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Applying to the CMU College of Medicine is a four-step process.
Step One: File an Application with the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS)
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Step Two: Submit a Secondary Application
Select applicants through the AMCAS will be invited to submit a supplemental application to the Central Michigan University College of Medicine.
Once an applicant's supplemental application is received, the CMU College of Medicine will review the completed application materials to determine whether to invite the applicant to participate in the Multiple-Mini Interview (MMI) process.
Step Three: Complete an Interview
Select applicants will be invited to attend an interview day. See
Interview Days for more information.
Step Four: Acceptance of Admissions Offers
Applicants who have been selected by the Admissions Committee for admission will be offered admission on a rolling (ongoing) basis throughout the admissions cycle.
New admissions are asked to accept the offer through the online admissions system within two (2) weeks of notification.
The following timeline gives you a general overview of the application and admission cycle for the College of Medicine.
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An opportunity to visit classrooms, labs, and other important areas of the College. You will be able to ask questions and experience the atmosphere of the College of Medicine firsthand.
A Multiple-Mini Interview (MMI) process.
The MMI interview technique has applicants rotate through 10 interview stations with members of the Admissions Committee. Each interviewer poses a pre-developed scenario related to a single theme such as ethical decision-making, critical thinking skills, or communication skills. This rotation gives interviewers opportunities to assess all interviewees within the context of their respective scenario.
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Requirement Added for Rural Development as Moratorium Expires
Rural development projects that depend on community sewers will need a health endorsement to move forward after a moratorium expires Saturday, according to Kitsap County officials.
Applications for rural areas will not be considered complete without formal approval by health authorities, said Jim Bolger of the Kitsap County Department of Community Development.
It's a way of discouraging developers from spending money on rural projects before the county comes up with new rules in a few weeks, he said.
The county commissioners gave the go-ahead this week for planners to draft new standards for tiny building lots in rural areas where sewage is to be handled with a community treatment system. The new standards could be approved in May, Bolger said.
He has identified Manchester Heights and Indianola as two rural areas that could be at risk for high-density development.
About 20 Manchester-area residents showed up at the county commissioners' meeting Monday to protest the expiration of the moratorium without new rules being approved.
Without the moratorium, developers will be free to propose high-density developments in rural areas by putting together a bunch of tiny lots platted in 1908, they said. The only way to make such projects work is through a community sewer system, as opposed to individual septic systems. Small treatment systems, based on new technology, have become more feasible in recent years.
Larry Keeton, director of community development, said developers will be informed during a pre-application conference that their projects will not be "vested" until they receive approval for their sewage systems. By then, it is likely that new rules for the rural lots will be in effect.
Bolger said he will quickly set up a committee to draft the new rules. It will include area residents, he said, unlike a previous "working group" made up of technical advisers and representatives of the building industry. Some Manchester residents objected to average citizens being excluded from that group.
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If you've ever gone to change lanes only to be greeted with a blast from a blaring horn of a nearby driver, you know that this heart-wrenching experience isn't fun.
Often it's followed by enormous self-doubt ("Did I forget to look?") or fear ("What if I had caused an accident?"). What's happened is that the nearby vehicle was traveling in your blind spot and, as a result, you didn't have a clear view before you made the decision to change lanes. Yet, with some simple mirror adjustments, you can virtually eliminate the blind spot from your vehicle and prevent this hair-raising experience in the future.
Need An Adjustment?
Eliminating the blind spot is all about mirror adjustment. You were probably taught to adjust your exterior mirrors so you see the very edge of the side of your car. When your mirrors are adjusted in this way, you have a blind spot large enough to "hide" a car. By rotating your exterior mirrors outward, you break apart the blind spots along each side of the vehicle, effectively creating four small blind spots, but none are large enough to hide a vehicle from your view.
As a result, it will no longer be necessary for you to turn your head to look for cars before you change lanes -- you'll only need to glance at the appropriate side mirror to check if a car is there.
Engineer and Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) member George Platzer studied this issue, which he calls "The Blindzone Hazard," and concluded that adjusting your mirrors in this new method makes for safer driving and helps eliminate headlight glare at night. Safety is improved because the new adjustment requires only a glance into the mirror versus a full turn of your head, which causes you to take your eyes off the road for about 100 feet at highway speeds and completely eliminates your view in the direction you are traveling.
Headlight glare is eliminated, Platzer says, because the nearby car's headlamps are not visible until the vehicle moves into the blind spot and, at this point, the brightest portion of the beam does not hit the mirror.
Changing Your Driving Habits
In order to use the new method, which Platzer calls the "Blindzone/Glare Elimination" setting or BGE, you may need to alter your driving habits slightly.
If you've only used your exterior side mirrors before making a lane change in the past, you'll need to get in the habit of checking your rearview mirror first and then glancing in the side mirrors for vehicles. The reason for checking both mirrors is simple: the rearview mirror, mounted inside your vehicle, shows you everything except what is inside your blind spots, while the side mirrors show you what is in the blind spots.
How To Adjust Your Mirrors
Adjusting your mirrors to Platzer's BGE setting is simple. You just want to go about 15 degrees outward from the current setting, where you are seeing the outermost side of the car in the mirror.
To achieve the right setting, Platzer recommends this technique: For the driver's side mirror, lean the left side of your head against the driver's side window and set the mirror so you can just see the side of the car. For the passenger's side mirror, lean to the right so your head is in the center of the car and adjust the mirror so it has the same view.
A Final Test
To confirm you've got the new setting correct, take a drive on a multi-lane road. From your normal driving position, watch as a car passes you and make sure that it appears in the exterior side mirror before it leaves your rearview mirror. Then, by the time it disappears from the side mirror, you should be able to see it in your peripheral vision.
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Over 30 years ago notable developmental psychologist, Jean Piaget stated, "The principal goal of education in the schools should be creating men and women who are capable of doing new things, not simply repeating what other generations have done."
It is time to move forward in Walla Walla.
Washington state recently became one of 45 states to adopt the Common Core State Standards. These standards replace the Washington State Essential Academic Learning Requirements that have been in place for nearly two decades. The new standards are more rigorous than any previous standards in education.
Walla Walla High School students will be expected to do more than they have ever done ito meet these standards.
The current Walla Walla High School facility does not meet the expectations set forth by the new standards.
In the area of science, our students are not able to perform new, innovative experiments because we do not have facilities for them. Our current facilities limit even the basic experiments our students are able to perform.
In English and social studies, new integrated media and technology standards expect students to conduct thorough research and synthesize the information they find from multiple sources to create and support their own arguments, ideas and opinions.
Wa-Hi's current access to technology for all students to meet this standard is insufficient.
Your support on Feb. 12 in favor of modernizing Wa-Hi will ensure that Walla Walla's students have the learning environment and experiences that allow them to do not only new things, but great things.
Julie Gwinn Cox
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fatherof5 2 years, 8 months ago
Great points!
notpeggyhuntington 2 years, 8 months ago
Great points, indeed!
Naysayers do not realize that the science classrooms are not even up to standards of 30 years ago. I have read letters that advise teachers at Wa-Hi to use more power strips and get window air conditioners. From what I have read in UB letters to the editor, that "solution" has been what teachers have been doing for decades. Decades! How 'bout the solution of passing a bond? Walla Walla's children deserve a decent high school!


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The University provides several different health insurance options for full-time employees under the flexible benefits plan.
Full-time employees are eligible for health insurance coverage on the first of the month following the first day of work. The University and the employee share the cost for the premiums.
Employees may waive health insurance coverage in writing and receive flex credits in lieu of coverage.
Information is available from Human Resources.
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This cube steak recipe I have for you today bakes cube steaks into a savory tenderness smothered in gravy with tasty mushrooms in the mix. If you like cube steak, you must try this version ~ they're as tender as a mother's love!
Smothered Cube Steaks
4 cube steaks
1 can cream of mushroom soup
½ can milk
8 ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced
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NORTH ELM CREEK. North Elm Creek rises three miles southeast of Belfalls in southeastern Falls County near the Bell county line (at 31°08' N, 97°09' W) and runs southeast for nineteen miles, through Falls, Bell, and Milam counties, to its mouth on Big Elm Creek, three miles northwest of Cameron in Milam County (at 30°54' N, 96°59' W). North Elm Creek flows through nearly level to sloping terrain surfaced by clayey soils used predominantly for agricultural purposes.
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This Day in Orioles History: July 23, 1997
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The Orioles defeated the Angels 4-2 in Anaheim on Tuesday night behind a strong outing by Miguel Gonzalez. The win pushes the O's to a season-high 11 games over .500 and maintains their four-game lead in the division. Should the Orioles win the A.L. East, it would be their first division crown since 1997. Which brings us to This Day in Orioles History.
On July 23, 1997, the Orioles defeated another A.L. West opponent, the Texas Rangers, by a score of 3-2. Mike Mussina went eight innings and allowed two runs with closer Randy Myers picking up the win with two innings of shutout work in extras. Rafael Palmeiro hit his 21st home run and Jeffrey Hammonds picked up an RBI single. Jeff Reboulet scored the winning run, Geronimo Berroa, from third in the top of the 12th inning.
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The Five: Best fake bands
Okay, now that we've covered the best bands on television, it's time to put our focus on those bands that, while maybe not "real," still had us tapping our feet, shaking our hips, and waving our hands in the air, almost, dare I say, as if we didn't care. Below are five that spring to mind, but I'm sure you guys can come up with a ton of others. Let's strike up the band, shall we?
Dr. Teeth and the The Electric Mayhem: Okay, let me see if I got this right. Floyd Pepper was the bass player, Janice was the guitarist, Zoot played saxophone, Animal played drums, and Dr. Teeth sang and played piano. I think that was the lineup of this insane band that "played" the opening and closing music on The Muppet Show, not to mention all their great performances during the show. I wonder how many current drummers got into it because of Animal? I'll bet quite a few.
The Nairobi Trio: Obviously, The Ernie Kovacs Show was before my time, but if you can catch clips of it on television or anywhere else, I encourage you to watch because he created some of the funniest moments to ever appear on the small screen (and he was a big influence on the look and feel of Late Night with Conan O'Brien, too). "The Nairobi Trio" was a band consisting of three men in monkey suits who played like mechanical toys, twisting and jerking as they played their instruments and occasionally bonking one another on the head. It's physical comedy, so I can't really do it justice here, and besides, that's what YouTube is for.
The Monkees: The Monkees are kind of iffy, because they were all real musicians, but only occasionally played their own instruments. Putting that aside, however, they were also gifted comedians and their show was incredibly funny. Their movie, Head, however, wasn't all that funny. At least, it wasn't "Ha ha" funny, but call me weird, I liked it anyway.
Cyanide: This band appeared only once, on The Simpsons episode "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge" as the band for Otto's ill-fated wedding to the young nanny who drives Marge to the insane asylum. They're a loving tribute to Poison, and they need a ride home.
Josie and the Pussycats: I'm not sure of the veracity of this claim, but according to Wikipedia, the Hanna-Barbera cartoon series Josie and the Pussycats featured the first black female cartoon character. Well, she was probably the first black female cartoon character dressed as a cat, I'll give them that. The show was essentially Scooby-Doo with an all-girl band in place of the Scooby gang, but whatever, chicks rocking out is always cool, even if they are just cartoons.


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I selected two designated hitters for the Hall of Very Good. The Hall of Merit chose one: Edgar Martinez. That's partly because Paul Molitor, who's listed as a designated hitter for the Hall of Fame, was classified as a third baseman due to his time in the field.
Brian Downing (1973-1992) played for the White Sox, Angels and Rangers. He started out as a catcher, transitioned to left field in 1981 and was a full-time DH by 1987. Downing specialized in drawing walks, getting on base and especially getting hit by a pitcher. He was top ten in on-base percentage 3 times, in walks 4 times and in hit by pitch 8 times. He had a career OPS+ of 122 in 9309 plate attempts and seasons over 130 in '79, '82, '86, '87, '91 and '92.
Harold Baines (1980-2001) had three separate stints with the White Sox and three more with the Orioles. He also played for the Rangers, A's and Indians. Baines has a career OPS+ of 121 in over 11,000 plate attempts. He hit for an OPS+ of 140 or better in '84, '89, '91 and '95 and 130 or better in '90, '93, '96 and '97. Baines is 30th all-time in RBI, 37th all-time in total bases, 41st in hits and 64th in doubles.
Lingering Doubts and Second Guesses
Over at Baseball Think Factory, there's a recurring argument about whether or not Designated Hitter qualifies as a position. It's a semantic argument and, as far as I'm concerned, irrelevant. When you're working on a project like the Hall of Merit or the Hall of Very Good, you end up examining more than a 1000 players. But you can't look at 1000 players all at once. You need a way to sort them, to consider them in smaller groups. So is designated hitter a position? Who cares? It's a category, a classification. It's not as if there's a quota for designated hitters. I'm not going to be worried if I elect fewer designated hitters than players from other positions. But the best players who were primarily designated hitters should be considered for the Hall of Very Good (and the Hall of Fame) and, if worthy, enshrined.
WAR (Wins Above Replacement) likes Brian Downing a lot. He earns 47.8 over his career. Downing picks up a lot of value from starting his career as a catcher, even though he spent more time in left field and as a designated hitter before he was done. Downing also picks up a lot of value from his on-base percentage which is 100 points better than his batting average. I'm not quite as enamored with Downing. For someone who's supposed to be an on-base specialist, only three appearances in the top ten is somewhat lackluster. And, although he spent significant time as a catcher, he wasn't a particular good one with -2 fielding runs for his time there. Yet, despite my reluctance, I finally inducted him after several years on the ballot.
On the other hand, WAR does not like Harold Baines. He's credited with only 34.0. That strikes me as incredibly low for someone with Baines' career. Baines is hurt by his lack of defensive value- he played right field before spending the larger part of his career as a DH. But it's not simply a defensive question. Baines and Downing have similar OPS+: 121 and 122. Baines had more seasons with an OPS+ over 140 (4 to 1) and over 130 (8 to 6). Baines played significantly more: 11,000 plate attempts to 9,300. Downing has the better on-base percentage, .370 to .356, but Baines' advantage in slugging percentage is more than double that, .465 to .425. Yet somehow Downing is credited with 50.0 offensive WAR and Baines with only 36.0. That gap seems unreasonable based on their respective offensive profiles.
Then, of course, there is the defensive penalty. Baines is penalized -212 positional runs for being a right fielder and DH. Downing is penalized -108 positional runs for his time in left field and at DH. That's partly due to playing time- Baines had 11,000 PA at low defensive positions and Downing 6,700. Yet even then, the gap should be narrower. If they were both penalized 106 runs over 5500 plate attempts- which is half of Baines' total- then Downing was only penalized 2 for his next 1200. To me, it's stunning that Downing is considered more valuable than Baines at all, let alone that he beats him by a full 14 WAR. WAR may not think Baines is a deserving candidate but I strongly disagree and elected him as soon as he was eligible.
Surprising Omissions and Near Misses
Baines and Downing weren't the only designated hitters that I took a look at. The one who has come the closest to induction is Chili Davis. Davis looks a little bit like Downing and a little bit like Baines. Davis started out at a position with a lot of defensive responsibility- center field, where he spent most of his time in '82, '83, '84 and '87. He then transitioned to right field before finally becoming a DH. (I could actually classify Davis as a right fielder since he logged more time at the two outfield spots combined than he did as a DH.) Davis has a 121 OPS+ (the same as Baines) and 9997 plate attempts, right between the other two. WAR doesn't like Davis anymore than Baines, giving him only 34.2 for his career. Once again, despite almost identical numbers to Downing, Davis is credited with only 35.3 offensive WAR. And once again, I think the DH penalty is too high. Davis was in the middle of my last ballot and should eventually be inducted into the HoVG.
Don Baylor is next. Like Baines, he always played low defensive positions like left field, right field and first base. However, Baylor didn't have as many good years as Baines, didn't play as long and ended with an OPS+ of only 118. While I think his 24.4 WAR is low, he falls short of the HoVG in any case. Hal McRae spent more time as a designated hitter than any other candidate- approximately 75% of his career. And he does have a good OPS+: 123, higher than Downing or Baines. But he didn't have as many big years- only four with an OPS+ over 130. And he didn't play as long, with only 8000 plate attempts. His 24.7 WAR is a good match for Baylor.
That's it for the near misses. Yet there are a few more designated hitters who are active or recently retired. Mike Sweeney is eligible in 2016. Sweeney's big problem is playing time. He didn't become a regular until he was 25 and was back to part-time duty at 32. He only has seven seasons with more than 100 games played and only three with more than 130. With only 5848 plate attempts, Sweeney needs a much better OPS+ than 118. Travis Hafner is struggling with the same issue of playing time. He has only five seasons with more than 100 games player and only three over 130. However, he's still active and could add to that total if he stays healthy. Plus, he has much better rate numbers. His OPS+ to date is 132. That's good for 22.4 WAR, which trails Baylor and McRae. He's not HoVG material yet though he could still get there.
David Ortiz is the big name on the horizon. He has the best OPS+ by far, with 137 (though HoMer Edgar Martinez has 147 and Frank Thomas 158). He has six complete seasons with an OPS+ over 140, four over 150 and two over 160. With 7600 plate attempts, he's not a short career guy either. He's an easy choice for the HoVG- if he's eligible. There's always the possibility he gets chosen for the HoM but with only 36.0 WAR (which is low, if you ask me), it's more likely that I get him for the HoVG.


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Joe Budden – A Loose Quarter (Mixtape)
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1. "Professor Plum, in the Library, with a Pen; or, Who's to Blame in the Academic Game?" Peter J. Rabinowitz, Hamilton Coll.
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Scott Clement digs into the numbers:
Paul's preference for diplomacy is … shared with many Republicans. More than six in 10 picked "economic and diplomatic efforts" as the best Iran policy right now, according to a November CNN/ORC survey; fewer than one in four chose military action. Paul's call for eschewing sanctions in favor of free trade agreements, however, stands in stark contrast to his fellow partisans who see Iran as a genuine threat and an enemy. More than nine in 10 Republicans in a 2010 Pew Research Center poll approved of increasing sanctions in an effort to keep Iran from developing a nuclear weapon.
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The duo began their professional relationship back in January 2010, before the former "American Idol" judge skyrocketed to fame with "Pink Friday."
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They parted ways in 2012, after Nicki's "Super Bass" boosted her the new career heights. As a singer, she is currently working on "The Pink Print," her follow-up to 2012's "Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded."
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The only thing we can be sure of about the future is that it will be absolutely fantastic. So if what I say now seems to you to be very reasonable, then I have failed completely. Only if what I tell you appears absolutely unbelievable, have we any chance of visualizing the future as it really will happen.
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Very cool. Might have to steal that myself... ;-)
You can see similar visualisations of recent CO2 and CH4 levels v latitude at the (relatively) new ESRL Globalview pages.
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I like this (and the ESRL one too). My compliments to the creators and those who know what to steal. May I share? I've been dabbling with something similar: Vostok Viewer.
Mine is an amateur project, but interactive (Flash required). I built it to enhance my personal study of Milankovitch cyles. Not being an authority on the subject, I put more emphasis on the source of the data.
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I've used this a couple of times.
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But the one I really didn't expect was the Monkey brains. I knew we ate them but we keep them ALIVE?! That's just freakin' weird.
Oh, and @ elHadji, I love chicken hearts. Especially with soy sauce. :D
Dude, I agree.
I believe there is some irony in that.
Why? Spiders are so cute! And I bet they taste pretty good too.
Scorpions, spiders, larvae and the likes all taste the same: tasteless with crunchy texture.
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The massively popular Project Runway, with over 2 million viewers every week, introduced the world to a new fashion authority: Tim Gunn. As the show's style consultant, Tim has won over television audiences everywhere with his unique brand of honest, incisive advice. He's been featured in Entertainment Weekly, the New York Post, and Metro, and is quickly on his way to becoming a household name. Now, for the first time, readers everywhere can benefit from Tim's fashion wisdom in Tim Gunn: A Guide to Quality, Taste, and Style.
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"Plucked straight from Parsons's New School for Design, television network Bravo found a surprising hero in Project Runway style mentor Gunn, whose catch phrase 'make it work' has inspired an undeniable following of armchair fashionistas. Though he'll admit that book writing isn't easy, this venture marks another feather in his tasteful cap. A precursor of sorts to his new series on Bravo, Tim Gunn's Guide to Style, this accessible guidebook covers it all, including the 'hunt,' 'stalk' and 'pounce' of 'shopping at its most instinctual' (inspired by cheap, forward-looking clothiers H&M), what to ask yourself before taking advantage of a bargain (is it season-appropriate?), the difference between a fashion icon and a mentor (Gunn's the former, Coco Chanel the latter) and full-on closet reconstruction. Gunn's friendly, conversational prose will give readers the feeling of a face-to-face encounter, and Runway fans will be happy to find Gunn hasn't abandoned his colorful metaphors (shopping as 'safari') and 50-cent words ('insouciant'). Whether revealing the secrets of 'The Under Arsenal' or ruminating on the 'tone' and 'diction' of a handbag, Gunn's text is clever, a touch waggish, and highly practical for both ensemble mavens and fashion criminals." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
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More than 10 years ago, Tim Gunn and Project Runway introduced millions of viewers to New Yorkandrsquo;s ultimate fabric mecca, Mood Fabrics. Now, the experts behind this fabric power- house bring their fabric and fashion know-howandmdash;plus their behind-the-scenes storiesandmdash;to the sewing public. The Mood Guide to Fabric and Fashion is the ultimate guide for home-sewers, fashion students, aspiring designers, and Project Runway fans who want to learn everything they need to know to choose and use quality fabric. Drawing upon the expertise of the Mood staff, the book teaches readers the fundamentalsandmdash;from where fabric is produced to the ins and outs of its constructionandmdash;and features a fabric-by-fabric guide to cottons and other plant fibers, wools, silks, knits, and other specialty fabrics.
A guide to creating and maintaining a personal style covers shopping, improving posture, finding the right fit of your clothing, and choosing accessories.
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Tim Gunn is one of the stars of the hit Bravo reality show Project Runway. He is the Chair of the fashion design department at Parsons, The New School for Design. He lives in New York City.
Kate Moloney is the Assistant Chair of fashion design at Parsons, The New School for Design. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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Who you are — The fit conundrum — Diagnosing the common closet — The fashion mentor: beyond Audrey — Shoulders back: — Style from the inside out — Preparing to shop — Let's go: shopping at last! — Acessories: say no to the "it" bag — Not your everyday occasion.
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Lynchburg, Va. - The William and Mary Tribe baseball team slugged a season-high 17 hits on its way to a come-from-behind victory at Liberty on Tuesday afternoon. The Tribe's 10-9 victory over the Flames snaps the College's six-game losing skid and improves the College's record to 3-11 on the season. With the loss, Liberty falls to 5-8 on the year.
Leading the College's powerful offense was freshman Ryan Lindemuth and senior Jonathan Slattery . Lindemuth went 3-for-6 with three RBIs, while Slattery went 4-for-4 with a RBI, three runs scored and two walks. Sophomore Ryan Williams also had three hits, knocking in a run, while junior Tadd Bower , junior Sean Aiken , sophomore Kevin Nutter , and freshman Devin White also tallied a RBI on the day for the Green and Gold.
On the mound, sophomore Brett Koehler came out of the bullpen to earn his first victory of the season. Koehler pitched 3.1 innings, allowing one earned run on two hits while striking out a pair.
The College wasted little time getting on the board Tuesday afternoon, tallying a pair of runs to take an early lead over the Flames. After a hit-by-pitch and a walk, runners were on first and second for Williams. Williams slapped a single through the left side, plating senior Derrick Osteen from second. One batter later, Lindemuth hit a single through the middle of the infield, driving in Slattery from second to give the Tribe a 2-0 lead after the top of the first.
Not to be out-hit, Liberty would answer right back, scoring two runs in the bottom of the first to tie the ballgame. The game didn't stay even for long, however, as the College took the lead back in the second with a Slattery RBI single to left.
William and Mary added on to its lead in the third, scoring two more runs in the frame. After Lindemuth reached on an error, sophomore Jackson Shaver joined him on base with a single to center. After a wild pitch moved the runners to second and third, White drove in Lindemuth with a RBI groundout to second base. Next up for the College was Nutter, who came through with a two-out RBI infield single, giving the Green and Gold a 5-2 lead after three and a half innings.
Once again, Liberty answered at the plate. In the bottom of the third, Liberty pushed across four runs, of which only two were earned, to take its first lead of the game, 6-5.
The back and forth affair continued in the top of the fourth, as the College scored two runs to take the lead right back from the Flames. After Slattery started the frame with a single, Williams drove in his second run of the game with a double down the left-field line, tying the game at 6-6. After a groundout, Lindemuth came through with a single to center, plating Williams from second to give the College a 7-6 advantage over Liberty heading into the bottom of the fourth.
In the bottom of the fourth, the Flames would reclaim the lead with two more runs, taking back the lead over the Tribe, 8-7. In both the fifth and the sixth innings, the offenses would slow down, with Liberty holding on to its one-run leaf heading into the bottom of the seventh. In the seventh, Liberty would add on to its lead, scoring one run to take a 9-7 lead after seven full.
The Tribe's offense came back to life in the top of the eighth inning, storming in from of the Flames. With one out, Slattery doubled down the left-field line to start the rally. Slattery moved to third when Williams reached base on a Liberty fielding error. Bower stepped to the plate for the Tribe and promptly singled through the left side to bring home Slattery. Bower's sixth RBI of the season cut the Liberty lead to 9-8.
With runners on the corners, the College went with a squeeze bunt, and once again the rookie Lindemuth would come through for the Green and Gold. Lindemuth laid down a great bunt to the right side, bringing home Williams from third to tie the game, 9-9. From off the bench, Aiken would blast a clutch double down the right-field line, driving home Bower to give the College the lead, 10-9.
In the bottom of the ninth, Koehler set the Flames down in order, 1-2-3. Thanks to a season-high 17 hits, the College beat Liberty on the road, 10-9. The 17 hits for the College was the most in one game since the Tribe's 20 hits in last year's season-opening, 24-0 victory over Maryland-Eastern Shore.
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Texas Appleseed Receives Grant from Hogg Foundation to Protect Rights of Immigration Detainees with Mental Illness
November 25, 2008
AUSTIN – Texas Appleseed, a nonprofit public interest law center, was awarded a $50,000 grant from the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health to identify, document and address problems and abuses in the immigration courts system in Texas related to treatment of detainees with mental health conditions.
Texas Appleseed is one of six Texas-based organizations that received a total of $456,565 in grants from the Hogg Foundation in November. The foundation awarded the grants to support timely, meaningful projects that address key issues related to mental health and are likely to improve mental health policies affecting Texas residents.
"The foundation is continuing our longstanding practice of funding projects to address important and relevant mental health issues that directly affect the people of Texas," said Dr. Octavio N. Martinez Jr., executive director of the foundation. "The grants also will help build interest in and capacity for mental health policy research and development work among nonprofit agencies, academic institutions and government agencies in Texas."
Nearly half of all immigration detainees in the United States – up to 15,000 people at any given time – are housed in Texas. Texas Appleseed estimates that as many as 15 percent have a serious mental illness, yet many are passed through the court system without any recognition of the barrier that mental health issues pose to meaningful participation in the hearing process.
"People with mental illness in Texas' immigration detention centers desperately need attention and advocacy. We have heard numerous stories of abuse and neglect, ranging from lack of proper medical diagnosis and medication to inappropriate deportation rulings by immigration judges," said Rebecca Lightsey, executive director of Texas Appleseed. "The foundation's grant will enable us to advocate for change in immigration laws, regulations and court practices."
Detainees with mental illness face enormous challenges to fair legal representation: overmedication or lack of medication prior to court hearings, failure to include or consider medical records during court proceedings, and communications problems stemming from the practice of holding brief preliminary hearings for groups of detainees and providing translators via televideo.
Texas Appleseed plans to conduct interviews and document systemic problems, analyze existing data and research, and publish a study that outlines the problems, describes current laws and rules, and recommends policy changes to address the problems. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP will serve as lead pro bono partner on this project.
Lightsey said the work funded by the grant will help better inform judges and others involved in the immigration detention, hearing and deportation process on how to appropriately handle cases of people with mental illness. Appleseed also will promote the adoption of enforceable legal standards similar to those in the criminal justice system to protect the rights of immigration detainees.
"This project will address an often neglected and forgotten group. Mental illness knows no boundaries. As an enlightened society it is imperative that we provide ethical, equitable mental health care services to all in need," Martinez said.
The Hogg Foundation was founded in 1940 by Miss Ima Hogg, daughter of former Texas Governor James Stephen Hogg, to promote improved mental health for the people of Texas. The foundation's grants and programs support mental health consumer services, research, policy analysis and public education projects in Texas. The foundation is part of the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement at The University of Texas at Austin.


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1. NUGGETRY Hulk from CPA in Santa Ana, CA. Big Green and furry! Hurry get your bong out! Click the see more pics to see what a punch this has….. curious?
2. This flower is not lacking all any fuzzies or trichromes. Pie eyed from a nice bowl of this and enjoying this photo session. It has a piney / evergreen smell to it and the flavor is the same. Heavy and bold.
3. This is just a cute bud I picked out. Wanted to take a couple of pics and share. Not going to win any contests but not everything is size!
4. Here is a series of the same images but with the flash on (typically I dont use the flash) and with each one having a longer aperture. This is probably set around 3. I kind of like how the light from the flash reflects on the trichomes and makes them more visible to the eye! I heart trichomes!
5. Are you seeing the difference between this image and the one prior? Which one is your favorite? Its truly preference. I like it when the the objects close are crystal clear and the background is more faded or blurred. A more artistic shot (hee hee)!
6. The final shot in this little series. This not only has the flash but the aperture is set to 25. Hmm. Each picture of the flower is still show the strains characteristic and beauty, just differently. They didnt name this NUGGETRY Hulk for nothing!
7. Another funky shot…. flash on and low aperture. Gut says, throw out~ lol.
8. This is the typical picture you would see of a flower… a nice warm picture. Not as bright but very inviting!
9. Here is a quick snap shot… literally. This was a point and click photo. As you can see it only captured the surface of the flower and nothing really else. The orange hairs that are all twirled at the top are why I took this shot!
10. The "HULK". It will knock you down and pick you back up. Has a punch, thats for sure.
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What a touch of makeup can do
I usually buy my cosmetics at the drugstore. I'm not much for department-store shopping in general, but I also find it intimidating and a little surreal to venture forth among the sparkling aisles of glass-enclosed lipsticks, soft fluorescent lights and those priestess-like, perfectly coiffed saleswomen clothed in black smocks, their coordinating eyeliner applied with nary a smudge.
The one exception is about seven years ago, when I succumbed to the hypnotic blur of color and piped-in music and the sweet murmuring voice of my priestess. I bought a single Chanel blush in a compact, and one set of four tiny neutral-toned Chanel eye shadows. Cost me a hundred bucks. I don't know what I was thinking. Call it a ridiculously expensive whim.
That silly $100 purchase entitled me to be the recipient of a goody from the class-action settlement originating from the lawsuit known as Azizian, et al. v. Federated Department Stores, Inc., et al., Docket No. 4:03-CV-03359-SBA. You can get more information about it at http://www.cosmeticssettlement.com, but the nutshell version is that $175 million of free cosmetics would be distributed, starting Jan. 21, on a first-come, first-served basis, until stock runs out, to customers who were allegedly ripped off by department-store price-fixing of cosmetics during 1994-2003.
I learned of the settlement when I got an e-mail from a friend the day before the distribution. I immediately went to Snopes, http://www.snopes.com, a Web site dedicated to separating truth from rumor, and learned that the big giveaway was really going to happen. Not that I was planning to visit the Simi Valley Macy's and stand in line for an hour just so I could get a free tube of mascara. But I knew there'd be lots of women, all over the country, who would.
I was watching the news that evening and saw them, queued up in chilly New York, wearing heavy coats and fur hats, awaiting their gratis moisturizer and shower gel and eau de toilette. The settlement terms stated that there was only one item per customer, but some ladies were gleefully showing off their multiple prizes to the TV cameras.
I was embarrassed for the greedy ones, although I also suspected that plenty more women in line hadn't even bought makeup at a department store during the designated time frame. The rules of the settlement, however, stated that no proof of purchase was required. Of the customers who did frequent makeup counters, I'm sure most of them made their expensive cosmetic purchases without caring how much they cost. Or, they knew they were spending too much money, but they bought the makeup anyway because they were spellbound by the same department-store trance that made me surrender to Chanel.
Not that any of it matters. The settlement was clear and the department stores' lawyers knew what they were getting their clients to commit to. It had to add up to a lot more than $175 million, what with employee overtime and tons of paperwork. Yet, I'm wondering how many of the freebie-craving women stayed at the mall longer than they'd intended, buying a sweater or handbag, and stopping by the food court for a salad and a smoothie.
I don't know if any records were kept, but Jan. 21 may have been a huge day for retailers and restaurants. While I certainly have no problem seeing a spike in business, I can't help but think that it's possible that all it took to stimulate the economy was the promise of free mascara. Perhaps our federal government should take note.
— Wendy Dager of Simi Valley writes a biweekly column for The Star.
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