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The Adjustments of The Real World
I just finished the second week at my very first "real" post-undergraduate job. I work as a Health/Hospital Lab Tech for UCLA's lab in Brentwood, and though I was prepared for the transition to the real world from an academic one to be difficult, I was still surprised from the needed adjustment. Don't get me wrong, I'm eternally grateful for having my job in this hire-frozen economy, and even more grateful that I'm working in the health and science field as a recently graduated student. The opportunity is amazing, though the adjustments were hard to settle. The hardest thing to adjust was my sleeping schedule. Gone are the days that I could stay up until 1am and be late for my 8am class.
My schedule is as follows in the lab:
At 7am, which is when work starts, I organize urine, stool, and critical fluid-streaked media plates in numerical order as each patient is assigned a number, and each specimen from the same patient is assigned a number. These plates are to be "processed" and the Clinical Lab Scientists record the findings into the computerized health system.I then dilute urine solutions and run them in the Vitek machine, which reads cards placed into the solution made and prints a report for the clinical lab scientists.
UCLA is known for making their own MIC (microdilution) trays, which are used for inoculations. The trays are kept frozen at negative 70 degrees and take 30 minutes to thaw out before we can use them, so I take a count of all the needed trays of different types before my lunch break to give them time to thaw. After lunch break, I dilute all the specimen solutions in tween water, invert the tubes, and then run the MIC machine until 4 pm.
The second hardest adjustment is the 40-hour week. By Friday, I feel like I've run miles up and down the Big C trail. On my first week especially, I was nostalgic for the days when Thursday nights were the start of my weekend; Fridays seem to last forever before work ends these days. There have been days where it's felt like med school was so out of reach, days where I wonder what I am doing and why exactly I am where I am. Those days are rough, especially after working for 8 hours, and being stuck in traffic for 2. But despite these hard adjustments, I'm still very much grateful as I'm learning new techniques and gaining clinical experience for my application. The key now is to stay highly motivated and to save, save, save. I try to remind myself that all of this is part of a journey toward a dream I'm not willing to let go of, and am more than willing to work hard for.
I met a friend on the second day of work, and after realizing we had similar goals (He wants to go to vet school) he told me, "We'll remind each other about our goals every day from now on. Especially on days we're extremely tired."
Each time I pass him in the halls of our lab or run into him in the elevator, he says "What's up, future med student!" And I reply with "Hey there future vet student!" as well as a big smile on my face for the rest of the day. Well until I hit the 405 at 4pm anyway.
Aimmee Chin
posted August 16, 2009 2:31 PM
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It's a bit hard to believe that the first year of medical school is beginning to draw to a close, but it definitely is. I am currently in the midst of studying for a series of final exams for the neurology system, which will cover neuroanatomy, psychiatry, gross anatomy, pharmacology, and a whole hodgepodge of pathways and tracts within our bodies. It's an intriguing subject for sure, but also one of the most difficult.
Medical school ultimately trains doctors who will take care of patients, but the training is without a doubt intense...so intense that many medical students put their own health and well-being aside to focus on classes and become the best and most successful doctor that one can be. It's especially apparent around an exam, when students stay up until dawn memorizing just one more neuro pathway, or one more drug name and its mechanism of action. It seems like a small price to pay when that knowledge may come back to help you save a life a few years down the line.
It's also painfully ironic when I've studied blood pressure medications while munching on calorie-dense vending machine food or reading about how lack of sleep can affect our lifestyles while burning the midnight oil.
With that in mind, I hope to be able to invest more time into diet and exercise. I do believe that living the lifestyle that one preaches to patients is important. I'll get around to that, once I memorize this list of sympatholytic drugs.
Alex Lau
posted April 26, 2009 9:25 PM
1/2 a year down!...and about 7 1/2 more to go
Happy new year bloggers! What an awesome game yesterday at the Emerald Bowl.
It's hard to believe, but half a year of medical school has already flown by. And it's been busy. I've never had to study such a large volume of material at one time, and occasionally it has been overwhelming. On the other hand, come exam time, the course material actually starts becoming more cohesive and making sense, and that's when all the hours of studying really pay off.
There really isn't a typical day for a medical student, especially not at Keck, where classes are scheduled differently every single week. For the past few months, we have been covering the "Core" curriculum, which is a (very) broad survey of different topics aimed at placing everyone on the same page. Starting in the spring, we will be moving on to a "systems" curriculum, where we will study dermatology, cardio, neuro, and musculoskeletal individually. Hopefully, that will make the material more cohesive than Core.
What I love most about about med school is the clinical experience we have from day one. Even as complete newbies, we get to meet with patients in LAC+USC Hospital and take histories. Unlike residents and nurses--whose schedules are overloaded and overbooked--we have more time to find out about our patients' experiences and lives. Many patients also welcome med students to the bedside because they enjoy playing a part in educating future doctors. Being able to interact with patients helps me keep in mind the reasons why I decided to go into medicine, reasons which are sometimes difficult to keep sight of when med students are so busy.
I have also been looking at starting research again and have been meeting on and off with a faculty member performing research on gut bacteria over at Caltech. Hopefully I'll find time to become more involved with that. More updates to come. Good luck with the spring semester bloggers and GO BEARS!
Alex Lau
posted January 2, 2009 11:31 AM
work this past summer
Hey blog readers! Before I jump into describing my first few weeks of medical school, I wanted to share with you guys my experiences this past summer as a faculty advisor with the National Youth Leadership Forum program at UCLA. I spent June through August with three separate groups of 22-23 high school students, all of whom were attending a program designed to expose them to the field of medicine.
I had a whole classroom-sized group of high schoolers to be responsible for at all times! Pretty challenging for a soft-spoken recent college grad. My job entailed three basic duties: 1) teach a curriculum that would introduce many key concepts and processes that are integral to medical education and the profession itself (i.e. med school admissions, traits and character, ethics), 2) supervise and chaperone students to different site visits and 3) manage and discipline students when necessary. This was how my room looked like at the end of every forum:
Yes, that's a lot of bleached flipchart paper. Don't worry, it was all recycled.
Believe it or not, I had a blast with this job. It was very rewarding working with high schoolers. Though there were times when I wondered what the heck I got myself into, it was great to get a glimpse of what the next generation of teenagers think, feel, and value. I worked with a diverse set of students--each with different backgrounds and beliefs--who broadened my perspectives on just how mixed our country really is. I also had a lot of fun with my co-workers.,,
For any college grads with a free summer, I'd highly recommend this program. It requires a college degree, lots of energy, and a willingness to work with super-hyper high school students. Check it out!
Alex Lau
posted September 2, 2008 9:46 PM
Hey there, calling out from Southern California
Hey! It's great to be in touch with CNR again. After graduation, I've felt a bit disconnected from campus, so blogging will give me an opportunity to continue contributing to the Golden Bear family.
So first, let me introduce myself. I'm Alex, a freshly minted graduate this May with a B.S. in Nutritional Sciences, physio and metabolism concentration, along with a minor in English. When I was at Cal, I was involved in the Peer Advising Leadership Program (PAL) at CNR and got to know many of the college's friendly and helpful administrators. In addition, I penned a food on Fridays column for the Daily Cal, did research with Ellen Simms from the Integrative Bio department, and volunteered with the Special Needs Aquatic Program (SNAP) down at Berkeley High and the YMCA.
So where am I now? I'm currently a first year MD/PhD student at USC's Keck School of Medicine and am wrapping up the second week of medical school as I write this. It's been really exciting and (admittedly) a bit challenging, but I'm really enjoying the experience.
I'll be sure to blog about my med school experiences as the year progresses (as well as write an entry about what I did over the summer), so "stay tuned!" I look forward to sharing my experiences with the CNR family.
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A reunion of faculty and staff who have served at Evans Middle School – formerly O. P. Evans Junior High School – is planned for Saturday, April 27, from 2-4 p.m. in the school's cafeteria.
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Dance artist Angela Woodhouse is concerned with articulating highly charged atmospheres, which are quiet and powerful, minimal and intense. More…
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Angela Woodhouse and Caroline Broadhead, present Sighted as part of Collect 2015, the Crafts Council's international art fair for contemporary objects.
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Sighted (2009) will be presented at The Body and Space Conference 18th and 19th September. Performers Stine Nilsen and Martina Conti.
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Four albums and a decade spent touring the globe playing to enthusiastic audiences from Sydney to San Francisco and Berlin to Beirut have enabled Paris Combo to create its own unique world, establishing itself as one of the most piquant, intriguing groups on the international music scene. Fronted by the mischievous vocals of chanteuse Belle du Berry, the combo has struck a positive chord with critics and audiences for their fun-loving mix of jazz, French pop, cabaret, gypsy, Latino and Middle Eastern rhythms.
In the early '90s, du Berry, Potzi and François Jeannin first performed together as members of the offbeat retro revue Champêtres de Joie, playing acoustically in the historic Berry Zèbre cinema in Paris' Belleville district. Together they collaborated with French choreographer Philippe Decouflé at the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Albertville. Du Berry met Australian musician David Lewis in 1994 when both were performers at the inaugural Cabaret Sauvage revue (now a popular venue in Paris) and it was not long before he joined the trio. They were then joined by bassist Mano Razanajato, forming what was to become Paris Combo.
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In 1997, Paris Combo released their eponymous first album on the now-historic indie label, Boucherie (Butchery), and began touring intensively in France. The band's popularity may have coincided with a swing revival in the mid-1990s, but Paris Combo played a more varied set than the retro swing bands. Los Angeles Times' critic Don Heckman declared, "The group's music fits into the swing revival category occupied by such bands as the Squirrel Nut Zippers and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, but their range of styles is far too eclectic to be bunched into a single category." Most critics agreed, attributing to the group such wide-ranging characteristics as French cabaret, rumba, flamenco, Gypsy swing, cool jazz, African, Latin and Middle Eastern styles.
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In 2010, after an extended sabbatical, the group starting writing and rehearsing again. Belle, Potzi, François and David worked together for over a year composing and arranging new songs and re-discovering their own distinctive group sound, allowing Belle's lyrics to explore the crazy extremes of love - from total obsession ("Je te vois partout") to total forgiveness ("Tout excusé").
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Diane M. Paige received her B.M. in Music Education from Colorado State University where she minored in Slavic Studies. Her master's degree in Musicology was awarded by Iowa State University where she wrote a master's thesis entitled Dvorak in Spillville. She received her Ph.D. in Musicology from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her dissertation, entitled The Women of Janacek's Operas, explored the archetypes and female roles of the Czech composer's mature operas. She has published in The Musical Quarterly, with Princeton and Cambridge (forthcoming) Presses, and is currently at work on a book about music and war from the American Revolution to present. She has presented her research at a wide variety of venues including BBC Radio 3, Lincoln Center for the Arts, and the Bard Music Festival.
At Hartwick she teaches the three-semester music history sequence, an introductory world music course, and courses on specialized topics such as Music of the African Diaspora, Music and World Wars I and II, and Music of the Roma (Gypsies). She has led off-campus courses to Anguilla, B.W.I. (student practica), Brazil (carnival and its music), and Ghana (dance, drumming, and oral history).
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SHARP provides procedural assistance and legal information to self-represented litigants at four centers operating in or near courthouses in Willows, Red Bluff, Oroville, and Chico. This Northern California tri-county collaboration between Glenn, Butte, and Tehama counties uses videoconferencing technology and staff to provide weekly workshops, appointments, resources, and assistance to court pro per customers. There is no income requirement. We will help you if you are pro per, without an attorney, and your problem is within our assistance areas. Complex or special cases are referred to local bar members.
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It was November 2004 when Jennifer Hoeger, mother of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, kindergartener Jackson Hoeger, first began to notice a change in her son's health and behavior.
"Initially, we thought he had strep throat," says Jennifer. "At the same time, Jackson's teacher noticed a dramatic change in his handwriting, and his well-behaved and happy demeanor began to disappear."
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The next day, Jackson exhibited stroke-like symptoms, and was rushed to the emergency room at the University of Iowa Hospital, where he suffered a long seizure. It would be the first of many seizures he would experience in the coming weeks and months. That evening, Jackson had an MRI, but it, too, showed nothing unusual.
"Over the next few weeks, Jackson saw several doctors, all of whom had different opinions as to what was causing his symptoms," says Jennifer. "Eventually Jackson was diagnosed with what is called a pseudo tumor. A pseudotumor cerebri occurs when there are signs of increased pressure inside the head without an identifiable cause. The increased pressure affects many areas of the brain and the patient experiences severe headaches.
Medication helped ease Jackson's headaches, but his behavior became aggressive, and in March 2005, Jackson experienced another major seizure. Jackson's physician then believed he might have epilepsy. Unsatisfied with the epilepsy diagnosis, Jackson's parents traveled to Mayo Clinic for a second opinion.
Diagnosed with a Neural Ectodermal Tumor
At Mayo Clinic, Jackson underwent testing for six weeks. Finally, on May 17, he was diagnosed with a rare condition — disseminated primitive neural ectodermal tumor. "This a type of tumor where the cells are dispersed in a thin layer that covers the surfaces of the brain like a layer of frosting on top of a cake. It is difficult to detect with conventional scanning methods," says pediatric neuro-oncologist, Cynthia Wetmore, M.D., Ph.D. who began working with the family after Jackson's diagnosis.
Jackson then began his long journey to recovery. A central venous catheter was inserted to administer chemotherapy and blood transfusions. He was given morphine for pain relief, and afterwards a second dose of morphine left him temporarily paralyzed on his right side, leading to the realization that he was allergic to morphine.
Regaining Strength
During treatment, Jackson received physical therapy and occupational therapy to regain the strength he had lost on his right side, and in the summer began radiation treatments.
"All through the radiation treatments Jackson was having multiple seizures," says Jennifer. "It was a constant challenge to get the right combination of medications to keep them under control."
In June 2005, after a few radiation treatments were completed, Jackson underwent the first of two procedures to harvest peripheral blood stem cells that would help him recover from the high-dose chemotherapy he was scheduled to receive.
Working as a Team
"Throughout this whole experience, we really appreciated everyone at Mayo — we were like a team working together," says Jennifer. "They let us be part of the plan. They asked what we thought. They also made decisions by considering Jackson himself, even though those decisions might have gone against a protocol. We felt comfortable asking questions, and they went out of their way and helped us through this."
According to Dr. Wetmore, it is critical that patients who have neural ectodermal tumors be treated at a healthcare center familiar with this kind of tumor in order to receive the best treatment possible. "If a physician has not had experience with this type of tumor before, it is more difficult to diagnose and treat it properly," she says.
On the Road to Recovery
In October, Jackson began high-dosage chemotherapy infusions.
After his second treatment in November, Jackson developed a severe case of pneumonia and needed to be airlifted back to Mayo Clinic. After several days in the hospital, Jackson was once again well enough to return home.
"Over the next three months, we tried to nurse him back to health," says Jennifer. "He was weak and would have up to 20 seizures a day."
In March of 2006, Jackson and his family finally got good news — an MRI showed the tumor had not grown, and, in fact, was improving; three months later, Jackson and his family went on a Disney Cruise — courtesy of the nonprofit Make A Wish Foundation.
Playing T-Ball, Enjoying Life
Now, Jackson is in first grade and doing well — even playing on a T-ball team — and has been tumor-free for the past two years. The chance that cancer will return drops significantly after the two-year marker.
In contemplating the difficult journey Jackson has been through, Jennifer strongly believes his recovery is a miracle, and has been volunteering with the Lance Armstrong Foundation as a way to give back. She also credits Mayo Clinic staff in bringing about a positive outcome.
"Dr. Wetmore had such a wonderful sense of optimism," she says. "She told us, 'Someday, I want you to come back to share your story with another family.' We in fact did this — and I felt like we had graduated."


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A mild, creamy cleanser that leaves the skin clean and silky. Fragrance-free formula does not compete with your favorite scent or irritate sensitive skin.
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With a name like First Aid Beauty (FAB for short), it's obvious this line is meant to rescue your skin from distress, and, indeed, these products are targeted toward those who have sensitive, easily irritated skin, but who still want an elegant, department-store flair. Ironically, FAB falls short on both ends of the spectrum.
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Because at 160,000 years, the party is just getting started.
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This week Office Depot, Southwest Airlines, Cricket Communications, and Hewlett-Packard joined the growing market trend against the logging industry's greenwash program, The 'Sustainable Forestry Initiative' (SFI).
That brings the total to 24 prominent brands including AT&T, United Stationers, Pitney Bowes, and Allstate that ForestEthics—an environmental advocacy group that I work for—has persuaded to act against SFI. And our campaign against SFI also includes a growing nationwide citizens' movement concerned about SFI, including more than 20 of North America's leading environmental organizations and tens of thousands of individuals concerned about the long-term effect of SFI's program on our forests.
In response to our campaign, SFI has twice threatened to sue ForestEthics. Our replies to these threats affirm our commitment to continue to expose SFI's greenwash.
And here's why SFI is greenwash: If the SFI puts its green leaf and tree logo on a product or its packaging, that means it came from industrial logging that causes distinctly un-green things like landslides, poisoned communities, polluted water and dead wildlife. Knowing this, the logging industry invented the SFI to mask its environmental destruction—because they also know the market for their products is becoming more environmentally aware and demanding. So SFI exploits conscientious consumers by misleading them into thinking an SFI-labeled product or package is 'good for forests' when it's not. We know the name for that – greenwash – and we can't take it lying down.
Knowing and exposing the truth behind SFI-labeled products like envelopes, catalogs and copy paper is the first step in building a grassroots citizens' movement to stop this logging industry scam.
In Office Depot's new Greener Purchasing Policy for Paper Products, SFI certification is only a minimum requirement and is not considered 'green'. The brand will now give policy preference to Forestry Stewardship Council certified and recycled papers. Southwest Airlines will continue to avoid the use of the SFI logo and name on its materials and will maintain its preference for FSC-certified paper when purchasing certified paper products. Cricket Communications will maintain a strong preference for FSC certified products and will avoid using or promoting products certified by the SFI. Hewlett-Packard (HP) recently confirmed that 100 percent of its HP Everyday paper products are now FSC-certified in the Americas. This milestone is the result of HP's commitment to use FSC as the benchmark for acceptable forest certification in procurement and marketing.I believe that there are no bad people, only bad choices. That's why I am particularly proud of ForestEthics' work to educate America's most revered brands on the impact their colossal buying power has on our environment. When we help the customers of these companies connect the dots between paper products and landslides, poisoned communities and threats to rare wildlife, we give these individual consumers a stronger voice in how America's biggest brands use their buying power. Because when consumers connect the dots, major corporations follow.
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About 70 prisoners at the Chillicothe Correctional Institution eligible for the program can take classes through Ashland University, work on a prison farm, help build state salt trucks or participate in substance abuse counseling or religious programs.
Chillicothe's reintegration unit was scheduled to open Wednesday morning with remarks by warden Norm Robinson, who says the goal is giving inmates the opportunity to make good decisions about their lives.
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A 35-year-old Nebraska woman accused of prostituting her 14-year-old and 7-year-old daughters has pleaded no contest to charges in Buffalo County District Court.
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Hey Guys! I hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas. I had a great time and spent the day EATING and hanging out with my family. I got everything that I wanted for Christmas and more.
How did you guys spend the holiday? What was your favorite gift?
The things that I am currently obessed with:
I'll alway be on time with this or this.
I would love to sit here.
10 Fit Tips for the Holidays.
Hugh Hefner finally put a ring on it.
I heart black tights.
Super fab way to bring in the New Year.
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Christmas Time is Here......
Christmas Eve is tomorrow and I am so sad that Christmas is almost over. Christmas is my favorite time of year and I wish that it could stay around a little while longer. I truely enjoy shopping for the perfect gift, recieving the perfect gift lol, city decorations, holiday parties, and just about everything else that deals with Christmas.
{Kris and I air kissing under the mistletoe}
{Kris and I air kissing under the mistletoe}
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Dani says "I DO"
This past weekend my best friend Dani married the love of her life Jonathan! The fabulous ceremony and reception were held at the beautiful Gassaway Mansion. The wedding was so sweet and romantic that I cried and cried because I was so happy to see Dani happy. I'm honored that she chose me as her maid of honor.
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Friday, November 16, 2007
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CONYERS - Both Salem's and Rockdale's swim teams were in action Tuesday night at Johnson Park in the season-opening swim meet with Starr's Mill and North Oconee.Starr's Mill took first place overall with 369 points, while Salem placed second with 260 points. North Oconee (247) and Rockdale (159) rounded out the scoring. The Seminoles placed first on the boys side with 177 points, while the Lady Seminoles placed fourth with 83 points. The Bulldogs took third on the boys side with 69 points, while the Lady Bulldogs took third (90). Salem swim coach Lisa Boyd said it was a very competitive meet to begin the new season. "The competition was of a high level Tuesday night," Boyd said. "North Oconee's girls team placed 18th overall in the state championships in 2007. Starr's Mill finished fourth for girls and 16th for boys in the state AAAA championships last year. Therefore, our defeat of the Starr's Mill boys and combined defeat of North Oconee is a great accomplishment for Salem." Salem accomplished a rare feat for the first meet of the season, qualifying swimmers for the state meet in four events. The Salem boys 200-yard medley relay team, which consists of Josh Danforth, Logan Gunzenhauser, Matt Tibbets and Carlisle Whitley, qualified for state with a time of 1 minute, 49.70 seconds. The time was well below the state standard qualifying time of 1:52.00. Tibbetts also qualified for state in the 200 individual medley (IM) with a time of 2:08.52, the 100 breaststroke (1:05.48) and was part of the state qualifying 200 free relay team. The 200 free relay team, which consists of Tibbets, Horton, Logan Gunzenhauser and Whitley, qualified for state with a time of 1:37.75. Tibbetts took first place in both the 200 IM and the 100 breaststroke. The Salem boys won the 200 free relay and the 200 free relay. Brandon Evans can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com
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Crocodile mask
From Mabuiag, Torres Strait Islands,
Late 19th century AD
Mabuiag is one of the many islands of the Torres Strait Island group, between Papua New Guinea and northern Australia. Throughout this area, crocodiles are both feared and respected. This enormous mask represents a life sized crocodile, being 7 feet long (about 2.13 metres). It is made of turtle-shell. The shell plates were heated in order to be shaped, and holes were drilled to enable the pieces to be sewn together with cord. In typical fashion this mask is decorated with pigment, cassowary feathers and seedcase rattles.
Masks like this were worn at ceremonies, including those to encourage crop fertility, the initiation of youths and mortuary rituals. The widespread adoption of Christianity in the late nineteenth century led to changes in practices. This mask was not used ceremonially, but was made for the Revd Samuel MacFarlane, a missionary who finished working in the Torres Strait in 1886. MacFarlane told the British Museum that the youth who made it copied it from the real animal placed before him - presumably dead - with a stick propping open its jaws.
There has been a recent revival of appreciation of Torres Strait Islanders' arts and crafts, and new masks (often called 'dance machines') are now being made.
L. Wilson, Kerkar Lu: contemporary artefacts of Torres Strait (Department of Education, Queensland, 1993)
D.R. Moore, Arts and crafts of Torres Straits (Princes Risborough, Shire Publications Ltd., 1989)
J. Mack (ed.), Masks: the art of expression (London, The British Museum Press, 1994)
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Collected by Revd S. Macfarlane
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If you were a brilliant geneticist, working on a secret government genetic engineering project, and your fiancee dumped you because your sperm were not viable, what would you do to resolve your mid-life crisis? Dr. Gino Conti creates his own son by combining reptilian and human DNA, but discovers fatherhood an extraordinary challenge when his son's anger management issues include eating people. Watch Movies Online for Free on 10StarMovies.


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Java EE Service Engine: Bridging Java EE and JBI
In a typical Java EE application, MDBs are used to listen to messages from the external systems and act as integration point between two systems. Wouldnt it be good, if that MDB become part of a composite application and thus leverage full capability of JBI also? The example composite application below explains how a BPEL app is accessed from MDB. To keep the things simple (unfortunately composite applications are not simple...) the BPEL sample accesses only a Java EE webservice (SLSB). BPEL is extremely powerful and to know how more about that, read Gopalan's blogs.
Ok, enough of theory, lets get into some action. Below is the architecture diagram of an example application.
As explained in the diagram, the client application sends a message to the Queue which is picked up by the MDB. Upon receiving that message, by using the Java EE Service Engine, the MDB contacts the JBI NMR for the service endpoint exposed by the BPEL process. When MDB executes the BPEL application (hosted by BPEL service engine) BPEL app will contact JBI NMR for finding its partner services. In our BPEL example, there is only one partner service and it is a stateless session bean (JSR 109 webservice) hosted in the same appserver JVM. The JSR 109 webservice's endpoint is enabled in JBI NMR by Java EE Service Engine when the stateless session bean gets deployed. This SLSB uses new Java EE persistence apis to access the database.
In fact, Java EE SDK and Netbeans Enterprise Pack hides many complexities from the developer. Thus a developer's view of the composite application is much simple and as given below. I just hid engines and NMR and made a simpler diagram.
As explained in the diagram above, the MDB just uses JAXWS client apis to access the BPEL process. The BPEL process then invokes the Java EE webservice. The SLSB(Java EE webservice) uses persistence API to access the database. So, a developer just need to code the MDB, the stateless session bean and persistence code and design a BPEL process using these in the BPEL designer.
Now, lets see some real code. To focus on our topic, I am just concentrating on the plumbing part.
Develop a SLSB called StockWS. Annotate it with @Webservice to make it a JSR 109 webservice. See the code snippet below.
Deploy the service to the application server (Project GlassFish).
Use BPEL designer to design a BPEL app. I am not explaining how exactly this needs to be done. Take a look at this article (its a bit too long) or read gopalan for details.
Basically, you need to import the WSDL of the SLSB webservice to the BPEL application and design the BPEL process using the BPEL designer in the netbeans enterprise pack. At the end of everything, the BPEL app will expose a service as shown below in the WSDL snippet.
Create a composite application project, add the BPEL app to the composite application project and deploy it. These are few clicks in the netbeans enterprise pack.
Write the MDB. Import the WSDL of the BPEL application to the MDB as webservice client. The MDB snippet below explains everything.
The last part of the story. Normally, the above JAXWS code in MDB will try to access a service using HTTP transport. Here we want the MDB to access the BPEL app in the same JVM. So, tweak the mdb deployment descriptor to route it to JBI.
Ok, you are still reading. Let's come to the point. How does Java EE Service Engine work?
Java EE Service Engine is the glue code that is part of Sun Java System Application Server. One end of the service engine exposes JBI based contracts and is deployed into JBI runtime. The other end interact with appserver's containers, especially the webservices runtime. When the JAXWS client code executes, using a private SPI, it snatches the soap message from the JAXWS client runtime and normalizes and sends it to JBI NMR. Similarly, when the JBI NMR invokes Java EE Service Engine with an incoming JBI request, Java EE Service Engine will pass the soap message to JAXWS server runtime and get the jsr 109 webservice (slsb) invoked. With the new re-architectured JAXWS runtime (Project Tango) we should be able to change all these into a more pluggable architecture.
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June 02 2011
7th Annual International Surfing Day Events and Membership Special Announced
"There are so many fantastic events lined up for this year's International Surfing Day. It's the perfect excuse to take some time off, surf and give back to our oceans, waves and beaches," says Laura Mazzarella, Surfrider Foundation's Marketing Manager. "We're excited to celebrate ISD with people everywhere, whether it's through a local event or through our special membership drive."
Key events this year include the Otter Rock and Roll Surf Contest in Oregon for kids of all ages; the Colorado River Surfing Association's surf contest and river cleanup; the South Texas Chapter's free surf clinics for kids in South Padre Island; horseshoe crab tagging in Connecticut; and a surf art fundraiser in Washington, DC. Additional events from taking place around the world can be found at www.intlsurfingday.com.
Keeping with tradition, the Surfrider Foundation will also host a special International Surfing Day drive to encourage people to join or renew their memberships. For $25, new or renewing members will receive a limited edition ISD t-shirt, a complimentary one-year subscription to SURFING Magazine and a bar of all natural surf wax. For those looking to go big on International Surfing Day, join or renew at the $100 level and receive all the great premiums above along with a pair of Dragon E.C.O. Sunglasses.
In addition to the Surfrider Foundation-hosted events worldwide, International Surfing Day sponsor Barefoot Wine is dispatching film crews to ten locations. Footage captured will be used to create One Beach, a film series about a global community coming together to keep beaches barefoot friendly through optimism and creativity. Directed by Jason Baffa, One Beach will premiere in Fall 2011.
Founded seven years ago by the Surfrider Foundation and SURFING Magazine, International Surfing Day unites surfers from around the world in celebration of the sport of surfing. As is tradition with the annual holiday, surfers will do their part to give back to our oceans, waves and beaches through various organized events courtesy of the Surfrider Foundation. International Surfing Day has exploded from 16 domestic and one international location in 2005 to more than 147 events in 29 countries this year, including unexpected locations such as Taiwan, Malta and Ghana.
Surfrider Foundation, SURFING Magazine and Barefoot Wine make the 7th Annual International Surfing Day possible.


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Kids' Club
The Cherry Creek Athletic Club is delighted to offer our members quality child care while they are working out in the club. The Kids' Club provides a safe, clean, and nurturing environment for your children and our staff works actively to involve members' children in developmentally appropriate activities. Special exercise classes, art projects, and holiday festivities are held throughout the year.
The Kids' Club can accommodate children from 8 weeks to 13 years with separate rooms for the different age groups. Children over the age of 14 are able to work out in the club with a Junior Membership.
Infant and Toddler Room
In the Infant and Toddler Room, the staff interacts with all children and is sensitive to individual needs throughout a visit to the Kids' Club. We change diapers, feed bottles, and will spoon feed meals and snacks. We have a variety of age appropriate toys, stuffed animals, riding toys, and a train table.
Preschool/Elementary Room
Children in the Preschool/Elementary Room have the choice of a number of activities. There is a train table, books, kitchens with play food, coloring, plastic blocks, wooden blocks, and computers with educational games. Once a month the Kids' Club offers an exercise class for children in this age group (normally on days that children have off from school) so that they can exercise while you are working out. When the weather permits, children can spend time outdoors in a walled-in play area with a fun play structure.
8–13 Year Olds
8-13 year olds have their own room geared to their needs and likes. It is furnished with a couch, table for homework, Xbox Kinect with sports games, games, and Legos.
Hours of Operation (Kids' Club Only)
FYI: The Kids' Club hours on Thursday, July 2nd, 2015 will be 8:30 am – 5:30 pm.
|Monday through Thursday
|8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
|8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
|8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
|8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Children's Health Club Hours
Fall, Winter, and Spring
Fridays 4:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Saturday and Sundays 12:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Children ages 13 and under have access to the indoor pool, indoor track, basketball court and racquetball courts.
Memorial Day Weekend through the end of September
Monday through Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Children ages 13 and under have access to the indoor pool, outdoor leisure pool, indoor track, basketball court and racquetball courts.
Please note all children under the age of 13 must be accompanied by a Member over the age of 14 or an adult at all times.
The family locker room is accessible from the indoor pool area or north corridor.
Kids' Club Reservations- The Kids' Club direct line for making reservations is: 303-399-3628.
The Kids' Club takes reservations each morning starting at 8:00 am for the following day.
Children's All-Access Reservations – Members who have their children on an All-Access membership may make reservations up to one week in advance. Visits are subject to Kids' Club availability.
Kids' Club Service Standards
All adults must check their child in with the Kids' Club Receptionist. Members must remain on the Club premises for the entire reservation period unless the member is participating in a Club offsite program or using the Cherry Creek bike path. Those members using the Cherry Creek bike path must remain within a three mile radius of the Club and carry a cellular telephone. For the well-being of all children using the Kids' Club, a child with visible signs of illness such as an elevated temperature, vomiting, diarrhea, skin rash, runny nose or coughing should not be brought into the Kids' Club.
For safety and security, the Kids' Club entrance may only be used by a member accompanied by a child. Members are welcome to bring a snack for their child. For the safety of children using the Kids' Club, no nuts or nut products (peanuts or tree nuts) are allowed. We also request that parents not bring any foods that could cause choking such as popcorn, whole grapes, hot dogs or foods not pre-cut into an appropriate size for a child. All drinks must be in plastic, leak-proof, non-breakable containers. Members are responsible for providing their child with the items needed for their child's comfort such as a bottle, diapers, and a change of clothing.
For additional information contact Allie Wade at 303-339-5672.


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$1/1 Angel Soft Bath Tissue Manufacturer's Coupon + Target Coupon = Only $0.33 Per Double Roll
This Hip2Save.com Deal was hand-posted on Thursday, January 31st, 2013 at 9:49 pm.
Don't forget to head on over to Coupons.com to print this $1/1 Angel Soft Bath Tissue Double Roll 12 pk+ coupon! Even better, this coupon makes for a great deal on toilet paper at Target since it can be paired with the Target store coupon available. Check it out…
Angel Soft Double Roll 12 pk $5.99 (Regular Price)
Use the $1/1 Angel Soft Double Roll 12 pk+ coupon found here
Plus, use the $1/1 Angel Soft Bath Tissue Target store coupon found here
Final cost only $3.99, just $0.33 per double roll, which is basically paying $0.17 per regular roll!
(Thanks, Totally Target!)
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Thank you! I was waiting for something to pair the coupon with.
hopefully Target doesn't give me a hard time since it says "Available at Walmart"
Is anyone else having issues printing Target coupons? My computer acts for a sec as if it was printing and then it takes me back to the "your coupons printed" page without printing anything! :(
Yes, I haven't been able to print for a month. Don't know what's up…it keeps telling me to install the coupon printer, so I do…and nothing. :(
I have had an abysmal time trying to get Target's coupon printer, Catalina Marketing, to work! (It still doesn't. I click agree, click run, watch the popup of "coupons will print upon closing" and …..NOTHING.) I went through a laborious hour or more and 20+ point checklist of things to disable/disarm/reset/uninstall on my computer and to no avail. I contacted the company and they just sent me the pagelong list of all the things I had already done. I use Chrome on a PC and never have problems printing from coupons.com or the like.
Curious, I went to Catalina's facebook page and hundreds of people commented likewise that they are unable to use the printer for one reason or another. Maybe if we all write to the companies that use this particular printer something will be resolved.
I am really disappointed because I was planning to make a special trip to Target tomorrow to get some of the deals I've seen here, but without the coupons my trip has effectively been canceled. =(
I have a Mac and it won't let me print. I tried with 3 different browsers and it says they are working on it and it should work in the next few weeks. That stinks because I have a baby and there are SO many coupons I'd love to print.
Will Target give you a hard time since the one coupon has walmart on it?
anyone know what the square footage is on this tp?
352 sq ft. on the ones I bought. :)
Some Publix grocery stores allow you to use Target coupons and pair them with a manufacturer's coupon. Check with your local Publix to see. if your store. I am going to hold onto my coupons and hope Publix or Target has a sale soon. Thanks for the info on the coupons!
Thanks Collin!


text: http://ubuntuforums.org – I recently installed Ubuntu 9.04 (x64) on my gateway m-series laptop. Works great minus the fact that I can adjust the screen brightness. when using an applet or my keyboard, ubuntu shows that it is being adjusted, but the actually screen brightness is constant(100%). Besides the fact that it is killing my battery, my eyes dont really adjust well to it. I am new to linux and would appriciate any help. Thanks (Hardware)


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|Cleveland Public Library
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Courses offered at cleveland State university
Program Introduction:
Confucius Institute Chinese continuing education courses are offered to members of the University and local communities through the Confucius Institute at Cleveland State University (CI-CSU).
The Confucius Institute will offer Mandarin Chinese Level 1 (Beginners), Mandarin Chinese Level 2 (Elementary) in Fall 2014.
The Chinese language courses are designed for students who want to develop their ability to comprehend and communicate in the Chinese language. We provide training in the skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing Mandarin Chinese. For more information about course content, please contact Prof. Li and firstname.lastname@example.com; for more information about course registration, please contact Ms. Elizabeth Miller at firstname.lastname@example.com
Class sizes are limited. To register for classes, visit www.campusce.net/csuconfucius/and click "Confucius Institute" at the far left, then click "Chinese Language and Culture."
Chinese Language Instructor:
Xuwei Li, is a visiting professor for Hubei University of Technology in Hubei, China. He has three years of teaching experience at a European University. Xuwei has received the Excellent Individual Teacher award from Hanban (the headquarters of the Confucius Institute)
Mandarin Chinese Level 1 (For Beginners)
An ideal course for adults without any previous Chinese language background, students will be taught the basic Mandarin phonetic system (Pinyin), and will learn and practice Chinese expressions and everyday words. Oral and listening skills will be emphasized, and basic Chinese grammar and character writing systems will also be introduced.
The video-integrated course uses multimedia materials including a traditional course text, high quality video supplements, and lecture content including multi-media presentations text.
Mandarin Chinese Level 2 (Elementary)
A basic course for beginning students of Chinese, it introduces Chinese language and culture and aims to teach communication in both spoken and written Chinese. The objectives are to enable students to use Chinese in the classroom, playground, local community, and countries where the Chinese language is spoken. This course is designed for those who have learned the Pinyin system and can recognize at least 50 Chinese characters. Characters are used throughout the text to enhance the students' reading and writing abilities.
Martial Arts for Beginners (Level 1)
This course offers traditional Chinese fitness method - "Baduanjin" to help adjust breathing, stretch the body muscles and relax the mind in order to achieve better physical body function and improve sleep quality. This class will be provided to adults by a professional martial art master who has achieved the fifth level of Chinese martial art and who has 28 years of teaching experience and is a chief referee.
Classes will be offered at downtown Main Library in collaboration with the Confucius Institute at Cleveland State University. Chinese language classes will be taught by college Chinese instructors from Confucius Institute. Textbooks will be provided. Since seats are limited, registration is required before classes start. To register online click here. For details/questions, please contact the Professor Li at the Confucius institute, email@example.com, 216-523-7142 or CPL Foreign Literature Department at firstname.lastname@example.com or email@example.com or call 216-623-2895.
Visit this link for online registration forms. Registration is mandatory for all attendees.
Visit this link for online registration forms. Registration is mandatory for all attendees.
Chinese Martial Arts Fitness
Designed for adult continuing education students without previous Chinese language instruction, this course teaches introductory content in Mandarin Chinese including use of the simplified phonetic system and alphabet (Pinyin) as well as basic vocabulary including commonly used phrases.
This multimodal course includes digital content including video supplements as well as text-related multimedia presentations. Students are responsible for purchasing their own copy of the course text prior to the first week of class - the text used for this unit will be Workbook: Great Wall Chinese: Essentials in Communication 1. To register for this course, please visit the Lakeland Community College website.


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Definition of soccer moms
soccer mom
- a stereotypical suburban mother.
Citation from "Mind Over Murder", Family Guy (TV), Season 1 Episode 4 (1999) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.
- See more words with the same meaning: mother, mom, mommy, mama, mamma, momma.
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Eat + Drink
The Amazing Mission Dessert Crawl
The Mission is ground zero for good food these days, and while an epic dinner is paramount to a good night out, we are always ones to save room for dessert. Change things up by walking off your feast and savoring a sweet bite in the neighborhood with these delicious options.
5 Healthy and Satisfying Lunch Salads in San Francisco
These nutritious eateries are sure to satisfy your hunger, please your taste buds, and fuel your body with yummy salads.
Drink Here Now: Fall Beers and Hip-Hop Cocktails
Reality is an illusion created by lack of alcohol. ~N.F. Simpson
Foodie Agenda: Free Señor Sisig, Philz Moves + Grand Fare Market Opens
Your guide to the tastiest foodie happenings going down this week. Bon Appetit!
Drink Like a Champ: Bay Area Brewers Win at Great American Beer Festival
The Great American Beer Festival (GABF) is widely considered to be the country's most prestigious beer competition, and, this year, several Bay Area craft brewers took home top honors. We caught up with five of the winners to find out how we can judge their brews for ourselves.
SFMOMA's New Restaurant, Helmed by Chef Corey Lee, Will Be Amazing
As if our anticipation for the new SFMOMA isn't already super-high, they just announced plans for a ground floor restaurant. And it will be amazing.
10 Tasty Vegan Eateries in the East Bay
In recent years, Berkeley and Oakland have become filled with tasty vegan restaurants. Here are 10 delicious spots you need to try if you're devoted to the meatless movement (or just like veggies a lot).
Drink Here Now: Help Fire Victims, Celebrity Pool Toss & Rum Cocktails for Two
Show me how you drink and I will tell you who you are. ~Emile Peynaud
Foodie Agenda: Brunch at Scotland Yard, Taco Pop-Ups & a Sake Festival
Your guide to the tastiest foodie happenings going down this week. Bon Appetit!
What to Buy at the Farmers Market in October
As San Francisco heads into harvest season, local farmers markets are starting to fill with gorgeous fall produce. While you're perusing the squash options, don't forget to grab the last of some produce you won't see again until next summer.
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Application Process - Adopting a Gentle Giant:
It's easy to fall in love with a Great Dane. When you do, we want to make sure you understand the process for adopting a Great Dane from our rescue.
Unlike many animal shelters, we do not do same-day adoptions. Adopting a large-breed animal should never be an impulse decision. Caring for an animal who as been rescued for any reason may require extra time and attention. They will definitely require a place to run & play safely, training (or retraining) on some of their manners, and people who love them. Our goal is to be a matchmaker for you and the Dane you love.
We encourage you to visit with the Dane during our open houses on more than one occasion. As you narrow down the selections, bring your children or other pets for a visit to be sure everyone gets along. We recommend bringing children and other pets separately.
When you have made the choice to Adopt A Gentle Giant, the following process will take place:
- Submit your Application
- Click here to fill out the application.
- Vet Checks and/or Reference Checks will be completed
- Home Inspection will be completed (Our adoption range is limited to a 3 hour drive one-way.)
- Application must be signed and dated to be considered.
- Once approved, there will be a recovery fee.
- Great Dane Puppies up to 2 years: $450
- Great Dane & GD mixes 2 - 6 years: $350
- Great Dane & GD mixes over 6 years: $250
- All other mixed breed dogs: $200
- All other purebreed dogs: $250 adults, $350 puppies
- Complete the adoption contract. You must review and agree to the terms and conditions of adoption.
- Take your new friend home!
The GDRC Board reserves the right to make the final decisions in all adoption approvals.
Conditions for Adoption:
All prospective adopters must go through an application and interview process, personal and veterinary references before an adoption can be approved. Not all applications will be approved.
There is a recovery fee when adopting one of our dogs.
We require at least 2 visits between prospective adopters and the Great Dane to best evaluate the fit between dog and human family.
After the initial visit, we request that the potential adopter bring other members of the family (both human and canine) to meet the orphaned Great Dane.
If you have a problem with your adoptee (health issues, behavioral issues, etc) you are invited to contact Great Dane Rescue of the Carolinas, Inc. for advice, or suggestions to correct these issues. Remember you are rescuing an animal -- training & patience will be required!
Great Dane Rescue of the Carolinas, Inc. retains the right to check on adoptee's health, care, housing and well being as long as the animal is alive.
- If conditions are deemed dangerous for the adoptee by the board of Directors of Great Dane Rescue of the Carolinas, Inc., ownership of the adoptee will revert to the Great Dane Rescue of the Carolinas, Inc.
All Great Danes adopted through Great Dane Rescue of the Carolinas, Inc. are spayed or neutered. If for any reason one of the Great Dane Rescue adoptee is not spayed or neutered at the time of placement, it becomes the responsibility of the new owner to have the procedure completed within 60 days of this agreement.
- Great Dane Rescue of the Carolinas must be contacted when this is completed.
All prospective adopters must provide a fenced yard for the adopted Great Dane when it is not indoors.
All prospective adopters are required to provide appropriate health care, regular immunizations and year-round dosing of heartworm preventative to the adopted Great Dane.
If for any reason an adopter feels they can not keep their adopted Dane, it must be returned to Great Dane Rescue of the Carolinas, Inc.
The adoptee cannot be traded, given away, sold or at any time left with anyone with the intent of establishing new ownership.
When the adoptee dies, Great Dane Rescue of the Carolinas, Inc. must be notified immediately with details of the time, place and manner of death.
- Documentation from a veterinarian is required.
Violation of any of the conditions of adoption constitutes a breach of contract with Great Dane Rescue of the Carolinas, Inc. and ownership of the adoptee will revert to Great Dane Rescue of the Carolinas, Inc.
- Once ownership of the adoptee reverts back to Great Dane Rescue of the Carolinas, Inc. for breach of contract, no refund of the recovery fee will be made.
Note to adopters: Lassie and Cleo and Rin Tin Tin and Toto don't show up in rescue. We don't get the elegantly coiffed, classically beautiful, completely trained, perfectly behaved dog. We get the leftovers. Dogs that other people have incompetently bred, inadequately socialized, ineffectively "trained," and badly treated. Most Rescue dogs have had it. They've been pushed from one lousy situation to another. They've never had proper veterinary care, kind and consistent training, or sufficient company. They've lived outside, in a crate, or in the basement. They're scared, depressed and anxious. Some are angry. Some are sick. Some have given up. But we are Rescue and we don't give up. We never give up on a dog. We know that a dog is a living being, with a spirit and a heart and feelings. Our dogs are not commodities, things, or garbage. They are part of sacred creation and they deserve as much love and care and respect as the next Westminster champion. So please, please don't come to rescue in the hopes of getting a "bargain," or indeed of "getting" anything. Come to Rescue to give, to love, to save a life -- and to mend your own spirit. For Rescue will reward you in ways you never thought possible. I can promise you this -- a rescue dog will make you a better person!


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BATTLEGROUND CREEK. Battleground Creek rises three miles southwest of Taylor in southeastern Williamson County (at 30°33' N, 97°27' W) and flows southeast for eight miles to its mouth on Brushy Creek, five miles southeast of Taylor (at 30°31' N, 97°21' W). The stream may have been named for its proximity to the battle of Brushy Creek. Battleground Creek flows through gently sloping terrain characterized by clayey soils used predominantly for agricultural purposes, and the banks of the creek are heavily wooded in places with mesquite and hardwood trees.
Clara Stearns Scarbrough, Land of Good Water: A Williamson County History (Georgetown, Texas: Williamson County Sun Publishers, 1973).
The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this article."BATTLEGROUND CREEK," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/rbb39), accessed October 09, 2015. Uploaded on June 12, 2010. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.


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September/October brings change of season, and fresh starts and frivolity and seriousness too. So for a break from whipup realtime I am introducing a few weeks of guest bloggers to liven up your crafty experience. To bring you something fresh, and hopefully invigorate you to make and do and be and think! Its going to be a fun few weeks so come along for the ride.
Today I want to introduce you to Sachiko from Tea Rose Home, a beautiful blog filled with home life and crafty tutorials – lots of clever refashioning going on there – I particularly love her ruffly t-shirt refashions – here, here and here.
Hi my name is Sachiko and I have a cozy place called Tea Rose Home in blogland. In my blog I share some ideas, projects, tutorials, weekly link parties and sometimes really nice giveaways too! Please come visit and say hi!
One day I was going through the boys' closet (I bet I am not the only one that has done this before school started). I needed to know what still works and what doesn't. I found a shirt that my second son wore only a couple of times, and it was still in very good condition, but the sleeves are too short for him. It was a very a basic long sleeve round neck t-shirt that you can find everywhere.
I decided to convert it into a dress my daughter.
First I turned it into a short sleeve top. Then, I pulled out gauze fabric from my stash to make a skirt, so I could attach it to the t-shirt. I also made ruffles around the neck. I finished up the dress with yo-yo's and some beads to give it a custom made look. I refashioned another little girls tunic dress over here – with step by step instructions.
The yo-yo's I made with leftover bits from the t-shirt and the skirt gauze (see my tutorial for making yo-yos here), I wasn't sure about the slightly different shades of blue, wasn't sure if it would work, but in the end I think it added extra interest when I put it all together.
My little girl loved her hand-me-down/new dress from her brother (that just sounds wrong…). Even though the dress is with short sleeves with a light weight skirt, I think she can enjoy it during the fall with a cardigan and tights. Don't you think so?


text: Candice Prior | IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information Official Broadway League sites: - sites - broadway.org broadwayleague.com broadwayfanclub.com kidsnightonbroadway.com stagespecs.org tonyawards.com Quick Search For: In This Category: All Show People/Org. Theatre Season Candice Prior Performer Female Productions ProductionsDate of ProductionsThe American Dance Machine[Special, Dance, Original] Performer: Candice Prior [Ensemble]Jun 14, 1978 - Dec 03, 1978 Find out where Candice Prior and are credited together © 2001-2015, The Broadway League, All Rights Reserved. (Copyright and Disclaimer)


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Backup exec 2012 1 backup : many servers
Created: 18 Jan 2013 • Updated: 11 Apr 2013 | 4 comments
This issue has been solved. See solution.
We are attempting to transition from backup exec 2010 R2 to 2012. One of the issues we're having is that in 2010 we applied 1 backup to many servers in the selection set this hugely simplified many things for us and guaranteed consistency accross the many servers.
How do I get that same functionality without creating an individual job for every single server?
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Not possible at present with BE 2012. Upcoming release of BE will bring that functionality back.
...best bet is to check the link below and sign up for the Beta!
Alternative ways to access Backup Exec Technical Support:
Before you make the move to BE 2012, do take a look at my article