text: Weekly Newsletter Sept. 9, 2013 In this issue: Congrats, Joe Zeidner! Attention 2Ls & 3Ls: Spring 2014 Co-op Cycle Moot Court/Mock Trial Competitions Academic Skills Announcements Student Organization Announcements Scholarships and Writing Competitions Congrats, Joe Zeidner! Joe Zeidner (3L) was elected Law Student Division Delegate for the American Bar Association, and will be one of three law students representing the 140,000 students at ABA-approved law schools to the ABA House of Delegates, the Association's primary policy-making body. ^ Back to top Attention 2Ls & 3Ls: Spring 2014 Co-op Cycle Important Announcement: The matching process for the Spring 2014 co-op cycle is about to begin. If you are interested in applying for a co-op this cycle, please attend the Brown Bag Co-op Preview Workshop. Event: Brown Bag Co-op Preview Workshop Host: Co-op Faculty featuring Co-op Alumni Date: Wednesday, October 2, 2013 Time: 12:30-2:00 p.m. Location: Room 240 ^ Back to top Moot Court/Mock Trial Competitions Fourth Annual Billings, Exum & Frye National Moot Court Competition March 27-29, 2014 Greensboro, North Carolina Registration is now open. Visit the website to register and for more information: http://law.elon.edu/mootcourt. For inquiries, contact Alan Woodlief, Director of Moot Court Program, at firstname.lastname@example.com. Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial Competition and Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition BLSA will be conducting try-outs for both the Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial Competition as well as the Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition. 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Contact Professor Kraybill at firstname.lastname@example.com. ^ Back to top Student Organization Announcements American Constitution Society Police Brutality in the Age of the iPhone | September 11 | 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. | Room 240, Reception to follow in the 3rd Floor Gallery Local defense attorneys Jon Feinberg and Larry Krasner speak on current ACLU cases involving citizens being prosecuted for filming police brutality on their mobile devices as well as the case of Askia Sabur. Mr. Sabur was brutalized by police but still prosecuted for assaulting a police officer, despite the fact that his beating by the police was caught on tape. DOMA Decision Decoded | September 12 | 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. | Room 340, Reception to follow in the 3rd Floor Gallery Co-Sponsored by: OUTLaw, NLG, ACS Panel event discussing the recent Supreme Court decision regarding the Defense of Marriage Act. Panelists include: Lyle Denniston (SCOTUSblog); (David S. Cohen (Earle Mack School of Law); Mary Catherine Roper (ACLU of Pennsylvania); Tiffany Palmer (Jerner & Palmer, P.C.). Panel event in large lecture room with reception to follow in the third floor gallery. Mary Beth Tinker | September 16, 2013 | 12:15 – 1:15 p.m. | Room 240 As a 13-year-old student in eighth grade, Mary Beth was strongly affected by news of the war. She and her brothers and sisters, along with other students in Des Moines, decided to wear black armbands to school to mourn the dead on both sides of the Vietnam war. The armbands were also in support of a Christmas truce called by Senator Bobby Kennedy that year. The Des Moines school board tried to block the students from wearing the armbands, and most of the students who wore them were suspended. The case eventually went to the Supreme Court, which ruled in a landmark decision in 1969 that students in public schools do have First Amendment rights. Justice Abe Fortas wrote in the majority opinion that students and teachers do not "shed their constitutional rights…at the schoolhouse gate." Mary Beth continues to educate young people about their rights, speaking frequently to students groups across the country. An advocate for the rights of youth, particularly in the areas of health and education, she is a pediatric nurse who is active in her union and holds Masters degrees in both public health and nursing. In 2000, the Marshall-Brennan Project at Washington College of Law at American University named its annual youth advocacy award after Mary Beth. In 2006, as a tribute to Tinker's devotion to the rights of young people, the ACLU National Board of Directors' Youth Affairs Committee renamed its annual youth affairs award the "Mary Beth Tinker Youth Involvement Award." Sequestration Hits the Courts | September 19, 2013 | 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. | Room 340 Co-Sponsored by the Drexel Federalist Society A discussion of the crisis in the federal courts with: The Hon. D. Brooks Smith, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit The Hon. C. Darnell Jones, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of PA Richard Coughlin, Federal Public Defender, District of New Jersey Nina Carpiniello Spizer, Assistant Trial Unit Chief, Federal Defender, Eastern District of PA Moderated by Professor Chapin Cimino, Earle Mack School of Law at Drexel University Alternative Dispute Resolution Team (ADR) ABA Negotiation and Arbitration Competitions The Alternative Dispute Resolution Team (ADR) is seeking competitors for the ABA Negotiation and the ABA Arbitration competitions. The ABA Negotiation Competition, held on November 2nd and 3rd, will deal with a contract negotiation. 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Checking in on… the Horizon LeaguePosted by Brian Goodman on December 7th, 2010
Jimmy Lemke of PantherU.com is the Horizon League correspondent for Rush The Court
A Look Back
- How They Fared: The Horizon League, unlike most conferences, begins its conference season the first week of December; most teams play two games, with a couple playing only one game and competing non-conference the rest of the week. Easily the most impressive team of the week was Cleveland State, who rolled through Wisconsin and preserved their undefeated record. Norris Cole has the inside track on Player of the Year, and coach Gary Waters has assembled a dominant team behind him.
- Gunnin' For That #1 Spot: Fans unfamiliar with the Horizon League would assume that Butler is the team to find at #1 in this week's Mid-Major Top 25. They'd be wrong. Butler has given way to Norris Cole and Cleveland State, who are all the rage as they take no prisoners. The Vikings absolutely dominated a Milwaukee team at the U.S. Cellular Arena, where the Panthers are almost unbeatable.
- Tip Of The Cap: This week's TOTC goes to Matt Howard of Butler, who tied Bobby Plump (you might know him better by his fictional likeness, Jimmy Chitwood of Hoosiers) for 11th on the Butler University all-time scoring list. Our friends at Victory Firelight were happy to see that.
Power Rankings
- Cleveland State (10-0, 2-0 Horizon) – For the past decade, the Vikings were 1-19 in the state of Wisconsin – 1-9 in Green Bay and 0-10 in Milwaukee. In the week leading up to the games, coach Gary Waters called it "Revenge Week." Mission accomplished. The other mission accomplished? Putting Norris Cole in the driver's seat for Player of the Year.
- Valparaiso (6-2, 2-0) – Coach Homer Drew's Crusaders made the short trip to Chicago and calmly walked out 2-0 with a nail-biting victory at UIC and a commanding performance at Loyola. Winning the latter pushes Valpo past Butler in our conference power rankings for the week.
- Butler (4-3, 1-0) – Shelvin Mack and the Bulldogs sweated out a victory on Chicago's near north side, beating Loyola 65-63. A strong showing against Duke should have kept them at the #2 spot, but for the uncertainty surrounding Mack's cramps and Ronald Nored's concussion. Both players should be on the court this week, but the Dawgs are much thinner than last season and need both on the court even more than before.
- Detroit (5-4, 1-0) – The Titans split two games last week, losing at home to Akron before dumping Horizon League foe Wright State. Ray McCallum Sr.'s Titans could be winning even more if they had some bodies to spell their stellar starting five; four Titans are in the top ten in the conference in total minutes and minutes per game.
- Loyola (7-2, 0-2) – It was a sobering week for the Ramblers, who have to be thinking about 2009-10, when they began 11-2 before flopping all the way down to 14-16 for the season. For the second straight year, the Ramblers put a scare into Butler, but the excitement at the Joe collapsed following a double-digit home loss to Valpo.
- Green Bay (4-4, 1-1) – Brian Wardle's crew came into the week favored to win a game and lose a game. They did just that, dropping a home loss to Cleveland State before wiping the floor with Jerry Slocum's Youngstown State Penguins. Rahmon Fletcher continues to be a boon for the Phoenix, placing third in the conference in scoring at 16.6 PPG.
- Milwaukee (4-5, 1-1) – It's hard to put the Panthers lower since they did win convincingly over Youngstown State on Thursday. It's impossible to put the Panthers any higher given the absolute garbage showing against Cleveland State on Saturday night. Last week, we talked about their Jekyll and Hyde ways. That continued this past week, but at least they came out with a W.
- Wright State (3-5, 0-1) – Had the Raiders pulled out a victory against middling Big East team Cincinnati or Detroit, they'd find themselves much higher on the list. Bobby Donlon's crew is much different than they were under Brad Brownell, whose defensive mindset has lost its way. The Raiders are giving up 78 points per game this season, and they won't be seeing a bye to the semifinals of the conference tournament unless that changes.
- UIC (4-5, 0-1) – Akron pulled out the close victory at UIC, the second near-victory for the Flames of the week. If UIC had been killing teams heading into the conference season, they might find themselves higher. However, that signature win over Rhode Island seems further in the rear-view mirror every day.
- Youngstown State (4-3, 0-2) – The Penguins' 4-1 start got the fans in Youngstown paying attention, but a quick 0-2 start in conference against struggling clubs in Green Bay and Milwaukee puts YSU at the bottom of the barrel. Along with Wright State and Loyola, the Penguins are one of the only teams to go winless; unlike Wright State or Loyola, they weren't playing significantly better competition.
A Look Ahead
Week one of conference play is in the books, and the standings will remain the same until after Christmas. Three games against high-major foes dot the lineup this week, with Purdue visiting Valpo's ARC and Milwaukee taking a trip west to Madison. Loyola hopes to pull off a stunning upset at Kansas State. Let's hope the timekeeper knows what they're doing at the Cintas Center this year as Butler takes its turn as the away team in a home-and-home with Xavier.
- 12/7 – Purdue at Valparaiso, 9 p.m. ESPNU
- 12/8 – Milwaukee at Wisconsin, 8:30 p.m. Big Ten Network
- 12/8 – Wright State vs. Air Force, 7 p.m. HLN
- 12/9 – Butler at Xavier, 9 p.m. ESPN
- 12/11 – Milwaukee at South Dakota State, 8 p.m.
- 12/11 – Loyola vs. #3 Kansas State, 4 p.m.
- 12/11 – Cleveland State at Sam Houston State, 4:30 p.m.
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Chocolate Yeast Bread Recipe
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Your family will love this tender loaf of chocolate bread. Slices are excellent when toasted and spread with butter, cream cheese or peanut butter. —Laura Cryts, Derry, New Hampshire
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- 4-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup baking cocoa
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 package (1/4 ounce) active dry yeast
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 egg
- In a bowl, combine 1-1/4 cups flour, cocoa, sugar, yeast, salt and baking soda. In a saucepan, heat the water, milk, chocolate chips and butter; stir until chocolate is melted. Cool to 120°-130°. Add to dry ingredients; beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Add 1/2 cup flour and egg; beat on high for 2 minutes. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a stiff dough.
- Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
- Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide in half. Shape into loaves. Place in two greased 8x4-in. loaf pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour.
- Bake at 375° for 25-30 minutes or until browned. Remove from pans to cool on wire racks. Yield: 2 loaves.
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Agnesian Hosting Pig Roast At FDL Relay For Life
Agnesian HealthCare is showing its support of the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life in Fond du Lac scheduled for Friday, August 1 at the Fond du Lac High School.
Agnesian HealthCare is serving as a main event sponsor. In addition, representatives from Agnesian Cancer Care services will be on hand to offer a pig roast for only $3 a person. All donated money will go to the American Cancer Society. Last year's pig roast raised $1,066.
The Relay for Life in Fond du Lac on August 1 starts at 3 p.m. with the pork sandwiches available at 5 p.m. as supplies last. Opening ceremony starts at 6 p.m. where Joanne Pasiuk, MD, a board-certified general surgeon with Agnesian HealthCare, will speak.
"Agnesian HealthCare is proud to support the American Cancer Society as we share a common mission," says Bill Daly, director of Agnesian HealthCare Oncology Services. "We are grateful to provide vital cancer care services to individuals in Fond du Lac and surrounding communities. We know that it is important that as many healthcare services be available close to home."
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More than 250 Members of TPC Piper Glen in Charlotte, North Carolina - which ClubCorp acquired in late April - gathered last month to celebrate the club's new "partnership" with ClubCorp.
The evening began with a brief presentation featuring the new benefits of ClubCorp membership, reinvention before and after photos from various clubs, and ClubCorp's history and culture.
The Members were then treated to a night of fun and excitement, including live music, elaborate food stations and signature drink specials throughout the clubhouse and on the scenic patio. The party was such a hit that many Members commented over the next few days that they had never seen so many people at the club and that the party was the talk of the community.
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#1 Shirley MacLaine Explains the Tea Party06-11-2010, 12:48 PMShirley MacLaine Explains the Tea Party
By Laura Onstot, Wednesday, Jun. 9 2010 @ 1:21PMComments (4) Categories: United States of America
Shirley MacLaine has won an Oscar, regressed into her past lives, and written 12 books.
She's taking the stage at Benaroya Hall on Sunday to talk about how life is like Hollywood, the subject of her next book I'm Over All That. "We're each the actor, producer," she says.
SW reached MacLaine at her ranch in New Mexico where she tells us just why everything seems so screwy these days and explains the existence of those hilarious-sign-wielding tea partiers. (Hint: It has nothing to do with Obamacare.)
Shirley MacLaine: I don't have any hobbies except asking questions.
Seattle Weekly: What are the questions you're asking these days?
SM: You know, big questions, I want to know these days, why is the weather like this? I have some answers we can talk about if you want.
SW: Sure. Why is the weather like this?
SM: Listen, I think we're having reactions to this coming alignment, which is a process, not an event. It's been going on since, 19..., I don't know, middle Eighties. And with the alignment of this planet, and this solar system being in direct alignment to the center of the galaxy, of the Milky Way. That's the first time in 26,000 years, for goodness' sakes, that's a big deal. Hence weather reactions.
But also, look what it's doing to the human consciousness for goodness' sakes. Everybody seems to be screwed up. Nobody knows what they really want. The whole sense of fear is with us. The whole business of business is so screwed up, we don't know what's going on. All this is because, I think the frequency of the magnetic mind, our minds are basically being forced into alignment. And when you do that you have clear up old stuff. So you could say a lot of karma drama is happening.
SW: Do you get any read on the tea party? Do you see that as part of the tension of working things out or the fear that people have?
SM: Yeah, I think that's what's happening in the tea party. I'm certainly not a tea partyist. I think most of them are just acting out their frustrations. But their frustrations are deep and real. I mean the feds should have taken over this problem with drug trafficking and illegal immigrants a long time ago. So what you see as the reaction to their not tending to business in Washington [D.C.] is the Arizona law.
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Im so glad we got the Steelers another week here without having to worry about the Ratbirds ! It's a damn struggle every week no matter what trying to convince the NFL how stupid they are for even thinking of putting the ratbirds on WHP 21.
Why the hell would they have Houston and Dallas up here? Thank god for Sunday ticket!
You know, Dan, they got Miami and New York Jets in your area for the 4 pm game. WTH? Who wants to watch that garbage?
I can see the Jets game up here since NY isn't too far away. But having two Texas teams on up here?
Houston vs Dallas being shown in Philly. Who the heck wants to watch that garbage.
Now 4 pm on the other hand.
I'm blind, I'm deaf, I wanna be a ref! Get on your knees ref your blowing the game!
Big thank you to pa state Daryl Metcalfe. For doing the right thing.
Why would I want to watch Houston and Dallas At least I get the Steelers game in the afternoon I'm getting spoiled this year because I have seen every game so far and next week I'll get to see them again! This is awesome!
Sure is, AZ. I was lucky last year, I was able to watch 11 of 16 games.
yes i get to see the steelers for the 5th straight game, and ppl said i should get nfl ticket lol.......they better ****ing win or they are gonna start taking them off tv
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I feel you girl, I don't like cake either.
I feel you girl, I don't like cake either.
By the time this stupid candle melts down I will have already alienated and offended my date. Burn faster!
I like to think this burger and fries is turning 4 today and has been sitting there, not rotting for all these years.
Because guests love to come over and smell meat before they're told they're really having veggies for dinner.
Let's give them a little privacy, shall we? They've been pestered by the paparazzi enough.


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Washington leads Wyoming past No. 19 Colorado
LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) -- After his best scoring effort of the season, Leonard Washington chose to focus on Wyoming's defense.
Washington scored 22 points and Larry Nance Jr. added 14 to help the Cowboys beat No. 19 Colorado 76-69 Saturday night.
Wyoming's aggressive and swarming defense held the Buffaloes to 41-percent shooting (24 for 58) and seven points below their season scoring average.
''I think we just tried to come out and have a defensive mindset tonight,'' said Washington, who took three charging fouls and blocked three shots. ''Since day one we've always prided ourselves on defense and we'd like to continue that the rest of the season.''
Luke Martinez had 13 points, while Josh Adams and Derrious Gilmore each scored 12 as Wyoming (8-0) beat a ranked opponent at home for the eighth time in 13 games since the 1995-96 season. It also was the Cowboys' sixth straight victory over the Buffaloes.
Spencer Dinwiddie scored 24 points and Andre Roberson had 16 points and 12 rebounds for Colorado (6-1), which was off to its best start since 1989-90.
''I thought our defense was terrific,'' Wyoming coach Larry Shyatt said. ''I thought in the heart of the game when passion and will was going to be expected, I thought our guys really did a great job, not only defending but getting some key defensive rebounds.''
Askia Booker, Colorado's leading scorer at 16.8 points a game coming in, finished with six points. Josh Scott, who was averaging 14.5, had five.
Wyoming shot 48 percent (24 for 50) from the field and had their highest scoring total of the season.
Both teams had trouble scoring in the first half, with Colorado leading 28-26 at halftime as Roberson and Dinwiddie scored seven points each. Washington kept Wyoming close with 11 points and two blocked shots.
Despite leading the team in scoring in the first half, Washington said he wasn't happy with his performance.
''I wanted to come out the second half and not worry about that, and play hard defensively to try to keep them from scoring,'' he said. ''That was my focus coming into the second half, to play well on defense.''
The Cowboys began the second half with a 12-6 run to go up 38-34 on Nance's 3-pointer with 15:10 remaining.
Wyoming didn't trail again as it continually answered any charge by the Buffaloes and eventually built a 12-point lead - the largest of the game - when Washington converted a three-point-play with 2:26 remaining to put the Cowboys ahead 64-52.
Colorado lost three starters, including Roberson, to fouls in the final minutes, while Wyoming hit enough free throws to hold the Buffaloes off.
The Cowboys made 21 of 33 free throws, while Colorado was 12 of 15.
''They shot 52 percent from the field in the second half, and we turned the ball over 17 times,'' Colorado coach Tad Boyle said. ''It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out why we lost this game. I'm disappointed in our execution in the second half.''
Adams, who entered the game averaging 3.8 points, shot 3 for 6 on 3s.


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Package includes:
(1) Olympus PEN E-PL1 camera
(1) M.Zuiko 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 zoom lens
(1) Olympus PT-EP01 underwater case
(1) Anodized aluminum S-tray
(2) i-Das 7" aluminum ball arms
(3) i-Das aluminum clamps
(1) Olympus 2X macro 67mm lens
(1) POSR-EP01 shading ring
(1) PPZR-EP01 zoom ring
(1) FIber-optic sync cord
(1) O-ring
(1) Silicone grease tube
(2) Silica gel packets
I am asking $1000 for the whole package. Buyer pays shipping.
Check my this link for more pictures of the actual item: Underwater Photography Package for Sale. Purchased brand new last April, 2010. In great condition. Items currently in the Philippines except boxes and manuals, which are still on Guam but I should get it to the buyer at a later time. These are photos of the actual items included in the package. Check out my underwater albums (Underwater Albums) for samples of shots taken using this gear. PM me if you're interested.
FOR SALE: Olympus PEN E-PL1 Underwater Package
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Posted 07 June 2012 - 04:29 AM
is this still for sale?
Posted 08 June 2012 - 07:29 PM
is this still for sale?
I'm surprised the ad is still up. I actually bought the complete setup about two months ago and now it lives in the NW around 70 feet of water blinkng at Octupus, Irish Lordfish and such...
Real nice set up for not a lot of money.
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Posted 14 June 2012 - 03:21 PM
is this still for sale?
Posted 18 June 2012 - 02:45 PM
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I was thinking about great fielding off one's own bowling. Which players do you think have been best at this?
3 names that spring to mind for me are Carl Hooper, Andrew Symonds and Chris Harris (but they were just ridiculously good fieldsmen anywhere). I also remember Harris for lots of caught and bowleds and that is borne out in the stats.
Records | Combined Test, ODI and T20I records | Bowling records | Most wickets taken caught and bowled | ESPN Cricinfo
Which other players were/are great off their own bowling? (Esp test regulars)
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Mexico U-20 Coach Sergio Almaguer is preparing his troops to take on Jamaica for a spot in the Under-20 World Cup, and the coach doesn't want his talented team to underestimate the Caribbean side.
"From what I can see they're what we would expect," Almaguer told the FMF website on Tuesday. "They're big, fast, strong as individual players. Maybe as a team is where they're lacking a little bit in the collective."
El Tri's quarterfinal opponent at the CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Puebla went 1-1 in group play, thrashing Puerto Rico 4-1 before losing to Panama, 4-0.
"They keep numbers in the attack," noted Almaguer. "We have a film where they sent four or five attackers into the box to look to shoot, and that's what we have to avoid, that they get too deep into our area."
Mexico went undefeated in group play, beating Curacao and El Salvador by identical 3-0 scores.
The winner of Wednesday night's match joins the U.S. and Cuba, as well as the winner of the Panama-El Salvador showdown that precedes the El Tri match, as CONCACAF's representatives in the 2013 U-20 World Cup in Turkey.


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Olivier Messiaen, Quartet for the End of Time (1942)
David Pereira and Alice Giles
AE Smith Instruments collection, 17 November 2008
Renowned Australian cellist David Pereira plays one of the National Museum's most treasured musical instruments, the AE Smith cello, accompanied by harpist Alice Giles.
AE Smith Instruments collection
- Introduction to the AE Smith collectionRobin Tait, National Museum of Australia
- Bach, Suite No. 4 in E-flat Major BWV 1010 (c. 1720)David Pereira
- Peter Sculthorpe, Threnody (1991)David Pereira
- Arvo Pärt, Spiegel im Spiegel (1978)David Pereira
- Olivier Messiaen, Quartet for the End of Time (1942)David Pereira and Alice Giles
- Bach, Suite No. 3 in C Major BWV 1009 (c. 1720)David Pereira
- David Pereira, Unity is Strength (2008)David Pereira
- Carl Vine, Inner World for Solo Cello and Electronics (1994)David Pereira


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Beale says he wants to play league
Wallabies five-eighth Kurtley Beale says a stint in rugby league might be in his future following a cross-code training session with NRL premiers Melbourne.
The Rebels Super Rugby star hit the training paddock for the first time since Australia's tour of the UK and Europe late last year and he sweated it out in a two-hour session with the Storm.
The Storm are renowned for their tortuous pre-season campaigns but the Rebels were able to keep the pace.
Rebels and Wallaby halfback Nick Phipps was one who never let his Storm opposite Cooper Cronk get the better of him.
Admitting he was a huge league fan, Beale said he wanted to try his hand in the 13-man game.
"It's always lingering in the back of my mind," the 24-year-old said.
"I'm a massive fan of rugby league and I played it all my junior career and I'm always switching channels to watch it on the weekend.
"Hopefully later on, in the years to come, I will be able to put my hand up and have a crack at it."
He said his focus was on a big year ahead for the Rebels and the Wallabies, with the British and Irish Lions in Australia for their three-Test series in June-July.
Beale wore the Wallabies No.10 jersey on the Spring tour and said he wanted to continue in the role, holding off challenges from Queensland's Quade Cooper and his Rebels' teammate James O'Connor, among others.
His fitness was in question during Melbourne's 2012 Super Rugby campaign, hampered early on by hamstring-related problems.
While injury-free, Beale admitted he still had plenty of work to do before their opening-round clash with the Western Force on February 15.
"I'm a little bit off," he said.
"Obviously, it's my first day back today and the boys were jogging past me so there's a little bit of work to do but I'll try and focus on that over the next few weeks.
"Our boys had a really good off-season and, to be able to see them mix it with the champion league team, brought me a lot of confidence going into a new year."
The Rebels and Storm will present a united front in Geelong early next month when they play trial games; the NRL titleholders hosting Canberra on Friday February 8 and the Rebels facing Hurricanes the next day at Simmons Stadium.
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I am fully aware that there are tones of these kind of inspirational and motivational stickers everywhere you look, but I couldn't resist to make my very own. I took some of my favorite quotes from Quote of the Week and adjusted them to fit 1.5 x 1.9 inch box (Erin Condren Life Planner daily box dimension), so you can easily print them out and use them in your planners to get some inspiration whenever you need it.
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Spiderweb Dip with Bat Tortilla Chips Recipe
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- 20 chipotle chili and pepper tortillas or flour tortillas (8 inches)
- Cooking spray
- 3/4 teaspoon garlic salt
- 3/4 teaspoon ground coriander
- 3/4 teaspoon paprika
- 3/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 3/4 cup salsa
- 1/2 cup prepared guacamole
- 1 to 2 tablespoons sour cream
- Cut tortillas into bat shapes with a 3-3/4-in. cookie cutter. Place tortillas on baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Spritz tortillas with cooking spray. Combine the garlic salt, coriander, paprika and pepper; sprinkle over tortillas. Bake at 350° for 5-8 minutes or until edges just begin to brown.
- In a small bowl, combine cream cheese and salsa. Spread into a 9-in. pie plate. Carefully spread guacamole to within 1 in. of edges.
- Place sour cream in a small resealable plastic bag; cut a small hole in a corner of bag. Pipe thin concentric circles an inch apart over guacamole. Beginning with the center circle, gently pull a knife through circles toward outer edge. Wipe knife clean. Repeat to complete spiderweb pattern. Serve with tortilla bats. Yield: about 1-1/2 cups dip and about 7 dozen chips.
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"I just made this for a Halloween potluck I went to this morning. You can't go wrong with anything with cream cheese or guacamole, so I was confident this would be a winner. The tortilla chips turned out perfectly and the sour cream was a really fun and easy touch to make the spiders web. Everyone really enjoyed this. I't's an easy item to pack up and bring somewhere. Definitely a potluck winner here!"
"I like to test recipes as written so my review is on the actual product. The only changes I had to make were the shapes of the chips because I had other Halloween themed cookie cutters and the tortillas I used were flour ones because I couldn't find the flavored ones. That said it was very good. I love the combination of cream cheese and salsa so I knew that part would be good. I had never baked my own chips before and I have to say I am in love with it! Using the cookie cutters did take some time (I suggest metal ones over plastic because the tortillas are a little hard to cut) but I loved how they looked and on an average day cutting them with a knife would be very simple. I will definitely make this again and I don't plan on changing a thing."
"My friends were really impressed with MY creativity!"
"I didn't think the bat chips were worth the time, plus not sure how they go with a spider web. The dip tasted yummy and the web added enough "decor" without fancy chips."
"I didn't make the bat chips, but I made the dip and just bought tortilla chips. The dip was really good and so easy to make. I will for sure be making this again and again!"
"I tripled the recipe and added a tablespoon of taco seasoning for a little extra flavor Everyone loved it."
"Made this today for a lunch. Every bit was eaten. Huge hit everyone wanted the recipe. Didn't use the bats, but used store bought blue corn tortilla chips for a spooky look. I used medium chunky salsa and made my own guacamole. Everyone thought the sour cream spider web was amazing. Will definitely make again!"
"I made this dip for our Ladies Guild meeting in October. I doubled the recipe and it was a great conversation piece even though I did not make the bat chips, not enough time. Everyone loved it, it was so delicious. I used prepared salsa and guacamole to save time also. Will definitely make this again, maybe for Christmas with a sour cream Christmas Tree..."
"I made this for the first time last Halloween. Everyone loved it!!!! I make it everytime I have people over. Some of my friends expect it!!! I made it for my daughters first birthday and instead of bats I used 1 and spelled out her name for the chips!!"
"This dip is so tasty and so easy AND everyone loved how it looked like a spider web! Will definetely make again.:)"


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A case of West Nile virus has been confirmed in a second Churchill County resident and is suspected in a third, and a dog has died in Washoe County as the infection continues to take its toll in Nevada.
Nevada Health Department Spokeswoman Martha Framsted said the two confirmed cases of West Nile in Churchill County are home recovering. Blood samples from the case that health officials are treating as probable have been sent to a lab in California for confirmation.
If the test is positive, it would bring the number of known or likely human cases in the state to at least seven, with three reported in Clark County and one in Washoe County. Some 40 horses have died as well.
Framsted said most people who contract West Nile virus will show few symptoms, if any.
"The good news is that most of us who become infected do not even know we have it," she said.
The virus is transmitted by mosquitoes that have fed on sick birds.
About 20 percent of those who get the illness will exhibit flu-like symptoms consistent with West Nile fever, which include general malaise, possible headache and fever.
Fewer than 1 percent of those infected become severely ill with meningitis or encephalitis. Those most at risk for the severe form of West Nile illness are the elderly and those whose immune systems are compromised.
While the infection can affect humans, birds and horses, it is rare in dogs.
Last year, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported fewer than 40 dogs and only one cat infected with West Nile virus nationwide.
A family pet that became suddenly ill and had to be put to sleep earlier this week was infected with the virus, officials said, making it the second case of canine infection reported in Washoe County.
It was 15 years old and had a weakened immune system.
A dachshund in Washoe Valley recently became ill with serious neurological conditions, and tests of the dogs spinal fluid confirmed West Nile infection, officials said. That dog is recovering.


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Bill Thirsk Named to Computerworld Premier 100 IT Leaders
VP & CIO Recognized for Helping Make Marist a Technological Leader in Higher Education
POUGHKEEPSIE (Dec. 6, 2012) – Bill Thirsk, Marist College vice president of information technology and chief information officer, has been named to the Computerworld Premier 100 IT Leaders for 2013.
IDG's Computerworld is the leading source of technology news and information for IT influencers worldwide, providing peer perspective, IT leadership, and business results. The Premier 100 program was created in 2000 to spotlight individuals who have had a positive impact on their organizations through technology. Thirsk is now one of only 1,400 CIOs to be awarded this honor.
"On behalf of the entire Marist community, I want to congratulate Bill on this well-deserved honor," said Marist College President Dennis Murray. "The smart use of IT in the classroom and across all college operations has been a key factor in Marist's emergence as a technological leader in higher education," Murray added. "Bill's entrepreneurial spirit and focus on both student and institutional outcomes have contributed greatly to the college's success on this front."
Learn More About Bill Thirsk's Work at Marist, Including the College's Partnership with IBM
Thirsk joined Marist College in June 2007. As vice president and CIO, he oversees all areas of information technology and other enterprise support units. With over 25 years of experience in higher education technology management, Thirsk is a nationally recognized expert in enterprise resource planning (ERP) and major technology implementations.
Thirsk's experience in higher education technology management is broad-based, covering such areas as technology strategic planning, applied research, network management, telecommunications, web services, and instructional technology. With an advanced IT platform of a complexity typically found only at large research institutions, Marist College provides Thirsk with ample opportunity to put this experience to use. He is responsible for all technology strategies, operations, and applied research.
Thirsk has provided leadership for the Marist College Joint Studies projects – including a long-standing one with IBM – which are multidisciplinary applied research projects in advanced high-performance computing, open source software development and support, and converged networking. He also leads the college's many IT-related entrepreneurial endeavors, including a partnership to provide content management services and support to the Archdiocese of New York.
Thirsk currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Board of NYSERNet, the not-for-profit New York State Internet, education, research, and technology service organization. He is also founding Chair of the Board of Directors of the Ellucian Community Source Initiative (CSI).
The Premier 100 feature will appear in the Feb. 25th issue of Computerworld and online at Computerworld.com. The complete list of Premier 100 IT Leaders can be found here.
For further information, call the Marist College Office of Media Relations at (845) 575-3174.


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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed a new law to ban smoking at outdoor playgrounds statewide from sunrise to sunset when any children under 12 are present.
The law takes effect in 90 days.
Sponsors say it's meant to protect the health of children who are more vulnerable to the effects of secondhand smoke than adults.
They note that the state has recently banned smoking on train platforms, and that New York City has had regulations against smoking at playgrounds, parks and some public squares since 2010.


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Most people go to the dentist for very routine procedures and treatments; check-ups, fillings and extractions being the most common, with lots of people also asking for cosmetic dentistry, such as braces or veneers. Those with extra cash might want gold teeth or diamond studs, but even these are not that unusual at the moment!
However, a survey of dentists in Chicago has found the ten most unusual requests that dental practitioners have ever had from their patients. Compared to some of these weird requests, even the latest trend for tooth tattoos doesn't deem so weird.
At number ten in the list was the patient who asked their dentist if they could have their tooth taken out without anaesthesia, closely followed by the woman who asked for her jaw to be wired shut to help with her diet!
One conscientious bar person once asked a dentist if they could ID the pair of dentures someone left at their place of work and someone with more money than sense once asked a dental hygienist to come to their home every day just to floss their teeth!
A weird, yet strangely common request, was for the dentist to remove all the patient's teeth and give them dentures, while one practical woman asked her dentist to put the diamond from her engagement ring into her tooth after the relationship broke down.
The fourth weirdest request was for a dentist to administer anaesthetic ahead of a patient going into a clinic to have permanent lipstick applied, and third was an emergency call for a tooth cleaning on the day of a high school reunion!
One macabre request was made by a patient who was having all their teeth removed and wanted to make a necklace out of them, while the number one strange request was the Chicago woman who wanted braces for her pet dog.


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One Hand, Two HandsMax LucadoTommy Nelson / 2010 / Hardcover$10.99 Retail:4.5 Stars Out Of 5 30 Reviews
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of customers would recommend this product to a friend.
acwsmomCovina, CA5 Stars Out Of 5Love it!July 13, 2011acwsmomCovina, CAQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5Excellent story to read to kids. Lots of fun to watch kids clap, snap, and wave their hands in the air. Also gives a very important message about what are hands are ultimately used for -- praying! Great book by a great author.
britluver20021Arnold, CAAge: 25-34Gender: female5 Stars Out Of 5A wonderful book for kids to read and enjoyNovember 29, 2010britluver20021Arnold, CAAge: 25-34Gender: femaleQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5This book called One Hand, Two Hand by Max Lucado was a rally good book. It was a children's book I received from booksneeze.com. The book had very small words and alot of pictures that made it entertaining and fun to read. I know for sure my niece and newphew will love this book very much. They are 3 and 5 and love to read and play games. This book mentioned a few things kids can do with their hands such as helping to clean my room, feed my pets, set and clear the table and gather the trash. Also mentions how kids have kind hands to make a card for a sick person, give a gift to the teacher at school, help a friend put a band-aid on when they have a scrap on their knee, and sharing my snack.The book also mentions loving hands that kids have to fold them to pray to GOD, clap for someone else, to wave to a friend and hug my mom or dad. This book basically is a way for kids to show their mom and dad how much they appreciate them by helping around the house and the most important thing in the book is how we can pray to GOD to give thanks for the many things around us for having GOD in our lives is so rewarding and blessed and how getting to know GOD is one of the best things we could ever have!
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the BookSneeze.com book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255 : "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."
Ellyn LeowAge: 35-44Gender: female5 Stars Out Of 5The wonderful things our hands can doOctober 15, 2010Ellyn LeowAge: 35-44Gender: femaleQuality: 5Value: 4Meets Expectations: 5I waited and waited for almost two months and finally this hard cover children storybook arrived safely in my hands. This is the first international parcel De'Little Ones received; and this book - One Hand, Two Hands, written by Max Lucado in rhyming text and illustrated with the charming art of Gaby Hansen, has traveled all the way from United States to Malaysia. I told Kylie (my 6 years old daughter) and Kylin (my 3 years old daughter) how far this book has traveled.
Kylin loves this book the most, requesting to sit on my lap and asking me to read the book aloud. She loves the interactive illustrations on every page and she even mimics the girl's action on the book when I read this:
One right.
One left.
One here and
one there.
As I read along, I showed her all the things we can do with our hands and she followed actively with Kylie and me. At the end of their bedtime story, she requested me to read this book again so that she could have fun performing all the wonderful acts with her hands. She even asked me, "Have you seen God before?" after reading this -
_we fold them
together and
happily pray:
Before reading aloud to Kylin, Kylie had the honor of reading the book first. She had no problems reading and understanding the contents, with Kylin and me sitting by her bedside. Kylin listened attentively when Kylie read aloud. At the end of the story, I asked Kylie if she loves this book and she said, "I dunno." When probed further, Kylie revealed that she prefers a pop-up book. :)
This book is a great book for children and I rate this book 5 out of 5. This book teaches children to be grateful to have hands and how they can show love, help others and be kind to others with their hands.
CYChanMalaysiaAge: 25-34Gender: female5 Stars Out Of 5Great book that teaches good value to the childrenOctober 13, 2010CYChanMalaysiaAge: 25-34Gender: femaleQuality: 4Value: 5Meets Expectations: 4After waiting for almost 2 months, finally I received this book on last weekend. The beautiful illustrations straightaway captured the kids' attention and requested me to read for them on that night.
One Hand, Two Hands is written by Max Lucado in rhyming text and illustrated with the charming art of Gaby Hansen. The language is very simple, plus the interactive illustration, it is very easy for the children to understand. It teaches what wonderful things our hands can do from clapping, scratching, latching, squeezing, waving and petting a pup to washing dishes with mommy and putting toys in a box. As I read along, the kids will actively follow along doing all sorts of fun activities using their hands. Besides that, my 2 years old is also attracted by the beautiful and sweet illustration of the book. This is one of the few books that he will sit with me listen to me finish reading the whole book without running around. :)
I like the message of the book - To encourage the children to help others with their hands, and to encourage them to be creative and think about other ways they can use their hands to be helpful. I rate this book 5 out of 5.
Disclosure: I received this book free from Thomas Nelson Publishers as part of their Book Review Blogger program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.
Catheryn ChuahMalaysiaAge: 25-34Gender: female4 Stars Out Of 5Wonderful Book To Grow Up WithOctober 12, 2010Catheryn ChuahMalaysiaAge: 25-34Gender: femaleQuality: 4Value: 4Meets Expectations: 4What Do I Think About The...
I love the storyline as it is about teaching children how God bless us with our hands and we can do so many wonderful things with it. From doing simple things for themselves to helping others in tiny ways. It also reminds the adults to be thankful too. The prayer at the of the book is also very heartwarming. Written in rhyming text, it is even easier and makes it more fun to read it to a 17 month old toddler. My favourite page is when Max wrote "Wipe tears. Give a gift. Write Grandma a letter. With hands and a hug, we make people feel better". It touches my heart deeply.
Book Cover:
Very sweet looking but the jacketed cover was a little flimsy so I had to remove it before my girl could get her hands on it and start tearing or chewing it away.
Perhaps a thicker material would be great for younger kids as some of them enjoy turning the pages over and over again. And with a thicker material, we can read it to even younger little ones.
My girl likes the characters especially the kitten and it reappears in most of the pages. That attracts her. I also love it that we can relate to most of the practical daily chores projected in the book : combing, holding a cup, buttoning shirts. Brilliant! Lovely pictures and soft colors. But the soft colors doesn't really appeal to little ones. Maybe pictures in sharper and bolder colors would do more magic.
I know this is a wonderful book that I can keep reading to my girl for another few years down the road and will grow together with us. Looking forward to more such awesome books in the near future and definitely will recommend this book to friends!


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SWAN (Sex Workers' Rights Advocacy Network in Central and Eastern Europe) in an attempt to raise awareness of the terrible human rights abuses faced by sex workers in Tajikistan, organised a photo flash mob at the AIDS 2014 conference in Melbourne, Australia. The conference learned of the situation in Tajikistan and participants were given details about the recent police crackdown and forced HIV testing of sex workers in the country. To show their solidarity with sex workers in Tajikistan participants at the conference posed for photographs with posters of support and demanded that the arrests stop and that sex workers' rights in Tajikistan are respected.
NSWP previously reported on the situation in Tajikistan here. It has been reported that since January 2014 more than 1700 individual sex workers have been arrested with more than 500 detained since June in the course of a national police campaign against "immoral crimes". The BBC reported the Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda as saying, "people who are detained for immoral crimes or have venereal diseases, their names, photos and fingerprints will be entered to a special electronic database." Despite widespread calls for this crackdown to stop the Interior Ministry continues to defend its actions. Interior Ministry Spokesman Jaloliddin Sadriddinov disagrees that the action is wrong and a breach of sex workers rights. He says:
"This accusation is wrong because the goal of our operation is to ensure the community's health. Their [the sex-workers'] rights were not violated. To test their health is not only for their own benefit, but also to benefit the community, because they might infect other people."
But SWAN disagrees with Mr Sadriddinov's position and strongly disputes that these actions are benefitting sex workers at all. Kristina Makhnicheva of SWAN argues that:
"Sex workers are deprived of their rights [by being] reprimanded publicly. They endure violence from law-enforcement officers who are supposed to be working for the benefit of their communities, but are by no means examples of morality themselves."
Sex workers in Tajikitan who have been caught up in this crackdown report that the police are using blackmail, rape and extortion as weapons against them. SWAN also points out that forced HIV testing is illegal under Tajik law. It is well known that forced HIV/STI testing is counter-productive and the fear is that these raids in Tajikistan are undoing years of progress in fighting HIV and STIs by driving sex workers underground and away from social support and health services.
Takhmina, a sex worker in Dushanbe, was held for four days as part of the latest crackdown and said this:
"What will they do [next]? They will bring us to the police station and beat and humiliate us and we again will go back to work, because we must survive and we need money,"
Sex workers are an extremely marginalized group in Tajik society, where different aspects of sex work are considered illegal with individuals involved in sex work punished under the Administrative Code. NSWP continues to stand in solidarity with sex workers in Tajikistan and urges the government there to immediately cease its violent and harmful campaign.


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"Shes putting you back together, Edward. We can all see it happening right in front of us. Shes like the stitches closing up your wounds."-Esme Bella isn't the first girl to fall head-over-heels for Edward, nor is she the first to believe that Edward loves her too. Dillon Saunders once believed that she and Edward would be together forever, but he broke her heart. Now all she has to get her through is the theater and a series of self destructive relationships. Both she and Edward need recovery, and that is exactly what they find, in the places that they least expected it.
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Chapter 1: Tin Man
I can remember with perfect clarity the look on his face as my vision began to fail me. My world was entirely black before I even hit the floor. I awoke, not surprisingly, to the perfect vision of him leaning over me, a look of sheer terror in his eyes. It took only a few seconds for the tears to begin. They rolled down my cheeks in rivers. He pulled me into his lap and I took in a deep breath of his erotic scent. "Listen, love, its going to be okay," he whispered in that strangely musical voice of his. "We're going to get past this. Its all going to be okay." He rubbed circles in my back with his hands. My whole body began to shake with the force of my sobs, in spite of his efforts to calm me down.
I tried to relax, but it was to no avail. Every inch of me seemed to scream out as if in pain. I was in pain. Yes, the pain of it all was undeniable, and I knew very well it's source. He was leaving. No, it was even worse than that, I decided. He was leaving and not taking me with him. My mind was covered in haze as I tried to understand the knowledge he had imparted to me. The final words he had spoken before I fell still rang in my ears, yet I could not understand them. To me they seemed like the words of a judge, repeating my death sentence over and over again. The gavel had come down on my reasonably happy existence.
Edward continued to stroke my hair, and my sobs subsided quicker than I had hoped they would. I was in full control of my mind, and already I was beginning to form new plans. I was thinking of a million different ways to make things work. I knew that I would go with him, but the question was how. No ideas seemed to come to me except for ones that involved breaking my mother's heart. That I could never do, even if Edward had allowed it. The cancer had left my mother too fragile to survive an escape like the ones that were popping into my head every few seconds.
"Slow down, love," Edward whispered into my hair. "There's no way you're going to come with us." I could never understand how he always knew my thoughts right as they came to me. He pulled me tighter to him, like he was afraid of letting go. I was afraid he actually would let go of me. As I curled closer to him, his icy skin sent shivers through me. He started to push me away, but I put my arms around his neck and held on tight. His laugh sounded like music, and for the first time since I had met him, I resented it.
"He can laugh," I thought, "I'm sitting here crying like a baby, and he can still laugh."
"I'm sorry, darling. I know I shouldn't laugh, but your face," he explained with a smile. I tried to return it, but the tears just flowed harder. He wiped them away from my face with a loving caress.
I wanted to scream, to yell a million different things at him. I wanted to understand why he was leaving, but I never got the question formed in my head. All I could understand was that he was leaving; it did not matter to me what the explanation for that was. For some reason, I felt vindicated. All my fears and insecurities from the past four months had been confirmed. I had always known, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that he was far to good for me. In no way was I the kind of girl who deserved to have such perfection. I was not beautiful enough for him, and I knew it. Every time I looked into his strange amber eyes I was reminded of my horrible inadequacies.
It then came back to me the reasons he had given for his sudden departure. His father had taken a new job in Tallahassee. The research facility there was offering Carlisle twice the salary he got at the hospital here in Maine. Although, God knows they did not need the money. The Cullens were richer than kings, but apparently that was not enough for Carlisle and Esme. They still wanted more. I immediately chastised myself for the unforgiving thoughts. Carlisle had shown nothing but kindness to my mother and I, and Esme had treated me like one of her children. I had hoped that one day I really would be one of her children. All of that, all those private hopes, had been washed away by Carlisle's decision to relocate this family. Once again, I had to fight the overwhelming urge to scream.
Eventually, I cried myself to sleep, and the last thing I felt was his breath in my ear as he whispered, "I love you, Dillon, and you know I always will."
Our final two weeks passed much faster than they should have. Every moment that he was not busy helping his family pack up their house, Edward spent with me. He did not dare ask me to come visit during that time; he knew what it would do to me to see all their possessions being put away into boxes. He took me to the house after it was emptied of everything. As I walked through the bare hallways and rooms, I was strongly reminded of a crypt. It had the feeling of a tomb without the furniture and pictures that made it a home.
Edward pulled me behind him as he walked through the house. His eyes wore a veiled, distant look, and I could tell that he was thinking about everything that had happened in this house, especially everything that had happened between us. Like our first kiss in the hall outside his sister's room, when Rosalie and Emmett had interrupted us, or when he showed me his father's collection of strange antique paintings. The paintings were gone now, too; nothing remained in the house, save for the tattered remnants of my heart. That I would leave in the house that had become a tomb. What use had I for a heart when it was not fit to love another? It had been made for Edward; it beat for Edward. Now that Edward was leaving, I would leave it behind in this place. "What a fitting place for a heart that is no longer beating," I thought to myself. "A house that is no longer living." I felt like the Tin Man in the Wizard of Oz. My heart had been cut out and I could think of no way to replace it. Maybe I would be better off without a heart. If I had no heart, then it could not cause me any more pain.
Edward shifted his gaze from where it had settled at the far end of the room to look in my eyes. Something in his expression seemed to tell me that he had heard my thoughts, but I knew it was not possible. My face was probably just showing more of my hurt than I wanted it to. I carefully tried to readjust my features into a suitable mixture of sadness and stoic acceptance. His eyes began to twinkle and he pulled me close to him. I rested my head on his chest and breathed in the scent I could have pinpointed anywhere. "You're going to be a wonderful actress," he said with a small laugh. "No one will ever know what you're going through." I could easily detect the sarcasm in his voice, but I let it pass without comment for once.
Our time was running out; I knew by the way his body tensed beneath me. He lifted his arm to look at his watch. I wanted more than anything to keep my hold on him and swear never to let go. Instead I dropped my hands to my sides and stared at him. I tried to memorize every detail of his face so that I would never forget. If I could not have him, then I wanted the perfect memories that he left behind. I closed my eyes and fought back the tears that threatened to surface. Since the first night, I had managed to keep my emotions in check, for my sake as well as Edward's. Now the bottled feelings threatened to bubble to the surface. I turned my back to him and walked out the front door without waiting for him to follow me. He could finish his goodbyes with out me; I was sick of the house and its tainted memories.
I stood on the porch and crossed my arms over my chest. The breeze lifted my hair and threatened to undo all the work I had put into straightening it. It was a cold day. "A good day for goodbyes," I thought. Suddenly, Edward was behind me, his arms wrapped around me in a loving embrace. I let myself sink into him. I wished we could stay like this forever; two lovers waiting for the separation that threatened to consume them. Edward came around and stood in front of me. He lifted my chin so that I was forced to look into his eyes. Again, I was struck by their strange color.
"Promise me that you will be okay," he said. I raised my eyebrows in disbelief. He knew I would not be okay. "Just promise me that you will move on. You can't wait for me forever." I nodded briefly. He seemed to believe that I would try to survive instead of willingly letting myself fall into despair. Apparently that was enough to convince him that I would continue to live in his absence. He pulled my lifted face to his and kissed me with a fervor that I found strangely disturbing. I knew it was his way of saying goodbye to me, so I returned the kiss with everything I had in me. Our lips explored each other in ways they never had before. Just when I was about to pass out from my lack of air, he pushed me gently away. "Try to move on," he whispered. I closed my eyes and savored the sound of his voice. "Try to forget."
When I opened my eyes, he was already in the Triumph. I stayed on my feet as he started the car and sped away, but the moment he rounded the corner, I sank to my knees. The sobs that I had kept inside for weeks now ripped from my chest in the most anguished cry I had ever uttered. I suddenly knew that I would never move on. It was all over for me
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33 U.S. Code § 725 - Prohibition against officers and employees being interested in contracts for materials, etc.
No Commandant of the Coast Guard, superintendent of lighthouses, lightkeeper, or other person in any manner connected with the light-house service, shall be interested, either directly or indirectly, in any contract for labor, materials, or supplies for the light-house service, or in any patent, plan, or mode of construction or illumination, or in any article of supply for the light-house service.
R.S. § 4680 derived from act Aug. 31, 1852, ch. 112, § 17, 10 Stat. 120.
"Commandant of the Coast Guard" substituted in text for "member of the Light-House Board" on authority of sections 6 and 13 of act June 17, 1910, which abolished board and transferred its powers and duties to Commissioner of Lighthouses who was head of Bureau of Lighthouses. Said sections 6 and 13 were repealed by section 20 of act Aug. 4, 1949, section 1 of which reestablished the Coast Guard by enacting Title 14, Coast Guard. Section 2(a) of Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, consolidated Bureau of Lighthouses with Coast Guard, Chief of which is Commandant of Coast Guard.
The words "superintendent of lighthouses" substituted for "inspector" on authority of act June 20, 1918, which transferred such officers to the positions of superintendent of lighthouses within the Bureau of Lighthouses.
The light-house service was a service under control of Commissioner of Lighthouses within Bureau of Lighthouses.
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Treasury, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Treasury with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 26 of 1950, §§ 1, 2 eff. July 31, 1950, 15 F.R. 4935, 64 Stat. 1280, 1281, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. Functions of Coast Guard, and Commandant of Coast Guard, excepted from transfer when Coast Guard is operating as part of Navy under sections 1 and 3 of Title 14, Coast Guard.
Coast Guard transferred to Department of Transportation, and all functions, powers, and duties relating to Coast Guard of Secretary of the Treasury and of other officers and offices of Department of the Treasury transferred to Secretary of Transportation by Pub. L. 89–670, § 6(b)(1), Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 938. Section 6(b)(2) of Pub. L. 89–670, however, provided that notwithstanding such transfer of functions, Coast Guard shall operate as part of Navy in time of war or when President directs as provided in section 3 of Title 14. See section 108 of Title 49, Transportation.
For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections 468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
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Where Are Tomorrow's Embedded Developers? 245
An anonymous reader writes "In a similar vein to the previous discussion about the New York professors taking Java to task for damaging Computer Science education, Mike Anderson of the PTR group wonders why it's so hard to find good embedded developers these days. 'As for today's CS programs, it seems that long gone are the computer architecture classes, writing code in assembly language (or even C at this point) and engineering software economics. In fact, a large number of CS majors apparently believe that everything can be implemented in a virtual machine and that both memory and [CPU] cycles are infinite.'"


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I am a teacher in North Carolina, and have been for 18 years. Over the years I have watched while the end-of-grade tests for third, fourth and fifth-grade students become longer and longer.
They are now three and four daylong ordeals, taking up to four hours at one sitting.
These are children ages 9 to 12 years old. Do you sit silently without food, water, or a bathroom for four hours? And before you think I exaggerate, these are the very specific instructions teachers must follow in or to not receive a testing misadministration report for the school.
In 2010, the U.S. Department of Transportation made it illegal for airlines to keep passengers without food or water for two hours on the ground.
They also stopped them from keeping them any longer than three hours on the tarmac at all. How is it that this government holds children hostage for four?
The Iowa tests of basic skills assess students for any grade level in short sessions that only last 70 minutes at a time. This test, revered and updated since 1935, is often used as indicators of student growth for students with special needs up to students of gifted intelligence.
How is it that North Carolina feels that endurance equals intelligence?
Jennifer Harter, Wilmington
So, a retired teacher and principal of an elementary school thinks we shouldn't be spending tax money on teaching cursive writing.
He feels that since we now have tablets, computers, and other e-devices for doing our writing, we are not effectively using the limited hours of teaching and should be teaching more useful subjects.
Now I understand why our education system has gone down-hill over the years. We no longer teach useful trades in most schools, like auto mechanics, welding, carpentry, etc. Perhaps we shouldn't be teaching long division, because we now have calculators.
Imagine not being able to read the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Magna Carta because they are written in cursive.
Receiving a greeting card written and signed in cursive is much warmer than printed words and signatures.
I think too many educators are shortsighted and unwise and use poor judgement.
Dick Roush,
My concern (with fracking) is not so much about disposal of the water, but where all that water is coming from?
They are telling about billions of gallons a day, which would soon dry up our wells, as mine here at Lake Waccamaw has done already. Don't suck our fresh water source dry.
Paul Hinnant, Lake Waccamaw