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On leave for the 2014-2015 academic year
Professor Diette joined the Williams School faculty in 2004 as a visiting professor and as a tenure-track faculty member in 2006. Professor Diette had previous experience working in the Finance Departments at Bank of America and Wachovia followed by a stint as an Economist for the North Carolina Department of Revenue. In addition to introductory and senior capstone courses, he teaches courses in Economics of Education and Health Economics. Outside of the Economics Department, Professor Diette is also a faculty member of the African American Studies Program and the Shepherd Poverty Program.
Professor Diette conducts research on a range of issues related to the development and maintenance of human capital. Examples of recent research includes summer learning loss, the influence of school composition on future life outcomes, the effect of immigrant students on native born students, and understanding access to rigorous courses within and across schools. His work on the adverse psychological consequences of exposure to unemployment was recently featured in the SES Indicator a publication of the American Psychological Association. He has presented many of these studies at conferences sponsored by the American Economic Association, Southern Economic Association, Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood, and the American Time Use Association.
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2005)
M.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1999)
B.A. in Economics and History, University of Vermont (1995) (Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa)
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|Elizabeth "Beth" Harris, RN is the DAISY Award Recipient for May, 2010
|Elizabeth "Beth" Harris, RN is the May, 2010 DAISY Award recipient. Beth received her BSN from the University of Central Florida. She has been an RN for 18 years. She previously worked in NICU and PICU in the Orlando and Chicago areas. She has worked at in the CVICU at All Children's since 1999.
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Pfeiffer Women's Basketball Signs Versatile Guard
December 16, 2013
MISENHEIMER, N.C. - Versatile guard Dajea Scott is the first recruit to sign with Pfeiffer for the 2014-15 season. Scott is currently leading undefeated Walt Williams High School in Burlington, N.C.
"First and foremost, the academic and social fits go hand-in-hand with the basketball piece," said Pfeiffer Head Coach Roy Dow. "Dajea is very impressed with our highly-regarded nursing program, and to that end, Pfeiffer continues to distinguish itself from our competitors in higher education by embracing the student-athlete's academic goals and nurturing that experience to the desired academic outcome. Specific to Dajea's interest in the nursing, so many universities openly discourage the choice of that academic discipline in combination with the intercollegiate athletic commitment. At Pfeiffer we see the incredible value in each pursuit and embrace our opportunity to support the student-athletes."
On the court, Scott has enjoyed a high level of production each season for the Williams Bulldogs.
Dow, who is in his first season with the Falcons, sees Scott contibuting right away for Pfeiffer.
"Dejea is a college-ready guard," said Dow. "She will play extended minutes immediately. Her competitive toughness coupled with her physical ability and basketball skills is a wonderful combination. She will be able to be a factor on the offensive and defensive ends of the court."


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PU takes 10 first place finishes
November 24, 2008
Mars Hill, NC The Pfeiffer University Falcons lost to the Mars Hill College Lions in non-conference men's and women's swimming action on Friday evening. Pfeiffer put up a strong showing, even though the Lions almost doubled the Falcons in roster size. There was no doubt that Pfeiffer would lose the meet due to their numbers, but the Falcons showed they were true competitors by taking 10 first place finishes. The men lost 147-111, while the women lost by a score of 189-58.
Brittany Byrum (Matthews, NC) was the top finisher for the womens team taking home two first place wins. She pushed through the last 10 yards and swam a 1:03.90 in the 100 yard butterfly. Byrum also out touched her competitors to win the 200 yard backstroke with a 2:17.99.


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Sometimes my country sucks.
What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof.
~ Hitch
I prefer the full-on embrace of reality to the spiritual masturbation that is religion.
~ S.A. Ladoucier
I think the world is being much helped by the suffering of the poor people
~ M. Teresa, Fruitcake of Calcutta
Weird. As a Yank, I'd have thought there's enough French influence up there to keep Islam-pandering to a minimum. Damn British sensibilities! That's it, I'm rooting for Quebec to secede.
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Softball's Magic Runs Out with 4-2 Loss to Lees-McRae; Tournament Runs Ends in 4th
April 16, 2011
HARTSVILLE, S.C. The magic ran out for the Pfeiffer University softball in their second Saturday morning contest falling to #5 Lees-McRae College 4-2 in the second elimination game of the day at the 2011 Conference Carolinas softball tournament. The Lady Falcons wrap up their season with a record of 20-30 overall.
Pfeiffer posted their two runs early as a Lady Bobcat error in the first and RBI-single to left by Sarah Waylock in the third put the visitors up 2-0. A sacrifice-fly in the Lees-McRae third put them on the board while an outfielding error in the fifth helped tie the contest 2-2.
After a brief rain delay in the bottom of the sixth, another Lady Falcon fielding error plated the two decisive runs allowing the Lady Bobcats to stay alive in the tournament. Each team had five hits and three errors in the contest.


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US military deaths in Afghanistan at 2,063
Tuesday - 4/2/2013, 4:48pm EDT
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(AP) - As of Tuesday, April 2, 2013, at least 2,063 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count.
The AP count is the same as the Defense Department's tally, last updated Tuesday at 10 a.m. EDT.
At least 1,713 military service members have died in Afghanistan as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
Outside of Afghanistan, the department reports at least 119 more members of the U.S. military died in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Of those, 11 were the result of hostile action.
The AP count of total OEF casualties outside of Afghanistan is four more than the department's tally.
The Defense Department also counts three military civilian deaths.
Since the start of U.S. military operations in Afghanistan, 18,360 U.S. service members have been wounded in hostile action, according to the Defense Department.
The latest identifications reported by the military:
_Chief Warrant Officer Curtis S. Reagan, 43, of Summerville, S.C., died March 29 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, from a noncombat-related illness; assigned to the 603rd Aviation Support Battalion, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.
_Sgt. Michael C. Cable, 26, of Philpot, Ky., died March 27, from injuries sustained when his unit was attacked by enemy forces in Shinwar District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan; assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
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abeer3 wrote:Weezy wrote:You see that happening a lot and I don't get it, it's like he's reffed by a different standard like Shaq was because he's so big and strong.
yeah, i also really dislike how the refs "keep it even". for example, once they called scola for a hold, you knew, 100%, that howard was going to get an offensive foul called on him within two possessions--whether he deserved it or not. and you knew scola wasn't going to be whistled again for his wrestling tactics.
oh, and if regular tyson chandler makes 15 per, then i'm pretty sure rich man's tyson chandler can get the max.
^^ All of this is so damn true. I thought that same thing when Scola got the hold. They are straight out letting guys murder this guy and giving him a lot of touch calls and offensive fouls on the other end. Jeez, imagine if they let this guy do what KG, Perkins and Duncan do on screens. There are some real double standards out there in the league.


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CHAPEL HILL —The Times-News captured 24 awards, including special honors for best overall performance in competition, during the North Carolina Press Association's Best Ad Contest for 2012.
The awards, handed out this month during the NCPA's annual Winter Institute in Chapel Hill, note achievements for ad sales and graphics staff. In all, the Times-News captured 10 first place, seven second place and six third place awards.
"These awards and special recognition speak very well for the talented artists on our staff and the desire by our sales team to work for their clients. It also highlights the effectiveness our staff brings in working for our advertisers," Times-News advertising director Mike Little said.
One highlight was the Metro Creative Graphics Plus Business Award. It honors the newspaper winning the greatest number of points in its circulation division. The Times-News won this award as a staff.
The contest was judged by newspaper advertising professionals in Michigan and New Jersey.
The list of Times-News individual winners include:
■ First place in Best Real Estate ad category to graphic artist Suzanna Chriscoe and Judi Baker for Keller Williams ad "Paint the Town Read." Judges noted this was a great concept "using a cute little puppy in the top left corner grabs your attention and makes you follow the Z pattern to read the rest of the ad."
■ First Place Best Food Ad to Chriscoe and sales consultant Debbie Piland for a Lowell's Wine List ad. "Nice use of black and white. It's quite an art to get one's attention without color and the wine list does not disappoint. Love the lettering black on white/white on black over the wine bottle."
■ First place to artist Jason Lonon and sales consultant Paula Avery for an ad targeting Main and Fifth Consignment.
■ First Place best apparel, jewelry and accessories ad went to Monica Meza and Avery for A Beautiful Day Bridal.
■ First Place Best Institutional ad was given to Lonon and sales consultant Rebecca Wagoner for Rare Breed Tattoo ad.
■ First Place Best Newspaper Promotion was awarded to Chriscoe, and Sales Manager Serena Bowman for a Times-News promotional ad Broadcast Your Message. Judges' comments included "Excellent promotion of showing the newspaper's total reach in the community."
■ First place for the Best Retail ad in a niche publication to team of Lonon, sales consultant Laura Gipple, and Wagoner for ad featuring Rare Breed Tattoo. "Great ad because it shows their actual work," the judge noted.
■ First place for Best Single Sheet Insert to the team of Avery and artist David Tipton for "Got Mold?", a Wash on Wheels ad. "Great headline and great use of images. Totally popped even being black and white," the judge said.
■ First Place for the Best Online Advertising ad went to the team of Chriscoe, Wagoner, and Gipple for Margaret's Spring into Summer ad. "Great ads! Pops off the screen. Nice use of Colors and utilizing white space!," the judge wrote.
■ Second Place Best Online advertising to Meza and Avery for Rice's Jewelry online post it ad.
■ Second Place Best Home furnishings and Appliances ad to graphic artist Lonon and Gipple for a Compton Furniture ad.
■ Second place to Meza and Gipple for the Mary Katherine's Proud as a Peacock ad.
■ Second place went to newsroom artist Linda Bowden and the ad staff for the special 125th anniversary special section produced by the newspaper in July 2012. "Great way to take advantage of a milestone," judges said.
■ Second place honors for Best Real Estate ad in a Niche Publication was given to Regenia Bowman and Baker for a Remax advertisement.
■ Second Place for Best Single Sheet Insert awarded to team of Meza and Chriscoe and Regenia Bowman for County Ford ad.
■ Second Place for the Best Small Ad went to the team of Meza and Piland for a Solteria ad.
■ Third Place Best online advertising went to the team of Doreen Alston and Kathy Swaney for a Hope Community Church ad.
■ Third Place to Meza and Regenia Bowman for Jim's Hot Dog ad.
■ Third place Best Apparel, Jewelry, and Accessories ad to Lonon and Avery for the ad Addie Rae and Ives Bridal Registry.
■ Third Place in that same category to Meza and Avery for a Rice's Jewelry, I Do ad.
■ Third Place for Best Use of Humor to Tipton, and Gregg Dickson, sales consultant, for Barking Bubbles.
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RYAN VREDE watched another ordinary performance from the Lions in their 34-21 defeat to the Chiefs.
It would be remiss not to note an increased intensity from the Lions. Indeed the plethora of fundamental errors that have marked their performances to date were reduced. But those plus points should hardly be comforting if you are a Lions supporter. They are comfortably outweighed by flaws – tactical and technical – that continue to undermine their progress.
Again, much of their play happened well behind the advantage line and when they did attack the gainline they were too easily repelled. Their trademark lateral attacks followed, with flyhalf Elton Jantjies looking every bit as toothless as his mentor Carlos Spencer did when he was playing behind a losing pack. It's pertinent to remember that this was a largely second-choice Chiefs pack at that.
The hosts' changes meant they lost some synergy and lacked the fluidity they have exhibited to date. Their attacks were largely disjointed and they profited from their opponents' defensive and tactical ineptitude.
Defensively they were off-point as well and often looked vulnerable when the Lions earned the right to play expansively through purposeful phase play. Thankfully, from the Chiefs' perspective, that was an all too rare tactic from the Johannesburg franchise. And herein lies the frustration with these Lions. They look a competent outfit when they play the percentages, indeed appearing to be one capable of seriously testing superior teams. Instead they remain adamant in the belief that they can run teams ragged.
Two of the Chiefs' four tries came from broken field situations after one of the many rudderless attacks from the Lions resulted in their runners being isolated and turning over possession. The Chiefs had jumped to a 20-0 lead within 25 minutes and then led 34-14 with the final quarter to come, having by that time secured their four-try bonus point.
The Lions bagged their third try (each well constructed) through a powerful rolling maul with just over ten minutes to play to reduce deficit, but they never at any stage looked like they had the capacity to mount a comeback of the magnitude they needed.
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A more balanced and less biased account. Gives a better idea about what was going on in the minds of the Nepalese. The UK Climbing article makes it sound as if it was totally uncalled for and without provocation. I disagree with that.
Celebrities with a grim look, bypass locals on the mountain, in contradiction to instructions (because they're celebrities, dammit!) and then get called out by thugs to a brawl? It's futbol on the hill!
The UK article is still most accurate. I never trust "anonymous" tips where there's no reason to be anonymous. Big mountains are big business so it is not unreasonable to be suspicious of any eye witness accounts that are anonymous (guide services have a HUGE monetary incentive to maintain the reputation of sherpas and guides).Ueli I know has always been gracious towards the hard work of sherpas so it doesn't sound accurate that he would be disrespectful. Since Moro and Steck had actually already established a camp higher than the sherpas, they could have easily asked the sherpas to hold off, but it's a big mountain to share. The sherpas cross their line so the others had to cross it back. No harm no foul usually except this time tempers flared (it's 7K meters afterall).What the UK article left out is that Moro started swearing at the sherpas. The most plausible situation is there was a misunderstanding between tired climbers in a hypoxic situation, then Moro stepped in and over-reacted which blew the entire issue way out of proportion. Apologies and handshakes were exchanged in short order and everyone has gone about their business.
The UK article is one sided.
Edited by jshann on 05/01/2013 16:53:13 MDT.
http://thesummitregister.com/as-the-glacier-churns-unfortunate-events-on-everest-report-from-chad-kellogg/another perspective report on the event.I suppose you see things differently depends on which side of the stabbing knife, or which side of the Cain & Able head smashing rock you are on.35 to 70 sherpas coming to kill 4 guys, that's macho, right? well at least they have standards, they won't hit a woman.I guarantee you that in the next decade, the westerners will be traveling with their own western bodyguards and packing more than an ice axe.
My wife reminded me after I mentioned this fight to her that Ueli can be seen in the endless video promo loops played in the Tokyo MH store commenting that one of the primary reasons he prefers to climb light and fast solo is because of previous bad experiences with groups. Seems like he forgot his lessons!
Edited by rmjapan on 05/01/2013 22:25:20 MDT.
Here's Ueli's interview with outside...http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/climbing/mountaineering/everest-2013/Brawl-On-Everest-Ueli-Stecks-Story.html?page=allBy Ueli's account they shamed the Sherpas (swearing, offering to fix lines and then fixing anyway when the sherpas bailed on their task).I think he puts the issue correctly. No one was at fault at the initial confrontation. A misunderstanding on a crowded mountain face is normal. The issue was the response: 100 sherpas threatening, harassing, and violently attacking 3 climbers (even if they were disrespectful) is not appropriate behavior in any professional sense. And yes, these are professionals by any definition.
Screw the sherpas fixing rope, i wanna climb. Dont you know who i am?
I guarantee you that in the next decade, the westerners will be traveling with their own western bodyguards and packing more than an ice axe.This is just the attitude that is causing all the growing anger among the Nepali. Nepal does not belong to, nor do the Nepali have any obligation to cater to, western people. It is THEIR land! When in their country you respect the people there and go by their rules and customs. It is NOT the other way around! Everest does NOT belong to western climbers, and Nepal does not have ANY obligation to let anyone climb it! And you do NOT go there with the attitude that it is all right to pack a damn thing other than your ice axe, including the feeling that you should be able to! You don't like how they do things or that they want you to follow the rules on their mountains? Then leave. You are a GUEST there! Leave your superiority and machismo and homegrown self-righteousness at home. Climbing mountains and realizing some selfish dream are utterly without importance when it comes to the lives and dignity of the people who live there. There is a reason the Nepali got so murderously angry. And Steck trampled all over it, believing himself to be beyond having to follow what "mere mortals" must follow. And did we hear one direct comment from a single Sherpa? No. The whole story is totally fabricated from a western point of view. We never hear what the Sherpas have to say.Man, comments like that above really tick me off. At least most of the reactions I've seen on articles such as those on Outside Magazine's interview with Steck have more common sense and support for the Sherpa. Most of the reports I've seen are one-sided as hell.
This anniversary Everest climbing year is special for many expeditions. Lot's of feats and records are being attempted. New routes, oxygen free, oldest, fastest, etc. Tensions among the expeditions must be incredibly high.I am also sure there are lots of cultural and linguistic misunderstandings between the foreign climbers and the local population. The relatively big amounts of $$$. the client/service provider dynamic and male egos involved just exacerbates the misunderstandings. I only know Ueli Steck from his videos. He seems like a sensible man who knows his big mountain exploits make him a 3 sigma outlier in mountaineering accomplishments. He obviously knows he is blessed with physical gifts and mental determination than few humans can aspire to. As it is, there may be only one other human on the planet capable of keeping up with him (Kílian Burgada?).From the accounts I've read it seems Steck's expedition leader made a bad call to shortcut over the ropes between the Sherpa fixing team to get to their established camp. Ueli's mistake it seems was to follow him.I hope Ueli eventually feels compelled to make another attempt. The human race needs achievements like his.
Edited by rmjapan on 05/03/2013 04:35:03 MDT.
Miguel, thank you for saying exactly what I've tried to write for the last few days and wasn't able to put it into a concise format, my thoughts exactly.
Yes, Miguel said what needed to be said.another +1
Bravo, Miguel, another + here!!!
I agree with Miguel's sentiment and that you need to respect local culture and customs, but I still don't think the action of the sherpas is defendable. I know we haven't heard from the sherpas, but violent mobs and murder threats were not the appropriate response. NPR is usually a pretty good resource and provided an interesting interview with Jon Griffith.http://www.npr.org/2013/04/30/180116787/everest-fight-reveals-cultural-chasm-between-climbers-sherpas
I agree entirely with Miguel.
Andrew, I will defend the Sherpas actions (not being there I can only assume what happened); I have been on a mountain in a very similar situation with arrogant/boneheaded/don't show up to meetings/ignorant of others, climbers repelling above me on a shale filled slope and instead of ice falling it was a large rock avalanche that came down, putting my team in fatal danger. We were ascending first (long before they arrived).I wasn't in a "murderous mindset" (I don't think the Sherpas were either) but I was in a mood to "physically" knock some sense into them. Even though this happened many years ago I still get mad when thinking about it and I am a very passive person!This kind of thing plays out every weekend at bars all over the world. Some non-local, thinking they are too cool, starts throwing crap at the locals (physical and verbal), like ice chunks and ignoring protocol.The locals then decide to throw it back (rocks/pebbles at the tent they were hiding in, must have been pebbles or the tent would have been shredded, no news that happened). Of course the non-locals don't like it when people stand up for themselves (pebble throwing at their tent) and they decided to come out of the tent and make a stand.Instead of peacefully apologizing and diffusion the situation; their arrogance/machismo steps up another notch and they verbally demean the locals, their culture and deity.So of course the locals defend their honor in their customary way and the non-locals go away spanked and crying. The only time this makes the news is when the non-local is super cool (in their mind) and the media can sell more advertising from it (NPR included- I heard their report first, and yes I thought it to be bias also). The above analogy is how I explained the situation to my daughter 3 days ago when it first came out. The "rich" kids got a whooping and went home crying to their mommy.Edited- BTW, I'm all for "alpine" style and I myself venture into most activities without a guide. But there are protocols/customs/courtesies that go along with any activity wither it be climbing, skiing back-country, running a river or even fly fishing. If the local group invites all to a meeting and everyone agrees that the area is to be closed so some safety lines or what ever be installed. Then everyone, even those not using the safety lines, need to follow the groups decision, that is how we all get along and if you want to be a rogue and think you are above the group, the group (the or mob) will remind you we are all in this together, and remind you in the groups customary way (you are on their turf) .
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Preschool Explorers meets every Tuesday at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. at the Main Library.
Preschool Storytime, for children ages 3 to 5 meets at the Sneads Ferry Branch every Tuesday at 10 a.m. and at the Richlands and Swansboro Branches every Thursday at 11 a.m.
Mother Goose Time for children up to age 3 and their caregivers meets at the Richlands Branch every Thursday at 10 a.m. and the Swansboro Branch every Wednesday and Thursday at 10 a.m.
Kids Creations, featuring theme-based stories and crafts for children in kindergarten through fifth grade, meets at the Richlands Branch the first Thursday of each month at 4:30 p.m.
Legos at the Library for children ages kindergarten through 12th grade meets at 10 a.m. the second Saturday of each month at the Main Library and the third Saturday of each month at the Swansboro Branch Library.
Free family film Friday
The Onslow County Public Library shows a free family-friendly movie the first Friday of each month at 4 p.m. at the Main Branch. Bring the family and enjoy an afternoon movie and free popcorn. For more information or to register, call 910-455-7350, ext. 231.
American Girl Club
American Girl Book Club for youth in grades two to five meets the third Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. at the Main Library. The group discusses a different American Girl each month with snacks, crafts and activities relevant to different periods in history.
Genealogy meeting
The Main Library hosts the ongoing genealogy meeting at 10 a.m. Sept. 9 in the Tucker Littleton Genealogy room. Share information and ideas for family history and local history.
eBook workshop
Learn how to browse, check-out and download eBooks using the North Carolina Digital Library at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 10 at the Main Library; at 10 a.m. Sept. 12 at the Sneads Ferry Branch Library; and at 9 a.m. Sept. 14 at the Richlands Branch Library. All downloads are free.
Teen volunteers
Teens in grades 6-12th can earn
Journeys of the imagination
Take a trip from Richlands to Japan during "Journeys of the Imagination" family program at 4:30 p.m. Sept. 12 at the Richlands Branch Library. Learn of the culture, traditions and art forms. Create a haiku, learn origami and make and eat candy sushi.
Teen game night
Sneads Ferry Branch Library hosts Teen Game Night for teens in grades 6-12th at 5 p.m. Sept. 12 with board and video games, snacks and more.
Teen voice
Teens in grades 6-12th meets at 4:30 p.m. Sept. 13 at the Main Library with art night, games, summer reads and "Don't Let Summer End" luau planned.
Used book sale
Swansboro Branch Library hosts its monthly used book sale at 9 a.m. Sept. 14 at the branch library.
For more information on Onslow County Public Library services or programs, go to co.onslow.nc.us/library/ or call 910-455-7350.
Carteret County
Let's Talk About It series
Carteret Public Library hosts "Let's Talk About It" at 7 p.m. Sept. 9 with Rebecca Godwin of Barton College discussing Stephen Ambrose's "Nothing Like It in the World." This first session of the series is on "Picturing America: Making Tracks."
Western Carteret Public Library also hosts a "Let's Talk About It" series at 7 p.m. Sept. 10 with Lucinda Mackethan of NC State University discussing Clyde Edgerton's "Raney." This session is on Tar Heel Fiction: Stories of Home.
Library newsletter
The library's newsletter "The Library Log" is available as an eNewsletter. Visit Carteret.cpclib.org for details and to sign up.
Book wagon
Friends of the Carteret County Public Library's book sales wagon is located at the corner of Turner and Front streets in Beaufort. Hardback books are $1 and paperbacks are 50 cents.
Children and youth programs
Carteret County Public Library's storytime program for 3 to 5 year olds meets at 10 a.m. Wednesdays. Time for Toddlers, ages 18 months to 3 year olds meets at 10 a.m. Fridays.
The Western Carteret children's storytime with Ms. Anna for ages 3 to 5 years meets at 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays. "Bookends" meets Tuesdays at 4 p.m. Anime Club meets Tuesdays at 5 p.m.
Z-Factor Productions meets at 4:15 p.m. Thursdays.
Gaming meets at 3 p.m. Fridays.
Newport Public Library children's library Book Worms Book Club meets Mondays at 3:30 p.m. Preschool "Read-to-Me" Storytime for ages 3 to 5 years meets at 10 a.m. Tuesdays. Book Buddies Book Club for grades K-2 meets at 3:30 p.m. Wednesdays.
Bogue Banks Library's preschool storytime "Still Summer" meets at 10 a.m. Thursdays.
For more information on Carteret County Library services or programs, call 252-728-2050 or go to carteret.cpclib.org.
Camp Lejeune
Preschool Storytime meets every Wednesday at Tarawa Terrace Community Center at 10 a.m. and Midway Park Community Center at 10:30 a.m.
Storytime meets for theme-based stories and crafts on Thursdays at the base main library at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m.
For more information on events and programs at the base libraries, call 910-451-3026.


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GRAHAM – Suppose they opened a 110-year-old time capsule and there was nothing inside?
Well, that wasn't entirely the case, but it didn't miss it by a lot when members of area Masonic lodges opened such a capsule Wednesday afternoon in front of the old Graham Graded School on Main Street.
Inside the capsule there were (drum roll, please) photographs and rosters of area Masonic lodge memberships dating to the 1980s. There was a Masonic coin from 1987 celebrating the centennial of Masonic lodges in North Carolina and a historical sketch of Graham's Thomas M. Holt Lodge.
There was a little information indicating what became of the contents of the capsule that was first enclosed in brick and mortar in the school's exterior wall in 1903.
That was pretty much it.
Those on hand – about 20 men, the vast majority being Masons – said they weren't disappointed.
"Our main thing was to get the stone," said David Covington, a member of Mebane's Bingham Lodge.
He was referring to the stone that protected the envelope that basically served as the time capsule. The side of the stone facing out from the building included the Mason sign and the word "Progress," plus "1903."
Those gathered for the event said the stone would be taken to the Graham lodge, where it would be displayed.
After the stone was drilled from the front of the building, Adam Covington, David's son, lugged it to the tailgate of a waiting pickup. He estimated the stone's weight at 120 pounds.
The envelope that contained the material from the 1980s fell out as soon as the stone was removed.
"We really weren't expecting a lot," David Covington said of the capsule's contents. "We knew there wasn't a lot there."
According to information written on the envelope, the stone containing the capsule was removed Sept. 21, 1986. It was returned to the wall Jan. 14, 1987.
The hand-written information on the envelope stated most of the contents of the original capsule were "placed in the hands of" representatives of Graham Health Care for "preservation." Graham Health Care for a period operated a nursing home out of the old school. The business no longer exists.
Writing on the envelope that served as the time capsule stated that a penny dated 1898 from the original capsule was presented to Masons from Bingham Lodge. Representatives of that lodge said Wednesday they weren't sure where the penny might be, but said they had an artifacts room they planned to search.
The envelope was signed by three individuals when it was returned to the wall in 1987. The only one of the three on hand Wednesday was David Covington. He said he vaguely remembered the capsule containing a Bible that was "pretty brittle" and some paperwork.
Covington said he had no memory of the items being presented to Graham Health Care. Nor did he remember the stone remaining out of the wall for almost four months.
"I thought it was only out a day or two," Covington said.
Alamance County has owned the building since 2008 and county leaders plan to have the structure demolished soon, which prompted Wednesday's stone removal.
According to Burlington historian Walter Boyd, the Masonic stone was placed Sept. 26, 1903, by Masons of the Holt Lodge. At least 80 Masons attended the ceremony.
Boyd said contents were described as: "A copy of scriptures," "Copies of county newspapers" and "Several other records."
Despite the fact the capsule didn't contain vast treasures, Masons on hand said they had a good time. All three Alamance County lodges – Holt, Bingham and Bula – were represented, as was Gibsonville's Tabasco Lodge.
There was a generous dose of camaraderie involved in Wednesday's proceedings.
"Jim helped lay the brick around that stone in 1903," said Lash Wrightenberry, laughing as he spoke.
He was referring to Jim Covington – David's father and Adam's grandfather, and a member of the Bingham Lodge. Wrightenberry belongs to the Tabasco Lodge. He said he wasn't surprised by Wednesday's turnout.
"Anytime you've got anything Masonic going on, you're going to see a lot of us here," Wrightenberry said. "It's a brotherhood like no other."
Jim Sykes, master of the Bingham Lodge, said he enjoyed Wednesday's gathering and said he wasn't surprised the capsule didn't contain much in the way of fireworks. He said the longtime goal of Masons is: "Bible in one hand and community in the other."
"We're simple," Sykes said.


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Teresa's blog about A Streetcat named Bob got me yearning for stories about pets who help others heal. She did such a good job advertising Bob, that I couldn't check it out quickly – too many holds! If you are eagerly awaiting your place in the cue for Bob, consider these titles in the meanwhile:
Homer's Odyssey – A truly inspiring 3-lb. blind cat by the name of – you guessed it-- Homer, compelled his owner, Gwen Cooper, to develop a new career, in order to properly support her felines. He survived six moves with her and saved her from an intruder in her NYC apt. Homer has spunk, character, pizazz. I'd love to meet him! The chapters about living through 9-1-1 and its aftermath, one block away from the twin towers, were especially harrowing and moving. Somehow, Cooper's account brought home to me the true terror pet owners experienced during the ordeal in a way I'd never envisioned before.
A Dog Named Boo - Coincidentally, author Lisa Edwards experienced 9-1-1 in New York with her pets, too. Edwards is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, who turned her sensitivity about her own abuse into wisdom when training her special-needs dog, Boo. She faced life challenges--like the early death of her beloved brother from Lou Gehrig's disease-- and passed tests to become a professional dog trainer and behavioral consultant, in spite of her learning disability, figuring if Chuck could train to become a CPA after his diagnosis, she could manage difficult tests to obtain her career. Boo had a rare physical condition, which made training slow and arduous, but which gave him a unique patience and compassion for working as a therapy dog. His progress inspired Edwards to excel, despite physical limitations.
Edwards' description of the healing encounters of therapy dogs with family members of deceased 9-1-1 victims and the emergency rescue workers are very moving.
Tired of reading about dogs and cats? Look instead for:
Alex and Me: How a Scientist and a Parrot Uncovered a Hidden World of Animal Intelligence – and Formed a Deep Bond in the Process, by Irene M. Pepperberg
Wesley the Owl: the Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and his Girl, by Stacey O'Brien. (Another co-worker, Rebecca, turned me on to this book. I blogged about it forever ago, and I still think it's a remarkable story.)
The Oshtemo Book Group has had a wonderful year of discussions about a variety of books. We ended the 2009-10 season with a "Readers Choice" roundtable where everyone could share a book they particularly enjoyed.
Not surprisingly, each book mentioned was a top favorite of the reader, and we all added that title to our "must read" list.
We were surprised that so many of the titles fell under the "historical fiction" category, but not all. There were several nonfiction books and a Pulitzer Prize winner as well.
So if you are looking for a good summer read you might want to check out the following titles:
The best book I read in 2009 was the last one I read: Notes from No Man's Land by Eula Biss. This stunning compilation of thirteen essays that cover topics ranging from the history of telephone poles, an early 1900s mining town named Buxton, teaching in Harlem, and Hurricane Katrina all touch on race in America in a fresh, compelling way. It won the 2008 Graywolf Press Nonfiction Prize so if you didn't catch it in 2008 or 2009, definitely put it on your list for 2010.
Other favorites I read in 2009:
Whatever it Takes by Paul Tough
Acedia & Me by Kathleen Norris
What Men Call Treasure by David Schweidel
Telex From Cuba by Rachel Kushner
Hot, Flat & Crowded by Thomas Friedman
Crazy for the Storm by Norman Ollestad
The Believers by Zoe Heller
Everett Ruess: a Vagabond for Beauty by W.L. Rusho
Red: Passion and Patience in the Desert by Terry Tempest Williams
Methland by Nick Reding
The Skating Rink by Roberto Bolano
Just Like Us by Helen Thorpe
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
One of my "best of" books of 2009 is Richard Russo's That Old Cape Magic. Interestingly enough, one of my favorites of 2008 was his previous book Bridge of Sighs. Obviously I like his storytelling and writing style.
His newest title begins and ends with a wedding and the year in between. For that year, Griffin has been driving around with his father's ashes in the trunk. This driving around is akin to driving into his past – childhood vacations on Cape Cod, the relationship between his parents, his own honeymoon on Cape Cod and the life plans he and his wife set there.
This is a novel of introspection and family emotions centered on a middle aged man confronting his past, his troubled marriage, and his daughter's life on the eve of her wedding. Although there are some moments of sadness, there are also some great comic scenes and an uplifting ending.
One of my Best of 2009 titles is The Help , a debut novel by Kathryn Stockett. This historical fiction novel takes place during the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement in the early 1960s and is an exploration of the southern culture of black maids raising the children in white families. There are 3 narrators. Eugenia is a naive white girl, a budding social activist who is home from college with a journalism degree. She doesn't subscribe to the racist attitudes that surround her and she decides to write a book about the experiences of maids in the community. Abileen is a black maid who has raised 17 white children and shares her experiences with Eugenia, and Minny, also a maid, is a sassy tell-it-like-it-is backtalker who constantly loses jobs.
This book offers a unique point-of-view perspective. The 1960s is a free South but still has the conditions of black servitude a century after the Civil War. It reveals the power of white women who trust black maids to raise their children yet despise them and can control their lives-even ruin them. This is also a story that runs the full gamut of emotions without being melodramatic. It is one of that small group of books you read where you get to the end of the book and you don't want it to end. You will laugh, you will cry, and you will thoroughly enjoy this book.
Elizabeth Strout's Olive Kitteridge is a "novel in stories". It is in fact, a series of 13 stories. The novel is set in Crosby, Maine a similar Northeast setting as Strout's other titles Abide With Me and Amy and Isabelle. Olive is a junior high teacher who lives in Crosby with her husband, Greg a pharmacist, and son, Christopher. Not all the stories focus on Olive and her life as they are centered on the town of Crosby, but she is the link. We accompany Olive through close to 30 years as she struggles through this thing we call life and all its challenges with love, bad communication, aging, raising children, depression, lonliness, and loss.
This is a novel about how we think life is going to be and then the harsh realilties of what really plays out. It asks the questions do we ever really know someone and do we ever really know ourselves? Strout's mastery is in how she writes about and through the layers of human emotions and interpersonal relationships, about the universal message of what it is to be deeply human in all its messy imperfections. Short stories are something readers either love or hate. Either way, I encourage you to try this book as it keeps you reading into the next and the next story. Olive Kitteridge is another one of my Best Fiction of 2009 titles!
Of course, the best and most economical way to enjoy these wonderful nonfiction books would be to use your library card (or buy one for a non-resident user) but if you're engaged in some last minute holiday shopping, try these for the friend or family member who loves to read books about history, science, cooking, philosophy, current events, memoir, or poetry.
Although author Abraham Verghese has written a number of nonfiction titles, Cutting for Stone is his debut fiction novel. Dr. Verghese, a physician living in the United States, was actually born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia where part of this novel takes place. Cutting for Stone is a compelling novel about what is broken- family ties, sibling relationships, and trust. It is a sweeping epic-type story from India, to Ethiopia and New York. A good portion of the story is narrated by Marion the identical twin of brother Shiva. The boys were born from a secret union of Sister Mary Joseph Praise, a beautiful Indiana nun, and British surgeon Thomas Stone.
Dr. Verghese's has great insight into the medical world and his impeccable research comes through in all aspects of this novel. As he writes about Ethiopia and its culture, he will draw you in to this exotic place and setting. The story of this family grips you with the terrible hardness of life with its twists and turns as these twins face the past, present and future figuring out what family, destiny, and love really mean. It is a fascinating coming-of-age, coming-to-terms-with-life page turning read, and one of my Best of 2009 titles.
I really enjoyed Margaret Atwood's Handmaid's Tale a number of years ago so I was excited that her newest title The Year of the Flood was recently published. The Year of the Flood is a dystopian novel like Handmaid's Tale and Oryx and Crake, another novel of Atwood's. She likes to make her readers work and whether you think of Atwood's writings as adventure romance, or science fiction there is another way to look at them. What if? What if a world perceived as science fiction becomes reality? How does one survive catastrophic isolation? What happens when society breaks down?
In The Year of the Flood, the enviroment has been decimated, and nature has become bizarre genetic-spliced life forms. The three narrators in this book Ren, Toby, and Adam One are associated with God's Gardeners, a group which appeared in Oryx and Crake. There has been a "waterless flood" and these three characters have been islolated and do not know who or what has survived. Each must venture out of isolation in order to survive. Atwood had created an overarching story to make this book unique in that it can be read as a companion or parallel book to Oryx and Crake. If you have never read any of Atwood's titles, you can jump right in with The Year of the Flood and then go back to check out Oryx and Crake. They are thought-provoking reads!
One of the books I particularly enjoyed reading this year was Lisa See's Shanghai Girls. See's two previous books Snow Flower and the Secret Fan and Peony in Love focus on China, its culture, and women and she continues these themes in her newest title. Shanghai Girls is an historical fiction book which takes place from 1937-1957. It begins in Shanghai where sisters Pearl and May are having the time of their lives. They are modern, beautiful, carefree, independent calendar girls. That is until their father sells them to pay a debt and war begins. Their struggle to escape and survive takes them on a life changing journey to California where they experience Angel Island.
See is a master at place and setting and her novels have a grace about them as you are transported to another world and culture. Her overarching subject in her writing is the exploration of the way woment live in other cultures, and women's destinies which are out of their control. She particularly shines in her explorations of relationships between women within the constructs of society and her strength is in writing a universal story. Shanghai Girls also presents a unique WWII perspective from the point-of-view of Chinese immigrants living in the U.S. during the war. If you are taking a look back at 2009 to see what books you missed reading, I highly recommend this title. It's one of my top picks in the best of 2009.
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At a Glance
Why Get Tested?
To detect vitamin A deficiency or toxicity
When to Get Tested?
When a person has symptoms suggesting a vitamin A deficiency or excess, or is at risk for a deficiency
Sample Required?
A blood sample drawn from a vein in your arm
Test Preparation Needed?
Fasting is required, and no alcohol should be consumed for 24 hours before sample collection.
The Test Sample
What is being tested?
This test measures the level of retinol in the blood; retinol is the primary form of vitamin A in animals. Vitamin A is an essential nutrient required for healthy vision, skin growth and integrity, bone formation, immune function, and embryonic development. It is required to produce photoreceptors in the eyes and to maintain the lining of the surface of the eyes and other mucous membranes. Deficiencies in vitamin A can impair night vision, cause eye damage, and in severe cases lead to blindness. Acute or chronic excesses of vitamin A can be toxic, cause a range of symptoms, and sometimes lead to birth defects.
The body cannot make vitamin A and must rely on dietary sources of vitamin A. Meat sources provide vitamin A (as retinol), while vegetable and fruit sources provide carotene (a substance that can be converted into vitamin A by the liver). Vitamin A is stored in the liver and fat tissues (it is fat-soluble), and healthy adults may have as much as a year's worth stored. The body maintains a relatively stable concentration in the blood through a feedback system that releases vitamin A from storage as needed and increases or decreases the efficiency of dietary vitamin A absorption.
Deficiencies in vitamin A are rare in the United States, but they are a major health problem in many developing nations where high numbers of people have limited diets. One of the first signs of vitamin A deficiency is night blindness. In a 1995-2005 review of the global prevalence of vitamin A deficiency in populations at risk, the World Health Organization estimated that night blindness affected as many as 5 million preschool age children and nearly 10 million pregnant women. In addition to this, they estimated that another 190 million preschool age children and 19 million pregnant women were at risk of vitamin A deficiency, with low retinol levels that reflected an inadequate supply of vitamin A.
In the U.S., deficiencies are primarily seen in those with malnutrition, with malabsorption disorders such as celiac disease, cystic fibrosis, or chronic pancreatitis, in the elderly, and in those with alcoholism and liver disease.
Vitamin A toxicity occurs primarily from overuse of vitamin supplements. However, it can sometimes occur when the diet includes a high proportion of foods that are high in vitamin A, such as liver.
How is the sample collected for testing?
A blood sample is obtained by inserting a needle into a vein in the arm.
NOTE: If undergoing medical tests makes you or someone you care for anxious, embarrassed, or even difficult to manage, you might consider reading one or more of the following articles: Coping with Test Pain, Discomfort, and Anxiety, Tips on Blood Testing, Tips to Help Children through Their Medical Tests, and Tips to Help the Elderly through Their Medical Tests.
Another article, Follow That Sample, provides a glimpse at the collection and processing of a blood sample and throat culture.
Is any test preparation needed to ensure the quality of the sample?
Fasting is required and no alcohol consumption for 24 hours before sample collection.
The Test
Common Questions
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Mo's starting to really drop his hands. Don't really get the logic in that seeing as how the first fight. Similarly, why the hell would Newton throw spinning shit so early in the fight? Wouldn't you think Mo would be looking for that?
Feels like Mo's en route to a GNP TKO stoppage unless he throws an idiot pick six.


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James J Farrell MD
Associate Professor of Medicine (Digestive Diseases); Director, Yale Center for Pancreatic Diseases
Departments & Organizations
Office of Student ResearchCancer Center, Yale: Gastrointestinal Cancer Program; Thoracic Oncology Program; Developmental TherapeuticsInternal Medicine: Digestive Diseases: Interventional Endoscopy Program
Research Interests
Pancreatic Cancer Early Diagnosis; Pancreatic Cystic Neoplasms, Pancreatic Biomarkers, Personalized Medicine, Pancreatic Disease, Gastrointestinal Oncoloy more...
- M.B.Ch.B., University College, Dublin, Ireland, 1992
Selected Publications
- Farrell JJ, Elsaleh H, Garcia M, Lai R, Ammar A, Regine W, Abrams R, Bowen Benson A, Macdonald J, Cass CA, Mackey JA..Human ENT1 is predictive of response to gemcitabine treatment in patients with pancreatic cancer: Results from the RTOG 9704 Prospective Randomized Trial. Gastroenterology 2009 Jan;136(1):187-95
- Weinberg B, Spiegel B, Tomlinson J, Farrell JJ. Asymptomatic Pancreatic Cysts: Maximizing Survival and Quality of Life using Markov-based Clinical Nomograms Gastroenterology 2010Feb;138(2):531-40
- Farrell JJ Garcia M, Elshimali YI, Guha C, Dicker A, Elsaleh H Cytidine Deaminase Single Nucleotide Polymorphism is Predictive of Toxicity from Gemcitabine in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer. The Pharmacogenomics Journal 2011 May 31