Full slate of high school spring sports expected after union tells teachers to end political action

High school sports teams and supervised clubs could soon resume after the union representing public secondary school teachers recommended on Friday that its members end political action that has blocked the extracurricular activities.

Crestwood Mustangs hockey and boys field lacrosse coach Wade Wiggins expects the announcement will lead to the Kawartha District Athletic Association fielding a full slate of spring sports.

?I?m very confident things will be up and running,? Wiggins said. ?It?s too late for winter sports but moving forward I think everyone will be delighted to start up with spring sports.?

He said it?s still up to each teacher to decide on their own if they want to volunteer and he respects those who may choose not to return to coaching. In his case, he was hoping for this announcement.

?It's a great announcement for me, the school, the whole board and provincewide,? Wiggins said. ?The last few months have been pretty dismal at most schools and kids and staff were getting anxious.

Teachers withdrew from voluntary, extracurricular activities at schools to protest the provincial government?s decision to impose new two-year contracts. Elementary teachers are still boycotting extracurricular activities.

The provincial government committed to creating a process table to deal with outstanding issues, Peterborough MPP Jeff Leal said.

?There will be a process in place. There will be a forum where issues of concern can be discussed and hopefully resolved,? he said.

Leal praised the work of the head of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers? Federation, Ken Coran, and the president of the local OSSTF unit, Janie Kelly, on lifting the ban.

?They?ve showed leadership and co-operation in reaching the result,? he said.

Leal added the provincial government is offering the same process to the Elementary Teachers? Federation of Ontario.

?We look forward to things resuming back to normal,? he said. ?I know many OSSTF teachers in the Peterborough area and I know their passion and dedication to extracurricular activities.?

The two unions walked away from negotiations with the provincial government over a framework agreement for new contracts last summer.

The government reached an agreement with the Catholic school teachers? association, then gave the unions and local school boards until the end of 2012 to sign contracts that fell under the provincially-approved framework. When they failed to meet the demand, the government used legislation to impose new two-year contracts.

The government forced through a pay freeze for most teachers, a reduction in the number of sick days allowed each year and ending the cashing out of accumulated unused sick days when teachers retire.

It was part of the government?s efforts across the public service to rein in cost increases to help eliminate the provincial deficit.

Beyond a short statement issued Friday, OSSTF representatives aren?t commenting on association?s decision about extracurricular activities until a press conference on Monday.

?We expect that this sign of good will from our members will prompt the government to have genuine discussions that can lead to a fair resolution to the current impasse,? Coran stated in the release. ?We still maintain that voluntary activities are just that: voluntary? We encourage members to review recent information and decide if they are willing to return to participating in the activities we know they feel so passionately about.?

Kelly told The Examiner that she won?t comment until after the press conference on Monday.

It?ll be up to the principals and teachers at each school to work together and decide how they move forward with extracurricular activities such as sports teams and clubs, Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board chairwoman Diane Lloyd said.

?We?re pleased. We think that extracurricular activities are an important part of school. For some kids, that?s their motivation for going to school,? she said.

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Recap: Kansas City vs. Texas

Brandon Wood hit a two-run homer in the bottom of ninth to give the Kansas City Royals a 4-2 victory over the Texas Rangers in spring training action on Saturday.

Jarrod Dyson had an RBI in the fifth and Mike Moustakas scored on George Kottaras' double-play groundout in the second. Guillermo Moscoso started for the Royals and struck out two batters while allowing just one hit over two innings.

Ian Kinsler had an RBI double for Texas, which scored both its runs in the third inning. David Murphy drove him home later on a groundout.

Randy Wells made the start for the Rangers, pitching two innings and giving up a run on three hits. Jake Brigham surrendered the homer to Wood in the ninth, recording just one out prior.

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Members of 1st U.S team to top Everest reunite

In this 1963 photo released by Henry S. Hall, Jr. American Alpine Club Library, Barry Corbet Personal Papers and Films, members of the 1963 American Mount Everest Expedition team and sherpas are shown with their climbing gear on Mt. Everest. Surviving members of the first American expedition team to reach the top of Mt. Everest are celebrating the 50th anniversary of their mountaineering milestones. Jim Whittaker rweached the top of the world on May 1, 1963, a decade after Britain's Edmund Hillary. Three weeks later, two other Americans, Tom Hornbein and Willi Unsoeld, became the first men ever to scale Everest via more dangerous route on the mountain's west side. (AP Photo/Henry S. Hall, Jr. American Alpine Club Library, Barry Corbet Personal Papers and Films)

In this 1963 photo released by Henry S. Hall, Jr. American Alpine Club Library, Barry Corbet Personal Papers and Films, members of the 1963 American Mount Everest Expedition team and sherpas are shown with their climbing gear on Mt. Everest. Surviving members of the first American expedition team to reach the top of Mt. Everest are celebrating the 50th anniversary of their mountaineering milestones. Jim Whittaker rweached the top of the world on May 1, 1963, a decade after Britain's Edmund Hillary. Three weeks later, two other Americans, Tom Hornbein and Willi Unsoeld, became the first men ever to scale Everest via more dangerous route on the mountain's west side. (AP Photo/Henry S. Hall, Jr. American Alpine Club Library, Barry Corbet Personal Papers and Films)

This 1963 photo released by Henry S. Hall, Jr. American Alpine Club Library, Barry Corbet Personal Papers and Films, shows the summit of Mt. Everest. Surviving members of the first American expedition team to reach the top of Mt. Everest are celebrating the 50th anniversary of their mountaineering milestones. Jim Whittaker rweached the top of the world on May 1, 1963, a decade after Britain's Edmund Hillary. Three weeks later, two other Americans, Tom Hornbein and Willi Unsoeld, became the first men ever to scale Everest via more dangerous route on the mountain's west side. (AP Photo/Henry S. Hall, Jr. American Alpine Club Library, Barry Corbet Personal Papers and Films)

Dr. Dave Dingman is interviewed the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the First American Ascent of Mount Everest in Berkeley, Calif., Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. Surviving members of the first American expedition team to reach the top of Mt. Everest are celebrating the 50th anniversary of their mountaineering milestones. Jim Whittaker rweached the top of the world on May 1, 1963, a decade after Britain's Edmund Hillary. Three weeks later, two other Americans, Tom Hornbein and Willi Unsoeld, became the first men ever to scale Everest via more dangerous route on the mountain's west side. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Tom Hornbein is interviewed the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the First American Ascent of Mount Everest in Berkeley, Calif., Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. Surviving members of the first American expedition team to reach the top of Mt. Everest are celebrating the 50th anniversary of their mountaineering milestones. Jim Whittaker rweached the top of the world on May 1, 1963, a decade after Britain's Edmund Hillary. Three weeks later, two other Americans, Tom Hornbein and Willi Unsoeld, became the first men ever to scale Everest via more dangerous route on the mountain's west side. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Jim Whittaker is interviewed for the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the First American Ascent of Mount Everest in Berkeley, Calif., Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. Surviving members of the first American expedition team to reach the top of Mt. Everest are celebrating the 50th anniversary of their mountaineering milestones. Jim Whittaker rweached the top of the world on May 1, 1963, a decade after Britain's Edmund Hillary. Three weeks later, two other Americans, Tom Hornbein and Willi Unsoeld, became the first men ever to scale Everest via more dangerous route on the mountain's west side. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) ? It might be hard to conceive now, in an era of extreme sports and ultra-light equipment, but there was a time when Americans who set out to conquer mountains engaged in a pursuit that was as lonely as it was dangerous.

But four men ? Norm Dyhrenfurth, now 94; Jim Whittaker, 84; Tom Hornbein, 82, and Dave Dingman, 76 ? remember. The leather boots that stayed wet for weeks. Oxygen canisters that weighed 15 pounds. The shrugs of indifference most of their countrymen gave a half-century ago to what it would take to get a U.S.-led mountaineering expedition to the top of Mt. Everest.

"Americans, when I first raised it, they said, 'Well, Everest, it's been done. Why do it again?'" Dyhrenfurth recalled Friday as he and three other surviving members of the 1963 expedition gathered in the San Francisco Bay area for a meeting honoring the 50th anniversary of their achievement.

The American Alpine Club is hosting lectures, film screenings, book-signings and a dinner this weekend recognizing the pioneering climbers and what their feat, captured in a Life magazine cover story, came to represent in the years after President John F. Kennedy honored the Everest team with a Rose Garden reception: the birth of mountaineering as a popular sport in the U.S.

"When they were talking about a reunion three years ago, I thought, who the hell cares about that? I figured we'd just get together for some beers," Dingman said between interviews with National Geographic, Outside magazine and the Alpine Club's oral history project. "It's turned into this big event, and I'm glad it has."

Whittaker, who lives in Seattle and went on to become chief executive of outdoors outfitter Recreational Equipment Inc., was the first American to summit Everest. He and his Sherpa companion, Nawang Gombu, reached the top of the world on May 1, 1963, a decade after New Zealand's Edmund Hillary and about six weeks after another climber on the U.S. expedition, Jake Breitenbach, died in an avalanche.

Memories of how close he came to his own death on Everest ? he and Gombu ran out of oxygen on the summit and had to climb up and back without water after their bottles froze ? infused every day of his life since with gratitude and child-like wonder, he said.

"I think I will probably take it with me into my next life, if I have one," Whittaker said.

Three weeks after Whittaker's ascent, two other Americans, Hornbein and the late Willi Unsoeld, became the first men ever to scale Everest via a more dangerous route on the mountain's west side. The next day, they descended by the southern route that Hillary, Whittaker and by then, two more members of the American team, had taken to the summit.

The adventure, which included spending the night without sleeping bags or tents at 28,000 feet, made them the first men ever to traverse the world's highest peak ? and cost Unsoeld nine frost-bitten toes.

Dingman has been lauded over the years for sacrificing his own chance to scale Everest to belay Hornbein, Unsoeld and two other climbers, Barry Bishop and Lute Jerstad, who had gotten stuck out in the open with them, back down to base camp.

Dingman never made it back to Everest. As a doctor in training, a Vietnam War draftee and then a physician with a young family, he never could find the time to make the trip. He said he had no regrets then and has none now.

"It would have made no difference to get two more people on to the summit, but if we had lost two or three people on the way down that would have been a very different story," he said.

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1 dead as suspected tornado hits East Texas

Associated Press Thursday 21st February, 2013

Maddox said the storm wind appeared to have been a tornado, rather than straight-line winds. However, Senior Meteorologist Jason Hansford of the National Weather Service in Shreveport, La., said there is no conclusive evidence of a tornado until a survey team investigates on Friday.

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Purported pic of Retina iPad mini appears online

Retina iPad mini has made its first appearance in the underbelly of the Internet where mockups and fake pictures mix freely with truth and actual product specifications. CNET reports that a Chinese website has posted what it claims is a picture of Retina iPad mini.

In case you've been living a rock, it's worth reiterating that Apple introduced the iPad mini alongside the fourth generation iPad at a special event in San Jose, California on October 23rd last year. The iPad mini features a 7.9-inch display, FaceTime HD and iSight cameras, ultrafast wireless performance and 10 hours of battery life.

With the 'bigger' iPad featuring a Retina display of 2048x1536 resolution, many found iPad mini's 1024x768 display rather underwhelming. Speculation about Apple releasing a Retina iPad mini has been rampant almost since the day the iPad mini was announced. Most analysts and technical experts full expect Apple to release the Retina iPad mini, and now it has made its first alleged appearance.

The picture on the Chinese forum features an iPad mini-like device pictured from the bottom. The speaker grill can be seen, as can be the Apple branding on the back, which is, strangely, in a shade of blue. The pictured device is visibly thicker than the current iPad mini, which adds credence to the fact this could be a Retina version, since the Retina iPad was famously thicker than the iPad 2. On the other hand, that blue colour sticks out like a sore thumb, since no Apple devices feature that particular shade.

We're sure we'll see a lot more leaks between now and the actual launch. Keep your seat belts on. This could be a bumpy ride.

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German home-school parents appeal asylum ruling

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) ? A couple who fled Germany with their five children over fears they would lose custody for not sending them to school has asked a federal appeals court to grant them asylum in the U.S.

Uwe and Hannelore Romeike (roh-MEYE-kee) claim in court documents that German schools are anti-Christian and the couple believe God wants them to teach their children at home.

Germany's government requires students to attend a state-approved school, and parents who violate the law can face fines, jail and possible custody loss.

The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decided this week to hear oral arguments in April. The court will hear two competing pictures of the parents.

In the view of the Home School Legal Defense Association, which represents the parents, the Romeikes have been persecuted by the German government for exercising their right to direct their children's education, like many parents do in the U.S.

The U.S. government, however, believes the Romeikes' case does not rise to the level of persecution, and says they are not being singled out for their religious beliefs.

What the Romeikes did and what happened to them is not in dispute.

According to court documents, the Romeikes took their three oldest children out of school in September 2006 because they felt the school was turning the children against the family's Christian values. After a series of visits and letters by officials, police came to the house the next month and drove the children to school. Hannelore Romeike went to the school at recess and took them back home.

Police came three days later, but members of the family's home schooling support group were there protesting and police left. Next the government began issuing fines, which eventually totaled about 7,000 euros, or more than $9,000.

The Romeikes decided to leave the country after Germany's highest appellate court ruled in November 2007 in an unrelated case that, in severe situations, social services officials could remove children from their parents.

In 2008, they moved from Bissingen an der Teck in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg to Morristown in eastern Tennessee, and applied for asylum.

The U.S. government said in court documents the Romeikes did not belong to any particular Christian denomination and described the parents' objections to the government-approved schools as vague.

For instance, Uwe Romeike claimed a textbook "featured a story suggesting that 'the devil can help you if you ask the devil, but God would not help you,'" the government said. But he could not recall the title of the story or its author.

Romeike also claimed the schools taught witchcraft based on a game played by classmates of his wife when she was in the seventh grade "that involved pushing chairs and glasses around, and dangling a pendulum."

The family initially was granted asylum by U.S. Immigration Judge Lawrence Burman in Memphis in 2010. He concluded that "the (German) government is attempting to enforce this Nazi-era law against people that it purely seems to detest because of their desire to keep their children out of school."

On appeal, the Board of Immigration Appeals found Burman's assertion to be erroneous, and stated the record did not support the "inflammatory suggestion that it is a Nazi-era law."

The parents appealed to the 6th Circuit, which agreed to hear oral arguments April 23.

The Home School Legal Defense Association hopes to use the case to pressure Germany to change the way it treats home-school families, Director of International Relations Michael Donnelly said.

"It's a democracy. They respect human rights," he said of Germany. "But in this area it's frightening how they treat people who want to do something very simple. There are 2 million children home-schooled in the U.S. ... This is not a threat to the German state, but they are treating it that way, and it's wrong."

Associated Press

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Redskins Name Change: GM Bruce Allen Says 'There's Nothing That We Feel Is Offensive'

RICHMOND, Va. -- Washington Redskins general manager Bruce Allen said Thursday the team isn't considering a new nickname, adding that it's "ludicrous" to suggest that the franchise is trying to upset Native Americans.

"There's nothing that we feel is offensive," Allen said. "And we're proud of our history."

Opposition to "Redskins" has gained momentum following last week's symposium at the Smithsonian that was heavily critical of the use of the word, citing its history as an offensive term. Local columnists and commentators have called for the team to change its name in recent days.

The Redskins have responded with website postings featuring interviews with officials from the 70 high schools they say still called themselves "Redskins."

Speaking at the ceremonial groundbreaking for the team's new training camp facility, Allen also told reporters that Robert Griffin III was "progressing well" in rehabilitation from knee reconstruction surgery, but that the team doctors will ultimately decide whether the franchise quarterback will be ready in time for the start of the season.

Allen said the Redskins are still fighting the $36 million salary cap penalty levied by the league last year for excessive spending during the uncapped 2010 season. The first $18 million was docked last year, with the other $18 million hit coming when free agency starts next month.

"I think the penalty was wrong and it was unfair," Allen said. "There are plenty of things we can do."

He declined to go into specifics.

Allen also said the team is coming up with a plan to improve the Redskins' stadium field, which was torn up by the end of the season and prompted criticism from opposing players. He said the team missed an opportunity to re-sod during the season and would plan differently this year.

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95% The Central Park Five

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Expect your blood pressure to rise during The Central Park Five.

The doc is rife with smart or wrenching or shameful moments. The fresh interviews with the accused, now men, are invaluable.

As grim a portrait of the criminal justice system as can be imagined.

How could this second crime have occurred? The film asks that question but only partly answers it, and in the process it raises an even more troubling one.

"The Central Park Five" is worth seeing, both for the ways it's timeless and for the ways it encapsulates an era.

What's amazing about listening to them speak now, often through tears, is the absence of bitterness.

Like the "Paradise Lost" films, it's a shocking but clear-eyed portrait of injustice.

The Central Park Five is such a moving piece of work, it is difficult to watch at times.

It shows what happens when police and prosecutors abuse their power.

Puts the crime and the times in sharp perspective.

Burns and company conduct a thorough, riveting investigation that does a far better job of assessing the tragedy than the justice system did two decades before. Of course, hindsight is an advantage we all take for granted.

It's a gripping story that comes in a well-crafted package.

A heartbreaking expose' about a rush to judgment which ruined five, innocent young lives.

Exclusive interviews with former heads of Israel's counter terrorism agency reveal insiders' analysis about the country's policies. Fascinating. Frightening.

"The Central Park Five" is a sobering indictment of racism and vigilante justice, yet it is constrained by a PBS-style deference to the very system it critiques.

You can't help but wonder why this film wasn't made 20 years ago, when it could have saved these men some time behind bars.

What keeps the film from being an impossible downer is the guts and spirit and smart words of the Central Park Five, four of whom, now freed, are interviewed at length.

A miscarriage of justice on this scale would have been tragic had it resulted from an honest mistake - but, as this meticulously researched movie makes clear, honesty had little to do with it.

The [documentary] team builds a solid story from the time of the crime through the release from prison those wrongly accused and railroaded into confessing to a crime they did not commit.

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Conducting Homeless Counts on Native American Lands Toolkit ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. ? February 14, 2013 ? (RealEstateRama) ? The Housing Assistance Council has released this flexible toolkit which highlights steps, tools, and methods that can be used to complete an accurate homeless count on Native American lands. The toolkit is based upon past research as well as interviews with key stakeholders in the field.

Homelessness in rural areas can be difficult to address. Small spread-out populations make homeless counts difficult to accurately conduct in rural communities. However, these counts are often critical to effectively ensure that rural communities receive the support necessary to assist homeless persons in securing safe, permanent housing.

This difficulty is further compounded in rural communities on American Indian, Alaska Native, and Hawaiian Home Land (AIANHH) lands. Issues surrounding tribal mistrust of the federal government, a lack of understanding of tribal sovereignty and diversity among Indian nations by outside entities, cultural competencies, and legal complexities associated with tribal lands create additional challenges to conducting an accurate count. Furthermore, situations of people in need on Native American lands often do not fit federal definitions of homelessness, which increases the difficulty in accessing funding. As a result, homelessness is often under or inaccurately counted and populations remain grossly underserved.

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How Does Rihanna's "Stay" Video Compare to Her Others?

Rihanna bares it all -- body and soul -- in her new music video for her single "Stay." After all her many stylized videos in the past, this stripped down take is something we love.

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Washington state seeks to nullify NDAA's 'indefinite detention' provision

(NaturalNews) A states' rights organization says a group of lawmakers in Washington state are considering bipartisan legislation that would block any attempt by the federal government to indefinitely detain U.S. citizens or lawful resident aliens without providing them their Fifth Amendment due process rights, under sections of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

If passed, according to a press release from the Tenth Amendment Center, a national think tank that works to preserve and protect the principles of strictly limited government, the Washington law would make it a Class C felony for any state or federal agent to act under Sects. 1021 or 1022 of the act.

Japanese-Americans remember...

A House version of the bill (HB 1581) was filed Jan. 31 by state Rep. Jason Overstreet, a Republican. State Sen. Bob Hasegawa, a Seattle Democrat, filed a companion bill (SB 5511) Feb. 1. Both pieces of legislation condemn sections of the NDAA that allow for the indefinite detention of Americans and legal aliens on U.S. soil without due process as an unconstitutional act:

No state or local official or employee, or agent of the state of Washington, or employee of a corporation providing services to the state of Washington, or member of the national guard or state defense forces acting in his or her capacity as a state or local official or employee, or agent of the state of Washington, or employee of a corporation providing services to the state of Washington, or member of the national guard or state defense forces, shall knowingly cooperate with an investigation or detainment of a United States citizen or lawful resident alien located within the United States of America by the armed forces of the United States of America.

For Hasegawa, whose parents are Japanese, the issue is more than a constitutional one; it's very personal.

"On Feb. 19, 1942, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 that allowed the incarceration of all Americans of Japanese descent," he said. "As a result, my parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts, basically my entire family and their community, spent over three years in horse stalls at the Puyallup Fair and in barrack shacks behind barbed wire and armed guards at Minidoka Internment Camp in southern Idaho, not knowing if or when they would ever get out."

Other lawmakers made their opposition known.

Rep. Matt Shea, another Republican who co-sponsored, HB 1581, said he considers it his duty to stand up for the basic civil liberties of his constituents.

"Indefinite detention means that due process is dead," he said. "State legislators must defend against federal overreach. It is our duty. The oath we take in accordance with Article VI of the U.S. Constitution requires nothing less."

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The Tenth Amendment Center says both bills enjoy wide bipartisan support; 21 House members have signed onto HB 1581, and three senators have signed onto the bill in that chamber.

"Once again, we see the bipartisan nature of the push-back against federal kidnapping," Tenth Amendment Center national communications director Mike Maharrey said. "This is not a Republican issue or a Democrat issue. This is an American issue."

The Obama administration is defending the law. In September, U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest ruled that parts of the legislation were unconstitutional due to the overly broad nature of the language, but a federal appeals court judge issued a stay on that ruling, in essence restoring "the government's alleged power to kidnap people on American soil and detain them until the end of an endless war," the center said in a separate release.

Washington joins other 12 states that are considering bills to block NDAA detention within their borders. Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnoll signed a similar bill into law last year.

The American Civil Liberties Union says the 2012 NDAA's "dangerous detention provisions would authorize the president - and all future presidents - to order the military to pick up and indefinitely imprison people captured anywhere in the world, far from any battlefield." The group has vowed to fight the law "wherever we can, be it in court, in Congress, or internationally."

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Apple iPad Wi-Fi - 3rd generation - tablet - iOS 5 - 64 GB - 9.7" $699.00

PCM Part#: 9067752 | Mfr Part#: MC707LL/A Apple iPad Wi-Fi - 3rd generation - tablet - 64 GB - 9.7" IPS ( 2048 x 1536 ) - rear camera + front camera - Wi-Fi, Bluetooth - black Availability ?In Stock Platform Macintosh Manufacturer Apple Service Plan

Similar Products (Check the Item to Add to Cart) Enhanced Product (Check the Item to Add to Cart) Accessories (Check the Item to Add to Cart) Technical Specifications General Product Type Tablet Operating System Apple iOS 5 Display Type 9.7" IPS TFT - LED backlight Resolution 2048 x 1536 ( 264 ppi ) Touchscreen Multi-Touch Features Fingerprint resistant oleophobic coating, Retina display Processor Processor Apple A5X Number of Cores Dual-Core Memory Storage 64 GB Communications Wireless Connectivity 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 Camera Rear-facing Camera 5 Megapixel HD Video Recording 1080p Features Video stabilizer, tap to focus, photo and video geotagging, face detection in still images, 5-megapixel iSight camera, autofocus Front-facing Camera VGA EBook Reader Supported Text Formats DOCX, PDF, TXT, RTF, DOC, HTML Supported Still Image Formats GIF, JPEG, TIFF, PPT, PPTX Multimedia Supported Digital Video Formats MPEG-4 SP (up to 640x480), Motion JPEG (up to 1280x720), H.264 High Profile Level 4.1 (up to 1080p) Audio Microphone , speaker Supported Digital Audio Formats MP3, WAV, AAC, AIFF, protected AAC, Audible, Apple Lossless Software Preloaded Software Mail, Notes, Calendar, Contacts, Messages, Camera, YouTube, FaceTime, Photo Booth, Safari, Videos, Photos, App Store, Maps, Game Center, iBooks, iTunes, Newsstand, iCloud, Reminders, Music System Requirements for PC Connection OS Required Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP3 or later, Apple MacOS X 10.5.8 or later Expansion and Connectivity Interfaces 1 ? 1 Battery Technology Lithium polymer Capacity 42.5 Wh Run Time Up to 10 hours Run Time Details Web browsing over Wi-Fi - up to 10 hour(s) ? Video playback - up to 10 hour(s) ? Audio playback - up to 10 hour(s) Miscellaneous Color Black Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, three-axis gyro sensor, digital compass Features Charging via USB, VoiceOver screen reader, AirPlay, parental controls, Dictation, AssistiveTouch Included Accessories Power adapter Cables Included 1 x USB adapter Dimensions & Weight Width 7.3 in Depth 0.4 in Height 9.5 in Weight 23 oz Manufacturer Warranty Service & Support Details Limited warranty - 1 year ? Technical support - phone consulting - 90 days Environmental Parameters Min Operating Temperature 32 ?F Max Operating Temperature 95 ?F Humidity Range Operating 5 - 95% (non-condensing) Min Storage Temperature -4 ?F Max Storage Temperature 113 ?F Max Altitude Operating 9840 ft Main Features Resolutionary Introducing the new iPad. With the stunning Retina display. 5MP iSight camera. And ultrafast 4G LTE. Breakthrough Retina display. It's even more than meets the eye. The Retina display on the new, thrid-generation iPad makes everything look crisper and more lifelike. Text is razor sharp. Colors are more vibrant. Photos and videos are rich with detail. All thanks to 3.1 million pixels powered by the new A5X chip. It's the best mobile display ever. 5MP iSight camera. Take your best shots yet. The new iPad features a 5-megapixel iSight camera with advanced optics, a backside illumination sensor, auto white balance, and face detection for incredible still images. And you can record 1080p HD video, too. So every moment you capture looks as great as you remember. iLife and iWork for iPad. And 20,000 more apps from the App Store. the new iPhoto app joins GarageBand and iMovie to complete the iLife family for iPad. You can find them and the iWork apps - Pages, Keynote, and Numbers - in the App Store. Along with a world of other apps designed specifically for iPad. Ultrafast 4G LTE. Full speed ahead. Designed with next-generation wireless technology, the new iPad with Wi-Fi + 4G connects to fast data networks around the world - up to 4G LTE. So you can download content, stream video, and browse the web at amazing speeds. It's brilliant. In every sense of the word. Pick up the new iPad and suddenly, it's clear. You're actually touching your photos, reading a book, playing the piano. Nothing comes between you and what you love. To make that hands-on experience even better, we made the fundamental elements of iPad better - the display, the camera, the wireless connection. All of which makes the new, third-generation iPad capable of so much more than you ever imagined. Retina display. See everything like never before. Four times more pixels than iPad 2. Razor-sharp text. Richer colors. The Retina display transforms the entire iPad experience. So everything looks and feels incredibly lifelike and perfectly detailed. The best display ever on a mobile device. Everything you do with iPad, you do through its large, beautiful display. And when the display is better, the entire iPad experience is better. The Retina display on the new iPad features a 2048-by-1536 resolution, 44 percent greater color saturation, and an astounding 3.1 million pixels - in the same 9.7-inch space. That's four times the number of pixels in iPad 2 and a million more than an HDTV. Those pixels are so close together, your eyes can't discern individual ones at a normal viewing distance. When you can't see the pixels, you see the whole picture. Or article. Or game. In ways you never could before. Breakthrough technology. For a breakthrough display. In order to create a display with four times the pixels, we had to design it in a completely new way. You see, every pixel in a display has multiple signals telling it when to light up. But when you have a lot of pixels and a lot of signals on the same plane, signals get crossed and image quality suffers. To make sure everything on the new iPad looks crystal clear, Apple engineers elevated the pixels onto a different plane - separating them from the signals. It's technology that's breakthrough. Just like the new iPad itself. Pixel-perfect performance. The A5X chip with quad-core graphics drives four times the pixels of iPad 2 yet it delivers the same smoothness and fluidity iPad is known for. Even with all that extra oomph, the new iPad still gets an amazing 10 hours of battery life. More power on display. The Retina display on the new iPad wouldn't be possible without the new and powerful A5X chip. It drives power to every one of the 3.1 million pixels in the display. And its quad-core graphics processing makes everything you do on iPad feel incredibly responsive. From the little things like swiping, scrolling, and pinching to the big things like editing photos in the new iPhoto, applying filters and transitions in iMovie, and, of course, playing games. Instant on. Touch and go. You use your iPad all the time. A few minutes here, an hour or so there. And each time you press the Home button or open the Smart Cover, it's ready to go. Instantly. That's the work of flash storage. It's fast and reliable, so you can get to your apps and do whatever you need to do, pronto. Battery life spared. The new iPad features a Retina display with four times the pixels of iPad 2 and quad-core graphics. How much of an effect does that have on battery life? Almost none. You still get up to 10 hours of power to read, watch, play, write, and create whatever you want, all you want. The iSight camera. Your memories have never been clearer. The new iPad features Apples 5-megapixel iSight camera. Designed with advanced optics, it lets you shoot gorgeous photos and 1080p HD video. iSight Camera - Shoot 5-megapixel still images. The 5-megapixel iSight camera features a backside illumination sensor that captures great-looking pictures whether by sunlight or candlelight. Autofocus, tap to focus, and tap to set exposure functions mean every photo you take instantly becomes a frameworthy gem. And with built-in face detection that automatically balances focus and exposure across up to 10 faces, there's more room for more grins. So everyone look at iPad and say "Cheese." HD Video Recording - Record HD video in full 1080p. Sometimes life takes you by surprise. You're reading a best seller on your iPad waiting for the morning train when you spy a gifted performer on the platform. Or you're browsing the web on the couch when your dog trots by wearing your daughter's tutu. The iSight camera on the new iPad lets you capture all these unpredictable, beautiful, and hilarious moments. In 1080p HD, no less. And with automatic video stabilization, your recording is free of bumps and shakes. Which is a big advantage when you're laughing uncontrollably. It's all in the lenses. Megapixels matter. But the quality of a photo is determined by other things, too - like the camera's optics, image signal processor, and software. The iSight camera uses advanced optics to give you the best picture possible. With an f/2.4 aperture and a five-element lens, it captures light efficiently to produce a sharper overall image. And the hybrid infrared filter - typically reserved for expensive SLR cameras - keeps out harmful IR light for more accurate, uniform colors. Ultrafast 4G LTE. Full speed ahead. Built with the latest in wireless technology, the new iPad lets you connect to fast data networks around the world - up to 4G LTE. World ready. And very well connected. You use your iPad a lot, so you want it with you wherever you go. The new iPad offers the most comprehensive support for networks around the world. It's designed with cellular antennas that access a larger frequency spectrum. That means you can get online almost anywhere you are - whether you're on AT&T or Verizon. You can even pop in a local SIM card to get a connection when you're traveling. Really really fast is your only option. The new iPad supports fast cellular networks the world over - up to 4G LTE.2 So you can browse the web, stream content, or download a movie at blazing-fast speeds. It also works on GSM/UMTS worldwide network technologies including HSPA+ and DC-HSDPA - the fastest 3G networks out there. You'll see downlink speeds up to 42 Mbps with DC-HSDPA and up to 21.1 Mbps with HSPA+. iPad as a personal hotspot. Now for the first time, you can share the high-speed data connection on your iPad. If your carrier supports it, iPad can act as a personal hotspot for connecting up to five devices - such as a MacBook Air, an iPod touch, or another iPad - over Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or USB. iOS The world's most advanced mobile operating system. iOS is the magic behind iPad. It lets you see and do everything using Multi-Touch. It includes all the powerful, innovative, and fun built-in apps you use every day, many times a day. It's the preferred choice for app developers. And it's yet another reason no other device comes close to iPad. iCloud Your content. On all your devices. iCloud stores your music, photos, apps, mail, contacts, calendars, documents, and more and wirelessly pushes them to all your devices. So if you buy a song, take a photo, or edit a calendar event on your iPad, iCloud makes sure it appears on your Mac, iPhone, and iPod touch, too. You don't have to do a thing. Dictation Talking is the new typing. Write an email. Send a text. Search the web. Or create a note. And do it all with only your voice. Instead of typing, tap the microphone icon on the keyboard. Then say what you want to say while your iPad listens. Tap Done and, just like that, your spoken words become written words. Dictation also works with third-party apps, so you can do things like update your Facebook status or share a thought on your Twitter feed. App Store Something for everyone. And everything. Apps for iPad aren't like anything else. That's because every app - 200,000 and counting - is designed to work with iPad features like the beautiful 9.7-inch screen, Multi-Touch, the accelerometer, the gyroscope, and more. AirPlay Play it on your iPad. Watch it on your HDTV. Whether it's the new album you bought, photos of your Barcelona escapade, or an HD movie, AirPlay lets you stream what's on your iPad straight to your speakers and HDTV. Most Recent Reviews Reviewed by: Shirley?() Love the IPAD3 The display is stunning. I love the bluetooth ability to send my audio to a great speaker. Great battery life. ?Read More >>

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Maine gas prices jump more than 4 cents

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- Maine gas prices continue to rise, but the good news is they are not rising as fast as they are nationally.

Price-monitoring website MaineGasPrices.com reports Monday that the average retail cost of a gallon of gas rose more than four cents in the past week to $3.76.

Meanwhile, the national average jumped almost six cents per gallon, to an average of $3.55.

The Maine price is based on a survey of more than 1,200 gas stations in the state.

Maine prices are now almost 12 cents per gallon higher than the same day a year ago and nearly 22 cents per gallon higher than a month ago.

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2/12/2013 : All County High School Chorus Concert (Paine College Chapel) 7:00PM

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The Communications Network ? Communications Coordinator ...

Location:
Agoura Hills, Calif. (Los Angeles County)

Organization:
The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation was created in 1944 by international business pioneer Conrad N. Hilton, who founded Hilton Hotels and left his fortune to help the world?s disadvantaged and vulnerable people. The Foundation currently conducts strategic initiatives in six priority areas: providing safe water, ending chronic homelessness, preventing substance abuse, helping children affected by HIV and AIDS, supporting transition-age youth in foster care, and extending Conrad Hilton?s support for the work of Catholic Sisters. Following selection by an independent international jury, the Foundation annually awards the $1.5 million Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize to a nonprofit organization doing extraordinary work to reduce human suffering. From its inception, the Foundation has awarded more than $1 billion in grants, distributing in 2011 $82 million in the U.S. and around the world.? The Foundation?s current assets are approximately $2.2 billion.

Position Summary:
The Communications Coordinator reports to the Senior Manager, Communications and works with all departments on the Foundation?s communication activities, including internal and external publications, the website, writing and/or editing official Foundation documents, and special projects, as needed.

Key Responsibilities:

General

• Produce content for organizational materials and communications.
• Schedule and coordinate?Foundation?media relations.
• Maintain communications calendar?and coordinate meetings.
• Monitor incoming emails, respond to inquiries, and field press requests.
• Provide assistance with Foundation events?and?presentations.
• Track?and update?communications?budget.
• Manage and update Foundation contacts?and mailing lists.
• Review and process?invoices,?credit card bills?and travel reimbursement?forms related to the Communications Department
• Facilitate communications across and among all departments.
• Work with vendors and consultants to oversee production of materials.

Website

• Edit?website?content?and?post?time-sensitive?material.
• Update and maintain list of all documents on the website.
• Coordinate?with other departments?to?keep track of revisions.
• Assist with maintenance of website, ensuring consistency and accuracy.
• Ensure?proper functionality and make recommendations for improvements.

Social Media

• Assist the Senior Manager and other departments to maintain and?increase?the Foundation?s?presence on?social platforms?(Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, Vimeo, LinkedIn, and Google+).
• Program content using third-party software and post updates?when needed.
• Coordinate content across platforms, while ensuring consistency.
• Keep up-to-date on social media trends and adapt to new platforms.

Writing and Editing

• Write press releases for new grants and other relevant announcements.
• Work with colleagues in other departments for?editorial?content.
• Assist in writing, editing, and proofreading?official?Foundation documents.
• Edit materials for Board members and meetings.
• Prepare speech drafts for Foundation spokespersons.

Publications

• Assist with creation of Annual Report and other?printed materials.
• Work?with designers, photographers, and internal clients.
• Assemble?materials?for production of publications.
• Organize the Foundation?s digital photo archive, historic photos, and videos.

Core Qualifications:

• Interest?in?the Foundation?s humanitarian mission and its goals and operations.
• Excellent?writing, editing and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent problem solving skills; ability to think strategically to achieve goals.
• Strong project management skills; ability to multitask, organize and prioritize to stay within budget and?on?deadline.
• 3-5?years?relevant?experience, preferably?within a public relations?firm or nonprofit organization.
• Basic budget and accounting?knowledge,?including expense tracking and reporting
• Advanced knowledge of Word, Excel?and PowerPoint?for PC
• Intermediate knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite for PC
• Knowledge of HTML and CMS systems a plus
• Ability and willingness to learn and travel
• Relevant Bachelor?s degree (BA/BS) or equivalent with emphasis in English, communications, marketing, journalism, and/or computer science?preferred.

Compensation:
A competitive compensation package is available, including a salary commensurate with qualifications and experience, and a comprehensive benefits package.

How to Apply:
Interested candidates should send a cover letter, resume, and salary history by email to Human Resources at?hr@hiltonfoundation.org.?Please note ?Communications Coordinator? in the subject line.?No phone inquiries, please.

The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes a diverse candidate pool.

Source: http://www.comnetwork.org/2013/02/communications-coordinator-conrad-n-hilton-foundation/

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