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Does douching after sex prevent a girl from getting pregnant?
– Clara*
No. Douching does not prevent pregnancy. In fact, douching is a bad idea for birth control for several reasons:
Douching isn't a good idea for "cleansing" the vagina either. The vagina has its own natural cleaning system that flushes out bacteria. The chemicals and perfumes in douches or feminine sprays don't help and can actually cause problems like allergic reactions, irritation, or infections.
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Faculty Handbook
VI. Institutional Research and Assessment
The Office of Institutional Research and Assessment, under the direction of the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs, comprises the following activities:
Institutional Research has primary responsibility for the collection of institutional data required in State and Federal reports, as well as questionnaires and studies requested by outside organizations and in-house units.
Assessment Reports required by state, regional, and national accrediting agencies, and local departments are prepared and collected, and analyzed periodically by this office. Assessment activities are coordinated with academic departments, schools, divisions, and offices.

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Chinese acrobats to visit Culver Feb. 22
Culver Academies' Huffinton Concert Series will continue on Tuesday, February 22 at 7:30 p.m. with the Cirque Shanghai Bai Xi acrobatic troupe; onstage at Eppley Auditorium on the Academies campus.
According to the group's website at www.isaattractions.com/shows/cirque-shanghai-bai-xi, Chinese acrobating spectacles date back to the Han Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago, and "were first called 'Bai Xi,' meaning "one hundred amazing acts," in reference to the performer's seemingly limitless skills and innumerable feats they could perform. These daring and beautiful talents were featured in command performances for China's imperial courts and have been passed down and enhanced through generations."
The performance combines traditional and modern acrobatic stage performance, continues the site, including "awesome displays of physical strength with incredible feats of balance; graceful folkloric pageantry with fast paced contemporary dance; energetic martial arts with phenomenal equilibrialist skills… all performed in spectacular costumes, on the stage and high in the air, in a grand theatrical production.
Cirque Shanghai Bai Xi features "state-of-the-art computerized lighting and beautiful orchestrations that range from exotic Oriental to trend setting electronic faction," the site explains.
The public is welcome to attend this performance. Culver Academies' box office has two locations: the Steinbrenner Performing Arts Center (box office is located in the foyer of the main entry facing Academy Road), open Monday through Friday, 1 to 4 p.m. (closed during academic breaks); and the Eppley Auditorium (box office located in the lobby), open one hour prior to any ticketed performance
Email Marsha Coven to request tickets at firstname.lastname@example.com. The box office phone number is: 574-842-7058 . Ticket prices for the Huffington Concert Series (all seats are reserved seating) are $20 for orchestra/mezzanine (senior/student $15); and $15 for balcony (senior/student $10). All ticket sales are final. The box office accepts cash, check, MasterCard, Visa and American Express


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Club operators who are clients of ASF International and InTouch Technology now have less work to do thanks to a partnership between the two companies.
ASF International, Highlands Ranch, CO, and InTouch Technology, Vancouver, BC, Canada, entered into a partnership earlier this month in which ASF's clients can use InTouch's Communication Management system TouchPoint to communicate with their leads. All relevant information will transfer from TouchPoint directly to the ASF International Online Business Center, which means no double entry of information is necessary.
"We're always looking for ways to improve our software operations, and TouchPoint helps our customers reach out a minimum of seven to 11 times to each lead and member, which is crucial to increasing sales," says Sean Kirby, ASF's national sales director.
The InTouch web-based application sends out branded e-mails, text messages and schedules staff follow-up calls and activities.
The partnership is especially exciting for many of ASF's Gold's Gym clients who also had invested in the TouchPoint system. Requests from this group led ASF to look into the integration, says Rachelle Dodge, marketing assistant with ASF.
"A lot of times, we get improvements in our software trying to accommodate requests from our clients," Dodge says. "We want to try to change our system to work better for them rather than them redesigning how their departments work. If we can accommodate a request, we try to do so."
Some Gold's clubs did beta testing of the integrated systems, Dodge says.
For club operators who didn't invest in InTouch but have ASF, the ASF system already allows club operators to enter a prospect into the prospect database and track them in several ways, including the lead source and their primary interests. The ASF system also allows operators to schedule follow-ups and run reports on a daily basis so their sales staff have daily action plans.
With the integration of the InTouch system, ASF clients can now click just one button to pull information from TouchPoint into the ASF system, eliminating the need to re-enter data.
"With our software being online based, we can make adaptations to it and make it live quickly," Dodge says.
Clients of InTouch and ASF must call ASF if they want the integration option so that ASF can activate it and train them how to use it.


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In attempting to provide a safety net for farmers against steep price declines such as those over the past three years, government policy-makers should be careful not to overshoot their goals, says David Orden, professor of agriculture and applied economics at Virginia Tech.
"The long, slow policy evolution for most crops away from supply control market interventions should not be reversed," he said at USDA's annual Agricultural Outlook Conference in Washington. "Post-FAIR farm policy is vulnerable to overshooting: Too much support is likely to be offered and policies that are adopted will produce more output than markets otherwise need.
"With inelastic demand in the short run, this creates a policy-induced reduction of market-derived farm revenue, offsetting some of the safety net payments and leading to additional calls for income support."
New mechanisms need to be investigated, Orden says, that would "put some bounds on eligibility" for farm safety net programs. And, "there is also need for reform of remaining interventions that rely on supply controls to raise market prices, such as for sugar — a program that proved costly in 2000 and runs counter to U.S. interests in an open global trading system."
The issue of whether there should be a farm income safety net has both supporters and opponents, he notes.
For most agriculturalists, he says, the answer is "an obvious and unambiguous affirmative," while others call for "substantial restraint." The lack of enthusiasm is not about a safety net per se, "but about what should be the federal government's involvement. There are many opportunities to spread risks and carry income across years… and government-provided mechanisms are only some of the options."
Calls for expansion of support programs should be tempered, Orden says, by (1) avoiding the tendency to go too far with cash payments and (2) any reversion to a safety net accomplished through acreage of marketing controls used in conjunction with price supports.
"American agriculture scarcely resembles the troubled sector of 70 years ago, when the average income among 6 million farmers was less than half the national average. Agricultural productivity has improved through technological advances, capital investments, and farm consolidation. The modernization of agriculture has allowed the real price of food to fall without impoverishing efficient farmers, and the farm/non-farm income gap has mostly been eliminated.
"This is evidence of markets working," he declares, "although interventions undertaken to prop up prices have sometimes idled farm resources and distorted incentives."
There has been a shift in direction for farm policy, Orden notes, away from acreage supply controls combined with price supports above market-clearing levels to less supply intervention and more direct income support — at least for crops that are exported.
The 1996 FAIR act took farm policy further away from supply management, offering farmers ATMA payments decoupled from prices and planting decisions, planting flexibility, elimination of annual acreage reduction programs, and nominal caps on loan rates.
But, Orden says, the FAIR act "did not put farm policy on a new strategic path" of reform. "While crucial changes in farm program instruments were made, the reform path was one of a heavily compensated 'cash-out' of farm programs."
While the '96 legislation initially made more federal dollars available to farmers than without a farm bill and increased, rather than decreased the number of farmers receiving government checks, the fiscally-disciplined transition to lower payments that was written into the bill got sidetracked, he says by (1) nominal loan rates above market prices that resulted in marketing loan payments of billions of dollars in 1998, 1999, and 2000; (2) a lot of direct income support through higher AMTA payments; and (3) higher subsidies for crop and revenue insurance, ad hoc disaster payments, and expansion of commodity coverage.
"The bidding war over farm policy that has escalated in a closely-contested Congress and with the emergence of fiscal surpluses has resulted in policy overshooting — the provision of too much support," Orden says.
"Payments have increased so much, particularly marketing loan payments, that the United States has approached the limit on production-inducing expenditures set under commitments made in the World Trade Organization. That limit has begun to enter the farm policy debate… and there is now a risk that the U.S. commitment to a WTO ceiling on distortionary payments may be turned into a floor by such expenditures."
Some of the good intentions of the FAIR act may instead be hurting, Orden says, by increasing production and slowing adjustments that would bring about more profitable, market-derived equilibrium conditions.
While a "safety net" protects farmers from the full effects of adverse downtrends in prices and income, it also keeps production above needed levels, pushing the market price downward, he says. "Part of the safety net payments that farmers receive from the government simply offset lost market-derived farm income."
Further, he says, by knowing that they are protected from the "lower tail of possible price, yield, or income distributions," farmers then shift their production, adding to supply and putting additional pressure on market prices.
"Inelastic demand means less gross farm revenue. Farmers receive less market revenue than otherwise because of the safety net every year, but they only receive safety net payment benefits in years when prices are low."
It doesn't take too much production enhancement to reduce the market-derived income of farmers, Orden notes. "This is a vicious, not a virtuous cycle. The lower income then generates calls for more help in the form of income transfers."
Current safety net proposals involving counter-cyclical payments triggered by downturns in market-derived income are based on the theory that such payments would insulate farmers from a wide variety of adverse shocks and lessen the pressure for Congress to act on an ad hoc basis, he says.
These payments "might avoid some of the hazards associated with insurance policies based on individual farm yields, but the effects of these various proposals have not been fully sorted out." One study, he says, indicates that the production-inducing effect would be "equivalent to that of traditional loan rates."
Farm bills have also been slow, Orden says, to enact reforms for commodities "that receive border protection" through a rigid type of farm income safety net — a relatively high price guarantee enforced with supply controls. An example, he says, is sugar, which in 2000 saw the government take possession of nearly 1 million tons of sugar to prop up prices. "More such waste is in the offing if the sugar program is not changed."
The current challenge for much of farm policy, Orden says, is "how to make further moves toward market orientation attractive, while avoiding the worst overshooting effects inherent in unconstrained provision of a safety net based on direct payments. These overshooting effects will not be avoided unless Congress writes some restraint into policy rules."
Citing a "long-standing criticism" that farm payments go primarily to the largest producers, and point to frequent calls for limits on such payments, he says pressures for size-related policy targeting "have not been well-received, and notes that the recent report of the Commission on 21st Century Agriculture "rejects this approach outright."
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Won't you meet me downtown?: How to do CMJ the right way.
A few weeks ago (Sorry for the late post. Canned Youth has been under the weather) the annual CMJ Music Marathon took place. This means that for 5 days, by command of the College Music Journal, over 1,200 bands and artists descended upon venues all over lower Manhattan and Brooklyn. If going to shows is … Continue reading


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- 1 medium yellow onion sliced into thin rings or chopped
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 2-3 Tblsp. olive oil
- 1 medium to large eggplant cubed
- 2 - 3 bell peppers seeded and cubed - you pick the colors!
- 1-2 zucchini cubed
- 1-2 yellow squash cubed
- 4 roma tomatoes chopped or 1 can diced or stewed tomatoes
- 1 tsp. dried Basil
- ½ tsp. dried oregano
- 1 bay leaf
- ¼ dried thyme
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- salt and pepper to taste
- Fresh shredded Parmesan cheese optional
- Over medium heat, heat oil in a Dutch oven or large heavy bottomed saucepan.
- Add garlic and onions and cook, stirring often, until softened, about 6 to 7 minutes.
- Add eggplant; stir until coated with oil. Add peppers; stir to combine.
- Cover and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally to keep vegetables from sticking.
- Add tomatoes, squash, and herbs; mix well.
- Cover and cook over low heat about 15 minutes, or until eggplant is tender.
- Serve as a stew, sprinkled with Parmesan cheese, along side crusty bread and salad, or serve over pasta, egg noodles, or fresh boiled potatoes.
- Do use this as a learning time and let the kids help shop for, select and prepare the vegetables. Let them smell and sample the herbs. The time together is food for the soul!
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Have your kids seen the Disney Pixar film Ratatouille? Take this opportunity to create a simple dish (and maybe even get kids to eat some vegetables!)
Ratatouille is a French dish. The name is comprised of two components:
"rata" is slang from the French Army meaning "chunky stew"
touiller, "to stir"
Thus, the meaning of the word is a chunky stew that is stirred.
What is ratatouille?
Think of ratatouille as is more of a concept dish than a specific recipe. Similar to American "stew", it can take on a number of forms and is open to interpretation and experimentation. Let your tastes and preferences inspire you to create your own signature version of ratatouille!
The basic components that define the ratatouille are:
tomatoes (the main ingredient)
These ingredients are traditionally sauteed in olive oil and can be served over rice, pasta or potatoes, preferably with a crusty French bread and a salad.


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DUBAI (Reuters) - Former world number two Sergio Garcia, who has long battled a lack of confidence on the greens, says eye surgery last year has helped him to read putts better than ever as the Spaniard targets a first major win in 2013.
Since surgery in October to correct an astigmatism, the 33-year-old Spaniard has recorded a tied-ninth finish at the DP World Tour Championship before coming joint-second in his season-opener at last week's Qatar Masters.
The world number 14, who came within inches of a first major triumph at the 2007 British Open when a seven-foot par putt on the 18th lipped out, now feels more comfortable when reading greens.
"Although I've always felt like I've been a good green reader, the surgery has helped me focus on small spots more easily than before," Garcia told reporters on Wednesday ahead of the Dubai Desert Classic.
"When I was aiming before it would get a little blurry and then I would lose the spot a little bit. Now I can see a little bit sharper, so it makes it easier."
Garcia, who won on the Asian Tour in December in Malaysia, came within a whisker of his 11th European Tour title last week when England's Chris Wood eagled the last to deny the Ryder Cup player and South African George Coetzee a playoff.
Garcia has notched up eight top-five finishes in the four majors since he came second at the 1999 U.S. PGA Championship behind 14-times major champion Tiger Woods.
Writing by Tom Pilcher in London, editing by Ed Osmond


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There's new fireworks exploding around the plan by New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg — a.k.a. "Nanny Bloomberg" — to ban the sale of sugar-sweetened soft drinks larger than 16 ounces from a broad array of eateries in the city.
That a lawsuit was filed by the American Beverage Assn. and other trade groups to block the city's move, due to take place in March, may come as no surprise. But nutrition advocates are upset by support that is coming from other, less-expected quarters: the New York State branch of the NAACP and the Hispanic Federation. The two groups filed a brief in support of the food industry's lawsuit on Wednesday, arguing among other things that the move would hurt minority businesses and asking the city to consider a broader approach (including exercise promotion) to fight the obesity problem that disproportionately affects African Americans and Latinos.
Here is the amicus brief filed by the NAACP and Hispanic Federation.
And here's a commentary published last year by Hazel N. Dukes, president of the New York State NAACP chapter, in which she terms the soda-size-limit plan "a misdirected solution to the growing problem of obesity" in the African American community and argues that the issue should be addressed more broadly in approaches akin to the NAACP's Project HELP (Healthy Eating, Lifestyles and Physical Activity), which "educates participants on the risk factors that lead to chronic diseases, including obesity, diabetes, hypertension, stroke and cardiovascular disease" and "develops community health ambassadors to build healthier environments for families."


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Carlsson A-Class and CLA Details:
For the A-Class, a new front spoiler is available for the standard car as well as the AMG Sport version. The finishing touch is a distinctive grille for the front bumper air intake. While the side skirts fit all models, the new rear apron, which includes an air diffuser, is available for both the standard and AMG Sport versions.
For the AMG Sport version, Carlsson offers grilles for the air outlets on the rear apron, and the cut-outs on either side of the air diffuser perfectly embrace the four polished tailpipes of the Carlsson sports exhaust silencer. In addition to a deeper soundtrack the lower back-pressure designed into this silencer liberates an additional three horsepower.
To improve handling and roadholding, sport springs lower the ride height by 35mm, giving the car an even more hunkered down look. A more sophisticated option is Carlsson's fully adjustable coil-over suspension kit, which allows changes to the ride height, bounce and rebound settings.
Two Carlsson wheel designs can be ordered in different finishes. The 1/10 design alloy wheel is available as Titanium or Diamond Editions in 18 or 19-inch sizes, shod with 225/40 R18, 225/35 R19 tyres. The 19 and 20-inch sizes come in Diamond, Graphite and Titanium Editions, with the 19 and 20-inch sizes available in Ultra Light forged versions. The alternative wheel design is the Carlsson 1/16 RS, in a choice of 18, 19 and 20-inch diameters.
For the new CLA a front spoiler, suitable for vehicles with AMG line, gives the C117 a sporty and aggressive appearance. The CLA kit will also be provided with a grill insert made of electro polished stainless steel. A racing inspired rear apron with diffuser is part of the Aero package. The chrome-plated four-tube tailpipe carries the Carlsson logo and adds a deeper exhaust note to the CLA.
In the handling department, Carlsson is offering drivers their choice of either smooth and comfortable springs or more dynamic rebound adjustable coilovers. Depending on your preference, the four-door coupe can be equipped with the wheel 1/10 in the versions Titanium or Brilliant Edition in the dimensions 18, 19 or 20 inches.
The sportier appearance can also make additional experienced by Carlsson performance enhancements. Using the C-Tronic, the engine ignites in CLA200 (M270) 187 PS/138 kW (serial: 156 PS/115 kW) with a maximum torque of 300 Nm (series: 250 Nm). When CLA250 Series is as high as 253 PS/186 kW (serial: 211 PS/155 kW) and a maximum torque of 420 Nm (series: 350 Nm). Based on the CLA 45 AMG Carlsson offers the top model with the designation CCA45 RSR with 450 hp. Carlsson offers a three year warranty on all their products so rest assured they stand by their products. For more info: www.Carlsson.de


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|"Well, I think we should put it back in order for them, don't you?"
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- "A low rumbling sound had broken the silence around them. It grew steadily louder as they looked up and down the street for some sign of a headlight; it swelled to a roar as they both looked up at the sky — and a huge motorcycle fell out of the air…"
- —Description of Rubeus Hagrid landing the motorcycle at 4 Privet Drive[src]
Harry Potter's motorbike was a motorcycle owned by Harry Potter that previously belonged to his godfather, Sirius Black, which Harry inherited after Sirius was killed by Bellatrix Lestrange during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries. It has a large engine (suggested by the noise made when active and that it can carry a sidecar). Book references to "its exhaust pipe" in the definite singular show that, if, as likely, it had more than one cylinder, they all blew into one exhaust pipe, which is likelier for a vee-twin then for a parallel twin engine. It also appears to have a kickstart[1].
Magic made it much larger than when it was manufactured, emitting a very loud roar. When Hagrid rides it, it is large enough to fit him, a half-giant, and still can carry an ordinary-size person in its sidecar. Another spell made it able to fly, fast enough to compete with a broomstick.
Known uses of the motorcycle
Sirius Black and James Potter (1977)
In 1977 both Sirius Black and his best friend James Potter used the motorcycle while being chased by Muggle policemen for unknown reasons, likely speeding. Their chase came to a close when they were cornered in an alleyway by the two policemen, but Black and Potter escaped by flying over their heads and away on the motorcycle, to the great confusion of their pursuers.[2]
Rubeus Hagrid and infant Harry Potter (1981)
- Dumbledore: "Hagrid. At last. And where did you get that motorbike?"
- Hagrid: "Borrowed it, Professor Dumbledore, sir. Young Sirius Black lent it to me. I've got him, sir."
- — Dumbledore and Hagrid upon Hagrid's arrival with Harry Potter shortly after Harry survived Voldemort's attack[src]
The motorcycle belonged to Sirius Black, who lent it to Rubeus Hagrid shortly after Lord Voldemort attacked the Potter family saying he would not need it anymore. At first, Hagrid found this to be very odd as, according to him, Sirius "loved that motorbike", and before Sirius was shown to be innocent suspected it had something to do with his alleged betrayal of the Potters. Hagrid used the motorcycle to retrieve Harry from the Potter's house and bring him to the Dursleys at 4 Privet Drive.
Rubeus Hagrid and Harry Potter (1997)
Sixteen years later, Alastor Moody led a group of members of the Order of the Phoenix to bring Harry Potter from Privet Drive shortly before his seventeenth birthday. Hagrid was chosen to drive Harry and his possessions to the home of Ted Tonks. before taking a portkey to their final destination. Arthur Weasley had helped Hagrid modify the bike with various buttons that could eject magically-produced traps and barriers from its exhaust pipe in case of a chase.This turned out to be useful, as Hagrid used buttons to produce a large net, a solid brick wall, and dragon's fire, each expanding out of its exhaust pipe, to deter the Death Eaters. However, during the chase, the motorcycle was heavily damaged, made worse when Hagrid tried to use Reparo to fix it. Hagrid had to dive off the motorcycle to keep the Death Eaters from capturing Harry. Ultimately, the two arrived at the Tonks house. Later, Mr Weasley hid the motorcycle in his backyard shed in hopes of fixing it, unbeknownst to his wife Molly Weasley.
After the War
After the Second Wizarding War had ended, Mr Weasley repaired the motorcycle and later returned it to Harry.[3]
Behind the scenes
- As in the books Hagrid is twice as tall as a normal man, the motorcycle would have had to be magically enlarged to twice the size each way to fit him: an engine capacity of 649 cc would become a bit over 5 litres, as big as in some trucks.
- The motorcycle used in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was a white 1959 Triumph 650 T 120 Bonneville.
- The Triumph Bonneville was not used in the motorcycle escape scene in Deathly Hallows part one. It was a light blue Royal Enfield. They had originally contacted Royal Enfield looking for a sidecar, but ended up liking the whole rig and used it instead.
- Harry was first brought to the Dursleys' home by Hagrid riding the flying motorcycle, and left Privet Drive permanently 16 years later the same way.
- The buttons used in the Battle of the Seven Potters might be a reference to James Bond's gadgets.
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows mentions "its exhaust pipe" in the definite singular, which shows that, if it had two cylinders as shown in the movie, it had siamese (= 2-into-1) exhaust pipes; the Triumph Bonneville T120 was supplied with two separate exhaust pipes as standard.
- In LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4, Hagrid accidentally crashes the motorcycle into Number 4 Privet Drive's flowerbeds.
- In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, the motorcycle lands very roughly in part of the marsh at The Burrow, soaking Harry, Hagrid and the cycle itself. Since it was not destroyed, it can be assumed that it was kept by either Hagrid (who had a talent for riding it) or Arthur Weasley.
- In the video game adaption of the film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, instead of being stopped by the various protections around The Burrow, Voldemort is blown away by the dragon fire.
- In the Lego game, the sidecar is on the right, as the passenger seat would be in a car in places such as the United States, China, or mainland Europe that drive on the right side of the road, where the steering wheel is on the left. However, as this is Great Britain, Harry should be riding on Hagrid's left side.
- Harry Potter Prequel (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Motorbike Escape
- Harry Potter Trading Card Game
- Harry Potter: The Creature Vault
Notes and references
- ↑ Book text "[Hagrid] kicked the motorbike to life".
- ↑ http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Harry_Potter_Prequel
- ↑ J.K. Rowling and the Live Chat, Bloomsbury.com, July 30, 2007


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Thought i would try something new and show a video of my typical bike ride. This is me beginning at the shops and heading home. This will give you an idea of how small my safe zone is... and also the lovely surroundings i see every day..not! Enjoy.
Friday, 31 October 2008
Bike Ride
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Tuesday, 28 October 2008
Its that time of year again....
(Random picture of Luke, Nothing to do with this blog entry but he looked so smart in his kilt i wanted to include it)
Why do i hate the winter?? Well there are things i like about winter. I like when it snows through the night and you wake up to a perfect blanket that no one has walked on. I like to play with the kids and make snowmen, have snowball fights etc. I like to walk when it's cold and crisp and BRIGHT. What i don't like is the dark nights. The rain, the general miserable weather that we have here in Scotland on a daily basis. Our clocks went back on Sunday meaning it now gets dark even earlier, soon it will only be 4 in the afternoon and nightfall comes... Boo hoo. Give me summer nights where the kids are out playing till 10pm and i can sit in the garden for hour after hour anyday.
http://livingwithagoraphobia.blogspot.com/ and I happened on this when I was searching for something I might know about as my gran had agoraphobia, never leaving the house all her life even to go to the shops (though she occasionally went for 'runs' in the car with grandad).The blog is written in diary style by Lynn Jackson, a young woman of 27 who has had agoraphobia and panic attacks for 8 years, and, because agoraphobia sufferers are by definition housebound and isolated she is using it as a therapeutic tool to communicate with other agoraphobia sufferers and the world in general.Lynn says that she wanted to write in detail about what she's been through and how she has coped, to help others in the same situation or the loved ones of people dealing with the same kind of problems.
The blog stands out for the positive personality that comes over in the narrative style (better than many novels), on reading entries from 26/06/08 onwards I found myself wanting to know if she manages to triumph over the panics and goes out of the house, and also keeps her relationship going with her boyfriend!
Lynn describes all the treatments that she has tried and her lows and highs. The 7th October blog contains a link to her personal file-store where she offers to share the likes of Paul McKenna's recordings for curing Agoraphobia.A downside of trusting your thoughts to the world is that Lynn received an abusive email. Also Agoraphobia as part of a psychotic mental illness could not benefit from this story of a phobia.A brave attempt to give an insight into a baffling, but ultimately life-choice destroying condition that will be helpful to other troubled young women.
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Tuesday, 7 October 2008
Downloads for Everyone
I recevied an email from a girl who told me about a website where you can store all sorts of files. I have made an account on the site and added everything i have for anxiety. I have a few still to add but so far i have uploaded the following :-
- My favourtie Dr Weekes recordings which comes in 4 parts. Very good for people with agoraphobia and/or depression.
- Paul McKenna's download for Agoraphobia
- Panic Away - A popular book only available online
- One More Live - Not sure what this is, it was sent to me and i havent checked it out yet.
- A relaxation download - 3 Parts (i havent tried this)
- The EFT Manual
- A book called Truth Misbelief
- A book called Anxiey Give away.
If anyone would like a copy of any of these they simply log into the website and click on what they would like. I thought this would be good for people who want to try these files without having to pay for them, possibly they cant afford them. I know i couldnt at times.
All you have to do i log into http://www.dropboks.com/ and enter my email adress as the user name. firstname.lastname@example.com (thats lynn Underscore jackson at hotmail dot com, it underlines it in the blog so you may not see the under score) the password for the account is blogger. Enjoy people. If you have any problems please feel free to let me know. The Linden Method isnt on there at the moment but i will add it and will keep you up to date on anything else i put on there. Also if there is a particular download you are interested in which i dont have let me know what it is and i will try to get it and add it to the folder. Maybe you can send me things i dont already have by email, or put them in the folder, then we can all help each other and share what we have?
Progress for me is continuing. I am still going out everyday. Sometimes to the shops, sometimes only to the bottom of my street depending on my mood and the weather, but i am still very happy with how things are. Also had a little shot of driving again, if possible i was worse this time round but hey... ill keep trying ha. Hope this update finds you all well and positive and i hope this download information will be helpful to you.
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The Second Amendment to the U. S. Constitution
"A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security
The four lines above are the entire Second Amendment to the U. S. Bill of Rights. As written: There can be no INFRINGEMENT upon this right; not for any reason—that's why the Amendment was written this way. To actually INFRINGE upon THE SECOND AMENDMENT is to
DECLARE WAR upon THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES.
There can be no other interpretation for any infringement
Yet that is exactly what is being planned-for
By those that want our freedom ended—completely!
"In addition to that we have the right, according to the U.S. Constitution to form Militias in this country. To serve and protect the land of the free, home of the brave… Because of president Obama there's a lot of Americans worried about December 21st being the end of the world. Now I'm here to tell you it's not going to be the end of the world but it will be the end of 'American guns' because this legislation through Executive Order is being worked through the White House and Washington and prepared for the American people, as we speak. This is a part of Obama's Socialist Agenda. Not only did they go our and bailout the criminal banking institutions—the same ones that raped you in 2008 but now they're taking away your gun rights so that they can fully disarm the American public before implementing a full scale police state…" We must stop this NOW! (1)
"The shooting at Sandy Hook elementary last week has opened a dialogue into the psychology of the 2nd Amendment. The idea is bubbling to the surface that the US government must legislate away our right to protect ourselves with firearms because of a culture of violence or mental illness.
The National Institutes of Health claim that 1 in 4 adults are mentally ill which translates to 57.7 million Americans. According to the Public Health Law Research, restricting firearm ownership on people known or prone to mental illness would significantly reduce homicide and suicide rates. In the article individuals having been diagnosed with any form of depression or mental disorder defined by the psychiatric community would be excluded from the 2nd Amendment.
The pharmaceutical industry want to classify the right to keep and bear arms as a mental disorder in another power grab to circumvent and eventually destroy our Constitutional 2nd Amendment.
An estimated 260 to 300 million firearms are owned by American civilians which equals 1/3 of US households. While gun-related deaths are not raising according to police records, the fear-mongering continues as a supposed trend with no justification.
Propaganda studies into gun ownership claim that alcohol abuse causes the likelihood of gun-related violence to rise, according to Wintemute. Banning assault weapons would control the amount of rounds a person could shoot, while the police officers would still be allowed to tout automatic pistols. By restricting gun sales to include minor misdemeanors as well as convicted felons, 40% of gun sales would be curbed. And with the classification of gun support as a mental disorder, more control could be placed on who ultimately can own a gun.
Paul Barrett who has authored a book that coincidentally claims that current gun laws are ineffective and need to be stricter to prevent more deaths. Barrett says: "Criminologists have studied it, and the consensus is that those laws simply did not have a statistically meaningful effect on crime rates." He also feels that the mainstream media focus on the shootings themselves ignore the actual problem which is actually a "social problem" which is subverted by "the overall gun homicide rate."
In July of this year, Obama vowed to "curb violence in American cities, including reasonable restrictions on gun ownership." (2)
What happened at Sandy-Hook was designed in advance to create the atmosphere necessary to force the public (falsely) to demand gun-control while ignoring the other conditions that more than just contributed to this obscenity. There is a major criminal-crime that includes players from the shooting in Aurora, Colorado and Sandy-Hook: Possibly just so that two key people could escape testifying in the LIBOR trial.
What's also at stake is: The Transcripts Expose Rate-Rigging at LIBOR, the Benchmark for Over $300 Trillion in Global Contracts. Two people got out of testifying. Could the use of their children in this way have been used to get them out of the LIBOR trials? These are the kinds of things that Israeli-agents delight in creating for their own ends – did it happen this time?
We've also totally lost control of our objectivity.
"Mind control. Mass hypnosis. Operant conditioning. Brain entrainment. That's what we're talking about here.
We're so conditioned to how television covers life that we rarely step back and take notice.
In the case of massive disasters and crimes, network news rules the roost.
First, the premiere anchors, who are managing editors of their own broadcasts, give themselves the go signal. They will leave their comfortable chairs and travel to the scene of crime. "It's that big."
The anchors lend gravitas. Their mere presence lets the audience know this story trumps all other news of the moment. That's the first hypnotic cue and suggestion.
Of course, the anchors were not in Newtown, Connecticut, as reporters. They weren't there to dig up facts. Their physical presence at the Sandy Hook School and in the town was utterly irrelevant.
They could have been doing their newscasts from their studios in New York. Or from a broom closet.
But much better to be standing somewhere in Newtown. It imparts the sense of crisis to the viewing millions.
At the same time, the anchors are also there to give assurance. The subliminal message they transmit is: whatever has happened here is controllable.
The audience knows the anchors will provide the meaning and the official voice of the tragedy. The anchors are, in a way, priests, intoning their benediction to the suffering and their elegies to the dead.
This is what the audience expects, and this is what they get.
This expectation, in fact, is so deep that anything else would be considered an insult, a moral crime.
For example, suppose a network suddenly shifted gears and began interviewing police and residents and asking tough questions about contradictions in the official scenario. Suppose that became the primary focus. Suppose the tone became argumentative, in the interest of, God forbid, the truth.
In other words, in a jarring shift of perspective, the anchors began asking questions to seek answers. What a concept.
No, a priest doesn't browbeat a parishioner. He takes confession and then offers a route to redemption.
But if, by some miracle, these anchors launched a quest for truth, the whole scene would devolve into uncertainty and even chaos.
"First, there was a man in the woods. You people chased him. You pinned him down and brought him back into town. Who is he? What's his name? Where is he? Is he under questioning? What are you asking him? What gave you a clue that he might be a second shooter? Come on. Talk to us. People want to know. We aren't going anywhere. We want some answers."
This is called reporting, a foreign enterprise to these blown-dried kings and queens of media news.
"Sir, I know ABC definitively reported there was a second shooter. They said you gave them that information. Where did you get it?…No, I'm sorry, that's not an answer, that's a non-sequitur."
Those of us reporting online declare there is something amiss when the second-shooter story is dropped like a hot potato…and we are called conspiracy theorists.
Get it? Trying to ask relevant questions becomes conspiracy only because the major media didn't do their job in the first place.
"Sir, was it one gun found in trunk of the car or three? Show me the car. Yes. Let's see it. I want to get the license plate. Excuse me? The car is what, some kind of state secret? I don't think so. There are twenty dead children in that school over there, and we want to get to the bottom of this. Take me to the car."
It's called an investigation. Reporters do that.
Sir, your newspaper ran a story about a man's body being found in Adam's brother's apartment. Then that became Adam's mother found dead in her own house here in Newtown. What exactly happened there? A mistake? Wouldn't you say that was a pretty big mistake? How did it happen? What's that? Typical confusion in the early reporting of a crime? I don't think so. Thinking a woman was a man and thinking he or she was found in New Jersey instead of Connecticut, that's not typical at all. Did police find a man's body. Speak up."
Your typical American television viewer would cringe at such demanding questions. You know why? Because he has been entrained and conditioned by news anchors to refrain from digging below the surface. In other words, that viewer is hypnotized.
"Dr. Smith and Officer Jones, we understand that this boy, who was autistic, extremely shy, who had some sort of personality disorder, went into that school and methodically carried out the slaughter of twenty-seven people. In order for him to do that, he had to reload clips at least twice after the first clip ran out. Does that make sense? We're not just talking about a violent outburst here, we're talking about a methodical massacre. How do you explain that?"
If these anchors kept on asking questions like this, do you know what would happen? The viewing audience would begin to stir, would begin to break through their hypnotic programming and wake up.
"You know, he's right. That doesn't make sense. Maybe there really was a second shooter."
"Or that Lanza kid…maybe he didn't kill anybody at all."
"What? You mean he was…set up?"
"Maybe he was a patsy."
Yes. Instead of this kind of talk being consigned to "conspiracy nuts," it actually becomes part of the evening news experience. Because reporters suddenly ask tough questions.
But no. We have to go with grief and shock. We have to lead with it and stay with it.
But that is an artificial construct. Yes, of course people in Newtown feel great shock and pain and loss and grief and horror, but the news producers are consciously moving minutes and hours of it through the tube and filtering out everything else.
They do this every time one of these events occurs, and so the audience expects it and soaks it in and, in that state of entrainment and hypnosis, the audience doesn't want anything else…because anything else would BREAK THE FLOW and the spell, and the grief would no longer have the same impact.
Newtown is presented as a television event. From the outset, the mood is funereal. It has that tinge and coloration. The audience absorbs it and wants no intrusion on it.
This is Matrix programming." There's more at this link: (3).
"Any person who openly advocates for the overthrow of any part of the US Bill of Rights is guilty of constructive treason against the Republic and we the people. It is being said that the NRA is being silent on the Sandy Hook shooting and all of the talk in the mainstream is the NRA this and the NRA that with Bloomberg saying that the NRA doesn't have the sway it once did.
Though we do intend to find out who killed 20 children and 4 adults at the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting as soon as law and order is restored in the United States, our number one concern right now is the Bolsheviks who have infiltrated our government and recently purchased 400 million rounds of .40 caliber hollow points for the purpose of murdering Americans.
If you think we are going to disarm in the smallest degree, you are truly delusional. The only ones who are waving your anti-gun flag are the same traitors who marched in your May Day parade. You are the few, we are the many.
What a world it would be if one could declare war and then just command his enemy to lay down his arms and acquiesce to slaughter. Dream on communists. You have your agents in the middle crying, "It's futile to resist. Your guns are no match for their technology", as your mainstream lapdogs betray your absolute well founded fear thereof. When you kill children you do unleash righteous indignation, but when you fail to shift the blame for the murder from yourselves to a patsy and then a gun, you aid in your destruction.
Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting – No sale, that is unless you are a gun distributer. …death to the international corporate mafia, we shall prevail." (4)
On the practical side there is also this from a reader:
"Disarmament of the Americans?! I don't think so. Just because no shots have been fired is no indication that American Patriots won't fight back when the firearm round up goes awry. I assure all of you many patriots as myself will not submit to any attempts to confiscate our humble arsenals. There are millions of brave men out there that will fight back
With that said I wish to inform all of you of a movement called: "Pick 7." The intent of Pick 7 is to muster millions of 7 man teams of warriors that will meet force with force should the government be hell bent on confiscating American's weapons.
The irony is the government claims that it wants to save lives by banning assault rifles and millions will die resisting this out of control government's attempt to take the guns. The government wants all of our firearms not just the semi-automatics.
Lets take a look at the government's arsenal: Attack Drones, F35s, F22s, F18s, F16s, B1s, B2s, C130 Gunships, Apache Gunships, Navy Seals, Special Forces, Standing Army, Naval, and Marines Forces. Then there are the countless toys of destructions at their disposal and discretion.
So Pick 7 warriors that you can trust and rely on. Develop a plan and quietly train. Hone your skills and teach each what you know. The aforementioned weapons platforms are not foreign to the patriots. Many of you have been trained and operated those weapons of destruction and the government hates that fact.
Asking yourself when is it time to fight? You'll know. Good day."
No doubt this story is just beginning, and there are so few days left in this congressional-holiday to finish stealing the nation! Where will you come down on any of this?
1) The Second Amendment is Under Attack!!! – 6 min 27 sec video
2) Tragic Shootings, Mental Illness and the Assault on the 2nd Amendment
3) How the Newtown massacre became a Mind-Control television event
4) Sandy Hook Communist False Flag Falling Apart at the Seams
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Tribute to Troy Allan
This week Beachfront Radio gave a memorable tribute to Troy Allan (it would have been his birthday on Monday). Troy was a wonderful Trop Rock musician who died this past year after a courageous battle with cancer (very rare stomach cancer called Linitis Plastica). While I didn't know Troy personally, I (like so many others) was moved by his positive/fighting spirit throughout his illness.
One of Troy's songs, I Can, is on my iPhone and I listen to it often as I try to push myself a little further while at the gym or when facing a particular obstacle in the middle of my day. I wish I could have had a conversation about his faith and the strength that he shared with so many. In my own life, I often draw strength from the Bible verse that says, "I can do all things though Christ who strengthens me" (Philippians 4:13).
Troy's lyrics to "I Can" are quite moving:
I can do what I put my mind to, I can do all that others can't
I have pride and determination, so don't you ever tell me that I can't
Because I'll prove you wrong, my will is strong
Yeah, I've just got to believe…I can.
I can make a difference, my voice will be heard
Ideas can move mountains if the action's more than words
I know I'll go the distance, even though the road is steep
Hey, I've just got to believe…I can
Some say don't even try, no matter what the task.
But if the human mind can dream it, well, the Bible says it'll come to pass
Expecting the best and accepting no less, if you just keep telling yourself…I can
Gotta take it on yourself, can't blame nobody else, gotta do what others don't
Willing and able makes everything possible, just keep telling yourself…I can
Well, I just gotta believe I can…I can…I can
I am proud to be a part of the Trop Rock family that reaches across the country (and likely around the world). I appreciate the Parrothead motto, "party with a purpose", and the way in which so many followers of the Parrothead/Trop Rock lifestyle not only enjoy life but reach out to others along the way. One of Troy's last efforts was a series of concerts that he played to give to others in need.
I wrote a song… Sail On Superman as a tribute to Troy and his tremendous strength in the midst of great struggle:
He had a heart as big as Texas, a smile that lit the sky
He never met a stranger, so it comes as no surprise
He touched so many people, he changed so many lives
We don't want to, it's so hard to… finally say goodbye
You put a smile on our faces, but there's a tear in my eye
Sail on Superman, Sail on Superman
May our love fill up your sail, as you head into the light
We (the Parrot Island Band: a Jimmy Buffett Tribute Band), will continue in the spirit that Troy Allan shared with so many. While we certainly enjoy songs about beaches and palm trees, we also seek to pass along the blessings that we have received.
It is said in the Bible, "Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends" (John 15:13). Thanks to Troy for laying down his life for so many. I'm in no hurry, but I do look forward to the day when I can sit down with Troy and play a few songs together… until then sail on Superman, thanks for your inspiration to us all.


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Prerequisites to graduate study, which may be taken during the first year of graduate study if not completed previously, include the following courses or equivalent subject knowledge:
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Required Courses:
Language Disorders: The Pre-School Years
Disorders of Articulation and Phonology: Management
Fluency Disorders: Foundations and Management
CSC+DIS 5526: Adult Language Disorders: Foundations
CSC+DIS 5528: Voice Disorders: Theory and Analysis
CSC+DIS 5531: Application in Audiology
CSC+DIS 5532: Rehabilitative Audiology I
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CSC+DIS 8724: Adult Language Disorders: Management
CSC+DIS 8725: Disorders of Articulation and Phonology: Special Populations
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CSC+DIS 8727: Written Language Development and Disorders
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Prerequisite courses must be completed prior to enrolling in these required courses:
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Internship: No internship is required.
Language Examination: No language examination is required.
Standards of Scholarship:
A graduate student in the M.A. program is expected to perform in accordance with the standards of scholarship of the Temple University Graduate School and of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders:
Comprehensive Examination:
The purpose of the comprehensive examination is to demonstrate the application of accumulated knowledge to the basic science and clinical domains. It is taken in the final semester.
Students can access sample questions in the program manual. The examination is comprised of four questions, one each from the areas of Basic Sciences, Speech Disorders, and Language Disorders, and a fourth question that is drawn from any of the cited areas. All faculty who teach prerequisite and/or graduate courses in the curriculum may write and grade questions in their areas of expertise.
The faculty member who writes the question grades the answer on a 1-5 scale with 3 and above serving as a passing grade. If the student receives a grade below 3, the exam is given to a second reader (along with answers that did pass) who evaluates the responses. If the combined score of the two readers is 6 or above, the answer is given a pass. If the combined score is less than 6, the answer is failed and the student must rewrite a question in that area within two weeks of the grading process.
Students must receive a grade of 3 or above for each of the four questions. Those who fail two or more questions fail the exam and must repeat the examination process during the next semester. Students may not repeat the examination more than twice.
Students must submit in writing, to the Chair of the Department, their intentions to take the comprehensive examination no later than two weeks prior to its administration. Unless given prior approval for extended time, each question must be completed within one hour. Two questions are given in the morning and two in the afternoon.
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The M.A. Program in Speech, Language and Hearing Science is committed to the education of first-rate clinical professionals able to deal creatively with the broadest possible range of populations, settings, and speech-language disorders. The Department is able to provide students with a rich variety of supervised clinical experiences at its own Speech-Language-Hearing Center on the University's main campus and at any of more than 80 field settings throughout the Delaware Valley. In addition, the Department maintains strong connections with faculty members and practitioners at Temple University Hospital and School of Medicine, and with other departments in the College of Health Professions. Graduates of the program have consistently gone on to significant careers throughout the United States and abroad. Opportunities exist for pursuing research interests under faculty guidance through independent study courses or the writing of a master's thesis. Qualified students may elect to pursue special emphasis in service delivery to bilingual speakers.
Time Limit for Degree Completion: 2 years (six semesters where enrollment in two summer sessions is required) with a bachelor's degree in communication sciences and disorders; 3 years (nine semseters where enrollment in three summer sessions is required) without a bachelor's degree in communication sciences and disorders.
Students are required to complete the degree program through classes offered before and after 4:30 p.m.
Dept. of Communication Sciences and Disorders
The faculty itself is interdisciplinary with representation from Audiology, Cognitive and Neuropsychology, Linguistics, and Speech-Language Pathology. A colloquium series and series of grand rounds presentations include speakers from outside the Department and the University. Many other opportunities for interdisciplinary interactions are also being developed, including an interdisciplinary assessment center housed in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.
The program has research affiliations with the Temple University Hospital and School of Medicine, Moss Rehabilitation Hospital, and the American Institute for Voice and Ear Research. In the area of bilingual Spanish-English research, the Department has research affiliations with the University of Texas and San Diego State University.
The program is ranked 38th nationally among approximately 250 ASHA-certified programs.
The degree program is accredited by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, the Pennsylvania Department of Education, and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education. ASHA accreditation has been maintained without interruption since 1968.
Students completing the master's program are generalists with expertise in a wide variety of disorders and population types. Courses and supervised diagnostic and therapeutic experiences concern both children and adults, and encompass a range of disorders, including dysfluency, dysphagia, language disorders, phonological disorders, and voice disorders. Faculty conduct supervised research in such areas as phonological, syntactic, and pragmatic development and language disorders in monolingual and bilingual children, adopted children from China, adult aphasia, voice disorders, communication in aging individuals, and speech physiology.
Graduates are employed in hospitals, rehabilitation centers, schools, private practices, and universities. The placement rate for graduates is 100%.
To complete the process for the Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, graduates must pass the national Praxis Examination in Speech/Language Pathology, and must complete a Clinical Fellowship Year in their first year of employment in the field. Additional state-mandated requirements may apply for graduates employed in the public schools. Each state has its own licensing procedures in addition to the CCC.
Non-matriculated students must have departmental permission to enroll in graduate courses. No more than 9 semester hours of graduate coursework taken as a non-matriculated student may be counted toward the degree. In order to enroll in courses as a non-matriculated student, individuals must supply the department with an official transcript from their undergraduate institution and a syllabus from the course that satisfies the prerequisite requirements for the graduate course. Finally, non-matriculated students must have attained a grade of "B-" or better in the prerequisite class(es) and have an overall undergraduate GPA greater than 3.0. If these requirements are met, non-matriculated students, with permission of the Department, are permitted to take only the following courses: (1) CSC+DIS
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Teaching Assistants assist faculty in laboratory classes. Research Assistants assist faculty in research projects. Academic Interns and Graduate Externs perform database management for the clinical education program or the
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Luis Aparicio, byname Little Looie, (born April 29, 1934, Maracaibo, Venezuela), professional baseball player who was known for his outstanding fielding, speed on the base paths, and durability. Aparicio appeared in 2,581 games at shortstop, more than any other player in the history of American professional baseball.
The son of a baseball player in Latin America, Aparicio began his career in 1953 in the Venezuelan League, replacing his father at shortstop for the Maracaibo Gavilanes ("Sparrowhawks"). Signed by the Chicago White Sox, he entered their minor league farm system in 1954 and began playing as a major leaguer in 1956. In that year Aparicio was elected American League Rookie of the Year, the first player born in Latin America to win the award (see also Latin Americans in Major League Baseball). With second baseman Nellie Fox, Aparicio formed a double-play duo for the White Sox that helped them to the 1959 World Series. In a move that upset both Sox fans and Aparicio, he was traded to the Baltimore Orioles in 1963. In 1966 he helped lead them to their World Series title. He played for the White Sox again in 1968–70, and in 1971 he went to Boston to play for the Red Sox, retiring after the 1973 season.
A popular player, Aparicio appeared in 15 All-Star games. He holds the record for the most assists by a shortstop (8,016) and the most double plays in the American League (1,553), and he led the American League in assists for six consecutive seasons. Aparicio also led the major leagues in stolen bases for nine consecutive years—between 1956 and 1964—and is credited with bringing the stolen base back into favour as an offensive strategy in the American League. He was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, in 1984, the only Venezuelan-born player to achieve the honour.


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Back today with Neil and his stunning tag. If I was a reader, I would definitely click the "oh wow" box on that one. This is sooo gorgeous and stylish me think.
Neil chose to emboss the acetate which is very effective, as well as embossing the metal. Lots of texture on here.
So wadayathink? "oh wow" or not??


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Original Message:
From: firstname.lastname@example.com firstname.lastname@example.com
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 09:00:58 -0500
To: email@example.com
Subject: Path Parsing Errata in Apache HTTP Server
Path Parsing Errata in Apache HTTP Server
The Apache HTTP Server <http://httpd.apache.org/> powers a
whopping two thirds of all internet web sites, offering such powerful
features as SSI, pre-forked and multi-threaded MPMs, input and output
filtering, advanced logging, dynamic actions, dynamic modules,
reverse DNS, virtual hosting, and even SSL via a fully extensible
interface. It operates on an incredible number of platforms, including
nearly all major Unix variants, Novell Netware and Microsoft Windows;
Apache has also been ported to cygwin.
The Apache HTTP Server contains several flaws related to its path
mapping routines that could enable an attacker to cause Apache to
handle files incorrectly, cause a system-wide denial of service, or
possibly execute arbitrary code.
Issue 1 (VU#979793):
Exploitation of this condition leads to a remote denial of service against
a Windows 9x system running Apache, and appears to be due to
erroneous checks in the ap_directory_walk function. A denial of service
can be caused with a web browser by requesting a reserved device
such as "aux":
--- Apache2-nuke.pl ---
use IO::Socket;
if (@ARGV < 1 || @ARGV > 2) {
print STDOUT "Usage: perl $0 <host> <port=80>";
if (@ARGV == 2) {
$port = $ARGV[1];
} else {
$port = 80;
$f = IO::Socket::INET->new(Proto=>"tcp", PeerHost=>$ARGV[0],
print $f "GET /aux HTTP/1.0\r\n\r\n";
--- Apache2-nuke.pl ---
The Apache 2.0.44 release announcement incorrectly states that
previous Microsoft patches eliminate this vulnerability. There are some
devices on Windows platforms that will hang the system if opened with
certain file permissions masks.
Issue 2 (VU#825177):
Exploitation of this condition leads to a remote compromise. This
issue is also restricted to Windows 9x versions of Apache, and has the
same underlying cause as the previously noted denial of service
condition. It is related to CGI input redirection.
Specifically, when POSTing to a CGI, the stdin stream points to the
input form data. By sending a POST to "con.xxx" in a ScriptAlias'ed
directory, your POST data *may* be executed by that interpreter.
Issue 3 (VU#384033):
Exploitation of this condition could lead to bypass of default script
mapping behavior. This flaw impacts Apache on all platforms. This
issue is best described with an example:
Apache should parse 'file' as plain text -- that is, simply returning it to
the browser. However, an incorrect check in Apache's mapping
algorithms, causes the 'php' extension to be associated with this
request. Rather than checking only the file's extension, Apache checks
for extensions in any path member, stopping at the first.
This is more of a weakness than a vulnerability, as exploitation only
yields UID nobody if you allow uploading under the docroot *and* filter
by filename only, in which case you have far more serious concerns
than the exploitation of this issue.
These issues are believed to be specific to the 2.0 branch; Apache
1.3.27 (and all other 1.x versions) are believed immune from these
issues. Apache 2.0.43 and prior should be upgraded to the 2.0.44
release, which will be available from
* I recommend that servers running Windows 9x be upgraded to a
production environment (Windows NT, 2000, or XP, for example). This
offers a solution to VU#979793, and VU#825177.
* A configuration workaround is available for VU#384033. For any
directories allowing uploads, add the following lines:
<Directory "/var/apache/htdocs/uploads/">
AllowOverride None
Options -Includes -ExecCGI
SetHandler default-handler
* All sites running Apache 2.0.43 and prior should be upgraded to
2.0.44 if impacted by these issues.
December 4, 2002: firstname.lastname@example.com notified
December 5, 2002: Confirmation response received from William
Rowe, Jr. (email@example.com); auditing begins.
December 5, 2002: firstname.lastname@example.com contacted
December 5, 2002: Automated response from CERT/CC incident
December 9, 2002: Follow-up received from William Rowe, Jr.
indicates that cause of reserved device issue has been identified.
December 10, 2002: Initial patch binaries received from William Rowe,
Jr. (libapr.dll and libhttpd.dll). Fix for reserved device flaw confirmed,
but dot-in-path attack remains.
December 10, 2002: CERT/CC response received from Chad
Dougherty; vulnerability IDs are assigned.
December 10, 2002: Reply to Chad Dougherty indicating that precise
details of VU#825177 will not be immediately disclosed.
December 10, 2002: Reply to William Rowe, Jr. requesting
confirmation of status and receipt of VU#384033.
December 10/11, 2002: Series of e-mail communications to clarify the
impacts/origins of VU#384033; source of issue is identified.
January 20, 2002: Apache 2.0.44 released
January 22, 2002: Public disclosure
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This Slate article reminded me of some stuff about how the Internet works that isn't widely appreciated. For a few years now ISPs have been complaining about "bandwidth hogs" while at the same time advertising high bandwidths for fixed prices. Comcast has had its knuckles rapped for discriminating against particular traffic. But this hides the real issues, which are to do with the structure of the market for long-haul infrastructure.
Your ISP has to pay for connection to the Internet in exactly the same way that you do: it pays a big telecom company like AT&T or Qwest. The only exception is if your ISP is one of those companies, but even then the retail ISP business will be a separate division that has to "buy" bandwidth from its parent. These "tier 1 ISPs" don't publish price lists, but the general pricing structure looks a lot like the ones described in the Slate article, and for the same fundamental reason: capacity is limited. So your local ISP may buy, say, 1 terabyte per day upstream and 2 terabytes downstream, with any traffic over those thresholds being charged per megabyte.
Aside: Actually the whole thing is much more complicated: a retail ISP will generally buy connections to more than one upstream ISP, which may be either tier 1 or "tier 2" (with long-haul bandwidth but not global presence). Often it will have multiple connections to each of these ISPs, each of which may have different price plans. Any ISP may also have "peering" agreements with other ISPs of the same size. These are free, but are not allowed to carry "transit" traffic destined for anywhere else. Everyone always tries to offload traffic onto someone else as fast as possible, even if the resulting routes are not ideal. Managing this mess to keep the customers happy at minimum cost is a key skill in the ISP business
Thus ISPs will gradually converge on pricing plans that are simplified versions of the cost structure of their industry. This will probably be based on a combination of peak-time limitations and traffic caps that give people an incentive to shift their heavy usage off-peak. The winners will be the ones who can innovate. The challenges are:
- At any given point in time the network has a fixed bandwidth. Hence the challenge is not to reduce the total amount of data moved but to even out usage. Similarly heavy users are only a problem when they start pushing out other customers who might collectively pay more.
- You can't force users to track their usage in detail. Price plans that suddenly cut a customer off until tomorrow (or next month) are scary and unfriendly. Plans that charge extra for heavy usage are even worse, especially for families with teenagers. Throttling is more user-friendly.
- Negotiate with your upstream ISPs to bring your costs into line with your pricing structure. They, too, need to shift usage off-peak and will be prepared to offer pricing plans accordingly. However their idea of "off-peak" may not be the same as a retail ISP with lots of home users.
- Transparency will happen whether you want it to or not. At least some end users are smart enough to detect traffic shaping and other tricks, and their results will be picked up by price-comparison sites for everyone else to read.
In many ways the situation reminds me of 1997, when large ISPs first started to deny peering agreements to smaller competitors and made them pay for transit agreements instead. There were many calls to ban the practice, and grave predictions of the "balkanisation of the Internet". But in practice the economics of Metcalf's Law guaranteed that a well-connected network would have more value than a disconnected network, and after that it was just a matter of how that extra value was distributed. I believe that much the same thing will happen with bandwidth. The Internet has most value when its pipes are full of traffic, and if there is demand for more bandwidth then there will be money to be made by providing it. After that, its just a matter of working out who pays how much for what. As long as the market remains competitive it will converge on the optimum solution, probably quite rapidly.


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A Monday evening crash south of Stella sent two teenagers to the hospital with minor injuries.
A Monday evening crash south of Stella sent two teenagers to the hospital with minor injuries.
Nicolas R. Hutchison, 16 of Joplin, was driving eastbound on Quince Road, six miles south of Stella, in a 1992 Chevrolet S10, when he lost control on the gravel road.
The vehicle traveled off the left side of the roadway and struck a fence and tree.
Hutchison and his passenger, Brandon M. Lester, 19 of Mt. Vernon, were taken by ambulance to Freeman West Hospital in Joplin.
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Sonia A. Myers, 37 of Galena, Kan., sustained minor injuries Sunday afternoon in a two-car crash west of Joplin.
Myers was traveling westbound on Apricot Drive, in Newton County, four miles west of Joplin, in a 1988 Buick LaSabre, when she struck a westbound 2012 GMC Sierra that was attempting to make a left turn.
The driver of the GMC Sierra, Steven J. Miller, 55, of Joplin, was not injured in the crash.
Myers was taken to Freeman West Hospital in Joplin for treatment.
• • •
A Friday afternoon crash sent one McDonald County man to the hospital with moderate injuries.
Kevin J. Burrowes, 49 of Goodman, was traveling northbound on Highway 59 in Goodman in a 1998 Ford Taurus around 3:22 p.m., when he lost control of the vehicle, skidded off the left side of the roadway, up an embankment and overturned.
He was taken to Freeman West Hospital, in Joplin, for treatment.
• • •
A New York man sustained minor injuries in a single-vehicle crash Friday afternoon in McDonald County.
Seth M. Zezoff, 29, was a passenger in a southbound 2007 Chevrolet Aveo, driven by Sauncie M. Anderson, 23 of Springdale, Ark., when the vehicle traveled off the left side of Route KK to avoid a deer and overturned.
Zezoff was taken by ambulance to Mercy Hospital in Rogers, Ark. for treatment. Anderson was not injured in the crash.


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Parmesan and tomato baked eggs is a great recipe since it is so versatile. I have been making this vegetarian breakfast for several years without parmesan, so it makes a great dairy free recipe as well, but I love how the cheese makes the mushrooms and tomato stick together a little more and make it very gooey when the forks hits all savory goodness. If you wanted to spice it up a bit, you could add some spicy sausage or crumbled bacon with the mushrooms or serve with Canadian bacon.
Parmesan and Tomato Baked Eggs (serves 1)
1 1/2 TB olive oil, 1/4 diced onion, 4 oz. canned mushrooms, 1 Lg. tomato, 1 egg, 1 TB fresh Parmesan, 1 TB parsley, and salt and pepper to taste.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Heat olive oil in skillet over med. to high heat. Add onion and cook for a couple of minutes. Add mushrooms and cook until warm and soft a few more minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in parmesan. Set aside.
Cut up top of tomato and carefully scoop out the insides. Fill tomato with mushroom mixture and pack down gently, leaving a small space. Crack 1 egg on top of filling so it is level with the tomato. Season with salt and pepper.
Bake in an 8×8 dish until the egg white is opaque approx. 30 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley.
Serve with Canadian bacon, fried potatoes, fruit and or and English Muffin.


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- Return to your home screen and choose Addons on the left handside menu
- Choose Browser (top left icon that resembles a box)
- Click Install from the zip file
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Campus Life
Muhlenberg isn't a place where you find students just sitting around. We believe that college presents a great opportunity for personal and professional growth and development through action, and our students tend to agree.
Here, students learn about themselves and others through community service, student government, performance, athletics and more. Each individual discovers how to relate to their peers, many of whom come from vastly different backgrounds, interests, beliefs, attitudes and values.
Tolerance of difference isn't only expected at Muhlenberg, it's appreciated and celebrated. Our diverse religious environment and focus on multicultural learning allow students to enjoy the company of those with similar interests as well as broaden their own perspective within the context of a warm, closely-connected community.
Students find over 100 student activities and organizations, with almost countless areas of interest covered. Muhlenberg students foster a strong sense of community involvement; last year, they completed over 38,000 hours of service. Many of our students also enjoy and participate in Muhlenberg's outstanding performing arts programs. Some are involved in Greek life through one of our four national sororities or our four national fraternities.
Muhlenberg sponsors a comprehensive 22-sport intercollegiate athletics program. The Mules compete in the Centennial Conference in all sports and are members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III and Eastern College Athletic Conference. In addition to our conference sports, we also offer organized club sports in ice hockey and women's rugby as well as a full slate of intramural activities.
Knowledge, development and growth don't stop outside the classroom at Muhlenberg College. They begin the minute you step on campus.


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Border accident or bounty hunting?
Stories conflict as to why Mexican soldiers shot at U.S. border agents
Against a sinister backdrop of possible bounty-hunting by Mexican
soldiers, U.S. Border Patrol officials say they are increasingly worried
about "armed incursions" into U.S. territory by heavily armed Mexican
army units, citing a recent incident in which Mexican soldiers chased —
then fired shots at — Border Patrol agents.
The National Border Patrol Council, a
nationwide union that represents all 8,250 "non-supervisory Border
Patrol employees," said although the shooting aspect was unique, Mexican
anti-drug police and specialized anti-narcotic army troops make routine
"incursions" into U.S. territory.
On Mar. 14, shortly after 10 p.m. local time, "two Mexican army
Humvees carrying about 16 armed soldiers drove across the international
boundary and into the United States near Santa Teresa, New Mexico."
There the vehicles pursued a Border Patrol vehicle, which was "outfitted
with decals and emergency lights (that were activated for much of the
pursuit) over a mile into the United States."
The lead Mexican army vehicle, the Border Patrol council said,
contained nine soldiers "armed with seven automatic assault rifles, one
submachine gun, and two .45 caliber pistols," and was eventually
apprehended by other Border Patrol units. The second Humvee, however,
"pursued a Border Patrol agent on horseback and fired a shot at him. The
soldiers then disembarked their vehicle, fired upon one more Border
Patrol agent and chased another agent before fleeing [back] to Mexico in
their vehicle."
U.S. Border Patrol agent
Union officials said the members of the lead Mexican army vehicle
were debriefed and eventually allowed to return to Mexico with their
arms and vehicle.
Though the incident "is the most serious to date," the council said,
"it is but one of hundreds of incursions that have been reported over
the past several years," and it has led union officials to call on
Congress and the Clinton administration to deal with it.
"We will pursue all avenues to bring out the truth," said Martin L.
Wilson, president of the Border Patrol union's Local 1929, which
includes the Santa Teresa district. "We will not let this incident go
away without looking for answers and changes for the betterment of the
members of our local."
Martin said the agents involved had "promised to give us a first-hand
account of the incident," and he emphasized that "this local has not
called for the ouster of the (Border Patrol) chief (Gus de la Vina),
regardless of what has been put out by outside groups."
Mariela Melero, regional spokesperson for the Immigration and
Naturalization Service, based in Dallas, told WorldNetDaily high-level
contacts with the Mexican government regarding the incident are in the
works, but had no specifics. The Border Patrol is part of the INS, and
both agencies fall under the jurisdiction of the Justice Department.
The El Paso, Texas Border Patrol office told WorldNetDaily, "in both
instances, Mexican soldiers apparently were not aware they had crossed
into U.S. territory." The El Paso office acknowledged that two shots had
been fired by the Mexican soldiers, but said that after "Border Patrol
agents identified themselves and explained" that the Mexicans were on
U.S. soil, one of the Humvees carrying the soldiers "retreated" south
while the occupants of the second vehicle "surrendered to the Border
Patrol agents."
INS officials said that shortly after the incident, the Mexican
colonel in charge of the two squads met with Luis Barker, chief Border
Patrol agent in charge in El Paso.
"The Mexican colonel explained that the Mexican vehicles and officers
were part of a counter-narcotics unit that had previously been working
primarily in the interior of Mexico and were unfamiliar with border
areas," INS said.
Paul M. Berg, chief of the Border Patrol Agent's Association, said
that U.S. border officers had been caught armed in Mexico before as
well, and so far U.S. officials have been able to negotiate their
release "with their weapons over the outcry of the Mexican people, who
wanted the agents prosecuted.
"The return of the (Mexican) soldiers will continue to build the
relationships necessary to be able to accomplish this in the future," he
said. Berg added that an "official protest has been lodged by the
(U.S.) Ambassador to Mexico with the Mexican government and they will
Earlier, however, the Border Patrol agents' union alleged a far more
sinister explanation for the shooting — that the Mexican soldiers who
shot at U.S. agents may have been attempting to collect a drug
trafficker's bounty by killing U.S. law enforcement personnel.
"That was no accident," Joseph Dassaro, vice president of the
National Border Patrol Council, told reporters in El Paso, Texas. "The
Mexican military was well into U.S. territory for way over a mile and
chased and fired at agents."
As confirmed by Border Patrol officials, the Juarez cartel, one of
Mexico's biggest drug gangs, has indeed placed a bounty of $200,000 on
U.S. lawmen.


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As I just told you the other day, BP is using a nasty chemical to "clean" up the oil spill in the Gulf. Less than 48 hours after my post, the Washington Post reports the EPA demands BP cease usage of their current dispersant. TreeHugger points to the Obama Administration on this one. I don't know who gets the kudos for it, but I'm glad somebody put the kibosh on this nasty chemical.
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