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Well to my new knowledge this is whats happening...so if your in the chicagoland area...come check it out! :D
*hopefully i didn't make any mistakes
23-Sept. 27: Randolph Street Market Festival
24: Bike the Drive, 300 E. Jackson Blvd.
27-30: Chicago Turkish Festival
28-31: Mayfest in Lincoln Square, 4700 N. Lincoln Avenue
30-31: Belmont-Sheffield Music Festival,3200 N. Sheffield Avenue
30-31: Do-Division Street Fest and Sidewalk Sale, Ukrainian Village, 2000 W. Division Street
5-6: 57th Street Art Fair, Hyde Park, 5700 S. Kenwood Avenue
5-7: The Raven: Experience the Magic of Ravenswood, 4701 N. Ashland Avenue
6-7: Chicago Gospel Music Festival, Millennium Park, 201 E. Randolph Street
6-7: Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Fest, 700 S. Dearborn Street
11-Aug. 23: Chicago SummerDance Festival
12-14: Chicago Blues Festival, Grant Park, 300 S. Columbus Drive
12-14: Fiesta Back of the Yards 2009
12-Aug. 30: Movies in the Parks
12-14: Party at St. Mike's
12-14: Ribfest Chicago
13: Humboldt Park Art Fair
13-14: Andersonville Midsommarfest, 5200 N. Clark Street
13-14: Old Town Art Fair, 1763 N. North Park Avenue
13-14: Wells Street Art Festival, Old Town, 1300 N. Wells Street
14: Q101 Block Party
15-21: Fiesta Puertorriquenas
18-20: Steamboat Sports Festival, Riverfront Festival Park, Peoria, IL
19-21: Naper Day, Naperville Settlement, Naper, IL
19-21: Chicago Peace Fest
19-21: Close Up 2 Smooth Jazz Festival
19-21: Festa Pasta Vino, Little Tuscany, 2400 S. Oakley Avenue
19-21: St. Josaphat Summerfest
19-21: Taste of Greece on LaSalle Street Festival
19-21: Taste of Randolph Street, West Loop, 900 W. Randolph Street
20: Puerto Rican Day Parade, Grant Park, 300 E. Balbo Street
20-21: BAM! Belmont Arts and Music Fest, Roscoe Village, Belmont and Damen Avenue
20-21: Chicago Summerfest, Lincoln Park, 2000 N. Clark Street
26-27: Chicago Pride Fest
26-28: Taste of Joliet, Joliet Memorial Stadium, Joliet, IL
26-28: Chicago Soul Music Festival, West Loop 1501 W. Randolph Street
26-July 5: Taste of Chicago, Grant Park, 300 S. Columbus Drive
28: Pride Parade, Lakeview, Halsted and Belmont
1-5: Taste of Lombard, Lombard, IL
3-4: Taste of Downtown Springfield and Bicentennial Celebration, Springfield, IL
3-5: African-Caribbean International Festival of Life
8-10: Thai Festival Chicago
9: Bastille Day 5K Run, Walk and Block Party, West Loop, 1100 W. Jackson Blvd.
10-12: Irish American Heritage Festival, North Park, 4626 N. Knox Avenue
10-11: BenFest, Roscoe Village/Northcenter, 2215 W. Irving Park Road
10-11: Old St. Pat's World's Largest Block Party, West Loop, 650 W. Madison Street
10-12: Chicago Tribune Magnificent Mile Art Festival
11: 'I Have a Vision' Community Gospel Festival
11-12: Chicago Folk and Roots Festival
11-12: Rock Around the Block, Lakeview, 3200 N. Lincoln Avenue
11-12: St. Andrew's Greek Festival
11-12: West Fest 2009
12-14: Ribfest Chicago
14-Aug. 25: Free! Outdoor Film Festival in Grant Park
17-19: Pitchfork Music Festival
18-19: Sheffield Garden Walk and Festival, Sheffield/DePaul, 2200 N. Sheffield Avenue
19: Chinatown Summer Fair, Chinatown, 2200 S. Wentworth
25: Venetian Night, Monroe Harbor, 100 S. Lake Shore Drive
25-26: Taste of Lincoln Avenue, Sheffield/DePaul, 2400 N. Lincoln Avenue
25-26: Wicker Park Fest. Bucktown/Wicker Park, 1300-1550 N. Milwaukee Avenue
26: Celebrate Clark Street Festival
30-Aug. 2: Fiesta del Sol, Pilsen, 1400 W. Cermak Road
31-Aug. 2: Gold Coast Art Fair, River North, 700 N. LaSalle Street
31Aug.2: Taste of Orland Park
1-2: Northalsted Market Days, Boystown, 3500 N. Halsted Street
1-2: Retro on Roscoe, Roscoe Village, 2000 W. Roscoe Street
2: Belize Day in the Park
7-9: Ginza Holiday
7-9: Lollapalooza, Grant Park, 500 S. Columbus Drive
8: Bud Billiken Parade and Picnic, Oakland/Full Park, 3900 S. King Drive
8-9: Korean Street Festival, Sauganash, 3200 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue
8-9: New! Lincoln Park Arts and Music Festival, 2200 N. Racine Avenue
8-9: Wrigleyville SummerFest, 3309 N. Seminary Avenue
12: Taste of Peoria, Riverfront Festival Park, Peoria, IL
14-23: Illinois State Fair, Illinois State Fairground, Sangamon & Peoria Rd., Springfield. (217) 782.6661
14-16: Edison Park Fest
14-16: North Side Summerfest
14-16: New! Chicago Ribs 'n' Soul Festival
15: Croatian Fest
15-16: Armenian Fest
15-16: Chicago Air & Water Show, North Avenue Beach, 1600 N. Lake Shore Drive
15-16: Chicago Carifete
15-16: New! Green Music Fest
21-23: 60th Annual Greek Festival
21-23: Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest
22-23: Lake View Music Fest, Wrigleyville, 3600 N. Sheffield Avenue
29-30: Bucktown Arts Fest, 2238 N. Oakley Avenue
29-30: Taste of Greece 2009, Greektown, 100-400 S. Halsted Street
29-30: !Viva! Chicago Latin Music Festival
4-6: Chicago Jazz Festival, Grant Park, 300 S. Columbus Drive
4-7: African Festival of the Arts, Washington Park, 5100 S. Cottage Grove Avenue
4-7: Taste of Polonia
5-6: Bash on Wabash, South Loop, 1300 S. Wabash Avenue
7: Labor Day Parade/Picnic, Downtown Peoria/Festival Park, Peoria, IL
11-13: 89th Annual German-American Festival, Lincoln Square, 4700 N. Lincoln Avenue
12-13: Celtic Fest Chicago
12-13: Groovin' on the Grove Festival
12-13: Renegade Craft Fair
12-13: Ukrainian Village Fest
13: 26th Street Mexican Independence Day Parade, Pilsen, 3100 W. 26th Street
13-14: Wells Street Crush, Music and Comedy Fest, Old Town, 1330 N. Wells Avenue
25-27: Oktoberfest
nothing is certain, everything is possible
That's...a lot of events.
What should I do here?
You make me feel good
I live in Chicagoland but...
Bored... talk to me.
wow so many events!!!
Why Don't You Love Me The Way I Loved You!
I went to lollapalooza... was awesome, although chicago has some shitty bud
with the presicion of an infinite decimal
I'm going to the taste of Joliet c:
Well, he's still horny, but atleast he's got food.
cant wait for the Chicago jazz festival!
There has been cuts and cutbacks due to the budget deficit. So no more three days of fireworks and apparently no Venetian Night this year...among other things.
nothing is certain, everything is possible
hope the king come to the windy city
happy birthday miss dara park
If anyone's interested, there's a Midwestern anime convention in November called KollisionCon (Facebook event - http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=167081570021965).
My Alice is self-protection. Hotaru, you are going down!
If anyone's interested. Anime Milwaukee is on 2/17-2/19/12 in MIlwaukee, WI.
That which does not kill us makes us stronger.
(so much meat) ::nom nom::
Status your update
Btw, thanks for the great list of events.
Status your update


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Worley goes the distance as Pirates blank Giants
San Francisco, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - Vance Worley tossed the first shutout of his career as the Pittsburgh Pirates took a 5-0 win over the San Francisco Giants in the opener of a three-game series.
Worley (4-1) allowed just four hits and a walk while striking out three to finish off the first shutout of his career and second complete game.
"At the start of his third time through the lineup his stuff was still crisp," Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle said about Worley. "He made the pitches he needed to make and the guys made some nice plays behind him. He really had some great command out there tonight."
Josh Harrison hit a solo homer, while Gaby Sanchez, Neil Walker, Russell Martin and Gregory Polanco all drove in a run for the Pirates, who have won their past two.
Madison Bumgarner (12-8) gave up five runs on six hits over four innings of work for the Giants, who have lost five straight. Pablo Sandoval had two of the four hits.
Pittsburgh did the majority of its damage in the first inning, as the team loaded the bases and got the first run on a Sanchez sacrifice fly. Walker followed with an RBI single, before Martin added a run-scoring single and Polanco followed with a sac fly for a 4-0 lead.
"That first inning is probably the most critical for a starting pitcher," said Giants manager Bruce Bochy. "(Bumgarner) is trying to get in sync and get his rhythm, and he was out of his normal rhythm. He had trouble hitting his spots, his stuff was a little flat, and they took advantage of it."
Harrison hit his seventh home run of the season with one out in the second for a 5-0 lead.
Worley was flawless through the first four innings before Sandoval singled to lead off the fifth. Michael Morse, though, hit into a double-play and Tyler Colvin flied out to end the inning.
Gregor Blanco singled to lead off the sixth, but was later caught stealing.
Hunter Pence tripled with two outs in the ninth, but Worley got Joe Panik to ground out to third and end the game.
Game Notes
The Pirates took two of three from the Giants in Pittsburgh in early May ... Worley improved to 3-1 in four career starts against the Giants ... Bumgarner fell to 1-3 in four starts against the Pirates.

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Earlier this week, some documents leaked out that claimed to offer information on an upcoming Samsung handset known as the Galaxy Note 3 Neo. The docs painted a picture of a device that's a sort of mashup of the Galaxy Note 2 and Galaxy Note 3, complete with the Note 2′s 5.5-inch display and 8-megapixel camera as well as the Note 3′s software features, like Advanced Multi-Window and Air Command. Now there's some good news for the more visual among us, as a new photo of what may be the Note 3 Neo in the wild has leaked.
Posted to Twitter by @SamMobiles, the image you see above claims to show the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo hanging out in the wild next to its Note 3 sibling. While the regular Note 3 is just a hair bit bigger than the Note 3 Neo, that's where the differences between the two end. Both handsets feature rounded corners, a rectangular shape and pill-like home button. In addition to posting this photo, SamMobile shared a bit more info on the Note 3 Neo's specs, claiming that it features the model number SM-N750/5.
Now that we've gotten the specs of the Note 3 Neo and an image of the device to go along with 'em, the only major details that we're still missing relate to pricing and availability. Considering that it's a fusion of the Note 2 and Note 3, I'd expect the Note 3 Neo to come in with a price tag that's somewhere in the middle of what those two phones are currently going for, giving consumers a Note 3-like experience without the full-on Note 3 price tag. As for availability? That's unclear for now, but with Mobile World Congress going down in just a month and a half, it may not be long before the Note 3 Neo is given a proper introduction.


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DVDActive Lost and Found: Part 2
It's time for round two of Gabe Powers' round-up of overlooked DVD classics...
I'm back with more overlooked favourites from my collection. If you missed my first 'Lost and Found' entry I'll divert your attention here for a second. This time I've shrunk my scope to include only five features rather then ten, hoping that my increased focus will out-weigh the lacking volume.
Butcher Boy
Neil Jordon has become something like the unofficial biographer of Ireland over the last couple decades, especially for those of us not living in the country. The Crying Game and Michael Collins are two of the quintessential films about the area. The director also found great success outside of the region with films like Interview with the Vampire, but my favourite in his canon is the oft forgotten tale of a clinically psychotic lower class lad in Butcher Boy.
This devious dark comedy wasn't even available on digital disc until quite recently, and has fallen by the wayside in the wake of less impressive Jordon films like In Dreams and The Brave One. Butcher Boy surely won't appeal to every pigeon in the peanut gallery. It's a pitch black look at poverty, childhood trauma, psychosis, and violence without the sap that usually goes along with it. The epic tale spins our hero into deeper and deeper dread, but Francie's spirit and sarcastic wit will not be broken.
Butcher Boy is unmistakably a Neil Jordon film, dark, brooding, and trembling with surrealistic visual touches, but it's also unmistakably charming, thanks in no small part to its amazing child lead Eamonn Owens (about fourteen at the time of filming), who all but disappeared off the face of the planet after the film's less then spectacular theatrical splash. The whip smart narration by Jordon favourite Stephen Rea adds a layer of smooth coating to this sharp little pill.
Hannie Caulder
Fleeing the scene of a botched bank robbery, the Clements brothers stop at an isolated homestead for water and supplies. While trying to steal horses the brothers murder the land owner, then go into the house and rape his wife Hannie (Raquel Welch). The bandits steal Hannie's horses and burn her house down. Hell bent on revenge Hannie seeks the assistance of a bounty hunter named Thomas Price (Robert Culp). Price is hesitant, but Hannie's persistence wins him over, and the duo soon sets off in pursuit of the outlaws.
Following the popularity of Spaghetti Westerns and Sam Peckenpah's ultra violent takes on the genre, B-movies in America had a briefly renewed interest in cowboys and Indians. In emulation of films like The Wild Bunch and The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly these films were often super bloody and super stylized, and because the cash-ins never quite get the point of the films they're emulating, they were often super exploitative and bawdy. Hannie Caulder is a prime example of a country-fried grindhouse Western.
Hannie Caulder is also a film that's appeal is almost entirely defined by the image of its print ads—Raquel Welch dressed in nothing but a Man with No Name poncho and a loaded gun belt. Welch's nude hip holstering a loaded revolver, is there anything more beautiful then that? The image sets the film apart other American Westerns of the era, which were mostly focused on the dissection and revision of the genre's clichés, but director Burt Kennedy's film isn't a one note song, it's a well structured revenge drama with a spike of dry comedy.
The film isn't as overtly stylized as a Leone film, and the story isn't one to step outside of the rape/revenge subgenre, but the actors are a cut way above the norm, and the grit will burn your eyes. Welch and Culp are great as the stoic leads, and Ernest Borgnine, Strother Martin, and Jack Elam all surpass expectations as the brutal but pathetically charming Clements brothers, but the entire show is stolen by Christopher Lee around the start of the second act. Bailey is quite possibly Lee's finest non-villain film roles. The classic thesp shockingly pulls off a Mexican character despite his recognizable Britishness, and is probably the film's most likable character.
The Quiet Earth
To those looking for a modest and classy Science Fiction thriller about the end of the world I present Geoff Murphy's The Quiet Earth. This taught and thoughtful New Zealand born flick exhibits all the grace and sorrow that was missing from 2007's big budget I Am Legend adaptation, painting a dreadfully melancholy picture of a post-apocalyptic world. At exactly 6:12 am humanity is eradicated from the face of the earth, and research scientist Zac Hobson finds himself extraordinarily lonely. After months of wondering the country in a state of shock he finds two other survivors, a beautiful red headed woman and a young and virile Maori (New Zealand native) trucker. Suddenly the end of the world is reduced to a tense love triangle.
Unlike most post-apocalyptic thrillers this end of humanity scenario isn't the result of a catastrophic virus, bloody war or atomic explosion. There aren't any bloodthirsty ghouls, flesh craving zombies, or laser powered aliens left to torture poor Zac, there is only his loneliness, and later his jealousy. Social issues and dramatic relationships are explored in a satisfyingly adult fashion without awkward pretensions or too much cheesy, low budget action, and there is an outstandingly original scientific reasoning for this Armageddon.
Actor Bruno Lawrence is a perfectly unlikely Sci-Fi hero, and a much more believable character then Vincent Price or Charlton Heston (who both starred in their own I Am Legend adaptations). Though Will Smith did impress in his ultimately weak film, Lawrence's portrayal (which won him the New Zealand Academy Award) is simply invigorating. There are only two other actors in the entire film, Alison Routledge and Pete Smith, but these heartfelt and realistic performances, coupled with sharp editing and impressive cinematography make what could've been an incredibly boring feature consistently compelling.
The Quiet Earth was left unreleased and unloved on US DVD for a very long time. Though available in the UK and Australia, it wasn't until 2007 that Anchor Bay finally set up a R1 release. The disc came out to little or no fan fare, contrary to the studio's usual internet blitzkrieg. The disc was re-released in March of 2008, for a low price, and I highly recommend seeking it out.
Running Down a Dream
Despite counting myself as an unstoppably loyal fan of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, I found suspicion in this Best Buy exclusive documentary I had heard nothing about before its release. A second look at the box revealed two strange and compelling facts—the film was four hours long, and it was directed by Peter Bogdonavich, the Peter Bogdonavich. A vote for top ten of the year at CHUD.com was the last straw, and I'm here to pass the word along.
Tom Petty has been atop of my favourite bands list since I was old enough to appreciate music that wasn't sung by Muppets. Even during my revolting high school punk rock phase, when I gave away all my 'sell out' music, I held fast to the Heartbreakers. I learned to play guitar from a Greatest Hits songbook, first using Petty's rhythm parts, then learning Mike Campbell's leads when I got better. The tale of Running Down a Dream wasn't news to me, I'd already read up on the band's history, and even seen a lesser documentary on the Disney channel several years ago. Though I'm positive most viewers will be enthralled by the behind the scenes story, I was instead reminded on a very personal level not only why I fell in love with Petty's music, but why I fell in love with music in general.
Though the film is long, the pacing is quick and the story is wholly captivating. Petty's career has survived three very shaky decades of pop music, and though Bogdonavich is careful to maintain focus, the group's history is very much a product of rock history, whether they were going with or against the grain. Though Bogdonavich's (and in turn my) point of view may be skewed by love of his subject, Petty's effect on the popular music landscape is huge and his story is important in that respect. The only things missing from this comprehensive study are Petty's acting endeavours ( The Gary Shandling Show, The Postman, King of the Hill), and his work on the She's the One soundtrack. The four disc DVD set comes with a full, thirtieth anniversary concert and a soundtrack CD.
Perdita Durango (aka: Dance with the Devil)
In honour of Javier Bardem's well deserved Best Supporting Actor win at this year's Oscars I've picked one of his more overlooked (perhaps rightfully in some circles) films. Spanish filmmaker Álex de la Iglesia's ( Accion Mutante, 300 Balas, the fantastic El Crimen Ferpecto) semi-sequel to David Lynch's semi-successful Wild at Heart has been fairly compared to both Lynch's prequel and Tarantino scripted, Tony Scott directed True Romance, but I think it's got something more.
Perdita Durango is a two plus hour festival of debauchery, sex, graphic violence, filthy discourse (in two languages), and touchy taboo smashing. Iglesia mocks Mexican Catholicism, paints his thrill killing Santeria practitioners as heroes, laughs at rape (which was a big problem with the censors in Britain), and even makes a plot point out of a human embryo packed semi-truck (they're being used for skin crème). Perdita Durango doesn't just pass the lines of decency, it skids ass first across them like a dog with worms. The whole film, including Bardem, then un-famous James Gandolfini, and Repo Man director Alex Cox, goes so far over the top some viewers might want to look away, but a grounded and angst ridden career best performance from Rosie Perez (not to mention a whole lot of her naked bottom) will pull them right back in.
And on the personal end, Perdita Durango was filmed in my home town of Tucson, Arizona. The only US availability, under the title Dance with the Devil, is non-anamorphic and cut for content (both the R and unrated versions). My friends at xploitedcinma.com have a few different versions on tap, including the uncut (though also non-anamorphic) UK release I used for this article.
Hopefully cutting these lists down to five will ensure I update them more often, as I still have a lot to share. Thanks again to my friends at xploitedcinema.com for the uncut copy of Perdita Durango, and remind readers that they also carry multiple versions of Hannie Caulder (which is as yet still unreleased in the United States). I welcome feedback and suggestions for future entries, and I sincerely hope my choices will make a few movie nights a little less boring.
Editorial by Gabriel Powers
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I've wanted to see Hannie Caulder for so long.
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All five films sound really good. The Butcher Boy sounds similar to Benny's Video by Michael Haneke though. I really want to see Perdita Durango now. It sounds like good, exploitative fun.
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I'm gonna rent The Quiet Earth, I agree I Am Legend sucked. It is recycled and has Will Smith so it sucks. Seriously he should stick with tv, and the movie sucked. I've said that 3 times, and it's still garbage, garbage, garbage!!
Perdita Durango & Hannie Caulder also interest me but I think I'll skip the other two even though I like Tom Petty.
Perdita Durango & Hannie Caulder also interest me but I think I'll skip the other two even though I like Tom Petty.
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Health Indicator Report of Suicide
From 2013 to 2015, Utah's age-adjusted suicide rate was 21.1 per 100,000 persons. This is an average of 578 suicides per year. Utah has one of the highest age-adjusted suicide rates in the U.S. In 2015, suicide was the leading cause of death for Utahns ages 10 to 17. It is the second leading cause of death for ages 18 to 24 and 25 to 44 and the fourth-leading cause of death for ages 45-64. Overall, suicide is the seventh-leading cause of death for Utahns ages 10+. Completed suicides are only part of the problem. More people are hospitalized or treated in an emergency room for suicide attempts than are fatally injured. In 2014, 13 Utahns were treated for self-inflicted injuries every day (3,280 treat-and-release emergency department visits plus 1,294 total hospitalizations). According to the 2013 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, during the past 12 months before the survey Utah high school students reported the following: 25.7% felt sad or hopeless, 15.5% seriously considered attempting suicide, 12.8% made a suicide plan, 7.3% attempted suicide one or more times and 2.1% of these students suffered an injury, poisoning, or an overdose that had to be treated by a doctor or nurse. 2015 Prevention Needs Assessment data indicate that Salt Lake County and Tooele County Health District students had significantly higher rates of psychological distress, TriCounty Health District students had significantly higher rates of making a suicide plan, and Toeele and TriCounty Health District students had significantly higher rates of attempting suicide compared to the state. All suicide attempts should be taken seriously. Those who survive suicide attempts are often seriously injured and many have depression and other mental health problems. Suicide is a complex public health issue where victims may be blamed and family members stigmatized. Consequently, suicide is not openly discussed making it difficult to collect meaningful data that is vital to suicide prevention efforts.
{{style color:red NOTE: We are in the process of updating the Utah Small Areas. This graph view depicts the old Small Areas. This graph view will be updated to the new Small Areas soon.}}
Suicide by Utah Small Area, 2013-2015
Notes*Use caution in interpreting, the estimate has a relative standard error greater than 30% and does not meet UDOH standards for reliability. For more information, please go to [http://ibis.health.utah.gov/pdf/resource/DataSuppression.pdf]. A description of the Utah Small Areas may be found on IBIS at the following URL: [http://ibis.health.utah.gov/resource/Help.html]. Suicides are determined using ICD-10 codes X60-X84, Y87.0, *U03.
Data Sources
- Population estimates produced by the UDOH Center for Health Data and Informatics. Linear interpolation of U.S. Census Bureau and ESRI ZIP Code data provided annual population estimates for ZIP Code areas by sex and age groups, IBIS Version 2015
- Utah Death Certificate Database, Office of Vital Records and Statistics, Utah Department of Health
Data Interpretation IssuesICD stands for the International Classification of Diseases. It is a coding system maintained by the World Health Organization and the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics used to classify causes of death, such as suicide, on death certificates. These codes are updated every decade or so to account for advances in medical technology. The U.S. is currently using the 10th revision (ICD-10) to code causes of death. The 9th revision (ICD-9) is still used for hospital and emergency department visits. The Youth Risk Behavior Survey includes surveys of representative samples of 9th through 12th grade students in public schools. The survey is conducted in odd years. Data are self-reported and subject to recall bias. Data are from a sample survey and subject to selection bias. Comparisons of annual rates must be interpreted cautiously as methods used to collect data my vary from year to year. With the introductions of active parental consent for Utah school surveys between 1997 and 1999, the student response rate for the survey decreased significantly.
- by Sex and Year, Utah and U.S., 1999-2015 and U.S. 1999-2015
- by Local Health District, Utah and U.S., 2013-2015
- by Age Group and Sex, Utah, 2013-2015
- by Method of Injury and Sex, Utah, 1999-2015
- by Race, Utah, 2013-2015
- by Ethnicity, Utah, 2013-2015
- Risk Among High School Students by Risk Factor and Sex, Utah, 2013
- Attempts Reported by Students in Grades 9-12, Utah and U.S., 1999-2013
- Plan Reported by Students in Grades 9-12, Utah and U.S., 1999-2013
DefinitionSuicide Death Rate: Number of resident deaths resulting from the intentional use of force against oneself per 100,000 population (ICD-10 codes X60-X84, Y87.0, *U03). Suicide Risk Among Students: Percentage of students who reported a suicide risk factor (felt sad or hopeless, seriously considered attempting suicide, made a suicide plan, or attempted suicide) during the past 12 months.
NumeratorSuicide Death Rate: Number of deaths resulting from the intentional use of force against oneself. Suicide Risk Among Students: Number of students who reported a suicide risk factor (felt sad or hopeless, seriously considered attempting suicide, made a suicide plan, or attempted suicide) during the past 12 months.
DenominatorSuicide Death Rate: Total number of persons in the population of Utah. Suicide Risk Among Students: Number of surveyed Utah high school students.
Healthy People Objective MHMD-1:Reduce the suicide rate
U.S. Target: 10.2 suicides per 100,000 population
State Target: 13.3 suicides per 100,000 population
Other Objectives{{style color:#003366 Healthy People 2020 Objective IVP-41:}}[[br]] Reduce nonfatal intentional self-harm injuries[[br]] '''U.S. Target:''' 112.4 emergency department visits per 100,000 population[[br]] '''State Target:''' 91.7 emergency department visits per 100,000 population[[br]] [[br]] {{style color:#003366 Healthy People 2020 Objective MHMD-2:}}[[br]] Reduce suicide attempts by adolescents[[br]] '''U.S. Target:''' 1.7 suicide attempts per 100 population[[br]] '''State Target:''' 1.9 suicide attempts per 100 population
How Are We Doing?The 2015 Utah suicide rate was 24.5 per 100,000 population ages 10 years of age and older. Males (36.9 per 100,000 population ages 10+) had a significantly higher suicide rate compared to females (12.1 per 100,000 population ages 10+). In Utah from 2013 to 2015, males had significantly higher suicide rates than females in every age group except ages 10 to 14 years. Males ages 75 and older had the highest suicide rates among male age groups. Females 45-54 years of age had the highest suicide rates among female age groups. From 2013 to 2015, Central Utah LHD, Southeast LHD, and TriCounty LHD had significantly higher suicide rates compared to the state rate ages 10 year of age and older. Among Utah Small Areas, Ogden (Downtown), West Valley (East), South Salt Lake, Kearns, Murray, TriCounty LHD, Sevier/Piute/Wayne Counties, and Carbon/Emery Counties had significantly higher suicide rates ages 10+ compared to the state rate during 2013-2015.
How Do We Compare With the U.S.?Utah's suicide rate has been consistently higher than the national rate. In 2015, according to the National Center for Health Statistics, the suicide rate for the U.S. ages 10+ was 15.7 per 100,000 population ages 10+ while Utah's suicide rate was 24.5 per 100,000 population ages 10+ during the same time period.
What Is Being Done?The UDOH Violence and Injury Prevention Program (VIPP) is funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to implement the Utah Violent Death Reporting System (UTVDRS). UTVDRS is a data collection and monitoring system that will help Utahns better understand the public health problem of violence by informing decision makers about the magnitude, trends, and characteristics of violent deaths such as suicide, and to evaluate and continue to improve state-based violence prevention policies and programs. Data are collected from the Office of the Medical Examiner, Vital Records, and law enforcement agencies and are linked together to help identify risk factors, understand circumstances, and better characterize perpetrators of violent deaths. The Violence and Injury Prevention Program (VIPP) has partnered with the Division of Substance and Mental Health (DSAMH) to facilitate the Suicide Prevention Coalition.
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Health Program InformationThe Violence and Injury Prevention Program (VIPP) is a trusted and comprehensive resource for data related to violence and injury. Through education, this information helps promote partnerships and programs to prevent injuries and improve public health. VIPP goals are to a) focus prevention efforts on reducing intentional and unintentional injury, b) conduct education aimed at increasing awareness and changing behaviors that contribute to the occurrence of injury, c) strengthen local health department capacity to conduct local injury prevention programs, d) promote legislation, policy changes, and enforcement that will reduce injury hazards and increase safe behaviors, e) collaborate with private and public partners, and f) improve the Utah Department of Health capacity to collect mortality and morbidity data from multiple sources and conduct injury epidemiology for use in prevention planning, implementation, and evaluation.
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A Special Report on the Fertility Industry:
What Price Pregnancy?
Since the birth of the first "test tube baby," assisted reproductive technologies have been hailed as medical miracles. Ms. goes behind the hype. >by Ann Pappert
- Both Sides Now:
She married at 18 and instead of finding bliss, she became a shrinking woman. Now, at 54, marriage is on her mind again.
- Marriage Vegas Style
In this desert empire 295 couples marry every day.
-Who Wants to Marry a Feminist?
But the real question is why do feminists want marriage?
-Otherwise Engaged
The issue of same-sex marriage has sparked an impassioned debate. Asked if she would marry if she could, this author takes a long hard look at the institution and herself.
-What, Me Marry?
-What Price Pregnancy?
Ms. goes behind the hype of assisted reproductive technologies.
When it comes to fertility treatments, gender makes all the difference.
- What?
- Women to Watch
- Word: Fuck
- Just the Facts
-The Struggle to Preserve Reproductive Rights
- Laws of Entrapment
- Taxing Menstruation
- High Anxiety
- Austria Ditches Women's Ministry
- Opinion: Partial-Truth Abortion
- $5 and a Dream
- Czech Mate
- Newsmaker: Lisa Oberg
- Women Organizing Worldwide: Reports from Philippines, Mexico, Zimbabwe, and the Internet
Nobody was more surprised than me when, once, I considered tying the noose, uh, knot. I'd fallen harder than ever before, and mistook the intensity for love. Despite years of protesting the practice, I'd even planned to change my name. That fleet decision reminded me of those mercurial moments when pregnancy scares left me thinking I could go through with an abortion. It's always the fear of going it alone that gets me backsliding against my ideals.
"You think she got scared?" a friend asked about a 34-year-old newlywed at a party. Her husband had made too many ball-and-chain "jokes," while she hovered within earshot, eyeshot, hollering distance.
Strangely, it was my own falling in love, and the slow falling out, that made me long to get married. To have a love you honor and openly own. To have someone to share the ups and downs with, split the rent and the chores. It's an ideal--like sexual equality, world peace--that I want. Yet the realist in me looks at the black men/black women stats and sees that happily-ever-after couplings are not possible. (And we're just talking numbers. Forget personality and if you can stand the way he chews). Somebody will end up alone, and it's nothing personal if it turns out to be me. That thought doesn't horrify me--most of the time.
Most of the time, I would trade nothing for my independence: my own apartment; no-strings romance; the freedom to somersault into an abyss of risks and come up smelling like roses, or not, but no harm done to anyone except me. Most of the time, I'm aware that my bouts of loneliness are easier to bear than the misery I've felt in bad relationships. But often enough, I'm shaken by the men who tell me that, ratios being what they are, black women will have to settle for whoever comes knocking. Or the ones who push polygamy as the "African" solution. These are good guys, supposedly marriage material. I just hope I don't get scared.
Everyone has beliefs that help make life bearable. As one who came to this country from India many years ago, my religion is family. And my ticket to this ultimate security is marriage. Marriage is sacred. It is the opportunity to preserve my values in a country where I've ended up not by choice but in economic exile.
For me--recently engaged to a fellow Indian immigrant--the compulsion to marry is as much about the profound love I have for my future husband as it is about a rejection of my adopted homeland and its so-called values. In the maze of shifting identities in America, marriage to someone from my culture whom I love and respect (and vice versa) is a return home. It is the reminder to myself that not only am I feminist, I am an Indian. And I am an Indian first. I believe that a happy, equitable, and lasting marriage with the right man is the balm I need to stave off the emptiness of the me-first generation. The idea of marriage fills a deep, visceral need I can't bring myself to question or wonder about. It gives me a security I can't deconstruct but that I can't live without. No empowerment programs and no professional accomplishments will ever provide me with this.


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Hemsky helps Oilers rally over Jackets
Edmonton, AB – Ales Hemsky netted the go-ahead goal with 3:08 left in the third period to lift the Edmonton Oilers to a 6-4 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday at Rexall Place.
Sam Gagner added an empty-netter to go with three assists, Magnus Paajarvi registered a goal and an assist, and Shawn Horcoff, Jordan Eberle and Corey Potter each scored once for the Oilers, who have won two straight.
"If we're going to fight our way back into the playoff race, we need these regulation wins," Gagner said. "It's a big win for us."
Nikolai Khabibulin allowed all four goals on 21 shots before being lifted early in the third. Devan Dubnyk was able to stop all nine shots he faced in relief to notch the victory.
Cam Atkinson and Artem Anisimov each posted three points, with Atkinson potting a pair of goals to go with an assist, while Anisimov added a goal and a pair of helpers for the Blue Jackets, who have lost three straight.
Sergei Bobrovsky allowed five goals on 24 shots in defeat.
With the game tied 3-3 after two periods, Atkinson put the Blue Jackets in front with a one-timer just 27 seconds into the third, but the Oilers answered under three minutes later when Potter's blast from the right point snuck past Bobrovsky to make it 4-4 at the 3:06 mark.
Hemsky then gave the Oilers their first and only lead of the contest at the 16:52 mark when he charged down the left wing and skated through the slot to the low right side before cutting in front and sliding a backhand through the five-hole for a 5-4 lead.
Gagner found the empty net at 19:18 to account for the final margin.
"That's a tough way to lose, normally we're very good defensively and normally we don't score that many goals," Columbus defenseman Jack Johnson remarked. "When we do score that many goals and lose it's a frustrating one."
Columbus jumped on top before the Edmonton fans had a chance to settle into their seats, as Matt Calvert set up Atkinson for a one-timer 10 seconds into the contest to tie a franchise-record for the fastest goal to start a game.
Atkinson returned the favor later in the frame, as he slid a cross-ice feed to Calvert for a one-timer from the low left circle that made it 2-0 at 12:04.
Paajarvi's backhand tally with 4:51 left in the first trimmed the margin in half before Eberle tied the game 39 seconds into the second, as he skated around a defender in the slot before beating Bobrovsky from in close.
After having a goal wiped away a minute earlier, Columbus jumped in front late in the second when Anisimov skated into the zone and stopped in the low right circle before beating Khabibulin high to the short-side to make it 3-2 with 1:26 left in the frame.
The lead was short-lived however, as Edmonton lit the lamp just 31 seconds later when Nail Yakupov skated to the low right side before slipping a pretty drop pass to the slot for Horcoff, who rifled a one-timer into the back of the net to make it 3-3 at 19:05.
Game Notes
Columbus and Edmonton each have 33 points and sit three points back of St. Louis for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference ... Columbus fell to 0-2-1 on its four-game road trip that wraps up in Calgary on Friday ... Atkinson's goal in the first period tied Rick Nash's franchise record which he set on Jan. 11, 2006 ... Hemsky's goal moved him into seventh place on Edmonton's all-time scoring list ... Paajarvi has scored a goal in all three games against Columbus this season.


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Could global warming make it more difficult to find a great cup coffee in the morning? It seems possible, as a new study finds that climate change could drive wild Arabica coffee into extinction in the next 70 years.
Arabica coffee is grown all over the world, but it originated in the highlands of southern Ethiopia, where the wild plants have always had a restricted range. Scientists from Ethiopia and Kew Gardens in the United Kingdom took a look at those ranges under various climate change models to see how the coffee would be impacted. They found that in even the best-case scenarios, wild Arabica would lose 65 percent of its suitable habitat before the end of the century. In other models, that number rose to 99.7 percent.
The scientists warn that these predications are on the conservative side, since climate change models do not factor in deforestation — Ethiopia's human population has nearly doubled in the past 40 years — or changes in wildlife distribution, such as the presence of migrating birds that help distribute the coffee plants' seeds.
The effect, according to the researchers, will not be limited to wild Arabica plants. Arabica is the only coffee cultivated in Ethiopia, where it plays an important role in the country's economy. Coffee there is harvested from plantations, semi-domesticated forest sites and the wild. All of those sources could be affected.
Meanwhile, climate change will also pose a threat to Arabica production around the world. The scientists found that the Arabica grown on plantations worldwide has a limited genetic diversity, making it more susceptible to the direct effects of climate change or to pests and diseases, which could also accompany global warming. This makes the wild plants in Ethiopia even more important as a source of broader genetic material for cultivated coffee, as they contain an estimated 95 to 99 percent of the species' total genetic diversity.
Although all of this sounds scary, the authors say they do not want the study to incite fear. "The objective of the study was not to provide scaremonger predictions for the demise of Arabica in the wild," said lead author Aaron Davis, head of coffee research at Kew Gardens, the famous royal botanical site. "The scale of the predictions is certainly cause for concern, but should be seen more as a baseline from which we can more fully assess what actions are required."
Co-author Justin Moat, head of spatial information science at Kew, said "this should alert decision makers to the fragility of the species."
This new research, published Nov. 7 in the journal PLoS One, is part of an ongoing program from Kew to study the world's plants, including both threatened species and those that have a high cultural or economic importance.
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By: Dr Lynda Kelly, Category: Museullaneous, Date: 12 Aug 2011
From March to May 2011 we collected data about visitors' use of their smartphones. A simple four-page survey asked questions about type of phone, features used, number of apps downloaded/used and their perceptions of value of mobile apps. Here's what we found.
A total of 200 respondents across two different samples of 100 each were surveyed – those who were attending Jurassic Lounge, with respondents primarily aged 25-34 years, and our 'regular' family visitors to search and discover and Kidspace, with majority of these aged 35-49 years. This allowed us to compare across different visitor types, as well as by age and gender.
One immediate finding from both samples was they did not know what the term "smartphone" meant and many did not know whether their phone even had internet capability. Once explained, we found that the majority of those surveyed (72%) had iPhones; 10% Android HTC; 7% Blackberry; 5% Nokia and 4% Samsung.
The most used features were:
How many apps had they downloaded?
Of the types of apps downloaded the most popular were social networking, primarily Facebook with 79% of respondents having this on their phone, closely followed by games at 73%. Other apps included:
On average 54% said that they downloaded an app a few times each month, 17% once a week and 15% a few times a week.
Respondents were asked to rate on a scale of 1-5 what they considered was important when deciding to download an app. The two most important aspects were being free and practical/useful (53% rated each as very important); closely followed by good value for money and being easy to use (51% rated very important). Other very important ratings were containing up-to-date information (44%), reliability of information (38%), fun (37%), recommended by friends 34%; comments/ratings 28%; and intellectual stimulation (21%). Interestingly, and by far the lowest ratings, were the 'buzz' or 'hype' around the app (10%) and the 'cool factor' (8%).
Given these overall results however, there were differences between samples as follows:
Thanks to our intern, Marloes Schepers, for collecting the majority of data.
We will be doing further surveys around value during the current season of Jurassic Lounge so watch this space...


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Cool Finds For Car-Loving Kids
When you have a car, bus or truck-crazy kid at home it can be hard to keep their room an expression of their own interests as well as maintain a look of cool. Here are 5 possible solutions that are bound to please both stylish parents and car loving kids:
1. DogTagDesigns makes incredible, one of a kind "Mobile Phone" lamps out of vintage parts. They are available for sale at the Artscetera Pop-Up Shop in Brooklyn and online at various times throughout the year - check here for dates.
2. Consider switching out the tiny pillowcase from this set for a full-sized, single color (red?) pillowcase and bright fitted sheet raise the cool factor of IKEA's Vitaminer Bil duvet cover.
3. Dwell Studio's Bus book shelf will hold all your board books for bedtime.
4. For the crafty among us, why not make a throw pillow out of this mod independently designed fabric from Kri Hem (kri8f) on Spoonflower.
5. Every car-loving kid needs a garage. Check out Plan Toy's wooden parking garage with working lift.
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Identity theft is a big business for fraudsters, but people are not the only victims. Governments lose money when they send tax refunds to fraudulent identities.
The IRS estimates tax refund fraud totals more than $19.2 billion per fiscal year, according to a report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration. With more than 80 percent of federal and state tax returns filed electronically with no accompanying documents, such as W-2 forms, there is an increased potential for fraud.
Experian announced a new offering that will enable federal and state revenue offices to detect fraudulent tax returns that have been submitted using stolen identity credentials. Experian's Tax Return Analysis Platform (TRAP) offers device intelligence and risk assessment using both proprietary data and analytics to check for fraud, the company said in its announcement.
TRAP uses Experian's Precise IDSM identity authentication and fraud detection platform to analyze tax return data points and identify those with the highest potential fraud risk. TRAP can determine if a user's device is or has been involved in fraudulent activity or if his credentials are already being used in other fraudulent applications. The tool also provides fraud scores that allow revenue offices to further authenticate identified returns through an automated process. Precise ID is Federal Identity, Credential, and Access Management –recognized under the National Institute of Standards and Technology and used by numerous government and healthcare agencies to authenticate consumers prior to their access to sensitive information.
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muratki99 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 142 diseños de 33 diseñadores freelance.
sevdm.com is a newly launched social bookmarking site in Turkish language. This is a user-geneated web 2.0 style web site that is built by the users submitting stories,videos,etc. and voting on them which makes them popular and brings them to front page.Users can and are encouraged to comment on submitted content.
Desired Color Scheme:
Warm colors - Orange, (dark) red, yellow - Look at the web site http://www.sevdm.com for color scheme
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Standard Web Formats (.jpg, .gif or .png); Vector Formats (.eps, .pdf or .ai)
'sevdm' word is derived from Turkish word 'sevdim' by dropping the letter 'i'. 'sevdim' means 'I liked (this)'. It's a short and quick way of expressing that you really liked something and you want to get attention to it.
We are looking for a logo that will represent our concept and this young crowd who is eager to connect to each other on internet. It should be warm, fun, vibrant, dynamic(=not boring), welcoming, impressive.
Some ideas we have thought of : We currently use an orange heart as our favicon and avatar for users who have not selected custom avatars. You may see 2 sizes of this heart on the site. Also the 'm' letter at end gives the verb the 'I' subject meaning (a feature of Turkish)(sevdi without 'm' means 'liked', but not clear who), so it could stand out from others. We may also prefer to have a graphical element in the logo which may be used as an icon for brand recognition, default avatar or on buttons,etc.
These may give you some ideas, but we are certainly open to any ideas and do not want to restrict anything. Please be open minded and let us see your entries representing different ideas.
We want both vector and standard web formats.
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I'll add fresh yeast for any beer I want to carb up consistently and quickly. I recommend Red Star's Premier Cuvee or EC-1118 for bottle conditioning. Use the whole pack, they're super cheap. I'll use two packs (10g) if I'm targeting over 3 volumes in a fairly strong beer.
I'm not saying more yeast = more carbonation. Bottle conditioning to high levels of CO2 in high alcohol beer is stressful on yeast. It's common practice to use more yeast in a stressful environment than a less stressful environment. I assume the same logic holds when bottle conditioning. FWIW Lalvin's recommended dosage for bottle conditioning sparkling wines is about 10g per 20L, or 2 packs per 5 gallons.
Anyone have good luck with champagne yeast for bottling beers?
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Crunchy Carmel Apple Pie
Marsha Brooks, 2001 Apple Pie Contest Winner
When the leaves start turning colors in the fall, Marsha Brooks of Carmel, Ind., knows it is time to start baking her Crunchy Caramel Apple Pie.
It's the perfect comfort food for cooler weather, and a hit with Caramel's potluck dinner crowd. They can smell the fresh-from-the-oven pie as soon as Brooks walks in the door (See her story below). Emeril Lagasse, also lured by the mouth watering combination of caramel and apples, named Brooks' pie the winner of his Apple Pie of Emeril's Eye Contest on Good Morning America.
Brooks joined Emeril in New York to bake her pie at the Good Morning America studios. Enjoy her winning pie recipe.
Cooking Directions
Crumb Topping
Stir together brown sugar,flour, rolled oats. Cut in 1/2 cup butter until topping is like course crumbs. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, stir together the sugar, flour, cinnamon and salt.
Add apple slices and gently toss until coated.
Transfer apple mixture to the pie shell (I remove the store-bought pie shell from the aluminum pie plate and transfer it to a 9-inch pie plate of my own, but you do not have to.)
Sprinkle crumb topping over apple mixture.
Place pie on a cookie sheet so the drippings don't drop into your oven.
Cover edges of pie with aluminum foil. Bake in a preheated 375 oven for 25 minutes. Then remove foil and put back in for another 25 to 30 minutes without foil. Remove from oven. Sprinkle pie with chopped pecans then drizzle with caramel on top. Cool on a wire rack and enjoy warm or at room temperature.
Recipe courtesy of Marsha Brooks, Apple Pie Contest 2001
Recipe Summary
Main Ingredients: apples, pecans, sugar
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China Outperforms U.S. on GMAT
The number of Chinese taking the GMAT continues to rise. David Wilson of the Graduate Admissions Management Council tells the WSJ's Deborah Kan they are also the world's highest scorers.
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Akorn, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKRX) plunged -33.76% with the closing price of $13.05. The overall volume in the last trading session was 15.28 million shares.Company Growth Evolution:
ROI deals with the invested cash in the company and the return the investor realize on that money based on the net profit of the business. Investors who are keeping close eye on the stock of Akorn, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKRX) established that the company was able to keep return on investment at -2.91 in the trailing twelve month while Reuters data showed that industry's average stands at 13.60 and sector's optimum level is 13.19.
Akorn, Inc. (AKRX) have shown a high EPS growth of -26.90% in the last 5 years and has earnings decline of -128.00% yoy. Analysts have a mean recommendation of 3.00 on this stock (A rating of less than 2 means buy, "hold" within the 3 range, "sell" within the 4 range, and "strong sell" within the 5 range). The stock appeared $34.00 above its 52-week highs and is down -30.18% for the last five trades. The stock ended last trade at 13.05 a share and the price is up more than -59.51% so far this year. The company maintains price to book ratio of 2.96 vs. an industry average at 4.11. Its sales stood at 26.80% a year on average in the period of last five years. A P/B ratio of less than 1.0 can indicate that a stock is undervalued, while a ratio of greater than 1.0 may indicate that a stock is overvalued.
Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF) ended its day at 18.86 with the rising stream of -0.16% and its total traded volume was 15.18 million shares more than the average volume.
The average of this ratio is 0.00 for the industry and sector's best figure appears 0.49. Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF), at its latest closing price of $18.86, it has a price-to-book ratio of 1.39, compared to an industry average at 3.07. A lower P/B ratio could mean that the stock is undervalued. This ratio also gives some idea of whether you're paying too much for what would be left if the company went bankrupt immediately.
Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF), stock is trading $20.21 above the 52-week high and has displayed a high EPS growth of 6.40% in last 5 years. The 1 year EPS growth rate is 19.00%. Its share price has decline -1.57% in three months and is up 2.11% for the last five trades. The average analysts gave this company a mean recommendation of 2.70.


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12 Months of Maxwell: The Year's Most Popular Daily Finds
If you are one of our daily visitors, then you probably look forward to Maxwell's Daily Find. Everyday, Maxwell gives us one gem of an item he's come across in his daily design adventures, and his picks have come in many forms and varying price ranges. From bean bag chairs and floating bike racks to IKEA tea towels and tantra sex chairs, we sifted through Maxwell's 365 products from 2011 to find out which were the most popular, month by month. Read on for the full list.
• 1. January : Vintage Coffee Bean Bag Chairs
• 2. February : Tantra Sex Chair
• 3. March : Ultimate Bed by Anderson
• 4. April : Stanley Console by Gus Modern
• 5. May : Skyn China by Ehlén Johansson
• 6. June : Air Multiplier Table Fan by Dyson
• 7. July : Tekla Dish Towels
• 8. August : Princess and the Pea Divan
• 9. September : Embroidered Mexican Coverlets
• 10. October : The Bike Shelf
• 11. November : Ryder Rocking Chair
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text: Crystal Renn's Weight Covered On People; Tavi On Style And Musical TheaterJenna Sauers5/28/10 12:00pm82SaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkCrystal Renn is either too big or too small, say some folks who evidently take an interest in other people's weight. "She is not trying to lose weight at all," says Gary Dakin, her agent. "She fluctuates." [People]


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Hunt is on for Jupiter-sized HIDDEN planets stuffed between star's belts
What happens in Vega, stays in Vega
Astrophysicists have clapped their eyes on what seems to be a massive inner and outer asteroid belt hugging the Vega star.
The finding suggests that a gap spotted between the warm and cool belts of the star could mean that multiple unseen planets may orbit it, according to astronomers who used data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope to discover the bands around Vega.
They observed that the data was consistent with a star called Fomalhaut, which has similar hot and cold belts that are separated by a gap. The architecture also resembled the asteroid and Kuiper belts in our own solar system, NASA scientists added.
Steward Observatory stargazer Kate Su of the University of Arizon, Tucson - who authored a paper on the topic that will be published in the Astrophysical Journal - presented the findings at a meeting of astro brains in California earlier this week.
"Our findings echo recent results showing multiple-planet systems are common beyond our Sun," she said.
Both Vega and Fomalhaut - which are each about 25 light years away from Earth - are understood to be about twice the mass of our Sun and burn a hotter, bluer colour in visible light.
Vega - the sky's fifth brightest star - may be orbited by planets. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
The boffins explained that the inner and outer belts on those stars contained far more material than that found in our own asteroid and Kuiper belts. This is because Vega, which is estimated to be approaching its 600 millionth birthday and Fomalhaut - said to be about 400 million years old - are still in the process of cleaning up. The systems may also have formed from a much larger cloud of dust and gas compared with our solar system, the scientists said.
For perspective, our Sun is about 4.5 billion years old.
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The gap between the inner and outer debris belts for Vega and Fomalhaut also proportionally corresponds to the distance between our Sun's asteroid and Kuiper belts. This distance works out to a ratio of about 1:10, with the outer belt 10 times farther from its host star than the inner belt. As for the large gap between the two belts, it is likely there are several undetected planets, Jupiter-size or smaller, creating a dust-free zone between the two belts.
A good comparison star system is HR 8799, which has four known planets that sweep up the space between two similar disks of debris.
Astronomers at the ESA Herschel Space Observatory in Europe detected the same findings, NASA said.
The stargazers said if planets do indeed orbit Vega then they won't remain hidden for long. ®


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The site is laid out in a manner which suggests it's aimed at intermediate users who won't be put off by technical information... Or jokes. The site, for example, occasionally carries tag-lines poking at other distributions, such as Ubuntu ("Our window buttons are right" and "The democratic Linux distribution"). Clicking on the FAQ link displays a list of ten commandments for Linux users ("Thou shalt use the command line"), along with another link to the real FAQs.
Prior to trying out the new version of PCLinuxOS, I had the opportunity to ask Texstar a few questions.
What is your focus in PCLinuxOS 2010? Were there any special features you rolled into this release?
Texstar: The primary goal of this release was to make the transition to KDE 4. PCLinuxOS 2010 aims at providing an optimum out-of-the-box desktop experience with the latest hardware drivers and popular applications. New special features include intuitive support for multi-language setup, OpenOffice installation, and several desktop environments. Moreover we added security enhancements such as encryption and parental controls, and the completely reworked script "mylivecd" which can be used to easily backup, or build a customized re-master of, an installed system.
Your head quarters are in Texas. Some distributions based out of the USA are concerned with patents and their effects on codecs (mp3 for example). PCLinuxOS ships with a full range of codecs and Flash. Do you have any concerns about the legality?
Texstar: We do not ship Win32codecs or libdvdcss2. Almost everything else is either redistributable in a non-commercial environment, licensed or provided by open source libraries.
Your distribution started as a fork of Mandriva. How does PCLinuxOS differ from Mandriva?
Texstar: PCLinuxOS 2010 was built from the ground up using the packages in our repository. It is not based on a Mandriva install nor is it based on our 2009 release updated. The packages in our repo may be original creations but may also contain repackaged and modified srpms from Fedora, OpenSuse and Mandriva. PCLinuxOS may also contain patches from Ubuntu, Debian, PLD and Charka. So in summary it is similar to Mandriva due to some ported packages and different in that we create our own packages, import packages from other distributions and patches as needed.
PCLinuxOS releases don't appear to stick to any set schedule. How do you decide when your distro is ready to release into the wild?
Texstar: As a community driven distribution we do not have a need to stick to a fixed schedule just to keep the bean counters happy but instead release when everything has been sufficiently tested to comply with our main principle: provide a reliable and stable system.
How many people are currently working on PCLinuxOS? And what can volunteers do to help?
Texstar: We are a small group of 30 plus volunteers working in our free time. Volunteers can test packages, write documentation and translations, create graphics, help others users on the forums and let the rest of the world know about PCLinuxOS.
Your website tag-line keeps changing, generally it seems to be poking fun at other distros. Are you trying to start a flame war or just making a jest?
Texstar: It is about having a sense of humor - some things get taken too serious. We are just a group of guys and gals enjoying Linux and sharing it with others who might like it too.
- Interview: Texstar
- PCLinuxOS 2010


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For more than six centuries, Russian artists basically painted one thing: icons, in nearly infinite variation, often with inspiring (or haunting) skill. So when you come to Moscow, where I am now, and step into the various cathedrals within the Kremlin walls, what do you see? Icons.
Then you move on to the old and new Tretyakov Gallery, which is really a museum and to Russian masterworks from the last 10 centuries or so. And there, besides a bunch more icons, you get to see what happened when the Russians decided to start painting portraits and landscapes. Great things, in a big hurry.
If that seems like an awfully reverent, artsy day of tourism, keep in mind that A) it keeps a body out of the freezing breeze; and B) the newer Tretyakov Gallery goes off in all sorts of wacky contemporary directions, including pop culture and politics.
In fact, if you step outside into the sculpture area, you find Moscow's version of the Island of Lost Toys: a whole garden filled with Lenins and Brezhnevs and many others whose likenesses aren't so welcome anywhere else.


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Cordell Barker talks about The Cat Came Back.
(link via Jim Caswell.)
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Cordell Barker Master Class
2 comments:
- Corey said...
Amazing, thanks
- January 13, 2010 6:02 PM
- Mitch K said...
He did this master class in Halifax, too. It was really good! But it felt short. I wish it had have been more technical, or in depth, but he did give a lot of really great points that have allowed me to approach my work quite differently.
- January 15, 2010 3:22 AM
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Thomas Country Buffet Waitresses Harassed then Fired for Reporting the Harassment, Federal Agency Charges
ATLANTA – Thomas Country Buffet restaurant violated federal law by subjecting seven waitresses to a pattern of sexual harassment and then firing them for reporting it, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit recently filed.
According to the EEOC's suit against MJDE Venture, LLC, and J&S International, Inc., who both owned and operated the restaurant during the time that the waitresses were harassed, seven women were subjected to repeated acts of sexual harassment by a restaurant cook. The harassment included a daily barrage of lewd sexual comments, gestures, and inappropriate physical touching. Each waitress said that the harassment began shortly after they started working at Thomas Country Buffet. All seven women complained to restaurant owner, MJDE Venture, LLC, about the harassment. However, the harassment continued. Two of the women were eventually fired by MJDE Venture, LLC for reporting the harassment, while another waitress was forced to resign when she could no longer tolerate it.
In or around July 2008, J&S International, Inc. took over ownership of the restaurant and continued to employ the remaining four waitresses as well as the cook who was harassing them. The remaining four victims complained to the new restaurant owner, J&S International, Inc., about the harassment. However, the new owner also refused to remedy the situation. Seeing no end to the harassment, the women reported the harassment to the EEOC. Within weeks of doing so, all four women were fired by J&S International, Inc.
Sexual harassment and retaliation for reporting it violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The EEOC filed its suit in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (Civil Action No. 1:10-cv-03059-GET-RGV) after first attempting to reach a voluntary settlement with the Defendants. The federal agency seeks back pay, compensatory and punitive damages for the waitresses, as well as injunctive relief designed to prevent such harassment and retaliation by the restaurant in the future.
"It should never be standard operating procedure to subject employees to a barrage of lewd comments and gestures, and inappropriate touching; yet not one but two different owners ignored their employees' rights to work free from sexual harassment," said Robert Dawkins, regional attorney for the EEOC's Atlanta District Office. "Equally seriously, one employer thought that retaliation was the way to fix the problem. The EEOC will be vigilant in protecting the rights of employees to work free from sexual harassment and to complain of unlawful behavior without fear of losing their jobs."
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Further information about the EEOC is available on the agency's web site at www.eeoc.gov.


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dropsThursday, September 25, 2008
Can you feel it? Oh, I can, and I am so happy. Happy to have the crisp air. The extra blankets on beds. The pumpkins at the markets. The treasures from nature.
I found these little gumdrops placed on a table by one of my children. Definitely not Charlie. Maybe Andrew. Probably Libby. Those made me happy too.
I opted for pumpkin cookies for our cookie of the week. Made yesterday. With five left today. Just five. The ones with nuts. The ones I like. I promised everyone I would make more today. They were that good.
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This sounds deliscious cinamon and spice.ReplyDelete
I can feel it too, and I love it just as much!ReplyDelete
Oh, I wish I had time for baking! Denmark's got the largest apple harvest for years, so I really should. I'll take time this weekend.
Have a nice day and thanks for such a nice blog post making me appreciate this time of year even more!
- Birgitte :)
What perfect timing, I just opened a can of pumpkin yesterday but only needed a tbsp, so I was going to look for a recipe today for cookies or muffins to use up the rest of the can :-) I will certainly give these a try.ReplyDelete
We are having lovely cool mornings, I love the cool crisp air, but unfortunately by late afternoon we are back up in the 90's!!
I love fall too. It's my favorite time of year. Actually, I should qualify that and say I like it HERE in Colorado. I never liked it in Alaska, where you got "Oh look... the leaves have turned yellow and.... oh. They've all fallen down. And... oh my gosh, is it snowing now?!"ReplyDelete
But here! The colors! The pumpkins! The spices! The football! The fantastic blog posts! :D
mmm, I can't wait to try these cookies!ReplyDelete
my mom makes a cookie that sounds very similar...she puts a vanilla flavored icing on top of it...yum! I'm might have to try this these afternoon.ReplyDelete
Baking - now that would be nice. Especially at this time of year. Thanks for sharing your recipe.ReplyDelete
Oh yum, tomorrow is payday, hence grocery day... I think I need to pick up some pumpkin! My kids (and my husband!!) will love these, I'm sure!ReplyDelete
I've already been baking this week- and it's still in the upper 70's and fairly humid (as in, the AC is still running for sure) but next week promises highs around 59... so more baking will be instore!! Um, and knitting... I have mittens on the mind...
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I feel that weather...and I have a stack of quilts at the ready! I'm absolutely giddy. My husband would LOVE the pumpkin cookies. thanks for the recipe.ReplyDelete
I too am starting to get very, very excited for Fall.ReplyDelete
I'll have to try these! I've made a lot of your cookie recipes (Sailor Boy is a huge, huge fan of the gingersnaps!)and they're always so good!
Haha, when I saw 'Drops' as the title, I thought you were doing the Drops jacket, I have a one track mind!!ReplyDelete
Don't you just love it? The best of seasons, definitely one for knitters. I am intrigued by the pumpkin cookies, you Americans are so adventurous with your baking, in fact, so adventurous with pumpkins, over here we rarely venture beyond carving them for lanterns. I have promised myself a pumpkin adventure next week...ReplyDelete
I am happy about fall! And panicky too, so much fall cleaning to get done, before it gets too cold!ReplyDelete
Yum - sound and look delicious! Love anything with pumpkin in it - these I will have to try.ReplyDelete
I'm going to try the cookies this morning. My step-son is a sucker for pumpkin and I'm growing to love it too. I think it'll help make up for the quiche I'm making for lunch. :^)ReplyDelete
I love fall too, and those cookies look yummy!ReplyDelete
I always wondered what those little green prickly things were!ReplyDelete
BTW, thanks for your kind thought re: my pregnancy. You are very sweet to post.
The sound delicious and I know they will make the house smell wonderful. I've been following your blog for awhile and just love the photography! StaceyReplyDelete
Wow, I've missed a lot! Libby's sweater looks adorable, your cookies are awesome, and toasty looks...toasty! ;)ReplyDelete
I love your observations about fall -- it's one of my favorite seasons, as well; provided I have the proper supplies...a handknit sweater would be great, lol.
oh goodness- you have the yummiest blog posts. I need to have some of these!ReplyDelete
- Julie10/04/2008
I just had to visit to get the recipe again (HOW did I already lose it???) I'm just starting my second batch, they are delicious!! Thank youReplyDelete
i love that first picture!ReplyDelete
I am so making these! YUM!ReplyDelete
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Inside ASIS&T
Looking to Long Beach
ASIS&T 2003 Annual Meeting - Humanizing Information Technology: From Ideas to Bits and Back
Were just a couple of weeks away from the start of the 2003 ASIST Annual Meeting, when ASIST members and other professionals will gather to address the theme, Humanizing Information Technology: From Ideas to Bits and Back. Well meet in Long Beach, California, October 19-22.
The conference committee, chaired by Marcia J. Bates, UCLA, has planned a technical program that includes dozens of panel sessions, SIG programs, contributed papers and poster sessions throughout a four-day schedule. Bates was assisted in her work by committee members Eileen Abels, Suresh Bhavnani, Michael Buckland, Donald Case, Chao-chen Chen, Andrew Dillon, Efthimis N. Efthimiadis, Raya Fidel, Jonathan Furner, Andrew Grove, Jenna Hartel, Sandra Hirsh, Joseph W. Janes, Don Kraft, Carol Kuhlthau, Marianne Nelson, Hope Olson, Carole Palmer, Jaime Pontigo, Dragomir Radev, Nancy Roderer, Victor Rosenberg, Linda Rudell-Betts, Bernie Sloan, Ross Todd, Irene Travis, Peiling Wang, Carolyn Watters, Judith Weedman and Barbara Wildemuth.
Among the topics that will be addressed in the context of the conference theme are user-centered design, business and management informatics, virtual reference services, international information issues, organization of information, information policy and design for children. In addition, a number of popular continuing education and professional development workshops will be offered as pre-conference sessions. Details about specific meeting activities, including registration information for the conference and for professional development workshops, are available at the ASIST website.
Local Activities
Throughout the year, members of the Los Angeles Chapter of ASIST (LACASIS), host chapter for the 2003 Annual Meeting, have given Bulletin readers a flavor of Long Beach and its environs through a series of articles in Inside ASIST. Now, as ASIST members make their final arrangements for their time in Southern California, we offer a few excerpts from those articles.
From February/March 2003, by Bo-Gay Tong Salavador
Long Beach is not just another beach city, by any means. The fifth largest city in California, its flagship attractions include the venerable Queen Mary, which houses a museum, a hotel and restaurants; the state-of-the-art Aquarium of the Pacific; the Museum of Latin American Art; and the Long Beach Museum of Art. A revitalized downtown showcases eclectic eateries, distinctive shopping and a vibrant nightlife offering jazz, blues and rock and roll. For the more athletically inclined, there are extensive walking and biking paths along the fabulous 5½ miles of shoreline, not to mention opportunities for swimming, surfing, sailing, jet skiing, fishing and even deep sea diving! And if you somehow overdose on the warmth of the sun and begin to miss the cold temps of winter, you can catch an Ice Dogs game at the Long Beach Arena. (Yes, Long Beach has its own professional ice hockey team).
If you yearn to visit attractions elsewhere in Southern California, driving distances are quite reasonable. Here are some approximate distances (in miles) from downtown Long Beach to a few popular destinations: Disneyland, 26 miles; Malibu Beach, 36; downtown Los Angeles, 25; Getty Center, 32; UCLA, 30; Hollywood, 32; Huntington Library and Gardens (San Marino), 28. If you prefer not to drive the freeways of Los Angeles, many destinations can be reached by public transportation. For instance, the Blue Line of the Metro Rail system begins just steps from the conference hotel and takes you to downtown Los Angeles. You can then transfer to the Red Line which transports you to many attractions in Hollywood as well as to Universal Studios.
From April/May 2003, by Linda Heichman
Imagine a city on the beautiful California coast, a city alive with a bustling art scene museums, galleries, monthly art walks, symphony, theater and opera. San Francisco? Think again. Los Angeles? Nope. San Diego? Nah. I know, Carmel. Good try, but no. It's Long Beach.
Not only does Long Beach boast an eclectic art scene, the city is home to world-class art museums, internationally renowned theater companies, its own symphony orchestra, opera company and master chorale. Museums include the Long Beach Museum of Art, housed in a Craftsman mansion overlooking the Pacific Ocean; the Museum of Latin American Art, the Western United States' premier museum of Spanish and Caribbean arts and culture; and the University Art Museum at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB).
Performing arts abound in Long Beach. Choose from the Long Beach Symphony Orchestra, check out budding talent at California State University, Long Beach's Carpenter Performing Arts Center, Cal Rep, International City Theatre or Long Beach Playhouse.
Want more? Check these out.
Visual Arts
East Village Arts District www.eastvillageartsdistrict.com
Performing Arts
Cal Rep at Edison Theatre www.calrep.org/
From June/July 2003, by Claude Zachary and Linda McCann
The aviation industry has played an important part in the local economy, beginning with the Dominguez Air Meet in 1910, the first national air event ever held. The Long Beach Municipal Airport, the first in Southern California, was founded in 1924 by aviation pioneer Earl Daugherty. The real growth of the industry began with the opening of the Douglas Aircraft Companys facility in 1941 on a piece of land adjacent to the airport and the production of the C-47 (a military version of the DC-3) for the war effort. The facility has been in continuous operation ever since and is now run by the Boeing Company (www.boeing.com/commercial/facilities/longbeachsite.html).
The Historical Society of Long Beach is located just across the street from the Westin Hotel in the beautiful Breakers Building. Stop in if you can; they have a great collection (www.historicalsocietylb.org/index.html).
From August/September 2003, by Amy Wallace
So the annual conference theme caught your eye, and then you were sold by the ASIST Los Angeles Chapter (LACASIS) articles on Long Beach weather, arts, culture and history.
What if you want to venture beyond Long Beach? Once the conference is over you might want to take advantage of Southern Californias wonderful weather and do some sightseeing. Everyone knows Southern California is famous for attractions like Disneyland, Universal Studios, San Diego Zoo, the Mighty Ducks, the Dodgers and the Angels but there is so much more. What about a trip to Catalina Island, Venice Beach, the International Surfing Museum or the San Diego Super Computer Center? The website (www.lib.uci.edu/lacasis/about.html) includes points of interest in the Southern California area and approximate drive times.
And if all this information is not enough for you, LACASIS has members from all over Southern California who will be attending the Annual Meeting.Annual Meeting. Members will be happy to answer all of your questions about the local area.
See you in Long Beach!
News from ASIST Chapters
For its annual meeting, the Northern Ohio Chapter of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (NORASIST) planned a late August visit to the Strong Bindery, a custom bindery in Cleveland's Little Italy neighborhood. Bindery owner Ellen Strong, formerly owner of Coventry Books, has bound and repaired books for the Cleveland Orchestra, Cleveland Public Library, Cleveland State University, Kent State University, Ohio Archives, Western Reserve Historical Society and more than 2000 individuals who love books.
The Southern Ohio Chapter (SOASIST) and Central Ohio Chapter (CO-ASIST) jointly sponsored an August meeting featuring Thomas S. Blanton, director of the National Security Archive. Blanton spoke on the USA Patriot Act and its impact on libraries and civil liberties in general. He also discussed current and proposed exemptions and risks to the Freedom of Information Act.
SOASIST also notes that the latest edition of its award-winning newsletter, SOASIST. . . On the Move, is online at www.soasist.org/enews/
The Los Angeles Chapter of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (LACASIS) held its annual fall workshop in mid-September. This years session focused on Database-Driven Websites, covering such topics as database-driven possibilities and unique applications; database technology in a nutshell; planning and building a database-driven website the hits, hurdles and horizon; and using databases to serve up non-traditional resources.
The keynote speaker was Samantha Hastings, ASIST president-elect and associate professor in the School of Library and Information Sciences at the University of North Texas.
The New Jersey ASIST Chapter (NJASIST) named Christine L. Borgman, professor, Department of Information Studies, UCLA, as the recipient of its 17th annual Distinguished Lectureship Award. The internationally known award, established in 1985, honors individuals who have made significant contributions to the field of information science.
Los Angeles Chapter Names Scholarship Winner
Joanne Orsatti from the University of New South Wales in Australia is the winner of the 12th Annual Margaret McKinley Memorial Student Scholarship Essay Competition, sponsored by the Los Angeles Chapter of ASIST (LACASIS). In addition, Lisa Nguyen, University of Hawaii at Manoa, and Weipang Yue, University of New South Wales, Australia, were named runners-up.
Orsatti has a bachelor degree with a double major in philosophy and science and technology studies and is currently finishing a masters degree in information science in the School of Information Systems, Technology and Management.
The McKinley Scholarship Essay Competition, established in 1992 in honor of the late Margaret McKinley, is offered to library and information students to encourage their participation in the activities of professional societies. The winner receives reimbursement funding up to $1,000 for registration, airfare and hotel expenses to attend the ASIS&T Annual Meeting and a one-year membership in ASIST. Two runners-up receive one-year memberships in ASIS&T.
News from ASIS&T SIGs
ASIS&T Special Interest Group/International Information Issues (SIG/III) has announced the top six winners of its fourth International Paper Contest. The following are the winners and their paper titles:
The winning papers were selected from among 51 papers received for this years competition. Each winner will receive a two-year individual membership in ASIST. The first and second place winners of the competition will also receive a travel grant to attend the 2003 ASIST Annual Conference in Long Beach, California. These winning papers and other submitted papers for the competition will be considered for publication by the Bulletin and Elsevier's International Information and Library Review.
The following were members of this years contest committee: Sue O'Neill Johnson, chair of SIG/III; Yunfei Du, chair of the International Paper Contest Chair; Hong Xu, University of Pittsburgh; Nadia Caidi, University of Toronto; Liwen Vaughan, University of Western Ontario; Suzie Allard, University of Tennessee; Gretchen Whitney, University of Tennessee; and Nathalie Leroy, United Nations.
News about ASIS&T Members
Charles W. Bailey, Jr., assistant dean for systems at the University of Houston, has been appointed assistant dean for digital library planning and development at the University of Houston Libraries. In 1989, Bailey established PACS-L, a mailing list about public-access computers in libraries, and The Public-Access Computer Systems Review, one of the first scholarly electronic journals published on the Internet. Bailey was profiled in Library Journals Movers & Shakers 2003: The People Who Are Shaping the Future of Libraries.
Dick Hartley, head of the Department of Information and Communications at Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom, has been awarded the title of Professor of Information Science.
Ronald Rousseau, Belgium, was international program chair of the 9th International Conference on Scientometrics and Informetrics, held in August in Beijing. He was also co-editor of the conference proceedings, published by Dalian University of Technology Press (ISBN 7-5611-2098-2). In addition to Rousseau, the following ASIST members gave oral presentations at the conference: Henry Small, USA; Subbiah Arunachalam, India; Michael
Nelson, Canada; Liming Liang, China; Leo Egghe, Belgium; Liwen Vaughan, Canada; Mike Thelwall, UK; Heting Chu, USA; Peter Ingwersen, Denmark; and Alastair Smith, New Zealand.
Henry Small was elected as the new president of ISSI, the International
Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics.
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