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The Duluth ship entry offers a sense of the scale of the problem. It's a narrow channel, one-third of a mile long, spanned by the aerial lift bridge. It's one of the most visited places along the Duluth harbor.
The walls on both sides of the channel are made of steel. Near the top, under a concrete cap, the walls are smooth, like steel siding. But down under the water, steel like this is getting rough and pitted.
There's a lot of steel in the Duluth-Superior harbor. Shipping docks are lined by similar plate steel. Even the very old docks made of huge timbers -- the timbers are held in place by steel pins.
And much of that steel is rusting away, a lot faster than it should.
A few chunks of that rusty steel can be found in Gene Clark's Superior office. He's an engineer with Wisconsin Sea Grant, a program dedicated to the sustainable use of the Great Lakes.
One piece of steel the size of a dinner plate tells the story. It came from nearby, in Superior. The side that had been up against the dirt for maybe 80 years is a little scarred, but fine. Clark flips it over to the side that had been exposed to the water.
"It's like someone took a small ice cream scoop and just scooped pieces of steel," Clark said. "And you just look at the thickness -- probably now just half thick."
The metal has become a rusty moonscape of craters. In some places in Duluth, the seawalls are rusted clear through, with holes big enough to stick your fist through.
Rust is a problem for ocean ports, but Clark said no one expected this in fresh water. And he said it's going to be expensive to fix.
"We're talking hundreds of millions of dollars just in the Duluth-Superior harbor itself, to totally replace all the docks that we're seeing damaged," Clark said.
Jim Sharrow has a few rusty props too, in his office at the Duluth Seaway Port Authority. One of the mysteries about the rust is where it shows up, and where it doesn't.
Sharrow said in Lake Superior, just outside the harbor, there is little to no rust, but it turns up inside the harbor.
"There's certain parts of the harbor where it's occurring at almost twice the rate as it is in other parts of the harbor," Sharrow said.
There's a long list of suspects -- from tannin-rich water, to stray electrical current, to chemicals like road salt. And, Sharrow said, it looks like the corrosion wasn't an issue until about 30 years ago.
"All along to us, it has appeared that something changed in our harbor in the 1970s to greatly increase the rate of corrosion," said Sharrow.
Recently they've observed similar rust in other places around Lake Superior far from Duluth.
"At places like Thunder Bay (Ontario), Two Harbors, along the South Shore, even in Bayfield and La Point Wisconsin. Even at a small DNR boat ramp in the northern Keweenaw (Michigan) Peninsula," Sharrow said.
But it's not happening everywhere. A 50-year-old ore dock in Silver Bay is virtually rust-free.
One theory for the rusting points to harbors with water that's rich in tannin, possibly fed from biologically active places like bogs.
One promising lead points at tiny living creatures. Dr. Randall Hicks studies aquatic micro-organisms at the University of Minnesota-Duluth.
"We were successful in isolating an iron-oxidizing bacterium that's never been shown to be associated with corrosion before," Hicks said. "We know this organism is present in these corroded sites. We don't know just from isolating it, though, that it's the cause of the corrosion."
So there's a tantalizing correlation. But Hicks needs proof.
"So what we really need to do now is do some experimentation in the lab," said Hicks.
Even identifying the problem doesn't solve it.
"I'm confident we'll find out what's causing it," said Wisconsin Sea Grant's Gene Clark. "I just don't think we're going to find a cure-all, or a simple pill that will just stop it. I think what we'll learn is why it's happening, and we'll learn how we can lengthen the lifetime of the structures that are in place."
Researchers continue bacterial studies this summer. Others are looking at coatings that might protect steel, but can also stand up to the harbor's grinding winter ice. They have a pool of money to work with from the federal and state governments, and the university systems in Minnesota and Wisconsin.


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The body of Nobel Prize-winning poet Pablo Neruda is being exhumed from his tomb in Chile on Monday morning in an attempt to discover whether he was poisoned by the regime of General Augusto Pinochet.
A team of forensic scientists will remove Neruda from his grave in the garden of Isla Negra, the poet's beachside home on Chile's coast, where Neruda is buried next to his wife, Matilde Urrutia.
The poet died suddenly on Sept. 23, 1973, at age 69, less than two weeks after the Sept. 11 military coup had brought Pinochet to power. Although Pinochet denied permission for a public funeral, Chileans disobeyed curfew to mourn the poet's death. According to Neruda's family, the poet had succumbed to prostate cancer, and this has remained the official story since.
[For the Record, 11:28 a.m. PDT, April 9: An earlier version of this post listed the date of Pablo Neruda's death as Sept. 11. 1973. He died on Sept. 23, 1973.]
Two years ago, however, Neruda's driver and bodyguard, Manuel Araya, made public his recollection that before Neruda died, doctors had injected him with a substance that caused his health to rapidly fail. Neruda, whose passionate verse ran hand-in-hand with an active involvement in leftist politics, was, Araya and others now suspect, eliminated to quash a potentially powerful dissident voice within the regime. Neruda was also a close friend of President Salvador Allende, who committed suicide rather than surrender to Pinochet.
Although it seems like little more than conspiracy theory, evidence that has surfaced since--including a newspaper report that refers to the injection--led to a judge ordering the exhumation in February. Neruda's estate opposed the investigation, saying the claims of foul play are not believable, but has said it will cooperate. For her part, Matilde Urrutia, who died in 1985, had always denied that her husband died of cancer, though she never went as far as to say he was murdered.
The forensic investigators will look for signs of cancer, which could contradict Araya's claim, as well as evidence of toxicity, which might support the theory of poison. The task is made more difficult by the passage of time, as well as by the lack of medical records at the hospitals where Neruda was treated before his death--which is itself suspicious, given Neruda's cultural importance in Chile. Conclusions will likely not be reached for several months.

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SAA Technical is sole provider of aircraft maintenance to SAA, Mango and Comair/Kulula which are the premier carriers in South Africa. SAA Technical also provides MRO services to a variety of regional and other airlines such as Air Namibia, Rwandair, TAAG, Arik Air, Trans Air Congo, Korongo Airlines, Air Zimbabwe, Air Mauritius, Air France, KLM and Turkish Airlines among others.
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Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a colourless, odourless and non-poisonous gas formed by combustion of carbon and in the respiration of living organisms and is considered a greenhouse gas.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the most common greenhouse gas produced by anthropogenic activities, accounting for about 60 per cent of the increase in radiative forcing since preindustrial times (IPCC, 1992). By far the largest source of CO2 emissions is from the oxidation of carbon when fossil fuels are burned, which accounts for 70-90 per cent of total anthropogenic CO2 emissions. When fuels are burned, most carbon is emitted as CO2 immediately during the combustion process. Some carbon is released as CO, CH4, or non-methane hydrocarbons, which oxidise to CO2 in the atmosphere within a period from a few days to 10-11 years.
United Nations. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (A/AC.237/18 (Part II)/Add.1 and Corr.1). Opened for signature at Rio de Janeiro on 4 June 1992. (Section C)
United Nations. Glossary of Environment Statistics. Series F, No. 67 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.96.XVII.12).
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The Koala The Sleepyhead
We always remember the greyish furred koalas wrapping their arms and legs around the trunks of eucalyptus trees. This sight of koalas is indeed very lovely. Meanwhile, you may wonder why we call a koala "the sleepyhead". Let's remind ourselves right away that koalas sleep 18 hours a day!
The fore and hind paws of koalas enable them to spend a great part of their lives on eucalyptus trees. This is the way Allah created their paws!
Koalas can quickly climb trees with their long curled arms, and sharp claws and paws that hold tightly on to the trees. The two fingers of their fore-paws are separated from the other three. If we compare a human hand to theirs, then we must talk about two thumbs. These thumbs, which greatly differ from other fingers, help them to cling to small branches. Like a hook, koalas thrust their claws into trees and thus hold on to the soft and smooth surfaces of tree trunks. With their four paws, they can readily clutch tree branches, just like we clutch a stick, and climb trees after they wrap their paws around their branches. These are what makes a koala's life on trees easy!
Although koalas are known to be lazy, they can move very quickly on trees. They can even jump from one branch to another, covering a distance of a metre (39 inches) in a leap. Female koalas give birth to a single baby in two years and, like kangaroos, they carry it in their pouch. During the first months, the baby koala remains in its mother's pouch. After this period, the baby hitches a piggyback ride for a year. The mother picks a favourite tree in the eucalyptus forest for its home because she eats eucalyptus leaves – and that's about all she eats! That is why you can only find koalas in Australia, where eucalyptus trees are legion.
Although there are more than 600 species of eucalyptus tree in Australia, koalas only eat certain leaves from 35 of them. Koalas can't live just anywhere because, apart from being a store of leaves, the eucalyptus trees constitute a unique shelter for them.
There are many kinds of koala species. Each species feed on a different kind of eucalyptus leaf. If you are planning to move a koala away, you need also to take the eucalyptus leaves on which he feeds with you. Apart from their diets, koalas rarely climb down eucalyptus trees because they are hardly able to move around on the ground. The eucalyptus tree's leaves constitute different chemical substances. These substances are poisonous and dangerous for all animals except for koalas. Before swallowing, koalas grind these leaves with their teeth. The harmful elements in the leaves are filtered in the koala's liver and expelled from the body. By the will of Allah, this food, which is extremely poisonous for other animals, does not harm koalas. Therefore, koalas can eat about a kilogram (2.204 pounds) of poisonous leaves everyday without trouble. Koalas even get their water from these leaves. At certain times of the year, two thirds of the eucalyptus leaf consists of water. Therefore, only feeding on eucalyptus leaves, a koala can survive for months without drinking water. The tops of eucalyptus trees are vulnerable to wind. For this reason, koalas have very thick fur.
This harmony between a poisonous plant and an animal shows us that koalas and eucalyptus tree have been created by the same Creator. This Creator, Who creates everything perfectly, is surely Allah, the Lord of all the worlds.


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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
Camera Angles: Close-Ups and Long ShotsImagine you are directing a science-fiction movie about a monster that is threatening Paris. You picture the large monster stomping among the buildings of the city, frightening citizens and wreaking havoc. How can you make this threat seem real to the film's viewers? How can you communicate your vision on the screen?
As a director, you have many tools and techniques that can shape the look and feel of a film. You can vary a shot's perspective, lighting, location, or other qualities to achieve certain effects. One powerful way to communicate your vision is through camera angles. Shooting your movie monster from far away, for example, will achieve a very different look than if you were to shoot it up close.
During the planning stages of a film, the director and possibly the director of photography may meet with a storyboard artist to illustrate the flow of shots that will best tell the story. There are a number of camera angles that a director has at his or her disposal. The most common of these are the establishing shot, long shot, medium shot, over-the-shoulder shot, and close-up. The storyboards on this page show how these shots could be used in your science-fiction film to create different effects.
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Donald Trump led an unprecedented grassroots revolt against the Republican Party that now threatens to take over the White House, but lately he's had a warning for his voters: It's a one-time offer, NBC News reported.
"Do not let this opportunity slip away, folks, it's never going to happen again," he said at a rally Monday in Manchester. "Four years from now? Never going to happen again."
Just because the nominee cannot envision a Trumpist movement without Trump, however, doesn't mean one won't emerge. With the election finally here, voters and leaders on all sides are forced to contemplate what the lasting effect of his movement will be if he falls short on Tuesday.


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The Conservators� Center in Caswell County said goodbye to Sadie, one of its lionesses, Jan. 6 after her long fight with cancer. She had to leave her pride mates and caretakers behind, but the impact this 450-pound giant left will not fade anytime soon.
Sadie came to the Conservators� Center, a nonprofit organization that combines education and living animals, from a neglectful facility in 2004. She and the other animals were not given proper food or clean water and were housed in undersized cages with species they were not compatible with, said Mindy Stinner, one of the Center�s co-founders.
After the Center agreed to take in some of the big cats, another facility that had said it could take in the remaining cats closed. Because the animals would not have had another chance to survive, Stinner and the other co-founder, Douglas Evans, agreed to revamp their business plan to take in all 14 of the lions and tigers.
�However much it set us back, it cost us enormous work and money and stress,� Evans said. �All of them that came here have come back from the brink of disaster.�
Sadie arrived with three other members of her pride: Mufasa, Ugmo and Kiera. The center had never dealt with lions before.
�It takes years to learn how to interact with these animals safely,� Evans said. �It takes years to know how to construct an enclosure or even a den that is adequate for the animal.�
The big cats were transported from Ohio to North Carolina. When the truck arrived at the center, Sadie was the first to jump into her new home: a 60-foot long enclosure with a den box, trees and plenty of room to play.
�She bounced off the walls,� Stinner said. �She was so excited she ran around in the grass and rolled and sniffed everything and smelled the trees.�
Toward the end of the day, Evans visited the lions to see how they had calmed down and adjusted to the new environment.
�Sadie came right up to Doug and looked at him,� Stinner said. �She put her chin up on the fence and rubbed her cheek a little bit and closed her eyes. So, he scratched under her chin a little bit.�
The lion sighed heavily.
�That was it,� Stinner said. �Sadie wanted chin rubs from everybody she could get one from after that.�
Within the first few weeks, the vets discovered four of them, including Sadie, had either come to the center pregnant or became pregnant soon after arrival.
After four months, the center went from owning three big cats to over 30. Sadie�s birthing story is particularly close to Evans.
Sadie delivered her cubs in a mud puddle behind the den box on a rainy, cold day. The other lions were moved into a separate part of the enclosure and protective tarp was set up over Sadie and the cubs. Stinner and Evans monitored the situation, hoping Sadie would know what to do. But the lioness had never raised cubs before and struggled to understand their immediate needs.
When it was clear the babies would die without human intervention, Stinner cut a small hole in the fence and was able to get two cubs out of the enclosure. The remaining babies had wiggled under the den box and out of Stinner�s reach.
Evans cautiously went into the enclosure with Sadie to search for the remaining cubs. Meanwhile, Stinner and the other volunteers fed Sadie chicken quarters through the fence to keep her away from Evans.
�As big as lions look when you�re outside the cage, they grow exponentially when you go in the cage with them,� Evans said.
Regardless of the food distraction, Sadie alternated between eating and stomping on the floor of the den box, as if to say the cubs were under that spot, Evans said.
When Evans found one of the cubs, he showed it to Sadie before passing it to Stinner.
After two hours, Sadie had eaten 70 pounds of meat and there was no sign of the last cub.
�I was ready to call it, to say, �this is over now,�� Evans said. �But I just couldn�t. So I laid back down.�
He was under the den box when suddenly he didn�t hear Sadie pawing. Then he saw what he had been looking for.
�Little white ears come up and then a face and the little eyes that are still closed,� Evans said of Willow, the final cub. �I was able to reach and pull her and get her out.�
Once Evans was out of the enclosure, the other lions were let back in, and with huffs and puffs, disappeared in the den box.
UGMO AND SADIE had always been close, but in August 2012, the staff noticed Ugmo was spending more time grooming Sadie than before. After observing her, they noticed a small black dot under Sadie�s chin.
�There were a number of things it could have been, however it was the worst it could possibly be,� Evans said.
After some time, they decided to call in a vet, who did not like the look of the bump. They sedated the lioness to take a closer look.
The lump was removed and sent to a lab where researchers confirmed it was cancerous and had already become a systemic issue.
The mass came back quickly and aggressively. However, the spot was not painful for the lioness. While Sadie underwent different treatments and medicines, she remained her happy-go-lucky self.
While the keepers and other staff provided the best care they could for Sadie, Ugmo did her part as well.
�What was very touching to us was watching Ugmo tend to Sadie until the end of her life,� said Mandy Matson, communications manager at the Conservators� Center. �She would not leave her side.�
Sadie stayed alive and happy a lot longer after her diagnosis than the Center�s staff expected, Stinner said.
A few days after New Year�s Day, Sadie had trouble getting up and eating.
�We just made sure she had really good bedding and we gave her that evening to spend time with Ugmo and the two of them cuddled,� Stinner said.
The next morning, Evans and Stinner sedated Sadie themselves before allowing a vet, keepers and others who had spent a lot of time with her into the enclosure. Sadie was calm and Ugmo, who was sectioned off with the other lions, was quietly watching. As soon as the vet gave Sadie the first injection, Ugmo laid down.
�(Ugmo) went over and stretched out in the straw that she and Sadie had shared and just went, thunk, and took a nap and didn�t wake up for almost 24 hours,� Stinner said. �She just crashed. She had been care-giving for so long.�
The Conservators� Center remembers Sadie as a lion who was willing to do anything for the people she knew.
�She was always fun, all the way up to the end, when she was very sick,� Evans said. �She would make the effort to come over and visit. I miss her terribly. The pride is not the same without her.�
Sadie�s life improved dramatically when she came to North Carolina and she helped fulfill the center�s goal: to change people�s perceptions about the world, its ecosystems and to respect Earth�s many diverse organisms.
Her life was full and happy, Stinner said. Her death was expected, but it was also peaceful.
�She absolutely had the most wonderful kind of ending,� Evans said. �It�s the kind of thing people hope for, that all of their family and all of their friends come to see them. She passed gently. She was ready.�


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Football: Class 5A Super Team
QB: Zach Galindo
O'Connor, junior
5-9, 180
Completed 171 of 309 passes for 2,354 yards and 31 TDs to seven INTs. ... Helped lead team to state semifinals and best season in school history.
All-Purpose: Marquis Warford
Madison, senior
5-8, 170
Express-News Offensive Player of the Year. ... 2,322 rushing yards on 196 carries (11.9 yards per rush) and scored 31 TDs. ... Second on the team in receptions with 34 catches for 383 yards and four TDs.
RB: Justin Stockton
Steele, junior
5-9, 175
28-5A MVP. ... Rushed for 2,044 yards and 30 TDs for state semifinalists. ... Averaged 10.22 yards per carry (200 carries). ... Has 4,150 career rushing yards.
RB: Tre Johnson
O'Connor, senior
5-6, 155
AP first-team All-State, 27-5A Offensive MVP. ... Rushed for 2,374 yards and 28 TDs on 302 carries for state semifinalists. ... Top games included 325 yards vs. Clark and 291 yards vs. Taft.
RB: Trinton Ynclan
Brandeis, senior
5-8, 165
Rushed for 1,768 yards and 27 TDs on 215 carries. ... Led team to undefeated season in 27-5A play and state quarterfinals. ... Finished with 4,153 career rushing yards and 56 TDs.
Baylen Brown
O'Connor, senior
6-5, 295
Unanimous All-District 28-5A. ... Committed to Texas Tech.... All-Area last season.
Garrett Gunter
Smithson Valley, senior
6-4, 305
Unanimous All-District 25-5A.
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Sterling Korona
Reagan, senior
6-7 252
Committed to Duke.
George Roberts
Madison, senior
6-7, 295
Unanimous All-District 26-5A. ... Committed to Memphis.
Andrew Tercek
East Central, senior
6-3, 285
Unanimous All-District 28-5A. ... Committed to Boise State.
Byron Daniels
Madison, junior
5-11, 165
Caught 47 passes for 712 yards and 13 TDs for state quarterfinalists. ... 2011 Newcomer of the Year.
Dimitri Flowers
Churchill, junior
6-2, 220
Unanimous All-District 26-5A. ... Caught 49 passes for 838 yards and eight TDs. Also rushed for 472 yards and eight TDs on 63 carries.
Aron Taylor
Warren, senior
6-1, 200
Unanimous All-District 27-5A. ... Caught 55 passes for 837 yards and nine TDs, playing half the season with a foot injury. ... Committed to UTSA.
Josh Malin
Steele, junior
6-6, 255
Unanimous All-District 28-5A. ... Recorded 56 tackles, including 11 for loss, six sacks and four forced fumbles.
Tanner Schorp
Reagan, senior
6-3, 245
Unanimous All-District 26-5A. ... Recorded 59 tackles (six for loss), nine sacks and two forced fumbles. ... 2011 All-Area.
Cesar Serrano
Southwest, senior
6-0, 235
First-team All-State, unanimous All-District 28-5A. ... Recorded 81 tackles (53 solo,), 28 tackles for loss, 10 Sacks, and three fumble recoveries.
Vincent Taylor
Madison, senior
6-3, 280
First-team All-State, unanimous All-District 26-5A.. ... Had 124 total tackles (73 solo) with five sacks, 20 tackles for loss and a forced fumble. ... Committed to Oklahoma State. ... 2011 Express-News Defensive Player of the Year.
Luke Farmer
O'Connor, senior
6-1, 190
27-5A Defensive MVP. ... Had 111 total tackles, 16 tackles for loss, four sacks and two forced fumbles for state semifinalists.
Jalen Maddox
Steele, senior
5-8, 202
Unanimous All-District 28-5A. ... 99 total tackles, 17 tackles for loss, two fumble recoveries and two interceptions for state semifinalists.
Byron Mills
Wagner, senior
5-8, 185
25-5A Defensive MVP. ... 146 total tackles, five sacks, 15 tackles for loss, two interceptions and two blocked kicks. ... All-Area last season.
Cameron Rogers
Brandeis, senior
5-11, 216
Recorded 110 tackles with six sacks, three fumble recoveries, and four blocked kicks (three punt, one PAT). ... Older brothers Kevin (2003) and Cody Rogers (2009) also were All-Area selections.
Tre Flowers
Judson, senior
6-3, 180
Recorded 76 tackles with two interceptions for playoff team. ... Committed to Oklahoma State.
Diego Hodges
Smithson Valley, Senior
5-6, 165
Unanimous All-District 25-5A. ... 51 total tackles, three interceptions, including two returned for TDs, four fumble recoveries, returning one for a TD.
Austin Jupe
East Central, senior
6-2, 180
Unanimous All-District 28-5A. ... Three interceptions, seven pass break-ups and 38 total tackles. ... Committed to Baylor.
Jordan Sterns
Steele, senior
6-0, 195
First-team All-State, 28-5A Defensive MVP. ... 58 total tackles with six interceptions and a fumble recovery. Scored three defensive TDs (two interceptions, one fumble), two return TDs and five rushing TDs. ... Committed to Oklahoma State.
Kicker: Dillon Westall
O'Connor, senior
5-8, 145
Made 12 of 15 field goals with a long of 46 yards and 68 of 70 extra points for state semifinalists.
Punter: Steven Cantu
O'Connor, senior
5-9, 170
Second-team All-State. ... Averaged 39.7 yards per punt with a long of 73 yards for 12-3 team.
Returner: Jordan Sterns
Steele, senior
6-0, 195
Returned two punts for TDs, along with three defensive TDs and five rushing TDs. ... Also an All-Area defensive back.
Josh Reynolds
Jay, senior
6-3, 180
Unanimous All-District 27-5A as a wide receiver. ... Had 44 catches for 667 yards and 8 TDs. ... Also had 48 total tackles with three interceptions and three forced fumbles. ... Averaged 38 yards per punt.
Branden Valle
Clark RB, junior
5-8, 157
Rushed for 1,650 yards and 15 TDs, helping the Cougars reach the playoffs. ... Highlights included a 44-carry game vs. Holmes for 371 yards and four TDs.
Quarterback: Breylann McCollum, Steele
Running backs: Marquie Hinton, Stevens; Lawrence Mattison, Smithson Valley; Jarveon Williams, Judson
All-purpose: Gilbert Garcia, Holmes
Receivers: Dannon Cavil, Madison; Alex Leslie, New Braunfels; Matt Mayle, Steele
Linemen: Mark Alarcon, East Central; Juan Godoy, Roosevelt; Charles Korn, Churchill; Kristopher Salinas, Southwest; Jacob Smith, New Braunfels Canyon
Kicker: Evan Kotzur, Steele
Return specialist: Taylor West, Smithson Valley
Linemen: Malik Pryor , Judson; Matthew Simmons, Steele; Cory Staud, Steele; Cody Wetz, Madison
Linebackers: Justin Garcia, Steele; Joshua Lewis, Brandeis; George Schwanenberg, Smithson Valley; Daniel Stautzenberger, O'Connor
Secondary: John Burton, Steele; Caid Franckowiak, East Central; Chiante Rome, Wagner; Alan Wright, O'Connor
Punter: Mason Nasis, Smithson Valley
Teams were picked by Express-News football beat writers Lorne Chan and Blake Hurtik with input from area coaches.


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Cherokee Nation Health Services is an integrated health system of eight ambulatory health centers, various programs and a hospital which makes the system multi-faceted, providing strategically planned care and services.
Cherokee Nation Behavioral Health Services offers a variety of programs. These include mental health services, substance abuse treatment, and community-based programs promoting mental health.
Cherokee Nation Cancer Programs offer early detection education and screenings as part of the comprehensive cancer control plan, including a breast and cervical cancer early detection program, colon cancer education and a registry of cancer patients.
Cherokee Nation Emergency Medical Services (CNEMS) is a state licensed paramedic level ambulance service owned and operated by the Cherokee Nation serving people in Cherokee, southern Delaware, northern Sequoyah and western Adair counties. CNEMS consists of three major components: ambulance services, communications and training.
Located throughout the Cherokee Nation jurisdiction, Cherokee Nation health centers and hospitals provide quality healthcare for our citizens.
Cherokee Nation Community Health Program provides outreach services to schools and communities, including wellness activities, health fairs, smoking and tobacco cessation classes,The Cherokee Challenge, WINGS running club, community recreation center, summer youth fitness camps and other culturally appropriate education activities.
Million Hearts™ is a national initiative to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes over the next five years. Heart disease and stroke are two of the leading causes of death in the United States.
The Jack Brown Center is a twenty-bed co-educational facility providing treatment for chemical dependency in a residential setting to Indian adolescents.
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Information that we use to render care to you is called Protected Health Information or PHI. The information is accessible to staff involved in your care. Proper safeguards are in place to discourage improper use or access. We are required by law to protect your privacy and the confidentiality of your PHI.
WIC is a federally-funded health and nutrition program for women, infants and children. WIC helps families by providing an Electronic Benefits Transfer card, called the "eWIC" card, for buying healthy foods from WIC-authorized grocery stores. The program is directed toward pregnant or nursing women, as well as infants and children less than five years of age.


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A rousing week for the New York Jets got a dose of potentially sobering news Thursday.
NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reports that cornerback Antonio Cromartie suffered a knee injury at practice. He was slated to have an MRI after the non-contact injury, which is never a good sign. ESPN's Rich Cimini first reported the news.
Cromartie's play has been inconsistent this year, but he's one of the most valuable players on the team. Without Cromartie taking on the opposing team's best receiver each week, Rex Ryan can't be nearly as creative with his defense. The Jets face the winless Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday in New Jersey.
UPDATE: Both the New York Daily News and ESPN reported early Friday that Cromartie's MRI showed he escaped serious injury.
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Former Wabash Basketball Coach Dies at 88by Jim Amidon • April 21, 2005 Share:
William S. Johnson Sr., basketball coach at Wabash for three seasons in the late 1940s, died Tuesday at Clark Memorial Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. He was 88 years old.
He was born May 29, 1916, in Utica, IN, the son of Frank and Mary E. Johnson. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church, American Legion Post #35 and a Navy veteran of World War II.
He was a basketball player for Jeffersonville High School, having graduated from there in 1935. He then played basketball at Indiana University from 1935- 1939 under coaches Everett Dean and Branch McCracken. He was the men's head basketball coach at Jamestown High School, Angola High School and Wabash College, an assistant coach at Indiana University under Branch McCracken, head coach at Jeffersonville High School from 1950-1957 and then athletic director there from 1957- 1962. He retired from teaching at Greater Clark County Schools in 1979. He was a 50-year member of the "I-Men's Club" at Indiana University and a member of Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.
He coached basketball at Wabash for three seasons, from 1947 through 1950. He was 28-24 during his tenure with the Little Giants.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Martha Jane Mode Johnson, and a granddaughter, Jennifer Nauer. He is survived by his sons, William S. Johnson Jr., of Louisville and Michael D. Johnson of Jeffersonville; daughter, Sara Jane Johnson Newman of Jeffersonville; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
His funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, April 22, 2005, at Scott Funeral Home's North Chapel, with burial in Walnut Ridge Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1-8 p.m. Thursday and after 9 a.m. Friday. Memorial gifts may be made to First Presbyterian Church Endowment Fund, 222 Walnut St., Jeffersonville, IN 47130 or Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, One Hall of Fame Court, New Castle, IN 47362.
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What's on in Perth today, find City of Perth Events, local community events, free and cheap events for families with kids of all ages. You'll find listed family shows, free events in Perth, local community events, fairs, farmers markets, City of Perth events, even events at your local library. You'll never be bored again and you'll be the first to know what's on in Perth!
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Little Things Garden Club
March 27 @ 9:30 am - 5:30 pm
An event every week that begins at 9:30 am on Monday and Wednesday, repeating until April 12, 2019
Little Things Garden Club is run by the Balga Salvation Army. It is a fantastic family activity that includes nature play, cooking, gardening, story time, music and games.
The organised activities run on Mondays and Wednesdays during school term.
Monday sessions are:
10am – 11:30 – Happy Box Music
1pm – 2:30 – This is a free play session, they usually bring out a different craft activity and toys for the kids to enjoy also.
4pm – 5:30pm is the after school free play session. This also includes different activities each week.
Wednesday sessions are:
9:30 – 11:00 – Story and craft time followed by morning tea and free play in the garden.
11:30 – 1pm – Free play
4pm – 5:30 – also another after school free play session.
A gold coin donation and a piece of fruit for morning tea is all they ask. Tea, coffee and water is also provided.


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Hope College has again been included in the "Fiske Guide to Colleges."
Hope is among the approximately 330 of "the country's best and most interesting colleges and universities" featured in the new 2010 edition of the guide. Hope has consistently been included in the publication through the years.
The colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada that are featured have been chosen from a pool that includes the more than 2,200 four-year colleges in the U.S. In addition to being selective in the institutions that it features, the guide is a subjective presentation rather than a statistical one, assessing the strengths and weaknesses of each institution in terms of academics, social life and overall quality of life. Published for more than 20 years, the "Fiske Guide" is independent. The guide accepts no consulting, advertising or other fees from colleges and has no outside relationship of colleges working on its behalf.
Author Edward B. Fiske served for 17 years as education editor of "The New York Times," during which time he realized that college-bound students and their families needed better information on which to base their educational choices. He wrote "Fiske Guide to Colleges" to help them.


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Four Nicks (Brown, Dixon, Evans & Moyes) gathered together at Derby Cathedral yesterday to check out the peregrine nest platform and perform essential maintenance tasks. Nick Dixon - one of Britain's leading experts on peregrines on artificial structures and urban areas - was making a visit to look at our setup here at Derby, England, and it was a pleasure to meet him in person and to gain from his experience and scientific knowledge. In fact it was to Nick D. that we turned back in late 2005 for specialist advice when peregrines first arrived and appeared to be trying to set up home here.
On the agenda was an abseil down the tower to check the condition of the platform which we confirmed was still in an almost pristine state. The cameras needed to be cleaned and adjusted, but our main task was to add a "grip strip" to the front ledge of the platform for this year's young birds to get a hold of when exercising their wings prior to fledging.
Three out of four juveniles came down on their maiden flight last year and had to be rescued. A local bird of prey breeder suggested they were probably not getting enough grip on the vertical edge of the platform, especially when it was crowded with youngsters. We had looked at the feet of young peregrine specimens in our Museums' natural history collections and calculated they would best grip onto a rail about 2.5 - 3cm diameter. So Nick E. (who originally constructed the platform back in 2006) kindly abseiled down to make the modifications. The photo of the tower taken from the nave roof gives you a good idea of the position of the platform and our abseil. We felt it best to turn off the internet feed for much of the day as prolonged close-up views of our heads, shoes or elbows is hardly edifying. The short clip below may give a better idea of position we were working in as we glued and nailed the "grip strip" into place. The diagonal rope was needed to hold us close to the platform because the louvred tower window is inset by nearly a metre. This makes working from an abseil rope very precarious without it. Thanks to Nick B. who supported us behind the scenes, moving gravel, buying forgotten items and making a generally excellent gopher.
Less than 24 hours later we had clear evidence that our peregrines were unaffected by all this activity so close to the start of their courtship, as both birds were seen on the platform, including the female who was busy scraping a nest hollow, as we see here.


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Yoenis Cespedes made one of the best defensive plays of the year on Tuesday night.
Or was it the defensive play of the year? Or the throw of the year? Or even one of the greatest plays ever?
Depends on whose tweets you read. The insane play from the eighth inning of the Angels-Athletics game has been called all that and more.
But everyone can pretty much agree that the Oakland left fielder's 300-foot rocket to nab Howie Kendrick at the plate in the eighth inning of a 1-1 game was something you don't see every day.
"You don't expect something like that," A's Manager Bob Melvin said after the game. "We know he has a strong throwing arm, but to make that throw, on the fly, was special."
Cespedes initially bobbled a Mike Trout double into the left-field corner. Kendrick had already rounded third when Cespedes launched his throw and was still beat by the ball.
"When the ball rolled into the corner, I thought Howie would score standing up," Angels Manager Mike Scioscia said following his team's 2-1 win in 14 innings. "Cespedes picked the ball up and threw a guided missile that was right on the money. It was just an incredible throw from that distance, from that angle, everything. That was a special play."
Check out the video above. Best throw you've ever seen? Greatest play in the history of mankind? Let us know what you think.
No offense, but it probably won't be as funny as this tweet from @FauxJohnMadden: "The best quarterback in Oakland is probably Yoenis Cespedes."
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Farm bill is fertile ground for complaints
California dairy processors are still trying to squeeze a better deal from a big farm bill up for House debate this week.
They aren't the only ones.
The Obama administration is threatening a veto. California liberals complain it cuts nutrition programs too much. The state's conservatives say it's still too generous. Everyone agrees the 1,200-page House bill is a work in progress.
"There's a lot of things I like, and there's some things I have some difficulty with," Rep. Jim Costa, D-Fresno, said Tuesday, "but I think it can be worked out in (the negotiating) conference."
Costa is one of six California members of the House Agriculture Committee, which approved the measure by a 36-10 margin last month. The full House vote is expected to be much closer on Thursday, following consideration of dozens of amendments.
Last Congress, stymied by the many political cross-currents, the Republican-controlled House failed to bring a farm bill to the floor. That meant a Senate-passed measure died and lawmakers had to temporarily extend provisions of the 2008 farm bill.
This year's bill is potentially important for California's $43 billion-a-year agricultural industry, as well as for the roughly 4.1 million California residents who currently receive the supplemental nutrition assistance, formerly called food stamps. The House bill ends the crop subsidies known as direct payments, which primarily benefit cotton, rice, wheat and corn growers, and also cuts nutrition programs.
The House measure offers funding for fruit and vegetable growers, including $375 million over five years for a Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. Last year, for instance, the program funded efforts like cantaloupe safety research at the University of California at Davis and "new product research" with pistachios.
The bill also includes $275 million over five years for a continued Specialty Crop Research Initiative, which last year funded U.C. Davis work on almonds, grapes and walnuts, among other crops.
Still, the House bill has triggered opposition from several quarters.
Broadly speaking, the Obama administration this week proclaimed that it "strongly opposes" the House farm bill, citing the cuts in supplemental nutrition programs and increases in crop insurance subsidies.
More narrowly, the bill pits dairy producers, many of whom favor a new voluntary supply management program, against dairy processors, who contend they'll be hurt by artificially curtailed supplies. The supply management provision does not set a production quota, but does tie dairy payments for program participants to certain market conditions.
"We see it as a significant threat to our ability to provide a product, if we have this scheme that would throttle supplies," David Ahlem, vice president of Hilmar Cheese, said in an interview Tuesday. "Any manipulation of supply and demand like this will distort the market."
The opposition by Hilmar Cheese and other members of the International Dairy Foods Association to the farm bill's dairy supply management program will come to a head in a closely watched vote on an amendment to strike the provision.
Beyond the high-profile dairy issue and the big-ticket subsidies and nutrition programs, the House bill includes myriad provisions that matter to different sectors of the California farm economy.
The bill, for instance, adds canned, frozen and dried products to the fresh fruits and vegetables offered through the existing federal school lunch program. In a victory for some California olive oil producers, among others, the bill also adds imported olive oil to the list of imported commodities that must meet domestic quality standards, if the industry ever sets up a marketing order that establishes quality standards.
The olive oil provision is targeted for elimination by an amendment, one of 228 that have been proposed.
Rep. Jeff Denham, R-Calif., has an amendment that would replace a farm bill provision that undermines California's cage standards for egg-laying hens, adopted by the state's voters through Proposition 2 in 2008. The House Agriculture Committee rejected Denham's earlier effort during mark-up of the bill.
"I have a number of concerns that still need to be addressed," Denham said.
Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Calif., has an amendment to eliminate the $20 million Farmers Market Promotion Program. A conservative whose redrawn congressional district includes several central Sierra Nevada counties, McClintock calls the program "duplicative" and unnecessary. Last year, records show that it helped fund expansion of the West Modesto Farmers Market, as well as markets in rural Siskiyou, Plumas and Shasta counties, among other locations.
Other amendments resurrect farm bill debates going back decades.
Several lawmakers have amendments, once again, to eliminate the $200 million-a-year Market Access Program, which funds overseas advertising and marketing. The program regularly funds California organizations representing the state's wine, almond, strawberry, walnut and raisin producers, among many others, and it just as regularly fends off congressional skeptics who try to cut off funding.


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On Jan. 25, 2011, Jacob Flowers left work early to get to a meeting. The organization where Flowers serves as executive director, Mid-South Peace and Justice Center, has been involved in community organizing since 1982. Although not officially affiliated with any religious body, the Center works closely with the faith community and is housed in a large building owned by First Congregational Church, a United Church of Christ community in Memphis.
While a snowstorm swirled outside, Mid-South's organizing director, Brad Watkins, presided over an afternoon workshop in which anyone who was interested could come in and complete Freedom of Information Act requests about FBI surveillance. Activists decided that a FOIA-themed workshop would be a good way to stand in solidarity with anti-war and pro-Palestinian activists in the Midwest whose homes had been raided by the FBI the year before. Since the workshop attracted only a modest crowd of peace activists, nothing could have been more alarming than the arrival of three unexpected guests—black-clad agents from the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force.
"We suspected that they found a way to get into the building," Flowers recalled in an interview, "because normally the building is locked up pretty tight." The FBI agents explained that they were there to warn the owners of the property of an impending protest. Watkins informed them that it was a workshop, not a protest, and that they were currently looking at the people responsible for organizing it. As soon as Watkins began asking if they were trying to harass citizens concerned about FBI repression, the agents quickly left.


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In his latest 10-year budget, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) cuts $5 trillion in overall spending, erases Obama's expansion of Medicaid then takes from it another $732 billion, partially privatizes Medicare and reduces social spending to less than half of its share of the economy under Ronald Reagan.
And yet, in order to meet his goal of eliminating budget deficits by 2024, he still has to resort to budget gimmickry.
He uses "dynamic scoring" to assume that his tax cuts will magically create more tax revenue to fill in the final budget gaps.
If I were a conservative, that would shake me to my core.
Even in a conservative fantasy world, where you can cut and cut and cut to your heart's content, the budget still doesn't balance unless you cheat.
There are two ways to look at that mathematical reality.
One is the Sarah Palin way, which is to lambaste Ryan for not cutting enough money early in the 10-year window: "The latest Ryan (R, Wisconsin) Budget is not an April Fool's joke. But it really IS a joke because it is STILL not seeing the problem; it STILL is not proposing reining in wasteful government overspending TODAY, instead of speculating years out that some future Congress and White House may possibly, hopefully, eh-who-knows, take responsibility for today's budgetary selfishness and shortsightedness to do so. THIS is the definition of insanity."
That last sentence is correct, just not in the way Palin thinks it means.
The other way is to question whether the goal of balanced budget is actually reasonable in a 10-year time frame.
In theory, if not having a balanced budget by 2024 meant America would become Greece, then sure, you would have to do what you have to do, and cut what you have to cut. But no serious economist actually believes that.
So why should conservatives take countless political risks – savaging Medicare, Medicaid and food stamps, just to name a few – to achieve something that's not mathematically possible within the bounds of political reality? (And placing the Ryan budget within the bounds of political reality is being exceedingly generous.)
If that wasn't reason enough for Republicans to shelve the Ryan budget, remember that since Congress passed a two-year budget deal in January, a fiscal year 2015 budget resolution has no practical purpose.
Frankly, the Republican obsession with this fuzzy math budget is just plain weird.
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Nestled under trees in the Marble Tree Alley, this hotel is a part of the local heritage protection program and in November, 2014, will be joining the prestigious Relais & Chateaux group.
Why did you come to Vatel in France and what memories do you have of the time you spent with us?
I was a supervisor at the Shangri-La Hotel Nanjing and I wanted to get a diploma recognized in China. I learned in my courses and practical application work everything I need for the job I'm doing today. I've also got very fond memories of my second internship at the Terre Blanche Hotel in Provence.
What did you do from the time you graduated up until now?
I worked at the Commune by Great Wall Hotel and then Kempinski Beijing and finally at the Aman at Summer Palace Beijing before participating in the launch of the hotel where I work today.
What are your upcoming projects?
Working on everything that being a part of the Relais & Chateaux group means in terms of special events. Then, in the long term, I'll look for new opportunities in opening luxury boutique hotels associated with famous brands such as the Aman Resorts or the Four Seasons.


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|INDONESIA- Migrants and mobile workers a priority at regional AIDS conference
Thousands of HIV and AIDS activists, members of governments and representatives of international organizations have gathered in Bali, Indonesia at the 9th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP). Migrants and mobile populations are a recurring theme among the high-level addresses and poster presentations, a clear sign that they are a priority in the region.
"It's gratifying to see that migrants are high on the agenda," states IOM's HIV and Health Promotion Coordinator, Rosilyne Borland. "Migrants were mentioned by three of the opening keynote speakers. This is an important recognition that the health needs of migrants must be considered in order to improve their access to migrant-friendly health care, including HIV and AIDS services."
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Burt Hummel, United States Congressman, was a major character in the second season of Glee and a recurring character for the remainder of the seasons. He is the father of Kurt Hummel and the stepfather of the late Finn Hudson.
Burt's first wife died when Kurt was around eight years of age; in the second season, he marries Finn's mother, Carole Hudson in Furt. Burt is presented as a typical "man's man," a mechanic and a football fan. He is most noteworthy for often comforting his son and being very protective over Kurt (especially regarding his experiences after coming out as gay). In Grilled Cheesus, he almost died after suffering from a heart attack brought on by arrhythmia (irregular heart rhythm), causing him to go into a coma for a period of time. He does fully recover and starts taking better care of himself. In Season Three, Burt Hummel runs against Sue for the United States Congress and he wins, leaving Sue angered and distraught, for Sue was planning to diminish glee clubs within all state schools. In the episode Goodbye, Burt dances to Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) as a graduation gift to Kurt. In Season Four he reveals to Kurt that he has Prostate Cancer and Blaine promises to take care of Burt in Lima while Kurt is in New York. He beats it. In Season Five, he watches his son get engaged, while sadly losing the other.
He is portrayed by actor Mike O'Malley. He was a recurring character during all seasons, except the second season, when he was a main character.
Burt is first mentioned by Kurt, who proudly reveals to his friends the new car his father just bought him. Unfortunately, after the window was smashed by Mercedes and Burt finds Kurt's collection of tiaras in the trunk, he takes the car back from Kurt as apparent punishment. Later on, Kurt mentions that Burt is replacing the car.
Burt catches Kurt, along with Brittany and Tina dancing to Single Ladies in his bedroom in spandex costumes. Brittany attempts to explain it with a lie that Kurt is on the football team. Kurt then tells his father that Tina is his girlfriend. He tries to explain to his father that the two girls are helping him with an exercise. Burt seems to believe this and decides to buy a ticket for the big game and seems happy he is on the football team. After Kurt gets Finn to pull some strings and get him on the football team, it is demonstrated that Kurt is a surprisingly good kicker when he wins the deciding point for the team, making Burt proud and euphoric, remarking to Kurt afterward that he wishes his mother were there alive, and that she would have been proud of him. After the football game, Kurt admits that he is gay, but Burt says he already knows and accepts Kurt.Principal Figgins about Kurt not being able to sing Defying Gravity in Glee Club. Figgins is persuaded by Burt to let Kurt and Rachel go head to head. Just before the "diva-off," Burt gets an anonymous phone call, with the caller making homophobic comments. Kurt finds out and purposefully blows the audition for the song. When Burt finds out he becomes furious that his son threw his chance, especially after he went up to bat for him with the Principal and Will. Kurt, however, tells Burt that he did it so he wouldn't be emotionally hurt by the fact that his son is not only gay, but also doing a girl song. Burt is still disappointed that his son gave up his chance, but proud of his son's strength to give up something he loved for his father, telling Kurt that he is a lot like his mother. Carole Hudson, who lost her own husband during the Gulf War, in the hopes that it would spark romance, and thus hoping that would result in him and Finn (who Kurt had a crush on) to grow closer. The plan works spectacularly as Burt and Carole fall in love with each other fast and hard. However, when Finn discovers the romance he is not pleased, afraid that Burt is erasing his deceased father's memory. Finn is initially cold towards Burt when the two families sit down for a 'family' dinner of sorts. However, he begins to warm up to Burt when they talk about sports. While Carole is pleased about this, Kurt feels left out and hurt by his father's new friendship with Finn. That night Burt confronts Kurt about his behavior. Kurt responds he couldn't remember the last time his father was that open with him. Burt tells Kurt that he would never change who he is, and that he expects Kurt to do the same for him. Kurt dismisses him with tears in his eyes, and as he leaves, Burt asks whether Kurt introduced him to Carole for their sake, or for his own (implying that he is aware of Kurt's feelings for Finn). Kurt suggests that he and Finn break Burt and Carole up, but Finn's attempt fails when his mother tells him that she is happy with Burt. When she later invites Burt over, Burt tells Finn that he really does love Carole and that he will do everything he can to make her happy. Accepting the relationship, Finn invites Burt to watch a basketball game, and sit in his deceased father's chair. Unknown to Finn and Burt, Kurt watches the father/son-like interaction, with tears in his eyes, apparently feeling as if he's lost his father. Pink Houses by John Mellencamp in Glee club in order to impress him. However, Kurt soon realizes that it doesn't get him any closer to his father. Out of worry for Kurt, Burt cancels some bonding time with Finn to find Kurt doing a spectacular rendition of Rose's Turn where he remarks that Kurt is an amazing singer and promises he'll try to spend more time with his son.
Carole and Finn move in with Kurt and Burt. After Kurt and Finn argue over the intimacy and decor in their room, Finn uses homophobic language to describe Kurt's furnishing choices. Burt overhears this and is furious. He aggressively tears into Finn for his behavior, refusing to listen to his protestations and tells him that Kurt will always come first to him. He then decides it was a bad idea to have Finn and his mother living with them and kicks Finn out of the house.
Kurt is informed of his father's condition by Will Schuester and Emma Pillsbury, both of whom go to the hospital with him. Over the next week, Kurt's friends all attempt to offer both friendship and spiritual support to Kurt and Burt, though Kurt rejects their religious beliefs with increasing anger. Mercedes later tells Kurt that while he might not believe in God, he should at least believe in something. Taking her words to heart, Kurt tells Burt that he believes in him, pleading him to return. Kurt is overjoyed when he suddenly feels his father's grip tighten slightly around his hand.
Burt is seen being cared for by Kurt following his release from the hospital. When Kurt has an argument with Finn about the new kid Sam Evans being his duet partner and latest crush, he confesses his annoyance with Finn to his father. Burt and Kurt then become engaged in a slightly heated conversation, during which Burt notes that Kurt hasn't been entirely honest with him, as he heard from Carole about Kurt's infatuation with Finn. Burt then explains that while Kurt is a strong boy, not everyone is like him, and that it might not be fair to put Sam into a position that could cause him problems, and that perhaps its best to let things run at their own pace. Kurt comes to accept both Finn and Burt's words, reluctantly ending the team-up with Sam before he can suffer any major ramifications.
Burt and Carole Hudson reveal to Finn and Kurt that they are getting married, and they ask Kurt to be the wedding planner. Burt states he doesn't care about what kind of food or booze or how the wedding looks, so long as Kurt gets a great band to perform.Kurt offers up New Directions. Later, while Kurt is giving Finn and Burt dancing lessons, Dave Karofsky teases Kurt and Finn, angering Burt, who rushes after Karofsky and throws him up against the wall. The situation causes acting principal, Sue Sylvester, to call Karofsky's dad to the school. Mr. Karofsky notes that Dave has been acting different and surprisingly takes Kurt's side. Upon Kurt telling Sue that Karofsky threatened to kill him, Sue expels Karofsky. Burt and Carole marry, making Finn and Kurt stepbrothers. At the reception, Finn says that "Furt" has been born and he has Kurt's back no matter what it costs him, cementing the family bond between them all. Sue reveals that the school board has over-rode her expulsion of Karofsky and that he'll be returning the next day. Kurt leaves the office where he runs into Burt and Carole who offer to use their honeymoon money to pay for Kurt's tuition at Dalton Academy, feeling that it is safer for him to be there than at William McKinley High School.
Burt, along with Carole, Kurt, and Blaine, is seen cheering on Finn's football game, and later seen watching New Directions performance of Thriller/Heads Will Roll.Blaine and Kurt went to a party and Blaine got drunk and slept in Kurt's bed. When Burt asks Kurt about this, he explains he let Blaine spend the night because he was too drunk to drive home. Burt thinks they had sex, but Kurt says they didn't. Burt then makes it clear that Kurt can't have anymore boys spending the night, pointing out that Finn wouldn't be permitted to have a girl sleep in his bed with him. Kurt, very upset, asks Burt to educate himself so that he could feel comfortable going to him on the subject of sex just like any straight son would be able to.
In Sexy, Burt receives information from Blaine that Kurt doesn't know anything about sex. Blaine says that Burt should help Kurt with this, because it's really important. Later, Burt provides Kurt with pamphlets from a clinic which outlines the physical part of sex and encourages Kurt to read them and ask him questions about the material later. Burt then has a discussion with Kurt about the emotional ramifications of sex. Burt says that most men think sex is just sex, but explains how it can actually impact self-esteem. Burt tells Kurt that he matters and wants him to wait until he knows is ready for both the physical and emotional parts of sex. Kurt asks when he can have sex, and Burt jokes that it'll be a nice gift for himself when he's thirty.
Burt is seen in this episode briefly defending Kurt against Dave once again. Dave is trying to get Kurt to come back to McKinley, but Burt is concerned, reminding everyone about how Dave had threatened Kurt's life and how he and Carole had to spend money they didn't have so Kurt could go to private school to be safe. In the end, the situation is resolved and Kurt is able to return to McKinley.
Burt helps Kurt decide his prom outfit. When Kurt comes in with a kilt on, Burt tells him that he will be made fun of for it. Kurt's new boyfriend, Blaine Anderson, agrees. However Kurt wears it to the Prom, and eventually gets crowned Prom Queen.
Rachel talks to Finn who now works in Burt's shop. Burt advises Kurt to show who he really is, with respect to his candidacy for class president.
Burt becomes a candidate running for the House of Representatives against Sue, with Will as his campaign manager. Burt is running because he wants to ensure that the arts are not canceled due to the fact that Kurt being in glee club saved his life. He also helps save the school musical when Sue initially gets it shut down.
Burt, Sue and Will inform Santana of the political attack TV advertisement that intends to expose Santana's homosexuality. Burt offers to help with her parents since he had his own experience with Kurt. Santana tearfully tells them her family doesn't know of her own sexuality before running away.
Burt finally wins his candidacy for the House of Representatives against Sue. He is in Principal Figgins' office with Kurt when Kurt is suspected to have stuffed the ballot box for the student council election. Burt is disappointed when Kurt confesses that although he didn't stuff the ballot boxes, he did consider it.
Burt wants to know why Finn wants to join the army. He is present in the scene where Carol tells Finn the truth about his father.
Burt appears outside of Will's class with Kurt's letter from NYADA. Kurt leads Burt to the choir room where he finally opens the letter revealing he's a finalist. They embrace and Burt asks Kurt if he can tell Blaine and says how proud of him he is.
Burt attends dinner at the Berry household. Unbeknownst to Finn and Rachel, Burt, Carole, and Rachel's dads are in on a plan to pretend to support Finn and Rachel's wedding plans in the hope that they will come to the conclusion on their own that they should not marry so young.
Burt is at Regionals. He also plans with Carole, Hiram and LeRoy how to stop Finn and Rachel's wedding.
For Kurt's graduation present, Burt performs Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) in the auditorium, with Tina and Brittany, just like Kurt did in Preggers. Burt is later seen with Carole as he watches Kurt and Finn graduate, proud of his sons.
Burt surprises Kurt by visiting him in New York on Christmas Eve. He brings a Christmas tree and, while putting up decorations, reminisce with Kurt and Rachel about Christmas with Kurt's Mom. Afterwards, Burt and Kurt sees a musical at the Radio City Music Hall and go to get hot chocolate to warm up. Burt tells Kurt that he came to New York because he had to tell Kurt in person that he has prostate cancer. Kurt is scared, but Burt says that he'll be fine because they caught it early due to the fact that he has gone for regular check-ups since his heart attack. They then return to Kurt's apartment, where they discuss their Christmas traditions like opening one present on Christmas Eve. Burt receives a NYADA hat and shirt from Kurt, which he loves, while he gives Kurt an address to a present 'so big it can't fit under the tree'. The address is to an ice skating rink, where Kurt meets Blaine and they sing White Christmas with Burt quietly watching. On Christmas Day, Burt and Blaine bet over how long Kurt will last watching the traditional Christmas basketball game on television before he reads Vogue. Burt wins the bet, joking its because he's known Kurt for longer. The three of them are later seen enjoying their Christmas meal while Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas is playing.
Kurt is anxious to go to the doctor with his father and Carole. The test results show however that Burt is cancer-free. Burt, Kurt, and Carole hug and he tells them that he was not ready to leave them yet. Kurt then invites Burt to Glee Club practice, where he sings You Are The Sunshine Of My Life. Later Burt is asked by Blaine for Kurt's hand in marriage, but Burt doesn't accept this. He states that they are still kids, and reminds Blaine about Finn and Rachel's engagement. He tells Blaine to be patient and reminds him that since Blaine and Kurt love each other it will work out in the end. Burt promises to wear the rainbow pin that Blaine had given him earlier to show his support for marriage equality.
He then tells Kurt how much he would want more time with her even if it was ten more minutes. He confesses about Blaine asking him for approval to propose to Kurt. When Kurt asked what he said, he tells him that it doesn't matter, and that Kurt has to make his own choices. He reassures Kurt that it's only his decision, whether he accepts or not, and that he should hear Blaine out. Burt is later seen during the proposal scene, his face appears a little conflicted on the matter, but later on he is cheering and clapping with the rest of the crowd.Will can handle the Glee club on his own. Burt suggests they take a ride down to Laguna beach or even fly back home if that is what Carole needs. Burt and Carole are seen packing their suitcases and leaving the hotel room as New Directions watch their competitors perform.
As New Directions prepare for their turn, Sam checks to see if Carole and Burt have arrived with Mercedes to watch them, but realizes that they must have bailed. However, they do show up as New Directions get ready for their traditional Show Circle. Carole says Burt convinced her to come to the competition, though Burt says he didn't say anything to change her mind. Carole says he didn't have to; as it was written on his face and in her heart she believes Finn would want her to be there. Both Burt and Carole tell the New Directions to "wipe the floor" with the competition. As New Directions perform, Burt and Carole are emotional and clearly moved by the songs they have selected as a tribute to Finn, all which were his favorite. Back in McKinley, Burt and Carole console the club over their loss, reminding them of how Finn still lives in all of them.
Burt visits Kurt in the hospital after Kurt came to the defense of someone who was being "gay bashed" and got hurt in the process. Initially, Burt scolds Kurt for having gotten involved in the fight, telling Kurt he should have sought help or called the police instead, but this seems to come out of fear than anything. Kurt tells his father that he is not upset over what happened, because while his body is bruised and battered, he doesn't hurt on the inside. Kurt also tells Burt that the incident proved to him that he is truly his father's son. Burt jokes with Kurt not to get involved in such a thing again unless they are side by side and can take on the enemies together. Later, after Kurt is released from the hospital, Burt attends his son's performance of I'm Still Here which is part of Kurt's Mid-Winter Critique at NYADA. Burt mouths the words of the song along with Kurt. Carmen Tibideaux seems pleased with the performance. After Kurt's song ends, Burt, along with Blaine and several of Kurt's friends, share in a group hug.
While Kurt is trying to calm Brittany down about her wedding nerves, he comes up with the idea of hiring Burt to officiate the wedding. Brittany seems not to remember him, but is happy with the idea.
Burt is seen at the wedding with Carole. They come across Kurt and Blaine. Kurt mentions how this event makes him reminisce about Carole and Burt's wedding and then they share a kiss. As they continue talking, Burt states that he doesn't think Blaine and Kurt didn't get married because of not being ready since no one is really ready for anything, like he wasn't lose his first wife. He also says that all the hard experiences he have had taught him to live every moment as it was the last. Burt and Carole then walk away while insisting that he's not drunk.Later, Burt opens the ceremony after whispering to Kurt that he's hardly not losing his mind about seeing his son about to get married by surprise. Burt then gives an introductory speech and watches the vows before officially pronouncing the two new marrages.
He is later seen enjoying the music and dancing to Our Day Will Come with Carole. During this song, they swap dance partners with Sam and Rachel and have fun until the end.
Burt first appears when he is called by Emma, after she saw Kurt looking at a pamphlet about suicide. At first, Burt believes that the reason Emma has called him was because of Kurt's girly behaviour. Burt explains that he knows about that since Kurt was two years old, but Emma tells him that's not the reason why she wanted to talk to him. She proceeds to reveal what she saw, which worries Burt. While Kurt is in his basement sewing some clothes, Burt comes downstairs to tell him that he has noticed how much time Kurt is alone. Although Kurt tries to defend himself, Burt says that he must join a club, otherwise, he will be taking his sewing machine.
Kurt, jumping, skips to his dad's automotive shop, going up to him, saying he's joined a team. Burt, who seems to be overjoyed, asks him which club has Kurt joined, to which Kurt answers that he joined glee club, explaining what it is. Burt, slightly disappointed, tells him that he wanted him to feel a bond over a shared goal. Kurt then goes on to tell him about the competitions, with choreography and Beyoncé. Burt doesn't recognise who she is, so Kurt states, though with a hint of disbelief, that she's a big pop star. He continues saying that they may need a male lead, but tells him that he feels it will be special. Burt walks past him, saying that he's happy that he's in, but still wishes he had joined a sports team so he'll be happy. Kurt tells him that he feels genuinely happy to go to school. Burt looks up, as Kurt thanks him for pushing him. Burt then tells him he's happy that he stood up for himself. Kurt smiles. When Kurt continues to stay there, Burt asks if there's something else. In his head, Kurt answers that he's gay, and hopes that he'll still love him. When Kurt says no and that they're good, Burt walks away, patting Kurt's shoulder. Kurt stands there, smiling.
Burt appears for the last time, sitting in the Auditorium, alongside Terri, Emma, Becky, Carole, Figgins and Will. Then, Sue appears saying that the auditorium has been renamed as the Finn Hudson Auditorium, which makes Burt and Carole applaud happily. He watches the former members of New Directions perform I Lived. During the song, Burt is seen celebrating and enjoying the performance.
Like his son, Burt is a very caring individual and above all, loving towards his son who he treasures above all else. Having lost the love of his life when their son was young, Burt has never quite gotten over the loss. As such he has done his best to be a good father, perhaps to the point of spoiling Kurt such as buying him expensive designer clothing and a very impressive car (a Lincoln Navigator) for his sweet 16.
While Burt does not pretend to fully understand Kurt, he is very accepting of his gay son. However, Burt fears for how Kurt might suffer because of his sexuality. As such, he is immensely proud of Kurt for being as resilient and strong as he is, which Burt says he gets from his mother. He also says that even though he wished he could take him out to games, he is still proud of him and for being in the glee club.
While Burt is generally fair-minded and reasonable, he is quick to anger when Kurt is victimized in any way, and is fiercely protective of him. When Kurt was denied the chance to sing Defying Gravity, Burt angrily confronted Mr. Schuester and the principal for discrimination against his son. When Finn, in a moment of anger, raged at Kurt and called his choices of decoration "faggy," Burt exploded in anger, throwing Finn out of his home for his homophobic behavior. Burt showed a similar reaction to when Dave Karofsky insulted Kurt with a limp-wrist hand gesture, going so far as to throwing the teenage boy against a wall and threatening to hurt him for his transgressions against Kurt. This violent behavior appears to stem partly from a feeling of guilt for not protecting his son earlier in life, as alluded to in his confrontation with Finn in Theatricality. Although Burt does his best to be a good father to Kurt, there is no doubt there they are very different people, making the things they have in common rare.
- Burt is the only character to receive star billing and not have sung on the show.
- Burt is the first character on the show to have a life-threatening experience, having suffered a heart-attack in the episode Grilled Cheesus. He once again went through another life-threatening experience, cancer, in Glee, Actually.
- Main article: Burt's Quotations


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Join Chief Economist Mark Doms and Gardner Carrick of The Manufacturing Institute for a Twitter Chat on Manufacturing Jobs on Friday
Following the release of the Economic and Statistics Administration's "The Benefits of Manufacturing Jobs" report, Chief Economist Mark Doms and Gardner Carrick, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at The Manufacturing Institute, will be holding a 30-minute Twitter chat responding to your questions about the report and the state of American manufacturing on Friday, May 11th at 1:00pm ET.
Manufacturing jobs provide benefits to workers with higher overall compensation than other sectors, and to the economy through innovation that boosts our nation's standard of living. Specifically, this report shows that:
- On average, hourly wages and salaries for manufacturing jobs are $29.75 an hour compared to $27.47 an hour for non-manufacturing jobs. Total hourly compensation, which includes employer-provided benefits, is $38.27 for workers in manufacturing jobs and $32.84 for workers in non-manufacturing jobs, a 17 percent premium.
- Even after controlling for demographic, geographic, and job characteristics, manufacturing jobs maintained significant wage and benefit premiums.
- The educational attainment of the manufacturing workforce is rising steadily. In 2011, 53 percent of all manufacturing workers had at least some college education, up from 43 percent in 1994.
- The innovative manufacturing sector relies more heavily on STEM education than non-manufacturing. For instance, nearly 1 out of 3 (32 percent) college-educated manufacturing workers has a STEM job, compared to 10 percent in non-manufacturing.
- Higher educational attainment for manufacturing workers carries higher premiums and the size of the premium, including or excluding benefits, increases consistently with educational attainment.
- Furthermore, the compensation premium has risen over the past decade across all levels of educational attainment.
Here's how you can participate:
- Starting now, ask questions for Mark and Gardner on Twitter using the hashtag #mfgChat or at our Facebook page or in the comments here.
- On Friday, May 11th, at 1:00p.m. EST begin following @EconChiefGov @TheMFGInstitute and #mfgChat to follow the conversation.
- Check back on Commerce.gov later on Friday to see a summary of the conversation once it is completed at 1:30
Be sure to follow @EconChiefGov on Twitter for the latest key economic indicators.


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Apple iPad vs netbooks: fight not over yet
Can't beat 'em, join 'em?
Analysis Apple CEO Steve Jobs was rather dismissive of the netbook at the iPad's launch last night. He needed to be: he was trying to win over journalists and analysts who've spent the last 18 months or so asking when his company will release just such a product - and telling readers why it really should.
Jobs' criticisms were certainly unfounded. He slammed them as "slow" and sporting "low-quality displays". The problem with them, he said, is that " netbooks aren't better than anything".
Wrong on most counts, Steve.
Current-generation netbooks provide a decent all-day battery life - a point he didn't mention - and, with add-ins like Nvidia's Ion, can play HD video without choking. They're a darn sight more portable that your average laptop. Intel's Atom CPUs aren't as fast as larger laptops, it's true, but neither are they so slow that you can't get work done on them.
We know, we've done so. We've covered major shows using netbooks for writing, photo editing and publishing. Sure they won't play Crysis but neither will the iPad.
The screens, yes, could be better, but the iPad's 1024 x 768 display isn't so very much more spacious that a netbook's 1024 x 600 screen.
But netbooks are clunky: fatter and thicker than the iPad, though there's not much to choose between them when it comes to weight, we note. And punters don't quite know what netbooks are for. Too many folk have bought netbooks thinking they're simply small, cheap laptops rather than something you grab off the shelf when you need to just check a website, your email or post a TwitBook update.
That's why people had such a problem with the early, SSD-equipped Linux-based netbooks: they wouldn't run the apps that their larger, Windows-based notebooks would.
Neither, of course, will the iPad, but that doesn't matter because, for one point, the tablet is clearly not going to be mistaken for a personal computer - as we've understood them thus far to be, at least - and, for a second, because there are no shortage of iPhone apps to run on it.
And if you think that's not a problem for netbooks, ask yourself why Intel is doing so much work to encourage software developers to punt netbook-centric apps through the online store it has set up.
No, the only real difference between netbook and iPad - the price of the two devices being much of a muchness - is the presence of the real keyboard. If you view the netbook as a device for consumer content rather than content creation - which is how the likes of Intel, Microsoft and other interested parties pitch them - you don't really require the kind of keyboard designed for heavy data input.
Conversely, if that's precisely why you want a portable device's keyboard to be able to do, you're using your netbook as a small laptop, which is not a role the iPad is entirely designed to fulfill and so wouldn't tempt you in any case.
We can't see the iPad pulling the rug from under netbook makers' feet, though we think all those Windows 7 MID prototypes Taiwanese vendors have been touting for the last few years may not now make it into full-scale production. If they want to sell me-too tablet products, they'll need something better.
But netbooks' future is limited. They'll get touchscreens, and Windows will get better at working with touch control, and then they'll become Tablet PCs before finally morphing into keyboard-less devices like... the iPad. ®


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(CNN) -- The nation's 39th president has no relationship with its 44th.
That's how Jimmy Carter described his interaction with President Barack Obama in an interview with CNN's "Piers Morgan Tonight" last January. Carter will sit down with Morgan again for an interview set to air Thursday.
"We don't have any relationship," Carter said back then. "I met with him earlier in his administration, but we don't really have any relationship."
"I wish it was a closer relationship," he said later, adding that he still gets government briefings before he travels to overseas hot spots, including Egypt and North Korea.
Since his unsuccessful re-election bid in 1980, the 39th president has dedicated his time to working on global human rights issues. He was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.
While Carter endorsed Obama during his 2012 bid for re-election and addressed the Democratic National Convention in a pre-recorded video, he hasn't always spoken favorably about his fellow Democrat.
He harshly criticized Obama's administration in an interview with the New York Times in October, saying during a trip to Israel that, "The U.S. government policy the last two to three years has basically been a rapid withdrawal from any kind of controversy."
"Every president has been a very powerful factor here in advocating this two-state solution. That is now not apparent," he added later.


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Here's an article from last year about the woman (Sarah Weddington) who argued the case. She was only 26! One firm wouldn't hire her after law school because they wouldn't be able to curse at a lady! She's from Texas (yay awesome Texas women)! Here's her picture:
Here are some statistics from the Guttmacher Institute about abortion:
- Forty-two percent of women obtaining abortions have incomes below 100% of the federal poverty level ($10,830 for a single woman with no children).
- Eighty-eight percent of abortions occur in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy
- About 61% of abortions are obtained by women who have one or more children
- Thirty-seven percent of women obtaining abortions identify as Protestant and 28% as Catholic.
Here is President Obama's statement today on abortion:
Today, as we reflect on the 41st anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade, we recommit ourselves to the decision's guiding principle: that every woman should be able to make her own choices about her body and her health. We reaffirm our steadfast commitment to protecting a woman's access to safe, affordable health care and her constitutional right to privacy, including the right to reproductive freedom. And we resolve to reduce the number of unintended pregnancies, support maternal and child health, and continue to build safe and healthy communities for all our children. Because this is a country where everyone deserves the same freedom and opportunities to fulfill their dreams.
It's been a great, safe 41 years, America. Let's keep it going!


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The team announced the dismissal in a release Sunday, just minutes before the Padres were to face the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Padres are 32-43 and 12 1/2 games out of first in the NL West. They finished 76-86 in each of Byrnes' first two seasons in the position.
Ownership has expressed a desire to have a more competitive team year in and year out.
"This ownership group is committed to fielding a team that consistently competes for postseason play," said Padres President and CEO Mike Dee. "Thus far this season, the results on the field have been mixed at best and clearly have not lived up to expectations. After a lengthy evaluation of every facet of our baseball operations, we have decided to make this change today."
"The search for a new General Manager begins immediately," Dee said. "We are looking for someone who can define, direct and lead this franchise's baseball philosophy for years to come."
For now Senior Vice President, Baseball Operations Omar Minaya and Assistant General Managers AJ Hinch and Fred Uhlman, Jr. will man the general manager's position until the Padres find a replacement.
I don't think this will make a difference in the team's performance for the rest of the season as I suspect manager Bud Black will be the next to go and some of the team's high priced veterans will be traded.


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Letterpress Reprints
Part of the reason this blog has been quiet recently is that I have been feverishly printing in my new home studio. I am happy to say that the fruits of my labor are now available. Both of these prints sold out their first editions quite quickly, so I have printed new prints with (in my opinion) improved paper and colors.
"When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade" is now printed on bright yellow French "Lemon Drop" Pop-Tone 100 lb. cover-weight paper with green ink. I have always been fond of this phrase and I'm happy that others like it as well.
"All You Need is Love" is now printed on light blue French "Sno Cone" Pop-Tone 100 lb. cover-weight paper with a burgundy/wine colored ink. Although I know that love isn't the only thing you need, it certainly wouldn't hurt to have more of it in our lives.
I have uploaded a few photos of the printing process on my Flickr.
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Workshop Proceeding
New Research Directions for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (2010)Board on Earth Sciences and Resources
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency within the Department of Defense has the primary mission of providing timely, relevant, and accurate imagery, imagery intelligence, and geospatial information?collectively known as geospatial intelligence?in support of national security. With this goal, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency sponsors research that builds the scientific foundation for geospatial intelligence, and has historically supported research in five core areas: (1) photogrammetry and geomatics, (2) remote sensing and imagery science, (3) geodesy and geophysics, (4) cartographic science, and (5) geographic information systems and geospatial analysis. Positioning the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency for the future is the responsibility of the InnoVision Directorate, which analyzes intelligence trends, technological advances, and emerging customer and partner concepts to provide cutting-edge technology and process solutions. At the request of InnoVision, the National Research Council held a workshop to explore the evolution of the five core research areas and to identify emerging disciplines that may improve the quality of geospatial intelligence over the next 15 years. This workshop report offers a potential research agenda that would expand the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's capabilities and improve its effectiveness in providing geospatial intelligence.