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The Missouri state senate voted Tuesday in favor of SB 613, the "Second Amendment Preservation Act." This is not the final vote before the bill is sent to the House--it must pass one more Senate vote first. SB 613 was at one time much like the House bill of the same name, HB 1439, which we discussed in mid-January. Thanks to some amendments agreed to on Tuesday, it is no longer, and could in fact be reasonably seen as a step back for gun rights.
In its most important provision--the prohibition on enforcement of unconstitutional federal gun laws (which is basically another way of saying all federal gun laws)--the bill does remain the same (although not for lack of effort on the part of at Sen. Scott Sifton, who as bill sponsor Sen. Nieves said, tried repeatedly to "nullif[y] the nullification of the nullification bill"). But SB 613, like HB 1439, was written to also protect schools from horrors like the Sandy Hook Elementary massacre, by authorizing the districts to appoint "school protection officers" from among the teachers and staff, who would be permitted to carry firearms.
The bill would also lower the age of eligibility for a concealed carry permit from 21 to 19, preempt local restrictions on open carry of firearms, protect medical personnel from any requirement to ask patients about firearm ownership (and prevent them from documenting any such information if they do obtain it), and ban firearm possession by illegal aliens. All these provisions are also in HB 1439.
And now to the amendments. As reported by St. Louis Public Radio, the districts would now have the option of having the school protection officers not doing their protecting with firearms, but with . . . fiery spices:
But language providing for armed school personnel has been changed to allow school districts to choose pepper spray instead of guns. That provision was sponsored by state Sen. Jason Holsman, D-Kansas City.
That amendment is not so bad, in that school districts would still have the option of appointing armed (truly armed) protectors, and actually, one can easily imagine circumstances in which something between harsh language and a lethal weapon would be useful.
Another amendment, though, is another story. Senator Jamilah Nasheed (D-5th District), who, remember, described legislation like the Second Amendment Preservation Act as "another right wing Republican attempt to go Second Amendment crazy," successfully amended SB 613 to penalize the victims of crime:
Another amendment, sponsored by state Sen. Jamilah Nasheed, D-St. Louis, would require gun owners to police [sic] within 72 hours if someone steals their weapons. That addition was paired with another, stating that if the bill becomes law and is later ruled unconstitutional, the 72-hour period could be "severed" from the rest of the bill and remain on the books.
Think about that last sentence. The Department of Justice will inevitably claim that the nullification section of the law is unconstitutional, pushing the issue to the courts. Who can say what will happen there, but few would argue that it will be easy to get the courts to back the states in breaking the federal government's grip on the power it has usurped over a period of well over a century.
In other words, there is a very real possibility that in the end, the only part of the law left standing will be the part imposing the risk of criminal penalties on the victims of theft, and keep in mind that one segment of the population will be immune to this law, because in Haynes v. United States, the Supreme Court found that the Fifth Amendment's protection from any requirement to incriminate oneself means that a convicted felon, or anyone else prohibited by law from possessing firearms, cannot be punished for failing to tell the police about any guns he had possessed. The law, then, would not only target crime victims, it would exempt those crime victims who are felons.
Missourians must ask themselves, is this progress?
See also:
- Laws requiring gun owners to report 'lost or stolen' guns blame the victims of crime
- Stolen gun report a sign of things to come from Obama's second term
- Missouri House Democrat implies desire to sell citizens' gun rights to feds
- Missouri House resoundingly passes strong 'Second Amendment Preservation Act'
- Missouri Dems uphold Constitution, think they're violating it, do it anyway
- St. Louis firm threatens to sue over 'Second Amendment Preservation Act'
- Illinois Governor Quinn signs new gun law to punish crime victims
- MO Sen Repub 'leadership' chooses continued federal infringement of gun rights
- Missouri's '2nd Amendment Preservation Act' should have better chance this year
- MO 2nd Amnd Preservation Act decried by man who wants Constitution 'superseded'


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March 29, 2013
|Stanford Invitational
Mar. 29-30, at Cobb Track & Angell Field in Palo Alto
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PALO ALTO, Calif. - One of the longest days of track and field all year for the Huskies ended with a brilliant flourish, as distance standouts Megan Goethals, Christine Babcock, and Lindsay Flanagan posted three of the top times in Husky history at the Stanford Invitational at Cobb Track. Goethals smashed the school record at 10,000-meters in her first time ever at the distance, crossing in 32:52.78.
The Stanford Invitational is renowned for its distance fields, and multiple U.S. Olympians and professional runners mixed it up with several of the NCAA's current finest on the track late in the evening with cool temperatures and calm conditions, leading to fast times. Babcock first took advantage of that with the second-fastest 5,000-meters time in school history, and then Goethals came around to break the 10k record, with Flanagan posting the new No. 3 10k mark in UW history.
Goethals was in a field that featured U.S. Olympians Shalane Flanagan and Kara Goucher, who both separated from the pack early, but Goethals remained near the front of the chase pack through the first few miles, with Lindsay Flanagan right in the middle of the pack as well. With two miles to go, Goethals had broken off into a pack of three and continued to catch and pass more experienced, post-collegiate athletes. Goethals was going all out as usual over the final two laps, and wound up fourth overall, second among NCAA athletes in the record time.
She becomes the first Husky ever under 33-minutes in the 10k, breaking Husky Hall of Famer Regina Joyce's long-standing record of 33:13.45 from 1983. Lindsay Flanagan earned herself a PR of nearly 20 seconds, finishing in 33:23.53, moving past former Pac-10 Champions Kate Bradshaw and Anita Campbell on the 10k list.
Goethals also moves up to No. 6 in Pac-12 history with her record run.
With just one 5k to her credit in her track career, senior Christine Babcock was not the most experienced in the loaded field full of Olympians and NCAA Champions, but she proved to still be one of the best as she may have found her distance for her final season as a Dawg. Babcock recorded the second-fastest 5,000-meters in UW history tonight, trailing only the aforementioned Regina Joyce. Babcock clocked 15:44.98, which was eighth in the field but third among collegiate athletes, and now ranks third overall in the NCAA this year.
Babcock took about 45 seconds off her old 5k personal-best, and also went under the "A" standard for the USA Outdoor Championships this summer.
In the evening's fastest section of the 1,500-meters, senior Joey Bywater finally took down his PR that he set back at the Pac-10 Championships his freshman year in 2009. The Lake Stevens, Wash. native closed with a torrid kick to stop the clock in 3:43.95, fifth overall. Also in the evening session, junior Michael Miller ran a nearly five-second PR, clocking 3:47.70 and James Cameron ran 3:53.06.
One of the performances of the day for the Dawgs was sophomore Tyler King, who was tough as nails in powering to a huge PR in the 5,000m, just missing the 14-minute mark, as he ran 14:00.58 to take third in his section. That was a PR of more than 18-seconds for the Coupeville, Wash. native and is a time that would have easily qualified for NCAA West Prelims last season.
After setting a PR at 400-meters last week, sophomore Baylee Mires jumped a couple distances to the 1,500m tonight and ran another personal-best, this one by nearly seven seconds. Mires (Spokane, Wash.) crossed in 4:23.17, which bodes well for her 800-meter stamina. In the first of the evening session 1,500s, sophomore Eleanor Fulton ran a 4:26.52, and freshman Maddie Meyers opened her outdoor track season with a 4:30.15.
Earlier in the day, sixth-year senior Mel Lawrence returned to the purple and gold, looking like her old self, as she led for much of her 1,500-meter heat before finishing third in a nice time of 4:27.87. The five-time All-American ran just once indoors last year and just twice outdoors in 2011, earning one more season. Redshirt frosh Joelle Amaral ran 4:31.45 in the same heat. In still more heats of the 1,500m, Liberty Miller and Justine Johnson moved down from last week's steeplechase debuts and ran 4:32.71 and 4:36.14, respectively.
Senior Jimmy Brookman had another nice day in the javelin, throwing 219-8, just an inch shorter than his season opener last week, to finish third in the invitational heat. Sophomore Quinn Hale threw 211-10.
In the women's long jump, senior J.J. Juilfs got over 16-4 ¾ in the pole vault and freshman Chris Williams went 15-11 while Jax Thoirs took the meet off.
First on the track today was Kimberly Stueckle in the 100m hurdles, and she bettered her season-opening mark from just a week ago, as she stopped the clock in 14.53 seconds. Jaleecia Roland ran 15.32 seconds and Shelby Williams clocked 15.40 seconds.
In the men's 110m hurdles, senior Shayne Moore advanced to Saturday's final with the third-best prelim time of 14.64 seconds.
Robert Henderson, a Tacoma native and transfer from Spokane C.C., made his official Husky debut today in the hammer throw, tossing a best of 171-3. He came back in the evening to throw discus as well, tossing 152-6. In other throws action, senior Jordin Seekins was just short of another PR, as she took second overall in 146-2, though she did finish ahead of a quartet of Cougars. Senior Ally Mueller was second in the second women's javelin flight, tossing 138-2. Freshman Alyx Toeaina threw the shot 42-9 ¾ in her second outing of the spring.
In the men's 1,500-meters, redshirt frosh Aaron Nelson took second in his heat in a time of 3:54.02. Kyle Blume was in the same section, running 3:54.62, and Brad Whitley clocked 3:55.07.
At the end of the marathon day, Aaron Beattie raced a final 10,000-meters that ended around 11:30 p.m. Beattie ran 30:41.45 to wrap things up.
The long Spring Break wraps up for the Dawgs with one more day tomorrow, with finals in the hurdles, relays, 800-meters, 200-meters, and the women's discus and triple jumps in the field.

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20 December 2013, by Tamera Jones
Governments being forced to choose between preventing climate change or averting a financial crisis, carbon solar cells as an alternative source of energy and accelerated loss of rhinos and elephants are among 15 conservation issues scientists say may become significant in 2014.
White rhino.
Other threats and opportunities include emerging snake fungal disease, exploitation of Antarctica by nations such as China and Russia, and using synthetic biology to resurrect extinct species.
The researchers say current stock market valuations of the fossil fuel industry are incompatible with government commitments to prevent global average temperature from rising more than 2°C.
Estimates suggest there are still coal, oil and gas reserves, valued at around $4 trillion, embedded in the ground globally. Oil companies invest around $650 million a year exploring these reserves.
But their value could drop dramatically if they aren't burned because emissions regulations come into force, potentially leading to a financial crisis.
'If investors and regulators do not address these trade-offs, governments may be forced to choose between preventing further climate change, risking a financial crisis, or preventing a financial crisis, risking further climate change,' write the authors of the study, published in Trends in Ecology & Evolution.
'Our financial system is highly dependent on the fossil fuel industry – including pensions and savings – that everyone would be affected.'Professor William Sutherland, University of Cambridge
'Our financial system is highly dependent on the fossil fuel industry – including pensions and savings – that everyone would be affected,' explains Professor William Sutherland of the University of Cambridge, who led this and previous horizon-scanning exercises.
Another issue scientists are concerned about is a huge, recent increase in ivory poaching, which is leading to a startling loss of elephants and rhinos across Africa and Asia. Such poaching has increased massively over the last decade, mainly because of the increasing price and demand for ivory in China.
Rhino horn still costs more than gold in Asia, and conservationists fear that growing wealth may hike up the price of rhino horn even more, further fuelling the trade.
On a more positive note, the researchers say that carbon solar cells could overtake silicon-based photovoltaic ones as a promising source of renewable energy. Mass production could lead to cheap cells that could be installed on land, in water or even be worn by people. Their construction is completely carbon-based, reducing any need for rare metals.
The topics are the result of an attempt to pinpoint conservation threats, opportunities and developments that aren't currently well recognised among scientists and need further research.
The idea behind the exercise is to identify issues early enough to reduce the likelihood they'll turn into big problems in the future, because we'll have time to take appropriate action.
'A number of environmental topics identified by horizon scans identified in our previous assessments, such as artificial life, synthetic meat and hydraulic fracturing are now widely discussed and better understood,' says Sutherland.
'Biofuels were once tipped to be a great green alternative to fossil fuels. But when rainforest started to be cleared to make way for palm plantations and other crops for use as biofuels we realised they weren't the answer after all,' he adds.
Sutherland says that had we spent time examining the potential threats posed by biofuels, we may have been better prepared for the consequences.
For this latest study, Sutherland gathered together scientists and environmentalists from the UK, Switzerland, New Zealand, the US, Sweden, Venezuela and the Netherlands to discuss 81 emerging issues.
To make it to the final list of 15, each issue had to be poorly known and likely to have substantial effects on the environment.
William J. Sutherland, Rosalind Aveling, Thomas M. Brooks, Mick Clout, Lynn V. Dicks, Liz Fellman, Erica Fleishman, David W. Gibbons, Brandon Keim, Fiona Lickorish, Kathryn A. Monk, Diana Mortimer, Lloyd S. Peck, Jules Pretty, Johan Rockström, Jon Paul Rodríguez, Rebecca K. Smith, Mark D. Spalding, Femke H. Tonneijck, Andrew R. Watkinson, A horizon scan of global conservation issues for 2014, Trends in Ecology & Evolution, published online 11 December 2013, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2013.11.004
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At the end of 2009, Neil Peart recorded a new version of "The Hockey Theme" for TSN networks. For the recording and song, Drum Workshop built Neil a new hockey-themed drum kit. According to the DW drums article:
The set is airbrushed in Lacquer Graphics with NHL logos and ultra-custom Ice Blue hardware. DW Custom shop Artist, Louie Garcia comments, Neil told me he wanted to begin a new masterpiece with this kit. He really wanted it to represent the game of hockey, incorporating center ice and the face-off circles. And for the look of ice, we with went with a pearlescent color called Blue Frost. It really is a unique kit"
A new DVD was released in October, 2010, "Fire on Ice: The Making of the Hockey Theme."
TSN article: Inside the recording of the "Hockey Theme" with Neil Peart.
More photos of the recording session.
Where is the Hockey Kit now?
Lorne Wheaton, Neil Peart's drum tech, confirmed in a video that the Hockey Song Kit will be moving out of its home of the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, ON. The kit has been at this location since October 2010.
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Now that the nostalgia brought on by the Muppets' return has long since faded, there seems to be a general lack of buzz for Muppets Most Wanted. Perhaps it also has something to do with the loss of Jason Segel, who was an integral part of the first film's popularity, or the feeling that this sequel wasn't absolutely necessary and looks like something designed for the kiddies.
Yet another trailer has been released, and it still looks like someone decided to remake The Great Muppet Caper, which would never be a good idea. Bringing back James Bobin and composer Bret McKenzie, with human stars Tina Fey, Ricky Gervais, and Ty Burrell, the film has Kermit in the middle of a European caper caused by his evil doppelganger, Constantine.
Muppets Most Wanted opens on March 21st.


text: Since medical school Dr Bellasi has developed a strong interest in mineral metabolism abnormalities and their impact on the cardiovascular system in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) as well as normal kidney function individuals. After various internships at University Hospitals in Spain, Sweden, and Italy, he graduated from the Medical School of the University of Milan, Italy, in October 2002. He finalized his post-graduate training in Nephrology and graduated from the University of Milan in November 2007. He attended a cardio-nephrology research fellowship at Tulane University in New Orleans (LA), U.S.A and at Emory University in Atlanta (GA), U.S.A.. Furthermore, Dr Bellasi successfully completed a master in Epidemiology and Statistics at the University of Milan in 2009. Dr Bellasi is presently serving as Nephrology consultant at Sant'Anna Hospital, Como, Italy. His current interest is cardiovascular disease in chronic kidney disease patients. He is a coauthor of more than 90 publications


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BEXLEYHEATH'S Queensbury British light middleweight champion Dan Lawrence will make the first defence of his title next month at Epsom racecourse.
Lawrence, 32, will face Margate's Aaron Lowrey in a mouth-watering clash at the big Night of Champions promotion on March 10.
The Bexleyheath ace will be making his first appearance back in the UK's premier boxing league since his epic battle with previous 11 stone ruler Marlon Stuart back in September.
That night Lawrence ripped the title away from the champion during a memorable evening.
But he will face a stern test of his championship credentials when he steps back into the same arena to defend his crown for the first time.
Cornering the champion on the night will be former British and Commonwealth super bantamweight champion turned trainer Matt Marsh.
Marsh was the architect behind Lawrence's triumphant victory last time and the Bexleyheath roofer is confident his trainer will be more than capable of leading him to victory once more on the 10th.
Lawrence said: "Matt Marsh knows exactly what to do to get me into shape to face this guy next month and we have been working in stages to ensure I am in peak condition when I step through those ropes.
"We've been working on lots of new training techniques, some we've never tried before.
"But I've improved and performed better in my last two fights with Matt, so I'm confident these new ideas will pay off."
The man looking to dethrone Lawrence will not be intimidated by the champion when the big night arrives.
However, from what footage Lawrence has seen of his future opponent, he believes he's got what it takes to put on another winning performance.
Lawrence added: "I've watched Lowrey's last fight on DVD and his style is quite similar to mine, which should make for a great fight.
"I always believe pressure makes you perform better and I'm looking to stay focussed and calm when I'm in there and just put on a great show."
For more information on the show, visit queensburyboxing.co.uk or call 07547 022244.
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Friday, August 5, 2016 (All day)Degrees conferred for those applicants approved for spring graduation.
Thursday, August 18, 2016 - 9:00am to Sunday, August 21, 2016 - 5:00pm
Friday, August 19, 2016 - 10:00amNew students who did not attend the New Student Weekend in June will meet with advisors and enroll today.
Monday, August 22, 2016 - 8:30amClasses begin on the main campus for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Monday, August 22, 2016 - 9:00amOnline "X-term" courses begin today.
Friday, August 26, 2016 (All day)This is the last day to add a class online in MyMCC or without a professor's signature.
Monday, September 5, 2016 (All day)Labor Day Recess - No classes today.
Friday, September 16, 2016 (All day)Last day to drop a class without a "W" being entered on your transcript. Professor and advisor signature is required.
Thursday, September 22, 2016 - 7:30am to 9:00am"Building a Company Culture" How to work together to fulfill the organization's purpose. 14th Annual Leadership... Read more »
Friday, September 23, 2016 - 8:00am to 4:00pmJoin other friends of the college on the Colbert Hills Golf Course, one of the premiere courses in the country,... Read more »
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The "Manhattan" Nutcracker
Friday, December 11, at 7 p.m.
Saturday, December 12, at 7 p.m.
Sunday, December 13, at 3 p.m.
DECC Symphony Hall
Tickets go on sale Sept. 14th.
UMD Department of Music Sinfonietta—The Official Orchestra of the Minnesota Ballet
As part of the UMD Department of Music's mission to offer cultural and artistic enrichment to our campus, the community and the Upper Midwest through outreach and scholarly/creative activities, the UMD Department of Music Sinfonietta has been formed as a creative partner with the Minnesota Ballet's production of the "Manhattan Nutcracker". The Department of Music Sinfonietta is comprised of faculty artists from UMD, exceptionally talented undergraduate and graduate students from UMD, and local alumni and professionals. This "side-by-side" orchestra provides an artistic learning and performing experience to our students by placing them in a real, professional orchestra pit setting next to their instrumental professors and other professionals. The UMD Department of Music is proud of our partnership with the fine dancers, choreographers, designers and directors of the Minnesota Ballet, and we are happy to help ensure that Tchaikovsky's wonderful, timeless work will be offered to Duluth audiences and families with the live orchestra to which they have grown accustomed.
Single Ticket Prices
Section A_$30
Section B_$20
Student (age 13+)
Section A_$25
Section B_$15
Child (ages 3 – 12)
Section A_$21
Section B_$13
All Minnesota Ballet performances are accessible to those with disabilities.
Audience members with special accessibility needs are are asked to call the ballet office at (218)529-3742 so that we may personally accommodate you.


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The newly restored version of the Beatles' first film "A Hard Day's Night" will play in more than 50 cities nationwide over the July 4th weekend, Janus Films has announced. The film will be exhibited as part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of its world premiere in London.
The movie has been digitally restored in 4K resolution from the original camera negative by the Criterion Collection's restoration team. The resulting image, which was approved by director Richard Lester, will feature a soundtrack remixed and remastered for modern 5.1 sound systems by producer Giles Martin at Abbey Road Studios.
The newly restored AHDN had its world premiere at a sold-out event at the TCM Classic Movie Film Festival in Hollywood. It was introduced by Alec Baldwin and record producer Don Was. Starting July 4th, the film will play in selected theaters across the country, including New York City's Film Forum, Los Angeles' The Cinefamily, and San Francisco's The Castro Theatre.
The film, which premiered at London's Pavillion Theatre in 1964, stars John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr with Wilfrid Brambell and features eight Beatles' songs. It was directed by Richard Lester, written by Alun Owen and produced by Walter Shenson for United Artists. The film is now owned by Bruce and Martha Karsh, who licensed the Janus-Criterion release.
The Criterion Collection restored "A Hard Day's Night" using the latest in digital restoration technology from the original 35mm camera negative, which, though incomplete, was in excellent condition. The missing material was taken from two original interpositives. The image was scanned in 4K resolution on a Scanity film scanner to retain the character of the film's original printing stock without any generational loss, and the raw data was carefully treated, using a variety of digital tools, to remove dirt, scratches, flicker, and other damage, the company said. The result was approved by director Richard Lester, and is in its original theatrical aspect ration of 1.75:1.
"Nothing beats seeing this film on a big screen in a packed house with the new restoration looking and sounding so good," said Peter Becker, president of the Criterion Collection and a partner in Janus Film. "The world premiere screening at the TCM festival was electrifying. It was amazing that easily half the audience raised their hands to say that they had never seen the film before.
"The crowd cheered from the opening chord and applauded after every song," Becker said. "'A Hard Day's Night' sweeps you along on a tide of pure fun, but it's also one of the must-see wonders of the modern cultural world. The sheer energy and charisma of the Beatles is irresistible, and Richard Lester's cinematic style is just as infectious. It's the perfect multi-generational summer night at the movies, and we're incredibly excited that so many theaters have already committed to show it on July 4th weekend all across the country."
Suggested Links
- Beatles news: McCartney says Fabs hesitant to reunite; chart news; ax tribute
- Paul McCartney keeps Costa Rica set in cruise control before taking a break
- New unseen photos of the Beatles taken during filming of 'Help!' on display
- Paul McCartney donates Linda photo to Davy Jones animal rescue auction


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The traditional watch-night celebration began in Black churches across the south, originating as "Freedom's Eve" beginning December 31, 1862, awaiting President Lincoln's issuing of freedom from slavery. At midnight on January 1, 1863 free and enslaved citizens gathered in churches, or in homes or in the fields, broke out in all night celebrations of joy at President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation.
The celebrations were attended by men, women and children, and consisted of prayers of thanks and praise to God for their freedom. They celebrated all day on the first with songs of praise, prayers of thanks and abundant feasts.
Many nationalities have joined the celebration of a new beginning and freedom in Christ on New Year's Eve. Songs, joyful prayers preparing them for a new year, and celebrating God's caring for us through events of the past year.
Here are links to local Watchnight (December 31) Celebrations:
Tabernacle Community Baptist Church
2500 W. Medford Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53206
Click here for directions
For More Information call us: (414) 562-1129
Racine Evangelical Free Church - 2401 Ohio Street
Games, snacks and fellowship 7 p.m. until the new year!
Pray in the New Year at 10 p.m.


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ABCs 4 SLPs: D is for Data Collection
Now that we're heading back into school, there is one "d" word that we all don't want to hear. "Data". It is time to start taking data again and if you are not organized at the beginning of the year, you may find yourself lost. In this post you will find links to different speech-language pathology bloggers who have created various data collection forms as well as applications that help with data tracking!
Two different speech-language pathologist bloggers that have taken data collection buzz to a whole different level (whether that's good or bad) are Simply Speech and Speech Adventures.
Simply Speech created many, many, many data collection forms/binders and shared them with her followers. They have been pinned all over Pinterest and are aesthetically pleasing.
Speech Adventures is more known for the "hot topics" and conversational end of speech-language pathology. In her post "Adventures in Accounting", you will laugh and cry thinking about data collection in the schools.
Carrie's Speech Corner, My Easy Bee, Playing With Words 365, and Speaking of Speech are two other websites that discuss organization/have forms for the speech room and lesson plans/data collection.
Finally, as usual, I want to leave you with some applications that are great for data collection:
- Super Duper Data Tracker
- TxTools
- Speech Journal
- Wee Talk Tracker Pro
- Behavior Tracker Pro
- Caseload Tracker
- ABC Data
- ABC Logbook
- AutismTrack
- Skill Tracker Pro
- Go Observe
- Yacker Tracker 1.0
- ALZTrack


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Nora Lowy, PhD, MPA, PA-C
Director of PA Program
Mission Statement
The mission of the three-year BS/MS PA Program is to prepare professional academic clinicians committed to providing quality care to all individuals.
Program Overview
The Wagner College PA Program is accredited by the New York State Department of Education and the ARC-PA (Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant).
The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) has granted Accreditation-Continued status to the Wagner College PA Program sponsored by Wagner College. Accreditation-Continued is an accreditation status granted when a currently accredited program is in compliance with the ARC-PA Standards.
Accreditation remains in effect until the program closes or withdraws from the accreditation process or until accreditation is withdrawn for failure to comply with the Standards. The approximate date for the next validation review of the program by the ARC-PA will be 2018. The review date is contingent upon continued compliance with the Accreditation Standards and ARC-PA policy.
The Wagner College PA Program is committed to preparing future professionals possessing sound academic knowledge and proficiency in clinical skills, requisite for providing and promoting quality healthcare to all individuals. The program is dedicated to the advancement of PA education, promotes service to the community, and emphasizes the acquisition of the knowledge and skills required of the PA functioning in a dynamic healthcare environment.
The three-year BS/MS Program in PA Studies is a comprehensive program of didactic (academic), clinical and research (graduate) work that reflects upon the academic, clinical, and professional skills required of the PA. Students completing the prescribed three-year program in PA studies will receive their BS and MS degrees and be eligible to take the national certifying examination leading to the title of Certified Physician Assistant (PA-C).
The Didactic Phase (Year I) includes classroom and laboratory instruction in courses such as the Medical Sciences (Clinical Anatomy, Medical Physiology, Medical Microbiology, Pathophysiology and Human Genetics); Clinical Preparatory Sciences (Patient Assessment, Radiology Interpretation, Primary Care & Pharmacotherapeutics, General Medicine, Emergency & Surgical Medicine and Maternal & Child Medicine); and PA Professional Practice. Clinical exposure begins in the didactic phase of the program by providing for experiences with interview skills and performance of physical examinations in a variety of clinical settings. That clinical exposure extends into the Clinical Phase (Year II) with the introduction of supervised clinical experiences and is further developed in the Graduate Phase (Year III) with elective clerkships.
The structured Clinical Phase takes place at affiliated clinical institutions - hospitals, outpatient clinics, private offices and other in-state and out-of-state sites. The Clinical Phase provides students with full-time, direct patient care in outpatient, inpatient, long-term care and emergency settings. The clinical experiences are intensive, supervised, hands-on learning experiences in various medical and surgical areas. These supervised clinical rotations are in disciplines such as emergency medicine, general and advanced practice medicine; general and advanced practice pediatrics; general and advanced practice surgery; primary care (from adolescent to community health), psychiatry/behavioral medicine, and women's health. All clinical experiences emphasize the provision of diagnostic, therapeutic and health maintenance services.
Graduate level courses are introduced in the second year of the program and continued in the third year or Graduate Phase to fulfill the requirements for the Master of Science degree. These courses provide the PA with the knowledge and skills required for professional and career development. In keeping with the philosophy of PA education, the graduate phase consists of didactic coursework complemented with clinical experiences including the elective clerkships.
Clerkship experiences are available in elective clinical areas of unique interest to each student. Examples include community medicine, family medicine, forensic medicine, surgical subspecialties (burn unit, cardiothoracic surgery, ENT surgery, neurosurgery, orthopedics, plastic surgery, urology, surgical intensive care, trauma and urology); medical subspecialties (cardiology, dermatology, electrophysiology, gastroenterology, hematology-oncology, infectious disease, neurology and pain management) and women's health.
The requirements for the Master of Science include the development of a research thesis project. The proposal for the thesis must be approved by the department and either the hospital IRB (Institutional Review Board) or college HERB (Human Experimental Review Board) prior to its implementation. The final thesis, approved by the Research Committee, is presented at Poster Presentations and defended at the Annual Research Forum.
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I learned of her when I read Thrival Room's article 32 Photos That Hope to Change the Way We Look at Muslim American Women– must-read article highlighting great American Muslim […] My Interview With a Muslim American Artist » ThrivalRoom says: May 8, 2014 at 9:50 am […] 32 Photos That Hope To Change The Way We Look At Muslim American Women […] MuslimARC says: September 29, 2014 at 8:23 am […] out every other day that lists Muslim Women on the rise in various fields including fashion and said list has little to no Brown faces…there's a problem. When bloggers like Nadira of Nadira037 has been blogging for years (before […] Amina Wadud:March 31, 2014 at 8:09 pmyou know you really HAVE to do better. Not ONE AFRICAN AMERICAN Muslim woman??!!! Fariah Hassan:March 31, 2014 at 8:37 pmI thought I was the only one thinking this. Pretty....not....not good... :/ Amina Wadud:April 1, 2014 at 1:07 amActually she's Sudanese (according to the makers of this spot...). So YES from Africa.. but not (what we mean by) African-American.. Qadirah Simien Muhammad:April 1, 2014 at 7:13 amHow can someone say this is not about race, but about diversity in American society. Excuse me, my paternal family has only been here & free since 1700s. I think that qualifies me to say what I've set. I'm no subset. There is no who without diversity. Anyone looking at this article (non-Muslim) will come away with a simple minded view of our diversity. There is an African-American designer who actually is in the New York Fashion show along with the other well known fashion designers. Out front being seen. This is the USA & the diversity needs to be.represented. This is a big issue in our community & if we don't speak up the views will remain narrow. Ahmed Naguib:April 1, 2014 at 1:34 pmQadirah T Simien Muhammad maybe you should read some of the other stuff on the sight - u will see they write about this as we see here: http://thrivalroom.com/uncovering-racism-in-the-american-muslim-community/ and here: http://thrivalroom.com/moving-towards-ethnic-conciliation-among-american-muslims/ Amina Wadud:April 1, 2014 at 3:01 pmThank you Qadirah!! Anela Jadunandan:April 1, 2014 at 8:09 pmAzizah Magazine has some very good ones. Must not exclude. Afshan Jilani:April 1, 2014 at 8:18 pmStop the hate please. Maybe you can fill in the gaps and include all the other races and nationalities. Just be happy for someone. Anela Jadunandan:April 1, 2014 at 8:27 pmA great start...maybe want to add more adoring Muslim Americans. This was probably their trial balloon. Let's not DISS them..let's ENCOURAGE them to improve...that's all I'm saying. American Muslim Women's Association (AMWA):April 1, 2014 at 8:30 pmdefinitely not a very diverse perspective but a positive portrayal,nonetheless. Would like to see more diversity in age and race. Azizah magazine is great but they also limit the portrayal to fit a certain "religious ideology". Sherin Ibrahim:March 31, 2014 at 8:24 pmI agree with Amina. Isra M. El-beshir:April 1, 2014 at 1:49 amHytham Aly She is a Arab (Afro-Arab if that will help you sleep at night). NOT an African American. Fariah Hassan:March 31, 2014 at 8:38 pmNo African Americans??? I give this a 65 out of 100. Good marks for effort, though. Fariah Hassan:March 31, 2014 at 9:06 pmHytham Aly Thx for pointing that out :/ sorry :) Fariah Hassan:March 31, 2014 at 9:07 pmAhmed Naguib Thanks for clarifying :) (still not that many though?) Isra M. El-beshir:April 1, 2014 at 1:57 amFariah Hassan She is not an African American. Teresa Mosley:March 31, 2014 at 8:39 pmI agree with Amina, no white women either. Any idea how many times I hear from muslims and non muslims "I didn't know white people could be Muslim". Where is Asma Hanif (who is African American),who runs the only Muslim womans shelter in the states? Khadija Mohiuddin Harsolia:April 1, 2014 at 4:30 amSherrel Johnson is pretty white at least the last time I met her! Lol. Riyaad Giovanni:April 1, 2014 at 10:12 amActually haydea majeed in atlanta runs baitel salaam in Atlanta another shelter for eomen. Andrea InspiredbyKhadijah Williams:March 31, 2014 at 8:51 pmReally once again, left out of consideration. African American Muslim Women have been around longer than some of the women listed have been living. If you want to have a story that wants to give a new perspective to the stereotypical Muslim woman in the eyes of mass media, portray EVERYBODY! This story only feeds into the misconception that Muslim women are from Middle Eastern descent from !st generation immigrant families. While I respect the women included, I could list a number of women just off the top of my head that are NOT included: Dr. Amina Wadud, Dr. Amina McCloud, Shayka Reima Yosef, Tayyibah Taylor, Tamara Gray... Ahmed Naguib:March 31, 2014 at 9:06 pmThis post wasn't meant to show every high achieving muslim women, just trying to show the diversity of accomplishments among our muslim Sisters - its not a top 30 list or anything Zeynep Marmaris:April 1, 2014 at 1:25 amVery good study to give people with prejudice a new perspective. People who harshly criticize and look for faults, WHY DON'T YOU MAKE SOMETHING BETTER IN STEAD OF MOANING FROM YOUR COUCH?? Isra M. El-beshir:April 1, 2014 at 1:47 amHytham Aly No she is not. Isra M. El-beshir:April 1, 2014 at 1:48 amHytham Aly She is an Arab woman. Steph Thomas:September 17, 2014 at 5:44 pmZeynep Marmaris Somehow all this comes across as VERY ODD since it is the Muslim intent to CONQUER THE WORLD. If these women are 'American' then follow American LAW ... sharia law that goes AGAINST American law is not allowed here. Do you really expect Americans to believe you when you follow your CULT? We already know you also have Muslim Elite who make life very comfortable for themselves on the backs of other Muslims! This group functions above the others and is immune from any laws they choose to be immune from. You have proven time and again what a PHONY group you are!!! Noor Hussein:March 31, 2014 at 9:46 pmAll this criticizing is really sad. This post's intention was to prove that Muslim American women cannot be viewed from one lens; we are all different and unique in our own ways. How about instead of nitpicking this article (with inaccurate assumptions) we support it and in turn support each other. Qadirah Simien Muhammad:April 1, 2014 at 6:34 amWhy is that not an issue. There are Hispanic Muslims, African American Women, Caucasian Muslims etc. That's diversity and something that should have been thought of. If we say nothing, then nothing changes. We exist and should be acknowledged. Noor Hussein:April 1, 2014 at 6:52 amQadirah T Simien Muhammad this article was not about racial diversity if you clearly see in the description. It is about the roles of Muslim American women in our society, nothing to do with race. Also no one said it was not an issue and like Claire said it's for a different article. Apop Harris:April 2, 2014 at 4:18 amIs it really that hard to at least appreciate her effort putting those pictures together, before you criticize? I am an Indonesian muslimah living in the US. Indonesia is the world's largest muslim population but never been acknowledged well... but it's not the obligation of the writer and I won't whine about it in this forum. It's not the proper place. Mind your akhlaq, sisters. A'ishah Amatullah:April 2, 2014 at 4:55 pmit is sad because the post replicates the view of muslim women from one lens. Steph Thomas:September 17, 2014 at 5:55 pmClaire Ngo-Anh Race has nothing to do with this... CULT to have sex with animals, little girls, and your famous bacha bazi! Somehow all this comes across as VERY ODD since it is the Muslim intent to CONQUER THE WORLD. If these women are 'American' then follow American LAW ... sharia law that goes AGAINST American law is not allowed here. Do you really expect Americans to believe you when you follow your CULT? We already know you also have the 'Muslim Elite' who make life very comfortable for themselves on the backs of other Muslims! This group functions above the others and is immune from any laws they choose to be immune from. You have proven time and again what a PHONY group you are!!! To break away from your ugly, despicable traditions... most importantly the despicable treatment of women... you'd have to leave the Muslim Cult completely... which could hardly happen because you'd never make it out alive. Very few do... Amr Abdallah:March 31, 2014 at 10:35 pmMoslems really need to lighten up sometimes. Aishah Abdullah:April 2, 2014 at 1:53 amWe are not Moslems....we are Muslim's Valentina Haq:April 4, 2014 at 9:23 pmAishah Abdullah - Thank you for correcting; we are Muslims. Amr Abdallah:April 5, 2014 at 12:41 amI know it's Muslims. I use that when referring to Muslims sarcastically. I didn't mean to offend. Gloria J Fritzler McMillian:June 24, 2016 at 12:52 amAishah Abdullah muzzloems? Saara Abdul-Haqq:March 31, 2014 at 10:43 pmThe link for Mental Health for Muslims doesn't work #23 Hosai Mojaddidi:April 1, 2014 at 3:08 amSalam Saara, I just happened to see your post and thought I could probably help with this...:) Here is the link to our site! I hope you stop by! www.mentalhealth4muslims.com We're also on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mentalhealth4muslims Zeyna ZeZe Ahmed:April 1, 2014 at 12:47 amNot sure why most of these women are very young, but really not impressed with this list, with the exception of the women in sports. Muslim women have been doing exceptional things for at least 50 years. Gloria J Fritzler McMillian:June 24, 2016 at 12:54 amWhy are they afraid of showing hair? Crazy. Can't take a moslem serious with the towels on even if pretty material. Zeynep Marmaris:April 1, 2014 at 1:26 amVery good study to give people with prejudice a new perspective. People who harshly criticize and look for faults, WHY DON'T YOU MAKE SOMETHING BETTER IN STEAD OF MOANING FROM YOUR COUCH?? Eileen McComb:April 1, 2014 at 1:45 amI would add: Amanie Mokdad, award-winning makeup artist; Janice Tufte, social justice leader and organizer; Shazfa Hendrickson (multi-racial Muslim), supervisor of the largest women-only emergency shelter system in Washington. Michael Mumisa:April 1, 2014 at 9:34 amThe reasoning given for the absence of African-American women is even more insulting to such women than their mere exclusion. It is being argued that: "We meant to express the diversity of the roles Muslimahs play in society." I am sitting here in a small town in England and I can think, off the top of my head, of more than 32 African-American, White, and other women who play diverse roles in society. This list says very little about "Muslim American Women" and a lot about the deep-rooted practices of racial exclusion within Muslim communities in the USA and other countries. Isra M. El-beshir:April 1, 2014 at 5:12 pmyou are absolutely right. This article was not meant to highlight the diversity of Muslim women, however, when you expect readers to change their perceptions of Muslim women, which are often framed as Arab, burka-wearing, oppressed women, then it is incumbent upon you to challenge the perceptions by including those who do not fit the stereotype, meaning South Asian, African American, Hispanic/latino, African, and Arab. It must be inclusive and reflective of today's society. These women above have accomplished much, and they are praise worthy. For commenters to say, oh #20 is African American, see we have our token black women, diversity has been accomplished is offensive. More So that the woman is Sudanese, and not an African American. (to Haytham, if #20 is African American, so too are all the women of North African descent in this list, but i get the feeling you won't include them in that category). We can even argue that all the women above are white, well mostly, since in the U.S. middle easterners and North African are classified as White/Caucasian. Again, I doubt this was the argument. There will soon be a counter project to this article: http://artbysaba.wordpress.com/2014/03/31/call-for-subjects/ Michael Mumisa:April 1, 2014 at 5:39 pmIsra M. El-beshir. Looking forward to the counter project! Excellent idea. Thanks for sharing the news. Isra M. El-beshir:April 1, 2014 at 6:53 pmHytham Aly Yes, I do agree. You are absolutely right. However, the concerns of, and it seems, the majority of those commenting is that there needs to be an unbiased, more inclusive, and real representation of Muslim women to assist in changing (hoping to change) mainstream's perceptions of Muslim women. This article was not drafted to service my needs as a Muslim woman and other Muslim woman who are aware of our individual and collective success. Its goal was to alleviate the misconceptions others ("them") have of 'us'. That is the only aspect of this article I object to. Riyaad Giovanni:April 1, 2014 at 9:57 amI normally stay away from this type of thing because its non productive. But when you put something in the public domain to be viewed you must accept the critique as well as the praise. One has to be very cognative of the messages being sent. My issue with this article is that everyone looks like a different version of the same person. This article seems as though no effort or thought was placed into thinking about what the best image would be. Not that the sisters used were not deserving of recognition. But that no other group of Muslimah could see themself reflected in the article. The fact the author of this article didn't make that connection speaks volumes. Riyaad Giovanni:April 1, 2014 at 11:48 amAll are basically the same hue and all look indo-pack. Riyaad Giovanni:April 1, 2014 at 12:07 pmYes all that's why I made the statement. Sara Hassan:April 1, 2014 at 1:59 pmI would just like to add the fact that I myself am in this article and come from an Egyptian American background. We really need to learn not to make assumptions. Especially as Muslims. We know better than that. Riyaad Giovanni:April 1, 2014 at 2:24 pmI know you said shes african American but no I don't see a difference and neither dies almost every commentor because you gave to tell them she's African-American. Its no insult to the sister but she looks like everything being presented, Indo Pakistan. Thats my opinion. Your not going to change my mind about that. But you are more than welcome to critique my assessment. Riyaad Giovanni:April 1, 2014 at 2:27 pmMy original statement included hue first u only said indo Pakistan to furthet describe an olive cery light tan skin tone. Riyaad Giovanni:April 1, 2014 at 2:28 pmCorrection I only... Riyaad Giovanni:April 1, 2014 at 3:45 pmIm not saying she's not African American. Im saying I didn't know she was until you said so. And be straight forward. What is ironic about myself and others not realizing she is African-American. And why focus in her. The fact that you see such a stark difference between 20 and the others is ironic. Maybe its because you know she's black that you see such a difference. See how useless innuendo is. Its also cowardly. Just be open and honest about what you want to say. Why are you pointing out the black lady to me? Thats ironic! Another example of the shear ridiculousness and uselessness of innuendo. Were are the white women, the clearly Asian, dark skin, , Latin, Mexican etc. Aishah Abdullah:April 2, 2014 at 2:27 amI agree. And as an American Muslim, Caucasian, I couldn't really relate myself to any of the ladies pictured. It seemed deceiving and disappointing. Sara Hassan:April 1, 2014 at 2:06 pmI find it really upsetting that people try to find the faults in such an article. We should not make assumptions about the ethnicity of someone. For those of you who are criticizing this article and saying there aren't enough races shown, you need to realize...who are we to judge? Leave the judging to Allah please. Plus, many of your assumptions are incorrect. Unless you know every single person in this article and their backgrounds you don't know where they come from. To the makers of this article, mashAllah you did an incredible job. I showed it to my students in class and they talked about it all day. They kept commenting on how inspiring it was for them, especially the girls (since I teach in an islamic private school). Don't worry about the criticizing, it just means you did a great job. :) Muhammad Abdul-Aziz Ibn Hayes:April 1, 2014 at 2:48 pmI actually like this as to me it shows that all Muslim women aren't this stereotypical uneducated unheard docile creature in front of a stove . I would have liked to see more diversity but I will take what we can get. Alhamduillah I didn't see any racist or bigoted trolling on the comments...kudows Hasan Amenra:April 1, 2014 at 8:30 pmFirst of all, pointing out a pretty big oversight does not mean that someone doesn't support the overall message of the piece. But, when you title a piece "32 Photos That Hope To Change The Way We Look At Muslim American Women" and you don't include (or only at most vaguely (2 or 6%) non-Arab looking women, then you should expect some criticism. Are we really going to argue over 1 or 2 out of """32""" photos--come on now. It's not the end of the world, nor is it a reason to bash the article's message about the diversity of Muslim women in America. It is okay to point out that there are a lot of Asian, African American and African Muslim women whose phenotype does not resemble the pictures being shown...that's all. Pointing that out does not make someone overly sensitive, it's just a fact surrounding the piece. Salaam. Gwen Boucher:April 1, 2014 at 8:31 pmAlhumduallah, I like it very much that Muslim women are in public more and I do not hear the hateful talk about Hijab or no Hijab. That Muslims can talk with each other and Christians without the hateful talk is good also. Aaron Sipe:April 1, 2014 at 8:48 pmWhine whine whine, there are no African American Muslim women....well, there were no Chinese Muslim women, no Native American Muslim women, and no Native Hawaiian Muslim women either! Should they complain as well? Terri Plez:April 3, 2014 at 4:29 amIf the objective of posting this collection of photos is to defy stereotypes - YES, they should complain. Gloria J Fritzler McMillian:June 24, 2016 at 12:56 amThat is what these kind do. Aminah Yaquin Carroll:April 1, 2014 at 10:27 pmThese are wonderful, wonderful ! Thank you sisters all Hodo Ali:April 1, 2014 at 11:43 pmThere are more color people Muslims in America and I don't see one. Let me guess this article is about middle eastern Muslims....Also Asians yes this is discriminations.. Shazia Keval:April 2, 2014 at 12:18 amExcellent! Wan Rafiuddin:April 2, 2014 at 12:21 amGood..but some of them are not covering their aurah.. :-( ندى حاتم:April 2, 2014 at 5:30 pmUh-oh! What a tragedy. My recommendation is that you just lower your gaze then, brother. Problem solved. Terri Plez:April 3, 2014 at 4:39 amMinus the sarcasm, Sis, your recommendation is spot on! Brothers have to be REAL men in this world where many of our sisters pray, fast, give charity, have faith and worship more than we do but simply have not been inspired to cover their aurah. I struggle to understand what seems like a contradiction to me but it is Allah's will. We have to be less judgmental and more loving fisabilillah. That which makes us want to judge a brother or sister, may it make us pray for them instead. I say this as a reminder to myself first and foremost. This is one of my own jihads. Nebula Nabila:April 2, 2014 at 12:47 am"American Muslim Women" huh. Then where are the American Muslim Women (Black Americans, Latinas, Native Americans)? Very interesting choice of words for a title for it to be primarily immigrants or the children of immigrants. As if there aren't any Indigenous American Muslimahs.... As if this is an absurd question? Why is it a problem that we question this? You come to this land getting visas that our forefathers fought and died for through the civil rights movement and live in neighborhoods and get education that our efforts paved the way for. And suddenly, it is out of pocket to question why there isn't any Black, Latina, or Native American sisters presented when you are supposedly changing the way people look at Muslim women? The common misconception is that all/most Muslims are middle-eastern. Isn't that the most common stereotype? If you want to change the way people look at Muslim Women, it'd be best to enlighten them that this is not the case by featuring some non-middle eastern sisters that have been putting it down for centuries without due respect. Azzizza Johnson:April 2, 2014 at 1:32 amNebula Nabila words well spoken. The only problem is that if you are steeped in darkness its hard to guide by light. As I read some of the comments it became clearer and clearer that most miss the point and will continue to do so simply because they come from a dark place. Nebula Nabila:April 2, 2014 at 1:36 amYou are right @azzizzah! It takes humility and maturity to redress a wrong. Nana Firman:April 2, 2014 at 3:59 amI think sis.Zainab is a latina muslimah ~ however, you're rite, beloved...this needs to change...even I am having a hard time to present American muslims to my fellow Indonesians...as they wanna know the indigenous muslims in America...boy oh boy...glad that I know some cool ones, including you!!! :) :) :) Shereen Naem:April 2, 2014 at 1:00 amgreat idea keep it up! my only concern is that we need to remember that people affiliate being muslim with being arab/ middle eastern ... this plays on that as well. let's remember that islam is a religion not a race we should make a point of that.. for example a blonde haired blue eyed named Brittney.. a red head.. african american.. asian.. Sitembile T. Malikah Reynolds:April 2, 2014 at 1:12 amWHY IS BEING NAKED or darn near, Islamic? If we were IN Presence of Prophet Muhammad-pbbuh , AND WE ARE IN PRESENCE OF ALLA-SWT, Why not COVER in LOOSE Clothing? The DEFIANCE and REFUSAL to DO SO ,Amazes me . "Been There, Done That", ashamed of IT, LONG AGO ! NO EXCUSES. ALLAH -swt, did NOT PUT IT IN Qur'an for Entertainment! I design & wear loose clothing, whatever jobs i have had (Even , Business, Archaeology , Machine Shop work , MEDICAL and FARMING.) & have made clothing for other sisters ! As for the lack of other wombmen of colour, nothing NEW! So where are thee Homosexuals, Since we are being Western minded and trying to PROVE WHAT ? Being LIKE 'THEM' is why we are in the 'State' we are IN. So many ISlamic styles to choose from that I REPEAT, NO NEED TO HAVE SHAPE OF BODY EXPOSED ! We ALL KNOW, clothing is NOT ALL there is to IT, BUT IT IS a START & REQUIRED BY ALLAH !


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Adding to the growing body of evidence of this national lethargy is data from the latest annual survey on retirement preparation conducted by Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBI), a non-profit organization. EBI has been gathering this data for 22 consecutive years. Among the findings of its 2011 survey:
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Taking your retirement future in your own hands is arguably more difficult now than it has been in modern times, but as Kunhardt points out, if you don't do it, no one else will.
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