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Q&A: Faculty Chair candidates share views
Mason tapped for U.S. justice department
Q&A: Faculty Chair candidates share views
McKay Coble and Arne Kalleberg, both of whom have more than
20 years of faculty service at Carolina, are running for the position of Chair
of the Faculty. Coble is professor of design and chair of the Department of
Dramatic Art, and Kalleberg is Kenan Distinguished Professor of Sociology.
The elections will be conducted by electronic survey April
13–20 (Click here to read related Faculty Governance pdf file), and the new chair will
succeed Joseph Templeton, who will step down from the post June 30.
Following are responses from both candidates to questions the
Gazette asked about their views of faculty governance and some of the most
pressing faculty issues.
Coble: The faculty chair represents the faculty to the Faculty
Council, the chancellor and the Board of Trustees. The chair also represents
the chancellor in academic matters, serves the faculty and addresses faculty
needs. I would like to see this role work with the department chairs' council
to ascertain whether the Faculty Council could offer more assistance to these
unsung heroes.
I also would like to continue a conversation with two
trustees who wanted to hear about faculty issues. Carolina excellence is
stronger than ever, but just imagine what we could do if we didn't have to
create three or four scenarios for what graduate student support might look
like in any given year, guess whether instructional budgets will stay the same
but prepare for changes, scrounge around for faculty support or student
research funds, calculate photocopy quotas, have enough computers and phones, and
so on. The best thing our trustees can do is provide stability and support.
Kalleberg: The faculty chair represents the faculty to the University
administration and campus, the Board of Trustees and to the public more
generally. The chair must be aware of the concerns of faculty members,
understand their opinions and needs regarding these issues, and develop
strategies, policies and recommendations to address these issues through
discussions with faculty members and their representatives (such as the Executive
Committee of the Faculty Council and the council itself). Occasionally, the
faculty chair should initiate discussions of topics and issues that the faculty
might want to address.
Coble: First, fixed-term faculty. From teaching here as fixed-term
and from a chair's standpoint, I know these faculty do not have a clear
definition from department to department. There is no standard for how we
address their academic lives. Senior Associate Dean Bill Andrews is currently
heading a committee of which I am a member, and we are making great strides
toward solving many of the most egregious issues our fixed-term faculty face.
Second, faculty benefits. I get quite tickled when I hear
the urban legends of what UNC faculty receive as benefits: automatic college
acceptance for our children, free tuition, free health care! I would love to
say I will work to make all of that true, but on this planet I do think we can
do better for all of our employees, especially in terms of health care.
Graduate student support - enough said.
Textbooks. It is very clear that the challenges, processes
and mission of the textbook department are not well understood by the faculty.
There is a somewhat adversarial relationship here that could be solved fairly
easily with communication.
Kalleberg: My main priority is to make sure that faculty members are
aware of the key issues of the day and their options for addressing them. The
faculty chair should facilitate discussion and debate among faculty and then
make sure faculty members' opinions are heard by the administration and the
public. At the same time, the faculty chair should facilitate administrators'
efforts to be transparent to faculty members about the decision-making process.
Another priority is to handle communication among the
faculty, administrators and other parties effectively. Faculty time is an
invaluable resource and I intend not to waste it. Some issues need to be
discussed at Faculty Council and at various venues in which all faculty members
are able to participate; others can be dealt with better in more targeted
meetings with interested parties.
A final priority is to recognize faculty achievements. We
must not lose sight of the fact that faculty members are Carolina's primary
source of value, since they are critical to attracting and educating students. Facilitating
the ability of faculty members to teach well and conduct high-quality research
should be key yardsticks for evaluating the appropriateness of decisions.
Coble: People are genuinely worried about keeping their jobs. A few
months ago the worries were about having an increased course load and no travel
money, but the harsher realities of the situation are here, maybe even in an
office down the hall. What is also remarkable is the positive forward movement
we still see all around the campus. This is not stopping us; there is a group
dynamic forming that represents the fortitude of a really committed faculty.
I have seen individual units become more like private
enterprise. Fundraising at the unit level is now a primary function as communal
resources are unpredictable. Internal competition for funding is moving past
the collegial level.
Kalleberg: While we cannot anticipate some of the specific issues that
are likely to come up in the next three years, we know that the following
topics will be pressing: budget cutbacks that might necessitate strategic
reallocation of resources; building out Carolina North; increasing faculty (and
staff) salaries and benefits; managing growth in student enrollment; and
faculty recruitment and retention. In all these issues, it is important to have effective communication
among faculty members and between faculty and administrators, and transparency regarding
decisions is vital.
Carolina is a big, diverse campus, and faculty members in
the various schools and units have different concerns along with common ones. Tenure-track
faculty on nine-month appointments may see things differently from tenure-track
faculty on 12-month appointments, and fixed-term faculty will see things still
differently. Moreover, faculty members with relatively heavy teaching
obligations may have different priorities from those with a different balance
of teaching, research and service obligations. The faculty chair must seek to
balance these differences in representing the faculty.
Coble: Some issues seem cyclical and come up every so many years. Tenure
review is a good example; budget, always. Reassessment and self-evaluation are
Curricular issues are cyclical as well and I have been
disappointed by the latest iteration of undergraduate core requirements. Many
of the First Year Seminars and courses that develop creative modes of inquiry,
research and thinking across disciplines are spot on. I do see creativity,
particularly as it affects the curricular arts requirement, being minimized. I
see it all around us, not just at Carolina.
Diversity (I prefer the term "inclusion") has become a very
important issue at Carolina. It is essential that we speak and hear all
The size of the University – enrollment growth and the
subtle shift from Carolina being comprised mainly of the best North Carolina
students to seeking out the best students in and out of state. A superior
student body should always be the goal.
One of the issues I hear more and more about is the
"Carolina way" - what does it mean? What did it mean? Is there one? This
is a fascinating discussion.
Kalleberg: Many of the issues are similar to those faced by the faculty
two decades ago. We have gone
through tough economic times before, though the severity of the current crisis
is probably unprecedented. Given the current economic climate, however,
insecurity has increased and faculty members (like everyone else) are more
concerned than ever about making ends meet (though faculty members are in a
fairly privileged position relative to other employees at UNC).
The expansion of dual-earner families has increased
pressures to balance work and family and to design accommodations (flexible
scheduling, leave policies and other "family friendly" practices) to alleviate
these stresses. Competition among universities for faculty members and students
has increased in recent years, making issues of recruitment and retention more
severe as universities (especially private ones) are providing lucrative
opportunities elsewhere.
There has been an increase in the importance of private
sources of income for University operations, bringing with it opportunities and
challenges as to the conditions underlying the solicitation of these funds and
their expenditures. And, while
advances in information technology have made communication easier, they have
also raised a host of issues that need to be addressed, including copyrights
and intellectual property.
Coble: I think we are going to see more and more fixed-term faculty
joining us - that is why I feel strongly that their issues need to be addressed
system-wide. I think we are really looking for a paradigm shift when it comes
to fixed-term faculty.
Kalleberg: There has been an expansion in fixed-term faculty in society
in general, and in academia and UNC in particular. There are good economic
reasons for this, given funding pressures and the need to fill in gaps on a
temporary basis. But the widespread use of non-tenure track faculty also brings
with it significant dangers, such as the negative consequences for teaching
quality, faculty cohesion and erosion of community.
And as faculty approach retirement age, we need to make
crucial decisions about how to replace them. The faculty must have a voice in
making decisions about these strategic choices and the opportunity to shape
Carolina's future direction.
Coble: I am not sure how many folks realize how Draconian faculty
governance is at some other institutions. We have an administration that cares
what the faculty think. I have appreciated the transparency with which the
University has worked with budget decisions.
There are always going to be decisions that make people
unhappy or maybe even seem capricious - we have the ability here to react and
act in those times. The more faculty get involved or even simply listen to
faculty governance issues, the more they will understand that our chair and
council system is there to buttress UNC as a true community.
Kalleberg: The University has a long, proud history of faculty
governance. Being involved in it helps faculty members contribute to solving
issues and ties faculty more closely into the University's needs and mission.
The faculty chair should ensure that faculty members from all parts of campus
have the opportunity to have their voices heard and provide input by, for
example, serving on key committees.
Faculty governance and input into key decisions also give
the University administration the benefit of faculty expertise. Faculty members
are a bottomless well of ideas and inspiration for tackling the issues Carolina
will face in the coming years.
Number of offices open this year: 64, including:
of the Faculty: 1 position
committee positions: 35 on 11 elected committees
Council seats: 24
& Sciences Division chairs/vice chairs: 4
Number of candidates running for those offices: 118
Number of faculty members with voting privileges: 3,562
Number of offices open this year: 64, including:
of the Faculty: 1 position
committee positions: 35 on 11 elected committees
Council seats: 24
& Sciences Division chairs/vice chairs: 4
Number of candidates running for those offices: 118
Number of faculty members with voting privileges: 3,562
Number who voted
Percentage of eligible voters
Karol Mason, a member of the Board of Trustees since 2001,
has been appointed as deputy associate attorney general in the U.S. Department
of Justice. She will be among the deputies reporting to the associate attorney
Mason, a partner at the law firm Alston & Bird LLP in
Atlanta, is a 1991 recipient of the Distinguished Young Alumna award.
She has been a member of the Board of Visitors, the Arts and
Sciences Foundation, the National
Development Council and the National Black Arts Festival board.
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University to take 5 percent cuts in next year's budget
Keeping Carolina 'best' while
increasing enrollment is daunting
Research funding at Carolina remains robust
Students find the WOW factor in Karwowski
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Yemeni Woman in World Press Photo of the Year Speaks Out
In Samuel Aranda's photo, named World Press Photo of the Year last week, she is an unidentified, veiled woman who symbolizes thousands who have suffered in the anti-government demonstrations that swept the Arab world this past year. Now the woman behind the veil has come forward, according to an article in the Yemen Times.
Fatima Al-Qawas, a resident of Sana'a, Yemen, tells the Yemen Times that she had gone to a field hospital on October 15 in search of her 18-year-old son, who had taken part in demonstrations against the Yemeni government. The photo shows her holding him as he was recovering from tear gas exposure.
"It was after an attack against demonstrators on Al-Zubairy Street," she says. "I went to the field hospital and did not see my son among the dead or wounded protesters. I checked the place again and saw my son lying on the ground suffocated with tear gas," she explained. "So I embraced him and [the photographer] must have taken the photo at that moment." Al Qawas's son, Zayed, says of the photo, "I did not expect this photo to win among thousands of pictures and it is a real support to the revolution," he told the Yemen Times. "It demonstrates that Yemenis are not extremists."
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Samuel Aranda Wins 2012 World Press Photo of the Year
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Minor & Area of Special Interest (ASI) Information
Graduate Students
Please contact the Office of Graduate Studies for more information on declaring a Minor or ASI.
Undergradaute Students
You must complete a Minor/Area of Special Interest (ASI) Declaration form in order to declare a Minor or ASI. For a list of the available minors and ASIs, click here. To submit a Minor/ASI Declaration, all of the following information must be completed:
- Your name.
- Your CWID.
- The name of the Minor/ASI program that you are declaring. (For a list of available Minors and ASIs, please see the CSM Bulletin.)
- Your declared major.
- Your expected date of graduation.
- In the box in the center of the form, all of the courses that will be used to meet the requirements for the minor/ASI must be listed. Please list all courses that you have completed as well as all courses that you are still planning to complete and the credit hours for each class. The grade column will be completed by the Registrar's Office.
- Your academic advisor must sign the form.
- The department head of the minor/ASI you are declaring must sign the form.
- Your major department head must sign the form.
Once all of the information has been completed and the required signatures have been obtained, please return the form to the Registrar's Office for processing. The minor/ASI will appear on your unofficial transcript on Trailhead when it has been added to your student record.
If you need to make changes to the courses listed on the form, please come to the Registrar's Office to pick up the original. The office staff will make a copy of the form. You must have the minor/ASI department head initial next to the changes on the form to approve it before it can be re-submitted.
If you wish to remove the minor/ASI, please come to the Registrar's Office to pick up the original form. Your signature will be required at the bottom of the form to have it removed from your graduation requirements.
There are currently a total of forty (42) minors available to undergraduate students:
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For this match Nicol Bolas is at full power, meaning he is an immortal multiversal dragon god, with the ability to mind control multiple universes simultaneously, and universe scale, chrono manipulation, necromancy, destructive capabilities, and he can drain 5 universes of magic simultaneously. Hell, he had a fight that caused a multiversal time rift.
Nicol Bolas has sensed a massive source of mana in the Final Fantasy multiverse and in his quest for omnipotence he sees this as an unpassable opportunity to gain extra power. Bolas planeswalks into the Final Fantasy universe, his immense power tears the void wide open, and immediately everyone knows theres a problem.
The rip in the void allows all Final Fantasy universes to interact freely with each other.
All characters, creatures are involved.
Do the universes of Final Fantasy fall to Nicol Bolas? or Can they fend off this threat?
Making his debut on Factpile is Nicol Bolas from Magic: the Gathering taking on the entire series of Final Fantasy.
And from reading the information on him, Nicol could probably handle all of them considering he managed to negate Time Magic from an expert on it! This guy did survive the Dragon War and created a realm on his own. But the Final Fantasy crew have some very heavy hitters on all sides including Magic, Technology, and Skill. This is going to be one tough one unless they all get Mind Controlled.
What will the outcome be?


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After a little girl started at a new school on Tuesday thanks to bullying in her previous school (Bullying a serious probem schools need to address), many parents in the Baltimore area are staring to question the way schools handle bullies.
It is important to note though, that while teachers can do all they can to prevent bullying and teach children how to respect one another, parents need to step up and teach their children as well. Part of this teaching process happens when parents back teachers up and discipline children for being bullies.


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Yesterday could have been called Jose Lezcano Day at Belmont Park after the Panamanian jockey swept three stakes races in a row, beginning with the7 furlong Sprint Championship aboard Clearly Now, who not only rocketed to a 6-1/4 length lead over second place finisher Palace, but did so by setting a new track record at 1:19.96.
He then, literally stole the show from 2-1 favorite Adelaide in the $1.25 million Belmont Derby Invitational with 23-1 Mr. Speaker, who shot up the rail during the midstretch run, taking the lead away from the Irish horse at the 16th pole and holding on to win by a neck at the wire. Mr. Speaker's performance not only paid $49 for his third win on the grass, but vindicated him in the eyes of venerable owner Ogden "Dinny" Mills Phipps and Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey, who were dumbfounded by his 5th place finish at Belmont on May 26th.
As if these were not enough, Lezcano took command of the $500,000 Suburban handicap aboard Zivo, who captured the race by covering the 1-1/4 miles in a brisk 2:00.43. Earlier in the day, Lecanzo came in 3rd with Kingsford Drive in the 2nd event on the card,, a 6 furlong Allowance Optional Claiming race, followed by another 3rd place finish in the 1-1/16th Grade III Dwyer with Ulanbator behind winner Kid Cruz (who will now be pointed toward the Jim Dandy and Travers stakes at Saratoga) and place horse Captain Serious/
Born April 20, 1985 in Panama Jose Lezcano learned to ride at the Laffit Pincay Jockey School in his native country before coming to the United States in 2003, where he began his career here at Gulfstream Park. His first win came a little more than a year later aboard Cloudy Gray. Although he spent 2005 at Monmouth, he now competes in New York for three quarters of the year, spending his winters in Florida.


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Monthly tips to improve the business and practice of members of The Society for the Advancement of Consulting, LLC - Issue #96: September, 2011
* When you sit down with a buyer, understand that you're having a conversation with a peer, not making a sales presentation to a superior. If you can't do that, you're not ready to sit down with buyers effectively.
* Don't simply accept opinions or beliefs. Ask, What makes you say that? or What's the evidence for that? or What behavior have you observed to support that?
* Try to be diagnostic, not prescriptive, in initial meetings. You want to try to enter into a mutually exploratory conversation with an engaged peer, not an audition to prove that you have all the answers (because you don't). (Why don't you determine where you fit on this range?)
* Stop others from rambling. Interject with Excuse me, but can we return to that point you just made? or Excuse me, let me summarize what I'm hearing to make sure I'm tracking you correctly.
* Paint the buyer into the picture. Say, My best clients have had the same issues, or That's not as unusual as you may think, since I've worked on at least three projects with that challenge.
* Laugh at yourself (You're not going to stay forever are you?! Well, it depends how long you're willing to pay me!). But don't accept condescension or insults (So you're a consultant, which means you're between real jobs? Well, I've been between jobs for ten years now and I make more than 98 percent of the population, so I guess it depends on your definition of real'.)
* Don't try to dazzle with footwork, but be honest and unashamed. How many people are in your company? You're looking at my company. I've chosen to take on very few clients and immerse myself in their issues rather than spend time administering staffs and supporting overhead.
* Listen for inconsistencies. You said earlier that you have a retention problem, but just now mentioned that you have too much dead wood hanging on. Are you losing your best people but keeping your worst?!
* Never leave without a definitive next step. Why don't we both check our calendars for Tuesday at 10? I'll call you to complete the discussion and prepare a proposal. Do you have a cell on which I can reach you directly?
* Compare the results to your minimum and maximum objectives. How are you doing?
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Jerusalem Hosts "Mega Aliyah Event"
Arutz Sheva TV talks with Gidon Katz, the man behind "The Event 2013", which helped new and veteran immigrants find their feet in Israel.
By Arutz Sheva
First Publish: 8/2/2013, 1:57 PM
Yesterday (Thursday) saw the biggest event of its kind in aid of new olim (immigrants to Israel), both new and old.
"The Event 2013" was co-sponsored by a variety of Zionist groups, and Arutz Sheva spoke to the man behind it all.
Gidon Katz expressed his joy at seeing "more people than we expected," and explained how the event sought to level the playing field between new olim and their Israeli counterparts in the workforce.
Arutz Sheva TV will be featuring a number of interviews filmed on the scene at the Arutz Sheva Booth which was situated at the entrance to "The Event'. Among the interviewees - Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat and Minister of Economy and Diaspora Affair MK Naftali Bennett.


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Well, this makes a lot of sense-- Not! So, Officer Darren Wilson of the Ferguson Police Department who has been accused of executing Michael Brown has raised nearly $430,000 to help pay his legal fees. According to KMOV-News, the fundraising website has been since taken down due to legal issues surrounding the funding. They should take that money and divide it up between the business owners in Ferguson who have lost thousands of dollars in merchandise, not to mention the burning down of the local Quick Trip Gas Station. Besides, whether or not Officer Wilson is found guilty or innocent, he will likely be left penniless after the family of Michael Brown will no doubt file a civil suit against the officer and the police department. OJ Simpson was found not guilty criminally but later lost civilly which resulted in millions of dollars paid to the victim's families.
Apparently, about $197,000 was donated by a charitable organization and now there could be potential tax violations which is why the website and funds were frozen at this time.
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- Darren Wilson, policeman who shot Michael Brown: Photo revealed (Photo)
- Darren Wilson's fundraiser hits nearly $200,000, includes donations from racists
- Darren Wilson supporters to media: Stop putting people's lives in danger
- Darren Wilson incident report missing
- Darren Wilson did not suffer 'orbital blowout fracture'


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A blacktip shark was photographed hunting for prey 54 yards from the beach reported GrindTV on April 1, 2014.
The image was captured by Daniel Botelho, a photojournalist who specializes in underwater photography.
Botelho was commissioned by National Geographic to photograph a split-level image showing a shark below the water's surface with the city of Recife, Brazil, visible in the distance.
Recife's coast has been plagued with shark attacks and is one of the top ten spots in the world for shark attacks.
Since 1992, there have been 59 shark attacks. Of that number, 24 have been fatal. Due to the emergence of shark attacks it is illegal to swim or surf the Recife coastline.
Botelho captured the shark photo after spending 30 days waiting for the right opportunity.
"The shark is only 50 meters from the shore," Botelho said. "I have people saying, 'Hey, that is my building, my home, in the background of that photo.'
"On the final last day I was almost giving up and feeling sad when a fisherman fought a fish at the bottom," Botelho said.
"I was on the surface when I saw the guy coming up with the fish and a shark came following him for the catch. I had only my camera as a shield, and I knew the shark would be looking for the fish."
Botelho got his shot, but the shark didn't get the fish.
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How to Get THR Cover Star Shailene Woodley's Look
The Divergent star's beauty and style team reveal how they came up with her feminine, natural look during The Hollywood Reporter shoot.
Woodley also said of the shoot: "Today was rad, I've never worked with Mary, the photographer, and she is incredible. She really values the feminine spirit and she gave me the freedom to be myself which doesn't always happen at a photoshoot." Adding, "It was all very organic and authentic so it was fun."


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"We got rid of one devil and got 19," said Mohammed Kanouna, referring to Mubarak and the members of the military council as he voted for Morsi after night fell in Cairo's Dar el-Salam slum. "We have to let them know there is a will of the people above their will."
We all knew when Egypt threw Mubarak out of control, they would up in a worse state of affair, obama and all the liberals thought this was going to be the greatest thing to happen to Egypt but not only is bad for Egypt, it is horrible of Israel.
After Egypt's vote the Muslim Brotherhood claims victory, and Sharia law will be the law of the land…
The Muslim Brotherhood declared early Monday that its candidate, Mohammed Morsi, won Egypt's presidential election, which would be the first victory of an Islamist as head of state in the stunning wave of protests demanding democracy that swept the Middle East the past year.
But the military handed itself the lion's share power over the new president, sharpening the possibility of confrontation. With parliament dissolved and martial law effectively in force, the generals issued an interim constitution granting themselves sweeping authorities that ensure their hold on the state and subordinate the president.
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They will be Egypt's lawmakers, they will control the budget and they will determine who writes the permanent constitution that will define the country's future. But as they claimed a narrow victory over Hosni Mubarak's last prime minister Ahmed Shafiq in a deeply polarizing election, the Brotherhood challenged the military's power grab.
The group said Sunday it did not recognize the dissolution of parliament, where it was the largest party. It also rejected the military's right to issue an interim constitution and oversee the drafting of a new one.
That pointed to a potential struggle over spheres of authority between Egypt's two strongest forces. The Brotherhood has campaigned on a platform of bringing Egypt closer to a form of Islamic rule, but the military's grip puts it in a position to block that.
Instead any conflict would likely center on more basic questions of control — if the Brotherhood pushes a fight. It has reached accommodations with the military in the past.
We got rid of one devil and got 19," said Mohammed Kanouna, referring to Mubarak and the members of the military council as he voted for Morsi after night fell in Cairo's Dar el-Salam slum. "We have to let them know there is a will of the people above their will."
"It is as if the revolution never happened," Ayat Maher, a 28-year-old mother of three who voted for Morsi in Cairo's central Abdeen district. "The same people are running the country. The same oppression and the same sense of enslavement. They still hold the keys to everything."
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Terry Byrne reports in the Boston Globe: "Neil LaBute's drama 'The Shape of Things' explores often misguided assumptions about both art and relationships. For the newly launched Spontaneous Theater Project, the play's setting in an art gallery became an opportunity. Performances will take place in the Bernard Toale Gallery in the South End Aug. 23-Sept 1. 'When you're working on a play that asks questions about what is art, the decision to perform the show in an art gallery was not only a practical choice, but an aesthetic one as well,' says project member Bobby Kennedy." Read more. Labute promises a "provocative discussion about the nature and value of art." Visit the web site.
August 18, 2007
LaBute premiere: "The Shape of Things" at Bernard Toale Gallery in Boston
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Jul 5, 2011 8:35 AM
We don't know about you, but in the summer, we like to do some serious picnicking. It's just so satisfying to pack up some gourmet cheeses, a bottle of wine, and people watch in the park. This year, we're investing in this Picnic Basket for 4 ($150-175) by ACME Party Box Company. The 25 dollar price difference comes from your choice of drinking glasses or wine glasses. We say the wine glasses are worth the extra cash unless you're cool with drinking your summer red out of mason jar glasses with straws. Actually, we might be down with that!
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I am 34 weeks 5 days pregnant with monocorionic twins. At today's ultrasound, my ob found out twin A is 5 pounds 6 oz, and twin B is only 4 pounds and 2 oz. She said twin B is growth restricted (IUGR), and twin A and twin B is over 20% discordant. She wanted to have a C-section on me right away. I begged for extra a few hours to think about it and it seems that I have no time to go to another doctor or see a sepcialist to get a second opinion. I live in a small southern town and needs to drive 2 hours to see a specialist. My ob said the standard practice for my situation is to deliver the twins as she said "as soon as she saw evidence of a problem she act on it immediately and I am 34 weeks with twins so in her mind, I woud not gain anything and could have risk a fetal loss." She did give two steroid shots when I was 25 weeks pregnant. She is sure both babies' lungs are mature by now. Also, on the report, she wrote down "twin B's head circumference is less than 2nd percentile", she did not raise a conern for the head circumference.
I felt I need more tests, such as biophysical profile (which has never done on me) and doppler ultrasound (never had one done), and amniocentesis to test whether babies lungs are mature. By the way, my NST three days ago was fine.
Could I not to show up at tomorrow's C-section and risk twin B's life to gain time to see a specialist?
Please help!!! Anyone with similar experience please give me suggestions too! I think twin B will be a preemie IUGR baby and I am so scared. Should I wait until she becomes mature.
Any IUGR mom here went through same experience? Please advise me. Thanks!!!


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Solana Beach, CA-----Director Andrew Barnicle ("Odd Couple" and "Lion In Winter" at North Coast) is no stranger to San Diego stages having directed many shows at The Old Globe. This is his tenth at NCR.
He is back and much to our delight, he has assembled a crackerjack cast (with standout performance by Jason Maddy) for North Coast's current show, "Who Am I This Time?" (& Other conundrums of love) an Aaron Posner ("My Name is Asher Lev" seen at NCR) adaptation of three short stories; comedic centerpieces by Kurt Vonnegut taken from his anthology "Welcome to the Monkey House". Right off the bat, these three short stories are delightful, charming and somewhat thought provoking pieces.
But first: While waiting for the house to open at NCR and enjoying a cup of coffee, a gentleman approached our little group and started chatting. I thought he was part of the theatre management and responded in kind. He was easily approachable, had an easy way about him and was…well, easy. After a while a he moved away and kind of disappeared into the theatre. He never introduced himself.
You can imagine my surprise when actor James Leaming, the very same person that approached our table, walked on to the stage and began addressing the audience. Again, I thought he was a member of the board filling in for Artistic Director David Ellenstein.
But something was amiss. He reminded me of Mr. Rogers of "It's a wonderful day in the neighborhood". I half expected him to slip into a cardigan sweater as he took on his character as narrator and storyteller extraordinaire.
As Tom Newton or Newt, the narrator speaking to us from the stage of the North Crawford Mask & Wig Club of North Crawford Connecticut, he was mesmerizing. His manner came across just as it did in my earlier conversation, easy and likeable. Addressing the audience and participating in a little give and take put everyone at ease, which made for a very relaxing and engaging afternoon/evening of theatre.
Leaming is making his NCR debut in "Who Am I?" and I hope it won't be his last. As the defining strand that holds these three stories together he threads the needle effortlessly from one love story to another by beginning with "Once upon a time…there was a boy and there was a girl.
It was 1962 and the subject was…LOVE!
After introducing us to the cast of players and a brief lesson on stagecraft; lighting, curtains sets, etc., he assures us that the stories he's about to tell are 'true'. 'The Long Walk To Forever'
Story one tells us how Newt and his wife, wound up together by taking us back to the beginning: Newt is at Kate's door. They were next-door neighbors, school chums and good friends, easy and comfortable with each other but 'never any talk of love'.
Now both have graduated High School and Newt is in the Army but has gone AWOL to come face to face with Catherine who is about to be married the following week. Newt's job is to try to convince her that it is HE who loves her and she should marry him instead.
"Can we take a walk?" "One foot in front of the other." "One foot in front of the other-through the leaves…over bridges…they add up the steps." Finally, she had no choice. According to Newt, "And so it goes… And so it goes." And so at this point we are completely taken in with Newt's charm, as was Kate. "Real to Life true story" according to Newt.
Story two takes place in the rehearsal room of the Mask and Wig Club where the now adult Newt and Doris are discussing the leads for their new production of "Streetcar". Harry Nash (Maddy) is all but tongue-tied as city hardware clerk but it is agreed that he is the best the town has to offer as Stanley. He barely looks up when being addressed and can hardly utter a word without breaking into a sweat.
But get him on stage and assign him a role ("Who am I this time?") and he becomes a tiger, sexy and passionate! Place him opposite the equally shy Helene (Christine Flynn) new in town representing the telephone company and you have a raging fire on that stage as Stanley Kowalski and Stella burn with a passion that, in case you were wondering, lasted as long as the couple (now married) stepped into a different movie role. Their love experience is based on who they are 'this time', say "Romeo & Juliet"?
Story three, "Go Back To Your Precious Wife and Son", takes up the entire second act and is a bit different than the other two. Newt is still the storyteller, but now he is a window salesperson/installer who also, by nature of his job, installs showers and bathtubs. He's more mature, the father of a teenaged daughter and settled into the humdrum of middle-aged life. When he learns that the world famous actress, reigning queen of the silver screen, Gloria Hilton (Rosina Reynolds) and her fourth husband, George Murra (Gregory North), the writer, have decided to take up residence in North Crawford he about goes gaga.
Newt learns, as he is stuck in between a rock and a hard place installing an enclosure in their bathroom that they wanted 'heated', that all was not kosher between the couple as they argued about love…"Don't you dare talk to me about love! You don't know the meaning of the word LOVE!" This after George left his wife and fifteen-year-old son to run off with Gloria, was an earth shattering exposition! "I pity anyone who cannot love," exclaims Gloria. And with that, walks out of his life and North Crawford.
'And so it goes, and so it goes'. George and Newt go head to head in negotiating over what to do with the custom shower door he ordered and eventually the two end up getting good and drunk together all the while discussing family, broken hearts, philosophy and LOVE.
As mentioned earlier, the entire cast work amazingly well in this production as each actor takes on several roles but never is there a conflict as to who and what.
Maddy is perfect as the shy Harry Nash and also as Roy Crocker, Jr., a plumber. Ben Cole is adorable as the young Newt, Joey the stage manager and young John Murra; Christine Flynn is Catherine, Helen Shaw and Paula Newton. Gregory North is Vern Miller the hardware store owner and George Murra, Gloria's husband. Cynthia Marty is Kate Newton, Tom's wife and Rosina Reynolds plays Doris Sawyer the librarian and community theatre director and Gloria Hilton and of course Leaming is Newt.
Marty Burnett's minimalist set; a table, a chair, a pay telephone, a piano, a flight of stairs going nowhere, and a door provide the props needed and Matt Novotny's subtle lighting warms the set beautifully while Sonia Elizabeth Lerner's costumes are spot on period. Chris Luessmann's sound completes this lovely ode to love.
"What makes us human is our ability to love". And love is what it's all about in North Crawford, Conn. It may sound corny but, in truth, it's warm and fuzzy.
Meet you there.
See you at the theatre.
Dates: Through Feb. 2nd
Organization: North Coast Repertory Theatre
Phone: 858-481-1055
Production Type: Comedy
Where: 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Ste. D
Ticket Prices: $44.00-$48.00
Web: northcoastrep.org


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Crew sleep cycle shifted one hour earlier: 3:45am - 7:15pm for both crews.
Last night, Mission 1E was extended by one day (13+0+2), with landing now on Wednesday, 2/20, at ~9:03am EST (if at KSC).
Columbus final activation has been completed.
After yesterday's command queue lockup between the COL CCS (Columbus Orbital Laboratory Command & Control System) and the COL MMC (Mission Management Computer), final activation of COL data management systems was accomplished late last night by transitioning/swapping the primary & backup C&C MDM (Multiplexer/Demultiplexer) computers. (The MMC is the intermodule interface computer required between the US C&DH (Command & Data Handling) system and the COL DMC (Data Management Computer) which handles equipment monitoring)
With IMV (Intermodular Ventilation) and smoke detector function established, the crew continued COL outfitting and activation, including:
Activation of the PWS (Portable Workstation) computer,
Installation & activation of PCS (Portable Computer System) laptops,
Relocation of the Biolab (BLB) from its launch location to its ISPR (International Standard Payload Rack) plus installing its DC converter, and
Installation of VCA (Video Camera Assembly) 1 & 2.
Other outfitting activities completed by last night ahead of timeline included -
Unlocking the anti-vibration mounts for the WPA (Water Pump Assembly) and CWSA (Condensate Water Separator Assembly),
Relocating the EDR (European Drawer Rack) from its launch position to its operational location,
Removing anti-vibration bolts on the CFA (Cabin Fan Assembly),
Installing a ZSR (Zero-G Stowage Rack) in COL, and
Rotating the COL D1 Rack to gain access to payload stowage locations and recording a video of the activities for subsequent downlink to COL-CC (Columbus Orbital Laboratory Control Center) in Oberpfaffenhofen).
(Biolab (Biological Experiment Laboratory in Columbus) is a biological and physiological facility for studying the effects of microgravity on microorganisms, cells, tissue cultures, small plants and small invertebrates. EDR is a multi-discipline facility that provides an opportunity for compact experiments of low mass, supporting a variety of small payloads. Each payload will have access to power, data communications, cooling among other accommodations.)
Today, CDR Whitson completed COL vestibule outfitting by installing the nitrogen (N2) supply jumper/hose between Node-2 and COL, followed by purge of the N2 system to remove any contamination from the lines.
To prepare for providing COL power to the externally mounted MISSE (Materials ISS Experiment) payload coming up on Mission 1J/A, Leo Eyharts swapped a 20 amp fuse with a 3 amp fuse in the COL PPSB (Payload Power Switch Box).
Before breakfast, for the last time FE-2 Dan Tani completed his daily access of the SLEEP experiment (Sleep-Wake Actigraphy & Light Exposure during Spaceflight) software for data logging and filling in questionnaire entries in the experiment's laptop session file on the HRF-1 laptop for downlink. (To monitor the crewmember's sleep/wake patterns and light exposure, Dan wears a special Actiwatch device which measures the light levels encountered by him as well as his patterns of sleep and activity throughout the Expedition. The log entries are done within 15 minutes of final awakening for seven consecutive days, as part of the crew's discretionary 'job jar' task list.)
For today's recording and ground-commanded downlinking of onboard video, Peggy Whitson inserted and swapped tapes in the two VCRs (Video Cassette Recorders), 1&2.
Whitson had ~1hr set aside for troubleshooting the failed video connection for the ORB-1 video channel from the Shuttle to ISS via the ISS CVIU-10 (Common Video Interface Unit #10) in Node-2. (For the IFM (In-flight Maintenance), the CDR accessed the base of Harmony's S4 rack and used pin kit jumpers to cross-wire CVIU-10 video transmit/receive cables for continuity testing. If this test was unsuccessful, Peggy was to extend the testing to other parts of the cabling.)
Later, Peggy performed a pre-EVA video check by routing a Shuttle view to a Lab RWS (Robotic Workstation) monitor and checking picture quality.
FE-1 Malenchenko hooked up the necessary 'plumbing' and compressor for transferring potable water from the BV2 tank of Progress M-63/28P to the SM Rodnik BV2 water tank. (The water transfer, monitored by Yuri several times during the day, at first was by self-flow (under its own tank pressure), then using the compressor pump via a GZhS gas/liquid separator, to remove air bubbles in the water. Filling of the empty Progress BV1 & BV2 tanks with urine will be scheduled later.)
Starting a new round of RS ventilation system maintenance, the FE-1 worked in the Service Module (SM), replacing the four dust collector filters (PF1-4) and cleaning 'Group A' fan grilles.
For tomorrow's EVA-3 by MS2/EV1 Walheim and MS4/EV3 Love, final preparations by Tani, Rex & Stan today included -
Reconfiguring two DCS 760 digital still cameras for the spacewalk, leaving them connected to station power for now to conserve batteries, one with 28mm lens and a new EVA Action Finder unit, the other with 35mm lens and an EVA flash,
Setting up three batteries in the A/L BSA (Airlock Battery Stowage Assembly) for charging during the prebreathe period and to be installed in the photo equipment prior to egress,
Starting EMU battery charge,
Powering down onboard amateur (ham) radio equipment (Kenwood in SM, Ericsson in FGB) to prevent RF (radio frequency) interference with the EMU (Extravehicular Mobility Unit)/spacesuits,
Preparing the A/L EL (Equipment Lock) for the Campout & spacewalk,
Closing out METOX regeneration in the A/L bake-out oven, and
Reviewing EVA-3 procedures particulars.
Peggy also prepared a special EVA swatch tool for a late-added touch inspection of an A/L handrail (#506) with a possibly sharp edged MMOD impact spot. (The touch tests, supported by close-up photography, will use four swatch samples stroked firmly over the area of interest, once in each of four directions - RTV (Room Temperature Vulcanizing) material and Vectran material on the swatch tool plus RTV and Vectran on a surplus overglove (on hand).)
Whitson, Tani, Malenchenko and the two spacewalkers underwent the standard PMC (Private Medical Conference) via S- & Ku-band audio/video.
Dan Tani closed the Lab science window shutters as protection during today's Atlantis thruster firings that set up attitude for the periodic water dump and also to protect the window during for tomorrow's EVA.
The FE-1 continued the extended leak checking of the spare BZh Liquid Unit (#056) for the Elektron O2 generator by checking the unit's pressure and charging it once again with pressurized N2 from the BPA-M Nitrogen Purge Unit (#23) to 1 atm (1 kg/cm2). The last test pressurization was on 1/09. (During Elektron operation, the inert gas locked up in the BZh has the purpose to prevent dangerous O2/H2 mixing. A leaking BZh cannot be used.)
Yuri also conducted the periodic (currently daily) checkout/verification of IP-1 airflow sensors in the various RS hatch openings (8) in the SM, FGB and DC1 (Docking Compartment).
In preparation for upcoming experiment activities, Malenchenko continued the current extended performance check of the Russian KRIOGEM-03M refrigerator system, powered up on 2/12 to -22 degC with an AX ice pack from storage installed, for once-daily monitoring of its displayed temperature for the next five days (through 2/17).
Yuri also completed the routine servicing of the SOZh system (Environment Control & Life Support System, ECLSS) in the SM. (Regular daily SOZh maintenance consists, among else, of checking the ASU toilet facilities, replacement of the KTO & KBO solid waste containers and replacement of EDV-SV waste water and EDV-U urine containers.)
Later, the FE-1 handled the daily IMS (Inventory Management System) maintenance, updating/editing its standard 'delta file' including stowage locations, for the regular weekly automated export/import to its three databases on the ground (Houston, Moscow, Baikonur).
At ~9:55am EST, the crew conducted a 20-min interactive TV 'voice call' event with attendees at an ESA VIP gathering at the German Federal Ministry of Economics & Technology in Berlin, headed by Angela Merkel, the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Jean-Jacques Dordain, ESA Director General, and Thomas Reiter as Moderator. The linkup and exchange, focused on the commissioning of the European Columbus laboratory and the resulting increasing salutary 'internationalization' of the ISS, were very successful.
At ~11:10am, the ISS crew also engaged in three live TV/PD-100 camcorder media interviews of about 6.5 min duration each, with NBC News (Tom Costello), WOI-TV (Elizabeth Erwin), and WBBM Radio (Steve Grzanich).
FE-2 Tani and FE-2-16 Eyharts had over 2.5 hrs scheduled top continue their handover activities as ISS 2nd flight engineers.
The crewmembers completed their regular 2.5-hr. physical workout program (about half of which is used for setup & post-exercise personal hygiene) on the CEVIS cycle ergometer (CDR), TVIS treadmill (FE-1, FE-2), RED resistive exercise device (CDR, FE-2) and VELO bike with bungee cord load trainer (FE-1).
Malenchenko later transferred the crew's exercise data file to the MEC (Medical Equipment Computer) for downlink, as well as the daily wristband HRM data of the workouts on RED, followed by their erasure on the HRM storage medium (done six times a week).
Rex Walheim (EV1) & Stan Love (EV3) will begin their 'campout' (nachalo desaturatsiy = desaturation start) in the A/L with hatch closure and depressurization of the Crewlock (CL) from 14.7 to 10.2 psi at ~6:00pm (i.e., an hour earlier than yesterday), followed by mask prebreathe at ~6:00-7:15pm. Sleep time for the ISS crew begins at 7:15pm.
Following the usual hygiene break/with mask prebreathe for Rex & Stan at ~4:20-5:30am tomorrow morning after spending the night on 10.2 psi, the A/L hatch will be closed again for EVA preps in 10.2 psi, followed by EMU purge and prebreathe in the EMUs. Afterwards, with CL depressurization and EV1/EV3 egress, EVA-3 nominally begins at ~8:35am EST. Alan Poindexter will support the spacewalk as IV (Intravehicular) crewmember, keeping tabs with the detailed activity steps and crib sheet, and Melvin, Tani & Eyharts will work the SSRMS (Space Station Remote Manipulator System) for the hardware transfers (SOLAR, CMG, EuTEF) . (Objectives of the spacewalk are to transfer SOLAR (Solar Monitoring Observatory) and the EuTEF (European Technology Exposure Facility) to the COL EPF (External Payload Facility), and to retrieve the failed CMG (Control Moment Gyro) for stowage in the Shuttle PLB for return. Get-ahead tasks for EVA-3 include more inspection of the failed SARJ (Solar Alpha Rotary Joint) with close-up photography, inspection of a suspected damage divot or debris (with its removal with a wipe) and photography of the remaining 5 single covers that have not yet been inspected, with 4 of them to be sampled with a sticky tape.)
Transfers: As of this morning, 7 filled CWCs (Contingency Water Containers, contents ~45 L each) and 4 PWRs (Payload Water Reservoirs) were transferred from the Shuttle to ISS. Nitrogen transfer was completed, with 27 lbs N2 transferred to the station. Even with the additional mission extension by one day, 60 lbs of oxygen (O2) will be available for transfer on FD10.
No CEO photo targets uplinked for today.


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Part II continues with Pride and his sure-to-be new agent Brody bonding over a plate of grits and presumably shrimp. One phone call sends them on a quest to find LaSalle, who is at a bar drinking his breakfast (coffee). They then join Gibbs, Bishop and Medical Examiner Loretta Wade at a swamp where a decomposing body lay rotting. The victim's throat is slashed like those from the previous episode, handiwork of the 'privileged killer.'
Back at headquarters, Tony receives a doll in the mail from Bishop that is supposed to be in his likeness. She considers it to be a good luck charm. McGhee calls it a voodoo doll. Tomato...tomoto. Tony obviously agrees with McGhee and tosses it into the trash.
Vance hands over letters to Ducky written by Victor Lorta, the alleged killer, in hopes that clues will be revealed. Ducky hits pay dirt and believes the real killer is still at large. Lorta had always maintained his innocence even in response to his fan mail. Lorta even claimed the late Congressman McLane, who was an agent at the time, tampered with evidence to make him look guilty.
Little does Ducky know, Hobbs of the Jefferson Parish Lab discovered fibers from the most recent crime scene came from a uniform clothing nearly 70-years-old. It looks like the real 'privileged killer' is still out there cutting up. No pun intended. Okay, yes the pun was intended.
A breadcrumb trail of clues lead to Mr. Emil Titus. Unfortunately, the trail ends with the discovery of Titus' dead body which was staged to look like a suicide. However, all the clues were not useless. The team did find a letter written to Joseph Hanlon, one of McLane's previous benefactors. Tony and McGhee visit Hanlon to discuss the letter written by Emil Titus.
Pride is heartbroken to learn his beloved brother and mentor McLane did indeed take a bribe and framed Lorta. The team soon figure out they've been barking up the wrong tree when pieces of the puzzle start to come together and they all tie into Hanlon's son Spencer.
Fornell and Tony arrive in time to find McGhee okay with the exception of a bump on his head, but Hanlon is dead from an overdose of pills. He did survive long enough to warn his twisted son Spencer.
Spencer is at a bar chatting up a female who he flees with. Pride figures he knows where Spencer might be. He is right, of course. In the end, both Gibbs and Pride put Spencer out of his misery forever.
Brody is now part of the New Orleans team.
Watch 'NCIS' on Tuesdays at 8:00 PM on CBS.
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Key Points:
- Utah's credit unions have always helped their members protect their personal identifying information, including their full names, address and birth dates, in order to help them avoid becoming victims of identity theft and financial fraud.
- A current, well-meaning effort by credit unions to encourage their members to register to vote places their members at risk of identity theft and financial fraud since government sells the new voters' personal identifying information.
- Credit unions need to suspend their voter registration initiative because it puts their members at too great of risk of identity theft and financial fraud.
- Credit unions then need to (1) help their members who are already registered voters remove their personal identifying information from utvoters.com, (2) help members who are registered to vote cancel their voter registration until such time as the state and county clerks stop selling their personal identifying information, and (3) support HB302S01 which allows voters to prevent government from selling their personal identifying information so they can safely register to vote.
Utah's credit unions have strong programs designed to protect their members from identity theft and financial fraud. They also provide their members with information that helps them defend themselves against the very real and growing threats of both of these crimes (see end of article).
In addition, credit unions serve the communities they are located in and on February 19 they launched a thirty-day program to encourage unregistered voters to register before the party caucuses in March.
However, when they established the program they, like most Utah citizens, ignored the fact that the state of Utah and county clerks sell the personal identifying information of all registered voters (full name, address, full birth date, telephone number, etc.).
Thus, credit unions now find themselves in the position of exposing their members to identity theft, financial fraud and other potential safety and security problems if they register them to vote because once they are registered, their information is immediately sold by the government.
This threat to members is compounded by the fact that the entire voter list has been and can be legally posted to the internet.
The state's disregard for the personal identifying information of voters leaves credit unions no other choice than to suspend their voter registration efforts and to focus their efforts on helping members who are already registered to vote remove their personal identifying information from utvoters.com.
Credit unions also need to be encouraging their members to cancel their voter registration in order to prevent their personal identifying information from being sold by government.
Finally, credit unions should get behind HB302S01 which is currently working its way through the legislative process since it allows all Utahns to register to vote and to still protect their personal identifying information. The bill, 1) makes all voters' birth dates a private record so they will no longer be sold by government and 2) allows voters to prevent the sale of their other personal identifying information by designating their personal voter record as private and no longer eligible for sale.
Once their members' voter information is protected by the enactment of HB302S01, credit unions can then resume their voter registration efforts without putting members at risk.
Until voters are allowed to protect their voter records, encouraging credit union members to register to vote or to maintain their current voter registration is simply too risky.
America First Credit Union. Security Update: Students -- and Those of All Ages -- Remain Vulnerable to Identity Theft. Don't post your full address, Social Security Number, or birth date on any site.
Cyprus Credit Union. Identity theft can occur when an individual obtains personal information, such as your social security number, date of birth, address, and financial account numbers. Once this information is obtained, the thieves will assume or take on your identity, allowing them to illegally purchase items or obtain credit.
Deseret First Credit Union Be careful what you post on social networking sites. Less is best. Avoid showing you full name, date of birth, and city of residence. That information alone is often all a fraudster needs to start the process of getting your financial information or applying for loans and credit cards in your name.
Mountain America Credit Union. Identity theft occurs when someone obtains another person's name, driver's license number, date-of-birth, Social Security number or financial account information and uses that information to commit fraud.
University Credit Union. We take ID theft very seriously and look forward to helping protect you, our greatest asset.
Utah Community Credit Union. Identity fraud occurs when an impostor steals your personal information - such as your name, payment card, Social Security, and driver's license numbers - and uses it to assume your identity. These thieves can use your identity to open banking accounts, make purchases, obtain cash, or even get an apartment in your name.
Utah First Credit Union. Do not give your personal information out to anyone unless you know whom you are giving it to. The more you protect your info, the less chance a thief has of taking it….ID thieves are looking to impersonate you so they need personal information to do this effectively.
National Credit union Administration. Here are a few basic steps you can take to avoid becoming a victim of identity theft and pretext calling. Identity theft is the fraudulent use of a person's personal identifying information. Often, identity thieves will use another person's personal information, such as a Social Security number, mother's maiden name, date of birth, or account number to open fraudulent new credit card accounts, charge existing credit card accounts, write share drafts, open share accounts, or obtain new loans.


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Mother Nature washed out second- and third-round qualifying for both the Nationwide Series and Sprint Cup Series at Daytona International Speedway on Friday, as the fields for both races were set based on the first-round speeds of drivers. While Joe Gibbs Racing's three teams qualified in the top 10 for the Nationwide Series race, two teams didn't fare as well in Cup Series qualifying.
Kyle Busch and Elliott Sadler make up Row Three in the Nationwide Series race scheduled for Friday night. Busch, in the No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota Camry, qualified fifth with a speed of 191.274 mph (47.053 seconds), while Sadler starts sixth in the No. 11 SportClips Toyota after a lap of 191.168 mph (47.079 seconds). Darrell Wallace Jr., in the No. 20 Share a Coke Toyota, starts ninth after a lap of 191.014 mph (47.117 seconds) in his first Nationwide Series qualifying attempt at Daytona.
Dakoda Armstrong starts on the pole in Friday night's Subway Firecracker 250, with Trevor Bayne on the outside pole. Chris Buescher and Ryan Reed make up Row Two.
Matt Kenseth will start sixth in the No. 20 Home Depot/Husky Tools Toyota Camry on Saturday night at Daytona after a lap of 198.776 mph (45.277 seconds), but his JGR teammates didn't crack the top 36. Denny Hamlin will start 37th in the No. 11 FedEx Ground Toyota after his lap of 196.070 mph (45.902 seconds), while Busch starts the Coke Zero 400 from the 39th position in the No. 18 Interstate Batteries All Battery Center Toyota after his fastest lap of 195.972 mph (45.925 seconds).
David Gilliland and Reed Sorenson make up the front row for Saturday night's Coke Zero 400.
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LAS VEGAS, N.M. – With the help of a three-goal cushion, the Colorado School of Mines women's soccer team withstood two second half scores by New Mexico Highlands at Perkins Stadium/Michael Messina Field Friday evening and came away as the 3-2 victor.
Despite surrendering more scores than the seven previous outings combined, Mines extended their win streak to a season-best five straight, improving to 11-4-0 and remained one point back of first in the RMAC at 8-3-0. With just their second loss over the last seven outings, the Cowgirls fell to 3-6-2 in the conference and 5-8-2 overall
The Orediggers' offense controlled much of the tempo in the early-goings, racking up five corners and eight shots in the first frame, and taking their initial lead in the 23rd minute as senior Megan Woodworth lifted a textbook free kick from the deep right wing to the far, left post where unmarked classmate Dani Hering headed it the opposite netting for her ninth of the season.
The Cowgirls kept the game within reach for the remainder of the half, yet within the first 2:11 of the second, Mines pushed the lead out to three-nil as junior Anna Evans logged her team-leading 11th at the 45:42 mark and senior Becca Morales recorded her fourth with 47:11 on the clock.
Off a through ball from Woodworth, Evans notched her score to the far post from eight yards out in the right side of the box. Shortly thereafter, Evans laid a short cross from the short right edge of the box to the front of the net where Morales capped the 2-on-1 break with an easy point blank score.
With the three points, Evans remained atop the RMAC with 29 for the year and moved into a share of the scoring lead with 11 goals, while Woodworth, already the Mines' career assists leader with 40, retained her conference lead with her ninth and 10th helpers.
Undeterred, NMHU responded moments later with its own pair of quick strikes as Kelsie Roberts carried a pass from Marci Johnson into the box for a score to the right frame in the 54th minute. Less than three minutes later at the 56:06 mark, Roberts found Crystal Schuder who took several dribbles and upon splitting two defenders, lined a shot from just inside the box to the middle, upper netting.
Even though the Cowgirls generated only three shots the rest of the way, NMHU nearly found the equalizer in the 86th minute, yet freshman keeper Jayln Yates snagged the short range shot from her knees for one of her four saves on the night.
The Orediggers close out the road portion of the regular season on Sunday with a short trek to Lakewood for a 3:30 p.m. start with Colorado Christian.