text: Mouthing off: Celebs said what?!Updated 7:52 AM ET, Wed February 11, 2015Mouthing off: Celebs said what?! 26 photosCanadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, center, told New York magazine that she's appeared as a black man on one of her album covers. "I really feel an affinity because I have experienced being a black guy on several occasions."Hide Caption 1 of 26Mouthing off: Celebs said what?! 26 photosMore than 80,000 people have signed a petition to cancel the TLC reality show "19 Kids and Counting" for what the petition says is an anti-LGBT stance. According to the petition, Michelle Duggar's voice can be heard on a recorded call from this past summer urging the citizens of Fayetteville, Arkansas, to vote to repeal a law that forbids business owners and landlords from evicting and firing people based on gender identity.Hide Caption 2 of 26Mouthing off: Celebs said what?! 26 photosCharles Barkley's commentary has again landed the former NBA star in the middle of a controversial discussion. During a radio interview, the media personality said that he believed successful African-Americans are targeted by "brainwashed" and "uneducated" members of their community. "For some reason, we're brainwashed to think if you're not a thug or an idiot, you're not black enough," he said. "If you go to school, make good grades, speak intelligent and don't break the law, you're not a good black person. ... As a black person, we all go through it when you're successful." This isn't the first time Barkley's fired off some brow-raising remarks.Hide Caption 3 of 26Mouthing off: Celebs said what?! 26 photosBarkley, while covering a basketball game for TNT, got caught on a hot mic saying that his Weight Watchers endorsement deal was a "scam." The company saw the humor in it and released a statement saying: "We love Charles for the same reason everyone loves Charles. He's unfiltered."Hide Caption 4 of 26Mouthing off: Celebs said what?! 26 photosChris Noth turned off "Sex and the City" fans with an observation about his on-screen love, Sarah Jessica Parker's Carrie Bradshaw. "How many boyfriends did she have?" the actor, who played Mr. Big, told Australian press. "She was such a whore!" The paper notes that Noth laughed when he said it, so apparently he was trying to make a joke. Hide Caption 5 of 26Mouthing off: Celebs said what?! 26 photosIn the August issue of GQ magazine, Kanye West gave more than a few head-scratching quotes. One of the most perplexing was his stance on what you could call celebrity civil rights: "I talked about the idea of celebrity, and celebrities being treated like blacks were in the '60s, having no rights, and the fact that people can slander your name," he recalled of his wedding toast. Last we checked, celebrities are able to vote and are not barred from using the same public facilities as everyone else, but OK, Kanye. Hide Caption 6 of 26Mouthing off: Celebs said what?! 26 photosActor Jason Biggs came under fire after making what some found to be an insensitive joke after Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crashed in eastern Ukraine in July. "Anyone wanna buy my Malaysian Airlines frequent flier miles?" he tweeted. When the Twitter backlash followed, Biggs didn't back down. "Hey all you 'too soon' a**holes," he wrote, "it's a f**king joke. You don't have to think it's funny, or even be on my twitter page at all."Hide Caption 7 of 26Mouthing off: Celebs said what?! 26 photosKim Kardashian was criticized heavily when she was expecting her first child, North, in 2013, and perhaps a part of her wishes she could've just stayed home. When asked to give style advice to pregnant women, Kardashian told Elle magazine that expectant moms should be "hiding for a good year and having no pregnancy style. That's what I recommend. If you can do it, hide. Never leave the house." Kardashian caught so much blowback from that quote that she later had to tweet that she was joking and that she's learned a new lesson: "I guess you can't be sarcastic when doing interviews!" Hide Caption 8 of 26Mouthing off: Celebs said what?! 26 photos"Opie and Anthony" radio host Anthony Cumia found himself fired by his program's carrier, SiriusXM, because of a series of inflammatory tweets he posted in early July. Cumia says that his profane and racially insensitive Twitter rant was caused by an attack on him by an African-American woman, who, according to Cumia, was upset because he was taking photos of her. After the alleged assault, Cumia turned to Twitter to air his grievances, calling her a "lucky savage" and a "lying c---," among other defamatory phrases. Hide Caption 9 of 26Mouthing off: Celebs said what?! 26 photosTom Cruise -- aka the man still trying to live down the infamy of calling Matt Lauer "glib" during a tense 2005 interview -- has claimed that he invented the global movie press tour. On Jimmy Kimmel's talk show, Cruise said that around the time of 1986's "Top Gun," "I came up with the idea of, let's have premieres in different countries and do it that way." When Kimmel responded with a surprised, "You started that?" Cruise affirmed, "Yeah, I came up with that. It took me a few years to get it going." Hide Caption 10 of 26Mouthing off: Celebs said what?! 26 photosGwyneth Paltrow is known for having alternative views, but her latest observation has raised more eyebrows than usual. In a post on her website GOOP, Paltrow said she's "fascinated" by a study on how "negativity changes the structure of water, and how the molecules behave differently depending on the words or music being expressed around it." So does that mean Paltrow believes water has feelings? Some think so.Hide Caption 11 of 26Mouthing off: Celebs said what?! 26 photosJonah Hill has also owned up to yelling a homophobic slur at a paparazzo, which was seen on a video released by TMZ on Tuesday, June 3. The actor said to the photographer, "Suck my d---, you f-----." He later told radio host Howard Stern that he was frustrated by his own words: "From the day I was born and publicly I've been a gay rights activist. ... I played into exactly what (the paparazzo) wanted and lost my cool. And in that moment, I said a disgusting word that does not at all reflect how I feel about any group of people."Hide Caption 12 of 26Mouthing off: Celebs said what?! 26 photosActor James Franco criticized The New York Times' theater critic, Ben Brantley, over a lukewarm review of the Broadway revival "Of Mice and Men." "Brantley is such a little b----," the actor said in an April Instagram takedown that he later removed -- but not before it was screengrabbed for posterity. Hide Caption 13 of 26Mouthing off: Celebs said what?! 26 photosReese Witherspoon might seem prim on the red carpet, but the actress has been caught making more than one slip of the tongue. When the actress was arrested in April 2013 after having "one drink too many," she chastised the arresting officer for not recognizing he was arresting a celebrity. "Do you know my name?" she asked. When the officer replied that he didn't, Witherspoon shot back, "You're about to find out who I am."Hide Caption 14 of 26Mouthing off: Celebs said what?! 26 photosAnd then there was the time Witherspoon was caught giving advice to Cara Delevingne, Kate Upton and Zooey Deschanel, reportedly after the 2014 Met Gala. The Southern actress was taped saying, "The most important thing in a name for a girl is that a man can whisper it in his pillow."Hide Caption 15 of 26Mouthing off: Celebs said what?! 26 photosJustin Bieber is taking responsibility for using racial slurs as a teen. In two videos that surfaced in June, a younger Bieber can be seen using the "N" word on two separate occasions -- instances that he says were the result of his own ignorance. "As a young man, I didn't understand the power of certain words and how they can hurt. I thought it was OK to repeat hurtful words and jokes, but didn't realize at the time that it wasn't funny," the star said in a statement. Hide Caption 16 of 26Mouthing off: Celebs said what?! 26 photosAdam Levine learned the hard way that you have to watch it before you speak. "The Voice" judge found himself facing some serious backlash in May 2013 after his disappointment over voting results led to him uttering, "I hate this country." He released a statement trying to clarify what he meant, saying that he was frustrated.Hide Caption 17 of 26Mouthing off: Celebs said what?! 26 photosMadonna was on her best behavior at the "W.E." news conference, seen here during the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival. But at the Venice Film Festival that same year, she was caught saying "I absolutely loathe hydrangeas" after a fan gave her the flowers.Hide Caption 18 of 26Mouthing off: Celebs said what?! 26 photosAlmost everything that Kanye West says can be met with a debate, and that includes his comment in November about his use of the Confederate flag on some of his new merchandise. The rapper told Los Angeles radio station 97.1 AMP that observers can "react how you want. Any energy is good energy. You know the Confederate flag represented slavery in a way -- that's my abstract take on what I know about it. So I made the song 'New Slaves.' So I took the Confederate flag and made it my flag. It's my flag. Now what are you going to do?"Hide Caption 19 of 26Mouthing off: Celebs said what?! 26 photosLike Kanye West, Alec Baldwin's commentary is a magnet for controversy. From once calling his daughter a "rude, thoughtless little pig" to using anti-gay slurs, it's no wonder that the actor is trying to keep quiet these days. There are times when he can't help himself, though, and his May arrest for riding his bike the wrong way was one of them. "New York City is a mismanaged carnival of stupidity," Baldwin tweeted upon his release. Hide Caption 20 of 26Mouthing off: Celebs said what?! 26 photosPoliticians have to deal with this type of thing all of the time, and U.S. President Barack Obama is no exception. After Kanye West interrupted Taylor Swift at the MTV Awards in 2009, the commander-in-chief called the rapper a "jackass" while waiting for an interview to start. West was reportedly not amused.Hide Caption 21 of 26Mouthing off: Celebs said what?! 26 photosIn January 2013, director Quentin Tarantino was doing press for his film "Django Unchained" when Britain's Channel 4 reporter Krishnan Guru-Murthy asked him whether he thinks movie violence can lead to actual violence. Tarantino shot back, saying: "You can't make me dance to your tune. I'm not a monkey," and "I'm shutting your butt down!"Hide Caption 22 of 26Mouthing off: Celebs said what?! 26 photosWhen you're as famous as Britney Spears, it pays to first ask for someone to repeat the question. When she was asked for her thoughts on the passing of fellow former Mouseketeer Annette Funicello, the star accidentally responded, "I think that's great." Hide Caption 23 of 26Mouthing off: Celebs said what?! 26 photosMel Gibson's mouth has been a famous source of trouble for the movie star, and in 2010 it happened again. The actor was being interviewed about his film "Edge of Darkness" by WGN reporter Dean Richards when Gibson was asked about various scandals, including an anti-Semitic rant. "That's almost four years ago, dude," Gibson said. "I've moved on. I guess you haven't." The actor could be heard calling Richards an a**hole at the end. Hide Caption 24 of 26Mouthing off: Celebs said what?! 26 photosActor Samuel L. Jackson is not Laurence Fishburne, and he's been very clear about that. In February, Jackson scolded KTLA's Sam Rubin for misidentifying him. "You're as crazy as the people on Twitter," Jackson said during a live TV interview. "We may be all black and famous, but we all don't look alike. You're busted."Hide Caption 25 of 26Mouthing off: Celebs said what?! 26 photosIn March, late-night host Chelsea Handler challenged CNN's Piers Morgan, calling him unfocused. "You can't even pay attention for 60 seconds," she said. "You're a terrible interviewer." Hide Caption 26 of 26More from EntertainmentEntrevista a Eugenia León, "La voz de México"'Supergirl' Melissa Benoist revealed in first CBS photosDocumentary filmmaker Albert Maysles dies at 88James Lipton: Harrison Ford will fly againHarrison Ford used experience to land unpowered plane


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Minor in Latin American studies
(18 hours)
Do you want to live and work in Latin America? Or simply live and work with Latino people in North America? The Latin American studies minor will prepare you by offering a chance to discover truths about the history, culture, language, and contemporary realities of Latin America.
Program overview
- Choose six courses - three required and three electives.
- No more than three courses may come from a single discipline/department.
- At least two courses must be at the 300 level.
- You must participate in an off-campus semester or interim program in Latin America.
- Competence in either Spanish, Portuguese, or French is required - as must be demonstrated by completing a literature or culture class in the 300 level in one of the above languages.
- For more information about this program, contact the advisor, Professor D. TenHuisen.
Course requirements
Choose one course from each of the following categories for your three required classes:
- One contextual studies course:
- History 238, 338
- Study in Honduras 210
- One social science course:
- Economics 237 (when offered as Latin American Economies)
- Geography 240
- Political Science 276
- Study in Honduras 205, 211
- One literature or culture course taught in an appropriate language (Spanish, Portuguese, or French)
Choose from the following courses for your three electives:
- On campus elective options:
- Off campus elective options:
- Study in Honduras 205, 210, 211, , 212, 308, 309, 313, 342, 363, 370 (when the focus is on Latin America)
*Note: Appropriate courses taken at the Universidad Pedagogica in Tegucigalpa may serve as electives or, in certain cases, as substitues for required courses. - Spanish W80 Interim in the Yucatan
- Study in Honduras 205, 210, 211, , 212, 308, 309, 313, 342, 363, 370 (when the focus is on Latin America)
- Other
- Appropriate courses taken as part of the Calvin-approved Latin American Studies program in Costa Rica
- Off campus interim courses with relevant focus on Latin America
- Approved language courses in Portuguese or indigenous languages

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Understanding Classes of Assets
For anyone attempting to understand the conflicting finance news or looking for good investing tips, these are confusing times. With the stock market hitting new highs, each class of investment vehicle, from real estate to commodities to Treasuries, seems to be giving different signals.
The basic principle underlying all investment is the concept of getting a return on investment as well as a return of investment. With the corollary that higher risk means the right to demand higher returns, the basics are straightforward. These basics violated many investors' sense of security, however, in recent times.
Since the market meltdown of 2008, when many people lost over 50% of the value of their retirement accounts, investors have been on a huge seesaw when it comes to their portfolios. The heavy losses in equities caused many to flee the markets. Now, they see that if they had just waited, all the losses would be recouped, and then some. In the interim, they have observed very significant rises in the commodities market, and especially in precious metals.
The Importance of Diversification
Not too many years ago, the process of investing found very few people considering different investment classes. For over a century, the stock exchanges, or equities markets, have outperformed all classes of investment. That track record led people to buy stock and forget everything else other than some bonds. Things have changed. The past decade is the first time the precious metals markets broke this historical precedent. With the meltdown, the concept of diversification is a leading investing tip.
In 1990, the concept of diversification of portfolios won the Nobel Prize for Harry Markowitz. Since then, financial and estate planners approach long-term investing from a new perspective. To understand the contrast, it is important to understand the basic differences between equities and commodities, particularly the precious metal commodities.
Securities and the Stock Market
Most people understand that the stock market, and specifically the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the "Dow", is based on the trading of stocks and securities of the larger publicly companies. Shares of individual companies rise and fall based on their performance in sales and profits. There is a larger, communal effect on the market based on overall economic times and personal finance news, including the affect on your potential chex systems status.
Over the years, many people took great comfort in the fact that, in spite of ups and downs, the overall DJIA continued to rise at an overall average of 4.8% annually. From January 2000 to February 2012, however, the total return for the entire period was only 10%. True, those numbers must also eventually be put into the 20 and 30 year trends. The fact is, however, that this trend changes traditional wisdom about the equities market. For all the risk it represents, as shown in 2008, an investment of $10,000 in January of 2000 would have gained only $1,000 in value, or to $11,000.
The Gold and Silver Decade
The recent history on precious metal investments provides quite a different story. Anyone buying an ounce of gold in January of 2000 at $282 an ounce could sell that ounce on Valentine's Day 2012 for roughly $1,700. That means the same $10,000 investment would have appreciated to a value in excess of $51,000.
Silver tells an equally dramatic story of significant returns. Again, using a January 2000 spot price of approximately $5.00, and in 2012, the silver price per ounce at $33.60. Here, that $10,000 investment yielded an increase to over $53,000 in value. No other asset classes available to the investing public performed to these levels over the past decade.
These numbers are impressive and generate a number of questions. Foremost among the questions are two. First, why did this historical occurrence come about? Secondly, what does it mean for the next decade of investing?
Will investors continue to place silver and gold in an ira or 401k as a long term strategy?
The Looming Tsunami
Behind the currently booming market, many economists feel they have already felt the earthquake that will mean the end of that upturn. The ongoing spending by governments around the world, including the U.S., makes most economists and financial experts believe that a veritable tsunami of inflation is headed to our shores. In such situations, commodities are seen as essential asset classes of a diversified portfolio.
As to the future of these trends, the answer to the second question only compounds the concerns. As governments continue to spend, their debt levels and debt service continues to explode. Many countries, such as Greece, are at the tipping point relative to debt becoming unmanageable. When this happens, there will be even more upward pressure on the prices of gold and silver. When, not if, that happens, according to many, the next decade will, in fact, be the decade of precious metals.


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Junior Member
So on the shadow isles 3s, is smite being taken no longer generally accepted? I jumped into a 3s tonight and was greeted with the following: P: hope u are not idiots P: well heca is with smite but P: get off that smite noob P: omg P: IDIOT! J: no smite P: SMITE J: OMG J: NO SMITE NOOB P: retarded P**** I know that this is the view of only a few players, but I'm surprised to see such hate for smite unless there is an established view that smite is not needed to jungle effectively. What do you guys think about smite? Is exhaust more effective overall? Should I be using other summoners instead?
Senior Member
Smite isn't required, and it's going to be a good deal harder making clutch smite steals without having wards
Not only have I been raged at for taking smite, but I've been raged at for jungling in general on the new map. And they always end up apologizing when I give them a win through altar control and ganks.
I try both with and without. I havent decided which I like better. most random teammates hate me when I take it but I actually do get a lot of smite steals on the jungle. If you are using a single target champ, smite will speed up your jungle, but for someone like amumu, it doesnt help speed up the jungle but it does help get steals on the enemy small camp. ALSO, when you are stealing the enemy alter, if you have a range skillshot to pull a camp, you can pull a monster and smite it while still taking the alter. So I think it really is effective for most dedicated junglers
http://www.lolking.net/summoner/na/24967293#history That's how smite worked for me, even when I built derpy items
Game Designer
The map has only been on live for 2 days... I'd hold off on calling anything "generally accepted" until the meta has actually developed. In addition, this is still the Beta of the map and things will change between now and season 3.
Had the honor of playing against Vesh just some time ago. Needless to say, my team got stomped xd. gg still lol. First time with rioter! felt very honored =) (i was the ahri that game)
infinite azure
Something being a Beta means it's in a testing phase. This map has already been tested, released, and disliked. Calling this a map in beta is a lame way to wave away negative criticism.


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Introducing leggings. You'll never run out of inspiration.
This is the second time I've been inspired by this poem by Robert Frost to create a winter landscape, (another one is HERE) and it probably won't be the last…the last line I knew before I ever read the poem….woods, snow, winter, deep blue night, dark, frozen, all conjure up a myriad of winter subjects to paint…"On a Snowy Evening" is part of the Winter collection…Views of Northern Ontario Canada….
Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening
Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound's the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep…R.Frost..
Watercolour on Arches CP Paper
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I paint in many different styles and feature a myriad of subject matter, which I show as individual collections….
I am inspired by the world interpreting it in brilliant colours, often influenced by the writings of famous authors and poets..
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Beautiful work Janis, this may be my number one favorite of your work so far! I like that poem too.
Thank you so much Cindy…I am back to the regular collections now…very good of you to choose it as a favourite…
– ©Janis Zroback
one of my favorite poems:) Beautiful work!!
Thank you so much Catherine…it's one of mine too..
– ©Janis Zroback
This piece has a great winter vibe and a fantastic palette selection! Nicely done!
Thank you so much Ken….lovely of you to say so….
– ©Janis Zroback
Beautiful! absolutely stunning!
Thank you so much…very nice of you….
– ©Janis Zroback
Just a beauty, Janis! Wow! love the bright snow against the dark. ;-)
Thank you so much Allison…I'm thrilled that you like it….
– ©Janis Zroback
Such gorgeous work Janis – strong, bold color that yet captures the softness of winter snow. Just fabulous!
Thank you so much for the lovely compliment Lianne…I really appreciate it….
– ©Janis Zroback
Beautiful work Janis! Reminds me of a view from childhood. I used to babysit for a family that had an entire wall mad of glass. It looked out over their deck into the wooded area beyond. Beautiful in the winter … quite scary on Halloween though. :-)
I'm so happy it brought back great memories to you Cathy….thank you so much….
– ©Janis Zroback
Ohhh, this is a very beautiful wintertime scene Janis, as well that poem.
Thank you so much Rachel…I'm really happy you like it….
– ©Janis Zroback
Stunning winter scene looks realy nice on the card
Thank you so much Maggie…I'm really happy you like it….
– ©Janis Zroback


text: TOP 10 Top 10 Better Man What Successful People Do Differently Back to Top ▲ What Successful People Do Differently 2 Don't tempt fate Share on Facebook Share on Twitter 0 Shares Thinkstock No matter how strong your willpower muscle becomes, it's important to always respect the fact that it is limited, and if you overtax it you will temporarily run out of steam. Don't try to take on two challenging tasks at once, if you can help it (like quitting smoking and dieting at the same time). And don't put yourself in harm's way -- many people are overly-confident in their ability to resist temptation, and as a result they put themselves in situations where temptations abound. Successful people know not to make reaching a goal harder than it already is. Next Page TOP 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Comments Show Comments More Like This Promoted Around the Web Special Features


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The Value of a Unified Voice for Certified Professional Midwives
Why form an NACPM Pilot Chapter?
The promise of a National Association of Certified Professional Midwives is the creation of a unified voice for the profession, the model of care, and the benefits that accrue to women, babies and families from CPM care. A powerful unified CPM voice enhances our national influence to improve the maternity care system in the U.S., promote and protect the profession, and support increased access for all women to the high-quality, high-value care of CPMs. A unified national voice is an effective vehicle for including CPMs as primary maternity care providers in the rapidly evolving and reforming health care system in the U.S., supporting licensing for CPMs in all 50 states, significantly increasing and diversifying the CPM workforce, addressing reimbursement and improved reimbursement rates, and developing support for clinical practice and quality improvement.
A Missing Piece in the Direct-Entry Midwifery Movement
While there are many shining examples among the states of well-organized and effective state associations, a unified voice for direct-entry midwifery and certified professional midwifery is decidedly lacking. A structure for relationships among the states, and between the states and a national professional association, is a significant missing piece in the development of direct-entry midwifery in the United States.
How the NACPM Chapter Pilot Project Can Help
An NACPM chapters system will:
- Combine the voices of midwives in states across the country for increasingly effective advocacy to organize, mobilize, promote and defend CPM midwifery;
- Develop a direct relationship between NACPM and midwives in states across the nation, to enable NACPM to provide support, gather and disseminate data about the national picture of CPM midwifery, and share critical national information with the states;
- Create a an avenue for midwives in the states to inform and contribute to the direction of NACPM, reflecting the needs of the various states;
- Provide a vehicle for the states to learn from each other and contribute to national strategy solutions that have been prototyped in the states
While state level action by midwives and advocates to license, reimburse and support CPMs locally is critical, CPM midwifery in the states is inevitably impacted by national legislation and policy. In the federal/state governing system in the United States:
- States have authority over licensing of CPMs, developing rules of practice, limiting or expanding scope of practice, what type of regulatory body will govern CPMs and how much voice CPMs have over their practice;
- Federal government and agencies (Congress, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. Health and Human Services, etc.) develop laws, policies, regulations and guidance that have significant influence on national and state level health care systems and delivery, access to care, reimbursement, and innovation in health care delivery.
States need the support of each other and of a national professional association. A strategy and structure to effectively promote the development of Certified Professional Midwifery must reflect the federal/state system in the U.S. and provide for a working relationship between midwives in the states and the national voice of the professional association.
Why a Pilot Project?
There is wide variation among the states regarding legal recognition of midwives; relationships between the state midwifery associations and state legislatures, regulatory agencies and boards; reimbursement; legal recognition for birth centers; the relationship between the CPM credential and state licensing mechanisms; unity of the midwifery voice within a state; and capacity, strength and influence of the state midwifery associations. A Pilot Project takes this variation into account by developing a Chapter structure for NACPM in collaboration with the states.
NACPM invites states to collaborate with NACPM in the re-launch of the Pilot Chapters Project over a two-year period (January 2014 through December 2015) to immediately begin to address national and state needs of CPMs and to develop a creative and effective NACPM Chapter system to serve this function over the long term. NACPM is accepting Pilot Chapter applications now. Contact firstname.lastname@example.com to get started today on your state pilot chapter!
During the pilot project, the Pilot Chapters will have a close working relationship with the NACPM board, but there will be no legal chapter structure, no financial relationship between the Pilot Chapters and NACPM, and Pilot Chapters will not have access to sharing the NACPM corporate status until the completion of the pilot project.
Collection of relevant data and state experience, and research on possible Chapters structures, will be on-going throughout the two years of the Pilot Project. A report of this data and research will be provided to Pilot Chapters and NACPM membership at the end of the first year of the project, as well as at the completion of the project. The NACPM Board of Directors will take these reports under advisement, propose an NACPM Chapters structure and By-Law change in early 2016, and put these to a vote of NACPM members early in 2016.
We welcome your state's participation in this exciting project to support CPMs and to increase CPM influence on the maternity care system. Join the NACPM Chapters Pilot Project today!
Write to firstname.lastname@example.com for more information about starting a Pilot Chapter in your state.


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DrawPlus X6
Customer Reviews
322 people who bought previous versions rated it 4.58 out of 5
Mr Michael Ough
11 Feb 2013
"Compared to its previous incarnations, Serif's DrawPlus has come on in leaps and bounds and now, at Version X5, is giving its rivals something to think about.
The first improvement over X4 is the coloured tabs used to distinguish different projects open in the workspace. This is of significant benefit to those who have a number of projects on the go in a work session. Before X5 made its debut, it was very easy to close the wrong project and lose work that had taken, maybe, hours to craft. Not anymore. The coloured tabs allow the user to see that different projects are open.
The next improvement is that settings for drawing scales are saved whenever DrawPlus is closed. Before, they had to be set manually each time the program was opened. No more. If you work in one particular drawing scale as I do, it is a godsend not having to reset for each new project.
Generally, the workspace has a more intuitive feel to it than previously and the layout is better, too. The developers at Serif have clearly listened to users of DrawPlus and incorporated their ideas, suggestions and requests into the latest version."
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11 Feb 2013
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The test for me will be user friendliness and comprehensive functionality that either equals or beats DrawX5. I got a new tablet, smart phone and DrawPlus X5 all in the same month. I am rolling in clover!"
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Draw Plus has five times the power of Illustrator with only a fifth of the price. I cannot recommend it enough."
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Walmart Bass Fishing League - Okie
Grand Lake (Sept. 9-10, 2006)
Williams wins BFL Super Tournament on Grand Lake
GROVE, Okla. — Boater Lance Williams of Billings, Mo., earned 300 points and $5,632 Sunday as the winner of the Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League Okie Division Super Tournament on Grand Lake.
Williams' two-day winning catch of 10 bass weighed 29 pounds, 6 ounces.
Rounding out the top five boaters are Chris Torkleson of Sand Springs, Okla. (10 bass, 27 pounds, 10 ounces, $2,816); Joel Baker of Talala, Okla. (10 bass, 27 pounds, 2 ounces, $1,877); Jay Scott of Jay, Okla., (10 bass, 26 pounds, 14 ounces, $1,314) and Wayne Diffee of Oakhurst, Okla. (10 bass, 26 pounds, 10 ounces, $1,126).
Torkleson also took home an additional $500 for being the highest placing Ranger Cup participant.
Derick Frye of Tulsa, Okla., won the Boater Division Snickers Big Bass award with a 5-pound, 14-ounce bass that earned him $735.
Marshall Halverson of Glencoe, Okla., earned $2,816 as the co-angler winner thanks to 10 bass weighing 22 pounds, 1 ounce.
Rounding out the top five co-anglers are Travis Miskovsky of Oklahoma City, Okla. (10 bass, 21 pounds, 5 ounces, $1,408); John Stottlemyre of Luther, Okla. (six bass, 18 pounds, 11 ounces, $941); Dan Hayes of Tulsa, Okla., (10 bass, 17 pounds, 13 ounces, $657) and Don Benson of Eufaula, Okla. (seven bass, 17 pounds, 1 ounce, $563).
Stottlemyre earned an additional $367 as the co-angler Snickers Big Bass winner with a 4-pound, 12-ounce bass.
The top 40 Okie boaters and co-anglers based on year-end points standings will now advance to the no-entry-fee Wright Patman Regional Championship near Texarkana, Texas, Oct. 19-21, where they will compete against Arkie, Cowboy and Louisiana anglers for a new Ranger boat and a Chevy truck in the Boater Division plus six slots in the no-entry-fee 2007 Wal-Mart BFL All-American presented by Chevy. With a total purse of $1 million and a potential $140,000 cash going to the winning boater and $70,000 going to the winning co-angler, the All-American is one of the most prestigious and lucrative events in bass fishing.
The Boater Division points champion who advances the farthest at the All-American will earn $10,000 as the Yamaha "Be the Best" points champion. The co-angler points champion who advances the farthest will earn $5,000 as the Yamaha "Be the Best" points champion in the Co-angler Division.
For complete Okie Division standings, check online at FLWOutdoors.com.
The $8.8 million Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League features 28 divisions nationwide. In BFL competition, boaters and co-anglers are randomly paired, with boaters supplying the boat and fishing against other boaters and co-anglers fishing from the back deck against other co-anglers.
Named after the legendary founder of Ranger Boats, Forrest L. Wood, FLW Outdoors administers the Wal-Mart FLW Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Series, Stren Series, Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League, Wal-Mart Texas Tournament Trail presented by Abu Garcia, Stratos Owners' Tournament Trail, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye League, Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Series, Wal-Mart FLW Redfish Series and Wal-Mart FLW Striper Series. These circuits offer combined purses exceeding $37.9 million through 249 events in 2006.
For more information or to enter a tournament, call (270) 252-1000 or browse FLWOutdoors.com.
Wal-Mart and many of America's largest and most respected companies support FLW Outdoors and its tournament trails. Wal-Mart signed on as an FLW Outdoors sponsor in 1997 and today is the world's leading supporter of tournament fishing. For more information about Wal-Mart, visit Wal-Mart.com.


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A sea of mourners at Doherty High School are dressed in purple. They sing, hug and cry over the memory of 17 year old Bethany Maes, a young life taken far too soon. Earlier this week 17 year old Bethany Maes was killed after her car slammed in to a utilities truck on Marksheffel and Fontaine.
Her mother Lupita works as an administrative assistant at the Cimarron Hills Fire Department, where crews have been keeping a constant eye on the grieving mother. "We've been staying the night with her and spending a lot of time with her. It's probably going to get worse before it gets better." says Cimarron Fire Chief Matthew Love, "It's a pretty difficult situation and I can't even imagine how a mom would feel."
The Doherty High School senior, just 5 months away from graduation, is remembered among other things as a passionate Lakers fan. But more importantly she was kind, compassionate and always thinking of others. "She'd always know how to cheer people up." says Maes' friend Felysha Rodriguez, a Doherty sophomore, "She was always there for someone when they needed it. She was just an amazing person."
When asked for words to describe Maes, her friends immediately call out descriptions like unique and beautiful. "She just enjoyed the simple things." says Doherty senior Darian Sanchez, "Just being with people made her happy. That inspired me."
Though she's gone physically, the young woman's spirit is still strong in the hearts of those that loved her. "Yeah she's going to be missed. But she'll never be forgotten." says Sanchez. "She'll never be replaced... ever." adds Rodriguez.
This evening at the vigil, Doherty Principal Denis Vigil announced that Bethany Maes will still graduate with her class in May. The Cimarron Hills Fire Department is asking for donations for the family. You can make a donation at any First Bank location under the "Morales Memorial Fund."
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5 Better than Black Opsnandokitty | 30/11/2011 | See all nandokitty's reviews (4)Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 lives up to all the hype surrounding it, on the Wii at least. The new maps are good, graphics have improved as well. The new game mode Survival is brilliant, much better and more exciting than Zombies on Black Ops. There are loads of killstreaks compared to Black Ops and the new game mode Kill Confirmed on the multiplayer is great as well. Definately worth buying for any enthusiast!!
5 Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 WIIGamerBoy999 | 26/12/2011 | See all GamerBoy999's reviews (2)MW3 WIIIIIIIIIIIIII is a GREAT game. I got this for Christmas and it can get addictive. The CAMPAIGN is brilliant. Great storyline, very fun but graphics are not as good as the online and survival. I'd rate it 17+. MULTIPLAYER is very exciting and great fun. Good graphics for the Wii and good hit detection (after patch). I would rate as 13+. SURVIVAL is great fun too (almost as much as the online)! If you ask me the survival mode is 13+. Disappointing not to have split screen though. Best game ever (for the Wii and not PS3 or XBOX 360 versions)!!!!!!!!!


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You've probably heard him, whether or not you've realized it, backing Peter Gabriel or Sting. It's less likely that you've encountered him as a solo artist. This is my first gig with my band in the States," he said at the Highline Ballroom on Thursday night.
Mr. Katché, who hails from France, has released three albums on the ECM label in the last five years, each a softly burnished production at the crossroads of jazz, soft rock and smooth soul. His most recent is Third Round," featuring the Norwegian saxophonist Tore Brunborg, who appeared with him on Thursday alongside the pianist Alfio Origlio and the electric bassist Laurent Vernerey, playing songs from all three ECM releases.
Their intermittently engaging first set, which stretched to concert length, brought to mind a fondue pot of influences from the 1970s: Bob James and Grover Washington Jr.; certain Steely Dan; the Wayne Shorter album Native Dancer," and some of his work with Weather Report. But really, the guiding precedent was Keith Jarrett's working quartet with the Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek, which recorded for ECM and had a profound influence on the European jazz mainstream.


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While Fruit Ninja can be played on many mobile devices that support the iOS App Store and Google Play store, we've never seen anything like this. Russian company Displair demoed a device at CES 2013 that projects a mobile device, such as an iPhone or iPad, on a wall of vapor, and has a built-in sensor to record touches on the water.
The company projected Fruit Ninja from a Windows 8 tablet onto the sheet of vapor, allowing people to play the game as they would on the tablet. Now keep in mind you are basically playing a game that is being project infront of you in thin air. The vapor recognizes swipes and taps to slice fruit as it shoots up into view.
Ultimately, Displair can project anything that a mobile device could and virtually works with any app or game out there. We're sure joystick-type games would be difficult to play and would need a bit of tweaking. But that's okay since Displair is currently only available to businesses for around $10,000, with customers being able to purchase one in the next 5 years.
Source: Huffington Post
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Friday, January 28, 2011
Dr. Beverly Cushman, Westminster College associate professor of religion and Christian education, was elected to a Society for Biblical Literature steering committee during a November conference in Atlanta.
Her steering committee will focus on "Teaching Biblical Literature in an Undergraduate Liberal Arts Context." The Society of Biblical Literature's annual meeting is the largest gathering of biblical scholars in the world.
Cushman, who has been with Westminster since 2004, earned an undergraduate degree from Stetson University and two masters' and a Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University. She can be reached at email@example.com or (724) 946-7127.
About Westminster College...
Founded in 1852 and related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Westminster College ranks first in the nation as "Best College for Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math," according to Forbes.com. Westminster is a top tier liberal arts college, a national leader in graduation rate performance, and a "Great School, Great Price," according to U.S. News Best Colleges guide. Westminster ranked 38th among liberal arts colleges, according to the Washington Monthly College Guide, and is one of the most affordable national liberal arts colleges in Pennsylvania. Westminster is also honored as one of "The Best 373 Colleges" and "Best in the Northeast" by The Princeton Review, and is named to the President's Honor Roll for excellence in service learning.
Nearly 1,600 undergraduate and graduate students benefit from individualized attention from dedicated faculty while choosing from 41 majors and nearly 100 organizations on the New Wilmington, Pa., campus. Visit www.westminster.edu/advantage to view "Advantage: Westminster" A Strategic Plan 2010-2020.
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"With the changes taking place in health care, everything seems to be going to bigger and bigger conglomerates, and that creates uncertainty," points out labor attorney Dan Kunkel of Kunkel, Miller & Hament, a Tampa law firm that has counseled the owners of three different Miami nursing homes on how to counter UNITE's efforts. After a lull in union activity in the health care industry, Kunkel and other observers say, unions are attempting a comeback. (Union-busting has become a specialty of many law firms, who are called in by savvy employers at the first sign of union activity. Though UNITE took pains to keep its campaign under wraps until January, it didn't take long for word to leak out. Monica Russo has a copy of an undated memo faxed late last year to South Florida nursing homes by Kunkel, Miller & Hament: "This newly formed union has begun to target Florida nursing homes. It cannot be emphasized strongly enough the importance of ensuring that you are prepared for a possible union organizing attempt at your facility.")
According to UNITE's Raynor, who oversees the union's operations in nine southeastern states, the situation for workers in area nursing homes is critical. "Workers in South Florida are mostly immigrants, some African Americans, who are being exploited by an industry that's growing," he explains. "Not only growing, but budget cuts are putting more and more pressure on companies who are not going to sacrifice profits and so will sacrifice their workers' rights and welfare instead. More so than in the past, employers feel they can get away with violating workers' rights and pay low wages, somehow in the name of competition."
UNITE's broad campaign isn't particularly unusual, but it does represent something of a departure for this regional office, whose major successes to date have been at textile, manufacturing, and laundry operations. Russo says the nursing home campaign developed over the past few years, after her staff received complaints from workers and their relatives, many of whom were referred by friends or family already employed at a UNITE shop. One CNA had been injured on the job, and her employers were denying worker's compensation. Another, a supervisor for fifteen years who was the only black maintenance staffer where he worked, came to UNITE, having been fired after training the man who eventually took his job. A CNA with a history of commendations was fired after an argument with a relative of a patient; the CNA claimed that she had never been allowed to speak in her own defense and had been forced to sign a paper that later was altered to state that she could not work in any other nursing home. When UNITE organizers followed up on these and other complaints, they met long-time employees who were earning less than subsistence wages. They also heard of homes that failed to pay overtime, of racial discrimination and favoritism, and of staff cutbacks resulting in increasingly heavy workloads. It was no coincidence, they concluded, that local nursing home workers were mostly women of color -- immigrants from Caribbean and Latin American countries as well as African Americans.
It's this heterogeneous, largely immigrant, and marginalized work force that makes South Florida as formidable as any challenge confronted by organized labor -- a challenge to union people such as Russo to think creatively, to try different ways to coax ethnic groups who don't necessarily speak the same language to act as a unified force. "My experience until about four years ago has been organizing in the South, in more rural, small-town settings," admits Russo, who nonetheless is fluent in Creole, Spanish, and Portuguese. "And organizing immigrant workers in the city is a totally different ball game. I love it. To me this isn't about helping the helpless but about empowering workers. And it's very, very exciting, especially with immigrants who've been so dogged out, so trounced. The other side'd better watch out, because immigrant workers are gonna get power and things are gonna change."
Despite the widespread reluctance -- fear is the word UNITE's organizers use -- of Villa Maria employees to attempt to unionize, UNITE teams assigned to the Hebrew Home for the Aged and Palm Garden Nursing Home, both in North Miami Beach, have been welcomed with enthusiasm. Their reception has been particularly encouraging at the Hebrew Home, where the firing in November of the CNA who had exchanged harsh words with a patient's family member galvanized her colleagues. There, UNITE workers are signing up almost everyone they show a card to.
At the same time, UNITE is bringing its campaign to the general public, notably the area's Haitian and African-American communities. Russo and other union members appear on several Haitian radio shows, including Haitian-American Democratic Club president Jacques Despinosse's Saturday talk show on WKAT-AM (1360), where they discuss UNITE's position on various workers' and union issues. Russo and rank-and-file leader JoAinne Jocelyn are invited to address the congregation of a Haitian Baptist church. And some 50 union members and supporters march in the Martin Luther King Day parade. Then on March 4, at a UNITE press conference called to officially introduce the nursing home campaign, an emotional U.S. Rep. Carrie Meek puts the first signature on a "Nursing Home Workers' Bill of Rights" petition. "I may be a congresswoman, but I came from the trenches," Meek declares, her voice breaking as she mentions her mother's back-breaking labor as a domestic, earning poverty wages. "I will do all I can to help people know what's going on here." CNAs from the three nursing homes with the most active current campaigns -- Hebrew Home, Palm Garden, and Villa Maria -- are present, and some of them speak. UNITE has already petitioned the NLRB for elections at Hebrew Home and Palm Garden and is waiting for the board to set dates.


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4 Strangest Celebrity Family Relationships Ever
Thank you, Mackenzie Phillips, for making it okay to talk about parents having sexual relations with their children. Nearly anyone would agree that we live in a mad world, and these Hollywood bloodline relationships are the pinnacle of what's just...wrong.
Angelina Jolie and her brother James Haven kissed passionately in 2000 on TV with many fellow celebrities looking on (and the siblings resembling a unpolished, Goth-obsessed pre-Twilight pair). That evening Jolie had claimed that she was "so in love with my brother right now" and rumors that the two practiced incest ensued. However they both insisted they were just a close brother and sister who relied on each other for support when their parents divorced. Shiloh Jolie-Pitt is said to be named after uncle James Haven, whose parents had once intended to call him by the same name. 7 Must-Read Sex Tips
Woody Allen and Soon-Yi Previn got together sometime around 1992 surrounding the breakup of a 12-year relationship between Allen and Soon-Yi's adopted mom Mia Farrow. Essentially Allen had been a stepfather to Soon-Yi, and in 1997 they married after Allen was quoted saying, "The heart wants what it wants." Allen and Soon-Yi now have two children together. Allen's biological son has said that Allen is both his father and his brother-in-law, and that "I cannot have a relationship with my father and be morally consistent."
Morgan Freeman and his step-granddaughter had an alleged 10-year affair, according to rumors that came out in the summer of 2009. In 2007 Freeman, now 72, and second wife Myrna Collie-Lee split up, and the two reportedly raised E'Dena Hines together. Hines was 27 when the alleged affair hit the press last summer, meaning that if the relationship had in fact occurred, she wouldn't have been legal when it started. Rumors that the two planned to wed have never been confirmed. Celebrity Love: Morgan Freeman To Marry Step-Granddaughter?
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Wilson, Douglas L., ed.; Davis, Rodney O., ed.; Terry, Oliver C. 'Oliver C. Terry to Jesse W. Weik' in 'Herndon's Informants: Letters, Interviews, and Statements About Abraham Lincoln' . Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1998. [format: book], [genre: letter]. Permission: University of Illinois Press
Mt. Vernon, Ind., July 14, 1888. Dear Sir Your letter of inquiry, regarding the whereabouts of one "Pritchard," "a lawyey of 1828, who rode this Juditial district about that time, and an associate of Abraham Lincolns," is received, and in answer will say, that I cannot assertain from any of our old citizens any thing that would throw any light upon "Pritchard," I will say however, that the party you refer to is no doubt the Hon Judge John Pitcher of this City. I have Known this Gentleman for the last thirty five years, and will without further preamble Give you a condensed history of this Gentlemans career in this state, as give me by him, on more than one occation. Judge John Pitcher was born in the State of Connecticut, in August 1795. The Judge informs me that he was born in the "Old Nut Meg State," about ½ mile from the old Cider Mill, where our Puritin fathers would whip the cider barrels for working on Sunday. And in the year 1819 married there, and in the year 1820, removed to Rockport Spencer County Ind. where he began the practice of law. In 1819, Thos Lincoln father of Abraham Lincoln had settled in Spencer County on a farm not far from Rockport. Judge Pitcher soon became acquainted with the Lincoln family Abraham being yet a boy, or verry young man, would frequently call at Pitchers office at Rockport, and was very desirous to read law with Pitcher, but his family being verry poor he could not give his time off the farm, but would borrow books from Judge Pitcher and read at home during leasure hours. After the death of Lincolns mother the family moved to Ills. and Judge Pitcher left Rockport and went to Princeton Gibson Co. where he lived and practiced law until 1835, when he came to Mt Vernon Posey Co. where he has lived ever since. Pitcher received letters occationally from his friend Lincoln, after they had left spencer County, but did not meet him again until the summer or fall of 1840, when Lincoln came to Rockport and delivered a whig Speech during the Harrison Campaign of that year. [1] Lincoln wrote Pitcher he would be at Rockport and the Judge went up and met him and heard (using the Judge's own language) "hered one of the best political speaches he ever listened to." Pitcher and Lincoln did not meet again until 1862, when Pitcher called on him at the White House in Washington, and at that time informed Lincoln that he only called to shake hands with him and to Congratulate him upon his success in life, and upon the policy of his administration, that he was asking nothing, wanted nothing and would not accept any thing. Lincoln has written the Judge prior to this, to Know what he could do for him? Judge Pitcher, like Lincoln, was a Whig. And in 1836 received the nomination for Congress in this (the 1st) district by his party. The Democracy nominated Ratliff Boon, who defeated Pitcher by 21 majority in the District. In 1840 the Whigs nominated Pitcher for state senator to represent Posey and Vanderburgh Cos to which office he was elected and served until 1844. Genl Thos G Pitcher of the Regular Army is a Son of Judge John Pitcher. Genl Pitcher was born at Rockport Ind in 1824, entered West point in 1840 entered the Army as a 2d Lt in Inft, and served through the Mexican War was promoted to Capt. and was under Genl Twig when the war broke out in 1861, but had wisely taken a 6 months furlough, and was here in Mt Vernon when Twig transferred his Command to the Confederacy. Genl Pitcher did good service during the rebellion, was promoted to Col of regulars and Brigadier of Vols. Wounded in 1863 which has maimed him for life. And is now on the retired list with the rank of Col in the regular Army. Genl Pitcher has two Sons, both 1st Lieutenants of Cavalry in the reg, Army. One an Aid on Genl Schoelds Staff. The subject of this letter, Judge John Pitcher, (as already indicated) will be 93 years of Age next month. he tells me he feels as well as he ever did in his life, does not suffer an ake or a pain. Apetite good, sleeps sound, And, if it were not for a broken hip, received 8 years ago by a fall, he could get round as well as he had for 80 ys prior, The Judge as stated had been a life long whig. voted for Lincoln in 1860 & 64 but on account of family relations, in 1868 he drifted into the Democratic ranks where he has remained until now. And after 20 years of Rip Van Winkle sleep, the old Judge is awakened, and returns to his first love, and will vote for Harrison this fall. He does not wish to be quoted, as he is dependent on his family and as he says all are "locofocos" As to the Rev Aaron Farmer, of whom you inquire, I can assertain nothing & do not think he figured in this neck of the woods. Judge Pitcher says he has no recollection of such person. You ask how I like Harrison & Morton nomination! It could not have been improved upon. Its thee very best could have been made and will win We are going to return Hovey to Congress from this Dist. Pitcher informs me, that neither he, nor Lincoln ever wrote any thing upon the subject of temperance at any time, they both had mor sense than to meddle with something they knew nothing about as the question was not agitated at that time You must excuse this miserable written letter. I have been sick five weeks and am so nervous I can scarcely write Am a poor hand at best. Let me hear from you at your convenience We have a candidate here for Supreme Judge, or will be before the republican Convention on the 8th. its Judge William P. Edson. he has made two races for it and with the rest of his ticket should defeat. Can you help us on him in the Convention? Very respectfully Library of Congress: Herndon-Weik Collection. Manuscript Division. Library of Congress. Washington, D.C. 4636 40
Wilson, Douglas L., ed.; Davis, Rodney O., ed.; Terry, Oliver C. 'Oliver C. Terry to Jesse W. Weik' in 'Herndon's Informants: Letters, Interviews, and Statements About Abraham Lincoln' . Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1998. [format: book], [genre: letter]. Permission: University of Illinois Press Persistent link to this document: http://lincoln.lib.niu.edu/file.php?file=herndon658.html |


text: Fall 2012: Most popular shows so farBy Lynette Rice, EWUpdated 11:33 AM ET, Wed October 24, 2012ABC's "Modern Family" remains popular with viewers.Story highlightsSome of the favorite TV shows so far are returning ones"Sunday Night Football" is the top rated showNone of the new shows cracked the top 10The 2012-13 TV season is already a month old and, as expected, returning favorites have remained just that — favorites. Naturally, this year's best comedy winner at the Emmys remains in the Top 5 (way to go, Cam!), while Shonda Rhimes' trusty medical drama is still fighting the good fight for ABC.But how are all those new shows faring opposite the veterans through the first four weeks? Here's the top (and low) rated dramas through Oct. 21 and what they are averaging in the uber-important adults 18-49 demographic. (New shows are bolded and cancelled ones are crossed out). Remember, each ratings point equals 1.3 million viewers.1. Sunday Night Football (NBC) 7.7 rating/19 share2. Modern Family (ABC) 5.8/153. The Big Bang Theory (CBS) 5.7/184. Sunday Night Pre-Kick (NBC) 5.6/155. The Voice (NBC) 5.1/136. Grey's Anatomy (NBC) 5.0/137. NCIS (CBS) 4.5/137. The Family Guy (FOX) 4.5/119. The Voice Tuesday (NBC) 4.5/1310. The OT (Fox) 4.4/1311. Revolution (NBC) 4.3/1111. Football Night in America (NBC) 4.3/1213. Two and a Half Men (CBS) 4.1/1213. Once Upon a Time (ABC) 4.1/1015. 2 Broke Girls (CBS) 4.0/1015. Glee (FOX) 4.0/1115. The Simpsons (FOX) 4.0/1018. The X Factor Wednesday (FOX) 3.9/1119. How I Met Your Mother (CBS) 3.8/1120. NCIS:Los Angeles (CBS) 3.7/1020. New Girl (FOX) 3.7/1022. X Factor Thursday 3.3/1022. Person of Interest (CBS) 3.6/1024. Criminal Minds (CBS) 3.5/924. Elementary (CBS) 3.5/1026. Revenge (ABC) 3.4/826. Mike & Molly (CBS) 3.4/828. Survivor: Philippines (CBS) 3.3/1029. American Dad (FOX) 3.1/730. The Middle (ABC) 3.0/931. Go On (NBC) 2.9/831. The Office (NBC) 2.9/833. Amazing Race 21 (CBS) 2.8/733. CSI (CBS) 2.8/833. Bones (FOX) 2.8/833. 60 Minutes (CBS) 2.8/733. Suburgatory (ABC) 2.8/738. Bob's Burgers (FOX) 2.7/738. Vegas (CBS) 2.7/840. Mindy Project (FOX) 2.6/741. Castle (ABC) 2.5/746. Scandal (ABC) 2.5/741. The New Normal (NBC) 2.5/741. Hawaii Five-0 (CBS) 2.5/645. Cleveland (FOX) 2.4/745. Private Practice (ABC) 2.4/745. Parenthood (NBC) 2.2/645. Nashville (ABC) 2.4/745. Dancing with the Stars (ABC) 2.4/650. The Last Resort (ABC) 2.3/750. The Mentalist (CBS) 2.3/650. Law & Order: SVU (NBC) 2.3/650. 666 Park Avenue (ABC) 2.3/656. Dancing with the Stars results 2.4/656. Grimm (NBC) 2.2/758. The Good Wife (CBS) 2.1/558. The Neighbors (ABC) 2.1/660. Shark Tank (ABC) 2.0/761. Raising Hope (FOX) 1.9/661. Football Night in America Pt. 2 (NBC) 1.9/563. Ben & Kate (FOX) 1.8/564. Chicago Fire (NBC) 1.7/564. Guys with Kids (NBC) 1.7/564. Up All Night (NBC) 1.7/567. Blue Bloods (CBS) 1.6/568. Saturday Night Football (ABC) 1.5/568. 30 Rock (NBC) 1.5/568. CSI: NY (NBC) 1.5/568. Fringe (FOX) 1.5/573. Animal Practice (NBC) 1.4/573. America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC) 1.4/473. 20/20 Friday (ABC) 1.4/473. Dateline Friday (NBC) 1.4/477. Mob Doctor (FOX) 1.3/377. Arrow (CW) 1.3/479. Notre Dame Football (NBC) 1.1/479. Made in Jersey (CBS) 1.1/479. Fox College Football 1.1/479. Vampire Diaries (CW) 1.1/383. 48 Hours (CBS) 1.0/384. Beauty and the Beast (CW) .9/284. Rock Center with Brian Williams (NBC) .9/384. Supernatural (CW) .9/284. SVU Saturday (NBC) .9/388. Saturday Night Football Pregame (ABC) .8/389. Chicago Fire Saturday (NBC) .7/289. Grimm encore (NBC) .7/291. America's Top Model (CW) .6/291. Crimetime Saturday (CBS) .6/291. Hart of Dixie (CW) .6/295. Revolution Saturday (NBC) .5/295. Emily Owens MD (CW) .5/195 90210 (CW) .5/198 Gossip Girl Monday (CW) .4/198. Oh Sit! (CW) .4/1100. Nikita (CW) .3/1100. LA Complex (CW) .3/1See the original story at EW.com.More from showbizWhat to look forward to in 2015The sexiest night on TVWhy we're obsessed with spiesPowered by Livefyre


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Slate has a very entertaining article on the failure of irony in expression among young adults in China,
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quote:As blood stains the sugar white sands of Pensacola Beach, mysterious disappearances plague the area. But this doesn't stop a group of high school seniors from having one last blowout at an exclusive beach mansion before graduation. But Mandy, the party's host, has plans of her own. With a special friend, a massive bull shark she befriended as a child, Mandy plans to work through her teen angst the only way she knows how: with the help of massive jaws and an insatiable appetite for human flesh!
quote:"Slipway Grey is just as lovably cheesy and sleazy as you'd expect from its wonderful serial killer + giant shark premise. It's goofy, gory fun!" —Jeff Strand, author of WOLF HUNT
quote:"Sometimes you want to toss your responsibilities aside and immerse yourself in a guilty pleasure. Slipway Grey is a fun slasher with teens in bikinis, a serial killer, and a loyal-yet-bloodthirsty shark. It doesn't get more pleasurably guilty that that." —Mercedes M. Yardley, author of BEAUTIFUL SORROWS
quote:"When a group of unsupervised teenagers celebrate their graduation with a serial killer on the loose some unexpected mayhem is sure to arise. Authors Mark C. Scioneaux and Dane T. Hatchell have created a boatload of horrific fun with Slipway Grey. Don't let this be the one that gets away!" —Rena Mason, author of THE EVOLUTIONIST
quote:With a special friend, a massive bull shark she befriended as a child
quote:Gonna check it out.
quote:$2.99 for 94 pages??? come on man, the wool books were only .99
quote:ill wait for the movie
quote: come on man, the wool books were only .99
quote:Scifi channel gonna pick this up?
quote:how much of are you planning on giving to Chicken for advertising on his site?
quote:is this the book readers thread?
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quote:I feel like they've almost completely abandoned the fantasy football aspect of the show. They are how many weeks are we into the season and they still haven't had Ruxin freak the frick out over the replacement refs Packers-Seahawks? It still has some lulz moments each week.. I just wish they would get pissed/excited about football stuff that has happened this season like they have in the past.
quote:I always thought the League is way overated on this board. A few people were putting it in there top 5 sit coms of all time
quote:Is "The League" disappointing anyone else this season?
quote:completely abandoned the fantasy football aspect of the show
quote:Definitely not in the convo for the best of all time. However, I have very much enjoyed the first 3 seasons. I can turn my brain off and laugh A lot of people seem to have something against dumb humor.
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a little notice from mod zegun~kun
hi member yang baru join IDWS khusus untuk download DOTA2 dari tret ini
kalian yang baru 0 post nya dan ngeliat hide post 20 NGGAK PERLU CURHAT DISINI, ini bukan tret buat nampung curhatan alay model "aduh mesti 20 post" , "aduh kurang xx post" , "kejar postingan demi main DOTA"
itu sama aja ngeJUNK . . ga ngerti cara sosialisasi yang bener layaknya orang tolol yang bisanya koar2 ga jelas -- ga mau kan dibilang orang tolol?
post yang berbobot dan bermanfaat, atau kalo ga tau mau post apa yang berhubungan dengan DOTA2, just get the hell out of here and go to another subforum and get your fcking post quota there!
mau ber gaje ria tinggal cari tret yg ada affix [Lounge] <-- sarang gaje dan junk official
have a nice day
Ni yang di tunggu gan akhirnya liris juga DOTA 2 OFFLINE
sizenya 2 GB, bisa buat lawan AI atau 5 vs 5
Semuanya cukup update, persis di dota 2 steam
screenshot windows
oh ia udah update elder titan ama skywath juga lho
Dota is a competitive game of action and strategy, played both professionally and casually by millions of passionate fans worldwide. Players pick from a pool of over a hundred heroes, forming two teams of five players. Radiant heroes then battle their Dire counterparts to control a gorgeous fantasy landscape, waging campaigns of cunning, stealth, and outright warfare.
Irresistably colorful on the surface, Dota is a game of infinite depth and complexity. Every hero has an array of skills and abilities that combine with the skills of their allies in unexpected ways, to ensure that no game is ever remotely alike. This is one of the reasons that the Dota phenomenon has continued to grow. Originating as a fan-made Warcraft 3 modification, Dota was an instant underground hit. After coming to Valve, the original community developers have bridged the gap to a more inclusive audience, so that the rest of the world can experience the same core gameplay, but with the level of polish that only Valve can provide.
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Unequip all items in Dota 2
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Because in a free country, even idiots get to vote.
And you think media bias doesn't matter? Think again.
Zogby Poll of 521 Obama Voters (MOE +/- 4.4 points)
57.4% could NOT correctly say which party controls congress (50/50 shot just by guessing)
81.8% could NOT correctly say Joe Biden quit a previous campaign because of plagiarism (25% chance by guessing)
82.6% could NOT correctly say that Barack Obama won his first election by getting opponents kicked off the ballot (25% chance by guessing)
88.4% could NOT correctly say that Obama said his policies would likely bankrupt the coal industry and make energy rates skyrocket (25% chance by guessing)
56.1% could NOT correctly say Obama started his political career at the home of two former members of the Weather Underground (25% chance by guessing).
And yet…..
Only 13.7% failed to identify Sarah Palin as the person on which their party spent $150,000 in clothes
Only 6.2% failed to identify Palin as the one with a pregnant teenage daughter
And 86.9 % thought that Palin said that she could see Russia from her "house," even though that was Tina Fey who said that!!
Only 2.4% got at least 11 correct.
Only .5% got all of them correct. (And we "gave" one answer that was technically not Palin, but actually Tina Fey)
It's funny when it's on the Tonight Show… not so much when it puts a Socialist with zero experience in the White House.


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On a hot Afternoon is St. Joseph, MO me, Lily-chan, my homie Byron and his sister Tricia walked in to CBTAT2. I already knew what I wanted. I sat on the table the artist, made the transparent and we were off and running. As she was making the outline she asked "So, why?" Then i gave the easiest answer "I believe in Cherrytree Records and their message. Removing the invisible wall between the artists and their fans." There's more to the answer but I didn't want it to turn in to an episode of NY Ink with me sitting there crying telling my story as I got inked.
Fall 2009 began a really rough time for me with great highs in between and for every low CT has been there for every high. That same fall Party Rock happened I got to meet FM after being a big fan for years. Spring of 2010 my mom passed away after fighting with everything she had. My heart was broken and I love my best friend. To cheer us both I took my daughter to Bamboozle NJ. There I got to meet Kari, a fellow recer and her dad. A few months later was Cherrytree El Adobe and ISA LA after that. So much fun and music lessened my heartbreak alot. This winter my fiancee and I parted ways after 5 years. Less than a month later I was having my "Birthday Dinner" with Poly, Irina, Christine Wo, Martin, Scott and Andrea with an appearance from Natalia Kills. Most epic birthday ever!This spring I got to meet Ellie Goulding at the Book and Stage at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas and saw Robyn a week later at the same Casino up in the Blvd Pool.
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UK and US lagging on IPv6 adoption as Norway leads the way
14 Mar 2012
The UK and the US are lagging outside the top 20 nations for IPv6 adoption, despite the depletion of IPv4 addresses and widespread attempts at promoting awareness of the need to migrate to the new protocotol.
Figures released by the RIPE NCC, one of the five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) in charge of providing blocks of IP addresses, show that the UK has an adoption rate of just 17 per cent, while the US is far behind on 9 per cent.
This compares poorly against the top adopters of Norway on 49 per cent, the Netherlands on 42 per cent and Malaysia on 28 per cent. Other European nations include Sweden (31 per cent), Germany (30 per cent) and Ireland (29 per cent).
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Men's Soccer
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Release: 08/24/2012
2012 Men's Soccer Preview
From a regular season championship in 2009 to a program best 15 wins and a national ranking of 16th a season ago, the Iona College men's soccer team has accomplished plenty in the past few seasons under tenth year head coach
Fernando Barboto
. In 2012, the Gaels look to capture what has alluded them, a MAAC Championship and an NCAA Tournament berth.
That is the goal for this season. With a roster that lost only two players from a year ago, the 2012 Gaels have a talented group of veterans and newcomers and look to capture the program's first conference championship.
The talent is evident when you consider the team returns seven All-MAAC Honorees and produced six 2011 National Soccer Coaches Association of America All- North Alantic Team honors, the most NSCAA selections in the country.
The 2011 season ended in a semifinal lost in double overtime loss to Manhattan, which has fueled the Gaels through the offseason.
"Our players have been tested since they arrived at Iona," says Barboto. "They each have a year or two of important experience under their belts. They returned to campus hungry, wanting more than they got last year."
Iona's crop of forwards will be led by the dynamic duo of junior
Samuel Adjei
and senior
Ansger Otto
. The pair will be counted on to replicate its scoring success of a year ago.
Ajdei appeared in all 20 games in 2011, scoring six goals and adding seven assists. This past offseason he competed with the Ghana U20 National Team, an experience that Barboto thinks will only benefit him in his third season.
"Sammy's experience with the U20 Team helped him continue to adjust to the physical play of the forward position, states Barboto. "It can only make him a better player, and add to an already strong skill set."
In his first season with the Gaels, Otto scored a team high seven goals, tying Adjei for the team lead with three game winners.
Brais Garcia
Alexander Sibelait
, a first year transfer from Savannah College of Art & Design, round out the Iona front line.
The Gaels return four starters in the midfield. The talented group will provide the playmaking in the middle that should help its teammates up front find plenty of scoring opportunities.
Franklin Castellanos
, an All-MAAC First Team Selection, appeared in 19 games for the Maroon & Gold in 2011, leading the Gaels in points with 20 on three goals and 14 assists. His 14 assists led the nation as did his 0.74 assists per game average.
Senior captain
Alvaro Torrecilla
, a 2011 All-MAAC Second Team selection, has appeared in 32 games for the Gaels, and enters his final season with eight career goals and four career assists.
Ignacio Maganto
, an All-MAAC Second Team selection a season ago, picked up 16 points in his rookie campaign, scoring six goals and notching four assists for the Gaels.
Michael Hodgen
started all 17 games he appeared in during his first season with the Gaels after transfering from Oregon State, finishing the season with one goal and four assists.
MJ Nestor
Giovanni Tacconelli
and sophomores
Giovanni Esposito
Ryan Del Monaco
give the Gaels plenty of depth and experience along the position.
This season, Barboto added a trio of newcomers to the midfield in freshmen
Cody Kiss
Dylan Cope
Saul Ortega
"We wanted to find players who could add valuable depth to the squad," says Barboto. "Cody, Dylan and Saul are players that could fill that need for us."
Iona returns three of its four starters from last season's backline, but will have to fill two positions after one, senior
Alexander Abdalla
, was lost for the season during spring training. Gone is right back Adam Rohan, but senior captain
Robbie Krohmer
and junior
Tommy Martin
both return from a defensive unit that held opponents to just 19 goals a year ago.
Krohmer, a three-year starter for Iona, will anchor the defense after earning a First Team All-MAAC selection in 2011 while Martin started eighteen contests a season ago.
"Robbie is the anchor of our defense at center back, comments Barboto. "He is a team leader, and shows through example, how the game is played."
Paul Traut
and sophomore
Charlie Butte
will also see time this season on the back end. Traut appeared in 11 games for the Gaels in 2011, making four starts, while Butte is coming off a redshirt season.
Senior captain
Douglas Stephens
will also play a role on the back end this season. With his experience at midfield, and five career tallies, he has the ability to move up the field and create scoring opportunities for himself and his teammates.
"Doug is a player that cares more about the game than anyone else out on the field," says Barboto.
Jordan Cunliffe
Brendan Ehrling
and juniors
Kester Guischard
Chris Relihan
Mike Stabile
are also in the mix while
Willya Mekolo
, a sophomore transfer from Quinnipiac, will also provide depth to the Gaels' defense.
In goal, sophomore
Borja Barbero
quickly established himself as one of the conference's top netminders in his first season, earning a spot on the MAAC All-Rookie Team as well as a First Team Selection to the NSCAA All-Region Team.
Barbero started all 20 games for the Gaels in 2011, allowing 19 goals for an impressive goals against average of 0.91. He recorded 62 saves and four shutouts in his rookie year.
Michael Jordan
has appeared in six games for the Gaels during his career and will provide depth at the position along with freshmen
Karlo Morrell
Julian Petrello
The Gaels have eight teams on their 2012 regular-season schedule that qualified for last season's NCAA Tournament. Included in those squads are quarterfinals South Florida and Connecticut.
Iona opens up the season on Aug. 24 at Motamed Field against Adelphi before hosting UC Riverside on Aug. 26 in the home opener at Mazzella Field. The Gaels then travel to West Point to face Army at Clinton Field on Aug. 31.
The Gaels then head to Tampa, Fl to take part in the South Florida Tournament. Iona will play Florida Gulf Coast on Sept. 6 and South Florida on Sept. 8.
Iona will then travel to Evanston, IL to take part in the Lakeside Classic. Iona will play host Northwestern on Sept. 14 and Northern Illinois on Sept. 16.
Iona will welcome in Monmouth to Mazzella Field on Sept. 22 before travelling to West Virginia on Sept. 26.
The Gaels will begin MAAC play Oct. 6 with a home tilt versus Fairfield. Iona then wraps up non-conference play on Oct. 9 at Connecticut.
Iona's final eight regular-season contests all are against MAAC foes beginning Oct. 12 with a showdown against Manhattan at Gaelic Park. Iona will conclude its three game road trip at Saint Peter's on Oct. 14.
The Gaels will return home to play host to Loyola Maryland (Oct. 19) and Rider (Oct. 21) before road tilts at Canisius (Oct. 26) and Niagara (Oct. 28). Iona will conclude the regular season with home affairs against Siena (Nov. 2) and Marist (Nov. 4).
The 2012 MAAC Championship will eminate from the Ridley Athletic Complex in Baltimore, MD, beginning with the semifinals on Nov. 8. The Championship game will take place on Nov. 10.
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commercialization.10 The World Meteorological Organization's Global Runoff Data Center in Koblenz, Germany, holds information on nearly 3,000 discharge monitoring stations. However, in accordance with the wishes of the donor nations, access to this information is restricted and no transfer of the complete global dataset or substantial portions of it are possible. A recent UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization) publication and related digital data bank of approximately 1,000 discharge monitoring stations11represents the last digitized global data bank of river runoff that is freely available to the global change community (at Oak Ridge National Laboratory Data Acquisition and Archive Center). Lamentably, its last data entry is for 1991.
A set of long-term index stations should be identified, some of which should be as free from the effects of upstream regulation and diversions as possible. In the United States the logical responsible agency would be the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). However, the funding method currently used for the USGS stream gauge network is not necessarily consistent with the needs of a climate network (e.g., only about 10 percent of USGS stations are funded from the agency's core funds; the remainder are funded cooperatively with state agencies and by other federal agencies for operational purposes). Moreover, there is a significant need for this information on a global scale, which poses a difficult operational and political challenge. This topic of in situ riverine information is important and should be addressed.
Station data. The United States must maintain existing long-term stations within the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) cooperative network, particularly the subset of stations that make up the Hydroclimatic Data Network and the U.S. Historical Climate Network. Precipitation measured at first-order stations has recently undergone radical changes and considerable technical problems, making these networks even more important.
Radar precipitation data. The National Center for Environmental Prediction has recently started to archive a merged WSR88-D (Doppler radar)/gauge product (4-km resolution) that covers most of the United States. The suitability of these data for climatological purposes needs to be evaluated, and steps must be taken to ensure the security of the long-term archive of the data and to ensure that the data are freely available to the scientific community. From a more global perspective, the recent Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission (TRMM) launch holds great promise for tropical regions.
Only a very small number of stations now operate in the continental United States that collect a full suite of surface radiation observations (the SURFRAD