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Once famous for producing navel oranges and starter homes, Riverside, Calif. is the latest suburb to fall inside the restlessly expanding boundaries of Los Angeles' regional office market.
Office construction in the Inland Empire — the brand name for Riverside and San Bernardino counties — has nearly doubled in the past year. Some 830,000 sq. ft. of office space was completed in the third quarter, with another 2 million sq. ft. still under construction. The bulk of that development is in Riverside, where construction cranes hover above 1.6 million sq. ft.
If a single project symbolizes the mushrooming commercial growth in Riverside, it is Turner RiverWalk, a master-planned, mixed-use business park being built by locally based Turner Development Corp. of Orange County.
The $200 million project, the final phase of which is slated for completion in May, is a cornucopia of mixed-use: 400,000 sq. ft. of industrial and distribution space, 500,000 sq. ft. of office space, including a pair of medical office buildings; and 100,000 sq. ft. of retail. Add to the mix a 119-suite business hotel. Plunked down amid 1,100 newly finished single-family homes, Turner RiverWalk supplies a full array of commercial uses within a single development.
Turner Development has inserted this enormous project into a residential neighborhood as neatly as a computer technician would snap a motherboard into a desktop. RiverWalk has "created an office market in West Riverside, where there wasn't one before," says Tricia Hinckley, the city's economic development manager.
She credits the developers with being "smart and strategic," for starting the project with industrial buildings, then progressing to smaller two-story office buildings, then finally to taller office buildings and a hotel.
Location is one obvious reason for Riverside's rising fortunes. The city is situated only 15 miles east of Orange County, the office-rich region that is home to many employers of the Riverside labor force.
Affordably priced housing is dramatically boosting the size of the population in the region by 100,000 people annually, according to the Inland Empire Economic Partnership, a non-profit research group. The current population of the Inland Empire is estimated at 3.4 million.
Riverside finds itself repeating the classic growth pattern of Southern California. Affordable housing attracts young, well-educated workers. When this labor pool reaches a critical mass, it attracts new office buildings and retail.
The highly varied range of building types in RiverWalk is by design, according to Mike Kendall, vice president at Turner Development. Office tenants like to work near retail, he says, because they can drop off their dry cleaning and eat at nearby restaurants.
Similarly, retailers favor locations close to both residential neighborhoods and commercial complexes because homeowners shop in the evening, while office tenants provide lunchtime business.
With large parcels of available land increasingly scarce in Southern California, this 73-acre site is a rarity. It enables the developer to assemble different types of commercial tenants that are compatible.
"People who develop office buildings are usually stuck with what's been built around you," says Kendall of Turner Development. At RiverWalk, in contrast, "we can control and plan a group of uses that co-exist peacefully."


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November 5, 2004
Ms. Judy George, Registrar
University of Wisconsin-River Falls
410 S. Third Street
River Falls, WI 54022
Gary S. Smith, Ph.D., Chief Information Officer
& Director of Information Technology Services
Ms. Mary-Alice Muraski, eSIS Project Director
University of Wisconsin-River Falls
410 S. Third Street, North Hall 139
River Falls, WI 54022-5001
Dear Ms. George, Ms. Muraski, and Dr. Smith:
This responds to Ms. George's email dated May 18, 2004, and Ms. Muraski's and Dr. Smith's June 20, 2004, letter and follow-up email dated August 2, 2004. Collectively, you asked whether in the circumstances you described a student's "account ID number" can be disclosed as "directory information" under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), 20 U.S.C. § 1232g. This Office administers FERPA and is responsible for investigating complaints and providing technical assistance to ensure compliance with the statute and regulations codified at 34 CFR Part 99.
We have advised previously that a student ID number, like a student's social security number (SSN), may not be designated and disclosed as "directory information" under FERPA. It appears that this has created some confusion or concern on your part about what actually constitutes or defines a "student ID number" for purposes of this guidance. You explained that the problem arises because many commonly used technologies, such as campus portals and single sign-on approaches to information systems, as well as electronic communication systems, require publication of the personal identifier used by students to access the system.
According to your communications, the account ID number in question is a randomly assigned, seven digit number starting with the letter "W" that is not based in any way on an individual's SSN. The University's student information system (known as "eSIS") requires a student user to enter this number and a secret password in order to enter eSIS and access the student's own education records. The University also assigns each student a unique email address. Following the practice of many institutions, the University has ceased using student SSNs for any of these purposes.
The University provides students with an eSIS account ID number when they are accepted for admission, and this number remains assigned to the same student throughout his or her relationship with the University. Students use a web page to activate the number by providing their assigned account ID number, their date of birth, and the last four digits of their SSN. Once authenticated in this manner, the student must choose from a list of randomly generated passwords and establish and answer a security question, such as "What is your mother's maiden name?" Students may change their passwords after logging into the same web page and providing their existing password and the answer to their security question. A student who forgets his or her account ID number can obtain a new one from any of several functional offices, such as Admissions or Registrar.
A school official with an appropriate need to know who wishes to access a student's record must first login to eSIS using his or her own unique account ID and password. Once properly authenticated to the system, the school official may access a student's record by entering the student's account ID number, if known, or the student's name. Dr. Smith indicated that a school official might know a student's eSIS account ID number if the student had provided it or if the number was listed on an internal document. Dr. Smith explained further that the University uses the system's access control features to allow school officials to access a student's records only to an extent consistent with their professional role and responsibilities. For example, a staff person in the Housing Office would only get to see information pertinent to housing matters, whereas someone in the Registrar's office would most likely be allowed to see a greater range of information.
Dr. Smith and Ms. Muraski stated generally that the "directory-based identification and authentication tools that are utilized in these [self-service oriented technological] environments are structured such that it is essentially impossible to effectively hide the logon or access I.D." In response to follow-up questions from this Office, Dr. Smith explained that the eSIS account ID number cannot effectively be made private because it is the key that is used to identify the student in the LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) directory server and software. In order for eSIS to return correct information, the account ID number must be verified against the LDAP directory, which in turn is queryable by those with access to the server regardless of their status as school officials with a legitimate educational interest. (Passwords, in contrast, are protected against disclosure through a system query.)
According to Dr. Smith, an eSIS query with the name of a student who has not blocked directory information disclosures under FERPA returns the student's seven-digit, eSIS account ID number along with the student's postal address, telephone number, email address, and affiliation (e.g., student). A system query using the name of a student who has blocked the release of directory information under FERPA returns nothing other than the data that was submitted. While the system is capable of blocking the display of a student's eSIS account ID, those who exercise this option disenfranchise themselves from the conveniences of many self-service activities and may eliminate themselves entirely from participating in certain services where display of this unique electronic identifier is required.
FERPA provides that an educational agency or institution may not have a policy or practice of disclosing education records, or personally identifiable information from education records, without the prior written consent of a parent or eligible student, that is, a student who is 18 years of age or attends a postsecondary institution. 20 U.S.C. § 1232g(b)(1) and (b)(2); 34 CFR §§ 99.3 ("Eligible student") and 99.30. The term "education records" is defined as information that is directly related to a student and maintained by an educational agency or institution, or a party acting for the agency or institution. 20 U.S.C. §1232g(a)(4); 34 CFR § 99.3 ("Education records"). Records that are directly related to a student, such as the student's course registration, grades, transcript, housing assignment, and financial assistance, as well as the eSIS account ID number itself, that are maintained by the University constitute "education records" under FERPA.
The term "personally identifiable information" is defined in the regulations as:
(a) The student's name;
(b) The name of the student's parent or other family member;
(c) The address of the student or student's family;
(d) A personal identifier, such as the student's social security number or student number;
(e) A list of personal characteristics that would make the student's identity easily traceable; or
(f) Other information that would make the student's identity easily traceable.
"Directory information" is defined as information contained in an education record that would not generally be considered harmful or an invasion of privacy if disclosed and includes a student's name, address, telephone listing, email address, and other types of information about the student. 20 U.S.C. § 1232g(a)(5)(A); 34 CFR § 99.3. An institution that wishes to disclose directory information must comply with the procedural requirements set forth in § 99.37 of the regulations, which allow an eligible student to refuse to allow an institution to disclose directory information about the student.
A student's name and address, which are defined as "personally identifiable information" under FERPA, are also defined as "directory information" because these items are generally made available in public directories outside the school context and otherwise are not considered harmful or an invasion of privacy if disclosed. The legal conclusion in FERPA that these items of personally identifiable information are not considered "harmful or an invasion of privacy if disclosed" is based on an understanding that they generally cannot be used, standing alone, to obtain sensitive, non-public (i.e., non-directory) information about an individual.
In contrast, SSNs, also listed as "personally identifiable information" under FERPA, are often used to obtain a variety of sensitive, non-public information about individuals, such as employment, credit, financial, health, motor vehicle, and educational information, that would be harmful or an invasion of privacy if disclosed. (SSNs may also be used in conjunction with commonly available directory information to establish fraudulent accounts and otherwise steal a person's identity.) For these reasons, as noted above, this Office has routinely advised that a student's SSN is the kind of personally identifiable information that may not be designated and disclosed as directory information. We have generally included "student ID numbers" in the same category because these numbers have historically been used much like SSNs, that is, as unique identifiers used by themselves to obtain access to non-directory information about a student, such as education records (or educational services).
Clearly, there are circumstances, such as electronic mail communications, in which institutions must assign each student a unique personal identifier that can be made available publicly. Indeed, the FERPA regulations were amended in 2000 to include a student's email address in the definition of "directory information." Similarly, as you described, many institutions have established or seek to establish portals and single sign-on approaches to student information systems, or use directory-based software and protocols for electronic collaboration by students and teachers, both within and among institutions, that require some form of public dissemination of a unique personal identifier. It is also well-known that public key infrastructure (PKI) technology for encryption and digital signatures requires wide dissemination of the sender's public key. These are the types of circumstances in which institutions may need to publish or disclose a personal identifier other than a student's name and address.
We believe that FERPA allows an institution to designate and disclose as "directory information" a unique personal identifier, such as a student's user or account logon ID (or an email address used as a logon ID), as long as the identifier cannot be used, standing alone, by unauthorized individuals to gain access to non-directory information from education records. In other words, if a student must use a shared secret, such as a PIN or password, or some other authentication factor unique to the student, along with their personal identifier to gain access to their records in the student information system, then that identifier may be designated and disclosed as directory information under FERPA in accordance with the requirements of § 99.37 of the regulations. (Allowance is made for school officials to use the student's published personal identifier alone, just as they use a student's name, to obtain access to the student's education records, provided the school official has a legitimate educational interest in accordance with § 99.31(a)(1) of the regulations.)
Conversely, if an institution allows students to access own education records using a personal identifier but without the use of a password or other factor to authenticate the student's identity (or if the identifier itself is also used to authenticate the student's identity), then that identifier may not be disclosed as directory information under FERPA because it could result in the disclosure of protected information to someone other than the student and thus would be "harmful or an invasion of privacy if disclosed." (Some institutions may continue to use a student's "official ID number" in this manner.) Under this reasoning, an institution that allows a student (or any other party, for that matter) to obtain access to education records by providing just publicly available information, such as a student's name or published email address, without any additional proof or authentication of identity, could have a policy or practice in violation of FERPA because it could lead to the disclosure of education records to unauthorized recipients.
Finally, it should be clear that the standards set forth in this guidance pertain only to the public disclosure of information that identifies a student as part of a computer-based information system that is used to provide directory information on students and allow authorized users to gain access to education records. These standards do not apply to and are not intended to modify in any way the requirements for electronic consent to the disclosure of education records as set forth in § 99.30(d) of the regulations. That is, a student's email address, user ID, logon ID, account number, or any other personal identifier may not be used as an electronic signature unless it meets the specific requirements in 34 CFR § 99.30(d).
In summary, the University may designate and disclose as "directory information" a student's account ID number or other personal identifier used to logon to eSIS provided that it cannot be used, standing alone, by an unauthorized individual to obtain non-directory information from education records.
I trust this responds adequately to your inquiry and thank you for bringing
this matter to our attention.
LeRoy S. Rooker
Family Policy Compliance Office

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A GSW home soccer attendance record was set as 101 fans were at Wednesday's contest.
The men's soccer team dropped a 3-1 decision to Savannah College of Art and Design on Wednesday afternoon in front of a record crowd at Hurricane Field. Freshman Jamie Kiep scored his fourth goal of the season and the lone goal for the 'Canes off an assist from sophomore Sam Hooke.
A couple of early goals paced the visiting Bees. SCAD (2-3-2) was on the board 52 seconds into the match when Ellert Hreinsson dropped a soft cross the middle that Dan Fadida put past GSW freshman goalkeeper Michael Smith.
In the 16th minute, Karl Solstrom found Ryan Gadhue on another cross to give the Bees a 2-0 lead.
The Hurricanes answered at the 30:45 mark when Kiep found the back of the net to cut the SCAD lead in half before the break.
The score remained 2-1 until the 67th minute when Fadida knocked in a free kick from the middle of the field just outside the box.
Smith finished with four saves. SCAD goalie Robbie Wright saved four. The Bees outshot the Hurricanes 16-8 and led in corner kicks 7-2.
GSW (1-6) is back in action on Saturday hosting #3 Tusculum at 4 p.m.
PICTURED: Sam Hooke
PHOTO BY: Chris Fenn


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NEW LONDON, Conn. – The Coast Guard Academy placed 17 rowers on the National Invitational Rowing Championship (NIRC) Stewards All-Academic Team today announced by the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC). A total of 355 student-athletes from 27 institutions earned the distinction for the 2013-2014 academic year.
The men's team had 11 rowers named to the team. Seniors Cole Gingrich and Jake Taylor along with juniors Luke Carani, Peter Driscoll, Alexander Kloo and Sean Murphy as well as sophomores John Keiffer, Ross Markham and Tharindu Wathuthanthri rounded out the Coast Guard men's selections.
Seniors Cathy Durand and Judy Hooymans were two of six honored from the women's team as they were joined by juniors Elyse Bobczynski, Brynna Cooke and Caitlyn Gever as well as sophomore Emily Quallen.
To receive All-Academic honors, a student-athlete must have reached sophomore academic standing and be a varsity letter winner with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.35. A transfer student must have completed one year of study at the institution.
Also, a total of 42 student-athletes were chosen as members of the All-ECAC NIRC teams from 27 institutions as ccoaches from each member institution selected a deserving member from their respective crews to be honored.
Carani was selected from the men's team while Hooymans was the recipient from the women's team for the Bears.


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The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Old Dominion University is seeking applicants for a tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor in the broad area of Space Systems Engineering. Any specialty area within this umbrella will be considered, including mission design with single or multiple satellites, payload and instrumentation development, propulsion technology, small satellite systems, planetary exploration, vehicle dynamics, entry systems and thermal analysis, communication and telemetry systems, etc.
Please submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, statements of teaching and research interests, unofficial graduate transcripts and contact information for three professional references at https://jobs.odu.edu/Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
Old Dominion University does not discriminate in admissions, treatment, employment or access to its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), political affiliation, veteran status, family medical and genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or disability. Minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
An appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor is anticipated although strong candidates can be considered at the Associate Professor level. The successful candidate should possess an earned PhD in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering, or a closely related field, and will be expected to support undergraduate and graduate teaching, including supervision of student design teams, spacecraft/space payload research, and to oversee an on-campus Space Systems laboratory. They should plan to collaborate with, and support the activities of, the Virginia Commercial Spaceflight Authority, the Virginia Space Grant Consortium, NASA Langley Research Center, NASA's Wallops Flight Facility, the National Institute of Aerospace, and regional industry in the space sector. Development of a strong externally funded research program is essential.
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"Globe Trekker Special: Volcanoes, Ring of Fire"
Trekkers explore volcanoes from Pompeii, Stromboli and Santorini in Italy and Greece to Krakatoa and Mt. Fuji in Indonesia and Japan. Other explosive sites include Montserrat, Pacaya in Guatemala, Cotopaxi in Ecuador, La Palma in the Canary Islands, and Mount St. Helens and Kilauea in the U.S. G
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I'm fully aware of my complete and utter noobdom. That said, I cannot find an explanation on Google or these forums on how to add a source to kismet. I run kismet and it tells me I have to add a source. I'm pretty sure that I would add my wireless adapter as that source, but I don't know what to put in for the "Intf", "Name" and "Opts" fields of the "add a source" window. Is there some command I run to get this information from my wireless adapter? I'm using the WG111v3 on Backtrack 5.


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West Greenway Bible Church in Phoenix made national and local headlines last week when they posted on its marquee the following:
No on is beyond God's help — not even the Cardinals! Luke 18:27
Of course the Cardinals were fresh off an embarrassing 58-0 loss to the Seattle Seahawks, so the church was having a little fun while trying to get its point across.
And maybe they were on to something — the Cardinals bounced back with a 38-10 win over the Detroit Lions Sunday to snap their nine-game losing streak.
The church was "basking" in the win judging from the appearance of its marquee Monday morning.


text: This well thought out handbook features an in-depth look at 29 literary terms. Each lesson follows an easy-to-use format: a definition of the term is followed by a discussion using two excellent examples in prose or poetry. Questions promote and ensure understanding. A writing exercise for each term provides an opportunity for application.


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Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is one of the most common diseases of aging men. It is frequently associated with bothersome lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) that affect quality of life by interfering with normal daily activities and sleep patterns. By 60 years of age, BPH affects greater than 50% of men, and up to 90% of men by age 85. In the past decade, there have been significant changes in the available treatment options for BPH. New forms of medical and minimally invasive treatments have been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Typical symptoms of a man with BPH are usually bothersome LUTS including: urinary frequency, urgency, nighttime urination, decreased and intermittent force of the urinary stream and the sensation of incomplete bladder emptying. Not all men with BPH and LUTS will have prostate enlargement, and surprisingly, prostate enlargement may exist in the absence of LUTS.
Following the initial evaluation of the patient with a history and physical exam, urinary flow-rate assessment and measurement of post-void residual urine (PVR) may be appropriate. In some men blood tests may be performed to rule out prostate cancer risk (serum PSA).
Management of men with mildly bothersome symptoms may include watchful waiting, with or without phytotherapy (plant based supplements) like beta-sitosterol and bee pollen. Watchful waiting is a management strategy in which the patient is monitored by his physician but receives no active intervention for BPH or the related LUTS. Watchful-waiting patients usually are reexamined yearly.
Management of men with moderately to severely bothersome symptoms of BPH includes: watchful waiting, as well as medications, minimally invasive, or surgical therapies.
Additional diagnostic tests, such as pressure-flow Urodynamics studies (to assess bladder function), Cystoscopy and Trans-rectal Ultrasound (for anatomical and prostate volume assessments) are optional in men choosing the more invasive therapies.
Medical therapies for BPH include drugs that can relax the prostate's muscles (alpha blockers) that include Flomax, Uroxatral and Rapaflo, and drugs that can shrink the prostate (5-alpha-reductase inhibitors) such as Avodart and Proscar. Medical therapies are not as effective as surgical therapies but may provide satisfactory symptom relief with fewer and less serious adverse effects.
Thermal-based therapies such as Trans-Urethral Microwave Thermal Therapy (TUMT) and Trans-Urethral Needle Ablation (TUNA) use targeted high temperatures to induce physical changes of the prostate tissue resulting in volume reduction. The size and shape of the prostate are of particular importance in properly selecting patients for Minimally Invasive Thermal Therapies. These are typically in-office procedures performed using local anesthesia.
Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) involves the surgical removal of the prostate's inner portion via an endoscopic approach through the urethral channel, with no external skin incision. An electrified loop or various forms of laser are used to remove the prostatic tissue. These procedures are performed in the operating room under regional or general anesthesia.
Lastly, open prostatectomy involves the surgical removal of the inner portion of the prostate via an incision in the lower abdominal or suprapubic area. This procedure is rarely performed but is necessary in men with prostate volumes greater than 100 cc.
In summary, although a large number of men may be affected by BPH and the associated adverse symptoms, effective treatment strategies are available to afford great improvement of a man's health and quality of life.
Dr. Loisides completed his undergraduate education at UCLA with a BS in Microbiology and his medical school education at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He then went on to complete his General Surgery Internship and Urology Residency at Loma Linda University Medical Center. He is Board Certified from the American Board of Urology. Dr. Loisides has served as President of the Los Angeles County Urological Society and is currently the Chairman of Urology at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California. He has been an instructor and lecturer, and has published various articles addressing different areas of Urology. He is currently in private practice in Santa Monica, CA.


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my view on falling to minimize injury is to spread the impact along as much of your body as you can.
So don't put your arm out at a right angle when falling to the side, but put it out further and try to take some of the weight on your elbow, forearm and hand. This will allow your leg, pelvis, and trunk to take some of the deceleration impact before your upper limb. I've fallen like this 5 times now and have come away amazingly intact.
The fall that scares me most is falling to one side and you take your trunk the opposite way. I saw a guy fracture his ankle badly doing this. If you can't decleat, better to go the same way as the bike. Easier said than done I know.
The other thing to do to reduce injury is reduce bodyfat and do some bodyweight resistance exercise for your upper body and limbs - push ups, horizontal pull ups
Police cyclists have told me that they receive training about how to fall from their bikes. So perhaps there is a right way, and a wrong way to do it. Not just in clip-stacks, but maybe more serious situations like wheel-clips and similar dramas when pace-lining.
What are your tips about the right way to fall from your bike so as to minimize the injury consequences ?


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Religion Vs Medicine
Posted 01 July 2004 - 05:16 PM
I am curious to get others opinions on this, as well as the beliefs of the various religious groups represented here. I realize this is a hot topic, especially since children are involved, but I am sure we are all mature enough to discuss this without flying off the deep end.
Posted 01 July 2004 - 05:18 PM
"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results." Albert Einstein
I've been hit by mrsspookypants
Posted 01 July 2004 - 05:24 PM
Genesis 9:4: "But flesh (meat) with...blood...ye shall not eat"
Leviticus 17:12-14: "...No soul of you shall eat blood...whosoever eateth it shall be cut off"
Acts 15:29 "That ye abstain...from blood..."
If I am not mistaken, they believe that any form of taking in blood, including transfusions, is against the rules.
Posted 01 July 2004 - 05:31 PM
Just my opinion.
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Posted 01 July 2004 - 10:25 PM
Moral: God has given us everything, but if we choose NOT TO use them effectively, we are doomed! afterall DON'T BLAME GOD! Leave Him alone!
same with this thought too Justa. Medicinal breakthru's were a help from God, if we choose not to use it properly, then don;t CRY FOUL! I agree totally that prayer is the BEST form of medicine available, but prayer has to be WITHOUT DOUBT! How many of us have absolute belief afterall? We even doubt our OWN SELF's these days!
Take my hand and we'll go riding through the sunshine from above
Posted 01 July 2004 - 10:26 PM
I agree with Masq on this one, that God DOES provide, but it's not always in the form of some spectacular "miracle". I certainly couldn't be a doctor, no matter how much schooling I had, and this is because I'm simply not MEANT to be a doctor. God provides these people for that specific reason. I always have to shake my head in sadness and, I'll admit, pity, when I hear about people who refuse medical treatments based on their religion. It's quite scary, especially for kids who can't make these decisions for themselves.
Posted 01 July 2004 - 10:34 PM
Take my hand and we'll go riding through the sunshine from above
Posted 02 July 2004 - 04:31 AM
Too funny. At least you took the time to tell the story completely. lol.
Posted 02 July 2004 - 04:36 AM
Take my hand and we'll go riding through the sunshine from above
Posted 02 July 2004 - 09:06 AM
I still have a problem with using the "Prayer without doubt" as a way of saying, "ok, you didn't get better, you must not have believed as much as you should have". I do agree that you should have total faith, but to say that if you have doubt it won't work, is almost accusational to the person who is praying. Maybe they do have complete faith, but there is just nothing that can be done.
Posted 02 July 2004 - 02:34 PM
Whenever a family member needs to see a doctor, they receive a priesthood blessing. This prayer is often worded to the effect that the doctor's thoughts and hand would be directed and that the person's body would react well to the treatment.
In emergencies, two blessings are given. The first is that the person will live long enough to receive proper treatment. The second is a normal blessing.
90% of blessings give the condition "if it is the Lord's will."
In one blessing, I promised a guy that his suffering would be short. He fell asleep then half an hour or so later expired, a smile on his face.
I didn't lose my mind - I have it backed up on a disk ... somewhere
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do you really believe that the people involve who didn't take their children to hospital are living a fulfilling, happy existance now? somehow, i think not!
For me, that's religion gone mad !
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Sign and graphic show to add retail pavilion
SGI Dubai, a leading sign and graphic imaging show, will include an exclusive retail pavilion during the event next year. 'SGI Retail' will cater to the growing retail industry in the UAE and the MiMore…
400 exhibitors to take part in sign, graphic show
More than 400 exhibitors from 30 countries will attend the 15th edition of the 'Sign and Graphic Imaging Middle East' (SGI) show to held in early 2012. Over 10,000 trade visitors from the region and globally are likely to attend the showMore…
SGI 2009 show at Dubai Airport Expo
The 11th annual Sign and Graphic Imaging Middle East (SGI 2009) exhibition will take place at Dubai Airport Expo from February 15 to 17. "Dubai Airport Expo is conveniently located adjacent to Dubai International Airport. Built on a flexibMore…


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SuperFlyAds brauchte ein neues Logo Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
Aus 106 Designs von 39 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
We need a logo for our new online marketing company.
Edgy, clever and high tech.
We are an online marketing firm driven by a younger team, with an edgy and clever approach to online advertising.
We pride ourselves in the technology we have developed in the marketing space, and consider ourselves quite innovative.
We are looking for a branding logo that represents who we are, and has a very suggestive & modern feel to it.
3D rendering on the icon is something we would like to take a look at, although not necessary.
*Also keep in mind, that the term "superfly" as we see it is more along the lines of "supercool"... Not an actual fly. =)
Other companies along the same industries:
Superfly Advertising
* Branding in the online advertising industry
* B2B consumer attraction
* To become one of the largest online customer acquisition(lead generation) enitities in its space
- Open to suggestive color schemes, our current logo is a blend of darker and lighter blue. http://www.superflyadvertising.com
- Open to fonts, looking for either bold or edgy font.
- Green and/or Blue preffered.
- Cheesy fonts
- Sleezy designs
- Ariel font in front of clip art
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Far Cry 2 Performance Evaluation
Far Cry 2 has been on the horizon for a while now and is finally here. Featuring a new game engine named Dunia, this game looks to be another one to stress your video card. Built specially for Far Cry 2, this engine allows for real time effects and damage. This next generation first person shooter comes to us from Ubisoft surprisingly - not from Crytek. The game is set in a war-torn region of Africa where there is a non-existent central government and the chaos that surrounds this type of social environment. If you have seen the movie Blood Diamond, you know the setting. Ubisoft puts the main storyline of the game into focus with these statements: "Caught between two rival factions in war-torn Africa, you are sent to take out "The Jackal," a mysterious character who has rekindled the conflict between the warlords, jeopardizing thousands of lives. In order to fulfil your mission you will have to play the factions against each other, identify and exploit their weaknesses, and neutralize their superior numbers and firepower with surprise, subversion, cunning and, of course, brute force." In this version of the game, you don't have the beautiful water, but instead the beauty and harshness of the African continent to contend with. Most games give you a set area that can be played through, while Ubisoft has given the gamer the equivalent of 50km2 of the vast African continent to explore while in pursuit of your goals. This quick preview is meant as a first look and performance evaluation, so let's take a look at the game.
Closer Look:
Far Cry 2 is just like every game on the planet in that it has a control panel that allows you to mange the settings for the video, sound and controls. You start out managing your settings that will work best for you system and then choose a character as your own. Then you start the game. Here are a few screen shots of the initial ride to your start point to give you a feel for what you will see.
The benchmark tool is there to help you gauge the performance of your system. All of the in-game settings can be manipulated to test your system performance.
After running the benchmark, the tool allows you to see all of the runs that were made and calculates an overall average includeing high and low points in the performance.
Now let's get a look at how some of today's cards ran this benchmark.


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UT Dallas names Professor-Researcher VP for Research, Economic Development
Dr. Bruce Gnade to Lead Drive to Expand Funded Research Portfolio
RICHARDSON, Texas (Oct. 30, 2006) —Dr. Bruce E. Gnade, a highly regarded professor in the Electrical Engineering and Chemistry departments at The University of Texas at Dallas, will become UT Dallas' vice president for research and economic development Nov. 1.
Gnade's strong record of research in materials science and his experience coordinating a major campus construction project are key aspects of his qualifications for the role. He will report to UT Dallas President Dr. David E. Daniel.
Gnade was selected from a "rich pool of talent" consisting entirely of internal candidates, said Daniel. "The entire group was stellar, and choosing among them was a difficult task."Dr. Robert Helms, dean of the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, served as chair of the search committee. "We faced a challenge most institutions would be very lucky to have – an extraordinarily talented group possessing superb qualifications. I'm very enthusiastic about Bruce's potential as a collegial leader of our growing research effort."
Gnade will be instrumental in helping UT Dallas dramatically expand its funded research portfolio, which will lead to an increase in the number and quality of Ph.D. candidates attending the university, the president said. "Bruce's unique combination of experience as a scholar, researcher and administrator in university, industry and government settings will serve UT Dallas well as it pursues its goal of becoming a top-tier research institution," Daniel added.
Gnade will continue his own research program at UT Dallas, which involves nearly 20 graduate students and post-doctoral researchers studying novel applications for electronic materials such as flexible display screens.
"The lifeblood of a great research university is the innovative work done by faculty members, researchers and graduate students from many disciplines in laboratories across the campus," Gnade said. "I wanted to be able to continue my own work, which is immensely rewarding, as well as to help enhance and expand the research environment at UT Dallas. This new assignment will permit me to do both."
UT Dallas' stated goal is to join the ranks of the nation's elite public research universities – those institutions whose research expenditures exceed $100 million annually. That will require nearly tripling research dollars.
"Although the numbers appear daunting, we have an excellent chance of achieving that goal in coming years, during which the university expects to hire hundreds of new faculty members, many of whom will be conducting funded research," Gnade said. "We have to make certain that, coming in, these new colleagues understand that UT Dallas both demands and supports research."
In the near term, one potential draw for researchers may be the new Natural Science and Engineering Research Laboratory nearing completion on the north end of the UT Dallas campus. The $100-million, 182,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility has taken shape over the past two-and-one-half years with leadership from Gnade, who has served as the faculty liaison to the project.
According to Gnade, the new building will promote interdisciplinary, collaborative research by housing scientists from such disparate areas as chemistry, biology, physics, electrical engineering, materials science and engineering, and behavioral and brain sciences side-by-side. Approximately one-third of the space in the facility will be reserved to help lure new faculty members and researchers to UT Dallas following the building's expected opening in early 2007.
Gnade expects that the bulk of increased research funding at UT Dallas in coming years will come from federal agencies such as the National Science Foundation, the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy. As funding grows, so, too, will the number of Ph.D. students graduating from the university – a number he expects to eventually grow to 300 annually from the current 125.
Gnade came to UT Dallas in 2003 from the University of North Texas where he was chair of the Materials Science Department. Prior to that, he was a program manager at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the central research and development organization for the U.S. Department of Defense, and a visiting scientist at the University of Maryland at College Park. He also served as a guest researcher at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, a federal technology agency.
From the early 1980s to the mid-1990s, Gnade held a number of technical and managerial positions in research and development functions at Texas Instruments Incorporated in Dallas.
He earned a Ph.D. degree in nuclear chemistry from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a B.A. degree in chemistry from St. Louis University.
Gnade replaces Dr. Da Hsuan Feng. Feng last August moved to a new position, assistant to the president for global strategies and international relations, responsible for advancing UT Dallas' visibility and impact on the world stage. Feng was the university's first vice president for research and economic development.
News Contact: Steve McGregor, UTD, (972) 883-2293
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Good intentions and a good back story don't necessarily lead to good filmmaking but, in the case of "Walking with the Enemy," they certainly help. Sometimes awkward and melodramatic, the debut film from director Mark Schmidt nevertheless derives strength from its little-known true-life story of Holocaust heroism.
Set in Budapest, Hungary, it chronicles the daring exploits of a young Jewish man, Elek Cohen (Jonas Armstrong), who uses his Aryan looks to rage against Hitler's machine. As Hungary is invaded by the Nazis, and well-meaning but weak politicians like Regent Horthy (Ben Kingsley) find themselves powerless to stop the roundups of Jews, including Elek's family, Elek hatches a plan: steal the uniforms from dead Nazi officers, act official, and use his purloined authority to divert trainloads of Jews bound for certain death to secret safety.
It's an inherently suspenseful and dramatic tale, and Schmidt manages some nerve-twisting moments when it seems as if Cohen's subterfuge will be unmasked. Irish actor Armstrong possesses a gung-ho energy while Kingsley and Burn Gorman ("Torchwood," "Turn") as Nazi toady Col. Skorzeny provide some dramatic gravitas.
But "Enemy" is nearly undone by a pedestrian, by-the-numbers approach (there are 11 credited writers, including Schmidt), a sometimes intrusive score, and the feeling that the close calls may have less to do with historical accuracy and more with just ramping up the tension. (While the Cohen character is indeed fictional, it was inspired by Pinchas Tibor Rosenbaum, a Jewish Hungarian man who assumed Nazi identities to help other Jews escape.)
When the credits roll and the viewer finds out the fates of the actual historical figures, it's hard not to be moved. But less Cohen and more Rosenbaum — a documentary, perhaps — might have been the wiser way to go.
Directed by: Mark Schmidt
Staffing: Jonas Armstrong, Ben Kingsley
Rated: Unrated (war violence)
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Spring Author Series: Mary Roach
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Spend an evening at the library with author Mary Roach. This community talk is free.
Library Hall's doors open at 5:30 p.m. for this event.
|About the author
Mary Roach grew up in a small house in Etna, New Hampshire. She graduated from Wesleyan in 1981, and then moved out to San Francisco. She spent a few years working as a freelance copy editor before landing a half-time PR job at the SF Zoo. During that time she wrote freelance articles for the local newspaper's Sunday magazine. These days, the New York Times bestselling author of five nonfiction books focuses mostly on writing about science. She proclaims, "Flawed as it is, science remains the most solid god I've got. And so I've decided to turn to it, to see what it had to say on the topic of life after death. Because I know what religion says, and it perplexes me. It doesn't deliver a single, coherent, scientifically sensible or provable scenario… Science seemed the better bet."
Her first book, Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, was an offshoot of a column she wrote for Salon.com. Her other books include Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife, Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex, and Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void. She was the editor of Best American Science Writing 2011. Her new book is Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal.
The Washington Post calls Roach "America's funniest science writer." Though she mostly focuses on writing books, she writes the occasional magazine piece. These have run in Outside, National Geographic, New Scientist, Wired and The New York Times Magazine, as well as many others. A 1995 article of hers called "How to Win at Germ Warfare" was a National Magazine Award Finalist, and in 1996, her article on earthquake-proof bamboo houses took the Engineering Journalism Award in the general interest magazine category. Mary Roach also reviews books for The New York Times.
For more about Roach, read her much more entertaining personal statement on her web site.Photo by Chris Hardy Photography
Mary Roach's Reading List
Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
The alimentary canal — the much-maligned tube from mouth to rear — is as taboo, in its way, as the cadavers in Stiff, and as surreal as the universe of zero gravity explored in Packing for Mars. In Gulp we meet the scientists who tackle the questions no one else thinks — or has the courage — to ask. How much can you eat before your stomach bursts? Why doesn't the stomach digest itself? Can wine tasters really tell a $10 bottle from a $100 bottle? Why is crunchy food so appealing? Can constipation kill you? Did it kill Elvis? We go on location to a pet food taste-test lab, a fecal transplant, and into a live stomach to observe the fate of a meal. Like all of Roach's books, Gulp is as much about human beings as it is about human bodies. "It's as gross as one might expect, but it's also enthralling. ... Roach's approach is grounded in science, but the virtuosic author delights in giving readers a thrill," says Publisher's Weekly. AVAILABLE IN APRIL.
Mary Roach explores the irresistibly strange universe of space travel and life without gravity. Space is a world devoid of the things we need to live and thrive: air, gravity, hot showers, fresh produce, privacy, beer. Space exploration is in some ways an exploration of what it means to be human. How much can a person give up? How much weirdness can they take? What happens to you when you can't walk for a year? have sex? smell flowers? What happens if you vomit in your helmet during a space walk? Is it possible for the human body to survive a bailout at 17,000 miles per hour? To answer these questions, space agencies set up all manner of quizzical and startlingly bizarre space simulations. As the author discovers, it's possible to preview space without ever leaving Earth. From the space shuttle training toilet to a crash test of NASA's new space capsule (cadaver filling in for astronaut), she takes us on a surreally entertaining trip into the science of life in space and space on Earth.
Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex
Roach shows how and why sexual arousal and orgasm can be so hard to achieve and what science is doing to make the bedroom a more satisfying place.
Spook : Science Tackles the Afterlife
Mary Roach trains her considerable wit and curiosity on the human soul. What happens when we die? Does the light just go out and that's that "the million-year nap? Or will some part of my personality, my me-ness persist? What will that feel like? What will I do all day? Is there a place to plug in my lap-top? In an attempt to find out, Roach brings her tireless curiosity to bear on an array of contemporary and historical soul-searchers: scientists, schemers, engineers, mediums, all trying to prove (or disprove) that life goes on after we die. She begins the journey in rural India with a reincarnation researcher and ends up in a University of Virginia operating room where cardiologists have installed equipment near the ceiling to study out-of-body near-death experiences. Along the way, she enrolls in an English medium school, gets electromagnetically haunted at a university in Ontario, and visits a Duke University professor with a plan to weigh the consciousness of a leech. Her historical wanderings unearth soul-seeking philosophers who rummaged through cadavers and calves' heads, a North Carolina lawsuit that established legal precedence for ghosts, and the last surviving sample of "ectoplasm" in a Cambridge University archive.
Stiff: The Curious Life of Human Cadavers
Stiff is an oddly compelling, often hilarious exploration of the strange lives of our bodies postmortem. For two thousand years, cadavers-some willingly, some unwittingly-have been involved in science's boldest strides and weirdest undertakings. In this fascinating account, Mary Roach visits the good deeds of cadavers over the centuries and tells the engrossing story of our bodies when we are no longer with them.
About the Spring Author Series at BWML
Bud Werner Memorial Library presents a series of free author talks throughout spring 2013. We proudly welcome Jim Davidson (March 18), Cheryl Strayed (April 11), Chris Bohjalian (April 17), Mary Roach (April 30) and Kent Haruf (May 15) to the library, and the Steamboat Springs community. Each of these diverse award-winning authors will speak about their literary works and their writing processes during a talk in Library Hall. Each talk will be followed by a Q&A and an opportunity to have authors sign copies of their books.
Books will be for sale on-site at the event courtesy of Off the Beaten Path Bookstore.
THANK YOU to Bear Claw Condominiums/BREO Inc. for their generous support of this program!


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An Air Force veteran and his wife have won a combined $1.25 million lawsuit against the U.S. government because he likely contracted hepatitis C at the Miami Veterans Administration Medical Center.
MIAMI | An Air Force veteran and his wife have won a combined $1.25 million lawsuit against the U.S. government because he likely contracted hepatitis C at the Miami Veterans Administration Medical Center.
U.S. District Judge Adalberto Jordan ruled Wednesday after a nonjury trial that the center's staff didn't properly clean colonoscopy equipment, probably causing 70-year-old Robert Metzler's infection. The Miami Herald reports that Metzler and his wife, Lucy Ann Metzler, had sought $30 million.
.A VA investigation showed that more than 11,000 veterans received colonoscopies with improperly-cleaned equipment between 2004 and 2009 at VA hospitals in Miami, Murfreesboro, Tenn., and Augusta, Ga.
Metzler received his colonoscopy in 2007. He had tested negative for hepatitis C the previous year but tested positive in 2009.
Hepatitis C can cause severe liver damage.
The hospitals used equipment that had been rinsed after each patient rather than being sterilized by steam and chemicals as called for by the manufacturer. Investigators who took apart water tubes on some of the equipment that was supposed to be clean and ready for use instead found "discolored liquid and debris."
.The U.S. Attorney's Office, defending the VA, acknowledged the hospital "breached" a "duty of reasonable care" but denied the equipment caused Metzler's illness.
Dr. David Nelson, a board-certified doctor in internal medicine, testified that "there is less than a 0 percent chance" Metzler contracted hepatitis through his colonoscopy, according to the ruling. But the judge said the veteran had no other risks associated with contracting the virus.
"I realize that the chances of acquiring hepatitis C under these circumstances is slight," Jordan wrote. "But I find that there is nothing to preclude Mr. Metzler from being one of those two persons in a trillion or billion who do get the virus."
Many cases remain in court in Florida, Georgia and Tennessee. A federal appeals court in Tennessee ruled earlier this year against a veteran who claimed he got hepatitis B from an unsanitary colonoscopy, saying he had missed the filing deadline by two months. Tennessee law says a claim must be filed within three years after the negligent act. The veteran filed his suit 10 months after he was notified by the VA, but more than three years after the procedure.
His attorneys had argued that the clock shouldn't have started until he was notified.
Florida law precludes lawsuits after four years and Georgia after five.


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They've played a series of gigs rampaging across London, including sell-out shows at The 100 Club, The Metro (when Arran's drum kit self-destructed), The Paradise Bar (home of the New Cross scene) and just about everywhere in between.
Spotted by Spinach Records who, knowing a good thing when they heard it, were desperate to sign them, the resulting deal was signed on the back page of Arran's dole book, in a Brixton pub.
'Art is Dead' b/w 'Too Weak' and 'Eat Your Own Young' was released by Spinach Records (WOOF 15) on 16th February, recorded at Supernova Studios and mixed at Chateaux Fruitbat, with distribution by Shellshock.
'Art is Dead' is a call to arms for the disenfranchised, a screaming anthem about taking control while you still can. The sheer energy of the track grabs you from the start – and kicks you out 3:09 minutes later wanting to start a riot.
Rhesus have been championed by the late John Peel, Steve Lamacq (Radio 1), John Kennedy (XFM) various European and Australian radio stations and been playlisted by artrocker magazine. Join the Rhesus Army now before they conscript you.
"Rhesus are one of the most exciting bands in London! Something genuinely special - a band that could escape the backrooms of London pubs and change people's lives" - Joyzine
"Rhesus were absolutely phenomenal tonight. Capable of blowing the roof off the Ocean. A cracking little slice of angry punk rock" - Art Rocker
"Genuinely fantastic… A post-Sonic Youth Undertones, which is such a top idea we can't believe there aren't bands doing that every night. [Art is Dead]… has put such a hefty deposit down on the top ten that you can almost hear Fearne Cotton patronising them at the end of it. More" – Playlouder
"A brutal punch-up between art-punksters Wire and primordial Slits" – SoundsXP
"More snotty than the Others, more sleazy than The New York Dolls" – Channel 4
"Rhesus: Top Of The Pops!" - Eddie Argos (Art Brut) – Radio 1, XFM, etc...
Rhesus are:-
Jim Rhesus: Vox, Guitar
Arran J Lovechild: Drums
Wayne Owens: Guitar, Vox
Aurora Sommer: Bass, Vox


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Apple's decision to embrace artificial intelligence with its new voice-controlled Siri personal assistant was undeniably a good shout. We could go on and on about how Siri-ously awesome Apple's new iPhone 4S feature is, but it's really something you've got to see for yourself. - Stuffmagazine
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Yep Roc Records is pleased to announce the release of Tiempo De Lujo, the latest effort from garage rock band, Young Fresh Fellows. The album, set to hit streets on August 21, contains twelve songs recorded last year in guitarist Kurt Bloch's basement. Tiempo De Lujo seems to be the 13th long-playing platter (i.e. LP, 180 gram vinyl in this particular case) from the 75% Seattle-based quartet, although no one is exactly sure. It gets confusing with live albums and compilations and foreign country releases, not to mention all the singles, EPs and cassettes. "This record is one of the most collaborative we've ever made," says Scott McCaughey. "We learned the songs on the spot, if we'd written them already. If we hadn't written them we just played them without learning them. That saved time, and therefore money. Tiempo y dinero, amigos. The Golden Rule. We never even stopped to get beer. Or burritos. I think we had a cup of tea once. Or a seltzer water with a hint of lemon. Rick Buckler of the Jam came by to return a blazer, but otherwise we forged ahead pretty much uninterrupted." The songs for Tiempo De Lujo were recorded in a twelve-hour session the long-time band members "booked" in order to have an excuse to get together. What resulted was a surprisingly cohesive grouping of twelve songs -- hmm, that's one per hour... seems like it shouldn't have taken that long -- seasoned bountifully with the energy and lyricism that YFF fans have come to expect. "Tad's Pad" explores the inner sanctum of a drummer's mind. "Cleflo & Zizmor" cuts deep into a sordid world of self-help surgery. "Margaret" is all about Margaret -- or IS it? "Death Of An Embalmer" and "(Life Is A) Funeral Factory form a celebratory welcome to Side Two. Side Two of existence, that is. Und so weiter. In between performing and recording with a multitude of other combos, the Young Fresh Fellows have been recording rough-edged, witty garage pop since 1981 or 1984 depending on which calendar is used. The Fellows are Jim Sangster - bass; Kurt Bloch - guitar; Scott McCaughey - guitar; Tad Hutchison - drums. If there are four microphones available, each Fellow will use one, with his voice. Jim is the best screamer. The occasional mellotron or bass harmonica is bound to turn up. Don't be afraid. If you can't say Tiempo De Lujo very well, feel free to call the album Land Of A Thousand Places. Either way you get the same songs.
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ETSU (7-7, 2-1 SoCon) vs. Western Carolina (2-13, 0-3 SoCon)
January 13, 2000 - 7 p.m.
Cullowhee, N.C. - Ramsey Center
Streaks ... Senior forward Renaldo Scooter Johnson has scored 10+ points in three consecutive games ... He set a career high with 15 points against The Citadel (Jan. 6) and tied it in the next game, a win at Davidson (Jan. 8) ... Johnson, junior guard Cliff Decoster and junior shooting guard Dimeco Childress have started every game ... Childress has scored in double figures 10 times in the first 14 contests ... ETSU is 3-0 when freshman Jerald Fields scores in double figures ... The Bucs have outshot their opponent in seven of the last nine games ... ETSU has dished more assists than its opponent in 10 of 14 games this winter ... Childress, Johnson, Decoster and senior forwards Adrian Meeks are the only four players to score in every game this season.
Consecutive Career Nights ... Senior forward Renaldo Scooter Johnson has scored a career-high 15 points in consecutive games ... He enjoyed a perfect shooting night in the Bucs 85-69 win against The Citadel (Jan. 6) ... Johnson shot 4-of-4 from the field and 7-of-7 from the free throw line ... His 15 points and seven free throws both set career highs ... Johnson was 7-of-11 from the field, in tallying 15 points in ETSUs 59-55 win at Davidson (Jan. 8) ... The Montgomery, Ala. native, made the play of the game with a three-point conversion at 1:43 of the second half ... Johnson grabbed an offensive board, put in the layup and connected on the free throw that gave the Bucs a three-point lead, 56-53, they wouldnt relinquish.
Reversal of Fortunes ... Both senior D.J. McDuffie and sophomore Ryan Lawson have flourished since swapping spots in the starting lineup ... McDuffie struggled early in the season, but since coming off the bench in the last nine contests, he ranks second on the team with a 9.6 scoring average ... His playing time has actually increased from 21.6 minutes/game to 24.7 mpg ... The versatile guard leads the team with 18 steals and ranks third with 19 assists during that span ... Lawson has started the last eight games and averaged 6.9 points/game ... He has dished 10 assists and produced 10 steals ... His playing time has increased from 12.9 minutes/game to 17.9 mpg.
Stealing from the Opposition ... The Bucs have produced more steals than its opponent in each of the last six games and nine times this winter ... ETSU has 125 steals (8.9 steals/game) while the opposition has thieved 92 (6.6/game) ... ETSU ranks second in the Southern Conference in steals/game (The Citadel) ... Senior D.J. McDuffie leads the Bucs with 22 steals (1.6 steals/game) ... junior Cliff Decoster ranks second on the team with 19 steals (1.4 steals/game).
Southern Conference Leaders ... After 14 games this winter, ETSU ranks among the Southern Conference leaders in many categories ... The Bucs lead the Conference in rebound margin at +4.5 rpg ... ETSU is tied for second in the SoCon in assists per game (14.5) and three-pointers made per game (5.86) ... The Bucs also rank third in scoring margin (+6.7 ppg) and second in field goal percentage (45.5 percent) ... ETSU ranks third in scoring offense (74.3 ppg).
Individual Leaders of the SoCon ... Junior Dimeco Childress ranks ninth in the Southern Conference in scoring (14.7 ppg) ... Childress ranks second in 3-pt. field goals made/game (2.50) and 3-pt. percentage (44.3 percent) ... His seven three-pointers at Vanderbilt is the most prolific in that category this season ... junior Cliff Decoster ranks 15th in assists/game (3.14) ... senior D.J. McDuffie ranks 11th in steals per game (1.57).
Starting Lineups ... The Bucs used the same starting lineup in the first five games and have used the same lineup in each of the last eight contests ... Records of starting lineup: (Decoster, Childress, McDuffie, Meeks, Johnson - 1-4 / Games 1-5); (Decoster, Childress, Carson, Johnson, Seels - 1-0 / Game 6): (Decoster, Childress, Lawson, Meeks, Johnson - 5-3 / Games 7-14).
In the Southern Conference ... ETSU is 27-37 (.422) in the Southern Conference since head coach Ed DeChellis took over in 1996-97 ... The Bucs are 2-1 this winter ... ETSU opened this winters campaign with 11 consecutive non-conference games, going 5-6 in that span.
Away from Home ... Since Coach Ed DeChellis arrived in 1996-97, the Bucs are 17-44 away from Johnson City ... They are 3-5 this year and 5-9 last season, 6-6 in 1998-99, 2-12 in 1997-98 and 1-12 in 1996-97.
The Double-Double Club ... Junior guard Dimeco Childress entered ETSUs double-double club with a 15-point, 11-rebound performance in a 73-63 win at James Madison (Dec. 30) ... senior center Renaldo Johnson was the first member of the double-double club for the 2000-01 season ... Johnson netted 12 points and grabbed 10 boards in the 87-76 loss at Vanderbilt (Nov. 24) ... During the 1999-2000 season, Leo Murray led the team with six double-doubles while Adrian Meeks notched the teams other three double-doubles.
On His Way to 1,000 ... Senior D.J. McDuffie needs 144 points to become the 21st player in ETSU history to eclipse the 1,000-point mark ... With 13 regular season and at least one Southern Conference Tournament game remaining, McDuffie has to average 10.3 points/game to reach 1,000 ... The Greensboro, N.C. native, has netted 856 career points (124 as a freshman, 298 as a sophomore, 313 as a junior and 121 as a senior) ... Trazel Silvers is the most recent entrant to the 1,000 point club, tallying 1,257 career points fom 1991-94.
On Television ... The Bucs have two scheduled appearances on television during the 2000-01 season ... Their TV debut came on January 2, 2001 when ETSU fell at Chattanooga, 67-58 ... ETSU will also be televised when it hosts College of Charleston at 7:30 p.m. on February 6 ... Both games are carried by Comcast/Charters Sports Southeast (CSS).
The Head Coach ... Fifth-year head coach Ed DeChellis has compiled a 54-69 (.439) record at ETSU ... He is the sixth winningest coach in Buccaneer basketball history and trails fifth-place Jim Halihan by three victories ... Madison Brooks won 370 games from 1948-73 ... DeChellis came to Johnson City after 10 years as an assistant at Penn State University.
On the Bench ... Joining head coach Ed DeChellis and second-year assistant Hilliary Scott are two new assistant coaches for the 2000-01 season ... Tom Conrad comes to ETSU after serving the past four years as head coach at Charleston Southern ... Conrad led the Buccaneers to their first-ever NCAA Tournament bid in 1997 ... Scott Wagers also joins the staff, after serving as a high school head coach for the past nine years ... Wagers compiled a 120-24 record at Robinson High School in Tampa, Florida in his five-year tenure.
The Buccaneer Radio Network ... WJCW-AM is the flagship station of the Buccaneer Radio Network. The network will broadcast every mens basketball game and the coaches show. Chip Kessler will serve as the Voice of the Bucs.
Medical Report ... Freshman point guard Sam Oatman (hip pointer) is questionable for tonights game.


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By Allison Thomasseau
Statehouse Correspondent
BOSTON -- Faced with new federal cuts to anti-violence programs, advocates and legislators gathered Thursday to discuss ways to reduce incidents of domestic abuse in the state.
"We need to change the fact that this violence is happening in the first place," former state Sen. Jarrett Barrios told those attending the annual White Ribbon Day at the Statehouse. The event encourages men to take a stand against violence against women.
"We, as men, need to change the equation by changing our attitudes," said Barrios, CEO of the American Red Cross of Eastern Massachusetts and a co-chair of the White Ribbon Campaign with Suffolk District Attorney Dan Conley.
Changing those attitudes may be harder.
Massachusetts' domestic-violence programs took a hit when $140,000 of sequestration cuts took effect, and with stagnant state funding promised under Gov. Deval Patrick's budget proposal, advocates are turning more to prevention measures
Nationally, the U.S. Department of Justice estimates the sequestration cut $20 million from treatment and prevention programs funded by the national Violence Against Women Act, which President Barack Obama signed Thursday. The governor's budget proposal would give $5.5 million to domestic-violence programs, the same as last year.
Chris Klaskin, legislative affairs coordinator for the state Office for Victim Assistance, said that funding is "really scary," especially with sequestration cuts.
"It's an ongoing battle to not just maintain but also expand our program offerings," said Klaskin.
Eighteen percent of women in the United States have been raped or experienced attempted rape, according to the 2010 National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And according to the Department of Justice, this number has stayed the same over the last five years.
Isa Woldeguiorguis, executive director of the Center for Hope and Healing, a Lowell-based rape-crisis center that receives grant money from the victim-assistance office, said the center's 24-hour sexual-assault hotline receives about 300 calls each year from the Greater Lowell area. But she said the number does not reflect the scope of the problem.
"The hotline is a precursor to face-to-face help," Woldeguiorguis said. "There is so much shame and stigma around rape that it is hard to get to the point of calling."
Anti-domestic violence programs such as the Center for Hope and Healing are mostly funded with state money along with some support from donors. Woldeguiorguis and other advocates said limited funding forces them to spend limited resources on helping domestic-violence victims rather that getting at the root of the problem.
However, advocates said prevention is becoming a more important component of domestic-abuse programs. More than 100 advocates asked men to take an active role in opposing violence against women at the White Ribbon event highlighting the need for funding and support of minority victims of domestic violence. Among them were Jane Doe Inc.'s 75 affiliate anti-domestic violence groups, and representatives for area legislators including Sens. Jamie Eldridge, D-Acton, Mike Barrett, D-Lexington, and Rep. James Arciero, D-Westford.
Woldeguiorguis said the initiative, tackles the issue in a new way.
"Men can reach other men and boys with norm-changing messages about respect and healthy masculinity," she said. "And men can reach men in ways that women can't."
Craig Norberg-Bohm, coordinator of the men's initiative for Jane Doe Inc, said men should embrace their "masculine pride" by modeling healthy relationships and speaking out about injustices against women.
Nicolas Formaggia, a domestic-violence advocate at the Leominster-based Spanish American Center, said working to change cultural norms about masculinity and women's roles in immigrant communities was a concern.
"The macho perception is so built into the Latino community, along with permissiveness (among women)," Formaggia said at the event.
The Spanish American Center works primarily with Spanish-speaking and immigrant communities, which is uncommon with domestic-abuse programs, said Paulo Pinto, executive director for the Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers, which has a domestic-violence program.
Programs that offer services to specific ethnic communities may not be the norm but that does not mean they are not necessary.
"For people who don't speak the language, or don't have an understanding of cultural norms in their new community, or they don't understand the legal issues, those become additional barriers," he said.
In Lowell, 42 percent of people speak a language other than English at home, and 24 percent are foreign born, according to census data.
Pinto said it often takes immigrant women longer to come forward about their abuse, because sexual assault is more shameful in some cultures. Pinto said women are often afraid that their abuser, who could be their husband or sole provider, might get deported.
The Cambridge-based organization, which has an office in Lowell, has about 300 active domestic-violence cases, and Pinto said he has seen about a half dozen perpetrators be deported over the last year.
"We want to help the women by empowering the women to know the resources they have." Pinto said.


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ARC Names Sheldon Coleman Award Winners
June 16, 2011 by RVBusiness · Comments Off on ARC Names Sheldon Coleman Award Winners
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Nancy Sutley and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson have been chosen to receive the 2011 Sheldon Coleman Great Outdoors Award, the recreation community's most prestigious award.
The award is presented to individuals whose personal efforts have contributed substantially to enhancing outdoor experiences across America, according to a press release.
The selection of shared recipients for the award, created in 1989, is unprecedented and reflects widespread enthusiasm within the recreation community for the unity and focus the four cabinet-rank officials of the Obama administration have provided to national recreation policy through the America's Great Outdoors Initiative.
"These four national leaders have worked to stimulate broad and open public debate, to collect best practices, to explore new ideas, including the linkage between health and the Great Outdoors, and to relate America's Great Outdoors to 21st century lifestyles and issues," said Derrick Crandall, president of the American Recreation Coalition (ARC). "The report to the president that they prepared has already brought about changes and creates the framework for continuing the tradition of global conservation leadership this nation has provided and enriching the precious legacy all Americans share in our parks, forests, refuges and other public lands and waters."
In other ARC news, six federal programs and efforts were named recipients of the 2011 Beacon Awards, which recognize outstanding efforts by federal agencies and partners in harnessing the power of technology to improve public recreation experiences and federal recreation program management.
The 2011 recipients of ARC's Beacon Award were honored Monday (June 13) during Great Outdoors Week at a ceremony on the Patio of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Whitten Building. Honorees are:
• Lake Okeechobee Visitor Center Rehabilitation Project, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers nomination.
• Cleveland and Angeles National Forests Apply Robert Bateman's "Get to Know Your Wild Neighbors Program," a U.S. Forest Service nomination.
• Web Enhancements of Delivering USFS Recreation, a U.S. Forest Service nomination.
• "Journals & JPGs: Seasons on the (National Elk) Refuge" and "Refuge Connections," a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service nomination.
• Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge Visitor Enjoyment Initiative, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service nomination.
• Youth Ambassador Program (YAP!) at New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, a National Park Service nomination.


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We looked into accessing NewsFilm Online and received the following
from one of their representatives: "full access is actualy restricted
to users at UK colleges and universities." He did suggest looking @
http://archives.cbc.ca/ -- as a different, open model -- and http://
www.gorbould.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/this-was-england/ . I wish
NARA had gone this route rather than partnering with Amazon to
distribute their films: http://tinyurl.com/634jp4
John Vallier
Head, Distributed Media Services
University of Washington Libraries
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.


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- Club World Cup
Lampard frustrated after final defeat
Frank Lampard was left disappointed as Chelsea failed to clinch the Club World Cup trophy following a 1-0 loss to Corinthians on Sunday.
Paolo Guerrero scored the only goal of the final at the Yokohama Stadium as Corinthians were crowned Club World Cup winners at Chelsea's expense.
Lampard, who skippered the Blues, expressed his frustration at the loss but gave credit to their Brazilian opponents for a resilient display.
"It was always going to be a tough game. They are a very good team," Lampard told BBC2. "It is tough to come away with a bad feeling. We had enough chance to at least draw the match.
"They were very organised, I think Brazilian teams at club level can be like that. We knew what they were going to bring.
"It is disappointing to come all this way and not win it."
Chelsea will now return to England ahead of their Capital One Cup quarter-final against Leeds United on Wednesday, and Lampard has called for focus ahead of their domestic schedule.
"We have to win a run of games in the league now," Lampard said. "We've got the league, the Europa League, Capital One Cup and the FA Cup coming up.
"We have to move on."


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Box Score
FOREST GROVE – A pair of second half rallies came up just short for Pacific Saturday as the Boxers fell to Whitworth in both team's Northwest Conference football opener, 28-25, at Lincoln Park Stadium.
Trailing 14-7 at halftime, the Boxers closed the game back to within four points twice and used a touchdown and a two-point conversion to come within 28-25 with 2:25 left to play. Whitworth recovered the ensuing onside kick before managing to run out the clock in front 2,250 fans for Pacific's homecoming to remain undefeated on the season.
Pacific quarterback P.J. Minaya (Jr., Wahiawa, Hawaii) overcame a shaky start to go 18 for 25 passing with 213 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. Caleb Roher (So., Gresham, Ore.) caught four balls for 99 yards and a touchdown and had 60 return yards for a game-high 162 yards of total offense. Bobby Ladiges (So., Escalon, Calif.) rushed 15 times for 54 yards and a touchdown.
Whitworth (5-0, 1-0 NWC) used a solid passing game to make up the majority of their offense as the Pirates outgained the Boxers 453-200. Quarterback Bryan Peterson completed 17 of 25 passes for 354 yards and three touchdowns. Jake DeGooyer caught eight balls for 144 yards and a touchdown while Ronnie Thomas rushed 35 times for 134 yards and a score.
The defense was what kept Pacific (1-4, 0-1 NWC) in the game, successfully stopping the Whitworth offense in a pair of goal line stands in the first and fourth quarters that could have broken the game open. Bryan Mills (Jr., Imbler, Ore.) led the Boxers with 10 tackles while Josh Brinkworth (So., Elk Grove, Calif.) made nine tackles.
Head Coach Keith Buckley said he was happy with the perseverance his team showed. "I am proud of the fight that our guys put up today," he said. "They continued to play hard throughout the game. With that said, we are continuing to improve as a football team and will, moving forward, focus on those small details that cost us at critical moments today."
After an interception of Minaya on the third play of the game, Whitworth needed just three plays to open scoring with Thomas rushing in from one yard to open up the 7-0 lead just three minutes in.
The rest of the quarter belonged to the defenses. Pacific earned their best scoring chance after Chrystian Johnson (Jr., Rogue River, Ore.) forced a fumble with his sack of Peterson, which Landon Aano (Jr., Ewa Beach, Hawaii) recovered at the Whitworth 14-yard line. The Pirates' defense responded with a solid goal line stand with the Boxers turning the ball over on downs on the 5-yard line.
Whitworth made it a 14-0 game early in the second quarter when Peterson found Austin Ehlo for a 13-yard scoring reception to cap a five-play, 44-yard scoring drive with 12:46 left in the half. Pacific came back with their first scoring drive on their next possession as Bobby Ladiges (So., Escalon, Calif.) rushed for 19 yards to the end zone.
Pacific opened scoring in the second half with an 11-play, 46-yard drive that resulted in a Moses Villareal-Gomez (So., Stockton, Calif.) 23-yard field goal seven minutes in. Whitworth came right back with 61-yard scoring drive, punctuated by a seven yard completion from Peterson to DeGooyer for a touchdown that made it 21-10.
Pacific then turned their pass game on to score a touchdown of its own, with Minaya completing the drive with a five-yard strike to Kelson Kawai (Jr., North Kohala, Hawaii) that brought the Boxers within 21-17 at the end of the quarter.
After going without a penalty in the first half, they would prove problematic for the Boxers in the second half. The Boxers committed six penalties for 65 yards, three of which were 15-yard penalties that either cost the Boxers field position or led to Whitworth scores. The last gave the Pirates the ball on the Pacific 32-yard line to set up a four-play, 32-yard scoring drive. Peterson found Connor Williams for the score that pushed the Whitworth lead to 28-17 with 3:36 left.
Minaya made it interesting late when he found Roher for a 57-yard touchdown bomb with 2:29 to go. The Boxers completed the two-point conversion to bring the game within 28-25. Whitworth recovered the ensuing onside kick, and a 35-yard reception from Peterson to DeGooyer provided all the yardage needs for the Pirates to run out the clock.
Nic Brockhoff led Whitworth defensively with eight tackles, including a half tackle for loss. Paul Miller had seven tackles, including 2.5 for loss.
Pacific heads north to Tacoma next Saturday as they take on Puget Sound. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. The game can be heard live worldwide on goboxers.com and in the Portland area on 1360 AM KUIK. Whitworth returns home to face Willamette.
Second Half Rally Comes Up Short As Whitworth Planks Pacific
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Oh, and our pediatrician uses the CDC charts which makes my boy even farther off the charts than he actually is. I have come to terms with the fact that he will not end up on the charts for height or weight at this appointment (3rd percentile for weight is about 23.5lbs and 3rd percentile for height is about 32.5" for his age).
Gosh I over-think these damn charts. Someone take them away from me!


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Yes, I suck at updating. I'm a little busy with things now, such as living. Anyway, good series for the Sox in Atlanta (except the whole Curt Schilling thing, I could have done without that). I happened to catch the first game of the Giants series at Fenway last week. I'm still upset that Barry Bonds' juiced-up ass managed to hit a home run here. That just annoys me.
What makes me feel happy though? Yankees getting swept by the Rockies. Clemens not even lasting 5 innings and losing his second straight. This video. Manny Ramirez finally heating up. Julian Tavarez pitching like a number 2 or 3 starter instead of a number 5. And of course, $3 draft night at Kitty O'Shea's.
So, 10 1/2 coming into this series. Should be a great matchup on Sunday, with our ace (yes, Josh Beckett is this team's ace) going against Jake Peavy, their ace.
Happy summer, and Go Sox.