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The banquet room of Evergreen Conference Center was packed with angels and their family and friends Sunday night for the 16th Annual Angels Amongst Us Awards Dinner. The angels were all nominated by people whose lives have been touched through their acts of kindness.
The annual event is sponsored by the Mountain Bear Fan Club, which provides thousands of stuffed bears to anyone in a traumatic situation. Angels Amongst Us winners are awarded with a bear decorated uniquely to their area of service.
Out of the 31 nominations, Colonel Bruce Derry, USMCR, Ret., was named the 2012 Man of the Year for his work with the Yosemite High School cadet corps. For the first time in the event's history, the 2012 Woman of the Year wished to remain anonymous and did not attend the event.
Derry was nominated for his involvement in the Mountain Area.
A retired Marine Corps colonel, Derry served his country for 33 years and now serves his local community in many capacities. He is a member of the Marine Corps League and acts as their scholarship chairman, organizing fundraisers and activities to raise money for scholarships. Derry is also a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars where he serves as quartermaster, handles funds and funding of projects, expenses and scholarships. He also assists with the annual Toys for Tots drive.
Derry is the military science instructor for the YHS cadet corps. Derry's nomination highlighted the many hours he devotes to training, discipline and education of students.
"The community has benefited again and again from the vast array of service projects, military and patriotic duties, and public appearances," the nomination said, adding his involvement with school field trips, training exercises, parades, flag detachments, his help with Caring Vets, the Sluice Box Derby and Ladies of the Lake activities, managing parking for the Coarsegold Rodeo, honor guards for all high school activities and community beautification.
"Bruce will show up with a gift of fire wood, an offer of truck/trailer/time to help you move, assist other high school clubs with their activities, provide security at high school games, help with planning and maintenance of the local Freedom Fests or provide any help needed at Our Lady of the Sierra," the nomination said. "His heart knows no limits and his vocabulary does not include 'too tired to help' or 'too busy.' He is an Angel Amongst Us."
Derry said it was a tremendous honor to be named man of the year.
"I'm only able to do that because of the great love and support and kindness of the community and the many people I'm involved with in the many community services we have," Derry said. "They all provide a tremendous opportunity for us to walk in and ask for their donations and interest."
Derry says his work with the cadet corps all boils down to the students. He also thanked Ellen Peterson for earning all the requirements to become commandant of cadets because without her certification, YHS wouldn't have the cadet corps that he gives so much time to.
"It (cadet corps) provides a home away from home and family for the kids," Derry said. "They're out doing fund-raisers and service work for the community and that's my motivation to try to help out where I can. I just feel very honored and humbled that the organization chose me."
However Derry said none of this would be possible without his wife of 38 years, Carol.
"I want to thank my family and especially my wife for giving me the opportunity to work with kids and provide me time away from home to work with the cadet corps," Derry said. "She is definitely a key to my existence and has always supported me in my activities. Without her support, I wouldn't have the energy to do what I do."
Diane Boland and the Coarsegold Historic Village were recognized as the 2012 Business of the Year. Boland is known for organizing the annual Memorial and Labor Day peddler's fairs as well as the annual Tarantula Awareness Festival.
"Diane has created a true community center in the Historic Coarsegold Village," her nomination stated. "She works tirelessly to keep the Coarsegold area on the map working with the chamber and other local groups. She has supported non-profits to help them grow and make positive contributions to our community. Diane is a wonderful person who is creative, innovative and kind. Her love of Coarsegold shows through her energy and efforts on a daily basis."
Upon receiving her bear award, Boland said it all came down to one thing -- fighting for something you believe in.
The 2012 Couples of the Year are Terry and Sue McKinney and William and Barbara Whitehead. Both couples help haul produce every week to four food bank locations for all the elderly, needy and handicapped people of the area.
The 2012 Groups of the Year are Viola Carr and Kathy Thornburg of the North Fork Boosters and manager Laura Graham and groundskeeper Cito Baeza for their dedication to the Oakhurst Community Center.
Marjorie Jackson, who died in October, was named Heavenly Angel. She was a founding member of the Coarsegold Historical Society and was said to have been a "catalyst for its success," according to her nomination.
Also recognized were:
Paula Beresford for her diligence in finding homes for animals whose families can no longer take care of them.
Attorney Greg Chappel who has continually supported the community through many activities.
Lahna Crabtree, director of Heartland Opportunity Center.
Mary Lou Finley who is devoted to the Golden Chair Theater where she has acted and danced and has served as spokesperson for the theater.
Judi Hussain works at the Yosemite Sierra Visitors Bureau but put her life "on hold" to help out her neighbor when there was no one to watch their pets or house.
Father Gordon Kamai is the Officiant of Christ Church -- Anglican and also serves on the board of the Little Church on the Hill.
Donna Lalev is currently the assistant director at ECCO and gives to help others in the community.
Monika Moulin is a Yosemite Unified School District trustee and supports many events at the high school.
Lee Spurgeon who has volunteered for the Eastern Madera County SPCA for many years and served on the board since 2003. She also volunteers for the Elks and Ladies of the Elks and is a member of the Sierra Guild.
Marlene Thomas, National Vice President of Good Bears of the World and who is in charge of all local chapters.
Kerri West is nominated for for all the sacrifices she has made for her young daughter over the past six years.
Brian Wilkinson, editor of the Sierra Star for his continued support of the community over the years.


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Paul Mccartney and Wings live on stage in a concert that is destined to live forever.
23 songs from Wings at their best-in concert.
In 1976 Wings undertook an epic tour which brought their music to a live audience of two million people in 10 countries, an experience captured on the WINGS OVER AMERICA triple album. The climax of that tour was the incredible performance at the mammoth King Dome in Seattle, Washington, where a staggering 67,000 fans listened to Wings perform some of their greatest songs including Venus and Mars, Band On The Run, Let Me Roll It, Jet, Bluebird, Maybe I'm Amazed, and Yesterday.
Six years after the concert tour, this film was released to video. Most of the footage comes from Seattle but other clips are also included. It should also be noted that the whole concert is not included: "Lady Madonna," "Blackbird," The long and Winding Road," and "My Love" are all missing. All of those songs plus what is contained here was present in the theatrical release of ROCKSHOW. The video is long out of print and the release onto DVD is unlikely.
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WATCH: Highlights from Anne Frank stage show
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Tech baseball finished off a season sweep of Georgia last night at Turner Field with a 6-4 victory. Tech (35-7), who lost two of three last weekend to Virginia Tech, got six runs in the top of the eighth inning and escaped a two-run Bulldog rally in the bottom half of the eighth.
Tech will begin a three-game series against N.C. State (26-16, 9-12 ACC) this weekend in Raleigh, N.C.


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I have a HP Proliant server with a Smart Array P400 RAID controller with 2 146 gb 10k SAS hard drives configured in a mirrored RAID configuration. Where could I find information regarding how a drive failure would affect this configuration? I am looking to see how this RAID configuration and hardware would react to a drive failure.
I'd start here: HP Smart Array P400 controller - Questions & Answers
Honestly though almost every decent RAID controller acts the same in the case of a single drive failure in a two disk RAID 1 array. Since the Smart Array is a true hardware RAID controller either drive can fail and the OS will still work just about as fast as it did with two drives. If you had a software based RAID controller (Some of the cheaper Promise models for instance) then you sometimes need a boot diskette to force booting off the second drive.
The HP Smart Array's are very good RAID controllers, they are decently fast, very reliable and dead simple to use. They are definitely my favorite embedded RAID controller. One great feature they have is being able to pull a set of drives from one system and stick it into another for recovery etc. purposes. Lot's of other RAID controller get very confused when you present them an array pulled from a different controller, not so the Smart Array. They just work!
Couple of statements grabbed from the HP Smart Array Controller technology technology brief has a few insights:
RAID 1 load balancing
In general, RAID 0, RAID 5, and RAID 6 with ADG logical drives have the same read performance given the same stripe size and array size. RAID 1 logical drives contain two copies of the data. During reads to RAID 1 logical drives, the Smart Array controller issues read requests to either drive in the mirrored set. During a heavy read load, the Smart Array controller balances the number of requests between the two hard drives to achieve higher read bandwidth. This technique is called RAID 1 load balancing.
Automatic data recovery with rapid rebuild technology ... Generally, a rebuild operation requires approximately 15 to 30 seconds per gigabyte for RAID 5 or RAID 6 with ADG logical drives (where gigabytes are the measured capacity of the replacement disk drive). However, actual rebuild time depends on several factors, including the amount of I/O activity occurring during the rebuild operation, the number of disk drives in the logical drive, the rebuild priority setting, and the disk drive performance.
So, while it's rebuilding, it'll try and do it in-between regular disk IO, but it will have some impact on performance.
Typically you may see some degraded read performance should a drive failure, but there will be no loss of service. Additional degradation may be seen when you replace the faulty drive and the array rebuilds.
Were you after some more specific information? :)
I fully agree with what Ausmith1 wrote. Both HP and IBM use the P400. That should tell you a lot about the quality and reliability.
The only thing I would suggest changing is the addition of a hot spare. Then, if a drive goes bad the controller will simply swap in the spare and, assuming you have things configured appropriately, you will get some alerts telling you what's happening. The users should never even be aware a drive has failed. If the users do notice a degradation while the array is rebuilt you may be running too close to the edge and should perhaps look at something like RAID 5.


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The hard work and academic achievement of many students at Moraine Park Technical College were recognized during the College's annual Student Awards Banquet held recently at The Golf Club at Camelot in Lomira. The Wisconsin Technical College System District Student Ambassador Award was presented to Lee McClendon of Fond du Lac, who is enrolled in the Culinary Arts program. He will assume this role with the start of the 2012-13 academic year, taking over for 2011-12 Student Ambassador Kristina White. Moraine Park presented its seventh Student of the Year Award to Ryan Yonke of Berlin, from the Electrical Power Distribution program. Nominees must be graduating, exemplify the College's core abilities and also excel in classroom and community involvement. The winner is selected by a committee of students, support staff, faculty and administration members. Technical Achievement Awards were presented to six students. To receive this award, recipients must be enrolled in a one-year technical diploma program and have maintained a 3.25 GPA. They are judged on classroom participation and other contributions and characteristics that exemplify an outstanding student. Recipients were Austin Fischer of Rosendale, Steve Hartman of Tomah, Michael Hocker of Beaver Dam, Judy Moore of Malone, Ryan Yonke of Berlin, and Thomas Schultz of Plymouth. The Meritorious Service Award is granted to students who have served the College through their leadership and participation in co-curricular activities such as student clubs, student government or other volunteer opportunities. This year's 77 recipients include Westley Ruf of Arlington, Robyn Coleman, Becca Jahns, Chat Kenevan, Kristen Lynch, Tina Pawicz, Kyle Schenkenberger, Sawyer Smith, Tina Zabel of Beaver Dam; Ryan Yonke of Berlin, John Cousins and Rhonda Cousins of Brandon; Paul Eibes of Cedarburg; Miranda Wolf of Columbus; Joe Peachy of Eldorado; Christina Behlke, Kimberly Berzinski, Faith Biermann, Sherrie Demell, Nicole Dotson, Turkessa Hayes, Ciara Helmstetter, Connie Hendricks, Kristen Hodges, Angela Kelly, Megan Kolell, Matt Krofta, Lucas McFarren, Heather Morris, Sandra Odekirk, Ty Pergande, Kelsey Rickerman, Lynn Schrauth, Katie Unti, Davin Vantassell, and Kristina White of Fond du Lac; Eve-Lynn Harned of Fox Lake; Alex Krief of Fredonia; Pete Ketchum of Germantown; Tom Dufrek of Glenbeulah; Jamie Kluewer of Horicon; Dustin Gruling of Ixonia; Elizabeth Kuble and John Lippold of Jackson; Jasmyn Clough and Sarah Whiting of Juneau; Tami Anderson, Danielle Reseburg and Bonnie Weiss of Kewasum; Jessica Stellmacher of Markesan; Kaleb Lunk of Mauston; William Milbrot and Marilyn Nohr of Mayville; Jon Conger and Jessica Kaczmarek of Neshkoro; Cody Marschall of North Fond du Lac; Dylan Chellew of Oconomowoc; Wendy Pongratz and Jason Sulik of Oshkosh; Kristine Faber and Johanna Voelker of Plymouth; Cody Splittgaber of Ripon; Candace Hammer of Slinger; Jacob Bergmann of Watertown; Nichole Capanaro, Judy Hennig and Shannon Lee of Waupun; Stephen Baun, Jim Deady, Alexis Gray, Nicole Holbrook, Ariel Kritz, Angela Schmitt, Debra Schultz, Amanda Voelzke, Susan Voss and Lori Yochem of West Bend. Twenty-four Moraine Park students received the Who's Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges award. Who's Who Among Students is one of the most highly regarded and long-standing honors programs in the nation. Students receive national recognition for achieving at least a 3.5 GPA as well as participating and showing leadership in academic and extracurricular activities. Those students include: Mueller Hannelore and Trevino Priscilla of Beaver Dam; Patricia Ninmann of Burnett; Sherry Fields of Eden; Jamie Harmsen of Fairwater; Bruce Fernandez, Kerry Grunkowski, Rae Nell Halbur, Heather Morris and Kristina White of Fond du Lac; Austin Barten of Mayville; May Montezon and Stacey Babler of North Fond du Lac; Wendy Pongratz of Oshkosh; Rebecca Stauber, Johanna Voelker and Devon Voss of Plymouth; Katie Kraus of Saint Cloud; Shawn Donald of Sheboygan; Kayleigh Schmid of Stoughton; Casey Johnston of Waupun; Beth Holbrook, Jacqueline Wene and Lori Yochem of West Bend. Student government leadership recognition included Robyn Coleman, Beaver Dam Student Senate President; Shannon Lee, Fond du Lac Student Senate President; Elizabeth Kuble, West Bend Student Senate President; Robyn Coleman, District Student Government President; William Milbrot, Wisconsin Student Government Lt. Governor; John Lippold, Wisconsin Student Government Governor. Also recognized at the banquet were the 50 students who were inducted into the Phi Theta Kappa international honor society in April; 13 students who received scholarships from the Moraine Park Association of Career and Technical Education and the Moraine Park Federation of Teachers; 23 students who served as peer tutors/notetakers for their fellow students; and 17 students who participated in international education. For more information about Moraine Park, visit morainepark.edu.
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April 12, 2013
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - No. 4 UCLA women's water polo defeated the Loyola Marymount Lions, 12-5, on Friday night at Spieker Aquatics Center. Freshman Rachel Fattal scored a season-high five goals and sophomore goalkeeper Sami Hill made eight saves and scored a goal in the win.
The non-conference victory improved UCLA's overall record to 22-4 while LMU dropped to 17-10.
The Bruins led 2-0 at the end of the first period by capitalizing on two power plays, getting 6-on-5 goals from sophomores Emily Donohoe and (4:06) and Danielle Ferraro (2:26).
Fattal scored her first of the game to put the Bruins up 3-0 at the 7:30 mark of the second period. Loyola Marymount got on the board when Laura Lopez scored a goal at full strength (4:49) to make it 3-1. Then each team took turns scoring goals. The Bruins went up 4-1 on a score from freshman Kodi Hill (3:29), but LMU answered with a power play goal by Alexandra Honny (2:54). Fattal scored her second of the game to make it 5-2 (1:05), but again LMU answered with another exclusion goal from Honny (0:42). The Bruins took a 6-3 lead into the halftime break on a goal from freshman Maddy McLaren with 17 seconds left.
UCLA scored the first two goals of the third period to push the lead to 8-3. Donohoe notched her second on a 6-on-5 opportunity (4:56) and then Fattal completed a hat trick with a cross-cage goal (3:24). Honny then scored her hat trick, scoring the third straight power play goal for LMU (2:55). Fattal ended the third quarter scoring at the 2:12 mark, netting her fourth goal of the game to give the Bruins a 9-4 advantage heading into the final quarter.
Fattal put the Bruins up 10-4 when she converted a penalty shot with 6:59 to go. Senior Gisselle Naranjo made it 11-4 after netting an extra man goal at the 4:47 mark of the fourth period. Danielle Johnson scored a goal at full strength with 1:37 remaining to trim the Bruins' lead to 11-5. Hill then caught LMU goalie Claire Wright out of her cage and fired a length-of-the-pool shot that found the left corner of the cage to end the scoring at 12-5 with 20 seconds left. It was the Bruins' first score by a goalie in nearly three years (Bruin goalkeeper Caitlin Dement scored a goal at USC on April 17, 2010).
Hill finished with eight saves for UCLA while Wright had seven for the Lions.
The Bruins return to action tomorrow with a double-header when they open with Cal Baptist at 1:00 p.m., followed by a 3:00 p.m. game against Pomona-Pitzer at Spieker Aquatics Center.
No. 11 Loyola Marymount at No. 4 UCLA
LMU Goals: Alexandra Honny 3, Laura Lopez, Danielle Johnson
LMU Saves: Claire Wright 7
UCLA Goals: Rachel Fattal 5, Kodi Hill, Maddy McLaren, Sami Hill
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Dwyane Wade reached out to Manning on Twitter, and LeBron James took time in a postgame television interview after the Heat beat Atlanta on Wednesday night to briefly sell Manning on the merits of South Florida.
Will Marino call him?
"I probably wouldn't do that unless he asks for some advice," Marino said. "And he has plenty of people that he's working with to help him make the right decisions."
Dolphins kicker Dan Carpenter said if Manning says he's healthy enough to play, then that's good enough for him.
"He's a great football player," Carpenter said. "I definitely think having Peyton Manning won't hurt your chances. ... Obviously, I don't know how hard we're pursuing him. It's hard to say what Peyton Manning's thinking. I'm sure he's going to talk to his family, think about himself and think about where he wants to be and make that decision."
AP National Writer Nancy Armour contributed to this report.
GIANTS' MANNING RESTRUCTURES CONTRACT: A person familiar with the decision says Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning has restructured his contract with the New York Giants.
The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Thursday because the team has not officially announced the quarterback's deal.
Under terms of the restructuring, the Giants will guarantee $9 million of Manning's $10.75 million salary in 2012. The move allows the Giants to divide the guarantee over the final four years of the contract, reduces his base salary to $1.75 million and clears roughly $6.75 million in cap space, the source said.
Manning had a career season in 2011, leading the Giants to their second Super Bowl title in five seasons.
NINERS SIGN TUKUAFU TO 2-YEAR DEAL: The San Francisco 49ers have signed defensive tackle Will Tukuafu to a two-year contract extension through the 2013 season.
Tukuafu, a graduate of East High, joined the 49ers during training camp in 2010 and spent the majority of that season on the team's practice squad.
Tukuafu made his NFL debut last season and recovered a fumble on his very first career play from scrimmage against Seattle. He played in five games before suffering a season-ending wrist injury against the Philadelphia Eagles on Oct. 2.
RAIDERS REDO CONTRACTS: The Oakland Raiders have restructured the contracts of quarterback Carson Palmer, defensive tackle Richard Seymour and safety Michael Huff to try to get under the salary cap.
The team announced the new deals Thursday.
The Raiders did not reveal terms of the new contracts but Mac's Football Blog reported that the team would save more than $11 million against the 2012 cap by extending the deals for Seymour and Huff. Palmer had a $12.5 million base salary for 2012 before the new deal.
The Raiders were reportedly more than $20 million over the projected salary cap before putting a franchise tag on safety Tyvon Branch that is expected to be about $6.2 million.
All teams need to be under the salary cap by next Tuesday.
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Looking over the financial markets around the globe, it is easy for a Canadian to
get a little depressed about the financial future. Though Canada's national
economy is relatively resilient and buoyed by our multitude of natural resources,
it is still hard to simply trust blindly in the future. However, to have a solid back
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This compact accessory keeps seven adventure essentials handy inside a cleverly organized case without adding weight or bulk. Just slip it inside a pack or pocket and keep a triple-LED flashlight; liquid-filled, freeze-resistant floating-dial compass; two-power magnifier; digital time and thermometer; signal mirror; and safety whistle ready at a moment's notice.
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What will the future of Boston look like? How will climate change really affect Massachusetts? These questions and more were discussed last week at Weathering the Storm: Boston's Future Climate hosted by The Nature Conservancy. Speakers included: Adam Freed of The Nature Conservancy; Vivien Li, president of the Boston Harbor Association; Brian Swett of the City of Boston; and Vicki Arroyo of the Georgetown Climate Center.
Here are some takeaways from the event:
-If sea level was to rise 7.5 feet, a hurricane like Sandy (if it were to hit Boston,) would flood 60% of the city.
-The Deer Island Waste Water Treatment Plant is an example of sustainability - it was build 2' above the 100 year flood level, has wind turbines and solar panels on site, and an operations team is researching methane recapture.
-The new Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital is another example of smart architecture for a warmer future. Their resilient design was developed after seeing the pros and cons of the hospital facilities design in New Orleans during Katrina. (Like, don't keep the backup generator in the basement!)
-Boston is the 4th most susceptible city in the U.S. to sea level rise, after New York, New Orleans, and Miami.
-2012 was the hottest year on record by a full degree.
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Ringworm, also called tinea corporis, is not a worm, but a fungal infection of the skin. It can appear anywhere on the body and it looks like a circular, red, flat sore. It is often accompanied by scaly skin. The outer part of the sore can be raised while the skin in the middle appears normal. Ringworm can be unsightly, but it is usually not a serious condition.
Is Ringworm Contagious?
Ringworm can spread by direct contact with infected people or animals. It also may be spread on clothing or furniture. Heat and humidity may help to spread the infection.
What Are the Symptoms of Ringworm?
Ringworm appears as a red, circular, flat sore that is sometimes accompanied by scaly skin. There may be more than one patch of ringworm on the skin, and patches or red rings of rash may overlap. It is possible to have ringworm without having the common red ring of rash.
How Is Ringworm Diagnosed?
A doctor can diagnose ringworm based on the appearance of the rash or reported symptoms. He or she will ask about possible exposure to people or animals with ringworm. The doctor may take skin scrapings or samples from the infected area and look at them under a microscope to confirm the diagnosis.
How Is Ringworm Treated?
Treatment for ringworm usually consists of antifungal medications that are applied to the skin. Many ringworm infections respond well to over-the-counter creams, including:
Prescription topical or oral drugs can be prescribed for more severe cases of ringworm.
Yeast Infections
Yeast infections of the skin are called cutaneous candidiasis and are caused by yeast-like fungi called candida. They occur when yeast on the skin grows more actively and causes a red, scaling, itchy rash on the skin. Yeast infections are not contagious.
Yeast infections may affect nearly any skin surface on the body, but are most likely to occur in warm, moist, creased areas including the armpits and the groin. Candida infection is especially common among people who are obese or who have diabetes. People taking antibiotics are also at risk.
Candida can cause diaper rash in infants and can cause infections of the nail. Oral thrush is a form of candida infection that is found in the mouth. Candida also causes vaginal yeast infections.


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Note to Parents of Hospitalized Kids: Be Vigilant
The group that accredits the nation's hospitals wants parents to help protect their children from medical errors.
In a bid to get parents to take a more active role in keeping their hosptialized kids safe, the Joint Commission is launching a new pediatric effort as part of its long-running "Speak Up" campaign, which encourages patients to say something if they see a potential error or problem with their care.
Parents should remind the doctor or caregiver about a child's allergies and any reactions the child has had to medicines. Ask surgeons to mark the part of a child's body to be operated on, and ask whether pediatric specialists will be caring for a child in the recovery area. And remind caregivers to wash or clean their hands before touching their child. Here are more tips.
Of course, asking doctors and nurses whether they are administering the right drug or have washed their hands can be intimidating, as I wrote in a column a few months back. It can be especially daunting for parents if they are less comfortable dealing with doctors or when there is a language barrier, which leads to higher concern about errors, according to a Beth Tarini, a pediatrician and researcher at The University of Michigan.
In a study she conducted at Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center in Seattle, 63% of 130 parents who completed a survey reported the need to watch over their child's care to ensure mistakes were not made. Parents who were more likely to report the need were those with lower English proficiency and non-white parents. The study was published online this week in the Journal of Hospital Medicine.
While Dr. Tarini says it isn't clear whether the 63% number should be viewed as too high or too low, the message is that parents are a "potentially underutilized resource for preventing errors." Initiatives like the Joint Commission's "Speak Up" campaign can help, but only "if we invite parents into the discussion and minimize the barrier of the medical hierarchy and fear," Dr. Tarini says. "It isn't enough to simply tell parents to speak up if we as physicians don't invite them into the conversation."
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This is the most recognized gun... :lol:
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You are all wrong.
This is the most recognized gun... :lol:
but nobody go's around saying pull my barrel.
Sheesh denny.............what is that?? a .25acp :-D :-D
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Looks like a nail gun to me. :-)
If it has an unexpected delay in firing, would it be a hang nail? :-D
I'll bet it comes with a factory hair trigger too... :lol:
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ever since i was old enough back in the late sixty's to play cowboys and Indians or war, the gun every kid wanted to be carrying was a colt .45, either a toy SA or a toy 1911 colt .45. every one knew that when you said you had a colt .45 you where the bad ass cowboy or the hard nosed soldier.
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I would think something like glock would be.
Overall hands down- AK47 :-D
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IBM's Open Source Patent Pledge
For those of us that have worked for years in open source, rumors in the press of IBM "breaking its open source patent pledge" were met with a bit of dismay. IBM is one of the top contributors to the Linux kernel and dozens of critical open source projects. For more than a decade IBM has been a good citizen in the open source community.
To get to the bottom of things I contacted Dan Frye, VP of Open Systems Development at IBM and member of the Linux Foundations board of directors, to "say it wasn't so." Fortunately all of us can breathe easy - IBM remains true to their word. Here is the note I received from Dan which is very clear:
There's been recent interest in IBM's "500 patent" pledge made in 2005 and how it applies today. It's always important to get the facts, and the words of the pledge itself are the facts we need.
"The pledge will benefit any Open Source Software. Open Source Software is any computer software program whose source code is published and available for inspection and use by anyone, and is made available under a license agreement that permits recipients to copy, modify and distribute the program's source code without payment of fees or royalties. All licenses certified by opensource.org and listed on their website as of 01/11/2005 are Open Source Software licenses for the purpose of this pledge.
"IBM hereby commits not to assert any of the 500 U.S. patents listed below, as well as all counterparts of these patents issued in other countries, against the development, use or distribution of Open Source Software."
IBM stands by this 2005 Non-Assertion Pledge today as strongly as it did then. IBM will not sue for the infringement of any of those 500 patents by any Open Source Software.
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I recently became involved with this awesome guy who has two kids. His son who is 3 is a very sweet boy. But when we take car rides and he wakes up while in the car he is hysterical. I've heard of kids waking up scared but normally a few comforting words and the kids ok. With him he gets worse and won't go back to sleep. He will also kick and scream and hit anything nearby till we stop and take him out. It's bad. And it only happens if he wakes up in the car. Any advise??
Communication is always a good step.
This one seems pretty broad, but a 3 year old is old enough to explain what they don't like. Take some time at dinner, or night time talk to discuss what happened in the car. Was he scared, needed to pee, too hot, bad dream, didn't like where he was being taken? If he doesn't want to talk about it, leave it alone immediately and change the subject to something fun. (come back later from a different angle).
Is it a hysterical with fear, or anger, or neither? At another time, try just asking what his fears and angers might be.
I'm suspicious of being too hot, it's winter time now. Do you have him in lots of clothes and forget to notice that everyone else in the car has unzipped, but he was left sleeping. And maybe having a dream that gets him worked up in a sweat?
A key thing I note:
So touch and waking up are triggers. Does he have sensory issues with clothes in general? If touch and waking up are a bad combination, I can see how being strapped in a car seat can be nightmarish for him.
How is he when he wakes up in a crib or his toddler bed?
As far as what to do about it, I would try lots of encouragement with the best distraction you can come up with. A favorite toy or I'd even resort to TV.
Does he sleep for a shorter time in the car than at home? My daughter can only take a 1 sleep cycle (about 30 minutes) nap in the car. At home her naps are almost always at least 2 sleep cycles and usually longer. So when she wakes up in the car she is overtired. She cries her "overtired" cry, which is loud and very upset. But then she does calm down, though it usually takes time and, for her leaving her alone rather than trying to comfort her.
Some of my kids went through this as a stage in their life. There's little we could do, beyond stopping and getting them out, or letting them cry it out. Occasionally distraction would work (for trips longer than 45 minutes we may have a movie running), other times making sure they wake up completely helps, as they seemed to be in the state where they were awake, didn't want to be awake, and in a normal bed they would merely shift positions and go back to sleep. We try to keep a few things with us that they really like, which they rarely get to play with. If their unhappiness is lengthy, I might let him play with my cell phone, for instance. Getting to do something rare and fun often wakes them up enough to settle down.
They never wanted to talk to us about why they were unhappy, and if distraction didn't work and we couldn't stop, then letting them go through their little fit was what we did.
It is likely this is a stage and it will pass as they grow. It may be distressing for you, but if it's distracting for the driver you should stop and get them settled down before continuing the trip.
It sounds almost like night terrors, rather than difficulty waking up. Could it be that the terrors are triggered by a different sleeping position? (I personally usually get nightmares when I sleep on my back, so I am guessing it is a possibility.)
If that is the case, then simply avoiding sleeping while sitting up may be the one solution.
This occasionally happens to us as well. Most of the time, our daughter (3yrs) sleeps just fine in the car, but sometimes she wakes up crying/screaming. The culprit most of the times seems to be that she can't get comfortable or she's hot, (car seats are not known for their air flow.) In our case, we try to hold her hand to comfort her, and talk in a soothing tone. During the most recent crying jag, I had to get in the backseat with her and she played with my ear, (her soothing mechanism,) the rest of the way home.
Given that the child in question is three, you might want to check to see if he's ready for a booster seat. (I think 40lbs and 40inches tall is the recommendation.) If he's still in a regular car seat then he might have problems getting/staying comfortable.
Also, we put a small pillow in our car for when our daughter falls asleep - it helps keep her head from lolling around too much and possibly waking her up.


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Yes, New England can be a miserable place in the dead of winter. Boston winters suck! But there are things to do to brighten the mood. And it starts with craft beer! Well, ok – and history too! Last weekend I took a short day trip to Plymouth, Massachusetts – yes – the home of PLYMOUTH ROCK. Small towns like Plymouth, with a tiny historic section, are actually wonderful in the winter because it's too cold to go to the beach, so you can force yourself to walk a short historic block and read the information boards at the location to brush up on your New England history – which is a fascinating and rich history. And because towns like Plymouth have such small historical centers, it won't take you long to see everything, so you don't have to freeze in the cold for too long.
Plymouth Rock itself is not super remarkable, but it's amazing just to stand at the location next to the ocean, and imagine what those pilgrims saw and thought as they landed on that very shore in 1620. (Actually, on a side note, I can probably tell you quite accurately what they thought: "Cursed fate! The chill penetrates the very bones here, the beach is gelid, the wind gusts unforgivably – what ever were we thinking??" They landed in Plymouth in December of 1620, which means that visiting this site in the winter gives you an idea of how the climate and frigid landscape must have appeared to the pilgrims… frightening perhaps?)
Just next to Plymouth Rock is a life-size replica of the original Mayflower boat that brought the first pilgrims to Plymouth. Again, another interesting note about visiting Plymouth in the winter: the boat looks haunting, frozen within the water surrounding it. In the dead of winter, this whole historical shoreline is quite beautiful (in a spooky, gray sort of way). Everything is very still, the shoreline water completely stiff and frozen in place, creating eerily stunning formations and patterns along the shore and rocks. This view alone, even if only for a few chilly minutes, is worth the short drive from Boston…especially if you add onto your itinerary where I went next…
The next stop in town was Mayflower Brewery, which offers 5 fresh, tasty beers to try. Mayflower brews various styles of beer, so there is something for everyone, and informative brewery tours are given on Saturdays. I love discovering all the craft breweries that New England has to offer, and if you haven't already done so, go visit some of these brewing treasure troves (my personal favorites are Cambridge Brewing Company, Allagash Brewery, Portsmouth Brewery and Blue Hills Brewing). If you like beer at all, you will not be disappointed. One thing I like doing in the winter is taking day trips to towns close to Boston that offer some fascinating historical insights. If one of those towns also happens to host a craft brewery…well, that is certainly a plus!


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I noticed when running a SQL query it is faster the second time than the first. So my question is, in Oracle SQL Developer where can you see the statistics that explain this behaviour?
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What you are experiencing is called caching. The database doesn't have to go to disk the 2nd time because it can either get the data from its own buffer cache, or the operating system/disk array can also provide the data faster from its own cache.
In order to see whether Oracle fetched the data from disk, or used its cache you can enable autotrace in SQL Developer.
You'll get something like the following:
Physical reads are pulled from disk.
Another factor that makes the initial query slower is the fact that Oracle has to hard parse a query the first time it sees it - this involves finding the optimum (as far as the Oracle optimiser is concerned) execution plan for the query & is quite computationally (CPU) expensive, thus takes time.
Within the SGA, there is a component called shared pool which is made up of library cache and data dictionary cache. Compiled pl/sql & sql codes are kept in the library cache and hence subsequent execution of the same code is not compiled again.There is an expensive concept called library miss, which forces oracle to undergo a hard parse, a resource intensive process due to the fact that there was no compiled code available within the library cache and this is what happened the first time you executed the statement.


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Well here is a product review you might enjoy. Apple Blossom Naturals started in 2009 in Minnesota. They are just now getting into the direct sales arena, and are continually growing.
This examiner had the chance to test the coconut lotion bar last week. Cut the bar up into sevenths to use over the 7 day test, which was quite a bit to test each day.
Mr. Examiner said the smell was a bit much for him, and to be honest it was quite pungent at first. But also it was some of the most water proof lotion that this examiner has seen in awhile. The bar is about the size of a regular size soap bar, so you know it will be lasting a good while when not sliced into sevenths.
The ingredients that are in the bar do definitely add back moisture to your skin when you use it, and you also have the added bonus of having some of the softest skin on the planet. This examiner has not had that much softness in her skin, in lord knows how long, it was a fabulous feeling, along with the added moisture back also.(Especially in this unforgiving winter cold and wind.)
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The Maine men's basketball team tallied its first win in over a month on Sunday night as the team was sparked by Dimitry Akanda-Coronel and the return of junior forward Kilian Cato as the Black Bears upset Middle Tennessee State, 89-85 in overtime, at the Dr. Pepper Classic. The win is teams first since Nov. 10 against Fisher and is the squad's first defeat of a division I team in 2013-14. The victory improves Maine's record to 2-9 while the Blue Raiders drop to 8-5.
After returning to the lineup following academic ineligibility in the first semester of the season, Cato made his presence felt in the waning moments of the second half, as he slammed down a dunk with 1:29 remaining in regulation time, knotting the score at 74-74.
The Black Bears then scored 15 points in the overtime period with a signature Zarko Valjarevic trey highlighting the effort, as the team held the Blue Raiders to 11 points in the final 5:00 minutes to outlast Middle Tennessee for the victory.
Akanda-Coronel had an explosive game recording 27 points, his second highest total of the season and two-points shy of his all-time high, set against NJIT on Nov. 19. The sophomore shot 10-of-22 from the field and 5-of-8 from beyond the arc as well as bringing down eight boards.
Valjarevic broke the 20-point plateau as well, shooting 4-of-6 from three-point land to tally 20 points. Cato and Shaun Lawton were the two others to record double-digit points, as they both scored 12 apiece.
The Blue Raiders were sparked by Neiko Hunter and Jaqawn Raymond who scored 20 points and 18 points, respectively, while Shawn Jones tallied a double-double scoring 16 points and recording 12 rebounds in the losing effort.
Middle Tennessee State opened the game with an early 6-3 run that was quickly thwarted by a Valjarevic trey to tie the game up 6-6 early in the half.
A pair of free throws by Hunter opened a four point lead for the Blue Raiders with 11:26 remaining in the half but Maine fought back as Troy Reid-Knight laid in a bucket along with a trey to give Maine the lead 18-16, less than two minutes later.
The two teams continued to battle as the Blue Raiders began to pull away as the team headed into the half going on an 18-13 run to take a 34-31 lead into the break.
Middle Tennessee struggled shooting through the first frame hitting on only 34.5 percent from the field (12-of-35) while Maine didn't fare much better hitting on 35.5 percent (11-of-31).
Maine took its advantage from beyond the arc however as the Black Bears were 5-of-7 from 3-point land with Akanda-Coronel accounting for three of those treys. The Blue Raiders failed to convert a long-distance bucket going 0-for-10.
In the second frame Maine opened up with a bang as Valjarevic hit a 3-pointer on the opening possession to tie things up at 34-34.
Ethan Mackey followed up a Jones missed jumper with a bucket of his own to give Maine its first lead of the second half, 36-34.
The Black Bears didn't trail again until the 4:01 mark when Reggie Upshaw laid in a bucket to make it 73-72.
Jones hit a free throw later on in the half to make it 74-72 but Cato's timely dunk sent the game into overtime.
Coronel stayed hot into the overtime frame converting on a three-point play, hitting a layup and draining the ensuing free throw to make it 77-74.
Jones drained a pair of free throws of his own with less than four minutes remaining in overtime to bring the score to within one for the Blue Raiders, 77-76.
Lawton and Hammonds traded buckets on the next two possessions but Cato was the difference-maker again as he hit a jump shot to make it 81-78 with 2:53 remaining.
Cato followed that up by forcing a Middle Tennessee foul and draining the pair of free throws to make it 83-78.
The Blue Raiders didn't quit however as a pair of Tweety Knight layups brought the game within one point of the lead.
Valjarevic nailed a trey coming out of a Maine timeout with :31 seconds remaining that all but sealed the deal for the Black Bears as they took the lead 86-82 and went on to a 89-85 victory.
The Black Bears were once again accurate shooting the basketball hitting 48.5 percent from the field (32-of-66) while Middle Tennessee managed to make 42.7 percent from the field (32-of-75).
The game was won from 3-point land however as Maine shot an eye-popping 63.6 percent from beyond the arc while Middle Tennessee shot just 20 percent from long-range (5-of-25).
Maine's rebounding woes continued however as the Black Bears were handled on the glass as the team was outrebounded 52-35.
Maine now advances to the championship round of the Dr. Pepper Classic and will play either Chattanooga or Grand Canyon University at 7 p.m., tomorrow afternoon. Check back to Goblackbears.com for updates on tomorrow's opponent.


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Is it possible to be pregnant If you haven't missed your period? Or still on your period?
Like me and my boyfriend had unprotected sex in October and on November 16th... And I started my period on November 18th, It was kinda heavy the first day then it was light .... Thanks,
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Actually....if it is not normal for your period to be heavy then get light like that, you may want to take an at home pregnancy test just to be sure. If you are pregnant you will want to know as early as possible to start taking care of the embryo and making other decisions. Plus it's only a few dollars for a lot of peace of mind ;) Its just that very early in a pregnancy spotting is not completely uncommon I had it during my thrid pregnancy, or it could be a sign of a miscarriage and even then you will want to be seen by a doctor.posted 12/05/2011 by ChristineM4
No, you are not pregnant.A period and pregnancy are mutually exclusive.posted 11/23/2011 by bhi15
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The Grizzlies caught the Boston Celtics on an off night, and made them pay Wednesday night, in a 111-91 win in Boston. It was their seventh straight road win, after breaking an eight game home losing skid Monday night against the Nets. It's also the Grizzlies largest margin of victory ever over Boston, and their second highest point total ever in a road game against the Celtics.
This may well be the best effort the Grizzlies have put forward this season. After an early tie at 4-all, the Grizzlies (34-31) pulled away, holding the Celtics (40-23) to 12 first quarter points and establishing a 15 point lead. Boston never got closer than 14 points the rest of the night.
There were lots of hot hands among the Grizzlies, led by Rudy Gay's 28 points. O. J. Mayo added 17 points on 7-for-8 shooting and added three assists. Marcus Williams came off the bench for 16 points, leading a second straight solid bench scoring night for the Grizz. The bench outscored the Celtics bench 34-33.
Zach Randolph was back after taking Monday off to rest a sore back. Zbo was effective, with 13 points and ten rebounds against a solid Celtics front line.
The Celtics are normally a good defensive team, but the Grizzlies shot 55% overall, and 56.2% (9-for-16) from three-point land.
Hasheem Thabeet, the rookie center freshly restored to the Grizzlies from the D-League, showed improvement after playing six games for the Dakota Wizards: seven points, six rebounds and a blocked shot, though he still has hands of stone (don't bring him to an egg toss). Expect coach Lionel Hollins to keep giving Thabeet playing time as long as he shows the necessary hustle and focus.
Almost nothing went right for the Celtics: Kevin Garnett was held to six points and seven rebounds, and Ray Allen went 0-for-6 from behind the three-point arc. Rajon Rondo did score 17 and hand out eight assists, though perhaps half a dozen more assists failed to materialize due to missed open shots.
The Grizzlies have a home back-to-back this weekend: the New York Knicks Friday night, and a tough Denver Nuggets squad Saturday night.


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Dr. David Jeremiah, megachurch pastor, bestselling author and popular Bible teacher, believes the End Times began in 1948, when a nation that features prominently in the Bible was re-established as a state for the first time in 2,000 years. In fact, considering "the whole scope of world history," Jeremiah would have to conclude that "yes, we are in the End Times," or Earth's last days.
"I personally believe that the End Times, in the sense of Bible prophecy, probably started for us in 1948 when Israel became a nation, because many of the prophecies in the New Testament especially, could not be fulfilled until Israel was at home in her nation," Jeremiah told The Christian Post.
The Shadow Mountain Community Church senior pastor, who took over that position from another prophecy buff, Dr. Tim LaHaye, examines perhaps one of the most intriguing books of the Bible in his latest work, Agents of the Apocalypse.
In Agents of the Apocalypse: A Riveting Look at the Key Players of the End Times, Jeremiah examines the Book of Revelation through 10 distinct characters or groups, including "The Exile," "The Martyrs," "The Two Witnesses," and "The Dragon." Each chapter opens with a "a fictional element," intended to help readers fully grasp the meaning of the apocalyptic work, explained Jeremiah.
A new study from Christian Research company Barna Group reveals that unchurched Americans are the most resistant to outreach efforts by the church and friends than they've been in 20 years.
Data collected from 42,855 interviews show that 47 percent of U.S. adults who do not attend church said they were open to being invited to church by a friend – down from 65 percent in 1993.
However study results indicate that personal invitations from friends are the most effective way to draw church visitors compared to other outreaches.
Pastor Mark Driscoll, who along with his Mars Hill Church was recently removed from the membership of the church planting Acts 29 Network due to complaints over his "divisive" behavior, said Sunday he will take a break for at least six weeks as the lead pastor even as accusations against him are examined.
"I have requested a break for processing, healing, and growth for a minimum of six weeks while the leadership assigned by our bylaws conduct a thorough examination of accusations against me," the Seattle, Washington-based pastor told the congregation Sunday.
"I believe their review can best be performed without me being in the pulpit or the office, and they have agreed to this arrangement," he added, reading from a written statement.
For a long time, Prison Fellowship has believed that the United States incarcerates far too many people at far too high a cost. What's more, that cost does not take into account an important set of victims: the innocent children of offenders.
Well, a recent study by the National Academy of Sciences has come to much the same conclusion.
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The 2013 proxy shareholder season is over, resolutions debated into their respective win/loss columns and reports filed. This hasn't stopped those shareholder Godflies – the clergy, nuns and other religious on the left – from firing the first salvos for 2014 corporate battles. Among the companies targeted for the initial fusillade is General Mills Inc., purveyor of such perceived market atrocities as the Cheerios breakfast cereal and Yoplait yogurt. Specifically, the company's packaging practices and use of genetically modified organisms has come under fire
Mind you, your writer has nothing against reasonably priced foods as part of a healthy, affordable breakfast. In fact, Cheerios was a "get-up-and-go" staple of this former farm boy's life. Continuing the trend, a bag of those little grainy nuggets of morning goodness served church going well by quieting my rambunctious toddlers during innumerable Sunday masses. I do, however, rankle when so-called "religious" activists employ bad science to drive up food prices for those least able to afford it, especially families with young children.
As You Sow, a nonprofit shareholder advocacy group allied with such Godflies as the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility and "social responsibility investment" firms Walden Asset Management and Trillium Asset Management presented a resolution to General Mills this past month that would have required the company to implement "extended producer responsibility" for packaging waste. Apparently, it's incumbent upon the company to ensure cereal boxes and yogurt cups are recycled once consumers empty them. (more…)


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Internal Medicine
Vipul V. Jain, MD, MS
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|UCSF Fresno, Internal Medicine, Intern of the Year
UCSF Fresno, Internal Medicine, Research Award
Member, Editorial Board. Journal of Asthma
Reviewer, Medical Science Monitor
Reviewer, Clinical and Experimental Dermatology
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Kline JN, Kitagaki K, Businga TR, Jain VV. Treatment of Established Asthma in a Murine Model Using CpG Oligodeoxynucleotide. Am J Physiol 2002 Jul;283(1):L170-9
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Jain VV, Businga TR, Kitagaki K, Kline JN. CpG ODN inhibit airway remodeling by repeated allergen exposure. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 165 (8):592 2002
Jain VV, Rodriguez AIII, Elliott S, Peterson MW. Adherence to asthma guidelines for spirometry testing: role of physician understanding in a training program. Proc. Am. Thor. Soc 2:A911: 2005
Jain VV, Allison R, Beck S, Van Gundy KP, Peterson, MW. Impact Of A University Based Comprehensive Chronic Lung Disease Program On Hospital Utilization In Patients With Severe Asthma And COPD. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 189;A1911, 2014


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At the Concert Chamber last night (11 May) the Baroque instrument trio Latitude 37 charmed the audience and got obvious enjoyment themselves from a programme of engaging 18th Century French, Italian and German music.
The dedication and technical skills of three young Australasian musicians, and hence their name, playing Baroque violin, viola da gamba and harpsichord revealed the colour and expressive power of these instruments.
The gentle tone of this particular harpsichord made it a fine instrument to show off the rhythmic detail in Couperin's 'Little Clock'. Marais's 'Le Badinage' for viola da gamba and harpsichord was a dramatic piece in itself, but it brought out the rich vibrance of the former. The flowing melodies of the French style of trio in the works of Marais, Leclair made a nice contrast to the exuberance of Germans Buxtehude, Telemann and Becker.
Corelli's Sonata 'Follia' was a revelation, for it disclosed that Vivaldi did not have a monopoly in Italian music on inventive textures and harmonic refinement. Rameau's Concert Piece had been written as a harpsichord solo with accompaniment by the other two instruments. While these overshadowed the soft keyboard, their combination gave a satisfying balance to the music.
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In the SF Chronicle, Edward Guthmann profiles Judith Belzer, whose tree-bark paintings are featured at Room For Painting Room For Paper this month. "'A lot of people look at nature as something remote and romantic, far removed from us,' Belzer says. 'But I've always been interested in seeing nature as an active force in our experience - not something that's, you know, saved for a nice day when you decide to go for a walk.' Belzer walks a lot: in Tilden Park, in the streets surrounding her home. She doesn't take photographs or draw sketches on her wanderings, but returns to her studio and makes paintings 'very much out of my head and my imagination.' When she works she's always listening - to the radio, to a podcast or more often to a book on tape. 'It's actually really great for doing visual work. I really don't understand how the brain works at all, but somehow, by engaging with a narrator, it's very stimulating to the visual side of my brain. In a funny way, it almost distracts me so I'm not overthinking what I'm doing.'"
At Belzer's website, check out her lovely, blog-like artist's statement. "Maybe it's just me, but the idea of crawling along the bark of a tree and then, somehow penetrating to the tree's interior is enticing, even thrilling. I would find myself exploring an alternate landscape, completely strange and yet in some respects peculiarly familiar. Would I be a tiny ant-sized being gazing upon monumentally scaled ridges, peaks and valleys busily pushing their way through space, or would I be a giant looking, as if through a microscope, at pulsing veins of energy in constant motion? I imagine it might be an unlikely combination of the two perspectives. My tree fantasy returns me to elementary school science class and to words like cambium, xylem (up) and phloem (down), and then pitches me forward into a horror movie in which the heroic trees are striving madly to suck carbon from the atmosphere as fast as the humans and their infernal machines can spew it out..."


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Women's Swimming Team Named A CSCAA Fall Scholar All-America Team
March 7, 2014
CHICAGO- The UIC women's swimming team was honored as a 2013 Fall Scholar All-America Team by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) on Wednesday. The CSCAA award is given out twice a year and requires a team grade point average of 3.0 or higher. The UIC women's squad has a 3.09 GPA.
A total of 147 women's teams earned selection to the Division I Scholar All-America list.
The women's team recently concluded their season at the 2014 Horizon League Championship meet with a fifth-place finish, scoring 428 points throughout the four-day event.
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Superbly located hotel, 3 mins walk from Earls Court and Gloucester Road Underground Stations. Quick, easy access to all areas of London and for leisure visitors looking to explore London's fabulous attractions, such as Tower of London, Houses of Parliament, London Eye, Science Museum, British Museum, Big Ben, theatres, shopping and nightlife. Harrods and Knightsbridge are 5 mins away by tube and its only 5 mins walk to Earls Court Exhibition Centre with Olympia Exhibition Centre 5 mins by tube.
Heathrow Airport is 40 mins by tube. NCP secure car park 13 mins walk away. 150 rooms with private bathroom with shower or bath, tea/coffee making facilities, direct dial telephone, hair dryer, tv's with local channels. There is a charge of £5. 00 per room for storing luggage on check in or check out.
Enjoy a cool beer, wine, soft drink, hot beverage in our comfortable bar lounge or try our fabulous summer cocktails. Freshly prepared snacks and meals are available. • Earls Court Tube Station 5 mins walk • Gloucester Tube Station 3 mins walk • NCP secure car park 13 mins walk away • 150 ensuite rooms with both baths and showers • Easy and quick access to all of London's sightseeing attractions, museums, theatres, nightlife, bars & shopping • Heathrow Airport 40 mins by tube from nearby Earls Court Tube Station • Eurostar St Pancras International Station 20 mins by tube • Bar • Harrods and Knightsbridge shopping 5 mins by tube • Oxford Street 10 mins by tube • Westfield Shopping Centre 15 mins by tube • Earls Court Venue – 5 mins walk • Olympia Venue - 5 mins from Earls Court by tube • Cromwell Hospital – 3 mins walk
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Set on an island in Narragansett Bay, Newport has evolved from a bustling colonial port to a 20C resort for the fabulously rich and famous to its present incarnation as a modern tourist mecca. The famed mansions here provide an architectural sampler of the nation's most aesthetically pleasing building styles from the 17C to the 19C. The city sponsors several renowned music festivals for folk, jazz and classical music.
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Bellevue Avenue
Bellevue Ave. USA - Newport, RI
Bellevue Drive runs south from Newport's Memorial Avenue to Land's End where it intersects with Ocean Drive, passing enroute some of Newport's spectacular mansions. Along the way you'll see Beechwood, Marble House, Rosecliff, Belcourt Castle and Roug..
The Breakers
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The Breakers is an opulent 70-room Italian Renaissance-style palace (1895), designed by Richard Morris Hunt. Outfitted with French and Italian stone, marble and bronze, red alabaster and gilded plaster, it was used as a summer retreat for the family ..
Marble House
596 Bellevue Ave USA - Newport, RI
Renowned architect Richard Morris Hunt used 500,000 cubic feet of American, African and Italian marble in the lavish 1892 "cottage" that he designed for millionaire yachtsman William K. Vanderbilt. The classical portico is supported by four..
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Hyatt Regency Newport Hotel and Spa
1 Goat Island USA - Newport RI 02840
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This hotel is situated on Goat Island and surrounded by Narragansett Bay. It boasts a full-service spa and saltwater swimming pools. The Newport mansions are within 2 miles. A flat-screen cable TV, iPod docking station, and refrigerator are featured..
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Did you wake up today with a swollen eye? How about itchy, red skin? Dry, flaky skin with welts? How about cystic acne out of nowhere or bad breakouts like you've never had before? If this sounds like you, you're not alone. Amazingly, 75% of women are suffering right along with you.
Why? Your cosmetics that you're using. Especially mineral makeup or any product that gives you a sheen or glow. As beautiful as these products make your skin look (initially) they are toxic and can cause serious damage even after you discontinue using them. The ingredient that's the culprit is called Bismuth Oxychloride. What is it?
Most of the bismuth produced in the USA is as a by-product from refining lead, tin, copper, silver and gold ores. Bismuth by itself is not safe to use in cosmetics and must be refined and combined with other elements (oxygen and chlorine) in which you get Bismuth Oxychloride. It is closely chemically related to arsenic and is a natural metal, it's number 83 on the periodic table. This explains the pearl like shine that it beautifully gives the face/skin. Bismuth Oxychloride is used in hairsprays, powders, eyeshadows and nail polishes.
Studies have shown that 75% of women have reactions to Bismuth Oxychloride. Pustules, welts, swelling, extreme itchiness, redness and rash. So why do cosmetic companies continue to tout this as safe and use it in their cosmetics? The FDA deems it safe to be used in cosmetics and producers of Bismuth Oxychloride will argue that it is safe.
The choice, however, will depend on the woman purchasing these products containing this metal. Will you choose to use mineral makeup containing this while "grinding" it into your face with your Kabuki brush? Dealing with the aftermath of inflamed and irritated skin? The choice is always up to the consumer. Awareness, however should be up to the cosmetic companies. Just as we all know cigarettes are bad and tobacco companies list on the packaging that it is, in fact bad for us. Therefore, cosmetic companies should start being responsible and place labels on cosmetics that contain this known irritant and let the public decide to purchase them or not.
What are two leading cosmetic companies that use Bismuth Oxychloride in their products?
Bare Escentuals Bare Minerals
MAC Mineralize Skinfinish products
Article update 1/26/12: For my reaction I have recently opted to use homeopathic therapy. For my specific condition I used Urtica Urens 30C, Rhus toxicodendron 30C and Arsenicum album 30C. I used a therapeutic dosage to start, meaning I took 5 pellets of each medicine every 45 minutes for the first 7 hours. Relief came after only 3 hours, my welts, redness and itchiness were gone upon waking the next day. I carried on with treatment at regular times thereafter. 5 pellets of each medicine every 3-4 hours. Hope this helps someone!
Until next time.......Stay beautiful Jackson!
**I personally used MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Soft and Gentle high on my cheekbones and up to the temple. Less than 6 hours later around my eyes and my cheekbones began to itch. The next morning I woke up with two swollen eyes, dry and peeling skin. It took me three months to realize what was causing my horrific reaction. Through process of elimination, I identified Bismuth Oxychloride as the irritant. Please know that many woman will have ongoing skin problems even after discontinuing the use of this. I, myself have not fully dispelled this metal from my pores completely as I still have some faint itching and a small lump under my left eye from the initial swelling I endured. **


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Friday's youth meeting went extremely well, thanks for all the inspiring things you shared - I used a lot of ideas from there. I spent most of this week reading. A trip to the library is always extremely refreshing, even though we walk back to the car slowly carrying bags of heavy books. I have such a nerd family. I'm busy with "Hearts and Minds" by Amanda Craig which I'm enjoying so far. I forgot how much I love reading a novel I know I'm going to finish (haha). In other news, a cousin is getting engaged this weekend, and my mother and I had an argument about what I'm going to wear. I see nothing wrong with wearing the same brown lace dress I wore for my other cousin's engagement two years ago. And so what if my mom used it for the wedding. And I may have used it last Christmas as well, but it really doesn't bug me as much as it bugs my mom. I wear the same worn out black polka dot dress every year for Good Friday. Anyway, after a crazy racket about it, I eventually settled on another dress I had lying in my cupboard, it's blue and brown and retro and trippy. She dragged me to shop for a pair of shoes to match the dress, and I hate shopping almost as much as I hate centipedes and racism. Shoes are ugly these days. Fashion in general is turning strange. We all look so peculiar in these strangely cut shapes and neon colours. Anyway, I survived that.
Looking forward to training & Holiday Club in the next two weeks! I'm also working on this huge writing project (I always say that don't I) but I can't share it here because it's meant for a friend of mine. It's a daunting task but hey. Life is a daunting task. Pooping after eating a curry is a daunting task. But it must be done.
Hope you're all well. I'd just like to quickly add that I really like all of you. Even though some of you are a bit snotty and write nonsensically huge artsy words like the sun shines out your bum, it's okay. That makes me like you even more sometimes. I sometimes like to think the sun shines out my bum. Who doesn't. A warm bum is a happy bum. Those who disagree have never stuck their bare butt out into the sunshine. Try it, the sensations are unbelievable and I promise you'll thank me for embarrassing the fuck out of you LULZ.


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2007 Commencement Speaker, Brigadier General Terry R. Council - Courtesy Photo
**For Immediate Release**
OPSU to Celebrate Commencement
- released by OPSU Campus Communications 05-10-07
by Laura Hays
Goodwell, Okla. — Oklahoma Panhandle State University will welcome Brigadier General Terry R. Council of the Oklahoma Army National Guard to campus on Saturday, May 19 for the 2007 Commencement ceremony. General Council will serve as the commencement speaker which begins at 10 a.m. in Oscar Williams Field House.
In 1975, Council graduated cum laude from OPSU with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. In addition, he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant upon graduation and also earned the honor of Distinguished Military Graduate. He holds a Master of Arts in Procurement and Acquisition Management from Webster University located in St. Louis, Missouri.
Since he graduated high school in a small town, General Council knew he would thrive on a small campus. "All of my teachers knew me by my first name. That wasn't unusual — every student who wanted help could get it easily." He credits OPSU with providing him an excellent education.
General Council and his wife Ruth currently reside in Broken Arrow. They have six children, Charles, Michael, Lisa, David, Johnathan and Sarah.
For over 30 years, the highly-decorated General Council has served his country and the state of Oklahoma. OPSU's faculty, staff and friends look forward to welcoming back an outstanding graduate.
Following the program, President Dave Bryant invites graduates, their guests and OPSU family and friends to the annual barbecue in the plaza. Thanks to Seaboard Foods for providing the meat, the Methodist Men for cooking, and to all OPSU faculty and staff who help serve the meal.