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James Nunnally was a Second Team All-Big West choice and a Big West All-Tournament Team selection as a sophomore in 2009-10...Averaged 14.7 points and a team-leading 5.6 rebounds per game...Played much of the second half of the season at the four spot and really helped to turn the team's season around in that role...Averaged 16.2 points and 6.4 rebounds per game over the final 19 games of the year and the Gauchos went 15-4 over that span...Nunnally scored a career-high 25 points in an overtime home win against Cal State Fullerton...Also had 24 points in wins at UC Davis and against Furman...Scored 20 or more points nine times, including a stretch of four straight games early in Big West play...Scored in double-figures in 19 of the 29 games in which he played...Had 15 or more 17 times...Collected two double-doubles on the season, going for 25 points and 10 rebounds against Cal State Northridge and 19 points and 10 rebounds at UC Davis...Had five or more rebounds 20 times, including 16 times in the final 20 games...Was arguably UCSB's most dependable 3-point shooter as he made 45.5% on the year, the fifth best mark in school history...Made 39 out of 82 3-pointers over the final 23 games, 47.6%...Made a perfect 4-for-4 from 3-point range in a win at UC Davis...Also made four 3-pointers in a game at Cal State Northridge...Made at least one 3-pointer in 21 of his 29 games and two or more 14 times...Averaged 18.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 3.0 assists in the Gauchos' Big West Tournament title run.
Nunnally had a breakout freshman season, averaging 7.9 points, third overall on the team...One of four Gauchos to play in all 31 games, starti netitor.com/javascript/wysiwyg/tiny_mce/themes/advanced/langs/en.js">ng seven midway through the season...Also averaged 3.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game...Best statistical game on the year came against top-ranked and eventual NCAA champion North Carolina when Nunnally led the Gauchos with season-highs of 22 points and seven rebounds...Scored in double-digits eight times during the year including the last five and six of the last seven...Averaged 15.6 points and shot 63.2% over the season's final five contests...Led UCSB in scoring in four straight games at the end of the season, including 15 points in a Big West Tournament victory over Cal State Fullerton...Nunnally scored 20 points in the regular season finale against Long Beach State, including a running three-pointer at the buzzer to give the Gauchos a 76-75 win...His 22 three-point baskets were fourth on the team...Made 36.1% from three-point range, but over the season's final four games, he was 8-of-12, 66.7%...Made career-high three three-point baskets in consecutive games against UC Riverside and Long Beach State to end the regular season...Named Big West Player of the Week for his efforts on that final weekend...Had a career-high four assists on three occasions...Collected Three or more assists 10 times...Fourth overall in assists with 48 on the season...Notched five or more rebounds in eight games and four or more 17 times.
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Nunnally attended Weston Ranch High School in Stockton, Calif....Led Weston Ranch to three consecutive CIF Sac- Joaquin Section playoff appearances...As a junior, he paced the pro gram to the Sac-Joaquin Section Division III championship game...As a senior in 2007-08, he helped Weston Ranch to a perfect 14-0 record in the Valley Oak League...Following his senior season, Nunnally was named All-State, Valley Oak League Most Valuable Player, All-CIF Sac-Joaquin Section, First Team All-Valley Oak League, and Stockton Record Player of the Year...Was a McDonalds All-American nominee...Averaged 22.1 points, 8.3 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.9 steals, and 1.2 blocked shots per game in 2007-08...Scored a career-high 32 points against Ceres HS...Overall, Nunnally had five games of 30 or more points and 18 games of 20 or more during his senior season...Pulled in a career-high 14 rebounds three times and he was in double-figures 10 times...In a victory over Edison HS, he had a triple-double, going for 29 points, 14 rebounds, and a career-high 10 assists...Made 34 three-pointers...As a junior, Nunnally averaged 19 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game...Named Stockton Record Player of the Year, All-State, All-CIF Sac-Joaquin Section, and All-Valley Oak League as a junior...Guided Weston Ranch to a CIF Sac-Joaquin Section championship game in 2006-07...Averaged 10 points and 8.4 rebounds as a sophomore in 2005-06...Coached by Bill Slikker.
James William Nunnally was born July 14, 1990 in San Jose, Calif....The son of Deanna Johnson-Hales and Terry Hales...Also competed in football and track as a high school athlete...Hobbies include bowling...Kobe Bryant is Nunnally's favorite athlete...Roots for the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Francisco 49ers...Favorite movies include Above the Rim, Love and Basketball, Dumb and Dumber, Menace to Society, and Wedding Crashers...On television, he watches Fresh Prince, Amerca's Next Best Dance Crew, and ESPN...Although Nunnally is an undeclared major, he would like to get into the area of psychology.
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March 2, 2006
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - To advance in the ECACHL playoffs, the Yale Bulldogs must do something they have never done before: beat No. 2 St. Lawrence. As the eighth-place team in the ECACHL, Yale travels to Canton, N.Y., to take on the first-place Saints in a best-of-three quarterfinal series Friday through Sunday.
Yale (11-13-5, 8-8-4 ECACHL) has to believe that it is better than its eighth-place finish would indicate. The Bulldogs actually scored more goals (51 to 50) and allowed fewer goals (45 to 50) in conference play this year compared to last year -- but last year they finished 12-7-1 in those games. That earned them fourth place and home-ice advantage in the quarterfinals, which they parlayed into a 2-0 series win over Princeton and their first trip to the ECACHL semifinals. This year's 8-8-4 record in conference play dictates a much tougher route to the semis.
St. Lawrence (28-3-2, 16-2-2 ECACHL) has plenty of gaudy statistics. The Saints are second in the NCAA in scoring offense (4.06 goals per game), scoring defense (1.18 goals per game), power-play percentage (.231), penalty-killing percentage (.904), scoring margin (2.88) and winning percentage (.879).
St. Lawrence also has plenty of individual stars as well. Sophomore forward Sabrina Harbec leads the country in points per game (1.87, 24-34-58 in 31 games) and assists per game (1.1, 34 in 31 games) while placing seventh in goals per game (.77, 24 in 31 games). Freshman forward Carson Duggan is second in goals per game (.87, 27 in 31 games) and 14th in points per game (1.29, 27-14-41 in 31 games). The Saints also have freshman forward Marianna Locke, whose 10 power-play goals place her third in the country.
Both of the Saints' goaltenders have posted impressive numbers as well. Sophomore Meaghan Guckian leads the country in save percentage (.944) and goals-against average (1.03), while senior Jess Moffat is fourth in save percentage (.939) and fifth in goals-against average (1.33).
To beat the Saints, Yale will likely need a standout performance from the only Bulldog ranked in the top 20 in any national categories: senior goaltender Sarah Love (Bayfield, Ont.). She is 15th in save percentage (.921) and 17th in goals-against average (2.31).
Love is on a roll entering the post-season. In her last nine games, she has a .939 save percentage and 1.57 GAA. She has allowed only eight goals at even strength in that stretch, underscoring the importance of Yale staying out of the penalty box against St. Lawrence's strong power play.
Offensively the Bulldogs look for leadership from their top line of senior forward Deena Caplette (Winnipeg, Man.), freshman forward Crysti Howser (Wilmette, Ill.) and junior forward Jenna Spring (Cranbrook, B.C.). Those three have combined for 24 of Yale's school-record 51 goals in conference play, including a team-best 10 from Spring. Howser has been hot of late, scoring 10 points in her last seven games.
Spring (five), Caplette (five) and junior forward Sheila Zingler (Wausau, Wisc.) (four) have combined for 14 power-play goals, and the Bulldogs as a whole are ranked No. 9 in the country in power-play percentage (.181).
As daunting as the trip to the North Country can be, Yale's last two visits provide some reason for the Bulldogs to believe. Last January 13, goals by Caplette and senior forward Lisa Jacque (Markham, Ont.) gave Yale a 2-1 lead heading into the third period. Three power-play goals in the game's final 18 minutes helped St. Lawrence avoid the upset.
The Bulldogs' visit to Appleton Arena during the 2004-05 season was also a close loss. Yale grabbed a 2-0 lead in the first on goals by junior forward Kristin Savard (Framingham, Mass.) and Spring, only to see St. Lawrence score three times in the second thanks to a 12-3 shot advantage. Yale evened things up with another goal from Savard midway through the third, but two minutes later St. Lawrence got the game-winner.
Yale also had one-goal losses against the Saints in both the 2002-03 and 2003-04 seasons. Savard and Spring had goals in a 3-2 loss Feb. 6, 2004 at Appleton. Love made 44 saves in that game and 47 the next night in a 5-2 loss. She also had 36 in Yale's 2-1 loss to the Saints Nov. 17, 2002 at Ingalls Rink.
Overall, Yale is winless (0-24-1) in 25 meetings with St. Lawrence since the teams first played Nov. 16, 1986.
The history of the No. 8 seed in the ECACHL playoffs is not a good one - since the league switched to a best-of-three quarterfinal series in 2002, no No. 8 has won a game and the No. 1 seeds have outscored the No. 8 seeds 58-5. It is interesting to note, however, that St. Lawrence has lost at least one game in each of the last three first-round playoff series that it has hosted, and lost a series 2-1 to Brown in 2002-03 as the No. 4 seed.
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The elementary theory of the category of sets (nLab) gives axioms on a category such that it is a category of sets. In answering this MO question I realised that we might have trouble comparing different models of ETCS. So here are some questions starting with easy ones (which I should know the answer to!) to the more difficult.
Are two models of ETCS necessarily equivalent categories?
Are two models of ETCS equivalent as well-pointed topoi with NNO and Choice?
Is there a functor (Edit: a logical functor, as Todd pointed out) between any two models of ETCS? A span?
Do models of ETCS necessarily even belong to the same category?
I wonder, because the sets that one model of ETCS has as hom-objects may be completely different to the sets that the other model has as hom-objects, and there is a priori no way to map between them.


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I am one of those guys that prefer buying games on discs instead of getting them "virtually" from online stores.
Thus I wanted to buy Wipeout HD Fury on disc, but found some forums that complained about the disc version not supporting 3D. Apparently 3D only would work with the downloaded version.
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Dr Madsen Pirie and Dr Eamonn Butler, President and Director of the Adam Smith Institute, co-signed a letter to the Times, calling for "a comprehensive review of the UK's transport priorities, and where, if at all, HS2 fits with this."
"Sir, There are few more iconic images of the recent storms and the flooding which devastated so many thousands of lives than the Great Western Line at Dawlish collapsing into the sea, cutting off the main rail route to the South West of England.
"This underlines the stark choice in determining priorities for investment in Britain's transport network — between investment in increasing resilience, developing regional transport connections and relieving the plight of the thousands forced to stand on trains each day, or ploughing ahead with a London-centric high-speed line with a dreadful business case which connects just four cities.
"Successive justifications for HS2 have failed to convince, so its supporters are asserting that the West Coast Mainline is full to capacity and HS2 is needed to relieve it. Yet Network Rail's latest figures show that intercity trains are running at just 52 per cent full into Euston station at peak times, and that Euston is one of London's least busy termini.
"With the Treasury predicting that HS2 will cost £73 billion — £1,500 for each adult in Britain — as well as causing huge environmental damage, it is clear that the time has come for a comprehensive review of the UK's transport priorities, and where, if at all, HS2 fits with this."
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Baroness Bakewell;
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Sir Keith Bright, ex London Regional Transport;
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Yes, I have. And you do them the way you do other stone fruit or fruit in general. Do you have a book on dehydrating foods? Each fruit suggests a little different time and slightly different temperature but in general it is the same process. Just slice peaches in somewhat even wedges (skins removed or not - I do) and let them do their thing. I do not soak my slices in citric acid or lemon juice though some do to keep the color more intact. But the truth is, I don't dehydrate peaches all that much cause I don't have enough to turn to that technique. I generally reserve my peach stash to canning, jamming and freezing. I also don't like the way they smell when they are dried. Odd isn't it? Nectarines and peaches smell funky to me when they are dried though they taste good.
Hope that helps.
Nope, I haven't just green bell peppers, onions, herbs, and grapes.
Will be picking my two peach trees today there ready. Trees are only 5 years old and I keep them pruned to semi drawf size. This year peaches are the size of tangerines with a few that are the size of small oranges.
By the time I peel & pit I can see anything really left to can. Huge disappointment since home canned peaches are our favorite home canned item.
I am thinking about dehydrating the peaches with the skin on.
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Marshawn Lynch was lacking leverage in his quiet quest for a new contract.
The Seattle Seahawks have freakishly talented "Making the Leap" candidate Christine Michael and Robert Turbin waiting in the wings to shoulder the load should Lynch miss regular-season action.
What might get the organization's attention then?
NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported Thursday on NFL Total Access, via a source close to Lynch, that the running back told two teammates during the 2013 season that he would consider retiring if the Seahawks won Super Bowl XLVIII.
Asked by Rapoport if Lynch would seriously contemplate retirement now that Seattle has a Lombardi Trophy, the source replied, "He could. I could see him walking away."
Lynch is a different cat. Having saved his money, it's quite possible he could stand his ground out of principle even if he's only requesting a relatively minor raise that would put him second or third in the NFL's running-back pecking order.
Team sources have explained to Rapoport that they have added Michael and Turbin in the draft over the past few years because Lynch's actions are so unpredictable. As much as the team's brass loves and appreciates Lynch, they don't want to be left holding the bag if plans go awry.
It's not unusual for stories of this nature to pop up in June. The Ravens seemingly dealt with it on an annual basis with Ed Reed.
Seahawks fans have no reason to panic unless Lynch is still giving off mixed signals come September.
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Debt debate: No easy path
If you thought the fiscal cliff was bad, just wait for the triple threat.
The White House and Congress are facing three critical deadlines — the country hits its debt limit as early as mid-February, $1.2 trillion in automatic spending cuts take effect March 2, and the government runs out of money to fund operations later that month.
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There is no real optimism among Republicans and Democrats that the standoff will end quickly, or painlessly. The strategy of each party rests largely on the other one folding.
President Barack Obama says he absolutely won't forfeit anything in return for an increased borrowing limit. House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) says he won't permit an increased borrowing limit unless spending is sliced by the same amount. Republicans won't raise taxes any further, even as the president insists that any package is divided equally between cuts and revenue. And congressional Democrats are still hoping Obama acts unilaterally to resolve the debt standoff.
It's even unclear whether the explosive fiscal trio will be handled together or apart: Some House Republican leaders want to deal with the three deadlines separately, while others would negotiate them together. But the triple threat may hit sooner than originally thought; Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told Boehner in a letter Monday that the debt limit may need to be raised by mid-February, rather than the end of that month.
Here are POLITICO's five bets on how the crises could play out:
Apply a Band-Aid
When all else fails, Washington opts for short-term fixes.
So it's not surprising that Boehner's chief of staff told a gathering last week at the Republican National Committee headquarters that Congress may end up raising the debt ceiling every month or every three months.
The idea is gaining ground among Republicans as a tactic to wear down Obama and force him to cut spending, repeatedly and deeply.
But Democrats won't go for it, unless they are convinced Republicans are ready to throw the country into default. The West Wing truly believes that Boehner and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) will never allow that to happen, so Republicans have no leverage, according to a source familiar with White House thinking.
The business community, Wall Street and credit-rating agencies would also oppose a month-by-month approach. Democrats see it as extraordinarily damaging to the president's second-term agenda.
"We shouldn't be doing this on a one-to-three-month time frame. Why would we do that?" Obama said at a news conference Monday. "We can't manage our affairs in such a way that we pay our bills?"
Even if Republicans cave on the debt ceiling and raise it for an extended period, they could force short-term patches for the sequester and a bill to fund government agencies as a way to extract deep spending cuts.
Steven Bell, a longtime budget aide to former Sen. Pete Domenici (R-N.M.), said he views this as the most likely scenario: extend the country's borrowing authority for three months and allow the sequester to kick in.
"Do not underestimate the number of people who are really frustrated, really unhappy, who are saying I'm not going to do this anymore," said Bell, senior director of economic policy at the Bipartisan Policy Center. In their view, the sequester "is the only way to get real cuts."
This approach, Bell said, "would probably precipitate enough pain to force Congress to do something."


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Google surpassed Exxon Mobil as the second-most valuable U.S. company, trailing only Apple and underscoring the growing role of technology in the economy.
Google, which became the world's largest online advertiser through its dominant search engine, has a market capitalization of $393.5 billion while oil company Exxon is valued at $392.6 billion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Apple has a market value of $465.5 billion. Software company Microsoft is No. 4 with $302.1 billion.
Technology companies are establishing themselves as key players worldwide as they disrupt industries from retail to finance. Google, which went public in 2004 — 84 years after Exxon — has benefited from consumers moving to online services and content, a trend that's being accelerated by the growing popularity of smartphones and tablets.
Exxon, the world's largest oil producer by market value, has been under pressure since it reported fourth-quarter output declined last month. Net income fell 16 percent to $8.35 billion, or $1.91 a share. Sales dropped 3.3 percent to $110.86 billion. Global output for the Irving, Texas-based company dropped for the ninth time in 10 quarters.
Google fared better in its fourth quarter. Last month, it reported that revenue, excluding sales passed on to partners, rose 11 percent to $13.6 billion, topping projections of $13.4 billion, amid a busy holiday shopping season.
While shares of Exxon have fallen more than 11 percent this year, Google's are up 3.5 percent through yesterday.
Google began as a simple search engine when co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin found a better way to sift through the exploding amount of information on the Internet. In the following years, the Mountain View, California-based company added online services such e-mail, maps and calendars.
More recently, the company has shown it's willing to venture further from its early roots with bets on software for mobile phones, fiber networks and entertainment content. It's also investing in much longer-term projects, such as driverless cars, robotics and balloon-enabled wireless services.
Google has retained its leadership in online advertising. The company is expected to take 41 percent of the U.S. digital-ad market this year with the closest No. 2, Facebook, grabbing just 8.2 percent, according to EMarketer.


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Cloning the Woolly Mammoth: New Venture Has "Reasonable Chance" of Victory
The Internet has been burning up with an ice age storyline over the past few days: Researchers in Japan led by Akira Iritani announced their plan to clone a woolly mammoth within four to six years, recreating a colossal beast not seen on Earth in thousands of years. But as enthusiastic as DISCOVER is for cloned mammoths (and believe us, we're psyched), the project is still a long way from success.
First, the backstory.
Researchers from Kinki University's Graduate School of Biology-Oriented Science and Technology began the study in 1997. On three occasions, the team obtained mammoth skin and muscle tissue excavated in good condition from the permafrost in Siberia. However, most nuclei in the cells were damaged by ice crystals and were unusable. The plan to clone a mammoth was abandoned. [Daily Yamiuri]
That initial effort was a DISCOVER cover story back in 1999. Now, though, the dream is back, thanks to newly developed methods to get around that icy problem.
The team, which has invited a Russian mammoth researcher and two US elephant experts to join the project, has established a technique to extract DNA from frozen cells, previously an obstacle to cloning attempts because of the damage cells sustained in the freezing process. Another Japanese researcher, Teruhiko Wakayama of the Riken Centre for Developmental Biology, succeeded in 2008 in cloning a mouse from the cells of another that had been kept in temperatures similar to frozen ground for 16 years. [AFP]
Here's the plan: This summer, the Japanese researchers plan to visit a Russian lab where mammoth remains discovered in Siberia have been preserved, though the scientists estimate that just 2 to 3 percent of the preserved cells will be viable for this experiment. They must then use Wakayama's method, extracting nuclei from those viable mammoth cells and then attempting to place them inside egg cells of the African elephant that have been stripped of their own nuclei (the eggs were donated by zoos when their females elephants died). If Iritani and colleagues succeed that far, then they must implant the embryo into a living African elephant so it could grow during the elephant's 600-day gestation period to be born (hopefully) as a live mammoth.
Simple, right? Iritani says that there's a "reasonable chance" of success for the plan to clone a live mammoth within the four to six year window, but that might depend upon how one defines "reasonable." The technological advances by Wakayama and others have succeeded in mice and upped the success rate for cattle to 30 percent, Iritani says. But cattle also haven't been extinct for millennia.
Still, we've already seen some of the curious results of transplanting different genetic material into an egg, and Iritani and colleagues certainly have a chance.
The good news (I think) is that even if Iritani and his scientists manage to clone a mammoth that then grows to be 13 feet tall at the shoulder and weigh 8,000 pounds, it'll still be smaller than an adult male African elephant (which can grow to be about 13 feet at the shoulder and weigh up to 13,000 pounds). [PC World]
Trying to clone a mammoth may not carry the ethical implications of resurrecting, say, a Neanderthal. But that doesn't mean the team has its endgame all worked out.
"If a cloned embryo can be created, we need to discuss, before transplanting it into the womb, how to breed [the mammoth] and whether to display it to the public," Iritani told Yomiuri. "After the mammoth is born, we'll examine its ecology and genes to study why the species became extinct and other factors." [CNN]
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012
MGHfC Clinicians Share Their Vision for Improved Care of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
The Neuroscience Center at MassGeneral Hospital for Children is a growing program designed to accelerate research and provide state-of-the-art care for children with neurodevelopmental disorders. In its current structure, it is a virtual multispecialty hub where a variety of specialists provide patients with intensive, coordinated medical care, and where staff strives to improve diagnostic and treatment methods through research and education.
"The bottom line is excellence in clinical care," Chief of Pediatric Neurology Kevin Staley, MD, says. "What we've done is set up a hub where different subspecialists work together and patients can also receive access to the same services including nurse practitioners, social workers and school liaisons."
Dr. Staley and Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery Ann-Christine (Tina) Duhaime, MD, are leading the pediatric neuroscience team to develop best practices and expand resources for the center, which MGHfC leaders began developing in 2006. The center encompasses specialists from neurology, neurosurgery, pediatric intensive care, pediatric oncology, psychiatry, neurogenetics and rehabilitation who work cohesively to treat patients with problems ranging from learning disorders to muscular dystrophy to seizures. Shared specialized technology including proton beam radiation at the Francis H. Burr Proton Therapy Center as well as advanced EEG monitoring systems are assets to the center, and Drs. Staley and Duhaime say they are working on developing a Neuro step-down ICU as well as adding advanced imaging tools to the unit.
"We see the center both as a way to deliver excellent care and as a means to improve our care," Dr. Duhaime says. "As we streamline our care plans, we're discovering what other ingredients we need to develop ourselves as a center of excellence."
One focus has been the development of a pediatric neurocritical care program within the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). Director of the pediatric neurocritical care program Sarah Murphy, MD, among the first pediatric intensivists in the United States and board certified in neurocritical care, says the concept of pediatric neurocritical care is very new; there are currently only a few dedicated neurocritical care programs in the United States.
"Advances in pediatric critical care medicine have decreased mortality in critically ill and injured children. As more children survive serious illness and injury there is, increasingly, a focus on optimizing their neurological outcomes," Dr. Murphy says. "We are currently working to develop and refine procedures and practice guidelines that reflect best current evidence and deliver the optimal care to each patient in the optimal environment."
Natan Noviski, MD, Chief of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at MGHFC says the pediatric neurocritical care team is working on building the program and is proud of its successes thus far.
"We are on the frontier of developing this neuroscience program, and as we grow we remember our goals fall in line with three long-standing MGHfC missions," Dr. Noviski says. "Excellence in patient care, research and education."
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BOULDER – Earlier on Tuesday, Colorado special teams coach Kent Riddle said the job as the Buffs' No. 1 place-kicker is up for grabs and won't be determined until later in the week. But about an hour later, head coach Dan Hawkins did not sidestep the issue.
Hawkins said during his media luncheon that junior Marcus Kirkwood "right now is at the front of the line" and will get the first placement attempt Saturday night in the home game against Baylor.
Kirkwood will replace senior Aric Goodman, who was wide left on a 40-yard field goal attempt Saturday in the 26-0 loss at Missouri. On the season, Goodman has made just one of four field goal tries.
Towering for a kicker at 6-feet-6, played soccer at Faith Christian High School (Arvada) and at college at Concordia in Calif.
Kirkwood has not attempted an extra point or field goal.
Hawkins said true-freshman kicker Justin Castor, a former Arvada West athlete, may get further opportunities. Discarding his redshirt, he had a 40-yarder blocked against Missouri when his kick failed to get enough lift.


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We thank you for your continued support of Chinua as he moves along on his journey to better health and continuing to bring you music that feeds your soul.
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Every home needs a solid foundation. At Ripson Homes, our foundation is integrity, quality, value and service. Our passion for building homes is fueled by the incredible satisfaction we receive in seeing your face as you walk through your front door, and knowing that your growing smile means we've exceeded your wildest expectations.
Ripson Homes is a Scottsdale, Arizona based homebuilder who has been proudly serving its customers since 2002. Michael Ripson, founder of Ripson Homes, has more than three decades of experience in the real estate industry, and has established a particular vision for building homes. That vision is simply this: We build each home as if we are going to live in it ourselves. From design to construction to the absolute joy of your move-in day, every detail is meticulously thought out to maximize quality and value, and to enhance your lifestyle and living comfort.
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Gophers found in Thurston and Pierce counties to be added to endangered species list
After more than a decade of debate, environmental studies and lawsuits, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials announced Tuesday plans to list four subspecies of Mazama pocket gophers as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
A threatened species is one that's likely to become endangered in the foreseeable future if steps aren't taken to protect it.
The critters, known as the Olympia, the Roy Prairie, the Tenino and Yelm pocket gophers, are found only in Pierce and Thurston counties.
Along with the listing rule, Fish and Wildlife officials say they've also designated 1,607 acres in Thurston County as critical habitat for the Olympia, Tenino and Yelm pocket gophers. A special rule will allow continued agricultural activities on farming and ranch lands, according to the agency's new release.
"We have such a unique environment here in Thurston County that we share a special responsibility to save the last of our prairies," Karen Valenzuela, chairwoman of the Thurston County Commissioners, said in a news release. "The prairies are important in their own right, but it's especially important when you consider that they provide habitat to a disappearing species."
The critical habitat proposed for the Roy Prairie pocket gopher in Pierce County is on Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Officials worked to meet the needs of wildlife but also allow military training to continue, according to base Commander Col. Charles Hodges.
The Department of Defense submitted a management plan to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and as a result the JBLM land has been exempted innew critical habitat rules related to the listing, according to the news release.
The Center for Biological Diversity issued a statement saying the listing was part of a landmark settlement with the conservation organization.
"With this decision, the unique Mazama pocket gopher and its Puget prairie home have a fighting chance" said the center's director Noah Greenwald. "It's deeply disappointing, though, to have activities that clearly destroy these pocket gophers' homes – like plowing – categorically exempted so they can go on as usual."
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service first identified the Mazama pocket gopher as a candidate for Endangered Species Act protection in 2001.


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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Tech men's golf team gets the 2012 fall schedule underway this weekend, joining an elite field of 15 teams at the 14th annual Mason Rudolph Men's Championship being hosted by Vanderbilt University at the Legends Club. The 54-hole tournament will feature 18 holes Friday, Saturday and Sunday on the par 71, 7,100-yard layout.
In addition to Tech and the host Commodores, teams battling for the title will include Arkansas State, Charleston, Davidson, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Mississippi State, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Rice, South Alabama, East Tennessee State and Virginia.
Tech's roster includes just one senior, and will will look for
leadership from veteran Lee Maxwell, who has qualified for the top
spot in Tech's lineup for this weekend. Also qualifying for coach
Polk Brown's lineup this weekend are sophomore Lee Whitehead,
junior Greg Kitts, and freshmen Mitch Thomas and Adam
Middle Tennessee is the defending tournament champion while Ole Miss claimed second place a year ago and has also won the title in 2006 and 2007. Other previous tournament winners returning this weekend include Virginia (2005) and Georgia State (2004). Vanderbilt has won the tournament once, topping the field in 2002 when it set the tournament records for lowest round (268) and lowest 54-hole total (811).
Events from each day will be posted on TTUsports.com when they become available. In addition, live scoring will be available by clicking here or at: http://www.golfstatresults.com/public/index.cfm?tournament_id=3623


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 6 diseños de 2 diseñadores freelance.
Lucy McGoo - Honest Foods
We are a fun and quirky brand, we have a good sense of humour and wish to convey this in our branding. We sell chocolate mousse to retail outlets.
Those who enjoy take away, a quick desert. The artwork required is to spark the customer to return to the fridge and grab a mousse, because we can not ensure the cashier will remember to prompt the customer to purchase so this artwork is to be designed to encourage the customers to get desert.
We need to design a point of purchase display - this will be A4 in size, with a 5 mm bleed.
We have attached a sample of the wording we wish to have on the display in the file 'point of purchase moose display.pdf", Your design must use this wording, place at your discretion in the design to be consider. In the attached sample we are not keen on the moose in the image.
We need you to create the artwork using a character that is similar to the one in the file attached, IMG_087.jpeg. We don't own the copyright to the image in this file so the you need to recreate / adapt to avoid copyright infringement.
Font - we want a thick funky font, please note the file 'top label.pdf' demonstrates the label of our product - similar font would suit.
IMG_87.jpeg serve as a reference and guide of our expectations to be delivered from this project. We like the quirky look of this moose in the attachments IMG_87.jpg, and this is what we need to be recreated and adapted. The file should be designed in either Indesign or Adobe illustrator. We would like somehow to make the antlers into spoons as the mousse is going to be the icon for our chocolate desert mousse, we want the image to have the mousse splattered around the moose's mouth, with the dazed look on the moose's face.
We want the moose too look fun and quirky - no clip art please.
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Band together with other hiking enthusiasts who also enjoy a regular walk for exercise! Inexpensive with excellent health benefits, walking is a great way to stay fit and meet new people. Our focus will be on light recreational walking in and around the Edmonton area. As well, if you come across an interesting article on walking or health that is pertinent to the group, feel free to share the information. This meetup group is associated with the WASKAHEGAN TRAIL ASSOCIATION. Since 1969, WTA has built and continues to walk its 235KM trail in and around Edmonton. If you are interested in this group, please visit the website at http://www.waskahegantrail.ca. If you are interested in backpacking or more technical walking/hiking activities check out our message board which lists other outdoor groups. Please join us on our next walk!
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New! MySQL for Excel: Edit Data
The MySQL for Excel's Edit Data feature is designed to use Microsoft Excel as a front-end for users to simplify making changes to MySQL Tables data. With a very minimalistic user interface, users can focus on making changes to the table's data:
- Insert new rows - users can insert a new row through a light-yellow colored row at the end of the existing data; when the users type or paste any data in it, that row is flagged for insertion.
- Delete existing rows - users can delete existing rows the same way they would delete a row in MS Excel, the row is deleted from the worksheet and flagged for deletion.
- Update existing data - users can update values in any row and column just by typing or pasting anything in the desired cell, then these cells are colored with a light-blue background so changes are easily identified and flagged for updating.
- Commit Changes - by clicking this button a dialog is opened where users can review the queries generated by the changes he did to the data and push these changes to the MySQL Server.
- Auto-Commit - by checking this option, users are able to push changes automatically to the MySQL Server as soon as they are entered in MS Excel cells; this also disables the Commit Changes button.
- Revert Data - clicking this button opens a dialog where users can perform any of the following actions.
- Refresh Data from DB - resets the Editing Session by pulling a fresh copy of the data from the MySQL Table, previous changes done by the user are discarded.
- Revert Changed Data - discards any previous changes done by the user after the last commit.
The Edit Data feature allows users to edit a MySQL Table's data directly within the Excel spreadsheet the data was imported into, optionally the generated queries can be reviewed before pushing the changes back to the MySQL Server or users can configure to skip that review step and push changes as soon as they are typed in.
Easy, quick and reliable; adding, deleting and updating data has never been friendlier for any type of user without any previous database experience.
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Used 2017 JeepCompass Sport FWD SUV
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- Bright White
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- SUV/5 seats
- Transmission
- continuously variable automatic
- Drivetrain
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- Wireless phone connectivity
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Recent Arrival! 2017 Jeep Compass Sport Bright White Clearcoat CARFAX One-Owner. 22/26 City/Highway MPG Priced below KBB Fair Purchase Price! Awards: * 2017 KBB.com 10 Most Awarded Brands Proudly serving: Winchester, Lexington, Paris, Nicholasville, Georgetown, Carlisle, Richmond, Berea, Cynthiana, Morehead, Grayson, Mt. Sterling, Ashland, Versailles, Frankfort, Dry Ridge, Cincinnati, Louisville, Somerset, London, Hazard, Pikeville, and all of greater Kentucky.
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By Brian on Friday, December 01, 2017I got my 2016 Jeep Compass in April last year and have loved it ever since. It may not be a mustang, camaro, or a Big Bad Wrangler, but it still is great. I had never heard of the car till we went to look at it. Its almost a year later are we put in an aftermarket radio and subs and now its popin. Plus people just love it because it has the jeep name. I can be your jeep with out the Jeep price.
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Long trips, short trips and plenty of snow...
By Paul on Monday, March 11, 2019My wife and I are first owners on this jeep. Swore yrs. ago to never own one as aside from off-road, all I knew who had 'em, swore at 'em for being so unreliable, but stopped at a Jeep, Dodge, and Ford dealership on the way to check out Kia for a new Sportage as ours was 11 yrs. old at the time. Took out a Latitude with the CVT and after hearing a perpetual trans. sound, drove back to the dealer with no intent of even trying another. My wife spotted a Compass Sport with the 2.0 liter 5-speed stick shift in the lot and she loves driving stick shift so off we went again. The difference was stunning! This Jeep was dead quiet, moved out easily with the standard tranny and was several thousand less then the Latitude. Walked away from it, but within a couple days after testing Honda CR-V and Toyota Rav4...went back to dealer to test again. In short time, we decided this was the best bet. It's been extremely reliable, though FWD, it's been through blizzards, ice, etc. and has gotten us through it all while feeling stable and safe in doing so. Average in Summer is 31-33 and in Winter 29-31. Use Synthetic oil, have changed tires and had front brakes re-done around 50 K. The seats and fabric are both comfortable and "soft touch" , heater comes on strong in Winter and Same goes for AC on my trips to TX and 110 degree days. One of the smoothest transmissions much to the enjoyment of my wife. Lastly, as days get shorter in Winter, have nothing but praise for the excellent headlights as well as the fog lights...this is something few take into consideration, but our Compass we feel is exceptional in this regard.
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Reliable do it all Jeep
By Willjammer on Saturday, April 13, 2019I really enjoy my 2015 Jeep Compass Sport. It is approaching 80,000 mi and has been very reliable. Just regular oil changes, new spark plugs, tires and a Crankshaft sensor that's it. Still on the original brake pads and rotors. The all-wheel drive has gotten me through every Chicago winter with ease. Roomy cabin and very easy to use vehicle controls, very cold A/C. My only complaint is the limited range on the 13 gallon tank. Would purchase again.
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ORLANDO.Forty-eight percent of all new homes will be pre-wired with structured wiring solutions by 2004, according to a study by Parks Associates, a Dallas-based research firm.
To educate installers and dealers about the emerging marketplace, EH Events and Education and the Home Automation and Networking Association (HANA) presented the Electronic House Expo March 7-10 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. About 4,000 home networking professionals visited the 125 booths and attended the 70 seminars.
"This is our third Electronic House Expo and we've grown significantly," said Nicole Derany, show director for EH Events and Education, a division of EH Publishing. "Exhibit space was up more than 35%, total registration was up 60% and total attendance was up 35%. I think we really fill a niche in this industry with the growth of the show."
The Electronic House Expo, sponsored by CEPro magazine, Home Director, GE Smart, Premise Systems and Microsoft, featured a full conference program along with a HANA Boot Camp. The Boot Camp attendees learned about networking and infrastructure on the first day, with presentations ranging from developing a preferred builder program to working with service providers. On the second day, the focus shifted to automation and integration with hands-on and tutorial instruction. Eight representatives from manufacturers, such as Leviton and OnQ, led the sessions.
"The Boot Camp is an intensive primer for the new installers and dealers looking to begin residential infrastructure and home networking," Derany said. "We always get nearly a full house of people attending both Day One and Day Two."
The Spring 2001 show focused on whole connected home education, but the Fall 2001 Electronic House Expo Oct. 24-27 in Long Beach, Calif., will spotlight regional issues such as energy management and the connected home. Derany said the growth of the home networking market has boosted attendance at the Expo.
"These contractors are looking for education and the different products available to them so they can reach out to their customers to provide a larger service and therefore grow their business," Derany said.


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Sons of Anarchy Series Finale: How Did It All End?
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[WARNING: The following story contains spoilers from Tuesday's series finale of Sons of Anarchy. Read at your own risk.]Up to its final moments, FX's Sons of Anarchy was a bloodbath.After a penultimate episode that killed off… Read more


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If you've played against these AI on veteran I salute you.
That is all I play. Along a with mt clans squads.
Can't say I agree, and I am a fan of Squads.
XP is meant to be a reward for online play. I think it is great that you can play Squads and earn some XP towards progress, but it shouldn't replace Online MP altogether.
It would significantly decrease the value of challenges accomplished, and many in this community would abuse the privilege by "boosting" (to coin a phrase) in Squads to unlock more difficult challenges. Challenges should stay in MP. Perhaps they could have a set specifically for Squads... but beyond that I think you diminish the value of MP challenges.
You can't boost against something that is a moving target and who shoots back, if MP wasn't complete garbage to begin with I'd be playing it, and this goes against what was stated in the first place, how can we the players rank at OUR own pace if IW sets the pacing for us with silly caps? How can we create and build our squad if we have to go through the bullsh!t of MP? There is honestly no point in playing MP anymore, hackers issue aside, the playerbase here is a joke, with no more then 8k + players I fail to see why I should bother with MP, especally since, for whatever reason, some challenges change between soldiers and unlike Ops2, you're limited to the challenges given to you, this completely BREAKS the point of unlocking uniforms, seriously, don't talk about "diminishing the value of MP challenges" when neither had any real value to start with.
So you feel entitled over something that was just introduced to the Series.
You get some MP as they realize it is a valuable training tool.
But if you want to earn things, you need to play MP against actual competition.
I do feel, however, that they should have put in unlocks that can only be earned in Squads.
So true. I just wish I could play squads on my PS4, against PS3 squads. As it stands, my PS4 is just a dust collector.
What exactly is competitive about the Multiplayer again? The game is out of sync the camera angles are still broke the 3D animations are still broken. The spawns can still change the pace of the game into another team's favor aim assist and sticky aim basically aim the guns for the players. The gun fights are never even especially if latency is present. There are so many things in the multiplayer that cause the game not to be competitive. Also how would players earning things in Squads Mode affect you in any negative way?
Squads mode is a great concept and it was always going to be hard for them to get it dead right first time, it could be amazing if they tweek it a little. Definitely needs hardcore and the soldiers to peform as per their level. If hes level one then hes a liability, level 60 and hes a veteren.
Overall squad level should be taken into account also. All soldiers at level 60 and you are a force.
I would like it if there was no XP cap.
I understand that it would make completing some challenges easier, and getting unlocks etc... But a question I have is:
- do the unlocks and prestige level of a player really affect another player? I can imagine that if the weapon/perk/soldier unlocks got better as you progressed it would make a HUGE difference (imagine a super gun that only unlocks when you hit a certain level was available to an offline player who could then bring it online and have an advantage over a player going through the grind online?)
Yep... that is not good.
However, considering this is not the case... does it really matter? And considering that the best offline player* is not going to be as good as a typical online player... again, does it matter?
(playing devil's advocate obviously... but from someone who prefers playing offline in COD because of the shenanigans and connectivity BS, a higher cap - or no cap - would be welcomed)
* here, I mean someone who never deals with the added attention that is required to combat connectivity issues
Thanks Jesbro123 for furthering the popularity of my original post. I made another called "completing the squads mode experience 2" check it out. A few of you miss the point of our thread... I am very pasionate about CoD and gaming in general but over the CoD community 100%. I clearly think that Wargame Vet is the prime candidate for all or most restrictions lifted as boosting is not possible and the A.I. is so difficult and smart that if you think you can jump into vet wargame and boost, your a fool and will get killed. The A.I. plays so much like people, you name it, they do it making Squads the most exciting thing to come to CoD for me, it just needs some love! I have toughed out about 12 hours of actual Ghosts Multiplayer to try and get a couple camos and my K/D is 2.39... I added up all of my weapons K/D's in squads and it averages about 1.7 (about a total of 3 prestiges worth of time put into Wargame Veteran) I honestly think IW should take a similar path that Treyarch took and being that Wargame Vet is the most difficult squads game mode and absolutely cannot be boosted, I would be totally happy to see all or most restrictions lifted and the XP earnings per action cut in half, just like Treyarchs "Combat Training". "You can earn weapon and level XP, but at only half the rate". Lets hope this and all comments are being monitored by the designers. I think this is viable and would really turn Squads mode into what it should be, within Vet Wargame of course. I just want to use a weapon and attachments and perks for a reason! I want to earn those operations, camos, and reticles so badly! Even remove XP bonuses gained from Ops completion and just reward squad points and patches... That would work... I have so many good ideas but will leave it at this! Thanks for the support guys! Pass it on!
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Overly serious car nerds can criticize games like Super Mario Kart for not being "authentic" or "representational of actual physics in any way," but sometimes life imitates art. The crash-bang-boom Australian Grand Prix this year doesn't look very different done up like the Nintendo classic.
The people at WTF1 put this video together a while ago, but it was taken down for violating Formula One's copyright when we last tried to post it. It's up now, so enjoy.
We'll also point out that in the wake of his crash with Hamilton at Valencia, people are saying that the featured racer Pastor Maldonado drives like he's in a video game. It makes this vid surprisingly appropriate.
(Hat tip to DasWauto!)


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Fifteen theses are advanced, with supporting evidence, to show that the Galileo affair cannot serve as an argument for any position on the relation of religion and science.
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Individual Visits
Please register for your campus visit online or by calling 704.461.6665. All tours depart from the Admissions Reception area at our Lowry Alumni House.
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If you are a school representative and would like to schedule a group tour, please call the Office of Admissions at 704.461.6665. We will be happy to lead you on a tour of our campus, and provide a brief information session. If you would like to join us for lunch, please know that lunch in our New Dining Hall is $8 per person and is payable by check or credit card only.


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Statistics show that nearly half of the marriages in the United States end in divorce. Many of those divorces result in one ex-spouse paying alimony, or spousal support, to the other. Alimony laws have been fairly consistent in the U.S. for decades, but the spousal support landscape appears to be changing all over the nation.
Nowhere is that landscape changing more quickly than in Florida. There are currently two bills working their way through the Sunshine State's legislature that, if passed, would dramatically affect the way courts award alimony.
Last week, the Florida House voted overwhelmingly in favor of new legislation that would end "permanent†alimony in favor of a "long-term†spousal support structure. In most states, alimony is regarded as permanent, with one ex-spouse paying the other in perpetuity. The legislation in Florida takes aim at that permanent structure. However, some divorce lawyers wonder if the change outlined in the legislation will truly make an impact.
"The proposed changes are broad and far-reaching in magnitude and could have significant adverse and unintended consequences,†explains attorney Martin Sweet of legal information website THELAW.TV . "The phrase 'long-term' remains quite vague leaving it up to the court to determine what 'long-term' means and that term can be different in each divorce case.â€
There are still many questions that need to be answered,†stresses Sweet . "The Florida House's bill also allows for changing alimony payments retroactively so that the ex-spouse receiving the money could end up paying some of it back.â€
Meanwhile, the Florida Senate is working on its own version of alimony reform. While that version also contains the "long-term†change, it would allow the court to consider adultery in determining how much alimony should be paid. The House version removes adultery as a determining factor.
Florida is just one of several states taking up alimony reform. Last September, Massachusetts changed its alimony laws in an attempt to bring the state in line with a society in which economic struggles have become the norm and many women are now the breadwinners in their homes. That state's new alimony laws abolish lifetime spousal support in most cases and establish a formula for alimony based on the length of the marriage. For example, after a 15-year marriage alimony would generally last no longer than 10.5 years.
"Alimony should never force anyone into bankruptcy,†suggests Sweet . "Some peop le have to work two or three jobs just to pay spousal support after a marriage that lasted only a few years. The new Massachusetts laws make things fairer.â€
New Jersey is also considering alimony reform this year. It's a movement that appears to be sweeping across the country and bears watching in the coming months.


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Montana's Statewide Elections have various options for voters with disabilities or voters who need special assistance, including the new Electronic Ballot Request System (EBRS), available for state and federal elections beginning 30 days before election day and through noon the day before election day.
- EBRS – Overview
- EBRS – Voter FAQs
- Large Print Voter Information Pamphlet
- Audio version is found on the 2018 Ballot Issues site
- Direct link to Audio Version
- Braille Voter Information Pamphlet is available upon request. Please contact the Secretary of State's Office at 406-444-9608 or email [email protected]
- Every polling place in Montana has at least one specialized voting machine, called an AutoMARK, that enables people with disabilities to vote independently and privately.
- If you cannot enter a polling place, election judges will assist you with "curbside voting."
- If you have a physical disability or are unable to read or write, you may ask an election judge to help you mark your ballot. Or, you can bring any individual (other than your employer or employer's agent or union agent) who, with the permission of the election judge, can go into the voting booth with you and help you vote.
- You may also designate an agent to assist you with the voting process on the Designation of Agent by Individual with Disability form. Deliver the signed application to your local election office.
- You may apply for an electronic ballot that can be marked on your personal computer, printed and returned by mail or in person to the election office.
- The Voter Information Pamphlet published by the Secretary of State for each state general election is available in Braille and audio formats.
- Accessible Forms
Contact [email protected] if you have a voting accessibility suggestion or concern.
Accessible Voting Equipment
The Secretary of State's office and the 56 counties of Montana have teamed up to offer the ES&S AutoMARK™, ballot-marking technology that allows voters with disabilities and other special needs to mark a ballot privately and independently.
The ES&S AutoMARK™ voter assist terminal is a ballot-marking system designed to provide privacy and accessibility to voters who are blind, vision-impaired, or have a disability or condition that would make it difficult or impossible to mark a ballot in the usual way. The technology also provides language assistance to voters who are more comfortable speaking a different language or who need help to better understand written instructions.
AutoMARK Voting Instructions
The following are the steps necessary to vote on the AutoMARK:
- The election judge will take the stub off of your ballot and will place your ballot in a secrecy sleeve. The stub must be removed for the AutoMARK to read the ballot.
- You will then insert the secrecy sleeve into the AutoMARK so the AutoMARK accepts your ballot. The secrecy sleeve will stay in the AutoMARK so that your ballot will remain secret when it is printed out by the machine.You may wish to ask the election judge for headphones, which you can use to hear the computer voice that will read the ballot to you.Also, if you are using the headphones, you can press the diamond-shaped "screen" button at the top right of theAutoMARK to completely darken the screen so that you are certain that no one can see your votes.
- If you are an individual with low or no vision, you can use the keypad that is on the right side of the machine to navigate through your choices. The computer voice will read your choices to you. You can also change the contrast and font size to make the screen easier to read.The keypad has raised buttons in the shape of arrows for ease of use, and also has Braille markings for people who are able to read Braille.
- Make your choices for candidates and ballot issues. After you are done making your choices, the AutoMARK will confirm them to you, allow you to change and confirm them, and will mark and print your ballot so that it comes out into the secrecy sleeve. Putting the ballot back into the machine will allow it to read your ballot and confirm that the machine accurately marked your choices, if you would like for it do so.
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The star has accumulated a number of souvenirs from his various Hollywood projects over the years, but nothing more morbid than a prop coffin that he uses as a makeshift bookshelf.
Speaking to Ryan Seacrest during the E! Live From the Red Carpet Special at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, the 30 Seconds to Mars frontman revealed, "It sounds a little bizarre, but I ended up with it, I think from a film that I did. I can't remember why I have it, but it's basically got a bunch of books on it.
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You know what's frustrating? When you do your makeup, think it's rockin', and then you see it in close-up photos and can't figure out why it didn't translate! But anyway, it's all part of the journey–the learning, that is–so why not share it with you despite some imperfections?
How's your Monday going? I really love Mondays, but today feels a little slow–normally so many things are happening on Monday for me!
You will need the following…
- Eyes: Benefit Stay Don't Stray (neutral base), Make Up For Ever #21 Turquoise Aqua Cream (turquoise), Make Up For Ever #101 Eyeshadow (white-gold), Make Up For Ever #171 Eyeshadow (shimmery chartreuse), Make Up For Ever #93 Eyeshadow (green-turquoise), Make Up For Ever #159 Eyeshadow (dark blue), Make Up For Ever #7L Aqua Eyes Liner (electric blue), Lancome Noir Artliner (black), MAC Opulash Mascara (black)
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- Lips: MAC Beachbound Lipstick (sheer melon), MAC Flurry of Fun Lipglass (sheer tangerine)
- Brushes: 249 (flat, firm brush), 239 (fluffy shadow brush), 226 (fluffy crease brush), 219 (pointed crease brush)
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For eyes, start by applying Stay Don't Stray as your eyeshadow base all over the eye area with the 249. With the 249, apply #21 Turquoise aqua cream all over the lid area. Using the 239, apply #101 eyeshadow on the inner third of the lid. Next, apply #171 eyeshadow on the middle third of the lid. With the 239, apply #93 eyeshadow to the outer third of the lid and brush into outer crease. Define the crease by applying #159 eyeshadow with the 226, lightly blending outwards and upwards to fade to the brow bone. With the 239, apply #93 eyeshadow into the crease directly and then blended towards the outer corner and lid. Blend #101 eyeshadow with the crease shade and highlight the brow bone, then light overlay the edge of the faded crease area with #171 eyeshadow. Bring everything together by applying #7L eyeliner on the lower lash line and #171 eyeshadow lightly patted below the lower lash line with the 219 brush. Finish by sweeping lashes with Opulash mascara.
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At the closing cluster meetings each year, we discuss saying goodbye. This is the advice given to interns at that time. Supervisors hear all of this, but lay committees might find this advice helpful.1. Talk openly about leaving and your feelings about it.2. Accept invitations out, even if they were not offered before.3. Pay outstanding debts in the community.4. Have a farewell celebration -- accept gifts graciously.5. Take time to say individual good-byes to special people, one-on-one, before the last day.6. Say thank you -- especially to your supervisor and lay committee.7. Attempt to reconcile your broken and damaged relationships before leaving.8. Be sad if you feel like it; be glad if you feel like it; but try to avoid leaving mad.9. Avoid illusions about coming back.10. Complete all written evaluations early enough so as to allow for feedback face-to-face (no parting shots).11. Recognize there is an element of incompleteness in every internship.12. Do all you can to ease the beginnings of the next intern.13. Be thoughtful about your future involvement in the congregation's on-line social networks, particularly if you have had major responsibilities with youth.
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Just going to let the text speak for itself on this one. "Perched on the rafters of the Georgia Dome, ready to drop parachuting stuffed cows, Maggie Smyth's heart was racing." How to meet a wife, after the jump.
America's hottest Singles Partay is the "Aerial Assault Team" at the Chick Fil-A Bowl, into which 50 motley brave souls are conscripted and "charged with releasing 3,000 miniature Chick Fil-A plush cows" at the start of the game. It's where, shivering and trembling like so many Real World/Road Rules Challenge contestants seeking attention, Maggie Smyth met Steven Hammond.
They were destined for each other, as it turned out, according to this questionable bit of product placement perpetrated by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Helena Oliviero:
When they dined at a Chick Fil-A very early into their courtship, they also learned they had something else in common. They always order the same thing: a No. 1 combo (chicken sandwich, waffle fries, Coke), no pickles.
What is this, Jon and Kate Plus 8? Get that shit out of my love story.
Anyway, I can only hope and pray that one day I find myself in a union so blissful that it inspires a journalist to put fingers to keyboard and come up with this: "Watching the cows drop will bring them back to where it all started."
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Basil's plans for a surprise party go horribly wrong when Sybil thinks he's forgotten their 15th wedding anniversary nad leave. Basil is left to clear up the mess.
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Possibly the funniest series ever!
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Cleese wrote the first 6 shows with Booth (his then wife......who, by the by, is American.) The series was so popular that BBC begged for 6 more episodes. Cleese and Booth (now divorced) got together and brought us 6 more gems of comic genius.
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In addition to being brilliantly funny, Fawlty Towers is, at times, a very physical comedy with lots of visual gags (think of the German marching walk and the business with the moose head). They've neatly solved this problem by having the episodes narrated by Manuel, the Spanish waiter (Andrew Sachs). These voice-overs make it clear what's happening, but those who are very familiar with the show might find them unnecessary. There are also discussions with writer and performer John Cleese before each episode, which are well worth listening to if you're a fan and are after some extra insight and knowledge about the show and its creation, but also slightly give away some of the events in the upcoming show (but they don't ruin them at all).
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Comedy is defind in Fawlty Towers. The writing is superior and the casting of the characters was perfect.
John Cleese is one comic perfect !!
This is the only comedy that is very greatly enjoyed by either watching it or listening to it !!
British comedy is the best and bightest when it uses it's dry and wildly funny wit, as found in Fawlty Towers.
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A Quincy man with a revoked driver's license was arrested after the car he was driving struck and killed his wife and injured his son.
Michael Rivard, 48, was charged with motor vehicle homicide, negligent driving, impeded driving and operating with a revoked license, the Norfolk County District Attorney said.
The crash happened at about 8 a.m. Monday on Sea Street, near the intersection of Wall Street, in the Houghs Neck section of Quincy.
Police said Rivard was in the car waiting to pick up his wife, Beatrice Rivard, and son. He told police that the car malfunctioned.
"Gentleman got in the car, his wife and son were walking around the corner and somehow the car went into drive, clearly lurched forward went into a telephone pole and ran over the two people," witness John Galligan said.
Witnesses said Beatrice Rivard's body had to be removed from under the car after it came to rest. Her adult son, Michael Rivard Jr., was rushed to Boston Medical Center.
Rivard's license was revoked a year ago as an "immediate threat," according to records provided by the Registry of Motor Vehicles. His record of accidents and violations dates back to 1990 and is six pages long.
Neighbors said the husband is shocked.
"He stood with his cane and was screaming, 'Help me, help me. Get help. Oh my god, oh my god,'" witness Robin Sargent said.
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In 2000, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Millennium Development Goals that challenged the global community to reduce poverty and increase the health and well-being of all peoples. Two years later, the World Summit on Sustainable Development added access to basic sanitation as a centerpiece of sustainable development strategy and set a series of actions to achieve the global sanitation target – halving the proportion of people without access to basic sanitation by the year 2015.
Nearly 40% of the world's population still lacks adequate sanitation. Developing access to sanitation services poses technical, institutional, financial and also social and cultural challenges. Major obstacles relate to governance deficiencies, especially the lack of adequate institutional framework. Other hindrances include the weak priority given to sanitation and the insufficiency of substantial investment in the sector. Besides investment, sustainable solutions should also adequately address the other dimensions, especially institutional and financial aspects. It is thus essential to implement sustainable institutional arrangements ensuring the setting up of a political anchor for the sanitation sector as well as responsiveness to the demand, transparency and accountability to users, financial sustainability, and the involvement of all the actors in their area of expertise.
In this context, UNITAR's Local Development Programme proposes the e-learning course Governance in Urban Sanitation.
The course aims at enhancing the capacity of local decision-makers and sanitation professionals to make the most enlightened decisions and investments in the area of urban sanitation. It provides analytical tools to understand the financial and institutional framework of the sanitation sector, taking into account the needs of urban poor communities.
At the end of the course, participants should be able to:
- Identify the benefits of sanitation;
- Analyze costs and financing of sanitation services;
- Identify suitable institutional arrangements and evaluate service provider options, benefits and limits;
- Integrate accountability when structuring relationships;
- Make communities and microfinance organizations partners in extending sanitation services to the poor;
- Assess specific situations and recommend financial and institutional strategies at the local level towards urban sanitation improvement.
Module 1: Introduction to Sanitation
Module 2: Economics, Pricing and Financing of the Sanitation Sector
Module 3: Institutional Aspects of the Sanitation Sector
Module 4: Sanitation and Poverty
The course will be delivered through UNITAR's virtual learning environment. Learning activities are based on sound adult learning principles. They are distributed in such a way to ensure the achievement of the learning objectives in a flexible manner: learning materials can be consulted in a non-linear way to provide participants with flexibility in choosing the most adequate learning pace. All learning activities are moderated by a high level sanitation expert.
Learning materials include the following elements:
- Basic reading materials (compulsory) intended to understand the basic concepts and principles of modules' subject-matter;
- Advanced reading materials (optional) for participants willing to learn more about the topic;
- External links to relevant, publications, reports and websites;
- Glossaries of terms and of acronyms as supportive learning tools;
- A community discussion board (forum) will allow participants to discuss topics initiated by the course moderator and to post questions, comments or new discussions.
The learning time is estimated to be about 5 hours per week. This includes study time (about 3 hours/week) and participation in collaborative activities (about 2 hours/week). Time dedicated to assessment activities is not taken into account in this estimation.
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- An innovative peer-to-peer review exercise providing an ideal breeding ground for knowledge and experience sharing. Participants evaluate and discuss each other's case study in the framework of specific group forums. Ultimately, the moderator will provide comments and grade to each participant related to his/her review of another participant's case study and subsequent discussions with fellow-participants. The peer-to-peer review accounts for 20% of the final grade.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicare and Medicaid were spared from immediate cuts in the debt deal, but it looks like just a temporary reprieve.
Advocates for seniors and lobbyists for the health care industry are worried that Round Two of the budget battle, beginning this fall, could lead to cuts that raise costs for beneficiaries and squeeze providers such as hospitals, doctors, insurers and drug companies.
Nothing will be off limits for a powerful new congressional committee created under the deal to scour the budget for savings. That includes the two giant health care programs for 100 million Americans, the elderly, low-income people, and long-term nursing home residents.
If the debt committee hits a dead end, the agreement between President Barack Obama and congressional leaders decrees an automatic 2 percent cut to Medicare providers. That's on top of a 6 percent cut already enacted to finance the president's health care law, according to the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation. And the earlier cut is still being phased in.
"The story isn't over," said Joe Baker, president of the Medicare Rights Center, a New York-based advocacy group. "The future of the programs really hangs in the balance. It could lead to deep cuts and irreversible changes to Medicare and Medicaid that shift costs to beneficiaries."
The hospital industry, which agreed to cuts of $150 billion to help pay for Obama's expansion of coverage to the uninsured, says it's just about had it. Nonpartisan analysts in the government predict the cuts in the health care law alone are enough to push about 15 percent of hospitals, nursing homes and home health agencies into the red.
"America's hospitals find it difficult to support a debt ceiling proposal that could negatively affect Medicare for our nation's seniors," American Hospital Association president Rich Umbdenstock said in a statement. "Access to care could be curtailed by further cuts to Medicare funding for hospital care."
The debt deal allows the government to keep borrowing and staves off an unprecedented default on obligations to investors, Social Security recipients, federal employees and others. But it comes at the price of squeezing the budget in ways that sooner or later will affect average families.
The first $900 billion in savings from the deal doesn't have much impact on health care. It's the second round that counts, from $1.2 trillion to $1.5 trillion over 10 years.
"These guys haven't really solved anything — they have only set up a procedure to make cuts," said Robert Laszewski, a health care industry consultant. "We haven't seen the blood on the floor yet."
The White House is emphasizing that Medicaid for the poor and benefits guaranteed to seniors under traditional Medicare would not be touched if automatic reductions become necessary as a backstop.
But the new congressional "supercommittee" created under the deal is under no such restrictions. It can shape its own menu of cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and Obama's health care law, assuming the panel could get the votes to pass a package through Congress and buy-in from the White House.
"Nothing is over. These debates are just going to continue," said Paul Van de Water, a senior analyst with the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, which advocates for the poor.
For Medicaid, that means a new funding formula proposed by the Obama administration in the debt talks remains on the table. It can be used to dial down the amount of federal money states get for the health needs of their low-income people and nursing home residents. Governors oppose it.
For Medicare, it means the committee could push increases in copays and deductibles, as have two bipartisan commissions within the last nine months.
Medicare providers are nervous.
Doctors could be particularly exposed. Current law calls for an automatic cut of 30 percent in Medicare payments to physicians starting next year, the consequence of a previous budget control law gone awry. It's unthinkable that lawmakers would allow that big a hit. But where Congress in previous years just waived the cut and added the cost to the deficit, that's not politically possible now.
Doctors got a modest Medicare raise out of Obama's health care law, but the American Medical Association will have to pull off a lobbying coup to avoid cuts this time.
Drug companies are also hunkered down. Having agreed to help close the Medicare prescription coverage gap, as well as billions in new fees under the health care overhaul, they could now be on the hook for additional rebates to cover the drug costs of low-income seniors.
The budget supercommittee has a deadline for action around Thanksgiving. That has advocates mobilizing to stave off or contain the scope of cuts. One way to do that is to put tax increases back on the table.
"All of our work lies ahead of us," said Ron Pollack, executive director of Families USA, an advocacy group that battled for the health care overhaul.
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