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At Reinhardt University, it's really easy to get involved. To get involved, check out University Event Calendar, The Hiltonian, and campus bulletin boards for notices, or contact groups directly. If you can't find what you're looking for or have a great idea for another club, you can create your own!
Student Organization Handbook (manual for clubs and organizations)
Step 1: Create a club roster with at least ten students.
Step 2: Find a Faculty/Staff advisor.
Step 3: Establish a constitution using this sample constitution.
Step 4: Fill out the Club and Organization Recognition Form.
Step 5: The Student Government Association will review your proposal.
Step 6: Upon approval, the club/ organization will be added to the Reinhardt University recognized club directory.
Step 7: Attend a club/organization training session and review the Student Organization Handbook.
Being an active club/organization at Reinhardt University is a privilege. Clubs and organizations must maintain an active status to be eligible for funding.
Any form of advertisement must be approved by the Office of Student Activities prior to its distribution on campus. To help reduce the use of paper on campus, The Hiltonian, University website, University Calendar, and University Facebook are great sources for advertisement for events and meetings.
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A Gardner man has been taken from Kentucky to Grundy County to face charges of sexual abuse.
Sean P. Benaitis, 39, Gardner, was booked Wednesday into the Grundy County Jail on a Grundy warrant for three counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. The victim was a family member, according to authorities.
Benaitis was found in Kentucky and has been in custody there for a few weeks, Sheriff Kevin Callahan said. He was transported back Wednesday.
In January a report was made and through an investigation enough evidence was gathered to issue a warrant in February, he said.
Benaitis' bond is set at $50,000 with 10 percent to apply.
He was in court Thursday where public defender JD Flood was appointed to represent him, according to judici.com.
Benaitis is scheduled to be back in court Thursday.

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Damien Joseph Young, 22
Damien Joseph Young 22, of Blackfoot, passed away Sept. 9, 2011 peacefully at his home. Damien was born June 18, 1989, the youngest of four children born to Stan and Jody Anderson Young.
Throughout his life Damien attended schools in both Blackfoot and Snake River and had many friends. Damien was a unique individual. He had the biggest heart of gold and loved everyone in his life with all that he had. He was the most loving, loyal, honest person that you will ever meet. He found the good in everyone and didn't judge anyone; instead he helped them as much as he possibly could.
Damien was an animal lover and throughout his life had many animals, all of which he loved as if they were a family member. He also loved astronomy and spent many nights with his telescope looking at planets and learning about astronomy with his father. He also loved fishing, a passion instilled in him by his mother. You could find him on any number of banks yearlong.
He loved family barbeques and enjoying a good Budweiser. He spent most of the time he wasn't at work playing video games, XBox being his favorite, and he was good.
But before all of his hobbies to Damien his family came first. He had a bond with all of his family that words cannot describe. He was our rock!
In 2004 Damien became employed at Idaho Classic Landscaping. He spent six years at this job and loved every minute of it. He had often talked about wanting to make a career out of it and someday open his own business. At the time of his death he was employed at Nonpariel and did very well there as well. Next week he was looking forward to finally buying a Dodge pickup, which was a dream come true to him, and he was very proud of himself.
Damien leaves behind his father, Stanley Young; sister, Destiny Davis; brothers, Andrew and Derick (Ashlie) Young; nieces, Abigail, Caylee and Mia; nephews, Braedyn, Jaeden and Thayne; maternal grandmother, Julita Anderson and many cousins, aunts and uncles. He also leaves behind two lifelong friends whom he considered brothers, Matt Young and Mortier Stone.
Damien was preceded in death by his mother, Jody Young; paternal grandparents Theo and Marge Young; and maternal grandfather, Ray Anderson and uncle Stacy Young.
In accordance with Damien's wishes no viewing or funeral will be conducted. The family will be hosting a Celebration of Life at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011, at the family residence, 617 W. 350 N. The family asks that all who knew Damien please come and join us in celebrating the amazing person he was.
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Fenerbahce forward Dirk Kuyt has expressed his relief over avoiding Chelsea and Tottenham in the draw for the Europa League quarter-finals.
The Turkish side were drawn against Lazio on Friday, while Tottenham and Chelsea were paired up against Basel and Rubin Kazan respectively.
Kuyt lauded the Italian side as a "great team", but admitted he was glad to have avoided Premier League opposition.
"All the teams that are in the quarter finals are hard to beat but we've avoided the teams like Chelsea and Tottenham," Kuyt told NTVSpor.
"We're eagerly anticipating the clash against Lazio. We're really excited as a team. Lazio is a great team. It's going to be a tough tie but we'll do our best to reach the Europa League final."
Fenerbahce are currently four points behind rivals Galatasaray in second place in the Turkish domestic league, while they also finished runners-up last season.


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Texas Property Code Sec 51.002 states:
The lender must file a foreclosure notice with the country clerk 21 days prior to the date of the foreclosure sale. All foreclosure sales are held between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on the first Tuesday of the month (regardless of holidays) on the west steps of the Smith County Courthouse. The sale is conducted as a public auction with the property going to the highest bidder. The lender is also eligible to bid on the property.
In Texas, the borrower's right of redemption after the sale does not exist. Which is why it is important that you find a way to stop foreclosure early. More information can be located by searching Chapter 51 of the Property Code by clicking this link to the Texas Foreclosure Laws.
To review foreclosures filed at the County Clerk's office click on the appropriate tab below. Select the month for which the sale will occur, keeping in mind that notices are filed 21 days prior to the date of the sale.


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So the food fight that was the 2012 election is over and now we head to Grandma's -- or some relational approximation thereto -- for Thanksgiving turkey. We arrive there a nation more divided, contentious and wounded than any time in our lifetime. A series of difficult issues enlarged for political gain have further wedged us apart -- religious vs. secular, liberal vs. conservative, young vs. old, ethnic vs. Anglos, business vs. government, urban vs. rural, married vs. single, pro-life vs. pro-choice, gay vs. straight, rich vs. poor. It is not new that there are differences among us as we share our Thanksgiving feast though the differences have grown some in recent decades. What is new is how we have joined tribes, exaggerated our differences and embraced warfare against those unlike us. Our heated language -- war on women, class warfare, war on the rich, war on marriage, religious-war, war-on-the-poor, partisan battles -- says it all.
It seems surviving Thanksgiving gets harder every year and it tempts a response that has become our new normal -- fight or flight from relationships. For many at the table there will be an unspoken rule: don't dare bring up any of these controversial issues. A spirit of thankfulness is difficult in the midst of tribal warfare.
Unfortunately the animas in our politics is but one part of a broader relationship unraveling. It starts at home and accumulates across work, politics and faith. At home, the facts of flight from relationships are both well-known and jarring. We might call it the tyranny of the 50s -- in the past 50 years, divorce is up 50 percent, marriage is down 50 percent and in 2012 for the first time 50 percent of children born to those under 30 will be born to unwed mothers -- with a poverty rate five times that of their married counterparts. Further, in the last 20 years the number of close, "go-to" friends has dropped by a third. The number of people reporting "no close friends" has tripled!
In the world of work, today's high unemployment represents a painful form of relationship separation for anyone who has lost a job. However, even for the five years prior to the 2008 recession, turnover among skilled, sales and managerial positions doubled and a 2012 MetLife survey found that a third of workers planned to leave their employers by year-end. Likewise customer defections rose 30 percent for the five years leading up to 2008 and 86 percent of consumers now trust corporations less than they did five years ago. Something is happening to our relational glue.
Political wedge issues and partisan gridlock have contributed to our devolvement from citizens and voters to self-focused, consumers asking what's in it for me -- not to mention the downgrading of our U.S. credit rating. (Yes, the relational cliff precedes the fiscal cliff.) This divide is not just your imagination. The number who self-identify as ideologically extreme in their political views has risen from 29 percent in 1972 to 49 percent today even though our actual differences on the content of issues are up only about 10 percent. Many have been turned-off by the fight and are choosing flight. Defection from political parties doubled the past 50 years; now 44 percent call themselves independent, up 8 percent since 2008. Likewise, as faith has become more divisive, flight from religious affiliation has doubled in the past two decades and jumped from 15 percent five years ago to 20 percent now.
Collectively this relational decline is the most destructive trend we face. We are becoming a society of strangers and estrangement. Who would have guessed that sports -- inherently competitive and partisan -- would be one of the safest topics at the Thanksgiving table this year? How did we get here? A series of wonderful societal advancements have produced unintended consequences: devalued relationships. For example, technology certainly connects us in wonderful ways but it can also isolate us. We can now get informed without interacting with humans -- by spying on Facebook, accessing new media and websites. The evidence of our relational isolation: The American Academy of Pediatrics has coined the term "Facebook depression" and the Menninger Clinic now calls technology addiction an official impulse disorder.
Worse is how technology can be used to wound. People dial-up talk-radio, cable news and blogs offering just the one-sided opinions and shouting matches that affirm feelings of superiority. Strife monetized. Cyber bullying and a vitriolic blogosphere are brutal. The head of software development at my company used to say, "Give a fool a faster tool, and what you get is a faster fool." The carnage of faster, more assured and better-armed fools disables relationships and undermines our society.
General Peter Pace, addressing sectarian violence at the height of the Iraq war, said, "If the Iraqi people as a whole decided today that, in my words now, they love their children more than they hate their neighbor... this could come to a quick conclusion." Good advice in Iraq, in facing a fiscal cliff and at Thanksgiving -- because as Henri Nouwen reminds us, "community is the place where the person you least want to live with, always lives." As we share the table this Thanksgiving with family and friends -- including those hard to stomach -- we must decide to love what unites us more than we hate what divides us.


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International Transactions ClinicThe International Transactions Clinic (ITC) will concentrate on teaching students skills that are critically important to their professional development as they enter into practice areas that involve international transactions. These include drafting and negotiation skills as applied to cross-border transactions, exposure to ethical issues that arise in the international commercial context, structuring and documenting investments in enterprises that primarily work in emerging markets, and an understanding of international economic and financial policy.Students in the ITC are strongly encouraged to participate for two semesters so as to allow them to provide legal support in the negotiation and documentation of multiple international transactions. To the greatest extent possible, students will have significant client exposure in the course of working on transactions, although in some cases due to the international context of these transactions such client exposure may be "virtual" making use of email, skype, and other means of electronic communication.The transactional work of the ITC will be focused on negotiating and documenting cross-border deals, particularly in emerging markets. In some cases, clients of the ITC might be providers of microfinance (loans, savings, insurance and/or remittances) to microentrepreneurs and other low income households. In other cases, clients of the ITC might be socially responsible investors that want to see their investments provide a double bottomline return, eg making a positive social impact on people's lives while also earning a financial return. Still other clients might be stakeholders interested in promoting business opportunities at the base of the pyramid, such as microfranchises (or those that fund microfranchises) that are developing "business in a box" models to build business skills and offer employment opportunities to poor individuals. Clients also could include international organizations that are helping to build enabling legal and regulatory environments for businesses operating in emerging markets. And, finally, clients might include multinational corporations or other types of business enterprises, such as small or medium entrepreneurs, that are conducting cross-border transactions.The Clinic fulfills the Law School's professional responsibility requirement for graduation, but does not fulfill the New York State Bar ethics requirement.The Clinic can either fulfill the Law School's professional responsibility requirement for graduation or the credits can count toward the Experiential Learning requirement, but not both.The Clinic fulfills the International or Comparative Law Distribution Requirement for graduation.
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For the second time in nine years, Maserati execs showcased a luxury SUV at the Detroit auto show -- but this time, they plan to build it.
The luxury Kubang SUV, which will share a platform with the Jeep Grand Cherokee, will be built at Chrysler Group's Jefferson North Assembly plant in Detroit and exported worldwide.
When it's built, the SUV will have an Italian-made engine developed by Ferrari combined with a new eight-speed automatic transmission.
Interior components for the vehicle also will be developed by Maserati, said Harald Wester, Maserati's CEO.
Ferrari and Maserati are both brands owned by Chrysler Group's parent company, Fiat S.p.A.
Maserati introduced a luxury SUV concept in Detroit in 2003, but never green-lighted the vehicle.
The concept vehicle that appeared in Detroit today is the same vehicle that made its world debut at the Frankfurt auto show in September.
The SUV's pricing, specifications and name were not released.
The luxury performance brand does not have an SUV in its lineup, but Wester said an expansion into the segment was necessary for Maserati's development.
"Maserati is a natural to build such a vehicle," he said, "and the time is right to do so."
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Professor Karen Musalo has been appointed the Bank of America Foundation Chair in International Law for a three-year term.
The immediate past recipient of the Bank of America Foundation Chair in International Law was Professor Naomi Roht-Arriaza, who has been appointed to the Thomas E. Miller Distinguished Professorship, recently vacated upon Professor Geoffrey Hazard's retirement.
"I am honored to be the recipient of the Bank of America Foundation Chair in International Law," says Musalo, "and to be the immediate successor to Professor Roht-Arriaza, whose inspiring work has had such notable global impact. I am grateful for this recognition, and thank my UC Hastings colleagues for valuing and supporting the kind of engaged scholarship that attempts to make concrete contributions to social justice around the world."
"Karen Musalo conducts some of the most difficult, and essential, international legal work today," said Provost and Academic Dean Elizabeth Hillman. "She has worked tirelessly for the rights of refugees and other disenfranchised groups around the world, and has made significant advances in gender-based asylum case law. She was a wonderful selection for this Chair, and we are honored to count her among our faculty."
Karen Musalo is a nationally recognized pioneer in refugee issues. She is lead co-author of Refugee Law and Policy: An International and Comparative Approach (4th edition), and has contributed to the evolving jurisprudence of asylum law through her scholarship, as well as her litigation of landmark cases. Professor Musalo was lead attorney in Matter of Kasinga (fear of female genital cutting as a basis of asylum), the first precedential decision establishing that women fleeing gender-based persecution may be eligible for asylum. Kasinga continues to be cited as authority in gender asylum cases by tribunals from Canada to the United Kingdom to New Zealand.
Professor Musalo represented Rody Alvarado, a Guatemalan woman whose 14-year case was a landmark in the struggle for the right to asylum for women fleeing domestic violence. She also represented Ms. L-R, the asylum seeker from Mexico whose high profile victory broke additional ground in the adjudication of gender asylum. Professor Musalo has been quoted extensively in the media, including the New York Times, Washington Post, The Nation and El Pais, and has been interviewed on other media, such as Nightline, CNN International, The Diane Rehm Show and Talk of the Nation. She was featured in the PBS Documentary, Breaking Free: A Woman's Story, which focuses on Rody Alvarado's case.
Professor Musalo's work also includes international human rights fact-finding and research. She has traveled extensively in the Northern Triangle countries of Central America – Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras – and published groundbreaking studies of the rise of "femicides" in the region. Currently, the Center for Gender & Refugee Studies that Professor Musalo directs, the Migration & Human Rights Program's Center of Human Rights at the National University of Lanús in Buenos Aires, and multiple NGO partners in the region are investigating the intersection between migration control laws, policies, and practices and children's rights and welfare throughout the Central America–Mexico–U.S. corridor with funding from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. She also co-founded the UC Hastings to Haiti Program and takes delegations of students each fall to Guatemala, El Salvador, or Honduras to do human rights research and meet with local experts.
Professor Musalo is recognized for her innovative work on refugee issues. She was the first attorney to partner with psychologists in her representation of traumatized asylum seekers – a practice that has since become standard – and she edited the first handbook for practitioners on cross-cultural issues and the impact of culture on credibility in the asylum context. She has received numerous advocacy awards for her pioneering legal work, including the 2010 California Lawyer of the Year Award, the 2009 Daily Journal's recognition as one of the "Top 100" lawyers in California, and the American Lawyer's 1997 recognition as one of the forty-five outstanding young public interest lawyers. Professor Musalo is a frequent speaker at conferences and law schools in the United States, and has lectured extensively in Europe and Latin America.


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eOne Becomes Largest Independent Film Distributor in Canada and the UK Transaction Brings Together Two Leading Independent Media Companies under eOne
eOne Becomes Largest Independent Film Distributor in Canada and the UK
Transaction Brings Together Two Leading Independent Media Companies under eOne
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Jan. 9, 2013) - Today the Board of Entertainment One Ltd. ("eOne" or "the Group") (LSE:ETO) announces the completion of its transaction to acquire Alliance Films, a leading independent distributor of filmed entertainment products in Canada, the United Kingdom and Spain, from affiliates of Goldman Sachs Capital Partners and Investissement Québec for approximately CAD$225 million. The completion of the transaction follows clearance by the Canadian Competition Bureau last week.
With international reach across Canada, the United Kingdom, Benelux, Australia, United States and now Spain, the acquisition unites two independent film distribution leaders under eOne and establishes the Group as the largest independent film distributor in both the Canadian and UK markets.
The integration of Alliance Films significantly broadens eOne's filmed entertainment library to over 35,000 titles; enhancing its offering of premium content across all platforms.
"This acquisition delivers on eOne's long-term growth strategy to invest in content, maximize rights ownership and expand our international footprint," said Darren Throop, President & CEO, Entertainment One. "We want to recognize Alliance's leaders who have built a passionate team with a remarkable understanding of the international film business and their markets. We look forward to forging relationships with our new partners, representing the very best in independent film across the globe, and delivering opportunities for continued growth by eOne on a multi-territory multi-platform basis. This acquisition better positions eOne to generate significant value for shareholders."
eOne now offers more opportunities to work with quality films and talented film makers from around the globe. In addition to eOne's existing output and strategic distribution relationships with Summit, Lakeshore, Lava Bear, Morgan Creek, among others; the transaction brings eOne output agreements with Lionsgate in Canada, Summit and Lionsgate in Spain and Relativity in Canada and the UK.
Leadership for the combined company will report to Darren Throop. Throop announced today that Patrice Théroux will continue to lead the Film business. eOne also announced that former Alliance CEO Victor Loewy and former Alliance President Charles Layton have left the Company to pursue other interests.
"We're delighted to welcome Alliance's talented team to the eOne family. eOne is made up of the gifted teams brought together through the effective integration of Les Films Seville, Contender, RCV, Oasis International, Barna Alper, Blueprint, Hopscotch, among others, and we have no doubt that our strong entrepreneurial organization will be further strengthened with the addition of our new colleagues," said Théroux. He added, "We're pleased to extend our robust international distribution infrastructure into Spain. Our enlarged platform and increased presence on the ground will create meaningful opportunities for innovation and growth throughout all territories and across our divisions."
The Group will begin the integration process and will work quickly to bring the companies together under eOne. eOne's Television, Music and Distribution businesses remain unchanged by the transaction.
About Entertainment One
Entertainment One Ltd. (LSE:ETO) is an international entertainment company that specializes in the acquisition, production and distribution of film and television content. The company's comprehensive network extends around the globe including Canada, the U.S., the UK, Ireland, Spain, Benelux, France, Germany, Scandinavia, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and South Korea. Through established Entertainment and Distribution divisions, the company provides extensive expertise in film distribution, television and music production, family programming and merchandising and licensing. Its current rights library is exploited across all media formats and includes more than 35,000 film and television titles, 2,700 hours of television programming and 45,000 music tracks.
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It's always a good problem to have: demand for Subaru cars and crossovers in the United States is up, to the point where Subaru's parent company, Fuji Heavy Industries, is considering adding plant capacity at Subaru of Indiana Automotive, its sole American plant.
Subaru's story is much the same as its Japanese counterparts and competitors: demand is up in the American market, but a stubborn Yen-to-Dollar rate (which strongly favors the Yen, and doesn't show any signs of dropping) ensures that Japan-assembled cars aren't going to make much money. A Toyota Camry, for instance, has more price flexibility than a Prius (the Camry is built in Kentucky, the Prius in Japan) and–in theory–a larger profit margin.
But profit margins only tell part of the story. Subaru's sales are way up this year, to the tune of 299,788 Subarus sold through the end of November. Sales of the Impreza are up some 184 percent over last year, and the Legacy and Outback are up 13.6 and 16 percent, respectively, year-over-year. Subaru recently announced that November 2012 was its best November ever.
Production at Subaru's plant in Lafayette, Indiana is projected to hit 277,835 vehicles this year, an all-time record, and the plant's maximum capacity currently stands at 310,000 units, capped by Indiana anti-air-pollution regulations. The plant makes Tribeca, Legacy, and Outback models, as well as Toyota Camry sedans (under contract with Toyota, which owns a 16.5-percent stake in Fuji Heavy).
With the new Impreza doing so well (it's the third-bestselling Subaru, behind the Outback and Forester) and a new Forester on the way, Subaru bosses are wondering if it's a good idea to shift some production here. Bloomberg says that shifting some Impreza and/or Forester production to the U.S. would mean adding at least 50,000 units of production; considering the two will sell a combined 140,000 units this year, a 50,000-unit bump would only mean one in three Imprezas (not counting WRXs) or Foresters would come from Indiana.
Then again, Subaru says it has another possible trick up its sleeve: its Indiana plant sits on a huge tract of land–one big enough for a second assembly plant. Adding a second facility could be a gamble to the tune of at least $1 billion, but with Japanese exchange rates and American auto demand remaining high, it might be the best move for Subaru.
Source: Bloomberg
Report: Subaru Considers Expanding Indiana Assembly Facilities
It's always a good problem to have: demand for Subaru cars and crossovers in the United States is up, to the point where Subaru's parent company, Fuji Heavy Industries, is considering adding plant capacity at Subaru of Indiana Automotive, its sole American plant.


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If the best method for ensuring "good" behavior is to convince people that they are under constant surveillance, real or imaginary, what does that say about humanity? Are we so ill as a species that only exploiting our paranoia controls our psychopathy?
For atheists:Given this, and with what seems to be a predisposition for imagining gods anyway, should we be attacking this useful and easily accessible tool for moderating the behavior of our species?
This is a powerful argument: that the usefulness of God trumps supersedes the question of whether or not it is, in fact, true.
I think the contention, stripped of inessentials, is as follows: it would be a good thing if people loved their neighbours, but they do not show much inclination to do so; Christ said they ought to, and if they believe that Christ was God, they are more likely to pay attention to His teachings on this point than if they do not; therefore, men who wish people to love their neighbours will try to persuade them that Christ was God.The objections to this kind of argumentation are so many that it is difficult to know where to begin....
Looking around at humanity I share your dispair - but I think the root of the issue is quite basic. We can't all be "silverbacks", either physically or mentally.Most humans are born (genetically) to be followers - lower in the social pecking order and constantly needing of leadership to function in society. Only a few can be natural leaders and even many of those will only rise to leadership when the position of leadership happens to fall vacant - they don't seek it.The pleasure of thinking for oneself may not be biologically completely possible for all humans. Religion (basically fear) does a good job of filling the void for many followers.
It's like.....it's not just that there are CCTV cameras placed in areas that will stop binge-drinking and affray, but also CCTV placed in certain aisles of the library (to deter people from reading certain books), as well as CCTV in your living room. CCTV deters crime, and is a Good Thing....if we agree on what is "Crime".
I'm short of answers, but I thought I'd point out another aspect of religion that might be deemed useful. Groups. We humans seem to like to group up under a common theme, and religion offers that experience, oft times more readily than many other social institutions.Added: One of Bagherra's previous posts mentioned social structure. Groups like churches (and clubs, fraternal organizations, etc.) tend to be a smaller version of large social structures. And hence the individuals involved often feel a bit more empowered/involved because of the smaller group size.
Bertrand Russell raises a number of other concerns as well, in his essay "Can Religion Cure Our Troubles?"http://wordofman.blogspot.com/2009/10/can-religion-cure-our-troubles.html
What the world needs is reasonableness, tolerance, and a realisation of the interdependence of the parts of the human family. This interdependence has been enormously increased by modern inventions, and the purely mundane arguments for a kindly attitude to one's neighbour are very much stronger than they were at any earlier time.


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Objective: SWBAT explain why shifting one base of a parallelogram without changing the altitude leaves the area unchanged. Students will understand the meaning of Cavalieri's Principle.
Big Idea: We use Cavalieri's Principle to analyze racing yacht sails, the face of a deck of cards, and shears...which are used in yet another transformation proof.
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The warm-up prompt for this lesson asks students to predict what happens to the area of a parallelogram when one base is shifted with respect to the other without changing the altitude. Students saw this question before, on the unit pre-test. I ask students to follow our Team Warm-up routine, which involves sharing their responses with the other members of their cooperative learning team. I choose students at random to write the team's chosen response on the board.
I briefly review the team answers on the front board. I summarize the predictions of the class, and praise teams who provide thoughtful reasons. I am careful to highlight any arguments based on area formulas, such as "both areas are base times height". While sound reasoning, such an argument takes area formulas as a given. In this unit, we are going to look at where those formulas come from. (MP3)
There may be an opportunity to address the misconception that "area is base times height", which I find that many students have committed to memory, use indisciminantly, and are reluctant to let go of. I will chip away with a series of questions:
- Is that true for all shapes?
- Why is it true that the area of a rectangle can be found by multiplying base and height?
- What is area anyway? How do we measure it, and with what kind of units?
Finally I will say, "Today, we will see that the area of a parallelogram is--in fact--equal to the area of a rectangle with the same base and height, and we will be able to explain why that is so."
Before moving on I display the agenda and learning targets for the lesson and briefly review them with the class. I plan to make a relatively formal announcement to accompany the targets:
Today we are going to learn how a mathematician named Cavalieri might have answered the question about the parallelogram. His way of analyzing and comparing the areas of two shapes is very powerful, and we will use it again when we study volume. We will also see how the strategy of shifting the bases of a parallelogram without changing its height -- called a shear -- is used in a proof.
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The Story of Cavalieri
I briefly tell the Story of Cavalieri, using a slide in the slide show. I introduce Cavalieri's Principle and read it to the class.
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Cavalieri was one of a handful of mathematicians -- Archimedes among them -- whose thinking anticipated calculus. Most mathematicians were very uncomfortable with the concept of infinity or with the idea that an infinite number of very, very small quantities could be added together to get a finite something -- a plain old number. That is, until Leibnitz and Newton--who were contemporaries of Cavalieri--showed how useful calculus could be for solving problems and convinced the world to drink the cool-aid.
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With the help of an animated slide, I use the question about the area of a parallelogram whose bases have been shifted relative to one another to explain Cavalieri's principle.
To illustrate the principle, I ask students to consider one face of a deck of cards. The area is the sum of 52 very small areas, the areas of the thin faces of the cards. Does that area change when the deck is shifted so that the face becomes a parallelogram? (MP3)
I also like to bring in a Profile Gauge, a tool used by tile-setters, because it illustrates the concept nicely and kids think it is neat.
I then ask the class to consider how Cavalieri's principle could be applied to a real-world problem--comparing two designs for the sails of a racing yacht. Displaying the slide, I ask students to answer the question silently to themselves, then cold call on students to invite them to share their opinion and reasoning. The slides are animated, allowing me to summarize the arguments put forward by students or to guide the class through the process of understanding the problem (MP1). The main sails of the two boats are identical, so the question comes down to comparing the triangular foresails, both of which have the same base and altitude (MP4, MP7).
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Using Shears in a Proof
The concept of a shears -- a parallelogram whose bases are shifted relative to one another while the altitude and area remain constant -- is used in a number of proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem. I pass over Euclid's own proof with its famous "bridal chair" in favor of a more straightforward proof attributed to Howard Gardner.
Using an animated slide, I lead the class through the proof. At each step, I ask students to explain why the total area of the highlighted region or regions remains unchanged.
Then I distribute the Portfolio Problems for the unit. Problem #1 asks students to explain the reasoning behind the proof -- specifically, why the total area at each step is unchanged -- either in their own words or by referring to a postulate, theorem, or principle that applies.
Students will turn in this problem as part of their Learning Portfolio for the unit. I ensure that the class completes the first step of the proof in problem #1, so that they will understand what is required. Using remaining class time, I help students get started.
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The lesson close follows our Individual Size-Up Routine. The prompt asks students to explain or show how Cavalieri's Principle can be used to argue that the area of a triangle is unchanged when the apex is shifted parallel to the base. Students write their answers in their Learning Journals. We will not summarize Cavalieri's Principle in course notes for several more lessons.
For homework, I assign problems #7-9 of Homework Set 1 for this unit. Problems #7-8 ask students to use Cavalieri's Principle to show that the areas of two shapes are equal. Problem #9 provides more practice using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side of a triangle.
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Of all the features to be introduced alongside new versions of iOS, the iPhone and iPad in the last several years, Siri is easily the most ambitious. Siri is the future of how Apple sees its customers interacting with Apple devices — their official stake in the voice-enabled virtual assistant craze. And it almost never happened.
The Huffington Post is running a story covering the past, present and future of Siri, sharing some interesting facts on the AI personality, including one that's particularly relevant to Android users. According to the HuffPost, before Apple absorbed the company behind Siri, Verizon had reached a deal to make the virtual assistant a Droid exclusive. In other words, Siri was originally destined for Android. Verizon went as far as shooting commercials centered around Siri before the deal was later canceled.
If Apple had never bought Siri, would Google have ever felt compelled to release Google Now? Would Siri have been a multi-platform virtual assistant, lost among the Evas, Robins, Jennies, Hals and S-Voices of the world? We'll never know the answer to those questions, and it's all for the best. Much like the platforms they run on, Siri and Google Now push each other to become better products. Google Now may trump Siri in terms of usefulness and functionality right now, but it may not always be that way. Who know what the future of smartphone interaction holds? I can tell you one thing, it doesn't hold the Verizon Motorola Droid 7 with Siri+. Right now, it feels like Android users really dodged the bullet on that one.
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One of the most unique aspects of the Gay-Straight Alliance model is that it brings together LGBTQ individuals and straight allies to combat homophobia. Here are some ways to encourage straight allies (or potential allies) to become more actively and effectively involved in your GSA.
For more info, see Homophobia: How We All Pay the Price, edited by Warren J. Blumenfeld, Boston: Beacon Press: 1992.


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UK Data Service data catalogue record for:
|Understanding Society: Innovation Panel, Waves 1-10, 2008-2017: Special Licence Access, Travel to Work Areas
|Alternative title:
|United Kingdom Household Longitudinal Study; UKHLS
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|Understanding Society [Understanding Society, 2008- : Special Licence Access]
|University of Essex. Institute for Social and Economic Research
|Principal investigator(s):
University of Essex. Institute for Social and Economic Research
NatCen Social Research
Kantar Public
Economic and Social Research Council
Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Education
Department for Transport
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Department for Communities and Local Government
Department of Health
Welsh Assembly Government
Northern Ireland Executive
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food Standards Agency
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Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.Understanding Society (UK Household Longitudinal Study), which began in 2009, is conducted by the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER), at the University of Essex, and the survey research organisations are Kantar Public and NatCen. It builds on and incorporates, the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS), which began in 1991. The latest release combines the first seven waves of Understanding Society data with harmonised data from all eighteen waves of the BHPS. As multi-topic studies, the purpose of Understanding Society and BHPS is to understand short- and long-term effects of social and economic change in the UK at the household and individual levels. The study has a strong emphasis on domains of family and social ties, employment, education, financial resources, and health.
Understanding Society is an annual survey of each adult member of a nationally representative sample. The same individuals are re-interviewed in each wave approximately 12 months apart. When individuals move they are followed within the UK and anyone joining their households are also interviewed as long as they are living with them. The study has five sample components: the general population sample, a boost sample of ethnic minority group members, an immigrant and ethnic minority boost sample (from wave 6), participants from the BHPS and the Innovation Panel (which is a separate standalone survey (see SN 6849). The fieldwork period is for 24 months. Data collection primarily uses computer assisted personal interviewing (CAPI), but includes a telephone mop up, and from Wave 7 of Understanding Society, web-based interviews. One person completes the household questionnaire. Each person aged 16 or older participates in the individual adult interview and self-completed questionnaire. Youths aged 10 to 15 are asked to respond to a paper self-completion questionnaire. For the general and BHPS samples biomarker, genetic and epigenetic data are also available (see SN 7251). Further information about the survey may be found on the Understanding Society main stage webpage.
End User Licence, Special Licence and Secure Access versions:
There are two versions of the main Understanding Society data. One is available under the standard End User Licence (EUL) agreement, and the other is a Special Licence (SL) version. The SL version contains month and year of birth variables instead of just age, more detailed country and occupation coding for a number of variables and various income variables have not been top-coded (see the documentation available with the SL version for more detail on the differences). Users are advised to first obtain the standard EUL version of the data to see if they are sufficient for their research requirements. The SL data have more restrictive access conditions; prospective users of the SL version will need to complete an extra application form and demonstrate to the data owners exactly why they need access to the additional variables in order to get permission to use that version. The SL versions of the main Understanding Society and Innovation Panel studies may be found under SNs 6931 and 7083 respectively.
Low- and Medium-level geographical identifiers are also available subject to SL access conditions; see SNs 6666, 6668-6675, 7182, 7453-4, 7629-30, 7245 and 7248-9 (mainstage study) and 6908-6916, 7339 and 7637-41 (Innovation Panel). In addition, a fine detail geographic dataset (SN 6676) is available under more restrictive Secure Access conditions that contains British National Grid postcode grid references (at 1m resolution) for the unit postcode of each household surveyed, derived from the ONS National Statistics Postcode Directory (NSPD). For details on how to make an application for Secure Access dataset, please see the SN 6676 catalogue record.
How to access genetic and/or bio-medical sample data from a range of longitudinal surveys:
A useful overview of the governance routes for applying for genetic and bio-medical sample data, which are not available through the UK Data Service, can be found at Governance of data and sample access on the METADAC (Managing Ethico-social, Technical and Administrative issues in Data Access) website.
|The Understanding Society: Innovation Panel: Special Licence Access, Travel to Work Areas dataset contains Travel to Work Areas (TTWA) geographic variables for each wave of Understanding Society: Innovation Panel to date, and a household identification serial number for file matching to the main Understanding Society: Innovation Panel data. These data have more restrictive access conditions than those available under the standard End User Licence (see 'Access' section below). Those users who wish to make an application for these data should contact the HelpDesk for further details.
For the sixth edition (June 2018), data for Wave 10 and revised data for previous waves were deposited.
|Main Topics:
Variables include household identification number and TTWA codes for matching with each wave of Understanding Society: Innovation Panel to date.
|Dates of fieldwork:
|2008 - 2017
|Great Britain
|Spatial units:
Travel to Work Areas
|Observation units:
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Individual (micro) level
Respondent households included in the main Understanding Society: Innovation Panel.
|Time dimensions:
|Sampling procedures:
See the main Understanding Society: Innovation Panel for details of sampling.
|Method of data collection:
See the main Understanding Society: Innovation Panel for details of data collection.
|TTWA data are not weighted. See the main Understanding Society: Innovation Panel for details of weighting used.
|Date of release:
|First edition:
|06 December 2011
|Latest edition:
|27 June 2018 (6th Edition)
|Copyright Economic and Social Research Council
|Access conditions:
The depositor has specified that registration is required and standard conditions of use apply. The depositor may be informed about usage.
Additional special conditions of use also apply. See terms and conditions of access for further information. In addition, the UK Data Service is required to request permission from the depositor prior to supplying the data.
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Since these data pose a higher risk of disclosure than data made available under the standard End User Licence they have additional special conditions attached to them that take the form of a Special Licence (SL). The SL requires the completion of an additional application form, agreement to the conditions of the SL, the signature(s) of the researcher(s), and the explicit permission of the data owners to release the data to the researcher(s). This is to ensure that the guarantee of confidentiality given to survey respondents is protected. SL applications are screened by the UK Data Service and the data owners and data are only released to those researchers requiring data for statistical research purposes and who can justify their need for the SL data.
Researchers are required to keep the data under conditions of greater security than required under the standard End User Licence. The guide, Microdata handling and security: guide to good practice, explains how to meet these conditions.
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For links to publications based on Understanding Society, including those listed below and others, please see the Understanding Society Publications webpage.
Burton, J., Nandi, A. and Platt, L. (2008) Who are the UK's ethnic minority groups? Issues of identification and measurement in a longitudinal survey, ISER Working Paper 2008-2. Retrieved 14 November 2014 from http://research.understandingsociety.org.uk/publications/working-paper/2008-02
Gray, M., Uhrig, S. C. N., Constantine, R., d'Ardenne, J. and Blake, M. (2008) Cognitive testing of Understanding Society. The UK Household Longitudinal Study questionnaire, ISER Working Paper 2008-4. Retrieved 14 November 2014 from http://research.understandingsociety.org.uk/publications/working-paper/2008-04
Lynn, P. (2009), Sample design for Understanding Society, ISER Working Paper 2009-1. Retrieved 14 November 2014 from http://research.understandingsociety.org.uk/publications/working-paper/2009-01
Berthoud, R., Fumagalli, L., Lynn, P., Platt, L. (2009) Design of the ethnic minority boost sample, ISER Working Paper 2009-2. Retrieved 14 November 2014 from http://research.understandingsociety.org.uk/publications/working-paper/2009-02
Nandi, A. and Platt, L. (2009) Developing ethnic identity questions for Understanding Society, the UK Household Longitudinal Study, ISER Working Paper 2009-3. Retrieved 14 November 2014 from http://research.understandingsociety.org.uk/publications/working-paper/2009-03
Rabe, B. (2011) Geographical identifiers in Understanding Society, version 1, ISER Working Paper 2011-1. Retrieved 14 November 2014 from http://research.understandingsociety.org.uk/publications/working-paper/2011-01
Nandi, A., Platt, L. (2011) Effect of interview modes on measurement of identity, ISER Working Paper 2011-2. Retrieved 14 November 2014 from http://research.understandingsociety.org.uk/publications/working-paper/2011-02
Booker, C. and Sacker, A. (2011) 'Limiting long-term illness and subjective well-being in families', Longitudinal and Life Course Studies, 3(1), pp.41-65.
Lynn, P. (2011) Maintaining cross-sectional representativeness in a longitudinal general population survey, ISER Working Paper 2011-4. Retrieved 14 November 2014 from http://research.understandingsociety.org.uk/publications/working-paper/2011-04
Ferragina, E., Tomlinson, M. and Walker, R. (2011) 'Determinants of participation in the United Kingdom: a preliminary analysis', Understanding Society .
Knies, G. (2011) 'Life satisfaction and material well-being of young people in the UK', Understanding Society .
Lynn, P., Burton, J., Kaminska, O., Knies, G. and Nandi, A. (2012) An initial look at non-response and attrition in Understanding Society, ISER Working Paper 2012-2. Retrieved 14 November 2014 from http://research.understandingsociety.org.uk/publications/working-paper/2012-02
Lynn, P. (2012) The propensity of older respondents to participate in a general population survey, ISER Working Paper 2012-3. Retrieved 14 November 2014 from http://research.understandingsociety.org.uk/publications/working-paper/2012-03
Knies, G., Burton, J. and Sala, E. (2012) 'Consenting to health record linkage: evidence from a multi-purpose longitudinal survey of a general population', BMC Health Services Research, 12(1), p.52.
Longhi S. (2013) Individual pro-environmental behaviour in the household context, ISER Working Paper 2013-21. Retrieved 17 February 2014 from https://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/publications/working-papers/iser/2013-21.pdf
McFall, S. L. and Buck, N. (2013) 'Understanding Society – the UK Household Longitudinal Survey: a resource for demographers', in Applied Demography and Public Health, Springer Netherlands, pp.357-369.
Tippett, N., Wolke, D. and Platt, L. (2013) 'Ethnicity and bullying involvement in a national UK youth sample' Journal of Adolescence, 36(4), pp.639-649.
Resulting from secondary analysis:
For links to publications based on Understanding Society, including those listed below and others, please see the Understanding Society Publications webpage.
Demey, D., Berrington, A., Evandrou, M. and Falkingham, J. (2011) 'The changing demography of mid-life, from the 1980s to the 2000s', Population Trends, 145 (Autumn), pp.16-34. Retrieved October 19th, 2011 from http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/population-trends-rd/population-trends/no--145--autumn-2011/ard-pt145-changing-demography.pdf
Demey, D., Berrington, A., Evandrou, M., Falkingham, J. and McGowan, T. (2011) How has mid-life changed in Britain since the 1980s?, CPC Briefing Paper No. 2. Retrieved October 19th, 2011 from http://www.cpc.ac.uk/resources/downloads/Mid_Life_in_Britain_briefing2.pdf
McAloney, K. (2012) 'Inter-faith relationships in Great Britain: prevalence and implications for psychological well-being', Mental Health, Religion and Culture, (online), DOI:10.1080/13674676.2012.714359
Berrington, A., Stone, J. and Falkingham, J. (2013) The impact of parental characteristics and contextual effects on returns to the parental home in Britain, CPC Working Paper 29.
Crawford, C., Dearden, L. and Greaves, E. (2013) When you are born matters: evidence for England, IFS Reports, R80, London: Institute for Fiscal Studies. doi: 10.1920/re.ifs.2013.0080. Retrieved August 19, 2013 from http://www.ifs.org.uk/comms/r80.pdf
Crawford, C., Dearden, L. and Greaves, E. (2013) The impact of age within academic year on adult outcomes, IFS Working Papers, W13/07, May. London: Institute for Fiscal Studies. doi: 10.1920/wp.ifs.2013.1307. Retrieved August 19, 2013 from http://www.ifs.org.uk/wps/wp201307.pdf
Demey, D., Berrington, A., Evandrou, M. and Falkingham, J. (2013) 'Pathways into living alone in mid-life: diversity and policy implications', Advances in Life Course Research, 18(3), pp.161-174. doi:10.1016/j.alcr.2013.02.001
McAloney, K. (2013) 'Mixed' religion relationships and well-being in Northern Ireland', Journal of Religion and Health, pp.1-10.
Demey, D., Berrington, A., Evandrou, M. and Falkingham, J. (2014) 'Living alone and psychological well-being in mid-life: does partnership history matter?', Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 168(5), pp.403-410. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech-2013-202932
Hutchinson, J., White, P.C.L. and Graham, H. (2014) 'Differences in the social patterning of active travel between urban and rural populations: findings from a large UK household survey', International Journal of Public Health. doi 10.1007/s00038-014-0578-2
Longhi S. (2014) 'Cultural diversity and subjective wellbeing', IZA Journal of Migration, 3(13), DOI: 10.1186/2193-9039-3-13
Houlden, V., Welch, S. and Jarvis, S. (2017) 'A cross-sectional analysis of green space prevalence and mental wellbeing in England', BMC Public Health, 17 (Suppl 1), p.460. doi: 10.1186/s12889-017-4401-x
Mohan, G., Longo, A., Kee, F. (2017) 'Evaluation of the health impact of an urban regeneration policy: Neighbourhood Renewal in Northern Ireland', Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 71, pp.919-927. doi: 10.1136/jech-2017-209087
Mohan, G., Longo, A., Kee, F. (2018) 'The effect of area based urban regeneration policies on fuel poverty: evidence from a natural experiment in Northern Ireland', Energy Policy, 114, pp.609-618. doi: 10.1016/j.enpol.2017.12.018
Peri-Rotem, N. and Scott, J. (2017) 'Differences in partnership and marital status at first birth by women's and partners' education: evidence from Britain 1991-2012', Vienna Yearbook of Population Research, 15, pp.1-32. Retrieved April 16th, 2018 from https://www.austriaca.at/0xc1aa5576_0x00376d9a.pdf


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Listed below are the major subspecialties within our group. At the bottom of each description you will find additional reading links from WebMD to provide further education. If you have questions, write them down and bring them to your appointment so you can ask the doctor.
You can also contact us online at any time.
Surgery of the abdomen and its contents is at the core of general surgical practice. Surgical treatment of the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon, rectum, spleen, gallbladder, liver, bile ducts, pancreas, adrenal glands and aorta are all in the scope of our expertise. Diseases of these organs requiring surgical treatment are many, but are usually due to pain, bleeding, infection, blockage, injury or cancer.
Breast disease, especially breast cancer, is a common problem. Mammograms and breast ultrasound are being used more frequently to detect abnormalities. The physicians of Surgical Specialists are experts in the diagnosis and treatment of breast diseases. We provide ultrasound exams, needle biopsies and surgeries of various types. Our goal is to provide early and accurate diagnosis, followed by a clear treatment plan that our surgeons can monitor and control, ensuring the highest quality care for our patients.
In the case of breast cancer, we will see that you receive a diagnosis quickly, with a full explanation of the treatment options available. We will coordinate your care with other physicians and will help direct your treatment. We will provide referrals to cancer physicians (oncologists) and radiation doctors when appropriate. We may also combine our efforts with plastic surgeons when breast reconstruction is part of the treatment plan. Our goal is to see that you have the best treatment available for your condition.
Several of the surgeons in our group have been leaders in Sentinel Node Biopsy trials. This is a less invasive method of sampling the underarm lymph nodes. Women who are appropriate candidates to enter the studies can do so through Charlotte Surgical.
Cancer is one of the most common reasons that a person requires an operation. Some of these procedures are relatively simple and some may be large operations requiring a longer hospital stay.
Some of the cancers we commonly operate for include: melanoma and other skin cancers, breast cancer, colon and rectal cancers, cancers of the stomach and intestinal tract, pancreatic cancer, liver and bile duct cancers, sarcomas and other muscle or fatty tissue cancers, thyroid cancer, adrenal cancer and others. We also commonly perform diagnostic biopsies by sampling tissue in the office or in the operating room. We also frequently remove lymph nodes from the neck, underarm (axilla) or groin (inguinal) or other areas in order to diagnose, stage, or locally control a cancer.
As you can see, cancer operations form a large part of our practice, and we deal with cancer patients every day. We try to provide special care and attention to our cancer patients, and provide them with appropriate referrals to medical oncologists and radiation oncologists as necessary.
This is another large segment of our practice. All surgeons in our group participate in the treatment of these diseases. Colorectal disorders, which require surgical treatment, include colon cancer and polyps, colonic bleeding, diverticular disease, volvulus (twisting) of the colon, ischemic (gangrenous) colitis, inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis), hemorrhoids, perianal abscess and fistula, Anal fissure, rectal prolapse and others. Sometimes the problem may be successfully treated non-surgically.
It is common for us to work with a gastroenterologist (intestinal doctor) in treating these diseases.
Endocrine glands include the thyroid, parathyroid, pancreas and adrenal. These organs produce hormones which have important effects in regulating body functions. Surgical treatment of these glands may be for cancer or because a gland is producing too much of a certain hormone.
Endoscopy is the practice of using a flexible lighted camera to enter the intestinal tract from above (to look at the esophagus, stomach and small intestine) and below (to look at the colon and rectum).
Many of the surgeons at Surgical Specialists practice endoscopy and are able to diagnose and sometimes treat diseases endoscopically. These procedures may be used to investigate abdominal pain or bleeding, examine for ulcers and esophageal reflux, check for and remove polyps, or to discover and biopsy cancers.
The procedures are usually done with sedation but do not require full anesthesia. All the area hospitals have their own endoscopy areas, which adds to your convenience.
A hernia is a separation or opening in the abdominal wall muscles which is not supposed to be there. This is an extremely common condition. The hernia may exist in many different locations, but most are in the groin (inguinal or femoral), under the belly-button (umbilical) or arising through an old incision (ventral or incisional). Hernias cause pain and can be disabling. In addition, intestine can sometimes become trapped within the hernia which can be a surgical emergency.
Hernias may be fixed in many different ways. Sometimes a laparoscopic approach works well, and sometimes the traditional ways are more appropriate.
Sometimes mesh (plastic) is used to provide strength and reinforcement to the repair. Hernias are a problem that we see often, and are experts at fixing.
Laparoscopic surgery allows the surgeon to perform a procedure using small incisions, visualizing the site through a small telescope-like instrument: the laparoscope. The benefits to the patient is that smaller incisions heal with less discomfort. This usually results in a shorter hospital stay, and less time away from normal activities.
Physicians at Surgical Specialists often perform laparoscopic surgery for:
Some of these procedures many be performed on an outpatient basis (hernias, gallbladders).
Skin cancers such as melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma are common problems, particularly in older people. The latter two can usually be dealt with by surgical excision alone. Melanoma is a more serious skin cancer which can be fatal if not removed in the early stages. Moles which have very dark pigmentation, are growing, bleeding or changing should be examined and excised.
We also treat all sorts of "lumps and bumps," usually in the office under local anesthesia. Lipomas (fatty tumors) and cysts are extremely common skin disorders curable by excision. Chronic skin infections may also sometimes by treated surgically (hidradenitis suppurativa). Rare, severe skin infections with dead tissue are treated by radical operations with subsequent skin grafting (necrotizing fasciitis).
Surgical Specialists of Charlotte provides all trauma care on a 24-hour basis for Presbyterian Hospital. We are trained in emergency care of accident victims including emergency surgery for life threatening chest and abdominal trauma. We direct and coordinate the care of all severely injured patients in the initial stage of resuscitation, and often throughout the hospitalization. This may include car and motorcycle accidents, falls, gunshot and stab wounds, burns, assault and occupational injuries.
Several of our doctors also provide Level One Trauma coverage at CMC Hospital in downtown Charlotte and work with the teaching service there.
Several of our surgeons specialize in vascular surgery. This is the practice of treating diseases of the circulatory system – arteries and veins. Treatment may or may not include surgery. Sometimes a minimally invasive procedure can be done. Types of procedures typically performed are bypass surgery for blocked arteries, repair of aneurysms (dilated arteries), removal or chemical treatment of varicose veins, and others.
Varicose veins are enlarged veins, usually in the legs, which are diseased and do not function properly. They are often painful and and can lead to permanent changes in the skin and tissues in the lower legs and ankles, sometimes leading to ulcers and dark discoloration. In addition, varicose veins can be unflattering and unsightly, making some people less willing to wear skirts or shorts for fear of their appearance.
Non-operative methods of treating varicose veins include pressure stockings, but these do not treat the underlying problem. Our surgeons can diagnose and treat varicose veins; from very large to very small "spider" veins. New minimally invasive ablation treatment of incompetent veins practiced here allows less pain and quicker recovery. Larger veins which need to be removed can usually be done with tiny incisions. Smaller veins can often be injected and treated in the office with excellent cosmetic results. Ultrasound studies can be conducted here by our surgeons to determine which treatments will be best for your vein problems. If you need more information or for an evaluation please contact us to schedule an appointment.
Treatment of wounds and skin infections is a large part of our practice. These may include diabetic ulcers, gangrene, venous ulcers, and wounds from injuries. In addition from expertise in dressing care, we may provide surgical treatment such as debridement (cleaning), skin grafting, arterial bypass or amputation.


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There is nothing as simply delicious as melted cheese and crispy bread. There are thousands of variations of cheese, bread types, and tasty extras, but recently I was dazzled by the grilled cheese on the cover of Gourmet magazine's February issue. Presented on a clean white plate with a pretty blue background, their uber grilled cheese features escarole, onion jam, and tallegio.
Unfortunately, I couldn't find onion jam nor tallegio, but luckily the recipe states the next best options — fig jam and fontina — both of which were at my local market. I cooked the sandwich over low heat to maximize the melt in the melted cheese. The final result was a divine treat with the sweet jam perfectly complementing the pungent cheese and bitter greens. For the plating, I used a simple white plate like Gourmet, but thought a pink placemat was more me. To see how I made my version of this super scrumptious sandwich,
Grilled Cheese With Onion Jam, Talleggio, and Escarole
From Gourmet magazine
4 (1/2-inch-thick) center slices sourdough bread (from a 9- to 10-inch round)
4 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 1/2 tablespoons onion or fig jam
12 to 14 oz chilled Taleggio or Italian Fontina, sliced
1/4 lb escarole, center ribs discarded and leaves cut crosswise into 1-inch pieces (about 2 cups)
- Brush 1 side of bread slices with oil and arrange, oil sides down, on a work surface.
- Spread jam on 2 slices of bread and divide cheese between remaining 2 slices.
- Mound escarole on top of cheese and season with salt and pepper, then assemble sandwiches.
- Heat a dry 12-inch heavy skillet (not nonstick) over medium-low heat until hot.
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2013-14: Patriot League Academic Honor Roll … saw her first action of the season in the bow seat of the A8 crew at the Dartmouth Green Monster (11/2) … moved to the one seat of the B8 boat for the Foot of the Charles (11/16) … started the spring season in the five seat of the 3V8 crew … rowed all seven races for the Engineers from that seat … helped the team reach the Grand Finale at the EAWRC Sprints.
Off The Water at MIT: Majoring in aeronautics and astronautics.
High School: A 2013 graduate of Parkside High School … competitive cheerleading … National Honor Society … Science National Honor Society … Spanish National Honor Society … Mu Alpha Theta … International Thespian Society (President) … Honor Roll … AP Scholar with Distinction.


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2013 All-Star Small Pharma Marketing Team of the Year: Soliris
Alexion's Soliris, a drug which has won awards for medical innovation, has earned its commercial stripes, too. At press time, the biologic was on track to cross a billion dollars in worldwide sales. That's not so rare among therapies that, like Soliris, treat extremely obscure ailments and cost $200,000 or more per patient per year, but it's impressive considering the patient pool is just a few thousand.
The drug, Alexion's first and only commercialized product, has helped push the company into the biotech big leagues with a market cap just shy of $20 billion, the sixth-largest behind names like Gilead and Amgen. Analysts expect Soliris to become a multi-billion dollar franchise.
How it got to this point is a model for building a profitable ultraorphan brand. "We're focused on developing and delivering therapies that transform the lives of patients with ultrarare and severe, life-theatening diseases—patients that without our therapies have no other hope," says Alexion's David Hallal, EVP, chief commercial officer.
When MM&M caught up with Hallal in early December, his team was in the midst of launching Soliris for the second of its two indications, atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS), approved in late 2011. Approval for the first, paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), was secured in 2007. "In these settings, Soliris has a 100% response rate," he says.
Alexion's attendance at medical congresses enables it to reach a broad population of physicians. Above: its booth at December's American Society of Hematology (ASH) meeting
The US aHUS launch is progressing well, according to analysts, with European reimbursement for aHUS expected in mid-2013. Several other indications are set to follow.
"Our approach to aHUS was similar to that of PNH," notes Alexion's Jeroen van Beek, PhD, VP, global nephrology franchise, "in that the focus is on disease education and establishing the importance and pathway to rapidly diagnose patients with aHUS so that they can receive the life-transforming benefits of Soliris."
In addition to a highly educated sales force calling on hematologists, nephrologists and renal transplanters, Alexion supports promotional programs where KOLs help teach physicians in the field. It also utilizes medical conferences, where its trade show booth focuses on early diagnosis and intervention.
While the firm maintains a disease, brand and corporate web presence, its most important patient-facing effort, says Hallal, is its OneSource education and reimbursement program, in which Alexion's staff of registered-nurse case managers works one-on-one with the patient, family and HCP.
"It's really important to advocate for that individual patient and not necessarily attack all payers with a broader central message," he says. "Among payers, their experience is usually with a few [PNH or aHUS] patients anyway."
Two-thirds of its business is ex-US, and the firm has secured public funding for Soliris in such jurisdictions as Australia and Canada—two countries well known for being perhaps even more restrictive than the EU. That's not a slam dunk given that the drug costs about $440,000 per patient per year (it's sometimes given away, in cases of hardship).
"Because the benefits of Soliris are transformative and not incremental, governments around the world…are recognizing the benefit," says Hallal.
For instance, he cited research suggesting that PNH patients followed for up to eight years on treatment can expect the same life span as those of a normal population that are age- and gender-matched. If left untreated, PNH has a 35% mortality rate at five years. Says Hallal: "This provides a very strong underpinning for our access strategy."
Disease awareness and diagnostic programs are set to increase, adds Margaret Olinger, VP, global hematology franchise, in order to "positively influence the entire cycle of care."PNH and aHUS are forecast to achieve global sales peaks of about $2 billion each, and with compelling evidence of Soliris efficacy in other indications, it could reach up to $8 billion in peak sales, according to Barclays Research. Go to mmm-online.com for more creative.


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We sent no messenger except to be obeyed by Allah's permission. If only when they wronged themselves they had come to you and asked Allah's forgiveness and the Messenger had asked forgiveness for them they would have found Allah Ever-Returning, Most Merciful. (Surat an-Nisa': 64)
Whoever obeys Allah and the Messenger will be with those whom Allah has blessed: the prophets and steadfast affirmers of truth, the martyrs and righteous. What excellent company such people are! (Surat an-Nisa': 69)
Whoever obeys the Messenger has obeyed Allah. If anyone turns away, we did not send you to them as their keeper. (Surat an-Nisa': 80)
Those who pledge you their allegiance pledge allegiance to Allah. Allah's hand is over their hands. He who breaks his pledge only breaks it against himself. But as for him who fulfils the contract he has made with Allah, We will pay him an immense reward. (Surat al-Fath: 10)
When news of any matter reaches them they spread it about, whether it is of a reassuring or disquieting nature. If they had only referred it to the Messenger and those in command among them, those among them able to discern the truth about it would have had proper knowledge of it. If it were not for Allah's favor to you and His mercy, all but a very few of you would have followed Satan. (Surat an-Nisa': 83)
No, by your Lord, they are not believers until they make you their judge in the disputes that break out between them, and then find no resistance within themselves to what you decide and submit themselves completely. (Surat an-Nisa': 65)
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A significant snowstorm is likely on Friday as two storms come together, Fox CT Meteorologist Rachel Frank said Tuesday night.
Some areas may get more than six inches of snow, she said. "This one is really worth watching," she said.
Snow should start falling Friday morning and continue into Saturday morning, with the worst of the storm hitting Friday night, Frank said. There is still some doubt about its track and intensity, she added.


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Biotest Pharmaceuticals Announces Strategic Long-Term Manufacturing, Supply and License Agreement
Jan 10, 2013, 04:30 EST
BOCA RATON, Fla., Jan. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Biotest Pharmaceuticals Corp. (BPC), a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of Biotest AG (Dreieich, Germany), today announced it has entered into a strategic long-term manufacturing, supply, and license agreement with ADMA Biologics, Inc. (ADMA).
Under the terms of the agreement, ADMA has agreed to purchase exclusively from BPC its worldwide requirements of RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) Immune Globulin manufactured from human plasma containing RSV antibodies. The initial term of the agreement is for ten years. BPC will receive payment for manufacturing services provided under the agreement as well as a percentage royalty on ADMA's product revenues up to a specified maximum. In exchange, BPC has agreed to provide manufacturing services and granted ADMA a license to use BPC's proprietary fractionation and purification manufacturing process for Intravenous Immune Globulin.
"We are very pleased to partner with ADMA on their lead product candidate. Our ability to provide specialized contract manufacturing services will enable us to diversify our future revenue sources," stated Jordan Siegel, Chief Executive Officer of BPC.
About Biotest Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Biotest Pharmaceuticals Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Biotest AG, researches, develops and manufactures biotherapeutic products with a specialization in immunology and hematology. BPC is a leader in the collection of source plasma and is currently involved in the development of plasma protein products and various hyperimmune (IG) products. The Company owns and manages twelve plasmapherisis centers across the United States and a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Boca Raton, Florida. The Company employs more than 700 people in the U.S.
About Biotest AG
Biotest AG is a provider of pharmaceutical and biotherapeutic drugs. With a value added chain that extends from pre-clinical and clinical development to worldwide sales, Biotest has specialized primarily in the areas of application of clinical immunology, hematology and intensive medicine. In its Plasma Protein segment, Biotest develops and markets immunoglobulins, coagulation factors and albumins based on human blood plasma. These are used for diseases of the immune and hematopoietic systems. In the Biotherapeutic segment, Biotest researches into the clinical development of monoclonal antibodies, including in the indications of rheumatoid arthritis and cancer of plasma cells. Biotest has more than 1.600 employees worldwide. The preference shares of Biotest AG are listed in the SDAX on the Frankfurt stock exchange.
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The St. Louis Rams have been an up-and-down affair this season, but they certainly seem to have Jim Harbaugh's number.
Sunday's 16-13 overtime win over the San Francisco 49ers was the product of excellent coaching by Jeff Fisher, who will close out his first campaign in St. Louis with a heady 1-0-1 record against the presumed kings of the NFC West. Their 24-24 tie in Week 10 was considered an odd and unusual setback for the 49ers, but not so fast.
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Fisher has crafted his young, energized defense to handle what San Francisco brings to the table. No team runs more multiple looks on offense than Harbaugh's boys, but the Rams weren't fooled Sunday. They didn't allow the 49ers many attempts at pre-snap deception to slow a physical pass rush that kept Colin Kaepernick under pressure all afternoon.
The Rams -- barring a flock of minor miracles -- are unlikely to play past Week 17, but they have been as effective as anyone against the 49ers in 2012.
"That was a football fight, and we did not win," Harbaugh told reporters after the game. "It will test our character as a team."
Opposing coaches might want to examine what Fisher has done in his two meetings with the 49ers this season and learn something about reducing the effectiveness of San Francisco's high-powered attack.
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The Tight End Zone
The Tight End Zone is a radio program in Grand Theft Auto:San Andreas, under the station WCTR. It is hosted by Derrick Thackery (voiced by Peter Appel). The show's title is a combination of the football terms "tight end" and "end zone". The Tight End Zone" revolves mainly around Derrick's love for sports rather than the sports itself. The show gets many random calls, more notably from a redneck liking racing, where he says "Where I'm from theres nothing better than being Shit-Faced in 90 degree heat and watching cars going in circles for many hours. Yeeeehaaawww!" and talks about a racecar upporting baldness, which is his condition and why his wife left him for a cop, when Derrick says "Screw your wife pal. There's probably alot of men who did. Ha Ha!" Derrick Thackery has a nervous breakdown later in the game on his show, and that episode is heard repeatedly after the end of the game.


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Let's say you have a great product or service.
Let's also say that whatever SEO, SMO or PPC strategy you've used (or not used) is successfully driving traffic to your ecommerce site, and that when those potential customers have clicked through to your homepage, or landing page, you're confident that it 'looks good'.
Finally let's say your site even provides a fine user experience. No real complaints. Everything works as it should.
So now what?
Is there anything more you can do to convince that traffic to stay a little while longer? To not bounce straight back to the SERP? To respond to calls-to-action? To increase your conversion rate?
Using the five techniques laid out in this previous article, five persuasive web design techniques, I'll be taking a look at various ecommerce homepages that either tick one, or even all of the following persuasive design boxes.
- Clarity above all: does the homepage answer the following questions - what is this site about? What can I do here? What is there to stay for? And most importantly, will I get the information I need?
- Visual appeal: visual appeal is instantly more recognisable than user experience. Is the homepage attractive, while still being simple and clear? Most people have a good general idea of what an ecommerce website should look like, so it should also be familiar.
- Strong visual hierarchy: make whatever is the most important thing on your page the biggest thing, then size the remaining elements accordingly. Also make call-to-action buttons stand out from rest of the page with a single bold colour.
Keep attention at all costs: with larger than life images that captivate and hypnotise, with photos of people, especially if they're smiling, making eye-contact, have open body language and who are a natural, real-life example of a customer, not obvious stock photography.
Also the use of surprising, unexpected images and copy will stand your site out from the rest, as long as it's relevant to your brand.
- One primary action per screen: Think about exactly what each individual webpage's function is and make that abundantly clear. Perhaps don't provide too many calls-to-action too soon, take the user on a journey first.
So with those points in mind, let's take a look at some beautiful examples of persuasive design...
Travel Alberta
A simple call to-action, the promise to take the user on a journey and, while reigning in the hyperbole as much as I possibly can, an extraordinarily evocative image that makes me want to be in Alberta.
Westin Finds
Another gorgeous, overlarge image from a travel company. This page has one highly effective, primary action, directly in the centre.
Soho Fixed
Huge images, simplified text and the deployment of scarcity. Check out the 'sold' image in the bottom right corner.
Whipping Post
An immense amount of white space that only helps to make the gloriously large product images stand out even more. A single call-to-action. A strong visual hierarchy. Clarity above all. This ecommerce homepage has it all.
Just a single call-to-action, that contrasts with the gigantic and evocative image underneath. This promises a journey for the customer to suit any mood.
Banana Cafe
A use of space and design that borrows from the flat design of Windows 8 and assorted other contemporary sites, but looks highly appealing, especially with the contrasting, overlarge black and white video playing in the background.
The reasonably happy looking models also make it different from other trendy apparel sites.
The product images are some of the largest I've seen, and look all the better for it. Hovering over the image reveals the most vital information. The user can continue to scroll down to reveal more products in a similar fashion.
This is ideal for an ecommerce store that maybe has fewer products to offer.
Soyuz Coffee Roasting
Beautiful image that promotes relaxation in the user, with a subtle product placement from a natural looking model.
The page also encourages the user to embark on a scrolling HTML journey through the history of the brand.
Simple Banking
The clear and easy to use homepage matches the bank's mission statement. This is also a good example of using lots of white background to drive attention to what's important on the page.
Minga Berlin
This wryly subversive image is incredibly captivating. Also who doesn't love free C02-neutral worldwide shipping?
Not strictly an ecommerce site, but this hilariously inventive product website is well-worth spending a some time on just to admire its affectionate satire.
Juliana Bicycles
Large and attractive product images directly on the homepage, with just a teasing amount of detail that encourages the user to click-through.
Nike - Jordan
Two simple and well defined calls-to-action, a gigantic product image and a clear sense of purpose make for a tremendous product landing page.
A strong sense of visual hierarchy and simple and clear design.
Huit Denim
The focus on narrative encourages the user to explore before they've even begun to think about what jeans they want. 'Do one thing well' is a very strong and persuasive statement to make.
The blurring of the two areas the user isn't hovering over is a great way to draw attention to the specific products of interest, while still not hiding them completely.
Daniella Draper
Again, very simple design, abundantly familiar and clear navigation throughout.
Create Pilates
Fantastic sense of identity with the huge image and use of 'natural' terribly focussed model. The primary action of this homepage couldn't be clearer.
Booking.com's special haunted homepage takes you through a beautifully rendered HTML5 experience, which encourages you to scroll up a hauntingly lit staircase and visit the seven highlighted hotels, with a little blurb for each revealing how these locations came to be so 'haunted'.
Read more about this experience here in Booking.com's journey into fear.
7 Diamonds
Finally an exquisitely laid out homepage that uses gorgeous photography to hold the user's attention.
With many thanks to AWWWARDS for some of these award nominated examples.
For more examples check out 14 more examples of beautifully persuasive ecommerce design.
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Some great looking sites Christopher, feels like there is some airbnb influence to some of these, which is no bad thing! I had a look on mobile and most of them look pretty good, I'd actually say some of them are more persuasive on mobile than on desktop, given the general standard of mobile experiences.
Is there any evidence that these are actually persuasive? They make look beautiful, but do they convert more. I'd certainly hope they do, but would be great to hear some numbers.
These are some brave companies to explore new ways to layout the estore. It would be interesting to know if sales increased after moving away from traditional estore set up.
We are constantly explaining to our clients that investing in good quality images can make or break traffic and attraction to your site so I must admit I have enjoyed this post!
This just goes to show how important it is to invest in photography - without such strong images, these layouts just wouldn't work. Stock shots are all well and good, but capturing a brands spirit can only really be done with custom photography.
Wow, thanks Chris for sharing this. I love websites with minimalist approach which don't try to sell everything they offer at one page. I like the KitKat example, will definitely check their website.
@Stuart I believe they do generate more sales although would be interesting to see some of the websites' statistic before and after overhaul.
Thanks Chris,
The sites you have listed are nice sites indeed but they are all (bar simple banking) from the lifestyle vertical (travel, clothing, music etc). I believe it's easier somewhat to makes these sites look pretty and they appeal to a certain niche / target audience that expect that type of look & feel when they visit a site.
However, take the finance/insurance vertical that has to appeal to a wide audience and has to get across a clear message in terms of how the service works and what to expect on the journey and i'm struggling to find great examples. Could you list any that you have seen that fits the bill?
We're in the middle of a re-design at the moment and would like to get your thoughts.
Love this article, some great inspiration here. The big bold photography and clean white space really works well. Less is more.
I add Minimum[book], ecommerce italian responsive design.
Great post, but surely there is a compromise on performance with some those sites and the huge, high resolution images.
All very well looking great but if it takes ages to load?
Hi Christopher, really liked your e commerce website themes. They are just awesome. The web design techniques are also very useful in designing a website. Thanks for sharing this lovely post.
Big bold pictures can really work..i just love this article..clean white space is great..quality is important as awalys...!!
nice post..great use..some great inspiration here. The big bold photography and clean white space really works well. Less is more.
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Chad Kroeger, lead singer of Nickelback, has spent a lot of time on the road, what with being the lead singer of Nickelback. Did he used to get it on a lot? Yes, he tells Men's Health. Any wild stories? Oh, he couldn't possibly share those — he's about to be a married man! But surely there's some wild story from the road he can share, isn't there? Well, maybe just this one:
Kroeger: We've always been very close to our crew, so we've had a lot of fun getting them to do silly, stupid things that could possibly cause them to hurt or injure themselves in some way. We were in Germany years ago—this was one of my favorite stories—and we were just bored. There was a heat wave going on in Germany. In a back room in the venue where we were playing, there was an old fan with a metal blade. I don't remember the last time I saw a fan with a metal blade. And we paid the drum tech.... Oh god, I forget the exact amount. I think we got the pot up to about 600 deutschmarks. At this time Germany hadn't converted to the Euro yet.
Men's Health:600 deutschmarks to do what?
Kroeger: Stick his johnson in the fan.
Men's Health:Please tell me he said no.
Kroger: He took the money… I can still hear the "bleh-bleh-blehhhhhhh" of the blade slowly sputtering to a stop, and this blood-curdling scream. It was fantastic. Somebody has video footage of this somewhere that needs to be resurrected and shown at the guy's next birthday party.
Assuming this happened in the nineties, 600 deutschmarks was around $375. To recap, Chad Kroeger gave a guy $375 to put his peener in a fan. Avril Lavigne, you are one lucky lady.


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Tax cuts, road repairs and sewer rates top list of priorities
Tax cuts, road repairs and a review of sewer rates are the top three priorities in 2014 for the Oak Island Town Council.
The goals were set Tuesday during the council's annual retreat to list priorities and review budgetary concerns.
A tax cut has been on the council's mind since it set its fiscal year budget in July. A rate cut of 2.75 cents per $100 of property value was proposed but nixed because of the town's dry coffers. Officials hoped to use this year to pay off debt and get the town in better financial shape.
Oak Island Mayor Betty Wallace said she would like to see a 3-cent rate cut – "if not more" – for the coming fiscal year.
A cut of one cent is about $241,000 for the town.
Council members said the amount would depend on the town's annual fees, programs and salaries, as well as new staffing for the upcoming year.
Road repair and resurfacing has been a lingering issue for the town, and the hope is a plan can be put in place to tackle the issue.
Town Manager Steve Foster said a priority list would need to be in place because of the high cost of road repairs and tight funding for them.
The third goal for the town is a review of its utility rates, which will include forming a subcommittee a controversial sewer district fee.
Jason Gonzales: 343-2075
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