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Baylor Students Receive Numerous Awards in the 2013 Eugene Scassa Mock OAS
- Baylor Argentine team. Top row from left to right:Alex Pecoraro, Bobby Grover, Ewan Hamilton-Short, Rob Bradfield, Brian Ham, Rustin Bridges, Ewan Hamilton-Short, Rob Bradfield, Brian Ham, Rustin Bridges. Bottom row from left to right: Kelsey Shelton, Bonnie Cantwell, Joan Supplee, Lauren Lee, Micah-Leah Woolley. Courtesy photo.
- Baylor Peruvian team. Top row from left to right: Richard Horace, Jillian Anderson, Will Gregory, Joan Supplee, Clay Satterfield. Bottom row from left to right: Sarah Byers, Sandra Guillen, Pia Lawrence, Mucia Flores, Priscilla Escobedo. Courtesy photo.
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WACO, Texas (Dec. 11, 2013) -Some Baylor University students suddenly became Argentinians and Peruvians for a few days in November, thanks to the Eugene Scassa Mock Organization of the American States (ESMOAS) conference.
Baylor University hosted 160 students from universities in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Mexico during the event. The ESMOAS is a simulation of the Organization of American States, a multinational organization similar to the United Nations, but it is limited to countries in the Western Hemisphere. During the conference, students represent the interests of their assigned country during debate sessions and a mock crisis.
Baylor students prepared for the competition with two-hour meetings twice a week and learned skills such as parliamentary procedures, public speaking, nonverbal communication, networking and working as a team, said Joan Supplee, Ph.D., the Ralph Lynn Professor of History in Baylor's College of Arts & Sciences, who oversees Baylor's Model OAS program.
"For me, the payoff is watching the transformation of students, because this is an active learning experience," Supplee said. The conference helps students "to take ownership of what they're doing, and that raises the stakes for them. They put way more into than what they would in normal class.
"I have students who come in and are completely tongue-tied, and at the end of the conference they are totally confident in their ability to speak in front of a crowd and their ability to create an argument."
But it's not just Supplee who sees this kind of transformation in her students. The delegates themselves can feel the improvement in their public speaking, debate and networking skills.
"It's incredible how much more confident you feel in committee than in class when you realize how well your classmates and Dr. Supplee have prepared you by analyzing your resolution critically," said Lauren Lee, head delegate for the Argentine Team.
"I really love being a part of Baylor's MOAS program," said Pia Lawrence, head delegate for the Peruvian team. "I truly believe that it is one of the best in the country.
"I started last fall. Within that school year, I saw a transformation in the speaking and networking abilities in myself and my fellow first-year teammates. This semester, I saw it again through the first-year team members, and it still blows my mind."
This year's topics ranged from fighting childhood obesity and malnutrition to improving cooperation on issues of cyber security. Delegates did not shy away from fiercely debating these topics, Supplee said.
"There were some really passionate moments," she said. Judges look for delegates, teams and committees that are animated and passionate about their topic. "While, yes, diplomacy considers a cool head, it also requires engagement."
Lawrence said, "Some committees will have people who are really passionate and intense. Some committees are more diplomatic or laid-back. Sometimes there will be a delegate that easily loses his temper and can cause the committee to be tense for a while."
Baylor student delegates of the Argentine team, which won the Outstanding Team Position Paper, received the following awards:
Lauren Lee, junior university scholar and head delegate for the Argentine team, received the award for Outstanding Resolution in the General Committee. Lee also won the position of secretary general for next year's OAS.
Kelsey Shelton, junior international studies and anthropology double major, received the award for Distinguished Resolution in the Executive Secretariat for Integral Development (ESID).
Bobby Grover, senior environmental studies and political science major, received the award for outstanding Budgetary Statement and Distinguished Delegate in the Secretariat for Administration and Finance (SAF).
Rustin Bridges, senior history major, received the award for Distinguished Delegate in the Secretariat for Political Affairs (SPA).
Alex Pecoraro, senior history major, received the award for Distinguished Delegate and Distinguished Resolution in ESID.
Other team members included co-head delegate Brian Ham, senior international studies major, Rob Bradfield, senior journalism major, and Micah-Leah Woolley, senior history major.
"They worked so hard and I was really glad to find that they had made impressions upon their fellow committee members," Lee said. "Still, the happiest moment of the evening for me was the moment we found out that we had won Outstanding Team Position Paper, and I was absolutely thrilled to hear we'd impressed the judges."
Baylor student delegates of the Peruvian team received the following awards:
Pia Lawrence, junior international business and finance major and head delegate for the Peruvian team, won the presidency for next year's OAS.
Sandra Guillen, senior political science major and co-head delegate for the Peruvian team, received the award for the Outstanding Delegate and Distinguished Budgetary Statement in SAF.
Priscilla Escobedo, senior international studies major, received the award for Outstanding Delegate and Distinguished Resolution in the Secretariat for Multidimensional Security (SMS).
Clay Satterfield, senior history major, received the award for Outstanding Delegate and Outstanding Resolution in ESID.
Other team members included Richard Horace, senior political science major, Jillian Anderson, senior journalism major, and Mucia Flores, freshman great texts major.
"I was very proud of all my fellow Bears who won awards," Lawrence said. "They all worked very hard and deserved everything they won."
The competition is judged by former participants who now work in organizations like the UN, OAS and State Department. Universities from Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Mexico participate, and the conference averages around 150 students.
For more information on the competition and the results, click here.
by Rachel Miller, student newswriter, (254) 710-6805
Baylor University is a private Christian university and a nationally ranked research institution, characterized as having "high research activity" by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The university provides a vibrant campus community for approximately 15,000 students by blending interdisciplinary research with an international reputation for educational excellence and a faculty commitment to teaching and scholarship. Chartered in 1845 by the Republic of Texas through the efforts of Baptist pioneers, Baylor is the oldest continually operating university in Texas. Located in Waco, Baylor welcomes students from all 50 states and more than 80 countries to study a broad range of degrees among its 11 nationally recognized academic divisions. Baylor sponsors 19 varsity athletic teams and is a founding member of the Big 12 Conference.
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Architectural drawing of Sahara Hotel 400 hi-rise addition (Las Vegas), plot plan, December 29, 1961
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- Plot plans for the addition of a hotel tower for the Sahara from 1961. Includes revisions, plot plan notes, curb details, and plot plan details. Printed on onion skin. Leon Gluckson, architect; Berton Charles Severson, architect.
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Hey there everyone,
I'm new to the board and thought i'd introduce myself. My name is Steve. I am 21 years old, currently attending a community college and working, and I just adopted an 8 month old Female Pit Bull yesterday!
I'm attracted to the breed because of the high energy that they have and I think they are fantastic dogs when trained right. I actually think they are the best all around. Loyal, smart, strong, athletic, and playful.
I'm proud to say that I made my decision on Sierra yesterday. I just couldn't resist her. I spent a couple hours with her at the Shelter, walking her and I took her into a fenced in area and we played a little bit. She really is a sweetheart. She was in a home previously but the family couldn't pay $500 dollars a year to Wisconsin that it costs for someone to own a Pit Bull there apparently...?
Anyways, she is my first Pit Bull, and my family has had dogs before but none like a Pit Bull. I have done my research and put a lot of thought and time and reading into what it takes to own one. I know it will be hard work, but also know that the reward far outweighs that. I want to show that Pit Bulls really are great dogs and people should have no reason to fear them more than any other dog.
Here is a picture of my new baby, Sierra
Isn't she BEAUTIFUL?!
She is already housebroken seemingly, and I can't take her home until around the 30th due to the fact that she was just in a heat and needs to get spayed still.
I would also like to ask for recommendations as far as how to introduce her to my house. I saw a sticky in one of the other sub sections speaking about the two week method. But she is a puppy and needs socialization crucially at this point as you guys know. I do however want to make things easy for her, yet establish myself as the leader of the pack. She already was warming up to me yesterday, wagging her tail at the sight of me, and she looked me right in the eyes a lot of times before I left. I'm really interested to see what you guys would suggest.
Lastly, I want you guys to know that while I am a very busy person, my advantage lies in the fact that I deliver furniture and I can take my puppy with me. I just want to know when the right time to start doing that is! I plan on walking her or running with her before and after work routinely to make sure she gets her exercise and energy out!
Thanks a lot!!
New proud Pit Bull owner right here!
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Welcome to you and your pup.
While socialization is vital, the critical period ends at 16 weeks. So, since she's much older (2 week shut down isn't for little pups), the 2 week shutdown will only be good for her.
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This oil painting on a wooden panel, painted about 1510, is one of several versions of this event.It shows the Virgin Mary and the Christ-child seated on a throne-like structure with little angels holding a canopy above them. Mary is dressed in sumptuous fabrics, with gold brocaded cuffs and a dress trimmed with seed pearls. The Christ child holds a silk or lawn cloth edged with gold letters, including part of the word 'Maria' – the latin for Mary. The text as a whole on the cloth may be the famous annunciation words spoken to Mary by the angel Gabriel telling her she is to be the mother of Christ. In the background is St Joseph gathering fruit from a tree. Behind him is what appears to be a fortified bridge over a river, a castle and some mountains beyond. In the right foreground is a ceramic pot holding an Iris - a symbol of royalty - and the flower columbine - a sign of the Holy Ghost.
The painting is one that was probably made for domestic userather than for any church or other ecclesiastical setting. It is not known who made the picture. It is suggested that, although it was made in northern Europe, the inspiration lay ultimately in some Italian picture. This is because the way Mary and the Christ-child are painted is more typical of how such figures were painted in Italy around about the year 1500 – particularly by northern Italian artists influenced by Leonardo da Vinci.
The overall message of the picture is to do with the special status of the body of the Virgin Mary.The Virgin Mary according to Catholic belief was immaculately conceived. That is to say, although she was born in the normal way her conception was divine and as a consequence her physical body was incorruptible and her soul untainted by original sin. Mary is the most perfect created creature next to Jesus. Her body was therefore a pure and perfect receptacle for the bearing of the saviour. It was also believed that when Mary died she ascended in both body and soul into heaven.
The picture shows Mary breast-feeding the Christ child.This image - the so-called 'Maria Lactans' was one of the most popular images of the Virgin Mary made during the 14th and 15th centuries. The theme probably originated in Egypt, where the god Horus is depicted being suckled by the goddess Isis. There are also several ancient Greek and Roman mythological episodes in which goddesses feed gods. To modern eyes it seems perhaps a little forthright for a religious picture, even perhaps in slightly bad taste. Indeed it is a type of picture that went out of fashion from about 1550 onwards, although it was not in any way officially proscribed by the Catholic Church.
In this painting, Mary is feeding the Christ child with her sacred milk. The milk will be turned into flesh as it nourishes his body. Milk thus becomes blood. It was common in medieval and Renaissance scientific thinking that a woman's menstrual blood ceased during breast-feeding because her blood was being transformed in some way into milk. Mary's milk differs from that of ordinary women because her body is perfect. Christ's blood, which will later be spilled on the cross, is thus directly linked to Mary's blood. One becomes the other.
The contemplation of this picture by the devout 16th-century spectator might also have involved reflection on other sacred writings that mention milk. Milk was a much-used image to suggest the eternal spiritual nourishment flowing from the Church. For example, St Bernard of Clairvaux (died 1153) in one of his sermons stated:
"we approach the altar of God and pray, and, if we persevere, despite our own dryness and tepidity, grace will overpower us, our bosom will swell, love will fill our hearts…and the milk of sweetness will overflow everywhere in a torrent."
The connection of Mary's milk with healing was also well established – with various miraculous visions attested to in which Mary had appeared and given drops of her milk to cure individuals. There were several relics - phials of Mary's milk - that miraculously liquefied on certain feast days. Walsingham, Chartres, Venice, Paris and Naples were just some of the places that had such relics. The so-called Milk Grotto can still be visited in Bethlehem - the place where a few drops of Mary's milk had fallen when she was feeding Jesus. The Protestant reformer John Calvin wrote mockingly of what he thought was catholic superstition;
"There is no town so small, no convent so mean that it does not display some of the Virgin's milk. There is so much that if the holy Virgin had been a cow, or a wet nurse all her life she would have been hard put to it to yield such a great quantity."
The theme of sacred food is continued in the background.Joseph is gathering dates from a palm tree that has miraculously bent down towards him. This miracle was at the instigation of the Christ-child. It is an episode described in the apocryphal life of the Virgin Mary mentioned in the so-called Gospel of the pseudo St Matthew and is also in The Golden Legend. Both texts are no longer regarded as orthodox or reliable by the Catholic Church.
The underdrawing for the picture can be seen showing through in some places. The face of the Christ-child shows parallel lines of drawing that models the roundedness of the child's cheek. Mary's little finger includes a ghostly top joint – evidence that the artist decided to change it's position. The overpaint has become semi-transparent. A full size drawing may have existed for the figure of Mary and Jesus and been used for other similar pictures. This version is the only one that includes Joseph.
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We love the Chevy Traverse commercial, but isn't it weird that it's kids who are probably under the age of the movie's MPAA rating acting in an ad for a vehicle they're definitely too young to drive?
It's hard to be a young Captain America fan these days. Sure, movies keep coming out, but they're all PG-13, and that means your parents might decide the films might not be right for you yet. So, darn it, you're going to have to stick with Avengers Assemble and reruns of The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes. And that awesome movie you make in your imagination starring your action figures.
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More than 200 young children participating in The Boys & Girls Club (BCG) of Stamford Conn., received a visit from the Toy Industry Foundation (TIF) recently.
The visit came after a a $10,000 grant last winter that was awarded to the an after-school and summertime children's center. The grant was part of Play Connects which provides funding to select community charities nominated by Toy Industry Association members. Board games, strategy games, and building toys are an important part of Project Learn, a BGC initiative. Homework and exercise are an important aspect of time spent at BGC Stamford; however, games and toys are vital to the Club's mission to help their members achieve academic success, develop good character and citizenship, and live a healthy lifestyle.
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OHSU Puhaty Lecture proposes new role for nurses in health care
09/25/12 Portland, Ore.
Renowned nursing educator and author Patricia Benner, R.N., Ph.D., F.A.A.N., F.R.C.N.,will discuss New Nurses for a New Health Care System at the OHSU School of Nursing Henrietta Doltz Puhaty Annual Lecture.
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Holder of two honorary doctorates, Benner is a prolific author and researcher whose work has influence beyond nursing in the areas of clinical practice and clinical ethics. Her book, Expertise in Nursing Practice: Caring, Clinical Judgment and Ethics, co-authored with OHSU School of Nursing Interim Dean Christine Tanner R.N., Ph.D., F.A.A.N., and Catherine Chesla R.N., D.N.Sc, F.A.A.N., has been translated into ten languages.
"It is clear that nurses have an integral role to play in a future defined by significant expansion in access to health care," said Tanner. "Doctor Benner is a national leader in the conversations defining that role and I am delighted that she has agreed to share her experience and insights with us."
Event details
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Program begins at 6 p.m.
OHSU Auditorium
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Registration: Admission is free and the lecture is open to all.
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Benner has authored and co-authored 12 other notable books, including From Novice to Expert: Promoting Excellence and Power in Clinical Nursing. She is currently a Distinguished Visiting Professor at Seattle University and a former senior scholar with the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. She is also a professor emerita at the University of California School of Nursing and an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing.
A reception will precede the November 27 lecture, beginning at 5 p.m.
About the Puhaty Annual Lectureship
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A look at key moments this past week in the wrongful death trial in Los Angeles between Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine Jackson, and concert giant AEG Live LLC, and what is expected at court in the week ahead:
Jackson's mother wants a jury to determine that the promoter of Jackson's planned comeback concerts didn't properly investigate Dr. Conrad Murray, who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter by a criminal jury for Jackson's June 2009 death. AEG's attorney says the case is about personal choice, namely Jackson's decision to have Murray serve as his doctor and give him doses of a powerful anesthetic as a sleep aid. Millions, possibly billions, of dollars are at stake.
— Consultant Eric Briggs told jurors that projections Jackson would have earned $1 billion or more if he had lived are speculative and not supported by the singer's history of earnings for his previous tours.
— Briggs underwent grueling cross-examination with an attorney for Jackson's mother pointing out that he had billed AEG Live for more than $600,000 worth of work and had compiled only about an inch of research and a couple pages of notes.
— Michael La Perruque, Jackson's former head of security, testified that he was concerned the singer would overdose on prescription medications and he occasionally went into the entertainer's bedroom to make sure he was still breathing. He said he didn't have similar concerns when he worked for Jackson in late 2007 and early 2008.
— La Perruque recounted an incident in a Florida hotel room in 2001 or 2002 in which Jackson's children called 911 after finding their father unconscious in a hallway of their hotel suite. He said he was able to rouse Jackson before paramedics arrived and saw no signs of drugs or alcohol the singer had taken to cause the episode.
— Briggs struggle to answer questions about his work estimating the value of Jackson's signature asset, a stake in the Sony-ATV music catalog that includes songs by The Beatles and other top-name acts. Briggs only answered the questions after being ordered to by a judge; he cited confidentiality agreements with other clients as the reason he didn't want to answer the questions.
— Survey figures that showed Jackson's popularity in the United States dropped significantly after he was accused of child molestation in the mid-2000s. Briggs said the survey stopped asking questions about Jackson's likeability after 2006 due to his low scores, making it unlikely he would have gotten an endorsement deal for his "This Is It" shows.
— "He fought very hard not to be dependent on these prescription medications," La Perruque said of Jackson.
— "We live in a world unfortunately where headlines impact perceptions," Briggs said, explaining why he believes that Jackson would not have been able to secure endorsement deals even though he was acquitted of child molestation charges.
Jurors will continue to hear from La Perruque, who will likely recount his recollections of Jackson's relationship with his children. Jurors may also see the videotaped testimony of Jackson's younger brother, Randy.


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By Thomas Grove and Arshad Mohammed
MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met Russian human rights activists on Wednesday but disappointed many by avoiding any harsh criticism of the Kremlin's record on civil liberties and democracy.
A day after talks in Moscow at which he and Russian officials agreed to try to bring Syria's warring parties together to discuss ending a civil war, Kerry discussed with human rights campaigners what they say is a clampdown on dissent by President Vladimir Putin.
"I just met with a group of your civil society folks who are struggling to find their voice in their own country, who courageously stand up and fight for what we take for granted, in many cases, in America," he said.
It was not the response hoped for by some of the activists, who say Putin has used Soviet-style repression to tighten his grip on power since returning to the presidency a year ago.
"We spoke to him. He listened, he's hopeful. What else can you say?" said 85-year old Lyudmila Alexeyeva, who has challenged the authorities over human rights since the start of the Soviet dissident movement in the 1960s.
"I remember the times of (Soviet dictator Josef) Stalin very well. I should say our current leaders are returning to those times by putting pressure on any sign of civil activity ... We don't know when the pressure will end," said Alexeyeva, who now heads the Moscow Helsinki Group.
Critics say new laws, including a broadening of the definition of treason and increased fines for unsanctioned protests, is aimed at stifling dissent and ending a protest movement that rose in 2011 against Putin's 13-year-rule.
Washington has regularly criticized the Kremlin in recent months over its record on human rights and democracy, and wants a new law that forces non-governmental organizations funded from abroad to register as "foreign agents" to be rescinded.
But Kerry concentrated more on securing progress towards a political solution in Syria during his two-day visit before heading for Rome.
Another human rights campaigner, Lev Ponomaryov, said the lack of public criticism during his trip reflected the fact that Russia and the United States are trying to cooperate on issues including Syria after a period of strains in relations.
"Russia is now an ally of the United States and what is more important to the two of them are large geopolitical problems," he said.
Washington and Moscow have often disagreed over how to handle the more than two-year-old conflict in Syria and their agreement to try to bring the warring sides together for talks was considered a diplomatic victory by both.
Ponomaryov said he was, however, encouraged by passage of legislation widely known as the Magnitsky Act, which bars Russians accused of human rights violations from entering the United States or holding assets there.
It is named after a whistle-blowing lawyer who died in detention in 2009 while awaiting trial on charges of tax evasion - the same accusation he had made against state officials.
Putin has said Magnitsky died of a heart attack, but his own human rights council has said he was probably beaten to death.
The U.S. State Department's latest human rights report for 2012 noted a number of problems including "a series of measures limiting political pluralism" in Russia.
The report also said there was a denial of due process in detention and trials of protesters arrested at a protest that turned violent on the eve of Putin's inauguration last year.
The Kremlin has denied carrying out a crackdown on opponents and says it does not use the courts for political ends.
(Reporting by Thomas Grove; Editing by Michael Roddy)


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Welcome to the Computational Creativity group in the Department of Computing of Goldsmiths College, University of London. We are one of the world's largest and most prominent AI research groups specialising in the computational modelling of creative processes. Via practical implementation and experimentation projects, we address the higher-level philosophical issues raised through software acting in autonomously creative ways. We are involved in a number of projects to bring greater formalism to the study of creativity in software, and are also well known for our applications in diverse domains including pure mathematics, graphic design, creative language, video game design and the visual arts.
Computational Creativity is a sub-area of Artificial Intelligence research, where we study how to build software which can take on some of the creative responsibility in arts and science projects. This has practical aspects, and we build creative software to generate artefacts such as poems, mathematical theories, board games, video games, abstract and representational art. We build software to be taken seriously as autonomously creative, as well as software which can act as a creative collaborator with scientists, designers, artists and engineers.
Computational Creativity also has theoretical and philosophical aspects, and we have investigated various issues. These include whether Turing-style tests are appropriate for evaluating creative systems, how software can acount for its own process and products, and the latent heat problem of Computational Creativity: as software is given more creative license, often the value of the artefacts it produces decreases, which has implications for the assessment of creativity in software.
We are currently building a Computational Creativity Theory to study the assessment of creative software within a formal setting. This will take into account both how software works and what it produces. We hope to de-mystify the creative process in people and computers by developing a framework for describing creative systems, then building and applying software for creative tasks within this framework.
These web pages describe our research projects, results and ideas. It's also a place to check for updates about the world of Computational Creativity. The CCG research group leader is Simon Colton, and he has an overview page for his research which gives a flavour of the research that he is interested in. Please address all administrative questions to Catherine Bellamy, whose email address is: email@example.com.
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Boy I'll tell ya, there's one good thing about bad cartoons - they can provide hilarious commintaries! XD
Love your views on this 'toon Matt, right up to your mention on Mel Blanc's stranged voice section. That had me in fits! What makes this 'toon even worst is who in their right mind would buy, or even sell, ice cream at 10 in the morning!?
Awesome commentary. I agree the animation was horrible here. I'd love to see how Chuck Jones and his team would've handled this short, and have Carl Stalling do the score instead of Bill Lava. It looks almost like a Filmation cartoon for Pete's sake!
They used that Concept on Animaniacs?
I don't remember that at all.
Must've been from the crappy KidsWB era


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Microsoft says it will release a patch on Friday for the zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer that has prompted some security researchers to urge IE users to switch browsers.
The out-of-band patch will be issued about 1 p.m. Eastern time, according to an advisory from the Microsoft Security Response Center, which recommended that the patch be installed "as soon as it is available."
Meanwhile, the company issued a Fix-it for the flaw, which Microsoft said was one-click solution that would provide protection without rebooting. But it's only a temporary fix.
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Zero-day exploit targets IE; some researchers advise switching browsers
An exploit for the flaw in multiple versions of IE was discovered last weekend by security researcher and blogger Eric Romang. Shortly afterward, Jamie Blasco, a researcher at AlienVault, found three other exploits targeting defense contractors in the United states and India.
The vulnerability, which was found being exploited in relatively small numbers, would let malware use a Flash animation to bypass security measures and allow a hacker to remotely execute code. It would attack when a user visited a vulnerable website.
The exploits were attributed to a hacker group in China dubbed Nitro, which in 2011 had attacked systems in the chemical industry and some defense contractors, and recently was found to be exploiting a zero-day flaw in Java 7 that Oracle has since patched. Romang said some of the IE exploits were found to be coming from the same server as the Java attacks.
The IE flaw affects versions 6, 7, 8 and 9 running on just about any version of Windows. And considering that that covers about 40 percent of users in North America, security experts advised people to switch to another browser, such as chrome or Firefox, until a patch is issued. In Germany, the government even made the appeal official, with the country's Federal Office for Information Security urging people to switch browsers.
Prior to issuing the fix-it on Sept. 19, Microsoft had recommended that IE users install the company's Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit as a temporary measure, while setting Internet security settings to high to block ActiveX controls and Active Scripting.
Yunsun Wee, director of Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing initiative, said Friday's patch would be cumulative, and also said the company will hold a webcast on the issue Friday at 3 p.m. Eastern. Interested people can register here.
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How many new bugs will MS introduce with the patch?
Typical "closing the barn door after the horse is out" response from Micro$oft. If Gates spent his money fixing (or better yet, creating good) software instead of promoting his favorite "charity du jour" maybe M$ product wouldn't have these problems in the first place.
Another statement that isn't true (yet). E-mail teaser says "Fix is in..."
Headline says "Microsoft Delivering..."
Fact: Not released yet.
Come on, a little accuracy please.
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Application Extension Platform 1.x -- Installing AXP on SRE Modules
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Installing Cisco AXP OS on Cisco SRE Modules
Ensure that all the AXP installation files are in the same directory.
Configure the SRE module interface as described in Configuring the Cisco SRE Module Interface
Note: To stop the install while the files are being downloaded and before the actual installation begins, use the
service-module ism install abort or
service-module sm install abort command. For more information, see
service-module ism slot/port install command below.
Installing Cisco AXP OS Software
After the installation begins, do not enter further commands on the service module until the "Installation successful..." message appears.
To install Cisco AXP OS on an SRE module, perform the following steps.
Enter Privileged EXEC
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Enter your password if prompted.
Install Software from FTP or HTTP Server
service-module ism slot/port install url url [script filename] [argument string] [force]
service-module sm slot/port install url url [script filename] [argument string] [force]
Router# service-module ism 0/0 install url ftp://username:firstname.lastname@example.com/axp
Runs bootloader to start installation of an application on the specified Cisco SRE module.
slot/port—Position of target module in router chassis. For Cisco ISM-SRE or SM-SRE, always use 0 for the port number. The slash (/) is required between the slot and port numbers.
url url—URL of the server and directory on which the application packages and Tcl script are located. The URL should point to the .bin or .pkg file on the FTP or HTTP server. The router downloads and installs all other files required to complete the application installation.
Note: If you use two or more of the following optional keywords with this command, you must use them in the order in which they are listed.
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argument string —Passes contents of a (quotes delimited) string directly to a Tcl script.
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service-module ism slot/port status
service-module sm slot/port status
(Optional) Monitors the progress of the installation.
Exit Privileged EXEC
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Bad news for Courtney Gardner. Our "recruiting experts" don't know dick.
According to one of them, he was "let go Friday". FSU backed off him as well.
The 'Experts" are saying DGB to Mizzou now too.
It would be great if we got this kid but if he decides to go to his home state school I can't blame him too much and am not going to lose any sleep over it. One position I will never worry about with Petrino as coach is WR. Now if he he was a 5 star 300lb DT who runs a 4.8 then I might weep a little.
who are these "experts" you speak of?
UPDATE: Texas continues to linger in its attempts to land the nation's top wide receiver, Dorial Green-Beckham (Sprinfield, Missouri/Hillcrest). But, the team's recent addition of another wide receiver, Daje Johnson, indicates where Texas believes their standing is with DGB.Instead, a top two has emerged for Dorial Green Beckham. Arkansas and Missouri appear to have a 50/50 shot to land the 6-6 220-pound target."In some ways, Arkansas seems like the perfect fit for Green-Beckham," Stephen Spiewak of Maxpreps.com wrote. "He would be close to home and get to play right away for a team that can compete for a national championship next season.Spiewak considers Missouri the favorite to acquire DGB."While Arkansas will be tempting, Missouri could win out by executing one of the biggest recruiting coups ever," he wrote. "With family all around the state, Columbia makes sense as a centrally located destination for Green-Beckham, even if Fayetteville is closer to Springfield. Not to mention, his last official visit was to Missouri, meaning Gary Pinkel and staff got the often critical last word."
Alabama has 12 of the ESPNu top 150 commited. The rest of the West has 9. I started a thread about recruiting after the Alabama game and was lambasted. I stand by what I wrote. Bobby Petrino is a GREAT coach but I've yet to see him assemble a staff that looks to be great recruiters. I understand that he doesn't like recruiting, but he needs to hire someone that does. Yeah, we have been in the mix for all this elite talent but our staff really struggles at closing. We will whiff on DGB, Santos, Peters, Diamond, Goodman, and Gardner. There is no way to positively spin that. I hope I am wrong.
Please try not to be that guy. It makes the rest of us Razorback fans look bad.
That's what I don't get. Why? I am not trying to be "that guy". I am just suggesting that as awesome as BMFP is, he might could do well to get some recruiters on this staff. We obviously want DGB, Neal, Diamond, Peters, Orijke, Santos, and Garnder. Starkville, we even get them to campus. We had an incredible recruiting extravaganza lat week filled with pep rallies, 19,050 fans at BWA and TulsaPerv stalking recruits at The Catfish Hole and nary a one commitment has come from it. Surely I am not the only one who sees this.
There are probably over 50 schools that want each one of those guys, only one school is going to get him. In your way of thinking the other 49 schools are failures.When you go for higher caliber players you run into more competition and are going to have fewer successes.
I suppose that is true. I also suppose that we all want to win a national championship. I don't think we have a staff that recruits well enough to do that. Yeah, we lost two games this past year but we were rather outclassed IMO. It wasn't anything we did on the field, it was 3 years of signing day catching up to us. Has our recruiting improved since the new regime? Clearly. Is our recruiting good enough for a national championship? Hardly.
You're not the only one who sees this...you're just one of the only ones stupid enough to care what a bunch of nerds rate some high school kids.
I don't care if DGB is a 2 or a 5 star. We rolled out the red carpet for him and it is board sentiment that this would be the most logical place for him. Doesn't appear that he will be coming. Yeah, I am disappointed.
I understand that he doesn't like recruiting
Apparently Texas, Oklahoma, and Alabama aren't getting him either and I can promise they rolled out the red carpet for him as well. Do those programs suck?
You got a source on this, because it's pretty much the foundation of your argument and I think you're full of shit on it.Back up this assertion or pick something else to blather on about.


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Indeed, it's the first time a major U.S. court has ruled that zero dollars for legitimate work does not a legal unpaid internship make. "Considering the totality of the circumstances," reads the ruling from federal judge William Pauley, the plaintiffs, Eric Glatt and Alexander Footman, "were classified improperly as unpaid interns and are 'employees' covered by" the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) as well as New York's labor laws. The judge added: "They worked as paid employees work, providing an immediate advantage to their employer and performing low-level tasks not requiring specialized training."
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- I'm 99% sure that the short stun category is gone now. Charge is a root now, and earthquake and dragon roar say "knock down"
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- Minor version bump.
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- Hunter: fixed Charge provider, Narrow Escape, Entrapment
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- Added an API to get the spell ("provider") that applies the CC debuff.
Initial work: for now the debuff id is returned as the provider id. The data needs to be updated.
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- * Added 500 more polymorph versions
- * Updated the Dr database should be the most accurate there is at this point
- * Blind is now in the fear category
- * Added new DR category: taunts * Added Banish to the sleep DR category
- * Nether Shock -> silence * Snatch -> disarm * Gnaw, Intercept (Felguard), Ravage, Sonic Blast -> control stun
- * Dragon's Breath, Hungering Cold -> disorient * Maim, Holy Wrath, Inferno Effect, Demon Charge -> control stun * Improved Fire Nova -> random stun * Mace Stun, Blackout, Divine Hymn -> removed * Psychic Horror -> disarm * Pounce -> cheap shot * Psychic Horror -> horror
- * Wyvern Sting moved to the Freezing Trap category * Freezing Arrow added under the Freezing Trap category
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Texas Gulf Energy, Inc. Completes Turnaround At Salt Lake City Refinery
Feb 25, 2013, 06:44 EST
HOUSTON, Feb. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Gulf Energy, Incorporated (OTCQX: TXGE) (www.tgnrg.com) announced today that it successfully and safely completed a "turnaround" (a fast-track major refurbishment construction services project) in the Hydrofluoric Acid Unit of a refinery located North of Salt Lake City, UT. TXGE staff peaked at over 120 skilled craft workers working under the company's Project Management Team, and the work was completed without any injuries. The total value of the work completed was approximately $3.5 million. "TXGE is experiencing an increase in opportunities to bid similar work in other refineries and chemical plants, currently we are bidding on approximately $8 million in additional project work that helps solidify our 2013 forecast," said David Mathews, CEO of Texas Gulf Energy, Incorporated.
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Since our founding year in 2003, we have deployed thousands of engineering, construction, technical, skilled crafts and project management personnel to major international energy companies, including Exxon Mobil, Conoco Phillips, Chevron, Valero, and others. We are particularly well known throughout the energy markets for our ability to provide construction services with professional, experienced and well trained teams to maximize the ability of our customers to complete major projects safely, on time and on budget. Now entering our tenth year in business, we have vertically integrated our service offering into other energy market segments, including wellhead services, oil and gas production, and professional consulting services both domestically and internationally to better serve the needs of our customers.
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April 2, 2008
The Schedule
Friday, April 4 at 1:30 p.m.
UC Santa Barbara vs. Fresno State
at the Recreational Center Courts
Saturday, April 5 at 1:00 p.m.
UC Santa Barbara vs. UC Davis
at the Recreational Center Courts
Sunday, April 6 at noon
UC Santa Barbara vs. Univ. of Pacific
at the Recreational Center Courts
56th and Climbing
The 56th-ranked UC Santa Barbara men's tennis team has climbed even further into the national rankings this week dispatching six of its last seven opponents. During this span, the Gauchos topped No. 43 Harvard and Big West rivals UC Riverside and No. 56 UC Irvine. The wins put UC Santa Barbara into third place in the Big West standings (2-1) behind Cal Poly and Pacific who both have yet to lose a match. However, the standings will become a little clearer by week's end as the Gauchos will host UC Davis and Pacific in two of their three matches this weekend.
The Gauchos finally saw their winning-streak come to an end as No. 52 San Diego State handed UCSB its first home loss of the season. Senior Jack Hui and junior Max Taylor came up with the only victories for the Gauchos as they fell to the visiting Aztecs by a score of 5-2. The loss ends a six-game winning streak for the Gauchos while dropping their record to 9-5 overall heading into their last three home matches of the 2008 campaign.
Day 1: Fresno State
The UC Santa Barbara men's tennis team will have a busy weekend as they host a strong Fresno State team this Friday at the UCSB Recreational Center for their first of three matches. The Bulldogs have been on a tear as of late blowing out their competition in the last four matches. On March 26, the Fresno State men's tennis team dominated in its double-header beating Eastern Washington 6-1 and St. Mary's 6-1. Three days later the Bulldogs coasted past Depaul 6-1 and Gauchos' rival UC Davis 7-0. The Bulldogs now stand at 13-7 overall and cruise into Santa Barbara on Friday ranked at 53rd in the nation.
Day 2: UC Davis
The UC Santa Barbara men's tennis team will face a reeling UC Davis team on Saturday afternoon at the UCSB Recreational Center. The Aggies have dropped their last two matches to Fresno State 7-0 and DePaul 5-2. However, UC Davis is still in the hunt for the Big West crown as they face second place Cal Poly on Sunday as well. The Aggies are currently even with an 8-8 record on the season coming into Saturday's Big West showdown with Santa Barbara.
Day 3: University of Pacific
The University of Pacific men's tennis team boasts an impressive four-game winning streak defeating Georgia Southern, Marquette, DePaul and Nevada. After downing Nevada on March 30, freshman David Gonzalez was announced Big West player of the week for the Tigers. Gonzalez, a native of Ecuador, has led Pacific with a 13-2 overall singles record defeating DePaul's Jose Moncada 6-1, 7-6(4) and Nevada's Alex Daruty 6-4, 7-6(9) in singles action this past week. Currently, Gonzalez and the Tigers stand on top of the Big West standings with a 2-0 record topping UC Davis and UC Riverside in the first half of the 2008 season. The Tigers will travel to Cal Poly on Saturday before cruising into Santa Barbara to play an important Big West match.


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Take a deep breath. Hold it. And exhale. A few deep breaths before we visit.
Concentrate on a question for the Madam.
Now, you are ready. Simply click the SYMBOLS on the palm below, and see how your luck lies...
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Once upon a time, which seems so long ago American born citizens regardless of race, creed or religion had the same rights and the Constitution was a one size fit all document of extreme value, written for the people; by the people.
The Constitution was written for the people of the United States so they may keep control of their government disallowing said government to grow beyond control and wage against the people. The most important documents ever penned; second to the Holy Bible, The U.S. Constitution, The Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence where signed, sealed and delivered by the Forefathers in order to establish a more perfect Union for all.
Fewer and fewer people understand the importance of those sacred documents and claim them to be obsolete, old laws that does not fit in too present day society. Where did that idea come from??
When did the country become a Democracy rather than remaining a Republic as was established by the Forefathers? It is difficult to establish a distinct time of change. It could have been in the '20's when people were allowed voting rights, or in the'60's when women and Blacks were permitted to vote, or it could under all possibilities never
experienced the change of names.
There is a distinct difference between a Republic and a Democracy.
A Democracy is a government of masses. Mobocracy triumphs and can be well-defined as political Mob controlled. In a Democracy there is no protection against unlimited power of the majority.
A Republic allows the majority to rule according to the law. The Republic controls the majority to protect the individual God given unalienable rights for liberties for all people regardless of race, creed or religion.
A Direct quote from the Declaration of Independence:
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed…That whenever any form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it, and to institute New government.
Did neglect befall Americans, for which the Declaration of Independence was written when Corporations, Big Pharm, Politicians, Unions and the unlearned governed decided to sidestep the age old laws for the land and become a Democracy rather than abide by the Republic of which our Forefathers intended?
The Republic was not intended to escort entitlements to laziness and lack of interest toward the country. The Democracy, on the other hand attributes to lackadaisical behaviors by "buying" individuals with said entitlements; creating a Nanny State, a state of dependence on the government.
A Republic will ensure the safety of occupants within their greatest efforts; will follow expressly the written Constitutional rights of the people. While a Democracy on the other hand, will abolish all rights of the people by sheer governmental control.
A prime example of a Democracy is Affordable Health Care Act. The
bill, which the government knew to be a debacle, thus Nancy Pelosi made her
infamous remark, "pass it first and read it later." That bill was passed against the majority's wishes in the middle of the night when most citizens of the U. S. were sleeping. Is it not common that the majority of crimes are committed in the stillness of the darkened night when people are sleeping and unaware? That is Mob mentality. That is the mentality of a Democracy.
The Forefathers established a Republic and constrained that name to be altered, yet somewhere, and at some time, a Socialist agenda slipped in like a thief in the night and elected to change the Republic to the Democracy…howbeit not officially…many believe and refer to the country as a Democracy. We Americans have become much to undemonstrative, which unenviably has allowed the government to take control. Rather than standing guard and protecting our Constitutional rights, we have fallen asunder to the government thus accepting their un-Constitutional laws under a mob controlled Democracy which should be unacceptable to We The People.
We have absolutely become the suffering while the evils are unbearable, yet we hesitate to manage those in control. When did Americans become the indefensible, greedy country we are today? When did we become entranced with the government to the point we allowed them to bypass all Constitutional rights thus allotting them the distinct freedom to control our lives per disrupting our privacy, our healthcare and our liberties? In opinion only, it most assuredly happened when our Republic became a Socialist, Marxism, Communist, and Fascism agenda, which can only breed under a Democracy which obliterates any and all unalienable rights that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.


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Today we've added a new beta feature to the site in Hulu Labs: Captions Search. You can now search the captions for thousands of videos across hundreds of shows.
You can initiate a captions search from the Hulu Labs page for the feature, but the more permanent home for captions search is in the new Captions tab on any show or video page for any program with captions.
Recently I watched an episode of House, and they made a funny joke about the resemblance between Dr. Foreman (Omar Epps) and Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin. I couldn't remember which episode it was in, let alone which moment of within the episode.
With the new caption search, I just type in "mike tomlin", and voila.
If you just want a quick preview of the search result, hover your mouse cursor over the image and a short segment of video around the search term will play in the thumbnail. To see it at full size, click on the search result text and we'll send you to that spot in the full-size video. (House knows about football? He truly is a man for all seasons.)
One bonus that comes with caption search is what we're calling the heat map. This is a visual graph of the user interest throughout the span of a video and is available on any captioned video that has accumulated enough user views. It appears at the top of the captions tab for those videos. We analyze a variety of viewer behaviors to generate the heat map.
The first use for the heat map is as a navigation tool: You can click on any bar in the graph to jump to that section of captions. If you search the captions for a video, we'll highlight bars in blue in the heat map to indicate where the matching results appear in the video.
But a second use is to find particularly popular segments within that video. For many videos, interest is fairly linear across a program, but for some shows, the pattern reveals intriguing spikes.
For example, here's the heat map for one episode of a popular show on our site.
You'll notice a peak about three-fourths of the way through the video. This is the ninth episode of Glee, titled "Wheels," and that mesa in the graph represents one of the musical numbers for which the show has become so beloved, in this case a performance of "Defying Gravity."
In fact, in almost every episode of Glee you'll find these peaks in the heat map corresponding to the musical numbers. In the episode "Mattress," the peak about halfway through is for the kids' performance of Van Halen's "Jump" (with a smaller but visible crest just a few minutes earlier for a cover of Lily Allen's "Smile").
Lest you think Glee is the only show capitalizing on this music craze, check out this episode of The Colbert Report. What is that Everest of viewer interest at the end of the episode? Let's just say we're convinced now, there's nothing Colbert can't do.
In the Pilot of V, what is the spike about eight minutes into the episode? Hint: hello, Morena Baccarin!
As this feature is still in beta, we're curious to see how you use it and what you'd like to see from it. Your feedback, as always, is welcome at .
Happy holidays!
Eugene Wei ()
VP, Product


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Eat together
What is more romantic than dinner, right? The Smart Museum has an art show for you, "Feast: Radical Hospitality in Contemporary Art." Since way back when, artists have been looking at the act of sharing a meal from an aesthetic viewpoint. The bonus is that it's a universal experience, which makes it a lot easier for people to (sort of) grasp than a single black canvas and the accompanying placard that explains the work. This means that you don't have to suffer through the rather unromantic "I don't get this" moment. And if things are going really, really well, you can frolic with Mella Jaarsma's I Eat You Eat Me, a sculpture that enables you to stage your own deal in the Smart Museum cafeteria, thanks to Jaarsma's creation that is worn by two people, yielding a mutually supported table between. Now that's what we call eating together. Singles: A show about eating together still provides opportunity for you. You can look at the shared meals, sigh wistfully and hope someone takes pity on you. Or snag one of Jaarsma's sculptures and go looking for a lunch mate. Couples: Nothing like discussing art to spark conversation, and nothing like looking at art about people eating together to make a lovely dinner seem like an excellent idea. Details: Thursday through June 10 at the Smart Museum, 5550 S. Greenwood Ave. Free; 773-702-0200 or smartmuseum.uchicago.edu
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Team Maggie Day 30 Update
Wow! One whole month since Maggie received the super bone marrow from her brother Lucas! As you know, she and mom, Lauren have moved off the hospital floor into the Neely House (named after former Boston Bruin Cam Neely)!
Yesterday they had their first outing. Let's hear it from Mom, Lauren
Today was such a GREAT day!! Pretty sure I am going to fall asleep with a smile on my face! So happy that Maggie is able to have a little more freedom and more space to play. She is taking her meds like a champ for mommy and I think I am getting the hang of hooking her up to her IV nutrition! Tomorrow morning we have her first of many post transplant outpatient clinic visits! Hoping it will go good and be quick! So proud of my little girl!!! She went outside for the first time since July 10th and walked for over a mile without complaining or asking to ride in the stroller!
If you missed Maggie's new address in the Neely House it is The Neely House Attention: Maggie Rudnicki 750 Washington St Boston, Ma 02111. They haved loved receiving all the mail and letters, and will in all likelihood be down in Boston through the month of October, so please keep the letters coming!


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Virginia Highlands Community CollegeHome Menu
Event Calendar
A Monster Calls
Arts Array - Film
- Date: 10/02/2017 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
- Location: Abingdon Cinemall
721 E Main Street
Abingdon, Virginia 24210
A young boy (Lewis MacDougall) befriends a wise tree monster (voiced by Liam Neeson) while coping with bullying and the terminal illness of his mother (Felicity Jones). He moves in with his grandmother (Sigourney Weaver) as his mom's condition deteriorates, and uses his imagination and friendship with the monster to escape reality. J.A. Bayona (The Impossible) directed this fantasy drama. (Rated PG-13 – 108 minutes)
Cost: $7.75 Community Admission
Download the complete Fall 2017 Arts Array Program at www.vhcc.edu/ArtsArray.
- All Arts Array activities are free for the faculty, staff and students of Virginia Highlands Community College.
- Staff members and students of the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center, including participants in the College for Older Adults who purchase an Arts Array pass, may attend all films and concerts in the Spencer-Miller Memorial Concert series for free.
- All films are free for students and staff members of Emory & Henry College and King University.
For additional information about the Arts Array, please contact
Phil Ferguson • email@example.com • (276) 739-2459 regarding film and drama events
and Mary Munsey • email@example.com • (276) 739-2454 regarding concerts.


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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says the winner of the 2012 presidential election will have an opportunity to shape the country for decades to come and he urged voters to give President Barack Obama a second term.
Speaking Tuesday at the Democratic National Convention, Emanuel said Obama has tackled the tough problems -- from passing health care overhaul to saving the American auto industry. The mayor said Obama's opponent, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, was willing to turn his back on Detroit and believes in giving tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans.
Emanuel said the country needs proven leadership to deal with the inevitable crises and challenges it will face.
Emanuel served as Obama's chief of staff until late 2010 when he left to run for Chicago mayor.


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If you want to couch it those terms and get bent about it go ahead, but for me its relative. what's really the difference here, its still about squeezing payroll to increase profits. Its the same old same old dressed up in bigger numbers and to me pushing down wages to increase profits is not fair and how we get to outsourcing and everything being built in Taiwan.Fred wrote:Well "little guy " or "closest thing to a little guy" is splitting hairs IMO both give the same impression ...David and Goliath.
We don't know what the average contract would be worth now in an open market like it was before the cap. Speculate away but if the right wing mantra that free markets, free enterprise and capitalism always is the best answer then the salary cap is more like soviet style centralised production than anything else.The deal that they all bitched about in unison with when they signed the last CBA was the best thing that happened to them.
This where the owners lose support across the board, its their incompetence that has them in this mess not the players. All the players have done is take the best deal they can, the right to sell to the highest bidder is something we go to wars to protect for everyone else. The owners want a smaller payroll? stop handing out 100 million dollar contracts... It's not collusion to be smart for gods sake. Nashville has a small payroll and they are competitive and they draw fans...It can be done... so go do it and stop whining about can't run a popsicle stand in the heat of summer.I don't think this is a time to moan about poor us. You made more than you should and now that's going to be addressed. Man up and understand you made out like bandits to the detriment to many teams ...hence the current philosophy, "they ain't do that to us again" by the owners/ Who can blame them. Personally I'd like to see a few less teams...hows that sit with the workers of the world unite brigade ...poor us
When prices are low, sure take a gamble. This may come as a surprise to you but the World is in a recession. Now is not the time enter for business as a whole to expand .....hence the recession. Now is the time for survival tactics. If it was such a great time to buy why doesn't the PA invest some of their billions they're holding in their pension plan ....according to you it's a slam dunk to make profits. Buy the Blues they're on Sale right now.
Recession... what is so recessionary about RECORD 3.3 billion dollar revenues? what's so recessionary about the franchise values at an all time high?
btw I don't think its a slam sunk to make money with an NHL franchise but I dont think there should be a guarantee to prevent bad management either...
if that theory is true, why then in the worst economy in the world since the thirties has entertainment investment gone straight up? everywhere I look on a personal level its all brand new and twice as expensive sports, movies, travel, toys, all are bigger better brighter and more prolific now than they have ever been...spending crunch? dont see it myself.Yeah right they might want to appear as country "little guys" but the reality they understand and you are willing to totally overlook is entertainment will be the first to suffer if the recession continues or more likely worsen/ It's run on some thing called disposable income and many homes and companies do have any of that pixie dust. I liked in when the PA actually asked for a fixed lump sum rather than a percentage ...this falls into the category of stupid and they understand that disposable income is shrinking. So hey give us the cash and no we don't want any of the risk ...thank you very much. It does show however their infantile strategy.
its called a contract is a contract is a contract... you sign one you expect to live with it good or bad...Now after refusing to agree on a new CBA they want their lost income replaced, where do they gets this from. They seem to come from the same school as the socilaists in Greece, having sucked on the big t!t and driven the country ( some franchises ) into the dirt complain when the day of reckoning inevitable rolls around. All they can think of is we want more.
yeah we are at opposite ends of the spectrum on this issue, but if I agreed with you, we would both be wrongI guess you can gather I'm not over enamoured with the PA stance. I hope the season is written off...it seems inevitable, and it saves me around $5000 plus I have a holiday booked for the month of February call me when they come to their senses and reality creeps in


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Recently I was interviewed for a story in Kiplinger business magazine about what new condominium buyers should be considering prior to making their purchase. The list I provided was long but at the top was whether or not the proposed community had fully funded reserves.
Why is this so important not only to potential new purchasers but to existing owners? Fully funded reserves usually allow communities to meet expected and unexpected financial challenges without the need to specially assess the members. Those communities who had funds in reserve during the tumultous hurricane seasons a few years back fared much better than their reserve-less counterparts.
Still reserves can be a dirty word in associations for some folks. There are those who fear having any sort of money "lying around" for the board to use even though Florida statutes require a membership vote to use reserve funds for non-reserve purposes. There are other people who trust the board but don't trust that they will live to see the benefit of the repairs and maintenance for which the reserve funds are being held.
Both views are, in my opinion, shortsighted and not in the best interests of the membership. A community with full reserves can be a lot more attractive to potential purchasers than a community with older components and no financial cushion. A community with full reserves can also provide much-needed peace of mind to existing residents.
Even folks who understand all the benefits of reserve funding still find themselves confused over the details such as:
What community components merit reserve funding?
What percentage of the membership is needed to waive reserves?
What is the process to waive reserves?
What does it mean to "pool" reserve funds?
What is a Reserve Study and is it really needed?
If you are interested in the answers to these questions, the law firm of Katzman Garfinkel & Berger (my Firm) and Association Reserves are co-sponsoring a Webinar this Wednesday, August 22nd at 2:00 pm (EDT) and 4:30 pm (EDT). Join us from the comfort of your home or office and learn more than you ever wanted to know about reserve funding. Registrants will have the opportunity to participate and ask questions. To register for either time, click this link: http://www.reservestudy.com/webinars
This work by Donna DiMaggio Berger, Esq. is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Generic License.


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A game for 2 players. This could be played outside with people instead of counters. Try to trap or escape from your opponent.
Here are a collection of games from around the world to try during the holidays or the last few weeks of term.
Totality game for an adult and child. Be the first to reach your agreed total.
A game for 2 players. Draw a daisy with at least 5 petals. Shade 1 or 2 petals next to each other. The winner shades the last petal.
This is a challenging game of strategy for two players with many interesting variations.
A game for 1 person to develop stategy and shape and space awareness. 12 counters are placed on a board. Counters are removed one at a time. The aim is to be left with only 1 counter.
This is a game for 2 players. Each player has 4 counters each, and wins by blocking their opponent's counters. A good follow-on from two stones.
Board Block Challenge game for an adult and child. Can you prevent your partner from being able to make a shape?
Advent Calendar 2010 - a mathematical game for every day during the run-up to Christmas.
Who said that adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing couldn't be fun?
A game for 2 players. Using 2 dice, some counters and a games board, can you form a line of counters from one side of the board to the other?
The game uses a 3x3 square board. 2 players take turns to play, either placing a red on an empty square, or changing a red to orange, or orange to green. The player who forms 3 of 1 colour in a line. . . .
Spiralling Decimals game for an adult and child. Can you get three decimals next to each other on the spiral before your partner?
A fun game for two. You'll need some counters.
You'll need two dice to play this game against a partner. Will Incey Wincey make it to the top of the drain pipe or the bottom of the drain pipe first?
A fun puzzle with tantrix tiles.
A number card game for 2-6 players.
A game for 1 person to play on screen. Practise your number bonds whilst improving your memory
Can you spot the similarities between this game and other games you know? The aim is to choose 3 numbers that total 15.
A game somewhat similar to 'noughts and crosses' on a much larger space.
Who said that adding couldn't be fun?
A game played with a standard pack of cards.
A shunting puzzle for 1 person. Swop the positions of the counters at the top and bottom of the board.
Here is a chance to play a version of the classic Countdown Game.
Take turns to place a decimal number on the spiral. Can you get three consecutive numbers?
This challenge is a game for two players. Choose two of the numbers to multiply or divide, then mark your answer on the number line. Can you get four in a row?
A game for two players. You'll need some counters and somewhere to draw a board.
A game for 2 people. Take turns placing a counter on the star. You win when you have completed a line of 3 in your colour.
Nim-7 game for an adult and child. Who will be the one to take the last counter?
In this matching game, you have to decide how long different events take.
Four Go game for an adult and child. Will you be the first to have four numbers in a row on the number line?
Interactive game. Set your own level of challenge, practise your table skills and beat your previous best score.
The idea of this game is to add or subtract the two numbers on the dice and cover the result on the grid, trying to get a line of three. Are there some numbers that are good to aim for?
Use your addition and subtraction skills, combined with some strategic thinking, to beat your partner at this game.
Strike it Out game for an adult and child. Can you stop your partner from being able to go?
A game for 2 or more people. Starting with 100, subratct a number from 1 to 9 from the total. You score for making an odd number, a number ending in 0 or a multiple of 6.
In this game for two players, the idea is to take it in turns to choose 1, 3, 5 or 7. The winner is the first to make the total 37.
Try this matching game which will help you recognise different ways of saying the same time interval.
First Connect Three game for an adult and child. Use the dice numbers and either addition or subtraction to get three numbers in a straight line.
A game for two players. You'll need some counters.
Got It game for an adult and child. How can you play so that you know you will always win?
Design your own scoring system and play Trumps with these Olympic Sport cards.
In this game you throw two dice and find their total, then move the appropriate counter to the right. Which counter reaches the purple box first?
A game for 2 or more players with a pack of cards. Practise your skills of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division to hit the target score.
The aim of the game is to slide the green square from the top right hand corner to the bottom left hand corner in the least number of moves.
A game for 1 or 2 people. Use the interactive version, or play with friends. Try to round up as many counters as possible.
A game for 2 players that can be played online. Players take it in turns to select a word from the 9 words given. The aim is to select all the occurrences of the same letter.
A Sudoku with clues given as sums of entries.
Basic strategy games are particularly suitable as starting points for investigations. Players instinctively try to discover a winning strategy, and usually the best way to do this is to analyse. . . .
A card pairing game involving knowledge of simple ratio.