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NCAA accuses former Miami Hurricanes assistant football coach Clint Hurtt of multiple violations
The University of Louisville finally released its NCAA Notice of Allegations in the University of Miami case Monday for former Hurricanes defensive line coach Clint Hurtt – and the accusations are plentiful.
As expected, Hurtt was hit with violating bylaw 10.1 for unethical conduct.
"It is alleged that Clint Hurtt, former assistant football coach, violated the principles of ethical conduct when he failed to deport himself in accordance with generally recognized high standards of honest and sportsmanship…" the allegations stated, saying Hurtt "provided improper inducements" to three recruits and "arranged for the provision of improper inducements and benefits from Nevin Shapiro..." to four recruits and three football players.
Specifically, Hurtt:
During his Nov. 3, 2011 interview with the NCAA, allegedly lied about providing those meals, transportation and lodging. "Hurtt's statements were in direct contradiction to information provided" by the recruits and some of the football players involved, the Notice of Allegations state.
Former UM receivers coach Aubrey Hill, who subsequently resigned from Florida, and former UM basketball assistant Jorge Fernandez, who resigned from Marshall in May, also were hit with unethical conduct charges, according to a Miami Herald source.
Unethical conduct charges often result in show-cause orders for the penalized individuals. A show-cause order ensures that any NCAA penalties imposed on a coach involved in major rules violations remain in force if he is hired by another NCAA member institution. The school and coach must report to the NCAA every six months until the penalty expires. If the school does not believe the penalties should be enforced, it must "show cause'' to the NCAA.
Many coaches who are hit with show-cause orders are released from their employment and do not get hired during the penalty period, such as former Tennessee basketball coach Bruce Pearl, whose three-year show-cause order expires Aug. 23, 2014.
Hurtt, an assistant at UM from 2006 to 2009, became Louisville's defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator in 2010. Hurtt played football at UM and was a volunteer strength coach and grad assistant at UM from 2001 to '04.
Louisville officials declined to comment Monday.
Cardinals athletic director Tom Jurich told reporters Thursday that "Clint is due his due process, and I think that's the only fair thing we can do as a university. Clint's side of the story is much different than the allegations, so I think we just have to wait the 90 days and see how it unfolds."
The Notice of Allegations says the "approximate total value of the impermissible benefits provided by Shapiro" to Hurtt and an unnamed "volunteer recruiting assistant with the football staff" was "at least $7,025."
Hurtt also is alleged to have received an interest-free loan of $2,500 by Shapiro, which he repaid in 2009.
Other allegations include:
Although the names of the recruits were redacted by Louisville, Yahoo! Sports originally reported in August 2011 that the recruits were Andre Debose, Ray-Ray Armstrong, Dyron Dye and Olivier Vernon.
Vernon now plays for the Miami Dolphins, Armstrong was dismissed from UM, Debose is a wide receiver for the Gators and Dye is a senior tight end at UM.
The accompanying letter sent to Louisville president James R. Ramsay states that "although there is no institutional responsibility on the part of Louisville for possible violations involving Mr. Hurtt, please be advised that action could be taken that would limit Mr. Hurtt's athletically related duties at Louisville for a designated period if he is found in violation by the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions or the NCAA Division I Infractions Appeals Committee."
The case is set to be heard in mid-June. Penalties would be announced several weeks later, followed by the appeals process, should UM or any of the involved coaches fight the allegations.


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'Glee' Season Finale 'Goodbye' to Feature Covers of Lady Gaga, Beyonce + More
For the season finale of 'Glee' — the episode is appropriately entitled 'Goodbye' — the cast will be going all out for their covers, performing songs from artists like Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Green Day, Madonna and more for their fond farewells. With many of the New Directions graduating from McKinley High in this episode, it's only fitting that the glee club performs songs about moving on to the next phase of life.
For the Season 3 'Goodbye' finale, which will mark the end of Rachel, Kurt and Finn's high school careers, the WMHS kids will take on Lady Gaga's summer hit from 2011 'The Edge of Glory,' in addition to Beyonce's 'I Was Here.' It really wouldn't be a true graduation episode if one of two songs weren't performed: Green Day's 'Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)' or Vitamin C's 'Graduation (Friends Forever).' Since the latter's cool factor died with the new millenium, we're happy Murphy went with the Green Day classic, which also aired during the series finale of 'Seinfeld' back in 1998.
In addition the epic Gaga track and the heartfelt Beyonce tune, the New Directions will also say goodbye with the help of Madonna's 'I'll Remember' (sung by Kurt), Jason Mraz's 'I Won't Give Up' (sung by Rachel in what we are guessing is a dedication to her lover boy Finn), and the New Radicals' 1998 hit 'You Get What You Give.'
The teary-eyed farewell tunes don't stop there, though. All of these songs and more will be available on the 'Glee: The Graduation Album,' hitting retailers on May 15. Check out the full track list over at Amazon.
Which song are you most excited to see the 'Glee' cast perform on the Season 3 finale? Listen to a few of the songs below and be sure to tune in for the 'Goodbye' episode, airing May 22 at 8PM EST on FOX.
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The bald eagle is an oh-my-gosh, hallelujah, ain't-nature- great predator with a mighty 7- to 8-foot wingspan.
The bald eagle is an oh-my-gosh, hallelujah, ain't-nature- great predator with a mighty 7- to 8-foot wingspan.
But we almost lost them a scant 40 years ago this year.
Just one pair of bald eagles was left in all of New York state in 1973.
They lived up an 85-foot-tall red oak tree on a steep hill in back of Hemlock Lake near Rochester trying to have babies like crazy.
The then commonly used pesticide DDT (now banned in the U.S.) polluted their eggs.
The persistent pesticide made eagle eggs so thin shelled, said a federal scientist, "that they'd crack by the touch of the fingers."
Eagle numbers crashed.
Imagine losing these huge birds. When they glide past the sun their wings often shine with a golden glow.
"Virtually all the eagles were gone in the northeast," says the now-retired biologist Peter Nye, the man who led the charge to bring back these great predators.
It's worth remembering the massive eagle restoration effort Nye led as head of the state Department of Environmental Conservation's endangered species unit.
His eagle recovery team is the reason we're going to see lots of winter eagles throng the Delaware and Hudson rivers this month, and why these eagles will nest in good numbers across New York this early spring.
Using the power of the 1973 federal Endangered Species Act, Nye's team of tree-climbing, all-weather trackers and patient observers saved our eagles. Their daring plan began in 1976 and took 13 years to finish.
They gambled that very young eagles from other states — healthy, pesticide free birds — could be hand raised in New York rearing platforms by human hands hidden from view.
In fact, these eaglets did believe they were being raised by eagle parents.
Not only was that a roaring success, but something magnificent happened, a sort of wildlife omen, Nye say.
Remarkably, when the first two of those hand-raised eagles, a brother and sister, were released they did what most eagles do. They flew their own ways.
But almost incredibly, says Nye, they met up four years later and nested together near Watertown, raising the first wild young in many years.
He was shocked.
"These were the first two we released (after hand-rearing them) and the idea that they survived and then found each other four years later and then bred is pretty remarkable." That's so unlikely, he adds, because eagles "just don't stay together when they're young and they go whenever they want to go."
"This was almost a message from God, this is good stuff, and this is going to work, keep it up boys."
Not only that, but the baby eagles hand raised in New York came from relatively DDT-free places like Alaska, Wisconsin and even Nova Scotia. So new eagle DNA was pumped into our birds. And they got going.
As of 2010, New York eagles produced 244 fledgling eagles. They'll all live to be 30 or so years old if they're lucky.
We saw a turnaround quicker than we anticipated," says DEC recovery team member Mike Allen. "The eagles show the resilience of the natural world."
So our eagles came roaring back, wild-eyed, hook-billed and ready to soar into the heavens and zoom across tree tops flying upside down and tumbling through the skies, talons often locked with those of another eagle.


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Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing's Future Joins with AACN to Expand the Minority Nurse Faculty Scholars Program
Since 2006, AACN's partnering organizations have contributed over $29 million to enhancing diversity in nursing
Washington, D.C., February 25, 2013 — Today, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) announced that the Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing's Future has renewed its support for the national Minority Nurse Faculty Scholars Program. Designed to enhance racial/ethnic diversity within the nurse faculty population in the U.S., this collaborative effort provides generous financial support, mentoring, and leadership development to graduate students committed to teaching in schools of nursing after graduation.
"AACN applauds the Johnson & Johnson Campaign and our other partner organizations for their strong commitment to enhancing diversity in nursing, which has resulted in more than $29 million in scholarship funding for minority nursing students since 2006," said AACN President Jane Kirschling. "As the national voice for professional nursing education, AACN will continue to advocate for more programs and federal resources to assist schools with their efforts to remove financial barriers to nursing education and faculty careers for all populations in need."
The Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing's Future – AACN Minority Nurse Faculty Scholars Program was launched in September 2007 to support full-time students from groups under-represented in nursing with an interest in teaching. This program invites applications from students in doctoral and clinically-focused master's programs who will serve as nurse faculty after completing their degrees. Scholarship recipients are selected by an application review committee, and 10 awards in the amount of $18,000 are disbursed each summer. All recipients are expected to attend AACN's annual Faculty Development Conference and meet regularly with a mentor who will assist in preparing them to assume leadership roles in academia.
To date, AACN has helped to prepare 53 minority faculty scholars through this initiative and a similar effort (no longer active) launched by AACN and The California Endowment. Given the teaching requirement that is attached to each scholarship awarded, this program has generated more than 100 teaching years, in addition to preparing a new cadre of faculty who will have long careers as nurse educators, mentors, and leaders. For an introduction to all previous scholarship winners, see http://www.aacn.nche.edu/students/scholarships/minority.
AACN is currently accepting applications from students for the next round of scholarship awards. The deadline to apply is May 1, 2013, and new winners will be announced in August 2013. To download an application, see http://www.aacn.nche.edu/students/scholarships/minority.
Leading Efforts to Diversify Nursing Education
As a central component of AACN's core values and strategic plan, enhancing diversity among nursing students and faculty has been at the forefront of the organization's advocacy work and programming for more than 10 years. AACN has effectively leveraged its resources to address this national priority given the strong connection between a diverse healthcare workforce and the ability to offer quality, culturally competent patient care. By providing scholarships and leadership development opportunities to minority students pursuing graduate degrees, AACN is creating a cadre of future nurse educators and leaders of the profession. The organization's work to embed standards related to cultural competency in the Essentials documents that guide the development of baccalaureate, master's, and Doctor of Nursing Practice programs are helping to better equip future nurses to care for an increasingly diverse patient population. Additionally, AACN's work as the national program office for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's New Careers in Nursing program has opened the door for 2,717 new nurses to enter the profession by providing $10,000 scholarships to students in accelerated programs. All of these scholarship receipients come from ethnically diverse and/or disadvantaged backgrounds.
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Deborah Dickson-Smith took her water babies to five Australian island resorts to rate their kid-friendliness - here are the results.
Lady Elliot Island
Lady Elliot Island lies at the southern tip of the Great Barrier Reef. The continental shelf is only 10 kilometres to the east and it's this geographical position that makes it special.
Being so close to the shelf means the island attracts large numbers of marine megafauna: turtles, manta rays, large wrasses, reef sharks and (depending on the season) whales.
The island is surrounded by beautiful coral gardens and, within minutes of arriving, we're able to grab a snorkel, step off the beach and swim with turtles.
The kids are ecstatic and could spend hours following the turtles around, tickling their shells. The turtles seem to vie for our attention - nudging each other out of the way to have their shells scratched. Further out on the reef, we encounter manta rays, leopard sharks, wobbegongs, bull rays and wrasses of all sizes and colours. The palette is amazing, in both the coral and the thousands of fish swimming around us.
Like most islands, this tiny atoll has an interesting history. It was decimated 100 years ago by early entrepreneurs, who stripped the island bare while mining the guano produced by the thousands of nesting seabirds. A regeneration program has been in place for several decades and the island's plants are thriving, which has brought the seabirds back. It is estimated their population has reached 500,000.
Swimming with the island's turtles is a life-changing experience, for children and grown-ups. The sound of kids squealing with delight through their snorkels makes me grin just thinking about it.
Room rates are from $163 a person a night and $61 a child (three-12 years) for an Eco Hut. Return flights from Hervey Bay or Bundaberg cost $262 an adult and $143 a child.
Top marks Sustainability and accessibility.
Downers If you're a light sleeper, the bird noise might irritate (earplugs are supplied).
Don't miss An early snorkel.
Lord Howe Island
If you were given the task of designing a perfect tropical island, I don't think you would create anything better than nature has managed here.
From the top of Malabar Hill on Lord Howe's northern tip, just 208 metres high, we survey the landscape before us. The lush-looking island sweeps around a turquoise lagoon to the volcanic peak of Mount Gower on its southern tip. Only a 1½-hour flight from Sydney, it is isolated more by exclusivity than distance. The island accommodates up to only 400 guests, and unless you're already a resident or you're lucky enough to marry a resident, it's more or less impossible to move here.
Because of this relative isolation, the island is an important conservation site for many rare and endemic species. Almost half the island's 241 native plant species are found nowhere else.
It is an escape from technology and the hustle of urban life: there is no mobile phone coverage (the islanders voted against its introduction), limited internet access and the easiest way to get around is by bicycle. The challenge facing the kids on this five-day trip: no Facebook, no Minecraft, no Xbox and no texting friends - a thought that makes me deliriously happy.
This is a place to unwind, relax and teach kids to appreciate the natural environment. And, really, Lord Howe Island is what you make of it: a virtual Choose Your Own Adventure destination. There are guided and unguided hikes for all fitness levels, from the relatively easy climb to Kim's Lookout in the north to the eight-hour trek up Mount Gower's 870 metres in the south. But since our kids aren't great hikers (we would have to drag them), we opt for the nearest beach.
On Neds beach, we drop a donation in the honesty box and grab a snorkel and a pair of fins each before entering a natural aquarium of rainbow-coloured wrasses, mullets, garfish, silver drummers and metre-long kingfish. The water is thick with fish and if snorkelling is not your thing, you can just wade in knee-high and feed them.
On the other side of the island, we find turtles on Settlement beach and a lagoon of coral gardens teeming with marine life including clownfish, angels, giant clams, reef sharks and rays. Technology is forgotten.
There is a wide range of accommodation on the island, ranging from budget cabins to family apartments and five-star luxury resorts such as Capella Lodge and Arajilla.
We stay at the family-friendly Pinetrees Lodge, which is one of the oldest family businesses in Australia, and is run by the sixth generation of the original family.
Pinetrees has family packages that include free accommodation and meals for kids under 10 years, starting from $1065 a person for five nights.
QantasLink flights from Sydney to the island cost $1000 return.
Top marks The variety of activities available for grown-ups and kids.
Downers The flight is a bit pricey (but worth it).
Don't miss Fish Fry night at Pinetrees Lodge every Monday.
Heron Island
Our visit to Heron Island coincides with the Heron Island Dive Festival, which is held in July each year.
The man sitting opposite me on the ferry has a camera with underwater housing and so many arms and attachments that it looks like one of those giant Japanese spider crabs.
I look down at my little Canon S100 and its new (single) arm with new underwater torch attached, which I'm very excited about using for the first time.
I expected to see impressive camera equipment on this trip and I'm not intimidated. What I don't expect to see are large numbers of kids. I thought Heron Island was out of reach for most families, geographically and economically.
Apparently not. The geographic part just shows my own ignorance; it's a two-hour ferry trip from Gladstone on the lower reaches of the Great Barrier Reef.
In fact, a lot of the divers here have brought their families with them - the older kids come diving with their parents, some snorkel in the lagoon and some go for reef walks with the Junior Rangers kids' club.
Heron Island's "signature" dive is the Heron Bommie, a vast underwater island of spidery hard corals teeming with life. We end up there first, before exploring Tenements, Coral Cascades (my favourite), North Bommie and a few other wonderful dive sites.
The most memorable is a night dive on Heron Bommie. My first night dive is nowhere near as scary as I have feared; in fact, it isn't scary at all. The best experience by far is finding a sleepy turtle in a coral cave, and following him (video recorder running) as he gracefully does a little spin for me. He's beautiful.
Rooms start from $398 a night and include three (cooked) meals a day. Kids stay and eat free. Boat transfers from Gladstone cost $99.50 each way an adult and $49.75 each way a child.
Top marks Accessibility, both the destination and the snorkelling.
Downers Make sure the kids take seasickness tablets for the ferry trip.
Don't miss Night diving.
Magnetic Island
Just off the coast of Townsville, Magnetic Island looks almost close enough to swim to (if it weren't for the stingers). It's a short, smooth, 20-minute ferry ride, so don't worry about seasickness or boredom on the way over.
It is a stopping point on the backpacker route up the east coast, and famous for its full moon parties, so it will be interesting to see what the island has for families.
Transport on the island is by rental Mini Moke or beach buggy, and our choice is a pink buggy that looks as though it should be driven by tour-guide Barbie. The kids approve heartily. I hope it doesn't rain.
The island is mainly national park, with a few residential clusters surrounding the more popular beaches. One of the main attractions for kids is the large population of koalas. The animals were introduced to Magnetic Island in the 1930s as part of a conservation program and they have thrived. A short stroll along one of the island's many bushwalks and you're pretty much guaranteed a sighting.
To get even closer to the furry creatures, we visit Bungalow Bay Koala Village, one of the few places in Australia where you can hold a koala.
Getting closer to the island's marine life is best done by kayak. Magnetic Island Sea Kayaks does a sunset tour of Horseshoe Bay, which comes complete with dolphins, turtles and a bottle of champers to quaff while watching the sunset.
Because we're here in stinger season, we're provided with head-to-toe stinger suits and even don football socks and gloves - our tour guide is taking no chances.
A few dolphins join us along the way and the kids have a great time turtle-spotting ("I saw it first!") but not much time actually paddling.
The island has plenty of safe swimming beaches - each with a stinger net - and the water is warm year-round.
There is a wide range of accommodation, from cabins and holiday houses to five-star villas. We stay at Pure Magnetic villas - beautiful Balinese villas overlooking a beach lined with coconut palms.
Transfers from Townsville are $13 each way. Accommodation ranges between $200 and $400 a night for a house that will sleep up to six.
Top marks Lots of easy bushwalks with great views.
Downers The stingers.
Don't miss The chance to cuddle a koala.
The writer was a guest of Lord Howe Tourism and Tourism Queensland.


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Launching in January 2011 (Happy New Year!) is Benefit's Bella Bamba Boxed Powder, a warm medium pink blusher with a shimmer gold touch to it. It comes in this funky looking box and it is reallyyyy pretty.
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Amplify cheekbones and create the illusion of sculpted features with this 3D watermelon blush. Laced with shimmering gold undertones, bella bamba is taking eye popping pretty to the third dimension…you'll never use traditional blush again!
Bella Bamba! It makes me think of this song:
It's funny, I own four of the Benefit boxed powders (Dallas, Dandelion, Sugarbomb and 10), but the two I really want (Hoola and Coralista) I've not had the chance to buy (and are probably more suited to my medium skintone!). One this is for sure though – there's powders last forever…
Sneek a peak…This powder comes in a sturdy cardboard box. The difference is this time there is a mirror in the lid and it is attached (whereas it just lifts off with the other ones).
I'm quite indifferent to the lid, I don't mind if it is or isn't attached. The lid folds right back so you can get to the product either way.
The blush is like a pink version of Coralista. I'm glad it has a punchy edge to it, I'm kinda tired of soft pastel blushers that take ages to build up.
I must admit though I am an orange and peach girl. I worry that anything too pink or which has red tones will highlight the natural 'high colour' I have in my cheeks. Luckily, I think this works pretty well without making me look like I'm sweating…it's a pretty, pink glow.
It is quite pigmented. Less is more.
It has light shimmery particles in it. It's really nice but I would still be careful applying this over areas which have large pores etc. (The US Benefit sites recommends using the POREfessional under this and they're right, it does make this blush easier to apply and removes the issue of 'highlighted pores!')
Is it like Nars Orgasm? I think this is a bit more shimmery. It's a easy to use every day shade for sure.
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Riverside Police Department
Megan's Law Information
Megan's law created a registration and notification procedure to alert law enforcement, schools, community organizations and neighbors to the presence of a sex offender who authorities believe may pose a risk to the community. This information is designed to enhance public safety and awareness. However, no law can guarantee the protection of our children. There is no substitute for common sense safety precautions, such as teaching our children whom to trust and knowing where they are at all times. We are partners in making the law work. We have an obligation to act responsibly with the information we receive.
To access the State of California Megan's Law database, click here.


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TROY, NY – A new USGS study found that 15 percent of groundwater samples from 66 household wells across south-central New York contained methane at levels high enough to warrant monitoring or mitigation. Methane was more common and had higher concentrations in wells located in valleys rather than wells located in uplands. Valley wells that tap confined bedrock were the most likely to contain high levels of methane.
The wells were tested in June and July of 2012 to provide baseline data on methane concentrations in groundwater. The study area includes about 2000 square miles and is considered favorable for Marcellus Shale gas resources. None of the water wells tested was located within a mile of existing natural gas wells.
"This study provides baseline water-quality data that will be useful for decision makers, regulators, industry, and stakeholders concerned about water quality," said USGS scientist Paul Heisig, who led the study. "It also provides a preliminary framework to help characterize the occurrence of methane in south-central New York that can be refined as additional data are collected," said Heisig.
"Our testing shows that methane is common in some groundwater wells at the present time. Sampling also shows that methane is not random in groundwater across the landscape," said Heisig. "The strong pattern of occurrence and the high variability in concentrations that we found shows where we should and shouldn't expect high methane concentrations in groundwater," said Heisig.
Methane levels varied by more than five orders of magnitude across the study area covering parts of Broome, Tioga, Chemung, Chenango, and Delaware counties. The samples most likely to contain high methane concentrations were from the valley wells that tap into bedrock groundwater lying beneath glacial clay deposits. More than 50 percent of such samples contained methane at or above the 10-milligrams-per-liter monitoring level. Like a cap on a soda bottle, clay blocks methane gas from escaping into the atmosphere.
Nearly 30 percent of groundwater samples from valleys tested at or above the recommended monitoring level -- no samples from wells in uplands exceeded that level. Methane in valley groundwater was mostly thermogenic in origin, derived over millions of years by processes deep within the earth that produce fossil fuels. In contrast, methane found in upland groundwater was mostly generated by bacteria.
Concerns about high methane in household wells focus on the potential of this colorless and odorless gas to accumulate in confined spaces. High concentrations of methane can be flammable or explosive in confined spaces containing oxygen and an ignition source such as an open flame or electrical spark. Mitigation typically consists of enhanced venting of well casings. Private well owners should consider testing their water for methane particularly if their well is in a valley and is not a shallow sand and gravel well. Information on testing and remediation is available online.
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Muscle and BaclofenPatientsVille
Muscle Symptoms and Causes
Your Muscles help you move and help your body work. Different types of Muscles have different jobs. There are many problems that can affect Muscles. Muscle disorders can cause weakness, pain or even paralysis.
Causes of Muscle disorders include
Sometimes the cause is not known.
Check out the latest treatments for muscle
➢ muscle treatment research studies
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You can fight Identity Theft
Here's How:
Never provide personal financial information, including your Social Security Number, account numbers, or passwords - over the phone or the Internet - if you did not initiate the contact.
Never click on any links provided in an e-mail you believe is fraudulent. It may contain a virus that can compromise your computer.
Do not be intimidated by an e-mail or caller who suggests dire consequences if you do not immediately provide or verify your financial information.
If you believe the contact is legitimate, go to the company's website by typing in the site address directly, or using a page you have previously bookmarked, instead of clicking a link provided in an e-mail.
Report suspicious e-mails, calls, or contacts to the Federal Trade Commission through the Internet by visiting www.ftc.gov/idtheft, or by calling 1-877-IDTHEFT.
What to do if you believe you are the victim of Identity Theft or fraud:
Contact your financial institution immediately and alert them to the situation.
If you have disclosed sensitive information, contact one of the three (3) major credit bureaus and discuss whether you need to place a fraud alert on your file, which will help prevent thieves from opening a new account in your name.
Here is the contact information for each credit bureau's fraud division:
P.O. Box 740250
Atlanta, GA 30374
P.O. Box 1017
Allen, TX 75013
P.O. Box 6790
Fullerton, CA 92634
Phishing Protection
Phishing, pronounced "fishing," describes exactly what these Internet thieves are doing: "fishing" for your personal financial information. What they want are account numbers, passwords, Social Security Numbers, and other confidential information that they can use to compromise your checking account or run up bills on your credit cards.
In the worst case, you could find yourself a victim of identity theft. With the sensitive information obtained from a successful phishing scam, these thieves can take out loans or obtain credit cards and even driver's licenses in your name. They can do damage to your financial history and personal reputation that can take years to unravel. However, if you understand how phishing works and how to protect yourself, you can help stop it before it starts.
Here's how phishing works:
In a typical case, you'll receive an e-mail that appears to come from a reputable company that you recognize and do business with, such as your financial institution. In some cases, the e-mail may appear to come from a government agency - like the IRS or Social Security Administration.
The e-mail will probably warn you of a serious problem that requires your immediate attention. It may use phrases, such as, "Immediate attention required," or "Please contact us immediately about your account." The e-mail will then encourage you to click on a link or button to go to the institution's web site.
In a phishing scam, you could be redirected to a phony web site that may look exactly like the real thing. Sometimes, in fact, it may be the company's actual web site. In those cases, a pop-up window will quickly appear for the purpose of harvesting your financial information.
In either case, you may be asked to update your account information or to provide information for verification purposes: your Social Security Number, your account number, your password, or the information you use to verify your identity when speaking to a real financial institution, such as your mother's maiden name or your place of birth.
If you provide the requested information, you may find yourself the victim of identity theft.
How to protect yourself:
Never provide your personal information in response to an unsolicited request, whether it is over the phone or over the Internet. E-mails and Internet pages created by people who are phishing may look exactly like the real thing. These pages may even have a fake padlock icon that ordinarily is used to denote a secure site. If you did not initiate the communication, you should not provide any information.
If you believe that the contact may be legitimate, contact the financial institution yourself. You can find phone numbers and web sites on the monthly statements you receive from your financial institution, or you can search from contact information for the institution in a phone book or on the Internet. The key is that you should be the one to initiate the contact, using contact information that you have verified yourself.
Never provide your password over the phone or in response to an unsolicited Internet request. A financial institution would never ask you to verify your account information online. Thieves armed with this information and your account number can help themselves to your savings and much more.
Review account statements regularly to ensure all charges are correct. If your account statement is late in arriving, call your financial institution to find out why. If your financial institution offers electronic account access, periodically review your account online to catch any suspicious activity.


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Gigabit Ethernet used in new packaging machine
The i-Series Thermoformer from VC999 Packaging Systems is a new generation in packaging technology using a Gigabit Ethernet industrial network for communications. Modular design objectives had to easily and quickly facilitate changes in length, width, and options; allow for post installation expandability based on customer demands; and reduce assembly, shipping, and installation costs.
VC999 also specified that the new design would use leading-edge and best-in-class technology where possible, if determined to be beneficial and cost-effective.
In response to VC999's requirements, Power Motion Inc. helped develop a control solution that met design objectives. The new machine made its debut at Interpak in Düsseldorf, Germany, in May 2011.
VC999 engineers interviewed multiple potential vendors and selected a programmable logic controller (PLC), servo motors, and variable frequency drives (VFDs), and CC-Link IE Field Ethernet bus network.
Machine design, segments
The i-Series machine is built, shipped, and installed based on these three segments (form, seal, and discharge); each segment has its own control enclosure connected by the Ethernet network.
The seal station electrical enclosure, located in the middle of the machine, is the main control panel and contains the PLC. The form and discharge station electrical enclosures are remote stations, located on either end.
The form station includes a CC-Link IE field head module, I/O connection, analog modules, and temperature control, and a servo controlling the bottom film unwind area.
The seal station includes the PLC, I/O connections, analog modules, temperature control, and the CC-Link I/E Field Master Module, along with a servo controlling the machine's top film unwind function.
The discharge station includes a second CC-Link IE field head module, I/O module, and analog control, along with VFDs for trim wind-up motor control and servos to control the main index, punch and printer options, and rotary knife.
Servos are being controlled via analog signal or a proprietary motion control bus network, depending on the specific axes, and the VFDs are being controlled via analog signal. Future designs may incorporate all CC-Link IE Field network communications.
VC999 specified that the control system bus network be Ethernet-based and connect the main electrical enclosure (seal station) with the electrical enclosures located at the form and discharge stations to:
- Simplify wire management
- Reduce wire cost
- Reduce wiring labor
- Simplify machine breakdown for shipment
- Simplify machine installation at the customer site.
In addition, Ethernet bus networks are the preferred choice for new machine designs. CC-Link IE Field Ethernet based bus network is the fastest and the first 1 Gigabit per sec Ethernet based network for automation control. Other networks operate at 10/100 Mbps. (Gbps is 1000 Mbps, 100 or 10 times faster.)
More on the machine, company
The new i-Series is designed for medium- to large-volume packaging operations, and features a new hygienic design and operating system. VC999 is part of a privately held company, The Inauen Group, which has multiple brands and locations, including XtraPlast.com, Perbetum Smart Automation, and XtraVac. Each location is managed independently and cooperatively, under the group name.
A global provider in the design and manufacturing of vacuum packaging machine systems, VC999's products include thermoforming machines, chamber machines, tray sealing machines, and shrink packaging machines/dryers.
– Terry Carson is vice president of Sales-Power Motion Inc., a multi-vendor automation distributor and system integrator, www.powermotionsales.com. Edited by Mark T. Hoske, content manager, CFE Media, Control Engineering and Plant Engineering, email@example.com.
"Technologies inside: Gigabit Ethernet, PLC, servos, drives for new packaging machine" contains product details. See link at bottom.


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Ryan Butler necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 41 diseños de 7 diseñadores freelance.
Midwest Web Design, a small Internet and web consulting LLC business is in the final stages of redesigning its website and is need of an attractive, creative and professional image for its new website. We need a single image that will serve as a banner/logo which conveys the name of our business, ties in our geographic location with a map of Missouri, image of the world to convey the message as World Wide Web, and the services we provide.
We need a single image that is 750pixels wide (rectangle shaped) that serves as a banner/logo. Feel free to lookat the current website to get an idea of the scope.
The top banner is where thebanner/logo image needs to go. The reason we need it designed is we are in needof a professional designer that has the experience and creativity that wesometimes lack. Our business focuses more on the programmatic aspect of theweb, and we simply need an effective banner/logo image designed.
The business is founded inSpringfield, MO, and is a small Internet and web consulting that provides avariety of services for clientele in the local area, such as conversion oflayouts, database driven sites, among others.
- The background of the banner/logo needs to be an RGB value of #cc9900, with a pattern of gradient similar to the old banner seen here: http://midwestwebdesign.net
- I need a map of Missouri on the right side of the logo. A star or other symbolic object needs to be on the lower left side to denote our geographic location (refer to current logo). The background color should be #14314f, with the border of the map being a gold or silver color, to pop it out a bit, with maybe a light drop shadow, which needs to be placed on the right side of the banner.
- In the upper left corner of the banner/logo the text needs to read: Midwest Web Design, preferably in block level font, such as Arial, or Verdana, with a drop shadow of white, and a font color of #14314f
- In accordance with the upper left corner, behind the text, I would like to see a world globe of some sort that gives the indication that the business can provide services globally, though the globe needs to be faded so that you can easily read the text Midwest Web Design, but yet be visible enough to know it's there, possibly with a white border to help is pop just a bit.
- Right along the baseline of the banner/logo image, I need the following text: websites, consulting, training, hosting, preferably with a font color of #14314f, more than likely the same font family as the text Midwest Web Design
- Something similar to the old logo, but of course different.
- No italics in any of the text
- Something that conveys professionalism with creativity but nothing of extreme bloat, think simplicity and aesthetically pleasing.
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Art is a valuable tool for students to learn how to express themselves, work through a process, work cooperatively, and gain respect and understanding for others. How can we teach the arts in all subject areas so that students benefit from the learning opportunities that art affords them? For more ways art instruction benefits students, read "Ten reasons why teaching the arts is critical in a 21st century world" by Elliott Seif.
Below are examples of the arts blended with other curriculum areas, helping students to draw out a deeper understanding and appreciation for both familiar and unfamiliar concepts.
See art as a tool to make meaning of our relationship with the natural world in Art Through Time, program 10, "The Natural World."
Seventh graders combine science, dance, and language arts as they compare the anatomy of a frog and a human and then debate whether a frog can join a ballet company. Connecting With the Arts Library, program 11, "Can Frogs Dance?" has the video and student materials.
Mathematicians understand symmetry differently than the rest of us, as a fundamental aspect of group theory. Learn more in Mathematics Illuminated, unit 6, "The Beauty of Symmetry," which includes a symmetry interactive. Students can manipulate a wallpaper design to practice common geometric motions such as rotation and reflection.
Language Arts
Students explore Greek myths using puppets in Connecting With the Arts Library, program 2, "Breathing Life into Myths."
Artifacts & Fiction, session 1, "Visual Arts," shows how visual art, paired with literature, can be used to enhance students' understanding of the predominant culture and historical setting of a work of literature.
World Languages
Latin students learn the difference between translating and interpreting the language using music and literary works of Mozart, Vergil, and Cicero. See Teaching Foreign Languages K-12, program 24, "Music and Manuscripts."
In Teaching Foreign Languages, program 29, "Interpreting Literature," students discuss "Dos caras" (Two faces) by New Mexico author Sabine Ulibarri. They act out scenes and make comparisons to a painting by a local artist.
In program 27, "Interpreting Picasso's Guernica," students write and deliver radio newscasts interpreting the scene in the famous painting.
Social Studies/History
Fifth graders in The Arts in Every Classroom, program 6, "Teaching Visual Art," view portraits, looking beyond the face for historical cues. They continue the lesson by creating new portraits that reveal clues to the lives of their subjects through clothing, expressions, and background.
Use the Focus In tool with middle and high school students to analyze photographs curated by topics such as "Protest and Politics" and "Economies and Empires" in Essential Lens: Analyzing Photographs Across the Curriculum. Also, hear a photo editor at National Geographic and a professional photographer discuss their work in the video "Story."
Music and Art
Start a music program at your school based on the El Sistema program or borrow ideas from the programs presented in our new series The Power of Music: P-5 Teaching Inspired by El Sistema. The El Sistema philosophy presents music making as a collaborative process—one that teaches individual self-confidence, creates caring citizens, and builds cohesive communities. The program includes ideas for teachers of all subjects, not just music.
Watch art, dance, and theater teachers use scaffolding as they help students gain knowledge and fundamental skills while fostering creativity and active self-directed learning in The Art of Teaching the Arts, workshop 2, "Developing Students as Artists."
Additional Resources:
To learn more about why arts education is important and how to connect the arts with big ideas in other subject areas, view Connecting With the Arts, program 2, "Why Integrate the Arts?" and program 5, "What Are Connecting Concepts?"
These ideas just scratch the surface of all they ways arts instruction can be incorporated in other curriculum areas. Please feel free to share more ideas in the comments.


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Textile, Cord and Yarn
Pneumatic cord and yarn grips provide a convenient method for clamping fiber, cord, yarns and fine braided wires to reduce the problem of jaw breaks associated with testing these materials.
A specially designed horn with a smooth finish and a contoured surface with a graduated cam allows for easy loading and a stress reduced clamping area on the specimen.
The clamping mechanism can be activated either automatically or through a foot switch. This allows hands-free grip operation enabling the specimen to be held with both hands, for easy loading.
Pneumatic cord and yarn grips provide selectable clamping force to accommodate different materials and excellent follow-up action which compensates for decay of the holding force due to specimen creep.
Principle Of Operation
Where the gripping area of mono-filaments, cord and yarn is small in relation to the strength, normal techniques using standard grip faces usually result in specimen failures adjacent to the jaw faces.
The pneumatic cord and yarn grips have been designed specifically to overcome the problem of specimen failure by incorporating a capstan design which evenly distributes the gripping force over the surface of a curved half capstan through friction.
In addition, the pneumatically cushioned gripping force applied to the ends of the specimen compensates for the decay of force due to specimen creep.The pneumatics activate a moveable face, which acts upon a contoured fixed gripping face. This serves as a capstan and provides support for the specimen, making the transition from the free stressed length of specimen to the rigidly clamped portion gradually rather than abruptly, thus minimizing breakage of the specimen adjacent to the jaw face. The capstan also incorporates a polished guide horn, which assists in rapid specimen loading. The polished finish prevents damage to individual fibres during specimen insertion.
The specimen is placed over the top of the horn and slides down to the proper gripping position on the contoured clamp. The grips may be closed or opened by a pneumatic footswitch for hands free operation. An automatic air kit is also available for hands free, automated, and pretension testing via software or system default settings.
Application Range
- Type of loading: tensile, static and tension cyclic tests.
- Not suitable for high cycle fatigue tests.
- Specimen material: fine braided wires, cords, yarns, mono-filaments.
- Specimen shapes: round
UnitsUS Customary SI (Metric)
|Item Name
|Specimen Diameter
|Cat #
|Clamping Blocks for Aramid (High Denier) Type Cord and Yarns
|Clamping Blocks for Aramid-Type Cord and Yarns
|Clamping blocks for general purpose cord and yarns
|Clamping blocks for UHMWPE type cord and yarns
|Cord Capstan Grips
|High Temperature Pneumatic Cord and Yarn Grips
|1 kN 225 lbf
|0 - 3.2 mm 0 - 0.125 in
|Pneumatic Action Grips for Cord and Yarns
|2 kN 450 lbf
|0 - 4.8 mm 0 - 0.19 in
|Pneumatic Cord and Yarn Grips
|1 kN 225 lbf
|0 - 3.2 mm 0 - 0.125 in
|Pneumatic Cord and Yarn Grips
|Pneumatic Cord and Yarn Grips
|.05 kN 11 lbf
|0 - 2.4 mm 0 - 0.094 in
|Smooth Capstan for 2715-001
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Air Force Apparel and Clothing
We are proud to carry Officially Licensed Air Force clothing, apparel, and accessories. Our Armed Forces Gear t-shirts, hats, and sweatshirts are among the most popular styles. We also feature brands like Under Armour, Carhartt, Legacy, and Alex and Ani.
Whether you are active duty, a family member, or a Air Force veteran, Armed Forces Gear has you covered.


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The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) today announced that it will follow procedures used in 2003 to gather information from industry and public sources for its advice to the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) in connection with the textile and apparel "commercial availability" provisions in the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), the U.S.-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA), and the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA).
The ITC, an independent, nonpartisan, factfinding federal agency, is launching a new "umbrella" investigation, as requested by the USTR. Under the new investigation, the ITC will conduct individual product-specific reviews on the probable economic effect of granting duty-free and quota-free treatment to certain apparel imports from eligible AGOA, CBTPA, and ATPDEA beneficiary countries.
The AGOA, CBTPA, and ATPDEA extend duty-free and quota-free treatment to imports of apparel made in eligible beneficiary countries from fabrics made in the United States of U.S. yarns. They also authorize the President, on request of an interested party, to grant preferential treatment to apparel made in eligible beneficiary countries from fabrics or yarns that "cannot be supplied by the domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner," regardless of the source of the fabrics or yarns. Before proclaiming such preferential treatment, the President is required to submit a report to the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Ways and Means and the U.S. Senate's Committee on Finance that sets forth the proposed action, the reasons for it, advice from the ITC on the probable economic effect of the action, and advice from the appropriate industry advisory committee.
The ITC's advice will be provided on an ongoing basis during 2004 under Investigation No. 332-458, Commercial Availability of Apparel Inputs (2004): Effect of Providing Preferential Treatment to Apparel from Sub-Saharan African, Caribbean Basin, and Andean Countries. The ITC will submit its advice to USTR in a series of classified reports, with each report provided on or about the 42nd day after receipt of a commercial availability request. A public version of each report will be available shortly after the ITC submits its report to the USTR.
The ITC will continue to post a notification letter announcing the initiation of each review on its Internet site (www.usitc.gov). The notification letter will identify the articles under consideration, request public comment on the proposed preferential treatment to be proclaimed, and refer the public to a special area on the ITC Internet site (www.usitc.gov/shortsup/shortsupintro.htm) for information on the request. Each notification letter will also provide the name, telephone number, and Internet e-mail address of ITC staff who will be able to provide additional information. In addition, the ITC has developed a list of interested parties or individuals who wish to be automatically notified via facsimile about the initiation of any commercial availability reviews by the ITC. Interested parties may be added to this list by notifying Jackie W. Jones (202-205-3466, email@example.com).
Further information on the requests under review in this investigation also may be obtained by contacting the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436, or by calling 202-205-1802. In addition, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA) publishes a summary of each request from interested parties in the Federal Register. OTEXA also posts these notices on its Internet site at http://otexa.ita.doc.gov/Commercial_Availability.htm.
Due to time constraints, the ITC will not hold public hearings in connection with the investigation or any of the requests it receives. However, interested parties will be invited to submit written statements for the record for each requested review. The ITC is particularly interested in receiving input from the private sector on the likely effect of the proposed action on U.S. producers, workers, and consumers.
ITC general factfinding investigations, such as this one, cover matters related to tariffs or trade and are generally conducted at the request of the USTR, the Senate Committee on Finance, or the House Committee on Ways and Means. The resulting reports convey the Commission's objective findings and independent analyses on the subjects investigated. The Commission makes no recommendations on policy or other matters in its general factfinding reports. Upon completion of each investigation, the ITC submits its findings and analysis to the requester. General factfinding investigation reports are subsequently released to the public, unless they are classified by the requester for national security reasons.


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The Origin of Emotions with Jaak Panksepp (BSP 91)/
Dr. Jaak Panksepp
In his new book, The Archaeology of Mind: Neuroevolutionary Origins of Human Emotions, Jaak Panksepp set out to make his life's work more accessible to a general audience. To be honest, reading this book requires a significant commitment, but I think he does a wonderful job of updating his classic textbook, Affective Neuroscience. Anyone who is interested in this field will definitely want this book as a reference.
The other strength of Archeology of Mind is its evolutionary approach. The primary emotional processes that Panksepp has spent his career studying have their origins in the ancient parts of the brain that are shared by all mammals. This contradicts longstanding assumptions in neuroscience, but it has important implications for both humans and other animals.
In Episode 91 of the Brain Science Podcast, Dr. Panksepp and I talked about some of the new information contained in Archaeology of Mind, with a particular focus on FEAR, which, contrary to what many researchers claim, does NOT begin in the amygdala, but begins much lower. We do talk briefly about the experimental evidence, but this was covered in more detail during Dr. Panksepp's previous appearance on the Brain Science Podcast in BSP 65.
How to get this episode:
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The Archaeology of Mind: Neuroevolutionary Origins of Human Emotions, by Jaak Panksepp and Lucy Biven.
Affective Neuroscience: The Foundations of Human and Animal Emotions, by Jaak Panksepp.
Please see the episode transcript for additional links and references.
Related Episodes:
BSP 32: An introduction to brain anatomy.
BSP 47: A review of brain evolution.
BSP 65: Previous interview with Jaak Panksepp (click here for Premium version).
BSP 89: Interview with Evan Thompson, author of Mind in Life: Biology, Phenomenology, and the Sciences of Mind.
BSP 90: Review of Self Comes to Mind: Constructing the Conscious Brain, by Antonio Damasio.
The earliest episodes of the Brain Science Podcast are now disappearing from iTunes but they remain freely available here. They are also available within the Brain Science Podcast app for mobile devices. By the way, the mobile app has been updated, and I need users to post new reviews.
Don't forget to get your copy of my eBook, Are You Sure? The Unconscious Origins of Certainty, from Amazon.com. You can also buy the PDF version HERE.
The Brain Science Podcast is supported by listener Donations. It also relies on your word of mouth, so don't forget to share it with others.
Next month's Brain Science Podcast will be our annual review episode. Meanwhile don't forget to check out my other podcast, Books and Ideas. The most recent episode is an interview with Emily Reese from Minnesota Classical Radio.
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Anupama Chopra's review: Madras Cafe
Watching Madras Café is both frustrating and satisfying. The thriller, set against the backdrop of the Sri Lankan civil war, is, in equal parts, muddled and moving. There are sequences of power and eloquence.movie-reviews Updated: Aug 24, 2013 09:45 IST
Madras Cafe
Direction: Shoojit Sircar
Actors: John Abraham, Nargis Fakhri, Prakash Belawadi
Rating: ***
Watching Madras Café is both frustrating and satisfying. The thriller, set against the backdrop of the Sri Lankan civil war, is, in equal parts, muddled and moving. There are sequences of power and eloquence. And passages in the first half that had me so confused that I couldn't figure out who was chasing whom.
Director Shoojit Sircar has tacked on an awkward framing device, which has Major Vikram Singh, played by John Abraham, narrating the entire story to a priest in a church. Why was this necessary? I don't know.
The film begins with a disclaimer that it is a work of fiction. Names have been changed but the events of Madras Café are clearly based in the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka, which ultimately led to the assassination of Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1991. Here, the plot moves inexorably towards the assassination of a former prime minister. Major Vikram is an intelligence officer with the Indian army enlisted in a covert operation to broker peace in the war-torn country. The film cuts rapidly between New Delhi, London, Bangkok and Kerala. There are high-powered meetings in Delhi in which powerful men give clipped orders like 'Humein har halat mein Anna chahiye'. But missions are derailed by bloody betrayals on the ground.
We also have Nargis Fakhri in an ill-defined role of a war journalist, who grimly tells Vikram: "They know your first move before you even implement it". Throughout the film, she speaks in English and he replies in Hindi, which makes for clumsy conversation.
And yet, Madras Café works as an effective portrait of the futility of war. Shoojit and his writers, Shubhendu Bhattacharya and Somnath Dey, ably illustrate why there are no winners here. Ideologies are marred by corruption and brutality. Death is inevitable and victories, pyrrhic. A special mention here of John Abraham, who stretches himself as both actor and producer. He does a commendable job. As does Prakash Belawadi, who plays Vikram's hard-drinking superior. And cinematographer Kamaljeet Negi, whose camera gives the film scale and heft. Shantanu Moitra's unobtrusive music underlines the tragedy.
Madras Café is flawed but ambitious and brave. I recommend you make time for it.
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MRI is a diagnostic imaging exam that uses a large magnet, radio waves, and a computer to produce two and three dimensional images of the body's organs, tissues, and bones.
An MRI is a large tube-shaped magnet that provides a strong magnetic field around your child. A radio frequency apparatus is placed over the body part that is to be imaged. MRI is often the imaging modality of choice because it does not use radiation (X-rays).
MRI is often an appropriate tool to evaluate various parts of the body and certain diseases that may not be assessed adequately with other imaging modalities.
MRIs are interpreted by a pediatric radiologist or pediatric neuroradiologist. The results are reported to your child's physician.
Movement will cause the MRI pictures to be blurry. Therefore, your child must lie still during the entire MRI scan. Sedation may be required based on the type of MRI, the length of the exam and the age of the patient. The use of anesthesia will cause your child to go to sleep and remain motionless and comfortable during the exam.
Anesthesia is administered by our pediatric specific anesthesiologists. The anesthesiologist is assisted by the radiology nursing staff as well as the MRI Technologist; all of whom have many years of pediatric imaging experience.
Protocols and procedures specifically for pediatric use have been developed by our Pediatric Radiologists, which results in age appropriate care for children and the best possible images for the Radiologist.
To prepare your child for an MRI scan it is helpful to provide your child with a simple explanation as to why an MRI is needed. You may want to bring your child's favorite book, toy, or comfort object to occupy him or her during waiting times. Prior to your scheduled MRI appointment you will receive a phone call from the Radiology nurse with instructions that may include dietary restrictions. It is very important that you follow all these instructions or the scan may need to be rescheduled.
When you arrive a service representative at the desk will check your child and verify registration information.
We will provide a safety screening questionnaire to be completed for you child. This form will ensure that your child can be safely imaged. So that the MRI staff can provide safe patient care while undergoing anesthesia, parents do not accompany their child into the scan room.
After your questionnaire has been completed, a member of the MRI team will escort you and your child to the screening room. Your child will change into appropriate MRI safe attire. Your child's temperature, heart rate, breathing rate, blood pressure, and oxygen levels will be assessed. Any child getting anesthesia will have an IV placed prior to scan.
It is important to notify the nurse of any active or recent illness, allergies or previous drug reactions. The anesthesiologist will speak with you about your child's health history and status and perform a brief physical exam to confirm that your child can be safely anesthetized. The anesthesiologist will also discuss the best anesthesia plan for your child. When it is time for your child to be scanned, parents will be escorted to the waiting area.
Once your child is asleep the MRI technologist will position your child on the scanning bed. It is necessary for the body part that will be scanned to be in the center of the scanner.
We will place ear plugs in your child's ears to protect their hearing as the MRI machine makes loud pulsing or knocking sounds. The Anesthesiologist will monitor your child throughout the entire MRI exam. Often, it is necessary to administer a contrast material by way of an IV. The contrast is needed to gather additional information during the scan.
The MRI scan itself consists of several sequences of a few minutes duration each, that collectively take anywhere from 30 to 120 minutes. The length of the scan depends on what information is required by the radiologist and your physician.
When the MRI is complete, the anesthesiologist and the technologist will bring your child to the MRI recovery area, where he or she will continue to be monitored until discharge.
After approximately 15 to 30 minutes, the recovery room nurse will begin waking your child. Once he or she is awake, some juice or crackers may be given. When your child is ready to go home, the recovery room nurse will remove the IV and monitoring equipment. You will be given discharge instructions with contact information in case you have any questions or concerns upon leaving. Your child may still be sleepy and may be unsteady on their feet for the remainder of the day if they received anesthesia; it is important to monitor their movements.
The radiologist will review the images and create a report of the findings and diagnosis for your referring doctor. The radiologist's report will be sent to the physician who requested the exam and your child's doctor will then discuss the results with you.
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SXSW: Social IM Merges Facebook and IM
One of the frustrations of the modern Web user is keeping track of all the different social networks you belong to. LinkedIn for professional networking, a Facebook/MySpace profile for social connections, Last.fm or GoodReads or Netflix for swapping music/book/movie recommendations, and then maybe you belong to a singles network, or Yelp, or who knows what else. But then you've got this other social network that you actually use and interact with every day: your list of instant-messaging contacts.
A new startup called Social IM aims to merge your social-network friends with your IM list. Currently, it's a desktop client with a corresponding Facebook app. The service automatically pulls your Facebook friends into a buddy list and pulls Facebook activity onto your desktop, even when you're not logged into Facebook.
"People are friending each other on social networks; that's where they're managing their social graph, it's where they're keeping in touch with their friends, but there's no synchronous communication around social networks," said Social IM Founder Yanda Erlich.
And while it's only on Facebook now, Yanda plans to expand it to other social networks, making it a kind of Trillian-type aggregator for social-network IMing.
I installed Social IM a couple weeks ago, and I have to admit, while its idea is great, I had some issues with it. For one, it hasn't reached critical mass in my social circle yet, so I don't have many people to talk to. Secondly, why should I have to install a desktop client for a Facebook app? Yanda had some very good answers to that question, which I'll quote at length:
"The nature of IM is an interruptive experienceit's most interesting when you're doing something else. A window pops up that grabs your attention and drags you into a conversation, the converstaiton ends, and you go back to doing something else. If I want to chat on Meebo I have to think about "Oh, I want to have an IM conversation. Let me open up a browser, go to Meebo, and chat." And then as soon as I close that browser, I'm done, I can't chat anymore unless I open Meebo again.
"Whereas with us, there's clearly a pain where you have to install the thing first, but then you load the OS, it's running in the corner, you don't have to pay attention to it, but then a little post pops up and your attention gets subverted. That's the beauty of IM: continuous partial attention. The predominant way to use IM is when you're doing something else.
"Now, the fact that we're on the desktop gives us all these other interesting benefits. You can use the idea of continuous partial attention to get sucked into other content that's being pushed to the desktop."
As of right now, this involves Social IM bringing your Facebook friends' activity to your desktop. Wall posts, messages, etc come to you whether you're on Facebook or not, kind of lumping them in with the other "continuous partial attention"-grabbers involved in instant messaging.
All told, it's a compelling offering IF...IF it reaches critical mass among my own online social circles, and IF it can expand to other social networks as Yanda hopes to. Until then, check it out on Facebook.


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Re: New law on keeping pets
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Only a very tiny minority of animal rights protestors don't care about animals, that is very unfair. Any protest group on any cause will have a small minority of people in it for dubious reasons. It makes no more sense to condemn the cause for that reason, that it does to support racism because a minority of Black Lives Matter protestors are violent.fraggle092 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2017 11:15 amI see this unconditional defence of uncontrolled domestic animals by "Animal Rights" groups is often more against humans rather than for animals. Whether these people care, or even notice the problems that their habits and attitudes cause is a moot point, but I believe that many do take a perverse pleasure in creating a nuisance, and are not interested in animal welfare, its just another excuse to create mayhem.
A few years ago in P. Arenas, an Animal Rights lumpenmob invaded the cathedral during a service on a specious pretext.
As the pics show, its possible to defend animals and have a good time as well.
The real issue with the animal rights movement is that they are a small, fringe movement. When you start very small, it is hard to get people on your side, especially when you are basically protesting against society at large. Feminists had to be put up with exactly these type of mischaracterizations for years, people focusing on the few dubious aspects of some feminists or some protestors before we eventually all jumped on the bandwagon in the most recent years and decades and now everyone wants to say that they are a feminist. The same will happen for animal rights.
Almost all animal rights protestors are peaceful, and most of them would condemn the violence and vandalism and offensive attacks on the cathedral. This is not representative of such groups in general.
On Saturday at 4pm there is a protest in favour of animal rights at Paseo Ahumada in Santiago. Assuming, like most such protests, that it stays peaceful, you won't even know it happened because no news will report on it. But if there are any violent clashes it's more likely to get reported on. Probably >50% of the coverage of protests (of any type) is of the 1% of protests that are violent.


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Lanny necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 139 diseños de 29 diseñadores freelance.
Fiber Depot is a web resource for telecom professionals seeking fiber optic patch cords and related equipment/information.
I have done enough contests here to learn that good communication with the designers is important, so I will be leaving feedback twice a day, in the morning and in the evening PST (USA) time. I have always paid, even ones that weren't guaranteed, and often award lesser secondary prizes.
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In telecommunications, yellow is a color commonly used with fiber optic cables. The yellow could be used with black to suggest "caution". You can also work around the concept of connections, such as having cable ends protruding from the sides of the logo, orbiting the logo, or some other utilization of cables. You can also utilize beams of red laser light to make things more interesting. Lasers are related to fiber optic cables because it is laser light that travels through the cable. Red is a good color to represent laser light, and would make a good accent to go along with the yellow and black. The red also indicates a warning, as lasers can damage your eyes. Check out these warning labels:
A lot of times, fibers come in bundles such as seen here. Maybe the circular shape will give you something to work with. http://www.made-in-china.com/image/…emode-.jpg
I would like to see an industrial look that conveys importance and a little "danger" that comes with fiber optics. In most cases the audience will be corporate, but it doesn't have to be boring either. I prefer strong, bold fonts.
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The University of Oxford (informally Oxford University, or simply Oxford) is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest university in the English-speaking world.Although the exact date of foundation remains unclear, there is evidence of teaching there as far back as the 11th century. The University grew rapidly from 1167 when Henry II banned English students from attending the University of Paris.In post-nominals the University of Oxford was historically abbreviated as Oxon. (from the Latin Oxoniensis), although Oxf is nowadays used in official University publications.
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Pedestrian struck and killed by bus at Mohegan Sun
Connecticut State Police investigate fatality
State police say a 62-year-old New York City woman was the person struck and killed by a bus at the Mohegan Sun casino in eastern Connecticut.
Troopers identified the woman Thursday as Pui Ying Li of the Elmhurst section of Queens. Authorities say she was trying to cross a street in front of the Mohegan Tribal Public Safety Building near a parking garage Wednesday afternoon when she was hit by a commercial bus owned by the Tribal Sun Bus Co.
Police say Li suffered traumatic facial and head injuries. She died at Backus Hospital in Norwich.
Officials identified the bus driver as 38-year-old Lin Qi Si of Braintree, Mass.
State police haven't filed charges.
Mohegan Sun issued a statement saying it is "deeply saddened" and is helping with the investigation.


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Having previously showcased its flexible OLED displays at the Consumer Electronics Show, Samsung is reportedly set to launch its first bendable screened smartphones in 2013.
To date nothing more than a concept device, Samsung has been well publicised to be working on the advancement of flexible screens with latest reports suggesting that in a radical shakeup of the smartphone market, the first flexible handsets will be 'ready in early 2013'.
With the first devices said to be being prepared to enter mass production in the coming months, the Wall Street Journal has claimed that Samsung's flexible handsets, which utilise plastic instead of glass for the screen components, is currently "in the last phase of development" with the manufacturer already sampling the displays with "a few customers."
Tipped to launch in the first half of 2013, given the expected release date, it has been rumoured that the first handset to boast a flexible screen will be the high-profile and eagerly awaited Samsung Galaxy S4, a device which has previously been rumoured to be heading for release with a 1080p Full HD display.
Giving handsets more than a bendable gimmick, Samsung's flexible displays would cut down on weight and help make devices almost unbreakable.
Made possible by organic light-emitting diodes' (OLEDs) ability to be placed on ductile materials such as plastic and foil, the flexible displays will be constructed with plastic polymer, allowing the handset's to withstand heavy-duty knocks, drops and accidents without being inflicted by performance depleting levels of damage.
"The key reason for Samsung to use plastic rather than conventional glass is to produce displays that aren't breakable," Shinyoung Securities analyst Lee Seung-chul told the WSJ. "The technology could also help lower manufacturing costs and help differentiate its products from other rivals."
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Bellevue, WA, US
see all...Viewing 3 out of 5 projects
To obtain an internship position at an architecture firm in order to continue my education and to gain experience in the field of architecture.
_Proficient in SketchUp, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, AutoCAD, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Layout, V-Ray for SketchUp
_Some experience in Revit Architecture, IES for Sketchup, Rhino and eQUEST
Paper & Pencil
Model Making
_Have used: cardboard, poplar, plaster, cement, foam core, basswood, various woods for furniture mock ups
_Architectural Photography
_Black & White film (experienced in the darkroom)
September 2012 – Present Lake Washington Inst. of Tech. Kirkland, WA
Certificate of Completion in progress
_AutoCAD 2013, 4.0 GPA
September 2008 – June 2012 University of Washington Seattle, WA
Bachelor of Arts in Architectural Studies
_Furniture Studio
_Integrated AEC Studio: South Lake Union Community Center Winter 2012
_Architecture in Rome Study Abroad Program Fall 2011
_Received Dean's List for Autumn Quarter 2009 & Winter Quarter 2012
_Revit Architecture Graduate Course 2012
_Environmental Studies: Energy-efficient Classroom Project
December 2012 (Temporary) Qualitel Corporation Everett, WA
Receptionist/Accounting Assistant
January 2012 – August 2012 Edible Arrangements Bellevue, WA
Customer Service
June 2009 – Septermber 2011 Marshalls Department Store Redmond, WA
Sales Associate/Cashier
August 2005 – April 2006 Star Protection Agency Bellevue, WA
Student Intern
Name // Relationship // Phone // Email
Jeff Krall // AutoCAD Instructor // 206-551-9656 // firstname.lastname@example.com
Myer Harrell // Studio Instructor // 206-245-2961 // email@example.com
Steve Withycombe // Furniture Instructor // 206-786-9024 // firstname.lastname@example.com
Rob Cesternino // Past Employer // 615-405-4342 // email@example.com
ASIA | Indonesia, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia
N.AMERICA | U.S., Canada
EUROPE | Italy, France, Spain
Qualitel Corporation, Everett, WA, US, Receptionist/Accounting Assistant
Temporarily filled in as a receptionist and accounting assistant. I helped process accounts receivable and accounts payable as well as assisted in initial hiring processes.
Edible Arrangements, Bellevue, WA, US, Customer Serivice
Customer service included taking and receiving phone orders, online orders, and in-store orders and other various tasks to prep for the day
Marshalls, Redmond, WA, US, Sales Associate
Worked as a sales associate and cashier
Star Protection Agency, Bellevue, WA, US, Student Intern
Assisted with phone calls, filing, training, and various small projects
Lake Washington Institute of Technology, Kirkland, WA, US, Certificate of Completion in AutoCAD
Currently working towards a certificate of completion in AutoCAD 2013
University of Washington, Seattle, WA, US, Bachelors, Architectural Studies
studios included Furniture Studio, Integrated AEC Studio working with a proposal for South Lake Union Community Center, Architecture in Rome program. Some courses taken were Intro to Architectural Computers, Green Technologies w/ eQuest, Revit Architecture, Architectural Photography.


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I had blood work done last week and went back to the dr to find out the results of it today.
My thyroid is pretty messed up right now. It has a count of almost 300 antibodies attacking it when the count is supposed to be around 20. Because of this, my dr said my levels are fluctuating and going from one extreme to the other, so we have to adjust my medication to work with the levels I have at the time. I will be going back for more bloodwork in about 6 weeks.
As for the auto-immune disorder, the dr thinks it is scleraderma. I have more symptoms that are connected to that one than to others though he's checking to see if it might be rheumatoid arthritis. The blood tests from that hasn't come back yet.
So… that's the update on that situation for now. I plan on writing about my brother-in-law's wedding soon. It was beautiful. I want to finish editing the pictures first.


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Student or Learner
I have one doubt in present prefect tense vs present perfect continuous tense for instance
I have written a later(present perfect)
I have been writing for an hour(present perfect continuous)
I can understand what the meaning of these tense. But in real time people are using like
I have been written a letter (There is no continuous)
It has been done(There is no continuous)
Is there any meaning in the above sentence?
Can you please correct me with example?
Thanks in Advance!
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