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Dean Slaughter, thank you for that kind introduction. This is our way of getting back into Princeton, where I briefly spent some of my misspent youth. I am glad to be here again at this prestigious university. My brother, Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal, got his degree here in 1965, as did his son Khalid in 1994. He always speaks highly of his time here. I also hold fond memories of the late Professor Hitti with whom my brothers and I had weekly classed in Arabic, at his home, while we attended school at Hun and Lawrenceville.
My father, the late King Faisal, and my mother, the late Queen Effat, were very keen about ensuring that their children receive the best education. Naturally, a school such as Princeton was top on his list. At that time, there were not any colleges of this distinction in the Kingdom. We were still emerging from a nomadic society into modernization. So they were also very adamant about seeing that Saudi Arabia could someday provide its children, boys and girls, with a first-rate education.
During his last interview on American television, King Faisal said that he hoped that in the future Saudi Arabia would become a wellspring of understanding, culture and knowledge – not just for the Arab and Muslim world – but for all of humanity. Even though King Faisal passed away some 30 years ago, his hope for Saudi Arabia is the legacy of his family and it carries on.
Shortly after his passing, my brothers and sisters and I founded the King Faisal Foundation to invest in education as he would have wanted. The foundation has made many contributions in three decades. Many of its programs have come to great fruition. Today, along with several international partners, including Americans, we are in the process of establishing the first truly multi-funded private, non-profit Saudi university in science and technology.
Al-Faisal University, as it is known, was formally chartered in 2004 and is scheduled to open in 2007. This will be nothing less than a world-class, multi-national university to educate the next generation of Saudi leaders with an international curriculum. When my mother died six years ago, she left behind the first privately funded nonprofit college for women in Saudi Arabia, Effat College. This, ladies and gentlemen, is the future of Saudi Arabia.
Today, we are making investments in education to bring our citizens to the forefront of the global community. This is our goal, and what I would like to share with you today.
It goes without saying that Saudi Arabia is blessed with oil, but we recognize that it is a finite resource. We know our best and infinite resource is our people, and to diversify our economy and improve the quality of life of our citizens, we need to educate and train our youth in new areas where they can develop, grow and innovate.
King Abdullah wants our citizens to make the types of contributions to humanity that the Arab world once did during its Golden Age. In fields such as astronomy, mathematics, agriculture, medicine and architecture, Arab scholars once provided the world with advances that form many of the underpinnings of the modern age.
For Saudi Arabia, there is certainly work ahead, but we have solid foundation, because we have already come a long way from the days when the Kingdom had few, if any schools as you would know them today.
I know when the late King Faisal and my mother Queen Effat had children, they realized, as their children grew up, that they wanted them to have a good education. They desired for their children an education that was beyond what was considered acceptable at the time, which was at the traditional local schools throughout the Kingdom. Instead, they decided to build a school that would not only be for their children, but would be for the children of the society in general.
So in 1942, my parents built a school in Taif, a city in the mountains in Saudi Arabia, which, when I attended, had a plaque at the top of the entrance that said: "The Model School for Boys and Girls." As you can imagine, this was quite a revolutionary step in Saudi Arabia in those days. Regrettably, I must admit that I did not graduate from the Model School of Taif. I was shipped off at age 14 to continue my studies here in America at a boarding school here in New Jersey – Lawrenceville, I'm sure some of you are familiar with it.
I recall that a year after I left in 1959, the Model School in Taif moved to Jeddah, where new modern facilities were constructed. I'll never forget when the late Queen Effat and the late King Faisal were looking over the plans of the new school, which included a planetarium – this did not even exist in any of the universities in the Middle East at that time – and I was telling myself, if they are building the school here so well, why are they shipping me off to America?
What my parents wanted for me then – a world-class education and exposure to and an understanding of the diversity of the world – is exactly what the Saudi government wants for its citizens now. We have committed to three critical steps to ensure this.
First, Saudi Arabia is upgrading its own educational system. The Kingdom is reviewing all of its education practices and materials, and is removing any element that is inconsistent with the needs of a modern education. Not only are we eliminating what might be perceived as intolerance from old textbooks that were in our system, but we are implementing a comprehensive internal revision and modernization plan. New curricula emphasize critical thinking, math, and science, and these curricula also emphasize the teaching of true Islamic values. They also stress the positive skills necessary for good citizenship and productivity. They teach how to safeguard peace, the environment, health and human rights.
In every level of education – from grade school, to high school to college – the government has gone so far as to sponsor lectures that promote moderation and tolerance. Even kindergartners are made aware of the importance of tolerance and peace.
Education, of course, does not end with schooling, and these messages further extend to society as a whole. There are messages promoting peace on ATM receipts, billboards, signs at sporting events, and even on radio and television programming. These are all dedicated to informing our citizens that intolerance, violence and extremism are not a part of our Islamic faith or Saudi culture, and heritage and traditions.
There is no place for intolerance in a world where cooperation is the only key to success. This is why we are taking steps to ensure our education system keeps pace with the demands of our citizens, our economy, and those of the world community.
Second, Saudi Arabia is heavily investing in its educational system to prepare its citizens for life and work in a modern, global economy. For 2006, Saudi Arabia allocated 26 percent of the state budget to general and higher education, as well as to technical and vocational training. Over the next five years, the Kingdom will be building some 2,600 new schools, 50 new technical colleges, and more than 100 training institutes to prepare Saudis for the Kingdom's recent accession to the World Trade Organization. This is in addition to a number of new universities being built.
Preparing our workforce for the opportunities and challenges ahead is the purpose of many new government programs. The Ministry of Labor, for example, has been conducting forums to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and experience between professionals and those responsible for the development of human resources. Professional development opportunities are also expanding for women who actually graduate in larger numbers from college and graduate schools than their male counterparts.
Women are an important part of Saudi society, and they are becoming an increasingly critical part of Saudi economic development. In fact, women now have been elected onto the boards of professional organizations, including the Saudi Engineers Council, the Saudi Journalists Association, and the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry. I know where they will go next. These women, who have the support of their peers and communities, are reaching new levels every day. They will not only run us at home but they will also guide and direct us in public life. I am certain that they will do a better job than men have done so far.
And third, ladies and gentlemen, Saudi Arabia is taking steps to broaden the horizons of its citizens and emphasize the value of cultural exchange. An ancient Arab proverb says: "What is learned in youth is carved in stone." This applies to the values by which we make our most basic decisions in life, as well as to how we work with our neighbors when issues arise among us.
As you may know, King Abdullah has launched a student scholarship program aimed at impacting this concept at the most basic level – human interaction. Saudi students are being sent to attend colleges and universities abroad to learn, make friends, and experience foreign cultures. The Saudi government has already offered more than 10,000 students full four-year scholarships, with most coming to the United States.
Saudi Arabia has long been successful with building relationships this way. For more than 60 years we've had a mutually beneficial relationship, and I proudly say that it has been a relationship of people to people. Over the years, literally hundreds of thousands of Saudis have traveled to the United States seeking education or health care, to conduct business or simply to visit. This has made all the difference in bridging the gaps of understanding between our cultures when difficulties have arisen. As well, thousands of Americans have traveled to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to live and to work there.
When taken together, these three steps form the basis of a world-class education. We're promoting cooperation. We're giving our citizens the tools and knowledge to succeed. And we're letting our youth explore the world and form friendships that will benefit them down the road.
If our citizens possess the skills and understanding to compete effectively with their global peers, then they will be active contributors to the global community. They will be promoters of peace and tolerance throughout the world.
And perhaps then we will become the wellspring of understanding, education and culture for humanity that we aspire to be.
Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you very much.


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Does any of the linux clipboard managers have the feature paste all?
A simple scenario:
1. Copy first piece of text.
2. Copy second piece of text.
3. Copy n-th piece of text.
4. Command the clipboard manager to paste all of the copied text pieces.
The same ability for images or a combination of text and images would be useful as well but let's simplify to text only case. I tried few of the recommended applications and haven't found this in neither of them.
P.S. I use Ubuntu 11.10, so gnome programs are preferred.
Does any of the linux clipboard managers have the feature paste all?
The latest Parcellite has this capability.
http://parcellite.sourceforge.net (instructions for whitlisting parcellite on Unity) https://sourceforge.net/projects/parcellite/files/parcellite/parcellite-1.1.1
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After a serious accident which left my leg in a full leg cast for months, I wanted to create something special to thank my amazing surgeon. In the hospital and throughout my recovery, I documented life as seen from the perspective of my leg!
I decided on an alphabet book in order to add levity to what I was going through.
I am Deputy Art Director at the Toronto Star newspaper in Toronto, Canada with over 25 years of newspaper, magazine and corporate design experience. In addition to my role at the Star, I am also a travel photographer and writer who prefers unique places, sites and situations. Through my work I help the viewer not only understand the captured images and stories but also experience them. I use Blurb to create memorable books of my travel experiences as well as a powerful presentation tool for clients ranging from automobile executives, to medical practitioners to fine art collectors.
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by Joy Johnson
I first saw my shadow when my husband, Marv, and I were eating ice cream at a Stone Cold Creamery. His phone rang and the young doctor who had treated him for two years told him the biopsy for esophageal cancer had finally come back positive. When I looked up, eyes damp, I saw my shadow. It had a long black cape with the hood pulled up so its face was hidden. It was dipping a double chocolate peanut butter into a waffle cone and it looked like a skinny Grim Reaper.
It followed us out the door to our truck and climbed in the backseat with Barney, our Bernese mountain dog. The dog didn't seem to notice. That evening, when we had dinner with friends and told them Marv had cancer; my shadow just sat at the table with us and quietly sipped a dry martini.
It was with us for every radiation and chemo treatment. Cancer treatment is a kaleidoscope of horrors administered by loving people who care. My Shadow bent over us and looked as if it cared, too. Once I looked out the window of the cancer center and there was my shadow, talking to a group of other shadows. The place was loaded with them. I looked hard and I'm sure some of them were smoking.
I have to admit it is a very loyal shadow and it has no modesty. It follows me into the bathroom, it takes showers with me. I think it would probably like to wear the Mickey Mouse bathrobe I love.
It went to Florida with us for the winter a couple of years ago. It liked Florida. Maybe it's a warm weather shadow. It stood with its arms crossed, leaning against a Palm tree while friends helped us hook up our RV because Marv was too weak to do it and I had broken my hip and was leaning on a cane.
Then, for one glorious, doctor-free year it disappeared. I didn't see it at all. I never even looked for it. But in December, when Marv had pneumonia and they discovered the cancer had come back, guess who was sitting on the foot of his hospital bed: The Shadow.
Now it never leaves. In our retirement apartment, it watches snow fall from our big windows. It sits on the couch with us when we watch Netflix movies. It seems to really enjoy the ones with car chases. The damn thing follows me everywhere. Our cat, Margaret Thatcher, walks right through it and it reaches down to stroke her back. It's not a mean Shadow – it's just persistent and ever-present. Oh, and it loves Marv's hospice nurse! It leans over her shoulder as she writes in her notebook, it pretends it has a stethoscope when she listens to Marv's heart. If the hospice brings new meds or new equipment, it actually gets excited.
I'm afraid it's going to be a constant companion long after the love of my life dies. I think it will mellow out some, but I know it won't go away.
I'm getting used to it.
I'm learning from it.
I've come to expect it.
That doesn't mean I have to like it.
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The Little Voice in My Head, The Little Feeling in My Heart
Tuesday, August 02, 2011
How can I explain those two things?
The Voice in My Head: She is often critical, overly so, of me and the things I do. Occasionally she says cruel things that are not necessary, helpful, or truthful. She can twist the truth and skew facts until I think something about myself or how I'm perceived that is totally untrue and unrealistic. My whole life, this voice has been the negative force that has kept me from believing in myself, chasing my dreams and goals, and being the healthy person that resides at the core of my being.
The Feeling in My Heart: It is always hopeful and longing for the love that I know is out there. The love for and from my friends, family and maybe one day a partner. More and more it slowly grows into a feeling of self-acceptance and appreciation. The internal feeling does not match the exterior shell in which it resides, but it fuels a desire to change that fact.
There are days where these two little things start to combine. The cynical voice takes a cue from the feeling and starts to soften the tone and keep the negative comments at bay. The feeling is molded into one that is realistic about expectations and celebrates the here and now. I know that eventually it will all be cohesive. It is binding together more as I make choices that better my life.
I feel the day coming where I will wake up, be thankful for the love in my life (especially the love for myself), look in the mirror and smile and know that the future, although unpredictable, will be what I make of it. It will be one of the greatest days of my life, but, perhaps, so subtle that I may not even recognize that it happened. That moment of "I'm completely happy," is somewhere around the corner of my upcoming experiences. I can't wait to embrace it fully.
Have you had *that* day yet?
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Michael Saunders (shoulder) is expected to begin a rehab assignment this weekend at Triple-A Tacoma.
Kyle Hendricks took a no-decision despite giving up only one base hit against the Marlins on Friday, allowing four runs (none earned) in five innings with five strikeouts and four walks.
The Astros announced that A.J. Reed will be called up from Triple-A Fresno on Saturday.
Ben Zobrist was diagnosed with a bruised left ankle after going for X-rays.
Steven Matz was chased after giving up six runs in 4 1/3 innings against the Braves on Friday.
Manny Machado went deep for the 18th time as part of a 2-for-4 night as the Orioles defeated the Rays 6-3 on Friday.
Mariners optioned OF Nori Aoki to Triple-A Tacoma.
Angels activated RHP Nick Tropeano from the 15-day disabled list; optioned him to Triple-A Salt Lake.
Buster Posey is not in Friday's lineup against the Phillies.
Brewers manager Craig Counsell said Friday that Domingo Santana (elbow) has seen little improvement and will likely be sidelined through the All-Star break.
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) –There are currently no effective therapies to treat acute kidney injury (AKI). However, a recent study has found that a mood stabilizer used to treat bipolar affective disorders may also treat AKI.
AKI is a potentially serious condition and is increasingly prevalent. It can develop following sepsis, major surgery, trauma, or exposure to drugs that are toxic to the kidneys. It affects about five percent of hospitalized patients and 25 percent to 30 percent of ICU patients.
Research has shown that glycogen synthase kinase (GSK) 3β is an enzyme that plays a major role in the development of AKI. However, GSK3β can be blocked by using inhibitors, including lithium. Lithium is an FDA-approved mood stabilizer used to safely treat bipolar affective disorders. Researchers at Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University School of Medicine found that giving mice a single low dose of lithium following AKI blocks GSK3β in injured kidneys, promotes kidney repair, and accelerates the recovery of kidney function.
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Classic cars and Route 66 go hand in hand. This Saturday, September 6, you can experience both at the 24th Annual Berwyn Route 66 Car Show. Ogden Avenue shuts down to traffic between Oak Park and Ridgeland Avenues the first Saturday in September every year for the car show that's considered the area's biggest and best, attracting more than 30,000 visitors annually.
Stroll through over 500 vintage and custom cars, trucks and motorcycles that made up the Historic Route 66 culture. To add to the nostalgia, legendary WLS disk jockey and Radio Hall of Famer, Dick Biodi, will be on hand to sign autographs and award trophies, and popular Chicago area Elvis impersonator, Rick "Elvis" Saucedo, will perform an Elvis musical at Ogden Top & Trim.
Here is a schedule of the day's events:
- 7 a.m. Vehicles begin the procession to their parking spots
- 10 a.m. Official opening of the event
- 11:30 a.m. Demonstration of Automobile Flamethrowing by the Roamin' Chariots
- 12 noon – 2 p.m. Rick "Elvis" Saucedo performs at Ogden Top & Trim
- 12 noon – 4 p.m. Dick Biondi signs autographs and awards trophies
- 12:30 p.m. Demonstration of Automobile Flamethrowing by the Roamin' Chariots
- 1:30 p.m. Demonstration of Automobile Flamethrowing by the Roamin' Chariots
- Wireless Soul, a top Chicagoland youth rock band performs throughout the event
Parking is available on side streets and at the Berwyn Municipal Parking Garage at 3300 S Grove Street, a three block walk from the show site. The Berwyn Metra train station, a short 15 minute ride from Chicago's Union Station on the BNSF line, is also just three blocks from the show site.
For further details on the Berwyn Route 66 Car Show, check the web site or call (708) 788-8100.


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Inspired by reader feedback and my enjoyment of reading the work of the Los Angeles Times' award winning columnist Steve Lopez, I have decided to introduce Paddling Prose, a new monthly feature chronicling select news, events, and notable accomplishments throughout the colorful expanses of the Stand Up Paddleboarding (SUP) community through my own personal lens. Make sure you've got your leash attached; this could be a wild ride!
Starting close to home, nestled next to the Jamaica Bay Inn in scenic Marina del Rey, Pro SUP Shop's Mike Vaughan has just received delivery of a new storage trailer for the shop and he swears it is as big as a whale. The added capacity has dramatically increased the size of Pro SUP Shop's footprint in the marina. The new trailer's arrival coincided with the Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors granting Pro SUP Shop long term leasing approval thereby bestowing upon them a de facto permanent presence in the marina. In celebration, Mike and his crew dressed up their facility with some stylish and environmentally friendly new turf out front, leaving no doubt that LA's only beachfront SUP shop is geared up for plenty of action in 2014.
Beyond the gravitational pull of LA, the new Stand Up Paddle Athlete's Association (SUPAA) spearheaded by Chase Kosterlitz got off to a rolling start just before its official launch in the new year. I had the opportunity to sit down for lunch with Danny Ching recently to talk about the new association. Ching sits on SUPAA's Advisory Board and has excelled as a multi-sport athlete in numerous paddling disciplines. "SUPAA grew from a need for a basic structure at SUP races," he said. "We do not want there to be too many rules, but there should be a uniform standard of basic start procedures and rules at SUP races." SUPAA's mission statement is well crafted and makes it clear the association is looking to give our sport some structure by channeling everyone's collective passion for paddling. SUPAA is not the first organization to take a stab at this Olympic sized challenge, but the inclusive nature of their achievements thus far bodes well for its future success.
Rounding out the month, industry leader Quickblade Paddles sent the first consignment of their revolutionary new V-Drive paddle to dealers in January. The paddles promptly sold out right around the time news broke of yet another new design from the Mad Scientist known as the Trifecta. Taken together, I expect these two new blades will redefine the paddling experience – particularly at the elite racing level. Speaking of elite athletes, two days ago The Paddler published a wonderful interview with Annabel Anderson in its February edition. The Paddler is an e-publication out of England which may not be widely known within the SUP community on this side of the Atlantic. In the interview, Annabel spoke of the "the feeling of being ostracized from the outset as I was the 'outsider' who didn't 'surf'". Chin up Annabel, they don't surf in Michigan either, but have managed to cultivate a heck of a SUP scene nonetheless. Whatever you are doing, stick with it. The results of testing over the last two years strongly suggest it is working.
Please refer to the accompanying photo list for a rundown of events taking place in Southern California this month. Most importantly of all – keep paddling my friends.
Hal Rosoff Classic
Saturday, February 8, 2014 is the date of the 2014 Hal Rosoff Classic in Newport Beach. Like other events in the outrigger community's Winter Series, the Hal Rosoff features a short and long course. SUPs and prone paddlers are limited to participating in the short course and all registrants will receive pre and post race nourishment for the affordable entry price of just 25 dollars. The race is held on location at the Newport Aquatics Center (NAC) in the scenic Back Bay of Newport Beach Harbor. Additional details regarding start times and registration can be found on the event's page on PaddleGuru.
Sundown Race
The Sundown Race will be hosted by the Del Rey Yacht Club in Marina del Rey on Friday, February 21, 2014. This monthly race features an approximately 3.6 mile circular course for SUPs through the main channel of Marina del Rey. Like all things LA, there have been celebrity guest appearances by some of the sport's top athletes in the past. Anthony Vela and Candice Appleby dropped in this past month the night before their Performance Paddling Clinic at Pro SUP Shop the following day. This laid back race is a great venue for participants of all ages and abilities to come out and compete against their friends and fellow paddlers. Additional information can be found at www.dryc.org.
Lanakila Classic
On Saturday, February 22, 2014, the Lanakila Outrigger Club will host the 2014 Lanakila Classic in scenic Redondo Beach. Like other events in the Winter Series, the Lanakila Classic boasts short and long races, with SUPs limited to the short course. Lunch is provided, so come one out and enjoy the day at Danny Ching's home club. Additional details regarding start times and registration can be found on the event's page on PaddleGuru.


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FD: Vehicle swerves, hits Glendale fire rescue vehicle
GLENDALE, AZ - Several people were taken to the hospital after a Glendale collision involving a fire rescue vehicle on the way to a call.
According to the Glendale Fire Department, the rescue vehicle was responding with lights and sirens activated when a vehicle headed in the opposite direction veered into their lane at 65th and Peoria avenues, hitting them.
There were a total of four vehicles involved with seven patients, including four children and two Glendale firefighters.
Authorities say all victims were taken to the hospital for precautionary reasons and that everyone was properly restrained by seat belts and child safety seats.


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There's a term they use in Hollywood to describe the precise moment when an original series or a franchise runs out of ideas and must resort to shameless stunts to stay relevant. It's called "jumping the shark" after a late "Happy Days" episode in which director Ron Howard, in a desperate attempt to retain viewers, had the Fonz don water skis and launch himself over a shark. It's also a concept that Facebook is now all too familiar with.
This week, Mark Zuckerberg and company strapped on their finest pairs of skis and got some massive air when they announced that Facebook will now allow users to start gambling with real money instead of virtual credits. The executives of Facebook are hoping the move will generate enough buzz to pull the company out of its steady tailspin, but from where we're sitting it's hard to see the decision as anything more than a death knell for the once-great social network.
Fame, as they say, is a fleeting thing, and this has been a particularly tough quarter for Facebook. After acquiring Instagram, the uber-popular hipster photo app, for $1 billion and going public with one of the biggest IPOs the tech industry has ever seen, Facebook has spent the summer hemorrhaging money and losing users. Stocks which opened at $38 a share now trade for $21. The tremendous growth that was supposed to net Facebook 1 billion users by the end of this month has stalled. To make things worse, a recent report discovered that a staggering 83 million of the social network's 955 million profiles are actually fakes or duplicates.
But will allowing users to gamble away their savings on "Bingo & Slots Frienzdy" change anything? Probably not. Looking back, decisions like these are part of the reason why Facebook is experiencing so many woes in the first place. A victim of its own explosive growth, the social network never really took the time to refine its product, like Apple routinely does. Instead, in an effort to be everything to everyone, Facebook has opened its doors to any and all developers. The network that used to embody hipness and youth has turned into a breeding ground for spammy ads, buggy games and malware. Oh, and grandmas love it for its baby photo sharing capabilities.
In order to stay relevant, Facebook needs to be cool again. Gambling apps, such as "Friendzy" from Gamesys, aren't cool. They don't offer the high-stakes poker and blackjack games that are so popular lately. These slot and bingo games feature low-budget cartoon puffballs. The only demographic that kind of business model will attract is the one that's already plinking away its money on credits for Zynga games.
Speaking of money, it's unlikely that the cash flow Facebook will receive from gambling apps is going to do much to fill its coffers. Its pay-for-play Facebook credits haven't exactly been setting the world on fire, and even though the network will get a 30% cut of all developer earnings, it's unlikely that enough people will be gambling to significantly move the revenue needle. Due to strict U.S. gambling regulations, the apps are currently being offered exclusively in the United Kingdom. That puts a big damper on the projected $100 billion a source predicted Facebook could earn by becoming an online casino for American users.
So will a few childish gambling apps be enough to save Facebook? We'd be lying if we said yes. In the end, opening the platform to this dangerous hobby is just another jump over the proverbial shark tank. Gambling isn't going to attract a flock of new users, and it isn't going to generate enough revenue to pull the social network out of its cavernous financial hole. Facebook's reign as the king of social media is over. It just doesn't know it yet.


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"The Real Housewives of Miami" star Joanna Krupa married Romain Zago on a previous episode of the show as the two got married last summer. They moved from their condo into a house in Miami and one could imagine they were talking about having children. However, it sounds like Joanna would much rather focus on her career right now. According to a new US Weekly report published on Jan. 16, "The Real Housewives of Miami" star Joanna Krupa is now questioning when she will have a baby.
"We're talking more and more about it. Honestly, [one second] I want to have a baby and [then] another second I don't feel like I'm ready for it just yet. So what I think I'm gonna do -- unless it happens naturally -- I think I'm gonna freeze my eggs in the next month or two," she revealed to Us Weekly. "I wish I did that in my twenties but, unfortunately, I didn't. So I think I'm gonna do it just in case because every year I'm like, 'This is the year, this is the year.' But I'm still focused on other things that it's just really hard, and I don't want to take it away from being a mother."
The couple is living in both Miami and Los Angeles and with all of the traveling, it sounds like she would prefer waiting until the time is right. "Maybe it'll happen this year," she added. "We're talking. We're definitely talking more about having a baby this year than ever in the last seven years we've been together, but if that doesn't happen then definitely I'm gonna freeze my eggs." She is living in Los Angeles more, but Romain's successful club MYNT is in Miami.
What do you think of them waiting?


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Change Master Projects Class of 2004
Prepared by: Nazenin Assef, MS, Christine Hanshaw, RN, BSN, CDE, Ronald J. Herald, RN, MSN,
Melanie Napier, BS, M. Stuart Spillman, RS
Mentor: Russ Rakestraw
Full Report (pdf format)
Project Deliverables Brochure (pdf format)
Information (ppt)
Males are dying, on average, six years earlier than their female counterparts. It is time for males to take charge of their health. "Widow Busters", a KPHLI team, has undertaken the task of promoting male health to the general public and local public health departments. According to a CDC report, women's life expectancy rose from 79.7 to 79.8 years, while men rose from 74.3 to 74.4 years. White women have the highest life expectancy, 80.2 years; followed by black women (75.5 years), white men (75 years) and black men (68.6 years). "Men in all socioeconomic levels are doing poorly in terms of health," writes David R. Williams, PhD, MPH, with the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Males have higher death rates than women for 15 leading causes of death except Alzheimer's disease. Male's death rates are at least twice as high for accidents, murder, suicide, and liver disorders. Males are slightly more likely to get high blood pressure or cancer, and twice as likely to consume more than five alcoholic drinks a day. Males are more likely than women to be imprisoned, homeless, or to use illegal drugs. Minority males are more likely to live in poverty. While 17% of white males are uninsured, 28% of black males and almost half of Hispanic males have no insurance. Also, females are twice as likely as males to visit a doctor each year. When males do see a doctor, the visits are shorter and are less likely to include advice on lifestyle changes that promote better health.
Work environment also takes its toll; males tend to work in more dangerous jobs than women, and males represent 90% of job fatalities. Stressors and negative emotional states created by poor working conditions can lead to poor sleeping patterns, decreased physical activity, substance abuse, and overeating, all of which negatively impact male's health.
In our culture, males are expected to be strong and silent, especially when it comes to their health. This leads to apathy among males and healthcare providers regarding male health. In order to change attitudes concerning male health our KPHLI team developed a package for distribution to the general public and public health departments.
The package includes a 60 second Public Service Announcement (PSA) video for distribution to local television stations, a 15 second and a 30 second audio PSA for distribution to local radio stations and a printed press release for local newspapers. Also included in the package is a CD containing a PowerPoint presentation, a local health department (LHD) self-assessment tool, and a brochure of recommended male health screenings. This package will be distributed to all local health departments in the Commonwealth for use in their promotion of male health. The "Widow Busters" team will perform additional distribution of video and audio materials across the Commonwealth.
Currently one-half of the population of the United States is underserved in healthcare; the goal of this project is to begin the process of alleviating this inequity, through promotion increased awareness of male health in the general population.
Prepared by: Sheila Atwell R.N., B.S.N., Randy Gooch, B.S., Sandy Good, R.N., M.S.,
Mentors: Margaret Stevens, R.N., Paul McKinney, M.D.
Full Report (pdf format)
Project deliverables (ppt)
National 25-year trends in age-adjusted mortality rates, for breast and cervical cancer, show a decline in mortality largely due to more widespread and effective screening among women. The state of Kentucky is closely aligned with the nation in its recent age-adjusted mortality rate for breast cancer, but exceeds the national rate for cervical cancer mortality.
In 1990, Congress passed the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Act, freeing federal funds to be administered through Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for state women's cancer screening programs. CDC continues to monitor screening compliance rates of these state programs. Because of the demand this places on local health departments and their limited staff, Kentucky Women Cancer Screening Program has discovered non-compliance regarding follow-up for patients with cancer screenings.
To assist local health departments with the burden of improving compliance rates, we have designed matrices for breast and cervical screening follow-up and developed an electronic system from the matrices which can replace labor-intensive tracking. The electronic system can generate reminder letters for normal, as well as abnormal reports. In addition, it can generate letters to notify women to schedule their annual mammograms and Pap tests (for home contacts only).
Our project is in Phase I of piloting the electronic system in two counties. We recommend formal testing to compare its effectiveness with standard manual tracking… Phase II. Should there be evidence showing greater effectiveness for the electronic system, we recommend marketing, in partnership with Custom Data Processing and KWCSP, across the commonwealth…. Phase III. Finally, national marketing, through CDC, may be possible… Phase IV.
Prepared By: Heather Hampton, Melissa Morrison, M.A., Vivian Rakestraw, R.N., M.S.N., Connie Willis, B.S., R.S.
Mentors: Shawn Crabtree, M.S.S.W., M.P.A., J. David Dunn, Dr.Sc. in Hyg., M.P.H.
The U.S. population is aging and increasing in racial and ethnic diversity. Improving health for all populations in the U.S. is currently a major challenge for health departments. In order to overcome this challenge, public health needs qualified, educated and trained professionals. Currently health departments are finding it difficult to hire new professionals for expanding programs and replacing the increasing number of retiring staff. The purpose of this change master's project was to identify the reasons why public health departments are not able to satisfy their workforce needs and develop a mechanism to help supply the increasing demand for public health professionals.
The process began by surveying college students from UK, EKU and WKU to determine their knowledge of and interest in public health career opportunities. Concurrently health department directors or their delegates were surveyed to determine their methods of integrating and recruiting college students in their public health organizations. Based on information obtained from the surveys, it was decided that there is a need to develop methods to perpetually link college students and local health departments, therefore increasing student involvement in public health.
Student involvement as well as opportunities for involvement has increased over the course of the year-long project through several mechanisms. A student committee was created in the Kentucky Public Health Association, KPHA, to increase student involvement within the organization. After establishing bylaws and procedures for the committee, a $4000.00 student scholarship was secured. Current KPHA student chapters were contacted and reinvigorated and student chapter interest was raised at three additional Kentucky colleges. A student involvement web page and chat room was created on the KPHA website, linking students to career opportunities, internship / co-op opportunities, local heath departments, career fairs and other public health related programs. Templates for establishing new KPHA student chapters, marketing fliers, internship guidelines and sample agreements were also created and listed on the web page. All of this information was reproduced on CDs and deliverable folders to be distributed to health department directors and colleges to increase student involvement in public health.
During this process, many new partnerships were formed. The Kentucky Cabinet for Health Services, Personnel Office is presently partnering with local health departments and Kentucky Area Health Education Centers, AHEC, to staff Kentucky college career fairs and develop new internship opportunities. The Kentucky Association of Milk Food and Environmental Sanitarians, KAMFES, is beginning to partner with KPHA and Kentucky colleges to increase student activity in both professional public health organizations. Louisville Metro Health Department staff has linked with University of Louisville and Jefferson County Public Schools to create public health curriculum and participate in high school career fairs.
In conclusion, we hope that the links connected between students, colleges, public health departments and professional organizations will continue to increase student involvement in public health and subsequently fill current as well as future public health workforce needs. We also hope this project will serve as the foundation for future Change Master Projects and professional organizations to further the development of a quality, educated, public health work force.
Innovation comes from people who take joy in their work. - Edwards Demming
Prepared by: Christy Brooks, BA, MSSW, CSW, Evette Hudson, Major Eric Hunter, Darlene Walls, BA, MA
Mentor: Suzie Hamm
There are many definitions of public health set forth by the National Association of City and County Health Officials (NACCHO) Center for Disease Control (CDC), World Health Organization (WHO), American Public Health Association (APHA), Healthy People 2010 and so forth. Yet whatever definition and goals that follow, they all rely on a satisfied workforce to put them into practice. This change master project will create an awareness to the level of job satisfaction among public health employees; and how important a satisfied workforce for the Commonwealth's success in its mission to promote and safeguard the health and wellness of all Kentuckians. This awareness will be created with the promotion and adoption of a job satisfaction survey by local public health directors to use as part of part of their strategic planning and monitoring.
The Kentucky legislature adopted in February 2004, Healthy Kentuckians 2010. This initiative reflects the nation's health agenda and trends facing public health in the next decade. Healthy Kentuckians recognizes that public health workers, the heart of all successful public health initiatives, need to improve their performance of the essential public health services through continuing education and training (Healthy Kentuckians 2010). Other measures Kentucky has taken to ensure the health and well being of its citizens include strategies from Bioterrorism Preparedness to Public Education and Prevention Programs.
Not only do the state's initiatives depend on a workforce with a high level of job satisfaction, but also so does the health of the public. Approximately half of the 2 million deaths in the U.S. each year could be prevented. Public health professionals – in their roles as environmental monitors, inspectors, consumer educators and health care providers – significantly reduce the number of preventable deaths. Only 20 percent of the nation's estimated 400,000 to 500,000 public health professionals have the education and training needed to do their jobs most effectively. (HRSA)
The benefits of a satisfied workforce for public health are nothing short of a "win-win" situation. When people are more satisfied in their jobs they have better attendance records, are healthier, feel more valued.
- Workers' involved in friendly, relaxed and congenial worker groups with supervisors who listen to them, and show concern about the employee's needs, become more supportive and productive than others, even under less favorable working conditions.
- Workers' satisfaction with the social and interpersonal relationships with their peers significantly influences productivity, and workers feel substantial pressures from their peers to conform to the norms of their work group. (Conrad, 1990)
Kentucky has approximately 1,500 public health workers working in independent, district, and single county agencies. Like so many public service working environments, employees are expected to do a lot with less. They are some of the most dedicated and committed professionals who help individuals and families struggling to maintain a reasonable level of productive health. Yet, how often do supervisors and directors look to the needs of their employees as much as they do to the needs of the community or the initiatives imposed on them?
Another dependent on a satisfied public health workforce includes the Kentucky Public Health Leadership Institute. Over the past four years, the institute has brought together selected public health employees with leadership abilities to enhance their skills and start them on the road to becoming Public Health leaders. As part of this program, change master teams introduced many projects that have contributed to improving the quality, either directly or indirectly, of the health of Kentucky citizens. These initiatives also assume the state has a satisfied workforce and therefore will take on their missions.
The Employee Job Satisfaction Survey produced by this change master project will offer local health department directors an avenue to address employee job satisfaction. This tool, divided into three categories; Overall Job Satisfaction, Job Characteristics, and Role Ambiguity will give insight to the issues for directors to build on the strengths of their employees and rectify those factors that contribute to their dissatisfaction.
Prepared by: Betty Ford, R.N., Melissa D. Harris, R.N., B.S.N., Read G. Harris, M.P.A.,
Surinder ("SAM") K. Kad, M.D., F.A.C.P., M.P.H., M.B.A., Janet Overstreet, B.S. Becky Simpson, M.S.S.W.
Mentor: C. Ann Bray, A.A.
The United States (U.S.) has the science and ability to address some of the top health and health system problems, but has failed to act. Excessive costs, widening disparities in health status, high prevalence of chronic disease, high numbers of uninsured and inadequate investment in the continuum of health services contribute to a poor state of national health. Despite spending more money on health care than other nations, in 2000 the United States ranked 25th among all nations in life expectancy. Only one percent of health dollars are spent on public health efforts to improve overall health (1,2).
The nation's public health capacity is being seriously compromised at the very time that emerging threats to the public's health require advances in public health science, training and leadership. Bioterrorism preparedness is crucial, but we need to ensure that it is not diverting resources from other public health programs. An unhealthy population cannot protect the nation (3).
Chronic diseases are among the most prevalent, costly and preventable of all health problems. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), seven in 10 Americans die each year of a chronic disease. Yet interventions to prevent some of the nation's leading causes of death and disability remain grossly underutilized and underfunded.
Our system is tilted toward treating people after they get sick rather than keeping people healthy and preventing these diseases. We know the root causes of the most deadly and debilitating diseases, such as cancer, heart disease, stroke and diabetes, and we know how to prevent them. Our nation should put a higher priority on disease prevention and health promotion, and put more resources behind them. Tobacco use, unhealthy diet and physical inactivity are the leading causes of preventable death and illness.
The number of Americans with little or no health insurance contributes to the poor state of the nation's health. Widespread lack of health care coverage affects not only the uninsured and their families, but also the communities in which they live. Without health insurance people do not get care when they are sick and do not get routine preventive health services that can avert or detect serious illnesses early.
Prepared by: Melinda Copenhaver, Lisa Walls, David Jones, Melody Prunty, Christie Green
Mentors: Swannie Jett, MS, BS, Dr. John Poundstone
Healthy People 2010 states that, although "the diversity of the American population may be one of the Nation's greatest assets, it also represents a range of health improvement challenges. Healthy People 2010 is firmly dedicated to the principle that - regardless of age, gender, race or ethnicity, income, education, geographic location, disability, and sexual orientation - every person in every community across the Nation deserves equal access to comprehensive, culturally competent, community-based health care systems that are committed to serving the needs of the individual and promoting community health."
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Section 601 42 U.S.C. 2000d) provides that no person shall "on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participating in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance." The purpose of Title VI is to prohibit programs that receive federal funds from discriminating against applicants, participants or consumers on the basis of race, color or national origin. Specifically, Title VI addresses the mandate that all recipients of federal funds refrain from national origin discrimination against "Limited English Proficiency" persons.
Individuals who do not speak English as their primary language and who have limited ability to write, read, speak, or understand English are "Limited English Proficient" (LEP). Community members seeking to participate in health promotion or awareness activities and persons who encounter the public health system are two examples of LEP contacts most relevant to Local Health Departments in Kentucky.
In August 2000, the Department of Health and Human Services issued guidance for all recipients of their funding on how to comply with the Title VI mandate. A second, revised, policy guidance document was issued on August 8, 2003. Titled "Guidance to Federal Financial Assistance Recipients Regarding Title VI Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination Affecting Limited English Proficient Persons," this guidance is meant to be the format by which all recipients of federal funds develop individual compliance plans.
The Title VI federal mandate for the provision of fair and equitable services to LEP persons is significant for both the Kentucky Department for Public Health and all Local Health Departments across the state. The Kentucky Department for Public Health must develop a plan that outlines the means by which it will assure the compliance of all sub-contractors (or sub-recipients of federal funds) with the Title VI mandate. In that capacity, DPH is responsible for assuring the compliance of all Local Health Departments because they are considered sub-recipients of federal funds. Los Cincos Amigos also recommends that DPH assume responsibility for translating any written material required for use in program services at Local Health Departments. Translating materials at the state level reduces the overall cost of Title VI compliance; it also guarantees consistency and quality of written materials statewide.
To ensure meaningful access, covered entities must provide language assistance and written translation of documents into regularly encountered non-English languages. Communication must be effective and provided at no cost to client/patient/beneficiary. What does this mean for Local Health Departments? Each LHD must develop a compliance plan that reflects the demographics of the community in which service is provided. Each LHD must find cost effective ways to employ medically competent interpreters and translators.
Demographics vary from region to region across Kentucky, and sometimes even from county to county. Therefore, a "boilerplate" compliance document from DPH will not be applicable for each Local Health Department. For example, metropolitan areas have larger populations of LEP persons and may have to employ a number of interpreters to carry out their public health activities. On the other hand, a small, rural Local Health Department may have a very tiny population of LEP persons, and their compliance may be simply carried out by means of a telephonic interpreting service contract. Although Spanish is overall the most common language spoken by LEP persons in Kentucky, other languages vary across the state.
For this reason, Los Cincos Amigos determined that developing a guidance document for Local Health Departments would simplify the process and enable LHD's to tailor their compliance plans to meet the needs of their own communities.
Fourteen (14) National Standards for Culturally Appropriate Health Care (CLAS) have been issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to ensure that all people entering the health care system receive equitable and effective treatment in a culturally and linguistically appropriate manner. There are three Categories of Standards:
- Mandates are current Federal requirements of all recipients of Federal funds.
- Guidelines are activities recommended for adoptions as mandates by Federal, State and national accrediting agencies.
- Recommendations are suggested as voluntary adoption by health care organizations.
The following standards apply specifically to the Department for Public Health and the Local Health Departments:
Standard #4
Health care organizations must offer and provide language assistance services, including bilingual staff and interpreter services, at no cost to each patient/consumer with limited English proficiency at all points of contact, in a timely manner during all hours of operation. The following are acceptable means of providing language assistance:
- Bilingual staff
- Face-to-face interpretation by trained, contract or volunteer staff
- Telephone interpreter services should be used as a supplemental system
Standard #5
Health care organizations must provide to patients/consumers in their preferred language both verbal offers and written notices informing them of their right to receive language assistance services. Notification methods include:
- Language identification or "I speak" cards;
- Posting signs in regularly encountered languages,
- Creating uniform procedures for effective telephone communication, and
- Statements about services available and the right to free language assistance services
Standard #6
Health care organizations must assure the competence of language assistance provided to LEP patients/consumers by interpreters and bilingual staff. Family and friends should not be used to provide interpretation services (except by request of the patient/consumer).
Standard #7
Health care organizations must make available easily understood patient-related materials and post signage in the languages of commonly encountered groups and/or groups represented in the service area. Examples relevant to the public health realm of written materials that must be translated include, applications for services, intake and consent forms, medical treatment instructions, patient history forms, etc.
Prepared by: David A. Reed, BBA, Mark A. Vaughn
Mentor: Clyde Bolton, BGS, MSA
Assuring a competent public health workforce in today's fact-paced and ever-changing environment has become an increasingly difficult task. Training efforts to improve the knowledge and skills of public health workers face many obstacles. There are financial constraints and work-related constraints on both sides of the training equation: those who provide the training and those who receive the training. Our Change Master team focused on adding an additional option to the current training mix that would be beneficial to both groups; and hopefully, would be more efficient and effective at meeting the true training need.
Our project began as a continuation of the "Training Wheels" project from one of last year's KPHLI Change Master groups. The idea was to create a mobile learning center that would travel to local health departments to provide hands-on training. The mobile lab would consist of computer workstations where employees could receive small-group classroom-style training specific to their need.
Our Change Master team set out to promote and coordinate the "Training Wheels" initiative with a desire of successfully implementing a program that would result in a better-trained public health workforce.


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Sep 19, 2011 12:21 PM
Here's the thing, we think this could be an awesome practical joke for Halloween, but not if it backfires by literally scaring the sh** out of your guest. We suggest hiding the Toilet Monster ($21) in somebody else's bathroom, so you're not stuck cleaning up the after shock.
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Fans of "Dance Moms" are going to love the upcoming reunion show highlighting the dancers of the popular Lifetime show. That's right, Abby Lee Miller won't be yelling and the mothers won't be around to steal the spotlight. According to Digital Journal on Monday, Mackenzie "Mack Z" Ziegler, the nine-year-old breakout star has her hit "It's A Girl Party" on iTunes and her album reached the top spot on the charts, beating out Pharrell. She is debuting the music video on Tuesday for the "Dance Moms: Girl Talk" episode.
While fans of the show have been vocal on how the season has been portrayed, it appears that this week it is all about the young ladies and how they feel being on the show. Sitting down with a junior reunion feeling, it gives the kids a chance to have a voice, talk about the performances and even share a few moments about their friends. The kids won't have the worry of the adults around so there will be plenty of discussion.
"Do you agree with Chloe when she says all the moms are a little bit crazy? Find out what the others girls say," reads the Dance Mom's Facebook page on Monday.
According to the IBTimes, the fans will also see a tribute to Kelly Hyland's girls, Brook and Paige. The former stars are no longer on the show, but the dancers wanted to do something special for their fellow friends. This emotional moment probably is the kindest gesture to the kids who were put in the middle of a very serious situation.
Mackenzie "Mack Z" Ziegler shared with the fans that she is ready for everyone to see all the work she put into the video (and music) on the show. Giving a teaser on Instagram, the fans can hardly wait to see what the young star has to offer and reflect on how the season has progressed through the eyes of the dancers.


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Google can answer most things and a New York policeman accused of plotting cannibalism made full use, with queries including "human meat recipes" and "best rope to tie someone," his trial heard Monday.
Prosecutors wrapped up their case against Gilberto Valle, 28, with testimony from the FBI agent who scoured the accused's computers for hundreds of sick downloads that the government says prove a conspiracy to kidnap women for rape, torture -- and eating.
The jury was shown disturbing images from fetish websites of women being burned and prepared for cooking -- or at least simulations of this -- and was told by FBI Special Agent Stephen Flatly about other searches Valle allegedly made to help his cannibal plans.
These also included "what to look for in human meat," and "white slavery."
Valle, a six year police veteran who was studying for promotion to sergeant, faces life in prison if convicted on the kidnap conspiracy charge. He is also charged with illegally accessing the police database, which prosecutors allege was used to investigate potential kidnap victims.
His lawyers, due to open their defense case Tuesday, say Valle is nothing more than a sexual fantasist with bizarre, even horrible, but harmless proclivities shared by many men on specialist websites.
No women were harmed by Valle, who used the websites to discuss cannibalism of young women, including his now estranged wife, with other men. One of those men, Dale Bolinger, also known by his Internet handle as Moody Blue, has been arrested by British police on child pornography charges.
A lawyer for Valle, dubbed the "cannibal cop" in the US media, told Judge Paul Gardephe the evidence in the now completed prosecution case was so flimsy that the accused man should be acquitted immediately.
"There's overwhelming evidence that Mr Valle engaged in very, very ugly conversations," the attorney said, "but engaging in very ugly conversations is not what he's charged with. Yes there were words... but the words were said in a particular context on the Internet."
The judge withheld a decision on the defense motion to acquit Valle, meaning his defense case would have to go forward.
Lead defense lawyer Julia Gatto said their first witness would be the Russian founder of the cannibal fetish website Valle often visited. It is possible that Valle himself will testify.
But one of his lawyers told the judge that they hoped this would not be necessary, because of the embarrassment facing Valle.
"Mr Valle may well have to take the stand and may well have to go through every masturbatory fantasy he ever had since he was a teenager to explain what was going on," the attorney said.


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Come hear from Michael Kirschman, the Deputy Director of Mecklenburg County Parks and Recreation, as he presents "The Dollars and Sense of Public Parks." Kirschman is responsible for the administrative services for the department, which manages and maintains over 19,000 acres and 210 parks, nature preserves, greenways and special facilities in the City of Charlotte and 6 surrounding towns. He also spent 7 years managing with county's award winning Nature Preserves & Natural Resources Division.
The Sustainability Café is designed to develop and strengthen the network of people who are involved in sustainability research and/or advocacy and to build the social capital needed to address the most pressing issues of the 21st century. Faculty, staff, students and community members are encouraged to participate in these discussions in order to benefit from the rich, diverse knowledge base present in Clemson's community and to offer an opportunity for direct communication with members of the President's Commission on Sustainability.
Civil Engineering, CES, Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Sustainability Education, Centers and Institutes, Planning, Development and Preservation, CAAH, CAFLS, Planning, Design and the Built Environment, Landscape Architecture, Healthy Campus, Student Affairs, President's Commission on Sustainability
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PANAMA CITY, FL- Family members of a teenage rape victim are speaking publicly about the assault and initial police response.
As we first told you Monday the attack happened last week in the Glenwood community. Wednesday we learned that the victim is an 18 year old high school student. She was attacked last Friday, but it took 3 days for details of the crime to become public.
The girl was attacked as she walked home from school. A man hit her in the head with a shovel, dragged her into some woods behind an abandoned house on 11th court, and sexually assaulted her.
Wednesday family members said she's still in shock, and they're afraid that it could happen to someone else.
Trina Ewell said, "To hear the phone calls, and then to physically see it was something traumatic."
Police began their investigation Friday afternoon, but the family says they didn't get the initial response expected.
"Sunday was when we were like, 'we have to do something.' There's still no contact, no call back."
Taking matters into their own hands, family members began handing out flyers, and searching the area where the attack occurred.
They found the girl's bracelet near the house, and the shovel they think was used in the attack. They turned the evidence over to police.
Wednesday Police Chief John Van Etten said officers should have done more. "What I regret most is that there was a serious breakdown in communications," Van Etten said. "The supervisors, no one in command staff here, the Lieutenant, our public information officer. None of this information got to those folks that mattered. Absolutely a public safety bulletin should have gone out Friday afternoon, that should have happened."
The family and community leaders are now getting that word out to the community.
Greg Dossie, with the Rainbow Push Coalition said, "Violently attacked. Violently attacked, before she was sexually assaulted. So, the parents need to be made aware of that."
"We're just asking the community, for once, come out of your shell, and it's now time to help us," added Ewell.
As of Wednesday afternoon Police are still searching for the suspect, and say the investigation has not been compromised.
The suspect is described as a black man in his mid-to-late 30's, about 5-foot-8 to 5-foot-10 with dreadlocks or corn row braids.
If you have any information about this case, call the Panama City Police Department at 850-872-3100.
The family and police are offering a $5,000 dollar reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction. They family has scheduled a rally on 11th court and Martin Luther King Jr. drive this Friday May 4th at 3.


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Nethra Raghuraman Movies and Career Information
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Nethra Raghuraman is an Indian actress and model from Vadodara, Gujarat, India. She has been selected as Look of the Year contest winner for Femina magazine in 1997. She also won the Best female newcomer title at Star Screen Awards in 2000. Her most notable films include Thakshak by Govind Nihalani and Bhopal Express, a David Lynch presentation. She is also the winner of popular TV show Khataron Ke Khiladi hosted by superstar Akshay Kumar.
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For our twelfth entry in Making Matcha Recipes, we made our newest recipe – Matcha Brownies. Simple and quick, these delicious brownies comes together quickly and are guaranteed to please both the brownie aficionado and Matcha master alike.
Take a look at the whole post below as well as thoughts and impressions on the process of the all new recipe.
When you're finished reading this post, we recommend looking over the previous eleven installments of Making Matcha Recipes: Matcha Krispy Treats, Matcha Chocolate Cottage Cake, Matcha Tofu Ice Cream, Matcha Chocolate Chip Rice Cookies, Matcha White Chocolate Salted Caramel Bonbons, Matcha Hot Chocolate, Matcha Chocolate Dipped Madeleines, Matcha Roll Cookies, Matcha Ice Cream, Matcha Premium Ice Cream, and Matcha Marshmallows.
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College Hockey:Buckeyes Close In On Home Ice With Win Over UNO
OMAHA, Neb. — Ohio State jumped out to a 4-0 lead and then overcame a furious third-period rally by Nebraska-Omaha to hold on for a 4-3 win Friday at Civic Auditorium in the first game of a crucial two-game CCHA series.
With the win, the Buckeyes moved into sole possession of fifth place in the CCHA, two points ahead of Nebraska-Omaha and one ahead of Western Michigan, a 4-3 winner over Michigan State Friday. A loss or tie by Alaska against Notre Dame Friday would clinch home ice for the Buckeyes in the first round of the CCHA playoffs.
The Buckeyes improved to 13-13-5 on the year (11-10-4 CCHA), while the Mavericks fell to 13-14-8 overall (10-11-4 CCHA).
Said Ohio State head coach John Markell, "It was a good win. The guys worked hard and did a lot of good things. We were able to stop them 5-on-5; we worked hard on that all week long. It's a credit to our guys. We have to come back and get two points tomorrow. The pack (in the league standings) stayed with us.
The Buckeyes jumped out to a 1-0 lead at 10:03 of the first period on a goal by Andrew Schembri. Schembri tucked home the rebound of a Tyson Strachan shot from close range, with John Dingle also notching an assist on the play.
Ohio State extended its lead to 2-0 on a Corey Elkins power-play goal at 16:38 of the first. Schembri and Matt Waddell picked up assists on the goal as Schembri found Elkins in the low slot. The Buckeyes controlled play the majority of the period, outshooting the Mavericks, 7-3.
Ohio State had the only goal of the second period, pushing its lead to 3-0 at the 15:05 mark. Strachan rifled in a shot from the point that deflected off UNO goalie Jeremie Dupont and in. Dingle and Mathieu Beaudoin assisted on the goal.
The Buckeye lead grew to 4-0 on a goal by defenseman Kyle Hood at 2:43 of the third period. Schembri collected his third point of the game with an assist, while Mathieu Picard also garnered an assist.
Nebraska-Omaha then cut the Buckeye lead to one with goals at 9:05, 11:39 and 16:27 of the third period.
Scott Parse scored the first two goals for the Mavericks and Alex Nikiforuk added the third, a power-play strike. The Mavericks pulled Dupont for the extra attacker with 1:21 remaining and then had a 6-on-4 advantage after the Buckeyes were called for a penalty, but Ohio State was able to hold UNO off to preserve the win.
Buckeye freshman goaltender Joseph Palmer made 22 saves on the night, including 10 in the third period, and improved to 13-11-4 on the year. Dupont had 16 saves for UNO. Ohio State ended the game with 20 shots, while the Mavericks had 25.
The Buckeyes were 1-for-4 on the power play and held UNO to one power-play goal on eight chances.
The teams square off again at 9:05 p.m. (ET) Saturday in Civic Auditorium in the final game of the series. The game Saturday will be televised on CSTV.
"We have to be able to sustain our play for 60 minutes," said Markell. "It's a continuing process. I thought we did better tonight than we did last weekend. We did well in front of a hostile crowd."
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College Hockey:Albany's Pepsi Arena Gains New Moniker
Times Union Acquires Naming Rights
ALBANY, N.Y. — The site of the ECACHL playoffs and NCAA East Regionals in 2008 and 2010 is getting a new name.
Albany, N.Y., County Executive Mike Breslin and Mark Aldam, Publisher of the Albany Times Union, announced Thursday that the newspaper has purchased the naming rights to the Pepsi Arena, effective Jan. 1, 2007.
The agreement for the new ten-year naming rights contract for the Times Union Center will yield more than $3.5 million in cash payments over the term of the contract and provide substantial additional value in marketing and advertising.
"I am pleased to announce that the Arena will be named the Times Union Center," said Breslin. "Our ten-year contract with Pepsi Bottling Group has been rewarding and our new partnership with the Times Union, which is such an integral part of our community, will bring even more success. I look forward to working with Mark Aldam and his staff to boost event attendance and bring additional revenue to our county taxpayers."
"We are very excited about this marketing partnership," said Aldam. "Obtaining the naming and usage rights to this visible and vital entertainment center underscores the Times Union's commitment to this region."
The 17,500-seat facility averages 165 events a year. It is owned by Albany County and managed by SMG, the world's largest private management firm for public assembly facilities.
The Pepsi Arena is home to the Albany River Rats of the American Hockey League, the Albany Conquest of the Arena Football II League and the Siena Saints Division I College Basketball. Other sporting events held at the Arena include NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Regionals, NCAA Division I Men's Wrestling Championship, MAAC Tournament, New York State High School Wrestling Championships and both Men and Women's NBA pre-season basketball games.
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Debug and Test CUDA Kernels with Cudapad
A powerful free tool currently still in development aims to let you interactively debug and experiment with your CUDA kernels. Named CudaPad, it's a great addition to CUDA Development suites.
What is cudapad? Cudapad is a software that helps developments develop and test small kernals for NVidia's© Cuda© language. Sometimes in your IDE you'll want a quick way build or test a piece of Cuda code and CudaPad lets you do it. It shows the ptx code, cubin code, register count, error and more on the fly. There is no need to manually compile your code.
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Fox Reading Conference
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Speaker: Dr. Caresa Brooks with Director of Murfreesboro City Schools and RTI team
Topic: Successful Implementation of RTI2 in Murfreesboro City Schools
RTI2 can be challenging to structure and implement; however, the benefits can be great.
Administrators from Murfreesboro City Schools will describe and illustrate how the
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Untitled, (Hell)
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For Dash Snow photography becomes a way of engaging with environment and memory. Each snapshot captures a place, time, and emotion, freeze-framing the individual components of everyday experience, mapping out the compilation of an identity. Using a Polaroid camera for its instantaneous results and association as keep-sakes, the familiar format of SnowŌĆÖs photos replicates the sentiments of his images: cheap, disposable, and plebian mementos become humble evidence of discarded beauty.
Documenting his life through a lens, SnowŌĆÖs photographs explore personal existence as a periphery to globalised culture. Presenting an unabridged account of his marginalised lifestyle, SnowŌĆÖs often uncomfortable images paint an intimate portrait where topical issues such as sex, drugs, poverty, and anti-social behaviour are confronted from a frank position of personal participation. Translated through the generic quality of his medium, SnowŌĆÖs photos convey the disoriented fragments of memory as voyeuristic observation, conceiving the experience of ŌĆśselfŌĆÖ as a bi-product of mass media dissociation.
Picturing the underbelly of contemporary culture, Snow distances his images with cinematic veritas. Graffiti, ironically broken signage, seedy hotel sex romps, and instances of human despair donŌĆÖt evoke empathy, but rather suggest a poetic affirmation of humanity and against-the-odds survivalism.
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Untitled, (We Can Handle It)
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Untitled, (LA Drunk on Cart)
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Untitled, (Jesus Loves U)
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Untitled, (Dakota Smoking)
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50.8 x 50.8 cm
Dash SnowŌĆÖs Untitled (Thong) reworks imagery of porn, violence, and glamour into a totem of faded power. Recalling the optimistic ideology of Suprematist design, SnowŌĆÖs collage presents a futuristic icon from degenerate emblems. Mounted on a mundane wall paper background, photocopied snippets of syringes, gems, rodents, machine parts and bottoms merge as an abstracted cyborg figure, an unsavoury goddess of underclass bravura.
Dash Snow
Incest the Game the Whole Family Can Play
Unique photo, vintage record player, hand painted record, hand painted cinder blocks
Photo 121.9 x 76.2cm
Installation dimensions variable
Using the aesthetics of an instructional display, Dash Snow sets a poster-sized photograph above a Fischer Price record player mounted on a stack of cinderblocks in his Incest The GameŌĆ" Made from painted construction bricks, SnowŌĆÖs plinth provides a harsh domestic foundation over which he pits pubescent taboo. The snogging teenagers in the photograph are surrounded by a strange lighting effect, the lamps in the background giving the illusion of a ghostly presence or mystical aura. Accompanied by a toy turntable rotating a hand painted LP, Snow alludes to the confusing state between childhood and the adult world, made more daunting through sinister implication.
Dash Snow
Digital C-Prints
223.5 x 120.7 cm
In Dash SnowŌĆÖs Untitled, three photographs are arranged in vertical succession, creating a loose narrative in their film strip composition. Intentionally ambiguous, his blurred and cropped images simulate intoxicated perception, encapsulating seedy late night ambience with fragmented distortion. Shot from an obscure floor-level angle, Snow places the viewer in the position of the paralytic; his obscure glimpses of pub life transform the benign into hallucinatory visions of the bizarre and grotesque.
Dash Snow
Untitled (Diptych)
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Left: 121.9 x 100.3 cm
Right: 127 x 97.8cm
Dash SnowŌĆÖs Untitled presents a double tragedy with frank candour. In the image on the left, Snow photographs a newspaper clipping of Pat Tillman, an American professional footballer who famously gave up his career at the top of his game to serve his country in Iraq and Afghanistan, where he was sadly killed by friendly fire. Juxtaposed against another media image of an Islamic father rushing through war torn territory clutching his terrified daughter, Snow offers a diptych as protest, highlighting the consequences of conflict and its impossible morality.
Dash Snow
Polaroid wall
20 enlarged Polaroid photographs c-print
20 x 20 ins each
Dash Snow originally started taking photos when he was a yobbish teenager. Using his Polaroids as a diaristic record of the many ŌĆśnights beforeŌĆÖ he couldnŌĆÖt remember, his snapshots piece together a fragmented portrait of peripheral existence. Filling in the voids of his blackouts, SnowŌĆÖs photos broach the seedy and taboo with a dislocated intimacy. Suggesting a subplot of double-identity, SnowŌĆÖs camera operates as a tool of psychological intervention. Creating a ŌĆśmemory bankŌĆÖ through a lens, he becomes an observer of his own life, forging the personal as dissociative media experience. Working in similar genre to Nan Goldin and Richard Billingham, SnowŌĆÖs images are uncomfortable in their subject matter. Instances of sex, drugs, violence, and poverty are documented with disarming frankness and honesty. Offering a unique insight into an alternative lifestyle, Snow uncovers a poetic beauty within the dissolute and discarded.
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Leonce Raphael Agbodj├®lou
Olaf Breuning
Jonny Briggs
Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin
Elina Brotherus
Anders Clausen
Mat Collishaw
JH Engstr├Čm
Mitch Epstein
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Daniel Gordon
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Born in New York
Sutton Lane, London
Rivington Arms, New York
Moments Like This Never Last, Rivington Arms, New York
Group Show with Nico Dios, Ry Fyan, and Dash Snow, The Proposition, New York
Survivor, Bortolami Dayan, New York
Day For Night, Whitney Biennial, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
Good Bye To All That, Rivington Arms, New York
Live Through This: New York 2005, Deitch Projects, Miami
Interstate, Nicole Klagsbrun, New York
ŌĆ£With us against reality, or against us!ŌĆØ, Willy Wonka Inc. Oslo, Norway and Galleri S.E, Bergen, Norway
Session the Bowl, Deitch Projects, New York
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DonŌĆśt Be Scared, Rivington Arms, New York
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I said that my illnesses would not define me; yet, as I type my thoughts I realize that I have let them shape my life. How do I separate myself from something that is a part of me? Do I even need to? I suffer from Depression and Borderline Personality Disorder, not to mention a long list of physical alignments. No matter what you take from reading my entries, you will see what the world is like through the eyes of someone else – someone who is still trying to find their way.
Monday, October 10, 2011
My Book
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- Brian Pollack said...
Best of lick with the book. I hope you aren't feeling as hyper-aware as your blog description entails. It's not easy to be so sensitive that you feel sufocated by your own actions. Keep writing, you've seen to have gone missing. There's a community out there that would love to hear from you.
- Leigh Turgeon said...
CONGRATULATIONS on publishing your book!!
My name is Leigh. Your exceptional blog deals with depression awareness and I know you are familiar with the importance of mental health. It is for these reasons that I contact you today.
I am 'every woman', the girl next door and the one you never would have suspected, however, for years I have been struggling with depression. I have written a book about my experiences entitled "The Blue Veil".
Through this book, it is my aim to reduce the stigma of depression by increasing awareness of the issue. I am donating a large percentage of the proceeds to 15 carefully chosen mental health awareness organizations worldwide. I have provided the list of these organizations at the end of this email.
This is where you come in. I am organizing a 2 month long online book release campaign, structured around various depression awareness weeks around the world. It will be from July 1st to August 31st. My request is, during this period of time would you be willing to host me on your blog for a few days of those months? This can be carried out in a few ways:
-I would send you a couple/few articles that talk about my book and of course depression awareness. You would post these articles on your blog over a few days during those months (letting me know which days you will choose)
-You could write your own prose about "The Blue Veil" and depression awareness and post these articles on your blog over the course of the months (letting me know which days you will choose).
Now you may be wondering what is in this for you and your blog? Well, I could provide you with a free version of "The Blue Veil". You could also review the depression awareness organizations, which I will send to you, to see if there is one you would like to be included and I will certainly look into it.
More on "The Blue Veil":
Up to 58 MILLION suffer from it in the US alone, and VERY FEW talk about it. Is it your friend, colleague or neighbor? Now, finally, 'The Blue Veil' brings a modern, raw account of depression. Read it and understand your loved ones better. Be assured that no one is alone.
``Leigh has everything going for her when the unthinkable happens. She loses control of her own emotions and everything in her life begins to slip away. With a marriage strained to the brink, the loss of her father, fertility issues and the loss of her job, will Leigh be able to move beyond The Blue Veil and take back control of her future?``
Thanks so much for your consideration and efforts. I understand that you are busy, so I wanted to express my sincere gratitude. It is with great respect for you and your blog that I write this email and it would mean so much to me to have your readers aware of my efforts.
Please do not hesitate to contact me at any time if you have any questions regarding my request.
Sincerely yours,
Leigh Turgeon
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I'm going to email you a longer version of this request, listing the organizations that will benefit from this book.
- Stress relief said...
Congratulations on the new book! Im sure that people will read useful informations in it!
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Feb. 1, 2012
Throughout the Arizona Wildcat women's basketball season, senior Shanita Arnold will keep a weekly blog about life as a senior in the Pac-12. Check back for more updates from Shanita!
Hello Wildcat Fans!
I hope all is well. It's February and that means we are getting to the second half on conference play. Although the first half did not go as planned, just like in a game, you always have to play two halves. We are working hard every day to improve so we can start winning again. So keep cheering us on and giving your support. We thank you all so much for what you bring to McKale for every game.
Next up is Cal at 7 p.m. on Thursday and Stanford at 2 p.m. on Saturday. Saturday is also our Pink Zone Game in support of breast cancer awareness. Be sure to wear your pink for Saturday's game! I hope to see you all at both games. Until next time, have a great week.