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EAU CLAIRE When University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire graduate Niki Constantine first looked into getting certified to teach high school biology at her alma mater, she found it would take approximately two and a half years.
"Initially I opted not to get my teaching certification because it was going to take me more time than it took to get my master's degree," said Constantine, 26, who holds a bachelor's degree in biology from UW-Eau Claire and a master's degree in wildlife ecology from the University of Georgia.
Then she discovered UW-Eau Claire was starting a pilot program to certify non-traditional students who have bachelor's degrees in certifiable areas to teach in grades 6-12.
"I immediately jumped on board as I was guaranteed it would only take one year to complete," said Constantine, who is one of 18 adults currently enrolled in the second semester of a three-semester pilot "fast track" alternative teacher certification program at UW-Eau Claire.
The program addresses a growing need to prepare quality educators within a flexible model that builds on students' previous academic and life experiences, said Katherine Rhoades, acting associate dean of the School of Education.
"Programs such as this honor the university's mission to serve the needs of local and regional non-traditional students and the School of Education's mission to prepare leaders in education," Rhoades said.
The program was developed to serve people with non-education degrees in certifiable subject areas who can make significant contributions to middle school and high school education, says Professor William Dunlap, who helped design the program and teaches in it.
"The fast track program will attract quality people with exceptional content knowledge and life experiences into the teaching profession where an increasing shortage of teachers is occurring," he said.
Susan Mc Intyre, chair of the curriculum and instruction department, regularly fields calls from adults who want to become teachers.
"The traffic has increased in recent years. I estimate that I spend at least five hours a week with people who want certification post baccalaureate," Mc Intyre says. "This pilot is a way to serve these people rather than just putting them in regular classes."
Supply and demand data for 2001 in Wisconsin show a slight shortage of teachers overall, with significant shortages in special education and the sciences. Shortages also exist in foreign languages and in English for some areas of the state. The areas with high supply ratings were early childhood/kindergarten, elementary education, physical education and social studies.
"It's no accident that a high percentage of our initial fast trackers have undergraduate degrees in these areas where there are shortages. These students are bright adults, many with families and other responsibilities. Some quit full-time jobs, and some moved to Eau Claire to participate in this program. Some are taking their coursework at the graduate level, which may be included in a master's degree," Mc Intyre said. "We want them to be successful and find teaching positions when they finish."
Chuck Fuller, for example, holds a doctorate in physical chemistry and a bachelor's degree in applied mathematics. Since junior high he "knew" he would get a Ph.D. and become a professor. It wasn't until he was a post doc that he decided to leave academia. He worked in industry for more than a dozen years, but then his company downsized and he was out of work.
"After several years of not doing much of anything and being bored to death, I started subbing to see if I liked it. I did, and now I'm on my way to my initial plan of teaching. This time it isn't at the university, though," said Fuller. "The program is a good way for motivated people to get on with their lives. Also, a great esprit de corps has developed from day one."
Mc Intyre says a person with an advanced degree and no experience could be at a disadvantage in the hiring process because of pay scale issues. However, some school districts seek teachers with a high level of preparation in their field. "I know these students' presence has really beefed up our methods courses and elevated the conversation considerably," she said.
The fast track program merges theory and practice through the careful selection of course content, schedule of classes and experiences in middle and high school classrooms, Dunlap said. The summer session was devoted to compact one- and two-week methods courses in classroom management, lesson planning, instructional methodology, developmental psychology, human relations, special needs students and characteristics of middle and high schools.
This fall students are enrolled in methods courses, which include a special, all-morning teacher assisting experience in 18 local schools. Next spring they will student teach full time at a level different from their current placement. Coursework will be scheduled after school and on weekends.
Steve Wisner, 36, travels to Independence every morning and assists Susan Solli, Independence High School's only full-time English teacher. The father of two, who quit his job in television to pursue teacher certification, says the name "fast track" may be a misnomer.
"It's not a free pass to become a teacher. For me it's an additional 55 credits," said Wisner, who has a master's degree in English. "It's an excellent program. I especially like the emphasis on getting people into the classroom. I know I'm going to be a better teacher and a happier one because of the preparation."
Finding quality placements within the required 60-mile radius is a difficult resource issue, Mc Intyre said. UW-Eau Claire already places at least 140 traditional education students each semester. "The fast track program has been well received by the cooperating teachers, but it's still a challenge to find placements for 18 additional students," Mc Intyre said. "Most are driving 40 or 50 miles one way to get to their field experiences."
Mc Intyre is keeping a list of adults who have expressed interest in the second alternative certification pilot. If the needed resources are found and a second pilot is approved, the program will get under way next summer.
"My interest is to serve non-traditional students from the region who want to be teachers in a program that they are happy about," Mc Intyre said. "These students have important work and life experiences that will enrich their teaching in the schools and the education of middle and high school students."
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Judy Berthiaume
UW-Eau Claire News Bureau
Schofield 201
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Nov 19th 2007 7:06AM I've been leveling my own shadow priest for a short while. He's 69 now and getting ready to taste endgame. I would say that if you're going to hit discipline before filling out shadow, go for martyrdom and leave it at that until you're pretty much done with shadow. I recommend against 5 points in shadow weaving, as well. 3 points is enough to get a decent return. Any fight that last long enough for the extra shadow damage to matter will get the 5 stack eventually. I would never get full Imp Mindblast, either. That puts it out of sync with GCD and mindflay timers and will be a waste of at least a point or more depending on latency/reflexes.
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Oct 3rd 2007 11:47AM There can be several reasons why Azeroth can be seen from Shadowmoon Valley. One: that the destruction of Draenor send shards of it around Azeroth. Two: that being hurled into the nether that it apparently now exists in puts it at a nexus that now observes several regions of space that are bound up closely in the nether but not in actual space (like a 5th dimension sort of dealy). Three: there now actually exists a vast unnoticed portal above black temple that links to a region in space around Azeroth allowing one to see through this portal and back to Azeroth itself.
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Sep 8th 2007 6:12PM I'm not normally one to down a topic. But this seemed like such a waste. I was hopeful this would be about how to maximize overtime threat generation in various encounters. But a max threat pull? How useful is that? If you're DPS has the patience for you to set that all up, they've the patience to lead you rip into them the normal way.
Pulling a group of mobs isn't about max threat, it is about enough threat on the right mobs and avoiding CCers. Toss a hurricane, or dot'm with moonfire for offtanked mobs. But Figuring out how to maximize every inch of threat is a concern primarily for boss fights.

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There's been much talk recently about "ethics" in public office, and the training programs offered by the Shared Ethics Advisory Board to which several units of government, including the City of Crown Point, belong.
Generally when you hear people talk about ethics in this regard, though, all they're really desiring is that officials follow the rules and obey the law.
The key to that is making it more likely rule-breakers will get caught. One of the reasons corruption, especially the financial sort, happens is because of the existence of fiefs and power centers that make it possible to get away with it. Eventually, they tend to be caught, but often the damage is done.
A greater degree of checks-and-balances and transparency would probably do more to solve the problem than anything else. Despite the popular perception, I doubt there are any more unethical people in government than in the private sector.
Ethical training is in vogue, and I suppose helping fundamentally honest people learn how to deal with morally ambiguous situations, or helping them decide how to react when they suspect or know someone else is breaking the rules, can be useful.
But the more interesting ethical issues in public policy don't involve crooks or how to catch them. They involve structural issues dictated by political boundaries.
Closing schools in the poorer, largely black areas of Northwest Indiana is, as a practical matter, far different than closing schools in the poorer, largely black areas of Chicago. Here, not only are such closings accepted without much protest, wealthier areas are at the same time spending large amounts of money to build and renovate schools. In Chicago, similar closings are done only after exhaustive studies, and are still the subject of debate over fairness and equal treatment.
From an ethical standpoint, the situations are essentially the same, but political boundaries in Northwest Indiana change ethical responsibilities in ways that blunt debate and absolve many residents of responsibility.
Similarly, the issue of crime, especially violent. Resources, especially police officers on the street, can help bring about significant reduction in violent crime when they're concentrated in areas where the most violent crime occurs. The areas tend to be small, and in big cities, with big police budgets, resources can be concentrated on scales that make a difference. That's the right and the practical thing to do.
But again, political divisions and subdivisions in places like Northwest Indiana structure attitudes and responsibilities in very different ways. The ethical and practical don't align as easily.
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This is my old "fall back" shampoo and conditioner set. It makes my hair feel soft, smooth, and shiny. When my ends feel crunchy this is the cure, not tot mention it smells amazing and it's cheap. I have medium-thick hair and I haven't noticed that it weighs it down any like some people have said. The packaging isn't the greatest - the lid has the potential to break, but as long as you're careful you shouldnt have any problems. It's not bad enough for me to dock this product a lippie because I love it!
I love this shampoo! It leaves my hair really smooth and nice looking. I ran out of it a few months ago and have been on the hunt for a new shampoo and conditioner (I like to switch every time I run out), but everything I have tried has not been good to my hair! I'm thinking about giving up and coming back to this shampoo and conditioner because honestly it leaves my hair feeling amazing! It doesn't make my hair greasy either, which is a recent problem I've been having while looking for a new shampoo.
Feels amazing in the shower and smells amazing but sadly... it does not look amazing after styling.
leaves my hair looking very very damaged. boo :(
Plus it irritated my scalp and left it CRUSTY!
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I have not used this shampoo but just reading it has ammonium, you shoul all run the other way! That is by far the most damaging ingredient to hair!
This works best when paired with the conditioner. I was using only the conditioner at first and when I used them together I noticed a BIG difference. My hair is soft and touchable again...I used to have good hair but I dyed my hair ONCE and it totally killed my hair and made it like straw...so glad I found this because it softens my hair and makes it lush.
Very happy with this shampoo! I'll admit - I think the conditioner does more for my hair and the shampoo alone doesn't really make my hair feel well moisturized, but together they work very well. I love the tropical scent, which is probably my favorite part of the shampoo. It's also a big bonus that it's only about $3 and available at the grocery store. For a drugstore brand, it's excellent. I've tried so many products and this is definitely a favorite. I noted on my review for the conditioner that the caps on mine can be a little hard to open (especially with soapy fingers), but I just don't completely snap them shut if they are just sitting in my shower, so it's not a big deal.
This shampoo works good and smells good, it's pretty cheap and doesn't leave my hair a mess..would repurchase.
Here's a little background on my hair first: never been bleached or colored, styling tools rarely used (once every few months), no product used except shampoo and conditioner. Pros: very nice, mild tropical/coconut smell that lasted till the next day. Cons: felt drying to my roots, would not lather with my thick thick thick hair so I ended up using almost a palmful of this shampoo.
I used this shampoo for 1 month, washing every other day and I couldn't take it anymore because I felt like my hair was falling out (more than usual). I used Pantene before and didn't have a problem so that gives perspective on the amount of hair I lost. I feel like this could have been contributed to the fact by the sheer amount of product I had to use to produce a lather, so I will not repurchase. I used it with the Aussie Moist Conditioner and I still use the conditioner with another shampoo brand and it works fine.
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I really wanted to like this shampoo but unfortunately this shampoo left my hair dry and hard when I rinse it out. I took a chance by getting this shampoo even though it has a lot of harsh chemicals in it like alcohol and sulfate but since there was a lot of great reviews for it I wanted to give it a try. The reason why I gave it two stars is because of its smell which is pretty good even though it can get annoying at times. SIGH! I guess I'm going to have to continue my search for the perfect shampoo for my hair :(


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|Durham School Services Provides Shuttle Service for ABC's 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' in Jacksonville, Fla.
|Monday, 11 April 2011 13:43
Warrenville, Ill. – Durham School Services, a leader in student transportation, recently donated shuttle service for the filming of ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" television series in Jacksonville, Fla., with over 50 school bus drivers volunteering their time for this event. In the television series, a house belonging to a well-deserving family gets a complete renovation all in the course of a week. The heartwarming show brings communities together as they work together to help out a neighbor in need.
Durham School Services has been a part of the Jacksonville community since 2006 and provides transportation services for Duval County Public Schools; Extreme Makeover: Home Edition was an excellent opportunity to further serve our neighbors. Durham provided two shuttles for the filming; one shuttle was used for the volunteers helping to build the home and ran almost 24 hours a day, and the other shuttle was used for spectators and ran 12 hours a day. Drivers worked two to three hour shifts.
"Our drivers were very excited to be a part of this television show, as it gave them a chance to give back to the community they serve each day," said John Ziegler, Durham's region vice president. "When we were approached about the possible of supporting Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, we knew it would be a project that our outstanding group of employees would want to support. As we set out to sign up drivers to volunteer their time, the response was overwhelming; it demonstrated the sense of community spirit and giving that our team at Durham School Services is all about."
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You may have noticed that right now we're being overrun by a new wave of strapping young Hollywood leading men. They're easy on the eyes, full of nonthreatening A-list potential, and sometimes hard to tell apart. Michael Fassbender is not one of those guys. Lean and ruggedly handsome, the 33-year-old German-born, Irish-raised actor comes across on screen and off as a rakish throwback to a long-lost generation of bad-boy actors like Peter O'Toole and Richard Burton macho men who seem to know their way around the barroom and the bedroom. And if that isn't enough, there's also this: He knows how to make an entrance.
On a wintry afternoon, Fassbender walks into a midtown Manhattan café looking as if he just dismounted a Harley. He's wearing a brown leather motorcycle jacket over a gray T-shirt and jeans, and his face has a few days of reddish stubble. As he approaches a table in the back, a waitress stops what she's doing and whispers, ''Is he famous? Because he looks famous.''
The short answer is: No, not yet. But that should change any day now. On March 11, Fassbender can be seen as the smoldering Mr. Rochester in a new adaptation of Charlotte Brontë's literary classic Jane Eyre. After that, he'll play Magneto in the superhero prequel X-Men First Class (out June 3), costar with Ewan McGregor in Steven Soderbergh's political thriller Haywire, and match egos and ids with Viggo Mortensen's Sigmund Freud as Carl Jung in David Cronenberg's A Dangerous Method. In addition, he is currently shooting British director Steve McQueen's gritty indie Shame, and will then star in Ridley Scott's Prometheus, the eagerly awaited, big-budget quasi-prequel to Alien. ''Michael's not that well-known to the public yet,'' says Cronenberg, ''but within Hollywood everybody wants him. He's a hot property because everyone thinks he's quivering on the brink of major stardom.''
Fassbender takes a seat and flashes a smile at the blushing waitress, ordering steak and eggs and a glass of cabernet. He apologizes for appearing so exhausted a result of his grueling back-to-back film schedule. ''My eyes look like two piss holes in the snow,'' he says. Inevitably, the conversation circles around to the question he's been hearing a lot lately: Is he ready for what's about to happen? The fame, the celebrity, the swooning waitresses? Fassbender laughs. ''No. I feel kind of tripped out.''
Fassbender says this in a top-o'-the-morning Irish lilt. He sounds like he should be wearing green. And when his brunch arrives, he points to his home fries and says, ''Help yourself to me spuds!'' The actor is the first to admit he's been on a wild ride since his harrowing skin-and-bones performance as IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands in McQueen's 2008 art-house drama Hunger, a role for which he shed more than 30 pounds and transformed into a walking ghost. That role, combined with charismatic turns in Inglourious Basterds and the critically acclaimed indie Fish Tank, had Hollywood wondering if he was the next Christian Bale.


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Thursday July 28
Bill Eppridge witnessed a good deal of history firsthand, particularly in the '60s, and he usually had a camera with him as it unfolded. Chances are you've seen shots he took of the Beatles arriving in the U.S., Woodstock, the Civil Rights movement, the Vietnam War and the moments just after Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated. He worked for LIFE magazine, Sports Illustrated and National Geographic over the years, and he currently resides in New Milford. Following a successful presentation at the Fairfield Museum and History Center in May (that attracted more than 100 visitors), Eppridge will return tonight to share more reflections on his experiences and his photos, some of which are on display in the museum's IMAGES 2011 exhibit. Fairfield Museum and History Center, 370 Beach Road, Fairfield. 7 p.m. $8; members and students, $5. Call (203) 259-1598 to register; fairfieldhistory.org.
Friday July 29
Zappa Plays Zappa, the tribute act in which Dweezil Zappa performs selections from his late father's immense catalogue of smoldering rock/jazz/everything-else fusion pieces, returns to the Klein tonight — even though the name "Zappa Plays Zappa" seems redundant by now. We're not sure what else Zappa, the younger, ever does these days besides play the music of Zappa, the elder. It's been a while since he and Lisa Loeb visited diners for that Food Network show. Just "Zappa" on the marquee would suffice. Anyway, the fact Dweezil has stretched this gig through five years does tell you it's good. Zappa fans, who followed the mustached guitarist through an endless succession of albums of weird social satire and mind-numbingly complex compositions, are obviously not ones for commercialized bullshit. If Zappa Plays Zappa was the work of some punk kid cashing in on his famous father, they wouldn't go for repeat performances; they'd stay home, get baked and listen to Hot Rats on vinyl yet another time. Fairfield Theatre Company, Klein Memorial Auditorium, 910 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport. 8 p.m. $37 to $59. (203) 259-1036, fairfieldtheatre.org.
Saturday July 30
Last week Two Boots was open, as always, at their Fairfield Avenue location, but just a few blocks away its staff worked double duty, serving slices to the masses as the official pizza-provider of Gathering of the Vibes. Now it's back to business as usual, with a summer show that you don't need to endure a third-degree sunburn to see. Tonight, there's a surf-rock-themed gathering to celebrate promoter/WPKN DJ Bob D'Aprile's birthday, and the bill features the North Shore Troubadours, the Weird Beards and Frisky a Go-Go. The Vibes may be gone for another year, but the afterglow hovering over downtown Bridgeport remains. And so does the pizza. Two Boots, 281 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport. 8 p.m. Free. (203) 331-1377, twobootsbridgeport.com.
Sunday July 31
At bars, clubs, festivals and other locales where live music is supposed to be just one facet of an atmosphere, it usually ends up drowning out everything else. It's hard for a handicraft vendor, a pool table or even a hot chick at the end of a bar to compete with someone using something called an amplifier. This is not the case at the Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens. Staff at the 91-acre Stamford botanical wonderland has encouraged visitors to bring snacks and even newspapers as they enjoy light folk and classical music as one part of a leisurely Sunday spent among its trees, flowers and exotic plants. Today, it is hosting Orrin Star and the Sultans of String. Star was the 1976 National Flatpicking Champion and continues to strum folksy classics in instructional videos and at weddings and other functions. Today, he and his band will be an unobtrusive presence in a big-ass garden. Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens, 151 Brookdale Road, Stamford. 5 p.m. $10. (203) 322-6971, bartlettarboretum.org.
Monday August 1
Felix and Oscar, Laverne and Shirley, The Fonz… whether we watched them in their prime or on Nick at Nite decades later, these are characters that transcended their everyday sitcom status and became American icons (Henry Winkler's leather jacket that he wore as Fonzie is even on display in the Smithsonian's Museum of American History). The actors shaped the characters into what they became, but they didn't write their lines. Mark Rothman did that. As the head writer of "The Odd Couple," "Happy Days" and "Laverne and Shirley," Rothman repeatedly did what so many struggling writers dream of — he struck gold, and not once, but repeatedly. Tonight he'll be at the Westport Library to talk about his new book, Mark Rothman's Essays, which looks back at his life in show business. Westport Public Library, 20 Jesup Rd., Westport. 7:30 p.m. Free. (203) 291-4800, westportlibrary.org.
Tuesday August 2
There was a time after Hurricane Katrina when we all pretended Creole music wasn't a weird, marginal, cultist genre but some great national art form. Admit it! And be glad a natural disaster never decimated Cleveland, forcing us to pretend to appreciate polka. Though we can now admit they come from a peripheral realm of American culture, we never had to fake admiring C.J. Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band. Singer/accordionist Chenier is the son of the "King of Zydeco," Clifton Chenier, but initially he stayed away from his father's genre, saying that all the songs sounded the same. He's since moved on to diversify it, blending in bits of funk and blues, and taking it to more hip showcases, such as "Austin City Limits" and Jon Stewart's short-lived MTV show. Today, Chenier and his band will play Ridgefield's Ballard Park as part of the C.H.I.R.P. concert series, and we'll come out for the music — not because of a dreadful sense of liberal guilt. Ballard Park, Main St., Ridgefield. 7 p.m. Free. (203) 431-6501, chirpct.org.
Wednesday August 3
Live, free theatrical readings? Sounds good to us, especially when other venues are charging good money to see TV broadcasts of plays happening elsewhere. The Stratford Library continues its Readers Theatre Summer Showcase series tonight with a reading of The Good Doctor by Neil Simon, a series of vignettes set in 19th century Russia that were inspired by the writings of Anton Chekhov. In fact, the character called The Writer from the play is based on Chekhov himself, and he serves as the only link between the assorted tales. The play hit Broadway at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre in 1973-74, living there for 208 performances. Come hear it acted out for free tonight in the library's Lovell Room. Stratford Library, 2203 Main St., Stratford. 7 p.m. Free. (203) 385-4162, stratfordlibrary.org.Copyright © 2014, The Morning Call


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FS - Arcam rCube (Black) - *NEED TO GET RID OF THIS* £240.00
Having a mass clearout of all my 'techy' stuff so have decided this must go (replacing with a wireless boombox instead)
Its in very very good condition and has barely been moved around in my flat since I bought it, and battery life still appears to be pretty awesome considering it's power.
Haven't got the original box, but I have the power cables, aux cable, remote and the speaker itself, and they'd be packaged up well before being sent off.
Pics can be uploaded if interest is garnered. Thanks for looking :)
Shipping/Payment: PPG or BT - Will probably be shipped Collect+ for cost sake unless otherwise agreed with buyer.
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Hi, sorry but no - I don't want to get rid of it THAT much. I could ebay it and make £200 - £250 (after fees) depending on whether a bidding war happens or not.
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Those close to Jackson indicate that Michael was taking a cocktail of prescription pain killers dating back to several months ago. The drugs are implicated to causing breathing and cardiac arrest and it is unknown until the toxicology reports are revealed exactly how much and how many drugs Jackson was taking before his death.
In a similar case of Nicole Smith, Elvis Presley and other entertainers who died suddenly of an overdose of drugs -Jackson even had a doctor present when he died.
Michael Jackson's manager Frank DiLeo was with him also at the time of his apparent heart attack stated: "the family has been trying for months and months and months to take care of Michael Jackson. The people who have surrounded him have been enabling Him".
It seems that Jackson's sudden death is attributed to the abuse of prescription medications especially the drug Demerol used for pain relief. Other suspected drugs are: Xanon, Zoloft and morphine and can cause death if taken in excess. But who made these drugs available to Michael Jackson may have played a part in the drug overdose that killed him.
Jackson was taking Demerol as far back as 1984 when he had burnt his head during a Pepsi commercial shoot and was taking the drug during the 1990's which caused him the side effects of dehydration and chest pains. The pain Jackson was trying to relieve was his broken leg when he fell from the stage and a broken vertebra in his back for which he was suspected of taking Demerol.
TMZ reports Michael was given a heavy dose of morphine before his death and his personal physician is no where to be found. Police want to interview the doctor and law enforcement report the doctor's BMW was towed from the Jackson home last night. Also that Joe Jackson wanted to put Michael into a drug rehab program and family members felt he was not up to performing the 50 sold out concerts upcoming in July in London which have all been cancelled.
Brian Oxman who is the Jackson family's attorney for twenty years indicated said he warned the family of Michael Jackson's excessive use of prescription drugs. Jackson also associated with actress Elizabeth Taylor who also took drugs for pain throughout her life.
Jackson died at 2:26 p.m. having had a cardiac arrest at his home in Los Angeles. The coroner's autopsy to find out exactly why Michael Jackson died proceeds today and samples of blood, tissue and fluids have been taken for lab analysis.
It is unknown where Jackson's three children are residing but the Jackson family would be engaged in their well being during the sudden loss of their father.
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KIP HAWLEY served as Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, part of United States government's Department of Homeland Security from July 27, 2005 to January 20, 2009. TSA is charged with the security of the U.S. transportation sector and has worldwide operations, about 60,000 employees, and a budget of more than $7 billion.
Prior to his nomination to the TSA, Hawley was Executive Vice President of Arzoon, a supply-chain software company in San Mateo, California. Hawley also chaired the Air Traffic Service Board with oversight of the Federal Aviation Administration's air traffic control system.
After the terrorist attacks of 9/11 in 2001, Hawley left his software business job to lead the "Go-Teams" of government and private sector experts who tackled the task of quickly establishing the new federal security agency.
Earlier he was CEO of Skyway, a supply-chain services company and Vice President at Union Pacific Railroad. Previous government service included serving on the National Commission on Intermodal Transportation (in 1992) and as an assistant to President Ronald Reagan in the White House. Hawley also served at the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Hawley received his B.A. from Brown University, and his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law. Hawley now writes and consults on counterterrorism and technology. He and his wife live in California.
Kip Hawley's Tenure at TSA
After the Wall Street Journal piece came out in which Hawley advocated a series of immediate changes to TSA protocols, he received a number of questions along the lines of, 'why didn't you make changes when you had the chance?' The graphic timeline presented above is meant to give perspective to that question. The TSA has undertaken radical change at a pace faster than any other government agency. Hawley's opinion is that it should not slow down now.
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Self Edge Portland is open for business and we're having an opening party to celebrate this Saturday night, August 10th, with beer for all, a giveaway with every purchase, and a sale on every line we carry. We've got new product from nearly every brand that's come into all four stores over the past few weeks. We're having a rare sale at all stores and online, 12% off everything!
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Just wanted to share some information I think could be helpful for other customers.
I recently purchased the American Optical Modified Sunglasses. The photos on the website display the size 48 version, and the markings on the frames identify them as AOSafety model F9800. I ordered the size 50 and upon arrival I found that the model number was F9900.
I wasn't sure if there was any difference between these two models, but a little bit of internet research reveals that the F9800 only comes in size 46 and 48 (each with a size 20 keyhole-style bridge), and the F9900 only comes in size 50 and 52 (each with a size 22 universal-style bridge). Both models have the same temple length (145). Aside from these differences, which are mostly size-related, there are some subtle design differences in the frames.
The F9800 is a bit chunkier and the bridge appears to be slightly thicker and higher, with a more linear bottom edge: http://www.aearo.com/aosafetysrx.com/prod_images/xlarge/Base_f9800_lg.jpg.
The F9900 is a bit slimmer and possibly more rounded, with a more curved, thinner bridge: http://www.aearo.com/aosafetysrx.com/prod_images/xlarge/Base_f9900_lg.jpg.
Note that the two pictures above are not the modified versions sold at SelfEdge, but rather the base model versions.
(Kiya, it might be useful to provide this information on the website, especially for those customers who don't live near one of your retail stores.)
Hope this is helpful!
We're excited to announce a new fabric from one of our best selling brands, 3sixteen's new 17oz denim. Over the last couple of years two of our best selling jeans at Self Edge have been the SL-100x and ST-100x from 3sixteen. They're both great cuts in a simple straight forward jean that ages beautifully made of a custom woven Japanese selvedge denim. 3sixteen have now taken those two silhouettes and produced them in a newly developed 17oz sanforized denim. Due to the heavier nature of the denim the jean feels a bit more rigid when new which will lead to even more definition in the fading over time with regular wear.
The new SL-130x and ST-130x are available now at all Self Edge stores, we don't think you can get a better jean at this price from any brand. Check the online store for full spec lists, measurements, and high-res photographs.
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We've stopped carrying this model, once the ST-220x came out most customers were only interested in the newer Double Black denim.
Any plans for more Flat Head Winter Flannels soon? I'd love to get http://www.selfedge.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=68&products_id=1034 in a size 44, but I can't find it anywhere.
Yup, new ones hit all stores next week!
We've just received restocks of two of Iron Heart's most popular models along with a new loopwheeled t-shirt to commemorate their tenth anniversary.
The loopwheeled tee comes in a heavyweight gray fabric with a water based screened image on the front and back. These are made in limited numbers and will not be restocked.
Along with the new tee all stores have received full restocks of the 8301s slim cut jean in Iron Heart's SBG denim, this fabric starts black but ages over time like an indigo dyed jean. We've also received a full restock of the 18oz unsanforized indigo denim Devil's Fit slim cut, these go quick and are only produced twice a year.
All these items along with full restocks of all Iron Heart vests, jackets, wallets, and base line jeans are available now at all four Self Edge stores.
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Somebody sold me a pair of Iron Heart 666-XHSs when I traveled overseas. Unworn, they're extremely tight...I can just barely button up all the buttons and everything is tight around the thighs. How much can I expect these jeans to stretch? I went back to the store and he seemed confident that they'd stretch, but I'm not sure he knows what he's talking about...though he seems knowledgable...but I'm in Asia and people like jeans tight here. Interestingly enough, I'm about a 32, and I bought a 32 even though Iron Heart's website recommends sizing down one size....still tight and uncomfortable as fuck. That said, I'd like them to work because they're cool and super heavy-duty.
That denim doesn't stretch that much, not anywhere near as much as their other fabrics, surprised there's a store selling the jeans that doesn't know how much each model stretches.
I suggest getting a bigger size.
Thanks Kiya. I tried them on again and they looked suprisingly good around the waist standing up. But, sitting down, I felt like they were pressing in against my stomach...yet the interesting part is they were surprisingly loose in the back...I had an inch of space maybe. Maybe they fit after all?
One question. Is it standard to need to triple roll up these 36" length IH-666-XHS jeans? I see your model has them rolled up only once...but they're kind of bunched up and pushed down towards the ankle. I'm going to have them chainstitch hemmed, but am not sure how many cuffs I should allow for.
When are you going to have more Iron Heart Super Black motorcycle jackets in stock? I'm going to be moving back to the US very soon and my first purchase will be a motorcycle. I wear a 42R jacket w/ my suit...does that mean I am an XL? I rarely am an XL in American sizes. Usually I'm medium or large.
What size should I order for the Iron Heart Super Tan belt if I fluctuate between a 32 and 33 waist?
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The US Supreme Court convenes for the presentation of arguments in US v. Windsor case that challenges the Defense of Marriage Act as unconstitutional for defining marriage as the legal union between a man and a woman.
The Act, passed by Congress in 1996, deals with federal benefits such as Social Security survivor payments and the right to file joint federal tax returns. It effectively excludes same-sex couples serving in the military from the federal benefits that heterosexual military couples are entitled to receive.
Although outgoing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta signed an order in early 2013 allowing same-sex partners a wider use of family-oriented facilities on US bases, officials continue to withhold access to other services, such as base housing, healthcare and education. The limited benefits for same-sex couples involved in the military are due to come into effect in October 2013.
A day before, the court was scheduled to hear Hollingsworth v. Perry regarding California's Proposition 8, which seeks to uphold a state law prohibiting same-sex marriage.
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Beloved Texas A&M Century Tree Sprouts $100,000 Endowed Scholarship
It's perhaps the only tree in America that has a scholarship named in its honor — a $100,000 endowed scholarship, no less. It's fitting, especially since the Century Oak that graces the heart of the Texas A&M University campus had a big role in raising the big bucks. It produced the prized acorns that sprouted into seedlings for which hundreds of Aggies clamored to buy at $250 a pop.
The Century Oak has a wide reach. Its branches reach out more than 75 feet — some so long and heavy that they have long had to rest on the ground. In another sense, its reach stretches across America, with more than 500 seedlings grown from its acorns literally thriving from coast to coast — from Washington state to the west and the Carolinas and Virginia to the east.
Given its fund-raising ability, the venerable live oak is in a sense contradicting the assertion that money doesn't grow on trees. It does on the Century Tree, at least figuratively.
The Century Tree — sometimes called the Century Oak — is so named because campus lore has it dating back more than a century — cropping up not long after the 1876 opening of the oldest public institution of higher learning in Texas. Some skeptics question the live oak's longevity, but no one questions the love Aggies have for it — certainly not the many who formalized their marriage aspirations under its branches.
Its seedlings — 540 to be precise — actually generated more than the $100,000 needed to endow the top-tier scholarship that will be used for decades to come in helping Texas A&M attract even more high-achieving students, including National Merit Scholars. The first Century Tree President's Endowed Scholarship will be presented to an incoming freshman in the fall of 2014 through the Texas A&M Foundation, which serves as the university's major-gifts fund-raising organization.
It's all the result of a labor of love by Andy Duffie, a 1978 Texas A&M graduate with a green thumb that he was happy and willing to put to good use for the benefit of his alma mater and the students who will benefit from the premier scholarship that he made possible.
In addition to delivering on his commitment to raise the $100,000 for the endowment, Duffie rented U-Haul trucks and personally delivered the majority of the trees that he grew in his backyard for two years. Grown from acorns gathered in 2010, the trees ranged in height from four to six feet when delivered.
"I personally delivered about 500 trees in three separate U-Haul trips around Texas," Duffie notes. "I also shipped shorter trees by UPS to Aggies all over Texas as well as to Louisiana, Georgia, Tennessee, Washington state, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia.
"These special trees are living pieces of Aggieland and will be enjoyed by Aggies for generations to come," Duffie adds, pointing out the purchases were made by former students of all ages.
Some of the $250 trees were purchased by Aggies and donated to other recipients. For example, one tree was purchased and donated to Governor Rick Perry, a 1972 Texas A&M graduate, and is now growing on the grounds of the Governor's Mansion in Austin. Several trees were presented as gifts to newly married Aggies. Others were purchased and placed at Texas A&M's branch campus in Galveston, the San Antonio Aggie Park and the Blue Bell Creamery in Brenham. Still others were purchased in honor of deceased Aggies or to honor older Aggie family members.
"Over 100 of my trees were purchased by Aggie couples of all generations who were engaged under the Century Tree at some point in time," Duffie says. "They were very pleased to have their own Century Tree seedling now growing in their yards at home."
Some Aggies bought in volume, taking advantage of Duffie's offer to sell at $200 each if more than two trees were purchased by an individual. Two Aggies loaded up with eight each.
Duffie seems to have enjoyed delivering the trees almost as much as he enjoyed nursing them into condition to be delivered.
"During my deliveries, I literally met hundreds of awesome Aggies who were thrilled to receive their trees," notes Duffie, who resides in the north central town of Vernon. "The Aggie Connection is still very much alive and well! It never ceases to amaze me how strongly we are all connected through one tie or another."
He says he encouraged the new Aggie tree owners to email him pictures of their tree planted in their yards. "I posted those pics on my Facebook page (Aggie Century Tree Project)," he reports, adding his Facebook page also includes a map showing the planting locations of many of the Century Tree seedlings around Texas and the southern U.S.
He says since concluding the project, he has received over 150 more tree orders from Aggies who belatedly learned of the project. "I have encouraged several of those unfortunate Aggies to grow their own Century Tree seedlings from acorns, just as I did, and I have provided them with many tips and suggestions for doing so."
It's not just Aggies who consider the tree famous. The Century Tree has received "Famous Tree of Texas" designation by the Texas A&M Forest Service. The "Famous Tree of Texas" designation is reserved for "an elite group of trees that have 'witnessed exciting times in Texas frontier history' and are alive today," says Gretchen Riley, the program's coordinator.
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I bought two and planted them last fall at my cabin at Paisano Baptist Encampment in the Davis Mountains north of Big Bend. I hired a young man there to water them through the winter and they are doing great. Proud of my Clas of '78 classmate and proud to be a part of that $100,000 scholarship endowment. Gig 'Em.
Barry Moak. TAMU Class of '78 on
June 20th, 2013
As the PROUDEST member of the Fightn' Texas Aggie Class of 2007, I could think of no better place to be then College Station on Saturday, September 8th 2012. The Texas A&M campus was bustling with excitement and filled with hope for a great kickoff to the Aggies new start in the SEC. My sweet boyfriend would have it no other way then to surprise me months before the game with 50 yard line tickets. Tickets that had me excited WEEKS before the big game. All of my attention was focused on our Aggie team. We stood, as proud members of the 12th man, throughout the game. Although the game clock ended with the Aggies still behind, I left knowing we hadn't lost the game, just merely 'ran out of time.' At the conclusion of the game, we walked across campus towards the famous Northgate to cool off with some cold beverages at The Dixie Chicken. As we walked I reminded my boyfriend of the tradition of the Century tree. Just the night before the game, on our way to Midnight yell he had mentioned to me he had never heard of this tradition. I was flabbergasted, although he attended Texas A&M, he went as a graduate student, not an undergrad, which I figured didn't allow him to fully embrace the traditions that Texas A&M was founded on. On our way to Yell practice I explained that if a couple walks under the tree they are supposed to be together forever. He laughed that night, but told me maybe we'd see it tomorrow after the game. Well it was after the game. And it was on the way to Northgate. As we approached the famous Century tree, I noticed rose petals on down the sidewalk. I got very giddy and explained to my boyfriend he'd actually get to SEE a proposal happen in REAL life under the tree! As we moved closer I noticed tea lights which adorned the edges of the walk way and a beautiful bouquet of roses and a bottle of champagne sitting on the bench under the tree. I thought that girl is SO lucky! I insisted my boyfriend and I head over to the side to watch the proposal, yet he insisted we go 'look'. I was mortified by his lack of manners. I didn't think he realized he was IN THE WAY of another couple about to have a special moment! There was a large crowd on the far side of the tree, so I decided to move that way, so I could get a good look at the event taking place. That's when my boyfriend ran after me, grabbed my arm and said, "you are SO stubborn" He lead me toward the middle of the tree and got down on his knee and as he asked, "Will you marry me Amanda," I heard a sweet fiddle player in the background playing our song "I love you" by Eli Young Band. It was the most romantic moment of my life. But it got better. After I gleefully said YES, a mass crowd came toward us. My family, friends, co-workers, they were all there to witness this special moment in our lives! AND he had hired one of the BEST photographers in Texas, JP Beato, to capture the moments of our special day. Texas A&M tradition says that when a couple gets engaged under the tree they will be married, happily, forever. AND EVER!
Jerrod and I have been married for 6 months now- going on a century. The tree will ALWAYS hold a special place in our hearts.
I have copies of these wonderful pictures from the famous JP Beato as well- if you'd like a copy.
Amanda Jones, '07 on
June 21st, 2013
Though I'm not an Aggie, Former Student, I am proud to say I have three daughters and one son-in-law, that graduated, with five degrees, from TAMU. I also have two grandsons wearing Texas A&M colors proudly.
Jerome J. Sauber, DVM on
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Flash: Cast to Array with MTASCOctober 20th, 2006 by Thomas
Just had some new insight on the Cast to Array problem I had posted a while ago.
For the Flash IDE compiler the following 3 lines are synonymous, i.e. creating an Array with one object in it (resulting in the problem I had in my earlier post):
- var a:Array = Array({x:1});
- var b:Array = [{x:1}];
- var c:Array = new Array( {x:1});
Not for MTASC though. MTASC seems to interpret Array() as a cast operator instead of a global conversion function. Can be tricky to debug, because for FDT and MTASC Array({x:1}) is legal syntax, namely a cast operation. They don't throw an error, but they don't create an Array either. If you have more than one element they do complain. Array(1,2,3) is illegal syntax for FDT and MTASC.
The following example class would behave differently in swf's compiled with MTASC or the Flash IDE. Which strengthens my belief that the Array() operator should better not be used at all.....
- class ArrayTest
- {
- public function ArrayTest()
- {
- testArray(Array({x:1}));
- // Flash: Array.length: 1
- // MTASC: Array.length: undefined
- testArray([ {x:1} ]);
- // Both: Array.length: 1
- testArray(new Array( {x:1} ));
- // Both: Array.length: 1
- }
- private function testArray(ar:Array):Void
- {
- trace("Array.length: "+ar.length);
- }
- }


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I am a 30 year old male who has somewhat of "bug eye" look. I had malar agugmentation last year and although my overall appearance improved, it didnt improve what I wanted. Due to the placement I can't get Tear Trough silicone implants. I also outright refuse to have porex orbital rims put in because I've read they are very very difficult to remove (finding a dr. willing to do it is half the battle).
I consulted a very well known and respected surgeon who recomended fat to my tear trough/orbital rim area. I'm terrified of this. I've always heard fat should not be placed in this area. it will only turn out lumpy/uneven and the lumps might even turn to cysts. I've also heard fat graph or lump removal from this area is near impossible or atleast as hard as removing porex.
Is this true? I have read that you dont recomend fat there for anyone under 40 but I do not want fillers. I want something more permanent.
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