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If you are seeking an abbreviated, but richly textured study in bioethics, our Certificate Program in Bioethics and Medical Humanities may be an option to consider. Since 1995, this program has trained graduate students, as well as reflective professionals with backgrounds in health care, law, chaplaincy, social work, basic-science research, and hospital and research administration.
The certificate program enrolls a diverse group of students from the tri-state area each year, providing personal enrichment and the tools needed to better understand the nuances of policy and regulation.
Many of these alumni chair or serve on hospital ethics committees, conduct bioethics consultation services, sit on institutional review boards, administer nursing homes, hold positions in state health care agencies, and write and lecture on bioethical issues.
Our expanding circle of alumni provides participants with strong networking resources and opportunities to observe bioethics in its varied settings. We also actively encourage and admit participants who are not directly involved in health care or scientific research, but whose work is informed by the aspirations and challenges of shaping science and medicine with humane treatment in mind.
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It's not too late to cram even more doctors' appointments into 2011. Heaven knows that I'm sure doing my part.
Yesterday I had my annual check-up with my dermatologist (everything fine there) as well as my every-two-months lab work. Earlier in the month I had dentist appointments to replace a crown and saw my orthopedic surgeon to have my knee injected. The injection didn't work so today I'm getting an MRI on my knee.
Which brings us to January. I have the follow-up appointment to review the MRI results, my annual checkup on my shoulder replacement and follow up on my left shoulder that was injected in November, my mammogram, and my regular rheumatologist appointment. I'll probably also have to see my dentist to get the new crown adjusted.
Yikes! What a way to end/start a year!
I hope that your year ends with peace and happiness and that 2012 is filled with good health. Thanks for checking in.

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Q How many fatalities have happened on Bear Creek Road in the Santa Cruz Mountains? I use it for our daily commute, and most of us are all business on the road. We drive close to the speed limit, not getting stupid by going too fast, pulling over to let faster people get by us and it's fairly Zen in its way. You can't really obsess over work or other crap because this skinny road and its tight curves demand all your attention.
Melinda Flick
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A Not as many as I feared. Since 2007, there have been three deaths, about 75 injuries and 194 crashes on this road in Santa Cruz and Santa Clara counties. But you have many more scary tales to share.
Q Twice in the past few months, I've seen some flipping deleted fool go around cars on a very tight blind curve. I was second in a caterpillar chain behind a slow Dodge truck that refused to pull over to let us pass, and all of us behind him were getting testy. All of a sudden, some idiot behind me zoomed around me (successfully) and around the road boulder (almost successfully).
But then somebody came up the other side of the road, and the idiot somehow missed the opposing car, swerved back into our downhill lane, hit the truck, bounced off and into the side of the hill, and then back to our side and over the shoulder and down the hill out of sight.
The road boulder ended up facing uphill on the shoulder, the contents of his truck bed strewed over the road. I sat and shook for a minute, and then inched around the mess and went to work.
Melinda Flick
A And the other night …
Q It happened again, only I was the opposing uphill driver, and it was dark when I came around the corner to find headlights coming right at me! I jammed on my new brakes (got them done the day before) and swerved right, into the hillside. By some miracle of steering, I didn't hit the hill (it was about 2-3 inches away from my right side) and the idiot didn't hit me (another 2-3 inches, I think) and didn't hit the large truck that had the right of way in the downhill lane. Who KNEW Bear Creek was three cars wide there!
Melinda Flick
A Melinda has been making this commute for less than three years. Here's hoping her white-knuckle stories make other drivers slow down and behave.
Q Traffic along San Jose-Soquel Road is getting even scarier. The posted speed limit is 35-40 mph, but I drive at 45 mph to avoid road-rage incidents and tailgaters. Most commuters are going 50—55 mph and drive it like a speed rally.
If you are unfortunate enough to be driving near the speed limit, you get a conga line of impatient type-A drivers tailgating so closely that if one car stops unexpectedly, they will surely pile up into one single heap. When I get an impatient driver driving on my rear bumper at 50 mph (happens all the time), I'll safely pull over when I can.
But there are no passing turnouts on this road. Frequently cars will pass on a blind turn. One day someone passed in a no-passing zone, narrowly missing an oncoming car coming out of a driveway. And there was the time a white BMW passed about 20 cars at a time going 60 mph in the oncoming lane.
Susan Bogart
A Egads.
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Changed native timber harvesting laws draw mixed response
The Victorian Government says changes to native timber harvesting laws will support industry but anti-forestry campaigners say they are a backwards step.
Changes to the Sustainable Forest Timber Acts passed the state's Upper House this week.
They will allow the timber management body VicForests to offer long-term contracts of up to 20 years to companies logging native forests.
The Upper House MP for Eastern Victoria, Phillip Davis, says the changes offer security and will encourage investment in timber industries.
"That's got to be on a long-term, sustainable basis," he said.
He says there will not be adverse environmental impacts because they do not allow companies to log additional areas of forest.
"There is no additional allocation of forest resource," he said.
However, Amelia Young of the Wilderness Society disagrees.
"Incredibly regressive. They take us into an era of ongoing woodchipping of our native forests," she said.
She says native forests are dwindling and the resource will not be there in 20 years.
"There's been decades and decades now of over-logging," she said.
Ms Young says the industry should be focusing on plantations, not native forests, as a long-term source of timber.
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Mischa Barton isn't the same person she was in 2009.
That woman was in a bad way, out of control and finally committed on an involuntary psychiatric hold after blacking out under the influence of a sedative.
Today's 27-year-old Mischa, as represented in a new People cover story, seems settled enough to reflect back on those crazy days and offer something by way of explanation.
"It was a full-on breakdown," she tells the mag. "I was under enormous pressure."
"It was terrifying," she adds, via ABC News. "Straight out of 'Girl, Interrupted.' Story of my life."
The onetime breakout star of "The O.C." had a party-hearty outlook back in the day. "We thought, 'Work hard, play hard,'" she says. The jet-setting lifestyle, which was partnered with a nonstop work schedule, was fine until things got out of control, including a 2007 DUI when Barton was 21.
Then in 2009, when she threatened to kill herself, it all came to a screeching halt.
"I was never suicidal," she says. "I was just overworked and depressed. But one slip of the tongue in a heightened moment and you find yourself in that situation."
But even the road back to health was fraught with public criticism, just as her wild days had been.
"It was always, 'She's too skinny, she must be sick,'" Barton says. "Then it was, 'She's too big.' I was never the right weight."
All the party drama is behind her, she says — she'll have only a glass of wine with dinner and eats what she wants. She can be seen in the supernatural thriller "I Will Follow Your Into the Dark," which opened last week, and has a TV pilot in the can, "Gutsy Frog," in which she plays a schoolteacher.
"I've learned a lot," she says. "I'm stronger now."
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From Paseo sneakers and slip-ons to sandals and dress shoes, this section includes all of our kids' shoes for ages 1-4. The solid or bright color options and patterned prints are sure to add a bit of flair to any outfit. These shoes for kids are designed in the same styles as our TOMS for adults so your kid can have shoes just like their mom and dad. For every pair of shoes you purchase, TOMS will give a new pair of shoes to a child in need. One for One®


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AKA Zeta Omicron Omega scholarships; Trudy Pickett's Home Solutions column
Students awarded scholarships
The Zeta Omicron Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., awarded scholarships to its Cotillion Debutantes at the Scholarship Meet and Greet.
President Iris Jones-Nelson presented $6,900 in scholarships to April Davis, Brittany Roberts, Alexis Robinson, Alicia Poole, Yalaina Brown, Keshira Cobb, Anjania Harris, De�Voncia Mickins and Passion Waiters.
The Meet and Greet was held Aug. 3 at the sorority complex in Kinston.
Home Solutions: Household inventories � just do it
According to insurance experts, the three things you need to help recover stolen items or settle an insurance claim after household property loss are a detailed list of losses, proof of ownership and proof of value.
If a disaster were to strike your home, would you be able to report exactly what you lost? Could you describe your stolen property so the items could be traced and returned to you?
An inventory of your household and personal belongings can help you to: Identify, date and establish the value of your belongings; determine how much insurance protection you need to cover your items; provide information for an insurance claim in the event of an insured loss; identify stolen or damaged items; settle an insurance claim quickly; verify losses for income tax purposes; prepare a net worth statement; plan for replacement of furnishings and equipment.
Creating inventory lists before the loss helps mitigate the emotional burden and eases the claims process, insurance experts say. Yet most people don�t do it. A 2012 National Association of Insurance Commissioners survey showed that 59 percent of consumers have no inventories.
Compiling one can be done in a document, with a camera or video recorder. Include descriptions, serial numbers and, if possible, dates and prices of purchased items. Keep copies in secure, remote locations. Most insurance companies have online or printed information, and fee-based vendors also conduct household inventories.
When creating a home inventory, remember: Use a video camera to pan across rooms, closets and collections. Add verbal comments about the contents as your camera records your possessions. Make sure the date stamp feature is turned on and shows the correct date.
Spotlight valuable items one by one. For appliances and electronics, take close-ups of make and model numbers. Again, identify the date of the photographs.
Review your inventory every five years and record major purchases as you make them. Hopefully you will never need this document, but if you do, it will be an invaluable asset.
Source: Cooperative Extension Service, University of Arkansas
Trudy W. Pickett is extension family and consumer agent at the Lenoir County Cooperative Extension Office, 1791 N.C. 11/55. Reach her at 252-527-2191 or email@example.com.


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Great Times on the Water
With water temperatures on the rise, it's the perfect time to get out on the water. Spring is an amazing time to launch into Rotorua's spectacular lakes
Play on the Lakes
With water temperatures on the rise, it's the perfect time to get out on the water. Whether you are a keen skier, wakeboarder or just enjoy a day out on the boat, spring is an amazing time to launch into Rotorua's spectacular lakes. It also coincides with the start of Rotorua's Trout season. From October 1st Lakes Rotoiti, Okataina, Tarawera and Rotorua are open for business. Be sure to check out our local fishing guides and charters and land yourself a trophy fish this spring.
Raging Rapids and the World's Highest Drop
The Kaituna River is famous. Not just because of its amazing trout fishing, nor because it's the warmest river in New Zealand. It's famous because it offers some of the best white water rafting and kayaking on the planet. It even boasts the highest commercially rafted waterfall in the world!
Kaituna Cascades and Rotorua Rafting are great rafting companies plying their trade on the river. With top notch safety standards and experienced guides, charge your way down the Kaituna's grade 5 white-water with confidence this spring. It's the bonding experience of a lifetime and rafting over the 7m Tutea Falls is an achievement that you'll remember for the rest of your life.
For a unique experience, conquer the Kaituna rapids in a tandem kayak. Assisted by a seasoned professional, Kaituna Kayaks let visitors sit shotgun as you shoot down river. No previous kayaking experience is necessary, but they do offer white water kayaking lessons if you're especially keen. For a more relaxing Rotorua kayaking experience, River Rats Rafting and Kayaking offer guided tours to Lake Rotoiti's Manupirua Springs Hot Pools. They will also deliver rental kayaks to a number of other lakes in the region.
Outrigger Adventures
Outrigger Adventure's Adventures of Ihenga is an exciting new Maori infused cultural experience. On board an authentic Maori Waka, retrace the footsteps of ancestral Maori whilst travelling down the picturesque Ohau channel onto the waters of Lake Rotoiti. The stories will take you back through the ages, learning of the great migration of our indigenous people to Aotearoa. You will also see the endangered Weiweia (Dab chick) resting on floating manmade wetlands and witness the lake restoration being completed for Rotorua's future generations.
Living it up on the Lakeland Queen
The Lakeland Queen provides a unique dining experience on iconic Lake Rotorua, a beautiful lake with its own geothermal features, natural wonders and stunning landscapes. With views that are only accessible by boat, marvel at the mystifying Sulphur Bay and its milky white water, the bird sanctuary of the volcanic rock dome known as Mokoia Island and the reflective views of the city centre. 1 hour cruise options include, breakfast, coffee, lunch or dinner – all on-board this relaxing scenic cruise that is uniquely Rotorua.
Jetboating - A Kiwi Classic
The modern jetboat is a kiwi icon. Invented in the 1950's by Sir William Hamilton, jetboating has gone on to become synonymous with adventure tourism in New Zealand. Where better to experience the raw power of jet propulsion than Rotorua? Whether you are blasting around Lake Rotorua on the Kawarau Jet, winding your way up the Waikato River full throttle with River Jet or playing navigator around the tricky course at Agroventures with the Agrojet, you are bound to get the heart racing.


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Risk with Negative Genetic Testing
Dear OncoLink "Ask The Experts,"
My sister was diagnosed with DCIS and had mastectomy. My Mom was just diagnosed as well. My sister tested negative in the genetic testing to see if she carried the gene that would affect her daughters. Does that mean they can never get breast cancer? My sister said they are cleared, but I am not because of my Mom. Please clarify.
Jill Stopfer, MS, CGC, Certified Genetic Counselor, responds:
This is a common misconception and underscores the importance of genetic counseling by a qualified professional so people don't just have�genetic testing, but understand the results, and the meaning of these results regarding their risk and follow-up recommendations.�
First of all, there is a common misconception that there is one "breast cancer gene" that accounts for all inherited risk for breast cancer, or for the breast cancer that runs in families.� This is not the case.� There are many, many genes that may influence one�s chances of developing�breast cancer.� Only some of the genes have been identified so far, and only a few of them are available now for clinical (commercial) testing.� The best known of these breast cancer genes are BRCA1 and BRCA2.� If there is a family history of breast cancer that looks suspicious, meaning it looks to have a familial component, these two genes will be responsible only 50% of the time.� This means that you can have familial, or hereditary risk for breast cancer, but have it due to something other than BRCA1/2.� It's possible that a different gene, or set of genes, could underlie familial risk in the family asking the question below.� When an individual is tested and found to be negative for BRCA1/2, then the history is still unexplained, and may or may not be due to significant genetic or inherited factors.�
Bottom line, risk assessment and counseling is just as important as the blood test!� The daughters of this woman who tested negative may still be at increased risk.� It would be inappropriate for this next generation to assume that they are at average risk just because their mother was tested and was negative for two of many possible genes that could increase breast cancer risk.� In addition, there�is no woman who has a zero risk for developing breast cancer, since most�breast cancer cases have nothing to do with BRCA1/2.��The sister is at increased risk with a mother and sister with breast cancer, and may benefit from enhanced surveillance, as will the next generation when they are older (since no ages are given I cannot say when screening should begin, but this would be discussed in a session with a genetic counselor).
Find a genetic counselor in your area through the National Society of Genetic Counselors or the National Cancer Institute.�


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The Azure Code Samples are currently available in English
Getting Started with Appservice - Manage Web App With Authentication - in Java
Azure App Service sample for managing authentication for web apps. - Create 4 web apps under the same new app service plan with: - Active Directory login for 1 - Facebook login for 2 - Google login for 3 - Microsoft login for 4
Running this Sample
To run this sample:
Set the environment variable
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git clone https://github.com/Azure-Samples/app-service-java-manage-authentication-for-web-apps.git
cd app-service-java-manage-authentication-for-web-apps
mvn clean compile exec:java
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You know, there are levels of access in this business. I might have gotten a review copy of Godfather 2, but other gaming writers received the game... along with a set of brass knuckles. That's right, EA shipped out a press pack that included a weapon. The problem? One writer is now in possession of an illegal object.
"In fact, the kit is so cleverly detailed that I almost hate to point out that one other included item—a set of brass knuckles—is illegal in Pennsylvania, where GP is based," wrote Dennis McCauley, writer for Game Politics. He points out that the press kit was sent to him for his work on the Philadelphia Inquirer, not Game Politics, but still. He was sent a weapon. I'm not sure whether to throw the horns or shake my head like a worried parent.
There are a few things at work here that are worth thinking about. At what point do these press kits become something that should be disclosed when reviewing a game—especially if the items included carry monetary value—and should I be freaked out that now I can't gossip about other writers without being scared of getting hit with a face full of metal?
The kit also included a wire, apparently for choking people, and a cigar. While the idea is cool, the potential backlash against the content of this particular press pack most likely won't be worth the trouble.
I will say that at an industry event years ago, EA was hyping the Scarface game, and you could sit in a recreation of the famous set from the last scene of the film and get your picture taken doing a line of "coke" off a huge mound of white powder. Similarly misguided, but also quite wicked. I still have the picture.


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Bombers flying high
The Barnum Bombers hosted the Crosby-Ironton Rangers on Friday, September 13.
The Rangers took the opening kickoff and marched it down the field. Three plays later, they scored first, but the 2-point conversion failed. However, the Bombers would not be deterred.
Moments later, Bomber Brandon Newman took the opening kickoff from the Rangers all the way back for a touchdown, but the touchdown was called back due to a block to the back on the return. It took a few more plays, but the Bombers moved the ball down to the end zone and Newman finally got to pound the ball in with the 2-point conversion good.
The Bombers were up 8-6. The Rangers got the ball deep in their own side of the field. With 6:19 left in the first quarter, Newman again went to work for the Bombers with an interception of the Rangers' pass. Now the quartet of Bombers Cody Shelgren, Zach Carlson, Zach Peterson and Newman took turns moving the ball up the field. Newman again pounded the ball into the end zone from the 1 yard line, with the Newman to Mitchell Weller pass good for the 2-point conversion, giving the Bombers a 16-6 lead.
The Rangers got the ball back on their own 30 yard line, but the Bomber defense proved to be too strong and forced the Rangers to punt the ball away.
The Bombers took possession of the ball on their 20 yard line, but this time the Rangers were able to stop the Bombers advance, forcing the Bombers to punt the ball away.
The Rangers got the ball back on the 38 yard line, but moments later there was a fumble on the play and Bomber Peterson recovered the ball.
The Bombers then went to work, again resulting in another Newman touchdown, but this time the Newman pass for the 2-point conversion would fail, being caught just out of bounds. The Bombers were up 22-6.
The Rangers tried to take a page from the Bombers' playbook with a quarterback keeper, but this did not fool the Bombers. Bomber Tory Slater came up with a great stop to force the Rangers into a third-and-long situation. This time, the Rangers would go to the air, but Bomber Mitchell Weller was ready and intercepted the ball on the Ranger 43 yard line. He ran it back to the 33 yard line.
With just moments left in the first half, Newman again kept the ball and ran it in for another touchdown. Newman also took the 2-point conversion in. The Rangers got one more chance to score before half time, but with a third-and-6 yard to go situation, the Rangers' quarterback stepped back for the pass. Bomber Nathan Jelinek came driving through the front line for the sack. The Bombers went into half time leading 30-6.
The second half started out with the Bombers getting possession first. This time, however, the Rangers forced the Bombers to punt the ball away. The Rangers got the ball and began to move up the field, but again the Bomber defense forced them to punt the ball away.
Newman returned the Ranger punt out to the 34 yard line, where the Bombers would again go to work. This time, Petrerson got the call to do the leg work for the Bombers. Peterson pounded the ball all the way down to the Rangers' 9 yard line. But, with a fourth and 1 yard to go, the Bombers called on Newman to pick up the first down.
First-and-8 on the 8 yard line, Carlson got the ball and took it in for the touchdown, with Shelgren taking the 2-point conversion in, giving the Bombers a 38-6 lead.
It was late in the fourth quarter before the Rangers were able to pound the ball into the end zone, after the Bombers had begun to substitute in some of the younger players.
The Rangers eventually fell to the Bombers 38-12.
The Bombers will next take on the Jaguars of Hinckley-Finlayson on September 20 (note different date as was reported last week).


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Chrissy Esbensen spent four seasons making quite the name for herself at Immaculata University, a school with more women's basketball history than nearly any in the country.
The St. Pius X graduate capped her Mighty Mac career with one final statement on Wednesday, scoring a game-high 19 points and pulling down seven rebounds in a 60-41 win over Cairn University.
Esbensen led the Mighty Macs this year in scoring (13.9 points per game), assists (75), steals (55) and 3-point percentage (40.9 percent), while averaging nearly 35 minutes per game.
* * * Albright senior Kari Ludy (Pottsgrove) had a team-high four assists to go with four points in her final collegiate game, as the Lions fell, 60-53, to Elizabethtown.
Kutztown senior Ashley Wood (Spring-Ford) scored a team-high 16 points in the Bears' 63-68 loss to Millersville on Saturday.
Neumann sophomore Jess Schlesman (Boyertown) had eight points, three assists and two steals in an 82-52 loss to Gwynedd-Mercy.
Philadelphia University junior Megan Finn (Perkiomen Valley) had a team-high six assists to go along with five points in an 83-82 overtime win over Concordia.
Saint Vincent senior Melissa Mansur (St. Pius X) had 11 points and six rebounds in a 75-52 loss to Thomas More.
MEN'S BASKETBALL Albright senior Dave Singleton (Hill School) had 20 points and seven rebounds, while classmate Zach Benjamin (Daniel Boone) added 14 points in the Lions' 71-61 win over Elizabethtown in their season finale. On Monday, Singleton had a triple-double – 19 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists – in a 90-87 win over Lycoming that helped the Lions secure a home game in the Commonwealth Conference Tournament. In that game, Benjamin had 14 points and seven boards.
Kutztown junior Tyler Brooks (Daniel Boone) had just two points in a 96-67 loss to West Chester, but he chipped in elsewhere with eight rebounds, six assists, three blocks and four steals.
Mansfield sophomore Joe Bell (Pottsgrove) scored a game-high 26 points, but it wasn't enough for the Mounties in an 89-77 loss to Cheyney. Bell also had 20 points in an 83-58 loss to No. 9 East Stroudsburg.
MEN'S ICE HOCKEY Vermont junior and Collegeville native Chris McCarthy had two goals in the Catamounts' 3-1 win over Northeastern on Saturday, helping to secure a weekend sweep of the Huskies. The wins allowed Vermont to get some breathing room in Hockey East – where eight of the 10 teams make the playoffs – moving up to seventh place with a four-point margin over ninth-place Maine.
Fellow Collegeville native Adam Berkle, a sophomore at Bowling Green, scored in a 4-3 loss to Ferris State. Berkle also assisted on a goal in the second period.
Union sophomore Max Novak (Hill School) scored a shorthanded goal on Friday as the Dutchmen surprised No. 9 Yale, 4-1. Novak also scored a goal on Saturday – his sixth of the year -- as the Dutchmen blanked Brown, 2-0.
WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS Ohio State junior Sarah Miller (Methacton) won the balance beam (9.875) as the Buckeyes beat Michigan State 195.575-194.250.
Bowling Green freshman Alyssa Nocella (Boyertown) recorded a season-best score of 9.85 on the floor exercise, adding to a 9.725 on vault and 9.675 on bars as the Falcons finished sixth at the Sweetheart Invitational at North Carolina State.
WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD Two local grads combined on Elizabethtown's distance medley as it posted the second fastest time in school history at the Susquehanna Open. Junior Traci Tempone (Perkiomen Valley) and freshman Rachel Carr (Phoenixville) helped clock a 12:15.52. Carr also helped set a season-best in the 4x400 relay, posting a 4:08.79.
MEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD Bloomsburg senior Devin Barr (Pottsgrove) won the 200 meters (22.51) at the Susquehanna Open.
MEN'S SWIMMING Marist sophomore Billy Drennen (Spring-Ford) finished fifth in the 1,650 freestyle (16:12.09) at the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championships.
Multiple area swimmers took part in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championships, which concluded late Sunday night. Look for a roundup of the PSAC Championships in next week's College Corner.


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Charity shops are still the best places to buy rad clothes. I've been wanting some flame print shorts for wuite a while now. I googled a little bit and nearly ordered some of Amazon. But I didn't and somehow forgot about them. Until the other when I popped in to a charity shop just for fun and found these gems.
I strongly advise you to go and shop at your local charity shops. You not only find some sick items in there and save a lot of money, you also shopping environment-friendly ;)
What I am wearing:
Beanie: NoName
Tee: DIY
Pants: Charity Shop
Shoes: Doc Martens
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PROFILE PICS How To Work With A Photographer
To effectively promote your company and your brand, it's often necessary to have professional shots of…YOU (cue panic attack!). In this instance, a professional photographer can help immensely to guide you through this new and nerve-wracking experience. But coordinating your first photo shoot can be overwhelming and frankly, terrifying for many. Here are a few tips to set you up and get you through naturally what may feel totally unnatural.
Ideally, you want to end up with 2-3 images that you'll use everywhere (your website, social media, and press) for at least a year to help establish brand recognition. An additional five or so are great to have on hand for variety.
Start with looking around at your competitors to get a sense of the type of photos they're using. Take note of what you like and don't like. Then explore brands and people that you admire, and really think about particular adjectives you would use to describe what's working for you.
I recommend this exercise for all of my clients before we start a project. You want to create a vision board for the look and feel you're going for — the process of curating and self-editing a board will help you get really clear about a specific direction. Not only look for that overall concept, but pay attention to details such as poses, attitude, location, time of day, lighting and wardrobe. (Be sure to include your thoughts in the captions too.)
Don't know where to even begin? It helps to search for your muses first, check out what they're doing. For example, in my board below, I looked up my three muses Kelly Wearstler, Emmanuelle Alt and Kate Moss. Each woman has a slightly different approach but I was able to find my comfort level within this range. My adjectives ended up being words like effortless, relaxed, approachable, sophisticated, soft, naturally lit.
Tip: Create a pinboard to establish look & feel, attitude, wardrobe, & potential poses.
Definitely send your board to your photographer, then work out the location and the time of day to shoot. You shouldn't need more than two hours if you're in one general location. Are you shooting indoors or out? Natural light or studio light? What kind of props will be needed? (Bring a few jackets, they're the easiest way to totally change up your look.)
Before going into a shoot, it's important to have a list of the shots you want to be sure to take. Mainly think about the end usage of the images — will they be on a website (often best horizontal) and/or press (many publications prefer vertical)? Do you need copy space, as in, should you be off to the side to allow for overlaid text if necessary (for a promotion, for example)? Are you looking for just headshots, or would you need full-body images as well? Who is the intended audience and what do they need/expect to see? Again, be sure to share this with your photographer prior to the shoot, as he/she may have additional questions to help refine this list.
Tip: Make small moves, and channel your muses.
Make it one-on-one if possible:
I would recommend against having anyone extra there that doesn't need to be. That way you can really let loose without feeling like everyone is watching you (read: "judging" you). Shooting outside? Trust me, nobody cares or pays much attention these days. Go ahead and work it!
Channel those muses!
Reference your board and even mimic certain poses and smiles if it's helpful. Definitely have your muses in your head to help you exude that personna.
Make small moves:
Your photographer is going to take HUNDREDS of shots (and most likely, will not share them with you during the shoot). So I would recommend that you do small changes while working within a certain area — slightly tilt the head down or to the side, slightly move your hands, slightly change up your smile. You never know what angle is going to work for you.
Mix candid shots with shots looking at the camera:
To get the most bang for your buck, mix in candid shots — looking off in the distance, down at your desk, laughing at some invisible person off to the side. These more "lifestyle"-like images are great to mix in with your professional, LinkedIn-ready shots for a well-rounded set.
Surprise yourself!
Get silly, get sexy, jump around, throw your hands in the air and wave them like you just don't care. Just give it ALL a shot. Why not? I often find it's the unexpected shots that work best.
Bottom line, you're going to be nervous, guaranteed. But as you get into it, you'll loosen up. And if you're still struggling, just think to yourself, this is for the success of my business…I've gotta bring it!
Above all, have fun!
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Peanut Chocolate Cookies Recipes
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M&M Cookies with Toffee Peanuts
04.04.11 by Jackie
It might sound strange, but in my opinion, making cookies is like making risotto. What I mean is that in general, you shouldn't use too many chunky ingredients to accent the cookie dough. I typically make use of whatever I can find in my pantry, and this time I limited the additions to coconut toffee peanuts and M&Ms.
The M&Ms came from a package of goodies from Rutgers University. My father-in-law was inducted into Rutgers Hall of Distinguished Alumni a few years ago and has stayed close to the school. The colors of the Scarlet Knights are faithfully represented in the M&Ms, and I think they add a nice touch of color to the cookies while showing off some school spirit. Thanks, Dean McCormick!
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Colorado Cops, Good Samaritans Lift Car to Rescue Mother and Child
(AURORA, Colo.) -- A pair of Colorado cops and two Good Samaritans rescued a mother and her 2-year-old daughter by lifting a car off of them following an accident.
Sgt. Jon Kessler, an off-duty police officer who was working security at a Walmart across the street, on-duty Sgt. Matt Brukbacher and several civilians performed the rescue Monday night in Aurora, Colo.
Kipinga Muanza Kalala, 37, was crossing three lanes of traffic with her daughter, Angela, and her 4-year-old twin sons, Jack and Vic, when they were hit by a car driven by Michael Lovato, according to the Aurora Police Department.
The mom and daughter were trapped beneath the Kia Rio car, according to the Aurora Police Department.
Lovato, 52, didn't see the family crossing in time to stop. ABC affiliate KMGH reports there was no crosswalk or pedestrian signal where the Kalala family was crossing.
The two sergeants and two bystanders lifted the nearly 2,500-pound car. Kessler rescued the toddler, while Lovato pulled the mother out from underneath his car, according to the Aurora Police Department statement.
The twin boys were not under the car, said Aurora Police Department spokesman Officer Frank Fania.
Kalala and her three children were taken to the Aurora Medical Center South. The mother is recovering in the intensive care unit, having suffered a head injury as well as several broken bones.
Her daughter, who suffered lacerations, abrasions, and bruises, is still in the hospital. The twin boys were released after being examined, and did not suffer any major injuries.
The Aurora Police Department has asked the Good Samaritans to come forward.
"It should be noted that their contributions to the positive outcome of this potential tragedy cannot be overlooked. Their actions directly impacted the mitigation of a very precarious situation and I would deeply appreciate any acknowledgement of them," said Department spokesman Lt. Chuck DeShazer.
Lovato will not be charged, according to the Aurora Police Department.
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I am sorry to be late again since I was very busy in the last four days in the hospital & I didn't see my mom since 29th of January, but today I returned back home for one day holidayJ. I was very happy there in the hospital even I was very tired bcz of the a lot of work which I had to do even when I lack some of the required equipments for that work & I didn't sleep to much bcz of that. I slept an average of 3-4 hr a day only but believe me when I say it worth it.
There were very interesting cases that I faced during these days, some of them feel me sad & the other feels me happy even if death was coupled with these cases:
The sad case that I had faced was in the 30th of January when a pregnant woman with her 2nd trimester of pregnancy presented to the hospital with severe case of Clampsia ( severe hypertension occur in certain woman through pregnancy) & in the cases of Clampsia we must lower the blood pressure or there will be death. Unfortunately, she admitted to us in the night & we couldn't find an Antihypertensive injection that's used in this case & we couldn't even search for it in the other hospitals bcz of the curfew in the night. So we tried to help by giving normal Anithypertensive drugs but there was no use in giving her these drugs!!! So after 3:30 AM, doctors decided to remove the embryo to lower the blood pressure & save the mother's life & they did to save her life even when her family told us that it was her first pregnancy after 6 years of marriage & they wanted that baby very much. The operation was an unsuccessful one & embryo couldn't make it & die after 1hr of the removal operation, but the mother was still had hypertension!! We tried finally to give her (Beta-blocker drugs) & (Diuretics) but the mother couldn't make it & died at 6:15 AM. I felt very sad cz of this case bcz it was a very simple cz & can be cured easily with one injection only & that's why that the mortality rate is high in Iraq.
The Happy case was in 30th of January noon when an old man admitted to the hospital with complete comma, he was unconscious & showed no signs of life. When I was taking the history from his son, he told me that his father age was 74 yrs old, had many disease like DM(diabetes Mellitus),gout & peptic ulcer but even though he insisted to vote & he fall down on ground after he had voted in the voting center ( in the way back to their home in Al-Kadmia city). I was very happy for him bcz he could vote before his death & I believe that's was a sign from God for us to vote, so plz tell every one who don't believe in Democracy in Iraq this story which represent the braveness of Iraqis & their strong willing.
There were many other interesting cases I saw but I will tell u them in other time cz I'm tired now, so plz forgive meJ.
I want to thank everyone who paid in the pay pal or wrote sweet words & I can tell that that was a big support to me & to my friends to go on & continue what we had begun. I repeat my Thanks for every one paid even a shilling & specially (Nancy C., Rei F., Robert O., Mike O., jon v., Kathleen H.).
Today 10 new students join our group. I was happy & sad at the same time: Happy cz the members increase & that's mean that people begin to feels us & understanding what can simple efforts do if they r grouped & well organized. Sad bcz I wish I have enough money, stuff & equipments for them so I will try to limit the group no. to 61 only until there r enough stuff to give or they will be useless even their good feelings & wishes that they have to help Iraq.
I count the total money today & it seems that's enough only for half of the members only (29 members). So I wish u for the sake of Iraq to make extra effort to bring people to visit my blog & if they r convinced by my words, I wish they will help Iraq.
Iraq, Iraqis, & I will not forget ur efforts & will pray for u & wish u all good things, & I will tell my children in the future about ur kindness & also I will tell every Iraqi I will meet about this. Believe me.
I wish u to write comments showing ur opinions but I am sorry bcz I will not be able to read it soon but I swear I will read it later cz I will be busy in the next few days, But if u have something important to tell me u can e-mail me on email@example.com.
Wishing to hearing from u soon,
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The Impact Of
Disney Park Events
One of the Disney advantages of having your event in a theme park is that the multi-million dollar decor is already there! That's a great value. Think of the possibilities just waiting for you at Epcot®, Disney's Hollywood Studios®, or Disney's Animal Kingdom® Theme Park. Add to that the unique locations of the Downtown Disney® area, Disney's Typhoon Lagoon Water Park and ESPN Wide World of Sports™ Complex and you've got a wealth of venues just waiting for you!


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Nothing Like Home Cooking for the Holidays
Philadelphia, PA – San Diego State plays its home games at Qualcomm Stadium and that is where the Aztecs will be on Dec. 20 when they take on BYU in the Poinsettia Bowl.
Rocky Long's squad has been one of the more overlooked clubs in the country this year despite going 9-3 - the school's finest regular season since 1977. Furthermore, the Aztecs have won seven consecutive games, including wins at Nevada and Boise State. San Diego State also is 6-1 at home this year and 16-5 going back to 2010.
It is true BYU has owned the Aztecs winning 14 of the last 16 meetings, however, the Cougars have covered just two of the last three games played at Qualcomm Stadium. More importantly, they are not playing anywhere near the level they were at during the first half of the season. BYU has won just three of its last six games and two of the victories came against two of the worst teams in the country - Idaho and New Mexico State.
Even though the Cougars' defense is solid (especially against the run), the offense, led by Riley Nelson, has been lackluster at best. The senior has thrown 10 interceptions in his last six games.
San Diego State has momentum and home-field advantage, which will carry Rocky Long's club to victory.
Take the Aztecs plus three points and under 49.
The next play comes from the New Orleans Bowl where East Carolina takes on Louisiana.
The Pirates have won five of their last six games mostly due to an offense that scored 252 points over that span compared to just 123 over the first six games. On the flip side, they have allowed four touchdowns or more in four of their last five contests.
The key question in this one is can the Ragin' Cajuns match East Carolina point-for-point? They have topped 30 in four of their last five. But as is the case with the Pirates, they also are prone to defensive lapses. Opponents have averaged 30 points per game against them since the middle of October.
Louisiana has home-state advantage, but Lafayette is still over two hours away from New Orleans. Moreover, East Carolina just played at the Superdome in its next-to-last game.
Take the Pirates plus six points and over 64.
Duke squares off with Cincinnati in the Belk Bowl. The Blue Devils are making their first bowl appearance since losing to Wisconsin in the 1994 Hall of Fame Bowl.
It's been over 50 years since they won a postseason affair. To do so, they will need to snap a four-game losing streak, one that saw them give up over 200 points. Nonetheless, two of those games were against Florida State and Clemson.
Despite Cincinnati's 9-3 record, the Bearcats' pass defense is nothing to write home about so look for Duke quarterback Sean Renfree to have a huge game. Additionally, the Bearcats lost their head coach, Butch Jones, to Tennessee. Even though they picked up Tommy Tuberville from Texas Tech, he will not coach the team in this game. A high-scoring affair is expected with the underdog having a great chance to pull off the upset.
Take the Blue Devils plus seven points and over 59.5.
The final play has Minnesota and Texas Tech hooking up in the Meineke Car Care Texas Bowl.
Take away all the games the Red Raiders played against top 25 teams and they are averaging 43.5 ppg. They also have allowed 50 points or more in four of their last six contests.
Minnesota isn't known as an offensive powerhouse but the Golden Gophers should be able to rack up at least four touchdowns against Texas Tech. The Red Raiders have not allowed fewer than 28 points in their last five bowl games.
Take over 57 points.
Go with Minnesota +13 (Texas Tech) and Rice +1 (Air Force).
Take Virginia Tech -2.5 (Rutgers).
My overall regular season record ended at 93-85-5 after a 2-2 week. The five- star plays went 10-8-2, the three-star selections were 21-24-1, the two-star picks stood at 34-32-1 and the one-star plays ended at 28-21-1.
As a reminder, five-star plays are when my personal plays coincide with my power rating plays (games with at least a five-point differential between my line and the actual line). The three-star choices are my personal picks, the two-star plays are the games the power rating system picks and the one-star plays are my personal secondary selections.
1) Oregon, 109; 2) Alabama, 108; 3) Georgia, 104.5; 4) Texas A&M, 104; 5) Florida State, 99.5; 6-T) Notre Dame, Kansas State and South Carolina, 99; 9) Stanford, 98.5; 10-T) Clemson and Oklahoma, 98; 12) Oklahoma State, 97.5
(The Top 12 is not a reflection of a given team's won-loss record. It is based on power ratings used to predict spreads for the upcoming week. At the beginning of the season, all 124 FBS teams are assigned a power number, which changes on a week-to-week basis depending on the results of the previous week.)


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What is Synesthesia?
Synesthesia is a perceptual condition of mixed sensations: a stimulus in one sensory modality (e.g., hearing) involuntarily elicits a sensation/experience in another modality (e.g. vision). Likewise, perception of a form (e.g., a letter) may induce an unusual perception in the same modality (e.g. a color). Click here for more information on synesthesia.
What is the Synesthesia Battery?
This battery of tests provides a standard battery of questions, tests and scoring. This test is available to the whole community of researchers and synesthetes for their use in making scientific progress. Your data will be kept entirely private, for use only by yourself, and by a researcher if you provide a valid email address for one.
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Not sure if you're a synesthete? Click here to answer a few preview questions to find out! If you think you are a synesthete, please register here to begin with the questionnaire. Upon completion of the questionnaire, you will be automatically routed to the online software tests appropriate for the forms of synesthesia you experience.
If you have previously taken any of the tests or wish to continue with an unfinished set, please login to complete the battery and then view your results.
If you are a researcher, you may direct your synesthetic subjects to this site and ask them to include your email address when they register. Use of this battery, with its standardized scoring system, will allow data combination or comparison among laboratories. If you have been invited by Synesthete.org, on behalf of a synesthete, to view his/her results, please enter the username and password that has been emailed to you and login here.
Additionally, if you are a researcher using MATLAB, I am making available the Texsyn Toolbox, a collection of MATLAB programs developed in Dr. David Eagleman's laboratory for testing various aspects of synesthetic experience. Please click here for information and downloading.
If you are publishing results derived from the online Synesthesia Battery or the Texsyn Toolbox, please cite: David M. Eagleman, Arielle D. Kagan, Stephanie S. Nelson, Deepak Sagaram, Anand K. Sarma. A standardized test battery for the study of Synesthesia. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 2007 Jan 15;159(1):139-145. [Click here for pdf] Please report any bugs in the online software or the MATLAB software to firstname.lastname@example.com
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Tieto Partners with NetIQ to Bring Agile Cloud Services Portfolio to Market
18 Dec, 2012, 06:00 GMT
- Leading IT Service Company Relies on NetIQ to Meet Customers' Demands for Dynamic Cloud Services and Exceptional Service Experience
HOUSTON, Dec. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- NetIQ® today announced that Tieto, a leading European IT service company, has chosen its technology as the basis of its cloud-based data center services. As a result of this partnership, Tieto offers a full Cloud Services portfolio – delivered at the speed and flexibility of the public cloud – that can meet the unique needs of its growing northern European customer base with the consistent and integrated service experience customers have come to expect.
"As an IT services provider, we are very strategic about the technology we choose to build our business. Our partners must have a demonstrated track record in delivering solutions that can speed time to value to end user customers," said Pasi Sutinen, Technical Director, Data Center Services at Tieto. "Moreover, our chosen partners must have a shared passion and vision for meeting customer requirements in light of the major IT trends and challenges: cloud, big data, mobility and social identity."
Tieto ultimately chose NetIQ Cloud Manager to create Tieto Cloud Server, a cloud platform that allows customers to choose from pre-defined cloud service packages based on capacity, storage, service level and business criticality requirements. All service packages include consumption-based pricing, making it very easy for business users to scale, manage and budget for a wholly tailored solution that can dynamically respond and adapt to their business needs. Because Tieto cloud services integrate seamlessly with customers' existing networks, customers experience truly dynamic IT service delivery across public, private and hybrid infrastructure.
"When choosing the basis of our Cloud Services portfolio, we scrutinized suppliers' ability to meet the scalability demands, speed and flexibility requirements of enterprise customers. Additionally, our vision and strategy is predicated upon solution delivery – it must be at a breadth and depth that competitors cannot match," continued Sutinen. "When all was said and done, NetIQ was the best choice for us to create our portfolio based on their ability to help us meet our business objectives, their technology and demonstrated track record of success with peer organizations."
Tieto Cloud Services allow customers to provision server capacity without unnecessary investments in additional hardware or headcount. Workflows and workload templates can be easily configured to match and fulfill customers' internal processes so that individual workloads and business services can be quickly provisioned and rapidly scaled with full cost transparency at any given time.
"Supporting Tieto to deliver its Cloud Services portfolio is yet another great example of NetIQ's ability to meet the carrier-grade requirements of service providers, transforming their business models to bring differentiated, high-value services to market," said Markus J. Krauss, vice president, EMEA & APAC Cloud Provider Business at NetIQ. "Together, we are relentlessly focused on achieving successful outcomes that can best meet customers' demands – today and in the future."
About NetIQ
NetIQ is a global, enterprise software company with a relentless focus on customer success. Our portfolio includes scalable, automated solutions for Identity, Security, Access, Governance, Systems and Application, Service, and Workload Management that help organizations securely deliver, measure and manage computing services across physical, virtual and cloud computing environments.
Copyright© 2012 NetIQ Corporation. All Rights Reserved. NetIQ, the NetIQ logo and Cloud Manager are trademarks or registered trademarks of NetIQ Corporation in the USA. All other trademarks, trade names, or company names referenced herein are used for identification only and are the property of their respective owners.
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Modify File Associations On Windows 7
I recently updated iTunes and QuickTime on my Windows 7 PC and afterwards noticed that when opening a .PSD (Photoshop Document) file that instead of opening in Photoshop the file opened in PictureViewer. I wasn't even familiar with PictureViewer at first however after a little searching I realized that PictureViewer is now installed with QuickTime by default which is really annoying since I already have dozens of picture viewing applications. Anyhow what it meant was that I needed to modify how file types associated to applications which is what is described in more detail. I will first describe how to change a single file type to match a single application and then I will describe how to associate a single program to many file types at the same time.


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Wrigley turnout amazes Cubs fans on 100th birthday
CHICAGO -- Matt Shepardson has been to a lot of Cubs games in his life. Regardless of circumstance, there was no way he was missing this one.
Shepardson, 37, a resident of Romeoville, Ill., had surgery two weeks ago to install a feeding tube in his ailing stomach. A finalist in 2008 for the Cubs' Ultimate 7th Inning Stretch Conductor contest, he made it to Wrigley Field four hours before game time in an motorized wheelchair with his wife, Beth, and son, Ryan, to soak in the pageantry surrounding the ballpark's 100th birthday.View Full Game Coverage
CHICAGO -- Matt Shepardson has been to a lot of Cubs games in his life. Regardless of circumstance, there was no way he was missing this one.
Shepardson, 37, a resident of Romeoville, Ill., had surgery two weeks ago to install a feeding tube in his ailing stomach. A finalist in 2008 for the Cubs' Ultimate 7th Inning Stretch Conductor contest, he made it to Wrigley Field four hours before game time in an motorized wheelchair with his wife, Beth, and son, Ryan, to soak in the pageantry surrounding the ballpark's 100th birthday.View Full Game Coverage
"It was completely up in the air, but I said, 'There's no way at all,'" Shepardson said of missing the historic game. "We've done Wrigley to the hospital before, and on the way home, I said, 'If I've got to do it again, I'll do it again, but we're going to be here.'"
Mike Leal, 66, has been to more Cubs games than he can count. Neither he nor the Shepardsons had seen a crowd so large gather outside the ballpark so early. Not for Opening Day. Not for the playoffs. By 10:30 a.m. CT, the corner of Clark and Addison streets were so jammed with fans, it was necessary to use the street to navigate around.
Well, 100th birthdays don't come around too often.
"This is utterly amazing," said Leal, of Ottawa, Ill. "I've never seen a crowd like this out in front this early in the day. To see this is something else. You don't see this in any other town."
The crowd at Clark and Addison was primarily concerned with getting pictures with the Wrigley Field replica birthday cake. Nearby, statues of team legends Ernie Banks, Billy Williams, Ron Santo and even Harry Caray sported replica Chicago Federals home uniforms. The Federals called Wrigley Field home in 1914 and hosted the first Major League game 100 years ago Wednesday against the Kansas City Packers.
The first 10,000 fans enjoyed a birthday cupcake, and 30,000 received Chi-Federals replica jerseys. Toss in the ceremonies inside the ballpark and it made for a once-in-a-lifetime experience for fans.
The ceremonies kicked off with a tribute on the video board, in which Cubs legends and Commissioner Bud Selig recognized Wrigley Field's 100th birthday. Everyone was dressed for the occasion, too. Grounds crew members working on the field donned dark blue jackets reading "Weeghman Park" on the back, the name of Wrigley Field from 1914-20 before the Wrigley family renamed it prior to the '27 season. It was called Cubs Park from '20-26.
Following the announcement of the starting lineups, members of the Northwestern University marching band took the the field, as was customary for Opening Day and other special events during the ballpark's first decades. Bears legends Dick Butkus and Gale Sayers walked to first base to begin the "Alumni Take the Field" segment. The Bears played at Wrigley Field from 1921-70.
Banks, Williams and Andre Dawson then joined Glenn Beckert, Ryan Dempster, Bobby Dernier, Randy Hundley, Fergie Jenkins, Gary Matthews, Milt Pappas andd Lee Smith in taking their positions on the diamond to complimentary introductions and warm applause. Sam and Spencer Brown, Santo's grandchildren, took his spot at third.
In the fifth inning, a chorus of 32,323 sang "Happy Birthday" to the ballpark. In the seventh, Dutchie Caray, widow of Harry, led the fans in the singing of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame," a tradition made popular by her husband. She was joined by Butkus, Williams and Jenkins.
"This is pretty special," Shepardson said. "I've been to a lot of the marquee events here at Wrigley for the Cubs, and this is exciting to see some buzz around the park."
Randi O'Neill has lived approximately two blocks from Wrigley for the past year, and she enjoys being able to smell hot dogs and hear a roaring crowd when she walks out of her apartment. This game held special significance, though.
"It's been pretty exciting. We've been looking forward to this game for several weeks now," O'Neill said. "We made sure we came to the exact 100th birthday celebration game, so we're pretty excited. The neighborhood's been kind of nuts, but it's cool."
Not everyone had as short a commute as O'Neill. Mike Freestone, 48, drove in from Ohio on Tuesday night, and he is heading back on Thursday. His father's company in Michigan City, Ind., took an annual bus tour to Wrigley Field starting when he was 6. He's been a Cubs fan ever since, and he has had season tickets for the past three years. For him, Wrigley Field was baseball.
"I've been coming here since I was 6 years old, and it pretty much is the same," Freestone said. "I do like the renovations they have planned, and I think it's time to renovate so that it can be around for another 100 years."
That seems to be the way most fans want it: update Wrigley Field, but never, ever knock it down. The ballpark's charm is forever, and its tenants were sure not to disappoint their fans by planning such an elaborate 100th birthday party.
"I said before, it's like a cathedral," Shepardson said. "It's holy ground when you walk into Wrigley, walk on the field, and it -- keeping it true to the form of the stadium -- is really important to the Cubs experience."
Joe Popely is an associate reporter for MLB.com.


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Each month the Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and the Moderator or Vice Moderator of the 220th General Assembly write a column of general interest for the church-at-large.
August 28 marks the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington. A young, 34-year-old Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. set aside his prepared notes to declare "I have a dream." That dream seems to have been realized in part—but not anywhere near the whole—as events this summer have shown us.
Memories of other long-ago summers bring to mind my son and his best friend in high school, who played in the band and did many teenage things together. Even before cell phones were prevalent, they could always easily both be found either in our house or his. I never really thought about his life as an African American being any different than my son's.


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Omaka Aviation Centre – Not Just Another Museum
The Sydney Morning Herald called it the "Best Museum in the World" and it's in Marlborough. Come and visit, it has to be seen to be believed!
If there was one thing in Marlborough, world famous for its wines, that I wasn't expecting to find I would have to say it was the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre. I had no idea it existed or that I would be fascinated (yes fascinated) in tales of aviation development during World War I and the brave men that flew them. This is no mean feat, given that unless I am sitting up the front of the plane with a glass of bubbles, flying is just another form of transport, kind of like my faithful Toyota!
What makes this museum so interesting? Well for starters the displays are truly out of this world, it is like stepping foot onto a Hollywood movie set. No surprise given that Peter Jackson, director of the Lord of Rings Trilogy is an avid World War One aviation collector and that the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre plays host to some of his vast collection. Not content with just lending his collection, he sent in experts from world renowned Weta Workshop and Wingnut Films to create the sets that make this attraction world class.
Aircraft are suspended mid air from the ceiling, one hangs precariously in a tree after being shot down by enemy fire and a pilot balances on the wing of his plane in a desperate attempt to land after being damaged in a midair collision. The latter has to be one of my favourite stories, probably because the pilot, Keith (Grid) Caldwell was based in Marlborough for a time. The Red Baron crash scene is another favourite, prior to visiting my awareness started and ended, dare I say it, with the song "Snoopy's Christmas"…
Visually the displays are stunning and combined with some great stories on the interpretation panels and from the guides (one of whom is actually an ex WWII spitfire pilot) there really is something for everyone. Personally I could spend ages in the memorabilia hall; the uniforms, beautiful embroidery crafted by men for their sweethearts and stories of friendship and valor are incredibly engrossing. The stories encompass all the nations involved in this turbulent time in history and whilst the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre is not just for aviation or World War One enthusiasts – be warned it just might just make you one!
Open daily from 10:00am - 4:00pm (last entry at 4pm) except Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
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Xbox Live Community games not "financially viable"
Clover developer Binary Tweed has told Digital Spy that the Xbox Live Community Games market is too small to be "financially viable", and that the service's only use is as an "arena for proving concepts". "It's a shame to say that Clover has not sold as many copies as we'd hoped for. As it stands, […]
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Xbox Live Community Games to get a name change
Microsoft has decided to change the name of its Xbox Live Community Games to Xbox Live Indie Games, reports Gamasutra. The company's reasoning is so that gamers can have a better "understanding and discoverability" of independent titles via the service. Makes more sense really. Expect the change to occur sometime after July.
Microsoft details community XNA games business model
Microsoft will start selling user-created games on Xbox Live this autumn, the firm announced today, at three different prices – the equivalent of $2.50, $5 or $10. Up to 70 percent of the revenue will be split with the games' creators. As is already known, any game to make it to the store and be […]


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When restoring a server, all the configuration data such as certificates, schema, and plugins must contain the same configuration information as when the server was backed up. The following task shows how to back up the dse.ldif file and the rest of the configuration information can be backed up in the same manner.
Back up your dse.ldif configuration file.
$ cp instance-path/config/dse.ldif archive-dir
When you perform the following actions, Directory Server automatically backs up the dse.ldif configuration file in the directory instance-path/config.
When you start Directory Server, a backup of the dse.ldif file is created in a file named dse.ldif.startOK.
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Barnard's and Columbia's campuses offer tons of ways to get involved in queer activism and social life. The organizations listed below provide opportunities for members of the university-wide queer community to participate in LGBT-related extracurricular activities. Feel free to contact individual groups or email@example.com for more information on how to become involved in queer student life and activism at Barnard and Columbia!
Q is Barnard College's queer group. Their mission is to build, support, and enrich queer community on campus. Through a community oriented, activist based approach, Q seeks to support Barnard's LGBTQI identified students and their allies. Q meetings are safe spaces where every person and every aspect of their identity is respected, appreciated, and celebrated.
They meet weekly at 9 pm in the Well-Woman office (119 Reid Hall). Meetings cover a range of activities including: discussions, crafting, snacking, and collaborations with other campus groups.
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Columbia Queer Alliance (CQA)
Columbia Queer Alliance (CQA) is the oldest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning and queer collegiate student organization in the United States. Since its founding in 1967, CQA has continued to stand up, speak out, and organize for queer students and their allies by facilitating on-campus educational workshops, open forums, speaker series, and social events. CQA recognizes the diverse and multiple needs, interests, and identities of its constituency while remaining ever committed to fostering a cohesive, unified queer community at Columbia University. Membership is open to all Columbia students and affiliates.
Everyone Allied Against Homophobia (EAAH)
Everyone Allied Against Homophobia (EAAH) is Columbia University's anti-homophobia taskforce and queer political activist group. EAAH works to fight homophobia, transphobia, and other forms of oppression within the CU community and beyond. EAAH meets every Tuesday at 9pm, and all are welcome!
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No. 57,3901
DERRICK J. DESOUZA and
1. Since the mechanic's lien is purely a statutory creation, only strict compliance with the provisions in the statute will give rise to an enforceable lien.
2. K.S.A. 60-1102(a)(4) requires that a statement be given which is neither excessive nor insufficient in detail but which is fair and sufficient to inform the landowner of the claim and to enable him or her to ascertain whether the material was furnished and the charges fair.
3. Under the facts of this case, the trial court erred when it upheld two mechanics' liens by determining that the dealings between the parties and the itemized billings sent to the defendants remedied any deficiencies in the filings.
Appeal from Leavenworth District Court; MAURICE P. O'KEEFE, JR., judge. Opinion filed February 27, 1986. Affirmed in part and reversed in part.
David J. King, of Davis, McGuire & Thompson, Chartered, of Leavenworth, for the appellant.
Robert D. Beall, of Leavenworth, for the appellees.
Before REES, P.J., PARKS and BRAZIL, JJ.
BRAZIL, J.: This is an action on a contract and to foreclose two mechanics' liens. The trial court granted the plaintiff, The Huber Company, a judgment on the contract and foreclosure of the two liens. Defendants Derrick J. DeSouza and Cherilyn DeSouza have appealed only the foreclosures.
The defendants first contend that the two mechanics' liens are invalid because the itemization of the lien claims were insufficient. We agree.
K.S.A. 60-1102(a) provides in relevant part:
"Any person claiming a lien on real property, under the provisions of K.S.A. 60-1101, shall file . . . within four (4) months after the date material, equipment or supplies, used or consumed was last furnished or last labor performed under the contract a verified statement showing:
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"(4) a reasonably itemized statement and the amount of the claim, but if the amount of the claim is evidenced by a written instrument . . . a copy thereof may be attached to the claim in lieu of the itemized statement." (Emphasis supplied.)
"Since the mechanic's lien is purely a statutory creation, only strict compliance with the provisions in the statute will give rise to an enforceable lien. [Citation omitted.]" Scott v. Strickland, 10 Kan. App. 2d 14, 20, 691 P.2d 45 (1984).
K.S.A. 60-1102 was last amended in 1963 and the language "reasonably itemized statement" replaced the requirement of itemization "as nearly as practicable." L. 2963, ch. 303, 60-1102; see Kopp's Rug Co. v. Talbot, 5 Kan. App. 2d 565, 571, 620 P.2d 1167 (1980). Two recent Court of Appeals cases have considered this new language. In Kopp's, the court rejected defendant's claim that the lienholder's "failure to separate the labor cost from the materials cost is unreasonable itemization and renders the lien invalid." 5 Kan. App. 2d at 571. In Scott v. Strickland, the court restated the Kopp's analysis of the statute: "K.S.A. 60-1102(a)(4) requires that a statement be given which is neither excessive nor insufficient in detail but which is fair and sufficient to inform the landowner of the claim and to enable him to ascertain whether the material was furnished and the charges fair. [Citation omitted.]" 10 Kan App. 2d at 23.
Scott involved a lien statement which incorporated attached photocopies of invoices that were largely illegible. The court noted that, despite the poor quality of the copies, it was possible to determine that most of the materials were a type that would have been used in the work and the total charge on each invoice could be read. The court held that this was enough to allow the landowner to determine whether the material was furnished and the amount claimed reasonable. 10 Kan. App. 2d at 23-24.
In the instant case, the lien statements as filed are before the court and no factual issues were raised about them. The September 30 agreement was attached to each lien statement as the only supporting document. Therefore, applying the statute and precedent to these facts, it seems clear that the lien statements filed by Huber were not "fair and sufficient" to inform the DeSouzas of Huber's claims. For the business property, the statement and contract at best indicate that the parties agreed that some work would be done and that the price would be figured on a cost-plus basis. There is no indication what labor was actually done nor what materials were actually provided, except the bare assertion that money was due for "materials and labor to repair and renovate." There is no indication how Huber arrived at the amount due on the property--no statement of total charges due or credit for payments made. The contract added no true itemization to the description of the work or amount contained in the statement itself. For the residence, the statement and contract do not even indicate that the parties agreed to any work or price.
The trial court apparently upheld the liens by determining that the dealings between the parties and the itemized billings Huber sent the DeSouzas remedied any deficiencies in the filings. The question then arises whether the filings may be supplemented in this way.
The requirement, noted in Scott, of strict compliance with the statute indicates that the answer is no. K.S.A. 60-1102 requires the lien statement to contain a "reasonably itemized statement." In a recent case involving a challenge to a verification that was signed by someone other than the claimant, the Supreme Court said: "The lien statement's validity must be ascertained from its four corners." Trane Co. v. Bakkalapulo, 234 Kan. 348, 352, 672 P.2d 586 (1983). Two older cases held that statutory liens are valid only if the lien statement is complete by itself. Reeves v. Kansas Coop. Wheat Mk't Ass'n, 136 Kan. 306, 309-310, 15 P.2d 446 (1932) (thresher's lien); Blattner v. Wadleigh, 48 Kan. 290, 295, 29 Pac. 165 (1892). In Blattner, the mechanic's lien statement was filed by the district court clerk under the name of the property owner but did not contain the owner's name. The court held the lien invalid, rejecting arguments that other records in the clerk's office gave the name. These cases indicate that the lien statement may not be supplemented by evidence outside its contents.
The plaintiff argues that if the court finds the liens were not reasonably itemized then they are valid by reason of the written contract attached to each.
The plaintiff cannot prevail on this argument. K.S.A. 60-1102(a)(4) permits substitution of the written instrument for the itemized statement only when it evidences the amount of the claim. Since K.S.A. 60-1101 requires the lien to be based on a contract with the owner of the property, applying the exception in this case would make it available whenever a written contract with some dollar figure in it existed. The more sensible approach is to limit the exception to cases where the writing contains exactly the dollar amount claimed by the lienholder.
The defendants also contend that the liens are invalid because the amounts of the claims do not relate to labor and materials furnished to the respective properties and that the liens were not timely filed. In view of our finding that the liens were not "reasonably itemized," we need not address these issues.
During oral argument, the plaintiff conceded the mechanics' liens might be invalid but urged this court to affirm the trial court's judgment on the contract. From our review of the record, that portion of the trial court's judgment has not been challenged on appeal. Prior to trial, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss the liens, and on at least three occasions they asked for a jury trial on the issue relating to what amount, if any, was owed to the plaintiff. The requests for a jury were denied prior to trial and the case proceeded to trial to the court. The defendants have not appealed from the order denying a jury and have not briefed that issue. Where a party fails to brief an issue, that issue is waived or abandoned. Puritan-Bennett Corp. v. Richter, 235 Kan. 251, 254-55, 679 P.2d 206 (1984).
The trial court's judgment for monetary damages is affirmed. The court's judgment granting foreclosure of the two liens is reversed.
1REPORTER'S NOTE: Previously filed as an unpublished opinion, the Supreme Court granted a motion to publish pursuant to Rule 7.04 (2002 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 46). The published version was filed with the Appellate Court Clerk on March 30, 2004.


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Mr. S.C. Freeland, of Peabody, one of the parties who have purchased the Rink building in this city for the purpose of opening here another livery stable, made this office a friendly call, Tuesday. He expects to move over soon and begin the work of remodeling the structure which he thinks will require a month of two to finish. He comes well recommended, and the RECORD is glad to give him welcome.
Barney Lantry has bought another seven thousand acres of land in Chase County, making about fifteen thousand acres he now owns. The time is coming when no man will be allowed to own that much land, and it ought to have come long ago.
The city council met Monday evening with Baxter, Carter, and Walton present. Ordinance No. 154, providing for a six-foot sidewalk on Main street, between Elm street and Lincoln Ave., failed to pass.
Some weeks ago, the RECORD referred to the dingy and filthy condition of the court room, and the hall and stairway leading thereto. We are now glad to see the needed fixing and cleaning going on. The whole place is being thoroughly scrubbed, painted, etc.
That enterprising meat merchant, Mr. Denmark, will soon remove his market to the more eligible Bowron corner, where he will have the finest establishment of the kind in the county.


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Welcome all and thanks for your visit.
Today I am sharing the next few pages of my altered file folder.
here) was just to play, have fun, ink up some stamps that don't often get inked and show you some more of the gorgeous Calico Craft Parts. I also used further papers from the Megs Garden Sherlock collection.
On this double page I used two Paper Whimsy girls from a collage sheet I have had in my stash like forever.
Well, that's it for today, only the cover and one more double page to do. And for those of you who are interested: I have now ordered 100 manila folders, anyone in the UK who is still interested,, please be in touch by emailing me! They will come to 30p per folder plus postage. Irene, if you see this, please be in touch, I can't find a way to contact you!
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Now before you get all 'Oh you're one of those anti-abortion people' let me tell you the same thing I told my mom, who walked with me but said the same thing in a rather negative tone as soon as we got there. "This is one of those anti-abortion places isn't it?"
I am pro-life. I firmly believe that God and God alone has the right to end life. The termination of life by anyone else is murder. I do feel that in special cases, such as rape, incest or where the pregnancy could result in death of the mother and/or child, termination is something that might possibly be the only humane alternative. I know all things come together for God's glory, but I just can't see what good can come from a 12yr old who was raped by her uncle being forced to give birth.
I also want to say that I have a problem with people who choose to see things as 'anti' rather than 'pro'. My mom argued with me about this as well but I firmly believe that mindset is so important in how we view things. It's the old adage of seeing a glass half empty instead of half full. Technically both glasses have the same amount of fluid in them, but whether you choose to see that in a positive or negative light is so important.
I choose to always try and see things positively. I don't always succeed, but I do always try. I simply choose life over death. And for me personally, yes the decision is that simple.
So back to the walk. This was the first walk for the Women's Resource Centers and the turnout was fantastic. The weather was great, the atmosphere was positive and loving and the testimonies given by women who'd been helped by the centers were moving and heartfelt. It was a 2 mile walk and we walked around Hank Aaron Stadium ending on home plate for a moment of prayer. Below are some photos of the walk, and below that are some details about the Women's Resource Centers and what they do.
- Pregnancy testing
- Confidential & compassionate options counseling
- Sonograms
- Information on Abortion & Alternatives
- Adoption Counseling & Referrals
- Maternity & Infant Clothes
- Labor & Delivery Classes
- Parenting Classes
- Community Resource/ Medical Referrals
- Post-Abortion Counseling
Choose Life!
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