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My great-grandparents moved to the Dutch colony of Indonesia at the end of World War I, where they ran one of the few, probably the only,
car garage on the emerald isles. They had a fantastic time there, the locals were happy to work for them or succeeded well in hiding their
discontempt [contempt? discontent? - dave]. This is rather common, many Indonesians were very friendly and acted happy and many Dutch
had no idea many of these people hated being colonised and dominated and exploited by the Dutch. So my grandmother and her brother Dirk
grew up in a paradise, they had servants, money, space, a nice house and just lots of freedom. Not realizing anything about politics,
Indonesian rebels, what was happening in the world. They were just very happy, innocent children. When World War II began they were in
their late teens, about to become adults. My grandmother married a Dutch soldier but then the Japanese came. Everybody was locked up in
prison camps but, and I'm not quite sure what happened, my grandmother managed to hide with two girls who looked dark and local. They
stayed hidden in a house, Gran remaining hidden because she looked so European, the dark girls managing to get food now and then. Things
were becoming very difficult as my gran was pregnant by her husband and they had to take even bigger risks. Of course this couldn't last,
they were discovered. Some or all the girls were raped by Japanese soldiers. We are not sure if my gran was raped as at that time as she
was already heavily pregnant and it was a subject never talked about in the family, something we only found out when meeting one of the
other girls many years later. Perhaps Gran became pregnant because of that rape. We don't know. After this ordeal they were taken to a
prison camp or went there themselves because of what happened. In the camp Gran had her baby, my aunt Annemarie. Life in the camp was
terrible, my aunt as a toddler had a nightmare all her life of a woman beaten to death by the guards, also my gran was beaten a few times.
Gran later confirmed that my aunt had seen such things as a toddler. Once when a Japanese soldier or officer started beating Gran,
Annemarie escaped the grasp of one of the other women, ran up to the Jap and started fighting him. Everybody held their breath, fearing the
worst. The Jap looked at the little girl and then simply walked off. Other family members didnt survive the camps. My Uncle Dirk, a prisoner
of war, was forced to work on the Burma railroad, a experience that broke him forever. He was and still is a strong and proud man but he
never got over it. He still hates everything Japanese, caused a big row when his son went on a trip to Japan. He never talked about what he
went through. When the war finally came to an end my grandmother, aunt and uncle were close to dying. Although we all hate the atom
bombs that fell on Japan we also realise that nobody in our entire family would be alive today without them. My grandfather though was
somewhere on the other side of the country when he was released because the war was as good as finished. He heard where his family was
being kept prisoner and decided he couldn't wait any longer. First I didnt believe this story but its now been confirmed. My grandfather
escaped from the POW camp (not difficult, few guards left, war pretty much over), he went to a japanese airfield and hijacked a plane!!! He
got on board of a plane and forced the pilot to fly him to the other side of the country. Knowing my granddad he would have snapped the
japs neck in a second if he wouldnt have listened. At this time the survivors of my family were hiding inside the camps, now the indonesians
(fuelled with hate by the japs) stood up against the Dutch. In a strange reverse situation the japanese guards now had to defend their former
prisoners from the indonesians. My family witnessed fellow ex-prisoners disapearing at night, being found the next day brutally murdered.
Then in a convoy they went to the harbour, being shot at by indonesian rebels, knowing very well that they were shooting at women and
children who had just survived years in a camp. When they arrived on a british ship my aunt remembers a very young british sailor looking
after her while the rest of my family sort of collapsed. He was very sweet to her, treating her as his little sister. Singing to her, giving her
sweets, etc. My aunt still gets emotional when she thinks about how nice he was, the first nice man she had seen in her life as there had
been no men in the camp besides the japs. Many years later she would marry a sailor, she told him that she wouldnt even had talked to him
if he hadnt been wearing the uniform... heheh some things run in the family. My family left indonesia in a plane with no door, probably a
dakota used for airdrops. They never went back. In the Netherlands they simply couldnt get used to normal life, nobody talked about what
happened and the dutch had their own war traumas to handle. My grandmother died very young, probably because the shock her system got
in the camp, she nearly died several times and her body sort of gave up. My greatuncle Dirk left the Netherlands and went to australia, he
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So I was wondering who made up the bulk of the Tea Party movement. From what I gather, it should be a lot of middle aged housewives. From what I gather, the Tea Party members are religious fundamentalist, socially conservative, fiscally all over the place, and dumb uneducated. Most of these aspects tend to be proxy's for female middle aged votes, but to my surprise it appears from the only Gallup poll I found that the members tend to be quite average, but a bit older and more males. So what gives?
There's a lot of stuff to know about statistics in general and questionnaires in particular. Any statistician must take care in designing the study to avoid that horrible word in statistics which screws everything up: Bias.
There are many sources of bias and equally many ways of dealing with it. Unfortunately, there are two things which statistics can't correct for:
-People lie
-People are dumb
I think the Gallup poll suffer from these issues since the questions were asked over the phone.
Problem 1: Who picks up the phone? I would assume in religious fundamentalist families it's the man of the house. Presto bingo, more males. It's possible they corrected for this, they often do, but did they in this one?
Problem 2: People lie about their age. It's endemic and almost hopeless to correct for, since noone wants to be old. Hopefully the question asked is "What age will you turn this year?", but I don't know.
Problem 3: People lie about their income.. oh boy do people lie about their income. I know Gallup corrcts for this, but I don't know how accurate it is. Gallup probably doesn't know how accurate their corrections are. Do the Tea Partiers have a higher income, or are they just lying? They are Christians, so they know it will be forgiven in heaven.. ;)
Problem 4: People lie about education or are too dumb to know what qualifies as education. Since the Tea Party members quite often support creationism it would not come as a bomb shell if they lied about their credentials, just like many of those who promulgate creationism have done. Bible School or 3 hour "lecture" from a preacher is not the same as 'Some College', and neither does diploma mill businesses granting 'Independent Studies' degrees qualify as 'College grad'.
Problem 5: How many women would self-report as 'Homemaker', even if they are one? Some might think a bit of odd jobs fall in under 'Part-time Employed'. It doesn't, of course, in the same way that anything less than a 40 hour work week is not the same as 'Full-time Employed'.
I could go on, but I'll leave it at that for now. I'm still wondering who the hell supports this lunacy and I still doubt the majority are white, middle aged men with higher than annual income. Call it my gut educated opinion; I don't trust Tea Partyers to tell the truth.
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its sad that so many in the country support them. I think people are just angry and just want instant results. They want the economy turned around quick. They dont realize the economy is here because of the mindless tax cutting republicans keep doing. Tax cuts are a form of bribery. Telling people we will cut taxes and everything will be alright does not make any sense. If the government does not have money to build infrastructure, schools, who will do it?
Arcus, you may have some of the religious "vices" in your post: namely, disregarding evidence or trying to suit your preconceived ideas.
The truth (as supported by evidence) is that there is no religious skewing in the Tea Party allegiance (as in, no different than the average american). As stated before - of course there will be religious nutjobs in this group - but as many as the average American.
This is, of course, uncomfortable for the liberal atheist, who by labeling them "religious nutjobs" as a group, can then dismiss their ideas en masse. But knowing that this group is just a normal subsegment in the population is more disturbing (or fantastic, according to what your views are): it means that more and more people are getting tired of government spending, regardless of the party affiliations.
Repeat after me: what was brought about by excess government spending and regulations cannot be solved by more spending and regulations. This is the core belief of the Tea Party, and the only one which crosses the whole of the "Party".
This is why the next Republican nominee will be a fiscal conservative (finally!) and when the Republicans win in 2012, the long, hard way back from the brink for America will finally start. And I, even though an atheist and daresay it an antitheist, say Amen to that!
Ah yes, the rich and the corporations will save us once again!
It looks as if the Koch brothers are pouring money into the Tea Party, not a good sign.
I'm not at all surprised at those numbers. Only slightly about the income/ employment/ education figures, but they're hardly noticeable off average. It's about the same phenomenon in Europe with the extreme right and the infatuation with "strong leadership" who "speak the language of the people." If only they would have all power, and no interference or derailment of plans from devious opposition "who only serve the elites" everything would turn out right again and would be wonderful for ever and ever.
Alejandro is right, they're mainstream and it truly is extremely disturbing.
"namely, disregarding evidence or trying to suit your preconceived ideas."
Not disregarding it (I even mention it..), just analyzing the one piece I could find which carries some weight. I would like to see such numbers reproduced using different means of statistics, such as exit polls and indepth interviews.
"The truth (as supported by evidence) is that there is no religious skewing in the Tea Party allegiance (as in, no different than the average american)"
From the study above it was noted that they tend to be above average conservative. Their political platform is strongly socially conservative, if not reactionary, which is aligned with that of funtamentalists.
"This is why the next Republican nominee will be a fiscal conservative (finally!"
Like Dubya..? I strongly doubt a Tea Party POTUS would be any different as it is virtually impossible to cut too many places. They might say they are fiscally conservative, but with no cuts in major posts, or with cuts that costs more than they bring in, the effect will not be fiscally conservative.
"It's about the same phenomenon in Europe with the extreme right and the infatuation with "strong leadership" who "speak the language of the people.""
The extreme right in Europe tends to be mostly violent anti-immigrant bootboys and neonazis. Men tend to be the most anti-immigrant since they don't want foreigners to come to "their" country and steal "their" women and jobs. That particular phenomenon is less of an issue in the US. However, the established far right in Europe, comparable to the Tea Party, are very far from fiscally conservative and generally only wants to do away with gasoline taxes and property taxes while shutting down (the already) shut down borders. Like the Tea Party, they are mostly populists, but unlike the TP, they have more female than male votes, even though their political leanings correlate.
So that's why I wondered: What gives? Is it something completely new and unheard of anywhere else in the world, or is just an issue with statistics? My gut feeling is that the issue is the statistics, not the weight of comparable history.
According to a recent NY Times article, quoting recent polling, the Tea Party is very unpopular with the mainstream. They are even less popular with John Q. Dumbo than Muslims and atheists. Hey...that's US!!! http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/17/opinion/crashing-the-tea-party.ht...
Repeat after me: what was brought about by excess government spending and regulations cannot be solved by more spending and regulations. This is the core belief of the Tea Party, and the only one which crosses the whole of the "Party".
There are plenty of alternative views on what has caused the current economic crisis of course. Another is that the absolute free reign of market economics has created such a massive concentration of power (political in particular) that the whole system seems skewed against balance, innovation and grass roots opportunity - while maintaining the superficial hallmarks of the opposite.
Electing a fiscal conservative is likely to a) legitimise and confirm permanently the huge amounts of money made by the very wealthy from rank speculation over the past 20 years - and the processes by which they did so; and b) hurt the middle class and poorest massively.
Is this the only way to achieve what is needed? I wonder what the policy objectives really should be and what are acceptable levels of damage?
So I would agree that there is a real problem with dependency and a lack of entrepreneurship. But there is also a problem with a lack of opportunity, with perceptions of unfairness (closely linked to perceptions of lack of opportunity) and the like which fiscal conservatism seems pretty unlikely to address other than to make them worse. What would their priorities be for limited public spending for eg? Would it still be military hardware, which seems rather to be an agenda for making them and their clan very wealthy?
It would be interesting to see some research of correlations between various approaches to fiscal structuring and human happiness say.
@Adrienne: No insult intended, but it's a law of political gravity that females with children tend to be more socially conservative and less into fiscal politics. In addition, many of these females are Christian fundamentalists which believe they should be subjugated their man's will. There is no coincidence that the last 30 years of right wing dominance across the Western world came a decade or two after women's lib really started taking hold. Just like men are threatened by new developments, women also feel their traditional role coming under attack.
Not all women are liberal or feminists...
Why on earth would you think that middle aged housewives make up the bulk of the tea party? The scariest things about the tea party has always been that the demographics of the tea party are rather average. Somehow these nut-jobs are convincing 'normal' people to vote for them and against their best interests. (Anecdotally the majority of middle ages housewives I know are 'liberal' and know a lot about current politics and realize that the tea party is not going to help their family.)

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Using Expressions in Packages
An expression is a combination of symbols—identifiers, literals, functions, and operators—that yields a single data value. Simple expressions can be a single constant, variable, or function. More frequently, expressions are complex, using multiple operators and functions and referencing multiple columns and variables. In Integration Services, expressions can be used to define conditions for CASE statements, create and update values in data columns, assign values to variables, update or populate properties at run time, define constraints in precedence constraints, and provide the expressions used by the For Loop container.
The following elements in Integration Services can use expressions:
The Conditional Split transformation implements a decision structure based on expressions to direct data rows to different destinations. Expressions used in a Conditional Split transformation must evaluate to true or false. For example, rows that meet the condition in the expression "Column1 > Column2" can be routed to a separate output.
The Derived Column transformation uses values created by using expressions either to populate new columns in a data flow, or to update existing columns. For example, the expression Column1 + " ABC" can be used to update a value or to create a new value with the concatenated string.
Variables use an expression to set their value. For example, GETDATE() sets the value of the variable to the current date.
Precedence constraints can use expressions to specify the conditions that determine whether the constrained task or container in a package runs. Expressions used in a precedence constraint must evaluate to true or false. For example, the expression @A > @B compares two user-defined variables to determine whether the constrained task runs.
The For Loop container can use expressions to build the initialization, evaluation, and the incrementing statements that the looping structure uses. For example, the expression @Counter = 1 initializes the loop counter.
Expressions can also be used to update the values of properties of packages, containers such as the For Loop and Foreach Loop, tasks, connection managers, log providers, and Foreach enumerators. For example, using a property expression, the string, "Localhost.AdventureWorks2008R2", can be assigned to the ConnectionName property of the Execute SQL task. For more information, see Using Property Expressions in Packages.
Expressions are based on an expression language, and the expression evaluator. The expression evaluator parses the expression and determines whether the expression follows the rules of the expression language. For more information, see Integration Services Expression Reference.
The expression builder, available in the Conditional Split Transformation Editor, Derived Column Transformation Editor dialog boxes, and in the Expression Builder dialog box, is a graphical tool for building expressions.
The expression builder provides folders that contain package-specific elements, and folders that contain the functions, type casts, and operators that the expression language provides. The package-specific elements include system variables and user-defined variables. In the Conditional Split Transformation Editor and Derived Column Transformation Editor dialog boxes, you can also view data columns. To build expressions for the transformations, you can drag items from the folders to the Condition or Expression column or you can type the expression directly in the column.
The names of user-defined and system variables are case-sensitive.
Variables have scope, and the Variables folder in the expression builder lists only variables that are in scope and available to use. For more information, see Integration Services Variables.
The following procedure describes the steps to create an expression by using the expression builder.
To create an expression using the Expression Builder
External Resources
Technical article, SSIS Expression Examples, on social.technet.microsoft.com


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SPENCER — Local and state police put a quiet residential neighborhood on lockdown Tuesday morning during a massive manhunt for suspects in an armed robbery of a Stop & Shop supermarket in Sturbridge Monday.
Sturbridge police Sgt. Earl Dessert said the robbery, the most recent in a rash of armed holdups police believe are connected, occurred shortly before 2 p.m. Police said a man armed with a handgun robbed the service desk at the Stop & Shop in the Center at Hobbs Brook, 100 Charlton Road (Route 20) in Sturbridge. He fled the store with an undisclosed amount of cash and got into a car that had two other people in it, according to police.
Police said Officer Scott Griffin saw three men coming out of an apartment at 2A Linden St. about 8:45 Tuesday morning, recognized at least one of them as a suspect in the robberies, and immediately called for backup.
As the men started to get into a Mazda and noticed the police officer, two of them bolted on foot while the driver, whom police identified as Krystian Gubernat, 23, of 20 Wabash St.,Worcester, tried to flee. But Officer Griffin managed to arrest him, police Chief David Darrin said.
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The other two suspects were in custody by mid-morning. They were identified as Jonathan Tufts-Raymond, 25, of Worcester, and Barry Hanson, 29, of 2A Linden St., Spencer.
Mr. Tufts-Raymond was charged with armed robbery (subsequent offense), larceny of property worth more than $250, use of a motor vehicle in the commission of a felony, assault with intent to rob, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, conspiracy, disorderly conduct and disturbing the peace.
Mr. Gubernat and Mr. Hanson were each charged with armed robbery, larceny of property worth more than $250, use of a motor vehicle during the commission of a felony and conspiracy.
The three men also face similar charges in connection with robberies of businesses in Worcester and Shrewsbury, police said.
Mr. Hanson also had two outstanding warrants not related to the armed robberies, according to police, and he was taken to Worcester for arraignment in Central District Court.
Sturbridge Officer Ronald Obuchowski, the investigating officer, was working with Worcester and Shrewsbury police, as well as witnesses, to identify the suspects. The Citizens Bank at 539 Boston Turnpike, Shrewsbury was robbed around 4:15 p.m. Nov. 20.
Worcester police confirmed Tuesday that Mr. Tufts-Raymond and Mr. Gubernat are suspects in five armed robberies, including a series of supermarket robberies.
Police spokesman Sgt. Kerry F. Hazelhurst said both men are now facing five counts of armed robbery and one count of attempting to commit a crime.
Mr. Gubernat is accused of being the getaway car driver in all the robberies, authorities confirmed.
The supermarket robberies started Oct. 30 at the Price Chopper on Park Avenue in Worcester. The Stop and Shop at 940 West Boylston St., Worcester, was robbed the next day. Police said the two men robbed two different Shaw's supermarkets on Nov. 3 and Nov. 9.
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Central District Court records show Mr. Tufts-Raymond was also identified by a witness in a Nov. 20 robbery in Worcester. A warrant was issued for his arrest in connection with the holdup at the Gold Buyers Store, 750 Grafton St. Police said Mr. Tufts-Raymond entered the store about 3:45 p.m. and pulled out a handgun. He allegedly demanded that an employee give his cash, court records said. The suspect made off with about $1,000 and a witness identified Mr. Tufts-Raymond through a photograph array, records show.
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Adam Tambellini (NYR 2013 3rd) and his Calgary Hitmen were looking to take control back in this playoff series but that was not to be as the Kootenay Ice would win a very disputed 6-5 game. Mackenzie Skapski (NYR 2013 6th) found himself on the bench having played poorly so far in this series leaving Kootenay's fate in the hands of rookie goalie Wyatt Hoflin. At the start it did not look like it was a smart move as Adam Tambellini would get his Hitmen on the board with a power play goal just 2:04 into the game and on Calgary's first shot of the game.
Kootenay would answer back with a power play goal of their own at 5:56 to tie up the game. Kootenay would then take the lead on an even strength goal at 19:15 taking a 2-1 lead into the first intermission. 55 seconds into the second period Kootenay would make it 3-1 with another even strength goal but Calgary would cut the lead to just 1 goal with an even strength goal at 2:44.
Kootenay would then make it a 4-2 lead with a goal at 5:18 as they chased Calgary's starting goalie Chris Driedger who had given up 4 goals on 14 shots. Driedger's replacement Mack Shields was not much help as he gave up a goal at 6:23 to make it 5-2 Kootenay. Calgary would get a goal back with a power play goal at 18:28 and it looked like Calgary was turning the tide.
Then the "fun" happened as Kootenay depending on who you support either scored a good goal with 0.1 of a second left in the second period or if you are Calgary it was a phantom goal with the replay officials using a clock that was not in sync with the game clock. To be honest my problem was more that there wasn't a clear ruling by the official Matt Kirk before they went to the replay.
As they reviewed each replay the clock being shown with the replays in the arena showed that there was no time left on the clock thus no goal. There were a lot of shocked folks when the call was "good goal" and a 6-3 Kootenay lead. The WHL explained in a press release
CALGARY, AB - The Western Hockey League's Hockey Operations department issued the following statement regarding the goal awarded to the Kootenay Ice at the end of the second period during their game against the Calgary Hitmen.
"The video evidence in the Video Goal Judge booth clearly showed the puck had crossed the line with 0.1 seconds remaining on the clock. The Video Goal Judge booth is considered the official time clock when reviewing goals and is the same system utilized by the NHL."
Calgary coach Mike Williamson in the post game was quoted as saying ""Apparently, there's two clocks," Williamson said. "They are very close but not completely in sync. "The one they showed on the replay was a tenth of a second ahead I guess."
Calgary then should blame themselves for not making sure their own clocks were not in sync. In any event, that goal just about sucked the life from the crowd and for a long while the Hitmen themselves. The Hitmen would score to make it 6-4 at the 12:50 mark and then Tambellini would score his 2nd goal of the game at 18:46 to make it a one goal game but that was as close as it would get for Calgary.
Kootenay gets to head back home with a 3-2 lead in the series and waiting for them back in Kootenay for Saturday night will be Tim Bozon who is going to be released from a Saskatoon hospital on Friday. Bozon who contracted Meningitis and at once point was placed in a medically induced coma has recovered and will be dropping the opening puck for Game 6.
It will be some game on Saturday night.
In Saginaw Adam Pelech (NYI 2012 3rd) and Troy Donnay (NYR 2013 UFA) along with their Erie Otter teammates are advancing to the second round of the OHL's Western Conference playoffs. The Otters eliminated Jesse Graham (NYI 2012 6th) and the Saginaw Spirit in 5 games after a 3-2 overtime win. Neither Pelech or Donnay scored for the Otters as they were +1 and -1 respectively.
For the Spirit, Jesse Graham had a secondary assist on Saginaw's 1st goal of the game for his 3rd assist and point of the series. Graham ends his season 11-43-54 and I think the glut of defensemen that the Islanders have will hurt his chances at earning a contract. Someone will invite him to their prospect camp this summer so his professional dreams are not over yet.
The Otters now have to wait to find out who they play in the second round as unless the OHL reseeds for the 2nd round then Erie will not have home ice advantage unless upsets happen.
Defenseman Ryan Graves (NYR 2013 4th) and his Val-d'Or Foreurs are advancing to the QMJHL's second round after sweeping the Acadie-Bathurst Titans out with an 8-2 win. Graves was scoreless on 2 shots with an "even" and 2 hits while somehow losing a faceoff. I would have liked to have seen how that happened.
The Foreurs will have home ice in the second round as the 3rd seed in the field of 8 teams.


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Mass. Congressman Kennedy on gay NBA player: 'I'm so proud to call him a friend'
BOSTON – Jason Collins may have shocked the sports world Monday by becoming the first active player in one of four major U.S. professional sports to come out as gay, but he did not shock U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III.
The NBA veteran shared his decision to come out with the Massachusetts Democrat in a private phone conversation earlier this month. That's when Collins told Kennedy, his college roommate at Stanford University more than a decade ago, that Kennedy helped inspire his decision to make history.
Collins writes in a first-person article posted Monday on Sports Illustrated's website that he realized he needed to go public when Kennedy walked in Boston's gay pride parade last year — and Collins decided he couldn't join him.
But Kennedy downplayed his influence in an interview with The Associated Press late Monday: "Jason didn't need any help with this."
"I didn't doubt for a second knowing he was gay that he would be the one to do it," Kennedy said of Collins' announcement. "I've never known him to look for publicity, or to look for the spotlight, but given that no one else would raise their hand, I knew he would do it."
As a senior at Stanford, Collins was a college roommate for about six months with then-sophomore Kennedy, who is now a freshman congressman. The pair maintained a friendship after Collins entered the NBA and Kennedy entered politics.
Collins called Kennedy after he signed with the Celtics last year. And when Collins was recently traded to the Washington Wizards, he joked that he was following Kennedy to Washington.
"I didn't set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major American team sport. But since I am, I'm happy to start the conversation. I wish I wasn't the kid in the classroom raising his hand and saying, 'I'm different,'" Collins writes. "If I had my way, someone else would have already done this. Nobody has, which is why I'm raising my hand."
Kennedy said that Collins has agreed to march with him on June 8 in Boston's 2013 gay pride parade.
"As historic as it was," Kennedy said, "he's still Jason. He's still the guy I've called a friend for 10 years."
Added Kennedy: "I'm so proud of him. And I'm so proud to call him a friend."


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SOCHI, Russia – Zbigniew Brodka knocked off Shani Davis and all the other big names in the men's 1,500 meters, capturing Poland's first gold medal in Olympic speedskating Feb. 15.
Brodka won the closest 1,500 in Olympic history over Koen Verweij of the Netherlands, who skated in the final pair. The two were initially shown on the scoreboard as tied for the top spot, but when the time was broken down to the thousandths, the victory went to Brodka.
His time was 1 minute, 45.006 seconds. Verweij settled for silver in 1:45.009.
Brodka, who had skated in the 17th of 20 pairs, thrust his arms in the air when he saw the "1" appear beside his name — the first major victory of his career. Verweij appeared to scream an expletive and glided around the inside of the track, shaking his head in disbelief, his long blond hair flowing behind him. Even during the flower ceremony, he found it hard to muster a smile, despite giving the Dutch their record-tying 13th medal of these games.
The bronze went to Canada's Denny Morrison, his second medal in Sochi.
The 29-year-old Brodka is a firefighter and former short track skater who placed 27th in the 1,500 at the Vancouver Games four years ago. Though he had put up solid World Cup results in recent months, he had never won a major international event and there was little to indicate he would break through in Sochi.
Now, he's got the biggest prize of all.
It was another tough day for two-time silver medalist Davis and the rest of the American team, who hastily went through a suit change because of concerns their new high-tech attire was actually slowing them down.
The U.S. got approval to switch back to the suits it wore during a successful World Cup season in the fall, but it sure didn't help. Brian Hansen of Glenview, Ill., was the top U.S. finisher in seventh.
The 31-year-old Davis, runner-up in the king of races at the last two Olympics, faded badly over the final lap. The Chicago native wound up 11th in what could be the final individual event of his brilliant Olympic career. The only race he has left in Sochi is team pursuit.
"I feel the damage of the suit was already done," Davis said, clearly blaming the turmoil for the team's dismal showing at these Olympics. "It took its toll. I spent energy in ways that I wouldn't have done normally."
Defending Olympic champion Mark Tuitert of the Netherlands briefly claimed the top spot on the scoreboard before sinking to fifth. Russia's Denis Yuskov just missed a medal, winding up 0.15 behind Morrison's time of 1:45.22.
It was a surreal day for the Americans, who arrived in Sochi touting their new Under Armour Mach 39 suit as the fastest in the world, only to begin having doubts about its effectiveness just a few days into the competition.
After some adjustments that didn't make much of an impact, the U.S. petitioned the International Skating Union to go back to its previous suit, worn at World Cup meets and the country's Olympic trials in late December. The ISU didn't sign off on the suits until some hasty alterations that were still going on just hours before the race, reducing the size of the company's logo to conform to Olympic rules.
No one could blame the suits for the latest debacle. Joey Mantia of Ocala, Fla., finished 22nd and Jonathan Kuck of Champaign, Ill., was 37th out of 40 skaters.
The Americans, it would seem, simply weren't prepared to compete at the level being shown by other countries, especially the Dutch. The Netherlands now has as many speedskating medals as East Germany's haul at the 1988 Calgary Games, with five more events to crush the previous record.
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Why are there so many Girls on TV this year?
Women of a certain age (18-30ish) seem to fall into a nebulous category best described by pop sensation Britney Spears - not a girl, not yet a woman. As cheesy as that comparison is, it becomes especially relevant when attempting to classify the young women seen on television. I realized this year that I had watched three different TV shows explicitly about the trials and tribulations of "girls" - New Girl (FOX), 2 Broke Girls (CBS), and Girls (HBO). Following in a long line of similarly-named shows (Gossip Girl, Secret Life of a Call Girl, and my favourite, Gilmore Girls), this year's crop of girl-themed programs have little in common save for a few key features: the main characters of each show are white, they are all dealing with money problems, and they are all between the ages of 22 and 32 (give or take).
I started thinking about this trend when I realized that I could not think of a single television show that mentioned "women" in the title. A quick Internet search revealed only a few recent examples: Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993-1998), Bionic Woman (1976-1978), and TLC's Police Women reality series (2009-present). In comparison, I thought of a few shows about "men" right off the bat: Mad Men, Two and a Half Men, and the now-cancelled Men of a Certain Age. The only recent shows about "boys" were Boy Meets World and My Boys, both of which are off the air now. Aside from these exceptions, current shows about adult men are explicitly titled as such, while women-centred shows usually involve a woman's name, profession, or, as we saw this year, the word "bitch" (GCB, "Don't Trust the B* in Apt. 23").
Legally, the characters on New Girl, 2 Broke Girls and Girls are no longer "girls," but they don't exemplify many of the stereotypical traits associated with "grown women" - having children, having a spouse, working a stable job or owning a house. In contrast, their girliness makes them entertaining to watch because of the funny and odd situations in which they find themselves. The funny and quirky girls become separated from the invisible spectre of "serious womanhood," and the former becomes more appealing to viewers.
However, when the image of the zany-but-still-cute girl is compromised, people get uncomfortable, as can be seen in the flood of opinion unleashed following the release of Lena Dunham's series Girls in April. Her depictions of sex alone have caused a stir among critics. Frank Bruni of the New York Times writes: "You watch these scenes and other examples of the zeitgeist-y, early-20s heroines of 'Girls' engaging in, recoiling from, mulling and mourning sex, and you think: Gloria Steinem went to the barricades for this?" Others have set Dunham up as a beneficiary of nepotism, because both of her parents are successful visual artists. Still others have lambasted the show for being "profoundly bland as it is unstoppably irritating."
The most widespread and harshest critique of the show has arguably been the lack of diversity among the main characters of the show. This is a valid critique of the show, and one that has been discussed in insightful ways, and it is interesting that this is the one show in recent memory to have sparked such debate over race visibility in popular culture.
It's hard to say what portion of these critiques are about the show itself, and what portion is a reaction to how hyped the show was in the first place. After all, smart people on the Internet seem to have a visceral reaction towards things that they are "supposed" to like, and everyone is entitled to an opinion. But after a few weeks of nonstop commentary, the general theme is still largely one of personal antagonism towards Dunham that seems to blame her for any and all problems that have arisen on her show.
This is especially true when it comes to the issues of race and casting. Critics have argued that Dunham had a responsibility to introduce marginalized voices into her work, and while holding directors to a high standard is important, this is a systemic problem in the television industry and not something that can be fixed by Dunham alone. In June of last year, Julie Klausner wrote a piece entitled "Don't Fear the Dowager," in which she implored women of this age group to avoid the trap of permanent girlhood. She writes: "it's much harder to bring down a woman, or to call her a moron, when she's not in pigtails and Ring Pops."
Klausner is correct in stating that the "girl" label makes it easier for men and women to write off the experiences and opinions of the twenty-something woman, and I see this in the media treatment of Dunham. Profiles of the show and its star focus on her age, the fact that she lives with her parents, and other personal details that enhance her girlish qualities. Dunham's position as star and showrunner of Girls allows her a certain amount of power not often reserved for women in television, and this appears to be very uncomfortable for a number of critics and producers of media content. [Ed. note: in no way does this mean critiques shouldn't be used regarding Girls! The argument here is that Dunham is being picked on more than other producers specifically because of her "girlishness."]
Some commentators appear personally affronted at the audacity of Girls's characters to be unlikeable, to do "bad" things, and to demand attention without asking first. Specifically in the case of her character Hannah, the scrutiny of Dunham for displaying her body and her anxieties in this "awkward" way represents the unfamiliar presence of women on TV who define, express, and work through their own issues under their own direction.
It doesn't do viewers any favours to continue to perpetuate the idea that twenty-something "girls" don't deserve the label of womanhood because of their position in life. This just creates a more rigid divide between "girls" and "women" that shouldn't exist in the first place, while continuing to dictate how young women should behave. The women of Girls represent more complex characters than the contemporary "girl" archetype permits, and it's clear from the ongoing discussion around the show that Dunham's work is not easy to write off as inconsequential fluff.
In an excellent article, Roxane Gay argues that "it is not possible for girlhood to be represented wholly–girlhood is too vast and too individual an experience," to be compressed into one TV show or one movie. There is also no magical age at which one stops being a "girl." Maybe more shows like Gay's idea of "Grown Women" (see linked article) who occupy this transitional space will help ease my demographic out of perpetual girlhood and to embrace womanhood on our own terms.
Manisha Aggarwal-Schifellite is a Master's student in the Ryerson-York Joint Programme in Communication and Culture. She also blogs about pop culture for Snap! magazine and spends a lot of time knitting.


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Reviewed by May C. (age 8)
Every night Roly slips a card with a message in code, but Cherry thinks it is annoying. One day Cherry looks at all the cards and decides to bring one to school. She decides to hang it on the wall so everyone can see it. When everyone sees Cherry's card, they ask her what it says. When her teacher sees her card she tells her she should keep it at home because it could be valuable.
Her dad comes to visit her because she is in a play and then came school vacation and she got to go on vacation with him. Roly gave her a book to read before she went on vacation. Will she have a good vacation? Will Cherry have a dog? You have to read the book to find out.
Cherry reminds me of my friend Cassy because she really wants to have a dog. My favorite part of the book is when Cherry has a vacation and she gets to visit her Dad.
I recommend this book to anyone whose parents are divorced.


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In the Heart of the Beast Puppet & Mask Theatre firmly planted in its community
In 1973 a small group of artists met in the basement of Walker Church in south Minneapolis and formed Powderhorn Puppet Theatre. Six years later the name changed to In Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, and nearly 30 years later the troupe is still going strong. Using the art of transformation in its stories and ceremonial performances, the company creates main-stage productions, educational programs, street performances and an annual May Day Parade and Festival that welcomes community participation. HOBT uses a variety of techniques, traditions and materials, including gigantic and small-rod puppets, shadow puppetry, hand puppets, colorful costumes and unique masks of all shapes and sizes. Both human and non-human characters are created, and performances focus on social justice and environmental themes. Still based in the Powderhorn neighborhood, In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre has grown into an internationally renowned theater with roots deeply planted in its community. For more infomration, visit http://www.hobt.org/. Produced for KFAI by Dixie Treichel.


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The Miss USA pageant was last night; it was won by Erin Brady, Miss Connecticut:
There is an interesting trend toward the Northeast in Miss USA, as last year's winner (and this year's Miss Universe) was Olivia Culpo, Miss Rhode Island. But today's news about the pageant focused less on Miss Brady than on Marissa Powell, Miss Utah. Miss Powell was the third runner-up, but she was deemed to have said something stupid during the question session. The New York Post's account is typical:
Marissa Powell, a 21-year-old Salt Lake City native, strutted across the stage in a sequin-lined dress Sunday, drawing a question from panelist NeNe Leakes.
"A recent report shows that in 40 percent of American families with children, women are the primary earners, yet they continue to earn less than men. What does it say about society?"
Let's pause there for a moment. This statistic, which has been widely misunderstood, simply reflects the fact that an enormous number of households are not headed by a husband and wife, but rather by an unmarried mother. Those households, as we all know, are likely to be poor, in part because single mothers are mostly uneducated and low-skilled, and in part because it is hard to make a lot of money while having sole responsibility for children. I'm not sure that this tells us anything about "society," except that it has an extraordinary tolerance for illegitimacy. No wonder Miss Utah was stumped!
She defaulted to that old chestnut, education:
Powell nodded along, pondering her response.
She considered the right words. She paused.
Then she opened her mouth.
"I think we can relate this back to education, and how we are continuing to try to strive … to … [Think! Think! She smiles, caught on some meandering, tangential wavelength] … figure out how to create jobs right now. That is the biggest problem right now.
"I think, especially the men are … um … seen as the leaders of this, and so we need to see how to … create education better. So that we can solve this problem. Thank you."
Creating education better … wha?!?
So, OK, Miss Utah's answer was not her finest moment. But here's my complaint: Miss Utah is a 21-year-old beauty contestant. Yet her answer to the question about female-headed homes was subjected to more criticism, and more searching scrutiny, than anything that has been said by Barack Obama or Jay Carney in press conferences over the last four years. And let's not kid ourselves: Powell's answer at least equalled the coherence of the average pronouncement from Jay Carney when he gives press briefings, or President Obama when he tries to wing it without his teleprompter. Or Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, any time they step in front of the cameras.
So, hey, should we be tough on beauty pageant contestants? Sure. But wouldn't it be nice to have a press that scrutinizes the President of the United States and his principal spokesman with as much energy as it does the third runner-up in the Miss USA pageant?


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The barracks on your left is the penal company. Scrolling right you see its courtyard. The prisoners sent here always worked in the open air, always at the hardest tasks, often in water to the waist, and lived in an isolated BIb, Block No. 6, and in the BIId section in Birkenau. They worked in winter and in summer without socks, in Dutch clogs, and sparse clothing. Receiving food was at the whim of the block leader, perhaps yes, or no. More often than not they went sleepless because of the constant shouting and blows. They slept on the bare floor without even straw mattresses, leaving their rags in a prescribed order in the corridor. This Block was not heated. It is obvious that people in such conditions fell to illness in wholesale numbers. Until 1943 it was not permissible to take sick people from the penal company into the hospital. Deprived of medical assistance, the seriously ill were doomed to death in Block 6 . However the greatest percentage perished at the hands of the block leader. He would line up the prisoners by a wall, hit them in the jaw with his fist, or alongside the head, smashing their heads against the wall.


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Firefighter training inadequate for crude oil train fires, group tells Congress
Citing the sharp increase in the transportation of crude oil by rail, a group told Congress on Wednesday that most of the country's fire departments lack sufficient training to respond to hazardous materials incidents.
Elizabeth Harman, assistant to the general president for training and grants at the International Association of Fire Fighters, said recent funding cuts have hurt efforts to train firefighters at the proper level and keep them updated on new hazards.
"There are significant portions of the country where first responders are not prepared for an incident involving hazardous materials," said Harman, a certified fire service instructor.
Harman told the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials that 65 percent of fire departments that respond to hazardous materials incidents have not trained all of their personnel for it.
"This is an untenable situation that must be rectified," she said.
According to a 2011 National Fire Protection Association survey, 77 percent of departments have at least some hazardous materials response capability; the majority of those that lack it are in rural areas.
Harman said that hazardous materials incidents have become more complex and dangerous. In the past decade, railroads have begun shipping large quantities of flammable liquids, including ethanol and crude oil, creating new response challenges.
According to the railroad industry, more than 400,000 carloads of crude oil moved last year, up from fewer than 10,000 in 2008, and much of the increase originated in the Bakken shale region of North Dakota.
The volatility of Bakken oil has added another layer of hazard for emergency responders. Regulators have concluded that the lighter oil, extracted by hydraulic fracturing, is more flammable than conventional kinds.
"It's not crude they may be accustomed to responding to," said Cynthia Quarterman, head of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.
Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Wash., noted that the four refineries in his northwest Washington district plan soon to receive 12 million gallons by rail every day, up "from zero gallons a day."
Fiery derailments since last summer in Canada, Alabama and North Dakota have state and local officials wondering if they're adequately prepared.
There are about 1 million firefighters in 26,000 departments across the country, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Harman testified that many firefighters, especially in volunteer departments, receive only the most basic level of training because it's less expensive and takes less of their time.
However, she said firefighters trained on only the basic "awareness" level are "unqualified to do anything more than call for help."
She said "operations" training, the next level up as defined by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration, is more appropriate for first responders.
Under the current transportation bill, which expires Sept. 30, Congress required that firefighter training paid for by Department of Transportation grants be operations level at a minimum. But training funded by the department's Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness program represents "a tiny fraction" of what's needed nationally, Harman testified.
"We have a strong demand for training," she said. "We have a wait list for classes."
The program paid for $12.4 million in training grants to state, territorial and tribal governments last year, and $13.4 million in 2012, according to the department.
Harman said refresher training for experienced firefighters is just as important as initial training for new ones.
"Hazardous materials response training is not a one-time event," she testified.


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To enjoy the benefits of Packers and Movers, you need to choose the best and most reliable packers and movers and here you have the best and top 5 Packers and Movers in Gwalior below-
1. Agarwal packers and movers:
Agarwal packers and movers ltd is a Recognized company in all over Gwalior, with a professional staff and healthy nature towards customer made Agarwal packers and movers a reputed agency. A team of professional staff and a healthy nature towards their customer attracts a lot of people to hire them. They provide 24*7 customer care service and complete security. They provide local and international shifting with full insurance plus safety of your goods. Their hard work and professionalism got them in the list of best packers and movers in Gwalior.
2. Gati packers and movers:
Gati packers and movers ltd is the most professional shifting agency with a years of experience in Gwalior. They are best packers and movers when it comes to a budget shifting for the people who have a fixed budget. If you are looking for office shifting or house shifting anywhere in Gwalior or India they are the best service provider for you.
3. Leo packers and movers:
Leo packers and movers is one of the best shifting agency in Gwalior. They also provide the facility to unpack your packed boxes to your destination place with assurance of your items safety. They use their best skills to enhance the quality of service and shift your items with safety and time and their passion and consistency brought them in the list of best packers and movers in Gwalior Price.
4. Safe express packers:
Safe Express Packers has emerged as one of the best dominant packers in the relocation, packing and moving your house or office to new destination. They provide the best service in India and outside India and are in the top list of best packers and movers in Gwalior Charges.
5. Jindal packers and movers: Jindal packers and movers is one of the best leading moving and shifting agency in Gwalior since 1992. Their market value and customer reviews are always positive and they are ahead of their competitors in a lot of aspects. They help in packing and moving your items from one place to another with proper security and safety. Jindal relocation service involves a lot of service papers and their criteria of work is totally different from the rest of packers and movers in Gwalior.
So these are the top 5 best packers and movers in Gwalior and this information can help you in many ways while shifting and you can rely on any of them as all these companies are IBA approved.


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Are scholarships as "vital" to state as Douglas claims?
Gov. James Douglas created a stir late last week by suggesting he would veto the state budget if the Legislature does not include his college scholarship proposal. The governor says the 15 year, $175 million program is "vital to the state's economic future.� Where's the proof to back up such a claim? There isn't any.Rather, the governor has a hunch that his program might keep a few Vermont high school graduates from moving out of state to attend college and, perhaps, they would then settle down and raise a family in Vermont. The program would pay up to 1,000 students a maximum of $5,000 a year to attend college in Vermont. What the state gets for its money is a three-year obligation from the student to work in the state after they graduate. We applaud the governor's intent: to increase scholarships to state colleges for Vermont students in the hope they become permanent state residents. We even suspect his hunch is correct for a few students. But there are many doubts as to the effectiveness of the overall approach. Consider:• With UVM tuition and expenses at nearly $20,000 per year, $5,000 is certainly an incentive, but not the over-riding decision-maker. State colleges are less expensive, and for students aiming for those schools the scholarship amount would be significant. But many of those students are very likely to be the same ones who would be going there with or without the extra incentive.• As for working in the state for three years after graduation to satisfy the scholarship requirement, that's not much of a commitment. A student would easily agree to work as a ski bum for three years before launching into a career elsewhere. And what's the penalty if the student decides to leave — to pay back the $20,000 maximum he or she received over four years. If the job offer out of state is good enough, they'll leave in a heartbeat and pay off the loan if that's what's required. Who wouldn't? It's essentially a student loan and we doubt the repayment plan is overly punitive.• Fiscally speaking, the state doesn't even get the money (which comes from the national tobacco settlement and may be $5 million less than projected this year alone) Douglas is using to fund his program until 2008. That's a bit like counting your chickens before they hatch.• Finally, there's no direct correlation between college graduates staying in the state for three years and the creation of good-paying jobs. And if the jobs aren't here, the students won't stay regardless of the incentive. A more direct approach might be to put the $175 million program into job creation, or specialized training in existing workplaces that are seeking students with particular skills.What's even worse is that the governor speaks — "I've made clear it's vital� — as if his program is the primary way the Legislature has to strengthen the state's economy. Nonsense. More realistically, this program was hatched in the governor's campaign office to provide Gov. Douglas with something to talk about besides the state's ailing health care system. To that end, the campaign ploy has worked. The state media has bit hook, line and sinker and Douglas has successfully diverted much of this year's legislative media coverage away from health care. It's not that job creation and keeping our youth from fleeing aren't important issues, but they certainly weren't being talked about last year and suddenly it's the governor's top legislative priority.That's a good campaign strategy, but is it good public policy?Before sinking $175 million into a 15-year program, the Legislature might want to appoint a study committee to research the governor's idea this summer and demonstrate, if possible, a likely success rate. After all, a year's delay would make virtually no difference in the outcome on the state's economic vitality; though the study could prove the idea is bigger on rhetoric than on results.


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Florida sent Florida Gulf Coast University back to "Dunk City," overcoming some shaky early moments to knock off the 15th-seeded Eagles 62-50 before 40,640 at Cowboys Stadium.
ARLINGTON, Texas — The smiles were wide in the locker room shortly after Florida's 62-50 win in the Sweet 16 over Florida Gulf Coast University at Cowboys Stadium.
Even junior forward Will Yeguete, sporting a fat lip from a slap from FGCU guard Sherwood Brown, could chuckle a bit about the flagrant foul against him.
"That was a dog game and it wasn't pretty," Yeguete said. "We just found a way to get it done. That's all it was about."
Florida is moving on to the Elite Eight for the third straight season, overcoming a 38.6 percent shooting night from the floor with a lunchpail mentality on defense. It was about Yeguete and Patric Young taking charges, and Florida holding FGCU's high-powered offense to just 50 points and 44 shot attempts. The Gators forced 20 turnovers, including nine by wunderkind FGCU sophomore point guard Brett Comer.
Next up for the Gators (29-7), fourth-seeded Michigan, which rallied from down 11 points late to stun top-seeded Kansas 87-85 in overtime. By sending FGCU back to "Dunk City," the Gators improved to 17-1 in their last 18 NCAA Tournament games against lower seeds. Florida will need a more complete performance on both ends of the floor to get over the Elite Eight hump. The Gators have lost the last two seasons in the Elite Eight by a combined seven points. The start time of the Florida-Michigan game is 2:20 p.m. on Easter Sunday on CBS. "It's a good feeling to still be advancing in this tournament," Florida senior guard Kenny Boynton said. "There were some good teams here. To be in the final eight says a lot, but we don't want to settle here." The crowd, which included former Gator center Joakim Noah and UF football alums Emmitt Smith and David Nelson, watched Florida hold an opponent under 60 points for the 25th time this season. Noah, in town because the Chicago Bulls are playing the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday, was in the locker room postgame and traded some phrases in French with Yeguete before giving him a warm embrace. Yeguete finished with two points, four rebounds and four steals and was all over the place defensively in the second half. Senior Mike Rosario led three Florida scorers in double figures with 15 points. Scottie Wilbekin added 13 points and three assists, and junior Casey Prather had 11 big points off the bench. Up 30-26 at halftime, Florida started the second half on a 7-0 run, going ahead 37-26 on a drive in the lane from Rosario. From there, Florida maintained its lead. The Gators also did an excellent job on the boards, outrebounding Florida Gulf Coast 35-28 and scoring 16 second-chance points. "We found and manufactured different ways to score," Florida coach Billy Donovan said. "And we were terrific defensively." Wilbekin also came up big at the free-throw line in the clutch, making four straight to help Florida maintain a nine-point lead with less than three minutes remaining. "I just know it's big for our team to get those buckets," Wilbekin said. "It's free baskets and for those to go down and keep our lead, it's huge." But knocking out the Cinderella-story Eagles wasn't easy. With a torrid start from the floor, FGCU built an early 15-4 lead. The Eagles hit 5 of their first 6 shot attempts, including back-to-back 3-pointers from Bernard Thompson and Chase Fieler. "Coach D always tells us teams are going to make runs," Yeguete said. "They made a run early in the game. We just stayed in the game and focused on what we had to do." The Gators struggled early from the field early, making just 2 of their first 8 attempts and 4 of their first 20. Two of Florida's first three baskets came on putbacks. The Gators tried to pound the ball inside to Young and Erik Murphy, but failed to convert around the basket. "I thought we had some good looks early," Donovan said. "The ball just kind of rattled out on us." Prather provided a lift for the Gators with a dunk in transition, and a Rosario 3-pointer cut FGCU's lead to 21-14. Murphy then decked FGCU guard Christophe Varidel behind the 3-point line, picking up his second foul. But after Varidel made all three free throws to put FGCU up 24-14, the Gators answered with a 16-0 run. Freshman guard Michael Frazier II started the run with back-to-back 3-pointers, then Prather followed with a putback to cut FGCU's lead to 24-22. Wilbekin followed with a jumper in the lane to tie the score at 24, and Florida took its first lead of the half, 27-24, on a Rosario 3-pointer. Boynton's three-point play off a loose ball scramble put Florida up 30-24 with 56.8 seconds left in the first half. But a putback from FGCU's Brown cut Florida's lead to 30-26 at halftime. "We made our run and we finished the second half strong," Yeguete said. Florida shot 34.4 percent from the field in the first half, but was strong on the offensive boards. The Gators scored 11 second-chance points in the first half and outrebounded FGCU 16-14. Florida also outscored FGCU 11-8 off turnovers. FREE THROW: Murphy, who was sick earlier in the week, said he was 100 percent and refused to use it as an excuse for his performance. The 6-foot-10 senior forward went just 2 of 7 from the floor for the game with four points, four rebounds and two turnovers. Contact Kevin Brockway at 352-374-5054 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Also check out Brockway's blog at Gatorsports.com.


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Poland Hotels
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Poland is situated in the heart of Europe offering vibrant cities and a stunning wild landscape of mountains, dales, lakes and coastline. A popular short break destination, discover ancient art at Krakow's Czartoryski Museum or explore Castle Square in Warsaw's Old Town for impressive architecture.
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Gdansk Hotels in Poland
As one of Poland's most beautiful cities, Gdansk, has played its fair share of major roles in the country's history, especially in the 20th-century. The Old Town was painstakingly reconstructed after being levelled in World War II, and showcases the 14th-century Town Hall houses and the city's historical museum.
Set in the south of Poland, Katowice is part of the stunning Silesian Highlands. With a fantastic range of museums, theatres and art galleries there is plenty to discover on your Katowice break. Dating back to the 1500's this historic city is rapidly developing to become one of Poland's top destinations. Staying at one of our Katowice hotels you can explore the beautiful parklands, historical monuments and vibrant nightlife of the city. Once one of Poland's biggest industrial cities, Katowice has transformed into a city brimming with culture and is a fantastic base to explore the Beskidy Mountains and other Silesian Cities.
Krakow is a vibrant city steeped in over a thousand years of history. Originally Poland's capital, the city has 28 museums and art galleries, palaces, churches, modern shops and a lively nightlife. Highlights of The Old Town, with its Renaissance architecture, include the Royal Castle and medieval Old Town Square.
Poznan is a town of churches, cobbles and colourful burgher houses with the old town offering a mix of architectural styles. The Old Town Square was totally rebuilt following the war and is one of the most attractive in Central Europe. Other must sees include the castle and the island Ostrow Tumski.
The capital Warsaw, with its blend of modern and historical architecture, offers an abundance of magnificent palaces, castles, 30 museums, spacious parks and gardens. The Old Town is home to the Royal Castle, King Zygmunt's Column, sacred art collections, stylish cafes and hosts open-air concerts in the summer.
Wroclaw Hotels
Wroclaw is a large, undiscovered gem of a city in south western Poland in the historic region of Silesia. It boasts fascinating architecture, rivers and bridges, and a lively metropolitan cultural scene. After almost total devastation during the Second World War, Wroclaw is now back to its stunning best, and the ideal European short break location.
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As a selective liberal arts college, Saint Michael's fosters intellectual inquiry and challenges and rewards academic achievement. The College is one of only 280 institutions in the country, and one of only four Catholic colleges in the Northeast, to shelter a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's oldest and most widely known academic honor society.
The Saint Michael's College Honors Program provides unique opportunities and challenges for our highest-achieving students throughout their college career. Select incoming first-year students are invited into the program as part of the admissions process, or may be invited into the program later based on superior academic achievement during their first year at Saint Michael's.
Delta Epsilon Sigma, the national honor society for colleges and universities with a Catholic tradition, has had a chapter at Saint Michael's since 1941.
A number of national and international honor societies induct many of Saint Michael's finest students each year. Nine discipline-specific honor societies are active on campus.
Graduating seniors earn Latin Honors based on cumulative grade point average. Summa cum laude is awarded for a GPA of 3.9 and above; Magna cum laude for a GPA of 3.7 to 3.9; and Cum laude for a GPA of 3.5 to 3.7.
Many academic departments support honors work independent of the invitation-only Honors Program. Students interested in honors work in their major should consults the catalog descriptions and department chairs of individual majors for guidance.


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The Courant asked several key political figures how Sept. 11 unfolded for them. Former U.S. Christopher Dodd gave this account via written statement:
My memories of Sept. 11 and the days that followed are of powerfully mixed emotions. Our first daughter, Grace, was born just two days after the attacks, and I remember holding her in my arms in the hospital maternity ward in Arlington, watching from the window as smoke rose from the Pentagon, and trying to balance joy with fear.
Grace is named for her grandmothers, but it also seemed as though grace was what we all needed in those terrible first hours, as the immense and horrifying toll of that day became clear. Over a hundred people from Connecticut had lost their lives, and as I talked later with one mother who had lost her own child on Sept. 11, I felt helpless as I asked whether there was anything, anything I could do. Hug your daughter, she said. I did.
Grace is a tall, lovely, soon-to-be 10-year-old now, and she and her sister Christina astonish me each day with their energy and wisdom. America and Americans have endured two wars, the loss of millions of jobs, a global crisis in our financial system, and more, and we remain standing, though it has surely not been easy. Thousands of families are still learning to live without the fathers and mothers, wives and husbands, sons and daughters, sisters and brothers they lost on Sept. 11.
If I wondered then, at first, into what kind of world Grace had been born, my fears lifted in talking with the doctors who had attended her birth. They were born in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Lebanon, and had come to America in search of the opportunity and freedom that are and have always been the enduring promises of this nation. In that awful week we all felt proud to be Americans, and I knew that as long as America did not abandon its faith in the ideals that had brought them to our shores, neither terrorists nor their weapons could change who we are, or what we stand for. I believe that still.


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Filing Complaints
If you are facing discrimination and want to file a complaint with a governmental agency, human rights commission, school district, or file a lawsuit in court, there are deadlines and other details about the process you need to know before taking any action.
Know the Due Date
First, make sure you know when your complaint is due.
Many complaint processes have strict time deadlines for filing a complaint, and these deadlines cannot easily be waived.
In some cases, complaints must be filed very quickly in order to preserve your legal rights. For example, federal government employees must contact their agency's equal employment opportunity office within 45 days of the alleged discriminatory action.
In other situations, the deadline for filing a complaint will be based on a number of factors, including the type of claim and your state's laws.
It's best to consult a knowledgeable attorney so that you don't miss any deadlines.
File It
Second, consider filing a complaint even if you don't yet have an attorney or aren't yet sure of your plan to address the discrimination.
In many instances, filing an administrative complaint is a prerequisite to filing a lawsuit in court, so if you don't file a timely complaint you will be barred from later filing a lawsuit in court.
Filing a complaint helps you preserve your legal options.
Due to the number of various places complaints may be filed, and often based on the type of complaint filed, there is no way to list the time filing requirements for every diabetes discrimination issue.
Here are some of the most common types of complaints, where to file the complaint, and the deadline for filing:
Employment Claims
- Federal government employees must file complaints with their agency's equal employment opportunity (EEO) office within 45 days of the alleged discriminatory action. You can read more about the federal sector complaint process here.
- Private sector employees must file complaints with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) or with their state fair employment agency within 180/300 days of the alleged discriminatory action. (Note: all but five states – Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, and North Carolina – extend the time to file complaints from 180 days to 300 days.) You can read more about filing a complaint of discrimination with EEOC here.
- Lawsuits must be filed in state or federal court within 90 days of receipt of the notice of right to sue.
Education Claims
- Complaints involving all public schools and any private school receiving federal financial assistance may file complaints with U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights within 180 days. You can read more about filing a complaint with OCR here. There is an online complaint form available.
- Complaints involving private schools that do not receive federal financial assistance may be filed with the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Disability Rights Section. You can find instructions for filing a complaint with DOJ here.
- Complaints involving violations of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) must be filed with the appropriate entity based on the state's due process procedures. Contact your state department of education for more information on this process.
For information relative to a specific situation, please call us at 1-800-DIABETES (1-800-342-2383) so that we can help you navigate through the process.


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It could take as little as five years for television as we know it -- broadcast and cable -- to enter its final death throes, according to census statistics and a recent report from analysts at Credit Suisse. The culprit: young people and new households who just aren't interested in signing up for paid cable and satellite TV service.
Credit Suisse analyst Stefan Anninger wrote in a recent report on TV media that 200,000 fewer subscribers will pay for TV services in 2012, and that of 1.8 million new households formed last year only 16.9% of them signed up for pay-TV services. Previously, Anninger had forecast a rise in the number of TV subscribers buoyed by the slowly growing economy. Traditional TV penetration in the U.S. is still high, at 83.2 percent (down from 84.1 last year). But the fact that Anninger sees a secular decline in TV in the future, unlinked from cyclical recessionary belt-tightening, forces a question for advertisers and other Big Media folk: How long can TV last in the face of iPads, internet TV, web video and other wireless video sources? One answer is to look at the history of the phone. And by "phone" I mean the hard-wired telephone that used to be plugged into the wall of nearly 100 percent of American households just a few years ago. In 2004, everyone had a plain old telephone and no one measured the percentage of households that survived with only cellphone service. That changed in 2005, according to the U.S. Census and CTIA, a wireless industry body:
- Percentage of U.S. households with wireless-only phone service:
- 2004: Unmeasured
- 2005: 7.3%
- 2006: 10.5%
- 2007: 13.6%
- 2008: 17.5%
- 2009: 22.7%
- 2011: 29.7%
The collapse of the telephone took just five years.
Nearly one in three houses now has no telephone. In houses that retain phones, they're often used only as the number you give businesses you suspect will generated unwanted telemarketing calls; or they're there by default as part of a cheaper wireless bundle. The TV business has been aware of the "cord-cutters" -- people abandoning TV in favor of Hulu, Netflix and YouTube -- for some time. The scary new demographic, according to Anninger, is the " cord-nevers": young people and students who have never paid for TV and don't see a reason to start now:
"They are growing up in an Internet-based video culture in which the mantras of 'why would I pay for TV?,' 'pay TV is a rip-off' and, 'I can find that for free on the web' are getting louder. We fear that some of these consumers will find pay TV far less relevant to their lives than do today's adults."