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4. What percent of your students live on campus?
Eighty percent of our students live on campus, and that means more than having a room in a residence hall. CSB/SJU students are always on campus. Whether students want to get together for a study group, grab a bite to eat, go to a movie, or cheer on the Blazers and Johnnies, they do it all on campus. Part of the college experience is being a member of the campus community. Even the 20 percent of students that choose to live off campus don't go very far. The majority of them can be found within walking distance of CSB in the town of St. Joseph, so they can still easily attend all the events and take part in activities on campus.
5. What do students do for fun on the weekends? Do they stay on campus?
There is always something going on right here at CSB/SJU. Students don't go home on weekends because they don't want to miss the opportunities on campus. Wherever your interest might lie, there is an activity for you.
The Joint Events Council (JEC) is a student-run programming board that hosts more than 100 events a year for little to no cost to the students. Those events include everything from comedians in one of the two campus nightclubs to blockbuster movies on the big screen and from elegant formal dances to huge outdoor concerts.
There are also more than 80 other clubs and organizations sponsoring events. O'Connell's Nightclub and Brother Willie's Pub host their own events every weekend. Whether there is a DJ blaring 80's tunes or a ska band performing, you can join the dancing crowd.
CSB/SJU also host a performing arts series on both campuses. The Partners in the Arts series hosts regional and national acts throughout the year. The series covers the entire spectrum of the arts from the Minnesota Orchestra to Ondekoza Demon Drummers of Japan.
There are also countless sporting events on both campuses year round. You can join the boisterous crowd at everything from swim meets to soccer games. CSB/SJU not only have a tradition of excellent athletic teams, we have a tradition of incredible fan support for all of the teams. To put things in perspective, the schools' total enrollment is around 3,900 students, but the average attendance at home a football game is more than 6,000.
6. Is SJU an all men's school and CSB an all women's school?
Yes . . . No. . . Maybe? We have taken the best of what women's, men's and coed colleges offer and combined them in a way you won't find at another pair of colleges in the nation. Student services and residences are structured to fulfill the needs of men at SJU and of women at CSB, but the student experience is not limited by the location of a residence hall. Men and women attend classes together on both campuses, join clubs and organizations on both campuses, and utilize the facilities on both campuses. Men are in the field house at CSB. Women are in the Science Center at SJU. Men and women are everywhere on both campuses. After a few days at CSB/SJU they cease to be two separate campuses and simply become "home."
9. Are all students who attend CSB/SJU Catholic? Are there required religion classes?
Students of all faiths are welcome at CSB/SJU and can experience a meaningful faith life on campus. Fifty-six percent of students on campus are Catholic. Campus Ministry and other organizations on campus are open to all students regardless of religious affiliation and offer a wonderful opportunity to share your faith journey with others. Campus Ministry assists students who need transportation in order to attend services of other denominations.
There are no required "religion" courses, but students are required to take two theology courses as part of the core curriculum. These courses explore the questions about the reality of God, the meaning of human existence and the relationship between God, humanity and the world. Some of the courses offered include "Religions of the World," "Studies in Jewish Thought" and "The Reality of God."


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once again i would like to get some help :)
i wanted to crack my own wpa2 key with aircrack. i captured the handshake. and now i wanted to use airolib with aircrack. i have compiled the latest aircrack with the SQLITE flag.
-r <DB> : path to airolib-ng database
(Cannot be used with -w)
so i guess its compiled and ready to use.
./aircrack-ng -r database test-01.cap (where "database" is the database I set up with airolib and the test-01.cap has the wpa handshake)
but output is just:
Aircrack-ng 1.0 beta2
Quitting aircrack-ng...
thats it. it does not make one try to find a key.
bt ~ # sqlite3 -version
bt ~ #
is installed
ivs # airolib-ng database --stats
There are 0 ESSIDs and 144308 passwords in the database. 0 out of 0 possible combinations have been computed (0%).
ESSID Priority Done
i have searched the forum but didnt find a guide to set up the database. i guess its a problem with the db.

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|Release: 3.1.2
|Build date: Sun Jul 15 20:20:13 2012
|Group: System/Monitoring
|Build host: build12
|Size: 341798
|Source RPM: psmisc-22.16-3.1.2.src.rpm
|Packager: http://bugs.opensuse.org
|Url: http://sourceforge.net/projects/psmisc/
|Summary: Utilities for managing processes on your system
The psmisc package contains utilities for managing processes on your system: pstree, killall and fuser. The pstree command displays a tree structure of all of the running processes on your system. The killall command sends a specified signal (SIGTERM if nothing is specified) to processes identified by name. The fuser command identifies the PIDs of processes that are using specified files or filesystems.
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Dance Down The Aisle
Remember the viral video "JK Wedding Entrance?" While surfing around today we found that there was a video financed by T-Moble cashing in on the royal wedding — there are some pretty convincing look alikes in this video. Who can forget Pam and Jim's parody on The Office? On top of that, we came across a video of a couple going down the aisle in Divorce Court. Which is your favorite?
Dance Down The Aisle
Pam & Jim – The Office
Royal Wedding "Dance Down The Aisle"
The Divorce "Dance"


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- Informationsstruktur (19) (remove)
- Focus markers that link topic and comment (2009)
- This talk deals with the interdependence between the pragmatic categories topic and focus as displayed by certain alleged focus marking particles of some West African languages.
- Principles of information packaging in Baatonum (Gur) (2009)
- This talk presents a study on information structure in the under-documented Gur language Baatonum (Bénin and Nigeria, language code bba).
- What is it about? The topic in some Ghanaian Gur grammars (2008)
- This talk deals with the pragmatic notion topic and its encoding in Buli and some related Ghanaian Gur languages and reveals that it is responsible for several intricate phenomena in the grammar of these languages.
- To be or not to be? About the copula system in Buli (Gur) (2008)
- This talk concerns the copula system in Buli, a Ghanaian language which has also been attested in Bahia (Rodrigues 1935, Zwernemann 1968). Special focus will be put on the categorization of two copula-reminiscent elements for which I will propose a discoursepragmatic analysis.
- Subject focus in West African languages : International Conference on Information Structure 6-8 June, 2006, University of Potsdam (2006)
- Focus in Gur and Kwa (2006)
- The project investigates focus phenomena in the two genetically relatedWest African Gur and Kwa language groups of the Niger-Congo phylum. Most of its members are tone languages, they are similar with respect to word order typology (all are SVO languages), but of divergent morphological type (agglutinating Gur versus isolating Kwa).
- Sentence-medial adverbials in Buli (Gur, Northern Ghana) (2006)
- Research on adverbials in sentence-medial position in the North- Ghanaian Gur language Buli suggests that the language offers two divergent slots for adverbials between subject and verb. Special attention is paid to the group of sentence-medial deictic temporal adverbials. While they have the potential to develop into tense markers, this process seems to depend on special information structural conditions.
- Vom GURren und KWAken und anderen Zungen (2006)
- Wenngleich Brigitte Reineke vieler Zungen mächtig ist, möchte ich mich im Folgenden der von ihr Zeit ihres Lebens besonders präferierten Gruppe der Gur- und Kwasprachen und ihren aktuellen Forschungsinteressen in diesen widmen.
- Focal aspects in the Lelemi verb system (2006)
- In our presentation we will outline the verb system of Lelemi and concentrate on certain "focal" aspects which are of primary interest to us. Lelemi has two TAMP paradigms: one constituting the so-called "simple tenses", the other the so-called "relative tenses" (Allan 1973), although not every "simple tense" has a counterpart in the "relative tenses". The simple paradigm is formed by subject prefixes (prefixed pronouns for 1st or 2nd person and noun class pronouns for 3rd persons) and the verb form whereas the relative paradigm is build up by the obligatory use of an external subject noun, an invariable verb prefix, and the verb form. While the simple paradigm is used in quite a lot of syntactic environments the relative paradigm only shows up in relative clauses with the subject being the head as well as in subject and sentence focus constructions including questions concerning the subject. We will show some interesting interactions between the grammatical expression of focus and the verb system and sketch the grammaticalisation path of the morpheme nà.


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Drug Overdose
Accidental drug overdose is currently the leading cause of injury-related death in the United States for people between the ages of 35-54 and the second leading cause of injury-related death for young people. Drug overdose deaths now exceed those attributable to firearms, homicides or HIV/AIDS.
Most of these deaths are preventable, but the "tough on crime" rhetoric of the drug war and the stigma associated with drug use have blocked the widespread adoption of life-saving overdose prevention policies, including Good Samaritan 911 legislation and distribution of the overdose reversal medication naloxone.
DPA is leading the national effort to reduce drug overdose deaths by promoting sensible solutions and better policy at the state and federal level.
Denise Cullen, executive director of GRASP (Grief Recovery After a Substance Passing) and Broken No More, became an outspoken advocate for drug policy reform after losing her son, Jeff, to an overdose in 2008.


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UNICEF Executive Board: National Statement on the Annual Report
(as delivered by Minister Councillor Dr. Jörg Polster)
Mr. President,
Executive Director, Members of the Executive Board,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Let me begin by thanking the Executive Director for his opening statement and for the informative annual report. Germany commends UNICEF for the progress made in 2013. I would also like to extend our most sincere appreciation to UNICEF's professional and dedicated staff, many of whom work under difficult conditions and with threats to their security.
We acknowledge UNICEF's work for children's rights and youth, particularly for those who are most disadvantaged and those who live in fragile contexts. This year, we will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and as the report shows, a great deal of progress has been made already. Let us celebrate the progress that has been made, but at the same time strive for more, because the children of today will shape the future of tomorrow.
Germany welcomes the 25th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, both as an opportunity to strengthen public awareness on the rights of the child in the development policy context and to foster professional exchange on that topic. It is our hope that it may identify upcoming challenges.
The current Strategic Plan has a strong focus on human rights and equity. With regard to the Post-2015 process, human rights, which are also children's rights, need to be more strongly considered. The rights of girls and their empowerment, as well as combating gender-based violence, should be a priority. That is why we have to join forces in order to anchor cross-cutting child rights in the Post-2015 development agenda.
Let me highlight five issues of the report which are particularly important to Germany:
First, we welcome UNICEF's continued efforts to make progress in implementing the various mandates from QCPR on normative principles and cross-cutting strategies as well as on organizational performance. We know that the implementation of the QCPR and Delivering as One is a challenging task. Despite considerable progress made during 2013, huge challenges remain. All stakeholders need to not only maintain momentum but also accelerate efforts in order to operationalize the reforms mandated by this ground-breaking resolution in a timely manner. This is necessary also in order to allow the UN system to become more efficient and effective and thus be 'fit for purpose' for the challenges that will result from the upcoming Post-2015 Agenda.
We especially acknowledge that UNICEF has taken a lead role in developing the standard operating procedures as well as in the headquarters plan of action to address systemic bottlenecks in the implementation of QCPR. In our view, the implementation of the Standard Operating Procedures is at the heart of the QCPR reform agenda and the Headquarter Plan of Action is a necessary precondition for important progress and coherence at country level. We appreciate continuous updates and briefings on this topic.
Standard Operating Procedures and the Delivering as One approach are also important for an efficient realization of cross-sectorial issues. In this regard Germany recognizes the positive experiences UNICEF has made with the two joint evaluations: Joint Evaluation of Joint Programs on Gender Equality in the United Nations Systems and UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Program on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting. We want to encourage UNICEF to promote and utilize joint programs as a useful instrument for shared learning and accountability.
Secondly, UNICEF's tireless work to increase vaccination rates remains among its most impressive achievements, including in crisis areas like Syria, where approximately 2.2 million children under 5 have been vaccinated to date. Germany supports UNICEF's efforts to raise immunization coverage to protect the health and future of children not only through direct support in Syria, but also through funding commitments made to the GAVI Alliance. In 2013, we committed 30 million Euros to support the GAVI Alliance's activities and, more specifically, to finance newly-introduced vaccines in the member states of the East African Community.
UNICEF also plays an important role in improving the supply chain of vaccines and Germany joins forces with the GAVI Alliance on this issue and supports the Alliance in developing a new supply chain management strategy.
Thirdly, in 2013 UNICEF has again contributed significantly to the promotion of crucial thematic areas within the education sector, such as school readiness, girls' education, inclusion and access in fragile contexts. We welcome the fact that UNICEF, jointly with UNESCO, has led the education consultation on the post-2015 development agenda. Germany welcomes the emphasis on early learning, gender equality, inclusion and education in humanitarian situations that UNICEF included in its Strategic Plan (2014 - 2017). At the same time, we would like to stress that it is important to follow a holistic approach to education that includes all forms and stages of education and that makes lifelong learning possible.
We look forward to continuing our close cooperation with UNICEF in order to contribute to donor harmonization in the field of education and to increase the effectiveness of our efforts.
Fourthly, we welcome UNICEF's continued focus on the goals of the 'Global Plan towards the elimination of new HIV infections among children and keeping their mothers alive' beyond 2015. We understand that much has been achieved in reducing the transmission of HIV from mothers to their children. We also understand that specific challenges remain in providing treatment to mothers and HIV positive children, while ensuring that all children born free of HIV remain so at least for the first two decades of life.
We commend UNICEF's contribution to the global guidelines on HIV Testing and Care for Adolescents Living with HIV. We also welcome UNICEF's support for the declaration on sexuality education and specifically for highlighting the 'inequitable HIV response' for adolescents by generating significant evidence.
Recently, Germany has supported the Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) initiative for comprehensive sexuality education and youth-friendly services in Eastern and in Southern Africa which on 7th December 2013 led to a commitment of health and education ministers of 20 countries in the region called the "Ministerial Commitment on comprehensive sexuality education and sexual and reproductive health services for adolescents and young people in Eastern and Southern Africa". Germany is looking forward to working closely with UNICEF within the ESA-initiative and is open to further exchange on adolescents' sexual and reproductive health and rights.
On a final note, Germany would like to acknowledge the tireless work of UNICEF on Humanitarian Action:
Working with partners, UNICEF responded to 289 humanitarian situations of varying scales in 83 countries in 2013. With regard to the crisis of the Syrian Arab Republic the regional "No Lost Generation" strategy proposed practical ways to address the long-term effects of the crisis on children through education, protection and social inclusion initiatives. Germany supported this initiative and other work of UNICEF for children in emergencies, especially in the water and hygiene sector, the WASH initiative.
Germany commends UNICEF's work in humanitarian situations and particularly its efforts to link humanitarian assistance with resilience-building and longer-term development programs. In this regard, we welcome that the current Strategic Plan (2014-2017) underlines the importance of integrating humanitarian and development programs and that it includes specific targets to measure the results of humanitarian action.
UNICEF's Office of Emergency Programs assumed an important leadership role in developing and implementing the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Transformative Agenda through the Working Group and the Emergency Directors Group and its work is very much recognized. We encourage UNICEF to remain actively engaged in this process. To conclude, Germany remains a steadfast and committed partner of UNICEF and looks forward to our ongoing collaboration. Together we will ensure that children's rights are implemented and protected.
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2004 Artesa Cabernet Sauvignon
56% Napa County, 44% Sonoma County 14.3% alcohol
Paired with pork ribs in hickory brown sugar barbecue sauce. Yum.
This is from the Classic Tier (entry level) of Artesa and sells for $25 at the winery. I paid a discounted retail price through Fayetteville Wine Society.
The winery is part of the Codorniu group and Artesa means craftsman or handcrafted but this wine produces over 16,000 cases. Winemaker is Dave Dobson. (The winery sounds interesting. It is on Henry Road, Napa and has some sculptures on the grounds.) The Napa grapes are from the Atlas Peak appellation and the Sonoma grapes are from an Alexander Valley mountainside estate.
Grapes are destemmed only (whole berry clusters.) Aged for 20 months in small French oak cooperage.
Viscous texture. Purple-red color, nearly opaque.
Fruity nose of blackberries/cassis is reflected in rich dark fruit on the palate. More fruit bomb than tannic beast but seems nimble and balanced. Website says it can easily age for 5-10 years. Easy to like but not full of complexity or layers of depth. Approachable now.


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He was there to aid and abet when Wade got hot in the fourth quarter.
Those who did so used their medical training not to care for patients, but to abet their abuse.
To view these nudes is not quite to abet evil, but it is to undermine decency.
Yet, far from nudging Rajapaksa toward greater accountability, their presence in Sri Lanka is likely only to abet his rise.
Our political leaders need to demand that their colleague step down immediately, not aid and abet the barbarian criminal.
That you have harbored one of the enemy, and have tried to abet his escape.
Lucy smiled at the bare-faced fraud and hastened to abet it.
His being there is a proof of his intent to aid and abet; else, why is he there?
How does abet differ from incite and instigate as to the time of the action?
How friendly in thee, thus to abet the favourite purpose of my heart!
late 14c. (implied in abetting), from Old French abeter "to bait, to harass with dogs," literally "to cause to bite," from a- "to" (see ad-) + beter "to bait," from a Germanic source, perhaps Low Franconian betan "incite," or Old Norse beita "cause to bite," from Proto-Germanic *baitjan, from PIE root *bheid- "to split" (see fissure). Related: Abetted; abetting.


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Agriculture is the mainstay of the coastal economy; rice. Rice, pulse pulses (legumes), sugarcane, cotton, and peanuts (groundnuts) are grown. Bananas and betel nuts are grown together with rice in the low-rainfall region of the interior. There are casuarina and coconut plantations along the coast. Large-scale industries produce fertilizers, chemicals, film projectors, amplifiers, trucks, and automobiles. There is a heavy vehicle and armoured car factory at Āvadi Avadi and a nuclear power station at Kalapakkam. Roads and railways linking Chennai (Madras), Cuddalore, Chidambaram, ChingleputChengalpattu, and Pondicherry Puducherry run parallel to the coast. The region has been known since ancient times as the "land of the temples" for the many temples that are located at such places as Mahābālipuram and Mamallapuram (see photograph).


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NEWBERRY S.C.- Brevard College freshman Ryan McPhillips scored his team-high third goal of the season, but it wasn't enough as Newberry defeated BC, 4-2, in South Atlantic Conference play Wednesday afternoon at Smith Park Complex in rainy Newberry, S.C.
The Wolves (1-6, 1-2 SAC) picked up their first win of the season and snapped a three-match losing skid against Brevard while the Tornados (2-5, 0-2 SAC) scored two goals for in consecutive matches for the first time this season while McPhillips has netted a goal in back-to-back matches.
BC missed a golden opportunity to strike first in the 2nd minute when Drew Gallowitch had a shot hit both posts and rattle away. The Wolves responded quickly when Anthony Lucido scored on a kick from the right side after receiving a thru ball from Brady Francis.
In the 45th minute, Newberry's Graham Jermstad padded the lead when he headed a ball past BC goalkeeper Heath Turner after a pass from Lucido.
However, the Tornados responded with a goal of their own when McPhillips was fouled inside the box and blasted home a penalty kick to make it a 2-1 match.
Newberry sealed the victory when it scored two goals in a span of 6:26 in the second half. Tomas Garcia and Jalin Butler found the back of the net in the 60th and 66th minute, respectively, to extend the lead to 4-1.
BC sophomore Micah Bagwell netted his first collegiate goal in the 73rd minute when he beat the Wolves keeper from 10 yards out while Paulo Silva earned the assist.
Newberry outshot BC 15-9, including by a 12-4 mark in the second half. Turner finished the day with four saves while Newberry's Patrick Sweatt earned three.
The Tornados wrap up a two-match road stint when they travel to conference foe Carson-Newman Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in Jefferson City, Tenn.
Brevard College (2-5, 0-2 SAC) vs. Newberry (1-6, 1-2 SAC)
Date: Sep 25, 2013 Attendance: 87
Weather: 69-deg., cloudy
Goals by period 1
2 Tot
Brevard College..... 0 2 - 2
Newberry............ 1 3 - 4
1. 9:07 NEWBERRY Anthony Lucido (1) (Brady Francis) - thru ball empty net from angle
2. 45:02 NEWBERRY Graham Jermstad (3) (Anthony Lucido) - diving header inside six
3. 47:32 BC Ryan Mcphillips Penalty kick
4. 60:11 NEWBERRY Tomas Garcia (1) (Mario Stojkoski) - thru ball beat keeper from 18
5. 66:37 NEWBERRY Jalin Butler (1) (Edwin Garcia)
6. 73:49 BC Micah Bagwell (Paulo Silva) - beat keeper from 10 yds.
Shots: Brevard College 9, Newberry 15
Saves: Brevard College 4 (Heath Turner 4), Newberry 3 (Patrick Sweatt


text: Whitey EsneaultBoxing Trainer, 1930-68Inducted: 2006When Ernest "Whitey" Esneault died of a lung infection in 1968 at age 76, the Golden Age of Boxing in New Orleans was laid to rest with his body in St. Roch No. 2 Cemetery.For nearly a half-century, Esneault oversaw the French Quarter fight factory that was St. Mary's Italian Gym in New Orleans, in which he helped develop future world champions Ralph Dupas and Willie Pastrano before turning them over to Angelo Dundee. But more importantly to his legacy were the many young boys Whitey trained and taught who never became champions, but found self-worth in the lessons they learned.States-Item and Times-Picayune columnist Peter Finney once noted, "Guys would come in off the street and Whitey would train them. They all weren't going to become champions, but Whitey just loved boxing and working with kids and Whitey never sought fame for himself. But when he did get good prospects, they all blossomed under his tutelage. Angelo Dundee always said he was about as good at teaching boxing fundamentals as anyone.Brothers Bernard and Maxie Docusen were two boys who were introduced to the boxing game by Esneault. Both became highly ranked title contenders and had a run of success in California under managers Bonnie Geigerman and Otis Guichet."If Whitey had been at Stillman's Gym or Gleason's Gym in New York, turning out fighters like the Docusens, Dupas and Pastrano, he'd already be in (the Hall of Fame). There's no doubt in my mind about that," Dundee said.Dundee said he one of Esneault's most ardent admirers. "I wholeheartedly believe that Whitey Esneault deserves to be in the Hall of Fame," Dundee once said. "Whitey trained a lot of kids, and some of those kids he eventually sent to me. They typically were, like, 16 or 17, but they all were very well grounded in boxing.Esneault, a World War I Navy veteran, lost his left leg in 1954. He preferred to stick close to St. Mary's Italian rather than to go to camp with his better pro prospects, which is part of the reason why he sent Dupas and Pastrano to a friend like Dundee because of his determination to remain in New Orleans, and the Jim Crow laws then in place in Louisiana, made him almost the proprietor of a way stop for homegrown fighters on their way to wider recognition.New Orleans was once hailed as the cradle of boxing. James J. Corbett wrested the heavyweight championship from John L. Sullivan there at the old Olympic Club on Royal Street on Sept. 7, 1892, and it was the city where such capable fighters as Harry Wills, Pete Herman, Tony Canzoneri, and Jimmy Perrin either were born or developed their skills.When Esneault died here was no one around to replace him as a developer of young amateur and professional ring talent.Several other young standouts surfaced in years following Esneault's death, such as Jerry Celestine, Tony Licata, Percy Pugh, Jerry Pelligrini, Chuck Mintz and Philip Brown and reached a level of notoriety, but only Dupas and Pastrano became world champions.Dupas had a record of 106-23-6 with 18 knockouts. He won the World Jr. Middleweight title by outpointing champion Denny Moyer in 15 rounds on April 30, 1963. He began his career in 1950 as a lightweight.Pastrano, whose record was 63-13-8 (14 knockouts), won the World Light-Heavyweight title in a decision win over Harold Johnson, who won the title from Archie Moore. Pastrano successfully defended the title twice and kept it for nearly two years. He died in 1997 at age 61.


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Belhaven University Speakers Bureau
The Belhaven University Speakers Bureau is comprised of University professors who are available to address topics and themes from a Christian world and life view.
Available Speakers and Topics:
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Charged Particles - June 23, 2013
Portola Vineyards
Sunday, June 23, 2013 from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Who's Going
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Event Details
Our third annual concert series begins with the jazz of Charged Particles on June 23rd. We will taste our Santa Cruz Mountains pinot, and we invite you to bring a picnic. Wine will also be available for purchase by the bottle. Come enjoy the beauty of the foothills on a Sunday evening.
Programs run from 5:30 to 7 pm. We're open from 4:30 to 8:00. Picnic tables are not available; feel free to bring a blanket to spread on the ground, or beach chairs. Please consider carpooling or bicycling, as parking is very limited.
The most exciting and creative music being made today crosses stylistic boundaries and blends multiple traditions to create vital new sounds. Charged Particles features three of the country's virtuosos doing just that in the electric jazz arena. Murray Low is a keyboard wizard with dazzling Latin-jazz technique and imaginative improvisational skills. Jason Muscat is an inventive and sophisticated electric bassist. Along with fiery drummer Jon Krosnick, these players are making some of the most electrifying jazz in the country today.The trio's repertoire blends jazz styles with elements from Latin music, classical music, funk, and more. The group's original compositions are mixtures of elaborate orchestration and opportunities for creative improvised solos. And they bring a similar approach to playing arrangements of tunes by other jazz artists and traditional jazz standards, including favorites by Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, Richard Rogers, and other composers of America's most popular songs from decades ago, each played with a new twist.
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Portola Vineyards
850 Los Trancos Road
Portola Valley,
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We are a community-supported micro-winery focused on making hand-crafted Pinot Noirs. Since 2005, we have been producing award-winning wines from our estate vineyard in Portola Valley.


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Evolution Hoax
DİDEM ÜRER: As you know, our Prime Minister went to Reyhanli today. He heralded our citizens in Reyhanli and our Syrian refugee brothers and said that the victory is close and continued as such:
ADNAN OKTAR: Allah Allah, masha'Allah. Yes continue.
DİDEM ÜRER: "Poverty and illness afflicted them and they were shaken to the point that the Messenger and those who had faith with him said, 'When is Allah's help coming?' Be assured that Allah's help is very near. " I am calling out to our Syrian brothers: Allah's help is very near, insha'Allah. I seek refuge with Allah from the accursed satan. He said "NASRUNMİNALLAHİ VE FETHUN GARİB" meaning "ALLAH'S HELP AND VICTORY IS VERY NEAR", masha'Allah.
ADNAN OKTAR: Masha'Allah. Mr. Tayyip shook the Middle East. Look at this good news. I am witnessing such a Prime Minister for the first time in my life. He will say such things and the people want to take him down from the prime ministry. It's impossible.
Now parties don't know this. This is a very sincere explanation. This is not a political investment; this is from the heart. He is truly hurt about the Syrian problem. He really hurts. He truly and enthusiastically says that salvation will come with the Qur'an.
The people also love our Prime Minister. This is very nice. I congratulate Mr. Tayyip. Every day, there is beauty, masha'Allah. (Adnan Oktar, May 25th, 2013: A9 TV)
DİDEM ÜRER: Prime Minister Erdoğan said: "There are great changes taking place in Turkey" and added, "If you are determined and faithful and if you love the children of this country you would do it. This is because all of these deeds are deeds of love and passion. This love made us madly fond of it. We are the representatives of a civilization that says 'one who looks at beauty thinks beautiful.'
ADNAN OKTAR: Mr. Tayyip is not full up with good deeds masha'Allah. I pray to Allah to increase his good works.
Mr. Tayyip speaks really well. He is a religious and dignified person. He fears Allah and he is very honest because of that. (Adnan Oktar, May 26th, 2013, A9 TV)
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Lansing Community College offers numerous and varied parking options on campus and around the immediate downtown Lansing area. The city also maintains parking meters on many of the streets surrounding the college's campus that provide a large number of alternate locations to choose from.
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Planningandbuildinganew56-building compound is not easy, especially when time is of the essence. Add to the challenge the tough conditions of the Mojave Desert, and the project becomes almost impossible.
But in true can-do spirit, the designers of the U.S. Department of Defense's new Ft. Irwin Military Operations in Urban Terrain Training Facility found a way. They selected a unique, precast concrete system that halved the construction time, reduced employee exposure to excessive heat, and offered long-term energy savings.
The architect first benefited from the system's lightweight properties. Each structure features a design that uses fewer materials and thinner wall panels. The system allows for a final structure with more usable space, reducing the overall carbon footprint. The architect also was able to create foundation design requirements that were smaller than conventional buildings.
General contractor RQ Construction Inc., Bonsall, Calif., also benefited from the Ecolite Concrete system that combines cellular precast concrete with cold-formed steel framework. RQ Construction completed the project in six months, instead of the projected one-year time frame.
On the jobsite, these lighter panels helped reduce the contractor's energy and labor costs. Precast panels were delivered to the jobsite and identified for easy and efficient installation. In place of large cranes, employees installed the precast panels with a forklift or telehandler. Bonsall erection crews enclosed one structure per day on average. Ancillary trades gained faster access to the structure's shell and completed other elements of construction.
Weight reduction
Cellular concrete was key to the project's success. In place of aggregates, the concrete hardened structure uses the shape of the hardened air bubbles to provide a matrix. The result is a concrete element that requires less material, has a high insulation value, and reduces the structure's weight. The concrete mix includes Type I or Type II portland cement, Type F fly ash, and a foaming agent.
Each 2-inch-thick panel achieves an R-value of 4, yet only weighs 60 to 70 pounds per cubic foot, or about one-half the weight of standard concrete.
The cellular concrete is pumped into the pre-assembled panel steel frames. Each panel is uniquely batched and labeled. During casting, the producer, following the designer's plan, can preposition all voids and connection tunnels. The panel also can be designed to provide furring space for insulation, electrical conduits, and other utilities to speed onsite construction.
Based on the success at Ft. Irwin, Ecolite Concrete hopes designers and precasters nationwide adopt the system. The panels should comply with all building codes, as they have been proven to withstand wind and seismic forces, passing the Miami/Dade County (Fla.) Windblown Missile Impact Test. Designers can use the construction system in multistory applications up to six stories tall.
Kate Hamilton is associate editor for CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION magazine, whose editors chose Ft. Irwin as a GreenSite award winner for Best Institutional Project. To learn more about the project and to view construction photos, visit www.concreteconstruction.net.
To learn more about the Ecolite Concrete system, visit www.ecoliteconcrete.com.


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Are Safe4Athletes Model Policy program right for School and Colleges? I see this as a real solution for troubled schools and teams.
Coach/Employee Conduct Policies for School and College Athletics Departments
Every educational institution that is a recipient of federal funds must comply with a federal law, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which includes a prohibition against sexual harassment and include the obligation to have a Title IX Coordinator and widely distributed sexual harassment policies and procedures. This is an area in which the athletics department cannot see itself as operating in isolation. If anyone in the athletics department becomes aware of sexual harassment, sexual abuse or sexual violence of any kind, the case should be reported to the institution and handled according to established Title IX policy and procedures.
Complaint Process Flow Chart
Complaint Process. The Club recognizes how difficult it may be for an athlete or parent to report a coach or staff/volunteer offense because of fear of retaliation against the athlete or his/her family or subjecting a young athlete to an adversarial or hostile examination process. Similarly, coaches and staff must be assured of notice of allegations, a fair hearing and protection from frivolous complaints. Thus, the following mechanisms have been put in place to establish an appropriate fact-finding and hearing process to be utilized for any complaint.
Model Complaint Form
INSTRUCTIONS: To file a formal complaint, please fill out this form completely and submit it to the Athlete Welfare Advocate of our Club. If you need help completing the form, or want to discuss the issue before completing the complaint form, please contact either of our Athlete Welfare Advocates for a meeting:


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GSA Awards E-Travel Contract: E-Gov Initiative Saves Millions
November 10, 2003
Contact: GSA Public Affairs (202) 501-1231
Washington, D.C. - The U.S. General Services Administration today awarded its E-Travel contract to CW Government Travel Inc. (CWGT) of San Antonio, Electronic Data Systems Corp. (EDS) of Fairfax, Va and Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) of Fairfax, Va.
All three companies were awarded the 10-year; $450 million contract to provide Web-based, travel management services for the federal government.
E-Travel will be available to civilian agencies in the first quarter of the 2004 calendar year. It will deliver an easy-to-use, integrated travel service tool to the desktops of government customers. The service, one of President Bush's E-Government Initiatives, will simplify federal travel management, and at the same time save taxpayers up to 50 percent in federal travel management costs over 10 years.
GSA successfully resolved the EDS complaint to the General Accounting Office that its proposal needed a full hearing by inviting EDS, along with CWGS and NGMS--the three were finalists in the bid process--to re-demonstrate their E-Travel solutions. GSA conducted its review and determined that all three are consistent with the E-Travel solicitation requirements.
The Office of Management and Budget has helped implement President Bush's E-Gov vision, harnessing the Internet to achieve new government efficiencies and, ultimately, saving taxpayer dollars. E-Travel contracts embrace best commercial practices to use the Internet effectively and also empower the federal traveler--all at a substantially lower cost to the taxpayer.
E-Travel will be hosted commercially to minimize federal technology costs and guarantee real-time information. From travel planning and authorization to reimbursement, E-Travel leverages best practices in areas such as administration, finance and information technology to realize significant cost savings and improved employee productivity.
Independent verification and validation testing of the vendors' solutions will begin immediately. In addition, selected agencies soon will launch E-Travel to demonstrate initial operational capability. All civilian agencies are expected to complete migration to E-Travel by Sept. 30, 2006, the end of the fiscal year. The E-Travel contract accommodates existing travel agencies and FedTripÔ, the existing federal online booking service.
GSA is a centralized federal procurement, property management and policy agency created by Congress to improve government efficiency and help federal agencies better serve the public. It acquires, on behalf of federal agencies, office space, equipment, telecommunications, information technology, supplies and services. It also plays a key role in developing and implementing governmentwide policies. GSA, comprised of 13,000 associates, provides services and solutions for the office operations of over one million federal workers located in more than 8,000 government-owned and leased buildings in 2,000 U.S. communities.


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Demand for design services dipped last month, according to the November edition of the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) released by the American Institute of Architects. The cold snap marks the second time in 2013 that the ABI has declined. (An index score above 50 indicates growth, whereas a score below 50 indicates contraction.) The ABI mark for November was 49.8, down from a 51.6 score in October, indicating slight contraction.
New project inquiries slowed, too, from 61.5 in October to 57.8 in November. Last month was only the fourth month in 2013 in which the project inquiries figure didn't break 60, making this year easily the strongest since 2007.
National Highlights:
National billings: At 49.8, down from October's 51.6, the national billings score has come in under 50 for just two of the 11 months of 2013, and only two of the last 16 months total.
Project inquiries: At 57.8, down from 61.5, this has come in under the high bar of 60 only four months this year.
Regional Highlights:
Northeast: At 47.5, down from 49.7, this is the second month of contraction for the region, following a 14-month positive streak that ended with October's index.
Midwest: At 51.6, even with October's score, this marks the fifth straight month of growth for this region.
South: At 52.0, down from 54.4, this is the 17th straight month for this region above 50.
West: At 50.2, down sharply from October's 55.9, this month ends 15 straight months for the region above 50.
Sector Highlights:
Commercial/Industrial: At 48.6, down steeply from 53.7, this month curbs a 13-month streak of positive growth for the sector.
Multi-family Residential: At 55.2, down from 57.0, this is the 19th straight month for the sector above 50.
Institutional: At 47.7, down from 50.2, this month ends 15 straight months of growth, though the figure has usually hovered just above 50.
Mixed Practice: At 53.1, November's score is only slightly down from October's 53.2, marking the 15th straight month of growth.


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GSA Takes Next Steps to Establish FAS
National Office Leadership Team and Zonal Structure Announced
September 30, 2005
Contact: Mary Alice Johnson, (202) 501-1231
Washington, D.C. – U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) Acting Commissioner Barbara L. Shelton today named the individuals who will fill key leadership roles as work moves ahead to complete the organizational design of FAS in Washington and at the regional level.
GSA Administrator Stephen A. Perry, who signed the GSA order establishing FAS on September 9, 2005, remarked, "I am very proud of progress that the FAS team has made with respect to establishing the new organization." He added, "We are on track to achieve our objectives to build an organization that will meet our customer requirements in a manner that is reliable, consistent, compliant with all federal laws and regulations, and provides best value though excellence in federal acquisition."
"Naming the FAS national office leadership team and zonal headquarters locations are key steps in further establishing the results-oriented, customer-focused organization that we intend for FAS." said Acting Commissioner Shelton. "I am confident that this leadership team will do an excellent job providing direction to, and involving GSA associates, customer agencies and industry partners to establish the FAS organization with a capability to meet the increasing requirements for excellent acquisition services."
The FAS national office leadership team appointed to continue the establishment of FAS is as follows:
- Office of Integrated Technology Services: Deidre Lee,
- Office of General Supplies and Services: Joseph Jeu,
- Office of Travel, Motor Vehicles and Card Services: Barney Brasseux,
- Office of Customer Accounts and Research: Mary Davie,
- Office of the Controller: Jon Jordan,
- Office of the Chief Information Officer: Casey Coleman, and
- Office of Administration: Brenda Maxson.
The FAS organization includes six zonal offices, headquartered in the following locations, and is focused on local customer service delivery:
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|New England Region
Northeast & Caribbean Region
Zonal Headquarters: Northeast & Caribbean Region
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National Capital Region
Zonal Headquarters: National Capital Region
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Southeast-Sunbelt Region
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Heartland Region
Rocky Mountain Region
Zonal Headquarters: Heartland Region
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|Pacific Rim Region
Northwest/Arctic Region
Zonal Headquarters: Pacific Rim Region
The leadership team for the FAS zonal headquarters will be named in the coming weeks.
Associates in the FAS zones who are part of national programs will report to the national office and associates who are part of the local customer service programs will report to the zone offices. GSA will continue operating out of 11 regional offices for the Public Buildings Service and appropriate staff offices.
GSA is a centralized, federal procurement, property management, policy development and information provision agency, created by Congress to improve government efficiency and help federal agencies better serve the public. In this role, GSA acquires products and services on behalf of federal agencies; plays a key role in developing and implementing government-wide policies; provides services and solutions for the office operations of more than one million federal workers; and encourages a citizen-centric relationship with government by providing a single "point of entry" to the information and services citizens need in a timeframe they can appreciate. This allows citizens to receive accurate, timely and consistent answers and information, and helps federal agencies better respond to citizen inquiries.


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I would like to create a custom dictionary that sequences through all the possibles, but I would like to be able to define word length to start and finish. For example: alpha/numeric/symbols; start word of 4 chars,=0000; end word of 6 chars=zzzzzz
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As part of the diverse hound group, Charlie faces some tough competition.
But the Woodland Hills smooth-haired dachshund is a pro. And she's been to Wesminster before.
"I think she's definitely going to get a ribbon," said owner Richard Van Elgort.
Charlie - who went to Westminster in 2010 - had a good year on the national dog show circuit, Van Elgort said.
While he doesn't think she'll win the hound group, he's confident she'll show well.
Commonly called a "wiener dog," the breed is always the last to enter in the hound group that also includes such diverse breeds as the basset hound, whippet and Norwegian elkhound.
But a wire-haired dachshund did take first place in the hound group at last year's Westminster show.
Van Elgort, a computer consultant and software designer, and his wife, Arleene, got into showing dogs some years ago.
But make no mistake. Charlie's a beloved and pampered pet when she's not in the ring.
A cuddler at home, Charlie - whose full name is GCH Kinderteckel's Charlotte My Lady in Red - will be shown at Westminster this year by professional handler Emila Williams.
While Van Elgort has been to Westminster in the past, he's going to stay home this year.
"I can't be near my own dog; she gets very excited to see me," he said.
But he'll be watching the competition online.
In 2010, Charlie did well by "making the cut" at Westminster, Van Elgort said, although she did better in the Eukanuba national dog show in Florida. Charlie ended 2012 with numerous honors, he said.
"Westminster is definitely the most prestigious (show)," he said. "It's the oldest continuous sporting event (in the nation), other than the Kentucky Derby."
Charlie and 26 other smooth-haired dachshunds will compete in Ring 10 at noon Monday (9 a.m. PST). Watch the live stream at www.westminsterkennelclub.org/ or by downloading the free Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show app.
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Mines to celebrate Engineers' Days March 31-April 2
GOLDEN, Colo., March 31, 2011 – Colorado School of Mines will celebrate a pirate-themed E-Days, "Sail the 7 SEa-Days," March 31-April 2.
Mines students will participate in the traditional orecart pull on foot from Golden to Denver down Colfax Avenue to the state capitol building beginning at 8 a.m. April 1. The students are expected to reach the capitol between 11 a.m. and 11:15 a.m., when an E-Days proclamation is read on the capitol steps.
The 2011 E-Days event lineup features the cardboard boat race, trebuchet competition, soapbox derby, sports tournaments, mining competitions and more. This year's fireworks show has been postponed until a later date.
For more information and the full schedule, see the Mines Activity Council website.
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6 professors elected to prestigious scientific society
Six professors at the University of South Carolina have been named fellows in the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), a prestigious honor in the realm of science and tehcnology.
The six are Dr. Brian Benicewicz, chemistry and biochemistry; Dr. Frank Berger, biological sciences; Dr. Charles Mactutus, psychology; Dr. Daniel Reger, chemistry and biochemistry; Dr. John Richards, psychology; and Dr. James Sodetz, chemistry and biochemistry. They will be recognized for their contributions to science and technology at the Fellows Forum Feb. 19 during the 2011 AAAS annual meeting in Washington, D.C.
Members are elected by their peers in recognition of their efforts to advance science or its applications that are deemed scientifically or socially distinguished. AAAS fellows have been elected since 1874. The association, which is the world's largest general scientific society, was founded in 1848 and publishes the journal, Science.
"Carolina's faculty are committed to scholarship, research and teaching," said USC President Harris Pastides. "The election of another six Carolina faculty members as prestigious AAAS fellows proves the quality of our faculty is being recognized throughout South Carolina and beyond."
Stephen Kresovich, USC's vice president for research and graduate education, hailed the AAAS recognition as an important step toward building the reputation of the university's research and scholarly community.
"The national recognition these six faculty members have achieved for their scholarly contributions is an indicator of the excellence of research at this university," Kresovich said. "These professors are national leaders, and Carolina is proud and fortunate to have them among its faculty."


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I've got Ryan Hall Back Attacks - 3 DVD set. Have a look on youtube or on budovideos. It is excellent - he's the best instructor I've ever seen. New it cost about $125 USD. I'm selling for £29.
Chris Brennan No Gi Guard Passes. Only good if you do no gi - but if you do he covers everything from butterfly to rubber guard and throws in a few extra submissions. New it cost $39.99 USD. I'm selling for £10.
Andreh Anderson closed guard sweeps. I'd never heard of him before, but this was actually really good (all gi). Selling for £5
All perfect condition. Buy all 3 for £40 (which I think is around 70% off the price they would cost you new!)
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Step 1: Overview
Everyone needs "deep" storage, that is, a place for camping gear, holiday decorations and seasonal toys and clothes. Not to mention all the other stuff you want to tuck away for a few months and keep clean. This cabinet system fits the bill. It's spacious, inexpensive and easy to build. You can also easily customize its size to suit just about any open wall space and your storage needs. We tucked ours up against the ceiling to fill the little-used space over the car hoods.
The cabinet is divided into 32-in. wide compartments because they hang from every other garage stud. Sliding cabinet doors keep out the dust while allowing wide open, instant access to your stuff.
In this article, we'll show you how to build this project in four simple steps. Uncomplicated 2x2 and plywood construction makes assembly a snap. In fact, two of us built the cabinets you see in this article in about three hours. If you have a circular saw, a jigsaw, a screw gun and moxie, you can build these cabinets in an afternoon.
Step 2: Planning your cabinets
Like most overhead wall cabinets, these are hung from wall studs. They're built in place using the ceiling and wall surfaces for the backs and top. This simplifies construction and saves on materials. If you don't have a finished wall behind the cabinets, begin the project by screwing 1/2-in. plywood or drywall over the wall studs. If your ceiling is open, add drywall or plywood there as well to keep out dust.
Most garage walls have studs spaced every 16 in., so we sized individual bays to fit over two stud spaces, or 32 in. If you have studs that are spaced every 24 in., make the compartments that wide.
We sized these cabinets to use 4x8 plywood sheets efficiently. When planning your cabinet dimensions, consider:
Height: In most garages, a 4-ft. cabinet against the ceiling leaves about 5 ft. between cabinet bottoms and the garage floor. If you park long vehicles in the garage or have a shallow garage, you may need to use the space under the cabinets for the fronts of vehicles. If so, measure the height of the hood to make sure you'll have clearance when choosing cabinet heights. Also consider the heights of items you may want to store beneath the cabinets. Motorcycles, bikes, storage cabinets and wheeled tools are ideal candidates for that space. Two other heights that efficiently use plywood are 32 in. (six panels per sheet) and 24 in. (eight panels per sheet). Keep in mind that protruding cabinets invite head bumps. So make sure walking patterns don't pass too close to corners.
Depth: If you need to walk in front of the cabinets to access car doors, reduce the cabinet depth. Park your car in the garage to determine the maximum depth that still leaves plenty of room for foot traffic, and size accordingly. Depths of 16 or 12 in. will allow for six or eight panels per sheet respectively with little waste.
Width: The cabinets don't have to start against a wall as we show, but they do have to begin and end on a stud. So locate and mark all studs before deciding on how many compartments fit on the wall. There's a good chance you'll have an odd 16-in.wide compartment at one end. You can use those compartments for open shelving or build oversized sliding doors to cover a standard opening plus the oddball. Be sure to consider access to service doors near the cabinets. Too close and it might be difficult to negotiate around cars to get into the house or back yard.
Lay out the cabinet footprint on the floor with masking tape and park the cars in the garage before you start building the cabinets. Walk around the garage and test access to the cars and service doors to make sure your cabinet layout is garage user–friendly.
Step 3: Selecting the materials
Just about any type of sheet material will work for your cabinets. For a handsome, natural wood look, we used 3/4-in. birch plywood for the end and divider panels and 1/4-in. birch plywood for the sliding doors. You can reduce the cost by using MDF (medium-density fiberboard) for painted cabinets or even construction-grade plywood for down-and-dirty utility cabinets.
The sliding doors glide on plastic track that'll handle any 1/4-in. thick material. You can even choose 1/4-in. hardboard or Peg-Board for ventilated cabinets. If you select plywood, plan to seal all the surfaces and edges of the doors to prevent warping.
Step 4: Attach the end panels and mount the wall cleats
These cabinets are incredibly easy and quick to build, because you only have to snap lines and freehand most of the cuts with a circular saw or jigsaw (Photo 1).
Begin the cabinet assembly by attaching the first end panel to the end wall (Photo 2). To make it easier, start screws in the panel and then hold it against the wall, especially if you're short on help. Angle the screws slightly at the corner to hit the corner stud and add more screws into the first stud near the corner. Attach the end panel at the opposite end by securing it to a 2x2 cleat that's nailed and then lag-screwed to the stud.
Cut all the cleats 3 in. shorter than the end panels to leave a 1-1/2 in. space at the top and bottom of the panels for the ladders (Photo 4). It's easiest to nail the cleats to the wall first and then install the lag screws in the center of the studs. Remember that they support nearly all of the weight of the cabinet and contents.
Step 5: Build and install the ladders
You'll be nailing the ladder parts together before holding them up and fastening them to the end panels and wall. It's easy to split 2x2s, so predrill ends before nailing. Don't assume the ladders will be the same size, because walls and end panels can be out of plumb.
Measure and assemble the top and bottom ladders independently rather than making carbon copies. Make sure the rung edges line up with the stud edges so the framing will be aligned for the panels. Since 2x2s are generally only sold in 8-ft. lengths, cut the rails to break at a wall cleat, and splice the sections together by doubling the 2x2 rungs at that point. They'll be wobbly, but as soon as they're fastened, they'll be plenty sturdy.
Sight along the outside of the bottom ladder or string lines along the outside edge to make sure the ladder is straight before fastening the divider panel bottom (Photo 11). Otherwise the sliding doors might slip out of the tracks or bind.
Step 6: Install the dividers, bottoms and shelves
You'll need to cut 1-1/2 in. corner notches at the top and bottom of the back of the divider panels to clear the ladder framing (Photos 9 and 10). Cut them a little on the big side so you won't have to struggle with wedging the divider panels into place. Place one on each side of the cleats.
You'll have to add another cleat on the bottom of the plywood side to support the cabinet bottom (Photo 13). Then you're ready to install the sliding door track (Photo 12). Cut the cabinet bottoms to fit against the door track and notch the corners wherever necessary to clear framing. Decide on shelving depths and heights, then cut 1x2 cleats to match the depths.
Step 7: Install the sliding doors and finish
Cut the 1/4-in. door panels to width so they overlap the end and/or divider panels on both sides of the opening. Cut the panels to length so they clear the bottom track by about 1/8 in. when you slip them into the top track first. If you're using plywood for the doors, cut them from the backside to avoid splintering on the "show side."
For a finish detail, we covered the exposed end panel edges and the exposed 2x2 ladder edges with maple (Photo 17). Use any wood type you'd like, but select 1x3s for the ladder trim and 1x2s for the end panels.
Finish the cabinets with latex paint or polyurethane. If you're using plywood for the door panels, coat the backside first, then flip them over and immediately seal the front side to prevent the doors from warping.


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A couple of years ago, Volkswagen started remaking itself in the U.S., creating a cohesive design language and trying to capture new segments of the market. The new Jetta and Beetle models are prime examples of this strategy.
One of Volkswagen's challenges has been combating the perception that its cars are expensive. The 2013 CC has a hard time supporting this mission.
Volkswagen offers a lot of variations in the CC, with the base model starting just over $30,000. Don't expect much tech or available options at that level. CNET tested a Lux trim model, which goes for $35,355 and comes standard with navigation, iPod integration, and a Bluetooth phone system. Volkswagen also offers a CC with a V-6 and more tech features, which pushes the price up toward $40,000.
As a front-wheel-drive midsize sedan, the CC immediately invites comparisons with the Ford Fusion, Toyota Camry, and Hyundai Sonata. Looking at the direct injection, turbocharged 2-liter engine and six-speed dual-clutch transmission of the Lux model pushes it a little higher in the automotive spectrum, around the level of the Kia Optima Turbo.
So the question becomes, why does the 2013 Volkswagen CC cost more than five grand more than the competition?
Volkswagen insists the CC is the most affordable four-door sport coupe available, putting it in a class with the Mercedes-Benz CLS, Audi A7, and BMW 6-series Gran Coupe. The CC does have a very attractive design, with a gently sloping roof stretching back to the trunk lid. For the 2013 model year, it picks up Volkswagen design language, such as a cross-hatched three-bar grille and LED parking lights arranged in a hook pattern.
But its tonier coupe competition also boasts rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive, more power, and much more tech.
Despite the standard tech features in the CC, the cabin feels pretty sparse. The navigation system in the four-cylinder Lux model is Volkswagen's RNS 315 head unit. With maps stored in flash memory, this system works well enough for basic route guidance, but is also the system that can be had in the much less-expensive Jetta.
Volkswagen has a more capable navigation system, the RNS 510 integrating traffic data, and it does include this system in the top trim level, V-6 CC. But given the price tag of the Lux trim CC, the lack of traffic data really hurts it compared with the competition.
This head unit includes a good set of audio sources, such as Bluetooth audio streaming and even an SD card slot. Buried inconveniently in the glove box is what Volkswagen calls its Media Device Interface, a proprietary port that can take adapter cables for iPod, USB port, and auxiliary port.
The system works very well with an iPod, although it quickly becomes tedious to reach all the way into the glove box to plug it in. The onscreen interface for browsing an iPod music library looks good, and gives easy access to lists of artists, albums, and songs. The dial below the LCD works best for scrolling long lists from the library, and the touch screen makes it easy to quickly select music when it appears on the screen.
The car also has voice command, but it controls neither the stereo nor the navigation system. Voice command only covers the CC's Bluetooth phone system, which is the most advanced cabin tech feature in the car. This system makes a paired phone's contact list available on the screen, while the voice command system places calls based on the names on the contact list. It works well, but most other automakers have hit this level of functionality by now.
Particularly disappointing in the CC is the complete lack of driver assistance features. No blind-spot detection, adaptive cruise control, or lane-departure warning is included or available. The car does not even have a rearview camera. Cars that cost much less offer at least some of these features.
After trying out the cabin tech, the only place left for the CC to prove its worth was on the road, and it proved a very good driver during my time with the car. It showed a few quirks because of its dual-clutch transmission, which Volkswagen calls a Direct Shift Gearbox (DSG), and electric power steering, but these were not negative traits.
Unlike a torque converter automatic transmission, the CC is not prone to creep. I had to give it some throttle to get it to move. This clutch-based transmission grabs gears with more assurance, and is more efficient than a traditional automatic transmission.


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RICHMOND, VA -- Performance Food Group has appointed Jim Hope executive vice-president of operations, a new post. Hope will report to PFG president and chief executive George Holm.
PFG is the parent company of Vistar, Performance Foodservice and PFG Customized Distribution. In his new position with the company, Hope will focus on operations and procurement, and will oversee internal initiatives to strengthen operational best practices.
Hope comes to PFG from Sysco Corp. (Houston). He joined Sysco in 1987 as a corporate financial analyst, and held positions of increasing responsibility during the ensuing 26 years, most recently as executive vice-president of business transformation. He is a former board trustee of the National Restaurant Association.
Performance Food Group serves more than 160,000 clients and maintains one of the nation's largest private truck fleets. It runs 67 distribution centers and 11 Merchant's Mart facilities across the country.


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Senior County Councillors have voted to oppose further environmental protection for two coastal areas in Pembrokeshire whilst reserving its position over a third.
The cabinet decided to rebuff Welsh Government plans to designate areas from Strumble Head to Abercastle and another around Dale as highly protected marine conservation zones (HPMCZs).
The cabinet decided to reserve its position on a proposal for Skomer Island as members wanted the Welsh Government to assess the impact it would have on dredging operations in the Milford Haven waterway.
Activities in designated areas would be severely restricted and the three Pembrokeshire sites are among ten proposed for Wales.
Cabinet member for Environmental and Regulatory Services Councillor Ken Rowlands said designating the area around Dale would be sending the wrong messages to the petrochemical and gas industries on the waterway.
He added the Welsh Government was sending "mixed messages" as the waterway had recently been designated as an enterprise zone.
Council leader Jamie Adams said that the area from Strumble to Abercastle was used by those in the small-scale fishing industry, while the Dale area was dependent on the tourist economy, including the launching of boats.
He said: "Skomer is very well protected and rightly so.
"There is a danger sometimes we look to gold plate what is already a well protected zone."
Cllr Rob Lewis added that the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority had undertaken a lengthy discussion on the matter.
"The response of the National Park was very strongly against the Dale and Strumble zones with concerns about Skomer as well," he said.
Councillor David Pugh said designating the Dale area would be "a disaster for the village and surrounding area and similar for Strumble Head and the surrounding area."


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Causes of Vitamin K Deficiency
The most common causes of vitamin K deficiency are insufficient dietary intake, inadequate absorption, and decreased storage of the vitamin due to liver disease, but it may also be caused by decreased production in the intestines.
- In the U.S., dietary deficiency of vitamin K is rare in healthy individuals but is relatively common in those who are severely ill or who have certain chronic conditions. For example, it is often seen in patients admitted to intensive care units, cancer patients on chemotherapy, chronic dialysis patients, and patients who are at risk for malnutrition, such as those with a poor diet associated with alcohol or drug abuse.
- Malabsorption, especially impaired absorption of fats due to diseases such as cystic fibrosis, celiac disease, chronic pancreatitis or Crohns disease, may cause vitamin K deficiency. Choleostatic liver diseases such as a bile duct obstruction or primary biliary cirrhosis can also lead to malabsorption and a deficiency in vitamin K.
- Some medications, such as antibiotics, antacids, and anti-seizure medications can interfere with the absorption of vitamin K1, decrease the quantity of K2 produced in the intestines, or cause degredation of vitamin K. High doses of aspirin may increase vitamin K requirements.
- Deficiencies in newborns are associated with hemorrhagic disease of the newborn (also called vitamin K deficiency bleeding or VKDB). This can cause bleeding and bruising and, in severe cases, can lead to fatal bleeding into the brain. VKDB used to be a relatively common occurrence as newborns have small stores of vitamin K when they are born, their intestines do not yet have established normal flora, and breast milk does not provide them with much vitamin K. In addition, if the newborn's mother takes certain drugs during pregnancy, such as anti-seizure medications, then the infant may be vitamin K-deficient at birth. These situations have now been largely resolved with the routine practice of administering a vitamin K injection to all newborns shortly after birth as recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics. When surgeries are necessary, the infants may also be given vitamin K before the procedure to prevent excessive bleeding.