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This infection is treated with antibiotics. They are given by IV and sometimes by mouth. Acute osteomyelitis is generally treated for at least 4-6 weeks. Chronic osteomyelitis may require antibiotics for a longer period of time.
Surgery may be required to:
In severe cases, amputation may be necessary.
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National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
Ortho Info - American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Canadian Orthopaedic Association
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Bone and joint infections. Mayo Clinic Health Letter. February 26, 2001.
Carek PJ, Dickerson LM, et al. Diagnosis and management of osteomyelitis. Am Fam Physician. 2001;63(12).
Osteomyelitis. Cleveland Clinic website. Available at: http://my.clevelandclinic.org/orthopaedics-rheumatology/diseases-conditions/hic-osteomyelitis.aspx. Updated January 12, 2009. Accessed June 19, 2014.
Osteomyelitis. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed. Updated February 25, 2014. Accessed June 19, 2014.
Osteomyelitis. Nemours' Kids Health website. Available at: http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/bones/osteomyelitis.html. Updated October 2013. Accessed June 19, 2014.
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In what was an eventful day for riders in the Sardegna Rally Race marathon stage, Marc Coma brought his KTM machine safely to the overnight bivouac at San Leonardo to be second overall behind Italy's Alessandro Botturi.
Red Bull athlete Marc Coma is now six minutes behind the leader in the overall standings but also has four clear minutes advantage on third placed Gerard Farres. KTM factory teammate Ruben Faria was placed tenth overall at the end of the day. Jordi Viladoms has retired with a bruised hand.
Coma: "It was a complicated day but despite the difficulties we have to be satisfied, when compared to other riders who have lost time. It's easy to lose minutes on this type of terrain, which also is very demanding. It is not easy to watch out, check the data and ride at speed. We must continue to concentrate and be as consistent as possible over the coming days."
The support team is not allowed any contact with its riders during the marathon stage. As no mechanical support is allowed overnight, riders must also nurse their motorcycles and preserve tires, which have to last through to the end of Wednesday's stage, the penultimate of this year's edition.
Race officials reported that many of the leading riders made navigation errors or had mechanical issues and this has shaken up the order of the overall standings. After Monday the top four riders were closely positioned at the close of the stage and were led in by Portugal's Paolo Goncalves, Botturi and Coma in third place. Joan Barreda, the leader after Sunday's stage was in fourth place. The Sardegna Rally Race has more the characteristics of enduro racing than the classic rally.
At the end of Tuesday's stage, Goncalves was 15.41 behind the leader and Barreda had dropped to ninth and trailed by some 26 minutes. This was an indication that anything can happen in the marathon stage and usually does.
Riders have two more stages to complete, San Leonardo to San Teodoro on Wednesday and a loop to and from San Teodoro to complete the five-day rally on Thursday. The Sardegna Rally Race over 1600 km is the fourth of six legs that make up the FIM World Cross-Country Rallies Championship.
Results Sardegna Rally Race, Stage 3
1. Alessandro Botturi (ITA), Husqvarna, 4:02:47 h
2. Gerard Farres (ESP), GasGas, +3:22 min
3. Marc Coma (ESP), KTM, +4:40
4. Helder Rodriguez (POR), Honda, +6:22
5. Andrea Mancini (ITA), Beta, +7:19
Other KTM
6. Ruben Faria (POR), KTM, +12:23
10. Armand Monleón (ESP), KTM, +18:45
DNS Jordi Viladoms (ESP), KTM
Standings Sardegna Rally Race after 3 of 5 stages
1. Botturi, 9:53:45 h
2. Coma, +6:00 min
3. Farres, +9:52
4. Paulo Goncalves (POR), Honda, +15:41
5. Rodriguez, +16:18
Other KTM
8. Monleón, +23:14
10. Faria, +30:47
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And may I add: I love seeing pictures of Noah.
Fawn, me too. :)Steph
Noah is so cute!!! Well done Love, my kids just made $25.00 for theirs - no mean feat when you are earning it in South African Rands and I couldn't agree more about the Candy Floss!!! Have a fun weekend!!!
Congratulations to Love and all of her loved ones! Every time I see an adoptive family celebrating a new child joining their family, I think back to the time we met our own little Tongginator.
*like!* gorgeous pictures btw
What a sweet thing do have a party for him:-)
How fun! Noah's picture melted my heart, so cute. How great that she raised that much money for her cause. Clayton looks so happy and fits right in.
Oh, that makes me feel all goosebumpy. God is so good.
Here's to more parties!
It was such a great time. I love your photos, Stephie, especially the one with Clay & his pretty Mama.
That photo of Love and Clayton is so moving. What a beautiful post celebrating a beautiful event!(and yes - that top photo of the kids is so cute.)
So happy for Love and her family! We were partying too, for Marissa's 16th birthday. We didn't have cotton candy, but we DID have caramel corn. I agree...we need more parties.
um, steph, that photo of Noah and your friend's daughter...I don't know, kinda looks like one of those photos you see at wedding receptions- like in those "story of us" kind of slide shows. just sayin.
You know what I had recently? MAPLE cotton candy. Yum!
yay! i'm so excited she met her goal! how awesome! and i love that first picture a-d-o-r-a-b-l-e
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Increased tax revenue from the adoption of California Proposition 30, along with Gov. Jerry Brown's state budget proposal, reversed a $1.6 million anticipated cut to TTUSD's budget, Leri said, reducing the shortfall for the 2013-14 school year from $3 million to $1.4 million.
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Also in Jan. 23, the school board did not approve other cost-saving measures proposed earlier this year, including increasing meals costs and busing fees.
"Transportation is a key component of education," Leri said in press release. "Getting our scholars to class and safely home is a priority for the district, and we don't want to impose any barriers for families."
As of Jan. 30, a survey on the district's website indicated that 66 percent of 73 responders were against a transportation fee hike, and 60 percent of 75 responders were against a meal price increase.
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The only recommendation the school board approved at its last meeting was to promote marketing and other options to increase food service participation.
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The RCA DCM315R has the following ports available on the back of the modem:
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- ETHERNET - Connects to the Ethernet port on your computer
- USB - Connects to the USB port on your computer
- RESET - Resets the cable modem
- CABLE - Connects to the cable wall outlet
The RESET button is for maintenance purposes only. For more details, refer to the Modem Lights section.
Modem Lights
The modem lights indicate the current status of your cable modem. To troubleshoot any connection problems, use the table below.
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Modem Looking for Cable Connection |
By pressing the Internet On/Off button, it will put the modem in stand-by mode. In stand-by mode the cable Activity LED will be off, and the connection to the internet will be lost.
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MongoDB stores all data in documents, which are JSON-style data structures composed of field-and-value pairs:
{ "item": "pencil", "qty": 500, "type": "no.2" }
Most user-accessible data structures in MongoDB are documents, including:
- All database records.
- Query selectors, which define what records to select for read, update, and delete operations.
- Update definitions, which define what fields to modify during an update.
- Index specifications, which define what fields to index.
- Data output by MongoDB for reporting and configuration, such as the output of the serverStatus and the replica set configuration document.
Document Format¶
MongoDB stores documents on disk in the BSON serialization format. BSON is a binary representation of JSON documents, though it contains more data types than JSON. For the BSON spec, see bsonspec.org. See also BSON Types.
The mongo JavaScript shell and the MongoDB language drivers translate between BSON and the language-specific document representation.
Document Structure¶
MongoDB documents are composed of field-and-value pairs and have the following structure:
field1: value1,
field2: value2,
field3: value3,
fieldN: valueN
The value of a field can be any of the BSON data types, including other documents, arrays, and arrays of documents. The following document contains values of varying types:
var mydoc = {
_id: ObjectId("5099803df3f4948bd2f98391"),
name: { first: "Alan", last: "Turing" },
birth: new Date('Jun 23, 1912'),
death: new Date('Jun 07, 1954'),
contribs: [ "Turing machine", "Turing test", "Turingery" ],
views : NumberLong(1250000)
The above fields have the following data types:
- _id holds an ObjectId.
- name holds an embedded document that contains the fields first and last.
- birth and death hold values of the Date type.
- contribs holds an array of strings.
- views holds a value of the NumberLong type.
Field Names¶
Field names are strings.
Documents have the following restrictions on field names:
- The field name _id is reserved for use as a primary key; its value must be unique in the collection, is immutable, and may be of any type other than an array.
- The field names cannot start with the dollar sign ($) character.
- The field names cannot contain the dot (.) character.
- The field names cannot contain the null character.
BSON documents may have more than one field with the same name. Most MongoDB interfaces, however, represent MongoDB with a structure (e.g. a hash table) that does not support duplicate field names. If you need to manipulate documents that have more than one field with the same name, see the driver documentation for your driver.
Some documents created by internal MongoDB processes may have duplicate fields, but no MongoDB process will ever add duplicate fields to an existing user document.
Field Value Limit¶
For indexed collections, the values for the indexed fields have a Maximum Index Key Length limit. See Maximum Index Key Length for details.
Document Limitations¶
Documents have the following attributes:
Document Size Limit¶
The maximum BSON document size is 16 megabytes.
The maximum document size helps ensure that a single document cannot use excessive amount of RAM or, during transmission, excessive amount of bandwidth. To store documents larger than the maximum size, MongoDB provides the GridFS API. See mongofiles and the documentation for your driver for more information about GridFS.
Document Field Order¶
MongoDB preserves the order of the document fields following write operations except for the following cases:
- The _id field is always the first field in the document.
- Updates that include renaming of field names may result in the reordering of fields in the document.
Changed in version 2.6: Starting in version 2.6, MongoDB actively attempts to preserve the field order in a document. Before version 2.6, MongoDB did not actively preserve the order of the fields in a document.
The _id Field¶
The _id field has the following behavior and constraints:
By default, MongoDB creates a unique index on the _id field during the creation of a collection.
The _id field is always the first field in the documents. If the server receives a document that does not have the _id field first, then the server will move the field to the beginning.
The _id field may contain values of any BSON data type, other than an array.
To ensure functioning replication, do not store values that are of the BSON regular expression type in the _id field.
The following are common options for storing values for _id:
Use an ObjectId.
Use a natural unique identifier, if available. This saves space and avoids an additional index.
Generate an auto-incrementing number. See Create an Auto-Incrementing Sequence Field.
Generate a UUID in your application code. For a more efficient storage of the UUID values in the collection and in the _id index, store the UUID as a value of the BSON BinData type.
Index keys that are of the BinData type are more efficiently stored in the index if:
- the binary subtype value is in the range of 0-7 or 128-135, and
- the length of the byte array is: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 20, 24, or 32.
Use your driver's BSON UUID facility to generate UUIDs. Be aware that driver implementations may implement UUID serialization and deserialization logic differently, which may not be fully compatible with other drivers. See your driver documentation for information concerning UUID interoperability.
Most MongoDB driver clients will include the _id field and generate an ObjectId before sending the insert operation to MongoDB; however, if the client sends a document without an _id field, the mongod will add the _id field and generate the ObjectId.
Dot Notation¶
MongoDB uses the dot notation to access the elements of an array and to access the fields of an embedded document.
To access an element of an array by the zero-based index position, concatenate the array name with the dot (.) and zero-based index position, and enclose in quotes:
See also $ positional operator for update operations and $ projection operator when array index position is unknown.
To access a field of an embedded document with dot-notation, concatenate the embedded document name with the dot (.) and the field name, and enclose in quotes:
'<embedded document>.<field>'
See also
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by Kristen Schaub Crisp dialogue that draws you into your movies and TV shows PSB's Synchrony Two C the detail and clarity that you need for exceptional home theater performance. Despite its compact size, this center channel speaker can hold its own with the floor-standing models in PSB's Synchrony family. Your eyes will appreciate this speaker's simple, sophisticated looks, and your ears will appreciate PSB's precise driver design. PSB's Synchrony speaker family (Synchrony Two C shown center front) Great sound begins with quality driver materials The Synchrony Two C features a two-way design using the same drivers as the Synchrony Two floor-standing speaker, but in a dual-woofer, horizontal layout. The 1" titanium dome tweeter is carefully crafted to produce smooth, accurate highs free from distortion and grain. The woofer cones are made of fine-weave fiberglass, which creates stiff, self-damping cones. You'll hear exceptionally clean mids with excellent detail and tonal accuracy, plus impressive bass response. Extra-large voice coils and virtually distortion-free motor structures help preserve clarity and detail. Plus the rigid, cast aluminum baskets are magnetically inert for maximum efficiency. The woofers use lightweight, rigid fine-weave fiberglass cones for exceptionally smooth response. The tweeter uses a high-flux neodymium magnet to maintain clear, accurate highs, even during dynamic peaks like explosions or cymbal crashes. Top-notch crossover ensures optimal sound dispersion PSB's years of design experience and tireless testing at the National Research Council in Canada have led to a superior crossover design. The high-quality components are carefully picked to create the fourth-order crossovers that go into Synchrony speakers. Meticulous engineering ensures minimal driver overlap, with precisely chosen crossover points to maintain proper dispersion. The result is a smooth frequency response over a wide "sweet-spot." A solid cabinet with a luxurious, real-wood veneer finish Extruded aluminum front and back panels hold the curved, seven-layered top and bottom panels in place, creating an incredibly rigid, acoustically inert cabinet. The Synchrony Two C's heavy, rigid cabinet helps eliminate vibrations to maintain the speaker's natural sound. The double-walled aluminum front and back cabinet surfaces hold the curved side panels in place. Each side panel is constructed using seven layers of MDF, each one individually laminated to improve the panel's stiffness and absorb sonic energy that might otherwise color the sound. The top and side panels are clad in real wood veneer that's hand selected for its beauty and quality. Got wire? Most speakers don't include any. Learn about choosing and installing speaker wire at the Crutchfield Learning Center. Shop our selection of speaker wire. Product Highlights:frequency response: 55-23,000 Hz (±3dB)sensitivity: 89 dB4-ohm impedance suited for high-current amplifiersrecommended power: 15-200 watts1" titanium dome tweeter with neodymium magnetstwo 5-1/4" fine-weave fiberglass woofersrigid cast aluminum basketsbass reflex (ported) designhand-selected, real wood veneer finishtwo sets of gold-plated five way binding posts — can be bi-wired17-7/8"W x 7-3/8"H x 10-3/4"Dwarranty: 5 yearsOur 60-day money-back guarantee Your home theater's most important speaker The center channel speaker is the workhorse in a home theater system. It has to reproduce clear dialogue and special effects that keep your eyes and ears glued to the movie action. A high-quality center speaker is a great investment for any surround sound setup. Try to choose one that's as closely matched as possible to your front right and left speakers, so that as sound moves across the front stage, it stays seamlessly realistic.
Great Speaker for the Price and for limited space Written By Paul from New Paltz NY, New Paltz, NY on Saturday, October 19, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I did a direct comparison of the Synchrony Ones and Twos and while they were fairly the Ones had a richer sound and more bass. Both are great and if you have limited room or budget the twos are great but if you have the room and budget the Ones edge out over the twos. Pros: Excellent sound for a ridiculously low price Cons: None - a great bargain
Excellent Written By Tom, Rochester NY on Monday, April 02, 2012 After a lot of listening and reading reviews, I had pretty much decided to get the PSB Imagine T2, C and Minis as an upgrade in my living room -- but then the Synchrony 2 series closeout sale caught my interest & added another option. In the end, the towers were basically a wash for me, some minor pros and cons for each, but I liked them both and could have gone either way very comfortably. But this center speaker sealed the deal for the Synchrony 2 option. The clarity, richness and fullness of sound is remarkable, and the build quality is superb. It's small compared to a lot of competitors, but it packs a big punch when the source content requires it. This replaced a Def Tech CLR2002 center, which I liked a lot and always thought was very underrated. But it took me just a few minutes with the Synchrony 2 C to realize the difference between very good and exceptional. My system includes an NAD T787 AVR, NAD 565BEE CD Player, Oppo 93 BR Player, and Marantz NA7004 Network Player. I just use the center for cable TV and Movies. When presented with high quality source content and electronics, this speaker really shines. I have the C set as small and crossed over at 70Hz (PSB 300 subs), and don't use the port plug. I haven't tried bi-wiring them yet. The Synchrony line needs a significant amount of very clean power to sound their best. These are very high quality speakers, and I highly recommend them. Pros: Clarity, rich and full sound, looks great, small footprint, can handle whatever source content is thrown its way, seamless blending with Synchrony 2 towers Cons: Grill design


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Sure, love is hell. But it,'s totally worth it.
In these supernatural stories by five of today's hottest writers--Melissa Marr (Wicked Lovely), Scott Westerfeld (Specials), Justine Larbalestier (Magic or Madness), Gabrielle Zevin (Elsewhere), and Laurie Faria Stolarz (Blue is for Nightmares)--love may be twisted and turned around, but it's more potent than ever on its quest to conquer all.
From two students who let the power of attraction guide them to break the hard-and-fast rules of their world to the girl who falls hard for a good-looking ghost with a score to settle, the clever, quirky characters in this exciting collection will break your heart, then leave you believing in love more than ever.
About the Author
Melissa Marr is the author of the bestselling Wicked Lovely series as well as the adult fantasy novels Graveminder and The Arrivals. When not writing, editing, or traveling, Melissa is buried under a plethora of books, dogs, and children in Virginia or online at www.melissa-marr.com.
Scott Westerfeld is the author of ten books for young adults, including Peeps, The Last Days, and the Midnighters trilogy. He was born in Texas in 1963, is married to the Hugo-nominated writer Justine Larbalestier, and splits his time between New York and Sydney. His latest book is Extras, the fourth in the bestselling Uglies series.
Justine Larbalestier is the author of Liar, How to Ditch Your Fairy, and the Magic or Madness trilogy, as well as the coeditor with Holly Black of Zombies vs. Unicorns. She and her husband, author Scott Westerfeld, divide their time between Sydney, Australia, and New York City.


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Waino tries to get back on track vs. Workman
Adam Wainwright has been in an uncharacteristic funk lately, but on Thursday he gets to face a struggling offense while trying to get back on track. After all, the Red Sox have scored the fewest runs of any American League team this season.
Wainwright and righty Brandon Workman will share the rubber in the finale of a three-game series at Busch Stadium.
The usually reliable Wainwright has allowed 11 earned runs over his last three starts, including seven in 5 1/3 innings against the Brewers on Friday. Prior to this three-outing rough patch, he had allowed just six runs over his seven previous starts.
"It was not an easy night," Wainwright said after the outing against Milwaukee. "I made some good pitches tonight, and they worked me hard. A good team does that sometimes. There's really nothing to point to. There's a couple of key plays in that game that they made good on. [When you're] playing good teams, a couple of key moments here, a couple of key moments there, that's the game."
The 25-year-old Workman, meanwhile, spent most of July with Triple-A Pawtucket before starting last Wednesday when Jon Lester was scratched amid speculation he'd be traded. Lester was, indeed, moved to Oakland the following day, and Workman has taken one of the vacant spots in Boston's rotation.
In nine starts this season, Workman has a 4.41 ERA but a strong .228/.308/.392 slash line against. He surrendered four walks, four hits and five runs (two earned) over five innings against Toronto last Wednesday.
He needed 36 pitches to get through the first inning of that one, giving up two runs.
"Couldn't get ahead of anybody," Workman said. "I put the first two guys on, they both ended up scoring. So, yeah, it was definitely a matter all game of fighting command a little bit."
Red Sox: Craig taking it slow with sprained foot
Tuesday was supposed to have been a homecoming of sorts in St. Louis for Allen Craig, who was traded to the Red Sox by the Cardinals last Thursday. But a sprained left foot put him on the disabled list instead, and the Red Sox want to be careful with their newly acquired outfielder.
"He feels good," general manager Ben Cherington said. "He doesn't feel like he's that far away from playing. But we're just going to try to be methodical on this one, because he's new to the organization, because we're managing a new case and because there's a lot of information to digest. We just want to go through all of that before we make a decision on when he's going to play again."
Craig injured the foot running out a ground ball in his debut with the club on Friday and hasn't played since. He won't resume baseball activities until the organization has a better idea of his condition; there's no timetable for his return.
Cardinals: Pierzynski finding stroke
Catcher A.J. Pierzynski's struggles with Boston ultimately led to his arrival in St. Louis. Now he is hitting well with the Cardinals.
Entering Wednesday, Pierzynski, 37, was batting .320/.370/.360 with his new team. Although he hasn't hit for much power, he worked two walks -- against just three strikeouts -- in 27 plate appearances.
"He's been taking good at-bats, and he's been getting big hits for us. He's also doing a great job, obviously, on the defensive side with game-calling and putting together a game plan with our guys," manager Mike Matheny said. "We know he's capable of putting together a really tough at-bat. That ball he hit today was almost in the dirt off the plate away and he was able to cover it and flip it over the infield. That's not something you see very many hitters be able to do. He's doing a great job for us."
The play to which Matheny referred was Pierzynski's single in the eighth inning of Tuesday night's win, when he went way out of the zone to poke a Junichi Tazawa fastball into the outfield with none on and two outs. He later scored on Jon Jay's single, and that turned out to be the game-winning run.
The Cardinals signed Pierzynski for help behind the dish when Yadier Molina went on the disabled list about a month ago with a torn ligament in his right thumb.
"Things didn't work out in Boston," said Pierzynski. "To end up here was pretty cool. We have a long way to go, and hopefully, we can find a way to get to the postseason."
Worth noting
• The Cardinals lost both games Wainwright started in the 2013 World Series. He allowed six earned runs and 14 hits over 14 innings against the Red Sox.
• After playing first base on Tuesday, Red Sox slugger David Ortiz sat out on Wednesday in favor of Mike Napoli. With no designated hitter in use in St. Louis, either Napoli or Ortiz is forced to the bench each night.
Steven Petrella is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Madison band PHOX last-minute addition to Lollapalooza lineup
Madison-based folk pop band PHOX has been booked at the last minute for a lucrative gig at Lollapalooza in Chicago this Saturday.
The fortunate turn of events follows some misfortune for rapper Azealia Banks. She was scheduled to close the Grove stage Saturday night, but had to cancel due to a throat infection. »Read Full Article
Talk about a day in the life! McCartney 'marries' couple
The priest who marries Adam Kowal and Andrea Copado this October has a hard act to follow. One of the biggest acts ever. Beatles big!
Paul McCartney saw a sign they were holding and invited the couple on stage last week in Phoenix for an impromptu marriage ceremony, while admitting it probably won't stick legally. »Read Full Article(18)
Spanish restaurant Movida opens Tuesday in Walker's Point
Movida opens today with paella, tostas and other Spanish-inspired dishes at 524 S. 2nd St.
The restaurant, in the works since early summer, has taken over the space that formerly was INdustri Cafe, which closed in May. »Read Full Blog Post
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Concerts don't get much more exuberant than the Polyphonic Spree live.
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Milwaukee chefs dish on their favorite food films
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On Tap Today: IM5 at Miramar Theatre and Brink: A New Works Movement
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Republic of the Marshall Islands
Area: 181 sq. km. (about 70 sq. mi.) of land area scattered over 750,000 sq. mi. of the Western Pacific.
Cities: Capital--Majuro (pop. 25,000 in 2005). Other towns--Ebeye (12,000 in 2005), Jaluit (1,700 est. 2005).
Terrain: 29 low-lying coral atolls and five single islands.
Climate: Tropical with a wet season from May to November.
Nationality: Noun and adjective--Marshallese.
Population (2006 est.): 52,338. (Figures do not include Marshallese in the U.S., where colonies of unknown sizes exist.)
Annual growth rate (2006): 0.7% (due to high annual emigration).
Ethnic groups: 90% Marshallese, 10% estimated U.S., Filipino, Chinese, New Zealander, Australian, other Micronesian (FSM), Kiribati, Korean, and Fijian.
Religions: Christian, mostly Protestant.
Languages: Two major Marshallese dialects from Malayo-Polynesian family; English;
Education: Literacy (2002)--98% (officially based on question, "Do you read the bible?").
Health: Infant mortality rate--(2006) 3.0% Majuro and Ebeye, 9.4% on outer atolls. Life expectancy--men 65.7 yrs.; women 69.4 yrs.
Work force (2006) 25,706 of working age: 39% employed, 61% unemployed or inactive. National and local government and government enterprises--45.9%; private enterprise and non-profits--41%; USAKA and foreign embassies--13%.
Type: Parliamentary democracy in free association with the U.S. A Compact of Free Association entered into force in 1986 and an Amended Compact entered into force May 1, 2004.
Independence: October 21, 1986 from the U.S.-administered UN trusteeship.
Constitution: May 1, 1979.
Branches: Executive--president (chief of state), cabinet. Legislative--unicameral parliament (Nitijela) and consultative Council of Iroij (traditional leaders). Judicial--Supreme Court, high court, district and community courts, traditional rights court.
Political parties: United Democratic Party and United People's Party.
Suffrage: Universal at age 18.
Administrative subdivisions: 24 local governments.
GDP (current market prices, 2007): $149.5 million est.
Natural resources: Marine resources, including mariculture and possible deep seabed minerals.
Agriculture: Products--Copra (dried coconut meat); taro and breadfruit are subsistence crops.
Industry: Types--Copra processing, fish processing, tourism, pearl farming, handicrafts.
Trade: Major trading partners--U.S., Japan, Australia, China, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Taiwan.
Official currency: U.S. dollar.
The Marshall Islands is comprised of 29 atolls and five single islands, which form two parallel groups--the "Ratak" (sunrise) chain and the "Ralik" (sunset) chain. Two-thirds of the nation's population lives in Majuro and Ebeye. The outer islands are sparsely populated due to lack of employment opportunities and economic development.
The Marshallese are of Micronesian origin, which is traced to a combination of peoples who emigrated from Southeast Asia in the remote past. The matrilineal Marshallese culture revolves around a complex system of clans and lineages tied to land ownership.
Virtually all Marshallese are Christian, most of them Protestant. Other Christian denominations include Roman Catholic, Seventh-day Adventist, Mormon, Salvation Army, and Jehovah's Witness. A small Bahai community also exists.
Marshallese is the official language. English is spoken to some extent by most of the adult urban population. However, both the Nitijela (parliament) and national radio use Marshallese.
The public school system provides education through grade 12, although admission to secondary school is selective. The elementary program employs a bilingual/bicultural curriculum. English is introduced in the fourth grade. Many Marshallese and American observers have lamented the poor state of the public education system as a major stumbling block to economic development. The Marshall Islands' largest secondary institution--the 2-year College of the Marshall Islands--has experienced U.S. accreditation problems since 2003. However, thanks to an increase in funding, it has shown steady improvement since and is heading toward full accreditation. The University of the South Pacific offers courses at a small campus on Majuro.
Little is clearly understood about the prehistory of the Marshall Islands. Researchers agree on little more than that successive waves of migratory peoples from Southeast Asia spread across the Western Pacific about 3,000 years ago and that some of them landed on and remained on these islands. The Spanish explorer de Saavedra landed there in 1529. They were named for English explorer John Marshall, who visited them in 1799. The Marshall Islands were claimed by Spain in 1874.
Germany established a protectorate in 1885 and set up trading stations on the islands of Jaluit and Ebon to carry out the flourishing copra (dried coconut meat) trade. Marshallese Iroij (high chiefs) continued to rule under indirect colonial German administration.
At the beginning of World War I, Japan assumed control of the Marshall Islands. Their headquarters remained at the German center of administration, Jaluit. U.S. Marines and Army troops took control from the Japanese in early 1944, following intense fighting on Kwajalein and Enewetak atolls. In 1947, the United States, as the occupying power, entered into an agreement with the UN Security Council to administer Micronesia, including the Marshall Islands, as the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.
On May 1, 1979, in recognition of the evolving political status of the Marshall Islands, the United States recognized the constitution of the Marshall Islands and the establishment of the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The constitution incorporates both American and British constitutional concepts.
The legislative branch of the government consists of the Nitijela (parliament) with an advisory council of high chiefs. The Nitijela has 33 members from 24 districts elected for concurrent 4-year terms. Members are called senators. The president is elected by the Nitijela from among its members. Presidents pick cabinet members from the Nitijela. Amata Kabua was elected as the first president of the republic in 1979. Subsequently, he was re-elected to 4-year terms in 1983, 1987, 1991, and 1996. After Amata Kabua's death in office, his first cousin, Imata Kabua, won a special election in 1997. The third president, Kessai Note, served two 4-year terms from 2000 to 2008. Litokwa Tomeing was elected president in January 2008.
The Republic of the Marshall Islands has four court systems: Supreme Court, high court, district and community courts, and the traditional rights court. Trial is by jury or judge. Jurisdiction of the traditional rights court is limited to cases involving titles or land rights or other disputes arising from customary law and traditional practice.
Principal Government Officials
Head of State--President Litokwa Tomeing
Minister of Foreign Affairs--Tony deBrum
Ambassador to the U.S.--vacant
Ambassador to the UN--Philip Muller
The Republic of the Marshall Islands maintains an embassy at 2433 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008 (tel. 202-234-5414). It has a consulate at 1888 Lusitana St., Suite 301, Honolulu, HI 96813 (tel. 808-545-7767), and small embassies in Tokyo, Suva, and Taipei.
The Marshall Islands' mission to the United Nations is located at the News Building, 220 E. 42nd St., 31st Floor, New York, NY 10017 (tel. 212-983-3040).
Citizens of the Marshall Islands live with a relatively new democratic political system combined with a hierarchical traditional culture. The first two presidents were chiefs. Former President Kessai Note is a commoner. President Litokwa Tomeing is a traditional chief.
There have been a number of local and national elections since the Republic of the Marshall Islands was founded, and in general, democracy has functioned well. The United Democratic Party, running on a reform platform, won the 1999 parliamentary election, taking control of the presidency and cabinet. Elections on November 19, 2007 elected a new Nitijela that took office in January 2008, giving control of the government to the opposition.
The government is the largest employer, employing 46% of the salaried work force. GDP is derived mainly from payments made by the United States under the terms of the Compact of Free Association. Direct U.S. aid accounted for 60.2% of the Marshall Islands' $124.6 million budget for FY 2007.
The economy combines a small subsistence sector and a modern urban sector. In short, fishing and breadfruit, banana, taro, and pandanus cultivation constitute the subsistence sector. On the outer islands, production of copra and handicrafts provides some cash income. The modern service-oriented economy is located in Majuro and Ebeye. It is sustained by government expenditures and the U.S. Army installation at Kwajalein Atoll. The airfield there also serves as a second national hub for international flights.
The modern sector consists of wholesale and retail trade; restaurants; banking and insurance; construction, repair, and professional services; and copra processing. Copra cake and oil are by far the nation's largest exports. A tuna loining plant that will employ 500 workers--starting at $1.50 per hour--reopened in early 2008. Copra production, the most important single commercial activity for the past 100 years, now depends on government subsidies. The subsidies, more a social policy than an economic strategy, are intended to help reduce migration from outer atolls to densely populated Majuro and Ebeye. Migration from the outer islands is estimated at 8% annually.
Marine resources, including fishing, aquaculture, tourism development, and agriculture, are top government development priorities. The Marshall Islands sells fishing rights to other nations as a source of income. Since 1990, the Marshall Islands has offered ship registrations under the Marshall Islands flag. It now registers about 1,400 vessels, the fourth-largest fleet in the world, and receives an income of approximately two million dollars annually. As a small nation, the Marshall Islands must import a wide variety of goods, including foodstuffs, consumer goods, machinery, and petroleum products.
While the Government of the Marshall Islands is free to conduct its own foreign relations, it does so under the terms of the Compact of Free Association. Since independence, the Republic of the Marshall Islands has established relations with 67 nations, including most other Pacific Island nations. Regional cooperation, through membership in various regional and international organizations, is a key element in its foreign policy.
The Marshall Islands became a member of the United Nations in September 1991. The Marshall Islands maintains embassies in the U.S., Fiji, Japan, and Taiwan.
The Republic of the Marshall Islands is a sovereign nation in "free association" with the United States. After more than a decade of negotiation, the Marshall Islands and the United States signed the Compact of Free Association on June 25, 1983. The people of the Marshall Islands approved the Compact in a UN-observed plebiscite on September 7, 1983. The U.S. Congress subsequently approved the Compact, adding several amendments which were accepted by the Government of the Marshall Islands, and the Compact entered into force on October 21, 1986. From 1999-2003, the two nations negotiated an Amended Compact that entered into force on May 1, 2004. Under the Amended Compact, the U.S. will provide the Marshall Islands at least $57 million every year until 2023, including contributions to a jointly managed Trust Fund. Marshallese will continue to have access to many U.S. programs and services. A Joint Economic Management and Financial Accountability Committee (JEMFAC) comprised of representatives of both governments will ensure that Compact assistance funds are spent effectively.
Under the Compact, the United States has full authority and responsibility for security and defense of the Marshall Islands, and the Government of the Marshall Islands is obligated to refrain from taking actions that would be incompatible with these security and defense responsibilities.
The Department of Defense, under a subsidiary government-to-government agreement of the Compact, has use of the lagoon and several islands on Kwajalein Atoll. The atoll consists of approximately 90 islets around the largest lagoon in the world. The agreement allows the United States continued use of the U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll (USAKA) missile test range until 2066 with an option until 2086. Another major subsidiary agreement of the original Compact provides for settlement of all claims arising from the U.S. nuclear tests conducted at Bikini and Enewetak Atolls from 1946 to 1958. Under the terms of free association, more than 40 U.S. Government agencies such as the Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. Postal Service, the Small Business Administration, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency operate programs or render assistance to the Marshall Islands.
The United States and the Marshall Islands have full diplomatic relations. The Marshall Islands has expressed an interest in attracting U.S. investment.
Principal U.S. Embassy Officials
Ambassador--Clyde Bishop
Deputy Chief of Mission/Consul--Doug Morris
IPO/General Services Officer--Helen Dabbs
Office Manager--Darlene Korok
Political/Economic Officer--Adam Mitchell
The U.S. Embassy in the Marshall Islands is located on Long Island, Majuro (tel. 692-247-4011, fax 692-247-4012). Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1379, Majuro, MH 96960-1379.


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Lincoln Trail State Park
Whether you are looking for history, unusual plant life or recreation, Lincoln Trail State Park has something to interest you. The area is named after the Lincoln Heritage Trail where Abraham Lincoln's family followed en route from Indiana to Illinois in 1831. Lincoln Trail State Park offers American beech woods and a nature preserve with hiking trails, boat rentals, camping, biking, bird watching, fishing, ice fishing and ice skating. Restaurant open seasonally.
Grave Of Sarah Hanks Varnell
Abraham Lincoln's aunt was buried in the Ogden County cemetery in 1876 after living a long life in Edgar County.
Clark County Museum
The Clark County Historical Society is dedicated to the preservation and education of all things pertaining to the people and places of Clark County, Illinois. Learn about the Lincoln-Douglas debates and unique area country architecture here.
Independence Pioneer Village
Visit this log home village from the early 1800s, including a blacksmith shop, church and schoolhouse.
Lincoln School Museum
The Lincoln School Museum is a restored 1880's one-room brick school located one mile north of Martinsville, Clark County, Illinois on a spur of the National Road. The Lincoln School is representative of the brick construction of one-room schools built during the 1880's, representing the typical one-room school of the era, and the education available of that time. The Lincoln School Museum is open to the public on weekends from June through August and any time by appointment.
Indian Treaty Site
A marker commemorates the point where two important trails intersected on the prairie: Detroit to St. Louis and Peoria to Terre Haute. In 1765, the British and the Illinois Indians signed a peace treaty here.
Edgar County Historical Society
Compare pioneer and Victorian lifestyles when you visit the log cabin and brick Italianate home. An exhibition gallery in an adjacent building features rotating exhibits of the historical society's collection.
Hiram Rutherford Home
Home of Oakland's first physician, the restored 1850s Dr. Hiram Rutherford Home features a summer kitchen, doctor's office and a museum of agricultural history.
Chrisman Wall Mural
Artistic talent is showcased on a wall mural that decorates the side of a building on this quaint small town's square. The first mural at Illinois and Madison streeets was completed in the fall of 1998.
Mile Marker Historical Monument
This stone identifies one of the last original road markers that dotted the first road built from Vincennes to Chicago.
Allis Chalmers Tractor Musuem
Come visit this private collection of Allis Chalmers tractor models made from 1914-1957. Open for free by appointment or chance.
Shiloh Prairie Restoration
View 40 acres of restored prairie grass and a Native American grass lodge.
Clark County Genealogical Library
You'll find census records, newspaper clippings, birth and marriage records, and other files of interest helpful to geneological research.
Edgar County Genealogical Library
Trace your Edgar County roots at this library that has genealogical tools, manuscripts, books, filmed records, micro-fiche, and computerized data based on Edgar County families.
Edgar County Courthouse
This elegant 1893 brick and stone building is on the National Register of Historic Places.
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