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MACON, Ga. – After helping the Lipscomb baseball team to a 3-game sweep of league foe ETSU and a share of first place in the conference standings, Hunter Brothers and Josh Lee have been named the Atlantic Sun Conference Pitcher and Player of the Week, respectively, as announced by the league on Monday.
Brothers was nearly unhittable on Saturday afternoon as he limited the Buccaneers to only two hits in a complete-game shutout. The Chapel Hill, Tenn. native faced just two above the minimum and struck out seven without allowing a walk. He also kept the Bucs from getting a runner into scoring position all afternoon.
Lee went 9-for-14 on the week with all nine hits coming in the series against ETSU and had a hand in 8 of the 20 runs scored by the Bisons. The Franklin, Tenn. native opened the series with a 5-for-5 night against the Bucs driving in a pair of runs and scoring another. Lee then followed up the Friday night performance with a pair of 2-for-4 outings to conclude the weekend.
The awards are the first for both players and the first time in school history that the Bisons have claimed A-Sun Player of the Week and Pitcher of the Week in the same week.
The Bisons hit the road to UT-Martin on Tuesday night for a midweek nonconference tilt before returning home this weekend for a showdown between A-Sun co-leaders as Mercer heads to the Music City for a 3-game set.


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Obama Unleashes the Left
How the government created a federal hunting license for the far left.
In the U.S., the politics of the left versus the right rolls on with the predictability of traffic jams at the George Washington Bridge. It's a lot of honking. Until now. All of a sudden, the left has hit ramming speed across a broad swath of American life—in the universities, in politics and in government. People fingered as out of line with the far left's increasingly bizarre claims are being hit and hit hard.
Commencement-speaker bans are obligatory. Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice withdrew as Rutgers's speaker...

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Should You Set Up a Trust?
Trusts aren't just for spoiled twentysomethings. It might be right for you.
Trusts were first used in medieval England, and they have evolved to serve many purposes in modern law.
The essential attribute of a trust is that it divides ownership of property into two pieces. One person, the trustee, holds the legal aspects of ownership and may control and take responsibility for the property. Another person, the beneficiary, holds the sole right to enjoyment of the property.
Perhaps the most popular image associated with trusts is the "trust fund baby," usually portrayed negatively as a spoiled young adult who has always had everything provided without any work or effort on his or her part. Despite this unfortunate image, though, trusts play an essential part in many estate plans. They're often preferable to wills in ensuring the orderly transfer of property at death.
Trusts have the following advantages over wills:
- Trusts can take effect immediately, and therefore can handle a number of circumstances during your lifetime that wills cannot. For instance, if you are seriously injured, a trustee may take over your finances until you are able to assume responsibility again.
- Assets that pass through trusts are generally not subject to probate proceedings; unnecessary delay, expense, and publicity can thus be avoided.
- One can usually change a trust without the formalities required for altering a will.
- Under certain circumstances, one can use trusts to obtain favorable tax treatment.
Trusts also have some disadvantages:
- Trusts are often more complicated to draft than a will. A poorly drafted trust can be nearly impossible to execute.
- To put your assets into a trust, you must make sure you change the legal name on the account to the trust's name. Failing to do so may negate many of the benefits of having the trust.
- Appointing a guardian is traditionally done in a will. While there may be no legal requirement that a will be used to name a guardian, courts in your jurisdiction may be more comfortable with seeing the appointment in a will.
- Many professionals charge more in upfront fees to draft a trust.
Unfortunately, it may not always be easy to determine when a trust is better than a will. Only by taking a hard look at all of the factors that affect you and your finances can you make an informed choice about which will help you more. No matter what you decide, remember that understanding your estate plan is essential to making sure that you will achieve your goals.
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Hi Gerard,Axelay2003 wrote:A white dial was suggested on the other SaS thread.
Would this be a possibility?
I am planning on two versions at the moment, a black dial and a blue dial.
White is hard to pull off well with sandwich dials. It might be something to look at at a later stage.


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Unlike programs focused on the development of culinary skills, The New School's 60-credit AAS Food Studies program is rooted in solving real-world problems from a variety of approaches and methodologies. Our unique interdisciplinary perspective prepares graduates for employment in all segments of the food sector.
You'll choose one of four areas of concentration:
An expert faculty of culinary historians, policy activists, entrepreneurs, and scientists will lead you on an exploration of issues ranging from food deserts (areas where affordable healthy food is difficult to obtain) to childhood obesity, and from food security to food journalism.
Great emphasis is given to practice-based experiences in the form of prior learning (knowledge gained prior to enrolling in The New School), internships, apprenticeships, self-directed learning, study abroad, and other forms of professional education. These experiences let you apply what you learn in the classroom to real-world situations. You'll graduate with a portfolio of your best work for job interviews and professional networking.
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe Gameplay Movie 3
Lucy brings her siblings to Narnia.
Lucy brings her siblings to Narnia.
Lucy learns what it takes to stay warm in Narnia.
Lucy proves she has some skills.
Use a bundle of logs to float across the lake.
Traverse the ever changing ice of a small lake.
Slide down the ice canyon to avoid the avalanche.
Take careful aim with the bow or the boulder throwing creatures will smash you.
Slide down the ice canyon to avoid the avalanche.
Navigate the tunnels to gather all the coins.
It takes teamwork to take out all the wolves breathing down your neck.
This boy sure likes to beat up the furniture.
Make your way through a tunnel to get some extra coins.
Feast your eyes on an awesome battle in this movie.
Take a look at an adventure through a winter wonderland in this clip.
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A successful volleyball season is being rewarded with the recognition of three Hope players by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA). Sophomore outside hitter Jenna Grasmeyer of Hudsonville (Unity Christian HS) has been named a first-team All-American while senior setter Greer Bratschie of Grand Rapids (East Grand Rapids HS) is a third-team All-America honoree. In addition, junior middle hitter Mari Schoolmaster of Portage (Portage Central HS) is an honorable mention All-America.
This marks the first time in school history that two players have been named AVCA All-Americans in the same season. Three players were previously honored -- Becky Schmidt (1998), Andrea Helminiak (2009) and Jacie Fiedler (2010).
Coach Becky Schmidt's Flying Dutch posted a 29-5 season record and advanced to the semi-finals of the Regional tournament in the NCAA championships. Hope's three players were all first-team All-MIAA honorees. Bratschie and Schoolmaster were co-captains of the team. Bratschie was a thee-time All-Region honoree. Hope during her career posted a 115-21 record.
The AVCA All-Americans will be honored Wednesday at the opening banquet of the NCAA Division III championship being hosted by Hope College.


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Art Anytime on Anything
For years Jessica Hill kept work under her bed, in her closets, in the family's shed, but not anymore. Now it's on her blog, in charity auctions, for sale at galleries and even on TV. Each of her pieces has dozens of different figures and creatures within it. They are her creations, but it is everyone else's interpretations that make these unique creatures in her drawings what they are.
Today's featured artist may live a normal life as a graphic designer in Nashville, Tennessee, but there is way more to it than a good cup of coffee and a great husband. Jessica spends her days outside of work creating art and designs on just about anything and everything she can find with her Sharpie Paint Markers.
Jessica has been at this for a long time. Since she was a kid, her parents and teachers encouraged her to creative outlets. Clearly all the art, music and creative writing classes paid off. Her unconventional art work features characters and figures that take on a life of their own. Each one is individual and each has potential to have its own meaning to the audience. For Jessica though it isn't always what she draws, but where. Old calendars, chairs, used canvases, you name it Jessica will find a way to use it for her work. Using different materials makes the sky the limit. It helps Jessica get out her urge to create. When you are willing to use anything as your canvas there is nothing to hold you back.
Here are some other things that Jessica had to say:
Personal Style: I think my personal style is just fun and amusing, really. I don't think about it too much. My work is usually associated with "street art", which is cool with me. However, the word "obsessed" might describe my personal style, too. I tend to paint things over and over again. I draw all the lines freehand. I have to paint layers and layers of the same color to get a flat, bright image.
Where did these creatures come from: It just sort of evolved over time. Contrary to what some might think, I actually can draw more traditionally, but I always loved street art and skateboard designs. I did silk screening for a while and I loved the bright, flat colors. Also, being a graphic designer, I tend to like minimal things. But I am always thinking about color and layout, too. And again, I just keep myself amused. I think that's also a large part of it. As for the monsters having one big eye and one little eye… I don't know why I do that. I just like how it looks.
What are these guys' personalities: I have never given any character a specific personality, but other people do. People are always naming them or telling me how they see them. I think that's part of the fun for me… I just make characters that I personally find amusing. I like that they seem to appeal to a wide range of people from adults to kids.
How was it to get these guys on TV: It was very flattering and slightly embarrassing. I am always proud of my work, but I can feel my cheeks getting red whenever I get a little bit of the spotlight. Honestly, it's just amazing to me how kind people have been and how much they've embraced my work. It's just amazing and I can't tell you how much I appreciate it.
Why Sharpies Markers: Well, I found that Sharpies markers let me draw on pretty much any surface. Also, I don't have to worry about anything dripping, like I would with paint. All my characters have a black outline on them and I found that with Sharpie markers I have a lot more control over those lines. I don't have to worry about dipping the brush in more paint and I know I can use it on any surface and it won't chip or flake away when it's finished. They are just awesome to use and they have such a wide range of sizes, so it just makes the pieces really look polished in the end.
Favorite Sharpie Marker: Right now I am loving the Sharpie Paint Markers. They give me really smooth lines and consistent black ink. It sounds a little silly, but lots of markers don't always give you a smooth, dark line. They lose ink along the way and that can be frustrating. The Sharpie paint marker has served me well. I also use the extra fine markers for detail work, which is great. I would be lost without them.
Are you an environmentalist or is all this supplies another creative outlet: I wouldlove to say that I am an environmentalist, but it was really kind of accidental. Canvas can be expensive and you don't always have access to one when you get an idea that you want to work on right away. So I started using things I had around the house and I liked how the different materials gave you different results. They all hold paint or ink differently, and I like that. Plus, sometimes I don't have a lot of time to work on a project but I want to do some doodles. I will just grab magazines or old calendars and doodle for a while. It's a really fun outlet for me and I find it really relaxing.
What's your favorite recycled piece: It's so hard for me to say… I really enjoyed filling in my old calendar with doodles. I also did a coffee can label for a local coffee shop here in Nashville and that was actually done on the back of a cereal box. I enjoyed that one!
My husband also brings home scraps pieces of wood for me that he will trim down into little squares and I can't get enough of them!
Most spontaneous piece you've ever created: I think that being able to use what's around does allow me to get my ideas out quickly. Sometimes I get the urge to draw all over photos that my friends will post on-line or email me. It's like this urge that I just can't resist and I have to deface it for some reason! It seems I have a problem with impulse control at times… so lots of the things I make are spontaneous. One day I started drawing my favorites movies on scraps of cardboard. Before I knew it, I had a whole pile of them!
Why do you think it's important to give back: You know, I just think I am so lucky that people like my work. I don't have a ton of money and I don't have a lot of other skills. I am glad I can pitch in this way and help out some good causes. It's just win-win. My favorite experience with volunteering is just meeting so many great people! I've met so many wonderful people through charity events. I also get to team up with other local artists and it's nice to have a sense of community with all of them. It's not competitive and I really enjoy that.
What is on your to-do list right now: Well, I have a show coming up in June that I am working on and some commission work to do after that. There is a festival in August that I have work in and I am booked for another show in December. I try not to get too much on my plate so I don't get overwhelmed, but I stay busy!
If there was one place your art could take you, think DREAM job, where would it be: I gotta say, I LOVE my current job. It's challenging and creative and I work with great people. I don't know what my dream job would be, honestly. I just thank my lucky stars that I can make a living doing what I love. I know that there are lots of people who are not as lucky. I don't know what else I would do if I wasn't doing creative work. My mind couldn't do anything else.
If you're interested in Jessica's work you can view her blog www.jessicahillart.blogspot.com or tweet at her @jessicahillart


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As 2014 winds to an end, it's time to test your memory and see if you were paying attention to the passing parade of pop culture.
See how you do.
Challenge your friends.
And always pay attention to pop culture. (To take the quiz interactively, click here.)
1. In January, a nationwide shortage of what food item caused a small-scale panic among American snackers?
(a.)Velveeta cheese
(d.)Cocktail weiners
2. What Midwestern city became a hot topic on social media outlets after Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning began using it as his key word while calling signals...


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Sara Bareilles Fires Jonah Hill's Brother as Manager After Grammys Fight With Osbournes
Sara Bareilles refuses to become mired in drama. The 'Brave' singer has fired her manager Jordan Feldstein, the older brother of actor Jonah Hill, after he engaged in a fight with Sharon Osbourne at a pre-Grammy fete. The matriarch was so incensed that she threw a plate of food at Feldstein.
The following day, Bareilles gave her manager the boot. Feldstein is not pictured in the photo above, where Mama O. is clearly heated.
Feldstein's roster includes the multi-platinum likes of Robin Thicke and Maroon 5. He found himself in the headlines for his quickie marriage to Clint Eastwood's daughter Francesca, which was on its way to being annulled.
So WTF happened to set Sharon off and to cause Sara to axe him?
He and Sharon O. battled at Clive Davis' party (Jan. 25) at the Beverly Hilton.
He was first seen engaged in an argument with Kelly Osbourne in the ballroom. Kelly then stormed away from his table and Sharon picked up where Kelly left off.
A witness told The Hollywood Reporter that "Sharon walked up to him pointing her finger and screaming." The exchange escalated and Osbourne threw food in his lap and poured water over his head. Bareilles was seated nearby, as was Taylor Swift.
What caused the fight? Apparently, Feldstein made comments about Sharon's son Jack and his wife. The exact nature of those comments remains a mystery, but they were apparently unsavory enough to get Kelly and Sharon going and ultimately lead to his dismissal by a cred client. We don't know Feldstein's side of the story yet, but things had to be pretty bad all around to cause food to be thrown and a client to fire him.


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Larry Fitzgerald's hands set him apart. OK, a lot of what Fitzgerald does sets him apart. But among dominant big-bodied wide receivers of the last decade, there were a lot of guys who put up big yardage yet dropped plenty of passes. (Including Randy Moss, Terrell Owens, Brandon Marshall and Dwayne Bowe.)
When Fitzgerald gets his mitts on a pass for the Arizona Cardinals, he doesn't let it go. It seems that way anyhow, and ProFootballFocus' numbers back up the claim. The site looked through the past three years of numbers to determine the receivers with the best "drop rate." That was their number of "catchable passes" with their number of drops.
We recommend checking out the entire post, but here was the top 10:
1. Earl Bennett
2. Larry Fitzgerald
3. Kevin Walter
4. Lance Moore
5. Malcom Floyd
6. Reggie Wayne
7. Jabar Gaffney
8. Jason Avant
9. Austin Collie
10. Sidney Rice
Fitzgerald sticks out on this list because it's primarily comprised of slot receivers. This makes sense because smaller guys like Bennett, Moore and Avant catch shorter passes. And they get their jobs because of their hands, not their overwhelming physical skill set.
Floyd and Rice are the other two true vertical receivers on the list, although they struggle to stay healthy. That's the amazing part of Fitzgerald's game: There really aren't any holes.


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Theorem: Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic
19 March 2012, 06:29
This photo is taken from just outside Ivan's room.
I'll get to a real interesting theorem sometime. Hopefully. This one is pretty nifty. It's even one of those Fundamental theorems. Like the one that basically says calculus works, bitches! Which I won't get in to, because it's dull.
Theorem: Let $n$ be a member of $\mathbb{Z}^+ \setminus \{1\}$. Then $n$ can be written as a unique product of prime numbers.
I'm not going to prove this. Because I can't be bothered. It's not that hard, being in Euclid and all that. Basically. Anyway, the important word to note is unique. There is some fiddling, as you can write $6 = 2 \cdot 3$ and $6 = 3 \cdot 2$ (yay for isomorphisms). Oh, another consequence of this is that 1 is not prime. Not that it ever was in the first place. Though some people seem to think that it is. If you find one, hit them with a large stick. Or be polite and say "Sir, I do believe you are mistaken".
Posted by Michael Welsh at 06:29.
Your use of the word "consequence" is interesting. Basically, I agree: 1 is not a prime as a consequence of the theorem, but of course this is not a logical consequence at all but an aesthetic one, viz. if 1 were a prime, the theorem would be ugly.
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Josh Wheeler moving the ball forward for the United States at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
Rugby made its Paralympic debut as a demonstration event in Atlanta in 1996. It became a medal sport in Sydney in 2000, where the United States won the gold medal. The game was first developed in Canada as a team sport for quadriplegic athletes, and was originally known as "murderball" because of its intense physical nature. After being introduced in the United States, the name was changed to "quad rugby," but it is also commonly known as wheelchair rugby.
The objective of wheelchair rugby is for a player to carry a ball across the opponent's goal line in order to score a point. A volleyball is used and must be bounced or passed between teammates at least once every 10 seconds during play. The sport is played in four eight-minute stop-time quarters indoors on a basketball court. All players are classified based on their abilities from 0.5 to 3.5 points. Four players from each team are allowed on the court at a time and the classification value between them cannot exceed eight points.
Paralympic wheelchair rugby competition is open to male and female athletes with physical disabilities such as amputation/limb loss, spinal cord injury/wheelchair-users and cerebral palsy/brain injury/stroke.
E-mail questions about wheelchair rugby. Find a local program in your community - visit the Paralympic Resource Network.
For more information on wheelchair rugby, visit:
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Jude Law has banned his teenage son from having a tattoo until he reaches 18.
The British actor's eldest child, Rafferty, is on the cusp of turning 17 and recently informed his father he would be marking his big day by going under the needle.
However, Law wasn't impressed and he warned Rafferty to wait another year.
He tells British TV host Graham Norton, "He had an idea that he wanted to get a tattoo. I told him he wasn't (going to get one). I've got some, I don't regret them but I don't want him tattooed. I told him to wait until he is 18 and then re-think it and make all his mistakes then!"
Rafferty's mother is Law's ex-wife, actress Sadie Frost.


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The Debian GNU/Linux installer has always been one of the best installers you'll find on any free operating system. My one gripe with it is that it involves far too may steps. That is still true with updated installer that comes with Debian 5, the latest release of the distro. However, this new installer has made selecting the initial options a bit more "fun."
Take the first screen shot, for example. The first options you are presented with are:
- Install – choose this if you want an ncurses-based installation.
- Graphical install – this is what you would select if you want a point-and-click installation. Since it's much better than the ncurses-based option, this should have been the default.
- Advanced options – want to install like a pro or to access more – not necessarily advanced options – highlight this option and hit Enter on your keyboard.
Lots more to choose under advanced options:
- Expert install and Graphical expert install – these two options are the expert equivalents of the Install and Graphical install options you encountered on the first screen. Under the expert options, you are in full control of your choices. Even if you are not a pro, do not be intimidated by these two. Try either one. It's a good way to learn more about the Debian installer and all the options available to you. Having a good knowledge of how a distro is installed puts you in a better position to manage it once it's up and running.
- Rescue mode and Graphical rescue mode – These are the ones you do not ever want to use, but when trouble strikes and you need to fix the system, you'll be glad they are available.
- Automated install and Graphical automated install – these two options are designed to reduce your input during the installation process. However, for the iso image I used for testing (x86 iso image), both failed to "load components from the DVD …," and I had to abort the installation. Because this error occured using the same DVD I used for a graphical insatallation, I doubt if the error had anything to do with the media. Must be a problem with the script.
- Alternative desktop environments – if Gnome is not your kind of desktop environment, the installer gives you three more to choose from.
Aside from Gnome, which is the default desktop environment on a Debian system, these are the three alternative desktop environment the installer presents if you select the last option in the screenshot above.
- K Desktop Environment
- LXDE – Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment
- XFCE Desktop Environment
Selecting any of the alternative desktop environments gives you the same installation options you encountered in the first and second screenshots above. Most distros, like Sabayon and Mandriva, allow you to configure most aspects of the system and then present the supported desktop environments towards the end. There is nothing wrong with the Debian way, it is just different.
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The Wangala Harvest Feast is celebrated by the Abeng Garos in Madhupur and in many places in India and is distinctive to the Abeng Garos. This Feast ushers in the most beautiful time of the year. and generally occurs in October when the "jhum" or hill rice is harvested. The rains peter out and the weather becomes sparkling and clear. There is little rain and crops can be harvested. Some time after Wangala there is some cultivation in the "jhum" or slash and burn fields. These fields are cultivated for three years and trees planted after that. Preparation for Wangala begins well before the celebrations are due. Cows or pigs must be purchase from the market to provide meat for the feast. Many people buy new clothes in order to be elegant for the celebration, and men usually repair their houses. The day before the celebration and dances, the cows or pigs are slaughtered.
Dances are practiced and the sound of the "aduri" or horn and drums are heard day and night. The many beautiful dances imitating planting of rice and the death mourning and cremation are practiced. The chicken marriage is imitated along with the slaughtering of animals and the death rites sending the soul for reincarnation to Nokrek, Balpakra and Chickmang hills in India. After cremation the area is smoothed and reincarnation is divined by whatever walks across the soft clay in the next morning.
Wangala is one of the three feasts celebrated by the Abeng and imitate daily activities. Capturing the boy, the cremation, harvesting the hill rice, clearing the jungle for the hill rice, reincarnation are all imitated thru dances. A free flow of rice wine makes for free dances and lot of fun and horseplay that are out of place ordinarily. gongs, flutes and trumpets are played and songs imitating Garo life are sung.
At the Wangala, it is the custom to mix flour with water and put a mark with the mixture in the shape of
the chicken foot on the forehead symbolizing the resurrection. The Harvest Feast is a time for
rejoicing and celebrated with dances, songs and family reunion by the Abengs. The Madhupur
Garos celebrate Mangals and thank God for their beautiful children and family life. Cultural values of family, culture, religion, honesty, truthfulness and inner peace and joy are still valued and practiced in Bangladesh.The Mandis in Pirgacha Mission are still close to their cultural values of family love for the child and spouses. Family life is blessed by their Catholic faith and our Mandis are now educated and hard working. May God Almighty bless all who celebrate this beautiful Wangala Feast. Let us also be thankful for all our benefactors and teachers. Jisuna Rasong!
Rev. Eugene E. Homrich,CSC
Parish Priest, St. Paul's Church,
Pirgacha, Madhupur, Tangail, Bangladesh.
Rev. Eugene E. Homrich,CSC
Parish Priest, St. Paul's Church,
Pirgacha, Madhupur, Tangail, Bangladesh.


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First off, I should let you know that I use WiRNS for a ReplayTV (5060).
On April 29, 2014, Charter Digital for 91106 (CD) went to a new lineup. I assumed that Schedules Direct (SD) would pick up the new lineup.
I think that I was sort-of correct, as follows:
The advice on lineup issues is :
1. Check "edit lineup" on our web page and see if that is correct. if it is, you have an application problem. (numeric mode helps on edit lineups)
It's a bit hard-to-tell, since (for example) what CD calls TeenNick, SD calls TNCK.
and also another complication: CD only provides a listing by alphabetical order (A&E thru Y2K), not by channel number.
As far as I can tell, "MY" lineup on your web page should include everything - many of which were unselected when I checked.
I added back a large subset of the current unselected - just to see what happens. Why the caution? I expected SD to have lots of questions on CD. Searching for "Charter Digital" in "Lineup issues" gave me one ancient hit for 91106. Maybe nobody else out there is still using a ReplayTV?
I assume that I can add back a subset, since the effect of the unselected channels is an incorrect reporting of the "programming service" offerings - the right version of which I can get by "Get Info" on my set-top remote control - but only when tuned to that channel and for that time slot.
*********Please enlighten me why so many correct changes were set to UNSELECTED?
(Off to see what a WiRNS "netconnect" does now...)
Hmm, same number of shows, etc. as before.
Is there no change until the Tribune servers are checked?
How long does that take?
Thanks in advance for any help or suggestions.


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I have been a really good girl this year, and I have been nice to my little brother and share my toys. For Christmas, I would like to have a princess dress, a coloring book. A camera to take lots of pictures with. Also, I would like some sparkle fingernail polish to paint my nails.
Thank you,
Cheyanne Helmer
Hi! My name is Jacy and I am 6 years old! I live in the city of Marion in the state of Kansas which is in the country of USA. I have been trying really hard to get on your "nice" list this year. Some of the wonderful things I have done are: 1. I helped Sara learn how to skip bars on the monkey bars. 2. I helped a hurt friend named Taryn. 3. I helped Mommy make supper. I have a few special Christmas wishes. They are: 1. A microphone stand so I can sing. 2. An American Doll horse for my doll. I want a light brown one. 3. New earrings. I am very excited for your visit. I promise to leave out some cookies for you to snack on. Please give my favorite reindeer, Cupid, a huge hug for me. I will leave out carrots for them. Happy holidays!
Your pal,
Jacy Adkins
How are you? All I want for Christmas is a Barbie Dream House, a pink bike with training wheels, and a Barbie to go with the Dream House. If it is not too much trouble I need a new crayon box and a coloring book (Barbie). Tell the reindeer "hi" for me.
Emily S.
All I want this year is a Giga action figure. I know you are very busy and all getting Dasher and all the reindeer ready but I really want a new Barbie Dream House with Ken of Toy Story 3. But I really hope you like the milk and cookies my mom worked very hard on them. I really want to come and see Mrs. Clause one day. She must be very busy cooking for the elfs and all. My mommy said you can see me all the time. My mommy told me I need to have a role model and I said Santa. I don't know how you get everywhere so fast. I was glad to sit on your lap today and tell you what I wanted. I also need a new box of crayons my red crayon broke. I hope you read my whole letter because I really love you you are my hero.
P.S. Look on the back.
I love you, Santa! I hope you have safe travels. I would like a fire truck with a crane, two transformers (a Bumblebee and a jet), and a super garage.
Keenan, age 4½
How are you? Are you ready for Christmas? I have been a good boy. I would like a knight's castle that pulls out big. Dad told me you can get that at Walmart. I will leave you cookies where to get it. My brother might help me make it. I would also like a joker house.
Merry Christmas,
Harrison, age 4
P.S. I would like some socks, too.
I would like to have a "Luke" train from Thomas the Train please. I would like to have a John Deere tractor like Daddy has also.
Thank you,
I would like some Stompeez and a new bike and new shoes with butterflies on them also some new purple baby dolls and a new game for my Leap Frog and that's all.
Thank you,
I would like some dolls, puzzles, and Legos.
I would like some crayons and cars and trucks.
How are you? My name is Brooklyn and I am 2 years old. I've tried to be good this year. I would like a new dollhouse for Christmas and Mommy says I need big girl panties (I'm not sure I do). I will help Mommy and my sister and brothers bake you cookies and leave out some reindeer food, too!
Brooklyn M.
My name is Brody, I am 4 years old. I would like two dump trucks, two Buzz Lightyear toys, one for me and one for my brother. I would also like a new firetruck, a Batman car, and a new car for Christmas. And a new bike for my brother Billy. Thank you, Santa.
Brody Coleman
I want Stinky the Trash Truck for Christmas. My brother wants an alligator wagon.
I would like a bicycle, Lala Loopsy dolls and Lala Loopsy house, Polly Pockets, baby doll for Christmas and Wii game (Dora if possible), DVD Lala Loopsy, and Stompeez, shoes, flowers, pillow, light heart game for Leapster. That is all.
Thank you,
Are you done making all the goodies? I want you to make more candy for me. I want a lot of candy and presents. I would like a real dirtbike for Christmas, it turns on with a button and goes fast. I like you — that's all.
I love you! You are my favorite! I would like a Venom Spider-Man costume! Also a red Spider-Man costume. How are your reindeer? One more thing Santa, I would like a Power-Wheels truck. Thank you Santa!
I want some skates and a live guinea pig and that is what I want. Caleb wants a toy truck and toy chopper and that's what Caleb wants.
Christmas is my favorite holiday. I would like a puppy for Christmas. Also I would like a set of drums and the game bridge. I will have a plate of sugar cookies ready for you on Christmas Eve. Thank you Santa!
I have been a good boy. I hope you bring me a truck like my daddy's, so I can push it around. Please tell Rudolph the reindeer hi for me.
Thank you,
I would like a new bike for Christmas and a helmet. I would like a blue one. What kind of reindeer do you like? I like Rudolph the best, do you like him the best, too? How nice are your reindeer?
I want the Dream lite, the Thomas the Train set, and Stompeez for Christmas.
Thank you,
My name is Cooper and I am 4 years old. I've been a good boy most of the year. I would like a watergun so I can squirt my daddy, a John Deere Lego set, a computer, a phone, a black vest like my daddy's, a DS, and an iPad. What kinds of cookies do you like and what should I leave out for the reindeer?
Can you come to my house? I might like some kitchen food to play with and a few mermaids.
Dylan Kraus
Can I have a wooden pocket knife? It's only for play, not real. I won't hurt myself. I love you.
Ryder Kraus
I have been pretty good this year. Can I have a unicorn that lights up and sings and a pink sparkle hat?
Taryn Krau
Could I please have a package of origami paper and a easy to understand book of origami? I also want another latch hook project. Lastly, if there's room on the sleigh, I would want a fortune cookie maker.
Elise Eleanor Schlehuber
For Christmas I would like an automatic toothbrush a plastic tube of M&Ms and stickers for my automatic toothbrush and for giving back homemade M&M cookies your favorite.
Gabriella Schlehuber
I know I have already sent you a few letters, but I forgot to list a few things. I really like Justin Bieber, so anything with him on it, I will love. I don't have a Justin Bieber puzzle yet, so I would really like one of those. Then I would really like a Pretzel Bakery, Newborn Baby, and Twist Talk game. I am trying to be nice and listen to my Dad and Mom. I will leave you cookies and milk. I will also leave a snack for the reindeer. I have been loving Jack the Elf. He has been hiding really silly and I love waking up in the morning to see where he is hiding. Today he was hiding by my gingerbread house and had eaten some of it.
Grace Ashton Hett
I want a Lite Sprit Meadow. I want a Barbie Ballet. I want a Barbie movie. I want a rip-out calendar. I want a fairy doll. I want dress-up clothes. I want a fake makeup kit. I want a coloring book too.
My name is Gavin. I live in Marion. What I want for Christmas is snow. This is my Christmas list: football tape, football cleats, football pads, baseball pants, kickoff tee, long socks.
Hi! My name is Jonathan and I am 7 years old! I live Marion, Kansas, which is in the USA. I have been trying really hard to get on your "nice" list this year. Some of the wonderful things I have done are: 1. Help my dad put on the lights. 2. I help my mom. 3. I wrote a soldier a letter. I have a few special Christmas wishes. They are: 1. Dream light. 2. fishing pole. 3. mini-computer. I am very excited for your visit! I promise to leave out some cookies for you to snack on! Please give my favorite reindeer, Prancer, a huge hug for me! Happy holidays!
Your pal,
Jonathan Leo Frese
My name is Liran Wasmuth, and I am 4 years old. I have been a pretty good boy this year, but I can be awfully naughty. Luckily my cuteness gets me out of too much trouble. I hate "timeouts" in my bedroom! This year for Christmas I would like some snow to play in. I would also like anything to do with animals, like puzzles, books, etc. I especially love farm animals! Thank you Santa, I hope to see you soon!
How have you been? I have been good this year. Here are some of the things I would like you to bring me for Christmas! Spider-man web shooter glove, guitar, Dr. Dreadful Alien Autopsy set, Smartlabs Toys Weird and Wacky Contraption Lab, Legos Ninjago Fangpyre Mech, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Batman stuff, Star Wars Darth Maul light saber, Nerf guns. I hope you have a merry Christmas and a happy new year! Thanks.
I would like a Furby and a pet lizard. I would also like a couple of new clothes. Thank you.
I have been a good girl this year. I would like to have My Little Pony Got Married and a Dreamlight. I also would like for you to give baby Autum lots of toys. I would like any toy in the world that you bring me.
My name is Rusty. I have tried to be good all year. My teacher's name is Mrs. Leslie and I love school. I would like a monster truck, a combine, and two race cars for me and my poppa. My mommy wants a big deer for the front yard.
I love you Santa,
P.S. I will leave you some cookies and milk for your trip and apples and some carrots for your reindeer.
I want for Christmas: makeup, box with butterflies on it, slippers, crayons, markers. Thank you so much!
I would like a Terrain Twister and an iPad, monster, camera, Mario Party, Mario Kart DS, Cars 2 DS, Monster High.
Can I please have Jabba's palace? If you cannot get it, then can I please have the walkie talkie?
Hope all is well with you and the elves. Tell Mrs. Claus that I will leave you plenty of cookies and milk. Please bring me some John Deere farm equipment and more animals. I would understand if they are too heavy, in that case I would like some more Thomas the Train playset pieces or some new books.
Your friend,
How are you? I have been good. Today I would like a motorcycle, a Transformer and Bumble Bee Transformer. I will leave cookies and a special picture for you.
I have been good this year. I would like some muffins. I also want some marbles and trains. How are your reindeer?
Your friend,
For Christmas, I'd like a toy car and a cool hat. I also enjoy Thomas the Tank Engine movies. I hope you and the reindeer are doing good. Be careful on Christmas Eve.
I would really like snow for Christmas so that I can build snowballs and a snowman! I want a new bike and a new car! I would also like puzzles for Christmas. Thank you Santa!
I have been very good this year. Please bring me a princess flag, Dora doll with the potty chair, backpack, and map. I also want a squeaky rabbit and mouse. I love you!
I am on your nice list. I would like a Big Tow Mater that talks. Also a big Fin McMissle. I hope your reindeer are good! Also I would like a big Lightning McQueen and some bright Christmas lights for my house. Thank you Santa I hope to see you soon!
How are you? I love you, Santa Claus. I have been a good
girl. I would like a purple Care Bear for Christmas and a big pony that has a lot of things to do with her.
Merry Christmas,
Maddi, age 4
I would like a racecar that goes really fast … a Spongebob Squarepants movie … a Thomas the Train set that goes choo choo … a monster truck … and a coloring book.
I would like a big Barbie Dream House and Barbies that come with everything new clothes and a swim suit. I would like more dolls and a tiny toy puppy and even candy in my stocking. I want a Barbie with the camera in her and last but not least a princess that dances and talks and a huge castle.
How are the reindeer? What are their names? Merry Christmas, Santa.
Are your reindeer nice? I would love to pet one someday! Which reindeer is your favorite? My favorite reindeer is Rudolph! I would like a new bike for Christmas. I like to draw with markers too. Have a safe trip on Christmas Eve!
How are you and Mrs. Clause? I have tried to be a good girl this year. Will you please bring me cool baker and a stuffed bear and glass slippers, candy and bubble gum, one pretty dress, computer, toy wagon for my dolls, and a flying helicopter with a controller. Thank you for your consideration. Hope I'm not on the naughty list.
I have been good this year. I would like Star Wars Legos, race car tower with Lightning McQueen, Hot Wheels cars, and the Avengers. Also a big castle.
Luke Wessel
I would like to have some tractors, a snake, an airplane, a choo choo train, and a fire truck.
Thank you,
Jace Helmer
How are you? I have been a good boy this year. I would like an Imaginext castle and Batman Batcave for Christmas. I saw you at the parade the other day. Mommy said the reindeer were resting for Christmas and that's why you were riding a firetruck. I will leave you cookies and milk.
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Competing in the Music City Distance Carnival at Vanderbilt on a hot and humid night, Chastain set a new school record in the men's mile.
The full mile is a rarely contested event on the track these days. Chastain's time of 4:08.89 broke Andy Russell's 41-year-old previous school record of 4:10.54, set in 1969.
The race was Chastain's last ever in a Lipscomb University uniform and caps a record breaking senior season that was arguably the best individual season in Lipscomb Track & Field history.
Chastain ends his career as one of the most honored runners in both track & field and cross country.
He capped his list of honors with the James R. Byers Award, the highest honor a Lipscomb athlete can received. The annual award recognizes a male and female athlete for "outstanding Christian leadership as well as excellence in both academics and athletics.
Chastain was also named by ESPN The Magazine/College Sports Information Directors as First Team All-Academic in District IV which includes Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Michigan and Ohio. He was a second team pick last season.


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Portraits of notable NZ scientists from the Royal Society of New Zealand's collections- including Nobel Prize winners Alan MacDiarmid and Maurice Wilkins
The Art of Science captures the connections between artists and scientists, and between science and art. The exhibition features paintings from the Royal Society of New Zealand's fascinating visual archive of portraits of prominent present and past scientists plus interpretive text telling the individual stories of the scientists portrayed – their innovations and successes. Curated by award winning science and exhibition writer, Rebecca Priestley.
This exhibition is a partnership between the New Zealand Portrait Gallery and the Royal Society of New Zealand and is proudly sponsored by Resene Paints.
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A Las Vegas woman sued Match.com for $10 million, saying a man she met through the website stabbed her 10 times, kicked her repeatedly, and then left her for dead in her garage, Courthouse News Service reports.
Mary Kay Beckman's alleged attacker, Wade Mitchell Ridley, 54, died in prison last year while serving up to 70 years for killing one of his ex-girlfriends in Phoenix, Ariz., according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Beckman says she only knew Ridley 10 days before she broke up with him in September 2010, according to Courthouse News.
When Beckman broke up with him, he sent her threatening messages, she says in the suit filed in Clark County District Court. He then hid in her garage and assaulted her on the night of Jan. 21, 2011, she says.
In her complaint, she says the site misled her into thinking she'd end up in "a stable and loving relationship with another member," according to Courthouse News. Instead, she met "an individual whose intentions are not to find a mate, but to find victims to kill or rape," the complaint alleges.
Beckman has undergone surgeries to repair damage to her jaw, eyes, ears, and skull.
"What happened to Mary Kay Beckman is horrible, but this lawsuit is absurd," Match.com said in a statement to Courthouse News. The dating site called Ridley a "sick, twisted individual with no prior criminal record," who didn't reflect the rest of the Match.com community.


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April 21 Weekly Release
• The Schedule
Saturday, April 21, 2012 at Campus Diamond
UC Santa Barbara (21-25, 6-3) vs. Pacific (28-14, 7-2), 12 & 2 pm
All-time series record vs. Tigers: 38-64
Last time vs. Pacific: L, 9-2 (May 7, 2011)
Live Stats • KCSB Audio Broadcast
Sunday, April 22, 2012
UC Santa Barbara at Pacific, 12 pm
Live Stats • KCSB Audio Broadcast
• This Week in Gaucho Softball
UC Santa Barbara will look to extend its five-game winning streak this weekend as it returns to the friendly confines of Campus Diamond to host Pacific in a Big West Conference series. The Tigers currently lead the league with their 7-2 record while UCSB, Long Beach State and UC Davis are all currently tied for second with 6-3 marks.
• Weekend Rewind
The Gauchos are coming off of a three-game sweep of UC Riverside last weekend. The sweep is UCSB's first this season and marked the Gauchos second Big West series win. UCSB won game one, 11-1, marking a season-high in runs. The Gauchos then went on to capture game two, 6-3, and game three, 3-1.
• For The Record
UCSB carries a 21-25 overall record into this weekend's games. The Gauchos have won five straight, tying their previous season-best win streak, which ran from February 23-26. UCSB has posted an 11-5 record within the friendly confines of Campus Diamond this year and has won its last three home games.
• Pouncing On Pacific
Pacific enters this weekend with a 28-14 overall record and a 7-2 mark in the Big West. The Tigers have swept their last two conference series against UC Riverside and Cal State Fullerton, respectively. Pacific has won its last six games against the Gauchos, sweeping both the 2010 and 2011 series. UCSB won the series in 2009, two games to one.
• Taking On The Best
The Gauchos have played 11 games against teams in the ESPN.com/USA Softball and NFCA Top-25 polls and have played another four games against teams that were receiving votes at the time of the contest. UCSB has gone 2-9 in these games. The tough schedule is reflected in the Gauchos' ranking as No. 98 among all NCAA Division I programs in the NCAA's Rating Percentage Index.
• Wisdom Garners Weekly Honors After Five Wins
Freshman pitcher Shelby Wisdom garnered Big West Conference Pitcher of the Week and College Sport Madness Softball Big West Player of the Week honors after an outstanding week in the circle for the Gauchos. The Elk Grove, Calif. native led UCSB to five consecutive wins last week, including a doubleheader sweep of Cal State Bakersfield and a conference series sweep of UC Riverside. Wisdom tossed a total of 28 innings during the week and three complete games. She compiled a 1.00 ERA across her five games, allowed just five runs (four earned) on 18 hits, and struck out 33 batters. The five-game winning streak is her longest of the season. At the plate, Wisdom batted .333 with a team-best five runs coupled with four RBI. She posted a career-best three hits in the opener against the Highlanders to go along with three RBI and a home run.
• Gaining A Little More Wisdom
Wisdom carries a 16-12 record into this weekend and is just two wins shy of tying the school record for single season pitcher victories. Her 183 strikeouts already rank as the most in a single season by a Gaucho since 2007 when Jennifer Davis had 216. Wisdom leads all Big West pitchers in innings (190.2), strikeouts, strikeouts looking (49), wins, appearances (38) and starts (25). She is third in season ERA (2.53) and is second with her 0.97 ERA in Big West games.
• DePompa And Circumstance
Senior Lainey DePompa is amidst the longest hitting streak of her career at seven games. During last week's five games, she led the Gauchos. DePompa had a team-best six hits, 10 total bases and four RBI. She was the only Gaucho to register a hit in every game and she drove in the game-winning run against Bakersfield in game one. Her home run in the series finale against the Highlanders proved to be the game-winning run. She currently leads the team with five home runs, which ranks fifth among league leaders. DePompa leads the conference in chances (295) and putouts (261).
• Speedy Soria
Jessica Soria leads the Gauchos in hits (45), which ranks third in the Big West. The quick outfielder is tops among all conference players with 18 stolen bases, which ranks her ninth on the UCSB single season list. Soria has reached base safely in 16 of the last 17 games.
• Moving On Up
Junior Keilani Jennings is making her mark in the UCSB career record book. She is eighth in doubles (27), seventh in home runs (18) and has cracked the top-10 in RBI, now ranking 10th with 72. Jennings leads the Gauchos in doubles (8) and walks (23), which is third in league. The junior has drawn at least one walk in nine of the last 13 games and has reached first base safely in 16 of the last 17 games.
• Take A Pilpil
Sophomore Kathryn Pilpil has been extremely effective at getting on-base, posting a team-leading .374 on-base percentage. The second baseman has reached safely in 16 of the last 17 games, a span in which she has tallied 11 hits and 15 of her 20 walks. She is tied for first on the team in runs (19) with Soria and is second on the team in hits (35) and walks.
• Catching Fire
Senior Brooke Putich put together a four-game streak in which she tallied two hits per game. It was snapped in game two against UC Riverside. During the final two games of the series, she walked three times, posted an RBI, a stolen base and scored a run.
• The Galicinao File
Now in her fifth season at the helm of the UCSB softball program, head coach Brie Galicinao has coached the Gauchos to a 119-137 record for a .464 winning percentage, the second best since the softball program went Division I in 1982.
• Next Up: Taking On The Tigers
After this weekend's series, UCSB will travel to UC Davis the weekend of April 28-29 to face the Aggies in a three-game series. The series is slated for a noon start on Saturday. The Gauchos will play their final home series the following weekend – May 5-6 – against rival Cal Poly.


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Joined: 18 Mar 2008
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Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 9:22 pm
Post subject: Which University? Dish the dirt please!
I've gained a WAY higher GAMSAT score than I expected - 68 - which alters my plan of just applying for the Unis that accept the lowest scores.
I'm sure I could pass an interview, and my weighted GPA is 6.1. So from what I've read on this very helpful forum, I can probably apply to anywhere (!!!) and have a reasonable chance.
Problem is...
I've never been to Australia
So I have
absolutely no idea
of what the different Med Schools, and cities, are like. And every university proclaims themselves to be the best in the country for research/teaching/lifestyle!
So really, truthfully, honestly.... what's the dirt on each Uni? Which is better at what? What's the ups and downs? What sort of things influenced your short-list of preferred Unis?
(I just discovered, for instance, that Monash's campus is 160km east of Melbourne - not IN Melbourne. I have also discovered that Brisbane is above, not below Sydney. Geography was never my strong point).
Since I'd be shifting from overseas I'm happy to go anywhere. The only things influencing me at the moment is:
a) mate who said 'Oooh go to Melbourne, it's a awesome city' and I have some friends on the Gold Coast
b) that I don't like hot climates
c) and that I like hands-on and visual learning.
I really don't want to base my choice of Uni on those first two points alone!
So if you were me, where would you apply to?
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Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 5:41 pm
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the gold coast is no where near melbourne, different state to be specific.
griffith on the gold coast however is the newest med school and i am finding it great at the moment.
UQ is ditching their lectures next year and using podcasts instead, so no sure how good that'll be.
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Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 7:53 pm
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I'm not keen on that idea. UQ is out then!
What do you like about Griffith? What's it known for?
Thanks Jabroney!
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Location: Gold Coast, AUS
Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 1:17 pm
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Hm, Jabroney a fellow Griffo. I wonder who you are...
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Location: gold coast
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 2:09 pm
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o i was planning to go to uq med...
currently enrolled in uq b science.. . >.<''
really podcasts instead of lecturess ....= =''
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Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 8:48 pm
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brandywine. Don't come to UQ. We prefer people who take Medicine (and the selection of a Med school) seriously.
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Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 9:17 am
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I think thats a bit harsh - it didnt sound like s/he isn't taking it seriously, just not sure which university to apply to coz of being from overseas. I know really brilliant people (close rellies included - one who is now a fantastic astrophysicist) who based their choice of overseas unis on less criteria than brandywine and became a real asset to their unversity.
I guess by not having any preconceived notions of what the university is like brandywine will maybe choose a good uni based on real med/prospective students opinions, not just the unis "reputation". Also, makes sense to ask here as thats what this forum is about and if they did better than they thought they may be able to get into somewhere they hadn't thought about.
Thats my opinion anyway
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Location: Perth, WA
Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 2:28 am
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SoMdoesn'tcare wrote:
brandywine. Don't come to UQ. We prefer people who take Medicine (and the selection of a Med school) seriously.
mmm. I know a lot of people chose UQ so they didn't need to interview? doesn't seem like the most robust school selection to me....
I'm not sure there are any med schools are open to applicants who are not taking things seriously....
Flames aside,
Yes, I agree with the previous poster, its important for our new friend here to do his/her research. the key is that talking on forums like this is just one aspect of the research into a med school.
I recommend getting onto the internet, and really looking into the areas, costs of living etc, as some a MUCH dearer places to live than others. Also, once you narrow it down, email the med student society and ask if there is someone you can call to have a chat about uni life and their experience.
Most of us would happily take a call from a prospective student..... saves us from having to study
GOOD LUCK! great GAMSAT score.
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Location: Argentina
Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2013 7:16 am
Post subject: Which University Dish the dirt please
I would be very interested in students views of the universities, both from Italian and non-Italian students. Probably Youtube for those.
Also, I would be interested in a written comparison of seats available EU and non-EU, cost of living at each site, range of ethnicities, transportation, etc.
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Mary was wise in the ways of nature and looked there for direction on solving many of life's problem. I thought and thought about the fields going fallow and how it was nature's way to rest and get all systems ready for the work that would follow, like the spring and summer follow the resting time of winter. Before our conversation ended she said: now go be useful to yourself, rest, and then when you're ready, clean something.
My friend Mary intended that I take a well deserved rest after my show and then start the whole creative cycle all over again by cleaning my studio. I still follow that work pattern to this day. I'll chug along on a project, mostly genealogy stuff, and conclude the work, then take a short break. When I come back the first thing I do is get organized, make notes in the clear light of a new dawn, and outline what to do next. I clean as I go:)
In my last post I mentioned Eric Maisel's book, Fearless Creating, which I like very much as well as the other of his book about the creative process on my bookshelf, A Life in the Arts. They have both been helpful in my coming to a greater understanding of how things work. One of the most useful concepts for me is the concept, and a chapter title, "Hushing and Holding". In a nutshell Maisel gives direction that at the start of a new cycle or project it is helpful to simply hold the concept of the project within, not talk or write about it for a bit, and hold that thought. In the pause the concept will form itself. The mind will continue to work and resolve conflict, organize purpose, and solidify the squishy without too much effort on our part... while we go clean something.
He's a link to Maisel's book list in case you're interested: http://ericmaisel.com/books/
Hushing and Holding has been part of my work habit since I first read Maisel's words. It really works well for me even though it feels awkward not to dive in, make lists and email at least five people;) Sometimes it's hard for me to resist the urge to jump into action and "get 'er done".
I once chatted about this way of approaching the work with a renown artists I know well and he said, "Oh I never talk about my projects until they are started and the first brush strokes down on canvas. It erodes the energy to talk about it too early. Keep yourself to yourself."
This is very true of the creative process, I've found. There will be time once I have the project firmly in my mind for bouncing ideas off others and researching various strategies, but only after the real concept is so solid that I can write it down in a short paragraph.
It's the start of the new year and a good time to take stock of my genealogy projects... and clean up the stacks of papers gathering at my ankles. May we all be just a bit better and happier in our ancestral pursuits this time around!
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A good place to sit, hush and hold.
The URL for this post is: http://nutsfromthefamilytree.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-creative-process-purpose-of-pauses.html


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Yao Ming Charity Game Recap
Shortly after dinner, I got a text from my friend Ed saying that Yao Ming's charity game was on TV. The NBA team, which was comprised of a cast of seemingly random players, included Aaron Brooks, Chase Budinger, Hasheem Thabeet (introduced as something like "Ha-shee Sa-bit"), Brandon Jennings, Amir Johnson, DaJuan Summers, Aaron Brooks (introduced as "Aaron Booker"), Luke Babbitt, and late addition Jeremy Lin (who was personally invited by Yao).
My first thought was that all the players must share an agent, and a bit of research proved me [mostly] right. Yao, Thabeet, Jennings, Johnson, Budinger, and Baron Davis (who was supposed to have made the trip) are all signed with BDA, and Brooks and Lin's invitations are easily explained as well. Summers and Babbitt? No idea.
The NBA team was playing against an All-Star team from the local league and the Shanghai Sharks, which is owned by Yao.
–From the horn, the NBA team runs away with the game and embarrasses the heck out of the All-Stars. The score after four minutes was something like 25-5, with a Thabeet reverse dunk followed by a Budinger breakaway windmill dunk followed by a badly-botched pass-to-myself-off-the-backboard dunk attempt by Jennings.
–Thabeet is looking/feeling cocky. Probably because this is the first time he's feeling good on a court since college.
–For some reason, they have stupid contests during timeouts (making the timeouts last 10+ minutes). They hold a dunk contest during the first one. Even though the rims are significantly lower than NBA-regulation rims, the two local players put up the most weakass sauce dunks you've ever seen. Sad.
–The MC requests that Jeremy perform a dunk. He does. The crowd goes wild. Next, Yao gets the crowd to start chanting "Chase" (it sounds like "Jazz" to me) even though I doubt anyone knows who he is. Budinger wows the crowd with a Harold Miner between-the-legs dunk. The MC goes, "Thank you Jeremy!!!!"–completely ignoring Chase–to end the timeout.
–Why is there an Afghan woman sitting on the NBA team's bench?
–The Chinese commentators start talking about how Jeremy, who, by the way, has been dressed in a jersey with his Chinese name on it, arrived at 5 a.m. today and then start conjecturing about whether he appears to be suffering from jet lag. Fascinating. Ed, meanwhile, can't believe that Summers and Babbitt got invited.
–For whatever reason, the network decides to show commercials based on its own schedule with complete disregard for the game. During breaks, they shrink the game and send it off to the side of the screen while they blast stupid commercials. I'm severely annoyed. Text from Ed: "Oh god, this tv station is killing me."
–Jennings is totally enjoying himself. He's doing all the stuff that Scott Skiles won't let him do, and blowing kisses at the crowd after a free throw. He misses on his second FT (on purpose?), sprints down the lane, and tries to slam it in but it's yet another failed attempt.
–For whatever reason, they decide to have one of the local players do pushups at the next timeout. At least, that's what I think he's doing because he actually looks like he's showing off his missionary position skills.
–The pushups are followed up by a celebrity free throw contest (a tech company is donating money for every FT made). Jay Chou, aka Kato in the new "Green Hornet," is up first. His FTs are all jump shots and poor guy, he's tired after about 8 shots. What follows is a lineup of alleged celebs ("alleged" because I don't know who any of them are), including one guy that fails to make a single shot. Ed: "Tell me when this crap is over."
–Halftime: 72-44.
–I was wrong. There are two Afghan women sitting with the NBA players.
–In the fourth quarter, one of the commentators references John Stockton while talking about Jennings and point guards. Yay. Ed: "Why doesn't Lin do some DWill-like crossovers?" The answer, I think, is because not everyone can.
–Timeout: All-Star Game-style skills contest. Instead of those net containers for passes, the players are required to merely throw the ball towards the corner of the court. And instead of those NBA logo figures that players have to dribble around, they have actual kids (including one in a Cleveland LBJ jersey). The kids mess the players up by swiping at the ball. Ed: "Shoot me."
–Back to play. Finally. Have I mentioned that the stupid timeouts seem to last longer than the quarters? Budinger slams it home off a Jennings off-the-backboard pass. The commentators are completely astounded and confounded that a white guy can jump that high.
–Lin steals the ball and dunks it with 15 seconds left. As far as the crowd is concerned, it's a perfect end to the game. Final score: 137-103.


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The Chronic Ills of Nannya
What's the message of the New York soda-size ruling? Government can't control lifestyle diseases the way it controls infectious epidemics.
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Monday was a bad day for the food police. A judge in New York City ruled that the city's board of health exceeded its authority last year when it limited sodas to 16 ounces. The judge gave several reasons, but here's the one most likely to affect your life: Government can't control lifestyle diseases the way it controls infectious epidemics.
Communicable diseases, such as smallpox or the flu, travel from person to person through microbes. Most chronic diseases, such as cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular illness, don't. They're driven, as the World Health Organization explains, by "unhealthy lifestyles." And this radically constrains the government's ability and authority to control them.
The soda-size limit, which Mayor Michael Bloomberg calls a "portion cap," never went through the city council. Bloomberg imposed it unilaterally last September through his board of health. The board cited Section 556 of the city charter, which authorizes the city health department to "regulate the food and drug supply" and "supervise the reporting and control of communicable and chronic diseases." The board noted that "sugary drinks are a leading driver of the obesity epidemic and are associated with dangerous chronic diseases" such as diabetes and heart ailments.
This was an obvious stretch of the charter. When the city council inserted these clauses in 1977, few people saw obesity as a major chronic disease, and nobody saw portion control as part of ordinary food-supply regulation. And while the charter language did include chronic as well as communicable illness, it didn't say that the department's power to supervise disease control extended equally to both types.
The health department ignored these distinctions. A week before it approved the portion cap, it released a memo responding to complaints that controlling drink size "is not the government's role." The memo, signed by the department's assistant commissioner for chronic disease prevention, noted that the board of health "has a successful track record of adopting rules that protect the health of New Yorkers, including bans on lead paint, tuberculosis control provisions, and requirements regarding calorie labeling and the elimination of trans fats from restaurants."
Opponents picked apart these precedents. In an amicus brief filed with the court on Nov. 7, five dissenters on the city council pointed out that calorie counts are just information, that the trans fat ban was ratified by the council, and that lead paint, unlike soda, is inherently toxic. They added:
"Unlike obesity, tuberculosis is a dangerous, communicable disease, and the core function of health departments has long been to control such diseases and prevent extensive person-to-person spreading. … But obesity does not spread in this way. Rather, it develops based on a person's personal characteristics and environment—including social, behavioral, and cultural factors. … Thus, [the health department's] 'control' powers under the Charter with respect to [communicable] diseases … says nothing about the extent of [its] power to override individual preferences that might contribute to a non-communicable condition like obesity."
Furthermore, the dissenters argued, the behavioral complexity of today's chronic diseases meant that any agency fully authorized to control them would become an intrusive nightmare. They conceded that soda might contribute to chronic illness, but "so too does eating fatty foods, exercising too infrequently, or watching too much television." Unfettered authority to stamp out these maladies, they warned, would empower the health department "to regulate such behaviors with no input from the Council."
All of this was true. But it wasn't the whole story. A day after the dissenters filed their brief, health advocates, led by Yale's Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, issued an amicus brief defending the portion cap. They argued that if health departments couldn't tackle chronic disease, they couldn't do their job:
"The most pressing public health problems today are obesity and obesity-related disease, such as diabetes and coronary heart disease. Long gone are the public health problems that historically affected large cities stemming from a lack of sanitation and high incidence of communicable disease. If health departments refused to act on this reality, they would be failing to meet their responsibilities to protect the public's health."
City health commissioner Thomas Farley underscored this point. "These chronic conditions now cause a higher toll of preventable human suffering than even the most prevalent communicable diseases," he testified in a Nov. 9 affidavit. "Their burden also uses more of society's resources."
That, too, was true. But the department didn't stop there. In a brief filed on Nov. 9, it claimed that the complexity of chronic diseases made the task of controlling them a matter of technical expertise. The department argued that state legislators who initially chartered the board of health "could not have foreseen … the specific need for regulations concerning portion caps for sugary beverages to fight obesity and chronic diseases." Accordingly:
"Because of the complexity and difficulty of the issues involved with supervising the control of chronic disease and supervising and regulating the City's food supply and food service establishments, the Legislature has delegated regulatory authority to the Department and the Board as they have the specialized knowledge and expertise to effectively deal with such matters."
In other words, obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease are so scientifically convoluted that only the health department is qualified to manage them. Experts, not legislators or citizens, must decide how big a soda can be.
That's a huge mistake. The factors that make chronic disease trickier than communicable disease involve more than biological science. They involve social science. What you eat, how much exercise you get, and how much stress you endure are matters of lifestyle, economics, and culture. They touch on corporate marketing, mass media, and personal responsibility. To address these problems wisely and within reason, you need a broader perspective. You need to understand people, their values, their foibles, and the limits of what we can or should do for one another.
In his ruling on Monday, the judge rejected the health department's assertion of sweeping authority over chronic illness. The history of the department's charter, he wrote, showed that its mandate was to "prevent and protect against communicable, infectious, and pestilent diseases." The board of health could regulate the food supply, he conceded, but only "when the City is facing eminent [sic] danger due to disease. That has not been demonstrated herein."
The judge was right about the past. But he's wrong about the future. The reason chronic disease doesn't look like an imminent threat, in the old-style sense, is that it doesn't attack with the same speed as most communicable diseases. The onslaught isn't imminent. It's already here. If bureaucrats have no unilateral authority to restrict portion size—and I agree that they don't—we need to figure out how to promote portion control and other good habits in ways that are effective, legally sound, and socially accepted. Limiting government's power isn't the end of the struggle. It's just the beginning.
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These are some of the basic and the important feature of an 123 HP Deskjet 2130 printer. You can also know more about the printer setup from 123.hp.com/dj2130. This may help you in all means. You can know more about the printer setup and start using the printer.
There are some other options that can help you work efficiently with your 123 HP Deskjet 2130 printer setup. You may also download the printer driver setup from 123.hp.com/setup and install the printer setup to your computer setup and start accessing the printer from anywhere.