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Senator Jon Tester, on a Conservation Fund
Senator Tester, a Montana Democrat, urges his colleagues to support the Land and Water Conservation Fund....
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Move by Democrat, 33, Gets Missouri Senate Race Started
The 2016 race for Missouri's Senate seat got started in earnest today with the announcement by Jason Kander, the Democratic secretary of state, that he would seek his party's nomination for the seat now held by incumbent Republican Senator Roy...
February 19, 2015, Thursday
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Who Will Save the Democratic Party From Itself?
Jim Webb makes the case for a sharper focus on "the very inequalities that our Constitution was supposed to prevent."...
November 26, 2014, Wednesday
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3 Democrats Say They Will Oppose Summers for Fed
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September 14, 2013, Saturday
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On Our Radar: Is Canada Retreating From Climate Action?
A round-up of environmental news....
November 27, 2012, Tuesday
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Tester and Rehberg Fight Over Outsider Label in Montana
Senator Jon Tester and his Republican challenger, Representative Denny Rehberg, have both been distancing themselves from Washington and playing up their identities as true Montanans....
October 4, 2012, Thursday
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October 2, 2012, Tuesday
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September 22, 2012, Saturday
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Provo • Seth Davis of Sports Illustrated noticed what blossoming BYU basketball star Tyler Haws did Saturday afternoon, and so did ESPN's Andy Katz.
A couple of days after Haws scored a career-high 42 points at EnergySolutions Arena in a 97-71 win over Virginia Tech the best individual scoring performance in Division I college basketball this season he was named the national player of the week by websites directed by NBC Sports and Sports Illustrated, among others, and Katz surmised that the sophomore returned missionary "must be in pretty good shape to light up Virginia Tech for 42 points."
The previous high was 41 points by Minnesota's Andre Hollins against Memphis in November, and the inevitable comparisons to the top scorer in BYU history, Jimmer Fredette, popped up seemingly everywhere.
"The 6-foot-5 sophomore guard has been flying under the radar for too long," noted SI's Davis. "He broke through in Jimmerific fashion on Saturday. ... The game was exceptional but not an aberration."
Haws was also picked as the West Coast Conference player of the week after averaging 28.5 points and 3.5 rebounds in wins last week over Northern Arizona and the Hokies.
Perhaps most satisfying to Haws was that he surpassed the biggest scoring output of his father, Marty, a former Cougar who once dumped 40 on Sienna.
"For sure. Someone told me that," Tyler Haws said. "That is a cool thing."
Sharp on point
Sophomore forward Josh Sharp's dunk in the second half against Virginia Tech was one of the plays of the day on ESPN's SportsCenter, but lost in the hoopla over that highlight was the fact that Sharp scored 10 points and played an excellent floor game.
"Josh Sharp had one of his better nights for us," coach Dave Rose said.
Starting lineuptaking shape
Rose has gone with the starting lineup of Haws, Sharp, Brandon Davies, Matt Carlino and Brock Zylstra the last two games after starting the season with that grouping and then tinkering with it for most of December. For now, it appears the coach has settled on that as his starting five heading into Thursday's West Coast Conference opener in the Marriott Center against Loyola Marymount.
"We will stay with this until ... the one thing I thing I think you all know is that we are a pretty competitive group, and our practices are pretty competitive," he said. "But right now, we feel good with this group."
Rose pointed out that Carlino has bounced back well from his early-season benching.
"I think Matt is doing a great job," he said. "One of the real points of improvement for our team was to get consistent point guard play, and I think we are doing that."
The Cougars enter league play with 10 or more wins for the seventh straight season. ... After Thursday night's home game, the Cougars hit the road for a game at San Francisco on Saturday night.
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At this point, it would probably be appropriate to add, that people's sense of humor vary from country to country. So while it may seem as if some people are "knocking it", it may be just a way of acknowledging the achievement in a not so serious manner. Just how friends mess around with each other. Almost a "Term of Endearment", in a sense. Forgive me I came across wrong.
Anyway, I'd like to take this opportunity to thank everyone, involved in the success of BackTrack for all there hard work and dedication, that has moulded BackTrack into one of the FINEST Linux distros on the planet, imo.


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WORLD PREMIERE: T.I. 'No Mediocre'
With a new album on the way, T.I. is sharing his brand new single. He teamed up with Iggy Azalea for "No Mediocre" and we are happy to bring the song straight to your ears.
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The photoshoots are under these slotted times:
Friday- 1pm - Loading Docks
Saturday- 1pm - Loading Docks
(If there was a change or this information is wrong, please notify me)
We will have to be kind to the others that have the loading docks as a gathering as well (they start an hour after our group does) so we will have to remember that and not take up too much time.
Have fun!
If you will be making it to the photoshoot please PM me with who you are going as so I can add you to the list. There will probably be more than those who will be on the list, and that's fantastic. This is just to get a general idea of who is going to be there. Thanks!
Yachiru - Sweet Sunshine (Will prob make both days)
Kenpachi - droopy172 (Will be there on Sat, Fri is a maybe)
Unohana Retsu-koga-kun (Saturday only)
Kira Izuru- crybabylambo
Kuchiki Byakuya- Rorekblack (Friday and saturday)
Kuchiki Rukia- with Rorekblack (Fri & Sat)
Unohana - Spice3132 (saturday)
Shunsui Kyōraku-chappydamp
Shinji - Jam-Kiske
Ururu - Sa-chan (Will be there on both days) *Photoshoot Organizer*
Final Form Uryu Ishida - Aznsp3c (both friday and saturday)
Tessai (Sat. Only w/ Koga Kun)
Jinta (Sat. Only w/ Koga Kun)
Chad- Chado2 (both days)
Ichigo-Abarai Skippy (both days)
Urahara Kisuke-GreyKungF00l (both days)
Kuukaku Shiba-CrimsonAnime (Maybe)
When it gets closer to the con, I will post a list of how the photoshoot will be organized. (For pictures/photo op)
If anyone would like to take pictures please please PLEASE say so and after the con, please post a link to your photos.
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Dan Kaercher learns how to draw a bow, aim and let the arrows fly in west central Iowa; gets a hold on all things wrestling in Waterloo; walks on Iowa's ancient seabed uncovered by floods; and relaxes at a Victorian Inn in northwest Iowa.
Dan Kaercher: Let's go! Draw a bow, aim and let the arrow fly in West Central Iowa. Get a hold on all things wrestling in Waterloo. Walk on Iowa's ancient sea bed uncovered by floods. And relax and enjoy at a Victorian Inn in Northwest Iowa. Join me Dan Kaercher as I travel the state to bring you these stories next on Iowa's Simple Pleasures.
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Dan Kaercher: I know have something in common with Cupid and William Tell, and you can too if you visit an archery range. I am here at Raccoon Ridge Archery in Stuart to pick up some pointers and discover why so many Iowans enjoy this sport.
Linda Thompson: Oh, I really like being in the outdoors and the woods and I like going with Gary and we go out. And we had already purchased this 40 acres and we were wondering what we could do with it and he said well, we can make it into an archery course and it -. From there we started in 1998 and it is just been going ever since.
Gary Thompson: We have people come in the dead of winter, in July when it is hotter than blazes and - so yeah, it is open year round. I would say the two bigger sections are probably close to a half mile by the time you go back and forth. The course flows through the timber. We have got three different sections here. We're on the first section, 28 targets made of a product they call ethafoam, you shoot it with an arrow with the target points, it heals. Try to make everything so when you shoot a target you move away from it. Safety reasons. It would take one person about approximately about an hour and half to go through the section. The course is open all year round. Love to see the ladies come out. We have classes for clubs, traditional release shooters, finger shooters, there is about six or seven different classes we provide for each tournament.
Dan Kaercher: Now that I know about the course I need to get some practice in. Out in front I put that finger down. Ok. Now.
Gary Thompson: Got her.
Dan Kaercher: No fair. My arrow bounced. You set that up! Hey, I am not too bad. We are going to head out into the timber, shoot a round of archery and see if I can catch any game. What can I say? Where do I get my medal? Whoa. Well, Gary it looks like I landed right in the head and neck area and I tried to knock the horn loose. Tell me how does scoring work?
Gary Thompson: Well, every target will have three different rings here. This one right here on the out represents the eight ring. The lung area which this would be an eight. This ring here is the ten area. This arrow here would be a ten. This arrow here - shot. This small ring on the inside of the 12 ring. And anything outside of those is a six.
Dan Kaercher: So, I would be a six with both of mine.
Gary Thompson: Right you got two sixes.
Dan Kaercher: Ok, I am just glad I hit the animal.
Gary Thompson: Yeah.
Dan Kaercher: Maybe my aim could improve. Archery is a great sport for anyone who wants to improve their hunting skills or is just looking for a little exercise and fun. The best part is that you can do it alone, with a group of friends, or as a family outing. I can't wait to come back and play again. In Waterloo, I tour a spot devoted to the history of wrestling and learned this favorite sport actually dates back to ancient times. Dan Kaercher.
Kyle Klingman: Kyle Klingman. Glad you are here.
Dan Kaercher: Happy to be here. I sure didn't expect to see Abraham Lincoln on the wall right away when I walked in the door. What is that about?
Kyle Klingman: Well, this is a depiction of Abraham Lincoln wrestling Jack Armstrong in 1831 in New Salem, Illinois. And this match, this is a wrestling match that took place between these two. Between what is called the Clary's Grove boys. This is what Jack Armstrong was a part of and then Abraham Lincoln of course he would be come our president. Probably our most prominent figure in the United States. A lot of people don't know what happened in the match. But the thing that we know is that Abraham Lincoln grew in confidence from this match win or loss and it helped him become who he was and helped him become President of the United States.
Dan Kaercher: Well Kyle, I am probably not as well versed in wrestling as I would like to be. So, I am looking forward to learning a lot today.
Kyle Klingman: Well, we're excited to have you here. This is a museum about history but we also want to make sure that we build the future. That is why we have a lot with the Dan Gable Teaching Center. So, we want that future to become our history and we are going to show you why that is going to happen.
Dan Kaercher: Lead the way! Wrestling dates back to ancient times. So, Kyle starts us off where it all began. Well, Kyle it looks like wrestling roots go back a lot farther than just the early days in Iowa.
Kyle Klingman: This is the part that really excites me about our museum is the history because wrestling is the oldest sport. And when you think about it when you look at the ancient style of thinking and what you would do it just makes sense that you would engage someone else in a combat form. Wrestling was going to happen. It was an incidental sport that you were going to have wrestling and it just makes sense that it would be the oldest sport known to man.
Dan Kaercher: Now, I don't need a map to tell me that Greece is a long way from Iowa. So, why did Iowa embrace this ancient sport? There is one man credited with sparking the wrestling fire here, Frank Gotch.
Kyle Klingman: Frank Gotch, who was from Humboldt, Iowa was an early day professional wrestler. People loved Frank Gotch in the state of Iowa. He was that person where people wanted to be like Frank Gotch, and he really kind of started this trend worldwide about how great wrestling was. And Frank Gotch is really the reason that we got good in wrestling and why it got so prominent. And it really is the reason why we have the great tradition that we have.
Dan Kaercher: For some wrestling brings to mind high flying acrobatics and crazy stunts. For these folks there is the George Tragos and Lou Thesz wing of the museum. When we think of pro wrestling it is a lot more theatrical and showbiz. But that really has nothing to do with the other stuff going on here at the museum?
Kyle Klingman: It doesn't but it is important to show the evolution because there is a split. College wrestling stayed its course as the legitimate sporting contest. Professional wrestling went to the entertainment side. But we recognize that split and it is an important part of our history.
Dan Kaercher: Now when I was a kid two of the big pro stars on black and white television every week were Dick the Bruiser and Vern Gagne. Do you have anything relating to them?
Kyle Klingman: Vern Gagne is a great historical figure not only for college wrestling but professional wrestling as well. He was part of the AWA and is a two time NCAA Champion for the University of Minnesota.
Dan Kaercher: Minus the theatrics, Iowa High School Wrestling has a rich history and the museum celebrates the accomplishments of theses school boy superstars.
Kyle Klingman: West Waterloo is really important to the history of wrestling because there have been eight individuals win NCAA titles. Bob Siddens was the head wrestling coach there, won 11 state titles during his tenure, and probably the greatest high school wrestling coach that this country has had. And behind you, here this is something I like a lot, this is the actual scale that a lot of the legends would weigh in on. This is the one that Dan Gable would have weighed in on and a lot of the NCAA Champions, All-Americans that came through West High. This is fun to be able to have this and people will come in and weigh themselves and it is just a neat thing to have. The gold standard in the state of Iowa is to become a four time state champion and you can go through, you can see the history of who has been state champions. And this is special to me because this is what is called the barn. There has been an evolution of where the state tournament has been held. It has been held at the West Gym in Cedar Falls. It has been held at the Cattle Congress Grounds and McElroy Auditorium in Waterloo. But this is probably what a lot of people remember. It is Vets Auditorium. It would get packed and as you see here, there were a lot of people just on the mat side and if you tried walking through here it was just complete mayhem. Eight mats in this really gives a great picture of what it looked like to wrestle in the barn.
Dan Kaercher: And that place is packed.
Kyle Klingman: Oh, it was packed and the Wells Fargo Arena is where it is now in Des Moines. This is a pretty special place for wrestling.
Dan Kaercher: It looks like it is not just about the wrestlers. It is about the fans in Iowa too.
Kyle Klingman: Oh, it is about the fans because with these small towns, when they have people competing at the state tournament, it is like a ghost town because everyone wants to go to the state tournament. So, I think it is so cool that it is recognized as the state tournament and when you win a state title in Iowa, you become a legend.
Dan Kaercher: Many of these young men went on to wrestling success in collegiate and international competition. The gold standard of these Iowa Champions is Dan Gable. This wrestling icon is showcased in several exhibits celebrating his legendary career as a wrestler and coach.
Kyle Klingman: Dan Gable is the quintessential figure. I have been working around this sport for a long time. I am still blow away by the statistics. What Dan Gable has been able to accomplish in this sport. This Gable Era picture right here explains a lot; 355-21-5 dual meet record over 21 years, 15 NCAA team titles, 152 All-Americans and two that blow me away 98-1 dual meet record in Carver Hawkeye Arena, Big Ten Champions 106. The rest of the Big Ten combined has a 104. And when you think about the greatest athlete and coach combination, I don't know how it gets better than Dan Gable.
Dan Kaercher: And Dan Gable it is not just about wrestling and winning. He inspires people.
Kyle Klingman: He does and that is what is amazing about Dan Gable is that he has never stopped. He retired as the head coach at the University of Iowa in 1997. He is still the biggest sports figure that we have in college wresting, international wrestling for our country, he just keeps going, and he just raises the bar higher and higher and he is never going to stop. We love the passion of Dan Gable. He exudes it and we want that for wresting. We want it for the state.
Dan Kaercher: Eventually we made our way to the Dan Gable Teaching Center to get some hands on experience. I was ready to compliment my historical perspective with some real wrestling moves. My teacher this day would be Mark Schwab. Mark is a four-time champion and current Associate Head Coach at the University of Northern Iowa.
Mark Schwab: Maybe outside -. Getting in maybe I am going to keep working on that. Head inside. Head outside. Arm drags. Head snaps. I mean there is a lot of things I can do to simulate real wrestling just with this Adam Dummy off the wall.
Dan Kaercher: Hey, would you mind if I tried the take down -? Now what would you like me to just try first?
Mark Schwab: How about a head outside shot?
Dan Kaercher: Which would be?
Mark Schwab: Head outside his legs - coming down.
Dan Kaercher: Ok. I will just tie into it. I might not be ready for my first match yet, but that National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum has something for everyone wanting to learn about wrestling and its enduring impact.
Did you know that Iowa was once part of a large continent south of the equator covered by warm shallow seas? We're not that far south but the sea beds are still here. This may look like an ordinary rock bed but it is actually a 375 million year old sea floor. The fossils found here predate dinosaurs by 200 million years. With me is Terry Escher who is a Park Ranger for the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers and she gives lots of tours of this Devonian fossil bed. Terry, the shear age of this site and its history is just incredible. Give me a little perspective will you?
Terry Escher: Well, just like you said before, it is before dinosaurs. Way before dinosaurs. I tell the kids they will not find any - there will be no dinosaur bones down here. It was the Devonian Age, the "Age if Fishes".
Dan Kaercher: To really help me get a better sense of the "Age of Fishes", I took a 20 minute jaunt to Iowa City and the University of Iowa's Museum of Natural History where there is a permanent display of a Devonian sea bed.
Ashlee Gloede: Well, this is 360 million years ago and our model here is just a baby. So, this is a Dunkleosteus and they could get the size of a school bus. So we call him Dunkey for short because Dunkleosteus is a pretty hard name for kids to say.
Dan Kaercher: Ashlee says lots of school classes visit this exhibit before going to the fossil gorge so they can better visualize the sea life.
Ashlee Gloede: It gives you a better visual. You can see here we have crinoids. At the gorge you will find just part of their stem. So, it will look like little tiny cheerios everywhere. And down here at the bottom we have some trilobites and at the gorge you will just see imprints of maybe their tail or parts of their body.
Dan Kaercher: While it is great to see the big picture of life as it was in the gorge, I really enjoy seeing the actual fossils.
Terry Escher: And just sometimes just like somebody is looking for a contact lens, I say you have to stop and look.
Dan Kaercher: Oh yeah.
Terry Escher: And then you can see a little crinoids' stem pieces, stem plates. There are some over there. But you kind of have to stop and look for a few minutes, a few seconds anyway. There is a really good example of the colonial coral hexagonaria.
Dan Kaercher: Unbelievable. I had a guide with me but there is informational signage and a brochure to make it easy to do a self-guided tour. Here is the number five.
Terry Escher: A really large stem from a crinoid. Some people call them sea lilies but again they are an animal related to starfish. But most of them won't be that big. This is kind of a cool one here. Unusual. Brachiopod here. It is one of the larger ones here. Better specimens. Brachiopods - they were stationary. They were attached to the ocean floor.
Dan Kaercher: This ocean floor part of Iowa's geologic history wasn't revealed until after the 1993 floods. The Coralville Dam couldn't hold back all the rain water and the excess flowed over the emergency spillway for 28 days. The water scoured up to 15 feet of soil. Then in 2008 flood waters again swept through here widening the gorge and revealing even more fossils.
Terry Escher: Each event, you know it was a very bad thing. There were a lot of bad things happening all around the state. But when the water went down we actually got something good out of it. We had a little silver lining in the cloud. And down here it is so unique because it is all laid out at your feel. Most of the time when geologist/paleontologists are studying rocks it kind of - and layers. But down here it is just all at your feet.
Dan Kaercher: Terry says one of the larger finds after the '93 flood was part of the Dunkleosteus fish we mentioned earlier. That discovery, part of the neck plate, is on display at the Coralville Lake Visitor's Center. Whether you have 20 minutes or two hours, take time to turn back the geologic clock by exploring Iowa's ancient sea bed. In Ida County, I travel back in time and discover some interesting sites on my way to a distinctive Battle Creek B&B. We are on our way to our feature destination. An architectural gem of a bed and breakfast in Battle Creek. But first en route I wanted to get a close up peek of another architectural treat. The castles of nearby Ida Grove. Inspired by the late Byron Godbersen, a local business man, these castle like structures are for the most part private. But some pre-arranged tours are available and anyone can take a drive by look at the exteriors. You will feel like you are in a medieval village. Now, on to Battle Creek just eight miles down the road and another architectural era. A Victorian Bed and Breakfast listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In the sleepy town of Battle Creek, population of about 700, Jeff and Nancy Decker own and operate a B&B and a full service restaurant in this charming Victorian built in 1899.
Jeff Decker: My wife and I were shopping on the internet. We were looking at bed and breakfasts literally all over the country and we kept getting drawn back to Battle Creek because of the Victorian architecture. And we have always wanted a Victorian Bed and Breakfast and we came here to Battle Creek.
Dan Kaercher: With four children, this busy couple gingerly juggles family time with job duties. Jeff is the culinary expert. A pretty big job considering the gourmet food served in the restaurant here. And Nancy handles the daily upkeep and business side of things.
Nancy Decker: We have a 13 step commute to work and our children are close and it makes it doable in the sense that if they need us for any reason we're here and they can come to us. It works well. It caused us to be closer, I think.
Dan Kaercher: As I look around the place, I am impressed by all the glorious architectural details. It really does feel like I have taken a step back in time.
Nancy Decker: It was built in 1899 by Dr. Francis Warnock. He built it for his wife, Nellie and their daughter, Lucille. The architect of the house is George F. Barber who is a prominent Victorian architect and he designed this house specifically for Frank Warnock. And so this is the significance for the house being on the National Register of Historic Places. You can actually still buy plans today of George F. Barber's to build a Victorian home. But you wouldn't find this one for sale because it was designed specifically for Frank Warnock.
Dan Kaercher: There are three dining rooms on the first floor to accommodate large or small groups and upstairs are four bedrooms all with their own private bathrooms and showers. Decorated with - antiques each room has its own special character.
Nancy Decker: We have the "Rose Room" which has a brass queen sized bed in it. It actually was Dr. Warnock's bedroom. The builder of the house. The "Gold Room" was Mrs. Warnock's bedroom and it has an antique full sized bed that is made of solid hand carved walnut. And their bedrooms actually connected with the pass-through through the closets which are now bathrooms. And then the next room over connects to the "Gold Room" and it would have been the nursery of the house. So that Mrs. Warnock could get to the child. And then the "Blue Room" is a smaller room on the back of the house with a king sized bed in it.
Dan Kaercher: What I really love most about the Inn of Battle Creek is the food. The Inn Restaurant is open to the public on Friday and Saturday evenings. The menu is incredible.
Jeff Decker: We serve a varied menu. A lot of different seafood. We are in the Midwest so of course several beef dishes, duck, lamb. We smoke our own pork ribs in back. We do a little bit of everything.
Dan Kaercher: I asked Jeff to prepare some of his most popular and favorite dishes. Do you even need to ask? Of course I am going to taste them all.
Server: Black and Bleu Ribeye.
Dan Kaercher: Perfectly prepared ribeye steak with Bleu Cheese melted on top. Divine. Next the chef brings out Halibut Sofrito.
Jeff Decker: Sofrito is a Caribbean relish and it is made with peppers and cilantro, fresh lime juice, we mix it with the butter and top it off, top the halibut off, and bake it in the oven. It has a nice sharp flavor but it is nice and light as well.
Dan Kaercher: It is not surprising that this talented and creative chef also specializes in another gourmet delicacy, cheesecake. Totally homemade. 27 varieties.
Jeff Decker: The one recipe that we used as the base recipe for everything was our raspberry cheesecake on a walnut crust. The nut crust, savory nut crust, is just a nice compliment to the sweet and creamy batter in the filling of the cheesecake. But that recipe was such a hit that we had taken that and adapted it to every other cheesecake that we have now.
Dan Kaercher: Yummy. Not only decadent to taste but pretty to look at too. I have had such a wonderful meal and dessert and it is nice to know that all I have to do is climb the staircase and tumble into a big comfortable bed. I know I am going to sleep well tonight. The best part about staying at this B&B is the complimentary breakfast or in this case morning feast. Looks great.
Honey syrup?
Nancy Decker: Yes, enjoy your breakfast.
Dan Kaercher: Thank you ma'am. Pancakes, sausage, eggs and fruit. Such a great way to start the day. It is amazing how I can be this hungry this soon after that great dinner last night. I have really enjoyed my overnight at the Inn at Battle Creek. An architectural taste of the past infused with fabulous gourmet flavors.
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A Confusion of Princes
19-year-old Khemri is one of millions of princes. All were chosen as babies from across the vast empire. Khemri has been enhanced and trained all his life. He dreams of being the special one...THE prince who will become the one to control the mind of the vast empire.
On the day of his investiture Khemri learns it is much more likely that he will die. For on that day, the assassination attempts begin.
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Hypogonadism occurs when the body's sex glands produce little or no hormones. In men, these glands (gonads) are the testes. In women, these glands are the ovaries.
Gonadal deficiency
The cause of hypogonadism is primary or central. In primary hypogonadism, the ovaries or testes themselves do not function properly. Causes of primary hypogonadism include:
The most common genetic disorders that cause primary hypogonadism are Turner syndrome (in women) and Klinefelter syndrome (in men).
In central hypogonadism, the centers in the brain that control the gonads (hypothalamus and pituitary) do not function properly. Causes of central hypogonadism include:
A genetic cause of central hypogonadism that also takes away the sense of smell is Kallmann syndrome in males. The most common tumors affecting the pituitary are craniopharyngioma in children and prolactinoma in adults.
Girls who have hypogonadism will not begin menstruating. Hypogonadism can affect breast development and height in girls. If hypogonadism occurs after puberty, symptoms include:
In boys, hypogonadism affects muscle and beard development and leads to growth problems. In men the symptoms are:
If a brain tumor is present (central hypogonadism), there may be:
People with anorexia nervosa who diet to the point of starvation and those who lose a lot of weight very quickly, such as after gastric bypass surgery, may also have central hypogonadism.
Tests may be done that check:
Other tests may include:
Sometimes imaging tests are needed, such as a sonogram of the ovaries. If pituitary disease is suspected, an MRI or CT scan of the brain may be done.
Hormone-based medicines may be prescribed. For girls and women, estrogen and progesterone come in the form of a pill or skin patch. For boys and men, testosterone can be given as a skin patch, skin gel, a solution applied to the armpit, a patch applied to the upper gum, or by injection.
For women who have not had their uterus removed, combination treatment with estrogen and progesterone may decrease the chance of developing endometrial cancer. Women with hypogonadism who have low sex drive may also be prescribed low-dose testosterone.
In some women, injections or pills can be used to stimulate ovulation. Injections of pituitary hormone may be used to help male patients produce sperm. Other people may need surgery and radiation therapy.
Many forms of hypogonadism are treatable and have a good outlook.
In women, hypogonadism may cause infertility. Menopause is a form of hypogonadism that occurs naturally and can cause hot flashes, vaginal dryness, and irritability as a woman's estrogen levels fall. The risk of osteoporosis and heart disease increase after menopause.
Some women with hypogonadism take estrogen therapy, especially those who have early menopause (premature ovarian failure). But there is an increased risk of breast cancer and heart disease when hormone therapy is used long-term to treat menopause symptoms.
In men, hypogonadism results in loss of sex drive and may cause:
Men normally have lower testosterone as they age, but the decline is not as dramatic or steep as the decline in sex hormones that women experience.
Talk to your doctor if you notice:
Both men and women should call their health care provider if they have headaches or vision problems.
Maintain normal body weight and healthy eating habits to prevent anorexia nervosa. Other causes may not be preventable.
Ali O, Donohoue PA. Hypofunction of the testes. In: Kliegman RM, Stanton BF, St. Geme JW III , et al., eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics.19th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 577.
Bhasin S, Cunningham GR, Hayes FJ, et al. Testosterone therapy in adult men with androgen deficiency syndromes: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice guideline. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2010;95:2536-2559.
Kansra AR, Donohoue PA. Hypofunction of the ovaries. In: Kliegman RM, Stanton BF, St. Geme JW III, et al., eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 580.
Swerdloff RS, Wang C. The testis and male sexual function. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI. Goldman's Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2012:chap 242.


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The Confucius Institute and the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina will host a one-day international business conference Monday, Nov. 22, that will address business relationships and opportunities between China and the United States, particularly in South Carolina.
The conference is set for 2 – 5:30 p.m. in Lumpkin Auditorium on the eighth floor of the Moore School. While intended for business, government and education leaders, the event is free and open to the public. A reception will take place afterward from 6 – 7:30 p.m. in the campus room of Capstone House.
Participants can hear three keynote addresses and attend one of three panel discussions: the China-U.S. economic relationship; business development with China; and the role of education in fostering economic development with China. Panel topics will relate to the Southeastern U.S. and South Carolina.
"This international-business conference and panels are an effort to promote business opportunities and exchanges for South Carolina," said Dr. Tan Ye, director of USC's Confucius Institute. "South Carolina is one of the best states in the country for business development. It is ripe for foreign investment with a ready and able workforce and reasonable land. The conference is well timed as the difficulty of the economy continues."
The first part of the conference, from 2 – 4 p.m., will feature keynote addresses by Jack Ellenberg, deputy secretary of commerce for the S.C. Department of Commerce; Guihua Chen, the first secretary of the Economic and Commercial Counsellor's Office in the U.S. Embassy of the People's Republic of China; and Hal Johnson, president and CEO of the SC Upstate Alliance.
Ellenberg will discuss the economic relationship between China and South Carolina with respect to investments in the United States, as well as South Carolina's presence in China. Chen will provide a broader understanding of China's economy and the potential for more business exchange, while Johnson will discuss his business interactions with China through the lens of regional economic development in the Upstate.


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spacious room, friendly staff. quite different from the pictures on the web page, a little misleading. There is no lift, no staff available from 6 pm.
Big special rooms with quiet and very good location.
Beautiful rooms, very well kept, you really feel like staying in an Italian city palace, hideaway from the bussle of Florence, helpful staff, great tips on where to go and dine Just a tip: from the bookings website, we didnt realize it would be this gorgeous...
This has an excellent location from check in to check out hotel & staff were fantastic had read some poor reviews on amother site and these are totally unjustified. We would have no hesitation in staying here again & again.
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I have stayed twice. To me this hotel conveys a real feeling and appreciation of the beauty and taste and Florence. Also, the location is excellent. The hotel is small and has limited desk duty. This can be a problem if you are arriving or leaving late. They leave the desk at 19:00.
This was at one time a small palace. Each room had a different planet theme. The rooms were very clean,bathrooms were large and each room had a different scent that was sprayed in the room. The breakfast is served in the original kitchen. The staff is very friendly and helpful, especially the owner. This hotel is within a 10-20 minute walking distance to most shopping and sites.
The location is great, staff were helpful and the breakfast room was lovely.
Central location and such a spacious room - we loved it! Staff, too were wonderful - friendly and helpful. We'd definitely stay there again.
Historic setting in central location Unfriendly breakfast service
Charming room, very close to major "highlights" of Firenze, very helpful personnel Most Italians speak Italian, and that's such a beautiful language that this is enough to them
Good location, large, nicely decorated rooms. It is NOT a hotel, as was mentioned in your site, but B&B (no lobby and hotel facilities
The location was great as far as proximity to points of interest like Ponte Vecchio, Uffizi, Galileo Museum. The walks to other places weren't bad at all and gave the opportunity to find places to eat and shop. The river is also very close and beautiful at night and in the morning. Our room (#8) was very quiet. Breakfast was at a cafe very close by with a very nice man working each morning. I had only one issue with hot water the first morning. I emailed Daniela and she had it checked out and confirmed there was indeed hot water to our room. Never had an issue after that. Communication was great. The entrance to the building has a strong odor when the doors aren't left open during the day. Galileo has very little control over this I'm sure. Luckily enough the smell does not lead upstairs or into the rooms. Still a great stay regardless.
The hotel is near the center and short walk (2 min) to the cultural center of Firenze. We got a spacy room with a wonderful bathroom. Very quiet. Not easy to find.
The location is wonderful, right in Piazza San Firenze. Only 1 block from Piazza della Signoria. We had a very large room. Beautiful decor, friendly staff. We did not have a safe in our room so we had to carry our money and passports with us. There was Wi-fi but no free computer to use. We did not have any drinking glasses in our room.
It's very central to all major visitation destinations of the city. 10 min walk to everything. Get a city view room. It's worth it! The reception desk was very helpful, calling taxi's for us and making reservations for restraints and attractions. The indoor space and rooms were beautiful! Very romantic and LARGE!!! Finding the hotel and getting in is hard. Minimal signage, you can't walk into a main corridor. You have to figure out to hit a button and explain to a person through an intercom that you are staying there, then they buzz you up. The paper for the button that says Galileo 2000 is old and worn too.
Central location - friendly and helpful staff. The room was clean and spacious and the host was very friendly and helpful.I am recommending this hotel as we got it at a good price for Florence. The B&B is on the first floor of a building site (as 25/9/2008). It meant we had to carry our luggage up 10-15 steps in a dusty corridor and then take a lift for the remaining. It would not suit anyone with walking/carrying difficulties.
the location is perfect it's a b & b
great location, all highlights in walking distance difficult to find, same breakfast every day, little bit noisy place at night (the square)
When i arrived Mina ( the lady working there) gave me map and showed which places must see and what buses i can take if i wanna go to some more far places - which was realy nice of her!=) i appriciated it a lot! Room was always clean and breakfast was really good ( at least for me =))If i had some questions i could easily ask mina and she was always ready to help and answer - which is a great plus!Location is good as its not exact in the center but on a quiet street so at night its fine to sleep but 10 mins from Duomo...=) i felt absolutely comfortable and safety staying in this B&B and i would stay there next time im coming to Florence.
The room was large. Parking in Florence is very expensive and the hotel can organise a discount for 2 parking garages which saved a lot of money. Heating was very good. The bathroom was definitely not clean enough. I don't even think the shower and sink had been wiped down from the previous guests. The toilet seat was broken and coming off. The window was broken which let extra noise in. The woman at breakfast was quite rude and felt put out when asked for something so simple as coffee. Breakfast was more limited than other hotels, no eggs or fruit. Maybe my expectations were too high. We have stayed at cheaper and nicer hotels in other cities - maybe Florence is just a very expensive city.
Nice Hotel, 10 minutes walk from centre of Florence.
Good size room, Clean and tidy, good breakfast, great location close to station and centre, friendly staff.
Great location, friendly staff, clean rooms, great amenities. I highly recommend it.
Room was lovely, included a terrace, and continental breakfast was very good, very personal service from Mario.
Very friendly staff, the rooms are completely renovated and have very good sound insulation, close to center.
The rooms were in excellent condition and good size. La Terrazza su Boboli is not a hotel - it is a B&B....this wasn't clear to us (although in the description we note that it is described as a b&b - but we'd searched for a hotel...)- if we'd known it was a b&b we would not have stayed. While the bedrooms are hotel standard there is not enough room for all guests to breakfast when they please and you always have that feeling that you are entering someone's house.
New hotel, decoratively and stylishly furnished. Comfortable room. Good price. Convenient location to reach the centre even on foot.
The place was elegantly decorated and afforded us the space and comfort to relax . The dining room was an interesting mix of dining room / lounge area and the continental breakfast was as refreshing as our Italian hosts
Rooms were comfortable and very spacious. Breakfast was great with large selection. Staff were friendly and helpful. No signage on the outside of the building so hard to locate initially. No safe in the room.
Large and comfortable room (with large LCD screen).Located very close to the center of Florence (15 min. walking to Ponte Vecchio).There is a nearby parking garage (15 Euro for 24 hours).Friendly owner. The owner does not speak English.No phone in the room (need to use the reception's phone).
Gorgeous room, with plenty of space for all the family (2 adults, 3 kids). The ceiling was stunning, just what you want when in Florence. The bathroom was spacious and luxurious. The staff was very friendly, always willing to help. She reserved a table at a restaurant around the corner, which must have been quite difficult as it was Friday. Best meal we had during the holiday by the way. The breakfast was good, plenty of choices of breads, meats, cereals, cakes, fruit, coffees, teas, juices. From our room we saw the Boboli Gardens and it was a pleasant walk to the Ponte Vecchio. All in all recommendable! The only downside of this hotel is the parking garage. We managed to do damage to our rental car whilst trying to get out. The exit is very narrow and steep, not recommended for drivers in large cars that are not used to these kind of conditions. As far as I could see there was plenty of other parking in the area.
The hotel staff were all very accomadating. They prepared breakfast 45 minutes early for us so we could leave in time to catch our flight. They also allowed us to check in, park our car and bring our bags in before noon on the day we arrived. The B&B is very welcoming, the breakfast was nicely arranged with good variety. We were able to walk into the heart of the city in no more than 15 minutes with our three children with us.
Within 100 yards of the Uffizi Museum on the Piazza!!!
Central location with major attractions in easy walking distance
Ideal for tourism.Near all the main tourist attractions Difficult if you have a rental car
Perfect location. Pleasant, helpful staff in an elegant old building. Steep stairs, and the communial breakfast arrangements, but to be fair, it's diffucult to see how it could be otherwise in such an old building.
Wonderful staff.Great location.
the location,...... reservation ,although confirmed in march, was not registered. We stayed in 3 different rooms ! ( one much smaller , the other one oké ) persuation was necessary !!!!
I will recommend this B&B with no doubts. It is value for money.The service was excellent and Marco -the owner- always trying to help you with doubt or problem you would have. The room perfect: good bed, no noises, good air conditioning, superb decoration and toilette. The situation very good as it is very near from central train station and the buses station. "El servicio fantastico, y la habitacion y cuarto de baño perfectos-se trata de un piso antiguo muy bien restaurado y reformado y con todas las comodidades modernas pero sin los ruidos de los nuevos hoteles-
The staff is really warm and available, the girl at the desk almost "obliged" us to follow her for 10 minutes in a synthetic/eclectic/really-useful description of main spots on the map of the town, from sightseeing to restaurants, shops and other good info. The atmosphere is warm and artistic, the room, even small, was perfect and not far from a "luxury"-like accomodation. The bathroom was almost as large as the room itself. The only weak point, I suppose, is the location. But it is not completely weak: it is 5 minutes walking from the main railway station, this is very useful. And the city center (duomo etc.) is 5 minutes walking from the same station: the weak point is that the hotel and city center are in opposite directions with respect to the station, and this total 10-minutes walking may become quite boring. Anyway this is well compensated by the low prices.
Everything!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The location was great. It was a short walk to the train station. The owner was wonderful and made all our reservations and told us how to get to places we wanted to see. He provided a wonderful breakfast with fresh baked rolls that were delicious; best I have had. There are only 7 rooms and they are all beautifully decorated. He restored this bed and breakfast. I didn't know it was a bed and breakfast because I looked under hotels on your website. The owner spoke perfect English and couldn't have been more accommodating. He even gave us a bottle of wine!!!!!!!!!! The price for a room in Florence was unbelievable!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I stayed at the Goldoni Hotel on another visit and that was nice but nothing like this! This was a delightful experience to say the least. The owner said he could not put a big sign out in front because of regulations against that for any new construction and we had a hard time finding it. There is an address and name on a plaque out in beside the door, but we didn't see that. I thing the light may have been burned out. When you enter the building, the hotel is on the second floor. We rang the bell and the owner was waiting for us.
The rooms were beautiful, large, clean bathroom. Also had a fridge and satellite TV with some English news channels. The staff were all very friendly and gave us a good introduction to what we should see and some restaurant recommendations One very very minor things - the toilet door didn't shut fully but was not a problem.
We felt like home in this very cosy and personalised hotel. The staff was really kind and above all the receptionist who was helpful and very pleasant. They even offered me a bottle of wine for my birthday. On the first night, we had to go to another hotel since they had a pipe problem in our hotel room. The other hotel was very basic compared to B&B Marzocco.
Excellent service by the owner Marco. Really recommendable, and it´s difficult to find a cheaper place to stay in Florence. We have rented a car, and it was very expensive to park it outside the hotel. Anyway, this is nothing the hotel can do anything about.
It is the perfect place for people visiting various fairs in Florence and also for the ones who want to enjoy the city as tourists
Helpful staff, great breakfast and coffee, less than 10 minute walk from train station, assistance with booking museums in advance. Room was clean and comfortable, decor a little offbeat.
That the owner Marco did everything to make our stay a very pleasent and nice, which we are very greatfull for. We will recommend him and his hotel to all of our friends and family. And of course others to. No not at all.
It may have been a small room, but there was so much thought put to it that it looked so comfortable. The toilet was so clean and my partner, with him being really particular about cleanliness, did not complain a bit about the room. Ms Diana, one of the hotel staff, made our stay much enjoyable and breakfast was just superb. If there was anything I didn't like about the stay, it could only have been not being able to stay more than a night there.
The location was pleasant. The boarding house is a penthouse on top of an apartment house in vicinity of main station and city centre. It is cosy and pleasant and Matteo and Allessio are very nice and helpful. The neighbourhood is quite noisy, even during night time (which seems to be normal for Italy). Breakfast is very poor and cannot be considered as such.
Clean room,friendly behaviour and hospitality very poor breakfast,noisy beacuse is on a central road
Wonderful place! Very polite and helpful owners. Beautiful terrace! A really good hotel to stay even for many days.
The B&B is ok, the location is perfect just less than 10 minutes walk from Firenze SMN station, and the city centre. The guys (Matteo and Alessio) are very friendly and helpfull, they share all the informations about the city.
Nice rooms Very poor breakfast
Free appetizers and roof bar Directions from train station to hotel were terrible. Impossible to find, wasted over an hour tryong to find it. Please fix.
This place is the best for "The location" to see the Uffizi Museum, 15 mins ;hear " Ole Sole Mio" and other romantic serenades till late at night on the Old Bridge.Onto Rt is Grocery store 5 mins walk to, take bus D to and from station ; do buy the bus card for the day, we used it to go to Fiesole, see the setting sun over Florence. On request the staff here was kind to book the Uffizi tickets for us in advance , Euro 14 and we just walked in without the queue.and were out in 2 hrs, trust me worth the expense .Cheerful staff . There is an indian curry restaurant turn left onto the str walk 50m ,to the right a str, walk 50M .. delicious. Not really their fault the AC packed up on the weekend , so two nights went without it, could have given a reduction for the inconvenience !! Nice people to deal with.
Everything - we have stayed there many times before
the room was fair size, staff was friendly, internet and phone were available, room was quiet had to cross a street to see hotel staff or use internet
Dissapointed there was no breakfast as advertised as B&B, but nice cafe opposite. The Views from the roof terrace of Hotel Scarletta made up for this. Would have liked tea/coffee facilities and an Iron in room
The view from the bar was spectacular
Price, location and use of Hotel La Scaleta facilities. We could have breakfast there and there was a great roof top terrace. They also had free internet.
Location, friendly stuff, and price. I wish shower room was little bit cleaner and they will offer to change towel and sheets everyday. However, for the price, i understand
The hotel made me feel that i am living quite some years back in time though it was a very comfortable stay. Rooms are very private and in a very quite enviorment although location is in the city centre Lift too small and not user friendly


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Adiga, Aravind. Last Man in Tower
At Vishram Society Tower A, an aging apartment building in the slums of Mumbai, some news has shaken up the usually respectable middle-class residents. An offer has been made by Dharmen Shah, an ambitious developer who wants to tear down the tower and build luxury condominiums worthy of the "new" India. The temptation of money quickly convinces the younger residents of Tower B to leave their apartments, but Tower A remains stubborn. They are more complicated, and Mr. Shah must negotiate with them one-at-a-time, shamelessly using their long forgotten dreams and weaknesses to his advantage. One-by-one they give in until only Mr. Masterji is left, a retired teacher and widower-impervious to bribes, Shah's intimidation tactics and even pressure from the other residents.
The suspenseful showdown between Mr. Shah and Mr. Masterji is not just about the apartment, it is about old vs. new India, the changing class system and maintaining respectability in an increasingly greedy society. Adiga introduces the strengths and flaws of both men, complicating the readers' alliances and sympathies. Will Mr. Masterji crumble under the overwhelming efforts of Mr. Shah to destroy his home? Or will this battle prove that money is not always power? This book is sure to be another gem from Adiga, who won the Man Booker Prize in 2008 for his book, The White Tiger.


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19-3094.00 - Political Scientists
Study the origin, development, and operation of political systems. May study topics, such as public opinion, political decision-making, and ideology. May analyze the structure and operation of governments, as well as various political entities. May conduct public opinion surveys, analyze election results, or analyze public documents.
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- Data base management system software — Bare Bones Software BBEdit; IDM Computer Solutions UltraEdit
- Data base user interface and query software — CQ Press Political Reference Suite; Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) database; Library of Congress E-resources Online Catalog; Microsoft Access (see all 5 examples)
- Desktop publishing software — Microsoft Publisher
- Document management software — Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat
- Electronic mail software — Email software; Microsoft Outlook
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- Sociology and Anthropology — Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.
- Philosophy and Theology — Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture.
- Geography — Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
- Communications and Media — Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
- Customer and Personal Service — Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
- Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
- Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Writing — Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Complex Problem Solving — Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Social Perceptiveness — Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Active Learning — Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Judgment and Decision Making — Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Science — Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
- Time Management — Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Learning Strategies — Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
- Instructing — Teaching others how to do something.
- Systems Analysis — Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
- Written Comprehension — The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
- Oral Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
- Inductive Reasoning — The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
- Written Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
- Speech Clarity — The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
- Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
- Oral Comprehension — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
- Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
- Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
- Speech Recognition — The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
- Originality — The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
- Category Flexibility — The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
- Fluency of Ideas — The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
- Information Ordering — The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
- Selective Attention — The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
Work Activities
- Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Thinking Creatively — Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
- Training and Teaching Others — Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
- Analyzing Data or Information — Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
- Processing Information — Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
- Interacting With Computers — Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others — Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
- Communicating with Persons Outside Organization — Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
- Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People — Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
- Documenting/Recording Information — Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards — Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
- Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information — Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
- Coaching and Developing Others — Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
- Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings — Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
- Provide Consultation and Advice to Others — Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.
Detailed Work Activities
- Instruct college students in social sciences or humanities disciplines.
- Prepare scientific or technical reports or presentations.
- Develop theories or models of physical phenomena.
- Review professional literature to maintain professional knowledge.
- Interpret research or operational data.
- Conduct research on social issues.
- Advise others on matters of public policy.
- Evaluate civic projects or public policies.
- Prepare information or documentation related to legal or regulatory matters.
- Forecast economic, political, or social trends.
Find occupations related to multiple detailed work activities
Work Context
- Electronic Mail — 87% responded "Every day."
- Freedom to Make Decisions — 87% responded "A lot of freedom."
- Structured versus Unstructured Work — 74% responded "A lot of freedom."
- Duration of Typical Work Week — 83% responded "More than 40 hours."
- Face-to-Face Discussions — 50% responded "Every day."
- Indoors, Environmentally Controlled — 83% responded "Every day."
- Telephone — 50% responded "Every day."
- Spend Time Sitting — 61% responded "More than half the time."
- Letters and Memos — 59% responded "Once a week or more but not every day."
- Contact With Others — 43% responded "Contact with others most of the time."
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate — 43% responded "Extremely important."
- Public Speaking — 55% responded "Once a week or more but not every day."
- Level of Competition — 35% responded "Moderately competitive."
- Time Pressure — 39% responded "Once a month or more but not every week."
- Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results — 39% responded "Important results."
- Deal With External Customers — 27% responded "Very important."
- Work With Work Group or Team — 36% responded "Very important."
Job Zone
|Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
|Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
|Related Experience
|Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
|Job Training
|Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
|Job Zone Examples
|These occupations often involve coordinating, training, supervising, or managing the activities of others to accomplish goals. Very advanced communication and organizational skills are required. Examples include librarians, lawyers, astronomers, biologists, clergy, surgeons, and veterinarians.
|SVP Range
|(8.0 and above)
Percentage of Respondents
|Education Level Required
|Doctoral degree
|Master's degree
|Bachelor's degree
Interest code: IAS
- Investigative — Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.
- Artistic — Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.
- Social — Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.
Work Styles
- Analytical Thinking — Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
- Integrity — Job requires being honest and ethical.
- Independence — Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
- Achievement/Effort — Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
- Initiative — Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
- Persistence — Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
- Dependability — Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
- Attention to Detail — Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
- Innovation — Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
- Adaptability/Flexibility — Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
- Stress Tolerance — Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
- Self Control — Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
- Leadership — Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
- Concern for Others — Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
- Cooperation — Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
Work Values
- Achievement — Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
- Working Conditions — Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.
- Recognition — Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status.
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Wages & Employment Trends
|Median wages (2016)
|$54.95 hourly, $114,290 annual
|State wages
|Employment (2014)
|6,000 employees
|Projected growth (2014-2024)
|Decline (-2% or lower)
|Projected job openings (2014-2024)
|State trends
|Top industries (2014)
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2016 wage data and 2014-2024 employment projections . "Projected growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2014-2024). "Projected job openings" represent openings due to growth and replacement.
Job Openings on the Web
Sources of Additional Information
Disclaimer: Sources are listed to provide additional information on related jobs, specialties, and/or industries. Links to non-DOL Internet sites are provided for your convenience and do not constitute an endorsement.
- Political scientists . Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2016-17 Edition.


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Unofficial Election Results
Tuesday's Local Municipal Elections
Quincy thinks transportation alternatives
Quincy commissioners met on Tuesday, April 22nd to take on several tasks and hear from members of the community on local issues.
Helping find lost remains
There are many unmarked cemeteries scattered around Gadsden County.
Last week one of those had a visitor.
Social Security services now at library
Gadsden County residents can now access Social Security services using a Video Terminal at the William A. "Bill" McGill Library in Quincy.
Sheriff lends helping hand
Sheriff Morris Young helps homeless man find a home.
District champs
Munroe baseball team defeats Aucilla, wins district.
Weeks gets save in FAMU win
It may well have been the biggest win in Florida A&M University baseball history.
Pictures of this past week's games.


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Each cookie serves 1.
Make Roll-Out Cookie recipe, or use refrigerated cookie dough. Roll out dough 1/8 in. thick; cut bear, baby buggy and onesie cookies. Bake and cool.
Tint Color Flow icing pastel rose, violet, blue, green and yellow. Using full-strength Color Flow icing tinted desired colors, pipe tip 3 outline cookie design. Let dry. Fill in with thinned icing in same color from parchment bag with small hole cut in tip. Let dry.
Add tip 3 dot full-strength icing muzzles in same color to bear faces. Add tip 2 full-strength black icing eyes, noses, mouths and eyelashes, as desired. Use favor candy and Sugar Pearl sprinkles to add detail to all cookies.


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Nearly from the moment he left AIG, Greenberg was sounding the alarm bells about the company and its management.
I asked Greenberg if there had ever been a Dr. Phil show devoted solely to a perpetrator of a crime.
In this sense and others, Greenberg's is a call for a return to the groupthink and hawkish conformity of the Bush era.
Unmarried women were put off by inattention to their issues, particularly in the debates, says Greenberg, and that hurt Obama.
When Ace Greenberg started at Bear Stearns that same year, he was paid the same $32.50 per week.
"I never said nothing at all about Greenberg & Sen," Aaron blurted out.
Greenberg & Sen want your trade, Aaron; they don't want the boy.
I was considerably annoyed at this because Greenberg had already a wife and children in the old country.
Greenberg returned home to the bleak mountain estancia and confessed the whole thing to Felipa.
This Greenberg had so far refused to consider because he did not know what new trick Larramendi had in store for him.


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Startup Weekend New Orleans
Techstars Startup Programs
Friday, April 5, 2013 at 6:00 PM - Sunday, April 7, 2013 at 9:00 PM
Event Details
This is NOT a conferenceStartup Weekends are 54-hour events where developers, designers, marketers, product managers and startup enthusiasts come together to share ideas, form teams, build products, and launch startups!
Beginning with open mic pitches on Friday, attendees bring their best ideas and inspire others to join their team. Over Saturday and Sunday teams focus on customer development, validating their ideas, practicing LEAN Startup Methodologies and building a minimal viable product. On Sunday evening teams demo their prototypes and receive valuable feedback from a panel of experts.PRIZES FOR WINNING TEAMS
1st place
3 months of free coworking at LaunchPad (up to 3 people)
$250 Moo.com credit$400 of company formation templates from Clerky https://www.clerky.com/5 hours of design work from Lanyap Creative
2 hours financial consulting from Postlethwaite & Netterville
2 hours legal consulting from Baldwin, Haspel, Burke & Mayer
2nd place
A free month of co-working at LaunchPad (up to 3 people)
2 hours financial consulting from Postlethwaite & Netterville
2 hours legal consulting from Baldwin, Haspel, Burke & Mayer
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A free month of co-working at LaunchPad (up to 3 people)
2 hours financial consulting from Postlethwaite & Netterville
2 hours legal consulting from Baldwin, Haspel, Burke & MayerThe first Startup Weekend in New OrleansStartup Weekend is a global grassroots movement of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of founding startups and launching successful ventures. The non-profit organization is headquartered out of Seattle, Washington but Startup Weekend events can be found in cities around the world. From Mongolia to South Africa to Canada to Brazil, Startup Weekend brings people together for weekend long workshops to pitch ideas, form teams, and start companies. http://startupweekend.org/Free food, free stuffIn addition to a full weekend of building new businesses with fellow New Orleanians and eating 3 square meals a day from our sponsors, every SW attendee receives perks like:
- $100 worth of Amazon Web Services credit
- a free .co domain registration http://2013.go.co/about/
- 3 months of free hosting from Domain.com
- free business cards from moo http://moo.com/
- 6 months free from User Voice https://www.uservoice.com/Judges and coaches - interact with NOLA's startup leaders...more TBA
Kenneth Purcell, CEO iSeatz
Sam Bowler, Google
Robbie Vitrano, Trumpet
Allen Square, Chief Information Officer at City of New Orleans
Eli Feinstein, Baker Martin Capital
Chris Schultz, LaunchPad
Matt Candler, 4.0 Schools
Refund Policy: No refunds will be granted within 7 days of the event if food and drink have already been ordered. Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
If a refund is required, please send a request to firstname.lastname@example.com specifying:
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- Contact information
- Event Details
About Startup Weekend: Startup Weekends are 54-hour events designed to provide superior experiential education for technical and non-technical entrepreneurs. Beginning with Friday night pitches and continuing through brainstorming, business plan development, and basic prototype creation, Startup Weekends culminate in Sunday night demos and presentations. Participants create working startups during the event and are able to collaborate with like-minded individuals outside of their daily networks. All teams hear talks by industry leaders and receive valuable feedback from local entrepreneurials. The weekend is centered around action, innovation, and education. Whether you are looking for feedback on a idea, a co-founder, specific skill sets, or a team to help you execute, Startup Weekends are the perfect environment in which to test your idea and take the first steps towards launching your own startup.
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Propeller Incubator
4035 Washington Ave
New Orleans,
Friday, April 5, 2013 at 6:00 PM - Sunday, April 7, 2013 at 9:00 PM
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The contemporary culture of New Orleans is well-known. Travelers dreams of savoring coffee and beignets, of biting into their first Po-Boy, and of late nights saturated in live music. It is easy to turn these dreams into reality when visiting New Orleans.
Yet there is more to New Orleans than food and music. New Orleans has a rich history that is reflected in its beautiful architecture and told in its many museums. History and architecture enthusiasts should plan lengthy or frequent stays in New Orleans Bed and Breakfasts, in order to fully explore the history and architecture of this great city.
Indeed, the collection of the Louisiana State Museum is so large it cannot be housed in one building alone. Instead, the collection is spread throughout five properties in the French Quarter of New Orleans. One such property is The Cabildo.
Built between 1795 and 1799, The Cabildo first served as the seat of the Spanish municipal government in New Orleans; members of the "Illustrious Cabildo", or city council, met there for years. In later years this beautiful building was home to the Louisiana Supreme Court, and since 1911, it has been part of the Louisiana State Museum. Exhibitions focus on the early history of the state of Louisiana.
The Cabildo is generally recognized as the most significant historical building in Louisiana. It was here, in 1803, that the American government signed the Louisiana Purchase and acquired more than 800,000 square miles of land from the French. The new land stretched from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains, sparked the Lewis and Clark Expedition, and enabled citizens of the young country to move west.
See where this historic document was signed when next you stay in a New Orleans Bed and Breakfast. The Cabildo is located at 701 Chartres St., in the French Quarter. It is open Tuesday through Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and closed for all legal holidays. For more information, please see The Cabildo.


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HAWTHORNE — A woman killed late Friday when she was struck by a drunken-driving suspect as she crossed Hawthorne Boulevard has been identified as Raquel Coaker of Los Angeles.
Coaker, 26, was attending a party at the 352 Club at 13126 Hawthorne Blvd. in Hawthorne.
"She was there for a party and walked out to put something in her car," said Hawthorne police Lt. Scott Swain.
Coaker was hit as she was walking back to the bar, Swain said. As she entered the third lane, closest to the curb, she was struck by a speeding yellow Audi, witnesses told police.
After striking the woman, the Audi smashed into two parked vehicles before it was driven off. Croaker was taken by paramedics to County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.
About an hour after the accident, the driver - identified as Ryan Mascioni, 21, of Redondo Beach - turned himself into the sheriff's Lawndale station.
Mascioni is scheduled to be arraigned today at the Airport Courthouse on charges of murder, hit-and-run and driving under the influence of alcohol.
Swain said Mascioni had a prior arrest for driving under the influence.
According to an online resume Mascioni posted, he graduated from Redondo Union High School in 2009 and currently is a business major at El Camino College. He worked as a cashier's assistant at Costco in Torrance from 2009-10 and as an enumerator for the U.S. Census Bureau in 2010.
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Some majors at GVSU require you to apply to the program itself; this is called a secondary admit program. These majors may require a certain GPA, or may accept a limited number of students and thus have a competitive application process. Parallel plans create options in the event that an application is not accepted or the student decides to choose a different career path.
If you are a GVSU student applying to secondary admit programs you should be meeting with one of our career counselors to parallel plan. We recommend developing a parallel plan as early as possible when pursuing these majors.
Programs you should be creating a parallel plan for include:
Parallel planning appointments can help you:
To set up a parallel planning appointment, call the Career Center at 616.331.3311 or contact Meghan Veltri at email@example.com


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Park City • Gunner Stray-Gunderson knew his Park City boys' soccer team was in for a fight against undefeated Hillcrest. He just didn't know how hard he would have to work for the 2-0 victory.
"They came out at us hard and were really physical," Stray-Gunderson said. "Sometimes you have to fight fire with fire."
The Miners battled to a draw in the first half, withstanding Hillcrest's aggressive style of play. Park City remained in the thick of it, matching tackles and fighting in the air for possession.
The game remained scoreless into the 54th minute, when Alejandro Vieyra used fancy footwork to beat two defenders and cross the ball to Stray-Gunderson. Gunderson looked right and drilled it left. Throwing his hands into the air, he was engulfed by his teammates in a sea of white jerseys.
"I got to give all of the credit to Gunner," Vieyra said. "He made a great run and was able to play him the ball."
Vieyra connected with Gunderson again four minutes later. Redirecting a free kick with his head, Vieyra fed the ball to a sprinting Gunderson. Splitting two Huskies defenders, he unleashed an acrobatic chest-high swinging kick. Hillcrest's goalkeeper was able to get into position, but the ball powered through his gloves for the second goal of the game.
"I practice those kicks in practice, but rarely do I get to do them in games," Stray-Gunderson smiled. "I got into the right position to make the right shot."
Stray-Gunderson credited Park City keeper Casey Sedermane for keeping the Miners in the game. Stopping five shots on goal including one that took him completely evelated with the crossbar, Sedermane came up biggest when he stopped a penalty kick at the 75-minute mark.
Reading the kicker, Sedermane came up with the ball cleanly as it was kicked hard at the right lower post. That save secured his second shutout on the season.
"Casey played phenomenal," Stray-Gunderson said. "He's the best goalie we've had at Park City in a long time."


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'More than Buffalo Sabres memorabilia, pianos, fine furniture and antiques will be going . . . going . . . gone! Saturday when an estate auction is held in the former Seymour H. Knox home in Knox State Park, East Aurora.'
Bidding adieu to Knox era
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January 29, 2007
ATTENTION: Last Best Chance Screening and Discussion Event at Stanford University has been postponed.
The event which was originally scheduled for tomorrow (Tuesday, January 30, 2007) has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. We are working on rescheduling this event for a later date, and will announce the details when they have been worked out.
Dear FOS11 Member,
Dr. William J. Perry, Preventive Defense Project, The Nuclear Threat Initiative and Families of September 11 cordially invite you to attend a screening of the film "Last Best Chance", a docudrama that shows the threat posed by vulnerable nuclear weapons and materials around the world. Following the film, there will be a panel discussion with leading experts about preventing nuclear terrorism. Discussion panelists include Dr. William J. Perry, Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project; Dr. Siegfried Hecker, Co-Director, Center for International Security and Cooperation and former Director of Los Alamos National Laboratory and Carie Lemack, Co-Founder and President, Families of September 11.
The event will take place on Tuesday, January 30th from 2:00PM – 3:30PM in the Bechtel Conference Center, Encina Hall at Stanford University. Families of September 11 and the Nuclear Threat Initiative have joined together to raise awareness about the threat of nuclear terrorism and what people can do to help prevent it. For more information, visit www.saferworld.org.
If you want to learn more about the work Families of September 11 and NTI are doing to prevent nuclear terrorism, please visit www.saferworld.org and help us as we are "Turning the D into an A".