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Starting with the decade in which Marshall Amplification as a company was born, the JTM1 truly reflects the origins of the company. Based on the tone stack of the JTM45, and as if the inputs had been 'jumped', the JTM1 is the simplest amp in the range in terms of layout, but still has all the warmth, brashness and bite you would expect in an amp based on this decade.
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The JTM1H is an 1 watt all valve amp that reflects the area of the 1960's in both tone and ascetics. It is the first in a series of five limited edition 1 watt all valve releases, each paying homage to one of the five decades that Marshall had been in business. These will only be available in 2012 and are hand made in the Marshall UK factory.
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The CEL633A data logging Integrating Sound Level Meter is available as either Type 1 (CEL633A1) or Type 2 (CEL633A2) as defined by the international sound level meter standards.
Using a meter that meets these standards is essential for repeatable results and especially for any measurements that will be used for legal purposes.
|Measurement range
|20 to 140 dB (single range), 143 dB Peak
|320 x 240 pixel color TFT
|Output to PC
|USB Mini B
|3 x AA Alkaline
|(15 hours with backlight off)
|External Power
|9 to 14V DC at 250mA
|(2.1mm connector)
|72 x 229 x 31mm, 295g
|2.8" x 9.0" x 1.2". 10.4oz
|>1 year when logging set to 1 second
|Duration 1s to 24h
|On/Off Timers: 6 sets with selectable times
|and repeat function.
|Audio Recording
|8kHz sampling, 60 hours recording
|24kHz sampling, 10 hours recording
|Measured Parameters
|Frequency weightings
|A, C and Z (simultaneous)
|Time weightings
|Fast, Slow and Impulse
|Amplitude weightings
|Q3, Q4 and Q5
|70 to 90 dB (applies to Lavg)
|Sound Level
|LXY, LXYMax, LXYMin, LC-LA
|LXeq, Lavg, LAE
|Takt Max
|LTM3, LTM5, LXIeq
|5 x Ln values
|Time History Level 1
|Periods of 1 minute to 1 hour
|Time History Level 2
|Periods of 1 second to 30 mins
|Where X is frequency weighting A, C or Z
|and Y is time weighting Fast, Slow or Impulse
|CEL630 Sound Level Meter Datasheet (PDF, 866k)
CEL120 Acoustic Calibrator Datasheet (PDF, 423k)
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Central Pinellas Site is Still Perfect for Convention Center/ Stadium
Over the last 30 years during my road trips on I-275 over the Howard Franklin Bridge towards Pinellas County/St. Petersburg, my eyes have always been drawn towards a particular densely swampy parcel of land just opposite of the long abandoned Florida Welcome Center.
Sure I have seen a few scattered condo communities and office buildings spring up just off this uneven and sometimes water-soaked parcel, but even with the prospect of future encroachment by modern civilization to its grasses, this pact of land has remained pretty consistant and dormant for several decades.
Why has this massive singular parcel withstood the rush of greed and easy money to somehow be sparred by the decades of real estate speculation and explosions to remain clear and free of development?
Could someone have really envisioned so far into the future that this same parcel could one day be the site of a great architectural symbol of the Tampa Bay region built upon its sandy soil and forever be known throughout the World for its construction on this very site?
It is a divine miracle this same plot did not go under the blades of a bulldozer or excavator before now. For the sake of total honest here, this same parcel of soil was my personal choice for the building of a baseball stadium site back in the late 1980's when the discussion first came up for the site of the proposed multi-use stadium that would evolve into the Florida Suncoast Dome/Thunderdome/Tropicana Field. It was just built 9 miles in the wrong direction.
It is so wild that this little preserved parcel of land could one day be considered as the perfect centerpiece parcel for the building or state-of-the-art stadium/convention center facility that the Tampa Bay community has been seeking for so long.
It is simply unimaginable that at this very location lies within a few feet of this region's highest traveled throughfares, with great infrastructural groundwork already being done to improve the area's roads and room for possible additional external ramps for the future.
Even the odd thoughts of reliable forms of alternative transportation options might have been done by accident in the past, but could prove a bright shining star to showcase this parcel as a shining example of what a stadium site should envision.
I personally like the idea of a year round Convention Center being constructed on the parcel to help bring an extra burst of daily activity to the stadium year round. Top priority would have to be given to designing a feasible infrastructure support system to ease the demands of both I-275 traffic returning to and from Hillborough County at the 5 pm rush hour on game days.
And if you really want to look into the future for possible traffic solutions, maybe the PSTA and Hillsborough Area Rapid Transit (HART) can combine their collective resources as a community unit and effectively create a regional remote parking lot alternative or establish a multiple-county transit solution to bringing fans to Rays games from satellite parking lots or pre-destined pick-up locations throughout Tampa Bay.
The Pinellas County choice is simply ideal as it is situated within a critical epicenter of the cross-county area to give more access to Tampa residents and upper Pinellas and Pasco-Hernando county citizens, but might prove a bit of a additional driving burden for people traveling North from Sarasota or Manatee Counties.
This beautiful parcel of land was left in it's present state for some reason. It has withstood the Florida construction boom, stayed true to it's natural roots for decades. Could this be the ultimate locale for the Rays future proposed stadium?
Next time you rush down Ulmerton Road on your way home from Tampa, look to the northwest and check out this parcel of land and see if you can see what I envision on that parcel….
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Book it, Dano! ;) This makes way too much sense! So, of course, it will never happen!
Hate to admit it, but you are probably right. The things in life that makes the most sense seem to be the hardest to push into reality. But I still think/feel/sense this is the right location to fulfill the boatload of expectations and demands of both sides of the bay region. Guess it is up to the guys who wear the ties and boast about "community harmony" to make their moves.
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When the Ottawa Senators built the Palladium in 1996, now it's called Scotiabank Place; they built it out in the west end of Ottawa called Kanata. Everybody was upset about transportation,"How are we going to get there?". It was in the middle of nowhere, prime farmland etc.
However, all these years later, I'm glad they didn't build in the city and where it is now makes perfect sense.
—Mark Gauthier
The Rays stadium saga has been going on in spurts for a few seasons. From the proposed waterfront vista, ot a total of three locations now bieng semi-considered because of a 2010 report by a committee that overstepped their mission statement.
In the end, the tunnelvision has to be dropped, and the whole region has to come together to find and promote the project. Without that, MLB will find a place for Sternberg, away from this location.
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Hasan Nasrallah, often less correctly spelled as Hassan, (born August 31, 1960; Arabic: حسن نصرالله) became the third Secretary General of the Lebanese political and paramilitary organization Hezbollah after Israel assassinated the previous leader, Abbas al-Musawi, in 1992. Hezbollah is considered a terrorist organization by The United States, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Egypt, Israel, Australia, and Canada.
Hasan Nasrallah was born the ninth of ten children in Bourj Hammoud, Matn District (an eastern suburb of Beirut) on August 31, 1960 . His father, Abdul Karim, was born in Bazouriyeh, a village in Jabal Amel (South Republic of Lebanon) located near Tyre to Iranian grandparents. Although his family was not particularly religious, Hasan was interested in theological studies. He attended an-Najah school and later a public school in Sin el Fil (Christian area) Beirut.
In 1975, the Lebanese Civil War forced the family to move to their ancestral home in Bassouriyeh, where Hasan Nasrallah completed his secondary education at the public school of Sour (Tyre). Here he joined the Amal Movement, a Lebanese Shi'a political group.


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August 19, 2006
With brilliant beams of sunlight breaking through threatening clouds Saturday, 270 freshman students arrived at Wabash College to begin their liberal arts journey. Flanked by parents, siblings, uncles, and grandparents, the first year students join approximately 600 returning upperclassmen for the 2006-2007 school year.
The freshmen and their families worked through a range of registrations, receptions, open houses, and panels throughout the day. Just before saying goodbye to their families, the freshmen and their parents were introduced to their faculty advisors, who will guide them through the College's five-day orientation program. Classes begin Thursday.
Click here to see one photo album and here for a second set of photos.
The highlight of the rookies' first day on campus was the traditional ringing in ceremony in the College Chapel. President Pat White, in his second month as Wabash's 15th president, began his remarks by saying, "I take great pride in being part of your class, for as you know, this is the beginning of my first year at Wabash as well.
"But I feel, as I hope you do, that my entire life up to this moment has led me, drawn me, and guided me to this place at this time," said White, who took office on July 1. "As we get to know one another well, as we will, I invite you to join me in honoring the great traditions of Wabash and imagining anew the possibilities and promise before us. Let us together dream big dreams for Wabash."
Dean of Admissions Steven J. Klein served as master of ceremonies for the Ringing In ceremony, which also included remarks from alumnus Jon Pactor '71 and a performance by the College's Glee Club.
Klein took the opportunity to introduce the freshmen to each other, reeling off a long list of accolades and accomplishments the freshman class brings to the College.
Dean Klein explained that there are 37 legacies in the Class of 2010, men whose fathers, grandfathers, uncles, cousins, or brothers have attended Wabash. The average high school GPA of the class is 3.70 and 40 percent of the men graduated in the top 10 percent of their class. Twenty-eight were Indiana Boys State delegates and nine are Eagle Scouts. While the majority of the men hail from Indiana, 15 come from Chicago, 10 from Texas, five from California, and four from Mississippi. Sixteen freshmen come from other countries — the largest class in more than a decade — and four of them are Chinese.
He then went through some of the quirkier attributes of the class: One man is a master gardener, another a skilled pastry and dessert chef. One owns his own store while another is the proud owner of a 1980 Blue Bird school bus. The class includes a world class archer, strawberry farmer, and the Central Indiana Young Marine of the Year. Men in the Class of 2010 have served Amnesty International, Special Olympics, Habitat for Humanity, the American Red Cross, and Big Brothers-Big Sisters, to name only a few.
President White echoed Dean Klein's acknowledgement of the talents of the freshmen. After asking each man to stand up, he said, "I want to take a moment to introduce you to some of your greatest teachers. Look into the eyes of the men in your class, the men around you. These men will be your teachers... You will be amazed at how smart they are, at the same time they will be amazed at how much they are learning from you."
President White tried to calm the parents' anxieties as they begin to let go of their sons. "I ask you to trust your son," he said to the families assembled in the Chapel, "just as you have trusted his choice to come to Wabash. Trust this College, which since 1832 has provided men with an extraordinary education for life and has led men to the enactment of their best sense of themselves."
Constantly referring to the men of the Class of 2010 as his "brothers," White laid out his vision for his presidency and a challenge to the students, who will help him carry out the vision.
"As we dream together we recognize with the poet William Butler Yeats that 'In dreams begin responsibilities,'" said President White. "As we imagine the best we can be as individuals and as a College, we have the responsibility to bring our dreams to life."
Just prior to ringing in the Class of 2010 with the same hand bell used by Caleb Mills when calling the first Wabash students to class in the 1830s, President White, also Professor of English, looked to William Shakespeare for his parting comments to the freshmen:
"We do not know what awaits us as individuals, as a College, as a nation, or as members of many nations. I do know that we will be stronger, smarter, braver, and greater for our time together at Wabash. So I greet you with the words that Shakespeare's Henry V used to urge on his men at Agincourt: 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers.'"
With those final words spoken, Dr. White lifted Caleb Mills' bell, and in his first official act as 15th president of Wabash College, rang in the Class of 2010 — his freshman classmates.


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by Katie Parker, sports information graduate assistant
AUGUSTA, Ga. - The Peach Belt Conference (PBC) released the 2009 softball tournament bracket, which starts tomorrow (April 17) at the Freedom Florence Complex in Florence, S.C. The tournament is hosted by Francis Marion University for the second consecutive year, with 10 teams competing for the conference championship and an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
Georgia College & State University is the No. 2 seed for the double-elimination event, which runs through the championship game on Sunday. The defending tournament champions are 30-20 overall and 12-6 in Peach Belt play. The Bobcats won their first PBC tournament title in 2008 as the No. 3 seed and will face the winner of the Francis Marion and Lander University game Friday at 1:30 p.m.
The Bobcats split the tournament hosts during the regular season. Georgia College capitalized on its four hits, taking game one 3-1. The Patriots answered back in game two, tying things up at three in the bottom of the sixth when bad weather halted the contest. Day two of the rain-delayed doubleheader resulted in the 4-3 Bobcat loss. Despite taking game one, Georgia College just couldn't overcome a Patriot home run during the bottom of the sixth inning.
Earlier in the season, the Bobcats swept Lander 2-0 and 5-2 in a convincing fashion on their home turf. Georgia College out hit the Bearcats 18-5 in the doubleheader.
North Georgia is the top seed in the tourney, ranking No. 2 in the nation and No. 1 in the region. The Saints captured their first PBC regular season championship with an extraordinary 39-3 overall record and 17-1 in conference contests. North Georgia will meet the winner of the UNC Pembroke and Georgia Southwestern showdown at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow.
The Bobcats are led by a pair of All-Americans in senior pitcher Mandy Chandler (Covington, Ga.) and senior centerfielder Sherquita Bostick (Florence, S.C.). Chandler is 25-11 for the season, striking out 379 batters with a 1.84 ERA. The righty has broken three Peach Belt records this season (career wins, career strikeouts and single-season strikeouts) and climbed her way into a tie for sixth in career strikeouts in the NCAA Division II record books.
Bostick, the reigning conference player of the year, leads Georgia College at the plate this season, batting .363. The senior leads the team in runs with 36, in home runs with 10 and in RBIs with 38. She leads the PBC in slugging and triples while second in home runs, third in RBIs and 10th in batting average. Backing up Bostick is a trio of powerful Bobcat hitters in seniors Tonya Medders (Bascom, Fla.) and Lindsey Swanson (Kennesaw, Ga.) and freshman Anna Parker (Columbus, Ga.).
Medders is just behind Bostick hitting .333 and leading the team with 52 hits this season. The senior doubles as both a first baseman and a pitcher. She is 3-0 in the circle with an ERA of 1.62.
Swanson has 47 hits for the 2009 campaign batting a consistent .290 for the Bobcats. The shortstop leads the team in doubles with 11, while posting two triples, a home run and 28 RBI.
As the only freshman starter for Georgia College, Parker is second on the squad in homers with seven. The catcher, a freshman of the year candidate, is batting .226 with 24 RBI. She has 33 hits while recording four doubles and two triples. She is sixth in the Peach Belt in home runs.
The PBC Tournament will wrap up Sunday (April 19) at 5 p.m. with the championship game. The winner will receive an automatic bid to the national tournament.
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SPRINGFIELD -- Stinging. Stern. Harsh. Acidic. Those were some of the words used to describe a letter House Speaker MICHAEL MADIGAN, D-Chicago, sent last week to MICHAEL CARRIGAN, head of the Illinois AFL-CIO.
SPRINGFIELD -- Stinging. Stern. Harsh. Acidic.
Those were some of the words used to describe a letter House Speaker MICHAEL MADIGAN, D-Chicago, sent last week to MICHAEL CARRIGAN, head of the Illinois AFL-CIO. Carrigan also heads up the We Are One Illinois coalition of public employee labor unions that are fighting changes in pension benefits as a solution to the state's pension problems.
The tone of the letter caught the attention of longtime Madigan watchers. Unlike some lawmakers, Madigan doesn't resort to things like paper-throwing histrionics or even raising his voice much during the rare times he addresses the chamber. He gets his points across quite effectively without that.
So when Madigan releases a letter sent to Carrigan about pension reform that includes the line "to date, we have received no cooperation from the labor unions representing state employees on addressing these challenges," it's as close as you're going to get to a Madigan eruption.
The unions plan a summit later this month to discuss pension reform.
"Your interest in taking a more active role in this issue is welcome," Madigan wrote, before adding that the summit should have occurred years ago. Do you sense any sarcasm in that line?
Madigan didn't conclude his letter with a suggestion that he and the unions have more talks. That already happened last year, Madigan said, and produced nothing.
No, Madigan said he wanted the unions' thoughts on a comprehensive reform bill already pending in the House and on his plan to shift downstate teacher pension costs to school districts. That's a narrow range of topics. It's like Madigan is saying we've moved beyond the endless discussion phase and onto actually doing something.
Then again, it's been at least two years and counting with nothing on pension reform. It's fair for people to say they'll believe it when they see it.
* Speaking of pensions, Rep. TIM BIVINS, R-Dixon, has once again introduced a bill allowing lawmakers to drop their lucrative General Assembly pensions.
Legislators don't have to sign up for the General Assembly retirement plan, and a couple of dozen newly elected lawmakers campaigned on a promise not to take a legislator pension. Currently, legislators have to opt out of the pension plan during their first two years in office. Bivins' bill would give every lawmaker a chance to drop out of the retirement system, no matter how long they have served.
Bivins introduced the same bill before and it never got past the committee stage. It likely won't fare any better this time. Ah, but what fun it would be if it did pass and we could watch lawmakers try to justify holding on to their own lucrative retirement plan while also trying to impose changes on the less-generous plans available to teachers and state workers.
* "Be seated. Be quiet. And vote the way your leadership wants." Rep. ED SULLIVAN, R-Mundelein, sarcastically recommending a new addition to the rules of procedure advanced by House Democrats.
* This week from the Department of Irony we have the Illinois Senate. Or, to be precise, the Illinois Senate Democrats.
As we all know, the Democratic Party was spectacularly successful in the November elections. In the Senate, the scoreboard reads: Democrats 40, Republicans 19.
That scarcity of Republicans means the caucus is stretched a little thin when it comes to filling leadership posts and top committee assignments. Consequently, every single Republican senator will hold a post, either in leadership or on a committee, that pays additional money.
Now compare that to the Democrats. Not a single freshman Democrat will get a committee chairmanship, let alone hold a leadership post. So some of the victorious Democrats will earn less money this year than their Republican counterparts.
Sometimes less is more.
Doug Finke is a Statehouse reporter for The State Journal-Register and GateHouse News Service in Springfield. Follow him at twitter.com/DougFinkeSJR.


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Maya Angelou at RIT March 25
Dwight Carter, 2001
Maya Angelou, poet, artist, educator and advocate, has been setting words to paper and infusing them with meaning and dignity for many years.
She will return to RIT for "An Evening With Maya Angelou" as part of RIT's recognition of Women's History Month. She will give a keynote address at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, March 25, in RIT's Gordon Field House and Activities Center. The event is free and open to the general public. Registration is required.
Since her last visit to RIT 16 years ago, Angelou has published numerous books of autobiographical works, written and produced plays, won three Grammy awards and presented poetry for presidents.
In February 2011, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, by President Barack Obama. It is given to individuals who have made significant contributions "to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors."
Angelou's contributions to the national conversation about civil rights, advocacy for women and educational opportunities make her an ideal spokeswoman for Women's History Month. Its theme this year is Women's Education, Women's Empowerment. Her story of courage, and her experiences in the arts, academia and within the civil rights movement, have served as inspiration to women and men around the world.
Register for the event online: www.rit.edu/diversity/womens-month-celebration-rit. Already, more than 2,000 guests have registered for the presentation.
"An Evening With Maya Angelou" is sponsored by RIT's Office for Diversity and Inclusion, the E. Philip Saunders College of Business, the College of Liberal Arts, the Center for Campus Life and the College of Imaging Arts and Sciences.


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Eugenia Kim
Jobless and fresh out of a year-long stint at Allure magazine, Eugenia Kim, having recently shaved her head because of a bad haircut, was shopping in Soho wearing a red guinea-feathered cloche she had made. Several store owners immediately took notice, and by the end of the day Eugenia had appointments with two stores to see her collection. The Eugenia Kim brand was born, and quite by accident. Each hat is a work of art, drawing inspiration from the simple and the extravagant and always demanding attention.


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Why in the world was there a reddit booth at a video game convention this past weekend?
A) To sell reddit swag. (They did.)
B) To draw lines of people. (They did.)
C) To let reddit workers meet real-life redditors in the flesh. (They did.)
D) To run a low-tech Reddit-in-real-life using magic markers and a whiteboard. (They did this, too.)
Reddit's Jena Donlin explains real-life, Manual AskReddit in the video here, which we shot this past weekend at PAX East in Boston.
Don't fret if you missed it. Donlin says they'll be doing this more.


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There are two famous silences in the history of classical music: those of Rossini and Sibelius. Rossini's, which lasted nearly 40 years, was a worldly, cosmopolitan silence, much of it spent in Paris, during which time he co-invented tournedos Rossini. Sibelius's, which lasted nearly 30 years, was more austere, self-punishing and site-specific; and whereas Rossini finally yielded again to music, writing the late works he referred to as "the sins of my old age", Sibelius was implacable. He fell silent, and remained silent.
I first got to know his music almost half a century ago in recordings by Anthony Collins and the London Symphony Orchestra. The sleeves of those old Ace of Clubs LPs featured black-and-white photos of appropriately Nordic scenes: snowscapes, fjords, towering pine trees, and so on. I think these images were mixed up with my early appreciation: there was a cool yet turbulent melancholy to them which I also found in the music, and which seemed to harmonise with my unrestful late-adolescent soul. But the music has stayed with me all my life, and, though generally uninterested in the lives of composers, I make an exception for Sibelius. I admire his mixture of puckish humour and obdurate high principle. During a conducting tour of England, he said in one post-concert speech, "I have plenty of friends here, and, naturally, I hope, enemies." He consoled a young colleague for a bad review with the words: "Always remember, there is no city in the world which has erected a statue to a critic." And during his final, silent years—he lived to the age of 91—he noted at one point in his diary: "Cheer up! Death is round the corner." So for years I have wanted to visit Sibelius's house, 40 kilometres north of Helsinki, a region of lakes and pine forests and towering silver birches. For me it has always been a place with a dual, divided reputation: for both creation and destruction, for both music and silence.
Most artists' houses have had previous and subsequent owners. In some you feel only a vestige of the artist's presence; others have had their spirit crushed by museumification, by curatorial intervention and the accretion of study centres. The Sibelius house is one of those rare places where no other presence interferes with the genius loci: it is a house of, for, by, with and about Sibelius. He bought a one-acre plot at Järvenpää near Lake Tuusula in 1903. There was already an artists' colony here, but Sibelius was as much attracted by the empty landscape in which he loved to walk, by the swans and geese passing overhead.
In September 1904 he moved his family into the still unfinished house which he named Ainola (the suffix "-la" meaning "place of") after his wife Aino. Here they brought up their five daughters (a sixth died in infancy). Here Sibelius composed most of his major works, from the violin concerto of 1905 to the last five of his seven symphonies, and here he spent three decades not publishing a single note. When, in 1957, death's long round-the-corner wait ended, he was buried in the grounds; Aino lived on here for another 12 years; their joint tomb, a six-foot square low bronze slab—which has the monumental inevitability of the later symphonies—was designed by their architect son-in-law Aulis Blomstedt. The five daughters, old themselves by the time of Aino's death at the age of 97, sold the house and contents to the Finnish state in 1972, and it opened as a museum in 1974.


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Nearly 100 CSU administrators and two outside speakers participated in the system's first Graduation Initiative Summit, and shared successful tactics to assist students obtain their degrees.
While graduation rates are getting better, Chancellor Reed said they are not good enough, especially for underrepresented minority students (URMs). He urged the campus representatives - presidents, provosts and vice presidents of student affairs - to implement best practices no matter what campus they originated at. He stressed that the system needed to redouble its efforts to close the achievement gap for students of color.
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The CSU is awarding 25 honorary degrees this spring to individuals who have distinguished careers, community contributions, and/or university ties as alumni, donors and friends.
CSU Channel Islands awarded Kathy Ireland an honorary doctor of humane letters for her longtime charitable efforts and entrepreneurial skills. CSU Chico presented an honorary degree of Doctor of Science to Sandy Lerner, the co-founder of Cisco and a Chico grad.
San José State University alumni Donald and Sally Lucas received honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degrees at a campus ceremony for their commitment and generosity to SJSU and the community.
Cruz Reynoso, former Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court, received an honorary doctor of laws degree from CSU Sacramento, and Robert N. Klein, author of the 2004 successful Stem Cell Research ballot initiative that has directed millions of dollars to CSU campuses, including Humboldt State, received an honorary doctor of laws degree from Humboldt.
Alice Mitchell Rivlin, former director of the Office of Management and Budget in the Clinton administration who was the first woman to hold the Cabinet-level position, received an honorary doctor of laws degree at CSU Monterey Bay. Sanford and Joan Weill, major contributors to the Green Music Center and other arts organizations, received honorary doctor of humane letters and fine arts, respectively.
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Since SB 1440, the Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act (STAR) was signed into law in 2010, the CSU and the California Community Colleges (CCC), especially their respective faculty, have worked continuously to develop Associate of Arts (AA) or Science (AS) degrees for transfer to the CSU.
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While the CSU has been working with the central CCC office on many components of the initiative, regional meetings with particular community colleges are proving to be a good supplement to the statewide work.
Since students will be accepted for spring/winter 2013 at nine campuses, there is urgency in the CSU for each campus to find at least one option in each TMC discipline that would be similar so that a student with an AA could obtain a BA in 60 units, he said.
There are about 2,200 students, many duplicated, who have applied so the exact number will not be known until the fall. In the absence of the CCCs using electronic transcripts, the systems are working on a verification procedure to give these students priority admission.
Marketing materials are being finalized, and SB 1440 materials will be featured at the fall counselor conferences for high school and CCC transfer students.
The Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) just released a report acknowledging progress but saying that more needs to be done.
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Welcome to the third issue of News and Reflections, the online Academic Affairs newsletter highlighting initiatives, programs, events and people at the Chancellor's Office and the 23 CSU campuses.
In the middle of the worst budget crisis ever facing the California State University, we must not forget what our campuses are doing for students. It is expected that more than 95,000 students will receive their CSU degrees this year, a figure that is increasing annually. The Graduation Initiative story above highlights examples of what campuses are doing to graduate students into the workforce and close the achievement gap for students of color.
As for the budget, the May Revise unveiled by Gov. Brown this month increased the CSU's potential "trigger cut" by $50 million, for a total of $250 million if the November tax measure does not pass. That will be devastating to our campuses, already scrambling to deal with the initial $200 million revenue drop. We are wait-listing all students who apply for fall 2013 and only accepting SB 1440 transfers at nine campuses spring/winter 2013. These unprecedented actions do not bode well for the CSU or the state. Without a vibrant higher education system, California cannot regain its economic health. I know that all our campuses are working around-the-clock to develop contingency plans that keep students first. It is very difficult, but I appreciate what administrations, faculty and staff and doing to continue to provide our students with a quality education. Link to Latest budget news »
I also want to congratulate Sacramento State Provost Joe Sheley for being appointed by the CSU trustees as the interim president of CSU Stanislaus, and welcome Harry Hellenbrand, who had been serving as interim president of CSU Northridge, back to the CSU Academic Council as the Northridge provost. Additionally, San Francisco State University announced that SFSU alumni have funded and created the endowed Robert A. Corrigan Chair in American Studies. It is named for SF State President Robert A. Corrigan, who is retiring this spring after 24 years at SFSU.
Thank you all again for all you do for the California State University everyday.
The CSU hosted its annual statewide Alcohol & Other Drug Conference at CSU Fresno in April with more than 280 participants from across the state. Participants were engaged throughout the conference with speakers and workshop presenters who provided highlights of their campus programs and spoke to some of the current issues affecting students, including prescription pill addiction as highlighted by the California Heath Collaborative "The Lock it Up Project" and the rise in the use of the hallucinogenic drugs by youth. The discussion and professional development by faculty, staff and students throughout the state engaged in the CSU Alcohol & Other Drugs Conference is a valuable resource in bringing updated information and best practices to students and campuses. Read more
The CSU Foster Youth Program supports California foster youth in achieving their educational and career goals. There are a number of resources online including a YouTube video, College is For You! and Educational Planning Guide for Foster Youth, for caregivers, social workers and counselors to assist foster, emancipated youth and former foster youth in planning for college. Check out the new website www.calstate.edu/fosteryouth
The Student Mental Health Initiative (SMHI) focuses on preventative measures that address the mental health needs of CSU students in collaboration with state and county services. Funded by the California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA), the initiative is a partnership with the California Community Colleges and University of California. Each CSU campus participates in and contributes to the three main strategic directions: 1) curriculum development and training, 2) peer-to-peer support programs and 3) suicide prevention. The CSU Chancellor's Office is overseeing the implementation of an electronic database, development of a social marketing campaign, and curriculum development. The Chancellor's Office will be distributing sub-awards from the original grant allocation of nearly $6.9 million. The campus grants will be based on student headcount and the needs assessment detailed in each campus's funding application.
No one ever said the Reserve Officers' Training Corps would be an easy journey. But when students graduate from college, they not only earn bachelor's degrees, they also can look forward to becoming commissioned officers in the military, positions that require effective leaders who can handle difficult situations and make tough decisions. Cal Poly Pomona's 40 cadets are part of the Golden Lions Army battalion, which has about 220 people from different colleges and universities in the area and is based at Claremont McKenna College. Read more
CSU Monterey Bay sets a national example by inspiring students to get involved in their communities. Programs, faculty and students converge to make the university a leader in civic engagement - and alumni keep it going. The National Task Force on Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement has heralded CSU Monterey Bay as a model for preparing students to become engaged and socially responsible citizens. CSUMB President Dianne Harrison traveled to Washington DC to attend the White House Convening on Civic Learning. Read more
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Saturday, April 09, 2011
The fog did NOT do it!
The morning we left Dubai was when the latest multi-vehicle pile up was reported, a story that has legs, as they say. I found it still being talked about in today's online GN, proof yet again that criminally moronic drivers are not being blamed for our too-frequent road carnage in bad weather.
There's an article headlined "Timeline: crashes caused by poor visibility"
The latest big crash was "caused by heavy morning fog" we're assured.
The other eight crashes listed were also caused by the "foggy weather conditions and poor visibility"
Not, you note, by terminally stupid drivers travelling at 140kph in 50 metre visibility.
I know I've gone on about this several times in the past but I really do need to keep repeating myself. What chance is there of ever changing these driving habits when those responsible for the carnage are excused because it wasn't their fault, it was the fog's.
Note to Gulf News - the fog wasn't driving the vehicles at insane speeds. The fog wasn't driving too close to the vehicle in front. The fog did not cause the crashes.
The crash, the death, the injuries were all caused by the drivers.
The drivers, not the weather.
Weather drives cars says Gulf News.
11 comments:
- Rupert Neil Bumfrey said...
Try the comments on this piece then:
- April 09, 2011 10:08 pm
If you're going to be fussy and specific as you seem to like to do than it would be incorrect to suppose the drivers caused the incident. Rather, the vehicles or even physics would be responsible. I might be wrong, but I don't suppose that the pile-up was of human bodies but rather of vehicles that had been influenced by humans with poor driving decision-making skills. Likewise the fog didn't make the drivers slam into each other but it may have made the environment slightly more vulnerable to such an event.
- April 10, 2011 2:45 am
I have been itching to send a letter to GN - which would go unpublished - regarding the same!
People don't want to take responsibility for thier actions and frankly if you were in that wreck you should have your driving record scrutinized!
Gulf News seems to always miss the point. The very first thing they reported on was the nationalities of the drivers, as that was somehow going to be an indicator, had emiratis not been in the majority i am sure some nationalities would have been singled out and labelled the cause of all bad driving.
For months they milked that 4 year old girl story, got everyone riled up; only to write a sort of dismissive story when the three innocent men were acquitted and not only that, the parents were alleged to be frauds - who should be prosecuted, no follow up there!
- April 10, 2011 11:34 am
Exactly. The latest big crash was caused by DRIVERS OVERSPEEDING.
- April 10, 2011 3:24 pm
- Mich said...
It seems that there is no stopping this arrogance in drivers here. There is no value to human life, the driver for his/her own or for the people around him/her. It is a catastrophe that will happen "due to the fog" every single year... :-(
- April 10, 2011 3:58 pm
- Seabee said...
riverjumper, you should raise the subject at one of your psychology and sociology classes to see what the others think.
From where I'm standing "the vehicles or even physics would NOT be responsible.
Also from where I'm standing
"vehicles that had been influenced by humans with poor driving decision-making skills" is a long-winded way of saying what I said - the drivers caused the crashes.
- April 10, 2011 8:15 pm
The point I'm trying to make is that there are greater environmental factors at play in events like these crashes than just "terminally stupid drivers" with terrible "driving habits". Your post seemed to be committing the fundamental attribution error.
- April 12, 2011 10:36 am
- Seabee said...
Yes, riverjumper, environmental factors such as thick fog were indeed in play. But they were not the cause of the crashes. Terminally stupid drivers ignoring the environmental factor of not being able to see more than fifty metres but making the decision to travel at 140kph in it were the cause.
Not the car, not the fog, not the slippery road, not the low visibility. The drivers who took no account of those factors caused the crashes. The crashes are attributed to them, it's not an attribution error.
- April 12, 2011 9:05 pm
The most obvious point to make is that many other countries in this world experience brief periods of thick fog but when these happen very rarely have multi-car pile-ups as a result.
The problem is there are two significant driving styles prevelent in the UAE. These do cut across all ages and demographics (although the outrageous racist in me says that they're particularly prevelent in certain ones).
One driving style is the plain incompentant. They don't know how to use indicators, they'd don't really fully understand speed limits, and the entire concept of 'lanes' is simply too complicated. These people are bad drivers because they simply haven't been taught any better.
The other driving style is 'the Transporter'. These people know about lanes and lights (especially main beams) and are perfectly normal individuals until they are placed behind a steering wheel, where suddenly they are convinced they are Jason Statham or Vin Diesel. They are convinced that the normal rules of the road don't apply to them (generally, with good reason!) and also believe that wasta has the ability to bend the laws of physics.
These two driving styles make up the majority of drivers in the UAE. They don't in many other countries. They're a recipe for disaster and because they're generally used to the idea that the road will always be dry with high visibility, the moment this changes, their ability to survive by the skin of their teeth slips the moment conditions change.
- April 13, 2011 1:33 pm
- shelo said...
i wholeheartedly agree with your post.
The drivers here seem to have had no training on how to deal with weather conditions other than sunny and have no idea with the fog lights are. They believe going fast, using hazard lights and then changing lanes is a great idea.
I wonder how long it will take for the RTA in the UAE to get their act together and start educating these drivers.
- April 15, 2011 7:47 pm
- Gerry said...
blaming anything but the drivers here is absolutely missing the point. yes, the fog created dangerous conditions. but those conditions are entirely survivable as long as the drivers aren't stupid.
unfortunately, here in the uae....
- April 28, 2011 2:47 pm


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HOWTO: Multiple local XFree users under Linux
Multiple Local XFree Users Under Linux
Version 0.9 by Miguel Freitas <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Keywords (for bots)
I've wasted a lot of time trying
to find this kind of document in google, hotbot and so on. Let me add some
keywords to help people finding it: true dual-head, multi-user support,
XFree86 4.0, multiple keyboard, multiple mouse, multiple video card, dual
user, XFree86 instances, dual keyboard, USB keyboard under X.
I have one girlfriend and one computer. In normal conditions, we both couldn't use the computer at the same time, in spite of the fact that it usually has a lot of processing power available. I also have a spare monitor and a second video card for playing 3D games (voodoo) so this idea came to me as something very obvious. New XFree86 4.0 support for dualhead suggests that most of the hard work is already done. And it has to be on Linux, because no closed source OS would allow me to make the changes that I need.
As several reports confirm, Linux is been successfully used in educational institutions and projects due to it's great benefits and low cost. Using the same computer for two (or more) simultaneous students, workers, etc. is something that can reduce even more these costs.
This is also a great option for companies to simplify the management and upgrades of the shared resources (motherboard, processor, hds).
For everybody who may be asking: don't it
get too slow? No. The performance difference is barely perceptible as most
of the time the computer is waiting some command from the user. And if
you haven't figured it out by yourself let me tell something: we live in
a time of computing power in excess or do you think most of the users needs
a GigaHertz Pentium 3 machine just to do their word processing and surf
the web?
There are some problems that need to be addressed in order to support multiple XFree instances (and users):
- VT handling - The Linux kernel Virtual Terminal scheme is a great hack these days. It used to be good in the past as a way to have multiple screens, but now it's something that needs to be completely rewritten (several Linux developers have shown interest in developing a better scheme for 2.5.x series). The main issue is that VT code doesn't understand that we may have multiple input and output devices which therefore may be completely independent. There's no way to associate a given set of VTs for each hardware so Linux kernel would know which VTs can be used simultaneously. If we dispatch multiple instances of XFree86 they would be on different VTs and the Linux kernel will inform them of all VT switching stuff. A switched out (graphic) VT must not use the hardware as it would normally mess with the other active VT, but this is no more true as we have two independent video cards.
- Keyboard support - Multiple mouses on X are already a reality as we may specify the "device" option for each one. Unfortunately, the keyboard driver is still deeply rooted at XFree86 core, it's not a separated module and access console I/O functions to read the scancodes. Each XFree86 instance would have their keyboard access halted by VT switching. Besides, Linux is still lacking support for multiple keyboards in a well defined way. Let's wait for 2.5.x tree to see what will be done...
My hack is surely not the best one, I know thousands of things that could be better implemented in XFree86 and Linux Kernel to support true dual-head (and dual-input) in a clean way. But it works for me. Don't blame me if you spend your money and time buying videocards, monitors, keyboards, mouses and it doesn't work. You've been warned.
Although I would love to see XFree86 supporting simultaneous layouts (without another instance) and a brand new keyboard driver, I don't have the necessary understanding of the project to implement it by myself. Anyway, my regards to the XFree86 developers for this great piece of software!
My idea is to have two instances of XFree86. The first will be using a normal XFree86 server, it will initialize the main video card and attach it to a VT. It will also use the standard system AT keyboard and something (PS/2, serial, USB emulated as PS/2, whatever you want) as a mouse.
The second instance of XFree will be my modified X server. It does not support VT switching at all because it's been used to control a hardware that is not normally used by any other VT. Read my lips, this is very important: The video card can't be the primary one, the mouse can't be the same used by gpm and the keyboard must be USB and must not generate scancodes to the normal Linux console!
As the keyboard doesn't look like a normal
AT keyboard (no keys to standard console) the keyboard driver of my modified
X server must take care of USB events translating them to normal scancodes.
Procedure (step by step)
1) You need to get XFree 4.0.x (RedHat 7.0 and a lot of recent distros comes with it) and configure it for two video cards and monitors. I suggest that you first try it with Xinerama extension following this HowTo: http://linuxdocs.org/HOWTOs/Xinerama-HOWTO.html
Then modify your XF86Config or XF86Config-4 to separate your screens in two layouts, instead of using them with Xinerama extension. Don't know what I am talking about? Then it's time to read XF86Config, do a ``man XF86Config''
With two layouts your XF86Config should look
like this:
Section "ServerLayout"
��� Identifier "Layout0"
��� Screen 0 "Screen0"
��� InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
��� InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
Section "ServerLayout"
��� Identifier "Layout1"
��� Screen 0 "Screen1"
��� InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
��� InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
Section "InputDevice"
��� Identifier "Keyboard0"
��� Driver "keyboard"
��� # this is for supporting deadkeys
��� Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
��� Option "XkbModel" "us"
��� Option "XkbLayout" "br"
Section "InputDevice"
��� Identifier "Mouse0"
��� Driver "mouse"
��� Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
��� Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
��� Option "Emulate3Buttons" "off"
��� Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Section "Monitor"
��� Identifier "Plex17"
��� VendorName "Unknown"
��� ModelName "Unknown"
��� HorizSync 31.5 - 79.0
��� VertRefresh 50-90
Section "Monitor"
��� Identifier "Syncmaster3"
��� HorizSync 31.5 - 79.0
��� VertRefresh 50-70
Section "Device"
��� Identifier "FireGL 1000 PRO"
��� Driver "glint"
��� BusID "pci:1:0:0"
��� BoardName "Unknown"
Section "Device"
��� Identifier "Voodoo"
��� Driver "glide"
��� BusID "pci:0:12:0"
Section "Screen"
��� Identifier "Screen0"
��� Device "FireGL 1000 PRO"
��� Monitor "Plex17"
��� DefaultDepth 16
��� Subsection "Display"
�������Depth 16
�������Modes "1024x768"
��� EndSubSection
Section "Screen"
��� Identifier "Screen1"
��� Device "Voodoo"
��� Monitor "SyncMaster 3"
��� DefaultDepth 16
��� SubSection "Display"
�������Depth 16
�������Modes "800x600"
��� EndSubSection
This should be trivial to do because it's almost the same as Xinerama configuration but with two layouts. Then switch your box to runlevel 3 (init 3) and try both layouts, one at a time:
# XFree86 -layout Layout0
# XFree86 -layout Layout1
Pay attention to BusID settings as described in howto. Note that a dualhead board (like Matrox G400) should NOT work through the next steps, as we will be using 2 instances talking to the same hardware. But I haven't tried myself (I'd be happy to try it if any reader wants to donate such video card...).
Not all video
cards can be used with XFree86 dualhead support. Don't email me saying
that you couldn't get your cards to work up to here or
you will burn in hell! Read the Xinerama HowTo instead, thanks.
2) Plug your second mouse on the system and configure XF86Config to use it in the second layout. This mouse must not be used by any other program, like gpm. XF86Config will look like this (only the changed sections):
Section "ServerLayout"
��� Identifier "Layout1"
��� Screen 0 "Screen1"
��� InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
��� InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
Section "InputDevice"
��� Identifier "Mouse1"
��� Driver "mouse"
��� Option "Device" "/dev/ttyS1"
��� Option "Protocol" "Microsoft"
Again, test this layout to make sure it's working.
3) Get Linux Kernel 2.4.0 so we can play with USB support. Some 2.2.x kernels may work as they have backported USB support, but in doubt, stick with 2.4.0.
In the kernel configuration, enable USB support (CONFIG_USB) and keyboard (either CONFIG_USB_HID or CONFIG_USB_KBD if your don't need USB mouse support). You must enable "input core support" (CONFIG_INPUT) and MUST NOT enable "keyboard support" (CONFIG_INPUT_KEYBDEV) as we don't want the USB one to be the system keyboard. Also enable "event interface" (CONFIG_INPUT_EVDEV) as I will use it to receive scancodes.
Compile and install the kernel. Now plug your USB keyboard, once the kernel enters you should not see any pressed keys from it at the console. Now try reading the keyboard events (assuming the keyboard is the only USB device you have):
# cat /dev/input/event0
You should see
some garbage on the screen as you type. That's all right, your keyboard
is working. If you don't see anything or get "No such device", something
is wrong with your USB system. Read Documentation/usb in your kernel sources
for more information.
4) Get the sources of your XFree86 4.0.x if you haven't already done so. The sources are available from www.xfree86.org. There should be 3 or 4 big .tgz files, but you will only need the first one.
Expand the tree and apply my patch, which can be downloaded here (4.0.1) and here (4.0.2). Follow the instructions from the package to build the X server (make World). You should get a new XFree86 executable on directory xc/programs/Xserver. Copy it to your /usr/X11R6/bin with another name (like XFree86-2nd).
Or if you like the easy way, try one of my XFree86-2nd servers (compiled against glibc-2.1):
This server supports only USB keyboards and do not grab a VT. The only VT code it has is to switch to a given console through XFree86-2nd vtxx parameter.
Applying the patch is intended only for
developers that can help me improving this scheme. It will also require
you hundreds of MB of disk space. If my provided X servers doesn't work
with your system there's little I can do about it. If you can, try to discover
the problem and fix it.
5) Modify the second layout to use the USB keyboard. This will require you to use the protocol "usbev" I created and specify the /dev/input/eventx you like as the device. The XF86Config should now look like this (only the changed sections):
Section "ServerLayout"
��� Identifier "Layout1"
��� Screen 0 "Screen1"
��� InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
��� InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
Section "InputDevice"
��� Identifier "Keyboard1"
��� Driver "keyboard"
��� Option "Protocol" "usbev"
��� Option "Device" "/dev/input/event0"
Now try this X server with the command:
# XFree86-2nd -layout Layout1
It should initialize
your second video card, the second mouse and the usb keyboard without interfering
with your console. You can even do this from a xterm window inside your
running X server. Yes! It works! Now move on to the grand finale...
6) If you use gdm as display manager and to provide you a graphical login, you can edit the file /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf as follows:
0=/usr/bin/X11/XFree86-2nd -delay -layout layout1 vt07
1=/usr/bin/X11/X vt07
Getting this one to work may be a major challenge. It took me a lot of trial and error until I got this stable configuration. I had to add a option "-delay" (my hack) to cause a 10 second delay at one of the servers so they would not initialize the hardware at the same time. I don't know why this is needed. Playing with the order they are initialized (by exchanging 0= and 1=) also does the trick.
This thing mess up with my text console. I have to switch between the VTs a couple of times before the text looks good again. Fell free to give me a solution.
Also a main problem
may be that the whole thing does not work with other hardware and you may
be wasting your time reading all this. But the idea is here and I can guarantee
that it worked for me. So it must be some little issue that I'm sure will
be quickly resolved by another developer somewhere....
Price study Brad Midgley pointed that support for Matrox G400 and similar dualhead cards should
be possible using framebuffer interface. I still don't have the hardware to do any
tests on this, but if you want to try please note that I may have removed something
important for framebuffer from the init routines. Please check for any mistakes the
patch might have. Any updates on this issue are greatly appreciated...
Brad Midgley pointed that support for Matrox G400 and similar dualhead cards should be possible using framebuffer interface. I still don't have the hardware to do any tests on this, but if you want to try please note that I may have removed something important for framebuffer from the init routines. Please check for any mistakes the patch might have. Any updates on this issue are greatly appreciated...
Miguel Freitas
Center for Telecommunications Studies of the
Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (CETUC/PUC-Rio)


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Lazy Pizza - Easy
Summertiiiiime ... and the recipes are eeeeezeeee...
Hope where you are it's cool. The weather finally broke the other day ... temps only around 90. Almost chilly. Almost ...
Anyway, on to the show.
I used to make English muffin pizzas because they were quick and easy. And even though they need to be made in an oven (or a toaster oven to really help keep the kitchen cool), it was a very speedy 10-15 minutes from bag to table, which is almost nothing as long as the air conditioner holds up (did I mention the frosty 85 outisde?).
Now I make 'em with these new-fangled thin sandwich thingies. Because they are thinner than English muffins. And more pizza-ish.
And a LOT thinner if I thought to split them in half before using. Not even any major tools or sharp instruments needed. Unlike English muffins, these babies are conveniently pre-sliced for your convenience. Mine, too, if I were a little more observant. Oh, well, even whole they still make delicious thin-crust personal pizzas.
Lazy Pizza - Easy
Serves 8
Olive oil for greasing (optional)
8 whole thin sandwich thins (or 4 split ones)
4-8 Tbl. pizza sauce (or marinara sauce) , divided
8 tsp. grated parmesan cheese, divided
8 ozs. shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
Preheat oven to 450F.. If you are sloppy with sauce or tend to be too generous with cheese, lightly grease large cookie sheet. Arrange 8 whole sandwich thins (or 8 split sides set cut side up) in a single layer on the large cookie sheet, preferable a rimmed large cookie sheet if you tend to be too generous with the cheese.
Spoon on half to one tablespoon of sauce on each round, according to taste. YoungerSon prefers the minimum amount of sauce, and I prefer the whole tablespoon. Using the back of the spoon, shmear the sauce evenly around the round, getting close to but not up to the edge (like a real pizza).
Sprinkle a teaspoon of parm cheese on each round. Usually I like to grate my own Parmigiano, but, there was this sale on the pre-grated stuff ...
While the pre-grated parm was on sale, only whole blocks of mozzarella was. *Luckily* my oven is slow to heat up so I had the *luxury* to take a few extra minutes to slice 'n dice.
Top rounds evenly with the moz cheese.
By the time you are ready, the oven should be as well.
Bake at 450F for 5-10 minutes, or until cheese melts and starts to brown and bubble. Note to self -- take own advice next time and lightly grease large cookie sheet..
Remove sheet from oven. Set pizzas sit on the cookie sheet for a minute to let the cheese firm up slightly, then plate and serve.
Sorry, chipmunk ... the barbeque was Sunday. Too bad you missed it.
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Metairie, LA – The New Orleans Saints reached a four-year deal with their second third-round selection, defensive tackle John Jenkins, on Friday and now have their entire 2013 draft class under contract.
Jenkins was the 82nd player chosen in the 2013 NFL Draft. After transferring to Georgia, he started 20-of-27 contests at nose guard over two seasons and recorded 78 tackles, four sacks and one interception.
New Orleans came to terms on Thursday with fellow rookie selections safety Kenny Vaccaro, tackle Terron Armstead, wide receiver Kenny Stills and linebacker Rufus Johnson.


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As I've mentioned before, I'm organizationally challenged, which is why I hired heather|brookes interior organization to help me with my closet and office (which you can see here).
There are a lot of great qualities about our new place; the exposed beams in our living room, the built-in bookshelves and curved archways throughout. But I'll admit the biggest selling point was the walk-in closet in the master bedroom (my fiancé generously took the two closets in the guest room). Here are a few guidelines I now follow to keep everything in order.
Since I have a lot of dresses, I made sure they're front and center. I also now exclusively use these slimline hangers since they're super thin and clothes don't slide off.
I don't own a lot of pants, so I fold my jeans and hang all other trousers. Belts are hung on a hanger (with hooks) and scarves and tights are rolled up and kept in boxes. I hang my blazers and jackets above my sweaters and organize them all by color.
I keep my favorite shoes at the front of my closet so I can see them all clearly and can grab them on my way out the door.
At the top of my closet, I keep out of season shoes and bags I'm not currently using.
I keep my skirts and shorts hung at the bottom of my closet, directly underneath my blouses so it's easy to coordinate outfits.
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A winner was selected from 81 designs submitted by 19 freelance designers.
I need a new and refreshed look to my photography website logo, professional and simple.
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I'm looking for a new logo to represent my travel and stock photography website. My current logo is simple text and I would like to make it more professional looking, preferably with the same colors and fonts. Although, I am also open to a completly new look if it will look good with the current website design.
I would like the design to represent travel photography in some way.
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- Tagline..."because life is beautiful" (only if it works well with the design)
- A common camera clipart.
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Very bumpy ride into Cleveland last night, as the periphery of Hurricane Sandy was already beginning to be felt here. Hard to guess what's happening on the ground here politically as the wind and rain, already considerable by last night, have blown down the lawn signs for both campaigns. The best place to judge Ohio is probably National Review Online's special "Battleground Ohio" tab, where the Ashbrook Center's Roger Beckett and the great Robert Alt are holding forth with updates and inside gossip.
Now, I moved out to California in part to get away from the mid-Atlantic climate, and the twice-yearly weather-related power outages. And also to get away from the predictable Times-Post headlines on Hurricane Sandy that "poor and minorities hardest hit." Oh, wait a minute, that might actually be true as least as far as the election is concerned. Given that low income and minority voters are lower-propensity voters, if large numbers are displaced, either in shelters because of flooding, or on account of extended power outages or other disruptions, then Democratic turnout could be slightly depressed in hard hit states. Good thing Sandy is hitting blue states hardest, where it is unlikely to affect the electoral outcome. (The global warming lab really needs to figure out a way to target these storms to swings states.) Still, this hasn't stopped Bill Clinton from politicizing Sandy, or the Obama campaign from telling its phone banks to keep calling (just what you want in a storm—another call from the Obama campaign), even as Romney has called off campaign events for the next 48 hours. (And oh yeah, my return flight to California on Wednesday has been cancelled.)
But the storm may also cause media overload. Even in our high tech, 24/7 media age, can the media overhype two big events at once? Already they're doing their best to meld them. Pretty soon I expect the clichés to be crashing ashore as high as Sandy's waves: you might even call it a perfect storm of tipping points, or maybe the perfect storm meets the Chick-fil-A election. It's enough to make Joe Biden's hair plugs stand on end, just before he pushes granny off the fiscal cliff. Maybe we can coax Dan Rather out of retirement for his precious similes, like how the election is "tighter than Scrooge's wallet on payday" or something.
Meanwhile, expect the charges and countercharges to come fast and furious . . . er, probably not the term the Obamanauts want to remind us about right now . . . between now and Tuesday. For a while this morning, the Wall Street Journal was reporting that the Bureau of Labor Statistics might not come out with the monthly unemployment report on Friday. Yesterday on ABC's This Week, former Obama economic adviser and current campaign surrogate Austin Goolsbee seemed to be hinting that the next unemployment report might not look so good for Obama. Does he have advance inside information perhaps? Latest word is that the numbers will come out on time as planned, but stay tuned.
The Obamanauts are outraged over the Romney ad claiming that Chrysler is going to move some Jeep production overseas. Buuuuutt, Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchione confirms to Bloomberg that Romney is essentially correct:
To counter the severe slump in European sales, Marchionne is considering building Chrysler models in Italy, including Jeeps, for export to North America. The Italian government is evaluating tax rebates on export goods to help Fiat. Marchionne may announce details of his plan as soon as Oct. 30, the people said.
Betcha he gets a call from the White House and that October 30 announcement is put off a week.
Stay tuned. More from Ground Zero in Ohio tomorrow.


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Deanna M. Neff, MPH
Surgery can be done to restore and/or improve blood flow to the brain. When a stroke is severe, surgery may be done without delay. Keep in mind that many procedures may not cure the cause of your stroke or repair damage. It will help restore blood flow and prevent further damage. A healthy lifestyle that includes achieving a healthy weight, eating a heart healthy diet, not smoking, and taking recommended medications is still important.
Occasionally, a large stroke can lead to significant brain swelling. When this happens and medications do not help relieve the swelling, a surgical intervention may be needed to prevent the pressure buildup within the skull from causing further damage to the brain. In this procedure, a flap of bone overlaying the swelling may be temporarily opened in order to relieve the pressure.
If the stroke is of the hemorrhagic type, the blood clot may also be removed to prevent further brain injury.
This is a procedure used to treat acute strokes. A tiny, flexible tube called a catheter is threaded through the blood vessels until it reaches the area in the brain where the clot is lodged. Efforts are made to remove the clot through the catheter, or clot-busting agents are given through the catheter to the location of the actual clot.
Mechanical devices may be used to remove a clot. Other devices have either a corkscrew tip or a special ring used to remove the clots. They are placed in a catheter and threaded through blood vessels to the area of the blockage. When the device is in the proper location, it is used to remove the clot blocking the blood vessel. The advantage of these devices is that they can remove the clot in minutes, opening blood flow and decreasing the level of damage to affected tissue.
(fatty deposits) in the arteries in the brain or the arteries that lead to the brain may increase the risk of another stroke. These fatty deposits may result in:
Surgery attempts to correct either or both events. Very careful evaluation is need to determine which lesions will benefit from surgery. Procedures may include:
During this operation, a narrow area of your artery, usually the carotid artery, can be bypassed by sewing in a replacement tube above and below the obstruction. The bypass may go around a short narrowed segment of a carotid artery, or it may connect an artery inside the skull with one from outside the skull.
Very similar to an arterial bypass and requiring that a bypass be used temporarily during the surgery, an
carves out the inner lining of the carotid artery. It leaves behind the outer layers to carry the blood. There are technical reasons why one procedure is preferred over the other. CEA is performed much more commonly than arterial bypass for atherosclerotic disease of the carotid arteries.
A catheter is threaded through the blood vessels and into the carotid artery or, less commonly, another artery in the brain. A balloon is introduced through the catheter and inflated within the blood vessel, in an effort to widen the blood vessel and improve blood flow through it. A mesh tube called a stent is often left within the artery to keep it as open as possible. A mesh screen may be placed within the artery to catch any bits of plaque or clots that might otherwise flow upward into the brain.
Even though endarterectomy is more invasive, it may be preferred over angioplasty for some people. Angioplasty may be an option for those who are have a high risk of complications from CEA.
Aneurysms are weak spots in arteries that balloon out and may rupture, allowing blood at high pressure to pump into neighboring tissues. It is sometimes possible to repair an aneurysm before it causes a major hemorrhagic stroke. An enlarging aneurysm may produce pressure in the brain before it ruptures. Or, it may leak slowly enough to allow detection and repair before the major bleeding begins.
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The goal is removal or clipping of a small weak spot on a blood vessel. Once visualized, the standard procedure is to clamp a small metal clip around the base of the aneurysm.
There are alternatives that can be accomplished without surgically entering the skull. Aneurysms are connected to the circulation and can be approached through blood vessels by threading long, thin catheters into them. It may then be possible to block the aneurysm from inside, perhaps by inserting metal coils or squirting them full of tiny beads or other compounds. These will cause a clot to form and scar.
In many cases, stroke may be the result of cardiovascular disease that affects the heart. You may need surgery to correct these causes to reduce your risk of another stroke. Heart surgery may include:
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Sometimes people don't pay attention to the pearls of wisdom I cast for their benefit. And sometimes they pay too much attention.
"I saved you a lot of time and trouble," one of my volunteers told me recently. "I helped a lady throw away a bunch of old books."
This is the same volunteer who once "saved" the Newberry Library from a donation of Ice Capades background music. I paused a moment before I said, "Oh?"
"Yes," she said. "She's been collecting books on the history of nursing for years and I knew you ask people not to send you old medical books."
Another volunteer was helping sort books once, and knew I didn't want textbooks. So she stacked up every book that had a scholarly title—the kind of thing a professor or a graduate student might read—and set them aside for the recycler.
See, there's a difference between a book about medicine, and a medical book. The latter is usually a reference book: the Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR) is a good example. If you've never seen one, this is a massive dictionary, with color pictures, showing every medicine prescribed in the United States. These can be useful (Have I mentioned how many times pills turn up at the bottom of boxes? Nice to know if I can just throw them away or if I need someone in a hazmat suit to dispose of them.) But after a few years, much of their information is irrelevant and I toss any edition more than five years old. I do NOT do this for all those diet books I get in, because even though they may be irrelevant, they are not OBVIOUSLY so.
It's the same with law books. Ever hear the joke about the young man who wanted to be a lawyer and explained he hadn't read much on theory of law or any of the Constitution, but he had memorized all the laws of the state? The examiner told him, "You fool, the legislature could meet tomorrow and repeal everything you know!" So we ask people not to send us law books—the statutes, those massive rows of books of case law—but to by all means send us books by Gerry Spence, Melvin Belli, and Louis Nizer on aspects of the law, and, of course, all those books on the lives of great men of law. (When I found someone had prepared a new edition of Yankee from Olympus, one of our most commonly donated books, I nearly wept. But I still accept it.)
As for textbooks, you ought to know them by touch alone. Textbooks mostly come with that slick cover that can repel globs of applesauce during the cafeteria food fight. A book called Salt Distribution in Early Merovingian France might be assigned in a class, but it will never be a textbook.
I suppose I should never have brought up the subject of what we don't want. The idea of a Book Fair not wanting books takes people unaware and that they start to fret, judging their books more severely than I would. The suggestion that we do not sell Reader's Digest Condensed Books has led a lot of people to assume that I don't want Time-Life Books (we sell a lot of those) or other books published by Reader's Digest. Here I am trying to save people the trouble of hauling in heavy stuff I'm going to give to recycling, and everyone starts thinking I'm a Book Snob.
That volunteer who helped toss away someone's lifetime collection of books on nursing has brought me a lot of aged, worn, beat-up, discarded library books over the years, thinking they must be of great value. I have tried to tell her, as I have told you, faithful blog-reader, that the fact that a book is over ninety years old doesn't make it valuable. She is always grateful for everything I can teach her about such things.
Just the other day, she came in and told me, "The lady with the nursing books has her husband's collection of English first editions, but I told her not to worry about them, because you told me old books aren't valuable."
Somewhere in my magic there is a basic flaw. (The Wizard of Id)