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Certainly the worst problem that computer users face is a virus attack. This inconvenience normally happens due to the absence of antivirus software, using virus definitions that are not up to date, or indeed using a poor antivirus software altogether. Your computer repair Howard county MD experts of choice should be able to identify whether the virus attack is as a result of an adware, worm, Trojan, malware or spyware intrusion, and then make an informed decision as to clean it up with a few adjustments, or even go all the way i.e. backup your data and then wipe the system clean.
Another problem that occasions all computer users has to do with the system slowing down with time despite it being new, and which is normally as a result of the computer having software suites that are really not necessary or not often used. The solutions that the computer repair Howard county MD professionals you choose should provide entail making the start-up programs as lean as it can get, uninstalling infrequently-used applications, clearing out computer temporary files, and the removal of extra/unnecessary widgets and tool-bars. The last resort should be that of upgrading the memory. These steps should be able to solve the issues of slow system startup and slow running performance.
It is true that many computer repair firms are only proficient in Windows-based systems. A good indicator of a suitable computer repair Howard county MD firm therefore is the ability to address Mac systems e.g. iMacs, Mac minis, Macbooks, or iBooks, so as to deal with issues such as operating system installation and upgrades, boot-up issues, or even hardware issues such as LCD replacement. Similarly, we need experts that are proficient in desktop and laptop hardware issues, and this considering that laptops are more fragile, and that they are frequently carried around thus taking tons of bumps yet they carry so much data crucial to the convenience of everyday life. Some of the issues with laptops include malfunctioning keyboards, missing keys, broken or loose DC jacks, and motherboard problems.
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I have already prepared my Christmas gift list and lucky are those who made it in the list! Just kidding! I made the list the other day and I have been breaking my head as to what to give my family and friends with all the choices out there. I also have to put the budget in the equation as well because money is still scarce. However, I have been scrimping for almost 2 years and I feel that this is the time to spare something for my family because they deserve something special.
I have already bought my husband a gift yesterday and it is what he likes – iPad! Yes, a bit pricey but anything for the man who puts food on the table, shelter on our heads, and financial sustenance. He deserves that, big time. I am planning to buy my tech-savvy daughter a tablet too but not as pricey as the iPad. My mom is coming over for the holidays and I am checking some leather goods at GotBriefcases.com leather briefcases area. My mom has so many important documents which are just lying in her closet in one tote bag. Maybe an upgrade to a leather briefcase will be appropriate. My brother and his family will get their late Christmas gifts as well which I will send later on. There is another bundle of joy in the family coming soon and I am thinking of getting the little one a baby blanket and comforter.
My husband's family is coming here too. So, the house is brimming and there will be a lot of people to add now in the list. My husband bought some Gap jackets in the US and other Bath and Body Works lotions and hand soaps which are great for the ladies. I have spare wallets too which I can give to my other relatives.
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Gliese 5818 possible life
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A plant 20 light years away from Earth. Circling a smaller RED star. There are six planets close to the center of it's star. It looks like it fits the needed distance from it's star to have a possible life condition. Readings shows some kind of liquid on it's surface. In the Libra constellation of the GLIESE 5818.
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The various components of HCM contribute to a common event schedule. It contains both events targeted towards the researchers in mathematics and towards the general public.
Each scientific event falls into the one of following categories. Please use the menu on the right hand side to browse through all events.
HIM Programs
Research at the Hausdorff Research Institute for Mathematics (HIM) is devoted to all areas of mathematics, mathematical economics, and interactions of mathematics with other sciences. It is carried out by guest scientists who take part in one of the programs at HIM:
- Hausdorff Trimester Programs (HTP)
- Junior Hausdorff Trimester Programs (JHTP)
- Research in Groups (RinG)
Hausdorff School
Within the Hausdorff School for Advanced Studies in Mathematics (HSM) we offer a series of comprehensive courses each term on various topics of contemporary research in mathematics and theoretical economics. These events are open to PhD students and postdocs from all over the world. For each event the Hausdorff Center offers financial support for external participants to contribute to the accommodation cost. For more information on the participation and registration details, see the official announcements of the respective events on the HCM homepage.
Apart from the events at HIM, numerous international workshops, conferences, and topical schools are organized by the HCM research areas and by the graduate school BIGS throughout the year. The target audiences range from PhD students to senior researchers. This category also lists the Hausdorff Kolloquium which takes place several times per semester. Here, selected speakers are invited to present their work to Bonn's mathematical community. Show events
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Several named lecture series targeting graduate students are organized on a regular annual basis. They all involve leading international experts and provide students with excellent views on cutting edge research.
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The Felix Klein Lectures take place once a year over a period of several weeks. They introduce a wider audience and especially graduate students to the hottest topics in pure mathematics. They are sometimes organized in close cooperation with activities at HIM. Show events
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The aim and format of the Lipschitz Lectures in applied mathematics are similar to those of the Felix-Klein Lectures, but there may be several lecture series per year. Show events
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The Plücker Lectures consist of two lectures in the fall term. The lectures specifically address graduate students in applied and pure mathematics and thus create an opportunity for interactions across the research areas. Show events
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At the annual BIGS Poster exhibitions each PhD student is asked to present the state of his or her research project with a poster. For the students, this is an excellent opportunity to reflect on the state of their thesis project and to assess both the progress made and the difficulties lying ahead. It stimulates discussions with other students and the faculty and provides an overview of the wide variety of thesis research that is conducted in Bonn. Show events


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Monday, November 28, 2011
To: Friends & Supporters
From: Gary L. Bauer
Thankful For His Luck
Not surprisingly, the theme of President Obama's weekly address last week was Thanksgiving. But to the shock and dismay of many, he failed to mention God even once in his statement to the nation. Twenty seconds into his remarks, Obama said that he and his family will enjoy great food, a little football and reflect "on how truly lucky we are." My first thought was that his good luck also happens to be our bad fortune.
I have no doubt that most Americans expected to hear in a Thanksgiving message from the president a sense of gratitude and thanks for God's blessings. America remains a deeply religious nation. A June Gallup poll found that 92% of Americans believe in God. A 2007 Pew survey found that 69% of Americans think "it is important for a president to have strong religious beliefs."
But Barack Obama seems to have an aversion to public professions of faith. He has gone out of his way to insist that America is not a Christian nation, to say we are one of the largest Muslim nations and to include references to "non-believers" in his speeches. Several months ago, he took a lot of heat for quoting the Declaration of Independence and repeatedly dropping the reference to God each time. Whatever the explanation for this disconnect, if not hostility to faith, it is astonishing that the political geniuses at the White House are so tone deaf to the signal Obama sends every time he gives God the cold shoulder.
Obama Writes Off Reagan Democrats
We have been saying for months that Barack Obama has abandoned the traditional middle class. Now the left's "paper of record" -- the New York Times -- admits it. In analyzing Obama's path to reelection next year, Thomas Edsall writes, "…preparations by Democratic operatives for the 2012 election make it clear for the first time that the party will explicitly abandon the white working class."
In other words, Obama is writing off the Reagan Democrats -- those folks in Middle America who he claimed "bitterly cling to their guns and religion." His reelection strategy will hinge on expanding his 2008 base of well-educated, upper-class whites and minority voters. Edsall notes this strategy "proved highly successful twice (2006 and 2008) but failed miserably in 2010, and appears to have a 50-50 chance in 2012."
What might this strategy look like? It could mean that Democrats are prepared to give up once-reliable blue states like Michigan and Wisconsin, while redoubling their efforts in "purple" states like Colorado, North Carolina and Virginia.
Regardless of the strategy Obama pursues, the results of the past three years are obvious: Obama's presidency has been a failure. Since his inauguration, the unemployment rate has gone up, gas prices have gone up, food prices have gone up and the national debt has exploded. Overwhelming majorities believe America is on the wrong track and is a nation in decline. Millions of our fellow countrymen are losing hope.
Obama has had his chance. We can't afford four more years of more of the same. It's time for a change.
Speaking of change, Barney Frank, a thorn in the side of conservatives for years, announced today that he won't run for reelection in 2012. That makes Frank the 17th House Democrat to announce his retirement this year.
While Democrats and their liberal media allies keep speculating about Obama's coattails making Nancy Pelosi Speaker again, Frank's retirement and those of his liberal colleagues suggest they don't believe the spin. Ideologues like Frank would not be voluntarily leaving Congress if they thought they were on the verge of another two years to cram their socialist, anti-family agenda down our throats.
Newt's Big Endorsement
Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign got a big boost yesterday, picking up the endorsement of New Hampshire's largest newspaper, the Union Leader. You can read the paper's endorsement here.
Ironically, the Union Leader's endorsement could have a greater impact in Iowa than in New Hampshire. Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, has a huge, perhaps insurmountable, lead in New Hampshire, making the Iowa caucuses all the more important. There is a movement among Iowa conservative leaders to unify behind one candidate who can be a credible alternative to Mitt Romney. The Union Leader's nod might persuade some Iowa conservatives that Gingrich has the momentum to take on Mitt.
A Bitter Harvest
Egyptians went to the polls today for the first in a series of elections that will determine the future of post-Mubarak Egypt. It is widely expected that the radical Muslim Brotherhood will prevail in today's balloting. If so, we should expect conditions in Egypt and the Middle East to deteriorate.
Why do I say that? According to one report, thousands of Egyptians attended a Muslim Brotherhood rally Friday at "Cairo's most prominent mosque," where multiple speaker denounced the "treacherous Jews" and "Zionists occupiers." A verse from the Koran that "one day we shall kill all the Jews" was repeated by speaker after speaker.
Once again the radical Islamists' denial of reality was on full display. One cleric told the crowd, "We shall not allow the Zionists to Judaize al-Quds (Jerusalem)." The first fruits of the "Arab Spring" are proving to be a bitter harvest indeed.
Super Committee Represents America
In the aftermath of its failure, just about everybody seems to agree that the congressional deficit reduction super committee's demise resulted from both parties' unwillingness to put the country's interests ahead of their own. But the deep divisions that made the Super Committee's task hopeless from the start merely reflect the deep divisions in the country. In 2012, the American people must decide which side will prevail. Read more in my weekly Human Events column.


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The Franklin Pierce Homestead was the childhood home of the fourteenth President of the United States, Franklin Pierce. Located in Hillsborough, New Hampshire, the home was built in 1804 by Pierce's father, Benjamin Pierce. The home is one of Franklin Pierce's probable places of birth, the other now lying beneath the nearby impoundment of Franklin Pierce Lake. Pierce lived at the homestead until 1834, with the exception of a seven year span spent away for school and the studying of law. The home remained in the Pierce family until 1925, when it was procured by the state of New Hampshire. Notables such as Daniel Webster have stayed there. Today, it is operated by the Hillsborough Historical Society and is a state park.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961.
It is located on the east side of Washington Road (New Hampshire Route 31), about 100 yards north of its intersection with (New Hampshire Route 9), in the Lower Village area of Hillsborough.
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She recently finished graduate school at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, where she studied business journalism and videography. From 2004 to 2007, she helped lead Congresswoman Carloyn Maloney's community outreach and relations efforts in New York City.
She graduated from Columbia University in 2003, where she was the captain of the women's varsity tennis team. She has also contributed technology content for Oprah.com.Crunchbase profile →
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Tiger Woods Faces Uphill Battle in Pursuit of British Open 2013 VictoryJuly 16, 2013
It's been more than five years since the No. 1 golfer in the world last secured a major tournament victory. Despite entering the British Open as the odds-on favorite to end that drought, the task won't be easy.
Tiger Woods' recent failures have been well documented. While Woods has already won four tournaments this year (including the Players Championship), the 37-year-old has come up well short in major tournament play, finishing tied for fourth at the Masters and flailing at the U.S. Open en route to a 32nd-place finish.
A big story from that event was Woods' apparent elbow injury that left him grimacing in pain on several occasions throughout the weekend.
According to Paul Newberry of The Washington Times, Woods' elbow is "good to go," however, and the three-time British Open winner's confidence is still very much intact.
Woods may claim to be as confident as ever, but his recent performance in majors should suggest otherwise. The British Open is just another tournament, but it's really not.
At this point, the only thing Woods has left to do is chase down Jack Nicklaus' record of 18 major tournament wins. The longer he goes without adding to his total, the more pressure is going to mount.
That pressure may have exhibited itself at the U.S. Open. While no one was able to conquer Merion's tight fairways and daunting greens, Woods looked especially shaky with the flat stick—something that hasn't necessarily been an issue this year.
As quoted by Nick Masuda of GolfWeek, via Fox Sports, even Woods admitted he struggled with those greens, particularly in adjusting the speed of his putts to the ever-changing moisture levels of Merion's grainy greens:
I struggled with the speed all week. These greens are grainy. It's one of the older bent grasses, creeping bent. So it's a little bit grainy. I struggled with the speed, especially right around the hole, putts were breaking a lot more. I gave it a little more break, and then it would hang. That's kind of the way it was this week.
So for Tiger, his putting issues weren't so mental as a result of the challenging greens. That may be the case, but confidence is a very fragile thing, especially when it's tested on the biggest stage.
That stage got the best of Woods in 2002, at the very same tournament on the very same golf course.
In his third round at the 2002 British Open, Tiger sputtered at an historic clip, shooting a 10-over 81 that day for the worst single-round performance of his career, per Masuda.
As Woods himself noted, that was the worst performance of his career:
"That was the worst I ever played. The windchill was in the 30s. The umbrella became useless, because the wind was blowing so hard. We played through probably 13, 14 holes of it."
Hopefully the weather won't be so troublesome this week, but Muirfield is known for harboring gusting winds and unpredictable weather.
Still, putting, injuries and past experiences are just individual factors that may not have any effect on how he plays this weekend. What they do create, however, is a perfect storm of pitfalls that could severely shake Woods' confidence.
Golf is a game few master. The physical demands of the sport are conquerable, but the mental aspect of golf is sometimes unbearable, leaving even the most talented players in the dust.
For Woods, the mental aspects of the game have rarely been an issue, but he's shown signs to the contrary since returning from knee surgery he underwent in 2008.
Unsurprisingly, the 2008 U.S. Open provided Tiger's last major tournament victory. Since that time, nearly every facet of his game has undergone several transformations.
Woods has a lot to overcome if he hopes to triumph at Muirfield this week and break his five-year major tournament drought. In order to win, the physical and mental aspects of his game have to be as sharp as ever for four rounds—something that hasn't happened at a major in more than five years.


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Continually evolving to reflect the city it celebrates while staying true to its original idea: to use this event as a platform to mentor Asian-Pacific American youths and foster their leadership and communication skills through volunteerism and community service. The Fair is produced, staffed, and organized by volunteers, thus providing practical, hands-on experience in collaboration, entrepreneurship, and problem solving.
The Nihonmachi Street Fair is proud of its 44 year history in serving the community through education, service, and youth mentorship. Nihonmachi Street Fair is a 501(c)3 Non Profit Organization. Tax ID: 94-3088515


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October 5, 2010
Skype Taps Ex-Cisco Exec Bates As New CEO
Former Cisco Systems executive Tony Bates has been named the new CEO of Skype, the Internet communications company announced on Monday.
The 43-year-old Bates will also join Skype's board of directors, the Luxembourg-based company in charge of the popular VoIP telephone service said in a statement. He previously served as a vice president and the general manager of Cisco's enterprise, commercial, and small business division, according to various media reports."Skype is not only a powerful global brand but also a global technology leader in Internet communications," Bates told the AFP new agency on Monday. "There are extraordinary opportunities ahead for Skype and I am eager to lead the company through this exciting juncture in its continuing transformation."
He replaces Joshua Silverman, 42, an executive with former Skype owner eBay who has been serving as CEO for more than two years. Skype, which was founded in 2003, had been purchased by the online auction website in 2005 for $3.1 billion. However, eBay sold majority stake in the company to an investment group featuring Silver Lake, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Andreessen Horowitz in November 2009. The company has retained a 30-percent share in the VoIP service.
According to AFP reports, Silverman said that he was "proud to have led Skype's growth during this critical transition period"¦ The company today has over 560 million registered users in nearly every country and continues to develop products and services our customers love to use."
"With a world-class communications industry veteran like Tony, Skype is well positioned to become the communications platform of choice for consumers and businesses around the world," he added.
Sinead Carew of Reuters reports that the move comes as Skype is preparing to launch an initial public offering with an estimated worth of $1 billion. Sources have told Carew that the offering could be for 20-percent of the company, and could happen as early as the first quarter of 2011. Furthermore, the Reuters reporter notes that Cisco will have Chief Technology Officer Padmasree Warrior expand her duties and assume Bates' role as well as her own.
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By David Mayne
You ever see an album cover that just makes you go, WTF?? Well I have, and here's a few! Send in crazy ass covers YOU find out there on the internets, and we'll do our damned'est to come up with captions!
And who the hell wouldn't be "happy again" listening to the singing undertaker, Merrill Womach? Apparently the guy survived some sort of plane crash up in Beaver March, Oregon, and now sells his pre-recorded "music" to funeral homes across the land. I'm just happy, that HE'S happy….again.
Your all set for the big night. You're lady friend is coming over, the table is set, the bubbly is on ice…what are you forgetting to make the mood just right? JOYCE. That's what the hell what! Big hair, big glasses, a single red rose, and the amazing Technicolor pant suit!! Thanks Joyce, for making this night special, you old tiger!
When A.A. Allen preaches, he doesn't hold back. God ain't some nimbly pimbly, hand-holdin', buddy-buddy, push over. Nope! God is a KILLER!!! But a killer what? Artist? Soft ball player? Looking up Asa A.'s bio, or AA to his friends, I found he eventually died of alcoholism, leading me to belive that maybe "God" wasn't the killer, but rather Jim Beam! Killer at large. News at 11.
One look at this soggy sum bitch and you'd love your life too! Something about the wet Twain-esque handlebar combined with a waterfall-unto-mullet splashdown just makes me want to throw on some Jim Post and bask in the glory that IS, "Love My Life". Who wants a moustache ride!
Sex, money, and murder sell, yo. And no much more so than on MC Pooh's sophomore release, Funky As I Wanna Be. I'm sure that when Mr. Pooh sat down with record execs one afternoon and said, "look, you know what I think's a really good idea?!…." they should have listened a little more carefully, I mean, with "something kind of smooth on the mellow tip" being the first line in the song, they couldn't have thought he was talking about roasting marshmallows around the campfire. You go, pooh!


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English (North American), English
North American
Middle Aged, Senior, Young Adult
Special Skills
Audiobooks, Business, Cartoons, Documentaries, Educational, Internet, Jingles, Movie Trailers, Podcasting, Radio, Telephone, Television, Videogames
Announcer/reporter, KBIA-FM, affiliate of National Public Radio (NPR)
Reporter/editor, KOMU-TV, affiliate of National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Actor, played a financial analyst, national television commercial for Housevalues (dot) com, Seattle
"The Vampire Masquerade" play, portrayed Marcus, The Next Stage Theater, Los Angeles
"Hollywood Hillbillies" television series, played a churchgoer, for ReelzChannel/Asylum Entertainment, Los Angeles
"Miss India America" feature film, played a faculty member, for Ravi Kapoor/Blue Velocity, Los Angeles
"Happiness" music video, by singer Sami Yusuf, played a airline passenger, for Shadow Pictures/Andante Studios, Los Angeles
University of Missouri, bachelor's degrees in journalism and political science
Hey, I Saw Your Commercial! Commercial Course, Levels 1 and 2 courses, Los Angeles
Improvisation workshops participant, The Main Stage Theater, Los Angeles
Improvisation workshops participant, Matthew Craig, Second City alumnus, Los Angeles
MXL VO: 1-A Harlan Hogan Signature Series microphone
Computer & Software
Gateway ONE ZX6980 computer, Windows 8.1, Audacity
Special Equipment
Behringer Xenyx 802 mixing board, Lexicon Alpha Desktop Recording Studio
Delivery Methods
Voices.com, WeTransfer,
Turnaround Time
Within 24 hours
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Memphis-bred actress Ginnifer Goodwin (I Walk the Line, Big Love, etc.) and her Hollywood boyfriend, Chris Klein, have split after a year together.
This tragic news is reported by Life & Style magazine and a zillion blogs, so it must be true.
And they all say "Gin is heartbroken." The bastard.
To read more about Ginnifer, check out Mary Helen Tibbs' profile of the actress in Memphis Magazine.


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Everyone who has owned, or know someone who owns a cat, is familiar with the meow.
Sometimes it is a hello meow, sometimes a needy meow, sometimes a surprise meow.
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Welcome to the School for Marine Science & Technology (SMAST) at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.
I invite you to explore the wide range of educational and research programs that comprise SMAST. Founded in 1997, SMAST has grown to become an internationally recognized school of excellence in graduate education and research in areas of fisheries, ocean and estuarine science, ocean technology, marine renewable energy, marine resource economics, and marine policy.
The oceans, and the rich resources and opportunities they offer, must be observed and studied to better understand how they are changing and how such changes will affect our society. The unique capabilities of SMAST encompass the study of marine life and ocean processes in combination with advanced technology and computer modeling to enrich our understanding of the ocean realm.
We strive at SMAST to provide knowledge and understanding that benefits local and regional communities as well as addressing issues of national and global concern.
As a student at SMAST, you have the choice of four different graduate degree programs: MS, PhD, the Professional Science Master's degree program, and a dual PhD degree jointly with the Oceanographic Institute of the University of São Paulo, Brazil. The educational and research programs at SMAST are organized into two departments, the Department of Estuarine and Ocean Sciences and the Department of Fisheries Oceanography.
Students have the opportunity to take coursework and pursue cross-disciplinary studies that involve both departments at SMAST, other science and engineering departments at UMass Dartmouth as well as at other University of Massachusetts campuses. Our graduates have been highly successful in obtaining positions in fields related to their course of study.
This is an exciting time as we progress toward the expansion of SMAST facilities, with the construction of a new building and the renovation scheduled for completion in fall of 2017. The campus is located in the historic city of New Bedford, a premier fishing port.
Research and educational programs take place in two locations: a two-story, 32,000-square-foot building and docking facilities on Clark's Cove providing access to Buzzards Bay. And because of recent rapid growth, SMAST has also expanded to occupy part of the AT&T building in Fairhaven, MA. The new construction and renovations will expand these existing facilities and substantially enhance our research, educational, and public outreach programs.
The oceans play a critical role in our everyday lives, and SMAST is at the forefront of efforts to better understand, manage, and sustain this precious resource. In addition, SMAST offers rich and exciting opportunities for new discovery and exploration and for the application of advanced technology in the study of the oceans.
Our weekly seminars are open to the public and feature leading experts in ocean sciences, ocean technology, and related fields. For supporters and potential collaborators in industry, federal and state agencies, and others, I enthusiastically welcome your interest in the School for Marine Science & Technology.
For more information about SMAST and to find out how to apply to our graduate programs, please contact us at email@example.com.
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Vannie E. Cook Jr. Children's Cancer and Hematology Clinic volunteers are needed to supplement clinic services in a variety of ways. Volunteers make a difference to children, their families and the clinic staff every day of the year. Volunteers can be individuals or groups and organizations who volunteer on or off-site. On-site volunteers must be 15 or older, attend volunteer orientation and commit to at least 12 hours of volunteer service each month.
Individual Volunteers
Among the many services that the volunteer members happily provide to clinic patients and their families are:
Entertainment and special event volunteers
Volunteers often bring special entertainment to the clinic. Patients may meet a professional athlete, magician or enjoy a live music performance.
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Ellon's first Hogmanay street party has been rated a resounding success.
More than 2000 revellers packed into Market Street in the town centre to bring in the New Year at Gig At The Brig.
The hangovers have long since worn off and organisers are now preparing to lay plans for the 2014 event.
Ellon Events organised the celebration which featured Pitmedden's rising star Terry McDermott as headline act. Also on the bill were Casino Circus, Silver City Soul Revue and Jake Coghill.
Events spokesman Kevin Coghill told the Times: "The consensus from all involved in organising, performing and attending was that it can be classed as a resounding success story.
"Despite initial concerns, the local community came out in force to celebrate and support Gig At The Brig with upwards of 2200 tickets sold and a real carnival atmosphere taking over the packed riverside arena and all along Market Street.
"The rain stopped, the wind dropped and the town partied like never before."
Mr Coghill paid tribute to all the acts who he said had made it a night to remember for all those who attended.
The idea to put together the best night's entertainment the town had ever seen was hatched last January by Ellon Events chairman Wayne Baber, and shared with Mr Coghill and Nikki Keenan.
Mr Coghill said: "Eleven months on from that first meeting, and with six other like-minded idealists recruited along the way, the collective phenomenal voluntary effort has produced exactly that result."
"In due course the Ellon Events committee will regroup, review how the past year has gone and thereafter decide their plans for 2014."
Ellon and District Councillor Isobel Davidson said the town could be proud of a "fantastic" event.
She added: "All the artistes were incredibly good and the audience and atmosphere fantastic.
"The organisers need to take a bow, have a rest and get on with the next event!"


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This How To article focuses on a Hybrid style Sit Inside Kayak Torqeedo 403 install. A sit inside kayak creates more challenges for running steering cables and the use of different hardware types such as neoprene washers for thru hull hardware waterproofing. Additionally sit inside kayaks use bulkheads for creating dry storage hatches. Unlike most sit on top kayaks from Jackson Kayak Sit in kayaks like the Kilroy are not rudder ready. Therefore must be fitted for steering.
This install was completed using a 2017 Jackson Kayak Kilroy LT a Hybrid style sit in. The Kilroy LT is manufactured using the thermoform process. This manufacturing process creates a thinner lightweight hull by utilizing acrylic coated ABS plastic material. It results in a kayak 1/3 less weight of its rotomolded cousin.
Tools Needed:
- Screwdrivers
- Battery Operated Drill
- Dremel
- Pein Hammer
- Needlenose Pliers
- Flat Pliers
- Diagonal Wire Cutters
- Heat Gun
- Bic Lighter
- Drill Bits
- 3/8″ Wrench & 7/8″ Speed Wrenches
- Rotary File
- Center Punch
- Utility Knife
- Fishing Line
- Scribe
- Small Pipe Cutter
- Pop Rivet Gun
Materials & Products Used:
- Torqeedo Ultralight 403
- Sealect Designs Tru-Course Foot Brace Kit K747205-1
- Sealect Designs Cable Adjuster Kit K747260-1
- (2) Sealect Designs Deck Line Guide K736530-1
- Sealect Designs rudder rigging Kit K748159-1
Includes 1/16″ Steering Cable, Steering Cable Tubing and Swadge w/ Thimbles
- Marine Grade Heat Shrink Tubing
- Trim Line Tubing
- (2) Sealect Designs Clam Cleat JR. K002030-1
- 1/2″ Sealect Desings Clam Cleat Ball K655160-1
- 7/8″ Plastic Grommet Cap
- Cable Tie Downs
- Stainless Steel Screws
- (2) Rivets
- #10 32 Bolts Nuts & Washers
- 3/16″ Carabiner w/ Eye
- (2) 1/8″ Suncore Stainless Quick Link
- (2) 1/16″ Wire Rope Clamps
Replacing the stock footbraces with Sealect Design Tru-Course Footbraces for steering is pretty simple. The Jackson Kayak Kilroy LT has a sub flooring system or deck installed. The Stock footbraces were bolted to the deck prior to riveting to the hull. There are 2 options here.
Option 1:
Is a very time consuming option requires to drill out all 12 rivets that mount the deck to the hull. Remove the deck and replace the foot braces. Then re-insert the deck and rivet 12 and hope it holds in place as well as from the factory. (I did not do this!)
Option 2:
Simple but precise. Rout out 4 access holes in the top of the deck at each bolt end. Start by center punching and drilling a pilot hole. Your local hardware store should carry grommet caps. I used 7/8″ caps to plug the access holes. Place the cap on the area of the future access hole. Using a scribe mark the limits of the cap. Using a Dremel with rotary file rout out to the inscribed limits. Placing the cap make round until cap fits snugly.
Remove stock foot braces with 3/8″ open end wrench on nut and Philips head screwdriver or drill driver. Sealect Designs foot brace remove neoprene washer. Screw will go from inside to outside. Place 7/8″ nut and washer on end and tighten with drill driver. Place caps in access holes.
Steering Cable Tubing:
The Kilroy LT install is unique in this situation. Taking advantage of the deck hiding and threading the cable tubing is much easier. On a normal SOT you would have to run it under the cockpit edge.
Starting at the foot braces drill a hole in the support directly behind. Run tubing through towards rear. Center punch and drill hole at corners of deck at the rear. Pass tubing trough these holes. Run up and punch a hole on both sides of the foam bulkhead at the top using a drill bit. Push through tubes into dry storage hatch.
Torqeedo 403 Parts:
We will use the majority of the parts included in the Torqeedo Kit. Actually the only parts we will not need are the screw dowels. These are included for kayaks with no reach access to the inside at the ball location. The motor is partially assembled but you will need to remove the steering bracket and the clamp ring reversing them so the steering bracket is on the bottom and the clamp ring is on the top of the pylon. Prior to resembling find the ball placement. Without the pylon the Horizontal shaft, and joint with the pivoting is much lighter and can be lined up easily.
List of Torqeedo 403 Kit Parts:
- Pylon
- Mounting Ball
- Rubber Plate
- Support Plate
- Horizontal Shaft
- Clamp Base
- Clamp Bracket
- Rubber Pad
- Rubber Spacer
- Metal hook clips
- Rope
Torqeedo 403 Install:
Mounting Ball:
Installation of the Torqeedo 403 is fairly simple. It is a ball mounted system so there really is no way to make a mistake except placing the ball too far away. The installation location of the mounting ball can vary on the style of kayak but should be no more than 12″ from the stern of the kayak. Finding the location is simple. From the kit the ball is already loosely locked into the clamp along with the horizontal boom.
Place the ball where it rests the flattest on the right side of the stern. The position will be within 12″ of the transom or the horizontal shaft will be too short. Disassemble the pylon from the pivoting joint. This will make it lighter for ease of aligning. Connect the clamp base & bracket to the ball but do not tighten. Connect the joint to the horizontal shaft. Align where the motor would be centered and snug down the clamp bracket on the ball. Check the location by sliding the pylon into the pivot. Once located mark the spot with a pencil sharpie or a scribe around the edge of the ball flange. Remove the ball from the clamp base & bracket. Place the ball back within the line you have marked. Make sure the support plate is unobstructed inside the kayak from hardware tubing and sharp bends of the hull. Drill the first hole. Insert a Grommet and bolt. Snug down. Drill the next hole on the opposite side. And follow these same steps for the remaining 2 holes.
Re-assemble the pylon and mark the boom where the motor pivot is clamped. Any movement in this area will result in different lengths of steering cabling.
Trim Line Up/Dn & Tubing:
Being right handed the trim line was to be installed in the cockpit on the right side. If you are left-handed I would recommend installing the trim line on your dominant side. It takes a little muscle to pivot the motor. Running tubing will allow the trim up/dn line to slide freely through the kayak deck to the control position at the seat.
Drill a 1/4″ hole at the stern where the line will penetrate the hull. Run the tubing through, it should fit snug. Using a screw driver punch a hole through the top of the foam bulkhead on the corresponding side of your chosen location. Run tubing through and behind the deck supports up to the steering foot brace location. Using a Small drill bit drill pilot holes along edge of deck. Using a cable tie down and a screw fasten the tubing flush to the deck. In addition clamp two more locations, one being at where the end will be 3″ before the first deck support. This is the location where the Sealect Designs clam JR cleat will be installed.
Using fishing line or the wire rope for this install run it through the tubing and then tape securely the rope. Thread through the tubing and then tying the rope off to the clip provided in the Torqeedo kit. This is to be attached to the top of the swivel fin.
The clam cleat will lock the trim line position of the motor in the upswing. Install the clam cleat with the teeth facing forward. Drill out the holes in the clam cleat slightly to accept rivets. Drill one hole in Kilroy deck support and rivet in. Be sure the cleat is level and drill the second hole. Now pop rivet and to finish run trim line through hole and tie off the line with the Clam Cleat stop ball.
Trim Lock Line:
Next to install the trim lock line. The overall function of the trim lock line is to lock the motor into the down position. This makes reverse possible preventing the motor from flying up out of the water. However on this install trim lock line has to be installed on the right side also. Although its preferred to run all lines inside the kayak this one seemed to work better on the top. Using another metal clip like the one for the trim line 2 deck pads and a clam cleat tie to the end of the rope. Clip it to the bottom of the swivel fin quick link. Now you will run this on top of the kayak align to the cockpit location. Using the Sealect Designs Deck pads and a clam cleat.
Steering cables:
Using 1/16″ stainless wire rope will allow foot steering control from the Sealect Designs Trucourse Footbrace to the Torqeedo Steering Bracket. Using bike chain lubricant slide the cable into the tubing from the stern to the bow. Keep adding lubricant on every inch as it slides into the tubing. This will allow the cable to slide freely and keep water out of the tubing.
At the foot braces using the included small hex keys slide through the hole in the pedal to keep them aligned at 90 degrees. Run the cable from the stern through the top metal guide down through the pedal and out the bottom hole then through the cable adjuster. Using the cable clamps make a loop in the end of the cable and tighten.
At the Stern, using the thimble & swadge kit along with a 3/16 carabiner add a 1.5″ piece of marine grade heat shrink tubing on the protruding Cable end. Slide 2 swadges on the cable and snap the thimble over the carabiner eye. Connect the carabiner to the steering bracket on the Torqeedo. Loop the cable around and back through both swadges. Pull tight keeping the motor in the straight steering position and crimp. Clip off the remaining cable end then slide over the heat shrink tubing and using a heat gun shrink over the swadges.
Torqeedo Throttle mounting VIA Ram Mount:
Using a 1″ Ram Ball will allow you to mount your Torqeedo Throttle Control in many ways. On the back of the controller there are two threaded holes that line up with the diamond backed ball. Using Metric M4-0.7 x 20mm stainless steel screws which can be found at your local hardware store.


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Welcome to Apartamentos
Apartamentos Iguanas is situated in a peaceful, private & safe hideaway location
in Esterillos Oeste, just 20 minutes South of Jaco Beach and 45 minutes North of Manuel
We offer 4 quaint luxury units; a one bedroom unit attached to the main house
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All units have access to the pool with a choice of two outdoor showers. A
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March 1-June 30, 2005
Administration Building Lobby
8am - 4:30pm daily
In 1998 members of the Japanese Association of Botanical Illustration agreed
to undertake the ambitious project of painting Japan's rarest flora from
living specimens. Seventy-five artists published 182 paintings in the 2004 Endangered
Plants of Japan: A Florilegium. Seventy-two of these paintings, each by a different
artist, will travel to the United States for an exhibit at the National Arboretum
and, later, at the Chicago Botanic Garden. It is the first exhibition of the
paintings in North America.
The Japanese Association of Botanical Illustration was founded in 1991 to bring together lovers of botanical art, including both amateur and professional artists. Wanting to use their talents to promote the conservation of Japan's native flora, Association members hoped that painting portraits of some of Japan's rarest plants would focus public attention on the increased risk facing many of the country's endemic flora through, in most cases, habitat loss and over collecting. The 182 species they present in the Florilegium represent just 10% of the total endangered plants in Japan.
The arboretum will show the paintings in two parts: The first set of 36 will hang from March 1 – April 30; the second group from May 1 – June 30. The exhibit then travels to the Chicago Botanic Garden where it will be on display in its entirety from August 19 – October 2, 2005.
Copies of Endangered Plants of Japan: A Florilegium and reproductions of 16 of the paintings will be available through the Arbor House Gift Shop at the National Arboretum.
Click on any image below for a
larger picture (which are 757x1000 pixels; file size ~150kb).
Click here for a new window with a PDF file (2.5MB) containing all 17 plates shown below.
Paeonia japonica
Native populations grow in deciduous broad-leaved woodlands.
Rhododendron amagianum
Endemic to Japan; found in under story of deciduous broad-leaved woodlands.
Rhododendron degronianum subsp.
heptamerum var. kyomaruense
Found in mountainous areas.
Melastoma tetramerum*
Small evergreen shrub of limited distribution in wet areas; on the verge of extinction.
Pandanus boninensis
Evergreen deciduous shrub with aerial prop roots; endemic to Japan, found in the Bonin Islands growing on rocks.
Amorphophallus hirtus
Found on wet floors of evergreen broad-leaved woodlands.
Arisaema sikokianum
Populations declining as a result of collecting for horticultural purposes.
Arisaema heterophyllum
Populations dwindling due to deforestation and reclamation of marshes.
Iris laevigata
Much cultivated as an ornamental; some wild iris colonies in Japan have been designated protected areas.
Cypripedium macranthon
Inhabits grasslands and open woodland from cool temperate to subartic zones; decline due to collecting for horticultural use.
Phaius flavus*
Wild populations sharply diminished due to over collecting.
* available as reproduction
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to return to the Exhibits Page.
Last Updated July 27, 2005 1:23 PM
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Two Hampton Roads songwriters say their work has been infringed by pop stars Justin Bieber and Usher. Represented by Norfolk intellectual property lawyer Duncan Byers, the plaintiffs are asking for $10 million in a suit filed in Norfolk federal court.
Devin Copeland – who performs as "De Rico" – and Mareio Overton claim they composed a song called "Somebody to Love" that was "clearly copied" by the song of the same name performed by Bieber and Usher – a certified platinum hit (Billboard #15, 2010). Bieber and Usher give songwriting credit to the Stereotypes, three musicians who produced the song.
Copeland lives in Chesapeake and Overton lives in Portsmouth, according to the Associated Press.
For older readers, the composition in question resembles neither "Somebody to Love" by Queen (Billboard #13, 1976) nor "Somebody to Love" by Jefferson Airplane (Billboard #5, 1967).


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Markus Innerebner wrote: > I am doing some runtime experiments in my implementation, which is computing multi-modal range queries > for a query point (if you want to know details check the website: www.isochrones.inf.unibz.it). > The network is explored using Dijkstra Shortest Path algorithm that starts from the query point and > starts to explore all connected vertices until the time is exceeded. > The network is stored on a postgres (postgis) database consisting of vertices and edges. > relation: edge(id int, source int, target int, length double, segment geometry,..) > > I have different implementations how the network is loaded in main memory: > approach 1: loads initially the entire edge table (full table scan) in main memory and then starts to > expand the network and doing some computation. > approach 2: loads only the adjacent edges of the current expanded vertex > approach 3: loads junks using the euclidean distance upper bound > > I have different datasets: 6000 tuples (small), 4,000,000 tuples (large) > > I repeat each experiment at least 10 times. > When observing the runtime I realized following: > - in the first iteration approach 1 takes long time, and its runtime starts to perform better after > each iteration: > e.g. with large dataset > - iteration 1: 60.0s > - iteration 2: 40.7s > - iteration 3: 40,s > - iteration 4: 39.7s > - iteration 5: 39.5s > - iteration 6: 39.3s > - iteration 7: 40.0s > - iteration 8: 34.8s > - iteration 9: 39.1s > - iteration 10: 38.0s > > In the other approaches I do not see that big difference. > > I know that postgres (and OS) is caching that dataset. But is there a way to force the database to > remove that values from the cache? > I also tried to perform after each iteration a scan on a dummy table (executing it at least 10 times > to force the optimized to keep that dummy data in main memory). > But I do not see any difference. > > I thing the comparison is not right fair, if the caching in the main memory approach brings that big > advantage. > > What can you as experts suggest me? In your approach 1 to 3, what do you mean with "load into main memory"? Do you a) make sure that the data you talk about are in the PostgreSQL buffer cache or b) retrieve the data from PostgreSQL and store it somewhere in your application? To clear PostgreSQL's cache, restart the server. That should be a fast operation. Since version 8.3, PostgreSQL is smart enough not to evict the whole cache for a large sequential scan. To flush the filesystem cache (from Linux 2.6.16 on), use sync; echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches Yours, Laurenz Albe
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Hi All,
I think I have the right answer for this, but I'm not that confident on these questions..
Three radar sets, operating independently, are set to tdetect any aircraft flying through a certain area. Each set has a probability of .02 of failing to detect a plane in its area. If an aircraft enters the area, what is the probability that it
a goes undeteected?
b is detected by all three radar sets?
So I defined the events;
- first fails
- second fails
- third fails.
And b detected by all three;
Thanks for any help


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Month: August 2011
DepED budget hearing and the people's rally vs. budget cuts
The House Committee on Appropriations wraps up its 2012 budget briefings with the Department of Education, August 25. While deliberations are ongoing, students and teachers gather outside the gates of Congress to condemn the budget cuts on basic social services such as education and health.
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ACT Teachers Representative urges scrapping of PPPs in social services
August 25, 2011
A party-list legislator today urged Congress to remove funding for public-private partnerships (PPPs) in education and healthcare services in the proposed 2012 national budget.
ACT Teachers Representative Antonio Tinio warned that PPPs, touted by President Benigno S. Aquino as an innovative solution to the perennial lack of classrooms and decrepit hospital facilities, will burden taxpayers with higher costs. "The public will only end up paying more. Taxpayers' money will be used to subsidize private sector profit. PPPs should have no place in social services, especially education and health."
In the proposed 2012 budget submitted by Malacañang, the Department of Education's budget includes a Php 5 billion allocation for the first year requirements for the implementation of a PPP scheme to fast-track the construction of classrooms, while the Department of Health has a Php 3 billion allocation for the upgrading, rehabilitation, maintenance, and operation of 25 regional hospitals through PPPs.
Under this scheme, the Deped will enter into multi-year contracts with private contractors for the construction of school buildings. The private contractors advance the cost of construction while the Deped uses its Php 5 billion budget to to pay the first year amortization plus profit. Similar payments will be made yearly until the obligations to the private contractors are paid. According to Deped Secretary Armin Luistro, as many as 60,000 classrooms can be constructed within the year using this mode of PPPs.
A similar arrangement is being eyed by the Department of Health for the rehabilitation and upgrading of its regional hospitals. Private firms may also be tapped for their operation and management.
"This PPP scheme for education and health will cost the taxpayers more because the government must guarantee the private sector partners' return on investment. Yes, the private contractors can construct the classrooms, but only if it's profitable for them. That profit will have to come from the pockets of ordinary citizens," said Tinio. "For this reason, public funding for social services is superior, because there's no profit motive."
The ACT Teachers solon pointed out that the classroom shortage can be addressed by the government by obtaining financing for the fast-tracked construction of schools on its own, without private sector partners. "This way, government can secure a loan at a lower interest rate, use the proceeds for a massive school-building program, pay the amortization using its yearly budget allocation, and eliminate the need to pay for private sector profit margins."
"The Aquino administration must rethink its advocacy of PPPs in general, but especially in education, health, and other social services. Our people's constitutionally-guaranteed rights to these services will be grossly undermined once they are opened up to money-making enterprises," concluded Tinio.
The ACT Teachers representative will raise these concerns at the House Appropriations Committee hearing on the Department of Education's proposed 2012 budget this afternoon. #
ACT Teachers Party-List Rep. Antonio L. Tinio (0920-922-0817)
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ACT Teachers solon slams PNP's use of intel funds to monitor solons, teachers' activities
August 24, 2011
At the budget hearing of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) yesterday, ACT Teachers Representative Antonio L. Tinio slammed the Philippine National Police (PNP) for the use of its intelligence funds to monitor the activities of elected solons and legitimate teacher organizations instead of lawless elements.
Citing provisions of the PNP budget, Tinio asked PNP officials as to how the P505.4 million intelligence funds are being utilized. PNP Chief Raul Bacalzo said intelligence funds are intended for lawless elements and enemies of the state.
However, Tinio refuted Bacalzo's statement by citing firsthand account in which he and other elected representatives and legitimate teacher organizations like the Quezon City Public School Teachers Association (QCPSTA) are being subjected to the PNP intelligence operations. Continue reading "ACT Teachers solon slams PNP's use of intel funds to monitor solons, teachers' activities"


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Bamboosway 1
- Artist: Mike Dalager
- Genre: Rock
- Release Date: 4/25/2006
Mike Dalager began the journey of writing and producing Bamboosway, Volume One in December of 2003, with the production of 'Venus and Mars', track seven from his debut release, 'Stories From A Lonely Highway.' From that heartfelt recording session in North Hollywood, California (USA), the project gained momentum, ultimately spurring further recording sessions in Chicago, Illinois (USA), Stockholm, Sweden, San Jose, California (USA) and Barcelona, Spain. This global adventure in the creation of popular music combines the talents of over 25 different musicians from around the globe, ultimately resulting in a 'World Pop' hybrid, fusing the freedom of American Rock to the drive of Euro Pop. This collection of songs is difficult to classify under one umbrella. Each tune has it's own pulse. Each collaboration spiced with a variety of styles. A little bit of Euro Pop, a little Southern Rock, Adult Contemporary, Jazz Pop, Patriot Rock, and a dash of 70's and 80's inspiration. The collection is like a bowl of hot soup, warm with sincerity... The album is all heart. Bamboosway, Volume One was engineered by Bryan Davis at Clutch Studios in North Hollywood, California, while it's top notch finishing touches were performed and mixed by Swedish Producers, Anders Ringman and Chris Laney of infamous Platform Studio in Stockholm, Sweden, giving the album it's over-all signiture 'Platform' sound.
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Child, Adolescent & Family Services
Child & Family Services at AllHealth Network has been providing comprehensive treatment to children and families challenged by emotional and behavioral issues. Such issues can interfere with the way children think, act and feel. Whether your child struggles with anxiety, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), or another emotional or behavioral problem, we offer a full range of services to help put your youngster on the path to recovery, while supporting your family.
Indiv. & Family
Individual & Family
The first step in your child's treatment begins with a thorough assessment with one of our licensed therapists. During this evaluation, we'll look carefully at your child's strengths – along with those of your Individual & Family Therapy family – and at his or her individual needs. We then develop a treatment plan that leverages these strengths as the building blocks for success. Depending on your child's assessment and specific needs, you may take part in a combination of individual and family therapy. The common goal of these therapies is to help resolve the emotional and behavioral issues that can cause significant stress and hinder your child's ability to function at home, at school, with peers, or in the community.
Group Therapy
Group Therapy
Group therapy is an effective way to treat individuals experiencing similar issues. Offered periodically, these groups provide a safe, supportive and fun environment while also focusing on such therapeutic topics as self-esteem, social skills, problem solving and identification of feelings. We offer specialized groups that explore particular themes – like gardening or recreation – which can help bring a sense of normalcy to the lives of children challenged by emotional and behavioral problems.
To learn more about groups talk with your therapist or call 303 730 8858.
Medication Services
Prescription medication may be recommended as a part of your child's treatment plan. If so, a comprehensive assessment with one of our child psychiatrists will be offered for your child to determine if she or he would benefit from such medication. If recommended and you agree, your child will be placed on medication. Then regular follow-up medication checks will be scheduled with a psychiatrist or clinical nurse specialist.
Other Services
If your child receives medication without therapy, he or she will be assigned to a case manager. This case manager will supervise your child's progress, attend medication appointments and be available as a general resource to answer your questions or concerns. Finally, 24-hour emergency services are also available for crisis intervention and assessment for psychiatric hospitalizations, as appropriate.
Licensed, Board-Certified Child Psychiatrists
Medication management is available through our licensed, board-certified psychiatrists and child psychiatrists. Some specialize in addictions treatment. Advanced practice nurses and other prescribing nurses are also on staff. They provide consultation, evaluation and prescription of medications as appropriate.
For more information on our psychiatry services, call our Information & Appointment Line at 303 730 8858.
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Community Based Services
If your child needs more acute services, we offer a Community Based Services (CBS) Therapeutic Program. CBS is a short-term program designed especially for families in crisis, this powerful family therapy offers the best chance of keeping children at home, thereby providing an alternative to costly out-of-home placements or hospitalizations. Treatment is based on the belief that children's problems develop in the context of the family and community. Behavior modification, problem solving, and communication and negotiation skills are emphasized, along with practical coping skills that families can use long after the program is completed.
We offer both individual and family play therapy with a licensed professional counselor. When recommended by the therapist or requested by a parent, therapy is coupled with an evaluation by an on-staff child psychiatrist to determine if medication might be appropriate. When medication is needed, it is carefully managed by our medical staff on an ongoing basis.
We offer a variety of therapy groups as well as educational and support groups. Some provide opportunities for children to express themselves, learn from others, and identify with positive role models, while other groups focus on increasing family unity.
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We recognize that there are unique issues that come with raising children. We offer various classes that address challenges such as foster/adoptive parenting, parenting a strong-willed child, discipline, mental health first aid, grandparenting courses, substance abuse treatment and more. These popular classes focus on the particular needs of two distinct age groups – children ages three to 12 and adolescents. Please check our link to Educational Programs and Classes for a schedule of all our upcoming classes.
Medical Services
We are very excited to announce our partnership with Metro Community Provider Network (MCPN) to integrate mental health and medical services at our south Broadway Child and Family office.
The Pediatric and Adolescent clinic sees clients weekly on Wednesdays between 10:00 am-6:30pm. Appointments are made through the MCPN Customer Care Center by calling 303 360 6276, although walk-ins are accommodated. Services are available to AllHealth Network clients and families only at this time. We are fortunate that both providers from MCPN speak Spanish so that we may provide medical services to all our children and families!
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Pay your taxes online using your checking account or credit/debit card. You will need your current year Bill Number to create your account and retrieve payment information.
There is a $2.00 fee for electronic check payments. You will need to use your current year bill Number, which is printed on your original tax bill.
You may also make Online Payments by using a credit card or debit card. However, there are processing fees when paying by credit/debit card. Fees are $3 for amounts up to $100, and 3% for over $100.


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From Beth Hillson
Makes 1 loaf (14 servings)
Could anything be better than having three favorite flavors packed into one recipe? In this loaf, raspberries, banana and chocolate blend together to make a slightly sweet loaf that is as pretty as it is delicious. Leftovers can be sliced and frozen. Thaw and reheat in a 350 degree oven for 10 minutes.
2 cups Beth's Gluten-Free Quick Bread Flour Blend + 1 tablespoon (next)
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup granulated white sugar
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 large eggs
1 1/4 cups mashed ripe banana (about 3 medium bananas)
1/3 cup plain low fat yogurt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup dark or semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup halved raspberries
Additional raspberries and chocolate chips for topping, optional
Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 9×5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray. In a medium bowl, whisk together the 2 cups of flour blend and baking soda.
In a separate large bowl, beat the sugar and butter with an electric mixer at medium speed until well blended (about 1 minute). Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the banana, yogurt, and vanilla; beat until blended. Stir in the flour mixture. Mix just until moist. Fold in the chocolate chips. Gently toss the raspberries with the remaining 1 tablespoon of flour blend and fold into batter.
Spoon the batter into the prepared pan. Top with a few additional chocolate chips and raspberries, if desired.
Bake for 60 to 65 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean and the top feels firm to the touch.
Cool 15 minutes in the pan on a wire rack. Remove from pan and cool completely on the wire rack.
Beth's Gluten-Free Quick Bread Flour Blend
Several flours are interchangeable in this flour blend. You'll see them noted here. I prefer using cornstarch as it produces a lighter quick bread loaf. However, potato starch produces a chewier texture in the beer bread. Take your pick according to preference and food sensitivities.
Combine these ingredients. Blend well, then scoop out the amount needed for your recipe.
1 cup sorghum flour (or corn or brown rice flour)
¾ cup rice flour (or buckwheat flour)
¾ cup cornstarch (or potato starch or tapioca starch flour)
½ cup amaranth flour (or quinoa, buckwheat, or millet flour)
2 ½ teaspoons xanthan gum
1 ¼ teaspoons salt
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This installment is a bit of a departure from previous chapters, yet still in the vein of Tony's perpetually bad luck that I've been exploring. It just wanted to be written this way. Please enjoy and drop me a line if this does/doesn't work for you.
For Brightblue, JAGNikjen, , ME and Leah. Your continued and kind patronage has not been overlooked.
Marathon 4
Fourth course
Tir'd with all these, from these would I be gone,
Save that, to die, I leave my love alone.
Shakespeare's Sonnet 66
The Oscar is heavier than it looks.
Bestowed on those whose acting prowess is deserving of a shiny statuette that doubles for a blunt implement, the award would be less coveted if anyone understood the price of earning one. The screen makes the transition look seamless; fall into character for the sake of art and slip back into reality in time for dinner. The viewer doesn't see the painful morphing, like a werewolf shredding through its own humanity to release the beast from the prison of man. But the tattered clothes, when shrugged back on, can't cover the aftermath.
There's little glamour for a government actor.
Tony dusts off the metaphoric emblem on his internal mantle because he's received the summons to appear onstage, Vance serving as The Academy that DiNozzo is supposed to thank for the honor. Instead, he's shaking with the effort to keeping newly formed fists from cracking the man's skull. Pummeling the director would only wrinkle Tony's expensive suit.
The armor of Ermenegildo Zegn was selected this morning after he'd woken in breathless panic. Too vague to explain to the questioning woman in his arms, tiny shards of the dream's alleged warning carried him through a cold pizza breakfast and three hours of closed case paperwork. Paper cuts included. It's tedium that is interrupted by the order to change his skin.
This calls for a raise.
Because he's going to need more designer shielding, partially due to the role they've assigned him and mostly to protect his more tender aspects from Ziva. Her aim is legendary and her mercy is non-existent. Fear for the safety of his reproductive organs clashes with the stare-down from Gibbs. He notices that the brass never asks if he wants to be swallowed by the personas in his head, rather they stand with hands clasped behind their backs expecting him to wordlessly agree.
To be their whore.
And it infuriates him, this presumption that his body and time are theirs for the directing. And God knows there's usually a film crew documenting every humiliating moment for use later in a court of law. Stand here, say this, move that and despite the vinegar coating his tongue, Tony nods consent for the simple fact that he has no perceivable choice. No matter how deep he buries the skill, his superiors always manage to dig it up and parade it out at their leisure. It's why he's relocated so many times and wisdom tells him to line up another moving company.
He'll have to lie to her.
It should be harder, Tony thinks, to unfurl the long black cloth of an untruth. As he tries to hide behind the clutter of his desk, aimlessly poking around the internet, he decides that there should be at least some kind of flapping sound. Like the menacing jolly roger in Errol Flynn's Captain Blood. McGee is banging away at his keyboard in such an excited rush that Ziva accuses him of plotting a character death for his next book. Tony is expected, if her raised eyebrow is any indication, to back up her threat of disembowelment or at least offer up a relevant movie reference. 'Misery' comes to mind but he can't seem to push his voice through his clenched teeth.
It's been twenty years since his last confession.
And there will be none today because those little booths feel like coffins and why rush that sensation. Ziva would be the sort of priest who slaps the repentant soul, though normally he'd enjoy that. Unfortunately she's made a church out of a room marked for the opposite sex which is where, in the traditional of the village idiot, Tony goes to get away from her. Driven from the bullpen in a fit of conscience, he intends to drown himself in the cleanest toilet he can find.
Reincarnation is a vindictive bitch.
The notion that he'll be returned to this world as an overworked plunger keeps his head, literally, above water. Gripping the sink, the heaving starts as he fights to trap the partially digested pizza in its cell. The bile and nerves are shoved into a compartment labeled 'problematic fuel for later' and he begins the task of washing his hands. For twenty minutes. The mission hasn't even started and already he's desperate to scrub off the taint.
The miracle is delivered in the continued privacy DiNozzo is granted, as though the general populace has forgone peeing for the benefit of a man who needs a quiet moment to yank out the appropriate character for the return to work. He'll need another one in a few scant hours and the breathing exercises, though initially leading to hyperventilation, soon sort out the jumble in his brain until he can choose the right face for the coming evening.
Oh, he's been that guy before.
Ziva's invitation is only slightly covert. The team gathers around the conference table and beneath the polished surface her fingers trace gliding patterns on his thigh. Hebrew symbols. She'd made a repetitive engraving on Tony's shoulder last night as his head rested contently on her taut stomach. When pressed, she'd drawn it again on his palm as she explained its significance. Fidelity.
Then told him not to panic.
A pair of daunting men had insisted on a different sign of loyalty this morning which will craft a new false relationship as he simultaneously lies about another one. The wood grain on the file-strewn table is weaving before his eyes and he might be sweating a bit despite the cold chill racing through him. Gibbs notices and wraps the meeting. Tony is released from further duty in order to prepare for his scene while the team is informed that the senior agent is under the weather. What he's actually under is commonly known as deep shit.
Of course, Ziva doesn't buy it since she knows firsthand just how fit he'd been earlier in the day. Passing a mirror, he's aware that he looks the part and when she calls, he begins the program by blaming the rushed breakfast. A mental spreadsheet records lies number one through eight in the span of the conversation. The drive to Delaware includes a gasoline purchase on a virgin federal card, settling onto a barstool and waiting for a woman he'll recognize from a dossier. He chomps on peanuts to stifle the temptation to drink himself stupid. No need.
He's already there.
The redhead is beautiful and easy, a favorite combination for a man who prefers not to work for it. He's definitely been that guy before. When Tara suggests they continue their ten minute acquaintance, consisting of an offhanded nod and subsequent kissing, in her suite, DiNozzo realizes that he misses the chase. But a wealthy architect doesn't need to run after this sort of woman, though he considers running from her when she offers to chain him. Her body is limber and he mourns the acquisition of this knowledge. The shovel is out and he's digging himself a hole as her nails dig into his shoulder.
The same one Ziva marked Fidelity.
His traitorous equipment betrays his mind and he hates every nerve ending currently boasting that this is so damned good. He's triple wrapped to ward off the curse of defective condoms and he just barely manages to stop Ziva's name from escaping his filthy lips.
There's not enough soap in the universe.
What should have taken days to establish has been accomplished in a few sweaty hours. The brass is notified that the long-hunted data has been secured by way of a James Bond-ish camera pen. At four am a repulsed body leaves its heart at the door and falls into an empty bed.
He hates his character a little less than himself.
Two weeks and two hundred scalding showers later, Agent DiNozzo is trapped in a halted elevator with the sense that an interrogation will be the least of her goals. Ziva's jaw is set beneath a ponytail so tight, it qualifies as self-inflicted torture. Standing close enough for him to examine her pores, Ziva slides a hand into strategic position where only a eunuch wouldn't notice and then furrows pretty brows when he flinches. It's a test and whatever confirmation she sought is found. She removes her cupped hand and assigns it a different purpose altogether.
The sting on his cheek lasts hours.
In all the years he's been doing undercover work, Tony has always struggled to keep his alter ego from infringing on real life. Instead of leaving the skins on the playing field, the numerous versions of himself are taken home, given a beer and brought to bed. A bit like sewer stench that no amount of disinfectant can eradicate, much to the detriment of whomever is sharing the air with him. No one else sees it, however, which should earn him an Emmy, Golden Globe and governor's pardon.
Tony can't touch her. Not since the first time he used those fingers to induce a screaming fit from a woman who calls him Tomas and though Ziva has surely noticed, he can offer no explanation for why the Israeli's touch condemns him, why her gaze pins him to the spiked wall of guilt. And tucked into the envelope of lies is the knowledge that he's already lost her because no sane woman would forgive nineteen individual indiscretions within twelve days. His internal tally keeps tabs in order to provide sufficient self-flagellation weapons.
He breaks like dropped china.
Rather than angry words or accusations, Ziva whips out a surprising tool against him. When she loses her grip on the tears, he loses control of his tongue and spills every facet of the mission in a torrent that would make Father McGinney forsake his calling. But not a single detail of his affair. He doesn't have to. She's furious at the men who put him in this position and at Tony for accepting it.
This is the last time, Ziva tells him as she strips him down and reclaims all that is hers with the gentleness of a drunken mosh pit. Not in forgiveness, specifically, but as an informational session that includes a pamphlet on how Lorena Bobbit borrowed the technique from the woman presently holding his manhood in a fierce clench. He's so very tired of lying and when he adds the final insult, a confession of love, she neither reciprocates nor believes.
And then the condom rips.


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We know Groupon has gotten some bad press . . . okay, a ton of it – but did you know they have a subdivision entirely focused on doing good?
Yup. Check it out.
Groupon Grassroots strives to "nurture positive change in your own backyard" by providing a way for folks to discover and support local causes.
To date, "876 campaigns have raised $3,643,367 from 125,847 supporters nationwide."
How did it start? Here's how:
Long, long ago (2008), Groupon was born out of a group action and fundraising platform called The Point. As the Groupon community grew, our collective consumer power helped people get great deals and discover fun ways to experience their cities.
After a desert vision quest where we invoked our ancestral spirits, we are repossessed with The Point's powers. Newly inspired, we've devised a way to connect Groupon users with their communities in a different way—with a program called G-Team. Groupon followers who want to do good, have fun, and make a real impact could join forces through these campaigns.
The G-Team project was a success and in April, 2012 G-Team relaunched as Groupon Grassroots, a fully integrated part of the Groupon family. Every Groupon Grassroots campaign connects you with enough people to achieve something awesome that you couldn't have done alone.
This is what Grassroots Campaign Partners get:
- A creative campaign write-up crafted by our dedicated team of Groupon Grassroots writers
- A step-by-step promotions and public relations guide to marketing your campaign
- Phone consultations to discuss the best campaign strategies for your organization
- Access to the Groupon Merchant Center, where you can monitor campaign performance and analyze demographics
- A check issued to your organization for 100% of donations received (Groupon absorbs all credit card fees)
- Post-campaign communications guidance so you can build on your success and establish a long-term relationship with your supporters
And here's a campaign that's highlighted right now:
What's in it for Groupon? Some good PR, we'd imagine!
There IS one catch though. If the organizations do not get enough donations pledged and reach a designated "tipping point," then none of the donations are processed. Groupon Grassroots doesn't get this money – it's just never charged to the folks who have pledged until the cause reaches its tipping point.
So if you're a "hyper-local organization" trying to make an impact in your community, check out the criteria and apply!
Special thanks to Thea Lux for suggesting this organization for a Pay It Forward Friday post!
(Community service image from Shutterstock)


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Chic Interview: with us!
August 1, 2008 | Filed Under Chic Press | 1 Comment
Hey guys! Be sure to check out the interview that The Fashion Time conducted with us. We had a lot of fun answering their questions, and are sure you're gonna love it!
*Images courtesy of thefashiontime.com. Graphics courtesy of Chic Intuition Inc.
Ecstatically Chic
August 4, 2007 | Filed Under Chic Press | Leave a Comment
Ok so this morning us Chics woke up to a comment that got us all giddy:
"I am beyond thrilled that you started a blog and were inspired by moi.Isn't it addicting? Read yours – LOVE it – well done!!! Suze"
syalof | Aug 3, 2007 9:16:05 PM
Which Suze you may ask? That's the one and ONLY Suze Yalof Schwartz!! GLAMOUR Magazine's EXECUTIVE FASHION EDITOR AT LARGE!! We are more than THRILLED that our fashion mentor & fellow blogger not only took the time to look at our little creation, but the fact that she said she loved it….we are beyond words!! Our job is done people….
*Image courtesy of glamour.com. Graphics courtesy of Chic Intuition Inc.