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Course Design and BIG classes
This is an interesting article in the Washington Post: Colleges Cope With Bigger Classes. The majority of our (SDSU) course designs deal with big (500) classes.
According to Carol Twigg, in a traditional course the faculty are doing all the work and the students are watching while in a redesigned course, students are doing the work and faculty are stepping in as needed.

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Filter Server Process IDs (SPIDs) in a Trace (SQL Server Profiler)
This topic describes how to filter server process identifiers (SPIDs) in a trace by using SQL Server Profiler.
To filter system IDs in a trace
On the File menu, click New Trace, and then connect to an instance of SQL Server.
The Trace Properties dialog box appears.
if Start tracing immediately after making connection is selected, the Trace Properties dialog box fails to appear, and the trace begins instead. To turn off this setting, on the Tools menu, click Options, and clear the Start tracing immediately after making connection check box.
In the Trace name box, type a name for the trace.
In the Use the template name list, select a trace template.
Optionally, specify a destination file or table in which to save the trace results.
On the Events Selection tab, click the SPID column heading to launch the Edit Filter dialog box. You can also right-click the column heading and choose Edit Column Filter. If the SPID column does not appear, check the Show all columns box.
In the Edit Filter dialog box, expand the appropriate comparison operator, and enter a SPID as a value for the comparison.
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More product information, streamlined navigation and content in multiple languages are just a few of the features prevalent on the newly updated website of Wilson Tool International, White Bear Lake, MN. A provider of tooling for sheetmetal fabrication, Wilson Tool now offers website content in five languages, including English, French, German and Chinese; www.wilsontool.com.
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Slammiversary is just three days away, however, we need to make one last stop at the Impact Zone for some final preparations. On this edition of Impact, AJ Styles goes one-on-one with his former partner, Tomko, with Kevin Nash serving as the Special Guest Enforcer. The King of the Mountain participants do battle in a tag match, while the X Division stars face off in a King of the Mountain match. All this and more on Impact!
Mike Tenay and Don West did their usual welcome and then pitched it to the ring.
Match One - Booker T and Robert Roode vs. Rhino and Christian Cage
This was a solid match that broke down into an all out brawl. Rhino and Christian Cage had things well at hand, after Rhino took out Booker T with the Gore, however, Team 3D ran out to save their running mate, causing a disqualification.
Winners Via Disqualification - Rhino and Christian Cage
After the match, the beatdown continued, until AJ Styles came to the rescue. Rhino and Christian Cage were able to battle back with the help of Styles and clear the ring of Booker T and his posse. Styles then grabbed the mic and told Cage that they used to be family, but now he just hopes that one day they could be on the same page. He then said that he was going to take out Kurt Angle at Slammiversary and wanted to take out Tomko later on Impact. Jim Cornette came out and made the match official and put Kevin Nash in as the Special Guest Enforcer.
Footage was shown from earlier in the day of Jeremy Borash speaking to Samoa Joe during one of his training sessions. Joe said that he would prevail at Slammiversary, but wanted to speak to Kevin Nash on Impact.
Backstage, Lauren spoke to The Beautiful People, who made her hold their trading card over her face. They said that they were going to defeat ODB in the Street Fight. As the Beautiful People walked off, Awesome Kong and Riesha Saeed stepped in and told Lauren that the Awesome Kong Challenge would continue.
Match Two - Knockouts Street Fight - ODB vs. Velvet Sky w/ Angelina Love
This was another all out brawl, that saw ODB and Velvet Sky fight all throughout the Impact Zone. Angelina Love tried to get involved, but ODB overcome the odds and powerslammed her way to victory.
Winner Via Pinfall - ODB
After the match, The Beautiful People beat down ODB, only for Roxxi Laveaux and Gail Kim to run out and make the save. Mickie Knuckles then came out and helped the Beautiful People regain control, before placing a paper bag over the head of Kim.
Backstage, the Jay Lethal bachelor party was in full swing, with Curry Man doing some karaoke with Ace Young. Sonjay Dutt said he had a big surprise for the wedding, as Lethal asked where Lanny Poffo was. BG James shared some words of wisdom, as James Storm passed out. Shark Boy then said to get the party going.
Don West talked about TNA Live, as Eric Young continued his search for Elvis.
Mike Tenay and Don West then discussed Slammiversary.
Part Three of the Sting interview was shown with Sting discussing the possibility of his retirement.
A package highlighting the King of the Mountain match was then shown.
Match Three - X Division King of the Mountain Match to determine the Number One Contender to the TNA Heavyweight Championship - Curry Man vs. Jimmy Rave w/ Christy Hemme vs. Chris Sabin vs. Johnny Devine vs. Kaz
This was a pretty good match. All five participants took to the air and battled back and forth. Eventually, all five competitors made pinfalls and were eligible to hang the "X" and win the match. With Kaz and Jimmy Rave's time in the penalty box winding down, Curry Man tried to hang the "X." Kaz beat down Rave and was able to escape the cage and knock Curry Man off the ladder and hang the "X" himself to get the win.
Winner Via Hanging the "X" and NEW Number One Contender to the TNA Heavyweight Championship - Kaz
Another package highlighting the King of the Mountain match was shown.
Jeremy Borash, Riesha Saeed and Awesome Kong then made their way to the ring.
A package was then shown of The Awesome Kong Challenge.
Jeremy Borash then picked a few volunteers from the crowd, who turned out to be Amber O'Neal, Becky Bayless and Daffney. Daffney was chosen as the contestant and put her mouth guard in for the match.
Match Four - Awesome Kong $25,000 Challenge - Awesome Kong w/ Riesha Saeed vs. Daffney
Squash! Awesome Kong completely mauled Daffney and swung her into a guardrail, before hitting her with the Kong Bomb for the pin, as Amber O'Neal and Becky Bayless watched on.
Winner Via Pinfall - Awesome Kong
A package was shown of Abyss in the asylum, saying that he would be released in three days.
Mike Tenay and Don West talked about the package and mentioned how Abyss could be at Slammiversary.
Backstage, Lauren spoke to Kevin Nash about his game plan. Nash said that his baseball bat was his game plan. Samoa Joe walked in and the two argued. Nash gave Joe the bat and turned his back, telling Joe he could take him out if he wanted. Joe spun him around and gave him the bat back. He told Nash that he wouldn't need the bat and wouldn't need to attack him from behind, before walking out.
Back at the Jay Lethal Bachelor Party, Sonjay Dutt announced that Koko B Ware, George "The Animal" Steele and Kamala would be appearing at the wedding. Kip James then came on stage and stripped as Dutt went crazy.
Match Five - Kip James, James Storm and Lance Hoyt w/ Christy Hemme and Jackie Moore vs. Matt Morgan and LAX (Homicide and Hernandez) w/ Hector Guerrero and Salinas
This was another match that turned into an all out brawl, with LAX taking out James Storm and Lance Hoyt with dives to the floor. Back in the ring, Matt Morgan overpowered Kip James and hit the F5 for the victory.
Winners Via Pinfall - Matt Morgan and LAX (Homicide and Hernandez)
Backstage, Jeremy Borash spoke to Petey Williams, Scott Steiner and Rhakka Kahn. Steiner and Williams bashed Kaz and said that he would be defeated at Slammiversary. Williams grabbed the mic away from Borash and went on a rant as TNA went to a commercial break.
Kurt and Karen Angle joined Mike Tenay via satellite. They argued about their situation, as Kurt accused Karen of sleeping with AJ Styles. Tenay asked if Kurt had proof, but Kurt just flipped and promised to break every bone in Styles' body at Slammiversary.
Backstage, AJ Styles was with Jeremy Borash and said that he and Karen were just friends. He said that he was done trying to defend himself and said that he was going to go to war with Kurt Angle at Slammiversary.
Back at the Bachelor Party, The Rock N Rave Infection wheeled in a cake with Christy Hemme inside. ODB then brought in a box that Dutt revealed had a snake in it. Dutt then announced that Jake "The Snake" Roberts would be at the wedding.
Match Six - Tomko vs. AJ Styles - Special Guest Enforcer: Kevin Nash
AJ Styles went on the attack right away, hitting a huge dive on Tomko. The two brawled it out, until Robert Roode came down and tried to interfere. Kevin Nash was able to fight Roode off, as Styles hit Tomko with a Pele Kick and Frog Splash for the pinfall.
Winner Via Pinfall - AJ Styles
After the match, Kevin Nash checked on AJ Styles as Booker T ran out with a steel chair and leveled Nash. The run-ins continued, as Rhino, Christian Cage, Team 3D, LAX and Samoa Joe all came out and brawled. Nash went to hit Booker with the steel chair, but Booker got out of the way and he connected with Samoa Joe. The two argued as a package was shown to hype Slammiversary, rounding out another edition of Impact.
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The Young Scientist Program in Washington University at St. Louis has a history of changing lives through inspiration and scientific discovery
BY Katherine B. Chiappinelli
Bart Bartlett was a junior in 1995 at Metro Academic and Classical High School in St. Louis when his science teacher put him in touch with an M.D./Ph.D. student at Washington University in St. Louis who was interested in bringing high school students into his thesis laboratory.
The graduate student, James McCarter, was one of the founders of the Young Scientist Program, which brings scientific laboratory experiences directly to underprivileged middle- and high-school students and their teachers. Bartlett was in one of the first cohorts.
While Bartlett had taken science courses, this was his first exposure to research in a laboratory. Over the course of the summer, Bartlett performed an independent research project doing genetic analysis in the model organism C. elegans, a small worm.
Bartlett says the most important part of the experience was working in the lab as part of a team.
"I learned by experience how the scientific method works to do cutting-edge research," he says. "Knowing that scientists work together and have a lot of fun doing it reinforced a career in science."
The experience changed his life. Bartlett went on to study chemistry in college, earn a Ph.D., do postdoctoral research and become an assistant professor at the University of Michigan. He credits much of this success to the program and is currently initiating a similar one at his institution.
Few would argue that scientific discovery and progress benefit from the diverse perspectives of individuals in the field. Yet while underrepresented minorities make up 29 percent of the U.S. population, they make up just over 5 percent of full professors with science and engineering doctorates, according to the National Science Foundation's 2011 report on Women, Minorities and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering. While women made up 5 percent of this group in 1979, that figure had increased to more than 20 percent in 2008. Meanwhile, underrepresented minorities made far fewer gains, with their numbers growing from about 2.5 percent in 1979 to 5 percent in 2008.
With these disparities in mind, the Young Scientist Program seeks to expose underrepresented minority students and those from disadvantaged backgrounds to experimental science and thus encourage science literacy and the pursuit of careers in science.
"YSP is unique in the United States, as the program is primarily run by volunteers, comprised of Ph.D. and M.D. students and postdoctoral fellows," says Thomas Woolsey, the program's faculty adviser.
Each year, YSP works in partnership with St. Louis public schools to engage more than 1,000 high-school students and teachers through a broad repertoire of programs. Over 20 years, about 500 volunteers have worked with more than 7,000 students. YSP was honored for its contributions to the St. Louis community when it received the 2011 Science Educator Award from the Academy of Science St. Louis.
With the support of the university and community members, YSP continues to have a major impact by attracting students from diverse backgrounds to pursue careers in science. In turn, YSP volunteers benefit from these programs, gaining a variety of skills and experiences not formally taught during graduate and post-graduate training.
Bartlett, who serves as a research adviser for graduate students, says he sees "the profound impact that instructing younger students, including high school students, has on their ability to communicate science."
YSP uses several unique initiatives to augment middle- and high-school science curricula and attract young people to scientific careers. One of them is the Summer Focus program, in which students from local high schools conduct independent research at Washington University for eight weeks.
Each student summarizes his or her discoveries in a formal research paper and presents his or her findings at a symposium at the summer's end. He or she participates in a scientific writing course, attends career presentations by professional scientists, takes part in a journal club and is coached in making presentations.
Each student has both a laboratory mentor, who guides the student through an independent research project, and a tutor, who helps reinforce basic biological concepts. Bartlett says he remembers meeting with his tutor to build on what he had learned in freshman biology so that he could understand the genetics research he was doing in the lab.
"Learning a few functional lab skills to get going right away while also filling in the background information as the summer progresses is a pivotal aspect of keeping students productive and encouraged," he says. "Focus too heavily on skills, and we become mere technicians. Focus too much on background, and we'd be too overwhelmed to get anything accomplished. YSP has found the right balance."
So far, more than 230 high-school students have participated in the Summer Focus program. Most have attended college, and many have majored in science, often with scholarship support, and have gone on to pursue advanced degrees in science and medicine.
Lesley Rankin, a 2008 Summer Focus student who attended Gateway High School, says she obtained laboratory, writing, reading and career skills from the experience.
"All of the sessions and lab research incorporated into the entire summer were the building blocks for my decision to continue a career in science," she says. Rankin explains that before participating, she was deciding between a career in music or science, and the program helped her decide on science.
Bartlett adds, "Kids who love science are viewed as nerds, and Summer Focus shows that nerds who work really hard get degrees and ultimately get very good jobs. I don't think I even appreciated that as much at the time, but given today's economy, it's big."
During the school year, teams of YSP volunteers develop and lead inquiry-based, hands-on science modules to increase science literacy in nine different fields: anatomy, chemistry, ecology, evolution, forensics, genetics and genomics, microbiology, neuroscience, and physics. The volunteers present interactive activities in classrooms, after-school programs and community organizations.
One such example is a genetics demonstration of DNA extraction in which students use household items, including shampoo, rubbing alcohol, salt and cheesecloth, to isolate DNA from fruit. The students are excited to find that DNA, the "blueprint" they have read about in textbooks, is a tangible substance that they can isolate from living things.
St. Louis-area teaching team visits have expanded from 15 per year in 2001 (reaching about 350 students) to more than 60 per year in 2011 (reaching more than 1,000 students).
Rankin was first exposed to the Young Scientist Program at a genetics teaching team demo at her high school.
"The team leaders kept us engaged by asking many constructive questions related to the material," she recalls. "The teaching teams allowed me to critically think through the logistics of any experiment." The experience prompted her to apply for the Summer Focus program, in which she performed an independent research project on hybrid sterility in yeast.
Rankin is now a junior at Webster University majoring in biology with an emphasis on biotechnology. She plans to obtain a Ph.D. and start her own biotechnology company.
In addition to working with local schools, YSP volunteers bring teaching team demos to national scientific meetings to interact with fellow graduate students and engage high-school students in other areas of the country. The effectiveness of such activities in achieving scientific-concept learning is evaluated using pre- and post-surveys of participating students.
The Teaching Teams initiative also gives high school students a chance to interact with experts in scientific fields who are young, bright, engaging and enthusiastic about science.
In 2010, thanks to financial support from the Leon Lowenstein Foundation, teaching kits were developed to expand YSP's reach. The stand-alone kits, some based on teaching team demos, can be checked out freely by St. Louis teachers.
Each kit focuses on a specific topic. It contains protocols, supplies and equipment for classes to perform experiments; an instructional video with background material on the topic; handouts and teaching points; and materials for evaluation and assessment of what was learned.
To date, teaching kits for DNA extraction from fruit, surface tension and generation of a citrus battery have been created. YSP is working with a community organization, the Youth Learning Center, as well as St. Louis public school science teachers to get feedback to improve the kits. Graduate and medical students at other institutions can now take advantage of online teaching team demos and teacher kits. (Access the online resources at http://ysp.wustl.edu/).
Both participants and organizers agree that YSP is a proven and flexible model for a volunteer-based approach to improve science understanding and inspire future generations of science professionals, especially among underrepresented groups.
"Summer Focus was one of the best things I have been a part of in my life," Rankin emphasizes. "Completing the program and, most importantly, walking away with a deeper passion for science was amazing. One day, I want to give a similar experience to young adults so they can explore their strengths and develop career goals. I want them to have that same life-changing experience that will make them strong and effective leaders."
The Young Scientist Program is supported by grants from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Leon Lowenstein Foundation, Pfizer Inc. and Midwest Scientific. The Washington University Medical Center generously supports YSP through its alumni association, the Medical Scientist Training Program and the Medical School Office of Diversity Programs.
Katherine Bakshian Chiappinelli (email@example.com) is a Ph.D. candidate in developmental biology and the student director of the Young Scientist Program at Washington University in St. Louis.
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Cynthia wrote:Has this feature stopped working? I've tried site:lthforum.com a few times now on a Google map, and I keep getting a message saying "Your search for site:lthforum.com near [destination] did not match any locations."
Because I'm driving all over the place these days, this has been a real joy in the past. I'm hoping it's not gone. I know the search function still works, but I'm going places I've never been before, so I don't always know what suburbs are nearby and might miss out on a fabulous place. Anything near Carterville, Bolingbroke, or Lansing, IL? Or en route from Arlington Heights?
Or is this just a temporary hiccup, and Google will recognize that "site" function again any day now?
Darren72 wrote:I think Cynthia was referring to something slightly different than what Geo originally posted about in this thread. It used to be that you could use "site:lthforum.com" within a Google maps search to show you places discussed on LTH Forum that were close to a particular location. (As described by Germuska in this thread.) That feature doesn't seem to work anymore (at least for me).
stevez wrote:I know that Google Maps got dumbed down a few versions ago. You can no longer access any maps you made using the browser version. This is a huge drawback to me when I'm traveling. I wasn't aware of the lack of search flexibility, too.


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The 11th Hour necesitaba un nuevo diseño de papelería y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 49 diseños de 5 diseñadores freelance.
the 11th hour
The 11th Hour is a high energy small business specializing in individualized gift composition for delivery. Custom creation of exceptional, personal and corporate gifts delivered within innovative containers.
Our intimate company represents innoviative creations focusing upon luxury, quality, gourmet & specialty products with personal attention - our creations are unexpected, get noticed & create emotion.
Our target audience are individuals who have a strong desire for creative concepts but are last minute planners, non-creative thinkers, have limited time for creation or organizations who do not have the resources within their team to focus on creative gift giving with a personal flare.
As The 11th Hour brand is just being born, the website will be its virtual store front so web savvy designers will also be a key target.
We require a unique and unconventional stationary package. Our package requires a business card, a blank card with a watermark design for printng personal messages accompanied with a designed envelope. All three pieces need to resembles luxury gift giving concepts. Our business card is to resemble a gift tag and our blank card is to be designed with production print efficiency in mind. For example: The number of cards (face up) per page equals better pricing for print
The idea is that our business card is like receiving a free gift and creates emotion.
Here's a few creative points to consider:
- The card should resemble a gift tag
- It should look and feel like a gift tag but still have our logo and colors
- It should be two sided with with information position thoughtfully and clean
- It should be represent quality, luxury and warmth
- It should have rounded corners or another shape to be authentic
- It should have a hole for string or ribbon
Here's a few technical points to consider:
- Attached is our logo
- We require an Adobe Illustrator file with end product (eps)
- We require the file to be prepared for printing & cutting (cut lines, etc.)
- It must be a standard business card but can have a unique die cut
The card must contain the following information:
- the 11th hour (company logo)
- Leon and Chantel Algadzis (contact name)
- 403.764.7662 (telephone number)
- firstname.lastname@example.com (email address)
- email@example.com (email address)
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- The girl's stepbrother has been charged with sexual abuse
- Her father and stepmother have been jailed on child neglect charges
- The 15-year-old weighed 70 pounds when found, police say
- A police report calls her the victim of "serial child torture"
Wisconsin authorities have jailed the father, stepmother and stepbrother of a 15-year-old girl investigators say was kept in a basement, sexually abused and starved before being found last week.
The teenager weighed only 70 pounds when a passerby found her barefoot and in her pajamas February 6, according to a Madison police report. A doctor who examined her described her as a victim of "serial child torture with prolonged exposure to definite starvation," the report states.
The girl's 18-year-old stepbrother has been charged with three felony sexual abuse counts, according to court records. Her 40-year-old father and 42-year-old stepmother have been charged with child abuse and recklessly endangering a child, both felonies, as well as a misdemeanor count of child neglect.
CNN's policy is to withhold the names of victims of allegations of sexual abuse and those of their family members.
Investigators learned the girl was kept in the basement of her home with little food and no bathroom, the police report states. When she was found, her weight was more than 30 pounds below what the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lists as the median for her age.
The girl's 40-year-old father and 42-year-old stepmother were arrested on child neglect charges, police said. Neither the girl nor her relatives were immediately identified.
When the girl was taken to a hospital, her father "provided medical explanations for her physical condition," the report states. But a hospital social worker raised doubts about his account, and investigators learned the girl had been the subject of a prior abuse claim in 2007.
The girl did not back up the third-party allegation at that time, and the family did not cooperate with investigators, according to the report.


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(Phoenix, Ariz. – Jan. 26, 2009) Attorney General Terry Goddard today announced that Olena Kulakova, 30, of Glendale, and Dr. Paul Balikian, 77, of Phoenix, have been indicted on charges relating to a scheme that allegedly defrauded the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) of at least $70,000.
According to investigators, in May 2006, Balikian, a licensed osteopathic doctor, sold the "We Care Clinic," a medical clinic in Phoenix, to Kulakova, who is not licensed to practice medicine. Between May 2006 and September 2007, Kulakova allegedly owned and operated the clinic and represented herself as a physician, including examining and treating patients, writing prescriptions using Balikian's name, signing off on medical bills and patient charts and generally practicing medicine.
During this same time period, Balikian allegedly continued to work as a doctor at the clinic. Court documents state that he signed-off on the charts of patients seen by Kulakova, despite knowing that Kulakova was not licensed to practice medicine.
"This scheme shows a blatant disregard for the well-being of patients," Goddard said. "Protecting Arizona and its residents from fraud and financial abuse is one of my top priorities, especially during these tough economic times."
The following is a summary of the charges in the indictment:
- Olena Kulakova: Kulakova was indicted on 92 counts including conspiracy, fraud, theft, illegally conducting an enterprise, participating in a criminal syndicate, money laundering, forgery and illegal administration of narcotic and dangerous drugs. If convicted of all charges, Kulakova faces up to 25 years in prison.
- Dr. Paul Balikian: Balikian was indicted on six counts, including conspiracy, fraud, theft, illegally conducting an enterprise, assisting a criminal syndicate and money laundering. If convicted of all charges, Balikian faces up to 12.5 years in prison.
These charges, all felonies, are the result of an investigation conducted by the Attorney General's AHCCCS/Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and the DEA. Assistant Attorney General Philip Garrow is prosecuting this case. A copy of the indictment is attached. For more information, contact Anne Hilby at (602) 542-8019.


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Take care of our veterans
As a mental health provider working with service members, veterans and their families, I'm very concerned about the impact of Republican obstruction on veterans' health care and job creation. The Republicans in Congress, as well as their counterparts in the state legislature, seem more interested in making President Obama look bad than in solving problems.
We can't remain silent while hundreds of thousands of Tennesseans are abandoned by elected officials.
We need the so-called job creators to stop wasting our time and start expanding opportunities for the 99 percent of us who make less in a year than they make in a day.
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TORONTO - Georges St-Pierre has got his wish — a date with Nick Diaz.
"Nick Diaz vs GSP is on!" Cesar Gracie, Diaz's head coach, tweeted Friday.
The fight is expected to happen in Montreal in March with the card expected to be UFC 158.
UFC president Dana White confirmed this week that the Bell Centre show will also feature a rematch between Canadian welterweight Rory (Ares) MacDonald and Carlos (Natural Born Killer) Condit.
St-Pierre and MacDonald train together at Montreal's Tristar gym.
St-Pierre, the UFC welterweight champion, had asked to meet Diaz next, citing unfinished business. The two were slated to meet in October 2011 but the UFC yanked Diaz for failing to show up for a pair of news conferences.
Diaz was originally replaced by Condit but St-Pierre injured his knee in training. Condit then beat Diaz in February for the interim title, earning the right to meet the Canadian champion in Montreal last month.
St-Pierre won by unanimous decision.
St-Pierre (23-2) has put a proposed super-fight with Anderson Silva to the side to face Diaz.
UFC president Dana White said last week in Seattle that the GSP-Diaz fight would happen this time, presuming Diaz agreed.
Whit said GSP told him "Me and Nick Diaz have unfinished business. We were supposed to fight. That's the fight that I want.'
Diaz (27-8-1) was hit with a one-year suspension after the Condit fight for testing positive for marijuana.
A GSP-Diaz fight is bad news for contender Johny (Bigg Rigg) Hendricks, who thought he had the next title shot after dispatching Martin (The Hitman) Kampmann, Josh Koscheck and Jon Fitch in compiling a five-fight win streak.
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Military News
Budget cuts might slow improvements in veterans' homelessness
The country has made progress toward its goal of ending veterans' homelessness by 2015, but budget cuts might stand to threaten the momentum, according to federal officials.
The Department of Veterans Affairs and other federal agencies announced the target in 2010 as part of the Opening Doors campaign, seeking to end chronic and veterans' homelessness by 2015 and to end homelessness among children, families and youth by 2020.
Since 2010, homelessness among veterans has fallen by 24 percent across the country, according to a point-in-time report that the Department of Housing and Urban Development released late last month. The assessment measures homelessness on a single night in January each year.
In HUD's most recent assessment, 57,849 veterans were homeless nationwide.
According to VA Secretary Eric Shinseki, the recent reductions are notable because they broke previous patterns of increased homelessness during difficult economic times.
"It's a remarkable reversal of what is traditionally the trend line," he said during a roundtable discussion with reporters last month.
In late November, though, HUD said the budget for its existing homelessness-assistance programs would be cut by 5 percent, partly because of flat funding from Congress and the impact of sequestration, the automatic, across-the-board federal spending reductions that began last spring.
Though these cuts don't affect the VA's operating budget, officials are concerned about the impact they'll have on veterans.
Vince Kane, the director of the VA National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans, said his office partnered closely with HUD and the community programs it supported across the country.
The reduction in funds "will have a dramatic impact on us," Kane said. "If programs get cut by HUD and others, that impacts our ability to care for the entire family."
The VA contributes grants to nonprofit programs designed to help low-income veteran families, through programs such as Supportive Services for Veteran Families. However, these organizations receive significant support from HUD grants, as well.
For example, in 2012 almost 16,000 beds were targeted for vets in programs that were at least partially funded by HUD grants, according to HUD.
The VA and HUD also run a joint program that places veterans and their families in permanent housing and offers them clinical and supportive services.
Kane said these kinds of partnerships among community organizations, the VA, HUD and other stakeholders made a difference. "If that delicate balance is upset by funding changes, it impacts how quickly and how many veterans we can serve," he said.
Kane said the 24 percent drop in homelessness was largely a result of the VA's recently adopted "housing first" philosophy, which prioritizes placing veterans in housing and then wrapping support – such as employment and health care – around them.
A specialized campaign will launch in January to target the 25 communities across the country with the most acute homelessness among veterans. The VA will work with HUD, local and state governments, and community stakeholders for a two-year push to connect veterans to housing and other services
Among other things, the efforts are designed to make veterans more aware of the services available to them. Outreach is handled by local VA offices and other nonprofits, both of which send staff to the streets to engage with veterans.
Once veterans are contacted, case managers attempt to link them with housing, health care and jobs.
"Now is not the time to retreat from doing what we know is working," HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan said in a statement. "We shouldn't be cutting our budget on the backs of the most vulnerable in our society."
Kane said the VA had known from start that ending homelessness wasn't something it could do on its own.
"We still have too many veterans on the streets, and the push is to intensify the services even more," he said.
Homeless veterans who need support may call the VA at 1-877-424-3838.


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Finance & Development, September 1975
- Bank Group activity
- Fund activity
- Toward a new framework for international resource transfers
- The Euro-currency market in perspective
- The development of the Euro-currency market
- Enough of everything for everyone, forever?
- Financing the mining sector: the Bank's role
- "Indexing" versus discretionary action—Brazil's fight against inflation
- Land speculation: Does it have real economic consequences?
- The Generalized System of Preferences examined
- Book notices
- Letters to the Editor
- Views and comments
Financing the mining sector: the Bank's role
- International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
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- September 1975
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Disneyland Paris fetes its 20th anniversary Thursday, but while Mickey Mouse now draws nearly twice as many visitors as the Louvre's Mona Lisa, his fantasy park is not yet out of the financial woods.
French theme parks in general have done well amid Europe's debt crisis, offering a fairly low-cost escape for families, and Disney reported a record 15.7 million visitors in its fiscal year that ended on September 30 2011.
That compared with 8.4 million visitors to the Louvre art museum, and 6.6 million to Paris' iconic Eiffel Tower.
"It's magic, we're in France, but it feels like we're in another country altogether," a Belgian tourist named Christelle told AFP.
Britons Jojo and Jake added: "We're students so we work very hard most of the time so it's really nice to come away and do something really childish but really fun."
But Disney, which bet heavily on a site east of Paris prone to damp, chilly winters, posted a net loss of 55.6 million euros ($72.8 billion) despite a modest increase in sales to 1.3 billion euros.
The sprawling park, served by high-speed trains and home to 57 attractions, boasts Big Thunder Mountain and Space Mountain Mission 2, but also lies beneath a debt mountain that amounted to 1.87 billion euros last year.
Disney says it will pay off that debt by 2024.
It also highlights employment opportunities for minorities that have had trouble even getting job interviews elsewhere in France.
Mourad Adli, a 40-year-old Algerian is cited as an example, starting as a pop-corn vendor when the park opened and now the head of its 60 restaurants.
A French intellectual slammed Disneyland Paris as a "Cultural Chernobyl" 20 years ago, a tag that has not stopped it from drawing more than 250 million visitors in the meantime, making it Europe's leading tourist destination.
Last year, the park provided about 55,000 direct and indirect jobs according to a study commissioned by Disney and regional authorities, and each Disneyland job was said to generate nearly three others elsewhere in a nation where the unemployment rate stood at 9.4 percent of the workforce in the fourth quarter.
"American companies don't care if you have exactly the right profile for the job, we look first and foremost at potential," Disneyland Paris chief executive Philippe Gas told AFP.
Born in a tiny village in Algeria's mountainous Kabylie region, Adli is a case study in social mobility, and was named head of the park's restaurants in 1998.
He hopes to move on to California, or Shanghai where work has begun on a new Disney resort.
"Whatever my roots, my country or my postcode, here it doesn't matter," said Adli, who grew up in Montfermeil, a Paris suburb where riots fuelled by anger at the lack of jobs erupted in 2005.
The picture is not quite as bright at Disney's real-estate division however, where sales plunged 62 percent last year, while cash flow from operations fell more than 28 percent to 169 million euros, partly due to a one-off gain a year before that.
And in nearby Bailly Romainvilliers, where the population has leapt from 600 in 1990 to 6,000 today, Mayor Arnaud de Belenet said that although Disney was clearly an economic locomotive, many jobs there pay "barely above minimum wage, which is not at all what local people are looking for."
But Mickey and his friends still sport perennial smiles and promise a "Disney Dreams" gala to mark the 20-year milestone, with a laser, water and fireworks show seen nowhere else in the world's Magic Kingdoms.
The group also plans to expand its adjoining Walt Disney Studios complex and is even mulling a third park ... for 2030.


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Medial knee pain in a 21 year-old female
@1.1 antero posterior Xray of the knee showing vertical thin spur directed upwards with a deformation of the internal part of the bone but without any cortical changes
@7.15 axial T1 sequence showing an hypo intense mass between muscle and bone
@10.17 coronal STIR sequence showing the hyper intense lesion along the femoral shaft ;
@9.15 Axial T1 with galolinium contrast agent and fat saturation showing the peripheral enhancement of the lesion.
"TUG" LESION with bursitis
It is not uncommon to encounter cortical irregularities in the distal femur at sites of muscle attachment due to chronic stress changes.
"Tug" lesions are usually asymptomatic and of importance only in that they should not be mistaken for a tumor even when occasionally symptomatic.
One common site of such a tug lesion is in the posterior medial distal femoral shaft at the insertion site of the adductor magnus muscle or medial head gastrocnemius muscle, which has been termed a periosteal, juxtacortical, or cortical desmoid.
It is usually seen in children and adolescents.
On MR, there may be associated cortical irregularity, marrow edema, periosseous edema and as in this case bursitis that explains the pain.
Another common entity in the differential diagnosis is an osteochondroma, which on MRI can be easily differentiated from a tug lesion by the presence of a cartilage cap.
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Ubuntu 8.04 comes with Python 2.5 and no 2.6 package support in the apt-get ecosystem. Searching around I found http://www.saltycrane.com/blog/2008/10/installing-python-26-source-ubuntu-hardy/ and all went well except I got a few more missing modules than the article reports;
Failed to find the necessary bits to build these modules:
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dl imageop sunaudiodev
To find the necessary bits, look in setup.py in detect_modules() for the module's name.
Im pretty sure i want/need dl. I know it's deprecated starting with 2.6, but it should still be there.
Overall Im finding it very difficult to get 2.6 installed. I would ideally like to replace it (point
/usr/bin/python at 2.6) but looking in 2.5 site-packages and seeing symlinks to a 'pyshared' directory, etc. makes me fear that things will break terribly.
I also tried to setup a virtualenv on another, 2.6 capable machine and copied over the virtualenv but it cannot execute the python binary.... idunno.
Im really just trying to get 2.6 installed to run a Django project. Nothing more, so it doesn't have to replace the system python but if it can work, it'd be nice.


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MARQUETTE, Mich. – The Northern Michigan University men's basketball team opened the 2012-13 regular season with a 129-52 victory over Finlandia on Saturday (Nov. 17) from the Berry Events Center. The Wildcats had seven players in double figures and all 11 players scored.
Northern jumped out to a 35-9 lead to start the game and extended the lead to 35 with 2:51 before halftime. The 'Cats led 60-31 halftime and junior center Scooter Johnson had 16 points on 5-for-7 shooting from the floor. Sophomore forward Kendall Jackson had 13 at the break as NMU shot 59 percent from the floor and held the Lions to 37 percent.
A 23-2 NMU run started the second half and the lead ballooned to 50 at 83-33. NMU broke the century mark on freshman center Matt Iverson's layup with 9:35 left in the game. NMU held the Lions to only 21 points while scoring 69 in the second half.
Jackson had a game-high 23 points on 10-for-12 shooting and added nine rebounds. Freshman guard Stephan Pelkofer scored 18 points in his first regular season action in the Green and Gold. Johnson finished with 17 points while Iverson had 15.
Senior forward TJ Cameron had a double-double with 12 points and a game-high 11 rebounds. Redshirt freshman point guard Terry Nash added 12 points and seven assists. Junior forward Matt Craggs had 10 points and six rebounds while junior Joe Simon chipped in with nine and junior Michael Smith added eight.
Keith Arnold led Finlandia with 15 points while Jon Moore added 10. The Lions shot 28 percent in the game on 16-for-57 from the floor.
Northern finished the game shooting 62 percent (48-77) from the floor and 47 percent (8-17) from the three-point line. The 'Cats outrebounded the Lions 57-21.
NMU travels to Milwaukee over the Thanksgiving weekend to play at the Fresh Coast Classic. The 'Cats open the tournament with a semifinal matchup with Winston Salem State on Nov. 23.


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|Head Athletic Trainer/Associate AD Sports Medicine
Leroy Heu, a native of Honolulu, Hawaii, joined the UCSB Athletic Training staff in 1994, and is currently the Associate Athletics Director for Sports Medicine as well as Head Athletic Trainer.
Leroy graduated from San Jose State in 1982 with a Bachelor's degree in physical education with an emphasis in athletic training and a minor in biology. He received his Master's degree in health, physical education, and recreation with an emphasis in athletic administration from St. Mary's College in 1989.
Leroy worked as an athletic trainer for the San Francisco 49ers for 5 years (1978-1983). During the spring of 1983, Leroy became the Assistant Athletic Trainer for the Arizona Wranglers of the Untied States Football League, followed by a return home for a short stay at the University of Hawaii, Manoa as an interim Assistant Athletic Trainer. The following spring, he returned to the Wranglers in 1984.
Leroy returned to his alma mater in 1984 as an Assistant Athletic Trainer at San Jose State University for seven years. He accepted an appointment at UCSB as an Assistant Athletic Trainer in 1991 before returning to the University of Hawaii, Hilo as Head Athletic Trainer in 1992.
Returning to UCSB in 1994 to serve as Head Athletic Trainer, Leroy has been very active in the Athletics Department, including helping with the design of the Harry Callihan Athletic Training Room which opened in 2005. He also served as the Head Athletic Trainer for the USA Delegation Medical Staff at the World University Games in Belgrade, Serbia in 2009. He repeated this role for the games in Shenzhen, China in 2011; in Kazan Russia in 2013; and Gwangju, South Korea in 2015. He was also a member of the USA Medical Team for the 2013 Winter World University Games in Trentino, Italy.
He has been a member of the NATA since 1978 and is currently a member of the Far West Athletic Trainers Association District Convention and Symposia Committee since 2006. He formerly served as a designated site coordinator and lead examiner for the NATA Board of Certification Examination. He is currently involved with numerous community service projects.
Leroy resides in Goleta, California while visiting his family often in Honolulu. He is well known around the Athletics Department for his to-die-for barbeque.


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SEATTLE (AP) Jason Washburn scored 14 of his 18 points in the first half, Brandon Taylor added a career-high 19 off the bench and Utah won its first Pac-12 road game in two seasons as a member of the conference with a stunning 74-65 win over Washington on Saturday night.
The Utes (9-9, 1-5 Pac-12) were winless in conference play this season and having last won a Pac-12 game on Feb. 25, 2012 against Stanford, used hot shooting and a smart defensive plan to take down the Huskies and hand Washington its first conference loss. Washington was trying to start 5-0 in conference play for the first time since 1984.
Instead the Huskies (12-6, 4-1) were left shaking their heads at their execution in the closing minutes that ruined what Washington accomplished winning its first three conference games on the road.


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The completely unscripted story of the decline of Northern Ontario Wrestling in 1982! All the action! All the characters! All the backstage drama!
As the World Wrestling Federation was becoming a global entity in the early 80s it put smaller territories out of business. This is the story of one such territory. Witness the slow decline of the greatest wrestling promotion the world never knew! World Class? Mid-South? No territory had the fans enthralled like Northern Ontario Wrestling!
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The singing hopefuls of "The Voice" squared off Monday on-stage against their own teammates Monday, and as some high-stakes vocal match-ups and the tough calls that came with them proved, past "Voice" winners Adam Levine and Blake Shelton could very well have winning teams yet again.
That's because those two coaches nabbed two especially noteworthy steals, both of them from rival coach Usher's cast-offs.
Shakira, meanwhile, picked up a former Team Blake member with a steal of her own.
The night kicked off with a pairing of two very different R&B singers from Team Usher: Denver father of six Biff Gore versus a singer two decades his junior, Los Angeles-bred college music major TJ Willkins. The two were tasked with the Temptations' "Ain't Too Proud to Beg," a song that Usher and mentor Jill Scott insisted they'd master if they'd manage to convey the requisite desperation.
They did that when they took to the stage, to the coaches' delight. Usher remarked that they had pushed each other to perform their best, and Adam declared that of the two, "nobody was better." But "The Voice" being "The Voice," Usher had to declare a winner, so he chose TJ. "TJ was relentless," he said. "I want a fighter on my team."
That gave Blake an opportunity he could scarcely believe he'd had to jump in and steal Biff for his own team. "I'm alive!" Biff cheered, but Blake seemed arguably the more excited to be welcoming him to his team. "You're a great entertainer. I'm hoping you can coach me a little bit," he told Biff, praising the stocky middle-aged dad's impressive high kicks and admitting he was "shocked" he even had the opportunity to steal such a "first-class artist."
Next, though, Blake had to let go one of his own teammates. He paired his two 17-year-old country singers, Jake Worthington and Lexi Luca, on one-time "Voice" winner Cassadee Pope's ballad "It Goes Like This," and with the help of mentors The Band Perry, Jake worked on projecting his vocals while Lexi managed to best some of her insecurities. On-stage, though, Lexi's nerves showed -- and even though Jake flubbed a few lyrics, Blake named him the winner anyway, saying the teen could be a star.
Then it was time for Shakira to part with one of her team members. She paired PR maven Dani Moz with Louisiana church singer DeShawn Washington on Emeli Sande's "My Kind of Love." The demanding song posed a challenge for both of their vocal ranges in rehearsals, but on-stage they tackled it head-on, earning an apparent rave reaction from the audience. Adam praised the pair's "natural chemistry," and while Blake and Usher were both more impressed by DeShawn, Shakira admitted she felt she saw Dani as going further on the show, declaring her the winner.
But Shakira got a chance to grab yet another team member with the next pairing, this time of two unusual Team Adam rock voices, rocker-turned-nanny Kat Perkins and gravelly-voiced crooner Patrick Thomson. They were excited to team for the Kenny Loggins and Stevie Nicks duet "Whenever I Call You Friend," but on-stage, Kat projected confidence and sang powerfully while Patrick struggled with his pitch at times. That, to Adam's mind, made Kat the winner. "Kat just has an overall strength that I just can't let go of," he explained -- just as Shakira pressed her button just in time to grab Patrick for her own team.
Next up was a pairing of two pro divas from Team Blake, one-time pop hitmaker Paula DeAnda and former Celine Dion vocal director Sisaundra Lewis. Blake Shelton paired the women on "Do What U Want," citing the Lady Gaga and Christina Aguilera collaboration from last season on "The Voice" as his inspiration. The two powerful singers' task, Blake and his mentors said, was to resist the urge to make "too many moments happen," lest their vocals overpower each other's and overwhelm the audience.
Their ever-showier vocal performances may have done that somewhat, but no matter -- the coaches were duly impressed. "You completely drove each other to give a great performance in both directions," Usher observed, though he noted Paula had some "pitch issues" and deemed Sisaundra the winner. Shakira said the same, lauding Sisaundra's one big high note. And finally, Blake had to concur, agreeing that while Paul "sang the crap out of" the song, she fell off-pace and almost threw off her co-star. Blake declared Sisaundra the winner, which meant Paula was heading home.
The final pairing of the night came courtesy of Team Usher, and like the night's first match-up, it offered a serious opportunity for a steal -- for the night's only battle for a steal, in fact. Usher paired two very different sorts of unlikely R&B singers on Steve Winwood's "Higher Love," metalhead-turned-R&B crooner Stevie Jo and stage fright-afflicted YouTube star Jake Barker. In rehearsals, Usher was none too pleased with how either of them was singing -- saying they sounded a mess, and urging Jake to emote and use his breath just as he urged Stevie Jo to tap into his passion.
Both singers took that advice to heart as they took to the stage, where they delivered a falsetto-rich performance where they showed off the best of what their unique voices could do and let the song stretch out comfortably. "I've never seen a more evenly matched battle," Blake remarked afterward, while Shakira praised Jake's falsetto and Stevie's versatility. As for Adam? He refused to pick a would-be winner, vowing instead to steal the loser. "Whichever of you doesn't make it is coming to my team," he announced -- setting off some fierce protestations from Shakira, as she sought to make sure her team would pick up whomever Team Usher didn't keep.
That, as it turned out, would be Jake. Usher picked Stevie Jo, who had bravely performed Usher's own song at blind auditions, as the winner of the round.
That set the stage for a battle between all the other three coaches for Jake, as Blake jumped in to vie for him alongside Adam and Shakira. Adam's pitch to Jake involved touting their similar voices and their shared love of tattoos -- a pitch that Blake called "terrible" and the "worst pitch I've ever heard." (He may not much have preferred Shakira's odd pitch, which involved an offer to introduce Jake to Rihanna.) Still, Adam's pitch to his hipster lookalike worked, and Jake picked him as his coach.
The battle rounds will continue Tuesday with more pairings of "Voice" team members, and inevitably more steals.
"The Voice" airs Mondays and Tuesdays at 8/7c.


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The first story line of the exhibition season: Can a college kid upstage the New York Yankees?
No, seriously. The Yankees open the Grapefruit League season Tuesday against Florida State, and the Seminoles' roster includes Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston.
Winston closed Florida State's 5-0 victory over Georgia on Sunday by striking out the final batter, Jess Posey, younger brother of San Francisco Giants star Buster Posey. In three relief appearances this season, Winston has given up no runs, no walks and one hit in four innings.
Although no major league team plays another until Wednesday, the Yankees and Detroit Tigers face college squads Tuesday. The Tigers' opponent: the Moccasins of Florida Southern College.
As the exhibition season gets into full swing, five story lines from the Grapefruit League:
Captain and Tanaka
The Derek Jeter farewell tour is underway — his last scheduled stop in Southern California comes May 5-7 in Anaheim — but the chances of one last postseason appearance for him depend largely on Japanese rookie right-hander Masahiro Tanaka, on whom they recently spent $175 million. The Yankees desperately need Tanaka to do for them what countryman Yu Darvish has done for the Texas Rangers, so here's the comparison: In 2012, his first year in the majors, Darvish's earned-run average was 3.60 in spring training, 3.90 in the regular season.
'Core four' of Braves
The Atlanta Braves plan to move into a new suburban ballpark in 2017, and they have invested in four core players to take them there. The Braves this month have signed first baseman Freddie Freeman, shortstop Andrelton Simmons, starter Julio Teheran and closer Craig Kimbrel for a total of $267 million. That "core four" does not have the same ring as the Yankees' Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Andy Pettitte and Jorge Posada — let alone five rings — but the Braves can hope.
Same old story?
The Tigers got to the World Series two years ago and the American League Championship Series last year, still trying to win a championship for 84-year-old owner Mike Ilitch. They need two of their veterans to hold off Father Time for another season — outfielder Torii Hunter, 38, whose .300 seasons in 2012 and 2013 were the first of his career, and closer Joe Nathan, 39, a six-time All-Star signed to erase memories of the erratic likes of Jose Valverde, Fernando Rodney and Todd Jones.
Red Sox fill in holes
No team has won consecutive titles since the Yankees in 1999 and 2000, the capper to a run of four World Series victories in five years. As the Boston Red Sox try for their fourth in 11 years, they do so without any major additions. In center field, Jackie Bradley Jr., 23, replaces Jacoby Ellsbury, who left for the Yankees and $153 million. At catcher, A.J. Pierzynski, 37, replaces Jarrod Saltalamacchia, who left for the Miami Marlins and $21 million. At shortstop, Xander Bogaerts, 21, replaces Stephen Drew, still jobless.
Shuffling the Cards
The team the Red Sox beat in the World Series has redone its infield. At shortstop, the St. Louis Cardinals spent $53 million on Jhonny Peralta to replace the no-hit, shaky-glove Pete Kozma. They traded third baseman David Freese to the Angels for center fielder Peter Bourjos, enabling them to shift Matt Carpenter from second base to third base and try rookie Kolten Wong at second. If Wong flops, the Cardinals have former Dodger Mark Ellis as veteran insurance, the kind the Dodgers lack if rookie Alexander Guerrero flops.
Wednesday: a Cactus League primer.
Twitter: @BillShaikin


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Department of Revenue News Release
June 19, 2014Eldon License Office contract awarded
JEFFERSON CITY - The Office of Administration, in conjunction with the Missouri Department of Revenue, has awarded the management contract for the Eldon License Office to License Office Services, LLC in Jefferson City. All license office contracts in Missouri are awarded through a competitive bid process.
The Eldon License Office will remain at its current location at 401 W. 4th St.
In fiscal year 2013, more than 53,000 transactions were conducted at the Eldon office, generating approximately $175,982 in agent processing fees.
All local license offices are overseen by the Missouri Department of Revenue, but each is operated by an independent agent.
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WASHINGTON -- With a month to go until the presidential election, the government on Friday issues its September jobs report, expected to show an uptick in the U.S. unemployment rate after employers added only a modest number of jobs.
Economists forecast that the unemployment rate edged up last month to 8.2 percent from 8.1 percent, according to a survey by FactSet. Employers are expected to have added 111,000 jobs.
That would be an improvement from the 96,000 jobs gained in August. But that is still barely enough to keep up with growth in the working-age population.
The Labor Department issues the jobs report at 8:30 a.m. EDT.
An increase in the unemployment rate could add momentum to Mitt Romney's campaign to unseat President Barack Obama. Jobs and the economy were central issues in the first presidential debate Wednesday and most polls showed that voters considered Romney to have prevailed.
The job market hasn't made much progress in recent weeks. The number of people seeking unemployment benefits rose slightly last week, after a steep fall the previous week. But the four-week average of unemployment claims was unchanged at 375,000, a level consistent with only modest hiring.
Meanwhile, surveys by a trade group of purchasing managers showed that manufacturing firms hired at a faster pace last month. But services companies, such as retailers and restaurants, hired more slowly.
No incumbent since Franklin Roosevelt has faced re-election with unemployment so high. August's 8.1 rate was up from 7.8 percent when Obama took office in January 2009.
Still, the job market has been improving, sluggishly but steadily. Jobs have been added for 23 straight months. There are now 125,000 more than when Obama took office.
The administration's defenders argue that Obama shouldn't be held accountable for job losses early in his term. When he became president in the midst of the Great Recession, the economy was collapsing. In January 2009, the U.S. lost 818,000 jobs, the grimmest showing since 1949. In the first four months of his presidency, 3 million jobs vanished.
Obama's economic prescriptions, particularly an $862 billion stimulus plan, didn't kick in until months after his inauguration.
Since bottoming in February 2010, the economy has added about 4.4 million jobs. And private companies have added more than 5 million _ a figure the White House likes to emphasize.
But job gains in the private sector have been partly blunted by layoffs by state and local governments.
And as voters prepare to decide whether to back Obama or his Republican challenger, many of the job market's vital signs are faint:
_ More than 5 million people have been out of work for six months or more, up from 2.7 million when Obama took office. Before 2009, in records dating to 1948, the number of long-term unemployed had never reached 3 million. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has called long-term unemployment a "national crisis" that is causing millions to lose job skills.
_ Pay for private-sector employees, when adjusted for inflation, has dropped 1.6 percent since Obama took office. In a weak job market, employers have little reason to offer significant raises.
_ The percentage of Americans either working or looking for work fell to a 31-year low of 63.5 percent in August. That's partly because the vast generation of baby boomers has begun to retire. But another key factor is that hundreds of thousands of Americans have given up looking for work.
_ More than 23 million Americans are either unemployed, stuck in part-time jobs because they can't find full-time work or want a job but have stopped looking. Romney used that figure to attack Obama's economic policies in Wednesday night's debate.
Few economists expect the job market to return to full health soon. The Federal Reserve, for instance, doesn't foresee unemployment falling below a normal level of roughly 6 percent before 2016.
The U.S. economy, slowed by government cuts, weak manufacturing, a European economic crisis and tepid consumer spending, has been growing at a meager annual pace well below 2 percent. That is too tepid to generate strong job growth and significantly reduce unemployment.
Growth was only 1.3 percent at an annual rate in the April-June quarter, and most economists expect it will remain at or below 2 percent for the rest of this year.
Europe's financial crisis has pushed six of the 17 countries that use the euro into recession. Growth has also slowed in large developing countries such as China and India. Both trends are cutting into U.S. exports.
Many U.S. companies are also reluctant to step up hiring or investing because of the year-end "fiscal cliff." That's when a package of large tax increases and steep spending cuts are scheduled to take effect. Unless Congress agrees to postpone the cuts, the economy could be pushed back into recession.


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STROUDSBURG, Pa. (AP) - Shivering, starving and unloved, abused and neglected animals too commonly make news in the Poconos.
Etched in the minds of many is the photo of Lexi, the Pike County dog whose owner bound her legs and muzzle tightly with duct tape and left her in a chicken coop.
Another dog named Lexi was discovered in Monroe County with more than 20 broken bones from abuse.
Just as heartbreaking: There are animals that will never make the news but are spending winter outside, cowering from the cold, dying for affection and a water bowl that has not frozen over.
'It's not unique to the Poconos. It happens all over the state,' Rep. Mike Carroll, D-118, said of animal abuse.
His office receives many calls from citizens concerned about animal abuse.
That is why Carroll has co-sponsored a bill that calls for an animal abuser registry in Pennsylvania.
Similar registries have been proposed in 26 states, but none has succeeded in becoming a state law, said Chris Green, legislative affairs director at the Animal Legal Defense Fund.
However, a few counties in New York have made it law for animal abusers to be put on a list, Green said.
In Pennsylvania, the legislation, House Bill 265, would require convicted animal abusers to register with the county sheriff once a year for 15 years.
The sheriff would then inform every residence, school, humane society, animal shelter and any business within a half-mile radius of the animal abuser's residence.
The state police would also get the abuser's name and put it on an online, publicly searchable database of animal abusers, similar to the current Megan's Law sex offender registry.
If the state law is passed, anyone registered on the list would be barred from owning an animal.
The bill was moved to the Judiciary Committee in January 2013, where it remains. The legislature has until November 2014 to act on it, or it will have to be reintroduced in a future session.
'It will take a commitment by the majority to run the bill out of the committee, hopefully in 2014,' Carroll said.
He is optimistic because the bill has received bipartisan support so far.
Most animal shelters keep a 'do-not-adopt' list of people that the shelter will not allow to take animals, Green said.
'People acquire animals from shelters and go on to abuse them,' Green said. 'One problem is hoarders.'
That is, people who keep so many animals in their home that they are unable to care for them properly. Often hoarders feel compelled to continue acquiring animals even after they have been court-ordered to stop.
The Pike County Humane Society in Shohola has a do-not-adopt list.
'Not only that, we share the information with any other shelters in the area,' said shelter Director Barry Heim. 'We've been doing that for at least 15 years.'
The do-not-adopt list in shelters is often subjective.
In Pike, they are watching for people who show signs of abuse in their relationships. For example, if a husband is really bossy with his wife and kids, Heim said.
Instead of waiting for each state to build an animal abuse registry, the Animal Legal Defense Fund is building its own nationwide database of abusers.
'We wanted to put together something accessible nationwide and populate it with official convictions,' Green said.
State registries don't cross state lines, but a nationwide database is more comprehensive.
'It will provide a tool that pet stores, shelters and individuals can use to assure that an animal is going to a home that is worthy,' Green said. 'Shelters want this. The whole point is to prevent convicted animal abusers from obtaining more animals to abuse.'
The national registry will be searchable by full name and date of birth.
Most shelters already have access to that information because they require a driver's license or identification to adopt a pet.
The Animal Legal Defense Fund has already acquired decades of animal abuse convictions for many states and expects to have the registry operating in early 2014.
The national registry would be used as a tool for pet stores, shelters and individuals to look up the name of anyone wishing to adopt a pet.
The California-based Animal Legal Defense Fund was founded by attorneys in 1979 who work to protect animals through the legal system by advocating for stronger enforcement of anti-cruelty laws nationwide.
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It is our purpose to provide a place for Honest Truth-Seekers to become more familiar with the Bible and the Charactor of God. We seek to make a difference in the world by providing a resource for those who have questions about God and the trustworthiness of His character. We believe there is a wealth of knowledge about the Father that is not understood by the Christian Community at large. This Truth is to become more valuable as time closes on this earth.
Every individual must seek by earnest prayer to know the Word of God for himself, and then to do it. Only by daily putting his trust in God, and not in the arm of flesh, will any soul obtain the experience essential to answer the prayer of Christ, "And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent."
Faith in a lie will not have a sanctifying influence upon the life or character. No Error is truth, or can be made truth by repetition, or by faith in it. Sincerity will never save a soul from the consequences of believing an error. Without sincerity there is no true religion, but sincerity in a false religion will never save a man. I May be perfectly sincere in following a wrong road, but that will not make it the right road, or bring me to the place I wish to reach. The Lord does not want us to have a blind credulity, and call that the faith that sanctifies. The Truth is the principle that sanctifies, and therefore it becomes us to know what is truth. We must compare spiritual things with spiritual. We must prove all things, but hold fast only that which is good, that which bears the divine credentials, which lays before us the true motives and principles which should prompt us to action. Selected Messages Bk2, pg. 56
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Our website is a resource for gay and lesbian couples that are interested in getting married in Iowa. We want our visitors to understand that Iowa is a diverse and welcoming state, and most importantly a great wedding destination.
Visitors to our site can find a variety of information on gay friendly vendors, venues and legal information on legal issues surrounding gay marriage in Iowa.
We are marketing to gay and lesbian couples in and around Iowa. Our immediate market is Iowa couples, however, in the years to come projections show that the largest market of customers will come from the surrounding states that do not currently legally support gay/lesbian marriage.
We'd like to move away from the common or basic "rainbow" themes into something a little more progressive.
Designs should center on the ideas of equality and fairness, and if possible have some relation to wedding imagery. (Potentially rings, Wedding Bells, Doves, etc.)
The imagery should not be too "religious" in nature, as many churches are not open to non-traditional weddings.
Due to the long URL, the logo will probably need to have a horizontal . If a logical break in the text works with the logo concept, then wrapping of the text may be appropriate.
Would like an icon/graphic representation that could be to the left of the text treatment, or placed above the text treatment if needed.
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overview : In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.
Genres : Crime, Drama
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WEDNESDAY, March 5, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Secondhand smoke causes irreversible damage to children's arteries and puts them at increased risk for heart attack and stroke later in life, a new study says.
Researchers looked at more than 3,700 adults in Australia and Finland, and found that those exposed to secondhand smoke when they were children had thicker artery walls.
The walls of the neck arteries in those who grew up in homes where both parents smoked were an average of 0.015 millimeters thicker than in those whose parents did not smoke.
That means that exposure to secondhand smoke in childhood adds an extra 3.3 years to the age of an adult's blood vessels, according to the authors of the study published online March 5 in the European Heart Journal.
They said their findings provide further evidence to support measures to protect children from secondhand smoke.
"Our study shows that exposure to passive smoke in childhood causes a direct and irreversible damage to the structure of the arteries. Parents, or even those thinking about becoming parents, should quit smoking. This will not only restore their own health but also protect the health of their children into the future," study author Seana Gall, a research fellow in cardiovascular epidemiology at the Menzies Research Institute Tasmania and the University of Tasmania, said in a journal news release.
"While the differences in artery thickness are modest, it is important to consider that they represent the independent effect of a single measure of exposure -- that is, whether or not the parents smoked at the start of the studies -- some 20 years earlier in a group already at greater risk of heart disease," Gall said.
"For example, those with both parents smoking were more likely, as adults, to be smokers or overweight than those whose parents didn't smoke," Gall explained.
Having only one parent who smoked did not appear to have an effect on children's arteries.
"We think that the effect was only apparent with both parents smoking because of the greater overall dose of smoke these children were exposed to," Gall said.
"We can speculate that the smoking behavior of someone in a house with a single adult smoking is different," Gall added. "For example, the parent that smokes might do so outside, away from the family, therefore reducing the level of passive smoking. However, as we don't have this type of data, this is only a hypothesis."
While the study showed an association between having two parents who smoked and an increased risk of heart trouble later in life, it did not prove a cause-and-effect link.
More information
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention outlines the health effects of secondhand smoke.


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HARDIN COUNTY, Texas - A favorable ruling Thursday cleared the way for the Kountze High School cheerleaders to continue using Bible verses on their game banners through the end of the school year.
The victory is temporary as the case is headed for trial in June.
"I think, 'Woo-Hoo,' that's what I think," said cheerleader Whitney Jennings. "I'm done worrying. No more stress, I'm doing my thing."
The Kountze Independent School District ordered the cheerleading squad to stop using Bible verses on game banners after receiving a complaint from the Freedom From Religion Foundation. The cheerleaders then sued the district, claiming the order violated their constitutional rights.
Thursday's ruling by Judge Steve Thomas granted the cheerleaders' request for a temporary injunction until the case goes to trial.
"A huge weight has been lifted, so it feels good," said cheerleader Kieara Moffett.
Following the judge's ruling, several cheerleaders and their parents gathered in the Hardin County courthouse to express their relief.
"The score and our boys coming out fighting, that's all I'm worrying about," said cheerleader Ashton Jennings.
"I'm thankful for the experience, and I'm thankful God has his hand in this and that He went before us with the judge," said cheerleader Rebekah Richardson.
"It certainly has been a teachable moment that students still have their constitutional rights and the Supreme Court has affirmed that for more than 40 years," said attorney Mike Johnson.
"Students have the right to freely express their religious viewpoints in every school district in Texas," said attorney David Starnes.
With the case set for trial next year, an attorney for the school district, Thomas Brandt, said a settlement is not out of the question but admits that could be tough in a case like this one.
"It's a difficult situation to reach a settlement on, either you let the banners on or you don't," said Brandt. "There's not a real middle ground you can reach."
Kountze ISD school board member John Eppes would not comment on why the district's superintendent felt the need to impose this order. Eppes added he feels "some politicians" are unfairly portraying the school board to the public.
"I'm for what they're doing, what the cheerleaders are doing, but by the same token, we as board members are being made out to be the villains," said Eppes.
The judge's ruling also means the cheerleaders can display the banner they have already made for Friday's game. Moffett said the squad already picked out a Bible verse.
"'Things which are impossible with man are possible with God,'" said Moffett.
Both Gov. Rick Perry and Attorney General Greg Abbott are supporting the girls' legal battle.
The Anti-Defamation League quickly denounced the judge's ruling by calling it, "misguided."
"This misguided decision flies in the face of well-established U.S. Supreme Court precedent prohibiting school-sponsored religious activity. Public schools are for children of all faiths or no faith, and these banners were clearly being displayed in the context of school-sponsored activities. Faith is a profoundly personal decision, so students should not be subjected to an exclusionary school-sponsored religious message on campus or be forced to choose between attending quintessential school events – football games -- or being subjected to an unwanted religious message. Our perspective in no way reflects hostility toward religion. Rather, it is based on a profound respect for religious freedom and an appreciation of the extraordinary diversity of religions represented by the students in our public schools," wrote ADL Southwest Regional Director Martin Cominsky.
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Nathan over at TDA Training has asked me to contribute to a series of posts about a video he published on his site which showcases Dan Inosanto. I was only too happy to contribute! It is quite a famous video. In it, Dan shows how a Police officer with a weapon still in its holster, generally requires a surprise knife attacker to be 21 feet away in order to allow enough time and space to recognise what is happening (the person has pulled a knife and is charging), and then make the decision to act, and then draw the weapon and fire at the centre of the attacker. Any less than 21 feet and the officer is generally not able to draw the weapon and fire in time before the knife is inserted into the Police officer's body. I recommend going to watch the 21 foot rule video at Nathan's site before reading on.
This video is specifically aimed for Law Enforcement (LE). For non LE or Military personnel for that matter, what does this video teach us? What about purely from a self defence perspective? There are some things which are quite important in this video and some things that are not relavent.
TGace from The Things Worth Believing In has detailed some of the more pertinent cases against the video at TDA Training. This is a good read and I won't go into what TGace covers too much here. Also, Patrick Parker from Mokuren Dojo
highlights that the handgun is not always the supreme weapon. The knife can be more dangerous. This video shows some examples of this. Peter talks about this and more HERE.
Is the 21 Foot Rule Irrelevant?
From a self defence perspective, the video is largely irrelevant. We do not walk around with a pistol in a holster (except maybe some of the US readers and subscribers, but you guys are a minority). We do not need to fumble for a pistol. So that part is completely not of use to us. Or is it?
What type of movement is going to draw a pistol out of a holster? Yes. It is a fine motor skill. Straight away, regular readers will know what this means. It once again highlights that fine motor skills fail under pressure. Even when quite a lot of training has been done on just one fine motor skill movement. When an attacker with a knife chargers, that is the only move. The LE officer does not need to choose from a large number of possible techniques. There is just one. This makes things much easier to process under real intense stress. But still, we can see in the video that one simple fine motor skill fails (or is very slow and fumbly), under pressure.
This once again highlights that relying on fine motor skills is a very risky endeavor. Relying on gross motor skills is a much better tactic with a higher percentage chance of working under pressure. Unfortunately, the LE officer has little other option but to draw the weapon from the holster. Here a LOT of repetition is key. And this must include repetition in realistic scenarios such as the ones in the video.
One other interesting lesson from the video is that in many instances, Dan goes to draw the weapon soon after handing over ID or some other activity. This is another key point. The LE officer is distracted and focused on something other than what the suspect is doing. This is important. As I have said numerous times,
Beware the distracting question or action from someone you consider a possible threat!
This is very relavent for self defence purposes as well as LE. This requires us to ignore some questions for a few moments in case the person does something quickly. This also means not looking away to where the person may be pointing. It also means not looking down at our watch when asked the time. These are just some ways an attacker may seek to distract us. This is a very common tactic. And it works.
Expect a Knife to be Possible
In the UK, Australia and Canada (as well as likely many other similar countries), the knife or edged weapon is the most likely weapon used in attacks today. This statement has come from research I have done into real statistics from those countries. In the US, a handgun is the most likely, followed by a knife. In the lead up to any possible physical encounter we all need to be looking (not constantly), at the hands of the other person. The knife may not be there straight away. This does not mean we can tick it off the list. Throughout, we need to watch for the person going to draw a knife. This is another key lesson from the video from a self defence perspective.
A knife can be used even on the ground, so watch for a draw there as well. In many instances in the video, we can see the LE officer did not see Dan going for the weapon straight away. This was largely due to them being distracted.
Generally, a knife is secreted away in the waist area. Watch for them going for that area. This could be the front or the back. This is something that Wim mentioned in his comments about the same 21 foot rule video. As soon as a likely attacker goes for that area, assume a knife is being sought. Obviously, take the context of any discussion into account.
No Gun, So What Do We Do?
In the footage, the LE officer had a pistol. We will probably be unarmed. True, but the lessons from this video is not so much about technique, but about awareness. The earlier you can see a threat, the sooner you can react to it, thus shortening down that 21 foot distance. The only way you can see a threat early is by looking for it. The only way you can be looking for a threat action is if you are not distracted.
Be aware and maintain your awareness.
But what do we do? What technique can we do instead of the pistol draw? Obvious question. But this is not one that can be answered well purely online. That is not the point of this article. Seek out your own training providers in this regard. One good example of knife defence is STAB knife defence. Check it out. But technique requires hands on. Whatever it is you do, make it gross motor!
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Jimmy Fallon rounded up the iconic '90s parental figures from the popular series "Full House." Bob Saget (Danny Tanner), John Stamos (Uncle Jesse) and Dave Coulier (Uncle Joey) revisited their beloved roles Wednesday in a "Late Night" sketch.
The "Full House" reunion kicks off with Fallon in his bedroom, a recreation of Michelle's room from the sitcom.
"I guess I'll just miss the 'Late Night' show. I mean I've been doing this for five years," pajama-wearing Fallon admits. "There have been so many special moments and so many great musical guests."
The "Full House" trio, dressed in their '90s costumes, show their support for Fallon by offering words of comfort.
"I know you'll miss the memories you made at 'Late,' but now you can make new memories at 'The Tonight Show,'" Saget reassures.
Throwback catchphrases from "Full House" are sprinkled throughout the sketch. Danny offers his wise advice, Uncle Joey makes Popeye jokes and Uncle Jesse still gets paranoid about his hair.
After great words of encouragement, the three men wrap up the sketch by singing Fallon the "Teddy Bear" song. The bedtime lullaby helps Fallon go back to sleep and all is right in the world.
"Goodnight, honey," Saget says. And just like the old times, an important life lesson is learned from the three father figures.
Fallon is leaving "Late Night" next month to take over at "The Tonight Show."


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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
Burciaga, Jose A. Spilling the Beans: Loteria Chicana. Santa Barbara, CA: Joshua Odell Editions, 1995.
This collection of journalistic essays focuses on various aspects of Chicano and Mexican culture.
Burciaga, Jose A. Drink Cultura: Chicanismo. Santa Barbara, CA: Joshua Odell Editions, 1993.
This collection of short, humorous essays explores Chicano culture.
Charles, Jim. "Contemporary American Indian Life in The Owl's Song and Smoke Signals (PDF)," English Journal, 2002.
This article on teaching cultural studies looks at works with young-adult Native American protagonists.
Cooper, Karen Coody. "Brave Warrior." Multicultural Perspectives, 5(1), 2003, 38-40.
This brief exploration looks at some of the words applied to Native Americans and examines how the interpretation of the words affect our understanding of Native Americans as fellow humans.
Erdoes, R. and Ortiz, A (eds). American Indian Trickster Tales. New York: Viking, 1988.
Erdoes and Ortiz offer a wide variety of Native American trickster folktales from the United States and Canada.
----. (eds). American Indian Myths and Legends. New York: Pantheon, 1984.
This anthology is a contemporary classic of Native American myth and folklore. Each tale includes a short annotation by the editors.
Francis, Lee. Native Time: A Historical Time Line of Native America. New York: St Martin's Griffin, 1996.
This cross-referenced timeline deals with the history, literature, religion, and politics of Native Americans.
Grobman, Laurie. Teaching at the Crossroads: Cultures and Critical Perspectives in Literature by Women of Color. San Francisco: Aunt Lute Books, 2001.
This book offers strategies for teaching literature by women of color.
Hendry, Judith. "Mining the Sacred Mountain: The Clash Between the Western Dualistic Framework and Native American Religions." Multicultural Perspectives, 5(1), 2003, 3-10.
The article explores some of the central themes in Native American religions and practices and discusses ways in which these beliefs and practices come into conflict with the underlying assumptions of the dominant culture.
Hubbard, Jim (ed). Shooting Back From the Reservation: A Photographic View of Life by Native American Youth. New York: New Press, 1994.
This collection of photographs evolved out of a project that gave Native American adolescents cameras to take interpretive photos of their environment.
Oliver, Eileen. Crossing the Mainstream: Multicultural Perspectives in Teaching Literature. Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English, 1994.
This book focuses on curriculum development, teaching strategies, and literary questions for multicultural texts.
Masden, Deborah L (ed). Post-Colonial Literatures: Expanding the Canon. London: Pluto Press, 1999.
This collection of essays explores multicultural American literature from a post-colonial lens.
Susag, D. Roots and Branches: A Resource of Native American
Literature -- Themes, Lessons, and Bibliographies. Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English, 1998.
Provides analytic and pedagogic ideas for teachers of Native American literature.
Willis, Arlette Ingram. Teaching and Using Multicultural Literature in Grades
9-12. Norwood, NJ: Christopher Gordon Publishers, 1998.
This guide to teaching multicultural literature focuses on instruction in high school classrooms.
Vizenor, Gerald. The Trickster of Liberty: Tribal Heirs to a Wild Baronage. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1988.
Vizenor's book is a literary analysis of the trickster figure.
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