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Food servers more vulnerable to legal threats
Under the Justice Department agreement, Lesley University says it will not only provide gluten-free options in its dining hall but also allow students to pre-order, provide a dedicated space for storage and preparation to avoid cross-contamination, train staff about food allergies and pay a $50,000 cash settlement to the affected students.
"We are not saying what the general meal plan has to serve or not," Hill says. "We are saying that when a college has a mandatory meal plan they have to be prepared to make reasonable modifications to that meal plan to accommodate students with disabilities."
The agreement says that food allergies may constitute a disability under the Americans With Disabilities Act, if they are severe enough. The definition was made possible under 2009 amendments to the disability law that allowed for episodic impairments that substantially limit activity.
"By preventing people from eating, they are really preventing them from accessing their educational program," Hill said of the school and its students.
Mary Pat Lohse, the chief of staff and senior adviser to Lesley University's president, says the school has been working with the Justice Department for more than three years to address students' complaints. She says the school has already implemented most parts of the settlement and will continue to update policies to serve students who need gluten-free foods.
"The settlement agreement provides a positive road map for other colleges and universities to follow with regard to accommodating students with food allergies and modifying existing food service plans," Lohse said.
Some say the Justice Department decision goes too far. Hans von Spakovsky, a fellow at the conservative Heritage Foundation who worked in the civil rights division of the Justice Department under President George W. Bush, says food allergies shouldn't apply under the disability act. He adds that the costs could be substantial when schools are already battling backlash from high tuition costs.
"I certainly encourage colleges and universities to work with students on this issue, but the fact that this is a federal case and the Justice Department is going to be deciding what kind of meals could be served in a dining hall is just absurd," he said.
Whether the government is involved or not, schools and other food service establishments are likely to hear from those who want more gluten-free foods. Dhanu Thiyagarajan, a sophomore at the University of Pittsburgh, said she decided to speak up when she arrived at school and lost weight because there were too few gluten-free options in the cafeteria. Like Lesley University, the University of Pittsburgh requires that on-campus students participate in a meal plan.
Thiyagarajan eventually moved off campus so she could cook her own food, but not before starting an organization of students who suffer from wheat allergies like hers. She says she is now working with food service at the school and they have made a lot of progress, though not enough for her to move back on campus.
L. Scott Lissner, the disability coordinator at Ohio State University, says he has seen similar situations at his school, though people with food allergies have not traditionally thought of themselves as disabled. He says schools will eventually have to do more than just exempt students from a meal plan.
"This is an early decision on a growing wave of needs that universities are going to have to address," he said of the Lesley University agreement.
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The Fertile Ground
Where Life's Mind/Body Poetry Flowers
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Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton, 1803–73, English novelist. The son of Gen. William Bulwer and Elizabeth Lytton, he assumed the name Bulwer-Lytton in 1843 when he inherited the Lytton estate
He was created Baron Lytton of Knebworth in 1866. His varied and highly derivative novels won wide popularity. Many of his early novels of manners—Falkland (1827), Paul Clifford (1830), and Eugene Aram (1832)—reflect the influence of his friend William Godwin. Bulwer-Lytton, however, is best remembered for his extremely well-researched historical novels, particularly The Last Days of Pompeii (1834) and Rienzi (1835). In 1849, with The Caxtons, he began a series of humorous domestic novels, which had recently become the vogue. His utopian novel, The Coming Race, prefigured the works of Wells and Huxley. A member of Parliament from 1831 to 1841, Bulwer-Lytton was a reformer, but in 1852 he returned to Parliament as a Conservative. In 1858 he was appointed colonial secretary. He was also a successful dramatist. His plays include The Lady of Lyons (1838), Richelieu (1839), and Money (1840).
See biography by L. Mitchell (2003); study by S. B. Liljegren (1957); C. Shattuck, ed., Bulwer and Macready (1958).
Edward Bulwer-Lytton: Selected full-text books and articles
Allan Conrad Christensen.
University of Delaware Press, 2004
Edward Bulwer Lytton; L. W. Zeigler.
Charles Scribner's Sons, 1903
Edward Bulwer Lytton; Oswyn Murray.
Routledge, 2004
Eric S. Rabkin; Martin H. Greenberg; Joseph D. Olander.
Southern Illinois University Press, 1983
Helen Small.
Clarendon Press, 1998
Salmon, Richard.
Studies in the Novel, Vol. 36, No. 1, Spring 2004
Christensen, Allan C.
Mosaic (Winnipeg), Vol. 26, No. 3, Summer 1993
Graff, Ann-Barbara.
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Camera always ready, Joe Josephs has compiled an expansive array of street shots—above as well as below ground. These images convey the city's "all-too-human side, warts and all" as Joe likes to say. Novice as well as experienced street shooters will benefit by attending Joe's street-photography workshop, in which he will discuss techniques and aesthetic issues related to capturing dramatic street images.
Topics that will be covered include:
• Street photography masters and why they matter
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hAS ANYONE STAYED AT THE HOLIDAY INN OR ROYAL PLAZA HOTELS NEAR DOWNTOWN DISNEY
They are both nice hotels and very close to the DTD marketplace. I recall the rooms being much roomier than the Disney value resorts. They *may* be larger than the moderates as well. They also have motor coach transport to the Disney parks that is good.
Also look at Buena Vista Palace. Newly renovated, spectacular views from the tower rooms and they run some great specials. When we don't stay at Disney or our time share this is our first choice!
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The Diddy Dynasty
By Mike Pearson
I Want to Work for Diddy
* Grade: B-
* When and where: 7 and 9 p.m. Mondays, VH1
Will the real Sean Combs please stand up? Or should we call you Puff Daddy, P-Diddy, Diddy or simply Sean John?
The rap mogul has many names, but his persona boils down to two essentials: talent (singer, actor, fashion designer) and arrogance.
The latter is on display in this new reality show from VH1, which finds 13 people competing for the "prized" position of Diddy's personal assistant.
The show plays like a fusion of Survivor, The Apprentice and Ultimate Fighting Championship. There's no love lost between the contenders, and the Diddy staffers running the competition ooze all the compassion of a stingray.
The first episode aired this past Monday, and found the hopefuls assembling in a Manhattan conference room at Bad Boy Entertainment to introduce themselves to the judges. Among the more notable applicants is Laverne, a transgender woman; Leon, a new age guy who describes himself as a "curator of energy, light and life"; Suzanne, a Harvard MBA; Andrew, who notes "I'm basically a young Paduan seeking a Jedi Master"; and Kim, a 250-pound ball of bile who goes by the nickname "Poprah."
The Apprentice analogy is most appropriate early on, as the contestants are broken into two teams of six each. That means one person is eliminated 13 minutes into the show, before the competition even gets started.
Diddy appears in brief vignettes to explain his philosophy. "I expect excellence and will settle for nothing less," he tells the viewer. (The applicants don't get to meet him until the second episode.)
In the early going, excellence means pushing the contenders to the brink of exhaustion. Each team is given 50 tasks to complete in 24 hours, which means no sleep.
What kind of tasks? Make a video cheer for Diddy, pick up a surfboard, take food orders for seven people at his recording studio, clean his limousines inside and out, help dress mannequins at a midtown Sean John store, buy socks and shoelaces.
Is there a point to these tasks? Not really, except to send the contestants all over Manhattan and see how well they work together.
If Diddy's staff is dictatorial, the contenders themselves are a hot mess. That includes Poprah, who assumes team leader role for her squad and immediately alienates everyone with her gruff manner. Simply put, she's condescending because she's forced to work with "amateurs." That leads to a series of screaming matches that are both visceral and uncomfortable.
Each episode ends with the losing team (who accomplished the fewest tasks?) being asked to choose one of its own for elimination. But there's a twist: The eliminee then chooses a second team member to go with him or her. The two then face a panel of judges (Diddy insiders Kevin Liles, Phil Robinson and Capricorn Clark, marketing manager for Sean John) and one is expunged.
Throughout the show Diddy pops up with video segments espousing his philosophy, and the players get plenty of face time in the "confession" booth where they rag on each other and their predicament.
There's also a brief glimmer of glamour as they are warehoused in a swank penthouse loft with pool table, Jacuzzi and barge-size beds.
Of course, the show makes it clear they won't be spending much time there. The Bad Boy Entertainment philosophy is it's a jungle out there, and the sooner you undermine your opponent, the better. For a show that preaches teamwork, this is rather incongruent.
Here's the problem with I Want to Work for Diddy: Diddy himself makes Donald Trump look like an introvert. His personal assistants seem like indentured servants, and Diddy wants them at his beck and call. He's already proved he's got an eye for talent with MTV's Making the Band. Now he wants to prove he can take ownership of someone's soul.
That said, there's a fierce quality to the competition that may well intrigue some viewers. After watching the first episode, I wouldn't work for Diddy if he paid me in rubies. Well, maybe for a wheelbarrow full of them – and some of those Sean John designer socks.
I Want to Work for Diddy isn't the only reality series premiering on VH1 this month. Here are four more:
* New York Goes to Hollywood: I Love New York veteran Tiffany Pollard (The Bachelorette with implants) returns with a new series transplanted to California. She tries to navigate the sunshine state with the help of her mother, her vocal coach and others. Is Hollywood ready for Miss Tiffany? (8 p.m. Mondays)
* Luke's Parental Advisory: He's come a long way since his profanity- laced days as the frontman for rappers 2 Live Crew. Now Luther Campbell "makes the transition from bachelorhood to married life" in this series. How does he juggle the home front with managing his adult entertainment business? (8:30 p.m. Mondays)
* Glam God with Vivica A. Fox: Actress Fox and celebrity stylist Phillip Bloch look for the next great stylist to the stars. Each week contestants are asked to compete in challenges that test their knowledge of fashion and style trends. Does that mean when it's appropriate to put a lime in a rum and Coke? (7 p.m. Thursday, beginning Aug. 21)
* The Cho Sho: Think My Life on the D List Asian style. Sort of. Comic Margaret Cho and her entourage blend real life and imaginative situations as she fights to be part of an industry that's always trying to get her to change. We get a healthy dose of Cho's family, as well as her sundry assistants (hair, makeup and wardrobe). (9 p.m. Thursday, beginning Aug. 21)
Originally published by Mike Pearson, Rocky Mountain News.
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Bhairav (raga)
Bhairav, or Bhairon, is a raga in Hindustani classical music that was for centuries considered to be the most important raga. Its modern form with an important komal rishabh is, however, very different from that described in the old texts. Bhairav has its name from Bhairava, an incarnation of Shiva, and was historically associated with glory and awe, but became identified with peace and devotion. Raga Bhairav is sometimes linked to raga Bhairavi via Bhairavi's association with the consort of Bhairav (as aspect of Shiva) of the same name; Hijaz Bhairav is an example of this. There are several allied ragas such as Ahir Bhairav, Bairagi, Gunkali, Hijaz Bhairav, Nat Bhairav, Ramkali, Jogiya and Kalingda.
This raga corresponds to Mayamalavagowla in Carnatic music, which is the first raga taught to beginners.
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Bhairon appears in the Sikh tradition from northern India and is part of the Guru Granth Sahib. Every raga has a strict set of rules which govern the number of notes that can be used; which notes can be used; and their interplay that has to be adhered to for the composition of a tune.
In the Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh holy Granth (book) there are a total of 31 raga compositions and this raga is the twenty-fourth raga to appear in the series. The composition in this raga appear on a total of 43 pages from page numbers 1125 to 1168.
Bhairav was an important raga at the time of Guru Nanak and has continued to retain its significance and popularity. Bhairav (not to be confused with Bhairavi) appears in the Ragmala as husband/wife of Bhairavi and four other raginis. Today it is the head raga for one of the ten thatas. The "Raga Sagara", a journal of circa 8th century, describes this raga as awe-inspiring and as expressing the "fulfilment of the desire to worship." Mesakarna (1509) calls this morning melody of the autumn season one of awesome grandeur. Performed before sunrise, this raga was used by Guru Nanak, Guru Amar Das, Guru Ram Das, and Guru Arjan for 99 hymns.
- Aroha : Sa Re(komal) Ga Ma Pa Dha(Komal) Ni Sa
- Avaroha : Sa Ni Dha(komal) Pa Ma Ga Re(komal) Sa
- Vadi: Dha
- Samvadi: Re
The vadis are performed with a slow, wide vibrato which may begin with the vadi itself or the highest limit to which it will extend. In descent the vibrato must begin with upper limit. Otherwise Bhairav has few characteristic phrases.
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External links[edit]
- "Bhairav - The Primordial Sound," detailed article by Rajan Parrikar, supported by audio clips
- Gurmat Sangeet Project
- Raj Academy of Asian Music
- Sikhnet: Shabad for Printing


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Sharon, Israel's bulldozer in politics, dies at 85
By the time Israel withdrew from the Sinai Peninsula under the accord, Sharon was Begin's defense minister. Begin quipped that he was reluctant to give Sharon the job lest he "encircle the prime minister's office with tanks."
But when it fell to Sharon to remove the Jewish settlements Israel had built in Sinai, he obediently ordered the protesting settlers to be dragged away and their homes bulldozed to rubble.
Then came one of the most controversial chapters of his tumultuous life.
In 1982 he engineered the invasion of Lebanon. It was portrayed as a quick, limited strike to drive Palestinian fighters from Israel's northern border. Later it emerged that Sharon had a larger plan: to install a pro-Israel regime in Lebanon — a design that typified boldness to his friends and dangerous megalomania to his critics. The conflict quickly escalated, and Israel remained in Lebanon for the next 18 years.
That September, the Israeli military, controlling parts of Beirut, allowed members of the Phalanges, a Lebanese Christian militia allied with Israel, to enter the Palestinian refugee camps of Sabra and Chatilla in Beirut to root out "terrorists." The militiamen systematically slaughtered hundreds of civilians, including women and children. The massacres sparked mass protests in Israel and abroad. An Israeli commission rejected Sharon's contention that he didn't know what was coming, saying: "It is impossible to justify the minister of defense's disregard of the danger of a massacre."
He was fired as defense minister.
In his autobiography, Sharon said he was outraged by the findings. "It was a stigmatization I rejected utterly," he wrote.
Sharon stayed in the government as a minister without portfolio and pledged to remain in public life. "When I saw the weakness of the leadership, the hypocrisy, the hatred within Israel among Jews, when I saw the developments throughout the Middle East, I thought that I simply had to stay," he wrote.
A journalist and friend, Uri Dan, predicted — famously and, as it turned out, accurately— "Those who didn't want to see him as army chief got him as defense minister, and those who don't want him as defense minister shall get him as prime minister."
In 1983, Sharon filed a $50 million lawsuit against Time Magazine for alleging that Sharon, while defense minister, had discussed avenging the murder of Lebanese President-elect Bashir Gemayel with Lebanese Christian militia leaders. Time said the discussion was held the day before the Sabra and Chatilla massacres. A six-member jury in New York concluded that the Time report was false but acquitted the magazine of libel, saying it published the report in good faith.
Later, an Israeli court rejected a libel suit filed by Sharon against the Haaretz daily over a 1991 article that claimed he misled Begin about his military intentions in Lebanon. Israel would remain entangled in Lebanon until 2000.
Sharon gradually rehabilitated himself, serving in parliament and using various Cabinet posts to build dozens of settlements in the West Bank and Gaza despite international protests.
As foreign minister in 1998, Sharon called on Jewish settlers to grab as much land as possible before a permanent territorial agreement was reached with the Palestinians.


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A local reporter's five-year investigation into rape kit backlogs in Ohio helped inspire state-level reforms and identify hundreds of serial rapists, evidencing how good reporting can bring about positive change to states' handling of sexual assault -- a stark contrast to conservative media's dismissal of sexual assault that may actually discourage victims from coming forward.
Reporter Rachel Dissell discovered a decades-long backlog of untested rape kits while researching sexual assaults for Cleveland's The Plain Dealer. As she told NPR's Fresh Air, the Cleveland police possessed at least 4,000 untested kits, which contain DNA evidence that could be used to identify and prosecute perpetrators. While many factors contribute to why the kits were left untested, Dissell explained that often times the perceived credibility of the victim played a role: "A lot of the victims whose cases didn't go forward and whose kits weren't tested were minorities. They were drug addicts. They had mental health issues -- all kinds of things like that that just really made them the most vulnerable and the least likely to be believed."
Dissell and The Plain Dealer's reporting helped inspire a groundbreaking Ohio law mandating that old and new rape kits be tested, leading to the reopening of nearly 2,000 rape investigations and the identification of over 200 serial rapists or potential serial rapists.
The positive impact of such reporting shines a light on conservative media's comparatively dangerous coverage of sexual assault, which actively reinforces the stigma surrounding sexual assault victims.
Conservative media have repeatedly attempted to discredit research showing that one-in-five women experiences a completed or attempted sexually assault at college, mocking those who do come forward and dismissing efforts to address the crime as proof of a "war" on men.
Glenn Beck's TheBlazeTV argued that the sexual assault epidemic is "completely untrue" by acting out sexual positions and labelling each skit "RAPE!", while George Will asserted that victim has become a "coveted status." Pundits from Rush Limbaugh to The Weekly Standard's Harvey Mansfield have blamed women for the epidemic, while other conservative talking heads stoke fears about a supposed increase in false reports of sexual assault. Others have explicitly blamed victims for their sexual assault, describing sexual assault survivors as "bad girls...who like to be naughty" and lecturing women about the burden of personal responsibility, saying, "It is the truth that if you are the victim of violent crime or the victim of an attempted violent crime, it is not the patriarchy that puts the burden on you to defend yourself, it is not rigid gender roles, it is -- it's a fact of life."
Such disparaging coverage not only stigmatizes victims, it can actually discourage victims from reporting the crimes and their attackers in the first place. And sexual assault is already a vastly underreported crime -- estimates show that sexual assault goes unreported nearly 70 percent of the time.
In her interview with Fresh Air, Dissell described how discrediting sexual assault victims helps their rapists go unpunished: "They knew if they chose the most vulnerable women - the least likely to be believed - that they would never get caught. And I just don't know how that happened. How did we let them outsmart us for all that time?"
Conservative media figures responded to riots following the funeral of Freddie Gray -- an unarmed man who died of severe, unexplained spinal cord injuries while in police custody -- by recommending that participants in the riots be shot, and blaming the outbreak of violence on Democratic leadership, President Obama, public schools, welfare, and single-parent families.
Right-wing media have praised former Florida Governor and possible 2016 Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush's 1999 executive action eliminating race-based affirmative action in higher education admissions. Now, a new report from The Washington Post finds that black student enrollment is in decline at two of Florida's largest four-year schools.
Right-wing media are up in arms over the Department of Defense's (DOD) release of a 1987 report suggesting Israel has nuclear capabilities, claiming the acknowledgement of the country's nuclear program is an "unprecedented" "leak" and act of "treachery" from the White House. In reality, the Bush administration declassified information on Israel's nuclear program years ago, and the DOD only released the 1987 report after years of fighting a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit.
Fox & Friends ripped off the Republican National Committee's latest hit job on Hillary Clinton, building an entire segment around the GOP's specious "Where's Hillary?" campaign without disclosing the source.
"Where in the world is Hillary Clinton?" Fox & Friends co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck asked Thursday. "It's been 204 days since her last press conference and 186 days since her last interview," and according to Hasselbeck, "Hillary seems to be in hiding."
Hasselbeck's report is ripped straight from a Republican National Committee (RNC) memo announcing its "Hillary's Hiding" campaign. That campaign, launched two days before the Fox & Friends segment, purports to "keep asking, 'Where's Hillary?'" and focuses on the number of days since Clinton's last press conference and interview. At no point did Hasselbeck credit the RNC for the concept that framed her segment.
Teachers faced an unprecedented level of scrutiny in 2014, thanks to a landmark legal case dismantling teacher tenure in California, which is likely to spark copycats lawsuits across the country. In part due to this increased scrutiny, educators also encountered various attacks from mainstream and conservative media over the year, five of which were particularly egregious.
In June, a California Superior Court handed down the decision in the Vergara v. California trial, a case in which "a group of student plaintiffs ... argued that state tenure laws had deprived them of a decent education by leaving bad teachers in place." Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Rolf M. Treu sided with the students, in a ruling that Teacher Wars author Dana Goldstein wrote "has the potential to overturn five state laws governing" how tenure, which helps guarantee due process to prevent "capricious firings," operates in the state. The lawsuit became something of a model for media attacks -- sparking reactions that ranged from outraged to elated -- and prompted extensive media discussion about the positives and negatives to reform of the public education system.
Unfortunately, much of this discussion featured direct attacks on educators in 2014. They came from all facets of the media sphere, and were often rooted in conservative misinformation, though some rang louder, stronger, and more abhorrent than others.
Here are the top five times media failed educators in 2014.
The November 3 cover story of Time magazine, titled "The War on Teacher Tenure" and promoted on the cover as "Rotten Apples," spurred significant backlash, particularly among teachers, who were dismayed at the portrayal of their profession as "rotten." The backlash led to a petition calling for an apology from Time that garnered more than 70,000 signatures. In their coverage of the Time backlash, however, several media outlets, including MSNBC's Morning Joe, Fox News' Outnumbered, and The Weekly Standard's blog failed to discuss what was at the heart of the controversy: due process for teachers. These media outlets instead took to doubling down on the allegations of "rotten," and making outlandish claims.
If Fox News can find a way to blame any education controversy on teachers or teachers unions, it will do so. Two such instances in 2014 were particularly egregious. When hundreds of Colorado high school students walked out of class to protest a "conservative-led school board proposal" to change their history curriculum, Fox hosted the country board of education president to falsely allege that "teachers [were] using students" as "pawns" not over the history proposal, but over an upcoming teachers union contract. And in March, when New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that he would block three charter schools from using public school space rent-free, Fox figures took to speculating and attacking teachers and teachers unions, arguing, among other things, that de Blasio was trying to "kiss back butt on the unions" and wage a "war on children."
Glenn Beck's book Conform, released in May and co-authored with Kyle Olson, lobbed a number of laughable attacks against public schools, the Common Core State Standards, and in particular, teachers. His ridiculous attacks on teachers included claiming that:
In April, the Kansas State Legislature passed a bill in a whirlwind weekend session that "kill[ed] long-held teacher rights" in the state, namely the right to due process. In addition to being pushed by the Koch-funded Americans for Prosperity, the bill was also introduced by a committee whose chairman had ties to the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), which has received "untold sums of cash" from the Koch brothers. None of the three major newspapers in Kansas, however, made the connection between the legislation and the Koch brothers in their original reporting.
Media Matters conducted an analysis of education coverage on weeknight cable news programs from January 1 to October 31, 2014, to determine how many of the shows' guests who discussed the topic were educators. The report found that across CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC, educators made up only 9 percent of guests during education segments, with each network only hosting a total of one, four, and eleven educators, respectively.
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Like a pair of investigative bookends, two bipartisan congressional reports arrived this year -- one from the Senate Intelligence Committee released in January, the other by the House Intelligence Committee in late November. Both came to similar conclusions about the 2012 terror attack on the United States diplomatic compound in Benghazi. And both represented bad news for conservative cheerleaders of the Benghazi cover-up saga, as the tandem reports released enormous amount of air from the scandal balloons.
The Senate report in January did little to quench the political thirst of hardcore Benghazi believers. Its findings, which categorically demolished the most closely-held beliefs of Benghazi true-believers, didn't stop House Republicans from establishing a select committee in May to launch yet another investigation. (Six congressional committees and an independent State Department panel had already investigated the attack, for those keeping score.) That select committee holds its second hearing this week.
The more recent House report however, does seem to have produced a sense of creeping panic among dedicated partisans who remain committed to keeping the story alive through the 2016 presidential campaign. The House findings run so counter to what Benghazi promoters have claimed that they threaten the viability of that strategy.
And that's why, in a truly odd turn of events, the Republican-authored House report is now under withering attack from a cadre of Republicans and their allies in the right-wing media ("a classic Washington whitewash"!), who've logged thousands of hours over the last two years propping up the shaky cover-up tale and trying to turn it into a Barack Obama scandal brand.
"The House Select Committee on Benghazi has stated that it will reconvene on Dec. 10. Its work will be as important as ever," the Heritage Foundation's Daily Signal announced this week. (i.e. questions remain!) The Weekly Standard agreed, with its writers reporting that the latest Congressional report that debunked every major Benghazi conspiracy to date, simply confirms that Congress needs all the Benghazi investigations it can get.
Why? "This new Benghazi "intelligence" report is little more than a C.Y.A. attempt designed to protect incompetent politicians and government agents at the expense of justice for the victims of September 11, 2012," according to Sen. Rand Paul.
This, of course, is the language of dead-enders. It's the language of partisans with stunted capacity for reason and who won't concede the facts on the ground. Instead, they tumble further and further down into a rabbit hole of what-ifs, spending extraordinary time (and taxpayer money) trying to undermine the facts while proclaiming the next inquiry will get it just right.
In other words, a Republican-chaired committee report that debunks Benghazi conspiracies is now being used as a rallying cry for conservatives who are convinced the report raises more pressing questions.
Do you see where this closed, hermetically sealed loop is designed to lead us?
In criticizing the report, note that since the release of the report from the House Intelligence Committee, conservative critics need to find an explanation for why its Republican chairman, Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI), allegedly opted to tank his own committee's year-in-the-making report; why he would authorize a "messy," "bizarre and troubling" report. Did he do it protect the White House and Hillary Clinton?
Is Rogers now part of the cover-up, too?
Rushing to defend a recent Time magazine article critical of teacher tenure, several conservative media outlets neglected to discuss what is at the core of a major backlash against the article: due process.
Time's November 3 cover story, titled "The War on Teacher Tenure" and promoted on the cover as "Rotten Apples", has spurred significant backlash, particularly among teachers. The Huffington Post noted on October 27 that a petition from the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) "asking Time to apologize for the cover had reached 72,000 signatures." In response to the uproar, Time published reactions to its piece from various individuals, including Rep. George Miller (D-CA), AFT President Randi Weingarten and National Education Association (NEA) President Lily Eskelsen Garcia.
Various conservative media outlets covered the Time controversy by defending the article and cover, attacking teachers unions, and mischaracterizing teacher tenure. The common thread in all of this coverage, however, was a lack of discussion about due process, or why due process policies like tenure exist.
On the October 30 edition of MSNBC's Morning Joe, host Joe Scarborough and co-host Mika Brzezinski hosted Time's Nancy Gibbs to discuss the backlash. The segment did not include a discussion or even a mention of tenure or due process, though Scarborough claimed, "It's absolutely silly. There are rotten apples. There are horrible teachers. There are horrible lawyers. There are horrible journalists. There are horrible TV hosts. In every field you can go, there are rotten apples in that field."
Fox News' Outnumbered on October 27 also neglected to discuss due process during a discussion of the Time piece, though co-host Andrea Tantaros stated that teachers unions are "destroying America" while co-host Jedediah Bila claimed:
BILA: And unfortunately, the reality is, is that a lot of bad teachers stay. They have tenure.& You cannot get rid of them. They want no accountability, and they are bringing schools down in every city across this country.
Fox News anchor Gregg Jarrett wrote a column accurately depicting the college sexual assault epidemic and the fears victims face in reporting these crimes, a stark contrast to his colleagues and fellow conservative media figures who have dismissed, mocked, and stigmatized victims.
In a September 25 column for Fox News' website, Jarrett highlighted the high rate of assault on college campuses, and praised student activists for raising awareness of the often insufficient resources and efforts by colleges to address the problem (emphasis added):
Nearly 20 % of female college students have been sexually assaulted, according to a White House task force.
I suspect the true number is significantly higher. Many young women are reluctant to report it. They keep it secret for fear of embarrassment, shame, retribution, and the trauma of reliving the nightmare during legal or disciplinary proceedings. I get it. There are repercussions. Victims are especially afraid of being stigmatized or ostracized within the tight, insular social circles on campus.
Awareness is on the rise driven, in part, by student activism. Columbia University student Emma Sulkowicz, angry over how the school adjudicated her claim of rape, has taken to carrying a mattress around campus. Dubbed "Mattress girl" by fellow students and the media, her visually indelible protest has galvanized a growing demand for honesty and transparency. And why not? Schools should be required to publish accurate information about the frequency of assaults. It can be done without breaching individual students' privacy.
Jarrett's column unfortunately stands out among recent commentary about sexual assault in conservative media, where the fact that one in five women are assaulted at college is regularly dismissed. The Daily Caller has called the statistic "bizarre and wholly false," while the Washington Examiner called it "ridiculous."
Moreover, the trust and respect Jarrett treats the victims of these assaults with is unusual. Instead, their stories are often questioned or critiqued, with media figures suggesting that a large number of victims are lying about their assault, or are partly culpable.
The same day that Jarrett's column was published, some of his Fox News colleagues suggested that intoxicated women who are assaulted at college fraternity parties are responsible for their own assaults. Several co-hosts of Fox's Outnumbered defended a Forbes contributor who was fired after claiming that drunk women were "the gravest threat to fraternities" because the fraternity would be liable if a woman was sexually assaulted at a party.
This past summer, Washington Post columnist George Will came under fire for claiming that college efforts to curb sexual assaults were making "victimhood a coveted status that confers privilege." In his column, Will disputed the story of a college rape on Swarthmore's campus, implying he didn't believe the survivor's story qualified as an actual incident of assault. The survivor, Lisa Sendrow, told Media Matters about the violence she had experienced, how Will's dismissal of her story was triggering and damaging to her, and that she was diagnosed with PTSD and received violent threats after her story was first reported.
Earlier this year, a Weekly Standard contributor blamed feminism for sexual assault, because victims abandoned "feminine modesty" which had provided women "protection" from rape. National Review Online writers claimed rape was "instinctive" among some young men, that assaults involve "a large degree of voluntary behavior" from women, and that women are "being taught to believe they were raped." A New York Post columnist dismissed rape as "regrettable sex."
And Wall Street Journal editor James Taranto went so far as to claim intoxicated sexual assault victims are just as guilty as their attackers.
While Jarrett's column is sadly something of an outlier among conservative commentary on the issue, survivors now have one more voice in the media supporting their efforts to combat this epidemic.
Right wing media have latched onto comments made by new Meet the Press host Chuck Todd, in which he suggested that Hillary Clinton would not be a frontrunner in 2016 if not for her gender, dismissing Clinton's support as merely "enthusiasm to break the glass ceiling."
From the September 3 edition of CNN's The Lead with Jake Tapper:
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Conservative media are suggesting that the Obama administration is "working with foreigners to subvert the Constitution" by seeking a climate agreement with other nations without Senate approval, but legal experts agree that because it is not expected to be legally binding, the accord does not require Senate ratification.
Right-wing media personalities blamed President Obama for recent violence in Iraq, blaming the rise of violent militants in the country on Obama willfully refusing to negotiate a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to leave behind some American forces and instead redeploying all U.S. troops. In reality, the Iraqi government refused to negotiate a viable SOFA with the U.S. despite Obama's efforts to maintain a military presence.
Right-wing publicist and author Craig Shirley doesn't like a new book about Ronald Reagan written by award-winning (and liberal) historian Rick Perlstein. So the conservative publicist has threatened to sue for $25 million in damages and has asked for all copies of the book to be "destroyed," claiming that with Invisible Bridge: The Fall Of Richard Nixon And The Rise of Ronald Reagan, Perlstein's guilty of plagiarism for paraphrasing facts Shirley had previously reported in his own book about Reagan.
But of course, paraphrasing is not the basis for copyright infringement and that's certainly not what constitutes plagiarism.
Reviewing the supposed examples of infringement cited by Shirley's lawyers, Jesse Walker, books editor for the libertarian Reason magazine, concludes:
Facts are not copyrightable, and one pair of similar sentences does not an infringement make. I don't see a dollar's worth of damages here, let alone 25 million.
Instead, the attack on Perlstein seems to be more about partisan politics and the clash over who gets to write the history of Reagan and less to do with allegations of misappropriating work. (Perlstein references Shirley's work in the Invisible Bridge acknowledgements and cites Shirley more than 100 times in the book's online endnotes.) Conservatives have previously showered Perlstein's conservative-movement books in praise, but, "this time Perlstein is writing about Ronald Reagan. Goldwater, Nixon, Reagan--Perlstein has moved from covering a minor saint, to a martyr, to God," as Slate's Dave Weigel explains.
Nonetheless, with an unfortunate assist from the New York Times this week, which helped legitimize the dubious plagiarism allegation via a he-said/he-said accounting of the controversy, Shirley's attention-grabbing accusation has received a wider airing. Indeed, the Times article insists Shirley's dubious claim of plagiarism effectively "casts a shadow over the release" of Invisible Bridge, which is precisely the storyline movement conservatives want to create this week. (Separately, the Times, in a glowing review, recently labeled the book an "epic work.")
The Times' misguided new coverage seemed to draw a rebuke from the paper's own Paul Krugman. Denouncing the Perlstein smear campaign as a "grotesque" "sliming," and dismissing the plagiarism charges as "spurious," Krugman stressed that in cases where professional reputations are attacked via unsubstantiated claims, "this tactic should be punctured by the press, not given momentum with "opinions differ on shape of the planet" reporting."
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KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) -- The Knox County Sheriff's Office says its deputies were led on a chase Sunday around 4:30 PM.
Deputies say it started when Gregory Grayson and Mary Jane Crane were pulled over for going 38 in a 30 MPH zone on Highland View Road, near Chapman Highway.
When they approached the car, authorities say they could smell alcohol and say Grayson had slurred speech and bloodshot eyes.
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Deputies say Grayson admitted to drinking two alcoholic beverages before driving.
A deputy and Grayson were treated for minor injuries.
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Expert: Don't scrimp on school backpack
Orthopedic experts at a U.S. hospital advise parents to make sure their child's backpack is a quality one.
Eric Wall of the Orthopaedic Surgery Division of Ohio's Cincinnati Children's Hospital says a rolling backpack is a good option for children carrying heavy loads, but asks parents to remember school terrain is often more challenging to negotiate with wheels than the average airport.
When used correctly, backpacks are the most efficient way to carry a load and distribute the weight among some of the body's strongest muscles, Wall says in a statement.
However, he says, a child's backpack should be limited to no more that 15 percent to 20 percent of a child's weight.
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AT&T Offers Smartphone Upgrades Every Year With Next Plan
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For those mobile phone users who are always looking for the "next big thing," AT&T has the answer.
On Tuesday the number two American carrier announced "AT&T Next," an upgrade program that will allow customers to purchase a new smartphone or tablet device every 12 months without a down payment, and with no activation or upgrade fees.
Beginning nationwide on July 26 consumers can join the program, where customers can purchase a smartphone or tablet without a down payment. To take part customers will instead agree to pay monthly installments for the device, but after 12 months they can trade it in, and upgrade to a brand new device; again with no down payment.
Alternatively customers can keep using the device and have no payments after 20 months.
AT&T Next is being made available to new AT&T customers as well as existing customers who are upgrade eligible. AT&T Next is available for any current smartphone or tablet in AT&T's selection of devices, while the interest-free monthly device installments will range from $15 to $50 based on the device selected. The cost of the device is broken down into 20 parts.
"With AT&T Next, customers can get the newest smartphone or tablet every year with no down payment. That's hard to beat, and it's an incredible value for customers who want the latest and greatest every year," Ralph de la Vega, president and chief executive officer of AT&T Mobility, said in a statement.
The AT&T Next announcement comes a week after rival T-Mobile, currently the fourth placed carrier in the American market, announced its Jump program, which will enable customers to upgrade their handsets as they want – or up to twice a year as soon as six months from enrollment.
"At some point, big wireless companies made a decision for you that you should have to wait two years to get a new phone for a fair price. That's 730 days of waiting. 730 days of watching new phones come out that you can't have. Or having to live with a cracked screen or an outdated camera," said John Legere, president and CEO of T-Mobile US in a statement. "We say two years is just too long to wait. Today, we're changing all that with the launch of JUMP! Now, customers never have to worry about being stuck with the wrong phone. And, yes – it's really as good as it sounds."
Verizon is also reportedly working on a similar program called VZ Edge, according to leaked documents from Droid Life.
VZ Edge will reportedly offer a plan that allows users to upgrade to a new handset once 50 percent of the previous device is paid off. The new plan won't require any upfront costs, upgrade fees or even a service contract.
These rumors follow Verizon's cancelling of an option that let customers upgrade to a new phone every 20 months. Verizon currently offers the Device Payment Program, which according to the Verizon FAQ, "is a payment plan that lets you purchase a new full priced smartphone, tablet or the Samsung Galaxy Camera (TM) and pay for it in 12 equal monthly installments. With this option, you can start using your smartphone, tablet or camera right away with a lower upfront cost."
It is unclear if the rumored VZ Edge is an extension or a full replace of that current Device Payment Program, but it has been reported that VZ Edge will go live on August 25.


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Matt Holliday was 4-for-5 with three runs batted in to lead the St. Louis Cardinals past the Cincinnati Reds 8-4 on Tuesday night.
St. Louis cashed as +115 road underdogs, while the game played OVER the 8.5-run total set by oddsmakers.
Yadier Molina went 2-for-4 with a big fly and two RBIs for the Cardinals, as winning pitcher Jaime Garcia allowed four runs over 5 1-3 innings for St. Louis.
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I'm working on a project that uses high-resolution video (1280x720 at 30 fps), which pretty much makes Xvideo a "must" -- doing YUV->RGB in software isn't really an option, because we're already doing some image processing on the video that just about maxes out a 2.8 GHz Pentium 4 at this frame rate.
I've done a few experiments and concluded that Xvideo does sync to the vblank -- I'm not getting any tearing -- but apparently XvPutImage/XFlush don't block but return immediately. At the moment, I'm using usleep to schedule my redraws, which is OK, but it does mean that I may get slight stutter in the output -- say I'm running at a refresh rate of 60 Hz, so I would want every frame to be displayed for exactly two refreshes, but since I'm not synced to the actual refresh, it can happen that, every so often, a frame gets displayed for three refreshes or only one refresh. Since our project is about measuring the eye movements that people make in response to visual cues, we obviously want our video to be as smooth as possible.
I know that under OpenGL, I can sync to the vblank in glXSwapBuffers by setting the __GL_SYNC_TO_VBLANK environment variable to 1; I'd like to be able to do something similar under Xvideo. (OpenGL is too slow for our purposes because, as explained above, we'd have to do YUV->RGB in software.) I've even tried "hijacking" OpenGL to do my synchronization by calling glXSwapBuffers (to wait for the vertical retrace) before calling XvPutImage/XFlush, but that didn't work -- my application did sync to the refresh rate, but I got some tearing in the Xvideo window that wasn't there before (guess that serves me right for attempting such an ugly hack... ;-) ).
Is there any way of getting what I want? I would have no qualms about doing something that's Nvidia-specific or even specific for a certain driver version -- this app is only going to run on our own hardware. If syncing to the vblank isn't possible with the current driver version, is there any chance of this being implemented in the future?
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COIMBATORE: Geographical Information System (GIS) is fast becoming a specialisation in itself to provide solutions in many disciplines including social disciplines and catering to a wide range of needs of any society, said Avneesh Saxena, Senior Deputy General Manager, Larsen & Toubro Limited, e-Engineering Solutions, Chennai, here on Saturday.
Inaugurating a national conference on "Application of GIS in Civil Engineering" at the Karunya University, he said: "The topic could have been 'Application of Civil Engineering in GIS,' as both disciplines have lent to and benefited from each other. Having accepted inputs from various disciplines, today GIS has started contributing to those very disciplines from which it has borrowed."
"According to an estimate, 80 per cent of information that is of use to society's needs to be geographically referenced. New developments in GIS like mobile GIS and web-based online applications are set to expand the frontiers of GIS applications even further," Mr. Saxena said.
"Today GIS finds application in many areas. Oil and gas and its transportation are one such area. Imagine an inter-state or inter-country gas pipeline traversing a varied terrain and vegetation cover along with varied soil and sub-stratum conditions. A project of this nature is helped immensely by GIS applications right from the feasibility studies to commissioning and thereafter during maintenance," he said.
He said that GIS offered an attractive career to civil engineers that could successfully offset the pull of a career in Information Technology. While GIS trained civil engineers were the need of the hour, the converse was also true, that was, engineers trained in various civil engineering specialisations could help in creating GIS solutions.
Mr. Saxena said that the industry needed a lot of skilled people. As India strove to be a technology hub, specialised skills in the engineering disciplines was a must. "Real edge for civil engineers in GIS applications lies in putting their domain skills to use," he concluded.
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Tanners Motivated By Negative Effects To Stop
According to a report in the May issue of Archives of Dermatology, focusing on the negative effects that indoor tanning can have on appearance can reduce indoor tanning behavior, even among young women who report they tan to relax or alleviate seasonal mood disorders.
"They're not worried about skin cancer, but they are worried about getting wrinkled and being unattractive," June Robinson, a professor of dermatology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and senior author wrote. The study examined the best strategy to wean college-age women who are considered addicted or pathological tanners from tanning salons.
"The fear of looking horrible trumped everything else," Robinson said. "It was the most persuasive intervention, regardless of why they were going to tan." The research showed warning them about the effects on their appearance caused a 35 percent drop in their indoor tanning visits, which were measured at intervals up to six months after the intervention.
Joel Hillhouse, the lead author of the study and a professor of community health at East Tennessee State University, said some women in the study eventually stopped tanning. "It was a progressive kind of thing," he said. "At first the women said they tried sunless tanning as an alternative, but over time they gave up tanning altogether."
The study's authors said between 25 to 40 percent of older adolescent girls visit tanning salons. The researchers, along with other scientists, link the rapidly rising rates of melanoma and other skin cancers in young women to tanning beds. A new 10 percent federal excise tax on indoor tanning will go into effect on July 1 in order to try and discourage indoor tanning.
The National Cancer Institute found that melanoma rates among Caucasian women between the ages 15 to 39 rose 50 percent between 1980 and 2004. The World Health Organization recently classified indoor tanning beds to its highest cancer risk category.
There were 435 college women who visited tanning salons between the ages 18 to 22 that were included in the study. The researchers focused on women who visited salons up to four times a week and that tanned for psychological reasons, not just for a special event.
These tanners included one group who strongly disliked their natural skin color, which was related to a physiological condition called body dysmorphia. Hillhouse said "They thought their skin was disgusting when it was pale."
The group that said tanning made them feel happier or more relaxed showed symptoms of seasonal affective disorder (SAD) on a diagnostics psychological test. Robison said "They were self medicating their own depression."
The women received a 25-page booklet that discussed the effect of tanning on appearance and explained how ultraviolet rays destroy collagen in the skin. The booklet, authored by Hillhouse, also offered many alternatives to meet the women's needs for tanning, like taking an exercise class for socializing and relaxation or getting a spray-on tan or self-tanning cream applications at a spa. The women reported their attitudes and behaviors twice a week in diaries.
The study results surprised researchers. "The hypothesis was because this was an appearance intervention, it would have less of an effect on the people tanning for mood problems," Hillhouse said. "We found the opposite. The intervention worked just as well for people with seasonal affective disorder as for people who didn't like their skin color. That means it's a really good intervention for everyone."
His advice to parents and physicians: "Don't focus on skin cancer. The message that will get young women's attention is indoor tanning's long-term effect on their appearance. That will wake them up and get them to think about this."
Robinson talked about how important it was to offer women alternatives to tanning salons. "You have to balance the positive and the negative forces that motivate someone to change," she said. "First you have the fear that they will look horrible, then you offer a positive "" an alternative to meet their needs."
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It also recognizes Dr. Flaherty as one of the nation's leading teacher-scholars. outstanding focus on success Coker offers a pre-professional program in law, a premed track in the sciences, a major in medical technology, and a preprofessional writing major in English. Coker officially instituted Round Table Learning in 1985. Recently, Peterson's Smart Parents Guide to College called it "a model learning experience." [re]set expectations concerned about falling through the cracks at college? Not here. At Coker College, we take personalized learning seriously. You can customize your education, double major or design your own, study abroad, do an internship, get involved in campus life, and sharpen your communication and leadership skills. year connect with classmates and explore interests in freshmen seminars and activities. 1 year get the advice you need to choose a major or design one that fits. 2 "Coker's approach is hands-on. 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At a school of great traditions, this Coker original is one of the coolest. Imagine a 15acre campus as the golf course and a tennis ball as your golf ball. You get the idea. caMpus golf South Carolina's climate offers a warm winter alternative to ice and snow. Hartsville averages 69�F, September to May. sunshne cobra spirit Thirteen men's and women's athletic teams, including newly added women's golf, compete in NCAA Division II, Conference Carolinas. Many students attend on athletic scholarships. "I knew I was going to fit in when I realized how easy it was to build relationships with other students here. My friends and I love to hang out at the boat house and go swimming at Prestwood Lake." tiMMy stricKland '13 / business / Georgetown, SC [re]discover The best way to discover Coker College is to plan your visit. Do it now by contacting Admissions. We'll tell you about the open houses we plan throughout the year. We'll put together a personalized tour to introduce you to the places and people who will make your Coker experience special. Ready to apply? Do it online by visiting coker.edu and following the links to our online application. Coker College is located in Hartsville, SC, halfway between Myrtle Beach, SC and Charlotte, NC. Atlanta is five hours away, and Washington, DC, Maryland, and New York are readily accessible by interstate and air travel. location financial aid Coker may be more affordable than you think. In fact, approximately 80% of our students receive need-based financial aid in addition to academic, athletic, and other talent-based scholarships. The Financial Aid Office is dedicated to helping each family navigate the financial planning process. Reducing the cost: Coker awards more than $5.7 million annually in scholarships and grants in addition to federal and state aid. tuition & fees For 2010-2011 Tuition: $ 20,328 Room: 3,220 Board: 3,370 Fees: 600 Total: $ 27,518 Coker College offers 29 majors and 23 minors designed to prepare you for career and graduate school success. Many students double major; some design their own. Minors and specializations offer additional ways to customize. Coker College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097; phone: 404-679-4501) to award the baccalaureate degree. Coker is also accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music and the South Carolina Board of Education. Coker College, in compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, religion, ethnicity, gender or disability in the areas of admissions, employment, financial aid or educational services. contact us Office of Admissions Coker College 300 East College Ave. Hartsville, SC 29550 Phone: 843.383.8050 1.800.950.1908 (toll-free) Fax: 843.383.8056 Email: email@example.com Online: www.coker.edu www.facebook.com/cokercollege www.youtube.com/cokercollege prograMs of study Majors Art Biology Biology Education Business Administration Chemistry Communication Computer Science Criminology Dance Early Childhood Education Elementary Education English French General Education History Individualized Major Mathematics Mathematics Education Medical Technology Music Music Education Physical Education & Sport Studies Political Science Psychology Social Studies Education Social Work Sociology Spanish Theater Minors Minors are offered in most major academic programs as well as in the following: Environmental Studies International Studies Spanish American Studies specializations African-American Studies Museum Studies Pre-Law 300 East College Ave. Hartsville, SC 29550 [re]view: coker fast facts student activities contact us students Enrollment: 1,107 Student/Faculty Ratio: 10:1 Average Class Size: 12 Faculty: 68 full-time faculty; 88% with highest degree diversity: laboratories: Student-based research defines the Coker difference. Labs include such leading edge equipment as a nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer. residence halls: Six halls include freshman-only Memorial, JLC for seniors, and four halls co-ed by suite or floor. dining: Susanne G. Linville athletics: Coker Cobras Colors: Navy & yellow 13 NCAA Division II, Conference Carolinas teams: baseball (M), basketball (M, W), cross country (M,W), golf (M, W), soccer (M, W), tennis (M, W), softball (W), volleyball (W); also cheer and dance; athletic scholarships available Website: www.cokercobras.com clubs & organizations: Over 30 intramural sports: Women: 61%; Men: 39% African-American: 23% All minorities: 27% States represented: 27 Foreign countries represented: 9 facilities acadeMics library: The state-of-the-art Charles W. and Joan S. Coker Library-Information Technology Center opened in January 2008. It is the academic heart of campus. athletics: Facilities include a 22-acre complex for baseball, cross country, soccer, softball, and tennis and the TimberlakeLawton Gymnasium for basketball and volleyball. Golf practices at Hartsville Country Club. computers: Three computer Dining Hall, the Cobra Cafe, and Java City. 29 majors; 23 minors specializations: African- American Studies, Museum Studies, Pre-Law study abroad: May Study/ Numerous intramural sports and wellness activities Office of Admissions Coker College 300 East College Ave. Hartsville, SC 29550 Phone: 843.383.8050 1.800.950.1908 (toll-free) Fax: 843.383.8056 Email: email@example.com Online: www.coker.edu www.facebook.com/cokercollege www.youtube.com/cokercollege Travel Interim and special programs internships: Many, coordinated though the Center for Engaged Learning labs offer access to PCs and Macs. All residence halls are wired or wireless.


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Introducing a beachfront vacation condo for family of 6 maximum (including infant.)
Discover the little known secret of one of the most prized stretches of Waikiki Beach. The only privately owned condominium in Waikiki where you can step right from the building onto the sand of world famous Waikiki beach.
If you're seeking Hawaii sunshine with the view to die for, and you'd want to experience true beachfront living, here's the place! Enjoy Waikiki Like Never Before.
Breathtaking Beaches, World Class Cuisines, Incredible Shopping, Ocean Activities, All Within Footsteps of Your Door. A Great Choice for Upscale Families.
Unlike other condos, our condo is not 'steps away' from the beach, it is directly on the beach! Just a little bit of heaven and earth. See if this is the dream family vacation you've been longing for.
Out goal is to see your jaw drop!
To hear you say: Pinch me now, is this real?
Or like from our most memorable guest, when our 85 year old Rebecca calls us:
'You know what! I thought I'd just died and wake up in heaven!'
We want to make it pretty hard to start packing when your stay is over. We spared no expense finishing and furnishing the property. Only when the best will do. If you want to be pampered, this villa comes equipped for a family in need of a serious unwinding vacation.
Design to treat your mind, body and soul. Come and sleep your morning away, wake up to feel it right at home, the breathtaking view of the ocean from every single windows and doors is simply amazing!
Floor-to-ceiling sliders open from the beach house lead out to two covered patio/lanais with 240 degree views of waterfront, Waikiki city lights, mountains, coastline, dazzling vibrant sunset, acres of palm trees below, and the spectacular view of the signature Diamond Head mountain.
As our guest you're welcome to enjoy owner's privileges at the adjacent Outrigger Reef Hotel. These include two beachfront restaurants, variety of shops, resort style sea water pool, whirlpool spas, hot tubs, fitness center, beach services, business center, tour desk, daily car rental, Concierge service and Serenity Spa. Nightly Hawaiian entertainment with live music in Aloha Lobby Lounge.
Not like renting from typical individual owned condo, we have arranged our condos to be professionally staffed by Outrigger with 24-hour desk and bellman services at nearby Outrigger Regency Hotel.
The staff will take care of getting your luggage to the condo. Speaking of parking you will love the cool underground parking featuring an elevator that takes you within a few steps of the condo. Inquire for current parking fee.
Separate master bedroom with king-sized bed, private balcony, living room with queen-sized sofa bed, dining table in an outdoor covered lanai, entertainment center with TVs, stereo, DVD player and VCR, hair-dryer, walk-in closet, wireless internet.
The kitchen was fit for a chef with fully equipped appliances. This is fabulous when you might need to whip up a gourmet meal. However, I confess that most evenings you can just take a leisure stroll to one of many surrounding restaurants from authentic Hawaiian to 5 stars and everything in between. Dining is so close and convenient that you shouldn't need a car.
Just open all the sliding doors to enjoy the Waikiki salt-water breezes and soak up the ion rich air. Each morning enjoy our freshly brewed coffee out on the beachfront lanai, while making plans for the days.
There are so many local activities within a short drive or better yet just walk down to the adjacent Outrigger Reef Hotel front lobby and bus tour would pick up right there.
Feel the 'WOW' factor of beachfront bliss, that everyone can have the mind-blowing experience of taking dinner on outside lanai as they watch the dazzling sunset, ever changing turquoise water, watch Hilton Village Fireworks (every Fridays), dazzling Honolulu city lights. Then to top it off after dinner, walk to the nightlife of Waikiki.
Learn how to surf on the very beach where the sport was born. Enjoy a submarine dive, catamaran sail, Outrigger canoe ride or snorkel among tropical fish and turtles. Virtually every water sports from water bike, skydiving, helicopter tour, to swimming with the dolphins are available at the beach shop up front.
Relax and watch the sun slip into the Pacific Ocean from your bedroom lanai. Step out to your wrap-around lanai, enjoy sweeping panoramic views of endless beach while watching your little ones building sand castles and playing in the water down below.
Or come down to the beach, join the family where Papa enjoyed burying the kids and mama in the sand. After wearing yourselves out, wash off in the shower and headed back to the pool and BBQ'd some lunch.
Take a leisurely stroll down below at Fort De Russy park and Museum, visit the displays, the museum and the Gallery of Heroes. Just steps from public BBQ grills, kid's playground, tennis court, beach volley ball, racket ball court, walking trails with exercise stations along the way.
From this central location you can explore the rest of Oahu. Three public bus lines in front, a glorious sandy beachfront steps from world-class fine dining, shopping and Waikiki beachfront nightlife.
Hawaii's famous Ala Moana Shopping Center is 2 miles away. 9 miles from Honolulu Airport. Snorkel at Hanauma Bay 4 miles. More than ten Golf courses to choose from.
Between the beach and the 50 acre park you'll almost forget you're in the heart of Waikiki.
You'll discover the perfect setting to reaffirm your love for one another.
Rediscover the old adage: Family that plays together, stay together! Make your family vacation unforgettable!
Then when you get home, show your friends how you've been sun-kissed. And we hope you won't forget to ask them to guess where the end of the rainbow is...
Note: Please inquire for special safety net kit to be installed on the lanai when travel with children under 8.
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We have 'Pride of Ownership' and keep our suites PRISTINE. We regularly inspect our suites to make sure they represent our level of quality and cleanliness. We maintain the highest quality of all contents including linens and towels. We have also added personal touches such as designer pillows, additional kitchen items, and more. All our guests will experience a luxurious stay in their Home away from Home, while staying in our suites. We expect our renters to maintain and respect our nonsmoking suites.
The Owner purchased this condo in 2008
It's all about the views !!!!! The incomparable views and spectacular beachfront location.
The Staff is very accommodating. The complex is beachfront, Clean, and PRISTINE. Each has a Private Gym, Bar/Lounges, Valet and Bell staff, Private Pools, coffee/sandwich shops, snack shop, private patios and pools, and more.
The view is one of the best in Waikiki. That can't be disputed, plenty of things to do within walking distance. Many of the reviews aren't recent. The place needs updating. The bathrooms especially and the washer and dryer need to be serviced and cleaned, they were not working properly when we stayed there. The house keeping was not worth what we paid in a cleaning deposit. Upon our arrival, there was hair on the floors and in the showers. The carpets need to be either replaced or cleaned. For what we paid during peak season, I wish I would have been aware of the cleanliness of the place. I would have researched another condo.
Being from Hawaii, we have stayed at numerous places when we visit Hawaii.
No other place can compare to the location and beautiful views of this condo. Tommy and Tracy as well as Harry treat you like Ohana (family). You will notice that this condo is almost booked solid. We had to stay at the neighboring condo for one night and Harry who met us to check us in had moved all our belongings from that unit in to this unit.
As you enter the condo, you can't help but be taken in by the fantastic panoramic views of Waikiki from Diamond Head to past the Hilton Hawaiian Village. On the kitchen counter, Harry had put fresh fruits (yes including pineapple) and candy and the refrigerator was stocked with different soft drinks and even shrimp cocktail. I had mentioned to Tommy that we would be celebrating our daughter's birthday and he thoughtfully had Harry get a cake for her too. Mahalo Tommy and Harry! The living area is spacious with nice furnishings and the kitchen is well stocked with everything you will need if you decide to cook and eat on the spacious balcony with seating for at least 6. On this balcony we had VIP seating for the fireworks show from the Hilton, beautiful sunsets, rainbow over the ocean, as well as for the beach activities right below the balcony. As a bonus, also included was parking in an assigned stall and access to the pool and fitness room at the Outrigger Reef located in the next building. Our teenage grandsons enjoyed all the beach activities and it was a perfect place for the six of us. We will recommend this property to all our friends and family.
Aloha to those of you who are lucky enough to stay at this fantastic condo.
What an expierience! Our family just loved our vacation in Honolulu at Tommy's place.
Every morning waking up to a view of the ocean and every eveing watching the sun set on the Lanai was unbelievably beautiful and relaxing. The condo is very well stocked with everthing will need for cooking, relaxing, or just going to the beach. In addition the service and parking privileges were suberb. We can't wait for our next vacation to Honolulu. I would noy stay anywhere else!
Thanks Tommy for and unforgetable vacation!
Bob P
Your home was everything I expected and more....truly THE GEM of Waikiki!! We were never in need of anything because you had thought of it all...even surprised us with your welcoming treats and a stocked closet of great beach toys. I also have to say, your local rep Harry is awesome!!! He was so helpful and kind and really made us feel very VIP when he met us on arrival. Then your management service from the Outrigger was fantastic too!! I can't wait to come back to your beautiful home that is surrounded by views that you never quite get used to. They just kept taking my breath away!!! I'm only sorry we didn't get to stay longer...next time! Aloha nui loa for welcoming us into your gorgeous home and gracing us with your aloha spirit of warm hospitality.
What a great time we had at Tommy's place. He arranged to have a local named Harry meet us and get us settled in. Harry is a great person that really knows the Island. He gave us many great recommendations on things to do and local restaurants. Tommy remembered that is was my wife's Birthday and he had a Cake waiting for us in the condo. What a great surprise! All the other reviews are very accurate, you won't find a better beach front location within walking distance to everything. You can see the Friday fireworks from the balcony and the most beautiful Hawaiian Sunset. I rent from VRBO often and this was a great experience from top to bottom. THANK YOU TOMMY AND TRACY!
What a fantastic place to stay. Wonderful apartment with lots of room for the 6 of us with outstanding views that seem to go on forever. We were lucky enough to see turtles and whales playing from the balcony. The apartment is just as the pictures show but better if possible. We were able to walk to just about everywhere (except the North Shore) we wanted to go. We ate some meals on the comfort of the lanai watching the sun go down or the fireworks starting up. A big thank you to Tommy and Tracy for always being available before our holiday and promptly answering our questions and for Harry for being a wonderful local island contact while we were in Hawaii. We would definitely be back to this apartment if we can get in. Mahalo again.
Located directly on Waikiki between Outrigger Reef Hotel and Ft De Russy Park & Museum
Other Activities: Boating, shopping, kayaking
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12 Apr 2015 - 6 Jun 2015
3 night minimum stay
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7 Jun 2015 - 20 Aug 2015
3 night minimum stay
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Fall 2015
21 Aug 2015 - 18 Dec 2015
3 night minimum stay
for 3 nights
Holidays 2015
19 Dec 2015 - 3 Jan 2016
5 night minimum stay
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4 Jan 2016 - 16 Apr 2016
3 night minimum stay
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3 night minimum stay
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|$250.00 + Tax
|Refundable Damage Deposit
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|$400 refundable damage/security deposit will be refunded back to you usually within one week and no later than 3 weeks from your departure.
* Approximate monthly price. Actual pricing will depend on the days of the month you stay.
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NEW ORLEANS -- In a clear victory for the Landrieu administration, a federal judge has ruled that the city is within its rights to impose a controversial package of reforms on taxi cabs.
In a ruling issued Monday, U.S. District Judge Eldon Fallon denied an injunction to cab operators seeking to block new rules requiring upgrades such as credit card machines, GPS devices and the phase-out of old cabs.
The ruling appears to pave the way for the reforms, which have been on hold since Aug. 1 after a civil court judge issued a temporary restraining order.
'This is a win for the citizens of New Orleans, as well as the public, as well as the drivers. This is going to be a win for everyone,' said Malachi Hull, director of the city's taxi cab bureau. 'What these reforms did are they improved, drastically, they improved the public safety, as well driver safety while enhancing customer service, as well as efficiency for the city of New Orleans.'
The cab drivers, pressing their claims in three related lawsuits, tried to argue that the cost of the upgrades would pose an unconstitutional hardship. But Fallon ruled that the reforms do not pose an undue burden on the drivers, with a cost closer to the $2,000-per-cab estimated by the city than the $25,000-per-cab estimated by the taxi industry.
Fallon also stated that the public benefits of the reforms outweigh the costs to cabbies.
'The Court finds that although Plaintiffs have shown some potential economic impact, even if it did occur, it is outweighed by the interest in promoting the health, safety, and welfare of the community,' he wrote.
The ruling wasn't a complete victory for the city, however. Fallon ruled in favor of the cab drivers on the issue of whether taxi licenses Certificates of Public Necessity and Convenience are privileges that can be yanked by the city or property that comes with all the rights of ownership.
In ruling with the cab drivers that the CNPCs are property, Fallon issued a preliminary injunction that blocks the portion of the ordinance allowing the city to revoke a cab driver's license for non-compliance with the new rules.
'Which is good because if the city wants the industry to be able to support buying a new vehicle and putting all the equipment in it, then the only wherewithal that they have to be able to do that is the CPNC,' said Sheree Kerner, owner of Nawlins Cab. 'So, now they're able to go to the bank with that and be able to finance what the city wants.'
It was a fact pointed out by Judge Fallon as well: that the value of the CNPCs which have been sold for as high as $50,000 could benefit both sides since they could be used by cab drivers to help finance the city-mandated upgrades.
'The Court finds that it does not appear that a preliminary injunction would have an adverse effect on the public,' Fallon wrote. 'In fact, here, the opposite is true; a preliminary injunction would have a beneficial effect. It would allow CPNC owners a mechanism to finance the upgrades called for by the City.'


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