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Umm... spoiled pork?
I went to H-E-B (grocery store) about a week ago. I bought this large 4(ish) pound pork roast that I was going to slow cook.
The label says "Sell By: 01/16/10" It looks like it was vacuum sealed. So I cut it open today, and I have my slow cooker all ready to go and for some strange reason I lean in and smell the meat.
It smells like a sewer line burst inside my pork! I had to take a second, and then a third sniff, I thought 'I must be going crazy, what exactly does pork smell like again?' So I asked my wife to take a whiff and she gags instantly, I'm talking a real, real, tainted smell, like my pork forgot to wash it's socks for a week.
WTF is goin on with my pork!? That seems like way to long for a roast to be good right? Do I take an opened pork roast back to the store?
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Outlining the major political and cultural events, A History ofAncient Egypt is an authoritative and accessible introductionto this fascinating ancient culture. * An accessible chronological narrative that draws on a range ofhistorical sources * Offers an up-to-date survey of ancient Egypt s historyfrom its origins to its domination by the Roman Empire * Considers social and economic life and the rich culture ofancient Egypt * Places Egypt s history within its regional context,detailing interactions with Asia and Africa * Engages students with various perspectives on a range ofcritical issues with the Key Debate section included in eachchapter * Makes the latest discoveries and scholarship accessible to awide audience
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This Historywill probably be most valuable to readers newto the subject or to non-specialists interested in aspects ofEgyptian culture and in need of historical context. (Antiquity, 1 January 2013)
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"A History of Ancient Egypt" provides a chronological survey of Ancient Egypt from the beginning of the Egyptian state around 3000 B.C. until the time when the Roman Empire banned the writing of hieroglyphs in the late fourth century AD. This narrative history outlines major political and cultural events, and considers both social and economic life. Written in an authoritative and accessible style, and incorporating the latest scholarship, "A History of Ancient Egypt" is an invaluable resource for students of ancient Egyptian history.
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List of Illustrations. List of Color Plates. List of Maps. List of Boxed Texts. List of Summaries of Dynastic History. Preface. 1. Introductory Concerns. 1.1 What Is Ancient Egypt?. 1.2 Egypt s Geography. 1.3 The Makeup of Egyptian Historical Sources. 1.4 The Egyptians and their Past. 1.5 The Chronology of Egyptian History. 1.6 Prehistoric Developments. 2. The Formation of the Egyptian State (ca.3400 2686). 2.1 Sources. 2.2 Royal Cemeteries and Cities. 2.3 The First Kings. 2.4 Ideological Foundations of the New State. 2.5 The Invention of Writing. 2.6 Foreign Relations. 3. The Great Pyramid Builders (ca. 2686 2345). 3.1 Sources. 3.2 The Evolution of the Mortuary Complex. 3.3 Administrating the Old Kingdom State. 3.4 Ideological Debates?. 3.5 Foreign Relations. 3.6 Later Traditions about the Old Kingdom. 4. The End of the Old Kingdom and the First IntermediatePeriod (ca. 2345 2055). 4.1 Sources. 4.2 The Rise of the Regions and Political Fragmentation. 4.3 Foreign Relations. 4.4 Competition between Herakleopolis and Thebes. 4.5 Appraising the First Intermediate Period. 5. The Middle Kingdom (ca. 2055 1650). 5.1 Sources and Chronology. 5.2 Kings and Regional Elites. 5.3 Kings as Warriors. 5.4 Egypt in the Wider World. 5.5 The Cult of Osiris. 5.6 Middle Kingdom Literature and Its Impact on EgyptianCulture. 6. The Second Intermediate Period and the Hyksos (ca.1700 1550). 6.1 Sources and Chronology. 6.2 Avaris: The Multiple Transformations of a Delta City. 6.3 The Hyksos. 6.4 Nubia and the Kingdom of Kush. 6.5 Thebes in the Middle. 6.6 The Hyksos in Later Perspective. 7. The Birth of Empire: The Early 18th Dynasty (ca.1550 1390). 7.1 Egypt in a New World Order. 7.2 Sources and Chronology. 7.3 Egypt at War. 7.4 Egypt and the Outside World. 7.5 Domestic Issues. 8. The Amarna Revolution and the Late 18th Dynasty (ca.1390 1295). 8.1 An International Age. 8.2 Amenhotep III: The Sun King. 8.3 From Amenhotep III to Amenhotep IV/Akhenaten. 8.4 Akhenaten. 8.5 Akhenaten s Memory. 9. The Ramessid Empire (ca. 1295 1203). 9.1 Domestic Policy: Restoration and Renewal. 9.2 International Relations: Reforming the Empire. 9.3 Rameses s Court. 9.4 A Community of Tomb Builders. 10. The End of Empire (ca. 1213 1070). 10.1 Problems at Court. 10.2 Breakdown of Order. 10.3 The Decline of Royal Power. 10.4 Pressures from Abroad. 10.5 End of the New Kingdom. 11. The Third Intermediate Period (ca.1069 715). 11.1 Sources and Chronology. 11.2 Twin Cities: Thebes and Tanis (the 21st Dynasty,1069 945). 11.3 Libyan Rule (22nd to 24th Dynasties, 945 715). 11.4 The End of the Third Intermediate Period. 12. Egypt in the Age of Empires (ca. 715 332). 12.1 Sources and Chronology. 12.2 The Eastern Mediterranean in the First Millennium. 12.3 Egypt, Kush, and Assyria (ca. 715 656). 12.4 Egypt, Greeks, and Babylonians (656 525). 12.5 Recollections of the Past under the Kings of Kush andSais. 12.6 Egypt and Persia (525 332). 13. Greek and Roman Egypt (332 bc ad 395). 13.1 Sources and Chronology. 13.2 Alexandria and Philae. 13.3 Kings, Queens, and Emperors. 13.4 Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians. 13.5 Economic Developments: Agriculture, Finance, and Trade. 13.6 The African Hinterland. 13.7 The Christianization of Egypt. Epilogue. Guide to Further Reading. Glossary. King List. Bibliography. Index.

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SUMMER SNAPSHOT: Emma Gardner '16 on Studying Memory Loss and the "Tip of the Tongue" Word-finding Phenomenon
About Summer Research
To learn more about the Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) and to read more entries in our "Summer Snapshot" series, visit our SURP website.
This is the first in a series looking in on the work and projects Pomona students are carrying out this summer.
Project summary:
We're doing research about the "tip of the tongue" (TOT) phenomenon, which is when you're trying to recall someone's name or what a word is and you think, "Oh, I know I know this, but I've completely forgotten what it is right now." You feel like it's on the tip of your tongue and on the verge of coming to mind but you can't remember the exact sounds (phonology) of the word you're looking for. Our research is about looking for the best strategy to employ once you have difficulty remembering something like a name. We're testing older adults from the community because a lot of older adults have this experience. There are studies where it's ranked as the most frustrating memory problem that comes with aging.
How does it work?
We bring older adults in to the lab and give them a test consisting of questions that often induce the TOT experience. In one condition, we test participants three times, to make them try to come up with the answer; in another condition, we give the test once and then present the questions with the answers. We're trying to determine whether testing yourself and trying to retrieve the word has any benefit compared to studying the answer. Other research has shown that testing yourself is better for learning new information, but we're finding that both methods are equally useful. We bring people back in after a week and again after three months, and it's really interesting to see how they get more answers right after that amount of time, even if they don't really think about it that much.
What is your mentor like?
I'm working with Professor Deborah Burke. I had her for my Intro to Cognitive Science class during my first semester, and even before I got here I wanted to work with her, but I didn't know if that would ever be possible. Over winter break of my freshman year, I emailed her and got a reply that started off: "Oh, I don't let anyone work for me over the summer if they haven't worked in my lab before." I thought, "Well, there goes that." But the email continued: "So if you want to work in my lab in the spring, then we can make this work." I started working with her in the spring of my freshman year and she's really great. She's super helpful and she cares about her students.
Why are you doing summer research?
I don't particularly know what I want to do with my life, but I know that I really enjoy doing research and I might want to go into academia in the future. It's also fun because you get to interact with people and hopefully end up making a difference somehow. Pomona's really nice about giving so many research opportunities and I feel like it's good to capitalize on that. I was here last summer doing research too, and I think it's a really great experience, so I'm doing it again! – abridged and edited
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This week each of the Services report a decrease in the number of reservists on active duty in support of the partial mobilization. The net collective result is 1,430 fewer reservists on active duty than last week.
At any given time, services may mobilize some units and individuals while demobilizing others, making it possible for these figures to either increase or decrease. Total number currently on active duty in support of the partial mobilization for the Army National Guard and Army Reserve is 148,460; Naval Reserve 2,629; Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve, 12,781; Marine Corps Reserve, 5,080; and the Coast Guard Reserve, 1,537. This brings the total National Guard and Reserve on active duty to 170,487 including both units and individual augmentees.
A cumulative roster of all National Guard and Reserve who are currently on active duty can be found athttp://www.defenselink.mil/news/Apr2004/d20040428ngr.pdf .


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Air Force Baseball Travels To Snowbird Classic
Feb. 28, 2013
Snowbird Classic Schedule
- St. Bonaventure and Western Michigan games at North Charlotte Regional Park Field #6 - Port Charlotte, Fla.
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The Coaches:
Series History
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Bast Earns MW Player of the Week Honors
Bast hit .562 (9-of-16) against Navy at the Freedom Baseball Classic. Bast recorded multiple hits in three of the four games and had at least one RBI in each game. In Friday's 3-1 loss, Bast was 2-for-4 with an RBI. He was 2-for-4 with two runs scored, a double, a sacrifice fly and two RBI in Saturday's victory. Bast was 1-for-3 with an RBI and a sacrifice fly in the first game of Sunday's doubleheader, a 3-2 loss, and went 4-for-5 with three runs scored, a double, a home run and two RBI in the series closer, a 13-3 victory.
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How to fill out PDF forms
Recently, a friend of mine asked me how he can fill in a PDF form on screen since he had got an application which is a PDF file and tried to write on it in reader but is no avail.
I think many of you may have ever come across the issue like him that when you want to fill in PDF files. Then you will realize that editing feature of PDF file is not natively supported as many other documents. Upon this circumstance, it seems that there is only one way to go is that print the PDF form out to fill it by hand and scan back to PDF file then email to sender.
This is a feasible method but inappropriate and cumbersome for some people who have no scanner or hope fill out a PDF form by neat typing. How nice it will be if only you could directly write on PDF form!
Here I am going to introduce a smart PDF Editor to fill in a PDF form on your computer screen. What you need to offer are some clicks and typing.
With the editor, you are able to fill out the blanks with text and mark the check-box or combo box. A cool feature to fill out a PDF form with it is that it will auto detects the fillable area and check-box. And it will save the data in the interactive field that can't be done in a PDF reader.
Do not hesitate to download PDF Editor.
All in all, it will not be troublesome to fill in PDF files and make some changes to them once you have the PDF editor.
Follow the quick guide about how to fill out PDF forms:
Free download the PDF Editor and install on your PC then open it. Thus you can choose the Form filling mode for your specific need.
Step one: Open your form in the editor by "Ctrl + O" or the open folder icon or "File"> "Open".
For file which has the interactive element, it will recommend you to plain it.
Step two: Everything is simplified! The plus text tool will be activated and detect the fillable area as you move the cursor over the form. Zoom in/out to clearly fill in a PDF form. You are able to modify the typeface, font size, align and so on. You can also create a text box to add text. For the checkbox, it allows you to mark it with X.
Note: If you want to sign the PDF form, you can get your electronic signature from a scanner then insert as an image into signature section.
On the navigation, "Edit">"Insert Image" then you can move it and adjust the size to fit in the signature field.
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Canterbury Artisan Festival Vendor Information
Submissions now being taken for the 4rd annual Canterbury Artisan Festival on Saturday, September 12, 2015, 10:00 am-5:00 pm.
The Canterbury Artisan Festival celebrates traditional arts. The event features a Juried Craft Fair and Farmers' Market, traditional arts and agricultural demonstrations, live music and artisan food, and craft activities.
Preferred application deadline: May 15, 2015
Second application deadline: July 31, 2015
Download the Craft Fair Application or contact Maisie Daly at firstname.lastname@example.com, 603-783-9077 x284.
Exhibit and sell against the backdrop of our beautiful buildings and fields during peak attendance season!
Craft Fair Categories include:
Clay (CLOSED AT THIS TIME), Fiber/Fabric, Metal, Wood, Jewelry, Glass, Baskets, Leather , Toys, Photography, Printmaking, Drawing, Oils, Watercolors, Acrylics, Sculpture, Multi-Media
For 2015, artists returning from the 2014 Canterbury Artisan Festival may apply without the jury process. However, any 2014 artist who dismantled early is not eligible for the 2015 craft fair..
To apply, please return the completed and signed Craft Fair Application and appropriate booth fee.
Preferred Deadline: Friday, May 15, 2015
10' x 10' space $35.00
2nd Deadline: Friday, July 31, 2015 (or before as categories fill)
10' x 10' space $45.00
All new artists to the Canterbury Artisan Festival will be juried. To apply, please return:
- Completed and Signed Craft Fair Application
- Completed New Artist Jury Form
- Required images for jurying (see New Artist Jury Form
- Jury fee of $10
Preferred Deadline: Friday, May 15, 2015 (notification date May 22, 2015)
10' x 10' space $35.00 + $10 booth fee
2nd Deadline: Friday, July 31, 2015 (or before as categories fill)
Notification date Friday, August 7, 2015
10' x 10' space $45.00 + $10 booth fee
The booth fee pays for a 10' x 10' space at the fair. Artists are responsible for bringing their own tents, tent weights, tables, chairs and displays. This is a rain or shine outdoor event. In extreme weather conditions, i.e. hurricane, the festival could called early. However, occasional pop-up rain showers are not uncommon in September. You may wish to invest in tent sides if your products will be seriously damaged by rain. NO EARLY DISMANTLING OR DEPARTURES. DISPLAYS MUST REMAIN INTACT UNTIL 5 PM. Failure to abide by this policy will result in future ineligibility for the festival.
$75 Cash Prize for Best Craft Fair Booth Design!
Ribbon awarded at 9:55 Day of Event
Winner chosen on bases of creativity, use of space, materials used relevant to work exhibited, quality of presentation and overall desig
Join the community of growers and producers at the Canterbury Artisan Festival Farmers' Market and sell your locally produced food and products to a diverse audience as part of this multi-faceted event. The Farmer's Market is open to farmers and creators of farm value-added products, as well as crafters of up-cycled, recycled, and emerging work.The Canterbury Artisan Festival is registered with the Department of Agriculture as a one-day Farmer's Market.
Farmer's Market Categories include: plants, produce, meat/dairy, prepared food & beverage, soaps (CLOSED), oils, & lotions, herbal remedies, candy (CLOSED) and more.
FEES: First Deadline: $10 booth fee
Second Deadline: $15 booth fee
Download the 2015 Farmers Market Application or contact Maisie Daly at firstname.lastname@example.com, 603-783-9077 x284.


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No, you can't keep it: Franciscan University drops student coverage.By
Author's note: After a discussion in the comments and investigation on my part I have added a postscript clarifying something that may have been inaccurate but was not. Cheers.
"If you like your health care coverage you can keep it. "
In various phrasings this was one of the more oft-repeated reasons we were given to support, or at least not to oppose, Obamacare. But like so many other things that have come out of this administration, it also turns out not to be true.
To be sure, the President and HHS are not forcibly kicking anyone off their health insurance plan. Yet. But we knew before the ink was dry that companies would very likely have a financial incentive to drop health care coverage altogether and dump their employees onto the public exchanges.
No, we were told, that wouldn't be the case. Lo and behold: it is the case.
Even after paying a penalty of $2,000 per employee, the companies [surveyed] stand to save $28.6 billion in 2014 alone by shifting employees to health insurance exchanges governed by strict federal standards. The companies stand to save more than $422 billion over the first 10 years of the law by doing this.
So that's one way Obamacare brings about "you" losing the health care plan that you like. Employers, until Obamacare was passed, were not compelled to offer health insurance but they did do because it is expected and good for business—good luck getting top-notch employees if health insurance coverage is not among the benefits. Under Obamacare employers can both assure that employees have health insurance coverage by dumping them onto the exchanges, and can save lots of money and headache. Win-win.
But now there is another device by which Obamacare violates the "if you like it you can keep it" pledge: the HHS Mandate.
See, part of reason I like my current health insurance plan offered by my employer, Franciscan University of Steubenville, is that it does not waste money on things I will never use because they are morally repugnant to me, like contraceptives, sterilization, and abortifacients. The HHS mandate purports to force me into a plan that I do not want rather than the plan I've been very happy with. But that's a still-pending issue because of the one-year extension given (not that we will comply even after a year, of course).
But a more-present impact of the mandate directly affects students. The following is now posted on Franciscan's "Student Health Insurance Plan" page:
The Obama Administration has mandated that all health insurance plans must cover "women's health services" including contraception, sterilization, and abortion-causing medications as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Up to this time, Franciscan University has specifically excluded these services and products from its student health insurance policy, and we will not participate in a plan that requires us to violate the consistent teachings of the Catholic Church on the sacredness of human life.
Additionally, the PPACA increased the mandated maximum coverage amount for student policies to $100,000 for the 2012-13 school year, which would effectively double your premium cost for the policy in fall 2012, with the expectation of further increases in the future.
Due to these changes in regulation by the federal government, beginning with the 2012-13 school year, the University 1) will no longer require that all full-time undergraduate students carry health insurance, 2) will no longer offer a student health insurance plan, and 3) will no longer bill those not covered under a parent/guardian plan or personal plan for student health insurance. The current student health insurance plan will expire on August 15, 2012.
We encourage you to decide how you are going to provide for accidents or illnesses requiring visits to physicians, health clinics, or the hospital emergency room while you are a student here. As always, our Health Center on campus will be staffed by a certified nurse practitioner Monday – Friday during normal business hours. No insurance is necessary to receive basic health-related services at the Health Center, and the visits cost only $5 at the time of service. However, if you are referred off campus for further lab testing, physician specialists, X-rays, etc., you will be responsible to pay for those services.
In short: We. Will. Not. Comply. And our students are the first one who will feel the pinch.
Those who are left high and dry by the administration's intrusion into our freedom to practice our faith are our students. Who knows how many will have insurance, how many will not, how many will have insurance of the quality we offered before, how many will be able to stay on their parents' insurance through the extended adolescence provision of Obamacare, etc.
But there you have it: thanks to the government's firm desire to make sure the one or two women left in the country who did not have easy and cheap access to contraceptives, abortifacients, and sterilization procedures, our 2,500 students will no longer have an insurance plan ready and waiting for them.
P.S. After initial posting a commenter pointed out that it appeared that our student health insurance plan was self-insured and thus would have been exempt from the HHS mandate. I exchanged emails with a senior administrator with intimate knowledge of the decision making. He assured me that our plan was not, in fact, self-insured—we are simply too small to make that economical. Our students are among the 800,000 who are covered by fully-insured plans we purchase on their behalf.
Further, according to this administrator, the "exception" even for self-insured plans is ambiguous and likely on paper only. In implementation the HHS would likely rule the same as the so-called accommodation, requiring the third-party administrators of self-insured plans to cover the items and procedures "for free," which of course is a farce.
So the post stands as written.
90 thoughts on "No, you can't keep it: Franciscan University drops student coverage."
Franciscan University has no choice. While Obama is in office our country's historic Religious Liberty is now gone.
The reason is fascinating that people give for their outrage about human beings who, in wanting to protect the life of other human beings who cannot protect their own lives, make decisions such as Franciscan University did to combat this current healthcare mandate.
Inevitably, they turn to a reason (similar to the ones we've seen hear) along the lines of limiting the right of women to "choose" or that we are just hurting the little guy who is left out in the dark without coverage.
To answer the first question, Obamacare effectively completely obliterated the right for women to choose AGAINST contraceptives, by forcing them to pay a portion of the cost for women who choose to use them.
As fas as the second goes, it was NEVER a right to have healthcare in the United States. It is a privilege and a business in a capitalist economy that the Insurance company's have exploited to the nth degree.
The average family spends around $4,968 per year ($414 a month ) on health care premiums (not including what their employers shell out). The average family expenses per year are only $3,301 ($275 a month ). That shows that we are already paying 34% more for coverage than we would spend any given year if we just paid cash for medical costs.
So what if something catastrophic happens you say? That's why my wife and I have a "Catastrophic Plan": We saved up for 2 years to have an emergency fund that equals the deductible on our "catastrophic health care plan" (around $150 per month for the family) that kicks in at 80/20% after the deductible is me in a year. Then we pay the cash price for any doctors/emergency room visits, births, pharmacy etc. needs. Last year these expenses completely totaled out to around$4,600 (premiums included) for a family with 2 kids. If we would have been on employer provided healthcare… these costs would have reached $8,269 (avg premiums plus avg expenses).
I went to University of Houston (a pretty liberal University) and even our economics textbooks had this exact line in it: "We don't expect car insurance to pay for oil changes and tire rotations, why do we in turn expect health insurance to pay for our regular checkups and seasonal colds?".
It was the ingeniously capitalistic business positioning of the health insurance companies over the past 50 years that pushed employers to cover more and more and convince the common populace that the Doctors are out to get us and we need coverage for every single touch with the medical world. As capitalists, it is the consumers job to push back with consumer demands (as Franciscan is doing) and competition (though Obamacare is eliminating the ability for insurance companies to provide morally conscionable plans).
As a student right now, you can get your own private catastrophic plan for less than $40 bucks a month, your parents will almost certainly be good for the deductible should something huge happen.
Franciscan is not only making the moral choice, but also giving the opportunity for students to learn how to make sound financial decisions so as to be good stewards of the money that God has blessed them with.
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[…] University in Steubenville, Ohio, recently announced that it would no longer offer a student health insurance plan because it cannot do so under […]
Our students are among the 800,000 who are covered by fully-insured plans we purchase on their behalf.
Use that money, hire a doctor and some P.A.s or nurse practitioners, maybe even a pharmacist, and run a free clinic for your students. Students could work there in a work-study, keeping overhead as low as possible.
If enough other conscientious groups drop their insurance, you might be able to band together to share resources, and maybe even offer services akin to the 24-hour emergency cash-only clinics you see popping up everywhere.
Get Obama out of office so this mess Obamacare and ending "religious Liberty" can be fixed. We have to do this. Only option.
Actually, my argument is based on the comments of Bishop Thomas Curry of Los Angeles and the speech he gave at Catholic U. Curry is a First Amendment scholar and has opined that the HHS mandate is not unconstitutional, that it is NOT a violation of religious liberty, but that the exemption, as worded, is, and that it is in the wording of the exemption that Catholic institutions must make their case.
But in any event, I assume that your student fees include a portion for providing health coverage. If so, will Franciscan be lowering their fees proportionately? Students will need the extra money to find other coverage.


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On the 2001 release, For the Birds, The Frames front man, Glen Hansard asked the question "Whathappens when the heart just stops?" A simple, rhetorical question and yet one that won't go away, as the song has went on to become a staple of the Frames live set. While we may never know the answer Glen has went on to provide us with a whole album of like minded questions with his new project, The Swell Season. With The Swell Season, Glen has teamed up with classically trained Czech vocalist and pianist, Marketa Irglova to produce an album of affecting songs and compositions. The record side steps many of the conventional strategies offered on Frames records and is most akin to Glen's solo shows or their 2001 release, for the birds. From straight songs to piano instrumentals The Swell Season affords an insight into a whole other side of Glen/The Frames, as well as offering a perfect introduction to this very talented newcomer in Marketa. Fresh off another year of constant touring and gigging with The Frames, Glen retired to the Czech Republic for some down time last fall. It's here that he spends much of his time writing songs. A winter in Eastern Europe can be unkind, yet it also loans itself to an indoor creative energy that can often stir the muses. This batch of songs didn't seem to loan themselves to the anthemic nature of The Frames, so Glen decided to enter a studio with some time collaborator, Marketa and the two were left with the chilling and intimate, The Swell Season. The record takes its name from author Josef Skvorecky's book of the same name. Set in Nazi occupied Czechoslovakia the story centers on one mans love of music and pursuit of unattainable women as a country comes unglued. Like the book The Swell Season deals with the pains and hopes of those struggling to make sense of their lives. A place where characters fade into the picture only to be eclipsed by their own darkness, pursuing the unattainable, wishing for that one love, that one great chance that will give meaning to their lives. Whether it comes or not is all
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Aloha Novell Kanaka! It's Hawaiian for "individual."
We know Mac lovers. They live here, too. Finally, you can show your Mac users the love by adopting Novell Kanaka, the best way to integrate Mac workstations into your enterprise network. Kanaka gives users single log-in functionality to all the Open Enterprise Server network resources, just like PCs get. Only now you don't have to pay extra for it.
Choose to deploy either a client or plug-in, depending on your usage scenarios. The client is the right choice when the Mac workstation is dedicated to a single user. The plug-in is better when the workstation is shared, as is common in educational institutions and hospitals.
Why make things more complex than they have to be?
Without Kanaka, customers have had to employ complicated, manual work-arounds to integrate their Mac users with the network and for ongoing maintenance. Kanaka makes users and IT happy by simplifying the user experience and the administration of Mac clients.
You and your Mac users will love the benefits of Kanaka:
- Authentication to eDirectory™ via the desktop client or the plug-in
- User single sign-on
- Find storage resources easily in the Mac Finder or the desktop
- eDirectory password self-service
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If you are an Open Enterprise Server customer and already a Kanaka user, you will not have to renew your contract. You will be entitled to deploy Kanaka for your licensed Open Enterprise Server users. Open Enterprise Server customers with current maintenance will be able to receive their Kanaka licenses through Novell Customer Center.


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Likely because the first night of American Idol's Hollywood Week didn't require your full attention, Justin Timberlake revealed the official artwork and track list for The 20/20 Experience on Twitter Wednesday night.
I wanted you guys to see this first!!! #albumcover#trackliststipple.com/photos/30556744
— Justin Timberlake(@jtimberlake) February 7, 2013
But maybe you couldn't figure exactly how out to find the latter? Being the kind of tech guy who wears hands-free mics but not black turtlenecks (…yet), Timberlake pealed back another layer of his highly anticipated studio return via Stipple, a new image sharing start-up designed to "do more with less" and "get people talking." The response?
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Kate Gosselin pitching a new reality show means now that she has to actually spend time with her kids off camera, she's sick of the little bastards and looking for any reason to get out of the house.
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Video:How to Fix a Gas Furnace: Produces No Heatwith Erick Noack
The function of a gas furnace is to produce heat; if yours is not producing heat, it needs to be fixed. Here's a video with instructions on how to fix a gas furnace that produces no heat.See Transcript
Transcript:How to Fix a Gas Furnace: Produces No Heat
Hi, my name is Erick Noack. I'm an HVAC technician for ABC Plumbing, Heating, Cooling, and Electric. And we're here for About.com. Today we're going to talk about some things that you can check when your gas furnace stops producing heat.
Make Sure Thermostat is Adjusted Properly
Some possible causes of that are: thermostat not adjusted properly, the power going to the furnace could be shut off, the gas going to the furnace could be shut off, or the pilot light could be out. A couple things to check with the thermostat: Now, the first thing to remember is that everybody's thermostat is going to be different. In this case, when the red light is on, that means that it's in heat mode, so it's ready to heat the house. The next thing to check is to make sure the set point is higher than the room temperature. So if we raise that set point above the room temperature, that's going to turn the heat on.
Make Sure Gas Furnace is Getting Power and Gas
Another possibility is lost power to the furnace. You would check in your breaker panel, and make sure that the circuit to the furnace is active. When you go to check power to the furnace, you open up your panel cover, you want to look at the listing and find the circuit that is corresponding to the furnace. And then check that number on the breaker itself and make sure that the lever is in the correct position. Another potential is if the gas valve is shut off to the furnace, that would stop it from operating as well. So this is your gas shut off valve. When the lever is parallel with the pipe, that means that the gas is turned on. If it were turned perpendicular, that means that the gas is shut off, and the furnace cannot operate.
Some Gas Furnaces Have Pilot Lights
Another possibility is that your pilot light has gone out. Now, this is a pretty unusual occurrence, because most furnaces don't use pilot lights anymore. If your furnace does use a pilot light, then that would be the next thing that you'd want to check. The important thing to remember when you're checking your pilot light is read the manufacturer's instructions. It's very important, we're dealing with gas here. You need to follow these instructions very carefully. Most modern furnaces don't have a pilot light, so we're going to demonstrate how to light the pilot on this water heater. In this case, the first thing that needs to happen is that the thermostat needs to be turned all the way down to where it says pilot lighting. Next thing is to turn the valve to face pilot. That sets it up to where the pilot can be lit.
Re-Lighting a Pilot Light in a Gas Furnace
The next thing you need to do is identify where the pilot is, and that's by following the tubes down into the burner. You're going to need a BBQ lighter or a long wooden match to reach inside where the pilot is. Once you have that pilot identified and light your lighter, then you want to go into there and be ready right at the pilot before you push this button down. When you push this button down, it sends gas to the pilot valve, and it will ignite once you introduce the flame. At that point, you need to hold that button down for about a minute and then release it. If the flame holds, it means the system is working. If the flame doesn't hold, you can try again and hold it longer, or you may need to have service.
Knowing a little bit about your system and being educated about it is the best way to stay on top of it and avoid breakdowns. Thanks for watching. To learn more, visit us on the web at About.com.


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Interpretive Handbook
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Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase (MCAD) Deficiency Mutation Screen
Clinical Information Discusses physiology, pathophysiology, and general clinical aspects, as they relate to a laboratory test
Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD) deficiency is an autosomal recessive inherited defect in the mitochondrial oxidation of fatty acids. The mitochondrial beta-oxidation pathway plays a major role in energy production, especially during periods of fasting and physical exertion. MCAD deficiency is prevalent among individuals of northern European origin, affecting 1 in 4,900 to 1 in 17,000 individuals, with a carrier frequency estimated as high as 1 in 40 for some populations.
Phenotypic expression of MCAD deficiency is episodic in nature (ie, asymptomatic between attacks). Symptoms are typically precipitated by any stress (eg, fever, infection, vaccination) and mostly occur during the first 2 years of life, although some cases have been diagnosed in adulthood. Characteristic features of MCAD deficiency include: Reye-like syndrome (an acquired encephalopathy characterized by recurrent vomiting, agitation, and lethargy), fasting intolerance with vomiting, recurrent episodes of hypoglycemic coma, hypoketotic dicarboxylic aciduria, low plasma and tissue levels of carnitine, hepatic failure with fat infiltration (fatty liver), encephalopathy, and rapidly progressive deterioration leading to death. MCAD deficiency has also been associated with sudden infant death or sudden unexpected death syndrome.
Review of clinical features and biochemical analysis via plasma acylcarnitines (ACRN / Acylcarnitines, Quantitative, Plasma); fatty acid profile (FAO / Fatty Acid Oxidation Probe Assay, Fibroblast Culture); urine organic acids (OAU / Organic Acids Screen, Urine), and urine acylglycines (ACYLG / Acylglycines, Quantitative, Urine) are always recommended as the initial evaluation for MCAD. If previously performed, the results of these biochemical assays should be included with the specimen as they are necessary for accurate interpretation of the MCAD sequence analysis.
The MCAD gene (ACADM) maps to 1p31 and has 12 exons, spanning 44 kb of DNA. Most mutations are family-specific with the exception of the recurrent A->G transition at nucleotide 985 (985A->G). Among MCAD-deficient patients, approximately 52% are homozygous for the 985A->G mutation. The majority of the remaining patients are compound heterozygous for the 985A->G mutation and a different mutation.
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
Confirmation of diagnosis of medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD) deficiency (as a follow up to biochemical analyses)
Screening of at-risk carriers of MCAD deficiency when an affected relative has not had molecular testing
Diagnosis of MCAD deficiency in autopsy specimens
Interpretation Provides information to assist in interpretation of the test results
An interpretative report will be provided.
Cautions Discusses conditions that may cause diagnostic confusion, including improper specimen collection and handling, inappropriate test selection, and interfering substances
A small percentage of individuals who are carriers or have a diagnosis of medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD) deficiency may have a mutation that is not identified by this method (eg, large genomic deletions, promoter mutations). The absence of a mutation, therefore, does not eliminate the possibility of positive carrier status or the diagnosis of MCAD. For carrier testing, it is important to first document the presence of an ACADM gene mutation in an affected family member.
In some cases, DNA alterations of undetermined significance may be identified.
Rare polymorphisms exist that could lead to false-negative or false-positive results. If results obtained do not match the clinical findings, additional testing should be considered.
A previous bone marrow transplant from an allogenic donor will interfere with testing. Call Mayo Medical Laboratories for instructions for testing patients who have received a bone marrow transplant.
Test results should be interpreted in the context of clinical findings, family history, and other laboratory data. Errors in our interpretation of results may occur if information given is inaccurate or incomplete.
Reference Values Describes reference intervals and additional information for interpretation of test results. May include intervals based on age and sex when appropriate. Intervals are Mayo-derived, unless otherwise designated. If an interpretive report is provided, the reference value field will state this.
An interpretive report will be provided.
Clinical References Provides recommendations for further in-depth reading of a clinical nature
1. Grosse SD, Khoury MJ, Greene CL, et al: The epidemiology of medium chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency: An update. Genet Med 2006 April:8(4):205-212
2. Ziadeh R, Hoffman EP, Finegold DM, et al: Medium chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency in Pennsylvania: neonatal screening shows high incidence and unexpected mutation frequency. Pediatr Res 1995 May;37(5):675-678
3. Roe CR, Coates PM: Mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation. In The Metabolic and Molecular Bases of Inherited Disease. Vol. 1. Seventh edition. Edited by CR Scriver, AL Beaudet, WS Sly, D Valle. New York, McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1995, pp 1501-1533


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WAC Day, post mortem
Just got a tip from a faithful reader that the Roadrunner Athletic Fund is sending out e-mails that contain the following paragraph. "UTSA Athletics is excited to inform you that we have officially accepted an invitation to the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). All sports, except football, will be joining the conference in the fall of […] [Read More]
Rough notes from Benson presser
Unchecked and raw, so excuse the diction. Had to cut it off midway to talk to the UTSA folks. Here's what I got: General statement On the football side, believe strongly that Texas State and UTSA are well-prepared to make the move to FBS. It won't take long before these two teams are reaching bowl […] [Read More]
The WAC: Officially official
As per the press release… UTSA accepts invitation from Western Athletic Conference SAN ANTONIO — The University of Texas at San Antonio announced Thursday that it has accepted an invitation to join the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The Roadrunners, who joined Denver and Texas State in accepting invitations, officially will be a member of the […] [Read More]
Today's itinerary (EDIT: Motion passed, Montana out)
EDIT, 12:10 Thursday The motion to authorize UTSA president Dr. Ricardo Romo to accept an invitation to the Western Athletic Conference has just passed by unanimous vote in Austin. A few comments that stood out (apologies, but it was difficult to figure out who some of the participants were via Webcam): After looking at the […] [Read More]
Odds and ends
Had a chance to sit down for a bit today (Thursday) with athletic director Lynn Hickey. The summary: * She said a date has not been set for a campus visit from the Western Athletic Conference, and that she has not had any significant contact outside of a few e-mails with league comissioner Karl Benson. She […] [Read More]
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Basic overview of local anaesthesia There are many instances where it is preferable to do a procedure under local anaesthesia. These indications vary from suturing a small wound to major procedures for respiratory cripples. Local anaesthesia was first demonstrated with cocaine in 1880 by Koller. The clinical use of spinal and extradural anaesthesia was demonstrated a few years later by Bier and Sicard at the turn of the century. Local anaesthetic agents are derived from two pharmacological groups, the aminoesters and aminoamides. These, when applied to a nerve in sufficient concentration, prevent the conduction of electrical impulses along the nerve membrane. Their mechanism of action is uncertain but appears to be similar to that of general anaesthetics in that they seem to interfere with protein ion channels of the nerve membrane. Lignocuine hydrochloride This is an aminoamide local anaesthetic agent. It is probably the most commonly used local anaesthetic and its pharmacological properties are similar to those of all the other members within the group. lt is a very stable compound. It is supplied in vials, ampoules, topical sprays and as a jelly or ointment. It has a rapid onset of action, but is also fairly well absorbed into the general circulation and therefore to reduce its systemic effects and prolong its action, it is usually combined with very small doses of adrenaline. When absorbed or given systemically lignocaine has effects on the cardiovascular and central nervous systems. On the central nervous system increasing plasma concentrations result in tinnitus, light headedness, visual and auditory disturbances, restlessness and shivering. Increasing the dose will produce generalized convulsions and eventually coma and death. The direct action on the heart is to depress the myocardial muscles as well as the myocardial conducting system. This latter effect is used clinically to treat ventricular arrhythmias. Lignocaine can be used as a 1%-4% solution depending on the site of administration. The toxic dose, which is 4 mg/kg without adrenaline and 7 mg/kg with adrenaline. should never be exceeded: the effect of lignocaine lasts approximately 6(J~9O minutes. Agitation and confusion are also common post-operative findings. There are many causes ranging from a full bladder to drugs which have been given. or the psychological response to the operation. In all instances it is essential to establish a cause and treat it. This will usually reverse the agitation or confusion. Agitation may also give early warning of more serious complications, e.g. hypoxaemia, and therefore it should never be ignored Abnormal bleeding is due to one of 4 major causes. There may be: (1) a discontinuity or abnormality of a vessel; (2) reduced clotting factors; (3) reduction in platelets. a common finding following a large blood transfusion: (4) increased breakdown of the clot that has been formed. Treatment of any blood disorder is aimed at correcting the cause. Sometimes (e.g. in disseminated intravascular coagulation) several of the above-mentioned factors are abnormal.
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National Seminar on Pay-TV Broadcasting
Monday, 10 August 2009
CASBAA is an active participant in an Indonesian government campaign to regularize the country's cable-TV industry. Speaking at an August 10 "National Seminar on Pay-TV Broadcasting" that launched the campaign, Bambang Subijantoro, Director of Broadcasting in the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Depkominfo) noted that Indonesia has a dynamic and rapidly growing pay-TV industry, but that provincial cable companies were largely operating in the "informal" sector, without proper licenses. CASBAA distributed a brochure in Bahasa Indonesia entitled: "Broadcasting Without Fear: Using Authorized Programming." A copy of the brochure can be viewed here.
Indonesia Antipiracy Effort Moves Forward
Friday, 03 July 2009
The Indonesian government (Ministry of Communications and Information) has taken a very activist stance on antipiracy activities, and as a result CASBAA's Education/Outreach program is off to a very good start. Following is an update on the latest developments in Jakarta. Exclusive available to CASBAA Members in the CASBAA Members Zone.
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Depkominfo is waiting for a report concerning illegal distributors of pay TV
Tuesday, 02 June 2009
JAKARTA: The Ministry of Communication and Information (Depkominfo) is awaiting an official report from the Association of Multimedia Organizations Indonesia (APMI) about the existence of illegal distributors of pay-TV.
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695 pay-TV providers operate without permits
Sunday, 24 May 2009
The Jakarta Post - A mix of weak law enforcement and a growing appetite for quality television shows has given birth to the mushrooming of pay-TV service providers in the country, approximately 695 of which operate without licenses.


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Major disk repair issue
I had an interrupted update install yesterday, and my computer wouldn't boot up. When I tried to do a disk verify and repair it said the verify failed, and gave the error "invalid node structure." I then tried to do an archive and install and the directory was missing from the drive selection.
Is there no way to retrieve my personal information without having to erase and re-install? All I want to save are my photos. I've heard about Disk Warrior, are there any other alternatives?
First things first, start here at step 7 and let us know how it goes:
If you're still having problems after going through the trouble shooting steps that cwa107 referred you to, see the following discussion in the Apple forum:
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You may read more about this development here, here and here, among many other places. She has beaten out Tino Sehgal, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye and David Shrigley for the prestigious British young artist prize, which comes with some $40,000.
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What Does Europe Want?
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Publication Date: 31st October, 2013
with an introduction by Alexis Tsipras
Despite the fact that the European Union faces the biggest crisis since its foundation, on July 1st, 2013, a new state joined the club. For the foreseeable future, Croatia will probably be the last to join; at the same time creating a barrier between the once connected states of the Balkans. Paraphrasing Freud's famous question - 'What does a woman want?' - one of the greatest European philosophers of our day, Slavoj Žižek, joins forces with the young Croatian philosopher, Srećko Horvat, to examine the burning question 'What does Europe want?'.
Instead of a peace-project, the European Union is increasingly turning into a warzone: whether it be the expulsion of immigrants or riots in Paris and London, or European interventions to bring "more democracy" to Libya or Syria. Instead of leaving Europe to the enemies, Žižek and Horvat reflect on the fight for a different idea of Europe; one that embraces all its peoples equally.
Slavoj Žižek is a Slovene philosopher and cultural critic. He is a senior researcher at the Institute for Sociology and Philosophy, University of Ljubljana, international director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities and a professor of philosophy and psychoanalysis at the European Graduate School. He writes widely on a diverse range of topics, including political theory, film theory, cultural studies, theology and psychoanalysis. He has written numerous books and regularly contributes articles to The Guardian, The New Left Review and other journals.
Srećko Horvat is a Croatian author, philosopher and translator. He is co-organiser, with Igor Štiks of the Subversive Festival, an annual conference and activist meeting in Zagreb. He is also editor-in-chief of the critical theory dossier Up&Underground and deputy editor of the journal for cultural and social issues Zarez. His latest publication -- entitled Attention! The Enemy is listening! -- is a collection of interviews with Amos Oz, Francis Fukuyama, Gayatri Spivak, Stephane Hessel and Zygmunt Bauman.
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July 31, 2015
NEW YORK MTV, VH1 and CMT are going back to their roots by showing videos as part of a "Music Independence Day" on the Fourth of July.
Van Toffler, who runs the networks for Viacom, said the idea is to give a boost to musicians at a time of trouble for the industry and provide soundtracks for the parties and gatherings people are having at home. The networks said Wednesday they will let little-known artists compete for airtime.
The networks got their start primarily airing music videos but switched to other, more lucrative programming over the years.
The Fourth of July special can also give the networks a boost since the first week of July is traditionally the least-watched TV week of the year, because so many people are outside.
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Good mornin Purp! and hello people, glad to see everything is going smoothly. Count this as an activity post. Also im trying to make an anti-meta team but only found 1 member so far for the team. This:
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New Mexico Lobos Football – vs. UNLV Rebels
When/Where: 6 p.m., (MT) Saturday – Branch Field – University Stadium
On The Air: ROOT Sports; 770-AM KKOB/Lobo Radio Network, ESPN Deportes (1450-AM)
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Promotions: UNM Homecoming; Postgame Balloon Glow Courtesy of Rainbow Ryders, Hot Air Balloon Ride Company
By Richard Stevens – Senior Writer/GoLobos.com
You have to figure the UNLV Rebels with step onto Branch Field with a little swagger – and a hot quarterback.
The swagger comes from Rebels looking back over their shoulders. They see some good things.
They see a history-making 38-7 pounding of Western Illinois. They see a history-tying 21-point comeback over Central Michigan.
They see a Rebel team that won one game via the pass and another Rebel team that won via the run with a little help from the pass. They see back-to-back victories for the first time since 2008.
They see a defense that has pretty much been dominant for six straight quarters.
They also see a quarterback who has shown the stuff that winning is made off.
The Rebs have some momentum coming into Albuquerque and a key to that momentum has been turning the pocket over to Caleb Herring.
Herring isn't exactly a rookie to the UNLV pocket and definitely isn't a rookie to the UNLV program. He's a senior. He started four games for UNLV last year as a junior – at wide receiver. He also got a start in 2012 in the huddle vs. Wyoming. He started eight games at quarterback in 2011.
Herring lost the starting job in 2012 to 6-foot-5 Nick Sherry, who went into the 2013 season as the starter. Herring snatched that job back in dramatic fashion vs. Central Michigan.
The Rebels fell behind in that game 21-0 before turning to Herring. He was sensational. He pulled UNLV out of that hole by going 24-of-28 (.857 percent) through the air for 266 yards and three touchdowns. He broke a school percentage record of .808 set in 1974 by Randall Cunningham.
Against Western Illinois, the 6-3 Herring went 14-of-20 for 140 yards and one score and also ran for 57 yards. It wasn't a game in which Herring was asked to carry a heavy load because the Rebels were running the ball well. Herring is 42-of-54 on the season with no interceptions and a 77.8 percent mark.
The presence of Herring presents a challenge for the young Lobo defense – a defense that gave up 527 yards in a 49-27 loss at Pittsburgh. Herring can hurt you passing, but the Rebels also like to pound the ball at teams on the ground. UNLV had 289 passing yards vs. Central Michigan and 284 rushing yards vs. Western Illinois.
It is a UNLV team that seeks a balanced attack, looking for the first half of that balance via the run. Herring also has a big target in 6-3 Davis Devante (18-for-309 yards) and a speedster in 5-11 Maika Mataele (14-for-124).
So, which way will the Rebels come at the Lobos? On the season over four games, UNLV averages 189 yards rushing and 195 yards passing. Tim Cornett isn't exactly a household name in the Mountain West, but the 6-foot senior likely will end his career at UNLV as the Rebels' leading rusher.
The Rebels ran for 284 yards vs. Western Illinois with four runners picking up more than 55 yards. Cornett picked up 83 yards while averaging 6.9 per carry.
The win over Central Michigan tied UNLV's school record for a comeback. The win over Western Illinois set a program record for the fewest penalties. The Rebels were not flagged a single time.
UNLV Coach Bobby Hauck called the win over Western Illinois "a pretty complete win for us." Hauck didn't have much to complain about in that romp. It was a feel-good win on the scoreboard and statistically. Consider:
--The Rebels had no infractions.
--The Rebels had 284 yards on the ground.
--The Rebels had no turnovers and came up with two interceptions.
The 38-7 pounding was UNLV's biggest win since they beat the Lobos by 35 in 2010. The Rebels also beat Bob Davie's Lobos 35-7 in 2012 in Las Vegas. UNM ran for 307 yards vs. the Rebels in Vegas, but the Lobos gave up 289 yards passing and 244 on the ground. Cornett had 107 yards vs. UNM in that Vegas win.
The Rebels have been playing exceptional ball over the past six quarters. The comeback over Central Michigan seemed to provide a jolt of confidence for UNLV on both sides of the ball. At one point in the second quarter, Central Michigan had outgained UNLV 233 yards to 33. The Rebs won that stat battle 378-145 the rest of the way.
Western Illinois was more competitive on the stat sheet than it was on the scoreboard. They ran for 197 yards with J.C Baker going for 108 with a 7.2 average per carry.
There isn't as much mystery as to what the Lobos will do on offense. They like to pound teams with their option and UNLV has shown some cracks in their running game. UNLV has given up an average of 232 yards per game on the ground.
Still, the Rebs come to Albuquerque on back-to-back wins – the first time a Hauck-led Rebel team has won back-to-back games.
The Rebels look to make it three straight when they visit the Lobos on Saturday.
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Scouting Museum &
Max I. Silber Scouting Library
Welcome to the Lee Scouting Museum...home to one of the finest displays of Scouting history in the world! Located at Camp Carpenter in Manchester, NH, the museum was founded in 1969 and is owned and operated by the Daniel Webster Council, BSA.
The Lawrence L. Lee Scouting Museum/Max I Silber Scouting Library represents an exciting, unique, and colorful repository for an exceedingly large collection of Boy Scout memorabilia and an exceptional Scouting Library. Artifacts relating to Scouting in New Hampshire, New England, the United States, and the World are on display for all ages to come and enjoy. We hope you will come and visit us!
The mission of the Lawrence L. Lee Scouting Museum and Max I. Silber Scouting Library is to preserve Scouting's heritage and inspire youth about Scouting traditions and values through an interactive and educational structure. The Museum will collect, preserve, and display Scouting artifacts and publications; conduct research; provide educational materials and events; and educate, enrich, and inspire youth and the general public with the ideals represented by the Scouting Movement.
The 2013 Jamboree on the Air was a great success. Join us in 2014 for an interesting opportunity to speak to Scouts around the world by radio on October 18th from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm as we participate in the 57th annual JOTA.
Baden-Powell began working to create the Girl Guides in Great Britian. They were formed in 1910. On March 12, 1912 Juliette Gordon Low started the Girl Guides in the United States. They soon became Girl Scouts and have have worked since the beginning to develop values and contribute to society while having fun.
More than 50 million American women enjoyed Girl Scouting during their childhood, and that number continues to grow as Girl Scouts of the USA continues to inspire, challenge, and empower girls everywhere.
Today the Girl Scouts are 3.2 million strong
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My family and I went to the WDW Pirates and Princess Party in February. There has been quite a few reviews already, but I wanted to ad my comments about Jack Sparrow.
We first saw Jack at the Pirate Tutorial. The actor playing him was fantastic! He had all the movements down and even looked like him (which I guess is not too hard with the right costume and make-up). It was a very funny script with Jack and this other guy teaching the kids how to sword fight, but most importantly, how to distract and run away. Each kid was to fight Jack's helper, and at the right time say, "Look! It's the Govenor's daughter!" Then run away. Jack fought the last little boy, and when it was his turn to distract Jack with the above line, Jack said, "She's not all that cute, Mate." (You had to be there.) The ending had Jack saying the daughter line and running through the crowd as his exit. A very funny show!
After the fireworks, we headed to the Jack Meet and Greet. We waited for about 15 minutes, but it was so worth it. They had us in a line in a restaurant with Pirate movie music playing over head. It really got you in the mood. The Jack we had was the absolute best! I have read that some of you had "bad" Jacks, but ours was incredible. My two boys were too shy to ask him for his autograph, so I went up to him and asked him if he signed autographs. He said yes but did not take my pen or book. I asked him if he could sign and he said yes but still did not take the pen or book. After a few more attempts at this, I gave him the pen and he immediatly started to walk away with it. I told him I wanted the pen back when he was done.
He asked me where I was from and I was a bit nervous (because he was so handsome) so I said Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in a sort of funny way. He asked if you had to say it that way and I just could not help laughing. Now it was time for the family picture, and when it was being taken, he whispered "Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania."
After the family picture, I asked him if I could get a picture of just him and me. At this point I started to open up my jacket to show him my t-shirt that had Johnny as Jack on it. He jumps in front of me, facing the camera with his arms spread out and says, "Woa, not in front of the kids!" At this point the entire room was laughing uncontrollably. Then he turned to me and got closer and then said, "Ok, go ahead and show me." I just kept laughing and finally showed him my shirt to which he replied. "You have my face on your...nevermind."
We were laughing so hard our stomachs hurt. He was so very clever with his comebacks, all the while acting like Jack. I wish we had it on video. His last comments to us as we were getting our stuff to go was, "Make sure you visit the Jack Sparrow Marriage Tuitorial on your way out!"
That five minutes was worth the price to the party. I have never laughed so hard in my life. That guy was great!
One more photo of us at the beginning of the party. You can see my Jack shirt that started it all.


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Series Summary
A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words
How can we know God, when we've never seen Him face to face? Thankfully, Jesus gave us pictures to help us get a better understanding of who He is. In this series, we will attempt to answer two questions. First, what pictures did Jesus use to describe himself? Second, what picture are we painting of God to the world around us with how we are living? Check out the notes, podcasts, and sermon clips below as we walk through the book of John to learn more about God, and in turn, more about ourselves!
week 1 - Light of the World (download)
8/22 - JOn Kragel
John 8:12
There is no battle between light and darkness when you walk into a room. As soon as you flip the switch, light comes on, and all that darkness can do is run and hide in the shadows behind objects and in corners. In this message, Jon tells us of the positive aspects of Jesus being the Light of the World.
week 2 - Living Water (download)
8/29 - Jon Kragel
John 7
The earth is made up of 70% water. Our bodies are 2/3 water. We use water in every facet of our everyday life. In John 7, Jesus offers us living water, meaning the Holy Spirit, and He tells us that spiritually drinking this water, we will never thirst again. In this message, Jon tells the reasons why we should drink the living water from Christ, and avoid the salt water of the world.
week 3 - Bread of Life (download)
9/5 - Jon Kragel
John 6
In this story, the people listening to Jesus come so close to him, yet walk away missing the point. What are our motives for coming to church? Not simply why do we come, but why do we stay, and what do we walk away from remembering? In this message, Jon pleads with everyone to not come to church, only to walk away missing Christ.
week 4 - The Word (download)
9/12 - Nathan Wilder
John 1
In America, we speak English. In Germany, people speak German. In Brazil, people speak Portugese. People can understand each other when they speak the same langauge. What language does God speak? In this message, Nathan shares how we can know God when we know Jesus Christ, and we can share God with our friends when we "speak" Christ through our actions.
week 5 - The Good Shepherd (download)
9/19 - Nathan Wilder
John 10
In Biblical times, shepherding was a common profession. A shepherd had the responsibility to lead, guide, protect, and take care of his flock. The more the animals were around the shepherd, the more they knew his voice. In this message, Nathan shares how Christ is the Good Shepherd, who leads, guides, protects, and takes care of us. The closer we are to Christ, the better we'll understand and know His voice.


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Lenny Tristia Tambun
A 17-year-old senior high school student was fatally stabbed during a Wednesday afternoon brawl between rival private schools in Manggarai, South Jakarta in the second deadly street fight this week.
Students from SMU Yayasan Karya 66 and SMU Kartika Zenie got into a bloody battle on Jalan Minangkabau, Manggarai, South Jakarta, after about 20 students from both schools began pelting each other with stones at 1 p.m., police said.
Deni Januar, of SMU Yayasan Karya 66, was stabbed in the chest and stomach during the melee, Tebet police chief Adj. Comr. Samuel said.
He was rushed to Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital (RSCM) but doctors were unable to save him.
Police were gathered at the scene Wednesday afternoon.
"There are dozens of police officers investigating the incident scene," Samuel said. "The blood has been covered by sand."
Tenth grader Alawy Yusianto Putra was fatally stabbed in a similar brawl on Monday between students from public high schools SMU 6 and SMU 70. Police are currently looking for Alawy's alleged killer, a 12th grader named Fitrah Rahmadani.
The Ministry of Education previously said it was investigating methods to curb the violence surrounding Jakarta's high schools.
"Starting today we will draft reconciliation method," Education minister Muhammad Nuh said on Tuesday. "Why can't they as children of this nation live side by side in harmony. We're sure and are determined that it can be done."
Nuh said everyone from the Jakarta government down to the teachers and parents should be involved in working toward a solution. The key, Nuh said, is stopping the cycle of revenge.
"We will find model to cut off the revenge," Nuh said.


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Election Day isn't over. However, election officials saw fewer voters during early voting compared to the previous non-presidential primary election in 2010.
Early voting in Benton County drew 6,422 voters, according to the election commission.
"We were probably at 20-25 percent fewer voters than we had in 2010," said Russel Anzalone, election commission secretary. "I believe we were a little over 8,000 then when we are are 6,400 now for early voting."
In Washington County, 2,935 voters cast their ballots early. In 2010, there were 3,092 voters, according to the county clerk's office.
By noon Tuesday (May 20) at the Downtown Activity Center in Bentonville, only 20 people had cast their ballots.
Mindy Baker, from Benton County, was one of them. She said she made an effort to vote.
"I think it's really important to vote for a number of reasons," Baker said. "I'm a teacher and I just taught my students about civic responsibility of voting and I thought well that's important that I do that as well."
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Cobie Smulders & Taran Killam Are Married!
It's a match made in comedy heaven: Cobie Smulders and and Taran Killam are married!
The How I Met Your Mother actress and the Saturday Night Live player were wed on Saturday, September 8 at the Alisal Guest Ranch in Solvang, CA.
The couple's three-year-old daughter Shaelyn took part in the ceremony. The pair have been engaged since 2009, and Shaelyn was born five months after the two announced their engagement.
Cobie's HIMYM co-star Alyson Hannigan was reportedly in attendance at the wedding.
Congratulations to the happy couple!
Source: RadarOnline
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96-1975 - 70 Piece Professional Tool Set
This kit includes 70 of the most commonly used tools in the Mechanical industries. It is ideal for the seasoned veteran or beginner alike. And with the most trusted name of Crescent™ you know you are getting a quality tool set! It features 1/4-inch and 3/8-i...
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82-14472 - Sixteen Channel 960H Network DVR
This sixteen channel DVR comes complete with software to help guide you through an easy, no-hassle set-up. This advanced model includes an HDMI connection to support 720p, 1080i, and 1080p. It's the perfect solution for your residence or business.
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Seco-Larm's line of DC CCTV power supplies is the cost-effective way to power multiple cameras and is perfect for many security system and access control applications including integration with alarms.
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Speco LS Series DVR with Looping Outputs
The LS series is fully loaded and easy to use. Great for both commercial and residential use.
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28-17954 - Propeller Professional Development Microcontroller Board
The Propeller Professional Development Board is a high-quality, fully-integrated development platform for the Propeller P8X32A multicore microcontroller. A wide variety of peripheral connectors and typical I/O devices such as LEDs and buttons are built into the b...
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Eight Channel Mic Splitter
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Issues & Campaigns
Public Transport
OPSA frequently receives complaints about the inadequacy of bus time-tables and routes, and the cost of bus fares.
Over the last decade OPSA and OUSA have worked with the Regional Council, and routes and timetables have been improved to better meet the needs of Polytechnic students, and we are grateful for these.
However, OPSA is continuing to work for a more affordable bus service, and is pleased to announce in early 2014 a 25% student discount scheme will be trialed.
OPSA has proposed several fairer models of fares, including a fare-free system.
Our parents' generation got their education not just interest-free
- but almost entirely for free. However, rather than re-pay
it via fair taxes, they now live in a relatively low-tax country and have
effectively passed their debt on to us by implementing user-pays education.
Tertiary education was relatively free until 1989 when user-pays education was introduced.
While the government still significantly subsidises tertiary education, New Zealand has since became one of the most
expensive places to study in the world.
OPSA believes in everyone's right
to access a quality tertiary education. But user-pays education creates a significant
barrier to this right for many people. User-pays effectively means Payer-uses, because only those who can pay are able to use.
When fees were dramatically increased in the early 1990s the
government was forced to introduce the student loans scheme so people
could afford to study. Student loans have allowed many people access to study that otherwise would not be able to in a user-pays system, but they have of course also transferred debt on to graduates (until
interest was removed, student debt was set to exceed the
country's national debt before 2020).
Students should not be the only class of people
forced to borrow simply to eat. All full-time students should
be entitled to an adequate living allowance equivalent to the dole. A basic human
right you would have thought.
New Zealand has had explosive fees increases during the 1990s, and still has
fee increases that outstrip inflation.
Research carried out by New York's Buffalo University ranks
New Zealand fourth in the world for fees at public tertiary
institutions. The average costs are higher than those at similar
institutions in Australia, the USA and the UK
Interest on debt was highly unfair - a lower-income worker (eg a
nurse) could end up paying more in total for
their education than a higher-income worker who could pay off
their debt more quickly (eg a doctor).
Fair's fair
Our parents' generation got their education not just interest-free
- but almost entirely for free. However, rather than re-pay
it via fair taxes, they now live in a relatively low-tax country and have
effectively passed their debt on to us by implementing user-pays education.
Wearing black on Thursdays indicates that
you have a desire for a community where we can all
walk safely without fear of being beaten-up, verbally abused,
raped, discriminated against because of your gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation,
or political affiliation. It shows that
you want to be free.
Thursdays in Black T-shirts
are for sale from OPSA office.
Dunedin landlords have a free system available to them to give their flats a standardised rating (based on an idea OPSA presented to the DCC in 2004), allowing renters to better know what they're signing up for. Check all the flats on your next year's list to see which flat is really best - Student Tenancy Accommodation Rating Scheme.
If you have a specific problem with your current flat contact OPSA if you need help or advice dealing with your landlord.
OPSA has in the past warned its members that it will expel students guilty of illegal activities as part at the Undy 500 event: OPSA intends to expel any members guilty of violence or damage, and calls for end to Undie 500 unless it can be run safley.
OPSA's best recommendation to students is simply to stay away from the event until it is run legally and safely.
The Otago Polytechnic Students' Association in partnership with Otago Polytechnic is offering all Otago Polytechnic Students free STI checks for the month of April 2009.
The Otago Polytechnic Students' Association is reminding student tenants and landlords to take steps to avoid house fires in the coming winter.
OPSA supports smoke-alarms being made compulsory in all rental accomodation.
OPSA has lost the VSM battle (see below). The VSM Bill was passed at the last member's session of the 2011 parliament. Thankfully changes to the original bill allow OPSA to be a contracted services provider to the Polytechnic, and OPSA will work to retain as many of its services for students as posibile.
The VSM bill was a hot issue. The Act Party's proposed "full-blown" VSM has only ever been tried in Australia, and largely ended up costing students more - in return for less services and representation.
Another predicted effect of the bill is that students' associations will no longer be a strong voice or organisation for student issues - no one to voice students concerns about the increasing costs of education, no one to stand up for you when you have issues with your institution, and no one to complain about erosion of student support...
Indeed looking at the Australian effects of VSM on their smaller associations - like OPSA - many have been forced to disband. There's no reason to think that VSM won't have the same effect on OPSA if the Polytechnic chose not to continue to enter into a services agreement - so not only will your services and voice be harmed, they'll could be gone altogether.
More information about VSM and its effects can be found here.
Make Yourself Heard
Write a letter to the editor of most any NZ newspaper you choose.
Write a letter to an MP.
Give Otago Polytechnic feedback, use the "Your voice @ OP" option.
Media Releases
page is published and maintained by OPSA. tel/fax (03) 477-6974.
PO Box 5381, Dunedin
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It's the end of an era on East Avenue. The smallest Wegmans in the country will close its doors Saturday, making way for a new, much bigger store.
Shoppers will have until 6 p.m. Saturday to stock-up. The store will be demolished and turned into a parking lot.
Wegmans says the store's 400-plus employees will be temporarily relocated to other stores until the new location opens on May 19.


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Once inside the terminal, we pass through Immigration. Immediately we are humbled by sights and sounds that are foreign tongues.
Oh Lord, help me to remember that I don't know everything, and that that's okay, because You are the One Who understands it all!
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We are excited to announce three new enhancements that we believe provide our investors with more decision-making data than any other peer-to-peer lending platform.
Expanding Investor Data Access
First, we now support a CSV download format for a view of our loan performance data. For each loan, you will find a selection of credit attributes from the loan application as well as variables related to the performance of that loan, like final loan status and total principal and interest paid. By combining these sets of data, we have made it possible for investors to more easily construct and test their own investment strategies. This simplified data format will replace the more cumbersome XML format that we've used to date. Note that this means that certain types of data, including information related to group membership, member profiles, and bids, will no longer be available in the data export.
You can find the Loan Data Export file on our new Download page. (You can also access this page via the "Download Data" link on our Performance page while logged into your account.) This file will dynamically update on a daily basis.
Expanded Underwriting Information Preview
We are also working to make new sources of data available to guide your decision-making where we can. In 2011 we initiated a project to expand the amount of information considered when determining our Prosper Score. This expanded information will allow us to make better underwriting decisions across the platform, and we are also making it available to you today.
The first component of this data is the Expanded Underwriting Archive, also available on our Download page. The Archive file has a large number of application attributes and performance variables, allowing you to test and develop a wide variety of investment strategies.
Most of these variables are not yet available to investors through our API, however. To enable you to execute your new strategies based on the expanded dataset in the short term, we are also making available a Recent Listings Sample with Expanded Underwriting Data. This file includes a sub-set of recent listings for which we have these expanded bureau attributes.
Finally, we are releasing an Underwriting Archive Data Dictionary for use with the Archive and Listings Samples. There is a lot of data included in those files, but the Data Dictionary should make it easy to understand what you're working with.
We are truly excited about these developments and believe that they provide our investors with far more information than any other investment platform. Thank you for continuing to invest with Prosper, and please contact us directly at email@example.com or leave a comment below if you have any questions about the new data enhancements.


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I hope these last days of the year bring you peace, laughter and happiness.
I want to thank my readers for a great year, let's end the year with sequins and a whole lot of blinding pastel colors.
A great way to wear a sequin piece during the day is to restrict it to one clothing item.
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Russell Hancock is the President & CEO of Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network, a position he has held since 2003. In this role Dr. Hancock is best described variously: as a civic leader, community gatherer, institution builder, social entrepreneur, and an outspoken advocate for regionalism. Since taking the helm of Joint Venture he has quadrupled the size of the organization; assembled a potent board filled with mayors, CEOs and university presidents; built strategic partnerships; recruited a highly talented staff; and launched initiatives that are delivering measurable results to the region.
Educated at Harvard in the field of government, Russell received a Ph.D. in political science from Stanford University where he currently teaches in the Public Policy Program. Fluent in Japanese, Russell returned to Stanford in 2000 to become the inaugural director of the Shorenstein Forum for Asia-Pacific Studies, Stanford's gathering place for ranking officials, senior executives, journalists, and scholars who shape outcomes in the Pacific Rim. In addition to the research output of the Forum, he built up corporate programs, established international fellowships, raised money, and generated public events featuring a stream of presidents and ministers.
Faculty and staff will have an opportunity to discuss the changing demographics of Silicon Valley and its implications on West Valley College in small groups.
Breakout discussions will be discussed as a campus community.
Aligning with College Council's new integrated planning structure, the Program Review process has significantly changed from an annual review to a major or minor review every other year. Learn about how these and other changes will impact your program's self-study for the coming Spring 2012 Semester.
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