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Have you been affected by Hurricane Sandy? If so, share your images and footage with CNN iReport, but please stay safe.
(CNN) -- States up and down the East Coast are bracing for Hurricane Sandy, which could make landfall anywhere between Maryland and Pennsylvania, according to the latest forecast map from the National Hurricane Center.
Here's a look at how coastal states are rushing to prepare for potentially devastating effects:
Bus service in Connecticut will stay closed for the duration of the storm, Gov. Dan Malloy announced Sunday.
"Folks, this could be bad -- really bad," Malloy said, noting that forecasters are predicting 36 hours of sustained winds. "It could impact us in several ways and for a long period of time. Please take this as seriously as we are taking it."
Malloy said his state will have 400 National Guard troops ready to assist with recovery efforts as needed.
President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency for Connecticut.
Even before the center of Sandy ran aground, parts of the Delaware coast were already experiencing significant flooding.
"We're seeing more flooding than you normally do, and particularly since the storm's not here," Gov. Jack Markell said Sunday.
Earlier, the governor declared a "limited" state of emergency, meaning it doesn't order driving bans or business closures.
Markell ordered the evacuation of all coastal communities and a flood-prone area in southern Delaware.
Shelters opened beginning Sunday afternoon to accommodate those who have left their homes but have nowhere else to go, Markell said.
The city's mass transit system, known as the Metro, will stay idle on Monday.
All of Washington's public schools will be closed Monday, Mayor Vincent Gray announced. "The district is preparing in earnest" for the storm's effects, which could include heavy rain, street flooding, strong winds, power outages, and storm-surge flooding along the Potomac River and its tributaries, Gray said.
All federal buildings in the district will be closed to the public Monday.
Obama declared a state of emergency in the District of Columbia on Sunday.
The Maine Emergency Management Agency warned Sandy could create "significant problems" in the state, such as high surf, fierce winds and coastal erosion.
In anticipation of widespread power outages, Gov. Paul LePage signed a "limited emergency declaration" so power crews from other states and Canada can help the state prepare for Sandy. The declaration also extends the hours that power company crews can drive.
Gov. Deval Patrick declared a state of emergency for the Bay State.
Hoping to avoid the kind of criticism utilities received after last year's Hurricane Irene and other storms, Patrick said utilities plan to pair tree removal and power restoration crews -- rather than having them work separately -- so that work can be done more efficiently.
The city of Boston announced that schools will be closed Monday.
Obama also declared a state of emergency for Massachusetts.
Like several neighboring states, Maryland could see as much as a foot of rain in some areas -- a major reason the state has declared a state of emergency.
Besides flooding, strong winds are expected to cause significant power outages. The Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, for instance, says several hundred thousand customers could be affected.
Public schools in Baltimore, Montgomery and Prince George's County will be closed Monday.
In the coastal city of Annapolis, city crews distributed sandbags to residents and businesses to help them prepare for flooding.
President Obama declared a state of emergency in Maryland on Sunday.
Sandy could bring winds of up to 60 mph and dump 2 and 4 inches of rain to parts of the Granite State -- likely starting Monday, Gov. John Lynch's office said.
"While the exact path and severity of the storm remain uncertain, it is clear New Hampshire will experience a significant weather event and I urge everyone to be prepared," Lynch said.
New Jersey was the first to announce mandatory evacuations. The state's barrier islands from Sandy Hook south to Cape May must be cleared out, along with Atlantic City's casinos.
"We have to prepare for the worst here," Gov. Chris Christie said. Tolls have been suspended on the northbound Garden State Parkway and the westbound Atlantic City Expressway so people in those areas can leave more quickly, he said.
All state offices will be closed on Monday, with only essential employees expected to report to work, Christie announced.
New Jersey Transit came to a halt and will remain suspended indefinitely.
New York City's ubiquitous public transit system shut down ahead of Sandy's landfall, leaving iconic sites such as Grand Central Terminal and Penn Station empty.
The city expects a slow surge of water to flood low-lying areas such as Queens, the Bronx and Battery Park in Manhattan, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said.
Mandatory evacuations are in place for parts of New York City. Evacuation centers have been opened in 76 locations, and schools in the city are closed Monday.
Offices at United Nations headquarters in Manhattan also will be closed Monday, as will the physical trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Operations will continue on the company's electronic exchange.
The Broadway League canceled all Broadway performances Monday night, citing the suspension of public transportation.
Instead of tourists and theater fans, piles of sandbags lined Broadway.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo directed Army and Air National Guard members to mobilize for Sandy, and Obama has declared a state of emergency for New York.
Strong winds and rain that fell sideways lashed the Outer Banks as the outskirts of Sandy pummeled the barrier islands.
Forecast expect between 4 and 7 inches of rain to fall over several days in the Outer Banks, with some spots receiving 8 or more inches.
Gov. Tom Corbett declared a statewide disaster emergency ahead of the storm, Corbett's office said.
Flooding, power outages and sustained high winds are anticipated, his office said. Sandy could even bring snow to parts of southwestern Pennsylvania and in higher elevations.
"Essentially, this is a hurricane wrapped in a nor'easter," Corbett said.
Public schools in Philadelphia will be closed on Monday.
Public transportation in the Philadelphia area has been suspended.
The Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency urged all residents to prepare for prolonged power outages, wind damage and water damage by keeping an emergency kit, securing property and taking boats out of the water.
State authorities have taken precautions such as checking and clearing drains in flood-prone areas and relocating state equipment if necessary.
Public schools in Providence, the state capital, will be closed Monday.
Obama has declared a state of emergency for Rhode Island.
Radar showed heavy rains from the fringes of Sandy pelting much of South Carolina's coast, from Charleston to Myrtle Beach.
The Palmetto State is expected to avoid a direct hit from the storm, which is expected to make landfall well to the north.
Virginia was one of several states to declare a state of emergency ahead of the storm. Computer models predict parts of the state could see as much as a foot of rain.
Sandbags piled up inside restaurants in the Old Town section of Alexandria, along the banks of the Potomac River.
The Virginia National Guard was authorized to bring as many as 500 personnel onto active duty.
All public schools in Fairfax County, a large school district in northern Virginia, will be closed Monday and Tuesday. Schools in Arlington, Norfolk, and Newport will be closed on Monday.
CNN's George Howell, Athena Jones, Greg Botelho and Melissa Gray contributed to this report.


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Calendar-year basis - A subscription supplied on a January to December schedule.
Cancellation - For serials, the termination of a subscription or a standing order. Publisher policies often dictate that cancellations for subscriptions can take effect only upon expiration of the billing period.
Cache - A fast storage buffer in the central processing unit of a computer. Also called cache memory. (Yahoo Reference: American Heritage Dictionary: http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entries/88/c0008800.html)
CD-ROM - See Compact disc read only memory.
CD-ROM (Compact Disc-Read Only Memory) - A physical medium used to store digital data. Specifically, a CD-ROM is a type of compact disc that is read-only, which means that once the data has been recorded onto it, it can only be read, or played.
CD-ROM drive - The device (hardware) used to read a CD-ROM.
CD-ROM jukebox - SEE Jukebox
Ceased title - A discontinued serial publication.
Certificates - SEE Electronic certificates
CGI (Common Gateway Interface) - Generic method of linking external programs with web servers. Commonly used to implement database connections and programs processing web-based fill-out forms (e.g. "Request to Catalog Electronic Resource").
Character - In computer software, any symbol that requires one byte of storage. This includes all the ASCII and extended ASCII characters, including the space character. In character-based software, everything that appears on the screen, including graphics symbols, is considered to be a character. In graphics-based applications, the term character is generally reserved for letters, numbers, and punctuation. (Webopedia: http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/c/character.html)
Character-based User Interface - See CHUI.
Character string - A series of characters manipulated as a group. A character string is often specified by enclosing the characters in single or double quotes. For example, WASHINGTON would be a name, but 'WASHINGTON' and "WASHINGTON" would be character strings. (Webopedia: http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/c/character_string.html)
Charge to - See Bill to.
Check-in - The act of recording issue specific receipt of serial publications in a library. Check-in records may be maintained on manual files or in automated serials control systems.
CHUI - (Character-based User Interface) - The traditional means by which users have interacted with their computers, based on the display of ASCII characters and user input from the keyboard.
Circulation - 1. The average number of issues of a periodical distributed on a regular, ongoing basis. 2. The number of subscribers to a periodical. 3. The activities associated with borrowing materials from library collections.
Claim - 1. A notice sent to a vendor or publisher that an order has not been received within a reasonable amount of time. 2. A notice sent to a vendor or publisher that a volume or issue due on a standing order or subscription either has not been received or has been received in damaged condition and a replacement is needed. [ALA Glossary, modified]
Claim report - A response from a vendor or publisher to a library on the status of a library's claim for expected material not received on subscription or standing order. Also known as a claim check.
Click-on license - See Shrinkwrap agreement.
Click-through-License - See Shrinkwrap agreement.
Clickwrap - See Shrinkwrap agreement.
Client-Server Architecture - A network architecture in which each computer or process on the network is either a client or a server. Servers are powerful computers or processes dedicated to managing disk drives (file servers), printers (print servers), or network traffic (network servers ). Clients are PCs or workstations on which users run applications. Clients rely on servers for resources, such as files, devices, and even processing power. (Webopedia: http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/c/client_server_architecture.html)
Clip art - Artwork or other graphic material in electronic form stored in any of a number of specialized formats (e.g. TIFF, JPEG, BMP). See also TIFF, JPEG, and BMP.
CODEN - A concise, unique, alphanumeric code assigned to serial and monographic publications and used as an unambiguous, permanent identifier. Developed in 1963 by the American Society for Testing and Materials for scientific and technical publications, but since expanded in scope. In 1975 Chemical Abstracts Service assumed responsibility for the assignment and dissemination of CODEN designations. [ALA Glossary]
Com catalog - See Computer output microform catalog.
Combination rate - A special, discounted rate given by a publisher to a customer who places subscriptions for a particular combination of two or more publications with that publisher. The publisher determines which publications are eligible for this rate.
Combination subscription - A subscription that includes more than one title. Memberships with some societies often include a subscription to some or all of the society's publications. A single subscription to some societies may include a package of several serial titles. Combination subscriptions may offer multiple publications at a price lower than if they were ordered separately.
Commercial journal - A journal published by a commercial or for-profit publisher, as opposed to a journal published by a not-for-profit organization such as an association or university press.
Commercial publisher - A corporate body whose function is that of publishing a work for profit. (CONSER Cataloging Manual, Appendix B: Glossary: http://www.tlcdelivers.com/tlc/crs/manl1634.htm)
Common expiration date - The one expiration date assigned by a publisher or vendor to many of a library's subscriptions, for the purpose of consolidating invoicing, renewals, and payments.
Common Gateway Interface - See CGI.
Compact disc read only memory (CD-ROM) - A nonmagnetic disk on which data is permanently recorded in the form of microscopic pits burned into the surface with a laser beam. A laser beam of lower power "reads"" the data by sensing the presence or absence of pits. A disk, twelve centimeters in diameter, stores nearly five hundred megabytes of data.
Computer output microform catalog (Com catalog) - A catalog produced by computer on microfilm or microfiche.
Concurrent use - See Simultaneous use.
Conference - A meeting of individuals, usually representatives or members, of a body or organization to conduct the business of the group and discuss topics of common interest.
Configure - Set up a computer, network, or program for a particular use.
Consecutive numbering - See Continuous numbering.
CONSER - See Cooperative Online Serials program.
Continuation - In reference to a type of publication, a part issued in continuance of a monograph, a serial, or a series. [AACR2, rev., modified] In reference to a type of order, often a synonym of Continuation order and Standing order.
Continuation dealer - A vendor who supplies continuations. See also Dealer, Serials vendor, Subscription agent, and Vendor.
Continuation order - An order to a vendor or publisher to supply the various parts of a continuation until otherwise notified. Compare with Standing order, 'Til forbid. [ALA Glossary, modified]
Continued by - In cataloging a serial that has changed title, when the succeeding title retains the numbering of the preceding title, the note in the bibliographic record that refers to the succeeding title. See also Superseded by.
Continues - In cataloging a serial that has changed title, when the succeeding title retains the numbering of the preceding title, the note in the bibliographic record that refers to the preceding title. See also Supersedes.
Continuous numbering - A method of numbering serial publications in which the issues are numbered sequentially rather than being given volume and number designations, thereby distinguishing the individual parts with unique and consecutive numbers. Also known as Consecutive numbering, Sequential numbering, Whole numbering.
Controlled circulation journal - A journal the publisher determines will be available only to designated market sectors at predetermined circulation levels. While such a journal may be available to libraries, it is intended for individual subscribers in a targeted area of interest, often at reduced rates or free of charge.
Controller - A device that controls the transfer of data from a computer to a peripheral device and vice versa. For example, disk drives, display screens, keyboards, and printers all require controllers. In personal computers, the controllers are often single chips. When you purchase a computer, it comes with all the necessary controllers for standard components, such as the display screen, keyboard, and disk drives. If you attach additional devices, however, you may need to insert new controllers that come on expansion boards. Controllers must be designed to communicate with the computer's expansion bus. There are three standard bus architectures for PCs — the AT bus, PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect), and SCSI. When you purchase a controller, therefore, you must ensure that it conforms to the bus architecture that your computer uses. (Webopedia: http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/c/controller.html)
Conversion of Serials project - See Cooperative Online Serials program.
Cookies - A cookie is information that a web site puts on your hard disk so that it can remember something about the user at later time. (More technically, it is information for future use that is stored by the server on the client side of a client/server communication.)
Cooperative Online Serials program (CONSER) - A project conceived in 1973 to build and maintain cooperatively a comprehensive machinereadable database of authoritative bibliographic information for serial publications, to uphold standards, and to exercise leadership in the serials information community. Membership includes the Library of Congress, National Library of Medicine, National Agricultural Library, Government Printing Office, National Library of Canada, and participating libraries. OCLC serves as the host system. The project was formed as the Conversion of Serials project, but the name was changed in 1986.
Copies - Reproductions of all or a portion of digital information onto any one of a number of media, including computer diskette, hard-copy printout, or by exact quotation. (Licensing Digital Information: Definitions of Words and Phrases Commonly Found in Licensing Agreements: http://www.library.yale.edu/~llicense/definiti.shtml)
Copyright - Copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States (title 17, U.S. Code) to the authors of "original works of authorship," including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works. This protection is available to both published and unpublished works. Section 106 of the 1976 Copyright Act generally gives the owner of copyright the exclusive right to do and to authorize others to reproduce the work in copies or phonorecords; to prepare derivative works based upon the work; to distribute copies or phonorecords of the work to the public by sale or other transfer of ownership, or by rental, lease, or lending; to perform the work publicly, in the case of literary, musical, dramatic, and choreographic works, pantomimes, and motion pictures and other audiovisual works; to display the copyrighted work publicly, in the case of literary, musical, dramatic, and choreographic works, pantomimes, and pictorial, graphic, or sculptural works, including the individual images of a motion picture or other audiovisual work; and in the case of sound recordings, to perform the work publicly by means of a digital audio transmission. More information about copyright can be obtained from the United States Copyright Office at the Library of Congress. (http://www.copyright.gov) See ALSO Public Domain.
Copyright Clearance Center - An independently organized and financed organization providing publishers and, as appropriate, authors with a centralized mechanism through which they can collect self designated fees for authorized copying of copyrighted works other than that permitted under the fair use standards of the 1976 U.S. Copyright Act (Public Law 94 553, Sec. 107). [ALA Glossary]
Copyright date - The year as it appears in the copyright notice. The 1976 U.S. Copyright Act (Public Law 94 553, Sec. 401) specifies that this will be the year of first publication. [ALA Glossary]
Copyright notice - A notice appearing on all copies of works protected by law and published by authority of the copyright holder. In U.S. law (Public Law 94 553, Sec. 401) it should consist of three elements: (1) the symbol ©, the abbreviation "Copr.," or the word "Copyright"; (2) the year of first publication of the work; and (3) the name of the copyright owner. The notice is to be affixed in such a manner and location as to make it conspicuous. [ALA Glossary]
Corporate body - In cataloging, an organization or group of persons identified with and having some responsibility for a publication. Business firms, nonprofit organizations, associations, institutions, governments, government agencies, and religious bodies are examples of corporate bodies.
Cost-plus pricing - The practice of publishers establishing a net price for a book with no suggested retail price. Booksellers and vendors then establish a retail price that covers their costs plus profit.
Country of origin - Country of publication, as determined by the location of the editorial office responsible for the intellectual content of the publication.
Coursepacks - Copies of materials assembled by instructors to be used by students in a class, usually in lieu of or in addition to a text book. (Licensing Digital Information: Definitions of Words and Phrases Commonly Found in Licensing Agreements: http://www.library.yale.edu/~llicense/definiti.shtml)
Crawler - See Spider.
Credit - In serials orders, the refund due a library or vendor. Credits may result when an order is canceled, when there has been an overcharge (such as through errors in billing or fluctuations in a foreign currency), or when a title ceases prior to publication or prior to completion of the subscription period.
Credit memo - A statement confirming the amount credited to an account. Credit memos are often issued in place of checks to simplify the accounting transactions of libraries, vendors, and publishers. Credits are taken by submitting a credit memo with an invoice and deducting the amount of the credit memo from the invoice total.

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A New Website
Welcome to the newly designed website of the Centre for Spanish Speaking Peoples. We've made the website as interactive and accessible as possible. Be sure to also check out our YouTube Channel and "Like" our Facebook Page. There's a few new pages we've added, including a media page with our videos, as well as a resources page, which includes information on everything from workers' rights to legal aid. Check the News page periodically for upcoming events.
CSSP Legal Clinic
The Centre for Spanish-Speaking Peoples Legal Clinic is staffed by two lawyers, two community legal workers (CLW), and an office manager. During the academic year, law students from the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall are eligible to work at the legal clinic. The clinic provides legal services in the areas of immigration and refugee law, social assistance (OW and ODSP), landlord/tenant law, human rights and employment law, Employment Insurance (EI) and Canadian Pension Plan (CPP).


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The Baltimore sports scene is blessed with a bunch of talented bloggers who bring their unique perspective to the conversation. Each week, I hope to chat with one of them in a regular feature called Blogger on Blogger. This week, I exchanged emails with Stacey Long, who blogs about the Orioles for the blog Camden Chat.
MV: What do you think 2013 will bring for Manny Machado? What are realistic expectations for the kid?
SL: Defensively there is nothing to worry about regarding Machado. He played a fantastic third base last season and that was without much practice at the position. I expect he'll be even better this season now that he has some time at the position under his belt. Offensively, I think it's important for fans to remember that Machado is only 20 years old. He's a very talented 20-year-old, but he'll be playing 2013 in the majors when most his age are still minor-league prospects. It's fair to assume that Machado will improve at the plate, but I don't think he'll put up star numbers just yet. He'll certainly improve his on-base percentage, which was low last season at .294, and put up a solid, if not spectacular season at the plate. He might have disappointing stretches at the plate as he adjusts to major-league pitching, and 2013 will be a building block on his way to a fantastic career.
MV: There have been a lot of positive developments from Brian Roberts this spring. He is swinging the bat well, he stole a base head-first over the weekend and, most importantly, he has avoided injury. Assuming he stays healthy the rest of the spring, should the Orioles rely on him as their full-time leadoff hitter?
SL: I think that if he stays healthy for the rest of the spring, he will start the season as the leadoff hitter. But I don't know if that's the right decision. It's been three years since Roberts has been a full-time player and he's 35 years old; it's far from certain how he'll produce no matter what he does in the spring. There are other players that I think could do a better job at the top of the lineup (such as Nick Markakis, if he's healthy). It seems like the prudent thing to do would be to bat Roberts further down in the lineup and if he shows the skills to get on base the way he did back in 2009 and before, then move him up to the top.
MV: How do you see the Orioles rotation setting up for Opening Day, most notably that fifth and final starting spot? Who will get the fifth spot, who should get the spot and will it end up mattering?
SL: Unless something crazy happens, Jason Hammel will get the start on Opening Day and will be followed by Wei-Yin Chen and Miguel Gonzalez. If Chris Tillman doesn't have any setbacks with the abdominal soreness he was experiencing, he'll be the fourth starter. As for the fifth starter, that's a tough one. Going into spring it seemed that Zach Britton had a leg up on the competition, but he hasn't been great of late. Jake Arrieta has put up several strong performances but he still seems to be struggling with pitch counts. I do think it will be one of them, with Brian Matusz and Steve Johnson being the long shots. If there is one thing we learned about Dan Duquette last year, if a player isn't performing and there is someone in the minors capable of doing better, he won't hesitate to make a change. So in that sense, the fifth spot in the rotation doesn't matter too much. But at the same time, due to their schedule the Orioles will need to use their fifth starter more in the first month than normal, so if they want to get off to a good start it'll certainly help if their fifth starter can perform well.
MV: Speaking about starting pitchers, how do you think the Orioles should proceed with Kevin Gausman? And looking at the big picture, what should be the plan for both him and Dylan Bundy?
SL: Kevin Gausman and Dylan Bundy will both probably start at Double-A Bowie (Bundy has already been optioned there), and from there it will just be a matter of how they progress. Some scouts at spring training have commented that Gausman right now could be more major league ready than Bundy, but I expect we'll see them both up with the Orioles at some point this season. Whether that's for a September call-up or more depends both on where the pitchers are and how the team is playing.
MV: Two weeks or so out from Opening Day, what currently concerns you most about this ballclub?
SL: A lot of the Orioles' wins in 2012 were of the one-run or extra-inning variety, both of which seem unsustainable, historically. And Dan Duquette did little to improve the team in the offseason, so the thought that they might not be able to keep up the success they had last year is certainly at the forefront. Beyond that, the real question is the starting pitching. While they did well last year, none of the starting pitchers has a track record of success. How they perform will dictate how the season goes.
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Editor's Note: This is a special guest post from Lisa Quale, Senior Health Educator at the Arizona Cancer Center Skin Cancer Institute. This post is part of our Sun Protection Weeks now happening. Through May 9th save 20% on select sun protection accessories from Buff, Tilley and Outdoor Research. Also, join us on May 3rd, 2012 for our Sun Protection Festival from 7pm to 9pm at our Speedway Location.
It's almost May in Arizona and you know what that means…summer is here! With warmer days and more intense sunlight, it's time to start thinking about protecting your skin from the sun. Exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun is the number one cause of skin cancer. Plus, these damaging rays can leave you with a painful sunburn! Luckily, too much sun exposure can be easily avoided. Now is a great time to start smart sun protection habits. Remember some simple sun safety tips while you're outside this summer.
The best way to protect your skin from the sun is to cover up. Having a barrier between your skin and the sun's damaging rays works better than most sunscreens. Wear long sleeves and pants. Choose dark colored fabrics and tight weaves. If you hold the fabric up to the light and can't see through it, you've made a good choice! For the hot summer months, clothing with an ultraviolet protective factor (UPF) is ideal. These fabrics protect your skin from up to 99% of the sun's damaging rays while staying cool. You can find clothing with the UPF rating at most sporting good stores. Remember to also wear a wide brimmed hat that covers your face, ears and neck, and sunglasses that filter out 99-100% of UV rays.
For any body parts not covered up with clothing, be sure to wear plenty of sunscreen. Here in the desert, it's best to wear sunscreen with a sun protection factor (SPF) of 30 or higher. This will protect your skin from around 97% of the sun's burning ultraviolet B (UVB) rays. Always choose a product with "broad-spectrum" protection. This will protect your skin from the damaging ultraviolet A (UVA) rays too. Most sunscreens need time to absorb into your skin, so put it on 20 minutes before you go outside. Also, sunscreens break down when exposed to sunlight, so if you're going to be outside a lot in a day, remember to reapply every 2 hours. If you're going to be swimming or sweating, choose a sunscreen that claims to be "very water-resistant". These products protect your skin for up to 80 minutes. No product is water-proof, so remember to reapply when you get out of the water or when you've been sweating a lot.
Some other ways to protect your skin include staying out of the sun as much as possible between 10am and 4pm and seeking shade when you are outside. Try using an umbrella to shade yourself from some of the sun's intense heat. Also, avoid reflective surfaces. Water, glass, concrete and sand can bounce damaging sun rays around and make your exposure even more intense. Reflective surfaces can also bounce rays into shady areas and cause damage to your skin, even when you're trying to be sun safe!
While starting sun protective habits now is very important, many of us already have a lot of sun damage that we may not be aware of. A few bad burns in childhood increases your odds of getting skin cancer later in life, and those tans we get are just as damaging! The good news is, when caught early, skin cancer is very treatable and usually curable. That's why it's so important to check your skin often for new or changing spots. If you ever find something suspicious, be sure to see your healthcare provider. If you have questions or need a list of local dermatologists, feel free to contact the Skin Cancer Institute at 1-888-724-2749 or visit our website at www.azskincancerinstitute.org.
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A Personal Mantra: Ultimately, we are deluding ourselves if we think that the products that we design are the "things" that we sell, rather than the individual, social and cultural experience that they engender, and the value and impact that they have. Design that ignores this is not worthy of the name.
The Case Against Lemmings and Sheep: Everything is best for something and worst for something else. The problem is, when someone hits a home-run with one technology in one area, people try to ride on the coat-tails of that success, and indiscriminately deploy the same technology in the too-often misguided blind hope that the new deployment will achieve the same success. We have seen this with touch interfaces, non-contact gestures, and will see it with speech. The large number of failures that result are as inevitable as they are avoidable. Without an equally solid understanding of both the strengths and weaknesses of the technology - when, where, why, how, for what, and for whom it is and isn't suitable - one is gambling rather than practicing design (much less acting in the best interests of users, shareholders, or employees).
Supporting Structured & Unstructured Activity: Slate computers and e-readers represent a new class of digital appliance - one targeted for casual use. With the growth of this market will emerge a new and long overdue approach to interaction - one that is in keeping with the casual intent and context of such usage and which will complement, rather than replace, interfaces that support more formal and structured activities. Those interested in tracking this trend could do a lot worse than checking out the freely available application, InkSeine, from my colleague Ken Hinckley - a program that has a much closer affinity to a traditional scrap-book or Moleskine notebook than to a document processor. (June 22nd, 2010)
A quote from a recently read book that resonates well with some of the sentiments of my Long Nose of Innovation (despite being a slight mis-quote of Santayana):
Santayana taught us that those who do not know history are condemned
to repeat it. That surely is true in design as in anything else, but in design there is
a corollary: those who do know history are privileged to repeat it
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Department of Revenue News Release
December 17, 2013Ferguson 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 Ferguson License Office to the Lions Club of Ferguson. All license office contracts in Missouri are awarded through a competitive bid process.
The Lions Club of Ferguson has been the agent of the Ferguson License Office since June of 2000. The Ferguson License Office will remain at its current location at 728 S. Florissant Rd.
In fiscal year 2013, more than 63,000 transactions were conducted at the Ferguson office, generating approximately $218,273 in agent processing fees. The Lions Club's contract includes an annual commitment to return 0.50 percent (approximately $1,091.37) of future processing fees to the state.
All local license offices are overseen by the Missouri Department of Revenue, but each is operated by an independent agent.
Follow the Missouri Department of Revenue on Twitter @MoRevenue


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"Rescuing" what seems to be an abandoned young animal usually a death sentencePRATT — Twenty years ago, the term "Bambi Syndrome" was circulated frequently in the press, and while you don't see the term much these days, the problem still persists: well-meaning Kansans see deer fawns or other wildlife by themselves and assume that they have been abandoned by their mother. In almost all cases, the mother is actually nearby, keeping a hidden eye on the young. If those well-meaning folks decide to "rescue" the young animal, they are usually giving it a death sentence.
Many "wildlife kidnapping" incidents are reported each year. Raccoons are another favorite "pick-me-up" animal. So are foxes. Other cases reported have involved great horned owls, songbirds, opossums, and bobcats.
Unfortunately, if one of these animals happens to bite someone, it must be put to death and tested for diseases such as rabies. Even if they don't bite, the young usually fail to survive in captivity. If they do survive, they lose instincts that allow them to survive in the wild and are thus condemned to a life in captivity. Care for injured or abandoned wildlife should be left in the hands of licensed wildlife rehabilitators. For a list of licensed rehabilitators, go to the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) website, ksoutdoors.com, and click "Services/Rehabilitation."
Picking up these young animals — under any circumstances — is against the law. Both the KDWPT and the Department of Health and Environment have regulations against such activity.
Wild animals are better off left in the wild. They are not puppies or kittens and are seldom tamed, even by those who know what they are doing. They cannot legally be inoculated by veterinarians, and few people really know how to care for them. If you see young animals in the wild this spring or summer, consider yourself lucky to have seen them. But remember, their mother is most likely watching nearby. Leave them in the wild world where they were born and where they belong.


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Monday, May 28, 2012
Rag Doily Rug
Last Sunday, I showed you my new project. Since then, I've stopped ripping old sheets into strips and started actually knitting. The pattern, Rag Doily Rug by Coco Knits, is simple garter lace. Which gets a lot less simple feeling when you're knitting with with 1 1/2" strips of torn fabric on size 17 needles! Honestly, I wouldn't recommend this until you already feel confident knitting lace and reading your stitches.
I do love garter stitch lace and short rows -- they're just plain fun! And I'm adoring the thick, squishy texture that I'm getting. It's a total bonus that I can use up some white sheets that weren't nice enough for quilting with. I'd thought they were going to be foundations for string blocks, this is so much better.
I'm not loving the effect that the project is having on my hands. Two thirds of the way through, and it weighs a ton. I never love knitting with huge needles and don't plan to use them again soon. I'm also stressing over my interchangeable needles. This is the first time I've used this Boye Needlemaster set (which came from an estate sale, so they're an older incarnation) and the ends keep getting loose. I'm tightening them every other row.
Wouldn't this be pretty done with vintage sheets? I've got a few that are pretty colors but kind of worn looking..... To see more design walls, head over to Patchwork Times.
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- Needled Mom said...
I can imagine! The weight alone must be pure pain in your hands.
- Allie said...
Well it's absolutely gorgeous, but yes, it must be hard on your hands! I remember trying to crochet with t-shirt yarn, egads I thought my hands would fall off.
- Angie said...
I am in LOVE with this---I've crocheted rag rugs but haven't tried knitting one YET :D
- ljeanne said...
I've been thinking of a rag quilt for some time. I don't like using the large needles - they really put a strain on your hands. Have you checked out the rag rug in "Mason Dixon Knitting". It looks easier than the Coco Knits pattern. I'll be looking forward to seeing yours completed.


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The NFL has suspended Buccaneers free safety Dashon Goldson for one game for violating its rules "prohibiting hits to the head and neck area of defenseless players," the league said Monday.
Goldson was penalized in Sunday's loss to New Orleans for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Saints running back Darren Sproles.
Goldson, who's in his first season with Tampa Bay, will miss Sunday's game at New England if the suspension is upheld. According to the NFL, Goldson has drawn five unnecessary roughness penalties since 2011.
Goldson can appeal the suspension within three business days, according to the league.
The hit on Sproles, the league indicated in its statement, was a "flagrant and repeat violation" of its hitting policies.
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Said Hanks: "You had an unobstructed path to your opponent. It is clear that you lowered your head and unnecessarily rammed the left side of your helmet into the left side of your opponent's head. You delivered a forceful blow with your helmet and made no attempt whatsoever to wrap up your opponent or make a conventional tackle on the play."
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Poncho hair
Yesterday we had to swing by Ava's school because I had forgotten to put her milk money in her lunchbox. Andrea and I knew that they would allow Ava to get a milk anyway and to put it on her "tab", but it gave us an excuse to see Ava at school, see how she's doing and see her interact with her friends.
When we pulled up to the school, all the kids were outside for recess. Apparently, since the school is going through some renovations -- including the playground area -- recess right now is basically all the kids hanging out in front of the school, running around and chasing one another with no elaborate jungle gym to climb on, fall off of -- no big objects to play on or hide behind (a few trees, maybe). Just a big bunch of kids running around left to their own devices. The teachers are watching all this mayhem, of course, but it's quite a peculiar scene if you don't know the backstory.
We sat there briefly to watch the loud and wild scene. I tried to locate Ava but couldn't find her. "Where is our girl?" "I don't know... you don't see her?" "No."
Just then, Andrea caught a glimpse of magenta flying through the little people. "There she is," Andrea said with a chuckle. I looked and saw a bright red shape moving about the crowd, arms stretched out wide, like an airplane. It was Ava and she had her magenta poncho covering her head, with only her bright little eyes peeking out through the hole. This was her "hair," she told Andrea. She had pulled her sleeves down to where she covered up her hands, which were firmly gripping the sleeves tight. This is what she looked like:
When Andrea walked up to her, Ava jumped up into her arms and gave mommy a big ol' hug, never taking the poncho off her head. When she had enough of mommy-love, she immediately got back down and instantly took off, tassled poncho hair madly blowing in the wind.
Ah, to be a kid again and not worry about social graces or being "normal." I was only a little concerned about Ava's social interaction with other kids before yesterday, but now I'm terrified.
Honestly, I do kinda like the idea of grabbing a poncho and putting it on my head all day at work. I really don't think anyone would notice.
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Ha ha, Great story made me smile Ward. Fantastic pictures too! Man, I can't wait for this kinda "weirdness". Very funny. My boy, now just one, is only starting to exhibit bazaar behavior. I enjoy every moment.ReplyDelete
I've seen you with a poncho on your head ... it's not pretty.ReplyDelete
What a wonderful thing to get to see! I know my Ava does and says all sorts of things at school that never get to see and hear. When I get to pick her up after school on certain days, sometimes I stay off to the side and watch ... checking her out. Seeing how she plays with the other kids. It's amazing to get to see ... it's a whole other social side to my little girl that is wonderful.
(belly laughing) that is really really a cute story. (and well told). i'm still feeling a little worried about noah's behavior today at preschool, but this story helps me realize we parents all think the same.ReplyDelete
Damn, you draw well.ReplyDelete
I realize that's the most blah kind of comment, but still.
Sweet artwork of Ava in a peculiar outfit. It seems that she comes off straight from a children's book or an animated feature in progress and she just looks absolutely cute here!ReplyDelete
- Glen
Haha! That story made me laugh for sure.ReplyDelete
When my wife was student teaching and I'd occassionaly pop into the schools to help out, the kids all crowded around and wanted me to come and play with them at rececss.
Man, they did such funny things, Clothes on the wrong way, funny games, amusing expressions. I always had something to laugh at.
Kids are pretty crazy at times, and most exhibit bizarre behavior, but that's why we love them so. I'm kinda glad Ava's like this, as she then sticks out from the maddening crowd. Just doing her own thang. I like that.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the nice comments on my drawings, guys! And your comment wasn't at all blah, jg. Me liked it.
oh that girl. such a funny moment. I love her.ReplyDelete
oh my goodness! so cute--and I love the line about "worrying about her social awkwardness" or something to that affect. dont we all? i love to peek in on Luxie in the classroom at church. many times she has her dress hiked up walking around flashing her underwear...:O they are their own little beings arent they?ReplyDelete
That is the cutest thing...I feel like grabbing a poncho on meself too,who cares what the world thinks...Your lil Ava is setting a trend here.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 28, 2007 11:23 PM
I think you should put the poncho your head! Great story! I have two kids Fin (6) and Eve (3). It's like having Calvin and Hobbs come to life! It makes you feel young and old at the same time! Now where did I leave that poncho!ReplyDelete


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Fun fact, except for the new 3DS version, and the PC version I have played every single version of Rayman 2 ever made, yes I love it that much.
That means, Psone, DS, N64, Ps2 and Dreamcast.
My personal favourite is the Dreamcast version, it feels the most definitive to me.
"Who could like someone who's arms and legs have no visible connection to their body?" lol
The attacks against the 3D screen technology itself are pretty lame shots. Who is seriously claiming that the 3D screens add anything more than eye candy?
Such a shame, it's so rare to hear Yahtzee actually speak this highly of a game(Rayman) and I would actually consider buying it... if it wasn't a Ubisoft game. Oh well, maybe I'll pick it up used. Going by their logic, the fact I'm only passively interested in their game makes me a pirate anyway cause I thought about it without buying it, may as well get it used so they can at least kinda legitimize their claims within the scope of their own horribly flawed logic.
Aaahhh and this is why i am not a nintendo fan :)
Ouch, no wonder the Thwomps always look so angry.
Never owned a handheld before so I don't know exactly what to say about 3DLand.Mario has been done to death and they are still beating that old horse even after so many years.
Rayman Origins on the other hand I wish they would of released it on the PC as well so I could give it try.Unfortunately,that was not the case.
Laughed quite a bit on this vid,so thank you for this.:)
Nintendo, Sony, Naughty Dog, James Cameron, morons who's bought 3D TVs and 3DSs and are desperately trying to convince themselves they didn't waste thousands of dollars on terrible gimmick tech. I'm not saying they're right, just saying there's people attempting to claim it actually has weight to it.
I should really stop viewing the episodes in which he reviews a Nintendo game, seeing as a large chunk of his reviews are more about taking shots at the Nintendo Hardware rather than the actual fucking game. That and his hatred towards everything Nintendo. It's not that he HAS to like something or some company, but his bias really shows.
Why would you ever get a Ubisoft game for the PC with their 3-install DRM?
Sometimes I wish Smash Bros had fatalities just so we could have the satisfaction of putting down Mario for good. Or at least til the next round.
The big problem is and was the time when it was released. It was literally overshadowed by the giants Skyrim, MW3, Batman Arkham City and so on.
Upper 80s, lower 90s? That's what you call lukewarm? Jim Sterling is right (as always). Hate of of ten much? Or in this case lukewarm out of ten?
The point is I just disagree with the assertion that, because it got the equivalent of a B+/A- score, that it means the critics gave it a lackluster score. If I were Ubisoft, I'd trumpet around those scores because they're pretty sweet.
Lukewarm would probably be more along the lines of a 60 or 70. Maybe even a 50.
and yet ... you still couldn't give me a rayman game, where as a Mario game I'd actually consider
Not enough coverage of Mario. It ws a fun game, but like Dragon Age 2, the shortcuts are blinding obvious. First the main game is impossably easy making a 3 hour gamplay timeframe optimistic on Nintendo's part, and that's with getting the star coins. No problem, there's the special world. What is the special world? The exact same levels with the difficulty set to normal, or a short time limit foricing you to kill enemies to keep alive, or a little shadow bastard running after you to kill you if you hold still for 3 seconds or both. Even then, that didn't last long. No problem, have a final level that opens only if you beat all levels ith Mario and Luigi and get the top of the flagpole on each level. At least the level was something new by that point. Oh and did I mention that if you actually manage to lose enough lives in various levels you can get a special left that makes you invincible? You can, though when you amass extra lives like multiplying tribbles it can get hard to reach that point.
Moviebob lives, breathes and snorts nostalgia. There's the reason.
I shall willfully prevent myself from contemplating what could possibly have been happening off-camera during that "AAAAHHH! GRRRRRR! AAAAAHHH!" moment and, instead just tritely say, that was funny.
Super Mario 3D Land isn't bad. It's simply... bland and short. It's a few short hours of something enjoyable, but not SUPER enjoyable.
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3D Land does feel kinda halfhearted. No surprising considering that it was rushed to boost the sales of the 3DS. Fun, but disappointing. And what ever happened to themed worlds?! I miss that.
Oh, for the love o' god. On the day of the internet blackout, you serve Zero Punctuation using that ad that takes up the screen and de-syncs the damn video? Gimme a break, Escapist! It doesn't work right!
that would be something worth seeing
I've been tempted to pick up Rayman for the last couple months. Is there a real difference between the Wii and 360 version? I've noticed that the Wii version is generally reviewed higher.
Yahtzee continues to criticize Mario in the most arbitrary ways possible....would it help if the stars were replaced by Nirnroots, Riddler trophies, or pigeons?.....
Wait a minute......you don't collect stars in SM3D.....
Rayman Origins is definitely not the type of game I'd usually play but I ended up playing it with my friend on his console in co-op mode, it was surprisingly fun and I usually don't like platformers.
This is as good a time as any: Yahtzee, you are gone reveiw upcoming Fire Emblem Game?
Nailguns to the shins?
Surely you meant arrows to the knee?
(I'm sorry. I'm truly sorry. I am a horrible person)
Know what? They should do it. Hell, the Escapist should just bring back Extra Consideration and let them hammer it out.
Don't make me post the video...
I don't think yathzee can afford to have such a simple outlook on gaming. Besides I think he genuinely didn't enjoy the super mario 3d land because he's tired of how same it is with the previous titles. Meanwhile Rayman was a breath of fresh air simply because it was different and it being different made it fun.
Man that Thwomps-with-balls idea is so stupid, but I'm going to be laughing at it at random for the rest of the day!
I still got Mario 3d Land and also have an issue with the non-themed worlds. I think I was an ice level and a desert level in the same world. What sense does that make? I seem to not be playing it right now for some reason, so I can agree with the half-heartedness issue. They call it "being safe".
They'll turn the court case into a game, possibly a Phoenix Wright tie in!
OT Rayman was brilliant, bought it for a nephew.... he never got it!
Seeing how he literally didn't say anything about the game excpet the same info you could probably get looking at the box, I have my doubts about him even playing it.
Oh for pete sake, just play Dark Souls Yahtzee. Stop being a p****, the game is really easier than Demon's Souls in many ways, and you know you might actually like the game. You know you want to!
GRRRRR ahhhhh GRRRRRRR ahhhhh GRRRRR ahhhh
...I think Yahtzee popped something.
To be fair Yahtzee, he didn't collect stars....
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While school children come to watch MPs goofing around in parliament, the real business of governing takes place outside the debating chamber
"New Zealanders don't want stand-up comedy – they want someone to stand up for them". David Shearer rhetorically let forth with those words in his recent speech to the opening of this year's parliament, and I suppose anyone thinking about it would immediately see that to be true. Governing is a serious matter. And it wasn't a bad juxtaposition of "stand up" either.
Trouble is that nothing particularly serious will come from what is said on the floor of the debating chamber – it is an arena where form hugely trumps substance. The MPs hardly take it seriously. It all begins with a solemn prayer "humbly beseeching" the Lord to give his guidance to members on all matters (including presumable atheists) and the immediately descends into a highly partisan noisy free-for-all. Like it or not, Parliament is mostly theatre.
The one side presents itself as the authors of all success while characterising the other as instigators of all failure. It's all a something of a game in the "bear pit", a forum of hyperbolic, over-the-top, exaggerated statements, a stream of "points of order" (often no more than dressed up debating points), frequent shouting matches masquerading as "interjections" (which Speaker's frequently note are supposed to be rare and witty and are usually neither), and a fair amount of general goofing around.
I recall a primary school student, after watching question time as part of a school visit, telling me that if they were to behave like that at school they would be in big trouble with their teacher.
Life is really more complicated than that what happens there. And positions taken as part of the day-to-day game of politics are usually to serve the game rather than the long-term future, or even an underlying ideology.
It's my opinion that whoever was sitting on the Treasury benches would, for example, have worked assiduously to have the Hobbit made in New Zealand; the non-governing will attack the compromise whatever it was, but had they been governing themselves, some compromise to have the movie made here would have emerged. Oppositions can promise never to do something, but then, they don't have to. That is the luxury of opposition.
"Debates" in Parliament only really become something approaching genuine "debates" when discussing so called conscience issues or when we see those universal resolutions upon which all solemnly agree. On the conscience matters (abortion, euthanasia, gay marriage, and [generally] alcohol matters), MPs express their individual opinion, and they are often surprisingly interesting – sometimes unpredictable. Apart from that, the debates are governed by the party line and the Whip and the need to stay "on message" to make progress up the ladder.
David Shearer's plaintiff plea to the side, the reality is that in this type of forum the comedian often does best. I can remember the House full and listening attentively to the more entertaining of our speakers. David Lange for example, could pull them – listeners came less in hope of hearing the next policy gem, but rather for the next classic one liner. And it was not just the members, but the entire press gallery that was transfixed when he was on his feet.
Most of what really matters emerging from our seat of government happens somewhere other than on the floor of Parliament. It'd be nice to think something could be done about it, but that's one leopard that isn't going to change it spots.


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Re: Hebrew midwives
#1. David, I have noticed that instead of writing God, you instead use G-d. Do you consider yourself to be a Jew or a Christian?
Yitzchak Reuven is the author of the article and utilized that traditional Jewish practice. On occasion, if I'm writing specifically to a Jewish audience, I've become "all things to all men" (as the New Testament teaches) and done the same.
I am a white Israelite by race and a Christian-Zionist by God's grace.
German-American Israelites?
The English-Speaking Nations of White Israelites
It's terrible that traditional Christianity, apostate Christians, pimp their baptized paganism, their replacement theology of Sunday for Sabbath and whitewashed pagan holidays for the biblical festivals, and shamefully misrepresent God, Yahshua and Christianity to Jews, Israelites and Gentiles. Thankfully, that will soon be history when all learn about the God of Jacob.
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Dual-Degree Course of Study
Preparation for First Year at Dartmouth
You should arrive at Dartmouth with solid preparation in mathematics and science, including:
- Calculus (3 courses through vector-valued functions)
- Physics (2 courses through mechanics and electromagnetism)
- Chemistry (1 course in general chemistry)
- Computer science (1 course, an introduction to computer science and programming)
Courses beyond the minimum, e.g., in your science major or supportive of your engineering interest, are strongly recommended and are considered in admissions.
First Year at Dartmouth
Common Core Courses (3 courses)
- ENGS 21: Introduction to Engineering (fall, winter, or spring)
- ENGS 22: Systems (summer or fall)
- ENGS 23: Distributed Systems and Fields (fall, winter, or spring; requires ENGS 22)
(The ENGS 23 requirement is waived for students who have taken or will take an intermediate course in electromagnetism.)
Distributive Core Courses (choose 1 or 2 courses)
- ENGS 24: Science of Materials (winter or spring)
- ENGS 25: Introduction to Thermodynamics (spring or summer)
- ENGS 26: Control Theory (fall; requires ENGS 22)
- ENGS 27: Discrete and Probabilistic Systems (fall)
Gateway Courses (choose 1 or 2 courses)
- ENGS 31: Digital Electronics (spring or summer)
- ENGS 32: Electronics: Introduction to Linear and Digital Circuits (winter; requires ENGS 22 at least concurrently)
- ENGS 33: Solid Mechanics (summer, fall, or winter)
- ENGS 34: Fluid Mechanics (winter; requires ENGS 23)
- ENGS 35: Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering (fall; cell and molecular biology recommended)
- ENGS 36: Chemical Engineering (fall; requires ENGS 22 and 25)
- ENGS 37: Introduction to Environmental Engineering (fall)
See the Undergraduate Course List for other undergraduate electives.
Preparation for Bachelor of Engineering Program
As part of your BA program at your home school, you should complete upper-level courses in math and science that support your engineering interests. Examples include:
- linear algebra and differential equations
- electromagnetism and atomic physics
- organic and physical chemistry
- cell, molecular, or environmental biology
The Bachelor of Engineering (BE) degree also requires a full year of humanities and social sciences (foreign language courses may be counted).
BE Year at Dartmouth
After receiving the BA degree from your home school, you'll return to Dartmouth to pursue the BE degree.
Depending on your undergraduate preparation, you may have to take additional mathematics and natural science courses to meet BE degree requirements.
See BE Degree Requirements for details of the BE program.
Sample Programs
If you have an interest in a particular engineering discipline, you can download this document for sample dual-degree programs.


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kungfuters necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 96 diseños de 20 diseñadores freelance.
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The company is mainly just me with the occasional assistance from any number of my friends around the globe depending on the project. We rapidly turn ideas into social web applications. We also create web-enabled iPhone applications. We like to stay ahead of the curve on development and design standards. Our culture is derived from our collective love of sci-fi, music, movies, comic books, foreign languages, and computers (of course.) We work on Macs and only keep a Windows machine around to properly test in @#!%ing Internet Explorer. Our company name, Kungfuters, is a portmanteau of Kung Fu and Computers. It comes from the Lone Gunmen of X-Files fame who often discussed whose kung fu was better. If you know what I'm talking about, you know what we're looking for.
Our target audience spans multiple industries, but most are startups operated by young people.
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NEW YORK — New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner has died. He was 80.
Spokesman Howard Rubenstein said he died this morning. He had a heart attack, was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa, Fla., and died at about 6:30 a.m, a person close to the owner told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team had not disclosed those details.
Steinbrenner, who celebrated his birthday July 4, had been in fragile health for several years.
Flags were immediately lowered to half-staff at Steinbrenner Field, the Yankees' spring training complex. The Yankees said many employees there were in tears.
The death comes two days after the team's beloved public-address announcer Bob Sheppard died at 99.


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After some time in the media gaze earlier in the Syrian crisis, there's been no sign of life from the first wife of Syria lately. It would seem according to a picture and some words that while her people are desperately worrying about surviving the expected blazing hot and warring summer ahead, Asma Assad is preoccupied with the sporting fate of her national badminton team.
Le Monde newspaper featured an overtly critical commentary alongside a photo of Asma Al Assad, published originally by German newspaper," Bild", of the incumbent First Lady of Syrian President Bashar Al Assad. His increasingly unpopular status globally has not visibly harmed her presidential marriage, nor damaged her patriotic zeal.
In the photograph, Asma is seen sporting a slogan T-shirt carrying tag-line "My country is beautiful" in Arabic, right at a time when the country is suffering a state of political bloody turmoil. Her show of patriotism was not fooling anyone nor drawing the eye away from her husband's ongoing Syrian slaughter.
The French commentary notes that the picture of Asma was taken on Wednesday June, 20th, at the "Faiha" Stadium of Damascus. It was apprently shot during a hitting session for the national badminton team, who are in intense training for the London Olympics 2012 due, following a long build up, next month.
She looked well enough, went on the newspaper article, offering its own cutting analysis on the photograph of Syria's Desert Rose. She looked comfortable, dressed with a smile on her face in blue jeans and standing barefoot on the court.
The newspaper did not leave out the cosmetic detail that Asma had her toe nails painted red, nodding (if not to the shade of Syrian blood) at the privileged life which the First Lady of Syria is still leading, as the death toll in Syria tick tocks to over 15,000 people since the beginning of the revolution in March 2011.
This is not the first time that foreign media obsess over the extravagant and allegedly decadent life which the British-raised Asma leads. The Guardian notoriously disclosed leaked emails between the President and his glamourous wife which revealed, not least, the huge amount of money that Asma has spent on her closet and home in shoe, lamp and 'closet' furniture sprees.
In the meantime, the people of Syria are suffering under the ferocious unremitting siege of the regime forces. Husband Bashar has formally announced that Syria is in a state of 'real war'. His people are being killed in broad daylight before the eyes of the whole world, while Asma Assad prances about for sport.
What do you think of the sporting antics of Syria's now controversial First Lady? Have your say below.
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MUST READ: Activist Sunny Sheu Killed After Reporting Death Threat From NY Foreclosure Judge Joseph Golia
Screenshot only. Video is below with transcription.
Please do whatever you can to spread this story including sending it to EVERYONE in your email address book. Help make this story go viral, and avenge the murder of a man who did nothing but fight for the truth.
UPDATE - ANONYMOUS is very interested in the case.
UPDATE - Henry Blodget's Business Insider has just picked up the story.
Complete background reading...
Now onto the important details of this case.
- "Since his death last summer, associates of Sun Ming Sheu, an activist fighting alleged judicial corruption in New York, remain convinced that he was murdered and that police aren't aggressively investigating his death because of a coverup."
Two months ago, Sunny made the video below, stating that if any harm came to him, Golia should be the main suspect. Sunny also wrote a letter to FBI agent Rachel Rojas, asking for witness protection. Her advice to him after denying his request for protection - "Be careful."
Sheu has been fighting judicial corruption since his home was stolen by mortgage fraud allegedly aided and abetted by Judge Joseph Golia of Queens.
Sunny was kidnapped, intimidated and threatened by two NYPD detectives at the Queens DA bureau. He was told by the detectives that if he took his case to the media or filed a complaint against Golia he would be killed.
Sunny was told by the Captain of the 109th pct that the cops detained him because he had put a letter in Golia's mailbox, proving it was Golia that ordered the illegal detention.
Later, Sunny uncovered evidence of misrepresentations on Golia's financial disclosure statements and on Thursday, June 24, 2010 he announced that he had evidence sufficient to have Golia arrested.
Two days later Sunny was found dead with trauma to the head, according to the Medical examiner that performed the autopsy. Video is below.
Sunny Sheu was a champion of justice for us all. May his death not be in vain.
Video transcribed:
"Hi my name is Sunny Sheu. I have filed a complaint to the FBI and the New York State Unified Court Ehics Committee about Judge Joseph Golia [who] falsified his financial disclosure statement. And I have submitted evidence to the FBI recently. [The] FBI sent me [a] copy of the evidence that I sent to the FBI.
And today, April 9th, the Unified Court ethics director, Janice Howard, she called me [that] Judge Joseph Golia already amended his financial disclosure statement. This means my evidence is true. At least that he was forced to amend (misrepresentations) on his financial disclosure statement.
For the security issues, for the security concerns, I make this recording, that if anything wrong goes to me, it should be come from Judge Golia and his people because before I had been kidnapped by his people, and threatened and intimidated by his people not to file a complaint against Judge Golia.
So I make this recording for safety. For protection. If anything wrong please go to Judge Golia and his people.
Thank you very much."
NYS Medical Examiner CONTRADICTS POLICE REPORT ON MURDER OF SUNNY SHEU
In this conversation, the coroner who autopsied the body of Sunny Sheu states that:
1) Sunny died of blow to the head which caused bleeding of his brain
2) It was impossible to tell how the injury was sustained, whether from a weapon or from an unexplained "collapse".
3) That he determined the injury was from a "collapse" solely on the basis of a "police report " that claimed a witness saw Sunny collapse.
Reporters from ABC news and the Blackstar News among others have requested copies of the Police report, and the 911 call from the "witness" but in violation of New York State Law the police have refused to furnish either document.
Below is another very strange conversation. The officer can't find the report on Sunny's death in their system, then eventually finds it and as the commenter on the video says, volunteers that there was 'no head trauma'. The problem is there had been no mention of head trauma before his statement.
The mystery deepens.
ANONYMOUS is now involved.
Watch this.
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If you are interested in foreclosure fraud which is the original basis for the story of Sunny Sheu, check out this slideshow put together by Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi.
How many different signatures can 1 robo-signing attorney have?
Please do whatever you can to spread this story including sending it to EVERYONE in your email address book. Help make this story go viral, and avenge the murder of a man who did nothing but fight for the truth.
Thank you.
Updated with new details added to the story and in comments from several sources.
Update with contact info for Judge Galio.
New video added; the rabbit hole goes deeper and deeper.
Updated above - Henry Blodget's Business Insider has picked up the story.
Hacker Group ANONYMOUS now seems to be involved in the case.


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Go It Alone by Bruce Judson (review) The Lean Startup by Eric Ries (review) The Knack by Norm Brodsky & Bo Burlingham (review, audio) Ready, Fire, Aim by Michael Masterson (review, audio) Escape from Cubicle Nation by Pamela Slim (review, audio) Bankable Business Plans by Edward Rogoff (review)
Rework by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson (review, audio) The New Business Road Test by John Mullins (review) How to Make Millions with Your Ideas by Dan Kennedy (review)
All Marketers Are Liars by Seth Godin (review, audio) Permission Marketing by Seth Godin (review, audio)
The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing by Al Ries & Jack Trout (review, audio) Getting Everything You Can Out of All Youve Got by Jay Abraham (review)
The Psychology of Selling by Brian Tracy (review) Pitch Anything by Oren Klaff (review) The Ultimate Sales Machine by Chet Holmes (review, audio) Value-Based Fees by Alan Weiss (review) SPIN Selling by Neil Rackham (review, audio)
Indispensable by Joe Calloway (review) The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement by Eliyahu Goldratt (review, audio) Lean Thinking by James Womack and Daniel Jones (review, audio)
Financial Intelligence for Entrepreneurs by Karen Berman and Joe Knight (review) Simple Numbers, Straight Talk, Big Profits by Greg Crabtree (review) The 1% Windfall by Rafi Mohammed (review) Accounting Made Simple by Mike Piper (review) How to Read a Financial Report by John A. Tracy (review) Venture Deals by Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson (review)
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman (review) Brain Rules by John Medina (summary, review, audio) Making Sense of Behavior by William T. Powers (summary, review) Driven by Paul Lawrence and Nitin Nohria (summary, review, audio) Deep Survival by Laurence Gonzales (review, audio)
Getting Things Done by David Allen (summary, review, audio) The Power of Full Engagement by Jim Loehr & Tony Schwartz (summary, review, audio) StrengthsFinder 2.0 by Tom Rath (summary, review) Bit Literacy by Mark Hurst (summary, review) 10 Days to Faster Reading by Abby Marks-Beale (summary, review)
Problem Solving
The 80/20 Principle by Richard Koch (summary, review, audio) Accidental Genius by Mark Levy (review) Learning from the Future by Liam Fahey & Robert Randall (review)
Behavioral Change
The Power of Less by Leo Babauta (summary, review, audio) The Path of Least Resistance by Robert Fritz (review) Re-Create Your Life by Morty Lefkoe (review) Self-Directed Behavior by David L. Watson & Roland G. Tharp (review)
Sources of Power: How People Make Decisions by Gary Klein (review) Smart Choices by John S. Hammond et al (review) Ethics for the Real World by Ronald Howard & Clinton Korver (review)
On Writing Well by William Zinsser (review, audio) Presentation Zen by Garr Reynolds (review) Made to Stick by Chip and Dan Heath (review, audio) The Copywriters Handbook by Robert Bly (review) Show Me The Numbers by Stephen Few (review)
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini (review) How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie (review, audio) Crucial Conversations by Kerry Patterson et al (review, audio) The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene (review, audio)
Bargaining For Advantage by G. Richard Shell (review) 3-D Negotiation by David A. Lax and James K. Sebenius (review, audio) The Partnership Charter by David Gage (review, audio)
First, Break All The Rules by Marcus Buckingham & Curt Coffman (review) 12: The Elements of Great Managing by Rodd Wagner & James Harter (review, audio)
Growing Great Employees by Erika Andersen (review) The Essential Drucker by Peter F. Drucker (review)
Tribes by Seth Godin (review, audio) Total Leadership by Stewart Friedman (review, audio) What Got You Here Wont Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith (review, audio) The New Leaders 100-Day Action Plan by George Bradt et al (review) The Halo Effect by Phil Rosenzweig (review, audio)
Project Management
Making Things Happen by Scott Berkun (review) Results Without Authority by Tom Kendrick (review, audio)
Thinking in Systems by Donella Meadows (review) Work the System by Sam Carpenter (review)
Turning Numbers Into Knowledge by Jonathan Koomey (review) Marketing Metrics by Paul W. Farris et al (review) The Economist Numbers Guide by Richard Stuteley (review)
Thinking Statistically by Uri Bram (review) How to Lie with Statistics by Darrell Huff (review)
Corporate Skills
The Unwritten Laws of Business by W.J. King (review, audio) The Effective Executive by Peter Drucker (review, audio) The Simplicity Survival Handbook by Bill Jensen (review) Hire With Your Head by Lou Adler (review)
Corporate Strategy
Purpose: The Starting Point of Great Companies by Nikos Mourkogiannis (review) Competitive Strategy by Michael Porter (review, audio) Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim and Rene Mauborgne (review, audio) Seeing Whats Next by Clayton M. Christensen et al (review, audio)
The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp (review) Myths of Innovation by Scott Berkun (review) Innovation and Entrepreneurship by Peter F. Drucker (review, audio)
The Design of Everyday Things by Donald Norman (review, audio) Universal Principles of Design by William Lidwell et al (review)
Getting Started in Consulting by Alan Weiss (review) Secrets of Consulting by Gerald M. Weinberg (review)
Personal Finance
Your Money or Your Life by Joel Dominguez & Vicki Robin (review, audio) The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas Stanley & William Danko (review, audio) I Will Teach You To Be Rich by Ramit Sethi (review, audio) Fail-Safe Investing by Harry Browne (review)
Personal Growth
Lead the Field by Earl Nightingale (review, audio) The Art of Exceptional Living by Jim Rohn (review, audio) A Guide to the Good Life by William Braxton Irvine (review)


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Why almost losing the Labour leadership may have been a gift to David Shearer and the tasks he must confront in the next three months if he's to be more than a lame duck
So David Shearer has bought himself three months to establish his credentials as a leader who can, if not win, at least help ensure that National loses the 2014 election. Three months to put some runs on the board and impress his party by impressing the wider public. Three months to perform significantly better than he has for the past 12.
So what's he got to do? First, find an authentic voice. Many have already said that his problem is delivery. But that's only partly true. Shearer lacks presentation skills. He's a poor speaker and has a discursive and curious mind that does not serve him well on the fly. Put him in front of a questioning journalist and you can see the cogs whirring, which is a turn-off for voters.
Yet his bigger problem is not how he says something, but having something to say. Shearer is yet to draw the outlines of a Shearer-led Labour Party, let alone add the colour. As I said on Sunday, his conference speech could have come from any Labour MP. Over the past year he hasn't given any sense of what he stands for as a man or as a leader outside of generic Labour platitudes.
I'm not convinced that's his fault; it could be the advice from those around him. Phil Goff wasted the first two years of his leadership trying to keep his powder dry for an election campaign. It was a daft strategy then and is even dafter now. The theory seems to be that voters don't really tune in until late in the game and they want the wham-kapow policies then.
Except that by then it's too late. You've got to earn voters' attention and respect over time, even if they're only keeping half an eye on you, and build a distinct brand.
Labour we now know stands for a capital gains tax, raising the age of super, more (mostly unspecified) state intervention, R&D tax credits, not doing whatever National's doing in education. That's the sort of list many could come up with off-the-cuff. Restoring contributions to the super fund, a tax-free zone and extending in-work tax credits to beneficiaries seem to have been dumped, but we now have food in schools and 100,000 new homes. Oh, and Shearer seems to care about education. Somehow.
If most New Zealanders know more about what Labour stands for than that, I'd be amazed. In fact I suspect I'm being pretty generous. The thing that keeps striking me is that none of those policies have Shearer's mark on them.
Some of the anger within the party towards Shearer seems to stem from the impression he's not left-wing enough. But frankly, who'd know? Not voters.
Shearer in his Sunday speech repeatedly stressed the importance of an interventionist government. That was, I guess, a message to the party to say 'look, I can be as left-wing as Cunliffe'. But his message to the wider public has been rhetoric and complaint with little substance. For a start he needs to stop saying that the public expect him to "take it to National". His party might but the public don't. They expect him to look like a Prime Minister-in-waiting with some tangible ideas for making their lives that much easier.
I suspect voters know two things about him. He's a poor speaker and he's a likeable bloke who plays guitar. So there's a lot of work for him to do in the next three months.
I tend to think people can learn most things, so I'm sure his speaking can improve. Eventually. But another thing he needs to do, in the short-term, is find a way to compensate for his weaknesses. It took Helen Clark some time, but she did it with a remarkable intellect, a ferocious work ethic and a determination to get round the country and use her one-on-one people skills to make up for her struggles on television. Labour needs to find Shearer's compensatory skills and deploy them quickly.
The party and his advisors don't seem to have figured out what to do with him yet. I recall a year ago the excitement in the party that they'd found someone who could be their own John Key – affable, real, post-political. Despite the obvious concerns (expressed at the time) that politics moves in cycles and you usually need to beat someone by offering a different set of skills (Key's affability compared to Clark's authority), it always seemed a shallow analysis. There was excitement within Labour that at last they had a real New Zealander, someone who could strum guitar and be on the cover of a surfing magazine that real New Zealanders might read.
These people seemed to forget that he also had to convince voters he could run the country; he needed something concrete and distinct to offer voters.
So far we've had breafast in schools and new homes for 100,000 families. It's a start.
The other doubt hanging over him is how badly we really wants this – the power, the responsibility, the country's endorsement. He was almost an accidental leader, given the ABC crowd and the consensus Grant Robertson's not ready. It all fell into his lap.
He rather charmingly talked of offering a different style of politics. Which was decent, but left you wondering whether he had the hunger and the willingness to keep walking through the swamp when he was forced into rough terrain.
Well he's been pushed into that swamp now, as much by his supporters as by his detractors. And the grim face he presented today left me with the impression that he really wants this. He may be new to all this, but it seems to be hardening his resolve.
This manufactured challenge may have been a gift for him; a time to hone his steel and test his conviction. Because above all, that's what he's lacked thus far and that's what he's got to dig up. Conviction. A strong sense of himself, what he stands for and his determination to go after it.
As the song says, "you don't know what you've got 'til it's [almost] gone". I get the sense that the risk of losing the leadership has helped Shearer realise that he wants to keep it.
So the real challenge for him over the months of summer comes not from Cunliffe, but from within. Has he decided he wants to fight for this and can he harness his undoubted abilities to compensate for his weaknesses? Can he now grow quickly into the job and show voters what he's made of? And in doing so can he win over a clearly skeptical party?
We should have a good idea before the BBQs are packed away and the leaves start to change colour.


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The "Diva" Watering can, designed by Eero Aarnio, has a comma-like shape thrusting upwards towards the top of the spout, almost an expression of movement even when the object is not in use. "I believe that above all, utilitarian products should be functional, pleasing to the eye, pleasing to touch, and if they happen to bring a smile to your face all the better. That's a big plus and sometimes it's reason enough to buy the product." (Eero Aarnio)
The Finnish designer Eero Aarnio (b.1932) is one of the great innovators of modern furniture design. In the 1960s, Eero Aarnio began experimenting with plastics, vivid colors and organic forms, breaking away from traditional design conventions. His now iconic creations include the Ball (1963), the Pastil (1968), and the Bubble (1968) chairs which echo the pop culture and spirit of their time. Many of Aarnio's works are included in the world's most prestigious museums, including Victoria and Albert Museum in London, MoMA in New York and Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein.