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Generic Name: ferric carboxymaltose
Date of Approval: July 25, 2013
Company: Luitpold Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Treatment for: Iron Deficiency Anemia
FDA Approves Injectafer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Injectafer (ferric carboxymaltose injection), a parenteral iron replacement product used for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia (IDA) in adult patients who have intolerance to oral iron or have had an unsatisfactory response to oral iron. Injectafer is also indicated for iron deficiency anemia in adult patients with non-dialysis dependent chronic kidney disease (NND-CKD).
Injectafer Patient Information
Please read this information carefully before taking this medication. This summary does not tell you everything about Injectafer. Speak with your doctor or healthcare professional if there is something you do not understand or if you would like to learn more about Injectafer. Your doctor or healthcare professional is your best source of information about this medicine.
What is Injectafer?
Iron is a mineral that the body needs to produce red blood cells. When the body does not get enough iron, it cannot produce the number of normal red blood cells needed to keep you in good health. This condition is called iron deficiency (iron shortage) or iron deficiency anemia.
Injectafer is used to treat iron deficiency anemia. Iron deficiency anemia may be caused by several medical conditions including heavy menstrual bleeding, pregnancy, childbirth, inflammatory bowel disease, other malabsorption diseases, bariatric surgery, or chronic kidney disease.
General information about using Injectafer safely and effectively
Injectable iron is administered only by or under the supervision of your health care professional.
Serious or life threatening allergic reactions have been reported with intravenous iron products. Tell your health care professional if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to any IV iron.
Patients should report to their healthcare professional any signs and symptoms of an allergic reaction to Injectafer, in particular rashes, shortness of breath and wheezing.
Iron is not easily eliminated from the body, and its build up may be lead to a condition called iron overload which may be harmful. Certain medical conditions such as liver disease may also make you more likely to develop iron overload. Ask your doctor or healthcare professional.
Who should not take Injectafer?
You should not be given Injectafer if you have anemia that is not caused by iron deficiency, or if you have iron overload.
If you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant please notify your doctor or healthcare professional. They will decide whether it is safe for you to receive Injectafer.
How should I take Injectafer?
Injectafer is administered intravenously (into your vein) by your doctor or health care professional in two doses.
What should I avoid?
You should not take iron supplements by mouth if you are receiving iron injections. Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take, including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins and herbal supplements.
Injectafer side effects
The side effects of Injectafer are infrequent, usually mild and generally do not cause patients to stop treatment. The most common side effects are nausea, injection site reactions (including pain or bruising at the injection site), asymptomatic reductions in blood phosphorus, flushing, headache, hypertension, dizziness, and increased alanine aminotransferase. Potentially long lasting brown staining of skin near injection site may occur.
These are not all the possible side effects of Injectafer. For more information ask your doctor or healthcare professional. Talk to your doctor if you think you have side effects from taking Injectafer.
See also: Side effects (in more detail)


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Honors College Requirements
Profile: 2014 South Carolina Honors College Class*
Class Size: 436
Average Weighted Core GPA: 4.69
Interquartile SAT* Score: 1390-1470
Interquartile ACT Score: 31-33
* All 2014 data are preliminary.
** On the critical reading and math sections combined.
Honors Admissions Information
Admissions consideration requires excellent high-school grades and strong scores on the SAT or ACT. You must submit the freshman application and Honors supplement by November 15th. If you complete the admissions application online, and your self-reported scores are high enough, you will be invited to apply for the Honors College and top scholarships at the point of application. All supplemental materials (including application fee official fee waiver, test scores, two letters of recommendation, and personal statement) must be postmarked or submitted by November 15th as well.
Note: The November 15th deadline is designed to give Honors College applicants more time to complete their essays. Honors College applicants should submit their general University application and the Honors College/Top Scholars supplemental application together as one complete document. Those who meet the November 15th deadline will receive a decision on their University admission status during the week of December 15th (same timing as for October 15th Early Answer applicants).
If you are an Honors College applicant, you must have two letters of recommendation submitted on your behalf. We prefer your recommenders complete the Honors College Recommendation form generated by USC's online application. Be sure to have the name and email address of each recommender while completing the Honors portion of the application. This will help your recommender submit your recommendation in a more timely fashion. If letters are mailed, then they must include ATTN: Honors College Processing on the envelope to ensure delivery. US Mail is our least preferred method of delivery since it slows processing time.
Honors Essay Prompts
The South Carolina Honors College application involves answering short answer prompts and a full-length essay, so be sure to allow enough time to provide thoughtful responses. For your reference, this years full-length essay prompts are listed below. You are expected to answer one of these prompts along with approximately 6 short answer essay prompts that appear on the online application. Do not answer these prompts independently of the actual application. You must complete the online honors application supplement in addition to the regular application for admissions consideration.
- We often use metaphors to help us understand our world and persuade others. Write about a metaphor that you think is powerful, and explore its potential to be helpful and/or harmful in your thinking.
- Whats that sound?
- Imagine that it is the year 2050. You are the head of an elite team of scientists, and you have made a remarkable discovery. What have you discovered, and what are the consequences of your discovery?
- This is a two-part challenge: First, if you had the opportunity to speak to every person on earth, simultaneously and in each persons native tongue, what would you say? Provide us with the text of your speech. Second, discuss briefly your thinking in proposing this speech.
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Richard III: Wounds give clues to the king's final moments
Posted: February 11, 2013|
A key member of the Richard III project believes he has pieced together the final few minutes of the monarch's life.
The king was killed at Bosworth Battlefield on August 22, 1485.
Historical accounts record that after a last-gasp charge at his enemy, Henry Tudor, Richard's horse became stuck in muddy ground and he was overpowered by Lancastrian forces.
Bob Woosnam-Savage, curator of European edged weapons at the Royal Armouries, in Leeds, said he might be able to shed more light on those final moments after examining the exhumed king's wounds.
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"What we have is a very tentative, first attempt to try to create a possible narrative," he said.
According to Bob, Richard led a mounted charge against Henry Tudor.
He cut down Henry's standard bearer, Sir William Brandon, before his progress was stalled by marshy ground.
With his horse stuck, Richard – who was in light mail and heavier plate armor – continued to fight on foot, a few feet away from his target.
"Tudor's bodyguard would have been defending him as well and so, within a very short space of time, Richard could have found himself outnumbered and in the 'press of his enemies'," said Bob.
Richard's armor would have received more and more blows as he was outnumbered and would have become less effective with each strike, said Bob.
His helmet was lost at some point and his head and face were left exposed.
"At this time, Richard immediately receives more blows," said Bob.
"A number of individual wounds from bladed weapons to the head, indicate a sustained and repeated attack on an unprotected head, one particularly heavy blow possibly proving fatal."
The death blow might have been delivered by a weapon resembling a halberd – a long staff with a spike and axe-like head.
Bob said that at the point the fatal blow was delivered, it is likely Richard had keeled over and was kneeling or lying down.
He said: "This trauma to the head certainly would appear to fit accounts that include descriptions such as his head was shaved and that his 'brains came out with blood'."
In total, pathologists and bone experts from the University of Leicester found 10 battle wounds on the skeleton of Richard III.
A number of them were "humiliation injuries" – such as a wound to Richard's pelvis – which are believed to have be caused after death.


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Full detailed profile on JR Chandler Played by Ryan Bittle on All My Children Daytime Soap Opera.
Ryan Bittle (Hallmark Channel)
Birthday: March 21, 1976
At the mansion, JR apologizes to Brooke and offers to smooth things over with the investors. Dimitri tells him it's too late – they've all invested in CorTech. Colby overhears from the next room and accuses JR of sucking up. It's all part of his plan. Upstairs, Miranda joins AJ in his room with a surprise. Heather interrupts and AJ leaves with her. Miranda rips up some tickets.
At the hospital JR asks Joe about Cara's stolen prescription pads. Joe tells him whoever did this gave no thought at all to Cara's career.
JR runs into Cara back at the mansion. He apologizes again about the prescriptions and tells her he's clean. She's happy for him but it scares her that she can't trust him. He wants another chance and her help to stay clean. She just wants to take Oliver and leave. Meanwhile, Dimitri grabs Brooke and kisses her.
AJ and Heather get back to his room and start making out. She lets him know this isn't her first time and pushes him to move forward. JR interrupts and Heather waits downstairs so they can talk. AJ tells JR it's too late. All JR knows is to lie, cheat, steal and kill, and AJ wants nothing to do with it.
At Chandler mansion, Colby is ecstatic about their success but Opal isn't as happy. She wouldn't even be doing this if Celia didn't creep her out. Later, Colby asks JR if he found out who sabotaged his reel. She's ready to get Brooke out, but she doesn't think that's her style. JR guesses David did it. Colby agrees it's a David move.
JR finds Cara in the square and assures her the secret is safe. "As long as I keep quiet about the steroids, right?" she replies. JR later sees David and accuses him of corrupting his file. David suggests JR should have stayed in his coma – people liked him better then.
At the mansion Colby accuses Brooke of taking everything. JR refuses to lose everything to her. Later, Brooke assures JR that having a backup reel was good business, nothing else. She wonders why he thinks she would risk losing investors just to humiliate him and suggests he needs psychological help. Dimitri walks in and JR asks if Adam knows how much time they are spending together. Dimitri warns JR not to drag Brooke in the mud.
David visits Oliver in the hospital. Cara almost rushes in but Joe stops her. She once believed they could be a family but then he shot JR. Joe asks her to remind herself of that before she takes a step she can't come back from. Later, Joe is concerned that this is Oliver's first bad reaction and they discuss more tests. David is surprised to see Cara but she plays it off like she knows Carmen from the Chandler Mansion. Later, Joe tells Cara he was contacted by the pharmacy about a prescription she wrote for steroids. They realize someone took one of her pads. Later, Cara accuses JR of stealing her pads. He put her medical career at risk! She thought they trusted each other. He knows she won't turn him in because he is keeping her secret.
After the gala, Dimitri tells Brooke he saved the investors. Brooke is presented with the diamond necklace from the auction and, assuming Adam bid, gushes about him. Meanwhile, alone in her room, Colby asks JR how it went with Adam. She had this idea her father would always love and protect her. JR assures Colby she did nothing wrong and calls Adam a heartless bastard. Later, Brooke realizes Dimitri bought the necklace. He admires how perfect she looks and leans in for a kiss. JR watches, but she pulls away. Upstairs, JR tries to mend fences with AJ but he is appalled with how JR behaved, not just tonight but his whole life. JR promises he is different but a syringe falls out of his pocket. AJ screams that JR is a liar and an addict. JR pleads that he is trying to change but no one will let him. He wishes he could undo his mistakes but all he can do is be a better dad. He worked hard and is sure Brooke messed with his file. He begs AJ to keep the steroids a secret and promises to stop. He asks AJ not to give up on him. AJ isn't buying it. All JR does is disappoint him and AJ throws him out of his life. Alone in her room Colby is upset.
At the gala, Brooke promises the investors they threw JR a bone because of his name. Later, Dr. Anders congratulates Dixie on being named director of the Miranda Center. She thinks perhaps tonight they can get to know each other better. Brooke interrupts. She should have never trusted JR with the reel. Dixie is worried about what is going on between Adam and JR. Outside, David comments to Cara about JR's quick temper - classic JR. Cara joins Brooke and Dixie as JR emerges. Adam asks to speak with Dixie and Brooke and they go in. Outside, JR tells Cara that Adam said he was an embarrassment. Cara points out his outburst was a little over the top and he accuses her of turning on him too. He calls her a fake for leading him on when all she cares about is hiding her son from David. He tells her to drop the act and go to hell. Inside, Adam tells Brooke that JR won't be a problem. Dimitri watches as they hold each other. Upstairs, AJ is upset. He believed JR when he said tonight would be a new beginning. Miranda is the only person who doesn't disappoint him. She pulls away and he calls her out for avoiding him whenever things get personal. He gets close - he always wants her around. Heather enters and invites him to join the dance contest. Downstairs, Colby looks for Adam but Brooke tells her he is already on his way to the airport. Colby plays it like she doesn't care. Later, Brooke tries to talk shop with Dimitri as they dance but he just wants to enjoy the rest of the evening. Upstairs, Angie runs into Oliver and she offers to tuck him back in. Downstairs, Dixie admits to Anders she is worried about JR. David gets Angie to dance. Jesse enters and begins to fight David. The men pull Jesse off. David apologizes to Angie and offers to take her home. She doesn't think it's a good idea. Meanwhile, Oliver wanders downstairs and eats some candy. Outside, his grandmother looks for him and Opal recognizes her as Cara's mom from Tad's wedding. She lies and says her name is Carmen. Inside, Colby dumps a plate of food on Celia, who retaliates by dumping water on her. David finds Oliver unconscious on the floor. Outside, JR begs for Cara's forgiveness. She wonders how he could question her feelings for him. They kiss, but she pulls away. He is her patient and she can't go there.


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Please forgive me if this is a silly question from a technical standpoint, but I have a second Wii to add to our family room. My first is fully soft-modded and my friends here told me I can simply clone my HDD (holds all my games) in WBFS. Can I simply clone my Wii itself and have the softmod all taken care of in one shot, or do I still need to softmod the Wii and then clone the HDD.
I also planned on direct copying my SD card from my working unit, it already has my HB stuff, GX Loader, media player and covers. If doing the second unit from scratch is simpler, that's what I'll do if instructed. Thanks and Happy New Year


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Theories of Sharpening
Angle Change on Guided Sharpeners
One area that causes some confusion, is how the angle changes on a guided sharpener on the Wicked Edge. Many believe that as the stone moves along the blade, especially along the "straight" portion, the angle changes. This Wiki page documents that this is not the case.
Clay has written a page on how the angle changes (or doesn't) as you sharpen. In it, he describes and shows in pictures how the angle does not change as you move down the straight portion of the blade:
- Does the angle change along the length of longer blades on the Wicked Edge
Anthony Yan (Lagrangian) has written an excellent post detailing this. Here's a Summary:
Very often, I encounter people who mistakenly think that a guided-rod set-up cannot sharpen a perfect V-edge. This subject of constant knife angles and pivoting-rod sharpeners always seems to come up, and there are tons of misconceptions. So I wrote this explanation for another forum, but I thought it would be of interest here. Eventhough, I'm sure that at some level or other, all WEPS fans/users already understand the material here, either intuitively, or mathematically.
Below, we will consider two cases: a knife with a circular belly, and a knife with a perfect straight edge. We will show that for these two cases, a guided-rod sharpener that pivots at a point (ie: a spherical rod-end or ball-and-socket joint), will sharpen a perfect V-edge. I won't discuss the circular case for very long; most misconceptions are for when the knife edge is a straight line. However, for edges which are not circular nor straight lines, a pivoting-rod sharpener may not sharpen a perfect V-edge.
- Dihedral Angles in Knife Sharpening


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Are you ready for some wall-to-wall pro football? Here's some help before you click away today (all times ET):
9 a.m.
NFL GameDay Morning, NFL Network
In the wake of Terrell Owens' 222-yard game at Cleveland, Hall of Famer Michael Irvin talks one-on-one with the seemingly rejuvenated Bengals receiver, who will someday join him in Canton.
11 a.m.
Sunday NFL Countdown, ESPN
The team looks at the Chiefs' unorthodox coaching, the family legacy of Packers OLB Clay Matthews and the charity work of Texans DT Amobi Okoye.
The NFL Today, CBS
In advance of the first of only two scheduled Cowboys games on CBS, Dan Marino talks quarterback-to-quarterback with Dallas' Tony Romo. In the studio, the gang will be joined by Dolphins WR Brandon Marshall.
FOX NFL Sunday, FOX
Rams QB Sam Bradford's rookie year has gotten off to a better start than Terry Bradshaw's did in 1970. The Hall of Famer talks to Bradford about leading 2-2 St. Louis.
1 p.m.
Packers at Redskins, FOX/DirecTV 712
If Aaron Rodgers lights up Washington's defense like the Fourth, will people get off the Pack for not getting a running back? Announcers: Joe Buck, Troy Aikman
Chiefs at Colts, CBS/DirecTV 706
Indianapolis is the team used to being undefeated after four weeks, but now Kansas City stands alone at 3-0. The Chiefs' running game vs. Peyton Manning will be a fun offensive duel. Announcers: Greg Gumbel, Dan Dierdorf
Giants at Texans, FOX/DirecTV 711
You never know what you'll get from the G-Men—it could be anything from domination to all-out frustration. As for Texans running back Arian Foster, we know he's the real deal.
Announcers: Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston
Broncos at Ravens, CBS/DirecTV 704
Kyle Orton comes in leading the league in passing yards, but Baltimore has the best pass defense. Advantage Ravens, starting with a ravaging pass rush. Announcers: Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts
Bears at Panthers, FOX/DirecTV 707
Bears backup QB Todd Collins will get the start, and he'll square off against Panthers rookie Jimmy Clausen, 15 years his junior. Let's just say defense and special teams will win this one. Announcers: Sam Rosen, Tim Ryan
Falcons at Browns, FOX/DirecTV 709
Browns running back Peyton Hillis won't be confused with a burner, but he keeps pounding away. Expect the Falcons' Michael Turner to provide quite a punch of his own. Announcers: Chris Myers, Charles Davis
Buccaneers at Bengals, FOX/DirecTV 708
The Bengals are the classic Jekyll and Hyde team. They can look really ugly winning and somehow good losing. But they shouldn't expect many style points against the gritty young Bucs. Announcers: Thom Brennaman, Brian Billick
Rams at Lions, FOX/DirecTV 710
In this year's draft, Sam Bradford and Ndamukong Suh went 1-2, and so far they've looked worthy of those selections. The Rams' top priority: Keep Suh (three sacks) away from Sam.
Announcers: Ron Pitts, John Lynch
Jaguars at Bills, CBS/DirecTV 705
It will be weird for former Buffalo quarterback Trent Edwards to watch the game from the visitors' sideline. It will be normal for Maurice Jones-Drew to dominate the Bills' league-worst run defense. Announcers: Gus Johnson, Steve Tasker
4:05 p.m.
Saints at Cardinals, FOX/DirecTV 713
Just like last season, the Cardinals are starting an undrafted quarterback. Max Hall, of course, is a long way from Kurt Warner, who will get a close look at the rookie from the booth. Announcers: Chris Rose, Kurt Warner
4:15 p.m.
Titans at Cowboys, CBS/DirecTV 714
This game has no lack of star power, and it's speed vs. speed. See Chris Johnson run to the outside, see DeMarcus Ware chase him down. Announcers: Jim Nantz, Phil Simms
Chargers at Raiders, CBS/DirecTV 715
Oakland spent years giving up big rushing games to LaDainian Tomlinson. L.T. is gone, but the Chargers' new running back duo of Mike Tolbert and Ryan Mathews won't much easier for the Raiders to contain. Announcers: Kevin Harlan, Solomon Wilcots
7 p.m.
Football Night in America, NBC
Bob Costas' candid pregame interviews with featured Sunday Night Football personalities are becoming can't-miss segments. Also this week, Alex Flanagan reports from Tennessee-Dallas.
8:20 p.m.
Eagles at 49ers, NBC
Frank Gore and Patrick Willis are ready-for-prime-time players; now they need to get the rest of the 0-4 Niners on board. For the Eagles, Kevin Kolb will try to provide some electricity in place of Michael Vick. Announcers: Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth


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The Changing Face of American Colleges
Diversity is not merely an ethical imperative; it's also a demographic fact of life...
The complexion of America is changing—and quickly. So why must colleges and universities work so hard to create a racially diverse campus?
Other factors, such as who goes to college and who doesn't, mean the demographics of college applicants differ from those of the larger pool of high-school graduates. And since colleges and universities also play a major role in creating diversity on their own campuses, such factors as outreach and financial aid have a major impact.
According to recent demographic projection, 40 percent of high-school graduates in the United States will be nonwhite by the year 2010, up from just over a third in 2000 and less than 25 percent in 1980.
"Liberal arts colleges have to recognize that our demographics must change, and if they don't change, we will be shrinking," says Professor of Economics Cecilia Conrad. "It is just that the population we are drawing from is changing. We want to educate the best and the brightest from all groups."
The 2000 national census found that the U.S. population has become increasingly diverse, due in large part to a 58 percent growth in the country's Hispanic population. At the same time, the white population is shrinking; in 2000, whites made up 69 percent of the 281.4 million people in the country, down from 76 percent in 1990. Other racial and ethnic groups grew slightly nationwide. On the state level, greater increases were seen in California, one of the most racially and ethnically diverse states in the nation. Because most of the growth throughout the nation was attributed to birth rates, the most dramatic increase in diversity is taking place among children.
This demographic change in the school-age population is dramatic in California, the state where Pomona College draws a large section of its students. Experts are predicting the number of public high-school graduates in California will increase in all racial and ethnic groups except for white students. In 2002, the California Department of Finance released figures estimating that between June 2001 and June 2012, the number of Hispanic high-school graduates will grow by 68 percent; and both Asian and African-American students will increase by 22 percent. At the same time, the number of white students is expected to drop by eight percent.
This demographic shift is part of a nationwide trend that has been going on for some time, and it's one reason that minority enrollment in the nation's colleges and universities has jumped by 122 percent over the past 20 years. Despite this increase, the gap among college participation rates for white, African-American and Hispanic high-school graduates widened from 30 percent for all races in 1978-1980 to the 1998-2000 rates of 45 percent for whites, compared with 40 percent for African Americans and 34 percent for Hispanics, according to a study released this year by the American Council on Education. Of the total college-campus population nationwide in 2000, 70 percent were white, 11 percent were African American and eight percent were Hispanic.
This disparity becomes noteworthy when you consider that surveys of high-school students routinely find that African American and Latino students are more likely to say they plan to go to college than are white students. According to Conrad, this is likely due, in part, to the fact that a college degree can lead to a better quality of life, including a greater earnings potential. A 2000 study conducted by Public Agenda, a nonprofit public-opinion-research organization, found that 65 percent of Hispanic parents and 47 percent of African-American parents believe that a college education is the single most important factor in a person's success, compared with 33 percent of white parents.
"But in the aggregate, black and Latino students are less likely to go because they are more likely to be poor and because no one else in their families has gone to college," says Conrad, pointing out two widely accepted indicators of college attendance.
Where college-bound people of color choose to go often depends in large part on the institution itself. Prospective students don't send applications to colleges they don't know much about. Getting a school's name out there can be especially daunting for small, elite, private schools, like Pomona, which aren't as well know as the public, state schools.
"A key aspect is outreach," says Gilda Ochoa, Pomona College associate professor of sociology and Chicana/o studies. "A lot of people still don't know about Pomona College."
Even in the Los Angeles area, which Pomona College calls home, many public high-school students are not introduced to the wealth of private, liberal-arts colleges right in their own backyard. Recruiting, says Ochoa, is part of the reason why. State colleges and universities and the military are far more likely to recruit at public high schools, particularly in working class communities of color.
Melissa McCoy '04 agrees. McCoy, a biracial student of Mexican and Anglo descent, grew up in Montclair, a city bordering on Claremont.
"Colleges have to reach out to where minority students live, which may be right in the neighborhood of the college," says McCoy. "So many people in the local area have never heard of Pomona College, and they don't even know that it's an option for them."
Another crucial factor in outreach is letting people know about the financial aid offered at the school. The numbers can appear daunting at first glance; Pomona charges $25,730 per year in tuition, compared to $10,874 at a University of California school. But considering Pomona's financial aid offerings shatters the misconception that the pricetag for private college education is astronomically high.
"If it were not for an exceptional financial aid package, I would have never been able to attend Pomona College," McCoy says. "However, many students don't know about financial aid, and many schools can't or don't offer packages like Pomona does."
According to a study released this year by Pomona College Politics Professor John Seery, financial aid actually makes Pomona and many other private, liberal-arts colleges affordable. For example, with financial aid figured into the mix, an in-state student at Pomona College will spend only $3,000 more on tuition and room and board over four years than the same student would have spent at UCLA. At the same time, the Pomona student will gain an education that is valued at $87,200 more.
"School counselors, parents, and college officials should be emphasizing that this 'Rolls Royce' form of undergraduate education can be extremely affordable and prospective students must look past the initial sticker price," says Seery.
Besides tuition, the SAT scores of Pomona's admitted students can appear daunting. The College's class of 2004 has median SAT scores of 1430 (720 math and 710 verbal) out of a possible 1600. Compare this to the national average of 1026 (519 math and 507 verbal), and the ongoing controversy over the fact that African American and Hispanic students have long had lower SAT scores than white and Asian students, and there might be a lot of prospective students, particularly students of color, who give up on attending Pomona before they even apply.
The campus climate is another big factor that can impact diversity at a college.
"I didn't want to go to a school were I would be one of few students of color," says Kaneisha Grayson '06, an African American student who first visited Pomona as part of the Minority Student Action Program (MSAP).
"The MSAP staff genuinely reach out to students of color and work very hard to make their visit here fun, comfortable and exciting," Grayson says of the program, although she believes prospective students of color should also visit the school at a time when no special programs are planned, in order to get a balanced view--something Grayson did not do.
"After arriving here at Pomona, I was struck by how isolated I felt," she says. "I was one of very few students of color in most of my classes. It was a huge adjustment to come here where most students are wealthy and white, and I am neither of those."
Chrisshonna Grant '05, on the other hand, was aware of the demographics at Pomona, and so was surprised by the difficulties she had when she arrived as a student.
"When I first came to Pomona to visit the campus I noticed that it was overwhelmingly composed of white students. However, it did not bother me much," says Grant, an African American woman. "I went to a predominantly white middle school so I knew that I would be able to adapt to the environment. However, my high school was extremely diverse, so when I got to Pomona, I was in 'culture' shock."
Grant owes part of her discomfort to the fact that she couldn't go home every night as she had done while a middle school student. On top of that though, some early encounters with other students left her feeling confused and angry.
"It was not until I came to Pomona that I started to critically think about race and power dynamics," Grant says. "I never before had to educate white students about my struggles. I discovered new challenges I had against me and was finally able to accurately articulate struggles I experienced in life but was unaware, at the time, how to name them. I also realized how many stereotypes I held about my own ethnic background. It was hard to listen to ignorant comments and it was discouraging to know that we students of color did not change the minds of many of our white classmates."
Both Grant and Grayson say the transition would have been easier if the school had more students of color.
Despite the obstacles to creating a racially and ethnically diverse college campus, few of Pomona's students of color say that it's not worth the struggle.
—Deborah Haar Clark


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It's no secret that The Gossip Game's radio personality Angela Yee loves shoes. And with a closet full of Louboutins and Ruthie Davis, can you really blame her?
"I'm a shoe addict, so one of my main concerns when I signed on [to The Gossip Game] was to have my shoes on the show," Angela Yee told us when she sent over 14 snapshots of her personal collection. But what makes this footwear so special? At first we were thinking maybe they were her favorites, but they're actually all pairs that the Power 105 radio host wore while taping The Gossip Game.
Take a moment to get up close and personal with Angela's boots and pumps below, and don't forget to keep your eyes peeled for their cameo appearances on her feet, Monday nights at 9pm ET/PT.
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July 30, 2015
BERLIN (AP) - An Israeli orchestra is performing the music of
Richard Wagner at the annual Bayreuth opera festival, breaking the
unofficial rule against playing the music of Adolf Hitler's
favorite composer.
Organizers say the concert Tuesday by the Israel Chamber
Orchestra is the first time an Israeli orchestra has played Wagner
in Germany.
The American Gathering of Holocaust Survivors and their
Descendants is criticizing the concert as a "disgraceful
abandonment of solidarity with those who suffered unspeakable
horrors by the purveyors of Wagner's banner."
But Orchestra Chief Executive Eran Hershkovitz says the
performance shows the world the Nazis failed in their attempt to
exterminate the Jews.
He says: "It is a once-in a lifetime concert, a victory
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The Russian conductor Andrey Boreyko is one of the most exciting and dynamic conductors to emerge from Eastern Europe in recent years. He is currently Chief Conductor of the Berner Symphonie Orchester as well as Principal Guest Conductor of the Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart (SWR) and of the Orquesta Sinfónica de Euskadi. From the start of this season he will also become General Music Director of the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker, during which time he will conduct one opera production per season at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein.
As a guest conductor Andrey Boreyko has worked with many of the world's most renowned orchestras. In Germany and Austria he has conducted the Berliner Philharmoniker, Münchner Philharmoniker, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig and the Wiener Symphoniker. Elsewhere in Europe he has appeared with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, Filharmonica della Scala, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, London Symphony, Philharmonia and BBC Symphony Orchestras, as well as Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France. In the United States and Canada he has conducted the Chicago, Boston, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Dallas and Toronto Symphony Orchestras. Highlights of this season include return visits to the Los Angeles and New York Philharmonics, and the Philadelphia and Cleveland Orchestras.
Numerous CDs as well as TV and radio recordings demonstrate Andrey Boreyko's artistic versatility. His discography includes Arvo Pärt's Lamentate and Valentin Silvestrov's Symphony No. 6 both recorded with the Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart (SWR) and released by ECM records. In 2006 Hänssler Classic released a live recording of Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 4 and the world premiere recording of his original version of the Suite from the opera Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk.
Andrey Boreyko was born in St. Petersburg where, at the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory, he studied conducting and composition (with Elisabeta Kudriavtseva and Alexander Dmitriev), graduating summa cum laude. Throughout his career Andrey Boreyko has held several positions including Music Director of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra from 2001 to 2006, Principal Guest Conductor of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra from 2000 to 2003, Chief Conductor of Hamburger Symphoniker from 2004 to 2008, and Chief Conductor of the Jenaer Philharmonie between 1998 and 2003. Whilst with the Jenaer Philharmonie, Boreyko received awards for the most innovative concert programming in three consecutive seasons from the German Music Critics (Deutscher Musikverleger-Verband) – an unprecedented achievement in the entire history of this prize.
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Technology can be intrusive in a concert setting. It started with digital wristwatches beeping the hour mark. Then it was the ring of cellphones. In an experiment Thursday night, National Symphony Orchestra conductor Emil de Cou tweeted bursts of info about the score to Beethoven's "Pastoral" Symphony No. 6 as it was performed (appropriate since there are three different bird calls in the score). Bravo to the NSO for this experiment that you can read about here.
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Kernel Panic - Intel iMac OSX Tiger 10.4.7
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OK here it is, just the facts.
Imac Intel slot-loading 20 Flatpanel, exactly as I bought it 2yrs ago from applestore(havent touched any RAM or ever opened the computer)
Safari 10.4.1x (recently downloaded the most recent updates)
No backups, so I cannot Erase and Reinstall, my sons pictures are on here. Save your flames for someone else.
I was running a disk-burning utility and the Itunes cover art screensaver was on (the screensaver being my most probable suspect for crash because of its documented bugginess, but the cause is moot for me at this point.) I came back to my mac to check the progress and the screen was frozen on the screensaver (I want to note that the hue of the screensaver was pinkish as opposed to the actual color of the album covers, a not too subtle hint that somethin aint right) At this point nothing worked but a hard shutdown by holding the power button. Upon restart, kernel panic. Sigh
After several days of reading forums I present to you my not so unique, but as of yet unsolved problem, and a list of what I have tried unsuccessfully to do to resolve it. I am pasting this in several forums hoping to resolve it so you can search if someone does come up with a solution. Pardon me if I mix up cmd, option, ctrl, and alt I am using a PC keyboard. I know what keys to press through trial and error at this point, I just dont know what theyre called on macs
-zapped PRAM, take note a mac compatible keyboard is needed for this (Logitech g15 doesnt work for this task, but the cheapie Logitech Classic200 does, focus on the problem people)
-C after startup to boot Installation disk and running Disk utility/Repair Disk gives error
Checking HFSPlus volume
/red catalog file entry not found for extent
Volume check failed
Error: The underlying task reported failure
Techtool Deluxe showed error in repairing the volume and directory tests, the rest passed
The partition which previously held Windows and has now been erased and formatted in an unsuccessfull attempt to install a copy of OSX onto reports as no problems detected: Attempts to erase this partition and install OSX onto it result in errors
-Shift(safe mode) gives kernel panic
-cmd/alt-O/F Firmware boot gives kernel panic
-T at startup makes a target disk I guess but since I dont have several mac computers laying around this isnt a viable option atm
-cmd/V (Verbose mode) loads the info below and stops
-cmd /S (Single User Mode) does the same as verbose mode, I am unable to type at the prompt, it is essentially frozen at the end
-Option at startup only gives kernel panic
-Archive and Reinstall-The main hard drive wont mount so it seems all I will be able to do is erase that partition
- I think I covered all of them, If I missed something, it didnt help, either
-I tried a brief attempt at giving myself a crash course in terminal bash commands, but decided to do this before I rack my brain over that (as a last resort I will learn to program another **** language that will become useless in a few years before I erase my sons pictures) ..the terminal is the only place I could run a fsck but it just returns the next prompt, no sign that it did anything,
-I have heard that occasionally some peoples KPs resolve themselves. I am not sure if this is while the panic screen is showing or just on a successive reboot. I would love for that to happen here. That would be BCS(Best Case Scenario)
Following is what appears when I start in Verbose or Single-user mode
Se .Looking for kernel cache file System\Library\Caches\com.apple.kernelcahes\kerne lcache.BC122279 <then pause for 30-45sec, then finishes quickly with script below which goes too quick for me to read>
Loading mach kernel?
Read error (hexadecimal#)
root device uuid?
loading drivers?
<next screen>
I will just put some of the stuff here that might describe an error, and some stuff to give you an idea where it comes in the hexadecimal numbers(hex)
Started CPU 01
BSM auditing present
Rooting via boot-uuid from/chosen:
Waiting on <dict ID=0><key>IOProviderClass</key> yadayadayada
USB caused wake event (EHCI)
Firewire yada
Got Boot device = yadayada
BSD root
CSRHIDTransitionDriver::probe: -v (I am assuming that this is where it picks up my input to enter Verbose mode)
CSRHIDTransitionDriver::start before command (single user mode prints probe booting in single-user... do not match then skips the next two lines)
IOBluetoothController::start Idle Timer Stopped
Disk0s2: Hex# (Undefined).
Disk0s2: Hex#(Undefined).
Disk0s2:data underrun.
Pid 1 exited (signal 0,exit 1)panic(cpu 1 caller hex#): init died
State at last exception:
Debugger called: <panic>
Backtrace, Format Frame : Return address (4 potential args on stack)
Hex# :Hex# more hex #s No mapping exists for frame pointer
Backtrace terminated invalid frame pointer 0xbffff968
Kernel version yada yada yada
Thats it. Same happens in single-user mode. The cursor stops and I have to restart.
I can access the original install disc and suspect that if I can delete the cache files, or preference files, or whatever is pointing the boot sequence to the corrupted info I would be okay
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By Tali Simon | August 13, 2013
Ratatouille: Main dish, side dish, or a salad for the challah course? I'd say the answer is all of the above. For a weekday dinner, serve it over rice or couscous and call it a meal. If all you need is a side dish, it does a good job as that, too. And as something for your spread of salatim? Totally.
I've made this so many times, and each one is a little different. Depending on the produce prices, I might have a couple more tomatoes instead of the peppers. Or maybe I'll use a tiny eggplant and throw in an extra zucchini. If I feel like it, I'll dice everything really small, and if I don't feel like it, I just cube. It's all good.
But my new favorite thing about ratatouille is that the baby gobbles it up. Gourmet baby food, anyone?
- One year ago: Magically shrinking roasted carrots
- Two years ago: The dish on double-deckers
Yield: Serves 8 as an appetizer or 4 as a side dish
- ¼ cup olive or canola oil
- 1 small eggplant, peeled and cubed
- 1 medium zucchini, peeled and cubed
- 1 onion, diced
- 4 cloves garlic, crushed
- 2 red peppers, chopped
- 1 large tomato, cored, seeded, and chopped
- ¼ cup tomato paste mixed with ¼ cup water
- 2 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp cumin
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- ¼ cup fresh parsley or celery leaves, chopped
1. Heat oil in a deep skillet over medium heat. Add eggplant and zucchini, reduce heat to low, and stir to gently coat in oil. Let cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent burning. Add onion, garlic, red peppers, and tomato, and cook an additional 5 minutes.
2. Add tomato paste/water mixture and stir well. Add paprika and cumin and stir again. Cover and cook over low heat for 15 minutes. Taste for seasoning and add salt and pepper as needed. Finally, stir in the parsley. You're done!
Storage: Keeps well in the fridge for six days.
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This looks delish! Have you ever tried to freeze it? Does it freeze well too? Thanks!
Thanks, Tali, that's our supper for tonight!
Tali, I'm eating it now and it's delicious! And I never thought I liked ratatouille. And I never knew how to spell it until now. I added a little bit of date honey to make it sweeter.
Just re-noticing this from your Pesach menu – I use these vegetables all the time.
Are there any good alternatives for the 2 spices listed here? (Ever since I nearly missed finding a bug in some cumin and after another couple difficult attempts, I'm too paranoid to check it.)
Made this for family and guests for Shabbos Chol Hamoed Pesach and it was a hit! Thanks again for a simple, inexpensive, flexible, healthy, Pesach-friendly dish! I think I might do it again for Yom Tov cause it's so fun to stick liquidy things on the plata in the daytime


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They must not work for Eric Holder.....
They are both funded by Goldman Sachs, AKA Banker puppets. No vote is the only to go.
Genetically modified plants travel through the air as well as some radioactive particles. Don't be a silly troll, it's a waste of time and energy. The EPA is a bunch of criminals. Grow up.
The EPA is a joke. The only thing they do is make life for the average person's more difficult and expensive and life for GE and Halliburton easier. If they really cared about the environment they would go after actual environmental threats such as leaky nuclear power plants and genetically modified organisms just to name a few.
I feel safer now. Another dangerous dried flower taken off the street.
It seems the reporter forgot about the debris being radioactive. The Pacific Northwest all the way up to Alaska has been receiving tremendous radioactive fallout for over a year and no one talks about it. Sea mammals and polar bears have been found with radiation burns. There is no safe pacific fish anymore and food from Japan is highly contaminated. Over a year ago a tuna was caught off San Diego and tested positive for radioactive cesium. Japan will most likely have to be abandon in many of our lifetimes. Everybody living in the Northern Hemisphere should be watching Reactor #4 at Fukushima. It's on the cusp of failing and if it goes god help us....Don't worry VT Yankee (same reactor as Fukushima) is just as old and of course just as safe....HA!
He's actually a communist or 'collectivist'. All one needs to do to figure this out is briefly research the people that groomed him throughout his life (especially his time at Harvard). It's not Mr. Obama, it's Mr. Barry Soetoro, or at least that was his name as a child.
It is sad. Currently the TSA's body scanners essentially do the same thing. The TSA will soon be conducting cavity searches across the US under 'VIPER Squads', whether or not courts says it's illegal, which it obviously is. Slave training for real....
This case is another perfect illustration showing how out of control our public servants have gotten....The scary part is these Troopers are trained to use these techniques. What has happened to innocent until proven guilty?!?
I'm happy about this follow up article. Many of us were extremely concerned it could have been one of those evil illegal plants. Once again full spectrum journalism has saved the day. However we should all stay vigilant when we see plants....especially potted ones.
Agenda 21
More excuses for checkpoints...
As the world plunges into chaos, the Euro is the brink of collapse, 4 wars being fought across the world and a potted plant is news? Wow.....
You're silly. Bush and Obama are the same banker funded puppets. Lets move past the left/right paradigm.
To bad the Feds won't prosecute Eric Holder for the shipping guns directly to Mexican drug cartels to blame to 2nd Amendment. Fast and Furious and Project Gunrunner are directly responsible for the death of law enforcement agents and countless civilians. Those crimes seem a little more severe...
SLAVE TRAINING. Just like East Germany....Just wait until the DHS checkpoints start. The future is not looking good for our rights and freedoms.....
What a great distraction from the 3 illegal wars the Obama Administration is involved with. Syria will make number 4....
The Valley needs a new source for news. It's obvious MassLive is just a mouth piece for the system. It seems like they just copy and pastes the same article once a day.
Romney is the same as Obama!!! They are both funded by Goldman Sachs!!!
Are you super serial?!?!?! ManBearPig is coming to Western Mass?!? The inconvenient truth for Mr. Gore is everyone knows GW is a fraud no matter how much hot air he blows!!!


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Affectionately known as "the little show that can," Soul Factory's monthly showcase featuring "Souled Out" live music at Drom features a variety of soul/neo-soul/R&B artists. For three months, I was the woman who couldn't get her act together and get to a show – until Noel Gourdin hit the bill, that is.
Gourdin first got my attention back in 2008 when his debut album After My Time and it's gospel-infused single "The River" put everyone on note that the R&B game had a new player in its midst. A guy whose Southern roots, church upbringing, and early exposure to soul music greats like Otis Redding seemed to have primed and prepared him for music industry success. With the 2011 release of Fresh: The Definition and its lead single "Beautiful," Noel continued to gain fans and make a name for himself.
But it was a Love and Hip Hop Atlanta placement this past April – as part of Stevie J and Joseline's tumultuous, love/hate storyline – that made my awareness and appreciation topple into obsession. Hearing "Don't You Wanna" in the show for the first time, I thought it was actually R&B veteran Joe; it wasn't until I checked the VH1 As Heard On site that I realized it was Noel who'd lit the wick in me that burns for good "groove to" music. Fast forward to this past Saturday's Soul Factory showcase and I knew I had to be there, front and center, so I could see him perform "my song." Right? Wrong.
"@wordweaver555: @NoelGourdin please tell me you're gonna sing "Don't You Wanna"?! @vh1music #LoveAndHipHop" Sorry to disappoint u sweetie!
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really where did you hear 97-100mph?
I'm cringing the day the stupid American Dream opens...wait till the traffic hits then...
NJTransit and Port Authority Police responded too? Because they had nothing else better to do you had 2 other agencies also show up? Waste of resources...by the time they got there they obviously did nothing.
Agreed...Matsui was let go years ago by the Yankees...Nick Johnson who was the replacement was a complete bust. Proven to do the smart thing? You're delusional
Anyone read Stephen A Smith's recent articles on Lin? After you read that, you gotta know SAS is a complete racist d-bag reporter who's embarassing ESPN with each and every article...whether you like Lin or not.
Watching the Knicks games with Carmelo were so boring...I dont even care if they did win games with him. Seriously who likes to watch one on one post ups and isolation plays all game?
The money argument is BS, they would have 2 yrs to rectify that situation by moving someone by the 3rd year or getting them all to restructure there contracts if they're willing to win. Its obvious Carmelo got rid of the coach and its obvious once Lin stole his spotlight from NY that he wanted him gone too. Lin made the Knicks 10x more money than they paid him last year.
Oh and if Lin was black, guaranteed Melo would be making a big case for him and Stephen A Smith would be all for Lin. After this last season and offseason its obvious Melo has a big say in how things are done in NY right next to Grunwald and Dolan.
Yup same old Knicks team...and literally older this year...once again this team is going nowhere. I was brought back to this team with Lin playing and before that I had watched the Ewing era teams. Done with the Knicks after they finally announce it...so sick of their management.
Last year during Linsanity was the first time I turned on the Knicks since the Ewing era. Looks like I'm tuned out again to them for another who knows how many years. Sick of the management and like someone else said probably the worst run team other than Golden State in the NBA.
You're correct! Teixeira told Padilla to stop plunking people because he kept on getting hit from opposing pitchers retaliating.
Knew at least one Christie hater would show up...they probably blame Obama for the violence in Newark as well.
any baseball fan knows that sometimes the calls go your way and sometimes they don't...thats just the way its been for years
rob1210 = disgruntled Mets fan lol
calls the Yanks chickens before the series, and then goes on the DL for the last game...yeah...
Ring or no ring he's still a duck waddling tool
Wonder how they noticed...did they see something on the balls he was throwing during warmup or did they seem him touch his glove a lot? Where are the details....
Michael who? Lol forgot we had this guy
Its a shoe, get over it people. I think its a stupid design and would never in my right mind buy one but if Adidas wants to sell it I don't see what the big deal is.
Why would you make a headline pun on the word mourning?
He's not going to jail because no one is pressing charges, he's getting sued which means the most you'll see out of him is money that will be pocket change to him. Still can't believe people think this guy is better than Christie.
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Ex-FLDS leader set to be paroled from Texas prison
HOUSTON (AP) — A former polygamist leader sentenced last year to a decade in prison is to be released on parole next week.
Wendell Loy Nielsen was convicted in March 2012 on three counts of bigamy.
Texas prison spokesman Jason Clark said Thursday that Nielsen became eligible for parole last month after having served a quarter of his sentence. This was calculated by adding together the time he had already served in jail, plus time received for good behavior and credit for working while in prison.
The 72-year-old Nielsen is set to be released Wednesday from the Robertson Unit in Abilene.
Nielsen is the former president of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and was once a top lieutenant to Warren Jeffs in the polygamist group.
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Succeeding at Real Madrid was the objective that Jesús Fernández set himself when he signed for the Whites in 2010. He came to Madrid thanks to his performances in the youth teams of clubs such as Villarreal, Getafe and Numancia.
He is strong in one-on-one situations, agile, good with high balls and positions himself well in his area, all of which made him one of the most important players at Real Madrid Castilla. His fantastic performances for this team enabled him to make his debut in La Liga for the first team on the 21st of May 2011.
Due to his hard work, Jesús became the third goalkeeper in the first team in the 2012/2013 season. With teammates like Iker Casillas and Diego López, he has the chance to keep developing next to the best.


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Iran's decision not to meet with President Barack Obama during the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week hasn't dampened the White House's optimism about the possibility of reaching a deal in which Iran would give up its nuclear weapons in exchange for a relaxation of sanctions.
"We should not over-interpret" the Iranian decision not to meet, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said Wednesday. "The potential for that progress exists."
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WASHINGTON, March 8, 2001 The United States will renew its dialogue with North Korea sometime in the future, President Bush said following a meeting with South Korean President Kim Dae-Jung.
Bush and Kim met at the White House March 7. Bush told reporters that he was worried about North Korea keeping the terms of agreements it has made.
"I am concerned about the fact that the North Koreans are shipping weapons around the world," Bush said. The Clinton administration had been close to signing an accord with North Korea about the communist country limiting its missile research and sales of such technology.
"Part of the problem in dealing with North Korea: There's not very much transparency," Bush said. "We're not certain as to whether or not they're keeping all terms of all agreements."
Bush and Kim described their meeting as forthright. "President Bush has clearly expressed his strong support for our efforts to further the dialogue with North Korea," said Kim, the 2000 Nobel Peace Prize recipient for his efforts to bring the two Koreas together. "I have assured him that as we try to advance the dialogue with North Korea, we will consult with the United States every step of the way."
Bush said the United States and South Korea would maintain a "constant dialogue" about issues affecting Northeast Asia. "Our foreign policy will respond in a way that will reinforce the efforts of (President Kim), but at the same time … make it clear to all parties concerned that any agreement must make the (Korean) peninsula more peaceful."
About 37,000 U.S. service members serve in South Korea. The Americans are part of the U.N. Command. The command has been in the country since North Korea invaded the south in 1950.
Last year, Kim met North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il. The meeting has led to new initiatives between their countries, including building a rail link.


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Time to once more emphasize the unintended, but main, result of the "Great Recession." Uncle Sam has gained even more control over the economy.
As I stated before, by the year 2007 Uncle Sam had become the largest consumer of our economy. Proof of this was the 1994 shut down of the Federal Government by a recalcitrant Congress. When the money stopped flowing out of public coffers we suddenly realized that we all suck at the public trough, it's just that some, in my quaint phrase, "have longer straws than others."
Uncle Sam is also the central banker determining the base line for all credit and issuing new currency as well as the Treasury Bills that form part of most investment portfolios.
Even more important, Uncle Sam sets the rules under which the economy works. If you need to understand what this means, just ask Bernie Madoff.
So by 2007 Uncle Sam was firmly in position as the dominant force in our economy. The net result of the "Great Recession" is that Uncle Sam has now become the single largest investor in the private sector. He now holds Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that own more than half of the mortgages in the USA, a sum that is probably around $10 trillion. He owns the largest insurance company. He still has ownership claims on large parts of major banks, although the banks are buying him off as fast as they can. He now owns the largest auto maker in the USA.
In my quaint phrase, "what it took the Bolsheviks a sea of blood to do in Russia, Uncle Sam has done by issuing chits in the USA." Uncle Sam has become the owner of the largest share of the "means of production." Comrades Marx and Lenin would be envious, as well as Benito Mussolini.
"Socialism," well I guess so. But I am not opposed. The more income Uncle Sam receives from his new investments, the less need he will have to tax my pocketbook.


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Help your child pick out a safe costume. Make sure it is fire proof, has adequate eye holes to see all around them. Be sure to place carved pumpkins far enough away from your door step so that costumes dont accidentally catch fire from the candle. Make sure any props that you carry are flexible and have smooth edges. Be sure to plan a Halloween dinner to avoid the sweet tooth kicking in while trick or treating. Review regular rules with your kids before going trick or treating - no talking to strangers, do not get in to cars, look both ways before crossing the street.
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GPU's Free Supercomputing from Limitations of CPU's
Computational scientists and researchers the world over are experiencing growing pains these days with high performance computing (HPC) applications.
They want to squeeze more performance from applications. But, they quickly find that the applications don't scale with the addition of extra CPU cores or cluster compute nodes (servers). CPU-based clusters just can't adequately scale software applications to model complex physical phenomena.
According to a study by analyst firm IDC, a mere one percent of HPC applications can scale to thousands of CPU-based nodes. The majority can run on only a single CPU node. And 16 percent can run only on a single core.
Even after decades of work and effort by some of the world's smartest developers, the HPC industry hasn't made much progress on this problem.That's because the programming required to scale out applications is quite difficult.
The OpenMP application programming interface (API) isn't easy to scale beyond 4-8 cores. And the message-passing system, MPI, adds a layer of inter-process communication complexity that requires significant education and time to master.
But GPUs offer a way around this problem.
Customers are demonstrating how they've successfully scaled their applications to thousands of GPUs. For example, researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Process Engineering were able to take their research into more efficient solar panel technologies and scale it to thousands of GPUs. Likewise, researchers in France in aim to provide a better understanding of earthquakes and are accelerating their science on a grand scale with GPUs
One of Tokyo Tech's research projects showed application scaling up to 1.8 million CUDA cores. Their work was recently validated through their being awarded the coveted Gordon Bell Prize ' considered the Nobel Prize of supercomputing.
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It's no surprise that HPC developers are turning to GPU accelerators to speed-up their applications. If parallelizing code requires time and effort, it makes sense to use the computing platform that offers the most performance benefits.
One way or another, the rest of the HPC world will come to embrace the inevitable restructuring of their applications. Parallel computing ' primarily with hybrid systems that leverage both CPUs and GPUs ' is the way of the future.
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Yahoo Demi Lovato's father, Patrick Lovato, has passed away.
The 20-year-old singer has been estranged from her father since 2007. Lovato even sang about their relationship on the track "For the Love of a Daughter" on her 2011 album, "Unbroken."
Demi's 25-year-old sister, Dallas Lovato, tweeted about the sad news on Saturday:
Fans made "RIPPatrickLovato" a trending topic. Demi's mom, Dianna De La Garza - who divorced Patrick in 1994 - also thanked everyone for their support.
In 2009, Demi spoke to the New York Daily News about her relationship with her dad.
"The last time I talked to him was two years ago," Lovato revealed. "You try to have faith in somebody, even when you're the last person that believes in him. But when somebody lets you down after you've been the only one there for them, and so many times, you don't know what else to do."
When speaking to Radar Online in 2011, Patrick said he was ailing from cancer and trying to reach out to his daughter. "It is not like I want anything from her, all I want is her love," he told the site.
So far, Demi has not addressed her father's passing on Twitter, but she did cancel an upcoming "X Factor" appearance.
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Wisconsin Driver's License: Probationary License
It's not easy getting a driver's license in Wisconsin. You need to get and pass all the things they require including documents, proof of identity, fill up forms, and pass their tests. You need to prove to them that you are a legitimate citizen of the state, and that you are equipped with the basic driving skills and knowledge through various tests. Also, before you can get a full driver's license, you need to first have a probationary license. To have more details you can visit this page.
This type of license (probationary license) is a type of license that is issued to new drivers regardless of their age. This license is also given to people who are licensed from other states who seek to have a driver's license in Wisconsin. But before you can have this type of license, you need to pass DMV Wisconsin's vision test, knowledge and actual driving test. The only difference between this type of license and a full license are the restrictions that are written at the back.
If you are sixteen years old but less than eighteen, there are certain requirements you need to comply before you are issued a probationary license. For instance, you need to enroll and pass a driver education course that is approved by the state. You also need to have a sponsor to get a probationary license. The sponsor could be your parents or any guardian that is recognized by the court. You also have to make sure that you have held an Instruction Permit for at least six months. To know more about this sponsorship, click here.
Apart from that, if you are under eighteen years old you need to maintain sobriety while you drive. In other words, you should not mix drinking and driving. Also, the seat-belt policy should be observed at all times.
Moreover, if you are a teen driving holding a probationary license there are restrictions that you need to follow at all times. Here are some of the restrictions:
- Although you can drive without supervision, you are limited to have only one passenger other than immediate family members.
- You are not allowed to drive from 12:00 a.m to 5:00 a.m unless the cause is academic or work-related.
- If you get a traffic ticket, the restrictions above can never be extended. Also, violation of the restrictions mentioned above may lead to the termination or revocation of your probationary license.
There are a lot of things that you should know about Wisconsin's driving license. To know more you can visit this webpage: http://www.dmv.com/wi/wisconsin/all-about/drivers-license.


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Effort made to support school children
The parking lot along Zeb Robinson Road looked more like an outdoor concert Sunday — complete with food, bounce houses and a DJ.
A back-to-school giveaway event helped prepare Vance County students with book bags, notebooks and pens in anticipation for the new school year, which starts next week.
Volunteers passed out more than 300 backpacks filled with school supplies.
There were hundreds of free hot dogs and hamburgers grilled on site, with chili and coleslaw to add on, and kids could cool off from the heat with frozen snow cones being handed out.
The DJ encouraged kids to step onto the stage and dance along to the hip-hop jams blaring from the speakers.
Lisa Wilkerson, who works for the event's sponsor, House of Toyz, said they wanted to do something to benefit the children of Vance County.
"We feel like sometimes the community is not always positive, so we are trying to show the kids positive things — like if you do good you get rewarded," she said. "We are trying to keep them off the streets. Some of these kids don't have both parents so they might not have the information they need and we want to be here to provide it. We want to give them positive encouragement so they know somebody cares."
T-shirts were printed with the store name and "Yes, we care" on the back.
"We care about everybody," Wilkerson said. "It doesn't matter — small, big, no matter what color — we help everybody."
The automobile accessory business, located at Garnett Street's intersection with Raleigh Road, has done community events in the past, including a report card giveaway where students got $100 for making all A's and $50 for all A's and one B.
"What's important to me is our kids," said Lamont Siplen, the owner. "Our kids are our future. I grew up with nothing, so I know how it feels to have nothing."
Siplen, who was raised in Henderson, has turned his life around after being incarcerated on gun charges years ago.
"I want to show these kids appreciation and love because they are going to be pushing us around when we get old," he said.
He said he wants to show young people there are alternatives to the criminal lifestyle.
"I got these cars so I can show these kids there is another way to do it," he said. "You don't have to sell drugs to have cars. You don't have to sell drugs to get these big rims. But now since I'm not living that lifestyle, I'm in a different category and I can go buy a car and sign my name. That's the glorious thing about not selling drugs and not doing things illegal."
Siplen said he believes even those youth who have started down the wrong path can have a second chance.
"It's a blessing from God," he said. "I've changed my whole life around. I look at things a lot different than I used to."
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