Summer Snapshot - Admission Event for Prospective Students and Families at Alumni Hall, Student Union and Campus Center

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Grab your camera and your flip-flops and enjoy a summer?day on the Gustavus campus. Our Summer Snapshot visit events are designed to give you a "snapshot" of the overall Gustavus experience. You'll tour our excellent facilities and learn about the strength of our academic, athletic, and fine arts programs. See our professors do what they do best: teach. During these visit events, you can attend "mini lectures" and get a quick picture of a Gustavus-quality education. You will also receive an introduction to our application and financial aid timelines.

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On Baseball: Next Option for Yankees: To Spend (Gasp!)

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Source: www.nytimes.com --- Friday, July 19, 2013
The Yankees remain significantly undermanned, with few options for a trade. If their season ends in September, they may have no choice but to spend big. ...

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Political indecision weighs on economic forecasts

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Politicians and economists are straining to get a clearer view of what the economy will look like a year from now, when midterm political campaigns are heating up. Republicans see the glass as half empty; Democrats view it as half full. And the economists aren't sure.

"Our economy is recovering at the slowest rate since World War II," House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, lamented to a group of manufacturers. "Quarter after quarter, the growth numbers barely move, unemployment stays about the same."

Democrats beg to differ. "There are a lot of reasons for us to feel optimistic about where we're headed as a country," President Barack Obama tells audiences, citing steady jobs gains, a falling deficit and a more stable housing market.

Which is it? Economic forecasters are torn.

And their forecasts are suddenly all over the map. Some see U.S. growth stuck below 2 percent for some time, while others ? among them the Federal Reserve and the White House ? predict it will climb above 3 percent as soon as next year .

While the economy clearly is on the mend, the different forecasts stem from the fact that the recovery's pace is uneven, economic growth remains anemic and the unemployment rate is still stubbornly high four years after the deep 2008-09 recession ended. Feeding the uncertainty are confusion over when the Federal Reserve will start turning off the easy-money faucet and the sharp partisan divides on Capitol Hill over spending cuts, raising the U.S. debt ceiling and funding the government for the budget year that begins Oct. 1.

Assumptions about yet-to-be-made decisions by Washington policymakers can have an enormous impact on forecasts.

"Forecasting these days is difficult. There are a lot of imponderables out there," said Nariman Behravesh, chief economist for IHS Global Insight, an economic forecasting firm. He's telling clients that right now economic growth is likely to remain between 1.5 and 2 percent through September. "Employment growth will be OK but not great."

But a lot depends on Congress. "And the politics are such that the closer we get to the midterm elections, it's more likely that nothing is going to be done," he said.

It's not a new predicament. An exasperated President Harry Truman once famously pleaded for a one-armed economist, complaining, "All my economists say, 'On the one hand ... on the other.'"

"There's still a fair amount of angst over fiscal policy. And the level of the angst is definitely a function of whether you're a Republican or a Democrat," said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics, another economic forecaster. "And then as you move into next year and the elections, there's going to be more hand-wringing as well because of the political back-and-forth."

Even so, Zandi is optimistic. "We are going to start to see stronger growth. The fiscal drag will fade, the housing recovery will add more juice to growth and the Federal Reserve will be able to manage through this in a reasonably graceful way."

Most economists see a slowly recovering economy, but not all. There's always that "other hand. "

"The economy is as sick today as it was prior to the financial crisis and the Great Recession. Those were caused by fundamental dysfunctions that remain unfixed," said business economist Peter Morici of the University of Maryland.

Federal Reserve economists are moderately upbeat, projecting that economic growth will climb next year to between 3 percent and 3.5 percent for the first time since before the Great Recession. The economy grew at a subpar 1.8 percent annual rate from January to March.

The Fed has signaled that it intends to keep interest rates super low at least until the jobless rate falls to 6.5 percent. It was 7.6 percent in June.

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Thursday that the Fed has done what it can to keep the economic recovery going, but that Congress must also help. He told the Senate Banking Committee that the Fed's low interest-rate policies have carried "an awful lot of the burden" to drive economic growth. Fed officials would have been very happy to "share that burden" with Congress, he added.

The Fed chairman says the U.S. central bank had no firm timetable for scaling back its policies aimed at stimulating growth. The Fed would consider reducing its stimulus program if the economy improves, Bernanke told a House panel on Wednesday. But he added that the reductions were "by no means on a preset course."

The White House, in its newly released "midsession review," projected the economy would grow 2.4 percent this year, down from the 2.6 percent it projected in April. White House officials blamed the lower estimate on across-the-board spending cuts that began in March and slower growth in China and Europe.

The White House also projected that the federal budget shortfall would decline to $759 billion for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30 ? the first time in Obama's presidency that the annual deficit will have dropped below $1 trillion. And it said the jobless rate would fall to 6.8 percent for calendar year 2014, then down to 6.5 percent in 2015 and stabilizing at 5.4 percent by 2017.

Other forecasts aren't as rosy. The International Monetary Fund sees the U.S. economy growing at just 1.7 percent this year and 2.7 percent next year. And the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office projects the economy will grow just 1.4 percent this year and the unemployment rate will average 7.9 percent ? absent changes in current law.

"It's an extremely difficult time to get the policy forecast right and that's driving the economic forecast," said Douglas Holtz-Eakin, a former CBO director who now heads the American Action Forum, a conservative public-policy institute.

What will the Fed, the Congress and the administration come up with?

"Who knows?" he said.

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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/political-indecision-weighs-economic-forecasts-071757602.html

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Tax cut for shale gas firms planned

19 July 2013 Last updated at 04:25 ET

The government has outlined plans to give tax breaks to companies involved in the UK's nascent shale gas industry.

It has proposed cutting the tax on some of the income generated from producing shale gas - found in underground shale rock formations - from 62% to just 30%.

The plans would make the UK the "most generous" regime for shale gas in the world, the government said.

But they have been criticised by environmentalists, with Friends of the Earth calling them a "disgrace".

Greenpeace added that communities affected by fracking - the technique for extracting shale gas - faced a lot of disruption for very little gain.

Chancellor George Osborne said shale gas was a resource with "huge potential" for the UK's energy mix.

"We want to create the right conditions for industry to explore and unlock that potential in a way that allows communities to share in the benefits," he said.

"I want Britain to be a leader of the shale gas revolution because it has the potential to create thousands of jobs and keep energy bills low for millions of people."

The UK is believed to have large resources of shale gas.

A recent report from the British Geological Survey estimated there may be 1,300 trillion cubic feet of shale gas present in the north of England alone - much of it in the Bowland Basin under Lancashire.

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Drilling companies have previously estimated that they may be able to extract about 10% of this gas - far in excess of the three trillion cubic feet of gas currently consumed in the UK each year.

However, the industry is still in its infancy with a handful of companies holding licences for shale gas exploration in the UK, none of which have begun extracting gas.

Water quality

In backing shale gas exploration, the government points to the experience of the US, where a shale gas boom has had a dramatic effect on the energy sector.

Under its plans, the tax break would apply to a proportion of the income generated from shale gas production. What that proportion is will be determined after a consultation.

BBC industry correspondent John Moylan says the industry regards the tax incentives as necessary, as costs are likely to be high during the initial exploration phase over the coming years.

Science Editor David Shukman explains the process of fracking

The government has also confirmed plans to give communities that host shale gas sites ?100,000 per site, and up to 1% of all revenues from production.

That is designed to offset some of the controversy surrounding the process of fracking.

There are concerns the process, which involves pumping high pressure water, sand and chemicals into rock to force out the gas, is related to water contamination and even earth tremors.

Water companies have warned that the quality of drinking water must be protected "at all costs".

Water UK, which represents the UK water companies, points out that fracking requires huge amounts of water which could put a strain on local supplies.

It also says the drilling and the fracturing process could damage water pipes.

"The water industry is not taking sides. If it (fracking) goes ahead we want to ensure corners are not cut and standards compromised," said Jim Marshall, policy and business adviser at Water UK.

Environmental groups argue that investment in the industry will divert attention from the need to develop renewable sources of energy.

Andrew Pendleton, from Friends of the Earth, condemned the move.

"Promising tax hand-outs to polluting energy firms that threaten our communities and environment, when everyone else is being told to tighten their belts, is a disgrace," he said.

"Ministers should be encouraging investors to develop the nation's huge renewable energy potential. This would create tens of thousands of jobs and wean the nation off its increasingly expensive fossil fuel dependency."

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23368505#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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Top 22 Family Adventure Movies - Faith and Entertainment

No one can argue with a good adventure and sharing in a good adventure with your family is top notch entertainment. With so many choices for movie goers and at home movie enthusiasts these days here is a list of 22 of my favorite Family Friendly Adventure flicks. For my family a living room picnic with an excellent movie choice makes for a great night of entertainment.

# 22 The Polar Express ? We all know Santa isn?t real but is this holiday adventure giving some of the best Santa myths we can have the whole family can enjoy the train ride of a lifetime based on the book of the same name.

# 21 Home Alone ? Oh the joy of watching a young boy defend his home against robbers when he is accidentally left home while the family flies off for Christmas vacation. Laughs a minute and a heartwarming ending are sure to please.

# 20 Journey to the Center of the Earth / Journey 2: The Mysterious Island ? With the 3D adventures mounting the first starring Branden Fraser and the second with Dwayne ?The Rock? Johnson, these family adventures loosely based on the Jules Verne novels are exciting, witty and fun.

# 19 Inkheart ? Based on the book by Cornelia Funke this great adventure, another with Brenden Fraser, shows the world of what happens when book characters come to life. The end may be a little intense for younger audiences but overall a great family film.

# 18 The Prince of Egypt ? The retelling of the life of Moses, the ten plagues in Egypt and the Exodus of the Jewish people from slavery. This film is faith building and solid entertainment.

# 17 Honey, I Shrunk the Kids ? Who can forget Rick Moranis invention that sent his kids on wild romp through their back yard after being shrunk to miniscule size. This film is an oldie but a goody in the family movie world.

?No one can argue with a good adventure and sharing in a good adventure with your family is top notch entertainment.?

# 16 Aladdin ? A Disney classic that pits street wise Aladdin against an evil sorcerer who wants to take over the kingdom. With the help of his genie (brilliantly voiced by Robin Williams) he must save the kingdom win the girl?s heart and find his true worth, which does not lie in his riches but his character.

# 15 Arthur and the Invisibles ? Trying to save the family home Arthur (played by Freddie Highmore) must enter the world of the minimoys to rescue his grandfather, find the family treasure and help the minimoys overcome their greatest nemesis.

# 14 The Incredibles ? This Disney/Pixar romp gives us the first family of superheroes who must, after being sent into hiding, rekindle their abilities to save their family, and the world. With great voice actors (Craig T. Nelson and Samuel L. Jackson), comedy and action The Incredibles is perfect for family movie night.

# 13 Finding Nemo ? No one who has seen it can get over the stunning visuals of this animated classic or the comedy and adventure when a daddy clownfish must face off against the ocean to save his son who was snatched by a diver. Funny, heartwarming and just plain fun adventure is why this makes my list every time.

# 12 Hook ? What would happen if Peter Pan grew up, got married and had kids? Well, ?Hook? is what would happen. Seeking revenge because he left Neverland Captain Hook kidnaps Peter Pan?s kids and Peter has to rediscover who he is in order to save them. With amazing acting by Robin Williams and Dustin Hoffman this is a wonderful take on the J.M. Barrie classic.

# 11 Flight of the Navigator ? when a young boy is ?accidentally? kidnapped by and alien spaceship he is sent on a time traveling adventure that is both visually amazing (for the time of it?s making) and exciting. Enjoy this Disney classic with your family and big bowl of popcorn.

# 10 The Muppets Treasure Island ? We all love The Muppets and when we put them on a boat searching for treasure what can be better than that. A fun adventure with great timing and all the classic Muppet characters make this a perfect movie for family movie night.

# 9 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ? This updated version, which is so much more true to the Roald Dahl book then was Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory with Gene Wilder, gives us Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka and Freddie Highmore in the title role. Get your golden ticket and dance with the Oompa Loompas in this great remake of a classic.

# 8 The Lion King ? James Earl Jones lends his legendary voice to Mufassa the King at Pride Rock. The adventure begins when his brother kills him and his son Simba runs for his life. It?s not until much later that Simba comes to realize he must come back and claim his throne in one of the most climactic endings of an animated adventure ever.

# 7 How to Train Your Dragon ? Based on the book series by Cressida Cowell, the movie isn?t much like the books but is fantastic anyway. When Hiccup refuses to kill a dragon (the bane of his people) he forms a bond and a friendship that changes their lives and ends up saving his village and people. It?s funny and has adventure like few other films.

# 6 Horton Hears a Who ? Jim Carrey brings to life the beloved Dr. Seuss character of Horton the elephant. He must save the speck on a flower that contains the entire who people. Even though everyone thinks he is craze Horton knows a person is a person no matter how small and fights to save the whos!

# 5 Despicable Me ? No one who has seen it can forget the minions or the heartwarming tale of Gru and his adopted daughters. Don?t let that fool you into thinking this is any less of an adventure movie with some amazing comedy and brilliant voicing by Steve Carell.

# 4 The Swiss Family Robinson ? Based on the classic book by Johann David Wyss which is composed of stories the author used to tell his children. The movie (which sort of follows the book) gives family, faith and adventure a new name. It?s a Disney classic and it?s wonderfully done and a must see for all family adventurers.

# 3 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs ? While it bears little resemblance to the book that inspired it this is a hilarious and fun adventure that will leave you wanting seconds! (The sequel is coming out shortly). Funny and heartwarming with a talking monkey, how to you beat that?

# 2 The Princess Bride ? ?Inconceivable? ?Stop it now I mean it, anybody want a peanut? If these quotes have meaning for you, you have already seen this movie probably way too many times like me. We pull this out whenever someone in our family is sick and sometimes just to laugh and enjoy this funny and exciting adventure. There are a few scenes that younger sensitive viewers might have trouble with but overall it?s a great family adventure.

# 1 The Chronicles of Narnia Trilogy ? Based on the beloved books by C.S. Lewis these recent releases will keep you on the edge of your seat and teach you about trust, love, faith and family all at the same time. Each film does a great job of staying close to the source material and the CGI Aslan looks as real as an animated lion can and is wonderfully voiced by Liam Neeson.

Well folks that my list. There are some you may agree with and there are some you probably think I should have added or left out but each of these films are wonderful and entertaining and I hope you enjoy them if you haven?t already.

Check out this F&E article counting down the top family movies of all time:? 101 Best Family Movies of All Time

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Baby panda twins born at Zoo Atlanta

Panda twins were born at Zoo Atlanta Monday, the first twin pandas?born in the United States since 1987. Zookeepers were expecting only one cub and were surprised when the?giant?panda?named Lun Lun gave birth to baby panda twins.

By Associated Press / July 16, 2013

Twin panda cubs were born Monday to the Zoo Atlanta's resident giant panda Lun Lun, the first twin pandas born in the United States since 1987, zoo spokeswoman Keisha Hines announced.

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A giant?panda?named Lun Lun gave birth Monday at Zoo Atlanta to two tiny cubs, the first twin?pandas?born in the United States since 1987, zoo spokeswoman Keisha Hines announced.

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The 15-year-old?panda?went into labor Monday afternoon and gave birth to the first cub at 6:21 p.m. EDT and the second two minutes later. Hines said zookeepers who had been anticipating only one cub based on a recent ultrasound were surprised by the first-ever twin?panda?births at Zoo Atlanta.

"We have twins!" Zoo Atlanta announced on its website.

An ultrasound on June 30 determined that Lun Lun was pregnant with her fourth cub. Hines says zookeepers weren't expecting the tiny duo, however.

The twin cubs are the first giant?pandas?to be born in the United States in 2013, Hines added.

Zoo officials are working with animal care workers from the Chengdu Research Base of Giant?Panda?Breeding, where Lun Lun and her 15-year-old partner, Yang Yang, were born. There was no immediate report on the size or weight of the cubs at birth, nor the condition of the offspring and mother.

But zoo officials were in a celebratory mood.

"This is a success we share with all of our fellow zoological organizations working to understand and protect this iconic species, and we share our joy with our local community and with our colleagues in China," said Raymond B. King, Zoo Atlanta's president and CEO.

"Twins are an entirely new scenario for Lun Lun, Zoo Atlanta and our animal care teams, who will no doubt be extremely busy over the next few months," his statement added.

Lun Lun had been artificially inseminated in March and has been under 24-hour observation by a camera providing a live video feed from her den. Officials said the newborns' father is 15-year-old Yang Yang. Zookeepers weren't immediately sure of the genders of the cubs.

Zookeepers said Lun Lun is caring for one of the cubs while animal management and veterinary teams from the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Giant?Panda?Center care for the other in a nursery center. Officials said they will likely rotate the cubs between the nursery and Lun Lun's care to ensure they each get enough maternal nurturing without overexerting the 15-year-old giant?panda.

Giant?pandas?typically only care for one cub when twins are born in the wild ? which usually leads to only one of the twins surviving, Hines noted.

Giant?panda?twins have survived in zoos by officials rotating the cubs with the mother during their first few months of life. Hines said giant?pandas?have a high mortality rate in the first few months after birth, and the risk is greater when twins are born.

Visitors to Zoo Atlanta will likely be able to visit the cubs later this year, Hines said.

She added that Yang Yang and the cubs' older brothers ? Xi Lan, 4, and Po, 2 ? remain on exhibit and will not be housed with Lun Lun or the cubs. The separation is normal and occurs naturally in the wild, Hines said.

Less than 1,600 giant?pandas?are believed to be living in the wild, Hines said. Zoo Atlanta was awarded the International Conservation Award from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums in 2012 for its work to preserve the species.

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