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Disasters of the magnitude of Hurricane Katrina leave behind a wake of heartbreak and devastation, but also the opportunity to respond to a call to serve. One of the most inspiring responses to this call came from the campus of Andrews University. Within four days of the disaster, a crew of over 100 students, faculty, and staff were en route to the Gulf Region to provide disaster relief. The convoy, which included two busses, a van, and a truck full of supplies, arrived at Bass Memorial Academy, just outside Purvis, Miss., and approximately 50 miles from the Gulf Coast on Friday, September 2.
Despite the extensive media coverage devoted to the hurricane, the Andrews relief team was unprepared for the total devastation that welcomed them. Andrews VP for Student Services Frances Faehner recalls, "I assumed you'd have to get within 50 miles of New Orleans for it to be that bad. There were road signs, wires, and telephone poles just lying every which way. You could see rows of 50 trees just snapped off." Needless to say, the Andrews students had their work cut out for them. Three buildings at Bass Memorial Academy sustained major roof damage during the hurricane, and the campus was littered with debris.
Though exhausted from the 20-hour drive, students went to work as soon as their feet hit the ground, joining forces with a group of 40 students from Southern Adventist University to clear debris and remove carpet, tiles, and insulation. Despite less than ideal conditions—sleeping in a gymnasium with a gaping hole in the roof, for example—the relief force made incredible gains during its brief stay at Bass Memorial.
Dave Gillis, third-year architecture student and licensed roofer, headed the roofing team, which in three days managed to completely re-shingle a home in the community and three-quarters of the Bass Academy boys' dormitory. The 26-member crew worked over 10-hour days in 100 degree heat, and even set up a generator and lights to continue roofing after dark. "We knew we were leaving soon, and wanted to do as much as we could before we left," Gillis explains. "We probably saved them $12,000-$18,000 in labor alone, never mind the vulnerability of further damage from rain."
Students' efforts were not confined to the campus alone. The Andrews workers teamed up with Adventist Community Team Services (ACTS), a volunteer disaster response team from Florida in charge of food distribution centers at Bass Memorial Academy and in nearby Purvis, Miss. Workers in the two mobile kitchens served approximately 5000 meals per day to a community desperate for food. Youth ministry student Andrew Moreno found himself thrown into the role of head cook in the Bass Academy kitchen, where he spent nearly three straight days "just cooking, all day." "We were always scrounging for food, but I was amazed at how everything kept multiplying itself," Moreno recalls. "I kept saying 'we're going to run out of this,' but whenever we needed something, a semi would show up with more."
Andrews students also joined ACTS volunteers at a makeshift distribution hub on the Bass Academy campus, where cars lined up for over a mile to spend the day waiting in the heat for much-needed supplies. "People would drive through with their trunks open, and we would literally stuff them full of supplies," says Erica Slikkers, senior public relations major. "Anyone we helped was so grateful—people were crying all the time. It was a huge blend of people, not only from poverty situations, but driving new SUV's and convertibles. All of a sudden they didn't have anything—their world was turned upside down."
Hurricane victims weren't the only ones touched by the tireless efforts and self-sacrifice of the students. Glenn Russell, associate professor of religion and one of the project coordinators, states, "To me the most inspiring thing was to see students meeting real needs and the incredible job they did—their energy, their skills, and their commitment was inspiring to me as a teacher."* Photos provided by John Hood and Bev Stout.


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Randy D. Dinkins 5/28/2010 4:41:43 PMBeautiful shot. Wonderful perspective and color, well taken. #1273231
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Eyemaginations, Inc., has released LUMA Version 1.3, which includes three allergy presentations: introduction, testing, and treatment. The software is designed to help ENT practitioners explain conditions and treatment options to patients using visual simulations.
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As measles threatens to become the leading killer of children in Yemen, CERF provides US$5 million for a national immunization campaign.
The UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has allocated almost US$5 million to support a national immunization campaign to protect 7.9 million Yemeni children under age 10 from a deadly measles outbreak.
Measles has re-emerged in epidemic proportions in Yemen, claiming the lives of more than 155 children under age 5 in Yemen since the middle of last year. A total of 3,800 new measles cases were reported between January 2011 and early March 2012. If left unchecked, the epidemic could infect an estimated 30,000 children and cause 5,000 deaths per year, according to an OCHA Humanitarian Bulletin published earlier this month.
CERF funding will provide $2.4 million to the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and $2.6 million to the World Health Organization (WHO) in support of a national health campaign to stem the measles outbreak. To increase cost-effectiveness, the vaccine programme will include measles, polio and vitamin A supplements. Increasing immunity to polio is a priority in Yemen because cases of the wild polio virus are increasing in neighbouring countries. Lack of vitamin A significantly increases the risk of illness and death from common childhood infections.
"This money will help prevent the deaths of thousands of Yemeni children," said Mr. Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF Representative in Yemen. UNICEF will use the funds to buy vaccines and implement the immunization jointly with WHO and Yemeni partners.
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WHO says measles outbreaks can be particularly deadly in countries recovering from conflict. In Yemen, conflict and insecurity have caused extensive damage to public health services over the past year, and interrupted the routine immunization of children.
Overcrowding in shelters for internally displaced persons, lack of clean water and sanitation facilities, and high malnutrition rates among young children also increase the risk of infection and reduce the ability to fight it. Yemen has the world's second-highest rate of chronic malnutrition in children after Afghanistan, with nearly two thirds of children suffering from stunting.
Initial funding for the immunization programme has been provided by the Government of Yemen, humanitarian partners and CERF. However, additional resources are now needed. The campaign will cost about $29 million, leaving a significant funding gap.
The humanitarian community has requested $447 million through the Consolidated Appeal Process for almost 4 million people in need in Yemen in 2012. Those needs include food, emergency health care and shelter. The appeal's health-care component is currently only 11 per cent funded.


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The 2013 Chevrolet Camaro is a 4-seat coupe that offers retro styling and powerful V6 or V8 engines. In October, drivers can get a deal on the Camaro whether they're looking to finance or pay with cash. For qualified shoppers looking to finance, Chevrolet is offering interest rates as low as 0 percent for up to 48 months -- a deal that trounces the 2014 Camaro's 3.9 percent interest for up to 72 months. Cash buyers also get a good deal, as Chevrolet is offering up to $1,500 back on all 2013 Camaro models.
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The Honda Accord Coupe is a sleek, 2-door, 4-seat coupe based on the midsize Honda Accord sedan. In October, the 2013 Accord Coupe is offered with a few incentives. Shoppers looking to lease can get payments from just $199 per month after 36 months. While that deal requires $3,700 down at lease signing, drivers who would rather put nothing down can do that and get payments from $300 per month. For drivers who would rather finance, Honda is offering 0.9 percent interest on all Accord Coupe models for up to 60 months.
Infiniti G37 Coupe
The Infiniti G37 Coupe is a rear- or all-wheel-drive coupe based on the sporty G37 sedan. Though it's been renamed Q60 for the 2014 model year, the 2013 G37 Coupe retains its earlier name. It's also offered with some good lease deals, including monthly payments from $299 per month for 24 months after $2,999 down at lease signing. That payment and term is also available to drivers who would rather get an all-wheel-drive model, though adding all-wheel drive also boosts the G37 Coupe's down payment by $200.
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The sporty Nissan 370Z is a 2-door, 2-seat coupe with a powerful V6 engine under the hood. In October, it's available with two strong offers. The best is a lease deal touting a 39-month term with payments starting at just $209 per month -- a good deal considering it requires just $2,999 down at lease signing. Shoppers who would rather finance also get a good deal, as the 370Z can be had with 0 percent interest for up to 60 months. Best of all, that offer includes an allowance that provides for up to $3,150 in options.
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For my money, there were none better than Basil Rathbone and Nigel Green playing Holmes and Watson. Those were the days.
I found a sure fire way to get rid of some unwanted junk during the holidays --- put it in an Amazon box and put it on the front porch.
Cool video. Looking forward to seeing that.
Yeah alh those guys were pretty good.
Originally Posted by blaze24k
with a 7 year gap between championships they're called team of the Decade, thats pretty funny, but whatever.
I Love our 3 titles this decade and making the Lakers cry on national TV in 2003!
Robert Downey Jr. Brings a New Look to 'Sherlock Holmes'
by Jonathan Crow May 20, 2009
Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes The first look at director Guy Ritchie's hotly anticipated "Sherlock Holmes" is out. And like this month's "Star Trek," this flick looks set to add some rocket fuel to a time-worn franchise. The first ever Sherlock Holmes movie hit the silver screen in 1900, a mere five years after the advent of cinema. Since then, there has been about a hundred incarnations of the super sleuth in both TV and the movies. Yet for many, Basil Rathbone's portrayal remains the Sherlock Holmes gold standard. Aristocratic, cerebral, and perhaps a bit stuffy, he is probably what you think of when you think of the legendary detective. Everything in this new trailer -- from slick camera effects, to the "Pirates of the Caribbean"-style soundtrack, to the casting of Robert Downey Jr. -- makes it clear that Ritchie has no interest in making another Rathbone clone. Instead, Ritchie goes back to the scrappy Holmes of the original books. Here are five ways the new movie breaks with interpretations of Sherlock Holmes from the past.
Not a Deerstalker Hat in Sight
Not a Deerstalker Hat in Sight Robert Downey Jr. as Sherlock HolmesThat tweed double-billed hat that Sherlock Holmes made famous was never actually in any of Arthur Conan Doyle's stories. And it's nowhere to be found in the trailer. In fact, there is little sign of the other iconic objects associated with the master sleuth: no U-tube-shaped calabash pipe, no magnifying glass, and no tweed. Instead, Sherlock sports a fedora rakishly flipped up front. But this isn't the only divergence from the popular image of the detective. Holmes also looks rumbled, sweaty, and unshaven, like he spent the night under a bridge. Even his loyal sidekick Watson complains about his "general lack of hygiene." This is, of course, a far cry from the gentlemanly bearing of Rathbone. In the books, however, Holmes described himself as a "Bohemian." No word if Ritchie is going to include another Bohemian trait from the original stories: Holmes' regular abuse of opiates.
A Non-English Holmes
A Non-English Holmes Robert Downey Jr. as Sherlock Holmes Robert Downey Jr. isn't the first American to play Holmes -- Matt Frewer and Charlton Heston (of all people) has played the detective in the past -- but this is definitely the highest profile Holmes to be played by a Yank. In fact, Guy Ritchie was initially reluctant to hire Downey Jr., thinking that he was too old for the part. But Susan Downey, who produced Ritchie's last movie "RocknRolla" along with "Sherlock Holmes," thought otherwise and managed to convince the director. She also happens to be married to Robert Downey Jr. Strip away the English accent, and the logic does become apparent. Both Downey and Holmes are brilliant, kind of crazy, and more than a little free-spirited.
A Thin Watson
A Thin Watson Robert Downey Jr. as Sherlock Holmes The casting of Jude Law as Watson is perhaps an even bigger departure from the classic cinematic Holmes. In the Rathbone movies, Watson (played by Nigel Bruce) was a rotund, bumbling comic foil. Law looks more like the original conception of Holmes' BFF -- a talented doctor and a formable street fighter. Also in the trailer is Rachel McAdams as Irene Adler. In the books, Holmes and Watson had little use for women in general, but Adler earned grudging respect from the detective after she outwitted him. In the movie, she not only bests him, but leaves him in a compromising position.
Brains AND Brawn
Brains AND Brawn Robert Downey Jr. as Sherlock HolmesSherlock shows more than a little brawn to go with this legendary brain. In the trailer, he's seen duking it out in a bare-fisted boxing match. Plus, he goes mano-a-mano with a sledgehammer-wielding giant and corset-bedecked Irene Adler. In the books, Holmes was a master of a little-known (but real) British martial arts called Baru, which taught a gentleman how to defend one's self using, among other things, a walking cane and bowler hat.
It's a Guy Ritchie Movie
It's a Guy Ritchie Movie Robert Downey Jr. as Sherlock HolmesThis movie might be set during the height of the Victorian era, but that one slo-mo shot of Holmes decking some guy in the face tells you immediately that this is still a Guy Ritchie flick. And Ritchie clearly hasn't lost his love of the canted angles, frenetic editing, and muted colors that made his early movies -- like "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" and "Snatch" -- stand out. One can guess, though, that Madonna's involvement in this outing with be minimal.
"Sherlock Holmes" doesn't arrive in theaters until Christmas Day.
Then & Now: Robert Downey Jr. Brings a New Look to 'Sherlock Holmes'
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with a 7 year gap between championships they're called team of the Decade, thats pretty funny, but whatever.
I Love our 3 titles this decade and making the Lakers cry on national TV in 2003!
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CNN came to this story of Barack Obama's first political campaign a couple of days late, but they pursued it from an angle that may surprise people convinced that the media is in the tank for the Democratic nominee. They note that Obama certainly didn't mind playing old-school Chicago politics to kick out his Democratic opponents in the primary, leaving him alone on the ballot. He didn't mind stabbing his mentor in the back while doing so, either:
As I wrote before, Obama used the rules to his advantage. Many of the complaints of his competitors sound like sour grapes; if they had followed the rules, they would have remained in the race. The excuse that no one had demanded enforcement of those rules in the past really doesn't negate the fact that, as Obama's team commented, shows that their lack of attention to them didn't bode well for their performance in office.
That being said, Obama's actions in that first campaign bely the rhetoric of "voter intent" that Democrats have used ever since they lost a tough election in 2000. Kicking fellow Democrats off the ballot doesn't say much for party unity and loyalty, both of which Obama will now demand after Hillary Clinton's departure from the race. It also shows how much he fears real competition; the only race he ever lost came against his most legitimate challenger for a House seat.
CNN emphasizes the most embarrassing aspect of this issue, which was how Obama used his hardball tactics against his political mentor, Alice Palmer. She originally didn't intend to run for the seat, but later changed her mind and got back to collecting signatures. Obama not only chose to run against her, but also to apply the same bare-knuckles tactics against her. She never returned to elective politics after her protege essentially stabbed her in the back.
This clip from last week is more interesting for CNN's perspective than on Obama's tactics. They seem less mesmerized by leg-thrills than their counterparts at MS-NBC. Does this mean that Obama may find a post-Hillary race a little more challenging than they may have expected?


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Hello friends and neighbors. It is good to see you here.
Hello friends and neighbors. It is good to see you here.
Have you completed your Christmas shopping? I have hardly begun. I�ve got to get on with it. Not forgetting the reason for the season, many churches are having their Christmas cantatas today and next Sunday. My church is having its program this morning. They are wonderful, entertaining and a great reminder of why we celebrate this holiday.
On Dec. 7, my Rotary club Jacksonville South rang the Salvation Army bell at Jacksonville Mall. It was great to see the generosity of the shoppers, especially the young Marines. They came in groups of three or four and were such gentlemen, holding the door for the moms to get the strollers and baby paraphernalia inside. I prayed that God would bless them for their goodness.
A young woman named Katie stopped to put money in the red kettle. She said that she was getting a coffee and asked if I would like one. I appreciated the offer and said yes. With the long lines, she was gone for a while but returned with a cup of hot coffee and would not let me pay her. Doesn�t that embody the spirit of the season? You hear about the rudeness of Christmas shoppers but if you want to see the best of Christmas shoppers, take a turn ringing the bell. The children work hard to deposit the money in the T-shaped opening of the red kettle and look longingly at the bell. I hand the bell to those children for a few rings. It will warm the cockles of your heart, literally and figuratively. The next crew of Steve Quinn and John Papurca reported for duty and I left the Mall better for having come. I�m going back tomorrow to ring the bell with The Daily News. Y�all come too.
Christmastime at the Strand
I went with the New River Baptist Association to Myrtle Beach last week. It has become an annual pilgrimage of fun, spending time with friends, shopping, and rest and relaxation, all the things that Christmas is about. There is much prayer and the shows are so entertaining. The performers make you laugh and then cry, especially when they remember the deployed troops that will not be home for Christmas and at the Carolina Opry house when the show ends with a reminder that Jesus� life ended at the cross. Great stuff.
I loved the joke about the farmer who went for marriage counseling. His friend found him in the barn hugging and kissing on the tractor. When his friend asked him what he was doing, he said the doc told him that to please his wife, he had to be affectionate to �attract her.� I love puns and that�s punny.
The entertainers also used the joke about canceling the Nativity at the White House because they could not find three wise men in all of Washington, DC. The crowd howled.
The Myrtle Beach trip is where I usually start my Christmas shopping, loading down the van with packages from Hamricks and the outlet stores. Chris Bailey drives the Grant�s Creek Baptist Church van where we usually ride and he is wonderful to us. Last year he helped me load and transport home a stand-up George Foreman grill. My children all wanted that grill but like George, I fought them off.
This year our crowd from Blue Creek Baptist � Mary Faulkner, Barbara Woodward, Iris King, Faye Morton and I � only shopped two stores and the food court at the Mall where the Chinese restaurant was serving fresh watermelon this time of year. I don�t know where it came from, it might have been California or Chinese watermelon but I can tell you it was a treat to eat watermelon in December. A young man named Michael sat down at the long table with us holding a bag from Zales jewelers. We reached out to hold hands to say the blessing before the meal and he joined hands with us.
�Would you like me to say the prayer?� he asked. We agreed and he said a beautiful prayer thanking God for the food, his Son and the season.
Michael is a Keebler elf, distributing Keebler cookies and products to the stores in Myrtle Beach. He had purchased a great gift for his wife and proudly showed it to us. I would tell you what it is but I don�t want to spoil the surprise. She�s gonna love it. Those Keebler elves are as nice as they appear on television.
I texted a photo of the fresh watermelon to my daughter Britainy who was sitting in a plane on the runway at La Guardia airport waiting for the weather to clear. Brit got engaged while in New York. Her fianc�e Matt picked up the ring and proposed to her at Grand Central Park. How romantic is that? I declare that child needs intervention though, leaving the South in the wintertime. So, I texted photos of fresh watermelon and the sun coming up over the ocean at Myrtle Beach. Nothing went in, that child is high on love. I read that Amazon is seeking approval from the FAA to deploy drones by GPS to deliver orders immediately. Maybe next time I can send an actual piece of the watermelon. Think that will get her attention?
Midnight at the oasis
Anyway, instead of shopping we played cards and just enjoyed each other�s company. Not to brag because that wouldn�t be fittin� but I beat Mary and Barbara twice in a row at Phase 10. We played until about 1 p.m. or after when Mary left to return to her room. We stay at the Coral Reef Hotel that is built with hallways on the outside that let the air in. I�m sure that is great in the summertime but it is cold in the wintertime. I watched Mary to her room but she didn�t go in. I noticed her fumbling with the key so I walked down to see what was going on. Mary was putting her key in the slot, the green light was coming on but the door would not open. We pushed, pulled up on the handle, pushed down on the handle, and tried double handing it but the door would not open. We decided it was not the card because the green light came on; it had to be a malfunction in the handle requiring removal and/or replacement of the handle.
We walked back down to my room to call the front desk. A maintenance man was on the way up. While we waited, Mary walked the hallway in her pajamas and robe worrying about what she was going to do if they could not get the handle off that late at night� her medicine was in the room and where was she going to get clothes to wear. We were back working intently on the handle when the maintenance man came around the corner. He startled us and we both let out a yelp probably waking up the whole sixth floor. The maintenance man pulled a reprogrammed card from his pocket and immediately opened the door. I couldn�t believe it; we should have skipped the amateur mechanizing and worrying and called 30 minutes earlier. I miss keys. At least he didn�t ask for ID before letting Mary into the room. If he had, Mary would have been spending the night with me and Barbara.
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There were five of us sitting across the back seat of the Grants Creek van so Roy Melton, who drove the Richlands Baptist Church van, graciously allowed me to ride home with the Richlands crowd. I sat on the backseat with my eyes closed. They thought I was sleeping but I was listening and taking notes.
Bonnie Melton had reported the day before that their room was on the 11th floor where she had not seen another person so she thought that they may have been the only people on that floor. On the ride home she reported that they finally had seen a man on the 11th floor and stopped to speak to him.
�Hello,� Bonnie said. �We thought we were the only people on this floor so I am glad to see you. Did the smell of paint bother you last night? I could smell it in the living room but not in the bathroom so I thought I might have to sleep in the bathtub.�
�No mam,� he said. �I�m the painter.�
I didn�t get to talk much with driver Phillip Gurganus and those on the Kellum Baptist bus except for Eleanor Marshburn. I love Eleanor. She has helped Shirley Moore and all of us with the Festival of Trees for many years and she is truly gifted. She did the Sweet Shoppe for a couple of years but this year she was in the gift shop and yard sale out back. Eleanor makes the best chocolate covered pecans. I hated I missed them because I wanted to say thank you to the Kellum ladies who make food for the volunteers on the Friday before the Festival. We surely appreciate it. Eleanor�s niece Krystal Phillips is the new Public Information Officer at Coastal Carolina Community College so now you know.
Before I go, I want to tell you about Walt who is a waiter and buses the tables at the restaurant at the Coral Reef. Walt�s wife died about two years ago so he and his mother, also a widow, live together and care for each other. The way his family cares for each other would have been enough to make me like Walt but his stories were too funny. He laughed and talked with the Richlands crowd. Walt ought to be in customer relations because he added to the enjoyment of the good food. All the wait staff were friendly and the omelet maker was superb. We look forward to the omelets all year.
Now it�s time to get on with shopping locally. I�ll see you there. Thank you for coming.


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Arts 'shack' proves safe haven
NEWTOWN -- At a table inside a purple-walled, living room-like "shack" in the center of Sandy Hook, 9-year-old Jackson Day twists tinfoil into a replica of the Greek god Poseidon, complete with a trident made out of pipe cleaners, armor made of foam, and a throne made out of Popsicle sticks.
He and his two younger siblings are among the hundreds of children who since the Dec. 14 tragedy at the Sandy Hook Elementary School have been able to take advantage of the creative solace offered through the new, nonprofit Sandy Hook Arts Center for Kids. The SHACK, as it is known, was founded by Sandy Hook School and Newtown High graduate Wendy Mitchell backed by a couple of her former classmates.
Last summer, the founder and director of Ultra Violet Productions in Bethel started looking for a permanent space for creative art, music and theater programs. In August, she found what she thought was ideal space in Bethel. But it didn't work. Three months later, she resumed her search in her hometown.
After the shooting at her elementary alma mater, Mitchell knew where she now had to be.
With that determination, Mitchell managed to find a receptive landlord for a 600-square-foot house in a plaza just off Church Hill Road behind the Sandy Hook Diner. She opened the doors to all for an assortment of free class and workshops mixed with an expanding range of classes ranging from $12 to $15 per child per class.
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For more information about The Sandy Hook Arts Center for Kids (The SHACK) and its list of free and fee classes, workshops and camps, as well as special events, visit the website: www.sandyhookartscenter.org.
In the summer, Mitchell intends to offer a variety of classes as well as two free summer camps -- one that will work on a community mosaic tile project and another will be a theater camp that she instructs.
From the start, Mitchell's mission was clear: to make sure no child, teen, or adult who could benefit from creative expression is denied.
The center will play a pivotal role in the "Sandy Hook Spring Fling" on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Children can come to the center and write special messages on 162 donated "comfort quilts." On Sunday, the center will be part of the Visions of Tomorrow Art Show & Auction with student work displayed next to pieces by celebrities Regis Philbin, Edie Falco and former U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman.
Retired art teacher Barbara Scarotto-Earley of Enfield admires the center's mission.
From the moment she heard news of the shooting, Scarotto-Earley said she wanted a tangible way to reach the Sandy Hook community. The first of what she predicts will be multiple ventures was the tin-foil sculpture class, a project she titled "the HoME and CommYOUnity project." She said she embraces Mitchell's premise that art is a way to "heal the heart."
"Our space is here to help people decompress, be peaceful and create something beautiful," Mitchell said.


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You know how when you do a fresh install of Tofu you have to change the resolution to fix the problem of it being in the top left of the screen to make it full screen.
Well for some reason when I install a certain build it always goes back to the original tofu skin and top left again. Rebooting or shutting down seems to wipe the layout every single time and reset to default.
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File system events library for Java
JNotify java API
JNotify is a java library that allow java application to listen to file system events, such as:
- File created
- File modified
- File renamed
- File deleted
Supported platforms
- Windows (2000 or newer) Windows notes
- Linux with INofity support (2.6.14 or newer) Linux notes
- Mac OS X (10.5 or newer) Mac OS notes
Usage example
JNotify can be tested by simply running the jar file with the followng commend:
java -Djava.library.path=. -jar jnotify-VER.jar [dir]
JNotify will then monitor the specified dir (or the current directory if dir is not specified) and print detected events. Note that java.library.path should point to the location of the native libraries that comes with jnotify (dlls, so dylibs etc).
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Ingredient Manufacturers Turn Powder Into Health Gold
Fruit and vegetable powders, extracts and super-concentrates are making five-a-day easier.
Getting your daily recommended five servings of fruits and vegetables seems easy, yet as most nutrition experts will admit, few Americans are doing it. In spite of efforts by such dedicated groups as the Produce For Better Health Foundation (www.5aday.org) and the American Dietetic Assn. (www.eatright.org), the average American is only eating about half this recommended minimum.
That's where the recent generation of innovative ingredient manufacturers and food and beverage processors comes in. Through more sophisticated methods of processing and concentrating, fruits and vegetables are becoming powders, extracts and super-concentrates.
Processors in turn are creating products that add the nutritional value and flavor of produce to a greater variety of products — including ones normally not associated with produce. Consumers are finding vegetables in beverages, fruits in savory products and vegetables in sweet cereals. Some manufacturers also are pushing the nutrient-density envelope, cramming a day's worth of fruits and veggies into a single meal — or even single item.
"It's gratifying that over the past 10 years, food scientists, nutritionists and dietitians have become more aware of the positive health benefits associated with the active components of fruit, vegetable and other plant-based concentrates," says Winston Boyd, vice-president and chief chemist at Lawrence Foods (www.lawrencefoods.com), Elk Grove Village, Ill. "When you express and minimally process whole fruits and vegetables, you concentrate a good deal of the goodness in the form of vitamins, phytochemicals and other micronutrients."
There is more demand for a broader range of plant-derived ingredients than ever before, he and others say.
While traditional fruits like orange, apple and strawberry and traditional vegetables like tomato and carrot are still popular, there has been a significant shift toward the exotic and adventurous world of "superfruits and super vegetables." Pomegranate, goji, açai, mangosteen are some of the most popular fruits used in new beverage launches and there is growing awareness of the beneficial power of vegetables like that of cabbage and broccoli.
An indication of the strength and direction of the trend is that processors are seeking high-quality fruit, vegetable and other botanical ingredients "from geographically diverse areas, including Asia, South America, North Africa and elsewhere," says Antoine Dauby, group marketing manager for Naturex Inc. (www.naturex.com), a South Hackensack, N.J., supplier of plant extracts.
Dauby anticipates increased demand for South African and Amazonian products, as both areas are extraordinarily rich in medicinal and aromatic plant products.
One of the main drivers of the resurgent use of concentrated fruits has been the interest in exotic superfruits coming out of the Amazon regions, especially Brazil. Sambazon Inc. (www.sambazon.com), San Clemente, Calif., broke open the floodgates on exotic fruit concentrates by putting açai on the map.
Sambazon instantly became the lead provider of powder and concentrated fruit pulp for this trailblazing superfruit. There's a reason fruits such as açai, acerola and other foreign exotics usually arrive here in processed forms: Rules of importation of fresh produce are highly restrictive. Some countries, such as Brazil, do not allow whole fruit or fruit seeds out of the country. Some fruits from Asia are not allowed into the U.S.
Claiming to be "the most powerful antioxidant beverage on the planet," Purple7 contains, as the name implies, seven purple or dark red fruits full of antioxidants.
Taking a page from PomWonderful, with its successful promotion of pomegranate juice, Sambazon started out with a popular line of açai beverages for retail. Today, beverage companies from the now-mainstream Vitaminwater (owned by Coca Cola Co.) to boutique companies such as Purple Beverage Co. (www.drinkpurple.com), Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., makers of "the most powerful antioxidant beverage on the planet," rely on concentrated fruit ingredients such as extracts, pulps and powders as key aspects of their trendsetting arsenal.
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In addition to beverages, bars are a popular medium for fruit and vegetable concentrates. Perhaps the epitome is the Think5 nutrition bar, which contains five cups of fruits and vegetables in a single bar.
"The American population is starving themselves of fruits and vegetables," declares Yianna Xenakis, director of sales and marketing for Thinkproducts (www.thinkproducts.com), Ventura, Calif.
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SACRAMENTO — For the last couple of years, some of the state's most influential business titans and elder statesmen have taken time off to grapple with the mess in Sacramento.
Former Secretaries of State George Shultz and Condoleezza Rice, Google Inc. Chairman Eric Schmidt, Los Angeles philanthropist Eli Broad and other heavyweights have all attended an effort known as the Think Long Committee for California, which is focused on squaring away the years of mismanagement from Sacramento and conflicting mandates from citizen initiatives.
They haven't gotten very far.
Nor has a similar effort launched by U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and others before he departed California for the Obama administration. A push by Bay Area business leaders to launch a constitutional convention to deal with the state's vexing policy problems sputtered and died.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger had some very big names working on blowing up the boxes of government — almost all of which are still intact.


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Too many people approach their job searches from the perspective of their own needs. They need a job, they need to make more money, they need flexible working hours and benefits. This is not the way to get a job. In fact, this "me-too" method of job seeking is unlikely to get you anywhere.
In this article Harrison discusses the importance of using association websites in your job search. One of the best places to track down jobs which (1) few people know about and (2) you stand good odds of getting an interview if you apply, is association websites. Associations are not experts in advertising themselves, and so the jobs on their websites are far less likely to be found by people looking for jobs online. The people you are competing with in the job market generally are not researching association websites for job opportunities and leads. Employers typically like posting jobs on association sites because applicants from association sites tend to be serious about their profession. If you are in the job market, using association sites for research is highly recommended.
Your résumé is an extremely important document. There are entire books written about how to craft them. I have written at least one myself. There are scores of résumé consultants, companies, and others that will work on your résumé for a fee. Hiring one of these services can be useful and can improve your résumé. Nevertheless, most résumés can improve dramatically by following the below advice.
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Look at Your Job (or the Job You Are Seeking) from Your Employer's Point of ViewBy Harrison Barnes on Oct 19,2018
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Pursue your own dreams and become the person that you want to be, rather than what others might want. Living life according to the wishes of others is meaningless, and will bring you neither happiness nor success. Others do not understand your capabilities, goals, and interests as well as you do, hence their opinions should be your least concern. Have faith in your own potential greatness, and you will develop the confidence to act upon it and be the person that you really want to be, achieving true fulfillment.
You must constantly be sacrificing in order to ensure advancement in your life. You will always be called upon to make sacrifices in your life and career, and you must do so in order to grow. Take your job and career seriously, and remember that the work you do is sacred. The more you appreciate your work, the better your will get at it.
Marketing is crucial to your job search, because employers are essentially purchasing a product when hiring you. The more positive information your employer has about you, the more likely he or she is to hire you; personal stories create a connection between yourself and the employer. Stories that revolve around your motivation, dedication to your job, and drive for improvement will portray you as a hard worker with a positive attitude, who can longer grow in your current position for reasons outside of your control. ol.
In this article Harrison discusses how resisting change and not taking necessary and relevant action can be the biggest obstacles to a better career and better life. Resistance is something that prevents most people from ever changing. Resisting change can be highly damaging to your growth in your career and life. Instead of allowing your life to be controlled by external circumstances, choose to take action and bring about a change. Conduct a brutal self analysis if needed, to clear the blocks you have in your mind and to bring about change that is necessary. Most people give up. They do not persist. You need strategies and beliefs that will allow you to persist and persevere, so that you can change. The best strategy is to be focused, and this focus will help you overcome the resistance you face whenever you make an effort to begin changing.
Knowing your product is crucial to your career and life. Just as you must have a clear sense of your own product, you must seek companies with a strong sense of their products. Random products, or lack of focus on the right product, can be disastrous for businesses and individuals alike. You must not only have a product, but a product that people want, so concentrate on your product and its effective delivery.
There are many different types of suffering that it is important to balance in your life. Physical, psychological, and spiritual suffering are all interconnected, and you must balance them so that you do not experience any one in greater proportion to the others; balancing the suffering in your life will lead you to greater fulfillment.
You must share information freely, and never hide information from anyone. When you give away all your ideas you create the need to replenish them, which opens the door to creativity and innovation. Furthermore, sharing your ideas with others give you access to more ideas. People who hoard information tend to have stale ideas because they only share or seek innovation when relevant, meaning that their own store of information stagnates.
You can change almost every aspect of your life through good negotiation. You must view your career in terms of opportunities to negotiate the best possible outcome; when you do this and hone your negotiation skills, you will achieve far more wealth, security, and happiness than would be possible for those who do not negotiate. While negotiation is critical, it must not be overdone; simply realize that there are always more potential opportunities than what might initially be on offer.
When people are aware of others' expectations, they usually perform in accordance with them. Outside expectations can lead to either your success or your destruction; surrounding yourself with low expectations can, in turn, lead you to under-perform and further distance you from your career goals. When you surround yourself with people with high expectations, however, you will rise to levels you may not have thought previously possible.
Companies are constantly striving for greater efficiency, and jobs tend to disappear because they can be done cheaper elsewhere. Consequently, you must constantly seek to improve your own efficiency in order to retain your value to your employer. Work to always increase the company's output at the lowest possible cost. You will succeed if you find a position where your role is tied to increasing the efficiency of the company's work.
Change is the most beneficial thing that can happen to you; starting from scratch gives you the opportunity rebuild your life and career in the manner you see fit. You must find where there is upward movement and opportunities are being created, and ensure that your own structures and ways of operating are effective and relevant to you. Orient your life towards happiness and growth in everything you do.
Giving access to a lot of information and providing a platform for research and analysis immensely helps people to make the right choices in life. You must offer people a strong platform through your work to help them make the best choices for themselves, and you yourself will ultimately benefit due to the good you do for the world.
In order for you to be effective in your position and successfully obtain new ones, you must express gratitude, and appreciate both what you have achieved and what you are becoming. Believe in positive things. Your career has great potential and so do you, and only by realizing this can you perceive the world around you as supporting your belief system.
You need to provide people what they want, otherwise you will not have a job. Although they might not always be the most desirable kinds of jobs, certain jobs always exist because they provide services that people will always require. The only secret to continual employment is to provide a service that people always need; if you do this, and nothing else, you will always find yourself employed. Give people what they want.
The most successful people never slow down, and do not allow themselves to get too comfortable. Everyone works to achieve their goals, but failure comes when they decline the amount of effort they put forth after having achieved these goals. When people get too comfortable, they cease to put in the additional effort to progress further and consequently fail. People who succeed in the long-term constantly seek challenges, make room for further growth, and demonstrate their ability to take up further responsibility.
In this article Harrison discusses how people who stand for something always do better than those who do not. Companies who stand for something always do better than companies who do not. The most successful companies not only stand for something, but they are completely consistent with their core principles. This is what keeps them going and this is what makes them successful. One of the largest problems that people have in their careers is when they diverge from what they are good at. When you do not stand for something, you divert from your true strength. Everything begins to crumble and slowly fall apart when you are not doing something that you are really good at. The biggest success comes when you stand for something and are good at it.
A powerful sense of self will make all the difference in your life. You must understand that your sense of yourself and your capabilities come from inside of you, not from the external forces that have brought you to your current place in life. What you feel internally might be completely different from what the world is telling you, and you must learn to focus on the former rather than the latter.
Make sure that you are involved in groups that focus on positive things. Your success in life depends on your ability to focus on the outcomes you want, and the focus of the groups with which you associate will in turn shape your own focus. You must endeavor to always choose groups with a positive focus.
Everything happens for a reason, and that reason might lie hidden underneath the surface. Understand the root cause of everything that is happening to you and around you. When you see the seed from which the tree has grown, you will discover exactly what you should do to improve your life and career.
We all create problems about something in our lives, and respond to these problems differently; these problems are life's way of sending us messages and challenges. We can make these problems work either for us or against us. Develop a sense of clarity about the true nature of whatever problems you are facing. When you remove the charge from problems and view them in the present rather than the past, you will find that the solution lies within each problem and you save your time and energy in dealing with them.
While your relationship with your parents shapes the future course of your life, you do not have control over the events of your childhood. Find a mentor, someone to listen to and guide you going forward will give you confidence going forward and enhance your chances of success. A good mentor will give you the psychological grounding and confidence to achieve anything.
Businesses who understand what their clients want, rather than what they presume their clients want, tend to perform much better than their competitors. You must view your service from your client's point of view. In a job search you must view your potential employers as customer. You must find out what is important to your employer or interviewer, and you will stand out in your job search.
If you can believe something, it is quite possible that you can achieve it. All of your expectations begin in your mind, so you must think highly of yourself in order to do well. Believe religiously in your strengths, your abilities, and the strength of the market. Do not listen to negative influences or surround yourself with negative people, as you will find the happiness and success you seek in a positive place.
In this article Harrison explains how long-term enjoyment of life requires that we delay gratification until a later time. The most successful people in the world show the ability to delay gratification. Failure is the result of not delaying gratification. Not facing problems is something related to our ability to delay gratification. One of the most important things we can do is to confront a problem early. Ignoring problems is a simple expression of the unwillingness to delay gratification. Our problems will not disappear. The problems that we need to confront are a barrier to our future growth. It is in your best interest to delay gratification. The people who delay gratification are found to experience the most success in their careers and lives.
When a company can no longer survive, all of its jobs disappear; a good manager's job, then, is to ensure the company's survival. As a good manager, you need to truly be on the side of the company and dedicated to its continuance; the more the company succeeds, the more you will grow along with it. Good managers care about what happens to their organization, but the best managers focus continually on the organization's progress and best interests.
Bad people and influences surround you, and try to influence you to become like them. Do not be seduced by people who are beneath you, but instead people who are better than you and who will help you develop an awareness of your own strengths. Seek substance in your jobs, relationships, and free-time activities.
Everything is the universe is connected, and nothing exists completely independently. Since all people are connected by their actions, you can accomplish nothing without others. Do not resist this universal law of interconnectedness, and avoid the unhappiness that comes from the belief that you are separate from others. Connection is a universal law, and one with which you need to act in accordance.
In this article Harrison explains how you can ensure success in your career by externalizing your opponents. Your job is like a game; if you work hard, play by the rules of the company and are seen as part of the team you will be viewed as a valuable player for the company. The most significant part of any game is the presence of an opponent. Don't look for an opponent among your co-workers. Never speak negatively of your team members. Instead, concentrate on the external opponents. External opponents bring you and the team closer as you work towards a common goal. In order for you and your company to succeed it is important to have an external opponent. Harrison advises people to consistently work hard and not participate in the politics. This is a sure way to score big in your career.
People with meaningful lives finish what they start; this says a lot about their character, and leaves a lasting impression on those around them. Completing the tasks you are assigned will make you the kind of person that companies retain year after year, and will help you better assess your capabilities. You must be accountable for finishing what you start, and you can do so by putting your mind to it. When you always finish what you start, you will find yourself performing at your absolute best.
Employers sometimes ask in the course of an interview about other interview you may have had, and how you handle this question can determine your success. You must convince your current interviewing employer that their position is your first choice before divulging any information about other interviews, and be careful how you justify your other interview to your prospective employer. You must convince your current interviewing employer that you consider their position to be your best fit, and would most help you meet your career goals of upward mobility.
In his article, Harrison talks about how hope is the element central to most of our circumstances. We may buy medicines to heal a particular physical problem, but what we are actually buying is hope; the hope that we will get better after using that medicine. It works in much the same way for job seekers and recruiters as well. When you present your credentials to a prospective employer, you offer hope in the form of your qualifications and experience. Harrison says it is important to convey hope in a job interview, because eventually it is only hope that the recruiter will use as a benchmark when choosing one candidate over another. Depending on how you see it, you as a job seeker can offer the recruiter a definite hope to improve his or her situation.
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2014 Toyota Venza: New Car Review
For a sleek, stylish crossover, the 2014 Toyota Venza receives surprisingly little attention. We hear more about the 4Runner, the new RAV4 and even the Highlander with its three rows of seats. But the Camry-based 2-row Venza is the best-looking of the bunch, and there's plenty of substance behind that style. We think it's a just-right choice for many car shoppers.
If you're wondering what kind of vehicle the Venza is, think Ford Edge. In other words, it's not a small crossover, but it's not huge either. It rides high, which enhances visibility, but its car-based underpinnings ensure smooth, stable handling. It's chock-full of the latest technology, including a standard touchscreen display for 2013 with available hard-drive music storage. And it's not afraid to be fashion forward.
Now, there are a few reasons why you might not want to buy a Venza. There's no third-row seat, even as an option, so folks needing that kind of flexibility should look elsewhere. You can't opt for a hybrid version, either; the Highlander is the only Toyota crossover offered as a hybrid. Moreover, if you want to head for the bush, you better bring a 4Runner, because even all-wheel-drive Venzas aren't equipped for off-roading.
But otherwise, the Venza comes up aces. If you're in the market for a 2-row family vehicle with a little extra pizzazz, consider giving this underappreciated Toyota some love.
What's New for 2014?
The Venza is unchanged for the 2014 model year.
What We Like
Fantastic optional V6; appealing styling; pleasant driving dynamics; available towing package
What We Don't
Hit-or-miss interior quality; so-so base 4-cylinder engine; no third-row seat
How Much?
$28,700- $40,200
Fuel Economy
The Venza starts with front-wheel drive and a 2.7-liter inline-4 that's good for 182 horsepower and 182 lb-ft of torque. We'd be more forgiving of this engine's mediocre acceleration if it delivered exceptional fuel economy, but 21 miles per gallon city and 27 mpg highway isn't all that great when the 4-cylinder Camry is rated at 35 mpg. Add the optional all-wheel-drive system and the Venza's inline-4 drops to 20 mpg city/25 mpg hwy.
Don't get us wrong, we couldn't blame anyone for saving some money and getting the four. But keep in mind that the Venza's optional 3.5-liter V6 is really a thing of beauty. Rated at 268 hp and 246 lb-ft of torque, this ultra-refined motor feels, if anything, more powerful than its numbers suggest, piling on speed with remarkable authority. Moreover, its fuel economy is barely worse than the four's, checking in at 19 mpg city/26 mpg hwy with front-wheel drive and 18 mpg city/25 mpg hwy with all-wheel drive.
Standard Features & Options
The 2014 Toyota Venza is offered in LE, XLE and Limited trim levels. There are minor variations within trims depending on whether you select the inline-4 engine or the V6. Note that the Limited only comes with all-wheel drive, whereas the others can be had with either front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive.
The base LE ($28,700) comes standard with 19-inch (inline-4) or 20-in (V6) alloy wheels, power exterior mirrors with integrated turn signals and puddle lamps, dual-zone automatic climate control, a 3.5-in driver information display, an 8-way power driver seat, Optitron gauge illumination and a 6.1-in central touchscreen interface that controls a 6-speaker audio system with iPod/USB and Bluetooth connectivity.
The XLE ($32,500) adds a power lift gate (optional on LE), a higher-resolution 3.5-in display with a rearview camera, leather upholstery, heated front seats, a 4-way power passenger seat, keyless entry with push-button start, simulated wood interior trim and an upgraded technology suite with a navigation system and Entune mobile app integration (optional on LE; see the Technology section below for details). The XLE Premium Package tacks on a panoramic sunroof and a 13-speaker JBL audio system.
The Limited ($39,000) comes standard with the JBL audio system and panoramic sunroof, and it also has an exclusive 7-in touchscreen interface with an upgraded hard-drive-based navigation system that permits digital music storage. Also included are special alloy wheels and xenon headlamps with LED accents.
The Venza comes with standard stability control, seven airbags and active front head restraints.
In government crash testing, the 2014 Venza earned a perfect five stars overall (four stars for frontal impacts, five stars for side impacts). The independent Insurance Institute for Highway Safety awarded the crossover its top crash-test rating of Good in every category.
Behind the Wheel
We've said that the Highlander SUV, also a Camry derivative, drives like a really tall Camry wagon. Scratch the really tall part and you'll have the Venza's driving dynamics in a nutshell. From the driver's seat, you're simply not aware of the Venza's added height, except when you glance around at stoplights and realize you're looking down on regular cars.
In corners, the Venza's steering is surprisingly precise and responsive for this kind of vehicle, and body roll is held to moderate levels as long as you're not pushing too hard.
But more importantly, the Venza retains the Camry's smooth, quiet ride, even if road noise is elevated a bit. We'd put it this way: It drives like a Camry for people who have outgrown one.
The Venza's front seats are wide and flat, so they're good at accommodating a wide range of physiques, though we'd appreciate a bit more lateral support. The driving position isn't as elevated as in some full-on SUVs, but it's appreciably higher than in any normal car. The Venza's dashboard is an odd one -- stylish and different at a glance, it reveals some questionable materials on close inspection, including strangely textured plastics and unconvincing wood trim. We still like the bold overall design, though, as well as the admirably sharp Optitron gauges.
The Venza's adult-size back seat doesn't slide, but it does recline and folds in a 60/40 split to accommodate larger items. Cargo space, at 30.7 cu ft behind the back seat and 70.2 cu ft with the rear seat backs folded, has generous figures for a midsize-based crossover.
Other Cars to Consider
Honda Crosstour -- The Crosstour offers a similar choice of 4- and 6-cylinder engines along with a classy, restrained interior. The exterior styling is polarizing, though.
Subaru Outback -- Enduringly popular in snowbelt states, the Outback sets itself apart with standard all-wheel drive and quirky boxer engines. It's a pretty sizable vehicle now, too.
Toyota Highlander -- The Highlander is more of an SUV than the Venza, for sure, but it also offers a third-row seat and uses the same engines. We'd recommend test-driving both.
AutoTrader's Advice
Since the Venza comes very well-equipped, we'd go with the base LE V6. That way, we'd get the superior 6-cylinder engine and solid technology for a very reasonable price.


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Welcome to the Student Support Services at TRIO Programs!
The Student Support Services Program at the University of North Dakota is a program within the Division of Student Affairs, funded by the United States Department of Education. This program is designed to provide support services to economically disadvantaged, first-generation students and or students with disabilities.
Services Available
Academic Assistance-Provide academic assistance to program participants in areas such as individual and small group tutoring, review classes in math, science, and English/writing, course selection and registration, career decision making, and in conjunction with University Learning Center, assistance with study skill, reading skills, tutoring and educational assessment.
Financial Assistance-Assist students in securing the most appropriate financial resources available through individual counseling, programs resources, referral, and liaison with the University's Student Financial Aid Office and community financial support agencies.
Personal Assistance-Provide motivation and personal support to program participants through individual and group counseling as well as referral to the Counseling Center and appropriate agencies.
Cultural and Social Assistance-Provide a variety of cultural/social awareness and enrichment activities by working directly with Era Bell Thompson Cultural Center and Native American Programs, as well as other cultural programs and special interest groups from the campus and community.
Student Eligibility
Eligibility for the program is determined by federal regulations and academic need established by the student and advisor. A student qualifies under one of the following categories:
1. First-Generation.
2. Economically Disadvantaged.
3. Students with Disabilities.
A first-generation college student means that neither of the student's parents have received a bachelor's degree. Economically disadvantaged students must meet income requirements determined by federal guidelines. Students with disabilities are referred to and served through the Disability Support Services Program.
Students Served
More than three hundred students attending the University of North Dakota on a full or part-time basis participate in the program.
UND Student Support Services receives 100% of its annual budget ($346,938) from the Dept. of Education
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Michael Laudrup has romped to victory in a fans' vote regarding who should replace Jose Mourinho if he leaves Real Madrid at the end of the season.
The poll, conducted by AS, received a total of 40,000 votes and saw the Dane clinch a 78 per cent majority with Rafael Benitez and Carlo Ancelotti receiving 18% and 9% respectively.
The five-time Liga winner spent two seasons at the Blancos as a player after joining from rivals Barcelona in 1994.
Laudrup began his career in coaching as the assistant manager for the Danish national side at World Cup 2002. The former winger then increased his experience with Getafe, Spartak Moscow and Mallorca before moving to England to take charge of Swansea City.
The former Madrid star has had an extremely fruitful first season with the Swans, and this weekend Laudrup takes the Welsh club to Wembley where they will face underdogs Bradford City in the Capital One Cup final.


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Elemental is more than a total conversion of the highly acclaimed game Dungeon Siege - it is a completely new game. Nearly every other part of the original Dungeon Siege has been stripped out. Elemental includes a new Item System, GUI, a completely different XP system, true Skill Trees (10 of them, 8 per player character, 10 skills per tree), 3 new races (human, half-tiger, mantis) with totally distinctive racial skills, UI, and even (in the case of the mantis) items, and much, much more. We have modeled 200+ items, every creature in the game is new: animation, model, texture. Over 1000 new custom nodes and textures for nodes. Monsters can spawn like player characters with completely distinctive skillsets. Even a sky with changing weather and night/day cycles. We call Elemental's theme Biblepunk™. The game is set in an alternate mythical version of ancient Judea that is gritty, mean, profane, full of thieves and Romans and whores. Come check us out at
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#2 Farmingdale State - 5, #3 Mount Saint Mary - 1
Farmingdale, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State men's tennis team advanced to the Championship game for the second year in a row after a 5-1 victory over Mount Saint Mary College on Friday afternoon. The Rams will host #4 Purchase in the Skyline Conference Finals on Saturday, April 28 at 1:00 p.m., with the winner receiving the automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division III Men's Tennis Tournament.
Farmingdale State held a 2-1 advantage after doubles play. Sophomore Christian Bormann (Huntington, N.Y.) and freshman Justin Vijungco (Forest Hills, N.Y.) picked up an 8-5 victory at #1 doubles. The team of juniors Alex Bessarabov (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) and Ryan Musalo (Massapequa Park, N.Y.) earned an 8-2 win at #2 doubles.
In singles competition, Bormann, Bessarabov and junior Jack Eichler (Woodbury, N.Y.) each posted victories for the Rams.


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A Peek Into An Evolving Room
If this room looks vaguely familiar, it's because you saw it in its current state last week. It's not that I'm a chronic redecorator; I generally like to get things right and let them be. However, as I shared in my house tour, the road to right is not always speedy, especially when working on a on a budget.
I will tell you that I'm not proud of this room's beginnings. There's a reason why it hasn't shown its face in blogland before now. But sometimes it's helpful to see that not every "after" was accomplished overnight with unlimited funds. And furthermore, not every "after" is a "forever after." As the needs of our families change, so will our homes, but that doesn't have to mean starting from scratch with each change.
Although I approach client projects with more of a vision and of course more of a timeline, the goal is more or less the same: developing a coherent style that can adapt and be added to or rearranged. And so even before gathering inspiration images, it's helpful to describe how a room should feel. This dining room is just a very, very, (very!), slow example of this.
Even though we didn't have the funds to buy anything new at the beginning, I had already described the feeling that I was after: "simple, natural, unfussy, sturdy." This is more or less the feeling that I wanted to accomplish on the entire main floor. Having that in mind helped guide the vision, and let me know right away whether something was working or not.
Check out the captions to learn more about the evolution of this room.
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James Franco Stages Paparazzi Photos Where He Makes Out With Men
Nigel Campbell | September 18, 2013
The never-boring James Franco is running around town staging paparazzi photos where he makes out with men. Why the hell weren't we asked to participate in his latest artistic/social experiment?! Check out the pics that he's posted on Instagram--and scrawled shout-outs to various gossip sites!
To be fair, James is also posting some shots with women. Whatever.
We're pretty sure James is receiving fellatio in that last photo. Keep lashing out, James! Keep lashing out.
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Pembrokeshire Council Tax payers would be forking out considerably more if potential local authority boundary changes go ahead, it was said this week.
Pembrokeshire County Council Leader, Councillor Jamie Adams, has compared the Pembrokeshire Council Tax rise of 3.4 per cent to what it have been had the council been amalgamated with neighbouring local authorities, as is proposed.
Councillor Adams said he regretted the increase of 3.4 per cent, even though it was the lowest in both cash and percentage terms in Wales.
However he stressed he was also deeply concerned that the people of Pembrokeshire should understand the financial implications of the Williams Report on local government reorganisation if it is adopted by the Welsh Government.
The report suggests two possibilities: amalgamating Pembrokeshire with Ceredigion or Pembrokeshire with Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire - the so called 'new Dyfed' option.
Councillor Adams said: "Had I been speaking not as the Leader of Pembrokeshire County Council but as Leader of 'new Dyfed', the Council Tax rise for those in Band D would not have been just 3.4 per cent but a whopping 26 per cent.
"That's an extra £193 a year to Pembrokeshire Council Tax payers. For those in Band I it would be an eye-watering £450 increase.
"Likewise, were we to be twinned with Ceredigion, the Council Tax increase would have been 15.9 per cent or £118 a year.
"I think these massive increases speak for themselves and should provide food for thought for those who advocate local government reorganisation."


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Below is a calendar to help you stay up-to-date and connected to Pioneer Elementary School. This full-size calendar allows you to setup a link to your iCal-compatible calendar computer program link and/or link to your RSS feed reader.
There is also a full-size, interactive, district-wide calendar on the District Office portion of the website that allows you to see all activities and events throughout the entire district. This calendar is interactive in the sense you can select which category(ies), or buildings' events, to view. Click here to go to the full size, interactive district-wide calendar page. That same page includes a link to our District-Wide, color Calendar document (mailed to all Ashwaubenon School District households and families in August) along with our School Year At-a-Glance Calendars.
For School/Office Hours and Bell Schedule, click here to visit our Contact Us & Hours page.


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Matthew Cirimele, 28, has become a model of what a successful person with autism can become. He volunteers reading to children and is a key figure in the Stockton-based singing group comprised of people with developmental disabilities, The Advocates.
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