day care on Monday when I start work fulltime. He is only 3 months old. This , by far, is the toughest thing that I have ever had to do. In an ideal world I would love to have a dedicated full-time nanny that i can trust and perhaps some help at night as well but alas, we live in a world constrained by resources and limited in our trust of others. I started exploring child care options a couple of months before my due date and after a very exhaustive analysis I decided to go with a group day care. As I see it, I have three options -
1. Group day care and private preschool run by a corporations and accountable by law (licensed and registered with the state of Texas). This kind of facility offers a very high level of accountability and an opportunity for my child to be under the care of 2 fulltime teachers as well as 6 other adults ( eg. the 2 asst. directors, director, 2 teachers from the second infant room and receptionisi). I have been making surprise visits to the facility and the infant room wher my son will be going to has 5 infants and at least 2 teachers at all times. There is, also, state issued minium standard guideline that must be followed and sanitation procedures adhered to. For example, disposable gloves to be worn and discarded at each diaper change. If I see anything I don't like I can report it to the Texas child and family Protective Services and an inspection will be arranged immediately. The facility is inspected every quarter (4 times a year) by Govt. officials and I can read the reports which are public records. These are all pros, now the cons are equally compelling. The biggest downside in a group day care is GERMS. No amount of sanitation can prevent infections in a building with 200 young children and circulating air. The second negative, compared to nanny, is the lack of individual attention. The state requirement is 4:1. 4 infants for every teacher. The day care that my son will be going to will have 6:2.
2. Family run day care with children of all ages. . These are small setups. At least the ones that I investigated are run in peoples' homes with a maximum of 7 kids. Usually they only take 1 infant and the others are toddlers and preschoolers. I know that some of these are registered with the state but teh majority are sorta ... well... not regulated in any way. If I knew the ladies running these personally ( like a neighbour or something) I might think about them because unfortunately I don't and I find number #1 above to be more appealing because of teh accountability and professionalism.
3. NANNY I have gone through an agency to find out about this. The profiles that they sent me were for nannies who charge $600-800/ week. This is more than twice of what a group day care costs. Well we could make it work if we found a nanny who came with recommendations from our acquaintances. Anyway, I found a fulltime nanny who came in for a couple of days when my son was about 1 month old. I think I didn't really let her do anything and she got upset. I was so paranoid the first 6 weeks after delivery that I didn't let anyone touch my baby. I think, in retrospect, it must have been the hormones !! anyway, that nanny just disappeared and never called to collect her check for the three days that she was here. I gave up on the nanny search since then. There is absolutely no way I can leave my son with a stranger with no real accountability. In other words, I can't pick a nanny from teh yellow pages for my son.
Honestly, If I can find a nanny who comes with tons of great refrences and at least few of them from people i know i would go with a nanny till my son is at least a year old. I have restatred my nanny search. Letsee what happens. Till then my lil one will be in the day care.
I am sorry about teh long rant ...... this has been such a dilemma for me for sooooo long that i just can't stop writing ..........Flag as inappropriate Posted by megha on 20th March 2008
I went through a similar exercise to the one megha describes - what an emotional roller-coaster. Ultimately we decided to hire an AuPair because we wanted to have some of the flexibility of having someone live-in and not worry about whether we were running late to leave the office and relieve the nanny. Live-out nannies were very expensive, but we really wanted the one-on-one care that is provided particularly since our daughter will be 4 months old when I go back to work. One of the things we learned is that it is very difficult to interview for laziness...we had someone come and do a 'working' interview - she stayed with us for 4 days and thought she was on vacation. She changed one diaper, read an entire book and every time she held our daughter, addison became very agitated...it was painstaking. Our AuPair is from Brazil and she seems tender, warm and loving - the price is right and she is dedicated to the program (she had to pay to apply). The program is regulated and managed by an agency who has local area directors to help support the host family as well as the AuPair to bridge cultural barriers - if the arrangement isn't working for the host or the AuPair, the agency/area director is responsible to help find a replacement. We're keeping our fingers crossed and are anxiously awaiting the arrival of our newest family member and employee...Flag as inappropriate Posted by hbgwiz on 21st March 2008
A huge advantage of having a nanny over childcare is that despite having a busy schedule, maybe its not enough time that you want full time childcare or can afford it. Nanny can watch your children in your own house, in familiar settings, which can be of comfort to both you and your kids by keeping everyone in a friendly and familiar environment.
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Choosing an au pair is the most economical choice, especially if you have more than one child. The cost is around $330 per family, not per child. Not only is it less expensive, but some of your chores related to the children will be taken care of by the au pair so you can spend more quality time with your children. If you would like more information please check out my website URL and give me a call.Flag as inappropriate Posted by Elysha on 19th May 2008
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Does your choice of childcare ask your opinion on how they are doing on a regular basis? Do they receive positive feedback from you and other customers? Do they act on your suggestions? They should. In addition to monthly (and mandated) check-ins with host families, Cultural Care Au Pair sends an extensive bi-annual customer satisfaction survey to all of our customers. The most recent survey results show that 97% of respondents are satisfied with the quality of childcare that their au pair provides and 97% are pleased with the choice they made to use the services of Cultural Care Au Pair. But beyond the ratings, we ask for constructive feedback and suggestions. Some of the improvements we have made since the launch of our first customer satisfaction survey include an improved host family and au pair matching process, increased new and repeat family savings and better online resources and phone support – all from ideas proposed by our customers.
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Furtunes Limited is in search of company representatives in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia and Middle East This project has been developed in a way not to affect your present job nor bring you any form of stress but in order to help take care of those extra costs while you work for us. Furtunes Ltd is a company that deals in the production and supplies of Batik, Assorted African fabrics, various clothing materials, African art materials and all kinds of furniture's for exporting to the world from the Republic of South Africa.
Presently our website is under construction and should be ready soon. Recently It came to my knowledge that there are a lot of lapses in handling funds coming from our clients in the USA, CANADA, EUROPE and ASIA which come in forms of Cashiers checks, Company checks and Money Orders which are not readily cashable here in south africa,....So we need someone in the to work as our representatives and assist us in processing the payments from our various clients which come in on a weekly, monthly and annual basis. This is why we decided to employ representatives to help us receive our payments at your contact address you shall be providing us, in order to process our payment from our clients. All you need to do is to receive this payment from our clients and get it cashed in bank or a cashing center then deduct your 15% and forward the balance to the company down here via Moneygram International Money Transfer. Our payments will be issued out in your name as we would inform our clients to do. Therefore the following details would be needed. If you are indeed interested in this job offer, Kindly forward the below information to ([email protected] /[email protected] )
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Upon your full details received, you will acknowledged with a Certificate of Representative and We would forward these information to our clients and they will start making payments to you as the company's representative in the states. Once we have all your details in our records. We would notify you as soon as we confirm that one of our clients is mailing payment across to you.
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Many individuals like myself, have various souvenirs or mementos, which have been found or passed down through the family, relative to the American Civil War. These may come in the form of oral traditions, letters, diaries, journals; or they are artifactual in nature, items such as saddle-bag 'rosettes,' swords, minie-balls or other heirlooms.
However, there were many Civil War soldiers, who carried with them, for many years after the conflict, unintentional 'memorials' of the service rendered to their country or cause.
A personal relation of my own, Alfred Snapp, of the 18th Kentucky Infantry (Union), "received a bullitt which lodged in his forehead and was never taken out for fear that the operation might prove fatal to him," according to a great-uncle of mine who knew him quite well.
David H. Smith, who served in Co. 'D,' of the 20th PA Cavalry, was "shot through the head from ear to ear," during the Battle of Piedmont, Virginia, and lay unconscious upon the battlefield for some three days and nights. Eventually incarcerated in the infamous Andersonville Prison in Georgia, he survived long enough to eventually be discharged from service in June of 1865. In 1897, while a resident of Perry County, PA, Smith was interviewed for a biographical sketch in which it was remarked that, "the ball is still in his head."
Richard Marley, another Civil War veteran residing at Darby, PA in 1912, was wounded by a Confederate sharp-shooter, a bullet "which he has carried in his leg as a memento of the occasion ever since," and which never bothered him until 50 years later, when symptoms of 'blood-poisoning' occurred and his leg turned black and began to swell. He was operated on at Hahnemann Hospital in Philadelphia for the removal of his 'war souvenir.'
Major James J. Morrison, of the 4th Georgia Infantry, was living at Mount Sterling, Alabama in 1891, was interviewed about the "curious missile," of which he was wounded in the calf of his leg, during the First Battle of Bull Run or Manassas, Virginia in 1861. Suffering excruciating pain at times from his wound for many years, doctors in August of 1891 were successful in removing what was found to be, "no bullet, but a small gold button," inscribed with the legend, "E. to R. Mizpah," in diminutive German lettering.
Though former Confederate Major Morrison prized his "memento" of thirty-one years, he remarked that he would be happy to return the artifact, "to the man who fired it if he still lives and can relate the circumstances under which he made use of it..."
A Pennsylvania paper for May 24, 1881, recalled how Colonel William J. Bolton of Norristown, PA, formerly an officer in the 51st PA Infantry, had "stood on a mound before Petersburg, Virginia," just prior to the famed explosion on July 30, 1864, observing a Black regiment making a charge, when a ball struck him "immediately under the right jaw, in precisely the same spot that he had been wounded at the 'Battle of Antietam' in September of 1862."
Col. Bolton's wound was probed by surgeons on a number of occasions, in an attempt to remove the ball, but without success. Finally, in 1881, retiring for the evening and feeling as though, "a heavy weight was pressing against his throat," was at his work the next day and "was compelled to cough, when he discovered that he had coughed into his hand the rusty bullet, covered with saliva."
Some 'mementos' of the War, which can be identified to specific indiviudals, were located long after the sectional conflict ended. One such item was a "brass tag," with the inscription, "Captain Peter W. Rodgers, Company B, 119th Pennsylvania Volunteers," an organization composed entirely of Philadelphians.
During a fierce engagement between Union & Confederate forces near Spottsylvania, Virginia, at 'Salem Church' in 1863, Captain Peter Rodgers, "was mortally wounded and, after asking for a drink of water, ordered his men to retire and not wait for him. He lay down alongside a tree to die: This was the last ever heard from him."
In 1922, a farmer, plowing over the above battlefield in Spottsylvania, Virginia, "turned up a brass tag of a Philadelphia soldier, from whom no tidings had been heard for more than 60 years." That soldier, was the above Captain Peter W. Rodgers, whose son, John J. S. Rodgers, a former 'Commissioner of Immigration' for the port of Philadelphia and who in 1922 was a 'Commissioner of Conciliation of the Federal Department of Labor,' received his father's identifying 'brass tag,' on October 29th of that year. Prior to that time, it was believed that Capt Rodgers' body had been burned, as there were no records of his ever being taken prisoner, nor any death information from either Confederate or Federal sources.
The above data represents just a few examples of many similar existing accounts, gleaned from various resources, from newspapers to biographical journals, which were published after the Civil War. Those interested in the documentation for these entries, plus others of a similar nature, should contact me and/or visit The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, where such material is abundantly located.


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Federal agencies obligated $3.1 billion in fiscal 2010 on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education programs. These programs can serve an important role both by helping to prepare students and teachers for careers in STEM fields and by enhancing the nations global competitiveness. In addition to the federal effort, state and local governments, universities and colleges, and the private sector have also developed programs that provide opportunities for students to pursue STEM education and occupations. However, research shows that despite this investment, the United States lacks a strong pipeline of future workers in STEM fields and that U.S. students continue to lag behind students in other highly technological nations in mathematics and science achievement.
Over the decades, Congress and the executive branch have continued to create new STEM education programs, even though there is a general lack of assessment of how well the programs are working. Recently, both Congress and the administration called for a more strategic and effective approach to the federal governments investment in STEM education. The America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 requires the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) within the Executive Office of the President to establish a committee under the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) to (1) develop a 5-year strategic plan that includes common measures to assess progress towards the plans goals, (2) coordinate STEM education activities and programs among respective federal agencies, and (3) develop an inventory of federal STEM education programs and identify areas of duplication among those programs.[1]
[1]Pub. L. No. 111-358, § 101 (2011).
In fiscal year 2010, 173 of the 209 (83 percent) STEM education programs administered by 13 federal agencies overlapped to some degree with at least 1 other program in that they offered similar services to similar target groups in similar STEM fields to achieve similar objectives (see fig. below).[1] Federal STEM education programs are also fragmented across a number of agencies. The number of programs each of the 13 agencies administered in 2010 ranged from 3 to 46. Three agenciesthe Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Energy, and the National Science Foundationadminister more than half of all programs112 of 209. These programs range from being narrowly focused on a specific group or field of study to offering a range of services to students and teachers across STEM fields. Agencies obligated over $3 billion to STEM education programs in fiscal year 2010. The National Science Foundation and the Department of Education programs account for over half of this funding. Almost a third of the programs had obligations of $1 million or less, with 5 programs having obligations more than $100 million each.
This complicated patchwork of fragmented and overlapping programs has largely resulted from federal efforts to both create and expand programs across many agencies in an effort to improve STEM education and increase the number of students going into STEM fields. Program officials reported that approximately one-third of STEM education programs funded in fiscal year 2010 were first funded between 2005 and 2010. Indeed, the creation of new programs during that time frame may have contributed to overlap and, ultimately, to inefficiencies in how STEM programs across the federal government are focused and delivered. Overlapping programs can lead to individuals and institutions being eligible for similar services in similar STEM fields offered through multiple programs. Without information sharing, this could lead to the same service being provided to the same individual or institution (see fig. below). Fragmentation and overlap can frustrate federal officials efforts to administer programs in a comprehensive manner, limit the ability of decision makers to determine which programs are most cost-effective, and ultimately increase program administrative costs.
Many programs provided services to similar target groups, such as K-12 students, postsecondary students, K-12 teachers, and college faculty and staff. The vast majority of programs (170) serve postsecondary students. Ninety-five programs served college faculty and staff, 75 programs served K-12 students, and 70 programs served K-12 teachers. In addition, many programs served multiple target groups. In fact, 177 programs were primarily intended to serve two or more target groups. In addition, as the figure below illustrates, many STEM education programs provide similar services.
Services Provided by Federal STEM Education Programs
Furthermore, it is important to compare programs target groups and academic STEM fields that are a focus of the program (a STEM field of focus) together to get a better picture of the potential target beneficiaries that could be served within a given STEM discipline. As the table below illustrates, many programs are designed to serve multiple target groups across multiple STEM fields of focus. The majority of programs served target groups across four or more STEM fields of focus, with only 23 programs focusing on one specific STEM field.
STEM Fields of Focus and Target Groups of Federal STEM Education Programs
Target groups
Agricultural sciences
Computer science
Earth sciences
Social sciences
K-12 students
Postsecondary students
K-12 teachers
College faculty and staff
Source: GAO analysis of survey responses
Note: Many STEM education programs serve multiple target groups with multiple STEM fields of focus. The totals cited in this table do not sum to 209, the number of programs in GAOs review. Earth sciences includes atmospheric and ocean sciences; social sciences includes psychology, sociology, anthropology, cognitive science, economics, and behavior sciences.
However, even when programs overlap, the services they provide and the populations they serve may differ in meaningful ways and would therefore not necessarily be duplicative. There may be important differences between the specific STEM field of focus and the programs stated goals. For example, there were 31 programs that provided scholarships or fellowships to doctoral students in the field of physics. However, one programs goal was to increase environmental literacy related to estuaries and coastal watersheds while another program focused on supporting education in nuclear science, engineering, and related trades. In addition, programs may be primarily intended to serve different specific populations within a given target group. Indeed, of the 34 programs providing services to K-12 students in the field of technology, 10 are primarily intended to serve specific underrepresented, minority, or disadvantaged groups and 2 are limited geographically to individual cities or universities. As NSTC develops its 5-year strategic plan, it will need to conduct more analysis of each program to avoid potential duplication and ensure that the federal investment in these programs advances the governmentwide goals expressed in the strategic plan.
In addition to the fragmented and overlapping nature of federal STEM education programs, little is known about the effectiveness of these programs. Since 2005, when GAO first reported on this issue, GAO found that the majority of programs have not conducted comprehensive evaluations of how well their programs are working. Agency and program officials would benefit from guidance and information sharing within and across agencies about what is working and how to best evaluate programs. This could not only help to improve individual program performance, but could also inform agency- and governmentwide decisions about which programs should continue to be funded. Without an understanding of what is working in some programs, it will be difficult to develop a clear strategy for how to spend limited federal funds.
Finally, although NSTC is in the process of developing a governmentwide strategic plan for STEM education consistent with the requirements of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010, GAO found that agencies in its 2005 review do not use outcome measures for STEM programs in a way that is clearly reflected in their own performance plans and performance reportskey strategic planning documents.[2] The absence of clear links between the programs and agencies planning documents may hinder decision makers ability to assess how agencies STEM efforts contribute to agencywide performance goals and the overall federal STEM effort. Moving forward, the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 requires agencies to identify program activities and other activities that contribute to each performance goal, and as agencies implement this provision, more information about STEM education efforts in performance plans and reports can be expected. In addition, NSTCs ongoing strategic planning efforts provide an opportunity to develop guidance on how to incorporate STEM- and program-specific education goals and measures in agencies performance planning and reporting process.
[1]For purposes of GAOs engagement, we defined a federally funded STEM education program as a program funded in fiscal year 2010 by congressional appropriation or allocation that includes one or more of the following as a primary objective: (1) attracting and preparing students throughout their academic careers in STEM areas, (2) improving teacher education in STEM areas, (3) improving or expanding the capacity of K-12 schools or postsecondary institutions to promote or foster education in STEM fields, or (4) conducting research to enhance the quality of STEM education provided to students.
[2]These strategic planning documents were required under the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) and continue to be required under the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010. We did not assess agencies plans and reports for compliance with GPRA and the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 requirements, and our findings that some agencies did not include STEM education programs in their plans and reports should not be read to suggest that we identified instances of noncompliance. For example, we did not assess whether a particular STEM education program is a program activity as that term is defined by GPRA for purposes of determining what STEM education programs are required to be covered in agency performance plans and reports. 31 U.S.C. § 1115(h)(11).
GAO recommended in January 2012 that the Director of OSTP direct NSTC to take several actions related to STEM education programs and related activities.
To ensure the federal government strategically invests limited funds in an efficient and effective manner that achieves the greatest impact in developing a pipeline of future workers in STEM fields, the Director of OSTP should direct NSTC to
To ensure NSTCs strategic planning process enhances the federal governments ability to assess what works and the process for identifying potential program consolidation includes information on program effectiveness, the Director of OSTP should direct NSTC to
To ensure agencies efforts are better aligned to governmentwide STEM education goals and federal resources are concentrated on advancing those goals, the Director of OSTP should direct NSTC to
To improve transparency and strengthen accountability of NSTCs strategic planning and coordination efforts, the Director of OSTP should direct NSTC to
The information contained in this analysis is based on findings from the products listed in the related GAO products section as well as additional work GAO conducted. GAO reviewed relevant federal laws, regulations, and relevant literature and past reports. GAO interviewed officials from OSTP and OMB, and officials from other federal agencies that administer STEM education programs. In addition, to gather information on federal STEM education programs and to assess the level of fragmentation, overlap, and potential duplication, GAO surveyed over 200 programs across 13 agencies that met GAOs definition of a STEM education program, asking questions about program objectives, target populations, services provided, interagency coordination, outcome measures and evaluations, and funding. Furthermore, to gather information on program effectiveness, GAO reviewed evaluations provided by program officials, as well as agencies annual performance plans and reports. See pages 378-385 of the PDF version of this report (appendix III) for a list of the programs GAO identified that may have similar or overlapping objectives, provide similar services or be fragmented across government missions. Overlap and fragmentation may not necessarily lead to actual duplication, and some degree of overlap and duplication may be justified.
GAO provided a draft of its January 2012 report to OSTP and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. OSTP provided technical comments, which were incorporated as appropriate. OMB stated it had no concerns with GAOs report.
GAO also provided a draft of this report section to OMB and OSTP for review and comment. OMB provided technical comments, which were incorporated as appropriate. OMB stated that GAOs four recommendations are critical to improving the provision of STEM education across the federal government. OSTP provided written comments and noted that its analysis of overlap and duplication in STEM education programs identified no duplicative programs. In cases where it identified overlapping programs it found that some program characteristics differed. As an illustration, OSTP explained that there could be two STEM education programs, one that worked with inner city children in New York City and another with rural children in North Dakota. GAO notes that while it may be important to serve both of these populations, it is not clear that two separate administrative structures are necessary to ensure both populations are served. OSTP agreed to consider program consolidation or elimination as part of its strategic planning process, but also said that it would consider other approaches such as strategic alignment of program goals, joint solicitations, improved program design and execution, and memoranda of understanding to increase efficiency and effectiveness of federal STEM Education spending. OSTP stated that they will address GAOs recommendations in the NSTC 5-Year Federal STEM Education Strategic Plan, which will be released in spring 2012. OMB added that joint administration of programs across agencies is also an effective measure at eliminating duplication and overlap and guaranteeing that the best resources are devoted to programming. As part of GAOs routine audit work, GAO will track agency actions to address these recommendations and report to Congress. All written comments are reprinted in appendix IV of the PDF version of this report.
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In fiscal year 2010, 13 federal agencies invested over $3 billion in 209 programs designed to increase knowledge of STEM fields and attainment of STEM degrees. The number of programs within agencies ranged from 3 to 46, with the Departments of Health and Human Services and Energy and the National Science Foundation administering more than half of these programs. Almost a third of the programs had...
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The United States has long been known as a world leader in scientific and technological innovation. To help maintain this advantage, the federal government has spent billions of dollars on education programs in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields for many years. However, concerns have been raised about the nation's ability to maintain its global technological compet...
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Inspired by rescue animals and the efforts that shelters make to try and tell the story of any given dog in their care, the goal with each artwork was to give an uplifting snapshot of different dog breeds.
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The Portuguese Water Dog art print is available framed or unframed. If you opt for a framed version, the print will be mounted within a hand finished reclaimed wood frame by the artist and courier delivery is included in the total price (UK only). For International orders please email us for a shipping quote.
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You mean to tell me it's Topless Tuesday AND Marti Gras on the same day???
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YES, I KNOW. There are tatas are everywhere on SG already. However, I am a gentleman and it never hurts to ask.
I was supposed to be down in New Orleans today, photographing the celebration for Via. Unfortunately February turned out to be a hard kick in
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Lindsay Lohan Stars as Rapunzel in 'SNL's' The Real Housewives of Disney
As Lindsay Lohan made clear with her character of Rapunzel on 'Saturday Night Live' this weekend, the next clear edition of Bravo's 'Real Housewives' series should center around those animated Disney princesses who seem to have it all.
Think about it, they has everything America loves about reality shows. There's backstabbing, gossiping, an in-the-closet Prince Charming, dinner parties gone bad, and that one drunken housewife who's always making a fool of herself (this time it's Kristen Wiig as Cinderella).
Oh yeah, and there's definitely one of those awful singles written especially for Belle. It's called 'Be Our Guest, Caviar, Versace.' Is it worse than Simon van Kempen from 'The Real Housewives of New York' and his song 'I Am Real'? Hmm… Listen to it below and see for yourself.


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Banyan Tree Bangkok, Bangkok
- Free WiFi and free parking
- Collect nights
Banyan Tree Bangkok, Bangkokfrom $161
- Horizon
- Suite, 1 Bedroom
- Suite, 2 Bedrooms
- Oasis Retreat
- Serenity Club
- Spa Sanctuary Suite
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What's around Banyan Tree Bangkok, Bangkok
- In Bangkok City Centre
- Lumphini Park - 13 min walk
- Patpong Night Market - 16 min walk
- CentralWorld Shopping Complex - 33 min walk
- Erawan Shrine - 34 min walk
- Bangkok Riverside - 36 min walk
- Siam Paragon Mall - 37 min walk
- Siam Center - 39 min walk
Getting around
- Bangkok (DMK-Don Mueang Intl.) - 20 min drive
- Bangkok (BKK-Suvarnabhumi Intl.) - 22 min drive
- Bangkok Hua Lamphong Station - 4 min drive
- Wongwian Yai Station - 6 min drive
- Bangkok Bang Khen Station - 12 min drive
- Lumpini Station - 10 min walk
- Lumphini Station - 10 min walk
- Si Lom Station - 11 min walk
- Free area shuttle
- Airport shuttle (surcharge)
- Free train station drop-off
At a glance
Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 325 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 60 floors
- Check-in time starts at 2 PM
- Check-out time is noon
- Express check-in/out
Required at check-in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
- Minimum check-in age is 18
Travelling with others
- Babysitting/childcare *
- Free children's club
- Pets not allowed
- Free WiFi and wired Internet access in public areas
- Free WiFi and wired Internet access in rooms
- Airport shuttle from 7 AM to 10 PM *
- Free train station drop-off from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM *
- Free valet parking
- Free area shuttle
Payment types at the property
In the hotel
- Children's club (free)
- Supervised childcare/activities (surcharge)
- Buffet breakfast daily (surcharge)
- 6 restaurants
- 3 bars/lounges
- Coffee shop/café
- Snack bar/deli
- Poolside bar
- 24-hour room service
- Outdoor pool
- Fitness facilities
- Full-service spa
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Fitness classes on site
- Yoga classes/instruction on site
- Golfing nearby
- Spa tub
- Steam room
- Sauna
- Business center
- Conference space
- Meeting rooms
- 24-hour front desk
- Concierge services
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
- Hair salon
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Luggage storage
- Wedding services
- Multilingual staff
- Porter/bellhop
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Year Built - 1996
- Elevator/lift
- ATM/banking
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Designated smoking areas
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
- Chinese
- English
- Japanese
- Korean
- Thai
In the room
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
- Coffee/tea maker
- Bathrobes
- Slippers
- Iron/ironing board
- Pillow menu
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Turndown service
- Sofa bed
- Premium bedding
- Private bathroom
- Deep soaking bathtub
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Pay movies
- Premium TV channels
- Desk
- Free newspaper
- Free WiFi
- Phone
- Refrigerator
- Free bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
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Special features
The onsite spa has massage/treatment rooms. Services include sports massages, Swedish massages, Thai massages, and facials. The spa is equipped with a spa tub. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy and reflexology.
Awards and affiliations
Green / Sustainable Property
This property participates in EarthCheck, a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.
Banyan Tree Bangkok, Bangkok's small print
Also known as
- Bangkok Banyan Tree
- Banyan Tree Bangkok
- Banyan Tree Hotel
- Banyan Tree Hotel Bangkok
- Bangkok Banyan Tree Hotel
- Banyan Tree Bangkok Hotel Bangkok
- Banyan Tree Bangkok Hotel
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property. The policies listed are provided by the property.
For transfers, guests must contact the property 24 hours prior to arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
Optional extras
Rollaway beds are available for THB 2354.0 per night
Buffet breakfast is offered for an extra charge of THB 730 for adults and THB 365 for children (approximately)
Babysitting/childcare is available for an extra charge
Airport shuttle service is offered for an extra charge of THB 3100 per vehicle (one-way)
We have included all charges provided to us by this property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the unit you book.
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Superb 9.0 From 1,533 reviews
Excellent facilities , location, service. My favorite hotel in Bangkok
Very nice property, EXCELLENT food, and good location. Staff was great, Definitely a 5 star property. Plenty of beautiful restaurants within the hotel, and beautiful rooftop bar and view. Wasn't a fan of Bangkok in general, but this hotel made it a great stay.
Great service, amazing rooftop bar, a bit dated rooms but overall solid option.
Surpassed expectations, and that is saying a lot!
Amazing, large rooms suitable for the family. Service was top notch. All the amenities and luxury, but not as expensive as the other international chains. Great location. Excellent value.
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This page is now here for historic purposes. Please visit http://www.gnumeric.org for the current home page of gnumeric.
Gnumeric is intended to be a replacement for a commercial spreadsheet, so a lot of effort and work has still to go into it, but I believe we have the right framework to do it.
Printing is going to be achieved by the GNOME printing framework which is being designed right now by Raph Levien.
Read the README and the Future-Roadmap files included with Gnumeric to learn more about our plans with Gnumeric.
Graphics in Gnumeric will be implemented by using the GUPPI plotting engine through CORBA and the Bonobo infrastructure.
Michael Meeks and Bruno Unna have been working on Excel import code. Talk to them if you are interested in helping the project.
Part of this CORBA integration will enable people to write non-GPL plugins (I understand this is something some people might want to do, and for them, the CORBA-based plugin architecture will fit their needs). This is not yet implemented, but will soon be.
To compile Gnumeric you will need the gnome-libs package and the gnome-xml package. The gnome-libs package in turn requires glib, gtk+ and the imlib packages.
Many other people have contributed ideas and translations of Gnumeric to other languages.
Please send FSF & GNU inquiries & questions to email@example.com. There are also other ways to contact the FSF.
Please send comments on these web pages to email@example.com, send other questions to firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Free Arboretum event to celebrate Pennsylvania's forests
Free Arboretum event to celebrate Pennsylvania's forests
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Those interested in woodlands, trees, wildlife and other aspects of nature will come together next month on Penn State's University Park campus for Pennsylvania Forest Fest, a celebration of the state's vast forestlands.
Sponsored by the Department of Ecosystem Science and Management in the College of Agricultural Sciences, the free public event will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15, in and around the H.O. Smith Botanic Gardens, part of The Arboretum at Penn State, on the corner of Bigler Road and Park Avenue.
"This year's event is focused on the diversity of amenities and resources we obtain from Pennsylvania's forests," said co-organizer Sanford Smith, natural resources and youth extension specialist and senior lecturer in forest resources. "We'll have a wide variety of exhibits, demonstrations, live music, tours and food for everyone.
"It's a great opportunity to learn about the management, enjoyment and conservation of our forests," he said.
Forest Fest will feature woodlot and birding walks, interactive children's activities, and educational exhibits. Live demonstrations will include "Raptor Power" by staff from Shaver's Creek Environmental Center and "Bugling for 100 Years: Our Celebration of Elk in Pennsylvania." Music will be performed by Hannah Bingman, Grain and Van Wagner.
Smith noted that space still is available for groups and organizations interested in exhibiting at Forest Fest. Exhibitor information can be found on the event's website.
Alcoholic beverages, food, lawn furniture, pets, bicycles and sports equipment, including footballs and Frisbees, are prohibited at the H. O. Smith Botanic Gardens.
The mission of the Department of Ecosystem Science and Management is to build and disseminate knowledge for the conservation and management of natural and human-dominated ecosystems. The department focuses on applications in fisheries, wildlife, soils, forestry, water and agriculture.


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Tunnel of Lights is Sunday at county lake
The annual Christmas Tunnel of Lights at Marion County Lake will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday. The route features decorated homes and acres of Christmas lights and scenes. This year the event will add decorations on lake shelters and the heated fishing dock.
Featured decoations include lighted reindeer grazing among twinkling lights, Rudolph pulling Santa's sleigh over the water, a 40-foot Christmas tree decorated in large balls and lights, five acres full of beautiful lights and animated figures, a Nativity scene, and the tunnel of lights itself.
Santa will be at the lake to talk to young children and hand out candy canes. Popcorn and hot cocoa will be served to all for free.
For more information, contact Margie Schwartz at (620) 382-2330.


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We have built several ecommerce stores for clients on the BigCommerce platform. We just love it. BigCommerce has recently created functionality that allows a store owner to have a "Shop" tab on their Facebook page. We setup a few of these in the past week. One is for local maple syrup producers and alpaca farmers Sweet Brook Farm. You can check out the shop tab on their Facebook page here:
The other one is for a former local non-profit now located in Boston, the National Patient Safety Foundation. You can check out the shop on their Facebook page here:
Creating the Shop pages in Facebook was a simple 3 step process.
1) Install the BigCommerce app on the Facebook page.
2) Tell the BigCommerce app the URL of the store's home page.
3) Click save.
That's it. BOOM! You're live with a fully featured shopping page embedding into your Facebook page. Unbelievable how slick and simple this is to work with.
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Maps That Stretch the Mind
Did you know that Africa is 14 times larger than Greenland? Or that the continental U.S. is actually smaller than Brazil? If you didn't it's with good reason—most of us learned our geography from a map that was designed for navigation, not for area accuracy.
Every map is out of proportion in some way—it's impossible to transfer a sphere to two dimensions without distortion—and each mapmaker chooses what to portray, depending on their agenda. ODT Maps' mission is to teach people to see the world from a broader, more inclusive perspective, resulting in maps that show countries for their true size, and others with Australia up top—and why not?
ODT Maps provides maps and resources to help people see that there are many ways to see the world—and a need for many maps!
Peters World Map
The Peters World Map is an equal-area map, created to show the actual size of countries in comparison to each other. The exact shape of the land masses is off as a result. Ask your students what is gained with area-accuracy maps.
Click here to download a free Peters Map for your classroom.
LEARN: Background of the Peters World Map.
EXPLORE: The teacher's guide for the Many Ways to See the World DVD. We recommend using the questions on page 3 for a Peters World Map discussion.
Population Map
This map shakes up the concept of a traditional-use map by measuring people instead of area. Each square represents a million people. From this "human" vantage point, a different set of countries emerge as the largest. Use this map to start a conversation with your students about globalization, how value is measured, and how we are connected to populations across the globe.
LEARN: Background of the Population Map.
VISIT: ODT If the world were a village statistics to raise global awareness.
Other Resources
- VISIT the teachers page for other products for purchase.
- EXPLORE: Many Ways to See the World The 30-minute DVD is available for a 30-day free trial to purchase or may be viewed free online is worth the buy. Don't miss the free teacher's guide that goes with it.
- BROWSE: Video gallery
ODT Maps was thrust into the spotlight when the award-winning TV show West Wing asked for permission to feature its Peters Projection on an episode. ODT's mission is to teach people to see the world from a broader, more inclusive perspective. The nuts-about-maps company offers dynamic visual representations of the world, pushing all viewers to think about the story behind the map.


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The Supreme Court has thrust health-care reform into the center of the 2012 campaign debate, and Republicans are vowing to turn a legal defeat into an electoral victory.
The 5-4 decision, with Republican Chief Justice John Roberts joining forces with four Democrats, handed Democrats an unexpected win and gave Republican loyalists even more motivation to turn out at the polls in November.
"The Supreme Court made clear today that the American people will be the ultimate judge of ObamaCare," said Texas Sen. John Cornyn, chairman of the Senate Republicans' campaign committee. "While I am disappointed in the outcome, there will be plenty of time to debate the Court's decision; now we must focus on electing Republicans in November who will end ObamaCare and put Americans back to work."
Republicans, who are demanding a complete repeal of the health-care law officially known as the Affordable Care Act, can no longer count on the high court's GOP majority to nullify the landmark law passed by congressional Democrats in 2010. Instead, their last hope is a victory by Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and GOP takeover of the U.S. Senate.
The Supreme Court decision gives opponents of the law "even more incentive to work hard for Romney," said John J. Pitney Jr., a political scientist at Claremont McKenna College in California.
Bill Galston, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, said he expects conservatives to mobilize in November to reverse direction on health care.
"If conservatives are to realize their hopes of repealing the Affordable Care Act, the electoral process is their only remaining recourse," said Galston, a former adviser to President Bill Clinton. "Once the dust settles, expect them to mobilize and work even harder for unified government under Republican control. And expect Mitt Romney to wave the bloody shirt all the more vigorously."
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee underscored the political imperative facing Republicans.
"If we're going to get rid of ObamaCare, we've got to get rid of President Obama," Romney said after the ruling. "That is my mission. That is our work."
Romney, whose own health-care overhaul in Massachusetts contained an individual health-insurance mandate, reacted sharply to the Supreme Court decision.
"What the Supreme Court did not do on its last day in session, I will do in my first day in office," Romney said, standing in front of the U.S. Capitol. "I will act to repeal Obamacare."
House Speaker John Boehner — who for weeks had been predicting that the court would strike down the heart of the law and Congress would repeal the rest — today focused on the political challenge ahead.
"Today's ruling underscores the urgency of repealing this harmful law in its entirety," he said.
Conservative legal scholars noted that the court's finding that the law was constitutional under Congress' taxation powers will come back to haunt Obama and the Democrats.
"The Obama administration won a battle today, but it lost a war that its lawyers had been waging against bedrock principles of limited government," said Timothy Sandefur, principal attorney with Pacific Legal Foundation, a conservative organization based in Sacramento, Calif.
Obama acknowledged that the debate over the law has been "divisive" and noted, "It should be pretty clear by now that I didn't do this because it would be good politics."
"Whatever the politics," he said, "today's decision was a victory for people all over this country."
The high court decision surprised not only Republicans but a wide swath of Americans, as well. An Economist/YouGov poll recently found that only 10 percent of Americans — and just 15 percent of Democrats — expected the law to survive its Supreme scrutiny.
The decision means the historic overhaul will continue to go into effect over the next several years, affecting the way that countless Americans receive and pay for their personal medical care.
Despite the ruling, which will extend health care to an estimated 30 million uninsured Americans, the population remains deeply divided on the merits of the law itself.
An ABC News poll released yesterday showed that 36 percent of Americans favor the Obama health care law, while 39 percent prefer the health system the nation had before adopting the Affordable Care Act.
The challenge for Republicans will be to convince independent voters that the Democratic health-care overhaul is bad for them while ramping up the enthusiasm of the 82 percent of GOP voters who view ObamaCare unfavorably.
Still, most political analysts expect the economy to remain the dominant issue in November, even if health care and immigration return to the front burner. The Supreme Court's action in June "might change the narrative now," says Rutgers University polling specialist Cliff Zukin, "but it won't change the ultimate narrative."
More coverage:
Health-care law is constitutional, a divided Supreme Court rules
Texas congressional delegation responds to Supreme Court health care ruling
Supreme Court decision ensures your health insurance premiums will go up
Analysis: For Obama, a major policy victory will revive political war over health
CNN's report first disappoints, then delights one Texas doctor
The ruling means good news for one Texas woman
Within 104 minutes, Democrats turn Supreme Court victory into fundraising pitch
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Check back all day long at TEXAS ON THE POTOMAC for the latest reaction from Texas elected officials, supporters and opponents of the decision, and Texas tweeters.


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Breathtaking Shostakovich from Vasily Petrenko
Listen to a clip from the Ninth Symphony here
Symphonies Nos 5 & 9
Royal Liverpool PO/Vasily Petrenko
Naxos 8.572167 78:01 mins
'The more subversive of these two symphonies [No. 9] draws a truly breathtaking response from Vasily Petrenko and his now world-class Liverpudlians' David Nice
Audio clip: Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9 – Allegro
A full review plus star ratings will be published in our December 2009 issue
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LANCASTER, Pa. – A six-goal outburst that spanned the end of the second and start of the third periods led visiting Haverford College to an 11-10 upset of 15th-ranked Franklin & Marshall College in Centennial Conference men's lacrosse action Saturday afternoon at Tylus Field.
The Fords (6-6, 3-3 CC) erased a 6-3 deficit with goals from Geoff Geppert, Jake Maldonado and Christian Clay in the final six minutes of the second period to forge a 6-6 tie with the Diplomats (9-4, 5-1) heading into the halftime break.
Haverford's Dan LoSardo broke the tie soon after the opening faceoff of the third period, picking up an unassisted tally just 13 seconds into second-half action.
The two teams were held without a goal over the next 10 minutes but Clay picked up his second marker during the Fords' 6-0 run with a goal at the 5:58 mark off an assist from Sage Disch. The unanswered string was complete with Jack Bodine's goal three minutes later to push the Haverford advantage to 9-6 on the Dips' home turf.
Tristan Miller finally halted the Haverford streak with a buzzer-beating goal to close out the third period which drew his F&M team to within two, 9-7, and gave the home team a chance to steal the momentum.
Henry Millson made sure the field remained tilted downhill for the Fords, though, as the Haverford midfielder scored 32 seconds into the fourth period then added another unassisted goal less than four minutes later to give his team a four-goal cushion.
Those two Millson goals proved vital in the end as the Diplomats scored the game's next three goals including another by Miller that pulled F&M to within one, 11-10, with 44 ticks left on the game clock.
Scott Chanelli, who ranks fifth in the nation with a 3.64 caused turnovers per game mark, took the faceoff for Haverford following Miller's threatening goal and won the draw allowing Clay to scoop up the ground ball.
A turnover behind the F&M net with 15 seconds remaining gave the home team slim hope but a last-second desperation shot from F&M's A.J. Reichert sailed wide allowing the Fords to escape with the upset.
Geppert led the Haverford attack with three goals in the win, but Bodine, Clay and Millson played large roles in the victory, each scoring twice on the day.
In the defensive zone, goalie Eric Caliendo finished the day with nine saves, seven of which came in the second half while the Fords were building, and then clinging to their lead.
Saturday's victory moves Haverford into fifth place within the league standings with two regular season games remaining before the four-team postseason Centennial tournament.
The Fords travel to Ursinus College (7-5, 1-5 CC) on Wednesday night then finish with a visit from Swarthmore College (4-9, 1-5 CC) on Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. on the turf at Swan Field.