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One has to admire the Buffalo Sabres' resiliency, no?
A few weeks ago, they were left for dead in the Eastern playoff race. Or, as we would say in French, on vendait pas chere la peau des Sabres.
But, after going 7-3-3 in February and 6-2-2 in their last ten games, Buffalo has brought itself back into the post-season conversation.
With last night's 3-0 win over the Habs, they have even moved into a tie with the Washington Capitals for the final playoff berth.
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A black cow headed for the slaughterhouse escaped a gate, a fence and even shotgun fire as it headed toward freedom and straight into rush-hour traffic on Ashley Phosphate Road.
North Charleston police dispatched officers to a call concerning a cow in the road about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. On the way there, they found people running and pointing along Northwoods Boulevard as a loose farm animal dashed toward a Lowes parking lot.
Officers asked employees at the home- improvement store to close the gate and pen in the cow. The animals owners, 50-year-old Lester Bivens and his 23-year-old son, Lester Jr., soon arrived.
They told officers to shoot the cow, according to the police report. They had their reasons Bivens and his son had loaded the cow into a trailer at their farm in Jedburg Tuesday with plans to take it to a slaughterhouse in North Charleston Wednesday, they told police.
They brought the animal back to their home on Heatley Road, a pocket of land in Charleston Countys jurisdiction, set behind mobile home parks within city limits.
When they tried to put a bucket of water in the cows trailer, it pushed open the gate and ran out. Bivens and his son told police that the ride from the farm had agitated the cow.
Visited at the home Wednesday, the younger Bivens declined to speak to a reporter.
The men fired at the cow with a shotgun. Although struck, the cow never stopped. Instead, it grew madder and escaped the fenced-in yard, the men told police.
From there the cow traveled down side streets and out to Ashley Phosphate Road, which it crossed. The cow then crossed Northwoods Boulevard, where North Charleston resident Jacob Powell spotted the cow on his way to Home Depot.
I thought, Thats not normal. Let me see whats going on,? Powell said Wednesday.
He noticed that someone had shot the cow and that it was bleeding from the face. Powell called 911 as he followed the animal in his SUV and cornered it behind a nearby hotel.
Powell said a man with a shotgun arrived at the scene before police and began yelling. Concerned about the gun, Powell backed up his truck and bumped the cow which took off again.
This time the cow made its final stop at Lowes.
Charleston County Animal Control officers created a temporary corral to contain the cow behind the store, and Bivens and his son backed up their trailer to the holding area.
The cow damaged several cars during its tear through town, according to police. Bivens and his son do not face charges, since the men never acted negligently, and the cows escape was beyond their control, police said.
Charleston County sheriffs investigators also did not file charges for the shotgun blasts, since the men owned the cow.
The bad news for the cow: The father and son told police they intended to stick with their original plan and take it to the slaughterhouse this morning.
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Photoshop CS4 offers an abundance of helpful shortcuts and hidden tricks that allow designers and photographers to get more done in less time. In Photoshop CS4 Power Shortcuts, Michael Ninness reveals hundreds of tips to boost productivity, including the top 20 power shortcuts every Photoshop user must know. He covers strategies for better document and panel management, and offers techniques for becoming quicker and more nimble when using layers, adjustment layers, and layer masks. Exercise files accompany the course.
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Okay, here is a Photoshop trivia question for you. Can you apply a filter to more than one layer at the same time? Well, let's see. I'm going to select these four layers. I'm going to click on the first one, hold down the Shift key, click on the last one. If I go to the Filter menu, all those filter commands are grayed out but there is one that is not. It says Convert for Smart Filters. What does that mean? Well, I'm going to go ahead and do that. I'm going to choose Convert for Smart Filters and what that really means is I'm going to convert this selection of layers into a Smart Object. There you see it consolidates that into a single row inside the Layers panel.
Now, if I wanted to I could have grouped those layers before converting that to a Smart Object. And then I could have them in a group, in a folder, and then convert that folder to a Smart Object, if I wanted to maintain some of that layer structure there. But here I have got them all located into a single layer now. Now don't worry. I haven't merged these. They haven't lost their individual 'layerness' if you will. I can always go back and edit this Smart Object. I'll show you that in just a minute. But now that this is being treated as a single thing in the Layers panel. Now if I got to the Filter menu, oh, look at that. All my filters are now available again. So let's go use your sharpen technique.
We'll use Other, High Pass, use a small Radius here, we'll go ahead and click OK. And at first glance, it just looks like the images have turned into a puddle of gray. But we'll double-click on the Blending Options for High Pass here as a Smart Filter. And we'll change its blend mode to Overlay. Great! Now we zoom in, I'm going to press my Z key for zoom, we'll zoom up little bit so we can see a little bit of all these layers at the same time. Here is before, I'll just turn the Smart Filters off, there, it's unsharpened. Turn it back on, and there sharpen. So you can see I was able to apply a filter to all the layers at once because I converted those multiple layers into a single Smart Object.
Now, if I need to edit those individual layers, its as simple as double clicking on the Smart Object in the Layers panel. If I double-click, it brings up this warning dialog and we can click Don't show again. Click the OK button, and it actually opens up the Smart Object as a separate Photoshop document and there is all my individual layer still maintained. So I can fully edit these, reposition them, change their effects, do whatever I need to do to them. Just to kind of illustrate this, I'll invert the Fall leaves Command+I, Ctrl+I, just do some sort of nondestructive edit here to show you that this edit is going to be updated. I'm going to go ahead and save this and close it. Just hit Command+S or Ctrl+S, Command+W or Ctrl+W to close it.
Now, I'm going to go back to the other document, you will see that that edit has now been updated as part of that Smart Object. So yes, the answer to your trivia question is you can run a filter on more than one layer. Just convert a selection of layers into a Smart Object first.
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Why is this a change I'd want to change back, you say? While I like .jpg for compression, I will be the first to admit it's not the format I normally think of as being the best for graphic quality as someone who works with images a lot. That said, for all of you graphic fiends out there like me -- makers of icons, wallpapers, and various other graphic goodies -- here is an important imaging tip for you from your friends at the EU WoW Forums:
As of 2.1.0 WoW will now automatically save your screen shots as .jpg, i.e. JPG format. This will cut down size immensely, but it will also cut out some details due to JPG being a lossy format. I've heard a lot of people requesting if it's possible to change the format which screen shots are saved in, for those people who want to change the format back to TGA you'll have to do the following (when 2.1.0 is out)
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Change them to what you want and start the game.
Both commands are important, the screenshotQuality is set to 3, which makes it look like a JPG, but in TGA format.
So this concludes my guide on how to change to TGA when 2.1.0 hits, and if you want it back to normal you can use these commands:
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President's First-term Gamble Will Determine Success of Second Term
One little noticed and quite remarkable aspect of Election 2012 is that Barack Obama won a majority of the popular vote for the second consecutive time. With the exception of Franklin D. Roosevelt's four-term run in the 1930s and '40s, it's the first time the Democrats have won a majority of the presidential vote in back-to-back elections since 1836.
This suggests that the president has a unique opportunity to reshape American politics in a major way. To accomplish that, however, his second term will have to be deemed a success in the court of public opinion. Mandates and lasting change are won by governing, not by campaigning.
But the perceived success or failure of the president's second term is likely to be determined by choices he made long ago.
In a political sense, his situation is similar to that of his predecessor, George W. Bush. During his first term, Bush bet his legacy and the future of his political party on the war in Iraq. His second term was living with the consequences of that decision. If that war had been brought to a quicker and more successful conclusion, the history of the last six years would be much different, and Republicans would be in much better shape.
Early in his first term, Obama bet his legacy and the future of his party on his national health care plan. Despite public opposition, the president chose to have Congress pass the law on a straight party-line vote. What matters now, though, is not how the law was passed but how it will be perceived in the future.
At this point, no one knows what the outcome will be. Most voters (57 percent) have yet to feel any impact from the law because many of the provisions don't go into effect until 2014. Looking ahead, there are still legal challenges to the law, and there are likely to be ongoing political challenges, as well. From a purely logistical perspective, there is an enormous amount of work to be done to meet the implementation timetable. Complicating the picture, fewer than half the states have agreed to set up the health care exchanges envisioned under the law.
Whatever the outcome, the perceived success or failure of the health care law is likely to have a bigger impact on the future of American governance than Bush's gamble in Iraq. That's because the health care law and the entire concept of shifting authority to the federal government represent core beliefs of the Democratic Party. Their ideology is on the line.
Fifty-nine percent of Democrats have a favorable opinion of the federal government. That stands in stark contrast to America's historic skepticism about powerful central governments. It also stands in stark contrast to the views of other voters. Republicans overwhelmingly have an unfavorable view of the federal government, and the numbers aren't much stronger among unaffiliated voters.
If the health care law is successfully implemented and working well in 2016, the president may have convinced a majority of Americans that the federal government is the solution and not the problem. If the health care law is perceived as a failure, most Americans are likely to conclude that Bill Clinton had it right when he declared that "the era of big government is over."
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Thursday, September 30, 2010
Why People Freaking Out About Rory Wanting to Play Tiger is Ridiculous
The booming story this week at the Ryder Cup was young Rory McIlroy "calling out" Tiger Woods at the Ryder Cup, basically saying he'd love to play the top golfer in the world if the cards fell the right way.
McIlroy, just 21-years-old, said, "I would love to face (Tiger). Unless his game rapidly improves ... I think anyone in the European team would fancy their chances against him."
After Tiger got wind of the comments, he responded to the idea of a McIlroy-Woods pairing, "Me too." And there you have it.
People were chatting all sorts of stuff about this "challenge" by McIlroy, but it shouldn't surprise anyone. Since Tiger Woods arrived on the map in 1996 (and well before that as THE amateur golfer to beat since he was in diapers), people have wanted to face him, because (tired cliche alert) to be the best you have to beat the best.
Rory is the next in line to be what Tiger started. A young guy that can win and has won on multiple tours, McIlroy has the type of game that almost seems too good. He hits it long and straight, is an incredible iron player and still seems to have youthful nerves over putts. Paired with Phil Mickelson earlier this year in the final round at the Quail Hollow Championship, Rory shot a 62 to take the title by four shots. Again ... to be the best you have to beat the best.
Lefty was asked about the Rory-Tiger situation, and laughed it off.
"That's the feel that any player has. Any player wants to play the best (and) Tiger is ranked No. 1 in the world. That's the type of charisma that Rory McIlroy has. He's just like any other top player that wants to take on the best. That's not any type of controversy or saga.
They get along great, are you kidding me? Rory is one of the nicest guys you can imagine. He's one of the classiest guys out on Tour ask Tiger gets along with just about everybody, usually because he beats them and he's nice to them when he beats them. Whether it's in a PGA Tour event or what have you. (Laughter). Rory is as classy a guy as there is. I've been paired with him a bunch and I really enjoy playing with him. The whole European Team is built with a lot of classy character."
If Colin and Mr. Pavin have any understanding of how important it is to the fans to do something like pair these two together on Sunday, they will. A McIlroy-Woods pairing will be incredible for golf, because it will give us the ability to see the new blood go up against the old blood. In Canada at the Presidents Cup, Mike Weir wanted Tiger and got him. Hopefully that's the case here, and hopefully that showdown is as epic as it seems like it would be.
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Coronges, Kathryn A., Katherine A. Miller, Christina I. Tamayo, and Morten G. Ender (2013). "A network evaluation of attitudes toward gays and lesbians among U.S. military cadets," Journal of Homosexuality, 60(11):1157-1580. Available on-line at: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00918369.2013.824322.
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Florida enhances program for disabled children
Florida is enhancing its efforts to get severely disabled children out of nursing facilities and back home, though the head of the state agency that oversees their care said Thursday she couldn't find the conditions that are being criticized by families and federal officials.
The accusations come from families of more than a dozen children who have filed a lawsuit and the Department of Justice, which also has threatened to sue the state.
Agency for Health Care Administration Secretary Liz Dudek said she has visited the six nursing homes involved and couldn't find any of the problems that have been alleged.
"What I found was way better than I even thought of what I would find," Dudek said at a news conference to outline the new Enhanced Care Coordination program.
"The Department of Justice may be confusing medically complex children with some other children that get served in the process," Dudek later added. "We don't know for sure because they haven't told us exactly who they are talking about."
Dudek said her agency has been in constant discussion with Justice Department officials but so far the names of children who are allegedly being deprived and their locations have not been provided. She also said no parents have stepped forward.
The new program assigns a medical nurse care coordinator to each child. They coordinator's duties include monitoring nursing home care and helping parents who want to bring their children home find services they'll need such private duty nursing, transportation and medical equipment and supplies.
Some 200 Florida children are in nursing homes, including 17 foster children.
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Spices, deli in SLC
We're moving to Utah County next month and among my first hunts will be to find places in the area that sell great spices (something like Savory Spice in Denver) and a good deli, hopefully with a full service meat market (like Tony's Market).
Any suggestions on where I should start? And any other things I should put on the foodie to-do list?
Utah County is a bit of a schlep to SLC and back for provisions.
As for Kosher-style delis, I only know of one., the deli at 9th and 9th has received positive buzz, though I have not been yet.
Spice-wise I don't know what to tell you. Perhaps a stocking order with Penzey's?
Check out Caputo's downtown: http://www.caputosdeli.com/
Can't really think of anywhere with spices in particular.
If you like pastries/bakeries, be sure to hit up Les Madeleines: http://les-madeleines.com/
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I'd like to echo skinnyfish and recommend Caputo's. I really hope it meets your standards! I was impressed by it.
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Woman charged in murder-for-hire plot gets year in jail
ERWIN — The Unicoi County woman charged nearly two years ago with attempting to hire a hit man to kill her ex-husband was sentenced to spend the next year in jail at a Friday hearing in Unicoi County Criminal Court.
Johnson City hotel guests claim employee fondled them as entered room
A Johnson City hotel employee was arrested Thursday on accusations that he sexually assaulted female guests as they entered their hotel room.
Storm debris blamed for death of 10-year-old car passenger
A 10-year-old girl has died from injuries she got when storm debris hit the vehicle she was traveling in during a Thursday evening storm.
Unicoi County Memorial Hospital board again accepts MSHA offer
ERWIN — For the third time, the Unicoi County Memorial Hospital Board of Control has opted to move forward with allowing Mountain States Health Alliance to acquire the 60-year-old hospital, and MSHA officials and supporters hope this time is a charm.
Plane crashes in Limestone, pilot taken to hospital
An experimental plane crashed in the Limestone area of Washington County on Thursday afternoon, sending the pilot of the plane to the hospital.
Work to accelerate on Boone Street flood basin
Rain over the past 30 days has caused flooding at the intersection of Main and Broadway, and the city is getting ready to act on that. The City Commission is nearing acceptance of an $800,000 contract with Summers-Taylor to install a larger culvert at that intersection.
Carter Co. teen charged with reckless homicide in BB shooting death of 4-year-old
ELIZABETHTON — Carter county Sheriff Chris Mathes said his department's investigation of the death of 4-year-old Coty Stines has resulted in a charge of reckless homicide being filed on a 13-year-old. The death occurred on July 2.
Four former Johnson City nursing home employees enter guilty pleas to abusing elderly patients
Three former CNAs accused of spraying Appalachian Christian Village nursing home patients with water just for kicks, and another who failed to report the incidents, pleaded guilty to their charges Tuesday in a Washington County courtroom and face sentencing in September.
Family shocked by vehicular homicide sentence
The family of a young woman killed by a drunken driver more than two years ago was shocked when a judge sentenced the man who killed her to serve only 90 days of a nine year prison sentence at a hearing in Jonesborough Tuesday.
Johnson City police identify Elizabethton man killed in Knob Creek Road crash
Johnson City police have released the name of a motorcycle rider killed Tuesday afternoon in a Knob Creek Road crash.
4 charged in Boones Creek auto burglary spree
Three adults and a teenager have been charged in connection with 20 auto burglaries in the Boones Creek area dating back several months.
Wellmont announces concerns over legality of UCMH process
ERWIN — Wellmont Health System has fired the latest salvo in the nearly yearlong battle between the health care organization and rival Mountain States Health Alliance to acquire financially-struggling Unicoi County Memorial Hospital.


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can be an indicator of hydration status, other biochemical values must be considered in order to assess hydration status versus kidney function.
An elevated BUN:creatinine ratio (greater than 25) was seen in 2 of 37 elderly, long-term care patients who experienced no febrile episodes and no documentation of impaired oral intake (Weinberg et al., 1994a). The BUN:creatinine ratio remained relatively constant over a 6-month period in stable male residents (Weinberg et al., 1994b). Still, although the BUN:creatinine ratio, like BUN itself, has been used to assess hydration status, lack of specificity hinders its use as a measure of hydration status.
Urine volume is often used as an indicator of hydration status. If healthy individuals have urine outputs of approximately 100 mL/ hour, they are probably well hydrated (see Figure 4-4). Higher urine outputs (300 to 600 mL/hour) are probably indicative of fluid excess (Freund et al., 1995; Lee, 1964). If urine output falls to less than 30 mL/hour for extended periods with an average diet, the person is probably dehydrated (see Figure 4-4).
The color of urine darkens or lightens with low or high output levels (because the solute load is either concentrated or diluted, respectively). Thus urine color has been used as an indicator of hydration status (Wakefield et al., 2002). However, no precise relationship between urine color and hydration level exists. Furthermore, diet, medications, and vitamin use can affect urine color. Nonetheless, urine color can provide a good educational tool for dehydration or overhydration (Casa et al., 2000). A urine color chart for athletes to teach them about proper hydration is available (Casa et al., 2000). Although not nearly as precise as biochemical measures, urine color can give a crude indication of hydration status.
Because urine becomes more concentrated with dehydration, both urine specific gravity and urine osmolality have been used as indicators of hydration status. Urine specific gravity and urine osmolality increase with dehydration and are strongly correlated (r = 0.82−0.97) with each other (Armstrong et al., 1994; Popowski et al., 2001). It should be noted that the validity of the urine specific gravity and


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Holly Madison's Baby Rainbow Aurora: First Photo!
Not everyone is a fan of the name Holly Madison gave her baby girl, but we can probably agree that little Rainbow Aurora is darling. In Touch Weekly has the first photo here of Holly and her newborn, who arrived at 7 pounds, 2 ounces on March 5.
"Just holding her is so much fun," Holly, 33, told In Touch. "Even the delivery was easy — I was actually laughing as I was pushing!" (She had an epidural.) Holly said she and her boyfriend/fiance, Pasquale Rotella, want Rainbow to have siblings, and she'd love to have six kids. But right now she's just enjoying the one she has. "Like all babies, she has her moments," Holly said of her daughter. "But I'm so in awe of her that I even think her screams are cute!" You can't have a Rainbow without a little rain!
Check out a photo of mama and baby here and look for more in the new issue of In Touch Weekly. Congrats to the happy family!
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Sidewalk Construction Project in Presque Isle Slated for Summer 2015
At Monday's City Council meeting in Presque Isle, a construction project was approved. It's one that will make for safer walking conditions for pedestrians, and make the city more walk-able. News Source 8's Angela Christoforos reports…
Presque Isle Deputy City Manager Martin Puckett said, "There's a lot of people that walk to Walmart that walk to pick up groceries, walk to go shopping, and currently it's a safety issue."
That's because the sidewalk in Presque Isle only goes up to right at the Hampton Inn on Main Street, and after that it's 4 lanes of traffic with no designated safe space for pedestrians.
"So you get to that point and where do you go do you walk on the road, do you walk on the grass, how do you get from point a to point b," said Puckett.
The City Council and MDOT collaborated in an effort to create plans for a new sidewalk a total of 1,150 feet long, that will start at the Hampton Inn and go North to Maysville Road, on the east side of the road. The sidewalk construction project will cost an estimated $150,000. MDOT will pay for half and the City will fund the rest.
"We're always looking for loops for people to bike and walk and run in in the downtown so this is a critical part that will create a big loop for people to use. Right now currently it's a 4 mile loop that will be from the bike path to the downtown," said Puckett.
Puckett say's it will make for safer conditions for pedestrians, and it also furthers the City's long term goal of making Presque Isle a more walk-able community.Construction is slated to begin in June of 2015, and the anticipated completion is September of 2015.
Another ongoing project the city of Presque Isle is working on includes bike path expansion.The city is looking for grants to expand bike paths throughout Presque Isle.
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LinkedIn, Groupon no match. Facebook Plans IPO at $100bn Valuation
Vrushti Mawani | Jun 14, 2011 | Comments 10
If Facebook does actually offer its shares through its IPO at a valuation of more than $100billion, this would make the super-popular social-networking website one of the world's biggest technology companies.
Recent times have been seeing a flurry of activity where IPOs of technology companies are concerned.
Earlier last month, LinkedIn, the professional networking website went public , at a valuation of around $4.3billion, followed by Russian search engine giant, Yandex, valued on the Nasdaq at $8billion and daily-deals website, Groupon , which filed for its IPO earlier this month at a valuation of $750 million.
However, Facebook's planned IPO at a valuation of over $100billion easily surpasses all of these, making it the most exciting, most eagerly-anticipated, since Google went public in 2004.
Over-Valued Social Network ?
While a lot of investors are super-excited about this upcoming IPO, which is likely to take place later this year or in the first quarter of 2012, some analysts feel that this would be an over-valuation. According to this argument, with estimates suggesting that Facebook will generate $4billion in advertising revenue over 2011, a $100billion valuation – 25 times sales – would be taking it too far.
And given that Facebook has not been able to break into the Chinese market – the world's largest internet market with more than 457 million Web users – taking away a very significant number of potential members, there is some speculation regarding how sustained Facebook's popularity and growth is likely to be in the future.
A Steep Growth Curve
Facebook has been witnessing some massive valuation jumps over the last six months, starting with Goldman Sachs and Digital Sky Technologies investing $500 million in the social networking company in January this year, in a deal that valued Facebook at $50billion.
Soon after, reports poured in about an $85billion April valuation of the company, when Facebook was said to be trying to break into the Chinese market through partnering with a local technology firm.
An over $100billion valuation hence, besides being considered by some as an overvaluation, is also indicative of the tremendous growth curve witnessed by the social network in such short a time.
The company's brand value is already valued at $19.1 billion in the BrandZ Top 100 listing by WPP-owned research company Millward Brown. Facebook, a new entrant in the raking this year, made its debut figuring straight at no. 35 among all companies across all sectors globally, with an estimated 246% rise in brand value.
Facebook is likely to hit the 500th-investor mark later this year, and hence needs to file for an IPO in accordance with the Securities and Exchange Act which requires private companies to release quarterly financial data when they have 500 or more owners.
At a $100billion valuation, Facebook would surpass the market value assigned to a number of top tech companies including HP, Cisco, Canon, etc., and would figure among the whales of the industry like Apple, currently valued at over $300 billion, Microsoft, valued at $203 billion, and Google, estimated to be worth a market value of over $160 billion.
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If Facebook continues to loose an average of 7 million users per month in the United States, Canada, and EU…regardless of what strides it makes in developing countries, their ad dollars and main revenues come from the users they are currently losing. 100 Billion IPO in Q1 or Q2 of 2012? I'd save some of those monies you were planning to buy those facebook stocks.
After the recent negative publicity involving Facebooks Facial Recognition Software, Facebook spokepersons told the press that they hadn't received any complaints. Well if losing over 6 million users last month from the United States alone isn't enough proof of how dissatisfied people are with Facebook, then I don't know what to say?!
@ Carlson: You do realize that the "loss of users" data you refer to are not verifiable and are based on variable and fluid advertising numbers? Likely skewed at best. Are you one of the many people who predict a "tech bubble"? Seems to be de rigeur thee days. Pseudo-intellectualism at its finest.
Please offer more than one set of criteria involving more than one month of data before drawing conclusions about user decline.
I will be happy to invest in Facebook in its pre-ipo stages and make some money while you sit aside and smugly bask in your own assuredness about the outcome of said investment.
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Early in practice, Texans offensive tackle Duane Brown suffered an ankle injury. After his ankle was iced down, Brown was carted across the street to Reliant Stadium for an MRI. The injury isn't believed to be serious.
"He got rolled up, kind of got hit on the outside of his leg," coach Gary Kubiak said after practice. "It's always a scare. He did walk off on his own.
"I held my breath. It's part of football, unfortunately. He did play a couple plays after he did it. I'm the one that sent him over there and told him to get out."
Rashad Butler moved from the right to left side, where he started four games when Brown was suspended in 2010. Derek Newton, who has alternated with the first team with Butler, worked at right tackle.


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Veteran FBI Director Robert Mueller sat before the House Judiciary Committee Thursday, as representative after representative fired tough questions at him on a wide variety of topics, ranging from Benghazi to Boston Marathon bombing to the recent IRS scandal. Five Texans on the Judiciary Committee — Lamar Smith, R-San Antonio, Louie Gohmert, R-Tyler, Ted Poe, […] [Read More]
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Former FBI Director William Webster concluded that the mistakes made by the FBI agents were not intentional and that those agents should not be held responsible, or punished, for failing to prevent the November 2009 tragedy. [Read More]
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Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Tuesday denied knowing about the existence of the controversial gun-tracking Operation Fast and Furious while it was ongoing. [Read More]
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Federal law enforcement agencies led by the U.S. Secret Service and the FBI are investigating the origins of a threatening and racially charged cartoon sent by fax to the White House and the Houston office of Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee depicting nooses and lynching posts intended for the president and the congresswoman.
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Dr. Doug Masini
Dr. Masini the Program Director for Cardiopulmonary Science recently was a contributing author with Judy Tietsort and Micheal McPeck in the testbook entitled Respiratory Care Protocols.
Dr. Don Samples
Dr. Samples Dean of the College of Clinical and Rehabilitative Health Sciences. was appointed by Governor Phil Bredesen to the Polysomnographic Licensure Board for the state of Tennessee
The Department of Allied Health Sciences Polysomnographis ;Technolgy Program receives approval as the nations ;first accredited online sleep program.
Shane Keene, Director of Clinical Education, Cardiopulmonary Science and other Department of Allied Health Sciences faculty and students had the following publications:
Keene, K.S. & Byington, R. (2007) "Weighing in on the Medicare Presciption Drug Benefit Plan" Internet Journal of Healthcare Administration Vol. 4 Num. 2
Shane Keene, Donald Samples, Doug Masini, Randy Byington (2007) "Weighing in on National Pulmonary Rehabilitation Coverage" The Internet Journal of World Health and Societal Politics Vol. 4
Gary W. Marshall, Shane Keene (2007) "Radiation Safety in the Modern Radiology Department: A Growing Concern" The Internet Journal of Radiology Vol. 5 Num. 2
Shane Keene, Don Samples, Douglas Masini, Randy Byington (2007) "Ethical Concerns That Arise From Terminal Weaning Procedures of a Ventilator Dependent Patient a Respiratory Therapists Perspective" The Internet Journal of Law, Healthcare and Ethics Vol.4 Num.2
Carrie Smith, Shane Keene (2007) "Hospice Care for Alzheimers Disease: Caring for the Patient, Family and Caregivers" The Internet Journal of Geriatrics and Gerontology Vol. 3 Num. 2
Hammons, R, Keene, S (2007) "Steps to a Safer Environment" ADVANCE for Administrators of the Laboratory 16(7): 78
Jacquelyn Nacole Revis & Shane Keene (2007) "Type II Diabetes in American Women Over 40: Obesity and Menopause" The Internet Journal of Health Vol. 6 Num. 1
Shane Keene (2007) "Studying the Effects of Inspiratory Muscle Training in Patients With Obstructive Lung Diseases" The Internet Journal of Pulmonary Medicine Vol. 7 Num. 2
Shane Keene, Lois Auger (2007) "Continuity of Business: Does Your Hospital Have a Plan?" The Internet Journal of World Health and Societal Politics Vol. 4 Num. 2
Dr. Doug Masini, Program Director for Cardiopulmonary Science and other Department of Allied Health Sciences faculty had the following publication:
Masini, D.E., Byington, R.L., Samples, D.A., Keene, S. (2007) "Can GPA and Student 'Harmful' (H) Choice Frequency Predict Scores on the NBRC's Self-Assessment Written Registry Examination for Advanced Respiratory Therapist or the NBRC's Written Registry Examination for Advanced Respiratory Therapists?" Respiratory Care Education Annual (16) Fall 2007, 49-55
Dr. Connie Sharuga, Dental Hygiene Program had the following articles accepted for publication:
"Drug Administration for the Pregnant and Nursing Patient" Journal of Practical Hygien 2007; 16(2): 6-9
"Local Anesthetic and Vasoconstrictors: The Formulas for Proper Administration" Contemporary Oral Hygiene 2007; 7(4): 30-34
"Corticosteroid Supplementation: Is It Still Relevant" Dimensions of Dental Hygiene 2008
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LEWISBORO, N.Y. – The town of Lewisboro received a thumb's up last week for an audit conducted on its financial and governmental activities.
The audit was performed by the Harrison, N.Y.-based accounting firm of O'Conner Davies for the period of January through December 2011. In a report to the Town Board, the firm said, "In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly (and are] in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America."
Though he wasn't in office during the period of time the audit focuses on, Supervisor Peter Parsons said he was pleased with the results and believes it indicates the town is getting back on the right fiscal track.
"It was a good report," he said. The auditors "had no problems and I think that's all you can ask."
An audit by the state comptroller's office back in April was critical of the Lewisboro's money management, saying the government did not adequately monitor the town's financial operations and take timely action to maintain its financial stability.
Most of that audit focused on the period from Jan. 1, 2009 to May 31, 2011.
"We had the state audit, they took a confrontational attitude and that always provides for fireworks," the supervisor said. "They made a huge deal that the highway superintendent's salary was in the wrong fund. Does that affect our final financial position? No, of course not. Our lawyers agreed that we had done it right and our accountants weren't particularly worried."
Parsons said the current audit shows the town is in a better position than it was last year and that its negative fund balance has been reduced.
"The negative fund balance isn't gone, but it's smaller," he said
Parson noted that O'Conner Davies made no suggestions for improving procedures or methodologies.
"We got an 'A' and (the auditors) were complementary" about Comptroller Leo Masterson," Parsons said.
Parsons added that the audit wasn't something required by law, but that in Westchester County "it is normal procedure."


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A slowed-down effort to consider raising the maximum speed limit on some North Carolina highways to 75 mph has reached a stop sign at the legislature.
A bill requiring North Carolina schools to teach that abortions and other activities put women at risk of later premature births passed the state House on Thursday.
What's often considered an annual environmental housecleaning bill in the North Carolina Legislature drew fierce criticism Tuesday after lawmakers presented a sweeping new version of the bill with provisions governing hydraulic fracturing and air quality.
An effort that was detoured in the House to raise the speed limit on some North Carolina roads to 75 mph may be restarted in the form of a study.
The man who helped direct a $1.8 million political and lobbying effort for consumer finance lenders is co-hosting a fundraiser for North Carolina House Speaker Thom Tillis' fledgling U.S. Senate campaign, less than a week after a bill hiking profits for the industry became state law.
Voter identification legislation in North Carolina will pick up steam again now that the U.S. Supreme Court has struck down part of the Voting Rights Act, a key General Assembly leader said Tuesday.
Negotiations on a tax overhaul plan probably will require the General Assembly to pass a stop-gap spending measure to keep funding North Carolina state government into the new fiscal year.
Nearly 200,000 North Carolina customers are getting rebates averaging almost $90 because their health insurance company could not keep overhead costs down.
A bill opening the door to 75 mph speed limits on some highways in North Carolina was sent back to a House committee Thursday after lawmakers put off a vote over safety concerns.
A Civitas Institute study of Moral Monday protesters finds that 98 percent of those arrested at the state legislature are from North Carolina.
A vote on a bill rolling back energy-efficiency standards for commercial builders has been delayed in the North Carolina Senate.
Gov. Pat McCrory is praising legislative leaders because an overhaul of how transportation dollars get spent in North Carolina is heading to his desk.
Some North Carolina House members have decided to move Senate legislation ahead that would allow speed limits on some state highways to race up to 75 mph.
Gov. Pat McCrory is just one vote away from receiving from getting the new distribution method he sought for transportation funds across North Carolina.
The North Carolina Senate has delayed a final vote on a tax overhaul plan to discuss changes with House members and Gov. Pat McCrory.


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Microsoft Money to Quicken Mac
I'm still using my old PC for Money. I'd like to switch this over to my Mac, but the options are not great. I thought about running parallels, but don't really want to load Windows on the Mac, and Money is being discontinued anyway.
Does anyone know if I can switch my Windows-Money to Mac OS-X-Quicken? I have thought about buying a Microsoft version of Quicken, converting Money to Quicken on the PC, then buying a Mac version of Quicken, but this seems ridiculous.
Any other good options?
The Quicken people have a page up about their product and I would imagine you'd get a better answer from them than you would from anyone here.
There are other solutions for financial management on the Mac besides Quicken. You might check into those as well -- might be a better "match" for you.
Thanks; the intuit site doesn't answer this question. Do you know of any programs specifically that are well used / liked? Has to be able to import from Mic Money.
cmb13 - where are you based? Seems that all the mac products are USA based and are more than a bit annoying for UK users.r checking account to make balloon payments on your stock options you're in luck. If you use cheques and buy shares MS Money is the one I'd go for running nder parallels, bootcamp, fusion or whatever.
The key to exporting your data is always use the "Export to QIF" option. Since Quicken and just about any other finance program that I can think of will accept QIF imports, you should have no trouble whatsoever.
In addition to iBank, you can also import from MMoney to Moneydance.
Thanks, guys, I'll check into these options. I'm in the USA (FL).
For what its worth, I've just switched to Mac (and I don't want to load Windows on to it)
I have been a Quicken for Win user for years and have found the switch to MoneyDance pretty painless so far - still trialling.
The only serious casualty in my switch from Win to Mac 5+ years ago was Quicken. I used it religiously in Windows -- the Mac version was, well, nothing at all like the Win version in terms of functionality and user friendliness. That combined with Intuit starting to charge banks a license fee to "fully" implement Quicken so that it would automatically download accounts, update, and reconcile (which it used to do for free), and the banks not going along (and hence losing that functionality) killed it for me.
MS Money on the mac
I had the same issue when I bought my Macbook and following a recommendation from a mac user posting on another discussion forum, tried Crossover from codeweavers.com. i use the 2003 version of MS money and although Crossover does not officially support any versions of MS money, mine works fine, without any need for disc partitioning or a windows licence and at around £26 here in the UK is by far the cheapest option. I'm still using the 30 day trial version just to make sure there are no problems with crossover and will definitely pay up soon. There is some loss of functionality with a few shortcut keys not working and the back up to a separate disc or drive needs to be done manually but that is a small price to pay for retaining my 13 years of finance files intact and useable on my mac.
running parallels on your system isn't too bad at all, i find it useful for situations like this
As the above thread pointed out, (back in Feb of this year) MS Money, Quicken for Win, and most other Windows finance programs have an export feature to QIF format. Every Mac financial program that I have looked at can import the QIF file into its respective data base. There may be some things that don't quite match the new data base but usually it's only a matter of changing a few titles and moving on.
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Livable Megacities – Moscow and St. Petersburg
Tale of Two Cities
Old and new high-rises characterize the frenetic boomtown that Moscow has become. St. Petersburg, on the other hand, is more relaxed and cultivates its historic image. But Russia's two biggest cities have much in common: increasing traffic and overextended electricity networks. Municipal authorities are increasingly relying on Siemens technologies to provide solutions.
From his office on the 12th floor of the municipal building, Aleksandr Ivanovich Borisov looks down on the future of Moscow. A new neighborhood is being built at top speed on a former industrial wasteland in the western part of the city. The future Moscow International Business Center (MIBC) is expected to introduce something new: Combining commercial properties, residential units and recreational facilities in 1 km², it will be the first complex of its kind not only in Russia but in all of eastern Europe.
Renowned architects have designed the buildings of this "Manhattan on the Moskva." For example, Sir Norman Foster designed the Rossija Tower, which is set to be one of Europe's highest skyscrapers. "It will symbolize Moscow as a global metropolis," says Borisov, who is an adviser to Mayor Yuri Luzhkov and Director General of the Moscow International Business Association (MIBA).
Russia's capital is vigorously claiming a place in the front ranks of global megacities. Ardently courted by foreign investors, Moscow is today the headquarters of all of Russia's leading industrial companies and major credit institutions. With a population of 10.5 million, Moscow attracts workers from all over the country by offering the highest salaries, and it dominates the country's wholesale and retail trade. "Moscow is the locomotive of the national economy," says Borisov.
In architectural terms, Moscow's growth is primarily upwards. Free space is at a premium, and many factories are being relocated to the city's outskirts. In the harsh light of reality, Moscow's inhabitants and visitors alike realize how crowded the city has become. "Moscow shares the typical problems of Europe's large cities. Its inhabitants suffer particularly from heavy traffic," says Yuri Rosljak, Moscow's First Deputy Mayor. "Improving the situation is a basic priority." That's because a working infrastructure is essential for investors as well.
Over 3.2 million vehicles are currently registered in Moscow, and 300,000 are added every year. "Nobody was prepared for this boom," Rosljak admits. Despite the authorities' efforts to mitigate the traffic problem, constant congestion and a rising number of traffic accidents make daily driving difficult. Drivers sometimes spend hours traveling even short distances, and during rush hours passenger cars' average speed is only 6 km/h.
In Moscow there are only 4.5 km of road per square kilometer—less than half of the figure for London. "What's more, there's no traffic guidance system that reacts to changing situations," explains Michael Abel from Siemens Intelligent Traffic Solutions. But a solution is taking shape on the Third Ring road around the city. Siemens, which signed a protocol of cooperation and partnership with Moscow's municipal authorities in December 2006, is currently equipping the 34-km-long urban freeway with a comprehensive traffic guidance system that reacts flexibly to changing situations. In the future, speed limits will be flexibly set by means of electronic traffic signs, lanes will be closed off, and rules and recommendations will be flexibly posted. The system includes a traffic control computer, a video monitoring center and a weather station, the requisite sensors for traffic and weather data, cameras and a data transmission system. The system is due to enter service in mid-2007.
Moscow's municipal authorities have also decided to change their approach to parking facilities. Siemens has equipped an initial set of parking spaces on Tverskaya Street with automatic parking meters, but that's only the beginning. In a few years this technology will be expanded to cover 40,000 parking spaces. And a new parking garage management system with room for 1,400 vehicles at Domodedovo Airport enables drivers to pay by credit card as well as cash. The system even has an integrated license plate recognition function, which is a valuable tool in the struggle to prevent auto theft.
According to Yuri Rosljak, Moscow's problems have increased even further in recent years, due to the fact that not only its inhabitants but Russians in general regard it as their most attractive city. For example, Moscow has developed a ravenous appetite for energy, with electricity consumption growing by eight percent annually. At that rate, power plant capacity, which is currently 15 GW, will need to increase to 31 GW by 2020, says Sergey Romanovski, who manages the city's energy sector. "We already have less capacity than we need," he admits. In the cold winter of 2005/2006, shortfalls in the electricity network resulted in short-term interruptions of service for private customers.
Needed: Power Plants and Hospitals. Moscow urgently needs new power plants, and its outdated ones need to be modernized. Of the approximately 20 new construction projects planned in the city's energy program, 14 will be privately funded. The Strogino urban power plant, which has two generator units, each with a capacity of 130 MW, has been equipped with gas and steam turbines from Siemens. Plans also call for an expansion of the distribution and high-voltage networks. "Siemens technologies offer good solutions for many aspects of the energy sector," says Moscow's energy expert Romanovski.
In addition to transport and energy, Deputy Mayor Rosljak also sees tremendous challenges in the area of social services. "In our long-term development strategy, it is our duty to safeguard quality of life, better living conditions, employment and access to free education and training for our citizens," he says. That, he adds, will make life in Moscow even more attractive. For Rosljak, it's obvious that the private sector must play a key role as a partner in these projects. With Siemens in mind, he cites medical technology as one example.
The tremendous demand for medical technology solutions and maintenance at hospitals is confirmed by radiologist Valentin Sinitsyn from the Cardiology Center at the state-supported Lomonosov University. "Our close partnership with Siemens dates back to 1991," he says. That was the year his institute ordered the first high-field magnetic resonance tomograph in Russia, to be used for the early detection of heart and circulatory disease and cancer. "This device quickly and efficiently delivers a large amount of high-quality information for diagnoses," Sinitsyn explains, adding that angiography devices are also very much in demand.
Fast Track to St. Petersburg. It takes rail travelers five and a half hours to get to St. Petersburg from Moscow, a distance of 700 km to the northwest. To make the trip more comfortable, the Russian government has ordered eight Velaro trains from Siemens. The company will also be responsible for their maintenance for the next 30 years. The next step will be to plot a new, faster rail route. After the project is completed, the trip is expected to take less than three hours on trains traveling 250 km/h.
"St. Petersburg, which still claims a leading role as a cultural center, was also specifically planned as a commercial center," explains Aleksandr Prokhorenko, the city official responsible for foreign contacts. But today, the city's approximately 4.5 million inhabitants would benefit more from culture and commerce if traffic weren't such a problem. Nevertheless, relief is on the way in the shape of bypass roads, a tunnel under the Neva River, additional bridges and subway routes, and a lightweight streetcar system. Because St. Petersburg requires increasing amounts of energy, the Northwest power plant, which uses turbines from Siemens, was built in 2001. A second generator unit from Siemens went into operation at the end of 2006.
"Piter," as St. Petersburg's inhabitants affectionately call their city, has always played a major role for Siemens, says Igor Vershikovsky, who heads the local Siemens office. This is where Carl von Siemens, the company founder's brother, opened Siemens' first office in Russia in 1853. In 1991, Siemens launched its first joint venture with local turbine manufacturer LMZ.
Siemens is also a major sponsor of cultural and research activities here. For example, it's subsidizing the construction of an interactive technology museum for children and youths in the Peter and Paul Fortress in the city center, and it grants ten scholarships annually to talented students. St. Petersburg, whose city center and surrounding palaces and gardens from czarist times is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, has always valued the protection of cultural monuments. After the reconstruction of the Konstantinovsky Palace, which is now a conference center, the Russian company Neviss-Kompleks provided the Palace's energy supply and building automation systems. "Siemens, which supplied the components, has a good reputation here. That helped us a lot with this contract," says Neviss-Kompleks General Director Aleksandr Shvirikasov.
Siemens' cooperation with environmental protection companies is also growing, says Siemens office head Vershikovsky. One such project involves purifying the water flowing down the Neva into the Baltic Sea. "Finland and the Baltic countries practice environmental protection according to EU norms, so greater demands are now being placed on us," he says.
St. Petersburg differs from Moscow primarily in terms of its well-preserved historic center. High-rises exist only in housing projects on the outskirts, and even they are less than 25 stories high. But that may change. A Gazprom Group subsidiary is planning a multipurpose business center, Gazprom City, to be located along the Neva near the baroque Smolny Cloister. Initial plans for a 300-m skyscraper have triggered storms of protest from local inhabitants. All in all, if the project goes through, the city could wind up having more in common with Moscow than most people think.
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The Russian Federation has a formidable research network consisting of renowned universities and research institutes, which are concentrated within the administrative structure of the Moscow Academy of Science. Siemens has been working closely with Russian research teams for years. For example it has been involved with Lomonosov University in Moscow in the area of nano-carbon-based materials for use in the cathodes of advanced, next-generation X-ray systems. "Russia has an excellent reputation in the area of materials research," says Dr. Martin Gitsels, who is responsible for Siemens' cooperation in the project. Gitsels heads the research center that was established by Corporate Technology (CT) in Moscow and St. Petersburg in 2004. Another focus of CT's research center is the development of new concepts for turbine combustion chambers. Siemens also recently launched a joint research project in the area of software and systems engineering with the International Institute for Advanced Aerospace Technologies, which is based in St. Petersburg. The project focuses on methods of improving the quality of safety-relevant systems. "We usually initiate research projects on commission from our customers at Siemens or from CT and take on the responsibility for the expenses involved," says Gitsels. For their part, the Russian partners in such projects contribute laboratory infrastructure and expertise to the research work.
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Hello fellow DIY community, I've had a old belt for a while and it finally broke so I decided to turn it into a Guitar Strap. So I hope You Enjoy.
Step 1: Materials
1 Guitar
1 Old Worn Out Belt
1 Leatherman Multi-Tool
1 Replacement Belt
If you get confused follow the pictures
Step 2: The Buttons
This step is very easy all you have to do is pull the buttons appart on the belt.
(If your not sure were they are the are in front of the clip)
Step 3: Taking Out The Buttons
Step 4: Cutting The Slots For The Nobs
Now, take the Leathermen again and you will need the kife on it in order to cut a hole for the nob near the part farthest away from you as you hold it
Then, put it on the guitar and take the other side of the belt and find the slot were the buckle would go. Open it up on the sides so that it is wider and put this on the other nob.


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Meet Barb Knapp – Volunteer Interview
Today we talk with Festival Operations Chair Barbara Knapp. Barb has been volunteering with the Festival for a number of years, so we took a moment to ask her a couple of questions about volunteering.
Reading from your email? You can view the interview here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TC3CSylWEs
Hi, Can you tell us who you are?
Barbara Knapp
Hi Barbara and tell me how long have you been involved in the Festival?
Probably 10 years.
Wow that's a long time, so what got you involved?
Well, Originally I work at the Interstate Center as an event manager. When I worked there I though Festival of Trees would be happier at the Interstate Center, so I kind of drug them over there; and when I left the Interstate Center, I continued to volunteer for the Festival of Trees. I really enjoy it, I really believe in what the Baby Fold is and its fun.
That's awesome, now what are you doing this year for the festival?
I am the same thing as I have done the several years, I am operations, I am pretty much logistics.
OK and whats your favorite thing of the Festival?
I think it's that all comes together and all of us volunteer, some thing so tremendous, so dynamic and so worth while is done by volunteers and its huge!
And if you had one thing to tell people about the Festival what would it be?
It's a wonderful family event. Come out and let us know more about you and find out more about the Baby Fold and you'll be back.
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It's a middle school music program like no other, and random donors from across the country are helping the kids to play along.
You could say students at Sudlow Intermediate School in Davenport, Iowa follow the beat of a different drum. Or, in this case, the strum of a different guitar.
"I just like the sound of it. It's really pretty and it reminds me of Hawaii," says seventh grader Olivia Penniston.
Its not your typical instrument you see in schools, but this isn't your typical after school club.
"We need to do something different, we need to do something exciting and ukuleles popped in mind," says music teacher Dan Pepper.
School budget cuts left Pepper to take measures in his own hands, after submitting his plan on kickstarter.com. He was able to raise $1,400 to buy ukuleles for his students.
Pepper has taught guitar before which he found it harder to teach.
"It was very difficult to teach and a lot of kids walked away frustrated," said Pepper.
Unlike the guitar, the ukulele has four strings instead of six and is one of the easier instruments to play.
"It made it easier to learn, quicker to learn and progress quickly on the instrument," said Pepper.
Students have embraced the instruments.
"It's something new, so it's something different, but fun and unique," says Penniston.
There's even a waiting list to be in the club this year.
"Right now two-thirds of the school, 400 kids, will know how to play the ukulele," said Pepper.
Through every note and foot tap, he's able to get students excited about music.
"It helps them grow as a person. It enriches their lives in different ways that you don't find in your everyday classroom," said Pepper.
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Tokens goes weekly with broadcasts on WSM, holiday ...
For the first time in its six year history, the Lipscomb-based variety show Tokens is being broadcast weekly.
The show can be heard on world famous country station WSM 650 AM on Sundays from 6-7 p.m. The broadcasts are currently pre-recorded from earlier episodes.
These broadcasts will continue until the first live show of the fall on Nov. 24, followed by two holiday specials on Thanksgiving night and Christmas night, concluding the weekly broadcasts.
For those unfamiliar with Tokens, the shows feature a variety of acts across various fields to provide a night of music and comedy that even touches on social issues. The show was created by Lipscomb's own Dr. Lee C. Camp, a Bible professor on campus.
To Camp, the mix of talented acts performing together, especially during the holiday specials at the Ryman Auditorium, provides for unique atmosphere for the audience.
"The Ryman is just a magical place," Camp said. "That show itself is always very, very special because of the kind of show we're doing there. When you're able to weave together theology and really good music and roots/Americana music, all of that is what the Ryman Auditorium has always been about. So that night is always very special at the Ryman, and it has an almost magical feel about it. And I'm always delighted to have people come and enjoy and participate in it."
Tokens has been able to bring in many big names and talented artists over the years, including Amy Grant, Vince Gill, Keb' Mo', Hal Holbrook and many others.
This luxury came about thanks to the musical connections made by the show's musical director Jeff Taylor. Taylor hired what Camp calls a "who's who" list of Nashville musicians to be the house band, which led to interest in the show from other high profile performers throughout Nashville.
"Our music director is named Jeff Taylor, and from the very start, he asked some of the very best studio musicians in town to be in our house band," Camp said. "So they're like a who's who list of bass players and fiddle players and guitar players, and they've played with all sorts of huge name people.
"That's been one of the greatest things for us as far as inviting the high profile vocalists. We've got such a high quality music ensemble that it makes it easy."
Camp hopes to provide a pleasant experience for everyone who comes to see the show. Even though Tokens is intertwined with theological themes, Camp wants people from all backgrounds to enjoy the show.
"There's something about what we're doing that's very moving to people. And it's wonderful to see people enjoy that. Even if they can't feel comfortable in church, they can feel very comfortable with what we're doing that in that kind of context."


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Will Ron Paul Become the Libertarian Candidate ?
It is not as far fetched as you may think. Just take a look at what has happened over the past few days with the Libertarian Party and Ron Paul.
First of all, there is an official petition to remove Bob Barr as the Libertarian candidate for President. Not the one that has been circulating on the internet, but one started by a member of the party and if 3/4 of the representatives vote for it he will be out.
The reasons they give are the fact that Barr did not appear at Ron Paul's third party press conference, after he had already committed to appear, the fact that his campaign has attacked Paul's character and reputation. And the fact that his actions have brought discredit to the Libertarian Party as a whole. Now there must be more to it than this. And I have a feeling that the party would not put forth this petition if they did not think they would get the votes to put it into action.
So lets say they do remove Barr. What would they do? Ron Paul still has a lot of support, more than any candidate who lost his bid for a nomination like he did. Picking Ron Paul would be a good move for the party. However, would Paul accept? Would it help or hurt his Campaign for Liberty? Ron Paul will only take the nomination if it would have a positive effect. After all, he is running unopposed for his Congressional seat and if he feels that is what he should focus on, if that is the way to get his message across, then that is what he will do. Don't you think?
There is another interesting scenario going on also. Last Tuesday, Bob Barr sent a message to Ron Paul asking him to be his running mate and as of yet Paul has not responded. Either he thinks it is not worthy of him to respond or he is seriously thinking about it. And if he would seriously think about being a Vice Presidential candidate, then he for sure would seriously consider the Presidential nomination.
At this point, this is all supposition, but that is the way of politics. What if this and what if that. Even when the what ifs become either they did or they did not, the picture is not clear. So, what do you think? What if they do remove Barr as the nominee, should Ron Paul take his place, or is there someone better to pick up the standard of the Libertarian Party? Who else would you support?


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CRE Dominoes: 8000 Marina Blvd Defaults
November 12, 2009
8000 Marina Blvd, the 193,519 square feet Class A office project in Brisbane has gone into default. The building was acquired by Broadway Partners in 2006 for approximately $54M ($280 psf). Broadway, on its website is reporting that it disposed of the asset in August of 2007 though we're not quite sure to who. The default amount is roughly $58M, on a loan that was seemingly originated in 2007 for $63M. The asset is currently seeing roughly 30% vacancy, and asking rates are $2.75 FS on direct space. Current metrics and leasing indicate an asset value roughly 35% below that of the last verifiable trade.
The current mailing address for taxes though is none other than the ever-present 85 Broad Street, which is Goldman Sachs' headquarters. The lender is listed as Baker Hostetler, which is a law firm indicating that it is a CMBS loan. That must be a fun deal to work on.
Anyhow, the rent and vacancies speak for themselves, and really highlight the disparity between where the market and values are now, and where they were anticipated to be. Just look at Jack Myer's Centennial Towers. Recall the articles where the developer was expecting $5.00 NNN rents at that project? That really was something when it would have been difficult to find any substantial leasing comps at even $3.00 NNN for office space (not biotech) in Brisbane or South San Francisco.
Anyhow, 8000 Marina was was built in 2000, features 8-stories of Class A office space, and is located just south of San Francisco and is part of the Sierra Point master planned development. We'll see what happens, but once this deal gets digested by the market, it'll again be a case of "new basis, new rents", putting pressure on other projects.
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