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A growing number of Linux users these days are going into the OS with little knowledge of some of the shell commands that make life much easier. While most modern gui-based systems have GUI-fyed applications to handle most of the things you can do in the shell, but being familiar with a
That said, let's get to some of the common and useful commands for the Borne Again (Bash) shell.
(as an aside, the reason I'm writing this for the Bash shell is because...I use the Bash shell.)
The Most Important Command
man is the manual command for Bash, typing man command-name gives a description of the use of the given command. It really is the most important command to know when learning how to do things via the shell, and since I suck at remembering flags, it is a command I use numerous times in any given day.
ls lists all of the files in the directory you are currently in. Simply issuing ls will display the contents of the directory in a space-delimited list form. You can use "flags" (in essence, arguments prefixed with a hyphen (-)) to get some more information. Four common flags I use on a daily basis are as follows:
-l : List output - formats the output into a nice list format that displays the owner of the file, the date last modified, as well as some other useful data. (such as file permissions; more on that when we get to chmod)
-a : All. By default, ls will not display files that begin with a period, such as the .config file in your home folder.
-s : Size. Shows file size as well as listing the files
-t : Time. Orders the list by the last-modified time, from earliest to latest. (by default, the list is ordered in lexicographical order.)
And you can combine flags, the most common usage of ls I personally using being ls -last, a combination of the above flags.
Here is an example of what these various ls commands might look like:
cd is the change directory command, it will change the directory the shell is in. You can use absolute paths here such as cd /home/user or use a relative path, ie. cd documents (if you are in a directory with a documents directory in it)
Two symbols of note that can be useful for the cd command are ~ and .. ~ signifies your home folder, so typing cd ~ will go to your home directory. (actually, just typing cd with no argument will bring you to your home directory as well). .. signifies the parent directory of the one you are currently in. For example, if I were to type cd .. in my home directory, I would move from /home/user to /home.
cp copies files. The first argument is the file to be copied, and the second argument is the output file.
mv "moves" files. It is also how you rename files via the shell (you move the file to a new file)
rm removes files. Be careful about what you remove, as unless you use the -i flag, the files will be removed without prompting you.
cat concatenates the contents of the file (or files) it takes as arguments and displays them on the screen. It's as simple as that, here is an example output:
touch "touches" a file, modifying it's timestamp. Therefore, if you touch an existing file, you change it's timestamp, however if you touch a file that doesn't exist, touch will create the file. It will be completly empty, however.
Top provides a constantly-updating (you press q to exit it) "system status", which lists the top processes in terms of hardware usage, and more importantly for the next command, it gives process IDs for the processes.
An example of what it may look like:
kill sends signals to the process you specify. These signals take the form of numeric flags, so an example of a kill command would be kill -9 2848.
There are a lot of signals, but from personal experience, I only use three, -1, -2, and -9
-1 is HUP, the hangup signal. This is this is the signal that is sent to any running processes when you close the shell (using kill -1 doesn't close the shell, however).
-2 is INT, the keyboard interrupt. It is the equivalent of pressing Ctrl+C with a program running in the shell (but you can do it to programs running in the background as well)
- 9 is KILL, the sure kill. You kill the process. Period. Only zombie processes cannot be killed by -9. (zombie processes are beyond the scope of this writing)
Here is an example:
In terms of general use things you'd use on an average day, that's all I've got for the basic stuff, let's move on to some more intermediate things.
The concept of a pipe, at least in terms of the shell, is to use the output of one command as the input for the next one, for instance the following line:
cat /etc/passwd | less
Will cat the file /etc/passwd (it stores information about the various 'users' of the machine) and then use the output of that command as the input of the less command (less is a command that makes large files easier to read by allowing you to scroll up and down in them)
That's really all there is to pipes, at least in terms of what you would do with them on a daily basis.
An important topic of basic shell use is redirection. The >, >>, and < symbols are the key redirection symbols you'll be using most of the time. > and >> are output redirection, they redirect the standard output location of a command (generally the monitor) to a file. For example, the following command directs the results of the echo command (which "echos" its arguments back to you), and instead places the output you would normally get on the screen into a file:
The difference between > and >> is that > is overwrite and >> is append. Using > will overwrite the output file if it exists, where >> will append to the end existing files.
< is input redirection, generally I don't use this as much as I do output redirection, but it's there, and its functions similarly to output redirection.
Error Redirection
In the Bash shell, aside from redirecting standard input (usually the keyboard) and standard output (usually the monitor), you can also redirect where error messages go using the 2> notation in the line. (as for an explanation of the 2, standard input, output, and error can be referenced by numbers when using redirection, 0, 1, and 2 respectively. Technically speaking, you can notate standard output as 1> instead of >, but that is redundant.)
Look at this example:
The first time I use the bad command without any redirection, and the error is displayed on the standard error device (the monitor). However, the second time I do it, I redirect the error output to a file instead of the standard error output. This is useful for creating error logs.
If you wish to just suppress error messages, you can direct the error out to the /dev/null file. The null fill is...null. If you direct output or error to it, they are "suppressed"; they don't display on the standard output/error and they aren't written anywhere. If you direct input from /dev/null, you get...well, null, nothing. Not as useful for everyday things as output/error redirects, but it still has it's uses.
And that's all I can think of off of the top of my head for commands I use on a daily basis, hope it helps.


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Frederick Horsman Varley
Canadian (born in England), 1881–1969
View from the Artist's Bedroom Window, Jericho Beach, 1929
oil on canvas
99.4 x 83.8 cm
Collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery; Acquired with the assistance of the Women's Committee and the Woods-Harris Trust Fund No. 1
Painting, Canadian Modern (1910-1979)
Frederick Varley was born in Sheffield, England, but moved to Toronto in 1912 and became a founding member of the Group of Seven in 1920. He eventually relocated to Vancouver in the mid-1920s, where this work was painted. View from the Artist's Bedroom Window, Jericho Beach expresses something of Varely's deep, albeit eclectic, spiritual concerns. Resistant to the institutional trappings of organized religion, Varley turned increasingly to eastern mysticism for spiritual insight, and sought the divine through personal interaction with the natural world. The visual rhythm created by the lapping waves draws attention away from the surface details of nature, toward an underlying and essential order. The painting shows his adaptation of non-Western principles of pictorial space, which he had gleaned from Chinese and Japanese art while living in British Columbia.
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The 26-year-old Scotland international had an operation on Monday and is now targeting a swift as possible return to ensure he is available for the start of the new campaign.
Fletcher, a £12million summer signing from Wolves, remains the club's leading scorer for this season, but has missed the last three games after damaging ankle ligaments on international duty last month.
The Black Cats are yet to reveal details of his recovery period.
News of the frontman's absence for the remainder of the season was announced on the same day as skipper Lee Cattermole was ruled out with a persistent knee problem, and represented a major blow to then manager Martin O'Neill with the club fighting for Barclays Premier League survival.
O'Neill revealed at the time that he was hopeful Fletcher would not need surgery, but admitted it was a possibility if the ankle did not settle down with treatment and rest.
The Ulsterman was replaced by Paolo Di Canio on March 30 with the newcomer well aware he would be without the man most likely to fire the Black Cats out of trouble.
In the circumstances, he challenged the rest of his players to come up with the goals to keep them in the top flight, and received the perfect response on Sunday when Stephane Sessegnon, Adam Johnson and David Vaughan struck to secure a famous 3-0 derby victory at Newcastle.
However, Sunderland remain only three points clear of the relegation zone with five games to play despite Wigan's 1-0 defeat at Manchester City on Wednesday night, and the Latics still have a game in hand on their fellow relegation contenders.
The Black Cats entertain high-flying Everton at the Stadium of Light on Saturday, when anything other than three points could dissipate the euphoria of their heroics on Tyneside.


text: Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) The advent of preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) makes it possible for couples that have a genetically transferable disease to virtually eliminate the possibility of passing it to their child. PGD is performed on embryos either at the six to eight cell stage or at the blastocyst stage. At the 6-8 cell stage, one cell is removed for testing. At the blastocyst stage 3-4 cells are removed from the trophoblast. The removal of the cell(s) does not harm the developing embryo. The cell(s) that have been removed from the embryo are tested for the genetic disease. Only embryos that do not carry the disease are transferred to the uterus.


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A while back I wrote a post comparing the two optional talents Living Seed and Blessing of the Grove to see how much healing they did and which one was the better talent for me based on my own healing style. I found that over all T11 content, Living Seed was worth more than double the healing of BotG.
I always meant to re-examine these two talents in T12 and see how they measured up on the Firelands fights. I decided to expand the analysis to also look at Gift of the Earthmother, another pure HPS increasing talent, and see how it compares.
The talents in question
Blessing of the Grove – Increases the healing done by your Rejuvenation by 2/4%. This applies both to the normal heal over time effect and the instant part of the spell you get from Gift of the Earthmother. But, as I covered in my last post, this descripion is misleading. The healing bonus stacks additively not multiplicatively, so depending on what other talents you have, 2 points in BotG really only increases your Rejuvenation healing by 2.55-2.66% not 4%.
Living Seed – When you critically heal a target with Swiftmend, Regrowth, Nourish or Healing Touch spell you plant a Living Seed on the target for 10/20/30% of the amount healed. The Living Seed will bloom when the target is next attacked. Without actually taking this talent and checking your logs, it's very hard to project how much healing this will do. It is dependant on many factors: how many direct spells you use, how often they crit, whom you are casting your direct heals on (Living Seed is most likely to bloom when put on a target who is taking constant damage). Its output can also be increased substantially by having full points in Nature's Bounty which will make Regrowth crit most of the time.
Gift of the Earthmother – Increases the healing done when your Lifebloom expires by 5/10/15%, and causes your Rejuvenation spell to also instantly heal for 5/10/15% of the total periodic effect. The bonus to Lifebloom is generally most useful when you're in Tree of Life and can toss LBs around the raid and let them bloom. The small instant heal on Rejuvenation can be useful at any time.
The numbers
Before I get into the analysis, I want to state that these numbers are based on my healing style and my spec preferences. Your mileage may vary if you don't cast as many direct heals or don't take the same supporting talents. I do not have Blessing of the Grove in my spec, but the numbers are very easy to project if you know how much healing Rejuvenation did. This is the spec I used for all the fights tested.
Let's take a closer look at Heroic Beth since I think my healing on that fight is very well-rounded – during phase one I intercept Broodlings and spend most of the the time single-target healing myself, while phase 2 is 90% raid healing.
Living Seed
Total Living Seed Healing Done = 145,286
Healing per point (LS healing/3) = 48,429
Blessing of the Grove
Rejuvenation healing done (the normal HoT portion) = 1,480,305
Instant Rejuv healing done (from the GotEM bonus) = 153,250
Total Rejuvenation healing done = 1,633,555
Extra healing from BotG (2.55%) = 41,655
Healing per point (BotG healing/2) = 20,827
Gift of the Earthmother
Lifebloom 'bloom' healing = 202,250
Extra 'bloom' healing from GotEM (202,250/1.15 x .15) = 26,380
Instant Rejuv healing done = 153,250
Extra healing from GotEM = 179,630
Healing per point (GotEM healing/3) = 59,877
On heroic Beth'tilac, Gift of the Earthmother nets me the biggest increase in HPS/talent point at 59,877. Living Seed is close by at 48,429, while Blessing of the Grove is lagging behind at only 20,827.
I did this for every Firelands fight I've completed: 6 Heroic fights and 7 pre-nerf normals. Here's a summary of the results:
From this chart it's clear that, for me:
- Living Seed gives me the most bang for my buck in Firelands. The fights with the most tank damage (H. Shannox, H. Majordomo, H. Baleroc) get the most benefit from LS.
- Gift of the Earthmother gets stronger on the fights that are heaviest on raid damage.
- Blessing of the Grove lags behind, providing a fraction of the healing of the other talents.
If you're interested in seeing the full numbers and formulas (including links to the WoL reports I used), the spreadsheet is available here.


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Sell Your House With Well-Lit Photos
Pictures are the key to selling your house, and lighting is the key to selling your pictures. To that end, here's how photographer Dave Hobby of Strobist.com did "Architectural Digest on the cheap" with his patented array of off-camera flashes. It's cool to see how he tackles the challenges of each area. Even if you don't have any off-camera flashes or a clue what he's talking about, there's bound to be a few ideas in there that can help you stage your house-selling photo shoot, i.e., when shooting the bathroom, pictured: "I left the towel a little rumpled just to not be too anal."
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The saga of the copyright-infringing toddler continues as a California court refused to dismiss a lawsuit claiming that Universal Music had filed an improper takedown notice under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The DMCA provides a mechanism for copyright holders to demand the removal of infringing material on the web, but it also allows lawsuits against those who abuse that authority. Universal claims that it has no obligation to take fair use into account before sending its takedown notices, but Judge Jeremy Fogel rejected this argument—and with it, Universal's request to dismiss the lawsuit.
The case concerns Stephanie Lenz, a mother who filmed her young children dancing in their kitchen to the Prince song "Let's Go Crazy." She posted her video to YouTube for the enjoyment of family members, only to have the video removed due to a DMCA takedown notice from Universal. She filed a counter-notice stating that her video was non-infringing, and then with the assistance of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, sued Universal for sending a takedown notice over a video she says it should have known was non-infringing.
Lenz's argument was bolstered in September when Universal told ABC that it had issued that takedown notice at Prince's request, and that the request "has nothing to do with any particular video that uses his songs. It's simply a matter of principle." The quote might confirm Lenz's charge that Universal did not follow the DMCA's requirement that a copyright holder have "a good faith belief that the use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law."
Creative arguments
In seeking to dismiss the lawsuit, Universal made a number of creative arguments. The most important was its claim that fair use is such a complicated doctrine that it's unreasonable to expect Universal to consider it before sending out takedown notices. Universal also made the more audacious argument that because it had not admitted its takedown notice had misrepresented the copyright status of the video, it could not be proven that Universal had made a "knowing" misrepresentation, as the DMCA requires. Judge Fogel flatly rejected both arguments, writing that Universal's interpretation of the law would allow copyright holders to send bad-faith takedown notices on the flimsiest of pretexts.
Judge Fogel did not even bother to address another of Universal's arguments: that its takedown notice was not really a DMCA takedown notice because it included a disclaimer saying it wasn't. As EFF's reply brief noted, Universal's takedown request had followed the exact DMCA takedown procedure, and it had been sent to the YouTube e-mail address designated for DMCA takedown notices. Evidently, if it walks like a DMCA notice and quacks like a DMCA notice, it can be litigated as a DMCA notice despite what Universal wants to call it.
The judge also did not comment on Universal's argument that the video was not fair use because publishing videos of toddlers dancing to its music could undermine the market for licenses to make similar videos (Ars is not making this up). Universal argued that if Lenz's dancing toddler video were regarded as a fair use, it could result in "not only toddlers, but bands or other musical performers creating unauthorized derivative works and posting them to YouTube," harming the market for derivative works based on Prince songs.
As EFF pointed out in its reply brief, this argument is circular: any use of a copyrighted work can be said to undermine the market for licensing that use. While Judge Fogel didn't directly address this argument, he didn't seem to think it would be too hard to draw the necessary distinctions between a 29-second, low-quality home video of dancing toddlers and unauthorized commercial uses of Universal's music.
Universal struck out this time, but it will have plenty more at-bats before fair use fans can declare victory. Wednesday's decision allows the case to move forward, but it was not a ruling on the merits of Lenz's claims against Universal. Indeed, Judge Fogel wrote that he "has considerable doubt that Lenz will be able to prove that Universal acted with the subjective bad faith" the law requires.
In surviving Universal's motion to dismiss, Lenz and the EFF have won the right to obtain documents and interview witnesses from Universal in order to build their case. And after the case is decided, the losing party will almost certainly appeal. Holden, the exuberant toddler at the heart of the case, could easily start school before we'll know for certain whether Universal broke the law in demanding his video be taken down.
Further reading
- You can check out the decision (PDF) on the EFF website


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Civil Harassment Restraining Order
Civil Harassment - Video
Resolving Your Civil Harassment Case in the California Courts provides information about the options for resolving civil harassment disputes. If you feel harassed by someone, or if someone says you are harassing them, watching this video may help. The video is part of a series that provides information about resolving specific types of cases through the normal court process and through alternative dispute resolution (ADR) processes, which are usually less formal, less expensive, and less time consuming than a trial.
Do It Yourself
We have a document preparation program available for you to use to complete the necessary forms to request a civil harassment restraining order. This program will ask you to answer questions that are needed to request a civil harassment restraining order. The answers you give will be used to complete the forms needed to request a restraining order. This program will also allow you to print out or efile all the completed necessary forms. Click here to Do It Yourself - Civil Harassment Restraining Order.
If you would like the Self-Help Center / Family Law Facilitator's Office to review your forms before you file, then do not make copies until after the Center has reviewed your documents.
Information Sheet: Forms and Instructions
This information sheet contains detailed instructions about the forms and steps needed to request a Civil Harassment Restraining Order.
At the end of the Do It Yourself - Civil Harassment program, it will print out all your completed forms listed below. If you decide not to use the Do It Yourself - Civil Harassment program, then for $5 the forms are available at the Court Clerk's Office or you may download free forms by clicking on the following links. You must complete the following forms to request a Civil Harassment Restraining Order.
- CH-100 Request for Civil Harassment Restraining Order (staple the following as needed)
- MC-025 Attachment Form (if you need more space to describe the harassment)
- CH-109 Notice of Court Hearing
- CH-110 Temporary Restraining Order (only complete if you are requesting emergency orders, if so complete items 1, 2, 3 and 9)
- CH-130 Civil Harassment Restraining Order After Hearing (only complete items 1 and 2)
- CLETS-001 Confidential CLETS Information
- CM-010 Civil Case Cover Sheet
- CH-120 Response to Request for Civil Harassment Restraining Orders (staple and leave blank)
- CH-120-INFO How Can I Respond to a Request for Civil Harassment Restraining Orders?
- CH-800 Proof of Firearms Turned in or Sold (leave blank)
- CH-200 Proof of Personal Service
Filing and Serving Instructions
1. Complete Forms and Make Copies
Complete all necessary Restraining Order forms listed above in items 1 through 6.
Make three copies of your original completed CH-100 Request for Civil Harassment Restraining Orders.
2. File With Court
Take to the Court Clerk the all the completed original documents listed above in items 1 through 6 and. Also take to the Court for filing 3 copies of your original completed CH-100 Request for Civil Harassment Restraining Orders.
If you are requesting an emergency temporary restraining order then when you give the Court Clerk your originals and copies, the clerk will deliver the documents to the judge so that a decision can be made about your emergency temporary restraining order request. Make arrangements with the Court Clerk about when and where you should pick up your copies of the restraining order documents. Generally, within 24 hours from when you file, the court will make a decision about your emergency temporary restraining order. When you pick up up your restraining order copies, you will know the date and time of your hearing and whether the judge granted your requrest for an emergency temporary restraining order.
If you are not requesting an emergency restraining order, then when you give the Court Clerk your originals and copies, the clerk will stamp all your documents and give you a hearing date and time.
3. Serve Copy and Complete Proof of Service
Someone who is 18 years or older must personally deliver to the other party a copy of your restraining order documents including the following:
- CH-100 Request for Civil Harassment Restraining Orders (plus any attachments)
- CH-109 Notice of Court Hearing
- CH-110 Temporary Restraining Order (if granted)
- blank CH-120 Response to Request for Civil Harassment Restraining Orders
- CH-120-INFO How Can I Respond to a Request for Civil Harassment Restraining Orders?
- blank CH-800 Proof of Firearms Turned In or Sold
The other party must receive these documents at least 5 days before your scheduled hearing date, unless otherwise ordered by the court.
The person who personally delivered the documents to the other party must complete and sign the Proof of Service CH-200 form.
If you are having the Sheriff's Office deliver the documents to the other party, then you will need to give the Sheriff's Office 2 copies. In addition, the Sheriff will have their own Proof of Service form.
4. File Proof of Service
You must file the original completed Proof of Service (CH-200 or Sheriff's form) with the Court Clerk's Office as soon as possible so you can show that the other party was served.
5. Go to Court
Go to court on the day of your hearing.
If you do not attend your hearing, then any temporary orders will expire on the date of the court hearing and you will have to start all over again to ask for orders if you need them in the future.
Need Filing Help?
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Civil Harassment Restraining Order?
It is a court order that helps protect people from harassment by roommates, neighbors, co-workers or other people not close to you.
If you are being abused by your spouse or registered domestic partner, ex-spouse, boyfriend or ex-boyfriend, girlfriend or ex-girlfriend, parent, child, brother, sister, grandmother, grandfather, mother-in-law, son-in-law then you may request a Domestic Violence Restraining Order, not a Civil Harassment Restraining Order.
Can I get one?
You may obtain a civil harassment restraining order if you are worried about your safety because someone has stalked you, harassed you, sexually assaulted you or threatened you with violence.
What facts does the judge need to know about?
Your written declaration must state sufficient, detailed facts that show reasonable proof of a past act or acts of abuse. Your written declaration should contain dates, a detailed description of the recent abuse and a detailed description of any injuries.
If someone you know also witnessed any incident, that person may submit a declaration describing the incident. If you have police reports, photographs, declarations by others or other supporting documents, attach a copy to your CH-100 Request for Orders, labeled as Exhibits and number each exhibit in your declaration.
If you are requesting protection for another person, he or she must live in your household or be a family member. Your declaration must state the facts showing why that person also needs protection.
The Court will grant or deny your request for temporary orders solely on the basis of your declaration. Your declaration must contain detailed facts based on your own knowledge.


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Although Yellowcard formed in Jacksonville, Fla., in 1997, it wasn't until the release of "Ocean Avenue" (Capitol) in 2003 that the pop punkers managed to make some noise.
The title song became a hit single and propelled the band to instant celebrity. This led to many opportunities, such as headlining the 2004 Vans Warped Tour and performing at the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards, as well as winning the MTV2 Award. The album sold more than one million copies in the United States.
Yellowcard's vocalist and guitarist Ryan Key, violinist Sean Mackin, drummer Longineu Parsons, guitarist Ryan Mendez and bassist Josh Portman, are paying homage to its big step to success with its ninth studio album, "Ocean Avenue Acoustic" (Hopeless Records) and a corresponding tour. The band will be at the House of Blues in West Hollywood on Saturday and Anaheim on Sunday. At the show, fans will hear both an acoustic and electric set featuring the "Ocean Avenue" tracks.
"We planned on doing a tour this year around the 10-year anniversary of the record. We keep saying all the cool kids are doing it, so we wanted to be in the cool kids club," Key said. "We decided to record the album acoustically as a supplement to the tour. We've been touring so hard for three or four years and we wanted to make the show something different and something special, something that might stand out a little bit more."
Key said Yellowcard stripped down the "Ocean Avenue" songs to its acoustic roots, keeping the energy, as well as the drum and bass lines intact. Only a few of the tunes have been rearranged.
Looking back at "Ocean Avenue," Key credits the band's overwhelming success to timing. He said the group was signed to the right record company with a strong staff full of good ideas to help get the band's momentum going. He is also thankful for the team of management and support staff behind Yellowcard that has helped the group continue.
"It's not platinum records and video music awards any more, but we have an amazing career and we tour the world playing music and it's still something we are able to do and make a great living doing it," Key said. "We owe that not just to the people that built it up, but to the people who sustain it as well."
Other factors Key cites are the fans' steady support and the band members willingness to continue to work hard to keep their project going.
Key's initial goal was to become an actor. He was involved in theater throughout his life, although he avoided musical theater, as he had a lot of vocal problems.
Key's voice issues continued through Yellowcard and after a few years in the band, he had to have surgery on his vocal cords. Finally in 2006, Key began taking voice lessons.
"It's tough for me, I've never been shy about the fact that I do the best I can. I love writing songs, I love playing shows, but singing takes everything in the world to do, which is cool because I'm a singer," Key said.
Los Angeles and Anaheim are the final stops of Yellowcard's current tour. Next they will travel through Australia and Europe, returning home for the holidays. They have been discussing the possibility of writing and recording a new album next year.


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Sleeveless chiffon dress featuring sequin shoulders, high-low hem and elastic waist, available in one size only.
Bust: 33.85"
Waist: 23.62"-32.28"(elastic)
Front Length: 32.67''
Back Length: 41.33"
1'' difference is allowed. Please make sure you check measurements of the clothing comparable to your own measurements. Do not assume or go by tag size, as sizes vary greatly from era to era and also from different designers.
We made the dress longer than the picture shows according to buyer's feedback. The dress is suitable for people within 5 feet and 5 inches, and within 110 pounds. If you are not sure whether the size fit you or not, please feel free to contact us by providing the measurement of your bust, waist and hip. It would be better if you can tell us how tall you are and how much you weigh, thanks.
A slight chromatic aberration is allowed due to the different display resolutions.
The dress is also available in green, purple, watermelon red and white. Please check my collection to find them or send me a message if needed.


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CA Term Limits PAC Endorses Efforts To Qualify Term Limits Initiative In West Hollywood; Deploys Resources On The GroundSeptember 17th, 2012 flash
Last month a group of grassroots activists and community activists in the city of West Hollywood filed an initiative to place the issue of term limits for their City Council on the March ballot in 2013. This initiative would limit Council Members to three four-year terms and then impose a lifetime ban on future service. While there is a strong effort locally to gather the necessary signatures to qualify this measure, at the request of leadership of this local term limits movement, California Term Limits PAC has endorsed this effort and to assist materially to get this matter before the local voters.
CA Term Limits PAC has made a significant investment to deploy paid signature gatherers in the city of West Hollywood to augment the work being done by local volunteers, and help to ensure that the voters of the city will be able to vote on term limits for their city council this coming March.
"A primary goal of the California Term Limits PAC is to assist with local efforts to qualify and pass term limits at the local government level all around the state," said Jon Fleischman, President of California Term Limits. "West Hollywood is a classic example of where you have a small group of city insiders who have been serving on the council, in most cases, for decades. Term limits ensure citizen representatives instead of career politicians, and West Hollywood is a city that definitely needs them."
"Ours is a quintessential grassroots effort made up of citizen volunteers committed to gathering enough signatures to put term limits on the March ballot here in West Hollywood," said Sheila Lightfoot, a local leader in the WeHo term limits effort. "We think that after a period of time, elected officials should return to private life and others should have the opportunity to serve. We are so pleased that California Term Limits PAC has endorsed our initiative and is helping us by augmenting our efforts to gather registered voter signatures on our petitions in this final stretch toward our goal."
"We're grateful for the support of California Term Limits to help us qualify our initiative for the ballot in West Hollywood," added another WeHo local term limits leader, Scott Schmidt. "Their support is a vote of confidence in our volunteer effort. California Term Limits understands that whether it is in West Hollywood or Sacramento, elected officials need an expiration date, or else they lose their focus and ambition and become too cozy with donors and lobbyists."
"We already have deployed paid signature gatherers in West Hollywood who have already gathered hundreds of signatures and will collect many more in our efforts to assist local term limits activists in reaching their goal," added Fleischman. A total of 2350 valid signatures of registered West Hollywood voters must be turned into the City Clerk by September 26, 2012. To ensure that enough valid signatures are turned in, it is the intention of the local West Hollywood Term Limits Committee to exceed that number by a significant amount.
If you are interested in helping with the grassroots effort to qualify term limits in West Hollywood, you can get involved by going to their website here: www.WeHoTermLimits.com. You can find out more about California Term Limits at www.CATermLimits org.


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Art teacher Stephanie Chew�s 11th- and 12th-grade fine arts painting and figure-drawing students spent the day at Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts last week, touring the campus and viewing the Tim O�Brien exhibition. Students then participated in two one-hour group figure-drawing workshops, rendering from live models. A Lyme College drawing professor worked with 11th-graders in one session, while an admissions counselor worked with the seniors. After lunch, students toured dorms and had portfolio review sessions with admissions personnel. The day was a great opportunity for students to experience firsthand a post-secondary art school.
On the trip were seniors Madeline Bennett, Michaela Chilcote, Jessica Drake, Samatha Farland, Azeris Fowler, Jazzlynn Gilot, Kelsey Houlihan, Molly Jones, Haley Joyal, Hannah Kogut, Joseph Lefebvre, Dandan Li, Adrianna Lowe, Jocelyn Mendoza, Anna Newcomb, Alexis Tanguay, Rochelle Tasca, Brittany Taylor and Caitlyn Vitucci.
Uppers included Julia Breen, Owen Cao, Hannah Elliott, Leah Hayes, Madison Henault, Emily Hungerford, Sabrina Piccione, Liana Pike, Amber Ploof, Brianna Rice, Emily Rondeau, Chelsey Sobanski, Olivia Vaillencourt, Zoie Wallick, Melissa Weglein, Julianna Whitford-Anthony and Jessica Zelasky.
Supporting Otis
Head of School David Klein, Director of Student Affairs John Iovino, English teacher Patrick Kirker and Sachem Campus school counselor and administrative intern Jessica Vocatura assisted at last week�s Otis Library�s O�Tis a Festival. Among the many NFA faculty and staff were present at the event to shop and enjoy the fellowship. Klein, Iovino, and St. George were celebrity greeters on the street directing the public to parking. For the third consecutive year, ninth-grade English teacher Pat Kirker provided musical entertainment, always a much-loved part of the event.
ASVAB test
Since 1968 about 40 million students have taken the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery nationally. Two weeks ago, about 50 NFA seniors took the test. A multi-aptitude group of 8 sub tests, the assessment measures abilities in general science, arithmetic reasoning, word knowledge, paragraph comprehension, mathematics knowledge, electronics information, auto and shop information and mechanical comprehension. Students also take an interest inventory, and work with Kathleen Matthews of NFA�s Career Resource Center, their school counselors and representatives from the ASVAB Career Exploration Program to begin career planning. Test scores allow them to coordinate their interests and abilities with more than 400 civilian and military occupations.
Students are under no obligation to join the military as a result of taking the ASVAB; many students take it to explore military and civilian occupation options.
Project ELF
Again this year, the National Spanish Honor Society is working with the Connecticut National Guard in a special program to benefit children of military families from Connecticut whose parents are now deployed or who are about to be deployed to Afghanistan before the holidays. Officers seniors Julia Morales and Moira Lewerk and uppers Enita Liang and Erica Sanders and members are collecting new unwrapped toys through the National Guard�s ELF Program for children,up to 18 years old. Toys will be distributed at a special celebration on Dec. 16.
Donations will be accepted until Dec. 10. Contact Spanish teacher and adviser Ellen DeLeon at firstname.lastname@example.com, or drop off at the Visitor Check-In Station at the main (south) entrance on Crescent Street.
Take the opportunity to holiday shop at NFA.
The Cat Shack, in the Converse Building, is open special hours through this month to accommodate Wildcat and community shoppers. Purchase NFA apparel and spirit items from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Dec. 7; 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 12; and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Dec. 18.
The Museum Gift Shop, at the Slater entrance and accessible by elevator via the Atrium, features modestly priced art and craftwork by local and regional artists, including Steinhagen Pottery, Chili-Bob Whatley�s hand-crafted candles and Karen Rossi�s mobiles, several jewelry collections, books about art, Norwich and Slater related topics, miniature cast reproductions, original and reproduction artwork, cards and postcards. Also featured are fragrances, specialty soaps, accessories and other free-trade items, and children�s games, puzzles, and books. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. weekends.
Latham Library is open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 7.
Final thought: Michael Carr tells us, �All kids are gifted. Some just open their packages earlier than others.�
Geoff Serra is director of communications and public affairs at NFA. Reach him at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow NFA on Twitter at #nfaschool or on Facebook at facebook.com/nfaschool.


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Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation (DLHWC)
Fact Sheet ESA 91-22
Workers' Compensation under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act
Coverage and Benefits
The Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act provides compensation benefits to approximately 500,000 workers for disability due to an injury or an employment-related occupational disease occurring on the navigable waters of the United States, or in adjoining shoreside areas, and for certain other classes of workers covered by extensions of this act.
Benefits Provided
The act provides medical, surgical and hospital services and supplies. The employee is allowed a choice treating physician, as authorized by the Secretary of Labor.
For Disability
An injured employee is eligible to receive compensation for disability at the rate of 66 2/3 percent of the employee's weekly salary, subject to the specified maximum in effect at the time of injury, for as long as the effects of the injury continue. Compensation is also available for permanent impairment of specified limbs, for hearing loss, and to replace loss of earning capacity.
Minimum and Maximum Compensation
The minimum rate of compensation is 50 percent of the national average weekly wage or the employee's full wage if less. The maximum compensation rate is 200 percent of the current national average weekly wage as determined by the Secretary of Labor.
For Death
Benefits are paid to a widow or widower or other eligible survivors, if an injury causes death. Funeral expenses are paid up to $3000. The surviving spouse of a covered employee receives 50 percent of the average weekly wages of the deceased employee for life or until remarriage. Awards to dependent siblings, children, and grandchildren end when they reach age 18, but may be extended if the child is a student or is incapable of self-support.
Hearing, Review, and Appeal Rights
If an employee or his or her survivors, or an employer or insurance carrier disagree with a recommendation of the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, a formal hearing may be requested before an administrative law judge. Appeal from an administrative law judge's decision may be taken to the Benefits Review Board. Subsequent appeal from the Benefits Review Board may be taken to the U.S. Court of Appeals and finally to the United States Supreme Court.
Source of Benefit Payments
Employers are responsible for insuring the payment of compensation and medical benefits to injured employees. This is provided through private insurance carriers, or by employers who are authorized to become self-insured. Benefits under this program are not funded by the government.


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Last updated: November 22, 2013
NHGRI Scientific Director Daniel Kastner is inducted into the National Academy of Sciences
NHGRI Scientific Director Daniel Kastner is inducted into the National Academy of Sciences
By Raymond MacDougall
NHGRI Staff Writer
"It is one of the highest honors a scientist can aspire to and one of the highest forms of recognition from one's peers in the world of science," said Dr. Kastner about his election to NAS. He was elected to the biomedical science class - one of the organization's six classes - in the medical physiology and metabolism section. Current NAS members may elect up to 72 members per year based on their achievements in original research.
Dr. Kastner recounted the moment he received word of his election. Colleagues told him that he was nominated for membership, so he checked for notification early on the announcement day, but no word had arrived before he launched into his clinical duties. A colleague then arrived with news of his election, right in the middle of a patient exam.
"In a way it was the most appropriate setting possible," said Dr. Kastner, "since patients have been at the center of my work for over 20 years." On Saturday evening at the induction ceremony, Dr. Kastner added his name to the leather-bound membership registry that contains the signatures of nearly all of the current and past members of the NAS.
NAS membership puts Dr. Kastner in excellent company that includes NIH Director Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., and approximately 50 other NIH scientists. He said he takes seriously the accompanying responsibility to act as a spokesperson among scientists, to promote and defend his field and to be a mentor for younger scientists who are building their careers.
About the National Academy of Sciences
The NAS was formed to "investigate, examine, experiment, and report upon any subject of science." As science began to play an ever-increasing role in national priorities and public life, the National Academy of Sciences eventually expanded to include the National Research Council in 1916, the National Academy of Engineering in 1964, and the Institute of Medicine in 1970.


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Designer Kari McIntosh Dawdy transformed this kitchen with bright colors and accents, giving this 1920s home a more contemporary feel. She selected white cabinets and gray countertops that can handle the orange tones that pop within the room. Especially captivating is the soft orange-colored ceiling that helps to frame the entire design.
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What do you do with old empty wooden thread spools?
How about using them to create unique projects perfect
for the textile enthusiast? Check it out!
Spool Christmas tree by Maya Road
Wooden spool heart from Scrapbooks etc.
Ornament from Sugarlumpstudios
spool table by sticksandbricks
spool table by sticksandbricks
wooden spool cork board DIY instructions from thesillypearl
Necklace by WoodenNicklesJewelry via etsy
wood spool snowflake wreath from twopeasinabucket
wood spool snowflake wreath from twopeasinabucket
wood spool buttons
Vintage ad
Cute spool wreath from Crafts Unleashed
Thread spools as hooks
Adorable thread spool poetry by Kelli Nina Perkins
What do you think?
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Ten Tips To Maximize Facebook Content
August 16, 2016
It should come as no surprise that the 'Book has once again changed the rules of social media marketing. Sponsored ads (paid ads) have taken over as the new ruler of this social media castle. Sponsored advertisements require payment to reach a larger audience. It's simple, really – the more money you pay, the more people who see your post. It's a fabulous idea (I love them!) but these can cost a pretty penny, depending on your desired reach in audience. In the battle of sponsored ads vs. organic posts vs. millions of Facebook pages, how can you come equipped to compete against AND stand out in the push and shove of the titanic Facebook crowd?
Here are ten tips, courtesy of We Are Social Media, to help your salon create more engaging Facebook posts. You better listen up, this is like the figurative Holy Grail of social media marketing advice to master the head honcho of the web.
1. Be natural.
Nothing is worse than reading a robotic post. Facebook is a place people come to relax and scroll through their newsfeeds, so nobody wants to spend time reading a post that is difficult to decipher.
2. Be relevant.
Users want to engage in minute-by-minute stages. You'll get less interaction on a post that talks about Kim and Kanye's secret wedding in Italy, a month after it happened. Just a quick skim on current events will keep you in the loop to discuss time appropriate topics.
3. Be visual.
Pictures are worth a thousand words - it's never been truer. However, the key to garnering engagement with visuals is choosing a good image that is not only relevant to your post but has good picture quality and is esthetically pleasing.
4. Be succinct.
The shorter your posts are, the better. Limit them to 80 characters or less. (See?)
5. Be emotional.
Dig deep to find your persuasion powers. Posts that can elicit an emotional response will engage readers to comment and discuss.
6. Ask fans.
"Did you love Sarah Jessica Parker's gown from the premiere last night?" EVERYBODY has an opinion, so try to find out what it is. Asking simple to answer questions will encourage your audience to express their thoughts.
7. Post quotes.
Inspirational, motivational, encouraging – you name it, people love them! Quotes about life, love, and family are extremely relatable to your audience. Bonus: if it's paired with great imagery, it's even better.
8. Play right.
While there are challenges to facilitating interaction on social media, it's better for you and your fans if you don't ASK for it. Just think, it will be more meaningful garnering support the good ol' fashioned way (relatively speaking)– by creating content that is worthy of engagement.
9. Use full links.
Shortened links are perfectly fine for sites like Twitter, where your character count is limited to a mere 140 characters. However, Facebook has the space to show your audience just exactly where the link is taking them. Fun fact: full-length links are clicked on three times as much as condensed links.
10. Be yourself.
It's the most important piece of advice anyone can give you in life, and it still holds true for your online presence. Your brand reflects who you are, and your fans will choose to believe in the person behind the product. So, be YOU and have fun!


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After this shambolic Ashes tour, changes are inevitable. So who should get the chop from the Ashes tour party? A few ideas:
1. Giles. A no-brainer surely. Thank you and goodbye Ashley.
2.G Jones: Batting confidence shot to pieces. Back to county cricket - forever?
3.Read: Can't cope under pressure. Back to county cricket - DEFINATELY FOREVER!
4.Plunkett: Why was he picked in the first place?
5.Joyce: The Theo Walcott of the Ashes? Why did Fletcher not give him a chance instead of Mahmood? Had he no faith in him?
6.Mahmood: If SJ and Tremlett get fit...
7.Anderson: ditto.
8.Fletcher as coach : He's done a great job, but he's past his sell-by date. Moody or Woolmer please.
9.Freddie as captain: Will we ever learn? Appoint Strauss with Bell vice-captain - groom him for long-term future.
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Ben Affleck Gets Honorary Degree From Brown
Ben Affleck "Passes Matt Damon" With Honorary Degree
Ben Affleck received an honorary degree from Brown University while at the institution's commencement ceremony in Providence, RI over the weekend. He took the stage to accept his doctorate diploma among Brown students chanting, "Speech." In response, Ben reportedly told the class of 2013, "This is a spectacular honor for me. Among things today, in terms of higher education, I pass Matt Damon."
Ben — who attended Occidental College in LA and the University of Vermont — once majored in Middle Eastern affairs. He decided to drop out and pursue acting, while Matt did the same at Harvard University. Dr. Ben may technically top Matt in the title department, but his good pal also made scholastic honors this year when he was honored with Harvard's 2013 Harvard Arts Medal last month.


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In the turbulent, exciting year of 1968, "Mick" McCarthy and his pretty, petite but tough-as-nails lover, Bridget Connolly, are thrown into a tangled maze of dark secrets, drugs, sex, rock & roll...and murder.
Blair Prentiss Vanderwall, the beautiful, pampered, pseudo-hippie daughter of a wealthy socialite family summering in Newport, Rhode Island, is found dead on a beach and the last person to be seen with her is the cousin of Mick's army buddy, Smitty.
Backed by the last few bucks from McCarthy & Son Private Investigations, Mick and Bridget fire up Mick's motorcycle and head to Newport to retrace the last weeks of Blair's life, from the marble mansions of Newport to the free-flowing, free-love hippie crash pads and smoke-filled bars on Cape Cod, and backstage at the Newport Folk Festival.
As the shadows in Blair's life begin to take on a terrifying persona, threatening all who seek to shine a light on the mystery, Mick and Bridget must ask the real question―not who would have loved to wring Blair Vanderwall's pretty little neck...but who wouldn't.
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"Colorful and exciting. Wasley is well versed in the 1960s New England music scene (he was a folksinger and rocker), and he is able to make us feel as though we are in that time and place." ―Booklist
"Here's a recipe for a page-turner: Take a moment of high American drama―the tumultuous year of 1968. Add some cool New England locations―Harvard Square and the Newport Folk festival. Throw in a wisecracking Boston detective. No, wait...make that a whole family of Boston detectives. Let Ric Wasley cook it all up for you. Then sit down and enjoy. You'll be glad you did." —William Martin, New York Times bestselling author of Back Bay
"P.I. Michael Prescott McCarthy, half Irish and half Boston Brahmin, and his partner Bridget Connolly go to Newport, RI, to rescue the cousin of his Vietnam army buddy. A killer in the tony resort is murdering people in vicious ways...Wasley uses his knowledge of music and personal experience in the Sixties to bring a certain reality to this tale." ―Library Journal
"If you enjoy mystery, there's plenty to go around, action too, and if you're into sixties music the scenes will resonate all the more." —Art Tirrell, author of The Secret Ever Keeps
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2019 Program dates: May 13 - August 7, 2019
The Ohio State College of Veterinary Medicine, Office of Research and Graduate Studies is proud to announce the availability of summer stipend awards for veterinary students seeking research training. The awards will provide summer stipends for students working for faculty members on approved research projects. The stipends will be awarded on a competitive basis and will provide $5,000 for the summer term.
The primary goal of this program is to assist in the development of knowledge and skills of professional veterinary students in comparative and veterinary medicine related research problems. This training program provides mentorship and infrastructure for veterinary students to attain specific technical and conceptual skills to perform hypothesis-based research involving faculty supervised projects at The Ohio State University or with associated collaborative institutions.
Research Environments and Finding Mentors
The research environments available for veterinary students include a diverse array of opportunities. The College of Veterinary Medicine is an important component of one of the most comprehensive health sciences centers in America and is central to creating a healthier world. Faculty mentors are involved in research to improve the health of animals, the safety and quality of food animal products, wildlife and conservation (see below for list of funded opportunities), and the understanding of basic mechanisms of disease. Our interdisciplinary research programs bring together talented investigators from across the University, nationally and internationally, to share knowledge, skills and ideas in collaborative research projects, technology development, and commercialization. To find a mentor, visit the hyperlinks above to explore the faculty profiles in specific interest areas or click on the following for the complete list of faculty in the college.
Suggested Steps to Find a Research Mentor
- What are your interests? Pick an area that you would like to explore - something that you want to learn more of and that you will enjoy. Think about what you would like to investigate - whether it be something that might have been touched on in class, or something you will be studying in the future.
- If you do not know, then surf around the departments of the college and see what grabs your attention.
- If you already know what area you would like to pursue a project in, your next step is to find the mentor to sponsor you.
- Set up a time to meet with several faculty mentors to see who you would feel comfortable working on a project. It needs to be a mutual working relationship in order to get the most out of the experience. If you cannot find a mentor from the lists provided or have contacted them with no response (email and calling), then contact our office and we can help you make contact.
- Funding - when you meet with the mentors - ask what they think about the different types of stipend funding available. Do they think it is a good idea to try for Merial or Morris funding? Sometimes your area of interest will determine the funding source.
- Look at the application and see what is required of the student and mentor. Communicate the requirements to your mentor and observe deadlines! Get your materials in by the specified deadlines (these may vary according to the funding - see below).
Funding Sponsors
Funding for this program comes in a variety of forms - grants, industry, endowments, gifts, departments. Below is a listing of the sponsors who have participated in the past.
Boehringer Ingelheim - There will be 1-4 positions to be funded by the Boehringer Ingelheim Veterinary Scholars Program. To be considered for one of these slots, you must complete the application and submit it by the February 4, 2019 deadline. The application package can be found below. More information on the National Veterinary Scholars Program can be found at Boehringer Ingelheim. Non-Ohio State applicants should contact Michele Morscher with their intention to apply to the program. Please scroll down this page and complete the Summer Research Program Application.
Morris Animal Foundation: The Morris Animal Foundation also sponsors a summer research program. ONE application from each school may be submitted for consideration. To be considered for the one MAF Scholar slot, you will need to complete the appropriate application and submit it to the College's Office of Research & Graduate Studies for initial review by February 4, 2019. If your application is chosen, you will then work with Michele Morscher to finalize its completion to be submitted to MAF by their formal deadline of early March , 2019. MAF VSSP
Government Programs
- NIH T35 Training Grant: (10 positions): The purpose of this training grant is to provide short term research experiences for professional veterinary medical students, allowing them to acquire specific technical and conceptual skills to perform hypothesis based research involving biochemical/molecular, tissue culture, and/or animal models of disease. Mentor List for the T35
- Dr. William Busey Fellow - stipend support for veterinary students interested in research involving pathology
- Dr. Michael Rohovsky Fellow - stipend support for veterinary students interested in research
- Bernice Grimm Fellow - Income to provide stipends for veterinary students interested in research careers to benefit the health and welfare of animals. Students must be enrolled in a summer research project at the College.
- Muffin Sniadoski Fellow - income provides funds for veterinary students in summer research projects studying congestive heart failure and/or kidney failure in canines
- Dr. Boyd and Anne Epperson Fellow - projects studying research in food animal medicine and diseases
- Carl W. & Mary Alice Groppe Fellow - projects studying research of cures for large animal diseases
- Cliff M. Monahan Summer Research Fellow - to provide stipends for veterinary students in summer research projects studying wildlife and exotic animal species health and conservation at The Wilds, Columbus Zoo or Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. The Wilds is one of the largest and most innovative wildlife conservation centers in the world. It is located on nearly 10,000 acres in southeast Ohio and home to rare and endangered species from around the world living in natural, open-range habitat, as well as home to hundreds of indigenous species. The Columbus Zoo: Their Conservation and Collection Management Committee aims to have a direct effect on wildlife conservation through awarding grants which promote sound and sustainable practices that integrate conservation research, capacity-building, education and community involvement around the globe. The committee also provides oversight and direction to the Zoo regarding on-site scientific studies, living collection management and animal health programs. The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo has a partnership with our Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine and formed the Epi-Zoo Program. Dr. Pam Dennis, clinical assistant professor in VPM, was hired to lead research that will investigate the relationships between animal management, disease, and the environment.
- Global One Health -
- Pet Smart Charities - projects studying research in shelter medicine or human-animal bond
More information on the summer research program can be found below.
- Environment
- Veterinary Student Training Overview
- Compliance Training
- Workshops and Field Trips
- Seminars
- Training Program Retreat
- Scholar Selection
- External Recruitment
- Mentor Information
Application and Selection Process
Program Eligibility
Veterinary students that have completed at least two semesters (one academic year) of the veterinary professional curriculum by June of each year are eligible. Trainees are expected to have acquired a minimal cumulative grade point-hour ratio (CPHR) of 3.30 in veterinary school. Applications will be reviewed by the college's Council for Research, a committee of faculty representing all departments in the college. Each application will be evaluated and given a score.
Summer Research Program Application
Materials required for the application
- Completed Application form by student and mentor - Application Form can be found on the side bar under Important 2019 Deadlines and Documents
- Letter of Support from the mentor - should include funding support, plan of training, meetings, etc..
- Ohio State Students: Current Advising Report - can be found on Buckeye link (If you are a NON-Ohio State Student - then an Official Transcript is required)
- Resume or CV (curriculum vitae)
All materials should be sent as electronic (email) attachments (doc files or PDFs) to Michele Morscher (firstname.lastname@example.com) by 5:00 pm February 4th to be considered for this program. The original signed hardcopy should also be submitted to Michele Morscher, 127L VMAB, 1900 Coffey Road, Columbus, OH 43210.
For Further Information or Questions, Contact
Michael Oglesbee , DVM, PhD
Program Director, Summer Research Program
Chair, Department of Veterinary Biosciences
(614) 292-9672
Michele Morscher
Assistant Program Director, Summer Research Program
Office of Research & Graduate Studies
(614) 292-9203


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Fun and a parade broke up solemn tributes to fallen soldiers at memorial monuments throughout the center of Brooklyn on Monday.
Fun and a parade broke up solemn tributes to fallen soldiers at memorial monuments throughout the center of Brooklyn on Monday.
The town's Memorial Day parade included solemn ceremonies before it at the Brooklyn Fairgrounds, in the middle at the war memorials at the corner of routes 169 and 6, and at the end, at South Cemetery on Route 169. The event was followed by the town's annual Family Fun Day celebration.
"Today, through our collective national memories, we remember all those who sacrificed their lives," retired Lutheran Rev. Robert Blackard told the crowd outside the town's Vietnam, Korea, World War I and World War II memorials. "We remember them today, but we should remember them every day."
Dale Werkhoven, an Air Force veteran who lives in Brooklyn, marched in his Air Force uniform.
"I hope it helps people appreciate that all of us gave some, and some of us gave all," he said.
Evan Grayson, 14, was one of a few Boy Scouts from Troop 44 in Brooklyn who placed wreaths at the town's memorials for war veterans and fallen soldiers.
Grayson's family watched him march with the Scouts and his sister march with the Brooklyn Middle School band. From their perch outside the Brooklyn post office, parents Joyce and Ron Grayson, daughter Kaitlyn, 18, and foster daughter Samantha, 13, said the parade is about celebrating war dead, but also the community.
"You've got the schools, the Little League, the fire department, soccer, veterans — everybody's here," Ron Grayson said. "It's a good day to catch up with people you don't see too often."
Many residents caught up during Family Fun Day, a free celebration of Memorial Day and the beginning of summer at the Brooklyn Fairgrounds, This year's event included free coffee and doughnuts, face-painting, pony rides, police demonstrations, a magic show and an inflatable obstacle course.
Bucky Lohbusch, the town's parks and recreation director, said Family Fun Day has followed the parade for five or six years now.
"It started small, but it gets bigger each year," Lohbusch said.


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Black Monday ... Gray Tuesday.
Gray area, at least for a lot of our teams in the Top 32 Countdown. With seven coaches getting fired Monday, not to mention a handful of general managers, ranking teams gets a bit difficult. Believe it or not, 21 and 22 were the hardest. Do you penalize the San Diego Chargers for losing a GM and head coach, or move them up after a win? Either way, hiring Ron Wolf as a consultant was a smooth move, enough to keep the Miami Dolphins at bay at 22. You probably think we don't care past the top 10. Now you know, and knowing is half the battle.
Speaking of caring, we wanted to get you the Power Rankings on Tuesday, despite it being a holiday. That, of course, meant writing on a day not conducive to such matters ...
@harrison_nflwhatever you write, I'm sure it will get under someone's skin. Do your thing, man! Looking forward to it every Tues.— Tubbs (@fattymcturd) January 1, 2013
Yes, the Power Rankings upset a few of you this season, i.e., Broncos fans. Take a look below -- well done, Denver.
As for Nos. 2-32, hit us up with your take. @Harrison_NFL is the dropbox.
Until then, let the dissension commence ...
(Note: Arrows reflect change in standings from last week's Power Rankings.)
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Well deserved. This space has been flooded with disgust, venom and vitriol because the Denver Broncos were not ranked No. 1 in previous weeks. I've been hearing regurgitated stats and receiving pie charts on Twitter reflecting this team's greatness. People have superimposed Sammy Winder jerseys on my Facebook profile picture. Thing is, Denver earned this lofty status by taking care of business, i.e., beating lesser teams handily. More importantly, the Broncos get the nod because of the development of a ground game; 593 yards rushing and six touchdowns over the past four games is no joke.
Like Denver, the New England Patriots have shown an ability to get the running game going, providing Bill Belichick's squad a dimension that was sometimes there, sometimes not in the past -- kind of like James Spader's acting career.
Sunday's loss to the Buccaneers was disturbing. Yes, the Atlanta Falcons had nothing to play for. But Mike Smith started his guys ... and they lost. I always say, if you're going to order a Sourdough Jack, go all the way -- don't get a diet soda. The loss to Tampa felt like a value meal and diet. (Which is better than a Malibu and diet, but I digress.) The Falcons must re-establish the killer instinct displayed in Weeks 15 and 16, because whoever they draw out of the wild-card round will be fully capable of taking them out. Thinking Seahawks here.
Seattle Seahawks can beat anyone in the tournament. Sure,
the Rams gave the 12th Man a panic attack late Sunday, but if you have watched that club this year, you know they come to play under
Jeff Fisher.
Back to Pete Carroll's squad ... Premium secondary + effective running attack + quarterback who doesn't pull any Sanchize's = Super Bowl threat.
Yes, the Green Bay Packers are a major player on the NFC side. But you can't tell me Lambeau faithful aren't a wee bit leery of the secondary these days. Christian Ponder completed some big passes on this group in the Vikings' victory on Sunday. On the game-winning drive, the Packers allowed Michael Jenkins -- Michael freaking Jenkins -- to be wide open on a third-and-11. M.D. Jennings takes terrible angles when he's not making game-ending interceptions scored as touchdowns.
Tough to place the San Francisco 49ers below Green Bay, considering the Niners won handily and the Pack lost. But the latter fell to a playoff team at their place. Also, as much as this writer loves the old school way the 49ers play football, there is just no getting around one simple fact: Colin Kaepernick has started seven games; Aaron Rodgers has started 84. Throw in the fact this team got blown out by the Seahawks two weeks ago, and you get the point. Boy, this is a ranking I'd love to be wrong about. With all of the rule changes assisting the passing game, it's remarkable that the 49ers play winning football with a ground attack and defense. Now, if David Akers could start making some kicks.
There was some thought to ranking the 10-6 Bengals ahead of the 12-4 Texans, given how terribly Houston performed down the stretch. It seems like ever since Chad Henne lit up the defense in Week 11, the Texans have been in a funk. Don't get me wrong, Henne has ruined teams' seasons before -- it's just always been his own.
This is a different 10-win ballclub rolling into Reliant than the one that got run over last year in the wild-card round. These Cincinnati Bengals have won seven of eight games, and quarterback Andy Dalton's numbers are up in almost every major category. Houston will need J.J. Watt to swat another ball and return it for a touchdown, like last year, or else Cincy will steal a game on the road.
What a play by reserve linebacker Rob Jackson the other night. Feigning a blitz -- the Washington Redskins blitzed about 177 times that game -- Brian Orakpo's replacement took two convincing steps toward Tony Romo before getting serious depth to make Week 17's biggest play. There is no overrating a play that was symbolic of the Redskins' NFC East title season, a campaign in which countless guys stepped up. Yes, including a couple of rookies in the backfield.
The Indianapolis Colts have suffered long enough in these rankings. They had never cracked the top 10 because of a negative point differential and a penchant for eking by in games. Yet, at some point, you must tip your cap to a club that consistently wins in the face of both adversity and injury. Hey, let's put it simply: 11-5 is 11-5, broham.
When I'm wrong, I say I'm wrong. That's what my colleague Dave Dameshek always says on "NFL Fantasy Live" (except he almost never admits he's wrong). Weeks ago, I was asked about the Minnesota Vikings' playoff hopes when they were 6-5. Boy, talk about fail. Forgive me if I didn't realize Adrian Peterson would go through defenses like Johnny Rambo through a forest full of beer-bellied troopers. Don't sleep on a defense that has tightened its belt on third down over the past four weeks, allowing just 17 conversions on 54 attempts. Impressive, no?
The Baltimore Ravens have a classic case of the backing-ins. Does this mean John Harbaugh's squad will be one-and-done? Not necessarily. The 2008 Cardinals lost four of six entering the postseason. Then Kurt Warner and Larry Fitzgerald got hot. In similar vein, can Joe Flacco dominate playoff secondaries? Torrey Smith compiled 156 yards in five December games. Yes, he sat some of the time, but bottom line is Flacco and Smith must rekindle their chemistry on Sunday, lest the game rest on the league's 17th-ranked defense. That's a 50-50 proposition.
Lovie, out. Playoffs, out. While Jay Cutler did say "change isn't always a bad thing," he also took a measure of responsibility for the Chicago Bears' offensive ineffectiveness. So, what now? General manager Phil Emery likely will direct his coaching search toward the offensive side of the ball. Falcons offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter is a hot name. The intuition here is that Chicago is going to wow people with the hire. I'm not smelling a familiar coaching name in this NFL town. Stay tuned.
Can a 9-7 football team be a complete disappointment? When you're the defending champs and started the season 6-2, you bet. The New York Giants beat the 49ers 26-3 (on the road!), the Packers 38-10 and the Saints 52-27. They also stunk up the joint in Cincinnati, Atlanta and Baltimore. Call it strange, but it's not. This club has been inconsistent most of Tom Coughlin's tenure in New York. Hard to believe, but New York has missed the playoffs three of the past four seasons.
Where to begin? This was a season in which the defense was ravaged more than any club in pro football only to be bailed out by the quarterback time and again. But Sunday night certainly flipped the script. The depleted front seven competed enough to keep the Dallas Cowboys in the game, while some big mistakes by Tony Romo deep-sixed division title (and playoff) hopes. The question for the day: Would Norv Turner come back to North Texas as offensive coordinator?
The sky is falling in Pittsburgh when their beloved Steelers go 8-8. This .500 season felt much like 2009, when injuries and an inconsistent ground attack left the Steelers at 9-7 (and on the outside peering in at relevant January football). Linebacker James Harrison is probably on the outs with the organization. Free agent Mike Wallace could be gone, too. But if he holds onto contract offers the way he does footballs, don't you worry -- he'll be back in Pittsburgh.
It's tough to tell whether or not Carolina Panthers fans want Ron Rivera back, whether ownership wants him back, or whether he should be back. Nonetheless, there's no getting around the fact that this team won five of its last six -- with the lone loss coming against an emotionally charged team on its own field. Putting that game in Kansas City aside, Carolina was one of the most consistent clubs in the NFL from late November on.
The St. Louis Rams finished the 2012 campaign with much promise -- and heart. Maybe we shouldn't get all kittens and rainbows about a 7-8-1 record, but give these Rams some love. They hit Seattle ready to play on Sunday, losing on the final drive in the league's loudest stadium. Just a few more pieces, Jeff.
Well, Sean Payton won't be trying to get 1,000 yards out of Felix Jones next season after all. New Orleans, not Dallas, locked up the suspended head coach. But the question is, when will Payton return from said suspension? The Times-Picayune's Mike Triplett wrote a piece on Monday suggesting Payton should be allowed to return now, considering the 2013 season -- at least for this franchise -- begins now. I can see both sides of this deal, including Roger Goodell's. But there's no question the 2009 champions' issues must be addressed awfully soon, starting with the defense.
Closing out a disappointing 7-9 campaign on a positive note might be akin to shining a turd to some, but give the Tampa Bay Buccaneers credit for not packing early for vacation. They went into Atlanta and got a "W" with little to play for -- other than the facet of the human condition we all assume the modern athlete has left at the door: pride.
Evidently, Christmas came late for San Diego Chargers fans. All those barking for new management got what they wished for. Season ticket holders are already getting their 2013 lists ready for Santa. I briefly caught a glimpse of one that hit my windshield while driving to Legoland on the 5: "A running back with more touchdowns than broken clavicles, please," it read.
What a brutal way to close out 2012 for a Miami Dolphins team that surpassed many expectations over the course of the first 16 weeks. Putting aside the 28-nuthin' drubbing at the hands of the Pats, this organization can at least look forward to a quiet offseason. No lockout like 2011, no coaching change like 2012. The Dolphins have head coach and quarterback in place. It appears GM, too. Time to acquire some talent on the outside, with apologies to Brian Hartline, of course.
An all-too-familiar story resides in Buffalo again. No, not 6-10, although that little guy is a familiar face around Ralph Wilson Stadium. While the Bills have finished 6-10 or 7-9 in six of the past seven seasons, once again this organization is hunting for a new head coach that can bring it a postseason berth for the first time since Y2K. The Bills will feature their seventh lead dog since Wade Phillips departed after the 2000 season. Turnovers lose football games. So does turnover.
Will NFL Network analyst Michael Lombardi be running the Cleveland Browns soon? Not sure how close my colleague is to landing the gig, but what I can tell you is that Mike is extremely knowledgeable about the product while having respect for the game. Whoever becomes general manager in Cleveland must hire a head coach who can develop all of that young talent on offense, or at least bring in an offensive coordinator that will. Brandon Weeden, Trent Richardson, Joe Thomas, Josh Gordon, Greg Little ... those are the ingredients of a viable nucleus.
Seven head coaches lost their jobs on Black Monday. Rex Ryan was not one of the unlucky ones. He's not exactly lucky, either. The team is financially tied to Mark Sanchez, for now. The offensive line must be retooled. Shonn Greene is what he is. Getting Darrelle Revis back healthy is huge. Make no mistake, however, Ryan has a stiff challenge getting this team back to AFC Championship level again.
More Black Monday bidness to sort out. Both GM Rod Graves and Head Coach Ken Whisenhunt were let go. The latter had what is now considered a long look at Head Coach, what with six full years at the helm. Hard to call it a failure, as Kurt Warner - as great of player as he was - isn't the only reason the Cards made it to the Super Bowl in Whisenhunt's second year. Defensive Coordinator Ray Horton could be tasked with getting Arizona there again, should the organization go that direction. From the in-case-you're-wondering department, the Cardinals' defense finished 12th in 2012 - not bad for a unit forced to compensate for a Headless Horseman offense.
Does anyone outside of Nashville realize this team finished with six wins? The Titans felt like a 3-13 or 4-12 club, given how poorly they played in Houston, San Diego, Minnesota, and Green Bay, plus the blowouts suffered at home. Tennessee was outscored by 141 points. A mulligan? We'll find out, as Mike Munchak will be back in 2013 it appears. Now, what to do at quarterback ...
Closing the 2012 campaign with an eight-game slide and finishing 4-12? Yeah, that was on anyone's radar. The club couldn't even get Megatron his 2,000 yards. (Though 81 certainly didn't help his own cause by dropping a few catchable balls.) If you have anything interesting to say about the Detroit Lions right now, by all means: _______________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ (You're still here?)
OK, let's table the Chip Kelly convo for a moment. What happens to LeSean McCoy? I've been watching pro football for 30 years, covering it professionally for seven, and this guy is as talented as they come. He has heart, too. McCoy's lack of use this season was a football tragedy, compounded by the heavy workload Bryce Brown received upon taking his place in the lineup. There are, oh, about 25 teams that would love to have McCoy. And run him.
Dennis Allen wasn't fired, despite some speculation and fan's wishful thinking otherwise. Winning seasons are getting harder to collect in Oakland than pieces in the Civil War chess set. Allen didn't fare well in that category, like his predecessors, but the most disturbing aspect is how poorly the defense played ALL year. That side of the ball is Allen's side of the ball. Ownership anticipated seeing a D that gave up fewer than 27.7 points per game. Oakland sacked opposing passers only 25 times, while allowing them a 97.5 passer rating. The Raiders were outscored by 153 points. It's rare to say this, but honestly, this club was lucky to be 4-12.
If ever a new GM could come in and endear himself to the masses, it has to be in Jacksonville. Develop some talent outside and produce a pass rush. Fill those two holes, and the rest is cake. OK, quarterback is a big issue. But for now, that blunder (if Blaine Gabbert is indeed a failed pick) is on the departed Gene Smith. Whereas wide receiver and pass rush are Issues A and B every year for the Jaguars organization.
An awful campaign for the Kansas City Chiefs came to a merciful conclusion in Denver on Sunday. Romeo Crennel led a 2-14 team, so the firing doesn't come as a shock. Of course, the 65-year-old has been through plenty, including the Jovan Belcher tragedy. While Chiefs fans are probably happy to have a change at head coach, there is no doubt that people equate Crennel with class. The same hasn't always been said of general manager Scott Pioli, who could be keeping his office. Interesting, perhaps only to me, that the new head coach won't be reporting to that office. Why consider keeping a guy only to lessen his power over a team? Would love Chiefs fandom feedback here ... as in, @Harrison_NFL.
Elliot Harrison is an analyst on NFL Network's NFL Fantasy Live show, weekdays at 1 p.m. ET and Sundays at 11:30 a.m. ET. Follow him on Twitter @Harrison_NFL.


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NORFOLK -- Aisha Owmba doesn't know when she'll see her husband again.
She and her 6-year-old son waved goodbye Thursday as the aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower pulled away from a pier at Norfolk Naval Station for what has been billed as a four- to five-month deployment.
But with big defense cuts looming -- a consequence of Congress's failure to pass a new budget and reductions demanded by sequestration -- Owmba fears those plans could change.
"I'm scared they're going to be stuck out there," she said, wiping away tears.
It was the second farewell in less than a year for Eisenhower families, who welcomed their sailors home just two months ago following a six-month deployment to the Persian Gulf.
The fast turnaround and the uncertainty emanating from Washington weighed heavy on the minds of loved ones who bundled up against the cold to see the ship off.
"I'm telling myself that they won't be back before the end of summer," said Kelly Schroeder, whose husband is an aviation mechanic aboard the Ike. "That way, if they come back on time, it will be like a bonus."
The Eisenhower was brought home early in December to have its flight deck resurfaced so it could be sent back -- part of a reshuffling of forces sparked by mechanical problems on a West Coast-based carrier. The Ike will relieve the John C. Stennis as the only U.S. carrier in the Middle East.
The departure comes two weeks after the budget impasse forced leaders to cancel the deployment of another Norfolk-based carrier, the Harry S. Truman, two days before the ship was to set sail. The last-minute change came after the Pentagon dropped its requirement of having two carriers deployed in the Middle East -- a move that will save the Navy about $300 million a year.
The decision to send the Eisenhower after a short break instead of the Truman, which last deployed in 2010, angered a number of Ike spouses. Many vented on Internet message boards and in phone calls to reporters following the announcement.
Some spouses were still grumbling as the ship pulled away Thursday.
"I was mad," said Maria Jenkins, who brought her 11-month-old daughter to see off her husband. "It's not fair to send them again when the Truman hasn't been out."
Rear Adm. Michael Manazir, the commander of the Eisenhower strike group, said the decision came down to economics and efficiency.
"It's not a question of fairness; it's a question of taking the American taxpayer dollars and distributing them the most cost-wise way," Manazir said.
The admiral said his staff launched an awareness campaign after observing the blowback from the Truman announcement.
The Navy has warned that, given the budget squeeze, it might not have enough ready aircraft carriers to meet its operational requirements by sometime in 2014. Sending the Eisenhower now and keeping the Truman in port buys a few extra months, defense officials said.
The Eisenhower is due to enter the shipyard for scheduled maintenance before the end of the year. The ship wouldn't have been able to deploy later in the rotation had Truman gone in its place.
"If you were to deploy somebody else at this time, it would not be a good investment," Manazir said. "The American taxpayer dollars are already invested in the Ike."
Current plans call for Truman to stand ready in case of emergency and then deploy to the Persian Gulf later this year or in early 2014.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Krysten Bowles clutched a cellphone and waved as a tug pushed the Eisenhower away from the pier. Bowles served four years aboard the ship before transferring to shore duty late last year and said she knows "half of the crew."
"This is a tough one for them," Bowles said. "They just got back; there's a lot of uncertainty.... But this is what we all signed up for."