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Vice President Joseph Biden, former senator from the same state as George Thorogood and the Delaware Destroyers, and the newly appointed Ambassador to China, Gary Locke of Washington State, are in China. Biden is there on official US business, in private to shake a finger at his counterparts, and in public to have them shake their fingers at him; Locke is there to present credentials, while standing there in full pukka top hat and tails, ready to take up his ambassadorial duties.
Joe is also supposed to bring me back a plastic scale model of the new Chinese aircraft carrier for me to play with in the bathtub.
The Georgetown University basketball team, the Hoyas, are also in China, there on a ten-day goodwill mission to play basketball. All concerned, the US State Department, Georgetown U and all their players, coaches, boosters and vendors of Hoyas shot glasses, hope this will foster good sportsmanship and mutual understanding while enjoying the benefits of cultural exchange. One game went smoothly, and was attended by Locke and Biden. Biden even went straight from the airport to the game, rather than going to his hotel for a shower and a quick one, and he got to see the Hoyas beat the home team.
If a chicken were involved in what happened the next day I would shout, "Fowl play!" What took place was certainly not poultry in motion.
That second night, against the Chinese team, the Bayi Rockets, things got gnarly, with lots of flying elbows and simmering fury; finally both benches cleared, with shoving, punching, kicking, chair throwing, and even some Three Stooges eye-poking. In spite of the fact that the game was not yet finished, head coach John Thompson said, "We're outa here." The team made an admirably orderly escape from the court while being bombarded with full water bottles. They gathered up equipment and quickly filed into the waiting busses. No one mentioned having egg foo yung for dinner.
A G'town supporter posted his (or her) admittedly biased view as to what happened on a University message board. According to that testimony, the game became a joke as the Chinese referees called fouls on the Hoyas for having blonde hair and for not saying "Simon says." In the meantime, instead of basketball, the players on the Chinese side were playing a blend of rugby and the ancient Scottish game of shinty, which makes kick-boxing look like patty-cake — and they were not having any fouls called on them. The Rockets blasted off in the scoring column because they had more foul shots than there are grains of rice in a large bowl.
The Bayi team plays in a professional Chinese basketball league, and the players serve in the Chinese army. You wonder if their basketball practices are more like boot camp with lots of hand-to-hand combat drills, and plenty of basketballs getting shot with live ammo.
While coverage in the Chinese media was minimal, the blogging community was chirping frantically and spreading the news, and surprisingly there was a lot of netizen criticism directed at the Chinese team. For example, Zhou Ting, a 26-year old biology grad student who was at the game, wrote "I can tell you the Chinese players provoked the conflict," and he refered to their rough style of play as "…a hooligan's habit."
What seemed to have ignited the melee late in the game was a particularly hard foul by Hu Ke (no relation to Jersey Shore's own Snooki). The foul Hu was called for (First Base) was on Georgetown's guard Jason Clark, who felt that the foul was so egregious that, once it had been called, Clark gave Hu an earful. (It was not known which dialect Clark was using, whether Mandarin, Cantonese, Mongolian, or Parseltongue.) At this point Hu decided to invite his fist to make a short, sharp visit to Clark's face. At the same time, and this was not reported in the Western media, Hu paid Clark the classic Chinese insult: "Your mother looks like a silkworm," which was followed by the unthinkable "and your grandfather smells of mulberries."
What caused all this violence?
To answer this question, children, the story becomes complex, so to best follow along, please chart the grammar using the classic fishbone diagram.
You may have read the recent horrible news about young people in the American South who died due to a very rare strain of amoeba that infected them, and then destroyed their brains. This very rare and deadly species of amoeba is naegleria fowleri. A less fatal but far more annoying species is fowleri's slightly schizoid sister, naegleria gruberi. It turns out that the Chinese are using this latter amoeba to conduct some reality-stretching mind control experiments.
Exposure to naegleria gruberi can cause behavioral changes such as: freakish violence, as demonstrated by the Bayi Rockets basketball team; the nutty, unfathomable need of the Chinese newly rich to buy and show off their absurdly glitzy luxury goods; and idiotic blithering like that of the recently fired railway spokesman, Wang Yongpin. This reporter has gathered compelling evidence that this punctured raft of occurrences is entirely because of the evil plot of the Chinese government to control its own citizenry. They are experimenting on a wide variety of social groups, to see how much exposure to the amoeba causes what sorts of behavioral disturbances, and to what degree.
According to eyewitnesses, one perfectly normal chap, Zhon Kamrhon Zhwayze, wearing only a fake Rolex and a pink, floppy hat, ran along the top of the Great Wall while screaming that he was Lady Gaga. Many on the scene volunteered that he had more talent than the popular performer.
Official accounts of the Bayi Rockets suggest that they are polite, easy going men who like to decorate cupcakes and listen to Barry Manilow. Exposure to naegleria gruberi made them crazy and violent. Wang Yongpin had been captain of his high school debating team, and had once crushed an opponent by cogently arguing that Fred Astaire was a much better dancer than Gene Kelly. But then came the crash of the much vaunted high-speed bullet train, on which much Chinese pride rested. In his capacity as ministry of railways spokesman, he sounded like he had been kicked in the head repeatedly by large mules for months at a time.
When reporters asked him what had caused the train wreck which killed dozens and injured hundreds, he replied that "God was angry with the Chinese." Immediately afterwards he received congratulations from rabidly Christian presidential candidate Rick Perry of Texas. When asked why damaged train cars had been buried before a detailed investigation of them had begun, he noted that in Buddhism, the dead are buried quickly, so as to hasten rebirth, and that by burying the railroad cars right away, that was the quickest way to get them back into service.
Rich Chinese are spending obscene amounts of cash on luxury goods, keeping manufacturers such as Louis Vuitton, Hermes, Gucci and Ferrari afloat, if now wallowing, in profit. Such is the need of the über-wealthy to flaunt their wealth that European psychiatrists agree that the only reasonable cause must be brain-eating amoebas. I mean, what kind of moron would drive a gold-plated sports car through a part of the city overflowing with starved, angry peasants? These people would swarm around you, lift up the car en masse, and eat you and every part of the car except the spark plugs, which as everybody knows are impossible to get out of a sports car.
It appears that my editor is going to penalize me for delay of game.
As you probably know, the Chinese police are ratcheting up to "REALLY HIGH SECURITY ALERT" in the region of Xinjiang, which lies in the western, mostly rural part of China. Things have gotten exceptionally violent there, with dozens of deaths recorded in confrontations between the native Uighur population and the recently introduced, crabgrass-like Chinese Han. Clearly, the brain-eating amoeba experiments there have resulted in dangerous chaos, and now the government has to call in the police to clean up the mess made by the clumsy sorcerer's apprentice.
One of the things the Peoples Bullying Party will eventually learn is that when you try to twist all the knobs and push all the buttons necessary to control 1.4 billion people, inevitably you will burn your fingers.
Tags: Abbott and Costello, basketball, Bayi Rockets, Buddhism, Gary Locke, Georgetown, Hoyas, Hu Ke, Jason Clark, Joe Biden, John Thompson, mulberry, silkworm, Uighur, violence, Wang Yongpin, Xinjiang, Zhou Ting


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When William J. Murabito shows up to lead a community college, something usually has already gone wrong.
But he knows the first steps to take.
"You go in and try to take the temperature down, and get people to start working together," said Murabito, who was named interim president of Niagara County Community College in September.
NCCC is the fifth two-year college Murabito has led as interim president, and in every instance, he was asked to clean up a mess.
At NCCC, James P. Klyczek resigned as president on April 26, after a leaked recording revealed he derided a woman who reported being sexually assaulted on campus in the summer of 2016. After Klyczek's departure, the college's vice president for academic affairs filled in for nearly six months, and then the college's Board of Trustees chose Murabito as interim president from a short list of candidates approved by State University of New York officials.
Murabito said he intends to be an active leader until the community college and SUNY select a permanent president. Campus safety, chargebacks, faculty relations and whether NCCC should explore merging with Erie Community College are among the issues he faces.
"I wouldn't accept a position where I'm just going to come in and sit behind a desk," Murabito told The Buffalo News. "I'll be setting a work agenda, things I can work on while I'm here. The main goal is to put things in place to make the campus a good option for the best possible presidential candidates."
Merger talk
Earlier this year, former Erie County Executive Joel A. Giambra suggested ECC and NCCC merge. Niagara County leaders showed no interest, and Murabito said his experience has shown that's difficult to accomplish.
He was interim president at Morrisville State College near Syracuse when it made an effort to combine its administration with SUNY IT, now SUNY Polytechnic Institute, in Utica.
"It wasn't working. It was a failure, especially in the eyes of the people at Morrisville, because the president of SUNY IT was the one who was in charge, so they were losing their identity," Murabito said. "When I went in, I had to deal with that problem and I had to bring in a lot of new staff, because the staff had been replaced by the administrators at SUNY IT."
There have been other failed attempts at mergers in the SUNY system, such as linking Canton with Plattsburgh and Delhi with Cobleskill.
"It didn't work well," Murabito said. "I think the attempt to look at each individual (college's) issues, and then try to get the individual campuses work to closely together, is the way to go."
Murabito said he has no objection to the "chargeback" system, in which a county whose residents attend a community college in a different county must make a payment to that college for each student.
Locally, most of that money goes from Erie County to Niagara, although, because of declining enrollment at NCCC, this year's projected chargeback income of $4.5 million is down 13 percent from last year.
Chargebacks have a direct impact on county property taxes. Erie County keeps track of the hometowns of the students attending other community colleges, and the county has a formula to add chargeback costs to the county tax levy for that municipality. Amherst, which sends most Erie County residents to NCCC, had $1.1 million in chargebacks added to the property tax levy last year.
Niagara County also assesses chargebacks to its towns and cities, and expects to pay about $1.4 million this year, mostly to Erie County.
"The system seems to be working," Murabito said. "If Erie County were not paying chargebacks for those students, they would have to educate those students at Erie Community College. It might cost them more."
Campus safety
Murabito will examine whether NCCC has an adequate response plan to sexual assaults, given the 2016 incidents that led to Klyczek's downfall.
"It's too early to tell. I've only been here a couple days," Murabito said. "As we do our routine review of policy, if changes are warranted, they'll move forward."
Murabito, who served on a SUNY task force that drew up the state's sexual assault reporting rules, said he expects to set up an all-campus safety committee. Instead of the current faculty-only safety committee, students and administrators would be involved.
"Safety is an important issue for everyone, so the campus needs to review that," he said. "When you think of shared governance, it's a good example."
Shared governance
Faculty leaders have gone before the board repeatedly to call for shared governance of the college.
Murabito said he thinks he can work with the faculty.
"Shared governance is quite different than a corporate setting. It's unique to a college setting, but it works," Murabito said. "But people have to do a lot of work to make it work. You have to be open. You have to be willing to roll up your sleeves and work together. It doesn't mean that everyone agrees with each other, but in the end everybody should have a opportunity to opine on whatever the issues are."
Culinary Institute
The veteran administrator, who also has served as a SUNY associate vice chancellor of academic affairs, student affairs and university life, said NCCC strikes him as having "all the component parts" needed for success, including the right programs to meet the needs of students.
The Culinary Institute hasn't met the enrollment figures projected by Klyczek. He projected 1,000 students by this year. This year's enrollment is 321. But Murabito is excited about the program.
"The Culinary Institute is a gem, but enrollment in community college programs across the state and country has been on the decline," Murabito said. "I'd like to market for that program. It's a great facility, a great faculty, good students. It's spectacular. I can't imagine a better program that I've visited in some time."
The Niagara County Legislature has not increased its contribution to the college for 11 years, freezing it at $8.87 million. The college has raised tuition and used reserve funds to balance its $48.4 million budget.
"I think new, exciting programs and opportunities for the citizens of Niagara County will speak well for asking for money. You can't just ask for an increase. You have to show what difference it's going to make," Murabito said. "If we do ask for money, it's not because we're in a deficit. It's because we have some exciting initiatives."
Murabito's future
Murabito, a Saratoga Springs resident, has rented an apartment in downtown Niagara Falls and intends to live there until a permanent replacement takes over. He said he was appointed for a year or until he is replaced. He will not become the permanent president.
He said he won't be commuting from Saratoga Springs.
"I'm here full time," he said. "Actually, with my wife not here, I'm here more than full time."

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It's National Something Day
I woke up to #NationalSiblingDay tweets, so I'm assuming it's National Sibling Day. I already wrote a post about my brother last week so I guess I won't bore you with another one.
You know, I've always wondered, why do we have so many of these National Days? Who makes up National Donut Day or Puppy Day or Pizza Day (my favorite)? I also feel like it's National Pizza Day like once a month? Which I'm not complaining about. I just think it's silly.
Are we no longer able to appreciate things in our daily life unless we are socially forced to with a fake holiday?
I feel like every day is someone's birthday, holiday, engagement, baby shower, etc. I can't seem to keep track of all the holidays or celebrations anymore.
Growing up I never cared too much about holidays. I mean, don't get me wrong, I love celebrating and gathering with loved ones. It was just never a big thing in our home. I think it was mainly because we were such a small family and all our relatives were far away. Holidays were usually just my dad, mom, brother and I sharing a meal. Not very different from an average day. In college, I studied out of state, so I spent the holidays on campus. And when I moved to Los Angeles, I spent nearly 8 years of holidays apart from my family. I was a struggling actress barely staying afloat. It made more sense to send money home to my parents than to spend it on a plane ticket. Time spent would be great but sometimes you just need to survive and we don't always have the luxury for both.
Now that I think about it, I never had a "Sweet 16" or a big 21st birthday party and I never had a senior graduation party. For most of my teenage years I was bitter at my parents but post college I learned - they didn't know. They didn't know they were supposed to do these "celebrations". There isn't an instruction manual for immigrant parents on social musts for your children.
Mom and dad didn't need holidays and celebrations to show they loved us. They were happy to put food on the table and a roof over our heads. Growing up was hard and life is still hard. Not everyone can afford celebrations. Some families are happy if they can share a meal together or live in the same state. I don't think my parents loved me less because they didn't throw me parties. The way they showed love was just culturally different.
Celebrations and National Day's are great but we don't need them. We should appreciate the people and things we have in our lives regardless of the day it is. Like pizza and dogs, we should appreciate pizza and dogs every day.


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I forgot to take photos during the festivities. ALRIGHT!! I got too drunk on American beer. Jeez, you guys really know how to pull my leg. BUT, here's the aftermath. Sleepy baby got sleepy.
There was girl talk, pool fun, grilled corn and hot dogs. The bros went to do their bro stuff and the girls went to play with my niece.
Let's not forget a backdrop of yachts and beautiful Atlantic waters.
I fell asleep shortly after and woke up with a wicked hangover.
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Answer: You can shop online with complete confidence that all of the Wingtip Shoes made by Stacy Adams are made of full leather uppers made of either calfskin leather or cowhide leathers that are printed to look like crocodile skin or ostrich skin at an affordable price. Many of the dress shoes that Stacy Adams makes also have full leather soles as well which are long lasting and ensure that you'll be able to wear them season after season and give you the style and comfort that you were looking for. If you didn't know already, you are always better off buying dress shoes or any shoes for that matter that are made of leather because genuine leather has the ability to breathe and absorb moisture away from your feet. If the shoes are not made of leather, they are usually made of a synthetic leather which is made of some sort of vinyl that can not breath or absorb your foot sweat in any way shape or form. Plus leather is very durable as well and lasts because leather is able to flex again and again without cracking during use unlike a pair of synthetic upper shoes that you will see starting to crack after several uses.
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Question: Is there any kind of special shoe polish I should use for Stacy Adams?
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What could be worse than back pain that does not allow a person to stand, sit, walk or even sleep in peace? Surgeries and medicines are temporary solutions, but a proper exercise regime is the only thing that can keep it away in the long run.
Back Pain: Who Is At Risk?
The following factors pose a higher risk for back pain:
Age > 35 years
Sedentary lifestyle
Anxiety, stress, and depression
Overstrain caused by exercise or physical activity
Medical conditions like fibromyalgia and osteoarthritis
Symptoms Of Back Pain
If your back pain is accompanied by any of these symptoms, consult your doctor at once:
• Weight loss
• Elevated temperature
• Visible inflammation in the back
• Incontinence (urinary and/or fecal)
• Backache reaching the legs
• Numbness around the genitals, anus, and hips
Types Of Back Pain
Before you pick any of these exercises for back pain, it is important to identify the type of pain you are experiencing. Back pain may be:
Acute – Lasts for three to six months. Its onset is sudden. Its main cause is tissue damage.
Chronic Pain – Lasts for longer than six months and may be caused by injury or some other medical condition.
Neuropathic Pain Or Nerve Pain – Nerves in the back continue to perceive pain, even in the absence of tissue damage or even after healing of a back injury.
The back or, to be more exact the spine, can roughly be divided into the upper, middle, and lower back. In the next section, we will explore some effective exercises for all three portions of the back.
1. Bat Wing
Bat Wing is the best exercise for upper back pain reduction. Chest presses and push-ups help in strengthening the back muscles and arms. But this exercise helps in achieving the target by focusing the muscle contraction in the affected area to strengthen and avoid pain. It is similar to row exercise, but with a multiplying range of movements to make sure that your rhomboids are pressurized.
2. Pec Stretch
A Pec stretch exercise is a yoga movement where one needs to apply strength on the arm's back side focusing on the back muscle. Take your position across a wall placing your right hand up on the wall in a manner that your elbow is on same lines as the shoulder. Gradually, move your body downwards using your hand as a support to avoid falling. Place your opposite hand near you ribs. While doing any exercise, it is important to inhale and exhale in order to ensure proper blood circulation.
3. Downward Dog At The Wall
This exercise has proven to be extremely beneficial for many out there suffering from back aches. All you have to do is just bend downwards facing towards the floor & try holding this position. If your calves start paining, slightly bend your knees. Try to stay in this position for 10 seconds & then release.
4. Thoracic Extension
There are a number of ways to do this exercise. One can just lie down and face upwards with head up straight or do the same activity with a foam roller. You can even sit on a chair clasping your hands behind the head, and then stretch your head upwards facing the ceiling. Repeat this activity 10 times a day.
5. Arm Slide
While doing Arm Slide exercise, stand against a wall with a straight posture. Lift your arms overhead while keeping your shoulder & arms touching the wall. Do not allow your shoulders to shrug towards your ears, your low back to arch, or your arms to lift off the wall. Return to the starting position and repeat for 10 repetitions. This help in strengthening the upper back core muscles, thus avoiding bad fixes.
6. Shoulder Roll
The shoulder roll is an exercise one can perform anytime & anywhere. One needs to focus on making larger circles to smaller with circular shoulder movements. This helps in making muscles more flexible & supple.
7. Scapular Squeeze
Stretching is not as easy as it appears to be. Scapular stretching is an exercise which requires patience & effort. To do this exercise, one needs to keep his/her elbows by the side, then squeeze the shoulder blades together & hold for 5-10 seconds. Relax & repeat this exercise 10 times a day.
8. Rowing Exercises
Rowing exercise not only helps in alleviating pain, but also helps in strengthening shoulder muscles. With each row, one takes the weight of the boat plank on the muscle with a slight jerk. Rowing is a great exercise as it gives you a break from the traditional cardio exercises like running.
Top 10 Back Pain Reasons
1. Injury Or Sprain
The strange fact about sprain or injury of the spinal cord is that you may not feel the wound immediately. It may remain in a suppressed condition for a long time and start showing its existence suddenly without any specific cause. If you were unaware of the old injury, you might feel surprised how the pain was caused. However, old injuries and sprains are found to be most the common cause of back pain.
2. Herniated Disks
Herniated disks are spine disorders that are caused due to the rupture of the spine. The common term for herniated disk is slip disk, which pinches any particular nerve in the spinal cord. Unlike sprain in the spine, one can feel this type of pain immediately. Back pain due to herniated disks is often diagnosed through X-ray or MRI.
3. Fracture
Fracture in the spine may be a leading as well as a prominent cause of back pain. The effect of the fracture may be similar when minor, but it may generate acute pain when the fracture is serious. Patients with a fracture in the spine often become chronic patients of back pain even after surgery or treatment.
4. Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis is a middle age bone problem, mainly noticed among female patients. The condition is similar to degenerative disc disorder or intervertebral disc degeneration, which happens when the discs in the spinal cord start to weaken with age.
5. Pregnancy
During pregnancy, back pain is a common experience. Due to excessive pressure on the spine, back pain is common with many pregnant women at the advanced stage of pregnancy.
6. Fibromyalgia
Another top factor for backache, it may cause pain in the ligaments, muscles and tendons all over the body. The primary symptom of fibromyalgia is fatigue. Several types of treatments are available for such type of pain.
7. Obesity
If you are obese, it is most likely that you would suffer from back pain. The increasing amount of body fat will create pressure on the spine. The only remedy for this type of back pain is weight loss.
8. Anxiety and stress
Modern day life is wrapped with anxiety and stress. Stress is present in all corners of life from the household to the office. Moreover, irregular lifestyles, improper diet, lack of rest, all necessarily give birth to more than a handful of disorders including back pain. It occurs when the nerves inside the spine do not get the supply of an adequate amount of oxygen due to excessive stress. The effects on your mind will also cause a setback to your spine and will make you suffer from back pain.
9. Improper Sleeping Posture
It is strange but true that sometimes, odd sleeping postures can be one of the causes of back pain. Sleeping on your stomach is harmful to the spine, as it puts much pressure on your back. Fortunately, such pains are temporary in nature. However, it may turn to permanent if you do not change your sleeping posture.
10. Prolonged Time Spent In Sitting Position
Are you in the habit of spending too much time sitting in the same position? Many of us spend more than half the day in front of the computers at the office or at home. This may be extremely harmful to the health of your spine. You should take breaks for at least 10 minutes every hour and move around.
A Word of Caution
Since the spine is a highly sensitive area of the body, it is recommended that you practice these precautions:
Always ask your doctor before beginning an exercise routine for the back.
Do not exercise immediately after using an ice pack.
Stop exercising if it causes acute pain that lasts for more than two hours.
Stop the exercise if it causes nausea, numbness, and breathlessness.
During pregnancy, discontinue any exercise if it causes any discomfort, always putting the safety of the baby above your pain.
So here are 25 easy exercises for back pain relief anyone can do at home. They require almost no specialized equipment or expensive gym memberships. Of course, you can always opt for pricier choices, but then, the results would be the same. These exercises can be done with minimal supervision and in the comfort of your home. Some of them can even be done at the workplace during breaks.
If you are into yoga, you can also find some very effective asanas for back pain relief. However, these must be done only under experienced teachers as yoga done incorrectly will do more harm than good. Remember not to overstrain yourself, especially not your back. The spine is what holds you up, so be careful with it. In addition to exercising, you can also do these things to avoid further distress to your already aching back:
Use your knees to bend while lifting a weight off the ground, don't bend your back.•Don't stand or sit in the same position and posture for long. Shift your weight on both legs in an alternating manner.
Avoid sleeping on your back or your abdomen; they both put extra pressure on the spine. The best position to sleep is on the side with a pillow between the knees.
Avoid carrying a heavy bag (laptop bag, purse, etc.) on one shoulder. Get a bag that can be carried across the back.
Use a firm mattress, and not one that is too soft and downy. The firm mattress supports the back.•Try to maintain a schedule where you cycle, walk, swim or jog regularly.
Set limits for yourself. Don't over strain your back. Explain to the people living and working with you that there are some things that you won't be able to do because of your back pain.
Here's hoping that one or some of these tips and exercises help you control and reduce your back pain. Remember: when in pain, discontinue these back pain exercises and visit your doctor.


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Ricoh Aficio MP 201SPF Printer Driver Download
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Ricoh Aficio MP 201SPF Laser Multifunction Printer Drivers and Software for Microsoft Windows OS. Printer driver for b/w printing and colour printing in Windows. It supports HP PCL XL commands and is optimized for Windows GDI. High-performance printing can be expected.
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President Trump announced on Friday that the long talked about meeting with North Korea will be happening on June 12th in Singapore.
The announcement comes after President Trump hosted Kim Yong Chol, a North Korean official, at the White House. During that meeting, Chol gave Trump a personal letter from Kim Jong Un.
"We're going to deal," Trump told reporters. "We talked about a lot of things. We really did. But the big deal will be on June 12."
During the meeting with Chol, President Trump also discussed a possible end to the Korean war. "Can you believe that we're talking about the ending of the Korean war?" Trump asked a group of reporters. "We're talking about 70 years."


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The Elementary Art Show is going on right now through Thursday, June 2nd at the Salem-South Lyon Library. Congratulations to our featured students:
Presley, Hayden, Karl, Levi, Carter, Catie, and Mason
Stop in to view all the talented student artists we have in the district :)
Collecting Reading Bags & Books
I will be collecting reading bags and reading group books from students on Friday. Therefore, they will not be bringing books home and to school everyday. I will still be checking reading logs everyday to keep that consistency for students. This is a great transition time to make sure your student is still reading every day even though they will not have books from me to bring home. If you are lacking books at home during the last few weeks of school and would like some to borrow please let me know and I would be happy to send some home for your student.
Summer Reading Program
A note from Mr. Metcalf and our Reading Recovery teachers Mrs. Jurado and Mrs. Raines went home with students last week. Salem Elementary offers a summer reading program for students where they are able to select books based on their interests and reading level. I HIGHLY encourage taking advantage of this easy way to make sure your student keeps reading all summer long to keep up the gains they have made this year. Permission slips are due *Tuesday, May 24th* Let me know if you need another slip sent home.
Teacher for an Hour
Permission slips went home last Thursday for students to experience what it is like to be "teacher for an hour." This is a great opportunity for students to take on a leader position and compile all the Habits of Mind/Character Traits we have been striving towards this school year while teaching to a small group of peers. All interested students should turn permission slips in by Wednesday, May 25th. Let me know if you need another slip sent home.
Math Packets
Another resource to prevent the summer slide: Mr. Metcalf has created a Math packet for students to complete over the summer. Return the green slips that were send home with your student by June 1st if you would like one. This will be in your First Grader's report card envelope. If this is completed and turned in, students earn a *Game Day* with Mr. Metcalf which happens once a month during the following school year :)
Happy Birthday to Dev on May 28th!


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Durham County Cricket Club
England player, Graham Onions, joined us at his club for a day of anti-racism education.
Young people from County Durham were bowled over at Durham County Cricket Club this week. The children, from Burnhope Primary School and Finchale Primary School visited Emirates Durham ICG in Chester-le-Street for a Show Racism the Red Card anti-racism event.
In the morning, the young people took part in activities delivered by Durham County Cricket Club's Foundation team and Show Racism the Red Card's education team. James Wiggan and England Ladies player Dani Hazell ran a fun cricket training session while Sally Landon and Dave Ross gave the youngsters a chance to record their own cricket commentary. Show Racism the Red Card's anti-racism workshops were delivered by Lizz Bennett, Laura Pidcock and Laura Hagan.
After lunch, everyone watched Show Racism the Red Card's main educational film which was followed by a question and answer session in which pupils from both schools played an active part. Fielding the questions were Show Racism the Red Card coaches, Trevor Benjamin, Olivier Bernard, John Anderson, Curtis Fleming and Gary Bennett. Representing Durham County Cricket Club were fast bowlers Graham Onions and Ruel Brathwaite. Despite some tough questions, the panel weren't stumped. Those who asked the most interesting questions won a family ticket for a Twenty20 match and there were also 10 tickets for Newcastle United's match against Everton.
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Jewelry industry demand for gold in 2006 rose 14 percent to a new annual record of $44 billion, according to figures released by the World Gold Council. Fourth quarter demand was also a record in dollar terms at $13.5 billion. However, at 2,267 tons, tonnage was 16 percent lower than a year earlier, mainly due to declines in the first eight months of the year, when price movements were a deterrent to jewelry purchases, especially in Asia and the Middle East, the London-based organization said.
In the first half year gold demand in the jewelry industry was 28 percent lower than a year earlier in tonnage terms and effectively unchanged in dollar terms, the WGC said. In the third quarter it was 9 percent lower than a year earlier in tonnage terms, but 29 percent higher in dollar terms. In the fourth quarter it was 2 percent higher than in same period of the prior year and 29 percent higher in dollar terms.
As price volatility subsided from late August, conditions became better for jewelry demand, the WGC said. It surged from mid-September to late-October when the price fell below $600 and remained, until the very end of October, in a $570-$600 range. This period also saw the run-up to both Diwali in India and the Eid al Fitr at the end of Ramadan, both of which occurred almost simultaneously in late-October, and which are both strong gold buying occasions. While demand was lower in November, a fall-back of the price in December, coupled with Christmas and the Eid al Adha at the end of the year, helped demand recover.
Overall, the WGC said that consumers and investors pushed demand for gold to a record level of $65.3 billion in 2006, with positive tonnage growth in the investment and industrial segments, along with the double-digit dollar growth in the jewelry sector.
The 2006 figures, compiled independently for the World Gold Council by GFMS Limited, reveal that identifiable investment demand totaled 637 tons in 2006, 7 percent higher than in 2005 in tonnage terms and 45 percent higher in dollar terms, spurred by a 27 percent year on year tonnage increase in holdings of gold Exchange Traded Funds and similar products. The fourth quarter was particularly strong for investment with a 19 percent rise in tonnage terms and a 51 percent increase in dollar terms.
In the industrial sector, demand rose by 7 percent in tonnage terms and 45 percent in dollar terms to set a new annual record.
"We are very encouraged by the record value of gold demand in 2006, showing that consumers are spending more on gold as jewelry and as an investment," said James Burton, WGC chief executive. "However, we must recognize that although we have seen a steep rise in the dollar value of gold demand, there was also a decline in tonnage demand as extreme price volatility impacted consumers' jewelry purchases. The first half of the year proved a difficult one for the gold jewelry market as high price volatility deterred consumers from buying. However, more stable prices towards the end of the year resulted in a very satisfactory level of demand."
Gold supply was tight in 2006, falling 13 percent from 2005 levels to 3,451 tons, due to a sharp reduction in net central bank selling, and to a sharp increase in producer de-hedging, the WGC said. These factors reduced overall supply by 657 tons. Mine output contributed a 56 ton reduction. In 2006 as a whole, de-hedging amounted to 403 tons compared to just 86 tons in 2005. Total mine supply (mine output less net de-hedging) was therefore 15 percent lower in 2006 than in 2005.
The WGC said that 2007 has begun with "brisk demand in most jewelry markets in January," and that sentiment towards gold jewelry in key markets remains strong. Investment demand also got off to a good start. Prospects for demand in both industry segments are expected to be good in the first half of the year.
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A general workshop led by Senior Iyengar Teacher, Monica Haar. This will give you so much more for your yoga alignment. Iyengar yoga works deeply into the asana to explore your practise. You can turn up on the day. Come a little early.
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The top question bringing people to visit this website is, "Is Puerto Rico a State?" We can answer that question for them easily: No. Puerto Rico is a territory.
Other popular questions:
- What is the Puerto Rican language?
- What are the Insular Cases?
- Is Captain America from Puerto Rico?
Click through the links to find the answers.
One common question that we haven't answered yet is, "Who is the President of Puerto Rico?"
Donald Trump is the President of Puerto Rico right now, just as he is the President of Delaware and Idaho. Since Puerto Rico is a territory under the sovereignty of and belonging to the United States, the President of the United States is also the President of Puerto Rico.
It's a confusing issue for many people, though, because people living in Puerto Rico cannot vote in presidential elections. So as our nation's Chief Executive whoever is President executes federal law applicable in the territory, but he exercises power over people unable to give or withhold consent to his presidency.
The U.S. doesn't have a simple, direct presidential vote. Instead, citizens in each State vote for President, but the vote determines which candidate later will be chosen by Electors representing the state, who go with Electors from every State after the election and vote in the Electoral College to formally and legally elect the President.
Usually, the members from each State vote for the candidate who won the most votes in that State, although some States don't require that. The Constitution was amended to allow Washington, D.C. to send an Elector to the Electoral College, even though citizens in the nation's capital do not have voting representation in Congress.
In other words, the people of the United States do not vote for the president as a right of national citizenship. It's really the people of the States that vote for the president as a right of State citizenship.
Only States get to send Presidential Electors to represent the State in the Electoral College. That means that Puerto Rico has no representatives there, and so the people living in Puerto Rico cannot vote for their President. This is true whether they were born in Puerto Rico or in a State.
Even U.S. citizens from Puerto Rico who have lived and voted in a State in the past can't vote when they go back to Puerto Rico. Worse yet, federal law allows citizens who live in foreign countries to vote absentee in their last State of legal residence, but denies that right to U.S. citizens who change their legal residence from a State to Puerto Rico. That is even true for the U.S. military, so that when active duty soldiers and sailors and veterans have Puerto Rico as their legal residence they can't vote for the Commander in Chief.
All citizens who live in States can vote in presidential elections. That's true whether they were born in Puerto Rico or in a State. So in effect, as long as it remains a territory, being a U.S. citizen in Puerto Rico means abandoning your home of residence and relocating to a State to have equal voting rights and other civil rights denied to U.S. citizens in the territory.
In America freedom means being able to live where you want, move or stay where you are, and being forced to relocate to have equal civil rights is a coercive form of duress, not a voluntary choice. In communist and fascist dictatorships people need the government's permission to live, have a job and enjoy whatever freedom is allowed. In the land of the free, where you live should not determine your rights.
Today 3.5 million U.S. citizens living in Puerto Rico cannot vote for their president. The solution is simple: as soon as Puerto Rico becomes the 51st state, the people of Puerto Rico will be able to vote in presidential elections.


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I hope everyone has a great Memorial Day weekend and don't forget to take a moment to teach your son that the day is about more than just a cookout.
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Adult ministries
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We have an annual men's and women's retreat for our adults to spend the weekend connecting with Jesus and each other.
Check our announcements page or subscribe to the Valley Flash to see our upcoming events!
Overcomers is a senior fellowship luncheon that takes place in our fellowship hall on the third Thursday of every month. Join us for a time to sing hymns and receive an encouraging message from one of our pastors.


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Welp, it's been a while since I set some monthly art goals, wanna know why? Well my last set of goals made me into a complete mess!! I set goals that I just could not keep up with, which made me feel really crappy about myself & my work, and ultimately burnt me out. So why am I back making more goals? Am I daft?! Maybe.. but I really do believe that goal setting is vital for self-improvement, so I have three new goals for this month. I've also purposefully made the goals quite easy to accomplish just so I can ease myself back into this process.. and not go through what happened last time!! So here are the three things I'm going to be focusing on this month!
1 ) DRAW AT LEAST ONE ILLUSTRATION A WEEK! The most foolproof way get better at something, is just to keep doing it! If I wanna get better at illustrating then I need to make more illustrations! Since I'm doing my #100days project at the moment I have been barely drawing anything else as it's been keeping me quite busy, I think I can manage to get one separate illustration completed each week though!
2 ) PRACTICE DRAWING MORE PLANTS & INSECTS! I adore looking at plants & insects, and I really enjoy drawing them too! My illustrations have featured a number of beetles and moths in the past but I would love to expand my repertoire and get even more creepy-crawlies involved. Plants too, I love drawing different types of leaves but I really struggle with flowers, so getting some practice in will be super helpful!
3 ) EXPERIMENT MORE WITH INK! Pretty much all of my artwork is done in black indian ink right now and I really love the medium, but I'm not really playing around with it and seeing what it can do. I know that ink is incredibly versatile, I just haven't been versatile with it yet. This is the month where I will change that and hopefully develop some new techniques for my work!
As I said they're easy goals, but it's also very easy to fail at any goal so I think these are a good restart point for me. If I don't manage all of them then I'm going to try to not beat myself up about it, I can't afford to hit another art block like the last one!
Let me know what you think of the goals I've set and if you have any goals for this month!


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Some international adoption regulations require pre-adoption education for prospective adopters. Do you think this is a good idea? What kind of preparation did you have? Would you do anything differently?
Navigating the Adoption Process
Find expert guidance and personal stories on navigating the adoption process—from choosing your adoption agency or team of professionals to completing the home study to surviving the wait as a hopeful adoptive parent.
Share Your Story: Choosing a Route
We asked our reader panel: "How, and why, did you choose between the different types of adoption?" This is what they shared.
Did Your Family Include a Reluctant Spouse?
Four years ago, my husband and I were happily raising our two daughters by birth when I decided that I was ready to adopt a son of a different race. My husband was content with our family as it was, and I struggled to give him the time he needed to think about adopting.
News Brief: Study Finds Counseling for Expectant Mothers Lacking
Expectant mothers considering adoption don't receive adequate options counseling, finds a new Donaldson Adoption Institute study that surveyed 223 birth mothers.
Ask AF: Feeling Emotional Around the Holidays As We Wait
A prospective adoptive parent shares her feelings of sadness as the holidays approach while waiting to adopt. Parents who have been there offer advice.
Parent-to-Parent: Home Study Anxiety
The homestudy is a stressful experience for any prospective adoptive parent, but it can be especially nerve-wracking for those with health concerns or youthful indiscretions. Our readers offer advice on getting through this stage of the adoption process.
"Breaking New Ground"
In the days leading up to a second adoption, a mother worries: Are we about to turn our lives upside down? How will our daughter handle losing her position at the center of our attention? Will I be able to make room in my heart for another child?
"The Longest Mile"
"It's been almost five months and my husband and I are still in labor. The pregnancy was even longer—twelve months. When will this baby come, we ask ourselves."
Parent-to-Parent: Celebrating the Holidays While Waiting for Your Child
Parents share their experiences of celebrating the holidays while still waiting for their adoptions to be finalized.
Parent-to-Parent: Preparing for the Adoption Home Study Visit
Real parents share how they prepared for the adoption home study visit with a social worker, offering helpful tips and some funny stories.
"Logging On for Love"
Many of us wonder if the Internet is the adoption wave of the future. Here's one family's story.
Parent-to-Parent: What Does a Family Want to Hear While Waiting to Adopt?
Waiting to adopt is hard, especially when the wait stretches on for years. Real parents share the words that comforted them and got them through their waits.
Ask AF: What Adoptive Parents Need to Know About Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B is a contagious virus that can be passed from a mother to a baby at or around the time of birth. It can also be passed from one child to another in an orphanage, through blood or body fluids.
List of Recommended Post-Arrival Medical Evaluations
Adapted from an article by Deborah Borchers, M.D.
Webinar Replay: Adopting When You're Already Parenting
View the replay of the "Adopting When You're Already Parenting" webinar. Beth Friedberg, LCSW, explore questions that arise the second time around, from deciding on birth order to preparing your child for a sibling, and more.
Ask AF: Feeling Excited and Scared as We Begin the Process
"We're just beginning the adoption process, and are waffling between excitement—and terror. Is this normal?"
Questioning Medical Myths About Adoption
Make sure your infant or toddler is getting the care he needs.
Baby Safety Tips
Take steps to babyproof your home now—before your baby is able to get into trouble.
Ask the Doctor: Pre-Adoption Medical Assessment
What kind of referral information will I receive about a child available for adoption, and how do I assess it?
Ask AF: Revealing Health Problems During a Home Study
My wife has ongoing health problems, but they are not debilitating. Will this be a factor in the home study?


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In this two-part exhibition of paintings and photographs, Förg's vast practice is presented in greater depth. On view for the first time in the United States, a series of untitled monochromatic paintings from 1991 demonstrate Förg's contributions to painting. In each work, the color, chosen for its association with an utopian project by the architect Le Corbusier, is imbued with a dense physicality. His interest in the manifestation of utopian ideals is further reinforced by a suite of architectural photographs. Each building was chosen because it incorporates the political ideals and sociological concerns that informed it into the architecture itself.
This exhibition closes March 28th.


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Join us for a Quarterly Meeting
Our next King County ECO Net membership meeting will be Tuesday, June 16, 9am to 12pm. Please save the date!
When: June 16, 9am to 12pm
Where: South Seattle Community College - Georgetown Campus, Room C208 (in building C), 6737 Corson Ave S., Seattle WA 98108
What: King County ECO Net meeting - join us to hear from Anna Fahey of Sightline Institute to talk about persuasive messaging, meet who is going to be the new coordinator, and more! Pitch your project will be returning!
Call-in: We will be using the WebEx system for the meeting. This will have a video and conference call option. I will send details in the day-before reminder!
9:10am - Anna Fahey, Sightline Institute
10:15am - Kat Laxton, Science Program Manager, Puget Sound Educational Service District - Kat will be sharing a little bit about herself and the resources she offers to teachers and informal educators.
10:25am - "Pitch Your Project"
10:40am - Introducing your new coordinator!
10:50am - Quick Round Robin of summer activities
11:20am - Final wrap-up of Block Grant and looking ahead
11:30am - Interested in learning about the new funding model and what this means for ECO Nets? Dave Ward of Puget Sound Partnership will be calling into the meeting to share information and answering questions.


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- markvlaskampAsked on December 21, 2016 at 11:20 AM
I have my personal forms stored with my work forms on my personal account. Now that the work forms are taking up a lot of space and require access by others besides just me, is there a way to transfer the work forms to a new work account without having to recreate the forms from scratch?Page URL:
- JotForm SupportMike_GAnswered on December 21, 2016 at 11:58 AM
While there is no option that you can use to transfer your forms to another account on your end, we can help you do that for you. You can make a request here in the support forum and please take note of the following:
1. The owner of the form(s) that will be transferred should be the one logged in when making the request. This is one way of us knowing that the request is valid and verified so we may proceed in granting it.
2. List the form link(s) or form ID(s) of the form that you would like to be transferred. Form Titles will also do, but we suggest you provide the link(s)/ID(s) to avoid confusion.
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4 Bedrooms | 4.5 Baths
Teton, Wyoming
From $6,132 per Week
Shooting Star Cabin 13, Teton, Wyoming Vacation Rental
The living, dining and kitchen areas all share one high-ceilinged space, where wide windows on three sides look out to the pond, a neighbors house, and the golf course and long sweep of open land beneath the mountains. It is a comfortable and convivial gathering place. A raised, wood-burning fireplace is set in a wall of stone and a widescreen TV is mounted above it; in the evening, shadows from the woodfire dance around the room. A pair of deep leather armchairs and two couches stand under the peaked ceiling. A rough wood chandelier hangs like a star over the polished dining table, and glass doors on either side of the room open to stone terraces. Out on the pond, swans glide; their wild, trumpet-like cries are wonderful to hear.
A breakfast bar separates the kitchen from the dining room. The kitchen cupboards, handcrafted from rustic barnwood, contrast nicely with the gleaming Viking range and the Sub-Zero refrigerators. There is a wine cooler, a small step in pantry, and a stone-topped center island with a prep sink. A full complement of good quality china, glasses and appliances are ready for use, and from the kitchen you can see the fireplace, the television and the tremendous rocky geography beyond the windows.
Fairly Private, located in a cabin cluster at Shooting Star Golf and Ski community
Check-in: 4:00PM
Check-out: 10:00AM
Children are welcomed
Pets require prior approval and non-refundable pet deposit
Smoking is prohibited
Some homes allow events, please ask
Rates vary depending on time of year and number of guests
High season and holidays are higher
Ski Resort Fees (If Skiing)
Taxes Will Apply to Final Invoice
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4 Bedrooms
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Ebook Lit Journals
NonBinary Review Issue #8: The Art of War
Issue 8 takes on Sun Tzu's classic text The Art of War. Thirty-one authors explored Sun Tzu's thirteen precepts for those contemplating battle, and applied them to our modern life.
Additional Info
Edited by Lise Quintana and Allie Marini
Release date: 6/1/2016
Format: pdf, Kindle, ePub
See the full author list here.
Get the cover art by MANDEM here.
See previews of NonBinary Review #8:
Getting Ahead: A Quest by Sierra July
The Cubism of War by Brian Flynn
The Phone Call by Michael DeVault
Her Only Friends by Victoria Griffin
Sun-Tzu, Lao-Tse by Brian Barr
Interview with Juan Weider by Alex Pruteanu
The Art of a Covenant by Michele Johnson
I never know where I stand by Adrian Ernesto Cepeda


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With Bandersnatch approaching this Saturday, we wanted to give you all the information you need to know about the performing artists.
Mura Masa
After gaining interest in the electronic music scene with hits "Lovesick" and "Firefly," 21-year-old British producer Alex Crossan—known as Mura Masa—released his own self-titled album this past summer, Mura Masa. However, Crossan's passion and career in music did not start there. Raised in Guernsey, a small town within the English Channel, Crossan was first exposed to influential music by his mother and father—both were very musical at the time according to Crossan. In regards to the music that shaped his career in production, the absence of genre on Gorillaz's second album, Demon Days, made Crossan "want to experiment" on his own. After illegally downloading Ableton, a production program, and watching YouTube tutorials on the program, Crossan started producing music. The beats and demos the young producer created ended up on SoundCloud, where he gathered his initial following. Today, the British producer still creates most of his music on his laptop at home, without any equipment. Not long after his break on SoundCloud, Crossan found himself collaborating with some of the most influential U.K. artists, as well as A$AP Rocky, Charli XCX, and Damon Albarn. In an interview with Julie Adenuga on Beats 1 Radio, Mura Masa discussed his debut album, noting he learned to play every instrument needed to produce the album. Although he wanted the album to form narrative and tell a story, Crossan recognizes his genre "doesn't really call for a narrative." Instead, Mura Masa exists as what Crossan calls a "collection of cultural moments" which bring together a handful of unexpected collaborators. Overall, the young British producer remains humble in the wake of success following his self-titled album Mura Masa. Watch his interview on Beats 1 below.
Since he first entered the game in 2015, Khary has been making noise as an artist and rapper to look out for. The Rhode Island native made serious waves with his 2016 project Intern Aquarium, a thoughtful piece focusing on the themes of conformity, youth, and self-formation. Standout songs include "Find Me" and "2 AM Thirst Ballad," which paints the all-too familiar setting of being out at a bar and wanting to see a partner. His "I'm Sorry" freestyle and accompanying video were featured in Billboard at the end of 2016, which set the stage for his 2017 release of Tidal Graves. The project is a collaborative EP made with powerhouse producer and frequent team member Lege Kale. Tidal Graves is an even more introspective project, which focuses more on the rapper's relationships with friends and women, and how they've evolved (or devolved) in the wake of success and notoriety. Khary is known for his strong sense of self and the intimacy with which he writes his music; every theme is deeply analyzed and expressed with great detail. This level of intensity and personalism is foundation of the strong relationships listeners form with the deliverer. Following a 2017 mini tour, and in anticipation of new music coming out tomorrow, November 7, the young artist has dispelled his reputation as a rookie in the game, and is certainly someone you'll want to see perform in Goldstein.
If you're not familiar with Roseville quite yet, you're going to want to be soon. The SU student is a junior in the Bandier Program, and has been developing his sound since before he came to school here. From Chicago, Roseville, formally known as Sammy White, has made significant noise with his unique production style, an energetic and bouncy descendent of future bass. He's received attention from EDM outlets such as Dancing Astronaut, Good Music Everyday, and Creative Chaos, and has seen support from artists such as Louis the Child, Whethan, and Win and Woo. With hundreds of thousands of streams on his SoundCloud page, the SU producer looks forward to setting the stage for Khary and Mura Masa this Saturday. If you want to catch an up-and-comer before they're playing stages across the country, make sure to get to Goldstein on time for Roseville's set.
Bandersnatch will be held on Saturday, November 11th in Goldstein Auditorium. Doors will open at 7:15 PM, with music starting at 8:00 PM. Tickets are on sale at the Schine Box Office: $5 for SU/ESF students, and $10 for faculty, staff, and the general public. Tickets can also be purchased online at http://boxoffice.syr.edu/ at $10 for students, staff, faculty, and the general public.


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Transition exams 70-648 and 70-649 will be available fro MCSA and MCSE on Windows Server 2003 on October 29, not very far from now. There is training stuff available now and you should sign up for this Live Meeting. It will be fun.
Live Meeting: Transition to Windows Server 2008 Certifications (WW)
MCSA and MCSE 2003: In this meeting: review plans for upcoming Windows Server 2008 certifications; hear about the transition paths specific to MCSA and MCSE 2003; get links to the live exams and study resources; and participate in a Q&A with the certification and exam team. Two sessions to accommodate worldwide calendars. Click to register for:
- December 5 at 7:30 A.M. Pacific Time (What time is this in my region?)
- December 5 at 5:00 P.M. Pacific Time (What time is this in my region?)
Your 71-648 and 71-649 beta exams
If you don't have your beta results by the exam live date (October 29), then please check with your exam provider to find out what is up. I don't have any more info than that for you kids…
Hmmm…helaas duurt het dus maximaal nog 19 dagen voordat ik de uitslag van de 71-649 binnen heb…


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Glutathione Supports the Immune System and Promotes Cellular Health
The immune system involves interactions between biological structures and cellular processes to help protect our bodies from serious infections and diseases. The immune system works by identifying a variety of pathogens, or agents that can infiltrate cells and tissues, causing potentially-fatal conditions. A healthy immune system can determine the difference between pathogens and healthy cells and tissues. Pathogens can invade cells allowing viruses, bacteria, parasites and microorganisms to infiltrate cells, causing a host of serious diseases including cancer. Pathogens can quickly grow and mature in healthy cells, making it extremely difficult for the immune system to recognize and eliminate them from the body.
Immune System Disorders
A weakened immune system, called immunodeficiency can lead to serious medical conditions and diseases including autoimmune diseases, inflammatory diseases and certain types of cancer. Immunodeficiency occurs when the body's immune system is compromised or is less active than normal. An overactive immune system, called autoimmunity can cause otherwise healthy and active cells to attack healthy tissues and organs as if they were foreign organisms in the body. Autoimmune diseases include rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, lupus and potentially life-threatening thyroid conditions.
How the Immune System Protects Our Bodies against Disease
The immune system protects our bodies from serious infections from bacteria, viruses, microorganisms and other agents by using multiple layers of defense mechanisms. The immune system is made up of cellular barriers that prevent dangerous agents, known as pathogens from entering and attacking our bodies. If a pathogen is able to break through these cellular barriers, a healthy immune system works to provide a fast attack response, fighting to eliminate pathogens from entering the body and infiltrating healthy tissues and organs.
Inflammation is the primary factor that alerts the immune system to fight infection. Inflammation usually affects soft tissues, organs and muscles, causing symptoms such as swelling, pain, weakness and heat, all of which are caused by increased blood flow to cells. When the immune system detects that a pathogen has entered the body, white blood cells, called leukocytes take immediate action. Known as the body's natural killer cells, leukocytes are vital to the proper functioning of the immune system. Leucocytes are able to identify and remove pathogens by killing microorganisms, bacteria and viruses before they attack organs and tissues.
The Importance of Healthy Leukocytes in Immune System Function
Leukocytes contain multiple cells that help attack pathogens that have entered the body. The cells either kill the pathogens or contain and kill microorganisms or bacteria. This group of cells, called phagocytes, also known as "fighter cells" are active throughout the body. They travel to needed locations once a pathogen is detected. In order for these fighter cells to work effectively, they must remain healthy. The death or destruction of phagocytes can wreak havoc on the immune system, allowing our bodies to become susceptible to a variety of deadly conditions and diseases. Phagocytes work by protecting bodily openings from infection, such as the lungs, intestines and gastrointestinal tract. Leukocytes play an important role in protecting our body from developing tumors before they can become malignant and spread to multiple organs. A healthy immune system can identify and destroy abnormal cancer cells before they can migrate to healthy cells in the body.
The Lymphatic System and its Role in Maintaining a Healthy Immune System
Another vital component of the immune system is the lymphatic system, a network of lymph nodes and vessels that travel throughout the body. The lymphatic system contains a clear fluid called lymph, which comes from tissue, immune system cells and waste products generated by the body. Lymph nodes, important to the immune system, are bean-shaped nodules that contain an accumulation of white blood cells called lymphocytes. Lymph nodes are primarily located in the neck, groin and other regions where cancer cells may accumulate. Lymphocytes, the primary cells of the immune system are produced by lymph glands, bone marrow, the thymus gland and spleen. If the immune system is not functioning properly, two severe disorders can occur. Immunodeficiency is a lack of immune system cells and autoimmune deficiency is an over-production of immune system cells. Both disorders can cause deadly diseases.
The Effects of Glutathione on the Immune System
Researchers have indicated that a healthy immune system depends on well-functioning and healthy lymph cells infused with a balanced level of glutathione. Changes of glutathione levels in cells can adversely affect functions of the lymphatic system. Studies have also found that all cellular functions including DNA and RNA synthesis are sensitive to reactive oxygen and peroxides, both of which can be reduced by healthy levels of glutathione. It has been suggested that high levels of glutathione can improve cellular health and the function of lymphocytes in healthy people. Research has shown that low levels of glutathione can cause several serious disorders and diseases including diabetes, osteoarthritis, cardiovascular conditions, kidney and liver disease and cancer.
Glutathione, the most abundant amino acid naturally produced by the body can be found in fresh leafy vegetables, fruits, grains, carbohydrates and fish. Glutathione has been found to stimulate the production of lymphocytes, as well as healthy cellular activity in the body. Low levels of glutathione can slow the healing of wounds and increase the risk of organ failure due to serious diseases.
If you are not getting enough glutathione from your diet, there are several supplements and vitamins that can help increase glutathione production. Methionine and cysteine are both natural amino acids which can help with DNA and RNA synthesis, as well as the synthesis of glutathione. Vitamins B, C and E have been shown to help improve immune system functions and help increase glutathione levels.
If you are considering taking supplements or vitamins to help increase glutathione production, it is important to speak with your healthcare professional or trusted naturopathic pharmacist to gain a clear understanding of available doses and the potential interactions with other supplements, vitamins and prescription medications you are taking. The first step in increasing glutathione production is education. The more informed you are, the better decisions you can make when it comes to your health. Protecting and maintaining your cellular health can be optimal in protecting yourself from preventable diseases and disorders associated with the normal aging process.
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like many underrated seventies scores, this one holds a few gems.
whatever movie genre was at stake then, from comedies to thrillers, some good tracks usually roared in the back of the late bar or love scenes, the car chases or whatever good or bad trip was goin' on. they were usually considered as fillers but ended up as much better material than the main themes, as if the composer couldn't resist some monster jam with the cream of studio session mercenaries the production allowed him to bring in.
here we have bill conti who before messin' bad with the colebys, dynasty and rocky themes,
karate kid and james bond scores, seemed to find greater inspiration in this paul mazursky drama; thanks to some uncredited sax and deep doublebass (i'd say maybe tom scott and ron carter respectively, but more accurate info is more than welcome!)
as jazzier variations on the main theme, these in many ways remind me of gato's last tango in paris.
both these tracks are worth the few cents you'll have to pay for a nice sealed lp copy at your local used records store, if such a thing still exists in our tower/virgin/amazon times.
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2010 Gibson Custom Shop Jimmy Page "Number Two" Les Paul Aged / Signed
2010 Gibson Custom Shop Jimmy Page "Number Two" Les Paul Aged / Signed
The Jimmy Page Sunburst Les Paul 1 & 2 AGED/SIGNED recreations are far and away the most collectable, limited and highly valuable instruments the Gibson Custom Shop has ever offered. Both runs limited to only 25 pieces and released 6 years apart, created a frenzy upon arrival.
Here is your chance to own The Jimmy Page Les Paul Number Two AGED / SIGNED, serial number 2 of only 25 made. THE LOWEST SERIAL NUMBER TO THE PUBLIC!!! This example has been meticulously kept in a private collection since the original purchase and has everything from the factory including all certification from the Gibson Custom Shop, original Custom Shop signature hardshell case and original shipping box. Please email or call with any questions.


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Chart of the week
We all know that Boston is home to a highly skilled workforce. It serves as a major buffer in the economic recession.
The Boston unemployment rate is lowest for those with a Bachelor's degree or higher. That's 170 basis points lower than the average Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metro unemployment rates.
Today's Boston business owners are competing in the war for talent. They are looking to attract the best and brightest through location strategy, innovative spaces, and other CRE solutions.