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Women's Cross Country Wins, Men Third At West Coast Preview
PORTLAND, Ore. - Gonzaga University's women's cross country team may have sent a message to the West Coast Conference while the Bulldog men gained some confidence with their performance at the West Coast Preview meet Saturday at Fernhill Park.
The Bulldog women had five runners in the top 10 to win their race, while the Bulldog men finished third but left with the confidence they need when they return in six weeks for the West Coast Conference Championship on this same course.
The veterans paced the women with Emily Thomas (21.12.00) leading a three-four-five finish over the 6K layout for the Bulldogs as she was followed across the line by Lindsey Drake (21:22.69) and Maggie Jones (21:22.96), respectively. Lauren Bergam (21:33.43) was eighth and freshman Amelia Evans (21:38.28) was ninth. Caroline Austin of Washington State University was first in 21:03.97.
"There was a 25-second spread among our top five. Things played out pretty well today and that that crowd within 25 seconds of each other will pay off down the road and hopefully we'll even tighten it up a little more," assistant coach Patty Ley said of the women's effort.
The women also won the season-opening Clash of the Inland Northwest over the 4.2-mile course at Spokane's Mead High.
The men finished third out of six teams. Host University of Portland won the meet with 22 points, followed by NCAA Division II power Chico State University with 63 points and Gonzaga with 73. The Bulldogs were 20 points ahead of WCC foe Loyola Marymount University and well ahead of Saint Mary's College (32) and Santa Clara University (147).
Tate Kelly paced the men in 12th place in 23:39.5 for the 8K, Brent Felnagle was 16th in 23:50.86, Willie Milam was 17th in 23:51.28, Robert Walgren finished 19th in 23:52.81 and Chris Boyle was 24th in 24:01.65 to account for Gonzaga's top five finishers. Freshman Conor McCandless was the sixth Bulldog across the line, five seconds behind Boyle in 28th in 24:06.87. Portland's Scott Fauble won the race in 23:15.09.
"Think anytime you get to run over the course and get a rough draft six weeks before game day is a good thing," head coach Pat Tyson said of competing on the same course that will host the WCC Championship. "When we send nine down here in six weeks they will be well prepared."
The third-place finish was also encouraging to Tyson. Portland is a perennial WCC power, losing the WCC Championship for the first time ever when WCC newcomer BYU ended the Pilots run last season. Portland and BYU are in the top 10 nationally.
"If we get top three we think we win," Tyson said of the WCC Championship. "Everybody is chasing Portland and BYU for the third spot. San Francisco wasn't here today and they are pretty good, LMU will be similar to us and we beat Santa Clara today for the first time in my era."
Ley also talked about the confidence factor.
"Today went pretty much like we hoped it would. It is good for them to realize they can run pretty doggone well. Our freshmen ran well today for their first effort at 6K and a lot of people are wanting more. This is a nice place to be for September 15. I think we can build on it and can run well together. They are gaining confidence in each other and can depend on others around them. Plus, it was great to see the course we'll be running on for the WCC's."
Tyson said being right there with Chico State was encouraging.
"Chico State is a lot like us. They are a good team. They are ranked third in division two right now and they finished fourth in their national meet a year ago," Tyson said.
Tyson said the top five were "within 22 seconds of each other. The gap was better today but we need our two, three, four and five guys to be with Kelly to get to the next level. Kelly closed strong and was within 10 seconds of the top five, so he was right there."
Tyson said the top 10 men from Saturday will go to the Bill Dellinger Invitational in two weeks, with the other two participants being determined next Saturday at the Erik Anderson Invitational at Spokane's Plantes Ferry.


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Who needs mistletoe? All it took for Lady Gaga to get amorous with new beau Taylor Kinney was a dark hallway, say my spies. My eagle-eyed minions reported watching Lady G put her paws all over her Vampire Diaries BF backstage at the KIIS-FM Jingle Ball in LA.
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NOBLESVILLE, Ind. – Saint Leo men's golfer JP Albuquerque (77-75—152) continued his climb up the leader board Wednesday afternoon, carding a second round three-over 75 at the 2010 NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championships. He now stands in a tie for 22nd, nine strokes off the lead pace.
Leading the way at the par-72, 7,132 yard Sagamore Golf Club in Noblesville, Ind. is Queens' Ben Lasso. Lasso hurdled over first day leader Ben Vertz, as well as a cast of others to claim first-place going into the third day of action. Lasso (73-70—143) was one of only two players on the day to shoot a two-under 70 and now leads the 105-player field by one stroke.
Fellow SSC institution Florida Southern (303-292—595) had a solid day on the links, shooting a team score of four-over 292. In the process of their day, the team hurdled yesterday's top team and conference foe, Nova Southeastern. The Mocs improved 11 shots from their first round score of 303 and lead their closest competition by nine strokes.
As for Albuquerque, things started out much better for the senior on this day, as just three holes into the back-nine, he sank a birdie to drop to one-under. Two pars brought him to the difficult 15th, where the Londrina, Brazil native, unfortunately, double-bogeyed the hole. Still, Albuquerque remained resilient and answered the next hole with his third birdie of the tournament. He went into the turn with another birdie at 18 and a score of one-under.
The front nine was not as kind to Albuquerque, as he began the first two holes with back-to-back bogey's. However, he continued to fight through the deteriorating conditions, parring the next three. Now at one-over, Albuquerque alternated bogey and par scores over the final four holes to finish three-over for the day.
The senior is still very much in the thick of things as just five strokes separate him and a spot in the top-three.
Albuquerque returns to the course on Wednesday, May 20 for the third of four rounds at the NCAA Golf Championships.His tee-time is currently set for 12:30 p.m. EST.
Continue to follow all the action, as well as the up-to-date leader board, by clicking on the links below.


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Series: Routledge Leading Linguists
The essays in this important collection explore wide-ranging aspects of the syntax and semantics of human languages. Key topics covered include movement phenomena and the syntax of logical form, methods in generative linguistics and the role of rules vs. principles in syntactic theory. This volume...
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Wolfsburg manager Felix Magath is looking forward to welcoming back with open arms the man he forced out of the club last summer after watching him lift the UEFA Europa League trophy on Wednesday. Brazilian playmaker Diego has spent the last season on loan with Atletico Madrid after falling out with Magath last August.
He stormed out of the team's hotel after learning that he would not be in the side to face Hoffenheim in a Bundesliga fixture, and he was subsequently suspended from the first team and put on the transfer list, ending up at Atletico.
However, Magath is now willing to let bygones be bygones after seeing for himself how valuable the 27-year-old can be, with his starring role in the final against Athletic Bilbao crowned by a late third goal in Atleti's 3-0 win. "All you can do is congratulate him on his fantastic performance," said Magath in the Bild newspaper. "He played an excellent game."
Magath now hopes Diego will return to the northern Germany club to honour his contract and give similar joy to the club's fans. "He has a contract with us from 1 July and, as things stand, I expect him to appear for pre-season training," added Magath. "Our fans can look forward to seeing him again."
Magath acted similarly with Patrick Helmes in the winter after he failed to find an employer after being put on the transfer list. He returned to score ten goals in ten games in the second half of the season and almost burst into the Germany squad for 2012 after Magath suddenly found room for him in his side, only months after dropping him to the youth team and declaring him surplus to requirements.


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Based on Ovid's transformation myths, Metamorphoses is an inventive adaptation by Mary Zimmerman that mixes the ancient stories with contemporary language, humor, and thought. Much of the actions centers around a large pool of water that evokes natural and emotional turbulence, and the ensemble cast of actors create the illusion that it is as deep as the sea. Characters melt into this pool and galleons are destroyed by storms. Timeless themes emerge, including the inevitability of change and the human ability to adapt to change.
Metamorphoses ran November 6-8 and 13-15 at 7:30 p.m. in the Mainstage Theater.
Director: Ingrid De Sanctis
Stage Manager: Susan Alexander
Assistant Stage Manager: Allison Turman
Brent Anders
Gabe Brunk
Braydon Hoover
Steve Kniss
Kelsey Landes
Heidi Muller
Greta Shenk
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How To Bake Cupcakes
Cupcakes are fun to bake and experiment for any occasion. They require some basic tools and cake ingredients that are very easy to gather.
What more, you can frost your cupcake based on many variations and flavor. Follow our simple steps to bake the perfect batch of cup cakes at home:
Difficulty Level
- Ingredients – Flour (3 cups), powdered sugar (2 cups), eggs (2), milk ( 1 cup), one teaspoon vanilla, butter (3 tablespoons) and three teaspoons of baking powder. If you want to make a chocolate cup cake then get one cup of natural cocoa powder. You may also need food colorings and icing.
- Equipments needed – cupcake pan, liners for the cupcake pan, muffin tins and mixer. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
- For the cake mix – In a bowl thoroughly mix butter and sugar. In another bigger container mix the flour and baking powder. Add the butter-sugar mix and vanilla to this and slowly add milk. Beat this mixture thoroughly for a minute. You can also add the cocoa powder now.
- In a separate bowl, beat eggs for three to four minutes. Pour this into the cake batter and beat the mixture for another three minutes.
- Take the cupcake pan and place the liners or simply grease muffin tins. Pour the cake batter into the cupcake liner. Do not fill till the very top as then the cupcake will overflow during the baking process.
- Bake the cupcakes for 22 minutes (or anywhere between 21 to 26 minutes) in the oven. For mini cupcakes bake for ten minutes only. Check using a toothpick whether they are done or not. The toothpick should be as clean as before.
Meanwhile it is time for the decoration work. When the cupcake reaches normal room temperature carefully dip and twist the top portion into the frosting. Use a knife to even the frost layer.
- Further dip the frosted cupcakes into a bowl of nuts and other colored edible decors.
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- When making a lot of cupcakes store the remaining cake batter in the refrigerator and use when needed.
- Unfrosted cupcakes should be covered loosely (instead of tightly) to avoid getting damp.
- You can freeze unfrosted cupcakes for 2-3 months by wrapping them in plastic.


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Here's a fun project that simulates walking without the challenge of keeping the robot balanced and upright.
Each leg is identical and is controlled by its own NXT. A leg starts off completely straight and when pivoted forward at the ankle, a touch sensor is activated which triggers a motor to bend the leg back at the knee and another motor to swing the leg forward at the hip. The process is repeated on both legs merely by leaning the robot forward so as to activate the touch sensor on the back ankle.
I was thinking that a possible improvement would be to suspend the walker along a pulley.


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Lucas Has Her Focus Back
June 25, 2012
Read more about Julia Lucas' career
The Oregonian | Race Results Weekly | Eugene (Ore.) Register-Guard
RALEIGH, N.C. – Perhaps NC State's best hope for sending a distance runner to the London Olympics next month rests on the "gawky" shoulders of a slight former All-American who nearly gave up on her running career not more than a year ago.
But Julia Lucas came back – better than ever.
After surviving 11 stress fractures, multiple surgeries and significant injuries she suffered in a fire during her junior season at NC State, Lucas had had enough of healing just enough to run again. She needed a long break to let her body completely recover.
So for nine months she convinced herself that she didn't want to run any more. It only took six weeks back at NC State, serving as a volunteer assistant with the women's cross country team to stir up the competitive juices that allowed Lucas – who is self-confessed to be "ridiculously unathletic" – to be a track and field and cross country All-American for the Wolfpack.
Seeing her name among the All-Americans and ACC champions on the wall outside the new track and field offices made Lucas want to be successful again, and working with current athletes and coaches Rollie Geiger and Laurie Henes inspired her training.
"I stayed in Coach Henes' attic," Lucas told Runner's World Magazine. "I met with the team every day. I passed a mural with a life-sized [photo] of me every day. I kind of remembered that I used to be good, I used to be a performer. I had such good memories and my coaches there loved me and kids are excited about training, and that's infectious. And I got to run with the boys on certain intervals, and that makes me feel like a bad-***.
"I found that spark. It's hard to articulate exactly what it is. But running all the miles and doing all the weights, and icing, and eating right and sleeping right, it's just gathering dry material and at the end you have a pile of sticks. And just remembering what it's like to catch fire; I caught fire again."
On Monday, she and current Wolfpack All-American Ryan Hill and former All-American Stephen Furst will run in the preliminary round of the women's and men's 5,000 meters at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials at Oregon's Hayward Field. The women's race is set to start at 9:05 p.,m. EDT and the men's race is set to start at 10 p.m. Both can be seen on the NBC Sports Network on digital cable and satellite networks nationwide.
Lucas, a member of the Oregon Track Club Elite under coach Mark Rowland since 2010, lives less than a mile from Hayward Field with her husband, 2008 Olympian Ian Dobson. They've been there for more than three years, getting Lucas back to top-notch form.
Earlier this year, she ran a personal best of 15-minutes, 8.52-seconds in the women's 5,000 meters at the Payton Jordan Invitational. That's the fastest time run by an American woman this season and one of seven Olympic A standard times posted by American runners.
The two-time ACC champion will need to finish in the top 16 of today's preliminaries to advance to Thursday's final race. The native of Charlotte and graduate of Myers Park High School will then need to finish in the top three, on her adopted home track, to earn a spot on the U.S. Olympic team.


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Oriental Musical Instruments & Related Objects
- Dates: Summer 1937 through date unknown, 1937
- Collections: Asian Art
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Date unknown, approximately 1937: On July 2nd the Brooklyn Museum opened an Exhibition of Oriental Musical Instruments and Related Objects from the Brooklyn Museum collections. The purpose of the exhibition is to give a cross section of Japanese, Chinese and Indian objects relating to music, the theatre and the dance.
The exhibition includes Japanese costumes and masks which were used in the No Dramas; musical instruments; facsimiles of scores for the Koto, the most popular national instrument; and prints showing Japanese actors.
There are also Chinese and Indian musical instruments and costumes, as well as Indian sculpture and a XVIIth century miniature showing the dancing Siva and Indian musicians respectively. Photographs of the Japanese classical theatre, Chinese musicians and actors and the Hindu ballet of Shan Khar, complete the exhibition.
The section devoted to musical instruments Is clearly labeled and illustrated with diagrams showing the method of playing the various Instruments.
A program of motion pictures depicting geographical situations, manners, customs and industries in each of the countries represented in the exhibition, was given every Wednesday afternoon through the month of July. In order to further demonstrate the use and reality of the objects exhibited, three concerts of recorded Oriental music will be given on successive Tuesdays at 2:30 P. M. during the month of August. This exhibition will continue through September 26th.
Brooklyn Museum Archives. Records of the Department of Public Information. Press releases, 1937 - 1939. 07-09_1937, 134. View Original


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Excellent! Easy to make and a great way to avoid dry boring stuffing.
I did this last year and the only thing I modified is a pinch of Cayenne Pepper to make it spicy sweet. It was delicious! All my family SNARFED it and were practically licking their plates clean...
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While most of us are aware of the benefits of trading white bread for wheat, that doesn't mean you're stuck with the same-old, same-old, and also isn't a rule held for breads. Whole wheat is often a fine option for most, but why not mix it up with one of these?
– Barley (gluten)
– Quinoa (seed)
– Millet
– Rice
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– Teff
– Kamut (gluten)
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– Oatmeal (may contain gluten)
– Bulgur
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– Buckwheat
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– Whole Wheat
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– Rye (gluten)
Remember, wheat-free doesn't necessarily mean gluten-free, so be diligent in checking ingredients if you experience any sort of gluten intolerance or allergy. Enjoy these grains in pasta, cereals, breads and flour for baking.
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How I was discriminated against
I would need more time and space to address this; I worked for a quasi-government agency for 15 years. They created a scenario which was totally trumped up, and the one witness said she "did not remember." They cited performance issues which were not addressed the same way for younger women in the department.
What it's like being an older or younger job seeker
I don't seek employment any more. I run a successful resume writing business, but I hear stories from my clients every week. They have a hard time. Without telling any lies, I create resumes which make it difficult to identify the applicant's age.
Lessons Learned
- I have learned that you CAN win age discrimination suits. You need a tremendous amount of energy and determination, AND very good paperwork and attorneys. It is also time consuming and expensive.
Search Google: Doris Appelbaum vs. MMSD. I won a jury trial in Federal Court and won again in the 7th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals in Chicago. See my website:


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Wilderness Camps in Maine | An Allagash Love Story
She had no children, but three generations of children have come to the camps, crowding around her stove in the morning as she fried doughnuts, the hot oil glistening in their hands. They called her Aunt Patty, and the photos of those children, now grown up, romp across a wall. There's little room to move about, but then Patty doesn't move about too much. Callers come to her…
She takes her meals in the kitchen at a long table built by Nuge, looking out a window to the lake. Some days, looking out, she'll see a coyote chasing a deer across the ice, or, in summer, an otter arrowing its way home. Until she slipped a disc ten years ago splitting wood with Nuge, she served 40 people breakfast and dinner from this kitchen, with full lunches always packed by 6 A.M. for the hunters and fishermen. "I could really step then," she says…
Patty does not live in the past, but if asked, she will float back as light as a tumbleweed. "People are amazed at my memory," Patty says. "The come to me to find out how it was when first we came into the country." Her visitor asked, so for four days in February she opened her boxes, spilling photographs onto tables like leaves. She took out rifles and drawshaves, and a leg-hold trap that has lain beneath her bed for years, letting her words knit them together into the story of her life with Nuge. A full moon shone over Chamberlain during those nights, and a north wind tore the breath from you along the shore, but 200 yards back in the woods, out of sight of the cabins, the wind was stilled by the snow-draped trees, and you could remove the scarf from your mouth and nose and look in awe at the piercing, starry sky and think how it must have been once to be alone here with so much forest, to be in love, and to make it work.
Patty sits in her rocking chair, smoking a cigarette and fondling a small, faded photograph that she says few people have seen. The photo was taken a week or two after they landed the raft. Nuge and Patty are standing in front of their first cabin, a crude, temporary shelter covered with birch bark.
"Dear, we were rough looking, weren't we?" Patty says. "The first time the forest warden saw me I had a bandanna around my hair and a pair of Nuge's pants on. He went out and told people a band of gypsies had settled in."
They cleared the land from dawn to dark, butting timber, hauling the logs by hand on sleds made by Nuge; he cut Patty's from cedar so it would be lighter. Patty limbed the trees with her axe, shaved cedar splits with her drawknife, and kept her man fed. "I learned lots of ways to fix trout," she says. She baked beans and bread and befriended Dave Hannah, their nearest neighbor, a tall solitary trapper who lived a mile and a half up the lake.
"Dave had no use for us at all. A dam keeper had teased him that Nuge was going to take over his trapline. You should know not to tease a man who lives in the woods alone. He came in here spoiling for a fight. But Nuge said he was here to build camps, not trap. He said 'Dave, I'll never set a trap in this country as long as you're alive.' And he was our friend from then on. And Nuge never did, until Dave Hannah died and we took over the trapline. And when I ran out of white flour and didn't have any money and was making all my biscuits from buckwheat, Dave Hannah came down, and, God love him, he left me a sack of white flour. The best present I'd ever had."
Nuge taught her to shoot, well enough so she could make an empty tobacco tin cartwheel through the air, well enough so that when black bears tore through the cabins in search of food, she could shoot them clean and stay cool doing it. Every year she got her deer.
"A new warden came in here," she says, "and saw my deer hanging next to Nuge's." 'One of these yours?' he asked me. I said yes, but I could tell he didn't believe me. 'What did you use?' he asked. I said I used my .38-.40. And if he wanted to, he could take his wristwatch off and set it on the post over there and see if maybe I could hit it. He reddened right up and never bothered me again."
Nuge taught her to fly-fish from a canoe, holding a fish pail over his head as protection from her first wild backcasts, and later how to fashion flies from the feathers of wild birds and the hair of deer. She tied her flies on winter evenings, and later they were sold in the biggest sports stores in Maine.


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2. {Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick}
3. {Chanel Nail Colour in Peridot}
4. {Agonist Arctic Jade Parfum}
5. {Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner in Black Ink}
6. {Armani Eyes to Kill Eyeshadow in 22 Ecailles}
7. {Givenchy Rouge Interdit no. 62 Lipstick}
8. {Hairpiece from Rodarte's Fall 2012 RTW Collection}
New Year's has always been one of my favorite holidays mainly because I have been able to spend it in incredible places like Helsinki and Queenstown, New Zealand. Even though I will be home this year I am so excited to be back with friends and family and ready to see what 2013 brings!


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Tracking students raises privacy concerns
Tracking students through college and into the workforce is an idea whose time has come back, reports Inside Higher Ed. The Student Right to Know Before You Go Act revives a controversial idea opposed by privacy advocates and adds a federal "unit record" database administered by the Education Department.
Colleges would make information public about students' salaries by major and program; graduation and remediation rates; success rates for students who receive a Pell Grant or veterans' benefits; and other benchmarks not currently collected in such detail.
. . . A unit record database has long been the holy grail for many policy makers, who argue that collecting data at the federal level is the only way to get an accurate view of postsecondary education. But privacy advocates, private colleges and Congressional Republicans, all of whom oppose the creation of such a database, teamed up in opposition the last time the idea was proposed, by the Bush administration in 2005. Then, the opponents succeeded; the 2008 reauthorization of the Higher Education Act included a provision specifically forbidding the creation of a federal unit record data system.
Nearly every advocacy group, think tank, committee and panel has called for a federal unit record system, reports Inside Higher Ed. States are developing databases to track their own students, but the federal government's Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System still ignores part-time students and counts many transfers as dropouts. As more young people "swirl" from one campus to another and yet another, IPEDS data is increasingly inadequate for policymakers.
Privacy is a phony issue, writes Reihan Salam on National Review. It's easy to make the data anonymous. Students and their parents really do have a right to know the odds of success before they write the first tuition check, writes Salam. Reliable data on student outcomes would threaten colleges and universities that offer a substandard education and leave students in debt and without marketable skills.
E-books will report on students' reading
When students read e-textbooks, e-books will be reading students, reports The Chronicle of Higher Education. CourseSmart, which sells digital textbooks, will provide "a new tool to help professors and others measure students' engagement with electronic course materials."
Say a student uses an introductory psychology e-textbook. The book will be integrated into the college's course-management system. It will track students' behavior: how much time they spend reading, how many pages they view, and how many notes and highlights they make. That data will get crunched into an engagement score for each student.
The idea is that faculty members can reach out to students showing low engagement, says Sean Devine, chief executive of CourseSmart. And colleges can evaluate the return they are getting on investments in digital materials.
Students will be able to opt out if they don't want Big Teacher monitoring their reading habits, Devine said at the Educause conference. "We do understand the Big Brother aspects of it."
Sex homework draws lawsuit
Human sexuality students at Western Nevada College are required to masturbate, keep sex journals and write a term paper on their sexual histories, according to a federal lawsuit filed by a former student.
Karen Royce, charged the professor, Tom Kubistant, ignored her complaints that the class assignments invaded her privacy and amounted to sexual harassment.
"I raised my hand and said, "I don't masturbate," Royce told KRNV. "He said I had to do it at least three times in order to get a grade in the class."
On the first day of class, Kubistant allegedly told students that he would "increase their sexual urges to such a height that they won't be able to think about anything other than sex."
Although the class included high-schoolers taking the course for college credit, Kubistant told students to list different types of sex and sexual positions, read the lists aloud and told students to turn in three 250-word journal entries on their sexual thoughts, Royce told ABC News.
Kubistant also introduced the final exam term paper, called "A Sexual Case Study … You!" in which students would be required to describe their sexual exploration, any sexual-abuse they had experienced, losing their virginity, cheating, arousal, climaxes and fetishes, to name a few of the assignment points.
Royce complained to the instructor and then to school authorities. "The investigator found no evidence to support the student's complaint of sexual harassment," (spokeswoman Anne) Hansen told ABC. "In fact, the investigator found that the instructor was considered to be an excellent and caring professor, who, with the exception of that one student, appeared to be universally admired by other students who had taken the course."
Royce, who'd returned to college to pursue a career as a social worker, believed the human sexuality course would help her professionally. She dropped the class after four sessions.
New success measures are better, but flawed
The U.S. Education Department's plan to include part-time and transfer students in community college success rates is a major step forward, writes Thomas Bailey, who chaired the Committee on the Measure of Student Success and directs the Community College Research Center at Teachers College, Columbia. However, the new measures still won't answer important questions about student success.
The plan will clarify who counts as a "degree-seeking" student and "improve the collection and analysis of data on students who receive federal financial aid," Bailey notes. It also calls for improved state data systems to track students over time.
However, the federal action plan calculates a "graduation rate" that includes both students who earned a degree and those who transferred without graduating. The two outcomes should not be lumped together, the CMSS recommended. "Transfer is a key outcome for community-college students, but it is not the same thing as graduating," Bailey writes.
The Department of Education also rejected the CMSS's suggestion that colleges disaggregate outcomes for community-college students who are deemed ill-prepared for college-level work and are therefore assigned to remedial education. While this might be difficult for colleges to do, it is important—not least because so many students fall into this category. The action plan should recognize the need to develop better information about the success of these students.
Many questions about student outcomes will not be answered by the new measures, Bailey predicts. To really understand student success, we'd need "a data system that would allow us to track individual students over time as they move around the country and among institutions." Because of privacy concerns, this is a controversial idea. But without individual tracking, "our measures of success will remain frustratingly incomplete."
California colleges will ask: Are you gay?
Are you gay? California's state colleges and universities will ask students about their sexual orientation next year on application or enrollment forms, reports the Los Angeles Times. Students wouldn't be required to answer.
A state law encourages community colleges and state universities to determine the size of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) populations and evaluate whether they're offering enough services, such as counseling.
In a 2010 University of California survey, 87% of students defined themselves as heterosexual, 3% as gay/lesbian or "self-identified queer," 3% as bisexual, and 1% as "questioning" or unsure, and others didn't respond.
Here's how to track students' progress
Nobody knows the college graduation rate because we're unwilling to track individual students, writes Andrew Gillen, research director for the Center for College Affordability and Productivity. Federal data counts only first-time, full-time students and counts most transfers as dropouts, even though 38 percent of students are part-timers, one third transfer and others drop out and back in.
The fact that we spend hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars on higher education and can't determine something as basic as a national graduation rate is a dereliction of duty.
Student Unit Records — databases that assign each student an individual number — would make it possible to calculate an accurate, meaningful graduation rate, Gillen writes.
Matching educational records from a SUR with earnings data from the IRS would allow for accurate employment outcomes to be published for each college and program. Such information would help students make better decisions which would in turn help discipline and focus colleges.
Bad colleges oppose SURs: Accurate data would take away their excuses, writes Gillen. Good colleges are opposed too, "terrified of being compared to other schools on something like value-added earnings."
Privacy advocates also oppose tracking students, but "convincing methods of safeguarding privacy while implementing a SUR have been developed, Gillen writes.


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Cleaning I
Cleaning your work surface and
cleaning tools prior to cleaning fish is job #1. I see Seagull crap
on cleaning tables nearly everywhere I clean fish and it darn sure
doesn't seem sanitary to me. A little water, bleach, and scrubbing
will go a long way in assuring the safety of the fish you take home
with you.
Whenever possible, I use a stainless
steel/Kevlar glove on my left hand to prevent knife cuts. This
glove catches and holds particles of meat and slime and would, if
not properly cleaned, be a great source of contamination. It is
bleached before and after use and, when cleaning fish at home, it
goes right in the dishwasher. My fillet knives get the same
treatment, ditto for my knife sharpening equipment. How often do
you bleach your stone? Has it ever gone through your dishwasher?
I like to "blast" the slime off a fish
with water pressure before filleting. It makes the job a lot easier
and more sanitary.
I am a slow fish cleaner but there is
a reason for my low speed. The technique I uses minimizes the
chance of cutting into the abdominal cavity of the fish. As long I
do not cut into the abdominal cavity and I am sure I am cleaning
under sanitary conditions, I wipe but do not rinse fillets.
Abdominal fluids on fish look yucky, often add a taste that I am not
partial to and have the potential of introducing bacteria that
affect the freezer life of the fish. Fillets are bagged in bulk at
the dock. Packaging should be done at home.
A few minutes spent cleaning the work
surface and tools will enhance the flavor and safety of the fish.
Vacuum bagging assures good tasting fish over a longer period. Fish
should be used within a few months of freezing for best flavor.
For the best fish of all, keep no more
than you can eat fresh. Fresh beats frozen every time. If you like
fish, you go fishing more often.
Cleaning II
Another Tip for
Flies around the fish cleaning table
are another potential for contamination of your fillets. Here is
something that will go a long way in reducing the number of flies
that land on your fish.
If you catch a Bonita during the trip,
save it for bait or chum for your next trip. Always fillet the
Bonita before any other fish. Lay the fillets, skin side down at the
end of your work surface. (After you've sanitized the surface) For
some reason, flies are attracted to dark flesh fish far more than to
white flesh fish. All of the flies will land on the Bonita and
leave your Grouper fillets alone.
Fish Cleaning III
Cleaning Tools: My
I've always had good service with Kai-Kut,
Dexter-Russell, and Sani-Safe knives and sharpening products. These
are the knives shown in most commercial fishing catalogs and supply
stores that cater to the commercial fishing industry. Some of these
knives are sold at tackle stores also. I haven't seen them in
"Marts." The Normark (Rapala) Kevlar/Stainless Steel gloves work
for me and are considerably cheaper than similar gloves sold by
commercial fishing supply stores. The Normark gloves fit either
hand and in addition to their protective function, allow you to hold
on to slippery skin easier.
I use stainless steel rather than
carbon steel blades. Carbon steel is harder and holds an edge
better but, in a wet and salty environment, they require constant
attention to prevent rust.
Fish Cleaning IV
My knives are very personal. I allow
few people to use my primary knife and absolutely nobody but me
sharpens this knife. A good knife will last 3-5 years for me while
dressing tons of fish in this time. The reason for this longevity I
attribute to proper sharpening technique and little abuse of the
I can only describe the sharpening
technique I use by saying that I make every pass over the stone at
exactly the same angle. Failure to do this causes a rounded edge.
Again, knives are personal tools.
For a new knife, I start out
sharpening it on a medium grit carborundum stone. I apply a little
extra pressure to get the job done fast. ALWAYS use oil on your
stone for initial sharpening. I usually get pretty close to my
desired bevel with 20 or so strokes. I follow this with the fine
side of my stone. Again I add light oil to the stone and, in a few
strokes I should have the knife ready for my soft "Arkansas"
I use the Arkansas stone with water
rather than oil. Some knives take longer than others but generally
a few minutes honing will produce a very smooth razor edge. I
maintain this edge with a Ceramic stick similar to a Butcher's
Steel. As long as I don't nick the knife edge, a couple of passes
down the ceramic stick between each fish will return the knife to
razor sharpness.
"Vee-Block" type sharpeners definitely
have their place and deserve mention here. The knife I use for
cutting bone and heavy scales is sharpened with a Vee-Block
sharpener. The key to using these sharpeners is to use little, but
constant pressure the full length of the blade as you pull the knife
though. If you use hard downward pressure or varying pressure as
you pass the knife through the block, you chip and nick the blade.
This produces a knife that performs erratically, and wears rapidly.
Used correctly, these sharpeners produce a decent edge for most
users and an edge far sharper than many people are capable of
producing with a stone.
After cleaning and sharpening your
knife, apply a light coat of vegetable oil to the blade to prevent
rust. Store your knives in a safe place where air can circulate.
Fish Cleaning V
Other Tools
I prefer use a short bladed knife to
cut Grouper cheeks. It has a rounded tip that is easily sharpened
and this knife makes the job go quicker than any other knife I have
ever used. If I remember correctly, the knife was made by
Victorinox. It had a longer blade to start with but I broke the
blade and made the cheek cutting knife with this function in mind.
I use the Vee-Block sharpener 100% of the time with this particular
When cleaning Grouper and Snapper
throats, I cut the large bones with Tru-Temper pruning shears.
These have a curved blade and anvil. They are, by far, the easiest
cutters to use in this application. The "Guaranteed to cut a penny"
cutters fail miserably at this task. The Tru-Temper shears require
thorough cleaning and oiling with cooking oil to prevent rust.
A simple tool for holding the skin
when skinning can be made by bending about ½" of a dinner fork's
tines at 90 degrees forming claws. I know several people who use
these forks regularly with great results.
Normark and other companies make
skinning pliers that work great for skinning Catfish and other
species. Those made out of Stainless Steel will last better than
those made of carbon steel or plastic.
I prefer to hang large fish like
Cobia. Filleting and skinning is far easier this way. A hook
screwed to a post works but with larger fish, a pulley arrangement
works better.
Fish Cleaning VI
Better Tasting Fish
Bleed fish ASAP. Large fish, once
they have calmed down, can be removed from the fish box, hung over
the side of the boat and bled out by slicing the gill arches. This
is essential for Sharks which must also be eviscerated and washed
out ASAP. A Shark should be bled and eviscerated before boating.
Other large fish like Tuna and Cobia should be bled also. Kingfish
that bleed out taste better.
Cool large fish, especially Sharks and
Tuna as fast as possible for better taste.
Fish Cleaning VII
Don't Clean Live
I hate to clean live fish. Some
squeamish clients have voiced complaints and there are a couple of
other compelling reasons to make sure fish are dead.
When a fish's heart is still beating,
blood is being circulated through the fish. This results in bloody
fillets which require rinsing. Blood pools in organs when the fish
is dead, resulting in nice white fillets. I avoid rinsing fillets
as much as possible.
A third reason not to clean live fish
is the safety aspect. A fish might jerk, causing you to cut
yourself. My Kevlar/SS glove has prevented this at least once.
The easiest way to assure all of your
fish are dead at the end of the trip is to add a bucket of salt
water to the ice in your fish box. Fish that are still alive pump
this cold water through their bodies and soon die. This serves an
additional purpose. As the fish die, they exude all of the body
slime which can be easily rinsed off at the dock making cleaning
even easier.
Fish Cleaning VIII
Deodorizing Stinky Hands
A few drops of Lemon Joy dish soap
will eliminate 90% of fish odors plus make your hands feel a lot
better after fish cleaning. You can eliminate the other 10% of the
odor with a teaspoon of Lavoris Mouth
Wash. An additional benefit of
this procedure is you will have far fewer sores from tiny cuts and
fin pricks.


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SunChat: A Q&A With Eric Morrison and Todd McCubbin
On Dec. 8, Eric Morrison, associate director of athletics, and Todd McCubbin, executive director of the Mizzou Alumni Association, sat down to answer your questions about the Tigers' upcoming trip to El Paso for the 73rd annual Brut Sun Bowl. Eric just returned from a two-day site visit of El Paso, and the duo answered questions about getting there, what to see and do, as well as any ticket and other trip-related questions.
Morrison is in his eighth year as a member of the University of Missouri's Department of Athletics, and first as the associate director of athletics for external operations. Morrison has elevated through the ranks in a number of capacities since joining the Tiger staff in 1998, including stints in media relations, suite operations, external operations and development. That multifaceted background made him a natural selection for his current role, which has him overseeing each of those aforementioned departments, with the added oversight responsibilities of the ticket office, broadcast operations and Tiger Team Store. Morrison also moderates the department's relationship with Mizzou Sports Properties, a division of Learfield Communications, the multimedia rights holder for Mizzou Athletics. Morrison earned a communications degree from Mizzou in 1998.
McCubbin became the executive director of the Mizzou Alumni Association and associate vice chancellor for alumni relations in October of 2004. He directs the operational and financial activities of the Alumni Association, and manages a staff of 20 that provides services to more than 37,000 dues-paying members of the Association and 239,000 addressable alumni. McCubbin joined the staff of the MUAA as the Coordinator of Alumni Relations in 1995. In 1996 he was named the Assistant Director of Alumni Relations and became Director of Marketing in 1997. He was appointed Assistant Executive Director of the Association in 1999. A 1993 journalism graduate of Truman State, McCubbin received a master's degree in education from Mizzou in 1995.
|Joe (Columbia): Is there going to be a student package available for the Sun Bowl?
|A.P. (Columbia): Will they be taking any type of buses for fans and students down to El Paso?
|Frank (Jeff City): What's your recommendation on the best way to get tickets? We've already got our flight down to El Paso.
|Alan Spires (Columbia): What is the best way to obtain tickets for the Sun Bowl?
|Danny Lawhon (Saint Joseph, MO): CBS has two main college football announcing crews. I know that CBS also has the rights to the Gator Bowl this year. Do you know which announcing crew we will be receiving for the Brut Sun Bowl?
|Phil (Columbia): Will the game be broadcast in HD?
|Michael (Springfield, Ill.): I was wondering if Todd was working on getting all Alumni Association members free Brut cologne samples.
|Lloyd Weber (Columbia, Mo.): 1. I want to park in the publically available lots. Where should we park and what time should we get there? Does it fill up early with other tailgaters?
2. What is the bathroom situation like in an around the public parking lots? Is it as bad as it is in Shreveport (had to hike quite a ways to get to a bathroom)?
3. It seems most fans are paying between $400.00 and $600.00 for RT airfare. With American Airlines a sponser of the bowl why couldn't there have been a "promotional fare" available for those of us flying?
|Fredericktown: Will Brian Smith be back for the bowl game?
|Renee (Columbia): I will be driving to El Paso from Columbia. Is there a shorter route to take than what I'm seeing via the net map (22hr Drive)?
|James (Columbia): What is the capacity of the stadium? How are the total number of tickets divided up?


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NORFOLK – A one million dollar investment in the renovation of the Kenneth J. Echtenkamp building on the Norfolk campus of Northeast Community College isn't the only new addition to the program that is housed there. The College's information technology (IT) program has been redesigned with more concentrations and a unique "build your own" degree.
"This is such an exciting time for all of us. Along with the renovated building, classroom configuration, and new equipment, the most important aspect is the students," said Gigi Simonsen, information technology instructor. "We feel with the dedicated staff, new learning environment and high-quality instruction, our students will be more competitive in today's job market."
Northeast Community College has expanded from two concentrations in information technology (programming and PC repair and networking) to five concentrations where students can earn certificates. The new concentrations are Cisco networking, information security, IBMi application development, web and visual application development, and technical services support. In addition, the Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree is now made up of a core of 23 IT credits, 15 general education credits and any two of the certificate offerings.
Kris Coan, another information technology instructor, said the new curriculum provides students with the ability to build an AAS degree that best suits their individual skills. "By providing the students with five different career areas, this opens up ten potential combinations of coursework. It is a very unique approach and one we are very excited about," she said.
Simonsen concurred. "Giving the students an opportunity to build their own degree is a new way of thinking. They will be able to lay down their path to the future that they feel will best fit their needs. For example, if a student is interested in application development, they will get a variety of programming language experience in visual and web development along with application development for small businesses using the IBMi. If a student wants to learn about information security and networking, they can chart their course for a degree in information technology with an emphasis in these two areas."
The additions to the College's information technology program offerings are also reflected in the design of the Echtenkamp building. Each lab in the building has been designed to meet the needs of a specific group or type of student or learning environment.
One lab is designed to allow computers to be taken and left apart for more than one class period. Another has two computers for each student, one of which can be networked on a private network to allow networking students the ability to multi-task within a given lecture or lab period. The third is a traditional lecture/lab environment, but has dual monitors which allow for enhanced learning opportunities. Another lab is wireless with laptops.
Tables can be easily moved into any configuration, allowing students the opportunity to collaborate in areas such as systems design and analysis. The last lab is configured in a U-shape, giving space to a permanent robotics playing field to serve Northeast robotics students. The room has excellent visual presentation capabilities. This permits the instructor to display one image to three overhead projectors and a second image to a monitor on the student's desk while it allows the student to work on a second monitor.
"The design of each classroom was based upon the individual needs of the courses offered in those rooms," Coan said. "I have a mobile lab in my classroom in which I am able to teach using laptop or tablet technology and the wireless network. Students are able to collaborate easily by moving the tables into groups. The ability to move the tables out of a traditional row-type classroom into pods and then use a laptop or tablet, facilitates the collaboration within a classroom."
In addition, Coan said students are able to use a white board when necessary to brainstorm solutions to problems. "Collaboration is a priority within the business structure. The days of programmers working independently in cubicles are gone. The IT worker of today must have communication skills, both oral and written, as well as the ability to work independently or on a team."
Simonsen and Coan said students will also have an opportunity to decide the path that will best suit them in the job market. "With the "Build Your Own Degree" structure, the students will be able to pinpoint the areas that interest them the most," Simonsen said. "Two of our current students have already landed jobs and are earning a maximum $40,000. This is an awesome return on their educational investment!"
Northeast Community College graduates continue to see how important earning a degree prepared them for future employment.
Paul Feilmeier, infrastructure manager at Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk, said Northeast provided a "kickstart" to his career. "Northeast helped build and shape the necessary fundamentals for me to succeed in the workforce. Not only did my instructors and professors care about my education, but they cared about my success. Fifteen years after I graduated from Northeast I still feel that I have full support by the Northeast staff."
"I was at a tough crossroads in my life when I first started attending Northeast for an information technology degree, said Chad Miller, who currently serves as manager of the College's (technology) Service Center. "The degree I earned from Northeast did not only get me a job, it earned me a career!"
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the potential for future IT jobs is 1.4 million jobs by the year 2020. Simonsen said as she, Coan and the other two IT instructors at Northeast - Richard Chrisman and Brad Vogt - conducted research for their program review, they learned that among all occupations in all fields of science and engineering, computer science occupations are projected to account for nearly 60 percent of all job growth through 2018.
Chrisman said the 2012 median base salary for those employed in the information technology field was $96,000. "The Bureau of Labor Statistics is predicting, based upon current higher education enrollment figures, that up to one million IT jobs may go unfilled due to the lack of qualified applicants. This combination has led both Forbes and US News and World Report to list application development and systems analysts as the top two most desirable occupations in America for 2014. Our new program teaches skills needed by those two and five of the top fifteen occupations in the list."
Gigi Simonsen, computer programming instructor at Northeast Community College in Norfolk, teaches in one of the new classrooms in the College's Kenneth J. Echtenkamp information technology building.
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Once Upon a Time
Catch Up on Once Upon a Time Season 1 (VIDEOS)
Once Upon a Time Season 2 is almost upon us — the premiere (Season 2, Episode 1: "Broken") airs tomorrow, September 30. Are you realizing that you've forgotten exactly what went down during the first season? Or, perhaps, are you hoping to jump in with Season 2? Don't worry, ABC — and us! — is here to help.
If you need an uber-quick catch up, ABC's got your back, in the form of this quick Once Upon a Time 101 video, which gives you the basics in just five minutes.
If you have a little more time to spare, you can also catch up on Emma (Jennifer Morrison), Mary Margaret/Snow White (Ginnifer Goodwin), and Regina/The Evil Queen (Lana Parrilla) specifically.
If you have a few hours to spare, we've selected some key episodes to help you brush up on the things you've forgotten or dive in to the most important moments.
- Season 1, Episode 1: "Pilot" — Helpful for newbies to get the lay of the land.
- Season 1, Episode 2: "The Things You Love the Most" — If you don't remember how the curse came to be cast.
- Season 1, Episode 3: "Snow Falls" — For an in-depth look at how Snow White and Prince Charming (Josh Dallas) met.
- Season 1, Episode 8: "Desperate Souls" — For Rumplestiltskin's (Robert Carlyle) backstory.
- Season 1, Episode 18: "The Stable Boy" — For Regina's backstory.
- Season 1, Episode 19: "The Return" — For some more key Rumple backstory.
- Season 1, Episode 21: "An Apple Red as Blood" and Episode 22: "A Land Without Magic" — Catch up on exactly where we left off.
Once Upon a Time Season 2 premieres on September 30, 2012 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.
Rebecca Martin is an editor at Wetpaint Entertainment. Follow her on Twitter @BeccaMartin47.
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Korn has been my favorite band since I first heard them in 1994. I am a behavior specialist and therapist for children with emotional and behavior disorders. My job can be very stressful at times but listening to Korn is my way to reduce my stress. Love all the great people I've met through Korn. If you want to know anything else just ask :)
I haven't been on korn.com much. Too busy with work but I just added a bunch of friends. Hopefully, I'll have more time to be on and chat with people :)


text: This spring at the University of Minnesota, a seminar in sustainable design was held with the goal of student groups creating viable engineering solutions to compete in the Acara Challenge, sponsored by the Acara Institute. The winning team went to Mumbai, India this summer to hit the ground and do further research about bringing their solution of delivering clean drinking water to fruition. If there are any MBA students such as myself, you may be interested in the business plans the student groups presented. They offer a good glimpse of the start-up venture side of social enterprise.


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The problem is that I am not that experienced programmer and I am doing silly mistakes on coding. But the even bigger problem is that I may spend unexpectably much time to find them.
Lets say I comment a piece of code to test something, I forget it and when I want to continue on the normal flow it takes me 10 minutes to remember to un-comment it. Until then, I get strange errors that make me feel "terrified" about a bug I may have introduced.
Is there any advice on that part or is it just experience issues? And will I get level up my experience as soon as possible?


text: Greetings, Up for sale is my 1996 Laser Red Metallic(E9) Ford Mustang GT Convertible. I've owned the car for the last 2+ years and have taken METICULOUS care of it. The amount of maintenance that has been done recently alone will easily surpass my asking price. I am selling due to the fact that I just recently bought another car and do not have the room/time for 3 cars. Runs very strong and feels tight. Body is straight. Drive train is solid and ready for daily driving/weekend fun! A little about the car: Very clean black interior with sought after 1998 center console modification. No tears in the seats/ carpet at all. All factory glass and instruments also. Sound system plays great. Car has plenty of new performance components such as a PI intake manifold(12rwhp increase) and new FRPP plug wires/Denso plugs. The car is sitting on 98 coupe springs without spring isolators, this gets rid of the factory "4x4" look while providing superior comfort and keeping an acceptable ride height. The springs are genuine Ford parts. The rubber insulator on the stock shifter has also been removed to aid in "positive" engagement feel. The paint is very clean with all scratches touched in using original FoMoCo touch-up paint. The car has an OEM catback with Flowmaster 44 Mufflers welded in. Below are the items that have been replaced/updated: • New AC Delco brake pads F+R • New rear brake calipers • New parking brake cables • Front rotors turned/bearings/balljoints/tierods lubricated • New left inner/outer tie rod • New KYB GR2 front struts • New Motorcraft rear shock absorbers • 98 Coupe springs with no ISO's • New Moog front swaybar endlinks • Motorcraft Syn-Blend 5W-30 oil, changed every 3k miles • Motorcraft Mercon V transmission fluid changed 4k miles ago • New Ram HDX Clutch/PP/Throwout Bearing installed 4k miles ago • New FRPP Nodular Iron Flywheel installed 4k miles ago • New Steeda adjustable clutch cable • New UPR Triplehook adjustable clutch quadrant • New Steeda Firewall clutch adjuster • New 02 sensors • New FRPP PI intake manifold(12rwhp increase) • New Prestone coolant and Duralast waterpump • New Stant 180 degree thermostat • New Goodyear HiMiler silicone performance hoses(all 4) • New Dorman Cooling fan with shroud(updated design) • New OEM radiator • New OEM motor mounts(both sides including trans mount) • Recent alignment • New Denso Platinum Plugs/ 9MM FRPP plug wires • Recently cleaned MAF/IAC As you can see the car has been recently gone through COMPLETELY. All of the things which are commonly known to cause any issues on the 96-98 have either been replaced or updated making this a true turnkey and go mustang! Below are the only issues that the new owner needs to address to bring this mustang to 110% as I did not have sufficient time to complete them before the sale. • New top – the current top is in poor shape and will need to be replaced unfortunately, however it goes up and down with NO problems. • New CD player for the factory MACH 460 sound system • Perhaps a new OEM clutch cable as the Steeda one does not provide a very smooth feeling(just a matter of preference) • A set of fog lights as the car currently does not have any. Below are the pictures: I am asking $3000 OBO. Car is located in NY, zip 10305. Please contact me with any questions you may have at the email/phone listed below. [email protected] 718-406-6417 THANK YOU, Sergey


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My 8 year old Shih Tzu Dog chewed apart his "Squeeky Toy", and ate several pieces of plastic !!!
This was 2 nights ago, and this morning He Vomited Twice "bringing up" a few small pieces of this plastic !!!
I took him out for several walks yesterday and today, and today he "Pooped" , but no signs pf "Plastic" in his stool...???
Should I try and give him some "Oil" on his food so he will be able to pass this Plastic easier...??? He doesn`t seem to be "Bound-Up" yet !!!He seems fine otherwise all day today, playing and running about a little bit today !!!
Any Ideas as to what I should do, for him other than call an expensive Vet Right Away...???


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Ingredient - Potatoes
An elegant presentation but easy to prepare even in the dead of winter…A perfectly roasted chicken, tender and juicy, with crispy skin makes a wonderful Sunday dinner when accompanied with roasted garlic mashed potatoes and a green vegetable or tossed salad.
From the little village of Chimayó, New Mexico comes what many chileheads consider to be the finest tasting red chile. We use it in our enchilada sauces and for making rubs such as this one. The smoky taste of the chipotle potatoes is a nice complement to the grilled steak. Serve the steak and potatoes with mixed green and yellow snap beans and jalapeño cornbread.
This recipe appeared in the article "Retro-Grilling" by Dr. BBQ, Ray Lampe. Learn more about Dr. BBQ on his website here. There must be a federal law requiring steaks to be served with baked potatoes. Russets are the best baking potatoes, so use them in this dish.
This recipe is courtesy of Harald Zoschke, who was trying to recreate a version of green chile stew he enjoyed at De La Vega's Pecan Grill Restaurant in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Note that due to the use of smoked pork, this recipe does not require searing the meat first, and it doesn't use additional salt.
The article containing this recipe appeared on the Burn! Blog here.
From one of my far-flung writers, Linda Lynton, this recipe is a basic
For years I've been trying to duplicate the homefries served since the early 1960s at Monroe's Restaurant in Albuquerque. This version is the closest I've come to it. Don't let the bacon fat or lard worry you—this is a very special exception to all the rules and you don't need that much of it. Serve topped with New Mexico Red Chile Sauce.
If ever there were a macho potato salad, this is it! Grilled cactus and chopped jicima add an unexpected twist to this warm, spicy red potato salad. To complete the Southwestern theme, these ingredients are tossed in a dressing of freshly squeezed lime juice and adobo sauce mixed with a heavy dose of chopped cilantro. Though the cactus adds a unique flavor to this salad, if it is not available at your local grocery store, it can be omitted.
Pancakes as a side dish for dinner? If made from potatoes, they can be served as a crisp accent to a meal in place of bland mashed potatoes. This is another of those basic recipes that can be altered by changing the ingredients added to the potatoes to vary the taste and to complement the entrée with which they are being served. We've added horseradish, chiles, cheese, and other seasonings.


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The Pernament Secretary at the Department of State for Fisheries and Water Resource, Mr. Lamin Nyabally has said that The Gambia has witnessed major constraints in providing water supply for drinking and domestic purposes. He noted that the absence of safe drinking water has increased concern for a healthier population and high survival rates among children.
Mr. Nyabally made this remark on behalf of the SoS for Fisheries and Water Resources at the launching ceremony of the European Commission and Christian Children's Fund. Water & Sanitation Project for communities in Western Region. on Wednesday, 7 November 2007,at the Girls Guide Healdquarters in Kanifing.
He added that the provision of safe drinking water to rural and peri- urban communities has become one of the key priorities for the Government of The Gambia. He said this will contribute to the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals and Vision 2020. He remarked that The Gambia Government had since 1996 continued to make improvement on both coverage and access to safe drinking. "Today up to 65% of the rural communities have access to safe drinking water," he said.
He noted that The Gambia has recently promulgated a water policy, which calls for the establishment of a management, and inclusive water resources frame work that is based on integrated water resources management principles. "In the same vein, a water maintenance policy is being developed to provide a framework for community water management. This will provide the necessary instrument for capacity building for water user groups for better management and maintenance of community water management systems," he said.
Mr. Nyabally dilated that Christian Children Fund has extended its focus to include supply of water to needy people of The Gambia, which he said will complement Government's efforts in water and management issues. He said the 29 hand-dug concrete wells fitted with hand pumps will contribute to the improvement of the health of the rural poor of the Western Region of The Gambia. He noted that it will also contribute to the MDGs . He reiterated that the project will reduce the problems being face by the communities of the Western Region, particularly on water borne diseases. He remarked that the water and sanitation (WAT/SAN) education component of the project would educate communities on the importance of water sanitation practices that would decrease the incidence of diarrhea related diseases such as Cholera, dysentery and Worm Infestations.


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In a small saucepan bring the cream to a boil, remove the pan from the heat, and add the chocolate, stirring until it is melted completely. Add the butter, stir the mixture until it is smooth, and stir in the brandy and 1/4 cup of the pecans. Transfer the mixture to a bowl and chill it, covered, for 4 hours, or until it is firm. Form the mixture by teaspoons into balls and roll the balls in the remaining 1/2 cup pecans. Chill the truffles in a baking pan for 1 hour, or until they are firm. The truffles keep in an airtight container, covered and chilled.


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We're sprucing this powerplant not only for power, but for looks as well. We steam-cleaned our 355 small-block before it was torn down to remove all the oil residue and road grime. A trip to the local auto parts store scored us a couple cans of Dupli-Color DE1620 Chevrolet Orange spray paint. Nice and bright, just the way we like it-and it only took us about an hour to paint the block, using a piece of cardboard to avoid getting overspray on the internals. Note: Wipe down all gasket surfaces with a solvent or lacquer to remove overspray.
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Brodix did all the hard work, making our decision to use this top end kit easy. Their IK (Iron Killer) small-block combo package comes with off-the-shelf components that act like custom one-off pieces. The intake and exhaust ports have extensive CNC work and even come with cleaned and blended bowls. The IK cylinder heads come completely assembled with 11/32-inch intake/exhaust valve stems. Brodix takes it to another level by match-porting the intakes to mate up perfectly to its SP1 single-plane manifold. The combo kit comes complete with intake, exhaust, and head gaskets; NGK B8ES spark plugs; and taller "BRODIX"-cut valve covers. Brodix also flow-tests its valve job-you can't beat that!


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It is a new year and with the new year we have new events [2] at our library. Check out our variety of events we will be hosting. Don't worry we will still keep all your favorites. We will have programs for those young and young at heart. If you want to learn new skills or just refresh your mind come on in. Check out our events calendar [3]and see for yourself or pick up a calendar in the library for more information. Some events have an age limit for the safety of the little ones and some will require a ticket which you can obtain 30 min prior to the program. The best part is that all our events and programs are absolutely free!
Mondays- Book Clubs
Tuesdays- Quilting Bee and Story time
Wednesdays- Baby Book Time and Computer Classes
Thursdays- Sit and Stitch and Toddler Time
Saturdays- Tech Tutors
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How is the speakerphone?
I have owned the Katana for about a year now and absolutely love it, with the sole exception being the speakerphone. Has anyone tried it out? I was hoping that Sanyo had improved it with this version but can't seem to find it mentioned in any of the reveiws so far.
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TRACES of oil extracted from Australian shale have pushed the date for the origin of complex cells back another half a billion years. Compounds in the oil suggest that eukaryotic cells, which make up all life on Earth except for bacteria, had evolved as early as 2.7 billion years ago.
Little evidence of the earliest life on the planet remains. The oldest fossils so far found are the vestiges of bacteria-like cells that lived 3.5 billion years ago. Eukaryotes are often much larger and, unlike bacteria, have internal membranes around the chromosomes and other specialised components. However, it's not until about 2.1 billion years ago that fossil imprints appear in the geological record that are so large that they can only be eukaryotes.
In a search for earlier evidence of eukaryotes, a team of researchers in Australia has come across faint chemical traces of complex cell membranes in 2.7 billion-year-old ...
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LAST July, as fragments of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 slammed into Jupiter, a newspaper cartoon showed worried Jovian dinosaurs looking at the sky and saying "Not again!". No, dinosaurs have not been discovered on Jupiter. The cartoon simply reminded us that on several occasions during Earth's geological history large proportions of its species have become extinct, perhaps due to the impact of comets and asteroids. Ecologists such as myself believe that the Earth is once again experiencing a mass extinction - only this time we are pointing the finger of blame at our own species.
Sceptics in economic and political circles disagree, some vehemently. In the words of Julian Simon, professor of business administration at the University of Maryland, estimates of high extinction rates are so much "statistical flummery". It is "facts, not species" that are in danger, he says.
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Training for Employers
Page 1 of 6We conduct various types of workshops as part of our services to employers to support hiring of persons with disability. These workshops are tailor-made to suit the requirements of the company.
Disability Sensitization Workshop
This workshop aims at raising awareness among employers and peer groups about capabilities of persons with disability and how we can work together with the companies to create an inclusive environment at workplace. These sessions will be tailored according to the needs of the employers. The sensitization will also be done based on the disability/disabilities of the person hired, if any.
We have different formats for the workshop:
This workshop is useful for senior managers or staff who cannot attend the full workshop
This workshop is useful when you have a large audience with the generic purpose of making them aware of persons with disability in the work environment
This workshop is useful when you want to sensitize a particular team where a person with disability is joining or has joined.
This workshop is useful for companies who have already a large pool of persons with disability. This is when you have a large audience with the purpose of making them aware of persons with disability in the work environment
This workshop is useful for specific training that needs to be imparted to HR, Admin, Trainers, Logistics, Security or other departments who impact the inclusion of persons with disability in the organization
This workshop is useful for trainers who will conduct the disability sensitization workshop within their companies or include this sensitization.
Impact of the workshops
Core logic
EnAble India conducted a peer sensitization workshop in Core Logic after placing 4 hearing impaired candidates. The workshop covered the challenges hearing impaired people face while communicating to others, as well as how to overcome them. The 4 newly employed candidates were part of the session to show them the practical situations. The result of the workshop was opening of more jobs at other locations of Core Logic for persons with disability.
Thomson Reuters
Girish Kumar, Team Leader in Thomson Reuters says : " the awareness workshop done by Enable India was very useful. I was really surprised to see all that a person with disability could achieve. I am now encouraged to hire more persons with disability into other teams here."


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The Amazing Fast Food Rolex in Uganda
Rolex in Uganda is not the Watch but its most popular Fast Food
Rolex – few Ugandans wear one – but we eat them
Visitors to Uganda often are surprised by seeing signs advertising Rolex – wondering how the expensive Swiss Rolex Watch can be sold here in roadside stands – it is not the watch but a rolled chapati filled with 2 scrambled eggs, often cabbage, onions, tomatoes and just like the Bigger Fast Food Giants you have choices and different prices – it is no different here in Uganda where the price goes up a bit as you might add minced meat, and added vegetables.
The famous Ugandan Rolex was introduced back in 2003 in the Wandegeya area and began to be consumed by many, especially by the nearby Makerere University Students – today you can find Rolex Vendors, Stands all over Kampala and it is even served in higher priced restaurants – road-side vendors offer them to travelers – it is simply an inexpensive meal and Ugandans rave about it – it has also provides a meaningful income for mostly young men who sell the tasty dish with little start-up capital needed.
The name Rolex – alludes to the rolled chapatis and of course the eggs – in Uganda most every person knows what a Rolex is. Here it is not only a breakfast food, but is eaten as a dinner meal by many or as a snack – the price is low (50cents and up), it is tasty and filling and readily available.
Many a visitor to Uganda has developed a liking for the Ugandan Rolex Fast Food, especially the backpacker crowd as a way to keep their meal budget down and its popularity has now extended beyond Uganda's borders and can even be found in Kigali, Rwanda in a restaurant there. There are even videos you can find about how to make a Rolex, visitors to Uganda are consuming them and more. The next thing you will find versions of it at various fast food outlets in the west.
Caution: If you are visiting Uganda pick a clean-sanitary Rolex Stand otherwise you just might come down with a case of Idi Amin's revenge which would certainly dampen your holiday in the Pearl of Africa.
The Rolex – Uganda's Fast Food – a tasty dish that even visitors to Uganda can enjoy…from Kampala…jon
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At Oriental Gardens Restaurant, we bring the appetizing goodness of Oriental cuisine to Kingwood, TX. Our fine chefs carefully prepare our sumptuous array of food choices that would satisfy even the most discriminating taste. Our house specialties are guaranteed to bring your taste buds a one-of-a-kind flavor experience.
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For millions of people, the service of occupational therapy is a lifeline. People of all ages receive it to help them participate in the activities of their daily life. Sometimes people need occupational therapy to do things we take for granted, like getting dressed, being productive at school or work, eating unassisted, even socializing.
In recognition of the importance and value of occupational therapy in improving people's lives, Eastern Connecticut Health Network (ECHN) is joining in the national observance of April as Occupational Therapy Month. ECHN offers a variety of occupational therapy programs in both its Rehabilitation Services and Behavioral Heath Services Departments, demonstrating the range and scope of situations in which occupational therapy can play an important role, including a Certified Hand Therapist - CHT).
Occupational therapy doesn't just treat medical conditions, it helps people stay engaged in the activities that give them pleasure or a sense of purpose, despite challenges. Occupational therapists do this by helping people surmount their disabilities or medical conditions to do everyday things. The nature of the therapy depends on the individual and their environment; occupational therapists consider the whole person when developing a therapy plan. Occupational therapists collaborate with physicians and other professionals to ensure a comprehensive approach.
Occupational therapy is "outcome-oriented," which means therapists help clients work toward achievable performance goals. In rehabilitation clinics or hospitals, occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants help adults learn or regain skills that allow them to do meaningful things like working, driving, shopping, even preparing a meal. All types of people need this kind of help everyday, from a worker injured on the job to a grandparent recovering from surgery or a stroke.
Occupational therapy helps avoid health problems, and makes it easier to live with them. Research proves that keeping people active and healthy as they age will improve their quality of life as well as lower their health care costs. That is why there are occupational therapy programs focusing on wellness and prevention—to help seniors stay healthier and remain active in their homes and communities.
Occupational therapy also plays an active role in the care of behavioral health patients. The Occupational therapists and assistants at ECHN's Behavioral Health Services are involved in identifying and supporting what is necessary for patients to succeed in community based living. Functioning as a member of the multi-disciplinary team, therapists develop, individualize and coordinate a patient's treatment maximizing their road to recovery and success in life.
Please contact any one of the locations listed below for any questions regarding Occupational Therapy Services at ECHN or to schedule an appointment. Please note that ECHN's occupational therapy services are covered by Medicare, Medicaid, CIGNA, BC, Connecticare, Healthnet and Aetna:
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The American Occupational Therapy Association is one of the nation's oldest health care societies, representing nearly 38,000 occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, and occupational therapy students who help people of all ages maximize their ability to function independently and accomplish the everyday things that allow them to participate in meaningful activities and events. AOTA members work in practice, policy, research, and education. Nearly one third of all occupational therapists work in schools. A significant number work in hospitals and rehabilitation facilities, helping people to recover from injury or illness. Other practice areas include mental health, driver rehabilitation, health promotion, low vision therapy, aging in place, stress reduction, wellness, and ergonomics. AOTA serves its members and the public through advocacy, education, and publishing operations. AOTA also works to raise public awareness and understanding of occupational therapy. To find out more about occupational therapy and how it might help you, visit the American Occupational Therapy Association's Web site, www.aota.org.
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