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About Dawn Dewald
With a diverse background in digital marketing, partnership development and audience engagement, Dawn is an asset to every campaign she works on. She provides strategic planning, implementation and consulting services for companies, mission-driven organizations, film production companies and universities.
Dawn has served the programming committee for the Chicago Park District's local, indie film program "Chicago Onscreen Local Film Showcase" for the past two years. This year's program is August 30 - Sept. 3, 2016.
Dawn is co-producing a documentary with Phil Batta, about juvenile justice in collaboration with a national criminal justice innovation and research center.
For the Emmy-nominated documentary The Homestretch (PBS) by Kartemquin Films, Dawn lead the audience engagement campaign in Chicago. She coordinated over 150 film screening events, stakeholder meetings, and two theatrical engagements. Dawn has also worked with Music Box Films, Chicago's only theatrical distribution company, to coordinate regional publicity for the Oscar-shortlisted documentary Meru.
In 2011, her Project M team incubated COMMON Hoops and received the Sappi "Ideas That Matter" grant.
Dawn studied at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in Rochester, New York.


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Wichita police are seeking public assistance in identifying the people who set off a chemical bomb at an apartment complex Sunday afternoon.
The explosive device was detonated at about 4:30 p.m. Sunday in the stairwell of the apartment complex at 1030 N. Market, Lt. Doug Nolte said. Because the external stairwell was made of concrete and metal, no damage occurred.
A second chemical bomb did not detonate, Nolte said. The bomb squad rendered the second device safe, he said.
"These are very common devices that kids make," Nolte said.
Anyone with information about the incident is urged to call Crime Stoppers at 316-267-2111.
Nolte called the devices "highly dangerous" and capable of hurting or maiming anyone close to it when it explodes.

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Equipment Rental Procedure
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In order to reserve or rent equipment users need to:
- Make all equipment checkout via our store
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- Requests must be placed at least 48 hours in advance.
All equipment must be returned to the IT coordinator directly. Equipment dropped off at the office but not reported to the coordinator will be considered late and you may be penalized.
Checkout and drop off hours are Monday -Friday 11:30am - 5:00pm.
Late fees will be 25% of the regular rental price (per day) of the equipment that is not returned at the time specified at checkout.


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The coastal city of Fairhope is located in Baldwin County.
From the Census Estimates for 2017, Fairhope has a population of 20,935 people<1> (see below for details).
Fairhope was established in 1894.
The community of Fairhope is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Fairhope lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for Fairhope: (251)
The ZIP codes for Fairhope: 36532-36533<3>
At the time of the 2010 Census, Fairhope had a population of 15,326 people (which is 8.41% of the total population of Baldwin County). This makes Fairhope the county's 2nd most populous community.
The population of Fairhope represents 0.32% of the total population of Alabama (which has 4,779,736 people), making it the state's 37th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 15,326 people, the population of Fairhope increased 22.8% from the 2000 Census (that had a count of 12,480 people).
Taken from the 2017 Census Estimates, Fairhope had an population of 20,935 people. This is an increase of 36.6% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 67.75% since the 2000 Census).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Fairhope.
The following is a sample of nearby communities. Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance and not the distance if you drove it.<4>.
To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Nearby Page for Fairhope.
Using our Gazetteer, we have found that there are 5 communities that are also named Fairhope - they are located in Georgia, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2) and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fairhope.
We have a couple of sections that should be of interest to those chasing their genealogy.
These sections can be found on our Genealogy Helper Page for Fairhope:
Official Website: www.cofairhope.com/
Looking for more information about Fairhope? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you get an overview with links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
In addition to the Tourism page for Fairhope, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fairhope.
Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Fairhope. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.
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Promote Your Research
5 Resources for Promoting Your Research
(and Connecting with Other Researchers)
1. Reddit
"Reddit—especially the Science SubReddit—gives you access to a big audience of science-interested people who want to hear about your work and ask you questions! I have actually received inquiries from prospective graduate students who first heard of my work on Reddit."
—Tessa Hill (@Tess_M_Hill) Associate Professor, Department of Geology, Bodega Marine Laboratory
Reddit is a social aggregation news site where people can post content and interact with other readers. It is known as the "front page of the internet" because so many people visit the site. Content is voted up or down, which helps prevent unrelated or unworthy items. The audience for posts can be huge. The subreddit Science has 17 million readers and is specifically for peer-reviewed research articles or brief media summaries. There are subreddits on thousands of topics, from music to politics the microbiome. There is also the popular feature, IAmA where users can host an "Ask Me Anything" (AMA). During an AMA, people can ask questions about any topic in a real-time conversation. Politicians and celebrities like Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders and Snoop Dogg have participated in AMAs but it's not just for public figures. Last year, Jessica Hellmann from the University of Minnesota and Tessa Hill from UC Davis teamed up to host a very successful AMA on climate change.
2. Blogs
"We started CaliforniaWaterBlog because many people pestered us to start a blog. It took us a year of discussion to convince ourselves to do it and to define its objectives, style (just one good substantive, policy-relevant, well-written post per week), and editorial standards. It has become the most cost-effective thing we do, having over 9,500 followers including academics, agency leaders, journalists, stakeholders, and just plain folks over 6 years."
— Jay R. Lund (@JayLund113), Director, Center for Watershed Sciences
Blogs have been around for decades ("weblog" was coined in 1997), but they remain an easy way to publish content. There are as many ways to write a blog as there are bloggers. Some researchers use their blogs to document research in-progress and others use blogging for more polished, formal pieces. Blogging platforms like WordPress and Blogger are easy to use and free for basic services. And even if you aren't interested in writing regular blog posts, blogging platforms can function as free basic websites. If you need blogging inspiration, check out, UC Davis Blogs which lists UC Davis-affiliated blogs on a wide range of topics.
3. Twitter
"I started using social media maybe 10 years ago. I was at a conference where people were talking about this and it really appealed to me. I think that that's one of the greatest things about combining social media and academics—you can connect with so many people and build a community without having to go to conferences or travel to other institutions."
—Jonathan Eisen (@phylogenomics) Professor, Department of Evolution and Ecology, Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology
For a lot of people, Twitter is a great way to quickly skim the news to find out what's going on. It can also be a lively, dynamic and constantly evolving conversation: you can retweet, add comments, use or create hashtags (which helps people find your content) and tag other Twitter users, and direct message anyone who is a follower. In addition to following and connecting with other researchers, it's also a great way to keep people updated about your own work and interests. The 140-character limit may seem fairly limited at first but users quickly learn to be succinct. For inspiration, check out Jonathan Eisen on Twitter. In addition to writing his popular blog, The Tree of Life, Eisen's twitter feed, @phylogenomics, has about 46,000 followers, which, in academic circles, makes him a rock star. It also landed him in Science's "The top 50 science stars of Twitter."
4. Website
"The main reason for my lab to have a website is to communicate our science efforts to the public. One could do the most interesting research in the world, but if others don't know anything about it, then benefits to society will be very limited. I have been contacted by school-age kids interested in forest conservation, elders asking questions about soil microbiology and gardening, and businessmen with specific questions on soil quality."
—Jorge L. Mazza Rodrigues, professor, Land, Air, and Water Resources, Soil EcoGenomics Laboratory
Having a website is basic way to make your research available and visible to people all around the world. There are many, many ways to create a website (too many to go into here), but at UC Davis, one easy way is to take advantage of the IET department's free WordPress websites for faculty (including adjuncts). For a small one-time fee, the site can be set up to use a ucdavis.edu domain. There are two dozen themes you can choose from as well as well as a variety of plugins that add functionality. Academic Technology Services offers monthly workshops to help faculty get started, or to refresh their knowledge of WordPress. Register here to set up your website. IET also offers web development services.
5. Campus Communications
"Getting your story out, using creative analogies, and 'controlling the message' are very important elements of successful communication with the public. Working with the different campus communication groups has allowed me to meet these needs, threading the needle between good journalistic content and sound science – resulting in a lot of unforeseen positive outcomes in return."
—Benjamin Houlton (@BenHoulton), director, John Muir Institute of the Environment
There are several campus communication channels that can help get the word out about your research. It's always a good idea to start with your home department and to reach out to your college's communication staff.
Campuswide, UC Davis Strategic Communications works with researchers from all departments. Strategic Communications issues news releases on behalf of the campus, maintains the UC Davis home page and associated web pages, manages official campus social media channels and produces Dateline, the faculty/staff email newsletter, among other things. You can find out who covers which discipline here.
The Office of Research also promotes research innovation from across campus, with an emphasis on organized research units, special research programs, core labs, and programs (RISE, IFHA, BRAIN-STIM) affiliated with the Office of Research. You can email your news to email@example.com.


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The Winnipeg Jets' playoff hopes ended last Thursday with a 4-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens.
Though the Jets ninth-overall finish in the Eastern Conference was an improvement over last season's 11th-overall performance, it also marked the sixth consecutive season (dating back to when they were the Atlanta Thrashers) they've failed to make the playoffs.
The Jets have only been in Winnipeg two seasons, and while the city's denizens remain thrilled to have an NHL franchise again, there are signs of unhappiness – especially in the local media – over the club's inability to clinch a post-season berth.
Gary Lawless of The Winnipeg Free Press singled out defenseman Dustin Byfuglien's inconsistency as a "major part of the formula" for the club's inability to produce, believing the big blueliner "stands in the way of progress."
Lawless believes if Byfuglien is unable or unwilling to elevate his play, GM Kevin Cheveldayoff should trade him now while there's still value.
Byfuglien's offensive production has been streaky while his defensive game still needs work. Those issues would be cause for concern for most 28-year-old blueliners, but this season was only Byfuglien's third as a full-time NHL defenseman. He could still benefit from a little more time at that position.
Shopping Byfuglien would certainly be a bold move for Cheveldayoff, who's taken a conservative approach to building the Jets roster. Despite the three years (at a cap hit of $5.2 million) remaining on his contract and concerns over his off-season conditioning, the 6-foot-5, 265-pound Byfuglien could fetch a good return on the trade market.
With Tobias Enstrom and the promising Zach Bogosian on the blueline, the Jets could afford to shop Byfuglien for a scoring forward, but that duo's recent injury history makes moving Byfuglien risky.
Byfuglien's inconsistency wasn't the Jets' only problem. As Lawless' colleague Ed Tait observed, their special teams, overall team defense and lack of scoring depth were ongoing issues.
In addition to addressing those needs, Cheveldayoff must re-sign restricted free agents like Bogosian, Blake Wheeler, Bryan Little and Alexander Burmistov, plus decide which – if any – of his nine unrestricted free agents to bring back next season.
The Jets currently have $35.7 million invested in 11 players, leaving roughly $29 million in cap space next season. They haven't been a cap team in recent years, but re-signing key players and addressing their roster shortcomings could push them close to next season's $64.3-million ceiling.
Re-signing Bogosian, Wheeler and Little are the obvious priorities. The Winnipeg Sun's Ken Wiebe considers Bogosian a future Norris Trophy candidate, calling on Cheveldayoff to ink the 22-year-old to a maximum-length eight-year contract worth "in the neighbourhood" of $48-$50 million.
Bogosian – coming off a two-year, $5-million contract – holds considerable promise, but his recent injury history is a concern and he's yet to post numbers justifying $6.3 million per season. Five years and $25 million is more reasonable.
With 41 points in 48 games, Wheeler came into his own this season as a reliable scoring winger and should double his current average annual salary of $2.6 million. Little is a reliable playmaking center in line for a raise over the $3 million he earned this season.
Burmistrov struggled to establish himself with the Jets but dismissed speculation he might bolt this summer for the Kontinental League. The 21-year-old is coming off his entry-level contract (with a base salary of $900,000 per season) and would be an affordable re-signing.
Leading up to this year's trade deadline, however, Burmistrov was mentioned in trade rumors and could become a trade chip for a second-line scorer or an experienced checking-line center.
Of their UFAs, winger Antti Miettinen doubts he'll be re-signed. Forwards Nik Antropov and Kyle Wellwood failed to meet expectations and aren't expected back.
Ron Hainsey, Grant Clitsome, Mike Santorelli and Al Montoya are their other unrestricted free agents of note. Of this group, Hainsey's experience as a defensive blueliner makes him worth retaining, but for less than the $4.5 million per season he averaged on his present contract.
Two years after moving to Winnipeg, the Jets remain a team in transition, carrying some good young talent but lacking skilled depth throughout the lineup. Jets fans remain patient, but their expectations are growing, which could make this summer a busy one for management.
Rumor Roundup appears weekdays only on thehockeynews.com. Lyle Richardson has been an NHL commentator since 1998 on his website, spectorshockey.net, and is a contributing writer for Eishockey News and The Guardian (P.E.I.).


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Under some circumstances, a block of dynamically allocated memory may have the 'free()' routine called on it twice. This may occur during decompression.
An exploitable condition may result if the 'free()' function is used on memory that has already been freed. Under some circumstances, it is possible for an attacker to manipulate data layout in the heap so that an arbitrary word in memory is overwritten with a custom value when 'free()' is called for the second time.
Arbitrary code may be executed if critical values such as function return addresses, GOT entries, etc., are overwritten.
By itself, this condition is not a vulnerability. An attacker must identify a program linked to the library or using vulnerable code with higher privileges, or running on a remote machine. The attacker must also locate a method through which the condition may be triggered (for example, by supplying compressed data as input).
Several programs use zlib or vulnerable code borrowed from the library, including:
SSH / OpenSSH
popt / rpm
the Linux Kernel
It should be noted that a similar vulnerability was reported in LBNL Traceroute. It was generally believed that this condition was not exploitable until proof of concept exploits were posted by two independent security researchers.
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hmm i didnt know one vulnerability could cause so much problem...
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On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 3:10 PM, Eric Rosenberry <email@example.com> wrote: >> I don't follow the reasoning there. Row cache or fs cache, it will be >> hot after reading it once, the difference is that doing a read to the >> cached data is much faster from row cache. > > Yeah, I would have thought the same. Benjamin Black actually recommended we > go this route as with our dataset (we have huge numbers of super-tiny rows) > it would take weeks of running for the row cache to become useful. Sounds like the assumption is that the FS cache's guessing that if one row from a data page is hot, the rest of the page will too, will be helpful. Depending on your workload it may help, or it may be counterproductive. :) -- Jonathan Ellis Project Chair, Apache Cassandra co-founder of Riptano, the source for professional Cassandra support http://riptano.com
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I'm a bit late in linking this—My good friend Evan Coyne Maloney, who has quite a bit of experience in documenting the endless series of hyperventilating leftist protests over the past 9 years, has put together an amazing retrospective on the "peaceful" and "non-violent" nature of the American Left.
It's worth pointing out that the New York Times sees no evidence of threats in the following footage. Wink.
Hopefully, the two or three of you out there who haven't seen this yet will enjoy it!


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The original radio broadcast from the British Broadcasting Company of the speech delivered by Winston Churchill during World War II.
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Be Ye Men of Valour was a wartime speech made in a BBC broadcast on 19 May 1940 by Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Winston Churchill. It was his first speech to the nation as Prime Minister, and came nine days after his appointment, in the second year of World War II. The speech concludes with a quotation from the Apocrypha, which supplies the phrase by which the speech became known:
Arm yourselves, and be ye men of valour, and be in readiness for the conflict; for it is better for us to perish in battle than to look upon the outrage of our nation and our altar. As the Will of God is in Heaven, even so let it be. (1 Maccabees 3:58–60)
- Samples of the speech are featured in Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation's song "Our Solemn Hour". The phrase a solemn hour is also included in the actual speech's beginning. An altered speech is used in the "Black Symphony" album where the Germans were replaced by the enemy. Samples of the speech are also featured in Jay Electronica's song "Call of Duty" featuring Mobb Deep. Another sample of the speech can also be heard on the track "Unnatural Selection" on the metal opera album 01011001 from Arjen Anthony Lucassen's project Ayreon.
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The Oneida Daily Dispatch (http://www.oneidadispatch.com)
Monday, November 6, 2017
Saturday, Nov. 4: Faith H. Burke, 64, of Hinckley, was charged in Trenton with driving while intoxicated, operating a motor vehicle with blood alcohol content level of .08 of 1%, and speeding.
Saturday, Nov. 4: Matthew F. Petzoldt, 34, of Oneida, was charged in Sullivan with no/inadequate plate lamp, a motor vehicle license violation, a motor vehicle violation, and speeding.
Wednesday, Aug. 16: Floyd J. Doney, 73, of Chittenango, was charged in Lebanon with aggravated cruelty to animals.


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Kelly Hannon 540-374-3344
LaTina W. Bundy 540-899-4560
Jan. 18, 2013
Crews are plowing secondary routes in the Caroline County and Middle Peninsula areas
FREDERICKSBURG – Interstate 95, primary routes and major secondary routes within the 14-county Fredericksburg District are clear this morning. However, VDOT crews are plowing and applying abrasives on some secondary routes in Caroline County and in the Middle Peninsula area.
With temperatures in most areas at or below freezing, motorists are urged to use caution and be alert to slick spots especially on bridges, overpasses and less traveled routes.
VDOT crews will continue to work throughout the day clearing areas that are snow covered,
monitoring roads for slick spots and treating roads as needed.
Motorists can call 511, visit www.511Virginia.org, or use VDOT's 511Virginia free mobile app to find real-time road conditions in any area of the state.
Road conditions may be rated on 511Virginia as clear, minor, moderate or severe.
• Clear: No conditions.
• Minor: Bare pavement, except for isolated spots of snow, ice or slush.
• Moderate: Snow or ice is covering major portions of the roadway.
• Severe: Significant amount of snow or ice is covering the roadway, and roadway may be partially blocked or affected by drifting snow.
VDOT's Customer Service Center agents are also available 24 hours a day to answer questions and take reports of roadway hazards at 1-800-FOR-ROAD (800-367-7623).
If traveling this morning motorists should are encouraged to:
• Keep your car's windows, mirrors and lights clear of snow and ice.
• Always wear your seat belt.
• Leave a few minutes early.
• Be aware of potentially icy areas such as shady spots and bridges.
• Keep a safe distance of at least five seconds behind other vehicles and trucks that are plowing the road.
• Don't pass a snowplow or spreader unless it is absolutely necessary. Treat these as you would emergency response vehicles.
• Keep an emergency winter driving kit in your car.
• Drive smart and pay close attention.
VDOT's 14-county Fredericksburg District includes the counties of Caroline, King George, Spotsylvania and Stafford in the Fredericksburg area; Northumberland, Richmond, Lancaster and Westmoreland counties in the Northern Neck; Essex, Gloucester, King & Queen, King William, Mathews and Middlesex counties in the Middle Peninsula.
Information in VDOT news releases was accurate at the time the release was published. For the most current information about projects or programs, please visit the project or program Web pages. You may find those by searching by keyword in the search Virginia DOT box above.


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Sleep Disorders List
May 19, 2014
by Catalogs.com Info Guru Oliver Vandervoort
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Ways to Sleep Comfortably
April 2, 2014
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Natural Ways to Fall Asleep
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Sleep is essential for both a healthy and happy body and mind.
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Touring Maine
Vacationers and visitors will discover an impressive and surprising array of activities and natural beauty while Touring Maine. There is truly something for everyone. Maine is divided into "Regions" in the GUIDE, and each Region has its own characteristics and allure. Whether you seek a faster-paced vacation with lots of activities and attractions nearby, or a slower-paced relaxing vacation just enjoying nature and scenery – Maine has it all.
Geographical differences around the state are impressive.
Maine's 3478 mile coastline is a major attraction and a vista of sandy beaches contrasted by the rugged rockbound shoreline. Here you will discover coves and harbors and the towns and villages of coastal Maine that are as diversified as the coast itself. Traveling Coastal U.S. Route 1 from Kittery to Eastport – with stops along the way – would be a vacation experience to remember while discovering the magnificent beauty of the coast as well as the incredible contrasts.
Southcoast Maine
The southern coastal regions boast miles of sandy beaches. Many attractions, great restaurants, antiquing and flea markets, artists and artisans, and countless shopping opportunities and factory outlets can be enjoyed. Among the most popularly visited towns are York, Ogunquit, Wells, Kennebunkport, Old Orchard Beach, Portland and Freeport.
Midcoast Maine
Maine's Mid-Coast Region is more diversified in not only its coastline, but its development and lifestyle as well. Sandy beaches – with a few exceptions near the Bath area – are generally shorter and more intermingled with the rocky coast, coves and harbors. A noticeable contrast is evident when visiting harbors; lobster and fishing boats are contrasted by harbors of beautiful privately owned power and sailboats. Commercially owned excursion boats await you. Commercial attractions are fewer, but quaint villages have an allure all their own. Diversified accommodations, dining and shopping are available. Popularly visited towns include Bath, Brunswick, Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, Rockland, Camden, Belfast, Searsport and Bucksport. The region offers an appealing mixture of natural beauty and a slower pace but plenty to see and do.
Northern Maine
Maine's northern most coast includes many smaller, quiet communities contrasted by the hub of activity of the Ellsworth – Bar Harbor – Acadia National Park area. The contrasts here are incredible. Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park are among the most popularly visited areas in the state, and with good reason because of the natural and commercial activities available.
Downeast Maine
Traveling northeast along the coast, continue to discover Maine's "Downeast" as it is popularly called. Smaller villages and scenic coves continue to contrast with a rugged, rocky coastline. There are fewer extensive facilities for visitors. However, you will find Machias, Eastport and Calais – on the Canadian border – ready and anxious to host travelers. While in this area, another popularly visited area is Lubec – home of the famous red and white striped West Quoddy lighthouse – and Campobello Island – home of President F. D. Roosevelt's summer estate.
Coastal Maine Route 1
Touring Maine's coastal region, U.S. Route 1 continues to travel north along the Canadian border through the eastern edge of Aroostook County. Here you have seemingly entered yet another world. "The County" for decades was world famous for its potatoes and many farms still grow countless acres of potatoes while other farmers have started growing other crops in demand. In a good part of the region, the spanses of flat open fields are impressive. These are particularly beautiful during August when all the potato blossoms are in bloom. The cities and towns of Houlton, Presque Isle, Caribou, Fort Fairfield and Fort Kent offer pleasing facilities for visitors. There are many smaller lakes and river waterways in the region. Westward and southward leads to the northern end of the famous Allagash Wilderness Waterway – a naturalist's delight.
Aroostook County
Traveling south from Aroostook County, there are choices to be made in the Medway-Millinocket area. To the west is Maine's "Wilderness Region" and Baxter State Park. Or continue south to the city of Bangor which offers travelers most everything they would need or want to find. The Bangor area is a central location for day trips to either popular Moosehead Lake to the west or the Bar Harbor/Acadia National Park area to the east. From Bangor, traveling south will lead to central Maine – Waterville, the Capitol City of Augusta and Lewiston-Auburn.
Moosehead Lake
Moosehead Lake – Maine's largest lake – and the region offer another gateway to Maine's wilderness and Baxter State Park. The communities of Greenville, Rockwood and Jackman provide facilities for travelers.
Traveling southwest from Greenville and south from Jackman you will discover "The Forks" and the Kennebec River – one of the most popular whitewater rafting areas in the state along with the Millinocket area. The primary road in the region is Route 201.
Western Maine
Moving southward and staying in the western part of Maine, will lead through the Kennebec Valley Region – home of many beautiful lakes and rivers – and continue into Maine's Western Lakes and Mountains Region. (Primary roads are Route 2, Route 202, Route 302 and Route 26.) The region is a contrast of larger towns and tiny towns, beautiful lakes and rivers, and rugged foothills and mountains. Both geographically and commercially, the region is one of contrasts. The northern area of the Rangeley area contrasts with the western Bethel area (close to the N.H. boundary) and to the more southern Sebago-Long Lake area.
Sebago Lake
Sebago Lake, Touring Maine's second largest lake is another hub of activity. The Windham-Naples-Bridgton areas offer accommodations and facilities for the very popular Sebago-Long Lake area. In addition to many lakes, canoeing the Saco River is a major attraction. Plus the area is easily accessible from either Portland, Maine or No. Conway, NH.
A number of popular areas have been mentioned in providing this overview of Maine. A sense of the state's geographical and commercial contrasts is evident. Not included are many towns and noteworthy points of interest and side trips. Wherever you may choose as a destination, you should have the vacation of a lifetime. Here you may truly get "out of the rush" if you choose, and just enjoy some quality peace and quiet.
MECOA: Maine Campground Owners Association
MECOA is the premier resource for supporting campground owners and promoting camping in Maine.
The Maine Camping Guide website and printed version of the Maine Camping Guide are products of the Maine Campground Owners Association (MECOA). MECOA represents over 185 of Maine's licensed campgrounds. The offices of MECOA are in Lewiston Maine and you may contact us here.
MECOA accomplishes their mission by providing marketing, advocacy and educational tools to its members. MECOA has built this website for the convenience of the camping public and all of our members are represented here on this site as well as in the printed version of the guide which is available here in a digital format. MECOA marketing program for members is extensive.


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Lexmark appoints new Malaysia country manager
PHOTO - Larry Leow, Lexmark Malaysia Country Manager.
Digital imaging and printing solutions firm Lexmark International announced, February 22 2012, that it has appointed Larry Leow as its new country manager for Malaysia.
Leow joined Lexmark Malaysia in August 2008 as a consultant for the Managed Print Services (MPS) business segment and to date has helped numerous customers achieve cost savings of up to 40 percent, according to a statement from the company. Prior to taking on this role, Larry was the business consulting Manager at Lexmark. Larry joined Lexmark from Fuji Xerox, where he was a solutions specialist.
A former computing graduate from Staffordshire University, UK, he has experience in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) as well as the printing industry, continued the statement. "With cost-saving systems being his main priority for his customers, Larry has successfully secured many Managed Print Services projects for Lexmark. This positive trend is set to continue with the appointment of Larry to the new post as he will continue to drive Lexmark's active engagement with customers to increase their cost savings and improve their printing architecture."
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Drought can be a very stressful time, not only for us humans, but for plants and wildlife as well. We all do what we need to make it through. Humans react by cutting back on water use to conserve existing resources. Plants and animals react in a similar way.
Plants react to drought by slowing down and conserving the water that is already available to them. Grasses are a good example of this. During a drought, you may have noticed your lawn slowly turning from a lush green to a sickly, yellowish brown. Believe it or not, despite its appearance, it was not dead. Instead, the grass went into a semi-dormant state to conserve water.
Water is crucial for any plant's survival, from the the shortest blade of grass to the tallest, mightiest oak in the forest. Water is an important component of photosynthesis - a process through which plants make their own food from carbon dioxide, sunlight, and water. Without water to assist this process, plants will not grow and will eventually die. So to conserve the water they do have and desperately need to get through a drought, certain plants, such as the grass in your lawn, slow down and go semi-dormant.
Deciduous trees (trees that drop their leaves each year) have their own drought survival mechanism. Their tactic is to drop their leaves early in an effort to conserve water. All leaves contain microscopic openings known as stomata through which water is lost in a process known as transpiration. During dry periods when there is a lack of water in the leaves, the stomata will close to try to limit water loss. However, if too much water is lost, the leaves will begin to take on a wilted appearance. During very long periods without water, some trees will drop their leaves long before autumn and go dormant in an attempt to survive the drought. Trees which do not drop their leaves each year, such as pines, hemlocks, and junipers, are better adapted to drought than their deciduous counterparts. They have narrow leaves which naturally reduce the amount of water lost through transpiration.
It can be a sad sight watching your yard turning brown, so if you must water, please water wisely. Start by using water which might have normally been wasted. For example, use a bucket to catch extra water when you run the water before a shower. If you take a bath, use the bath water to water trees, shrubs, and non-edible plants (not your vegetable or herb garden!). The same goes for dishwater. Finally, try placing a bucket under downspouts to catch runoff from any rain that falls. Water the plants that are most important to you, such as trees, shrubs and perennials.
You can conserve water and prepare your garden even before drought hits by planting native instead of non-native plants. Natives are plants that naturally occur in the local environment and have evolved under local conditions. They usually require less care (water and fertilizers) than non-native species and are therefore more likely to survive when a drought does strike your area.
Times of drought make life hard for all living things. This includes wildlife. During periods of water shortages, ponds, streams, and puddles may dry up, reducing the amount of water readily available to wildlife. Severe dry periods may cause some trees and shrubs to drop leaves and fruits (sometimes before they fully ripen) early, reducing the amount of food and water available.
Birds are especially vulnerable during dry periods as they require water for drinking and bathing while other species get much of their water from consuming fruits and vegetation. You can help birds by putting out bird baths to replace the rain puddles, ponds, and streams they normally use. Bird baths come in many shapes and sizes. You may use a saucer and pedestal bath from a garden store, or you could use any large, flat saucer filled with water. Garbage can lids (clean before using) make great baths too. Just be sure to put a few stones inside the lid so birds will have some place to perch while drinking. The water level in baths should be no deeper than 3" in the center and the surface should be rough so birds can maintain footing. Place baths near a sheltered location, such as a tree, as birds need to have a place to sit and preen after bathing. Baths placed on the ground offer water for squirrels, rabbits, and chipmunks. Be forewarned, though. Since birds are quite vulnerable when they bathe and drink, keep the bird bath off the ground if you have prowling cats in your neighborhood. Remember to keep the water fresh, dumping the old water (use it to water the tree!) at least once a week and using a brush to remove accumulated algae. By offering birds a place to bath, not only will you be helping them get much needed water, but you'll be rewarded with the antics of many species of birds--right in your own yard.
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The authors of this post have never done drugs. Even though marijuana has the reputation of being "lightweight," "nonaddictive," "natural," and "fun," we wouldn't want to jeopardize our careers in media and the arts by doing something as reckless as smoking ganja. We realize how dangerous it is to joke about something as serious as narcotics, especially with the youths of America on the Internet, and the War on Terror, and the recession, and Obama's betrayal. But we feel that if we can't laugh at the handful of Beatniks smoking funny cigarettes in their parents basement, then are we really free? The authors of this post believe not.
With this in mind, we took the liberty of reading a site that we feel the NSA should immediately shut down: erowid.com. Referencing their testimonials section, we studied the habits and behaviors of "weed smokers" and pretended that they were us or we were them: hanging out in an apartment in Brooklyn, just getting high and listening to music. Here are the music recommendations we came up with, selected from the assumed vantage point of non-violent criminals. You should read and listen while you're drunk, it's seriously like twice as great!
You can listen to a Spotify playlist that features these songs here.
Morphine – "Buena"
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Agitation Free – "First Communiation"
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Rain Parade – "Talking In My Sleep"
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Disco Inferno – "Love Stepping Out"
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In a ceremony fit for, well, a king, the remains of the exiled leader arrived Tuesday in Belgrade, Serbia, where they were greeted by Serbian state and church leaders and the king's son, Crown Prince Alexander, who had years ago requested the transfer of his father's body.


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What does it actually mean to make your website 'mobile' and will it benefit you or your business in any way when doing so?
When the phrase "mobile website" it is actually something of a misnomer as the website itself isn't actually mobile; what the phrase refers to is that the website can be read, displayed and easily browsed on a mobile compatible device with a browser, such as a mobile phone, a smartphone or the growing number of tablets in use today.
Within this lies the problem faced by many website creators; do they build a site for the still popular desktop and laptop PC market, or do they spend a little extra time creating a site that is also optimised and usable on a mobile device?
To investigate whether this is time well spent, we need to appreciate fully the mobile market as it stands today.
The Situation Today – The Rapidly Growing Use of Websites via Mobile & Tablets
The first thing to note is that nowadays smartphone (and tablets) are no longer merely communication devices.
Research has shown that the average smartphone user spends over 90% of the time using the phone either listening to music online, searching the Internet, watching videos on YouTube, checking their social media profile or emails, downloading and playing games and other forms of apps.
Indeed only 10% of the activity on a typical smartphone is when a user sends a text or makes a mobile phone call.
Such is the growth in the number of uses a typical smartphone or tablet has, that many people are now ditching desktop PC's and are using tablets and/or smartphones for all their online needs.
Such is the rate of growth in this market at present that research indicates that by 2015, there will be more smartphone users browsing the Internet than those who browse the Internet from their PC.
Yet here is the problem that faces many individuals and businesses. How we as a society access the Internet may be changing rapidly, but unfortunately many websites have not been designed, or recoded, to ensure that they are fully compatible with mobile devices.
This means that while you will still be able to access a website such as this from your smartphone or tablet, there is a good chance that it will look disorganised. In addition, it is likely that some of the key features of the site may not work and those that do work, may encounter errors and problems on a regular basis.
Fortunately, there is an answer to this and that is making sure your website compatible with mobile devices, or as it has come to be known, a mobile website.
How to Make a Mobile Website
The great news is that making your website fully compatible with the vast range of mobile devices available today is not particularly difficult; there are a number of sites that will automatically optimise your site for mobile when you design it using their software.
The alternative is not particularly appealing as research has shown that sites that don't optimise their site for mobile users are currently losing between 10 to 20 per cent of their visitors each month to competitors who do have sites optimised for mobile.
Having ascertained that it is very important to ensure your site is mobile-friendly, what are the best ways to create a mobile site from scratch?
In short, you have basically a choice of two options in this respect. Make a site yourself, or ask a professional to build one for you.
- Building a Mobile Site Yourself
The days when making a website, even a mobile website, was a complicated task that involved learning a lot of programming language, are now thankfully long gone. It is now easier than ever to get a top quality, professional website built and running from scratch in double-quick time.
Of course, you can still decide to design your own site from the ground up using a programming language like HTML5, however unless you are already something of an expert in this, it is not the recommended option nowadays as there are much easier methods available.
One such way is to use a website creation tool that allows you to use intuitive tools to build the site, yet also optimises the site for both the web and mobile Internet and for the vast majority of users who do not have great experience of HTML5 or similar, this is a much easier and quicker option.
A great example of a site that is easy to create mobile websites on is WordPress. It is fast, free and very easy to use. It was originally developed as a site for blogging, but has quickly become the defacto choice for millions of people to build their website, including sites that are compatible with mobile devices.
Enabling your site to be mobile compatible with WordPress is as easy as selecting what they call a "Mobile Responsive" Theme. This essentially creates a duplicate of your existing site; one that displays on standard desktop PC's and another which works on mobile devices.
There is no need to know anything about mobile Internet coding – simply select the theme, add your content, change a few settings to get the site looking as you want it and it is ready to go.
If you'd like more detailed advice on this simply click here to follow our easy to follow tutorial on how to set up a website (INSERT LINK). Then when you have finished choose a "Mobile Ready Theme" and you have now created a site that is optimised for mobile devices too. It is that easy!
There are lots of great Mobile Ready Themes available at sites like StudioPress.com, all you need to do is select the theme that suits your site.
- Hiring a Professional Website Designer To Build Your Site
Many people refuse to consider hiring a professional website developer to build a site because it is far more expensive than designing a site yourself for free. However, there are some benefits to asking a professional to develop your site for you and if you have a budget to create your site, this could be worthwhile considering.
The first positive aspect is time; designing and creating the information for your own site can be time consuming and if you are putting off paying work to do the site, it can prove costly. Having someone else to do it for you, while you continue to work can be an attractive option. Especially, when you can control how much you spend and how long the project should take.
The other bonus is that seeing as you are hiring a professional, they should complete the job to your satisfaction otherwise they won't get paid for the job. In addition, they may be able to add a few little tweaks to your site that may not be otherwise available on a site like WordPress.
So if you are pressed for time or are concerned about the technical aspects of developing a site, then hiring a professional can work well. There are several sites where you can find the expertise you require such as www.freelancer.com, www.elance.com and www.odesk.com.
One small piece of advice, before you hire someone for the job, it is worth checking their portfolio and feedback from other jobs before you hire, to ensure you are getting a reputable professional who produces high quality work and delivers it on time.
To Conclude
It may not seem like it, but we are currently undergoing a sweeping change in how society uses the Internet and existing websites that are not mobile-optimised are slowly being usurped by those that are.
Smart businesses and individuals have realised that the burgeoning mobile Internet is not a market they can ignore and so this is an opportunity to develop your site to become involved in this important, growing and hugely popular market.
Remember, if someone is searching for a product or service you provide on their mobile and they come across a website that doesn't work on a smartphone, they'll look down their search results for a site that does. With the minimum of effort, that can be YOUR site.
With the number of people accessing the Internet via mobile's growing rapidly, it makes sound business sense to invest a little time and effort in ensuring your website is ready for the mobile market as soon as possible.
Best of all, setting your site up for mobile is quick, inexpensive and easy to do; there is no down side to this decision, but by doing so, you will set up your business or individual website for the foreseeable future and keep one step ahead of many of your competitors.


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I am a Marin resident who occasionally picks up the Bohemian. What a delightful surprise to read Bart Schneider's article on the Van Morrison concert ("Astral Response," May 13). He really nailed it. I am a boomer "Van Fan" as well. Nowadays, when I run into an old friend at a concert, instead of hitting him up for an extra doobie, I'm more likely to ask if he brought any extra earplugs!
I went to L.A. for the recording of Astral Weeks at the Hollywood Bowl last November. Van's performance was jaw-dropping. I sat in the second row literally stunned by the music. Your poetic writing brought it all back to me. Thanks so much.
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I would like to take this time to express my deepest gratitude, love and respect to thank Roseland Elementary School library assistant Anna Collorafi, counselor Maria Orozco and, most of all, principal Dana Pederson for reading my book Don't Shoot! I'm the Guitar Man. You saw my passion for helping all at-risk youth, believed in me, and took a chance on a 30-week pilot mentoring program with seven little boys all with gang affiliations and criminal behavior who were making bad choices.
You all felt strongly enough to find funding for this program that helped me help mentor these young children set new goals for themselves other than fighting, stealing, being in a gang or wanting to go to prison. Teaching music, love, respect, truth, trust and equality gave these kids the basic tools to be open to try new ways to walk down another path in life. Anna, Maria, and Dana: I honor you for being heroes in my eyes and heart for thinking out of the box to help these boys not be at risk but instead to be at opportunity.
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While I'm all for scientific progress, I must admit that the idea of a Hovercar 3000 as envisioned by your Sebastopol correspondent (Letters, May 27) scares the daylights out of me. Being a pessimist, I cannot help but think that all the irksome goings-on that currently occur out there on our roads and freeways on a daily basis would be exacerbated in the extreme with the added dimension of having them occur 100 feet in the air at 80 miles an hour. Darwin help us, most drivers out there can't even work up enough spatial awareness to handle four dimensions (front, back, right and left) let alone six (add up and down). Hovercars? Thanks, but no thanks.
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The George W. Bush administration had eight years to make things right, but screwed everything up (lying to the U.N, the American people and propagating the Iraq War). Now the American people want to make sure the world opinion of our country is mended. Please take your Halliburton and Brown & Root stock profits from the Iraq War and shut up!
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- Cassie @ WittyTitleHere.com said...
Oh my God, that is awesome! It's so funny, because every time I see a room full of people staring at their phones, there's a tiny, crazy part of me that just wants to shout out and jolt them out of their zombie state. I'm glad someone's crazy enough to actually do it. :)
- November 13, 2012 at 9:56 AM
- Suzanna said...
You find the most interesting things!
- November 13, 2012 at 10:06 AM
- Chelsea C. said...
Hahahah! I want to yell "Bette Midler!" and see what people do.
- November 13, 2012 at 10:55 AM
- hiladil said...
What a fantastic idea! Very cool photos. I love the expressions on their faces. OOh I know they are neat and useful but sometimes I wish smart phones didn't exist. I'm guilty of getting engulfed in mine at times... there was a period of time when people got along just fine without them, wasn't there?!
- November 13, 2012 at 11:13 AM
- ever ours said...
ahahaha..i love this idea! such a neat project!
- November 13, 2012 at 1:02 PM
- wmbg. said...
this made me smile. big.
- November 13, 2012 at 1:14 PM
- Eva M. Vázquez said...
Thanks for sharing with us so creative projects!
- November 13, 2012 at 2:09 PM
- Lisa said...
These are priceless, Shoko! I think my favorite looks are on #2 - the girls laughing, and the guy on the right whose critical expression speaks volumes. What a great idea :)
- November 13, 2012 at 2:25 PM
- angela said...
I love the looks on peoples faces! Great art piece!
- November 13, 2012 at 3:16 PM
- Linda said...
Hahaha! So fun.
- November 13, 2012 at 3:23 PM
- Kathy said...
Hahahahahahaha...still laughing over here...hahahahaha!
- November 13, 2012 at 3:25 PM
- Shoko said...
Chelsea, I dare you :)
Hilary, yes!! Although I can hardly remember it...
- November 13, 2012 at 3:34 PM
hahaha omigosh i'm literally trying not to burst out laughing at work! this is amazing stuff!
- November 13, 2012 at 7:02 PM
- Fai said...
How cool and funny! I recognize thailand's skytrain right away!
I wish there were videos for these!
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The fragmented nature of America's health care delivery system can be especially challenging for people who need LTSS. Organizations that coordinate LTSS should implement best practices for person-centered care planning and effective care transitions, and for measuring quality improvement to support people living optimally in their preferred setting.
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To the Campus Community:
I am writing today to express my gratitude for the strong support many of you have shown for our decision to suspend campus blood drives. I greatly appreciate your telephone calls and e-mails and will respond to them.
Please be assured I remain steadfast in my belief that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's lifetime blood donor deferral affecting gay men violates our non-discrimination policy. Our policy is much more than a regulation. It is an expression of values we all share, most notably our core belief that people must be treated as individuals, free of prejudice.
So I am greatly concerned that the FDA's lifetime deferral affecting gay men remains in place because it may be safe and appropriate for these men to be treated individually, as is the case with people of other sexual orientations.
We are not alone in this position. For the past decade, students and administrators sharing our position on college campuses nationwide have contacted the FDA and blood collection agencies to voice their concerns. In addition, the American Red Cross, America's Blood Centers and AABB -- three organizations that stake their reputations on blood supply safety -- have released a statement calling upon the FDA to modify the deferral affecting gay men.
Like these organizations, San José State is asking the FDA to make the deferral affecting gay men consistent with the deferral for others at high risk for HIV. Currently, most people at high risk for HIV are barred from giving blood for 12 months while gay men are treated differently and barred for life.
For nine months, my staff and I studied this issue and consulted many experts. What began as a response to one employee's complaint evolved into a university position based on our shared values. Like many of you, I am very concerned that our position will reduce the amount of blood available to people in need. I ask that you be guided by your personal responsibilities to family and community and by your own values in deciding whether to give blood off-campus while SJSU awaits the FDA's response.
I have requested a meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug commissioner. In a face-to-face discussion, I plan to explore ways San José State can work with the FDA to amend its deferral policy while maintaining blood supply safety, increasing the number of blood donors, and making it possible for SJSU to once again hold campus blood drives that support and honor individual rights as reflected by our non-discrimination policy.
My associate vice president for public affairs, Larry Carr, remains available to answer questions and address concerns about this decision. Please contact him at 408-924-1166 and by e-mail.
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|MEPs must protect public from EU-US trade deal threat
As the European Parliament drafts its opinion on the controversial TTIP (Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership) talks, 375 civil society organisations from across Europe have called on EU decision-makers to protect citizens, workers, and the environment from the threats it poses. Naturefriends International and Naturefriends Germany have signed the open letter.
For a TTIP resolution that puts people, the environment and democracy before short-term profit and disproportionate corporate rights
In light of the European Parliament's ongoing work on a resolution on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership TTIP (also known as Transatlantic Free Trade Agreement or TAFTA), we are writing as an EU-wide coalition of 375 civil society organisations who share a deep concern about the various threats posed by the agreement. We represent a wide range of public interests including environmental protection, public health, civil rights, agriculture, consumer rights and protection of food and farming standards, animal welfare, social and labour standards, workers' rights, migrant rights, unemployment, youth and women's issues, development, public access to information and digital rights, essential public services including education, integrity of financial systems, and others.
We welcome the fact that the European Parliament is forming its opinion on the TTIP and the role that the Parliament has already played in organising democratic public debates on the issue. We call on all MEPs to agree on a strong resolution that makes clear that the European Parliament will reject any future trade or investment agreements that will not serve the public interest and threaten important rights acquired in long democratic struggles in the EU, US and the rest of the world.
For this purpose, we would like to share with you our key demands on the TTIP negotiations, which we developed together with our partners in the US and which were first released in a joint civil society statement in May 2014:
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History: Founded in 1793 as the Hamilton-Oneida Academy; chartered in 1812 as Hamilton College; third oldest college established in New York State.
Location: Hamilton's 1,350-acre campus is situated on a hilltop overlooking the picturesque village of Clinton. The College is eight miles southwest of Utica, 45 minutes east of Syracuse, one hour from the Adirondack Park to the northeast and 90 minutes west of Albany.
Namesake: Alexander Hamilton, U.S. statesman, first secretary of the U.S. Treasury, member of the first Board of Trustees of the Hamilton-Oneida Academy.
College Motto: Know Thyself
Acceptance Rate: 24% of applicants were accepted to the Class of 2021.
High School Ranking: 85% of accepted students ranked in the top 10% of their high school class.
Middle 50% testing ranges for accepted students:
New SAT: 1420-1510
Old SAT: 1430-1540
ACT Composite: 32-34
Enrollment: 1,850 (51% female, 49% male)
Diversity: Students hail from 49 states and 49 countries; 31% of the student body consists of U.S. students of color (24.2%) and international citizens(6.4%).
Residential Life: 100% of students live in 26 residence halls.
Degree Offered: Bachelor of Arts
Faculty: 186 full-time; 96% hold the highest degree in their field. See List ...
Class Size: 34% of all classes have 9 or fewer students; 76% have 19 or fewer.
Student-Faculty Ratio: 9-1
Areas of Study: 56, including 43 majors. See List ...
Financial aid promise
Hamilton does not consider a student's financial circumstances in its admission decisions (i.e., need-blind admission) and meets the full demonstrated financial need of every student it accepts.
Percent of Students on Financial Aid: approximately 50%
Average 2016-17 Financial Aid Award (scholarship, student loan, work-study): $47,003
Financial Aid Budget: Nearly $40 Million
Costs (2017-18): $52,770 for tuition and fees, $13,400 for room and board
Endowment and Planned Gifts (June 30, 2017): $954.7 Million
Endowment Per Student: $489,600
Athletic Affiliations: NCAA Division III
Conference: New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC): Amherst, Bates, Bowdoin, Colby, Connecticut College, Middlebury, Trinity, Tufts, Wesleyan and Williams.
Nickname: Continentals
Colors: Buff & Blue
Amount Invested in Facilities in the Last Dozen Years: $269,000,000
National Athletic Titles Won in the Last Nine Years: 14 (1 individual/men's cross country; 8 individual/men's track & field; 4 individual/swimming & diving; 1 team/women's lacrosse)
Number of Alumni: approximately 22,000
Alumni Loyalty: Top 1% (as measured by the percentage of alumni donors, when comparing all U.S. colleges and universities)
Number of Fulbright Awards Won by Students Since 2000: 107
Number of Goldwater Scholarships Won by Students Since 2000: 18
Number of Students who Conducted Hamilton-Funded Research or Internships (Summer 2017): 240
Seniors graduating with at least two internships: 83%
Past speakers/performers in the Sacerdote Great Names Series: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Derek Jeter, Hillary Clinton, Condoleezza Rice, Jon Stewart, Aretha Franklin, Al Gore, Tom Brokaw, Bill Clinton, Rudolph Giuliani, Madeleine Albright, Jimmy Carter, Desmond Tutu, Margaret Thatcher, B.B. King, F.W. deKlerk, Elie Wiesel and Colin Powell
Notable Alumni: From U.S. ambassadors to corporate CEOs to Tony Award-winning playwrights, here's a sampling of some noteworthy Hamilton graduates.


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Welcome to the EmoryChristians.org site!
We hope you find the information here helpful!
I am a member of the congregation of the Lord's people that meet in Emory, Texas. A church is not a building. A church is a group of individuals that have been saved out of the world in accordance with the commandments given in the New Testament. As God has commanded, we meet on the first day of every week (Hebrews 10:25,26) to worship Him. Our worship is patterned after the first century church found in the New Testament. Each first day of the week, Sunday, we meet together to pray (Acts 2:42), sing (Colossians 3:16), partake of the Lord's Supper (Acts 20:7), hear a lesson from the Word of God (II Timothy 4:2), and make individual contributions to carry on the work of the church (I Corinthians 16:1-2). Visitors are not expected to contribute; only regular members contribute as they have prospered. We do not follow any man made doctrine and strive to do only that which has been authorized by God in the New Testament, neither adding to His commandments nor taking away from them (Revelation 22:18–19).
The Emory church of Christ web site is here. We would be honored to have you join us at any of our worship services and our Bible study classes. Our building is located on Highway 69 North about a mile north of the intersection of Highway 19 and Highway 69 in Emory. A map is here. Our meeting times are:
- Sunday Bible Study: 9:00 AM.
- Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM.
- Mid-week Bible Study: Wednesday, 7:00 PM.
- In the Fall and Winter months, we also have a Men's Bible Study and a Women's Bible Study class. Both meet at 10:00 AM each Wednesday.
On this site you will find Biblical material that is scriptural in content. Items include Biblical tracts, some items that were included in our church bulletin, information on many spiritual topics, information on India evangelism, and a links page where links to Biblical sites that helped me in my efforts to grow spiritually are posted. I hope you will find them helpful to you, too.
What must I do to be saved?
Hear—Romans 10:17
Believe—Hebrews 11:6
Repent—Luke 13:3
Confess—Romans 10:10
Be Baptized—Mark 16:16
Remain Faithful—I Corinthians 15:58
What church must I join?
None—an example of men joining a church is not found in the New Testament
The Lord adds the saved to his church—Acts 2:41, 47; I Corinthians 12:18
The Lord has only one church—Matthew 16:18. Only the Lord's church can be read about in the New Testament (Ephesians 5:23, 27)
The church is the body of Christ—Ephesians 1:22-23; Colossians 1:18
There is only one body—Ephesians 4:4; I Corinthians 12:12, 20
Division is condemned—I Corinthains 1:10, 13; John 17:20-21
"That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him though he be not far from every one of us" (Acts 17:27)
"The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness, but is long-suffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but all should come to repentance " (II Peter 3:9)
We members of the Emory church of Christ strive to follow the commands of God, our Father, and His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, as revealed to us in God's Holy Word through the Holy Spirit, the Bible. We endeavor to take nothing from, or add anything to, God's commandments as given us in the inspired (literally "God breathed") writings in His Holy Book (Deuteronomy 4:2, Revelation 22:18-19). We are just Christians; not Baptist-Christians, Methodist-Christians, or any other kind of hyphenated Christian, only Christians and we invite you to become just a Christian, too.


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LAWRENCE— This holiday season, BedBug Central will coordinate with pest control companies in New Jersey and Pennsylvania to provide charitable bed bug services for those who are suffering from bed bug infestations and do not have the means to improve their situation.
The charitable event is titled, "Taking the Bite Out of the Holidays," and is being organized by BedBug Central, an authoritative information resource developed by entomologists to provide accurate information about bed bugs to the public and organizations.
The charitable event was created by nationally regarded research entomologist Jeffrey White of BedBug Central. Having researched bed bugs for more than 10 years, White has been particularly concerned with the rising cost of bed bug treatments.
"Bed bugs can be very expensive to eliminate. This holiday season we wanted to give back to the community and provide some relief to those in need so that they can use their money to create a happier holiday without the frustration of dealing with bed bugs," said White.
BedBug Central has recruited local pest management firms, Cooper Pest Solutions and ChemTec Pest Control, to donate services in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. BedBug Central will also be partnering with pest management firms in states spanning from New York to Oregon to donate free bed bug services to individuals, charities and facilities in financial need.
By coordinating with pest management firms across the country, BedBug Central will make the holiday program a national event with local impact. The goal of the program is to encourage businesses across the nation to give back to the communities they service.
Applications are currently being accepted. For more information or to apply, visit BedBug Central at www.bedbugcentral.com/holidays or call 1-609-799-1300.
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California Governor Jerry Brown and Democratic lawmakers have struck a deal to close the state's estimated $15 billion budget deficit, including provisions to force online retailers like Amazon.com to collect sales tax from customers.
California lawmakers approved an online sales tax bill earlier this month and sent it to the governor's desk, but Brown did not immediately sign it into law. The tax would bring in an estimated $200 million a year. The bill would allow California to collect taxes from any online retailer that has nexus with an affiliate site in California. Amazon.com and Overstock.com have been dropping their affiliates in several other states in a bid to fight against such laws.
The bill also includes two other bills that were also passed by the California State Legislature that would require online retailers that have corporate subsidiaries and distribution centers in a state to collect sales tax from customers, along with another bill that clarifies when other kinds of physical presence require a sales tax to be collected. The three bills were combined into one and sent to Brown's desk earlier this month.
The budget deal reportedly struck by Brown and Democratic lawmakers Monday was brokered without support from Republican lawmakers, but the Democratic legislators may be able to provide enough votes to get it passed, according to the Los Angeles Times. Brown had planned to call a special election later this year with tax increases on the ballot, but reportedly has abandoned that idea for now. He had wanted voters to approve the extension of several temporary tax increases that were due to expire this month, including an extra 1 percentage point sales tax increase. However, he was unable to attract the two Republican votes he needed in both the State Assembly and the Senate to allow a budget with those tax increases to go forward.
The tax increases may go on the ballot in November 2012, when they are more likely to pass with more voters heading to the polls for the presidential election.
The budget deal relies on an extra $4 billion in tax revenue that is expected from the state's gradually improving economy. However, if the extra tax revenue does not materialize, there would be drastic cuts to programs such as education.
Other parts of the budget reportedly include an extra $12 fee for automobile owners to register their vehicles, and a new firefighting fee for residents in areas prone to wildfires. With the extension of the temporary tax increases left out of the bill, Democratic legislators were able to pass the budget deal on Tuesday with a simple majority vote.
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wx.toronto.ca, July 02, 2013
Supervised injection services in Toronto
Toronto Public Health released a report today about supervised injection services for injection drug users in Toronto. The report will be considered by the Board of Health on July 10.
Toronto Public Health supports a proactive, evidence-informed approach to reducing the considerable harms related to injection drug use. Extensive research from Vancouver, Australia and Europe has demonstrated that supervised injection services are effective in addressing a wide range of public health and safety issues. These sites can play an important role in the reduction of harm and disease transmission.
Toronto Public Health supports implementing a pilot of supervised injection services in Toronto. This view is shared in the Toronto and Ottawa Supervised Consumption Assessment Study, which was co-authored by researchers from the University of Toronto and St. Michael's Hospital. This study concluded that Toronto would benefit from supervised injection services integrated into existing health services already serving people who inject drugs, both as a means to help individuals already addicted to reduce their own risk of disease transmission and as part of a continuum of services from prevention to treatment that can minimize the impact of injection drug use on communities as a whole.
"Supervised injection services are part of a range of health services including prevention and access to treatment that we need to help reduce the significant harms associated with injection drug use," said Dr. David McKeown, Toronto's Medical Officer of Health. "These services have been safely and effectively implemented around the world as measures that balance real public health issues such as overdose and HIV and hepatitis C infection prevention as well as addressing public safety concerns such as public drug use."
Toronto Public Health and 35 community agencies deliver needle exchange and other harm reduction services. In 2010, there were 75,000 client visits and 1.1 million needles distributed along with other sterile injection supplies.
The evidence suggests that when implemented carefully, supervised injection sites can actually reduce the level of unsafe, hidden injection drug use in communities.
"Society has made significant advances in the past decade in addressing the denial that surrounds mental health. We need the same honesty and openness regarding injection drug use. The reality is that injection drug use is already happening in neighbourhoods across Toronto, in apartments, in alleyways, in washrooms," said Dr. McKeown.
Toronto Public Health's report recommends that the provincial government fund supervised injection services in Toronto that are integrated into existing provincially-funded clinical health services on a pilot basis and fund the evaluation of these pilots.
The recently tabled Federal Bill C65, the Respect for Communities Act outlines the federal government's proposed requirements for any existing or new health service provider to be exempted from federal drug regulations to provide supervised injection services.
The requirements set out in the proposed Bill C65 are onerous, and create significant unnecessary barriers for health services looking to add supervised injection to the services they provide to people who inject drugs. Toronto Public Health calls for the draft legislation to be withdrawn and consultations to be held with health service providers and others on a more workable exemption process.
"Supervised injection services save lives," said Doris Grinspun, Chief Executive Officer of the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO). "Nurses know that you can prevent individual deaths by drug overdose and make our communities healthier by decreasing infection. These are proven facts. Putting up barriers to life-saving health-care services is terrible public policy and against human rights."
Toronto Public Health's Board of Health report on this issue is available here.
The Toronto and Ottawa Supervised Consumption Assessment Study is available here.
The Canadian Medical Association's position statement is available here..
Toronto is Canada's largest city and sixth largest government, and home to a diverse population of about 2.8 million people. Toronto's government is dedicated to delivering customer service excellence, creating a transparent and accountable government, reducing the size and cost of government and building a transportation city. For information on non-emergency City services and programs, Toronto residents, businesses and visitors can dial 311, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Toronto Public Health, Supervised Injection Services, June, 2013
Communiqué Réseau juridique canadien VIH/sida : Le conseil municipal de Toronto et le Gouvernement de l'Ontario devraient suivre les recommandations d'experts et instaurer des services d'injection supervisée
News release Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network: Toronto City Council and Ontario government should heed experts' recommendations, implement supervised injection services


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