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Photoshop Elements 8 for Windows Essential Training highlights the important features of this comprehensive image organization and photo enhancement application. Photographer Jan Kabili shows how to use Photoshop Elements to organize and edit photos, build photos into projects like slideshows and photo books, and share photos with family and friends. Jan explains how to train Photoshop Elements 8 to recognize and tag faces, use the Smart Brush for targeted adjustments, and share photos using Adobe's online service, photoshop.com. She also dives deep into the application's editing tools, which rival those of the full product, Photoshop, in their ability to take snapshots and turn them into great photos. Exercise files accompany the course.
The most flexible way to make adjustments to the exposure, contrast or color of a photo is by applying an adjustment layer. A corrective layer that floats above the image layers. In this example, I have an image that's too dark. So, I'm going to apply a Brightness/ Contrast adjustment layer, which is a new flavor of adjustment layer in Elements 8. Before I apply a Brightness/Contrast adjustment layer, let me show you another way that you could apply an adjustment directly to the photo layer. This isn't the way that I recommend though, and that is with the layer that contains the photo selected in the Layers panel, to go up to the Enhance menu, to go down to the Adjust Lighting category, where there is a direct Brightness/Contrast adjustment as well as other direct adjustments to the image lighting, and then in Adjust Color, there are some other direct adjustments.
I am not going to choose any of these, because I like to avoid direct adjustments when I can, because direct adjustments change the pixels in the photo permanently, and I can't go back in and tweak a direct adjustment later if necessary. So, I'm going to apply a Brightness/ Contrast adjustment another way as an adjustment layer. To do that, I'll move over to the panels on the right side of the screen. I'm going to close this Effects panel, so there is more room to show you the Adjustments and Layers panels, by clicking the panel menu icon here and choosing Close Tab Group.
To create an adjustment layer, I'll make sure that the layer that contains the photo is selected. In this case there is only one layer so it's automatically selected, and then I'll go down to the bottom of the Layers panel and click this black and white circular icon to reveal this menu. The choices in the second, third, and fourth groups are all adjustment layers. The choices up here are fill layers, which I don't use very often. I'm going to select the Brightness/ Contrast menu item here and that does a couple of things. First of all, it adds a new layer in the Layers panel that looks different than a regular layer like this one.
This new layer is an adjustment layer. It has an adjustment symbol on the left and then it has a layer mask on the right, because every adjustment layer comes with its own layer mask, which I'll show you how to use in a moment. Now take a look at the Adjustments panel. The Adjustments panel is displaying the controls for this particular adjustment. Because this image is too dark, I'm going to take the Brightness control and drag the slider over to the right, and as I do, I'm increasing the brightness of the image, as you can see in the document window. I'll put it at about 100, which is a subjective decision based on the look of the image in the document window, and that will change with each image.
At the bottom of the Adjustments panel are some icons that you'll find regardless of which kind of adjustment layer you apply. The first of these isn't relevant right now. It's used to clip an adjustment to just one of multiple layers, so that the adjustment affects only that layer. Otherwise by default, an adjustment layer affects all of the layers below it in the Layers panel. The next icon, the eye icon, I can use for a before and after view. If I click this eye icon like this, keep your eye on the document and you'll see the document go back to its original state, before I had applied a Brightness/Contrast adjustment layer.
And if you look in the Layers panel, you'll see that the eye icon has automatically been turned off to the left of that Brightness/Contrast adjustment layer, meaning that that adjustment is temporarily invisible. So, I'll go back and click the eye icon again to enable the adjustment again. If I'm satisfied with that adjustment, I might go on and make some changes to my image. So, I'm going to click on that Background layer in the Layers panel that contains the photo, and imagine that I've made some changes there and then I look at the image and I say you know, I like the brightness of the image, but I think it needs a little tweak to the contrast, which is the difference between the bright tones and the dark tones in the image.
So, at any time, even after I have saved and closed the file, as long as I saved it in a format like Photoshop document or .psd format, which retains adjustment layers, I can go back and reopen this adjustment layer and change it. To do that, I'll click once on the thumbnail on the left side of the Brightness/Contrast adjustment layer in the Layers panel and that brings back the Brightness/Contrast controls in the Adjustments panel. This time, I'm going to take the Contrast slider and drag it to the right.
I think that gives a little more punch to the image. If I want to see how the image looks without this contrast change, but with the brightness change that I made last time, I'll come down to the bottom of the Adjustments panel and I'll click and hold on this Eye icon with the curved arrow. So I'm clicking and holding down my mouse and that's how the image looks with contrast at its default of zero but brightness set to 102. And here when I release my mouse is how the image looks with both the brightness and contrast adjustments that I have made. If I decide that I like the way that the image looks better without this contrast tweak, but with the first change that I made to brightness, then I can go to the next icon, which is this curved arrow, and click and now Contrast goes back to zero, but I've retained my Brightness adjustment.
And if I want to see the image with no Brightness/Contrast adjustment at all, as I mentioned before, I'll click the Preview icon here. And here's the image that I originally started with. I'll turn that back on by clicking the eye icon again and finally, if I decide that I don't want any Brightness/ Contrast adjustment at all, I can delete the entire adjustment by clicking on the Brightness/Contrast adjustment layer and dragging it down to the Trash icon at the bottom-right of the Layers panel. However I don't want you to do that right now. Instead I'm going to drag that back up and release my mouse, because I want to show you another advantage of making adjustments using adjustment layers, rather than direct adjustments.
And that is that adjustment layers come with their own layer mask. By default that layer mask is white, so it's having no impact on the adjustment right now. But if I add black paint to this layer mask, I can hide the effect of the adjustment in part of the image. So, let's say that I decide that I like the brightening of most of the image except for right up here where it's pretty much blowing out that area and drawing viewers' attention to that rather insignificant part of the photo. So, to fix that that I'm going to go to the toolbar and I'm going to select the Brush tool.
I'm going to switch the toolbar to a double-column, so that I can reach the Foreground Color box down here. I want to make sure that is set to black. If it isn't, I'll press X on my keyboard and that will switch from white to black. Then I'll come into this image and I'll just paint over that area, and what I've done is to hide the brightness adjustment from that part of the photo. I'm going to show you the layer mask now by going over to the Brightness/Contrast adjustment layer, holding down the Alt key on my keyboard, and clicking on that layer mask thumbnail.
And there you can see where the black part of the layer mask is hiding the Brightness/Contrast adjustment, so that the original photo shows through in that area. I used a Soft Brush, so there are also some various levels of gray pixels at the edge of that black paint, and those are acting to partially hide the adjustment, blending in the black part of the layer mask with the white part. I'm going to Alt-click again on the layer mask thumbnail on the Brightness/Contrast adjustment layer. By the way, you can apply more than one adjustment layer to an image.
If I wanted to add another adjustment layer, I would simply choose that adjustment layer from this menu. I could choose another flavor of adjustment layer or I can add a second Brightness/Contrast adjustment layer, and limit it to another area of the image by painting on the layer mask. So, when you're applying a Brightness/ Contrast adjustment, a Levels adjustment, a Hue/Saturation adjustment, or a handful of other kinds of adjustments, try to apply them as adjustment layers rather than as direct adjustments to a photo.
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Talk by Joelle Hansel: Levinas on Europe: "The Bible and the Greeks"
Thu, April 28, 2011 • 4:00 PM • Texas Union, Governor's Room 3.116
A lecture by Dr. Joëlle Hansel
The life and work of Emmanuel Levinas, the world-renowned French philosopher, are situated at the crossroad of four main European cultures: Russian, Jewish, German, and French. In contrast with philosophers of the Western intellectual tradition, Levinas considered that Greece is not the cradle of European civilization—or at least not the only one. As he liked to say, "Europe is the Bible and the Greeks." The aim of this talk is to show how the close intertwining between the two legacies of the Bible and the Greeks is indeed reflected in Levinas' early pre-war works, which were written "in the presentiment of the Nazi horror."
Joëlle Hansel, a former student at Ecole Normale Supérieure (Paris) and UniversitéLa Sorbonne (Ph.D.), teaches philosophy and Jewish Thought in the Department of Jewish Thought at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She is the founder of the Raissa and Emmanuel Levinas Center (Jerusalem). She has organized three international Levinas conferences at the Hebrew University: "Levinas in Jerusalem" (May 2002), "Ethics and Politics in the Philosophy of E. Levinas" (June 2003), "A Century with Levinas. Resonances of a Philosophy" (January 2006). Among her publications: Moïse Hayyim Luzzatto. Kabbale et philosophie(Editions du Cerf, 2004), Levinas. De l'Etre & agave; l'Autre, (editor, PUF, mars 2006) and recently, Levinas in Jerusalem. Philosophical Interpretations and Religious Perspectives (editor, Magnes Press, Jerusalem). Her fields of interest are the intellectual history of Judaism, French contemporary philosophy and E. Levinas'work. She is the granddaughter of Emmanuel Levinas.

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Press release from CNW Group
Taiga's net profit up by 39% for the 6 months ended September 30, 2012
Thursday, November 08, 2012
Taiga's net profit up by 39% for the 6 months ended September 30, 201220:43 EST Thursday, November 08, 2012BURNABY, BC, Nov. 8, 2012 /CNW/ - Taiga Building Products Ltd. ("Taiga" or the "Company") today reported its quarterly results for the three and six months ended September 30, 2012.Three Months Ended September 30, 2012The Company's consolidated net sales for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 were $315.9 million compared to $278.0 million in the same period last year. The 13.6% increase in sales was largely due to higher commodity prices.Gross margin for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 increased to $28.9 million from $27.9 million in the previous year. Gross margin percentage for the quarter declined to 9.1% compared to 10.1% in the same period last year. The decline in gross margin percentage was primarily due to changes in product mix towards increased commodity volumes.Net earnings for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 were $3.8 million compared to $3.3 million in the same period last year, an increase of 14.2%.EBITDA for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 was $12.9 million compared to $11.4 million last year, an increase of 13.5%.Six Months Ended September 30, 2012The Company's consolidated net sales for the six months ended September 30, 2012 were $625.4 million compared to $541.6 million in the same period last year. The 15.5% increase in sales was largely due to higher commodity prices and stronger demand fueled by early arrival of spring this year compared to the same period last year.Gross margin for the six months ended September 30, 2012 increased to $59.7 million from $54.7 million in the previous year. Gross margin percentage for the quarter declined to 9.5% compared to 10.1% in the same period last year.Net earnings for the six months ended September 30, 2012 were $9.7 million compared to $7.0 million in the same period last year, an increase of 39.4%. Higher gross margin dollars were partially offset by higher compensation costs included in selling and administrative expense.EBITDA for the six months ended September 30, 2012 was $28.3 million compared to $23.6 million last year, an increase of 20.0%.Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings For the Three Months Year Ended(in thousands of Canadian dollars, except for per share amounts) September 30, 2012 2011 $ $Sales 315,925 277,992Gross margin 28,897 27,947Distribution expense 4,683 4,739Selling and administration expense 12,486 12,905Finance expense 1,780 1,748Subordinated debt interest expense 4,071 4,016Other income (89) (101)Earnings before income taxes 5,966 4,640Provision for income taxes 2,178 1,324Net earnings 3,788 3,316Net earnings per share(1) 0.12 0.10EBITDA(2) 12,903 11,370The following is the reconciliation of net earnings to EBITDA: September 30,(in thousands of Canadian dollars)2012$ 2011$Net earnings3,788 3,316Income taxes2,178 1,324Finance and subordinated debt interest expense5,851 5,764Amortization1,086 966EBITDA12,903 11,370For the Six Months Year Ended(in thousands of Canadian dollars, except for per share amounts) September 30, 2012$ 2011$Sales625,433 541,598Gross margin59,653 54,652Distribution expense9,207 9,168Selling and administration expense24,499 24,005Finance expense3,683 3,477Subordinated debt interest expense8,142 8,032Other income(349) (135)Earnings before income taxes14,471 10,105Provision for income taxes4,766 3,145Net earnings9,705 6,960Net earnings per share(1)0.30 0.21EBITDA(2)28,328 23,598The following is the reconciliation of net earnings to EBITDA: September 30,(in thousands of Canadian dollars)2012$ 2011$Net earnings9,705 6,960Income taxes4,766 3,145Finance and subordinated debt interest expense11,825 11,509Amortization2,032 1,984EBITDA28,328 23,598Notes:(1) EPS is earnings per share calculated using the weighted average number of shares.(2) Reference is made above to EBITDA, which represents earnings before interest, taxes, and amortization. As there is no generally accepted method of calculating EBITDA, the measure as calculated by Taiga might not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other issuers. EBITDA is presented as management believes it is a useful indicator of a company's ability to meet debt service and capital expenditure requirements and because management interprets trends in EBITDA as an indicator of relative operating performance. EBITDA should not be considered by an investor as an alternative to net income or cash flows as determined in accordance with IFRS.The foregoing selected financial information is qualified in its entirety by and should be read in conjunction with, our unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 and accompanying notes and management's discussion and analysis which will be available shortly on Sedar at www.sedar.com.Forward-Looking Statements:This press release contains certain forward-looking information and statements relating, but not limited, to future events or performance and strategies and expectations of Taiga. Forward-looking information typically contains statements with words such as "consider", "anticipate", "believe", "expect", "plan", "intend", "likely", "may", "will", "should", "predict", "potential", "continue" or similar words suggesting future outcomes or statements regarding expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions, intentions or statements about future events or performance. Examples of such forward looking statements within this press release include statements relating to: our anticipated results of operations, including cost reduction savings; our expectations regarding market conditions; the sufficiency of our cash requirements and our ability to remain in compliance with our debt covenants. Readers should be aware that these statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements.These forward-looking statements reflect management's current expectations or beliefs and are based on information currently available to Taiga and although Taiga believes it has a reasonable basis for making the forward-looking statements included in this document, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking information. By its nature, the forward-looking information of Taiga involves numerous assumptions and inherent risks and uncertainties, both general and specific, that contribute to the possibility that the predictions, forecasts and other forward-looking statements will not occur. These risks include, but are not limited to, changes in business strategies; the effects of litigation, competition and pricing pressures; changes in operational costs; changes in laws and regulations, including tax, environmental, employment, competition, anti-terrorism and trade laws; and Taiga's anticipation of and success in managing the risks associated with the foregoing. A further description of these additional factors can be found in the periodic and other reports filed by Taiga with Canadian securities commissions and available on Sedar (http://www.sedar.com).These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. Taiga does not undertake, and specifically disclaims, any obligation to update or revise any forward looking information, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. SOURCE: Taiga Building Products Ltd.For further information: For further information regarding Taiga please contact: Tom Stefan CFO & Vice President, Finance and Administration Phone: 604-438-1471 Fax: 604-439-4242 Mark Schneidereit Manager, Corporate Planning Phone: 604-438-1471 Fax: 604-439-4242


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For Immediate Release
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Lakewood, N.J., Sept. 5, 2007—Georgian Court University will host Fred Spiegel, Holocaust survivor and author of Once the Acacias Bloomed: Memories of a Childhood Lost, on Tuesday, September 25, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at the Little Theatre on GCU's Lakewood campus. Mr. Spiegel will discuss his book and the Holocaust from his firsthand experiences as a child imprisoned in German concentration camps.
Referred to as an extraordinary tale of one man's indomitable drive to live, and to live in grace despite what happened to him, Mr. Spiegel's book is a painful and moving tale of the realities of the Holocaust from an adolescent point of view.
Born in Dinslaken, Germany, in 1932, Mr. Spiegel was sent as a young boy to live with relatives in Holland after Kristallnacht, the "Night of Broken Glass"—the November 1938 night when the Nazis destroyed Jewish homes, shops, and villages in Germany and Austria. Many Jews were beaten to death, and thousands were taken to concentration camps signifying for many the beginning of the Holocaust.
When the Germans later invaded Holland, Mr. Spiegel was sent to Vught, Westerbork and Bergen-Belsen concentration camps. On April 13, 1945, he was liberated by the Americans and later reunited with his mother and sister.
G. Jan Colijn, Ph.D., wrote in a summary of Mr. Spiegel's book, "Fred Spiegel's recollections are, in essence, quite different. When the war surrounded him, he was a child and, on occasion, he tells us about his fright—it will chill your bones. But, more often than not, Fred's recollections are a reportage on what is happening not in him, not in his heart and soul, but around him. For someone to be so free of self-absorption is remarkable; for the memories of an interrupted childhood it is astonishing, and I believe rather unique. The beauty of Fred's recollection is in the power of his straight, unadorned eyewitness reporting.
"Fred's eye witnessing is different [than other reports]. After you read this book, you do not feel hopeless. He is not a prisoner of hatred against those who planned and engineered the Holocaust against him and his people, as understandable as such hatred would be."
A reception will be held immediately following the lecture. The event is free and open to the public, but reservations are required by e-mailing email@example.com. For more information, please call the Office of Alumni Relations at 732.987.2232.
Founded in 1908 and sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy, Georgian Court University is a comprehensive university with a strong liberal arts core and a special concern for women. A forward-thinking university that supports diversity and academic excellence, Georgian Court serves over 3,000 students of all faiths and backgrounds in a residential Women's College and a coeducational University College with undergraduate and graduate programs. Georgian Court's main campus is located at 900 Lakewood Avenue, Lakewood, N.J., on the picturesque former George Jay Gould estate, now named a National Historic Landmark. Georgian Court also offers classes at its site at 90 Woodbridge Center Drive in Woodbridge and at Coastal Communiversity in Wall and Cumberland County College in Vineland.
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Three Law Faculty Members Receive University Merit Awards
USF's Intellectual Property and Cyberlaw program is built on the same foundation that supports all of the law school's work - a faculty of dedicated teachers and accomplished scholars committed to quality education.
Professor David Franklyn, who teaches intellectual property courses, has been building the law school's IP/Cyberlaw program since he joined the faculty. Professor Franklyn received his B.A. (1993) magna cum laude from Evangel College and his J.D. (1990) cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School. Upon graduation, he clerked for the Hon. John Feikens of the U.S. District Court in Eastern Michigan, and practiced law for 5 years at Chicago of Mayer, Brown & Platt. In 1998, Professor Franklyn was voted the Outstanding Professor of the Year at Northern Kentucky University, where he taught before coming to USF. He has published articles on various trademark issues in the Southern California Law Review, Case Western Reserve Law Review, and the Wisconsin Law Review and is Editor-in-Chief of the 3rd Edition of McCarthy's Desk Encyclopedia of Intelletual Property. Professor Franklyn serves as Executive Director of the McCarthy Institute and as Executive Director of the LL.M. Program in Intellectual Property and Technology Law.
Professor Susan Freiwald received her B.A. (1987) in economics magna cum laude from Harvard University and her J.D. (1991) magna cum laude from Harvard Law School where she was Books and Commentaries Editor of the law review. Upon graduation, Professor Freiwald clerked for the Hon. Amalya L. Kearse of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Professor Freiwald teaches Cyberlaw, a Cyberspace Legal Theory Seminar, and Contracts. Professor Freiwald has published articles on cyberlaw issues in the Southern California Law Review and the Harvard Journal of Law and Technology, and has spoken at several academic conferences. In 2001, Professor Freiwald was voted the law school's "most distinguished professor" by the graduating class. Professor Freiwald is Director of Cyberlaw Programs at the McCarthy Institute.
Professor Robert E. Talbot received his B.A. (1961) and his J.D. (1964) from Columbia University, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and a National Honor Student. He has developed and directs numerous innovative clinical practice programs, including an Investigations Clinic, the Employment Law Mediation Clinic, and the Civil Law Mediation Clinic. Professor Talbot oversees the law school's recently created Internet/Intellectual Property Justice Project.
The paramount role of Bay Area businesses in the technological revolution has made it home to the world's leading intellectual property law practices. This enables the law school to enrich its curriculum by bringing in as adjunct professors some of the many talented local attorneys with specialized knowledge and unique practical experience.


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Bikers attack driver after highway collision
Driver says he accidently collided with two motorcyclists
A driver involved in an accident on Loop 410 said he was brutally attacked Sunday after he accidentally collided with two motorcyclists.
Abelardo Oviedo said he was merging on to Loop 410 when he noticed a large group of motorcyclists. He was unable to let the group completely pass him and wound up in the middle of their caravan.
Oviedo said as he was driving the bikers surrounded his car and broke both of the front windows. Unable to slow down because of the cars behind him, he accidentally hit two motorcyclists that were riding in front of him.
"It's how I entered on the highway," Oviedo said. "There were people behind me so I couldn't break."
After the collision Oviedo drove to a nearby gas station, followed by a large group of bikers. Oviedo said about 20 men confronted him and began to punch and kick him.
"'You hit him on purpose' he told me. I was like, 'no I didn't hit him' and after that they just started hitting me and kicking me and everything. When they were done they grabbed a rock and started throwing it at my car breaking the rest of the windows."
By the time officers arrived at the gas station, the bikers were gone, but another group of bikers from the caravan arrived at the gas station and told police the collision was intentional.
No arrests were made immediately following the incident, but police are searching for the attackers.
Oviedo suffered a minor laceration and bruises to his face and arms, and vehemently denied that he caused the collision on purpose.
"It was all just an accident."
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Johnson City Vice Mayor Clayton Stout said Tuesday he will challenge Republican incumbent state Rep. Micah Van Huss in next year's GOP primary in an effort to serve 6th House District constituents in Nashville.
Stout, who won a seat on the City Commission in 2011, said he respected Van Huss but did not feel he was channeling his legislative initiatives toward the goals of the people he represents.
"Right now I think you have a governor who has created some economic growth, and he's marketing Tennessee globally," he said. "I think he's looking for district representatives that are behind this, and I want to partner with the governor to concentrate on jobs, the economy, infrastructure improvements and education."
Stout announced in August he planned to look at the possibility of running. That no longer is a possibility, and he has started by enlisting Sandra Jaynes,wife of former Washington County Mayor George Jaynes, as his treasurer.
"My family and I talked and decided we were up for the challenge, and of course you have to start by raising money," he said. "We can handle it and make it work. We've been talking with a lot of people here and throughout the state. I have friends in the Republican Party, and I'm familiar with how the General Assembly works. I'm trying to capitalize on our opportunities and concentrate on the people here in our district."
Stout said his future opponent was off base when he introduced a failed bill to prohibit United Nations representatives from monitoring Tennessee elections and successful legislation that limits future law enforcement use of drones (unmanned planes). Van Huss operated surveillance drones while serving in the Marine Corps.
"I really don't think that's what District 6 constituents had in mind," Stout said.
Asked if he cared to comment on Stout or whether he had anything to say regarding remarks about his legislation, Van Huss cut the conversation short saying he didn't have anything to say about Stout. Instead he offered this: "Running for state representative has been one of the greatest experiences of my life, and I highly recommend it for anyone that's interested."
In September, former city commissioner and Vice Mayor Phil Carriger announced he was considering entering the GOP primary ring against incumbent state Rep. Matthew Hill for the 7th House District seat. Carriger said Tuesday he will wait until sometime around Thanksgiving to officially announce his intentions.
"I think I can beat him," he said about Hill. "But if you can't raise the money, there's no use wasting everybody's time."
Meanwhile, he said Stout would have a good shot at beating Van Huss.
"I think Clayton's well qualified," he said. "He's sharp. He's a family man, and he owns his own business." The last day to file to run in the 2014 elections is Feb. 20. The state primary is Aug. 7, and the state and federal general election is Nov. 7.• Related: Johnson City Vice Mayor Clayton Stout considers run for Nashville comments powered by Disqus


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Awards for Majors
A list of recent award recipients
William and Mary recognizes superior academic achievement with traditional Latin honors. A student with an overall final GPA of 3.5 receives the degree cum laude; 3.65, magna cum laude; and 3.8, summa cum laude. The College also recognizes undergraduate achievement through selection to the Alpha of Virginia Chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Society. Twice a year, the Chapter elects as members a small number of senior students who are B.A. and B.S. candidates, and who have demonstrated outstanding scholarship, a range of intellectual interests, and good character.
The History Department distinguishes majors' outstanding work through the following awards, all of which include a monetary gift:
The Lyon Gardiner Tyler Award for a Rising SeniorThis award was instituted in 2001 through the generosity of the Harrison Tyler family, in honor of Mr. Harrison Tyler's father, Lyon Gardiner Tyler, past president of the College. Aimed at supporting work on an honor's thesis, it is awarded at the beginning of the fall semester to the rising senior history major with the highest major and overall GPA to support work on an honors thesis.
The Donald B. Irwin Memorial ScholarshipEstablished in 1996 through an endowment established by the late Donald B. Irwin, Class of 1960, this scholarship is used to provide support to a distinguished rising junior major in History who has unfunded financial need, as determined by the Office of Financial Aid.
The John F. Kroeger Memorial Scholarship for a Rising SeniorEndowed in 1999 by the family and friends of the late John F. Kroeger, this award is announced at the beginning of each fall semester and goes to an academically distinguished rising senior majoring in history, with a preference given to a student studying American history.
The William Elbert Fraley AwardEstablished in 1969 by the William Elbert Fraley Memorial Trust, this award is given annually at commencement to the major receiving the highest degree of Honors in History. It may be split among multiple recipients.
The Ellen Monk Krattiger AwardEstablished in 1984 by a bequest from Ellen Monk Krattiger, the Krattiger Award is given annually to a junior or senior major who has displayed conspicuous talent and achievement, evidenced through an honors thesis or other substantial research paper, in the study of colonial North America north of Mexico, including the Caribbean, or, if no award is made in those areas, in the study of colonial Mexico.
The Richard Lee Morton ScholarshipThis award was initiated by a group of History majors in 1960 as a memorial to Dr. Morton at the time of his retirement from the College. The recipient of the Morton Scholarship is selected on the basis of scholastic merit, with character also taken into account. The Morton Scholarship is awarded at graduation.


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HM Revenue & Customs has announced it's sponsoring a new mini-series called "The Business Inspector" to the tune of £370,000 to raise awareness among small businesses about the benefits of tax compliance.
The tax show will be presented by Hilary Devey, founder, chairman and chief executive of The Pall-Ex Group, and broadcast weekly on Channel Five at 8pm from 10th March.
Ms. Devey said:
"Britain's brimming with creativity but a terrifying number of businesses go bust each year and this shouldn't be happening. I am going to teach businesses how to improve their all round business knowledge and direction, cash flow, marketing strategy and in some cases even their enthusiasm. Invaluable lessons they will never forget."
Whilst HM Revenue & Customs spokesperson Stephen Banyard said:
"We know that most small businesses want to get their taxes right. But we know too that failure to take reasonable care costs the Exchequer over £6bn a year, with a major cause being poor record keeping. We hope this series will raise awareness of the need for good record keeping.
"We also want small businesses to realise the benefits to them - such as improved cash flow - of taking better care of their records and paperwork."
** Tax Compliance - Additional Information & Advice **
Read more about tax compliance on FindLaw.
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Sure, theres's no one alive today who could tell us what Abraham Lincoln was like as a person, but for some reason, it really seems like Daniel Day-Lewis got it right.
The trailer for Lincoln was released today, and it's hard to look away as Steven Spielberg takes us back to the 1860s.
Scenes from the Civil War open the trailer with Lincoln reciting The Gettysburg Address in the background, and quickly we see the president conflicting with members of his cabinet.
The film also stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tommy Lee Jones and Sally Field.
Get a sneak peek at the film and mark your calendars for the nationwide release on Nov. 16.
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By now, you should have chosen a major, established solid study habits and begun to fulfill course requirements for admission. It is also time to begin exploring your interest in a health profession—by working with a practitioner who works in your area of interest, for example.
The spring semester of your sophomore year or either semester of your junior year is a suitable time for an internship experience. You should pick a semester in which you will have sufficient time to devote to it. You want to avoid a semester when you are heavily involved in athletics or performance, and the semester in which you plan to take the admissions test for professional school.


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Hello Neowin,
I am excited to share my first every Android App with the community - Energy Bar! The idea is inspired by the the Battery Bar app from the Windows Mobile days. I have added by own little twist to it by adding a pulsating animation (when charging,) which is more than just an indication of charger plugged in - it even tells you visually what was your initial charge level (when you plugged in) and what's the current level.
To accompany it, is a interactive UI,
? An interactive UI to configure the Bar live, which reflects your color choice on both the Bar and the UI itself.
? Can be aligned left-right-center of the screen.
? Multiple colors option - the Bar changes color in every 20% Battery level interval.
? Thickness of the Bar can be configured.
? Option to start the Bar automatically on phone restart.
? Options to keep a shortcut to either hide or configure the Bar instantly from notification panel.
? Puts 0% load on CPU when running on Battery, on Battery level changes, system wakes up the Bar momentarily to update.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix's newest original series will be science-fiction from the duo behind the "The Matrix" trilogy.
Netflix announced Wednesday that it will stream "Sense8" late next year for subscribers. The series is the first foray into television for Andy and Lana Wachowski, the filmmaking siblings who directed "The Matrix" and last year's "Cloud Atlas."
Netflix called the 10-episode series "a gripping global tale of minds linked and souls hunted." The show runner will be J. Michael Straczynski, creator of "Babylon 5," which aired for five seasons in the 1990s.
Netflix made its biggest splash with an original series last month with the debut of the political thriller "House of Cards," starring Kevin Spacey. This spring, it will premiere the horror series "Hemlock Grove" and the reborn comedy "Arrested Development."
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Friday, March 15, 2013
The South Carolina Technical College System will recognized 25 students enrolled at colleges across the state who have been named to the Phi Theta Kappa South Carolina All-State Academic Team at a ceremony at the State House Tuesday, March 12.
The students named to the South Carolina All-State Academic Team were selected by the college presidents on the basis of academic performance, leadership accomplishments and service to their colleges and to their local communities. In addition, these students will participate in the annual All-USA Academic Team competition sponsored by the American Association of Community Colleges and Phi Theta Kappa, the Honor Society of the Two-Year College.
The students named to the All-State Academic Team join an elite group. Less than one percent of America's six million two-year college students have distinguished themselves with this superior level of academic achievement and service to their colleges and communities. "These students have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and impressive records of service to their colleges and communities," said Dr. Darrel Staat, president of the S.C. Technical College System. "They are the best and brightest that our state's technical colleges have to offer, and I congratulate them on their many accomplishments."
The following students from the local area have been named to the 2013 South Carolina All-State Academic Team:
Trident Technical College: Katerina Barrie, Brent Dorwart, Noel Johnson, Cassandra Romero-Tobia and Jennifer Ross.
The S.C. Technical College System is comprised of 16 technical colleges located strategically across the state and its statewide workforce training programs: readySC and Apprenticeship Carolina. The system is committed to helping increase the employability of all South Carolinians by ensuring they are fully prepared for the careers of today - and tomorrow. As the largest higher education system in the state, the system provides its students with a comprehensive education as well as a fast track to a rewarding career. In addition, the system's nationally-recognized affiliate programs, designed to train or re-train employees so that companies new to South Carolina and existing businesses alike can continue to prosper and grow, help spur job growth and economic development opportunities across the state. The S.C. Technical College System prepares students of all ages for real work today while demonstrating a commitment to increasing the employability of all South Carolinians and ultimately enhancing the quality of life for all. www.sctechsystem.edu
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Cozy Up To Fall!
The Fall 2012 Raglan Sweatshirt in Natural is prominently featured in the September Issue of Red Magazine. The cozy charm of this chunky knit has us once again day-dreaming about the cooler months ahead. We love how the model has dressed up this sweater for a night on the town!


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February 6, 2013 - 1:38am
Trending: #paperman
#paperman: Disney released their short, animated film "Paperman" on YouTube just in time for the Oscars. Nominated for Best Animated Short Film, the short centers around paper airplanes, a lost love at first sight and a killer musical score. Swoon.
#houseofcards: The Netflix original series features Kevin Spacey and other top notch actors. The first episode is free online. Consume all 13 episodes in one day? Challenge accepted.
#weoff: "Insert clever line shared via social media about the the 30-minute Super Bowl power outage here."
#beyoncéilluminati: Beyoncé brought the house down in leather and sass on Sunday. But did she reveal her allegiance to the Illuminati by flashing a triangle sign, confessing she is working to control world events? Don't know. Don't care.


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UPDATE, 4:41 pm: The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued a statement alleging that one enterprise in this global gambling scheme laundered tens of millions of dollars through Cyprus shell companies and bank accounts — and into the U.S. Once in America, the funds were further laundered into investments such as real estate and hedge funds.
A 32-year-old JPMorgan Chase branch manager in New York is alleged to have helped a major defendant structure transactions in order to avoid bank reporting requirements. [It's worth noting to readers that Cyprus' financial system has long been a haven for Russian organized crime, and that the country has declined to rein it in, despite a pending $13 billion bailout of its economy by the EU and IMF.] The statement added that a second enterprise was allegedly financed by Helly Nahmad's art gallery. Arrests have occurred today in Detroit, Philadelphia and Los Angeles, in addition to the New York raid. Nahmad is expected to surrender later today in LA.
EARLIER: Art dealer and collector Hillel ("Helly") Nahmad, the 34-year-old scion of the billionaire Nahmad art dealer family, received the jolt of his career this morning, and there was nothing abstract about it.
As part of a massive $100+ million money-laundering case against illegal gambling rings operated by Russian organized crime, FBI agents made busts at numerous locations in New York and elsewhere in the U.S. this morning. A 32-year-old banker at JPMorgan Chase was among those arrested. And the famed Helly Nahmad Gallery on Madison Avenue, a longtime tenant of the luxury Carlyle Hotel, was among the locations raided.
Helly's family is one of the richest and most powerful art-dealing dynasties in the world. Forbes estimated his father, David's, fortune at $1.75 billion as of last month (while it's believed the entire family is worth more than $3 billion). Reached in London, David Nahmad says "I know almost nothing" about the raid this morning on his son's gallery. As for allegations that the raid is connected with Russian organized crime, he said, "I think it's totally stupid."
The feds allege that Helly made two separate wire transfers — totaling $1.35 million — from his father's bank account in Switzerland to a bank account in the U.S. to help finance the gambling scam.
Helly himself has not returned phone calls. "He's not here right now," says a man who answered the phone at the gallery while the raid was taking place. "Call back later." Told that Forbes would be going to press momentarily, he adds, "We have no comment." (Helly's lawyer, Richard Golub, echoes that sentiment.)
A paper sign on the front door reads "WE ARE CLOSED FOR RENOVATIONS. PLEASE RING THE BELL OR CALL." But it's unlikely the Nahmad family expected that the feds would be helping with the remodeling.
[See page 2 for more Forbes photos of the raid.]
Thirty-four people have been indicted in the case today, including Nahmad, but he's not been arrested yet. The U.S. Attorney's office in New York is expected to issue a statement later today. Law enforcement sources tell Forbes that the gambling dens were very popular with prominent Wall Street bankers, Hollywood stars, and sports figures.
Listed at the top of the indictment, which was unsealed several hours after the raid, is 64-year-old Alimzhan Tokhtakhounov (a/k/a "Taiwanchik"), who Forbes included on its World's 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list in 2011. The feds maintain that he was the leader of the gambling operation, overseeing the laundering of its proceeds for Russian oligarchs overseas. In 2002, Tokhtakhounov was indicted by the U.S. Attorney in Manhattan on allegations he helped rig the results of the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City in ice dancing and pairs figure skating. (He was arrested in Italy in July 2002, but the Italian government refused to extradite him to the U.S. to stand trial.)
As for Helly Nahmad's New York art gallery, "they've been very good tenants [for decades]" says Victor Romero, the Carlyle hotel's director of security, on the sidewalk while the raid was occurring. " It goes to show what you don't know."
In a profile of the family in 2007 titled "The Art of the Deal," Forbes senior editor Susan Adams detailed how the Nahmads are among the world's most influential megadealers of modern and impressionist art. They boast an arsenal of well-known names, from Monet and Matisse to Renoir and Rothko. While they conduct most of their buying and selling through the Sotheby's and Christie's auction houses, a good deal of art is also sold though Helly's New York gallery, as well as the gallery of a cousin (also named Helly Nahmad) in London.
The Nahmads descend from a prosperous banker from Aleppo, Syria. Today, their art inventory takes up 15,000 square feet of a duty-free building next to Geneva's international airport. Three sources in a position to know told Forbes' Adams that the warehouse in 2007 contained between 4,500 and 5,000 works of art, worth between $3-4 billion at the time. (The holdings included 300 Picassos, worth some $900 million.)
Arrests and search warrants in the massive sweep are still unfolding throughout the country today. Sources tell Forbes that an investigation by the FBI's Eurasian Organized Crime Squad uncovered high-stakes poker and sports-betting dens that were frequented by prominent New Yorkers in the financial, sports and entertainment fields. "Today's charges demonstrate the scope and reach of Russian organized crime," noted George Venizelos, the FBI's Assistant Director-in-Charge of the bureau's New York office. "Crime pays only until you are arrested and prosecuted."
One defendant, 32-year-old Ronald Uy, a Vice President and Branch Manager for JPMorgan Chase, allegedly provided advice on how to structure transactions in order to avoid bank reporting requirements. In his bio on LinkedIn (see right), Uy boasts that he's a "highly accomplished banking professional with solid and progressive experience" who has been "repeatedly promoted into leadership roles."
According to the feds, most of the defendants were born in the former Soviet Union and regularly traveled to Russia and Ukraine. The alleged second-in-command of the enterprise (Vadim Trincher, age 52) is based in New York, where he oversees a high-stakes illegal sports-betting operation that caters to oligarchs living in Russia and Ukraine. He is said to be a dual-citizen of the U.S. and Israel, and is a well-known poker champ.
Prosecutors say that Trincher was caught on months of wiretap recordings threatening violence against gamblers who didn't pay their debts. On those recordings, he allegedly referenced an enforcer named "Maxim" who collected the money owed.
Others among the nearly three-dozen defendants include Joseph ("Joe the Hammer") Mancuso; Stan ("Slava") Greenberg; Noah ("The Oracle") Siegel; Dmitry ("Blondie") Druzhinsky; Alexander ("Murushka") Katchaloff; Anatoly ("Tony") Golubchik; David ("D.A.") Aaron; and Edwin ("Eddie") Ting.
One of the flashiest defendants is 34-year-old Molly ("Poker Princess") Bloom, the sister of Olympic skier Jeremy Bloom. For years she has organized high-stakes poker salons in lavish homes and hotels on both coasts of the U.S. (The secret games were sometimes secured by armed guards, according to one attendee.) Molly's alleged staple of players has included celebs Leo DiCaprio, Ben Affleck and Tobey Maguire, and athletes Alex Rodriguez and Pete Sampras. Whether any of these stars indulged in games sponsored by today's busted-up global enterprise remains to be seen. Perhaps those answers will have to wait until 2014, when a Harper-Collins memoir by Bloom is scheduled to be released.
Richard Behar is the Contributing Editor, Investigations, for Forbes magazine. He can be reached at email@example.com
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There's another bid day coming up on the retail calendar. Cyber Monday has become just as popular if not even more popular than Black Friday over the years. But there are a few things online shoppers should know before filling up their virtual shopping cart.
The internet is accessible almost anywhere, making Monday's retail holiday a simple way to shop in the comfort of your own home or office.
"I can sit there at the business and shop online," said Donna McClintock who plans to take advantage of the online deals.
"We have nine grandchildren so you know, boys toys, girls toys from the age of two to 15," said McClintock.
The National Retail Federation says eight in ten retailers will offer special Cyber Monday deals. Before clicking purchase, it's important to know the risks of online shopping. Some who plan to participate in Monday's deals offer their own advice.
"Make sure those passwords aren't too simple and make sure those passwords aren't reused in a lot of things like your emails and stuff," said one shopper.
"I just try to use as many websites as I can that I know and trust and make sure that they have something to secure the transaction," offered another.
"Go out and buy a prepaid card for my shopping experience online," said McClintock.
Other safety tips include:
Beware of deals that sound too good to be true, confirm that your online purchase is secure, check your bank activity often, and protect your computer with the most up to date firewalls and spam filters.
Before you start your deal hunt online, the Better Business Bureau offers tips about buying online:
1. Protect your computer – A computer should always have the most recent updates installed for spam filters, anti-virus and anti-spyware software and a secure firewall.
2. Shop on trustworthy websites – Shoppers should start at www.bbb.org to check on the seller's reputation and record for customer satisfaction. It's a good idea to look for the BBB logo and other widely-recognized seals on retailer websites, but make sure they are real (some rogue sites plagiarize seals to look legitimate).
3. Protect your personal information – BBB recommends taking the time to read the site's privacy policy and understand what personal information is being requested and how it will be used. If there isn't one posted, take that as a red flag that personal information may be sold to others without permission.
4. Beware of deals that sound too good to be true – Offers on websites and in unsolicited e-mails can often sound too good to be true, especially extremely low prices on hard-to-get items. Consumers should always go with their instincts and not be afraid to pass up a "deal" that might cost them dearly in the end.
5. Beware of phishing – Legitimate businesses do not send e-mails claiming problems with an order or an account to lure the "buyer" into revealing financial information. If a consumer receives such an e-mail, BBB recommends picking up the phone and calling the contact number on the website where the purchase was made to confirm that there really is a problem with the transaction.
6. Confirm your online purchase is secure – Shoppers should always look in the address box for the "s" in https:// and in the lower-right corner for the "lock" symbol before paying. If there are any doubts about a site, BBB recommends right-clicking anywhere on the page and select "Properties." This will let you see the real URL (website address) and the dialog box will reveal if the site is not encrypted.
7. Pay with a credit card – It's best to use a credit card, because under federal law, you can dispute the charges if you don't receive the item. Your also have dispute rights if there are unauthorized charges on your credit card, and many card issuers have "zero liability" policies under which the card holder pays nothing if someone steals the credit card number and uses it. If you are going to shop on classifieds web sites like Craigslist, never wire money and only buy locally where you can see the item before you hand over your money.
8. Keep documentation of your order - After completing the online order process, there may be a final confirmation page or the shopper might receive confirmation by e-mail – BBB recommends saving a copy of the web page and any e-mails for future reference and as a record of the purchase.
9. Check your credit card statements often – Don't wait for paper statements; BBB recommends consumers check their credit card statements for suspicious activity by either calling credit card companies or by looking at statements online regularly.
10. Know your rights – Federal law requires that orders made by mail, phone or online be shipped by the date promised or, if no delivery time was stated, within 30 days. If the goods aren't shipped on time, the shopper can cancel and demand a refund. There is no general three-day cancellation right, but consumers do have the right to reject merchandise if it's defective or was misrepresented. Otherwise, it's the company's policies that determine if the shopper can cancel the purchase and receive a refund or credit.
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I've decided to make a referent post that outlines my position on many things philosophical, theological, scientific, biblical, and other. I have many similar directories: Molinism, Multiverse, Philosophy of Science, Epistemology, and the Origins Directory.
Ontological Basics
- Ontological Status. Existent
- Necessary. No
- Contingent. Yes
- Person. Yes
- Organic. Yes
- Faculty of Will. Incompatibilist (although all we need is that flicker of freedom).
- Personhood. Cartesian Substance Dualist, leaning Hasker's emergentism.
Bible & Theology
- Theology. Theist
- Religion. Christian
- Trinity: Social Trinitarian
- Denomination. Associate Reformed Presbyterian (Don't ask me how that happened…)
- Catholic. No. Some Catholic Dogma is contrary to what I understand the gospel to be. Some Catholics love Jesus and are saved as well, though in spite of the Catholic teaching.
- Eastern-Orthodoxy. No. See above.
- Middle Knolwedge. Yes
- Molinist. Yes.
- Soteriology. A Molinist Model
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In this UFO Sightings video clip: The Pentagon: A brief look at the United States Air Force encounter with UFOs. Is there evidence to support the claims of UFO and alien visitation?
UFO Sightings: New Jersey UFO Photos
UFO Sightings: New Jersey UFO PhotosVideo Clip (1:28)
Video Clip (1:28)
UFO Hunters shows us one of their many amazing cases. Check out this great video clip of some pictures of what appears to be a flying saucer. George Stock took the photos some years ago in the middle of the day.
UFO Sightings: Renaissance Artists
UFO Sightings: Renaissance ArtistsVideo Clip (1:36)
Video Clip (1:36)
A look at the Renaissance painters illustrating many different UFO shapes in the paintings and frescoes.
UFO Sightings: Roswell
UFO Sightings: RoswellVideo Clip (3:29)
Video Clip (3:29)
In this UFO Sightings video clip: Roswell: A brief look at the Roswell UFO encounter, and the controversy around it. An alien encounter or a government cover-up? Get a closer look at Roswell.
UFO Sightings: WWII Sightings
UFO Sightings: WWII SightingsVideo Clip (1:41)
Video Clip (1:41)
UFO Hunters has another amazing story for us in this unbelievable video clip. Check it all out here in this clip about World War II pilots who are believed to have seen flying saucers while up in the sky.
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