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Topic: checkboxes refuse to work
So the objective here was to have a user object that has a name, password, and a boolean/tinyint that lets the program know wether or not the user is an admin. 1 means they're an admin, 0 means they're not, etc. I have authorization set up and working and everything's great, but the only users I have I put into the database manually for test purposes, because the user creation scheme isn't working because the checkbox that I use to determine admin status is consistently refusing to work. I've tried the checkbox form thing, the form_for :model thing, and a whole bunch of other stuff. Nothing works. Here's what I have now:

New User

Assign a name and password to the user, and specify if they are to be granted admin powers (generally only battalion staff are admins).

<%= error_messages_for 'user' %>
<% form_for :user, @user, :url => { :action => "create_user" } do |u| %>

Username:	<%= u.text_field :name %>

Password:	<%= u.text_field :password %>

Grant admin powers? <%= u.check_box :isAdmin %>

<input type = "submit" value = "Create New User">
<% end %>
<%= link_to 'Back', :action => 'users' %>


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About the Author: Janice L. Jacobs serves as Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs.
As President Obama and Secretary Clinton have said, we are committed to a swift and coordinated response, and are working as actively as we possibly can under these extremely challenging circumstances. Our mission is to serve our fellow citizens during their most important moments — births, deaths, disasters, arrests and medical emergencies to name a few. The Bureau of Consular Affairs carries out the Department's most important mandate – protecting and assisting Americans abroad.
Our U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince has activated its early warning system to communicate with approximately 45,000 U.S. citizens who are in Haiti. Here in Washington, D.C., the Haiti Task Force is working around the clock to answer your phone call and e-mail inquiries. We know that many of you here in the United States are trying to reach your loved ones in Haiti by calling us at 1-888-407-4747, or 1-202-501-4444 if outside the U.S. and Canada. In an effort to assist every American citizen in this moment of need, the Department has also established an e-mail address and a web-based People Finder tool for individuals who are trying to contact friends and relatives in Haiti. Please send your inquiries to firstname.lastname@example.com and include the following information:
• Name(s) of the American citizen(s) in Haiti on the subject line of the email.
• The body of the email should also include the full name, date of birth, and passport information (if known) of the persons in Haiti you are trying to contact. In addition, please include a telephone number, email address, hotel name, or local Haiti address (if known).
• Relationship and contact information for the next of kin in the United States (parent, spouse, friend, etc.).
• Please mention any special needs or urgent circumstances.
Our task force is working with our Embassy staff in Haiti to locate and provide assistance. Consular officers will respond to messages as soon as possible. If you hear from the person you are concerned about, please be sure to send us an e-mail providing the updated information about their location and/or condition. Once you have sent a message, please be assured that we are doing all that we can. Please do not send additional messages unless you have follow-up information. We will respond to your message as soon as we are able.
If you know someone who may have language barriers or limited access to e-mail or phone, we encourage you to gather the above information from them and contact us on their behalf. We will continue to update www.travel.state.gov with our most recent information on Haiti, so please check back often.
U.S. citizens in Haiti can call the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince's Consular Task Force at 509-2229-8942, 509-2229-8089, 509-2229-8322, or 509-2229-8672, or e-mail email@example.com to request assistance.
DSM in Iraq writes:
How is CRC/A from S/CRS being deployed in this situation? Now is the time to put to practice our efforts to stand up this crucial component. "Post-Conflict" should not equate to "after kinetic (military) operations". This humanitarian disaster requires a whole-of-government effort that takes into account stabilization and reconstruction teams in 1) security, 2) political, 3) governance, 4) infrastructure, 5) economic development and more. This is what we bring to the table.
Our sending 10,000 military troops to Haiti may prove to be a double-edged sword. Rather than quell, we may get caught up in the Haitian people's internal civil unrest. Then we're right back to "post-conflict" as currently defined. Nobody wants that.
Consider how many Haitian expatriates currently live in the U.S. are frustrated at their sense of helplessness during this situation? How many of them have the necessary skills to provide security and humanitarian relief to their own people? We can facilitate this.
In the immediate-term - S/CRS CRC/A working hand in hand with USAID is an option. Recall everyone with the requisite skills and re-deploy them to where assistance is needed most.
Donald M. in Virginia writes:
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The United States Government should consider this idea that would help support emergencies anywhere in the world.
The USS Enterprise Aircraft Carrier was the fastest carrier in our fleet, with the 8 boilers onboard, this vessel could make a rooster tail. Simply, convert this carrier into a FEMA based ship. Carrying all the emergency equipment, supplies, generators, tents, radar packaged up, convert beds for medical onboard, ability to make fresh water, have Military units and rescue SAR teams attached, including Air/Land/Sea. Then when or if an emergency strikes like an Earthquake happens, Hurricanes, Floods, this ship would be first to be activated and sent to the port around the country or world. Include fire trucks, ambulances, parametics, doctors, fire fighters, all the equipment needed to fight any type of emergency known. Pack this ship with all emergency supplies, to handle anything. Nobody knows when the next Earthquake, Hurricane, Flood, or disaster will happen, but its always good to be prepared. This ship could do it...
John R.P. in Missouri writes:
Included is my resume. I am will to go to Haiti to help with the management of demolition to help find people, and building temp and permanent structures for people to live and work out of. John P.
Isaiah in California writes:
My name is Br. Isaiah, M.C. I am with the Missionaries of Charity Brothers,(founded by BLESSED MOTHER TERESA). We have a clinic in Port-au-Prince Nan Pele. The name of the clinic is LaKu LaPe. It is up and ready to run. There was no damage to the clinic. All 9 Brothers are okay. They are up and ready to help. The know medical assistance but they are nearing the end of supplies. If you could medical supplies to the they are more than ready to do stiching, dressing, medicine. We have a huge shelter with beds.
Br. Isaiah, M.C.
Stacy in Massachusetts writes:
Thanks for the updates. I am wondering though, I haven't seen dipnote updates on twitter today (Saturday) and yet with so much going on- is no one Tweeting today?
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Sandra H. in Kentucky writes:
To feed the people, have them form three lines. Women with children in one, then women in another, then men in the third. Local people with bull horns should tell the people of the plan. Use rope to separate the lines.Set up sites in various parts of the city.
Robert N. in New York writes:
i am on parole but can get permission to go to haiti.i want to help with finding people in rubble. i have experience in demolition that is the only way i can help
Deborah C. in Oklahoma writes:
I'm just wondering why they have not deployed the Seabee's out of Gulfport to build a rapid runway somewhere in the country of Haiti? I mean, they have all those fields, a group of well motivated Seabee's could knock that out in 3-5 days. Then you could have multiple staging areas, as well as field hospitals. Much better.
SW1, retired
Kevin J. in New York writes:
I would like to go and help with the rebuilding with haiti and thevschools and the structure of the country.
Juan J.M.S. in Florida writes:
I am a licensed construction professional in the State of Florida, with 34 years experience in all types of infrastructure construction [engineering], and commercial and residential construction. Experienced in the field, in clearing, demolition, grading, drainage, water, sewer, concrete. My services are available to assist in Haiti with what is needed at this time, and I would like to assist in reconstructing the infrastructure as an employee for any government, entity, or company involved. I am fluent in two languages {spanish and english, with some capability of communicating in French/Creole} My credentials are available upon request by contacting my email
Thank You, and God Bless.

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Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc. announces second quarter net income of $800K
Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc., the holding company for Lake Shore Savings Bank, announced net income of $800,000, or $0.14 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2013 compared with net income of $895,000, or $0.16 per diluted share, for the prior year second quarter. The company earned $1.7 million, or $0.30 per diluted share, for the six months ended June 30, compared to net income of $1.9 million, or $0.33 per diluted share for the same period in 2012.
"Our team once again delivered a solid operating performance in a challenging economic environment which continues to improve slowly," Daniel P. Reininga, president and chief executive officer, said. "Our results reflect Lake Shore's fundamental approach to banking; with sound policies and procedures in place, effective risk management, a very strong capital position and operating with a long-term perspective. Our ongoing commitment to effective underwriting standards continues to provide asset quality metrics which are solidly better than the average for our peers, and have been throughout the economic downturn. During the second half of 2013, we'll remain focused on maintaining an efficient operating profile, driving growth in our commercial loan portfolio and identifying and managing institutional risk. In short, we're committed to a strategy of prudent growth that builds long-term value for our investors."
Second quarter 2013 net interest income was $3.7 million, compared to $3.8 million for the second quarter 2012, primarily reflecting lower interest income from the securities portfolio and the loan portfolio, which was partially offset by reduced interest expense on deposits and long-term borrowings. Second quarter 2013 interest income was $4.6 million compared to $5 million in the second quarter 2012. The reduced interest income for the second quarter 2013 was due to an $11 million decrease in the average balance of the securities portfolio along with lower average yields for both the securities and loan portfolios. Second quarter 2013 interest expense decreased by $296,000, or 24.8 percent, compared to the prior year quarter, as a result of a 29 basis point decline in the bank's average rate on interest bearing liabilities, along with an $8.6 million decrease in the average balance of bank borrowings.
Net interest income for the six months ended June 30 was $7.5 million compared to $7.6 million for the same period in 2012. Interest income for the first six months of 2013 was $9.3 million, a decrease of $800,000, compared to $10.1 million for the same period in 2012. This decrease in interest income was reflective of lower average securities portfolio balances compared to the prior year period, as well as lower average yields on interest-earning assets. Interest expense for the six months ended June 30 of $1.8 million decreased by $649,000, or 26.4 percent, compared to the same period in 2012, resulting from a 31 basis point decline in the average rate paid on interest bearing liabilities, and a $10.7 million reduction in average interest bearing liabilities.
The reduction in interest bearing liabilities reflected a $16.9 million reduction in time deposit balances (i.e., CD accounts), partially offset by a $10.5 million increase in money market balances, consistent with our focus on expanding core account relationships.
Net interest margin for the second quarter 2013 was 3.27 percent, down 4 basis points from 3.31 percent for the second quarter of 2012, resulting from lower average yields on the securities portfolio (down 49 basis points) and loan portfolio (down 20 basis points), and partially offset by lower average rates on borrowings (down 51 basis points) and deposits (down 26 basis points). The bank's net interest margin for the six months ended June 30 was 3.32 percent, an increase of 1 basis point compared to the prior year period.
Second quarter 2013 non-interest income was $515,000, an increase of $58,000 from the quarter ended June 30, 2012. Non-interest income for the six months ended June 30, 2013, was $1 million, an increase of 5.3 percent, from the same period in 2012. Non-interest income for both the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2012 included a non-cash, pre-tax impairment charge of $57,000 related to the bank's write-down of a single asset-backed security.
Non-interest expense was $3.3 million for second quarter 2013, an increase of $215,000, or 7.1 percent, compared with the prior year quarter. This increase was primarily due to increased advertising and occupancy and equipment costs related to the April opening of the Bank's new branch office in Snyder, as well as increased salary and benefit expense and professional service costs during the quarter.
For the six months ended June 30, non-interest expense of $6.4 million increased by $251,000, or 4.1 percent from the same period in 2012. The increase in 2013 was primarily due to a $99,000 increase in occupancy and equipment costs related to the new office in Snyder, a $78,000 increase in professional service costs, and a $64,000 increase in salary and benefit expense.
The bank did not record a provision for loan losses for second quarter 2013 reflecting a reduction in the number of classified real estate loans and a decrease in the size of the bank's loan portfolio since Dec. 31, 2012. The provision for loan losses for second quarter 2012 was $85,000. The provision for loan losses for the six month period ended June 30, 2013 was $45,000, a decrease of 10 percent, from the same period in 2012. The quality of the bank's loan portfolio remained strong with non-performing loans as a percentage of total loans at 1.09 percent as of June 30, 2013.
Total assets at June 30 were $489.0 million, an annualized increase of 2.7 percent from Dec. 31, 2012. Total deposits were up $14.5 million to $393.1 million at June 30, 2013, an annualized increase of 7.7 percent from Dec. 31, 2012. Stockholders' equity was $64.8 million at June 30, 2013, compared to $66.9 million at the end of 2012. The decrease in stockholder's equity was primarily due to a $3.7 million net unrealized loss in the available for sale securities portfolio during the six month period ended June 30, 2013. The bank's ratio of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities for the six month period ended June 30, 2013 was 119.46 percent, compared to 118.86 percent for the same period in 2012.
On July 24, the company's Board of Directors approved a $0.07 cash dividend on its common stock, payable on Aug. 20, to shareholders of record as of Aug. 6. Based on the company's closing stock price of $11.70 on July 23, 2013, the implied dividend yield for the company's common stock is 2.4 percent. Lake Shore, MHC, which holds 3,636,875 shares, or 61.4 percent, of the company's total outstanding stock, has elected to waive receipt of the dividend on its shares. The MHC previously obtained the approval of its members (depositors of Lake Shore Savings Bank) to waive the MHC's receipt of this dividend, as well as any future quarterly dividends declared by the company on its common stock up to $0.28 per share during the 12-month period ending Feb. 26, 2014.
About Lake Shore
Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc. is the parent company of Lake Shore Savings Bank, a community-oriented financial institution operating 11 full-service branch locations in Western New York. The company had total assets of $489 million and total deposits of $393.1 million as of June 30. Headquartered in Dunkirk, Lake Shore has full-service branch locations in Dunkirk, Fredonia, Jamestown, Lakewood, Westfield, Depew, East Amherst, Hamburg, Kenmore, Orchard Park and Snyder, offering a broad range of retail and commercial lending and deposit services. Additional information about the company is available at www.lakeshoresavings.com.


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Description: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad was elected June 24, 2005, to a four-year term, becoming the first non-cleric president in 24 years. He defeated former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in a run-off. Prior to his 2005 election to the presidency, Ahmadinejad did not hold an elected office and was a virtual unknown in the international arena. This report covers his background; his victory over the well-known former president Rafsanjani; his remarks about the West, including Israel; and recent visits to Iraq and Latin America.
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Race ... August's Jupiter Peak Steeplechase (mountaintrails.org) is a steep 16-miler that ascends 3000 feet to the top of Jupiter Peak, where you can glance at amazing views of the Wasatch Mountains and Park City before making the fast descent. A locals' favorite is September's Mid-Mountain Marathon (mountaintrails.org/MMM.htm) for savoring the brilliant burst of fall color. "It's beautiful when the golden leaves rain down over you as you run through aspen groves and red-maple forests," says Glen Gerner, owner of Salt Lake City's Wasatch Running Center shop.
Best Trails ... The rocky 26-mile Mid-Mountain Trail (also known as the Epic Trail) starts at Silver Lake at Deer Valley Resort and traverses the mountainsides to The Canyons Resort. Take a mid-run break and enjoy a bird's-eye view of Park City from one of the fine restaurants along the way. The 28-mile (each way) Historic Union Pacific Rail Trail is a decommissioned railroad track lined with fragrant sage, scraggly bitterbrush bushes, juniper and golden sunflowers that stretches from Park City and around Echo Reservoir by Coalville. A tougher challenge is the 25-mile Wasatch Crest Trail that traces the 10,000-foot ridge nicknamed the "Backbone of Utah." Use caution along this exposed, rocky trail, until you reach the mellow section through Mill Creek Canyon, which leads into Salt Lake City.
Photo by Mark Maziarz, courtesy Park City Chamber of Commerce
Go when ... Trails at 6000 feet or lower are runable from April to November. Depending on the winter's snowfall, trails above 9500 feet are normally accessible by July. With the possibility of 70-degree temperatures in April or snow in June, pack running attire for all conditions.
Best eats ... After running in the Tuesday Trail Running Series (mountaintrails.org), scarf peanuts (chuck the shucks on the floor) while awaiting your entrée at O'Shucks Bar & Grill in downtown Park City. For the best organic coffee, locally made ice cream and in-house baked pastries, swing by Main Street's Java Cow.
Pitstop ... White Pine Touring (whitepinetouring.com) has gear and maps and knowledgeable staff. Through the shop, you can rent a yurt (a Mongolian tent) located 30 miles away in an area where trails abound.
Sleep ... Stay at the Washington School Inn (washingtonschoolinn.com), one of only a few structures that survived the Great Fire of 1898. The converted building's limestone walls and original, oversized windows give the inn an "old-school" feeling. Rooms are $140 to $240.
Resources ... Mountain Trails Foundation (mountaintrails.org) has maps online and in their office. See Park City Tourism (parkcityinfo.com) for trip-planning tips.


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As a Pre-Med/Neurobiology student at UT Austin with a determination to go to medical school, I wanted to broaden my academic experience by taking classes other than only science courses. I had an interest in Business before I started school at UT and fortunately I discovered the Business Foundations Program in the McCombs School. It was an ideal fit for me because it is a certificate program that is practically more than minor and less than a major, but you get to learn all the basics of what business is. Essentially, business is everywhere in any kind of profession, and I thought to myself that maybe I want to open my own private practice as a future MD. And to do that, having the knowledge of business would be beneficial in that endeavor. Luckily, the BFP program had The Texas Business Foundations Summer Institute (TBFSI) that allowed me to learn all about business in one summer! The faculty was outstanding and the coursework was exactly what I was looking for. The summer institute was enriching and I highly recommend it to anyone wanting to enhance their education and have that extra notable item on their resumes.
As a B.S. in Microbiology, I imagined myself dealing with vast amounts of complex diseases that the future might bring. Science has always been a passion, and technology and innovation keep providing answers to health related issues. The more I understood the world of biotechnological inventions such as Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), SDS PAGE Electrophoresis and others, the more I realized how much business had an effect on it. Many biological tools from the past century have been created because there is an opportunity for investor capitalists to turn a profit. Additionally, research grants, biotech companies and even hospitals must run on budgets in order to be successful and effective. Therefore, my experience in TBFSI in 2012 was more rewarding than obtaining another certificate for my resume. More importantly, it provided me a solid foundation in respect to business skills, and how to apply them to my future endeavors in health related aspects both in laboratories and hospitals.
In majors as broad as Sociology and History, I needed something focused and practical to boost my potential as a candidate in whatever job market I planned to pursue. I knew I enjoyed Liberal Arts and people, but I didn't know how to put the two to work. Business is everywhere, and the BFP opened doors to the business world both from an educational standpoint, as well as a career one. Due to my experience with the BFP, it's faculty, and especially the TBFSI, I've taken an interest in Human Resources and I'm pursuing a masters degree in Human Resource Management.
A little over a month ago I traveled to Seattle, Washington for an interview process with Microsoft Corporation that might have been as stressful as the couple weeks in the middle of TBFSI that no one ever forgets. (Business Plan, Venture Capitalists, Presentations, StockMarket Report, MARKETPLACE DECISIONS!) I am proud to say that even before I left Seattle the day after my interviews, I received and accepted an offer for a 2013 summer internship position as a Mechanical Engineer Intern with Microsoft Corporation. Not only was I proud of this accomplishment, but I have also found out since my acceptance that I am the first Mechanical Engineer from the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin to be offered this position with Microsoft.
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The New Way to RUN Paintball!
Posted 26 April 2011 - 12:52 AM
So Mike believs Paintball is dying! Why I think it is dying is because there is no real market for the game/sport like baseball or football golf etc. So what I think the NPPL or whom ever needs to do is to change the way the game is play...
What I am saying is the format of Paintball is weak. There are four major tounreys though out the year which limits the exposure of paintball to 4 big events. Gold also have 4 big events called the Majors!
Paintball should be ran like Golf. Have a 4 day tourney (some what like thay day now). Have Pre Lims on Thur and Fri. the top teams advance to Sat Sunday with the Sunday Grand Finally.
Have the 4 major tounreys STILL but keep Paintball in the public Eye by having events every week like Golf!
Why I think this will work is it gives life to many local fields. By traveling around the U.S. (eventually around the world) this will help bring life to the game in the specific areas the pros Play. Think about it, Would you not LOVE playing on the same field as your Pro Idles? Also it brings traffic to many more fields if there events every week and if there is more traffic, there runs a chance of more players.
Changing the format to weekly tounreys also give the game purpose to play with a possibity of making a living out of paintball. Though some players do making a living out of the sport, there seems to be a very narrow window of making this sports a living and one big reason is there a too little events played.
The Pros...
More traffic to local Paintball Parks
More events can lead to More Paintball Awareness
Give a bigger reason to play the game
Help manufacturs push for more sponorship
Could help Grow the sport
Will take much time and formating
Will cost a lot of money short term
May not work (considering the market of Pballers is too small)
What do you guys think... I know playing Paintball every weekend 4 days in a row can get pricey but look at golf. Golf is super pricey almost to the same degree yet the sport is a BILLION dollar industry and to many is Boring to watch... IDK i think My idea can change the game forever!!!!
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I think getting paintball into the X-Games is what would really help out this sport. Everyone watches the X-Games.
Certainly not everybody, but the markets are similar and there is the common theme of adrenaline filled sports
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Posted 28 July 2011 - 07:23 PM
this is almost as fucked up as pop-tart kittys shitting rainbows!!!
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List of All Classes
This list of classes available through Distance and Continuing Education includes degree eligible online classes through Fall Semester 2015 (after Fall Semester 2015 degree eligible classes will only be found using Campus Connection), K-12 professional development, continuing education units (CEUs), and non-credit leisure studies classes. To narrow your search you may use the search box below to filter your search by class type, term, location, department, etc. Be sure to determine if the course will meet your specific needs prior to registering. Check back frequently for updates and added classes.
As of 8/27/14 -
NDSU DCE is no longer offering classes in partnership with Learners Edge. Current NDSU students taking a professional development credit course through Learners Edge will be able to complete coursework following the current timelines and course deadlines that Learners Edge sent you with your course materials. If you are interested in taking a Learners Edge class please visit the Learners Edge website. All other professional development classes remain available for enrollment. You may search for another class using the search box below.
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In case of emergency, please call us immediately. If it is after hours, check with a local animal hospital emergency clinic.
Animal Emergency & Referral Center- 651-293-1800- 1542 W. 7th St., St Paul MN 55102
Affiliated Emergency Hospital- 763-529-6560- 4708 Highway 55, Golden Valley MN 55416
As part of the VCA family, we have over 83 specialty hospitals across the US and Canada which provide referral specialty care, so there may be one near you. Enter ZIP to find VCA specialty care hospitals near you.


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Nginx 1.4 can now do SPDY (draft 2). It's hiding away in a separate file http://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_spdy_module.html
So what is SPDY? In a nutshell, it does multiplexing, prioritization and compression of HTTP/HTTPS requests over a single TCP/IP connection. It also enables the server to push data before requested. These enable a browser or web services client to obtain multiple responses quickly by opening and authenticating a single connection to a web server and then issue multiple requests in parallel (well, whenever it wants, but in any case not requiring additional the completion of one request before the next request and not requiring, though still possible, multiple TCP/IP concurrent connections). For more info on SPDY, see http://www.chromium.org/spdy/spdy-protocol.
There is also an Apache 2.2 module for SPDY (https://code.google.com/p/mod-spdy/). Browser support for SPDY is present in Firefox, Chrome, the default Android web browser, and Opera.
If you have production experience with SPDY, good or bad, we'd like to hear about it! Particularly since SPDY is still relatively new and not yet used everywhere, the more information is published, the better.
edit: official docs are up.


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USA Judo Senior National Championships Produce New Leaders of the Sport
New national champions climbed the podiums this weekend in Virginia Beach, VA, at USA Judo's Senior National Championships, gathering national ranking points and setting the bar at new heights of performance.
Most of the names topping the podium are familiar: Kayla Harrison and Marti Malloy took gold and bronze medals at the Olympic Games in London. Others climbed to the highest spots through nationally top-ranked athletes.
Finally, for the Open Division, the media showed up Sunday to see Satoshi Ishii, the Japanese Olympic Gold Medalist and MMA fighter, but it was Tokuzo Takahashi of Los Angeles Tenri who took gold in the Open division.
Taking gold medals over the weekend were:
Giovanna Prado, -44 Kg., USA Judo National Training Site, Ki-Itsu-Sai, Coral Springs, FL
Corey Jo Tashima, 48 kg., Mililani, HI
Angelica Delgado, 52 kg., USA Judo National Training Site, Ki-Itsu-Sai, Coral Springs, FL
Marti Malloy, 57 kg., USA Judo National Training Site, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
Hannah Martin, 63 kg., Jason Morris Judo Center, Glenville, NY
Katie Sell, 70 kg., USA Judo National Training Site, Olympic Training Center, CO
Kayla Harrison, 78 kg., USA Judo National Training Site, Pedro's Judo Center/NYAC, Wakefield, Mass.
Nina Cutro-Kelly, 78+ kg., Universal Judo, San Antonio, TX
Bianca Lockette, OPEN, Kito Kan Judo Club, Florissant, MO
Ernest Ojito, 55 kg., Washington Judo/Georgetown University, Silver Spring, MD
Aaron Kunihiro, 60 kg., USA Judo Training Site, Pedro's Judo Center/NYAC, Wakefield, Mass.
Austin Cook, 66 kg., USA Judo Training Site, Olympic Training Center, CO
Nick Delpopolo, 73 kg., Budokan Judo Club, Miami, FL
Jonathan Fernandez, 81 kg., Baragua Judo Kai, Miami, FL
Garry St. Leger, 90 kg., Legro Sports Starett/NYAC, Brooklyn, NY
L.A. Smith III, 100 kg., Cranford Judo Karate Club, Rahway, NJ
Marktorria Fletcher, 100+ kg., Atlanta Judo Midtown, Atlanta, GA
Tokuzo Takahashi, OPEN, Tenri Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Go to SENIORS to see all the podium winners.
Go to VI to see the results of the visually impaired competition;
KATA to see those national results;
And BROWN BELT for that division.


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Jazz Guitar and More Festival set Saturday
The fifth annual Jazz Guitar and More Festival, a day filled with workshops and performances, will bring world-renowned jazz and blues musicians to campus on Saturday.
The interactive instruction and performances have focused more on jazz in the purest definition, but organizer Rick Balestra promised this year will feature "more diversity in the performing artists' music."
"I am including, for the first time, both blues and classical guitar workshops," said Balestra, an adjunct professor of music at SUNY Oswego.
Headliners include Pearl Django, a gypsy jazz group heavily influenced by the work of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli. The band has released eight albums and toured extensively, performing at the national and international levels.
According to critic Paul de Barros, Pearl Django is "the gypsy jazz of Django Reinhardt done to perfection!"
Guitarists Neil Andersson and Greg Ruby, violinist Michael Gray and bassist Rick Leppanon will instruct workshops before the band's performance.
Jazz guitarist James Emery will perform and instruct two workshops for intermediate to advanced guitar students. A prominent figure on the jazz scene for 30 years, Emery co-founded the String Trio of New York in 1977 and was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1995. According to critic Francis Davis, "Absolutely nobody sounds like Emery."
The Chris Cain Band also will perform, and its bandleader will lead a workshop on blues guitar concepts aimed at guitarists of all levels. Cain's 1987 debut album, "Late Night City Blues," was nominated for four W.C. Handy Blues Awards. He has shared the stage with Albert Collins, Charles Brown and Albert King. "More than anyone else, anywhere," said critic John Orr, "Chris Cain represents the future of blues."
Balestra said he hopes that he 2005 Jazz Guitar Festival will present a forum for creativity and community. "The festival presents music in an intimate setting and allows participants to share with other guitarists in Central New York," he said.
For attendees seeking accommodations, the EconoLodge Riverfront Hotel in Oswego offers rooms for $60 until Tuesday, Nov. 1. Performers and presenters will stay at the EconoLodge, with a jam session planned Saturday evening at G.S. Steamers on the hotel's first floor.
All concerts will take place in Waterman Theatre, with workshops throughout the day in Tyler Hall. Registration for the Jazz Guitar Festival is required and includes tickets to all daytime performances and workshops. The cost of early registration is $45 for adults, $25 for students and $10 for SUNY Oswego students. After Oct. 30, registration for adults is $55, students $35 and SUNY Oswego students $15.
Concert-only passes are available at $35 for adults, $20 for students and $10 for SUNY Oswego students.
Support from the Artswego Performing Arts Series, SUNY Oswego music department, D'Addario Foundation for the Performing Arts, House of Guitars in Rochester, WAER Jazz 88 FM and ClearChannel Radio help make the event possible.
For more information, visit www.oswego.edu/jazzguitar or contact the Tyler Hall box office at 312-2141 or email@example.com.
PHOTO CAPTION: Jazz class—Guitarist Chris Cain is among the headliners for the interactive instruction and performances of SUNY Oswego's Jazz Guitar and More Festival on Saturday, Nov. 12. His debut album, "Late Night City Blues," was nominated for four W.C. Handy Blues Awards. Other headliners include Pearl Django and James Avery.
CONTACT: Mary Avrakotos, 312-4581 or firstname.lastname@example.com
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Sissy is searching for new land, so we look around a little, hope she will
find something, lets look:))
Today is George and Gracies 100th birthday! These 2 lil roos with be with
us forever! Happy Birthday George and Gracie.. we love yer lil pixel
selves! :-)))
Ok guys, as promised here is our new PUPPY! This is Posey! Shes fast
asleep, but ever the lil lady with her legs crossed and everything
'covered'.. lol. I'm looking for a boy for her so we can have another new
'baby'. Come visit us (you know....lower right...blah blah blah) :-)
Bliss & Kris
Hewooo, I'm Thistle, I'm 2 days old & I'm a teacup Caledonian Meeroo.
Come visit me, I live at Kaine~A~Roos!
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Pengo%20Verde/248/162/22 (or Bliss says you
can take the teleport at the bottom of my picture).
This is our newest addition - meet Thistle. Thistle is a Caledonian coated
meeroo, he's a teacup, and as cute as a button. But... they all are !!!!
If you'd like to come and see him, you know how to get here...points to the
teleport lower right...
OHHHHH and.... PUPPY ON THE WAY! Should be a couple days yet, but Bobbie
& Butch are 'expecting'. So we'll have yet one more new member to
introduce you to. :-)) Come visit us! Bliss & Kris
I'm guessing this is as cuddly as they get! We are waiting for them to
make a baby and they are SLEEPING!!!!! WHATZAMATTADEM!!??? We're on a
schedule here!!! Dogs! Not a care in the world! But..... they are 'cute'
:-)) Baby pics will follow!!! Keep watching!
As ya all know, the K9 dogs are out !! Meet Buster, the newest addition to
the ever growing "KAINE" family. He and his soon to be 'mate', Bobbie,
are Beagles. (Bobbie = female) Don't get any ideas, no funky stuff going
on - lol! "STAY" tuned (sorry couldn't help it... at least I didn't ask
you to FETCH". As always the tp is in the bottom right corner of pic.
Here are a few Items from their shop... there will be more to come.... I
wonder if there are bankruptcy courts in SL? Hmmm..... lol
This display isn't in their shop, but in our Meeroo stables... you're
always welcome to come here, or you can take the teleport on the picture on
this blog entitled :Love Factory". THAT teleport will take you directly to
their door.
This is Brody... he is peacefully sleeping, but INSIDE the 'home' stump.
It appears there is something 'mystical' about these guys! (Ya Think!!!)
Just had to capture this and send it on.
Come see our babies.. new ones on a daily basis. TP located at the bottom
right of pic. :-))
Put em Uuuup.. Put em Uuuup!! I couldn't resist this pic.. yah its my
fave lil guy again... Our lil Titch. He's just PERFECT! I guess its sorta
like having a favorite teddy bear... he's my lil teddy. Ya just GOTTA see
him... how can you resist? LOL!
Don't make me tell ya again... points to tp!!!! :-)) ~Bliss~
Teleport now
If you have problems with using the teleport button above, copy and paste the following link into local chat of your Second Life viewer.


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by Anton Shilov
Art Lebedev design studio has announced its new keypad named Optimus Pultius, which may be added to any personal computer or keyboard. The new device will feature programmable keys with screens inside every key and will have similar functionality as the Optimus Mini Three, the device Art Lebedev launched back in 2006.
The Optimus Pultius keypad will have 15 programmable keys with OLED screens inside, a major improvement over Optimus Mini Three (which has three keys only) and may be plugged to any computer to support either Optimus or any other keyboard. The Pultius will make it considerably easier to use programmable keys, it can be expected. Optimus Configurator software suit will allow to create different pre-sets with different functionality for each key in various programs.
The new keypad from Art Lebedev features the same concept as the well known Optimus Mini Three, however, with greater number of keys it will be more useful for various categories of clients. It is unclear whether the design studio will continue to sell its Mini Three after the Pultius hits the market.
Art Lebedev claims that the Optimus Pultius will be available late in 2008 or early in 2009, which is pretty far from now. The company did not unveil the price, but since OLED screens as well as other electronics components inside Optimus are pretty expensive, the new Pultius will hardly be a truly affordable product.


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Fraud victim forced to smoke crack, authorities say
Getting the 83-year-old woman high was part of the plan to financially exploit her, investigators believe.
By DAVID DECAMP
Published May 7, 2007
NEW PORT RICHEY - The weapon of choice to scam an 83-year-old woman in her home had no blade or bullet.
The elderly woman was told it was "hooty, " but it's more commonly known as crack cocaine.
Pasco sheriff's investigators have accused Theresa M. Stanley-Morgan, 41, of getting the victim to smoke the drug so she could obtain a credit card in the woman's name and run up at least $3, 289 in charges.
Stanley-Morgan admitted to police that she used Shirley Hathaway's name, birth date and Social Security number to open the account, a Sheriff's Office report said.
She told police she knew Hathaway had dementia and memory loss and would not know about the credit card.
However, Hathaway and a witness told investigators that Stanley-Morgan also forced Hathaway to smoke a lit crack pipe - telling her it was the "hooty, " the report said.
At least twice, they said, she got Hathaway high to make it easier to financially exploit her. The credit charges began in April.
Stanley-Morgan was held in lieu of $23, 000 bail at the Pasco Jail Sunday on charges of criminal use of personal identification, use of another person's ID without permission and retail theft, charges that mounted from April 28 to Friday night.
In his report, Detective William Lindsey said that more charges were pending and asked the court not to reduce her bail.
For at least six to eight months, complaints about Hathaway's west Pasco home in Greenbrook Estates have poured in to homeowners association president Buzz Olds.
Residents complained about gaping holes from torn-away screens at the backyard pool, and a flow of people in and out of the house, said Olds, who lives catty-corner to Hathaway.
"Who's over there and who's living there?" Olds asked. "All I know is the neighbors are calling constantly."
Neighbors said Stanley-Morgan had moved into Hathaway's one-story masonry home, between the Anclote River and south of old County Road 54.
Neighbors said Stanley-Morgan split with her husband, Douglas. Their now-vacant house in the same subdivision is in the final throes of foreclosure. It is set for a public sale Tuesday. Creditors are owed $185, 000, according to a court judgment in March.
In the past year, the Sheriff's Office responded to at least 10 calls involving the Hathaway home, once for a drug investigation.
The most recent dispatches were for the fraud investigation.
In February, Hathaway put up her home for $55, 000 to bail a man out of the Pinellas jail, records show. She did the same for another man with a $10, 000 mortgage in October.
Hearing the complaints, Olds said he called the Department of Elder Affairs twice to check on Hathaway.
On Sunday, Hathaway said she did not want to talk about the case. Another woman there also declined to comment.
David DeCamp can be reached at 727 869-6232 or email@example.com


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Judge tosses one count, upholds another against William Stehl
SARANAC LAKE – A federal judge has dismissed one of the charges filed against a Saranac Lake native accused of defrauding investors out of millions of dollars, but the judge upheld another count against him.
William Stehl is scheduled to stand trial next year in U.S. District Court in central California, where his case was moved in 2012 to allow him to recover from serious injuries he suffered in an explosion. He was originally facing trial in U.S. District Court in Binghamton.
Stehl, a 1962 graduate of Saranac Lake High School, and his business partner Richard Rossignol were arrested in 2010 in the Los Angeles area. They are accused of a decade-long fraud scheme, bilking investors out of more than $6 million by convincing them to invest in companies Stehl was affiliated with that were purportedly developing an alternative energy source.
Two of those companies, Rainbow Technologies and BGX Technologies, were formed in New York and operated out of the town of Harrietstown's airport business park in Lake Clear when Stehl lived in Saranac Lake from 2000 to 2005. In 2005, he moved to California.
Stehl and Rossignol were indicted in March 2010 by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. Stehl was also charged with making false statements to a federal agent and several years' worth of income tax evasion.
In a ruling issued in late November, U.S. District Judge Audrey Collins granted Stehl's motion to dismiss the third count of the indictment, which charged him with attempting to evade federal income taxes in 2002. He allegedly didn't pay $74,674 in income tax owed to the federal government.
Stehl had argued, and the judge ultimately agreed, that the charge should be dismissed because it wasn't filed within the six-year statute of limitations after he allegedly failed to file his taxes, April 15, 2003.
Judge Collins rejected, however, a motion to dismiss the first count of the indictment, conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. Stehl argued that the charge is duplicitous because it alleges multiple conspiracies in a single count, but the judge said the allegations are part of one conspiracy to defraud investors and are not duplicitous.
"Count 1 alleges a single overall agreement between defendants to carry out the objectives of the conspiracy – to obtain money from investors by making false representations concerning investments in a new process to create energy from water," the judge wrote in her Nov. 27 decision. "That defendants are alleged to have executed their scheme to defraud through various companies over the course of the conspiracy does not detract from the single overarching agreement."
The judge also dismissed claims from Stehl that the mail and wire fraud conspiracy charge alleges conduct that took place before an applicable statute was enacted and is based on conduct outside of a five-year statute of limitations.
As part of the same order, Judge Collins granted Stehl's motion to split the case into two trials, one for Stehl and one for Rossignol. She ruled that the risk of one defendant making a confession during a joint trial that could violate the other defendant's constitutional rights and the "delay in trial and inefficiencies occasioned by pursuing a joint trial in this case warrant severance."
In an October decision, the judge had rejected a request from the three federal public defenders representing Stehl to order the Administrative office of the United States Courts to fund experts and other expenses necessary "to provide constitutional and effective assistance of counsel to Mr. Stehl."
Stehl's lawyers then asked the judge to reconsider, citing the lack of the necessary funding to represent Stehl in the budget of the Federal Public Defender's office. If the court wouldn't reconsider, Stehl's lawyers asked the indictment to be dismissed or for the Jan. 14, 2014, trial date to be pushed back in the hope that Congress would appropriate more money to the Federal Public Defender's budget in 2014. A continuance would also give them more time to appeal the ruling, Stehl's attorneys said.
The judge said in her Nov. 27 decision that she wouldn't reconsider, but she ultimately agreed to move Stehl's trial date back to June. Rossignol's trial is set to begin Jan. 14. It could last up to nine weeks.
Stehl's trial was moved to California after he and a potential witness in the trial, Timothy B. Larson, suffered gruesome injuries when a tank containing volatile hydrogen exploded at the alternative fuel business they were working at in Sylmar, Calif., on Aug. 9, 2011. The force of the blast ripped the roof off the building, and the two men were thrown into an alley.
The accident severed Stehl's left arm below his elbow, and he suffered burns to 40 percent of his torso, two broken legs and other injuries. He was in a medically induced coma for four weeks. Larson had both his right arm and right leg severed in the blast.
Stehl's attorneys pushed for the trial to be moved to California so their client could be closer to his medical providers there.
Contact Chris Knight at 518-891-2600 ext. 24 or email@example.com.


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Hi again. Nice to see that you're still here. Don't worry, you're not overstaying your welcome. I mean, this isn't even my apartment, so you're fine. Just make sure to eat her bread in even numbers, or else you'll "off" the slice number in her loaf. Ever been inside of an 8x5ft kitchen though? It's a lot like being inside of a 5x8ft kitchen. No? Well, today must be your lucky day my friend, because I'm about to make that a reality. This is not a tiny kitchen, mind you. I prefer to call it a "Reheater's Dream Kitchen". Because lord knows, my sister is the best reheater of them all. Ask her how to serve tuna out of the can, and she'll show you at least ten different ways. But this is the sort of room where, if you want to turn around, you'll have to back up the way you came, turn 180 degrees in the hallway, and then walk back in reverse. It's sort of fun. The first three times. But take a look at what I was presented with, in terms of "Reheating/Can Opening Home Space", upon arrival.
I initially wanted to add some color to the walls, but soon found out that laying down paint was an impossibility in this space. Instead of your run of the mill drywall, the kitchen walls were made up of some sort of industrial plastic composition that wouldn't hold regular paint. I'm pretty certain that the owner of the building had them installed in anticipation of some heavy duty meth lab cookery to be performed in these kitchens. There seems to be no other plausible explanation. Putting up a fabric faux wallpaper with cornstarch was also out of the question, since all of my sister's reheating would've softened the starch over time. This would result in the fabric coming undone. So, I was left staring at this panel and finally came up with a solution.
First off, I needed burlap. I know everyone (and their mothers) are all about the burlap right now. It's on the cusp of being as uncool as the mason jars of two years ago, but I really like the neutral color and coarse fabric. So I wasn't afraid to implement it in this space. You know a trend is toeing the line of being yesterday's news when you find it being used as a tablecloth for a two year old's cupcake birthday party at a house "just outside of Omaha and down the street from Costco!". But I've never admitted to being cool a day in my life, so here is my uncool burlap along with my kinda cool upholstery tacks.
I cut the burlap to the measurement of the walls that were being redone and stitched the hemline. This was so that there would be no ugly unraveling down the road. A simple backstitch will suffice. Since the plastic walls are impenetrable, I opted to put the fabric up along the edges, where the wall met the cabinetry. This area was caulked in, so I used that to my advantage, by pushing in upholstery tacks all along the edge.
Once I had the fabric up, I added some knickknacks I gathered up. My sister bought the shelf from TJMaxx, years ago. I used it to display interesting things found at Goodwill. I had packed some, but many were found at the location in NYC. The measuring spoons are from Anthropologie.
Speaking of Anthropologie, we actually had a rather fortuitous trip there earlier that day. My sister and I dropped in, promising that we wouldn't buy anything this time. But the laws of nature is what it is, and we ended up picking up a few small things. First, we got these perty perty napkins at $7.95 a pop. Perty isn't a word, by the way. Unless you were reared in Texas. Then our cashier got distracted by the busload of tourists who were doing an invasion of the store. She, in turn, forgot to ring us up for the dresser knobs, saving us roughly $15. And there may or may not have been some tights and a few small, very small clothing articles purchased as well. The branch-like hooks are actually from Anthropologie's sister store, Urban Outfitters. They were marked at $12 per hook in-store, but 2/$20 online. I mentioned this difference in price and the cashier gave me the hooks for the online price, saving me $4. That's coffee money. Or a taxi ride halfway somewhere.
And here is the new home for my perty perty napkins, a book on housekeeping from the 60's (hilarious) and some colorful (clearance) finds from Fishs Eddy.
Kitchen (front view) "After". To put up fabric around the outlets and grates which were in this kitchen, I first removed them. A screwdriver should be enough to take out the outlet plates and grate cover. Pinpoint exactly where the outlet/grate hole is in relation to the fabric. Cut out a rectangular piece in the fabric that is slightly smaller than the outlet/grate hole itself. Then replace the outlet and grate cover. The fabric should be held taut by the time you finish screwing in the covers.
Here's a picture of the kitchen's vintage grate before the fabric treatment. I've actually found similar grates like these in architectural salvage stores in Seattle for $50-$75. Sadly, the dying lucky bamboo plant isn't worth as much. All the poor thing needed was a sympathetic hand to toss it into the trash chute.
Here's the same area but with fabric treatment. These Pyrex glasswares were a great find during our road trip though New England, a few years back. They were something like $10 apiece. I thought the colors were nice so I used it as display, versus tossing them up in the cupboards to collect dust.
When I said that the kitchen walls were made out of meth lab materials, I meant all but one wall. There's a wall to the immediate left that is not opposed to be painted or nailed upon. Here it is.
I decided to keep the original white color to this wall, since I wanted to keep a color palette of white, burlap tan and black in the kitchen. The bright accessories were there to add pops of color. To add some black to this space, I took this old pre-printed artwork and some chalkboard paint. Make sure to stir the chalkboard paint like crazy or else it's not fully mixed.
It took a few coats of chalkboard paint but here's what came out of it. Oh, I also trimmed the edges of the frame with pale yellow paint leftover from another project. Then I hung up those branch hooks from Urban Outfitters. You can use this chalkboard for anything though. Doodles, menus, nail file. You name it, it does it.
View of the kitchen when I'm on my back, in the hallway. A most natural position, I assure you.
When the previous renter moved out, he left some treasures for my sister and I to play with. Here are two of our favorite goodies: lamps from Ikea. He left us this short table lamp and its floor lamp twin.
There's really nothing special about the lamp as is, but I wanted to make it into a paper towel holder. First, I took off the felt bottom. It comes off pretty easily. Then take a screwdriver and loosen the lightbulb socket up top. There's probably two or three screws in all. And I hope you have enough sense to unplug that thing first. If not, well…carry on. Once you loosen that up, cut the wiring completely off, replace the socket and glue it in with some heavy duty glue. Paint the black socket a festive color of your choice, or not. I'm not one to tell people how to paint their paper towel holders. Then place a roll of paper towels through the top. Hold it into place by screwing in a lightbulb. Just use one that's already blown out. Now you have a paper towel holder/art piece thing that'll scare the plaid out of your hipster neighbors down the road.
Since we're still in the "Fun With Ikea Lamps" mode, here's the other transformation. This one had the same exact lampshade but was taller. I decided to go Restoration Hardware meets Pottery Barn, inside of an Anthropologie store with this one. Restoration Hardware is all about the deconstructed/industrial/I'll-overcharge-you genre of design. I personally love it. Who needs a savings account in this day and age? So with that in mind, I went on a deconstruction spree by tearing off the paper parts of the lampshade, leaving only the base metal exposed.
You know those nautical rope lamps they sell at Pottery Barn? They also sell the same ones at Anthropologie, but for twice as much? Cause the cool kids don't buy Pottery Barn anymore? I kept those lamps in mind, then I went to Home Depot. I grabbed some natural rope, about one centimeter around in thickness, and more E-6000 glue. First, I tied a tight knot at the top of the lamp and glued it down with some glue. Leave some rope at the end of the knot.
Once I applied glue all along the pole of the lamp, I wrapped the rope around and around until it reached the base. Then I glued the rope down to the base and added some safety pins where needed. These were taken out when dry. Here is my $10 rendition of the Pottery Barn rope lamp for $199, and Anthropologie rope lamp for $348. You can add a lampshade if you'd like, but I think this wire frame is a bit more updated and significantly less seaside cottage-y.


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The Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree is the College's largest program, with more than 25 years of credible training history. Campbell's pharmacy graduates have maintained an average of 98 percent passage rate on the national pharmacy board exams over the last 25 years and continue to build a legacy as successful leaders, innovators and contributors to the pharmacy profession.
State of the Art Facilities
Campbell University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences (CPHS) is situated on main campus in Buies Creek. Pharmacy classes are held in a 42,000 square-foot teaching facility. Its three floors house classrooms, breakout rooms, admissions and alumni suites, lecture halls, offices, a faculty resource center, and professional association room. In addition to traditional learning space, the third floor laboratory space is dedicated to interactive, hands-on learning.
Elevate Your Career
The four-year doctor of pharmacy program prepares students to become registered pharmacists. The program educates students in counseling patients on medication use, promoting public health, managing medication distribution, managing pharmacy practice, and providing patients with the best drug therapy for their needs. The expected job outlook for doctor of pharmacy candidates is exceptionally bright, with an anticipated 105,800 job openings between 2008 and 2018.


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Bill Kauffman
Manager, Media Relations and Publications
Phone: 719-228-6800
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 10, 2009) – The U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team defeated Egypt 25-14, 25-27, 25-18, 28-26 on April 10 at Cairo to open its 2009 season. The two teams will play again on April 12 at Cairo.
The match represented the first contest for Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) serving as the head coach of the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team. He accepted the position in December of 2008 after leading the U.S. Men's National Team to a gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games.
"Overall, I was very satisfied with our performance," McCutcheon said. "I thought we were particularly strong from the service line and in the middle. Most importantly, we were able to manage some pressure and find ways to win crucial points. It was a good start to the quad."
Middle blockers Christa Harmotto (Aliquippa, Pa.) and Lauren Paolini (Ann Arbor, Mich.) led the Americans with a combined 33 points. Harmotto scored a team-high 18 points with 16 kills on 25 attacks for a 64 kill percent and .560 attack efficiency, one block and one ace. Paolini chipped in 13 kills on 23 swings, one block and one ace in the victory.
Outside hitters Therese Crawford (Kalamazoo, Mich.) contributed 13 kills on 28 attacks, while outside hitter Brittany Moore (Orange, Calif.) recorded 10 kills on 23 attempts with only one error to go with a block and ace.
Outside hitter Julie Rubenstein (Camarillo, Calif.) added six kills, one block and one ace for eight points and eight digs in the victory, while opposite Morgan Beck (Coto De Caza, Calif.) tallied three kills and five digs. Setter Nellie Spicer (Barrington, Ill.) provided six kills and a block in leading Team USA to a 42.8 kill percent and .314 attack efficiency against the Egyptian defense.
Libero Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.) handled 19 digs in the match, along with a 62 positive percent on 32 service receptions. Stacy Sykora (Burleson, Texas) was a reserve off the bench adding five digs and 10 service receptions in the back row. Davis and Sykora are the only two players from the 2008 Olympic Games also part of the 12-player roster competing in Egypt.
Middle blocker Emillie Toone (American Fork, Utah) added a block and setter Nicole Vargas (Seal Beach, Calif.) entered the match but did not score.
"Tonight was a great night for this new team," Davis said. "We played a strong Egyptian team that put us in some challenging situations that allowed us to grow and improve in a short amount of time. It was a collaborative effort, and the next match should provide another opportunity for us to get better as well."
McCutcheon started Spicer at setter, Harmotto and Paolini at middle blocker, Crawford and Rubenstein at outside hitter and Beck at opposite. Davis was the libero for the match, while Sykora came off the bench as a defensive replacement in all four sets. Crawford shifted over to opposite to start the third and fourth sets in place of Beck, while Moore went into Crawford's outside spot in the final two sets. Toone subbed into the match in the second set, while Vargas entered late in the fourth set.
Team USA won the defensive battle over the host nation as it held a 6-2 block advantage and a 56-44 dig margin. The American defense limited Egypt to a 34.4 kill percent and .198 attack efficiency. The U.S. had 18 service errors in the match compared to Egypt's 10.
Egypt, ranked No. 22 in the current FIVB World Ranking, will compete later this summer in the FIVB World Championship Third Round as part of the African Confederation qualification process into the World Championship final round held in November 2010. Egypt competed in the 2006 FIVB World Championship and placed in a tie for 21st after qualifying for the final round.
As well as the two volleyball matches, the trip involves a cultural component arranged through the United States Olympic Committee and the Egyptian National Olympic Committee. The American squad will take a cruise down the Nile on April 11 and tour the Egyptian Pyramids on April 13 before departing for the United States on April 14. The program is part of an ongoing effort to build good relations between the USOC and African National Olympic Committees and to promote sport in Africa.
In the opening set, Team USA jumped to a 3-0 lead as Harmotto scored two early kills. After trailing 4-1, Egypt bounced back to score four unanswered points to assume a 5-4 lead and traded points through to 7-6. However, the Americans regrouped with an 8-0 spurt that included three kills and a block by Paolini and a Spicer block to lift the visitors in front 14-7. Team USA increased its advantage to eight points at 18-10 on a Beck kill. Trailing 22-13, Egypt cut into its deficit with three consecutive points before the Americans closed the set with three unanswered points of their own capped by a Rubenstein ace on set point 25-14.
Egypt led most of the second set after building an early 5-1 advantage and stretching the margin to 9-3. With the score at 11-5, Spicer and Beck provided kills to start an American 8-2 run that was capped by three Crawford kills to tie the set at 13-all. Egypt went on a 6-1 run to stake itself to a 21-16 advantage. The U.S. promptly rattled off five unanswered points to tie the set at 21-all capped by a block from Toone, who entered as a front-row substitution for Spicer. Team USA took its first and only lead of the second set at 24-23 as Harmotto scored consecutive kills. However, Egypt saved set point and went on a 4-1 run to win 27-25.
The third set remained close in the early stages as the U.S. held to a slim 11-10 advantage before Paolini scored consecutive points as part of a 3-0 run to push the margin to 14-10. After Crawford and Moore connected for consecutive kills to give the U.S. a 16-11 lead at the second technical timeout, Egypt rushed back into the set with a 5-1 run to close to within 17-16. At 18-17, the Americans scored six straight points as Moore tallied a kill and ace on her service run that included two Harmotto points at 24-17. Egypt saved one set point only to have Rubenstein end the third on a kill at 25-18.
Egypt led most of the fourth set, but could not gain more than a two-point cushion. Moore scored consecutive kills at the second technical timeout to give the Americans their first two-point lead of the fourth set at 16-14. Egypt came back with two points out of the break, only to have the U.S. run off three straight points on kills from Moore and Crawford and capped with a Rubenstein block. Trailing 23-20, Egypt came back with a 4-0 run to take a set point at 24-23. After a service error and Crawford kill, the U.S. led 25-24 with its first match points in pocket. Egypt saved two match points before Crawford ended the contest at 28-26 with a kill.
U.S. Women's Team Traveling to Egypt
Name (Pos, Ht, Hometown, College)
1 - Nellie Spicer (S, 5-10, Barrington, Ill., UCLA)
2 - Morgan Beck (Opp, 6-3, Coto De Caza, Calif., California)
3 - Christa Harmotto (MB, 6-2, Aliquippa, Pa., Penn State)
4 - Lauren Paolini (MB, 6-4, Ann Arbor, Mich., Texas)
5 - Stacy Sykora (L, 5-10, Burleson, Texas, Texas A&M)
6 - Nicole Davis (L, 5-4, Stockton, Calif., Southern California)
7 - Mekana Barnes (MB, 6-0, Highlands Ranch, Colo., Colorado State)
9 - Nicole Vargas (S, 5-8, Seal Beach, Calif., Long Beach State)
10 - Therese Crawford (OH, 5-11, Kalamazoo, Mich., Hawaii)
11 - Brittany Moore (OH, 5-11, Orange, Calif., Cal State Fullerton)
14 - Julie Rubenstein (OH, 6-3, Camarillo, Calif., Pepperdine)
15 - Emillie Toone (MB, 6-7, American Fork, Utah, Utah)
Head Coach: Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Assistant Coach/Technical Coordinator: Jamie Morrison (Dana Point, Calif.)
Athletic Trainer: Aaron Brock (Storm Lake, Iowa)


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Debates of May 31st, 2006
House of Commons Hansard #30 of the 39th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was sentence.
- Question Period
- Alberta Economy
- Government Policies
- Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville
- World No Tobacco Day
- Government Policies
- World No Tobacco Day
- World No-Tobacco Day
- Crystal Meth
- Conservative Government
- Child Care
- The Environment
- Conservative Government
- Jacques Parizeau
- Government Policies
- Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
- Canada-U.S. Relations
- Supply Management
- Employment Insurance
- Passports
- Cultural Diversity
- Afghanistan
- Canada-U.S. Border
- Employment Insurance
- Tourism Industry
- The Environment
- Bankruptcy
- Bicycle Industry
- The Environment
- Canada Post
- The Environment
- Privilege
- Canadian Forces Provost Marshal Report
- Interparliamentary Delegations
- Points of Order
- Judges Act
- Judicial Compensation
- Committees of the House
- National Environmental Standards Act
- Hazardous Materials Information Review Act
- Petitions
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Motions for Papers
- Private Members' Business
- Criminal Code
The Environment
Oral Questions
May 31st, 2006 / 3:05 p.m.
Dennis Bevington Western Arctic, NT
Mr. Speaker, the government is doing nothing to tackle climate change in Canada and now we learn that the Minister of Finance has called for imports of one of the highest polluting forms of energy, liquefied natural gas, from Russia no less.
Could the minister explain how importing gas from Russia is part of the made in Canada solution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions?
The Environment
Oral Questions
3:05 p.m.
Jim Flaherty Minister of Finance
Mr. Speaker, I think the member is referring to discussions at the G-7 meeting in Moscow in February where there was some discussion of negotiations and potential agreements between Petro-Canada and one of the Russian gas companies. Those are private negotiations between those entities.
The Environment
Oral Questions
3:05 p.m.
Dennis Bevington Western Arctic, NT
Mr. Speaker, the government is so confused. On the one hand it says that it is wrong to buy carbon credits overseas and, on the other hand, it says that it is okay to spend money overseas for one of the highest polluting forms of energies.
Could the minister tell us how importing liquefied natural gas from Russia will do anything to clean the air that Canadians are breathing or does the government just expect Canadians to buy the government's hot--
The Environment
Oral Questions
3:05 p.m.
The Speaker Peter Milliken
The hon. Minister of the Environment.
The Environment
Oral Questions
3:05 p.m.
Edmonton—Spruce Grove
Rona Ambrose Minister of the Environment
Mr. Speaker, what will clean the air Canadians breathe is an investment in renewable fuels. Last week we had a historic meeting where all the territories and provinces came out in agreement that we need to move forward on a 5% target for biodiesel and ethanol. That is cleaning the air Canadians breathe.
The Environment
Oral Questions
3:05 p.m.
Lloyd St. Amand Brant, ON
Mr. Speaker, the government has abandoned Canadians to fend for themselves on climate change. For months now, the government has been proposing that Canada join the Asia-Pacific partnership and that that organization be the focus of our climate change efforts.
On May 25 the United States Congress adopted a resolution terminating funding for AP6. In one stroke, fully 30% of the budget vanished. Why did our government abandon Kyoto and sign on to a partnership whose budget is slashed at a whim by the United States?
The Environment
Oral Questions
3:05 p.m.
Edmonton—Spruce Grove
Rona Ambrose Minister of the Environment
Mr. Speaker, the only party that abandoned the Kyoto protocol is the Liberal Party of Canada. It never put a plan in place, it never took any measures to reduce greenhouse gases to reach the target and now it is criticizing a partnership that includes four of our Kyoto partners in that partnership.
The hon. member might like to know that the former environment minister for the Liberal Party actually looked for membership in Asia-Pacific but, guess what, the party was not welcome.
The Environment
Oral Questions
3:05 p.m.
The Speaker Peter Milliken
The Chair has notice of a question of privilege from the hon. Minister of Finance and we will now hear from the minister.
Member for Ajax--Pickering
Oral Questions
3:05 p.m.
Jim Flaherty Minister of Finance
Mr. Speaker, I rise today on a question of personal privilege.
On May 18, 2006, the member of Parliament for Ajax—Pickering stood in the House and accused me of using my position as Minister of Finance to benefit a family member. The member stated as fact that I had adopted a capital cost allowance for forest bioenergy in the 2006 budget in order to benefit Dorset, a small industrial chemical company that is owned by one of my brothers.
Referring to environment programs, the member for Ajax--Pickering said:
It is time for the government to listen to Canadians. Instead of slashing valuable programs like EnerGuide and keeping only the program that benefited the finance minister's brother, the government needs to focus on the priorities of Canadians, honour our Kyoto commitments--
I call upon the member to apologize. I would table the letter from the Ethics Commissioner declaring that there is no conflict of interest.
Canadian Forces Provost Marshal Report
Routine Proceedings
3:10 p.m.
South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale
Russ Hiebert Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence
Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), I have the pleasure to table, in both official languages, copies of the 2004-05 annual report of the Canadian Forces Provost Marshal.
Interparliamentary Delegations
Routine Proceedings
3:10 p.m.
South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale
Russ Hiebert Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence
Mr. Speaker, I also have the honour to table, pursuant to Standing Order 34, reports from the Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association regarding the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association United Kingdom Branch Seminar on "Restoring Faith in the Political Process: Tackling Corruption, Upholding Human Rights, the Role of the Media", held in London, England, January 22-28, 2006.
I have an additional report from the 55th Parliamentary Seminar at Westminster Palace held in London, England, March 16-17, 2006.
Document Quoted from during Oral Questions
Points of Order
Routine Proceedings
3:10 p.m.
Niagara Falls
Rob Nicholson Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform
Mr. Speaker, this refers to a point of order that was raised yesterday at the conclusion of question period.
The member for Nunavut asked the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development to table a document from which she indicated the minister was reading.
I can inform the House that the minister will be tabling that document tomorrow as soon as it has been translated into both official languages.
Judges Act
Routine Proceedings
3:10 p.m.
Vic Toews Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-17, An Act to amend the Judges Act and certain other Acts in relation to courts.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Judicial Compensation
Routine Proceedings
3:10 p.m.
Vic Toews Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
Mr. Speaker, as I was saying only a moment ago, our government today is introducing a bill to implement the May 2004 recommendations of the Judicial Compensation and Benefits Commission. Two of those recommendations will be implemented in modified form.
Some members will recall that the previous government introduced Bill C-51, which would have implemented all but one of the commission's recommendations, including an increase in judicial salaries of 10.8%, but as was typical of the previous government, it did nothing to move the bill forward and it died on the order paper when the election was called.
When Canadians voted for a change on January 23, they voted for a government that is willing to recognize its responsibilities, make tough decisions and implement them.
There are a number of constitutional principles which guide governments in establishing judicial compensation, both from Supreme Court case law and the Constitution itself. The Constitution specifically provides that it is the role of Parliament to set judicial salaries and benefits. This is accomplished through amendments to the Judges Act.
Judges are prevented from negotiating directly with governments. Instead, independent commissions are established to examine and make recommendations on judicial compensation.
These commissions are an integral part of the process of establishing judicial compensation. Their deliberations and recommendations must be taken seriously, but decisions about the allocation of public resources ultimately belong to legislatures and governments. Governments can reject and modify the recommendations of these commissions, but they must provide legitimate, factually based reasons.
Earlier this week our government released its response to the commission's response. The response addresses the substances of the commission's recommendations fairly and objectively. It is consistent with promoting the effectiveness of the commission process, depoliticizing the establishment of judicial salaries and preserving judicial independence.
The bill introduced today reflects the response. The bottom line is that this government is prepared to accept all of the commission's recommendations, with two modifications. First is the recommended salary increase. Second is the proposal on legal costs for the judicial organizations. On that issue, the government's bill takes the same approach as Bill C-51.
The government has decided to depart from the commission's recommendation of a 10.8% salary increase. Instead, the government is prepared to support a salary increase of 7.25%, or $15,700 retroactive to April 1, 2004 plus the annual cost of living increment.
There are two main reasons that we believe 7.25% is an appropriate increase, which are fully explained in the government's response.
First is the overall economic and financial position of the federal government. This is one of the statutory factors that the commission is required to consider under the Judges Act. The government's view is that the commission gave insufficient consideration to this factor in determining the adequacy of judicial compensation. Because judges are paid from the public purse, judicial compensation must be understood in relation to other legitimate demands on public resources and the economic and social priorities of the government.
Second is the need to attract outstanding candidates to the judiciary, another statutory factor that the commission is required to consider.
In summary, our view is that too much attention was paid to the salaries of lawyers in private practice and in particular, those who practise in large urban centres. There are a significant number of appointees from outside private practice and from outside those large urban centres. This fact needed to be given more weight.
I want to thank the members of the commission for approaching their task in a thoughtful and diligent manner.
Under our Constitution, it is not the government that sets judicial compensation; that is Parliament's job. We therefore call on parliamentarians to carefully discharge their important constitutional responsibilities in an informed and respectful fashion in light of the constitutional and statutory principles that are engaged.
Given the need to move forward on this matter, we will be referring the bill without delay to committee for its immediate consideration.
Judicial Compensation
Routine Proceedings
3:15 p.m.
Sue Barnes London West, ON
Mr. Speaker, section 100 of the Constitution Act, 1867 requires that the salaries and allowances of federally appointed judiciary be established by Parliament.
The Supreme Court of Canada has established a constitutional requirement for an independent, objective and effective commission. The commission's purpose is to depoliticize the process of judicial remuneration. The statutory mandate of the Judicial Compensation and Benefits Commission must consider: one, the prevailing economic conditions in Canada, including the cost of living and the overall economic and financial position of the federal government; two, the role of the financial security of the judiciary in ensuring judicial independence; three, the need to attract outstanding candidates to the judiciary; and four, any other objective criteria that the commission considers relevant.
Earlier this week the current government responded to the commission's latest report in a different manner than the former government had in some areas, notably by introducing the commission's recommendation on the salary increment over the four year period.
It should be noted that the government's response is reviewable in a court of law and must meet the legal standard of simple rationality.
Now the government will present a bill, we are told, knowing that it can ask Parliament for approval. It also knows that Parliament has no ability without a royal recommendation from the government to increase the financial aspects in this bill.
We know the commission has already gone through a challenging process. Also included in that process were two days of public input. We thank the commission for its hard work.
The government is telling us in its reasoning that it is taking into account the overall financial and economic position of the federal government. I would remind the minister that our former government left his government with a $12 billion surplus and the best economic situation in all G-8 countries.
The respect in which Canada's judiciary is held is a key factor in the strength and stability of our nation of Canada. Our tradition of judicial independence is not only an important element in this country's democratic framework, it also provides a model from which others can take hope and from which they can learn.
The government must understand that constant attacks on the independence of the judiciary, however they may come, whether they are from the member for Saskatoon—Wanuskewin or any other government member, do not make for acceptable public policy.
An independent judiciary is a fundamental part of Canadian democracy. This independence must be respected.


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