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Brittany Trinite - Music Smiles Benefit Concert
May 03rd, 2015
Raised $280 of $2,000
About The Artist
Brittany Trinité is a musician and in training to become a board certified music therapist (MT-BC). She attended Southwestern University for her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication and Music and graduated in 2011. She has pursued independent study to fulfill supplemental coursework for music therapy certification and enjoys researching music therapy's relation to behavior, physical and emotional pain management, and how music works in the brain in general. Brittany produces and performs in shows, such as "Drag me to the Opera", her variety show in collaboration with the Austin International Drag Foundation. She enjoys swimming, hiking, fantasy stories, and writing. Brittany hopes to one day contribute to Alzheimer's research.
"Music Smiles" is a concert to benefit the American Music Therapy Association featuring local artists performing songs that bring joy and inspire smiles. The concert will be held at the chapel of First United Methodist Church at 1201 Lavaca in Austin, TX at 7pm on Saturday, May 2, 2015. Tickets are available for purchase by donation through BELTA and at the door on May 2 for $10 for adults and $7 for students and military.
Proceeds will benefit the artists and the American Music Therapy Association! The goal for this project is $2,000 with the first $1,000 to cover production costs and the second $1,000 to donate to the American Music Therapy Association, in addition to concert proceeds and donations. Donations are tax deductible as long as they are motivated by donative intent.
Music therapy, according to the American Music Therapy Association, is "an established health profession in which music is used within a therapeutic relationship to address physical, emotional, cognitive, and social needs of individuals." People of all ages can benefit from music therapy as a treatment in many settings involving participating in making and listening to music. "Music Smiles" serves multiple purposes: to raise awareness of music therapy, educate, and also to provide an opportunity to musicians in the Austin area to have a professional performing engagement and work with other local musicians in that experience.
The concert is open to performers of all styles to participate in, as long as pieces performed are those that fit the theme of inspiring joy and making people smile. It is always fun to see everyone's different ideas come to life, since that is communicated through all kinds of music! For more information, please contact Brittany Trinité, producer and director of "Music Smiles" at (512)924-3672 or [email protected]. To read more about the American Music Therapy Association, please visit: www.musictherapy.org
Fundraising Goal: $2,000
$50 stipend per performer [group] x15 performer [groups] = $750 to compensate performers
$100 venue rental
$50 press/concert materials (ads, fliers, programs, etc.)
$100 production costs (gas compensation for promotion, booking time, licensing fees)
$1,000 donation to the American Music Therapy Association
**Performers may opt out of their stipend to donate to the American Music Therapy Association. If there are fewer than 15 acts, the remaining designated stipend funds will be donated to AMTA.
Not comfortable donating online? We accept donations via check as well. Please mail donations to BELTÀ, 1712 E. Riverside Dr., Suite 25, Austin, TX 78741. Be sure to mark "Brittany Trinite - Music Smiles" in the memo line so that your support can be routed towards this project.


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Company of Heroes 2 is a real-time strategy video game that is set in World War II.
Originally there was only one campaign where you play as the Soviet army but with
''Company of Heroes 2 - Ardennes Assault: Fox Company Rangers''
dlc you get the U.S Forces campaign.
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First time playing this game I was a bit confused about how to build base, because I were bit more used to ''Command & Conquer'' style of RTS (Real-Time Strategy) games where it is important to expand your base and collect more and more resources to spam even more units. Compared to other RTS games this is more tactical than just a unit spam game. Unit's abilities are very important to use and for me it is important to keep every unit alive because you will run out of resources fast.
Resources in Company of Heroes 2 are Manpower, Munition & Fuel
''Manpower is the basic resource used for purchasing buildings and troops. There is a Manpower upkeep for large armies - the larger the army, the lower the income rate.''
''Munitions are used for upgrades and using abilities. Increase Munition income rate by connecting more captured territory to the base territory or by securing already captured points with Munition caches''
''Fuel is used for purchasing vehicles, buildings, and German Battle Phases. Increase Fuel income rate by connecting more captured territory to the base territory or by securing already captured points with Fuel caches''
Online & Skirmish. 2-8 Player Online matches
You can fight against AI with your friend or with another AI, you can also choose AI to your side or for example [Human & AI] VS [Human & AI], but sadly there is only 2 team matches. Standard game have only 2 factions, The Soviet Union & The Wehrmacht Ostheer. There is now 5 factions in total, it would be really cool if there were 4 team skirmish matches like 1vs1vs1vs1.
Online with friends is best in this game, usually we do 2vs2 matches or 4vs4
|Only 2 teams. Max 8 player
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Even if I love this game and it's in my top RTS games, there is some disappointing things like ''war spoils'', it's fun to get new items or commanders after the match, but the sad thing about it, it's too random and rare to get anything after matches. One time I got RARE Commander and I was so happy until soon after I notice that I already have it,it really sucks to get new commander that you already have.
The Soviet Union
The Wehrmacht Ostheer
The US Forces (DLC)
The German Oberkommando West (DLC)
The British Forces (DLC)
|The Soviet Union -- The Wehrmacht Ostheer -- The US Forces -- The German Oberkommando West -- The British Forces
The British Forces is darkened because I don't own DLC yet but I have been planning to buy it, my friend bought it the day it came out and we had duel againts each others and I have to say it looks really interesting. I will later add gameplay videos of every faction.
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- Memory: 2GB RAM
- Processor: 2Ghz Intel Core2 Duo or equivalent
- Graphics: 512MB Direct3D 10 capable video card (GeForce 8800 GT or Radeon HD 2900XT)
- OS: 32bit Vista
- Internet: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 30GB free Hard disc space
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- Processor: 3Ghz Intel i5 quad core or equivalent
- Graphics: 1024 MB Direct3D 11 capable video card (GeForce GTX 470 or Radeon HD 5850)
- OS: 64bit Windows 7 and above
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Age of Kali
I was looking at Shadowrun the other day, and at Guardian's of Order's new books Ex Machina (cyberpunk) and Dreaming Cities (urban fantasy) and thinking about what a fun game Shadowrun was, but how it could have been so much more. It could have been powerful, hit issues about the future of technology and humanity, religion and humanism, and many things besides. Obviously it didn't want to be, but I decided I did want that game. A game that made magic and machine clash in the near future in a way that would let me explore issues of transhumanism and the cost to the human soul, religious faith and the cost to the human ego, and other things besides.
So I started writing. I came up with the following. It's raw and unedited, but I think something of the spark that interested me in the idea can be seen there. It is less Cyberpunk meets D&D, and more Transhuman Space meets Mage the Ascension, all with something of a Sorcerer attitude.
I haven't decided on a system yet.
The Age of Kali
"For three thousand years at least, a majority of people have considered that human beings were special, were magic. What the ability to manipulate genes should indicate to people is the very deep extent to which we are biological machines. The traditional view is that life is sacred… but not anymore. It is no longer possible to live by the idea that there is something special, unique, or sacred about living organisms. We are machines."
- Dr. Robert Haynes, at the 16th International Congress of Genetics, 1988
"That Man is this whole universe, -
What was and what is yet to be,
The Lord of immortality….
This is the measure of his greatness"
- The Rg Veda, first composed ~2000 BC
"Unless we change direction, we are going to end up where we are headed."
- Traditional Chinese Proverb
Dateline: India, 2050 CE.
With nearly 1.5 billion citizens, India is the largest nation on earth and holds nearly a quarter of the earth's total population. It passed China in mid 2030, and has recently passed the total population of the entire European, South and North American continents combined. It is a country of contrasts. In the refurbished palaces of the princely dynasties of yester-year, 8 of the 10 richest people on earth live lives of perfect luxury and pleasure. But in the streets outside babies die in the streets, India's infant mortality rate being more than double any other countries. 125 story glass and steel high-rises tower over the swarming temples of ancient gods. Corporate scientists take advantage of the world's loosest laws about technological and biological experimentation while charismatic gurus gather cults that reject modern technology, refusing to even take penicillin to cure the diseases which still ravage the subcontinent. It is a land of the Kama Sutra and religions that revel in sexuality as the generative force of the world, and a land of the most draconian moral laws – where it is possible for a man to stone his wife to death for committing adultery.
It is said that in India the past is at war with the future, and the outcome of their struggle will be prophetic of the outcome of the struggle facing the whole human race. As William Barrett said, "Our modern adventure began with the seventeenth century, but the earlier age has not vanished like a marker on a line that we have passed; it is still present, with all its paradoxes and tensions, in the uncertainties and malaise of our modern consciousness." These aspects of ourselves, the conscious of the modern age and the unconscious of the past ages, are coming to a head in the ancient cauldron of India.
At the beginning of the game life will be fairly normal. Technology will have advanced at a good rate, but it will not have overcome any major paradigm hurdles. Computers will be smaller and faster, medicine more potent and versatile, cars faster and running off of hydrogen and electricity: but everything will be much in the mode of modern technology but better. Corporate India will be huge, with massive numbers of technical and scientific jobs being centered in the country. While computer and information tech are as big as everyone expected, the biggest industry is biotechnology: an area that India has come to dominate due to extremely permissive laws with few to no restrictions on controversial areas like organ harvesting, free market trade in body parts, fetal stem-cell research, and cloning. Here you can buy a kidney legally, and there are 1 billion poor who are usually willing to do without one because the money will let them lift themselves out of the gutter.
At the same time India is as religious as ever. Bhakti (devotional worship) movements with charismatic leaders are gaining steam, putting a new slant on ancient Hindu beliefs. In the streets of the cities new religious movements are growing out of fusion music, the Vedas, and hip-hop consciousness. Mixing elements of Vedic Hinduism, Buddhist Tantra, and Sufi mysticism, this new movement claims to be able to give visions of the divine, its followers dancing, fucking, and dreaming themselves into ecstatic states where they believe they see beyond the mechanical world. Beside both of these movements there is also a growth in fundamentalist Islam, evangelical Christianity, and hard-core Jainism. The only thing these religions have in common is that they are almost universally opposed to the way the biotech corporations treat life and the sanctity of the human body.
The PCs will be somewhere in this vast and eclectic mix. My first thought for setting is New Delhi, a city which has seen its share of violent change: from Hindu to Arab to Persian to Mughal to British to Hindu and now to the future. It is a city of Djinn, of unlimited financial growth and possibility, and ancient grudges and prayers. The PCs take on rolls of those caught in the divided grip of India, powerfully conflicted between the forces of old vs. new, religion vs. secularism, technology vs. magic, and extremism vs. mediocrity. They are people who are caught between the past, present, and future in a way that puts their whole life and concept of self in jeopardy. The religious Muslim whose family is on the verge of starvation who is offered enough money to open a shop – if only he donates his kidney. The Brahmin scientist who is working on a way to clone human children without the need for a human womb, who has to face issues of her own infertility and her parents desire for grand children. The hip-hop urban DJ guru who uses cutting edge tech to pirate and remix corporate music, living as a parasite on their system while trying to bring it down. The genetically-selected Rajput army Lieutenant who has to deal with a history of violence and racial oppression while finding himself in love with a genetically impure untouchable. And so on.
Once play starts and the human elements of the PCs relationships and struggles have been well established, things will start to move faster. Technological breakthroughs will start coming faster and bigger. Semi-sentient AI will kick in, doubling the processing power available to scientists. Virtuality and direct-neural interface systems will combine with expert libraries to make information and expertise something that anyone with enough money can buy. Clean fusion technology and nano-machines will promise a world without scarcity, without hunger or fear or want, if only humanity can accept it. Things will go from "near future" to "transhuman" with shocking speed. Singularity will go from a theoretical blip on the horizon to a cliff taking up the whole horizon rushing towards the characters faces at a million miles per hour.
At the same time the religious side of things will accelerate as well. Mass movements will grow up out of the gurus and ulema circles. Millions will be in the streets, chanting prayers and screaming protests, and then inch by inch, things will start to happen. Magic will return with a subtle insinuation that will quickly grow into a world-shaking force. As clean fusion comes out of the labs, Shiva and the other gods come out of the human heart – glorious and terrible and ready to dance the end of the world. Magic and the gods will offer humanity salvation and joy, a world without hate, or fear, or damnation, if only they can accept it. Things will go from subtle to blatant, and as singularity rushes up so do ascension and the apocalypse. The Age of Kali is coming to an end, and the world must be returned to the cosmic egg.
And in the middle of all of this, the focus and the force, are the PCs. They will be pushed, they will be tested, they will have to decide, for themselves and symbolically (ritually even) for the whole world which path they will walk. They can chose either, they can try to chose both, or neither – but they must chose, and from their choice the karma of the whole world will be determined. The point will not be how the world ends, it will be what the players say about their characters and their beliefs about the world and the future.
Because of that the PCs should be pushed to the point where things become uncomfortable – where they raise real questions. Having a cyber-arm isn't enough, that's cliché, comfortable, old news.
What about the girl with fertility issues who becomes an assassin, ripping out her womb (which she will never use, she doesn't want children) to replace it with a flesh-pocket that can release a swarm of nanite killers, a swarm of microscopic machines that can strip the flesh from a man in a second. She births death now, rather than life. Why not? It makes her better at her chosen job.
Or what about sexuality – if you can procreate without sex and have sex without procreation, why stay with safe genders? Why not make your clit bigger, your cock longer, why not have both? Dick chicks and cunt-boys, girls genetically fixed to make great jelly-donuts, things that would give the Z'bri of Tribe 8 nightmares. Why not make biological machines to service you? Suck slugs that excrete addictive pheromones while giving physical pleasure? Why not? It feels good and it doesn't cost you anything.
Or in the once noble area of organ donation: when you find a way to keep "neomorts" as long term organ banks – taking a dying body, keeping it alive despite the brain being dead, and grafting multiple organs into it in order to grow genetically compatible parts. Imagine banks and banks of them, once people with families and lives, now repositories for genetic grafts, harvested like trees for their fruit. Why not? It will save lives.
Same deal on the religious front. Can your character deal with never having sex except for procreation, or having sex with people you do not like because your Guru command you to? When Shiva tells you to kill your mother because she must dance onto a different life, can you do it? If magic requires blind faith, can you really be blind? Is it safe to believe in what you are told to, even when doing so gives you power? Or will it just hurt you more in the long run? When you can see the future before it happens, what becomes of your human uncertainty? What about the guru who gains power by leaving the world, sitting alone in the mountains with the power to change the world, but no longer part of the world that he could change?
Take the things you believe about religion, science, rationality, and push them. Then put them in a human context and apply human pressure. Then turn it up to 11 while gods and AIs walk the world.


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1955 Elvis Presley agrees to let Col. Tom Parker be his manager.
1960 "Stay" by Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs topped the Billboard chart. At just one minute, 37 seconds long, it is the shortest number one record in Rock and Roll history.
1961 Blue Hawaii, starring Elvis, is released in the US. It would finish as the #8 top-grossing movie of the year.
1965 Bill Black, who backed Elvis on his early hits, died of a brain tumor at the age of 39. After leaving Elvis, he formed Bill Black's Combo and placed 8 hits in the US Top 40, including "White Silver Sands" in 1960.
1968 Yoko Ono suffers a miscarriage of John Lennon's child, which they named John Ono Lennon II.
1970 Two months after launching their TV series, The Partridge Family goes number one with "I Think I Love You". The only members of the cast who actually sang on the record were David Cassidy and his real-life step-mother, Shirley Jones.
1973 Allan Sherman, best remembered for 1963's "Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh", died of respiratory ailments a few days shy of his 49th birthday.
1974 After years of saying he never would, Marty Balin joined Jefferson Starship on stage at the Winterland in San Francisco.
1983 Michael Jackson's video, Thriller premiers in L.A. movie theatres. Guinness World Records later named it as the "most successful music video", selling over 9 million units.
1990 Mick Jagger marries model Jerry Hall, on the island of Bali. The two would split in 1998.
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Prominence: 30 metres (98 feet)
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Kendall Jenner is enjoying a much needed vacation in Anguilla with Harry Styles. It looks as if Jenner has escaped from Kim Kardashian's demands for a "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" New Year's Eve.
Harry and Kendall are both due for some serious time off. Where better to enjoy some R&R than in the Caribbean? E! News published a couple of photos – a bit blurry – of Jenner and Styles and dining out with some friends.
Sources revealed to E! that Harry and Kendall hung out on Tuesday, December 29 at Blanchard's – a restaurant on the island. The snapshot taken by another diner might be fuzzy, but it sure does look like Kendall and Harry. The duo appears to be out with some friends and having some fun.
Did Kimmy K demand that everything from the Kardashian-Jenner Christmas Eve to the Kardashian-Jenner New Year's Day be filmed for "KUWTK"? If Kim had her way the cameras would roll 24/7.
After recently being hospitalized for exhaustion has Kendall Jenner had enough? Did Harry Styles ring Kendall up and say, "Hey, let's jet off to Anguilla and enjoy a holiday?"
Maybe Harry Styles didn't put it quite like that! But Kendall and Harry have been friends for a few years and if anyone understands the pressures of fame it's the One Direction member. And Jenner has the added burden of being Kim K's sister and Kris Jenner's daughter – and Caitlyn Jenner's daughter.
It's no secret that Kimmy is a diva who wants what she wants – and now. But is little sister Kendall finally putting down her Jimmy Cho clad foot and refusing to comply with every Queen Kim command? The best thing Kendall could do is get the heck out of Hollywood to ring out 2015 and ring in 2016.
It's been a tough year for Kendall and getting away for some fun in the sun hopefully recharge the fashion model's batteries. Did Kim Kardashian really want the entire family to put on smiley faces and shout "Happy New Year!" for the cameras? If so, that piece of staged family togetherness will be minus Kendall Jenner.
Let us know what you think in the comments section below and come back to CDL for the latest Kardashian news.
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Inhalation of tobacco smoke is a major risk factor for the development of airway hyperreactivity (AHR) in non-cigarette smokers and increase respiratory distress in smokers. Garcinia kola has been linked to smooth muscle relaxation and may ameliorate obstruction and resistance to airflow. This study examined the effect of Garcinia kola on airflow and reactivity of the airway smooth muscles (ASM) of asymptomatic regular cigarette smokers (CS) and passive non-smokers (PNS) following 10 minutes cigarette smoking and exposure to cigarette smoke. Sixty apparently healthy male undergraduates comprising cigarette smokers and non-smokers volunteered as subjects. Changes in peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) in L/min in CS and PNS was measured with Spirometer before and after 10 minutes of smoking and/or exposure to cigarette smoke. Thereafter, half the population of CS and PNS were given G. kola (200 mg/kg body weight) and PEFR measured at intervals of 30 minutes for a maximum of 90 minutes. Peak expiratory flow rate significantly decreased (p < 0.05) following 10 minutes of smoking and exposure to smoke in both CS and PNS, however, G. kola ingestion marginally increased PEFR values significantly at 30, 60 and 90 minutes intervals. Comparatively, increase in PEFR was greater in PNS than in CS (P < 0.05) treated with G. kola and climaxed at 60 minutes. Conclusively, cigarette smoking and exposure to cigarette smoke compromise lung function with a decrease in peak expiratory flow rate. G. kola treatment significantly reversed this trend, cleared the airways, enhanced airflow and improved lung function.
ISSN: 2616-0684 (Print)
ISSN: 2616-0692 (Online)
DOI: 10.26538/tjnpr
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Anonymous, 28 Apr 2009ohk.. now theres a toss up b/w .. HTC touch Pro 2 , N5800 , iPhone ... HELP which 1 to get??? ... moreit depends whats really important, if u just want entertainment with music or video being priority then N5800 is good or Iphone... Pro 2 is mainly targeted to the business world which in that case entertainment is not priority but rather internet, MS Office, PDF and so on which can keep them on top their business! Up to u though, this phone offers good entertainment too but just video quality wouldnt be as good as N5800 or Iphone other than that.. Phone rocks
Anonymous, 28 Apr 2009It cant beat the Iphone! Can it do pinching? no Can it get on Itunes? no I cant use or down... morethis beats the Iphone by far my friend, your mmind is limited thats why u say that cause with this Pro pro u got endless possibilites... heck it can even mimick an Iphone software!!! Iphone got some few plusses over this phone but this phnoe got a lot more other plusses on its side
ohk.. now theres a toss up b/w .. HTC touch Pro 2 , N5800 , iPhone ... HELP which 1 to get??? (i've got time 2 wait for releases !! )
It cant beat the Iphone!
Can it do pinching? no
Can it get on Itunes? no
I cant use or download apps!
This cannot be ever be better that Iphone.
Iphone is smart and has tecnologies inside of it.
No one can make a better phone that Steve Jobs.
Seriously I'm a bit confused with the way they arrange the 4 buttons down there (call, end, windows, and back buttons).
Don't you guys think the location of the buttons is too low? It'll be quite hard to reach them with your thumb with the phone in closed position. Of course we can always use the touchscreen, but still, I can't get it.
kk, 27 Apr 2009brilliant phone but unfortunately camera has no flash... i havent yet seen an HTC Phone with flashHTC Touch Pro have flash.
brilliant phone but unfortunately camera has no flash... i havent yet seen an HTC Phone with flash
If this phone didn't run windows mobile, I wouldn't buy it. Another person said that these are for people who want to use their phone beyond their listed capabilities, which is spot on.
Actually if the htc products didn't run on Windos Mobile then I dont think that there will be a chance to expand more Htc products. Windows mobile is expanding slowly to 6.5 which is a nicer finger freindly interface then Windows Mobile 6.1, I wish the Htc Touch Pro 2 was coming to the Verizon Network or Sprint. Windows Mobile is competing greatly with the populer iphone.
I have just finished reading 17 pages of reviews and noticed some good points.
I own and currently still use an HTC touch with a slide out keyboard and have used it for 3 years now. I've dropped it from cars, trucks, down two flights of stairs and accidentally kicked it across a room. They are beyond durable and have, as many stated, endless possibilities unlike the fights I've read on here of the iphone users. The Iphone is a 'welcome to the club' phone. After using a touch phone for years they will catch up to the limitations and sheep follower problems that I and my company overcame years ago.
Theres a reason the HTC from 2 years ago still can sale for $250, because they're not crap production toys. My friends and family have started using the iphone & I have dropped them from a desktop level with screen cracking results. It is very unfortunate & they keep turning to me to help them pick a better phone. Its not always an HTC that works for them, as they are for a higher intellectual base people who care to use phones beyond their listed capabilities.
As for the camera, it is a huge business tool to have on your person at all times. We run a multibillion dollar industry and I personally use the flash as a light for evening events as a 'light'.
Most pictures by cell phone users are taken when out at clubs, bars, dances, evenings out, indoors with friends or durring the unexpected automobile accident. It would be wise to toss in the extra effort so no one bickers about the megapixels, audio jack size or other tiny features.
That being said, my phone still uses a 1.3 megapixel camera that functions clearer than the 3 megapixel camera phones I've seen and used. It is better software and awareness to smaller details that one who has used an HTC would know about.
I've otfitted my employees with the newer HTC phones and just have not had the need to upgrade as mine still functions in great shape.
One part of our company DJs many events. The evening light is great and a jack that would be easy to plug directly into the system would end any controversies.
All in all, this is a beautiful business product and the tilting screen is very user friendly for those who've been with smartphones longer than just the last couple of years.
I have used and owned every phone OS, Palm device, blackberry, Sony and the list goes on. HTC was the 1 time I honestly could not find a reason to get another device with limitations.
Good luck in your search of a good phone. I'm sure if HTC wants to hook more people who may not understand the magnitude of its abilities, that bumping the megapixels, adding a propper jack and appropriate light on this phone as well is a good idea.
Hopefully the notes are taken well.
Oh, and by the way, don't hold your breath on release time accuracies in the US. They've always been off and with TMobile didn't happen at all with the TP1. Just review comments from the early review pages of the TP1 and how the clames were made and all were off by 2-3 months.
I had a HTC Touch HD. The phone is fantasic to hold and the screen is amazing. I like the interface.
However. I hate with a passion Windows Mobile. It is awful. I wish HTC would ditch it for an alternative. The ONLY thing that stops me buying this phone is the fact it runs Windows.
This is a great phone with amazing specs and design features. Does anyone know when this will be released in Europe , England , because I am going to get this phone when it comes out but i heard it will be released on May 9th? Are these specualtions accurate?
i did like the htc touch pro2 the desine is good but it seems to be quite big and you should give to it ore gb in Rom and internal memore like the Nokia N97 i hope the next one comes better than this one becouse i love htc and i only use it i have the p4350 the htc touch dual and th touch pro.thnxs
I cant see any different between this version and TP1 and I think the first is better specially I have it as its perfect with all its features , im going for not replace TP1 till be something new with amazing features. the last thing Camera resolution is very positive point


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Simply put, I liked it. Yes, it was different from the books that Douglas Adams wrote. To expect anything else would be utterly ludicrous. I've seen quite a few people complaining about this - "Adams would have done it better" and so on. This is, of course, true. However, it is also unimportant - like saying that liver would taste better if it was steak.
I went into this book with the mindset with which I approach a movie based on a book - I was determined to try to enjoy the book for what it is, rather than nitpick all of the inevitable ways that it isn't like what came before. This tactic was, as usual, quite successful. Eoin Colfer cannot write the same way that Douglas Adams did. He also did not try. What he did do was to write a new novel set in the Hitchhiker's Guide "universe," but in his own style. Of course, there were numerous homages to the original novels, but these appear to have been done in tribute to the late Douglas Adams, rather than in mimicry of him.
Story-wise, Colfer managed to very cleverly extricate our heroes from the rather unenviable situation in which they found themselves at the end of Mostly Harmless. I won't go into any great detail, but suffice it to say that a certain stolen spaceship was involved.
From this point, the author re-introduces a few minor characters from previous books (they become major characters this time around), the Vogons doggedly pursue the annihilation of the earth and all who dwelt upon her, a group of expatriate humans begin interviewing candidates for the position if God, and Zaphod reveals a new use for his second head.
Altogether, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I started chuckling on page one, and remained entertained through to the very end.
If you want this book to be another Douglas Adams novel, just walk away now. You're never going to be happy with this book, and it's better if you just don't read it. If, however, you're willing to take this book as something "one step away" from the Hitchhiker's Guide books, then dive right in. Just bring your own Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster.
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By Eva-Marie Meemken, Postdoctoral Researcher with the University of Goettingen Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development.
The latest edition of the FAO Food Price Index saw a continued, albeit marginal, decline in November. The 0.5-percent decline was driven largely by a fall in dairy prices, which offset rising sugar prices. The Index remains 2.3 percent above its November 2016 level.
According to the recently released 2017 Global Nutrition Report, the world continues to face a serious threat from multiple forms of malnutrition, including undernutrition, overnutrition, and micronutrient deficiency.
Global commodity prices fell slightly in October, according to the latest FAO Food Price Index. Although prices remained higher at 176.4 points than their September levels, the Index is 27 percent below the all-time high seen in February 2011.
The Vegetable Oil Index fell by 1.8 points from September. Soy oil prices drove much of this decline, falling due to improved harvest prospects in the US and ample global supplies for 2017-2018.
The November edition of the USDA's World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimate (WASDE) report was recently published. Released monthly, this report provides data on global and US production and trade of staple commodities, including wheat, coarse grains, rice, and oilseeds.


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Hello Everybody,
I recently made the move to Croatia from Canada, and I am looking to see if there are any other American, Canadian's or Brit's in the city of Split?
I'm finding more and more things I love about this beautiful city and country every day!!
I see many people drinking coffee and enjoying the simple things, I'd like to see myself doing the same.
Except, I don't have many people to express my Canadian-self with. I am looking to see if there are any Canadian,American or Brit's that feel lonely and would like to also mingle with other native english speakers?
Where are some good places to find you???


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Japanese fan. As I've mentioned before, I have been fascinated with Josh Glenn and Rob Walker's project which seeks to show how our emotional entanglement with an object increases that object's value. All that makes sense, of course. But the beauty of the Significant Objects project is that they've devised a method to measure that increased value using the auctions on E-Bay.
So, here's the deal...swing by and read the story, then click the link that takes you to the ebay auction for it..and bid, bid, bid! You may win ... and if you do, you gain three things: the sweet little fan, a copy of my story to have and to hold, and the warm feelings of contributing to a very worthy cause, Girls Write Now.
And I'd love to hear what you think of the story, too.


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Crappy day at work, millions of dollars of water couldn't be traded because trading system went down for a couple of hours, contract payments due, vendor threatening legal action but quality of work is not satisfactory, competing stakeholder interests remain unresolved as arguments escalate. The day is demanding and eventually comes to an end, thank god. Arrive home and the dogs are waiting for their walk. I'm out the back door and into a joyous welcome, jumping, barking, all manner of carrying on. Put the leads on and we're off, heads up, skipping along. Down the hill and into the reserve. Even though we've walked this path so many times before the dogs act like it's the first time they ever encountered it. Covering as much ground as possible, searching, exploring, seeking out what's new, what's familiar. Tails wagging, noses sniffing and tongues hanging out. The energy is infectious. We meet other dogs on the way, every bum is sniffed, everyone is welcomed regardless of breed, size, sex or number of legs. We continue around the reserve, the exploring is never ending, always more to discover. We head out of the reserve and back up the hill. The steps are slower but my fury children look like they they're smiling from ear to ear, happy to have once again encountered the wonders of the reserve and optimistic there will be more to discover next time. I'm also smiling and thinking, not for the first time, is it just a coincidence that the word Dog is God spelt backwards?
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1. "The Republic of Bad Taste." The New Yorker publishes and excerpt from Jonathan Franzen's Purity.
"His own fall from grace served as his credential with the kids. Their problem was that they took things too seriously (self-destructive behavior was itself a form of self-importance), and his message to them was always, in effect, 'Look at me. My father's on the Central Committee and I'm living in a church basement, but do you ever see me serious?' The message was effective, but it shouldn't have been, because, in truth, he was scarcely less privileged for living in a church basement. He'd severed all contact with his parents as a twenty-one-year-old, in 1981, but in return for this favor they protected him. He hadn't even been arrested for the 'subversive' prank he'd played on the Republic's leading literary magazine, the way any of his at-risk charges would have been. But they couldn't help liking him and responding to him, because he spoke the truth, and they were hungry to hear it. The girls practically lined up outside his office door to drop their pants for him, and this, too, of course, was ironic. He rendered a valuable service to the state, coaxing antisocial elements back into the fold, and was paid for his service in teen pussy."
2. "Bombast: The Tribe." Nick Pinkerton looks at the complicated on-screen legacy of Apache casting on screen.
"The Western is a genre that, more than any other, has been connected to white chauvinism, but it's also the only genre that, during its heyday, consistently gave the impression of the United States being what it actually was and is—an ethnically diverse polyglot experiment in democracy in which misunderstandings and outrages abounded and violence was frequently the first resort. The absence of Native American actors in primary roles was a constant, while the portrayal of Natives varied depending on the material and talent involved, though I suspect it was nevertheless true that the average American moviegoer living in the Golden Age of horse operas had a better general grasp of the diverse tribes and their customs—even as received in a Hollywood bowdlerized fashion—than the contemporary multiplex customer, who may, however, be able to tell you a great deal about Hobbits, HYDRA, and the rites of the Na'vi."
3. "Killing It." Grantland's Wesley Morris on Spy's comedic wealth.
"[Paul] Feig might be the first director who is getting away with the Muppets' idea of comedy in a non-Muppets movie. Normally, I'd tire of all the laughing, and there was a moment during the second half when I had to stop for my health. I took the break to reappreciate McCarthy. As female comedy stars go, she is unusual; only Bette Midler and Whoopi Goldberg have as many pitches of profanity as McCarthy does. But she also has that quality that a lot of star comedians have, in which audiences laugh before she's even done anything. Watching her in something like Identity Thief was painful, because there was no one to tell her that her coarseness and vulgarity were obnoxious. The movie was laughing at her, and the audience obliged. But there, and in last summer's Tammy, which she cowrote and her husband, Ben Falcone, directed, McCarthy played a sad, mocking part that dumped gags all over her. Feig appears to adore McCarthy. He doesn't treat her like a clown. When she works with him, she can risk being obnoxious because he comes up with sensible environments for her excesses or, in an uptight Sandra Bullock, the ideal foil."
4. "The Pen, the Sword, and the Duel." For The New Yorker, James Guida uses a scene from The Wire as a jumping-off point for a look at the "natural literary subject" of the duel.
"And, without literature, there would be much less to go on, historically speaking. Duelling was usually illegal. It was often tolerated, but, still, discretion was an issue—duelling at dawn was popular for reasons of secrecy, and, in the aftermath of an 'affair' or 'encounter,' principals were known to flee for neighboring countries. One outcome of the silence surrounding the activity was that, for first-timers, the nearest guide to protocol might lie in fiction. 'Gentlemen, who remembers how it's described in Lermontov?' one of the confused parties asks in Chekhov's The Duel. (The character is thinking of A Hero of Our Time, Lermontov's masterful short novel from 1840.) Chekhov's bracingly comic story—available in a series of duel-themed novellas reprinted by Melville House—is set after the custom had waned, but, according to Leigh, life really did imitate literature in this fashion. Other authorities seem to have agreed: when duelling took off in the American South, Mark Twain blamed Sir Walter Scott."
5. "12 Angry Men Inside Amy Schumer cinematographer Jonathan Furmanski." The DP describes the shooting of the buzzy episode of the show.
"We tried to understand what the language was in the original film. For example, the camera in Act One is very high and looks down on the jurors. Then in Act Two it becomes a little bit more eye level and then Act Three it gets even lower until you're looking up at all of the guys. We tried to integrate that as much as we could into our photography plan. In the original film, they didn't use a lot of long lenses. They used medium range lenses so those were the focal lengths that we relied on to carry us through our coverage. As far as deep focus goes, we definitely went for that element as well and the wider lenses helped us in that regard. Typically on the show we're shooting between a 2 and a 2.8, but we tried to get a little bit closer to a 4 or a 5.6 so we would have that ability to have stacks of guys in the frame and hold a lot of them in focus so we could cover a lot of conversations in one shot."
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Robert Harris says "tax and spend" equals "fiscal responsibility." Right. In the same way the responsible thief makes sure to get rid of all the loot.
"Tax and spend" means getting as much as possible short of an armed uprising, and then make sure it gets to people and projects who will vote you back in, so that you will keep getting them more.
And both Republicans and Democrats excel at this charade, they just have different voter bases.
"Tax reform" is a misnomer until spending is dramatically reduced. In the meantime, the thief is just shifting which of our pockets he's targeting.
"Fiscal Responsibility" means not buying things in the first place, and especially not with other people's money.
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A shocking discovery is now going viral online – a baby was found in a car seat on the side of the road, abandoned in the sweltering heat.
The baby was rescued by a church group whose members spotted him near Interstate 40 and Choctaw Road.
According to the Facebook post, a church group was on their way home on I-40 east of Choctaw, when they noticed the car seat on the side of the busy highway.
A woman who wants to remain anonymous said it was her church group from Ada which spotted the sleeping baby as they were headed home from Frontier City.
"He walks behind the van and he grabs a car seat with a baby in it," the woman said.
The boy, no more than a few months old, was in his baseball onesie with only a pacifier at his side and no note or explanation.
"I couldn't believe people were that evil. It was 90 degrees outside," the woman said.
Church members called Oklahoma City police who took the baby into custody. Police said they responded but will not provide details until Monday.
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Benjamin Obler - Javascotia
- David Pollock
- 19 March 2009
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The caffeine industry has wafted into the UK at an astonishing rate. Benjamin Obler tells David Pollock how he merged coffee with Scotland for his debut novel
It may be hard to recall now, but there was a time when coffee shops weren't over-running the world, and certainly hadn't even gained a foothold in Scotland. When Benjamin Obler travelled from his native Minnesota in 1994 to study Scottish Literature on an exchange programme in Glasgow, he saw no Starbucks on city centre street corners; to this American, their absence came to symbolise the cultural differences he felt. 'I'm a coffee fiend,' says Obler, 'and it was pretty tough to find a decent cup in Glasgow. Not like that was life-threatening or anything, but I've taken the whole subject to dramatic extremes in my book, so that the absence of good coffee comes to symbolise the experience of being an American abroad.'
In Obler's debut novel Javascotia, the author's fictional fellow coffee guzzler Melvin Podgorski isn't a student, but rather a young advance researcher for a US coffee company that's looking to set up a franchise in Glasgow. It's a book which effortlessly manoeuvres the 'fish out of water' and 'coming of age' genres (although Obler hates this latter description) against the backdrop of the capitalist machine in action. The novel is lengthy but somehow intimate, although Obler's phonic version of Glaswegian speech is sometimes a bit overworked. Still, details of the city are richly remembered from his first year spent there and a return visit to study for a Masters in Creative Writing in 1998.
'Melvin is removed from his old life which is a hard-working, fast-paced, ambitious Mid-Western one. Of course, that same kind of lifestyle exists in the UK, where you find a career path, get married and have your offspring. But my time in Glasgow involved a certain liberation from that, so I let my protagonist enjoy a similar lifestyle. The perception of Scotland by mainstream America is something I wanted to address in the book. So many people at home thought it was all heather-filled glens and Highland cattle roaming everywhere. And many people I meet in America tell me they're descended from a Campbell or a MacDonald, or that they once took a trip over, family tree in hand, looking for the old croft.' In this respect, Obler lays out the experience of urban Scotland for his readership back home as much as he revisits his own time here.
Javascotia was started while Obler was studying Creative Writing in Glasgow and finished in his new home city of Minneapolis, where he works in publishing. At the moment his second novel is occupying his time, although 'it's set in America and it's about addiction' is all he will say. 'Most things I write deal with themes of failure, relationship anxiety, status anxiety. I'm sure some of these'll be in there.' Recent efforts have also been made to put a short story collection together, although Obler's agent doesn't approve. 'She says the market's dismal and that no one will pay money for a first-time author's collection. I think she's being overly bleak, so I'm going to persevere.' And he should. After all, so did the first guy who opened a coffee shop in Glasgow.
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2006 Year In Review & Wishlist 2007
The Highland Triangle Shawl from Folk Shawls
Which of your handknits do you wear the most often?
The Highland Triangle Shawl
What was your favorite gift to knit?
Gee that's a toss-up between two things: the Seaman's Hats I'm knitting for my grandsons birthdays…easy peasy and fun to knit, and my Big Sis's Catharina Faroese-Style Shawl that is taking forever. The pattern is wonderful, but because the shawl gets larger and larger as you knit, I'm feeling as if I'll never finish! Still, it's going to be one gorgeous gift and perfect for my Big Sis!
Which of your handknits are gathering dust your closet?
My red cotton Aibhlinn. Because it's for in-between temperatures, to be worn with my denim jacket, the times I remember to wear it are slim. By the time I get outside and realize that it would have been nice to put it on, I'm quite a way from my closet…
I love it, tho'.
Which of your handknits have you gotten rid of?
My very first afghans (which were never completed) because they were made of scratchy awful acrylic.
If you've knit socks, what is your favorite pattern?
Probably Wendy's generic toe-up pattern…I've only knit 3.5 pair of socks, and while I liked making all of them, that one was terrific. I didn't have to "think" about it. Just knit….
What would you like to make in 2007?
I'll be making Wing o' the Moth and Hidcote shawls, trying to finish up Diamond Fantasy Shawl and more hats and socks!!!
What have you learned about your craft in 2006?
Socks! That was my goal for the year, to learn to knit socks, and I did! Oh, and that I do indeed need a subscription to IK – and I got it!
What events/sites have you particularly enjoyed in the blogosphere in 2006?
Love Yarn Harlot, and Wendy, and of course, Mason Dixon Knitting, but Birdsong is a favorite as are Chris, and Christie, and Chris (yup two different ones), Deb, Dave, and Margene! I really enjoyed Trekking KAL, and Norovember (both of which I was successful at, and I had so much fun with Amazing Lace, even if I didn't complete it. I met a BUNCH of knit bloggers that way – so many, many talented folks, the list is just too long to show, but they're all on my blogroll!
Knitting Wish List for 2007:
Ebony & rosewood dpns and circulars in small sizes…
Zephyr laceweight in bottle green & chanel - enough to make a couple of laceweight triangle shawls…
And a ton of reference books – the Vogue Stitchionarys, Volumes 2-4 of Barbara Walker's Treasuries, and Nicky Epstein's books – yes, all of them, and The Opinionated Knitter…I have none of Elizabeth Zimmermann's books…
Oh…and some Fleece Artist merino sock yarn!
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The historical roots of qigong date back at least 5,000 years to ancient China. Chinese scholars called the universal energy qi or chi (pronounced "chee"). In China, the study and practice of transforming energy was embraced to live a life of optimum health, wellness, and happiness and became known as qigong.
Traditional qigong techniques can be very difficult to learn, requiring years of rigid, disciplined practice to develop proficiency. In China, traditional qigong masters withheld the most powerful qigong techniques from all but a select few. Master Chunyi Lin spent over 20 years studying with these advanced Qigong Masters and eventually broke from ancient traditions because of his strong conviction that Qigong is such a powerful tool for healing, the whole world needs to know about it and benefit from it. Master Lin synthesized the ancient teachings into a simple, yet very powerful system of qigong which became Spring Forest Qigong.
Master Lin has been in Minnesota since 1995 practicing the healing power of Qigong with persons individually and also teaching Qigong to thousands of people. Classes and practice groups are now held around the world.
The Slow, graceful movements of Spring Forest Qigong combined with mental focus and relaxed breathing are used to increase and balance a person's vital energy or life force, Qi. When focus, intent and breathing techniques are added to physical movement, the benefits of exercise increase exponentially. When the energy channels in the body flow smoothly, the body can recuperate faster and more efficiently.


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LTT RAS - Commercial Assurance - Capital Projects Cost Consultant
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- London (Central)
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- 11 Nov 2017
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- 11 Dec 2017
- Industry
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Significant value is built and eroded through capital projects across industries, sectors and geographies. The ability to manage capital project delivery risk has been a defining capability for successful companies with asset intensive businesses – such as those in the energy, utilities, mining and construction industries – along with a myriad of government entities focusing on infrastructure development and refurbishment. The risks associated with major capital projects often hit the enterprise risk radar screen, and for many organisations there is an opportunity to boost the level of risk assurance focus and expertise when it comes to capital project governance, contract and commercial management, risk management and controls.
At PwC, our global Commercial Assurance Capital Projects team provides project risk assurance, contract audit and controls advisory support to clients across industries and territories. We deliver an optimal combination of project audit and technical expertise, with our team comprising a diverse range of experts including civil, mechanical and chemical engineers, as well as project management, construction, accounting and IT professionals. Our experience in portfolio, programme, and project controls with large scale capital project execution spans across the public and private sector including utilities, construction, mining, oil and gas, and public infrastructure.
Our team is currently expanding and we're seeking talented, high performing, industry professionals to join our national team across all levels of experience.
If you enjoy working with high profile clients, then our Commercial Assurance Capital Projects team at PwC will provide you with that opportunity. The role requires flexibility & mobility, with national & international travel often required. .
Cost and Commercial Specialist
We are looking for an RICS qualified/Chartered Quantity Surveyor candidate with 5-10 years of capital projects experience in industry to fulfil the role of cost and commercial specialist in our Commercial Assurance Capital Projects team. We are looking for a background in cost and commercial management with experience across the design, implementation and governance of large, complex programmes.
As well as good practical work experience, ideally gained within a large contractor, consultancy or client organisation, you'll have working knowledge/experience of:
Sector Experience:
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Job title – Capital Projects Cost ConsultantsLocation London
job Reference 20456BR
Closing Date for applications 2/1/2019
salary - competitive
Assurance is a dynamic place to be right now, and the variety of opportunities on offer is unprecedented. It's work that really does matter. It matters for businesses, governments and society at large. Our team provides confidence on the most complex decisions companies have to take and this provides a wealth of opportunities to everyone who joins us and works with us.
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All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework, 'The PwC Professional' and are made up of five core attributes; whole leadership, technical capabilities, business acumen, global acumen and relationships.
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We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool, as well as those who reflect the diverse nature of our society. And we aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. Creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business and as an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we're open to flexible working arrangements where appropriate.
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During a meeting with the representatives of the Chinese JAD Oil Company, His Excellency, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Abdul Razzaq Abdul Jalel Al-Esa reviewed inaugurating the project of the Center of Training of Iraqi Universities' Graduates.
Dr. Al-Esa added that the project will serve the two sides in the field of exchanging experiences and His Excellency reviewed that the project management should be run mutually by the Iraqi and Chinese sides to achieve the expected goals.
For their part, the representatives expressed appreciation for the high level of understanding of the dimensions of cooperation in establishing significant international horizons to meet the experiences that would create practical opportunities which serve graduates of Iraqi universities who have technical skills in the field of oil services.


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Monday of this week marked the 150th anniversary of Florida's secession from the Union. It was the first step that would lead to Florida becoming part of the Confederate States of America and set it on the path to take part in the bloodiest war in American history.
Although it is commonly believed today that virtually everyone in the South was in favor of the movement, this was not the case. In Jackson County, for example, even many of the largest plantation owners opposed the move, as did a majority of the farmers and merchants. This surprised many at the time, as Jackson County planter John Milton, an ardent secessionist, was the state's governor-elect.
Proof of strong Unionist sentiment in the county is easy to come by. When a statewide election was held on December 22, 1860, to pick delegates to the Secession Convention that was to convene in Tallahassee in January, all four of the delegates elected in Jackson County were strongly pro-Union.To read the rest of the story visit our virtual paper by clicking on this link!


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Stephanie Smeltzer, MD
Why did you choose Duke for your residency training?
When I first interviewed at Duke, I could see firsthand the camaraderie and teamwork of the OB/GYN physicians, and I knew this would be a great place to train. The faculty seemed not only very accomplished in their fields, but willing to impart their knowledge and teaching to the next generation of physicians. I could tell that at Duke I would get first rate training and build strong mentors that I could have for the rest of my life.
What are your career interestes?
I am currently very interested in academic REI, and I hope to gain an REI academic position once graduating from fellowship.
What are your hobbies?
I enjoy golfing and spending time with my husband and one year old son.
Education & Training
Samford University, B.S. 2009
Medical School
University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine 2013
Baylor College of Medicine 2017
Awards & Honors
- First Place Award for Resident Research Day, Department of OB/GYN, Baylor College of Medicine
- Third Place Award for best oral presentation at ACOG District XI Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX, October 1st-4th, 2015
- Best Resident, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
- Excellence in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UASOM, Huntsville Campus
Publications & Presentations
- Smeltzer S, Yu X, Schmeler S, Levison J. Abnormal Vaginal Pap Test in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Women. Obstet Gynecol, 2016 May;127 Suppl 1:4S. PubMed ID: 37176166
- Subramaniam A, Cliver SS, Smeltzer S, Tita AT, Wetta LL. Preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM): outcomes of delivery at 32°/7 -33 6/7 weeks after confirmed fetal lung maturity (FLM) versus expectant management until 34°/7 weeks. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med, 2015 Sep; 3:1-5. PubMed PMID:26334168.
- Smeltzer, S and Corman, L. A tender palpable mass in a patient with endocarditis on antibiotics for 5 weeks, Case Reports in Clinical Medicine, 2013 March; 2(1): 58-59. Doi: 10.4236/crcm.2013.21016
- Smeltzer, S and Hassoun, A. Successful use of Fidaxomicin in recurrent Clostridium difficile in a child, J Antimicrob Chemother, 2013 Jul; 68(7):1688-9. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkt079. Epub 2013 Mar 5. PMID:23463209


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NC Power fight on the last day of Winter…
Led by Coach Jef Mei, 13 Black finished tied for third out of 27 teams in the 13 Club division. The team played hard all weekend against great competition.
Click here to check out more pictures from Winter Bump 2016 on our Gallery page!
The last day of competition consists of playoffs in every division, making it the most intense and tough day of play. Read below to see how each individual team did. Congrats to all the teams on a great weekend!
After two days of competition, 17 Black fell on the third day in a hard-fought battle against Eastern Elite 18 Black. The team played three sets with scores of 11-25, 25-19, and 15-9. Eastern Elite 18 Black went on to win the bracket. Though losing in the Silver bracket, they were able to end their journey at Winter Bump with a win in the Silver Consolation Bracket against Magnum Aiken 18 Green (20-25, 25-18, 15-12).
16 Black played hard in the Silver Bracket finishing third after a loss to Upward Stars 16 Brandon (25-22, 25-19) and a win against Xcel 16 Premier in the Silver Consolation Bracket (25-17, 14-25, 15-12).
In the Silver 14 Open Bracket, 14 Black were able to seal a win in two sets against CJV 14-2 with scores of 25-18 and 25-19, earning them a spot in the Silver Bracket finals. They fell in two sets against GSJ 14 Aly (25-15, 25-12).
14 Blue played in 14 Club this weekend, a division made up of 44 teams. They lost a hard fought game against Cape Fear 14-Michele with scores of 25-19 and 25-20.
Finishing first in the Gold Bracket after the first two days of Winter Bump, 13 Black started the final day off strong with a three set thriller against LAVA 13U Purple (25-7, 19-25, 15-12), winning them a spot in the semifinals. They hardworking team fell to SVC 13 U Renegade, the team that won the tournament in the 13 Club division. 13 Black finished tied for third out of 27 teams, playing tough competition all weekend. Out of the eight games they played, five of them went to three sets. Overall the weekend for the 13 Black team consisted of great play and great effort. Serving was strong all weekend, and the leading players in aces were Emma Barnes, Skye Malasig and Logan Priddy. Alyssa Hernandez led the team in digs as the defensive specialist. Lily Barnhill and Malasig led in kills.
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How youtube ranking can Save You Time, Stress, and Money.
In contrast to Google, which appears to be to possess a choice for big models, YouTube is a lot more prone to rank content material from "the minimal dude".
If anyone really enjoys a movie on YouTube, What exactly are they prone to do? Subscribe to that channel to allow them to see that channel's upcoming movies.
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