text: The Woodruff Library has a two tiered policy for the development and management of our library collections. There is a general policy "Woodruff Library Collection Management Policy" that has as its aim providing library staff with practical and basic guidelines for building collections. As stated in the preface "it is an outline the library's general collecting principles and processes; intended as a starting point for subject librarians who address the collection needs of specific academic disciplines." The second tier consists of a series of 25 departmental, or subject, policies; which outline our efforts in building collections to support more than 30 academic programs. Note that these collection policies were originally composed in 2007, and may not reflect up-to-date enrollment or faculty numbers.


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/ 26.22. (DSS: Teen Pregnancy Prevention) (A) From the monies appropriated for the Continuation of Teen Pregnancy Prevention, the department must award two contracts to separate private, non-profit 501(c)(3) entities to provide teen pregnancy prevention programs and services within the State.
(B) Contracts must be awarded utilizing a competitive approach in accordance with the South Carolina Procurement Code.
(C) The monies appropriated must be divided equally between the contracts and paid over a twelve month basis for services rendered. Unexpended funds shall be carried forward for the purpose of fulfilling the department's contractual agreement.
(E)(1) One contract must be awarded to an entity that utilizes an abstinence first, age appropriate comprehensive approach to health and sexuality education with a goal of preventing adolescent pregnancy throughout South Carolina.
(2)(a) One contract must be awarded to an entity that uses a National Abstinence Clearinghouse (NAC) approved curricula for a minimum of one year prior to their application. NAC is the agency the federal Department of Health and Human Services has chosen to provide a comprehensive, national list of approved abstinence-only education curricula that is consistent with the A through H legislative requirements defined in Title V, Section 510(b)(2). Any entity that is awarded one of the above contracts must agree to provide data to verify the program effectiveness.
(b) The contract awarded pursuant to this item must be awarded to entities that utilize a program or evaluation process approved by, and under the supervision of, a federally approved Institutional Review Board (IRB) and have been evaluated and approved for medical accuracy by the United States Health and Human Services' Office of Adolescent Health. Contracts may also awarded to entities that do not meet these requirements on the date of the award but the entity must meet the requirements by the end of the fiscal year or the entity must forfeit the final quarterly payment.
(c) Prior to receiving funding the entities awarded the contracts pursuant to this item must verify that the program they implement meets the Cooperative Agreement with the Centers for Disease Control Division of Adolescent School Health (CDC DASH) approved SMARTool (Systematic Method for Assessing Risk-avoidance Tool) minimum standard for abstinence curriculum evaluation or the Cooperate Agreement with the Centers for Disease Control Division of Reproductive Health Tool to Assess the Characteristics of Effective Sex and STD/HIV Education Programs.
(F) The programs implemented by the entities awarded contracts pursuant to this proviso may not violate any portion of the South Carolina Comprehensive Health Education Act when implemented in a school setting. An entity that violates any portion of the South Carolina Comprehensive Health Education Act must reimburse the State for all funds disbursed.
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A bill that would prevent youth access to electronic cigarettes has been approved in the Senate.
The Senate voted 26-15 on Wednesday for the bill that also limits the taxes that can be levied on the so-called "e-cigarettes."
An alternative to traditional cigarettes, e-cigarettes are battery-powered devices that heat a liquid nicotine solution and create vapor that users inhale. Under current law, there is no age restriction on the purchase of these products.
The bill would prohibit anyone under 18 from purchasing any vapor or tobacco-derived products.
The measure also imposes a .05-cent tax on such products and limits the maximum tax to 10 percent of that imposed on a pack of cigarettes.
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(Neb.)-Huskers hire new secondary coach
By: Andrew Lacy Posted at: 01/17/2014 10:38 AMLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Air Force defensive coordinator Charlton Warren has been hired to coach Nebraska's secondary.
Coach Bo Pelini on Friday announced the hiring of the replacement for Terry Joseph, who left two weeks ago to become secondary coach at Texas A&M.
The 37-year-old Warren is the Cornhuskers' fourth secondary coach in five years. He was on Air Force's staff for nine years, the past two as associate head coach and defensive coordinator.
The Falcons ranked third nationally in average passing yards allowed and sixth in pass efficiency defense in 2011. Air Force started two sophomores, a junior and senior in the secondary in 2013 and ranked 78th in pass defense.
Warren played defensive back at Air Force, graduating in 1999. Nebraska did not release salary information.


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To the Editor:
I have always appreciated the sense of community in Wheaton, but never more than at the 4th of July parade.
Minutes before the start of the parade, an older woman fell on the railroad tracks just as the gates went down and a freight train was approaching. She was unable to get up and a number of people ran to help, potentially risking their own wellbeing.
The Wheaton Police officer who was at the corner of Hale and Front streets sprinted to help and carried the woman off the tracks, literally seconds before the train came through. I wish I knew the officer's name, as he is a true hero, as are the other citizens who rushed to her aid.
The city of Wheaton should be proud.
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As average turnover rates continue to rise, it's increasingly important to hire the type of employee that will stay with you for the long run. Even if a candidate seems like a great fit in the interview, it can still be hard to tell if he will really work out until he starts the job. Particularly in sales, the turnover rate is even higher than average; it takes a certain type of person to be successful at the job. So how can you avoid wasting your time and resources by hiring a bad sales rep?
Pay attention to first impressions! They provide valuable insight into whether or not a sales candidate will work out. You just have to know what you're looking for. Here are five critical clues to keep in mind during your next interview.
1. They don't understand the job
Can your sales candidate accurately summarize his core responsibilities? If not, this is a strong indicator that he doesn't understand the job. Candidates should come to the interview prepared with a basic knowledge of what it is they're expected to do on a daily basis. In sales, you must not only understand your role, you must be aware of your goals, deadlines, and compensation structure. A candidate who doesn't make the effort to learn about the job before the interview, won't be the sharp, go-getter sales rep you're looking to hire.
2. They're already messing up small details
A successful sales rep needs to be detail-oriented and organized. Another telltale sign a candidate won't work out is if he's already overlooking important details in the interview process. This might include forgetting to send you requested items such as a document or reference, needing to be prompted to complete a task, or using poor spelling and bad grammar when communicating with you. Attention to tiny details, like proofreading an email before you send it, all contribute to the image you send to potential customers. A sales candidate who messes up these details in the hiring process won't get any better once he has the job.
3. They don't fit the company culture
Even the most qualified candidate who doesn't mesh with the company culture will not make it in the long run. First and foremost, employees should value your company's mission and be passionate about furthering it. Additionally, employees who don't fit the culture may feel out of place or excluded -- preventing them from becoming fully committed to their work and making it easier to leave on a moment's notice.
In the interview, ask key questions that offer insight into your candidate's personality, values, and goals. Then, compare these to your company's and use your best judgement as to whether the candidate is a fit.
4. There's an inconsistency to their attitude
It's to be expected candidates will try and put their best foot forward during the interview, but their attitude and behavior shouldn't drastically change as soon as they're interacting with someone else. This shows they are not accurately representing who they really are -- a prime reason to question their honesty and integrity.
For example, how does your candidate act in front of other employees they meet? In sales, your employees will be interacting with a variety of people every day. You don't want to have to worry about how they'll represent the company to the customer when you're not around.
5. You can feel it in your gut
It's an obvious red flag. Yet, so often, we overlook what our gut is telling us about a candidate. Particularly in sales, you have to be a likeable, charismatic person. Does the person sitting in front of you fit the bill? Would you want to buy something from him? If your first instinct is to say "no," you can bet your potential customers will have a similar response. Listen closely to what your gut is telling you about the candidate; it will help guide you in the right direction.
Avoid the costly mistake of hiring a bad sales candidate by keeping your eyes and ears open for these key signs during the interview. They indicate some critical flaws you don't want in an employee. By avoiding a bad candidate, you will save the time and money associated with turnover and build a more effective sales force as a result.
What do you think? What are some additional signs a sales candidates isn't a good fit?
Robyn Melhuish is the Communications Manager at MedReps.com, a job board which gives members access to the most sought after medical sales jobs and pharmaceutical sales jobs on the Web. Connect with Robyn and MedReps.com on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
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Sam Allardyce critical of his players following their 2-0 defeat at an emotional Goodison
Sam Allardyce felt that his West Ham side failed to deal with the occasion at Goodison in their 2-0 defeat to Everton.
Last Updated: 12/05/13 7:41pm
The Hammers manager insisted that he had told his players to expect an emotional home crowd to get behind Everton, and believed that his players had not performed to their ability.
Allardyce admitted that West Ham were lucky to lose by just two goals after goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen made a string of fine saves to deny Everton during a ninety minutes in which the away side failed to get a foothold.
"The way we played today we were lucky to get away with 2-0," Allardyce said.
"There was only one player who has been outstanding for us and that was (goalkeeper) Jussi Jaaskelainen who made some outstanding saves.
"I warned the players before the game what it was going to be like - it was exactly that and the players couldn't cope."
West Ham are yet to cement a top-half finish going into the final game, and face relegated Reading on the final day.


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Deloitte Consulting's technology professionals help clients identify and solve their most critical information and technological challenges. We provide advisory through end-to-end implementation services as well as outsourcing services and are recognized in the marketplace for capabilities across the spectrum.
Our experienced technology professionals offer deep technical experience in their area of focus and are committed to delivering efficient, technology-based solutions to our clients. Our professionals are also aligned to industry sectors. By combining our technical capabilities with our industry experiences, we create unmatched market offerings to solve our clients' business issues. Additionally, we have long-term partnerships with many of the world's leading technology companies, allowing us to understand solution alternatives and recommend and support the most appropriate solution for our clients. By leveraging these elements, we are able to help our clients convert leading edge ideas into tangible results.
Our professionals are aligned with a technology service line to promote the development of deep technical skills and experiences and improve our ability to tailor solutions to solve our clients' business issues.
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Today's chief financial officers (CFOs) and financial executives are being asked to improve business performance and shareholder value, along with operational effectiveness and efficiency. Deloitte Oracle Supply Chain - Managers help clients delineate operational strategy and vision, design and implement new processes and systems which align with business objectives, having a measurable impact on growth. Do you want to be a part of a team that transforms the business landscape for its clients? Do you want to be on the winning team that drives transformation, improves productivity and streamlines business operations? Do you feel your skills surpass those of your peers and colleagues? If your answer is yes to all of these questions, it's very nice to meet you and we want to hear from you immediately!
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I know you said it with a sense of humour, but to quantify from TFA: "Linux gained 0.03 percentage points (from 0.95 percent to 0.98 percent). Unsurprisingly, mobile operating systems gained share."
Yes, WinXP has dropped below 50% of the total market. But according to TFA, WinXP still has a 57% share of Windows installations.
Windows 7 is the new XP
Indeed, in that it will be around for a similar length of time, probably longer. Win7 will still be with us in 2020. Think about THAT.
FYI, just looked this up and assuming that Windows 8 releases next year and they decide to expand Extended Support to all editions of Windows, support for Windows 7 will end after the first Patch Tuesday in 2020.
Remember XP ends support in April 2014. Guess what XP's marketshare will be by them?
I never get any support from MS anyway. I used win2k for years after MS dropped support.
Support include security updates, which are important.
A friend of mine still runs windows 2000, and that only at my extreme nudging that he should drop 9X flavored kernels several years ago.
Given how I dislike Microsoft's current move toward treating users like cattle (Really, how else can you explain the current incarnation of the control pannel?) I can't make myself push him to upgrade again.
I'd push him to Linux, if Wine could support his "Really old graphic arts software" he runs.
He is very much computing in a 90s timewarp, and doesnt want to leave it.
I'd push him to Linux, if Wine could support his "Really old graphic arts software" he runs.
I used to dual boot between Windows XP and Linux because I preferred to use Linux but there are applications that require Windows. After a recent hard-drive crash, I re-evaluated my setup and tried out VirtualBox - and it's fantastic!
Essentially you run it as a virtual machine on your host system (Linux) where you can then have Windows run in a box. I've been using that setup since January and I love it! I even managed to copy the partition of my work laptop and got it working as a virtual computer as well.
The biggest shortcomings are that I cannot get my Creative Zen to work in the virtual computer. Also, support for writing to DVD/CDs is not very good. I haven't found a good workaround for the Zen (gnomad2 kind of works), and for the DVD stuff, k3b works well on the native Linux side.
I also had success in getting the same image to work on my mom's computer running Vista. She hates vista and a lot of her old games don't work on it. She's thrilled to play her old favorite card game in the virtual computer I set up for her.
VirtualBox is now owned by Oracle, but I think it's still open source. I didn't try VMWare because VirtualBox as served my needs pretty well. You might want to look into it.
48.5 percent.
since last year, when I bought a netbook that came with xp installed.
its not dead yet! good for netbooks, still, and for hardware that won't ever be supported by win7.
I have a friend who is building new hardware to replace old hardware and the ONLY reason he has to throw out the old (not that its not working; it is!) is that there are no drivers for win7 for that usb device and its 'easier' to design a new pcboard and put a chip there than to port or find old drivers to win7.
amazing. but in a bad way, of
It includes mobile systems. The other is iPhones/Pads/Pods and Androids.
If it won't "shoehorn". just run XP in a (free) Virtualbox VM with a Ubuntu host.
Take a Snapshot after a clean install, and you can promptly revert if something Bad happens.
We have new hardware to install in my church's office. The old computers run XP, purchased as charity licenses. The new hardware came with Vista and I was hoping we could install Windows 7 instead. As a result, we're going to be shoe-horning XP back onto the *new* machines, and I'll be installing an Ubuntu dual-boot on them to see if there's any way to get the staff to consider moving to it. Go-go-gadget greed, Microsoft!
Tech for non-profits:
TechSoup Global, founded in 1987 as The CompuMentor Project, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides technology assistance to other nonprofit organizations in the United States and in 35 countries.
TechSoup.Org Product Donations, originally known as DiscounTech and later as TechSoup Stock, is a technology product philanthropy service for nonprofits which was launched in January 2002. It is the exclusive U.S. distributor of Microsoft product donations, and helps to connect nonprofits and libraries to over 430 different product donations from 45 donating partners (including Cisco, Symantec, Sun and Adobe).
TechSoup [wikipedia.org] TechSoup [techsoup.org]
Microsoft software donations are still mainstays of the TechSoup program. And it's a good thing! Since they started the program in 1998, Microsoft has donated more than $3.9 billion worth of software to nonprofit organizations in more than 100 countries worldwide, now reaching over 40,000 nonprofits each year.
Organizations can now request Microsoft products as needed, not just once per year. Also, there is no longer a five-seat minimum requirement, so an organization can request just one license if that is all it needs.
Now you can request from up to 10 different Microsoft title groups in each two-year cycle
Take our Check Program Eligibility Quiz --- see if you're eligible for Microsoft and our 44 other donation programs.
To learn more about the updates to the Microsoft Software Donation Program and how they affect your organization, visit our Overview of the Microsoft Software Donation Program. Then, join us on August 4, 2011, for a free webinar Microsoft Donation Program: How Does It Work?
Good News! Updates to the Microsoft Software Donation Program [techsoup.org] [July 27]
Wow, thanks for linking that!!!
The picture is a little more complicated.
For Microsoft, it's the difference between the Presbyterian Home For The Aged and The First Presbyterian Church. The food bank sponsored by Catholic Charities and The Holy Trinity R.C. Church on Tenth Street.
Microsoft has a steeply discounted "open licensing" program for charities through its VAR sales partners. TechSoup can still be of help to you for other software.
Of course, that doesn't hold true for Office, as there's no way I'd subject our staff to the latest version given the unanimous horrible things I've heard about it. OpenOffice FTW...
I think you should give "The Ribbon" a try. It has been an insanely successful product at retail a
However, it seems that Microsoft decided to do away with charity licenses.
The didn't do away with charity licenses. They went through a review process and our charity had to register (re-register?) with Microsoft and use a charity reseller that's on their "approved" charity reseller list.
It was actually my reseller that warned me of this, not Microsoft. We had to submit proof we were a charity. I don't recall having to do that prior.
And there was much rejoicing.
I use Win XP to run Quicken 2008 in a VMware virtual machine on OS X. I paid $100 for an OEM version of XP a few years ago for this very purpose. I won't upgrade until there's no other alternative.
Same way I run XP; VMware under Leopard; I sandbox XP away from the Intertubez, I keep a nice saved copy of the VM, and no worries at all.
What's really fun is when I'm running XP under OSX in a VM, and under XP, I'm running my 6809 emulation [blackbeltsystems.com], and in the 6809 emulation, I'm running the debugger. It's like the "13th Floor", only better.
Yes, yes, security concerns and all... but since when does Joe Randomuser care?
WinXP is the first Windows OS that has everything the user wants, even when the next system (actually, the two next systems) is out. When 98 came out, it was a definite upgrade to 95, not to mention that quite a few games soon required 98SE. 2k was a big leap ahead from 98 and NT, combining the versatility of the 9x line with the stability of the NT line, adding out of the box USB support to both. XP again brought new bells and whistles and WiFi support, more stability and more user friendliness.
No, I didn't forget ME. I decided to ignore regressions in development.
But Vista/7? What's the big benefit compared to XP?
DirectX10? So what? Few games really require it, you can do without. Aero? Please, let's talk about something useful, shall we? Now, I am probably not an expert on Windows, but that's pretty much all where I can see Vista/7 sing "everything you do I can do better".
There is simply no reason for people to jump onto Vista/7. I do assume that the "drop" in XP is simply due to people getting new computers with a new system, which is pretty much by default not XP but probably Win7 if they decide for a Windows OS.
tl;dr version: Nothing to see here, move along.
While I agree with you completely on Vista, Win7 does have one killer feature for a lot of people - reliable 64bit support. XP64 is horribly broken, painful, and mostly unsupported by software and hardware manufacturers.
I'm not even Joe Randomuser; I work at a software development company and work my Windows XP PC hard every day. Then I go home and play games on my Windows XP system at home. When I'm out and about, my Windows XP laptop does the trick.
I've never had a virus, trojan, or anything. I've followed basic rules - run Windows update, run a virus scanner, don't install foreign objects.
My PCs are rock solid. I don't want the downtime of upgrading and the hassle of moving to a new environment. They're tools that do ex
When an OS -- even from a company you don't like -- does the job it's supposed to do, what's the problem? Of course I like my various *nix installs as long as they do what I need them to do, but if you have to use Windows for anything, XP is the last in a (supported) line which will still more or less do what you tell it to do. You may recall that XP (like everything before it) installs with a basic version of Win3.1.
XP is the OS that was promised when 95 was delivered. While it still has it's issues, it's successors remain less than compelling upgrades. This is in stark contrast to it's predecessors (3.11, 95, 98).
Alexa shows Wikipedia to be the 7th most popular site on the web. Wikipedia is unique in that it is one of the few top sites not run for profit. Consequently, they allow open traffic analysis of their web traffic to some extent, which I have found very useful. Here is what operating systems [wikimedia.org] hit Wikipedia web sites in June 2011. They hav
The saddest thing I've read on the Internet this week is not anything about the debt ceiling; it's the fact that Vista has twice as many users as OS X.
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With just over three weeks before the January 3 deadline for entries for Tropfest, Henry Kalaf, the Tropfest film and entries manager, has a sinking feeling about the responses to the 2013 Tropfest Signature Item (TSI) – "balloon" – that are soon to grace his screen.
"I think floating balloons up onto a ceiling will probably be something I will have seen a lot of," he sighs.
He says that from the approximately 100 entries he has watched to date, it is clear that many Tropfest entrants have remembered too well the floating plastic bag motif from American Beauty. "There is a lot of that."
Not that the entries haven't been creative with their balloon usage. "I haven't really seen a pattern with the balloon TSI," says Kalaf. "Some people have used it in their title. Others have used it as a motif throughout. It's even become a character within the film."
Kalaf is tasked with taking the first look at Tropfest entries, and is receiving about five films a day. He watches three of those on average to check for technical concerns. "We have a pre-selection team that actually judges the films in January. I won't watch all of them. I'll try and watch about 60 per cent before they go to the pre-selectors."
Tropfest is on-course to achieve its aim of a new record number of entries. "We're going to push the 800 mark," says Kalaf. "We've had just over 150 so far, which is on par with other years. Typically we'll get about 500 films in the last three days."
As well as the time commitment, this represents a significant financial investment by filmmakers. Kalaf estimates that on average this year, people have probably spent about $1000 on their films.
"You have the spectrum," he says, "you have the films that have been made for $50 and I think the most expensive film has probably been $50,000."
Kalaf is surprised how many of those budgets have been raised through crowdsourcing – using online portals to accept donations from strangers. "It's really interesting to see the support they've got from people in the wider community."
With quantity seemingly assured, Kalaf is also confident the TSI will deliver top films. "I think it is up there with the greats. It's probably made people have to work a little bit harder ... but it's given them an opportunity to be as creative as they like."
And so far he isn't sick of balloons. "Not yet," he says. "I don't think I've seen enough. I think in January I think I will have had enough."


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Americans may be thinking this whole government-shutdown fight in Washington is beginning to stink, but to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, that stink smells like money.
"OK, enough of this crap," reads the subject line and the first sentence of Friday's fundraising email from DCCC Rapid Response, seeking $3 donations to "spread the truth to the American people" that "Republicans, Boehner, Ted Cruz, the Tea Party" are to blame for the government shutdown.
As WND has reported, Democrats in the House and Senate have abandoned the traditional decorum of both chambers in their personal attacks on Republicans for seeking a one-year delay in the implementation of Obamacare.
Abandoning formalities such as "the distinguished gentlemen" or "the junior senator," Democrat lawmakers have used their floor speeches to call Republican members "legislative arsonists," "blackmailers," "gangsters," "right-wing extremists," "anarchists" and "monkey wrenchers," and to accuse them of trying to "extract a ransom" and conducting "jihad against American citizens."
Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., went so far as to describe repealing Obamacare as a "wet dream" for Republicans.
But the DCCC fundraising letter appears to be the first instance of their resorting to toilet language.
In full, the DCCC letter reads:
Subject: enough of this crap
Joe —
Ok, enough of this crap.
Yesterday, a blowhard Republican Congressman from Texas lashed out at a park ranger because the World War II memorial was closed.
Hey. NEWSFLASH: You caused the shutdown. You. Republicans. Boehner. Ted Cruz. The Tea Party.
This crew of right-wingers in Congress shut down the government because of Obamacare, plain and simple. Now, they have the nerve to attack innocent bystanders with political stunts. It's shameless.
But we can't just watch this happen. It's up to us to call out every last Republican we can and make sure the American people know exactly who caused this mess.
RAPID RESPONSE: Chip in $3 or more right now to our Republican Accountability Fund so we can spread the truth to the American people
We're trying to raise $500,000 to call out as many Tea Party Republicans as we can. With your help, we're going to run ads in their home districts so voters know exactly what's going on in Washington.
Help us call out shameful House Republicans. Donate $3 or more right now:
Thanks for having our back on this,
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In a sign Democrats are perhaps recognizing their heated rhetoric is contributing to the perception Washington stinks, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid opened the chamber Friday with an apology, admitting he and his colleagues had been too personal and nasty during the floor debates and had violated Senate rules that prohibit the impugning of each other's motives or conduct.
"I'll work harder and I hope my senators will work to their best to maintain these habits of civility and decorum," Reid said. "These rules are a little unusual but they've been in place here a couple centuries."


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The rescue happened just after midnight Saturday when a Coast Guard helicopter crew hoisted four people from a grounded vessel.
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But the marine police boat that responded also ran aground after picking up the boat owner and his son, prompting the Coast Guard to respond with an MH-60 Jayhawk Helicopter.
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text: Blocker Burn Unit holds rededication ceremony August 21, 2012 By Maureen Bayless Balleza It was 9:12 a.m. on April 16 1947 and the surgical instruments rattled on a tray while Dr. Truman G. Blocker Jr. was performing surgery at the University of Texas Medical Branch. Rushing to a window he saw a mushroom cloud and imagined the beginning of another global conflict. In fact it was the detonation of 2300 tons of ammonium nitrate aboard the SS Grandcamp a freighter docked in Texas City. Explosions and fires killed almost 600 people in what remains the worst industrial disaster in American history. Casualties soon began arriving at the medical branch. Blocker then chief of plastic and maxillofacial surgery triaged patients marshaled residents and brought to bear his years of experience as a decorated military surgeon. In that day of tragedy lay the genesis of the Blocker Burn Unit at the medical branch a world-recognized center in research and treatment of burn patients. For nine years Blocker and his wife Dr. Virginia Blocker followed 800 patients injured that day. That focus on research and evidence-based practice has remained the guiding principle of the Blocker Burn Unit. Blocker became the first person to hold the title of president at the medical branch. Last week the Blocker Burn Unit had a rededication ceremony to celebrate a complete renovation of the unit the first burn center in the United States to be a verified center of excellence by the American Burn Association and the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma an accreditation it has maintained continuously since 1996. "This is a glorious day and we wouldn't be here without the community" said Dr. David Herndon chief of staff for the medical branch burn service and chief of staff and director of research at Shriners Hospitals for Children-Galveston. He told the assembled crowd of donors friends and staff that Blocker was his idol. "He started the first burn center in the United States here in Galveston and made it a center of excellence to treat burn patients from throughout the world. "The mortality and outcome statistics in this unit are the best in the United States." As the only center in the country where critical care fellows can be trained in burn care the Blocker Burn Unit has trained more than 200 fellows who are now leading burn centers around the world. The renovated Blocker Burn Unit has roughly doubled in size — with two more dedicated beds bringing the total to six — and now comfortably accommodates both inpatient and outpatient care in a soothing environment that incorporates the best in design. Treatment for burn patients requires a team approach with as many as four care providers at the bedside simultaneously. The rooms have nearly doubled in size allowing that care to flow freely and providing extra space for family to stay in the room. The design now allows the health team to provide hydrotherapy and wound care at the bedside for critically ill patients. Warmth is critical when caring for severe burns and the new design makes it possible to keep room temperatures at more than 100 degrees without warming the entire unit. « Back | The Newsroom »


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His surname is a misnomer. Tom Holladay, the producer of Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center Foundation's annual fundraiser, rarely takes a day off.
His surname is a misnomer. Tom Holladay rarely takes a day off.
In fact, the producer of Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center Foundation's annual fundraiser has been at work on An Evening of Music since early this year. One of the foundation's primary fundraisers is less than five months down the road, though. Performances are planned for Nov. 9-10.
The 71-year-old Thomasville resident, who is also serving his first year on the foundation board, has been involved in the fundraiser since its inception, which was 33 years ago. In his second year as producer, he estimates he spends four to five hours per day in planning and arranging music.
Though his work goes on behind the scenes on a day-to-day basis, those close to the function appreciate his tireless contribution.
"Tom's focus has always been to provide the Davidson County and surrounding communities with a wonderful musical program utilizing fabulous local talent," says Susan Reese, executive director of the foundation. "His goal is to provide an excellent musical program that everyone will enjoy and to raise funds to help the foundation with community projects."
Holladay mostly shrugs off the compliments and attempts to place the focus on those who help him, as well as the cast of performers.
"I'm retired. I have the time to work on it, and I enjoy doing it," he says. "Music is my life, really. I love to work with the people. They are creative and fun. I'm happy to do this for my hometown. It's one way for me to give back."
With only two productions per year, "it's difficult for people to realize the amount of time he puts in," notes Jane Wilder, TMC public relations and marketing director.
The number of people involved in the production usually ranges from 80 to 100. There are somewhere between 60 and 70 singers, and all will have individual and group parts. Adding to Holladay's chores, he conducts his own band in the pit, the Tom Holladay Swing Band, which has 12 members.
Many of those involved return to take part year after year. Dr. Tom Burns, who recently retired as a general practice physician, has been performing in An Evening of Music for all of its 33 years.
"We have people from Thomasville and a few from Lexington and High Point," Holladay notes. "A lot those were in the performance as children and are now signing with us as adults. It's a fun thing. I'm just very proud and pleased to be associated with it."
Attendance for the event ranges from about 1,000 to 1,300. "It's sort of taken on a life of its own," Holladay says.
Every year a theme is chosen for the performance, and that task is already behind Holladay.
"This year we will be celebrating America's values … things we think make this the great country it is," he says.
Six values will be highlighted throughout the performance: hard work; thoughtful investment in the future; responsible use of natural resources; cooperation and teamwork; spiritual reflection; and protecting our way of life.
"Already we have a proposed first act completed and are working on a second act," Holladay says. Don Dycoff will direct the adult chorus while Scarlett Wallace will direct the children's section.
Holladay says some eight weeks of practice lie ahead.
The retired furniture executive who graduated from Thomasville High School and began playing the trombone in the sixth grade is known for his civic contributions.
"I can always count on Tom for any project," Reese says. "His focus is to help the Novant employees and the people in our community. He is first to volunteer for Evening of Music, to help with budgets or to put on a hairnet to help serve barbecue during our employee campaign meal."
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Buffaloes, Bulldogettes advance in playoffs; Steers ousted
BaseballForsanCLYDE — Forsan have been playing lights-out baseball for the previous few weeks. Most recently, the Buffaloes eliminated rival Borden County from postseason play after a 6-5, extra-inning affair that lasted nearly four hours.Forsan jumped on Borden early, racking up runs in the first two innings to take a 5-0 lead.Undaunted, the Coyotes returned the favor in the sixth, scoring four to pull within a run. BC tied it up in the top of the seventh to send the game into overtime.The Buffs scored the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning to punch their ticket to the regional quarterfinal round of the playoffs.Clayton Galloway and Trevor Burchett each threw five innings for Forsan and combined for 14 strikeouts and eight walks."Both Clayton and Trevor pitched well for us," said FHS Head Coach Jason Phillips.The Buffaloes had eight hits and committed two fielding errors.Galloway had a RBI triple at the plate, Burchett also tripled and recorded a pair of base hits, Matthew Mims picked up two singles and Blaise Coffman, Polo Morin and Marcus Cervantes each registered a RBI.Morin's RBI came at an opportune time. Garrett Kligora was advanced to second base on a sacrifice bunt in the bottom of the tenth by Dillon Bagnall, then Morin hit a ground ball to send Kligora home for the winning run."It was a tough game," Phillips said. "We jumped out to a 5-0 lead, but then we left the bases loaded three times. Borden is a good baseball team — they made the plays they needed to and made us fight to get the win. They definitely put pressure on us."Additional details on the regional quarterfinal will be released this week, but what is known is Forsan will meet for a three-game series which will likely be played in Crane this weekend.Big SpringWOODROW — Perhaps Big Spring was playing on borrowed time.In the third game of a best-of-three area showdown between Big Spring and Lubbock Cooper at Pirate Field, the Steers were unable to conjure up the magic they did Friday at Steer Park, as Cooper defeated BSHS 10-2.Down 5-0 in the top of the sixth, Haegan Rodriguez sparked the offense with a lead-off double. Gunnar Kennedy drove him home after ripping a single to put the first run on the board for the Steers.An error, a pair of walks and a wild pitch led to another Big Spring run.With the Pirates' lead cut to three, the Steers had the bases loaded with two outs. Adam Franco stepped into the batters box and with the pitch count at 0-2, the game was put on hold because of a thunderstorm that swept through the area.Over an hour later, play resumed but Franco flew out to end the inning.Big Spring hurler Max Pappajohn came back from the lengthy delay and quickly struck out the first two hitters in the bottom of the sixth, but a walk and a trio of hits quickly led to to more Cooper runs, making a 7-2 game before Pappajohn was pulled after pitching 5 2/3 innings and striking out seven batters on the day.Relief pitcher Joseph Morelion was also banged up by the No. 9 Pirates in the sixth as they tacked on two more runs before the outing — and the Steers' season — came to an end.Big Spring finished with a 6-4 District 4-3A record and 20-13 overall.CoahomaSHALLOWATER — The improbable run has ended, but the Bulldogs can hold their heads up high. A team that goes 0-20 usually doesn't usually rebound the next season and claim a district championship outright, but that's exactly what Coahoma did this season after a losing every game they played in 2012.Having locked up a first round bye, the Bulldogs made their postseason debut Friday against Tulia, but were bested 12-6. Saturday didn't go much better for CHS, as the Hornets smacked the 'Dawgs 10-6.It wasn't the way CHS Head Coach Bryan Jacobs wanted the year to wrap up, but he can't help but be pleased with his staff's performance."We were disappointed with the outcome, but we weren't disappointed with the our play and we definitely aren't disappointed with the way we competed," Jacobs said of the series. "We just could never bust out. We had a lead here and a lead there, but (Tulia) is a good team."The turnaround likely guaranteed the first-year head coach a key to the small community of Coahoma, but Jacobs admits it will be a long road to bring the program to where he wants it, especially with such a small group of returning starters next year."We're only going to have one returning pitcher," Jacobs explained. "That will be the focus next season. Right now, we don't have the pitching staff to get through a tournament."But if next year is anything like this one, Jacobs will extract the maximum amount of talent possible from his roster."We will have to go back to the basics," Jacobs said "It starts with pitching. We will have a lot of unestablished players, so we may be looking at a rebuilding year. We will definitely be young."The seniors Jacobs is losing will be missed."It took me a while to discover the personality of these guys," Jacobs added. "They're a great group of boys. I think when they got comfortable with the concept of winning and what it took to be successful as a team, that made the difference and they started playing with confidence. The talent was already there. We will miss them. Not just for their athletic talent, but because of the goodhearted people they are."SoftballCoahomaSNYDER — The lone Crossroads area softball squad remaining alive in the postseason guantlet is Coahoma, who edged rival Colorado City on Saturday, 7-5, to advance to the regional semifinal round.Pitcher Kyla Clanton controlled the tempo from the circle, striking out 10 Lady Wolves in a complete-game victory. Clanton also recorded a pair of doubles in her at-bats along with teammate Savannah Neff.Ashlii Beserra and Tobi Robinson also doubled during the one-game affair.Neff had two RBI, while Clanton, Beserra, Robinson, Shelby Franklin and Kara Fuentes each had one.According to first-year Head Coach Jill Bradshaw, the Bulldogettes laid out a game plan and stuck to it — leading to the win."We knew we had to jump on their pitcher early," Bradshaw said. "Usually, we wait until the fifth or sixth inning and it's too late. We got to her early and played hard the rest of the game. They set a goal and came out at each at-bat and achieved it. They played focused, they played with tons of heart and never gave up."Details on the Coahoma's next opponent will be finalized soon.ForsanABILENE — Another successful season came to a close Saturday at Abilene High School as Albany routed Forsan, 12-2 to pull the regional quarterfinal rug out from under the feet of the Lady Buffaloes.Gabby Womack connected for a big hit to score the first run of the game, giving Forsan an early, 1-0 advantage.Unfortunately for the Lady Buffs, the Lady Lion bats were hot for the second consecutive game, as they managed to pile on run after run before the game was called in the sixth inning due to the run rule.Forsan Head Coach Shanna Taylor has never lost before a regional quarterfinal round during her tenure at FHS and claimed back-to-back state championships in 2009 and 2010. Several starters are expected to return to the lineup next season, including junior pitcher Ali Knight and freshmen pitcher Maddie Munsell.


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The ND game will probably be under the lights again. It's the only game that makes sense and Brandon "needs" a night game.
Since there's been a lot of discussion in various threads about conference strength, where the Big Ten can improve, voter perception of the conference affecting all of the teams...here's the quick guide to the major out-of-conference games coming up for the 2013 season. Some teams still have open dates, and some games are bigger than others, but this should do.
Here are the relatively big games for 2013. No gametimes have been announced, nothing but dates and matchups.
I realize this is very early, but this kind of thing will come in handy once further discussion of conference comparison and the Big Ten's relatively disappointing 2012 rears its ugly head again.
August 31st - Penn State at Syracuse (in MetLife Stadium, NY)
The first significant Big Ten game of 2013 features a surprisingly good Penn State team against an alright Syracuse team. Given the big-time venue (chosen because Syracuse wants to take hold of the NYC market), this game could get some attention. If Penn State wins, it's a small boost to the conference, while a loss would be pretty bad, yet not disastrous.
September 7th - Notre Dame at Michigan
Big for a variety of reasons, this would be Notre Dame's first major game of 2013, where they could be defending a national championship. (Michigan opens with Central Michigan, Notre Dame opens with Temple.) It's the last scheduled Mich-ND matchup in Michigan Stadium, and this will be on the national radar all summer.
This one has an outside chance of becoming a featured game of the week, with College GameDay, ESPN, and all of that. This one will be anticipated all summer, and it will turn into one of the year's great games.
Notre Dame will play at Purdue on September 14th and against Michigan State on the 21st, for their only games against Big Ten opponents.
September 14th - UCLA at Nebraska
One of the biggest out-of-conference games, this one could feature the defending Big Ten champion against a highly ranked Pac-12 team. This game will likely go on a prime television timeslot, maybe even College GameDay. Nebraska's result here would be the focal point of any conference recap for the rest of the season, so the Cornhuskers have to win this for everyone else.
September 14th - Ohio State at California
Ohio State could be coming off of an undefeated season, and this is their first big game of 2013. The Buckeyes should win this game, and should win it big. Obviously, I hope they do not, but this should be a conference win.
Cal will also play Northwestern to open 2013, making the Golden Bears a weird litmus test for the Big Ten next year. If California has a great season, and the Big Ten beats them twice, we must have a great conference. And vice versa.
September 14th - Wisconsin at Arizona State
Another Big Ten/Pac12 matchup, but this one should go to Wisconsin, even on the road. If the Badgers lay another egg in a Pac12 stadium, this season could feature even more "what happened to the Big Ten?" columns.
September 14th - Washington at Illinois (in Soldier Field)
Illinois is having a terrible season, and Washington is on the upswing, but this one is only important if Washington starts the season with some hyped momentum.
September 21st - Missouri at Indiana
While both of these teams are around the 6-win mark, this is still an SEC/Big Ten matchup in a Big Ten stadium. It doesn't come around too often, and an Indiana win would be huge for that program and the conference. It's the only Big Ten/SEC game of 2013, and might have even been scheduled back when it was a Big Ten/Big 12 game.
November 9th - BYU at Wisconsin
It's a late-seaosn game designed to keep Wisconsin humming on all cylinders as the season comes to a close, and a relevant Badgers team will be making the last case for the Big Ten before bowl season. With another catastrophe like this season, the game becomes the last chance for the conference to salvage itself within the polls. With an improved season, this becomes a great day to showcase how we've "turned things around".
That's pretty much it. September 14th could be D-Day for the Big Ten, shaping the conference for the rest of the season.
A full, team-by-team, out-of-conference schedule is below. Teams in capitals are from auto-qualifier conferences (and ND), teams in italics are anything below FBS. Therefore, a win over a capitalized team is a good one, and a loss to an italicized team is a disaster that clearly means we aren't as good as the SEC, or something like that.
The ND game will probably be under the lights again. It's the only game that makes sense and Brandon "needs" a night game.
I don't get why Brandon wants the UConn game to be played somewhere else. If I was a UConn student/alum I'd be so insulted, yes it's a smaller stadium but it's their smaller stadium.
More money and exposure for everyone.
More likelihood that Michigan can sell tickets and trips to the game.
Easier travel in and out for the team.
Dave Brandon is not a UConn student/alum.
My point is more that he knew what he was getting into when he scheduled the game. To me this is what's wrong with scheduling now a days. Do we really get more exposure from a bigger stadium with TV the way it is now? It's still UConn, it'll probably be ESPN 2 at best regardless of where it is played.
I think it would be cool to see their real stadium. I go to a lot of away games and part of the reason is see another team's environment. I went to the Dallas game and realized I just wished it was in Tuscaloosa.
Two things. First, Brandon did not schedule this game, it was set when he got here. Second, there is a big difference between Bryant Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa and where ever it is that UConn plays.
Would playing UConn be any better at the meadowlands? I'd rater see their campus and their stadium. For the most part pro stadiums are all similar and bland. Part of what makes college football great is each stadium/environment is unique. Maybe I'm alone in this belief, in which case I'll keep to my own lawn.
to play this game at home.
First of all - I don't believe it is an actual on-Campus stadium. I seem to remember reading that it was 20min+ off campus during the build up to the game in AA
Second - Playing in a Pro stadium would be a high profile plus to a program like UConn
Third - Higher revenues (for both teams? - even better for UConn if not)
Fourth - The new AD is a UM alum and it is never too early to rack up some brownie points with the Alma Mater. DB has to retire someday.
That said, the University got the state to pony up some major $$ for the stadium and part of the agreement was that they would not move home games. Hence the sticking point is mainly with the State legislature.
Rentschler Field is over 30 minutes away from campus. It's in East Hartford, while UConn campus is in Storrs, way to the east. If you're going to the game, you're probably staying in the Hartford area and not going anywhere near campus.
If I were a UConn alum, I might be offended that the state of connecticut didn't think an on-campus stadium would be sustainable. I get it - they're using the venue for other purposes in and around the Hartford area (capital of the state and all), but still.
Didn't realize it was that far off campus. That blows, it guess it is a basketball school but I just think it's disappointing. I can't remember the last semi-interesting OOC game on another schools campus that wasn't ND. Maybe Oregon and they're crowned field (grumble grumble)
"If Penn State loses, it's a small boost to the conference". The "loses" should be "wins".
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How come BYU and ND are in capitals but Navy isn't? All 3 are independents.
ND is a special automatic qualifier, BYU is an acronym that makes sense to keep in capitals (like UNLV) because that's how they usually read.
Michigan- We may have our differences but seeing Michigan expose ND under the lights again will make next season special...
Purdue vs. Cinci-nasty will make for a good game. I'm hoping the Boilers crush them so we don't have to hear how great the Big East is. Same can be said with Illinois.
Vandy elected not to play OSU or Northwestern. That was a coward move on their backing out of a game in under a full year notice.
Lots of good games and it doesn't look like it will be too hard for most teams to go 3-1 or 4-0.
Good post. Now if we had a comparison for the mighty SEC playing FCS teams.
The fact that Vandy cancelled the games by mail makes it all the more cowardly.
The O-Line will be a major worry. We have a bunch of RS Freshmen/ Freshmen
Lewan is likely gone too - so yes, it is a little worrying. That being said, we'll benefit from a good schedule (this year's schedule was beyond brutal)
This sort of scheduling doesn't do much for the conference. Frustrating lack of compelling games. ND can't go to the ACC soon enough. The PAC12 matchup that wasn't. I'm not seeing brand worthy games. It won't be very telling unless there are fails ... so much to lose... so little OOC to do it in.
Minor housekeeping stuff: Youngstown State is an FCS team and should be italicized, New Mexico State is not an FCS team, they play in the WAC, and should not be italicized.
On to my "insights":
Syracuse should not count as a "major OOC" game. For that matter, no team from the Big East should count. That conference is an absolute joke. Louisville and Rutgers currently only have one loss each this season and I am confident that the top 4 teams in the Big Ten would beat them handily.
I wouldn't call BYU a "major OOC" opponent, either. They haven't been all that good for some time now. Personally, I never considered them an "elite" program even when they were winning lots of games as they usually played a joke schedule. In essence, they were Boise State before Boise State.
That ND game is going to be pretty tough for UM coming as early in the season as it does. UM will be breaking in 4 new OL (yes, Lewan is going to go pro) and a new QB (although it helps that Devin has gotten real game action this season). I am not familiar with ND's roster situation but unless a LOT of those studs they have on defense are gone next season, they will probably have a great defense again next year.
BYU isn't always a "major" opponent, but they gave ND all it could handle for most of the game this year. Since the Bo era started, BYU has just as many National Championships as Michigan does: one.
As an indie, BYU is set up to have a great chance to play for an NC. All they have to do is be better than ND and they get crowned "king of the indies." With a four team "championship" playoff, the KOTI label might start to become important, especially since both ND and BYU are upgrading their schedules in the eyes of the computers.
If Barry Alverez was still coaching Wiscy, I would agree that this should be an easy game for them. However, Bret Bielema hasn't really demonstrated to me that he is anything more than a place-holder.
in name at least, San Diego State will be in a BCS conference next year (in the Big East along with Boise State, Houston, Memphis, UCF, and SMU).
They return 8 of 11 starters on defense, including 5 along the front seven. Here's a breakdown:
DL - Two of the three starters return. They lose four year starter Kapron Lewis-Moore. Unfortunately for Michigan, they return DE Stephon Tuitt (absolute freak, probably Top 10-15 pick next year) and NT Louis Nix (monster run defender, potential first rounder), two of the best DL in the country. Filling that open spot will probably be a rotation between highly touted sophomores-to-be Sheldon Day and Jarron Jones.
LB - Three of four starters return. The centerpiece of next year's linebacker corps will be OLB Prince Shembo, who is a beast on the edge in both run defense and the pass rush. One of the major strengths of ND's defense is that Shembo is left in a lot of one-on-one situations because of the double teams drawn by Tuitt and Nix. Also returning at OLB is Danny Spond, a pretty solid player in his own right. Manti Te'o is gone, leaving inside linebacker the single biggest concern of ND's defense. Luckily ND should have Dan Fox back for a fifth year in the middle. Unfortunately for ND, he's only average. Watch out for Ishaq Williams at OLB who is a situational pass rusher. He's starting to come into his own this year and many expect him to explode next year and live up to his 5* ranking. Maybe we're delusional. I hope not. But we probably are.
Secondary - Three of four starters return. The lost starter is Zeke Motta, a huge loss as he is an extremely experienced safety and the leader of the secondary. The returning starter is RS Frosh Matthias Farley, who has been inconsistent this year. Both corners return. Junior Bennett Jackson is having a solid year and true freshman corner Keivarae Russell is a lock for Freshman All-American. ND's secondary has been a pleasant surprise this year as they are ranked in the Top 10 in pass efficiency D. A lot of that is their dominant front seven.
Overall, I expect a step back in the run defense without Te'o patrolling the middle. However, it won't be a huge step back as Nix is quite possibly the best run-stuffing DT in the country. I expect a major step back in safety play with two sophomores (Farley and Elijah Shumate) starting. Overall, a very good defense but not at the level of this year's unit.
A major observation - no SEC teams on the docket for anyone. Fail all around.


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I am an AC contractor. I did a change out on an apartment complex of some air handlers (dx open case, twin squirl cage, ceiling mount, hide-a-way type.) The air handlers have electric heat strips with a r22 evap/coil w/ txv's. When winter began I got numerous complaints of no heat. The heat strips are cutting out on the high limit safety disk and the fuse-links. The manufacturer is not being very cooperative in rectifying the problem. The heating elements are the ones that look like long "U" tubes. They are over-heating from not getting much air across them coming out of the two 4" x 6" blower ports.
Has anyone else out there used these units and have had the same problem. I replaced one of the air handlers with another brand unit with the curly-cue type heating elements that are located right in the air streams of the two 4x6 blower ports and it runs just fine.
If anyone had or has this problem also, please let me know.


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Blackpowder Games features six of the "key people" that helped develop F.E.A.R. and No One Lives Forever at Monolith. They have a new game due on August 14th: a black and white first-person shooter set in a haunted, early colonial-era Virginia.
Betrayer sounds a bit like Far Cry, with its open world and bow & arrow, to boot. However, its vibe is far more sinister--going for a far more horror feel than Ubisoft's game.
"Betrayer washes you ashore in the New World in 1604, where you're expecting to join a struggling English colony on the Virginia coast. Instead you find only ghosts and mysteries in a land drained of color and life. You'll build up an arsenal of weaponry including muskets, crossbows and throwing axes, collecting untold treasures along the way. Chart your own course through an untamed wilderness teeming with danger and discovery as you search for survivors and unravel the colony's many mysteries," the game's official PR pitch details.
PC Gamer has a hands-on preview, if you want to read some of the finer details about the project. Betrayer will be available on Steam Early Access on the 14th. Here's the trailer:
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The new Colorado insurance exchange is gearing up for its official launch later this year, but a new poll finds some Coloradans still aren't really sure what health-care reform will mean for them.
The new Colorado insurance exchange is gearing up for its official launch later this year, but a new poll finds some Coloradans still aren't really sure what health-care reform will mean for them. A poll out today from Latino Decisions finds that most Hispanic Coloradans have found the Affordable Care Act confusing and complicated. Melanie Herrera Bortz, co-director of the Latino health care engagement project "Adelante con la Salud," said it's important that people know how to use the Connect to Health Colorado system when it goes online in October. "I think everybody will need health insurance at some point in their lives," she said. "and so, trying to break that down and figure out how it works, and then with that, really talking about the affordability piece." The act, also known as "Obamacare," includes tax credits to help pay for premiums for people making less than a certain amount of money; for a family of four, that's $94,000 a year. It also offers free preventive care, such as screenings for diabetes, blood pressure monitoring and cholesterol testing. More than 80 percent of poll respondents said they want access to those types of tests. Herrera Bortz knows firsthand how important health-care reform can be. She said her husband lost his job earlier this year, and with it went their health benefits. They're using COBRA now, at a cost of $1,600 a month. "My husband has a chronic health condition, so there is no way we could play with anything," she said. "The fact of not having health insurance is not even an issue for our family. When the marketplace is opened up, hopefully we can go on there and get a more affordable plan." Adelante con la Salud will hold a series of community forums across the state in coming weeks to help people learn more about health-care reform.


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"The Biggest Single Issue"
Seven buses left Northampton Saturday night, February 16 for a 50,000-person rally in Washington, D.C. to bring attention to the devastation caused by tar sands extraction and the Keystone XL Pipeline, and to climate change and related environmental devastation.
What a wonderful show of so many different kinds of people: young, old and in between, moms and dads with kids, students from all over the country.
The blackout by local media was shameful. Major networks made a huge story of small Tea Party rallies, but the biggest single issue of our lifetimes, or of all time, is largely ignored.
I read that the Arctic sea ice will be gone by 2030. Al Gore told us this means there will be nothing to reflect the sun's rays off the planet, and the dark seas will only absorb more heat. This will be the point of no return.
Our weather is already out of control. Every day they report wildfires, droughts, floods, cold snaps where they don't belong, monster hurricanes at odd times of year or in odd places, blizzards where they rarely occur. Forests of hemlock, spruce, ash are dying, only to become wildfire tinder as parasites that normally can't withstand cold survive our warmer winters. Every superstorm breaks new records. Every year breaks temperature records.
I wonder about the mentality of the corporate interests who manufacture the denial. They chirp cheerfully in their publications about new exploration for gas and oil that will open up in the Arctic as sea ice is no longer an obstacle. They don't care if they blast mountains or burn down rain forests or kill our oceans. Anything for profits.
Do they really think they will sit safely in their climate-controlled trophy homes in their guarded, gated communities once things really fall apart if they amass enough money?
Santiago: Serious About Running?
This ["Holyoke Mayoral: A New Hat in the Ring, February 28, 2013"] is the second article I've read about Mr. Santiago and his plan to run for mayor of Holyoke. Aside from his opposition to the current mayor's so-called "flip-flops," I'm not seeing anything of substance that sets him apart from the current mayor. His top priorities sound identical to what has already been occurring in the city.
Shall we elect another brand-new mayor simply because you didn't care for two past decisions, one of which is no longer an issue? If you're serious about running, Mr. Santiago, then you need to outline quite a bit more about what sets you apart from Alex Morse. Those "flip-flops" aren't going to cut it. You have your work cut out for you and I wouldn't suggest procrastinating. Holyoke doesn't know you, and it's March.
More on the Gender Wage Gap
Polemic. That is how I would categorize Jerry Boggs' letter on the topic of the gender wage gap. The content of Boggs' letter was so presumptuous, one can only assume that Boggs does not seek to offer a genuine solution to a serious problem,but is simply kicking the hornets' nest. I was offended by the multiple layers of sexism and blind privilege expressed by Boggs'letter.
In a time of over-much sensationalizing, we hunger for the publication of inspired thinking. Boggs' letter falls very far short.
While passionate and vigorously argued, Jerry Boggs's letter ["Understanding the Wage Gap," February 28, 2013] fails to help anyone better understand why women workers receive less pay than their male co-workers. Rather than documenting the logical flaws in his argument, we can save time by identifying the larger narrative in which he addresses the issue of gender income inequality.
According to Boggs, the continued gap in pay between women and men is not due to a prevalent culture of sexism or an economic system that has historically depended upon women as an unpaid and low-wage workforce. Rather, women themselves have created the wage gap. They've done so by actively choosing to work for less pay, or by ensnaring a man to support them financially. Men are the real victims, forced to work at jobs they despise to support these women.
Can this story accurately depict the lives and choices of women, employed or otherwise, in the U.S? Boggs seeks to revise [the real narrative of] gender discrimination in the workplace and household to further lionize men while demonizing women.
Inarguably, the U.S. economy works very poorly for many of its citizens. Are men forced to work at jobs they hate? Certainly, but so are women, and they're paid even less for it.
Boggs would have us believe, in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary, that this fundamental inequality is somehow the result of women's choice. Such thinking is squarely at odds with the actual, lived experience of countless women who have received less money for the same work as their male co-workers, been passed over for jobs or promotions in favor of men with fewer qualifications, or been fired for gender-related health reasons, to offer only a few common examples of sexism in the workplace.
Before beginning his apparent transcription from a "men's rights" talking points memo, Boggs makes a legitimate argument. I agree with his initial assertion that anti-discrimination laws are ineffective means to close the wage gap. The best solution would be for employers to voluntarily stop discriminating against women. With people like Boggs offering ideological cover for employers to continue treating female workers like second-class citizens, this ultimate remedy remains distant and uncertain.


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In my thread a couple of weeks ago some of you asked if I would post pictures. I'm still in Cusco and working on my iPad, but I'm putting together a Shutterfly album and thought I'd share one of my faves. This is me at the Sun Gate at Machu Picchu. http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=wQbtGzls5as2rkg
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Abstract: Ossuaries and the Burials of Jesus and James
In November 2002, the existence of a sensational archaeological artifact was announced to the world: a small stone box called an ossuary inscribed with the name of James, the brother of Jesus. And in spring 2007, yet another sensational claim made headlines around the world: the supposed identification of Jesus' family tomb in Jerusalem's Talpiyot neighborhood. In this slide-illustrated lecture, I discuss these finds within the context of ancient Jewish tombs and burial customs in Jerusalem in the time of Jesus (late Second Temple Period). I conclude that the so-called Talpiyot tomb could not have belonged to Jesus' family, and the so-called James ossuary never contained the remains of Jesus' brother James the Just.
Suggested Bibliography/Websites
Jodi Magness, "Ossuaries and the Burials of Jesus and James," Journal of Biblical Literature 124.1 (2005), pp 121-154
Jodi Magness, "Has the Tomb of Jesus been Discovered?", http://www.archaeological.org/webinfo.php?page=10408
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Voters on Tuesday, Nov. 5 chose Thomas Nolan and Stan Pritzker, running on the Republican and Conservative lines, to be justices of the state Supreme Court's Fourth Judicial District.
Mark Powers, a Democrat who also ran successfully for the job last year, came up short in the three-way race for two positions.
The Fourth Judicial District consists of 11 counties: Franklin, Essex, St. Lawrence, Clinton, Hamilton, Warren, Washington, Fulton, Saratoga, Montgomery and Schenectady.
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In unofficial results posted on the state Board of Elections' website, Nolan led with 106,516 votes, and Pritzker received 91,604. Powers trailed with 69,894.
Essex County followed that pattern, giving Nolan 4,572 votes, Pritzker 4,233 and Powers 3,063.
In Franklin County, Powers came out slightly ahead of Pritzker. People there gave Nolan 4,326 votes, Powers 3,703 and Pritzker 3,631.
All three men are already judges. Nolan is an incumbent re-elected Tuesday to a second term, and the other two have been acting Supreme Court justices for many years, as well as family court judges: Pritzker in Washington County and Powers in Schenectady County.
Each seat is for 14 years. Pritzker, 56, will fill the seat vacated by Thomas Mercure, who has hit the mandatory retirement age of 70. While Pritzker will be able to complete the term, age-wise, Nolan, 64, will be able to retain his seat for only six years.
New York voters upheld the mandatory retirement age Tuesday, rejecting a constitutional amendment that would have extended it to 80.
Nolan lives in Clifton Park in Saratoga County. Pritzker lives in Hartford in Washington County.


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The Nebraska State Genealogical Society (NSGS) had yet another exceptional speaker at last weekend's annual conference with Beth Foulk. Beth is a volunteer instructor at the Midwest Genealogy Center in Independence, Missouri.
Beth is my kind of conference speaker with her enthusiasm, passion and knowledge. All of her sessions were great and my favorite focused on using timelines to help with your genealogy research. I've used the timeline feature on Ancestry.com on several of my direct ancestors. Not just listing events that are associated with a document, I would add the births and deaths of family members, so I could put together a bigger story of my ancestor's life.
Beth showed many examples of timelines she has created in Microsoft Excel. I love Excel for data management and her samples gave me a lot of new ideas on organizing timelines outside of Ancestry and my genealogy software. I can hardly wait to get started on these!
I especially liked how she had a column to reference the sources for data items. I envision having a separate tab in Excel with complete source citations that is linked from the data field in the main timeline. She also demonstrated how a person could color code specific events, such as property transactions, as a visual method of identifying what information needs to be gathered. I also plan to use a timeline in Excel to track the migration patterns of family members through each year's census.
One of the other gems that Beth discussed was the Hathi Trust digital book site. http://m.hathitrust.org/ This site provides a search of digital books available online, or an entry showing where to find the book in a library. This will become another item in my toolbox for finding books, alongside Google books and World Cat.
I always leave genealogy conferences with a wealth of new ideas, excited about trying new things. This year's conference was no exception.


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Title: Seducing Cinderella
Author: Gina L Maxwell
Publisher: Entangled Publishing
Imprint: Brazen
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Mixed martial arts fighter Reid Andrews's chance to reclaim his title as light heavyweight champ is shattered when he's injured only months before the rematch. To make sure he's healed in time, his trainer sends him to recuperate under a professional's care—Reid's best friend's little sister, all grown up. Disorganized and bookish Lucie Miller needs some professional help of her own. She'd do anything to catch the eye of a doctor she's crushed on for years, so when Reid offers seduction lessons in exchange for 24/7 conditioning for the biggest fight of his career, Lucie jumps at the chance. Soon Reid finds himself in the fight of his life…winning Lucie's heart before she gives it to someone else.
I admit the reason I wanted to read Seducing Cinderella is because of the hunky, tattooed guy on the cover. I like tats. More specifically, I like his tats. Add the ink to one of my favorite romance tropes, and "Hello, book, yes, I'd like to get to know you better!"
Seducing Cinderella is the first book that I have read under Entangled Publishing's new Brazen imprint. I will compare this to a Harlequin Blaze, which is an imprint that I read infrequently, and again, it is usually the cover that tempts to me scoop one up. This is hard, admitting that I am such a shallow reader! Still, with the torrential glut of new releases every week, something needs to catch my eye, and I don't have time to read all of the plot descriptions, so I guess cover illustration it is! I certainly don't pick these up based on the title, some of which are so ridiculous I'm glad that I do have several eReaders!
Back to this book – if this is an indication of the Brazen imprint, I would read more, with no hesitation. This title did have a few irritating moments, but it is a fun, fast, sexy read. I liked the characters, especially Reid. While I was expecting a tougher depiction of his MMA manliness, he is a softie on the inside, and the alpha-idiot only reared its ugly head near the end, for which I am grateful. I like tender guys, who can make you feel like a million bucks with just a smile and few kind words. I don't want to spend the rest of my life in a battle of wills with my guy, which so many category romance heroines seem to be in for. That just doesn't seem like fun, and I don't care how rich the guy is. If he can't set aside his own ego for more than a few pages, I can't imagine what it would be like to be stuck with him for the rest of my life!
Physical therapist Lucie Miller is having a really bad day. She has been in love with a surgeon she works with closely, and when she thinks he's about to finally catch a clue and ask her out, he asks for her best friend's number instead. Instead of letting him know how she feels, she coughs up the number, waits for him to leave, and bursts into tears in her messy office. When her new patient arrives early for his therapy session, she's shocked to discover that it's her brother's best friend, Reid, incognito. Oh, noes! He can't help but see her puffy, tear-stained face, and after discovering her troubles, he has a proposition for her – if she dedicates the next few weeks to his rehabilitation so he's ready to win his title back, he'll help her win over the clueless doc. Reluctantly, Lucie agrees, and before she knows what's happened, sexy Reid and his rippling muscles have moved into her apartment.
I thought the pacing was spot on. This is a whirlwind romance, and it reads like one, with all of the breathless anticipation and jittery nerves to crank up the impossible to ignore attraction that rages between Reid and Lucie. I enjoyed their banter, but I did not enjoy the make-over Reid insisted that Lucie receive. Her clothes are all wrong, her make-up barely there, and she can't even make a positive impression when she enters a room. Reid's words, not mine. I so do despise these miraculous make-overs, because of course Lucie would not have the faintest clue how to attract a guy without Reid's coaching. This just made Lucie seem dumb and naïve, but we know that she's not. She is a successful therapist, she is intelligent, and she was married previously. She didn't just crawl out of a hole with no clue about what boys and girls do together, or how to get one to give you a second glance. This particular plot device drives me nuts.
Reid's behavior near the end irritated me, too, because of his lack of faith in Lucie. She deserved more credit than he gave her, and I was just so disappointed with him. If stupidity was contagious, he had just caught it. Probably from his dad, which was a plot thread that seems unconvincing and tacked on at the end. It's just not possible to fix decades of indifference in two short chatting sessions, but I guess Reid needed his happy ever after with his disapproving and demanding father, too. These quibbles aside, I found Seducing Cinderella a fun popcorn read. Take it to the beach the next time you go!
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Summer Programming Courses Before Heading Off To College? 183
First time accepted submitter LiteWait writes "My son is heading off to college next year and although he is bright kid with a great background in math and science, he has indicated that he'd like learn some introductory programming skills this summer. The courses at the local universities are pretty sparse and most of the CS101-type courses I've seen offered are too general to meet his needs. Even though he is a self-starter I think he would benefit from actual courses/code camps/etc rather than just slogging through online samples and tutorials. I'd like some advice on possible options for code camps, online courses, or developer training."


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With Halloween approaching, the team at Zenimax Online has revealed new information about one of Tamriel's most terrifying creatures. Werewolves will be present in The Elder Scrolls Online, and players will even risk contracting Sanies Lupines, the disease which causes the affliction.
The team has shared some concept art (above) and a screenshot of what the beasts will look like in-game. We also have learned that those afflicted will have a full transformation animation, drawing inspiration from film scenes, but with a healthy dose of Elder Scrolls flavor.
The information also teases that there might be PvP elements that come into play as players reveal themselves to be werewolves. "We want you to be able to launch yourself into a frenzied killing spree and feel the uncontrollable strength granted to you by the transformation," the team writes. "As you can imagine, witnessing a werewolf reveal its true form is disturbing, and it's certainly an event that will strike fear into those who happen to observe it."
Werewolves will have their own skill line, so players can expect to get a full experience as a lycanthrope should they be turned. The team went so far as to reference video of animals feasting on prey and used a mixture of human and beastial noises to give the werewolf its own audio profile.
The Elder Scrolls Online is slated for a 2014 release on PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. You can read an extensive preview from Gamescom to learn more about how the team at Zenimax Online is adapting the series to an MMO format.
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