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November was an eventful month for my family. It was the first time in 26 years that I would not spend Thanksgiving at home with my family. It was also a trip that I would never forget.
It all started with my brother, Jonathan. He is a talented architect and was honored for his measured drawing in a contest that celebrated Prince Charles' 60th birthday. He was invited to personally accept his award as a commended entry from the Prince himself. He was able to bring two guests along. Jonathan asked my dad and me if we would come. Who would say no to that?
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PORTLAND — El-Fadel Arbab received the 2009 Peacekeeper of the Year award on Saturday at Peace Action Maine's annual Peace Supper.
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Have doctors become increasingly removed from the everyday struggles of their patients, especially patients who occupy the lower rungs of the socioeconomic ladder?
A letter to the editor in the July issue of Academic Medicine raises some thought-provoking questions about a "privilege gap" that's opening up in medicine.
It starts at the very beginning, with the selection process into medical school, writes Dr. Farzon Nahvi, an emergency medicine resident at New York University's Bellevue Hospital:
Data from the Association of American Medical Colleges show that over 60% of medical students come from families in the top quintile of household income, with only 20% coming from families who earned in the bottom three quintiles. Similarly, the median family income of American medical students is over $100,000. In other words, the average medical student comes from the upper 15% of America.
This is anything but reflective of the patient population, Dr. Nahvi goes on to explain: "They are all of America: rich, poor and in between."
And it has an impact, he maintains:
The unfortunate consequence of this is that patients sometimes struggle to be understood by well-meaning but, ultimately, privileged doctors who sometimes cannot relate to patients of other backgrounds.
Being privileged does not necessarily make a physician incapable of understanding the daily lives of his or her patients, of course. And many physicians resent (often rightfully so) the stereotypes that portray them as money-grubbing, golf-playing, Beamer-driving plutocrats who consider themselves above the masses.
Yet the statistics cited by Dr. Nahvi don't lie. And they're a problem for a society in which the health gap between the well off and the not so well off has been extensively documented. As Dr. Nahvi points out, how can doctors be aware of the issues their low-income patients face – unable to afford prescription drugs, for instance, or unable to take time off work to get to the pharmacy – when "it often doesn't occur to the more privileged that such issues even exist"?
If medicine in the U.S. is becoming a bastion of privilege, it's probably because it increasingly takes privilege to survive the rigors and costs of becoming a doctor.
The cost of a medical education is a significant burden for aspiring doctors; a report from the Association of American Medical Colleges puts the median amount of medical school debt at $170,000 for the Class of 2012 (and this doesn't include any debt students may have accumulated from their preceding four years of college).
Then there's the protracted training time to consider: four years of undergraduate education, four years of medical school and, at a minimum, three years of residency before doctors actually start earning real money. Once they've arrived, they can start acquiring the trappings of an upper-middle-class lifestyle – but this is small comfort to the bright young high-schooler from a low-income family who dreams of being a doctor but lacks the financial wherewithal to even get a foot in the door.
One could also argue that the medical school admission process itself tends to favor students with the "right" kind of background, i.e. those who already possess strong socioeconomic advantages.
So what's the solution? Dr. Nahvi writes:
The stopgap fix is to better train all students to deal with all types of patients. A true long-term solution, however, is to steer more representative slices of America – individuals from all income levels – into medicine. There are many ideas for how to do this, from special recruitment strategies to arrangements for financial aid. Fundamentally though, for change to occur, admission committees need to recognize the importance of getting more middle- and low-income students into our medical education system.
Doing so won't be easy, because it's not just about money. Many other ingredients come into play: a solid grade school and high school education, parents and teachers who encourage careers in medicine and hold aspiring students to high expectations, and even local role models who can show young people that someone like them can successfully become a doctor.
There doesn't seem to be much public discussion about how to narrow the privilege gap in medicine. Since part of the solution likely will lie at the community level, maybe this needs to change.


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Commenting on the meet's numbers, Turfway Park president Robert Elliston said, "We had three main goals for our Polytrack installation: improve safety for the horses and riders; reduce the number of canceled days while providing a consistent racing surface; and produce a competitive, appealing wagering product to our patrons. These numbers demonstrate that we met or exceeded all of those goals.
"We are very grateful that the Turfway Park ownership group -- Keeneland Association and Harrah's Entertainment -- had the courage and foresight to allow us to move forward with this advancement that I believe will benefit racing for decades to come."
Apprentice jockey Julien Leparoux set a new meet record with 167 wins from 529 mounts, a 32% win rate. The previous record for the meet was 150, set by Rafael Bejarano in 2004. The second-leading rider for the 2006 meet was Willie Martinez with 43 wins from 292 mounts.
Gregory Foley took his third straight trainer title with 30 winners from 114 starters. Behind him was Wayne Bearden with 23 winners from 54 starters.
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The first time was okay. Sea tried hard to please - faux hipness, creatively presented dishes, amusing but not interesting. Afterall, it's just food. So as long as it tastes good...except not always. It's ok sometimes, but most of the time a bit oily and I find myself more distracted by the darkness and the loud music and the people looking into the restaurant from the street.. . The delivery food is where you judge a restaurant (if it delivers) and it' not recommended. Not only are they habitually late, but the food is reliably inadequate. My summer rolls, intended to be cold, came hard and stale. These are supposed to be fresh and soft - unfried. They looked and tasted like bad sushi they have in the coolers at your local bodega. Tell them to stop delivering and focus on the dining room or don't order delivery at all. My suggestions met with an obstinant voice on the phone. And I'm a nice person!
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Sea is an excellent small, dark, and romantic thai restaurant. The dishes are wonderful and they are very cheap as well. I love thai restaruants, and I would definitely say that Sea is one of my fav top 5 thai restaurants in NYC. It is very reasonable prices range from $7-13 and has a wonderful seafood/vegetable menu (im a vegetarian). Also yummy chiken and meats, which my boyfriend tried. A great place to visit!


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Texas born author J. Edward de Steiguer will be at the Twig Book Shop on Thursday, July 21 from 5 to 7 p.m. to give a presentation and sign his book Wild Horses of the West: History and Politics of America's Mustangs. If you love horses, chances are you will appreciate his book. Wild Horses […] [Read More]
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"Two seriously injured bald eagles, found two months apart and more than a mile away from each other near the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge," in Western New York State, "were rescued and reunited in a wildlife rehabilitation facility in Medina last week," the Buffalo News reports. (Click on the Buffalo News report link to see […] [Read More]
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Research has shown that elderly Medicare patients with pets had fewer doctor visits than similar patients without pets. And HIV-positive men with pets were less depressed than those without. But apparently, you don't have to have a health issue to benefit from having a pet in your life. According to several recent studies by psychologists […] [Read More]
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I don't get all the consternation about this rule. I was ALWAYS taught to keep my head up learning to play football in Ohio. In fact, if I remember correctly, it was a personal foul to hit with the crown of the helmet back when I was playing high school ball, at least in open field.
Of course, I've noticed that they don't seem to teach proper fundamentals anymore, so maybe that's the problem. Watching what seems to pass for open field tackling or ball carrying anymore, I guess I can see why a lot of NFL players are going to have difficulty adjusting.
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America's kids are in crisis. Consider these alarming facts about the state of our country: the U.S. ranks 22nd in high school completion among 28 countries; three out of 10 kids are obese or overweight; and one in five youth lives in poverty. The consequences of these staggering statistics are felt not just by our next generation, but also across our nation.
The issues facing kids today also impact our nation's economy, costing as much as $209 billion in lost taxes and higher government expenditures over the lifetimes of those who fail to graduate. Nationally, health care costs to treat health issues related to childhood obesity are $14.1 billion annually. Additionally, states spend an average of $7.1 million a day locking youth up in juvenile justice facilities.
How do we reverse the most negative trends facing young people today? One way is by recognizing the importance of out-of-school time. The out-of-school environment -- after school and summer -- plays an essential, yet often overlooked role in transforming kids' lives and America's future.


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First round of KIITEE 2013 Counselling is scheduled to take place from 28th May 2013 to 5th June 2013.
The KIITEE 2013 Counselling notifications will be released in the month of May, 2013 around third week as soon as the result will be declared.
The KIITEE 2013 Counselling schedule for particular ranks will be displayed on the website itself and the candidates have to appear for counselling as per that schedule only. As soon as the seats under annual intake of KIITEE 2013 are full, the counselling will be over.
The candidates have to go through a phase of Document Verification at the time of KIITEE 2013 Counselling in which their personal credentials will be matched against the original certificates. The candidates who fail to produce the documents required at that time or who fail to provide genuine documents will be disqualified.
The Document Verification phase of KIITEE 2013 Counselling will involve checking of the following:
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- School or college leaving certificate
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- A DD of token fee for KIITEE 2013 Counselling of Rs. 55,000/- . The DD should be drawn in favor of KIIT and must be payable at Bhubaneswar. Cash will not be accepted
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Northview Allstars make final four in Alabama
The Northview Allstars have advanced to the semifinals of the Cal Ripken League 11-and-under Southeast Regional Tournament, having won three of their first four contests over the last three days in Alabama.
Northview needed an extra inning to edge West Ashley, S.C., 4-2 in seven innings, to move through the quarterfinals on Saturday. West Ashley had gone 3-0 in pool play. Ryan Jones gave the Allstars a go-ahead RBI single to break the tie in the top of the seventh.
Northview tied the game, 2-2, with a run in the fourth. Timmy Parker started and pitched six innings. Joshua Thomas pitched the bottom of the seventh and held the lead to get the win.
Clean-up man Caleb Reynolds went 3-for-3 with two singles and a double. Thomas Harrington, at the top of the order, went 3-for-4.
Northview went 2-1 in its pool play Thursday and Friday to reach the quarterfinals, but had to survive and advance after an opening loss.
Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. defeated Northview 8-6 on Thursday. Two two-run homers put Palm Beach Gardens out to a 4-1 lead after one inning.
Northview fought back within a 6-5 deficit through three innings. Trailing 8-5 going to the last half-inning, Northview plated one run but couldn't keep the comeback going.
Keshaun Mays hit a solo home run in the Northview third and went 2-for-2. Harrington, Thomas and Parker each went 3-for-4 at the plate.
Northview bounced back later Thursday for a 14-7 victory over Shenandoah, Va.
It wasn't as easy as the final score looked. Northview scored four runs in the fifth to take an 8-5 lead before tacking on six more runs in the sixth. Northview totaled 15 hits.
Dean Carver had a three-RBI double in the sixth as well as triple earlier in the game. Logan Hair had a two-RBI double. Reynolds knocked in two RBI. Parker went 3-for-3 at the plate. Jones had an RBI double and was hit by pitch twice.
On Friday, Northview advanced through its pool with a 10-0 win over Westside, Ala.
Thomas pitched a four-inning complete game, allowing one hit. Thomas got three strikeouts. Northview's defense played an errorless game behind its pitcher. Parker and Jones knocked in two RBI each.
The regional tournament concludes Sunday with the semifinals and championship game.


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How our bosses can make transportation more sustainable
- Your workplace wants you to leave the car at home. (Photo: flickr/brownpau)
Sustainable transportation isn't always easy but there's one big asset you can potentially have on your side — your boss. Our daily transportation inevitably and intrinsically is tied to work, more times than not. We commute, and our travel to and from the workplace comprises an enormous fraction of travel. Yet our method of commute determines a lot, including our trail of greenhouse gases. Who better to influence our commuting style than our office superiors?
Bosses are influencing D.C. transportation, and the District government recently highlighted some of the ways.
The District Department of Transportation has, in recent times, extended its influence in an initiative called GoDCGo, which "focuses on the reduction of single-occupant vehicle travel and promotes the use of more sustainable modes of transportation, such as bicycling, walking, carpooling, vanpooling and using public transit," according to its website. GoDCGo has become a familiar presence online with its blog entries and regular tweets. Considering that, as the EPA says, transportation is the second biggest contributor to greenhouse gases in the U.S., the initiative has some serious bearing on the future.
Recently I stumbled onto a presentation that GoDCGo program director Katie Sihler gave at the GreenGov Symposium five weeks ago (not to be confused with the GOVGreen conference from last week). Sihler presented audiences with some chilling stats about how transportation contributes to greenhouse gases, such as: "Transportation accounted for 27% of greenhouse gas pollution in 2008 but is projected to rise to 36% by 2020. Cars and trucks contribute to 55% of all transportation related green house gases."
Breathing easier already, huh?
But maybe it's not so bad. Sihler emphasizes the positive accomplishments that GoDCGo is working toward, and in that spirit, shares several ideas for how employers can make their employees' commutes a little bit greener. The D.C. metro area statistics are much more encouraging and a good first step toward reducing those greenhouse gas numbers, via the Commuter Connections 2010 State of the Commute:
• 74% have a commuter benefits program
• 65% offer a transit or vanpool subsidy
• 37% provide carpool incentives
• 28% encourage biking and walking programs
• 23% offer a Formal Telework program
Many employers, it seems, are already on the right track when it comes to the spirit of smart commuting. Washington, D.C. offers many commuting alternatives, from the Metro to biking to Zipcar to its many sidewalks, so it makes sense that employers would promote these methods — they are, in many cases, healthy for both the environment and the individual as well as convenient (Metro delays notwithstanding). Our city's workers know this well, and nearly 200,000 households in the D.C. metro area get by without owning cars.
If you're particularly proud of how your own company handles its employee transportation, you can nominate it to be specially honored. The best among them will be recognized in the 15th annual Commuter Connections Employer Recognition Awards. Employers are recognized for the three categories of Incentives, Marketing, and Telecommuting. Check out the submission form here. The deadline is January 31 and winners will be announced this coming summer in a ceremony and in advertisements. The 2011 winners are the American Occupational Therapy Association (for incentives), private real estate firm B. F. Saul Company (for marketing), and Clean Currents (for telework). More bosses need to take lessons from these ones. I have faith that the District can do even better than the stats Silher offered at GreenGov.
Getting to work may be a chore ... but at least for some it can be sustainable.


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Best Place to Meet Single Women St. Louis 2007 - Simply Ballroom
1244 Hanley Industrial Court
Brentwood, MO 63144
While it has long been assumed that women love a man who can cut a rug, researchers at Rutgers University recently conducted a study that showed better dancers attract a higher number of mates, and more desirable ones at that. So, bub, dust off your dancing shoes, grease your hair à la Patrick Swayze and hasten to Simply Ballroom. Beginners' lessons are cheap group sessions for singles start at $120 per person for six once-a-week classes and you don't need a partner to enroll. The beauty of a ballroom-dance class is that prospective partners must spend at least four minutes in close, hands-on (advice: don't be that guy) proximity ample time for your best one-liner and pitch for post-class drinks. If that's not enough to sway ya, many of the dances Simply Ballroom offers waltz, tango, cha-cha, rumba, swing actually require some physical effort. So even if you end up home alone watching Dancing With the Stars reruns, at least you'll be fit enough to endure your next option: speed dating.


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Larry Rinehart of the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science shows the tools needed to remove fossils from rock for exhibition.
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Full detailed profile on Tristan Rogers playing Robert Scorpio on General Hospital Daytime Soap Opera.
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Tristan Rogers
Birthday: 1946-06-03
Born in Australia in 1946, Tristan has succeeded in his acting career with a variety of roles and guest spots. In 1997, he portrayed Hunter Jones in the Bold and the Beautiful. However, Tristan is best known for his character "Scorpio" in General Hospital.
Tristan currently resides with his wife and 2 children in the Los Angeles area.
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General Hospital - Robert Scorpio (contract: 1980-1992, recurring: 1995, January 27th, 2006 to March 1st, 2006, April 17th, 2006 to December 29, 2008; February 28, 2012 - present)
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Everton reveal Marvel-ous green third kit - Don't make them angry
Don't make them angry this season. Everton have revealed the club's green third kit for the 2015-16 season with the help of Marvel illustrator Will Sliney.
The Toffees commissioned artist Sliney to create comic book drawings of the players wearing the kit, which will see the team sport a green strip for the first time in the club's history.
The new @Everton third kit. Very proud to have been part of this launch. Had an amazing time with the team and @umbro pic.twitter.com/ZMWmQNEJCc


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INTRO: The announcement that President Clinton may be going to North Korea before his term ends in January has come as a surprise to many Korean analysts. V-O-A's Stephanie Mann reports observers are wondering if Thursday's announcement has dramatically quickened the pace of warming relations between the two former wartime enemies.
TEXT: The United States and North Korea fought on opposite sides during the Korean War in the early 1950's. There has been no formal peace treaty from the war, and U-S soldiers continue to defend South Korea against possible aggression from the North across the highly fortified demilitarized zone that divides the peninsula.
Yet in recent months, relations across the D-M-Z have thawed considerably -- with the summit between the presidents of North and South Korea in June, subsequent family reunions and efforts to restore highway and rail links.
Now, U-S Secretary of State Madeleine Albright plans to visit Pyongyang later this month, and she says she will make preparations for a possible visit by President Clinton to travel to the northeast Asian communist state. Secretary Albright says she looks forward to meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong-il.
Ms. Albright spoke just after a visit to Washington by Vice Marshall Cho Myong-Nok, the highest ranking North Korean official to come to the United States. Without giving details, the secretary of state said the two countries have made very substantial steps to move away from what she called the frozen relations of the past.
However, the United States still includes North Korea on its list of states that promote international terrorism and is still concerned about North Korean weapons and missile sales to countries that oppose the United States.
The director of the Center for Korean Research at Columbia University (in New York), Sam Kim, says some important progress on those issues may have been made during Vice Marshall Cho's visit.
The mere fact that North Korea decided to send a high-ranking military officer instead of Kang Sok-Ju, the vice foreign minister, I think is significant enough to arouse a measure of cautious optimism that a kind of breakthrough may be in the making.
Professor Kim says it is especially significant that North Korea sent a military officer and that he was accorded a meeting in the White House. Mr. Kim says North Korea probably wanted to make some major concessions and move relations forward with the United States during the Clinton administration because the next U-S president may not be as willing to do so.
The United States has set forward some steps that North Korea must take before relations can be fully normalized. They include expelling Japanese Red Army terrorists being harbored in North Korea and making further steps to halt missile sales that would allow the United States to take Pyongyang off the list of terrorist states. It is not known if North Korea has made any new promises on those matters.
East Asia analyst Gordon Flake is executive director of the Mansfield Center for Pacific Affairs, a Washington research institute. Mr. Flake says a visit by President Clinton to Pyongyang would be significant, but he adds that for the President to go meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, without major changes in that country, is a matter of concern.
Normalization would be a wonderful thing. It's something that I and many others have argued for for a long period of time. It's just not quite so certain that, in advance of any real movement of reform or change on North Korea's part, we want to use a presidency out in front that way.
Mr. Flake says he does not expect any major developments -- such as removing North Korea from the terrorist list -- before the U-S presidential election in November. He points out the Korean peninsula is still a source of much tension, and he adds that North Korea would need to take definite steps to ease that tension and address regional security concerns before a presidential visit would be warranted. (Signed)


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Pikachu in party. (~)
Scour (X) (I only sent Pikachu's to scour for a minute; you can still try this.)
Finding it on a page. (~)
Two Pika's in the daycare. (~)
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"Long time ago"
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The Curriculum
The Rome Campus offers a broad liberal-arts curriculum with courses for majors in art history, classics, English, history, Italian, economics, and political science. Whatever your major, you will come to know Italy's treasures, thanks to the availability of courses at your level in art history and Italian, as well as academic excursions to Venice, Florence, and Naples/Pompeii/Capri for all students. Field seminars and engaging internships foster quality immersion. All courses are rooted in Rome. An innovative component is Art across the Curriculum - an interdisciplinary array of courses on art. There are also clusters in Public Affairs and in Ancient Culture. The Campus on the Aventine is your idyll. Rome, the Eternal City, is your classroom and laboratory.
Important Note
Although courses are offered in a broad range of fields in the humanities and social sciences, offerings are extremely limited in some disciplines (sometimes only one course per semester). Art history, history, and cultural/language studies majors will find many options, but majors in other disciplines will find only one or two courses at most (click "Courses by Semester" on the left to get an idea of offerings). It is very important that students majoring in disciplines outside of art history, history, and cultural/language studies plan so that they do not NEED a course within their major while abroad. Typically, all students who want a particular course are able to get in, either during registration or the add-drop period in Rome, but this is not always the case, and it is impossible to gaurantee which courses will be the most popular any given term. Students who must take one more courses in their major area of study while abroad should speak with their study abroadadvisor about programs that will provide them with more options.


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ST. LOUIS (KPLR) – The federal government has given the planned trolley system from the Loop to Forest Park $25 million dollar grant. A $25 million dollar, 'Urban Circulator Grant' was given to the project, as one of five grants given nationally.
The cash would cover more than half of the cost for the $43 million dollar project.
The project is slated to be completed sometime next year.


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Data warehousing has been around for a long time. It's a key step that many companies took to modernize their infrastructure and house their rapidly growing stores of data. But will 2013 be the last year for the enterprise data warehouse as we know it?
Many seem to think so. When Gartner released its 2013 tech trends last month, it noted that Big Data was "leading organizations to abandon the concept of a single enterprise data warehouse containing all information needed for decisions." The Huffington Post was a bit more decisive, as BlueKai's CEO declared that "the age of the data warehouse is behind us. It's gone and it's not coming back." Read more and comment »


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Modified Speed King Beater to stop hitting foot, shin, leg
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Here is a photo of the pedal with the beater bent so that the beater is 90 deg
I used a Hart Dynamics Inverted Beater and bent the beater end to be 90 deg so that the beater is parallel to the kick batter.
I wish the bend area was further down the shaft s the beater did not have to hit the kick above center. This also somewhat nullifies the effect of the offset but it still works well.
A side benefit is that when inserted the bottom of the beater rod actually stops the pedal from coming back all the way.
Yes there is a bit less power but not a big deal to me. Just turned the kick mic up a bit.
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In a telecommunication system, erroneous echo-elimination and equalization resulting from non-linearities of a D/A-converter and an A/D-converter are prevented. An error signal (en) updates an adaptive echo-elimination filter and an adaptive equalization filter. The error signal (en) also adjusts the values of specific adjustable devices, such as capacitors, in the converters to compensate for non-linearities in the converters. The error signal is used by logic devices to adjust the converters in accordance with various algorithms.
1. A method for preventing erroneous echo-elimination and equalization outputs from adaptive echo-elimination and adaptive equalization filters, respectively, caused by digital-to-analog conversion devices and analog-to-digital conversion devices in a telecommunications system, comprising:
(a) generating an error signal based on a difference between a received signal and a detected output signal;
(b) updating said adaptive equalization filter with said error signal; and
(c) in at least one of said digital-to-analog conversion devices and said analog-to-digital conversion devices, compensating for non-linearities using said error signal.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said updating step further includes:
updating said adaptive echo-elimination filter with said error signal.
3. The method according to claim 2, wherein said compensating step further includes:
generating set point values for said conversion devices based on said error signal, and
adjusting said conversion devices based on differences between said set point values and associated sensed values of said devices.
4. A telecommunications system for processing a received signal, comprising:
first filter means for adaptively eliminating echoes in said received signal;
updating means generating an error based on a difference between a received signal and a detected signal for updating said first filter means;
non-linear conversion means for converting the format of said received signal, said conversion means including a plurality of adjustable devices; and
logic means for generating a correction signal related to said error signal and adjusting said non-linear conversion means based on said correction signal in order to prevent erroneous filtering.
5. The system as defined in claim 4, further comprising:
second filter means for adaptively equalizing said received signal, wherein said updating means updates said second filter means with said error signal.
6. The system as defined in claim 5, wherein said adjustable devices include:
a plurality of binary-weighted devices wherein one of said binary-weighted devices remains fixed and the remaining binary-weighted devices are adjusted by said logic means.
7. The system as claimed in claim 6, wherein said binary-weighted devices are variable capacitors.
8. The system as defined in claim 6, wherein said binary-weighted devices are current sources.
9. The system as claimed in claim 5, wherein said logic means generates said correction signal based only on a polarity sign of said error signal.
10. The system as defined in claim 4, wherein said conversion means includes a digital-to-analog conversion means.
11. The system as defined in claim 10, wherein said adjustable devices include:
a plurality of voltage generating means wherein one of said voltage generating means generates a reference voltage and the remaining ones of said voltage generating means output integral multiples of said reference voltage.
12. The system as defined in claim 11, wherein each of said plurality of voltage generating means includes:
a variable capacitor means connected in series with an integrator.
13. The telecommunications system as defined in claim 4, wherein said logic means generates set point values for each of said plurality of adjustable devices based on said error signal.
14. The telecommunications system as defined in claim 13, wherein said correction signal is based on differences between said set point values and associated sensed values of said plurality of adjustable devices.
The present invention relates to a method and an arrangement for avoiding erroneous echo-elimination and/or equalization resulting from non-linearities in a D/A-converter and/or an A/D-converter in a telecommunication system. An error signal is formed for the purpose of updating a filter for adaptive echoelimination and/or a filter for adaptive equalization.
Digital transversal filters of the "tapped delay line" kind are used to form linear combinations of a given number of incoming digital values. Such filters are only able to achieve effective echoelimination and/or equalization in telecommunication systems when the signal paths in which the filters are located contain no non-linear devices. An echoelimination filter is normally coupled between a transmitting branch and a receiving branch which are connected to a 2-to 4-wire junction. An equalization filter is normally coupled in the receiver branch. The transmission branch includes a D/A converter, whereas the receiver branch includes an A/D-converter. It has been found that the D/A and A/D converters are the major sources of non-linearity in conjunction with echo-elimination and equalization.
According to one known method, see for instance EP, Al, 0.240.055, non-linearities are compensated with the aid of a separate correction device connected downstream of an A/D-converter in a receiver branch. This device generates correction values which are added to the converter output values. Another possibility of avoiding problems caused by non-linear converters is the use of table filters instead of transversal filters. Table filters eliminate echo and achieve equalization despite non-linearities. Both methods, however, require relatively complicated and bulky equipment.
An A/D-converter which operates with successive approximations normally includes a D/A-converter having a plurality of binary-weighted devices, for instance capacitors or current sources. Non-linearities occur in converters of this kind because the binary-weighted devices are, in practice, not binary-weighted to sufficient accuracy. One method of improving linearity is to adjust the values of the weighted devices more accurately during manufacture, e.g. by cutting away parts of the capacitors using a laser. This method, however, is expensive. Furthermore, the component values change with time in depending on temperature, etc., and consequently no durable linearity can be achieved.
An A/D-converter which operates with successive approximations can also be self-calibrating, meaning that the values of the binary-weighted devices are monitored and corrected at regular intervals , e.g. after each conversion cycle. Correction, for instance, of the capacitance values is effected by activating or deactivating small parallel-connected capacitors in order to respectively increase and decrease the capacitance. This also requires the provision of additional logic devices for carrying out requisite calibration cycles and for producing correction signals. At the same time, the conversion capacity is reduced resulting from carrying out the calibration cycles. Selfcalibration is known from, for instance, the article "Self-calibration and oversampling make room for more digital circuitry on monolithic ADCs", EDN, Oct. 15, 1987.
The object of the invention is to provide a method which will avoid erroneous echo-elimination and/or equalization resulting from non-linearities caused by D/A and A/D converters. The method is simple and functions does without requiring complicated or bulky equipment and does not reduce the capacity of the converters. An error signal is generated to update adaptive filters and to adjust the values of particular components in the converters in order to avoid non-linearities. In practice, the adjustment signals are generated using suitable algorithms.
FIG. 1 illustrates parts of a transmission branch and a receiver branch in a 2- to 4-wire junction in a telecommunication system;
FIG. 2 illustrates an example of a part of an A/D-converter incorporated in the receiver branch illustrated in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a block schematic illustrating part of a D/A-converter incorporated in the transmission branch illustrated in FIG. 1; and
FIG. 4 illustrates in more detail an embodiment of the block illustrated in FIG. 3.
FIG. 1 illustrates part of a telecommunication system. Transmission branch delivers digital data signals to the system. These signals are applied to a D/A-converter 12 for conversion to analog form. A 2- to 4-wire junction 13. is connected to the transmission branch 11 and a receiver branch 14 which incorporates an A/D-converter 15. The transmission branch may also include a transmission filter (not shown), and the receiver branch may also include a receiver filter and an automatic level-control device (not shown) a filter 16 for adaptive echo-elimination, receives input signals said filter being connected to the transmission branch 11 and the output of said filter being connected to a subtraction device 17 in the receiver branch 14. The difference signal formed in the subtraction device 17 is applied to an adaptive equalization filter 18, the output of which is connected to a detector 19 operative to detect received signals. An error signal en for updating the filters 16 and 18 is formed in a subtraction device 20 in a known manner. Other methods, however, are known for forming error signals for the purpose of updating of echo- and equalizing-filters.
That part of the system described hitherto forms part of the known technique. In accordance with the invention, however, the error signal en is also used to adjust the D/A-converter 12 and the A/D-converter 15. To this end, two logic devices 21 and 22 are included, these devices forming converter control signals in accordance with appropriate algorithms, as described in more detail hereinafter.
Adaptive equalization filters can also be used at locations other than at a 2- to 4-wire junction. Consequently, application of the invention is not limited to such junctions.
FIG. 2 illustrates an example of a D/A-converter included in the A/D-converter 15 of the FIG. 1 embodiment. In accordance with this example, the A/D-converter is intended to operate in accordance with the principle of successive approximations and includes a D/A-converter having a plurality of mutually binary-weighted capacitors CO -CI. When the capacitance values of the capacitors are designated in the same way as the capacitors, the capacitance Ci of a capacitor with an index i is ideally equal to CO /2i. The capacitances of the capacitors Cl -CI are variable, however, which enables these capacitances to be corrected when the capacitors CO -CI are not binary-weighted accurately. The capacitors are connected to a reference volta VR or to ground, via a respective controllable switch, in a known manner. Control signals designated dO -dI are applied to the switches. Each of these control signals is either a "one" or a "zero". Instead of correcting the variable capacitances during separate calibration cycles and with the use of separate calibration devices, as in self-calibrating converters in accordance with the aforegoing, the error signal en formed for the purpose of updating the echo- and equalizing filter is also used, in accordance with and adjusts the variable capacitance values. The capacitance values can be adjusted at a sampling time-point n in accordance, for instance, with the following algorithm:
Ci,n+1 =Ci,n +sign (en)·sign (ADn)·di,n ·dC,
Ci,n is the capacitance of the capacitor Ci at the sampling time-point n,
ADn is the starting signal at the sampling time-point n from the A/D-converter in which the D/A-converter shown in FIG. 2 is included;
di,n is the control value, i.e. a "one" or a "zero", which controls the switch at the capacitor Ci at the sampling time-point n; and
dC is the incremental value with which the capacitance can be changed.
Depending on whether di,n is a "one" or a "zero", the new value Ci,n+1 will either be Ci,n ±dC or remain unchanged and be equal to Ci,n, in accordance with the algorithm. In this case, it is assumed that the control value di,n is zero when the capacitor Ci is connected to earth, i.e. when this capacitor does not contribute to the output value of the converter. Thus, only the capacitance values of those capacitors which are active at that time are adjusted.
The algorithm for implementing the aforegoing can be explained by the fact that an error signal en having a positive expected value can be formed in two different instances:
1) The output signal from the A/D-converter 15 is positive and greater than would have been the case if the converter had been linear. Situation occurs when the capacitance values are excessively small. The average result achieved by the adjustment is an increase in the capacitance value of the capacitor Ci, since both the expected value of the error signal and the output signal of the A/D-converter are positive.
2) The output signal from the A/D-converter is negative and has an absolute value which is smaller than would otherwise have been the case if the converter had been linear. This occurs when the capacitance values are excessively large, and the average result achieved by the adjustment is a decrease in the capacitance value of the capacitor Ci, since the expected value of the error signal is positive and the output signal of the A/D-converter is negative.
An error signal en having negative expected values is formed in the following two instances:
1) The output signal from the A/D-converter is positive and smaller than it would have otherwise been if the converter had been linear. This occurs when the capacitance values are excessively large.
2) The output signal from the A/D-converter is negative and has an absolute value which is larger than it would otherwise have been if the converter had been linear. This occurs when the capacitance values are excessively small.
The capacitor CO is used as a reference and is thus not adjustable, since although the capacitors CO -CI could otherwise be controlled so as to be binary-weighted accurately, all have excessively high or excessively low capacitance values, which would cause the converter to give erroneous output values.
The adjustable capacitors may, for instance, each consist of an appropriate number of small capacitors, each having the capacitance dC in accordance with the above. The adjustable capacitors may also, for instance, consist of a respective large capacitor together with an appropriate number of small capacitors intended for adjusting capacitance.
The D/A-converter incorporated in the A/D-converter 15 need not be composed of binary-weighted capacitors. These capacitors can be replaced, in a known manner, by binary-weighted current sources which, with the aid of switches, contribute or do not contribute to a summation current.
In order to enable the values of the adjustable devices to be adjusted, it is necessary to compile separate adjustment signals in accordance with the illustrated algorithm. The signals can be compiled by a simple logic block, since the signals need only disclose whether the value concerned shall be increased, decreased or left unchanged.
Naturally, the use of algorithms other than the illustrated algorithm is conceivable. For instance, it is possible to use the value of the error signal en instead of solely the sign of said error signal. The construction of the logic block required to form the control signals, however, will be slightly more complicated than the case when solely the sign of the error signal is used, since it is then necessary for the control signal to state the magnitude of the change instead of solely plus, minus or zero.
FIG. 3 illustrates an example of a block schematic which illustrates part of the D/A-converter 12 in FIG. 1. The illustrated, exemplifying converter is constructed for four output levels and includes four voltage generating blocks 31-34 and a switch 35. The switch 35 is controlled by an incoming digital signal, symbolically marked with an arrow. Depending on the value of the digital signal, the switch 35 connects one of the voltagegenerating blocks to the converter output. The blocks 31-34 are intended to generate the voltages 3VO, VO, -VO and -3VO, respectively. The voltages generated by the blocks 31, 33 and 34 can be adjusted to correct for deviations from their ideal values in relation to the reference voltage-generated by the block 32.
The voltages from the branches 31, 33 and 34 can be adjusted, for instance, in accordance with the following two-stage algorithm:
Vs,n+1/2 =Vs,n -sign (en) ·dV
Vi,n+1 =Vi,n -sign (Vs,n+1/2 +ΣVi,n +V0)·dV,
s designates which of the blocks 31, 33 and 34 formed the output voltage of the converter at the sampling time-point n,
Vs,n is the voltage from the block s at the sampling time-point n, i designates a block selected from said blocks having an adjustable voltage,
en is the error signal, in accordance with the afore-going,
VO is the fixed reference voltage, and
dV is the incremental magnitude for a voltage change.
An excessively large output voltage from the converter will result in a positive error signal en, and vice versa. It will be evident from the algorithm, for instance, that the voltage value decreases when the error signal is positive. In the first stage, i.e. between the sampling time-point n and n+1/2, a new voltage value is applied to the block which formed the output voltage of the converter at the sampling time-point n. In the second stage, between the time points n+1/2 and n+1, new voltage values are determined for all adjustable voltage blocks and for the block which formed the output voltage of the converter at the sampling time-point n and which is assigned a new value at time point n+1/2. The expression contained in parenthesis in the second stage in the algorithm constitutes the sum of the voltage values from all blocks. This sum is ideally equal to zero. When only the first stage of the algorithm is used, the error signal converges towards a local minimum rather than a global minimum.
FIG. 4 illustrates a more detailed embodiment of the,.blocks illustrated in FIG. 3. Each of the blocks 31-34 corresponds to one of four branches 31-34 in FIG. 4, each branch producing some external value of voltage VO. Only a buffer amplifier is included in the branch 32 to generate the voltage VO. The voltages 3VO, -VO and -3VO are generated in the branches 31, 33 and 34 in a known manner with the aid of switched capacitances. These branches incorporate, a plurality of switches referenced Ph1 -Ph3. During each conversion phase, switches designated Ph1 are closed during a first time interval, switches designated Ph2 are closed during a second time interval, etc. Each of the branches 31, 33 and 34 include a variable capacitor designated C41 -C43, and an integrator having a fixed integration capacitor designated C44 -C46. The output voltage from each branch is proportional to the quotient of the capacitances of the variable capacitor and the integration capacitor, e.g. C41 /C44. If it is assumed that the variable capacitors C41 -C43 are equally as large, C44 will then equal C41 /3, C45 will equal C41 and C46 will equal C41 /3 in accordance With the example. The negative voltages from the branches 33 and 34 arise because the switches on the variable capacitors C42 -C43 are not switched-over, in the same order in the branches 33 and 34 as in the branch 31.
In the case of a D/A-converter according to FIG. 4, the incremental magnitude of a voltage change dV in branch 31 will be proportional to dC41 /C44, where dC41 signifies the smallest possible change of the capacitance of the capacitor C41. In order for the incremental magnitude of a voltage change dV to be of equal value in all branches, the smallest possible capacitance change can be given different values in different branches, so that the capacitance change is adapted to the integration capacitor in the branch concerned. Adaptation of the capacitance change can be made in the logic device controlling the D/A-converter in accordance with an appropriate algorithm. As a further alternative, the integration capacitors C44 -C46 can be made variable instead of the capacitors C41 -C43.
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High unemployment in Yuma not affecting Arizona
Yuma has the highest jobless rate in the nation, but that is not affecting the rest of Arizona.
The Labor Department said Yuma's unemployment rate in October was almost 30 percent.
Valley economist Elliott Pollack said Yuma's joblessness is mostly due to agriculture. Even when the rest of the state's economy was booming in 2006, Yuma unemployment stayed around 14 percent, but there was effect on the state then, nor is there now.
The Valley's jobless rate is hovering around 7 percent. Arizona unemployment continues to be about 8 percent. The state's jobless rate hasn't dropped below 8 percent since December 2008.
Arizona lost hundreds of thousands of jobs in the recession and Pollack said we should be back up to pre-recession employment numbers by 2015.
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Len Castor's game winning goal just 3:56 into regulation proved to be enough as the speedy sophomore forward opened the scoring by cashing in on an early rebound to make it 1-0. Bryan Pierzga netted his first of two goals on the night at 20:17 and Richard Hopewell made it 3-0 at 28:27. Brock Heller rounded out the first half scoring at 37:21 and the Lions were in control, up 4-0.
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Style: Ninjutsu, Muay Thai--
Bullshido Muay Thai Techniques?
Muay Thai
When we speak of some martial arts we tend to find what we feel 'bullshido' about them. Recently I felt many of the Ninjutsu techniques are unrealistic, like the straight walk in punch for example.
When we speak of Muay Thai, is there anything within it that you feel is poor or unrealistic? My question is not about what Muay Thai lacks in the art of fighting, if I ask that you can say it lacks ground work etc, no what I mean is when we speak of Muay Thai, as it is, is there anything to it that you feel is unrealistic?
Style: Sub-Grap/MMA--
No not really, I'm certainly no expert on this but contemporary Muay Thai has come from arts like Muay Boran and has evolved purely through competitive sport fighting. All the unrealistic or flowery techniques have been discarded over the years.
You could easily argue Muay Thai is missing certain things (takedowns etc..) but pretty much everything you do learn In a decent Thai Boxing class can be applied against a resisting opponent.
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If you mean 'Are there things in Muay Thai that can get you in trouble in a less restrictive rule set' then, yes, there are a couple. For example, the way a pure MT fighter tends to defend the clinch (basically posturing straight up and leaning back slightly) is very vulnerable to take downs under rule sets that allow it.
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Overspecialization in any ruleset begets overspecialized techniques that do not conform to general reality, ie, other rulesets or the lack of rulesets. This does not, however, invalidate the original ruleset, training for any single ruleset, or rule-specific techniques.
Full-contact TKD begets spinning kicks.
Muay Thai begets MT-specific clinch defense.
Orthodox Kyokushin begets a tendency not to facepunch.
Boxing begets vulnerability to lower-body takedowns.
However: Kyokushin, Muay Thai, boxing, and full-contact TKD are martial sports of superior quality, immeasurable depth, focused training, and powerful technique. The benefits of training in them far outweighs the drawbacks of falling into "poor or unrealistic" habits.
But yeah, sure, MT has a few holes in its takedown defense. But (THIS...IS...STRIKEISTAN!!! CHESTKICK) MT is devised as a striking art, and I don't think there are any significant holes in its striking methodology. Oracle and codo mention a few highly-MT-specific things, but that's the worst you're going to get. Training in MT, including those highly-MT-specific things, will still make you a terrific striker against trained and untrained opponents.
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Ignoring the lack of Judo and JJ, I think that MT is great. The only hole would be if one was concerned about sd. I don't think they spend much time on counters in sd situations. Then again, I've never used anything clever in sd as something like a roundhouse to the ankle ends it rather quickly (trained people who come out of styles that don't allow leg sweeping kicks are suckers for 'em, and untrained people weigh their front foot and go down)."Preparing mentally, the most important thing is, if you aren't doing it for the love of it, then don't do it." - Benny Urquidez
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I can only imagine the lolz that trying to keep your hands by your face and simultaneously trying to turn your kicks over results in.
Actually, I don't have to imagine because they used to ttryto do the same thing in karate and it really doesn't work very well for....just about anyone.
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OXFORD — Granville County may be eligible for federal funds to clean up storm damage, if a request by Gov. Pat McCrory for a federal disaster declaration is approved.
On Tuesday, the governor's office announced McCrory requested the declaration to help nine counties recoup part of the cost of cleanup after the winter storm of March 6 and 7. Ice, sleet, freezing rain and high winds toppled thousands of trees and knocked down power lines in much of central North Carolina.
North Carolina Emergency Management and the Federal Emergency Management Agency surveyed the damage and determined nine counties suffered enough destruction to warrant federal aid. In addition to Granville County, the team found substantial storm damage in Alamance, Caswell, Davidson, Davie, Guilford, Orange, Person and Randolph counties. They estimated that between 750,000 to 1 million cubic yards of debris needs to be removed from personal and public properties. The total cost to state and local governments could be as high as $26.9 million.
"We had a lot of trees that had limbs broken down and power lines down," Granville County commissioner Dave Currin said.
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"Fatigue has been recognized as one of the major complaints among patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases." State Croatian researchers in a recent study.
But what causes fatigue in spondylitis?
Fatigue can be caused by many things related to spondylitis such as loss of sleep because of physical discomfort. But it can also be a by-product of the disease itself.
Spondylitis causes inflammation. When inflammation is present, your body must use energy to deal with it. The release of cytokines(1) during the process of inflammation can produce the sensation of fatigue as well as mild to moderate anemia. Anemia may also contribute to a feeling of tiredness. Treating the inflammation caused by ankylosing spondylitis can assist in decreasing fatigue and anemia. We recommend discussing treatment options with your doctor.
Tip: Fatigue can be a big part of pain. In addition to speaking with your doctor, ask your physical therapist to teach you how to move with efficiency so that you may minimize fatigue and frustration.
The Croatian researchers conclude that, "…the intensity of fatigue should be assessed more frequently in patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases as a marker of both disease activity and functional ability."
How does it feel?
For our May / June 2004 issue of Spondylitis Plus, we asked our posters on our message board to tell us what the fatigue in ankylosing spondylitis feels like. Here are some of their responses:
"Some days it feels like wanting to blend into the sofa, so that none of my family members will notice that I am there and ask or expect me to do anything." --Christie, Huntington Beach, CA
"I liken it to wearing a jacket containing 40 pound weights in each pocket, while slogging through a vat of molasses with suction cups glued to the bottom of your shoes."
--Michael, NY, NY
"No amount of sleep will reduce the fatigue that makes me feel like I'm walking around all day with one of those lead aprons that they use at the dentist's office for x-ray protection. It feels like when you experienced a BAD case of the flu - pre AS."
-- Tim, Phoenix, AZ
"I lie in bed at night and will myself to move because it hurts so much to actually do it. In addition, when I "wake up" in the morning, if I actually managed to get some sleep, I feel like I haven't even been in bed. It's such an overwhelming sense of exhaustion. Arms and legs feel like lead - and there is a sense of failure - even though you know this is not the case."
-- Crystal, Cleveland, OH
(1) Cytokine: A small protein released by cells that has a specific effect on the interactions between cells, on communications between cells or on the behavior of cells. The cytokines includes the interleukins, lymphokines and cell signal molecules, such as tumor necrosis factor and the interferons, which trigger inflammation and respond to infections.
References: "Fatigue in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis: Its Relationship to Disease Activity and Functional Ability." Frane Grubišic, Zrinka Jajic. University Hospital Sestre Milosrdnice, Zagreb, Croatia. Presented at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting, November, 2006.
"Straight Talk on Spondylitis". Robert L. Swezey et al. Spondylitis Association of America, 1985 - reprinted 1992.
"Your Guide to Living With Ankylosing Spondylitis". Laurie M. Savage. Spondylitis Association of America, 2004.
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Now that the weather is getting a little warmer, it is time to take out all your skirts and dresses from the back of the wardrobe. It is a great time to try with bold and colorful patterns and pair them with wedges. I am glad that the snowy and rainy days are behind us and we can anticipate sunny and warmer days ahead.
This spring I want to go out of my comfort zone and wear outfits that I have been skeptical about. One of them is the women's bohemian style dresses. I am never sure if I could pull off a bohemian style dress but never the less I have a few favorites that I have been eying.
I find the Butterfly-Print Belted Maxi Dress by Badgley Mischka a perfect combination of style and sophistication. The beautiful aqua color, deep v neckline and the flowing A-line silhouette is very flattering for every figure. It is the perfect example of a soft floral maxi dress. You can pair it with your nude colored wedges or strappy heels to look put together. You can also accessorize it earth toned jewelry for a truly boho glam look.
The other bohemian style dress that I love is the Sanctuary Mesa Kaftan Maxi dress from South Moon Under. The drawstring waist and plunging v-neckline, elongates your neckline and makes you look taller. The semi sheer material makes you stay comfortable in this flowing maxi dress. You can wear your strappy sandals, a simple necklace and be all set to go. It is perfect to wear for lunch with friends on a lazy Saturday afternoon or even when you go for a stroll in the park.
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November 5, 2008
Southwestern Oklahoma State University/Sayre's spring night class schedule includes classes at both the SWOSU-Sayre campus and at Elk City High School.
Beginning in January, SWOSU-Sayre will offer general education classes three nights each week—Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Classes such as American Government and Politics, English Composition II, Biological Concepts and U.S. History will meet at the SWOSU-Sayre campus.
In addition, two classes—Introduction to Literature and College Algebra—are offered at Elk City High School. Literature will meet Monday evenings, and Algebra will meet Thursday evenings. Both classes begin at 6 p.m.
"Night classes are ideal for busy adults who want a college education but must juggle work and home responsibilities," said SWOSU-Sayre instructor Landry Brewer. "But the classes are also available for eligible high school juniors and seniors who want to get a jump on college before graduating."
Brewer also reminds that Oklahoma senior high school students who have a certain ACT score do not have to pay tuition.
Night classes meet one night a week from January until May.
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WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The Wilmington City Council said OK to changing Urban Mixed Use regulations Tuesday night. The new code would be eligible for properties outside of downtown Wilmington.
The regulation would essentially allow taller, larger structures to come to more suburban parts of Wilmington.
The regulation also gives the go-ahead to rezoning the Galleria shopping center that was recently annexed from Wrightsville Beach.