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8 Remarkable Animals That Saved People's Lives
Many people owe their lives to the tender protection and brave acts of other animals. Here's just a small look at the stories of eight remarkable animals that have saved people's lives.
Pig dashes into street for heart attack victim
JoAnn Altsman had a heart attack and collapsed to the ground. Lulu, her daughter's pot-bellied pig, rushed out of the house, lying down in the street to stop traffic. The pig tried relentlessly to get help, returning to the house to check on JoAnn, only to rush back to the street desperate for help. Finally, one person stopped and followed the determined pig back to the house, where they found JoAnn in pain on the floor. She was immediately rushed to a hospital.
Photo credit: Daniel/Flickr
Goat feeds farmer milk, keeps him warm for five days
While doing his daily farm work, Farmer Noel Osborne was accidentally knocked into a pile of manure, shattering his hip. He was rendered immobile and stranded too far away for anyone to hear his calls for help. For five days, his goat Mandy huddled by his side keeping him warm, even throughout stormy, cold nights. Perhaps more remarkably, Mandy allowed Osborne to milk her for sustenance.
Photo credit: Maessive/Flickr
Beluga whale saves drowning diver
Diver Yang Yun was part of a competition to hold her breath for as long as possible in a pool of beluga whales in China. The dive was running smoothly until she tried to move her legs and they wouldn't move. That's when Mila, one of the beluga whales, came to her rescue. Sensing something was wrong, the whale immediately swam to the drowning diver, took Yun's leg in her mouth and lifted her to the surface to breathe, saving her life.
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92 stranded sailors saved by a dog named Tang
In 1919, a ship called Ethie crashed into rocks stranding 93 sailors amidst stormy seas. After one of the sailors was swept out to sea, the crew turned to Tang. With the rope in his mouth, the dog leaped into the water. When he reached land, onlookers were amazed to discover that his jaw was still fastened to the rope. All 92 of the remaining sailors were pulled to safety due to Tang's ceaseless bravery.
Photo credit: DanDee Shots/Flickr
Horse protects owner from a raging cow
Rancher Fiona Boyd was leading a stray calf into a shed when the calf's enraged mother suddenly charged her, knocked her down and proceeded to stampede over her. 'I was absolutely terrified, and remember rolling up into a ball to protect my head from her hooves,' she recalled. That's when Kerry, who was grazing nearby, immediately leaped to assist her. The horse bucked and kicked at the cow until it moved away, certainly saving Boyd from being trampled to death.
Photo credit: BaylorBear78/Flickr
Gorilla protects boy who falls in zoo enclosure
Here's the remarkable story of Jambo, a silverback gorilla at the Jersey Zoo. After a young boy, Levan, fell into the gorilla's zoo enclosure, fracturing his skull and breaking limbs, Jambo immediately came to his aid. The silverback stood firmly next to the young boy and even stroked his back in comfort, protecting the boy from danger. When Levan woke up and began to cry, Jambo lead his entire troop away so human rescuers could reach the boy.
Photo credit: A.J. Haverkamp/Flick
Elephant saves a girl from 2004 tsunami
Amber Mason, an 8-year-old girl, was saved by a 4-year-old elephant during the 2004 Thai tsunami. Just as the wave struck, the elephant took Amber on its back and ran for higher ground. As the wave crashed around them, the elephant even turned its back to the water, creating a protective wall from the impact. 'If she had been on the beach on her own or with us on the beach, she would never have lived,' Amber's mother recalled. 'The elephant took the pounding of the wave.'
Photo credit: Kudumomo/Flickr
Dolphin saves surfer from shark attack
Surfer David Rastovich describes how a dolphin saved him from a shark attack. 'I was sitting in the water, when all of a sudden I saw a dolphin next to me that was behaving unusually hectic. From the top I saw how the dolphin came flying and hit a shark hard in the side. I myself hadn't even seen the shark before,' he recalled.
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Salary increase debated by county board
Pointed and intense discussion preceded a 3-2 vote of approval by the Carlton County Board of Commissioners for a 10 percent increase in Health and Human Services Director Dave Lee's salary over a two year period. Commissioners Thomas Proulx and Gary Peterson voted nay. This follows a period of no raises for all County department heads due to budget concerns.
Freshly-elected Commissioner Peterson strongly noted, "I am voting no at this time. The money has not been budgeted in our current cycle. The impact of the flash flood of 2012 on county revenues is not known. We do not have a performance evaluation for each department head in place, and we should defer this decision until we have put that system into place."
County Coordinator Dennis Genereau pushed a decision. "Dave Lee runs a large department," he stressed, "which has over 130 employees. I think this is a fair proposal and is long overdue."
Commissioner Proulx just said, "I am not comfortable voting for this at this time."
"The program we provide in Carlton County is focused on service," explained Lee at the next county board meeting on May 28. "Historically, Carlton County has had a philosophy of 'pay now, pay for preventative services, or pay more later.' Carlton County has special considerations where we are ranked state-wide eighth highest in a population qualifying for disability and a higher suicide rate than most of Minnesota. Out of a $16 million budget $6 million is from county levy — $5 million of that levy dedicated to out of home care for child maltreatment, civil commitments for CD, mentally ill, and sex offenders. We have an aggressive billing service, employing two fulltime people, which brings in $500,000 + to our program."
At the May 28 meeting, Lee did not appear to address a salary increase at any time in the presentation. He noted that employee staff numbers varied from county to county in Minnesota depending on how many services are regionalized in cooperation with other counties or, as in the case of St. Louis County, the Civil Service System for many staff which are not trained social workers is used to fill positions.
Commissioner Peterson commented during the meeting and via telephone later, "It is really hard for us to provide oversight on your department. I appreciate you putting together this presentation."
He continued later, "I was elected to ask questions and help facilitate the best programs we can deliver with the funds available. This is a $10,000 raise over two years. We need to work on a process of performance evaluation to make these types of decisions. It should be a process, not a pop-up discussion which the effect on all department heads is not considered. I got an email from another department head which asked me how this affected a needed raise for their duties. We need to be more deliberate to treat all county employees fairly."
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Dr. Hardeep Singh, associate professor of medicine at Baylor College of Medicine and chief of the Health Policy, Quality & Informatics program at the Houston VA Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, has been named a recipient of the prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. He will receive the award from President Obama at a White House ceremony later this year.
PECASE awards are the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers. "The impressive achievements of these early-stage scientists and engineers are promising indicators of even greater successes ahead," President Obama said. "We are grateful for their commitment to generating the scientific and technical advancements that will ensure America's global leadership for many years to come."
Innovative health services
Dr. Singh received this award for his groundbreaking multidisciplinary research on missed and delayed diagnosis and patient safety improvement in electronic health record-based clinical settings. He is recognized for his innovative health services research in several related areas, including understanding and reducing diagnostic errors in the outpatient setting, especially missed and delayed cancer diagnosis; use of health information technology to identify and reduce diagnostic errors; and patient safety related to the implementation and use of electronic health records. In 2012, Dr. Singh received the Academy Health Alice S. Hersh New Investigator Award in recognition of the national significance of his work. His research has been published in prestigious journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine and JAMA and cited in several national policy reports. Dr. Singh was recently appointed to a federal advisory committee based at CDC and is currently leading national policy development efforts to improve diagnostic test results communication in the VA.
"To be the recipient of such a prestigious award is an incredible honor," said Singh. "Much remains to be done to make health care safer for all and I hope this recognition will inspire others to join our efforts to shape policy and practice through rigorous research." Singh is working to train the next generation of interdisciplinary patient safety researchers to keep the field at the leading edge of innovation and to improve medical practice in a health care system increasingly defined by health information technology.
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South African Journal of Surgery
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S. Afr. j. surg. vol.48 no.4 Cape Town nov. 2010
Incidence and histological features of colorectal cancer in the Northern Cape province, South Africa
M. Q. WentinkI; M.RäkersI; D. A. StupartII; U. AlgarIII; R. RamesarIV; P. A. GoldbergV
IColorectal Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital and the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam
IIF.C.S. (s.A.); Colorectal Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital
IIIM.Sc. (nursing); Colorectal Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital
IVPh.D.; MRC/UCT Human Genetics Research Unit, Division of Human Genetics, Institute for Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital
VM.Med.; Colorectal Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital
AIM: The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, and to identify patients with histological and demographic features suggestive of hereditary non-polyposis colon cancer (HNPCC).
METHOD: This is a retrospective review of all cases of primary adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum diagnosed by the two pathology laboratories operating in the Northern Cape between January 2002 and February 2009. Demographic data were collected, as well as pathological staging of the tumours and histological features suggestive of HNPCC (according to the revised Bethesda guidelines for microsatellite instability testing). Population census data for the Northern Cape were obtained from Statistics South Africa.
RESULTS: The annual incidence of CRC in the Northern Cape was 3.7/100 000 population (3.5/100 000 for men and 3.9/100 000 for women). The median age at which colorectal cancer was diagnosed was 59 years (range 16 - 90 years). On pathological and demographic criteria, 75/206 (36%) of the patients met at least one of the criteria of the revised Bethesda guidelines for microsatellite instability testing.
CONCLUSION: CRC is rare in the Northern Cape, and one-third of the patients had demographic or tumour histological features suggestive of HNPCC.
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Thursday, February 28, 2008
Gluten Free Oatmeal Apple Snack Cookies
I am very blessed to live in a "real" neighborhood where I actually know and interact with my neighbors. We email and call each other often. We also hang out together on occasion! One such occasion happened last week when we had a rare occurrence of a moon eclipse.
James, Donna, and their son came to hang out with us in our back yard to watch this spectacular event. While it was rather cloudy for most of the show, we did get a few amazing glimpses of the extraordinary celestial experience!
Afterwards we went to the kitchen for some warm oatmeal snack cookies and homemade hot chocolate (my favorite frugal recipe!). Michael asked why I didn't make his favorite chocolate chip cookies, he seems to think those are the only permissible cookies in our house. But these cookies are "grown-up" cookies. They are warm, nutty, sweet, fruity, and (shhh... don't tell anybody) good for you! Packed with fiber, fruit, healthy fats, and lower in sugar, they are truly a very healthy (and delicious!) cookie!
The idea for these cookies came from a recent Southern Living issue. I changed the recipe considerably, not only to make it gluten free, but also very easy. I used my new gluten free master baking mix which worked beautifully in this recipe! I can't wait to make the cookies again. I think next time I'll throw in some chocolate chips for Michael. Poor guy.
I'm so thankful for my neighbors! Donna is one of the most positive people I know and she always makes me feel like I am an expert cook and baker. (You're too nice Donna! You always seem to miss my cooking flops.. I'll invite you over next time!) She and her husband enjoyed these cookies (and that yummy hot chocolate)! I hope you will too!
Gluten Free Oatmeal Apple Snack Cookies
1 1/4 cups Gluten Free Master Baking Mix
2 tsp. pumpkin (or apple) pie spice
1/4 cup neufchatel cheese, softened
3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
2 large eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract
3 cups certified gluten free rolled oats
1/3 cup chopped pecans
3/4 cup dried apples, finely chopped (any other dried fruit would work also!)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine master mix and pumpkin (or apple) pie spice together. Set aside. Mix neufchatel cheese and brown sugar together at medium speed until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time until well blended. Add vanilla, mixing until blended. Gradually add flour mixture, beating at low speed until blended. In a large bowl mix oats, dried apples and pecans together. By hand, stir oat mixture into cookie batter just until incorporated. Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto baking sheets lined with parchment paper. Gently flatten into circles. Bake in batches at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes until golden brown, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Makes around 35 cookies. Let cool slightly on wire racks. Cookies are excellent warm and will be chewy!
Note: These cookies freeze well and can be kept in a tightly sealed container on the counter for several days (if they last that long! Ours only lasted 2 days!!)
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This post is linked to Ricki's Gluten Free Holiday Roundup at Diet, Dessert, and Dogs.
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Hi Carrie. Your cookies look wonderful! I may give them a try this weekend as we'll be snowed-in again. The beginning of your post made me laugh because we did have a crystal clear view of the eclipse, but we tried to watch it through skylights. We did venture outside eventually and it was far more spectacular when not looking through glass; however it was 12 below zero!ReplyDelete
Yum- I like the idea of apples in an oatmeal cookie. Thanks for the inspiration! (And you're so lucky to have such a lovely neighbor!) :)ReplyDelete
Suzanne -- THANK YOU! These cookies are very good! I bought some dried cranberries this week to make some more this weekend! I can't wait to try them again! I don't feel guilty eating these cookies!!ReplyDelete
That is so funny that is was 12 degrees where you live! It is SO warm here already!! (well, warm for late winter!)
Karina -- I ALWAYS appreciate your comments dear girl!!! I am lucky to have such wonderful neighbors. I actually know all of our neighbors by first name and I think that is a true blessing! I'm glad you like the cookie idea! I hope you can make a recipe for them (I know you can't tolerate the dairy or the eggs!) I need to do some Karina friendly recipes! I'm trying your "uncheese sauce" this weekend!!
Carrie, I wish it was 12 degrees...that was -12! Snowing now, sigh!ReplyDelete
Hmmm, I always have dried cranberries on hand, maybe I'll try them with the apple.
Suzanne... I know it may sound crazy... but be thankful for the snow! I am one snow loving girl and we haven't had one little drop of it all winter! The grass is always greener isn't it!! ;-) I can't believe it was -12 degrees there! Dang! that is cold! I don't think it's ever gotten that cold here!!ReplyDelete
What a great post! Your eclipse party sounds lovely- and cookies too, mmm.ReplyDelete
Those look great with the addition with apples!ReplyDelete
Wow those look yummy! I do have a serious issue with oats, but did not know that they had certified gluten free oats. I will have to look for those. That is great that you have a close nit neighborhood. I do not have any neigbors and sometimes wish I did.ReplyDelete
can't wait to try this recipe out, carrie. thanks for posting this as i love these kinds of "grown-up" cookies!ReplyDelete
These look so yummy!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 26, 2009 at 7:37 PM
These look great! They remind me of some cookies I made off Sara Snow's website. You should check out her recipes, healthy and easy to make gluten free! I love all your recipes and have tried many of them, and have liked everyone so far.ReplyDelete
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The Defense Department will request a 1 percent pay increase for members of the uniformed military for 2014, the Pentagon announced Wednesday.
Military service members received a 1.7 percent increase for 2013.
"The proposal provides a pay raise for U.S. forces in an era of slowing defense spending," said Defense spokesman George Little. "In addition to this pay increase, the department will maintain important benefits for active duty service members and families, including housing and subsistence allowances, special pay, tuition assistance, health care, commissaries, child care and youth development programs, and military retirement benefits."
Little acknowledged that the increase was "less than previously projected," but said it "allows the department to maintain critical investments in readiness and modernization going forward."
At a briefing with reporters Wednesday, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said, "no one is getting a pay cut, but we will provide a pay raise that's smaller than we've seen in past years in order to achieve some savings by virtue of what we confront in the compensation area."
Panetta noted that military personnel costs have gone up by 80 percent since 2003, and said the department must slow the growth or be forced to steeply cut the size of the force. He also noted that Congress has approved a commission to look into trimming military retirement benefits.
"We will stress that retirement benefits would be grandfathered," he said.
Panetta also said Defense's fiscal 2014 budget proposal would recommend another round of military base closures, and identify $30 billion in savings from overhead and duplication at the department.


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Reading 2: A Source of Pride for a Sleeping State
When Raleigh was established in 1792, the town consisted of four 99-foot-wide streets, a few 66-foot-wide streets, and five public squares. One of the squares occupied the center of the new town and was reserved for a capitol building, or State House, to house the state government. The North Carolina legislature set aside $10,000 to build the State House, which was completed in 1796. In 1822, William Nichols, the state architect, was hired to make the plain, small building more elegant. Between 1822-26 he stuccoed the exterior and added classical details which made the State House more fashionable; in addition, he added a third floor, rotunda, and dome.
On June 21, 1831, the remodeled capitol building was destroyed by fire. Ironically, a smelting pot of zinc being used to fireproof the building tipped over onto the roof and started the blaze. For the next 18 months, Raleigh's status was uncertain as the debate over moving the capital to Fayetteville reopened. The original protest that Raleigh would "never rise above the degree of a village" had proven true. Fayetteville, on the other hand, maintained its commercial advantages. If designated the capital, the town expected to become a metropolis, something North Carolina still lacked. Fayetteville failed to gain enough support, however, and Raleigh remained North Carolina's capital.
In December 1832, the legislature agreed to build a new capitol on the original site. They appropriated $50,000 and established a board of commissioners to plan a building similar to the old State House, but larger as well as fireproof. The commissioners selected the New York architectural firm of Ithiel Town and Alexander Jackson Davis to design the structure. The Town-Davis firm was famous for designing buildings in the Greek Revival Style, which was closely identified with the monumental public buildings of the nation's capital city, Washington, D.C., and the government buildings of several states. The firm already had completed the Connecticut State Capitol in New Haven and was at work on Indiana's capitol building. Town presented a plan for North Carolina's capitol, but the legislators felt the design looked too much like a Greek temple. William Nichols, Jr. was then asked to submit a plan for a capitol that would more closely resemble the remodeled building his father had executed.
Construction began on July 4, 1833, but Nichols's involvement in the project soon ended. The legislature then reappointed Town and Davis to continue construction. Although the walls already had been begun, Town modified the design to reflect the Greek Revival Style. This time, the legislature approved the design. In the fall of 1834, David Paton, a young architect from Scotland, took charge of construction. He brought in several skilled stonemasons, and with some of his own changes, completed the North Carolina Capitol in 1840. A festive celebration lasting from June 10-12, marked its completion.
The commissioners had asked for a "structure that would be an object of pride and admiration for the people of a State that had little in the way of man-made splendor."1 In fact, it was reported early in the project by a legislative committee that the commissioners had sacrificed "much of convenience and comfort" to the desire to build "a noble monument to...the people of North Carolina."2 The committee's desire for such a noble monument had cost almost $533,000more than three and one-half times the state's total revenue in 1840. The results seemed to justify the expense. When the building was completed, the commissioners reported proudly that "the State possesses a building which for solidity & beauty of material, uniform faithfulness of execution, and for Architectural design, is not surpassed, if indeed equaled, by any building in the Union....And to North Carolinians it will remain for Centuries, an object of just & becoming pride, as a noble monument of the taste & liberality of the present generation."3 A contemporary report stated: "this political Temple, the Capitol of North Carolina, will vie with any legislative building in the Union, if not the world, and presents one of the finest specimens extant of classic taste in Architecture."4
Questions for Reading 2
1. Why was the first State House of North Carolina remodeled? What happened to the building in 1831?
2. Why do you think the building commissioners wanted a grand and elegant capitol?
3. Do you think a building can boost citizens' pride in their state? Why or why not?
Reading 2 compiled from Catherine Bishir, North Carolina Architecture (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1990); Henry Russell Hitchcock and William Seale, Temples of Democracy: The State Capitols of the U.S.A. (New York: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1976); North Carolina State Capitol Education Staff, "A Tour of the Capitol," 1994; John L. Sanders, "The North Carolina State House and Capitol, 1792-1972," unpublished manuscript, North Carolina State House Archives, 1972; John L. Sanders, "This Political Temple, the Capitol of North Carolina" (Popular Government, Fall 1977); Harry L. Watson, "'Old Rip' and a New Era" in Lindley S. Butler and Alan D. Watson, The North Carolina Experience: An Interpretive and Documentary History (Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1984).
1John L. Sanders,"The North Carolina State House and Capitol, 1792-1972," unpublished manuscript, North Carolina State House Archives, 1972.


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OPUS is the telemetry processing system currently operational at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. This system converts the incoming telemetry from the Hubble Space Telescope into standard output. OPUS software is based on the blackboard architecture and, as a result, is highly robust and portable.
OPUS also provides a pair of monitors/managers that can assist the operations staff in controlling the activities in the pipeline. Those monitors are Java-based, easy to use and portable.
One set of OPUS applications processes the telemetry, producing standard FITS (Flexible Image Transport System) data files. Those processes are to a great extent table-driven in an effort to reduce code changes, improve maintainability, and reduce the difficulty of porting to new missions.
OPUS is...
- ...a fully distributed pipeline processing system for any series of applications.
- ...an environment for running multiple instances of multiple processes in multiple pipelines on multiple nodes.
- ...a set of monitoring tools to help you control the distributed pipeline.
- ...able to run on Solaris (2.8), Linux Red Hat (8.0) and AIX (5.1) platforms or, with NFS devices, on a mixed set of platforms.
- ...a fully operational telemetry pipeline system at the Hubble Space Telescope Science Institute.
- ...extensible: allows easy integration of your own pipeline steps.
- ...configurable: allows tailoring of pipeline processing to your own environment.
- ...robust: in continuous operation at STScI since December 1995.
- ...available: The OPUS platform which supports a complete pipeline is now available on CD-ROM with a sample pipeline.
Observatories and Satellites
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OPUS is used operationally by an increasing number of observatories:


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Tesla Motors
Tesla Motors is a California-based company that manufactures and markets electric powered automobiles. Its stated objective is to make electric powered vehicles available to and popular with ordinary car buyers. It hopes to accomplish this by selling vehicles in its own showrooms, by licensing some of its engine and power train components to other auto manufacturers for use in their own electric vehicles, and by serving as an example to other car manufacturers, inspiring them to bring out their own models of electric cars. It is worth noting that the Vice-Chairman of General Motors in 2007, Robert Lutz, credited Tesla with inspiring him to encourage the company's development of the Chevy Volt, a hybrid sedan that can be recharged at plug-in stations.
Tesla's chairman, Elon Musk, has made headlines recently with his well-publicised venture into the commercial rocket industry, having successful launches of the Space-X Falcon-1 and Falcon-9 launch vehicles, and the first successful docking of the Dragon capsule with the International Space Station.
Models currently in production from Tesla include the Tesla Roadster sports car and the Model S sedan. Another vehicle, the Model X is a crossover (CUV) utility vehicle with a passenger capacity of seven people. It is scheduled for release in 2014.
The Roadster sports car was the first production model electric vehicle to use a lithium ion battery, and the first with a range of 200 miles on a single charge. Motor Trend magazine tested the vehicle and reported that it accelerated from 0-60 (mph) in 3.7 seconds, and achieved a top speed of 102 mph in a quarter-mile. The Roadster also was the first electric vehicle to win the Monte Carlo Alternative Energy Car Rally, in 2010. And in an Australian rally, the Global Green Challenge, the Roadster completed 313 miles on a single charge at an average speed of 25 mph.
At present, pricing for Tesla vehicles puts them out of reach for the average consumer. The Roadster retails at $109,000. The Model S sells for $95,000, and a Limited Edition series is priced at $105,000. However, one of the company's aims is to bring out a vehicle class similar to the Audi, Mercedes-Benz, or BMW, that will have features, driving range, and price tag (about $30,000) that can compete in the mass market.
The safety of the Tesla Model S sedan was questioned recently after a collision in which a Model S ran over a large piece of metal dropped from a septic tank truck and caught fire. The curved metal object pierced the battery from underneath the car, causing it to ignite. The battery's protective shielding contained the fire, preventing it from reaching the driver cockpit, even after firefighters inadvertently pierced the top of the battery compartment while trying to extinguish the fire. The driver received a warning from the car's safety systems and had enough time to pull over to the side of the road and exit the vehicle. He was not injured. The company pointed out in its news release on the accident that a gasoline-powered vehicle involved in the same kind of accident may have suffered far more serious consequences.Read More
Mac Pro Redesign 2013 Coming Soon
Excitement is ramping up in in the technology world for the new Apple Mac Pro, coming later in 2013. Ever since the amazing reveal of the coming Mac Pro Apple devotees have been poring over the outstanding list of features and the photographs of the new form factor. Design has always been a major focus for all Apple products, and the Mac Pro 2013 features a design that one-ups both Intel and past Macs with an evolutionary leap in performance and appearance.
It has got the people excited! "I am ready to upgrade now!" (Brandon from cdl test genius exclaims). "I have been using the 2008 model for awhile and it works great, but i cant resist the outstanding look of the new one ".
The newly designed Mac Pro 2013 looks like a compact black monolith, measuring a mere 9.9-inches, with a circumference of 6.6-inches. The innovative design brings new meaning to the word "compact," densely packing in the latest in cutting-edge computing technology, while maintaining the modern need for power efficiency. The exemplification of a next generation computer, the soon to be released Mac Pro features plenty of room for expansion and ultimate connectivity with 6 Thunderbolt 2.0 ports, USB 3.0 and gigabit Ethernet. While USB 3.0 is considered extremely fast, with transfer speeds of up to 5Gbps, Thunderbolt 2.0 offers massive overhead speed of up to 20Gbps. The list of enhanced ports include the latest HDMI 1.4 interface and provisions for operating with the ultra HD 4K video standard that's even now arriving in stores.
At the heart of the powerful pre-production Mac Pro is a 12 core Xeon E5 CPU, which interfaces with large storage drives by means of PCI express flash storage, a super-fast transfer standard that transfers data 2.5 times faster than SSD based hard drives. That's excellent news for video producers and graphic designers, shifting huge files around. A newly designed memory controller ensures no slowdown while memory hungry applications are running, providing a massive 60GB per second of memory bandwidth.
The Apple engineers have designed a cylindrical frame packed with the technology users have been demanding, and added even more, future-proofing the coming Mac Pro for some time. Connectivity, including integrated Bluetooth 4 and 802.11ac, are implemented, and dual AMD FirePro GPU's are included to process the enormous data throughput, displaying graphics on up to 3 next generation 4k monitors. All of this power and performance is made possible by the ingenious design of the unified thermal core, centralizing cooling for the CPU and GPU's, delivering Apple's latest technology with style. Impatient users can't wait to get hold of the new Mac Pro and put it through its paces.Read More
Google Goggles Image Recognition App
The search engine Google has developed many new technological items that people use on a daily basis. From finding information from a search to giving driving directions to providing free text messaging and calls Google has broken many boundaries. Google goggles is a downloadable image recognition app that helps make the lives of people even easier. This app uses a picture that a person takes on their cell phone or other internet enabled device and performs a search. A person does not have to type anything in. All the information and top items related to the picture will be right there in front of them.
There are many everyday uses for this app. All a person has to do it take a picture of what they need and Google will provide search results. For example if a person takes a picture of a food item Google can tell them where it is on sale. This app is even able to recognize barcodes off of these items to help a person find where they are sold and at the best price. If a person takes a picture of a famous landmark such as a painting in a museum Google will provide search results with all the information about that picture. Google is already working with the Metropolitan Museum of Art to be able to provide visitors with all the information about their artwork by just sending in a picture. This is just the beginning of what Google Goggles can do for a business or an organization.
This app is just beginning to be used by businesses. Once more businesses start utilizing the app they will be able to advertise their products and services. They can give background information about the company as well as prices. This is just the beginning . Students can use Google goggles to find information for their research papers for accurate web sources. This app is used with iPhones, iPads, and other devices with an iOS4.0 operating systems. As more businesses start to use this hands free search engine the easier it will be for people to get the results they need with just the touch of a button.
Business Spotlight – Septic Tank Cleaning Hollywood
In the 20th century, plumbing was very primitive. The ways that waste materials were disposed of would cause one to question how society was able to function at that time. The rich and famous were the ones that had the luxury of some type of system that was used to handle the waste products. Technology has changed the ways hazardous products are handled along with limiting the types of diseases that occur under unsanitary conditions. Can you imagine having to carry a pot or some type of container to a certain field to empty the waste materials everyday. To most ladies, this idea would be revolting. Years ago, this was the only job that some had. The invention of the toilet and the septic tank blazed the trail for even more trendy equipment to be created like the commode that senses when you have finished your time in the bathroom and will automatically flush without the need to push a handle. The average septic system processes thousands of gallons of waste water annually. It is vitally important that the plumbing system stays in proper working order. The best advice would be to have the septic tank cleaned every few years. Some states have a mandate that instructs all persons that own homes to have the tank cleaned every two or three years. If routine maintenance is performed, the likelihood of major problems arising greatly decreases. Many times, there are problems with the system that go undetected for years. Once it becomes an emergency situation, a large amount of money is required in order to rectify the situation. At the first sign of trouble, let a professional plumber check the system. A strong odor that smells like waste, or soft patches of soil around the septic system is cause for alarm. These signs should not be ignored because it can lead to a more serious problem and the tank may have to be replaced. Hollywood, Florida has some of the most beautiful homes and landscaping that will take your breath away. Do not let faulty plumbing ruin your piece of paradise. Contact the best septic tank cleaning company to handle the problem. Regular cleaning will keep the cost of repairs down. A minor problem this year can cost thousands to repair next year. Professional septic cleaners will handle the problem in a timely manner. We are reliable and will handle any problem that may arise. www.septictankcleaninghollywood.comRead More
Advertising, What Separates The Successful From The Strugglers.
The Importance Of Advertising In Today's Marketplace
Advertising To A Targeted Audience
Traditional means of advertising like TV, radio and newspaper ads blast messages out to an untargeted audience. PPC, banner ads and various other Internet advertising mediums offer a much more strategic targeting of advertising campaigns to particular demographics of potential customers. Facebook ads can be targeted by location (cities, states), time of day, age, sex, educational background, occupation and even hobbies of viewers. Targeting ads according to market research increases the ROI for businesses tremendously.
Digital Technology Levels The Playing Field
Remember Kodak film? Digital technology has enabled the Internet to be a reality. Images and videos can now be very inexpensively made and delivered instantly. Multimedia advertising campaigns can deliver email, mobile text messaging, video marketing and social marketing in endless combinations. New and existing companies have a multitude of affordable options to increase their brand awareness to their target market of potential customers.
Digital technology has made direct marketing more affordable. Imaging, printing and file sharing improvements have greatly reduced the cost of postcards and other direct mail items. It is now possible to send out a postcard advertisement with a link to a webpage that has a Youtube video, which in turn refers viewers to a Facebook business page which can be viewed on a mobile device! Advertising campaigns today try to take advantage of the synergistic "viral effect" that can be created by combining numerous modes of digital communication.
Advertising in today's marketplace is essential for both existing and new companies. While the multitude of new modes of advertising can be very cost effective for small and large businesses, marketing campaign strategies must be created with market research and insight to present and future conditions. If a business is not advertising their brand or products using the Internet, their competition most likely will be taking advantage of Internet advertising options to increase their market share.


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Roberts named interim dean of library services
Friday, May 17, 2013 2:00 AM
Pittsburg, KS
As Pittsburg State University's curator of special collections and university archivist, Randy Roberts has spent the past 15 years of his professional life inside Axe Library preserving and highlighting the history of PSU and the local community.
In a few weeks, he'll have another significant reason for being at the library.
Roberts has been named interim dean of library services, effective June 8. He succeeds David Bunnell, who this spring announced his resignation from the position.
"Randy is highly-regarded at Pittsburg State and in the community, and we're very appreciative that he's willing to take on this assignment," said Lynette Olson, provost and vice-president of academic affairs. "I know he will provide great leadership to the library."
Roberts will continue in his roles as university curator and archivist.
"I'm excited for the opportunity to help lead library services at Pittsburg State," Roberts said. "It's been a joy to serve here for 15 years and I look forward to what's ahead."
Olson said Bunnell, who will remain on the library's staff, had a positive effect on the library during his tenure as dean.
"Dr. Bunnell did a lot for the library, including helping to plan for the location of the Student Success Center within Axe Library," Olson said. "He also led a face lift for the interior of the library, giving the main floor an updated, more open and welcoming look, and he was instrumental in the reopening of the Axe Grind coffee shop. We appreciate his service."


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Author fails to acknowledge deluge of Twitter threats
Paul Joseph Watson
July 11, 2013
Time Magazine writer Marc W. Polite argues that despite a deluge of Twitter messages from Trayvon Martin supporters threatening to riot if George Zimmerman is acquitted, police preparations for potential unrest are based on little more than racism.
In an article entitled Preparing for Riots After Zimmerman Verdict Is Racial Fear Mongering, Polite states that the "pre-emptive call for calm (by police) runs counter to recent history, and may be akin to racial fear mongering" as part of an, "assumption of violence on the part of the black community, and of black men."
Nowhere in his piece does Polite mention the plethora of threats made by Trayvon Martin supporters, primarily made on Twitter, that brazenly promise riots, looting, attacks on white people, and murder attempts on Zimmerman if he is found not guilty.
"No one seems to be concerned about the possible violence of Zimmerman supporters if Zimmerman is convicted," adds Polite, failing to acknowledge that unlike Trayvon supporters, thousands of Zimmerman backers have not took to social media networks to openly announce their plans to riot if they don't like the verdict.
Even if disorder is unlikely, the sheer volume of messages from Trayvon supporters threatening to stage violence and looting means it would be remiss of authorities not to at least prepare for some kind of unrest.
The race of the people making those threats should make no difference whatsoever. If thousands of white supremacists were making threats to riot, rob and kill, would Time Magazine publish an article labeling police racist for preparing to deal with it?
Polite's article also fails to mention the fact that Trayvon supporters already staged disorder last year in response to Zimmerman not being arrested, when gangs of teenagers ransacked a Walgreens in north Miami, hardly a "sophisticated" form of protest, as Polite claims has been embraced by pro-Trayvon activists.
Polite argues that relatively recent murders where the victims were black men did not prompt nationwide riots. However, in none of these cases did the President of the United States insert himself into the controversy at the outset as Obama did when he stated, "If I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon."
In addition, it has now come to light that many of the early pro-Trayvon Martin protests were actually encouraged by the Obama administration.
As Michael Snyder writes, "Judicial Watch has obtained documents which prove that the Community Relations Service, a division of the Department of Justice, was sent to Sanford, Florida in late March 2012 "to help organize and manage rallies and protests against George Zimmerman". This included spending quite a bit of money, arranging meetings between the NAACP and local leaders, and providing police escorts for protesters."
Numerous prominent voices, including former Chicago cop Paul Huebl have warned that the outcome of the trial will lead to riots that could surpass those seen in the aftermath of the Rodney King beating.
Sheriffs in several Florida counties have been preparing for the potential that the outcome of the trial could spark riots for weeks. Sanford Police Chief Cecil Smith and other city officials are worried that a Zimmerman acquittal could spark "violence" and have crafted a "secret law enforcement" plan to deal with potential social disorder. They are also working with the Department of Homeland Security.
Meanwhile, authorities in Broward County are concerned about flash mob violence being organized via Twitter and are preparing to flood the social network with anti-riot messages when the Zimmerman trial concludes.
Paul Joseph Watson is the editor and writer for Infowars.com and Prison Planet.com. He is the author of Order Out Of Chaos. Watson is also a host for Infowars Nightly News.


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Graduate Studies
English 2011-2012
Admission | Courses | Program | Requirements | Profile
Chairperson: Mark Mossman
Director of Graduate Studies in English: David Banash
Office: Simpkins Hall 124
Telephone: (309) 298-1103 Fax: (309) 298-2974
E-mail: email@example.com
Website: wiu.edu/english/
Location of Program Offering: Macomb, Quad Cities
Graduate Faculty
- Bill Knight, M.A., University of Illinois at Springfield
- Joan Livingston-Webber, Ph.D., Indiana University-Bloomington
- Mark Mossman, Ph.D., Saint Louis University
- Alice B. Robertson, Ph.D., Arizona State University
- Mohammad A. Siddiqi, Ph.D., Temple University
- Margaret Sinex, Ph.D., University of Toronto
- Patricia A. Young, Ph.D., Bowling Green State University
Associate Professors
- Marjorie C. B. Allison, Ph.D., University of Minnesota-Minneapolis
- David Banash, Ph.D., University of Iowa
- Merrill Cole, Ph.D., University of Washington
- Roberta Di Carmine, Ph.D., University of Oregon
- C. Bradley Dilger, Ph.D., University of Florida
- Christine Iwanicki, Ph.D., Indiana University-Bloomington
- Daniel Malachuk, Ph.D., Rutgers University-New Brunswick
- Amy Patrick, Ph.D., University of Minnesota-Minneapolis
- Shazia Rahman, Ph.D., University of Alberta
- Bonnie Sonnek, Ph.D., University of Iowa
- Erika Wurth, Ph.D., University of Colorado-Boulder
Assistant Professors
- Neil Baird, Ph.D., University of Nevada-Reno
- Everett Hamner, Ph.D., University of Iowa
- Tim Helwig, Ph.D., University of Maryland
- Christopher Morrow, Ph.D., Texas A&M University
- Peggy Otto, Ph.D., University of Louisville
Associate Graduate Faculty
Associate Professors
- Teresa Simmons, MBA, University of Illinois
- P. M. Strother-Adams, M.A., Chicago State University
Assistant Professors
- Rebekah Buchanan, Ph.D., Temple University
- Lisa Kernek, M.A., University of Illinois
Program Description
The Department of English and Journalism offers work leading to the Master of Arts degree in English. The program is intended for those seeking a graduate‑level liberal arts education, pursuing careers in secondary or community college teaching, or planning further graduate study toward the Ph.D.
Admission Requirements
Students selecting English as a graduate major shall have completed a minimum of 24 semester hours of undergraduate work in English beyond the required composition course(s). Their preparation should include at least six semester hours in literature courses, the remaining hours to be in literature, language, or writing courses for majors. Of the 24 semester hours at least 12 must be upper-division courses. Other students may be admitted at the discretion of the Departmental Graduate Committee, but may have to remedy deficiencies in their undergraduate preparation by taking courses for nondegree credit.
In addition to meeting the general admission requirements of the School of Graduate Studies, applicants for admission to the graduate program in English must have a grade point average of 2.75 overall and 3.0 in English courses taken above the required composition courses.
To apply to the program students are required to submit a Graduate School application form (available online at wiu.edu/grad); one official transcript sent directly to the School of Graduate Studies for EACH college or university previously attended; a 1–2 page personal statement which concerns their larger purposes and career goals, and how an MA in English will further those objectives; a scholarly writing sample, such as an essay from an upper-division English course; and three letters of recommendation.
Applications will not be reviewed until all materials have been received.
All students will be considered for departmental assistantship unless they decline consideration.
Priority will be given to those applications submitted by February 15.
International students who wish to apply for a graduate assistantship in the English department must have an overall TOEFL score of at least 231 (575 paper score) with a listening comprehension score of 20 (54 paper score).
All applicants should be aware that the Master of Arts program in English requires significant reading, writing, listening, and speaking ability in English. When their applications do not show sufficient evidence of these abilities, students may be asked to undergo an interview with a department selection committee before any decision about admission is made.
Additional information on applying to the program is available at: wiu.edu/cas/english/graduate/application.php.
Degree Requirements
The Master of Arts degree in English requires individual focus. Students will write a "Plan of Study" when accepted to the program, and will work with their mentors and the Director of Graduate Studies in English to keep their plans up-to-date. The departmental plan of study will supplement other forms required by the School of Graduate Studies.
I. Core Courses: 3 s.h.
ENG 500 Theory and the Practice of English Studies (3)
II. Electives: 21 s.h.
Approved coursework in English to complement undergraduate courses taken, to cultivate the focus outlined in the Plan of Study, and to total at least 30 s.h.
It is recommended that no more than six hours of coursework be taken at the 400G level.
Up to six hours may be taken from ENG 620, 622, and graduate courses in other departments.
III. Exit option: 6 s.h.
A. Option I: ENG 680 Capstone Course (6)
B. Option II: ENG 690 Thesis (6)
TOTAL PROGRAM: 30 s.h.
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Program
The department offers post-baccalaureate certificates in Literary Studies, Professional Writing, and Teaching Writing. For program details, go to the post-baccalaureate certificates page.
Course Descriptions
400G Topics in Literature. (1–3, repeatable for different topics) A study of a special theme or topic in literature. Printed schedule will specify semester's topic. Prerequisite: ENG 299 with a grade of C or better, or permission of the instructor.
401G Major Authors. (1–3, repeatable for different authors) A thorough study of the work of a major author or two closely related authors. Printed schedule will specify semester's topic. Prerequisite: ENG 299 with a grade of C or better, or permission of the instructor.
439G English Methods. (3) Preparation for student teaching, including analysis of techniques and materials useful to the English teachers in the secondary school. Observation and demonstration teaching. Open to English majors and minors. Prerequisites: EIS 301 ENG 384, and ENG 466.
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494G (cross-listed with WS 494G and BS 494G) Women and Film. (3) An overview of women in film and television that considers the on-screen images of women as well as the positions of women working behind the scenes (with laboratory).
500 Theory and the Practice of English Studies. (3) An introduction to graduate study in English with special emphasis on research and theory. Required of all English graduate students early in their programs.
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532 Literature and Place. (3) The study of the works of one writer or a group of writers in terms of various geographies, political and otherwise.
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540 Literary Traditions and Influences. (3) The study of influence and context, focusing on a writer or a particular group of writers within or across historical periods and/or cultures.
549 Issues in Literary Studies. (3) In-depth examination of a current issue or topic relevant to literary studies, such as canon formation, trends in textual research, etc.
550 Film Theory. (3) Study of contemporary theories relevant to film studies such as formalism, structuralism, postmodernism, Marxism, cultural studies, queer studies, etc.
552 Pedagogical Issues in English Studies. (3) In-depth examination of a limited number of issues related to teaching in English studies, focusing on a specific area or approach selected by the instructor (e.g. expressivism).
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559 Issues in Disciplinary Studies. (3) In-depth examination of an issue or topic relevant to English studies in relation to other disciplines such as film, philosophy, psychology, or science.
570 History of Writing Studies. (3) History of movements, periods, or approaches to writing studies.
574 New Media Studies. (3) Theory and/or production of new media, visual arts, and the notion of novelty and newness itself, drawing from theory in English studies and media studies. Relation of new media to English studies.
580 Teaching Assistants Colloquium. (3) A course designed to introduce beginning teaching assistants to the overall purposes and specific pedagogies of college composition. Prior to registration, approval must be granted by the Director of Writing or the Graduate Adviser.
582 Rhetoric and Composition. (3) Intensive study of theories of composition and rhetoric with particular emphasis on recent research in the field.
589 Issues in Writing Studies. (3) In-depth examination of an issue or topic relevant to writing studies.
620 Independent Study. (1–3, repeatable to 3) Individual study in literature and language. Prior to registration, approval must be granted by the instructor, Graduate Committee, and Department Chairperson. Prerequisite: Completion of six hours of graduate work.
622 Internship. (1–3, repeatable to 3) Supervised applied experience at a work site inside or outside the Department of English and Journalism. Graded S/U. Prerequisites: Completion of at least 15 semester hours of course work for Option I or Option II of the Master of Arts degree in English; approval of graduate adviser, departmental supervisor, and on-site supervisor.
653 Literary Studies. (3) Directed by a supervisory faculty advisor and consisting of directed readings and extensive written work in literary studies. To enroll in this course all students are required to meet with the Director of Graduate Studies in English. Prerequisites: Must have completed 6 s.h. in the graduate program. Special permission required by Supervisory Faculty Advisor, Director of Graduate Studies in English, and Department Chairperson.
657 Professional Writing. (3) Directed by a supervisory faculty advisor and consisting of directed readings and extensive work in professional writing. To enroll in this course all students are required to meet with the Director of Graduate Studies in English. Prerequisites: Must have completed 6 s.h. in the graduate program. Special permission required by Supervisory Faculty Advisor, Director of Graduate Studies in English, and Department Chairperson.
658 The Teaching of Writing. (3) Directed by a supervisory faculty advisor and consisting of directed readings and extensive written work in the teaching of writing. To enroll in the course all students are required to meet with the Director of Graduate Studies in English. Prerequisites: Must have completed 6 s.h. in the graduate program. Special permission required by Supervisory Faculty Advisor, Director of Graduate Studies in English, and Department Chairperson.
680 Capstone Course. (3, repeatable to 6) Directed readings and written summaries ending in an examination. Directed by a supervisory committee. All students must meet with the Director of Graduate Studies in English to submit an exit survey.
690 Thesis. (3–6, repeatable to 6) Prior to registration, approval must be granted by the instructor, Graduate Director, and Department Chairperson. Graded S/U.
410G International Communication and the Foreign Press. (3) Comparative study of journalism practices, and of the mass media in representative countries; factors that determine the international flow of news.
412G Problems in Contemporary Mass Communications. (3) Research into current social, economic, and professional problems affecting the mass media.
415G Mass Communications Research Methods. (3) Introduction to questionnaire construction, sampling, research design, and statistical methods used in mass communications research, including those in advertising and public relations.
417G Law of Mass Communications. (3) Study of legal rights of and constraints on mass media: prior restraint, publicity control, source protection, libel, privacy invasion, and other relevant legal issues.
425G Directed Study. (1–6, repeatable to 6) Opportunity for promising students of journalism to pursue journalism and mass communications material in depth.
436G International Public Relations. (3) Comparative study of the nature, scope, and practice of international public relations for businesses, trade associations, nonprofit organizations, educational, and governmental institutions. Global and intercultural aspects of public relations will be emphasized. Also a Foreign Language/Global issues course. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
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Anne Lindsay appointed to Dietitian Advisory Group
Posted 12/12/2016
Longtime health advocate and instructor joins group to advise Nevada Board of Health
Associate Professor and Exercise Physiologist for University of Nevada Cooperative Extension Anne Lindsay, Ph.D., M.S., ACSM-HFI, has been appointed by the Nevada State Board of Health to represent the public on the Dietitian Advisory Group (DAG) for a term of four years.
Lindsay has been with Cooperative Extension for over 10 years and has nearly 40 years of experience as a health and wellness professional. She began her career in healthcare in 1978 in southern California as a physical director at several YMCA locations.
Lindsay moved to Nevada to attend graduate school, work as the health promotion director at the Nevada Test Site for eight years and then owned her own corporate wellness consulting business for almost a decade. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in ergonomics and physical education from the University of California, a Master of Science degree in exercise physiology and a Ph.D. in public health from the University of Nevada Las Vegas.
Lindsay previously served as a member of the Chronic Disease Prevention Coalition of Southern Nevada and as chair of the Nutrition and Physical Activity Subcommittee of the US Department of Agriculture's Nutrition and Health Committee for Planning and Guidance. She currently serves on the National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity SNAP-Ed National Framework Evaluation Committee and the Nevada Early Childhood Education Obesity Steering Committee.
The meetings of the DAG for 2017 will be posted on the website and anyone who is interested is encouraged to attend to express public comment regarding the important issues as they relate to the practice of dietetics. For additional information about regulation of dietitians in Nevada, visit the Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance Dietitians web page listed above. Email or call Lindsay at 702-940-5434.


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- Gene Seymour: "Lincoln" error on emancipation vote shines light on how films tell history
- He says Oscar chances for "Argo," "Zero Dark Thirty" may be hurt after facts questioned
- He says films have long gotten history wrong but are useful in showing society's perceptions
- Seymour: It's art, not history, sometimes a vision, something we wish had been or could be
Editor's note: Gene Seymour is a film critic who has written about music, movies and culture for The New York Times, Newsday, Entertainment Weekly and The Washington Post.
(CNN) -- Everyone's a critic; I get that. But does everyone have to be a historian, too?
What audiences perceive as their inalienable right to challenge the accuracy and authenticity of movies seems to get much more exercised before the Academy Awards than at any other time of the year.
The latest challenge came Tuesday from Rep. Joe Courtney of Connecticut, who said Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" misrepresented the way his predecessors in the 1865 House of Representatives voted on the 13th Amendment banning slavery. Courtney looked it up online and found in his research that all four Connecticut representatives voted for the amendment -- the movie shows two voting against. So in a letter to Spielberg's DreamWorks production office in Los Angeles, he asked DreamWorks for some form of correction. (DreamWorks hasn't been heard from yet.)
Gene Seymour
The film, considered a favorite for a best picture Oscar, places the back-and-forth struggle over the amendment in the forefront of its depiction of the 16th president, played by Daniel Day-Lewis. Courtney, unlike most others who have complained about big-time Oscar contenders, isn't out to ruin anybody's chances. He says he likes everything else about the movie. He merely wants props restored to his home state. And he seems to have a good case.
But you can bet your annual subscription to US Weekly magazine that the chatterboxes who gossip about and/or handicap the Academy Awards are going to try using his complaint as further indication of "Lincoln's" slipping stature as a best picture shoo-in. Some of these pundits claim "Argo" is charging hard from behind since its unexpected wins at both the Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild Awards.
And yet "Argo" has truthiness issues of its own. Director-star Ben Affleck even admitted before the movie's release last fall that his movie about the 1979 CIA rescue of State Department employees from Iran stretched certain details for dramatic effect. (Spoiler alert!) There was, for instance, no last-minute car chase on a Tehran tarmac as Americans tried to escape on a plane, and their check-in at the terminal wasn't in real life nearly the white-knuckle sequence of events you see in the film.
Others have said the movie misrepresents the Iranian people as completely unified in their support of the takeover of the U.S. Embassy. "Thirty-three million Iranians ... did not commit acts of murder and terrorism," Iranian commentator Kambiz Atabai wrote on The Daily Beast. "Thirty-three million Iranians did not chant 'Death to America!' or take Americans hostage."
But neither "Lincoln" nor "Argo" has reaped the whirlwind of criticism of Kathryn Bigelow's "Zero Dark Thirty" for its depiction of events leading up to the 2011 killing of Osama bin Laden. Even before its limited release in December, the movie couldn't be discussed without referring to those accusing the movie of glorifying waterboarding of suspected terrorists or, at best, misleading audiences into believing that such so-called "enhanced interrogation" played a key role in guiding the United States to bin Laden.
Whatever critics or defenders say, the dispute alone is enough to make academy voters skittish about rewarding something that causes so much trouble.
You have to wonder: What is the big deal?
None of these films are documentaries and thus do not have the same obligations to fact. Yet one could argue that taking too many liberties with real life (whatever that means) could distort for generations the true story; that, indeed, what is enhanced for dramatic purposes becomes what everyone believes is what actually happened.
It's not so cut and dried. Consider D.W. Griffith's 1915 "The Birth of a Nation," regarded as the first great American film epic, whose glorification of the Ku Klux Klan makes contemporary audiences uneasy at best, infuriated at worst. Despite protests by the NAACP and other civil rights organizations, audiences generally agreed with President Woodrow Wilson's purported assessment of the movie: "It's like history written with lightning."
But society can change perception of art over time to the point of neutralizing, even transfiguring its original intent. No one now mistakes Griffith's movie as anything close to historic fact, but it could still be seen as a representation of a racist viewpoint that once held sway over much of America
Then there is John Ford, the great American director of such classic westerns as "Stagecoach" (1939), "The Searchers" (1956) and "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" (1962). It was in the latter movie that Ford's aesthetic credo was put forth by a minor character, a journalist who discovers that the career-making triumph of a U.S. senator over an outlaw didn't happen as originally believed. The journalist chooses to keep things status quo. "This is the West, sir," he explains. "When legend becomes fact, print the legend." He might have added: "Because it makes a better story."
Or consider "My Darling Clementine," Ford's 1946 version of the Wyatt Earp saga. As the movie opens, the Earp brothers are herding cattle to Tombstone, Arizona, in 1882 when the youngest brother James is shot dead (in the back, of course) by the rustling Clanton family.
Three things, right off the bat are wrong: James was the eldest of the Earps, not the youngest, the Earp brothers never had any cattle either heading toward or ensconced within Tombstone's city limits and, though James' death is depicted as the spark that eventually led to the Earps' confrontation with the Clantons at the OK Corral, that famous gunfight actually occurred in 1881 -- if you're scoring, that's one year earlier. And the inaccuracies only begin there.
And yet the movie endures as one of Ford's best even after four movies about the same legend have been made, each claiming to be more faithful to historic fact than "Clementine." But "My Darling Clementine," a dream about a past that didn't exist, endures in collective memory. It may not be factual, but it's true to something; a vision, a state of mind, an aspiration to something we wish had been, or could be.
The most recent film about the legend, Lawrence Kasdan's "Wyatt Earp" (1994), is so faithful that you can barely remember anything about it.
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Combine that with the fact that Nikki is at an awkward size. She drowns in a lot of commercial 18 month clothes, 12 months is too small, and of 18 months what does fit is almost too small.
Nikki desperately needs some long pants. She has only two pairs that fit well, and has been rotating between them. My base pattern was the Pier 49 pants from Peek-a-Boo Pattern Shop. (I'm not affiliated with them, but I do like some of their stuff.) I made her a pair last summer in 12 months, and they fit until last month, so I know for sure these will last a long time... at least in infant clothing time! ;) I ditched the original pockets, the belt loops, and the string. The pants themselves are made from some wale-less corduroy I picked up on sale at Joanns last year, and Nikki picked the pink heart fabric from the leftover bin. Y'all might recognize it as the pink part of Gracie's
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Instead of rivets, because, frankly, I'm out and I've never seen any at Joanns, I opted for heart shaped buttons. But I didn't have enough, and Joanns didn't have enough, so I mixed them with the same clear glitter buttons that I used on the girls' Christmas nightgowns. The back waistband is adjustable. A long time ago, I examined a commercial adjustable waistband and figured out how to do it. (Tutorial can be found here.) Because it will extend the life of these pants, I decided that was the way to go, and I freely admit that it figured in my choice to use the Pier 49 pattern--I knew it could be done!


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I have successfully created macros for a non standard windows 3rd party dental charting application which enables me to speak only numbers when entering into the charting system. All of the numbers work perfectly as I set them up to simulate spoken text such as "Press 1" so I do not have to keep saying the word "press" for each entry. The problem I have run into (and it seems to be a new problem which did not occur when I first set it up) is the number "two" is automatically opening the "show numbers" control overlay. I have even replaced the macros thinking maybe it had gotten corrupt. My question is how can I turn off the "show numbers" function when I am simply trying to say "Press 2". If I say "Press two" it does insert the actual number two properly without the macros, so the command is working by itself. I think it is a matter of turning off the show numbers function for that particular entry. This is not occurring with any of the other numbers all of them appear to be working properly except for the number two which seems to have some hidden command attached to it. I also can not tell how to identify what the command looks like so it can be fixed, it appears to be hidden.
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Here's a couple of ideas...
* Try saying "numeral 2" instead of "Press 2." (This "numeral" trick works with any number, by the way.) This forces WSR to enter a number 2 rather than to, two, or too.
* If you really want the macro to work, try raising the priority of the macro by making its opening <command> like this:
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Russ, I believe your suggestion to say 'numeral 2' will work well and points to the direction. However I do not believe its possible to raise the priority of a 'user' level macro to that of those processed by the WSR system. I also do not think its possible to disable the 'core' functions of WSR like 'show numbers' or override them. Your best bet here is to use alternate commands that do not conflict with the WSR system ones.
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For governmental offices that rely on Google's office apps, Friday's service shutdown meant a "slight pain in the you-know-what."
For about 45 minutes on Friday, Google services such as Gmail and Docs went down, causing a disruption for the company's estimated 17 billion* users, including state and local government agencies in 45 states.
Not that those governmental IT workers wanted to talk about the disruption.
"I'm going to have to refer you to our spokesperson," said Eric Button, Community Services Administrator for the St. Louis County Library.
"Can we get back to you?" an unknown worker in Laramie, Colo., asked after answering the phone. "This whole thing has been a slight pain in the you-know-what."
"Things are kind of hectic at the moment," said the woman that answered the phone at state offices in Wyoming, adding that CIO Flint Waters "is aware of the situation."
Asked if it caused any problems, she said "it did somewhat," but didn't offer any more specifics.
It's fuzzy exactly what problems governmental organizations had to deal with when the cloud-based services went down. At the very least, it's a reminder to governmental and other groups that hosting key office functions on the cloud invites the occasional rainy days.
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The problems began around 11 am PST; Gmail and Docs went down, with many accounts displaying a (500) code, signaling the problem was an Internal Server Error. Users also reported problems with Google+ and YouTube.
Soon, users from across the globe ran to social media sites to log their complaints. Many users took to Twitter, including the team at Yahoo who took an opportunity to poke at their Google counterparts, before promptly removing it and posting an apology.
Earlier today, a tweet that reflected bad judgment was posted and has been deleted. We apologize to @Google and the @Gmail team.
— Yahoo (@Yahoo) January 24, 2014
Dave O'Connor, a Google Site Reliability Engineer, was about to begin a Reddit Ask Me Anything (AMA) when the service interruption started. Being that his job is to make sure Gmail and other services are working, O'Connor was pelted with questions about the unfortunate timing of hosting an AMA while Gmail crashed.
Still, the Dublin-based O'Connor took it in stride.
"Following any service issues, we are more concerned with how we'll spot and mitigate things like this in the future than placing blame, and start working to make our systems better so this won't happen again," O'Connor wrote on Reddit.
By around 12:30 p.m. PT, Google let its Twitter followers know that things were going to be OK.
Hang in there—most of the issues w/ Google services have been resolved. Check the Apps Status Dashboard for updates: http://t.co/p9ChqMyEUn
— A Googler (@google) January 24, 2014
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