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AMTA-NJ Student Kickstart
AMTA - New Jersey Chapter
Saturday, April 13, 2013 at 12:00 PM (EDT)
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Event Details
Kickstart for students!
If you are a massage therapy student, this event was designed for you!
Date: Saturday, April 13, 2013 Time: 12:00 pm
Location: Holiday Inn Cherry Hill, 2175 Marlton Pike West, Cherry Hill, NJ
Come join the AMTA NJ Chapter to help you Kickstart your new massage therapy career! We've got a day of fun & learning for you!
12:00 to 2:00 pm and 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Complimentary pass to the Vendors Hall. Meet exhibitors and try new products!
2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Kickstart! your new massage therapy practice. Industry veterans will share their knowledge and passion about the massage profession and how to be successful.
Event bags with product and literature for everyone. Unbelievable door prizes will be taken home by some lucky winners!
Choosing what work setting is right for you:
There are so many career choices for massage therapists today than ever before. Therapists can find work at resort and day spas, medical offices, massage clinics, sports clubs and a variety of unique settings. Hear our panel of industry veterans share their stories of success in working in these different settings. There will be a question and answer period.
Choosing the right equipment:
Things you need to know to make an informed purchase. We will share tips on buying the proper professional goods for your specific needs, and how to avoid the pitfall and temptation of cutting corners in a harsh economy as well as the buyer's remorse it brings. Learn about massage table features and discerning a great buy from cheap or substandard product.
Choosing a professional association:
'What is a professional massage therapy association?' and 'Why it is important to join a professional association as a student?' You will learn about AMTA benefits and how they help new professionals build their business.
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm
Join us for a wonderful hot buffet dinner for only $40.00!. Then stay for the FREE Membership meeting, annual elections, awards ceremony, and raffle from 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm! Meet and mingle with other massage therapists!
This event is generously co-sponsored by:
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Holiday Inn - Cherry Hill
2175 Marlton Pike West
Cherry Hill,
Saturday, April 13, 2013 at 12:00 PM (EDT)
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AMTA - New Jersey Chapter
The AMTA is a Member Driven Association and we are here to benefit the membership. We strive to promote Professional Credibility, and we hold our membership to a level of Standards and a Code of Ethics. We are also pursuing statewide governmental legislation to promote a higher level of professional standards in our industry.
The AMTA New Jersey Chapter aspires to promote the highest standards of excellence for our profession. We want to demonstrate that we care and will support our members to be great therapists through sponsored educational events and the many committees we have to address their needs. We want the members of our Chapter to be recognized throughout the State as Professionals who can be trusted to provide competent and loving service. We wish to continue to work in the spirit of cooperation and collaboration with National AMTA and with other professional Massage, Bodywork and Somatic Therapy Organizations. Finally, we want to have fun doing work that we love to do whether it is with clients, within our Association or wherever our responsibility takes us.


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Related stories: Lawyer questions military's handling of terror suspect | Inland Empire men plead not guilty of plotting terrorism | Inland Empire terror plot thickens | Feds arrest four Inland Empire men in terrorism plot
Photo Galleries: Terror suspects plead not guilty in Riverside federal court
Documents: FBI press release | Criminal complaint
RIVERSIDE - A former Pomona resident accused of plotting a violent holy war against the U.S. was denied bond and remanded to federal custody on Tuesday after a magistrate judge determined he was a potential flight risk and danger.
Sohiel Omar Kabir, 35, who stands accused of providing material support to terrorists, was responsible for radicalizing two other defendants charged in the case, Ralph Deleon, 23, of Ontario, and Miguel Alejandro Vidriales Santana, 21, of Upland, and was planning on taking a "one-way trip," i.e. a suicide mission, with C-4 explosives, said federal prosecutor Susan DeWitt, deputy chief of the U.S. Attorney's Office's National Security Section, during a detention hearing for Kabir.
Kabir's attorney, federal public defender Jeffrey Aaron, tried to convince Judge Oswald Parada that the evidence didn't justify his client being deemed a potential flight risk and danger to the public. He requested that bond be set for Kabir and receive home detention and electronic monitoring.
"There is really no clear and supporting evidence that there was material support to a terrorist organization," Aaron told Parada, adding that Kabir committed no violent acts or crimes while in Afghanistan, where he resided from July 24, until the time of his arrest last month by Army Special Forces.
Aaron has questioned what he has called in court documents "severe" injuries to Kabir's face and head during his arrest in Afghanistan, where authorities say he was planning on rendezvousing with the other three defendants to begin training and planning a jihad against the U.S.
Also charged in the case are Deleon, Vidriales Santana, and Arifeen David Gojali, 21, of Riverside.
Among the injuries Kabir suffered during his arrest include facial cuts, a fractured facial bone, lacerations to the head that required surgical staples, a blunt force injury to his eye and various other contusions and lacerations, court records show.
DeWitt said Kabir was "extremely combative" with his captors during his arrest and attempted to grab the soldiers' grenades and weapons. She said the military used "minimum force" when detaining Kabir, and that Kabir received medical treatment at a U.S. military facility and was cleared to travel before returning to the U.S.
Kabir's injuries were not clearly evident during Tuesday's hearing. He sat between his two attorneys, Aaron and federal public defender Angela Viramontes, wearing a red jail jumpsuit, indicating he has been categorized as a high-risk offender.
Parada determined there was "clear and convincing evidence" to believe Kabir was a potential flight risk and danger and ordered that he be held in the custody of U.S. Marshal without bond.
Federal prosecutors presented more than 1,500 pages of documented evidence to Kabir's attorneys on Monday. During Tuesday's hearing, Parada ordered a one-hour recess so the defense attorneys could review audio and video evidence handed over by prosecutors.
That evidence included Facebook postings by Kabir that included a video of an American military base being bombed and recorded conversations between Kabir and Vidriales Santana in which they discuss their connections to al-Qaida and the other defendants' plans to travel to Afghanistan to join other "students" and "professors."
DeWitt said the "students" was code for the Taliban and "professors" was code for al-Qaida.
In her argument against setting bond for Kabir, DeWitt said he has no job, has international travel connections, some with terrorist groups, and has a criminal record including assault with a deadly weapon, drug use and an escape attempt, which she did not elaborate on.
"It shows a lifelong pattern of violating the law," DeWitt said.
Aaron confirmed Kabir had a "minor criminal record" but it did not warrant he be held without bond.
Kabir has been a U.S. citizen since he was 2 years old, is a military veteran (he served in the Air Force for less than two years before being honorably discharged for a medical disability) and has a mother, father and two brothers residing in Southern California, Aaron said.
Kabir left the U.S. for Germany on Dec. 28, 2011, then went to Afghanistan on July 24, where he resided until his arrest. He suffers from epilepsy and receives medical disability for injuries he suffered in a motor vehicle accident, court records show.
Since his arrest, Kabir has had difficulty maintaining his balance, has memory problems and, as a result of his beating during his arrest, is troubled by white flashing light that impairs his vision, according to the court document.
Aaron told Parada he disputed DeWitt's version of the facts surrounding Kabir's arrest and will take the matter up at a later date, as Tuesday's hearing was not the proper forum.
Aaron has raised other issues with the prosecution's case. He said the FBI informant prosecutors are hanging much of their case on was paid more than $250,000 as an informant, is a convicted drug trafficker and an illegal immigrant.
A great deal of the evidence in the case centers on hearsay statements made by other defendants and not Kabir, and though Kabir often discussed how the other defendants were going to get to Afghanistan and pay for their travel, those plans evolved and often changed, Aaron said in the court document.
"The impulsive and vague planning appears throughout the (criminal) complaint," the document states. "The other defendants, at least according to the informant, discuss specific violent acts, but Mr. Kabir is far more vague and unfocused."
DeWitt said that was all irrelevant.
"What's relevant is what they intended to do, what they conspired to do," DeWitt said.
Parada ordered Kabir to next appear in court on Dec. 19 for a post-indictment arraignment.
Kabir should be indicted before that court date. If not, then a preliminary hearing will occur at 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 18 at the Riverside court, Aaron said.
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Long Beach Business Journal Year In Review
January 1, 2013 – The Long Beach Business Journal "Year In Review" spotlights the top newsmakers, news stories and photos of 2012, plus a look ahead to what local issues we'll be watching closely in 2013. The seven-part series began December 24 and concludes January 1. Let us know what you think should or should not have made the lists.
1. The City of Long Beach faces a projected $10.9 million budget deficit for the 2014 fiscal year. But that's not the only fiscal challenge the city must grapple with next year. The fiscal cliff and unfunded liabilities, like employee pensions, also are threats to the city's economic health.
2. Despite the passage of Proposition 30, the Long Beach Unified School District, Long Beach City College and California State University, Long Beach each face millions of dollars in cuts next year.
3. Measure N, which establishes a $13 minimum wage for workers in the city's largest hotels, is likely to face continued opposition as the Hotel Current and Best Western Golden Sails have already downsized to avoid the law's 100-room stipulation.
4. As 2012 draws to close, Mayor Bob Foster has yet to announce his intentions for seeking a third term. If Foster opts out, April 2014 could be a re-run of 1994 when 13 candidates were on the ballot, including several current and former elected officials and well-known members of the community.
5. Eleven lawsuits challenging the city's ban on medical marijuana dispensaries have been consolidated under one judge at L.A. Superior Court.
6. The Port of Los Angeles harbor commission is expected to decide whether the proposed BNSF railyard can proceed in early 2013.
7. The Port of Long Beach continues with its Middle Harbor and Gerald Desmond Bridge projects while moving its administration offices to a building at the Long Beach Airport.
8. The U.S. Postal Service processing and distribution center on Redondo Avenue is expected to close this year, with consolidation to begin February 1.
9. The six-acre, 550,000-square-foot Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse in Downtown Long Beach will open in September.
10. A $7-million renovation of the Long Beach Arena, which will bring new concerts, conventions and special events to the city, will be completed in August.


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Fox's Brian Wilson covered for DeLay
In a report on new ethics charges surrounding House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX), Fox News correspondent Brian Wilson downplayed their significance by omitting key facts about DeLay's conduct as well as recent steps by Republicans to weaken the House ethics committee, apparently in an effort to protect DeLay. But Wilson did take the time in the same report to use half-truths to bolster DeLay's claim that he is the victim of a "partisan witch hunt."
In a report on the March 15 edition of Fox News' Special Report with Brit Hume, Wilson showed clips of reporters aggressively questioning DeLay about the allegations earlier that day outside a political fund-raiser, with DeLay sidestepping the cameras and declining to answer questions. Next, he purported to explain why DeLay is "being sought in this manner":
WILSON: Why is he being sought in this manner? He has already been slapped on the wrist three times by the House ethics committee. Though, as he points out, he was not found to have violated House ethics rules.
In fact, DeLay has been "slapped on the wrist" not three, but five times by the House ethics committee. The committee admonished DeLay in fall 2004 for three separate incidents, but prior to 2004, the committee had already chastised DeLay twice for separate incidents in 1997 and 1999. The ethics committee itself referred to these prior incidents in its October 6, 2004, letter of admonishment to DeLay, which warned: "In view of the number of instances to date in which the Committee has found it necessary to comment on conduct in which you have engaged, it is clearly necessary for you to temper your future actions." A footnote explained:
In addition to the two matters addressed in this letter and the conduct addressed in the Committee report of last week, there was the Committee letter to you of November 7, 1997 that concerned, in part, statements that may create the impression that official access or action are linked with campaign contributions, and a confidential Committee letter to you of May 7, 1999.
Moreover, while the committee did not find that DeLay "violated House ethics rules," it did state in a September 30, 2004, report [1] that his "conduct could support a finding that Majority Leader DeLay violated House rules" (p. iii). The committee made this statement based on its finding that DeLay improperly "offered to endorse Representative [Nick] Smith's [R-MI] son in exchange for Representative Smith's vote in favor of the Medicare bill." Smith's son, Brad Smith, was running to succeed his father. The vote in question was a fiercely contested late-night vote [2] in 2003 on creation of a Medicare prescription drug benefit.
Similarly, the committee did not find that DeLay had violated House rules in the second incident for which the committee recently admonished him, but it did note [3] that DeLay's "intervention in a partisan conflict in the Texas House of Representatives using the resources of a Federal agency, the Federal Aviation Administration ... raises serious concerns under House standards of conduct that preclude use of governmental resources for a political undertaking." In the third recent incident, the committee admonished DeLay for attending an exclusive, invitation-only fund-raiser with energy executives, organized by one of his political action committees. Again, while the committee did not find that a violation had occurred, the committee found that "at a minimum ... [it] created an appearance that donors were being provided special access to you regarding the then-pending energy legislation."
Following the false claim about DeLay's ethics history, Wilson continued with vague descriptions of two other ongoing ethics investigations involving DeLay that gave no hint of their seriousness:
WILSON: In Texas, a political action committee he [DeLay] helped form is being scrutinized by a grand jury. DeLay says that's a partisan witch hunt. And now questions are swirling about an all-expense-paid trip he made to South Korea in 2001, and about dealings a former DeLay staffer had with Indian casinos.
In fact, recent revelations indicate that DeLay accepted [4] lavish, expense-paid trips to South Korea and Britain funded by business interests, including an organization registered as a foreign agent of South Korea and several gambling companies with a direct interest in legislation then pending before the House. As for the grand jury investigation [5], three former DeLay aides have already been indicted in Texas. The investigation concerns corporate money in Texas alleged to have been illegally funneled to DeLay's PAC to help Republican candidates in the state. The money was crucial to the Republicans' ultimately successful effort to capture a majority in the state House of Representatives and to use that majority to redraw the state's congressional districts to favor Republicans in an unusual [6] mid-decade redistricting. This redistricting helped unseat [7] four Democratic representatives in the November 2004 election.
Wilson didn't note any of these facts; instead, he offered half-truths to bolster DeLay's "partisan witch hunt" claim:
WILSON: DeLay didn't talk about that [the trips and the Texas campaign finance investigations] in his speech today. He aimed his fire at Democrats.
DeLAY [clip]: They have put style above substance, politics over people, and partisanship over everything.
WILSON: Democrats were indeed trying to raise a partisan point on the floor of the House. Minority leader Nancy Pelosi [D-CA] wanted to complain about how Republicans changed the way the ethics committee in the House is organized and operates. The Republicans shut that down in very short order.
In fact, Republicans did not simply "change[] the way the ethics committee in the House is organized and operates." They weakened the committee by granting either party complete power to block a complaint against a fellow party member and replacing two Republican committee members with DeLay loyalists. The Associated Press reported [8] on January 4 that the rule change "[p]rovides that the ethics committee will take no action on a complaint against a member unless the chairman and ranking minority member, or a majority of the committee, find within 45 days that an investigation is merited. Previously a complaint automatically went to an investigative committee if no action was taken within 45 days." The Washington Post reported [9] on February 11: "House Democratic leaders yesterday sought the removal of two recently appointed Republicans from the House ethics committee, questioning whether their contributions to Majority Leader Tom DeLay's legal defense fund would color their judgment on issues involving him."
Moreover, it's far from clear that Pelosi was "trying to raise a partisan point on the floor of the House" when she introduced a resolution addressing the ethics changes. The resolution she introduced (H.Res. 153 [10]) would have decreed that "the Speaker shall appoint a bi-partisan task force with equal representation of the majority and minority parties to make recommendations to restore public confidence in the ethics process." Wilson also failed to note that the former ethics committee chairman, Rep. Joel Hefley (R-CO), whom the Republican leadership replaced [11] as chairman following his role in the committee's admonishment of DeLay, broke ranks with his party and voted for [12] Pelosi's resolution.
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Emerson String Quartet
Sunday, July 21, 2013
Tickets: $15.00, $20.00, $30.00, $40.00
Beethoven String Quartet No. 8 in e, Op. 59, No. 2 "Razumovsky"
Britten String Quartet No. 3, Op. 94
Beethoven String Quartet No. 9 in C, Op. 59, No. 3 "Razumovsky"
The iconic Emerson Quartet returns to Caramoor for their American debut appearance with new cellist, Paul Watkins. Watkins, a much-lauded cellist, as well as Music Director of the English Chamber Orchestra, replaces David Finkel, who left after thirty-four years with the group. Hailed by The New York Times as a "superb ensemble: technically resourceful, musically insightful, cohesive, full of character and always interesting," this much-acclaimed group will perform two of Beethoven's peerless "middle period" quartets (opus 59, no.2 and no.3,) dedicated to Beethoven's patron, Prince Razumovsky. From Benjamin Britten, the great and dramatic composer of operas, Emerson String Quartet will present one of his most personal statements - his intimate, serene Quartet No. 3.


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Intelligent Light has begun integrating FieldView its flagship CFD post-processing software with VisIt, the open source interactive parallel visualization and graphical analysis tool from the U.S. Department of Energy.
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The annual Open Source CFD International Conference is the definitive, long standing industry-focused event for simulation process based on open source CFD technologies.
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Associate Professor Ben Mullins from the School of Public Health and lead researcher on the project, said respiratory illnesses were the most common causes of death in people over 65 years.
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The module is called 12 steps to Navier-Stokes equations (yes, it's a tongue-in-cheek allusion of the recovery programs for behavioral problems). It was inspired by the ideas of Dr. Rio Yokota, who was a post-doc in Barba's lab, and has been refined by Prof. Barba and her students over several semesters teaching the course.
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This version of the first commercially available 3D inverse design software system for turbomachinery productsan evolution in blade designintroduces a new elliptically smoothed mesh generation routine in TURBOdesign CFD for computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis as well as a new ability to predict stage performance, including volute performance, that previously was only available for pumps.
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Matthew Crowe named Tornado Athlete of the WeekOctober 27, 2009
Brevard, N.C. – Cross country runner, Matthew Crowe has been named this week's Tornado Athlete of the Week. Crowe edged the other nominees with 29% of the votes to receive the week 9 honors.
Crowe placed 14th at the SAC Championship on Saturday and was named second team All-Conference in addition to being named to the All-Freshmen team. Crowe becomes the first cross-country athlete to be named Tornado Athlete of the Week this year.
Other nominees this week were football's Eric Watts after totaling nine punts for 368 yards, two that were 50+ yards, and averaging 40.9 yards per punt, Sydney Douglas who saved ten of twelve shots on goal and faced 27 total shots in soccer's 2-1 loss to the nationally ranked Carson-Newman Eagles, volleyball's Chelsea Larsen who totaled 23 kills, a 26.9% hitting percentage, four blocks, while averaging 9 digs per match, and soccer's Craig Galloway who scored a goal against Lincoln Memorial this past week.
2009-2010 Brevard Tornado Athlete of the Week Winners
Week 1 – Brooke Seaman, Volleyball (34 kills, 41.3% hitting percentage, 13 total blocks, six service aces as Tornados go 3-0 on the week)
Week 2 – Bailey Varley, Women's Soccer (Three goals, including the game winner in double overtime as the Tornados advanced to 3-0)
Week 3 – Stanley Jones, Football (16 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, as the Tornados move to 3-0 on the season)
Week 4 – Michael Gist, Football (5 tackles, 2 interceptions, including one he ran back 87 yards for a TD
Week 5 – Brooke Seaman, Volleyball (27 kills, 31.7 hitting percentage, 13 total blocks, 2 service aces as the Tornados go 2-1 on the week)
Week 6 – Rebecca Schoonover, Volleyball (68 digs in three matches, averaging 22.7 per match.)
Week 7 – Eric Watts, game winning TD catch, two catches for 67 yards, launched a 75 yard punt in the second quarter, averaged 45.4 yards per punt.
Week 8 – Jo Tuttle, Overall National Champion in Mountain Bike, National Champion in the Four-Cross event.
Week 9 – Matthew Crowe, placed 14th at SAC Championship, named second team All-Conference and All-Freshmen.
Week 10 – TBA
The Tornado Athlete of the Week Poll comes out every Monday morning and will run until Tuesday at noon. For more information on the poll, contact the Brevard Sports Information Department.


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The Randall King Desert Enforcer. This solid fixed blade knives by HTM Knives features a full-tang 5" partially serrated clip point S30V premium stainless steel blade and 3D textured G10 handle scales. S30V is an American made and developed premium grade stainless steel created especially for knives. It is a powder made steel with a uniform carbide distribution and clean steel properties. As a blade material it offers excellent corrosion resistance and superb edge qualities. The custom molded kydex sheath includes a Tek-Lok so the knife can be carried in multiple positions. Randall King knives are a quality engineered and manufactured product with the highest grade of USA components available that makes a difference that you can see and feel-Quality Through Technology.
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It was a curveball.Originally Posted by CTA513
It was a curveball.Originally Posted by CTA513
For those needing pbp:
Penny doubles to center, scoring Loney
Furcal singles up the middle. Penny scores. Furcal to second on the throw (poor)
Lofton triples to center.
3-0 Blue Men
"A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals and you know it."
Must you complain about every comment that doesn't blow sunshine up the Reds arse?Originally Posted by Matt700wlw
It seems like the Reds have been giving up alot of runs in 1 inning lately.
Originally Posted by OnBaseMachine
It is perplexingOriginally Posted by CTA513
game is just about ... over
What are you, people? On dope? - Mr Hand
This came out of nowhere...
it's amazing.
Penny might get a chance to bat twice in this inning.
Were Penny and Lofton's hits shots or should Griffey have got to them?
I dont think any CF would have gotten to any of those balls.Originally Posted by reds44
the Dodgers look like a much better overall team
What are you, people? On dope? - Mr Hand
Originally Posted by dougdirt
Just one...
noOriginally Posted by BRM
What are you, people? On dope? - Mr Hand
Maybe gotten there quicker, but probably not catch them.Originally Posted by dougdirt
But seriously the man looks like he's running in soft cheese.
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In short, when they lost the guidance of Debs, their ranks became demoralized.
These were the essential parts of the speech which Debs made at Canton.
They strictly adhered to the advice of President Debs to keep out of saloons and away from railroad property.
My name is Desborough—do you understand—do you hear me, Mr. Debs?
Mother, Eve has more brains and character than any of the Debs I know.
When they reached the village she halted before the low roof of Debs's cottage.
And yet, if the Debs woman should win that lawsuit of hers against the railroad she'd have pretty nigh twice as much.
Debs insists that "DeLeon did not 'capture' the organization and Debs is not 'disgusted' with it."
The government ownership of railroads is indeed, as Mr. Debs has said, the one effective remedy for strikes among railroad hands.
Neither Mr. Simons nor Mr. Debs was present at the 1906 meeting.
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Universities Go in Big for Big Data
Big data is going to college.
This semester, a handful of university programs specializing in data mining are starting up. This week, the University of Virginia launched a new research center called the Big Data Institute. Columbia University will also begin offering a new master's in big data, in a program technically called "Quantitative Studies."
There are more: The University of San Francisco has its own master's degree program underway. IBM is opening up a big data center at Ohio State. Other schools that offer programs are Stanford, which awards a graduate certificate in data mining, North Carolina State, Northwestern, and New York University, among others.
By 2020, McKinsey says the U.S. is expected to have a shortage of 190,000 data scientists — the computer engineers who mine the enormous pools of data being collected about our lives to predict things like which Netflix movie you want to watch next and what your social media connections say about your ability to pay back a loan. It's no wonder that universities want to capitalize on this growing trend.
At UVA, students affiliated with the Big Data Institute will take courses across a variety of fields not traditionally associated with computer science, like architecture, medicine, and the arts.
That could make the program attractive to an artistic student who may not be traditionally interested in computers, says Tom Skalak, the school's Vice President for Research. "These people will be hired into the Census bureau, into the marketing department of Proctor and Gamble," he says. "They'll work to solve the world's water problems. It's highly likely that the Apple of the future will come out of interactions across disciplines."


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Tcl is a very simple programming language. If you have programmed before, you can learn enough to write interesting Tcl programs within a few hours. This page provides a quick overview of the main features of Tcl. After reading this you'll probably be able to start writing simple Tcl scripts on your own; however, we recommend that you consult one of the many available Tcl books for more complete information.
Basic syntax
Tcl scripts are made up of commands separated by newlines or semicolons. Commands all have the same basic form illustrated by the following example:
This command computes the sum of 20 and 10 and returns the result, 30.
You can try out this example and all the others in this page by
typing them to a Tcl application such as
tclsh; after
a command completes,
tclsh prints its result.
Each Tcl command consists of one or more words separated
by spaces. In this example there are four words:
However, for most commands the word structure is important, with each
word used for a distinct purpose.
All Tcl commands return results. If a command has no meaningful result then it returns an empty string as its result.
Tcl allows you to store values in variables and use the values later
in commands. The
The command returns the new value of the variable. You can read the
value of a variable by invoking
set with only a single
You don't need to declare variables in Tcl: a variable is created
automatically the first time it is set. Tcl variables don't have
types: any variable can hold any value.
To use the value of a variable in a command, use variable substitution as in the following example:
When a
$ appears in a command, Tcl treats the letters
and digits following it as a variable name, and substitutes the
value of the variable in place of the name. In this example, the
actual argument received by the
expr command will be
32*3 (assuming that variable
x was set
as in the previous example). You can use variable substitution in
any word of any command, or even multiple times within a word:
Command substitution
You can also use the result of one command in an argument to another command. This is called command substitution:
When a
[ appears in a command, Tcl treats everything
between it and the matching
] as a nested Tcl command.
Tcl evaluates the nested command and substitutes its result into
the enclosing command in place of the bracketed text. In the
example above the second argument of the second
set command
will be
Quotes and braces
Double-quotes allow you to specify words that contain spaces. For example, consider the following script:
After these three commands are evaluated variable
z will
have the value
24 + 18 is 42. Everything between the quotes
is passed to the
set command as a single word. Note that
(a) command and variable substitutions are performed on the text between
the quotes, and (b) the quotes themselves are not passed to the command.
If the quotes were not present, the
set command would have
received 6 arguments, which would have caused an error.
Curly braces provide another way of grouping information into words. They are different from quotes in that no substitutions are performed on the text between the curly braces:
This command sets variable
z to the value
$x + $y is [expr $x + $y]".
Control structures
Tcl provides a complete set of control structures including commands
for conditional execution, looping, and procedures. Tcl control
structures are just commands that take Tcl scripts as arguments.
The example below creates a Tcl procedure called
This script consists of a single command,
proc. The
proc command takes three arguments: the name of a procedure,
a list of argument names, and the body of the procedure, which is
a Tcl script. Note that everything between the curly brace at the
end of the first line and the curly brace on the last line is passed
verbatim to
proc as a single argument. The
command creates a new Tcl command named
power that takes
two arguments. You can then invoke
power with commands
like the following:
The body of the
Where do commands come from?
As you have seen, all of the interesting features in Tcl are represented by commands. Statements are commands, expressions are evaluated by executing commands, control structures are commands, and procedures are commands.
Tcl commands are created in three ways. One group of commands is provided by the Tcl interpreter itself. These commands are called builtin commands. They include all of the commands you have seen so far and many more (see below). The builtin commands are present in all Tcl applications.
The second group of commands is created using the Tcl extension mechanism. Tcl provides APIs that allow you to create a new command by writing a command procedure in C or C++ that implements the command. You then register the command procedure with the Tcl interpreter by telling Tcl the name of the command that the procedure implements. In the future, whenever that particular name is used for a Tcl command, Tcl will call your command procedure to execute the command. The builtin commands are also implemented using this same extension mechanism; their command procedures are simply part of the Tcl library.
When Tcl is used inside an application, the application incorporates its key features into Tcl using the extension mechanism. Thus the set of available Tcl commands varies from application to application. There are also numerous extension packages that can be incorporated into any Tcl application. One of the best known extensions is Tk, which provides powerful facilities for building graphical user interfaces. Other extensions provide object-oriented programming, database access, more graphical capabilities, and a variety of other features. One of Tcl's greatest advantages for building integration applications is the ease with which it can be extended to incorporate new features or communicate with other resources.
The third group of commands consists of procedures created with
Other features
Tcl contains many other commands besides the ones used in the preceding examples. Here is a sampler of some of the features provided by the builtin Tcl commands:
Have some time to delve a bit further into the language? The Tcl Tutorial is a great way to learn more about Tcl's various commands and language features.


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The Cottage, Hendrick Room
Friday, June 3, 2005 – 11:32 am – 12:51 pm
Presiding: Present:
Mrs. Gail N. Richardson Mr. T. Hal Campbell
Chair Dr. H. Randall Dozier
Mr. William M. Ellen
Mr. Kenneth W. Jackson
Mr. Alex Kiriakides, III
Senator Hugh K. Leatherman, Sr.
Member Emeritus
Mr. Robert E. Lee
Mr. George C. McIntyre
Mrs. Carolyn Beasley Shortt
Mr. W. C. Stanton
Mr. Robert W. Williams, Jr.
Others Present:
Dr. Ken Autrey, Chair of the Faculty
Mr. Garry L. Ballard, Executive Director of Communications Services
Mrs. Janet R. Braddock, Executive Assistant to the President
Mr. Darryl Bridges, Dean of Students
Ms. Julie Bush, Associate Provost for Enrollment Management
Dr. Fred Carter, President
Dr. Richard Chapman, Provost
Mrs. Elizabeth I. Cooper, Director of Community Relations
Ms. Angela Crosland, Reporter, Morning News
Mrs. Kim Davis, Human Resources Assistant - Employment
Mr. John P. Dowd, III, Vice President for Development/Executive Director of FMU Foundation
Mr. Daniel Dukes, Legislative Liaison
Dr. Ron Faulkenberry, Dean,
Mr. Murray Hartzler, Director of Athletics and Men's Soccer Coach
Dr. Joseph E. Heyward, Vice President for Student Affairs
Mr. Todd Hudak, News Editor, Writer
Dr. Mike Jordan, Professor of Psychology/Director of Institutional Research
Mr. John J. Kispert, Vice President for Business Affairs
Dr. Kenneth Kitts, Associate Provost
Mr. Howard Lundy, Administrative Manager/University Auditor
Mr. John Russell, Photographer, Morning News
Mrs. Kelly Sellers, Director of Alumni Affairs
Mrs. Gail Richardson, Chair of the Board, called the meeting to order at 11:32 am. Mrs. Richardson noted for the record that media notification had been made in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, and a quorum was present. She then asked Mrs. Jan Braddock to call the roll. After the roll call, Mrs. Richardson informed the Board that Representative Thomas Keegan, Member Emeritus, has asked to become inactive on the Board.
Mrs. Richardson then brought the minutes of the February 4, 2005 Board Meeting to the Board for approval. The minutes received unanimous approval by the Board.
Academic Affairs and Shared Governance Committee:
Mr. Jackson stated that Dr. Ken Autrey gave the committee an update on the faculty. Two items mentioned were changes in curriculum and revisions to the faculty handbook. Mr. Jackson also stated that the SACS committee has been established and will be led by Dr. Charlene Wages. He also mentioned that a new lecture series, the William C. Moran Annual Lecture, has been established. Dr. Lorraine de Montluzin gave the inaugural lecture for this new lecture series. Each year, this lecture will be given by a retiring or recently retired faculty member. Mr. Jackson also mentioned that work continues on the University Strategic Plan. He noted that Dr. Tommy Ramey from the Mathematics Department received the Distinguished Professor Award for 2005. In addition, the following faculty members received other awards at the faculty dinner: Ms. Lisa Pike in Biology, Teaching Award; Dr. Jeff Camper in Biology, Research Award; Dr. Liz Zahnd in Modern Languages, Service Award; and Mr. Keith Best in Fine Arts, Shared Governance Award. There were also a number of on-campus conferences for high school and undergraduate students sponsored by the Political Science, Physics, and Mathematics departments. Mr. Jackson also noted that a feasibility study is being done for a Music degree, a Non-profit Leadership program, and an Applied Sciences M. S. program. There is a committee currently working toward establishment of cross-disciplinary collateral and minor programs in Gender Studies.
Mr. Jackson also stated that the committee heard a report from Ms. Julie Bush, Associate Provost for Enrollment Management. There were 276 undergraduate students and 17 graduate students who received degrees at the May graduation. Also, there has been an increase in freshmen applications for the eighth straight year. To date, there is an increase of 16.7% in freshmen applications over last year. Admitted freshmen are up by 13.1% from last year. The Admissions Office is processing 46.6% more applications than were processed in 1998. The Enrollment Management area has hired two new employees who are
graduates. Ms. Maggie Gause was hired as an Admissions Counselor, and Ms. Vickie Williams was hired as Coordinator of Orientation and Provisional Programs. Also, the Financial Assistance Office awarded $19.1 million in aid to 2400 students for the 2005-2006 academic year.
Mr. Jackson stated that the committee heard a report from Dr. Richard Chapman on things that are happening with the faculty and the library. He noted that the faculty continues to be involved in research and scholarly activity which will benefit the University. In addition, the committee heard a report from Dr. Sylvia Lufkin on the Nursing Department. Dr. Lufkin reported that the department has completed the process of hiring faculty for Fall 2005. The new hires include six full-time faculty and one part-time faculty. The Junior class for this Fall has been selected, and there will be 32 students in this inaugural class. There were 73
applications that were submitted from which these 32 students were selected. The average GPA for this class is 3.45, and the average SAT is 1110.
Alumni Affairs Committee:
Dr. Randy Dozier began his report by thanking Mrs. Libby Cooper and Mrs. Kelly Sellers for their hard work in promoting activities at the University. Dr. Dozier noted that the Homecoming activities held in February were very successful. The
held a reception and the
held a breakfast for their alums. In addition, there was the Alumni Basketball Game which is always a popular activity during Homecoming. There were approximately 200 alums on campus that Saturday for Homecoming.
Dr. Dozier noted that Alumni Association membership has increased. To date, there are 311 annual members and 202 lifetime members for a total of 513 members. There were 32 new graduates who joined in 2004. Dr. Dozier stated that the Alumni Association Advisory Board has elected its officers for 2005-2006. The officers are as follows: Mr. Julian Young, President; Mr. Stephen Jones, Vice-President; and Mr. Tracey Freeman, Secretary-Treasurer. On June 30, seven candidates will be presented for Alumni Advisory Board membership by the Nominating Committee and voted on by the full Board. In addition to invited alums, the Past President's Council appoints three of its members to serve on the Advisory Board every two years. For the 2005-2007 term, the immediate past president, Ms. Cathy Lee, will serve along with Mr. Larry Bartol (Alumni Association President from 1982 to 1984) and Mr. Richard Brewer (Alumni Association president from 1977 to 1979).
Dr. Dozier stated that on March 1, the Patriot Bookstore and the Francis Marion University Offices of Career Development, Counseling and Testing, the Registrar, and Alumni Affairs sponsored Senior Salute Day at the
. On that day, candidates for graduation were able to take care of all of their commencement needs in one location. They ordered caps and gowns, invitations, college rings, and provided the Alumni Office their permanent contact information, including their email address. A total of 147 students participated in Senior Salute Day.
Dr. Dozier noted that the
's Alumni Committee is hard at work on the following initiatives: remaining in contact with alumni through email and the FMU website; pursuing alumni suggestions for honoring education alumni; publicizing
events; and utilizing alumni expertise on
committees and projects. Under the direction of Dr. Wayne Pruitt, the
will soon be inviting alumni public school teachers and administrators to serve on a newly established Public School Advisory Council.
Dr. Dozier also stated that the Alumni Association has several new fundraising initiatives. Prints of the FMU seal and Patriots logo, a FMU lamp, a SC State lamp shade, and a FMU trailer hitch are available to order on the Alumni Association website.
Executive Committee:
Mrs. Richardson stated that the Executive Committee met, and there was no action taken.
Financial Affairs and Responsibility Committee:
Mr. Bill Ellen stated that Mr. Jay Kispert went over the Budget Summary as of April 30, 2005 in detail with the committee. Mr. Ellen noted that revenues and expenditures are in line with budget projections.
Mr. Ellen then brought Resolution 3-05, Adjustment of University Fees to the Board for approval. The resolution calls for an increase in existing required fees of 8%. Also, it calls for the establishment of fees for the FMU Nursing Program based on the Medical University of South Carolina's rates for Fall 2004 adjusted for the University's 8% increase. Mr. Ellen noted that, even with this proposed increase in fees, the University is still one of the most affordable colleges in the state. The uses of the fee increase include the University's share of 4% state raises, in addition to a 2% University funded pay increase for faculty and staff. Mr. Ellen then asked for a motion that this resolution be approved. Mr. Hal Campbell made the motion, and Mrs. Carolyn Shortt seconded that motion. The resolution received unanimous approval by the Board
Mr. Ellen brought Resolution 04-05, Budget Approval, to the Board for approval. Dr. Randy Dozier made a motion that the resolution be approved. Mr. Robert Williams seconded the motion. The resolution received unanimous approval by the Board.
Mr. Ellen brought Resolution 05-05, Lease-Back of
Pee Dee
Education Research Corporation Property to the Board for approval. The resolution entails that the building and acreage owned by the Pee Dee Education Research Corporation would be purchased by
for the amount of $5. It also includes a lease of the building back to the Pee Dee Education Research Corporation for $1 per year over a period of ninety-nine years. All of this is subject to approval by the State Budget and Control Board. Mr. Robert Williams made a motion that the resolution be approved. Mr. George McIntyre seconded the motion. The resolution received unanimous approval by the Board.
Mr. Ellen brought Resolution 06-05, Issuance of State Institutional Bonds to the Board for approval. The issue amount will be $1,275,000, with $75,000 representing the cost of issuance and $1,200,000 to fund the Student Activity Center Project. The maximum annual debt service will occur in the year 2012 and will be $157,124.50. The projected interest rate for the bonds is 3.74%. A motion was made by Mr. Robert Williams to approve the resolution. The motion was seconded by Dr. Randy Dozier. The resolution received unanimous approval by the Board.
Planning and Accreditation Committee:
Dr. Randy Dozier stated that the committee heard reports on different accreditation processes in which the University has been involved. One of these accreditations is with the National Association of Schools of Theatre. The FMU Theatre Department has received continued and complete accreditation which will be in force for ten years. The
has received accreditation with conditions from the National Council on Accreditation of Teacher Education. The
will submit a supplementary report to NCATE in October 2005, at which time it is anticipated that the conditions will be met. The NCATE accreditation is in force for seven years. Also, the
did very well in its accreditation process with the National Association of Schools of Art Design. They are waiting for their final notice of approval for accreditation. In addition, the
has submitted its five-year interim report to the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. The current accreditation remains in effect until 2010. Also, the new Francis Marion University Nursing Program has been approved by the South Carolina State Board of Nursing and the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education.
The University's reaccreditation by SACS is due to begin soon. An orientation session for the Francis Marion University SACS leadership team will take place in June 2006. The compliance certification is due in Fall 2007. The quality enhancement will be due in Spring 2008, approximately six weeks prior to the site visit. Then, the site visit takes place in March or April of 2008.
Mike Jordan
reported that an Exit Survey was done for students graduating in May 2005. State law requires all state colleges to survey their graduates' satisfaction with the academic programs. The survey revealed that 65% of the graduating class is planning to seek additional education to further their career goals. It also revealed that 90% of the graduates were satisfied or very satisfied with their academic experiences. In addition, the survey showed that the majority of these students were working between 11 and 35 hours while attending classes at the University.
Student Affairs and Athletics Committee:
Mrs. Carolyn Shortt began her report by noting information from a report done on philanthropy activities in the Greek Organizations. The Greek Organizations averaged having four to six fundraising/philanthropy activities per organization, and these activities were very successful. The average GPA for members of the Greek Organizations is 2.733, compared to the University average of 2.716.
Mrs. Shortt stated that Mr. Murray Hartzler, Athletic Director, gave a report on the athletic area. Mrs. Shortt noted that athletic fundraising is going very well. Of the pledged goal of $137,303, the athletic department has received $131,236. The major fundraisers included the Carolina Corporation Golf Challenge, the Chicken Bog, and the Swamp Fox Campaign. The athletic department has made application for NCAA Division I status for the Women's Soccer and Men's Golf programs. The University should receive a determination from the NCAA on the change in status by August 1. At that point, we will have to submit a strategic plan to the NCAA. There will be a two year transition period for the change in status where we must meet all Division I requirements. In regard to student athletes with academic honors, there were sixty-seven student athletes named to the Peach Belt Presidential Honor Roll. In addition, eleven student athletes were named to the Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society. Also, Katie Riley was named an Academic All-American in Women's Soccer.
In the area of Student Affairs, Mrs. Shortt noted that the Student Government Association has appropriated $19,000 to fund the 23 campus events hosted by FMU student organizations during the past year. In addition, there were twenty senators elected for the 2005-2006 academic year. The officers elected for the 2005-2006 year were Ms. Tamika Hudgens, President-elect; Ms. Tiffany Gibson, Treasurer; and Mr. Frank Wright, Secretary. There are currently 51 registered student organizations for the 2005-2006 academic year. Mrs. Shortt also noted that Ms. Danielle Shoemaker was crowned Ms. FMU 2005.
The Counseling and Testing Office completed the Commuter Student Survey project that was initiated one year ago. One interesting thing that the survey revealed is that the students are looking for more dining options on campus and would like a lounge-like setting to relax between their classes. In a feedback letter sent to the students, they were informed of the plans for building the
In the area of International Student Affairs, approximately five new international students are expected in Fall 2005. This brings the total to around 40 international students from 15 countries attending FMU.
The Student Health Services area reports that it is looking at the possibility of discontinuing the TB test requirement for entering students, with the exception of international and nursing students. The office is consulting with DHEC about discontinuing the test.
University Development Committee:
Mr. Robert Williams reported that the capital campaign is still going very well. He stated that the original goal of $12 million has been raised to $20 million. Of that goal, $18.5 has been received to date. There is every expectation that the new goal will be exceeded. Mr. Williams also noted that the capital campaign has received a lot of support from hospitals and other entities.
Mr. Williams then asked for comments from Mr. Jay Dowd. Mr. Dowd informed the Board that the FMU Foundation recently acquired 109 acres of land which in located on the south side of US Highway 76/301 and the west side of SC Highway 327. It is approximately 5 miles east of the city limits of
. Developers are going to be brought in for consultation on the best uses for the land.
President's Report:
Dr. Carter began his report by acknowledging what a wonderful job Dr. Ken Autrey is doing as Chair of the Faculty. Dr. Carter then thanked Senator Hugh Leatherman for all of the support he has given the University. He also acknowledged Senator Leatherman for the fine job he has done in helping to make tough budgetary decisions during times of state budget cuts. Dr. Carter noted that the budget cuts were always fair and well explained. Finally, Dr. Carter acknowledged Mrs. Gail Richardson for her tireless efforts as Chair of the Board of Trustees.
Unfinished Business:
Mrs. Richardson stated that Dr. Carter's Agency Head Evaluation is due soon. She asked that the Board members please call her by June 10 with any input they would like to give on this.
Mrs. Richardson then noted for information that, at the August meeting, the Board will be considering a proposal to name the new
after Dr. Frank B. Lee. She stated that all Board members should have a copy of the letter from Dr. Carter to her concerning this matter with Dr. Lee's vita attached.
Mrs. Richardson thanked the Board for their support during her service as Chair. She encouraged the Board members to continue involvement at University activities. She also encouraged them to continue to support the University financially.
New Business:
Mrs. Richardson brought the following slate of officers for 2005-2006 to the Board for approval:
Mr. Kenneth W. Jackson Chairman
Mr. George C. McIntyre Vice Chairman
Mrs. Carolyn Beasley Shortt Secretary
Mr. Robert Williams made a motion that the slate of officers be approved. Mr. Robert Lee seconded the motion. The slate of officers for 2005-2006 received unanimous approval by the Board.
Mrs. Richardson then turned the meeting over to Mr.
Ken Jackson
. Mr. Jackson said that he enjoyed working with Mrs. Richardson during his service as Vice Chair. He stated that he is looking forward to working with the Board members as Chair, and will be calling each member prior to the meeting in August to find out their items of interest.
Mr. Jackson adjourned the meeting at 12:51 pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
Carolyn Beasley Shortt


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A Machine Gun Was Found At JFK Yesterday
(Rebecca Fishbein) Someone at JFK airport stumbled upon a machine gun in an international terminal's maintenance closet.
Officials say the gun, an unloaded Mac-11 subcompact machine pistol, was found by an electrician yesterday morning hidden in a box in a maintenance office in Terminal One, which is home to Air France, Turkish Airlines, Korean Air and a few others. The gun is capable of firing up to 32 rounds in under two seconds when loaded, and Port Authority officers were immediately called onto the scene to run ballistics tests.
No one seems particularly concerned that the weapon is part of some elaborate plot, though, and PA released a statement yesterday noting that the office "is locked and accessible only to a few people" and is "located OUTSIDE the terminal's secure area." Although it's unclear how it got into the terminal to begin with, there's a good chance it was stashed by someone on the inside.
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Abandoned Bee Hives (Part 2)
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By Abdon Sidibe
There is a changing of the guard underway at the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge (CRNWR), and the outgoing manager is getting praise from local stakeholders.
Andrew Gude, who for the past 2 1/2 years jointly managed CRNWR and the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge, ended his tenure last week at the Crystal River refuge. He will now manage only the Lower Suwannee refuge.
The jewel of the Gulf Coast sparkles into the night along dock street.
Levy County schools were notified Wednesday morning by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Foods of food recalls resulting in the disposal of about 60 cases or 1200 pounds of chicken products from Pilgrim's Pride Corp.
A previous recall on April 7 listed only one product, but a secondary press release on April 26 revealed multiple other products had been affected. Over 4.5 million pounds of chicken products are being recalled.
It may have started slowly on Friday night with the arrival of a few vendors and some residents putting up canopies, but by 6 p.m. Saturday the 2016 Crab Fest in East Williston and Lincoln Heights was in full swing with thousands of people walking along streets in the neighborhood and that is when Levy County Sheriff Bobby McCallum closed County Road 318 to traffic.
Ninety years ago, Helen Keller challenged the Lions Club to take up the cause of the blind. Since 1968 the Lions in Cedar Key have answered that challenge.
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The Chiefland Rotary Club's Annual Fishing Tournament in Cedar Key turns 12 this year and it is growing up. This year the weigh-in will move from Capital City Bank's parking lot to Cedar Key City Park and there will be music, food, beverages and fun for everyone.
On Friday, April 22, the Cedar Key FFA Chapter had two teams representing our chapters at the State Ornamental Horticulture Contest in Gainesville and we came back winners.
The high school team consisting of 10th graders Emilie Lavoie-Ingram and Mackenzie Kirkbride won their division with Savory Sweet Parfaits.
By Brian Estevez
Interim 4-H/Youth Development Agent
Levy County 4-H has announced the schedule for the 2016 Summer Day Camp program.
To register or find out about pricing, deadlines, age limits or times please call the 4-H office at 352-486-5131, visit our website at www.levy.ifas.ufl.edu or stop by the Extension Office at 625 N. Hathaway Ave, Bronson, to pick up an informational page and enrollment form.
The 2016 recreational red snapper season in Gulf of Mexico state waters opens Saturdays and Sundays in May starting Saturday, May 7.
On May 28, the season will open continuously through July 10. The season will also reopen for Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in September and October, and on Labor Day. This would provide for a 78-day season in Gulf state waters.
This season will help maintain fishing opportunities for recreational anglers in state waters and provide additional May and fall weekend fishing days.
Biologists are asking the residents of Cedar Key to assist in providing information regarding nesting pairs of ospreys and the young they produce in the area as the first survey to better understand their status is underway.
Some 30 nests have been located and identified in the area of Cedar Key up to the No. 4 Bridge. If you have active osprey nesting sightings, please provide a location and the type of activity you are observing.
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First off, apologies if I've posted this in the wrong area, still getting used to the site!!
Right, I picked up a pretty bad injury in my last fight (end of august last year) in my foot. I landed a kick on my opponent (obviously landed it wrong) and did some serious damage to my ligaments under the tarsal bones. The nurses in hospital thought I'd broken my foot!!
Now, I've started training (seriously) again and I was pretty sure the injury had cleared but I went and aggravated it again on wednesday (by kicking!!) which forced me to limp around for the rest of the evening (it's still painful now but bearable).
Has anyone got any advice/tips for how I can heal quicker and avoid the injury coming back (apart from learn to kick!!)? Giving up the sport is not an option!!!
Any help would be greatly appreciated!!


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|Chap. 822
|Confederated Indian Tribes of Warm Springs Reservation, Oreg. Disposition of certain revenues.
|Chap. 822
|Chap. 822
|Chap. 822
|35 Stat. 260; 36 Stat. 963.
|Chap. 822
|37 Stat. 843.
|Sec. 3
|Effective date.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) all money
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received by or on account of the Forest Service or other agency of the United States after the dismissal of the proceeding in the Court of Claims entitled "The Warm Springs Tribe of Indians of Oregon versus The United States", numbered M-112, for timber (on a stumpage basis) grown on, the lease or rental of, or other rights in, the lands described in subsection (b) of this section shall be deposited into the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, pursuant to the provisions of the Act of May 17, 1926 (44 Stat. 560). The funds so deposited, together with any other funds credited to the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon under said Act shall be available for such purposes as may be designated by the governing body of said Confederated Tribes and approved by the Secretary of the Interior. The sixth paragraph under the heading "Forest Service" of the Act of May 23, 1908, and section 13 of the Act of March 1, 1911, both as amended (16 U.S.C., sec. 500), and the fourteenth paragraph under the heading "Forest Service" of the Act of March 4, 1913 (16 U.S.C., sec. 501), shall not be applicable to the money so received.
(b) The lands referred to in subsection (a) of this section are described as follows:
All lands of the United States included within the Mount Hood National Forest in the State of Oregon and lying and being within an area bounded by a line beginning at a point in the middle of the channel of the Deschutes River, established as the initial point of the Handley survey of 1871; thence in a direct line northwestwardly to the seven-and-one-half-mile post of the McQuinn survey of 1887; thence continuing northwestwardly along the line of the McQuinn survey to the thirty-mile post thereof at Little Dark Butte in the Cascade Mountains; thence following the McQuinn survey southwestwardly in a direct line to the summit of Mount Jefferson; thence northeastwardly in a direct line to the western terminus of the northern boundary of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation as established by the Act of June 6, 1894 (28 Stat. 86); thence along said northern boundary to the place of beginning.
(c) The lands described in subsection (b) of this section shall continue to be administered by the departments and agencies now administering them.
The benefits herein granted to the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon shall be in full satisfaction of all claims of such Indians asserted in the above-mentioned proceeding in the Court of Claims. Any remaining jurisdiction of the Court of Claims with respect to such proceeding is hereby withdrawn, and no court or commission shall have jurisdiction over the subject matter of such proceeding.
This act shall not become effective unless the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon accept its provisions, in such manner as may be designated by the Secretary of the Interior, within one year after the approval hereof.
Approved, July 3, 1948."


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7th October 2012 10:24 PM #1
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How quickly after birth can you move
I am wondering how can the mum move after a natural birth. I am thinking of giving birth in hospital (I would like to give birth at home, but so far I don't see this possible), but if everything is ok I don't want to spend time in hospital, and I want to know after how many hours will I be able to take the baby and come home. This is not a disease, so I don't see the reason to spend much time in hospital, and I don't have insurance, so everything will cost, and I want to reduce it as much as possible. Apart from that, I want my baby to stay with me after birth, not alone in another room; after all for 9 months he has been sleeping on the sound of my heartbeats .
Thank you,
14th October 2012 04:09 PM #2
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Hi Anna,
First of all, I'd like to ask what you feel is keeping you from having a home birth. If you don't have insurance, you will likely have to pay, one way or another, and most of the time having a home birth with a midwife in attendance is a way less expensive option.
If you're not able to find a midwife I'll offer ideas on how to do this. If your husband isn't supportive then we can discuss that. If you are not confident in a home birth then we can talk about that too. Would love to know more about why you feel it may not be possible to give birth at home.
When are you due?
Warm Regards,
7th November 2012 08:59 AM #3
Hi Anna,
I would second what Kate says and consider if you would like a homebirth.
I had my second son in hospital just over two weeks ago (although the majority of my labour was at home with the support of my husband and my doula). In the hospital we went to the babies all stay with their mums and sleep in a crib by their mum. We went home the same day that we had the baby. However, I appreciate different hospitals have different procedures.
You could also consider a midwife led birth centre if there is one close to you.
Best wishes,
10th November 2012 05:36 AM #4
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Most modern hospitals will offer you a rooming-in option. With my last hospital birth, the baby never left my side. I was up walking with her about twenty minutes after her birth, but I had a very uncomplicated and easy labour.
I have signed myself out within twelve hours, which I felt was plenty of time to determine if myself baby were OK for travel, but this may be difficult for you to do depending on the hospital/staff. I was unfortunately still charged the same amount as if I had stayed, something to bear in mind since financing seems to be of issue.
I urge you, as the others have said, to consider a home or birthing center birth. Less expensive, far calmer, and you are totally in charge.


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by Vaughn Ohlman of Persevero News - unFair FatherhoodThe state, currently, has emasculated men. Men who, in a former age, would die rather than allow anyone to kill their child are now 'forced' to stand back and allow the mother of their child to ask 'doctors' and 'nurses' to kill their child for them. … [Read more...]
Quoting Quiverfull: No Votes or Anything Else For Women?
Saturday News Links: June 22, 2013
Yahoo has an article listing which companies in the US have religion, mostly conservative Christianity, as part of their corporation culture. It's a surprising list - http://finance.yahoo.com/news/big-u-s--companies-you-might-not-know-are-religious-175228053.html?page=1 … [Read more...]
Quoting Quiverfull: Throwing Stones?
by Doug Wilson of Blog and Mablog - A Moon Crater I need to say a quick something about Exodus International shutting down, as they did so with apologies extended to gays and lesbians who had been harmed by their reparative therapy. … [Read more...]
Quoting Quiverfull: Public Schools To Blame?
by Vaughn Ohlman from Persevero News - Immoral Submission Oh, but what of the original case? What say I to the poor fourteen year old now with a threat of a year in prison over a shirt which he refused to take off? … [Read more...]
Fun is Not in the Bible, You Say?
by Cindy Foster cross posted from her blog Baptist Taliban and BeyondI borrowed this from a facebook status today. It reminded me of a particular notion The Preacher was 'inspired' with and later emphasized in a sermon. … [Read more...]
Quoting Quiverfull: Defining What To Feel?
From Focus on the Family's Boundless Blog by Martha Krienke - Put Away The Panic Button Panic, worry, anxiety have no place in a believer's life. Comments open below … [Read more...]
Josh Duggar: Rabid Gay-Hating Tea-Party-esque?
Yesterday it was announced finally that Josh Duggar is officially joining the Family Research Council as the Executive Director of FRC Action. The scuttlebutt and rumors have been saying he was taking a paid position with FRC for quite some time now. … [Read more...]
Quoting Quiverfull: The Instruction Business?
by Jay Younts of Shepherd Press - "Fathers are in the instruction business" Fathers are in the instruction business–the business of instructing their children to live obediently for the glory of God. … [Read more...]
Fascinating Womanhood Review: Introduction
by Samantha cross posted from her blog Defeating The DragonsIn the quoted portions, bold are my emphasis, italics are hers. That, folks, is what we're going to be talking about today, and I'm going to start us off with a short explanation of what the male gaze is. … [Read more...]
by CaluluThis morning as I was playing my morning interesting Russian roulette (dangerous for my cup of coffee!) of reading through the various Quiverfull ministry sites I came across an update for the ladies of "Trim Healthy Mama". … [Read more...]


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How to communicate java and erlang
Thilani Abeysinghe <a.thilani at gmail.com>
The purpose of this tutorial is to illustrate how to use jinterface for communicating with an Erlang backend.Here described how RPC Calls(Remote Procedure Calls) are made from java.
The reader is also encouraged to read the mailing list question.It's about 'Strategies to connect from Java' Refer Erlang Manual for more details on jinterface
This tutorial demonstrates how to communicate with an Erlang process (node) using a Java program For this example java 1.5.0_07 and Erlang OTP12B distribution is used.
PartOne : Erlang Backend
First we need to have a erlang process (node)to communicate with Java program. If we are going to connect to an existing erlang node. we need to know the name of the Erlang node and the cookie. Otherwise we can create an Erlang node. In windows we can create a erlang node by using the command prompt try the command.
werl -sname enode -setcookie erlang
For Linux
erl -sname enode -setcookie erlang
PartTwo : Connect Using Java
Let's connect to Erlang node 'enode' using java programm


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Our Wiki contains official guides on how to install Backtrack 5 on a USB, give those a try.
Hi everyone, I have always used loadlin to boot my backtrack live distribs from usb but I hadn't updated it since BT3.
I am trying to update it to BT5 but I'm having some trouble and my searches on the internet haven't been successful.
Does anyone know if it is possible?
I had to switch from loadlin to linld because loadlin apparently couldn't handle the new larger kernel and initrd of BT5.
so this is my command to start linld :
linld image=vmlinuz initrd=initrd.gz vga=791 cl=@config1
and my config1 file :
I basically updated the config file which worked for previous BT distributions, I unpacked the initrd file and updated the ramdisk_size accordingly.
In the previous config file a command "init=linuxrc" pointed to a script at the root of the initrd.gz package, a script which is no longer present in the new package, does anyone know to which script it should point on BT5?
For now the boot up starts but is unsuccessful, I get the splash screen and about ten seconds of commands racing on the screen but it fails with an infinite loop of "can't open /dev/sr0 no medium found" after saying mounting root filesystem and loading scripts /casper/init-premount
Thank you very much for your help
(btw I am not under the impression that this is the only option to multi boot from usb, I know other methods such as syslinux or grub would be easier to implement at this point but since all the thumb drive and the menus are written and configured in dos I would prefer to keep it that way if it is possible)
Our Wiki contains official guides on how to install Backtrack 5 on a USB, give those a try.
Back|track giving machine guns to monkeys since 2007 !
Do not read the Wiki, most your questions will not be answered there !
Do not take a look at the: Forum Rules !
for people trying to learn how stuff works its probably best not to follow step-by-step ready made tutorials without understanding them or using 1-click software.
For anyone having a similar issue :
Forget loadlin for BT5, the kernel is too big.
Use linld, very similar.
my command is
"linld image=..\vmlinuz initrd=..\initrd.gz vga=791 cl=@config" (because my linld file is in a folder inside the casper folder)
and my "config" file (same folder as linld) :
this way you can : boot your usb on dos (provided it was setup correctly), start BT5 from dos, have all your BT5 files (the extracted ISO) in a BT5 folder at root (this way they are not lying around at root making things messy) BUT the casper folder needs to be placed at root, to have it in the BT5 folder you need to modify the pointers in the initrd file and I don't think its really worth it.
btw thx for ur answer, I understand many people post here basically just wanting something that works but I really wanted to make this work my way (not covered in the wiki)
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Its a typo, get over it.
But srsly, it would look better if the A didn't droop like that. Not since the bottoms of all the other letters are basically lined up.
i dunno man if u look at it the whole things kinda angled and i thought that gave it some more flow, it distinguishes the A from the Ns a lot more i think
i wanna see someone write mosh im interested in how other people would write it. i misread what he said but thats pretty much my point
post some of your stuff first
zook- that conan throw is dope , keep it up man
the best part is the tag
yeah, i love the tag.
Melbourne writers hit me up!
yeah i wasnt really feeling the exclamation mark either, your toss needs work but your tag is pretty sick
Weekly Toy Battles
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One seperate entry per person. | PM your entries to me (Vagrant).
kinda looks like the z and the e switched to a different style
try and match the L an i more. i like those two the best
the little eye in the e was lame. seen it before and done better
yeah i kinda fucked up the e lol but thanks for the crits
eark-lovin that simpl toss
Crits please!Was messing around in school with one letters?Obviously didnt put much effort into it just a sketch but does it have potential to be a good 1 letter if i work on it?
eark-agreed with he guy above great simple!
kan-idk im just not feelin the K,Mayb get rid of that little point in the a?I like the N though
woonybomber-Needs work the E n Z look very similar so switch that up,Also fix the I look like an e tom,Try to make the L more like an l someway
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GSA Appoints Donna D. Bennett as FSS Commissioner
August 3, 2000
Contact: Hap Connors or Eleni Martin (202) 501-1231
firstname.lastname@example.com; email@example.com
WASHINGTON - David J. Barram, Administrator of the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), announced today that Deputy Commissioner Donna D. Bennett will become Commissioner of GSA's Federal Supply Service (FSS) on September 4, 2000. Ms. Bennett replaces Frank Pugliese who will retire after 28 years of Federal service.
"Donna has been a key member of GSA's senior management team," said Barram. "She has been a superb Deputy Commissioner and is well-prepared to take over the chief's job. Her innovative leadership is already evident throughout FSS. I have every confidence that she will put her own stamp on the proud tradition she helped create."
Ms. Bennett, who has been Deputy since July 1994, began her civil service career as an economist with the Civil Aeronautics Board in 1969. She moved to GSA in 1983 to lead the governmentwide travel policy office. Since that time she has managed a broad cross-section of GSA Federal Supply Service initiatives including governmentwide policy, contracting, and program offices.
Among her many awards, Ms. Bennett has received the Presidential Rank Award for Meritorious Service and GSA Administrator's awards for both meritorious and distinguished service.
GSA's Federal Supply Service employs 3,400 people in the business of supplying more than $20 billion annually in goods and services to Federal departments and agencies worldwide. In addition to directing extensive procurement and distribution operations, FSS manages a worldwide fleet of 170,000 vehicles, travel and transportation services and the reutilization and sale of surplus personal property for military and civilian agencies.
Ms. Bennett has a Bachelors Degree in economics and a Masters Degree in Business Administration, both from the University of Maryland.


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Washington : Government Printing Office
|Public Law 87-25
|Public Law 87-25
|Lac du Flambeau Reservation. School and agency Farm reserve.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 3 of the
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Act of May 19, 1924 (43 Stat. 132), is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "The reserve established by this section for school and agency farm purposes may be revoked in whole or in part by the Secretary of the Interior when the land is no longer needed for such purposes, and the lands so removed from reserved status shall be subject to the laws and regulations applicable to other lands of the band."
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The age-old challenge of stopping water infiltration before it starts now has the aid of technology and building science. Computer software, infrared thermography, wireless sensors, and moisture meters are joining the traditional standbys of flashing, weep screeds, and waterproofing membranes as tools that architects and builders can deploy.
Lest the digital devices take over, the conventional methods should not be overlooked. For stucco-finished walls, for example, metal weep screeds are critical, particularly at cold joints, to prevent water from sneaking behind the cladding, says Tom Reilly, AIA, owner of Thomas Reilly & Associates, Architects, in Prescott, Ariz. He notes that elastomeric paint, which installers often use to seal and finish the stucco, can actually exacerbate the potential for building damage by preventing water that gets in from getting out.
Meanwhile, roofer Brent Toggle, owner of Weather Resistant Contractors, builds every new roof with "the mindset that we're going to have 5 feet of snow sitting on it," he says. Based in Tulsa, Okla.—an area that has received unusually heavy snowfall in recent years—Toggle adheres to the following measures: pitching a flat roof toward a drain; flashing roof edges, valleys, and wall intersections; and applying a self-adhering membrane underlayment at roofing penetrations, valleys, and eaves—locations where melted ice and snow tend to refreeze.
These straightforward yet often-overlooked procedures are key in both new construction and renovation projects. However, designers must tailor these measures to their project's specific site and climate.
Aside from experience and lessons learned from trial and error, architects and builders can now employ technology to pinpoint where and why a building is most susceptible to moisture infiltration. About 15,000 people have downloaded WUFI, a program created by Germany's Fraunhofer Institute with the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The full software package ($2,500, wufi-pro.com) helps users design residences to endure site-specific weather conditions. The tool calculates, on an hourly basis, the sensitivity and vulnerability of a building throughout the space based on the particular area's exposure to environmental factors, such as wind, rain, sun, humidity, and temperature. WUFI also considers the fluctuating conditions of the residence's interior, where occupants enjoy steamy showers, adjust the thermostat, and open windows.
The software helps identify which materials and installation practices will withstand weather- and occupant-generated moisture. Using data specific to the building and its environment means that the output will suit the project's actual conditions, says Achilles Karagiozis, WUFI's co-creator and Owens Corning's global director of building science. "You don't inject assumptions. You use actual loads."
The software reveals how moisture, temperature, and other factors will affect every exterior wall of every room on every floor, Karagiozis says. The information enables users to examine the moisture-deterring metrics of each product they specify—and to become hyperspecific about which materials should be used. For example, instead of identifying only the R-value of an insulation product and leaving the material type and product brand to the contractor, designers could insist on glass-fiber insulation manufactured by a specific company, based on their knowledge of how well that product will perform in a wet environment.
Walpole, N.H.–based Bensonwood Homes is also investigating the effects of moisture in residential buildings, but its focus is on water that comes from interior sources. Because Bensonwood's prefabricated timber-frame structures are virtually airtight, moisture from freshly applied interior paint, masonry, gypsum wallboard, and even sweaty subcontractors tends to linger inside. The trapped vapor can cause wood products such as flooring and trim to expand and contract, leading to excessive cracks.
Bensonwood partnered with student researchers from Keene State College. After Bensonwood's panelized wall, roof, and floor system was in place, students using moisture meters and wireless sensors took hourly readings of water content, humidity, and temperature on interior and exterior building components throughout the construction of a home.
Bensonwood's study concluded, in part, that poured concrete foundations, interior masonry work, and wet trades added enough moisture to cause wood to warp. Hans Porschitz, head of project management, says the research has led the company to experiment with techniques to speed up drying—through commercial dehumidifiers, for instance—and to introduce less moisture indoors, such as by applying two coats of paint instead of three. Bensonwood is repeating the study on a second home.
Pinpointing the sources of water and infiltration is essential for resolution and prevention, says home inspector William Decker Jr., owner of Chicago's Decker Home Services. He uses infrared cameras to detect both air and water infiltration. The noninvasive technology is effective during construction and when homeowners ask for help in reining in energy bills, he says.
A thermal image, for example, may be able to pinpoint a wet spot on a wall stud because of the temperature differential, without requiring the wall to be opened. However, a contractor with a moisture meter may not be able to physically access such locations, Decker says. In his experience, he adds, leaky roofs and plumbing pipes are to blame about half of the time for stray moisture inside a residence. The other half stems from humidity entering the attic through exterior light fixture penetrations or a bathroom fan whose exhaust doesn't make it outside.
Remodeler and designer Jeb Breithaupt, owner of Jeb Design/Build in Shreveport, La., says that finding a leak's source can be challenging. He urges residential architects to inspect their projects throughout construction. "In residential, it's rare for the architect to do the inspections," he says. "But when you know [the builder is] putting the flashing up, say to the contractor, 'I want to see the flashing.' It's one of the simplest things you can do."
Karagiozis anticipates that incorporating building science and advanced technology in the quest for moisture control will eventually become mainstream. The fix that he recommends applies to students and professionals, alike: "Education, education, education."