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Winning Combination: Wood Staircases, White Walls
Often, when we think of decorating staircases, we think of gallery walls or unique wallpaper. But as these spaces show, sometimes all you need is a gallon of white paint.
White draws attention to stylish, sculptural staircases, but it also modernizes timeworn ones. If your staircase is a bit dark and cramped, white can open up the space considerably. While this trick also works with carpet, it seems especially well-suited to wood staircases, drawing out varnish colors, wood patterns and other pretty details.
- White walls show off a gorgeous, minimalist staircase from Light Locations.
- Older stairs look homey and chic with white walls and a metal coat rack. Via Hus & Hem.
- Muted walls and open risers give this staircase an ethereal, airy feel. Via Residence Magazine.
- Detailed tin paneled walls look fresh in white, while the color draws attention to the beautifully stained stairs. Via Dwell
- The lines of this artful, geometric-inspired staircase really pop thanks to the white walls. Via Architizer.
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GAFFNEY, S.C.— The Limestone College women's soccer team picked up a 4-1 win over Coker College on Tuesday afternoon at Saints Field. The Lady Saints improve to 5-7 overall and 4-2 in Conference Carolinas action. The Cobras stand at 0-11 overall and 0-6 in the league.
Coker scored the game's first goal in the 12th minute as Bridget Clark (Irmo, S.C.) recorded the point. Limestone responded in the 28th minute with a goal from Bekki Hagarman (Tallahassee, Fla.) to even the score at 1-1.
Limestone continued to dominate on the attack in the second half as it scored three more goals. Ashley Alderin-Fleagle (Kernersville, N.C.) recorded her first goal of the season at the 50:46 mark, and Hagarman followed up with another goal 14 minutes later. The Lady Saints' final goal was scored by Devanshea Moses (Morganton, N.C.) with only seven minutes left in the game. Ashley Alderin-Fleagle picked up the assist on the final goal.
Cobra goalkeeper Carrie Hudnell (Goose Creek, S.C.) had four saves while Limestone's Brittany Clark (York, S.C.) posted six.
The Lady Saints outshot the visitors 18-10 and had 6 corner kicks to Coker's 4.
Limestone travels to Wilson, N.C., on October 10 to face Barton College at 1 p.m. Coker hosts Belmont Abbey on Saturday at 2 p.m. in Hartsville, S.C.

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Denver Broncos rookie wide receiver Demaryius Thomas' long-delayed debut turned into a huge hit in a hurry.
The Broncos' top draft pick, Thomas caught a team-high eight passes, including a touchdown in helping Denver win its 11th consecutive home opener 31-14 over the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.
The reception total was one shy of Eddie Royal's team record, set in 2008 against Oakland, for most catches by a Broncos rookie in his first game.
But what made Thomas' first career performance even more remarkable was that he had missed all of the preseason and last week's season opener at Jacksonville with lingering soreness in the surgically repaired foot that he broke in a pre-draft workout.
Thomas only returned to practice without limitations this past week. But on game day, he disdained rookie jitters in favor of a performance that was polished and veteran-like, right down to his cool confidence, sure hands and smooth, measured play in the field.
"Nice to have him out there finally," coach Josh McDaniels said. "I think you saw a little bit of what we think he can be."
At 6-foot-3, 229 pounds, Thomas, who was drafted 22nd overall out of Georgia Tech, poses matchup problems for defenders even as he presents himself to his quarterback as a big target.
"He's a big physical guy. He can really run," said Broncos quarterback Kyle Orton, whose second touchdown pass of the game covered 21 yards to Thomas and put Denver in front 31-7 with 9:11 remaining. "There's not a lot of things that he can't do."
"He's a big, physical guy. He can really run. ... There's not a lot of things that he can't do."
-- Kyle Orton on Damaryius Thomas For the last six weeks though, Thomas hadn't been able to do much of anything, in terms of playing football. He re-injured his foot in the early days of training camp during team drills, and getting through rehab to the point where he could get back on the football field was tough. But as Thomas pointed out, working his way back was all he had.
"When I re-injured it, it was frustrating," Thomas said. "I knew to get back on the field I had to work hard at it. I got over the frustration and just moved on. The hard work paid off."
And not just the work he did as part of his rehabilitation. There was the classroom work that helped him stay on top of the playbook and the game plans even as he continued to build a relationship with his teammates.
"Basically, it was a mental thing, staying in the meetings, knowing all the plays and knowing what I had to do," Thomas said. "I just had to go out and execute."
The results were there for all to see, including the ball that he caught for the touchdown, neatly tucked into his locker.
"It felt good and I was happy to get it," Thomas said of his touchdown catch. "I've just got to continue on and make more plays."


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Royals Minor League report: May 4
Omaha Storm Chasers (13-16)
Omaha 4, Oklahoma City 1
WP: Sugar Ray Marimon (3-1)
SV: Kameron Loe (1)
HR: None
Omaha Storm Chasers (13-16)
Omaha 4, Oklahoma City 1
WP: Sugar Ray Marimon (3-1)
SV: Kameron Loe (1)
HR: None
Sugar Ray Marimon tossed seven innings to lead the Storm Chasers to a second straight win. Marimon struck out four while allowing seven hits, one run and no walks. Kameron Loe worked two innings for his first save. Omaha scored twice in both the second and third innings. Matt Fields was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run.
NW Arkansas Naturals (11-19)
Arkansas 5, NW Arkansas 3
LP: Andy Ferguson (1-2)
HR: Mark Threlkeld (5)
The Naturals and Travelers followed Saturday's marathon with nine innings, totaling 24 innings in under 24 hours. Royals' No. 4 prospect Jorge Bonifacio was 2-for-4 with a triple and a run. He has hit safely in nine of 10 games at a .364 clip (16-for-44). Whit Merrifield posted two hits, an RBI and a run. He has also hit in nine of 10 games, recording a .368 average (14-for-38). Mark Threlkeld added two hits, including a two-run homer.
Wilmington Blue Rocks (13-14)
Wilmington 2, Carolina 1
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SV: Mark Peterson (6)
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The Blue Rocks won a third straight to finish 3-1 at Carolina, allowing just one run in each of the wins. Daniel Stumpf fanned seven, holding the Mudcats to one run on four hits and a walk over 6 2/3 innings. Wilmington plated a pair in the seventh, with Carolina scoring in the home half. Jack Lopez was 2-for-4 with an RBI while Bubba Starling recorded two hits. Starling is ranked eighth among Royals prospects by MLB.com
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Hagerstown 10, Lexington 8
LP: Cody Reed (0-2)
HR: Alfredo Escalera (1)
The Legends dropped to 1-2 at Hagerstown. Rehabbing Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos gave the Suns a 4-1 lead with a three-run homer off of Cody Reed. Michael Antonio, Humberto Arteaga and Carlos Garcia had three hits apiece. Arteaga and Garcia scored three times each. Arteaga, KC's 19th-ranked prospect, added two walks, reaching five times.


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Building on the optimizations in the previous release,
Awasu got a new feed engine that updates channels a whopping 2-5 times faster than before!
Other optimizations and design changes resulted in Awasu running quicker and more smoothly than ever before.
This release also introduced ad blocking, and not a moment too soon given the large increase in ads being shoved into feeds.
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Opinion: Memo to the RNC: CNN Isn't the Enemy
Potomac Watch columnist Kimberly Strassel on the Republican National Committee's vote to exclude NBC and CNN from upcoming Republican debates. Photos: Getty Images
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I ... welcome back to Opinion Journal I'm Mary Kissel we told you ... last week about an effort at the Republican National Committee the boycott ... NBC and CNN is they went ahead with some one story films documentaries about ... Hillary Clinton ... stomach watch columnist at the Kimberley straw soul joins now from Washington with an update ... I can so ... the RUC voted to go ahead ... and not to hold that let these networks that air the Republican debates ... this is a good idea ... nine eleven is Mary is who writes Priebus is the chairman of the RNC he's put his finger on the rights issue which isn't backed up by the moderators who were involved with Republican ... primary debates ... the way he's going about it isn't necessarily the wisest course What used the news isn't a fact open himself up to accusations ... that he is in some way censoring what these networks can put out there ... ahh and this are price of their being able to work with the RNC on these primary debates ... I there is there some certainly and are more targeted way to do this which is to simply ... demand a little bit more ... involvement of the RNC and there are a little bit more control over his moderating these debates when they actually happened ... yet you're not going to convince our Rachel Maddow are Chris and Chris Matthews to be sympathetic to the Republican party ... I didn't think what should the RNC ... be concentrating on it this is it that that ... the best way to spend ... while Chris and get getting a lot of attention to this a lot of plot among Republicans because he has actually addressing a huge problem for the Republican party they were way too many debates in this the last presidential cycle ... and moreover you had to sell a lot of mainstream media ... a left leaning moderators who wanted to focus those debates on issues ... that don't really matter to the public and caricaturist ... Republicans and puts them in a bad idea so ... we and all of these debates idea whether or not France's New Gingrich agreed with the concept of open marriage ... or whether or not Republicans Mike ... and contraception ... things that were just totally out of left fielder and also were not what the public wanting to hear about so ... the RNC is goal here I've been limiting the number of debates that take place and making them more effective in part by making sure that there are moderators in Baltimore and ... interest in actually getting the easy answer questions to ask any answer that matter to the voting public in about thirty seconds left the RNC have a lot of problems though ... funding getting out the vote mechanisms ... it is writes Priebus addressing those issues ... yet this is all part of a huge and downs and then try this another people are at the RNC are doing to ... completely rejuvenate the party and ... and no one of the the side dishes of this very useful for for and that they simply by talking about is network issued ... a that allowed him to get a lot of attention focused on some of those other things like putting more ... people out in the field for get out the vote of revamping their technology to send keep pace with the Democrat so ... it's been a lot more a day here on them from coming months it will stay tuned Potomac watch columnist Kim straw soul ... thank so much


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How to Appreciate Body Sensations:*
Become aware of the sensations or lack of sensations in your feet. Notice
the sensations without judgment; describe them (e.g., pressure in the ball
of the foot, the ache at the big toe, the warmth in the shoe). Then,
appreciate all the work your feet have done over all the years you have
been alive (e.g., the crawling, the walking, carrying the weight of your
body, kicking the soccer balls, moving your skis). Really list the things
you appreciate: the work they did at time and the abuse they had to
withstand. Continue to appreciate your feet and if your attention wanders
or is distracted or negative thoughts associated with your feet come up,
shift gently back to the positive appreciations of your feet. Continue for
a few minutes.
Repeat this same exercise by focusing your attention to a different body
area. Each time become aware of the sensations without judgment and then
appreciate the many things that body area has done for you.
After having practiced this for a number of times, use the same approach
to areas of your body in which you feel discomfort, such as your
shoulders, back arms, etc. Again, begin by observing the sensations
without judgment, and then appreciate what that body part has done for
Many people report that after practicing many times during the day, they
notice a significant decrease in discomfort.
*Adapted from a presentation by Dr. James Carson at the symposium on
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"Stiverne KO's Arreola in Six for WBC Heavyweight Title"By Marc Livitz:Bermaine Stiverne grabbed the WBC heavyweight crown this evening with a sixth round knockout win over Chris Arreola at the Galen Center on the campus of the University of Southern California. Most fight fans hadn't let the memory of Haitian born Stiverne putting on a clinic of sorts last April against Arreola fade from their collective memory. In round one, both men seemed a bit timid at first. Arreola was the more active of the two in the opening minute, while Stiverne sought to determine the best distance by way of his pawing left jab. A phone booth battle of sorts ensued in the closing minute. Each man landed some power shots close in to end the period. Chris went on the attack in the opening moments of the second. Bermaine wisely backed away and used the ring after some early exchanges. A thudding right hand from Arreola answered Stiverne's constant left jab with a minute to go. By all means, the fighter from Riverside, California got the attention of his opponent. Chris landed some more shots to nail down the round to his benefit.Bermaine's jab was quick in round three. Chris popped his foe squarely on the chin and backed him into the ropes throughout the stanza and he had referee Jack Reiss paying close attention to the unanswered shots towards the end of the period. As in previous rounds, Bermaine Stiverne smiled at his opponent whenever any meaningful shots found their respective target. He showed much quicker hands, yet Chris showed patience and slowly stalked his Haitian foe. Round four was much a case of accuracy versus volume. Arreola kept coming forward at all costs. A good fight had broken out in Los Angeles as four rounds were in the bag. Power shots continued to land in round five. Chris kept looking for a way in, while Bermaine kept seeking a way into his opponent's head by means of his ever constant trash talk. Round six brought the bout's first knockdown. Just a minute into the period, Stiverne's left jab made way for a crushing right hand. Chris made it to his feet, although his support system (his legs) had visibly gone south. The assault continued and Bermaine sent his foe to the canvas once more and almost through the ropes about thirty seconds later. The Riverside fighter was on his last legs and he didn't look good at all. Arreola assured Jack Reiss that he could continue, yet all it meant was that he could continue to take punishment. Successive rights and lefts found their way to the head of Arreola. One by one they came and Reiss had seen enough. Bermaine Stiverne accomplished the same result (a win), but in half the rounds compared to their initial meeting last April. The end came a the 2:02 point of the sixth. The WBC heavyweight crown is now the property of Bermaine Stiverne, whose record improved to (23-1-1, 20 KO's), while Chris Arreola fell short in his quest for a major title once again. His record now stands at (36-4, 31 KO's).Undercard ResultsAmir Imam UD8 Yordenis Ugas - Light Welterweight BJ Flores KO1 Adam Collins - CruiserweightRazvan Cojanu TKO5 Rodricka Ray - HeavyweightMario Barrios UD4 Jaxel Marrero - FeatherweightCaleb Planter Hunt KO1 Travis Davidson - Middleweight
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Three more Perl 6 Microgrants have been awarded!
Jesse Vincent of Best Practical writes:
Flavio Glock will receive a travel microgrant to help him attend YAPC::EU and evangelize kp6 and the Perl 6 in Perl 6 effort.
Steve Pritchard will receive a microgrant to complete the RPM packaging of Parrot and Pugs for Fedora, and to submit those packages for inclusion in the official Fedora distribution. Steve will be blogging his progress at http://blog.stevecoinc.com/Juerd Waalboer is the maintainer of feather.perl6.nl, the primary host for Pugs development. Juerd will receive a microgrant to purchase upgraded hardware for feather.
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It's been a busy March at the Marine Mammal Center's Morro Bay triage facility.
During the month, the facility has cared for 38 malnourished seals — mostly sea lions that were on their way to the group's main veterinary hospital in Sausalito from Southern California. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has declared "an unusual morbidity event is occurring for California sea lions in Southern California."
Changes in oceanographic conditions there have caused more than 900 starving seals to beach themselves so far this year. By comparison, some 100 sea lions were rescued from the region during the same three-month period last year.
"That's about a tenfold increase over historic levels," said Sarah Wilkin, the state marine mammal stranding coordinator for NOAA Fisheries in Long Beach.
Most of the animals are sea lion pups plus a few elephant seals, northern fur seals and a harbor seal. A few starving seals have also been rescued from San Luis Obispo County beaches.
Rescue facilities in Southern California have been so overwhelmed by the influx of malnourished seals that they have enlisted the help of the Marine Mammal Center, which serves the coast from San Luis Obispo County northward.
The seals typically spend a day at the Morro Bay center before being ferried to Sausalito, where their rehabilitation is completed and the animals are released back into the ocean. Weaker animals are tube fed, while the stronger ones are fed herring, said Lisa Harper Henderson, site manager.
"It's been pretty crazy the past three weeks, and it isn't showing any signs of slowing down," she said.
Biologists are unsure of the exact cause of the problem. One possible explanation is that environmental changes in the ocean have caused sardines and anchovies to move out of the area.
"These two species of fish are an extremely important part of California sea lions' diets, and females simply may not have been able to nurse their young sufficiently, resulting in abandonment, premature weaning and subsequent strandings," said Jeff Boehm, Marine Mammal Center executive director.
Sea lions are hit particularly hard because they are all born in rookeries in the Channel Islands, right where the food shortage is most critical. Newly weaned pups are inefficient foragers, and breeding females have high caloric needs.
"We are also looking at disease and harmful algal blooms as a cause," Wilkin said.
A similar starvation event occurred in 2009. This year, the center expects to feed 100,000 pounds of herring at $1 per pound to recovering seals.
Leave seals be
The Marine Mammal Center advises San Luis Obispo County residents and visitors who find distressed seals on area beaches to leave them alone and call its local 24-hour hotline, 771-8300. Center volunteers will monitor the animal and rescue it if necessary. For more information on the center and how to donate or volunteer, visit www.marinemammalcenter.org.
How donations help hungry seals
The Marine Mammal Center has begun a campaign to raise $60,000 to help fund the feeding of rescued animals. Here's a look at how the donations are used:
- $1 = 1 pound of fish
- $10 = one fish smoothie for one seal pup
- $25 = medical care for one pup
- $50 = a day of fish smoothies for one pup
- $75 = meals and medication for a seal pup for one day


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LeBron James scored 32 points and the Miami Heat powered their way back to the NBA Finals with a 99-76 victory over the Indiana Pacers in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals.
Dwyane Wade ended his struggles with 21 points for the defending NBA champions, who will host the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night to begin their third straight finals appearance.
Miami took control with a 33-point second quarter and had a huge lead for most of the second half after six mostly difficult games against the Pacers.
Roy Hibbert scored 18 points for the Pacers, but All-Star Paul George fouled out with just seven points.


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Hubble's Heartbeat Pulses At The American Museum Of Natural History main content.
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Laser Art Installation Opens In Conjunction With New Exhibition Beyond Planet Earth: The Future Of Space Exploration
Bright green waves of laser light will ripple across the Hayden Sphere in the American Museum of Natural History's Rose Center for Earth and Space starting Monday, November 14, to illustrate how the Hubble Space Telescope analyzes distant galaxies, quasars, and other celestial objects in the early universe. The public art installation, From the Distant Past, will pulse from 5 to 11 pm every day until Sunday, November 27, showcasing a unique convergence of science and art. The installation is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Beyond Planet Earth: The Future of Space Exploration, which opens to the public on Saturday, November 19.
Created by German artist Tim Otto Roth in collaboration with astronomer Bob Fosbury, the former head of the Space Telescope European Coordinating Facility, the installation resembles the squiggly line of an electrocardiogram. Behind the luminous pattern is a message: Astronomical telescopes produce more than just beautiful pictures of the sky.
From the Distant Past is based on data captured by Hubble's spectrometers, advanced instruments that act like prisms, separating light from the cosmos into its constituent colors. This provides a spectrum "fingerprint" of the object being observed, which, once decoded, tells scientists about its temperature, chemical composition, and motion, all key indicators in understanding the development and age of the universe. Hubble's spectrometers are especially skilled at hunting for black holes, volumes of space where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape.
"Hubble is all about looking long ago and far away," said Michael Shara, a curator in the Museum's Department of Astrophysics who is part of a research team that has received one of the largest-ever award of observing time on the HubbleÑ130 orbits, or approximately 210 hours a yearÑthree times. Astronomers from all over the world compete for observing time on the Hubble each year; the Space Telescope Science Institute selects proposals for a total of 3,000 orbits of observing time annually.
"Hubble is like a time machine, letting us peek at the universe as it was 10 billion years ago," said Shara, who is also the curator of Beyond Planet Earth. "The spectrum of light Hubble collects from these early galaxies shows us details that are otherwise invisibleÐlike what their stars are made of, how fast they're moving, and how they are evolving."
First shown last year in Venice, Italy, to mark Hubble's 20-year-run, the installation rings in Beyond Planet Earth, which will launch visitors into the exciting future of space exploration in our solar system and beyond. The laser installation can be best viewed from 81st Street, between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue.
"The commonality between science and art is beauty," Shara said. "There's great beauty in the natural world, both aesthetically and in the intricate details of how it works. This installation is a very compelling way to convey the beauty of science to the public."
For more information, visit amnh.org.
From the Distant Past is funded by the Space Telescope Science Institute and the European Space Agency.
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The American Museum of Natural History, founded in 1869, is one of the world's preeminent scientific, educational, and cultural institutions. The Museum encompasses 45 permanent exhibition halls and galleries for temporary exhibitions, the Rose Center for Earth and Space with the Hayden Planetarium, state-of-the-art research laboratories and five active research divisions that support more than 200 scientists in addition to one of the largest natural history libraries in the Western Hemisphere and a permanent collection of more than 32 million specimens and cultural artifacts. Through its Richard Gilder Graduate School, it is the first American museum to grant the Ph.D. degree. In 2012, the Museum will begin offering a pilot Master of Arts in Teaching with a specialization in earth science. Approximately 5 million visitors from around the world came to the Museum last year, and its exhibitions and Space Shows can be seen in venues on five continents. The Museum's website and growing collection of apps for mobile devices extend its collections, exhibitions, and educational programs to millions more beyond its walls. Visit amnh.org for more information.
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text: Sijun Forums :: View topic - Greg Manchess Painting Demo Log in to check your private messages Sijun Forums Forum Index >> Random Musings View previous topic :: View next topic Author Topic : "Greg Manchess Painting Demo" _scottewenjunior memberMember #Joined: 22 Dec 2008Posts: 15 Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 8:07 am Massive Black has released a video demo by Greg Manchess that looks really, really good. The first part is available for download for only 15 bucks. You can see a lengthy preview here as he's working on a traditional painting. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OVU7tKxki8&eurl=http://igallo.blogspot.com/&feature=player_embedded Just thought I would share. - scott Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Sijun Forums Forum Index -> Random Musings All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Digital Art----------------Digital Art DiscussionWork in ProgressGallery/Finished Work Miscellaneous----------------Random MusingsArchive : Sep99 - Dec00 You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2005 phpBB Group


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UC Davis researcher receives prestigious grant to study improvement of cognition in stable schizophrenia patients
Research examines whether the drug Modafinil, used to treat the sleep disorder narcolepsy, also can improve outcomes for schizophrenia patients
Michael Minzenberg, a UC Davis psychiatry researcher, has been awarded a prestigious three-year, $200,000 seed grant from the Dana Foundation to study the brains of patients being treated for schizophrenia to determine how additional treatment to improve cognition interacts with antipsychotic medication.
"Cognition is very important in schizophrenia because it is a strong predictor of outcome. It determines whether a person can be a contributing member of a community, stay out of the hospital and live independently," said Minzenberg, associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and a faculty member of the UC Davis Imaging Research Center.
Schizophrenia is chronic mental disorder characterized by decline in thought processes and loss of emotional responsiveness. It affects 3.2 million Americans, the majority of whom are not receiving treatment. It can lead to auditory hallucinations, paranoia and delusions.
Despite the importance of cognition in the rehabilitation of those with schizophrenia, there are no U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved drugs for the improvement of cognition in this patient population.
"Dr. Minzenberg is at the forefront of trying to develop therapies for impaired cognition in schizophrenia, using powerful new non-invasive brain imaging to measure the effects of drugs and other treatments on functional networks in the brain," said Cameron Carter, director of the Center for Neuroscience and the Imaging Research Center at UC Davis.
"His work is suggesting that some of the other medications that patients are taking may interfere with the procognitive effects of some of the newer more promising therapies. If this proves to be true then it will be important to 'fine tune' patients' medications to optimize cognitive outcomes in people with schizophrenia and other brain disorders."
Modafinil is a drug approved by the FDA for the treatment of narcolepsy. It is also known by the brand name Provigil©. Narcolepsy is a chronic neurological disease characterized by sudden urges to sleep, episodes of loss of voluntary muscle tone, vivid dreams while falling asleep or upon awakening, and brief episodes of total paralysis while waking up from sleep. Both genetic and environmental factors appear to contribute to narcolepsy. Although no cure exists, medications can often help restore a patient's quality of life.
Like other stimulants, Modafinil's side effects are relatively mild. It is used off-label to combat the effects of sedatives. Currently, it is not prescribed on a long-term basis to schizophrenia patients.
However, Minzenberg and his colleagues conducted a small, unpublished pilot study that showed Modafinil can improve cognition in patients being treated for schizophrenia.
"What we understand about how Modafinil works in the brain leads us to believe that it might be good for improving cognition deficits of our patients," Minzenberg said.
Because the cause of schizophrenia is unknown, treatment focuses on eliminating symptoms. Antipsychotic drugs are effective at reducing its most serious symptoms: delusions and hallucinations. Any treatment to improve cognition cannot interact with these drugs in a negative way.
"The use of antipsychotic medications is the standard of care in patients with schizophrenia. So, before we can move forward with a large clinical trial involving Modafinil's impact on cognition, we need to know how it interacts with these drugs."
Cognition refers to a range of high-level brain functions, including the abilities to learn, remember information, organize, plan, problem-solve and understand and use language. It is thought to be controlled by an area of the brain called the locus coeruleus, which controls the body's physiological responses to stress and panic, commonly referred to as the "fight or flight" response.
"This area of the brain also serves to coordinate activity in the entire brain as it performs almost any type of task or behavior," Minzenberg said.
Minzenberg and his colleagues will conduct the study at the UC Davis Early Diagnosis and Preventive Treatment of Psychosis (EDAPT) Clinic. Researchers will enroll 60 patients newly diagnosed with schizophrenia. These patients will have a specialized brain scan performed, called functional magnetic resonance imaging or fMRI, and will be randomly assigned to an FDA-approved treatment for schizophrenia.
After eight weeks of treatment, another fMRI scan will be conducted. The patients, who also will have been assigned to either a control or study group, will undergo a third scan while performing a cognitive task.
Functional magnetic resonance imaging allows researchers to see changes in blood flow related to neural activity. Minzenberg and his colleagues will examine whether patients being treated with Modafinil perform better or worse, as measured by the changes in activity in locus coeruleus, depending on which antipsychotic medication they receive.
"We are hoping to find evidence that using Modafinil we can improve brain function in stable schizophrenia patients," Minzenberg said.
The New York-based Dana Foundation is a private philanthropic organization that supports clinical research in neuroscience and neuroimmunology and their interrelationship in human health and disease. For further information, visit www.dana.org.


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Forbes on Obama's disdain for the Constitution
Obama's Disdain For The Constitution Means We Risk Losing Our Republic
By M. Northrop Buechner
Since President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law, he has changed it five times. Most notably, he suspended the employer mandate last summer. This is widely known, but almost no one seems to have grasped its significance.
The Constitution authorizes the President to propose and veto legislation. It does not authorize him to change existing laws. The changes Mr. Obama ordered in Obamacare, therefore, are unconstitutional. This means that he does not accept some of the limitations that the Constitution places on his actions. We cannot know at this point what limitations, if any, he does accept.
By changing the law based solely on his wish, Mr. Obama acted on the principle that the President can rewrite laws and—since this is a principle—not just this law, but any law. After the crash of Obamacare, many Congressmen have implored the President to change the individual mandate the same way he had changed the employer mandate, that is, to violate the Constitution again.
The main responsibility the Constitution assigns to the President is to faithfully execute the Laws. If the President rejects this job, if instead he decides he can change or ignore laws he does not like, then what?
The time will come when Congress passes a law and the President ignores it. Or he may choose to enforce some parts and ignore others (as Mr. Obama is doing now). Or he may not wait for Congress and issue a decree (something Mr. Obama has done and has threatened to do again).
Mr. Obama has not been shy about pointing out his path. He has repeatedly made clear that he intends to act on his own authority. "I have the power and I will use it in defense of the middle class," he has said. "We're going to do everything we can, wherever we can, with or without Congress." There are a number of names for the system Mr. Obama envisions, but representative government is not one of them.
If the President can ignore the laws passed by Congress, of what use is Congress? The President can do whatever he chooses. Congress can stand by and observe. Perhaps they might applaud or jeer. But in terms of political power, Congress will be irrelevant. Probably, it will become a kind of rubber-stamp or debating society. There are many such faux congresses in tyrannies throughout history and around the globe.
Mr. Obama has equal contempt for the Supreme Court. In an act of overbearing hubris, he excoriated Supreme Court Justices sitting helplessly before him during the 2010 State of the Union address—Justices who had not expected to be denounced and who were prevented by the occasion from defending themselves. Mr. Obama condemned them for restoring freedom of speech to corporations and unions.
Ignoring two centuries of practice, President Obama made four recess appointments in January 2012, when the Senate was not in recess. Three courts have found that his appointments were unconstitutional, and the Supreme Court has agreed to take up the case. If the Supreme Court finds against him, what will Mr. Obama do?
We can get a hint by looking at how other parts of his Administration have dealt with Court decisions they did not like.
The Attorney General's Office is the branch of government charged with enforcing federal laws. After the Supreme Court struck down the key provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Attorney General Holder announced that he would use other provisions of the act to get around the Court's decision.
The Supreme Court has defined the standard for sexual harassment as "severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive" behavior to a "reasonable person." In open defiance of that ruling, the Obama Department of Education has declared a new definition of sexual harassment for colleges, that is, "any unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature," including "verbal conduct," even if it is not objectively offensive—thus reinforcing the reign of terror over sex on college campuses. If a young man's request for a date turns out to be unwelcome, he is guilty of sexual harassment by definition.
The lack of respect for the Supreme Court by the Obama administration is manifest. They feel bound by the Court's decisions only if they agree with them. If they disagree, it is deuces wild; they will embrace any fiction that nullifies the Court's decision.
The direction in which Mr. Obama is taking us would make possible the following scenario. A Republican Congress is elected and repeals Obamacare over a Democratic President's veto. The President refuses to enforce the repeal. The Supreme Court rules that the President's refusal is unconstitutional. The President denounces that ruling and refuses to be bound by it.
If the President persists in rejecting all authority other than his own, the denouement would depend on the side taken by the Armed Forces. Whatever side that was, our national self-esteem would be unlikely to recover from the blow of finding that we are living in a banana republic.
The shocking fact is that our whole system of representative government depends on it being led by an individual who believes in it; who thinks it is valuable; who believes that a government dedicated to the protection of individual rights is a noble ideal. What if he does not?
Mr. Obama is moving our government away from its traditional system of checks and balances and toward the one-man-rule that dominates third world countries. He has said that he wants a fair country—implying that, as it stands, the United States is not a fair country—an unprecedented calumny committed against a country by its own leader.
What country does he think is more fair than the United States? He has three long years left in which to turn us into a fair country. Where does he intend to take us?
Mr. Obama got his conception of a fair country from his teachers. A fair country is an unfree country because it is regimented to prevent anyone from rising too high. Their ideal is egalitarianism, the notion that no one should be any better, higher, or richer than anyone else. Combined with a dollop of totalitarianism, egalitarianism has replaced communism as the dominant ideal in our most prestigious universities. Mr. Obama and his colleagues are the product of those universities, and they have their marching orders.
The most important point is that Mr. Obama does not consider himself bound by the Constitution. He could not have made that more clear. He has drawn a line in the concrete and we cannot ignore it.
Those who currently hold political office, and who want to keep our system of government, need to act now. Surely, rejection of the Constitution is grounds for impeachment and charges should be filed. In addition, there are many other actions that Congressmen can and should take—actions that will tell Mr. Obama that we have seen where he is going and we will not let our country go without a fight.
At the close of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, Benjamin Franklin was asked what form of government had been created. "A republic," he replied, "if you can keep it."
We are losing it. If Mr. Obama's reach for unprecedented power is not stopped, that will be the end. Everyone who values his life and liberty should find some way to say "No!" "Not now!" "Not yet!" "Not ever!"
M. Northrup Buechner is Associate Professor of Economics at St. John's University, New York.
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And just huge lol at the recess appointment thing.
You all really should stop getting all your information from propaganda outlets disguised as news. There's a reason why all of these Obama=tyrant editorials are bereft of actual examples and have paragraph after paragraph of non-specific emotional appeal. Nothing Obama is doing is actually that out of the ordinary. The Forbes article is just a rewrite of a WSJ op-ed piece from over a year ago.
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Since we now know he's a Muun I think Hasbro should definately make him, and they did say he was on their wish list of to do figures.
What the heck, I'd probably get him. At the least he was referenced in the movie, so he's canon, even if the race/look of the character isn't.
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The last straw for the African American police officer living in an upscale Orange County community was the acid pellets someone shot into his garage in October, the corrosive capsules damaging his car.
It had been an ugly, racially tinged pattern since the Inglewood police officer, his wife — a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy — and their two children had moved into the Yorba Linda neighborhood in 2011.
Rocks were thrown through their windows, car tires were slashed, and racial taunts were shouted by passing motorists. One day, their 6-year-old son came home from school asking why his classmates said they couldn't play with him because he was black.
Fed up, the family fled the city a few weeks ago and moved out of the county to Corona, said the father, who asked that his name not be used out of fear for his safety. His wife reported the incidents to the Orange County Human Relations Commission, which tracks hate crimes in county.


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Broker Note Briefing: Friday
The City of London will be closed on Monday and Tuesday to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. Many sore heads are expected over the long weekend as celebrations are likely to be held across the country.
Meanwhile, investors probably want a stiff drink after a roller-coaster week. Who can blame them? Many of Europe's main equity indexes suffered their worst monthly performance in years as the euro-zone's crisis rages on.
Speaking of tipples, Societe Generale has upgraded brewing giant SABMiller to "buy". SocGen likes the sector as a whole, saying it trades at a premium relative to the overall market, but shows superior and stable growth for coming years.
Not so for food retailers, where although multiples are in line with the market, profits growth is below the market average. Not surprizingly therefore, European food retailers as a whole have been downgraded by SocGen.


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In a somewhat surprising move, the Dodgers acquired Jim Thome from the White Sox for minor league middle infielder Justin Fellers. Fellers, a 26-year-old Single-A player, doesn't have much of a future in the Big Leagues, and the Dodgers are only paying $1 million of Thome's remaining $2.4 million salary for the season.
Thome will not take away any regular plate appearances from current Dodger 1B James Loney. Thome will be used strictly as a late-inning pinch hitter.
The Dodgers also acquired RHP Jon Garland from the Diamondbacks for a player to be named later. Speculation is that 2B Tony Abreu will be the PTBNL. The Dodgers will not pay any of Garland's contract, nor the $2.5 million or $1 million buyout for next season. Either the Dodgers just wanted another inning-eater for late in the season or the Dodgers are concerned about Hiroki Kuroda's ability to return to form this season.
While I'm not thrilled with Garland as a pitcher, the Dodgers didn't exactly give up a lot for him. Abreu has been in the Dodgers' doghouse for the last three years after experiencing injuries -- some of which the team felt he could have played through.
Despite Orlando Hudson not guaranteed to return to the Dodgers after the season, it's rather clear Abreu wasn't going to get much of a chance to be the everyday second baseman for LA.
Overall, these are two solid trades that didn't cost the Dodgers much in terms of talent or money.


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Event: Bollywood stars Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Karan Johar, Vivek Oberoi, Imtiaz Ali, Zoya Akhtar and many others attend noted choreographer duo Bosco-Caesar's party in Mumbai
Guest List: Deepika Padukone, Karan Johar, Ranbir Kapoor, Shaan, Radhika, Mohit Chauhan, Aamir Ali Khan, Sanjeeda Sheikh, Wajid, Imtiaz Ali, Nikhil Dwivedi, Rohit Shetty, Mustan Burmawalla, Abbas Burmawalla, Vivek Oberoi, Shweta Pandit, Vipul Shah
Bollywood celeb Aamir Khan along with wife Kiran Rao were spotted at PVR.
Bollywood producers-directors Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Krishan Kumar, Ravi Bahl, Divya Khosla Kumar, Sajid Nadiadwala, Wardha Nadiadwala celebrate diwali with Bhushan Kumar
Bollywood celebs Kareena Kapoor Khan, Malaika Arora, Sonali Bendre, Nimrat Kaur among others were snapped by paparazzi.Bebo looked super cool in a casual look. She wore a white t-shirt with yoga pants...
Bollywood actress Shama Sikander celebrated Diwali festival at her residence.
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DETROIT (AP) Robbie Ray provided a glimpse of what the Detroit Tigers saw in him when they acquired the pitching prospect for Doug Fister.
Ray gave up one run in his major league debut and got plenty of run support, especially from Miguel Cabrera, to help Detroit rout the Houston Astros 11-4 on Tuesday night for its season-high seventh straight win.
When Ray walked off the mound and toward the dugout in the sixth inning, he was given a standing ovation by a crowd that included his mother, father, fiancee and her family.
''I did enjoy it,'' he said. ''I started tearing up a little bit.''
Some of those same fans may have wondered what the Tigers were thinking when they traded a 14-game winner to Washington for the 22-year-old Ray during the offseason.
''I got the sense that before today, they didn't know who I was,'' Ray said.
Now, they know and 27,939 fans probably liked what they witnessed from the hard-throwing lefty.
Ray (1-0) gave up one run, five hits and a walk, and struck out five in 5 1-3 innings. He probably earned another turn in the rotation because Anibal Sanchez is on the disabled list with a cut on his right middle finger.
''I'd be surprised if it was somebody else,'' Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said.
Ray responded well when Jose Altuve led off the game with a bloop down the right field line, which he turned into a double. Dexter Fowler followed with an infield single after Ray ran past first base when Cabrera tossed him the ball. With the poise Ausmus predicted he would have, Ray struck out the third and fourth batters in Houston's lineup and an inning-inning groundout got him out of the jam.
''That was a big inning,'' Houston manager Bo Porter said. ''You have a guy who's making his first major league start on the ropes with the middle of the order coming up.
''But to his credit, he was able to get out of it.''
The former Nationals prospect had a shot to have a scoreless start, but second baseman Ian Kinsler dropped a popup that allowed Fowler to score in the sixth inning.
''He's got good stuff and a good head on his shoulders,'' Tigers catcher Alex Avila said. ''But people can't - or shouldn't - put pressure on the kid about being part of the Fister trade.''
Cabrera homered in the first inning for his first of four hits and four RBIs. He raised his batting average to .293 after it was .206 on April 21. The reigning two-time AL MVP, who matched a season high with the four hits, had an RBI single in the seventh and a two-run double in the eighth.
''Every player goes through a little bit of a lull once in a while,'' Ausmus said. ''It's just that I think Miggy has set such a high standard that people don't expect it.''
The Tigers scored two runs in the third inning and another in the fourth. J.D. Martinez was the only player in Detroit's lineup who did not have a hit until he had an RBI single in the five-run eighth.
Houston, which has the worst record in the majors (10-23), lost its fourth straight and sixth in seven games.
''It's a little tough, you know,'' right-hander Josh Fields said after giving up five runs and getting only two outs. ''We're struggling. But it'll be all right.''
Brett Oberholtzer (0-6) allowed four runs, nine hits, two sacrifice flies and a walk over six innings.
''I thought he did a good job of battling and did a good job of leaving us in a good position when he left the game,'' Porter said.
The Astros' bullpen, though, ended any shot of at least staying competitive in the game by giving up seven runs.
''Extremely troubled,'' Porter said. ''If our bullpen would have been able to keep it there, it would have been a different ballgame.''
NOTES: Detroit OF Torii Hunter extended his hitting streak to 13 games and had the first of Detroit's three sacrifice flies. ... Porter said RHP Scott Feldman, who has been on the DL since mid-April with right biceps tendinitis, will start Friday at Baltimore and said a decision will be made Wednesday or Thursday about who will be taken out of the rotation.


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Santa's Helpers fundraiser set at Rupe's
BLACKFOOT — Law enforcement officers will be working at Rupe's Burgers Saturday, Nov. 19, to raise funds for the Santa's Helpers program.
From 6-9 p.m., officers with the Blackfoot Police Department and deputies from the Sheriff's Office will be taking orders and waiting tables at Rupe's. All tips will be donated to the Santa's Helpers program, and Kevin Rupe has agreed to donate a percentage of the proceeds from those three hours to the program.
Santa's Helpers is a local program in which 50 children are taken shopping by a member of local law enforcement or the fire department to purchase Christmas gifts for their families, and 50 additional families are purchased gifts through the program. The families are selected from applicants at the Southeastern Idaho Community Action Agency.
"There's a lot of kids out there who don't get the kind of Christmas they deserve," Rupe said, adding that he is just happy to be able to help support the program.
For those unable to attend the event at Rupe's, donations can also be made at both the Sheriff's Office or Police Department inside the Bingham County Courthouse. Additionally, checks can be mailed to 501 N. Maple Box 405, Attn. Santa's Helpers.
Applications for the Santa's Helpers program are available at the Southeastern Idaho Community Action Agency at 206 S. Spruce St. in Blackfoot. Applications are due Nov. 18.


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The Sunday after New Year's I sat in church and sang an old hymn. I was having trouble paying attention that day. I was singing without much thought to the words. I wondered where we would eat lunch. I hoped my kids would stop squirming. I was tired. I was there, but I wasn't there.
And suddenly the lyrics caught me.
"All is well with my soul"
I noticed the word soul, but mostly I noticed what it didn't say.
It didn't say all is well with my health. (or bank account, or relationships, or job or kids clean house).
We kept singing it and I kept having to admit that I want a few more promises.
I was ready to have myself a pity party that morning because a health issue had come back. I have a nerve condition that causes chronic pain in my face. Since I was having symptoms again I had done some research online, which we all know is a terrible idea. Let's just say that the internet was not encouraging. At the time, it wasn't bothering me too badly…but knowing that there are treatments but no cures, that it is progressive and only going to get worse had me down. Let's just say that I would have much preferred to sing a song about God fixing everything rather than lyrics promising sorrow and trials. The chorus kept being repeated and had the nerve to remind me that my soul is what should determine my wellness. Not WebMD.
A few days later, my nerve irritation became completely debilitating. It kicked in with a force I was not expecting or ready for regardless of what I read online. The pain literally took my breath away easily a hundred times that day. I couldn't talk. I couldn't eat. I couldn't drive. I didn't want to leave my house because the cold on my face caused electric shocks to jolt through my skull.
I upped my dosage. I made lots of soup. I wanted to cry, but even that hurt.
I was scared.
I mean, I miss chips and salsa like a long lost lover, but I can't imagine not talking.
I talk for a living.
I can't imagine not laughing.
I hate that I involuntarily recoiled when my husband tried to kiss me, or my kids jump on me or a kind friend who showed up with a pot of soup leaned in for a hug.
I sat on my couch without moving my face or changing my shirt or brushing my teeth for exactly a day and half when I had run out of TV to watch.
And I realized something, I hurt anyways.
Regardless of how much I tried to protect myself from pain — I was still having symptoms.
Timing for this resurgence could not have been worse. It was finals at school, I had my first meeting for my graduate program and a realtor was coming to look at our house. Kids emailed me questions about grades and a few just asking if I was ok, I worried how I'd make it all the way to A&M and what kind of first impression I'd make in this condition. As usual, I never made it to worrying about the state of my messy house.
I am not great at self pity (although it doesn't stop me from occasionally trying) and know that pain wasn't something unique to me. I had a friend planning her father's memorial service. Another going in for a double mastectomy. Earlier in the week I had seen a teenager lying dead face down in the middle of the street. My pain seemed little compared to those things, but it still hurt like hell.
So much of our life is spent avoiding pain. Being safe. Protecting ourselves and the ones we love. And there are times when it is wise to take unnecessary risks and to protect those that can not protect themselves. But lots of times we are just hiding. We are afraid. Of failing. Of rejection. Of what someone who probably isn't even paying attention will think. I decided this pain thing, it is unavoidable. We can't hide from it. We can however, hide from joy and love and experience and all kinds of other awesome things that are not going to suddenly show up on my couch. Being human, I suppose, is all some kind of lesson in pain management. I am talking about my face, but could just as easily be talking about my heart. Recently I have done some unnecessary pain management in that area as well. I called the doctor again. I took more meds, but I also got off the couch. I kissed my daughter good night even though I knew it would hurt and even read her a short story (very short). I went to work. I answered my parents questions even though my face got so tired that eventually the nerve shut down and my entire face sagged a little to the left. (temporarily). I made small talk at my meeting, which is usually painful enough with out any kind of condition. I cleaned the bathroom. (ok, this doesn't require any nerve pain on my part but I still hate to clean).
I decided that just because something is painful doesn't mean it might not be worth it.
I tried a new medicine today and it seems to be working but I am still even having to put my soup in the blender before trying to eat it. (On the plus side this may very well be the best diet ever). I have gotten better at pushing through the pain. It doesn't seem to paralyze me the way it did a few days ago. I have gotten better at choosing the kinds of things that are worth it.
I have gotten better at focusing on my soul rather than my pain tolerance.
or my body.
or my bank account.
or how my jeans fit.
or how messy my kitchen is.
These last few days have been possibly my most physically painful ever.
But they easily haven't been the worst days.
I have learned how to make a dang good smoothie and some great soup.
I have laughed and smiled a few times anyways.
I have learned to choose the words I speak with a little more care. (because if it is likely to result in pain your stories suddenly get a lot shorter).
This pain will pass.
And then it will most likely come back again.
But, my soul.
It will not be damaged. Or managed. Or protected.
It is well.


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There are two new faces in a new look Pembrokeshire County Council Cabinet announced today (Friday).
Council Leader, Councillor Jamie Adams, has named Councillor Rob Summons as Cabinet Member for Planning and Sustainability while Councillor Keith Lewis is given responsibility for Communities and the Voluntary Sector.
Councillor Sue Perkins, currently Cabinet Member for Safeguarding and Children's Services, takes on the portfolio for Education and Safeguarding while Councillor Ken Rowlands (Education) steps down.
"I believe these changes will provide the Cabinet with more capacity to react to changes in service provision as we come to terms with budget cuts imposed by the Welsh Labour Government" said Councillor Adams.
He said that the role of Councillor Summons – who represents the Burton electoral division – would give planning the attention it deserved.
Councillor Adams added: "Planning is increasingly becoming a more contentious issue with much of the focus on new renewable energy.
"The appointment of Councillor Summons ensures the service, Council Members and the public continue to engage."
The arrival of Councillor Lewis (Crymych) in the Cabinet allows Councillor Pugh to concentrate his attention exclusively on Economy and Tourism.
Councillor Adams explained: "Because of the depressed economic climate, there are naturally concerns about the future of the Pembrokeshire economy, involving not only some of our major employers, such as Murco, but also small businesses which are our life-blood.
"Although we have made progress in addressing some of these issues - such as town centre regeneration - I feel there is still much more to do and the Cabinet change will allow Councillor Pugh to focus on driving forward the County's economy.
"The appointment of Councillor Lewis is an acknowledgment that the voluntary sector is growing in importance with regards to service provision.
"I believe the fact that he is also a Welsh speaker will help him engage effectively with communities across the county."
Paying tribute to Councillor Rowlands, the Leader said: "He has been a Cabinet Member for the past six years, firstly with the Environmental and Regulatory Services portfolio and more recently with responsibility for Education.
"In that role - and in the face of fierce criticism of the Education service itself - Ken has been a successful advocate for change displaying vigour, determination and empathy and the fruits of his endeavour are there for all to see.
"He has overseen some significant improvements in the service, not least the introduction of a new senior management team. I am deeply grateful for his sterling service and convinced that he has provided a platform to improve outcomes for children."
The full Cabinet is:
• Councillor Jamie Adams (Leader): Corporate Matters and Finance.
• Councillor Huw George (Deputy Leader): Environmental and Regulatory Services and Welsh Language.
• Councillor Rob Lewis (Deputy Leader): Transportation and Major Events.
• Councillor Simon Hancock: Adult Services, Health and Well-Being and Equalities.
• Councillor Keith Lewis: Communities and Voluntary Sector.
• Councillor Elwyn Morse: Culture, Sport and Leisure.
• Councillor Sue Perkins: Education and Safeguarding.
• Councillor David Pugh: Economy and Tourism.
• Councillor David Simpson: Housing
• Councillor Rob Summons: Planning and Sustainability.


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For many geeks, art is a bit of a mystery. What is art, what makes good art and why is it so expensive? And as for contemporary art, does anything go? Is a urinal art?
This year's BBC Reith Lectures are presented by Grayson Perry, a "cross-dressing potter from Essex" who is about as far from the Establishment as you can get. Winner of 2003's Turner Prize, he's funny, frank and demystifies the world of art in four very entertaining programmes. I say four: only two have actually aired but based on the track record so far, I don't think the remaining episodes will disappoint. An edited extract from the first episode is available at the Financial Times, but it's much better to hear Grayson present the lecture.
Available as podcasts via RSS, iTunes and direct download.
As Alan Bennett said, the thing about art is that you don't have to like it all.


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The point at which, when some idiot is walking along the side of a narrow country roadway, and two oncoming cars pass each other exactly at the point they pass the walker who fails to move his ass further to the side, saving himself from becoming a victim. Instead, he creates an emergendanger situation, placing his life in peril, the fool.
Man walking along side of a country road places himself in an emergendanger by not stopping his walk to watch as two cars pass each other at the exact spot where he is in the road.
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Gas is Cheap in Tyler — At Least By Comparison
Sure, California has its benefits. The weather is gorgeous, movie stars abound and there are plenty of hotties walking up and down the street.
But how can anyone afford to live there? Be glad you live in East Texas, where drivers are enjoying some of the cheapest gas in the country. Believe it!
GasBuddy.com says the average price in Tyler right now is in the $3.30s. That's about $1.30 cheaper than a gallon of gas in California.
Gas prices have topped $5 at some stations in California. Yikes!
GasBuddy.comalso says there was one station in Long Beach, Calif., over the weekend that listed its price at $6.65 per gallon. Some quick math says filling up a 20 gallon tank at that price would cost you $133. Would that even be worth driving to work?
Maybe if you're a movie star.
Some of California's price climbs are related to power outages and tight supplies along the west coast, and that's not expected to spread to us here in the south.
It seems strange to say it, but we can be happy about paying $3.38 at the Super 1 Foods at Troup Highway and Colston Drive. (That was Gasbuddy.com's price Sunday night; of course that may change today.)
Sure, $2.20 would be great, but things could be worse. Just crank up the tunes and enjoy the ride.


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COLUMBIA — Back at home in Rock Hill, Josenna Clowney has already watched the play several times on her DVR — and marveled at it.
There was her son, Jadeveon, lining up and leaning forward, his fingertips pressed into the grass at Williams-Brice Stadium on Saturday night. South Carolina led Georgia 21-0 with 4:21 left in the first half. The Bulldogs, desperate for a touchdown, went for it on fourth down and goal at the 2-yard line. Across from Clowney was Georgia's left tackle, Kenarious Gates.
The ball was snapped. Clowney burst out of his stance and took three quick steps, moving initially to his right — the outside edge of the play. Gates tried to cut-block him by rolling into his legs. Instead of going around Gates, Clowney leaped over him, just as Gates was about to hit his knees. Gates wasn't even completely on the ground yet, just bent over.
With seamless high hurdler form — lead with the right leg, drag the left, keep running — Clowney sprinted straight at quarterback Aaron Murray. He had to rush a pass to Rantavious Wooten, who was stopped where he caught it, at the 1-yard line. As Gates pulled himself off the grass, he turned around, looked into the backfield and perhaps wondered what in the world just happened.
Clowney's mother couldn't quite believe it, either.
"You were high," she told her son after watching the replay.
"All right, Ma, that's enough of that," Clowney replied.
USC's 35-7 win over Georgia was a national showcase game for Clowney, a sophomore defensive end. It was the midpoint of an undefeated regular season whose magic will grow if No. 3 USC beats No. 9 LSU this weekend in Baton Rouge. It was also essentially the midpoint of Clowney's career, as many observers believe he will be the first pick in the 2014 NFL draft. He is doing his best to deflect praise, even from his mom, as he quickly becomes one of college football's best players — so impressive against Georgia that he is being mentioned as a potential candidate for the Heisman Trophy, which just one primarily defensive player has ever won.
"I've just been laughing about it," Clowney said of the Heisman talk.
He is chasing bigger goals this season for USC, and in the future for himself. Of course, success is not new to him. He was the nation's top-ranked recruit. As a true freshman last season, he had eight sacks and five forced fumbles, despite not starting and knowing so little of the defensive scheme that teammates had to tell him where to go before plays.
His two tackles for loss and a sack against Georgia — by no means a complete measure of his impact on the game — increased his season totals to 11½ tackles for loss and 6½ sacks, and his career totals to 23½ and 14½. He should at least approach USC's season and career records in both categories — 19½ and 54½ tackles for loss, 10 and 29 sacks.
He is better this season because he is smarter, combining a sharper sense for the game with the athleticism and instincts he long enjoyed — the traits that he demonstrated while hurdling Gates, which he said he has done to other opponents.
Earlier in the game, Clowney was also wise enough to notice Murray tapping his center's hip whenever he wanted the snap, because of crowd noise. Clowney acknowledged that, last season, his mind wouldn't have been clear enough to recognize that tendency.
"I think I'd be too wrapped in trying to figure out what I need to do on that play," he said.
Now, he knows USC's entire defensive plan. On certain plays, the ends must watch the offensive tackle as the ball is snapped, to "read" the tackle's movements. On others, the ends must watch the snap of the ball, before bursting out of their stance.
"Last year, I used to look at the ball every play," Clowney said.
He also wised up by using his hands more this season to create separation, because plowing into tackles with your shoulder doesn't work as well as it did in high school, against weaker players.
Defensive line coach Brad Lawing said Clowney no longer needs direction from teammates before the snap. But Lawing has not stopped pushing Clowney.
"You could be a first-round pick, or you could be the first pick," Lawing said he tells Clowney "all the time."
Impressing NFL crowds will have to wait. For now, Clowney will settle for wowing his mom, his coaches and, with those special plays worth rewinding, even himself.
"I didn't even know I jumped over him clean like that," he said. "It was just something that just happened."


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Hello All!
I was diagnosed with MS, April 2010. I have been on Avonex since then. My husband and I would like to have a child so I just discontinued using Avonex yesterday 2/24/12.
I have noticed in a short period of time leg pain and I'm praying nothing else follows that. My doctor did advise I stop 4 weeks prior to trying to conceive. I'm a little nervous because of the "relapsing" that could happen.
Has anyone experienced pregnancy after being on MS medicine and stopping to conceive a child?
Please share you stories!! I need some kind of encouragement!


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Hi, I'm just the same as me.
I spent more than 3 years travelling around the world from 1990-1993, worked about a year in Albania in 1994 and got back to travelling for 6 months in 1996. I know, it's been a long time, so I guess I'll have to dig deep to find some valuable information. If that doesn't work, I'll just have to write something about my hometown...
Due to lack of time I haven't been able to contribute a lot to WikiTravel yet (apart from creating or adding to a number of lists). In the future I hope to add articles containing more than a mere series of destinations.
Main articles started or contributed to:
Day trips from Darwin Day trips from Brisbane Parks in Australia Parks in the Australian Capital Territory Parks in New South Wales Parks in the Northern Territory Parks in Queensland Parks in South Australia Parks in Tasmania Parks in Victoria Parks in Western Australia


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R. Gerritse necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 16 diseños de 4 diseñadores freelance.
A company that takes pride in developing and marketing solutions which help you save energy and money. We use the cactus as an example because it knows – like no other - how to spend energy effciently and wisely.
Consumers - Energy companies - Government
A full briefing and -basic design are included in Powerpoint in this briefing. We need this -main screen- design tuned in the style of apple but with our own identity.
• Design in Photoshop and built in html (cms)
• 2 pages of design (each page is a kind of -logical- spin-off)
We have a global idea (see the ppt) of how the website shoud look like. But we want to syle this in a sexy way. A professional design. Restyling of our idea in ppt.
Logo an the fifth element are included as well. We have to stick with that information.
We're inspired bij Apple and Giorgio Shoes (see the powerpoint).
A basic clean design with a refreshing touch. Easy to navigate. Sexy functional buttons in the main screen. Other navigation in text (black??) above and white (a must) below.
EG (for your information): We have set up a perfect brief in PPT for this project.


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Car Review
2012 Nissan NV Commercial: New Car Review
Pros: Maximum utility from a platform designed in this century; secure storage; stand-up headroom in the High Roof version; some semblance of comfort and composure from a pure UV
Cons: Modest power with V6, considering 300 cubic feet of storage space; was an Etch-a-Sketch used for the final rendering?
After decades in production, the Ford Econoline and Chevrolet Express vans finally have some credible competition. Mercedes-Benz and Dodge have imported Mercedes' commercial Sprinter, but its combination of European spec and manufacture put it out of financial reach for many in the commercial and fleet industries. Ford has made inroads into the commercial van arena with the Transit Connect, but its dimensions are too small for many seeking a work platform for heavy-duty needs.
Introduced in the 2011 model year, the NV is assembled at the same Canton, Mississippi, plant that builds the Titan truck and the Armada SUV. With a clean-sheet approach to its design and specification, everything was on the table, including overall design, powertrains, interiors, customer needs and dealership practices. The result was a lineup of three platforms (1500, 2500 and 3500), a choice of two engines and both high- and low-roof variants.
Sharing its basic underpinnings with the Titan pickup, the new truck can be delivered to the commercial customer with the assurance that the truck is both tough and offers demonstrated reliability. While both Ford and Chevrolet struggle to replace their existing large vans, the new kid on the block looks increasingly attractive.
Affordability is a huge factor in the commercial van category. In determining selling price, Nissan's marketers were fully cognizant of the competition and priced the NV accordingly. The standard-roof S model has a base price of under $25,000 plus destination; the top-end model is the V8-powered SV at just over $30,000. Pricing for the passenger van begins under $32,000, but the price can climb above $37,000 in V8-only SL trim.
Comfort & Utility
The commercial van category is all about utility. With that as a given, don't look to the NV for significant doses of comfort. Nissan's passenger van may seat 12 people in four rows, but this isn't first class accommodation. It can, however, be assumed that the NV's Titan underpinnings will remain more composed than those under Ford's Econoline van or Chevrolet's Express. And note that, within its 12-passenger van, Nissan provides some 324 seating configurations.
One of the driving factors of Nissan's research was delivering to the driver/operator a comfort level at least as good as he or she would receive in a pickup. The front doors are wide for easier ingress and egress, and once inside you'll find supportive four-way manual or eight-way power adjustable seats, an optional center console for storage and the complete absence of an engine cover within the passenger compartment.
If you're loading cargo rather than people, both standard and high-roof models provide outstanding capability. Access is enhanced by wide-opening rear doors, and once inside you'll enjoy more than 234 cubic feet of storage in the regular model and 323 cubic feet in the high-roof version. For storage, Nissan provides a flat-wall design, reinforced mounting points for shelving and a load width of more than 54 inches between the wheel wells. Motorcycle dealers love this van, and the conversion industry is sure to follow.
There has always been something intrinsically simple about a work truck, and despite its relative newness, the NV holds on to that simplicity. Buyers will be pleased by the availability of an MP3, radio data system, optional USB port and up to six speakers (four are standard in the base S passenger model). Bluetooth is optional on the mid-level SV and standard on the SL. Those trim levels also get a five-inch touch navigation system with an integrated rear-view mirror, satellite radio and pre-wiring for telematics.
Performance & Fuel Economy
The NV comes with a choice of two well-regarded Nissan powertrains, a 4.0-liter V6 and a 5.6-liter V8. Neither is taxed in Nissan's pickups and SUVs the way they are in the NV. The NV is substantially heavier than Nissan's pickup line, and because it has all the aerodynamic attributes of a barn door, it is considerably more difficult to push through the air. But if most of your time is spent in stop-and-go, delivery-type or carpool-type driving, the 261-horsepower V6 with its 281 lb-ft of torque might serve you well. If you spend a lot of time on the interstate, or if you intend to keep the NV filled to the max with people and/or things, we'd advise opting for the 5.6-liter V8. It provides a small bump in horsepower to 317 hp, but torque is elevated dramatically to 385 lb-ft.
Even with the smaller V6, don't regard this as economical transportation. Given that the NV lineup has a gross combined vehicle weight of more than 8,500 pounds, the EPA doesn't provide economy figures. But if you take the Titan pickup's 13 mpg city/18 mpg highway and deduct 10 percent for poorer aerodynamics, you should be fairly close with either the V6 or the V8. This truck begs for the introduction of a light-duty diesel.
Active safety, which is your ability to avoid an accident, is enhanced by a relatively low center of gravity in commercial van terms. Should you collide with something, Nissan's advanced airbag system with dual-stage front airbags is there to protect. Side impact airbags for front-seat passengers and roof-mounted supplemental curtain airbags are standard on the passenger van and optional on the cargo version.
Driving Impressions
Unlike many commercial vans, which make the driver and front passenger skew their legs and feet to straddle the truck's engine cover, the NV's ergonomics are much closer to those of a pickup. The engine and transmission are located ahead of the firewall and A-pillar, creating a much more conventional position in which to operate the vehicle.
Once behind the wheel, you'll find that the driving dynamics make the NV feel much more like a pickup than like a domestic commercial van. That is, unless you've opted for the high-roof version and high winds are buffeting the vehicle-in which case you'll know you're in a commercial van, with lots of noise and all of the other negatives that piloting a big box at highway speeds will entail. None of the above is problematic, but for the first-time owner or user, piloting the NV does require a modified skill set for safe driving.
Other Trucks to Consider
Ford and Chevrolet soldier on with trucks dating back to the Carter administration that haven't even had a serious freshening in several model years. Word is that Ford's full-size Transit will follow the smaller Transit Connect to the United States, but we'll believe it when we finally see it. With the dissolution of Chrysler's tie-in with Mercedes, you won't find the Sprinter at Dodge showrooms, but it is still sold at Mercedes-Benz dealerships. And Chrysler is rumored to replace its version of the Sprinter with commercial vehicles supplied by FIAT within the next 12 to 18 months. But right here and now, the market is dominated by Ford and Chevrolet. Replacements can't come too soon.
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For fleet limo service, you'd be hard pressed to improve on the NV passenger van. After all, it has seating for 12, easy access in and out and plenty of cargo area, even with four rows of seats. If you're carrying only cargo, the standard-roof NV is more than adequate, especially when equipped with the Titan's 5.6-liter V8. We'd resist the urge to load it up, preferring a middle-of-the-road approach.


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Ralph Jordan
The following biographical sketch was compiled at the time of induction into the Academy in 1972.
James Ralph Jordan returned to his alma mater as head coach of the Auburn football team in 1951. He had graduated from Alabama Polytechnic Institute in 1932, lettering in football, baseball, and basketball. By a vote of his teammates he was designated Auburn's Most Outstanding Athlete in 1931-32. For the next twelve years he was an assistant football coach at Auburn.
During World War II Coach Jordan was in the first wave of troops in the invasions of North Africa, Sicily, and Normandy, where he was wounded and awarded the purple heart and the Bronze Star. Recovering from his wounds, he participated as a front line officer in the invasion of Okinawa and in the Philippine campaign.
Returning to Auburn in 1945, he coached for one year before joining the coaching staff of the professional Miami Seahawks. Mid-season, 1946, he became an assistant coach at the University of Georgia.
After a series of losing seasons for Auburn, Coach Jordan was made head coach and produced a 5-5 record for his first year. At the end of six years he had built an outstanding team which won both Southeastern Conference and National Championships. Consistently producing good football teams, Coach Jordan was named SEC "Coach of the Year" in 1953, 1957, and 1963. During eight different seasons he was selected national "Coach of the Week," and his Auburn Tigers were invited to play in eight post-seasonal bowl games. Among his accomplishments may be listed the continuing achievements in the athletic profession of the players whom he coached.
Born in Selma, Alabama, September 25, 1910, he was nicknamed Shug because of his love for sugar cane. He was married to the former Evelyn Walker of Columbia, South Carolina, and has two children, Susan Dalby and Ralph, Jr. He is now deceased.


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Bioshock Infinite - Xbox 360 Cheats
3 Cheats
Cheats and Achievements
Bioshock Infinite Cheats and Achievements.
1999 Cheat Mode:
At the main menu screen on Bioshock infinite, press Up(2), Down(2), Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A to unlock 1999 mode.
Obtain Infinite money during the game.
First make your way to Hall Of Heroes, and refill your salts (if you need to) using the Salt machine (can be refilled unlimited times). Go back outside, literally the same way you came in, now use the vending machine again using the possess skill to obtain more money, recycle at will.
Vigor Combos
These Vigor combinations can be used during the game. Use the following eight Vigor combinations at any time, against any type of enemy, to obtain the "Combination Shock" achievement.
Devil's Kiss + Charge Multiple spreading fire bombs spawns at target
Bucking Bronco + Devil's Kiss Launches a cluster of bombs from a floating target
Bucking Bronco + Charge Send floating target careening forward
Possession + Shock Jockey Possessed Lightning Conduit that electrocutes enemies
Possession + Devil's Kiss Possessed Fire Conduit that burns enemies
Murder of Crows + Devil's Kiss Sets crows on fire and burns enemies
Murder of Crows + Shock Jockey Electrifies crows and electrocutes enemies
Undertow + Shock Jockey Boosts Shock Jockey's power
Super Gamer Dude
Bioshock Infinite Xbox 360 achievements.
Carry out the following tasks to get the corresponding number of Gamerscore points:-
A Real Pistol (5 points) Kill 25 enemies with the Broadsider Pistol.
Aerial Assassin (5 points) Kill 20 enemies with a Sky-Line Strike.
Auld Lang Syne (75 points) Complete the game on 1999 mode.
Big Game Hunter (5 points) Kill 100 enemies with the Founder Huntsman Carbine
or Vox Burstgun.
Bolt From the Blue (25 points) Kill 5 enemies with a headshot while riding a Sky-Line.
Bon Voyage (25 points) Kill 20 enemies by knocking them off Columbia.
Coins in the Cushion (10 points) Loot 200 containers.
Combination Shock (50 points) Perform all 8 of the Vigor combinations.
David & Goliath (10 points) Kill 20 "Heavy Hitter" enemies.
Dress for Success (5 points) Equip a piece of Gear in all four slots.
Eavesdropper (50 points) Collect every Voxophone.
Grand Largesse (10 points) Spend $10,000 at the vending machines of Columbia.
Hazard Pay (25 points) Kill 10 enemies by utilizing environmental hazards.
Heartbreaker (50 points) Kill a Handyman by only shooting his heart.
Here Little Piggy (5 points) Kill 30 enemies with the Founder Pig Volley Gun or Vox Hail Fire.
Industrial Accident (5 points) Kill 20 enemies with a Sky-Hook Execution.
Infused with Greatness (25 points) Collect every Infusion upgrade in a single game.
Kitted Out (10 points) Fully upgrade one weapon and one Vigor.
Loose Cannon (5 points) Kill 25 enemies with the Paddywhacker Hand Cannon.
Lost Weekend (10 points) Kill 5 enemies while you are drunk.
Master of Pyrotechnics (5 points) Kill 20 enemies with the Barnstormer RPG.
Mind Over Matter (10 points) Kill 20 enemies using Possessed machines.
More for Your Money (25 points) Lure 3 enemies into a single Vigor trap 5 times.
On a Clear Day... (5 points) Kill 30 enemies with the Bird's Eye Sniper Rifle.
On the Fly (10 points) Kill 30 enemies while riding a Sky-Line.
Passionately Reciprocated (5 points) Kill 150 enemies with the Founder Triple R Machine Gun
or Vox Repeater.
Raising the Bar (10 points) Upgrade one attribute (Health, Shield, or Salts)
to its maximum level.
Saw the Elephant (25 points) Complete the game on Normal difficulty or above.
Scavenger Hunt (75 points) Complete the game in 1999 mode without purchasing anything
from a Dollar Bill vending machine.
Seasoned to Taste (5 points) Kill 30 enemies with the Peppermill Crank Gun.
Should Auld Acquaintance... (10 points) Unlock 1999 mode.
Sightseer (50 points) Use all telescopes and Kinetoscopes in the game.
Skeet Shoot (25 points) Kill 5 enemies while they are falling.
Stone Cold Pinkerton (50 points) Complete the game on Hard difficulty or above.
Strange Bedfellows (10 points) Kill 20 enemies using allies brought in through a Tear.
Street Sweeper (5 points) Kill 50 enemies with the Founder China Broom Shotgun
or Vox Heater.
Tear 'em a New One (25 points) Open 30 Tears.
The Roguish Type (25 points) Use Elizabeth to pick 30 locks.
Tin Soldier (10 points) Complete the game on Easy difficulty or above.
Vigorous Opposition (50 points) Kill 75 enemies either with a Vigor or while the enemy
is under the effects of a Vigor.
Well Rounded (10 points) Use all 8 Vigors against enemies.
Secret achievements.
Armed Revolt (10 points) Assist the Gunsmith.
Blood in the Streets (25 points) Complete Emporia.
First Class Ticket (10 points) Board The First Lady.
Higher Learning (25 points) Complete Comstock House.
Shock Tactics (10 points) Retrieve Shock Jockey.
The Bird or The Cage (25 points) Complete The Hand of the Prophet.
Welcome to Monument Island (10 points) Reach Monument Island.
Working Class Hero (25 points) Complete Factory.
Written in the Clouds (5 points) Complete Lighthouse.
Clash In The Clouds DLC Achievements
Super Gamer Dude
Bioshock Infinite Xbox 360 DLC achievements.
Clash In The Clouds DLC
Carry out the following tasks to get the corresponding number of Gamerscore points:-
Blue Ribbon Champ (30 points) In CitC, complete all Blue Ribbon Challenges.
Duke or Dimwit? (15 points) Defeat all waves in Duke and Dimwit Theater.
Friendly Skies (15 points) Defeat all waves in The OPS Zeal.
Hand of the Prophet (30 points) Defeat all waves in Emporia Arcade.
Missile Defense System (30 points) In CitC, kill an enemy with splash damage by shooting a rocket
out of the air.
Museum Curator (15 points) In CitC, unlock all Gallery items.
Rooftop Ruffian (15 points) Defeat all waves in Raven's Dome.
Rope-a-Dope (15 points) In CitC, knock an enemy off the city with Undertow, then
rescue him, then knock him off again.
Sergeant-at-Arms (15 points) In CitC, get a kill with each weapon and vigor
(except Bucking Bronco).
The Ol' One-Two (15 points) In CitC, use all eight different vigor combos to deliver the
killing blow on an enemy.


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There are many common myths about sleep. We hear them frequently, and may even experience them far too often. Sometimes they can be characterized as "old wives tales," but there are other times the incorrect information can be serious and even dangerous. The National Sleep Foundation has compiled this list of common myths about sleep, and the facts that dispel them.
Although snoring may be harmless for most people, it can be a symptom of a life threatening sleep disorder called sleep apnea, especially if it is accompanied by severe daytime sleepiness. Sleep apnea is characterized by pauses in breathing that prevent air from flowing into or out of a sleeping person's airways. People with sleep apnea awaken frequently during the night gasping for breath. The breathing pauses reduce blood oxygen levels, can strain the heart and cardiovascular system, and increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. Snoring on a frequent or regular basis has been directly associated with hypertension. Obesity and a large neck can contribute to sleep apnea. Sleep apnea can be treated; men and women who snore loudly, especially if pauses in the snoring are noted, should consult a physician.
Sleep experts say most adults need between seven and nine hours of sleep each night for optimum performance, health and safety. When we don't get adequate sleep, we accumulate a sleep debt that can be difficult to "pay back" if it becomes too big. The resulting sleep deprivation has been linked to health problems such as obesity and high blood pressure, negative mood and behavior, decreased productivity, and safety issues in the home, on the job, and on the road.
These "aids" are ineffective and can be dangerous to the person who is driving while feeling drowsy or sleepy. If you're feeling tired while driving, the best thing to do is to


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MUS146 Chamber Singers
A vocal chamber ensemble that sings small-chorus literature of various periods. Advanced singers gain ensemble experience in a select group of 16 to 20 performers. Admission is by audition. May be repeated for credit.
- 1 (may be repeated for credit)
- Must be enrolled in the following level: Undergraduate