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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- Kansas must spend more money on its public schools, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday in a decision that could jeopardize Republican Gov. Sam Brownback's desire to make his state a tax-cutting template for the nation.

The high court's ruling that Kansas' amount of school funding was unconstitutional fell in line with past decisions that strongly and specifically told lawmakers how much they had to allocate to provide adequate education for every child.

But it court stopped short of telling legislators exactly how much to spend, giving that responsibility to a lower court. Kansas legislators had delayed any decisions on school funding this session until the high court made a final judgment.

The case also has broader implications beyond the classroom: Kansas enacted sweeping cuts to income taxes in 2012 and 2013 championed by Brownback that have reduced the amount of available resources to comply with a court order on education funding.

Lawmakers could be forced to reconsider the income tax measures -- pushed as a means to stimulate the economy and estimated to be worth nearly $3.9 billion over the next five years. Other Republican-run states have looked at such cuts, including this year in Oklahoma and Missouri.

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Brownback, Attorney General Derek Schmidt and legislative leaders scheduled a Friday afternoon news conference to discuss the ruling.

"This is a complex decision that requires thoughtful review," Brownback said in a statement. "I will work with leadership in the Kansas Senate and House to determine a path forward that honors our tradition of providing a quality education to every child and that keeps our schools open, our teachers teaching and our students learning."

Republican House Speaker Ray Merrick and Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley, a Democrat, said they were reviewing the ruling.

The decision reaffirms a promise "that all students share equally in the benefits of a quality public education," said Wade Henderson of the Washington-based Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.

John Robb, an attorney for the plaintiffs, saw Friday's ruling as a victory because the justices rejected the state's arguments that the funding issue was political, to be determined by the Legislature and governor.

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He predicted that after the next round of lower-court hearings, the outcome will mirror what happened previously: An order for the state to increase its total annual spending on schools by at least $440 million.

"I see that we have to go around the block again," he said.

A state Department of Education official estimates legislators must increase funding by $129 million, in addition to the more than $3 billion the state has budgeted for the 2014-2015 school year.

The Supreme Court sent the case back to district court for more review to "promptly" determine what the adequate amount of funding should be, but didn't set a deadline for a hearing. It did, however, set a July 1 deadline for legislators to restore money for two funds aimed at helping poorer districts with capital improvements and general school operations.

Kansas cut its annual base aid to schools by $386 million over several years as tax revenues declined during the Great Recession, although it did cover some rising costs, such as teacher pensions.

A lawsuit was filed in 2010 on behalf of four school districts and parents, claiming Kansas reneged on promises made in 2006 to provide a certain level of funding for public schools. The suit also said students were harmed because spending cuts resulted in lower test scores and affected programs aimed at helping poor and minority students.

In recent years, school districts have trimmed their staffs, cut after-school programs and raised fees for parents. Classrooms became more crowded.

State attorneys had said legislators did the best they could to maintain education spending among the reduced available revenues during the recession, pointing to efforts to raise the state sales tax rate in 2010 and the reliance on federal stimulus funding to keep spending stable.

A three-judge panel in Shawnee County District Court said in January 2013 that the lawsuit was valid, and the state appealed that ruling to the high court.

Because no issues involving the U.S. Constitution were raised, there's no appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

All states have language in their constitutions for providing public school funding. But Kansas' courts in the past have been strong and specific in spelling out how the state must carry out that responsibility, and education advocates wondered earlier this year whether the push in Kansas to base funding on costs -- not political considerations -- would continue, perhaps emboldening parents and educators in other states.

Brownback has claimed that Kansas is leading a low-tax, small-government "American renaissance." Republican leaders in the GOP-dominated Legislature suggested before they convened in January that they might resist an order for more spending.

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Dublin: 13 °C Friday 9 December, 2016

You’ve got mail… and possibly a Euro 2012 match ticket if you’re lucky

Check your inbox; European football’s governing body UEFA are starting to let people know if they’ve got a ticket.

Irish fans have oversubscribed to the ticketing process.
Irish fans have oversubscribed to the ticketing process.
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IRISH SOCCER FANS hopeful of watching the Boys in Green in Poland this summer will learn today if their ticket applications have been successful.

European football governing body, UEFA, will begin contacting those that applied through their European Championships ticketing process.

Fans who have won the ticket lottery will be informed of the date by which they must pay while those who have missed out will be put on a waiting list. Those supporters will then be considered when the release of the additional 2,300 tickets secured for Irish fans commences in the coming weeks, the FAI says.

“I am happy that we have been able to secure 2,300 additional tickets so far for Irish supporters and thank UEFA for assisting us,” Abbotstown chief, John Delaney said today.

“We will continue to work closely with UEFA to secure any additional tickets that become available, we are also awaiting final confirmation of substantial extra tickets for the Italy game as they have not taken up their full allocation. UEFA EURO 2012 is generating real excitement throughout the country and while it will not be possible for every fan to attend, we will continue to work hard to secure the maximum number of tickets possible,” he added.

Ireland have been drawn in Group C along with world and European champions Spain, Giovanni Trapattoni’s homeland of Italy and Slaven Bilic’s Croatia.

The UEFA sales portal is now closed but all supporters can still apply through the UEFA European Re-sale system which redistributes tickets based on availability of returns.

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MEP Daniel Hannan Warns America

Introduction by Sen. Jim DeMint

The American Civil Rights Union and Regular Folks United recently hosted Daniel Hannan, Member of the European Parliament from Southeastern England, at the Capitol Hill Club where he delivered remarks warning Americans about the dangers of following in the steps of Europe.

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Stocks to watch at close on Monday

Date: February 25 2013

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at close on Monday:

BPT - BEACH ENERGY LTD - up 7.5 cents at $1.37

Shares in Beach Energy have gained more than eight per cent after Chevron Australia announced it will take a stake in two gas exploration sites in the Cooper Basin.

CTX - CALTEX AUSTRALIA LTD - up 43 cents at $18.67

Caltex Australia has returned to profitability as its refining businesses showed the results of recent structural changes.

LEI - LEIGHTON HOLDINGS LTD - up nine cents at $23.25

The value of a contract held by Leighton Holdings for work on the Gorgon natural gas project has more than doubled to nearly $1.8 billion.

PFL - PATTIES FOODS LTD - down 13.5 cents at $1.565

Stiff competition in the supermarket frozen food aisle has eaten into Patties Foods margins and caused its first half profit to dip 16.5 per cent.

QAN - QANTAS AIRWAYS LTD - up one cent at $1.645

Qantas director Corrine Namblard has resigned from the airline's board after becoming caught up in an Italian corruption investigation.

QBE - QBE LTD - down 15 cents at $13.03

The Finance Sector Union (FSU) has urged QBE Insurance Group to reveal whether or not it plans to send 700 Australian jobs offshore to Manila.

TEN - TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LTD - up two cents at 31.5 cents

Ten Network Holdings shares are up in early trade as market players express hope that new management may improve the struggling free-to-air broadcaster's performance.

WHG - WHK GROUP LTD - up one cent at $1.065

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After recently cutting jobs to save costs, accounting firm WHK Group is considering a $320 million merger proposal from wealth management firm SFG Australia.

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By Xavier La Canna
April 11, 2005

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The policy of deliberately burning forests came under renewed attack yesterday after a blaze threatened houses and lives, apparently after breaking control lines.

If it is confirmed that the fire in the Dunmore State Forest started as a controlled burn, it will be the 10th fire to have broken containment lines this autumn.

About 200 firefighters yesterday battled the blaze in the state's west, which has destroyed nearly 1700 hectares of forest.

The Department of Sustainability and Environment said on Saturday that the fire had spread after a controlled burn, lit on Wednesday, broke containment lines. But fire authorities said yesterday they were now investigating the possibility the fire had been started by lightning strikes.

The fire yesterday approached homes in Bessiebelle, near Macarthur, and came within 500 metres of the Princes Highway near Codrington.

Cattle farmer Jack Sharrock from Bessiebelle, a CFA member for 46 years, said he was annoyed at the way prescribed burns were carried out. He said the fire had come within about three kilometres of his home and he feared it would be destroyed.

"It should have been left until later," Mr Sharrock said. "A controlled burn used to be done in the winter time and was called a slow burn. Now they have changed the time of year."

He said the fire should not have been lit with hot weather forecast.

Mr Sharrock said he had been told by police that his property was under threat and to prepare to evacuate before the fire was contained about 2.30pm yesterday.

State Opposition Leader Robert Doyle said it appeared to be the second controlled burn that had got out of control in a potentially dangerous way. He called on Environment Minister John Thwaites to explain.

A State Government spokeswoman said yesterday there were no plans to change the policy of prescribed burns.

It (the fire) should have been left until later.

"Fuel-reduction burning is an integral part of strategies to assist in the control of bushfires and this practice was recommended by the Esplin Report which also called for an increase in the practice," she said.

A Department of Sustainability and Environment spokeswoman said the agency had conducted more than 300 prescribed burns this autumn and only nine were known to have broken control lines. About 55,000 hectares had been burned deliberately this autumn and about 6770 hectares were accidentally set alight, she said.

The spokeswoman retracted an early media release issued jointly by the CFA and the DSE that blamed the fire on the prescribed burn. A CFA spokeswoman said the cause of the fire was under investigation.

"While prescribed burning had been conducted in the vicinity of this wildfire, there was also lightning in the area early on Friday morning," she said.

The fire comes after a blaze at Wilsons Promontory broke control lines and burned through more than 6000 hectares of the 50,000-hectare park.

The Wilsons Promontory fire flared again yesterday, forcing authorities to suspend the planned reopening of Tidal River camping area on Wednesday.

Conservation zoologist Peter Myroniuk was critical of the way burns had been carried out. He said the fire at Wilsons Promontory had put at risk a colony of the rare New Holland mouse and other fires should be confined to undergrowth.

"I am certainly in favour of ecological burns because I see their advantage, but on this scale? No," Mr Myroniuk said.

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V/Line train went down wrong track

A severe safety breach in which a V/Line train left Southern Cross Station and travelled 800 metres down the wrong track towards an oncoming passenger train was the fault of Melbourne's badly outmoded train radio systems, an investigation has found.

Staff at Metro's train control centre could not contact the driver to tell him he had passed a stop signal because Metro and V/Line do not share a radio channel. He finally came to a stop just 240 metres from a stationary city-bound V/Line train, and was oblivious to the terrible error until a train supervisor chased him down on foot.

The incident occurred on a Metro-controlled track between Southern Cross and North Melbourne stations that is shared by Metro and V/Line trains. A report into the December 2011 incident was released last week by the Office of the Chief Investigator for Transport Safety.

The report found that while the breach was caused by driver error, the risk of a train-on-train collision was made much worse by Metro's inability to communicate directly with V/Line drivers. It recommended the two rail operators develop shared radio communications, a project now under way but not due to be completed for four more years.

''The seamless integration of communication between V/Line trains and Metrol [Metro's train control centre] is not scheduled to be completed until 2017, leaving the system with identified vulnerabilities in the interim,'' the report noted.

The driver, who was taking the otherwise empty train into a maintenance yard, was removed from driving duties but kept on as a V/Line employee.

It was the second safety breach in less than a month in which a V/Line train passed through a stop signal and travelled along the wrong track but could not be readily contacted on radio.

The previous incident happened in November 2011, when a driver at Flinders Street Station drove a Traralgon-bound train 380 metres down the wrong track before realising his mistake and applying the emergency brakes.

The project to modernise V/Line's train radios is being overseen by Public Transport Victoria. A PTV spokeswoman said that when completed in 2017 it would allow Metro and V/Line trains to communicate with each other right across the network.

''This project requires the installation of devices during maintenance and major overhauls of vehicles,'' she said.


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Rooted Honeycomb 3.2.1 Stock ROM for the Acer Iconia A500

The festive season for the Acer Iconia A500 seems to be continuing with ROMs continuing to be released at regular intervals. Sure, “Ice Cream Sandwiches” seem to be the flavor of the season, despite the cold weather ─ and with good reason, but there is always room for a nice, rooted, stock HoneyComb ROM for those who tasted some ICS goodness, and decided to go back to HC till a really stable (everything works) build is out.

XDA developer civato has released a Rooted Stock ROM for the Iconia A500. It is based on pure stock A500 but is pre-rooted, so that you don’t have to go through the rooting process again. If you are currently running a custom ROM, and have Clockworkmod recovery installed on your tab, you know the drill, and I won’t bore you any more of my ramblings.

If you are still unrooted [I would urge you to root soon and liberate your Iconia Tab 🙂], You can refer to this particularly nice, detailed, step-by-step guide for rooting and other related processes.

You can download the ROM from the developer’s thread here.

To flash the ROM, you can follow these simple steps given below:

  1. Download the ROM from the link posted above and transfer it to your External SD card
  2. Power off your device and boot into recovery mode (Hold Volume Down & Power button together, and release both when you see text at the top of the screen)
  3. Perform a full backup of your existing ROM as a precautionary measure
  4. Perform a full wipe (Wipe Data, Wipe Cache partition & Wipe Dalvik Cache in Advanced Options)
  5. Install zip from SD card/Choose zip from SD card ( here, select the zip file you copied to your sd card in Step 1)
  6. Once the installation is complete, reboot.

Thats it!! Your’e done, and should now be running Stock Honeycomb version 3.2.1 with root.

In case you have any questions, or comments, do feel free to add them in the comments below, and I’d be happy to answer them for you.

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  1. Jack says: Reply

    Hello thanks for your well article, I have a question. There is spanish language in the ROM?nnThanks A Lot

  2. Jack says: Reply

    Hello when I try to put iconia a500 in recovery mode a symbol admiration inside of android. And nothing happend. What can I do? Thanks

  3. Kleanthis says: Reply

    Please respond to a rookie acer a500 user. I have it in stock 3.0.1. Son1. I gain root access and install gingerbreak.n2.Install CWM 1.5n3.Backup recovery image to sd card.n4.Download the rooted 3.2.1 and put it zipped in the sd card (thebackup image is still there)n5.Get the iconia to recovery mode.n6. Full backup again to sd card.n7.When completes — wipe data/factory reset ->nu00a0navigate to “Yes – delete all user data”nn- wipe cache partition -> navigate to “Yes – wipe cache”nn- Advanced -> Wipe Dalvik Cache -> navigate to “Yes – Wipe Dalvik Cache”n8. Go back to CWM menu and – Install zip from sdcard -> choose zip from sdcard.nnNavigate to your zip on the SD card and install it – choose “Yes” again nto install. Wait untill installation is complete, return to the main CWMn menu and choose “reboot system now”.nIs that all I do? Please correct me if I forgot something or wrote something wrong.nOr just email me on

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      Yes. That’s all you need to do. You’ve got it right.

  4. Kleanthis says: Reply

    An other rookie question. I am reading and reading before I do anything to my iconia and brick it. n1.So I saw that there are regional roms? Will this work on any acer iconia device?n2.Also, flashing the kernel is another thing?nu00a0What are the advantages of that?n3. After flashing with this 3.2.1 stock pre rooted, everything works or do I have to apply patches?n4. If I brick it, can I revive it?nThanks… and sorry for asking.

  5. sridhar says: Reply

    Why is it so hard and complicated to download this ROM?

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Let’s Be Honest

I have a confession. I have on occasion allowed a myriad of thoughts to overtake my brain and create chaos in my head. That dark dispirited voice nags at me over and over again. The voice cries:

"What if my writing isn’t good enough? What if my family doesn’t like my writing? The harshest critics can be my family, if they don’t like my writing…they don’t like me.  What if people discover I really don’t know what I’m doing?"

See you’re not alone. It's not as dark and dismal as you care to believe. We all have had that same nagging evil voice in our head, the voice that resonates from one place FEAR. Not a writer in the world, correction not a human on this planet who hasn’t beaten down that voice. Actually, in my opinion the difference between those who DO in this world and those who DON’T, is defined by their ability to beat down that negative voice.

I told myself I could continue to make all the excuses I wanted. Oh, I have done them all, I don’t have the time, I don’t have the talent. I don’t have enough research. However, once I got really honest with myself and recognized it was fear holding me back and not my excuses, I was free to do the work. Once I faced the real perpetrator head on, acknowledged it for what it was, I was able to move forward.

I’m not going to kid you, the fear never really vanishes, however, I have learned to utilize it to do the best job I can do, I don’t let it paralyze me from starting or finishing. However, I did embrace something even bigger to assist me in writing my family history stories…..PASSION.

I propelled my passion for genealogy into my families stories. Passion is what put a family history book into the hands of my family members. Passion is what will put my family history book into the Canadian National Archives. Passion is what has propelled me to write further family history books. I allowed that passion to fuel me. I used the same passion that prompted me to spend years searching for ancestors and channel it into writing the stories. I employed the passion, push downed the fear and started writing.

My next step to my family history writing journey was committing to a deadline and a partner. I engaged a cousin to take this journey with me. You know the old saying “safety in numbers.”  We set a deadline, a family reunion, we were committed. We went public to our family and from then on there was no turning back.

Why am I telling you all this?  I want you to let go of your fear, your excuses and join  The Family History Writing Challenge. The Challenge is an opportunity to push the fear aside, set a deadline and join a community of supporters and finally write your family stories.

The Family History Writing Challenge is a place where you can declare your intentions publicly in a safe environment, where you don’t have to go it alone. As of this writing I am excited and pleased by the number of genealogy friends who have joined. By the time we start on Feb 1st, I anticipate we will be 100 strong. Together, we will support and encourage each other, offer words of advice, even peer edit if you’re so inclined. I will be there each and every day for you.

If you would like this kind of encouragement and peer support then sign-up for The Family History Writing Challenge . Daily reminders and emails will keep you focused and on your path. However, I’m taking it one step further. We are all friends in this journey. As a special way of encouraging, conversing and helping one another I have set up The Family History Writing Challenge Forum, where you can post your questions, ask advice, offer advice to others, and share your wins, all in an effort to keep you focused and let you know that you are not alone on this journey.

Join the The Family History Writing Challenge and then join the Forum. Now you have crossed the biggest obstacles off your list; letting go of the fear and making the commitment and surrounding yourself with support.

You can also follow us along on twitter with the hashtag #FHWC. Feel free to tweet using this hashtag if you need some support from myself or any members of the challenge. Input=Output, embrace all aspects of the challenge and maximize your results and experience.

Be honest with yourself, what is really stopping you from writing your family history? Join us and start writing your family stories today.

Debra Newton-Carter said...

I had read of the Family History Writing Challenge a week ago, and wondered about it...

Yes, I can say that at times I do have fear...perhaps well-guarded concern...that when I write the story there may be some do not like it, who may even be angered by it, because there are gaps in the artifacts and documents left behind. I am at a point where I am deciding on whether to write historical narrative or fiction based on a true story. I am not writing a "genealogy book" per se...more of a social history of a group of people in a particular location with particular members of my husband's ancestry as main characters.

I don't want to jump ahead of myself and get off track...missing the forest for the trees, so to speak. But I will take a good, hard look at perhaps I will accept the challenge!

Thank you for your honesty! I truly appreciate it!

Kathy Reed said...

I enjoyed this post. This will be my second time participating in the writing challenge. I wrote to you last year expressing some of the same misgivings listed in the post. Well, here I am a year later -- still writing.

Lynn Palermo said...

@ Debra, I know of what you speak, I have one line of my family that is proving to be a similar case. I have several ideas as well for creating a non-fiction work based on some of my ancestors. Certainly if you feel ready to tip your toe in the water we will be here to support you.

Lynn Palermo said...

@Kathy, good for you for sticking with it. 29 Days may not be enough to complete your story but think of how much closer you will be. Glad to have you back this year.

Debra Newton-Carter said...

Thanks Lynn...I'm in!

Helen Spencer said...

I found this inspiring, thanks Lynn. Passion is, for me, the one thing that I hope shines through in my work. I can string a few words together, but if they have no heart and no real PURPOSE, then they are without life.


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Ever heard of the musical Georgy? How about Rockabye Hamlet? It's not your fault if you haven't; audiences were only given a handful of opportunities to see them the first time around. But thanks to producers of the series If It Only Even Runs A Minute, Jennifer Ashley Tepper and Kevin Michael Murphy, these musicals will have a second chance to receive some long overdue recognition.

The series' 11th edition will be held on April 22 at Le Poisson Rouge, with Caleb Hoyer lending his musical direction to the evening. The show will feature songs and behind-the-scenes stories from lesser-known musicals such as Georgy, Greenwich Village USA, Haarlem Nocturne, Happily Ever After, Rockabye Hamlet, The Scottsboro Boys, Soon, Starting Here Starting Now, The Thing About Men, and more still to be announced.

Several of the obscure musicals' original cast members and writers will perform, as well as some of today's biggest Broadway stars. The concert's roster includes: George Lee Andrews (Evita, The Phantom of the Opera), Bertilla Baker (Titanic, Asylum), Marlene Danielle (Cats, West Side Story), André DeShields (The Wiz, The Full Monty), Brandon Victor Dixon (Motown, The Scottsboro Boys), Jake Epstein (American Idiot, Spider-Man), Scott Fagan (writer of Soon), Danielle Gimbal (Pool Boy, The Fix), Leah Hocking (Billy Elliot, All Shook Up), Christopher Ketner (The Sound of Music), Kelvin Moon Loh (American Idiot, Here Lies Love), Brynn O'Malley (Annie, Sunday in the Park with George), Michon Peacock (Chicago, Georgy), Monet Julia Sabel (6 The Musical), Amanda Michelle Savan (Fancy Nancy, Cruel Shoes), Ryan Speakman (Camelot, Oliver), Larry Spivack (Metamorphosis, Triumph of Love), Taylor Trensch (Matilda, Bare), Freida Williams (Starmites, Jesus Christ Superstar), and Savannah Wise ("Smash," Rock of Ages). Additional performers are still yet to be announced.

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The two frontrunners drew all the attention, emerging as the "winners" of Wednesday's GOP presidential forum -- but at what price?

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Rick Perry and Mitt Romney eclipsed the Republican presidential field Wednesday night by brawling over their jobs records and trading practiced barbs in a high-stakes debate that further distanced the two front-runners from the beleaguered pack.

But at what price?

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Perry: Obama's Worst Nightmare
Romney: Cutting Taxes and Regulations Equals Jobs
Perry the Debater: He's Dull, But He Gets the Job Done

The testy exchanges allowed Perry to cast himself as a conservative truth-teller and Romney to bill himself as the most electable GOP candidate. In doing so, both men exposed each others' political vulnerabilities and risked alienating independent voters who are looking for more civility in politics.

Oh, and they ticked off their rivals - the also-rans, no doubt jealous of all the attention. "There are eight of us up here," complained Texas Rep. Ron Paul after being ignored during the debate's opening minutes.

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich bristled at Politico's John Harris for asking a pointed but fair question. "I'm frankly not interest in your efforts to get Republicans fighting each other," Gingrich said. "Whoever the nominee is, we're all for defeating Barack Obama."

Sure, but first, one of them has to beat the rest.

If national polls are to be believed (and that is always a dubious assumption), Perry is best positioned to win the GOP nomination. Which is why it was a curious - if not risky - strategy to come out swinging against Romney. Indeed, the Texas governor can't seem to pass up a fight; he attacked Paul, as well as a Republican who wasn't even on the stage: former Bush adviser Karl Rove.

And yet Perry played the martyr. "I kind of feel," he said, "like the piñata here at the party." With good reason. Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, started the fight with an early and subtle dig at Perry's long career in government. Romney's campaign quickly followed up with a press release calling Perry a "career politician." In case anybody missed the point, the press release included photos of Perry aging in office.

Perry praised Romney for creating jobs as a private businessman, but said he record as governor "did not match that."

Romney accused Perry of taking credit for creating jobs in Texas that were the result of conditions outside of Perry's control. To claim credit, Romney said, would be "like Al Gore saying he created the Internet."

Ouch. It's a low blow in GOP politics to compare a rival to Gore, especially when that rival is Perry - a former Democrat who once supported Gore.

Perry hit lower. "Mike Dukakis created jobs three times faster than you did, Mitt," he said.

"As a matter of fact," Romney replied, George W. Bush and his predecessors "created jobs faster than you did."

Same to you and more of it.

"It's nice to see everyone came prepared for tonight's debate," cracked NBC's Brian Williams, co-moderator of the debate.

Indeed, candidates not named Perry and Romney also had good nights. Huntsman stood out as a reasonable and moderate candidate who could go toe-to-toe with the first tier ("I have to say, Mitt, now is not the time ... to start a trade war."). Rep. Michele Bachmann took the steadiest aim at President Barack Obama, underscoring her impressive discipline and polish ("ObamaCare is killing jobs"). And Paul, after a slow start, finally got the attention he craves, even though it came with Perry questioning his loyalty to the GOP.

But it was the Texas cowboy and Massachusetts businessman who stole the show and stuck to their talking points. "Maybe it's time to have some provocative language in this country," Perry said, delivering all that and more.

He refused to back down from calling Social Security a Ponzi scheme, saying "it is a monstrous lie" to suggest to young Americans that Social Security will be available for them as it stands. Reminded that Rove has called such language "toxic," Perry snapped, "You know, Karl has been over the top for a long a time in some of his remarks. So I am not responsible for Karl anymore."

Nope, but Perry is responsible for every outside-the-mainstream policy he backed and every over-the-top statement he made in his eleven years as governor. Evolution. Texas succession. And more, much more, if Romney has his way.

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Recess Study Break

Students play on Hartley Plaza Wednesday afternoon during Recess as a part of Stress Out Week, hosted by Active Minds at Baker University. Stress Out Week is a week filled with activities to help students relieve their stress during finals. Some of the other activities included screaming outside and ice ...

Step Dedication

The renovation of the plaza includes steps and a seating area with picnic tables. The steps were a gift from Director of Natural Areas Roger Boyd and his family.

Dance National Championship Reception

A reception for the Baker University dance team's national championship was held in Harter Union Lobby Wednesday.

Sean Dooley

A number of students, faculty and staff attended a reception Friday to meet head men's basketball coach Sean Dooley and his family.

Alumni Center

One year ago, the women of Phi Mu sorority moved out of their campus home for good. In the fall of 2011, the building opened back up as the Baker University Alumni Center.

Sauder Garden

Directly behind the chapel is one of my favorite places on campus, The Sauder Garden.

Denious Ribbon Cutting

Members of the Baker University Board of Trustees and campus members listen to University President Pat Long as she talks about the renovations made to Denious Hall during the ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday.

Sexual Assault Awareness

This week is Sexual Assault Awareness Week where many students are spreading the word about this type of violence. The week began with the Panty Line Project, where underwear with messages of fear, hate and sadness were strung across the Grape Arbor.

Tunnel of Oppression

The Tunnel of Oppression caught the emotions of many students at Baker University Wednesday in Irwin Hall. The event opened with a room full of images and tri-fold boards, which talked about different types of oppression as well certain events in the world that caused oppression.

Recycled Art

Using recyclables was a common theme for members Baker University of Greek Life last week. Each of the Greek Week teams worked hard all week collecting recyclable goods to put to good use in building an "artistic masterpiece" for the challenge of Recyclable Art. All pieces were due at 3 ...

Greek Week Talent Show

The Greek Week Council put on a talent show April 13 for members of Baker Greek chapters to show off their amazing skills. Loud Noises started the night off with a lively performance and got everyone laughing. After the performance from Loud Noises, the four acts of the night hit ...

SAC at Sporting KC

Student Activities Council put on an unique opportunity for Baker students on April 14. Students received free tickets to the Sporting KC soccer game, and saw the team earn a 1-0 win over the Real Salt Lake. The game was packed and filled with anyone and everyone who wanted to ...

Chalk the Walk

The Baker University Greek chapters got creative on Thursday with the Chalk the Walk competition. Each team used their artistic talents to chalk up a design that included their animal name for the week, incorporated the theme "Animal House" and showed support for the Greek Community by including all chapter ...

Greek Games

This week is the prime time for Greeks chapters on Baker's campus. Many came out to support the different events of Greek Week and fight to be crowned the overall champion

BU's spring colors

Even though the first week back from spring break has been filled with rain, there has been one bright side to the recent weather. Spring colors have once again filled Baker campus, making the walk to class so much more enjoyable. During the winter months, campus can become a little ...

I will be the first to admit that I am terrible about remembering to recycle. However, since Jan. 1 I have been making a conscience effort to do better. One of my New Year’s resolutions was to include recycling into my daily routine. It’s an simple concept but when you ...

Week of Weather

The weather in Baldwin City has been nothing short of unpredictable this week. Within the last five days, we have taken shelter during a tornado warning, ridden bikes across campus during 70 degree weather and worn warm clothes and boots walking through the short-lived snow. After growing up in the ...

Softball in the Springtime

As a member of the Baker University softball team, this is an exciting time for me. We had our opening tournament a few weeks ago, and will return to action March 9 in Conway, Ark. This long layoff has been beneficial to the team, but I know we are all ...

BU's Late-Night Beauty

After spending many late nights at the library, like most students, I have come to find out that Baker's campus is beautiful at night. I had a splurge of creativity one night as I was leaving the library to capture the landscape and it turned out to capture the beauty ...

President's Day

On most days, I look up at the American flag that waves above Parmenter Hall and keep on walking without a second thought. However, on Feb. 20, the flag that I see every day had a much greater impact. On President’s Day I gazed at the American flag moving in ...

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I have been positive for a number of years and my viral load is undectable and I lift weights, I am wanting to build bigger muscles and want to take testosterone but my doctor wont prescribe it. My testosterone is in the normal range in my blood work when its done. what are the side effects if any and why cannot I not take additional hormone replacement(testosterone?

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Your doc is to be commended. She/he is correct that there is a downside to testosterone supplementation in the absence of androgen deficiency.

Testosterone can cause fat wasting (lipoatrophy) which can lead to the type of changes that people on d4T have experienced. Hollowed out cheeks, skinny arms and legs, wasted buttocks can all develop.

Testosterone excess can also lead to mood changes. Acne can also develop. Increases in prostate specific antigen (PSA), a test for prostate cancer, has been associated with testosterone and if there are cancer cells in your prostate these may proliferate with excess testosterone.

I am not an expert on lifting but the way I hear it bulk can be had without steroids. It just takes more work and sweat. Lift more.

And, please don't forget to re-rack your weights.

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A couple of days ago I was re-flushing an emergently placed central line on an HIV + patient with a metal blunt tipped needle. (same needle used to flush another port)The syringe had some blood in it. I missed the injection port and stuck the distal end of my thumb. (very tiny wound)I washed my hand immediatly and went to employee health where I met with an ID doctor. She said I don't want to take any chances and put me on Kaletra and COMBIVIR. She spent very little time discussing the side effects of the drugs and the potential problems associated with taking them for 28 days. Did my exposure warrant the taking of these drugs, and are there longterm sideffects of taking the drugs?

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It is difficult for me to totally evaluate the degree of risk associated with your occupational exposure to HIV without additional information, such as the severity of the wound, source patient's viral load, extent of the exposure to tainted blood, etc. If the I.D. physician suggested a course of PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis), I would recommend you follow that advice. That she didn't fully explain the potential side effects and toxicities of the antiretrovirals in your PEP regimen is unfortunate. This can be remedied either by going back to see the I.D. specialist and asking for additional information or by seeing an HIV specialist. I recommend that anyone who has had an HIV exposure significant enough to warrant a course of PEP be followed by an HIV specialist if possible. The specialist would document the degree of risk, optimize the PEP regimen if necessary, evaluate and manage PEP-related side effects and toxicities and arrange for and interpret post-PEP HIV tests out to six months. Long-term side effects from a course of properly prescribed and monitored courses of PEP would be rare. However, Combivir and Kaletra are potent medications and have a broad range of potential side effects/toxicities, including anemia, fatigue, diarrhea, etc. The physician following your course of PEP should review this information with you in detail.

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Is a Microbicide the Game-Changer Gay Men Need?

As other articles in this issue of Achieve point out, the old adage of "Use a Condom Every Time" is not working. Rates of HIV infection are rising among men who have sex with men (MSM), not just in the U.S., but around the world, and especially among young MSM of color and transgender women. As Jim Eigo writes in this issue, Truvada, when taken by HIV-negative people as PrEP, can significantly lower the risk of infection. But it has two serious drawbacks: to be fully effective it should be taken every day (whether or not you're planning to have sex), and it's hugely expensive (over $1,000 a month retail).

I recall a conversation with a fellow activist years ago, as we were bemoaning the persistent rate of new infections in gay men. "It feels like we'll never get a handle on this thing until we get either a vaccine or a lube that will prevent HIV," I said. The former remains, unfortunately, years away (last April, yet another vaccine study, HVTN 505, was shut down early due to a lack of effectiveness), but the latter may be closer than we think.

The Problem

Among 24,787 MSM who completed an online survey in the U.S. in 2010, 36% reported having receptive anal intercourse the last time they had sex, but only 45% said they had used a condom. Of course, it's not only gay men who have anal sex. In a 2009 U.S. survey, nearly 13% of women said they had had anal sex in the past year. That number rose to 20% in women aged 20 to 39, but only 11% said they had used condoms. Clearly, we need new tools to fight HIV, since anal sex carries the highest risk of HIV transmission among all sexual practices.

The Hope

A new study, MTN 017, is looking at a rectal microbicide (RM) that contains tenofovir, one of the drugs in Truvada. Rectal microbicides are gels that are being studied to see whether they can lower the risk of HIV when used in the rectum. This Phase II study opened in October and will enroll 186 HIV-negative MSM and transgender women in Peru, South Africa, Thailand, and the U.S., including Puerto Rico. While the purpose of the study is not to prove whether the gel is effective at preventing HIV transmission, it will hopefully answer some very important questions about the gel's safety and acceptability.

First, do people like the gel? The first microbicide study to show some effectiveness was CAPRISA 004, which found that a tenofovir gel, when used by women vaginally, reduced the risk of HIV infection by 39%. Unfortunately, when that gel was used rectally in MTN 006, it caused gastrointestinal problems. So the gel has been reformulated to include less glycerin, and an earlier study, MTN-007, found that it was safe and acceptable to both men and women who used it daily for one week. MTN-017 is a larger study that will further explore the gel's safety and whether people like it, and compare it to Truvada pills.

People in the study will cycle through three regimens, each lasting eight weeks: the gel used daily, the gel used before and after anal sex, and daily use of Truvada pills. This will allow researchers not only to collect data about the gel's safety and acceptability in the rectum, but also to compare it to the use of Truvada pills, which were approved for HIV prevention by the FDA in 2012. Throughout the study, researchers will do blood tests to see if people are actually using the gel and Truvada. Similar tests done during trials of Truvada pills found that most people in the trials were not taking the drug as prescribed. But those tests were not done until the trial had ended.

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"By monitoring product use as the study is underway, we will have a much better sense of whether participants are adhering to the assigned study regimens," said Ian McGowan, M.D., Ph.D., co-principal investigator of the MTN. "The unique design of our study, which does not include a placebo, allows us to address any concerns or issues with adherence in a more real-time fashion, rather than waiting until after the study has concluded." The trial should go a long way toward answering the question of whether more people will use a microbicide as opposed to a daily pill.

As we wait for the results of MTN-017 and later follow-up studies that will look at the gel's ability to lower the risk of HIV infection, we can examine the two other roadblocks to PrEP and condoms: Will gay men use it, and can they afford it?

Many studies have already looked at the first question. A 2008 survey in Peru found that of 532 MSM and transgender women who had receptive anal intercourse, 29% would prefer a pill, while 57% would prefer a microbicide (14% had no preference). Clearly, an effective RM would be popular.

Of course, we don't know exactly how the first RM will be used. Ideally, it would be similar to the lube that most people who practice anal sex already use. But to ensure accurate dosing, MTN-017 will require people to use an applicator similar to the one pictured below. A 2010 study compared the reaction of 92 men and 25 women to three different methods: an applicator, a suppository, and an enema. The authors concluded:

Among females, the applicator was the preferred product across all ages ... whereas both the applicator and the suppository were preferred to the enema among older females. ... Younger males preferred the applicator to the enema and suppository, while older males did not appear to prefer any product over another. These findings suggest that the marketing of RM products and the counseling of adherence to their use for HIV prevention may need to be age and gender specific.

But would people use an applicator when they usually use their fingers to apply lube? In Biomedical Advances in HIV Prevention -- Social and Behavioral Perspectives, Marc-André LeBlanc and Jim Pickett write:

"Using an applicator to deliver a rectal microbicide may be a 'deal breaker.' It is one thing to use an applicator in a trial; it is quite another to ask men and women ... to use an applicator in their real lives."

Using an applicator to deliver an RM may be a "deal breaker." It is one thing to use an applicator in a trial; it is quite another to ask men and women ... to use an applicator in their real lives. After all, people who use lube most commonly use their fingers to apply it, utilizing the "dab will do ya method." And if more lube is needed, "another dab will do ya." ... If we are to have products that real people are going to use in their real lives, scientists and impacted communities must continue to engage with one another. Tapping community wisdom before, during, and after trials is not a luxury, or something nice to do -- it is absolutely essential.

That may depend on how effective it is at preventing HIV. Even though MTN-006 found that the vaginal form of a tenofovir gel had too many side effects when used in the rectum, it also found that people in the study reported a high willingness to use the product in the future if there was some indication of actual protection. So even though younger gay men have not seen the devastation of AIDS that was evident in the '80s and '90s, the desire to avoid infection may still be strong enough to lead them to use a less-than-100% effective RM.

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Southwest Airlines and Airtran airlines are in a bit of a pissing match. Since I am always game for a pissing match, I couldn't help but pass this one along. (You don't need sound, but it is better with it) Enjoy!

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How's the AirTran girl already have a drink mixed and in her hand and she's just being welcomed onto the flight. Seems rude of AirTran to wait that long to welcome her, in their own commercial.

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Anchor Christmas Ale 2007

Anchor Christmas Ale 2007Christmas in July? No, not really, just the review—I drank this back in March. Regardless, this was the 2007 vintage of Anchor’s Christmas Ale (formally known as Our Special Ale), which, as many doubtless know, is a seasonal offering brewed from a different recipe every year. Shockingly, I think this was my first ever Christmas Ale from Anchor—doubly shocking since it’s been brewed since 1975 and I’m supposed to be all about the beer.

C’est la vie, I suppose.

This 2007 version has an alcohol strength of 5.5% by volume and its recipe, as always, is secret.

Appearance: Deep amber-brown color, very deep red when held to the light. Thinnish light tan head that fell quickly.

Smell: Dark, roasty, licorice, some molasses. Some spices—ginger(?), maybe nutmeg.

Taste: That spicy winter warmer character with a bit of heat and some nice dry roasty notes. Nutty character… a roast hazelnut? Turns into a dry finish, which leads us to…

Mouthfeel: Light of medium-bodied, with a thin presentation and a long dry finish.

On BeerAdvocate, it scores high accolades with a grade of A-. On RateBeer, it scores 3.57 out of 5 and is in their 88th percentile.

Also, with this review I’m also adding a link to the beer (still available) on Liquid Solutions. As I’d mentioned already, I’m now a LS affiliate so if you click through the link below and buy some of this beer, I’ll get a percentage.

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First up: Widmer Brothers Prickly Pear Braggot, from 2010. This has really aged well and was presented to us by Rob Widmer himself. 10% abv. Fruity, nice mead character, almost a wine-like quality.

Next is Karl Strauss Boardwalk Black Rye, presented by Ryan Ross. 8%abv, kind of a Black Rye IPA/CDA/whatever you want to call it. Nice, spicy rye character and hoppy body, nice roast—definite CDA characteristics with a dry rye twist.

Third is Blue Moon Vintage Blonde Ale, presented by Lisa Zimmer: an ale made with 100% white wheat, no barley (which I find extremely interesting) and Chardonnay grape juice. Light, very drinkable, 8.5%abv, bubbly and interesting; somewhat champagne-like.

Fourth is New Planet Off Grid Pale Ale, a gluten free beer made with sorghum, brown rice, molasses, tapioca, maltodextrin, presented by Danielle Quatrochi. Nutty, spicy, I can tell it’s gluten free but it’s a tastier one than I’ve had in the past. I can taste the brown rice, I think, along with toasted bread crust.

Fifth is Ninkasi Total Domination IPA, presented by Jamie Floyd in a Darth Vader costume(!). Great beer, super drinkable, and can’t beat the presentation. Apparently Jamie is wearing his Darth Vader for Ninkasi’s winter seasonal Imperial Stout, Imperiale. It will only be available in the Ninkasi four-pack though.

Sixth is Deschutes Jubelale 2011! This one hasn’t been released yet (it’s this year’s seasonal), and is being presented by Veronica Vega. Fantastic nose on this one, and it’s just as good as Jubel should be (one of my absolute favorite Deschutes beers).

Seventh, Matt Van Wyk brings us Oakshire Overcast Espresso Stout, rich and full of coffee notes that’s super smooth. It’s 5.8%abv, with an oatmeal stout as a base, and the beans are locally roasted and cold-steeped in cold water for 13 hours to add to it. Right now it’s made in their 80-barrel fermenter and takes 50 gallons of espresso per batch (100 pounds of coffee!).

The final beer is Breakside Brewery‘s Gin Barrel Sour Double Wit, presented by Ben Edmunds. It’s a lacto-soured Belgian style wit full of lactic and citric sour aromas and is super-tart and clean on the tongue, a bit dry in the finish. 7.1%abv. I’m finding almost a berry character in the beer, like fresh tart blackberries. I’m not getting any gin/juniper from it though.


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Skinny Tex-Mex Mac and Cheese Skillet

When you're trying to eat a healthy diet mac and cheese isn't exactly something you'd think would be included as one of your food choices. It's typically full of fat and calories and not much that's actually good for you, but making it at home from healthy ingredients changes everything! We love anything Mexican-style in our family (like these Oven Chicken Fajitas, these Mexican-Style Quinoa Stuffed Peppers or this Easy Mexican Tortilla Soup), so I was determined to give homemade mac and cheese a healthy Tex-Mex makeover and the results were amazing! Fresh peppers and diced tomatoes are a healthy addition to the low-fat cheese sauce, and using whole grain pasta really increases the amount of healthy fibre in each serving. And the best part is, it all comes together in under 30 minutes so dinner will be on the table in no time. Our family gobbled this up, and with 2 pre-schoolers at the table, that's saying something!! I know you're going to love it too!

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1/2 lb extra lean ground beef
2 tsp low-sodium taco seasoning
1 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp smoked paprika
1 medium onion, diced
1 green pepper, diced
1 cup canned diced tomatoes

1 tbsp butter
2 tbsp all purpose flour
1 cup skim milk
2 cups shredded low fat cheddar cheese

225g whole grain rigatoni pasta

1/4 cup shredded low fat cheddar cheese for sprinkling on top

low fat sour cream and chopped cilantro for serving

To make:

Preheat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.

Brown the ground beef in a large oven-safe skillet over medium heat. When it's almost cooked through add the garlic powder, paprika, onion and green pepper and saute until the meat is finished cooking and the pepper and onion are soft. Add the diced tomatoes and allow the mixture to cook for a few minutes more, stirring often.

The best time to cook your pasta is while the meat is browning. Cook the pasta in a large pot of salted water according to package directions. Cook it until it's just al dente, drain and set aside.

Remove the meat mixture to a plate once the meat is cooked through completely, scraping as many of the brown bits out of the bottom of the skillet as you can.

Place the skillet back on the heat and add the butter to the skillet. Once the butter has melted, use a wire whisk to stir the flour and the butter together until they form a thick paste. Slowly add the milk, continuing to whisk until a white sauce forms.

Continue whisking until the sauce is smooth and then add the shredded cheese, continuing to whisk until the cheese melts and your white sauce turns into a cheese sauce.

Add the meat mixture to the cheese sauce, switching to a wooden spoon to combine everything well.

Add the cooked pasta to the meat and cheese sauce mixture and stir everything together well until all the noodles are coated. Press the mixture gently into the skillet using the back of the wooden spoon and sprinkle the remaining shredded over the top.

Add the oven-safe skillet to your preheated oven (375 degrees Fahrenheit) and let it bake for 15-20 minutes or until the cheese is melted and begins to bubble slightly.

Garnish with some bits of chopped cilantro and serve it up in all its cheesy glory!

It's also really tasty served with a dollop of sour cream (I use low fat)! It adds to the creaminess of the sauce and the cool flavour really compliments the warmth of the Tex-Mex flavours.

Don't you just want to dig right in to that cheesy goodness? Yum!

My goal in creating this recipe was make it Weight Watchers friendly, and I'm happy to say I succeeded! This skillet dinner serves 8 and each serving is only 6 Weight Watchers SmartPoints, making it the perfect healthy weeknight meal!

I hope you enjoyed this recipe! Let me know in the comments below, what other flavours of skinny mac and cheese would you love to see on the blog this year?

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Full Access Secured for US Beef Exports to Peru

16 March 2016

US - The US government has reached agreement with the government of Peru to remove barriers for US beef exports to Peru that have remained in effect since 2003, opening one of the fastest growing markets in Latin America to all American beef and beef products.

In 2015, the United States exported $25.4 million in beef and beef products to Peru.

Since the US-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA) entered into force in 2009, US beef and beef products have grown substantially but have been hampered due to burdensome certification requirements installed by Peru in 2003.

This agreement, reached during a trade and investment mission to Peru, removes those barriers – called the export verification programme – and assures American ranchers of expanded market access.

"Since 2009, the United States and Peru have enjoyed one of the strongest bilateral trade relationships in the Western Hemisphere, and today it became much stronger," said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack after meeting with officials from the government of Peru.

"Since 2003, USDA and USTR have worked diligently to reopen and expand markets once closed to US beef. This is another win in a long line of successes that led to a near-record US beef and beef product exports in 2015.

"The Obama Administration will continue to work hard around the world to remove unfair barriers and create a more level playing for America's farmers, ranchers, producers and rural communities."

"Peru has been a growing market for American beef and this agreement will only further expand opportunities for American producers and exporters," said US Trade Representative Michael Froman.

"Not many years ago, there was little American beef going to Peru, but through the US-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement, and agreements like this, we are seeing increased demand for high-quality American beef."

Bilateral trade of agricultural, fish and forestry products between the United States and Peru topped $3 billion in 2015 and has grown more than 110 per cent since 2009.

The agreement reached today reflects the United States' negligible risk classification for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).

Through an exchange of letters, the United States and Peru have agreed to changes in certification statements that will allow beef and beef products from all federally inspected US establishments to be eligible for export to Peru, rather than only those beef and beef products from establishments that participated in the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Export Verification (EV) programs under the previous certification requirements.

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Members of the Class of 1935 with ambitions along news gathering, Business, or Photographic lines, and Sophomore candidates for the Editorial and Business boards will be on hand tonight when the CRIMSON portals swing open and five competitions of eight weeks' duration start with a short meeting at 7.15 o'clock.

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Those interested in trying out for positions on the various boards will gather at this time in the President's office in the CRIMSON building, 14 Plympton Street, and after a few words by O. E. Fuerbringer '32, president of the CRIMSON, the routine of the various departments will be explained by the officers in charge. Candidates will be given their first assignments tomorrow; attendance at this evening's meeting involves no obligation to complete.

News candidates will spend the first week in becoming acquainted with various University sources, and with "newspaper style." Shortly after, when the "Scoop book" is opened, they will be given greater opportunities for displaying initiative and ability in gleaning items of interest from among the chaff of commonplace material. Ability to wield a pen with some fluency is essential, but previous journalistic experience is not necessary.

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Aspirants for the business board, dealing first with routine work about the office, will later be trusted with enterprises calling for more judgment and iniative. Unlike their colleagues of the news board, they will find the larger part of their activity falling within the limits of the business day. Contact with local advertisers is an apprenticeship for later dealings with the national firms.

Prospective photographers will supply their own plates, but will work with CRIMSON cameras. They will find opportunity for passport work, action pictures, snapshots of unusual items or events, and still photography calling for skill in placing the camera, together with a thorough training in the technique of developing, printing, and trimming.

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Editorial candidates will lay their offerings daily at 7 o'clock on the alter of the god of things as they should be, in the person of the "man in charge of the column." This competition involves familiarity with happenings in the University and in the world at large, and gives the successful competitor a better organization of opinions and a firmer command of English


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The Social News Network

The Times—they are a-changin’. Today, more people choose to go online to get their news fill than pick up a paper. Nearly 75 percent of people surveyed by the Pew Internet and American Life Project got their news from email or social networking sites. The print industry has long been put on life support as news gets more and more social; now you not only read a story, but share its link with friends by email or comment on it through Facebook and Twitter feeds. In a hyperlinked world, news is no longer a one-way phenomenon, it is circular. Everyone is creating, sharing, and distributing new content online and while this is mostly convenient and expedient, it can also create false notions about the comprehensiveness of our news consumption.

While it seems as if news-aggregating sites and social media tools like Facebook will present the best of the news in the world to us, these services pose a very real concern that we can become trapped in a cycle of news that maps very closely onto the beliefs of only our social and cultural groups.

Good for you if you read several newspapers online, clicking through every section, but as Pew’s study reveals (and many of us will recall from our own online behavior) people tend to gravitate toward only a handful of links: the ones most emailed, or most discussed. Online news websites triumphantly feature countdowns of these most popular stories, which eventually morph into self-perpetuating cycles of popular opinion.

Recent studies of online users also reveal that we systematically choose to read only that which we already agree with. For users who get their online news solely from social media sites, this self-reassuring spiral is even more pronounced. On Facebook, our friends turn into human filters. Most people read what their friends read, share these links, write notes and comments on debates within a closed group of like-minded individuals. As the information overload grows, individuals begin to rely more on their social groups and trusted sources, to sift through the clutter of news. We choose a few personal “news curators”—people we follow on Twitter or whose feeds we subscribe to on Facebook— and trust them to handpick the news pieces most relevant to us.

Social media is good at creating bubbles around us—that’s part of their charm. They help us to customize every dimension of our lives through an endless series of likes. But algorithms like the Facebook news feed expose us to a precariously small range of views. A recent study released by Facebook at its f8 developer conference in 2011 confirms that users are more likely to click on news links from friends they were close to. It’s great to use Facebook to filter through our personal and commercial interests. But when this filter extends to our intellectual life, it can trap us in an online echo chamber by gradually minimizing our interaction with opposing thoughts and cutting off our engagement with the broader world.

Sure, even in real life people can choose to flip channels or read only sections of a newspaper, but at least the choice here is intentional. The concern online is that most people do not understand or pay attention to the increased filtering of our worlds by computer algorithms or our social circles. Google, for instance, stores users’ past preferences and turns up different search results for different people, even on the most recent news items. Websites like Twitter also make suggestions about whom to follow based on personalized data such as a user’s existing contacts. The Twitter trending topics you see vary based on your location. Not just social media, even newspaper websites like The New York Times or Washington Post present news search results in order of relevance to us and make it easier to settle into our e-comfort zones.

Even students at Harvard, with all its emphasis on diversity, aren’t immune to default social and intellectual collusion. One of the first items that pops up on my Facebook feed is the Washington Post Social Reader. I am told that 87 of my friends within the Harvard network have used it just last month, sharing, and reading a limited collection of all the news that’s fit to publish. I’ve been tempted by its convenience but am wary of the large number of people who like the same few stories.

In a hyper-networked world, there’s no simple solution to the slight or sometimes large biases and filters that may creep into our intellectual life. Perhaps it may help to actively seek out media sources that you disagree with. I’m personally not sure if I can handle constant updates from both Instapundit and Daily Kos in the same feed, but I’ll try scrolling through all sections of an entire newspaper for a start.

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Obama endorses Chris Murphy in new ad

President Obama gives a personal endorsement to Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Chris Murphy is a new television ad unveiled today.

“I know Chris Murphy,” the president says in the 30-second TV spot. “Chris has a real record of job creation here in Connecticut. And a jobs plan that puts the middle class first. And I know Chris Murphy will always stand up to those who would turn back the clock on women’s health.”

Obama continues: “I know the stakes are high. And I need Chris Murphy as a partner in the United States Senate. Connecticut, I hope you will support him.”

Murphy visited southeastern Connecticut early today, greeting workers outside Electric Boat with fellow Democrats Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Rhode Island Sen. Jack Reed.

Later, the candidate stopped by Muddy Waters Café in downtown New London with Edward Kennedy Jr., and went on to visit Old Lyme.

Meanwhile in Hartford, Republican nominee Linda McMahon tightened up her pro-business and jobs growth message as her campaign readies for its “72-hour blitz” through the weekend and to Election Day.

“There’s a bright-line difference between Congressman Murphy and me,” McMahon told a business luncheon crowd of about 70 at The Hartford Club. “I’m a job creator. I’ve always been in the private sector. He has been in office for his career.”

She went on, “I have a plan to put people back to work and grow the economy, and he doesn’t have a plan. He has said he doesn’t have to talk about his plan because he has a record, and my view is, I don’t like his record very much.”

Both candidates had suspended campaigning following Hurricane Sandy.

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SUMMER OF BLOOD, Day 65: Boogeyman (2005)

Directed by Stephen Kay. Starring Barry Watson ("Tim"), Emily Deschanel ("Kate Houghton"), Skye McCole Bartusiak ("Franny"), and Tory Mussett ("Jessica"). Rated PG-13.

Source: Region 1 DVD (Sony)
Running time: 01:28:44
Country: USA, New Zealand, Germany

BOOGEYMAN opens with a little boy witnessing his father vanishing off the face of the Earth when he's abducted by a dark figure that emerges from his closet. The rest of the film takes place 15 years later, and the little boy, Tim, is now engaged to an attractive woman and seems like a fairly well-adjusted young man, all things considered. But as we get to know him in the first act of the film, his layers start to peel away and it's pretty evident that the incident from his childhood has left some emotional and psychological scars. He's constantly paranoid and suffers from night terrors. He's also lied to people over the years by telling them his father "ran out" when he was a kid.

Because of his increasing nightmares, Tim decides to return to his hometown and see his estranged mother, who's now hospitalized due to an illness. He also makes the decision to go back to his old house as a way of facing his fears and putting some closure on the past that's been haunting him ever since he was eight years-old. But, of course, whatever took his father could still be dwelling in the house. Nonetheless, the trip home allows Tim to get reacquainted with his childhood friend, Katie, who's since grown up to be an attractive girl-next-door type. But mostly it just opens up a floodgate of bad memories.

Speaking of bad memories, I have bad memories about this movie. I saw this back when it came out and fucking h-a-a-a-t-e-d it. I vividly remember it being what seemed like an endless series of cheap jump-scares and not much else. Well, not much has changed. I still hate this movie and it's still an awkwardly-paced, boring-ass movie full of jump-scares. It's such an uninteresting movie, I could barely take notes on it, as you can probably see by the short length of this review. Watching it with a critical eye, though, the problems with this movie go a lot deeper than just the weak attempts at spooking the audience. The main problems here are the script and the lack of atmosphere - minimal lighting, muted colors, and tilting the camera a few degrees to either side just doesn't cut it. This is a movie with a premise that's designed to make people lose sleep, not put people to sleep. To add insult to injury, the unveiling of the eponymous boogeyman at the end is ruined with truly horrendous CGI. Ugh. I saw this movie twice and that's two times too many, but that's my own dumb-ass fault. In the next few days I'll be reviewing the sequels, so feel free to check back to see if I feel as strongly about those movies as I do this one.

Score: 4.5

  1. Hey, just ran into the blog, and wanted to leave a comment. In my youth, I thought the premise of this film sounded promising, and as such, I placed it on a list of about 140 other films I wanted to see. I never really used the list to dictate what I'd watch, but I distinctly recall placing this film on said list. When I finally got to it about two years ago or so, I had only two words to describe it - an awkward mess. Boy, was I disappointed. I feel bad that you had to sit through it twice. Still, good review, and I hope this finds you well.

    - Michael (Beyond the Darkened Door)

  2. Hey, Michael! Glad you find my blog and thanks for leaving a comment. Good to know I'm not the only one who's underwhelmed with this one. Have you seen the sequels?

    1. Well, I knew about them beforehand, and I thought to myself that if the first film was at least decent (I don't think I was asking too much), I would check them out. Obviously, I didn't feel too pleased with the film, so I decided not. The sequels are still on my radar, but it's not my general focus in horror, plus I've not heard great things about them, so I don't think I'll be checking them out any time soon. Have you seen either one?

      -Michael (Beyond the Darkened Door)

  3. Yeah I have reviews for the sequels coming up in the next few days. I wouldn't recommend them, especially if you didn't like this one. I'm just a completist, so I have to watch everything.


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Dentsu Aegis Network snaps up Fetch for an estimated £30m

Dentsu Aegis Network has acquired mobile agency Fetch in a deal estimated to be worth £30m.

The London-headquartered mobile agency, which counts eBay and among its clients, will retain its brand and will continue to be headed by co-founder and chief executive James Connelly along with the existing management team.

Connelly will report to Robert Horler, chief executive officer of Northern Europe, Dentsu Aegis Network.

Horler said: “With consumers increasingly engaging with brands through mobile devices, mobile media has become a critical part of the communication ecosystem and a key driver for business outcomes. Growing our digital profile across all capabilities is one of our five strategic priorities and this deal clearly recognises the potential we see in both Fetch and the wider mobile market.”

Nigel Morris, chief executive officer of Dentsu Aegis Network Americas & EMEA added: “Fetch has a very fast growing agency arm in the US and we are looking forward to adding their unique capabilities within our US operating model and to scaling the business.”

Connelly described the acquisition as the "logical next step" for Fetch, which can help it achieve its ambitions of gorwing and scaling its business globally.

"Dentsu Aegis Network has a proven track record of growing digital businesses and a clear appreciation of the increasing importance of mobile in the media landscape. We are very excited about the opportunity to partner with Dentsu Aegis Network to deliver world-class mobile capabilities on behalf of an increasing number of mobile-focused clients,” he said.

Fetch was founded in 2009 by James Connelly and Declan Reddington and currently employs 96 mobile experts delivering mobile strategy, media, creative and analytics services to a wide range of clients in over 90 countries.

Dentsu Aegis Network owns agencies including Carat, Isobar and iProspect.

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Wapak rolls past St. Marys

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WAPAKONETA —The Wapakoneta Redskins held a 16-0 lead before St. Marys scored a point. The struggles continued in the second quarter as the Redskins built a 29-point halftime lead en route to a 61-27 victory.

“They were hot the first half, shooting wise they were putting up a lot of good shots and we had tough time defending the shooters,” said Roughrider  girls basketball coach Kelly Fulmer, as the Riders fell to 3-14 overall and 1-6 in the WBL. “They got the lead in the beginning and they never held anything back. They played hard, they executed and they did all the little things needed to win.”

The Redskins hit 6-of-14, or 42.8 percent, in the first quarter and ended the first half hitting 12-of-34, or 35.3 percent, while the Roughriders were stone cold, hitting 3-of-22, or 13.6 percent, in the first half.

Reflecting on the first quarter, Fulmer said the Redskins posed a dual threat with players slashing to the basket and grabbing rebounds while also hitting the outside shot. The Redskins hit 4-of-7 from beyond the arc.

The quick start resulted from an approach Redskin varsity girls coach Rusty Allen stressed with his team — attack.

“I think we wrote that word on our board for pre-game at least four or five times and that we wanted to come out fast and attack them, get them back on their heels,” Allen said as he watched his team improve to 10-6 overall and 5-2 in the WBL. “I believe our team did a great job of that as we started out on a 16-0 run and I think that was the big difference.

Wapak’s Courtney Knippen led all scorers with 16 points and 11 rebounds, while Henderson hit for 15 points and grabbed one rebound. McDevitt scored six points and collected eight boards.

St. Marys sophomore post Kelsey Rohrbach led the Roughriders in scoring with eight points. She also had three boards. Sophomore guard Reagan Aller hit for five points and collected four rebounds, while sophomore post Mallory Kill led the team with six boards and contributed with four points.

Senior guard Alex Spencer and sophomore guard Bailey Gottschalk hit for three points each, and sophomore post LeeAnn Bertke and junior post Kelly Heitkamp each scored a bucket.

The Wapakoneta Redskins travel to Coldwater to play the Cavaliers on Tuesday and return to WBL action Thursday at Van Wert to play the Cougars.


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AquacultureUK2016: Are Salmon Farms Really to Blame for Wild Fish Decline?

27 May 2016

UK - For years salmon farming has been the target of environmentalists and angling groups that blame sea lice from the farms as the cause of sea trout population decline. Taking a closer look at the data, Dr Martin Jaffa, from Callander McDowell, explains why he thinks salmon farms are not to blame.

During his presentation at Aquaculture UK this week, Dr Jaffa explained that many groups claim sea trout catches are down on the west coast of Scotland due to presence of salmon farms and therefore sea lice. However there are other differences between the east and west coasts not just the prescence of salmon farms.

For example, said Dr Jaffa, the east and west coasts have completely different sized river systems which obviously perform in different ways.

Digging through the data has also shown that some research actually shows increases in catch numbers on the west and a decrease on the east.

The loch Maree and loch Ewe river systems, once known for their huge sea trout catches, was apparently the first place where the problems of sea lice came to attention.

The initial study study showed sea trout catches declined in the 1980's and the only area change the researchers saw was that there was now farming in the loch.

However, taking a closer look at the data it can be seen that the fishery was already in decline before salmon farming even started in the loch.

In other data sets, salmon catches in the loch are included (which were left out of other reports). This salmon catch data showed that salmon, which were coming down the same stretch of river as the sea trout did not experience a decline in numbers and actually an increase.

This of course brings to mind the question of why if sea trout declined due to apparent sea lice did salmon numbers not decline also?

The reason of course, said Dr Jaffa, is that it probably has nothing to do with sea lice.

Similarly, in other parts of Scotland there are examples of areas where salmon farming takes place but wild fish catches have increased, such as the river Lochy and where there have been huge sea trout losses but before any salmon farming takes place.

It can also be seen that the migratory route of many juvenile salmon pass all the salmon farms on the west coast as they head north and their catches are increasing.

Yet the trout which migrates locally and does not go past the salmon farms are in decline.

Sea lice from salmon farms therefore do not look to be the reason for the declines. They may be impacting slightly on numbers but this is on fisheries that are already declining.

No one knows exactly why these losses are happening but it could be due to a number of things including changes in weather, breeding, disease, predators, river systems. Any of these could be the real cause.

Dr Jaffa also made the point that after 40 years of studies, the word 'probably' is still used to define the relationship between sea lice from farms and wild catch.

We therefore need to find the real answers, Dr Jaffa concluded.

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