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Skyfall (US - BD RA)
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Following a near-death experience, James Bond's (Daniel Craig) loyalty to M (Judi Dench) is tested as her past returns to haunt her. 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost. When Bond's latest assignment goes gravely wrong and agents around the world are exposed, MI6 is attacked, forcing M to relocate the agency. These events cause her authority and position to be challenged by Mallory (Ralph Fiennes), the new Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee. With MI6 now compromised from both inside and out, M is left with one ally she can trust: Bond. 007 takes to the shadows – aided only by field agent Eve (Naomie Harris) - following a trail to the mysterious Silva (Javier Bardem), whose lethal and hidden motives have yet to reveal themselves. (From MGM's official synopsis)
Following some truly terrible motion pictures, it was necessary for the James Bond franchise to recast and reboot the character for the post-9/11 era. Casino Royale arrived just in time to save the (still popular) franchise from itself for the third or fourth time since its origination 44 years and 21 films previous (depending on your tolerance for certain versions of the series). It's difficult to mark any one of these films as the series' best, but Casino Royale made many, very good arguments in its favour. Riding high on the hog of audience affection and massive critical acceptance, the keepers of the Bond kingdom rushed out a second Daniel Craig starring feature, Quantum of Solace. Quantum of Solace was made with a good idea in mind – directly continue the Casino Royale storyline, making it the first explicit sequel in the series – but they dropped the ball when the good idea proved to be overcomplicated, messy, and even boring. Another seemingly good idea gone wrong was the choice of moving from stalwart action director Martin Campbell (who successfully rebooted Bond twice between Goldeneye and Casino Royale) to doe-eyed dramatist Marc Forster ( Finding Neverland, Monster's Ball). Forster was bowled over by the size of the production, the writers were rendered impotent due to a horrible schedule, and the final product came out looking undercooked and over-salted.
But Quantum of Solace still made a lot of money (even though it was ridiculously expensive to make). It was plenty clear that Daniel Craig and the grimmer tone were not the problem, so the 'soft reboot' stage was set for the 23rd official Eon Productions release. All-star director Sam Mendes was brought on to the project quickly after Quantum of Solace's release, but MGM's financial problems kept production from ever commencing for a solid three years. Tragedy turned to fortune, however, because Mendes stuck around and the break in production gave him the time to once again re-introduce James Bond. He'd just have a more familiar face than the last time he was re-introduced. In the end, I hesitate to call Skyfall a better movie than Casino Royale, but it certainly makes a better pairing than Quantum of Solace; a film that, thankfully, can now be all but forgotten by those of us that can't see its place in the series (those that still like it can take, ahem, solace in it not being entirely moot).
It's safe to say that Mendes is the key component in this monumental group effort. Since Michael Apted was hired to direct The World is Not Enough in 1999, the Bond series has unsuccessfully dabbled in hiring award-winning independent/arthouse directors to deal with their big, dumb action movies (including Lee Tamahori and the previously mentioned Marc Forster). Mendes at first appears to fit this frame, but was still something of a chance, because he's a firmly established name. A director on his fame scale hadn't been considered since Lewis Gilbert directed You Only Live Twice (and even that is pushing it). At the same time, Mendes may have also needed Bond just as badly as Bond needed him. Following the huge success of his unnaturally strong feature debut, American Beauty, and its reasonably popular follow-up, Road to Perdition, Mendes floundered with the beautiful, but listless Jarhead and had his first genuine creative failure in Revolutionary Road. After re-situating himself with the pleasantly lo-fi yet entirely forgettable Away We Go, Mendes seemed primed for a career resurgence on the scale of Skyfall. It's important to note, however, that no filmmaker has ever successfully stimulated a floundering career with a Bond film. I'm not even sure a promising career has even grown more promising after a Bond film. If anything, history has taught us Bond films ruin promising careers.
Thankfully for everyone, Mendes gets everything right on his end. Films like these are just too big to lay their success or failure at the feet of a single man, but I also don't think there has been a modern Bond movie this obviously in tune with a filmmaker's sensibilities, nor have those sensibilities ever fit the formula so snugly. The big question in mind as the film was released pertained to Mendes' skill with cinematic action, something he'd never dabbled in with any sincerity ( Jarhead actively avoided war). When Martin Campbell shoots a good action scene, it's not a surprise, even when he's effectively aping a modern action style he's otherwise unfamiliar with – this is what Campbell does (apparently he doesn't work so well with digital effects…). When someone like Marc Forster tries to do the same, he loses sight of the basics of large-scale vehicular chases, gunfights, and fight choreography – namely the fact that such things should probably make an iota of visual sense.
Any questions concerning Mendes' skills for this, his first action outing, are immediately put to rest during the seemingly never-ending pre-credit sequence. The tradition of the Bond pre-title sequence goes way back and, at some point, became all but completely separated from the rest of the film. Mendes bucks tradition by spitting his audience directly into what he lovingly refers to as a 'Russian nesting doll' sequence. As a small series of actions evolve into something much bigger, the director maintains a palpable, understandable sense of momentum and geography and even, gasp, holds the camera still long enough to capture millions of dollars of mayhem for his audience. Another outstanding bit of action is the brief fisticuffs between Bond and Patrice (Ola Rapace) after the mercenary shoots his target. Mendes has the balls to let the entire fight take place in silhouette as the camera gently pushes in for the climax. The light of digital jellyfish outside dims just enough that it almost burns out the image completely, yet the audience can still tell who is winning the fight and where punches are landing. The shot becomes something of a piece of expressionist art that doesn't betray the purpose of the scene or hide the stunt team's efforts with stupid camera shakes or unnecessary staccato editing.
Screenwriters Neal Purvis and Robert Wade have been writing Bond movies since The World is Not Enough. Despite also writing Die Another Day, they were not thrown out with the bathwater when Craig came on to the franchise. They were instead coupled with sap-meister Paul Haggis, who was fresh off an Oscar win for writing/directing a craphouse of a white guilt anthology called Crash. The same three wrote Quantum of Solace under great duress, which led Haggis to leave and be replaced by John Logan, the man behind some epic screenplays, like Gladiator and Aviator. More recently, he dabbled in existentially-laced children's film like Rango and Hugo.
The story Logan crafted with Purvis & Wade is certainly epic, to the point that it could be marked as overlong, but their slightly weird, four-act structure feeds the excessive screen time very well. Better even than Casino Royale, which, no matter how perfect it was in parts, was somewhat overdrawn. The writers also get a tad precious as they shrewdly re-introduce classic characters to the Craig-Bond timeline, but their versions are likeable new twists that aren't unfaithful to the source material. These four acts (possibly more like three and a half acts) divide the story up in a typically episodic manner without losing a sense of greater story, which might actually be a first for the entire 007 franchise. There also isn't a particular sequence that can be pointed to as obviously extraneous. At worst, the Macau sequences add a bit of fat that requires additional chewing, but they still pays off in terms of structural propulsion and help complete the film's eclectic tone. The plot also makes sense, which isn't actually a prerequisite for a good Bond film. I admit that I don't have a particularly talent for staying ahead of espionage plots and that a certain degree of confusion is part-and-parcel with the genre, but I found myself largely baffled by Craig's previous 007 outings. Skyfall remains engaging without dumbing down the mysteries Bond joyfully unravels.
Given his pedigree (especially Rango and Hugo), we can assume that Logan's presence is felt mostly in the stronger characters. Craig's Bond has worked well throughout the series without many specific character traits and Casino Royale featured one of the strongest Bond girls ever in Eva Green's Vesper Lynd, but Skyfall ups the ante by pushing personality over plotting and even spectacle – both of which it still has in spades (I'll discuss Roger Deakins' wonderful photography in the 'video' section below). These powerful personalities begin with Javier Bardem's Raoul Silva. Casino Royale's Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen) aside, even the best modern Bond impressions tend to suffer from weak villains. Apparently, the superhero movies have stolen the bad guys. Silva is not the first villain to mirror Bond – in fact, he at times reminds me too much of Sean Bean's 006 anti-Bond in Goldeneye. But Silva represents more than a character – he's almost a manifestation of the anger overtaking Bond since the Craig reboot. A proper doppelganger. And he doesn't even physically appear for an hour and ten minutes (unless you count his silhouetted façade during the credit sequence), yet the dread of his presence is felt from the instigation of his threat. Then, when Bond finally comes face to face with his nemesis, Silva turns the tables on audience expectations with a calm, mocking tone. He delivers a soliloquy worthy of Hannibal Lecter, marching slowly from the other end of an epic set, and makes not-so-subtle sexual advances on Bond, who takes it all in icy stride. In lesser hands, this interaction would've been nothing more than a gimmick, but Bardem works in to the 'threat' so organically that it just seems an inevitable part of his impossibly compelling character.
Another way that Skyfall is set apart is its treatment of the traditional Bond girl. Bérénice Marlohe fulfills the femme fatale role as Sévérine – an ambiguously aligned, sexy, chic woman that Bond seduces to gain access to the villain – but she's not the 'romantic center' of Bond's universe. He's fond of her, sure, but she's mostly a means to an end. Craig has more chemistry with his male quartermaster, Q. Ben Whishaw does play a rather metro-sexual Q, but the typical Q/Bond banter defined by Desmond Llewelyn and John Cleese takes on a definitively flirtatious tone. Ultimately, Skyfall's real Bond girl is M. She's the one Bond defends at all costs and the one that garners the uncharacteristic Vesper Lynd/Tracy di Vicenzo-level emotional impact on him. This ultimately leads into the film's most innovative narrative aspects and that almost revelatory fourth act.
The series' writers have walked a tightrope since Craig was introduced – how much humanity and history do you give a character like James Bond before he's no longer James Bond? More modern takes on Bond, like Jason Bourne, John McClane, or even superheroes like Batman and Superman, are defined largely by their humanity, while screenwriters have spent 50 years fighting against Bond's humanity. Casino Royale proved that he could feel love and remorse, while Quantum of Solace unsuccessfully turned him into a machine driven by vengeance. Skyfall seems to embrace all aspects of the character throughout the decades, including his toughness, his sense of humour, his sexual prowess, and his intelligence, but also takes new chances in delving back into his pre-MI6 history. For the first time ever in one of his movie adventures, we get to learn something specific about Bond's childhood (aside from mostly off-the-cuff remarks in Goldeneye) and the information isn't just more random fan-service – it's an integral part of this unique motion picture. I can certainly say I had no idea this slick and sly Bond was going to take a sudden turn into Straw Dogs/ Rio Bravo territory and am still pleasantly surprised by how well such a diversion ended up working.
Old school filmmakers continue to struggle with the advent of digital HD filming techniques. Film has lost the exclusive support of older generation geniuses, like Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola, while younger directors, like Quentin Tarantino and Paul Thomas Anderson, continue to hold tight to the old ways. I find the discussion more interesting when I'm not taking a side and simply noticing who has moved on and who is remaining steadfast to 'the cause.' With Skyfall, James Bond has moved into the digital arena and it has taken long time 35mm supporter Sam Mendes along for the ride. Cinematographer extraordinaire Roger Deakins had previously dabbled in digital photography when he shot Andrew Niccol's In Time, but Skyfall marks a much more natural approach to the format. According to specs, most of the film was shot using Arri Alexa rigs, but some second unit action was apparently shot using Red Epic cameras. The effect is nothing short of brilliant. I'm unwilling to rank Skyfall as 'the greatest Bond film,' but I have no problem marking it the most beautiful. Apparently, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences agrees with me, because Deakins is the only Bond DP ever nominated for a Best Cinematography Oscar.
This 1080p transfer, framed at a 2.40:1 aspect ratio (when shown in IMAX the frame was reportedly opened to 1.90:1) is a lovely sampling of the digital format's unique abilities and the ways it can mimic standard film stocks. Though very clean in terms of digital grain, the general look isn't overly stylized or flat. Detail levels are consistently dictated by focus choices, including some incredible foreground and deep-set background textures and patterns. There's little to no edge enhancement or similar sharpening artefacts and the softer backgrounds feature only minor noise, no low-level blocking or banding effects. Equally important in terms of clarity here are Deakins' shadows, which are used like curtains the characters can walk between. These require deep contrast levels without sacrificing gradation. It's also nice to note that, despite the continuing clarity of the image, the digital effects (save maybe a komodo dragon or two) stand up to quite a bit of scrutiny. Classic techniques aside, Deakins does embrace many of modern digital photography's visual vernacular, specifically in terms of his colour choices. The palette is relatively diverse and defined by location, but there is an over-arching theme of golden warmth and an almost neon blue cool. The colour quality is tight, the backdrop blends are fluid, and the poppy highlights are quite vibrant. Those looking to test their set's colour abilities will likely want to skip to the assassination or 'jellyfish' sequence or any shot establishing the architecture of Macau. Those looking for extreme details, on the other hand, might want to check out the sequences set on Silva's creepy prison island or the IMAX-worthy shots of the road to Skyfall.
The disc's picture-perfect HD video is met with pitch-perfect DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 sound. The pre-credit sequence alone is enough to mark this mix as a force to be reckoned with. This scene works as a tour of your system's abilities, beginning in utter silence and slowly expanding into a symphony of sound – like an overture of the noises you will be hearing throughout the film. Delicate, echoing footsteps move out into a wider world of a bustling Istanbul where Patrice the merc leads Bond and Eve on a car chase that turns into a motorcycle chase that turns into a gun fight and fist fight aboard a moving train. Even the music follows a sort of storyline of sound, ebbing and flowing from organic to electronic and soft to bombastic. Then, it all goes completely silent as Bond is accidentally shot. Shockingly silent. Cue Adele's theme song. There's plenty else to celebrate in terms of sound design, too, including cityscapes, more punchy action sequences, a giant subway crash, and the crackling fire of the 'home invasion' scenes, but I think the one most defining and, at times, unique aural element is the subtle build to crescendo throughout the busiest ambience, specifically crowd noise, which then, just like the opening, cuts to total silence.
Composer David Arnold has been doing his best John Barry impression since 1997's Tomorrow Never Dies. Throughout the past five films in the canon he's managed to create exciting and definitively Bond-ian scores, but the music has, overall, mostly disappeared into the atmosphere of these films since even before Barry retired. Mendes has replaced warhorse Arnold with the man he's been working with since American Beauty – Thomas Newman. Newman's name isn't an automatic mark of quality, of course, but, when he's on his game, he's among the best composers working in the Hollywood system. His music for Skyfall stands apart in the best possible way, creating memorable cues and melodies that stay true to the franchise's fashion, yet are still memorable and thrilling in their own right. It's also one of only two Bond scores to be nominated for an Oscar (Marvin Hamlisch's The Spy Who Loved Me score was nominated in 1978).
It's possible that Sony/Fox has another, more extensively extras-packed version of Skyfall on the horizon (it did make over a billion dollars, after all), but until then, this release is more than sufficient. The special features begin with two feature commentaries. Because this screener arrived after the disc's release date, I didn't really have the time to run through each commentary from top to bottom and took merely a sampling of each. The first track features director Sam Mendes alone. I haven't ever been the biggest fan of Mendes' commentaries over the years due to his placid tone, but he's never not informative. This track follows that lead. Mendes spends a bit too much time just describing the storytelling, but often this drives him somewhere where he can discuss the behind-the-scenes production. The most valuable sections for me are the bits where Mendes discusses his research into Ian Flemming's original books, which I've never read. The second track, which features producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson along with production designer Dennis Gassner, should be the better track. These people have been with the series for some time and should have plenty of bigger perspective that Mendes couldn't possibly understand, but the space is mostly filled by descriptions of on-screen action and profuse thank-yous to the cast and crew. Based on my sampling, it doesn't appear that the track gets any better as it goes on. If anything, it became more difficult to find spots where the participants were actually talking.
Up next is Shooting Bond (59:30, HD), a multi-part behind the scenes featurette that is a little too EPK to fully impress, yet is till full of enough information to sustain its runtime.
- Intro, an intro to Mendes' version of the film and its pre-production process.
- The Death of Bond: Opening Sequence, concerning the production of the massive 'Russian nesting doll' pre-credit sequence, from stunts to Turkish locations.
- The Title Sequence, concerning Daniel Kleinman's surrealistic title design.
- Return of James Bond: 007, on capturing a unique version of the character that doesn't betray the tradition and the process of surrounding him with supporting characters.
- Back to Basics: Q, concerning the reintroduction of the quartermaster and gadgets.
- Behind the Wheel: DB5, briefly concerning the thematic choice of using a classic Aston Martin DB5.
- The Good, The Bad and the Beautiful: Women, which sort of speaks for itself and does not count Dench.
- In the Shadows: Villains, concerning the physical presence and stunt training involved in Bond's relationship with the silent killer Patrice and his psychological relationship with Silva, along with Silva's place in the 007 pantheon.
- Action, concerning Mendes' take on movie action and the process of capturing as much realism as possible in the action design/choreography. This section also features a look at the physical effects achieved for the film.
- Locations, another section that sort of speaks for itself and contrasts the spectacular differences between London, Istanbul, and Shanghai.
- The Sound of Bond: Music, concerning Thomas Newman and Adele's first time on a James Bond film, including footage of the recording process and an interview with trumpet player Derek Watkins, who has worked on the series since its inception.
- The Beginning of the End: End Sequence, concerning the physical and dramatic grit of the final act's Rio Bravo climax, along with the tribulations of introducing a helicopter to the sequence and blowing up the set.
- Changes: Spoiler The Death of M, concerning the handing of the 'M' title from Judi Dench to Ralph Finnes.
- New Beginnings: The Future wraps things up and teases what's to come.
Interview subjects throughout include Mendes, Broccoli, Wilson, screenwriters John Logan, Neal Purvis & Robert Wade, cinematographer Roger Deakins, first AD Michael Lerman, stunt coordinator Gary Powell, vehicle master Simon Thomas, location manager Martin Joy, FX supervisor Michael Courbold, 2nd Unit director Alexander Witt, title sequence director Daniel Kleinman, aforementioned trumpet player Derek Watkins, production designer Dennis Gasser, art director Dean Clegg, aircraft organizer Marc Wolff, pilot Andy Strachan, explosives expert Charlie Adcock, and actors Craig, Ralph Fiennes, Judi Dench, Ben Whishaw, Bérénice Marlohe, Naomie Harris, Javier Bardem, Ola Rapace, and Albert Finney.
The disc ends with footage from the premiere (4:30, HD), a trailer, a soundtrack promo spot, and trailers for other Fox releases.
It wasn't until I embarked on this second viewing that I realized how much Skyfall had in common with Rian Johnson's Looper. Both films are structured around longstanding genre clichés, which they both acknowledge and subvert, thus cleverly crafting films that work as pure entertainment, but not at the risk of thematic content. More exceptional, however, is the fact that the two films share the same underlying theme – that of parenthood (more specifically motherhood in Skyfall's case). I suppose it's also worth mentioning that Silva's plan is generally the same as Loki's in The Avengers, which was also released in 2012. It seems that the best films (featuring ultimately harmless plot holes that help propel the film in the long run) of the last year tended to think alike.
Those looking to own this particularly outstanding chapter in the James Bond canon are in for a treat. This Blu-ray release features an outstandingly crisp and vibrant picture and tightly knit, bombastic sound – certainly reference-level stuff. The extras are thin enough to suspect that there may be something else on the horizon, but Mendes' director's commentary is solid and the making-of featurettes are quite entertaining.
* Note: The above images are taken from the Blu-rays and resized for the page. Full-resolution captures are available by clicking individual images, but due to .jpg compression they are not necessarily representative of the quality of the transfer.
Review by Gabriel Powers
Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13
Disc Details
Release Date: 12th February 2013
Discs: 2
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.40:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English, Dolby Digital 5.1 Spanish, French, English Audio Descriptive
Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish
Extras: Director's Commentary, Producers and Production Designer Commentary, Shooting Bond, Skyfall Premier, Trailers, DVD Copy, Digital Copy, UltraViolet Copy
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Sam Mendes
Cast: Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Javier Bardem, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Bérénice Marlohe, Albert Finney, Ben Whishaw, Rory Kinnear, Ola Rapace
Genre: Action and Adventure
Length: 143 minutes
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Leonard Burke
America and Erin Go Bragh
Leonard Burke is used to wearing green. After all, his parents were Irish. And, he just celebrated his 93rd St. Patrick's Day. Although Leonard may look green on the outside - he wore the olive drab uniform of his country for six years too- on the inside, Leonard Burke bleeds red, white, and blue. So, at this Saturday's St. Patrick's Parade, look for this passionately patriotic veteran, one of the many grand marshals we salute for their service to our nation.
Leonard Burke was born to Joseph Patrick Burke and Sarah Jane Eckert Burke in Pennsylvania on the tenth day of the tenth month of 1918. Six weeks after his birth, Joe Burke began making preparations to come home from World War I. Leonard Burke grew up in the Great Depression on the back streets of a West Philadelphia neighborhood, where most of the residents were Irish or Italian. Leonard never finished high school, opting to start working instead. He worked at Dewey's Restaurant on 13th and Market streets for $18.00 a week, keeping $5.00 for himself, and giving the rest to his mother as long as he was living at home.
When the war with Japan broke out, Leonard left his managerial job at Dewey's and took a job as a ball bearing grinder at SFK Ball and Bearing Plant, where he made bearings for ships, tanks, and trucks. When called into the service in 1943, Leonard, at the age of twenty-five with a wife and infant daughter at home, enlisted in the Army. Naturally he was assigned to an engineering unit. After training for many months in the states, Burke and his unit arrived in Liverpool, England in mid-May of 1944, just weeks before D-day.
Leonard was assigned to the 300th Combat Engineers. For eighteen months, Leonard built roads, mine fields, bridges, fortifications, and anything else the Army needed to build or blow up as it slowly moved across France and Belgum into Germany. During the bitterly cold winter of 1944-45, Burke's unit saw service just north of the Battle of the Bulge. One of the highlights of his service was the day Leonard literally bumped into Gen. George S. Patton. When Burke saw whom he had bumped into, he apologized. The immortal general excused the momentary brush. Leonard never can get out his mind the sight of piles of bones in the killing ovens of the concentration camps he saw near the end of the war. During his tour in Europe, Burke was awarded five bronze stars, a meritorious unit award, and various other awards. Seeing it as a jinx, Burke turned down a Purple Heart instead telling his general to give it to the guy in the bed because he was in worse shape.
After the war was over, Burke was one the lucky ones when he got old job back. But, after six months, Leonard decided to join the Army Air Corps to ensure a steady income for his family. Among Leonard's highly prized memorabilia of his years in the service is a certificate issued to him by Col. John R. Kilgore. Burke participated in Operation Sandstone at the Eniwetok Atomic Energy Proving Grounds on the Marshall Islands. The project was a three-detonation series of atomic bombs in 1948 to test the effects of nuclear fall out on the atmosphere and naval ships and aircraft.
After the war, Burke married the love of his life, his wife Thelma, and moved to Florida. Eventually, Leonard and Thelma moved to Moultrie, Georgia, where he lived and worked until he recently retired. Yes, Leonard worked up until the age of ninety. Burke began working at Lear-Signer in Moultrie in 1951 and kept on working full time in the aviation industry. At the age of seventy-three, when most people his age have already retired, Leonard took a new job at Maule Air, Inc. He would work there for almost 17 years. At the age of 89, Leonard was honored for his work as a quality control inspector as the Older Worker of the Year in Southwest Georgia.
Today, Burke lives with his step daughter Elaine Goolsby on Walke Dairy Road. His memories of his life in World War II are still vivid in his mind. He treasures the friendships he made and the good he was able to do on behalf of his country. I imagine, if the U.S. Army called and needed his help, Leonard Burke would put his green uniform back on, stand at attention, and salute the flag of the country he so dearly loves.
The Dublin Civitan Club invites all veterans of military service to serve as grand marshals of this year's parade. If you are a veteran and would like to walk or ride in the parade report to the head of the parade column at S. Jefferson Street and Martin Luther King Dr., this Saturday morning between 08:30 to 09:30 hours. If you can't make it, the Civitan Club thanks you for your service to our country. To those who come to watch the parade, bring your flag to wave as we honor those who risked their lives to give us the freedoms we enjoy today. For further information, please call me at 478-279-2514.

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Medical Index
|First Posted: Oct 14, 2012
Eye Lid Disorders in the Horse
The eyelid disorders listed below are taken from the 2012 American Association of Equine Practitioners' Focus on Ophthalmology conference, held Sept. 6-8 in Raleigh, N.C. They appeared in an article of Understanding Equine Eyelid Disorders .
"Eyelid Lacerations-Matthews said that although trauma and lacerations to the equine eyelid are common occurrences, they typically have positive healing potential as a result of the eyelid's good blood supply. If surgical repair is needed, he said, it can be carried out under standing, local anesthesia or general anesthesia, depending upon the severity of the wound. In other cases, surgical intervention isn't required and lacerations can be managed medically ('Horses can tolerate flapping upper lids as long as the cilia [eyelashes] don't contact the cornea, ...). If surgery is needed, Matthews said veterinarians will often delay wound closure for 12 to 24 hours to allow any associated swelling to subside.
Entropion and Ectropion-Entropion (inward rolling of the eyelids) rarely occurs in adult horses but is a common neonatal congenital abnormality, Matthews said. He stressed that it's important to fix this problem promptly to avoid permanent corneal scarring.
Conversely, ectropion (outward rolling of the eyelid) is a very rare condition that is usually always acquired, Matthews said. While this disorder can be surgically corrected, he warned that there is limited tissue to work with. Additionally, he noted, many ectropion cases are actually innocuous and no surgical or medical intervention is required.
Eyelid Coloboma-This uncommon disorder-in which the horse is 'missing' a section of eyelid-can occur on the upper or lower lids, Matthews said, often in the middle of the eyelid. In most cases, there is little cause for concern and horses will live comfortably with the disorder. Surgical correction should be considered, however, if secondary problems (keratitis, recurrent ulceration, and/or trichiasis...arise.
Trichiasis and Distichasis-Trichiasis (when the eyelashes are bent in toward the eye and rubs on cornea) and distichasis (abnormally sited eyelashes and/or ectopic hairs) are both uncommon disorders, however both require surgical correction, Matthews noted.
Vitiligo-Vitiligo is the term used to describe the depigmentation of previously pigmented sections of skin, Matthews said. He noted that he sees the disease most commonly in Arabian horses, and that there is no known cause or effective treatment. That said, it does not appear to have any impact on affected horses.
Solar Blepharodermatitis-Simply put, this eyelid inflammation caused by sun exposure typically occurs on nonpigmented eyelids and can result in redness and ulceration. It is also often considered a precursor for squamous cell carcinoma of the eyelid (more on that in a moment). Matthews said that ultraviolet blocking fly masks, creams, and tattoos have all been used to reduce the unpigmented skin's sun exposure. 'You could also just move to Scotland,' he joked.
Allergic Blepharoconjunctivitis-This eyelid inflammation caused by exposure to an irritant, which generally remains unknown, Matthews explained. This ailment can affect one or both eyes and although it can be gruesome to look at, it does not appear to cause any ocular pain, he said. There is often a very acute onset with this disorder, he said, characterized by 'dramatic' eyelid and conjunctival swelling. Allergic blepharoconjunctivitis requires treatment, Matthews said, and generally heals well when treated with topical and systemic glucocorticoids.
Parasitic Blepharoconjunctivitis-This condition occurs when parasites-namely habronema spp.-cause a granuloma to form at the mucocutaneous junction of the eyelid. Matthews said that the granuloma can cause corneal abrasions if left untreated, so he recommends using local corticosteroids to combat the problem. 'Regular deworming, fly sprays, and fly masks will help prevent further infestation,' Matthews noted.
He added that in some cases, parasitic blepharoconjunctivitis can be confused for mast cell tumors (more on those in a moment). Prior to treating, it's important to ensure the diagnosis is accurate.
Infectious Blepharitis-This unusual disorder typically appears following trauma to the eyelid, Matthews said. These areas of inflammation have the potential to abscess and should be treated with systemic antibiotics. 'Watch for foreign bodies (in the wound) and rim fractures associated with the swelling, he stressed, and treat those accordingly.
Mebominitis and Chelazion-These two conditions are similar, but have distinct differences that differentiate them from each other. Matthews said that mebomianitis is an inflammation of the mebomian glands, which are located at the eyelid margins and secrete the lipid-based portion of the tear film. Affected horse experience ocular discomfort, swelling, and discharge from the mebomian glands, he said. The cause of this disorder is unknown; however it is treated with topical corticosteroids and antibiotics.
Chelazion, on the other hand, is a thickening of the lipid in the mebomian gland and is a rare occurrence in horses. Chelazion causes firm swellings and granuloma that can be seen through the conjunctiva, Matthews said. The growths can cause corneal abrasions and must be removed surgically, he noted.
Periocular Sarcoids-Another common eyelid ailment is the periocular sarcoid, Matthews said. If sarcoids aren't difficult enough to treat on other parts of the horse, those that appear on the eyelid are even more difficult because certain drugs are irritating to the eye, he added. Treatment options include Aldara cream, intralesional bacillus Calmette-Guerin or cisplantin injections, or radiotherapy, he said. Matthews cautioned, however, that 'if one treatment modality fails then subsequent treatments are less likely to be successful.'
Eyelid Melanoma-These tumors are most commonly seen in gray horses, Matthews said, and many can be surgically removed successfully. He cautioned that the eyelid margin must be preserved during surgery. If the tumor cannot be revomed surgically due to its location, cryotherapy is an option for removal, he said, and cimetidine can be used when complete excision cannot be achieved.
Mast Cell Tumors-Comprised of an accumulation of mast cells (type of cell found in the body), these tumors are uncommon in horses. Often nodular in appearance, Matthews said, mast cell tumors must be diagnosed via biopsy as several other eyelid abnormalities share a similar appearance. Many mast cell tumors can be surgically removed, however he cautioned that the eyelid margin must be maintained.
Squamous Cell Carcinoma-These common, cancerous growths on the eyelid are an unwelcome finding for most horses owners, as they often carry a relatively guarded prognosis compared to other locations of the eye, Matthews said. These locally invasive tumors should be treated early and aggressively to increase the chances of a positive outcome, he added. He recommended first debulking the tumor before treating it with an adjunct therapy, such as fluorouracil, mitomycin C, intralesional cisplantin, or cryotherapy. Surgical excision of the affected portion of eyelid can be used as a last resort, he said, as the outcomes typically are less favorable.
Ptosis and Horner's Syndrome-The term used for a drooping upper eyelid, ptosis is often associated with facial paralysis from head trauma or temporohyoid osteopathy, Matthews said; it is rarely associated with a neurologic disease, such as botulism or equine protozoal myeloencephalitis, he added. ..."


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knock,knock were with the church or mormons!
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Posted 03 February 2004 - 07:29 PM
Listen to Spooks R Us on the Para-X network on Mondays at 9pm eastern time, 7pm pacific time. http:www.para-x.com
Posted 03 February 2004 - 10:49 PM
This is the solution I used once. I answered the door naked and told them they were just in time for the orgy. Haven't had one stop by since. It worked on the Jehova's Witnesses, so I presume it'll work for Mormons as well.
this damned stuff happens here too, sorry, I am not against anyone's religious beliefs but "GIVE THAT BAD_WORD SPACE"! and talking about Orgy to someone who doesn;t even have common sense, well, it may work, it may work. You know, there was this guy, who went wild at me because I played Rock music when we were hanging out. He tried to preach a lot about Rock, but then, once I played Number of the Beast from Iron Maiden, well, he LEFT! Thank God!
I DONT WANNA CHANGE THE WORLD, I DONT WANT THE WORLD TO CHANGE ME...... so long I am doing not so harm for anyone
Take my hand and we'll go riding through the sunshine from above
Posted 04 February 2004 - 12:38 AM
There are over 60,000 full-time missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, so there's a good chance that at least one companionship walks your city looking for people to teach.
::)is it me or is everyone flooded with a neighborhood full of those white collared mormon elder boys?
i'm not against religion but it seems we always get these mormon boys comming to our house. its annoying. they seem to come to the door when i'm about to step out? i don't want to be mean to them but i just have to tell them i'm not interested. next week there out to my house again with 3 more buddies trying to get me to join the church of mormon >. before halloween they had a petition going around wanting us to ban halloween because its the devils holiday. what todo about these boys? any ideas???? ???
It surprises me that Mormons from any clime would want to put a stopper in Halloween. Most wards (congregations) have youth dances where they can sport costumes (ok, no masks). For the younger kids, we have trunk-or-treat in the church parking lot. They are happy since they get candy and show off their costumes, while the parents are happy to know where all the goodies come from.
There's two ways to stop the elders from returning to your door (guarunteed 6 month break). You can either scare them about some skeletons in the Church's closet, or try a polite approach.
The nice approach: Ask to see their Area Book. Every companionship should have one. It helps them keep track of which houses they knocked doors, who's on which discussion, when baptisms are marked, etc. Mormons are excessive about records. Once they show you the Area Book, ask them to mark your address as Do Not Disturb. Missionaries are constantly being sent to other cities, so a mark in the Area Book is the only way for the greenies to know your desire. Also, missionaries are not to knock on doors marked "No Solicitors"
How do you scare an elder?
* If you're from the deep South, ask about President Kimball's 1978 revelation.
* Tell them you've already prayed and know the Adam-God Theory to be true.
* Ask what Governor Young's relationship was to John D Lee and the MMM (be sure to abbreviate MMM). When they recover enough, call Juanita Brooks a Mormon Lover.
* Have a small painting of Joseph Smith, with candles burning in front of it.
* Tell them you're one of the three Nephites. Say the other two will be over later for a game of poker. Be sure to give a Native American name if you go this route.
I didn't lose my mind - I have it backed up on a disk ... somewhere
Posted 04 February 2004 - 04:50 AM
Some people program their Unihilipi the strangest things, heheh...
Posted 04 February 2004 - 05:23 AM
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Perfer et obdura; dolor hic tibi proderit olim. --Ovid--
Posted 04 February 2004 - 10:29 AM
The point which I should first wish to understand is whether the pious or holy is beloved by the gods because it is holy, or holy because it is beloved of the gods.Sonnet XCIVBut if that flower with base infection meet,The basest weed outbraves his dignity:For sweetest things turn sourest by their deeds;Lilies that fester smell far worse than weeds
Posted 04 February 2004 - 11:09 AM
That was pretty generous of you to respond to that!
My mom had a Jehovah Witness lady come to our house every week. My mom was too kind to turn her away, so she would let her come in and do her little preaching with her Awake magazine. Well, that went on for 20 years! We watched her kids grow up, as she watched us grow up. Even when we moved the lady found us. But after a while they actually became friends, although my mom was never converted.
Posted 04 February 2004 - 02:42 PM
"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results." Albert Einstein
I've been hit by mrsspookypants
Posted 04 February 2004 - 04:33 PM
There's two ways to stop the elders from returning to your door (guarunteed 6 month break). You can either scare them about some skeletons in the Church's closet, or try a polite approach.
More than likely i'm using the scare method ;D
Or do things worth the writing.
Posted 04 February 2004 - 10:44 PM
*Snickers*Fibber,you would not, you're too decent a person!
Okay, we get a LOT of J/W's and they never seem to get the hint "I'm on my way out-go 'way now!" If it wasn't for the karmic penalty for running down a sestagenarian, I'd use that as a solution.
For whatever reason, I get the young and pretty JW's, staring and a generous helping of lewd comments get the sentiment across
Posted 04 February 2004 - 11:23 PM
[smiley=cwm19.gif][smiley=cwm19.gif]who are you and what have you done to Aloha_Spirit? OMGOSH...that was TOO funny, AS
I am still the Aloha Spirit. I am still active in the Church. I am still worthy of a temple recommend.
You just caught me when I felt it safe to let my sense of humor show a little. We have to learn to laugh at ourselves.
If you thought my methods were funny now, try finding out what they really mean. If anyone tries them, please either post the results or email me.
Be nice to missionaries. Offer them water on hot days. If you are not interested in the message, let them know so they can spend their time teaching those who are.
Since this is a ghost related board, I guess I have to put something to make it on-topic...
Seances, tarot cards, and ouija boards are strongly spoken against in Christianity. Most missionaries will run for the hills if they see you using these tools. As always, never do anything that makes you uncomfortable.
I didn't lose my mind - I have it backed up on a disk ... somewhere
Posted 05 February 2004 - 12:53 AM
As far as Mormons/ Latter day saints go, I live near Kirtland, Ohio, so we tend to get quite a few roaming missionaries trying to convert you.
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Together, they held joint campaigns, arrange global actions and receive financial backup for executing programs and projects. They also exchange information and news on a periodical basis about environmental issues.
Since 1987, the FVSA has established 12 wildlife refuges covering 55,000 ha. Currently, with the support of the WWF, the FVSA is working toward forest landscape restoration in the Atlantic Forest ecoregion, which is one of the richest forest habitats in Argentina.
The FVSA is also working to protect Argentina's largest wetlands, the Iberá Marshes, from rising water levels due to the Yacyretá dam. In addition to promoting forest certification and freshwater conservation, the FVSA is also involved in the promotion of energy resource management, environmental education, and the establishment of marine and inland-protected areas.
Monte Leon - the Lion Mountain
Monte Leon covers 60,000 hectares of Patagonian steppes and stretches approximately 25 miles off the South West Atlantic coats - about 1% of Argentina's coastline. Its name, which means Lion Mountain, comes from a coastal mountain that resembles the profile of a lion. The puma, or mountain lion, still lives there. The area has also ancient sea caves, kelp forest, sea lions, penguins, cormorants, and guanacos.
Creation of the first coastal Patagonian protected area
In May 2001, with the financial support of The Patagonia Land Trust and WWF, FVSA bought Monte Leon, and then in November of 2002 donated it to the Argentinian National Parks Administration to create the first coastal Patagonian protected area.
Protecting the jaguar
The yaguareté or jaguar is the biggest feline in the American continent. Originally this species home range spanned from the south of the United States to the north of Argentina. Today it occupies less than the half of this area. One of the biggest challenges for jaguar conservation is to maintain the genetic exchange of the populations in that region.
FVSA scientists are working to resolve the issue of jaguars killing cattle (without killing the jaguars) by establishing barriers so that jaguars are not able to reach their prey.
The outstanding Iguaçu Falls, in the midst of the rich Atlantic Forest
Misiones is part of the largest continuous remnant of Atlantic Forest left in this highly threatened ecoregion. Nowhere else in the Americas can you see so much of the Atlantic Forest, along with one of the largest and most spectacular waterfalls in the world: The Iguaçu Falls.
WWF (both in Brazil and Paraguay) and FVSA in Argentina have been working together to develop a plan to promote conservation and sustainable development in this region. This includes making about 1 million hectares of forest into a Green Corridor that would allow the establishment of sustainable forest management, ecotourism, and a wealth of small development projects that would ensure better use of the natural resources of the forest.
Peninsula Valdes
Peninsula Valdes is characterized by its vibrant coastline, a stunning array of tall cliffs, rocky reef and exotic marine mammals. Peninsula Valdes is home to the southern elephant seal, sea lion, Southern right whale, and magellan penguins. In a spectacular display, in March and April each year, killer whales breach on the beach in prey upon sea lions pups.
The peninsula is also the world's most important breeding ground for Southern right whales. This giant, beautiful creature arrives in April and leaves in December; as a result, whale watching has become a very important activity.


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I bought a great car a few months ago, but it is *not* a new car. It's a 2005 Porsche Boxster S and is a profound pleasure to drive. I'd much rather buy a great used car than a new car that I wouldn't love. One down side to buying a car from the middle of the previous decade, though, is that it lacks some of the more modern electronics. In my case, I have to toss my iPhone in the passenger seat and connect it to the radio via an FM transmitter (there's no aux input jack). The phone slides around all over the place in the passenger seat becuase there's no good place to attach a holder on the dash. Honestly, though, I could go without music entirely if I had to because the driving experience is superlative.
Given a choice, though, I won't go without my music, and as a maker I don't have to! Since this a wonderful car, I want an iPhone mount that won't take away from the car's appearance. Fortunately, there is a conveniently-placed ashtray (and I don't smoke!). Unfortunately, it's too small to simply drop my phone into it (and I couldn't press skip/pause/replay if it did fit). However, that ashtray can serve as perfect location for an iPhone mount if such a thing existed.
That's where rapid prototyping comes in to play along with 3D-print-on-demand that's available to me as a builder of a 3D printer. First I made a few quick measurements of the ashtray and the phone (in its case). I then did rough designs for the mount and the bracket. Save and print and I have "rough sketch" real objects. No surprise to me that they wouldn't fit/work — I didn't expect the sketches to be the final product. What this rapid "idea to model to object" process does is let me quickly and easily determine what changes I need to make. It didn't have to be perfect from the start. In this case, the grip for the phone was too thin, the ashtray turned out to be smaller on the bottom than the top and the slot for the grip was too shallow. I ran through a few more iterations before getting it exactly as I wanted. You can see the progressive changes here:
Rapid prototyping (model –> build –> repeat) is a fantastic real-world equivalent to the agile programming methodology. It's also a lot more fun than having to get everything right on the first go. Once I was satisfied I had exactly what I wanted, I changed out the filament feeding into my printer from white to sky blue to make it prettier. The final product is two pieces that come apart so that I can store the grip in the center console and close the ashtray when I'm not using it — this keeps the original design of the car's interior intact. Here's the final version:
I may purchase a spool of grey plastic in the future and reprint it so that it matches the grey interior. In the meantime, though, I now have a custom-made, rapidly-prototyped secure mount for my iPhone that's a perfect fit for the ashtray in a 2005 Boxster!


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Q: Why am I Limited to 25 SQL Server Instances on a Windows Cluster?
A: The reason for this, in SQL Server 2008 R2 and below, is drive letters. Each clustered instance of Microsoft SQL Server requires it's own drive letter. As Windows only supports 26 drive letters, and you need one for Windows (typically the C drive) that leaves 25 drive letters left for SQL instances. This assumes of course that you don't need access to the local CD/DVD drive, and that you have a majority node set and not a disk majority cluster (you need the drive letter for the Quorum drive for a SQL instance after all).
Now, with SQL Server 2012, you can get around this limitation by using network file shares to host the databases for the clustered instances. This will let you get around the 25 instance limitation and as a bonus you'll still get to use your CD/DVD drive to install software.
Now, all this being said, I wouldn't ever want to install this many SQL instances on a production SQL Server. Not to say that people don't install a bunch of instances on SQL like this, but I sure wouldn't recommend it.


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Next-Generation MINI Cooper Details Revealed
- Next-gen MINI Cooper offers new engines
- Base engine is a 3-cylinder; Cooper S boasts 189 horsepower
- More details expected in November
MINI has officially revealed several new details about its next-generation Cooper hatchback. The information comes ahead of the third-generation Cooper's launch, which is scheduled for a global press event in November.
The most important details relate to the new Cooper's engines. According to MINI, base models will use a turbocharged 1.5-liter 3-cylinder -- yes, a 3-cylinder -- that will make 138 hp and 163 lb-ft of torque. That means the new base engine is more powerful than today's 4-cylinder, which makes just 121 hp. We expect it will also be more fuel efficient, given the switch to a smaller engine and fewer cylinders.
Like today's, the upcoming MINI lineup will also include a more powerful Cooper S. That model will use a turbocharged 2.0-liter 4-cylinder that makes 189 hp and 207 lb-ft of torque. An "overboost" function will bring torque to as high as 221 lb-ft to provide short bursts of acceleration. Once again, the latest MINI's figures are a step up from today's numbers, which reach 181 hp and 177 lb-ft of torque.
For shoppers interested in gas mileage, MINI is adding one more engine to the mix. A turbodiesel version of the base model's 1.5-liter 3-cylinder will produce 116 hp and 199 lb-ft of torque, making it the most efficient engine in the MINI's lineup. The only catch: Parent company BMW hasn't announced whether that powerplant will make it to the U.S.
Beyond announcing its core gas and diesel powerplants, MINI has not revealed details on any other engines. That means the performance-oriented John Cooper Works model, rumored to offer as much as 300 hp, is still a question mark.
But MINI did release a few more details beyond the Cooper's new engines. For example, the upcoming model will use a new, lighter platform that will underpin the BMW 1 Series. Electronically adjustable suspension allows drivers to choose their driving mode. And new manual and automatic transmissions will deliver power to the road.
While we don't know any other details -- such as exactly what the next MINI Cooper will look like -- we'll surely have more information when the car is revealed on November 18.
What it means to you: The latest MINI Cooper may sport a 3-cylinder, but we suspect it will be just as enjoyable as ever.


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Navy gives bosun a glimpse of Japan he'd rather forget
When Alfred T. "Oppy" Leous received a tip from his brother-in-law to avoid serving in the Army in World War II, he took it to heart.
Dick Willett, married to Leous' twin sister, Olive Jean, had told him how unhappy he was in the Army and that Leous should do whatever he could to avoid that branch of the service.
"I went to the Coast Guard, and they said I was too short, which – at 5 feet, 2 inches – I guess I was," Leous says. "Then I went to the Marines, and they didn't want me because I had a bad ear. I went to the Navy, and they took me."
The Navy, though, proved to be anything but smooth sailing.
Within four months, Leous was part of Operation Torch, the British-American invasion of the French North African coast, which began Nov. 8, 1942.
"There were about 150 ships involved in the invasion. We counted them. You could see every one of them. We were off the coast of Casablanca in Morocco," Leous says. "I worked on the quarterdeck refueling destroyers and cruisers. The Suwannee had been a tanker before it was converted to an escort carrier."
The battle ended Nov. 16, and soon after it was off to the Pacific by way of the Panama Canal.
"We anchored off New Caledonia, and our planes flew onto the beach to assist the Army. There weren't many planes at the time," Leous recalls. "It was early in the war, and the planes were being made at Bell Aircraft and Curtiss-Wright up here in Buffalo."
As the American forces gained traction in the Pacific, Leous says, pilots on his ship began working overtime conducting aerial searches of islands for Japanese aircraft and the ocean waters for enemy submarines.
"Our poor pilots would go up for four or five hours in the morning and then come back at noon and then go back up for another four or five hours," he recalls. "When the pilots spotted enemy landing strips on the islands or submarines, they would bomb them."
The ship's crew, also on a grueling schedule, conducted gun watches and refueled vessels, Leous says, adding that he never regretted taking his brother-in-law's advice.
Not even when he came close to death in the October 1944 Battle of the Philippines and kamikazes crashed into American warships.
"I was on a 20 mm deck gun when one of the planes crashed about 20 feet from me. We were all shooting at it, and it just came right at us, crashing onto the flight deck, then to the hangar deck and then down to the quarterdeck, where a bomb on the plane exploded and we lost a lot of guys," Leous says. "It was terrible."
The enemy didn't let up. Quite the contrary.
"The next day, we were hit again by a kamikaze," Leous remembers.
"This time, the plane crashed into our aircraft that were getting ready to take off. We lost 10 planes."
After that, the Suwannee headed to Washington State for repairs before returning to participate in the Battle of Okinawa and others before Japan was finally defeated in August 1945.
On his 25th birthday, Sept. 16, 1945, the Navy, he said, provided him with what amounted to the strangest experience of his life – a chance to walk about Nagasaki and personally view the destruction caused by the second of two war-ending atomic bombs dropped on Japan.
"We were walking around for about 30 minutes, and there was still smoke coming from the ground," Leous says. "All the Japanese were wearing masks over their mouths."
Those haunting memories have stuck with him:
"You wonder why the Navy let us do that."


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Imagine being 24 years old, battling cancer, and breastfeeding quadruplets.
Kind of put things in perspective, eh?
Ashley Adams of Aurora, CO, has had quite the year. "When the doctors told us we were having quads, we were extremely terrified and ridiculously excited all at the same time," her husband, Andy, said. "It was just unimaginable."
As if that wasn't enough to wrap your head around, Ashley was diagnosed with thyroid cancer four months into her high-risk pregnancy during a routine sonogram. The cancer had already spread to her lymph nodes. Her doctor speculates she'd had the cancer for a few years, but it went undiscovered as doctors don't think of cancer with patients that young.
Plus: 10 Moms Who Fought Cancer and Won
Ashley decided that "dying was not an option."
She waited to deliver her son, Wyatt, and three daughters (Samantha, Braelynn, and Rylie) at 30 weeks, before having the seven-hour cancer surgery.
Now, while running back and forth to the University of Colorado Hospital when their brood is gathering their strength, the Adamses are determining her future treatment plan with her doctors. Chemo and iodine radiation are both in the picture. She's postponing the treatment as long as she can, though, so she can keep breastfeeding.
Wyatt is being sprung from the hospital this week; the girls are expected to follow by Thanksgiving. The couple's biggest worry is, interestingly, something those mere mortals who've brought only one baby home at a time can relate to: what if something happens, without the nurses?
But they're optimistic--Ashley, so much so that she hasn't ruled out more kids. We're pulling for you, Ashley!


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Hey everyone it's Cara! I recently just turned eighteen and still have a whole life ahead of me with goals i intend to pursue. To begin, there are some things you should know about me. I'm an avid guitar player who owns three guitars that are put into use almost everyday; there isn't one day where i go usually without touching my guitars. Music tends to speak to me and it's something that i've always been very passionate for. Music relaxes me which, aids me to be organized and consider all of my surroundings. I also live by "three guidelines" that display what kind of person i portray myself as; consideration of others, use of common sense, and truthfulness in all relations. Since i am very young, i still live with my parents at the moment. My parents don't set rules at all so therefore i do. Keeping these guidelines in my head grants me to accomplish a vast majority of things. I will be attending USC in the fall because i pushed myself to the limit with goals i never thought i would complete. I intend to study psychology and spanish for my undergraduate degree and then further my education to law school. Furthermore, i'm from New Jersey and California will be a big change for me. Another thing you should know about me is that i basically live at the beach, or jersey shore in particular. I live in central jersey but i always travel south to the beach for my favorite foods and of course the salty ocean water. I'm currently learning how to surf and hopefully will be able to by the proceeding summer. I'm also very physically active and so is my family. My younger brother is an amateur body builder who pushes me to try my hardest. When i am home, i try to go to the gym everysingle day even if i'm short on time. Taking hot yoga classes or going on runs can fulfill my day. Speaking of running, my friends and i formed a tiny group that we go and run races. We run 5K's and color runs, anything appealing to our eyes. There are days that i don't go to the gym and i feel as if something is missing in my day. Speaking of doing regular things everyday i try to eat organic and healthy when i can but my one weakness is mocha lattes. Coffee and especially mocha is something that i need in my life as silly as it sounds. I'm not a girl who goes to starbucks everyday but i'm on the otherside of the tracks with Dunkin Donuts. Another thing i regulary do is light incense, sage, candles, and oils. I'm secertly obsessed with having my room smell good almost 24/7. Soothing smells and essential oils distress me and keep me on task, specifically with school. Even though there are some nights that i stay up until the crack of dawn studying, i try to get a good nights rest. In addition, i love to sleep, and i could sleep all day if i really wanted too. My body get extra tired very quickly so that's why i try my best to take care of it well. I'm also obsessed with fruit and love smoothies which i drink about everyday. Fruit gives me energy and it's also a good kind of sugar my body can intake. I also have my own car, whose name is Lucy and she's granted me various favors of going places without trouble. Carl is also a huge part of my life, and he is my one-year old baby rottweiler. I got Carl last year in the summer of 2015 and he has grown vastly over the past year that i've had to buy him 4 new crate because he keeps growing. Carl is one big mush ball who loves everyone and thinks he is a newborn doing newborn things in a big dog body.
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From: NASA HQ
Posted: Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Everything is bigger in Texas and a life-sized model of the world's largest space telescope, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope will be on display at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Festival along with Webb-related exhibits, educational events, interactives, visualizations, scientists and much more. The NASA events at SXSW will occur March 8-10, 2013 in Austin.
"The Webb telescope model is coming to SXSW just in time to highlight that this spring NASA is beginning to bring together some of the major parts of the observatory," said Eric Smith, Webb telescope deputy program director at NASA Headquarters, Washington. "In 2013, NASA will start to integrate the four science instruments into the structure that will attach to the telescope." "This will be the Webb Telescope's biggest outreach event of the year at one of the best festivals in the country," said Amber Straughn, astrophysicist on the Webb telescope team at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. "Northrop Grumman is bringing their Webb telescope full scale model, we are organizing an exciting NASA Experience Tent which will showcase Microsoft Research's World Wide Telescope, and we are organizing star parties with speakers ranging from astrophysicists to astronauts to Nobel laureates."
There will also be an official SXSW panel about the Webb telescope on Sunday, March 10 at the Omni Center. For details: http://schedule.sxsw.com/2013/events/event_IAP4124. Although most of the NASA Webb telescope events at SXSW will be free and open to the public, the NASA Webb telescope panel event requires a registration fee.
NASA is partnering with Northrop Grumman, Space Telescope Science Institute, Ball Aerospace, Microsoft Research, and the University of Texas' Astronomy Department to bring an amazing display of science and technology to SXSW.
The Webb telescope life-sized model is as big as a tennis court. It was built by NASA's prime contractor to provide a better understanding of the size, scale and complexity of the observatory. The model is constructed mainly of aluminum and steel, weighs 12,000 lbs., and is approximately 80 feet long, 40 feet wide and 40 feet tall. The model requires two trucks to ship it and assembly takes a crew of 12 approximately four days. The Webb telescope full-scale model will be on display on March 8, 9 and 10.
In addition to the full-scale Webb telescope model, visitors can go to the NASA Experience Tent which will be filled with displays, videos, multimedia products, and hands-on activities. As part of the NASA tent, Microsoft Research will be running their World Wide Telescope on a 10 by 20 foot visualization wall which lets users fly through the universe and explore planets, stars, etc. Think of it as a giant flat planetarium. There will also be live video chats from both NASA Johnson Space Center and NASA Goddard. At Johnson, the Webb telescope will be tested in a giant chamber, while at Goddard, parts of the Webb are being assembled and tested in a giant cleanroom.
There's also a large educational aspect to Webb telescope's presence at SXSW. Local Austin K through 12 students have created Webb telescope-themed art/science projects that will be on display. Visitors may also encounter a "sidewalk astronomer" armed with a portable projection system that can project astronomy presentations on blank walls. Visitors can see the free e-books on Hubble and the Webb telescope and also pick up a free Webb telescope comic book called "Infrared Beyond the Visible." Senior Project Scientist on the James Webb Space Telescope and Nobel Prize winning Astrophysicist John Mather will be one of the special guests at the festival.
A microsite website has been established to post information about Webb telescope events, the festival events, and showcase user submitted materials including pictures, tweets, etc. The microsite can be found at: http://go.nasa.gov/JWSTsxsw.
The real Webb will be the largest space telescope ever built. Once in orbit, the Webb telescope will look back in time more than 13 billion years to help us understand the formation of galaxies, stars and planets.
"Everything is bigger in Texas, we couldn't bring just a small telescope," said Lynn Chandler, Communications Officer at NASA Goddard. Lynn is coordinating a Webb telescope display and will be assisting with STEM educational activities at the event.
For more information about the SXSW Festival, visit: http://sxsw.com/
For the Webb Telescope SXSW Microsite, visit: http://go.nasa.gov/JWSTsxsw
For information about the NASA Panel at SXSW, visit: http://schedule.sxsw.com/2013/events/event_IAP4124
For more information about NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, visit: www.jwst.nasa.gov or www.nasa.gov/webb
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The 1997 ASIS Annual Meeting, held in early November in Washington, DC, met the expectations of meeting organizers, society leaders and enthusiastic attendees, as nearly 1000 attendees delved into Digital Collections: Implications for Users, Funders, Developers and Maintainers.
With the usual mix of invited speakers, contributed papers, SIG-sponsored panel sessions, demonstrations, continuing education courses, business meetings and social events, the week's program drew praise for both the depth and breadth of its presentations.
At the conclusion of the meeting, the ASIS Board of Directors commended Joseph A. Busch, chair of the Technical Program Committee, and committee members Terry Beamsley, David Bearman, Nicholas Belkin, Bernd Frohmann, Judy Gerber, Myke Gluck, Karen Howell, Mark Rorvig, Candy Schwartz and Stephen Toney for their efforts.
Throughout this issue of the Bulletin
of the American Society for Information Science and at the ASIS Web site,
you will find coverage of some of the meeting's highlights. But first,
here's a look at some of the faces of ASIS '97.
Michael Buckland, professor at the University of California at Berkeley, assumed the presidency from Debora Shaw. In addition, as a result of membership balloting conducted during the summer, three new members joined the Board. Candy Schwartz, professor at Simmons College in Boston, took her seat as president-elect; Pat Molholt, assistant vice president and associate dean for scholarly resources at Columbia Health Sciences, and Ray Larson, specialist in the design and performance evaluation of information systems, assumed their duties as directors-at-large.
As the new Board prepared to begin
its work, the efforts of those who left the Board after several years of
service were commended. Clifford Lynch, immediate past president, and Carol
Tenopir and Barbara Kwasnik, directors-at-large, were thanked for their
distinguished service and contributions to the society.
Dr. Soergel has been a prolific writer of journal papers, consultancy reports and conference papers which demonstrate his ability to cut to the heart of a problem and identify the real issues. His two major books, Indexing Languages and Thesauri: Construction and Maintenance and Organizing Information: Principles of Data Base and Retrieval Systems, are modern classics which have significantly advanced our understanding of information systems designs.
His career epitomizes the ultimate interrelationship between research and teaching. Much of his work has proven to be inspirational and has provided direction for other researchers to follow. His expertise and capabilities as a professor are so widely recognized that he has been invited to teach in Canada and Europe in addition to his position at the University of Maryland.
It is for his extraordinary and continuous
contributions to the field of information science that Dr. Dagobert Soergel
has earned this recognition. (See feature article beginning on page 10
of this issue of the Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science
for Dr. Soergel's acceptance speech for the Award of Merit.)
The 1997 Watson Davis Award was given
to Karla Petersen, Loyola University, Chicago, in recognition of 23 years
of active, unstinting service to ASIS. Karla has worked within ASIS at
every level from chapters and Special Interest Groups to the national level
as member of the ASIS Board of Directors, SIG Cabinet Director and chair
of an Annual Meeting. In naming Karla the Watson Davis Award winner, the
jury noted that she is "a popular member of any team she joins and completes
all tasks she takes on in timely, high quality fashion."
In the five short years that Geoff has been an ASIS member he has co-authored a chapter on "Groupware" in the 1995 Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST); served as chair-elect, chair and Chapter Assembly representative of the Indiana Chapter; developed the technical implementation for the ASIS Web site; moderated a technical session at the 1996 Mid-Year Meeting; served on the ASIS Continuing Education Committee; presented technical sessions on intranets at the 1996 Annual Meeting and for the Indiana Chapter; and co-presented a CE workshop on Computer Networks and Security at the 1997 Mid-Year Meeting.
Geoff is an outstanding ASIS member.
He has contributed to the Society and the field in areas of research, leadership,
technology and service. He exemplifies the qualities honored with the James
Cretsos Leadership Award.
Nicholas J. (Nick) Belkin, professor
at Rutgers University, is the winner of the 1997 ASIS Research Award for
his work on the role of human factors in retrieval systems. His research
has broad-ranging implications that impact both theoretical and practical
aspects of our field. He has published widely and has been recognized by
funding agencies and by peers for his research. The jury was also impressed
by his efforts to engage students in the research process and to mentor
new researchers. In this way, his ideas will influence future information
scientists in a very fundamental fashion.
This paper brings attention to the problem of variations in relevance assessments and the effects these variations may have on measures of retrieval effectiveness. An analytical review of the literature is used to demonstrate that, although many variables have been shown to affect relevance judgments in experimental settings, the effects of these variables on retrieval measurement have not been explored. The author points out the need for rigorous and extensive tests of the ways in which variations in relevance assessments do and do not affect measures of retrieval performance and the need to recognize that approaches to evaluation must reflect the real world of real users.
The award jury recognized the importance
of this topical area to the field. Through his rigorous and comprehensive
analysis, Harter provided a readable and understandable explication of
a complex problem.
Melinda Axel, Drexel University,
received the 1997 Pratt-Severn Student Research Award for her paper entitled,
"Data Warehouse Design for Pharmaceutical Drug Discovery Research." This
well-written paper proposes a framework for the application of data warehousing
to integrate a pharmaceutical company's drug discovery data, supporting
searches making use of these data in response to a variety of types of
questions. The potential benefits of this approach to data management are
clearly presented.
Completed dissertations submitted
to the UMI Doctoral Dissertation Award jury are judged on the importance
of the topic to information science, quality of the literature review,
appropriateness and soundness of the research methodology, analysis of
the results and conclusions, and clarity of presentation.
The 1997 ISI Information Science
Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Scholarship was awarded to R. David Lenkes
for his proposed research, "Building and Maintaining Internet Information
Services." The selection of this proposal was based on several factors.
Lenkes is exploring an emerging area of digital reference services that
will contribute significantly to our understanding of the changing information
environment. The proposed methodology is well-conceived, sound and rigorous.
The proposal reflects Lenkes' knowledge of the problems and issues in this
area and is presented in a clear and comprehensive manner. Overall, this
research has the potential for important contributions to the field of
information science.
The winner of the 1997 Best Information Science Book Award is Bryce Allen of the University of Missouri-Columbia for his book Information Tasks: Toward a User-Centered Approach to Information Systems, published by Academic Press.
The major theme of this book is important
and central to information science. The approach is unique and may affect
the thinking and behavior of many information professionals. Both the approach
and organization of material in this book are innovative and imaginative.
The book looks at information institutions and the profession, in addition
to user behavior, opinions and system design. It is well written and clearly
thought out, citing significant studies and extensive literature. A very
scholarly approach.
The 1997 Student Chapter-of-the-Year
Award was presented to the University of Washington Student Chapter, which
also won the 1996 award.
Vivian Hay of the Los Angeles Chapter of ASIS (LACASIS) has been active in the chapter since 1991. She has held various chapter offices, including serving as chair during 1993. In nominating Vivian for this award her colleagues noted that "no task is too small or large in her capable hands" and that "her most remarkable asset is her ability to see the solution in the most challenging of situations." Recently Vivian has directed her energies toward the Los Angeles chapter's very successful annual workshop making arrangements for facilities and audio and telecommunication equipment. She also judges the chapter's student essay competition and contributes articles to the newsletter. Vivian is recognized for her continuing contributions to the smooth running of the Los Angeles chapter.
John Tebo of the Southern Ohio ASIS
Chapter (SOASIS) is regarded as an indispensable member of his chapter.
In nominating him, his colleagues observe that "in eight years as an ASIS
member, John has contributed more to his chapter than many members contribute
in a professional lifetime." He has served as chair of several chapter
committees and as chapter treasurer, secretary, and Assembly Representative.
He has served as a member of the Chapter Assembly Advisory Committee. John
has planned and promoted the SOASIS award-winning workshops and written
for its newsletter. He is also known for his mentoring activities that
encourage new members to participate actively in the chapter. The Southern
Ohio ASIS Chapter has recognized John Tebo's contributions with its Membership
and Leadership Awards.
The workshop was attended by 216
information professionals, 135 of whom were not ASIS members. In addition
to raising LACASIS' profile within the regional information community,
the workshop increased the chapter's visibility in the academic and commercial
sectors. The LACASIS annual workshop posted a profit of almost $9000. Proceeds
from the workshop fund the Margaret McKinley Scholarship, which sends one
library/information science student a year to the ASIS Annual Meeting,
and Society membership dues for the winner and two runners-up.
PVC Currents provides chapter members
with timely information on chapter events and programs. The chapter published
four issues last year that included reports from the chapter chair, minutes
of Board meetings and summaries of chapter programs. Other articles provided
descriptions of the chapter's outreach program to introduce area senior
citizens to the Internet and their scholarship program for student members.
The Potomac Valley Chapter is recognized for its efforts to keep its members
informed with PVC Currents.
The 1997 ASIS SIG-of-the-Year Award
was presented to SIG/International Information Issues (III). The SIG last
won the award in 1993.
For its Fall Kick-off Meeting in October, the Delaware Valley Chapter of ASIS presented Lynn Brooks, co-author of the recently published book, Seven Secrets of Successful Women, who shared some of her secrets for workplace success. Then in November, the chapter joined forces with the local SLA chapter to offer Exploring Information Visualization. Katherine McCain, College of Information Science and Technology, Drexel University, Robert Dougherty, Merck Research Labs, and William Wright, Visible Decisions, Inc., spoke on the background and general purposes of visualization as applied to information and discussed specific applications of visualization methods.
The European Chapter of ASIS proudly announces that it has launched its Web site with the help of a team from the Department of Information Science of the University of Constance, Germany. The site can be found at http://asis-europe.uni-konstanz.de.
Christine Borgman, recently appointed to the University of California's Presidential Chair in Information Studies, is the winner of the 1997 LACASIS Contributions to Information Science Award, an annual award from the Los Angeles Chapter of ASIS (LACASIS). Borgman was to address the chapter's membership in November in a talk entitled, Access to Information in the Networked World: Some Reflection from the Research Front.
The Fall 1997 Program of the New Jersey ASIS (NJ/ASIS) Chapter, held in conjunction with the Special Libraries Association chapter in the area, was a workshop on computer security. Among the scheduled participants were Jana Volavka, consultant on information strategy and Web architecture, providing an overview of Internet security problems and technologies to prevent them; Alan Martin of Sequel Technologies, talking about the importance of analyzing Web server usage; and Frank D'Arrigo, National Computer Security Association, discussing elements of computer security, roles and responsibilities and best practices.
Earlier in the fall, NJ/ASIS presented a program on Assessing the Value of Library and Information Services, featuring Paul Kantor, professor of information science at Rutgers University, reporting on a series of studies which seek to isolate the key dimensions of service, as perceived by users, at both academic and special libraries. The research for this presentation was conducted jointly with Tefko Saracevic, also of Rutgers.
Among the speakers scheduled for the December meeting of the Northern Ohio ASIS (NORASIS) Chapter is Huijie Chen, information systems analyst at Morrison Knudsen Corp., with a presentation entitled, A Small Search Engine for a Small Library: A Case Report. Also scheduled is Michael Kreyche, digital resource development specialist and assistant professor, Kent State University.
The October meeting of the Metropolitan New York Chapter of ASIS featured speakers on the topic of Telemedicine: Electronic Delivery of Health Care Services. Among the speakers were Donald Parsons, New York State Department of Health, and Jordan Stern, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, discussing the use of telecommunications to deliver medical care to inaccessible locations. For December, the chapter has scheduled a visit to the New York Stock Exchange with presentations by the NYSE chief technology officer, managing director and information services folks.
The Indiana ASIS Chapter took a look
at the weather for its September meeting and presented Steve Haines, meteorologist
and lead forecaster with the National Weather Service (NWS) Indianapolis
office, discussing the flow of data in and out of the NWS office.
Barbara B. Moran, dean since 1990 of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Information and Library Science, will step down at the end of the current academic year. After a research leave, she will return to the school's faculty to continue teaching and research.
Rob Kling and Howard Rosenbaum, both of Indiana University, received support from the National Science Foundation for a November workshop on Advances in Organizational and Social Informatics.
Tefko Saracevic, 1991 ASIS president and professor of library and information studies at Rutgers University, has received the Gerard Salton Award for Excellence in Information Retrieval. The award, presented by the Special Interest Group in Information Retrieval (SIGIR) of the Association for Computing Machinery, recognizes continued, influential research in information retrieval and honors Salton, a longtime ASIS member and a major figure in information retrieval research for many years.
Donald J. Waters, formerly associate university librarian at the Yale University Library, has joined the staff of the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) as the director of the National Digital Library Federation. The federation comprises 15 libraries and archives that have identified three primary topics for its agenda: discovery and retrieval of digital information; intellectual property issues and economic models for the provision of digital information; and the archiving of digital information.
Kathy Hummel, librarian with the Santa Ana Public Library in California, and Sherry Little, doctoral candidate at the School of Library and Information Studies at Texas Women's University, are among those awarded 1997-98 fellowships by the ALA Library Fellows Program funded by the U.S. Information Agency. Hummel received a four-month user-instruction fellowship at the Documents and Information Center in La Paz, Bolivia, where she will facilitate access to specialized U.S. databases for Bolivian researchers focusing on education. Little will complete a four-month fellowship with the Estonian Academy of Sciences Library in Tallin, Estonia, where she will provide library automation training and support to the Academy and the Consortium of Estonian Libraries Network.
K. Wayne Smith, president and chief executive officer of OCLC Online Computer Library Center, has announced his plans to step down in June 1998. He has served as president since 1989. He indicated he will continue to serve OCLC in an advisory capacity after June 1998, but would no longer be involved in day-to-day management.
Blaise Cronin, professor of information science and dean of the School of Library and Information Science at Indiana University, has been awarded the degree of Doctor of Letters (Honoris causa) by Queen Margaret College, Edinburgh. The honorary degree recognizes Cronin's "distinguished academic career and outstanding contribution to the development of information science."
Francis Miksa, professor, University of Texas at Austin, and Jian Qin, assistant professor, University of Southern Mississippi, are the recipients of two Library and Information Science Research Grants awarded by the OCLC Office of Research. Miksa received a grant for Examining the Attributes of Information Resources on the World Wide Web and Testing for Their Usefulness as Metadata. Qin will investigate Computational Representation of Web Objects in an Interdisciplinary Digital Library: A Survey and an Experiment in Polymer Science.
Bella Hass Weinberg, professor in
the Division of Library and Information Science, St. John's University,
will offer a one-day professional development seminar entitled Vocabulary
Links for Information Systems: An Introduction to Thesaurus Design and
Natural Language Searching in Manhattan in April. Pre-registration discounts
for the university-sponsored seminar are available to members of the American
Society for Information Science.
The internationally recognized award honors individuals who have made significant contributions to the field of information science.
Willett was scheduled to accept the NJ/ASIS honor at ceremonies at Rutgers University in early December. The evening presentation was to include Willett's address entitled Similarity Measures for Database Searching. Earlier in the day, Willett was scheduled to address students and other interested persons in a colloquium entitled Textual and Chemical Information Processing: Different Domains but Similar Algorithms.


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University of Utah tweaks fight song called sexist
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The University of Utah has tweaked its official fight song, offering an alternate choice for its signature line while replacing others altogether amid concerns the former version was sexist.
The new version doesn't officially change the lyrics from "I'm a Utah man" to "I'm a Utah fan." Instead, it lists both; singers can choose their preference.
But the line "coeds are the fairest" is officially out.
University President David Pershing announced the changes Wednesday in a prepared statement. A panel of students, school officials, employees, and alumni was tasked with reworking the anthem.
"We want to honor and preserve our history," said, Barbara Snyder, the task force chair and university vice president for student affairs. "But we also want to be an institution that's very inclusive in our community, so that everybody can feel comfortable singing the lyrics."
The proposed tweaks spiked emotions on campus earlier this year, with the Associated Students saying it was time to bring the words up to date. The faculty's Academic Senate also threw its support behind revising the anthem.
But alumni and others contended that they liked the old lyrics chanted in the stands at football games and other events.
Pershing asked students, faculty staff and alumni to suggest new lyrics through May 31. Hundreds of emails regarding the fight song flowed into Pershing's inbox before gradation this year, he said.
The new song replaces "our coeds are the fairest" with "our students are the finest." It also transforms "no other gang of college men" into "no rival band of college fans."
University officials stress that fans may still choose to sing the former version.
This is not the first time the school has reworked the song.
The 1904 version boasted, "We drink our stein of lager and we smoke our big cigars," The Salt Lake Tribune reported. Officials later replaced that part with the one referencing coeds.
University alumni also floated changes to the song in recent decades, but the efforts stalled amid opposition.
The university's policy never explicitly excluded women, but female students didn't enroll in significant numbers until after the turn of the 20th century, about 50 years after it opened.
Other colleges and universities have made similar adjustments.
In 2004, three decades after first admitting women, the U.S. Naval Academy replaced such references as "sailor men" in its fight song, with "sailors" amid criticism that the lyrics excluded women from the school's heritage.
At New Mexico State University, alumni in 2003 asked the school to rethink boozy references in its fight song that includes the line, "And when we win this game we'll buy a keg of booze and drink it to the Aggies 'til we wobble in our shoes."
Some in the group chanted a proposed new version at a football game but dropped the effort after fans booed the watered-down lyrics.
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Im new and i am looking for on-line training in computer networking and security. I appreciate any help.
Thank You
Don't know about the USA :
But I'm using these for my study purposes.
Or I've had EMails [unsolicited - Spam ish] from these
And these
As stated I'm UK based, SO they might not DO USA, but I'll post these in case anyone who CAN use them is interested.............
And welcome to AO
Luck with your training.
55 - I'm fiftyfeckinfive and STILL no wiser,
OLDER yes
Beware of Geeks bearing GIF's
come and waste the day :P at The Taz Zone
I don't know what you have at the moment, but I would recommend looking into the CCNA from Cisco for starting you off with networking(Doesn't cover much on security at this level. I believe one of their higher ones might). I'm doing it at the moment (actualy part of one of my A-Levels) and it seems quite for basics of networking. Although it is focused on using Cisco equipment because they run it, it does include some good overall basics. It isn't completely online, but they have Acadamies around the world. you could look and see if there is one near you here . Hope this helps.
I checked out the website you sent and it looks like a good one. I requested info from a on-line school here but havent heard anything yet. Thanks for the fast reply and help.
I hate using this stupid line, but you should kind of check google. I kid you not, type in free online computer training and you will get plenty of things.
I do have a question though, do you want actual courses or do you just want reads. Ie... Do you want the knowledge or the certification?
If you want the knowledge, there are a million and one places to look, starting with here. If you are going for the cert. don't know of any free ones.
But, I would say start out with IBM, and M$ they both have a really large area for papers and reads. That are free.
Depending on what area of networking, and what area of security you are referring to, I might be able to get you some more stuff. I will recommend looking for email reponce groups. They are helpful, and they let you help other people, at the same time get a crap load of people to answer you question.
It's hard to say what will interest you the most if you are just starting out. I started with the latest Hacking Exposed book. It covered all of the basics and I have been able to find things using search engines like Google since then to further my knowledge.
Hope this helps.
Reed Arvin
SANS reading room, has 1500+ white papers written be 'students' pursuing their GIAC certifications. The topics and audience will be varied, and a lot of it may be over your head, but there should be some excellent 'how-to' sort of papers in their as well.
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