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It is time to send a message to Washington. A message that is clear and decisive. A message if ignored will be met by the wrath of the people. The self serving must stop, they must change their ways or they will be replaced by citizens who will truly represent the will of the people. One of the people for the people by the people.
For to long we have ignored the workings of Congress. Members of Congress can retire with a full pension at the age of 62 after only completing 5 years of federal service. They vote themselves pay increases and we have no say in the matter. They specifically exempted themselves from laws they pass (such as being exempt from any fear of prosecution for sexual harassment) and are only subject to disciplinary action by the house or senate ethics committees for violating our law while ordinary citizens must abide by the law or be subject to indictment and prosecution.
The majority follow their own agenda or the agenda of those who contribute to their campaigns for election and re-election. We the people have been ignored. Lost in the shuffle of corporate politics, political action committees, insurance companies, and labor unions. Who do they honestly represent? It has become very clear the majority no longer represent the people. We can no longer compete in a system that has become corrupt, one that is influenced by outside forces and not by the people.
They will vote on immigration reform possibly granting amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants. How will this help our country? It won't. It will contribute to increased unemployment and will increase the burden on federal programs and the American citizen will pay the price in more ways than one. If they are truly interested in helping the American citizen they should suspend and stop approving applications for visa's and green cards today. We need to stabilize our economy and employ our unemployed citizens before they allow the flow of immigration to continue.
Below is a rough copy of a letter addressed to congress.
Dear members of Congress, House and Senate,
We are troubled by your inability to work with the other side of the isle to resolve the economic and employment problems in our country. Your actions clearly show you no longer represent the will of the people, but your own agenda or the agenda of corporations, labor unions, political action committee's and other outside forces that don't represent the Will Of The People. We demand you stop this behavior and work together to resolve the problems that plaque our country. We demand you work together to devise plan to reduce our national debt. We demand you work together on a balanced budget amendment to keep government spending under control. We demand you work together to devise a plan that will promote job creation in the private sector that reduces the outsourcing of American jobs into foreign nations. We demand you devise a plan that addresses illegal immigration, a plan that does not include granting amnesty to the millions of illegal immigrants. We demand that all proposed legislation shall be disclosed to the people and debated in an open forum for which the people can understand the workings of the proposed legislation. We demand you approve the following proposed legislation and constitutional amendment.
Failure to comply with our request will result in the citizens holding special elections to replace any member who refuses to comply with will of the people.
Respectfully yours,
John Q Citizen
Proposed legislation:
Campaign finance reform:
The maximum allowable contribution/donation shall not exceed $1000.00 per election, per contribution/donation, per contributor/donor, per candidate. All contributions/donations must be logged, dated and all donors disclosed (contributor/donor named). This information must be a matter of public record.
Prohibited Contributions/donations; Corporations, Labor Organizations and National Banks, Government Contractors, Foreign Nationals, Cash Contributions, Contributions in the Name of Another.
Failure to follow campaign finance rules will result in disqualification, removal from state elections, removal from federal elections and removal from office for which they are elected.
Constitutional Amendment:
Section 1
Part 1
"Congress shall make no law that applies to the citizens of the United States that does not apply equally to the Senators and Representatives;
"Congress shall make no law that applies to the Senators and Representatives that does not apply equally to the citizens of the United States ."
Section 2
"The president shall not approve any law that doesn't apply equally to the citizens of the United States, the Senators, the Representatives and the presidency except for matters pertaining to national security".
Section 3
All members of congress state and federal shall abide by United States laws. Any member who violates the laws of the land will be subject to prosecution and or trial by the citizen's of the United States not Senate or house committee's. Members who are convicted will face expulsion from office and will forfeit all government benefits.
The United States shall not approve any new visa's or green cards until the United States economy stabilizes and American citizens have an opportunity to obtain employment. Illegal immigrants will face deportation.


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I just made O'Neill happy with my purchase (but perhaps my "local" surf shop happier - which I don't mind because I love the place I go). I was looking at boots, hoods, gloves, etc. but I'll hold off on purchasing those unless I really intend on going out in the dead of winter. I do plan on it though.
I could use help with all of those other things you've mentioned (reading the surf, etc.). I found an online version of a Morey DVD that gave some explanations to that effect but the clips seemed short and the stream quality was not very good.
FYI, given where I live in NJ (off I-78), it could take me less time to get to some of the Long Island beach spots (Long Beach, Lido) than to a LBI here on my side of the Hudson. I may have to make some trips out to Long Island. I wouldn't mind checking it out.

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SALISBURY, N.C.-The Brevard College men's golf team finished 11th in the 18-team field at the Richard Rendleman Invitational on Tuesday afternoon at the par-71, 6,665-yard Country Club of Salisbury.
Sami Vanni was the top performer for the Tornados, carding a 148 (+6) in the two-day event. The sophomore hit a 76 (+5) on Monday and improved to a 72 (+1) on Tuesday to finish tied for 11th with four other players, including Coker's Christopher Fuga.
Oskar Lundgren turned in an impressive round on Tuesday for BC, carding a 72 (+1) after shooting an 82 (+11) on the first day. The freshman tied for 40th in a field of almost 90 golfers.
All five of Brevard's golfers made improvements from Monday to Tuesday. Sebastian Strehl followed Monday's 81 (+10) with a 76 (+5) on Tuesday. Diego Ortiz carded an 83 (+12) on the first day, but followed with a 76 (+5) on Tuesday while Luis Vega turned Monday's 85 (+14) into an 82 (+11) on Tuesday.
The Tornados finished with a team score of 620, while Limestone College won the tournament with a team score of 598.
Other South Atlantic Conference schools to participate, other than Coker (3rd), included: Queens (5th), Wingate (6th), Lenoir-Rhyne (T-7th), Lincoln Memorial (T-12th), Carson-Newman (T-12th), Catawba (14th), Anderson (16th), and Tusculum (17th).
The men's golf team returns to the links in two weeks as they enter the Pinehurst Challenge in Pinehurst, North Carolina on March 17-18th.


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The United States House of Representatives amusingly and unanimously affirmed that President Barack Obama was indeed born in the state of Hawaii yesterday, in a strong bipartisan rebuke to the "birther" movement.
House resolution 593 was introduced by Neil Abercrombie (Democrat-Hawaii), celebrating the 50th anniversary of his state joining the union. The resolution also acknowledged that President Barack Obama was born there, a trick often employed by Republicans when they were in the majority.
The idea is simple enough, you find something that your political opponents don't want to go on the record about and toss it into a bill that they dare not oppose in order to force them to vote for or against something that is politically risky. In this case, voting against this resolution would be a vote not to recognize the anniversary – or birthday, if you will – of America's 50th state, quite the un-American position to take for an elected member of Congress.
A vote in favor, then, is also a vote of confidence that Obama was born in the state of Hawaii and therefore is indeed an American citizen, which will clearly upset the far-right fringe that the GOP has thus far lightly embraced for political reasons.
Known lunatic Michelle Bachman temporarily blocked the resolution from passing by a voice vote but after a quorum was established, the legislation passed without a single nay vote, actually creating a record of who voted for the bill – something Bachman may come to regret since her name is on the "Yea" column now and forever.
This not-so-subtle jab at the Republican establishment seemed to be more and more necessary as Republicans on the hill began pandering to right-wing extremists by refusing to say for sure whether or not a sitting president of the United States was even a legitimate citizen. A writer for FireDogLake has been chasing Congressmen and Congresswomen all over the capitol these past few days trying to get them on record as to their personal beliefs regarding the legitimacy of the President's citizenship. One Republican representative reportedly ran – literally ran away – while another holed up inside a shop to carefully consider buying a new set of pens (for nearly 20 minutes) rather than answer what would appear to be a rather simple and easy to answer question.
The so-called "birther" movement has been traced back to racist white supremacists who care more about the President being a black man than what his political beliefs are. This vote was clearly held to force the Republican party to take sides in the matter, and at least in the House, they've come down unanimously on the side of President Barack Obama.
But that hasn't stopped conservatives on the fringes of society from taking the conspiracy theory and running with it, only now they'll have a much taller hill to climb with the U.S. House of Representatives affirming President Obama as an American citizen.
220 Democrats voted for the resolution along with 158 Republicans. 55 Representatives did not vote, including 20 Republicans and 35 Democrats.
The countdown to the entire Republican party apologizing to Rush Limbaugh for this disgraceful behavior begins forthwith.
I thought it worth noting because this always seems to get lost in the shuffle: the birther movement began with a white supremacist on a right-wing radio talk show, unfortunately that man's name escapes me presently. However, the conspiracy theory jumped to the mainstream when Jerome Corsi picked up the theory and ran with it all over the television and radio.
For those who aren't aware, and you'll probably find that suddenly this all makes sense, Jerome Corsi was one of the leaders of the "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth", one of America's most notorious smear and character assassination groups. Corsi appeared numerous times on Fox News to push the theory while he also happened to be pimping his brand new anti-Obama book. Corsi wrote "Unfit for Command", a book smearing John Kerry while he was running for president, and "The Obama Nation", smearing Barack Obama while he was running for president.
The man is a first class scumbag and the origins of this theory fit perfectly with his reputation as a character assassin and, as O'Reilly would say, a "smear merchant". I'd also note that I seem to recall reading that neither of Corsi's books were legitimate best sellers. Apparently a conservative organization bought a large number of Corsi's books en masse to push his book up the rankings artificially. His books never caught on with the public.
Corsi is a "9/11 Truther" and believes that oil is created naturally underground as the result of a chemical process, rejecting the scientific consensus that oil is created from biological matter. That is the veracity of the source of the birther movement -- a white supremacist and a 9/11 truther.
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This winter my oldest son experienced target panic.I'd heard this term before but had thought it was some kind of joke.My son Corey is 16 and he was pushing me hard when we shot together.Then suddenly(and I mean suddenly) at a league competition he lost it.He could not hit the target anymore.I took him for lessons to see what could be done and target panic was immediatily identified as the problem.We were given lots of advise and exercises to do such as closing your eyes close to the target and shooting or turning down draw weight and drawing and then letting down over and over none of which Corey would do.He quit the league and would not shoot at all.
I didn't push it but continued to find out as much as I could about this strange infliction.I think I have read everything I could find on the web as it relates to archery.
Believe it or not most of us are affected to some degree we just think that the last bad shot we made
we must have torqued the bow or hammered the trigger
I did find a web site that was very interesting and has helped me help Corey(he's shooting again 3D's only)here's the address
http://www.alansarchery.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk see if you are a rim licker or like me the wild one(only once in a while )
Hope this helps someone out there
Regards heavy dart
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I have resigned as a contributor to Forbes.
Yesterday, I posted an interview with the executive director of Women, Action & the Media, a nonprofit organization dedicated to "building a robust, effective, inclusive movement for gender justice in media."
The editors found it inappropriate for the section of Forbes I have contributed my Social Ventures column to for the last three years - and they removed it this morning. I strongly disagree with their decision and we have parted ways.
Despite this, I appreciate the audience and platform Forbes provided, and am grateful for the opportunity to write about social entrepreneurship, citizens movements, new nonprofit models, and philanthropy. That conversation will continue elsewhere.
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This medium was 'the boy who used to carry my (Albert's) gun at Balmoral'.
Princess Charlene of Monaco, the athletic, South African bride of Prince Albert, is also with child.
The prototype was Albert Einstein, who was no slouch with women himself.
It was designed, with help from an architect and builder, by her consort Prince Albert.
"Albert is a national treasure," says Charles Grodin, who plays Warren Yeager in the film.
The manhood of Albert Evan had become a factor in the drama.
But some things do not at all cohere with what is otherwise known of Albert.
Great was the disappointment of Albert; great was the indignation of Victoria.
As first equerry, it was necessary that Albert should accompany the prince.
Guernache was now enabled to bear up more firmly than ever against the tyranny of Albert.
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Competency evaluation ordered for Ariel Castro
(Cleveland) - A competency evaluation has been ordered for Ariel Castro, the man charged with holding three women captive in his Cleveland home for over a decade.
Judge Michael Russo ordered the evaluation to take place Thursday with Dr. Phillip Resnick, and results should be back in 10 days.
Castro kept his head down again as he has in previous court appearances.
The 52-year-old Castro has pleaded not guilty to a 329-count indictment, with even more charges still possible.
The defense wants County Prosecutor Tim McGinty to take the death penalty off the table to clear the way for a plea deal.
McGinty hasn't said if he'll pursue a death sentence for an alleged forced miscarriage involving one victim.
Castro was arrested after a woman broke through a door and yelled to neighbors for help last month.
Castro will appear in court next Wednesday at 8:45 a.m.
Castro's three victims issued statements through their lawyers. "Michelle, Gina and Amanda understand there is a legal process," said James Wooley, attorney for Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus. "They have faith in the prosecutor and the court to deliver a just result."
"The longer this process lasts, the more painful it is for them. And the more sordid details of this horror that get disclosed in this process, the more painful it is for them," said Kathy Joseph, attorney for Michelle Knight.
"Again they have faith in the process, but the simple, honest truth is they would like it to be over. They want this whole thing behind them. Any date set by which this may end is like light at the end of a tunnel," said Wooley.
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Danielle Bradbery admits she has many hopes and aspirations as she launches her country music career.
The Texas-born singer says one dream is to perform at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.
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The 2014 event will take place at Houston's Reliant Stadium from March 4th through the 23rd.
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Given the crises in Orange County, with so many judges rubberstamping corrupt law-enforcement actions, we sadly have to depart our boundaries and fly 3,000 miles to find the winner: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. Who could have predicted a Roman Catholic, Republican, Ronald Reagan appointee would be the conservative member of the highest court with the maturity to secure gay-marriage rights? "The nature of marriage is that, through its enduring bond, two persons together can find other freedoms, such as expression, intimacy and spirituality," Kennedy wrote in the historic, majority opinion. "This is true for all persons, whatever their sexual orientation." Put your dildo down, Reverend Lou Sheldon, and chew on that wisdom.
Many folks have bad lawyer stories in which emptying your bank account was the priority while providing lackluster, if not downright lousy, legal service. Sadly, that type of scenario plays out every day in Orange County's courthouses. There are, however, dedicated, professional lawyers here, and easily one of the best is Scott L. Sanders, an assistant public defender. A tireless worker and crafty courtroom strategist known to outfox prosecutors, Sanders rightly treats his clients as if their lives depend on him—which is appropriate, given many of them face life-in-prison punishments or the death penalty. If he ever hangs a private-practice shingle, he'll deservedly command top dollar.
Officials at John Wayne Airport claim a 95 percent passenger approval rate for their facility, and there's no mystery why. In comparison to the unwieldy, sprawling mess known as Los Angeles International Airport, this place—though much smaller—feels like heaven. It's clean, comfortable and continually modernized for visitor convenience. Plus, the airport is an annual moneymaker.
Looking to fill a spot in your home or apartment with a bit of Eastern/Buddhist flair? Head to Maikong Arts & Crafts. Located on an unusually quiet Little Saigon street, this warehouse-style shop sells Buddha statues, ceramics and colorful wall art for reasonable prices. The location, off Bolsa Avenue next to Asian Garden Mall, also means there are more than half a dozen competitors nearby for shopping comparisons.
Newport Beach's is the most sleek, Fullerton's just received a modern overhaul, and Huntington Beach probably has the best grounds, complete with a spiffy 319-seat theater. But what about SanTana? If a library's role is to "transform lives," as Fullerton College Systems Librarian E.H. Bennett says, then Santa Ana gets her vote. The library earned the 2014 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award for its young-mentoring programs, one of 11 libraries across the country singled out for its comprehensive after-school and art-and-humanities programs in underserved communities. Michelle Obama presented the award to youth librarian Cheryl Eberly and 18-year-old Josue Rodriguez Espinoza, and if it's good enough for the First Lady, it's good enough for us.


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Desktop virtualization is one of those categories that's always about to be heralded as "The Year of ..." But it never seems to get there. Indeed, there were just 500,000 virtual desktop units worldwide in 2009, according to Gartner researchers -- just 500,000. Let's face it, desktop virtualization is not sexy.
So it's noteworthy that at the Demo Spring 2011 conference in Palm Desert, Calif., this week, where consumer technologies and whizzy cloud applications are getting most of the attention, a meat-and-potatoes implementation of an old idea is getting noticed.
A Utah-based startup called V3 Systems is offering a virtualization appliance called the Stratosphere that sits in a standard server rack and can support from 50 to 400 virtual desktops running VMware View without the benefit of a SAN.
It's not cheap; the smallest, 50-unit Stratosphere costs about $28,000, while the 400-unit machine tops $70,000. But the company claims that its product eliminates the need for a storage area network and uses much less power than traditional virtualization infrastructure.
Companies using the Stratosphere can stream virtual machines to laptops, traditional thin clients, and even mobile devices like tablets and smartphones. V3 claims its technology makes virtual machines run anywhere from two to eight times as fast as local desktops.
Inside the 200-unit server are 24 Intel cores and 1.28TB of solid state storage, which gives the Stratosphere significantly more throughput than conventional servers, says David Youngberg of the company's engineering team.
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6 foods to have for a healthy eyesight -
We're constantly making efforts to stay physically fit. However, we take for granted our eyes and their health. Our eyes, just like any other part/ organ of our body, require adequate nutrition to perform their functions and remain healthy. Eyes require nutrients such as vitamin a, c and e, lutein, zeaxanthin, omega-3, zinc, etc, to stay healthy. Deficiencies of any of these nutrients can be a cause of various eye-disorders. A well-balanced diet can help provide these essential nutrients and thus help boost eye sight, maintain eye health and even prevent a plethora of eye conditions such as glaucoma, dry eyes, poor night vision, cataracts and age-related macular degeneration (amd).
While you can opt for food supplements to keep your eyes healthy, incorporating the following foods in your diet is a better way to keep your eyes in check:
1. Fish
Omega-3 and omega-6 are essential fatty acids (efas) that are necessary for our body and its functions. As our body does not produce these efas by itself, we must derive these from the food we eat. Fatty fish such as salmon, tuna, sardines and mackerels are rich in omega-3 which is known, in particular, to benefit eye health. Omega-3 strengthens the blood vessels of the eyes and aids the proper flow of intraocular fluid in the eyes, thus warding off dry eye syndrome and glaucoma among other eye sight-threatening conditions.
Include 2 servings of these fish in your weekly diet plan to improve visual development and the health of your retina.
2. Greens and leaves
Leafy greens such as spinach and kale, broccoli, peas and avocados contain two carotenoids, lutein and zeaxanthin, antioxidants that help boost development of the optical density of the macular pigment in the retina, help reduce cell damage and prevent or reduce the risk of cataracts and age-related macular degeneration, a condition that causes damage to the retina resulting in gradual loss of vision. Lutein and zeaxanthin make up the macular pigment found in the centre of the retina. This pigment protects the eyes from the sun's harmful uv rays that can cause cell damage, thus acting as a natural sunscreen for your eyes.
Generous servings of spinach or kale 2-3 times a week is ideal to meet your lutein and zeaxanthin requirements.
3. Eggs, dairy and poultry
Eggs are another good source of vitamins and nutrients such as vitamin a, vitamin e, lutein, zeaxanthin and zinc which are essential for eye health. Poultry such as turkey is rich in zinc. While vitamin a protects the cornea, the protective transparent surface of the eye, reducing the possibility of dry eye, zinc boosts the health of the retina and prevents night blindness. Lutein and zeaxanthin reduce the chances of developing cataract and age-related macular degeneration. Eggs are packed with protein and go well with all your meals, be it breakfast, lunch or dinner. Dairy products such as milk and curd also contain vitamin a and zinc.
One egg or a serving of turkey and a glass of milk a day will keep you and your eyes fit.
4. Citrus fruits and berries
Fruits rich in vitamin c such as oranges, lemons, kiwi fruit, grapefruit, strawberries, blueberries and other berries in combination with other vitamins and nutrients improve the health of eye tissues, helps form and maintain connective tissue including collagen found in the cornea of the eye and fights the development of cataracts and age- related macular degeneration.
Eat plenty of citrus fruits and berries, they are refreshing and make for a good snack. Also, since vitamin c is water soluble you don't have to worry about consuming too much of it.
5. Nuts and seeds
Go nuts with almonds, walnuts and pistachios. These are all rich in omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin e, both of which are key to eye health. Vitamin e protects cells from damage caused by unstable molecules that break down healthy eye tissue, reducing the risk of amd. Other nuts and seeds that contain vitamin e are peanuts, hazelnuts and sunflower seeds. Chia seeds, flax seed and black currant seeds are also rich sources of omega-3 fatty acids.
Since most nuts are high in calories, consume them in moderation. One serving a day i. E. A handful of nuts will give you the nutrition your eyes require.
6. Other veggies and fruits
Look beyond carrots and embrace these colourful fruits and veggies; tomatoes, bell peppers, pumpkin, sweet potatoes, corn, cantaloupe, guava, apricots, mangoes are all sources of vitamin a and c and beta-carotene. Vitamin a protects the surface of the eye and helps prevent infections, reduces the impact of cataracts, retinal problems and other eye conditions. One cup a day of any of these colourful fruits and veggies are sure to help sustain healthy eyesight.
Eyes need as much regular exercise to keep them healthy as any other organ of the body. Eye exercises are usually designed to provide strength to eye muscles, while improving focus, allowing flexible eye movements and helping stimulate the vision centre of the brain. Eye exercises might not necessarily improve eyesight but they help in preventing eye problems and maintaining the correct eyesight level.
Here are 4 eye exercises that can help strengthen the eye muscles and improve your vision:
1. Blinking - Your eyes get strained due to long hours of sitting at the computer or television and you tend to blink less. Whenever you blink, your eyes stay in darkness for a few microseconds that help to keep the eyes fresh, while reducing eye strain.
2. Palming - This exercise involves three steps:
- Taking a few deep breaths before beginning the exercise
- Make yourself comfortable by resting your elbows on your knees and slowly closing your eyes
- Cover your eyes with the cup of your palm, place your fingers on the forehead and the heel of your hand on your cheekbone
This exercise helps in achieving inner peace and calm and also helps in resting your mind.
3. Figure of eight - This exercise helps in strengthening the eye muscles and provides flexibility. In this exercise, you need to imagine a huge eight in front of your eyes. Slowly turn the 8 on its side. With the help of your eyes slowly trace the figure of 8. Repeat it the other way after a few minutes.
4. Near and far focusing - This exercise helps in strengthening the eye muscles and improves the vision of your eyes. It involves the following steps:
- Either sit or stand in a comfortable position for 2-3 minutes
- Bring your thumb about 10 inches in front of your eyes and try to focus on it
- Now try focusing on an object that is about 10-20 feet in front of your eyes
- Try switching between focusing on the other object and your thumb on each deep breath. If you wish to discuss about any specific problem, you can consult an Ophthalmologist.
I am having dizziness and little sensation in upper abdomen area. I could feel the dizziness passing from abdomen to eye. I am done with pelvic abdomen scan, eye testing and MRI scan everything was normal, my doctor diagnosed it to be gastric and gave me pantocid IT tablet for 7 days. Still my problem is not solved. What might be the problem? Please suggest. I am experiencing this post dengue fever.
Sir I am 22 years old and I am using specs for shortsightedness. Recently I noticed that my eyesight reduced drastically within just 1 year. I used to masturbate 2 times a day in average. Is there any relation between masturbation and eyesight? I have seen some article related to the issue. Please help!
I have the problem of masturbating for more than 2 years and I am not able to control it and my joints are started to pain ahe dark circles around my eyes I want to quit it because I have to start my married life soon I don't want to ruined my sex life as my ejaculation period is very less what to do to come over this problem?
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I am suffering from sty problem. Some etching is there, after lumps on my eyelids. This problem frequently coming and last 3 month I was facing issues. Kindly suggest me and who will I contact? Skin doctor or eye specialist or general medicine.
Sir my eyesight is very week. I am use spectacles of number -4.5.How can I improve my eyesight. Suggest me how can I get leave from spectacles. Is that lasik operation is safe.
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One of the most contagious infections to affect children and adults is conjunctivitis. Conjunctivitis, also known as pink eye is an inflammation of the conjunctiva. This makes the blood vessels of the eye more visible and turns the white part of the eye pinkish. This condition can be caused by a number of factors such as exposure to bacteria or viruses, allergens and irritants. Treatment for conjunctivitis depends on the cause of the condition.
The first step towards treating this disease is to correctly diagnose it. Some of the symptoms that can be noticed are:
- Redness in the white of the eye
- Itchiness and burning in the eye
- Discharge from the eye
- Crusting of the eyelids
- Increased sensitivity to light
If you notice any of these symptoms persisting for over a few days, consult a doctor immediately. There are two aspects to dealing with conjunctivitis; preventing the infection from spreading and reducing the infection. Here are a few tips to help stop the infection from spreading.
- Stop wearing contact lenses. While the infection persists, wear spectacles instead. Once your eyes have healed, dispose of the old contacts lenses and solution and get yourself a new pair.
- Wash your hands often. This is especially important if you have touched your eyes and will prevent the infection from spreading.
- Avoid sharing contact lenses, eye makeup and other forms of makeup along with makeup brushes.
- Avoid rubbing your eyes. Often conjunctivitis can affect only one eye at a time. Keeping yourself from rubbing or touching the infected eye will keep the infection from spreading to the other eye.
- Remove the discharge from around your eye every few hours with a clean cotton swab. Throw the swab away after it has been used once and wash your hands with soap and water before touching anything else.
- Avoid using swimming pools and hot tubs.
- Wash towels. Pillow cases, sheets and other things that come in regular contact with your eyes every few days with hot water to disinfect them.
In most cases of infective conjunctivitis, antibiotics are not needed. Instead lubricant eye drops are prescribed that are available over the counter. This can help ease soreness and stickiness in the eye. When using lubricant eye drops, do not let the dropper touch the infected eye and do not use the same eye drops for both eyes. Untreated conjunctivitis can be treated with antibiotics such as chloramphenicol and fusidic acid. These antibiotics can have a few side effects such as blurred vision and hence you must avoid driving and operating heavy machinery after using them.


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VSIDO: Sid for Human Beings
Terry Ganus is a man on a mission — a vast one.
True to Free/Open Source Software paradigm — where if you find you can make something better, you make it so (in FOSS circles, that's reduced to three words: "scratching an itch") — the long-time CrunchBang forum moderator and CrunchBang user created a new distro taking the experience he's garnered over the years working within the wider Debian community.
VSIDO, Terry's distro, can clearly be declared "Mission Accomplished."
The genesis of the VSIDO project is twofold: When CrunchBang lead developer Philip Newborough stopped offering Xfce support in CrunchBang, Terry went to work to make a Debian-based distro with the Xfce desktop; more importantly, however, Terry wanted to erase the stigma of Debian Sid as some sort of distro black magic that only the most experienced users can succesfully navigate.
I'll let him explain. "My main goal with VSIDO is to show that a Debian Sid distro can be fun, powerful and does not break. I am sure you have heard that Debian is being pushed to remove the ridiculous label/moniker 'unstable' from the Sid name to something more responsible like 'rolling' . . . [and] I also have detailed what and why I did it here in this thread on the [VSIDO] forum (entitled, 'What is VSIDO? Why Should I care?')."
VSIDO started out as an Xfce-only distro, "but I got a lot of encouragement to include OpenBox because I had managed to make it look good and not just a bland shell," Terry explained. "I know this rubs most of the minimalists fans at CrunchBang (and other places) wrong, but I did want to showcase a different view of OpenBox."
A third option in window management — Fluxbox — is also offered with VSIDO. Terry explains: "Fluxbox became a part of it once I discovered Fluxbox, and honestly if I had known about Fluxbox before I ever used Xfce, I would have never used Xfce. It is that good. There are also very limited distros out there that use Xfce or Fluxbox, so they are both great fits."
The program choices in VSIDO — one of the things that make the distro both unique and appealing — were just a list of what applications that Terry, as a power user, had used for years to make his desktop a powerful utility instead of just a work space. From a wide range of experiences with the programs included in VSIDO, Terry says that he has "gathered what 'just works,' not just for me, but for everyone else I have encouraged to use them."
The list is filled with programs you already know, punctuated by some you — or, at least, I — may not have heard of.
For advanced users, tools like bleachbit, Disk-Manager, kernel-remover, debian apt protection tools, build essentials and a selection of debian power tools are standard features in VSIDO. For the beginner, everything for connection, multimedia, music, aliases, system panels, tint2 launcher panels and ease of use is standard. SpaceFM is the default file manager, though Thunar 1.6 with tabs is also installed. UMPlayer handles the media play.
What's more, all of the programs used, like ceni for network management, might be new to some users, but given the fact that they've been tested for some time by Terry and others, it makes their addition to the mix.
Giving VSIDO a test drive
Those who regularly read this blog know I've mentioned this before: I don't consider any review that is based on running a distro from a live CD/DVD/USB a legitimate review. It's akin to sticking your finger in a bowl of cake batter, tasting it and telling us how great the cake is when it isn't even baked yet.
That said — and bear in mind this is not a review as much as it is a test drive — VSIDO is an outstanding distro running from the USB drive that, if running the live version is any indication, is a solid new Debian-based distro.
VSIDO comes up quickly and provides easy navigation for those who have previously used the Xfce desktop environment. The Conky default in the upper left provides those who wish to monitor their systems an oustanding display of information. From the look of the desktop envirnoment — Xfce by default — it is very easily customizable and much of what you want is at your fingertips with a mere right-click anywhere on the desktop.
I threw a lot at the distro and was not disappointed — monitoring the memory use, the Debian-based distro handled everything with aplomb, never going over 500 MB in memory use (it should be noted that VSIDO is very lightweight in and of itself, coming up at around 170 MB of memory at the start).
The only possible stumbling block, albeit minor, for new users is working with unfamiliar programs. For example, I tripped over ceni since I had never seen it before, and while I picked it up pretty easily, it might be intimidating to some newer users.
The best way to determine whether VSIDO is right for you, of course, is to give it your own test drive.
Despite the fact that Terry is both active in his own distro while continuing to participate in the CrunchBang community, there are misconceptions that somehow VSIDO is a derivative or a descendant of CrunchBang. It's not. Their sole relationship is that they are both Debian-based distros, despite the fact many CrunchBang users are lending a hand in VSIDO (and, conversely, vice-versa).
"I truly admire corenominal (Philip Newborough) for what he did with CrunchBang and if it were not for my passion for Sid and all it's strengths, I would have never looked at VSIDO as an alternative," Terry said. "My 'following' of smxi, tint2, xfce4, conky and lua for 18 music apps, netinstall scripts and of course GMB fans, all encouraged me to take that knowledge and experience to another level and VSIDO was born.
"More than anything to me, it is important that a user has fun, has the tools, has a vision and a strong community to rely on."
Having used VSIDO for several days, albeit booting from the USB drive, it's evident that Terry has taken Sid and made it the basis for a workable, and enjoyable, distro for everyone — beginner and seasoned user alike. If I had a second 64-bit machine to run it on (I only have one in an arsenal of 32-bit hardware, and VSIDO only comes in 64-bit), I wouldn't hesitate to install it for a more in-depth look.
I will continue to use CrunchBang as my primary distro. Yet seeing and saluting the similarities between both the CrunchBang and VSIDO methods of augmenting a distro with a knowledgeable and helpful community — again, to both distros' credit, there are many crossover personnel in both forums — I would gladly urge those who are curious to give VSIDO a try and would recommend folks who have an affinity for the Xfce desktop to use VSIDO.
This blog, and all other blogs by Larry the Free Software Guy, Larry the CrunchBang Guy and Larry Cafiero, are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs CC BY-NC-ND license. In short, this license allows others to download this work and share it with others as long as they credit me as the author, but others can't change it in any way or use it commercially.
(Larry Cafiero is one of the founders of the Lindependence Project and develops business software in his individual consultancy that provides FOSS solutions in the small business and home office environment.)
March 27, 2013 at 6:34 am
I'll try it! SID or Unstable is great stuff, just a speck too technical for me.
If anything goes wrong we can blame FSG.
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Chocolate truffle star cake
Nutrition and extra info
- Freeze stars separately
Nutrition: per slice (for 14)
- kcal428
- fat27g
- saturates16g
- carbs44g
- sugars37g
- fibre0g
- protein4g
- salt0.33g
For the cake
- 140g dark chocolate, 70% cocoa solids, broken into pieces
- 140g butter, cut into pieces
Butter is made when lactic-acid producing bacteria are added to cream and churned to make an…
- 2 tsp coffee granules
- 50g self-raising flour
- 50g plain flour
- ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda
Bicarbonate of soda
Bicarbonate of soda, or baking soda, is an alkali which is used to raise soda breads and full-…
- 140g light muscovado sugar
- 140g golden caster sugar
- 1½ tbsp cocoa powder
- 2 medium eggs
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- 3 tbsp soured cream
For the stars
- 100g white chocolate
- 25g dark chocolate
- 5-6 small chocolate truffles
Chocolate as we know it in pressed…
For the white chocolate icing
- 100ml double cream
- 50g white chocolate, very finely chopped
- 1 tbsp boiling water
For the dark chocolate icing
- 100ml double cream
- 2 tsp golden caster sugar
- 50g dark chocolate, very finely chopped
- 1½ tbsp boiling water
The cake and stars are best made a day ahead (the cake is easier to slice and fill, and the stars have time to set). Heat oven to 160C/fan 140C/gas 3. Butter and base-line a deep loaf tin (22 x 11 x 6cm). Put the chocolate and butter for the cake in a saucepan. Mix the coffee with 50ml water, then pour into the pan. Warm through over a low heat, just to melt – be careful not to overheat.
While the chocolate melts, mix both flours with the bicarbonate of soda, both sugars and the cocoa. Break down any lumps in the sugar with your fingers. Beat the eggs, then stir in the soured cream. Pour this and the melted chocolate over the flour mixture, then stir everything together – the mix will be very soft. Pour it into the tin, then bake for about 1½ hrs, or until firm on top. Let the cake cool in the tin (it may crack if you turn it out too soon), then loosen the sides and carefully turn it out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
To make the stars, line a baking sheet with baking parchment. Melt both chocolates separately. Pour and spread the white chocolate thinly into a rectangle on the parchment. Drizzle the dark chocolate off the end of a teaspoon in bold squiggles over the top. Leave in a cool, dry place (not the fridge) until almost set but not hard, then lightly press down with a star cutter, about 5.5cm across, to make at least 6 star outlines. (Make a few extra in case of breakages and wipe the cutter each time you press a star shape.) When completely set, cut through the star outlines with a small sharp knife, then carefully lift them off onto baking parchment.
For the white chocolate icing, heat the cream just to boiling. Remove from the heat, tip in the chocolate and swirl so it starts to melt, then pour in the boiling water and stir to melt completely. Pour into a small bowl and chill in the fridge for about 1 hr to cool and thicken slightly. Beat with an electric hand mixer until thick and glossy.
When the cake is completely cold, place it into the fridge to chill (this makes it easier to slice). Take the cake out of the fridge and turn it over so the flat base becomes the top of the cake. Slice the cake horizontally into three. Sandwich back together with the white chocolate icing, not quite up to the edges. (This can be done a day ahead and chilled.)
For the dark chocolate icing, heat the cream with the sugar just to boiling. Remove from the heat, tip in the chocolate, then stir in the boiling water. Leave to cool and thicken a little. Put the cake on a wire rack with parchment paper underneath (to catch any drips). Pour and spread the icing all over the cake. Leave to set slightly, then arrange the truffles down the centre and prop 5 or 6 of your best stars against them.
Recipe Tip
FreezingThe cake can be frozen for 3-4 weeks after filling and coating with the chocolate icings. 'Open freeze' by freezing the cake without wrapping it (so that the icing doesn't get crushed), until firm. Once firm, wrap in cling film then foil, or wrap in cling film and put in a freezer container. Freeze the stars separately in a small freezer container between sheets of baking parchment. To serve, unwrap the cake while still frozen, then thaw for several hours.


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Billabong Sanctuary is a wildlife park featuring over 100 species of Australian animals, specialising in the fauna of North Queensland such as the saltwater crocodile and the endangered cassowary.
The wildlife park is set in 25 acres of natural bush land. There are three representative habitats - rainforest, eucalypt woodland and wetlands all set around a billabong which is teeming with North Queensland waterfowl offering great photographic opportunities. Many of the animals and birds are free-ranging while captive animals are displayed in enclosures that replicate the animal's habitat in the wild and subtly blend into the landscape.
Billabong Sanctuary is Australia's best interactive wildlife experience. Animal encounters is a series of unforgettable, hands-on adventures between you and Australia's native animals. You can expect to have the time of your life experiencing the sight, sense and feel of Billabong Sanctuary's native animals: some cute and cuddly, some slippery and fascinating. Hold a koala, hug a wombat, hold a crocodile or wrap a python around your shoulders.
The Sanctuary's focus is the conservation and preservation of native species. To this end, Billabong Sanctuary places emphasis on education at all levels and ages by providing an informative but fun and relaxed day out.
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text: Hey all, I'm just wondering what you think is the best sushi restaurant in NYC? I've been to a few, but none have really WOWED me yet. I have yet to go to some of the more famous ones like Sushi Yasuda or Sasabune, but I would appreciate some insight Thank you!


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SEC, ESPN launch new online academic network
The University of South Carolina and the 11 other Southeastern Conference institutions have teamed up to launch the SEC Academic Network, a Web site to promote academic endeavors of SEC universities.
The site -- www.secacademicnetwork.com -- has been established by the SEC in partnership with ESPN and the member universities.
Developed using technology and coordination from ESPN Digital Media, the academic network will feature content from every institution on topics ranging from research, innovation and economic development to community partnerships, civic engagement and service.
The University of South Carolina's features emphasize the institution's reach, relevance and impact on the state and world. Among the initial videos are one on Cocky's Reading Express, a student-led literacy effort to encourage young children in public schools to read; successful efforts by the College of Education to recruit teachers to rural areas and improve science achievement in struggling schools; and how alumni in the health sciences are expanding quality, affordable healthcare to those who need it most.
University President Harris Pastides said the Web site is an excellent way to promote the academic side of the university.
"When the new SEC TV agreements were being discussed, we wanted to explore new ways to highlight the excellent academic opportunities found at our universities, in addition to the outstanding athletics programs," Pastides said. "The SEC Academic Network helps realize that goal."
"The commitment to highlight the accomplishments of SEC member institution academic programs was a key component of our new television agreements," said SEC Commissioner Mike Slive. "We are grateful to ESPN bringing the expertise and tools they use in sports media to our institutions in support of academic pursuits.
"This network will provide our 12 institutions with the ability to create and distribute academic and other non athletic programming throughout the world on a regular and full time basis," said Slive.
On the Web site, each institution has its own page that includes videos categorized by topic. Alumni, fans and students worldwide now have the ability in one place to learn more about SEC academics through video features that are posted by the league institutions. Videos feature outreach, research, economic development, innovation and the student experience.
The SEC Academic Network is a component of the SEC's 15-year television package with ESPN, which is the most comprehensive in the history of intercollegiate athletics. Also part of ESPN's commitment to SEC academic programs: the production of an annual "Campus Connection" telecast at each SEC institution, in which students take part in the production; telecasts of two programs annually dedicated to the academic accomplishments of SEC student-athletes; a weekly academic feature segment on ESPNU's SEC show; and selection of one undergraduate from every SEC institution to participate in ESPN's summer internship program.


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You can reach Kandla from Ajmer by road in about using a cab upon driving using a cab.
Kandla Port or New Kandla is a seaport in Kutch District of Gujarat state in western India, near the city of Gandhidham. Located on the Gulf of Kutch, it is one of major ports on west coast. Kandla was constructed in the 1950s as the chief seaport serving western India, after the partition of India from Pakistan left the port of Karachi in Pakistan. The town is also popular among tourists and travellers, because it located near a hill resort and has a lot of places worth seeing at least once. While travelling to Kandla, you will get a chance to witness several scenes of natural splendour, and you will also get to see many monuments and temples that are located in the region. If you are looking for car rental Kandla let us know and we will be happy to provide you with best budgeted deals for . Book cabs in Kandla


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'You'd think Dad would be a little conflicted by it all. "I'm asked that a lot," the elder Adams said. "I'm really a Sabres fan. But any parent would have to sit back and say, "If my kid is this close to a dream, I've got to support him.' He's always wanted to play in the NHL and win a Cup. So I'm in a win-win situation."'
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Photo Gallery: Southern California Edison Tehachapi High-Voltage Power Transmission Lines Towers
Photo Gallery: Chino Hills Residents Take Towers Protest to SCE Headquarters
CHINO HILLS - Southern California Edison has been ordered to investigate another underground power-line route for the power lines due to carry 500 kilovolts of wind-generated electricity through the city.
Earlier this month, Edison turned over a 96-page document to the state Public Utility Commission that detailed "feasibility, cost and timing" on 16 possible options for building the high-voltage Tehachapi Renewable Transmission Project through Chino Hills.
Transmission poles and towers are being built in Edison's right of way through a 5-mile stretch of Chino Hills to meet the state's mandate to generate more sustainable energy.
The $2.1 billion power line project is intended to bring wind-generated electricity from Kern County to the Los Angeles Basin.
Chino Hills officials have spent $2.4 million in battling Edison in a lawsuit for two years insisting that its right-of-way through the city is too narrow for the 200-foot power towers.
After reviewing Edison's documents, city officials concurred it was incomplete and requested the commission send Edison back to do further analysis on a single-circuit underground scenario, City Manager Mike Fleager said.
All of Edison's studies for undergrounding have been double circuit lines, none of their studies were for single circuit because it wasn't required, Councilman Ed Graham said.
After identifying this, and that there is a potential for it to be cheaper, the city submitted a letter to the commission on Jan. 16 requesting a report be done on a single-circuit 500-kilovolt line underground, Fleager said.
"The administrative law judge concurred with the city and directed Edison to go back and review that alternative as well," said Fleager, who added Edison's report comes with a Feb. 2 deadline.
"When that comes back, the city will have the opportunity to review that. And as another process of the hearing we had last Wednesday, Edison and the city will go into an `alternative dispute resolution,' where it is essentially mediation where we'll see if we can find some common ground in those solutions and that being a solution that removes the towers from the city."
In October, council members made $100,000 available to continue its efforts.
On Tuesday, Fleager said an additional $200,000 will be allocated to continue to use special counsel and consultants.
"It's not cheap, but it's not about the money, it's about the principle of these things coming down," he said.
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Ive been searching but seems like nobody has been stupid enough to ask this yet.
If i set up a WEP encrypted router with a pretty good range, when i know that my neighborhood is kinda full of wep hackers and such, let them surf the internet and monitor their moves, finding out who they are, is this illegal? Since its "my property"? Or does this apply inside the property which my house is built on? Same as i can install IP cameras on my property, as long as im not targeting sum1elses house.
Im not sure but i think you will have to put up signs about the cameras.
I know ive been attacked by someone before i changed to wpa2.
This will maybe be a long shot but if you act like a threat here in Sweden, and trespass on others property they who own the property has the right to defend theirself (its a very big chance im misstaking myself) but i interpet the law so that the "hackers" is a security risk. So i was thinking of what the law really is saying about WiFi networks?
Maybe you could forward them to a Disclaimer webpage that states that you could be exposed to hackerattempts if you surf/hack this router rofl :D
I would appreciate if you dont bite my head off, nothing wrong in asking.
Cheers, and looking forward for some hopefully insightsfull answers!
(Im sorry if i dont spell that good, doing my best tough)


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There had been an open bug on the Pyrit google-code page regarding the GTX 470 and a number of issues trying to get anything to run on it. I'm not sure they've been fixed. When I get home I'll try to dig-up the particular thread.
Which error messages are you getting? As I recall, there are 3 or 4 different messages that I had before I finally just gave up and put my 9500 back in my case. If the google code page indicates it has been resolved, I'll probably try again.
EDIT: As I understand it, OpenCL is what everything is shifting towards. It's not a "better" or "worse" thing; just the way the technology is moving.


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|Ms. Lynn Imperatore
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|Ms. Lynn Imperatore
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| As someone who is concerned about women?s access to safe and medically necessary contraceptives, I urge the FDA to end its egregious delay of the decision to switch Plan B?s drug status to over the counter (OTC). The FDA?s latest move?issuing a request for public comments on such self-explanatory issues such as whether the FDA has the authority to approve a drug in both prescription and OTC form and whether such a limitation would be enforceable?is merely a stall tactic that compromises women?s reproductive health options.
Contraceptives are a fundamental element of basic health care for most sexually-active women of childbearing age. Plan B, a safe and effective form of contraception, decreases the risk of unintended pregnancy resulting from unprotected sex or contraceptive failure by 89%. For women who want to avoid the health, economic, and social costs that unintended pregnancy carries for them, their children, and society as a whole, easy access to this drug is essential. For Plan B to be effective, women must be able to take it quickly, as the efficiency rate decreases dramatically after 12 hours following unprotected sex, birth control failure or sexual assault. Because it is often not possible to quickly schedule an appointment with a health-care provider who will write a prescription, making the drug available OTC is essential to the many women who would not otherwise be able to access it.
Plan B should be made available OTC to women of all ages. The claim that easier access to young women will result in increased rates of unprotected sex among adolescents is simply unsubstantiated. Moreover, the FDA has always treated all women of child-bearing age the same when evaluating reproductive health products, making the option of restricting OTC drug status by age an unjustified aberration.
However, the alternative that is currently up for consideration?allowing Plan B to be available OTC for women only above a certain age?though far from ideal, is still practical and legal. The FDA has approved other medications as OTC for those only over a certain age and did so without repeatedly delaying the approval process.
The FDA has long been hailed as an independent entity that promotes public health through science and evidence, not ideology and politics. The fact that women have had to wait for more than two years for the FDA to issue a decision on the Plan B application is unacceptable. Please make women?s health the FDA?s first priority by ending this undo delay.
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On March 15 and 17, 2017, piano faculty member
Gilles Vonsattel made his Munich Philharmonic debut as the featured soloist on Leonard Bernstein's "Age of Anxiety," a work that reflects the tensions of the early Cold War-era. The appearance, under conductor Kent Nagano, is a major accomplishment, as the Munich Philharmonic belongs to the uppermost echelon of orchestral ensembles in the world. "As the post-WWII order threatens to unravel before our eyes in 2017, Bernstein's work takes on a particularly acute relevance," commented Vonsattel.
Erinn Knyt recently received an AMS 75 PAYS Endowment book subvention grant from the American Musicological Society, which is funded in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. This grant supports the publication of her book, Ferruccio Busoni and his Legacy, which is scheduled to appear with Indiana University Press in July 2017. She also had an article, entitled "'A History of Man and His Desire': Ferruccio Busoni and Faust," accepted for publication in the prestigious journal, Nineteenth-Century Music.
Erinn Knyt
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On January 24, the UMass Chamber Choir, led by Director of Choral Studies Tony Thornton, performed at Governor Charlie Baker's State of the State Address. UMass Amherst Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy (at left, with Tony Thornton) and UMass President Martin Meehan (front row, far right) were on hand to congratulate the performers, and the Chancellor lauded the group for their "extraordinary talents" via Twitter. The Choir was subsequently invited to perform at President Meehan's State of the University Address on March 6.
The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) announced that Thom Hannum, University of Massachusetts Associate Director of the Minutemen Marching Band and Director of the Marimba Band and Marimba Ensemble program, is the recipient of the 2016 George N. Parks Award for Leadership in Music Education. Thom will receive the award during the Opening Ceremony at the Bands of America Grand National Championships in Indianapolis on Saturday, November 12, 2016.
"The George N. Parks Award honors an exemplary music educator who embodies the characteristics and leadership that Mr. Parks showed his students every day," said Michael J. Blakeslee, executive director and CEO of NAfME. "The recipient must have a collaborative spirit, dedication to knowing the students as people, perseverance and enthusiasm, and an ability to instill qualities in students beyond the musical. We are greatly pleased to present Thom Hannum with this year's honor." Link to full NAfME article
Thom Hannum
Professor Emiliano Ricciardi has been awarded a $260,000 Scholarly Editions Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for his Tasso in Music Project: www.neh.gov/files/press-release/july_2016_nehgrants.pdf. (p. 20)
The project, of which Ricciardi is director and general editor, is a digital critical edition of c. 650 musical settings of the poetry of Torquato Tasso (1544-1595), the most prominent poet of late 16th century Italy. The majority of these musical settings, which represent the work of over 100 composers, are currently unavailable in modern edition and will be brought to the attention of scholars and performers for the first time. In so doing, the project will also illuminate the significance of Tasso's poetry for the musical culture of the late Renaissance and early Baroque periods.
Collaborators include Stanford University's Center for Computer Assisted Research in the Humanities, and a team of editors from leading research universities in North America and Europe.
Professor Matthew Westgate, Director of Wind Studies, is coordinating a series of recording sessions on our campus. Faculty, students, and guest artists are recording three "lost" chamber works by Frank Martin: "Totentanz anz zu Basel im Jahre 1943," "Concerto for Winds and Piano," and "Rhone und Rhine." This is the culminating project of Westgate's Research-Intensive Semester.
Arts Laureate from Washington, D.C. is recording the CD, and it will be distributed by MSR Classics in 2017. This is a big opportunity for the students involved, sitting next to and playing alongside their teachers and other professional players.
Prof. Matthew Westgate
Lisa Lehmberg's book Music For Life was recently published by Oxford University Press. With co-author C. Victor Fung, she focused on music participation and senior citizens' quality of life. The book concludes with a challenge for music educators: act on the latest research to enable people of all ages to benefit from music, a substantial contributor to quality of life. More information/purchase at the Oxford website.
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Chamber Choir, under guest conductor E. Wayne Abercrombie, performs the UMass alma mater, When Twilight Shadows Fall, in the newly renovated Old Chapel, Dec. 2016
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British tabloid revelations that the new Duchess of Cambridge was photographed wearing a £175 dress made for just pennies an hour in a Romanian sweatshop has inspired a new interest in the problem of sweatshop conditions in factories around the world.
One of the best takes comes from Green America's allies at the Institute for Policy Studies, calling for international living wage laws:
Of course, if the workers that make shoes, clothes, and electronics for Western consumers were earning decent wages, that would mean that we would all pay a little bit more for our stuff, and the companies that make it might net a little bit less. But income redistribution along these lines would hardly be a bad thing, especially given today's historically unprecedented levels of social inequality: The wealthiest one percent of the world's population controls 40 percent of the world's wealth while the bottom 50 percent controls a mere one percent.
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Giovana - Qem Tem Carinho Me Leva [1975 RCA Victor] 320 kbps - 68 mb (Re-reup)
Beautiful example of the Samba form at its purest with an amazing Electric Bass surprise. Full of rare charm & overflowing with JOY & FIDELITY. This record grooves mightily. A real winner! Get this. AMAZING!!! A Greg C share.
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This is one of those sessions where everything comes together perfectly for a style. Nicely recorded.
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text: Home- Academics- Departments and Programs- Computer Science- Academic Program Menu Menu Computer Science (For 2016–2017 academic year) Professors Mulry, Nevison Associate Professors Ramachandran (Chair), Sommers Assistant Professors Fourquet, Gember-Jacobson, Hay, Smith Visiting Assistant Professor Strash Laboratory Instructors Cucura, Lyboult Computer science is the study of algorithmic processes and the machines that carry out these processes. Computer science is a mix of theory, application, design, and experiment. Theory addresses questions about the nature and limits of computation, the abstract properties of machine models, the complexity of algorithms, and the formalization of programming languages. Applications include machine and systems design, the design and implementation of programming languages, artificial intelligence, networks, graphics, and simulation. An important aspect of computer science is the development of methods for the systematic and accurate design of large systems in hardware and software. Both applications and theoretical issues must be tested experimentally. The computer science major prepares students either for graduate study in computer science or for computer-intensive professional careers. The computer science minor and the major in computer science/mathematics prepare students for professions in which computer science overlaps significantly with another discipline. COSC 100, 122, 130, 140, and 150 provide opportunities for non-majors to learn about computer applications in the liberal arts and to survey, at an introductory level, some topics in computer science. Major Program in Computer Science The prerequisite for beginning a major in computer science is COSC 101, Introduction to Computing, which should be taken in the first year. Students may bypass COSC 101 by obtaining Advanced Placement credit or demonstrating equivalent experience. The following computer science courses are required for the major: 102, 201, 290, 301, 302, 304, and two electives from the 400-level courses. In addition, the cognate course MATH 111 is required. A minimum GPA of 2.00 in the courses chosen to meet the major requirements is necessary to satisfy the major. Minor Program in Computer Science The minor program consists of COSC 102, 201, 290, and two additional 300- or 400-level courses. A minimum GPA of 2.00 in the courses chosen to meet the minor requirements is necessary to satisfy the minor. Honors and High Honors in Computer Science Students who graduate with a 3.20 overall average and a 3.40 average in the major program will receive department honors. Each fall the department may, at its discretion, invite one or more seniors who meet the honors requirements to submit a proposal for senior thesis research. Students whose proposals are accepted and who complete satisfactory theses will be awarded high honors. Awards See "Honors and Awards: Computer Science" in Chapter VI. Advanced Placement and Transfer Credit The department grants advanced placement and credit to students who perform satisfactorily on the College Entrance Examination Board Advanced Placement (AP) exam for computer science as follows: students receiving scores of 4 or 5 on the A exam receive credit for COSC 101. Other students with sufficient secondary school background in computer science may receive advanced placement without credit after consultation with the department chair. Transfer credit for a computer science course taken at another college or university will be granted only by the approval of the department. International Exam Transfer Credit Transfer credit and/or placement appropriate to academic development of a student may be granted to incoming first year students who have achieved a score on an international exam (e.g., A-Levels, International Baccalaureate) that indicates a level of competence equivalent to the completion of a specific course in the department. Requests should be directed to the department chair. Any such credit may not be used to fulfill the university areas of inquiry requirement, but may count towards the major. Major Program in Computer Science/Mathematics Preparation for this major consists of MATH 111 and 112 and COSC 101 and 102. The following courses are required for the major: MATH 113, 250; COSC 201, 290, and 304; either MATH 320 or 323, and one additional mathematics course at the 300 level; either COSC 302 or 450, and one additional computer science course at the 300 or 400 level. Honors and High Honors in Computer Science and Mathematics A student who graduates with an average of 3.4 in courses required for the major will receive honors. A student with an average of 3.7 in the major courses may submit a senior research thesis. A committee of three members of the faculty, including at least one from each department, will evaluate the thesis. Students completing distinguished theses will receive high honors. Study Groups Colgate sponsors two study-abroad programs in the natural sciences and mathematics, one at Cardiff University in Wales and the other at the University of Wollongong in Australia. See "Off-Campus Study" in Chapter VI. Course Offerings COSC courses count toward the Natural Sciences and Mathematics area of inquiry requirement, unless otherwise noted. All credit-bearing laboratories carry 0.25 course credits unless noted otherwise. Please see the "Academic Credit" section in Chapter VI for additional information and restrictions. 100/100L Computers in the Arts and Sciences A.D. Nakhimovsky This course introduces students to the inner workings of computers, the Internet, the Web. Students learn to create a well-designed web page; build a website; perform regression analysis; analyze a small social network; etc. Students spend two weeks on the notion of data modeling, build simple but useful financial models, and in the process learn the basics of financial literacy. There are several lab assignments and two group projects, one to build a website on the subject of choice, the other to analyze a social network. The required credit-bearing laboratory COSC 100L must be taken concurrently with COSC 100. No computer experience is required. The course does not count toward the major. This course is crosslisted as CORE 126S. 101/101L Introduction to Computing I Staff This course is an introduction to computer science through the study of programming utilizing the programming language Python. Topics include program control, data structures, arrays, classes and objects, recursion, inheritance and polymorphism, data abstraction, and modular design. A weekly two-hour laboratory provides the opportunity to develop programming and design skills. The required credit-bearing laboratory COSC 101L must be taken concurrently with COSC 101. This course, or its equivalent, is a prerequisite to the computer science major. It is recommended also for students in other disciplines who desire a rigorous introduction to computers and programming. 102/102L Introduction to Computing II Staff This course is a continuation of COSC 101 and is the first course in the major. It develops advanced programming topics such as abstract data types and algorithms and their analysis. Abstract data structures introduced include stacks, queues, lists, and binary trees; algorithms include search and sort procedures. The concepts of information hiding, data abstraction, and modular design are emphasized. Object-oriented programming is used throughout the course. Laboratories include the design and implementation of programs that illustrate the topics of the course. There are three lectures and a two-hour laboratory each week. The required credit-bearing laboratory COSC 102L must be taken concurrently with COSC 102. Prerequisite: COSC 101 or permission of instructor. 122/122L Introduction to Computer Graphics and Animation C. Nevison This course provides an introduction to the fundamentals of computer graphics, animation, and algorithms that are the basis for image processing. The course also introduces a programming system that provides an object-oriented approach with tools for animations of three-dimensional graphics. The course includes a weekly two-hour laboratory where students gain practice in testing and implementing the concepts introduced in class. No prior programming experience is required. The required credit-bearing laboratory COSC 122L must be taken concurrently with COSC 122. The course does not count toward the major. 130 Measuring the Internet J. Sommers This course introduces students to the principles and algorithms used in the everyday operation of the internet, as well as concepts and practical problems in network and system security. Students also examine the ethical, social, and political aspects of the technical topics raised in class. To make concepts concrete, students engage in collecting and analyzing data measured from internet paths and systems, and examine how these concepts relate to contemporary experience. No prior programming experience is necessary. This course does not count toward the major. 140/140L Developing Web Applications J. Sommers The goal of this course is to introduce students to how modern web applications are designed and created. Through lecture, discussion, and programming assignments, student learn programming constructs in Python, including variables and types, control flow, objects and classes; web front-end technologies such as HTML and CSS; and the Django web application framework. In addition to core software engineering and design topics, this course considers issues related to accessibility, sensitivity to culture and locale, and security and privacy. A weekly two-hour laboratory provides the opportunity to develop practical programming and design skills. The required credit-bearing laboratory COSC 140L must be taken concurrently with COSC 410. No prior programming experience is required. This course does not count toward the major. 150 Contemporary Issues in Computer Science P. Mulry, V. Ramachandran This course provides an introduction to contemporary concepts, models, and issues in computer science. Topics are chosen from the nature of computation, algorithms and their applications, data centers and cloud computing, software engineering, logic and system design, programming languages, security, big data and data mining, mobile computing, and others. These topics relate to contemporary experience by examining issues such as privacy, software reliability, information access, politics and social networks, e-commerce, electronic piracy, globalization, hacking, ownership of bits, copyright, and patent infringement. Class format includes lecture, class discussion, contributions to a class blog, student projects, and presentations. The course does not count toward the major and is crosslisted as CORE 142S. 201/201L Computer Organization C. Nevison This course is a study of the fundamental concepts of computer architecture. Topics include the representation of information, components of the computer and how they interact, microarchitecture and microprogramming, conventional machine and assembly language, and advanced architectures. Several types of computer design are reviewed; a RISC architecture is the subject of detailed study. The laboratory is used to examine how different components of a computer's architecture can affect its performance. Three lectures and a two-hour laboratory each week. The required credit-bearing laboratory COSC 201L must be taken concurrently with COSC 201. Prerequisite: COSC 101. 290/290L Discrete Structures P. Mulry This course introduces discrete computational structures, methods, and concepts utilized throughout computer science. Topics include types, relations, functions, equivalence and congruence relations, recursion, order relations, partially ordered sets, lattices, Boolean algebras, logic, semi-groups, monoids, morphisms, languages, graphs, trees, and finite state machines. Concrete and abstract data types, circuits, syntactic and semantic program structures provide standard motivating examples and applications. The required credit-bearing laboratory COSC 290L must be taken concurrently with COSC 290. Prerequisite: COSC 102. 301/301L Operating Systems A. Gember-Jacobson, J. Sommers This course introduces students to the study of operating systems. Topics include the hardware/software interface, scheduling, resource allocation, memory and storage management, the scope and nature of services provided to applications, and system performance evaluation. The required credit-bearing laboratory COSC 301L must be taken concurrently with COSC 301. Previous completion of COSC 201 is strongly recommended. 302/302L Analysis of Algorithms V. Ramachandran This course provides a conceptual framework within which both theoretical and concrete analyses of computer algorithms may be developed. Topics to be covered include: number-theoretic algorithms; graph algorithms; problem-solving techniques including divide-and-conquer, greedy algorithms, and dynamic programming; linear programming; and intractability. The required credit-bearing laboratory COSC 302L must be taken concurrently with COSC 302. Prerequisite: COSC 102. Previous completion of COSC 290 is strongly recommended. 304/304L Theory of Computing P. Mulry This course introduces the different models of computation and focuses attention on the relative strength of each model and the relationship of one model to another. Concepts introduced include type theory, finite automata, regular expressions and languages, context-free grammars, push-down automata, Turing machines and their schema, diagonalization arguments, Church's Thesis, the Halting problem, and computational complexity. The required credit-bearing laboratory COSC 304L must be taken concurrently with COSC 304. Previous completion of COSC 290 is strongly recommended. Offered in the fall only. 420/420L Programming Languages P. Mulry This course surveys the salient features of diverse programming languages and examines the foundations and principles of language design. Topics include formal description of language syntax, ambiguity, storage allocation, parameter linkage, and current issues in language design. The required credit-bearing laboratory COSC 420L must be taken concurrently with COSC 420. Prerequisites: COSC 304 or permission of instructor. 435/435L Computer Graphics E. Fourquet This seminar is an introduction to the concepts and techniques of interactive computer graphics. A broad spectrum of subjects including computational geometry, picture generation and display, illumination models, ray tracing, and the design of user interfaces are discussed. A special independent project based on individual study and normally involving a substantial working program is expected of each student. The required credit-bearing laboratory COSC 435L must be taken concurrently with COSC 435. Prerequisite: COSC 302 or permission of instructor. 440/440L Principles of Design for Large Systems C. Nevison This course surveys the tools and techniques for the design and implementation of large systems on computers, both local and distributed. The organizational and communications problems associated with large system design are discussed, as well as methods for overcoming these problems. This course includes a laboratory component in which students work in teams to design part or all of a large system. The required credit-bearing laboratory COSC 440L must be taken concurrently with COSC 440. Prerequisites: COSC 301 or COSC 302 or permission of instructor. 445/445L Parallel and Distributed Computing C. Nevison This course surveys the field of parallel and distributed computing, covering hardware design and architecture, interconnection networks, and parallel algorithms. In addition to the broad survey, students concentrate on the implementation of message-passing parallel computers and algorithms. This aspect of the course includes laboratory work using the parallel computer laboratory. The required credit-bearing laboratory COSC 445L must be taken concurrently with COSC 445. Prerequisite: COSC 302 or permission of instructor. 450/450L Theory Seminar P. Mulry This course introduces in depth a current topic of interest in computer science theory. Past seminars have focuses on a wide variety of topics in the theory of computation and the semantics of programming languages. These have included denotational semantics, type theory, category theory, operational semantics, and advanced functional programming. During the second half of the term, students work in teams on various projects related to the seminar topic and present their findings at the end of the term. The required credit-bearing laboratory COSC 450L must be taken concurrently with COSC 450. Prerequisite: COSC 304 or permission of instructor. 460/460L Database Management Systems M. Hay This course introduces the principles underlying modern database systems. These principles guide how information is represented as structured data, how computations on the data are expressed in query languages, and how systems are designed to enable efficient computation on large data sets. Topics include database design, data models, query languages, query processing and optimization, data storage and access, transaction management, and advanced topics as time permits. The required credit-bearing laboratory COSC 460L must be taken concurrently with COSC 460. Prerequisites: COSC 290 or permission of the instructor; additionally, COSC 302 is recommended. 465/465L Computer Networks J. Sommers This course introduces the fundamental concepts in computer networks. Topics include layered network architecture, error detection and correction, medium access control, routing, congestion control, and internetworking. If time permits, the following advanced topics may also be included: network security, multimedia, multicast, and wireless networking. Students complete weekly laboratory assignments in which they build network applications and implement increasingly complex network protocols in order to gain a deeper understanding of topics covered in class. The required credit-bearing laboratory COSC 465L must be taken concurrently with COSC 465. Prerequisites: COSC 301 or permission of instructor. Some knowledge of differential calculus and elementary probability and statistics is helpful. 480/480L Topics in Computer Science Staff A seminar offered occasionally as an alternate to others in the department. Topics vary depending upon needs of students and interests of the instructor. Students interested in the specific content of this course as offered in a particular term should consult the instructor. The required credit-bearing laboratory COSC 480L must be taken concurrently with COSC 480. This seminar is counted toward completion of the major requirement. Prerequisites: completion of two 300-level COSC courses or permission of instructor. 491 Independent Study Staff An independent study of a theoretical or experimental nature chosen from the computer science or applications area. Open to majors by invitation of the department. 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