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AMERICUS, Ga. – The Georgia Southwestern Lady Hurricanes were supposed to take on the Fort Valley State Lady Wildcats on Friday but were postponed due to inclement weather. While the double header may have had to wait 24 hours, Rachel McElroy didn't wait as she had a career day batting four of six with six RBI's en route to the sweep of FVSU 9-0, 4-2 on Saturday afternoon.
GAME ONE: Georgia Southwestern-9 Fort Valley State-0 (5 Innings)
Katie Maddox would have it going as she recorded her second win in as many starts. Her five-inning shutout of the Lady Wildcats saw her allow only one hit while striking out five FVSU batters. Including Saturday's outing, Maddox has given up only one earned run in her last twelve innings pitched while scattering three hits over those two starts.
Mason Moreland would score the game's first run on a wild pitch after she walked to lead the game off. The one-run second inning would be followed by a three-run second as Katie Wooten would score on an error. Rachel McElroy would then hit a two-run single past first base. It would be two of the freshman's career-high five RBI's in the game.
Senior third baseman Gabby Buck lined a two-run RBI double in the bottom of the fourth. McElroy would drive Buck in with a RBI double of her own in the next at-bat for her third RBI of the game and GSW's seventh run of the game.
McElroy would finish what she started in the fifth inning. Her fourth and fifth RBI's of the game on a double down the leftfield line would score Mason Moreland and Hayley Knight and end the game via the eight-run mercy rule in the fifth inning.
GAME TWO: Georgia Southwestern-4 Fort Valley State-2
Coach Eddie Ward and company would again ride quality starting pitching to victory. Starter Casey Burns, like her counterpart Katie Maddox in game one, would not be charged with an earned run over five innings while recording two strikeouts.
After FVSU's Kenya Shakoor would score on a fielding error in the outfield in the first inning, the Lady 'Canes would tie the game courtesy of freshman outfielder Rachel McElroy's sixth RBI of the day. Mason Moreland would score on McElroy's single to even the score, but she wasn't done.
The sophomore second baseman would open up the bottom of the third inning with GSW's first triple of the year (second of her career). Gabby Buck would drive Moreland in two batters later with a deep fly ball to right field.
The Fort Valley State half of the fourth inning would open with an error by shortstop Janna Anderson. FVSU's Michelle Thompson would come around to score on a single four batters later as the Lady Wildcats would tie the game again.
The tie wouldn't last for more than a half of an inning as freshman Kiley Doster would drive in her first career run, scoring Katie Wooten in the home half of the fourth inning. Leading three to two, the Blue & Gold would tack on an insurance run as Ashley Cavender would score on a Lady Wildcat throwing error in the sixth inning to secure the victory.
Sophomore Erin Vick would come out of the GSW bullpen to pitch a scoreless sixth and seventh inning to earn her first career save.
The pair of wins pushes the Georgia Southwestern record to 7-9 for the 2012 season. Next in line for the Lady Hurricanes is West Georgia. The two teams will make-up their rain out from earlier in the week on Tuesday, February 28th. The two teams will play two at Lady Canes Field with first pitch scheduled at 2p.m.


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Medical and diagnostic imaging services constitute a substantial segment of the Polish healthcare industry. As the equipment used at private and publicly operated hospitals, clinics, and imaging centres evolves to include the latest technological advances, the quality of service provided to patients improves in comfort, efficiency and accuracy. Equipment updates are just one force for growth in Poland's imaging diagnostics market.
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Having recently introduced the concept of a '+rep' button to an online community I manage, I've noticed a couple of things. It functions as the thanks button does on vBulletin (user says 'thanks' to a poster, and the poster has a record of all the thanks they've given and received. There is a listing of who has thanked a person below a post).
Primarily it has become a way to add a voice to a discussion, without actually requiring the effort to type out a fully formed response. This brings the advantage of easily gauging popular opinions, and is a fun way of indicating good contributions to a thread.
However, is has also been detrimental, particularly during disagreements where people feel 'ganged up' on by a crowd of non-participants. Fortunately this doesn't happen too often, given the size of my community (70-100 actives), but there have still been requests to disable the feature.
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Stocking the cupboards with the right ingredients means you're always prepared to transform chicken, fish, tofu, or beef into a healthy dinner.
We asked four renowned chefs -- Jody Adams, Mary Nearn, Michel Nischan, and Nora Pouillon -- plus famed nutritionist Marion Nestle, Ph.D., M.P.H., to tell us what they keep on hand in their kitchens. In addition to wholesome staples such as walnuts, blueberries, and frozen spinach, they also stock seasonings -- citrus, mustards, and organic oils -- to pack in flavor without too much fat.
Our experts' favorite ingredients will ensure that you never have to sacrifice nutrition or convenience. Once you've made it through their list of suggestions, take this printable checklist to the grocery store -- and get shopping!
High in iron, vitamin A, and soluble fiber, leafy green vegetables never fail to increase the nutritional quotient of a meal. Although they're not technically a pantry staple (as they need to be fresh and refrigerated), our experts recommend always picking up whatever greens are in season from your local farmer's market. Saute autumn greens like kale with garlic and pine nuts or mix together summer's lettuces (mizuna, arugula) for a flavorful salad. Plus, always have frozen spinach on hand.
This superfood inhibits 72 known infectious agents, including those that cause the common cold. Garlic also protects against ulcers and may help eliminate metals, such as lead, from the body. A cornerstone of many cuisines, it's also great on its own, roasted and spread on warm bread.
Like garlic, onions fight infection, help regulate blood pressure, and lower cholesterol. The base ingredient for just about any soup or stew, onions (especially shallots) taste fabulous simply caramelized and served with grilled pork or chicken.
Another "staple" that must be bought fresh, citrus should be a mainstay in your fruit bowl and a frequent ingredient in your cooking. The juice and zest from lemons, limes, and oranges bring zip to marinades, dressings, and simple pastas. Zest has the added benefit of enhancing digestive energy, relieving intestinal gas and swelling, and decongesting the lungs.
In most cases, the fresher the vegetable, the healthier it is. Tomatoes are the exception. Your body can absorb more lycopene from the canned kind than from fresh uncooked ones; lycopene reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease and some cancers.
If you still prefer fresh, Nischan suggests freezing them to make them last. Blanch in hot water to remove the skins and store in freezer-safe plastic containers, leaving an inch of room at the top.
Skip the white buttons and portabellos and opt for immune-building shiitakes, maitakes (also known as hen-of-the-woods), and porcinis. Shiitakes and porcinis are known for their cancer-fighting power, while maitakes help lower blood pressure and blood sugar (great for those with diabetes).
Adams uses these mushrooms for their low-calorie, intense flavor. Rehydrate them in water and then add (with their strained, flavored liquid) to risottos, stir-fries, sautes, and tomato sauces.
While fresh clearly has the advantage when it comes to taste, fruits like blueberries, strawberries, and mangoes remain antioxidant powerhouses even when frozen. In winter, frozen fruit is often a better choice than imported fresh, says Nestle, since it's picked at the peak of ripeness, rather than early and shipped halfway round the world. Use berries in smoothies, pancakes, and muffins; add mangoes to a spicy beef curry.
Once prized as an aphrodisiac, artichokes now have a healthful reputation; they promote the flow of bile to the liver, which helps break down rich, fatty foods. Eat them fresh during the spring, says Adams, or add canned or frozen artichoke hearts to pasta.
While chile peppers might not replace your morning OJ anytime soon, they have up to six times as much vitamin C as oranges, plus plenty of vitamins A and B. Capsaicin, the compound that makes chiles taste hot, reduces pain and stimulates circulation.
Nearn loves stuffing local Southwest Anaheim chiles with rice, and she adds a pinch of dried chiles to a cup of hot chocolate.
For those times when you can't get fresh herbs, keep dried thyme, sage, and oregano on hand to boost the flavor of nearly any dish. Nischan also loves lavender for its stress-busting benefits. He stirs dried lavender into sauces for lamb or chicken and sprinkles it into the cavity of a chicken before roasting. To maximize dried herbs' potential, don't skimp on price, and replace every four to six months.
During the spring and summer, markets overflow with aromatic bouquets of basil, mint, rosemary, parsley, and cilantro. When the harvest is over, try growing your own indoors.
Parsley dresses up plain potatoes and brown rice -- and it tempers bad breath when chewed after a garlicky meal. Add mint to balance spicy sauces and stir-fries. Pouillon stirs cilantro into freshly made guacamole and also adds a bunch to salad greens. When combined with ginger, chiles, and shallots, cilantro makes a delicate sauce for broiled salmon.
Spices such as ginger (great for digestion and the immune system), saffron (a heart-healthy antioxidant), and paprika (an anti-inflammatory) can transform a bland meal into something extraordinary. Adams adds a touch of ginger to tomato sauce, while Pouillon steeps slices in hot water for a refreshing tea.
To increase your spice intake, try a curry blend (typically a combination of turmeric, coriander, cinnamon, cumin, and paprika, among others), which promotes perspiration and increases metabolism. Stocking curry pastes makes using this spice blend even easier. Adams slathers masala curry paste over chicken thighs for a spicy braise.
When it comes to nutrition, nuts like almonds (high in calcium, magnesium, and fiber), walnuts (packed with omega-3 fatty acids), pecans (full of vitamins B6 and E), and pine nuts (one of the best sources of protein in the nut family) rank at the top of the list.
Nestle adds nuts to salads and sauces or just munches on them at her desk. Use almonds, walnuts, or pine nuts to make a nutrient-supercharged pesto, saute pine nuts with hearty autumn greens, or mix crushed walnuts or pecans with breadcrumbs to create a tasty crust for baked chicken.
All olive oils contain monounsaturated fats that when used in place of saturated fats benefit the heart and help the body break down fats. Pouillon opts for organic olive oils, because she thinks they possess a superior taste. "Anything that detracts from the natural way of growing takes away from flavor," she says.
In addition to olive oil, Nischan sometimes uses the less expensive, more versatile grapeseed oil for cooking and sauteing fish, chicken, and vegetables. "It has a higher flash point and doesn't create free radicals in the cooking process," he says. "Cook in grapeseed and finish with olive oil to get 100 percent flavor impact."
Amp up the omega-3 content of any meal with a drizzle of walnut, flaxseed, or pumpkin seed oil over chicken, fish, roasted meat, or vegetables before serving.
Nischan prizes flaxseed oil for its subtle, nutty flavor (not to mention the fact that it helps protect cell membranes), while Pouillon likes to top her butternut squash soup with toasted pumpkin seed oil, which nourishes the digestive tract and boosts circulation.
Nearn serves quinoa to guests who can't tolerate gluten but who want high-protein, high-energy foods. It also contains calcium. She uses it to make a cereal: Toast 1/4 cup quinoa in a dry pan over medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes until it "pops"; add 1/4 cup apple juice, 1/4 cup water, and dried fruit and cook for about 20 minutes.
Buckwheat, from which these Japanese noodles are made, contains all eight essential amino acids. Add to miso soup or create a cold salad with shrimp, mint, and ginger.
Chickpeas, black beans, lentils, and kidney beans all offer plenty of fiber and folate, which help strengthen your heart. Adams likes to roast chicken atop chickpeas.
With more vitamins, minerals, and fiber than regular pasta, these noodles have improved since their gummy, flavorless days, says Nearn. Note that whole-wheat varieties sometimes take longer to cook than traditional pasta.
Processing depletes white rice of its natural ingredients; most wild, brown, or brown basmati rices are better nutritional choices. High in nutrients and fiber and low in fat, they add texture to protein-rich meals.
One of the most ancient cultivated grains, spelt has a high water solubility that helps your body easily absorb its protein, vitamins, and minerals. It's also tolerated by some people with celiac disease. Nischan cooks spelt like risotto, toasting the grain, adding stock, and simmering until completely cooked.
Pouillon uses mustards, especially the flavorful lemon, English, and Dijon varieties, primarily for what they don't have: a lot of fat or salt. She brushes them over chicken and salmon before grilling and uses them as the base for an assortment of vinaigrettes and marinades. Her favorite blend includes Dijon, tamari, ginger, and rosemary.
Essentially concentrated pomegranate juice, this syrup is loaded with antioxidants that reduce "bad" cholesterol and may help prevent prostate cancer. Adams adores this Middle Eastern condiment, using it in salad dressings (it pairs well with bright herbs like basil, mint, and cilantro) or with ground cumin, coriander, and orange zest for a chicken or pork marinade.
One note: Because of its high sugar content, this marinade can burn easily. If you're grilling meats or vegetables, brush it on after cooking.
Besides being a source of healthy fats, olives have an intense flavor that goes a long way. Add a few pitted kalamatas to a pasta sauce, or follow Adams's lead and keep a premade tapenade (black olive paste) on hand to smear under the skin of a roasting chicken.
Don't limit vinegars to salad dressing, says Pouillon. Add them to creamy sauces at the last minute to brighten the flavor. Try a little white balsamic over tomatoes and mozzarella for a mellower taste. Rice vinegar adds a slight acidity to Asian-inspired dishes.
They make a great low-fat coating for chicken or fish. Ask for whole-wheat breadcrumbs in the supermarket or make your own flavored kind by blending a couple of slices of dried bread with dried herbs, some salt, and chopped nuts in a food processor until you reach the desired crumb size.
This fermented soybean paste contains vitamin B12, protein, and probiotics. Pouillon loves its complex flavor, which adds a salty and meaty taste to anything it's paired with. Use miso to glaze fish or, like Pouillon, drink a cup of miso soup in the morning instead of coffee.
Nearn uses this antioxidant beverage for desserts, like her popular green-tea gelato. It also makes a light, herbal marinade. Brew a pot, let it cool, then soak fish or chicken in the liquid before cooking.
Parmesan, Grana Padano, and pecorino Romano make excellent, calcium-rich accents for everything from omelets and soups to pastas and salads. Wrapped tightly in wax paper and then a layer of foil, these cheeses will keep in the refrigerator for as long as four to six weeks.
Note: Change the wrapping if the cheese appears to be getting damp in spots to maximize its longevity.
While its calcium makes for stronger bones, yogurt's active cultures can help with your immune response. Adams mixes it with garlic and a little lemon juice for an accompaniment to chicken or lamb kebabs. For dessert, try using full-fat yogurt instead of sour cream when baking a cake.
Low in fat, broths (not bouillon cubes or powdered bouillon, which are often high in sodium) are a must-have. Look for boxed or canned broths that are low in sodium and additives. Or better yet, make your own stock by cooking meats (if desired), vegetables, a little salt, and aromatic herbs and spices with water.
When cooking chicken or fish, add broth to the pan you're already using and let it reduce. Or, after roasting squash or potatoes, add stock and puree all the ingredients for an easy healthy soup.
Don't restrict your use of fish sauce to Asian food. A drop or two of this intense, fermented flavoring will add oomph to everything from a soy-lime dipping sauce to beef curries to a spicy barbecue marinade.
A little bit of wine can add complexity -- not to mention antioxidants -- to sauce or desserts. Fruity reds (Pinot Noir and Zinfandel) are natural partners for duck and beef, while fragrant whites (Sauvignon Blanc and Riesling) work with lighter, herby fish and chicken dishes.
Quality is key: Nischan notes that using cheap wine is akin to using underripe tomatoes. The better the ingredient, the better the outcome.


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Before we get to the meat of things, two caveats: one, she can hit very, very hard. On 10 man, as I dragged her back into position (we'll go more into that) I found that I went from 45k health to 11k health in two seconds. My healer actually screamed on vent. Later, we had a discussion about how mister tank doesn't go out of range on mister healer without warning. Secondly, I'm not sure if I'm just remembering it differently or if it has actually changed, but her hit box seems a lot smaller than it was at 60. It does not seem possible to melee her while she's in the air, for instance, and my melee DPS reporting having to come in fairly close to hit her.
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Washington State Ferry 'Walla Walla' suffers part engine meltdown in shiprepair yard putting it out of service indefinitely.
A failure in one of the drive motors on the 188-car ferry, Walla Walla, has left parts of the ferry near the engine melted and charred, and the vessel is inoperable and out of service indefinitely. The incident happened while the vessel was in for routine, regularly scheduled maintenance work on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012; work which included inspection of electrical drive motors, overhauling the boiler and pre-checks for U.S. Coast Guard annual inspections.
The Walla Walla will be out of service for at least the next few months while crews work to repair the vessel. The drive motor that was damaged is one of four motors that turn the propellers.
Immediately following the incident, the Washington State Department of Transportation Ferries Division started an internal investigation per standard protocol. Preliminary findings indicate that there was no explosion.
"This is a serious incident and we're going to do a very thorough and detailed investigation into what happened," said David Moseley, WSDOT assistant secretary, ferries division. "We hope to return the vessel to service as soon as possible."
Due to the severity of the damage, the investigation has been elevated to a third party contractor, Cadick Corporation. They will be assisted by WSDOT ferries division's senior port engineers, safety systems managers, and electrical engineers. WSDOT has also reached out to the Department of Labor and Industries and the U.S. Coast Guard for assistance to ensure that all employee safety requirements were met. Detailed results of the investigation are expected within two to three weeks.
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The company is getting it right with the traditional broadcasts, garnering excellent audiences and more than $1 billion in advertising—a figure that surprised even its most optimistic executives and may allow the broadcaster to break even on the games which have traditionally been a loss leader for the company.
The company is also giving audiences more coverage than every before by streaming additional content on cable channels and digital live streams. These are provided on platforms that consumers have come to expect will give them the power to choose when, where, and on what device they will be viewed.
In order to support its traditional, advertising supported services, however, NBC has used tape delays on the broadcast services and has excluded many sports or blacked them outs on live streams—angering millions of consumers and setting off one of the greatest storms of criticism in the history of social media.
In trying to put its feet in both distribution markets, NBC is forcing the digital community to live by broadcast rules and in doing so has disrespected the audience and norms of cable and online platforms. The result has been widespread audience frustration and anger.
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I was informed yesterday that I need to write a motivational letter and it needs to be handed in on the 21 May 2012. Please can someone check it for me, I have never written one before so I'm not entirely sure if it even stands as a motivational letter.
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I am applying for your undergraduate programme, BSc in Biological Sciences, starting in the second semester, 23 July 2012. My career ambition is to become a doctor and develop a hospital in an under-privileged community.
High school was a great challenge for me, due to my lack of basic knowledge of mathematics and physics. I was in (Or: attended) an ACE school from grade 6-11 which further led to my academic skills being underdeveloped due to their work at your own pace system. (Or: whose full and tight timetable had a negative effect on my academic skills) When I was in grade 11, I became aware that the mathematics I did was that of a grade 8 learner. In the fourth term of 2006, I was transferred to grade 10, at Felixton College, where my main subjects were mathematics and physics. I was told to drop the subjects, as they believed I would never pass. In the second term, (no comma) of 2007, I was transferred to Empangeni High School, where I took mathematics, biology, visual art and physics. This was a huge leap for me and passing these subjects required great dedication, perseverance and hard work. I matriculated in 2008 with a BD (bachelors degree) and gained university entrance.
I furthered my academic career at Stellenbosch University in 2009, with the study of BSc in Biological Sciences (the Extended Degree Programme). In 2010, there was an armed robbery on our farm, in Kwa-Zulu Natal, which led to my failure in all first semester modules. In spite of this, I was approved to continue with the second semester; however another armed robbery forced me to leave inQ3. (do you mean leave Q3 - or: drop, finish with Q3?)
I took an 18-month gap year and during that time I was fortunate to experience a short course in nursing in which I did my student practice Or: internship at the Intensive Care unit at the Bay Hospital, in KZN, for 6 months. The exposure to critical patients and the gratitude one receives after helping someone survive a serious medical condition,
intenselyfocused my career ambition intensely, however not as a nurse but as a doctor. I gained some practical working experience, too. From August 2011 to December 2011, I worked at a pre-school and from April 2011 to August 2011, I worked for a Bidvest company.
I have gained admission
atto Stellenbosch University, starting in the second semester, 23 July 2012, however because my younger brother is studying at your university; it would be more convenient if I too, could study at the University of Pretoria. Furthermore, this would be a great experience due to your outstanding educational system as well as your excellent facilities.
Given my past history of perseverance and dedication, I am confident that I will bring a high level of energy and enthusiasm to your programme. I am sure to exceed your expectations because of both my career ambition and interpersonal skills. I will enrich the programme by enabling fellow students to benefit from my ambitions and open nature.
Thank you for considering my application and I look forward to your acceptance.
Sincerely yours,
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Comedian Jack Carter Dies at 93
June 29, 2015
Comedian Jack Carter died Sunday, June 28, of respiratory failure at his home in Beverly Hills. He was 93. He was also an actor, emcee, singer, mimic, dancer, and director in a career that spanned over seven decades.
He began his professional career appearing on Broadway in "Call Me Mister." He later appeared on Milton Berle's "Texaco Star Theatre" shows, and it was during this time that Carter got his first real break.
For two years, he hosted the early television variety program "Cavalcade of Stars" prior to having his own show on NBC, "The Jack Carter Show," which lasted three years, and was a part of the "Saturday Night Review." He also co-starred in several of the Colgate Comedy Hours with Ed Wynn, Jimmy Durante, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis and Donald O'Connor.
In addition to "Call Me Mister," his Broadway credits include "Mr. Wonderful" and "Top Banana." He hosted the first televised Tony Awards in 1956. Other theater credits include "Guys and Dolls," "The Last of the Red Hot Lovers," "Born Yesterday," "Critics Choice," "The Odd Couple," "A Hatful of Rain," "Little Me," "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," and as Fagin in "Oliver" and "Sugar" with Robert Morse.
He often appeared in dramatic roles on television including "The Last Hurrah" with Carol O'Connor; "The Sex Symbol" with Connie Stevens and Shelley Winters; and he received two Emmy nominations for the NBC series "Dr. Kildare," starring Richard Chamberlain, and an Emmy nomination for the ABC movie of the week "The Girl Who Couldn't Lose." His many other television credits include "The Rockford Files," "Diagnosis Murder," "Touched by an Angel," "Emergency," "Police Story," "Fame," "Fantasy Island," Steven Spielberg's "Amazing Stories" as well as "3rd Rock From the Sun," "Baywatch," "7th Heaven," "Just Shoot Me!," "King of the Hill," "Murder, She Wrote," "Caroline in the City," "Coach," "Living Single," "Monk," "Desperate Housewives," "iCarly," "Parks & Recreation," "Family Guy," "New Girl," "Rules of Engagement," and, most recently in 2014, several appearances on "Shameless."
His work as a director included Lucille Ball's CBS series "Here's Lucy" and plays including "A Thousand Clowns," "Silver Anniversary" and "Mouth-Trap."
Throughout his career, Carter was a prominent presence on TV variety shows and musicals. He has made more than 50 appearances on "The Ed Sullivan Show" and guest starred on "The Dean Martin Show," "The Andy Williams Show," "The Jackie Gleason Show," "Laugh-In" and numerous Bob Hope comedy specials. He was a frequent panelist on "Match Game" through the 1970s and '80s as well as a guest star on "The $10,000 Pyramid."
He was a top nightclub entertainer, playing clubs and theaters in Las Vegas as well as New York, London, Atlantic City and Chicago.
His movie credits include "Play It to the Bone," "The Horizontal Lieutenant," "Viva Las Vegas," "The Amazing Dobermans," "Alligator," "Comics," "Hustle" with Burt Reynolds and Mel Brooks' "History of the World, Part I."
Jack Chakrin was born in Brooklyn, New York. While in his teens, he honed his comedic craft as a mimic appearing on the "Major Bowes' Amateur Hour" radio show. He attended the Academy of Dramatic Art aspiring to be a dramatic actor. He began his professional career after serving in the Army in World War II.
Survivors include his wife Roxanne, whom he married in 1971; sons Michael Carter and Chase Carter; daughter Wendy Carter; and grandchildren Jake and
CARTER, Jack (Jack Chakrin)
Born: 6/24/1923, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.
Died: 6/28/2015, Beverly Hills, California, U.S.A.
Jack Carter's westerns – actor:
The Road West (TV) – 1967 (Tallyl)
The Wild Wild West (TV) – 1969 (Allan Thorpe)


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The Ubuntu One web interface shows me a folder full of files, but on my laptop these files do not appear in the corresponding folder. Any new additions to this folder are correctly synced, whether the change is made through the web interface or in the folder directly. But the other files are simply ignored as if they don't exist.
I have tried stopping and restarting the service, and forcing rescanning of folders but Ubuntu One just says it is up to date, while these files refuse to be downloaded onto my local machine.
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WALTHAM, Mass. — The Brandeis University baseball team had a pair of dramatic wins today as they defeated visiting Framingham State University in a doubleheader. The Judges won the opener, 3-1, despite getting just one hit. The second seven-inning game lasted 10 frames, as the Judges pulled out a 6-5 victory. With the wins, Brandeis improves to 9-12 on the season, while FSU falls to 10-10.
The opener was a classic pitchers' duel between Brandeis junior Kyle Brenner (Brookfield, Mass./St. Peter Marian) and Framingham State junior Zach Kirby (Rochester, Mass./Old Rochester). Each threw a complete game, with Brenner striking out seven and walking none and Kirby fanning four and walking two. Brenner (3-2) allowed just five hits, while Kirby (3-4) surrendered only one, falling victim to three errors.
Only one half-inning in the game featured more than one hit, the Rams' top of the third. Senior 3B Billy Derosier (Shrewsbury, Mass./Holy Name) singled to right, then stole second. One out later, junior shortstop Mark Mainini (Hull, Mass./Hull) bounced one through the right side to give the Rams the lead.
Brandeis answered in the bottom of the frame thanks to two FSU errors. Rookie LF Ryan Tettemer (Westfield, Mass./Suffield Acad.) led off the inning by reaching on a low throw by the Ram shortstop and was bunted to second. Kirby struck out junior shortstop Brian Allen (Salem, N.H./Central Catholic), but the third strike got away from the catcher, and the throw down pulled the first baseman off the bag allowing Allen to reach. Judge senior RF Brian Ing (Sandwich, Mass./Sandwich) followed and drove a 3-2 pitch to the deepest part of the park in center, allowing both runners to tag up. Kirby worked the next batter into a 0-2 count, but his next pitch was wild, allowing Tettemer to score the tying run.
After the next five innings yielded just one base runner, the Judges finally broke through against Kirby in the sixth. Ing led off and worked another full count before drawing a walk. He stole second and moved to third on a bunt by rookie catcher Connor Doyle (Avon, Conn./Avon Old Farms). Brandeis junior 1B Tom McCarthy (Yonkers, N.Y./Fieldston School) followed and drove the ball to left-center field for the team's first – and only – hit, but it was enough for the go-ahead run.
Brandeis tacked on an insurance run later in the stanza. After rookie 3B Greg Heineman (Wilbraham, Mass./Minnechaug Regional) reached on a fielder's choice, sophomore pinch hitter Max Hart (Montville, Conn./Montville) took advantage of the Rams' third error of the game to reach. Heineman moved to third on the play. When the count reached 1-2 on the next batter, Hart took off for second, while Heineman broke for home, crossing the plate while Hart was still hung up in a pickle in the basepaths.
Brenner took care of business in the seventh, despite a one-out single by junior 2B Ivan Colon (Waltham, Mass./Waltham) and a hit batter. Brenner struck out a pinch hitter, then picked Colon off trying to get a big lead, ending the game.
Game two was much more offensive-minded, with the teams combining for 20 hits and 11 runs. Through the first four innings, it looked as though FSU might continue to keep Brandeis down, as sophomore Chris Monroe (Ayer, Mass./Fitchburg) allowed just two Judge hits in that span. The Rams opened the scoring in the second, when, with runners on the corners, Derosier stole second. When the throw down went into center field, sophomore RF R.J. Gray (Lowell, Mass./Lowell) scampered home to open the scoring. Two batters later, senior 1B Matthew Roberge (Lowell, Mass./Lowell) singled up the middle to chase starter Brian Ing. Sophomore Ryan Healy (Carlsbad, Calif./La Costa Canyon) picked off Roberge to get out of the inning.
Gray added an RBI single an inning later, scoring junior catcher John Gill (Hudson, Mass./Hudson) after a double-steal, but Ram junior center fielder Matthew Gerard (Milford, Mass./Milford) pulled up with an injury after rounding third. He was tagged out to end the inning and did not return to the game.
Brandeis finally got to Monroe in the fifth inning, when Doyle drew a two-out walk and scored all the way from first on a double too deep right field off the bat of McCarthy.
The Judges got a nifty 3-6-3 double play in the sixth to keep the game close, tying it up in the sixth. Brenner, who started the twin-killing in the top of the inning, singled to center to open the bottom half. A double down the left-field line by senior 2B Dominic Schwartz (San Francisco, Calif./Lowell) put two runners in scoring position, and the came home on an infield grounder by Tettemer and a sacrifice fly by pinch hitter Cameron Shaw (E. Setauket, Mass./Ward Melville) that tied the game.
Each team scored a run in the seventh and eighth against new pitchers. In the seventh, rookie Manny Powers (Malden, Mass./Malden Catholic) producing a run in the top for FSU and McCarthy driving one home in the bottom for the Judges.
In the eighth both teams scored again, but the damage could have been much worse. With two outs in the top of the eighth, Brandeis' Liam Coughlin (Townsend, Mass./Lowell Catholic) retired the first two batters, but hit Derosier with a pitch. He moved to second on an errant pick-off attempt by the catcher, while a miscue at short put runners on the corners. Roberge followed with a single to right-center field that gave the visitors the lead, but he was gunned down trying to advance on the throw to third base.
In the bottom of the eighth, Brandeis loaded the bases with none out on a walk by Schwartz, a single by Tettemer and an intentional walk to outfielder Sam Miller (Sudbury, Mass./Lincoln-Sudbury) after a wild pitch. Gray, who came in from the outfield to issue the free pass, induced Brandeis pinch hitter Dan Gad (Mansfield, Mass./Mansfield) to hit into a double play, minimizing the damage.
After both teams stranded runners in the ninth, Brandeis sophomore James Machado (Dracut, Mass./Dracut) retired Framingham State in order in the top of the 10th. Brandeis followed by scoring the winning run without a hit. Schwartz drew a four-pitch walk to open the inning. Tettemer bunted him to second, and FSU coach Michael Gedman summoned Thomas Simas (Cambridge, Mass./St. Clement) from the bullpen. Simas again walked Miller, setting up the force for Brandeis junior Rob Trenk (West Orange, N.J./West Orange). The strategy nearly worked out, as Trenk grounded to second, but Miller's aggressive slide into the base forced an errant throw as the Rams attempted to turn the double play. When the ball crossed out of play, Schwartz was awarded home to end the game.
Offensively in game two, Schwartz went 1-3 with a double, two walks and three runs scored. McCarthy was 2-3 with a double and two RBI, while Doyle reached base four times, going 2-3 with two walks, a double and a run scored.
The Judges used six different pitchers, none of which allowed more than one earned run, with Machado (1-0) earning his second career win with a perfect inning of relief. Brandeis hurlers fanned six hitters with two walks, though they also has four hit batters.
FSU had three multiple hitters as well: Roberge (2-4, 2 RBI), Derosier (2-4, 2 R) and Gill (2-4, R, 3 SB). The Rams were held without an extra-base hit but they produced eight stolen bases in 10 attempts, plus two pick-offs. Monroe had a no-decision despite six innings of five-hit ball, striking out two and walking two. Gray (0-1) suffered the loss, giving up just one hit and one unearned run in 2.1 innings of work.
Brandeis returns to action on Monday at 3 p.m. against UMass Dartmouth. Framingham State is at Becker tomorrow at 4 p.m.
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EDITOR'S NOTE: On Feb. 3, Troy Daniels was selected for the D-League All-Star Game on Feb. 15.
Early in training camp, Nevada Smith laid out one of the more unconventional elements of his coaching philosophy: he wanted his team, the NBA D-League's Rio Grande Valley Vipers, to shoot more than 40 three-pointers a game.
While it's a strategy that was sure to rankle a few traditionalists, Troy Daniels felt like he'd hit the lottery.
"Oh yeah. I was like a kid in a candy store," said Daniels, a 2013 VCU graduate and D-League rookie.
Daniels' basketball career is nothing if not prolific. Last season, he hit a VCU-record 124 three-pointers, 32 more than the previous mark. In a game against East Tennessee State last year, Daniels bombed 11 triples – many from NBA range. In his four-year career, 85 percent of his field goal attempts came from beyond the 3-point arc.
In other words, he was born to play in this offense.
The results have been historic. In 29 games with the Vipers, an affiliate of the Houston Rockets, Daniels has been one of the D-League's breakout stars, averaging 23.4 points and a league-high 5.5 three-pointers per game. On Jan. 29, Daniels hit his 153rd three-pointer to break the D-League mark of 152, set by Andy Rautins, and did so in 21 fewer games. He is now 159-of-392 from three in 29 games.


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- FeatureFederal Regulations Spur Interest in Tape Encryption
- FeatureSAN/NAS convergence: proceed with caution
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- FeatureDark storage
- FeatureWORM Option Seals Tape Library Sale
- FeatureThe case for high-end arrays
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- FeatureCan Disk Speed Up Lethargic Backups?
- FeatureProtect your SAN from attack, part 2
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- FeatureLinux: a good deal with drawbacks
- FeatureWhere tape belongs
- FeatureDense wavelength division multiplexing for disaster recovery
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Centralizing remote-office data backup
Centralize your backup, or you may never be able to recover from disasters. You may also fail to comply with federal regulations.
- Jon Oltsik, Enterprise Strategy Group
|Eight key questions
Those are accurate pictures of data center storage requirements, but what about all those remote offices out there? Large companies have dozens of domestic remote offices, and perhaps some overseas. However small or far-flung, the data in these offices can be critical. Increasingly that data is also subject to retention and privacy laws and regulations that mean your traditional "hear no evil, see no evil" relationship with branch offices will no longer cut it.
Remote office storage is humbler than its enterprise cousins. We're not looking at independent direct-attached storage (DAS), let alone network-attached storage (NAS) or a storage area network (SAN). Remote office storage is likely to live within Intel-based servers. Depending on its size, each remote office may have from one to three servers, generally performing tasks such as file serving and e-mail, although some run specific business applications.
More to the point, many remote offices have no IT staff. Desktop management and help desk tasks are either handled by central IT or farmed out to a local outsourcer. Day-to-day storage tasks are usually handled as an afterthought by a local operations, facilities or administrative person. These folks get basic training on backup: how to install a tape, run a few commands and remove the tape when the job is completed. Perhaps they've been told how to label and store the tape--perhaps not.
Vital data unprotected
Here's the newsflash: Those backup tapes are mission-critical, and contain user data, transaction records and customer information. What's more, some of the data in remote offices could fall under the auspices of regulations such as Gramm-Leach-Bliley or the HIPAA. Without proper policies, companies can unknowingly get out of synch with regulatory compliance.
Each remote office requires tape drives, tapes and some type of tape storage process. How much does this cost each year? If you're like most companies--not that much. At your current level of spending, you're buying poor processes that put critical data at risk. What would happen if one of these offices burned to the ground and IT had to restore systems from tape? Pretty scary.
Clearly, something should be done.The key is to plan a short- and long-term strategy. The first priority is to improve operations and close security vulnerabilities. The strategic objective should be to find an appropriate technical solution that best eliminates remote office costs, operational overhead and security risks.
Quick fixes
For the short-term, start by understanding the outlines of the problem (see "Eight key questions" on this page). You'll want to assign this mission to a detail-oriented IT project manager who can create a spreadsheet for record keeping and reports for management analysis. Next, build a project plan and priority list. Look for remote office data that meets one or more of these criteria:
- Is it part of a regulatory compliance effort?
- Does it contain a significant amount of intellectual property?
- Does it house a number of senior executives?
Data at these sites must be protected as soon as possible. Aside from these examples, find sites that have experienced operational problems with data management in the past. Were there ever problems with file or system restores at any of the remote offices? How much central IT support was required? Who did what?
Once this research and prioritization is completed, you'll have a good idea of what's out there, past problems and where to start. The next step is to develop a solution. Start by developing and implementing a technology configuration and operating process.
Standard backup configurations are pretty straightforward. Define a common tape backup software product, tape technology and tape manufacturer. This is where your earlier site audit research will come in handy. Look through your list of remote site equipment and determine which operating systems you'll need to support. You probably have a mix of Windows and leading Unix servers, but are there others? You may have a sprinkling of Linux boxes. You also may have some oddball systems running DG-UX, Digital Unix or a NetWare NLM. Choose a backup software product that supports as many of these operating environments as possible. (Note: Because these one-off systems will be difficult to backup, consider whether to migrate off these platforms).
As for tape drive and manufacturer, select a common technology with the performance and capacity to address your needs. Modern superdrives such as DLT or LTO should work. Plan a three-year migration strategy to populate your remote offices with this standard configuration, starting with high-priority sites. Even though remote offices may have their own budgets, procure all equipment through central IT purchasing to get the best discounts.
In conjunction with a standard technology configuration, you'll want to develop a standard operating procedure for backup as well. Create a training class for everyone who does the backups. Make your process specific to the functionality in the backup software you select. Develop standard policies and procedures for full and incremental backups, tape management and off-site rotation. To assess progress and day-to-day management, make sure to create some standard reports that all of the remote sites can share with central IT. Don't forget to assign an IT person to manage this process.
A final short-term detail is to ensure that all servers and storage media are secure. Remote office security is notoriously poor, so you'll want to get the chief security officer and staff members to help here. Move all systems to secure, locked areas with restricted, auditable access systems. Change the default settings on the servers. Restrict access to these servers to a select few IT personnel and encrypt all password files and network transmissions.
Long-term solutions
With a short-term plan in place, you can now form a strategic long-term plan. Start with a cost/benefit analysis to see if centralized backup makes financial sense. Add the cost of all equipment, staff, tape media and storage facilities for remote backup, and then compare it to the additional centralized staff, bandwidth and technology you'll need to do centralized backup. As bandwidth prices decreases, this ought to be more attractive.
Explore some emerging technologies that have the potential to ease this transition. IP-based storage technologies such as iSCSI may make it possible to centralize all storage. Have your storage engineers check out solutions from companies such as Cisco Systems Inc., CNT and Nishan Systems. Another option is to leave the physical storage distributed, but centralize backups. Most backup products don't deal well with a WAN, so you'll need additional software--evaluate options from companies such as CommVault Systems, NSI Software and Signiant.
Finally, data at risk should be an immediate call for IT action. Smart managers won't use this problem as an excuse for implementing new technology, but they will take a pragmatic approach that includes a short- and long-term strategy. The immediate goal should be to protect vulnerable data. Over the longer term, the objective should be to let the network do the work, consolidate the data and let central IT use its time-tested operations to offer the highest levels of protection.


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The many Dubai restaurants and cafés mirror the melting pot of different cultures and nationalities that make up the city. Most of the more popular Dubai restaurants are in hotels, and you should be aware that these are usually the only establishments with alcohol licences.
That said, there are plenty of exceptional independent restaurants in Dubai. Cheapest are those venues which offer tasty fare from the Indian subcontinent. Costs can creep up significantly for more specialised international cuisine, although dining in Dubai is normally good value. The one major exception is alcohol, which bumps up the bill significantly.
Celebrity chefs such as Marco Pierre White have opened restaurants in Dubai. With leading Dubai restaurants such as these, you'll always need to book beforehand.
Finally, for dining with a difference, it is well worth enjoying a dinner cruise on a traditional wooden dhow on the Creek.


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Dionne: Political thunder out of New York
NEW YORK - Bill de Blasio, the insurgent and defiantly progressive New York City mayoral candidate, did not hold his Tuesday night victory party in one of those faux-ornate midtown Manhattan hotel ballrooms, the usual power venue for such festivities.
Instead, he gathered his overjoyed supporters -- fellow members of a "movement," de Blasio insisted -- in the hip but unswanky Bell House on Brooklyn's Seventh Street to celebrate the victory of "an unapologetically progressive alternative to the Bloomberg Era."
That would be Mayor Michael Bloomberg, whose name was not on the ballot in the primaries here this week but whose 12 years in office are now the political Rorschach Test of New York City politics.
More broadly, de Blasio -- whose victory was so large that he may well avoid a runoff by tipping above 40 percent of the vote in a nine-candidate field -- spoke to a deep discontent fueled by a battered economy whose recovery has not lifted all boats equally. It was a major triumph for progressives but also a warning to Democrats and President Obama: We are still a distance from the happy country where shared, long-term growth is assumed and where most people expect their lives to improve.
Yes, yes, drawing sweeping conclusions from a Democratic primary in which more than half the voters called themselves liberal (including about a quarter who said they were "very liberal") is a questionable proposition. This fall, de Blasio will face a real contest against the Republican nominee, Joe Lhota, who will run proudly on Bloomberg's record.
A respected former head of the transit authority and deputy mayor under Rudy Giuliani, Lhota came right out of the gate on primary night attacking de Blasio for "class warfare," asserting that his opponent's brand of liberalism could bring the city back "to the brink of bankruptcy" and a time of "rampant civic decay." Watch this campaign for a genuine argument (we don't have many of those) over the sources of urban prosperity and comity.
It's easy enough to see de Blasio's campaign as a feat of strategic and tactical acumen. He managed in a way his opponents did not -- his main competitors were former Comptroller William Thompson, who ran second, and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn -- to speak to the peculiar ambivalence among New Yorkers toward Bloomberg, especially among Democrats.
New York as a whole is better off for Bloomberg's stewardship. But voters outside of Manhattan, the poor and even many in the middle class felt left aside and doubted that Bloomberg understood their struggles. In an interview at de Blasio's Brooklyn bash, Harold Ickes, the national Democratic honcho and de Blasio backer, summarized the mood succinctly: "He was a pretty good mayor, but they were tired of him."
An Edison Research/Marist exit poll ratified this view: About half of Democratic primary voters approved of Bloomberg's tenure, but three-quarters now want the city to move in a different direction. Quinn, who has been a close ally of Bloomberg's, couldn't speak to this mood, and Thompson failed to.
By challenging the police practice of stop-and-frisk and advocating a tax increase on New Yorkers earning more than $500,000 a year to finance universal pre-K and new after-school programs, de Blasio gave substance to his critique of a glaringly unequal city. With an evocative political ad against stop-and-frisk featuring his biracial son Dante, de Blasio sent a powerful message not only to African-American voters but to many others, especially liberals, apprehensive about the status quo. The ad grabbed the public's attention just as the candidacy of Anthony Weiner, famed for his Internet adventures, was imploding.
Remarkably, de Blasio ran roughly even with Thompson among African-American voters, building a constituency that crisscrossed nearly all demographic lines.
Above all, de Blasio is running a campaign rooted in the new politics of the new economy. In speaking to an unhappiness that transcends ideology, his pollster Anna Greenberg noted, de Blasio is responding to an economic recovery that's unusually uneven because "structurally, something has changed for the middle class that undermines the very concept of the middle class."
In his victory speech, de Blasio invoked Sept. 11, 2001, as day when "we all gave a little of ourselves to help those who were so badly in need of support ... no matter who they were, where they lived or what their economic situation."
In offering this meaning to a terrible but heroic day, de Blasio drew the outlines of a new set of public commitments.
Dionne is a syndicated columnist for the Washington Post.
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Dr. Al PhilipsFounding PresidentTulsa Community CollegeTulsa, Oklahoma
John Reidy is an accomplished artist who has been drawing ever since he could hold a pencil. He showed at an early age his love and talent for drawing. Through his early school years he was always busy (maybe too busy) drawing those things that held his interest, animals, monsters, religious scenes and portraits. He often entertained his family and friends with his caricatures, comics and more serious portraits.
John began his formal instruction at the age of 13 with Jay O'Meilia from the Frank Reilly School with the New York Art Students League. He worked in Jay's studio for 5 years, where he learned the discipline, fundamentals, color and how to think as an artist.
No matter the subject, the underlying question was always "What is it doing?".
While John pursued his professional career in advertising and sales he never stopped perfecting his=craft. He worked in various mediums: graphite, charcoal, pen and ink, water color and oils. His subjects were wildlife and people.
While visiting with several internationally known portrait artists John was encouraged to pursue creating fine art oil portraits full time. Ever since he has been enjoying portrait painting and most especially meeting his clients and making them happy. "That", says John, "is what it's all about."
He has won several awards including a portrait drawing selected for national tour, First= Prize in the Muddy River Art Association, Inc. Juried Competition, a Finalist in the Portrait Society of America 2006 Tri-State competition and Best in Show in the Dimensions 2007 National Juried Exhibition.
All portraits are priced after all of the requirements for the project are discussed. Fees represent an average complexity, painted approximately life-size on a canvas of stretched linen. Fees increase proportionally for half-figure, three quarter-figure and full-figure poses and may vary according to the complexity of the background. Discounts are extended for multiple subjects in the same portrait.
Fees do not include framing, applicable sales taxes, or travel and shipping expenses. Preliminary costs such as travel are billed when incurred, and a non-refundable deposit of 33% is due at the signing of a contract which will hold your spot in my schedule. A second 33% is due upon the acceptance of the color study. The balance is due upon final approval and acceptance of the portrait.
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Photos by: Bethany Struble Shirt by: H&M Jacket by: Uniqlo Pants by: Uniqlo Shoes by: Aldo
Just a quick and casual OOTD post for you guys today! My day's have been ridiculous. HOPEFULLY some changes coming soon! I hope everyone's well! As some of you may have noticed, I paired up this look with a pair of dress shoes, how do you guys like to dress up your casual attires?


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I was going to write a short post showing some useful queries that can help you manage your vCentre environment, by querying the vCentre database you can get some really useful information about your virtual setup. That was going to occupy my time as I travel back to South Wales after spending the week in London. That though will have to wait. (Don't worry that will follow shortly) I have had a very busy week but now have lots of things to write posts about. The last few months for me have been extremely busy and I haven't had a lot of time to post much that will hopefully change now.
Anyway as usual I have digressed. The train home is not much short of a Joke, you are not allowed by law to overfill a car, if a car has five seats you can carry a ,maximum of five people, health and safety and it's the law. Ryanair once joked about stand-up seats but that has never been taken seriously and there is no way that they would let you overfill and aircraft.. "I'm sorry Mr Ellis you flight has been over booked and you have been chosen as the victim, you'll have to get the next one!" Buses have a maximum capacity too. Trains though it seems do not have to obey the same rules, there is about 100 seats in this carriage, all full (I'm lucky I have one). yet somehow the train people seem to think that it can fit 250 people with the rest standing. I know trains are one the safest modes of transport but if there were an accident on this train, a lot of people would have very little to cling onto.
I don't have a solution, it is Friday, people want to get home for the weekend, hey I'm one of those but I'm just saying, that's all. Maybe an extra train or even and extra carriage would be useful.


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Many of our students must continue to work while pursuing their educational programs. However, our programs take intensive time commitments since they involve class lectures and labs, study time outside of class and clinical rotations that may be on evenings or weekends. You need to consider the financial implications of reducing or modifying your work commitments in order to devote adequate time to your studies. Financial aid and scholarships are also available.
Many of the colleges offer non-credit allied health programs in their Continuing Education divisions. Take a look at our Quick Guide for a broad overview of non-credit classes, and also check the current semester class schedule at the DCCCD college most convenient to you for additional possibilities. Contact the Health Careers Resource Center for help.
You will need to have a good understanding of conversational and written English to be able to keep up with your coursework and to communicate effectively with people on the job. All of our colleges offer classes in English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL or ESL) if you need to get your English-language abilities up to speed before applying to a health careers program.
It's often an advantage to be bilingual in a health-related profession, especially in Spanish here in Texas. Be sure to let your program director and future employers know if you speak another language so that your skills can be used to full advantage in the workplace.
For those with tight budgets, we offer financial aid, scholarships and a variety of payment methods.
The DCCCD Foundation offers more than 350 scholarships to current and potential students, including Rising Star scholarships for Dallas County public high school graduates who have demonstrated financial need and who meet certain academic requirements.
If you think you will need financial aid or want to apply for a scholarship, please check all of your resources and be sure to allow adequate time for the application and approval process before you plan to enroll in a DCCCD college. It may take several weeks to complete and submit applications.
Technically, no. However, health careers put you in public settings where you will have to deal with different segments of society, and a neat, clean appearance will help put people at ease with you. You may need to cover visible piercings or tattoos and groom your hair neatly. Remember that many of our students are hired based on their work during clinical rotations or cooperative work experience, so put your best foot forward.
Computer skills are critical in every area of today's health care industry. You will need not only basic computer skills to keep up with your coursework but also the ability to master specific health-related computer programs for your future career. All of the colleges have computer labs with help and tutoring available.
Math tutoring and skills labs are available on all seven of the colleges. You will go through assessment testing when you enroll at any DCCCD college, and developmental math classes are available for those who need help bringing their math skills up to college level. Find out more about why math and science are so important.
All immunizations must be completed before you can begin clinical rotations, which are a part of many DCCCD college health careers programs. For example, the three-part Hepatitis B series of immunizations must be completed six months in advance of enrollment. Check with any high schools or colleges you attended to see if they have your immunization records; records may also be provided in a notarized letter from a parent/guardian or physician.
Current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) may be required in health careers programs that have direct patient contact.
It depends. Bring up your specific situation with the director of the program that you're applying to. There are some instances in which restrictions can be waived. You may also contact the licensing board that accredits your health careers program.
Application deadlines vary widely. In noncompetitive programs, you need to enroll for each semester during the regular college admissions process. In some of our competitive selection programs — which begin at various times of the year — there is a firm deadline to apply for the next program class.
Please ask about specific application deadlines at the campus where you plan to pursue a health careers program or by contacting the Health Careers Resources Center. The program information packet (given out at information sessions) should include this information.
You are strongly encouraged to attend an information session wherever they are offered for a health careers program, and in some instances they are mandatory. Information sessions provide a perfect time to meet faculty and staff from the program you're interested in and to have your questions answered face to face.
Check with the college you plan to attend to see if an information session is offered or required in your intended health careers program.
You must provide an official academic transcript. The envelope containing it can be opened, but the transcript cannot be written on or altered in any way.
Many of the DCCCD college health careers program has a set of prerequisites that may be met by college credits from another institution of higher education. You will need to take your official transcript (see question above) to an academic advisor at the college you plan to attend to verify transferability of credits.
DCCCD college courses that are designated as Core Curriculum are guaranteed to transfer to any public four-year educational institution in the state of Texas.
Some of our health careers programs also have articulation (transfer) agreements with area universities. Check with an academic advisor at the college you plan to attend to determine whether your associate degree will count towards a bachelor's degree at an area university.
Contact the Health Careers Resource Center for help with the job interviewing and placement process. Job placement services are also available on each of the college campuses.
Remember, cooperative experiences and clinical rotations are where many of our students find their first jobs out of college.


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pathtype: Type-safe replacement for System.FilePath etc
This package provides type-safe access to filepath manipulations.
System.Path is designed to be used instead of System.FilePath. (It is intended to provide versions of functions from that module which have equivalent functionality but are more typesafe). System.Path.Directory is a companion module providing a type-safe alternative to System.Directory.
The heart of this module is the
abstract type which
represents file and directory paths. The idea is that there are
two phantom type parameters - the first should be
Path ar fd
Abs or
and the second
File or
Dir. A number of type synonyms are
provided for common types:
type AbsFile = Path Abs File type RelFile = Path Rel File type AbsDir = Path Abs Dir type RelDir = Path Rel Dir type AbsPath fd = Path Abs fd type RelPath fd = Path Rel fd type FilePath ar = Path ar File type DirPath ar = Path ar Dir
The type of the
combine (aka
</>) function gives the idea:
(</>) :: DirPath ar -> RelPath fd -> Path ar fd
Together this enables us to give more meaningful types to a lot of the functions, and (hopefully) catch a bunch more errors at compile time.
Overloaded string literals are supported, so with the
extension enabled, you can:
f :: FilePath ar f = "tmp" </> "someFile" <.> "ext"
If you don't want to use
OverloadedStrings, you can use the construction fns:
f :: FilePath ar f = asDirPath "tmp" </> asFilePath "someFile" <.> "ext"
f :: FilePath ar f = asPath "tmp" </> asPath "someFile" <.> "ext"
or just...
f :: FilePath ar f = asPath "tmp/someFile.ext"
One point to note is that whether one of these is interpreted as an absolute or a relative path depends on the type at which it is used:
*System.Path> f :: AbsFile /tmp/someFile.ext *System.Path> f :: RelFile tmp/someFile.ext
You will typically want to import as follows:
import Prelude hiding (FilePath) import System.Path import System.Path.Directory import System.Path.IO
The basic API (and properties satisfied) are heavily influenced by Neil Mitchell's System.FilePath module.
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The Macadoodles® Wine Cellar
Whether you're on the main floor or touring the wine cellar Macadoodles® Wine Cellar is a shopping experience like no other. We stock over 3,000 different labels of fine wine—domestic, regional, European, Australian, South American, South African, New Zealand, Organic—backed by a friendly, knowledgeable professional staff eager to help you select the right wine for any occasion. We pride ourselves in knowing that we have a large variety of wines priced at great values to fit any customer's price range. In addition, we have new wines arriving daily. Check out these selections in our "New in the Wine Cellar" display.
Macadoodles® sample-tastes wines before we stock them on our shelves. That's why, when we recommend a wine, we are sure we are recommending a wine that you and your guests will enjoy, whether you're grilling out or having dinner for eight. As a result of our unique tasting process, Macadoodles® distributors offer us fine wines that are sometimes only found in four-star restaurants, allowing us the privilege to bring these selections to your table. If, for some reason, you can't find what you're looking for we will special order any wine available to us, by the bottle or by the case. Macadoodles® staff is made up of knowledgeable wine enthusiasts who like nothing more than sharing their enthusiasm with others.
Where else can you shop for a wine and taste that wine before you buy it? At Macadoodles® Wine Tasting Bar there are always uncorked wines to taste, open to close, seven days a week. In addition to our daily tasting opportunities, several times each month we invite winemakers, vineyard representatives or distributors to show off their new wines with special tastings held in our Wine Cellar. (Click on the button to the right to create your own Customer Profile and you'll start receiving notices of these special events.)
Planning a wine tasting event for your organization, business or charity? Macadoodles® wine experts will help you develop a theme or simply suggest suitable wines for your function, including varieties and quantities. This is another customer service of which Macadoodles® prides itself.
Our Wine Cellar is not only about wine. Macadoodles® also carries a huge selection of gourmet food items— sausages and meats, cheeses, olive oils, sauces, crackers and spreads. We carry a large selection of accessories—corkscrews, bottle toppers, wine bottle racks, and decorative and must-have items. We are an authorized dealer of Riedel stemware and maintain an inventory of these beautiful, practical wine glasses. Macadoodles® walk-in humidor sports over 80 different fine cigars for your enjoyment. We also design gift baskets, custom built to your specifications, for anniversaries, birthdays or any special occasion.
It doesn't end there. Macadoodles® offers another unique feature that will warm the heart of every wine lover or the wine neophyte, who just wants to learn a little more about wine. We call it Wine 101: a series of eight classes where you learn useful techniques like drinking wine versus tasting wine, food and wine parings, and What do all those terms mean—reserve, estate, cuvee. To sign up for Wine 101 stop by our tasting counter and talk with one of our wine experts.
Come to Macadoodles® Wine Cellar today and get to know one or more of our knowledgeable wine experts. (Click on Wine Experts to meet our staff.)


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|SeniorNet Chairman's Awards, 2007
July 10, 2007
SeniorNet's mission of providing older adults education for and access to computer technologies to enrich their lives and enable them to contribute to others could not be achieved without the volunteers in our Learning Centers and our seniornet.org online community. The work accomplished in the centers and online has made SeniorNet the world-class organization that it is.
To recognize and honor exceptional learning centers and innovative online initiatives, SeniorNet is pleased to announce the two Chairman's Award recipients for 2007. These two groups of outstanding awardees reflect the outstanding caliber of all of the volunteers who contribute their time and talents to SeniorNet's mission.
The recipients of the two awards will receive $1,000 to further their projects. Read the news release.
Don Weidman SeniorNet Learning Center in Huntington NY
Some Center Volunteers from the Computer Refurbishing Project
The Chairman's Award for Learning Center of 2007 is presented to the volunteers at The Don Weidman Learning Center. This Center offers sixteen different computer-related classes year-round and has served more than 4,000 students since it opened in 1999. The Learning Center continues to attract new students and volunteers by offering new classes, conducting open houses, promoting their courses at local libraries, community centers, churches and senior events and submitting articles to the community newspapers. Its website, newsletter, SNUG (SeniorNet User Group) and regular training workshops keep volunteers and students informed and engaged in the Learning Center's activities.
The SeniorNet Learning Center has proactively sought and received funding from its site sponsor, the Family Service League, as well as from the KeySpan Foundation, Suffolk County Office for the Aging, State Assemblyman Andres P. Raia, 18th District Legislator Jon Cooper, and the Town of Huntington. These efforts have made it possible for the center to feature the latest computer technology in its classroom.
In addition, volunteers and students at the Don Weidman Learning Center give back to the community by refurbishing its older computers then donating them to local families and organizations in need. SeniorNet volunteers also take SeniorNet on the road to local assisted living facilities where they assist older adults one-on-one with tasks ranging from email and Internet searches, to photo editing, creating greeting cards and genealogy research.
Book Donation Initiative
The Chairman's Award for SeniorNet.org Program of 2007 is presented to a team of SeniorNet volunteers for their creation and implementation of SeniorNet's Book Donation Initiative, to donate new and gently used books to make a difference in the lives of others. The projects are managed virtually on the SeniorNet web site by the core volunteers: Ginny Anderson, Joan Pearson, Jane DeNeve and Pat Westerdale. The initiative currently consists of two projects: the Prison Library Project (PLP) and the Native American Children's Book project (NACBP).


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Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT Final Edition Details:
- Unveiled at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show
- Final Edition is the last variant of the SLS AMG supercar
- Production limited to 350 units globally
- 6.3L V8 capable of 583hp, and 479 lb-ft of torque
Mercedes-Benz marks the end of a successful era with its SLS AMG supercar by producing one last variant – the SLS AMG GT Final Edition. Only 350 units will be built globally as either a Coupé or Roadster. The German automaker unveiled its exclusive vehicle at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show.
A naturally aspirated AMG 6.3L V8 front-mid engine capable of producing 583hp, and 479 lb-ft of torque powers this unmistakable supercar. It has a top speed of 197mph and a claimed acceleration of 0-60 mph in 3.6sec.
Tobias Moers, Chairman of the Board of Management of Mercedes-AMG GmbH said:
"As the first car to be completely developed by AMG, the SLS AMG marked the beginning of a new era for our company. And now, in the form of the SLS AMG GT Final Edition, we are offering our customers one final and extremely attractive variant of our super sports car. With its numerous carbon fiber-look body components, a further optimized aerodynamic balance and optional Cup tires, the SLS AMG GT Final Edition has the absolute potential to fascinate."
The exterior features an exposed carbon fiber hood, rear spoiler, and front splitter. It also comes with designo magno graphite matte paintwork taken from the SLS AMG GT3 "45th Anniversary" collector's model race car.
The interior boasts leather in a diamond-stitch pattern, and high-gloss carbon fiber trim adorned with an "AMG Final Edition - 1 of 350" badge on the carbon fiber center console.
Since its inception in 2009, the SLS AMG has won numerous racing awards in its various guises, in particular the racing gullwing model at the Bathurst 12-hour race and the 24-hour races in Dubai. A gullwing coupe was made available for the SLS AMG in 2010, with the option carrying over to the Final Edition.
Mercedes-Benz is saying farewell to its SLS AMG, but as a parting gift it's leaving with us the Final Edition. Expect the supercar to hit showroom floors in Fall 2014.


text: You dont always need a dress to dress up. Tops are an essential piece of the Roman collection and with our variation of shapes, colours and fabrics we make sure to bring you the best new tops whatever the occasion. Seasonal prints feature heavily here and offer an instant update to your favourite styles whilst fresh, edgy new shapes from the catwalks make sure you can always remain on trend.


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Downtown has a lot of live entertainment going on Saturday nights. A vibrant music scene, strip clubs, drunk people throwing cheap hot dogs at each other ... . But what if you want something a little more eclectic? What if you want to laugh? What if you're just doggone lonely and you want to be a part of something? ... While drinking.
If you haven't already discovered that there's going to be a payoff here, then you're probably the kind of person who doesn't like to be entertained; the kind of person who wouldn't want to attend Tricklock's all-out variety extravaganza The Reptilian Lounge, hosted by Co-Artistic Director Kevin R. Elder and Tour Manager Alex Knight (aka one of the funniest human beings in the Duke City).
Elder describes the Lounge—which has been around since 1996—as a "community variety show," saying that 80 to 90 percent of the performers are non-Tricklock members coming from the local arts and music scene. Everyone from poets to stand-up comics to "weird naked dancers" could show up on any given night.
Saturday's show features the Red Light Cameras as the house band. It also includes folk singer Sage Harrington, stand-up comic Big Gay Michael Ray, a skit by the Box's improv collective The Show (of which Knight is the director and a member) and magician Tall Paul. "He'll call up someone onstage and embarrass them in a safe, fun, magician-y way," says Knight of Paul. "He'll make someone look the fool."
There's also interactive features in the Lounge. Between the 5- to 10-minute segments, a human target will come out for the audience to throw change at. (It's your chance to tip each performer and simultaneously experience the enjoyment of throwing shit at someone.) Eventually a couple of girls dressed as Bettie Page will come out and stop your launching, and a character with a broom will sweep your change away.
If that's not lively enough for you, take comfort in the fact that Tractor Brewing will be at the venue with several brews on tap.
The Reptilian Lounge only pops its head up several times a year, and it's a show not to be missed.
Interesting side note: Elder tells the Alibi that Tricklock is in negotiations to lease a space next to The Box, meaning that the company might have its own Downtown venue as early as spring 2012.


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Trying to Break the Mold for Mercedes Cars
With the new S Class coupe concept, Mercedes is trying to break the mold for their usual style, design and feel for the car. Has Mercedes succeeded? WSJ's Joe White reports from the Frankfurt Motor Show. Photo: EPA
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
... a ... the year at the Frankfurt auto show in the cavernous and I have to say intimidating Mercedes Benz stand ... where Mercedes and chief designer Gordon Wagner ... are trying to show ... a more emotional ... shall we say sexy face of a brand that has for years and years been known as the ultra rational choice ... in premium luxury automobiles ... the Mercedes S class to which is our new ... menu under design ... presented here for the first time ... is part of this move to make Mercedes a more emotional brands ... the S class coupe is the new designation and insofar that doesn't this look like ... an S class sedan with two fewer doors ... were to Wagner says they designed this look in California ... they brought to the board of Mercedes's said this is what we think ... in this class you should look like ... is much sleeker ... and is in short or in smaller is designed to be basically a Supercar super sports car ... competing probably with vehicles like the Porsche Panamera ... the ... total opposite end of the spectrum ... Mercedes has here its GLA ... SUV ... this is a tiny ... relatively tiny sport utility vehicle ... aimed at ... younger buyers in places like China United States Air Force Europe ... even their Mercedes is going for a more expressive sportier more useful to sign ... it'll be interesting to see if Mercedes can work this out because what they want to ... discover the whole gamut ... from twenty five year olds are just the dot com payoff ... the seventy year olds ... who want to enjoy the life of luxury ... the traditional S class ...


text: This course looks at the impact of collective bargaining on management. Emphasis is given to the individual with the problems rather than the aggregate view, but such items as public policy, labour law, trade union development, growth and organization and management rights are discussed. A large portion of this course is developed to the use of arbitration cases in specific management problem areas.


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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
Direct variation is taught using a simulated oil spill, using toilet paper tissues (to represent land) and drops of vegetable oil (to simulate oil).
Use a scene from Alice in Wonderland to introduce negative exponents and the rules for dividing powers.
Explore quadratic functions by using a motion detector known as a Calculator Based Ranger (CBR) to examine the heights of the different bounces of a ball.
Understand Ceremony in the context of the "monomyth," as defined by Joseph Campbell in The Hero with a Thousand Faces.
Define a project and meet with a community partner. Present the community problem and proposed solutions to a special session of the city council.
Students learn the conditional tense in French while discussing different communities.
Simulate the writing of a constitution for the hypothetical country of Permistan.
Conduct an opinion poll on racial profiling. Physically engage students by having them move around from "Agree" to "Disagree" to "Undecided" positions during discussion.
Visit a cultural center to see artifacts and hear first-person accounts of the victimization of Japanese Americans during World War II.
Help students understand the political underpinnings of Abiodun Oyewole's spoken word poetry and learn how to express their own political beliefs.
Make connections between newspaper articles and issues Butler raises in the book. Encourage students to involve themselves politically by writing letters that call for social justice.
Discuss the Chinese practice of footbinding and then explore how contemporary American women suffer to make themselves conform to society's standards of beauty.
Provide students with a window into the culture of Chiapas, and enable them to understand how the texts are related using the bilingual picture book "The Story of Colors /La Historia de los Colores."
Compare trickster figures in this poem with the same type of character in other literature.
Use family photographs to contextualize the familial experience of Momaday's work, and to respond through creative writing.
Immerse students in Asian American culture with a class trip to Chinatown in Los Angeles. Create Japanese renga poems to describe the experience.
Manipulatives visually represent the steps taken to obtain the solution to an algebraic equation.
The class learns about basic recursion by exploring patterns in the data they generate from two simple probability-based experiments.
Prior to the 2002 mayoral election in Newark, New Jersey, students study the candidates' positions on issues they have chosen to track.
Create a brochure promoting a European city and write a letter proposing future plans to improve it.
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Romance on the Beach Date Night
Thursday, February 14
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Class Details
This is such a fun date night painting for any couple. Whether you put the hearts in the sand or customize it.
Combine canvases for a Date Night or paint as a single canvas.
The Perfect Night Out
Enjoy drinks, upbeat music and hanging out with your favorite people while you paint! It's as fun for first-time painters as it is for experienced artists.
Fun Atmosphere
From the moment you walk in, the mood is light, the music is fun and the conversation comes easy!
Easy to Do
You don't need to be a seasoned painter — we make it easy for everyone to find their inner artist!
Sit Together
You'll get seats with all your friends, even if you book separately. Just tell us your friends' names when you register.
Paint Your Way
There's no rule that says you have to follow the artist's steps. It's your art, so paint it however you like!
Frequently Asked Questions
Check out our FAQs to learn more about what to expect from your Pinot's Palette experience or feel free to call the studio to speak to a member of our staff.
What does the class cost?
2 hour classes are $39 per painter and 3 hour classes are $49.
What days are classes held?
Classes are held Thursday through Sunday. We occassionally have classes on other nights during the week for special promotional events.
When do I need to arrive for class?
We recommend you arrive 30 minutes before class to allow time for you to get settled in and mingle before the painting starts. The bar opens 30 minutes prior to class start time.
Is there reserved seating?
Yes, we have your easel set up for you at your spot before you arrive or class. If you have friends attending the class that you'd like to sit by, you can let us know when you book the class or you can send us an email (email@example.com)
What do I need to bring to class?
We provide the canvas, easel, brushes, paints and apron for the class. All you need to bring is appetizers, desserts you might want during the class. We have plates, napkins and silverware. We have a Beer & Wine Bar for the convenience of our painters so they can paint and sip from our fabulous wine selection. No outside alcohol allowed.