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What Rights Do Animals Have?
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September 2000
The goal of the human rights movement is to uniformly apply the same ethical code of treatment to all human beings. The animal rights movement has a similar goal, to establish a basic code of ethics which guides the treatment of all animal beings. Both the human rights movement and the animal rights movement seek the same end -- a code of behavior that optimally benefits all members of the society. Like all rights movements, the animal rights movement asks that society broaden its definition of itself to include members previously excluded due their "inferior" status.
The animal rights movement asks for more than KINDNESS towards animals; it asks for, in words of philosopher Peter Singer, EQUAL CONSIDERATION of animals. That is, animal rights requests that the interests of the being be taken into account, whoever that being might be, and whatever those interests might be.
From the animal rights perspective, all animals have the same basic inalienable rights which embody as much as possible the simple maxim "Live and let live." Humans, as members of the animal kingdom, are also entitled to these rights. Animal rights include:
- The right to be treated with respect.
- The right to physical, psychological, and emotional health.
- The right to not be exploited.
- The right to live in a suitable habitat.
- The right to be valued for who we are, not for how we can be used.
- The right to cooperatively share the Earth with other species.
- The right to live as much as possible according to our natures and to express our individual characters.
Obviously, circumstances are not always black and white; there are many shades of gray. Peaceful coexistence between humans is often complicated. Where one person's rights end and another person's rights begin is not always clear. The same is true for coexistence between humans and animals. Do companion animals have the "right" to breed haphazardly? By belying my cat, am I denying her a "right" to kill birds? It is possible that in fulfilling the rights of one species, there may appear to be a conflict with the rights of another species. That is why, while we are feeling our way through these transitions, we must be guided by the single question: "What best serves all parties involved?" by approaching situations in this manner, we consider the rights of all beings, as well as those of the collective community. By pursuing solutions from this perspective, we are more likely to develop creative resolutions that mutually benefit everyone involved.
What "qualifies" animals as beings with rights? Some people point out the fact that animals are capable of suffering. Others propose that animals, like humans, have a special awareness of their lives that differentiates them from the plant and mineral kingdoms. Still others base their support of animal rights on simple observation of animals.
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The University of Bristol hosted the 3rd annual SETsquared Student Enterprise Awards on 6th June at the MShed. The awards are a showcase of the achievements of students and graduate entrepreneurs from the five universities and the mentors, champions and initiatives that have helped them thrive.
Whilst studying Geography at the University of Bristol, Nicholas Charles Tyrwhitt Wheeler had the idea for Charles Tyrwhitt in 1986. He set out to make the best shirts, using only the finest materials, at great value and with unbeatable service.
After a stint with strategy consultants Bain & Co, Nick went "full-time" in 1990. Financed by a foray into the classic car market, he started with 8 shirts and 8 ties in a single page leaflet.
This led to the opening of a Jermyn Street shop in 1997, a website in 1998 and overseas expansion with a Paris store in 2001 and a New York store on Madison Avenue in 2003.
The company continues to grow rapidly in the UK and internationally with sales of £130m forecast for 2012/13.
Nick is a non-executive director of The White Company and is married to its founder Chrissie Rucker. They have four children and live in Oxfordshire.
You can view the nominees by clicking on the categories in the menu on the left hand side.

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Marc Jacobs J Marc Aged Python Shoulder Bags: J Marcs the SpotCategories:Other Brands
Some runway bags don't translate well to real life. But Marc Jacobs is one of the few designers who can successfully bring the dream to reality. His Spring '16 bags are just as enticing a prospect to carry all day, every day as they were when we first saw them swinging from the arms of models back in September at the Ziegfeld.
Admittedly, it's not a necessarily difficult feat to make a crimson python shoulder bag, with nothing but classic flap-front elements, appeal to our "real-life" sensibilities. Decadent? Sure. But we all deserve some decadence on the daily, if you ask me. The major coup here is its wilder, zanier midnight navy sister. In a world of ubiquitous bag stickers and pompom accessories, it's tough to make a plethora of patches feel special, let alone desirable. But Marc's array of embellishments – including a moon, stars, an anchor, a mermaid, flags (American, French, and British, respectively), and even an accordion player – is all that and more. Are we looking at the "it" bag of the season? Marc may have some major competition with Gucci at the moment, but mark my words, this off-the-runway combo of patches and python is going to be in high demand. Aged python shoulder bag in crimson, $2,700, and aged python shoulder bag with embroidered patches, $5,500, both available at Neiman Marcus.
Wear with: Another hot commodity is guaranteed to be Mansur Gavriel's newly-released shoe line. These suede platform sandals are an instant wardrobe staple. On NET-A-PORTER for $625.
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Sapphire HD6950 2GB DiRT3 Toxic Edition Review
Closer Look
Once removed from the anti-static bag, I noticed that the HD6950 2GB Toxic Edition looks a lot like a reference card — it uses a boxed-in, blower-type cooler and it makes me kind of lose the idea of where the "dual cooling fan" mentioned on the front comes from. Hopefully when we get the card pulled apart, I'll figure that out! Anyways, the card does in fact resemble a dual-slot reference card, with the similar blue-hooded being on a small sliver of the cooler, a silver/chrome-looking stripe running down and across the card, and what resembles a keyhole or some form of locking tab. I don't believe it offers any other functionality, but that will be explored further down. The cooler itself slightly extends past the PCB, but not by far. The card is almost the exact same size as the reference design, so any new mid-tower or better case will fit it just fine with plenty of room to spare. The cooler uses an X-shaped bracing plate underneath where the GPU die is located and is probably there to help reduce flex in the card from fastening the cooler to the PCB. We'll look at the cooler more closely momentarily.
With the growing popularity of multi-monitor gaming setups, having enough ports on the rear of a video card is crucial to its functionality and appeal to all markets. Most people probably won't take advantage of a 3+ monitor, Eyefinity setup, but the ability is there and having them available is a very nice feature. Sapphire's HD6950 Toxic Edition includes a total of five ports — two mini DisplayPort jacks, a full-size HDMI jack, and two DVI jacks. The full-size HDMI port is nice to have, and the two DVI ports are always good for backups when using DisplayPort — as anyone would do if the monitor is compatible with it. Having all these ports puts on a little bit of a drawback, however, in the fact that there is not a lot of venting room present in this plate. Perhaps rearranging these ports could allow for a slightly larger vent that restricts the flow less. If the flow is restricted too heavily, a lot of the exhaust air will escape into the case, causing an unwanted overall temperature increase. Looking at the other side of the card shows the blank end of the cooler and that it's capped off. Some coolers run an open design, whereas this one does not. I can't really say whether there is a benefit to either, but the closed frame is more common.
Aside from the standard PCI Express slot on the underside of the card, there are two other internal sets of interfaces. These are located on the opposite side of the PCI Express interface slot. Of course, we have the CrossFire bridge ports, which allow for multiple cards to be linked together at the hardware level, producing a large performance increase since the cards can work together. Something that I almost missed is the tiny switch next to the CrossFire bridge. It allows the user to switch between two different BIOS, for whatever reason it may be necessary. Those reasons could be an overclock gone horribly wrong or potentially a failed flash attempt. The other interface internal to the case is the power supply ports. In general, most if not all HD6950s use two 2x3-pin connectors for its power supply inlet. However, Sapphire's HD6950 Toxic Edition uses an extra row of pins, making for one 2x3-pin connector, and one 2x4-pin connector. This doesn't really mean a lot, but Sapphire would have consciously made the decision to use a more capable plug to allow for more power flow. The HD6970s use this same setup, so Sapphire just wanted to make sure that this card was not limited in any way.
Moving on to checking out what's under the hood, we see the that the Sapphire HD6950 Toxic Edition uses a Cayman core and eight memory modules positioned around the card. The layout of the HD6950 Toxic Edition is identical to that of the standard edition, which is not surprising. Manufacturers would not completely redesign a PCB for a few extra MHz from an otherwise identical card! The Cayman core is equipped with 2640 million transistors, 1408 shaders, and 32 ROPs. The Hynix memory chips are clocked at 1300MHz and operate on a 256-bit bus, giving it a massive 160+GB/s on the stock-clocked 1250MHz chips, so you'll receive even more with this card.
The cooler looks very similar to that of the reference design and I only see one blower. As such, I don't know where the "dual cooling fan" comes into play, unless it's talking about a fan that serves dual purposes — though that may be a stretch. Aside from that fact, we see a large copper base that contacts the core, memory chips, and a few other components. This copper base is known as a vapor chamber, which is essentially a three-dimensional heatpipe. Conventional heatpipes act in only one dimension (think about a road, you can really only go forwards or backwards). Vapor chambers can allow high-end cards to only require a single-slot cooler, though in this case it uses a dual-slot situation. The fins are aluminum and the blower forces air over them. This is a standard, simple, but very effective design and I expect this vapor chamber incorporation to perform well! A neat thing that I noticed is that the main "frame" structure that houses the cooler is made from metal and not plastic. The quality here is excellent.
With an in-depth look of the Sapphire HD6970 Toxic Edition complete, it's now almost time to run it through the rigorous testing that we're all waiting for.


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Conservatives should be happy we got this done → http://t.co/s6OVhqp4ya— Speaker John Boehner (@SpeakerBoehner) April 17, 2015
They Say Entitlement Reform Is Impossible. We Just Proved Them Wrong.
by John Boehner
Friday, April 17, 2015
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The federal government is collecting more money from American taxpayers than ever before, but the budget still isn't even close to balanced. Consequently, the national debt grows larger and larger, primarily because of mandatory spending on entitlement programs like Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security.
This spiral of unsustainable spending and debt stirred scores of Americans to march in Washington and declare that they were taxed enough already. As a conservative, I couldn't agree more, and as Speaker of the House, I've worked to make Washington listen.
Entrusted with a majority in the House since 2011, Republicans have made the American people's priorities our priorities. We've banned earmarks, and worked to reduce spending and stop President Obama's tax hikes. We've passed budgets that actually balance, and outlined plans to save Medicare from bankruptcy and rein in the debt. Because of our efforts, we're on track to save taxpayers $2.1 trillion.
Of course, Democrats fought against these reforms virtually every step of the way, and obviously, we haven't achieved everything we wanted. But we have had some successes, including a recent breakthrough.
For decades, Democrats in Congress have insisted their support for large spending reforms would only come in exchange for large tax increases. Yesterday, however, the president signed bipartisan legislation that would strengthen Medicare, put the program on a sounder financial footing, and achieve real, long-term savings for taxpayers. The bill passed the House in March by a vote of 392-37, and then in the Senate last week 92-8. Notably, it represents the first real entitlement spending reforms passed in nearly two decades, all without any tax hikes. These two facts are big wins for conservatives.
Here's why: over the long term, the two structural reforms in the bill will save taxpayers hundreds and hundreds of billions of dollars.
Now, it's true that these reforms are phased in over time, which means there are some costs up front. But the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) confirmed that the bill would result in net deficit reduction by its second decade, and that savings from the reforms "would increase especially rapidly" beginning in 2025. The Office of the Actuary at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) agreed, finding that the bill would extend Medicare's solvency and reduce its actuarial deficit. Instead of kicking the can down the road, we're saving money down the road.
Going forward, higher-income seniors will pay a little more toward their premiums, and certain Medigap supplemental insurance plans will have limits on first-dollar coverage. These two changes will encourage beneficiaries to think more like consumers when it comes to their health care choices. This is a free-market, conservative approach to reducing health costs and saving money. In fact, policy experts at the Heritage Foundation and the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget have long supported these very ideas.
Our bill also repeals a notorious Washington gimmick called the "doc fix." Nearly 20 times during the past dozen years, under the misnamed Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula, doctors were scheduled to receive steep, automatic cuts to the payments they receive for treating Medicare patients. Every time, Congress temporarily canceled the cuts instead of instituting permanent reforms. This time, though, was different, and now CBO has calculated our solution will "cost $0.9 billion less over the 2015–2025 period," saving taxpayers money compared to the path we've been on.
Make no mistake, this bill hasn't fixed all of our fiscal problems or saved Medicare completely. We all know that much more must be done to save our entitlement programs, but we have to start somewhere. After all, it's been nearly two decades since the last entitlement reforms were enacted. We can't wait that long for the next opportunity. So this bill is an important step in the right direction – toward market-based entitlement spending reform without massive tax increases.
Conservatives should be happy we got this done, and confident Republicans will continue fighting to curb Washington's worst habits for the sake of our children's future.


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You're sitting at your office desk, and the phone rings. You pick it up. It is your boss saying that there is a breaking story at such a location and to get on the scene immediately. You grab your tape recorder, pen, paper, and run to the scene. You take notes writing down what is going on around you, the surroundings, the location, everything. Once you have your information you quickly gather your thoughts and creatively and clearly write your article in order to meet your demanding deadline. Then, moments later it is published.
This is the exciting life of a high qualified and experienced journalist.
Journalism is an exciting occupation, since nothing is the same everyday! Journalists investigate a news story through research, interview sources, and collaborate with a professional photographer in order to capture images that involve the story. Deadlines are a key factor in a journalists career. Doug Robinson, reporter from Area News Group, stresses the importance of deadlines and how deadlines are the main factor in this career. Journalists only have a certain time length to write and finish their final news piece, then it is sent to the editor in order to be reviewed and finally published ("School Required"). The second important factor for becoming a great writer in this field is being accurate and factual in what is being reported. Karen
Plumley, another reporter from Area News Group, states, "… being accurate, not only following the writing guidelines but also getting the information right in your articles is really important. It is worth having multiple sources to double-check your facts…This is one of the toughest parts of being a reporter…sorting out the facts from fiction."
There are several different types of journalism. Some of these are print journalism, broadcast journalism, and internet journalism. Print journalism refers to newspaper and magazine writing. Broadcast journalism refers to an electronic form of media via radio or television. The newest form of journalism is internet journalism, which refers to blogging, websites, and webcasts (Green).
An individual who writes for a newspaper, magazine, or any printed publication is a print journalist. Often times these types of journalists are called reporters. There are several different fields for print journalists, but how often a print journalist has to publish a story depends on their publication company. A newspaper columnist may have to write a story once a week or once a day, whereas a magazine columnist may have to write an article once a month (Carter).
A print journalist has to have several skills, which make their writing strong and effective. Detail is extremely important when writing a story about any kind of event. The ability to clearly explain complex subjects is one of the most important skills for a print journalist. Strong writing skills such as, spelling and grammar are essential to print journalism as well (Baker). These types of needed skills are one of the reasons why journalism is a very competitive industry (Carter).
Along with having several skills, print journalists have many responsibilities, though the responsibilities vary depending on the publication company. "Print journalists are required to seek out new stories, work with tight editorial deadlines, attend and ask questions at press conferences and create and upload content for the publication's website" (Baker). Hard news journalists have short deadlines in one day, whereas soft news journalists (individuals who publish once a month) have more time to complete one news piece.
Broadcast journalism takes a different approach. Although a broadcast journalist still has to investigate, gather and report information, the way in which they have to present news is through either television or radio station ("Broadcast Journalist"). Broadcast journalism is usually presented daily, such as the nightly news at ten o'clock pm, which is on every night.
There are certain skills, which a broadcast journalist is required to have. Depending on the position of which the journalist works, such as anchor, or an investigator behind the scenes, all of the information given has to be presented accurately, and clearly. Another requirement a broadcast journalist must have is the ability to have technical knowledge ("Broadcast Journalist").
The duties and responsibilities of a broadcast journalist are very precise. Since a broadcast journalist can be an editor, anchor, reporter, producer, etc. the language and format is different for each position ("Broadcast Journalist"). It is the individual's responsibility to present the story in the correct format, and make it easy and comprehendable to the viewer. "In the visual media, the reporter must also choose
appropriate locations carefully…[to] go with the content of the story" ("Broadcast Journalist").
Internet journalism is the newest form of journalism today. It involves gathering information on current events or international news and publishing the information via blog or website. There are certain internet publication websites for this type of journalism. An example of one of these publication websites is Yahoo News.
The most important skill to have for internet journalism is the ability to research accurate information, along with correct spelling, grammar, and editing skills. The ability to learn new information and analyze and interpret the information is important for the journalist as well. When the journalist is more enthusiastic about the topic they are writing about it helps the article become more interesting. The ability to adapt to new technology changes with the internet are essential as well, since technology is advancing so quickly.
For an online journalist, the main duty is to provide clear and concise information for the readers. This is achievable by researching accurately about the specific topic. To achieve this, they need to research about the topic that they will write about. Online journalists are responsible for publishing the article on time, just like with print journalism and broadcast journalism.
In order to become a fulltime journalist, an undergraduate degree in journalism, communications, or English is required ("School Required"). The bachelor degree curriculum is the foundation of a career in journalism. Basic literacy courses that a journalist must have are those, which involve liberal arts, such as writing, sociology,
political science, history, etc. Specific journalism courses that focuses on mass media, reporting, editing, ethics, and broadcasting are the core training in becoming a journalist. Internships are required in order to complete a bachelor degree in journalism as well ("Journalism Career"). Internships help the individual make connections for future jobs (Education-portal.com). Another aspect that Plumley suggests is volunteering. She explains the start of her writing career began when volunteering for editor-and-chief, then used that experience in order to apply for paying positions at other newspaper companies.
Journalism is an exciting, yet competitive career. So, assuming that the journalist does not have assigned stories to write about, how does a journalist find stories? Robinson explains that listening to people's conversations is a key way to begin research. "Another thing that happens after being at this job for a while is that people e-mail or call you with ideas. I love it when this happens because it means they trust my reporting skills and have chosen me over other writers to capture an event that is important to them" (Plumley).
Trust. It is the absolute most important thing between a reporter and an interviewee. Many people ask reporters why they should trust them. How do they know that the reporter is not going to write their article and reveal confidential information? This is the tricky part. Robinson talked about a story he wrote recently about a teenage girl, who won a national award for art. The interviewee's portrait had extremely personal and an intense metaphorical message, and when telling Robinson she hesitated before revealing the message to him. This is when Robinson knew that he could not write a story
about the meaning of the portrait because revealing that message could potentially affect the interviewee. Not only did Robinson use his own judgment, but he also understands the Code of Ethics.
The Code of Ethics is the most important document for a journalist, no matter if it is for print journalism, broadcast journalism, or internet journalism. "An understanding of ethics, law and propriety with regard to privacy and modes of expression, so [the individual] can make tough decisions [when] reporting" ("Career Summary"). The preamble of the Code of Ethics states,
Members of the Society of Professional Journalists believe that public enlightenment is the forerunner of justice and the foundation of democracy. The duty of the journalist is to further those ends by seeking truth and providing a fair and comprehensive account of events and issues. Conscientious journalists from all media and specialties strive to serve the public with thoroughness and honesty. Professional integrity is the cornerstone of a journalist's credibility. Members of the Society share a dedication to ethical behavior and adopt this code to declare the Society's principles and standards of practice (SPJ Code of Ethics).
There are key points to the Code of Ethics. The reason for the Code of Ethics is for the protection of sources and journalists. It outlines what should and should not be attained when using information from a source. It is unethical for a journalist to reward a source by payments or gifts, or anything that has to do with a bribe in order to attain
information from a source. Intimidation or threats from a journalist are not acceptable when trying to attain information from a source as well. "People should not feel as
though they must divulge information to avert bodily, social, or financial harm ("Code of Ethics"). In other words, journalists cannot pressure a source through bribes or any kind of threat to gain information.
There are many different aspects of journalism. If chosen for a career, many skills are required such as writing, presenting, and technological skills to only name a few. Journalism can be a stressful career when dealing with deadlines and when it comes to the Code of Ethics. Although there is many requirements, several responsibilites for the field and it is very competitive, journalism is exciting career where nothing is the same day to day. "I believe that if you are dedicated, persistent, determined and work really hard, there are many opportunities to do well. You may say that it is the same with any career…but it's a whole lot easier to accomplish these things in a job that you love" (Plumley).


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News Story
Thousand Oaks Police Department - Results for July 6 DUI Checkpoint
Nature of Incident:
(UPDATE) DUI / Drivers License Checkpoint
Report Number:
Thousand Oaks
Date & Time:
July 6, 2013 9:00 pm to 3:00am
Unit Responsible:
Thousand Oaks Police Department Traffic Bureau
On July 6th 2013, the Thousand Oaks Police Department held a DUI / Drivers License checkpoint. Initially the checkpoint was set up for westbound traffic on Hillcrest Drive west of Lynn Road. Later in the evening, the checkpoint was moved and set up for westbound traffic on Avenida De Los Arboles at Kensington. In addition to the deputies working the checkpoint, motorcycle deputies were assigned to the streets in and around the checkpoint for additional enforcement.
Deputies contacted 264 drivers, conducted 8 DUI investigations, issued 17 citations, made 5 arrests and towed 4 cars. Three drivers were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and one driver was arrested for driving when his license was suspended for a prior DUI conviction. Additionally, another driver was arrested for two outstanding arrest warrants. Eleven (11) of the 17 citations issued were for drivers driving without a license. The other 6 citations were for various traffic violations.
This operation was funded through a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) through the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA).
For any questions related to DUI and traffic enforcement, please contact Senior Deputy Kelly Roark at (805) 494-8245.
Deputy Preparing Media Release:
Sergeant R. Harwood
Media Release Date:
July 7, 2013


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The Minor Program of Study in Communication gives students a balanced background in communication theory and practice.
** Declare the Communication Minor here**
Acceptance is automatic to the minor. If you complete the form, you are a listed a pursuing the minor until you let us know that you are no longer completing it. There is no penalty for lack of completion.
The minor consists of 21 credit hours.
Students must complete:
COMM 1101: Cases in Communication – Fall only
Two courses from the following, only one of which can be a writing course (2310 or 3000-3099):
COMM 1300: Visual Communication – Spring Only
COMM 2010: Oral Communication
COMM 2310: Writing about Communication (Very limited spots for non-majors)
COMM 2820: Research Methods in Communication Studies – Fall Only
COMM 3010: Narrative for Digital Media
COMM 3020: Science Writing for the Media
COMM 3030: Organizational Writing (no longer offered)
COMM 3040: Writing and Editing for the Media (no longer offered)
COMM 3060: Creating a Personal Brand
COMM 3070: Communicating for Impact: Developing Strategic Messages
One Focus Area Introductory Course from the following:
COMM 2200: Media Communication (fall & summer only)
COMM 2450: Communication and Technology (fall & summer only)
COMM 2760: Persuasion and Social Influence (spring only)
COMM 2850: Communication, Environment, Science and Health (spring only)
Three courses of upper level Communication from the following:
COMM 3100 Communication and Decision Making in Groups - CSI
COMM 3110 Educational Psychology - CSI
COMM 3150 Organizational Communication: Theory and Practice - CSI
COMM 3189 Taking America's Pulse - CSI
COMM 3200 New Media and Society - CAT, CMS
COMM 3210 Communication and the Environment - CESH, CMS
COMM 3300 Media and Human Development - CESH, CAT, CMS, CSI
COMM 3400 Personal Relationships and Technology - CAT, CSI
COMM 3450 Human Computer Interaction Design - CAT
COMM 3460 Crowds, Communities, and Technology - CAT, CSI
COMM 3560 Computing Cultures - CSI
COMM 4200 Public Opinion and Social Processes - CMS, CSI, CESH
COMM 4201 Information Policy: Research, Analysis, and Design - CSI
COMM 4220 Psychology of Entertainment Media - CAT, CESH, CMS
COMM 3720 Intercultural Communication - CSI
COMM 3760 Planning Communication Campaigns - CSI, CMS, CESH
COMM 4250 Sports and the Media - CMS
COMM 4280 Communication Law - CMS, CSI
COMM 4300 Ethics in New Media, Technology and Communication - CESH, CAT, CMS, CSI
COMM 4360 Social Networks in the Emerge of Social Capitals - CAT, CMS
COMM 4400 Advanced Human-Computer Interaction Design - CAT
COMM 4260 Gender & the Media - CMS
COMM 4410 Communicating Self in Social Media - CAT
COMM 4450 Seminar in Computer-Mediated Communication - CAT
COMM 4560 Community Involvement in Decision Making - CESH
COMM 4650 Mobile Communication in Public Life - CAT, CMS
COMM 4660 Public Communication of Science and Technology - CESH
COMM 4760 Population Health Communication - CESH, CSI
COMM 4860 Risk Communication - CESH, CSI
COMM 4970 Individual Study in Communication
COMM 4990 Independent Research
* There may be additional COMM Upper Level courses that are not listed. If you have a question about a particular course, definitely ask.
- Upper-Level Communication courses must be between COMM 3100 & 4940 (excluding 4980).
- Only certain COMM 4940 Special Topics course will count in this area - please ask your faculty advisor.
- Students may also use an additional Focus Area Intro Course or COMM 2840 in this area.
Minor Transfer Credit Policy: Students can transfer up to 6 credits toward the 21 credits required for the minor. Only course equivalencies will count toward minor. To determine whether a course will be counted as an equivalent, please email Heather Crespin with a copy of the syllabus of the course in question.
Students must earn at least a C- grade in all courses that are used towards the Communication minor.


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Top Gifts for Christmas 2012
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Christmas 2012 is near, and I still don't know what's the best gift for my 16 years old kid. Before saying anything more you must know that this is a personal list that I think my child would love. I'm choosing the devices on "learn & fun" priority. So, here it is
1. Kindle Wireless Reading Device – 2012 cheap version
Kindle from Amazon is #1 in my list for the top Gifts for Christmas 2012. I was observing kids these days, and they focus so much on technology and movies and spend so little time reading good old fashion books. We read because our lives have too little magic, wonder, heroism, laughter, or justice and I really want my child to inherit those attributes. This amazing device from Amazon is every reader's dream and I really think it would be the best Christmas gift for my kid. With this amazing device, my kid can access anytime up to 3500 books. Unlike LCD screens, Kindle's screen reads like real paper, with no glare. No harm done to his eyes. With wireless off, the Kindle will last up to one month. That's something! Oh, I forgot to tell you that has Built-In Wi-Fi. I forgot to tell you Kindle can play MP3s while you read. The cheapest price, discounts and full features for this amazing device can be found on Amazon.
2. Apple iPod touch 64 GB (4th Generation) NEWEST MODEL
The new iPod would be another amazing Gift for Christmas 2012. Talk with your friends on FaceTime app. Shoot, edit, and share stunning HD video. Play games versus friends, or unidentified foes, with the new Game Center. And do it all on the Retina display – the highest-resolution screen on any mobile device. And let's not forget all the cool apps in iTunes store.
3. Cloud b Twilight Constellation Night Light
It's time to transform your child's room into a starry sanctuary that comforts him/her. This amazing device visualizes a complete starry night sky onto the walls and ceiling of any room. You have 3 projection color options blue, green, and amber to create magical, tranquil environments
This device works on three AAA batteries and has auto shut-off; 45 minutes sleep timer. Another amazing Christmas 2012 Gift.
4. Duck Hunter EXTREME Indoor/Outdoor 2 Player Radio Control Infrared Duck Hunting Game
This game is about survival, it's you against the duck. My kid loves video games with guns, so I guess he will really love to shoot some toy ducks in real life. This provocative radio-control game adjudicates the battle once and for all. One player gets a safe laser blaster gun and the other gets control of the duck's flight pattern. Although you are attempting to draw a bead on the evasive target, your adversary is making the duck zig, zag, dip and dive. A fast 10-second charge keeps the duck aloft for seven minutes unless it gets shot down. The package includes duck, infrared shooter, transmitter/charger. Requires 3 AAA and 6 AA batteries.
5. Fisher-Price The Sing-A-Ma-Jigs – Pink
Are you prepared to meet The Sing-A-Ma-Jigs, the fresh free-spirited, offbeat characters that activate unforeseen laugher and excitement with every interaction! The Sing-A-Ma-Jigs enjoy nothing more than singing jointly, and just to prove it, they harmonize with each other in perfect pitch every time. When in chatter mode they speak their own language full of jibber and jabbers.
Also be sure to check Another 5 Xmas gift ideas for Christmas 2011
What are your top gifts your kids would love for Christmas 2012?
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You have trouble impressing your child on Christmas 2011? If your child's old toys have are common history or do not attract his interest, it's time to call in the heavy artillery: intelligent toys! These toys are effective and safe because it retains the educational and interactive side of the little ones.
Top Christmas 2011 Smart Toys for Kids
With LeapFrog your child can walk the path of early writing with Scribble and Write. There are multiple learning modes that will aid the child progress. He/she can choose from drawing various shapes and pictures, to writing letters. LeapFrog offer online support for customized learning ideas. It's a fun way to learn how to write. One of the best toys you could offer your child on Christmas 2011.
Your child will use this intelligent game to create unique 3D structures. The special board will provide the perfect space for him to use and employ unique shapes in his constructions. The package includes tools, nuts, screws, bolts and a variety of shapes. Tecno Building Toy is made in Italy and contains high quality plastic. It's perfect for children age 4+. Let your child enjoy this intelligent game on Christmas 2011.
Allow your imagination ramble spontaneous with Rory's Story Cubes! This small originative story generator supplies hours of creative entertaining for all ages. The Story Cubes consists in nine dice. Roll the dice and view the face up picture. Pick a figure and let your child start his story from there. The child can start with "Once upon a time…" and construct up a narration that somehow associates all 9 face up figures. Don't worry about the wrong answers, because there is no your child can't be wrong with this game. Just let him use his imagination! He can play alone or with his friends in Christmas 2011 eve.
Name That Country is a fun way to learn more about the world geography. Playing this game, the kid will learn fascinating things about the world. The game can be played by 2-3 players, kids ages 8+. I Believe after playing the game 10 or 20 times that near every kids will ascertain the country names. The perfect Christmas Gift!
Christmas 2011 is almost here and it's time to give your child an intelligent toy he will remember the rest of his life. I remember I got my first word game when I was 4 and the same year I learned how to read.
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Christmas 2012 is so close, that we can almost smell it. Will it snow this year? Well, for the sake of my kids I hope so. This is my Top 5 List with the best christmas gifts for 2012.
1. Xbox 360 Bundle Pack – Well, you can't go wrong with this perfect gift for 2012 Christmas. Every kid's dream. The price is right, and you'll also get 120GB HDD. Also includes LEGO Batman: The Videogame and PURE.
2. Nintendo DS Lite Cobalt / Black – This is the best-selling video game system in the world. You will love the new look. Price around $120
3. Little Touch LeapPad – Young kids will launch into the world of learning via interactive books. The best gift for young ones in this 2012 Christmas. Little Touch LeapPad is designed for tots 6 to 36 months, with three distinct levels of activities and stories: musical rhythms and sounds; short descriptive phrases; and rhymes and early learning.
4. Fisher-Price® Roll-a-Rounds™ Drop & Roar™ Dinosaur – Color coordinated ball drops and ramps allow baby to follow the rounds down one of 4 paths accompanied by 3 colored lights and lively tunes. Price $40
5. Transformers Movie Leader Optimus Prime – Awesome robot-to-vehicle figure features electronic speech, light-up eyes and chest and MECH ALIVE gearing that reveals moving armor panels and internal gears. Price $100
Well, no comment on this one. Wii combines real life sport with virtual sport. Perfect for any kid.
Let's not forget about bio products like… bio honey
Here is my list, please feel free to add your own best gifts for 2009. You might want to take a look on our Amazon Gift Shop for kids
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I Die a Thousand Deaths!! A Sonnet
Despair is necessary to the human condition and will sometimes help us. It springs from fear, loneliness, attachments or desires, Insecurity, isolation and separation from our Source. Despair is rooted in desire, whether it's for name, fame, power and greed, or a new house or car. There are also the big ones: Family, children, passions, gold ...
Desire is very necessary, indeed essential for the human development and so I am not about to knock it here. Without Desire, the growth of the Soul cannot take place; evolution will become stunted. This poem expresses not desire but the pain that comes with isolation from our true Source. It can also be seen in the Light of someone whose seeds of hope is all but diminished, and held only by Strands of Love.
Strands of Love bind me, and yet I do not see.
My smile hides blades of torment, and
I drift aimlessly, as in a daze. Where are the candles?
The absence of the moon brings darkness, and
Hope has become scattered in the wind.
This was once a Meadow of Light,
But now the flowers weep from my emotions, and
The stones cry. I choke helplessly, on the very air I need.
I have gone deaf to the melody of the nightingales.
The grey mists of burning blood ,
Stagnates my flow of vibrancy, and
My Faith-kernels, are covered in red.
Today is another day of isolation, and
I die a thousand deaths!
-Manatita, The Lantern Carrier, 22nd March, 2015. ©Copyrighted.
Light never leaves us. When the Days task is completed, it diminishes and soon takes rest. Then the night sets in. Still, there is almost a silent hope or promise, in the inevitability of a new or virgin dawn. Soon the Light, which was simply hidden by God's mystery, springs forth. The whole of life is a play of the forces of the Absolute Power, manifesting Itself in myriad ways.
When we know this, we become truly free. I welcome you here with all my Love.
Despair. A necessary human condition?
Does despair help us?
© 2015 manatita44
You leave me with many thoughts--it is in pain that we feel each other most in some ways--certainly that is where empathy is born--I wish that I believed that the light will always save us--but I do not think that is where many lives their lives--
So inspirational. Made me think about lots of things.
Simply beautiful, I must say. You once again proved your word magic and expression. Keep on writing. All the best.
Wonderfully expressed poem, Manatita....your words almost cried in despair here....Voted up and shared.
Please check your mails, my friend.
I think we must try to learn from despair rather than let it defeat us. Inspiring words, thank you:-))
Out of the most tumultuous times came my greatest connection to God's peace. A reassurance that what I was facing was something I had not to face alone...embracing that understanding keeps me in the Light.
Beautifully expressed as usual.
Angels are on the way to you this afternoon ps
Wow, dramatic, beautiful and powerful poetry here. When we die to self, we become truly alive. Even through the darkest of storms, the light is always there just as the sun is shining above the darkest storm clouds although we may not be able to see it shining because of the dark clouds. Peace and blessings
Powerful indeed. You gave verbal form to some very abstract feelings, beautifully penned.
Voted up and Useful. Wonderful work.
This is another one of your very best. Thank goodness despair goes away and the light returns brightly...
Again, you give voice to what I believe are the feelings of many, better than we ever can. Thanks for sharing your giftedness of expression in beautiful verse. Comforting to know that the light doesn't leave; it only hides for a while. Have a great week!
Dear brother, GOD's grace is not easy. Only when we learn to know death while living, will we be able to get peace. When all turmoil of life brings us to the edge of precipice and we seem to lose all hopes that we'll come face to face with real bliss. When all fears get vanished from our mind that we'll usher in real freedom.
All saints went through the despair, so vividly painted in this powerful poem, and only after constant and much wrangling did they meet their beloved who is peerless and life of all lives. Brother, you show us the glimpses of divine knowledge. I love your poetry. Thank you very much. Voted up.
I learn from despair. Does everyone? I'm not sure I can give a blanket affirmative to that, but there is much to think about in this powerful work. Blessings always my friend.
This is beautiful, Manatita. You give us much food for thought. There's always a way to turn a negative into a positive.


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Prior to Adobe Photoshop 3.0, this paint program was the only software I was aware of on the open market that supported multiple free-floating layers of images. Ever since I encountered the concept of a paint program, I wanted a reasonable way to drop new images onto a pre-existing background so I could throw my X-Acto knife away--and Fauve Matisse is it. You can cut or copy any image or portion of an image and paste it onto another image as a discrete object with its own characteristics. These objects or layers may be blended into the background by adjusting the opacity of each layer or by removing or restoring opacity to specific portions of a layer with opacity brushes.
Basically, to create photo-compositions, you can "crop" away unwanted areas around a figure to let the background image show through by removing opacity around the image by hand. Or you can just overlay a transluscent or "embossed" image on top of another image for a more computer-like textural effect. (Any weird visual montage in Reign of Toads #4 was probably created with Fauve Matisse.) When you save a file in Fauve's .MAT format, the individual layers are preserved so you can fool with them later. After messing around with the grayscale-only freeware version of Matisse (which works quite well for any b&w publishing project), I sprang for the color version, which is [Correction: was --Ed.] commonly available (at Egghead, for instance) for $99 or maybe $149 bundled with something else (like Kai's Power Tools, which was the deal I got).
Matisse also offers an interesting selection of "brushes" which simulate different real-world art techniques and tools, but I don't use those much at all... though I had some luck with the Pointillist brush, which saved me a lot of the mouse-clicking manual stippling requires. Some tools are underdeveloped or just don't work (the Perspective tool being a prime example... try it on a circle and see what happens); and the sliders for various filters are annoyingly small and provide no way to avoid using them by simply entering a specific value from the keyboard. The most outstanding weird thing is the lack of an Eraser tool--the manual addresses this and tells you to simply paint with a white brush, but that means you have to get the color selector functioning and fool around with the brushes to find one that does the job satisfactorily (I prefer the Oil brush myself) before you can erase anything... which may be the wholistic approach, but I wouldn't mind a ready-to-rock Eraser tool for my less patient moments.
After using Matisse for a couple of years, the major drawbacks turned out to be: uninterruptible screen redraw, piss-poor and wasteful use of available memory (which can only partially be blamed on Windows 3.1), and many annoying little interface quirks that were never corrected. I put it to use for many a graphics project, but it was always a painful experience and I am now quite delighted to be using xRes instead. --K.S.
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Archaeologists in Greece have unearthed what they believe may be the most complete Minotaur skeleton ever found. Discovered on the Island of Crete, just outside Heraklion, it has already sparked a lot of excitement in the archaeologist community.
The expedition led by Dr. Harold Grant, had been digging for several weeks before making their discovery. Next began the painstaking process of removing the surrounding bedrock from the fossil. So far the team has spent roughly two months clearing the site.
In a number of publications around the world, scientists have begun to speculate about this great beast's life. What its primary diet could have been, how long it lived for and hopefully many more insight into these ancient creatures.
Some have also begun to speculate about how the creature died. One historian has even gone as far as to say that this could be the very Minotaur that was slain by Theseus himself!
"If you look at the proximity of the dig site to the location of the ancient great maze it is hard think any different," Said Dr. said Dr. Alika Galanos of the University of Crete in an article submitted to Unearthly Sciences Magazine. "In science one must never jump to a conclusion, but one must also know when to spot a path and follow it. Once fully excavated I would not at all be surprised to see marks of past wounds entirely consistent with those described in the books of Theseus."
Others disagree: "We have found several hundred Minotaur skeletons to date, nearly half of those on Crete," said one popular scientist on Twitter. "I find it astonishing that anyone would claim that we could possibly say with any degree of accuracy just who this animal was."
Regardless of the life of this animal, the entire scientific community will be waiting with baited breath for the fossil to be fully excavated, and will no doubt be clamoring to study and learn more about this mysterious ancient creature.


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Former Independent Counsel Slams 'Brazen and Blatant Political' Investigation of President Trump
Jake Baker · December 06, 2017 · Featured, Politics, Elections, Foreign Policy, Militant Islam, Obama Regime, Middle East, Immigration, Terror, GOP Sellout, Left Wing Ideology, Leftist Bullies
By: DANIEL J. FLYNN
A former independent counsel laments the "arrogance" of special counsel Robert Mueller in stacking his legal team investigating the president with partisans in an exclusive interview with Breitbart News.
"This is about appearances," Joseph diGenova tells Breitbart News. "For Mueller to hire all of these people who made so many contributions to Hillary Clinton was a decision of such arrogance and indifference to appearances. You just can't have the optics of that and not have your work questioned. And [Peter] Strzok has just brought it to the fore."
Strzok earned his dismissal from Mueller's team after the special counsel learned of anti-Trump text messages the FBI agent sent to an alleged paramour.
Strzok allegedly played a major role in changing the language in James Comey's report on Hillary Clinton's server from describing her as "grossly negligent" to "extremely careless," a significant alteration given the former phrase approximating the language in the law possibly catalyzing an indictment. Later, according to CNN, he signed the document launching the investigation into alleged interference by the Russians in the 2016 presidential election and personally questioned former Trump administration national security advisor Michael Flynn. In other words, a politically-biased investigator played leading roles in two of the most politically-charged cases in recent times.
Mueller dismissed Strzok from his investigation. But he still holds a position at the FBI.
"He didn't get fired," diGenova points out. "He just got demoted."
DiGenova faults Mueller for stacking his team with other partisans when the situation called for compiling a group of professionals without the appearance of an agenda beyond the law. When diGenova served as independent counsel in the early 1990s, he notes that professionalism rather than partisanship motivated his hiring practices.
"I chose people from my old U.S. attorney's office with whom I had a relationship and one or two people with the Department of Justice that I knew," diGenova explains about his investigation into George H.W. Bush administration figures accused of snooping into candidate Bill Clinton's passport records. "I was looking for professionals, people with no ax to grind, apolitical people."
The fifteen named lawyers working for Mueller donated heavily to Democrat candidates. According to Politifact, they gave $62,043 to Democrats and $2,750 to Republicans in races for federal offices. Put another way, for every $1 the Mueller lawyers donated to Republicans, they donated almost $23 to Democrats.
"He exercised the worst type of judgement in two very sensitive cases," di Genova tells Breitbart News of Strzok. "This guy has become an embarrassment to the bureau, but no more than James Comey and Andrew McCabe, who have done more to destroy the credibility of the bureau than J. Edgar Hoover ever did. The brazen and blatant political effort by Comey is now without question."
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By Dark Politricks
This is the first song I have seen about the Military Industrial Complex and is set over the Beetles song "Baby You're A Rich Man".
Sent to me by @eal_deal on Twitter.
Good song and so very true.
Whilst it is the poor who end up dying for the cause. Whether they are on the receiving end of the bombs or doing the fighting. It is rich men who profit from war and will always do so.
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Many people think companies that sell spirits are a sure bet during a recession. Find out if they're right from alcohol seller Diagio .
The saying goes, "when times are good people drink but when times are bad people drink more."
Sure it's tongue and cheek but it speaks to the widely held belief that liquor is one of the last indulgences that people are willing to do without, even in hard times.
Is this old adage accurate? Is the spirits trade booming in bust times? Find out from Diageo's Ivan Menezes, President, North America.


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Ray Bradbury's "January 1999: Rocket Summer" (short story, science fiction)
In a small town in Ohio, launch preparations of a rocket have turned winter into summer for a while "with every breath of its mighty exhausts".
It's flash fiction - very tiny story & no characters.
Collected in.
Fact sheet.First published: Planet Stories, Spring 1947.
Rating: B
Related: All stories of Ray Bradbury.


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New Hanover County's commercial real estate market is showing signs of a recovery.
New Hanover County's commercial real estate market is showing signs of a recovery.
A Walmart Supercenter is planned for Porters Neck. Mayfaire has submitted preliminary plans to the city for new phases of retail development. New Hanover Regional Medical Center is building a new outpatient cardiology center.
Numerous multifamily housing projects are either being built or going through the city and county approval processes. More are planned.
But the market is more than big plans and big deals. It's smaller buildings and leasing as well as sales.
So views are split on where the market for offices, retail and apartments stands. And some of the optimism is based more on outlook than what's happening now.
"The market is definitely improving. There's a ton of developers looking at new projects," said Nicholas Silivanch, vice president of retail leasing and acquisitions at Coldwell Banker Commercial in Wilmington.
"There's a lot going on in multifamily right now. We're seeing an uptick in junior box and big box users looking in the area for retail sites," he said. (A junior box is a store of about 15,000 to 30,000 square feet, such as a Bed Bath & Beyond.)
"The commercial market has shown definitive signs of improvement over the last 24 months," said Brian Eckel, principal at Cape Fear Commercial. "The investor market is as strong as we have seen it in the last four to five years."
Setting the stage
The trough that commercial real estate is emerging from is deep. But it could have been even worse.
One thing that mitigated the market plunge here is that Wilmington didn't get overbuilt with offices and stores as Charlotte and Raleigh did, Silivanch said. And that sets the stage for a comeback for construction.
"Now that allows us to be able to come out of the ground again with new product."
Other commercial real estate experts here were more circumspect.
Any kind of speculative building "is a tough proposition," and most construction in the area is by chain stores, said Mike Nadeau of Creative Commercial Properties.
McDonald's, for instance, demolished its restaurant at Shipyard Boulevard and Carolina Beach Road and will build a new one on the site.
The market is better, but "one thing has not changed: Lease and sales prices are low," said Hansen Matthews, a partner at Maus Warwick Matthews.
On the plus side, "the closed sales and the leases have increased significantly. That marks the spot we've all been looking forward to – when people start agreeing on price.... That has to happen before the free fall we were in could end."
The downturn
And it was a free fall.
"The main point is everything is relative," Nadeau said. "After the trough we went through, any activity" would be good.
The market depression led to bankruptcies, and banks took scores of properties back, further depressing prices and rents.
Inventories of both land and commercial buildings in Brunswick and New Hanover counties continue to be "unhealthy," said Pete Frandano of Southport Realty. There are still several years worth of inventory in both counties, he said.
Those numbers are starting to come down, but especially in Brunswick much commercial development will have to wait for the rooftops to materialize – in other words, for housing to catch up from its own slump.
"The downturn in commercial was much more severe than residential," Nadeau said. "In 2009 the commercial market shut down, the banks shut down. It went to nothing."
But Nadeau added, "There is an ongoing sentiment that we made it through, so we need to start planning for the future."
"For the most part, the banks have worked through their distressed portfolio," Eckel said. "There is also good evidence that the pricing is increasing."
He cited figures from his firm: Prices for the last 16 bank-owned properties sold averaged 104.45 percent of appraised value.
"Traditionally, commercial lags the residential market by a year or two," Frandano said. "I would bet that if you polled my colleages they would say the commercial market is definitely better."
Rents, meanwhile, are holding steady, Nadeau said. Matthews held a similar view. But Silivanch saw them beginning to rise from depressed rates, saying that through the end of the second quarter, retail rents averaged $13.73 a square foot, up from the $12s a year ago. And he expects an increase to $14.50 next year.
Multifamily is the strongest of any commercial real estate sector, the experts agreed.
"Apartments have certainly been the bright spot in all of the commercial real estate industry," said Eckel, whose firm developed the Headwaters at Autumn Hall, which is 95 percent leased.
"We ... are looking at other opportunities throughout this marketplace for new projects."
Matthews said there will be more multifamily complexes. "The question in my mind is how many more.
"I think we should be fine for the next year, and beyond that I don't see any huge shakeout," he said. "But if everything proposed is developed it would not surprise me to see some softening of occupancy," especially in older projects.
Silivanch sees the University of North Carolina Wilmington as a hedge against significant oversupply of apartments. Several of the apartment complexes being built or proposed are aimed at UNCW students.
"I don't know how much of a saturation point we will ever reach because of the university." He saw a relationship between the university's growth and multifamily development.
"I feel like, because the university has so much excess land where they can build school buildings, by adding multifamily we are providing more opportunities to help grow our university," he said.
Additionally, housing financed by federal tax credits is "never going to go out of style," Silivanch said, citing the relative high cost of living here.
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Washington: The last two secretaries of state, Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Condoleezza Rice, top a new list of potential contenders in the next US presidential election in 2016, according to new survey.
Clinton and Rice were one and two in a Fox News national survey that simply asked whether this "person would make a good president or not?"
Out of a list of a dozen possible 2016 White House hopefuls, 55 percent of people questioned said that Clinton, who stepped down earlier this month as secretary of state, would make a good president. Forty-two percent said Clinton would not make a good president.
Even though Clinton has said time and again that she would not run in the 2016 election, there's already intense speculation over whether Clinton will make a second bid for president.
In second place in the survey was Rice, who served as national security adviser and then secretary of state under President George W. Bush, with 43 percent saying she would make a good president and an equal amount disagreeing.
Following Clinton and Rice in the polls at 37 percent were New Jersey's Republican Governor Chris Christie and House member Paul Ryan, last year's Republican vice presidential nominee, with Vice President Joe Biden at 35 percent.
About a quarter questioned in the survey said former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio, the state's junior senator, would make good presidents. Louisiana's Indian American governor Bobby Jindal and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo were both at 16 percent.
Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell and Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick were at 6 percent, with Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley at 5 percent.
Breaking down the numbers, 83 percent of self-identified Democrats questioned said Clinton would make a good president, with Biden in second place at 60 percent.
Among self-identified Republicans, 62 percent said Ryan would make a good president, with 54 percent saying the same thing about Rice.


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LONDON (AP) - Victoria Pendleton of Britain washed away the disappointment of her disqualification in the team sprint by claiming the gold medal in the keirin on Friday at the Olympics.
Pendleton, who will retire after the London Games, won her second Olympic. She won the individual sprint in Beijing four years ago.
Pendleton surged ahead just before the start of the final lap at the velodrome and then held off Guo Shuang of China, who claimed the silver medal. Lee Wai Sze of Hong Kong took bronze.
Pendleton, who was devastated after the team sprint, raised both arms after crossing the finish line then brandished a Union Jack to the delight of the 6,000 fans packing the arena.
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These are painting studies i did trying to emulate Roberto Ferri's essence and style.( http://www.robertoferri.net/gallery.php)
master copy can be viewed here.
The goal of these studies was to find new techniques in painting as well to regurgitate what i have learned over these past years. I had fun doing these, learning alot about what i think was going through his head as he was painting these masterpieces.


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About Broken Aro (The Broken Ones Book 1) by Jen Wylie:
Open your eyes to darkness. What do you see? Does the darkness frighten you? Now imagine the darkness being the cargo hold of a slave ship. Your city has fallen. Your family is most likely dead. You don't know anyone around you, and some of them aren't even human. Giving up would be so easy to do, but not for Arowyn Mason. Not after being raised in a military family with seven brothers. Every great story should begin with a plan. Aro's was to escape and to survive.Escape comes, but at a price. As they reach the shore, Aro and the other survivors learn that freedom doesn't mean safety. The slavers want their property back and will do anything to get it. The party uses every ounce of their brute strength, a hearty helping of cunning, and even ancient magics to keep themselves alive. Sickness, danger, and even love surprise them at every turn. Dealing with danger becomes their way of life, but none of them ever considered that nothing can be quite as dangerous as a prophecy. Running turns into another race altogether as her world falls to pieces again and again."Reminiscent of the epic Lord of the Ring trilogy, Broken Aro is the first installment of a lively new series destined to enslave a new legion of fans for its author, Jen Wylie. Filled with dragons and fey, mortals and slavers, adventure and mythology, Broken Aro is grand adventure in an epic style, a complete stand alone novel that also leaves on eager for more!"~ Rusty Fischer, author of Zombies Don't Cry"A page-turning tale of impossible love, unusual allies, betrayals, andhigh adventure. I couldn't put it down." ~J.A. Campbell, author of Doc, Vampire-Hunting Dog
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Jen Wylie resides in rural Ontario, Canada with her two boys, Australian shepherd and a disagreeable amount of wildlife. In a cosmic twist of fate she dislikes the snow and cold.
Before settling down to raise a family, she attained a BA from Queens University and worked in retail and sales.
Thanks to her mother she acquired a love of books at an early age and began writing in public school. She constantly has stories floating around in her head, and finds it amazing most people don't. Jennifer writes various forms of fantasy, both novels and short stories. She loves to hear from her readers!


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There's a solution here, we call it OPB: Other People's Boats. I love OPB.
For those reading the last few posts that don't understand the concept of "boat," here is the definition:"A boat is a hole in the water into which you pour money." --- origin unknown (to me).
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Little Lambs Preschool of Immanuel Lutheran Church, 511 Russell Road, DeKalb, will host an open house from 9:15 to 11 a.m. March 13 for new families interested in fall enrollment in the program.
Little Lambs is a Christian preschool, licensed by the state of Illinois. Children must be 3 or older by Sept. 1 to enroll.
The primary purpose of Little Lambs is to provide a quality education for children and their families in a loving Christian atmosphere. Each day is filled with educational experiences, with an emphasis on the child's social, emotional, physical, cognitive and spiritual development. There are activities that promote discovery, group work, music, art and large and small motor development.
Registration for the community will begin 8:30 a.m. March 18 in the church office.
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Getting More Help From Your Partner
By: Rick Hanson, Ph.D. and Jan Hanson, L.Ac.
[Adapted from Mother Nurture: A Mother's Guide to Health in Body, Mind, and Intimate Relationships, by Rick Hanson, Ph.D., Jan Hanson, Lac., Ricki Pollycove, M.D. Copyright © 2002. Reprinted by arrangement with Viking Penguin, a division of Penguin Putnam Inc.]
I did all the organizing for our son's second birthday, hoping that Bob would help out during the party itself. But no, he spent the whole time talking with his buddies while I raced around doing everything, except for when he cut the cake and then looked at me like he deserved some kind of reward! I want someone who doesn't need me to stamp my feet to get some help, who takes initiative with the kids and the house, whose mind is not elsewhere all the time. Somebody who does things because he wants to do his share, not just to get me off his back. I need to really feel like I have another half.
Some couples are equal partners in the work of making a family. But that's the exception, since many studies have found that the average mother is on-task, working away at one thing or another, about twenty hours a week MORE than her partner is, whether or not she is drawing a paycheck. And if she has no partner, in most cases just about all of the work of raising children falls to her alone.
If you are one the many mothers who would like more help from the father of your children, we suggest you do two things:
- Establish the facts of who is doing what – One good way is to keep a fair record several days or a week of how each of you spends your time (keep it simple, and don't take more than five minutes a day to track your time); facts are facts!
- Communicate your principles as to why it's fair and good for the children, you – and him – for the total workload that comes with children to be shared more equally.
Here are examples of principled responses to various objections we've heard fathers make to carrying more of the total load; please adapt them to your own needs and voice:
- He says: "I'm not as good at it as you are. Plus the kids go to you anyway."
You say: "Like anything, you just need to practice a little. The kids will get used to you doing certain things, and I'll direct them to you more. Plus you could initiate and not wait for the kids to come to me. Additionally, even if I'm the one who always washes their hair, you could still help more by reading to them or cleaning up the kitchen."
- He says: "You always interfere, and I've quit trying."
You say: "I don't always interfere, but I do sometimes. I'm trying to help, anyway, not interfere, but I can understand that you feel crowded, so I'll promise to back off."
- He says: "You just want someone to do things for you."
You say: "Nope, I want you to do things with me. It's not just about getting stuff done. When you do your part, it makes me feel connected to you, like I'm not alone and we're in this together. I made a baby with you and I would love for us to share that experience in a happy way together."
- He says: "I do more than my dad did."
You say: "That's great, and I appreciate it. But there is still more to do if we're going to be fair about it."
- He says: "That's woman's work."
You say: "There is no law that says so. You did dishes before you met me, and it wasn't women's work then. I don't think you take it easy while I wash clothes or give the kids a bath out of high moral principle, but simply because that's your personal preference. You're just as capable as I am of putting a child to sleep or feeding a toddler."
- He says: "My job is so stressful that I need to rest at home."
You say: "Remember how you nearly fainted with relief when I finally got home after you were alone with the kids that one time for a few hours? Now imagine doing that for many hours instead of a few, and for a thousand days instead of one. If we're talking about getting a break based on the stress level of our typical day, in fairness I deserve rest at least as much as you."
- He says: "Making a living counts for more than raising children."
You say: "I believe that it's the other way around. Child rearing counts for more since it so directly impacts our precious children. And it's usually harder, day after day. I am not setting child rearing above making a living. But it is at least equal."
- He says: "I make all the money, so you should handle the housework and kids."
You say: "I do handle the housework and kids while you are making money. I'm talking about what you do when you're not commuting or at work. You wanted children and now we've got them. You can see that it's best for them when we are both involved in the morning, at night, or over the weekend. Speaking personally, it does not feel fair for me to keep on going while you watch TV or go out with your friends. How would you feel about someone at work who did that sort of thing while you kept getting things done? Would you feel resentful? Would you be eager for them to do their share?"
- He says: "I make more money than you."
You say: "I appreciate all the money you bring into our family. But that does not change what is good for our children and our relationship when we are both at home in the mornings, evenings, and weekends." (And follow with the points just above.)
- He says: "It's because you're working that the kids need so much and there's so much housework."
You say: "I think that's hitting below the belt. If I didn't work, our kids would still need you to help out in the evenings and weekends. We need my salary, and even if we didn't, I have as much right to work as you. Besides, we could just as well turn the point against you: The kids wouldn't need so much if you, their father, stayed home. In fairness, the hard choices between career and time with children should fall just as much on a father as a mother. We both work, we both need to parent, and we both need to do housework."
- He says: "Quit telling me what to do."
You say: "I don't want to tell you what to do. Usually I try not to. And if I ever do, it's because you won't make a reasonable agreement with me about who does what—or you make one but don't stick with it. I'm the messenger of what our kids or home needs, so please don't be angry at me for just bringing the message. If you saw what needed doing in the first place, I wouldn't have to bring a message at all. Besides, why is it fair for you to tell me what to do about the car or computer or mutual fund or whatever but I can't tell you anything about what to put in a lunchbox?"
- He says: "Get off my back, or else."
You say: "I'd be glad to talk about this when you're calmer. But I'm going to ask: What's the "or else"? Are you really going to hit me or walk out on your kids because I'm tired of picking your socks off the floor? Because I'd appreciate it if you'd get home sooner? Your kids need you to be more involved, I need it, and our marriage does, too."
Rick Hanson, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist, Jan Hanson, M.S., L.Ac., is an acupuncturist/nutritionist, and they are raising a daughter and son, ages 13 and 16. With Ricki Pollycove, M.D., they are the first and second authors of Mother Nurture: A Mother's Guide to Health in Body, Mind, and Intimate Relationships, published by Penguin. You can see their website at www.nurturemom.com or email them with questions or comments at firstname.lastname@example.com; unfortunately, a personal reply may not always be possible.


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