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Social Work (SOCW)
Social Work
200 Introduction to Social Work (3:3:0) Introduces historical roots of social work profession and social welfare. The person-in-environment perspective is discussed as the framework for social work knowledge, values, and skills. This initial course in the social work curriculum is designed to introduce the student to the social work profession, professional values, ethics, fields of practice, and the settings in which social workers are employed. The professionÕs commitment to diverse and at-risk populations and social/economic justice is highlighted. Presentations by social work professionals in different fields of practice supplement classroom lecture, discussion, and small-group exercises. f,s,sum
301 Laboratory in Interpersonal Communication (3:3:0) Prerequisites: SOCI101, PSYC 100, and sophomore standing; or permission of instructor. Emphasis on experiential learning of the biological, psychological, social, and cultural influences on the behavior of those who need and those who give help. Students examine their own behavioral and learning patterns, values, ethics, and attitudes to increase their ability to understand and help clients. Field placement of at least 60 hours required. f,s
323 Human Behavior in the Social Environment I (3:3:0) Prerequisites: SOCI101, BIOL 104, and PSYC 100; or permission of instructor. Completion or concurrent enrollment in all other required general education course work. Social systems approach unifying and integrating concepts and knowledge from biology,anthropology, sociology, and psychology about human behavior. Applications to professional practice, from the social work literature, and to the fieldexperience. f
324 Human Behavior in the Social Environment II (3:3:0) Prerequisite: SOCW323 with a minimum grade of C or permission of instructor. Examination of social systems theories as they pertain to the study of macro systems. Focus of study involves families, the social group, the formal organization, and the community. Student will apply theoretical concepts to contemporary social problems. s
351 Social Policy and Social Justice I (3:3:0) Prerequisites: SOCI 101 andGOVT 103; or permission of instructor. Introduction to social welfare policy, including its historical development, central concepts, institutional nature, and origins of social work as a profession. Analysis of service delivery systems and the role of the social work profession inbringing about social and economic change. f
352 Social Policy and Social Justice II (3:3:0) Prerequisite: SOCW 351with a minimum grade of C or permission of instructor. Analysis of various social welfare policies and their development; examines how policies have emerged in response to social problems arising out of changing social, political, economic, and cultural influences. s
357 Methods of Social Work Intervention I (3:3:0) Open to majors only.Prerequisites: SOCI 101, SOCW 200 (or corequisite), and PSYC 100; orpermission of instructor. Social work practice from a systems perspective. Particular emphasis on problem-solving activities with microsystems. The common core of knowledge, values, and skills essential to social work practice is analyzed to gain insight into social work functions and the role of the social worker as a change agent. f
358 Methods of Social Work Intervention II (3:3:0) Open to majors only.Prerequisite: 60 credits or permission of instructor. Continues a generic problem-solving model, focusing on group and macro intervention systems, settings, and skills. Emphasis on working with both treatment and task groups. Group processes, such as goal formulation, contract setting, composition, and termination necessary for effective worker intervention, are part of the knowledge base of the course. Field service of 40 hours required. s
359 Junior Seminar (1:1:0) Corequisite: Must be taken simultaneously withSOCW 358. Provides students the opportunity to integrate theory, research, and practice in the area of group work. Time is allotted to processsuccesses and obstacles, and to share with other students the issues, knowledge, and skills being learned in the junior-level practicum. s
400 Legal and Ethical Issues in Human Services (3:3:0) Prerequisite: 45credits or permission of instructor. Overview of ethical and legal issues related to human services professions. Topics include responsibility, competence, duty to warn, confidentiality, professional relationships, and research. Models of ethical decision making and critical thinking are emphasized.
410 Alcohol and Substance Abuse: Policies and Programs (3:3:0) Prerequisite: 45 credits or permission of instructor. Primary issues related to alcoholism and drug abuse including key concepts, theories, policies, and research regarding the use and abuse of alcohol and other drugs. Emphasis on the impact of the policies and programs on the well-being of ethnic minority and disadvantaged service populations. sum
415 Child and Family Welfare (3:3:0) Prerequisite: 45 credits or permission of the instructor. Emphasis on viewing human development and child and family welfare services critically, holistically, and contextually. Integrates ecological systems, human rights, and empowerment perspectives for understanding delivery systems and persons in relation to their environment across levels from the individual to the global. Provides overview of the existing child welfare system with focus on current issues, challenges, and Òat-riskÓ populations.
423 Social Work with Children and Adolescents (3:3:0) Prerequisites: 45 credits or permission of instructor. Major needs of children and adolescents and the implications for social work practice. Problems of family and peer group relationships, occupational choice, sexual and scholastic adjustment, and special problems of racial and cultural alienation, alcohol and drug abuse, and delinquency. Reviews various theoretical orientations and evidence from research. Analyzes both individual and group approaches to counseling and treatment.
425 Planning and Organizing for Community Change (3:3:0) Prerequisite: 45credits or permission of instructor. Designed for senior social work students with an interest in pursuing community organization as a professional career specialty. Students are provided with a basic understanding of community organization and planning, with special emphasis on conducting a needs assessment in the community. Students examine the environmental context in which administrative and community practice occurs. Explores role of social workers as planners and agents of social change.
430 Social Work and the Law (3:3:0) Prerequisite: 45 credits or permissionof instructor. Introduces students to the social workerÕs role in the legal system and familiarizes students with legal processes and their application to issues of interest to social workers and their clients, including childabuse, foster care, reproductive rights, juvenile justice, and legal rights of the poor/women/minorities.
435 An Intergenerational Approach to Aging (3:3:0) Prerequisites: 45 credits or permission of instructor. Survey of issues related to working with the aged, their families, and care providers. A study of the biological, psychological, and sociocultural aspects of aging, as well as the unique problems that are intricately involved with service delivery to aged persons. Examines the forces that impinge on the aged person and explores critical issues related to extended life span, family changes, institutionalization, and the role of the aged persons in society. Students increase their sensitivity and knowledge of aged individuals through an intergenerational lens.
452 Senior Seminar I (2 credits) Open only to social work majors.Prerequisites: SOCW 200, 301, 323, 324, 351, 352, 357, 358, and 359 with agrade of C or better and recommendation of faculty. Concurrent with Senior Practicum I (SOCW 453), this seminar provides an integrative teamexperience designed to support the field experience and provide opportunities for students to demonstrate required competencies through special assignments. f
453 Senior Practicum I (3 credits) Open only to social work majors.Prerequisites: SOCW 200, 301, 323, 324, 351, 352, 357, 358, and 359 with agrade of C or better and recommendation of faculty. Supervised learning experience (practicum) under the guidance of qualified faculty liaisons and professional staff designated and approved by the director of field education. Designed to facilitate practice with individuals, families, groups, and communities. Students spend two full days weekly in practicum sites. Requires concurrent seminar (SOCW 452) participation and faculty-agency visits. f
454 Senior Seminar II (2 credits) Prerequisites: SOCW 452, 453, 471.Concurrent with Senior Practicum II (SOCW 456), this seminar is a continuation of the integrative team experience designed to support the practicum experience and provide opportunities for students to demonstrate required competencies through special assignments. s
456 Senior Practicum II (3 credits) Prerequisites: SOCW 452, 453, 471.Continuation of the supervised learning experience (practicum) begun in SOCW 453. Students spend two full days weekly in practicum sites supervisedby faculty liaisons and qualified professional staff designated and approved by the director of field education. Requires concurrent seminar participation (SOCW 454) and faculty-agency visits. s
471 Research in Social Work (3:3:0)Prerequisites: SOCI 313 or PSYC 300;six credits of social work courses; senior standing; or permission ofinstructor. Must be completed with a minimum grade of C. Principles and the theory underlying scientific inquiry. Emphasis on the use of research in social work practice, steps in conducting research, and research efforts in developing and evaluating social work knowledge and skills. f
475 Selected Topics in Social Work Policy (3:3:0) Prerequisite: 45 creditsor permission of instructor. In-depth study of special areas of social work that are of interest to students, faculty, and the social work community. Topics vary.
483 Selected Approaches to Social Work Intervention (3:3:0) Prerequisite:45 credits or permission of instructor. Opportunity to examine critically personal use of different approaches to social work intervention currently employed in practice settings. Students have an opportunity to use the technical skills with clients that these approaches require. May be taken more than once for credit. Topics vary.
498 Child Welfare Capstone (3:3:0) Prerequisites: 45 credits; 21 credits completed toward the Child Welfare Certificate or permission of instructor.Capstone course to be completed for the Child Welfare Certificate. Consists of weekly seminars and the completion of a 140 hour field placement.
499 Independent Study in Social Work (1-3:0:0) Prerequisites: 60 credits and a research proposalapproved by instructor before enrollment. Investigation of a research problem in the field of social work.
598 Special Topics in Social Work (1-6:1-6:0) Prerequisite: upper-levelundergraduate or graduate standing.
623 Human Behavior and Social Systems I (3:3:0) Prerequisite: graduate standing. Ecological approach to behavior of individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. Integrates and applies theories from psychology, sociology, biology, and anthropology to study of infants, children, and adolescents. Emphasizes human diversity.
624 Human Behavior and Social Systems II (3:3:0) Prerequisite: SOCW 623. Continues the study of human behavior and diversity by exploring the application of development theory and ecological principles to those in young adulthood, middle adulthood, and older adulthood.
651 Social Policies, Programs, and Services I (3:3:0) Prerequisite: graduate standing. History of American social welfare policy and social work profession. Explores political, economic, social, cultural, and ideological influences on policy-making with emphasis on consequences for populations at risk. Introduction to historical policy analysis.
652 Social Policies, Programs, and Services II (3:3:0) Prerequisite: SOCW 651. Explores various frameworks for analyzing social policy and introduces students to current policies in areas including child welfare, juvenile justice, mental health, health care, and disabilities. Initiates consideration of strategies for improving policies through advocacy.
657 Integrative Approaches to Social Work Intervention I (3:3:0) Graduate standing and open only to students enrolled in MSW degree program. Corequisite: SOCW 672.. Introduction to the role of social workers as change agents and the core knowledge, values and skills that guide social work practice with individuals, families, small groups, organizations, and communities.
658 Integrative Approaches to Social Work Intervention II (3:3:0) Graduate standing and open only to students enrolled in MSW degree program. Corequisite: SOCW 673. Continuation of social work theory and practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. Emphasizes intervention, evaluation, follow-up and termination, with attention to the incorporation of social work knowledge, values, and skills.
670 Writing for Professional Practice (3:3:0) Prerequisite: SOCW 657 and graduate standing. Study of various forms of written communication pertinent to social work practice. Examines the impact of audience, status, culture, and purpose on effective professional writing.
671 Research Methods for Social Workers (3:3:0) Prerequisite: SOCW 624 and 652. Examination of the role of scientific inquiry in social work. Emphasizes construction and use of measurement instruments, data collection, analysis, and interpretation, and application of computer technologies relevant to social work practice.
672 Foundation Field Practicum and Seminar I (3:0:0) Corequisite: SOCW 657. Supervised social work learning experience in human service agencies. Students complete two days per week in a field practicum and attend a monthly seminar in which they share their learning and integrate theory with practice.
673 Foundation Field Practicum and Seminar II (3:0:0) Prerequisites: SOCW 672. Corequisite: SOCW 658. Continuation of the supervised social work learning experience begun in SOCW 672. Students spend two full days per week in a field practicum and attend a monthly seminar in which they share their learning, process their experiences, and integrate theory with practice.
675 Selected Topics in Social Work Management (3:3:0) Prerequisites: SOCW 657, and 30 credits or permission of instructor. In-depth study of special topics relevant to social work supervision and administration in public, nonprofit, and for-profit human service agencies.
676 Selected Topics in Social Work and Social Change (3:3:0) Prerequisites: 30 credits or permission of instructor. Critical examination of special topics related to understanding and improving community and societal conditions through policy practice, program development, and social action.
684 Policy Practice for Social Workers (4:3:0) Prerequisite: SOCW 624, 652, 658 and 673. Explores development and implementation of social welfare policies and services. Understanding the policy-making process, conducting legislative research, and mastering advocacy skills in order to shape policy outcomes that reflect social work values.
685 Organizational Leadership for Social Workers (4:3:0) Prerequisite: SOCW 624, 652, 658, and 673. Examines functions and structure of human service organizations in the context of service delivery. Development of theoretical knowledge, professional ethics, and skills in administration, leadership, management, organization, and supervision.
687 Community Practice for Social Workers (4:3:0) Prerequisite: SOCW 624, 652, 658, and 673. Explores social work interventions at the community level, including organization, planning, and development. Strategies for mobilizing community members, utilizing community organizations, formulating coalitions, engaging in participatory planning, and social and economic development.
688 Advanced Research in Social Work (3:3:1) Prerequisites: SOCW 624, 652, 658, 671, and 673. Program evaluation research using appropriate computer technology. Addresses ethical, pragmatic, and political considerations; needs assessment, qualitative and quantitative approaches, quality control and assurance, client satisfaction, outcome measures and indicators.
690 Concentration Field Practicum (6:0:0) Prerequisites: SOCW 673, 684, 685, 687, and 688. Supervised social work learning experience for four days per week. Students are placed in public, nonprofit, or for-profit venues reflecting their specific interests in agency supervision, organizational management, community change, electoral policies, or social policy.
691 Integrative Seminar (3:0:0) Prerequisite: SOCW 690. Corequisite: SOCW 690. Processing of field practicum experiences; analysis of successes and challenges; application of social work knowledge, values, and skills from across the curriculum. Culminates in professional presentations by students.

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TK Owens (right) and his attorney, Wesley Taylor, prepare for the preliminary hearing Thursday in Washington County Sessions Court. (Becky Campbell/Johnson City Press)
A former TV reporter and one-time U.S. Senate candidate hatched a murder-for-hire plot to have his uncle killed because he believed the man was trying to kill him, according to testimony in a preliminary hearing Thursday.
Thomas Kenneth "T.K." Owens, 128 Leach St., Jonesborough, appeared in Washington County General Sessions Court, where Judge Robert Lincoln heard a TBI agent detail the plan he said Owens crafted. He's charged with solicitation to commit first-degree murder.
The victim in the alleged murder-for-hire plot was Owens' uncle, Ernie Widby, Johnson City local minister who is also a part-time bailiff for the Carter County Sheriff's Office.
Special Agent Brian Fraley testified that a former Jonesborough police officer, Mike Lewis, contacted law enforcement on Aug. 22 and said Owens had contacted him about a contract killing.
According to Fraley, Lewis ran into Owens several months ago when Owens working at a local convenience store. Owens and Lewis, who already were acquainted, conversed about what Lewis was now doing — working for a military contractor providing security details in the Middle East — and Owens got the man's number.
On Aug. 22, Fraley said, Owens contacted Lewis and had a conversation about having someone killed.
It wasn't until the two met that night in the parking lot of Bailey's Sports Bar — and after Lewis was wired and working undercover — that Owens revealed whom he wanted killed.
Fraley said Owens provided a photo of Widby, his home address and a $500 cash down payment for the hit. The agent also testified that Owens said he wanted it to look like an accident to keep from alerting police.
When Assistant District Attorney General Dennis Brooks asked Fraley why Owens said he wanted the hit carried out, the agent said Owens told Lewis that his uncle was trying to kill him.
"Basically it was either him or the intended victim," Fraley testified. "It was kill or be killed."
Defense attorney Wesley Taylor didn't put on any witnesses, but questioned Fraley about how the initial contact between Lewis and Owens occurred and the procedural aspects of the undercover operation and interview after Owens was arrested.
After hearing all the testimony, Lincoln bound the case over to a grand jury. Owens remained jailed on a $100,000 bond with a Criminal Court hearing set for Nov. 18.
Owens has had several run-ins with law enforcement since 2011 when he was charged in Carter County with solicitation of a minor.
He was arrested May 31, 2011, after the 7-year-old girl's mother told officials that Owens had invited her into his apartment to get a "twisty tie" ring he made.
The girl told her mother Owens gave her the ring and asked for a hug. After she hugged him, she said he unzipped his pants and exposed himself to her and asked her if she wanted to perform an inappropriate act. The girl told Owens she had to go home to finish her chores. She then ran home.
The case remained pending, with the latest hearing set for Oct. 3.
Owens was a reporter for WJHL-TV in the early 2000s. In the 2012 election, he ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate seat held by Tennessee's Bob Corker.
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Anyone being shot is a sucky situation. But funny how the only show pics of Trayvon as a kid and not the 18 yr old flashing gang signs and that was held in a burglary case HMMMMM its the media that wants to stir the RACE pot
Mako I understand it being a day out. Believe me, Im all for that. But there needs to be some discretion. Indadirt, cant keep them off the course, But the ambassadors need to do their jobs and stop them from playing 5somes and 6somes on 1 hole. Forget the fact that they all play from the tips and drive the ball 100 yrds. last week was stuck behind a 7some on 1 hole. best part they got mad at me when i drove a ball over them.
Im a Sanitation Worker on Staten Island and I think what this guy is accused of is terribly wrong and it makes me sick. I have a 9 week old and i vomit everytime i think about what this man did. So his job has nothing to do with the way he acts.
To imtherealthing he gets paid 69000 a year cause if he didnt do his job when he was at work. you would be walking in your own flith.
Well As usual, a Staten Island youth thinks hes mister tough guy, by thinking it kool to kill someone. Only celebrities get away with these things not regular Joes. Have fun being a BIT** in Jail. Mr Tough guy had a 12 yr old girlfriend when he was 19. Where were her parents? UNREAL
I think BMWM3 has a point. But I also feel that the only reason why alot of people go to the parade is to drink and drink heavily. I cant wait to read tomorrows Advance and see how many fights and arrest there were for the whole day. Hopefully it wont be like last year when Firemen were falling through windows and cause they were too drunk to stand.


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Hi guys i'm new here so forgive me if this has been mentioned elsewhere but some people on modchip forums are reporting that they have had a back-up DVD working on a hard modded wii providing the original game was used on the first run (this is important) & to create a save game.
From there on the original could be removed and replaced with the back-up copy and would continue to play fine.
Has anyone else tested this? Is it true? Does it need the original every time you play or as some have reported just the once?


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Is Bread Killing us?
Was recently reading this article about the changes in the ways bread has been manufactured since the 1950s. And how in the 50s when major bread companies replaced the bakery on the corner bread went from being allowed to ferment over 8 hours to fermenting in 2 hours. The article went on to say that there was a sudden increase in the number of people who developed allergies and gluten intollerances. The author also went on to say that some people today who have these allergies and intollerances can still eat the long ferment bread and not react.
I wonder if this really is the case? Could we solve some people's allergy problems by changing the way foods are created, processed and/or produced? Is our food killing us?
Tags: Allergies, Bread, food, Intollerances


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The National Audubon Society today announced that David Yarnold has been named its new President and Chief Executive Officer, giving new momentum to efforts to connect people with nature and their power to protect it. A passionate conservationist, Yarnold currently serves as Executive Director of Environmental Defense Fund and President of Environmental Defense Action Fund. […]
Entries from July 29th, 2010
Audubon taps noted conservation and communications leader as new president
July 29th, 2010 · Comments Off · National Audubon Society
Tags: David Yarnold·EDF·environmental defense fund·Holt Thrasher·San Jose Mercury News
AP: Gulf spill lacks societal punch of 1969 Santa Barbara spill
July 29th, 2010 · Comments Off · Bird conservation, Bird Habitat, Federal Policy, Nature education and activities, Pollution
Interesting story from the Associated Press this morning about how even though the Gulf Oil spill has done far more ecological damage, the 1969 Santa Barbara spill prompted much more societal change — even going so far as to inspire the first Earth Day. Of course, the author notes, the Gulf spill is still relatively […]
California Republicans shunning one traditional path to victory: the environment
July 29th, 2010 · Comments Off · State Policy
Interesting article in the Los Angeles Times this morning about how Republican candidates for statewide office in California are not making the environment a major part of their campaigns – something nearly every successful Republican candidate in California has done. Share on Facebook
Tags: Carly Fiorina·Meg Whitman
Support for state climate change law holding strong and steady
July 28th, 2010 · Comments Off · Alternative energy, Audubon California, Bird conservation, Bird Habitat, Conservation research, Global Warming, Pollution
Despite a well-funded ballot initiative launched by out-of-state oil companies to strike down California's landmark climate change law, public support for the law is holding strong and steady, according to a new poll from the Public Policy Institute of California. Audubon California is a strong supporter of Assembly Bill 32. Share on Facebook
Tags: AB 32·Assembly Bill 32·ppic·Public Policy Institute of California
Audubon California part of innovative partnership aimed at helping state's migratory birds
July 28th, 2010 · Comments Off · Audubon California, Bird conservation, Bird Habitat, Conservation research, Important Bird Areas, Landowner Stewardship
Audubon California has joined with The Nature Conservancy and PRBO Conservation Science on a landmark project to help migratory birds in California. While you'll be hearing a great deal more about this project in the coming months, our website has a good overview of the work we're doing. (photo by Alison Sheehey) Share on Facebook
Tags: migratory bird conservation partnership·migratory bird partnership·migratory birds·PRBO Conservation Science·The Nature Conservancy
Audubon joins other environmental groups in laying out strategy for Gulf cleanup
July 28th, 2010 · Comments Off · Bird conservation, Bird Habitat, Federal Policy, Important Bird Areas, National Audubon Society, Pollution
The National Audubon Society, with the Environmental Defense Fund and the National Wildlife Federation, has issued a report that outlines the necessary steps to restore and rebuild an ecosystem that even before the recent catastrophic oil spill, has lost more than 2,300 square miles of wetlands—an area larger than the state of Delaware—since the 1930s. Here's the press […]
Tags: gulf oil spill
Editorial: Prop 21 is only solution for California State Parks
July 28th, 2010 · Comments Off · Bird conservation, Bird Habitat, California State Parks, Important Bird Areas, Nature education and activities
The Santa Cruz Sentinel today editorializes that budget cuts to California State Parks have left the system in extremely poor shape. Maintenance is down, hours have been cut, and crime and vandalism is on the rise. The paper takes the position that the only way to save this wondrous resource is the California State Parks […]
Tags: big basin·california state parks initiative·proposition 21·santa cruz sentinal·State Parks and Wildlife Conservation Trust Fund
Spreading the word about new ocean parks
July 27th, 2010 · Comments Off · Audubon California, Audubon Watchlist, Bird conservation, Bird Habitat, seabirds
Now that the new Marine Protected Areas have been established for California's North Central Coast, Samantha Murray and Josh Churchman are driving up and down the region letting people know how important it is for us to make this new designation work. Audubon California is very much in support of the new Marine Protected Areas, […]
Tags: Marine Life Protection Act·marine protected area·mlpa north central coast·North Central Coast
Ruling could have major implications for enforcement of Migratory Bird Act
July 27th, 2010 · Comments Off · Bird conservation, Bird Habitat, Federal Policy
A recent decision in Kansas could have major implications for how the federal government enforces the Migratory Bird Act throughout the country. In deciding that an oil company was responsible for the deaths of birds caused by its equipment, the 10th Circuit Court of appeals ruled that defendants could be found responsible for penalties under […]
Tags: migratory bird act
Volunteer monitors set to help study shorebird use of rice fields
July 26th, 2010 · Comments Off · Audubon California, Bird conservation, Bird Habitat, Landowner Stewardship, Nature education and activities
Audubon California and PRBO Conservation Science recently held two shorebird survey training workshops at the Yolo Wildlife Area and Cosumnes River Preserve. As thousands of Arctic-breeding shorebirds descend upon the Central Valley in the coming weeks, these volunteers will collect valuable data about how these birds use flooded fallow rice fields for habitat. The monitoring […]
Tags: Cosumnes River Preserve·PRBO Conservation Science·rice and birds·Yolo Wildlife Area
Audubon working hard in the Gulf
July 26th, 2010 · Comments Off · Audubon Watchlist, Bird conservation, Important Bird Areas, National Audubon Society, Pollution, seabirds
Short video from Audubon about our efforts to save birds in the Gulf: Share on Facebook
Tags: gulf oil spill
Video: Program uses children's art to help Western Snowy Plover
July 24th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Audubon Chapters, Audubon Watchlist, Bird Habitat, Bird videos, National Audubon Society, seabirds, Video, Western Snowy Plover, Wildlife photos and video
Great TV news piece about the San Diego Audubon Society's program that uses children's are to raise awareness about the Western Snowy Plover on the beach. We're proud to have helped secure funding for this great project from Audubon's Pennies for the Planet Program and the Morrisse Family Foundation. Share on Facebook
Tags: California Least Tern·Morrissey Family Foundation·pennies for the planet·San Diego Audubon Society·TogetherGreen·Western Snowy Plover
New York State set to kill 170,000 Canada Geese. Could it happen here?
July 23rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Bird conservation, Bird Habitat, Federal Policy, State Policy
Earlier this month, bird enthusiasts all around the country were stunned to hear that officials had captured and gassed to death 400 Canada Geese in Brooklyn's Prospect Park. Well, it turns out, killing 400 birds was just the beginning. New reports indicate that the state plans to euthanize as many as 170,000 of the geese. […]
Tags: bird strike·canada geese·killing canada geese·prospect park
Massive proposed solar project in Panoche Valley raises serious concerns about birds and wildlife
July 20th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Alternative energy, Audubon California, Audubon Watchlist, Bird conservation, Bird Habitat, Conservation research, Important Bird Areas, Local Policy
As the San Benito County Board of Supervisors begins to consider approval for a massive solar energy plant on the floor of Panoche Valley, representatives of Audubon California today expressed serious concerns about the potential such a project could have on sensitive birds and habitat. Audubon California has listed Panoche Valley as an Important Bird […]
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Michael San Miguel obituary in L.A. Times
July 20th, 2010 · Comments Off · Birding, Nature education and activities
Following up on the untimely death of popular birder Michael San Miguel, there's a great obituary in the Los Angeles Times that's worth a read. Share on Facebook


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Obituaries for Feb. 17
SANFORD — Robert James Dattilo Jr., 32, of Sanford, died Friday (2/15/13) at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by C.E. Willie Funeral and Cremation Services.
PITTSBORO — James Hemple, 50, of 116 S. Masonic St., Pittsboro, died Thursday (2/14/13) at Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford.
Funeral service is scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Church of God, located at 89 Milliken Road, Pittsboro. A wake is scheduled from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday at Knotts Funeral Home, located at 50 Masonic St.
He survived by his wife, Pecolia Hemple of the home; stepsons, Lance Epps, Derrick Epps and Torrey Epps; one grandson; one great-grandchild; three sisters, Barbara Smith of Detroit, Mich., Suzy Childs of Florida, and Phyllis Osborne of Sterling Hights, Mich.; two brothers, Charles Hemple and Christopher Calhoun, both of Detroit, Mich.; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Arrangements by Knotts Funeral Home.
BENNETT — J.H. "Red" Brown, 86, of 338 Lewis Brown Road, Bennett, died Friday (2/15/13) at Chatham Hospital in Siler City.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Monday at Pleasant Grove Christian Church with the Rev. Mark Strickland officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with military honors provided by the Randolph County Honor Guard.
He was a Randolph County native and was a veteran of WWII. He was preceded in death by his parents, Reuben J. and Melissa E. Brown; and brothers Wilborn and Stacy.
He is survived by his wife, Jearline Hancock Brown of the home; daughters, Rita Brown Holt and husband Steve of Bear Creek, and Angie Brown Fields and husband Buddy of Goldston; brother, Clifton Brown and wife Mary Etta of Siler City; sister, Leah B. Short and husband Clarence of Bennett; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild
Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Joyce-Brady Chapel, 3833 Chatham St., Bennett, and other times at the home.
Online condolences can be made at www.joycebradychapel.com
Arrangements by Joyce-Brady Chapel.
FARMVILLE — Leslie Cowart Brumbeloe, 84, died Saturday (2/16/13) at Heritage Healthcare of Farmville.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Church Street Chapel of the Farmville Funeral Home with the Rev. Bill Price officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service.
She was a member of Farmville United Methodist Church.
She is survived by two daughters, Rebecca B. Thomas of Farmville, and Kathy New and husband, Dan of Dover; two sons, Robert L. Brumbeloe and wife Jane of Fuquay-Varina and James "Jay" Brumbeloe and wife Bonnie of Kill,Devil Hills; nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Lung Cancer Alliance, P.O. Box 418372, Boston, MA 02241-8372.
Online condolences may be made at www.farmville.com.
CAMERON — Carlton Lee Hardy, 72, of Cameron, died Friday (2/15/13) at his home.
A celebration of life will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Cox Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor John Brown officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at the funeral home and other times at the home.
He was born in Lillington on March 4, 1940, to Reuben Lee and Sarah Worrel Hardy. He was a self-employed mechanic all his life.
He is survived by five sons, Reuben Hardy of Aberdeen, Ken Hardy of Vass, Randy Hardy of Carthage, Frank Hardy of Cameron and Ray Hardy of Cameron; one sister, Betty Shelton of Broadway; 12 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents Reuben Lee and Sarah Worrel Hardy; one son, Paul Hardy; and two brothers, Caviness Hardy and Harvey Hardy.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Carlton Lee Hardy Memorial Fund, c/o Cox Memorial Funeral Home, P. O. Box 651, Vass, NC 28394.
Condolences may be sent to www.coxmemorialfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements by Cox Memorial Funeral Home & Crematory, of Vass.
VASS — Howard Legget Johnston, 69, of Vass, died Thursday (2/14/13) at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital.
A home-going celebration will be held at 3 p.m. today at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church with Pastor Greg Newton and Pastor John Brown officiating. The family will receive friends two hours prior to the service at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Doubs Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery with military honors.
He was born in Rolla, North Dakota, on Nov. 11, 1943, to Sam and Lena Markley Johnston. He was a self-employed concrete finisher and was a member of Open Arms Community Church. He also served his country in the United States Army.
He is survived by his wife, Bernice Lee Johnston; four children, Kevin Johnston and wife Paula of China Grove, Kelly Johnston of Fuquay-Varina, Kimberley Johnston Boyette of Aberdeen and Marie Goodwin and husband Butch of Candor; three stepchildren, Jason Meeds and wife Melissa of Cameron, Lessie Godfrey of Sanford, and Bobby Moser and wife Kimberly of Vass; two sisters, Darlene Johnston of California and Ann Riley of Indiana; two brothers, Harry Johnston of Nebraska and Elvin Johnston of Texas; seven grandchildren; nine step-grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Sam and Lena Markley Johnston; his first wife, Judy Johnston; and a son, Dwayne Johnston.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Open Arms Community Church, 244 South Street, Vass N.C. 8394.
Condolences may be sent to www.coxmemorialfuneral home.com.
Arrangements by Cox Memorial Funeral Home & Crematory of Vass.
OLIVIA — Funeral service for Jerry Grayson Womack, 76, of Olivia, who died Monday (2/11/13) at Central Carolina Hospital, was held at 3 p.m. Friday at Swann Station Baptist Church with Rev. Russell Blackmon officiating. Burial followed at Cameron Grove Cemetery.
Four Heart Harmony sang several song selections and daughter Ashley read a special poem.
Pallbearers were Chuck Cotten, Joshua Cheeseman, Garrett Cotten, Matthew Cotten, Lonnie Harris and Gerald Godfrey.
Arrangements were by Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home.
SANFORD — Graveside service for Mildred Arlene Motsinger Atkins, 77, of the Deep River Community, Sanford, who died Thursday (2/14/13) at her home, was conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday at Flat Springs Baptist Church Fellowship Hall with David Mills presiding. Burial followed at Flat Springs Baptist Church Cemetery.
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The Charleston City Market's seasonal "Night Market" is hosting a grand opening on April 5, unveiling the Night Market poster and hosting special musical guests. For the fifth consecutive year, close to 100 local artists and local food vendors will create a festive street fair atmosphere inside the city's most popular public attraction. The Night Market hours at The Charleston City Market are 6:30-10:30 p.m. every Friday and Saturday through the month of December.
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Last week, veteran Israeli-Palestinian peace process negotiator and author Aaron David Miller penned a column for the New York Times in which he wrote the following about Israel: "The country's demographics look bad — too many ultra-Orthodox Jews, Palestinians and Israeli Arabs and not enough secular Jews." Normally, when someone looks at a country's ethnic makeup and identifies the "problem" as the proliferation of everyone except his own kind, the very reasonable obvious objections will be made across the board.
Miller's line did not engender this outrage, because it was aimed at Haredim, to which the normal rules of civility do not apply in the American media. But he came in for a walloping from what may seem an unlikely source: David Landau. Landau, the former editor of Haaretz, has made shockingly offensive comments about Israel, and is currently Israel correspondent for The Economist, a magazine whose Israel coverage includes just this type of casual bigotry toward the Haredim. (Three weeks ago, the magazine wrote that "the hallmark of haredism is intolerance.") But Landau was so upset by Miller's apparent ignorance that he rose to a quite effusive defense of the Haredim in an interview with his former newspaper:
"I'm sitting here and thinking to myself, 'Could a non-Jewish person have written that?'" asks Landau. "Would Aaron David Miller have written in The New York Times that the demographics in Turkey look bad — too many veiled women and not enough secular Turks?' Could he get away with writing that? I feel like saying to him, 'Tell me, have you bothered checking the demographics of the Jewish community of Cleveland, Ohio, where you come from? Today, 49 percent of the Jewish children in New York are Haredi, so Aaron David Miller has to look in his own backyard before he makes this sort of statement. This is the kind of know-it-all elitism that has been so characteristic of the Diaspora Jewish leadership and the Israeli elite for so long. It's pathetic, and if in this Economist piece, I've succeeded in making six people of consequence rethink Jewish demographics, then the whole thing was worth it."
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ability to blur the distinctions between Haredim and Orthodox Zionists, maintains Landau, has contributed enormously to his political success. "The fact that it's been so easy for Bibi to lump together all the Haredi parties with the settlers and make them the bulwark of his coalition — it's remarkable when you think about it. Has anyone thought about the fact that there are really no Haredim in the West Bank? That in 2005 the Haredim joined Sharon's government with the full knowledge that this would enable him to move ahead with the disengagement from Gaza? Why hasn't that left an impact on people?"
Landau makes an important point: identifying Haredim with religious fanaticism shows a disturbing lack of basic knowledge about both Judaism and the state of Israel. Are there incidents of intolerance from the Haredim? Indeed there are, though not on the scale of the hateful blacklisting, threats of violence, and near riot that took place in Tel Aviv when some Chabadniks tried to move into a secular neighborhood.
In truth, neither the yeshiva students nor the secular Jews are accurately represented by the few among them who misbehave. And American Jews probably hope that Israelis don't think Miller is representative of the level of knowledge and engagement of the Diaspora.


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Serial Killer IdentifiedJuly 6, 2009 - 9:04 PM | by: Brooks Blanton
Cherokee County Sheriff Bill Blanton identified the killer that terrorized Gaffney, South Carolina as 42 year old Patrick Tracy Burris. Blanton says he was a habitual felon and has a long criminal history. Burris was shot in a shootout with Gaston County, North Carolina Police at an abandoned house there. Hundreds of people, included national and local media and members of the Gaffney community. South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Director Reggie Lloyd held up a stack of papers saying Burris had a RAP sheet 25 pages long. Lloyd blasted a breakdown in the justice system as to why Burris was out on the street. Tests connected the gun that Burris used to shoot a police officer this morning to the shootings that happened last week in Gaffney. Lloyd says they believe that Burris acted alone in the murders.


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Corporate Finance - Marginal Cost of Capital
The marginal cost of capital (MCC) is the cost of the last dollar of capital raised, essentially the cost of another unit of capital raised. As more capital is raised, the marginal cost of capital rises.
With the weights and costs given in our previous example, we computed Newco's weighted average cost of capital as follows:
WACC = (wd)(kd)(1-t) + (wps)(kps) + (wce)(kce)
WACC = 0.084, or 8.4%
We originally determined the WACC for Newco to be 8.4%. Newco's cost of capital will remain unchanged as new debt, preferred stock and retained earnings are issued until the company's retained earnings are depleted.
Example: Marginal Cost of Capital
Once retained earnings are depleted, Newco decides to access the capital markets to raise new equity. As in our previous example for Newco, assume the company's stock is selling for $40, its expected ROE is 10%, next year's dividend is $2.00 and the company expects to pay out 30% of its earnings. Additionally, assume the company has a flotation cost of 5%. Newco's cost of new equity (kc) is thus 12.3%, as calculated below:
kc = 2 + 0.07 = 0.123, or 12.3%
Using this new cost of equity, we can determine the WACC as follows:
WACC = (wd)(kd)(1-t) + (wps)(kps) + (wce)(kce)
WACC = 0.086, or 8.6%
The WACC has been stepped up from 8.4% to 8.6% given Newco's need to raise new equity.
Figure 11.1
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At some point, as the company continues to raise capital, the MCC can be higher than the WACC.
MCC Vs. WACC
The marginal cost of capital is simply the weighted average cost of the last dollar of capital raised. As mentioned previously, in making capital decisions, a company keeps with a target capital structure. There comes a point, however, when retained earnings have been depleted and new common stock has to be used. When this occurs, the company's cost of capital increases. This is known as the "breakpoint" and can be calculated as follows:
Formula 11.9
Breakpoint for retained earnings = retained earnings
For Newco, assume we expect it to earn $50 million next year. As mentioned in our previous examples, Newco's payout ratio is 30%. What is Newco's breakpoint on the marginal cost curve, if we assume wce = 55%?
Newco's breakpoint = $50 million (1-0.3) = $63.6 million
Thus, after Newco raises roughly $64 million of total capital, new common equity will need to be issued and Newco's WACC will increase to 8.6%.
Factors that affect the cost of capital can be categorized as those that are controlled by the company and those that are not.


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The Charleston County Coroner's Office has identified a motorcyclist who was killed near the Coastal Carolina Fair on Monday.
The motorcycle and a car collided about 5:53 p.m. on U.S. Highway 78 between Market Road and Craven Road, which is just before the fair's main parking lot, Sheriff's Maj. Jim Brady said.
The cororner's office identified the dead man as Alvin Buckner, 30, of Ladson. Buckner died at the scene from injuries sustained in the wreck, according to the coroner's cffice. He wasn't wearing a helmet.
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The Poverty and Power Research Initiative is a student-run effort to understand discrete national power structures and their effects on poverty. PPRI...Show More
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The Poverty and Power Research Initiative is a student-run effort to understand discrete national power structures and their effects on poverty. PPRI creates opportunities for the close study of corruption, media, political power, and oligarchy, hosting relevant speakers and forming global research projects to generate new ideas and critical and ethical investigators.
PPRI formed to investigate the hypothesis that poverty is a product of distorted political and economic governance structures where decision-making powers are unequally distributed within a society, i.e. captured by an oligarchy. PPRI grew out of the EPIIC 2007-08 colloquium, Global Poverty and Inequality. Under the guidance of then INSPIRE Fellow Jose Maria Argueta, President of the Institute for Central American Strategic Studies and former Guatemalan Ambassador to Peru and Japan, a group of seven Tufts undergraduate and graduate students began examining the relationship between poverty and inequality in Guatemala as manifested through national decision making processes.
In 2008, PPRI students researched Guatemala's attempt to qualify for a new US foreign assistance program, the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA), which uses an incentive and rewards system of conditional aid to encourage democratic reform in developing countries.
In 2009, four PPRI members went to Manila, Philippines to study the MCA's ongoing negotiations with the Philipine government over a $500 million Compact Agreement in the context of endemic and worsening government corruption and human rights abuses, including unprecedented deaths of journalists under the Aroyo administration. The group published its findings in a paper titled "Utang Na Loob (Deeply Indebted): The 'MCC' Effect and the Culture of Power in the Philippines."
From 2009 to 2013, PPRI research groups also examined social class dynamics among youth in Haiti and the disintegrating peace process in Bosnia-Herzegovina in collaboration with The Dayton Peace Process and the Project on Justice in Times of Transition (now Beyond Conflict).
PPRI has focused on different aspects of corruption since its founding. Through our speaker series, weekly discussion sessions and debates, and documentary screenings, we have created a lively forum for addressing corruption. Some topics so far have been:
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2. How can corruption be tackled?
3. In what ways does corruption manifest itself across countries and regions as well as in our daily lives?
4. What is the role of corruption in humanitarian assistance, natural resource extraction, construction contracting, etc.?
5. Specific case studies: Guatemala, the Philippines, Haiti, Bosnia, Turkey.
6. What are the cultural dimensions of corruption and how do we understand corruption within different political cultures?
PPRI is a small, focused group at Tufts, but has a wide network base on campus and in the greater-Boston community. PPRI currently has about 10 dedicated research members.
Currently, PPRI has two research projects in progress. One asks how Turkish political influence is affecting freedom of speech and the press in Turkey. PPRI Turkey is examining how the interaction of politics and journalism affects the portrayal of salient topics in the media. PPRI Turkey travelled to Istanbul in January 2014 to conduct on the ground interviews the columnists, editors, aceademics, and civil society members. PPRI is also formulating a new research topic on the defense sector, specifically military transitions and post-conflict transitional societies. This research will potentially focus on Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Afghanistan, East Timor, or another location. More information about our new research project will be coming soon.
PPRI is always welcoming new members! To get involved, please come to a General Interest Meeting at the beginning of any semester or contact our leadership directly.
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Stefano Taschini is currently with Altis Investment Management where he leads the quantitative analytics team. His responsibilities include a wide range of aspects and issues in the quantitative analysis of investments, from the performance analysis of mutual-fund managers to the market-risk management of investment portfolios. Stefano joined Altis in April 2007 from the high-tech industry, where he was active both as an independent professional as well as in the R&D of the Oerlikon Group.
The author of scholarly publications on the modelling of electronic and electromechanical systems, he was previously a researcher at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich and a visiting researcher at the Shizuoka University in Hamamatsu, Japan.
Stefano holds a doctorate from the ETH Zurich and a degree from the University of Bologna, both in electrical engineering. He is a member of the IEEE since 1999, has earned the FRM designation in 2009 and the CFA charter in 2012.


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Open spot comes down to playoff at Trace
For the second straight year, 36 holes of golf were not enough to decide who advanced from Carolina Trace Country Club to the U.S. Women's Open Championship. The club's Lake Course hosted a sectional qualifier Thursday leading into the championship to be played June 19-22 at Pinehurst Resort's No. 2 Course.
The Lake Course's No. 10 hole, an uphill, tree-lined par four, was the stage for the final U.S. Open spot again. Ally McDonald, from Fulton, Ms. and a rising senior at Mississippi State University, made a 20-foot birdie putt, punctuated with a yell and fist pumps, to win the tiebreaker by a stroke over Australian Rebecca Artis, giving McDonald the last of four spots Carolina Trace got to hand out as it hosted a sectional qualifier for the sixth straight year.
Stacey Keating, from Cressy, Victoria, Australia, was the day's medalist through the 36-hole marathon. She shot 73 in the morning followed by a five-under-par 67 which was the low round of the day for a four-under 140 total.
Keating is an LPGA Tour rookie and made her third major tournament. She missed cuts in the 2012 Women's British Open and last year's U.S. Women's Open. She has six career pro victories on Australian and European tours. Finishing tied for 19th at the North Texas LPGA Shootout earlier in May is her best LPGA result this season.
Marta Silva, from Santiago de Compostela, Spain and a University of Georgia alum, led by two strokes after the day's first round with a 69. She shot 72 in the afternoon to finish a shot behind Keating for the second qualifying berth.
Silva's also an LPGA Tour rookie this year. Thursday was her first qualifying attempt for a U.S. Women's Open.
"I'm really happy with how I played today. I played pretty solid through both rounds," Silva said.
Silva and other players said patience and not getting too high or too low were keys to playing well through 36 holes.
"For the last nine, then definitely the last six holes, I was already done. I was really tired. I just kept telling myself, it's this way for everybody," Silva said.
Wei-Ling Hsu, a 19-year-old from Chinese Taipei, shot rounds of 71 and 72 to claim the third qualifying spot. She didn't know if her score would be low enough until a lot of scoreboard watching and the final groups had turned in their cards.
Hsu is a two-year Symetra Tour player, which is the LPGA's equivalent to the men's Web.com Tour. Hsu won the Self Regional Healthcare Foundation Women's Helath Charity Classic in Greenwood, S.C. on May 11.
McDonald and Artis tied at 144 leading to the two-player sudden-death playoff.
On No. 10, both players split the fairway with McDonald outdriving Artis by about 15 yards. Both found the green with their approaches. Artis rolled a long putt close only for McDonald's birdie putt suddenly deciding the playoff.
After the initial celebration, she shared hugs with MSU teammate Rica Tse, who had tried to qualify, and caddie Stanley Ramey.
McDonald's played, and had championship success, at Pinehurst No. 2, having won last July's North and South Women's Championship. That title spurred her efforts toward making the U.S. Women's Open at Pinehurst.
"It's something I've been looking forward to for a year," McDonald said.
McDonald felt she had "given strokes away down the stretch," so was equal parts frustrated and "very, very blessed" to wind up in a playoff.
McDonald will be on the USA team for the 38th Curtis Cup, with top U.S. amateurs meeting Great Britain/Ireland, coming up June 6-8 in St. Louis.
"I guess I'll have a very full summer, but I'm definitely blessed and it's going to be a lot of fun," she said.
Lee County High School sophomore and reigning high school state champion Siranon Shoomee played in her second U.S. Women's Open sectional qualifier, having also tried last May at Carolina Trace. She improved by 16 strokes from her rounds last year and finished well up the leaderboard, but not in the precious top four.
Shoomee shot 74 in the morning, putting her right in the mix for a qualifying spot; then shot 79 in the second round. She won the NCHSAA 3A State Championship this past fall. That title is brilliant, but not in the same league thanks to course length, the competition and 36 holes in a day, Shoomee said, as a USGA national championship event.
"It was tough with the wind, the conditions, the heat, but I was able to make it through," she said.
In the opening round, Shoomee hit 10 greens in regulation and said her short game saved her, but her short game left her a bit in the afternoon 18.
She still has a lot of tournaments, with a lot of travel, throughout the summer, then of course defending her state title as a Yellow Jacket.
For the four qualifiers, from Australia, Spain, Chinese Taipei and Mississippi, a long day's effort in Sanford means returning to the Sandhills, a short drive from Carolina Trace, in less than three weeks for a major championship.
"You don't get to play in a major every week," Silva said. "It's just really exciting. For all the work it's taken to get here, it's a really gratifying thing."


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Presidential candidate Herman Cain is this week's guest on America's favorite political game show "I (Don't) Have a Secret (Any Longer). People talk about Washington being dysfunctional and incapable of finding common ground on any topic, but I think they're wrong. The one issue that crosses all political, gender, orientation, geographical and ideological boundaries is […] [Read More]
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The Republic of Ireland winger signed for Everton during the January transfer window after spending two months languishing on the sidelines following a disagreement with former club Spartak Moscow.
Because of this, the 27-year-old was playing catch-up in fitness terms for his first few weeks at Goodison, but is now closing in on a first team start.
And speaking to the Liverpool Echo, Martinez was full of praise for the former Celtic man.
He said: "He has been putting in extra work, working really hard. It's about him setting certain levels to make sure he's fully fit soon.
"I think when he is he'll take us to a different level in terms of our forward play.
"With Aiden we had to start from scratch in terms of building up the fitness levels that he needed and we can already see he's a phenomenal player.
"He has great technical ability and it's important to get him feeling sharp so he can show that.
"He's settled in really well and over the next few weeks I think we'll see him ready to really help our season."
McGeady will hope to feature in Saturday's home clash with West Ham United in the Premier League.


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Born: January 24, 1862 - New York, New York
Died: August 11, 1937 - St.-Brice-sous-For�t, France
The best of her early tales were collected in The Greater Inclination (1899). Her novel The Valley of Decision (1902) was followed in 1905 by the critically and popularly successful The House of Mirth, which established her as a leading writer. After 1907 she lived in France, visiting the United States only at rare intervals. In 1913 she was divorced from her husband, who had been committed to a mental hospital.
In the two decades following The House of Mirthbefore the quality of her work began to decline under the demands of writing for women's magazinesshe wrote numerous novels, including The Reef (1912), The Custom of the Country (1913), Summer (1917), and The Age of Innocence (1920, Pulitzer Prize). Her best-known work is perhaps the long tale Ethan Frome (1911), which exploits the grimmer possibilities of the New England farm life she had observed from her home in Lenox, Mass. She also wrote many short stories and poems, several books of travel reflecting her interest in architecture and landscape gardening, and the manual The Writing of Fiction (1925).


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DENVER – New Mexico State junior guard Daniel Mullings has been named Western Athletic Conference men's basketball Player of the Week for Jan. 20-26. This is his third player of the week honor of the season.
Mullings, scored a career-high 32 points in a 90-78 win over Texas-Pan American on Saturday, helping the Aggies break a two-game skid. Mullings went over the 30-point mark for the first time in his Aggie career and was NM State's leading scorer on 9-of-15 shooting (60.0 percent) from the field and 13-of-15 (86.7 percent) from the free throw line. Mullings also had six rebounds, three steals, two blocks and one assist.
Mullings is averaging 17.0 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.2 steals per game this season. He is shooting 45.8 percent (120-of-262) from the field this year.
With 1,173 points during his career, Mullings is No. 17 on the all-time scoring list recently surpassing former Aggie "Super" John Williamson, who played from 1972-73. Williamson is the Aggies' record holder for scoring average in a season posting 27.2 points per game during the 1972-73 season. Mullings needs 38 more points to tie Keith Hill on the list. Hill posted 1,201 points for the Aggies from 1987-90.
The Aggies continue WAC play taking on Bakersfield, Thursday, Jan. 30 and Utah Valley, Saturday, Feb. 1 in the Pan American Center. Both games have a 7 p.m. (MT) tip-off and can be heard on the Aggie Sports Network with 'Voice of the Aggies' Jack Nixon giving the play-by-play action. For tickets call the Pan American Center ticket office at 575-646-1420.


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Duke women's recruit has second ACL surgery
A key piece of Duke's star-studded women's basketball recruiting class suffered a major setback Tuesday.
Becca Greenwell, a 6-1 McDonald's All-American guard from Owensboro, Ky., had reconstructive surgery for the second time on her right knee.
Having already torn the anterior cruciate ligament earlier in her high school career, Greenwell re-injured the knee during the McDonald's All-American game last Wednesday in Chicago.
She went in for what was expected to be an arthroscopic procedure in Louisville, Ky., on Tuesday. But the surgeon, Dr. James Ellis, found damage that required a second reconstruction.
Greenwell revealed the news about her injury, which included cartilage damage, via Twitter.
"Turns out there was more wrong than expected," Greenwell said. "Ended up having full ACL reconstruction, and lateral and medial meniscus repair."
Greenwell first tore the ACL in September 2011 while playing with USA Basketball in a FIBA tournament game against Italy. After surgery, she missed her entire junior season at Owensboro Catholic High School.
But Greenwell returned for her senior season and averaged 25 points despite not playing at 100 percent health. On Jan. 15, she set a Kentucky state record by making 17 3-pointers in one game. That night, all 28 of Greenwell's shots were 3-pointers, as she avoided driving to the basket on her gimpy knee.
In the McDonald's All-American game at Chicago's United Center, Greenwell scored eight points in nine minutes of play before re-injuring her knee.
Duke coach Joanne P. McCallie said Tuesday night that, although Greenwell has shown she is a tough player, it's too soon to project her availability for the 2013-14 season.
Greenwell said via Twitter she will have a tough road ahead.
"It hasn't hit me yet that I have to go through this allllllll over again," Greenwell wrote.


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It's very hard but not impossible to get it at $25 us dollars.
So, if you are interested, go to the first step.(description).
Step 1: Description!!!
It's 3.86 inches in height, 1.5 inches in width , and is 8.66 inch in length.
The main rotors are 7.48 inches each, and are counter-rotating.
The tail rotor is 1.18 inches.
The heli has two led lights.
You can't fly it outside because it uses a inferred emitter for the controller.
It's a three Chanel heli.
Even though it has a giro, it sometimes needs trimming.
One thing that I did not like is that it takes 40-50 min. to charge. And 5-6 min. of non-stop flight time.
Step 2: EXTRA PARTS!! :D
Please read step #4 for why it is done. It might also be where you get it from.
This one came with extra blade parts.
Rear and main rotors.
Step 3: Flying!!! Flying!!!
It's very responsive to the controls, and it can hover good enough. It drifts a little during the hover but not enough to make it move a lot.
Well, here is a video. I hope you like it.
helimaster from Dany spillberg on Vimeo.
If the video does not play. than go to Vimeo.com and search "helimaster".


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Has anyone else noticed that the Disc version of the game is $39.99 at most retailers, but at the Microsoft Store it is listing as $59.99 for Digital Download? Any reason why? I have been looking at migrating from Disc to Download for most of my game library, but not with the price discrepancies.
Big Poppa
I noticed this too, but is there anywhere on that page that it's specifically referring to the digital download version? I haven't been able to find out any information as to whether or not this game will even be downloadable and if it is indeed downloadable will it be right away?
The game will be 39 for digital..that will update when it goes live
When exactly is this game going to get Released for Digital Download. The only advantage for Digital download is for people who cant get it at Midnight.
The only advantage hey, ok....How about people who live to far away from a retailer. Work business hours and can not get it until the weekend? Has a disability and can not easily get out of the house? Convenience of just click a couple of buttons as opposed to having to mess around with going to a shop?
Not having boxes clutter your shelfs?
Plenty of advantages out there, not just because they can get it at midnight
I've been struggling with not getting Discs, as it just seems foreign to not have them, be able to trade them in, etc... But, the convenience of not having to switch discs when I want to play games is really a big selling point to me. My only worry is the storage space issue with the Xbox One. Plus, the amount of games I've actually traded in or sold is quite nil. It's like moving from CDs to MP3s. I can't remember the last time I actually used a CD...
Just make the digital downloads cheaper, and give me a reason to migrate. You cut the middle man out and also save on packaging, etc...
Are the preorder incentives - booster packs - available for those who choose digital as well?
Can't wait to grab my copy. went with hardcopy


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The Journal of Pediatrics, 04/05/2012
Riskin A et al. – There is association between Glucose–6–Phosphate Dehydrogenase deficiency and significant neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. Increased risk is also associated with borderline G6PD activity. The suggested new range for borderline G6PD activity should enhance the identification of females at risk. G6PD activity is higher in preterm infants.
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Motorcyclist killed in crash on Florida's Turnpike near Stuart
MARTIN COUNTY - A motorcyclist was killed Saturday evening in a crash on Florida's Turnpike about 3 miles south of the Martin Downs Boulevard exit in Stuart, according to Martin Fire Rescue officials.
Firefighters responded to the crash at about 5:45 p.m., said Fire Rescue spokesman Jon Belding.
A Florida Highway Patrol report said Joseph Camparetto, 64, of Cartersville, Ga., was northbound in the outside lane on a 2003 Harley motorcycling when Vivian Hagerty, 23, of Davie, failed to notice he was stopping for traffic and hit him from the rear with her Honda Civic.
Camparetto, who was wearing a helmet, was thrown from the motorcycle into the emergency breakdown lane where he was hit by a Ford Edge driven by John Hastings of Jupiter. Camparetto was pronounced dead at the scene.
The accident closed the turnpike for about four hours.
Within 10 minutes of the accident, firefighters responded to another accident on northbound Florida's Turnpike just two miles south of the first one, Belding said. Three people were transported to local hospitals with minor injuries, he said.
FHP is investigating the accident.
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Wine and War: The French, the Nazis and France's Greatest TreasurePaperback
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- Publisher: Hodder Paperback
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- Publication date: 4 April 2002
- Publication City/Country: London
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In the vineyards, wine caves, and cellars of France as war and occupation came to the country winemakers acted heroically not only to save the best wines but to defend their way of life. These are the true stories of vignerons who sheltered Jewish refugees in their cellars and of winemakers who risked their lives to aid the resistance. They made chemicals in secret laboratories to fuel the resistance and fled from the Gestapo when arrests became imminent. There were treacheries too, as some of the nation's winemakers supported the Vichy regime or the Germans themselves and collaborated. Donald Kladstrup is a retired American network correspondent. He and his wife Petie have accumulated these fascinating stories, told with the pace and action that will fascinate fiction and non-fiction readers alike.
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Until his retirement in 1997, Donald Kladstrup was one of America's most distinguished network correspondents. He and his wife, Petie Kladstrup, have made Paris and Normandy their home for decades and are widely published on French Wine. Their articles have appeared in The Wine Spectator, among other magazines.
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A sprightly and amusing book, full of spicy anecdotes Evening Standard Entertaining and informative Sunday Telegraph A vibrant panorama of the different wine-producing regions and how they responded to the challenge Sunday Express
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France's 'greatest treasure', according to this excellent and frequently surprising book, is wine. Many French people feel it is part of their history, defining them and contributing to their wit, gaiety and good taste. When the journalist authors happened to hear some French winemakers telling their war stories, they realized that those experiences under German occupation ahould be explored, so they painstakingly interviewed winemakers and researched many sensitive documents, though many relevant papers had been destroyed by the German High Command at the end of the war. Hitler and his Nazi top brass understood how prestigious and profitable wine could be, and to obtain the very best of French wines they needed knowledgeable men from the German wine trade to force the sale of wine on their terms, to be used or resold at great profit. The embattled and increasingly desperate French wine merchants soon learnt how to send falsely labelled inferior wines in special bottles stamped 'Reserved for the Wehrmacht', though this was a most dangerous undertaking. They also tried to conceal their superb wines in large 'caves' or underground cellars by walling them off, often collecting spiders to spin their cobwebs over the walls for instant 'ageing'. Many of these secret caches survived the war intact, but so risky were these practices, and so harsh the punishments and the German demands, that more and more winegrowers built up their connections with the French Underground Resistance. Many Resistance leaders were ferried in and out of the Occupied Zone in wine barrels, which had to be completely taken apart first in order to conceal a human being. There are tales here of horrific cruelty, heartbreaking losses and 'collaboration with the enemy'. There were heroic feats, and soul-destroying injustice and deprivation. One of the luckiest escapes was that of the city of Paris itself. Towards the end of the war, German planes had already bombed the city's wholesale wine centre, and Hitler had ordered General von Choltitz to destroy Paris rather than surrender it. The Nazis planted explosives throughout the city in preparation for its destruction before retreating. Pierre Taittinger, of the famous champagne house, obtained an interview and pleaded eloquently with the General. For the first time in his life this old-school Prussian officer disobeyed an order - and surrended the city intact. (Kirkus UK)


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Did you know that Vintage Wine Estates—that includes IWA—has a tasting room in Healdsburg, California. It's warm, bright, comfortable and best of all, right on the square in downtown Healdsburg. Oh wait, on second thought, the best thing is the wine. We're pouring the Windsor Vineyards Champagne, along with some of our sister wineries including, Sonoma Coast Vineyards,Windsor Sonoma Winery, Fire Station Red, Grove Street Winery, StoneFly Vineyards and, Sexy Wine Bomb.
Of course, there's also wine accessories from International Wine Accessories available for purchase in the tasting room. We carry a good selection of stemware, decanters, funnels, aerators, corkscrews, and other smaller items. Finally, when one of our friends is here in Sonoma Valley and asks, "Is there someplace we can go to try your wine?" we can send them over to Healdsburg.
By the way, because VWE has so many wines and only so much space, the Healdsburg tasting room pours a very limited selection of wine. However, if you call us at (800) 527-4072, you can arrange ahead of time to taste up to 3 wines of your choice when you visit. Please call at least 3 days in advance to schedule your tasting and mention this blog article to receive a discount on your tasting. See you in Healdsburg!


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I'm interested in finding out if there are any other bloggers in the Georgia area who like to post on coupons and matchups for Kroger. If you are interested in looking at my blog which has coupon…Continue
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If you are in the Georgia area, I have posted my dollar deals savings post for Kroger for the week of Jan 16-22....if you are interested, visit my website at www.buckingtheeconomy.blogspot.com. For instance, you get get a lot of items for under a dollar or less!!
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Hello, fellow web viewers!
Please accept my apologies for the late updates. You're probably wondering, why hasn't Josh updated the site yet? The truth is that I am back in college working on my Computer Programming degree and haven't had the time to push updates to this site. Fortunately, I will be working on a new site design very soon. It takes time, especially with me being the only developer. I do admit though, my design skills aren't the best when it comes to web development. Truth be told, I am more on the programming side of things. Now that's not to say I can't design a good website, it just takes longer with my lack of graphics design skills. I plan to get a new design out as soon as possible, but for now, let's just deal with the current site design.
In other news, I am improving my programming skills using the Object Oriented design principles to finish my existing projects, which is AWS:MRT and phpDownloadProxy. Unfortunately, I do not know when these projects will be finished but expect to have them available in the very near future. More updates will follow in the coming months.
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2 Wash. State Teens Die After Hiking Fall
Two teenage boys, ages 18 and 16, died Sunday during a hike in the mountains east of Seattle after falling from rocks near a water fall.
Mount St. Helens Hiking Passes Sold Out For Summer
Mount St. Helens has become one of the most popular destinations for hikers in Washington state.
Best WA Wildflower Hikes
Little crocuses are beginning to bloom, giving away the first signs of spring. During spring and summer, Washington's wildflowers are a beautiful sight for photographers, campers and hikers.
Around the Sound in Port Townsend, WA
Settled in 1851, Port Townsend was originally named "Port Townshend", by George Vancouver, for his friend the Marquis of Townshend. Found to be a safe harbor, the community thrived on fishing and shipping. Many of its original Victorian homes and beautiful early 1900's buildings remain. And Port Townsend has become a destination for romantic weekend getaways.
Guide to the San Juan Islands
Their motto is "Real Islands… Real Close". The San Juans, a cluster of over 70 islands to the north and west of Seattle, are just a car and ferry ride away. A destination spot for romantic getaways, cycling trips or adventurists, three of the islands – San Juan, Orcas, and Lopez offer a variety of accomodations and dining experiences for your next getaway.


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The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the City of Peoria on behalf of a 29-year-old Peoria resident. The ACLU says the City violated the First and Fourth Amendment rights of Jon Daniel, the creator of the @peoriamayor Twitter account. Peoria police raided Daniel's home in April, seized electronic devices and detained the roommates at the residence to find the author of the Twitter account. The Illinois ACLU is announcing the lawsuit later this morning.


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Playing for the World Team in the 2012 Futures Game (because he was born in England), the Dodgers lone representative, Chris Reed, got rocked a bit in his one inning of work. He gave up two hits, a walk, four runs (two earned), and struck out one.
It's indicative of exactly nothing, but it would have been awesome for him to turn some heads there.


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Temps climb out of the deep freeze, and snow returnsFebruary 26th, 2014 at 6:36 pm by Robb Ellis under Weather
Temperatures will move from the single digits to near freezing by the weekend, but that will complicate a couple of wintry systems that arrive this weekend.
Clear and cold. Low near 5.
Another sunny day with cold temperatures. Highs in the mid 10s. Lows in the single digits again.
Temperatures will warm into the 20s by the the afternoon with clouds on the increase throughout the day. A weak snow system is expected to arrive late Friday night, but light accumulation is expected. About an inch of snow could be possible as the system wraps up by Saturday morning.
Snow may be ongoing in the morning from Friday night's weak clipper, but most of Saturday will be precipitation-free. Highs temperatures will return to freezing or perhaps slightly above.
Sunday and Monday:
A more potent system arrives early Sunday morning. While the system has ample moisture, the temperature profile makes this a difficult forecast. A Wintry mix may be possible, but slight changes in the temperatures (colder or warmer) will make the difference in heavy accumulating snow and heavy rain. Highs in the low 30s.
Wintry mix may continue through the evening and overnight into Monday. A changeover to snow is possible by Monday as temperatures drop back into the 20s.
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Cold temperatures but clear skies return with highs in the 20s and lows near 10 degrees.


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Sensational security camera footage of a cat rescuing a four-year-old boy from a vicious dog attack continues to go viral around the world. Today Show reported, "Take a look at this video, captured by a security camera . . . four-year-old Jeremy is riding his bicycle in the family driveway, when the neighbor's dog runs around a parked car and attacks the boy!"
Above: Home surveillance video captured the streaking form of Tara the Cat, flying through the air as she drives off a dog who attacked her friend Jeremy.
The video reveals a hurtling grey shape as a cat streaks into view, literally tackles the dog, knocking it off the boy, and chases him off the property. "But then, in a split second," Today's narrator reported, "Jeremy's pet cat Tara races to the rescue!"
In the video, we see Tara pursuing the dog until sure he is gone, then returning to Jeremy's side, like a protective sentinel.
Jeremy's mother, in an interview on Today Show, said, "I've never seen a dog just shake a child like that, so violently. I thought he had a hold of his pants. It wasn't until I got there that I saw that, no, he had a hold of Jeremy!" Jeremy had deep bites on his leg that required ten stitches.
Although Tara and Jeremy's mother were on hand, security camera footage was instrumental in understanding what exactly happened. Even Jeremy's mother indicated it all happened too fast. In the playback, you can see how instantly Tara reacts to protect her friend Jeremy.
Above: Security cameras installed at Jeremy's home helped the family piece together exactly what happened. Here, we see the neighbour's dog running up behind unsuspecting Jeremy. The video goes on to show the dog pulling Jeremy to the ground—and a split second later Tara the cat tackling the dog with a flying leap. Footage like this, valuable for both peace-of-mind and investigative purposes, is increasingly showing up on the internet, due in large part to inexpensive do-it-yourself home surveillance services such as iWatchLife.
"It was a definite surprise," said Jeremy's father, explaining how he felt when he played back the security video. "I didn't know what had happened." This was after they had rushed Jeremy to the hospital and settled down a little. "It was pretty amazing to see our cat take on a dog, and so selflessly put herself out there . . . That dog didn't even know what hit him."
"Does Tara have a lion complex?" asked the journalist from Today.
"Tara is a mellow cat normally. Our boys love her and she loves them right back," said Jeremy's mother.
"Tara the cat, she's our hero too," finishes the news interviewer.
In the news coverage, we see the very happy face of Jeremy, with Tara protectively on his lap. Tara's face literally glares at the cameraman with tiger-like ferocity.
Above: Jeremy poses for the news camera with hero Tara the cat on his lap. Tara saved Jeremy from a vicious dog attack.
Tara, the very brave cat, is perhaps appropriately named. The word Tara, in most of Asia, is synonymous with "hero" or "protector." [1]
Which just goes to show, heroism and compassion are not found only in human beings. In fact, Tara is not an anomaly. Companion animals frequently save their human companions and demonstrate genuine emotions, compassion and heroism. Police, anti-terrorism forces and fire departments frequently rely on dog heroes.
Animal Hall of Fame
Each year, the Purina Hall of Fame [2] inducts dozens of animal heroes who are responsible for saving their human companions, including many cats and dogs, horses and other pets. For 2014, the inducted heroes include:
- Jake and Kyra, two German Shepherds who rescued their companion Lynn from a black bear [3]
- Meskie, a seventeen-year-old cat, who rescued her elderly companion Chyrl from a house fire [4]
- Brave Rocky, a seven-year-old dog, who dove into icy water to rescue two nine-year-old girls, who were being carried away on the swift current. [5]
Above: Rocky on a walk with his companion, was inducted to the Purina Hall of Fame after the dog helped pull two girls from the icy waters of a river.
[1] Tara (Wikipedia)
[4] Video: Meskie's Induction in Hall of Fame
[5] Rocky, the hero