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The Department of Medicine II at the University Hospital of Würzburg treats patients with hematologic / oncologic, gastrointestinal and rheumatologic/immunological clinical pictures on both inpatient and outpatient basis. The director of the Department is Prof. Dr. med. Hermann Einsele.
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U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Tuesday, suggesting a second day of weakness as investors continued to hold off from making big bets going into the start of corporate earnings season.
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Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), among the first high-profile names to report, will release its results after the market closes on Tuesday. The aluminum maker is seen posting profit growth of more than 50 percent, according to Thomson Reuters data, along with a 3.6 percent decline in revenue.
Recent U.S. economic data has been strong, following a dismal start to the year, and market participants are looking to corporate earnings for confirmation that the economy snapped back in the second quarter. Many analysts are especially looking for an acceleration in revenue growth.
Profits are seen growing 6.2 percent in the second quarter, according to Thomson Reuters data, a rate that is down from the 8.4 percent growth that had been forecast at the start of April. Revenue is seen up 3 percent.
Market action may be slight until traders get a better sense of how the earnings season is shaping up. Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC) is among the few S&P 500 companies slated to report later this week, but next week will see dozens of bellwether names report, including numerous Dow components.
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1 Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.[a]
2 I will say of the Lord, "He is my refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust."
3 Surely he will save you
from the fowler's snare
and from the deadly pestilence.
4 He will cover you with his feathers,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
5 You will not fear the terror of night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,
6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
nor the plague that destroys at midday.
7 A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.
8 You will only observe with your eyes
and see the punishment of the wicked.
9 If you say, "The Lord is my refuge,"
and you make the Most High your dwelling,
10 no harm will overtake you,
no disaster will come near your tent.
11 For he will command his angels concerning you
to guard you in all your ways;
12 they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
13 You will tread on the lion and the cobra;
you will trample the great lion and the serpent.
14 "Because he[b] loves me," says the Lord, "I will rescue him;
I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
15 He will call on me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble,
I will deliver him and honor him.
16 With long life I will satisfy him
and show him my salvation."
1 It is good to praise the Lord
and make music to your name, O Most High,
2 proclaiming your love in the morning
and your faithfulness at night,
3 to the music of the ten-stringed lyre
and the melody of the harp.
4 For you make me glad by your deeds, Lord;
I sing for joy at what your hands have done.
5 How great are your works, Lord,
how profound your thoughts!
6 Senseless people do not know,
fools do not understand,
7 that though the wicked spring up like grass
and all evildoers flourish,
they will be destroyed forever.
8 But you, Lord, are forever exalted.
9 For surely your enemies, Lord,
surely your enemies will perish;
all evildoers will be scattered.
10 You have exalted my horn[d] like that of a wild ox;
fine oils have been poured on me.
11 My eyes have seen the defeat of my adversaries;
my ears have heard the rout of my wicked foes.
12 The righteous will flourish like a palm tree,
they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;
13 planted in the house of the Lord,
they will flourish in the courts of our God.
14 They will still bear fruit in old age,
they will stay fresh and green,
15 proclaiming, "The Lord is upright;
he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him."
1 The Lord reigns, he is robed in majesty;
the Lord is robed in majesty and armed with strength;
indeed, the world is established, firm and secure.
2 Your throne was established long ago;
you are from all eternity.
3 The seas have lifted up, Lord,
the seas have lifted up their voice;
the seas have lifted up their pounding waves.
4 Mightier than the thunder of the great waters,
mightier than the breakers of the sea—
the Lord on high is mighty.
5 Your statutes, Lord, stand firm;
holiness adorns your house
for endless days.
15 We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves. 2 Each of us should please our neighbors for their good, to build them up. 3 For even Christ did not please himself but, as it is written: "The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me."[a] 4 For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.
5 May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had, 6 so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
7 Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. 8 For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the Jews[b] on behalf of God's truth, so that the promises made to the patriarchs might be confirmed 9 and, moreover, that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written:
"Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles;
I will sing the praises of your name."[c]
10 Again, it says,
"Rejoice, you Gentiles, with his people."[d]
11 And again,
"Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles;
let all the peoples extol him."[e]
12 And again, Isaiah says,
"The Root of Jesse will spring up,
one who will arise to rule over the nations;
in him the Gentiles will hope."[f]
13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
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Chris Thorburn has spent three games in the Jets' top six, and garnered some contentious praise. On the surface, the idea is laughable. He's been among the Jets' worst players for three seasons, and has never risen above the third line of a horrid Atlanta team in all his career. He's the enforcer of a team that doesn't employ a nuclear option like a John Scott.
Yet his performance has slowly quieted critics, who are now left to grasp at bits of evidence while they wait in cover for their 'I told you so!' moment. Small sample size can disrupt almost any analytical framework, just as Chris Thorburn has gone bull-in-a-corsi-shop and defeated logic with his magical under-helmet flow.
I'm going to put my analysis to the test by predicting that the Chris Thorburn experiment ends early in the second period tonight. Let me tell you why.
Numbers Are Insufficient, but Easy to Write
There are numbers to suggest Thorburn will crash at some point, but we also have to acknowledge that he's a victim of poor fortune and bad linemates on the fourth line.
In his game on the 4th line against the Flyers, Thorburn was on for 10 shot attempts against and exactly 0 for. It's not an uncommon occurance with the Jets' fourth line to play without the puck entirely.
Three games in the top six saw him go 40 attempts for, 34 against. It's an improvement without a multiplier, because 0 times anything is zero (thanks grade 2 math!). Still, for being on the ice for 40 corsi attempts by the Jets through three games, he himself had just 2 shots.
If we expand that, of the 335 Jets shot attempts he's been on the ice for this season and last, Thorburn has attempted 44 of them. That's fewer than one attempt at the net per game (he's played 63 times), and it's considerably lower than even a 1/5th share of the attempts (at just 13%). It's unlikely he's being 'held back' all that much.
By The Power of Vision
But it's a hornet's nest in the math world, and it leads me to cheer against guys just to be right. I choose a fairly intensive eye witness framing and try to fill in the details with numbers.
Chris Thorburn is not used in the breakout on that line. It's a two forward breakout and Thorburn just skates away (by design). He's barely used in the neutral zone, and you can see the Jets give up opportunities to move they puck they might otherwise take just because Thorburn is on the other end of the pass. His work is exclusively in the offensive zone where he does one thing – create space.
He's a big guy with good straight ahead speed, no transition or lateral skating ability, cement-heavy first steps, and the edge work of an elephant. And while his hands are well behind a top-9 forward, they aren't Ben Eager bad, and the puck rarely just skitters away from him or dies because of poor execution. I think it might surprise people who don't watch him carefully, but his greatest asset is that he's not a stupid hockey player.
Where James Wright makes mental mistake after mental mistake and is constantly in some stage of chasing or recovering, Chris Thorburn just isn't an NHL athlete with regard to his body control.
When he plays with Jokinen and Setoguchi, he does everything right – he tramples to the end boards to create a turnover, he tramples to the net to create chaos, he throws picks and hits and collapses defensive triangles and annoys the goaltender. It has given Jokinen and Setoguchi much more room to play.
The problem is that it's going to end tonight. St Louis is large, physical, and structurally disciplined. Chris Thorburn will be going to the net when Jokinen is checked, and he'll be late in transition coming back. He will look confused and unaware, even though it's just his role. His role is not meaningful when it's not combined with other hockey skills in the Western Conference. Other teams have tried, from JF Jacques to Zach Kassian to pick your favourite example. If you're not Lucic or Backes or Chaison or someone with skills AND size, you can't play in a Western Conference top six and survive.
Why the Second Period?
The Jets will look a bit disorganized in the first, as they seem to against St Louis. The question, of course, is how much energy they will have. I trust Noel will give Thorburn his minutes to get his body on people and raise the energy level of the game.
I also trust that Ken Hitchcock will adjust in the second period to dominate that line like the Blues are on a powerplay, and Noel will be forced to sit him after a poor shift or two.
So Then What?
The experiment will end as it began – as a poor idea from a desperate coach with a paper thin roster.
Evander Kane may not be the best linemate for those two – certainly we have a lot of evidence now that Evander Kane plays better with everyone that isn't Olli Jokinen.
A more proactive management team might start looking for a big-bodied winger to take that role while trying Kane on the third line when he returns from injury. Viktor Stalberg is floundering in Nashville, and there is likely regret on both sides (though a large deal and term). Jesse Jonesu has had moments in Edmonton and has very little risk attached. How about Umberger from Columbus, or any of Stafford, Ott, or Luke Adam out of Buffalo?
Your mileage may vary on the specific target, but the Jets are going to have a sudden hole in the their lineup part way through tonight's contest, and we'll be back to watching a 1-line team.
There are lessons to learn from Thorburn's recent success, both good and bad. As always, it's a matter of whether the organization is open to change.


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A long-running Sierra Nevada forest planning dispute will now be settled by the Supreme Court in what could shape up as a crucial public lands case.
On Monday, the court agreed to referee the dispute pitting environmentalists with the Portland, Ore.-based Pacific Rivers Council against the U.S. Forest Service over decision-making that dates back to the second Bush administration. While the specific case involves 11 Sierra Nevada forests, the eventual outcome could shape everything from who gets to file lawsuits to the scope of future environmental studies.
"Definitely, throughout the West, this could have huge impacts on the moving of projects forward," Dustin Van Liew, executive director of the conservative Public Lands Council in Washington, D.C., said in an interview Monday.
One key question confronting the court will be whether environmentalists have the "standing" to sue against a general forest plan, as opposed to a specific project proposal, by virtue of their making recreational use of the national forests. To gain standing in federal court, individuals must show they've been injured or face imminent injury.
A second major question is how extensively detailed the Forest Service must be when preparing overarching management plans, such as the one governing the 11 Sierra Nevada forests.
"The only role for a court is to insure that the agency has taken a 'hard look' at the environmental consequences of its proposed action," Pacific Rivers Council's attorneys said in a legal brief, adding that "agencies cannot take a 'hard look' unless they have reasonably identified the consequences of their actions."
Underscoring the case's potential significance, the Public Lands Council and the affiliated National Cattlemen's Beef Association secured Supreme Court permission Monday to file a brief opposing the environmental group. Many more briefs, from both sides, are sure to come.
The court's decision to hear the Sierra Nevada case, sometime during the 2013 term that starts in October, means that at least four of the court's nine justices agreed to reconsider a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision from last year in which environmentalists prevailed.
In that 2-1 appellate court decision, the 9th Circuit panel concluded the Forest Service in 2004 failed to adequately study the effect of dramatically revised forest plans on Sierra Nevada fish populations.
"The Forest Service provided no analysis despite the fact that the 2004 (plan) allows much more logging, burning, road construction and grazing," Judge William A. Fletcher wrote for the appellate panel.
The planning, and required federal environmental impact statements, cover nearly 11.5 million acres of Forest Service land stretching from Southern California to the California-Oregon border. Taken together, the Sequoia, Inyo, Sierra, Stanislaus, Humboldt-Toiyabe, Eldorado, Tahoe, Plumas, Lassen and Modoc national forests, and the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, encompass more than 5 percent of all land managed by the Forest Service nationwide.
When presidents have changed, so have the Sierra Nevada forest plans.
The Clinton administration issued one Sierra Nevada plan in January 2001, about a week before President Bill Clinton left office. The President George W. Bush administration then scrapped that plan, and issued another in 2004.
The 2004 Bush plan called for harvesting 4.9 billion more board-feet of timber than under the 2001 Clinton plan. The Bush plan also called for constructing 90 more miles of new roads, reconstruction of 855 more miles of existing roads and a loosening of restrictions on grazing. Bush's supporters in the timber and cattle industries, among others, supported the changes, while environmentalists warned of the dangers.
"My first Sierra Nevada backpacking trip was to the Mineral King area in 2000, during which time I also fished," Pacific Rivers Council Chairman Bob Anderson, a South Lake Tahoe resident, said in a court declaration used to establish injury and standing. "I plan to continue these activities as long as the management of Sierra Nevada national forests does not prevent me from doing so."


text: We hear electricity is going to be huge someday, though we're not sure Subaru got the same memo. The company rolled out its all-electric G4e concept concept car in Tokyo, thought it was outshined handily by the new Impreza STI. The small hatch combines underfloor Li-on batteries with seating for five and a relatively meager 124-mile charge range. Sure, the designers got the spacial engineering right, but we get the feeling Soob's rally-spirit heart just isn't in this one.


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|2009-09-18, 10:54
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Age: 34
Ryukishi actively encouraged public discussion and cooperation for Umineko much in the same way he did for Higurashi; that is, Umineko is probably something a single person will not be able to figure out alone, and the author seems to have suggested that you're going to need the input of other people to figure things out. I other words, it's something people as a whole will need to talk and share information on to unravel the mystery.
It could then be said that the story is not meant for a single mind's reading: you're going to need input from other people if you want a snowball's chance in hell of making it through.
The current problem with Battler is that everything's new to him: he's playing by the witch's rules and is still being led on by her. Episode 12 (you'll want to watch it at least) has shown he's already starting to learn how to play and not make things a one-sided match. Suffice to say that even the rules of the game aren't exactly what they seem.
The very nature of Umineko is the reason Animesuki's VN player community for Umineko is a tightly bunched and cooperative group of lunatics.
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|2009-09-18, 11:58
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and also
on the behalf of Beatrice, i would like to welcome Sugetsu for becoming her new furnature~
now you may kiss her shoe.
(unless you want to regain the fighting spirit)
personally I find it better to treat it as two genres mixed in two different layers. If you take the presentations at face value, it's a decent fantasy action thriller.
However if you want to seek the culprit, you have to treat those "magic" scenes as symbolism of what truly happened. Once you stop believing in the existence of magic, then those sequences are not necessarily the truth, as they are "impossible" in this world.
just my two cent's worth
|2009-09-18, 13:15
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You are actually acting like George and the rest back in the first tea party: because there isn't any immediate explanations about one's death, it "becomes" the witch doing.
However, there is no definite truth to explain everything, but the underlying assumption is: since there are so many possible explanations behind these cases, it is pretty much leaving too much room for an oversimple "magic" explanation.
Kanon: as much people already figured out, there is no proof regarding "Jessica's key" authenticity. Therefore, there is no need of a Master Key for this case (and if we aren't as naive as Battler, nothing prevents us to suspect Gohda or Kumasawa).
Likewise, there is no proof Kanon "really" died if Beatrice used a word play (although I'm not fan of this speculation).
If we speculate the whole scene was a giant delusion by Kanon (who is overly loyal to Kinzo), it is possible to explain the fancy show.
Likewise, there is nothing that settle Shannon's death either.
For all intent and purpose: from a author point of view, it would be suicide and meaningless if the answer is "the witch", because it wouldn't require any thought process for the solution.
Furthermore, once again, there ARE inconsistencies:
First: why did the "witch" kill people despite the alibis aren't clear enough? Why didn't she show up before them? And so forth and so forth.
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|2009-09-18, 14:43
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Well then, everything you say is correct if what the witch showed us is just a huge illusion like in the matrix, But there isn't any suggestion of an illusion on a world scale. She is able to create worlds and situations and make people die over and over, thats why she is called the infinite witch. But then again as you all have said, it is all very subjective + the possible problems of badly translated subs could make things even worse. I have never played the game nor watched any other animes made but this author, so I have no idea what to expect.
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(Dragging Higurashi's cosmology into it, it's entirely possible that rather than creating or resetting the entire world each time a new 'game' starts, Beatrice is just picking a new pre-existing alternate universe to mess with.)
|2009-09-18, 15:32
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There is no such thing as a timeloop by the way, it was not like that in higurashi and it is not like that here, though an explanation on that contains higurashi spoilers. time loop is used as a simple explanation. palallel universes is closer to how it works.
|2009-09-19, 22:04
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To sum up this entire thread, people want their memetic scenes and they want them NOW! Speaking of which Maria's faces which just look borderline retarded this episode kind of reminds me of that popular emoticon from Something Awful Forums:
Spoiler for It's eventually going to stay that way:
Hilarious. Anyway I think the characters kind of put up a better fight in this arc than the last one, but not by much. Battler it feels just gives in way to easily in that he can't bring himself to suspect any of his family members or the servants. He's going to have to eventually though if it means he's ever going to have a ghost of chance of disproving Beatrice's existence. Other than that everything is still extremely unclear with these question arcs as I felt they were in Higurashi's if not more so. I guess I'll just have to place my trust in the future answer arcs to even start to make any real world sense of what is being portrayed here in this arc as magic, goat demons and killer maids with kinky loli voices. Here's to probably seeing Battler bowing down to Beatrice (Femdom levels off the charts by the way) a few more times until some sort of factor x (seemingly Bernkastel as a helper and advisor) finally gets introduced into this to break Beatrice's own willed stalemate.
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|2009-09-19, 22:45
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Turn of the golden witch (the second arc) is supposed to be really hard in terms of denying the witch. Even if the suspect the fantasy scenes are fake, there's not much evidence to prove that. And what evidence there is, is hidden away. You really have to pay attention to detail and have faith in the series, that everything isn't as simple as it appears to be.
Many people mistakenly think it's only confusing because of the how the anime adapted it. Which isn't true at all. The VN has more information but it's hardly any clearer. It never says that there's two different battlers and it never tells what Battler is and isn't witnessing. It never says that the Meta World isn't part of Battler and Beatrice's game. Hell, it doesn't even give the alternative world a name. Bern describes Turn perfectly, A one sided game.
Umineko is the type of series where you won't immediately understand what's going on. Sometimes you have to talk with others about it before you have a general understanding. The terms: Meta Battler, Meta World, Piece Battler etc are all fans terms for example. The VN didn't give you that information, it's something fans learned through interaction.
|2009-09-20, 19:20
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Have some salt
Oohh, I sorta take back any statements I had with censorship earlier.
The stupid faces are getting really silly and annoying. It's just getting too over the top to take seriously, and I hope they would stop competing to show who has the weirdest faces.
There's some crazy shit in this episode, and no wonder why my friends were telling me this episode should be diffrent. And those scenes near the end were wtf. Pretty disturbing stuff there. *Shudders* I knew Beatrice was on the kinky end, but geez.
Anyhow, the Rosa/Maria scenes during the fight were pretty cool, if not a bit short and Shannon/George were done somewhat well..
Battler, how can you make obscene jokes like that in a situation like that? And about your family member that's only a little kid? I'll give the episode a 7 for the wtfness and a few awesome scenes. I'm not really sure what's going on here as its happening really fast and the new witch may throw a screw into these things. People always want quick answers, and often times a supernatural one would fill in the gaps. But can we challenge ourselves to think a little more? That's the challenge of Umineko.
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Academic Culture
Classes in the US can be quite different and tend to be much more relaxed, group oriented and participatory than academic environments outside of the US. You will be expected to show up to every class, complete all assignments and exams, and participate in class and on group projects.
Sometimes, exchange students find the academic workload a bit challenging to get used to. It is recommended that you introduce yourself to your professors and let them know you are an exchange student. All faculty have office hours, during which time you can receive one-on-one advising or assistance with coursework.
Additionally, the Tutoring, Learning & Testing Center (TLT) assists Chapman students in becoming independent learners on the path to academic and career success.
The TLT offers a variety of tutoring services designed to help students attain their academic goals and make their education at Chapman more successful. Our tutoring center staff is intent upon assisting students to develop positive attitudes about themselves and their studies.
Services include:
The benefits provided by Chapman to exchange students vary from program to program. If your exchange program does not have a housing benefit, you have your choice of applying to live on campus in the dorms, or locating off-campus housing. Likewise, if your program does not provide a meal plan for the dining hall, you can purchase a meal plan or arrange for self-catering accommodations.
Application Procedures
If you are applying to on-campus housing, please complete the online housing application by the deadlines listed on the Housing website. If you are planning on securing off-campus housing, please contact the off-campus housing office.
Housing Deposit
For on-campus housing, you will not have to pay the housing application fee, but you will be responsible for a $300 refundable housing deposit. To make this deposit, please wire the funds by following the instructions below (Include full name & "Exchange student dorm deposit"):
Wiring Instructions:
Account Name: Chapman University General Operating Account
One University Drive
Attention: Financial Services Dept.
Orange, CA, 92866
Name of Bank: Wells Fargo Bank - Orange Plaza
Orange Plaza Branch
101 E. Chapman Ave
Orange, CA 92866
Account Number: 9286-0000-1111-2222-3
ABA Number (Routing Number): 121-000-248
International Wires, Swift code: WFBIUS6WFFX
Please include the student name and student identification number in the description section of the fund transfer.
Please contact Cynthia Wheeler at cwheeler@ chapman.edu or 714-997-6944 if you have any questions about wire instructions.
Chapman ePay
Chapman University is proud to be an E-Commerce University. Monthly emails are sent to students' Chapman email accounts notifying them when their eBILL is available. Students and authorized payers can view student accounts online using Chapman's eBILL feature. Payments online can be made via e-check through a checking or savings accounts OR by mail to the Chapman University Cashier's Office.
Getting Around Southern California
Public transportation in SoCal will not be what you are used to back home. Around the city of Los Angeles, there is a subway and bus system that is relatively extensive and easy to use.
Metrolink trains run up and down the Pacific Coast from San Juan Capistrano to Palmdale, and then from the coast inland to Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. This train system, however, is a commuter train so it doesn't run as frequently as you might be used to. The Orange Metrolink Station is located 10 minutes from the Chapman main campus. From this station, you can get trains to LA or San Diego County.
To catch an Amtrak train, take the Metrolink from Orange to Anaheim and transfer to Amtrak. LA Union Station is where you can transfer from Metrolink or Amtrak to the subway and bus system in Los Angeles.
Around the city of Orange, the Orange County Transportation Authority operates a very comprehensive bus system.
Buying a car
Some students decide to buy a car for the semester and then sell it before they depart for home. Craigslist is a good resource for used cars.
Los Angeles Airport (LAX) is approximately forty minutes to one hour from Chapman University, depending on traffic. All local airports:
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) 310-646-5252
Wheelchair Accessible Vans: 310-646-8021
Distance from Chapman: 40 miles
Ontario International Airport (ONT)
Distance: 35 miles
San Diego International Airport (SAN)
Distance: 92 miles
John Wayne / Orange County Airport (SNA)
Distance: 11 miles
Long Beach Airport (LGB)
Distance: 21 miles
Bob Hope/Burbank Airport (BUR)
Distance: 48 miles
There are three shuttle services we recommend to get you to campus from either LAX airport or John Wayne/Santa Ana Airport. Both cost about the same. Please use One University Drive, Orange, CA 92866 as your destination address for the shuttle reservation.
To get to LAX from Chapman, take Metrolink from Orange to LA Union Station and take the LAX FlyAway bus to LAX terminals.
Chapman Shuttle
Chapman has just launched a Shop n' Shuttle service providing free rides for students to local grocery and convenience stores. Thanks to the support from Chapman's Student Government Association, the shuttle service will continue running Saturday afternoons during the school year. The Chapman vans, which hold up to seven passengers, pick up students every 45 minutes from 2-4 p.m. from the Sandhu Residence Lot. The current route includes stops at Albertsons, Target, Walmart, Sprouts, Trader Joe's and CVS.
International Insurance
All exchange students are required to obtain international health insurance. ISEP students will be covered by MedEx as part of the application process.
The International Student Health Form will be part of the application you will need to complete for us online. For your convenience, this form can be completed online and printed. The physical examination section must be signed off by a physician.
Additionally, please complete the TB Risk Assessment Form in the Global Gateway. Both of these forms must be submitted in order for you to use our on-campus health center upon arrival. Also, please be prepared to furnish your health insurance ID card when you arrive.
Health care services usually include the following:
1. First aid: Cuts, abrasions, and burns.
2. Acute illness: Fever, sore throat, sudden pain, vomiting, and diarrhea.
3. Doctor's hours: Physician and Gyn Nurse Practitioner visits are available by appointment
4. Health maintenance: Immunizations, Hepatitis B vaccine, TB skin testing, and tetanus boosters.
5. Health screening: Pregnancy, PAP, STDs, blood pressure, and diabetes screening.
If the medical condition is beyond their scope of service, an outside referral is made. We have contracted physicians in the community who will accept our Chapman Student Health Insurance upon referral. Specific services (lab, x-ray, ultrasound, mammogram) may be covered with a Student Health Referral.
The Chapman Student Health Center is located at the corner of Sycamore and Glassell. The Health Center is open Monday through Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm. Walk-In hours are 8:30am-12:30pm during regular semesters.
An appointment is usually needed to see the doctor or gynecological nurse practitioners. Please call to schedule an appointment with a health care provider. Appointments are needed in the afternoons. Doctors; hours vary according to their availability.
Psychological Services
Visit Student Psychological Counseling Services to learn more about available services to exchange students.
Public Safety
Chapman University is located in safe Old Towne Orange. The Department of Public Safety is tasked with ensuring the campus and the surrounding Chapman neighborhood continues to stay safe. Through collaborations and partnerships with the Orange Police Department, Public Safety continues to enhance the safe environment of Chapman University.
The mission of Public Safety at Chapman University is to facilitate a safe environment conducive to learning, working, and personal growth through the development of community partnerships with all campus constituents.
In addition to campus patrols, safety alerts and maintaining campus safety, following are the services and resources offered by Public Safety:
1. Vehicle Jumpstarts
2. Safe Ride
3. Bicycle racks and registration
4. Lost & Found
5. Parking services
6. R.A.D Self Defense Course
To call Public Safety, please call 714-997-6763. All students are advised to program this number into their cell phones.
Fall orientation is typically scheduled for the third week of August. Please plan on arriving to Chapman by the Monday prior to the start of Orientation in order to get settled and ready for the week's activities. We will hold an exchange student meeting on Tuesday during orientation week.
For the spring semester, orientation is typically held on the last Friday in January. Please plan on arriving the Wednesday prior in order to get settled. We will hold an exchange student meeting on Thursday prior to orientation.
Getting a Mobile Phone
On arriving at Chapman University, one of the first things students do is organize their mobile phone and service provider. Following are the service providers available in the vicinity of Chapman University:
1. AT&T - 125 S. Main St, Ste A, Orange (714) 538-5700
2. Verizon Wireless - 691 S. Main St, #80, Orange (714) 564-0050
3. Sprint - 1449 W. Chapman Ave, Orange (714) 385-1730
4. Boost Mobile - 260 N Tustin St Ste A, Orange, CA (714) 288-9462
Exchange students usually do not have a credit history in the USA. Therefore, some cell phone providers may charge a deposit of up to $500 to start your post-paid monthly plan.
**Note** We recommend you explore all options available including the pre-paid plan that they have. Unlike certain countries, mobile phone providers in the USA may have fixed term contracts (e.g. two year contract).
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Immigration/Visa Questions....................................Susan Sams: email@example.com
On-Campus Housing Placements.............................Emily Brent: firstname.lastname@example.com
Off-Campus Housing Placements.............................Amanda Zamora: firstname.lastname@example.com
Online Application and Course registration.................Loren Diaz: email@example.com
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Powder Day
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Toronto, Canada - As if on cue, overnight storms and rain clouds parted as Audi Melges 20 teams pulled into the Port Credit Yacht Club (PCYC) parking lot allowing for crystal clear, sunny conditions for the final day of racing at the 2014 Canadian National Championship. Using her connections "up above", Batteries Not Required owner and helm Rhonda Joyce happily took credit for the outstanding wind and perfect Audi Melges 20 racing throughout the weekend. Sunshine, solid wind and fun surfing conditions made for an epic event.
Heading into the final day, Cesar Gomez Neto and his team on Portobello only needed to finish third or better to secure the regatta win. With a quickly building southerly wind, the fleet got off again perfectly on time with nice 16-19 knots and developing rollers for some great downwind action. Using the speed that allowed him to stretch his lead on Day 2, Gomez Neto started at the pin, legged out and was able to sail over the fleet on a long port tack to lead at the mark. John Taylor on Ninkasi did his best to close the gap downwind, but ran out of race course and could not reel in Portobello. With a quick round of high fives, Gomez added another title to his 2014 campaign.
In other action, John Messenger on Black Sheep had his hands full trying to stave off Justin Quigg's Character 2.0 for third place, while also trying to hang onto his Corinthian title, and first Canadian boat. After a seesaw battle in both races with puffy, shifty and at times nuclear windy, Messenger locked in third and the Corinthian Canadian National Champion title.
On top of the unbelievable weather, it was fun to see the improvement of the fleet throughout the weekend, with most teams getting their shot at the top, and showing flashes of top level Audi Melges 20 sailing. Paul Currie's Wild Deuces made a late charge in the final race to grab the lead at the last windward mark, only to fall victim to a tricky downwind run, but a great race for Paul and his team.
Once back at the dock, the fleet was again treated to another dose of PCYC hospitality with post race beverages and food while hauling out, then to a solid spread during the trophies. The racing conditions and social activities were first class, and it seems Toronto is a perfect fit for Audi Melges 20 racing.
The Audi Melges 20s are back at it again this weekend in San Francisco with the Pacific Coast Champs (September 27-28), followed by the North Americans on October 3-5. Cesar Gomez Neto had his boat packed up and ready to hit the road en route to San Francisco to compete in both events and see if he can continue his North American reign against some tough competition on the west coast.
TOP FIVE RESULTS (FINAL - After Nine Races, One Discard)
1.) Cesar Gomes Neto, Portobello; 2-1-2-1-2-1-1-1-[13/DNF] = 11
2.) John Taylor, Ninkasi; [6]-2-1-4-1-2-2-2-1 = 15
3.) Jon Messenger, Black Sheep; 3-[5]-3-5-3-3-3-3-3 = 26
4.) Justin Quigg, Character 2.0; 4-3-5-3-4-4-6-[13/DNF]-2 = 31
5.) Rhonda Joyce, Batteries Not Required; 7-7-4-2-6-[9]-2-5-8 = 43
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The next Wheatfield Business Association social will be Monday, March 18, at the Walmore Inn, Lockport and Walmore roads, Wheatfield.
The board meets at 6:30 p.m., social for general members is at 7:30 p.m. and the general meeting begins at 8 p.m.
The Niagara-Wheatfield Kiwanis (a WBA member) is having a pancake breakfast/basket raffle on March 24 at the Wheatfield American Legion Post. Proceeds will go to scholarship and camp funds.
For further information, or to donate, contact secretary Danny Maerten at 716-731-3696.


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Deadline: Friday, August 20, 2010
When do your kids go back to school? It used to be that school started like clockwork the first Monday after Labor Day. Now this was many, many years ago. Now with schools having their own start dates, virtual assistants can be faced with staggering unwanted expenses of buying new shoes and clothes when they have school-age children — and that is right around the corner!
Fortunately, my partner and I have only four-legged feline and canine children, so we are not faced with delving out cash (sometimes lots of it) for designer jeans, or the best shoes, etc. For you virtual assistants that are out there that need some help with buying school clothes, I was presented with a survey contest where the grand prize is a $250 shopping spree.
Here's the deal. Complete a survey at Two-Sense by Shop.com; oh, don't worry. It's VERY short. Once you do that and read the Terms and Conditions, you'll be eligible for a chance to win a $250 shopping spree at Shop.com.
Here's a summary of some of the rules:
- You must be 18 or older
- Open to residents of the US and the District of Columbia
- Prize per person/email/household/or address is limited to 1 Prize
Special recognition goes to the individual who identified herself as Shopping Queen for bringing this to the attention of BVA1Sweeps.


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The profound musical gifts of Harry Nilsson are on full display in THE RCA ALBUMS COLLECTION. This deluxe 17-CD box set, available now, presents Nilsson's definitive 14 U.S. albums from RCA. Bonus material on those albums add up to 65 tracks, of which 26 are previously unreleased. Adding to the box set's historical provenance are three newly-compiled CDs containing 58 tracks, of which an additional 29 tracks are previously unreleased.
Nilsson: The Life Of A Singer-Songwriter
In this first ever full-length biography, author Alyn Shipton traces Harry Nilsson's life from his Brooklyn childhood to his Los Angeles adolescence and his gradual emergence as a uniquely talented singer-songwriter. With interviews from friends, family, and associates, and material drawn from an unfinished autobiography, Shipton probes beneath the enigma to discover the real Harry Nilsson. The book is in stores now.
Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him)?
A wildly entertaining, star-studded documentary that tells the story of Harry Nilsson. Director John Scheinfeld brings added emotion and intimacy to the story with over 50 Nilsson recordings, rare or never-before-seen film clips, home movies and personal photos. The DVD also contains 93 minutes of Bonus Material Deleted Scenes, Extended Sequences, an Alternate Ending and more.


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2013-14: Won a silver medal with the varsity four at the Ivy League Championship.
Quote: "At the end of the day, the last thing you want to remember is the moment you gave up."
Idol: I am eternally grateful to my Hopkins rowing coach, Nat Case, who not only had an amazing career as one of Yale's earliest women's rowing coaches, but who also continues to dedicate his time to the sport today. He is the one who encouraged me to expect more from myself even when I wasn't sure that I could, and I've learned so much from him over the past three years.
Major: Right now, I'm still interested in everything.
Why Yale: "I think it goes without saying that Yale has earned its excellent reputation in both rowing and academics. But what attracted me the most to this school was the sense of community I felt on campus. It just felt right."
Porter Says: "Emily is a strong, self-starter. She is a determined athlete who will really push to be her best."
HS Coach: Nat Case


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Public Comment
Commentary: Support Free Speech and Open Debate in KPFA Election
We fought a long hard fight to win democratic elections for KPFA's Local Station Board (LSB). One of the most important reasons for that was so that listeners could be informed by the candidates of the issues and problems and their proposed solutions. Imagine, if back in 1999 we had had the ability to communicate with all the members and to elect—and recall—the board of directors (through our elected delegates on the LSB).
In 1999 Pacifica silenced its critics, fired them, took them off the air, arrested them, put armed guards in KPFA, boarded up the station and piped in music from Houston.
Today, supposedly, the candidates have the right to lay it out as they see it, and the voters have the ability to contact the candidates (those who give contact information) and ask questions and make up their minds who to vote for. This isn't perfect, but it is a hell of a lot more than we had back in 1999 when we had to ask the California attorney general for permission to sue to remove the Pacifica board of directors.
I say supposedly because Pacifica's current interim executive director, Dan Siegel, is now trying to silence a group of candidates for the KPFA LSB and to prejudice the election against them for their revelation of certain issues of real interest to the KPFA membership. Based on complaints from KPFA's interim management and members of the "Concerned Listeners" slate of candidates for the KPFA LSB, all of the KPFA listener candidates' statements have been removed from the "official" Pacifica elections web page at www.pacificaelections.org. (I have just learned that they will soon be reposted but with non-alpha characters inserted in the names of persons mentioned in the statements. That will certainly make them far less helpful to voters in deciding how to vote.) In addition, the interim executive director has posted an "Open Letter to the Pacifica Community" on the KPFA Elections web page at in which he characterizes as "abusive" and "hateful speech" the statements of "a group of candidates running for the KPFA local board" whose statements, Siegel says, "contain little more than personal attacks on their opponents and station staff." He has also conflated the KPFA "Peoples Radio" candidates statements with a racially inflammatory statement made by a WBAI candidate, and has smeared the KPFA candidates with the same stinky fish-wrap.
First, Pacifica management is prohibited by law and the Pacifica bylaws from making prejudicial statements about the candidates. They are not permitted to use Pacifica resources (including web pages) to the advantage or disadvantage of any candidate or group of candidates.
Secondly, the "Peoples' Radio" slate candidates' statements cannot by any standard be characterized as "hate speech" or "abusive" or "personal attacks." They are not attacks on anyone's character. They are factual assertions and strong arguments concerning the positions and actions of other candidates and the station manager and program director concerning station policies and the LSB. Vigorous debate about these issues is the proper purpose of the elections forum, so that the membership can make informed decisions when they vote.
It is true that in September 2005 Brian Edwards-Tiekert (a staff LSB member currently running for reelection) sent an email to a group of people to schedule a meeting to discuss, among other things, "dismantling the LSB." Among those people was Sherry Gendleman (a listener LSB member currently running for re-election on the "Concerned Listeners" slate), Lemlem Rijio (who was then KPFA's development director and is now KPFA's interim station manager), Sasha Lilley (who was then a producer for "Against The Grain" and is now KPFA's interim program director), and Bonnie Simmons (who is a staff LSB member, the current LSB chair, and an endorser of the "Concerned Listeners" slate of candidates).
This is a matter that should be of concern to the voters. "Dismantling" the LSB is not the way to get good governance for KPFA and Pacifica. I am glad that the "Peoples Radio" slate chose to publish it in their joint candidates' statements. That e-mail was widely circulated among those close to the station when it first came out, and the fact that it is now a campaign issue should be a surprise to nobody.
It is an outrage that the interim executive director is issuing prejudicial statements and taking candidates' statements off the web page.
So, while I believe more strongly than ever that it is essential that the "I-Team" candidates be elected to serve as a core of civility and sanity on the LSB and a "buffer zone" between the opposing factions, I also believe it is important to repudiate the executive director for his outrageous acts, and "Concerned Listeners" slate for demanding this censorship of other candidates' statements. That can be done by ranking "Peoples' Radio" slate members after the "I-Team" candidates. This will also preserve some balance on the LSB, as the "Concerned Listeners" hold a majority of the seats that were filled last year and are not up for re-election this year. I would certainly prefer that candidates be elected who support free speech and open debate, rather than those who are seeking to silence and censor it.
Here is my recommended order of ranking:
No. 1-No. 4 — the "I-Team" listed in alphabetical order—you choose your order of preference: Steve Conley, Chandra Hauptman, Tracy Rosenberg and Joe Wanzala.
No. 5-No. 11 — the "Peoples Radio" slate listed in alphabetical order—you choose your order of preference: Bob English, Dave Heller, Atilla Nagy, Richard Phelps, Mara Rivera, Gerald Sanders and Stan Woods.
No matter how you vote, please do be sure to vote so the election makes its 10 percent quorum. The ballots must be received (not postmarked) by Nov. 15.
For more info on the candidates and their slates see their web pages:
• The I-Team: http://radiopoetics.org.
• Peoples' Radio: http://peoplesradio.net/election2007.htm.
• KPFA Voices For Justice: http://voicesforjusticeradio.googlepages.com.
• Concerned Listeners For KPFA: http://concernedlisteners.org.
Santa Rosa resident Carol Spooner was a KPFA Local Board Member from 2000 to 2005 and a Pacifica National Board member from 2002 to 2005.


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News release from Young Conservatives for Freedom to Marry:
New York – Today leaders of Young Conservatives for the Freedom to Marry, which highlights and builds support for the freedom to marry among young Republicans, libertarians, and right-of-center advocates across the country, applauded former governor of Utah, U.S. ambassador, and business executive Jon Huntsman for announcing that he supports marriage for same-sex couples.
Young Conservatives for the Freedom to Marry released the following statement:
"Like a growing number of conservatives, Jon Huntsman believes in fairness and freedom and has come to agree that nothing short of marriage for same-sex couples can fulfill these basic principles. Ensuring the freedom to marry for gay and lesbian people promotes America's conservative values of limited government, individual responsibility, and our foundation of liberty and justice for all. We urge other conservatives to complete their own journeys towards support for the freedom to marry and to stand on the right side of history."


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Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma has not reacted via Twitter to today's dismissal of his defamation lawsuit against Commissioner Roger Goodell.
Vilma's lawyer has provided a comment through more traditional means.
"We are obviously disappointed, strongly believe that the CBA does not give anyone — including a Commissioner — a license to misrepresent and to manufacture facts, especially at the expense of another person's reputation," lawyer Peter Ginsberg told PFT via email.
Ginsberg added that he and Vilma are "considering our options."
The primary option at this point is to appeal the ruling to a higher federal court. Alternatively, Vilma could file a grievance under the Collective Bargaining Agreement. The remedies most likely would be very limited.


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"The Wrestler" walked off with two Golden Globes on Sunday night, January 11. Mickey Rourke defeated favorite Sean Penn, Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio and Frank Langella to win the Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama. Bruce Springsteen picked up Best Original Song in a Motion Picture for the film's song, which he wrote and performed. Marisa Tomei was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture, but lost to Kate Winslet for her performance in "The Reader."
The Golden Globes are among the strongest of indicators as to who will not only be nominated, but who will win.


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Facebook FB, -2.22% turned 10 on Tuesday. In human years, it's still a tween. But the social network has come a long way from the days of "The Facebook," the rather perfunctory site Mark Zuckerberg cooked up in his Harvard dorm room in 2004. But what will the site look like at 20, assuming it's even still around?
"The first 10 years were about bootstrapping this network," Zuckerberg wrote in a Facebook post on Tuesday. "Now we have the resources to help people across the world solve even bigger and more important problems." Over the next decade, he wrote, "technology will enable us to create many more ways to capture and communicate new kinds of experiences." Even without hologram instant messaging or 3-D videos, experts say there's plenty of room for technological development in 2014.
Of course, the site has had many face-lifts over the past 10 years. It started life as a kind of online personal resume — not unlike the professional social network LinkedIn US:LNKD — with room for photos and the ability to send messages to friends. In 2006, the News Feed appeared — a home page of news shared by others — to compete with the microblogging site Twitter. In 2009, it added the famous Like button that gave users positive affirmation for their status updates and photos, but also doubled as an endorsement for company pages. Before the company's initial public offering in May 2012, Facebook redesigned the profile page into a two-column Timeline, which many users found confusing. Facebook listened and simplified those changes in yet another revamp in 2013.
"Over the next decade, the world's biggest social network will try to become the world's biggest news resource," predicts John Bonini, marketing director of Impact Branding & Design in Wallingford, Conn. On Monday, Facebook made a step in that direction, launching Paper, a separate news distribution app for Apple's AAPL, +0.40% iPhone that customizes news from the Web, based on the links shared by users, similar to online social magazines Flipboard and Feedly. The app constantly refreshes in real-time and provides a slick alternative to the increasingly crowded News Feed that often contains both breaking political news and what a friend had for breakfast. Even if the app proves to be a success, however, Bonini believes it should be integrated into Facebook itself.
Another way Facebook might try to expand is to become a search engine, just as Google GOOG, +0.47% has expanded into social networking. "Facebook could be the Google of 2024," Bonini says. Facebook's Graph Search was the first step in this direction. In any case, critics say, it has to keep changing. Facebook has proved it can attract users, but now it must keep them amused. Despite losing ground with teenagers, Facebook's users are not bored — yet. Facebook users spend 8.3 hours per month on the site, versus 2.7 hours in 2006. It has 1.15 billion monthly active users, up from just 12 million in 2006, and 669 million of them log on daily.
While industry insiders say Facebook will likely continue to aggregate user data for marketing and advertising purposes — crucial for keeping advertisers and shareholders happy — they also predict Facebook will make refinements to privacy settings for the information on members' Timelines. The site might even eventually allow users to see who's viewed their profile. Most dating sites like OKCupid and even LinkedIn offer users premium services to click on other profiles anonymously. (Non-paying LinkedIn users can choose to remain anonymous, but if they do, they can't see who has viewed their profiles.) Facebook may also allow users to host live feeds from their phone, Bonini predicts. If you're at a concert, political rally or simply have some domestic scene to film and share in real-time, this will keep people engaged and increase their time on the site. And to let people know that you are not at their service 24/7, an "out of office" tag would be a nice addition, says Jason Keath, CEO of SocialFresh.com, a social media training company.
Zuckerberg will need to address a growing problem, however: What began as a cool place to hang out online for college students in 2004 is now chockablock with parents and grandparents. From January 2011 to 2014, the number of Facebook users ages 13 to 17 fell by 25%, according to digital agency iStrategy Labs, while there was an 80% surge in users 55 and up.
There are many ways to make Facebook more entertaining for millennials and everyone else, Keath says. Among them: Adding the capability to delete cringe-worthy comments on personal profiles, so the person who left them still thinks they're there; in a nod to teenagers who juggle complex social circle, a tool to hide the presence of one friend from another friend without having to make the entire friends list private; improved push-to-talk and push-to-video features that enable users to immediately speak without having to go to FaceTime; and, taking a leaf out of Gawker's playbook, more editing and annotating of specific parts of a photo; and the ability to sort hashtags by subject and to create Gifs — real or animated videos that move on a loop.
And when it comes to the so-called Internet footprint, many loyal Facebook users may be prisoners of their past. In 2024, many of today's young Facebook users will be looking for a job, says Kelli Krafsky, coauthor of the book "Facebook and Your Marriage," and may find it easier to delete their Facebook page to hide their past. On Facebook, she says, it should be easier to navigate past transgressions. She suggests a service called something like "Scrub My Profile," which can find questionable content and comments on the Timeline and permanently delete them. "This could include sexual references, drug references and all vulgarity," she says. "You don't want anything to stop you from finding love, landing a job, or getting a promotion or acceptance into college."
More articles by Quentin Fottrell:
One more thing teens hate: Facebook
5 sites teens flock to instead of Facebook
Christie's staff should have used Snapchat
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The KWin Scripting functionality has been reworked and extended in the KDE Plasma Workspaces version 4.9. Unfortunately it was not possible to keep the API 100 % compatible. This document lists most changes. The new API is documented in Development/Tutorials/KWin/Scripting/API_4.9.
In general the API has been changed to make greater use of Properties. This has been done to be able to use the same API in both JavaScript and QML. So instead of
var opacity = client.opacity();
opacity = opacity*0.5;
client.opacity = client.opacity*0.5;
All methods are available as properties with the same name as the getter methods in the old API except hasAlpha which is just alpha.
The following methods are no longer available:
The following methods have been renamed as properties:
The following methods have been renamed:
The events are documented as Signals in the new documentation. The new API follows the pattern of emitting a signal whenever a value changes. Use the property to query the new value. If the old value is required you should save the state in your script.
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text: Taylor Cort is a professional tattoo artist, illustrator, and painter. His custom tattoos have won many awards and his work has been featured in national and international tattoo magazines. Taylor has published 5 books of original drawings, and produced several hundred paintings over the past few years. He currently works at Heroes and Ghosts Tattoo in Richmond, Virginia.


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Today my husband and I went to see the new Harry Potter. Oh the glory of a film done well. I cried, which is just how I am. I cried at the book... each time I read it. Seriously.
So there we are just minutes from the climax of the film, the moment we've been waiting to see for 10 years... and the film pauses and the fire alarm goes off.
I always imagined that pandemonium would break out when a fire alarm sounded in a crowded theater, instead we all just sat there hoping it would go away so we could finish watching. Every one looked at each other, gauged the reactions of those around us, and started laughing. I was probably laughing the hardest. The mere idea that the movie would stop at that VERY moment was just ridiculous! The suspense was too great, the moment so dark, and then the lights are suddenly on and we're expected to vacate the premises!
Of course we did get up and file out smoothly, no one was running or pushing, I think we were all going slow incase they just popped up and said "gotcha!"
About 15 minutes later they let us rush back in to take our seats. The only problem was that the still from the movie was left up on the screen. And here is what we stared at for about five minutes while everyone returned.
I'm sure you can imagine there were a few jokes...
"Harry, I never knew how you felt.."
"I've always secretly loved you Tom."
"Let's end this the way we began." followed by some smooching acted out by the girls in front of us.
The whole situation was terribly funny.
Of course after that they started the movie and we all forgot that we were making jokes. Every one watched in awe as the end finally came. I wish the film hadn't been interrupted, as it dulled the tone for the finale, but it was still incredible to see.
Now that it's all over I feel like my best friend moved away and I'll never see them again. For about 13 (might be closer to 14 now) years I've been following the Harry Potter universe, and when the books ended I told myself that it was OK because I still had the movies to look forward to, but now it's all over. It ended with flair and finesse and brilliance, but it ended none the less.


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Tidbit 1: Attendees at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida were greeted today by a group of protesters dressed in giant vagina costumes. Tidbit 2: Somewhere in America, there is a place where you can buy a giant vagina costume. What an incredible time to be alive.
The dubiously effective protest, which the website Shark Tank pearl-clutchingly called "vulgar," was put on by members of a group called Code Pink, who, according to their website, encouraged women to "Bring your vagina to the RNC!" Per Code Pink,
Together, we will bring our resilient, creative, powerful vaginas to Republican fundraisers and to the convention hall. We'll also take part in the Coalition March on the RNC and other peace and justice actions.
Code Pink has several protests and marches planned for the duration of the RNC, although I'm not sure how many Republicans will be convinced to change their minds by a group of women dressed like genitalia. If they were dressed like sexy Ronald Reagans, maybe.


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Relations between the United States and France soured after the French Revolution. Royal France had been a vital ally during the American Revolution, but when the King was toppled, the U.S. stopped repaying its debt to France, claiming that it had owed the debt to the Kingdom of France, not the French Republic. The U.S. angered France even more when it signed a treaty with Britain that included trade items at a time that Britain and France were hostile with one another. By the end of 1796, France began seizing American ships in retribution and thus began one of America's first undeclared (though still authorized by Congress) wars. Not listed in all history books, the war itself was largely fought at sea and is given any one of several names: the Half-War, the Pirate Wars, the Undeclared War (as if it were the only one), the Undeclared War with France, the Franco-American War, or the Quasi-War.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Fans Set Radical Guinness World Record
It was the largest gathering of humans dressed in green suits anywhere. (Well, outside of St. Patrick's Day, that is.) 836 men, women and children displayed "Turtle power" at Minnesota's Mall of America when they set a new record for the largest gathering of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fans, beating the previous record of 786 set at Rutgers University in 2008. We like to imagine all 836 fans shouted "Cowabanga!" after the folks at the Guinness World Records gave them the news.
The world record attempt was also to celebrate the launch of a new thrill ride at Nickelodeon Universe, the theme park inside the mall. Dubbed the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shell Shock, the ride consists of 12 single bucket seats at the end of a cantilevered arm rotating around a central tower, taking riders 70 feet in the air and reaching speeds of up to 25 mph. (Individual riders can control the movement of their seat too.)
Fans who made the pilgrimage also received commemorative Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles t-shirts, face masks and free passes to check out the ride. The ride may sound cool, but for a TMNT fan, realizing he/she wasn't alone in owning a green suit was probably its own reward.
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Waiting for Adoption
jennifer B. short 3/30/2007 8:23:59 AMThis is a terfice image with lots of emotion to it. #628972
Michelle R. Kovach 3/30/2007 8:49:11 AMWonderful to see this one again John! I love the vertical Crop! #4112675
John Caruso 3/30/2007 8:58:46 AMThanks for taking a look, Jennifer and Michelle! I apprecaite your comments. #4112725
Dr Silly 3/30/2007 9:20:30 AMJohn this is my favorite of the crops of this photo. This is the way I would have done it. Nice job. :O)
John Caruso 3/30/2007 9:27:46 AMThanks, Doc! #4112827
Leanne M.E. Boyd 3/30/2007 9:34:53 AMExcellent shot John, and I am glad he found a home.
Christy Nichols 3/30/2007 10:30:26 AMLove this one, John! So glad to see it again! #4112959
John Caruso 3/30/2007 1:57:16 PMThank you very much, Leanne and Christy! #4113594
Susie Peek-Swint 3/30/2007 3:07:15 PMI love the compositon and crop on this John ~ great emotional appeal .. glad to hear he/she was placed soon afterwards ~ hope it was to a loving home :) #4113750
John Caruso 3/30/2007 3:10:38 PMThanks, Susie. And, yes, he did find a good home! #4113757
Joy Rector 3/31/2007 4:14:06 AMI love this shot!! #4114932
John Caruso 3/31/2007 6:04:29 AMThanks a lot, Joy! #4115147
Lorraine A. Cook 3/31/2007 7:46:30 AMThe photo says it all, John! Glad he found someone to share his love, my friend#4115447
Melissa G. Meiselman 3/31/2007 8:47:20 AMVery touching image so well taken, John!! #4115597
Christopher Budny 3/31/2007 6:49:35 PMGlad to see this rework in... I think this is the best crop, seeing it again. #4117201
Nikki McDonald 4/1/2007 6:01:53 AMFirst time I've seen this--it's very powerful. The DOF on those never-ending bars strengthen both the story and the design. Wonderful detail and clarity on the paw. #4118332
John Caruso 4/1/2007 11:14:46 AMLorraine, Melissa, Chris, and Nikki--
I really appreciate you taking a look and commenting. I'm glad the photo worked for you. And thank you to everyone who suggested this alternate crop. It really has transformed the photo. #4119243
Gail Vitikacs 4/2/2007 7:03:42 AMIndeed a powerful image...well done John! #4121709
John Caruso 4/2/2007 7:26:55 AMThank you very much, Gail! #4121816
Nikki McDonald 4/2/2007 11:59:36 AMJust saw this come up in Editor's First Picks, John. Congratulations. #4122437
John Caruso 4/2/2007 12:03:53 PMThanks for the heads-up, Nikki! I appreciate it. #4122446
Carol Teal 4/2/2007 5:46:12 PMYes, I saw this under Editor's Picks too. A very emotional image John and I am so glad the dog found a good home. Being that my first career was a vet assistant, I really feel for the animals that are unwanted and unloved. Pet overpopulation is such a real problem that even if you emptied out all the shelters for a day, they would be full again in about a week or less. There are too many pets and not enough homes. Both my cats are spayed. #4123312
John Caruso 4/3/2007 5:28:54 AMThanks for your message, Carol. I agree that overpopulation is a terrible problem. Fortunately, stride have been made in the past 10 years or so (at least here in Chicago), and overall shelter intake and euthanasia numbers have decreased while adoptions and spay/neuters have increased. Thanks again for looking! #4124703
Kara L. Hendricks 4/4/2007 2:34:18 PMJust saw this under Editors Pics... I love it John... The vertical crop makes ALL the difference.... You have a winner...:) #4130408
John Caruso 4/4/2007 2:46:46 PMWow, thanks Kara! You make me blush! #4130431
Mitch Spence 4/13/2007 1:52:56 PMI really love that you made the paw so small in the photo. It emphasizes the isolation of this pup. You know, when I looked at the thumbnail, the shape of the paw looks like a small animal with its nose sticking out. #4163426
John Caruso 4/13/2007 2:08:28 PMThanks Mitch! As always, I apprecaite you taking a look. I never realized that about the thumbnail...I'll have to look at it with fresh eyes! Thanks again. #4163503
Datha Y. Thompson 4/15/2007 8:52:48 PMOne of my Favorites in your gallery John!! I LOVE everything about this image and the message is Powerful :0)
Su Sana E. P 4/15/2007 9:02:59 PMVery touching image!! Great EYE and capture, John!! #4171457
Nikki McDonald 4/15/2007 9:39:04 PMI have to go on record as being with those who think you have a winner here, John. Every time I see this photo--which was fairly frequently when it was in Editor's Picks and is now every time I open this discussion thread to read the new posts :) --I like it more. It's like a really good book that just keeps speaking to you. I really hope the judges experienced this as they worked their way from semi-semi-finalists to finalists. #4171579
John Caruso 4/16/2007 8:52:11 AMThanks so much, Datha, SuSana, and Nikki! I cannot tell you how much I appreciate your very kind words. #4173931
Carol Teal 4/16/2007 11:26:52 AMI agree with Mitch that in the thumbnail it looks like a small animal (I thought a ferret at first). This is a very moving image John. #4174312
John Caruso 4/16/2007 11:46:25 AMThank you very much for looking, Carol! #4174348
Colleen Farrell 4/18/2007 10:43:37 AMThis is such a poignant image, John--your composition and DOF make it really outstanding. I can see the SPCA using this on the cover of their magazine. It's definitely a winner, in my book. And I'm so glad he was adopted!! :D #4182645
John Caruso 4/18/2007 11:49:00 AMI really appreciate you taking a look and leaving such warm words. Thanks Coleen! #4182839
Katarina Mansson 4/19/2007 4:09:32 AMI loved this before - I love it in this new crop even more! The image is striking - it tells me a lot and makes me feel a lot. The lines are superb, the clarity, the DOF and the POV as well. I cross my fingers it will also get the appropriate recognition by the judges John! #4185230
John Caruso 4/19/2007 5:13:07 AMWow, thank you very, very much, Katarina, for your very kind comments. I always love hearing from you! #4185632
Christopher Budny 4/24/2007 3:13:42 PMWoohoo!!! Congratulations, John! I hope this advances to yellow! ;) #4205105
Nikki McDonald 4/24/2007 3:17:56 PMCan't tell you how happy I am to see this recognized--it's masterful. I really do love it more and more each time I see it. Big congratulations and here's hoping! #4205141
Nikki McDonald 4/24/2007 3:31:20 PMWooohooo congrats to you John! This is a wonderful shot! #4205283
David Pratt 4/24/2007 3:36:30 PMCongratulations John! Way to go! #4205335
Megan p 4/24/2007 3:48:27 PMCongratulations John!!! This is such a powerful image, WOW!! #4205440
Nancy (Peaches) Harker 4/24/2007 4:07:21 PMCongradulation's WTG - Peaches #4205617
Susan Fox 4/24/2007 4:33:11 PMWonderful!!!! So glad to see this one make finalist. A big congratulations John! #4205854
Leanne M.E. Boyd 4/24/2007 4:58:12 PMCongratulations John!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well deserved! #4206088
Allison Gaulin 4/24/2007 6:18:21 PMThis is such a powerful image- I just wanted to cry until I read that he had found a home!! Congrats- a fantastic shot here!! #4206675
Kenneth Mucke 4/24/2007 6:29:22 PMStunning finalist John #4206817
Kay E. Mahoney 4/24/2007 7:02:08 PMCongratulations on your finalist, John. Good luck in the next round. #4207169
John Caruso 4/24/2007 7:27:39 PMTo all of you--Chris, Nikki, Trula, David, Megan, Nancy, Susan, Leanne, Allison, Kenneth, and Kay--thank you very, very much for your overwhelmingly kind words! #4207365
Kara L. Hendricks 4/24/2007 8:46:24 PMWoohooo... Can I call em' or what??...
GO JOHN... GO JOHN....(enter pom poms)
I am still waiting on them to change the hue of the badge and type winner across it..:)
Congrats!!! #4207911
Lorraine A. Cook 4/24/2007 8:50:26 PMCongratulations on this awesome finalist, John!<:)) #4207938
Sylvia Rossler 4/24/2007 8:56:07 PMBig congrats John :o) Your favourite made it :O) #4207971
Carol Teal 4/24/2007 9:11:34 PMA huge congrats John! I knew this one would make it. It just says so much! I do believe we will see it in the winner's circle! #4208069
Datha Y. Thompson 4/24/2007 10:26:18 PMMe Too!!! Hope to see this go All the way John!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!! :0) #4208330
Colleen Farrell 4/25/2007 12:14:15 AMCongratulations on your finalist, John! This photo moves us esthetically and emotionally--I hope I'll be back in a day or two to congratulate you on your gold! #4208572
Katarina Mansson 4/25/2007 12:47:11 AMThis is (still!) one of my favourites in your gallery - it touches my heart every time I look at it. The lines, composition, DOF and colors (and crop :-) all make it into this well-deserved finalist. I keep my fingers crossed in the next round John! #4208665
Laurie Daily 4/25/2007 4:33:17 AMWhat a great image that certainly tells a story with a happy ending. Congratulations, John! #4209485
Christy Nichols 4/25/2007 4:55:57 AMOh I am SO glad to see this one again! Definitely a winner, John! Congratulations! #4209707
Dr Silly 4/25/2007 5:00:02 AMCongrats John on your finalist. :O)
John Caruso 4/25/2007 5:05:05 AMI really am overwhelmed by all your kind words and support. Thank you all very, very much! #4209826
Robert Baer 4/25/2007 5:13:10 AMjohn
Aleksandra Miesak 4/25/2007 5:51:47 AMWhat a great finalist! Makes me want to go to a shelter and add to my family. #4210280
John Caruso 4/25/2007 6:57:18 AMTahnks so much Justin and Aleksandra! #4210774
AMALIA Veralli 4/25/2007 7:17:20 AMCongrats on your beautiful finalist! Love the pov. #4210893
Janine Russell 4/25/2007 7:57:44 AMJohn, congratulations on your finalist. #4211223
John Caruso 4/25/2007 8:31:25 AMI tip my hat in thanks, Amalia and Janine! #4211464
Mitch Spence 4/25/2007 9:39:05 AMYou bet it's a finalist, John! Atta boy! #4211807
John Caruso 4/25/2007 10:27:37 AMIt's nice to hear from you, Mitch! Thanks for looking and commenting. #4212059
Candy Avera 4/25/2007 3:19:26 PMCongratulations on this wonderful finalist. #4213244
Ken Smith 4/25/2007 7:52:13 PMCongrats, John. I saw this photo each time I opened up the countdown thread. Glad to see it again! #4214138
John Caruso 4/26/2007 5:01:03 AMThanks so much Candy and Ken! I'm so happy you liked it. #4215600
Maya Schlegel 5/1/2007 7:57:44 PMOutstanding image, definitely a winner!! Congrats!! I love the lines and the paw wrap.... emotion plus :-) Well done! #4237153
John Caruso 5/1/2007 8:45:44 PMThanks so much for taking a look, Maya. I really do appreciate it! #4237271
Gabby Lewis 5/6/2007 3:05:58 AMThe image is so simple. The title pulls on your heart strings.
John Caruso 5/6/2007 8:29:30 PMThank you so much for your comments, Gabby! #4254862
LC K 5/22/2007 3:15:39 PMWow this photo has so much emotion. I wanted to run out and adopt a dog as soon as I saw it! So simple and so touching. A great capture. #4313648
John Caruso 5/23/2007 5:04:31 AMI truly appreciate you taking a look, L.C.K., and I'm glad you connected with it! #4315808
Tracy Monte 6/25/2007 12:28:30 PMI love this...makes me sad, but I love it! #4435413
John Caruso 6/25/2007 1:09:06 PMThanks for looking, Tracy. I'm glad you stopped by. #4435508
Ronna D. Conseen 5/12/2008 11:43:18 AMWow! This has SO MUCH emotion in just a tiny little paw. It's one of those sad pictures that make you want to rescue all the stray doggies, without being over-the-top. This is really touching. #5913779
John Caruso 5/12/2008 8:48:35 PMThank you so very much Ronna. I'm glad you connected with it! #5915298
1/200 at f/3.5; Lens 135 f/2L; ISO 200; Hand Held; Natural Light
This dog was up for adoption at The Anti-Cruelty Society in Chicago. Shortly after I made the photo, he found a new home.
Uploaded on 3/30/2007 8:14:48 AM
Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi (400D/Kiss X) Digital SLR Camera
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Saint Irene of Thessalonica
- Herene
Sister of Saint Agape and Saint Chionia. Convicted of possessing the Scriptures despite a prohibition issued in 303 by Emperor Diocletian, and of refusing food that had been offered to the gods. Following the martyrdom of her sisters, Irene was also ordered to deny the faith; she refused. She was sent to a house of prostitution, and when she was unmolested after being exposed naked and chained, she was executed. Martyr.
- 3rd century in Thessalonica, Macedonia
- burned alive or shot through the throat with an arrow (records vary) in 304 in Thessalonica, Macedonia
- "Saint Irene of Thessalonica". CatholicSaints.Info. 4 April 2017. Web. 18 January 2019. <>


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- Second Barcelona Test, Day Two
Ferrari '200 times better' than 2012 - Alonso
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- Teams:
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Fernando Alonso says this year's pre-season has left Ferrari in a position "200 times better" than it was at the start of 2012.
Ferrari's poor pre-season last year left it on the back foot and even though Alonso took the title challenge down to the final race of the season he was ultimately unsuccessful in an inferior car to Red Bull's RB9. However, the signs have been more positive this winter and Alonso confirmed the team had progressed from its position at the end of last year.
"We hope that we have reduced that gap [to the top teams] and we will arrive in Australia in better shape than Brazil, which means 200 times better than last year in Australia," Alonso said.
The team won't have the major Melbourne upgrades available this weekend, meaning they will only be tested for the first time during Friday practice, but Alonso said he is unconcerned.
"I'm happy to bring to Australia all the things. I think it was been a trouble-free winter for us in terms of correlations in that we put little parts they work as we predicted and expected, so to bring some more new things to Australia, I think we have to be confident that they will work as we think. So no big worries and Australia is not the final race of the championship, Australia will be the starting point for many packages coming this season."
When asked if he felt the car would allow him to compete for the world championship this year, Alonso said he was confident it would if only because it's better than the F2012.
"I didn't see any reasons to not think so because last year it was a very difficult winter, we were completely lost, we had some races with the exhaust I remember ... and we didn't know what the car was doing. We didn't understand what was going on in the wind tunnel and on the track, and with that car we fought for the world championship until Brazil.
"So we have now a car that is responding well to what we change on the car. We have a car that is doing what we expected the car to do. We know that maybe we are not the quickest still, but the starting point and the potential of this car is there. We can touch it now. Last year it was a dream to make that car work. This year to make this car work it will be much more easy, that's for sure."