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Australia's constitution, which can be considered crudely as an amalgam of the constitutional forms of the United Kingdom and the United States, was adopted in 1900 and entered into force in 1901. It established a constitutional monarchy, with the British monarch, represented locally by a governor-general, the reigning sovereign of Australia. Likewise, Australia adopted the British parliamentary model, with the governments of the Commonwealth of Australia and of the Australian states chosen by the members of the parliaments. Similar to the United States, Australia is a federation, and the duties of the federal government and the division of powers between the Commonwealth and the states are established in a written constitution. Under the constitution, the federal government has responsibility for defense, foreign policy, immigration, customs and excise, and the post office. Those powers not given to the federal government in the constitution (the "residual powers") are left to the states, which are responsible for justice, education, health, and internal transport. In keeping with federalism, the constitution can be altered only by majorities in both federal houses of the legislature followed by a referendum that gains the consent of a majority of all the electors and a majority in at least four of the six states. Constitutional disputes are resolved by the High Court of Australia.
Although the British monarch is Australia's formal head of state, the country is essentially independent. The sovereign's functions are almost entirely formal and decorative and, except when the monarch is in Australia, are exercised by a governor-general who resides in Canberra and by the state governors. Although formally the governor-general and the governors are appointed by the monarch, they are invariably recommended by the Australian governments. By convention, the prime minister (the leader of the party or coalition of parties victorious in the general election) is the country's head of government.
Australia's legislature is bicameral. The House of Representatives (the lower house) comprises 150 members, including two each from the Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory. Members are elected for three-year terms and are responsible for choosing the government. The Senate consists of 76 members; each state has 12 senators, and there are two senators each from the Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory. Senators representing the states serve six-year terms, while territorial senators serve three-year terms. Government ministers are drawn from both the House and the Senate.
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The Australian legal system is based on the common law of England, and many laws are identical with those laid down in acts of the British Parliament. The administration of the law is largely in the hands of the states, each of which has a series of courts culminating in a supreme court. Between them these courts have comprehensive responsibilities extending to all matters of state (and to most matters of federal) jurisdiction.
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The states manage police services, although there is a federal Commonwealth police force that performs general security duties in the Australian Capital Territory and is the principal agency for the enforcement of federal laws.
Australians enjoy the advantages of a modified welfare state and compare favourably with the rest of the world in terms of nutrition, living and working conditions, and general rates of life expectancy. Cardiovascular disease and cancers account for most deaths, but accidents, particularly road accidents, represent the largest single category of health hazards during the first half of life. Improvements in health care led to a rise of more than 50 percent in average life expectancy during the 20th century.
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Basic literacy rates are high, and school attendance is compulsory throughout Australia between the ages of 6 and 15 years (16 years in Tasmania). Most children begin primary school at about 5 years of age. The final two years of schooling are noncompulsory. About seven-eighths of students complete 11 years, and some three-fourths complete 12; the number of students in the final year varies considerably by region, from less than half in Northern Territory to nine-tenths in the Australian Capital Territory.
Of students attending primary and secondary schools, most are enrolled in government schools; nearly one-third attend private institutions, mainly Roman Catholic schools. Secondary-school curricula tend to focus on compulsory cores in traditional subjects coupled with a generous list of options or electives. Specialist services include educational, psychological, and vocational counseling, assistance for Aboriginal children and adults, programs offering English as a second language, courses for gifted and disabled children, and programs to assist children in remote areas.
Despite an emphasis on multiculturalism, foreign languages traditionally have not been well represented, and several ethnic groups have felt obliged to organize independent programs. Since the late 1980s, the government has promoted the teaching of Asian languages, especially Indonesian, Japanese, and Chinese; it has also favoured applied science and technology and computer literacy.
Higher education is provided in self-governing universities and colleges and in institutions operating as part of the state-controlled TAFE (Technical and Further Education) systems. In 1988 the federal government launched an assertive restructuring program to produce fewer, larger institutions, with each institution offering a broader educational profile. To facilitate the process, student fees were reimposed, and central funding mechanisms were amended. However, progress was hampered by an economic downturn in the early 1990s and by opposition from academics. Most higher education institutions are funded by the Commonwealth government through charges on Australian students under a Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS) and from international and other fee-paying students. About one-third of operating revenue comes from the HECS income and other fees.
The original state-sponsored system guaranteed an even spread of universities, and it is still somewhat unusual for undergraduates to attend universities outside their home states. Most of the older public universities were founded in the colonial era, and all were established before World War I. In chronological order of establishment, they are the Universities of Sydney (1850), Melbourne (1853), Adelaide (1874), Tasmania (in Hobart, 1890), Queensland (Brisbane, 1909), and Western Australia (Perth, 1911). The Australian National University in Canberra, a research-oriented institution, was established by the federal government in 1946.
There are some 40 higher educational institutions with operating grants from the Commonwealth Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs. There is also an Australian Film, Television and Radio School, a National Institute of Dramatic Art, and an Australian Defence Force Academy. Two private universities, Bond University in Queensland and Notre Dame University in Western Australia, also provide higher education instruction. Except for the Australian National University and the Australian Maritime College, universities operate under their respective state and territory legislation and are regarded as autonomous institutions.


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Discussion in 'Draft Zone' started by JackWagon, Oct 1, 2012.
Dallas Cowboys: Jackson Jeffcoat, DE/OLB, Texas
write it down ... thats who we get.
I agree it will be a pass rusher, not sure if it is Jeffcoat.
Kind of hard to write it down when we don't know how high or low we will be drafting or if the kid finishes the season without an injury and so on and so on.
However watching the Texas game the other night, the thought did cross my mind.
Geno Smith.
They could easily be drafting top 10. I could see 5-11 or 6-10 happening.
We'd have to do what the Colts did and tank the season. He's looking like the #1 pick right now. He looks more poised and accurate than Barkley.
Geno Smith what laugh
better look at Tyler Bray
if JJ drafts Geno I am threw with the team
Why do you say that?
What do you not like about him?
Ya Geno is going to be a beast.
If we're drafting top-5, as some folks seem to think we will, Jarvis Jones or John Hankerson would be mighty tempting.
who say jeffcoat is coming out?
Too early to say at this time but this team has plenty of holes to fill. The front seven of the defense could use some help. Offensive line needs to be addressed as well. Safety, yep could use some help there too. Quarterback, if in a position to pull the trigger on a "franchise guy" I would not hesitate.
We need to do something about a future franchise QB. I don't think anyone wants a repeat of the Quincy/Hutchinson/Henson/Vinny/Bledsoe/RYAN LEAF era. I would hope to god that Jerruh learned his lesson from the post Aikman debacle.
It will be another skill position player.
T.J. McDonald, S, University of Southern California Trojans.
I'll say again I'm not a fan of Smith, and yes against Baylor he damn near threw for 700 yds and 100 TDs but that was Baylor.
I agree we need to find a future replacement for Romo, and if that guy is in the 1st round then sobeit and I don't know who that guy is yet because most of the QBs with 1st grades aren't doing all that great right now like:Thomas, Wilson, Barkley, Jones fill in the blank but Smith imo is not that guy Dallas should draft.
i think landry jones is the better more realistic option imo.
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Thread: Cochlear Implant
12th August 2012 03:07 AM #1
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Cochlear Implant
Dear Everyone,
I have heard about cochlear implant and I was thinking this would be the best remedy for my deaf son. They said that a deaf child could hear 100% sure if cochlear implant is performed. I would like to know if this is really true. I would greatly appreciate if you could give me answer to this.
12th August 2012 05:46 AM #2
Hi havingaprincess,
I have worked for some years with children who were hearing impaired and went on to have one/two cochlear implants fitted.
Some of the success stories are amazing but I am afraid it is not as simple as every child having the same success with them. A good source of guidance regarding cochlear implants is this NICE document. The Ear Foundation also has some excellent, reliable information.
A multidisciplinary team of professionals, including audiologists, should review your son and help to decide if he is a suitable cochlear implant candidate. Factors which determine this suitability include:
-his current main means of communication
-how successful hearing aids are for him
-his level and type of hearing loss
-language and listening skills
-any additional impairments your son has
-the views and support of the family
As I say, the benefits can be excellent but it does often take some time for children to learn how to interpret the new input which is reported by some to sound quite metallic. It is a decision for both the medical professionals and you and your family to decide together so that the best treatment can be established for your son.
With best wishes,
12th August 2012 09:20 AM #3
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Does your son have total deafness, or does he hear some sounds? One of our forum members, Laura-Jane, is a qualified Audiologist, so I'm hoping that she will have some good information for you.
Warm regards,
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Dear Ms. Kathryn,
My son can only hear vibrations like when there is a construction works in the streets being repaired and I noticed he can also hear sounds of fireworks.


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Can't you just specify the interface you want using the -i option in ettercap?
The machine that I am using to run some penetration tests on a network has two networking interfaces, one of them is onboard but I am unable to remove it so I added another interface in one of the expansion slots and everything started working fine. But when it came to using ettercap to run some man in the middle tests, nothing worked. This test wasn't successful since ettercap seems to only work with the default networking interface for man in the middle attacks and I am not using the default (the on board NIC) interface because the one I added is much quicker. This penetration test is useless without a successful man in the middle attack and since ettercap only does successful man in the middle attacks with the default interface it looks like it won't get done.
I really appreciate all of the help
Can't you just specify the interface you want using the -i option in ettercap?
Yes but since it's not the default interface the man in the middle attacks won't work, this is what the -i option said in the man page
the entry says that when you tell it to use the interface that isn't the "Default One" then the man in the middle attacks won't work. How do I remedy this problem?Code:-i, --iface <IFACE> Use this <IFACE> instead of the default one. The interface can be unconfigured (requires libnet >= 1.1.2), but in this case you cannot use MITM attacks and you should set the unoffensive flag
Due to my failed attempts at getting ettercap to work I started to seek alternatives, I found the dsniff suite and started playing around with arpspoof, and dnssniff. I first enabled forwarding on the interface
then I selected my targets (the gateway and a windows machine I have setup somewhere) and I did these commands.Code:echo "1" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
The I fired up wireshark and surfed the internet for a few minutes on the target machine and I was able to capture stiff as they surfed. Arpspoof may not be as intelligent as ettercap but it gets the job done (I mean intelligent as in ettercap starts spoofing when it senses traffic on the network between the targets it was told to spoof for, while arpspoof just keeps sending arp requests without any knowing of what happens on the network, this is easier to detect on an ids than the one with ettercap)Code:arpspoof -i eth1 -t 192.168.1.81 192.168.1.1 arpspoof -i eth1 -t 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.81
The man in the middle attack worked like a charm now I am able to experiment with IPTables and SNORT to setup some customized rules for these types of attacks (for educational purposes). Now I started experimenting with dnsspoof. I made a hosts file and put something like this in it.
This setup would try to spoof the DNS requests to the 192.168.1.78 address before it gets to the DNS server that the client was assigned to by the DHCP server. Heres the command I used.Code:# located in /root/spoofed-addresses.conf 192.168.1.78 *.google.com
Now for the moment of truth I did an nslookup for google on the windows machine and the request came back as the authentic DNS server response instead of the spoofed address I entered in the hosts file for dnsspoof, Dnsspoof is the only problem I have left here. Is there a more effective command for dnsspoof that I need to run in my scenario.Code:dnsspoof -i eth1 -f /root/spoofed-addresses.conf
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Sorry i meant I thought Bisping was unlucky to lose against Sonnen I thought he had done enough to take the decision.
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I defo think he beat Sonnen, that should have been his title shot. But it would have ended the same way last night did... still a hell of a fighter tho just never going to be champion unfortunatley.
Gutted for Bisping but if he was to deserve a title shot he had to win that fight. Beating Stann alone was not enough to warrant a title fight imo. Got to take your hat off to Bisping for admitting he was beaten by the better man. He talks shit but he's always good as gold after a fight, something a lot of the North American fans seem to miss.
Sure Anderson Silva is happy to sit it out a couple of extra months and wait for a defined title contender to emerge.
Doesn't have the mentality or the chin of a champion. Maybe he fancies his chances at GSP? lol. I'm a massive Belfort fan but part of me wanted to see Bisping fight Silva, maybe it's a good thing he didn't. It would be Forrest Griffin all over again.
Bisping is never going to change his style, why is he highly regarded in the UFC? Love him or hate him people speak about him. I think the smack talk is all part of what he brings to the UFC and they love it.
Sadly though on last night merits he won't ever be UFC champ, he looked scared or very nervous. Even on the way out I thought he looked overly pumped up for it, possibly a way of over compensating for his nervousness. Maybe he was under more pressure than Belfort as he had more to lose in this fight and therefore was never at the races. They say that alot of fighting is Mental and I think he had the fight lost before he stepped into the Cage.
He needs to work out what went wrong and then get back out there and start picking off guys.
Time is not on his side though so if he does want a shot at the title then he needs to beat some top guys and beat them impressively.
The problem with the Middleweight division is there are so many guys who are round the same level, I say get a 8 man tourny on the go!
If you didn't see it with your own eyes, or hear it with your own ears, don't invent it with your small mind and share it with your big mouth!
This loss has just saved him getting knocked out again by Anderson Silva. I know it'd be great to fight for a title but seriously the only guys who deserve to fight Anderson at the moment are Weidman and if he wins a few more Lombard. Rockhold coming over from Strikeforce might become a contender also.....
Bisping is top 6 good BUT everytime he faces top tier competition it goes to the judges or he gets finished. He beat Sonnen imo but it was on points and it was close. Henderson near killed him, Wanderlei beat him and nearly knocked him out, Belfort knocked him out....I'm not hating but he's not good enough to fight Anderson for the belt. One thing i will say though is fair play to him fighting in Brazil in Belfort's backyard that took some balls. If he can come back and beat the likes of Belcher, Okami, Lombard 3 straight and not all decision wins he deserves a shot but I'm not sure he beats any of these 3. Hope he proves me wrong.
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Some of you guys chat shit.
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The week before, they won 4-0 and at the handshake one of the kids on the other team went out of his way to call my grandson "specky" in reference to his glasses (presumably because he was pissed off at him setting up 2 goals and hoping to provoke a reaction and make him look bad). It's difficult to stamp that kind of thing out when you've got a professional sportsman calling his opponent a penis and suggesting he lacks masculinity
That being said, it wouldn't upset me if he did win a title shot and eventually a title. if he's good enough he deserves to have that. It's just that I'd rather he learnt to drop the smacktalk before he achieves it or alternatively that a less smacktalk orientated fighter was the first British UFC champ
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Nurses rescue pilot after mid-flight heart attack
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on my thinkpad, need to switch on the wifi card.
If hardware switched off:
root@bt:~# ifconfig wlan0 up
SIOCSIFFLAGS: Unknown error 132
I have some problems with installing VMware Tools with backtrack 5.
I am not really in the Linux command's but I found some things and got some help of one of my friends.
The code I used:
cd /usr/src/linux
cp rf include/generated/* include/linux/
apt-get install linux-headers-uname r
mount /dev/sr0 /media/cdrom
cd /tmp
tar zxpf /media/cdrom/VMwareTools-*.tar.gz
cd vmware-tools-distrib
Enter, Enter, Enter, .
When prompted:
What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running kernel?
That works well
Vmware tools is Installed, but now I can't start networking with my Alfa Awus 036H.
It give's error 132 --> Don't know what that means but, it don't work.
Any ideas?
Thanx in Advance
PS: The network card is an Alfa Awus 036H - Backtrack 5 KDE 32bit - VmWare fusion 3.1.2 - Macbook Pro 15" (medio 2010)
Sorry for the English can't write it that good
on my thinkpad, need to switch on the wifi card.
If hardware switched off:
root@bt:~# ifconfig wlan0 up
SIOCSIFFLAGS: Unknown error 132
Don't need to worry about the error 132 than?
The interface is up but still got the error message.
I thing it has to do something with the VMware Tools installation.
I made a snapshot before the installation, and there is no problem with the commands. (the commands that generate the error)
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search the forum for the error, it has been discussed many times
Read the forum rules:
You may need to check your configuration for your network adapter, specifically the Ipv4 configurations, as well as any additional components the VM has created inside the properties box. It can often cause problems with your connection later.


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So! I know it's super early, but I figured I'd get a head start on promoting in the hopes we'll get more people this year! I'll not only be bringing back Saya, I might also try to put together the outfit that Saya wears in chapter 61 of the manga (this one: http://www.onemanga....lack_Cat/61/03/ ). It looks simple enough.
So, anyone else thinking of going from Black Cat in 2011?
Edit: Making of the master list!
Kaay-chan (me)-- Saya
Dark Spellmaster-- Rins
Dark Spellmaster's Friend--Sven
Cloudacmaster-- Chronos Train
._. ... *waves a recruitment flag* C'mon, people, you know you want to >=D
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Although bail was set five weeks ago, Aaron Sandusky remains in jail.
The president of G3 Holistic, an Upland-based medical marijuana cooperative that also had sites in Colton and Moreno Valley, was arrested and indicted on drug trafficking charges with five other defendants in June.
Sandusky, 41, is the only one who remains in custody due to a dispute over the property he is attempting to have deeded to the court to post his bail.
"The U.S. attorneys are saying that the property is not sufficient. We think that's a stalling and delaying tactic designed just to keep Aaron in custody," said Roger Jon Diamond, who will begin representing Sandusky once he is released.
Sandusky is now being represented by a public defender.
There have been three attempts at posting property for the bond, said Thom Mrozek, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's office.
On the third attempt, the initial analysis by the Marshal's Service showed that there was not enough equity in the property, Mrozek said.
"The defense has offered a conflicted figure, so the marshals are conducting a more thorough analysis to determine if there is enough equity in the property," he said.
A U.S. District Court judge in Riverside on June 15 set Sandusky's bail at $200,000, which includes property to be deeded to the court.
The U.S. Attorney's Office appealed the setting of bond, and the federal judge decided to hand the decision over to a U.S. District Court judge in Los Angeles on June 18.
Because the U.S. Attorney's Office did not have the transcripts from the hearing in Riverside available during the hearing, the Los Angeles judge could not make his decision until later that week.
The decision to set bail was upheld, but the court has not signed off on the property that Sandusky has submitted.
Sandusky's brother, Keith Sandusky, 44, was also named in the indictment and arrested. He was released on $50,000 bail one week following the arrests and was ordered to house arrest.
Diamond said the approval could end up in a judge's hands if the court does not sign off on the paperwork.
"Once bail is set, it should have been pretty routine," Diamond said.
According to an indictment filed June 6 in U.S. District Court in Riverside, the six defendants in the case were charged in a conspiracy to manufacture and to possess with intent to distribute marijuana.
The Upland location was the only one of the three sites in operation at the time of the arrest.
The indictment also charges all the defendants with possession with intent to distribute marijuana.
The two charges each carry a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in federal prison and a maximum sentence of life in prison.
The trial date has been moved to October.
Reach Sandra via email, call her at 909-483-8555, or find her on Twitter @UplandNow.


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Excessive or unwanted hair in women
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The normal amount of body hair for women varies. Most of the time, a woman only has fine hair, or peach fuzz, above the lips and on the chin, chest, abdomen, or back. If you have coarse, dark hairs in these areas, the condition is called hirsutism. Such hair growth is more typical of men.
Alternative Names
Hypertrichosis; Hirsutism; Hair - excessive (women); Excessive hair in women; Hair - women - excessive or unwanted
Common Causes
Women normally produce low levels of male hormones (androgens). If your body makes too much of this hormone, you may have unwanted hair growth.
In most cases, the exact cause is never identified. It tends to run in families. In general, hirsutism is a harmless condition. But many women find it bothersome, or even embarrassing.
A common cause of hirsutism is polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). Women with PCOS and other hormone conditions that cause unwanted hair growth may also have acne, problems with menstrual periods, trouble losing weight, and diabetes. If these symptoms start suddenly, you may have a tumor that releases male hormones.
Other, rare causes of unwanted hair growth may include:
- Tumor or cancer of the adrenal gland
- Tumor or cancer of the ovary
- Cushing syndrome
- Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
- Hyperthecosis (a condition in which the ovaries produce too much male hormones)
- Use of certain medicines, including testosterone, danazol, anabolic steroids, glucocorticoids, cyclosporine, minoxidil, and phenytoin
Rarely a woman with hirsutism will have normal levels of male hormones, and the specific cause of the unwanted hair growth cannot be identified.
Home Care
Hirsutism is generally a long-term problem. There are a number of ways to remove or treat unwanted hair. Some treatment effects last longer than others.
- Weight loss in overweight women can reduce hair growth.
- Bleaching or lightening hair may make it less noticeable.
Temporary hair removal options include:
- Shaving does not cause more hair to grow, but the hair may look thicker.
- Plucking and waxing are fairly safe and are not expensive. However, they can be painful and there is a risk for scarring, swelling, and skin darkening.
- Chemicals may be used, but most have a bad odor.
Permanent hair removal options include:
Electrolysis uses electrical current to permanently damage individual hair follicles so they do not grow back. This method is expensive, and multiple treatments are needed. Swelling, scarring, and redness of the skin may occur.
Laser hair removal uses laser aimed at the dark color (melanin) in the hairs. This method is best if a very large area needs to be treated and only if the hair is particularly dark (does not work on blond or red hair).
Call your health care provider if
Call your health care provider if:
- The hair grows rapidly
- You also have male features such as acne, deepening voice, increased muscle mass, and decreased breast size
- You are concerned that medication may be worsening unwanted hair growth
What to expect at your health care provider's office
Your health care provider will perform a physical examination. A pelvic exam may be done. You will be asked questions about your medical history and symptoms, including:
- Do other family members also have excessive amounts of hair?
- What medications are you taking?
- Have your periods been regular?
- Are you pregnant?
- Do you have increased muscle mass, acne, or decreased breast size?
- When did you first notice these symptoms?
Blood tests may be done, including:
- Testosterone
- Dihydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S)
- Luteinizing hormone (LH)
- Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)
- Prolactin
- 17-hydroxyprogesterone
If a tumor is suspected, x-ray tests such as a CT scan or ultrasound may be recommended.
Medications or other treatments your doctor may prescribe include:
- Birth control pills. It may take several months to begin noticing a difference.
- Anti-androgen medications such as spironolactone may be tried if birth control pills do not work. There is a risk of birth defects if you become pregnant while taking these medicines.
- Laser hair removal or electrolysis
Bulun SE. Physiology and pathology of the female reproductive axis. In: Kronenberg HM, Melmed S, Polonsky KS, Larsen PR, eds. Williams Textbook of Endocrinology. 12th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 17.
Habif TP. Hair diseases. In: Habif TP, ed. Clinical Dermatology. 5th ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby Elsevier; 2009:chap 24.


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This pill with imprint "4891 SB" is Yellow, Five-sided and has been identified as Requip 0.5 mg. It is manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline.
Requip is used in the treatment of restless legs syndrome; periodic limb movement disorder; parkinson's disease and belongs to the drug class dopaminergic antiparkinsonism agents. Risk cannot be ruled out during pregnancy. Requip 0.5 mg is not a controlled substance under the Controlled Substance Act (CSA).
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- Shape:
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- Availability:
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- Pregnancy Category:
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- Manufacturer:
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- National Drug Code (NDC):
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- Inactive Ingredients:
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lactose monohydrate
magnesium stearate
microcrystalline cellulose
hypromellose 2910 (3 mPa.s)
polyethylene glycol 400
titanium dioxide
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Still here after all these years, Colin McBean has stories to tell. RA's Todd L. Burns chats with a UK dance music fixture about the power of the bassline and more.
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Wasteland Engine - Unity
Unity is a cool engine btw"— Josh Sawyer, Twitter
InXile's director of technology John Alvarado released a "Kickstarter update" on Wasteland 2#'s choice of Unity as an engine. The full text is here but here's some selected highlights
(on the support offered from fans and the industry)
It's been a great pleasure to feel all the support from fans of the game during Kickstarter, and that has continued during our engine and tools evaluation. Multiple vendors who also supported the Kickstarter came forth with their products, not just to hawk their wares, but to offer genuine encouragement and generous offers of custom support. Among them were prominent engine vendors as well as specialized tool vendors. We necessarily must decline some generous offers as we let the game requirements drive us to single solutions in each category, but we do so with great appreciation for the genuine good will expressed in the offers.
There was a broad enough offering just from the vendors that came to us that we prioritized our evaluations to these products first, hoping to find our solution amongst the ones making generous offers and hence help devote more resources to the game.
(InXile's "shopping list")
Besides the items mentioned above, high on our list of requirements for an engine was ease of use by the artists and level designers for getting assets into the game and editing levels. We are a small team and must be able to work very efficiently. This became a first-pass filter when evaluating engines. Also very important was ease of development for the promised target platforms. Following a close third was amount of support from the vendor and general availability of expertise for crowd-sourcing, contracting or hiring. Putting it all together we came up with a list of engine requirements that looked like this:
1. Ease of use by artists and designers
2. Targets Windows, Mac and Linux
3. Support and expertise available from vendor and in community
4. Adaptability for player modding
5. 3D rendering, pathing, AI, physics, character animation tools
The 3D rendering and other game systems at the bottom of the list are very important as we plan to make a great looking game with physics and effects. But these things, at the level we need them, are commonly provided by full-fledged engines, so they end up lower on the list in terms of differentiating factors.
Given the top down POV and camera height required to show a party of characters and enemies, it would be overkill to spend too much of our resources on detailed character models and all the cutting-edge rendering and animation techniques associated with that level of detail.
If we plan well, then we can put just the right amount of resources into modeling and animation so that it looks great from our camera POV without wasting effort on detail that will never be seen. Then we can spend more time working on other enhancing effects that will be noticed from or POV, such as physics for ragdolls and flying debris, and the fire, smoke and particle effects for the gunfire and explosions that cause those ragdolls and flying debris (hopefully for your enemies and not your party of rangers).
(On Unity's suitability)
Unity Technologies, with their Unity 3 game engine, was among the vendors that came to us with congratulations, goodwill and offers of support. Their engine stood out as an early front-runner on point 1 of our requirements. The artists loved its support for the native formats of the art tools we already use (3DS Max and Photoshop). I also like its built-in version control for assets and code.
At first it seemed to be missing a leg on point 2 (support for Linux platform), but I knew that we could get source code and therefore could provide the Linux port ourselves. Given that the engine is designed and structured to support multiple platforms, I felt it would not be insurmountable to port it to Linux (or actually hire some outstanding external contractors we've used before to do the job). After talking to Unity about this, we found they've already been working on a Linux port, so Unity is supplying inXile the Linux port alpha source code. InXile will work with Unity in order to port Wasteland 2 to Linux.
Where Unity really bowled us over was on point 3. Besides generous support available from Unity staff, the Unity Asset Store is a treasure trove of assets (3D models and code) provided by the large and growing community of Unity users. A recent Unity newsletter announced that the Asset Store customer base has topped 100,000, and the catalog has reached over 3,000 packages! We've been able to find all kinds of useful 3D assets and code in the Asset Store ranging in price from cheap to free! Having an organized marketplace like the Asset Store for finding assets and expertise fits right in with our desire to leverage and give back to the community. While we cannot share engine source code changes, we can share script code and components, as well as graphical assets as part of our modding support.
(Did someone say modding?)
On the Modding front, we always figured we would have to provide custom tools to users, so we didn't rank modding support high on our list of engine requirements. We've also had generous offers from the Wasteland community of coders to help with developing those tools. And yet I think the fact that Unity provides their basic engine/editor for free is a big plus as a starting point for providing the tools necessary for supporting modding of Wasteland 2. And there again, I think the Asset Store will facilitate ongoing collaboration with the community on modding tools that can be offered in the store for free.
Just on a related front, backers through kickstarter have been asked to nominate which is their preferred platform for their copy of the game.
Nuka Break - MCA and Tim Cain?
Clearly not having learned his lesson from the last kickstarter he offered himself as a stretch goal on, Chris Avellone, along with Tim Cain have pledged to appear on the next season of Nuka Break - if the guys can reach 2x their original target. You can make your pledge here and for your troubles receive a gift.
Brian Fargo meets the press
Brian Fargo has been making the rounds of UK gaming magazines, first this from a small piece in GamesTM
"I have no doubt that true Fallout fans will enjoy Wasteland 2 like they the did with the first two Fallouts", Brian Fargo has told games™ in an exclusive interview after the success of his recent Kickstarter project raised nearly $3 million to develop a sequel to Fargo's 1988 computer game. "There is a certain formula I follow for making deep RPGs that were applied in Fallout and Fallout 2 and will be used again with Wasteland 2″, Fargo continues.
Fargo goes on to say that a full vision document for the sequel will be posted online soon but does enlighten us on the similarities between Wasteland 2 and the classic Fallout games that he produced. "Cause and effect are the most important hallmarks of this style of game", he says. "People want to have their actions cause real effects which builds an immersive world and creates replay."
Confusing the term "Exclusive", Brian also talked with Edge about kickstarter. The piece contains some insights no the kickstarter process, the publisher relationship, and the pressure InXile's faces over Wasteland 2, here's some snips.
Edge: Does Kickstarter help you through that process at all?
BF: You don't really get any direction. As with a lot of sites these days, it's rare that you ever get in touch with a human being. What they really do is review your video. I think they just want to make sure that it seems reasonable, that there's nothing objectionable there; I don't think their standards are super-tight. All we could really do was observe what other people were doing and give our own spin on it.
Edge: Ryan Payton told us that people said he should ask for less than he needed for Republique, so the buzz would help him reach his actual goal.
BF: I think it's totally wrong for anybody to ask for less money than they think they need. I don't think some people are really mentally going through the deductions you face; no matter what you're going to have somewhere between eight and 10 per cent disappear of the top to KickStarter and Amazon. I hope people are really taking that into consideration.
BF: Generally speaking, when you do a deal with a publisher, you sign the contract and the trust is gone the next day. They question every decision you make, they're on you every second. They withhold money in order to make you bend to their will - it can be a very distrusting experience. You couldn't have a more polar opposite than Kickstarter: the fans are saying, man, we trust you. Here's the money, up front, we trust you to do it. And it's so opposite, and it's wonderful, and I feel a great responsibility to not let anyone down.
Edge: Psychologically, how different is it working specifically for the fans, instead of a publisher?
BF: I've never felt more pressure to deliver in my life. And trust me, they send me Twitter messages letting me know what they're going to do to me if I don't do a good job - messages I don't even want to repeat. But I've also never felt more confident, because I'm in such lock-step with the fans. In the beginning, I would get interview questions like, "What can you do to appeal to the more mass-market?" I don't care about the mass market. I know who my fans are, I know what they want. We're in this sort of constant communication now that a publisher would never allow.
I'm wholly focused. When doing products for publishers, I spent between 25 and 30 per cent of my time and budget making demos for trade shows or convincing them that I know what I'm doing. You're just constantly spinning your wheels. When you remove that, it's a more organic process, you know? If we have an idea we like, we put it in. If later we decide we don't like it, we toss it. It's a more organic process, and it's a healthier one.
Edge: Being without a publisher doesn't just give you freedom to work how you want, but to say what you want.
BF: Listen, I would go on press tours and be told in extremely strong terms to avoid using certain words. I wasn't allowed to use the word 'dungeon' when I was talking about Hunted: The Demon's Forge. I was unable to use the word. You get kinda stifled, you know? On one hand, they're paying the bills so I'm trying to be respectful; on the other, you end up going through these scenarios you're not comfortable with. If you don't stay to the script, you get these nasty emails if something wasn't said right so after a while, yeah, you don't want to talk to anyone anymore because it's not worth the fear of repercussions.
Edge: Will you delay Wasteland 2 if you need to?
BF: We've committed to try to get this thing done by next October, but if push comes to shove I'm not going to put something out that isn't right. I've come too far, and accomplished too much, to put out a product that isn't right. But you always want to have a stick in the sand that everybody's shooting for, and we'll continue to do that. I've tried to build a lot of iteration time into the schedule and our approach, so it's still quite possible.
Some people forget that Baldur's Gate was originally supposed to make Christmas 1998 - there was a lot of pressure to have that thing make Christmas. I had retailer penalties into the hundreds of thousands of dollars, but I sucked it up and we didn't ship until January. People talk about quality - it's easy to talk about, but when you've got a gun to your head it's much harder to make that call. I'm glad that no publisher wanted Wasteland 2 because this is the best way it could have been made.
Edge: What do you do afterwards? Now you've tasted this kind of freedom, how do you ever go back?
BF: I hope I never have to do another product for someone else again. Already the fans are saying please do another one - some specific products - and I'm saying, well, come on, slow down. For me, it's important that I stay focused right now. Remember that the project is fan-funded, so any sales that we get on day one let us do other things.
I hope this will be the business model for us going forward because it's a great one for mid-sized companies - and by that I mean 10 to 20 people. These aren't big rooms. It's been tough being in between; you've got the iOS market where it's two guys in Croatia putting something out, then you've got the big products - and there's very few independent developers working on them these days, just a handful. So it's left guys like me in the middle struggling with what made sense. I could have just stayed at home and made iOS games and made a nice living, but I like making big products and working with teams of people. It's been a real godsend.
JES on what could have been
Josh Sawyer has been talking on his Formsrping about cut content from Fallout:New Vegas. Here's some choice cuts.
The intention for the NCR and Legion was that most people would initially perceive the NCR as "good guys" and the Legion as "bad guys". Over time and exposure to more aspects of NCR and Legion culture, the dark side of NCR would show (this happened) and the positive aspects of the Legion would show (this did not happen, in large part because the Legion areas east of the Colorado were cut).
The additional Legion locations would have had more traveling non-Legion residents of Legion territories. The Fort and Cottonwood Cove made sense as heavy military outposts where the vast majority of the population consisted of soldiers and slaves. The other locations would have had more "civilians". It's not accurate to think of them as citizens of the Legion (the Legion is purely military), but as non-tribal people who live in areas under Legion control.
While Caesar intentionally enslaves NCR and Mojave residents in the war zone, most of the enslavement that happens in the east happens to tribals. As Raul indicates, there are non-tribal communities that came under Legion control a long time ago. The additional locations would have shown what life is like for those people.
The general tone would have been what you would expect from life under a stable military dictatorship facing no internal resistance: the majority of people enjoy safe and productive lives (more than they had prior to the Legion's arrival) but have no freedoms, rights, or say in what happens in their communities. Water and power flow consistently, food is adequate, travel is safe, and occasionally someone steps afoul of a legionary and gets his or her head cut off. If the Legion tells someone to do something, they only ask once -- even if that means an entire community has to pick up and move fifty miles away. Corruption within the Legion is rare and Caesar deals with it harshly (even by Legion standards).
In short, residents of Legion territories aren't really citizens and they aren't slaves, but they're also not free. People who keep their mouths shut, go about their business, and nod at the rare requests the Legion makes of them -- they can live very well. Many of them don't care at all that they don't have a say in what happens around them (mostly because they felt they never had a say in it before the Legion came, anyway).
We always wanted to support post-Hoover play. A few milestones prior to being content complete, it was obvious that we weren't going to be able to support it to the extent that it deserved (robust reactivity to the choices the player made). Because we didn't have time to do it correctly, I made the decision to cut it.
Unfortunately, those areas were never designed. The region containing them was cut before they were fleshed out. They were simply designated as Legion areas that would show more facets of Legion life.
How much more time would have all this taken? 5-8 months...
JES' Mod
Because we can never get too much of Josh Sawyer here at the Digest, here's the latest changes to Josh Sawyers' personal mod:
- Fixed critical hit chance on Certified Tech perk.
- Tin Cans and Bent Tin Cans weight from 1.0 to 0.1.
- Tribal Pack items moved to a *~ Secret Location ~* (see End of Document)
- Caravan Pack items moved to a *~ Secret Location ~*
- Old CS scripts adding items to Chet's invetory have had those lines commented out.
- New (single) message indicates items are placed around the Mojave Wasteland.
- I Never Axed For This challenge and perk added.
- Added regular Hatchet to I Never Axed For This challenge + perk.
- Classic Pack items moved to a *~ Secret Location ~*
- Mercenary Pack items moved to a *~ Secret Location ~*
- Level cap properly set to 15, adjusts up to 35 with all DLC. This was stealth fixed for v3 a day after launch, but there you go.
- Auto-Inject Stimpaks and Super Stimpaks set to match Stimpak / Super Stim healing rates.
- Expired Stimpak set to 50 VAL from 75.
- Set the Roughin' It! Bedroll Kit ingestible to 10 lbs. from 15.
You can get the latest scoop on Josh's mod and download links from his blog.
Relic of the War that wasn't
For this week's Relic we journey to Canada, and learn about their Continuty of Government plans, should the bombs begin to drop
In the 1960s Canadian PM John Diefenbacker authorised the construction of a series of Nuclear Shelters for government officials.. Mockingly called "Diefenbunkers" these "Emergency Government Headquarters" would be spread about the country, with the largest (CEGHQ) in Carp, Ontario(30km from Totonto) would shelter politicians, Civil Servants and senior Military officials; with more than 50 other smaller bunkers spread throughout the country connected by secured communications links.
Although all have been decommissioned, and some destroyed, one is still available to visit – thankfully the Carp facility. You can see their website Here, or if Canada is a bit too far to take a day trip to, here's the CBC visiting the shelter. Alternatively, rent the Movie "The Sum of All Fears" which includes scenes filmed within the Carp facility.
Next Week: Our
Eurovision special, from Poland via Satellite.
Special thanks to The Old World Relics for the tip for this
Strategic Nuclear Moose
You may have noticed the Moose has been quiet of late. Its not gone away, but with a few other commitments it has been delayed a little. Garoux, Toci and myself hope to get a new edition out soon. We are as always looking for new content including regular patrons and one-offs, and for some help creating video content. Please get in touch if you think you can help.
Are you going to E3?
Open call to any potential "Roving Reporters"; if you can take pictures of any Bethesda or Obsidian setups, get auto/video of any speeches any of the guys behind the games make, or can harass any of the developers with questions, please get in touch!.
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DALLAS -- Dean Foods Co., the nation's largest dairy company, said it is exploring the sale of its Morningstar dairy business.
Morningstar produces and sells cultured dairy products, ice cream mixes, coffee creamers, whipped toppings, traditional milks and blended iced beverages to retailers and foodservice providers nationwide.
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Outgoing Labor stalwart Simon Crean has warned colleagues to hold Kevin Rudd to his word to ensure Labor does not again degenerate into a ''one-man show''.
While he praised Mr Rudd for pledging to consult more, saying a leopard could change its spots, he said it was now up to ''the leopard pack'' to make the necessary changes, too.
The former Labor leader, who had publicly slammed Mr Rudd's one-man-band tendencies, before dramatically backing him in March, announced he would quit politics at the election.
He became the latest high-profile retirement in a Labor exodus now reaching double figures.
The 64-year-old's departure came as Mr Rudd unveiled the final details of a comeback cabinet in which Rudd loyalists have been returned en masse and a record 11 women named in his 30-member ministry.
Six of those 11 will be in cabinet. Newcomers Jacinta Collins, Julie Collins and Catherine King will join Penny Wong, Jenny Macklin and Tanya Plibersek at the elite level.
The shake-up has demoted some Gillard loyalists and dumped one parliamentary secretary altogether, the ACT's Andrew Leigh, while rewarding a slew of Rudd backers for working away to effect his return.
Mr Crean revealed he had been offered a cabinet post but had told Mr Rudd that he would be available only until the election because he had decided to retire.
He said that decision was made possible by Mr Rudd's return because Labor now had a fighting chance of success whenever the election was held.
Mr Crean also welcomed Mr Rudd's public statements so far, which indicated he had learnt from his mistakes and would now observe cabinet processes.
But, he said, senior ministers now knew they shared a responsibility to the party to guard against Mr Rudd becoming a law unto himself as he had during his first term.
''It's not just a leopard [which must change its spots], it's the leopard pack,'' the 23-year parliamentary veteran told the ABC.
I think that is a responsibility now for the party to hold him to the new commitments that he comes with.
''I think that is a responsibility now for the party to hold him to the new commitments that he comes with.''
Mr Rudd convened his first full ministry and first cabinet meeting on Monday evening, with key policy shifts under consideration including the political headaches for Labor of asylum seeker policy, the carbon tax, the stalled school education package formerly known as Gonski, and welfare payments for single parents.
Boats policy will now be run by former environment minister Tony Burke - a western Sydney MP with a keen understanding of how the asylum seeker problem is harming Labor's standing in the outer suburbs.
Late Rudd convert Bill Shorten was among several Victorian winners in the new-look ministry, adding education to his existing industrial relations workload.
Mr Rudd unveiled the final line-up in Newcastle.
It came as another national poll, Newspoll, showed Labor was within a single percentage point of its 50-50 result in the 2010 hung Parliament election - a 7-point improvement since Mr Rudd took over.
A Morgan poll released on Monday said Labor was now in front following Mr Rudd's return.
Victorians Richard Marles and Jacinta Collins were the clearest winners overall, with Mr Marles leap-frogging the ministry to go straight to cabinet as Trade Minister. Senator Collins has Mental Health and Ageing, which is also in cabinet.
Victoria's Kim Carr is also back as Industry and Innovation Minister in cabinet, along with fellow Rudd booster Joel Fitzgibbon, who returns to the top table with Agriculture.
The shuffle comes after several senior ministers - including Greg Combet, Stephen Conroy, Peter Garrett, Craig Emerson and Joe Ludwig - quit their positions in the wake of the Labor leadership ballot last Wednesday, after which Wayne Swan and of course Julia Gillard left.
Chris Bowen has already been sworn in as Treasurer and Anthony Albanese as Deputy Prime Minister following the resignation of Mr Swan.
Mr Rudd told reporters that the task of government was to ''keep the economy strong''.
''I have assembled today a strong economic team, one with vastly more experience and vastly more competence than those we face opposite,'' he said.


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Dierks Bentley-led 'Country Cares Concert' raises $476,000
Listen to Dierks Bentley on iHeartRadio
Dierks Bentley isn't just raising the spirits of people in his home state, he's raising a lot of money as well. The Phoenix-born country star was the headliner for Monday night's "Country Cares Concert," which brought in more than $476,000.
The money is going to the families of the 19 Arizona firefighters who were killed last month battling the Yarnell Hill blaze.
The Band Perry, Randy Houser, and David Nail also took part at the show. They performed for a capacity crowd in Prescott Valley, Arizona, including members of the fallen firefighters' families and the sole survivor from the Granite Mountain Hot Shots crew.
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Students at Northeastern Illinois University receive billing statements each semester and may review their account information at any time online.
Your Student Account
Detailed account information is available on the University's portal, NEIUport. After you login, select the appropriate term link in the "My Account" channel in the "Current Student" tab. This will bring you to the "Account Detail for Term" page, where you may view tuition and fee charges for the term, as well as financial aid that has (and has not yet) posted to your account. This will help you to determine what tuition and fee amounts remain due after financial aid funds are applied—or how much money may be refunded to you once these funds are applied.
A sample of the Account Detail for Term page:
A section of the page will contain your student account transactions for each semester you are enrolled. Some important points to review on this page include:
- All tuition and fee charges
- All financial aid posted to your student account
- Financial aid currently in "memo" or "authorized" status*
- Waiver credits, such as the parking waiver or the student insurance waiver
- All payments received
*Financial aid that has been awarded to you, but which has not yet posted to your account
If you have questions about the amounts listed, contact Financial Aid at (773) 442-5000 or Student Payment Services at (773) 442-5184.
Your Billing Statement
Billing statements are mailed out to all enrolled students each semester. A sample of a billing statement:
Some important information to review on your billing statement includes:
- Course information (found near the top)
- All tuition and fee charges
- All financial aid posted to your student account
- Financial aid currently in "memo" or "authorized" status*
- Waiver credits, such as the parking waiver or the student insurance waiver
- All payments received
*Financial aid that has been awarded to you, but which has not yet posted to your account
Toward the lower right corner of the billing statement, you will see Total Current Term Charges and Total Current Term Credits. This is a summary of your charges and credits for that semester. A little farther down you will see Current Term Balance, which indicates the amount (if any) still due for a given semester. These fields contain the most specific billing information and are the most useful in reviewing your student account.
Submitting Your Payment
Once you are familiar with your account information, establish a payment plan, if applicable. Be sure to note the payment due dates. Payment may be made in three to four installments each semester (for a $10 fee per semester.)
There are several convenient ways available for you to submit your payment:
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- Direct deposit to your bank account if you set up an account for electronic refunds. You can set this up via NEIUport
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A credit balance from excess federal student aid (FSA), also known as a Title IV credit balance, results when the total federal Title IV financial aid disbursed to a student's account for a specific loan period exceeds the charges for tuition, mandatory fees, and room and board contracted by the Northeastern Illinois University for the same loan period.
Title IV funds consist of federal student aid awarded from programs administered by the U.S. Department of Education. Title IV funds include federal Direct Subsidized and Direct Unsubsidized loans, Perkins loans, Direct Graduate PLUS loans, Direct Parent PLUS loans, Pell grants, and Supplemental Educational Opportunity grants (SEOG).
Title IV refunds will be automatically processed within 14 days of the application of the aid to the student's account, in accordance with federal regulations. The only exception is when a student has given specific written permission to hold all or a portion of the credit balance for additional coursework during the same loan period, within the limited circumstances permitted by federal regulations.
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The male and female cast for TUF 18 has now been released.
The male and female cast for TUF 18 has now been released.
3-2-0 Pro Fighter managed by TFL Sports Agency
Good luck to Grant, Holohan and Wooten.
The poster formally known as Steve_Langford.
Can't see past Shayna Baszler on the female side of the competition.
There's some real good fighters on the male side, probably the deepest talent pool on TUF in a long time. My picks for the semi-finals are Josh Hill, Paddy Holohan, Chris Holdsworth & either Rafael Freitas / Sirwan Kakai.
Good luck to Grant, Holohan, Wooten & Howarth.
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Wootang ftw
As a fellow swede Id say Hartsner is the bigger swedish talent in here. Wicked potential in that young man
Kakai will win this
If you didn't see it with your own eyes, or hear it with your own ears, don't invent it with your small mind and share it with your big mouth!
Grant wins in my opinion I bet your starving for this mate good luck.
Retired 2k and out.
Kakai has an upcoming fight with pancrase.. Sooo I doubt it..
Warrr davey grant n paddy holohan
Liam Bad Intentions James, pro mma uk featherweight!!
Can see Paddy Holohan going all the way in this!!


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Be it enacted by the Senate arid House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all of the right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the surface of the following described land (together with all buildings and other improvements thereon), such land and improvements having been declared excess to the needs of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, are hereby declared to be held by the United States in trust for the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, subject to the right of the United States, its successors or assigns to use the west 75 feet of the parcel for a road right-of-way so long as it is needed, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior, for such purposes: southwest quarter southwest quarter northwest quarter of section 21, township 150 north, range 90 west, of the fifth principal meridian, North Dakota, comprising 10 acres.
The Indian Claims Commission is directed to determine in accordance with the provisions of section 2 of the Act of August 13, 1946 (60 Stat. 1050), the extent to which the value of the title conveyed by this Act should or should not be set off against any claims against the United States determined by the Commission.
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Topic: Opportunity available to those interested
I was contacted by a producer name Lyle Dohl this week. He works for a company called Scott Free, owned by Ridley Scott. In 2011 Scott Free produced a documentary called "Life In A Day". Here is a clip from You Tube that you can view: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT_UmBHMYzg
This documentary inspired Joaquin Phoenix and Casey Affleck who are in the process of producing a new documentary which will feature
patients who are facing a terminal prognosis and have moved past the point where they are seeking treatment.
They were searching for information for the documentary and found our website and contacted me. Here is the information that Lyle sent to me.
"I'm searching for individuals in the Los Angeles area who are living with a terminal illness to be the subject in an untitled documentary series for cable television. Our verité documentary project is looking for compelling individuals, and the people surrounding them, who are open to sharing their story and hospice experience documented. Again, LA area is preferred, but if it's the right person, we're very open to talking.
Our approach uses very small crews with minimal equipment so as to be as unobtrusive as possible. The fly-on-the-wall method allows for authentic storytelling – our intention is to honor, celebrate and respect their life."
If you would be interesting in participating you can contact Lyle at firstname.lastname@example.com
The foundation is not involved in this project in any way. We are simply passing the information on to you. The information above is all the information we have. If you have any questions about the project you will need to contact Lyle.


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|2012-13 Women's Basketball
|Tiana Burley
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|Serena Clark
|Maria Bond
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|Cara Bowling
|Jasmine Kemp
|Ashley Miles
|Destiny Mitchell
|Full Roster
2014-15 Season: Recorded back-to-back double-figure games to begin the season with 14 points at UNCA (11/14) and 12 vs. High Point ... scored 14 points in 19 minutes of play at St. Francis (Pa.) (11/21) ... posted season-high 16 points at Indiana State (11/24) ... tallied 10 points, eight rebounds and four assists at Indiana (11/26) ... recorded 14 points, eight rebounds and four assists at Virginia Tech (11/29) ... scored 10 points vs. Iona (12/29) ... posted 14 points at Wofford (1/12) ... tallied 13 points and five rebounds vs. UNCG ... recorded 15 points and six rebounds vs. Wofford (1/24) ... scored 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds at Western Carolina (2/7) ... totaled 12 points and six rebounds vs. Furman (2/9) ... scored 10 points on Senior Day vs. Mercer (2/21) recorded first double-double of season with 12 points and 10 rebounds vs. Western Carolina (3/5) ... added nine points and three rebounds vs. NC State in the WNIT first round (3/20).
2013-14 Season: In her first start of the season, netted 10 points at App State (11/12) ... scored 12 points and grabbed four rebounds vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) (11/24) ... tallied a season and game-high 14 points at Kentucky (12/15) ... posted a career-high 18 points in a win vs. Indiana State (12/18) ... added 17 points vs. Chattanooga (12/21) ... recorded 11 points and eight rebounds vs. Northern Kentucky (1/4) ... added 10 points and five rebounds at FGCU (1/9) ... scored 11 points to go along with a career-high tying nine rebounds and a career-best four steals vs. USC Upstate (1/19) ... netted 11 points in a win vs. Kennesaw State (1/23) ... led the Bucs with 13 points vs. Mercer (1/25) ... tallied 13 points, seven rebounds and a career-high five assists in a win at North Florida (2/1) ... added 10 points and eight rebounds at Lipscomb (3/6) ... scored 12 points and recorded a game-high nine rebounds at NKU (3/8).
2012-13 Season: Played 11 minutes off the bench in the season opener at High Point (11/10), scoring two points (1-2 FG), grabbing one board and recording one assist... scored seven points and attacked the glass for a season-high seven rebounds at Chattanooga (11/17) ... just missed a double-double in the win at Morehead State on Dec. 2 ... finished with 10 points and tied a career high with nine rebounds against the Eagles ... recorded a career-high three steals against Appalachian State (12/18) ... scored 15 points, pulled down five rebounds, blocked three shots and had one steal off the bench at USC Upstate (1/2) ... scored nine points and pulled own five rebounds in her second start of the season at Lipscomb (1/5) ... added seven points against Stetson (1/14) ... posted 10 points and nine rebounds at Kennesaw State (1/19) ... stuffed the stat sheet with eight points, five rebounds, two assists, two blocks, and two steals at Mercer (1/21) ... totaled eight points and three rebounds vs. Lipscomb (2/2) ... came off the bench to score 12 points and grab seven rebounds at FGCU (2/11) ... added a career-high 17 points, including eight rebounds, at Jacksonville (2/23) ... recorded 11 points at North Florida (2/25) ... registered 11 points and five rebounds in an Atlantic Sun Championship quarterfinal loss to Stetson (3/6).
2011-12 Season: Saw action in 28 games for the Lady Bucs (11 starts) ... tied a career-high with 16 points and pulled down five rebounds vs. Belmont (1/19) ... pulled down a career-high nine rebounds at Jacksonville (1/14) ... led the team with 13 point in the Lady Bucs' setback vs. FGCU in the A-Sun tournament (2/29) … scored 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds vs. Mercer (1/7) ... tallied 12 points, four rebounds, and two blocks vs. UTC (12/22) ... scored a team-high 14 points and blocked a career-high three shots vs. Morehead State (12/20) ... made first collegiate start at FGCU (12/3) ... scored career-high 16 points and pulled down six rebounds in 26 minutes of work vs. the Eagles ... tallied seven points and four rebounds at Stetson (12/1) ... finished with seven points and six rebounds vs. MTSU (11/26) ... scored 13 points and grabbed six rebounds vs. Manhattan (11/19) ... played two minutes against Tennessee Tech (11/11).
High School: A 5-foot-10 guard/forward … hails from Northeast High School where she lettered in both basketball and cross country for the Raiders … for her career, Bond not only broke three school records, but she also averaged a double-double as she posted an impressive 21 points and 10 rebounds in four years of play … Bond, the Raiders' all-time leading scorer with 1,925 career points, also set school records for three-pointers made in a game (7) and most points scored as a freshman in a single game (27) … averaged 22 points, 12 rebounds and seven blocks during her senior season en route to being named Player of the Year in her region, while also guiding the Raiders to the regional championship in both her sophomore and senior seasons … ranked 10th out of 153 students in her graduating class.
Personal: Born November 24, 1992 … daughter of Wenald Bond and Verna S. Green … plans to major in biology.


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McMaster to assist USC development, alumni relations
Former state Attorney General Henry McMaster will join the University of South Carolina as a senior advisor to assist in development, fund-raising and alumni relations.
McMaster, who served as the state's attorney general from 2003-11, has agreed to help USC achieve its institutional development plans, including the effort now under way to re-engage alumni and raise funds for the law school, Michelle Dodenhoff, USC vice president for development and alumni relations, said Monday (Feb. 21).
"Achieving our ambitious goals is a major challenge," Dodenhoff said. "To reach our milestones, we need leaders who can help us raise funds and re-engage key alumni groups. Henry McMaster is an established and recognized leader who brings a wealth of experience and contacts with USC alumni, donors and friends. His assistance will be invaluable."
McMaster, a Columbia native, earned a bachelor's degree in history from USC in 1969 and a J.D. from USC's law school in 1973. He served as a legislative aide to U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond before entering private practice in Columbia in 1974 with Tompkins and McMaster. In 1981, he was appointed U.S. attorney for South Carolina by former President Ronald Reagan, a post he held until 1985. He practiced defense litigation until taking office as attorney general.


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FLORENCE – Francis Marion University officials formally dedicated Griffin Athletic Complex on Monday.
John Sparrow, benefactor; Gerald R. Griffin, retired FMU athletic director; William W. Coleman Jr., member of the FMU Board of Trustees; Murray G. Hartzler, FMU director of athletics; Michael G. Hawkins, associate athletic director; and "Spyder" Webb, athletic trainer; were honored at the Griffin Athletic Complex Dedication Ceremony.
Honorees were as follows:
John Sparrow, philanthropist (Sparrow Stadium): Partner, Sparrow & Kennedy Tractor Company. Through the years, the Sparrow family has supported FMU through scholarships and endowed faculty chairs. Their gift to honor Henry Booker Sparrow and Nellie Cooke Sparrow is a further example of their dedication to FMU and will provide a state-of-the-art facility for student athletes and the community for generations to come.
Gerald R. Griffin, retired FMU athletic director (Griffin Athletic Complex): FMU Baseball Coach, 1972-2000. FMU Athletic Director, 1973-2000. 730 career victories, 22 seasons with 20-plus wins. Led FMU Athletics through transition from NAIA to NCAA and program grew from 7 to 14 teams.
W. Coleman, FMU Trustee, Class of 1971 (Lake Coleman): Partner in Coleman & Wise Commercial Realty, founding CEO of Florence County National Bank. 1971 FMU graduate, B.S. Education. Member of the FMU Board of Trustee, 1988-present, two terms as chair. Member of FMU Foundation Board, 1988-present. FMU Distinguished Alumnus, 1991-92. Serves on numerous community boards and committees.)
Murray Hartzler, FMU Athletic Director (Hartzler Soccer Field): FMU Soccer Coach, 1994-2006. FMU Athletic Director, 2000-present. Served 23 seasons as head coach at collegiate level. Under his leadership, FMU Student Athletes consistently excel academically and athletically, with high grade point averages and post-season competitions. During his tenure as athletic director, the men's golf and women's soccer programs moved to NCAA Division I status.
Michael G. Hawkins, associate athletic director (Hawkins Press Box): FMU Sports Information Director, 1985-present. Associate Athletic Director, 2006-present. 1985 FMU graduate with B.S. in mathematics. Has earned the respect of colleagues, peers and media throughout the state and conference. A long-time Patriot, Michael's father was a founding member of the FMU faculty.
Marion "Spyder" Webb, athletic trainer (Webb Plaza): FMU Head Athletic Trainer, 1976-present. Florence native, graduated from FMU in 1978 with a B.S. in political science. Has mentored thousands of athletes through the decades and works with the Seattle Mariners during the summer.