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To assure your experience
at Chicago-Kent College of Law is a positive one,
the Center for Law and Computers is available to assist
you with your computer and technical questions and
concerns. You can reach a member of our staff by calling
(312) 906-5300 (6-5300 house phones)
or sending an email to firstname.lastname@example.com. We are
located in suite 540 if you would like to stop by
our offices.
for the exams on computer
are coming up quickly! Here are a couple of
things you should do to prepare your computer
for the installation of the exam software:
1. Run SCANDISK
on your computer; you can use ScanDisk
to check your hard disk for logical and physical
errors. ScanDisk can then repair the damaged
areas. Start ScanDisk by clicking Start, pointing
to Programs, pointing to Accessories, pointing
to System Tools, and then clicking ScanDisk.
Be sure to select the option for a Thorough
scan as opposed to the Standard scan. This may
take 30-60 minutes to complete so please allow
appropriate time.
XP users open My Computer->
Right Click on the C: drive ->Click properties
->Click on the Tools tab, under Error-checking->Click
Check now ->Check both the Check
disk options and then click
2. Run DISK DEFRAGMENTER
on your computer; you can use Disk
Defragmenter to rearrange files and unused space
on your hard disk so that programs run faster.
You can also start Disk Defragmenter by clicking
Start, pointing to Programs, pointing to Accessories,
pointing to System Tools, and then clicking
Disk Defragmenter. The program may indicate
that your hard drive is not significantly fragmented
and does not need to be defragmented. It does
not hurt your computer to do this even if you
get this message. The more often you defragment
your computer, the quicker it takes on a regular
basis. NOTE:
ALWAYS run ScanDisk
on your computer before you run the Disk Defragmenter
3. Perform DISK
CLEANUP on your computer; this
will remove temporary internet files, items
in the recycle bin etc, you can use this feature
by clicking Start, pointing to Programs, pointing
to Accessories, pointing to System Tools, and
then clicking Disk Cleanup
4. Install Microsoft Windows
and Office Updates and Service Packs
- It is recommended that all users install the
service packs and security patches provided
by Microsoft.
To ensure that your system has
the service packs and security updates visit
the Microsoft website by opening the Internet
Explorer, click Tools then Windows Updates.
Click on the scan
for updates
link. On this page you will find "Critical
updates," "Windows updates," and "Driver updates."
Click on "Critical
updates" which will pull information
on the service packs and patches required on
your computer. Click the review
and install link and proceed
with the directions.
It is recommended that you only perform the
Critical Updates.
Do not download the Windows and Drivers updates,
service packs and patches if you are not sure
what they will do to your system.
If you need assistance please
visit the helpdesk in room 540, email email@example.com,
or call (312) 906-5300.
instructions for Examsoft
registration and download site for Fall 2003
final exams opens Monday, November 24.
you signed up to take one or more exams on computer
(either a lab computer or your own laptop);
you MUST read the following
Chicago-Kent College of Law uses a special program,
SofTest, for taking exams on computers. The
advantage of using the SofTest program is that
it increases the stability, security, and reliability
of the exam taking process. Since adopting SofTest
and its predecessor programs, we have experienced
very few problems with lost exams or corrupted
exam files.
If you are taking an exam on computer,
you will write your exam using the word processing
program built into SofTest. Please read the
appropriate section below, depending on whether
you plan to use a lab
computer or your
own laptop to take the exam. If you
are taking the exam on your laptop, please note
that you must not only download and install
the SofTest program, but must also bring certain
necessary hardware components to the exam.
'03: If you are taking an exam on a computer
lab desktop PC, you MUST log in with the user
name "labexam". SofTest will not work
on Lab PC's if you log in as yourself.
Although the program is simple
to use, please spend a few minutes reviewing
the SofTest help file that is located on the
network. The help file is located at: F:\FallExams\HelpFile\SofTest.hlp.
Just double click the file to begin viewing.
You may also use SofTest to run a practice exam
from any lab computer during the exam period
(go to Start, Programs, SofTest; then click
on the "Practice Exam" button on the
lower edge of the SofTest window). Just as on
exam day, you will have to log into the Lab
PC's as "labexam" in order
to take the practice test. Please contact the
CLC Help Desk for the password.
In order to take exams on your own laptop, you
will have to download the SofTest software from
the web. THE ENTIRE
This version of SofTest is new
as of November 2003. If you have a previous
version already installed on your computer,
you MUST uninstall the old version, and download
and install the new version. Do not choose any
upgrade options. See further information below.
Provided below is some important
information about downloading and installing
the software. The process is somewhat time-consuming,
so please do not wait until the last minute.
If you have any problems or questions, contact
the Help Desk (Room 540; e-mail: HELPDESK; phone:
Please note that you MUST come
to the exam with the SofTest program properly
installed and configured. This includes fully
completing the "registration and qualification"
process on ExamSoft's web site. Additionally,
you should bring the following hardware components
with you:
(1) a power cord
(2) a network card
(3) a network cable
(4) a floppy disk drive
If you do not have the software properly installed,
or are missing any necessary equipment, you
will be required to hand write your exam.
Information about Downloading and Installing
* In order to guarantee that SofTest
will function properly on your computer, ExamSoft
has implemented a software registration and
qualification procedure as part of the SofTest
download. YOU MUST
EXAM DAY! You have not completed
the process until you see "Registration
Status: Complete"
under the "SofTest Status" section
of the program's first screen. Please read on
for details.
* You should remove any prior
versions of SofTest or other ExamSoft software
from your computer before trying to install
the new version. To do this, click on the Windows
"Start button"->"Settings"->"Control Panel"->"Add/Remove
Programs," find "SofTest" and then follow the
directions to uninstall it. Reboot your computer
before proceeding after you perform this task.
* The process for obtaining and
installing SofTest requires a number of steps
to be performed online at ExamSoft's web site
located at http://www.examsoft.com/chicagokentlaw.
We recommend that you download and print out
the instructions for this procedure as well
as ExamSoft's list of frequently asked questions
(FAQ's) at http://www.examsoft.com/faq
before you begin.
* To download the program, you will be required
to provide a "Student ID." In the
"Student ID"
field, please enter the
five-digit exam number previously
e-mailed to you by the Registrar's Office. This
will be your Student ID number throughout the
exams on computer testing process.
NETWORK WITH YOUR C-K USER NAME! There
are two reasons for this. First, your Chicago-Kent
network account must have full permissions to
do anything on your laptop. The easiest way
to check that this is the case is to complete
the entire download and installation process
(including registration and qualification) while
you are logged in to the Chicago-Kent network.
Second, you must be able to access the file
server drives on the Chicago-Kent network. If
you can not properly log in to the Chicago-Kent
network, you will not be able to open your exam
* Due to the requirement of accessing
shared network drives, Windows
XP Home Edition will not function for taking
an exam on your laptop at Chicago-Kent.
* Due to the above mentioned permissions
requirements, you can not borrow a laptop from
a fellow student to take your exams.
You will
receive a final registration confirmation by
email containing your student
ID, password,
and registration
number if you completed
the registration process successfully. If you
do not receive the confirmation email, please
stop by room 540 or call the Help Desk (312)
906-5300 for further assistance.
Course on HTML
The CLC offers a 3 hour introductory
course on HTML coding and web directory structure.
This class requires a minimum of 5 participants.
Contact the Unix Manager Larry Adamiec at email@example.com
or ext. 6-5301 for more information.
Update Instructions
It is critical to update your
Windows operating system and Internet Explorer software
Just as it is important to update the
virus definitions of your antivirus software, it is
equally important to update the Windows operating system
and Internet Explorer software on your computer. Just
like virus definitions, Windows and Internet Explorer
should be updated weekly. Fortunately, Microsoft makes
this process fast and easy with their "Windows Update"
web site.
Open your Internet Explorer web browser
and click on Tools ->Windows
On the Windows Update welcome screen,
click the Scan for Updates link.
When your computer has finished scanning
for updates, it will group the updates into three categories
visible on the left side of the screen. The categories
are Critical Updates and Service Packs, Windows XP (or
2000 or 98), and Driver Updates. Click on the link for
Critical Updates and Service Packs.
You should always install any updates Microsoft releases
as "critical." Never click on
the Driver Updates link!
You will now see a list of all the critical
updates needed by your computer. Click on the Review
and Install Updates link on the right side
of the page.
Your screen will remain mostly unchanged
with the list of recommended updates remaining. Click
on the Install Now button.
The update files will be downloaded from
Microsoft and Installed on your computer. Please note
that many updates require that your computer be rebooted
in order for them to take affect. In certain instances,
specific updates may need to be installed by themselves.
In these cases, multiple restarts may be required. Always
click the OK button if asked Do
want to restart now? You want to see (0) in
the list of critical updates recommended for your computer.
Once your computer has rebooted, the updates will be
in place and your computer will be protected with the
latest fixes for the Windows operating system and Internet
As always, please feel free to contact
the CLC Help Desk if you have any questions or concerns.
Standard monthly network
maintenance reminder
The Center for Law and Computers will conduct
regular monthly maintenance windows on the first
Tuesday of every month (5a.m. - 7a.m. in the morning)
for "Patch and\or Update" management
on systems that need to be rebooted.
Remember too that there may be "emergency"
times when manufacturers release "critical"
update patches that need to be installed immediately.
The CLC will make every attempt to send out an announcement
in advance when the "critical" updates need
to be installed and systems rebooted (however, we
cannot always guarantee advance notice since certain
patches/updates need to be applied ASAP before a breach
is made).
All network services including Internet access, email,
webmail, network drives, and network printing will
be down during the above scheduled time.
Maintenance will be conducted on the following
Tuesday, December 02, 2003
Tuesday, January 06, 2004
Tuesday, Febuary 03, 2004
Tuesday, March 02, 2004
Tuesday, April 06, 2004
Tuesday, May 04, 2004
We apologize in advance for any inconvenience
this may cause.
word about Recent Viruses, Worms and Trojans.
McAfee is our Virus scanning application
that is used throughout Chicago-Kent. According to
McAfee's web site there are more then 62,000 virus
threats that exist and new ones are found everyday.
Viruses and backdoor Trojans can cause major disruptions
and financial loss. The Melissa, I love You, Goner,
Code Red and many others have impacted many organizations
to the point that even Microsoft had to turn off their
e-mail systems until the virus could be contained.
The newer forms of viruses (Backdoor Trojans) are
even more devastating by actually giving someone else
complete control of your computer and access to all
the information stored on them.
There are things that you can do to
protect your computer. You can protect yourself by
running a full virus scan of all the files on your
computer periodically. Ensuring that you have the
latest updates from the vendor. Avoid programs from
unknown sources (Internet and Email). Never open or
double-click on an attachment that is from an unknown
The Center for Law and Computers
posts Virus Updates to your computer desktop as
they are released from the vendor or you can access
them directly from McAfeeЖs web site when connected
to the internet through the virus application.
An ounce of protection will go a long way in ensuring
that your documents and computer are virus free.
the latest
DAT file as of 11/24/03 - is sdat4305
Pentium IV (or Pentium III equivalent) 800 or
up MHz processor
2 PC Card/Card Bus Slots: network card (notebook
20GB or greater Hard Drive
3.5" Floppy Drive
CD-ROM Drive or DVD-ROM Drive
10/100 Ethernet Card (notebook only)
Windows 2000 PROFESSIONAL, XP PROFESSIONAL
*NOTE* Windows XP home edition
will not work with our network
56K modem
Sound Card to support RealPlayer (or RealPlayer
equivalent) feed
17" monitor with .28mm dot pitch (desktop
12" Active Matrix or TFT display (notebook
Pentium III (or Pentium II equivalent) 500 or
up MHz processor
Available PC Card/Card Bus Slots: network card
(notebook only)
10GB or up Hard Drive
3.5" Floppy Drive
CD-ROM Drive
10/100 Ethernet Card (notebook only)
Windows 98
56K modem
Sound Card to support RealPlayer (or RealPlayer
equivalent) feed
14" or 15" color monitor .28mm dot
pitch (desktop only)
If you have
a computer that nearly meets the minimum requirements
and is extremely costly to upgrade, please call
the Center for Law and Computers at (312) 906-5300,
so that we can assist you in determining the
best solution for both short and long-term needs.
A Word About Microsoft Operating
Beginning with Windows ME in calendar
year 2000, Microsoft began implementing a strategy
of tailoring certain versions of their Windows
operating systems specifically toward consumer
markets. Windows ME and certain future versions
of the Windows operating system include multimedia
and "ease of use" features that are
designed to make the use of a Windows based
computer a more engaging experience in the home.
While this may sound enticing,
it is important to realize that the "consumer"
versions of Windows are not designed to exist
in a corporate network environment like that
at Chicago-Kent. In fact, the "consumer"
version of Microsoft's latest operating system,
Windows XP Home Edition, does not include any
capability to connect to corporate networks.
So where does this leave you?
At the time of these specifications writing,
the Center for Law and Computers recommends
Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP Professional
(Professional being the KEY word here) as the
best all-around operating systems for new notebook
computer purchases. If neither is available,
then Windows 98 would be the next best choice
followed by Windows ME as a last option. For
students who already own a notebook, any edition
of Windows 98 along with Windows 2000 Professional
and XP Professional can be configured to connect
to the Chicago-Kent network. Existing Windows
ME notebooks can be configured to connect to
the network through some additional work by
computer support staff. Desktop users are encouraged
to remain with the operating system that is
presently on their PC.
word about MS Windows XP
On October 25, 2001, Microsoft released
the newest version of their Windows operating system called
Windows XP. This new operating system comes in two distinct
editions: Windows XP Home Edition and Windows XP Professional.
Please be aware that while Windows XP Home Edition can
connect to the Internet, it can not in any way be made
to connect to corporate networks such as the Chicago-Kent
LAN. A computer running the Home Edition of Windows XP
will not be able to access network printers, network drives
such as H: home directories, and e-mail via Microsoft
It is for these reasons that the Center
for Law and Computers recommends that anyone purchasing
a new machine positively confirm the operating system
with their vendor. Computers that are available only with
Windows XP pre-installed should only be purchased if it
is Windows XP Professional, NOT Windows XP Home Edition.
Windows 98 and Windows 2000 Professional
continue to be fully compatible with the Chicago-Kent
As always, please feel free to contact the
CLC Help Desk if you have any questions or concerns.
and Network Accounts:
A Chicago-Kent email account is setup for
you. Your username will be your first initial and last
name, no punctuation or spaces (i.e. Jane Student = jstudent)
and your initial password will be the last six digits
of your Social Security Number, no punctuation or spaces
(i.e. 999999).
unnecessary files on Network
The Center for Law and Computers provides
access to the Network for Chicago-Kent students, faculty,
and staff in support of the educational mission of the
university. In recent months we have noticed an increase
in the amount of personal storage space being consumed
on our network. As we continue to maintain and scan the
network drives we are noticing numerous occurrences of
non-educational types of materials (i.e., MP3, .wav, .mov,
.avi). We understand that there are occasions when storing
these types of files on the network for educational use
is legitimate.
As you may well be aware, the recent court
decisions potentially makes us liable if members of our
community engage in infringing activity. As a reminder
to all students, a portion of the IIT Computer Use Policy
states, "Network users must abide by the terms of
all software licensing agreements and copyright laws,
and may not make copies of or make available on the network
copyrighted material, unless permitted by a license. Network
users must not perform acts which are deliberately wasteful
of computing resources or which unfairly monopolize resources
to the exclusion of others..." The complete Computer
User Policy can be found at:
When you save and store large music, image,
video, or other types of non-educational related material
on the network it increases the time it takes for system
backups and virus scanning; the large downloads also consume
unnecessary bandwidth. Please
be considerate of your colleagues and remove or transfer
to your laptop ALL files in violation. If files
are not removed, the Center for Law and Computers is authorized
by the administration to permanently remove them for you.
We ask that you purge all unnecessary messages
and files as often as possible from your network and email
accounts to help us preserve space on the C-K server.
As a reminder, in Outlook mail, you must delete messages
from your "Deleted Messages" folder for them
to be permanently removed from the mail server. It is
also a good maintenance procedure to delete any unneeded
messages in the "Sent" folder.
Your Password:
To select a new password:
Access Webmail
from your Internet browser, (i.e. Internet Explorer)
Select the option CHANGE
When prompted, enter your username, password
and desired new password when successfully completed,
you will receive the message PASSWORD SUCCESSFULLY
Your new password takes effect immediately
and will give you access to your email account and network
Password protection is one of the most important
principles of network and e-mail security. Chicago-Kent
College of Law provides access to network and electronic
mail resources to its students, faculty, and staff, in
support of the University's mission of teaching, research,
and public service. Passwords are assigned for access
to both of these resources to authenticate a user's identity,
to protect network users, and to provide security.
New passwords will be provided, and existing
passwords will be reset, only when the identity of the
requester can be clearly established.
1. Requests may be made in person
at the Help Desk, Room 540. Photo identification
is required.
2. Requests may be faxed to Center
for Law and Computers at (312) 906- 5165. The fax
must include photo identification and signature.
1. Requests may be made in person
at the Help Desk, Room 540. Photo identification
is required.
2. Requests may be faxed to Center
for Law and Computers at (312) 906- 5165. The fax
must include photo identification and signature.
If you have questions or need additional
assistance, please contact the Help Desk at (312) 906-5300
CLC Main
Office (Help Desk): Room 540
Technical Support Help Desk Hours
of Operation:
Monday-Thursday: 8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Microsoft Office 2000 Professional Edition and FrontPage:
The Center for Law and Computers has MS
Office 2000 Professional Edition and FrontPage available
for purchase at a discounted educational use rate. The
disks can be purchased at the Help Desk in Room 540. Each
student is allowed to purchase only one copy
for the price of $25.50. Please bring your student or
other photo ID with you to purchase a set.
Printing on KENTNET
The Center for Law and Computers has implemented
print accounting software which allows you to:
1. Send print jobs to queue -- This feature
allows you to send print jobs to the print station at
the front of each lab where they are held in queue until
you release them. In addition, you are able to send multiple
print jobs to the queue and they are held until you release
them at the print station.
2. You are able to check the balance of
your print account -- This feature allows you to look
at the number of copies you have remaining for the term
(note: each student is allotted 400 pages per semester;
additional pages beyond the 400 are billed at $.05 per
Your 400 page limit is reset at the beginning
of each semester.
The release
station will release all print jobs sent under your username.
When your print jobs are listed you have the opportunity
to delete them before actually sending them to print.
If you have questions,
please email email@example.com
or call 906-5300.
The principle printers in the KENTNET system
are Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 8000N Printers. There is
one printer in each lab 700, 760 and 900 that is set up
as the default printer when you sign on in that lab.
Individual Student Printing Accounts:
Each student receives 400 pages of printing
per semester. Any printing past 400 pages will be charged
to your student printing account at .05 per page. You
must settle your student account with the Bursar's
Office before receiving your 400 page allotment for
the following semester. Students with outstanding balances
will have their Kentnet accounts deactivated until the
balance is paid. Graduating students with a delinquent
printing balance will not receive their diplomas
until the accounts are paid in full.
If you print work for a faculty member,
you must print out a detailed balance and have the faculty
member sign for their pages. Present the signed balance
sheet to the Help Desk in the Center for Law and Computers
(Room 540). Your print account will be credited accordingly.
Print jobs that are sent to the Document
Center printer (9th floor-library) require payment when
picked up.
Please report any problems with printers
or printing to the Help Desk by Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
or in house phone number 6-5300.
Virus Scanning
It Is Critical to Update Your Virus
Detection Software Regularly:
As always, it is a good idea to update the
virus protection software on your personal computer periodically
to catch any new viruses lurking out there in cyber world
Since we have a volume license to McAfee Virus Scan,
each student, faculty and staff should have a copy of
this software on his/her computer. (It is free to C-K
students so...No excuse not to have it!)
The Center for Law and Computers takes a
proactive stance in trying to eradicate viruses by cleaning
them as they come through our servers, we cannot protect
each individual PC. We are asking that you also be proactive
to ensure that your PC does not become infected.
Because there are new virus outbreaks DAILY,
we want to stress the importance of having the latest
virus protection software and updated virus definition
(.DAT) files. We'd also like to remind you that regular
virus scans of all drives (weekly, if possible) are necessary
in order to detect and clean any viruses so they are not
sent to friends and/or colleagues.
Chicago-Kent is licensed for and supports
McAfee Virus Scan from Network Associates. According to
information on their web site, there are over 50,000+
viruses out there and the potential for damage is continuous.
We here at the Center for Law and Computers want to make
sure you have the best possible protection for your PC.
Please follow the manual instructions below to install
the latest virus definition updates (.DAT files) for your
McAfee software.
Check to see that you have a recent version of the virus
scanning software on your computer.
You can do this by clicking on the small
blue and red "VShield" icon in the lower right
corner of your screen with the right mouse button. When
you do, a small menu will pop up. Select the "About"
choice in this menu by clicking on it once with the left
mouse button.
After clicking "About" you will get a box
that displays several numbers. There are two important
numbers that you should be concerned with. The first
number is in boldface and located next to the phrase
"McAfee Virus Scan" toward the top of the
box's gray area. This number tells you what version
of the Virus Scan product or "engine" you
are running. You should be running some version of
4.x. Any version of 3.x is too old and should be updated
to a later version, please call the Help Desk to schedule
an update. The second number you should be concerned
with in the "About" box is the number next
to the phrase "Virus definitions." The last
four digits of this number tell you the version of
the ".DAT" you are running. As an example,
the picture below is from a PC that is running version
4.5.1 of the Virus Scan product (engine) and version
4250 of the virus definitions (.DAT files).
SECOND: Install the
latest virus definition updates on your computer.
These procedures may
force a reboot of your computer. In order to avoid loss
of data, close all programs except Outlook before completing
any of the following steps.
While signed on to the C-K network, run
the update with the following three steps:
Once the "SuperDat" update program
starts, click on "Next."
You may be prompted to restart your computer.
Run a virus scan on your PC.
This will begin the scanning process. It
will check all the files on the drive you designated.
It may take a few minutes to several hours depending on
the speed of your computer and the number of files you
have. Your patience will pay off, remember you will be
preventing problems in the future.
Note: The above procedures can be used in
the future to update your .DAT files.
A great source for additional information
about viruses is the Network Associates site:
As always, if you have questions or need
additional assistance, please feel free to contact the
help desk at (312) 906-5300.
Email Stations:
The Email stations located throughout the
building are intended to allow students convenient and
quick access to Email and the Record. Please be considerate
to your fellow students when using these stations. If
you want to compose many or long messages, or browse the
Internet at length, please use one of the 3 computer labs
in the library. Thank you for your cooperation.
Computer Labs
Lab 900 is on the ninth floor of the library
at the west end of the building and has 12 computers.
Turn left when you enter the library through the ninth
floor entrance. The printer for the ninth floor lab is
in Room 986, in the corner of the area.
Lab 700, the large, glass-walled room on
the seventh floor of the library, is the largest lab,
with 30 computers. This lab is sometimes used for larger
research classes and it is always used for exams. LEXIS-NEXIS
and WESTLAW representatives conduct office hours in Lab
700. The schedule of their office hours will be posted
weekly in the Record. They can help you with online research
Lab 760, also on the seventh floor of the
library, is equipped with 20 computers. It is often used
for research classes.
From time to time, the law school schedules
classes or exams in the labs. When this occurs, a sign
will be posted outside the door of the lab. Please be
considerate and use one of the other labs during these
scheduled activities.
If you have any problems getting onto KENTNET
from any computer, call the CLC at extension 6-5300 from
any black house phone located between the public telephones
on every floor.
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According to a new study out this week, exposure to common chemicals such as (PCBs) may lower fertility in both men and women.
Reporting in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, researchers say that these pollutants, outlawed since 1979, as well as industrial compounds and pesticides that are no longer manufactured but still remain in older products and the environment, can decrease couples' ability to have children by up to 29 percent.
What is alarming about the study is the fact that these chemicals are ubiquitous. They're found in the soil, water and in the food chain. They don't readily decay, and may stay in the environment for decades. Some of these chemicals, known as persistent lipophilic organochlorine pollutants, accumulate in the fatty tissues of livestock that are eventually slaughtered and consumed by people.
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For the new study, scientists at the National Institutes of Health created the Longitudinal Investigation of Fertility and the Environment (LIFE) followed 500 couples who stopped using contraception for a period of either 12 months or until they got pregnant, whichever came first.
Researchers then measured their blood for the presence of 63 organic pollutants and pesticides that fail to degrade in the environment but are absorbed by the livestock we eat.
For women exposed to PCBs and the perfluorchemical known as perfluorooctane sulfonamide, the odds of conception dropped by 18 percent to 21 percent.
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For men, the odds dropped 17 percent to 29 percent for those exposed to PCBs and DDE, which is produced by degrading of the pesticide DDT. Although DDT was banned in the United States, it is still used in some countries.
The study is unique in its focus on the effects in men. And understanding some of these factors that may lower fertility among both men and women as well may be critical to finding more effective ways of helping infertile couples to start families.
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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Leslie Frazier looked glum. His voice sounded softer than usual.
The Minnesota Vikings coach didn't acknowledge any worry about his job status, though, at his regular Monday news conference following the team's most lopsided loss of the season. One game remains this year. Naturally, all Frazier wanted to talk about was winning it.
He said neither he nor his agent has spoken with the organization about his future.
Asked how he's been able over the past month to block out rumors and speculation he'll soon be fired, Frazier said he's simply tried to set a good example.
"For our players, it's important that they focus on the task," said Frazier, who is from Columbus. "That's what I'm asking them to do, and I need to do the same thing. It's very, very important if you want to have a chance to win these games down the stretch that I stay focused on what's involved with leading our team, and I want them to follow. It's important I handle it the right way."
Until the 42-14 defeat Sunday at Cincinnati, the Vikings were finishing strong, despite myriad injuries leaving them depleted at several positions, and in light of their elimination from playoff contention. They're 3-3-1 in the second half of the season, with a game this weekend against Detroit.
That might not be enough for Frazier to stay. He has one year left on his contract, but the Vikings (4-10-1) will finish with at least 10 losses for the second time in three full seasons with him in charge. Fair or not, in the ultra-competitive NFL, that's a standard formula for a coach firing.
The Vikings went 3-13 in 2011 and are 20-33-1 under Frazier, including six games as the 2010 interim coach after Brad Childress was replaced, and one defeat in the playoffs after the 10-6 finish in 2012.
Adrian Peterson loudly voiced his support for Frazier after the game Sunday.
"I'm definitely not an individual that's looking for dramatic change like that. It will hurt if he leaves," Peterson said.
The star running back took his endorsement one step further by promising to lobby ownership and the front office for keeping Frazier around.
"I'm going to give my input and see what they have to say," Peterson said.
Linebacker Chad Greenway has been another of Frazier's biggest fans.
"We realize that there is one week left in the fight. We need to get a win at home to put the Metrodome to sleep. We have to bring our best game," Greenway said.
Asked Monday what Peterson's commendation meant to him, Frazier flashed a faint smile before steering his answer away from the topic of his employment and on to the value Peterson has for the franchise. After the game Sunday was as close as Frazier has come all season to publicly acknowledging his uncertain status.
"We'll have some internal discussion, but I've got one more game in this season," he said Sunday. "I'm looking forward to hopefully coaching that final game and getting us a win at Mall of America Field as we close out the dome."
The Metrodome, now named after the sponsoring shopping center, will be torn down beginning next month. The answer to the trivia question about who the last Vikings starting quarterback at the Teflon-topped stadium was? Matt Cassel. He'll take the final turn on the 2013 carousel, with Christian Ponder the backup and Josh Freeman third.
"He picked up things well and worked hard in practice," Frazier said of Freeman. "He's still doing those things: picking up the offense, working hard, spending time with coaches doing all the things he needs to do."
Peterson's status isn't clear. He said after the game Sunday he wasn't himself, playing on the sprained right foot that kept him out the week before.
"We always just want to do the right thing by him when it comes to playing the game of football," Frazier said. "He means so much to our franchise and our organization, so you've just got to be wise when we're talking about how to use him."
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An accused killer took the stand Thursday against his attorney's advice and told jurors his ex-girlfriend falsely pinned the crime on him.
An accused killer took the stand Thursday against his attorney's advice and told jurors his ex-girlfriend falsely pinned the crime on him.
"Every time I tried to leave her, walk away from her, … she'd call the police," Jorell Young, 26, of Galliano testified. "When I told her I was with someone else, she told me I was going to jail. … Good God, I found out what I was going to jail for."
Young is charged with the first-degree murder of his former roommate Robert LeCompte, 39, of Houma. Lecompte was found stabbed to death on Christmas Day 2009 at the Drama Club, a Houma bar where he worked as a manger.
Young faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison if convicted. The jury is expected to deliberate today after closing arguments, ending a trial that began Monday.
In his testimony, Young claimed his ex-girlfriend, Darkus Baker, used police to punish him for trying to break up with her, as she had in the past.
"I did not kill Robert LeCompte," Young said, looking at the 14 people in the jury box.
Baker, 31, testified Wednesday that Young confessed to the murder after showing up at their Galliano home hours after LeCompte's body was found.
Investigators said they believe LeCompte was stabbed 13 times with a screwdriver.
Young was stabbed in the eye with a screwdriver as a child, he testified Thursday, and was blind in one eye as a result.
Young was a former employee at the Drama Club, a bar on Hollywood Road that caters to a largely gay clientele. Witnesses told authorities that Young was the last person they saw with LeCompte before he was found dead hours later.
Young acknowledged that he was at The Drama Club that night but testified that he left soon after the rest of the people at the bar left and drove home to his girlfriend and their daughter.
The real killer is a man named Jeremiah Washington, Young said. He saw Washington with a blue cloth in his pocket after the murder, when Washington spent time with Young, Baker and their daughter.
A recurring theme in the case is a bloody Drama Club T-shirt, on which forensic officials said they found LeCompte's blood. A T-shirt had gone missing from The Drama Club after the murder, which had been on a hanger in the bar, the owner testified.
That cloth must have been the T-shirt, Young said. Washington must have left the T-shirt somewhere where Young's girlfriend later found it.
Three months after LeCompte's death, Baker called police and told them she found the shirt and that Young had confessed to her that he murdered someone.
The shirt was also tested for DNA evidence on the parts of the shirt without blood, but Young's DNA was not found on the shirt, a lab supervisor testified. Washington's DNA was not provided to the lab, so they could not test for it.
However, people do not always leave DNA evidence from simply touching something, said Michelle Boyer, lab supervisor at Florida-based DNA Labs International. DNA is easier to detect in bodily fluids, such as blood.
Young's testimony was not the first time Washington's name was mentioned during the trial. After speaking with Young at the jail, but before the trial, Baker later changed her story, telling Young's defense attorneys that Washington had the shirt, not Young.
"I know you didn't do it, you couldn't do it," she said she told Young during a recorded conversation at the jail. Baker said that Young replied, "Jeremiah had to have put it in the car,"
However, she retracted her retraction during testimony Wednesday and asserted that Young brought the shirt home and confessed to her.
For the first time during the trial, Young mentioned that he is now dating Washington's former girlfriend. He also alleged that Baker had sex with Washington in the past.
On Thursday, Judge John Walker denied the defense more time to track down a former cellmate of Washington's, who they said implicated Washington in LeCompte's murder. The cellmate said Washington told him he killed a man named Blake at a gay bar, said Kathyrn Lirette, Young's attorney.
In addition to the fact that Blake is not LeCompte's name, "making up a statement such as this is very easy. ... Shifting blame is nothing novel, nothing new," Walker said. "We see that all the time."
Young was adamant that he wanted to testify once the prosecution rested Thursday, even after Lirette advised him of the "downsides and pitfalls of doing so," she told the judge.
The Fifth Amendment gives criminal defendants the right to choose not to testify so that their testimonies cannot be used against them. Attorneys typically advise their clients not to testify.
As Walker questioned Young to make sure he understood this, Young repeatedly asserted that he wanted to testify anyway.
"I'm absolutely sure," he said on the stand.
"I'm ready," he added, smiling and shrugging his shoulders.
Young rarely gave only a yes or no answer during Lirette's questioning. During cross-examination by prosecutors, he often used a conversational tone with the jury as he turned to them. He was asked multiple times to stay on topic.
"You're a little hyper," Lirette noted to him while he was on the stand. "You get a little excited about things."
While Terrebonne Parish Chief of Trials Mark Rhodes cross-examined him, a few times he asked Rhodes and Terrebonne sheriff's Detective Terry Daigre to look at him while he spoke. "Sir, are you listening to me?" Young asked.
"I did not kill Mr. LeCompte," Young said. "Absolutely not."
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"I've already fallen in love with 20 guys since I've been here," the Hannah Montana star said. "The accents sound so intelligent. I love the way the guys are so classy and wear trenchcoats… I've phoned my dad and told him not to expect me home. I want to live here."
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - One man's four-legged friend seems to be feeling even better Friday after another round of a treatment that's the first of its kind in Jacksonville.
Nettington, a 13-year-old golden retriever, was bitten by a water moccasin Monday and his face swelled up.
On Thursday, Nettington underwent hyperbaric oxygen treatment, a way of delivering a lot of oxygen, and was the first animal in Jacksonville to get the treatment.
Ready for a second treatment Friday, the dog climbed out of its cage, still swollen.
"I was shocked. I was like, are you serious? A water moccasin?" Nettington's owner, Claudio Lopez, said when he found out what happened to his dog. "I knew it was serious."
Dr. Susan Shelton, founder of St. Francis Animal Hospital in San Marco, had a solution, and in perfect timing. The medical director on Thursday had a hyperbaric oxygen chamber installed, the first of its kind in Jacksonville.
"It makes him feel better and it minimizes the amount of tissue damage that's going on in the area of the bite," Shelton said. "So he was bitten on his nose, and so his whole head was subject to swell. So we want to minimize the amount of damage the venom can do in that area."
After Nettington's treatment Thursday, the swelling in his face went down 4 inches.
The hyperbaric machine reduces swelling by delivering concentrated oxygen into damaged cells and tissue. After about 25 minutes, veterinarians let Nettington out Friday, and he lost another 3 inches in his face.
"For snake bites, eventually the swelling goes down, but that's pretty rapid," Shelton said.
Nettington will probably need to be treated a couple more times before he will be allowed to go home. And his owner is thrilled.
"One big relief, because there were times when I thought that he wasn't coming home," Lopez said.
"It's about making him feel good," Shelton said. "I'm glad that he feels better and does certainly look to me like he feels better than he has, but it's also about taking care of him and his family because his owners love him, and it makes you feel good, too, that they can feel better that he's getting the care that he needs."
It's care they're so thankful to receive.
"He's my best friend, he's my best friend," Lopez said.
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As the Hood River County FISH food bank closed the books on the 2013 year, it has been able to look back over the year to evaluate its accomplishments and successes, writes Billie Stevens, the organization's volunteer coordinator.
"While the need for the FISH food bank is the highest it has ever been, there are many things for which they are thankful. FISH food bank is thankful for:
n All the volunteers who were willing to take time from their busy schedules during the holiday season and all year-round to help sort and move food around
n The individuals who paid to have the drain in back of the Hood River FISH site fixed so we no longer have "FISH Lake" or an ice skating rink in the back parking lot
n All the people who gave donations of food and money to help us fill our shelves
n Shelves full of food
n FISH's ability to help families who truly need our help each month
n Everyone who helped carry thousands of pounds of food to the storage area in the basement of FISH food bank. This includes Alan, Craig, Micah, Carol and Chuck for helping move the 1,540 pounds of food from the Mt. Hood Meadows donation to the downstairs
n All the volunteers who have helped in the process and all people who have donated money for the new FISH Building Project
n The hugs received from clients who could not make it without the help of FISH
n All who purchased the 978 "Hunger Bags" from Rosauers and the 1,165 "Help Us End Hunger" bags from Safeway. Total poundage of food was 22,296 pounds
n Art Carroll, for making 26 different trips to Rosauers to pick up the Hunger Bags sold. The Hunger Bags he transported totaled 11,711 pounds
n Organizations and business who conducted food drives over the holiday
n The 360 volunteers who volunteer on a regular schedule and the hundreds more who help when possible
One of the most important things FISH is thankful for is that it exists in a community that truly cares. Because of the generosity of residents of Hood River County and the Mid-Columbia, FISH food bank is able to serve 400 families monthly. The FISH food bank would like to thank everyone who has helped them fulfill its mission of "helping alleviate hunger."
Delta Kappa gives to FISH
Delta Kappa ESA Sorority awarded $1,700 to the FISH food bank Building Project during its monthly social luncheon. Accepting the donation were Kathy Terry and Betty Lou Yenne, members of the FISH food bank. Also present were Delta Kappa President Penny Phelps, with Kathy Hines and Betty Draper, co-chairmen of the annual Home Tour, which helps raise the funds.
Delta Kappa ESA works to support all local endeavors such as scholarships (high school and community college), Families in the Park, Home Tour, Hope for Heroes, Easter Seals and St. Jude's, to name a few.
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"Thanks to Bill and Bob and the whole Hanel family," writes Mark Adams of Parkdale. "They did a lot for me and many other families in the valley. I can't speak for all, but I think we all owe the Hanel family a word of thanks. They contributed much to Hood River County.
"This is the end of an era; they will be greatly missed."
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"When I called to get my dog's prescription filled at our vet, Upper Valley Veterinary Clinic, I received the message that our beloved vet clinic has closed permanently.
"Dr. Kathi has been our vet since we moved to the Upper Valley, and has lovingly cared for all of our furry family with kindness, fairness and an understanding that went above and beyond. She knew that we loved our friends, and helped us care for them in a financially and emotionally supportive way.
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During their fall break in 2011, two dozen Fighting Irish athletes traveled to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, for a week of cleanup after a tornado left 50 dead in the community.
Now, a year and a half later, Notre Dame and Alabama are preparing to play each other for the BCS national championship.
"With the hospitality I had down in Alabama, it became one of my favorite schools," David Jones, a Notre Dame cheerleader, told the Associated Press.
"There's no hostility, but more karma. You meet all these different faces of the Alabama community. You're just amazed by them and now you're playing them."
The weeklong service project, called "Fight for Tide," began when Tim Cavanaugh, assistant director of Alabama's ticket office, called Notre Dame program coordinator Sarah Smith, looking for donations.
"It's one of those things that when special things arise we try to do something if we have the resources and the interest from the student-athletes,'' said Smith, adding that a group had traveled to New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina.
"It all just kind of came together for the Alabama trip. A lot of kids were talking about it. We sent a bunch of clothes down there but then the conversation kind of snowballed to, Why don't we go down there?"
The Notre Dame group, which did not include football player, who were preparing for the 2011 season at the time, cleared out lots, hauled trash, and dug a ditch. Other schools' students and fans also arrived to help.
Tide softball coach Patrick Murphy and a few of his players worked alongside the Notre Dame athletes on a site a few miles from campus in Alberta City and took them to dinner.
"I think they made a lot of fans in Tuscaloosa because that night when we went to eat, there were several people that came up to me and asked what was going on,'' Murphy said. ''I said, 'This is a group of Notre Dame student-athletes.' And people gave me a look like, 'Notre Dame?'"
"I can remember reading in the newspaper people wrote and said that, 'Our opinion of Notre Dame has changed tremendously.' Just a wonderful gesture by these student-athletes. All of us were really touched by it."


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Chicago Dance Group Hubbard Street 2 to Perform Thursday• November 3, 2006 Share:
The Visiting Artists Series at Wabash College will present Hubbard Street 2 at 8 p.m., Thursday, November 9, in Ball Theater in the Fine Arts Center.
Hubbard Street 2 (HS2), under the leadership of Artistic Director Julie Nakagawa Bˆttcher, is a vibrant company of six dancers performing a repertoire of works by some of the nation's most promising young choreographers. HS2 reaches more than 35,000 people annually through performances in schools, community centers, and theatres. Since its inception in 1997, the company has become a respected training ground for young, professional dancers and choreographers; a major component of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago's Education and Community Programs; a resource for new dancers for HSDC's main company; and a company performing a diverse and engaging repertory nationally and internationally.
In its near decade of existence, HS2 has been honored with invitations to perform at such prestigious venues as the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Joyce Soho and North Carolina School of the Arts. The company's first international appearance, in Johannesburg, South Africa, has been followed by multiple appearances in Germany as well as performances in Luxembourg and Switzerland.
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Hundreds of students from both Bonifay Middle School and Holmes County High School gathered together as Holmes County High School hosted a Veterans� Day Presentation on Monday, honoring local veterans and teaching students the importance of honoring veterans.
BONIFAY � Hundreds of students from both Bonifay Middle School and Holmes County High School gathered together as Holmes County High School hosted a Veterans� Day Presentation on Monday, honoring local veterans and teaching students the importance of honoring veterans.
�On Veterans� Day, America pauses to honor every service member who has ever worn one of our nation�s uniforms,� said Lieutenant Colonel Sean Leeman. �Each time our country has come under attack they have risen to her defense. Each time our freedoms have come under assault they have responded with resolve.�
Leeman introduced their guest speaker Cynthia Brooks by first giving a brief history of who she is.
She was born in DeFuniak Springs; her father, Edward C. Nall was a World War II veteran; she graduated from Okaloosa Walton Junior College and the University of West Florida with a bachelor of science in medical technology; worked at Doctors Memorial Hospital where she met her husband Dr. Herbert Brooks; she is past president and District 2 Director of Bonifay Woman�s Club; she is a member of FSU Garnet Key Honor Society; she graduated Cum Laude FSU with a masters degree in science education; she has been teaching science at Holmes County High School since 1989; she�s been married to Dr. Herbert Brooks for almost 35 years; they have a daughter, Erin Brooks Lauen who lives in Kennesaw, Ga. with her husband David Lauen, Jr. and their three children Tucker, Arena and Sadie; she has been a BETA sponsor at Holmes County High School for 25 years and is an honorary Holmes County High School JROTC Captain.
��The people of hope are those who believe that God created them for a purpose and that he will provide for their needs as they seek to fulfill His purpose in their lives,� is a quote from Pope John Paul II,� said Cynthia Brooks. �As we honor these veterans today for their service to our country we must ask ourselves what we have done or what are we going to do with the freedoms these men and women have sacrificed to give us. I would like to tell you the story of one veteran that I know very well; he saw the sacrifice all around him and understood the gift of freedom he was given and was able to follow his dreams because of the sacrifice of the veterans that came before him.�
She was speaking of her husband Dr. Herbert Brooks, who was born in Washington D.C. on Dec. 3, �fifty miles south of the Mason-Dixon Line.�
�He was the second of three sons born to Donald and Doris Coldrey Brooks and he is the great-great grandson of Theodore Brooks, M.D., a surgeon in the Union Army from Piqua, Oh.,� she said. �His great-great uncle was an Episcopal pastor and later presided over the funeral of assassinated President Abraham Lincoln in 1863. His grandfather, Herbert B. Brooks, worked with Thomas Edison as one of the original Edison Pioneers and his father, Donald, was Director of Fuel and Lubricant Research for the U.S. Department of Defense during World War II.�
She said his mother was born in Ottawa, Canada and became a naturalized American citizen in 1939.
�As a young boy, it was Herb�s duty to take his grandfather to French and German church on Sundays and as a result he learned to speak fluent French and German,� she said. �When he was twelve years old his father took him to a Washington Redskins football game for his birthday; it was Dec. 7, 1941 and during the game the announcement came over the loud speaker over and over again, �all military personnel to your duty stations immediately, this is not a drill.� The stands came alive as uniformed men and women from all branches of service quickly began to leave for their posts and finally the announcer said �the Japanese have bombed Pearl Harbor.��
She said that at that time there was confusion about where Pearl Harbor was located because in 1941 Hawaii was still only a U.S. territory and not a state yet so �most people had no idea where Pearl Harbor was or that most of the U.S. Pacific fleet was based there.�
�At that point in his young life, Herb didn�t know what he wanted to do, but he knew that whatever he did, he wanted to make a difference,� she said. �He was too young to join the service and go to war so he knew he would have to work hard to finish school and to go to college, which was no easy feat in those days. There were no scholarships, so he started to work with two paper routes, one before and one after school; he worked as a soda jerk, curb manager for a Hot Shoppe and a grocery store manager.�
From the time he started work his father had insisted that he save 40 percent for college and deducted 50 percent for room and board which left him with only 10 percent to spend; with a wage of 25 cents per hour that was 2.5 cents, she said.
�It never occurred to him to ask or expect someone else to pay for his education; he knew what he wanted to do and he had the courage and tenacity to do it,� she said. �After high school he went Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Ind., playing football to get good meals and after graduation from Wabash, he was accepted to the University of Indiana Medical School but for financial reasons he was unable to accept; it was one of the greatest disappointments of his life but he remembered �when God puts a mountain in your path, you don�t sit at the foot of it and cry, you set out and climb it.� After two years of work at Wayne State University in Detroit, Mich. doing research on blood coagulation he was accepted to the University of Maryland College of Medicine in Baltimore and he began to fulfill his dream.�
She said during his final year of medical school he entered in the Navy Senior medical student program and interned with the U.S. Navy in Portsmouth, Va. serving as a medical officer in orthopedics. After that, she said he entered the Navy school of Aviation Medicine in Pensacola where he received �intensive training in ophthalmology and flight training. He was assigned to Ellyson Field helicopter training command in Pensacola for three years.
�As a Flight Surgeon, Dr. Brooks was responsible for making sure that flight personnel were healthy enough to fly, but just as important he had to know exactly how a pilot feels, which required that he fly with them routinely,� she said. �Unlike Air Force pilots, Navy pilots have to be able to take off and land on a moving carrier flight deck only 600 feet long, the length of two football fields; a very dangerous occupation.�
She said he was transferred to an experimental jet fighter squadron in Point Mugu, Calif. near Vandenberg Air Force Base, which is the headquarters of the Pacific missile range.
He was promoted to Lieutenant Commander and participated in high altitude, high-speed weapon and radar research, she said.
�On one occasion, as Dr. Brooks flew radar-intercept in the back seat of an F-4 Phantom jet off of the coast of California, his pilot attempted to land on the carrier deck, but the tail hook of the jet failed to catch one of the three cables that crossed the flight deck,� said Brooks. �The jet stalled and started to fall into the water in front of the carrier, which meant certain death. Fortunately the pilot, a former Blue Angel, gunned the engine and the jet came alive again and finally lifted them out of harms way, spraying seawater on everyone on the flight deck.�
She said there was another incident where a pilot got lost over the Pacific Ocean but thanks to another pilot finding them on radar, guided them to the runway.
�These are only two examples of the many narrow escapes for Dr. Brooks during his Navy career,� she said. �In April 1961, a young and inexperienced President John F. Kennedy faced the first major crisis of his presidency when the tiny island of Cuba, 90 miles off the coast of Florida, was quickly becoming a foothold for Communist Russia in the Western Hemisphere and President Kennedy�s challenge was to stop this incursion without starting World War III. He decided to help the Cuban rebels by sending U.S. aircraft to provide air support but the first wave was unsuccessful and President Kennedy cancelled the second wave of aircraft leaving many freedom fighters stranded.�
She said among those in route from California to Cuba was radar intercepting officer Lt. Commander Herbert Brooks aboard an F-4 Phantom jet.
�He resigned his Navy commission, completed a two-year residency in family practice and moved his family to Bonifay,� she said. �When Dr. Brooks first visited Bonifay in October of 1964 he was only suppose to stay a week filling in for a vacationing doctor but he fell in love with the community and the people and decided to return when he had finished his residency. Over the past five decades Dr. Brooks, a Board Certified Family Physician, has served five generations of patients with dedication and compassion and delivered more than 1,000 babies during his medical career.�
She said he as served on the Board of Directors for the Florida Academy of Family Physicians, becoming president in 1986; served many years as a delegate to the Florida Medical Association; locally, he was President of the Kiwanis Club and has served on the board of many local civic, medical, church and community boards.
�The Bonifay Kiwanis Club honored Dr. Brooks in 2003 as the Grand Marshall of the Bonifay Rodeo Parade and in 2007 the Holmes County Chamber of Commerce selected him as the Business of the Year,� she said. �However, not of these opportunities and honors would have been possible without the men and women in the service of this country; men and women who fought and died to prevent the spread of Japanese Imperialism, Italian Fascism, German Nazism and Russian Communism to the United States and to the world. Today men and women are fighting and dying to prevent the global spread of terrorism and he was a part of the generation of Freedom Fighting Americans that made it possible for the rest of us to sleep peacefully in our beds at night knowing our freedoms are still intact.�
She said the dangers we face today are �much more insidious.�
�We must all be constantly vigilant to prevent our constitutional rights from being taken away from us little by little; much like a frog that doesn�t realize he is in hot water until it is too late,� she said. �The Brooks family motto is �Perseverando,� which means to persevere and describes his life because when he encountered obstacles to his goals he figured out how to overcome them, followed his dreams and made a difference; he remembered to �face the fear, know what you have to do and do it.� So today on this Veterans� Day, let us reflect on what we are doing with the freedoms others have died for and thank the veterans in this room and all over the country for the freedom and privilege to be able to reach our goals and dreams.�


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Many people associate fast food businesses with franchising. In fact, there are over 120 different types of franchise businesses and hundreds of thousands of franchises available in the United States, including automotive, cleaning & maintenance, health & fitness, and pet-related franchises - just to name a few.
Franchising is the practice of selling the right to use a firm's successful business model. This involves two major players which are the franchisor who sells the business model, and the franchisee owning a direct stake in the business. The franchisor's success depends on the success of the franchisees.
There are many benefits in buying a franchise including the following:
Saving time - the franchise company already has the business model in place so you can focus on running a successful business.
Company image and branding - the image and brand of the company is already established. Consumers are always more comfortable purchasing items from a familiar name or company they trust.
Training - the franchisor usually provides extensive training and support to the franchise owner.
Before delving into a franchise you can start with analyzing your situation including the following:
What are my goals?
Do you need a specific annual income and is this franchise business primary or supplemental to your current income?
Are you interested in retail sales or performing a service?
Do you get bored easily? Are you in this for the long-term?
How many hours can you work? How many hours are you willing to work?
It is crucial that you involve others including your family in this discussion.
What are my abilities?
Does the franchise require technical experience or special training or education?
What skills do you have in running this business?
What experience do you have as a business owner or manager?
What investment is needed?
How much money do you have to invest and how much money can you afford to lose?
Do you need financing? Where is the money coming from for the investment?
Do you have savings or additional income to live on while you start your business?
Every situation is unique; however, a general rule is to limit an investment to no more than 15% of your personal assets. Most lenders will ask for 20-40% equity, therefore you can estimate how much you can afford (i.e. $400,000 personal asset value x 0.15 = $60,000; $60,000 equity is 30% of $200,000, therefore $200,000 is an estimate of the maximum start-up cost your equity can support).
Many lenders offer financing to purchase a franchise. SBA guaranteed loans for a franchise are more common than SBA loans for any other type of business.
Confidential assistance, at no cost, in preparing a business plan is available at your local SCORE office, Small Business Development Center, Woman's Business Center and MBDA Business Centers.
There are many organizations that can assist in buying a franchise. Some examples include www.frannet.com and www.franchoice.com.
Once you find a franchise, it is critical that you take your time and find out as much as possible before writing out a check.
How does this business add to the products and services offered to create value for the customer?
Who are the customers targeted?
What are the three most important contractual requirements required of the franchisee?
Who are my competitors and what differentiates this franchise from their business for market share?
How long does it take to break even?
What is the net income expected?
Ask for an ex-franchisee for a reference.
Perhaps the most important document in the purchase of a franchise is the disclosure statement. Read and understand all of it before signing.
A publication from the Federal Trade Commission offers additional information regarding buying a franchise: FTC Franchise.


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UH West O'ahu's Dr. Brenda Machosky recently published the book Structures of Appearing: Allegory and the Work of Literature with Fordham University Press.
Structures of Appearing addresses the limitations of a metaphysical, aesthetic approach to literature, an approach that effectively excludes allegory. By using a phenomenological approach, Machosky proposes a new understanding of allegory that is not about finding meaning but about experiencing language. She recasts the historical relationship between art and philosophy, critiques aesthetics as an ideology that has long subjugated art to philosophical criteria of judgment, and revitalizes allegory as a fundamental and powerful structure supporting all language. The book includes readings of Plato, Prudentius, Dante, Spenser, Hegel, Goethe, and finally, Kafka.
Machosky is an associate professor of English and Humanities at UH West O'ahu and coordinator for the Center of Teaching and Learning Excellence where she teaches drama, pre-1700 literature, and writing. After receiving her doctorate in comparative literature from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, she held a three-year postdoctoral position at Stanford University and a one-year visiting assistant professorship at Cornell University. Machosky's research focuses on allegory with previous publications including an edited volume Thinking Allegory Otherwise (Stanford University Press 2010).
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SALT LAKE CITY — I opened the drapes Thursday morning and saw snow everywhere.
Was it a dream or was it really March 21? What year was it? Who was president?
I was in that foggy state of early-morning rising.
Panicked I would miss Bode Miller in the Olympic super giant slalom, I searched for my parka and snow boots but incredibly forgot to pack any snow-related gear. What a dummy.
There was a media shuttle bus outside the hotel, however, so I
hopped on with a light jacket and told the driver to take me straight to Snowbird for the alpine events.
He looked at me and said his bus was going downtown to EnergySolutions Arena for Wichita State vs. Pittsburgh in the 11:40 a.m. tipoff.
How was it possible? There was snow blowing sideways.
Then it hit me this was 2013 and not the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake.
Of course this couldn't have been the 2002 Olympics. There was actually snow on the ground Thursday.
I never saw one flake fall in Salt Lake's City Center for the 20-something days I was here in February of 2002.
There was enough snow Thursday to make the city look like the winter wonderland it wasn't 11 years ago.
It was terrific weather for an Olympic downhill.
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I don't know about you, but whenever I see a movie the first thing I do upon exiting the theater is take a moment to adjust to being out in the world again, and then immediately start listing all of the problems I had with the movie. You probably do this too? I'm pretty sure most people, if not everyone, does this, unless the world I live in is just a lot more miserable than the world most people do, in which case I hope you had fun talking about how pretty Snow White and the Huntsman looked. But do you want to know what the first thing I said after seeing Safety Not Guaranteed this past weekend was? Even though I saw it at the same theater in which Gabe saw Prometheus/ate brunch, but every time I wanted to see it it sold out at like 10:30AM, and I was like "what gives? is it really that popular?" until I finally got tickets and realized the theater was the size of my bedroom and the screen was roughly the size of my computer screen and had like 10 seats and then it made sense why it kept selling out so quickly? Which was surprising because I had been to a movie there once or twice in the past and it was in a normal-size theater? But this theater wasn't, and I had to sit in the front row? Which really wasn't that bad because there were literally three rows? And honestly it was still fine because you can order cocktails during the movie and they bring them to you, but right at the beginning the size was just pretty jarring? Anyway, want to know what I said when I left the theater? I said, "I HAD ALMOST NO PROBLEMS WITH THAT MOVIE."
I honestly did not mean it in a remotely negative or backhanded way, or even as a joke, which is what people thought it was and then I was kind of embarrassed, but I was trying to think of anything I had a problem with and the two problems I could come up with were one time Aubrey Plaza made a joke that I didn't particularly like, and another time Aubrey Plaza had to cry and both tears rolled down her face at the same time in a way where you could tell that she wasn't really crying and just waited until that moment to blink the fake tears out of her eyes. JUST THOSE TWO! Me, the most professional movie critic on the Internet, and I only had those two problems with this movie. Can you even believe it? I cannot even believe it.
To talk a bit about the movie, IF I MUST, it follows Jake Johnson (from lots of things, also New Girl) (in a movie he is a reporter at a newspaper), Aubrey Plaza (an intern at a newspaper), and Karan Soni (a nerd, also intern at the newspaper) as they investigate a guy (Mark Duplass) who put an ad in the classifieds looking for a partner to travel back in time with. Aubrey Plaza approaches him and tells him she wants to go back in time with him. He puts her though a number a tests until he decides that he can trust her. You can watch the trailer here, if you haven't already. You soon find out Jake Johnson, who took the lead on the story, had ulterior motives, and also Aubrey Plaza had some ulterior motives of her own, and the nerd is just a full on nerd and has a very funny joke about his computer at one point, and it's hard to really explain anything about the movie without ruining it because it gets into spoiler territory pretty quickly and WHY AREN'T YOU SEEING IT ALREADY?
The ensemble cast is wonderful. Jake Johnson plays a wonderful jerkier version of his character on New Girl. Aubrey Plaza plays a much more human and sweeter version of Aubrey Plaza. Karan Soni is a very realistic nerd. Mark Duplass is very, very good in his role as a total heartbroken weirdo who is also pretty handsome so you can see why Aubrey Plaza SPOILER SPOILER. It is a wonderful, very funny movie, with lots of wonderful very big heart. I don't know what else to tell you! Do you like Buffalo '66? The Aubrey Plaza/Mark Duplass dynamic reminded me a lot of the Christina Ricci/Vincent Gallo dynamic in Buffalo '66, except without the kidnapping and with a bit less mental illness. But there are lots of similarities, and it is a wonderful, very sweet dynamic, and I love it so much. The similarities really hit you (you = me) when they both discuss why they want to travel back in time, and then also when you find out SPOILER. YOU GUYS? Please go see this movie. If you don't like it that's too bad and I'm very sorry about how you have no capacity for judging whether movies are good or bad, but if you do like it, YOU ARE GOING TO LOVE IT!
I did talk to another friend who has seen this movie and this friend said he didn't like the Jake Johnson ulterior motive plot line because he didn't think it was ever resolved and he didn't think that it added much to the film overall, but he was wrong. It was resolved in a very quiet way that I really liked and I thought it added a lot to the movie. I can't get into the details until you see it, obviously, but you should go see it and then tweet at me and I can give you his phone number and you can call him and tell him how wrong he was.


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