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Riverton • Only one player reached double digits in scoring for the Riverton girls' basketball team during Tuesday's game against American Fork.
Funny thing is, that's exactly the way the Silverwolves like it.
Riverton avenged one of its region losses and pulled even with American Fork for second place in the standings with a 48-34 victory. Jamie Smith scored 11 points to lead the Silverwolves, while four others scored at least six points.
"We play as a team and feed off each other," Smith said. "We all score evenly. We'll be looking for one person and pass it off, then someone else will get hot. We all build off each other. It's an awesome feeling to play that way."
At the start, however, both teams were ice cold. American Fork (6-2, 16-4) was scoreless through the first four minutes of the game, while Riverton (6-2, 17-2) didn't get its first points until Gerika Ballard's basket five minutes into the contest.
While the points began flowing for Riverton late in the first quarter, American Fork struggled to keep up. The Silverwolves had put together a 26-10 run to end the half and led by 10 points (28-18) at the break.
"Both teams started slow," Riverton coach Ron Ence said. "Any team that gets down needs to take a deep breath, not panic and chip away. We kept our composure playing one of the top teams in the state."
Riverton maintained a double-digit lead throughout the second half, but Erin Bergeson's basket at the third-quarter buzzer pulled American Fork within 36-26. The Silverwolves answered with a 12-2 run to start the fourth quarter, with several players getting their opportunity to contribute.
"We're certainly one of those teams that count on a contribution from eight to nine players," Ence said. "I don't have an iron five. It's a good win because American Fork is so fast and talented. I think they're one of the best shooting teams in all of 5A. Their coach knows where to put them on the floor."
Riverton's defense had a lot to do with American Fork's inability to score. After combining for 28 points in their first region meeting, Cavemen post players Amy Bergeson and Maile Richardson totaled just two points in the rematch. Ballard and Whitney Saunders helped control the paint for Riverton.
"They're a good team, but we stepped up and played good trap defense," Smith said. "We had nothing to lose. We're hoping to get a higher seed for playoffs."
Ballard had six points and 12 rebounds for Riverton, while Mallory Bostic scored nine points, Saunders eight and Elyssa Marchant six. Cassidy Fraughton had nine points and eight rebounds to lead American Fork. Bergeson and Richardson combined for 13 rebounds, although their points were limited.


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Hypercalcemia is too much calcium in the blood.
Calcium is important to many body functions, including:
- Bone formation
- Hormone release
- Muscle contraction
- Nerve and brain function
Parathyroid hormone (PTH) and vitamin D help manage calcium balance in the body. PTH is made by the parathyroid glands -- four small glands located in the neck behind the thyroid gland. Vitamin D is obtained when the skin is exposed to sunlight, and from dietary sources such as:
- Egg yolks
- Fish
- Fortified cereals
- Fortified dairy products
Primary hyperparathyroidism is the most common cause of hypercalcemia. It is due to excess PTH release by the parathyroid glands. This excess occurs due to an enlargement of one or more of the parathyroid glands, or a growth (usually not cancer) on one of the glands.
Other medical conditions can also cause hypercalcemia:
- Adrenal gland failure
- An inherited condition that affects the body's ability to regulate calcium (familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia)
- Being bedbound (or not being able to move) for a long period of time
- Calcium excess in the diet (called milk-alkali syndrome, usually due to at least 2,000 milligrams of calcium per day)
- Hyperthyroidism
- Kidney failure
- Medications such as lithium and thiazide diuretics (water pills)
- Some cancerous tumors (for example, lung cancers, breast cancer)
- Vitamin D excess (hypervitaminosis D) from diet or inflammatory diseases
Hypercalcemia affects less than 1 percent of the population. The ability to measure blood calcium since the 1960s has improved detection. Today, the condition is diagnosed at an early stageso most patients with hypercalcemia have no symptoms.
Women over age 50 are most likely to have hypercalcemia, usually due to primary hyperparathyroidism.
Abdominal symptoms:
- Constipation
- Nausea
- Pain
- Poor appetite
- Vomiting
Kidney symptoms:
Muscle symptoms:
Psychological symptoms:
Skeletal symptoms:
- Bone pain
- Bowing of the shoulders
- Fractures due to disease (pathological fractures)
- Loss of height
- Spinal column curvature
Exams and Tests
- Serum calcium
- Serum PTH
- Serum PTHrP (PTH-related protein)
- Serum vitamin D level
- Urine calcium
Treatment isaimed at the cause of hypercalcemia whenever possible. In people with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT), surgery may be needed to remove the abnormal parathyroid gland and cure the hypercalcemia.
However, ifthe hypercalcemiais mild, your health care provider will offer you the option of monitoring your condition closely over time.
Severe hypercalcemia that causes symptoms and requires a hospital stay is treated with the following:
- Calcitonin
- Dialysis
- Diuretic medication, such as furosemide
- Drugs that stop bone breakdown and absorption by the body, such as pamidronate or etidronate (bisphosphonates)
- Fluids through a vein (intravenous fluids)
- Glucocorticoids (steroids)
Outlook (Prognosis)
How well you do depends on the cause of hypercalcemia. Patients with mild hyperparathyroidism or hypercalcemia with a treatable cause do well and usually do not have complications.
Patients with hypercalcemia due to conditions such as cancer or granulomatous disease may not do well, but this is usually due to the disease itself, rather than the hypercalcemia.
Possible Complications
- Pancreatitis
- Peptic ulcer disease
- Calcium deposits in the kidney (nephrocalcinosis)
- Dehydration
- High blood pressure
- Kidney failure
- Kidney stones
- Depression
- Difficulty concentrating or thinking
- Bone cysts
- Fractures
- Osteoporosis
These complications of long-term hypercalcemia are uncommon today.
When to Contact a Medical Professional
Contact your physician or health care provider if you have:
- Family history of hypercalcemia
- Family history of hyperparathyroidism
- Symptoms of hypercalcemia
Most causes of hypercalcemia cannot be prevented. Women over age 50 should see their health care provider regularly and have their blood calcium level checked if they have symptoms of hypercalcemia.
You can avoid hypercalcemia from calcium and vitamin D supplements by contacting your health care provider for advice about the dose if you are taking supplements without a prescription.
Bringhurst R, Demay MB, Kronenberg HM. Hormones and disorders of mineral metabolism. In: Williams Textbook of Endocrinology. 11th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2008:chap 27.
Wysolmerski JJ, Insogna KL. The parathyroid glands, hypercalcemia, and hypocalcemia. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 266.
Review Date: 3/22/2012
Reviewed By: Shehzad Topiwala, MD, Chief Consultant Endocrinologist, Premier Medical Associates, The Villages, FL. Review Provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M. Health Solutions, Ebix, Inc.


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How Alabama and Penn State Met in the 1979 Sugar Bowl "Everything coach told us turned out to be right - except the vote," said Alabama linebacker Barry Krauss of the 1978 bowl sequence. "He said we had to beat Ohio State convincingly. He said Oklahoma would lose, Michigan would lose, and Notre Dame would beat Texas. We just looked at him, feeling it couldn't all happen like he said. Damn if it didn't."
"Man, I was driving home; sure we'd be national champions. Then we go and get ripped off."
The victory Bear Bryant forecast for the fifth-ranked Irish over No. 1 Texas catapulted Notre Dame into the top spot in both polls while Alabama inched to No. 2, forcing a lot of fans to wonder if the pollsters voted for the name rather than the game. It was fair to speculate that had the positions been reversed - Notre Dame No. 3 and Alabama No. 5 before the bowls - and if the Tide beat No. 1 Texas 38-10, it would not have leapfrogged the Irish to the top.
It must have frustrated the man many considered the best collegiate coach of all time. Bryant had won three Associated Press national championships, four in United Press International. But Notre Dame was directly responsible for Bear not having an incredible seven AP No. 1's.
In 1966, Notre Dame had been voted No. 1 despite a 10-10 tie with Michigan State and despite Alabama's 11-0 record. Now the Irish had leapfrogged over Alabama to No. 1 despite the Tide's slaughter of Ohio State. The Irish beat him, 24-23, in the 1973 Sugar Bowl, and then upset him, 13-11, in the 1975 Orange Bowl.
There was a change in the masthead of the Mid-Winter Sports Association. The name was formally changed. No one bothered to call it anything but the Sugar Bowl, so after 44 years the membership gave up the ghost. The Sugar Bowl was now the Sugar Bowl.
An odd thing occurred in 1978 as the season opened and the time came to choose the participants for the Sugar Bowl: The weaknesses in the SEC-Sugar Bowl contract caught up with Alabama's Bear Bryant. After beating Nebraska and Missouri, the Crimson Tide lost 24-14 to Southern California in a game Bryant would say was "worse than the score." The loss was damaging to the Sugar Bowl because 'Bama was the SEC's best chance for a No. 1 team and, thus, the attraction for the highest-ranked opponent on January 1.
Georgia, which lost one early season non-conference game, was knocking on the Sugar's door most of the season. The Bulldogs were not a bad team but had little chance at No. 1. But they held the inside track for the Sugar Bowl. Bryant, it seemed had written himself out of the Sugar Bowl. His Crimson Tide improved and continued to improve after the USC loss, rising to No. 3 in the polls. In some way, Bryant had to be able to play No. 1 Penn State in order to have a shot at a national championship. With the Big Eight tie-up in the Orange Bowl and the SWC tie-up with the Cotton Bowl, the Sugar was the only major bowl in which a pairing could occur.
When the original contract between the SEC and Sugar Bowl was drawn up, Bryant influenced the formula for selecting the conference representative. As the perennial champion, and because he wanted the freedom to go elsewhere on occasion, it was agreed in the event there was a tie for the conference title, the "most recent appearance" rule would prevail. That is, the team last appearing in the Sugar Bowl was free to go to another bowl. Alabama's better overall record would not come into play as the Sugar Bowl had less say in the representative than either the Orange or Cotton Bowls.
All Georgia had to do was beat Auburn to tie 'Bama for the conference championship and the Bulldogs would host the Sugar Bowl, probably against Oklahoma. There was some talk of matching Penn State and Alabama in the Gator Bowl, but nothing came of it. Nothing had to.
Penn State Head Coach Joe Paterno had never won a national championship, nor had Penn State in 92 years of playing the game. He let the Sugar in on a secret. Penn State seemed ready to play in Miami, but Paterno allowed that should Missouri upset Nebraska and should Auburn beat Georgia, which would put Alabama in the Sugar, he wanted to play the Crimson Tide.
Sure enough, Missouri beat Nebraska, and Auburn and Georgia tied. After the Lions beat Pittsburgh and the Tide defeated Auburn, Alabama moved up a notch in the polls. The Sugar Bowl found itself with the No. 1 and No. 2 teams, only the fifth time this had happened in postseason football.
Why would Paterno look for the toughest foe? The answer was he had a team that could look anyone in the eye and not blink. The Penn State defense gave up an average of 54.5 yards rushing while quarterback Chuck Fusina, second in the Heisman Trophy balloting, directed an offense that averaged almost 31 points a game.
Paterno, unlike Bryant, did not believe winning a national championship was as important as the challenge of playing for a national championship. "This is my third 11-0 team," Paterno said in indirect reference to what seemed to be a prejudice by voters against Eastern football.
Paterno reiterated his fundamental belief in the chase for the title. "I think the important thing is that we have an opportunity to go for it," said Paterno. "Certainly it is important to have goals to attain." The talented quarterback Fusina echoed his coach. "We want to be No. 1," he offered, "and we're going to work as hard as possible. But it's not everything...If we don't win a national championship; I won't feel the four years are a waste. There are a lot of things other than national championships. It's not life or death."
Alabama's aspirations were clearly more single-minded. "Sure, I'd like to win another national championship," growled Bryant. "Every year I want that to be our goal and the objective of our team. Every day when they come in that's what we talk about. We write it down and we talk about how we're going to get there." "It is," said Barry Krauss, "the reason a lot of us came here."
Bryant and Paterno were, of course, more concentrated with each other's teams. Bryant characterized his Alabama squad as "a bunch of average players who don't know they're not supposed to be able to play as well as they do." The figures backed Bear up. Uncharacteristically, this Crimson Tide team was not a reckoning force, particularly on defense where it surrendered 309.2 yards of total offense a game. "We used to not give up that much yardage in a season," moaned Bryant.
The thought came up that perhaps a replay of the 1978 bowl season could occur. If Alabama beat Penn State and 3rd-ranked USC (early season conquerors of Alabama) beat Michigan badly in the Rose Bowl, then the Trojans could rise to No. 1.
Tide defensive tackle Marty Lyons seemed self-assured. "If we beat the No. 1 team in the nation," he said, "...they're 11-0 and no one else could beat them. That has to say something for us...We weren't brought here to play football for the fun of it. We were brought here for achievement."
Recap excerpted from the book "Sugar Bowl Classic: A History" by Marty Mulé, who covered the game and the organization for decades for the New Orleans Times-Picayune.


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Brevard, N.C. - Brevard College Head Football Coach Paul Hamilton is pleased to release the 2013 BC football schedule.
Brevard College will play 11 times in the 2013 season, highlighted by games with Division I FCS opponents Presbyterian College and Liberty University.
The Tornados will play four home games at Brevard Memorial Stadium in Brevard, N.C., including their October 26 game with Catawba College, which will be televised locally by ABC (WMYA, Channel 40). The Tornados will also be on the road for seven games in 2013.
BC opens the season on the road in Clinton, S.C. as the Tornados play Presbyterian College for the second time in as many seasons. The Tornados will take on the Blue Hose at Bailey Memorial Stadium on September 7.
The following week the Tornados will travel to Charlotte, N.C. to play College of Faith on September 14 in the first-ever meeting between the two programs.
BC opens South Atlantic Conference play a week later against Carson-Newman College as the Tornados travel to Burke-Tarr Stadium to take on the Eagles in their SAC opener on September 21.
The Tornados open their home slate at Brevard Memorial Stadium the following weekend as BC hosts North Greenville University in nonconference action on September 28.
The Lenoir-Rhyne Bears welcome the Tornados to Moretz Stadium on October 5 before BC hosts Mars Hill College on October 12.
The Tornados close out the month of October with a pair of conference matchups, first on the road at Wingate University on October 19 and with a home contest against Catawba College on October 26. The game with the Indians will be televised by ABC, with kickoff scheduled for 5 p.m.
The Tornados finish their 2013 conference schedule with a trip to Newberry College to play the Wolves on November 2 and their final home game against the Pioneers of Tusculum College on November 9.
The Tornados will wrap their 2013 campaign with a trip to Lynchburg, Va. to play FCS opponent Liberty University on November 16.
For more information on the Brevard College football program, as well as all BC Tornados Athletics, visit our website at www.BCTornados.com.


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A Tale of Two Castles
Elodie apprentices with a dragon as a spy/detective-in-the-making and unravels the plot of an evil Princess who tries to assassinate both her father the King and a kindly Ogre Lord. Elodie is a young girl who wants to be an apprentice �mansioner� or actor. She travels to the city of Two Castles which is the capital of the kingdom of Lepai. There, she plans on attending Guild Week, which is a week where masters from across the kingdom arrive in Two Castle...
Ella Enchanted
Ella is a girl with a very unusual gift, the gift of obedience, given to her by the fairy Lucinda at her birth. Ella must do whatever she is told which becomes very difficult when she is shipped off to Finishing School with her evil step sisters. This is where Hattie gets Ella to be her slave. Ella soon befriends Char, prince of the kingdom, and finds herself falling in love. Strong and determined Ella goes out to find Lucinda, the fairy, so Lucinda can...
Abandoned as an infant, Aza lives with her adoptive family at the inn they run in the kingdom of Ayortha. Considered ugly, with her pale complexion, blood red lips, black hair, and large frame, the taunting and gawking of the inn patrons causes Aza to shy away from others and feel self-concious. Her only reprieve comes from singing - in a land where song is an integral part of society, Aza's voice is an undeniable gift. When tending to a guest room one d...
The Two Princesses of Bamarre
Sixteen-year-old Addie and her sister Meryl are the two daughters of the king of Bamarre, a magical kingdom. Years ago, they lost their mother to the Gray Death, a horrible disease that strikes suddenly and with no hope of recovery. Now brave, adventurous Meryl hopes to grow up to have great adventures and, most especially, to find a cure for the Gray Death. Unlike her older sister, shy Addie is timid and afraid. Yet it is Meryl who falls ill with the G...
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Wilma, an unpopular kid at Claverford, gives an old lady her seat on the subway; the old lady turns out to be a fairy and gives Wilma one wish. Wilma wishes to be the most popular kid at Claverford, gets her wish, and is loving being popular, she has friends, everyone loves her, and she even has a boyfriend for the first time in her life. Then she remembers that she graduates from Claverford in two or three weeks! Will Wilma stay popular at high school o...


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Co-Owner of www.AddictedMMA.com and massive MMA Addict!
I thought George Thomas was supposed to be the next big thing...
George has skills. He's 18 and still has plenty of time on his side. I saw him at UIC in Feb and he was impressive.
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All submissions so far. Nice.
'Go read a fucking book, you piece of shit.'
wheres the full card peeps ?
Doesn't have a signature anymore
I think it should be legal to break a beer bottle over someones head if they say :-
"swinging for the fences"
"top of the food chain bjj/wrestling/mt etc"
Doesn't have a signature anymore
If he's the kid that Paul Rogers fought then he could be good because Pauls a talented fighter also. When Paul turns pro he'll be at flyweight and will immediately be able to mix with the top 15 IMO.
Lew Long is looking great going in to the 3rd round.
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He may well be. It was an amateur fight, this is where you pick up experience regardless of w/l. Too many people worrying about the w. too many kids going pro too soon. A kid losing at amateur isn't the end of the world.


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madness of Christmas shopping Sunday by attending a concert by
Lindsey Wilson College Professor of Music Robert Reynolds.
Reynolds will give a concert of the music of J.S. Bach,
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When Katherine Bicer was four years old, her little brother was born with a serious health problem. He had an intestinal disease and a dire prognosis. In the middle of the night, he needed emergency care that was unavailable at the local hospital. There was no time to waste, so the hospital called for a helicopter and the tiny patient was quickly swept off to a team of waiting surgeons at another hospital. Little did Katherine know then that 25 years later, she would be instrumental in making sure those helicopters work as fast and reliably as possible.
Helicopters Used in Disaster Relief and National Defense
"I work on engine parts for helicopters like Black Hawks, Seahawks, and Apaches," says Katherine. "I do mechanical and materials engineering—although at GE, where I work, I'm called a Life Management Engineer, which basically means that I analyze the working life span of the moving parts inside our engines."
Katherine's work is very important—critical to national security and to public health and safety. Helicopters are indispensable in disaster relief, emergency medical transport, cargo transport, and for all kinds of military uses. "Helicopters often mean the difference between life and death," says Katherine, "and I know that from personal experience."
A Roundabout Route to Engineering
Today, Katherine's brother is doing just fine and attends medical school. But Katherine's own career journey was less direct. "When I was in high school, I was particularly good in chemistry, but I never thought much about it. Then, believe it or not, I saw a hallway poster one day that said, "Why not a career in chemistry?" And I thought, "Why not?"
After getting a degree in chemistry, Katherine became interested in archeology. "I wanted to look at ways you could use chemistry to understand archeological artifacts." She found a master's program that focused on archeological materials, and that led her to materials science and materials engineering. "Materials," she says, "are anything that's solid, tangible, like the rubber soles on your shoes, the plastic in your water bottle . . . really, materials are just about everything that you can touch."
Everything from Helicopter Blades to Chewing Gum
There are natural materials, like the bark of a tree, and engineered materials, like plastic. Katherine works on engineered materials. She says, "Materials are really cool because they fill all kinds of needs. For example, sometime in the past, somebody noticed that the gum she was chewing did not hold its flavor very long. You can bet it was a materials engineer who came up with a new gum that kept its flavor. On the more serious side, let's say someone needs a helicopter to fly higher or faster than it does today. It's up to people like me to find the materials that can take the heat and stress that that kind of performance would put on the helicopter engine."
Katherine has an adventurous streak. She's taken trapeze lessons and considered skydiving, but oddly enough, unlike her younger brother, she has never taken a helicopter ride!
Meet more materials engineers >
Major funding for Engineer Your Life provided by The National Science Foundation and Northrop Grumman Foundation. Additional funding provided by Stephen D. Bechtel, Jr and the United Engineering Foundation (ASCE, ASME, AIChE, IEEE, AIME).


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The RV David Folger has arrived.
We hopped on board the College's new research vessel as it entered Lake Champlain at Whitehall, New York, for the final leg of its transoceanic journey from Vancouver, British Columbia. The arrival of the Folger was keenly anticipated, as the vessel has already been prepped for use in four science courses this fall semester; the boat will be officially dedicated on October 20.
Here, we offer a glimpse of the many features of Middlebury's floating laboratory on Lake Champlain:
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GSA Presents FY 2010 Capital Investment and Leasing Program to House
PBS Commissioner Costa Says Plan Would Improve Federal Building Efficiency
July 8, 2009
Contacts: Susan Sylvester, 202-501-1231
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. General Services Administration today presented Congress with its plan to make critical investments in the federal infrastructure to both reduce the government's energy consumption and keep federal buildings well-maintained and running efficiently.
GSA Public Buildings Service Acting Commissioner Anthony E. Costa testified before the House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management on the fiscal year 2010 Capital Investment and Leasing Program.
"We believe these projects are the ones that will best meet the needs of our customer agencies," Costa said, detailing the $1.19 billion program. "We estimate annual energy savings at 366 billion BTUs and $6 million resulting from projects funded with this request in FY 2010."
The Capital Investment and Leasing Program will fund repairs and alterations, new construction, and leasing programs in FY 2010, including state-of-the-art efficiency upgrades through the High-Performance Green Buildings Program.
GSA's High-Performance Green Building Program will deliver lasting progress toward modernizing our nation's infrastructure, reducing the federal government's consumption of energy and water, and increasing our use of clean and renewable sources of energy.
GSA provides a centralized delivery system of products and services to the federal government, leveraging its enormous buying power to get the best value for taxpayers.
Founded in 1949, GSA manages more than 11 percent of the government's total procurement dollars and $24 billion in federal assets, including 8,600 government-owned or leased buildings and 213,000 vehicles.
- GSA helps preserve our past and define our future, as a steward of more than 480 historic properties, and as manager of USA.gov, the official portal to federal government information and services.
- GSA's mission to provide superior workplaces, expert technology solutions, acquisition services, purchasing and E-Gov travel solutions and management policies, at best value, allows federal agencies to focus on their core missions.
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The Best Dressed Men of the 2013 Oscars
KEVIN HARTER, FASHION DIRECTOR AT BLOOMINGDALE'S: In the beginning, it was all about the black shoe. A guy only needed a couple of great-looking black wing tips in his closet to go with his work suit and he was set.
NICOLE BLACK, OWNER OF BLACKBIRD, SEATTLE: Back then, if a guy was wearing jeans, he was wearing sneakers, not boots. Sneakers. Like, Pumas.
Lace-up wingtip shoe ($595) by Tod's
SID MASHBURN, OWNER OF SID MASHBURN, ATLANTA: That was the era of the square-toe shoe. God, the square-toe shoe was horrible. I was there! I had a pair of square-toed boots from Gucci, and at the time they looked pretty cool, but boy did they date the heck out of themselves quickly.
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The next point with Gallatin was to get the meeting dissolved.
Serre and Badollet are only remembered from their connection with Gallatin.
I fear that Mrs. Gallatin will not go; she is afraid to leave the children, who have all had slight indispositions.
Gallatin brought no prudishness and no orthodoxy in his Genevese baggage.
After much debate, which Marshall led, Gallatin fighting by his side, the bill was passed by a heavy majority.
In February, 1786, Gallatin made his permanent abode at his new home.
Mr. Gallatin followed the evolutions of French politics with interest.
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The Prophet Moses (pbuh)
A Man of Faith in the Palace
Despite the miracles Allah granted to the Prophet Moses (pbuh), Pharaoh and his inner circle resisted the Prophet Moses (pbuh). They insisted on denying the truth, due to their arrogance and obstinacy, and went to such lengths as to say the lie that the Prophet Moses (pbuh) was a magician who performed a spell. Furthermore, they devised new plans to subject the Prophet Moses (pbuh) and his adherents to more severe torture and oppression. Surely this was a consequence of their failure to exercise their intelligence. They were unable to grasp that Allah would never let something happen against His sincere servants and that they were defeated from the very first beginning. Allah relates the traps set by these people in question as follows:
We sent Moses with Our Signs and clear authority to Pharaoh, Haman and Karun. But they said, "A lying magician." When he brought them the truth from Us they said, "Slaughter the sons of those who have faith with him but let their women live." The stratagems of the unbelievers are nothing but errors. Pharaoh said, "Let me kill Moses and let him call upon his Lord! I am afraid that he may change your religion and bring about corruption in the land." Moses said, "I seek refuge in my Lord and your Lord from every proud man who does not believe in the Day of Reckoning." (Surah Ghafir: 23-27)
Pharaoh, with his foolish mind, even planned to martyre the Prophet Moses (pbuh) in order to hinder this blessed person's struggle. He was committed to preventing the establishment of a new order in the land of Egypt which would hinder his further enrichment. If the Prophet Moses (pbuh) were to attain more power, Pharaoh would not be able to rule over the Egyptian people as he desired. That is why he tried to justify martyring the Prophet Moses (pbuh) by telling the lie that the Prophet Moses' (pbuh) intentions were solely evil. However, this time Allah sent a person from the family of Pharaoh who supported the Prophet Moses (pbuh) and this believing person objected to Pharaoh's cruelties:
A man among Pharaoh's people who had faith, but kept his faith concealed, said, "Are you going to kill a man for saying 'My Lord is Allah' when he has brought you Clear Signs from your Lord? If he is telling a lie, be it on his own head. But if he is telling the truth, then some of what he is promising you will certainly happen to you. Allah does not guide any unbridled inveterate liar. My people! The kingdom is yours today, as masters in the land, but who will help us against Allah's violent force, if it comes upon us?"
Pharaoh said, "I only show you what I see myself and I only guide you to the path of rectitude."
The man who had faith said, "My people! I fear for you a fate like that of the factions (of old), the same as happened to the people of Noah and 'Ad and Thamud and those who followed after them. Allah does not want any injustice for His servants. My people! I fear for you the Day of Calling Out, the Day when you will turn your backs in flight, having no one to protect you from Allah. Whoever Allah misguides will have no guide. Joseph brought you the Clear Signs before, but you never stopped doubting what he brought to you to the extent that when he died, you said, 'Allah will never send another Messenger after him' That is how Allah misguides those who are unbridled and full of doubt."
Those who argue about the Signs of Allah without any authority coming to them do something hateful in the Sight of Allah and in the sight of the people who believe. That is how Allah seals up the heart of every arrogant oppressor. (Surah Ghafir: 28-35)
The warning from the believer in the palace did not affect Pharaoh, whose heart was filled with arrogance and blinded in denial. In order to render his words ineffective, he tried to, witlessly ridicule this Muslim who had warned him and all the people of Egypt. Unwisely in a derisive manner, Pharaoh turned to his assistant Haman, asking him to build a tower:
Pharaoh said, "Haman, build me a tower so that perhaps I may gain means of access, access to the heavens, so that I can look on Moses' God. Truly I think he is a liar." That is how Pharaoh's evil actions were made attractive to him and he debarred others from the path. Pharaoh's scheming led to nothing but ruin. (Surah Ghafir: 36-37)
Surely this is an indication of the great perversion of Pharaoh and his being utterly bereft of exercising his wisdom. He did not grasp the importance of the message, that is, the obvious existence and oneness of Allah, communicated by the Prophet Moses (pbuh). Pharaoh, mindlessly, thought that Allah was solely up in the air and in his own opinion, derisively contradicted the Prophet Moses (pbuh). The fact is, however, Allah is beyond time and space. Our Lord Who created Pharaoh and all the fortune he possessed and the Creator of the entire universe and everything in it encompasses everywhere. Throughout the history countless people who possessed the mentality of Pharaoh and did not correct their attitudes lived and each one of them were openly defeated in the face of Allah's superior Might. It was based on this premise of his own foolish mind that he founded his denial of the Prophet Moses (pbuh).
Call to the way of your Lord with wisdom and fair admonition, and argue with them in the kindest way. Your Lord knows best who is misquided from His way. And He knows best who are guided. (Surat an-Nahl: 125)
Recognizing the error of Pharaoh's understanding, the believer from Pharaoh's family, who had concealed his belief, started to explain the existence of Allah and the Hereafter to Pharaoh and his people. He warned them against a never-ending torment. He summoned them to the right way and pleaded them to follow him:
The man who believed said, "My people! Follow me and I will guide you to the path of rectitude. My people! The life of the earth is only fleeting enjoyment. It is the Hereafter, which is the abode of permanence. Whoever does an evil act will only be repaid with its equivalent. But whoever acts rightly, male or female, being a believer, such a person will enter Paradise, provided for in it without any reckoning. My people! How is it that I call you to salvation while you call me to the Fire? You call me to reject Allah and to associate something with Him about which I have no knowledge, while I call you to the Almighty, the Endlessly Forgiving. There is no question that what you call me to has no foundation neither in the world nor the Hereafter, that our return is to Allah, and that the profligate will be Companions of the Fire. You will remember what I say to you. I consign my affair completely to Allah. Truly Allah sees His servants."
So Allah safeguarded him from the evil things they plotted and a most evil torment engulfed Pharaoh's people. (Surah Ghafir: 38-45)
Pharaoh and his companions did not heed the warnings of this devout believer who was from among them. Nevertheless, in return for their denial and their arrogance, a great torment awaited them, for they did not repent and correct their behaviors.
The Name 'Haman' in the Qur'an Is Also Mentioned in the Ancient Egyptian Inscriptions
Some of the information the Qur'an provides about ancient Egypt reveals many historical facts that were not disclosed until recently. This information also indicates that every word in the Qur'an is used in accordance with Divine reason.
"Haman" is another person, along with Pharaoh, whose name is mentioned in the Qur'an. In six separate verses, Haman is referred to as one of the closest men to Pharaoh.
Surprisingly however, we never encounter the name of Haman in that section of the Torah where the life of the Prophet Moses (pbuh) is related. However, there is reference to Haman in the latter chapters of the Bible, as the counselor of a Babylonian king, who lived approximately 1100 years after Pharaoh, and who was notorious for his cruelty against Jews.
Some non-Muslims, who claim the Qur'an to be a compilation of the Bible by the Prophet Muhammad (May Allah bless him and grant him peace), allege the fallacy that the Prophet (May Allah bless him and grant him peace) incorrectly copied some of the material from the Bible into the Qur'an.
However, this claim has been proven to be groundless, thanks to the decipherment of the Egyptian hieroglyphic alphabet approximately 200 years ago.
Through this achievement, the name "Haman" was found in the ancient Egyptian inscriptions.
Until then, the writings and scrolls in the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs had remained unread. The language of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs had remained in use for many centuries, but with the spread of Christianity, and its ultimate cultural influence in the 2nd and 3rd centuries A.D, brought an end to the knowledge of it. The last example of the hieroglyphic writing known to us was a scroll dated 394 A.D. After this date, hieroglyphic had become an extinct language, leaving behind no one who could speak it until the 19th century.2
The mystery of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs was solved only in 1799, by the discovery of the Rosetta Stone, which dated back to 196 B.C. The use of three different languages made this stone decipherable: hieroglyphic, demotic (a simplified form of hieroglyphics used by the ordinary literate class) and Greek. The ancient Egyptian writings were decoded mainly by the help of the Greek script. The transcription was completed by a Frenchman, Jean-François Champollion, and an extinct language, as well as the history conveyed by it, had finally been brought to light. Thus, ancient Egyptian civilization, representing an entirely different religion and social life, was resurrected.3
Thanks to the decoding of hieroglyphic, we also attained an essential piece of information related to our subject: the name of "Haman" was indeed mentioned in the Egyptian texts. This name was inscribed on a monument displayed today in the Hof Museum of Vienna. The inscription also stressed the nearness of Haman to Pharaoh.4In the Dictionary of Personal Names of the New Kingdom, a dictionary based on the information gathered from a complete collection of scrolls, Haman is mentioned as "the chief of workers in the stone-quarries."5
Unlike the claims of its opponents, Haman was a person that had lived in Egypt at the time of the Prophet Moses (pbuh), just as was indicated in the Qur'an. Again, as mentioned in the Qur'an, he was a man close to Pharaoh who was responsible for construction projects.
Similarly, the verse conveying how Pharaoh asked Haman to build a tower is also in compliance with evidence in this archaeological finding:
Pharaoh said, "Council, I do not know of any other god for you apart from me. Haman, kindle a fire for me over the clay and build me a lofty tower so that perhaps I may be able to climb up to Moses' God! I consider him a blatant liar." (Surat al-Qasas: 38)
In conclusion, the existence of the name of Haman in the ancient Egyptian scrolls not only rendered these fabricated claims totally unfounded, but also reinforced the fact that the Qur'an is the infallible word of Allah. Miraculously, a piece of historical information which had been otherwise impossible to attain or resolve during the time of the Prophet (May Allah bless him and grant him peace) was revealed in the Qur'an.


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Deans named in Social Work, Education, Honors College
Three new deans have been appointed to lead the colleges of Education, Social Work and the South Carolina Honors College at the University of South Carolina.
Dr. Steven Lynn, the senior associate dean of USC's College of Arts and Sciences, will move to a new post as dean of the South Carolina Honors College.
Dr. Anna Scheyett, associate dean for academic affairs in the College of Social Work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will lead the USC College of Social Work.
The College of Education's new dean will be Dr. Lemuel W. Watson, a South Carolina native who is executive director of the Center for P-20 Engagement and former dean of the College of Education at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Ill.
"We are fortunate that we were able to recruit an outstanding group of leaders for all three colleges," said Dr. Michael D. Amiridis, USC's vice president for academic affairs and provost. "We had excellent pools of candidates, and I'm confident we made the right choices in all three cases. I believe each new dean brings the expertise needed to move his/her college forward and, at the same time, collectively contribute to the improvement of the entire university."
Steve Lynn
Lynn, who was a student in USC's newly formed Honors Program in the 1970s, said he looks forward to leading "one of the best Honors Colleges in the country."
"Obviously it attracts superb students. It really does offer the resources and the experiences of both an elite small college and a major research university," he said. "The range of courses offered and the out-of-classroom experiences are extraordinary. Students get an individually tailored education that prepares them for success in top graduate programs, med school, law school, politics, business, engineering -- for leadership in all sorts of fields. And the staff is accomplished and dedicated."
Lynn, 59, earned his B.A. in English with a biology cognate and his master's in English from USC. He earned his Ph.D. in English from the University of Texas. A professor at USC since 1982, he directed the First Year English Program and chaired the departments of English and religious studies before being named senior associate dean in the College of Arts and Sciences in 2007.
"Being named dean of the Honors College gives me an opportunity to play a major role in an institution that I love," he said. "That's exciting and gratifying."
Scheyett brings a broad range of experience to her position as dean of the College of Social Work. She has been a frontline social worker, a supervisor, a field instructor, researcher, faculty member and associate dean. Her goal is to grow social workers and social work knowledge to make society a better place.
Anna Scheyette
"In a good society there are some implicit promises we make to our citizens. You'll be safe; somebody will help you if you get sick; if you are a child you won't be hurt; if you are an older adult we will help you live in your home; if you are in the military, we'll honor your work. These are things a decent society promises its citizens. Social work is the profession that helps a society keep its promises."
Scheyett, 52, earned her Ph.D in social work from Memorial University of Newfoundland. She also earned an MSW degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Master of Science, Master of Philosophy degree from Yale University. She earned her B.S. in biology and English from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pa.
She said was attracted to the job at USC because of the strength of the program and its faculty and the dedication to teaching. "We're starting from a strong foundation," she said.
Lemuel Watson
Watson,47, earned his undergraduate degree from the Darla Moore School of Business at USC, his master's from Ball State University and his Ph.D. from Indiana University. He has an extensive background in education. As director of the Center for P-20 Engagement in Illinois, he has worked to support partnerships for education and training at all levels from preschool through graduate studies. He also served as dean of academic support at Heartland College. He is a Fulbright Scholar to Belarus and has recently done research as an Embassy Policy Specialist in the Republic of Georgia.
"I've always said if the deanship (at USC) came open, I'd be interested. It's a deanship that can have such an impact in the community, the state and the nation," said Watson, a Cheraw native and graduate of Chesterfield High School. "It will be good to come back home to work for the people of South Carolina and have whatever impact I can."
Watson said he is committed to continuing the partnerships that the College of Education has developed in the community and to preparing teachers for the classrooms of the future. He said he is strongly committed to the enhancement of undergraduate and graduate programs in the College and will work to continue to build the momentum to obtain external funding and disseminate research and best practice models to the field. Watson said he believes that teaching, research, service and engagement are tightly twined where each informs and enhances the other.
"Doing an effective job with teacher training is very important. At the same time, we need to make sure we're training teachers so they are aware of the challenges that exist in multiple types of schools," Watson said. "The issue is having them ready not only for today's classrooms, but for tomorrow's."
In addition, training principals, counselors, post-secondary administrators, educational researchers and other K-20 school personnel are key areas that the College of Education will continue to focus on, he said.
Watson will replace Dr. Les Sternberg, who has served as dean of the College of Education since August 2000. Scheyett will replace Dr. Dennis Poole, who has been the dean since August 2005. Poole plans to devote the next year to scholarship and research and return to teaching the following year. Lynn will take over from Dr. Tayloe Harding, dean of the School of Music, who has served as interim dean of the Honors College. Lynn starts his job July 1. Watson and Scheyett will start Aug. 1.


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I always seem to be carrying too much stuff.
I take public transport to work, so everything I need to make my day comfortable, I have to carry on my shoulders. I've begun to consider a backpack but there's part of me that's too vain to do that. It's the part of me that used to work at a fashion magazine. She feels shame from even thinking about a backpack.
The other part of me is all, girl, get yourself a backpack and stop complaining!
For now, I'm still rocking my awkward too-heavy leather handbag and extra tote bag combo because I still need all of the things every day.
I need entertainment, so there's usually a book (please don't start talking tablets – I like my books with tangible and sometimes pre-owned paper pages.) I need to be protected from the elements and office air conditioning, so there's always a cardigan and/or scarf, sunglasses and sometimes an umbrella. I need to be hydrated during my 50 minute commute, so there's usually a water bottle an occasionally a coffee thermos.
And, of course, I need to be well-fed. There are a few decent lunch options around the office, but I prefer to bring my own most days. And snacks. I need the snacks.
Sometimes organizing a lunch to bring can be annoying in the evening when all I want to do is plant myself on the couch and eat popcorn by the fist full. But most often, I like to see it as an opportunity to get creative with new spices and combinations of vegetables, grains, cooking methods and textures.
This salad was one of those finer combinations. I made a big batch of it on a Sunday night. We had it as a side dish with baked snapper that evening and I had it for lunch the following two days. It held up perfectly.


text: After a two-week recording hiatus, the gang is back together, and Amy starts everything off with a harrowing story of survival and triumph of the human spirit at a female pastor's retreat. Our guest this week is the very funny Stephanie Drury who blogs at Stuff Christian Culture Likes and also runs@FakeDriscoll on Twitter. We had a number of things [Read More…]


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July 12, 2007
Dear FOS11 members,
We are in the process of developing some new mailings to our membership including a Resource Newsletter and the Fall 2007 edition of the Children of September 11 Newsletter. The themes we are exploring in these mailings include:
As in the past we are consulting with experts in various fields who will contribute information which is informative and useful to our membership. In addition, we want to give you, our members, the opportunity to contribute your experience and your stories as they pertain to these topics. We encourage you to share them with us and allow us to pass your experience on to other readers who may benefit from it. Please reply to this email or send your submissions to firstname.lastname@example.com by Friday, July 20th. FOS11 appreciates your feedback.
While we may not be able to incorporate all stories, we will try to include those which we feel may be appropriate and helpful to our readers. Please be aware that by submitting your comments, you are granting FOS11 permission to post your story in the newsletter and edit and/or shorten it as required.


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Brett Johns Misses Weight- Vacates CWFC Belt
Brett Johns Misses Weight- Vacates CWFC Belt
If Johns wins then its just like winning a fight but he doesn't win the title but it's still a 5 rounder as Brum has the chance to win the belt. Best case for Johns is win and then maybe he gets the chance to fight for a vacant title?
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!
I do like this what cage warriors and MFC here in Canada do with if someone misses weight, the other guy still has a chance to claim the title.
Sherdog.com - The number one MMA site on the web today!
Rightfully so!
The poster formally known as Steve_Langford.
Warrrrr pikey!!!! Warrrr mr pink!!!! Warr raeburn!!!!
Impressive performance from Brett but my god is the style boring.
Brett was class' he knew brum was powerfull, brum said that brett won't out wrestle him, lost count on how many times brum was on his ass, johns vs Mann next I think,
Does last nights event get replayed anywhere?


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Good Morning.
I'm attempting to gain access to my Linksys 9100EM router. Yes, I know the password to it. However, I'm a pen-tester in training and want to learn how to gain information/access in a more nefarious way.
Open Ports: 69,80,443
Goal: Force the router to give me configuration details (preferrably the entire configuration file), the serial number, and any other details about firmware installed - I would like to accomplish this Via BACKTRACK or command line operations.
I've attempted to telnet into it. Was unable to cause the router to "show" any information and am continually forcibly logged off.
I successfully connected via TFTP. However, "GET (router name).conf/.cfg" timed out.
Note: This is my personal router. I'm not trying to hack anyone. Also, I've exhausted google, BACKTRACK forums, and Hacking Exposed 6th edition and have yet to find any pertinant information in this matter.
Thank You for your Time.


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Advice For Student Leaders
CampusReform.org staff frequently write blog posts with useful tips and helpful advice for student leaders, particularly those who lead campus groups. Below is a collection of these posts, broken into categories, for you to use to increase the size, effectiveness, and activity of your group.
Membership and Recruitment
- Use the Summer to Prepare for Fall
- Effective Tabling: A Recruitment Basic
- People Power: General Recruitment Tips and Tactics
- Dedicated Members vs Mass Supporters
- No Leader Lasts Forever: Expand the Leadership
- How to Have Effective Group Meetings
- Motivating Fellow Students to Take Action
- How to Hold Your Members Accountable
- Plan Ahead to Grow Your Organization
- Growing Your Campus Group
- How to Find a Conservative Faculty/Staff Advisor and What Traits to Look For
Campus Organizing & Activism
- What It Takes to Win Politically on a College Campus
- Personnel is Policy: The Importance of Conservative Professors
- Creating a Conservative Coalition on Your Campus
- Use Legal Threats and Action to Reform Your Campus
- Want Real Power on Campus? Get Alumni Involved
- Don't Be Afraid to Confront the Left with Activism
- Public Information Requests: Accessing Liberals' Emails and Records
- Imagination Rules the World: Take Good Pictures and Video
- Why and How to Network Beyond Your Campus
- Budgeting & Fundraising Fundamentals
- Raise Money Effectively Through Direct Mail
- How to Effectively Market Your Group, Events, and Message
- In the Loop: Internal Group Communication


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King of the Cage, Inc. (KOTC), a worldwide mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion performing over
400+ Live Events since its inception in 1999 announces a Multi-Year North American Weekly
Television Deal with MAVTV.
The exclusive television deal gives MAVTV the rights to broadcast a new event every Wednesday
night (7pm PST, 10pm EST) for the next five (5) years on its network. Each show will be 2 hours
long and feature a new KOTC event.
KOTCs founder, Terry Trebilcock, states Its an honor to be associated with MAVTV. A 260 event,
weekly deal, is unheard of in a sport this new. It not only will accelerate the progress of KOTC, but
MMA as a whole.
The deal is not only to include the 260, 2 hour, new KOTC shows, but some of the library of KOTC.
This will include a 1 hour weekly broadcast from its new series, Greatest Knock Outs which features
8-10 amazing Knock Outs. KOTCs Classic Series, which is comprised of the 100 greatest fights
in the history of KOTC, featuring present KOTC Champions, but also, other recognizable names like,
Quinton Jackson, Urijah Faber, Diego Sanchez, Forrest Griffin, and Rashad Evans, just to name a few.
In addition, KOTCs programming will include a minimum of four Live Broadcasts yearly along with
a monthly MMA talk show. The First Live Broadcast took place Friday, September 21st from the River Spirit Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The next live broadcast will be Thursday, December 20th from the San Manuel Casino in Highland, California.
MAVTV was recently purchased by auto racing giant, Lucas Oil Motorsports. Jason Patison from Lucas
Oil, now presently the Programming Director for MAVTV, states "We are heavily committed to making
both, KOTC and MAVTV, household names."


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I originally signed up for the Princeternship program because I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life. I had done a lot of biology/medical things in high school, but then got to Princeton and realized there were so many more options here. The Princeternship gave me a preview of where the engineering track would take me after graduation. I was not even necessarily interested in a particular career at this point, I just wanted a sense of the industry.
I got really lucky to have Hal as my Alumnus. Erica (another first year) and I, found that Hal went out of his way to make our experience a good one. We met him in a New York coffee shop, where he explained what he does and where he thinks Juniper and the high-tech industry are headed. We got a rudimentary introduction to networking and a fundamental education on the company we were going to be shadowing and meeting people from all day.
We next went to the New York office of Juniper Networks (Hal normally works at the one in Bridgewater). After looking around the office for a while and chatting with some of his co-workers, we went to another meeting Hal had arranged – with Gianni Martire, co-founder of Hotlist.com. We talked over lunch, which we were treated to! Everyone who spoke with us was really outgoing and helpful. At the end of our experience, we connected with wonderful alumni who will likely serve as mentors in the future!


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Francis Marion University has named a new dean for its School of Education.
Dr. Shirley Carr Bausmith will become the school's new dean, the university announced recently. She will replace Dr. Ron Faulkenberry, who has been a member of the FMU faculty since 1974. He will retire this year.
As dean, Bausmith will oversee undergraduate academic programs in early childhood education, elementary education and secondary education, and graduate programs in early childhood education, elementary education, secondary education, instructional accommodation and learning disabilities.
"Shirley is an excellent choice to lead our academic programs in education," said FMU Provost Dr. Richard Chapman. "Certainly she has earned the confidence of her colleagues through her dedication and commitment to teaching and the university."
Bausmith received her bachelor's degree in elementary education from FMU in 1991. She graduated summa cum laude (4.0) and with University Honors. She received her Master of Education in 1994 from FMU and her Doctor of Philosophy from the University of South Carolina in special education in 2000. While pursuing her doctorate, she taught students with learning disabilities at West Florence High School, where she served as the special education department chair and received West Florence High School's 1998 Teacher of the Year Award.
Bausmith is currently an associate professor of education and serves as the director of graduate studies and special programs. Bausmith served on the Alumni Advisory Board/Board of Directors from 1994-2011 and as the alumni president from 2001-2003. She was also named FMU's Alumni Volunteer of the Year for 2012.
"It is rare to interact with a group of people as vital and committed to their work as those who make up the Francis Marion School of Education," Bausmith said. "I am excited about the opportunity to work with them in this capacity and honored to serve the students, faculty, and staff."


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Varley nets a pair in Tornados 4-1 victory over ConverseOctober 26, 2011
Freeman and Bundy score as Tornados win in final road contest
Spartanburg, S.C. - Senior forward Bailey Varley added to her BC career record total with a pair of goals and Chelsea Freeman and Jamie Bundy both found the back of the net as the Tornados topped the Valkyries on Wednesday evening, 4-1.
Megan Jenkins and Rachael Laughlin started off the attack for the Tornados (3-13) recording shots on goal in the first ten minutes as Brevard outshot Converse (2-14-1) 23-14 on the afternoon, but both offerings were turned away by Katie Wasylko to keep the shutout intact.
Varley gave Brevard the early lead at the 11:55 mark as Bundy lofted a free kick into the box, toward the Concord, N.C. native, and she headed the ball home to put Brevard up 1-0.
Elena Crowe and Caitlin Hubbard both attempted to expand the lead with shots on goal, but Wasylko again proved up to the task. Converse's Lisa Ryan nearly tied the match but her offering deflected off the crossbar at the 21:41 mark to keep the BC lead intact.
The Tornados broke the defensive stalemate early in the second half, recording the first four shots of the period before Freeman connected on her second goal of the season, beating the defense at the 54:11 mark to put the score at 2-0.
The teams battled through the remainder of the half before getting into a frantic final 10 minutes as Converse cut into the lead at the 82:33 mark. Kristen Headden beat BC goalkeeper Crissy Moran on the second chance opportunity from Joy Keith on a Valkyries' fast break opportunity to put the score at 2-1 with seven minutes to play.
Varley answered three minutes later at the 85:48 mark to put the lead back at two, beating the Converse defense with her second score of the contest, and Jamie Bundy added a late insurance goal at the 88:41 mark, drilling the ball in from 16 yards out to clinch the win for the Tornados.
Brevard returns home on Saturday, October 29th as they finish the 2011 regular season against South Atlantic Conference opponent Catawba College. The Tornados will recognize their nine seniors, Jordan Box, Alyssa Caracena, Caitlin Hubbard, Bailey Varley, Chelsea Watson, Rachael Laughlin, Janet Basinger, Chelsea Freeman and Danielle Burch after the contest in a brief ceremony on the BC Soccer Field. Kickoff between the Tornados and the Indians is set for 2 p.m.


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2 U.S. Code § 472 - Office of Technology Assessment
§ 472.
Office of Technology Assessment
(a) Creation
In accordance with the findings and declaration of purpose in section 471 of this title, there is hereby created the Office of Technology Assessment (hereinafter referred to as the "Office") which shall be within and responsible to the legislative branch of the Government.
(b) Composition
The Office shall consist of a Technology Assessment Board (hereinafter referred to as the "Board") which shall formulate and promulgate the policies of the Office, and a Director who shall carry out such policies and administer the operations of the Office.
(c) Functions and dutiesThe basic function of the Office shall be to provide early indications of the probable beneficial and adverse impacts of the applications of technology and to develop other coordinate information which may assist the Congress. In carrying out such function, the Office shall:
identify areas where additional research or data collection is required to provide adequate support for the assessments and estimates described in paragraph (1) through (5) of this subsection; and
(d) Initiation of assessment activitiesAssessment activities undertaken by the Office may be initiated upon the request of:
the chairman of any standing, special, or select committee of either House of the Congress, or of any joint committee of the Congress, acting for himself or at the request of the ranking minority member or a majority of the committee members;
(e) Availability of informationAssessments made by the Office, including information, surveys, studies, reports, and findings related thereto, shall be made available to the initiating committee or other appropriate committees of the Congress. In addition, any such information, surveys, studies, reports, and findings produced by the Office may be made available to the public except where—
the Board considers it necessary or advisable to withhold such information in accordance with one or more of the numbered paragraphs in section 552(b) of title 5.
(Pub. L. 92–484, § 3, Oct. 13, 1972, 86 Stat. 797.)
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Monday, March 19, 2012
The Liu Wen Express
Liu holding a copy of the magazine, featuring herself on the cover. (photo via her facebook page)
Liu Wen by Angelo Dennetta for NYT: T Style Magazine - Travel Spring 2012
So, my current favorite mag has done this editorial featuring Liu and her home country - China.
After viewing these photos and reading the article, Liu's adorable personality together with these beautiful images completely sold me the idea of traveling to China. I automatically consulted with my boyfriend (aka my preferred travel partner) and checked out flight tickets.
I am sorry to say that I will not be making a trip to China in the near future, as university and work must take over my life at the moment, but China has jumped to the top of my travels list.
It really is amazing how much of an impact a well done magazine feature has on me... xx
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Great post, I adore her yellow outfit with the loafers and blue socks. I have been there, where she is standing on a holiday to China. You should definitely go, we travelled all across the country, it was wonderful to experience a different culture.ReplyDelete
She has incredible style! xReplyDelete
What a lovely feature, she looks so happy and comfortable! XReplyDelete
Lovely blog. Want to follow each other?*ReplyDelete
I've always wanted to go to China, seems like such an amazing place with a ton of history and culture... one day I hope we both get a chance to go!ReplyDelete
Lovely pictures!ReplyDelete
- Olivia xx
these photos are so beautiful!ReplyDelete
and you definitely should go to china one day! it's an amazing place!
rachel at http://watshouldiweartoday.blogspot.co.uk/
Wow! That's so awesome! She's stunning.ReplyDelete
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wow i love her ... she has an amzing fresh look ... cover girl define features !!! love it .. xReplyDelete
Beautiful photos and styling.ReplyDelete
Qué guay el traje amarillo!ReplyDelete
She looks stunning!ReplyDelete
Great photos!ReplyDelete
Especially I like jacket on 4 photo.
Traveling to China has to be an adventure, at least for me that haven't spent more than 4 hour on a plane :) The third photo is great an the outfit is even better.ReplyDelete
Thank for visiting my blog, it means a lot! XoXo
great pictures! she has great style!ReplyDelete
She's so beautiful! I love all these photosReplyDelete
Woow~! Verry nice blog!ReplyDelete
Some really great photos!!ReplyDelete
Thank you so much for stopping by my blog! You are absolutely beautiful and I love all of these photos! Congratulations on the magazine cover-that is incredible!ReplyDelete
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Lovely post! I love this girl and her style and the background to the pictures were just amazing. Hope you are able to make it to China in the near future,ReplyDelete
Lacey xoxo
- AnonymousMarch 20, 2012 at 3:41 AM
I felt the same way about this issue..it was really that AMAZZZZING! And Liu has the best style! I'm obsessed with that pink suit on the cover......looks like Givenchy! Such powerful images and she's tooooo cute!ReplyDelete
xoThe Beckerman Girls
PS. I'm gonna start wearing lots of socks and sandals again cause of it too!ReplyDelete
It's on my list, too! But alas, it's not going to happen for me anytime soon, either. Great photos; I love the unusual proportions and bold shapes!ReplyDelete
great photo)ReplyDelete
i love all the outfits,!ReplyDelete
now following you! hope you can too!
i love all the outfits! now following you and i hope you can too!ReplyDelete
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Hope you visit China soon Arden !ReplyDelete
Great post ! We heart Liu Wen!
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China.. I really want to go there too! For now, let's just dream about it then!ReplyDelete
Very nice editorials by the way!
those candy yellow look perfected with prada bag,just gorgeousReplyDelete
Such a cool editorial. Thanks for sharing! :)ReplyDelete
Love your blog. Following you now!
Oh, you look absolutely amazing on every single photo. I love it.ReplyDelete
xoxo, M.
Very nıce blog baby :)ReplyDelete
I really love that suit she's wearing in the town! Great architectural statement!ReplyDelete
cool to see a beauty that shines from the inside too, love all these posts about models! xoxoReplyDelete
not only are the minimalistic outfits she is wearing totally on point...her smile is also extremely infectious! i totally wish i could afford to go!ReplyDelete
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|Chap. 185
|Oaths to expense accounts.
37 Stat. 487.
|Chap. 185
|Officers and employees authorized to administer.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 8 of the Sundry Civil Appropriation Act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1913, approved August 24, 1912 (37 Stat. 487), be, and it is hereby, amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 8. Postmasters, assistant postmasters, collectors of customs, collectors of internal revenue, chief clerks of the various executive departments, independent establishments, and other Government agencies, or of bureaus thereof, the superintendent, the acting superintendent, custodian, and principal clerks of the various national parks and other Government reservations, superintendent, acting superintendent, and principal clerks of the different Indian superintendencies or Indian agencies, chiefs of field parties, and any officer or employee of any executive department, independent establishment, or other Government agency, in the District of Columbia or elsewhere, who shall have been designated in writing for such purpose by the head of the department, establishment, or agency concerned, are required, empowered, and authorized, when requested, to administer
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oaths, required by law or otherwise, to accounts for travel or other expenses against the United States, with like force and effect as officers having a seal; for such services when so rendered, or when rendered on demand by notaries public, who at the time are also salaried officers or employees of the United States, no charge shall be made; and no fee or money paid for the services herein described shall be paid or reimbursed by the United States."
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Zita the Spacegirl: Book 1: Far from Home
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If you found a hole out in the grass while exploring, and inside the hole was a meteoroid, and poking out of the meteoroid was a button, you'd probably push it, wouldn't you? (I would. Zita did.)
You'd probably freak out when your best friend Joseph got sucked into into this weird vortex thing after you pushed the botton... and then when you pushed the button again, YOU got sucked in, plopping out onto an alien planet. (I would. Zita kind of did.)
Zita's best friend Joseph has been kidnapped by a cult of aliens who believe the world is about to end... and the button that brought both her and Joseph to this alien world is crushed accidentally by a huge alien named Strong-Strong.
So now Zita's totally stuck on an alien planet that apparently is about to come to an end, her best friend has been kidnapped, AND she has no way to get home.
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Cassette Tape Collection 19
Phi Beta Kappa, Gamma (Washington State University) Oral History, 1982
The Washington State University Phi Beta Kappa, Gamma oral history interviews conducted by Margot Knight in 1980 were transferred to the Archives by Ms. Knight in 1981. (MS 81-24). They consist of two cassette tapes. They were abstracted in 1985 by Carmen E. Petersen.
The tapes comprise two interviews of Murray Bundy, conducted one week apart. They comprise an oral history of Phi Beta Kappa, Gamma of Washington Chapter at Washington State University.
1 Murray Bunday, January 8, 1980. 2 Murray Bunday, January 15, 1980.
Interview Identification Number: 19/1
Interviewer: Margot H. Knight
Abstractor: Carmen E. Petersen
Release: Yes
Interviewee: Murray Bundy, Ph.D. 1928-56 WSU English professor, English Dept. Head. Three time Phi Beta Kappa President
Birthdate of Interviewee: 1891
Geographical Areas Covered: Pullman, WA and Moscow, ID
Location of Interview: Pullman, WA for Phi Beta Kappa
Date of Interview: January 8, 1980
Length of Interview: 65 minutes
Date of Abstraction: 19 Feb. 1985
Restrictions: No
Interview Identification Number: 19/1
Interviewer: Margot H. Knight
Abstractor: Carmen E. Petersen
Release: Yes
|Tape side
|Estimated time on tape
|Principal subjects covered
|Side A
|0 1
|He first came to WSU in 1928--he came just too late to become a charter member of the Gamma Chapter although he was associated with them.
|1 - 7
|There were some problems associated with the forming of the chapter. University of Idaho and the University of Washington were sponsors for WSU. The University of Idaho opposed WSU's chapter and were not invited to WSU's first PBK Banquet. His story of speaking at a recent U of I PBK Banquet. Story of a meeting with George Vernon Miller in later years.
|7 - 14
|He gets a copy of Oscar Voorhees' letter about U of I not receiving an invitation. Bundy says that Oscar Voorhees wrote a letter after he returned from Washington, D.C. on Washington, D.C. st even though it is dated April 6. Story of secretary being ill and hence unable to issue invitations was not true. Bundy tells the story of his late-night argument over the phone with President E. O. Holland over issuing an invitation to someone at the U of I. Bundy assured Holland that a person friendly to WSU would be asked to give the greeting. He personally went to U of I to ask Dean Eldridge to speak at the WSU banquet.
|14 - 17
|There are discrepancies in Voorhees' letter. Bundy thinks they are due to honest errors on Voorhees' part.
|17 - 18
|Problems getting a charter because the State College of Washington was an agricultural school.
|18 - 23
|Story of how he saved the WSU PBK charter from being lifted. During the 30s he visited Dr. Northrop, the President of the National PBK and found out that they were considering lifting WSU's charter because of misuse of honorary memberships. He assured Northrop that it would not happen. It was fortunate that he was there. He spoke to a few members when he returned to insure that, indeed, misuse of honorary memberships would not become a problem.
|23 - 25
|Does not know about the problems with California and Whitman over candidate selection in 1927. Talks a bit more about the later problems with U of I and Voorhees.
|25 - 28
|Reminiscences of the first banquet. "A pretty speech for a cow college."
|28 - 29
|He declined the Vice-Presidency in 1928. He also declined to be Secretary in 1929. He later became President three times. He didn't particularly like his work on the committee to choose alumni members.
|29 - 30
|He is opposed to the notion that, "election is almost exclusively based on a record of high scholarship." He thinks this is not in keeping with the original criteria for membership.
|Side B
|0 - 1
|A bit about the early history of PBK--early records in Williamsburg.
|1 - 10
|Shimer, the National Secretary visited WSU in 1936. Shimer visited during the Student Strike--Bundy talks about the origins of the Strike. Students objected to Administration interference in their out-of-class lives. The conception of "alma mater." PBK was untouched by the strike. He doesn't remember any concern about Shimer visiting during that time.
|10 - 15
|He gets a book which shows pictures of Shimer and Voorhees. (The History of Phi Beta Kappa by Oscar Voorhees) Story of meeting Hastings and Gould at the Minneapolis Triennial.
|15 - 20
|He served on the committee for the F. F. Potter Scholarship Fund. Talks about Potter, a teacher of philosophy and Greek. Doesn't recall exact beginning of Potter Fund. He could always "joyfully disagree" with Potter.
|20 - 22
|The American Scholar, the National PBK magazine. Does not recall anything about the PBK Defense Fund in 1940.
|22 - 25
|Does not recall the controversy over the PBK Keys being confused with the President's Keys. Tells the history of the PBK Key.
|25 - 30
|He feels there has been an indifference to PBK on the WSU campus unlike the attitude at his alma mater, Cornell. PBK used to mean more when there were less students elected. Nobody stands out anymore. The further East one goes, the more prestige attached to PBK.
|30 - 35
|The Bundy Report--this concerned the 2/3 or 3/4 liberal arts requirement for PBK candidacy. The difficulty determining what is or is not a liberal arts course. He has always been "strenuously for the 3/4 law." The controversy is still going on.
Interview Identification Number: 19/2
Interviewee: Murray Bundy, Ph.D. 1928-56 WSU English professor, English Dept. Head. Three time Phi Beta Kappa President
Birthdate of Interviewee: 1891
Geographical Areas Covered: Pullman, WA and Moscow, ID
Interviewer: Margot H. Knight
Location of Interview: Pullman, WA for Phi Beta Kappa
Date of Interview: January 15, 1980
Length of Interview: 58 minutes
Abstractor: Carmen E. Petersen
Date of Abstraction: 19 Feb. 1985
Release: Yes
Restrictions: No
|Tape side
|Estimated time on tape
|Principal subjects covered
|Side A
|0 - 4
|More about the 2/3, 3/4 controversy. He says he did not propose the PBK Lectureships. Does not recall any of the speakers that came.
|4 - 7
|More about the Minneapolis Triennial in 1955. He attended another Triennial in Burlington but he paid his own way. Was appointed second delegate. The relationship of the events at the Triennial and the day-to-day operations at the various chapters. The Williamsburg Triennial and the Bicentennial coincided. The Triennials were a reminder of the identity of PBK. "The greatest aggregation of men to be found in Who's Who." He shows me a copy of the article in the N. Y. Times about the Williamsburg Triennial which featured him. We look at some pictures.
|7 - 15
|There were always problems in getting a quorum for PBK meetings. There is a problem now in getting faculty members to participate in PBK because many feel that WSU elects too many to membership. His own feelings about membership numbers. Berkeley has elected 1400 over 3 years which he feels is too many. Grade inflation has contributed to the problem.
|15 - 21
|He talks about the job of preparing the lists of eligible candidates. The problem of seeking courses to get high grades. Now it is necessary to get permission in order to examine students' transcripts.
|21 - 23
|In the 70s several candidates publicly refused membership during award ceremonies. This had happened once in the 40s when a man was proud of the fact that he had turned down membership. This prompted a resolution that the members would not be announced until written acceptances had been received.
|23 - 24
|Generally a handful of faculty members have kept the Gamma Chapter alive.
|24 - 30
|They always arranged their banquet at a time when the National PBK Scholars were coming here to lecture.
|Side B
|0 - 10
|Story of getting John Trevor, an oriental Archaeologist for a speaker a few years ago. Another speech by a man named Jones on philosophy was fascinating. Names other good speakers. The history of the PBK Oration. "The American Scholar" speech. He has attended all the banquets. Years ago they gave up wearing tuxedos.
|10 - 15
|Differences between attitude towards PBK in the East and the West. Names the early PBK Chapters in western United States. He thinks students think of it as just another honorary opinion. He feels that more advertising on the campus would improve the opinion of PBK.
|15 - 17
|Edward R. Murrow was made an honorary member. At the time Murrow was here, PBK did not take Speech Majors.
|17 - 23
|He thinks that more universities in the West should be urged to form PBK Chapters. Would like to see the wearing of the vest and key return to restore interest and prestige to WSU PBK.
|23 - 28
|He regards PBK as the, "outstanding honor he received as a student." Ella Clark, a former professor, made a great contribution to the Gamma Chapter.


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This TonePrint has a very short delay time and just a few delay-repeats and gives an ambient effect similar to adding a room mike to a "close-miking-setup" when recording guitars. Super-cool to bring this often neglected effect on stage.
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TC: Who inspired you over the years when you were creating your own personal guitar tone? Troy: The first person I heard play guitar was Chuck Berry. I wouldn't have had any knack for guitar if he hadn't been around. Jimmy Page was always a great inspiration, not only because of his playing, but also the production things he would do. He could probably play all those songs on one guitar live, which he did, but in the studio he would separate some notes on different tracks. Great inspiration. Mick Ronson was a favourite of mine as well as Robert Fripp and Daniel Ash. But all in all it's just really important to have a personal sound. The sound that comes from your fingers, no matter what amp you play. At the same time you should be open minded and learn from people that are different from yourself. At Rancho de la Luna (Dave Catchings studio) we learn from each other, and that's a really important factor.
TC: Have you ever been so inspired by a tone you created that you ended up writing a tune based on that specific tone? Troy: There's a few things that do that. The one piece of gear that I lean on a lot is a Fender Bassman. It does 'it' for me. It's a '65 blackface. I can plug it in to any cabinet, I can push it, I can pull it, I can drop it, and it still does what I want. Any pedal sounds good in it. You can plug in everything – digital, analog – and it still sounds great.
TC: Do you work on developing your tone continuously, or do you feel that you have found a fundamental tone that will last throughout your career? Troy: I'm always looking for new things. When I was playing with A Perfect Circle, there was a lot of different stuff going on there, a lot of digital processing. I never got rid of older stuff though, but I'm kind of mixing it up with new stuff. I don't like to stick myself in a rut, not trying new stuff. Whether it's different guitars, different amps or interesting pedals and concepts like the TC TonePrint pedals. Otherwise it's a little bit limiting.
TC: What inspired you when you created TonePrints for the Hall of Fame reverb and the Flashback Delay? Troy: Being a tour musician, there are a lot of limitations. I can't bring a spring reverb on the road, and tape delays – if they break it's really expensive. So if you can get something that does that, close enough to what you think it is, people aren't gonna go 'Oh my God,he didn't use that tape delay on stage. I'm not gonna buy their records anymore'. So I lean toward touring with gear that works – newer gear! That's what I love about technology is that we're able to not only have newer sounding. The TonePrints for Hall OF Fame and FlashBack will be really great for covering some of my needs for delay and reverb in live situations.
TC: Normally, do you prefer having access to many parameters, or do you like simple pedals with just a few knobs better? Troy: The G-Force in my rack is a pretty in-depth piece. I like using it for tap delays and tap tremolo too and reverbs too. I really like that you can route the effects, put a drive at the end of a reverb to make it sound a little more dirty, I can split the signal into different amps. Not stereo but dry amp and wet amp. And since it is a MIDI capable piece I can change the presets really quick. The stuff I'm good at is providing color and having it very accessable. At the push of one button. And making things easy for me by torturing my tech!続きを読む Troy Van Leeuwen


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Congratulations to this year's group of doers, dreamers and drivers, who are listed in alphabetical order.
Michael Bloomberg
New York City
Lots of successful businessmen enter politics using their records as private-sector leaders to gain public office. Few of them also understand what technology can bring to an organization. Virginia Gov. Mark Warner is one. Another is New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Many know of Bloomberg's success with the financial information-services firm he named after himself, but not everyone realizes the mayor of the country's largest city understands how IT can empower government too. To appreciate this fact, look no further than New York's signature IT project launched during Bloomberg's administration.
Frustrated by the seemingly endless pages of phone numbers for city services, the mayor decided to build the country's largest hotline -- a 311 call center that handles as many as 30,000 complaints and queries daily. Callers always talk with a live operator, but behind the scenes, the system relies on sophisticated telephony, customer relationship management and GIS software that not only pulls up information operators use to answer questions, but also tracks, sorts and analyzes data about call types and times.
As a result, New York is building a database of customer service needs that will have a major impact on how the city spends tax dollars on services.
"There hasn't been anything done on this scale," Gino Menchini, commissioner of the city's Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications, told Government Technology when the call center was launched in summer 2003. "The mayor wants to change the city's identity in terms of customer service."
And Bloomberg has.
Menchini jokes that the mayor not only gets technology, "he gives it." The truth is 311 is transforming government services in the city. The New York Times reported that the mayor is beginning to use data captured by 311 in much the same way New York's Police Department used its highly praised CompStat system to reduce crime to record low levels. The mayor now holds department commissioners accountable for increased complaints about their respective services.
When the 311 idea was proposed, the city faced a multibillion-dollar deficit. Budgets were slashed in every department except IT. Despite criticism, Bloomberg stuck to his decision to fund the $21 million call center, which costs the city $27 million annually to operate. He understood the payoff of using technology to give the public better service and city government better information on which to run its operations. It was money well invested by a savvy businessman.
-- Tod Newcombe, editor, Public CIO
David Boyd
Director, Research and Development Operations
Science and Technology Directorate
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
David Boyd, appointed to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in March 2003, has the awesome task of fulfilling the DHS' goal of achieving interoperability among all elements of the national public-safety/first responder community. He also serves on the president's National Task Force on Spectrum Management.
His current assignment with the DHS, he said, continues his tradition of "contributing to the security of my fellow citizens by helping to develop and deploy technologies to help law enforcement personnel be safer and more effective."
Boyd is responsible for creating the Office of Science and Technology and the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center in the Department of Justice.
He served as director of science and technology for the National Institute of Justice from 1992 until his appointment to the DHS. In 1997, he was appointed deputy director of the entire National Institute of Justice.
Under Boyd's direction, the Office of Science and Technology grew from a $2 million budget and staff of four to the nation's largest


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Work with macros (5:08)
The best way to automate a repetitive task in Excel so that you can do the task again with a single click? Record a macro.
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Watch this video to see how to edit a macro in a special text editor called the Visual Basic Editor. Visual Basic is the programming language that macros are recorded in.
Save your macro (3:09)
To make sure your macro is always available on your computer, save it to your Personal Macro Workbook, which is a special hidden workbook that loads every time you start Excel.
Assign a button to a macro (2:55)
In this final video, we'll hook the macro up with a button and make it available in two places: In a custom group on the Developer tab, and on the Quick Access Toolbar.
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Moussa Dadis Camara
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News about Moussa Dadis Camara, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
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In a Guinea Seized by Violence, Women Are Prey
Pictures showing sexual attacks on women by soldiers suppressing a demonstration appear to have hardened the opposition's determination.October 6, 2009 worldNews
Guinea Seethes as a Captain Rules at Gunpoint
Capt. Moussa Dadis Camara gave some people hope when he seized power in December, but that optimism is gone.October 3, 2009 worldNews
Untried Soldier Carries the Weight of Guinea's Desperate Hopes
The warmth with which many Guineans have welcomed Capt. Moussa Dadis Camara following a coup is testament to how low the impoverished country has sunk.March 19, 2009 worldNews
Military Coup Succeeds Easily in Guinea
Most of the top politicians in the country surrendered themselves to the cadre of junior officers who began seizing power on Tuesday.December 26, 2008 worldNews
Guineans Revel in Prospect of First Free Vote
For the first time since independence in Guinea, there is no occupant of power to manipulate the vote....
June 27, 2010, Sunday
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After Massacre, Guinea Sees Hope of Lifted Chains
A rare thing occurred in an area often given to autocracy: a peaceful transfer of power, months after a massacre....
February 3, 2010, Wednesday
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Guinea Junta Picks Opponent as Premier on Path to Civilian Control
Jean-Marie Doré, a veteran opposition figure, was chosen in a critical step in the transition to elections and civilian rule later in the year....
January 20, 2010, Wednesday
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Guinea's Military Backs Junta's No. 2 as New Leader
The security minister said that he would make peace with the junta's vice president when the vice president returns to steer Guinea toward civilian rule....
January 17, 2010, Sunday
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Guinea: Wounded Leader to Remain in Exile
Guinea's wounded military leader, Capt. Moussa Dadis Camara, agreed to remain in temporary exile in Burkina Faso, clearing the way for a transition to democracy....
January 16, 2010, Saturday
Guinea's Ruler Surfaces
Capt. Moussa Dadis Camara, who had been getting medical treatment in Morocco for a gunshot, has traveled to Burkina Faso, east of Guinea....
January 14, 2010, Thursday
Guinea Junta Aims to Return Reins of Nation to Civilians
Guinea's deputy junta chief, Sékouba Konaté, promised to accept a prime minister drawn from the opposition as part of national unity government....
January 7, 2010, Thursday
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U.N. Panel Calls for Court in Guinea Massacre
A report went into gruesome detail about the violence unleashed on a protest in the capital in September....
December 22, 2009, Tuesday
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Official Asks Guinea's Army to Stay United
The No. 2 official in the military junta spoke after last week's assassination attempt on the country's military strongman, Capt. Moussa Dadis Camara....
December 10, 2009, Thursday
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December 8, 2009, Tuesday
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