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The Battle for Justice in Palestine by journalist Ali Abunimah "is the best book on Palestine in the last decade," writes Joseph Massad, Professor of Modern Arab Politics and Intellectual History at Columbia University.
The Campaign for BDS at Ohio State is starting a reading group for Abunimah's book from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 10 in Room 246 of the Enarson Classrooms Building, 2009 Millikin Rd. on the Ohio State University campus. You can RSVP for the reading group on Facebook.
Ali Abunimah is also visiting the OSU campus at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 16. Click here to RSVP.
"The inspiring vision Abunimah lays out reflects the hope stirred by a growing and increasingly successful movement on the ground, which is helping to turn the tide in the struggle for Palestine," writes Wael Elasady in The Socialist Worker. "For those active in this movement, this book is a must-read, but its lessons are for anyone interested in the fight for a better world. For those hoping to maintain a status quo they see changing before their eyes, it will only add to their trepidation."
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A trip through Beijing's bustling streets will reveal a fascinating meeting of the old and new. Young designers, and one-of-a-kind boutiques that have re-focused on cultivating native talents have found clandestine homes in ancient hutongs turned trendy by an influx of the hip, young, fashion crowd. The genesis of the mega center as a one-stop shop for clothing, accessories, entertainment and leisure has also dramatically changed the vibrant landscape of Beijing. With the completion of Park View Green, Shin Kong Place, and other sprawling mega malls, luxury shopping in Beijing has become as easy as stepping outside your hotel room. And while the stores and malls are as numerous as the old city's winding, narrow roads, there are a few that far outshine the rest.
Dong Liang Studio
Charles Wang and Nan Lang translated a passion for supporting local designers who make high quality clothing into a tangible business model when they founded Dong Liang Studios in 2009. It's no coincidence the dynamic duo set up shop in Wudaoying Hutong which is within prime real estate access to the areas funky, young ,hipster crowd, and constant tourist foot traffic. Within the boutiques inviting walls–warm color tones are a staple of the design–visitors can find a carefully selected variety of high-end, avant garde collections and limited edition pieces, all made by a collective of local Chinese designers. Currently Dong Liang stocks over 20 up-and-coming and established lines including notables such as Uma Wang, Vega Zaishi Wang, and He Yan. The likes of Xander Zhou, Manchit Au, Liu Qinyang, Leo Kong, Ling Wu, and more also grace the racks here. If you're hoping to get a dose of off shore luxury this is not the place for you. What makes Dong Liang unique is their fierce dedication to supporting and cultivating local talent.
Address: Unit 102, 6 Chaoyangmenwai Dajie, Building 2, Central Park, Chaoyang district
Phone Number: +86 10-8404 7648
An antidote to the overcrowded, impersonal feeling of shopping in a mega mall, WUHAO boutique and art space offers a quiet, curated shopping experience that's hard to find anywhere else. The intentionally under the radar shop is marked only by its address number, and while at one time potential shoppers were required to make appointments prior to arriving, walk-ins are now welcome. Each seasonal collection is edited by director Isabelle Pascal to reflect one of the five traditional Chinese elements. Due to its fluid nature, and the fact that it doubles as an event and creative space, Wu Hao requires a fresh visit every time you come to Beijing–trust us, it never stays the same for long.
Address: 35 Mao'er Hutong, Dongcheng district
Phone Number: + 86 1891 1355 035
Having already garnered the interest of some of the world's most respected fashion authorities, Beijing-based Vega Wang has been called one of China's brightest young designers. The Central Saint Martins graduate established her brand in 2008, the very same year she earned her B.A. Known for her wholly original point of view, and the slightly exaggerated yet still flattering silhouettes of her clothing, Wang's collections are very much experiential and largely based off of her time spent in the UK and China. Her designs are currently carried in a number of high-end boutiques around Beijing; but if you're lucky you can do better than a boutique buy. Wang recently acquired a new hutong studio space which she quickly imbued with her brand of quirk, rustic charm, and of course, the whimsical spirit that is so much a part of her designs.
Address: #63Yanyue Hutong,South Dongsi Street,Dongcheng District,Beijing City
Phone Number: +86 10 5900 2279
Yet another of a new breed of concept stores championing the talents of home-grown designers, Brand New China or BNC was founded by iLOOK Magazine publisher Hung Huang. The 540 square meter shop was designed to reflect the experimental spirit of the more than 70 designers it carries. Everything from the clothing and jewelry, to accessories and homeware has been curated to support the cutting edge narrative of BNC. Those looking for high-quality Chinese collections from avant-garde rising stars in all disciplines will find the thoughtful, focused, edits here refreshing. Famed Chinese architect Zang Yonghe's clothing line is exclusively sold through BNC, as well as pieces from Emma Zhang, Guo Lisha, He Yan, Yin Ming, Tong Yung, Weiteng Fei, Liu Min, Masha Ma, Yang Du and a plethora of others.
Address: NLG-09a, Sanlitun Village North, Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang district
Phone Number: +86 10 6416 9045
The former home of the stores founder and creative director Lin Jing, Fei Space combines the best of art, fashion, and design. The eclectic selection of clothing is punctuated by a mish-mash of reclaimed furniture, hodgepodge decorations from several eras, and the odd art installation; all sprinkled with a wonderfully childlike abandon throughout the space. In keeping with the creative theme, the fashion forward collections are obsessively edited to seamlessly meld up-and-coming local talent with international emerging and established designers. Whether you walk away with something from Antik Batik, Zhang Da, 5Preview, Front Row Shop, Alexander Wang, Stine Goya or Armani, you're guaranteed to find a truly unique piece.
Address: Second floor, Building 1, Jiuxianqiao Lu, Area B, Chaoyang district
Phone Number: +86 10 5978 9580
Fashion first edits and a dedication to providing a truly luxe environment set Lane Crawford apart. Founded in 1850 in Hong Kong, the iconic specialty store has since expanded to the Seasons Place mall in Beijing. Featuring award-winning (literally) visual merchandising, and stunningly curated spaces which intentionally blur the boundaries of fashion, art and design, shopping here is a full-on sensory experience. For the best of brands like Robert Clergerie,Chloe, Alexander Wang, Valentino, Helmut Lang, Stella McCartney, Whistles, Charlotte Olympia, Rick Owens, Armani, St. John, Givenchy, Rag & Bone, Marchesa and many, many, more, Lane Crawford is it.
Address: Seasons Place, 2 Jinchengfang Street, Xicheng District, Beijing
Phone Number: +86 10 6622 0808
Si Tou Ai Ran Se, better knowns as S.T.A.R.S. boutique is yet another one of Beijing's many emerging curated shopping spaces/creative areas. Featuring artwork, and an impressive Zen garden, the immaculate design and charming touch of French lifestyle inspiration only enhances the vibrancy of the many off-the-wall, avant garde collections it carries. In the short time since its opening S.T.A.R.S. has already managed to become one of the go-to shops for the fashion obsessed consumer looking for for up-and-coming names, and hard to find labels. Alexis Mabille, Jeremy Scott, Gareth Pugh,Moo, Jehee Sheen and Boy London are just a few of the names you'll find behind the red doors of Si Tou Ai Ran Se.
In 2011 the unapologetically cutting edge luxury retailer Joyce finally opened doors in Beijing. Founded by Joyce Ma in 1971, the company's firm commitment to discovering blossoming talents in the East and West hasn't waned in 2013. Carefully selected edits from remarkable, up-and-coming and established talents from around the world have allowed this concept to stand the test of time. Over the course of two years, the newly minted Beijing store has already gained favor with the cities fashion elite for carrying brands such as Lanvin, Yohji Yamamoto, Haider Ackermann, Azzedine Alaïa, 3.1. Philip Lim, Alexandre Vauthier, Alexander Wang, Jil Sander, Maison Martin Margiela and Patrick Li-to name a few.
Address: No.1 Jian Guo Men Wai Avenue, Beijing
Phone Number: +86 10 8535 1698
All-in-one entertainment is one of Beijing's most attractive lures. The Swire Groups massive investment called Taikoo Li Sanlitun is a prime example of the concept successfully at work. Whether it's shopping, art, entertainment or leisure, you'll find it here. Lovers of luxury will not be disappointed either; the behemoth space houses stores like Balenciaga, Alexander Wang, Alexander McQueen, Balmain, A.P.C., Furla, Lanvin, Isabel Marant and Versace. And the roster is only growing with Marni, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Uma Wang and Swarovski among the latest newcomers. The best part? When you're ready to drop from shopping exhaustion you can check into the Opposite House boutique hotel for some shut eye, or treat yourself to the plethora of spa and fine dining options that are a mere hop, skip and jump away.
Address: 10/F, Zhong Yu Plaza, No. 6A Gongtibei Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing PRC 100027
Phone Number: +86 10 6417 6110
One of the first spaces to introduce the mall concept to Beijing, China World Mall offers some stiff competition to more recent encroachers. Established in 1990, the already massive space has steadily continued to expand, courting a laundry list of luxury brands from China and abroad. Here you'll find a true one-stop shop for all of your fashion and design needs. Fendi, Celine, Prada, Bvlgari, Hermes, Gucci, Chloe, Kenzo, Givenchy, Lagerfeld, Dior and more currently call China World Mall home. Fine jewelers Van Cleef & Arpels and Cartier have also set up shop inside the cavernous space. Diamonds, RTW and all the accessories you could ever need; it's quite literally all here.
Address: N0.1 Jian Guo Men Wai Avenue Beijing 10000
Telephone Number: +86 10 6505 2288
Opened April 2007, the sprawling 180,000 square meters that make up Shin Kong Place has been filled to the brim with 938 brands from around the world. It is conveniently located near two luxury hotels and three office buildings, so whether you're in Beijing for work or play, shopping is only a quick subway trip away. Though the six floor space is a lot to cover in one day, the neatly separated floors, and color coded directories mark the luxury and international boutiques floors to help avert some of the confusion. Look forward to finding Marni, Jean Paul Gaultier, Red Valentino, Kiton, Gucci, Prada, Versace, St. Johm, Marc Jacobs, Etro, Chanel, Bottega Veneta and many more.
Address: 87 Jianguo Rd. Chaoyang, Beijing
Phone Number: +86 10 6530 5888
Also known as Park View Green, Fangcaodi is Beijing's newest hip, mega mall space. The ambitious project puts a fresh, authentic, spin on the all too common all-in-one art, dining, shopping and leisure center. While winding your way through the multiple stories of the modern art studded, luxury oasis you'll have access to over one hundred high-end stores. If you're in the market for a new wrist piece iconic brands like Van Cleef & Arpels, Chopard, IWC and Wempe have you covered. The clothing obsessed will love Mulberry, Roberto Cavalli, Carlo Pazolini, Karen Millen, Stella McCartney, Tadashi Shoji, Ted Baker and COS. At Fangcaodi fashion runs right down to the skivvies with La Perla recently opening and Agent Provocateur being one of the original stores on the malls impressive roster.
Address: No.9, Dongdaqiao Road, Chaoyang Dist. Beijing
Phone Number: +86 10 5690 7000

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When envisioning white as a symbol, innocence, purity and simplicity all come to mind; this is no different for roses.
While most people would agree that red on the petals of a rose signifies love, a gift of white roses bouquet means a deeper, purer and truer love.
Presenting someone a dozen white roses indicates that your love for them resides deep within the soul, a love that is stronger than death and will last for all eternity.
The spiritual meaning is certainly true for a couple, but can also stand for friendship. While not as passionate as red roses, these subtle color flowers will show that your friendship is true and runs deep and pure.
The undying representation of love is strong and consistent. Not many flowers have the purity and strength to send such a powerful message.
These pure roses were the traditional flower for a bride to carry, since the middle 1800's.
Given the meaning of purity and virtue, just as the white wedding dress symbolizes, these roses were a way to show that the bride was pure.
What is not so well known is that white is also the color of harmony and tranquility. When a white bouquet is carried for a marriage ceremony, it is also thought to bring peace and serenity into the married couples' lives.
It is also tradition to give a white rose bud to a girl, rather than a woman. This announces that the girl is not old enough to be loved, yet the feelings for her are strong. The white color is analogous with the purity and innocence of the girl; the bud says that she is not ready to blossom yet.
History and Myths
The most famous myth for the roses of white color: the Greek story about the birth of Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty and love. When she was born, she emerged from the sea foam; wherever the foam fell, white colored roses appeared.
The ancient Romans adopted Aphrodite and she eventually became known as the Roman goddess, Venus. When her love Adonis died, Venus cried tears of white rose petals.
Any single color rose is stunning and has meaning, but when combined, meanings modify to something even stronger and deeper.
When white and red roses are mixed together, the essence includes the fiery passion of red and innocence of white, to a special understanding of unity. To present a loved one a mixture of red white roses at any time of the year expresses true harmony.
Pink white roses on another hand, display another combination of thoughts and feelings. Pink can be presented as a thank you or state simply that someone is thinking fondly of you. When these roses are combined, the display is beautiful, and the feelings behind them are endearing, caring and loving.
When you want to give flowers to someone you love, either as a friend or a lover, white flowers are the crowning glory.
Giving a gift of silk white roses delivery sustains the same deep, pure meaning as a fresh bouquet. In the silk form, the white is stunning when displayed in any plain vase; the beauty and elegance does not require a colorful vase or any other flower.
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Saudi Fund for Development signs $275 million worth of agreements with Yemen
July 23, 2013
The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) signed two agreements with Yemen yesterday worth $250 million to finance the King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Medical Project and major road construction in Sana'a. The documents were signed by Yemeni Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Dr. Mohammed Saeed Al-Saadi and SFD Vice President and Managing Director Yusuf bin Ibrahim Al-Bassam.
The SFD also approved the opening of a credit line for the Yemeni Bank of Cooperative and Agricultural Credit to finance the export of national goods and services worth $25 million.


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I worry about everything.
I worry about bills, friendships, mistakes, today, tomorrow — you name it, I worry a lot.
In these uncertain times and with the state of the world, who doesn't worry? Well, I often have to check myself and remember what the word of God tells us about worry.
In Psalm 37:8, "do not fret — it leads only to evil."
The synoptic books Matthew and Luke both have specific similar commands to the disciples from Christ.
Nov. 18-20: Relay for Life's Third Annual House of Trees, West Park Shopping Center
Nov.16-18, Nov. 21-22: GED instruction and college preparation, community education building, 8 a.m. to noon, 4:30-7:30 p.m., Bluegrass Community and Technical College, noon to 4 p.m., times subject to change depending on day
Nov. 16: English as a second language, community education building, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Nov. 17: English as a second language, 9-10:30 a.m.
Third annual House of Trees
Sept. 21, 1961
Jimmy Phillips, 8, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy J. Phillips, was pictured holding 4-pound bass.
The youngster caught the monster fish out of the McKee pond. Jimmy, who was fishing with his father who didn't get a single bite, used an artificial night crawler to hook his catch.
Wyatt Shely was commissioned a Kentucky Colonel.
Jams Silas Stratton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Obed Stratton, accepted a teaching position with Lloyd High School at Erlanger.
Oct. 7, 1971
Salt River Independent Baptist
to host concert
Salt River Independent Baptist Church will host The Kentucky Mountain Trio in concert on Nov. 11 at 7 p.m. Salt River Independent Baptist is located at 1126 Salt River Road.
Lawrenceburg Church of God
hosts revival
Lawrenceburg Church of God invites the community to its spiritual revival Nov. 13-16, Sunday at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., and Monday-Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Evangelist Farrell Kyser will be the guest speaker.
New Hope Baptist Church
I am a sinner.
I often worry that my own sin is too great for me, and that God surely cannot forgive all of my wrongdoings.
Thankfully, I know that he can and will forgive you and me if we humble ourselves before him.
I enjoy reading the Old Testament books of Kings and Chronicles because I often can see glimpses of who God is.
These four books tell much of the rise and fall of kings of Israel and Judah. One such king was Manasseh, who learned a great lesson regarding God's great power and his willingness to forgive.
3rd annual House of Trees
The third annual House of Trees will be held Friday and Sunday, Nov. 18-20 at West Park Shopping Center, US 127 Bypass.
Wallace B. Cardwell, a 20-year Navy veteran, will celebrate his 65th birthday Nov. 11, Veterans Day.
Pictured are Cardwell, left, and his wife Charlotte.
Cardwell has a son, Wally, a daughter Rebecca, married to husband Robbie Barnes, a grandson, Tucker Barnes, and a dog, Hondo.
Nov. 9, 1961
Votes were cast by 2,597 voters on a sunny but cold election day.
Winning magistrate races were: Elmo Bruner, Democrat of the fourth district, beat out Everett Kays, Independent; and Elbert Stinnett defeated E.L. Shouse, Republican, as magistrate of the fifth district.
Unopposed were: James C. Hanks, first district; Arvin W. Crask, second district; Stanley Burge, third district; all Democrats, and Walter Drury, Republican, sixth district.
Dwayne Smith and Angela Robinson of Lawrenceburg announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of their daughter Jessica Rana Marie Smith of Lawrenceburg to Charles Powell of Lawrenceburg, son of David Brown and Cheryl Powell of Lawrenceburg.
Grandparents of the bride are George and Barbara Aldridge of Lawrenceburg and Jackie Smith and the late Annette Smith of Lawrenceburg.
Grandparents of the groom are Charles and Henrietta Powell of Lawrenceburg.
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Qianhe International Hotel
- Location: Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area
- Address: Taitang Village, Zhajiang Town, Jiuzhaigou Country, Sichuan
- Tel: 0837-7739188 (Book this hotel, call 800-2682918)
- Hotel Name in Chinese: 九寨沟千鹤国际大酒店
- Lowest Price: On Request
Opened in 2000 and redecorated in 2007, the Qianhe International Hotel is a four-star hotel and covers an area of 20000 square kilometers. It is located within two kilometers from the entrance of the Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area and 88 kilometers away from the Huanglong Airport.
The Qianhe International Hotel offers a total of 248 guestrooms in its 5 storey building. All guestrooms and suites are equipped with air-conditioning, 24 hours hot water, independent bathroom and free broadband internet access and so on. There are Chinese restaurant and banquet hall in the hotel where guests can enjoy Sichuan, Cantonese, Huaiyang and Tibetan cuisines accompanied with Tibetan-style dancing and singing. Apart from these, this hotel also provides business center, meeting room, parking lot, wireless internet access area, commercial department, beauty room, massage, sauna, ticket booking, laundry service, luggage service and so on.
- Prices not include 18% service fee and tax.
- Payment Method: pay using our secure online payment service or pay at the hotel at some hotels.
- Triple/quad occupancy may require an extra bed at extra cost.
Hotel Amenities
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Hotel Amenities: Parking, Beauty Salon, Sauna, Business Center, Gift Shop, Meeting Room, Ballroom, Deposit Box at Front Desk, Fire Detector, KTV
Dining Facilities: Chinese Restaurant
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Its was a vote both Western president Gary Ransdell and Athletic Director Wood Selig said they completely understand.
"I can certainly understand how some may not feel inclined for us to move I-A as a result of the impact it may have in their minds financially."
noted Selig.
Ransdell said, "When you have students and faculty, staff and alumni, fans and parents and so many different constituencies that have interest in given topics, every decision does not please all of those constituencies equally."
Monday afternoon at the Board of Regents meeting, Ransdell again presented the I-A proposal to the Regents.
In his speech, he noted that Western is only one of two schools in the nation along with Villanova, that are members of a I-A conference but play I-AA football.
He said that the due to the academic strength of WKU, the timing may be right for such a move.
"Had we not put this ahead of building a 10 million dollar parking structure, had we put this ahead of renovating our residence halls, had we put this ahead of building our campus restaurants., had we put this ahead of opening two academic buildings, then we would have had
our priorities in the wrong place."
No matter the outcome of next month's vote, the topic will not be brought up again.
"This is it. This is not something you want to be consuming for the institution and deal with with any frequency," added Ransdell.
Ransdell also reiterated that the $70 tuition increase is not based on whether the university moves divisions or not.
It will still be added regardless and used for other projects if the football program does stay in I-AA.
The board will vote on the I-A move at its next meeting, Nov. 2, 2006, in Owensboro, Ky.


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Punchy Summer Bridal Hair + Wedding Ideas
Fashion & Beauty
We're pretty excited to bring you not just one, but a couple of awesome summer wedding ideas today! First, a bright and punchy summer bridal look by hair stylist Lauren Prohaska that's easy for brides and wedding guests to do themselves using minimal product… something that anyone could do for their engagement, shower or wedding day! And, as if that's not wonderful enough, this shoot photographed by Katie Pritchard also features a whimsical swing, a fringe crepe paper wall for some visual stimulation and a pretty bride wearing a gorgeous floral crown that we totally adore. Excited yet? Go ahead, start reading!
Step 1:
Start your wedding waves with smooth and bouncy blown out hair.
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Take 1 1/2 sections from the front and mist Thickening Spray by B&B from the middle of your piece to the end. This will give your waves heat protection and flexible hold all day.
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Hold your curling iron horizontal to your section so that the curling iron is on top of your section and wrap your piece away from your face. Hold for 30 seconds.
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Catch your coiled wave after sliding your curling iron out. Release your wave and let cool.
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Wrap the next piece away from the face with the curling iron under your section. Alternating the curling iron on top of the section and under the section will give your over all look a more modern feel. The more random and less perfect it is, the better.
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Repeat the alternating waves all over your head. Once all your waves have cooled, take a dime size amount of Super Shine Cream by Oribe and spray some Does It All flexible hold hairspray by B&B and mix together. Lightly break up your waves with the product on your fingers. This will give you those glistening and textured 'beachy' waves. Perfect look for an outdoor or beachside wedding! Enjoy!
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Photographer: Katie Pritchard Photo / Florals: Adrienne from The Bloom of Time / Model: Ashley Lovett / Hair: Lauren Prohaska / Makeup: Annie Presley / Fringe Wall: Carte Fini / Set Assistant: Jessica Bradburn (bradburnjessica at gmail.com) DIY Swing: Walmart and Home Depot
Katie Pritchard
Thanks so much for featuring this shoot! All us ladies had a blast creating this summer look :)
Love the images here. Really shallow depth of field and really nice bokeh. Very well captured.
I always wondered how they got that look. So relieved it didn't take tons of extensions. Great tutorial.
Lauren Prohaska
So glad you found it helpful, Sammysgrammy! Xo
Lauren Prohaska
Love love love this shoot! Thank you to all who helped to make it awesome and thank you Ruffled for your sharing this shoot with your readers! Xo
I love the flowers, and all the colours. Simply stunning!
I love this looks, so beautiful, like a fairy!


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DIEM Cases
Welcome to the new age in medical education for Emergency Medicine!
The Digital Instruction in Emergency Medicine (DIEM) cases are online simulation "games" or cases, which allow the user to navigate through a variety of patient complaints and presentations. Similar to high-fidelity simulation, these cases are dynamic, contain multimedia content, and provide a realistic approach to patient management; however in contrast, users can complete these cases anytime and anywhere. All you need is internet access and a computer with Flash capability.
The DIEM modules are especially unique in several ways:
- There is a timer built into the cases to enhance a sense of realism.
- Many parts of the physical exam are displayed for the user to interpret (rather than telling the user what was found).
- When ordering laboratory tests, each test must be justified.
- At the end of each case, the user is required to write up the Emergency Department chart. Documentation is a crucial skill, which medical students often do not get to practice enough in the age of Electronic Medical Records.
- Similar to true simulation exercises, case debriefing is just as important as participation in the case. There is a debriefing section for each DIEM module, which includes an area for self-reflection, a discussion of Critical Actions, and the "ideal" chart writeup.
The DIEM concept was developed in 2008 by a team of experts in EM, medical education, and software programming, who all donated their time towards building an innovative approach to teaching and learning. After multiple rounds of testing and editing, the DIEM site is now available. We sincerely hope that educators and learners find these modules useful.
DIEM Project Leader
Michelle Lin, MD
DIEM Programmer
Dave Hsu
DIEM Creative Team
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The Foreclosure Pain May Drag on for Years
(This is the first installment of a series of posts on the shadow market)
Delays in dealing with home foreclosures are stretching out the pain for the U.S. housing market, as we reported in Wednesday's Journal. That has stirred lots of debate over whether it is better for the nation to face the pain of millions of foreclosures immediately – to get it over with fast — or to draw the process out over several years in hopes that the economy and housing demand will recover.
It looks like we're taking the latter course, for better or worse.
The foreclosure process takes about twice as long as it used to for a variety of reasons, including efforts to modify loans to keep borrowers in homes, staffing shortages at loan servicers, bankruptcy filings and a "strategic rationale" by lenders hoping that home prices will recover, says Ivy Zelman, chief executive of Zelman & Associates, a research firm based in Cleveland. In states where foreclosure is a judicial process, it now takes about 19 to 29 months, she says, and in other states it takes 11 to 17 months.
While efforts to modify loans will help some borrowers, she says, they mostly will amount to "kicking the can down the road."
But not everyone is feeling gloomy. Glenn Boyd, head of U.S. asset-backed securities research at Barclays Capital, recently reduced his estimate of how many foreclosed homes will hit the market based on improvements in the economy. He now believes that the inventory of homes held by banks and other mortgage investors will peak at 900,000 in next year's second quarter, up from about 678,000 on Aug. 1. Previously, Mr. Boyd believed foreclosure inventory would peak at 1.15 million in mid-2010. Even so, Mr. Boyd expects home prices to fall another 6% or so on average before bottoming out at the end of next year's first quarter.
Henry Fishkind, an Orlando-based housing economist, says some banks tell him they "are holding back [foreclosed-home] inventory" to avoid depressing prices any more than necessary. "It's in their interest" to avoid flooding the market, and regulators haven't forced them to do so, he says. That suggests that the backlog of homes headed for foreclosure will be stretched out over several years. That will be less disruptive to the housing market, Dr. Fishkind says but may mean that it takes longer for financial institutions to shed dud assets and regain the health required to extend new credit.
In some of the former bubble markets, including Florida, the problem will be aggravated by looming defaults on option adjustable-rate mortgages (ones that start with minimal payments but require borrowers to face the music later) and high unemployment rates, says Jack McCabe, a housing analyst in Deerfield Beach, Fla. He also points to the temptation for borrowers to stop paying their mortgages because they don't believe they will ever have equity and expect banks to take a long time evicting them. Mr. McCabe says he knows people who haven't paid their mortgages in more than a year and are still haven't been evicted. "Some people are saying, 'I could pay my mortgage bill, but why?'"
Mr. McCabe adds: "The distressed real estate market has become the real estate market in many locations, and that isn't going to change for years."
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The latest project from Waterseed, Retro Electro, is a brilliantly themed musical production. The album consists of remakes of popular tunes. When you see the song titles, you think you know what to expect. When you hear the music, it is like nothing you've ever heard. Waterseed literally recreates the songs. In a recent interview, founding member, Lou Hill, expressed that he wanted a CD that DJs would love; but one that is also ethnic, in that diverse ethnicity is represented. The project includes classic tunes from Prince, Sade, The Eurythmics and more. These are songs that Waterseed includes in their live performance repertoire. They decided to record them for their fans. The album is available for free on the Waterseed website.
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Diemand, J; Moore, B (2011). The structure and evolution of cold dark matter halos. Advanced Science Letters, 4(2):297-310.
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In the standard cosmological model a mysterious cold dark matter (CDM) component dominates the formation of structures. Numerical studies of the formation of CDM halos have produced several robust results that allow unique tests of the hierarchical clustering paradigm. Universal properties of halos, including their mass profiles and substructure properties are roughly consistent with observational data from the scales of dwarf galaxies to galaxy clusters. Resolving the fine grained structure of halos has enabled us to make predictions for ongoing and planned direct and indirect dark matter detection experiments. While simulations of pure CDM halos are now very accurate and in good agreement (recently claimed discrepancies are addressed in detail in this review), we are still unable to make robust, quantitative predictions about galaxy formation and about how the dark matter distribution changes in the process. Whilst discrepancies between observations and simulations have been the subject of much debate in the literature, galaxy formation and evolution needs to be understood in more detail in order to fully test the CDM paradigm. Whatever the true nature of the dark matter particle is, its clustering properties must not be too different from a cold neutralino like particle to maintain all the successes of the model in matching large scale structure data and the global properties of halos which are mostly in good agreement with observations.
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It was almost dark on an early Spring evening when Bill spied upon a man, in a "tailored overcoat and a derby hat", staggering along the canon road. Bill placed the water, that he had just hauled over from the spring, inside the stamped metal canvas home, alerted Jack and went over to greet the out-of-place visitor.
The man's name was Mr. White and his car had broken down several miles back in the canon.
White, while driving, had diverted his attention to where his wife was pointing. The road happen to curve at that very moment and off the road the car went, striking a rock and breaking the front wheel off in the process.
Lucky for him, the road the car broke down on led to Jack and Bill's humble dwelling. Darkness and the cold mountain air had been quick on the man's heels.
Learning that the weary man had left his wife and partner back in the car, Bill told Mr. White he would go up the canon and fetch them. Jack invited Mr. White inside and offered him a cup a coffee while he prepared supper for his new guests.
Jack's interest was soon piqued when he learned that Mr. White had no idea where the road he was on went. And more curiously, why did they not have any maps.
That's a bit odd, thought Jack.
White's simple answer that his partner, Thomason, knew this country very well, wasn't nearly convincing enough. His guest was holding something back. That he was sure of. What it was didn't matter. It wasn't his business.
With Bill now back, Mrs. White and Fred Thomason strolled in. Hungry, thirsty and tired, Jack attended to their needs. With their bellies full, they set about the task to figure out how they were going to get the parts to repair their car.
With no telegraph or phone for at least forty miles, the unannounced visitors were in a fix. The car needed parts that they could only get in Los Angeles and it would take about four to five days. The question of the moment was who was going to go get them.
Bill offered to drive them all to town but it would take two trips since his coupe couldn't fit four. Fred said no. He would be the one to go. And now was when he was ready to leave. Bill obliged and they soon hopped in the old coupe and off they went.
Jack was more than happy to board his new guests for a few days while they waited for Fred's return. This of course meant sleeping on the floor. That didn't bother Jack in the least.
Bill returned in less than an hour.
He had run into the road supervisor who was on his way to Darwin and agreed to take Fred with him. They would be in either Darwin or Lone Pine within two hours where Fred can stay the night. In the morning, he would be able to use a phone and should be back in a couple of days.
In the meantime, Bill and Jack told their guests they were happy to have them.
A few days went by and nothing was heard of Fred Thomason. Each day Bill and Jack went off to mine and when they returned, Mrs. White would have a nice dinner waiting for them.
With almost a week passed by, Bill and Jack took on a wager among themselves on whether Fred, who took all the party's money, would return. Whoever was wrong will do all the mucking for two weeks.
The winner of the bet, Jack, was soon revealed as Fred Thomason reappeared at the end of the week, as a passenger in a rented car. Jack watched as Fred pulled out a fat roll of green bills and promptly paid his fare.
Thomason encountered a few delays while in Los Angeles, causing his belated return. But he was back now, along with the parts for the broken down car.
Yet, two more days went by and Jack and Bill's guests had not even attempted to fix their car.
Although they enjoyed the company of their guests, Jack and Bill felt it was time to send them on their way, so they went up the canon themselves to fix the car.
They soon returned home with their guest's car fully repaired. Bill poked his head in through the homes doorway to find his guests in one of their mysterious conferences that had occurred numerous times over the last week.
He said the car needed a little grease and they would be all set, hinting it was just about time to go.
The three went outside to see the car and reconvened their secret huddle. Bill went inside to hunt for his can of grease while Jack went to attend to the stove.
Jack asked Bill if he had seen the roll of bills Fred had. They had only seen Scotty carry that much. They both wondered if Fred had robbed a bank.
Supper was ready and everyone came in to eat. They all sat at the table unusually quiet.
Jack and Bill could sense that their guests were "bursting with conversation" but for some reason were holding back. The air was thick, full of tension, which began to make Jack and Bill very uncomfortable.
Luckily, it was not too long before Fred Thomason spoke up.
Fred proceeded to tell them that since they had been so good to them, asking for nothing in return, that they decided to let Jack and Bill in on their little secret.
They explained that they were scientists like Jack, except not Geologists, but those that search for ancient cities, Archaeologists.
And with that, the tension in the air was released.
"What brought us here to Death Valley was millions and millions of dollars! Uncounted millions of dollars," Thomason snorted.
Thomason and White had been in and out of Death Valley for the last twenty years because they had stumbled upon a place of lost treasure.
"A lost mine?" asked Bill.
"No, not a lost mine, but a lost city of gold!" said Thomason.
"It's bigger than the United States Mint," said White. "It's a city thousands of years old and worth billions of dollars! Billions of dollars! Billions! Not millions."
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Fishing in stocked dams
Before you go fishing in a Queensland dam, check the list below to see if you need to purchase a Stocked Impoundment Permit (SIP).
There are 32 stocked dams in the state where a SIP is required to fish.
See full list of SIP dams by region.
The permit covers access to all 32 dams and allows you to fish with fishing lines only.
About the permit
Permits cost:
- $8.00 per week
- $41.00 per year
- $36.00 per year if you are entitled to a discount*
* You are entitled to a discount if you have a Queensland Government Seniors Card, Pensioner Concession Card, Health Care Card or a Repatriation Health Care Card (Gold Card).
You only need 1 SIP permit per couple (married or de facto), and those under 18 do not need a permit.
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The money anglers pay for their stocked impoundment permits goes towards management of the SIP program and to stocking groups for purchasing native fish fingerlings.
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Imagine International Academy of Smyrna is a tuition-free public charter school serving students in grades K-8th in Cobb County. The school opened in July 2007.
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