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Taking MDM to the next frontier
What does the future hold for master data management? Find out what those in the trenches are talking about when it comes to MDM.
By Evan Levy, Vice President of Data Management Programs at SAS
The idea of mastering data management and establishing a single view of a business subject area is anything but missionary work. The concepts are known, the ideology is accepted and the discipline is well understood. But in the realm of master data management (MDM), many new concepts and evolutionary approaches are challenging the methods most of us have come to accept as best practices.
At the technology conferences I attend, the best MDM nuggets come from those talking about the real-world design, implementation and usage issues they've encountered. There are some who want to talk about MDM's evolutionary steps (toward cloud-based hubs, big data mastering, multiple domains and mobile application support.) But there's a larger audience that wants to attack the obstacles that stand in the way of simplifying the access to and usage of all the data hidden within their company's technology infrastructure. Let me share five of the most frequent discussion topics about the next frontier for MDM.
We don't need a central repository. We need a centralized delivery system that can retrieve and deliver the required data without the user having to know the storage location, the format and all the related details.
What's in store for MDM
- Source data index
It's not uncommon for developers and users to spend 40 percent of their time searching for the data they need. Data sources aren't limited to the core, in-house transactional applications. Data sources also include cloud-based applications, third-party data sets, syndicated data content and even internally generated content (like spreadsheets). While existing MDM products do an adequate job of providing details to subject-area master elements, they don't support the other 95 percent of the elements contained across numerous operational and analytical systems. Expanding the MDM platform to track and identify (but not store) the various locations of additional data details would be invaluable.
- Data glossary (and business metadata content)
The motivation for MDM is to provide access to a subject area master record along with the details of the contributing sources. What folks really want is a single centralized location for metadata content. Developers and users are desperate to understand the data's origins, definitions, meanings and rules. Most MDM products contain those details for mastered elements – so it makes sense to expand the MDM hub to support metadata services to store, retain and share metadata for all of the elements associated with a subject area.
- Data provisioning and access
Our companies have an overwhelming quantity of data sources and repositories. While the idea of loading data into a central repository is popular, the idea of loading all data into a central repository is impractical. Most new data today isn't applicable to a widespread enterprise audience: Most new sources have a short-term shelf life, and much of the content is only useful to a small audience. While it makes sense to centrally manage data that's relevant to the majority of enterprise users, it makes little sense to load dozens (or hundreds) of data sources when each source is only needed by a few users (possibly for a short period of time). We don't need a central repository. We need a centralized delivery system that can retrieve and deliver the required data without the user having to know the storage location, the format and all the related details. The MDM hub already contains those details for on-boarded sources; it makes sense to expand its repertoire to deliver all related data source content.
- Data policy and security management
Data security has often been relegated to individual applications. Unfortunately, such an approach has created highly inconsistent and disparate methods of achieving data security. In an era where 10 to 12 downstream systems require access to operational data, attribute-level security is a necessity – and it needs to be independent of an individual application. Security rules and data policies should be coupled to the data content and centrally managed. The MDM hub supports this capability for on-boarded subject area elements. It only makes sense to elevate the functionality of an MDM hub to support distributed, attribute-level data security. This would allow the various applications and database systems to use centralized security in much the same way file servers and application systems use today's network-based, distributed access security.
- Enterprise data services
The idea of web services and software as a service isn't new – it's been around for more than 10 years. The power of web services is that it can deploy consistent processing, rules and policies across a highly distributed environment. Every MDM product is built using a web services framework and provides access to the various create, read, update, delete (CRUD) capabilities via a web services interface. The MDM hub also employs lower-level services to address the numerous data manipulation activities required for mastering data (standardization, matching, correction, cleansing, etc.). It only makes sense to position the MDM hub as a production data services hub. Of course, enterprise data services are a bit more complex than application-centric processing services. Data services must support the combination of data processing, business rules and information policy management (for example, data cleansing, householding and hierarchies). Fortunately, MDM already supports this combination.
The next frontier of MDM is just beginning
There's no question about the merits of delivering on the promise of master data management. Indeed, MDM projects have tackled challenges like multisource onboarding, matching and identification, rule processing, bulk and transactional loading, and data remediation. But we've only scratched the surface when it comes to simplifying data management and access for IT and business users while improving data's value and usability via an MDM hub.
In this era of big data, third-party data providers, hundreds of data sources and exploding data diversity and volume, maybe it's time to evolve MDM. The next frontier of MDM should be about using its strengths to address bigger enterprise data challenges – and addressing the data management obstacles that get in the way of people using data to make decisions.
Evan Levy is an acknowledged speaker and writer in the areas of enterprise data strategy, data management and systems integration. With business experiencing exponential growth in data volumes, sources and systems, Levy advises clients on strategies to address business challenges using their existing data and technology assets coupled with new and creative methods and practices.


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Last week, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released a scathing report that blew the lid off a little-known initiative of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) informally known as "Operation Choke Point." In theory, the initiative purports to protect consumers from unscrupulous financial institutions. In practice, it inappropriately – and perhaps illegally – targets legal businesses that are viewed unfavorably by the Obama Administration. It has focused particular attention on the so-called payday lending industry, which it broadly labels as "a fraudulent 'scam.'"
While short-term lending receives the harshest treatment from Operation Choke Point, it is far from the only type of business affected. In order to hamstring payday lenders, the DOJ has pressured banks and other financial institutions to avoid interacting with these legal and legitimate establishments.
From the Committee's report:
In a statement to the House Committee on Financial Services, a trade group of licensed money service businesses and lenders submitted recent account termination letters in which the bank explicitly attributed the termination to Operation Choke Point.
Even worse, it appears that DOJ has dubious legal authority to implement the initiative. The Department states that the statutory justification for Operation Choke Point is established by Section 951 of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989. However, the Committee report notes that:
The intent of Section 951 was to give the Department the tools to pursue civil penalties against entities that commit fraud against banks, not private companies doing legal business. Documents produced to the Committee demonstrate the Department has radically and unjustifiably expanded its Section 951 authority.
In light of DOJ's aggressive and possibly illegal actions against legal businesses, the Committee is unequivocal in its rebuke of the initiative; concluding that "it is necessary to disavow and dismantle Operation Choke Point."
Needless to say, taxpayers should be very concerned about the use of public funds for this initiative.


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Nov. 19, 2008
Courtesy of Texas Athletics
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas junior All-America outside hitter Destinee Hooker hammered out 24 kills to lead the fourth-ranked UT Volleyball team to a 3-1 victory over No. 3 Nebraska Wednesday night, in front of a record crowd of 4,324 at Gregory Gymnasium. The Longhorns' 25-19, 21-25, 25-22, 25-22 win improved Texas to 22-3 on the year and 15-2 in league play, while the Huskers fell to 25-2 overall and 16-2 in league play. Texas' win moved the Horns into a first-place tie with NU in the Big 12 standings.
Texas grabbed an early 7-5 advantage in the first set by using five quick kills by Hooker. The Longhorns widened the margin to three on a Hooker kill at the 16-13 mark and took a 20-18 lead on another of Hooker's 12 first-set kills. The Horns closed out the frame with four straight points, including three NU errors that propelled UT to a 25-19 win.
In the second frame, both teams struggled offensively with Nebraska out-hitting Texas, .135-to-.094. The Longhorns took a quick 8-5 lead on a kill by junior All-America opposite hitter Ashley Engle, but were unable to contain 5-1 Huskers' run that put NU ahead, 11-10. Nebraska pushed its edge to 18-13, but a 4-0 Texas run tightened the score to 18-17. The Huskers answered with a 3-0 run of their own and eventually closed out the set 25-21.
The Longhorns trailed early in the third stanza, but battled back to tie the set at 17 on a kill by junior All-America opposite hitter Ashley Engle. Nebraska kept the tally tight until a kill by sophomore middle blocker Jennifer Doris gave UT its first lead at the 20-19 mark. A kill by Engle and two straight Nebraska hitting errors moved the score to 24-21, and a kill by senior middle blocker Lauren Paolini lifted UT to a 25-22 victory.
In the fourth, Texas leapt out to a quick 6-0 lead on two kills and two blocks by Doris. The Huskers fought back to tie the set at 10 and take a temporary lead before a kill and two blocks from sophomore All-America outside hitter Juliann Faucette put Texas in front, 18-16. Nebraska evened the score at 21, but a 4-1 Longhorns' run fueled by two kills each from Engle and Faucette handed UT a 25-22 set win.
Engle tallied 12 kills on .333 hitting for the Horns, while Hooker added 17 kills to her all-around effort. Nebraska senior outside hitter Jordan Larson headlined the Huskers with 15 kills and sophomore outside hitter Tara Mueller added 13 kills.
Texas returns to action on Saturday, Nov. 22 when it hosts Kansas. First serve is set for 6:30 p.m.


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At least five Palestinians have been killed and several others injured in a series of fresh Israeli airstrikes on the besieged Gaza Strip.
Palestinian officials say at least two were killed in al-Maghazi refugee camp in central part of Gaza on early hours of Saturday.
Rescue workers say the bodies of another three have been pulled from the rubble at a mosque in Nusayrat, also in central Gaza. A child has been also found dead under the rubble in the eastern Shejaiya neighborhood.
That brings to ten the number of Palestinians killed since early Friday when Israel resumed attacks
The Israeli military sources have confirmed more than 30 airstrikes across the Gaza Strip on Saturday.
A senior Hamas official has said the group would not extend the truce because Israel has not responded to any of the Palestinian demands at the negotiations.
Palestinian resistance groups have also retaliated by launching a fresh barrage of rockets into Israel.
More than a dozen rockets have been fired at Israeli towns, with two landing outside Sdot Negev and Eshkol.
Nearly half of the Israeli communities near Gaza have reportedly fled their places of residence in recent weeks, expressing doubt over the prospect of any safe return to the area.
The Israeli military aggression against Gaza, which began on July 8, has claimed the lives of more than 1,900 Palestinians, including more than 400 children, and wounded about 1,000 others.
Meanwhile the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) says its executive committee will convene on August 12 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for an extraordinary meeting with regard to the situation in Gaza.
For who does not understand the need or concept of resistance of Palestine, recommended read:
The History of Resistance – The Eagle of Palestine
- Special Topic – All Israeli Massacres on Palestinians
- iRemember… – Confirmed Names of Martyrs Occupation (*)
- Special Topic – Ethnic Cleansing
- Israeli escalation in Gaza – A cover-up for settlement activity
- "Slow Death" -International report: Collective punishment of Gaza has reached critical stage – Incl Full Report PDF
- A "Leaflet" to the World about it's own "forgotten" Extermination Camp called Gaza
- Gaza Siege Harshness Continues. Israel's committing slow-motion genocide ~ by Stephen Lendman
Is Resisting Genocide a Human Right?
81 Notre Dame Law Review1275(2006). Conducting an in-depth study of the genocide in Darfur, Sudan, and also discussing other genocides, this article details the inadequacy of many of the international community's response to genocides, such as "targeted sanctions" or international peacekeeping forces. Examining international legal authorities such as the Genocide Convention, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the International Court of Justice, the article demonstrates that groups which are being subjected to genocide have a legal right of self-defense. International treaties, Security Council arms embargoes, or national gun control laws cannot lawfully be enforced in a manner which prevents self-defense resistance to a genocide in progress, because under international law, the prohibition against any form of complicity in genocide takes legal precedence over lesser laws. With Paul Gallant & Joanne D. Eisen. In PDF.
- The Palestinian Right of Self Defense
- Brayer: The Absolute Right of Palestinian Resistance – Source
- No. Israel Does Not Have the Right to Self-Defense In International Law Against Occupied Palestinian Territory – Source
- If Jews in WWII Warsaw would have had rockets: They would have fired them too – by occpal
- The "Rocket" from Gaza Myth – Photography
- More facts about the Rocket from Gaza Myths – Storify
- Half the story: What @IDFSpokesperson leaves out about #Gaza ~ by @yousefmunayyer
- Israel and #Gaza: Context Behind Projectile Fire ~ by @yousefmunayyer
- Truths and lies behind Israel's attacks on Gaza and its whining about rockets ~ by @AliAbunimah
- Israel is not looking for peace. Nor talks. But: This
* The list of shuhada does not display, the numerous victims of the zionist occupation which are undocumented by media. Nor it displays the victims of the "silent onslaught" due to restrictions of movement, ability to go to hospitals for treatment or life saving surgery, due to lack of medication because of the blockades and so on. For example: The Slow Motion Genocide by the Siege on Gaza only, killed 600 patients since Gaza got under Israeli Siege.
For an overview of All Israeli Massacres Palestinians go here
Neither does this list, display the avoidable mortality. A clear and statistical factual evidence, about the number of deaths due to indecent ruling by occupation forces. For even an occupier has obligations under International Laws, Geneva Convention and the Hague regulations, which it is neglecting. These circumstances, together with deliberate policies of the occupier to neglect and even deny every basic human right, severes avoidable mortality which is totally silenced by media or reporting organisations. While in the Holocaust, 1 on 6 Jewish people directly died of deliberate neglect, so if we believe the facts over 1 million due to avoidable mortality, neither should these same circumstances be ignores which are ongoing in Palestine. For this report displays a avoidable morality of at least 0,5 million Palestinians.
How many more dead corpses of Palestinians does the international community need to see in order to act? How many more cruelties and violations of Human Rights, Regulations and International Law will be needed to intervene so this ongoing warcrime is being stopped once and for all.


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Who Should Host the Oscars?
Billy Crystal, Neil Patrick Harris, Tina Fey, or someone far more outlandish?
So now that Eddie Murphy's called it quits, let's get down to prognosticating: Who should host this year's Oscars? If Vulture were laying bets, we'd put our money on Billy Crystal, a reassuring, experienced regular who wants the gig and would be able to hit the ground running. (Bonus factoid: Crystal has experience stepping in for an outta-here Murphy. When Murphy started phasing out of Saturday Night Live in 1984 to do movies, Crystal became a recurring host, and the next year became the show's next breakout regular cast member.) Other front-runners include Steve Martin (calm, reliable, and reassuring) and Neil Patrick Harris, who did such a great job at the Tonys but may be a little bit of an on-the-nose choice given the reason producer Brett Ratner resigned. But why stop at the usual suspects? Harvey Weinstein is pulling for Tina Fey and Lorne Michaels, we're pretty sure Robert Downey Jr. would do a riveting job, and is Ryan Gosling any more outlandish a choice than James Franco (even though we all know how well that turned out)? Who would you like to see get the gig? Fey and Amy Poehler? George Clooney? Babyoncé? The eerie Bob Hope hologram from last year's show? Shout it out in the comments.


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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Canisius rode Harold Washington's hot shooting to a 72-69 victory over St. Bonaventure on Saturday.
Canisius went ahead at 68-67 with 53 seconds left in the game on Chris Manhertz's tip-in, and held on for the victory.
Washington scored 23 points, hitting 7 of 14 from the field, 3 of 3 from 3-point range and 6 of 8 free throws for the Golden Griffins (2-0). Isaac Sosa chipped in 14 points.
Canisius dominated St. Bonaventure (2-1) at the foul line, knocking down 18 of 21 to the Bonnies' 8 of 10.
Chris Johnson scored 19 points for the Bonnies, while Demetrius Conger had 14 and Eric Mosley 13.
The teams traded the lead in the first half, with Bonnies up 37-32 at the break. The Bonnies led 49-42 on Mosley's 3-pointer 5:59 into the second half and led 65-59 with 6:23 remaining.


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Officials from the Gambian Embassy in Washington said that the governments of The Gambia and the United States are working closely to verify the country of origin of 2,000 Gambian would be deportees in a bid for Washington to rescind visa restrictions imposed on Banjul officials.
"The Gambia, as a sovereign nation and a friend of the U.S. is processing U.S. government request. As of now, the verification of the citizenship of these detainees is in process and the two governments are working closely to ascertain the country of origin of these detainees," Sheikh Omar Faye, Gambian Ambassador to United States said.
The U.S. last put the restrictions on Guyana, which quickly complied to U.S. request as well. Gambia Embassy Washington said it is only processing request for those in homeland security detention.
Gambian officials however denied that thousands of its citizens are up for deportation. The Embassy on 16th Street said only 11 of its citizens are known to be under deportation for committing crimes in the United States and have asked for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to finance the cost of having Gambian immigration officials travel to Washington to identify and process them.
"Currently, there are 11 individuals that the U.S. wants to deport to The Gambia on criminal and or immigration grounds. The U.S. government has solicited Gambian officials to provide these detainees with travel documents and to approve their deportation to The Gambia,' a statement from The Gambia Embassy verified.
The Gambia had for long not being issuing emergency travel documents to deport its citizens in the United States and the United Kingdom, raising rumors that there is more to the visa ban placed on Gambian authorities than the official reason made public by the U.S. government.
The restrictions came some weeks after The Gambia signed agreed to a military cooperation deal offered by Russia, which is looking for a foot-hole in the Atlantic and after years of lobbying by rights and pro-democracy activists to place travel restrictions on President Jammeh, his senior officials and their families.
Congress had long wanted the Obama Administration to prove it is taking action on deporting those that have overstayed their welcome in the North American nation. The U.S. has no resource, geo-political or national interests in The Gambia, making it an easy and soft target to send a message to Congress.
Relations between The Gambia and the U.S. over the past years were further strained with President Yahya Jammeh accusing U.S. authorities of supporting a dissident-led coup and with the U.S. expelling The Gambia from the preferential AGOA trade agreement.
Gambian authorities are being accused of abducting at least two Americans, who are feared dead and a third, 'unjustly' jailed for three years. National Security Advisor Susan Rice have called for an investigation into the whereabouts of Alhagie Ceesay and Ebou Jobe and UN Envoy Samantha Power has called for Fanta Darboe's release.
If The Gambia agrees to issue travel documents, Gambians in the U.S. might see the largest deportation of its community members. Most Gambians in the deportation backlog have never committed a crime. Majority are said to be failed asylum seekers, who claimed to be seeking protection from persecution and repression.
The recent ban of female genital mutilation, passing of a legislation on the practice and the prosecution of two women has jeopardized the asylum cases of many Gambian women, mostly mothers who said their children would be forced to be cut or they would be forced to undergo it a second time themselves if they visit the West African nation.
In The Gambia, female genital cutting is a deeply-rooted practice and activists say the practice has now been pushed underground.
Gambians say many asylum seekers may face prosecution if deported to The Gambia and have asked the U.S. to withhold the deportation attempt but critics of The Gambia's government are now accusing authorities of "selling the country's passport" to non-citizens.
The Gambia sold its passport and gave permanent residency to mainland Chinese citizens who wanted to access businesses in Hong Kong. Hong Kong later withdrew The Gambia's visa waiver.
Many Gambian families rely on families abroad for their basic needs and remittances sent back to mainland Africa's smallest nation make up to 22 percent of its Gross Domestic Product.
Many Gambians in the deportation backlog are not in detention, meaning the U.S. may have to go find them, which is unlikely. We have so far confirmed that a handful of Gambians are currently under immigration supervision though not in detention.


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I discussed it with the man directly from Jedox and is not yet finally decided whether to release the next version. Therefore, the questions still unanswered. But according to recent information, it is very likely that the next version Jedox has no plans to release
Hello vargabor, latest community version is 3.2 likely forever. Only way is download open source code from sourceforge.net/p/palo/code/HEAD/tree/ (server version 5.1.4 and xladdin 3.2) and build it himself.
encoding method of the passwords?
Of course This is C# class. If you have C# project, copy this class into your project and use DESe (encrypt function) and DESd (decrypt function). e.g.: string password = "admin"; string encrypt_password = Crypto.DESe(password); //encrypt_password = "YWRtaW4=" string decrypt_password = Crypto.DESd(encrypt_password ); //decrypt_password = "admin"
encoding method of the passwords?
Crypt/Decrypt function from source code (c#) sourceforge.net/p/palo/code/HE…X/XlAddin/Utils/Crypto.cs Source Code (208 lines)
Jedox.Palo.Comm.dll XML documentation
Hello, this question is addressed to the Jedox developpers. Now there is a chm help to the Jedox.Palo.Comm.dll library. I think that more useful for the developpers would be if the documentation was in a XML file (Jedox.Palo.Comm.xml). Are there any thoughs about it? Thanks for your answer.
Jedox 5.1 SR4
Thank you.
Jedox 5.1 SR4
Hello, is there any plan for upgrading the source codes on SourceForge? The latest update is dated up to 2014-11-11. Will these updates for future versions be available in the future or did you ceased publishing the source codes? Thanks for answer.
Copy paste
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See my topic "All about VBA and PALO" in Best Practices
Hi, see jedox.com/community/palo-forum…ight=paste+view#post15099
C# API with web application
Hi, all dependency (libpalo_ng, libpalo2, ...) must be in the same folder as Jedox.Palo.Comm.dll
Could not load file or assembly 'Jedox.Palo.Comm.dll' or one of its dependencies. The specified module could not be found.
Hi, here is working sample (used compiled libraries from 5.1 source code). Enjoy
It is not and will not. Version 3.2 is really the last true OS release by Jedox. Within the Office x64 can not run x32 applications. info Quote: "Compatibility with existing Office files and solutions The 64-bit version of Microsoft Office isn't compatible with any other 32-bit version of Office programs." The only option is therefore to compile a x64 version from the source code (including all required libraries).
Close/protect data
Very simple. With user rights.
Maybe in time, because it really is a lot of steps that is needed if you want to compile a complete xladdin (including all required libraries) from the source code and then correctly to register in the system, etc.
You're welcome Compile is only first step. Now you must configure correctly with xll file and deploy using instaler (fe inno setup), register library's using regsvr32 and RegAsm, atc... Good luck
Hi, here are DotNetMagicLocal and Fireball files needed to compile download
Hi, in 3.2 version doesn't ODBO Provider. Latest version included free ODBO Provider is 3.1. But not work correctly (f.e. choice from dimension very often return error message, atc.)
Hide Dimensionelements
Hi, and if you set "HideElement" to "Y" in "#_CONFIGURATION" cube (in user rights) the element/s don't show for current user
PALO and VB2010
Yes, without problem Add reference to Jedox.Palo.Comm.dll (also libpalo2.dll and libpalo_ng.dll must be in debug/relase directory) into your project and use this, f.e.: Source Code (15 lines)
The only way is to open a source codes library version 3 (sourceforge.net/p/palo/code/50…lap/client/3.X/libraries/) and accordingly modify the library in version 5. I started working on it, but time and my small knowledge of C++ did not allow me still get the job done. Anyway, if you like the result, I would be grateful if you would share.


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Where's Your God Now
"What's God's current disposition? Speak!"
"I'm not telling you anything, demon!"
"Tche. I'm gonna bend you over in a second loop if you don't talk!"
"How's the interogation going?"
"He's not talking, Lord Lucifer."
"Damn. We need to know where God has moved for our final strike. Have you tried tickling?"
"N- no, wait wait, no tickling, I'll tell... I'll tell everything!!!"
"G- God.. God is on Alpha Centauri!"
"M.. may I have a request, now that I told the truth?" The angel begged as his halo disappeared.
"Hmm. Gonna ask for a reward?"
"Sorta. Can I please join the demons? Now that God learned I betrayed him, he took away my halo... I can't go back to Heaven without it. Please please, I can wear fake horns and I even know a couple of cursing words... umm... Bitch... and... c-.. c-... cocksucker!"
"Lord Lucifer, if I may suggest making this one my personal squire. He is quite fun to play with."
"Sure thing. Welcome to hell!"
Sooo I've never given my angels any special qualities and finally there's something! Basically, angels have those halos, those halos are a special protection from God and a source of invulnerability. The bodies of angels who have halos cannot be destroyed, no matter what's done to them the halo would just pull them back together, as a special perk from God!
The halo can only be lost if the angel goes into the Non Serviam mode even for a fraction of a second. That's how Lucifer lost his own halo and so all the demons know about this perfectly well. Adam and Eve lost their halos the same way. All other angels still have halos, so unlike all other creatures in the universe their bodies are invulnerable. Angels may be wimps but they're invulnerable wimps...
On one hand, it's gonna make it a lot of fun playing with captive angels. On the other hand, demons would have to be very cunning and use a lot of trickery to make the angels lose their halos, as it seems to be the only way for Lucifer to win in the final battle. One angel at a time...
BTW, as you can see I didn't finish this picture..
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Dr. Chen was born and raised in Taiwan. He taught Chinese in a high school in Taipei before coming to the U.S. to pursue his graduate degrees.
Following the completion of his pre-doctoral APA-accredited internship at The University of Texas at Austin, Counseling and Mental Health Center, he received his PhD in Counseling Psychology from Arizona State University and joined Fordham in 1995. He has served as PES Division Chair from 2003 to 2006 and as Training Director of the PhD Counseling Psychology program from 2010 to 2012.
He has served on the editorial board of several journals, including the Journal of Counseling Psychology (2002-2009) and Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice, for which he also served as an Associate Editor from 2007-2010.
His current research programs focus on educational and career pursuits of legal and undocumented immigrant students and LGBTQ issues and health.
Ongoing Project: DACA Dreamers Research Study
In 2012, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) memorandum provided undocumented immigrant youth with easier access to higher education through temporary working permits and social security cards.
Dr. Chen and his research team are currently working on a research project, "DACA Dreamers," about how the experiences of undocumented immigrant college students' perspectives of self, interpersonal and family relationships, educational and career options and identities may or may not have changed in the wake of DACA.
For more information about this study, please visit the Facebook page, or contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com, or the research team at email@example.com.
PhD, Counseling Psychology, Arizona State University, 1995
Internship, The University of Texas at Austin, Counseling and Mental Health Center, 1994-95
MS, Counseling, University of Oregon, 1991
BA, Chinese, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, 1987
Ongoing Research
Perceptions of Self and Educational and Work Pursuits among Undocumented Immigrant College Students after Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) (DACA DREAMer Study) (Research Team Members: Caroline Brachfeld, Tara Gore, Chana Krupka, Andrea Pratt, and Hannah Wertz, Counseling Psychology Program and School Psychology Program) (Proposal accepted as a poster presentation at the 2016 APA conference in Denver, Colorado.)
Transgender Women's Identity Negotiation Prior, During and After their Gender Transition (Research Team Members: Jayne Eckley, Counseling Psychology Program, and Hannah Sugarman, School Psychology Program)
Current Doctoral Students' Research
"Patients' Experiences of Spirituality in Psychotherapy: A Grounded Theory Analysis" (Elena E. Kim, and Caroline Brachfeld, Counseling Psychology Program) (proposal accepted as a symposium presentation at the 2016 APA conference in Denver, Colorado.) This study was based on Elena E. Kim's research apprenticeship project conducted under the direction of her faculty supervisor, Dr. Eric C. Chen, and she received a Student Research Award of $500 from Division 36 (Society for the Psychology of Religion & Spirituality) for this study.
"Possible Selves and Resiliency of Formerly Incarcerated Black and Hispanic Young Adults" (Le Mont Lee, School Psychology Program) (Proposal accepted as a poster presentation at the 2016 APA conference in Denver, Colorado)
"Religiosity, Optimism, Attributions, and Marital Satisfaction among Orthodox Jewish Couples" (Yishai Barkhordari, Counseling Psychology Program) (Proposal accepted as a poster presentation at the 2016 APA conference in Denver, Colorado)
"Racial-Cultural Events and Microaggressions in Group Counseling as Perceived by Group Counseling Members of Color" (Aziza A. Belcher Platt, Counseling Psychology Program)
"Therapeutic Factors, Course Pedagogy, and Multicultural Competency within Multicultural Counseling Courses" (Michael Stoyer, Counseling Psychology Program)
"A Phenomenological Inquiry into Bisexual Men's Identity Negotiation in Opposite-Sex Romantic Relationships" (Kali Rowe, Counseling Psychology Program)
"Perceptions of Self among Homeless Runaway Young Women" (Caroline Brachfeld, Counseling Psychology Program)
"The Decision Making Process of Educational and Career Pursuits among Undocumented Immigrant College Students" (Tara Gore, School Psychology Program)
"The Preparedness of School Psychologists in Working with Transgender Students" (Caitlin MacCrate, School Psychology Program)
"Losing a Primary Caregiver in the 9/11 Attacks: The Experience of Grief and Trauma among Young Adults" (Hannah Wertz, Counseling Psychology Program)
Undocumented Immigrant Publications
Dillon, G. J., Huang, J., & Chen, E. C. (2013). Group counseling with undocumented college students: supports and barriers. The Group Psychologist, 23(3), 10-12.
Ellis, L. M., & Chen, E. C. (2013). Negotiating identity development among undocumented immigrant college students: A grounded theory study. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 60, 251–264. doi: 10.1037/a0031350
Chen, E. C., Budianto, L., & Wong, K. (2011). Professional school counselors as social justice advocates for undocumented immigrant students in group work. In A. A. Singh & C. F. Salazar (Eds.), Social justice in group work: Practical interventions for change (pp. 88-94). New York, NY: Routledge.
Chen, E. C., Wong, K., & Budianto, L. (2010). Mental health professionals as social justice advocates for immigrants: A systems perspective. In A. Kakanowski & M. Narusevich (Eds.). Handbook of Social Justice (pp. 283-294). Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers.
Chen, E. C., & Park-Taylor, J. (2006). Intersection of racism and immigration: Implications for educational and counseling practice. In M. G. Constantine & D. W. Sue (Eds.), Addressing racism: Facilitating cultural competence in mental health and educational settings (pp. 43-64). New York: Wiley.
Examination of attachment and interpersonal theories and their applications to clinical supervision and group counseling
Chen, E. C., & Bernstein, B. L. (2000). Relations of complementarity and supervisory issues to supervisory working alliance: A comparative analysis of two cases. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 47, 485-497. doi: 10.1037//0022-0167.47.4,485
Chen, E. C., & Mallinckrodt, B. (2002). Attachment, group attraction, and self-other agreement in interpersonal circumplex problems and perceptions of group members. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice, 6, 311-324. doi: 10.1037//1089-26184.108.40.2061
Mallinckrodt, B., & Chen, E. C. (2004). Attachment and interpersonal impact perceptions of group members: A social relations model analysis of transference. Psychotherapy Research, 14, 210-230. doi: 10.1093/ptr/kph018
Educational and career pursuits of legal and undocumented immigrants
Rivera, L. M., Chen, E. C., Flores, L., Blumberg, F., & Ponterotto, J. (2007). The effects of perceived barriers, role models, and acculturation on the career self-efficacy and career consideration of Hispanic women. Career Development Quarterly, 56, 47-61. doi: 10.1002/j.2161-0045.2007.tb00019.x
Multicultural competencies and cultural diversity
Chen, E. C. (2005). Racial-cultural training for supervisors: Goals, foci, and strategies. In R. T. Carter (Ed.), Handbook of racial-cultural psychology and counseling: Practice and training, volume two (pp. 168-188). New York: John Wiley.
Chen, E. C., Androsiglio, R. J., & Ng, V. (2010). Minority stress and health of lesbian, gay and bisexual individuals: A developmental-contextual perspective. In J. G. Ponterotto, J. M., Casas, L. A. Suzuki, & C. M. Alexander (Eds.), Handbook of multicultural counseling (3rd ed., pp. 531-544). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Chen, E. C., Kakkad, D., & Balzano, J. (2008). Multicultural competence and evidence-based practice in group therapy. Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session, 64, 1261–1278. doi: 10.1002/jclp.20533
Chen, E. C., Stracuzzi, T. I., & Ruckdeschel, D. E. (2004). Affirmative counseling with gay men. In D. Atkinson & G. Hackett (Eds.), Counseling diverse populations (3rd ed., pp. 388-411). New York: McGraw-Hill.
Chen, E. C., Thombs, B., & Costa, C. (2003). Building connection through diversity in group counseling: A dialogical perspective. In D. B. Pope-Davis, H. L. K. Coleman, W. M. Liu, & R. L. Toporek (Eds.), Handbook of multicultural competencies (2nd ed., 456-477). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
PhD Level
- Doctoral Practicum in Counseling Psychology I and II (PSGE7654/7655)
- Doctoral Practicum in Counseling Psychology III and IV (PSGE7656/7658)
- Practicum in Supervision in Counseling Psychology (PSGE7657)
- Psychology of Career Development (PSGE7640)
- Social and Ethical Responsibilities in Counseling Psychology (PSGE8672)
Master's Level
- Ethics and Professional Issues in Counseling (PSGE6650)
- Field Experience in Counseling I (PSGE6651)
- Group Counseling (PSGE6630)
- Multicultural Counseling (PSGE6656)
- Pre-Practicum in Groups (PSGE6632)
Advisement Forms and Flowcharts
Mental Health Counseling Summer 2017 Start (1 - advisement form)
Mental Health Counseling Fall 2017 Start (2 - advisement form)
Mental Health Counseling 2017 Start (3 - flowchart)
School Counseling Fall 2017 Start (4 - advisement form)
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The First Year Experience is located in the Student Success Center (SSC) on the Third Floor.
Hours of Operation
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Miss Fortune Build
Ability Sequence
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First off - you may notice some similarity to the Miss Fortune - Champion Spotlight. There are some similarities because I feel it works and have proven so many times. However, the runes and items are different.
Summoner Spells:
Ghost - You're fast but there's nothing wrong with more speed.. Your passive makes you incredibly fast but all it takes is one hit from ANYTHING and you're back to the same speed as everyone else. Ghost is nice for the "just in case" moments.
Flash - Ever have problems with a champion being just out of ur reach of only 1 more shot? Flash and Double Down eliminate that problem. Flash, Double Down furthest minion back, kill the enemy champ.
Other Spells: I've also tried ignite and exhaust. Exhaust is a personal favorite and works well with multiple champs. Ignite is nice just in case ur double down doesnt finish him, ignite him and let the DOT do the rest.
Masteries - I use the necessary Physical DPS masteries in Offense then finish in Utility. The mana regen selections in Utility combined with the Mana Regen runes I selected keep your mana pool filling up constantly.
Skill Sequence - I choose make it rain first strictly for help with the team. If i personally was going for first blood Double Down is the way to go first. But to help assure that your team gets it, take Make It Rain. After the first team battle Double Down is your main focus fitting in Make It Rain and your Ult when you can. Impure shots can be combine in the mix wherever you please. Just be sure to level Double Down as quickly as you can. (it hits hard)
Items - Yes, you are fast because your passive but again, nothing wrong with more speed! Especially in those situations where "damn! i could have killed him had i been faster!" or "damn! just one more hit that would have been 2 kills!." After boots of speed work on Manamune. It's good to get Manamune early to get it's full effects ASAP. After Manamune finish off your AS Boots and purchase Vampiric Scepter. This is the start of your Bloodthirster. BUT! Dont get bloodthirster yet. By now you're hitting decently hard which makes 12% lifesteal from the scepter viable. Instead of finishing Bloodthirster get Phage and finish a Frozen Mallet. Here's the equation:
Your Movement Speed + Your Attack Speed + Slow Effect + Attack Damage = Death to Enemy Champ
Your Movement Speed + Slow Effect + 12% Lifesteal = Safe Getaway
I like either one.
After Frozen Mallet finish your build off with Bloodthirster and Phantom Dancer. After these items you are a sure carry for your team if your Skill with Miss Fortune is up to par.


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'Two lava domes growing' at Mayon 16 December 2009Posted by admin in activity reports, eruptions, Mayon, Philippines.
Tags: Mayon, Philippines, volcanic activity reports, volcanic eruptions
A press report in the Philippines quotes Phivolcs head Renato Solidum as warning that two lava domes are currently growing in Mayon's crater:
Two lava domes have formed at the crater of the Mayon Volcano, raising concerns among government volcanologists over the possible extensive damage should these collapse and a major eruption occur. Renato Solidum, director of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), said the domes were 'growing' and that an aerial survey must be conducted to determine the hazards these would pose to residents living within the danger zone.
CNN reports that 30,751 people have so far been evacuated from around Mayon – the figure comes from the Philippines Red Cross. Albay Governor Joey Salceda is quoted in an Abu Dhabi newspaper as saying that he expects the evacuation to be completed today, although given time differences it's unclear whether the 'today' in question is 16 or 17 December.
The BBC have a video of lava being erupted from Mayon; it looks lumpy and fragemented. Over at Eruptions, Dr Erik Klemetti observes in his excellent Mayon update for today that 'it looks pretty clear to me that the lava flow isn't as much low viscosity flows as crumbling, glowing dome rock'.
N.B., the Phivolcs website remains obstinately non-functional. [UPDATE 17 December 2009 – it's working again.]
For all our Mayon coverage: Mayon « The Volcanism Blog.
Mayon big ban feared – Philippines Daily Inquirer, 17 December 2009
30,000 flee Philippine volcano – CNN, 16 December 2009
The race against Mount Mayon – The National, 16 December 2009
Lava and ash flow from Philippine Mayon volcano – BBC News, 16 December 2009
Global Volcanism Program: Mayon – summary information for Mayon (0703-03=)
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology – website for Phivolcs, when it's working


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Darnell Williams will reunite with his longtime All My Children co-star Debbi Morgan in his new role on The Young and the Restless, Soap Opera Digest reports.
Check out the rest of today's newsAside from All My Children, the two have co-starred in Loving and its spin-off, The City. Details about Williams' role on the CBS soap are scarce, but with All My Children's future in limbo, its good news for the 56-year-old actor.Do you think Williams will play Morgan's love interest in his new role?


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Anyone have any experience with these? I'm thinking about going to the one on 4/15, but it seems like it may be more trouble than it's worth. It's not a visit weekend, just a five hour event. Since I'd be coming from another part of the country, it seems like I would have to stay overnight, at least for one night probably two. And UCLA cannot guarantee housing while I visit, and I don't know anyone I can stay with.
So basically I'm just wondering if it's worth it to go. (For what it's worth, I've seen the campus/law school before, just not in the context as an admitted student.)
UCLA Visit Days
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I'll be there, but for the entire weekend. I guess for the majority it's just an "admit day", but UCLA has also made this an entire "diversity weekend" (April 13th-15th) for URM admitted students. Anyone else booked for diversity weekend and taking them up on the offer to stay at the Palomar?
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I'll be there for the diversity weekend early Saturday. I'll be coming from Berkeley. Not sure if I'm staying at the Hotel Palomar - will have to email them to see if there's still space available. If not, I'll probably just crash at a hostel - although I'd imagine that many of them have epic pub crawls...
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Anybody go to ASW that cares to share about the experience?
UCI's blew me away. I visited UCLA for a tour but was not as impressed. The campus is really nice and Westwood > Irvine but other than that, I didn't take away much.
UCI's blew me away. I visited UCLA for a tour but was not as impressed. The campus is really nice and Westwood > Irvine but other than that, I didn't take away much.
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Network medicine startups
There are two (well, I'm sure there are really more) interesting new startups that combine medicine with networks, albeit in different ways. NuMedii (which appears to be shorthand for New Indications of Medicines) uses a data-driven approach to discover new indications for previously existing drugs. This is potentially very useful because existing drugs have gone through rigorous tests for toxicity etc. and are therefore easier to bring to the market rather than developing a drug from scratch. NuMedii's technology is based on academic work from Stanford and they have a killer team that includes the likes of Atul Butte and Eric Schadt. The company is currently looking for what is essentially a bioinformatics-slanted big data scientist; one of the responsibilities related to this position is to "Architect, develop, maintain, and document a computational infrastructure that efficiently executes complex queries across many terabytes (potentially petabytes!) of disparate data and knowledge on genomics, genetics, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals." Petabytes!
MedNetworks is also interesting, though a bit different. Its technology is based on the well-publicized work of Nicholas Christakis and colleagues at Harvard about how things like smoking and obesity appear to spread in social networks in an almost contagious way. (As an aside, I saw a random hipster at a Stockholm café sporting a copy of Christakis' and Fowler's book Connected: The Surprising Power of Out Social Networks – maybe network science is belatedly going mainstream here too!) MedNetworks studies things like how prescriptions of drugs are affected by the structures of social networks of physicians and patients. They attempt to identify "high influencers" in social networks, which is not necessarily the same as highly connected people. These high influencers have a strong influence on how drug prescribing behavior "diffuses" in a social network. Quoting the company website: "Optimized targeting for promotion based on social network influence provides a more efficient and effective approach to both personal and non-personal promotion."


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There comes a time in every traveler's life when the prospect of sleeping in an airport loses its appeal. We appear to have found that time, and a convenient alternative!
Recently, we decided to splurge
a few lots of frequent flier miles on business class flights to join some friends in France. As frequent fliers, of course, we were rewarded with all the perks of the less popular routes, which included an overnight in London on the return. That's when we realized that we have reached that time in our lives. We are, after all, celebrating "pre-tirement." Oh sure, we like adventure, but we also like a good night's sleep and a bit of privacy.
On the other hand, we have no fondness for paying a whole night's price for a hot shower and a few hours of comfy coziness. But those are your options, right? Sleep in the airport, maybe a lounge if you're lucky, or book a night at a close-by hotel. Or…let's try something different.
The Evolution of Airport Hotels
A few airports have seen short term hotels opening in recent years. The idea is simple: You get a quiet place for a lay-over nap and shower before your next flight, and only pay for the hours you are actually there. Depending on the area, the savings can be substantial.
There are trade-offs, of course. You're not going to find a pool or spa. Restaurant options are out in the airport, or beyond. Amenities are lean, and rooms are small; at Japan's NineHours Narita airport, they are literally single-sized capsules. But then, you're there for some shut-eye, not a vacation experience.
Almost ten years ago, the slightly larger YotelAir opened in London at Gatwick and Heathrow airports. Espousing "compact luxury," the rooms (46 at Gatwick, 32 at Heathrow) sleep up to three comfortably with a little room to spare. (And we mean that literally.) Our layover happened to be at Heathrow, so we checked into Yotel LHR on the land-side of Terminal 4. (We said we like adventure, right?) We booked a double cabin, and…we liked it!
Space Station Yotel?
The first thing we noticed is the more than passing resemblance to a hip space station or something from the Fifth Element: white walls, pink lights, porthole windows, and built-ins. Rooms are called Cabins, and the front desk is Mission Control. This could be the prototype for orbiting space hotels!
We later learned that the cabins were designed by aircraft designers and inspired by British Airways' first class lounge. The goal is to merge first class air travel with a luxury hotel experience. What better place to showcase the design than an airport hotel?
We admired the efficient design, which whispered sweet nothings to our fondness for Tiny Home design. We marveled at the space-station-esque panel of controls for the lighting and sofa/bed. We even oohed at the "monsoon" shower head.
Your Flight Crew for Today
What generally sets any property apart, though, is the staff. (Keeping with the space station theme, would that be flight crew?) Here, too, Yotel was a winner. Being first-timers, the desk agent, George, gave us a thorough check-in briefing, and handed us our supplies. By supplies, we mean he asked us if we would like extra towels, electrical adapters (dang this Yankee accent!), or a hair dryer, and provided them. Note: He asked us if we would like extra towels. We ask for that at every hotel we visit. This was the first time a hotel asked us! It's also worth noting that he warned us that there was no bath mat, and we might want a towel for that, too.
Most importantly, George handed us the keys to the free Wi-Fi, and explained that we could stop by the front desk for complimentary tea, coffee drinks, or hot chocolate any time we wanted. Heck, he'd even bring them to our room, along with a select variety of foods for purchase. (Despite the temptation, we did not run amuck with the endless caffè lattes.)
The Cabin Experience
The cabins come in three sizes: Standard (for one), Premium (for a couple or a solo who likes more space), and Premium Triple (could sleep up to four). This is where Yotel innovation shines. Similar to Tiny Home design, almost everything is made to tuck away or do double duty. There is a table – for work or dining – which folds into the wall, and a single folding chair which also has a dedicated storage spot on the wall. The bed is your second seat, and it reclines at the touch of a button. Slide it halfway out, and you have a comfy spot to watch some TV. All the way out and it's a double-sized bed. Getting around the cabin, though, becomes a challenge.
As you might expect, Yotel is clearly not designed for long stays. There is no closet, no luggage rack, no drawer space. There is a cavernous space under the bed for luggage (our roll-aboard and backpacks fit nicely) with a couple more nooks for baggage. There is a single hook for anything that needs to hang, in front of the full-length mirror. And there is shelf space molded into the wall, both in the room and the bathroom. Helpful, as there is no counter space in the bathroom.
Speaking of the bathroom…
If anyone is going to have an issue with Yotel, that's probably where it will be. It is separated from the sleeping area by a glass wall, partly frosted, and a privacy drape. Being one space with sink, toilet, and shower, it's hard for two to get ready at the same time. Making it even harder, the shower is divided from the facilities by a partial wall and, because of the monsoon shower and its placement, water tends to splash about. A lot. George's advice to have a bath mat was spot on.
So the shower was one issue. The air was another. Yotel is entirely indoors, meaning there are no outside windows. Ventilation could be an issue, save for the constantly circulating air. There is a control to make it warmer or cooler, but you cannot turn it off. We also could not really tell that the air got significantly warmer or cooler. To be fair, we were warned that it could take about 30 minutes before you could feel the change, and we probably fell asleep before that point. Also, we completely forgot which way to turn the nob to warm things up. (Labeling could be better.) It was not uncomfortable, but just a bit cooler than we prefer.
That's it? Two soft strikes? For us, yes. We love the concept, and the execution is good. Yotel bills it as "compact luxury" and, while nothing seemed truly luxurious to us, it was far from a bare bones budget hotel. The cabins are comfortable, and the staff was great. Would we stay there again? You bet! We do love luxurious hotel vacations but, when practicality is what you need – and you only need it for a few hours – Yotel is a winner.
Where: We stayed at the Heathrow airport location in Terminal 4. There are YotelAir hotels at London Gatwick, Amsterdam Schiphol, and Paris Charles de Gaulle (opening 8 November 2016) airports. There is also a full-service Yotel in midtown Manhattan, NYC. Several more locations will be opening in the near future. (Yotel being the company name, YotelAir distinguishing airport locations.)
Amenities: Complimentary bottled water and hot beverages (coffee, tea, hot chocolate); free Wi-Fi; business center.
Check-in/out: At YotelAir, you pay by the hour (four hour minimum) so there are no set check-in or out times. Reserve the time you want.
Ratings: Yotel at Heathrow has a 4.5-star TripAdvisor rating.
More cabin photos from YotelAir at LHR
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Governor John Kasich
Governor Kasich earned his bachelor's degree in political science from Ohio State University in 1974. After college, he served as a legislative aide to Ohio state senator Donald Lukens. In 1978, at the age of 26, he was elected to the Ohio state senate, serving until he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1982. His congressional career spanned nine consecutive terms, through 2000. He was selected to become chairman of the Committee on the Budget in 1995 and served as chief architect of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997. He also chaired the congressional conference committee on welfare reform and was a champion of defense reform. In 2001, Kasich became managing director of the Columbus investment banking division of Lehman Brothers. He has authored three books, two of which were New York Times bestsellers. Kasich was elected Ohio's governor in November 2010.


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Queer as Folk (2000)
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Young Buns
Harris, 20, plays a twinky 16-year old male hooker who went to live with Michael and Ben in season 3. He has shown his squeezable, lean buttocks twice; once when walking to the shower, and a few episodes later when pulling up his boxers after Michael and Ben catch him in their apartment with a john. He's no Robert Gant, but he's not bad. He could use a haircut though.


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Monica – Code Red (2015)
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Genre: R&B, Soul | Label: RCA Records | Cat#: 88843-09995-2
Code Flushed is the eighth shop record by American recording expert Monica. It was released by RCA Reports on December 18, 2015.
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Harry Potter fans have headed to a London railway station made famous in the wizard books to pay tribute to late actor Alan Rickman.
The Die Hard star lost his battle with cancer on Thursday (14Jan16) at the age of 69, and there has since been an outpouring of tributes from his famous fans, friends and colleagues.
Rickman is best known for playing Hogwarts teacher Severus Snape in the films based on J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter books, and fans of the franchise have been laying flowers at a special monument inside King's Cross station.
The north London terminal was mentioned in the books and films as the site where young wizards caught the Hogwarts Express to school from platform nine and three quarters, and a monument has been placed where the fictional platform would have stood.
The sculpture, which shows a luggage trolley disappearing into a brick wall, has become a magnet for Potter fans wishing to pay their respects to Rickman, and it has been covered in flowers and messages.
Rickman's Potter co-stars including Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint, as well as author Rowling, all mourned the actor's loss on Thursday.
"Alan Rickman is undoubtedly one of the greatest actors I will ever work with. He is also, one of the loyalest and most supportive people I've ever met in the film industry," Daniel wrote in a statement posted online. "He was so encouraging of me both on set and in the years post-Potter. I'm pretty sure he came and saw everything I ever did on stage both in London and New York. He didn't have to do that... As an actor he was one of the first of the adults on Potter to treat me like a peer rather than a child... I will carry the lessons he taught me for the rest of my life and career. Film sets and theater stages are all far poorer for the loss of this great actor and man."


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As you may have noticed, I missed my usual Monday update. Life has been a whirlwind since school has started, and busy season has commenced at work. Also add in my "gear-up" for the annual Get Fit Challenge, and training for tax season at work. *whew* When can I take a breather?
So anywho... Here I am on Thursday!
I'm pleading temporary insanity when the college counselor talked me into taking two accelerated classes (which is considered full time, btw) while I work full time. This route will have to be re-assessed at the end of the semester.
This is what has been consuming (and I'm not exaggerating) my time outside of work. Intermediate Accounting II and Business Ethics.
IA II is an online class which requires at least 1½ evenings of textbook reading and another 2 evenings of homework. We had our first test this week. It took me two evenings to answer the questions. I was pretty confident when I submitted my answers. I got an 85%! It just irks me when I go back to review the questions I missed only to find out I made "stupid" errors/omissions in which I knew better. Oh well... I'm happy with the 85
For BE, we have to write a paper a week on an current events article. At the end of the semester a compilation of the articles is turned as a portfolio. In class, we have this group project where we have to decide on a controversial issue, then write a little "skit". At the end of the semester, we have to give an oral presentation on one of the case studies in our textbook, then write a paper on it to be turned in. Oh, and there's also a 4-page paper which will be assigned next week. .
I can still hear the college counselor saying, "It's mostly class discussion. It will be a good one to take with another class. Just try it." Ummm..... Yeah. I am already two weeks behind on writing the papers for the articles, and a week behind on the reading. Which, btw, that blue textbook is the WORST book I have ever read. I consider myself pretty intelligent, but when I have to exclude what I call unnecessary "chatter" from sentences just so I can understand what the
Oh, and the instructor... He has got to be the most
I just heard on the radio that my county is the second top producer of dairy in the state of Illinois. Who'da thunk it?
The weather really hasn't been too bad (considering it's winter!), until yesterday afternoon. It started raining. Then it froze.
I couldn't even drive my car up my driveway because of the ice. Halfway up the incline, my car started spinning and sliding sideways. So, I stopped and it started sliding backwards down the driveway! Panic set in as I scanned the street for cars (I live on a busy street). It stopped sliding just as I got the end of the driveway. Hey, if ya didn't know... Brakes don't work on ice!!
I parked my car out on the street until after I put some salt down. Yes, I fell on the driveway trying to WALK up it to get to the house/garage. Annoyingly, my neighbors were being
Once again, my office is participating in the Get Fit Challenge offered by the local hospital and fitness centers. Once again, I am participating. It officially doesn't start until January 31st, but I thought I'd get a jump start on a routine.
Week One (last week)
Mon: 30 min ab workout, 50 min cardio/strength
Tue: 30 min ab workout, 25 min cardio/strength
Thu: 15 min ab workout
Sat: 15 min ab workout, 15 min cardio
Week Two (this week)
Mon: 30 min stregth/cardio
As you can see, I'm failing miserably this week. In my defense, I've worked a lot of overtime so far this week. When I get home, I try to study and then go to bed. Thursday night, my class goes from 5:30-9pm (or later). Excuses, excuses! (Hey, 30 minutes is better than none, right?!)
I did take a couple hours for myself over the past few weeks to visit the two thrift stores in my town. The second one had ALL their ladies sweaters and long sleeve tops for ONE DOLLAR each. I'm not one to browse the clothing racks very often, but I couldn't pass the opporunity up. Especially since I was in dire need of sweaters and casual winter tops. I looked through every-single-rack there was. I came home with a new winter wardrobe of sweaters and shirts for less than $20! Some of the sweaters still had the tags on them! The best part? People say, "Oh that's cute. Is it new?" LOL "Why yes it is!"
You can't help but smile when a package like this shows up in your mailbox:
Last week, I was the lucky recipient of a RAK (random act of kindness) from the "Cowgirl from Hanna", Christine. You're probably saying saying, "Well, what is it?!"
Christine actually makes these. She told me a while back how to make them, and I intended to make some for myself. Christine sent me not one, but 2 huggies... for my 8" and 11" q-snaps. Thank you again, Christine!


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Over the next 24 hours, Microsoft's Surface Pro 3 will be released in 25 new markets around the world, bringing the total to 28 markets including Canada, Japan and the United States. All five Surface Pro 3 models will be available in these new markets simultaneously, Microsoft says.
Surface Pro 3 will become available in the following countries over the course of the next day: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Malaysia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, the United Kingdom and the United States.
If you preordered Surface Pro 3 in one of those countries, your device will begin shipping as soon as today, Microsoft says.
Likewise, if you are interested in pre-ordering the Surface Pro 3 Docking Station—see my review for more information—you can preorder that today and in all 28 markets. The dock will be generally available starting September 12.
In keeping with Microsoft's emphasis on productivity and dual-usage in the mobile first, cloud first world, the company has provided the following infographic which explains its positioning for Surface Pro 3, i.e. that people want the ability to do more.


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Who's Style is Your Favourite?
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Which Pretty Little Liar Character's Style Is Your Favourite?
It's so hard to choose...
Who's Style is Your Favourite?
Who's Style is Your Favourite?
Posted by Rachel at 9:51 AM
4 comments:
- Claire said...
Its such a tough choice, I love Aria's, Hanna's & Spencer's, they are all so different. I always feel sorry for Emily because her clothes are always so boring :p
- October 15, 2011 at 11:44 AM
- FashionFreak/Mihaela said...
Hannah :D
Great post. I really like your blog.^^
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- October 16, 2011 at 5:58 AM
- Gemma said...
I like Aria's style because it's very alterative but I like Spencer's style too because it's so fancy!
- October 16, 2011 at 10:38 AM
- Gloria Mae said...
HANNA Definitely! Is anyone else excited for the special episode wednesday?!?!?!
- October 17, 2011 at 1:37 PM
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Horror High
Hi, my name is Claws Paws (although when I'm pissed people call me Claws and Talons) and I am a student at Horror High. Horror High is a boarding school for zombies, witches, vampires, gouls, mummies and werewolves. I'm a werewolf more importantly the alpha of the girl wolves and before you ask I'm not covered in fur, although I do howl and growl.
I stood in front of the school and sighed. I was going to miss the sleep ins but yet again school had started. Entering the school I stalked up to the bitches (they were female dogs) in my pack and smiled as I was in enveloped in warm howls of greetings. I shrugged. I was their alpha.
My pack consisted of 7 girls including me, we were the only female werewolves in Horror High.
First was Fang, Fang was 15 had bouncy blonde curls with wide innocent hazel green eyes. She was short and very pretty but most boys were daunted by her long fangs which she loved to tease them with.
Second was my beta and best friend Growls, Growls was 16 and had pin straight black hair and teasing emerald green eyes. She was average height and was very attractive, she also love to tease people with her quick wit.
Third was Sniff, Sniff was 16 had wavy red hair and enormous amber eyes. She was tall , cute and could sniff any thing out.
Fourth was Sprint, Sprint was 13 had black wild hair and wide blue eyes. She was short, cute and tended to run away from the male wolves.
Fifth was Barks, Barks was 15 had cincky blonde hair and narrow brown eyes. She was average height, pretty but tended to bark instead of talk to people.
Sixth was Snow, Snow was 13 had straight white hair and black eyes. The was tall, cute and loved to roll in the snow.
And me? I had tall long legs, dark brown hair that cascaded down my back and a lean build. My ice blue eyes has revolts of gold in them and complemented my pale skin tone, high cheek bones and full lips. I was 16 and my senses were twice as strong as my pack mates. If I was ever angry (which hadn't happened for five years now) I was a force to be reckoned with and could easily put you into a coma.
I was brought back to the present by the hefty aroma of male wolves. Down the hall was the male wolf pack there alpha Killer at the front.
Killer had black hair and deep emerald eyes. He was 16 years old.
The male pack had 4 wolves not including Killer.
First was Slash, Slash was 15 had sandy coloured hair and hazel eyes.
Second was Bash, Bash was 13 had brown hair and brown eyes.
Last was Rough and Tough, they were both twins and shared the same red hair and hazel eyes.
Both the packs wrinkled there noses as a herd of decaying zombies stumbled past. Killer lent up next to me and I immediately stiffened. Killer had been trying to convince me to be his mate for two years know, and every single time I said no. I held up a hand stoping him blabbering about his muscles and gestured for the girls and I to get to class.
I left Killer stunned, rejected and fuming.
My pack and I took up the hole back row save one set next to me. Growls was in the middle of explaining to me about some new shampoo when the teacher introduced a new student. "Class" the witch squawked "this is your new student, introduce your self."
After a moment the boy started, his voice was a low husky purr, "My name is Terror and I'm a werewolf." He finished. Half the girls were staring at him self lust fully "so were you" my inner wolf stated... Ill never admit it.
Terror had black hair and eyes, he was sexy and handsome, he was also a alpha.
"Well go sit next to Claws" the teacher squawked. I winced. Damn I was gonna have to talk to him.
Terror sat down next to me and unleashed a dazzling smile "Terror, former Hell High alpha" he supplied. I raised an eyebrow and returned "Claws and Paws, alpha of Horror High females."
Growls, hearing our conversation added "We call her Claws or when she's happy Paws...But when she's angry we call her Talons."
I looked at her and rolled my eyes "This is Growls my beta and best friend."
Terror nodded and focused back on the white board.
This may be a problem I thought when Killer gets wind of this...
The pack and I were talking in my room when we heard a loud crash and growls from down the howl.
Killer had Terror pushed up against the wall and was growling at him "stay away from what's mine" there was no confusion to what he was talking about. It was obviously me.
"I'm not after your gir-" I cut Terror of by snarling at Killer "How many times do I have to tell you?! I'm not yours!" I shouted then stormed back to my room once again leaving Killer stunned rejected and fuming.
I found myself edgy with Terrors presence at school and knew that one more push and I would loose my temper.
I proved this fact when I was taking to the pack at our lockers.
I was in the middle of explaining what we were going do do at the full moon, when barks interrupted me "Do you always have to boss everyone around?" She sneered. In my head I heard my wolf growl and snarl, my eyes turned gold and I felt something snap. Looks like Claws and Paws was taking a vacation and Claws and Alons was coming out to play.


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Ablepharus kitaibelii
|Scope: Global
Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Ablepharus kitaibelii Bibron & Bory St-Vincent, 1833
|Regional Assessments:
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|Taxonomic Notes:
|Schmidtler (1997) raised the subspecies budaki, chernovi, and rueppellii to full species status, thus restricting Ablepharus kitaibelii to southeastern Europe and west and central Turkey. However, the taxonomy of this species is currently under review (P. Lymberakis pers. comm.). Ljubisvljevic et al. (2002) examined geographic variation in parts of the Balkan peninsula. Poulakakis et al. (2005) showed that A. kitaibelii is not monophyletic, and that the population on the Kastelorizo island group (Greece, off the Lycian coast of southwestern Turkey) is particularly distinct and deserves specific status. The remaining populations of A. kitaibelii consist of two clades, one comprising the populations inhabiting continental Greece and the west Aegean (Cyclades and Kithira) and Ionian (Leukada) islands, and the other comprising populations that inhabit the East Aegean islands (including "Crete") and Turkey.
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Least Concern ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
|Böhme, W., Lymberakis, P., Ajtic, R., Tok, V., Ugurtas, I.H., Sevinç, M., Crochet, P.-A., Haxhiu, I,, Sterijovski, B., Krecsák, L., Crnobrnja-Isailović, J., Kaska, Y., Kumlutaş, Y., Avci, A. & Jelić, D.
|Cox, N.A. & Temple, H.J.
Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, tolerance of a degree of habitat modification, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.
|Previously published Red List assessments:
|Range Description:
|This species ranges from southern Slovakia and Hungary, through most of Serbia, the most eastern parts of continental Croatia (and newly discovered on Papuk Mountain in the central part of Croatia [Dušan Jelić, in press]), southern Romania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Albania (lowland areas), Greece (including many Ionian and Aegean islands) and Turkey (western and central ). There is a single record from eastern Bosnia Herzegovina. Populations of the species in Hungary and southern Slovakia are very fragmented. Records from Cyprus refer to Ablepharus budaki. It is found up to 2,000m asl (in Turkey).
|Countries occurrence:
Native:Albania; Bulgaria; Croatia; Greece; Hungary; Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of; Romania; Serbia; Slovakia; Turkey
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|It is generally a common species, but it is notably rarer at the edges of its range.
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|Habitat and Ecology:
|This species is found in dry areas including south facing slopes, meadows, scrubland and clearings in woodland (both deciduous and pine). It is generally found close to ground cover such as leaf-litter, dead wood, stones, bushes and other vegetation. The female lays a clutch of two to four eggs.
|Major Threat(s):
|This species is threatened by forest fires in Turkey. Overall, there appear to be no major threats to this species. In parts of its European range the species is threatened by afforestation, deforestation and conversion of suitable habitat to agricultural, forestry or industrial use (Gasc 1997; CoE, 2003).
|Conservation Actions:
|This species is listed on Annex II of the Bern Convention, and on Annex IV of the European Union Habitats Directive. It occurs in a number of protected areas. Further taxonomic studies are needed for a number of populations of this species.
|Amended reason:
|This amended version of the 2008 assessment was created to remove the old Research Action code 3 from the Classification Scheme codes. Also, the Author and reviewer information was updated to the correct format.
|Böhme, W., Lymberakis, P., Ajtic, R., Tok, V., Ugurtas, I.H., Sevinç, M., Crochet, P.-A., Haxhiu, I,, Sterijovski, B., Krecsák, L., Crnobrnja-Isailović, J., Kaska, Y., Kumlutaş, Y., Avci, A. & Jelić, D. 2017. Ablepharus kitaibelii (amended version of 2009 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T29691A115767606. . Downloaded on 20 August 2018.
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I saw on the news that it was going to be super sunny this weekend, but when I looked out the window today it was a little .. meh. However, it soon changed, and turned into being quite a sunny day & I was so happy to be able to wear this gorgeous Goldie London dress out and about for the first time. I actualy fell in love with the brand after seeing them mentioned on the gorgeous Carries blog, and wasover the moon when this slouchy dress came in the post!
Its ridiculously comfy and laid back, and I am now happily sat on my bed on my laptop in the dress and some slippers ;-)
Serena navy polka dot dress, c/o Goldie London
Faux zara tan leather shopper tote, ebay - £18
ASOS bitten platforms, gift
Gold collar necklace, Primark - £1 (sale)
Skull ring, Matalan - £6
As always I've just been super busy, but today I got to relax with my boyfriend & little sister in the lovely warm sun.
Thankyou all so much for such a positive response to my outfit on my last outfit post!
Hope you all have a nice Saturday night :-)
going to cuddle up with the boyfriend and watch The Voice and then Britains got talent.. a good Saturday night line up ine ages!


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SOURCE: National Association of Realtors
January 08, 2014 13:29 ET
WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwired - Jan 8, 2014) - The following is a statement by National Association of Realtors® President Steve Brown:
"Realtors® applaud the decision by Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mel Watt to delay increases in guarantee fees on loans purchased by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. In a September 2013 letter, NAR called on FHFA to refrain from changing its fee structure until completing an analysis to determine the effectiveness of its fee pricing policy at bringing private enterprise back into the market.
"We are pleased that Director Watt has agreed to halt implementation of the increases and conduct a thorough evaluation of the proposed changes and their likely impact on mortgage credit availability."
The National Association of Realtors®, "The Voice for Real Estate," is America's largest trade association, representing 1 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries.
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|Use a concentration of 1 µg/ml. Detects a band of approximately 48,49 kDa (predicted molecular weight: 44 kDa).Can be blocked with TSG101 peptide (ab30870).
The doublet seen in Western blot has been described in PMID:11427703 and may be due to internal initiation at Met10.
|Use a concentration of 5 µg/ml.
|Use a concentration of 5 µg/ml. Perform heat mediated antigen retrieval before commencing with IHC staining protocol.
ICC/IF image of ab30871 stained human HEK 293 cells. The cells were 4% PFA fixed (10 min), permabilised in 0.1% PBS-Tween (20 min) and incubated with the antibody (ab30871, 5µg/ml) for 1h at room temperature. 1%BSA / 10% normal goat serum / 0.3M glycine was used to block non-specific protein-protein interactions. The secondary antibody (green) was Alexa Fluor® 488 goat anti-rabbit IgG (H+L) used at a 1/1000 dilution for 1h. Alexa Fluor® 594 WGA was used to label plasma membranes (red). DAPI was used to stain the cell nuclei (blue). This antibody also gave a positive IF result in HeLa, HepG2 and MCF7 cells.
This blot was produced using a 4-12% Bis-tris gel under the MOPS buffer system. The gel was run at 200V for 50 minutes before being transferred onto a Nitrocellulose membrane at 30V for 70 minutes. The membrane was then blocked for an hour using 5% Bovine Serum Albumin before being incubated with ab30871 overnight at 4°C. Antibody binding was detected using an anti-rabbit antibody conjugated to HRP, and visualised using ECL development solution.
The doublet seen in Western blot has been described in PMID:11427703 and may be due to internal initiation at Met10.
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