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Kolb leads defense, Massucci paces offense in 24-14 win at Catholic
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Chris Kolb (Keymar, Md./Francis Scott Key) helped McDaniel to a 3-0 record with three interceptions, three pass breakups and three tackles in a 24-14 win at Catholic in non-conference football action on Saturday.
The Green Terror (3-0) has its most complete offensive day of the season to help the stalwart defense, rolling up a season-high 312 yards of offense behind Tom Massucci's (Seneca, N.J./Tabernacle) sixth career 200-yard passing game. Massucci completed 21 of 32 passes for 235 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions.
Greg Cordivari paced the Cardinals (2-1) with 200 yards passing, completing 22 of 36 passes with two touchdowns and three interceptions – all to Kolb, who had as many or more catches than all by two Catholic receivers.
Kolb's three-interception day was the most by a Green Terror player since Marvin Deal picked off three Muhlenberg passes on Oct. 5, 1996.
Diego Weiner (Miami, Fla./Riverside Military Academy [Ga.]) and Zach Martin (Clarksville, Md./River Hill) each made a career-high 10 tackles.
After three consecutive three-and-out drives to open the game, McDaniel took over at its own 38-yard line with 10:55 to play in the first quarter.
A mix of Ray O'Hara (Yardley, Pa./Conwell-Egan Catholic) rushes and Massucci passes, capped by a 10-yard strike to Matt Cahill (Broomall, Pa./Haverford Twp.) on the seventh play of the drive to give the Green Terror a 7-0 lead with 7:23 on the clock.
A 15-play, 80-yard Cardinal march on their first possession of the second quarter finished with a 12-yard Anthony Gibbs touchdown to even the scored with 8:17 to play until intermission.
Receptions of 15 yards by Tom Orrok (Point Pleasant, N.J./Point Pleasant) and 17 yards by O'Hara coupled with a roughing-the-passer penalty moved the ball into field goal range and Jake Nichols (Frederick, Md./Gov. Thomas Johnson) converted his third field-goal attempt of the season with a 25-yarder to give the Green Terror the lead with 1:28 showing in the half.
After Cahill returned the second-half kickoff 36 yards to his own 43, the offense sputtered out of the gate.
The teams exchanged three-and-outs before McDaniel took over at its own 48 with 12:09 showing.
Doing the majority of the work through the air, the Green Terror made it a 17-7 game just 5 minutes, 18 seconds later on a Cahill seven-yard reception in the front corner of the end zone for his second career two-touchdown day.
A 48-yard Andrew Ouellette kickoff return put Catholic at the McDaniel 35. The offense needed just six plays and 2:53 to once again pull within three on a Lawrence DeSimone 21-yard touchdown catch.
Taking over at the Catholic 42 to 13:44 to play, Joe Rollins (Temple Hills, Md./Surrattsville) did most of the work on a 5-play drive that stretched the lead back to 10.
Two of his three rushes for nine of his 10 yards opened the drive before he turned a screen pass into a 30-yard scamper to the end zone for his first collegiate score.
Cahill finished with five catches for 67 yards while CJ Billera (Allentown, Pa./Emmaus) had six receptions for 47 yards in the Green Terror's third straight win to start the season – the first time the squad has done that since 2005.
A week after having 14 tackles for the loss, the McDaniel defense recorded another eight, including four sacks.
The Green Terror returns to action at home against Dickinson on Saturday. Game time is 1 p.m.


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|2012-06-27, 15:43
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That, or the timing of the red declaration is such that some people are dead.
|2012-06-27, 15:45
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Another thing I came across while skimming his theory is, he uses the following reds to actually disprove Shkannon:
The only one who can claim Kanon's name is the person himself! A different person cannot claim his name.
Not that Yasu IS Kanon so she can claim his name, no, of course not, it means Shkannon isn't real.
They definitely would not mistake any different person for Kanon!
Not that Yasu IS Kanon, again, no, of course not.
Kanon is dead. Among the five people in Kyrie's group, he was the first to die. In short, he was the 9th victim.
Not that the meaning of red text is ambiguous and subjective and Beato is a dirty bitch who can mess around with the meaning of words as she pleases, no, of course not, that's what only us simpletons would think.
|2012-06-27, 16:12
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Because Ryukishi is positing the existence of a person who has multiple minds, his entire argument is that the mind is non-physical but is capable of interacting with physical objects. Yet said mind is also capable of retreating into a state of non-existence somehow, which is only a property of physical objects. He's committing a massive category error here by proposing that the dualist mind (the "software" argument he makes for Shkanon) is equivalent to the physical brain, when in fact in order for his entire gimmick to work, minds and brains must be entirely separate, such that the definition of a "person" can be categorized as "a body with an active mind."
But under dualist philosophy, a mind is a non-physical object. It has no existence on the physical plane, and only interacts with physical matter in an undefined and quasi-mystical fashion. A mind, then, could be defined in Ryukishi's terms as "a conditionally existent intellect (mind) which can affect the physical world." That is to say, the Shannon personality is a distinct mind which cannot be said to "exist" anywhere save perhaps when in direct interaction with its body, and as this setup is dualist in nature, the mind itself is somehow capable of causing physical interaction (by directing the Shkanonform body) without itself being a physical object.
Thus, an entirely non-physical, unverifiable, impossible-to-sense-or-apprehend intellect is capable of causing the murders. Hey, that's funny... Beatrice is a non-physical, unverifiable, impossible-to-sense-or-apprehend intellect claiming to be capable of causing the murders.
Therefore we conclude as follows:
|2012-06-27, 16:16
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About the closed room of EP2: Before accepting his 1st solution, I would rather accept small bombs. Solution 2 is destroyed because of KNOX. And about 3 I think Battler being woken up by Genji was only after he seperated from Rosa and Maria and got drunk, so he probably got the time mixed up... I could be wrong though... also word of god...
|2012-06-27, 16:37
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No blue so I don't have to respond
I will respond anyway:
Bill Gates
If he really was so intelligent then he should have earned a lot of money with it already Ok... he probably did by YouTube... but now burden of proof is not on my end^^
But also: Intelligence is not enough. Wisdom and Knowledge have to be accounted for too!
|2012-06-27, 17:30
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ShKanon Theory
Now in my theory the accomplice changes
Legend Accomplices: Nanjo, Servants (minus Gohda) and Hideyoshi.
First Twilight:
Will's Truth: Illusions to illusions. The corpse that cannot return to earth returns to illusions.
Red Truths:
Regarding the unidentified corpses, all of their identities are guaranteed. Therefore, no body double tricks exist!
Shannon shot everyone in the Dining Room then Genji helped her carry them. She had attempted to sacrifice Natsuhi but the scorpion pendent was on the door so instead she painted on her door. So Shannon faked her death and Hideyoshi was recruited by Shannon using the Gold as a deal sealer.
Second Twilight:
Illusions to illusions. A chain of illusions can only hold back illusions.
Both were killed by another person!
It is not the case that, after the construction of the closed room, one of them committed suicide after committing murder!
Furthermore, the murder was carried out with both the victim and the perpetrator in the same room!
No method exists for the perpetrator to commit murder from outside the room!
This was never a closed room murder. Kanon and Genji had attempted to open the door but it failed. So Kanon and Kumasawa went to get the wire cutters and paint. Kanon commited the murders and Kumasawa painted on the door. They hid the items under the bed afterwards.
Fourth Twilight:
Illusions to illusions. Let the man of illusions go to where he belongs.
Kinzo is dead at the starting time of all games.
Natsuhi lit Kinzo's body on fire in the Boiler Room.Ok now this one sorta does have a point since whenever Natsuhi dies on the First Twilight Kinzo doesn't get burned (Ep 2) or isn't burned till the very end (Ep 4)
Fifth Twilight:
Illusions to illusions. The witch and stake of illusions can pierce naught but illusions.
All of the survivors have alibis! Let us include the dead as well!! In short, no kind of human or dead person on the island could have killed Kanon!
Kanon did not commit suicide
Kanon faked his own death and gave Nanjo the letter and snuck out the back door in the Boiler Room.
Sixth, Seventh, Eighth Twilight:
Illusions to illusions. Illusions are the blind girl's song. Illusions of a closed room.
Maria, who was in the same room, did not kill them!
And of course, the three were killed by other people!
After everyone was kicked out of Kinzo's room Beatrice was let into the room by Maria. She shot and killed the three and told Maria to lock the door with the master key and put back then call Kinzo's room and sing.
Ninth Twilight:
No Truth
Natsuhi was killed by another person!
The bullet buried into Natsuhi's forehead was not fired from Natsuhi's gun!
Beatrice hid in the shadows until Natsuhi came out and Natsuhi's gun missed and Beatrice killed Natsuhi.
Turn of the Golden Witch
Accomplices: Servants (Minus Gohda), Nanjo, and Rosa
First Twilight:
Illusions to illusions the gold truth locks the lock of illusions
Regardless of whether they were living or dead, the six people definitely entered through the door
Only one key to the chapel exists
It is impossible to unlock the lock to the chapel without the chapel's key
When the door to the chapel is locked, it prevents any and all methods of entry or exit
Six people definitely entered through 'this front door'
This morning, Rosa definitely took an envelope out of Maria's handbag, and thereby obtained the genuine key to the chapel
The key to the chapel truly was the object inside the envelope I gave Maria
The letter that I handed over to Maria and the one Rosa opened are the same thing
Starting when Maria's key was received, and until the instant Rosa unsealed it the next day, it passed through no one's hands!!
No door with an auto-lock exists other than Kinzo's study!
The six people were already dead by the time they were discovered!
All were killed by other people!
All six were genuine victims, and did not take part in a mutual murder!
There was no simultaneous murder!!
There was no one hiding in the chapel.
By this, a shut-in murder like you say does not work!
When the six were killed in the chapel, the culprit was inside the chapel!
The chapel door was never locked in the first place. Yasu bribed Rosa with the gold and she had to be an accomplice in the murders. That night Yasu pretended to murder the 6 and after Rosa left she truly murdered them and stuffed them with candy. The reason Rosa went back to get the key was so that she could re-seal the door after discovering the crimes not to open the door
Second Twilight
Illusions to illusions. Illusions who have fulfilled their role do not leave a corpse.
there are absolutely no types of hidden doors
This door is the only way in or out
The only way to lock this door is with Jessica's single key or the master keys, only one of which is held by each servant
the window is locked from the inside
Kanon was killed in this room
When locked, entry is not possible by any means
No trick could have the effect of locking the door from the outside without using a key
There is no way to get in or out other than the door and the window
No one exists in this room except all of you. 'All of you' refers to Battler, George, Maria, Rosa, Genji, Gohda, and Shannon
When Jessica's corpse was discovered, only Battler, George, Maria, Rosa, Genji, Gohda, Shannon, Kumasawa, and Nanjo were in Jessica's room
[Whoops, the corpse of] Jessica is also included
Therefore, both in the case of Jessica's room and the case in this servants' room, no humans exist that are you were not aware of
No one is hiding
No method exists by which the door can be locked from the outside without using a key
Regarding the window, no method exists by which it could somehow be locked from the outside
After commiting the murders Yasu killed off her Kanon character "denied his existance" Shannon then slipped the key to Rosa and in turn she gave the key to Nanjo who pretended to find it in Jessica's pocket.
Fourth, Fifth, Sixth Twilights
Ryukishi's answer is absolute and doesn't need to be disputed.Word of God destroys all illusions.
Seventh, Eighth Twilights
Earth to earth. Illusions to illusions. No illusion can create a corpse.\
From now on I am not listing the red truths I know them so if I miss one please just tell me
Shannon murdered them herself and then threatened Gohda to make up a bogus story about what happened while Genji moved the bodies. Later on when he "discovered" them he staked them.
Banquet of the Golden Witch
Culprit: Yasu (Twilights 1-3)
Accomplices: None
First Twilight
Illusions to illusions. In a closed room ring, the end and the beginning overlap.
Shannon hid a gun behind the couch where she was for later. After being discovered she hauled ass over to the Chapel and pretended to be Kanon.
Second Twilight
Earth to earth. No falsehoods in their final moments as told.
Shannon was trying to leave the mansion after everyone was gone but then she saw Eva and Rosa fighting. Rosa then attacked Shannon since she should've been dead already. Shannon pushes Rosa and then strangles Maria.
Third Twilight
No one cares about George so he has no truth
After killing Rosa and Maria Shannon returned to the mansion to pretend to be dead. George wanted to see her and jumped out the window/or climbed down whatever. He made sure not to leave any marks on the ground. After finding Shannon she shot him.
Fourth, Fifth, Sixth Twilights
Earth to earth. No falsehoods in their final moments as told.
Eva also went to the mansion after them and in there she murdered Kyrie and Rudolf after they tried to attack and convict her of everything. After this Hideyoshi found her and tried to take the gun away from her. She accidently pulled the trigger and killed Hideyoshi. (I don't believe Eva would ever kill Hideyoshi on purpose)
Seventh, Eighth Twilights
Earth to earth. The obvious culprit wields a mutable blade.
The obvious culprit is Eva who in her anger strangled the two and moved them to the arbor. She then rebuilt the barrier in the main guesthouse room.
Ninth Twilight
No truth
Shannon went to go see Jessica but was unfortunently caught by Nanjo. She then shot him in the head and walked with Jessica till the bomb killed them.
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|2012-06-27, 18:39
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Mystery buff
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Disclaimer: Erika ball theory does not prove that shkanontrice theory is false. it acknowledges that both theories are valid, and acts as a convenient alternative to shkanontrice. The fact that they're equally valid theories does not disprove erika ball theory.
|2012-06-27, 19:07
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Dea ex Kakera
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Sea of Fragments
1) Personalities are active and can interact with each other until they are killed off, which erases them.
2) The person limit counts bodies, not personalities.
#2 is arguably implied by the argument about Jessica having split personalities in EP3, since Battler didn't get shot down by the person limit. We can even take it a bit further, regardless of how switching happens:
Whenever Beatrice says that someone exists in a location, such as a room, or the island, she is referring to the physical location of their body. So, the statement in EP3 that "when the five victims were killed, the culprit was in the same room" means that for each victim, the body owned by the culprit and the body owned by the victim were in the same room. All bodies are trivially co-located with themselves! Therefore, since Shannon and Beatrice owned the same body at the time Beatrice murdered Shannon, they were in the same room, regardless of who was active or not!
Since Beatrice stated in EP6 that Kanon does not exist in the guest room, you might claim my theory implies that his body somehow escaped, which is impossible. But to "exist in the guest room" means for Kanon's body to be physically present. After entering the closet, Kanon lost the right to call that body his own, and so it could no longer be said to be his! Therefore, once he disappeared, "Kanon's body" wasn't physically present because he didn't have one!
How's that? Is it still in conflict with any red?
|2012-06-27, 19:21
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|2012-06-27, 19:33
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|2012-06-27, 19:41
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Everyone just immediately claims Shkanon can choose to permanently destroy one of its personalities, but there's no reason to believe it couldn't choose to do exactly the opposite. What stops it? Nothing. And Banquet suggests it's possible, as does Dawn.
If you can create something exactly as it was before at any time, you haven't permanently destroyed it.
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Former NBA guard Cuttino Mobley sued the Knicks Wednesday in federal court, claiming the team "saved millions" by sending him to a doctor "they knew would disqualify him from playing" due to a heart condition soon after trading for him in 2008.
Mobley claims the Knicks pulled that stunt to save money in payments toward the NBA's "luxury tax" for teams with high payrolls, and also to clear "room under the salary cap in their request to retain the services of other [marquee] players."
"Mobley's career was effectively ended," says the disability discrimination suit in Manhattan federal court filed by the retired journeyman guard, who before being signed by the Knicks in 2008 had played for the Los Angeles Clippers, leading them to within a game of the Western Conference Finals in 2006.He also played for the Houston Rockets, Orlando Magic and Sacramento Kings.
The Knicks strongly denied the claims.
Mobley's lawsuit claims that he was first diagnosed in 1999 with a condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy — a thickening of the heart wall — and that he was thereafter "medically cleared every year, by every NBA team he played for, subject only to his signing a waiver of liability, until his arrival at the Knicks." The suit said "the Knicks were aware of his HCM condition when they agreed to take over his contract."
But, the suit said as a means to save about $19 million in league luxury tax payments and in insurance coverage for his inability to play, the Knicks selected two cardiologists to evaluate him, who were "both well-known opponents of allowing players with HCM to play."
Those doctors then "opined that Mobley should not play," the suit said.
"Mobley was forced and pressured by the Knicks to announce his retirement" in December 2008 — without every playing a second for the squad — the suit said.
The Knicks, in a statement, strongly denied the allegations that they purposely engineered Mobley's disqualification from playing as a means to save $19 million in related luxury tax and and salary costs. And the contention in the suit that Mobley's retirement helped them get under the salary cap to sign players is flawed. Mobley's contract expired after the 2008-2009 season and the Knicks were attempting to get under the cap to sign players by the summer of 2010. Mobley's retirement was irrelevant to that strategy.
I do not know all of the facts, or even most of the facts, so I do not have a definitive factual opinion but I do not see Mobley winning this case. I think Mobley could potentially make a valid argument if the facts are there but it seems hard for me to believe the Knicks traded for Mobley with the intention of ending his career. There is no doubt that Mobley was acquired (for Zach Randolph and Mardy Collins) for his expiring contract but it seems hard to believe that a guy like Donnie Walsh would want to end Mobley's career. The idea of the suit is that Mobley was traded and then forced to retire in order to save cap room for the 2010 off-season. However, Mobley's contract ran out after the 2008-2009 season therefore making his 2009 retirement irrelevant to the off-season of 2010. Looking back on quotes by both Mobley and Walsh at the time of Mobley's retirement, I do not think Mobley has a case. At the time of his retirement, Mobley seemed content and relieved to have learned about his heart ailment:
"It's definitely a scary thing," Mobley, 33, said. "But you can live a normal life, so that's a good thing. And I have a long one to live."Getting the M.R.I. basically saved my life," via the NY Post
As mentioned in the same article, then Knicks president Donnie Walsh alluded that Mobley had retired on his own: "…I would never put a player out there that's at the risk that he would be at. And I was happy that he arrived at that himself."
Obviously we will get more facts as this story develops but I do not see Mobley winning this one. Those quotations alone seem to suggest that not only was retirement the correct decision but that Mobley retired on his own. Then again, James Dolan is probably involved in some fashion so you never know…Follow @tarmosino


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A.--- Dialogue is a completely smoke-free environment.
Q.--- Can I get college credit in the US or Canada for my study at Dialogue?
A.--- No. Dialogue gives only one-on-one foreign-language instruction. We avoid the classes, set curricula, and tests that we believe only hold students back. We treat a language as a living, breathing thing, not as an academic subject, and hence we are not involved in the standard university language-learning process. Dialogue can, of course, help you prepare for credit-granting examinations depending upon your educational institution. We have helped many students in all our centers prepare for language proficiency, certification and other examinations, which they have passed in all instances.
Q.--- If I study French in Belgium, will I have a Belgian accent?
A.--- No. Our teachers are either French nationals or Belgians who speak standard French.
Q.--- Private, ultra-rapid progress sounds great, but isn't it expensive?
A.--- No. Not at all. Our prices are very competitive, certainly in comparison with other intensive language schools. But there is a difference: most other schools will put you into a small group of 4 or 5 people, with a big surcharge for private lessons. Dialogue is strictly one-on-one, and for the same price. For the same expenditure of money, for the same expenditure of time, you leave the course with twice as much knowledge (and five times the confidence!).
Q.--- All right, Dialogue's value seems obvious, but isn't group study more interesting, and certainly more motivating?
A.--- Yes and no. At Dialogue, you'll have all the advantages of a group with none of the inconveniences. It's always pleasant to be in good company of course. During breaks, meals, the evening hours, our students appreciate their opportunities to interact with one another. But during lessons, the presence of others is usually an obstacle rather than an advantage. Others will rarely share your objectives, your style, your level, your reactions, your needs. In groups, the slower student can be maddening, and the faster one can be just as maddening. Group training is, more often than not, group plodding. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. In a group, it's easy to become confused and disoriented by the mistakes others make. It's just as easy to become apprehensive about making mistakes in front of others. In language learning, group dynamics aren't always beneficial.
Q.--- Will a course of just a few days allow me to significantly improve my pronunciation?
A.--- Without question. We have developed an extremely effective pronunciation improvement method. A great number of university professors and international businesspeople come to Dialogue to improve their pronunciation in record time. Several professors from Harvard University who gave presentations at the Sorbonne in Paris directly after Dialogue training were complimented by the French themselves on their unusually fine pronunciation skills.
Q.--- Your work with Harvard professors is impressive, but I want to learn to understand the everyday language. How can I jump-start my comprehension level over a short stretch of time?
A.--- That's a good question. It's not easy to communicate if you can hardly understand what other people are saying. To achieve quick, tangible results in this area, we've put into place a unique oral comprehension method. Your ear -- despite every effort on your part -- doesn t naturally hear all the sounds of your target language. If you can't even hear the sounds in the first place, you cannot be expected to reproduce them. In only one week we can change your ear. (Don't worry, there s no pain, no actual surgery!) The fact is, you've already had a lifetime of ear training in your own language that tends to come in the way of your ability to hear in the target language. With our method, after a few hours, you'll be a little child again. Your open ears will once again have the child's ability to distinguish between words (such as, in French, le vin, le vent, and levons ) that previously sounded identical to your ears, but that have obvious differences to the trained ear or to the native speaker.
Q.--- How can you sum up the ways in which Dialogue is truly different?
A.--- Most schools attempt to instill linguistic confidence in their students. This is an admirable goal, but it's just not enough if you need to learn the true ins and outs of a foreign tongue. Each Dialogue session works with not one, but four separate objectives. The Dialogue trainer doesn't just help the student break through the psychological barrier, he or she also helps the student pass listening, cultural and linguistic barriers. During each session, the learner gains pleasure in speaking the target language (psychological threshold), adds aural comprehension and pronunciation skills (the listening threshold), practices appropriate means of expression (the cultural threshold), and more and more learns to speak without making mistakes (the linguistic threshold).
Q.--- You ve mentioned a Natural Approach. What do you mean by that?
A.--- The Greek philosopher Socrates said that hidden inside every human is a philosopher. At Dialogue, we believe that virtually everyone on this planet has the hidden ability to be a master of multiple languages. We follow the Socratic Method of drawing out what we believe is already inside rather than trying to cram outside material into a language student's already spinning head. The European Commission is very interested in our de-schooling approach. At Dialogue, students discover that they've been made a member of a family; it's not quite the school they expected. Training sessions replace lessons. A true home-away-from-home replaces the classroom.
Q.--- Tell me about your instructors. Would I have the same instructor all the time?
A.--- We really don't use the term instructors. Our trainers all have post-graduate university degrees. Each one is a specialist in a number of real-world professional areas. Each one knows the workaday language behind the language, whether the area be marketing, finance, human resources, accounting, banking, or technical fields. Our trainers are all upbeat, highly-motivated people who operate based on an abiding desire to see you make measurable progress. It's your choice as usual: you can stick to a single trainer for your entire stay, or you can pick the brains of several. Dialogue gives you whatever your personal style or business requirements demand.
Q.--- All the schools talk about the benefits of Total Immersion. How does Dialogue view this?
A.--- Total immersion sounds great, but the question remains, total immersion in what? Hearing the target language for a week instead of your own is a fine idea, but true immersion, the Dialogue way, is so much more. To ensure true immersion, Dialogue accepts only a handful of participants (our term of choice) each week, who immediately become part of the family, all in the target language environment. At meals, during breaks, after dinner, native speakers always predominate at Dialogue. At many other schools the ratio is just the reverse, with a single instructor for up to ten students. Dialogue dinner-table conversation is the real thing, not student or tourist talk. On weekends, participants aren't left to their own devices; Dialogue people are always there to show them around and to satisfy their curiosity as tourists.
Q.--- Sound like just the thing for me. When can I get started at Dialogue?
A.--- Whenever you wish. Whether you're a complete beginner or just on the point of total fluency, you can begin on any day of the week, and for as many days or weeks as you wish. You can give yourself a break during weekends or work through them. You make the schedule at Dialogue, and you can also adjust it in mid-stream if you need to. Before beginning at Dialogue, we'll discuss your needs and desires at length.
Q.--- I'm a total beginner, but I need to learn a language for business or professional reasons.
A.--- At Dialogue, that won't present a problem. We'll have you working in your target professional vocabulary from the first session.
Q.--- I'm an advanced-level speaker and I'm having trouble finding training on a high-enough level. Many schools simply refuse to accept a student with my level of competence, yet I know I can learn much more.
A.--- Dialogue trainers recognize the special needs of very advanced language students. They know how to structure advanced training so that the student makes just as much progress as the less advanced student, without being held back by the group approach.
Q.--- All right, I'm now convinced that Dialogue is for me. What should my next step be?
A.--- Elliot Essman, a Dialogue graduate in French, acts as Dialogue's representative for the United States and Canada (and is available to field English- language inquiries from around the world as well). You may send him an email at . You may wish to view Elliot's information page before getting in touch. Elliot is skilled at discerning your needs and will be happy to speak with you at length about your language learning plans. He can help reserve your space at Dialogue and facilitate payment arrangements.


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Let Them Eat Cake!
Inspired by Marie Antoinette and
today's cupcake revolution,
Little Shindigs brings to you a
Gala filled with French Victorian flair
A delectable mix of sweet treats, extravagant decor
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We will roll out the carpet for you and your honored guests to another…
yet Fabulous time!
Because treating your guests to anything other than the finest cupcakes would be a travesty
and this is the part where you think I am crazy. I spray painted an iron candle holder (hot pink). Put a crown on the bird ( yes, also hot pink). Constructed a candle out of a pink chalk, hot glue and glitter. Yes, it had to sparkle and with out a flame! Just for kicks, I lined the carriage the princess sat in with sparkly fabric. Oh yeah and although you cant really tell. She has a window in her carriage...and there is the tiniest little PINK bird seating on the window sill. No, I am not crazy. Then again, I did also build her a chandelier inside the carriage. Okay, maybe just a little crazy.Perhaps I should just show you some more pictures.
This was the table I put my info on. A description of the Party/Inspiration (as you read above)
Some porcelain flowers and Victorian figures (can't see them here but they were there) and my business cards were on a pink glass dish on top of some fake Pink bling and it illuminated from below. The picture does not do it justice but it looked really nice. I even ran out of business cards. I think that's a good sign:)
I have more pictures and I will share them soon..maybe on the Little Shindigs Facebook page. Stay tuned. But for now, please tell me what you think. Is it too much? Did I go overboard?Maybe too extravagant...I really hope you think so:)
As for the competition. This is what we are up against:
High School Musical Cheer Party!" by Cheer Mania
Designer: Michelle Boehle
Safari Jungle Party!" by One Fine Party
Designer: Cheryl Victor
Enchanted Garden"by Party Divine
Designer: Heeli Jeng
"Mary Poppins Tea Party" by Party Wishes
Designer:Donna Collins
I was totally excited about Party Wishes being there. Yes folks that is the brilliant and fellow blogger Donna . I only new her through her blog and it was great meeting her.
Donna, It was great meeting you. I am a big fan of your work and you are so sweet!
My kids scored that night as we inherited two of them after the show.


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4. If you want a review written in any particular fashion disclose it first before sending the product for the blogger to accept or reject.
5. Why are bad reviews good for you? Because not only is it valuable market data, it prevents girls who the product would not work for from trying it and thus damaging your brand image with them. The girls on So Loverly, and many beauty bloggers disclose our skintypes for a reason. And if a product fails to work for us we try to discern why and recommend it for other skintypes. Your brand value will actually strengthen with honest and fair reviews.
6. Be honest and don't attempt to use us.
7. Choose your blogs wisely. I am the last to say that all blogs are created equal. Each one is unique and appeals to different demographics. Read a few posts to learn if this is the blog for you.
8. Don't expect miracles. Getting your product or service reviewed by us is like having someone tell a thousand friends about a personal experience. Whether they trust us or not entirely depends on the individual. We're not a silver bullet.
9. Please don't treat us like we're idiots or children. All the bloggers on So Loverly are highly educated professionals. Same goes for the circle of beauty bloggers we hang out with. Dangling a goody bag as a prize for a review, asking us to stick products down our cleavage, or assuming we don't know basic chemistry or dermatology is insulting.
10. Be human. Social media is about people. Bloggers are people, our readers are people and this is your chance as a brand to also be a person. Don't waste this chance by attempting to be a faceless product. Talk to us and then listen.
Edit (05/11/2010): So how should marketing on blogs be done? Read this post for examples.


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Fewer Cleveland County Schools students were classified as homeless this year.
Fewer Cleveland County Schools students were classified as homeless this year.
But more than 160 still meet the homeless definition, meaning they have no permanent home and take residence with friends, in public places and locations not ideal for living.
While the number has declined, the need is still great.
A year ago this week, a newspaper series on Burns High School student Dawn Loggins put an international spotlight on homelessness among youth.
Her story � a girl who went from being homeless to a Harvard University freshman � brought attention to the issue of homelessness and the services available for young people who experience it.
One year after her story, the number of local homeless students has declined. But with many still in need, where can they find help?
How do the schools help?
The Cleveland County school system provides for homeless students through a federal grant, the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.
The grant pays for a range of services, such as graduation caps and gowns for outgoing seniors.
The county receives $60,000 during a three-year period from the grant.
�It provides transportation to and from school if they are in a hotel, school supplies and field trips,� said Deborah Corry, Title I director for the schools system and the McKinney-Vento liaison.
A majority of students classified as homeless in the county are third-graders; seniors represent the next most populous group, according to county school leaders.
Other than the grant, the school system hasn�t received any additional funding specified for use for homeless students, Corry said.
Many schools, alongside churches and civic organizations, participate in a year-round BackPack Program, an initiative that collects nutritious foods and school supplies for less-fortunate students, said Donna Carpenter, spokeswoman for Cleveland County Schools.
The help doesn�t end there.
Where can children turn?
Cathy Robertson, executive director for the Cleveland County Abuse Prevention Council Inc., said the agency works closely with the school system to help homeless children.
Students find refuge in the agency�s women�s shelter in many situations, including displacement caused by domestic violence and economic hardships.
The McKinney-Vento Act funds transportation for school students to and from the shelter.
The Dover Foundation YMCA in Shelby has enrolled the shelter�s children into its annual summer camp programs.
Churches donate Christmas presents.
The shelter provides Easter baskets and egg hunts every year.
A celebration welcomes the birthday of each child who resides in the shelter, Robertson said.
The agency aims for normalcy, something the homeless youth don�t have.
�We don�t want children to look any different from anybody else,� Robertson said. �(Homelessness) can be traumatic for children.�
Shelter staff regulates quiet hours for children completing homework assignments. The agency refers mothers and children in dire need to the local Salvation Army for fresh clothes, Robertson said.
The Interfaith Alliance Council�s shelter for men provides similar services to boys or male youth, Robertson said.
Where can teens turn?
The Abuse Prevention Council serves at least two teenagers every year, Robertson said.
�They are the most vulnerable people in our community because they have no guidance, no one is looking out for them and they�re not old enough to look out for themselves,� she said. �We can be part-shelter, part-parent. It can be hard for us to keep our roles straight.�
To help teenagers, APC found a partner in With Friends Inc., an agency that provides aid for homeless teenagers.
The agency, based in Gastonia, provides an emergency 24-hour shelter for children ages 10-18.
Caroline W. Looney, the agency�s executive director, said the facility simply serves as a place youth can go.
The organization helps more than 175 youth annually. Looney said about 15 to 20 percent of the youth receiving services from Friends are Cleveland County residents.
�We�ve had children walk up to the door themselves and say they have nowhere to go,� she said. �It�s important for agencies like us to exist.�
Friends� primary goal is finding a stable environment for youth, whether with parents or a family member. It offers a transitional living program for males ages 18-22 to obtain self-sufficiency over the course of two years.
�We�ve had a lot of success stories,� Looney said. �We�ve found some sleeping on people�s porches, in backyards, under bridges and in cars.�
Working together
Federal grant money for schools only stretches so far, Corry said.
That means the care of school staff, volunteers and community agencies are vital to further decreasing that number of homeless youth in the county.
Dawn Loggins� success story developed through her own determination, but also through the help of her school and community.
But not every child or teenager has that advantage.
�How much would it be on taxpayers if there weren�t services like ours?� Looney asked. �Where would these young people go?�
Reach reporter Alicia Banks at 704-669-3338, email at email@example.com and follow on Twitter @TheStarAlicia.
What classifies a child/teen as homeless?
Homeless Youth across the Nation
Sources: Cleveland County Schools, McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, and America�s Youngest Outcasts statistics, 2010
Homeless children in Cleveland County schools
Grade, Number of students in 2013


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I have made strides in reconstructing the Larrys from Adrigole. Unfortunately, I have run smack into the proverbial genealogy brick wall due to lack of vital records.
The Larrys "started" with Lawrence Collins, who died in 1867, a widower, with a Jeremiah Collins present at death. From a calculation off his death record, Larr was born around 1783. He was my triple-great-grandfather.
Great-great grandfather Daniel Collins was known as "Danny Larr" - a son of Larr. Danny Larr died in 1894 and from a calculation off his death record was born around 1814. Danny married one Mary Mahony and they were settled in Cullomane East, near Bantry. Danny was there in the Caheragh Tithe Applotment in 1852.
There was a Jeremiah Collins who died in 1903 in Adrigole at the age of 82, a well-known agriculturalist and a long-time member of the Board of Guardians. He was married to Mary Hourihane. Their first son, Lawrence, was baptized 13-Sep-1857. I think Lawrence may have at one time run for the Board of Guardians seat his father once had, but I don't think he won the seat. If I have the relationships worked out correctly, this Lawrence eventually moved to Brade and married Elizabeth Sullivan from Reen in 1904. The marriage record shows two Hourihanes as witnesses. In 1924 Lawrence moved from Brade to Lissard (south of Skibbereen town) and he died in 1929. As for the other children, the first daughter was Catherine, who went on to marry a James Collins from Knockaphreane (down towards Baltimore); they eventually moved to Lick (I think this is Licknavar, just southwest of Skibbereen town). Son Jeremiah married Elizabeth Mary (Lily) Wilson from Corron, Leap 17-Apr-1919. Son Daniel became the Very Reverend Daniel Canon Collins, who spent time in Glasgow; he died in 1934. Son John became the Rev John Collins and served as the "estimable curate" of Clonakilty.
From a calculation off of Jeremiah's death notice, I figured he was born about 1821.
Another known Adrigole Collins family is that of John Collins and Catherine Shiely - or Sheahy, or something like that. Their first son was also Lawrence, baptized 4-Jun-1854. John died in 1886, Catherine died in 1905. Unfortunately, things get very confusing in Catherine's funeral write-up in the Southern Star. It says her brother-in-law Jeremiah of Adrigole was one of the mourners. Jeremiah died 2 years earlier, so a Jeremiah there could have been her son or her nephew by marriage. And it says another brother-in-law mourner was Lawrence in Brade. This would have been her nephew by marriage - Jeremiah's son.
From a calculation off of John's death record, I figured he was born about 1818.
Lawrence son of John had a baptismal sponsor Lawrence Collins. I don't have a further clue as to the baptismal sponsor's identity - though I am aware of a Lawrence Collins
of Ballyriree, Kilmacabea parish who married Mary Hayes in 1866 when he was 26 (Ballyriree Lawrence's father was named John).
Assuming that my family is correct about great-great-grandfather Daniel "Danny Larr" Collins being a son of Larr, I thought there was a good chance John and Jeremiah were also sons of Larr, and asked Skibbereen Heritage to do a search. I thought Danny Larr would have been too old to be in the baptismals, but surely John and Jeremiah would be there.
Skibbereen Heritage couldn't find any Collinses in Adrigole around those dates, though Larr is clearly in the 1825 Castlehaven Tithe Applotment with a "Jerry."
Even if the years had been slightly off I would have expected to at at least found the youngest - Jeremiah, in the baptismals. My conclusion for now is that the Larrys were transplants from elsewhere. And to find out more about the Larrys, I will probably need access to some rather unconventional historical records, such as Board of Guardian meeting notes.
I am starting to wonder about Rosscarbery as their origin, as I've seen Collinses named Jeremiah and Lawrence out of there. Lawrence Collins and Mary Hayes may have moved to Rosscarbery. There was a Rosscarbery Jeremiah Collins married to Mary Donovan, and they had a son Lawrence in 1878.
The Larrys were terrific agriculturalists (Grandmom was an amazing grower and so was Uncle Denis when he was actively doing so), so the Rosscarbery Agricultural Society and annual fair immediately come to mind. Therefore, to successfully dig deeper back into this family, I may eventually have to dig up old Society notes to see if the Larrys were involved.


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In Californians' fight to save our cities from the ballooning costs of public employees' retirement benefits, a turning point is coming soon.
Five mayors, headed by San Jose's Chuck Reed, have put together a ballot initiative to give the state and city more power to control government workers' pensions and health care costs. By Jan. 5, California's attorney general is supposed to give the initiative a title and official summary, opening a 150-day window for supporters to gather the more than 800,000 petition signatures they'd need to actually qualify the measure for the ballot. The proponents figure they'll have to decide by the end of January which election to aim for — the one in November 2014 or the one in June 2016.
That decision will involve some intricate political handicapping. But mostly it will require Reed and other backers of the measure, with the working title "The Pension Reform Act of 2014," to calculate their chances of winning a majority if they go ahead and try to put the question to voters next year.
So, in effect, the question is already being put to voters and influential elected officials: Do you consider reining in pensions crucial to the future fiscal health of California and its cities? Do you think it will take a measure like this to accomplish what previous legislation and initiatives have failed to do? Would you support this proposed amendment to the state constitution?
If readers didn't know it already, this editorial board believes the answer to all of those questions should be: Yes.
Today, we encourage Southern California leaders to state their support for the Pension Reform Act, joining the core group of Reed and mayors Pat Morris (San Bernardino), Tom Tait (Anaheim), Bill Kampe (Pacific Grove) and Stephanie Gomes (Vallejo).
With the go-or-no decision looming, mayors can't afford to sit on the fence. Or, put it this way: Cities can't afford to have their mayors sit on the fence.
Eric Garcetti, this particularly means you, as mayor of California's biggest city.
"L.A. needs this more than anybody," Reed said last week in a visit to the Los Angeles News Group's editorial board. "Mayor Garcetti has a lot of things he needs to deal with, but he needs this."
Reed said he believes Garcetti is "thinking about it." Garcetti's spokesman, who had no comment when we first asked him about the initiative in October, did not offer a response to Reed's statement this week.
Isn't it issues like this that tipped this year's election to Garcetti, who claimed to be less shackled than opponent Wendy Greuel to the desires of public employee labor unions? It's time for Garcetti to show Los Angeles — and California — his independence.
Labor unions will be formidable foes for the initiative. They've already begun the push-back. This month, a poll commissioned by a labor group supported the story unions mean to tell, that right now only a minority of California voters favor the plan. Opposition is particularly strong if the initiative is mischaracterized as seeking to "eliminate" pensions.
This underscores what Reed already knew: The challenge will be to sell the public on the pluses of passing the proposition and the risks in failing to confront the problem. That includes demonstrating to public employees that if retirement costs are allowed to keep rising at this unsustainable trajectory, they and their successors will suffer from the eventual layoffs, cuts in other forms of compensation and reductions in government services. Of course, the worst danger is further bankruptcies like San Bernardino's and Stockton's.
The Pension Reform Act would allow state and local government employers to use collective bargaining to reduce current workers' future benefits, but crucially it also would protect the benefits workers have already earned.
Trimming new hires' benefits isn't enough. Raising employees' contributions isn't a long-term fix. With the unfunded pension liabilities of state and local governments estimated to top $500 billion — and climbing — the response must be powerful and lasting.
Last year, as San Jose, despite the community's affluence, faced massive cuts in police and other services, a city pension-reform measure passed with 70 percent of the vote. So Reed knows an initiative like this can fly.
But he and other advocates of statewide pension reform have no time to waste. This can't wait until 2016; putting it on the 2014 ballot is a must.
Supporters must speak up now. Tell your mayor to lead the way.


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I've been so excited to share our coverage on the iconic Gucci Bamboo, from the history, to the making, to the bags and accessories. We spent time in Italy becoming acquainted with the product and we look forward to bringing you along the journey as we share it with you as well.
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Forum Post: Zama City Spill: Wastewater Leak The Largest In Recent History
Posted 6 years ago on June 14, 2013, 5:36 a.m. EST by BradB
from Washington, DC
This content is user submitted and not an official statement
ALBERTA - (June 13/13) Zama City Toxic Waste Spill in northern Alberta has killed off roughly 42 hectares of Boreal Forest, in what could be the biggest environmental disaster in North America in recent history - details of which were not released until yesterday: "This is a massive spill of toxics into one of the most important wetlands in Canada, if not the world," said spokesman Keith Stewart. The leak comes after two other major spills in the area, including 800,000 litres of wastewater mixture from Pace Oil and Gas Ltd., and 3.5 million litres of oil from a Plains Midstream Canada pipeline. James Ahnassay, chief of the Dene Tha First Nation, told the Globe and Mail "every plant and tree died" in the area affected by the Apache spill.
more: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/06/13/zama-city-spill-largest-in-recent-history_n_3435913.html


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I have three metal gambling chips from the force awakens movie set.
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The Spencer County High School Dance Team had a successful "Taylor Swift" dance clinic. The clinic had 94 student participants in this exciting event. Each child received a t-shirt and cowboy hat. Students performed their dance routine at the SCHS boys basketball game on Feb. 8.
The 7U runners-up finished a great basketball season on Sat. Feb. 19 with a win and a loss. Players pictured are Colleen Foster, Conner Mattingly, Hunter Campanell, Tyler Lester, Bralen Spencer, Kolten Scott, Jose Solis, Jackson Scott and Baylin Ford. The team was coached by Donna Lester and Jenny Banta.
The Spencer County Middle School boys' seventh-grade Grizzlies basketball team finished its regular season recently with a winning record of 17-3. The team includes Blake Lambdin, Jamie Newnam, Jacob Cole, Ethan Breeden, Jamal Downs, Jacob Derudder, Jacob Mitchell, Robert Currie, Zach Stevens, Noah Dockery and Logan Holbrook.
Youth baseball, softball sign-ups this Saturday
Spencer County Youth Baseball and Softball Association sign-ups will be held Saturday at Ray Jewell Park in Taylorsville from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Participants may also sign up online at http://spencercountybaseball.baberuthonline.com.
For more information, call 502-477-0446.
For your convenience, please bring two checks.
Lady Bear softball camp March 12
Michael Seawright, 11, killed his first deer on opening day this past fall. It was a 9-point buck. He was hunting with his dad, Jonathan, on their family farm.
The SCHS dance team competed in Regional competition on Saturday, January 29 at Collins High School in Shelbyville. The dance team won 1st place in the Hip-Hop Division and Pom Division, and will now advance to the State Competition in Frankfort on Feb. 26.
Submitted by MIKE HEUGLIN, SCSA President
The Spencer County Celtics, a U10 boys team with the Spencer County Sports Association, won big at the 2010 Commonwealth Cup held in November. The Commonwealth Cup is a state sanctioned soccer tournament open to all teams throughout Kentucky vying for the number one team in the state honors. This season the championship trophy belongs to the Celtics along with head coach John Elder and Mike Brangers.
The Spencer County Lady Bears jumped out to a quick start against Oldham County and played their 8th Region foes close throughout before falling 61-55 at home.
The Lady Bears used a very strong first quarter to build a seven-point lead and held a 19-12 advantage after the first quarter. However, the Lady Colonels stormed back in the second quarter, erasing that lead and went into the halftime break with a 31-30 lead.
Spencer County's game against Bullitt East has been rescheduled for Sunday, Jan. 30 at 4 p.m. as part of a double-header that is expected to attract several Division I coaches, scouts and plenty of media.
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The gas industry and its advocates long have contended that the burgeoning industry's contributions to state government revenue can't fairly be measured by comparing the state's direct taxes on the industry against those of other states.
Gov. Tom Corbett and a host of legislators have argued that the total taxation package in each state is different, making it meaningless that Pennsylvania is the only major gas-drilling state without a severance tax on production.
The state Independent Fiscal Office, however, has found that circumstance to be meaningful indeed. It conducted what it called an "apples to apples" comparison of state tax burdens on the industry in 11 major producing states and found that Pennsylvania came in ... 11th.
The IFO was created in 2010 to study economic matters and was modeled on the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. Its study was requested by state Sen. David Argall, a Schuylkill County Republican.
Pennsylvania imposes a flat per-well "impact fee," a term devised by lawmakers so that they and Mr. Corbett wouldn't have to call it (shudder!) - a tax. Or, perhaps, it's called a fee because it isn't very taxing.
The report found that a Pennsylvania well that began producing in 2014 will be taxed at an effective maximum tax rate of 1.6 percent. A similar well in West Virginia will be taxed at over 7 percent, and a Texas well at 4.6 percent.
According to the industry, the report is flawed because it didn't consider the relative impact of Pennsylvania's corporate income tax.
But the IFO noted that many of the producers are multistate and multinational corporations that adroitly report profits in ways that diminish their income tax liability.
The study also noted that Pennsylvania, due to a court decision prior to the rise of the Marcellus Shale industry, does not include the value of gas reserves in property value calculations for local tax purposes - unlike other states. That alone has saved hundreds of millions of dollars for the industry.
Lawmakers should use the study to drive fair taxation policy.


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The term 'power tools' is very wide ranging and may be regarded as including cordless rechargeable tools or soldering and welding equipment but it normally refers to small, usually mains-powered tools, such as drills, electric hand saws, heat-guns, sanders and grinders etc. There is a great deal of choice in each category and when choosing an item from the power tools range, the most important factor is that it must be the right tool for the intended tasks. Obviously, factors such as power and speed need to be considered but ease of use is an important feature, often overlooked. The availability of consumable spares should also be considered. Although additional features may add to a tool's potential usefulness, excess bulk and weight are usually regarded as negative points. U.K. buyers should be aware that although most power tools are designed to use a U.K. mains supply, specification details should always be checked and equipment may not necessarily be fitted with a U.K. plug as standard. Consumables are also available, such as saw accessories and drill bits, helping to keep power tools in peak operating condition.
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What is equal employment opportunity and how does this differ from affirmative action?
Equal employment means all individuals shall be treated equally in all employment processes. That is, individuals shall be considered based on his/her qualifications without regard to his/her age, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, political affiliation, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, or local law, including protections for those opposing discrimination or participating in any complaint process on campus or with other human rights agencies.
Affirmative action, while similar in orientation, goes further than equal employment. Affirmative action seeks to remove barriers that limit those in protected classes historically discriminated against. In other words, the University seeks to overcome past discrimination of women and minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans by being active in their recruitment, employment, and retention.
Though the University, through its Affirmative Action Plan (AAP), has set goals to increase the recruitment, employment, retention, and promotion of protected classes, these goals are not intended as quotas that must be met. Rather they are targets UNI is dedicated to attain by treating all individuals equally.
What is the UNI Affirmative Action Plan (AAP)?
Affirmative Action Plans are required of any federal agency that receives $50,000 or more in federal contracts and that has 50 or more employees. Virtually all universities fall into this category. This plan measures improvements made in hiring, training, and promotion of women and minorities in all areas of the University. The UNI AAP is prepared by the Office of Compliance and Equity Management every year and helps us determine our affirmative action strategies for the next year.
In having affirmative action, does this mean we apply different standards for protected classes?
If we were to use different standards for white males than for women and minorities, this would imply women and minorities are less qualified. Affirmative action does not, in any way, mean we can hire any candidate who is less qualified. But, we must re-evaluate what it means to be most qualified. Different people bring different skills and assets to the table but may be equally qualified to do the job.
How does the Office of Compliance and Equity Management serve the University community?
Monitors the University's recruitment and employment procedures to ensure diversity objectives are met and equal opportunity guidelines are adhered to;
Compiles and reviews the University's statistical analysis and reports concerning the workforce composition by race and gender, including the annual Affirmative Action Plan;
Receives reports and complaints concerning alleged violations of civil rights and works toward resolution through investigation, mediation, and other methods;
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- Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
- Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
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- Office for Civil Rights (U.S. Department of Education)
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The DM37x generation of high-performance, applications processors are based on the enhanced device architecture and are integrated on TI's advanced 45-nm process technology. This architecture is designed to provide best in class ARM and Graphics performance while delivering low power consumption. This balance of performance and power allow the device to support the following example applications:
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Spring Into Style With River Island's SS13 Kidswear Range
06 Dec, 2012, 10:41 GMT
LONDON, December 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
Waving goodbye to the cold, dull days of winter, River Island Kidswear welcomes uplifting designs, a feel good colour palette, and lightweight fabrics into its new collection for Spring/Summer 2013
The Kidswear SS13 range continues to take inspiration from the adults' mainline collections, but the clothes are developed especially for kids in mind. Whilst parents will breathe a sigh of relief to the quality of fabrics and great prices on offer, kids will just love the fashion-forward but wearable items available.
For GIRLSWEAR, the season kicks off with the OVERLOAD trend. It's a story that bursts with bright colours and clashing prints which promises to be loud but with an urban feel. This vibrant story of over-the-top bling is bringing the fun back to fashion and is perfect for any young trendsetters out there. Neon orange highlights, pops of pink, hints of lime and flashes of gold are lifted from a monochrome background.
The SUNNY DAZE trend takes a more girly, relaxed approach to dressing and is reminiscent of long hazy, summer days. Whitened pastels of lemons, peach sorbets, bleached denim and creams set the scene against indigo washes and pink neon. With cute lace dresses that sit alongside denim shorts and candyfloss-coloured t-shirts, it's an airy kitsch story which would seem appropriate for the shores of Palm Springs.
FRONTIER is a casual look which focuses on western, Americana detailing. Authentic denim takes centre stage with ripped jeans, sleeveless denim jackets and western shirts. American-themed and urban print t-shirts are important to this story, along with textured Navajo prints, cream lace and crochet effects. For those mini-fashionistas that love to accessorise to the max, washed tan leather western boots, trucker caps and fringed bags will finish this look off perfectly.
BOYSWEAR has been toughened up for Spring/Summer 13 with the RENEGADE trend. Combat and military detailing has been interpreted into a relaxed and modern feel with camouflage jackets and shorts, heavy wash denim shorts and monochrome printed T-shirts.
The STREETWISE look is a denim-based story which has a strong '90s urban hip-hop vibe to it. The different washes of denim are lifted with dashes of coral reds, washed orange and monochrome. High tops and baseball caps are important to this look, as well as city scene graphics and typography graphics found on T-shirts.
Boyswear is smartened up for summer with the OXFORD trend. Preppy stripes, canvas badges and rolled hems are all key. Pastel jersey t-shirts and polo shirts are worn with clean-look Oxford shorts and smart blazers, it's a formal but fun look.
The River Island kidswear range, which is available from age 3-12 years, continues to grow from strength to strength and is now available at http://www.riverisland.com and in over 90 stores in both the UK, and internationally.
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Beatrice Biggs Parker makes wishes come true, but she's no fairy godmother.
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. (AP) � Beatrice Biggs Parker makes wishes come true, but she's no fairy godmother.
She's just an ordinary woman doing extraordinary things to help bring a moment of happiness into the lives of people she said God puts in her path � people who are seriously ill or near death.
Parker lives in a simple but comfortable house in Rockingham now with her dying husband, but at 77, she remembers a time long ago when she was homeless. Her first marriage had collapsed, and without a job or a roof over her head, she came to a life-altering realization one day that would extend far beyond herself for years afterward.
"I didn't have anything, I was homeless," Parker said. "My marriage sort of went downhill, but I didn't let it get me down. I didn't grieve. I decided not to grieve. I decided instead of sitting around feeling bad all the time, I was going to go out and do something for somebody else who was grieving."
Asked where she got that kind of courage, Parker pointed upward.
Parker said she didn't know what it would be, or how she would make it happen; she just knew she would make someone else's wish come true. And one day at church, she heard a voice tell her this was her time.
"I was singing in church one Sunday and there was this little girl and she came up to me," she said. "And there was something wrong with her eye. I went up to her mama and asked what was wrong with the little girl's eye. She told me the girl had a tumor."
Something moved Parker to take action for what would be the first of many times, and she leaned down and asked the girl if she had a wish and could make it come true, what would it be?
"She said, 'I want to see Kenny Rogers.' And I said to myself ,'My God, what have I just said?' I didn't know how I would do it, but I decided I was going to make sure she saw him," Parker recalled. "I called Kenny Rogers and made arrangements, he told me when and where to bring her, and I had to fly her to Landover, Maryland. And you know what? She went blind four days later. Her name is Paulita Oxendine."
Parker said she doesn't like airplanes or flying.
"I'm scared of 'em," she said. "But I said, 'I've gotta do this' and like I said, four days later (after meeting Kenny Rogers) she was blind. She still lives, but she's blind in both eyes and I don't know how in the world just four days later it came that quick. Maybe I seen it before it was coming."
Parker said she has never been turned down by any of the celebrities she has called on for help in granting wishes to dying and sick people. Among the stars who have heeded her call are Clint Eastwood, Michael Jordan, former presidents and first ladies George and Barbara Bush and Bill and Hillary Clinton, country singer Barbara Mandrel and late NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt (who Parker said was notorious for turning down invitations like hers).
Parker doesn't remember the names of all the people she's helped over the years, but it's a long list judging by the photographs that decorate her home office, and the prestigious awards stacked on a high shelf spanning two walls of the room.
She has won two Daily Point of Light Awards since 2002. The award, started by former President Bush in 1989, recognizes ordinary Americans for voluntarily taking action in their communities and making positive change.
But making others' dreams come true is not the only gift Parker has to share with the world.
"I write poems," she said. "And I can't explain how I can pick up a pencil to write."
The poems, she said, just come to her as if from another place. She said she picks up her pen or pencil and the words just come through her, and while she's writing, she wonders where the words are coming from. Parker has several poems on plaques. She sells them to help supplement her fixed income, and one of her fondest memories is of a day she went into a restaurant to pick up some take-out she had ordered.
"I walked in and went to the counter and told the girl who I was," Parker said. "And I'll never forget, there was this woman, an African-American woman, and she came out from the kitchen and asked 'Did I just hear you say you are Bea Biggs?' and I said, 'Yes.' And she reached in her pocket and pulled out a folded piece of paper. It was one of my poems, called 'Mamma,' and she told me she keeps it in her pocket everywhere she goes. Her mother had passed some time ago."
Parker said she wouldn't object to having a book of her poetry published, and admitted she probably has enough verses to fill a book.
Asked whether she still makes wishes come true, Parker said she still welcomes all chances to help others. She seems to come from a different world in some ways.
"I see people out places," she said. "And if they seem like they need to be lifted up, I'll walk over and lay a hand on their shoulder. One day I was in a shop and I saw two ladies I didn't know and I just went over and patted her on the back. She said, 'Excuse me, but did you just touch me?' and I said 'Yes, I did. You looked like you could use a hug.' And she just looked at me and asked, "Where are you from? People don't do that anymore.' And she really appreciated it. People are cold now. Cold."
Parker said she always looks for people who seem like they could use a little encouragement or help. And she prefers to stay out of the picture whenever possible.
"Because it's not about me," she said. "It's about them, and making their wish come true. That's what it's about."


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Duning and director Richard Quine had already worked together several times – beginning with Quine's first film, The Sunny Side of the Street, and continuing with My Sister Eileen, Full of Life, Operation Mad Ball, Bell, Book and Candle, It Happened to Jane and Strangers When We Meet. Duning had an innate musical sense of what made Quine's films tick, and their collaboration together produced some unique and wonderful film scores, of which Suzie Wong is a classic example. It is filled with Duning's incredible gift for melody, starting with his stunning main theme and working its way through some of the best dramatic scoring Duning ever did, right up there with Picnic. James Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn also wrote a song for the film called "Suzie Wong (The Cloud Song)," and Duning uses that as a secondary theme throughout the score. There is some source music, mostly heard coming from the bar in the Namkok Hotel – a lot of those cues are Duning originals, but he sprinkles in some classic standards, too. The score has a lot of variety and perfectly blends the picturesque visuals with the human drama, capturing every emotion and every scene perfectly. In a career filled with classic scores, Suzie Wong is one of Duning's finest achievements.
The World of Suzie Wong had a soundtrack release on RCA Records back in 1960. Side A of the album basically had the main title and then a lot of the Duning source music, while Side B had some of the score cues – the album ran around thirty-five minutes. For this release, we have Duning's entire score, which we've put in film order because it plays so beautifully that way. We've kept all the Duning source music cues in the film sequence because they're really part of the fabric of his score. In the bonus section, we've put the source music cues that aren't by Duning, along with the LP version of the main title and a few other alternates and odds and ends, all totaling seventy-eight minutes of film music heaven. For the transfers, we went from the original three-track album masters as well as the original scoring masters, all in glorious stereo sound. - KRITZERLAND
1. Main Title*/Suzie Sulks*
2. Suzie Leaves*/Mei Ling – Virgin*/Hong Kong Streets*
3. Balcony View
4. At the Namkok
5. Gwenny Lee
6. Suzie Wong Blues
7. Robert the Artist (outtake)/Suzie's Story*/Spoiled Kiss
8. Suzie Wong Mambo
9. Robert Miffed*
10. Aberdeen Caper*
11. Love Theme from Suzie Wong (outtake)
12. Suzie Siren
13. Love Declared*
14. The Ceremonial Robes*
15. Suzie's Baby/Robert's Compassion
16. Hurt Pride/Ah Tung/Groove for Suzie #1/Robert Searching*/More Searching*
17. Groove for Susie #2
18. Hong Kong Disaster/Temple Yard
19. End Title*
20. Main Title (album version)*
21. Out of Nowhere (Green–Heyman) (album version)
22. I'm in the Mood for Love (McHugh–Fields)
23. Spoiled Kiss/Hit the Road to Dreamland (Arlen–Mercer)
24. Lover (Rodgers–Hart)
25. Out of Nowhere (Green–Heyman) (film version)
26. Sing You Sinners (Coslow–Harling)
27. Aberdeen Caper Part I*
28. Aberdeen Caper Part II*
29. Chinese Zither #2*
Conducted by Muir Mathieson
*Contains "Suzie Wong (The Cloud Song)" by James Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn


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Colorado civil rights chief Steve Chavez wins 'Tortilla Smackdown'
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and his Aurora counterpart, Steve Hogan, each made strong showings at Tortillas for Tepeyac, but it was Steve Chavez, director of the Colorado Civil Rights Division, who won this annual smackdown and walked away with the coveted Golden Rolling Pin award.
The "I Can't Believe It's a Tortilla" prize went to Metropolitan State University president Steve Jordan.
"The mayors were definitely contenders," says Jesse Ogas, who chaired the annual fundraiser for Clinica Tepeyac with Yolanda Ortega, "but the judges were really impressed with the tortilla that Steve Chavez rolled."
The luncheon event was held at Stapleton Recreation Center in Denver's Globeville neighborhood.
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In kitty parties generally women gather in a group for entertainment and to getaway from the routine hectic schedules. The get-together include thrilling games, delicious food, decorations, dress code etc. Among these, games for kitty party for ladies are considered the most exciting part and enable to the keep the guests engaged for a long time. In addition, the recreational activities help the participants to easily communicate and know more about each other. Some of the exciting games include:
Handbag bingo is similar to a normal bingo with the exception that visitors will need to fill the bingo cards with different names of items available in their purse. The same also needs to be written on paper slips. The hostess will then need to place the paper slips in a bowl and take draws on a random basis until one of the participants gets a bingo call. Similarly, there is day-night which requires individuals to dance and remain in the same posture when the music is stopped. The person who loses the balance or fails to stand for long will need to perform a task as suggested by other contestants.
Separating marbles is another popular sport in which each member will need to separate marbles placed in a bowl using a spoon. This is time based and the members will need to complete the entire process in a minute. The other type is bursting the balloons. In this, the guests need to be divided into two groups. A member from one team will need to tie few balloons on one leg and hop around a specified area or table. The opponent member will then need to try and burst the balloons. The individual who bursts maximum number of balloons within a stipulated time limit will receive a point for the team.
Memory game is also increasingly favored in kitty parties. Initially, the participants is shown around 20-30 products placed in a tray for about 40 seconds. Following this, the tray is hidden and each contestant needs to note down the items seen in the tray within one minute time. The person who writes down the majority items is declared the winner. Likewise card games like bluff, poker, etc. is also a best entertainment option. This is ideal for aged women as it is less tedious and will keep them preoccupied. It can thus be regarded that these simple games for kitty party for ladies will not only create lot of fun but will also make the gathering memorable.


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By BRENT ZWERNEMAN
COLLEGE STATION – The Big 12 took a huge step toward its apparent long-term survival with the announcement of its new TV deal with Fox Sports Media Group on Wednesday afternoon.
Last summer, the league survived largely on the premise that the Big 12's remaining "Big Three" – Texas, Texas A&M and Oklahoma – would receive at least $20 million annually after the Big 12 shifted to 10 schools following the defection of Nebraska to the Big Ten and Colorado to the then-Pacific 10.
The Aggies, courted by the powerful Southeastern Conference, in particular insisted that they would hold the league to its promise of $20 million annually. On Wednesday during a Big 12 teleconference, league commissioner Dan Beebe said the new agreement should "make that issue moot" moving forward. Meaning the Aggies and others will get their money – and perhaps then some.
Terms of the new 13-year deal, set to kick in with the start of the 2012 football season, were not disclosed. Beebe did say the new deal would make the Big 12 "as favorable" financially as any conference in the country. Beebe also said there are no plans to expand from 10 teams.
"I don't see in the crystal ball an interest to expand, however if the landscape shifts we're going to continue to monitor it and be prepared to do something," Beebe said.
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Project tester: Mary Pepper
3/4 yard black print (handles, bag bottom, piping)
1/2 yard tan-and-black canvas print (bag front and back, facing)
7/8 yard tan tone-on-tone (lining)
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