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Customer Service Statement to Visa Applicants
The Department of State manages the visa process strictly but fairly in order to best protect the United States. We are committed to the essential openness for which the United States has always been known. Travel to the United States is welcomed and encouraged.
We promise to you, the visa applicant, that:
We will treat you with dignity and respect, even if we are unable to grant you a visa.
We will treat you as an individual and your case as unique.
We will remember that, to you, a visa interview may be a new or intimidating experience and that you may be nervous.
We will use the limited time available for the interview to get as full a picture as possible of your travel plans and intentions.
We will use our available resources to fairly assist all applicants to get appointments to allow travel in time for business, study, and other important obligations.
We will explain the reason for any visa denial to you.
Furthermore, if you are a:
Student, we will make every effort to ensure that you get an appointment and, if qualified, a visa in time to start classes.
Medical and humanitarian emergency traveler, we will expedite processing for those dealing with life threatening emergencies.
Business traveler, we will make every effort to ensure that you get an appointment before your business trip and expedite cases of particular concern to American business.
At the same time, we expect you, the visa applicant, to:
- Plan your travel and visa application as far in advance as possible.
- Complete your application fully and accurately.
- Be forthcoming about your purpose and plans.
- Prepare for your interview by being able to clearly and concisely describe your intentions.
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John Gerald Oliver
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Height: 6-3 Weight: 281 lbs.
Born: February 3, 1962 in Washington, DC
High School: Pensacola Catholic
College: Texas-El Paso, Memphis (school history)
Drafted by the New York Giants in the 6th round (159th overall) of the 1985 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 2 (11632nd overall since 1950)

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CLOVIS, N.M. - Audrey Reed Elliott, 94, died Wednesday, March 21, 2007, in Virginia.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Mission Garden of Memories with Doug Brooks, pastor, officiating. Arrangements are by Muffley Funeral Home.
Mrs. Elliott was born Aug. 18, 1912, in Johnson County, Kan., to Clayton and Mattie Reed. She was a member of Parkland Baptist Church, where she was a substitute Sunday school teacher.
Survivors include two sons, Jim Elliott of Fort Sumner and Phill Elliott of Brenham Texas; two daughters, Nancy Sluis and Barbara Tomsco of Marshall Va.; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to the Lighthouse Mission, P.O. Box 297, Clovis, NM 88102-0297.
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With all the sessions, speakers, networking and photo-snapping going on in the last 2 days at SMX Advanced in Seattle, it's surprising any attendee got anything else completed at all.
While I didn't attend every session (can't be in three places at once – just not possible for this girl :)) I managed to get to quite a few where I learned a lot of valuable information and got a feel for what everyone was talking about.
The main theme I noticed in Seattle this week was the idea of value, and how to increase value. With the idea of the recession looming over our heads like a dark cloud, there are many people who want to see their dollar going as far as it can.


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I have a launch function which create me the home page. From the home page I navigate through subsequent pages. Now I want a home button in all my pages on clicking of which it has to come back to my starting page ( the page designed on launch).
I dont know how to call my home page.. as it is designed during run time. Is there any way I can call again the launch function from my button event?
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Monrovia-based Ondax, a manufacturer of holographic filters and semiconductor lasers for the industrial, defense, scientific and medical markets, announced this week that it has named Randy Heyler as its President and CEO. According to the firm, Heyler replaces Dr. Christophe Moser, who is moving to Switzerland to become Professor of Engineering and Industrial Relations at Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL). Moser is a native of Switzerland, and will remain as Chief Technology Officer at the firm. Heyler was most recently at Newport Corporation. ONDAX is backed by Arcturus Capital, Prospector Equity Capital, and others.
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Prior to his retirement in 1988, after 42 year of service, Otis commanded U.S. Army Europe from 1983 to 1988, and commanded U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command from 1981 to 1983.
"General Glenn Otis was a soldier's soldier who served his country and his Army with distinction and dedication for over four decades," Gen. Gordon R. Sullivan, USA, Ret., president of the Association of the United States Army, said.
Adding, "As the third commander of U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, he followed his predecessors, General Bill DePuy and General Donn Starry, by perfecting the AirLand Battle Doctrine -- that formed the basis for the Army's warfighting doctrine in Europe. This doctrine was the forerunner of today's 'Full Spectrum of Operations.'
"His command experience and his visionary approach to the way the Army should fight and win on the battlefields of today and into the future emphasized the indispensable role of landpower and the unquestioned value of our soldiers with 'boots on the ground.'"
Sullivan noted, "He will be truly missed, but his legacy to the Army, our fighting men and women, national defense and the nation, will live forever."
A Plattsburg, New York, native, Otis enlisted in the Army as a private in 1946 and became a machine gunner and later a squad leader while serving three years on occupation duty with Eighth U.S. Army in Korea following World War II.
He was then selected for admission to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and was commissioned a second lieutenant of armor in 1953. He later taught at West Point and received a master's degree in mathematics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
During the Vietnam War, Lt. Col. Otis distinguished himself while commanding Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 4th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, during the Tet Offensive.
Facing an enemy battalion of over 600 Viet Cong soldiers while defending Tan Son Nhut Air Base on Jan. 31, 1968, he led his soldiers killed over 300 enemy troops in the ensuing battle and took 24 prisoners.
For: "Repeatedly exposing himself to savage enemy fire, he led his men in a fierce attack that totally destroyed the enemy forces. His fearless leadership in the heat of battle," the citation for the Distinguished Service Cross read, "was instrumental in preventing the vital military installation from falling into enemy hands."
As a result of his total service in Vietnam, in addition to the Distinguished Service Cross – the nation's second highest award for bravery – Otis received the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit, eight Air Medals and three Purple Hearts.
The squadron he commanded during the 1968 Tet Offensive received the Presidential Unit Citation.
Promoted to brigadier general in 1974, he directed the XM-1 Tank Task Force during the upgrading of the engine and weapon systems of the combat vehicle.
After his promotion to major general, he commanded the 1st Armored Division, and as a lieutenant general, he was selected to be the Army's deputy chief of staff, for operations and plans, at the pentagon.
Following his tenure at the Training and Doctrine Command, General Otis culminated his career by serving as the commander-in-chief, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army, during the height of the Cold War.
Here, he was instrumental in applying the overall strategies adopted during the evolution of the AirLand Battle Doctrine that emphasized the Army must leave behind the notion that winning the fight must not be restricted the traditional "main battle area."
After his retirement, Otis continued serving the nation as a member of the Defense Science Board, and chairman of the board of Army Science and Technology at the National Academy of Sciences.
He also served as an Association of the United States Army Institute of Land Warfare senior fellow, where he was called upon many times to testify before Congress on military matters.
He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Barbara; one son, Peter, and his wife, Lisa; and two daughters, Caren Otis; and Nancee Groh, and her husband, Jeffrey; and four grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O Box 75817, Topeka, Kan.
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With the increased usage of Android , I think it is time to share a list of Android Themes with my readers. The looks of these themes are really enchanting and never fails to impress anyone. With the usage of these Android Themes you do not need to design them from the scratch, you just have to pick them from the list use them. These Android Themes are really artistic and attractive. Each Android Theme have different color schemes and shades depending upon the theme, which makes them even more enchanting and eye-catching!! So here you are with a list of 25+ Best Android themes….take a LOOK, DOWNLOAD your favorite and USE them in your Android Phone!!
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Style diaries: Sarah Jessica Parker's mini fashionista twin daughters
Sarah Jessica Parker's four-year-old twins may be living proof that style is in the genes. The pint-size fashionistas are often spotted stepping out in NYC with their actress mumsporting cute and on-trend outfits.
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Sarah Jessica Parker's four-year-old twins may be living proof that style is in the genes. Pint-size fashionistas Tabitha and Marion are often spotted stepping out in NYC with their actress mum, who shot to fame after playing style queen Carrie Bradshaw in hit TV show Sex and the City, sporting cute and on-trend outfits.
And Sarah Jessica has revealed that she is letting her daughters develop their own fashion sense by dressing themselves.
The little fashionistas are always impeccably dressed
"They're at an age – and have been for many years – where they really have their own identity," the actress told People magazine.
"So Sunday through Thursday, the rule is they can wear whatever they want. And if we go to the theatre or the ballet, I get a say. But it's really among choices that they approve of."
Back in 2013, Sarah Jessica spoke about her daughters' fashion choices. "Every afternoon at 3pm, when they wake up from their nap, they put together their outfits for the next day!" she said.
They take after their stylish mum
She also revealed that they won't take any advice from their super stylish mum."They won't listen. We just give them the temperature outside and if they don't pick enough clothing then we say, 'You need leggings or pants. You need to add something so you'll be warm enough'."
The proud mum added, "One is more serious than the other. Marion Loretta will sometimes say, 'Mama, can you help me?' but Tabitha is completely on her own. She's extremely independent."
In her interview with People, Sarah Jessica, who also has 13-year-old son James with husband Matthew Broderick, revealed that her children have another talent.
"They are preternaturally gifted artists," she said, adding that they "probably spend 80 per cent of their free time drawing. Every morning before breakfast, we have to drag them away from drawing and painting, even my son. They're far more gifted than I ever was!"


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May 31, 2016
For more than a month no one has seen Lansing resident Stacey Kesson as well as her approximately six-month-old daughter, Lynn. Monday, however, police say the baby was willfully surrendered to them and appeared in good health.
Police say Stacey Kesson, age 37, has a history of drug abuse and has two felony warrants out for her arrest.
The Family Independency Agency (FIA) along with police have searched for the child and mother.
Monday police say the infant's father; Trent Stull contacted authorities and willfully surrendered the child.
Police say they then transferred the child to FIA.
A Clinton County circuit court could decide guardianship of the child as early as Tuesday.
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Ace Hotel Now Serving 'The Best Vodka in the World'
Boyd & Blair is at the Breslin, too.
A few weeks ago, we told you about the accolades being heaped on Pittsburgh's Boyd & Blair vodka. Looks like somebody at the Ace Hotel was listening: It's now being served in the hotel, and at the Breslin. Which raises the question: How does potato vodka taste with thrice-cooked chips? [Facebook]


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Forrest Chambers
To the editor:
Restricting or removing guns from law-abiding citizens only makes yourself, your family or anyone near you more vulnerable to crimes. It has been shown that between 2 million and 3 million crimes in this country are prevented every year by responsible people being armed.
Also, I feel more than ever we need to defend against all possibilities. Adolf Hitler said in a 1935 speech "This year will go down in history. For the first time, a civilized nation has full gun registration. Our streets will be safer, our police more efficient, and the world will follow our lead into the future."
A short time later he began transporting millions of his own people to death camps to be gassed to death and then cremated. He then began a war that killed tens of millions and left his country devastated and in ruin. We don't know what is going to happen here but we need to have at least a chance to protect ourselves from all possibilities.
Yes, there have been several horrible mass murders. The main problem is guns in the hands of deranged persons.
The privacy laws have gone overboard in this area. Any doctor who has a patient that shows deranged and mentally unbalanced symptoms and could be a threat to society should be required to report this to the proper authorities just as they are required to report when they see a child who appears to have been abused.
So-called assault rifles, which of course are also defensive weapons that have been used in these mass murders, have been semiautomatic and not full automatic as some would have you believe. They cannot spray bullets as some believe and don't shoot any faster than a handgun. However they can hold more in a magazine and are more powerful.
If any changes in the law are made we must be very careful and (not) let that be a foot-in-the-door policy to more elimination of your right to be able to protect yourselves.
Police overall do a good job, but they can't be everywhere, and it is usually too late by the time they arrive.
Maybe they catch the perpetrator and keep him from hurting someone down the road, but that's too late for you. You must be able to defend yourself against all possibilities. Most of us are not surrounded by armed personal guards to protect us like President Barack Obama and his family.


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A caravan of food trucks
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Food trucks are among the hottest trends in college dining. Here are some new examples.
The renovation of Shaw Dining Hall led to the creation of Michigan State's Eat At State On The Go, which served as a temporary dining facility during the redo.


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Current Version: 1.0
Requires Android: 2.1 and up
Category: Arcade & Action
V1.0 update:
first release;
Fighting, killing, saving the world!
The ultimate castle defense!
Waves of monsters are attacking your castle. They move fast, strike hard, and never give up. It's time to equip your BOW to fight! Can you defend your castle against intruders with your archery?
How to play?
# Touch screen to shoot arrows.
# Drag and drop spell icon to cast a spell.
# City Wall: Upgrade city wall to increase health point.
# Mana: Mana is required to cast a spell.
# Magic Tower: Upgrade magic tower to increase MANA.
# Strength: Increase the damange of a arrow.
# Agility: Increase shooting frequency.
# Weapon: Select and equip proper bow to defend.
# Power shot: Repel monsters.
# Fatal Blow: Double damange with certain possibility.
Watch out, intruders will be stronger and stronger. New BOSSES will come out as stage goes. Be the hero, and win the HONORS!
Any suggestion/feedback is welcome!
The best thing of HoM is the game is FREE. You don't need to pay to have fun. Check it out! Finer production than Gameloft and Glu Droidhen,More interesting than Smurfs' Village and Infinity Blade!!!
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Opaleye, Girella nigricans
The Opaleye, Girella nigricans, whose common Spanish name is chopa verde, is a species in the family Kyphosidae, the Sea Chubs, known as chopas in Mexico. Globally, there are eighteen species in the genus Girella, of which two are found in Mexican waters, both in the Pacific.
The Opaleyes have elongated oval compressed bodies that have a depth that is 38 – 42% of standard length. They are olive-green to gray-green with two pale spots on their upper back below the mid-dorsal fin that are absent in mature adults. Most have a white bar across their snout between the eyes. They have bright blue-green eyes for which they are named. Their coloring transitions to a uniform dark brown upon death. They have a short blunt head and a small mouth with thick lips opening at the front. They have small incisiform teeth set horizontally in the mouth with flattened three-pointed tips and a curved hockey-stick shape. Their anal fin has three spines and ten to thirteen rays, their caudal fin is concave, their dorsal fin is continuous with twelve to fourteen spines folding down into a scaly grove and twelve to fifteen rays, and their pectoral and pelvic fins are relatively short. With the exception of the caudal fin, all their fins are blunt to rounded. Their body is covered with small, thick, and rough scales.
The Opaleyes are found in large schools, normally demersal, within rocky areas with an abundance of algae growth at depths up to 105 feet; they will occasionally enter estuaries. Juveniles are pelagic and found near the surface often within floating debris. They reach a maximum length of 66 cm (26 inches). They are an eurythermal species being able to tolerate water temperatures as low as 46oF and as high as 95oF. They are diurnal omnivores grazing on algae and preying on invertebrates. They are found along the entire west coast of Baja, with isolated populations found throughout the Sea of Cortez, and are absent south of Mazatlán along the west coast of the mainland.
The Opaleye is most likely confused with the California Halfmoon, Medialuna californiensis (black blotch at top of gill cover), the Gulf Opaleye, Girella simplicidens (pointed anal and dorsal fins; three to four white spots; bright blue eyes), and the Zebraperch, Hermosilla azurea (eight faint bars on sides; black spot at pectoral fin base).
The Opaleyes are considered marginal table fare and only retained by subsistence fishermen.


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how do i start potty training my son?
my son turned two in may, ive potty trained our daughter but our son seems a bit impossible to me. my jerk of a husband told me that i have to do wtf? i know he works but still i asked him to help. anyways how do i do this?
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I am using a SimpleCursorAdapter to populate an Android ListView, and was wondering how I should go about getting all of the timestamps I get from a database, each in "DATE_DATE" into human readable dates, maybe using SimpleDateFormat?
Cursor programDateCursor = mDbAdapter.loadProgramDates();
String[] from = new String[]{ "DATE_DATE" };
int[] to = new int[]{ R.id.text1 };
SimpleCursorAdapter programDates =
new SimpleCursorAdapter(this, R.layout.program_date,
programDateCursor, from, to);
I've not done much work with Java, so is there a better way / any way to do this? Other than storing the preformatted dates in the database before hand, that is?


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Marie Hammock
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Why did you choose to be an RA?
I love to help people and be an asset in lives. This was also a way for me to meet and interact with people from diverse backgrounds.
What is your favorite thing about living on campus at WSU?
My favorite thing about living on campus is I am never bored. There is always some fun activity to do when I get done with homework or studying. The best part about those activities is they are with in minutes of your resident hall or apartment.
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Hi everyone, my name is Marie Hammock. I am a senior majoring in biomedical engineering pre-med.I believe everyone should be goal-oriented. I enjoy learning new things and spending quality time with my family. In my spare time I do retail therapy (shopping). When I'm not on campus you can find me in my community. So feel free to drop by


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Getting my young son to fall asleep each night is an eternal struggle. But watching his favorite TV show with Dad helps him close his eyes, which is how I came to see an episode of "Curious George" in which the cartoon monkey tries to catch an American eel that has found its way into the local fishing pond. His goal is to return the eel to its native habitat, a nearby river, so it can swim to the ocean to spawn. But the subject of this noble effort strikes me as an unappealing choice for a children's show. We've seen George encounter penguins, crickets, possums, and squirrels. But an eel? Eeeww.
Though perhaps I'm being too harsh. James Prosek's Eels: An Exploration, From New Zealand to the Sargasso, of the World's Most Mysterious Fish made me reconsider my knee-jerk prejudice against an animal that I knew almost nothing about. Before picking up the book, I couldn't have told you for sure whether the eel was a fish, a snake, or something entirely different.
Turns out I'm not alone. Some tribes of the South Pacific still consider eels part-man, part-fish demigods. The ancient Romans suggested that eels and snakes interbred. A nineteenth-century naturalist called the eel a missing link between purely aquatic and amphibious reptiles.
But the freshwater eel is, in fact, a fish, albeit a very strange one. Eels are the anti-salmon -- instead of being born in mountain streams and returning as adults to spawn, they go the other way, beginning their lives somewhere in the featureless ocean and somehow finding their way back to the same spot after decades in freshwater. An eel scientist tells Prosek that salmon, famed for their heroic upstream journeys, have it easy compared with eels.
Young eels (known at this stage as glass eels) swim up rivers while still tiny and transparent, settling in lakes and ponds that often have no obvious connection to the sea. When it's time to return, they can cross land during heavy rains and floods, using one another like bridges and even balling up into a single rolling mass. No one has seen a freshwater eel spawning in the wild. Until the late nineteenth century, no one was even sure eels had gender; their sex organs don't appear until they return to the ocean.
Because his subject is so mysterious, Prosek frames part of his book as a detective story, traveling the world in search of knowledge about his elusive prey. (He also provides etchings to illustrate his journey.) He helps build a weir to capture eels on the Delaware River, drinks the soporific sakau with the eel clan on the Micronesian island of Pohnpei, visits a slaughterhouse while celebrating Eel Day in Japan, and dons a wet suit to swim with five-foot-long New Zealand eels that bump against his snorkeling mask.
Prosek seems to have fallen in love with the details of his investigation -- where he slept, whom he talked with, what he drank and ate. He spent 11 years researching the book, and it's clear he couldn't get enough eel stories; readers are unlikely to share his unlimited attention span. Sections of the book, particularly when he visits New Zealand, begin to drag as Prosek faithfully relates one conversation after another about the native Maori's taniwha, or guardian eels. (The title of one chapter, "More Tales of Taniwha," might have been a sign to move on.) The spiritual significance of eels to island cultures is a key revelation in the book, but at several points the reader yearns for synthesis, not literal transcription.
Ultimately, the larger story Prosek weaves about the eel is the most interesting in the book, and like almost any natural history written during our modern age, the eel's tale is not a happy one. Like passenger pigeons and Newfoundland cod before them, eel populations in the past have been described as so vast they could never be diminished. We know where this is headed: passenger pigeons are extinct, cod fisheries are devastated, and now eels are disappearing worldwide, beset by a multitude of factors including pollution, climate change, the Japanese appetite, and hydroelectric dams that crush them during migration. Yet an attempt to put eels on the U.S. endangered species list was rejected in 2007 because a steep decline does not equal imminent extinction.
That the reader comes to care about the future of this alien-looking, slime-covered fish may be the ultimate testament to the power of Prosek's eel stories. I still get that eeeww feeling, but I'm glad my son enjoys watching George help one find its way home -- whatever dark, mysterious corner of the ocean that might be.


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Just getting into cross this season and I have two questions:
1) Should my saddle be set up the same as my road bike (front of knee even with pedal) or a bit back like you would do over obstacles on a mountain bike?
2) The wheelset on my cross bike is cheap and heavy. I have a nice wheelset I rarely use on the road but it has bladed spokes, would those be an issue for racing cross?


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Defining Megayachts
Thanks to you all for the warm welcome originally. As I'm getting up and running at PMY, my first task is to work on the Top 100 list & develop a Megayachts column for PMY - a nice way to ease in, eh?
I would love to get the opinions of some passionate megayacht followers as to what you consider megayachts. Is it anything over 100' LOA? Do you think it is necessary to classify the bigger boats as gigayachts?
Or is it more about luxury? Does it need swimming pools and helipads and the like to be defined as a megayacht?


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My 20mnth and 3wks daughter still wakes up.
Every night my daughter wakes up at night and bottle feed about 3-4 times, she falls asleep with the bottle in the mouth. Is this normal and what can I do for her to sleep through out the night.
Posted: 07/02/2013 by jnngidi
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Thanks for the advice, well taken,.,.posted 07/03/2013 by jnngidi
I don't think it's good for her to have a bottle that age, I think they want you to switch to cups because of their teeth? But as for the sleeping issue, it's going to be hard. At her age it's a security thing. She shouldn't need to have something to drink that much throughout the night at 20 months. Set a bed-time schedule, and stick to it. She's old enough to understand basic things, such as one more drink before bed. Try finding something else that helps her sleep, (night light, music, a toy, etc.) Stick firm on not giving her something to drink so many times throughout the night. It'll be terrible on potty training as well, which is coming up soon!posted 07/02/2013 by LiteraryMama
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Former Speaker Lee dies
Former State Rep. Kenneth B. Lee who represented Susquehanna County for 18 years, died last Thursday. He was 88.
Lee was first elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1956 and ultimately represented Sullivan, Wyoming, and Susquehanna Counties. For 12 of those years he served in leadership capacities as Minority Leader, Majority Leader and as the Speaker of the House from 1967-68 and 1973-1974. In 1974 he ran unsuccessfully for Lieutenant Governor.
During his legislative career he played a major role in the development of the modern Pennsylvania Legislature. He served on the Commission for Legislative Modernization and the 1968 Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention, established the House Ethics Committee and new ethics restrictions, and inaugurated the nation's first Legislative Data Processing Center. He also served as a member of the Joint State Government Commission, the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee, the Pennsylvania Commission on Interstate Cooperation, and the Pennsylvania General State Authority.
A native of Nauvoo, Lee was raised in Tioga and Sullivan counties, the latter of which he also served as District Attorney from 1953-1957.
He was a B-24 pilot during World War II with his service record highligfted in the book, 'Defenders of Freedom.'
He was a graduate of Mansfield University where he played baseball and basketball in the late 1940s.
He was married for more than 66 years to the former Marjorie Cole of Meshoppen, and is survived by five children, including Kenneth E. Lee who also served in the Pennsylvania legislature.
A private Graveside Service was to be held at the Eagles Mere Cemetery.
Family and friends are invited to a celebration of his life to be held at the Eagles Mere Country Club on Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. with special remembrances at 3 p.m.


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Apr 11th 2014
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1 cup soybean oil, plus 1 tablespoon (can substitute canola)
9 shrimp, 16/20 count, tail on and deveined
2 cups potato starch
12 whole dried red arbol chiles
1�1/2 tablespoons fresh lemongrass, minced fine
1�1/2 tablespoons ginger, diced fine
3 scallions, white part only, fine julienne
�1/3 teaspoon kosher salt-and-pepper mix
Heat wok until wisp of smoke appears. Add 1 cup soybean oil and heat until just beginning to smoke, or to about 375 degrees on a thermometer. While oil is heating, add shrimp to potato starch, toss until fully coated, shake off excess starch and set aside. Once oil is hot, add shrimp and cook for approximately 90 seconds or until shrimp are fully cooked. Drain oil and reserve shrimp.
Wipe wok clean. Heat wok and add 1 tablespoon soybean oil. Add dried chiles and stir-fry for 10 seconds; chiles should start to darken. Add lemongrass and ginger and stir-fry for 5 seconds. Add shrimp and toss to coat shrimp in aromatics for 10 seconds. Add scallions and salt-and-pepper mix, and toss to coat shrimp with seasoning.
Makes 4 servings.
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Review: Han Gawi, Franchia's sister restaurant, has been a NYC fav of mine for awhile, so I was excited to try Franchia. I was not disappointed! The food is amazing - maybe even better than Han Gawi! Maybe. The crispy tofu sushi is an excellent starter. I typically do not like seaweed, as it tastes way too fishy for me, but the crispy tofu inside these rolls is so amazing that I can't even taste the seaweed. As a main course, the kabocha pumpkin and tofu dish is a must (unless you prefer the sizzling spinach noodles ;D ). The presentation is amazingly beautiful and the tofu is absolutely delicious, as is the entire dish. Overall this is a very stylish restaurant with excellent food, teas, and desserts... now one of my NYC favs!
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Since we last visited ClubSandy...
Club Sandy is the official website of, you guessed it, Sandy and it features 100% original content of this sexy Hungarian-born blonde. Inside you'll find tons of great photos and videos of her, along with her sexy friends from the streets of Budapest and Prague.
ClubSandy is nicely designed and fairly easy to navigate. There are 2,096 videos and you'll find numerous Full HD flicks among them. You can download them in a few MP4 formats and you're welcome to stream them in an embedded player as well.
The movies are full of good XXX fare, from solo pleasuring to standard hardcore fucking, along with things that are less mainstream and more extreme. For example, I saw some raunchy fisting sessions, loads of gaping, some internal cumshots and ass-to-mouth footage.
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UN rights office hails Malaysia's intention to repeal colonial-era Sedition Act
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"We call on the Government to ensure the consistency of the proposed new law, the National Harmony Act, with international human rights standards," Ravina Shamdasani, spokesperson for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), told reporters in Geneva.
Ms. Shamdasani said that there have been concerns in the past about the way in which some reforms have been rapidly processed, without much public consultation.
"We call on the Government to use this opportunity to conduct a genuine and meaningful consultation with relevant national institutions, including the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia, and civil society, to ensure that the new legislation is indeed in full compliance with international law and norms," said Ms. Shamdasani, adding that OHCHR stands ready to help in this process.
She added that an early ratification of the core human rights treaties, in particular the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, would also reaffirm Malaysia's commitment towards improving the protection of human rights in the country.


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Raclette is a staple of wintertime in Switzerland. If you ask most people which they prefer, fondue or raclette, most will reply raclette. Don't ask me why I've never understood it. I'm a fondue monster myself, which is not to say that I don't enjoy a good raclette every now and then.
For those of you who haven't a clue, perhaps I'd better explain what it is. Raclette is essentially melted cheese, served over boiled potatoes with lots of ground black pepper, accompanied by small pickled onions and gherkins. The name comes from the French verb "racler", to scrape, because of the way the melted cheese is scraped off the block.
Like everything with a strong tradition, there are lots of very strict dos and don'ts, which don't actually matter that much. After you've had it a couple of times you'll get to know what you like and what you don't.
This is not so much a recipe as a description, because there's really nothing to it. Although, having said that, if you don't have the right equipment or ingredients, I'm afraid I can't be held responsible for the consequences.
You'll need a raclette machine of some description. They come in approximately two varieties which are impossible to describe, so here's a couple of pictures, courtesy of www.widerview.com who sell the things in the US.
Once you have one of those, and the following ingredients, just invite some friends round and you're all set.
Time: whatever it takes to cook the potatoes, plus as long as you want.
And to finish off, here's the last word on "Real Raclette", taken from Sue Style's book A Taste of Switzerland:
"Light a good fire. Buy yourself a half wheel of real Raclette cheese, preferably from the Valais (Gomser, Bagnes, Orsières etc.), between three and five months old. Scrape off the rind, top and bottom, so that the cheese can melt more easily. Prepare boiled potatoes in their skins and have ready a supply of gherkins or cornichons, pickled onions and black pepper. When the fire has died to a mass of glowing embers, procure yourself a large stone and put it before the fire. Set the half cheese on top, its cut surface exposed to the heat. Nearby have a supply of plates. As the cheese melts, scrape it off on to a plate and serve at once. Continue in this way until everyone is full."


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Urinary tract infections are quite common and account for more than seven million doctor visits each year. The pain, burning, and interruption of normal living in having a UTI is a very real, painful, and private matter. Embarrassing, though it may be, do not be lulled into ignoring it.
A simple UTI when caught early is not that dangerous. However, complications can occur if you can not get rid of it on your own. Be sure to treat it quickly and appropriately. A UTI can quickly spread and infect the kidneys. Kidney infections are a very serious issue, because the sufferer can go into septic shock from such an infection.
UTI's are more common, and occur most often, in women of childbearing age, although they are not unusual in men or children. It is not a condition that very many want to talk about, and most just want to get rid of the infection as quickly as possible.
One out of every five women will develop a UTI during her lifetime. The most probable reason why more women are affected more than men, is that they have a shorter urethra ( the tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body). It is also easier for bacteria on the outside of the body to travel up through the urethra and reach the bladder. UTI's can also be more dangerous for a pregnant woman to have, so it is really important to seek medical attention promptly.
Men just drain urine better than women, and they have a better flushing system. But, men can develop a UTI, and when they do, it is a more serious issue. Possible causes are from being catheterized for a long time, a urinary stone, or enlarged prostate will be a signal to look for.
The type of bacteria most often involved in the urinary tract is E. coli or staph. This bacteria can actually live in the bladder itself. A UTI develops when there is a lot of this bacteria along with a pooling of urine. Women get a UTI more often for several different reasons such as:
1.Wiping incorrectly after a bowel movement. The correct way is to wipe from front to back, to avoid moving any bacteria toward the urethra.
2.Wiping incorrectly after urinating. The correct way is to wipe from front to back, to avoid spreading any bacteria from the rectum toward the urethra.
3.Not emptying the bladder after sexual activity can increase the level of bacteria, and boost the risk of getting a UTI.
4.Putting off urinating for a long time when feeling the urge to go. This will keep urine from pooling in the bladder too long.
Some of the symptoms of a simple UTI are only minimally uncomfortable or disruptive, while complicated symptoms can be quite severe. The complicated symptoms can cause intense burning while urinating, pain and pressure in the lower abdomen,and feeling the need to go really bad and really often. These symptoms are all hallmarks of having a UTI infection.
Many times the sufferer is so inconvenienced and so disrupted by the needed frequency to urinate that they will contact a doctor immediately. They just want to get their normal life back. Some might even feel afraid to leave the restroom until the infection is relieved.
The sufferer may clear up a simple UTI on their own, at the first sign of symptoms, by diluting the pooled urine in the bladder. Simply flush the bladder out with water. However, antibiotics are often needed when the patient can not clear the infection, easily and quickly, on their own in a couple of days. In conjunction with antibiotics analgesics are also available for relief over the counter, like brand names 'Unistat' and 'Azo-Standard', and can be used to help numb the pain, burning, and the urgency of needing to go until the antibiotics begin to take affect.
If the complications of the infection have not noticeably subsided within 24 hours, or if the patient is running a fever, then call the doctor again. There may be a possibility that the antibiotic needs to be changed if the one currently being taken is not having the desired affect on a specific type of bacteria.
Some individuals just seem to have more problems with a recurrent UTI. Changing a few daily habits can lower the risk considerably in developing another infection. By far, the best prevention tool of all is keeping yourself well hydrated, by drinking plenty of water. Caffeinated drinks like coffee, tea, soda, and alcohol have drying effects on the body, forcing more water out of you. If you are drinking too many of these types of drinks learn to cut them down dramatically and replace them with more water.
There is also a wide variety of healing herbs like akebia, saw palmetto, and sarsaparilla, and healing foods such as cranberries, watermelon, and blueberries that many people swear by in treating a UTI. Certainly there is no harm in using nature's natural substances if you have had good luck with such strategies in the past.
You can find more natural remedies for a urinary tract infection, along with many other health conditions by typing www.newstarget.com in your internet browser. Go to the top right of the page and click the drop down arrow beside ReferenceInfo, then go down till you find NutrientReference.com, click that and look down on the page until you find Common Health Conditions to find the link for urinary tract infection.
The bottom line is this... the simplest and safest technique of all is to flush the bacteria out of the bladder with water. Staying well hydrated for life is the best no-brainer route to take, period.
Brenda Skidmore has spent the last four plus years researching natural health care alternatives. She can attest to the many positive results natural practical cures and preventive strategies bring to human health. Along with the many medical professionals whose published works she has studied, it is her sincere desire to empower others by sharing this important information.
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Vietnam's largest, most dynamic and sophisticated city is the one still widely called Saigon. Now officially Ho Chi Minh City, it's captivating, but its chaotic traffic would test the patience of a saint, while the frantic grasp at consumerism and commerce leaves me, at times, spiritually bankrupt. I need a fix of divine intervention.
My prayers are answered. Still within city limits, but in the sprawling outskirts where few visitors venture, rest two 18th-century Buddhist pagodas (a word used for both the main building of each complex and for the complex as a whole). Wonderfully preserved, Giac Vien and Giac Lam pagodas are not just cultural treasures and officially protected historical sites, but also serene urban sanctuaries. Although they share many similarities, each is one of a kind and worth a visit. And they lie just a couple of kilometers apart.
Quitting the touristed downtown, my taxi heads due west, cutting through outlying districts that meld into an indistinguishable blur of shops and services. I am tempted to bombard my driver with an "Are we there yet?" barrage, but realize it would be juvenile (and futile—he doesn't speak English).
After 30 minutes and six kilometers, we turn off the main street and pass through a tall red archway announcing Giac Vien Pagoda. The taxi continues down a long, twisting alley until it reaches a front courtyard and can go no farther. It halts, and I step out—to be surrounded immediately by kids selling incense, opening their pitch with the obligatory "Whass yer name?"
Before me stands a rambling, low-rise edifice, mustard-hued, with a clay-tile roof, typical architecture for pagodas in this part of the country. Built in the late 1770s and once known as Earth Pit Pagoda (from the vast amounts of earth required to fill in the site before construction could begin), Giac Vien was southern Vietnam's center for prayer and Buddhist teaching in the 19th century. Emperor Gia Long, who unified the country and founded the Nguyen Dynasty (which lasted from 1802 to 1945), worshipped here.
Pagoda Road
The best way to get to Giac Vien and Giac Lam is by taxi—easy to hail in the street, though you can also try calling the cab companies Vinasun (08-3827-2727) or Mai Linh/M (08-3838-3838)—but have the pagoda names written down in full in Vietnamese, as many taxi drivers don't speak English. The pagodas are generally busiest on the lunar cycle's first day (new moon) and 15th day (full moon), which hold special significance for Buddhists.
Though the Vietnamese tend to be more laid-back about religious-site etiquette than people in other Asian countries, dress and act respectfully and ask permission before taking photographs. Also watch for signs in certain sections (usually the inner sanctum) indicating that shoes should be removed.
Although entry is free, a small donation in the provided boxes is always appreciated.
Giac Vien Pagoda (Chua Giac Vien)
247 Lac Long Quan St., District 11
6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Giac Lam Pagoda (Chua Giac Lam)
118 Lac Long Quan St., Tan Binh District
5 a.m. to noon and 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Prayer chanting is usually in the mornings at 4, 8 and 10:30 and afternoons at 2, 4 and 6.
The unassuming exterior doesn't prepare me for what lies behind the red and yellow wooden doors. I step in and find myself in a dimly lit cavernous chamber, yielding a jumble, evidence of centuries of worship on the site: mini-altars, statues and antiquities, interspersed with tables and ironwood pillars inscribed with gilded nom characters (ancient script based on Chinese ideograms). Side walls are stacked with gilded funerary tablets and photographs of the deceased. Hanging above it all is the pungent smoke from burning incense.
Giac Vien is a mini-museum, containing some 150 beautifully carved wooden statues and engravings—though more modern concessions have crept in: flashing fairy lights and (disappointingly) pretaped chanting, issuing from a sound system hidden beneath altars in the rear sanctuary.
As a backpacker years ago, I hung out in Vietnamese pagodas for so long that invariably, a kindly monk would offer me a cup of green tea. As I loiter on this day, I discover that this hospitality is still the rule. The invitation comes not from the saffron-robed elderly monk sprawled asleep on a large dining table, but from a young smiling monk, who ushers me over to another. Tea-drinking is an important social custom in Vietnam and it's considered impolite to decline. Tired and hot, I am happy to oblige.
As I down several china cups of tea, two curious pagoda employees join our table—evidently not many foreigners make it out here. As always with strangers in Vietnam, conversation turns to my marital status and English football. This gentle monk can't contribute on these subjects, but reveals that Giac Vien has been "home" since he was six years old (he's now 28). Monks are not the only residents; bats, seen as symbols of good luck and happiness, lurk in the lofty rafters and I occasionally spot one flapping around.
Bidding me farewell, the monk watches as I step out into the savagely hot day and head back toward the main road. This packed neighborhood of humble dwellings encroaches on the pagoda grounds; washing hangs out to dry on walls surrounding mini-stupas containing monks' remains. Dam Sen Park, one of Vietnam's largest theme parks, is also now a neighbor.
I hail a cab and 10 minutes later arrive at Giac Lam Pagoda. The imposing yellow archway and extensive walled grounds hint that it's on a grander scale in every sense. Indeed, it's a vast complex. Built in 1744, Giac Lam is widely recognized as the city's oldest pagoda (although Chinatown's Quan Am claims a 1740 founding date). It bears the same low-rise, mustard-hued architectural style as Giac Vien, and has a similarly dark, atmospheric interior and cerebral ambience.
However, despite the similar hodgepodge of statues, mini-altars, Buddhist paraphernalia and inscribed ironwood pillars (98 of them), this pagoda appears not so cluttered. And the sea of embellished dark wood tables and chairs, where monks sip tea, lends an elegant air.
Like Giac Vien, Giam Lam is an ancestral temple as well as a Buddhist pagoda. The front chamber, with its Altar of Patriarchs, is devoted to the monks who once presided here, plus other departed souls, whose images plaster cobwebbed walls. Many of the pagoda's 113 jackwood statues, plus numerous other objects more than 200 years old, are displayed in the adjoining Main Hall. There I find three multitiered altars chock full of antique gilded statues, dominated by an impressive Amitabha Buddha. The walls flanking the altars are lined with intricately carved and rare figures of Arhats (Buddha's predecessors and disciples) and Kings of Hell.
This pagoda is also a pilgrimage site for those praying for the dead, sick or elderly. In a small annex, it's standing-room-only as a sought-after monk writes out supplications on paper notes for devotees. Some of these are stuck to a large bronze bell, in the belief that when it is struck, the prayers are sent to the gods along with the echoing sound. Prayers are also attached to a tree-shaped wooden frame that bears 49 Bodhisattva statuettes and 49 oil lamps.
Asian monks, I've found more than once, are full of surprises. One of the 25 in residence here approaches me as I stand deep in contemplation in the Main Hall, and proceeds to converse in English. That is, until he is interrupted by a ringing tone. From beneath his brown robes, he whips out the latest mobile-phone model, utters "excuse me" and starts an animated conversation. His "calling" over, we resume our discourse until this novice monk is summoned again, this time to chant prayers for a small group seated at the altars. I hope he remembers to switch off his phone. The prayers, a hypnotic mélange of chanting and beating of bells, gongs and coconut-husk drums, take place six times daily. No recordings here; this is the real thing.
On the far side of the complex, an open courtyard leading to monk's quarters is decorated with delicate porcelain saucers embedded in the roof edging. Colorful murals display the 10 Paths to Enlightenment and contrasting 10 Buddhist Hells. The latter's gruesome punishments, like being boiled alive and sawn in half, put the fear of God in me.
But surrounding gardens offer a tranquil respite; among ornamental plants and trees stands a sacred Bodhi tree, a gift from a venerated Sri Lankan monk in 1953. The gardens are also a final resting place. A repository annex, comparable to Giac Vien's, contains countless ceramic funerary urns displayed in glass cases, each bearing the occupant's nameplate. Nearby stands a cluster of ornate abbots' tombs. I would suggest "bring a picnic," except munching beside these mortal remains, I fear, errs on the side of poor taste.
Beside the main-street entrance is the hexagonal Bao Thap Xa Loi—at 32 meters, one of the city's tallest Buddhist towers, inaugurated in 1994 after decades of frequently interrupted construction. I save this until last, timing my ascent with sunset. Each stark floor yields a garishly colored deity and 360-degree viewing ledge. From the seventh level, I watch the sun sink over one of the densest urban areas on earth, now encircling this refuge.
I don't find complete serenity today—that perhaps would require the first flight out. But both pagodas have shown me a spiritual and traditional side fast disappearing from this city, and I have benefitted from several hours of reflection. With soul rejuvenated, I head back to town, feeling ready to face the frenetic melee—until I catch the evening rush hour. My newfound Zen nearly dissipates to the heavens like coils of incense.
—Samantha Coomber is a writer based in Ho Chi Minh City.


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Where To Eat And Drink For SF Pride Weekend
The SF Pride people estimate 1.2 million people will rally for this weekend's festivus. It all begins—officially, at least—tomorrow at noon in the Civic Center. Then Sunday's parade marches from The Embarcadero to City Hall. And you can bet your boxers the Castro will be blowing up all weekend long. Although many restaurants are simply hoping to survive the weekend influx, some of them are striking out with special offers or just happen to have prime seating. Here's a list of possibilites, across the SF scape.
Ike's Parties 'Till the Bitter End: Serving Sandwiches Until Midnight Tonight
Ike's Place, your candle burned bright, but the end has come. The eviction of one of the city's brightest sandwich gems takes effect tomorrow, but not before a late night street shindig and thousands of sandwiches served to dirty sauce fiends. Ike's will be open until the stroke of midnight tonight, so head down to the 16th Street outpost for one final wait in line.


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Is it the first step toward the militarization of space? A new frontier in space exploration? A space plane build to spy from the skies?
The mysterious X-37B unmanned space plane, a robotic spacecraft that has been "wrapped in secrecy from the get-go," will be launched by the US military on Thursday, April 22 after years in development.
The Orbital Test Vehicle will liftoff atop an Atlas 5 rocket and will blast off from the Air Force base in Cape Canaveral, Florida around 7:52PM ET. You can watch the space plane's launch live on the United Launch Alliance website beginning at 7:32PM ET. Alternately, get real-time updates via the United Launch Alliance's Twitter feed.
Yahoo details on the X-37B's physical features:
The small X-37B spacecraft resembles a miniature space shuttle and is equipped with its own payload bay about the size of a pickup truck bed - ample space to hold a couple of small satellites that are a few hundred kilograms each, Payton noted.
According to released specifications, the X-37B space plane weighs about 11,000 pounds and is just over 29 feet in length. It stands slightly more than 9 1/2 feet in height and has a wingspan just over 14 feet across.
The X-37B space plane is intended to remain in space up to 270 days. The aim of its mission is, however, unknown.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote this Thursday on the nomination of former Mississippi Court of Appeals judge Leslie Southwick to a seat on the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Ralph G.
President Bush has nominated Leslie Southwick to fill a seat on the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
President Bush has nominated Leslie Southwick to fill a seat on the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
In response to the announced withdrawal of the nominations of William Haynes, William Myers, and Terrence Boyle and the previous withdrawal of Michael Wallace, People For the American Way President Ralph G. Neas released the following statement:
"The withdrawal of these nominees recognizes the political reality on Capitol Hill. Extreme, far-right nominees who are out of step with ordinary Americans simply will not be confirmed in the new Senate.
Federal appeals court judges nominated by President Bush are threatening and undermining Americans' rights and liberties, and working to reduce congressional authority to protect those rights and liberties, according to a legal analysis published today by People For the American Way Foundation.
Washington, DC—People For the American Way and Alliance for Justice today released a new report analyzing the record of Michael Wallace, whose nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is expected to come before the Senate Judiciary Committee shortly. The report details Mr. Wallace's record, including his tenure on the board of the Legal Services Corporation, as an aide to Senator Trent Lott, and his published writings.
The U.S. Supreme Court's first term under the leadership of Chief Justice John Roberts demonstrated a clear rightward shift on key constitutional principles and other issues, and the cases accepted by the Court for next year's term could accelerate the trend. Justice Anthony Kennedy emerged as a conservative swing vote, often joining his ultraconservative colleagues while sometimes preventing them from putting even more extreme positions into law.
"Brett Kavanaugh will go into tomorrow's hearing with deficits in several key areas. He has no judicial experience, he has a long track record as a partisan and ideological legal hit man, and he has not yet disclosed the information or provided the responses to questions that senators need to properly evaluate his nomination.


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(VIDEO) Lebanese prime minister delivers speech following murder of Christian minister Pierre Gemayel in Beirut, sends message to Syria: 'Murderers will not control Lebanon's fate'; says country firm on demand to set up international court on Hariri murder
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Published: 11.21.06, 20:14 / Israel News
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VIDEO - Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora delivered a speech Tuesday evening in the wake of the assassination of the anti-Syrian Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel
earlier, and said that the killing only made Lebanon more determined to set up an international court to try the suspected killers of Rafik Hariri.
"The perpetrators' sole purpose was to stain our Independence Day tomorrow with blood. This is another casualty who dies for Lebanon, for its independence and sovereignty, another casualty along the way for truth and for an international tribunal," he stated.
"The killers do not scare us, nor does the vile hand that wants to hurt Lebanon's future," Siniora said in his speech at the government building in Beirut.
"This attack against a symbol of freedom in Lebanon
will only make us more determined to hold on to the liberty and independence of this homeland... and more determined to set up the international court, the tribunal that would stop the criminals and is the means to protect all Lebanese," Siniora said.
The Lebanese prime minister called on his people to unite for the future of the country, and to "stand together" in order to safeguard their country against the plots to bring about a civil war.


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Event Management is a multi-billion dollar industry, growing rapidly, with conferences, meetings, trade shows and social events hosted regularly all over the world. In a recent report on career opportunities, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects meeting, convention, and event planner employment growth of 43.7 percent between 2010 and 2020. In the next seven years it is anticipated that there will be 31,300 more jobs added to the profession. Favorable job prospects (as well as strong job satisfaction scores) help this profession rank in the top tier of The Best Jobs of 2012.
"Really love classes and its professors; having taken the Site Selection Class at the Loews Hollywood was a real live experience... Really grateful for everything learned so far and looking forward for the remaining classes"...Karen Y. Tejeda
All classes are offered on the CSUDH campus located at 1000 East Victoria Street in Carson.
Meeting and Event Planning classes are convenient for people living and working in or near Los Angeles, Torrance, Long Beach, Carson, Compton, El Segundo, Palos Verdes, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, San Pedro, Hawthorne, Gardena, Lakewood, Paramount, Bellflower, Downey, Inglewood and other parts of the South Bay and Southern California.
What You Will Learn
The program provides an overview of the industry and information regarding resources, professional organizations, and career possibilities and answers the following questions:
• How can I become a meeting professional and what are my opportunities?
• What types of jobs are available?
• Should I work for myself or someone else?
• What salary can I expect to make?
Employment Outlook
What positions might this certificate lead to?
• Meeting Planner
• Event Director
• Meeting Coordinator
• Wedding Planner
• Special Event Planner
• Destination Management Planner
• Corporate Planner
• Association Planner
• Independent Meeting Planner
Who Should Attend
Individuals who should attend include:
• Individuals who coordinate meetings, conferences, weddings, fundraisers, sport programs, social functions, or other types of events.
• Individuals who are considering making a career change and seeking a comprehensive introduction to the field of Meeting and Event Planning.
• Employees of the hospitality industry, such as hotel sales and convention service managers, who work with meeting and event planners.
• Those who work in related fields such as entertainment, lighting, audio/visual, sound, and catering who are looking for additional knowledge to further their skills and enhance their competitive edge.
Eligibility Requirements
No prerequisites are required for the certificate. Some experience in meeting and event planning is helpful, but not necessary.
Special Features
All courses are taught by industry professionals, and are experts at what they do. Our instructors are eager to share their knowledge, and improve the professionalism of the industry. The courses are scheduled for Saturdays for the convenience of working professionals. Most classes are offered on the CSUDH campus located at 1000 East Victoria Street in Carson. Some classes will be held off campus as indicated. Courses are offered for Continuing Education Units (CEUs). Nationally recognized standards govern attendance requirements to earn CEU credit. A permanent record of attendance is established and students may obtain a copy of their transcripts by calling the Records Office at (310) 243-3621.
Certificate Requirements
A Certificate of Completion will be awarded upon the completion of seven required courses, and one elective. Those who do not wish to pursue a certificate may take individual classes. All courses provide Continuing Education Units (CEUs).
Required Courses
Introduction and Fundamentals of Meeting Planning MEX 901
Special Event Management MEX 902
Negotiations and Contracts MEX 903
Site Selection and Inspections MEX 904
Marketing and Promotion/ Financial Management MEX 905
Food & Beverage Management Room Set Ups MEX 906
Audio Visual and Technology Today MEX 907
Elective Courses
(Offered Alternate Semesters)
Planning Global and Incentive Meetings MEX 908
Wedding Planning MEX 909
Non-certificate Course
NMEP 105 Resume Writing and Job Searching and Self Promotion for Event Planners
(Note: NMEP 105 does not count towards certificate)
Introduction and Fundamentals of
Meeting Planning (.6 CEUs)
This course provides an overview of the industry and information regarding resources, professional organizations, and career possibilities. Students will learn the step-by-step plans to ensure that their meeting fits the needs of the audience, stays within budget, and remains on time. This class will provide quick tips for success identifying goals and objectives, developing timelines and budgets, and establishing a meeting design. Students will learn to write specifications for the venue, establish registration procedures, manage and evaluate the event.
Topics covered
• Meeting Planning as a career, expectations and opportunities
• Meeting Planner disciplines
• Core Competencies
• Program Design
• Room layouts and formulae
• Resources
• Details, details, details
• Legal issues, ethics and safety
Site Selection and Inspections (.6 CEUs)
Choosing the right site for an event or meeting is an acquired skill. In this course you will learn how to conduct the site inspection, which will result in the selection of a suitable venue.
Topics which will be covered include:
• Your impression upon arriving at the site
• The process of researching sites
• The profile of the group
• How to match the program with the appropriate facilities
• What resources are available to the Meeting Planner
• How to conduct the Site Visit
• What to do if you can't visit the Site
Marketing and Promotion/Financial Management (.6 CEUs)
A comprehensive budget is the backbone of an event and a dynamic process that occurs from event concept to completion. However, creating a budget can be an overwhelming task that intimidates many planners. This course will demystify the process. You will learn the basic steps to identify the often forgotten hidden charges, discounts and fees that lead to budget over runs, as well as how to prepare and present reports that will impress your management. This course will also cover some of the basics of marketing, types of promotional materials, as well as important tips for working with designers, typesetters, and printers.
Special Event Management (.6 CEUs)
This course will provide you with tools to improve the effectiveness of your special events. Develop your skills as an Event Manager as you identify the potential challenges to a successful event and select appropriate solutions. You will be provided with essential information for success for developing profitable planning strategies, identifying event goals and objectives, working with planning committees, and managing volunteers. You will learn to improve catering quality while maintaining budgets, and how to market your event.
Negotiations and Contracts (.6 CEUs)
To obtain the best contract, it is necessary to learn to negotiate skillfully. This course will help you identify what is negotiable, and how to ask for what your client needs. Specifically, contract clauses and liability issues will be discussed.
The following topics will be reviewed:
• Definition of negotiations and preparation before the process begins
• Tactics one may use
• Knowledge one should have prior to negotiating
• Perceptions planners and suppliers have of one another
• Costs of hotels and profit centers
• Effect of economy on negotiations
• What is negotiable
• Contract inclusions
Audio Visual and Technology Today (.6 CEUs)
Knowledge of audio visual technology has become more critical in this age of computers and electronics. You will learn about the technology which is available, and how to use the equipment effectively. Topics such as teleconferencing, multimedia, and the planning of successful productions will be discussed.
Food and Beverage Management/Room
Set Ups (.6 CEUs)
One of the largest expenditures of any meeting is food and beverage. It is also the biggest complaint or compliment given by attendees. Today's meeting attendees are sophisticated because people today eat out more and therefore, expect more at their meetings. Gone are the days of the deli plate! In this course you will learn how to select food and beverage items as well as what to select to fit your attendees' needs. Working with the catering manager or chef can result in unique and special menus that surpass the expectations of your attendees. Special diets are very popular today. Are you required to handle them? What are the trends and how can you fit them into your budget? What type of service and room set is best for you to reach your goals? How can you serve healthy but tasty? This class includes many tips from the top chefs in the industry.
Planning Global and Incentive Meetings (.6 CEUs)
• How to deal with the languages & money issues
• How to find suppliers
• How to make incentive different from a "typical" tour
This course provides insights into implications of planning global & incentive meetings, including: politics, culture, current affairs, etiquette & protocol; recognizing differences in language & communication, legal & financial matters culinary choices, shipping & customs, risk assessment & managing travel; valuing the benefits of vendor & supplier .
Wedding Planning (.6 CEUs)
Wedding planning is an exciting and fast-growing field. Nowadays, many brides — and their mothers — are too busy to devote months of time to planning a wedding. And the modern bride feels that it's very important to host a special day that will be remembered as an event with a unique style and flavor. For these reasons, a growing number of couples now seek the outside assistance of a professional wedding planner. Today 45% of couples getting married in the US hire a wedding planner.
This Course addresses everything you need to know about the art and business of wedding planning. From selecting a venue, creating a guest list, hiring vendors, developing the budget, timelines and to do lists, to creating a beautiful wedding design, we cover everything you need to orchestrate a memorable event.
Resume Writing and Self Promotion
for Event Planners
While event planners are great at making other people the star attraction, many have a difficult time promoting themselves or communicating their extraordinary skills to employers. Writing a resume that highlights capabilities and accomplishments is not easy. This class will help define skills, attributes and achievements and present them in a way that is quick and easy to read—a must for the world of Internet communication. Developing confidence and self-promotion is essential to the success of job hunting. Learn the steps to an interview when you can comfortably promote you as a professional event planner. Have the confidence to share your experiences and show how they result in a valued employee (Note: NMEP 105 does not count towards certificate).
"Employment of meeting and conventionplanners is expected to grow 16 percent
over the 2008-18 decade, which is faster
than the average for all occupations. As
businesses and organizations become
increasingly international, meetings and conventions become even more important."
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Advisory Board Members
Claudia Brett, CMP, Director, Convention
Center Sales, Los Angeles Convention Center
Mary Lou Cappel, CSUDH
Professor/Coordinator, Recreation & Leisure
Studies, Division of Kinesiology & Recreation,
California State University Dominguez Hills
Marjorie Y. Risinger, CMP
Charmaine Wilkerson, Co-owner, "And Here's Lilly"
Program Instructors
Marla Harr, CMP, has more than eighteen years of experience in wedding planning, special events and meeting management. Prior to her move to the meeting industry, she was an executive in retail training and development and IT. She is owner of "Celebrations
By Design" and "Business Etiquette International", Marla is a graduate of Ohio State University and is certified by the Protocol School of Washington® as a business etiquette and international protocol consultant and trainer.
Michael Herman has managed audiovisual departments of the finest hotels in Los Angeles and Santa Monica. As an AV Director he has providing audiovisual services for every conceivable event in addition to working in theater, television and film, including stints at NBC and Universal Studios. Michael has an AA in broadcasting, a BA in broadcasting, and an MBA in Management of the Arts.
Carroll Reuben, CMP, CMM, has been a corporate and association event director for more than 25 years and provides event-consulting services for the corporate, hotel and association industries. Carroll's presentations provide a straightforward approach to the introduction and fundamentals of meeting planning, event design and delivery, financial management, logistics and technology, as well as professional development and job security. She is a frequent industry speaker and has published several textbooks.
Marjorie Y. Risinger, CMP, has been a meeting planner for 30 years, an instructor in meeting planning for more than 15 years, and a frequent speaker and contributor to the event planning industry. As one of the most knowledgeable people in the industry on the subject of Food and Beverage planning, and having worked with many of the top hotel executive chefs in the country, she stays on the leading edge of trends, sustainable ingredients, and dietary requirements, all the while keeping a close eye on the bottom line.
Gary Rosenberg, CMP, is a Professional Meeting Planner, Consultant & Instructor with GJR & Associates and has 25 years industry experience. In that time he has negotiated hundreds of contracts and has carried out numerous site inspections. He is a past president of the Southwest & Pacific Chapter of the Professional Convention Mgmt. Assoc., and the Southern California Chapter of Meeting Professionals International. Gary is currently serving on the Advisory Board of Convention Planit.
Charmaine Wilkerson is the Director of the Executive Presentation Center for Hewlett Packard. She has been on the management team of three Presidential Inaugurations, the Opening of the Reagan Library, and the Oscars and Emmy's Governor's Ball.
Note: This program utilizes Blackboard, Be sure to get your password and instructions on how to access MyCSUDH when you register. Please log on to Blackboard, print the handouts for Week 1 and bring them to class.
Meeting & Event Planning:
American Society of Association Executives
Convention Industry Council
Meeting Professionals International
International Special Events Society
Society of Government Meeting Professionals


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First, there were The Beatles, and then later on, after the line between talent and popularity had grown maddeningly large, there was the cast of Saved by the Bell. Just listen to the cacophony of teen ecstasy in the first five minutes of the TV movie The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story, which Lifetime released to remind people that life wasnt always easy for actors in hit Saturday morning series. It comes complete with The Go-Gos We Got the Beat and Bel Biv Devoes Poison, which means the music budget for this thing must have been in the dozens of dollars for sure.
Meet the cast. Theres Mark-Paul Gosselaar (Dylan Everett), Dustin Diamond (Sam Kindseth), Lark Voorhies (Taylor Russell), Tiffani-Amber Thiessen (Alyssa Lynch), Mario Lopez (Julian Works) and Elizabeth Berkley (Tiera Skovbye). Theyre all in a limo dressed to the sevens and worried that their current 1990 fanbase wont show up for whatever event theyre traveling to. We find out that the girls are more insecure than the guys, and that Mark-Paul is perfectly happy with slightly antagonizing anything without a vagina.
Lo and behold, the fans have turned out in droves, bringing smiles to everyones faces. Sure, my anticipation for this movie is drenched in irony, but this preview features quite a few details that I legitimately enjoy, starting with this massive estrogen-filled crowd. These posters are fairly outstanding Zack 4 Life and Call Me Later, Slater were highlights - as are the cast headshots being held up by everyone. Because everyone knows teenagers have endless supplies of actor headshots at their disposal. (Maybe the network handed them out; I doubt we get that kind of exposition from this movie.)
Mark-Paul tries Zacks patented Time Out trick, which Dustin interrupts, clearly sick of being hidden in the shadows while his more glamourous costars get all the attention. We also get to watch Dustins father get really pissed off that he has to drive a two-hour round trip for all these auditions, but seeing as how I haven't an iota of sympathy for the real Dustin Diamond, Im certainly not going to oil my heartstrings for his Lifetime re-imagining. No, I get way more relevant pleasure out of seeing all the teenagers behind the two actors unable to remain in their frozen positions for the rest of the scene. Theres a reason why Zack usually did this trick in front of a wall.
These first few minutes also get into some behind-the-scenes stuff with show creator Peter Engle (Andrew Moxham), but thats not what people want from this. We want to see bitches getting catty with one another, and we want Dennis Mr. Belding Haskins (Ken Tremblett) to be a total weirdo. Right? Additionally, I cannot wait to see Mark-Paul in his "natural environment", which does indeed include a poster that says Get Dirty, for anyone who was wondering.
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Penelope Cruz returns in two new romantic roles, Steve Coogan breaks through in a zany comedy
Two years after her stunning performance in
Penelope Cruz is back with two movies, the romance drama
Cristina Barcelona
, a relationship comedy that finds Woody Allen back on firm footing. Cruz shows remarkable range and
fearlessness in both performances, no surprise to her longtime advocates. After a summer long on comic book movies both films
are also a welcome change of pace.
Cruz doesn't enter until the midway point in
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
but when she does it's as if she'd changed the current
from AC to DC, so electrifying is her entrance into what has up to that point been a delightful though somewhat predictable Woody
Allen farce. The plot centers on the uptight brunette Vicky (Rebecca Hall) and her luscious blonde best friend Cristina (Scarlet
Johansson) who are vacationing in Barcelona. Both fall for the devilishly handsome artist Juan Antonio (Javier Bardem) though it's
Cristina who ends up moving in with him. Juan, however, is still heavily influenced by his ex-wife, the fiery Maria Elena (Cruz) who
moves in with the couple after making a suicide attempt. After a brief period of fireworks, things heat up between the three and a
happy ménage a trois is set in motion.
At one point, Cristina even reveals to Vicky that she and Maria Elena have made love (the two are shown kissing in Cristina's dark
room). But contentment isn't the same as love (melancholy is a prominent emotion as in all Allen comedies) and there are several
more couplings (and uncouplings) before Allen's zesty little movie, enlivened by its beautiful Barcelona locations and the
performances of Cruz and Bardem (who brings heart to the stereotypical Latin lover character), comes to an end. Allen doesn't
actually appear in the picture though his anxiety prone stock character is recognizable in the characters played by Johansson (who is
more at home in this role than in previous Allen outings) and especially Hall who does most of the kvetching.
Cruz has a much larger role in
, a movie based on the Philip Roth novel that tracks the course of a May-December romance.
David (Ben Kingsley), a respected college professor, author and self-acknowledged sybarite falls in love at a late age with Consuela
(played by Cruz), a student 30 years his junior who walks into his class and immediately bewitches him. At first he simply wants to
seduce her (like all the others) but then, incomprehensively, the hunter gets captured by the game. The love bug soon turns to
jealousy, however though Consuela doesn't make demands or seem to want much of anything from David other than physical
intimacy. On that score she's similar to Carolyn (played by the sensational Patricia Clarkson), the woman that David has been
sleeping with for close to 20 years. But David becomes convinced that the age difference between him and Consuela will sooner or
later become a problem and in spite of himself, he steers the love affair into rocky shoals.
This is awfully familiar stuff (it's easy to imagine this being enacted by a gay troll and young trick for example) so you either go with
the scenario (including the maudlin last quarter) all the way or not at all. What helps the film stand out is the exceedingly polite,
less than melodramatic approach of director Isabel Coixet (the initial seduction is scored to Erik Satie) and the emotional, complex
leading performances of Kingsley and Cruz and the supporting ones from Clarkson and Hopper (Deborah Harry has a nice cameo as
well). "You're a work of art, a real work of art" David says to Consuela with awe and boy, is he right. She's sensational. Cruz sports
a Bettie Page hairdo and the best breasts since Sharon Tate in
Valley of the Dolls
and the love scenes between she and Kingsley
have real heat and romance.
Romance junkies of every stripe are sure to get their fix with screenings of both
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
while Penelope Cruz
fanatics might just have to race home and take a cold shower.
Steve Coogan
, the British comedian best known for his obnoxious talk show character Alan Partridge, stars as Dana Marschz, a not
so loveable loser in
Hamlet 2
, a black comedy strongly reminiscent of
Waiting for Guffman
Drop Dead Gorgeous
. Dana's a failed
actor with a large ego who has ended up teaching drama at a high school in Tucson. Even there he's only got two disciples,
Ephiphany (Phoebe Strole) a racist airhead Christian and Rand (Skyler Astin), a closeted gay drama queen (Rand) who has a crush
on him. Everyone else in his class, which is filled with Mexican Americans, hates him and openly reviles him. Saddled with a bitchy
wife (Catherine Keener who is as cynical and nasty as she was in
Being John Malkovich
) and the loss of his funding, Dana determines
to put on one last show that will put him on the map.
Dana hits on the idea of staging a sequel to Hamlet and though his students don't know Shakespeare from Shakey's Pizza, they
spark to the idea of staging the hideous play which is riddled with pop culture references and special effects. Getting wind of this,
the administration tries to shut the play down but the demented show – which we see in bits and pieces in a montage as a gay
chorus sings Elton John's "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" – goes on. The over the top show, obviously designed to shock, even
includes a musical number "Rock Me Sexy Jesus" with Coogan dressed as Christ in jeans shaking his ass.
Coogan relishes his unlovable/loveable character and the chance to redeem him and he gets good comedic support from the young
actors playing his students, Keener, Elizabeth Shue (playing herself), and Amy Poehler as a tough as nails ACLU lawyer.
Hamlet 2
silly, inconsequential fun with enough laughs to make it worth a trip to the megaplex.
Penelope and the Bard:
Elegy-Vicki Cristina Barcelona-Hamlet 2
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I joined the Davidson Psychology department in 2013 as a postdoctoral fellow working under the mentorship of Prof. Mark Smith. I received my B.A. in psychology from Kenyon College (2007) and my Ph.D. in experimental psychology from the University of the South Carolina (2012). As an undergraduate, I received the psychology department prize for outstanding senior thesis. Additionally, I was awarded the Ralph H. Tindall fellowship from the University of South Carolina to support the completion of his doctoral dissertation research.
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This year Microsoft Sinergija had the slogan "Moving Up", with focus on the cloud. This is my sixth year in a row to present at this regional ICT conference. I had two tracks: one about Microsoft Dynamics AX and one about Microsoft Office 365.
As an MVP for Microsoft Dynamics AX I was invited to open the track and give the introduction about a good local partner company, Merit Solutions. Merit is focusing on Microsoft Dynamics AX and Microsoft Dynamics GP in North America, but has strengthened their local presence with implementation of their Life Sciences module "MaxLife" in local pharmaceutical company. Merit is real young and agile company (they are using Scrum), but they have really considerable number of reference implementations, upgrades and similar projects. They also worked on creation of exams for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 as I did
In the spirit of conference slogan, my second track for presentation of our implementation of Microsoft Office 365 in Delta Sport. We were the first Microsoft pilot in the region and then we went into production. This was done with the help of a local ICT company, CPU, which has top notch employees including Nebojsa Šešlija (ex Microsoft Exchange MVP) whose expertise was very important in our implementation.
At "Grand opening ceremony", GM of local Microsoft Office mentioned our Office 365 move as reference case. The opening was really enjoyable featured "a cappella" choir Viva Vox.
Day before the conference, local Microsoft DPE (Developer and Platform Evangelist), Siniša Perović organized a dinner for all MVPs and other long time lecturers. It was great and a real pleasure to talk again in person to some of them. Also the event beside the technical knowledge, provides a excellent chance to network.
PS> Hats off to Alessandro, Aleksandar, Catalin, Dean, Nenad, Ivan and Siniša for staying until the end