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College Hockey:Buckeyes Sweep Wildcats
Palmer Saves 30 in Victory
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Backstopped by Joseph Palmer's 30-save performance, the Buckeyes earned a 4-1 win over the Wildcats to sweep the weekend with their first four-point home performance of the year and settle into an uncomfortable tie for fifth place in the CCHA standings with their next opponent, Nebraska-Omaha.
"In the third, I thought Joe Palmer came to play," said Ohio State head coach John Markell. "He made some tremendous saves. If they would have gotten one, who knows, the way they were controlling the puck down low. We survived it."
Andrew Schembri had a goal and an assist to lead the Buckeyes in scoring, Tommy Goebel earned his 11th marker of the year, Sam Campbell his second, and John Dingle picked up the empty-net, power-play goal, his first goal since November.
Zach Tarkir had the lone tally for Northern Michigan, and Bill Zaniboni made 30 saves himself in a contest that had all the intensity of playoff hockey.
"It was a tough game," said Markell. "It was tough hockey. There was a lot of grinding hockey. That's the way they play the game, they control the boards very, very well, but we took care of our opportunities [with] good goaltending, and we ended up with two more points."
"I thought we played well," said NMU head coach Walt Kyle. "I thought we had a ton of good chances, especially after the first. It's a 3-1 game. We were there. We just didn't score on some opportunities. A couple of chances we missed, and the big kid [Palmer] played good — late. Early, they took the play from us."
The Buckeyes outshot the Wildcats 9-2 in the first and outscored them 1-0 on Schembri's seventh goal of the year, a power-play shot from the left circle on a feed from the OSU zone by Corey Elkins.
Shots were even in the second, but the Bucks still outscored the 'Cats 1-0, on a fluky goal 24 seconds into the frame when Goebel capitalized on a bad decision by Zaniboni give the Bucks a two-goal lead. Goebel initially skated the puck back behind the NMU net and up along the right boards before feeding Sean Collins high in the slot. Collins ripped one that went wide left and took a monster bounce back out between the circles.
Zaniboni turned to see the shot hit the dashers, but instead of positioning himself immediately in the net, he hesitated and spun around, putting his back to the play in front of the crease. It was enough time for Goebel to fire the puck past the ill-positioned goaltender for his 11th marker of the season.
Kyle called an immediate time out, during which he pointed from Zaniboni to back-up goaltender Brian Stewart.
"I didn't like the goal," said Kyle. "It was kind of a sloppy — it took forward bounce off the end boards. It was one of those deals when we were down 2-0 and at that point…we were still in the game. I didn't want us to get rattled. We have a tendency to do that. We're young and make mistakes, and I wanted us to settle down."
It was in the third period when Palmer preserved the Buckeye lead, especially after Campbell's goal from Schembri at 2:39 made it 3-0 Ohio State. NMU outshot OSU 18-14 in the third, and that hard work resulting in Tarkir's power-play blast from the right point at 5:01 — but ultimately, in spite of third-period power-play opportunities, that was all.
"That's us. Absolutely that's us," said Kyle. "I think we've had maybe four nights…when we've scored a third goal. We don't score very much."
The Buckeyes finished 2-for-7 on the power play in the game and 4-for-16 on the weekend. The Wildcats were 1-4 with the man advantage tonight and scoreless Friday.
The series marked the end of the regular-season games between the clustered teams, with Ohio State coming out 3-1 in the four contests. The teams split in Marquette Oct. 27-28.
"I thought Northern came in here a much different team than what we played up there," said Markell. "I thought the guys battled hard. Maybe got away from us in the second period as they were putting pressure on us."
The series also marked the third-ever trip to the Schottenstein Center for the Wildcats, who have never won in the venue. In their six games against the Buckeyes at the Schott, the Wildcats have scored a total of five goals.
"Buildings don't beat you, teams do," said Kyle. "It's a different team every year."
Northern Michigan (12-20-2, 9-16-1 CCHA) is off next weekend, while Ohio State (12-13-5, 10-10-4 CCHA) travels to Omaha to play the Mavericks in the old Civic Auditorium.
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As I stated in yesterday's Brief History of the Brawl, I'm not a historian. Thus, it is no surprise that certain corrections have been leveled towards my recitation.
Three things have come up via and regarding Los Woozlés:
First, while chatting with Blake Gaudet at summer league yesterday, he alerted me to the fact that within hours of my post he had received no less than three emails from Woozles in attendance at the 2007 Brawl (Blake was at Cody "I <3 the Lax Reporter" Hart's wedding so couldn't say either way himself) contesting the declaration that the ball never crossed the plane to end the championship game. I believe "Erroneous!" was the cry.
Now, this is the first time I've ever heard a dispute on this issue; I thought it was well-established that the ball never crossed. But then again, I've spent precious little time discussing it with Woozle-folk.
In the end, I suppose that this is a bit of folklore upon which no concurrence may be had. And I think that's probably just fine.
Second, I later received the following message from Mr. Gaudet:
"One thing though…the Woozles have never popped champagne. We always drink copious amounts of beer…and in McCall we drank it from the Talon Cup…but never popped bottles. Photos will confirm that."
Now that I think about it, he's right. So strike any reference to champagne and dem Woozles. Beer it is.
Finally, here's a bit of interesting information that I had totally forgotten:
"One more interesting fact – the Old Men beat us in our first game in both '04 and '05, and had a lead on us in the championship of both those years. They were legit, but life just got in the way for too many of them after '05. Johnny Peters is the sole remnant from that squad."
Thanks to Blake Gaudet for the feedback/addition to Brawl lore.
UPDATE: C.Hart has checked in to alert us to the fact that Olde Tad's Cup was apparently called the Talon Cup from 2004-07. He proposes that the name of the Cup may change depending upon the current owner. Maybe a mash-up is in order…

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Academics > Masters and Ph.D. > Ph.D.
Ph.D. General Examination
The Ph.D. General Examination
After passing the Qualifying Examination and completing 60 credits at UW (a master's degree from the UW or another institution may be used as a substitute for 30 of these credits), the Ph.D. student may take the General Examination of the Graduate School which admits the student to Candidacy for the Ph.D.
Note: 18 credits of coursework taken at UW must be graded credits.
Note: Students must be registered for a minimum of 2 credits in order to take the exam.
The department expects students to take the General Examination within one year of passing the Qualifying Examination. An extension will be allowed in unusual circumstances by approval of the Graduate Studies Committee upon petition by the student's advisor.
Dissertation Credits After the General Exam
After the department notifies the Graduate School that the student has passed the Ph.D. General Examination, the Graduate School will award the student a Ph.C., Candidacy Certificate. The quarter following the passing of the exam, the student may begin to register for dissertation credits (EE 800). The student must earn 30 credits of EE 800 for graduation.
Students may enroll for dissertatation credits the quarter that the exam is scheduled only if a) they and their advisor expect them to schedule the Final Exam within 3 quarters, and b) with the understanding that if the student does not pass the General Exam, those dissertation credits would not later count toward the degree. A petition to the Graduate Advisor is required for approval.
Ph.D. Supervisory Committee
The student's first step toward the General Examination is to consult with the faculty advisor to determine membership of the Ph.D. Supervisory Committee.
TIMING: The official UW Graduate School policy is that the committee should be appointed no later than four months before the General Examination. EE Department policy states that in extenuating circumstances beyond the student/advisor control, the graduate student and advisor may request a waiver of this requirement from the Graduate Program Coordinator; appointments may be approved for no later than two months before the exam.
MEMBERSHIP: The Supervisory Committee for an Electrical Engineering student must consist of a total committee membership of a minimum of 4 members including the GSR (see details below), of which 2 members must be EE faculty (tenure track or research faculty) whose primary appointment is UW Electrical Engineering. It is possible to appoint members from outside the department and university; consult the Advising Office for details.
EXAM ATTENDANCE: The mimimum committee membership attendance at the General and Final Exams is 4 members; the committee may be larger, but at least 4 members, including the Chairperson and the GSR, must attend exams.
APPOINTING THE COMMITTEE: Students should provide the names of the committee members who have agreed to serve to the Graduate Advising Office via email or in person. This begins the 4-month clock, and the General Exam may then be scheduled for 4 months hence.
- Chairperson - the student's faculty advisor. Per Graduate School Memorandum 13, "Co-Chairs may be appointed when both serve with
equal importance on a student's supervisory committee and equally share the responsibility for the student's progress."
- Minimum of two additional committee members (one if there are co-chairs)
- Graduate School Representative (GSR) - Students and their advisors may consult the
Graduate Faculty website to determine
eligibility. If students have no specific person in mind, they simply randomly select a faculty who meets the criteria which follows. Students email or phone eligible faculty to ask them if they will serve as GSR.
CRITERIA FOR GSR : GSRs cannot be from the home department of the student or the faculty advisor. GSRs cannot be from any department in which the faculty advisor holds an adjunct appointment (both GSR and faculty advisor can hold adjunct appointments in the same department). GSRs may have no research association or other conflict of interest with the faculty advisor or graduate student. Faculty members with primary, joint, adjunct, or affiliate appointments in the student's degree-offering unit or the committee chair's department are not eligible to serve as the GSR.
The Advising Office will notify the Graduate School of the committee appointments. The Graduate School will then notify the student and all committee members via email when the committee has been confirmed.
It is the student's responsibility to keep in contact with the full committee, informing them of ongoing progress and projections for General and Final Exam dates.
To reconstitute the committee membership at a later date, students should notify the Grad Advising Office of member names to add or delete.
EE General Exam Format
The purpose of the Electrical Engineering General Examination is two-fold: (1) to test a graduate student's capability to do independent research (2) to evaluate the technical merits and feasibility of the student's proposal for his/her Ph.D. dissertation. The examination format is as follows:
The student MUST submit a dissertation proposal to his/her Supervisory Committee 4-6 weeks before the exam to assure sufficient time for the committee to review the proposal before they agree to schedule the exam.
The Request to Schedule Exam form MUST be submitted to the Graduate School Office 3 weeks in advance of the exam date.
The proposal must contain a discussion of the background literature on the problem area, formulation or description of the specific topic of research, proposed approach or methodology, feasibility arguments, the objective of the research project, and a list of references. The total length of the proposal is normally about 20 pages.
The student will then make an oral presentation of the proposal. The presentation should include a critical review of the most relevant literature in his/her specific area. The student will be examined by the Supervisory Committee during a question-answer period. The Supervisory Committee will make the pass/fail decision based on the quality of the proposal, the presentation, and answers to the questions. Comments and suggestions from the Supervisory Committee concerning the proposal will be given to the student after the exam.
Scheduling the General Exam
After the Supervisory Committee has been in place for 4 months (for exceptions see above section 'Ph.D. Supervisory Committee') and the Supervisory Committee determines the student is prepared to present the dissertation proposal, the student may formally schedule the General Examination.
The Request to Schedule Exam form should be submitted 3 weeks in advance of the exam date.
- SUBMIT a complete draft of the exam to the
committee 4-6 weeks before the exam so that they will have sufficient time to
review it before agreeing to schedule the exam.
- CONFER with advisor and other committee members to
determine when defense can be scheduled, and select a date, time and location.
- RESERVE a room for the exam via EE
Departmental Calendars.
- REQUEST the exam through the Graduate School using MyGrad.
- NOTIFY all committee members of the exam date/time/location, and ask that they confirm via the Faculty Exam Approval Form 3 weeks prior to the date of the exam.
ALL members of the Supervisory Committee including the GSR, regardless of
whether or not they intend to attend, must agree to the scheduling and will need
to confirm their agreement via the Faculty Exam Approval Form. A minimum of 4 members are required to
attend: the chairperson, the GSR, and 2 other committee members.
Once requested through MyGrad and all Faculty Exam Approval Forms have been received, Advising will approve the exam and send an exam announcement to you and the members of your committee.
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Welby O'Brien, Portland, Oregon teacher, counselor and author penned "Love our Vets" for the families and loved ones of veterans who suffer from PTSD and TBI, traumatic brain injury. Her marriage to a 100% disabled PTSD veteran and a masters degree in counseling give her an intimate understanding of disabled vets and those who love them.
Her practical, hands-on resource begins with "Reaffirm" where she offers a brief overview of what PTSD is, whether it can be cured and what to expect if you're in relationship with a PTSD vet. In this section she provides brief answers to 63 questions such as how to handle conflict, physical abuse, drug or alcohol addictions, firearms, inability to make decisions, paranoia and more. The questions are numbered for ease of lookup in the table of contents.
Part two, "Replenish," features an inventory of needs caregivers deplete who are usually too busy caring for others to care for themselves. Welby's survey format encourages readers to "think through each need" listed and note where they're deficient in their day-to-day challenges. She warns if personal needs are ignored illness or a complete meltdown can occur.
"Reflect," the third segment contains brief truths of "heart-baring wisdom gleaned from the lives" of those who live with or love a PTSD vet, such as:
"We do not always need an instant solution."
"I have been with him instead of trying to fix him"
"Don't argue with them when they're triggered."
"Truly I can't fix this."
"Don't forget to pray."
"Patience and love are empowering."
"It will never be perfect, but it can be good."
A group discussion guide, section summaries, Purple Star Families Home Preparedness Guide, "vicarious trauma" article (second hand trauma similar to second hand smoke) and thirty-one days of daily prayer complete the book.
Welby's guide is for the average military member, spouse, partner or parent of traumatized veterans and was written without confusing military and medical terminology. The issues and situations she writes about are real and sometimes dangerous. Her suggestions include the importance of boundaries, when dangerous behavior is unacceptable and why it's sometimes best to leave. The book can be read randomly, cover-to-cover or as a reference guide.
I found myself laughing, crying and empathizing with the problems our returning vets deal with. These brave men and women need our thanks, our help and perhaps most of all our gratitude for our ability to live in freedom when the price they pay and continue to pay is so dear. www.LoveOurVets.org
Other websites for veterans include:
Team Rubicon gives veterans a sense of purpose
Interview with George Bush & Jake Wood of Rubicon
Make the connection where veterans find encouragement, support and share experiences.
Wounded Warrior Project who encourages vets to thrive instead of just survive.
Veteran PTSD & Service Dog change veteran's lives.
VA Resources for jobs, careers and internships.
Websites for Veterans and Military Personal
Love Our Vets: Restoring Hope for Families of Veterans with PTSD, by Welby O'Brien, Deep River Books, 2012, 216 pages, 978-1937756642, $15.99 www.LoveOurVets.org
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Love Our Vets: Restoring Hope for Families of Veterans with PTSD, by Welby O'Brien
Chances are that if your loved one has seen war, he or she has PTSD at some level, and you who love your veteran will also be deeply and profoundly affected.
Now here is a comprehensive, practical book solely dedicated to addressing the cries and needs of the loved ones. Finally! A book that is geared toward your needs and issues—your cries.
Love Our Vets answers more than 60 heartfelt questions, providing down-to-earth wisdom and much-needed tips for taking care of yourself. Sharing as a counselor and from her personal experience of living with a 100% disabled veteran with PTSD, Welby O'Brien gives hope, encouragement, and practical help for families and loved ones who are caught in the wake of the trauma. This book addresses a broad spectrum of issues and concerns and offers realistic wisdom from a wide variety of individuals who share from real hearts and lives.
Welcomed by VA and other counselors, this is not just another book about PTSD; rather, it is a tremendous resource for families and loved ones who struggle heroically along with their vets to face the day-to-day challenges.
Redeployed: How Combat Veterans Can Fight the Battle Within and Win the War at Home, by Brian Fleming, Chad Robichaux PhD
For the first time EVER, a Combat-Infantry Sergeant and a Special Operations Force Recon Marine have joined forces to equip and educate other returning combat-veterans on how to FIGHT and WIN the most common battles they face after returning home from war (PTSD, TBI, Depression, Anxiety, Isolation, Suicide, Divorce, etc).
Fleming and Robichaux's roles as Resiliency Trainers for the U.S. Military have taken them to bases and installations across the globe. Throughout the pages of history, America's warriors have fought several wars abroad, but after coming home many of these warriors REDEPLOYED to a new war: A War Within. The lessons learned through war can change a person's life forever. These lessons may even change yours...
Once a Warrior--Always a Warrior: Navigating the Transition from Combat to Home--Including Combat Stress, PTSD, and mTBI, by Charles W. Hoge M.D.
The essential handbook for anyone who has ever returned from a war zone, and their spouse, partner, or family members.
Being back home can be as difficult, if not more so, than the time spent serving in a combat zone. It's with this truth that Colonel Charles W. Hoge, MD, a leading advocate for eliminating the stigma of mental health care, presents Once a Warrior—Always a Warrior, a groundbreaking resource with essential new insights for anyone who has ever returned home from a war zone.
In clear practical language, Dr. Hoge explores the latest knowledge in combat stress, PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), mTBI (mild traumatic brain injury), other physiological reactions to war, and their treatment options. Recognizing that warriors and family members both change during deployment, he helps them better understand each other's experience, especially living with enduring survival skills from the combat environment that are often viewed as "symptoms" back home. The heart of this book focuses on what's necessary to successfully navigate the transition—"LANDNAV" for the home front.
Once a Warrior—Always a Warrior shows how a warrior's knowledge and skills are vital for living at peace in an insane world.
Fields of Combat: Understanding PTSD among Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan, by Erin P Finley
For many of the 1.6 million U.S. service members who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2001, the trip home is only the beginning of a longer journey. Many undergo an awkward period of readjustment to civilian life after long deployments. Some veterans may find themselves drinking too much, unable to sleep or waking from unspeakable dreams, lashing out at friends and loved ones. Over time, some will struggle so profoundly that they eventually are diagnosed with post-traumatic stress Disorder (PTSD).
Both heartbreaking and hopeful, Fields of Combat tells the story of how American veterans and their families navigate the return home. Following a group of veterans and their their personal stories of war, trauma, and recovery, Erin P. Finley illustrates the devastating impact PTSD can have on veterans and their families. Finley sensitively explores issues of substance abuse, failed relationships, domestic violence, and even suicide and also challenges popular ideas of PTSD as incurable and permanently debilitating.
Drawing on rich, often searing ethnographic material, Finley examines the cultural, political, and historical influences that shape individual experiences of PTSD and how its sufferers are perceived by the military, medical personnel, and society at large. Despite widespread media coverage and public controversy over the military's response to wounded and traumatized service members, debate continues over how best to provide treatment and compensation for service-related disabilities. Meanwhile, new and highly effective treatments are revolutionizing how the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides trauma care, redefining the way PTSD itself is understood in the process. Carefully and compassionately untangling each of these conflicts, Fields of Combat reveals the very real implications they have for veterans living with PTSD and offers recommendations to improve how we care for this vulnerable but resilient population.
The War at Home: One Family's Fight Against PTSD, by Sawan Gurley, Editor, Spring Lea E. Henry
When your soldier returns home to you, it should be a happy and joyful time. You are glad your spouse is safe and sound back home and can't wait to get your life going again. Everything should be great!
But what if the homecoming is anything but great? What if suddenly you can't connect, or you feel worlds apart? What if your vet is no longer interested in going out or being around other people? Maybe your spouse isn't sleeping well, or worse, becoming violent while asleep. Your vet may not be reconnecting with the kids and may seem uninterested in any new additions to the family. What if your spouse gets angry at small things or even becomes violent? What do you do? Do you ignore it and keep thinking it will get better if you give it more time?
In February 2003, Shawn Gourley's husband, Justin, returned home from his tour in the Middle East where his ship was deployed to assist Operation Enduring Freedom. Cracks were already showing in his personality, cracks that would widen dramatically into full-on fractures by the time he returned home in June 2004 from his third tour that marked the end of his military career. For the next 4 1/2 years their relationship was very difficult, and at times, downright terrifying for her and the children.
It wasn't until January 2009 that Justin was able to get treatment. He was finally diagnosed with PTSD in August 2009. Those are the broad strokes of their story, but the details of how Shawn fought to save her family will leave you transfixed until the end
PTSD: A Spouse's Perspective How to Survive in A World of PTSD, by Erica David
Has PTSD invaded your world? Are you always 'walking on eggshells'? Feel like nothing you do is right. Are you the victim of physical, emotional or verbal abuse? Are you in a relationship with someone who suffers from PTSD?
Then this book is a must read for you. There is hope! So many spouses of PTSD sufferers have the false belief that nobody can understand what they are going through. Believe me when I say, you are not alone. There are literally thousands of victims just like you. Facing the same issues everyday that you are facing. This book is written for you, the spouse, to offer hope by giving you detailed knowledge of PTSD and Secondary PTSD and also offer you coping mechanisms for living in a world of PTSD
Shock Waves: A Practical Guide to Living with a Loved One's PTSD, by Cynthia Orange
In the United States, about 60 percent of men and 50 percent of women experience, witness, or are affected by a traumatic event in their lifetimes. Many of them (8 percent of men and 20 percent of women) may develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)—a life-altering anxiety disorder. Once connected mainly with veterans of war, PTSD is now being diagnosed in many situations that cause extreme trauma such as rape, physical attacks or abuse, accidents, terrorist incidents, or natural disasters.
What is not reflected in those statistics are the millions of family and friends who also suffer from the shock wave effects of a loved one's trauma. Feelings—for both trauma survivors and those who love them—can become intense and unpredictable. It is normal to experience fear, anxiety, depression, and a sense of helplessness, but help is available.
Shock Waves is a practical, user-friendly guide for those who love someone whose life has been changed by trauma, whether or not that person has been diagnosed with PTSD. Throughout its pages are the voices of trauma survivors and those affected by a loved one's trauma.
Through her own personal experience, extensive research, advice from mental health professionals, and interviews, Cynthia Orange shows readers how to:
- identify what PTSD symptoms look like in "real life"
- respond to substance abuse and other co-occurring disorders
- Manage their reactions to a loved one's PTSD
- Cope with feelings of grief and loss
- Find effective professional help
- Prevent their children from experiencing secondary trauma
- Practice ongoing care for themselves and other family members
Each section of Shock Waves includes questions and exercises to help readers incorporate the book's lessons into their daily lives and interactions with their traumatized loved ones.
The Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Relationship: How to Support Your Partner and Keep Your Relationship Health, by Diane England
War, physical and sexual abuse, and natural disasters. All crises have one thing in common: Victims often suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and their loved ones suffer right along with them.
In this book, couples will learn how to have a healthy relationship, in spite of a stressful and debilitating disorder. They'll learn how to:
- Deal with emotions regarding their partner's PTSD
- Talk about the traumatic event(s)
- Communicate about the effects of PTSD to their children
- Handle sexual relations when a PTSD partner has suffered a traumatic sexual event
- Help their partner cope with everyday life issues
When someone has gone through a traumatic event in his or her life, he or she needs a partner more than ever. This is the complete guide to keeping the relationship strong and helping both partners recover in happy, healthy ways.
Warrior's Children, A Healing Book For The Families Of Veterans, by Trisha Mahi
Not knowing how to handle a veteran while he was sleeping nearly cost the author her life. Three weeks after her wedding, not knowing that a veteran's nightmares can be very dangerous, she tried to shake him awake as he moaned and shrieked. That night her Special Forces husband nearly killed her thinking she was the enemy soldier who had jumped out of a tree in his dream. She came within inches of a broken elbow and a smashed throat. That is when this book began. She didn't want anyone else to suffer as she had.
Dealing with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) brought on by war is the main focus of this book. This is a global disorder that affects millions of people.
Warrior's Children is for mature children, and relatives and spouses of combat veterans who may have PTSD. Some of the most common symptoms of PTSD are sleeplessness, "edgy" behavior, fear of loud noises, alcohol or drug abuse, and nightmares.
It is the author's personal mission as a wife of two veterans and a child of two veterans – all deceased – to provide a book that will help families cope with a veteran's combat related PTSD.
Trisha Mahi brings to this book her personal experiences, interviews with many veterans including family, and a great deal of research. She is not a professional in the field. This is just a high-heels-on-the-ground look at wartime trauma and how it sometimes comes home.
In the back of the book there are resources for veterans and their families to use. The author notes that the veterans have already paid for these counselors, medical doctors, and therapy sessions with their service to their country and to their friends in combat.
As a reminder, one need not have a Kindle Reader. Free Kindle Reader apps are available from Amazon for PC's, Mac's, smart phones, tablets and other devices.
WARNING: This book contains graphic descriptions of combat and of the emotional and physical wounds suffered by combatants. These depictions may be disturbing to any reader especially children and veterans. Children should read this book with a parent or adult guardian present.
Wounded Warrior, Wounded Home: Hope and Healing for Families Living with PTSD and TBI, by Marshele Carter Waddell, Kelly K. Orr
For every wounded warrior, there is a wounded home--an immediate and extended family and community impacted by their loved one's war experiences. Every day service members are returning from combat deployments to their families. And every day war comes home with them.
When a combat veteran struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and/or traumatic brain injury (TBI), every member of the family experiences the effects. Spouses, parents, and children must undergo changes on the home front, a process that resembles the phases of grief. Confusion, hurt, anger, guilt, fatigue, and fear lie behind their brave smiles and squared shoulders.
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Permanent URL to this publication: http://dx.doi.org/10.5167/uzh-19672
Selb, P; Kriesi, H; Hänggli, R; Marr, M (2009). Partisan choices in a direct-democratic campaign. European Political Science Review, 1(1):155-172.
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Ever since Lazarsfeld and his colleagues' (1944) seminal study, it has become common
wisdom that election campaigns, if anything, serve the activation of voters' fundamental
predispositions. However, disagreement emerges on the role of partisan orientations.
Although some authors consider them as fundamental predispositions, which are
activated during the campaign and subsequently act as filters for incoming information,
others argue that party attachments are simple running tallies of political assessments,
which are constantly updated in response to campaign events, or decision shortcuts
for voters innocent of substantial information. In this study, we scrutinize the role of
partisan orientations in a direct-democratic campaign using data from a panel survey
fielded during the run-up to the 2006 Swiss asylum law referendum. We find that, as
voters accumulate knowledge in the course of the campaign, vote intentions dramatically
converge on pre-campaign partisan orientations. Moreover, voters, whose earlier issuespecific
and partisan orientations collide, tend to resolve their ambivalence in favour
of their partisan leanings. These results corroborate the view of partisanship as a
fundamental predisposition.
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By his own admission, 18-year-old Josh Lafazan is a very mature and confident young man—and he makes no secret of his ambition: to win a seat on the Syosset Board of Education and become the youngest elected official in New York State.
The senior class president at Syosset High School has already gained a reputation among his peers with his Safe Ride Syosset program, which is a hotline for teens to call for a designated driver if they've had too much to drink. And Lafazan's name is getting increasing recognition from the public as it crops up on lawns and fences across the wealthy suburban district ahead of the May 15 election.
Across Long Island voters will be choosing their own school boards from among the more than 360 candidates and incumbents as well as approving or rejecting their school budgets. In Syosset, incumbents Alan Resnick and Sonia Rutigliano are on a slate with John Moore. Also on the ballot is Chistopher DiFilippo. Of all the candidates for school board—whether in Syosset or anywhere else on LI—Lafazan is the only one who hasn't yet graduated high school.
He plans to attend Nassau Community College's honors program in the fall so he could serve as a full-time board member while getting his Associate's Degree and train as a volunteer firefighter, so his tuition will be reduced. The school-board term, however, is three years, but if he wins a passing grade from the voters, he hopes to attend Columbia University starting in his junior year.
Recently two of Lafazan's supporters got an unexpected lesson in electoral politics when they were suspended in school for "soliciting." The incident began April 26 in fourth period when Ryan Jacobs, a senior, was telling his friend that he'd just printed out 10 voter registration forms. They'd been talking in class about Lafazan and his school board campaign when another student joined the conversation, and Jacobs' companion asked her if she was 18 and was registered to vote.
Their teacher overhead the question and reportedly told the principal Jacobs was soliciting votes for Lafazan, which is not permitted on school grounds.
"The principal never said 'soliciting' to me but that's what he told my parents," said Jacobs, who plans to go to the College of Environmental Science and Forestry at Syracuse. For the infraction, he had to spend the rest of the day in suspension. His friend, who had actually posed the question about voter registration to the other student, turned himself in—in solidarity, Jacobs explained—but was released after five minutes.
"I was in amazement that I was actually being punished for it," Jacobs told the Press. "I printed out 10 forms and I didn't hand out any of them…. This was my first time in the principal's office. I didn't even know what I was getting."
The school district declined through its public relations firm to comment on the suspensions or the unusual campaign. Jacobs was told the episode won't go on his college record, although the report of his misconduct was forwarded to "all my teachers, the school psychologist and the athletic director."
Jacobs said his experience running into the limits of democracy within the halls of an American high school didn't melt his will.
"This definitely means I'm voting for Josh," Jacobs said. "They definitely cemented my vote for him."
As for the candidate, Lafazan tried to take the high road.
"The greatest asset the Syosset school district has are its teachers," he said. "But the amount of resistance I've been getting from the administration is terrible."
He said the administration has distorted his nonprofit designated driver program, which he'd like to expand to other school districts.
"This administration has been telling parents that Safe Ride Syosset promotes teen drinking," said Lafazan, "whereas we're right within the guidelines of MADD [Mothers Against Drunk Driving] and [Nassau County District Attorney] Kathleen Rice's program, Choices and Consequences."
He also said that hundreds of his lawn signs have been stolen, but he won't say whom he suspects.
Although this election could give Syosset the youngest elected official in the state, the district has already won the distinction of having New York's highest paid school superintendent, Carole Hankin, whose salary and benefits add up to $537,767 in the New York Post or $541,454 in Newsday.
"Quite frankly, she's overpaid," said Lafazan. "Either this board is so out of touch with what the community is feeling or they have no consideration for the taxpayer. We ask our teachers to take a pay freeze for the second year in a row, parents have to say 'no' to their children more, and private sector jobs are being lost, yet she gets a raise? It's not about the economics… It's about leadership."
If elected, Lafazan said, "I'm going to be respectful and polite and I'm going to push my agenda through. Look, I understand it's all about compromise."
He is "in full support" of the school budget, which comes in at the 2 percent-property tax cap, but he would like to post the budget so voters could see it "line by line," whereas now it's in general categories. He'd also like to change how the public can participate at the board meetings.
"At board meetings members of the community can only speak on topics that are pre-authorized by the school board," said Lafazan, who's been attending them regularly since last July. He said the topics are "pre-authorized about 15 to 20 minutes before the meeting, so if you want to talk about your son being bullied, and bullying is not on the agenda, you can't talk about it."
As for his political leanings, Lafazan, the son of a mortgage banker and a social worker, is a registered independent.
"When people ask me what I'm party I'm in, I say, 'I'm in the party of problem solving,'" said the budding young candidate.
But he's not above asking for advice—especially from someone who's "been there, done that." Recently he had breakfast at the Seven Seas Diner in Great Neck with State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, who so far has the distinction of being the youngest elected official in New York when he began his political career, also as a teenaged school board member. How long DiNapoli holds that record may be determined by Syosset voters this coming Tuesday.
"I am nine days younger than he is," said Lafazan, whose birthday is Jan. 29. "Tom is such a great guy. It was a good time for me. He's such a class act."
Someday, Lafazan may return the favor to another young whippersnapper seeking wisdom from a sage. In the meantime, he's trying to keep it fresh and make his dream real.


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Personal:Full name is Sean P. Higgins ? Son of Nora Higgins ? Born January 5, 1976 ? Majoring in Sociology.
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Report: Mashaal, Hamas Quit Syria for Good
According to reports in the Arab media Thursday, Hamas top terrorist Khaled Mashaal, fearing to return to Syria, will be setting up shop in Qatar. Mashaal is currently in Qatar, where he met earlier this week with Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas to sign an agreement on a PA unity government.
According to the report in the London-based Al-sharq Al-awsat, Mashaal has decided not to return to Damascus, where Hamas has been based for decades, because of the likelihood that President Bashar al-Assad, with whom Hamas has thrown in its lot, will fall. In addition, the report says, Mashaal has ordered all suspension of remaining Hamas activities in Syria – meaning that no official meetings will take place, due to the unrest, which makes "normal functioning" of the office impossible.
Several weeks ago, Arutz Sheva reported that the families of most of Hamas' senior officials in Syria had left the country. Mashaal's family went to Amman, but apparently will be moving to Qatar as well, the report said. Several other top Hamas terrorists, including Abu Marzouk and Alkaidi Emad, went to Egypt and Gaza. Mashaal himself has been in Amman since the beginning of the year, but apparently has decided to make a final break with Syria. Currently, the only Hamas representative left in Damascus is Izak al-Rishk. The report did not say if he would be leaving Syria as well.
Meanwhile. Assad's forces continued to attack protesters against his regime. On Thursday morning, reports said that 13 residents of Homs were killed – the latest in the 400-some that have been killed there since the weekend, when the Syrian army invaded the city to put down protests.


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Welcome to the M. Foscue Brock Institute's Community and Global Health Projects Database
This database tracks ongoing community health projects and partnerships here at EVMS. To browse the database, simply scroll through the full listings below, or use the search parameters to narrow your results. If you have any questions or concerns, please email us at email@example.com.
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EVMS Urology: Africa Trip with IVUmed
For over 5 years, the Department of Urology chairman brings a few residents and a fellow on 2-4 week long trips to various African countries with IVUmed (formerly International Volunteers in Urology). The greater mission of IVUmed in Africa is to help provide urology care on a continent where treatment resources are severely lacking.
EVMS: Global Health Learning Opportunities (GHLO) Home/Host School
The Global Health Learning Opportunities (GHLO) Collaborative facilitates global mobility for final year students pursuing clinical, research, or public health electives outside their home country. EVMS joined GHLO in 2013 under the joint role of a host and home school, providing students opportunities to go abroad as well as opportunities for students from other medical schools around the world to study at EVMS.
Exchange Program with Bar Ilan Medical School in Sfat, Israel
EVMS is developing a sister school exchange program with Bar Ilan University Medical School. The first phase involves a student exchange program funded by private donors and the Maimonides Society of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater. The program will start in the 2013-14 academic year with two EVMS students and two BIU students completing a four week elective abroad in their last year of medical studies.
Graduate Art Therapy and Counseling Program Internship
As part of the Graduate Art Therapy and Counseling program, students must complete three semester-long internships with local counseling centers. Students spend three days per week at their respective sites, which include both civilian and veteran treatment facilities.
Haiti HOPES
Haiti HOPES partners health professions students with attending physicians and residents to go to on pre-established abroad locations during the winter and spring breaks to provide basic healthcare clinics and public health projects. The purposes of these trips are to serve the indigenous populations in the locations, while continuing to foster ongoing relationships with these communities and EVMS.
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In partnership with the Head and Neck Cancer Alliance and Sentara, EVMS provides annual free head and neck cancer screenings, and also participates at off site screenings.
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The H.E.R. Shelter is a private, non-profit agency that has a 24-hour emergency hotline where a trained advocate can assist individuals in need with information, referrals, or when appropriate, can provide 30-day emergency shelter for domestic violence victims and homeless individuals as well as their children. EVMS Family and Community residents provide weekly medical care.
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A MAPPLEWELL florist is full of praise for her neighbours who she describes as 'bloomin' marvellous'.
Debby Rhodes, 54, who owns Hearts and Flowers in Greenside, was at home at 7.45am on Tuesday when she got a call informing her that her shop front had been attacked by vandals.
She quickly made her way to the shop and found to her horror that it had been covered with cream emulsion.
But with the help of her business neighbours and a passer by Debby was able to clean it up by opening time.
She said: "I got a call from the girls at Groomingales who had turned up for work at the dog shop.
"They picked me up and when I got there and saw for myself that there was gallons and gallons of paint everywhere, well I just started to cry."
But Debby's spirits were soon lifted, as she explains: "Business man Steve Barnes who was driving past stopped and said he would pop round with his pressure washer and help to clean it up.
"Then David Lockwood from the Talbot Inn and his staff volunteered to help.
"A passer by called Shane then got stuck in, Tim the barber rolled up his sleeves and helped out too.
"Birkinshaw's Butchers helped out with the supply of water and Birkinshaw the Bakers made us all cups of tea.
"We had the whole front cleaned up by 9am and I really couldn't have done it without the help of these very special people who, by the end ,were all covered in paint.
"Such community spirit has restored my faith in humanity and proved to me what a fantastic village Mapplewell is."


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The Measure of Merit: Talents, Intelligence, and Inequality in the French and American Republics, 1750-1940
Author(s): John Carson
How have modern democracies squared their commitment to equality with their fear that disparities in talent and intelligence might be natural, persistent, and consequential? In this wide-ranging account of American and French understandings of merit, talent, and intelligence over the past two centuries, John Carson tells the fascinating story of how two nations wrestled scientifically with human inequalities and their social and political implications.
Surveying a broad array of political tracts, philosophical treatises, scientific works, and journalistic writings, Carson chronicles the gradual embrace of the IQ version of intelligence in the United States, while in France, the birthplace of the modern intelligence test, expert judgment was consistently prized above such quantitative measures. He also reveals the crucial role that determinations of, and contests over, merit have played in both societies--they have helped to organize educational systems, justify racial hierarchies, classify army recruits, and direct individuals onto particular educational and career paths.
A contribution to both the history of science and intellectual history, The Measure of Merit illuminates the shadow languages of inequality that have haunted the American and French republics since their inceptions.
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Year of Publication: 2007
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"The Measure of Merit is a detailed comparative history of ideas about individual ability among French and American intellectual elites.... This book must be read by anyone interested in the historical construction of the idea of individual intelligence and should becomes a standard in the history of psychology."--Patrick J. Ryan, Journal of American History


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Distinguished Service Medal, NASA, 1961, Alan Shepard
This is a reproduction of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Distinguished Service Medal given to astronaut Alan B. Shepard, Jr. on May 8, 1961. The Distinguished Service Medal is NASA's highest award and is given to those who by their distinguished service or courage have made a substantial contribution to the progress of aeronautical or space exploration in the United States. Alan Shepard was the first American in space when on May 5, 1961, a Mercury-Redstone rocket launched him in his Freedom 7 Mercury capsule on a 15-minute suborbital flight. He reached a maximum altitude of 115 miles and landed 302 miles downrange from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Although this flight was three weeks after the launch of the first Soviet cosmonaut in space, Yuri Gagarin, it was a major step forward and helped establish widespread support for the human spaceflight program in the United States. The medal became a part of the National Collection in 1964.
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Tucked away in a nondescript corner of the 8th Floor at Macy's Herald Square, you'll find a cooking school called De Gustibus. To get there, take the original elevators in the middle of the store, or take the long way up on the old wooden escalators. Everything here at Macy's screams history, so you'll be surprised to head into a modern cooking school replete with top-of-the-line Miele appliances. They sparkle and shine in the mirror above the chef's station, which reflects what he or she is doing so everyone in the audience can see.
This isn't the type of hands-on cooking class some people think of - it's more of a one-night-only culinary symphony you are lucky enough to take in. "In taste, there is no dispute," is the motto on the De Gustibus Facebook page - and this motto will prove to be so true after my classes there.
The school is run by the ever-enjoyable Salvatore Rizzo, a man who not only feels like your long-lost cousin at the most splendid Thanksgiving you've ever attended, but also someone who has a knack for picking the most engaging and wonderful chefs to come teach. During the class, Mr. Rizzo is mostly moving, taking photos, asking questions, and making sure everyone is happy. He makes it look so easy.
Servers work like ninjas bringing out the courses at the correct time, while others make sure your wine glass is never empty. Your admission fee gets you some of the most original dishes from the world's greatest chefs, as well as wine pairings with every course. Is your mouth watering yet?
I have been to De Gustibus twice; once for a vegetarian class with a friend who works for Macy's, and a second carnivorous class a few months later. I would never have known about the school if it weren't for my friend, who suggested we go together. I loved how intimate the room felt that night, with forks clinking on the bottom of plates and all ears tuned to the chef. I took notes about the fare that night, noting, "the carrot bolognase was the best sauce I've ever tasted, meat or no meat." I can still taste it - I will remember that course for the rest of my life.
The second time I went to De Gustibus was last week, when it was by Chef Franck Deletrain of Brasserie 8 1/2. Being a fan of the Patina Restaurant Group and of De Gustibus, I knew it would be a great evening. My husband accompanied me, and was a little unsure about going to a cooking class. "Can't any of your girlfriends go with you?" he asked, and of course, I had to admit he was the fourth person on my list of invitees. When the first course, an amuse bouche scallop, was brought out, everything changed. My husband became an eager culinary student, if only for two hours.
The picture accompanying this article is of that first course, which Chef Deletrain calls "Petite St. Jacques en 'Ceviche' " - basically, a scallop which has been "cooked" by the acid in citrus fruits. It was topped with avocado and American caviar, which was passed around the class for the students to inspect. I opened the top and smelled the salty bouquet, realizing that a little caviar goes a long way in a dish.
The other courses included ravioli with Robbiola cheese and black truffle tapenade, a gorgeous filet of sole stuffed with a lobster mousseline, duck breast with rhubarb compote, and the night was finished off with a Grand Marnier soufflé. By the time my spoon got to the bottom of the ramekin, my stomach was full and my head felt lifted from the wine. It was another wonderful night at De Gustibus, and I can't wait to go back.
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|Army Jump School
|Not Just a Training Course for Soldiers
When you think about the term "paratroopers," you probably think about the U.S. Army. And, the Army does have more paratroopers than any of the other services. However, all of the services have troops who are trained to jump out of perfectly good aircraft, and all of those troops go through the same training at the Army's Airborne School.
As in the current war on terrorism, paratroopers have been, and continue to be, an incredibly valuable asset in areas often too dangerous or inaccessible for traditional ground troops.
When you think of Navy paratroopers, the first thing that may come to mind is the SEALs; but other Sailors go through Ft. Bennings Jump School as well. Hospital corpsmen, aircrew survival equipmentmen, Seabees, special boat unit members and explosive ordnance disposal members can attend this advanced training course.
In the Air Force, pararescue, combat controllers, and combat weather also go through Army "Jump School." Additionally, other Air Force members may apply, such as security forces, aircrew life support instructors, and aircrew members.
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class (FMF) Ray Letada, of Naval Hospital Great Lakes, Ill., said the school will help him to be a more versatile corpsman. If needed in a special ops situation, I can make a jump and be better able to help my Marines, he said.
The Armys 1st Battalion (Airborne), 507th Infantry Regiment has the responsibility of operating the U.S. Army Airborne School. The instructors, known as Black Hats or Sergeant Airbornes, represent all four branches of the military, with every instructor qualified as an Army jumpmaster.
Four line companies (Alpha, Bravo, Charlie and Delta) execute the BAC program of instruction. The platoon sergeants, section sergeants and squad leaders stay with their students, training them through each phase. This continuous supervision strengthens the students unit cohesion and increases their level of discipline.
The instructors here are great, said Sonar Technician (Surface) 3rd Class Scott Shore, a student in Alpha Co. Safety is the key to everything. They all want to see us make it and hit the drop zone safely.
Jump School is not for the faint of heart. It involves a rigorous three-week training course consisting of three separate phases Ground Week, Tower Week and Jump Week, as well as an intense daily physical fitness regimen.
At 36 years old, said Letada, Im one of the oldest guys in the class, but Ive always kept myself in good shape. As an FMF corpsman, you are expected to be in just as good shape as the Marines, if not better.
During Ground Week, students begin an intensive program of instruction to build individual airborne skills, preparing them to make a parachute jump and land safely. They train on a mock door, a 34-foot tower and a lateral drift apparatus (LDA). To proceed to Tower Week, the students must individually qualify on the tower and the LDA.
Safety is the No. 1 priority here, said instructor Andrews. Its a high-risk training environment here, and basically everything is oriented toward each student getting through the training. We strive to make them ready for any contingency that may come up on a jump.
The individual skills learned during Ground Week are needed during Tower Week, and the mass exit concept is added to the training. Additional apparatuses used during this week are a swing harness and a 250-foot free tower. Tower Week completes the individuals skill training and builds team effort skills. To go forward to Jump Week, each student must qualify on the SLT, and master the mass exit procedures from the mock door and 34-foot tower.
Jump Week is a whole different animal. All the skills learned in the previous two weeks are finally put to use. The students must complete five jumps. The first is with all their combat gear, and the second is a mass exit with students filing out of two doors at the same time. The next two jumps combine what they learned from the first two, with the students doing a mass exit jump with full combat gear. The last jump is made using high-speed, steerable parachutes.
It never really dawned on me until I was actually up in that plane. I thought, my Lord, in 20 minutes, the only way out is through the chute, said Andrews. On your first jump, he continued, they pause each student in the door and give you your own stand-by. When you stand in the open door for a couple of seconds, its an eye-opening experience for your first time. As youre looking down, youre conquering you own fears.
The days start early and the nights run late with the vast amount of knowledge and hands-on training crammed into this three-week course. Students are up and running at 5 a.m. They train straight through until 5 p.m., when most head for the gym or go off to study techniques learned that day. Due to the high-risk nature of the training, there is very little margin for error.
Those who cannot make the cut are not around very long. If a student has trouble grasping the jump course, they are recycled back to the next class.
After that, if their deficiencies are not remedied, they are dropped from the training for their own safety as well as the safety of others.
An average class starts with about 360 students, but in the end, around 100 or so dont make it.
According to Army Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Dornin, an instructor with Charlie Company, The students from the sister services seem to have a lower drop-out rate than the Army students, because they are either coming from rigorous training, such as BUD/S, or they are just a little more seasoned and disciplined.
Andrews added, the biggest challenge overall for the students is mastering the parachute landing falls (PLFs). Once you learn how to properly land, and you can do your PLF like we instructed you hit, shift, rotate and keep your feet together youll be able to get up and walk away, do another jump and carry on with your mission. As long as you get up and brush yourself off, life is good.
But, one question still remains Why do they want to jump out of a perfectly good aircraft? Students seem to have their own reasons for volunteering for this type of training.
Even as a kid, I knew I wanted to do something high-speed, said Shore, who is on his way to a SEAL team on the West Coast. Going to BUD/S and becoming a SEAL has been a life-long dream for me. So, learning to jump out of planes is just a step along the way to that dream.
Letada had different reasons for going to the school. The biggest challenge for me is to be able to relax and overcome my fear of heights.
Whether its learning a new skill, or overcoming personal challenges, each student takes away something different.
The most important thing for any student to take away from this place, is to have confidence in themselves and know that any obstacle they encounter can be overcome, summed up Andrews.
They were challenged here, and making it through this course will prepare them for whatever lies down the road.
Graduation for Airborne Training is normally conducted at 1100 on Friday of Jump Week at the south end of Eubanks Field on the Airborne Walk. However, if weather, or some other reason delays the scheduled jumps, graduation may be conducted on Fryar Drop Zone (DZ) after the last jump.
Guests and family members are welcome to observe all of the jumps at the DZ, attend the graduation ceremony, and participate in awarding the wings. Fryar DZ is located in Alabama on the Fort Benning Military Reservation. To get to Fryar Field DZ, visitors should drive to Lawson Army Airfield (LAAF). Drive to the left around LAAF. At the stop sign turn left and drive about 5 miles to the next stop sign. Follow signs to the drop zone parking area.
Following graduation students are allowed to depart for leave, or their next duty assignment. Guests and family members may qualify for billeting privileges at the Gavin House on Fort Benning. They can determine their billeting eligibility by calling the Fort Benning Billeting Office at (706) 689-0067.
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Negotiators representing Taliban insurgents said Wednesday there was no chance of peace in Pakistan until the government embraces Islamic sharia law and US-led forces withdraw completely from neighboring Afghanistan.
The tough conditions appear to deal a blow to hopes that talks with the Pakistani government could end the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) insurgency that has rocked the nuclear-armed country since 2007.
Initial peace talks failed to get under way Tuesday when the government delegation refused to meet the militants' negotiators, citing confusion about the make-up of their team.
More from GlobalPost: Talks between Pakistan and Taliban falter before they start
The two sides are expected to try to meet again on Thursday or Friday, though no definite arrangements have yet been made.
Washington and Kabul have been deadlocked over a pact known as the Bilateral Security Agreement, which would allow some US troops to stay on in Afghanistan beyond 2014. Afghan President Hamid Karzai is refusing to sign it at present.
Its supporters say the pact is crucial to Afghanistan's stability after the bulk of NATO forces pull out.
But Maulana Sami-ul-Haq, the head of the TTP's three-man talks team, told AFP there could be "no peace" in the region while there were still US troops across the border.
His comments were echoed by his fellow TTP negotiator Maulana Abdul Aziz, who also said the TTP's long-held commitment to impose sharia law across Pakistan was not open to debate.
"Without sharia law, the Taliban won't accept (the talks) even one percent," he told AFP.
"If some factions accept it, then the others won't accept it."
The government has insisted that Pakistan's constitution must remain paramount. Given the gulf between the two sides, there has been scepticism about what the talks could achieve.
Local peace deals with the militants in the past have quickly fallen apart.
"Their real agenda is sharia," Aziz said, suggesting that all Pakistan's secular courts based on the common law system be abolished.
"I don't think the government will accept this but they should, because war isn't the way forward."
Surprise talks
Government efforts to start peace talks last year came to an abrupt halt in November with the killing of TTP leader Hakimullah Mehsud in a US drone strike.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's announcement last week that he wanted to give peace talks another try caught many observers by surprise.
The start of the year has seen a surge in militant violence, with more than 110 people killed, and many had expected the military to launch an offensive against TTP strongholds in Pakistan's tribal areas.
On Afghanistan, Aziz said an endorsement of the security pact with Washington would scupper hopes for regional peace.
"We think these (Afghanistan and Pakistan) are two brotherly countries. Peace in Pakistan means peace in Afghanistan and vice versa," he said.
If Afghanistan signs the agreement, he said, "war will continue, and the clash between Muslims and the US will continue."
"If the agreement goes ahead, then the losses they (US) have experienced before, they will experience once again," he added.
The TTP have some links to the Afghan Taliban and pledge allegiance to their supreme leader Mullah Omar.
But while the Afghan Taliban's fight is focused on Karzai's government and its NATO backers, the TTP's main target is the Pakistani state.
Haq, the head of the Dar-ul-Uloom Haqqania seminary that counts Mullah Omar as a graduate, said: "If Americans remain in Afghanistan, there will be no peace in the region, it will be same, it will be unsafe."
Fragile security
Underlining the parlous security situation in Pakistan, eight people were killed in a suicide bombing targeting minority Shiite Muslims in the northwestern city of Peshawar on Tuesday.
Mufti Hassan Swati, the head of the TTP's Peshawar wing, claimed the attack, though the group's central spokesman Shahidullah Shahid earlier denied it.
Asked why they attacked while talks were going on, Swati told AFP: "The peace talks are under way but there is no ceasefire. We will continue attacks until a ceasefire is announced."
Islamabad reacted furiously to the killing of Mehsud last November, accusing Washington of torpedoing peace efforts.
There have been only three drone attacks in Pakistan since then and none in January, the first calendar month without a strike in two years, according to the London-based Bureau of Investigative Journalism.
This restraint may give Sharif some political space for talks, but American sources have warned that they will still target militants seen as a direct threat to the US.


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The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) released its latest data on the chikungunya epidemic in the Americas on June 6. They have received reports of 4,486 confirmed cases of chikungunya and another 130,941 which are suspected. Their total number is 135,427.
The PAHO does not have all the known cases of chikungunya recorded. Media reports show that Chile, Costa Rica and Venezuela have all discovered an imported case of the mosquito borne illness in the last week. In the United States, there have been at least 32 imported cases through June 6. News 13 in Orlando announced today that an imported case has been found in Brevard County FL. News4Jax, also today, reported an imported case in Duval County FL.
Scott Weaver, M.S., Ph.D. is Director, Institute for Human Infections and Immunity at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston TX. He returned from an investigation of the chikungunya outbreak in the Dominican Republic about two weeks ago and answered some questions about his observations in an e-mail on June 6.
The Asian strain of chikungunya is the one circulating in the Western Hemisphere at this time, according to Dr. Weaver. It is transmitted exclusively by Aedes aegypti, the Yellow Fever mosquito.
Female mosquitoes bite to obtain blood which is necessary for the mosquito's reproductive cycle. The mosquito is infected with chikungunya by biting a human suffering the illness. Weaver says that in two days to a week, the mosquito will be capable of transmitting the disease. Only one bite is necessary to infect another person.
Dr. Weaver feels that it will be difficult to project the number of chikungunya cases since so few are being confirmed with laboratory tests. His observations in the Dominican Republic suggest that some of the suspected cases have other illnesses. He feels that the number of actual cases will be in the hundreds of thousands over the next year and not in the tens of millions.


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UTHSCT's 'A Night to Remember' fundraiser to benefit scholarships for biotechnology master's degree
Tuesday, April 24, 2012The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler will host a "Night to Remember" featuring timeless songs and dances from the movies on Thursday, May 17, at Harvey Convention Center, 2000 W. Front St. in Tyler.
The evening of fine dining and superb entertainment will begin with cocktails at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner and a Broadway-style show produced and conducted by Lenny Klinger.
"The World's Greatest Pastime: A Night at the Movies" starts at 8 p.m. and includes "Singin' in the Rain," "Footloose," "As Time Goes By," and "All That Jazz." These and many other classic and contemporary movie hits will be performed by four vocalists, eight dancers, and the 14-piece Galaxy Orchestra of St. Louis.
Dress is cocktail attire. Tickets are $250 each, and seating is limited.
Proceeds from the event will fund scholarships for students seeking a Master of Science Degree in Biotechnology from UTHSCT.
Members of the "A Night to Remember" steering committee are Linda Buckner, Jeanette Deas Calhoun, Debby Davis, Annette Findley, Maxine Flatt, Genelle Gann, LaVerne Gollob, Martha Griffith, Laura Hyde, Verlaine MacClements, Marsha Nelson, and Connie Seale.
For more information, call Wendy Frizzell at (903) 877-5805.
For more than 60 years, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler has provided excellent patient care and cutting-edge treatment, specializing in pulmonary disease, cancer, heart disease, primary care, and the disciplines that support them. UTHSCT's annual operating budget of $125 million represents a major economic impact of over $287 million for the Northeast Texas region. Since 2002, scientists in the Center for Biomedical Research have been awarded $118.6 million in research dollars. As the academic health science center for Northeast Texas, its graduate medical education programs – with residencies in family medicine and occupational medicine – provide doctors for many communities throughout the region and beyond. UTHSCT is also the program sponsor of the residency program in internal medicine at Good Shepherd Medical Center in Longview.


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Day in and day out, you're confronted with issues that threaten local communities. Leverage your law enforcement experience to play a role in protecting the nation from larger threats and in leading the response to these dangers. Earning a Master of Science in Administration of Justice and Security with a concentration in Global and Homeland Security may put you on the path to a new career as a command officer, private security director or intelligence analyst. Learn how to work together with other law enforcement agencies to solve problems, and gain the skills you need to manage critical incidents, intelligence, cybercrime and technology while getting a foundation in criminology.
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Graduates of Criminal Justice and Security programs may need to meet other requirements or qualifications to become a law enforcement, corrections or peace officer at the state, national or international level. Students who are interested in pursuing such professions are encouraged to check with the applicable agencies for a list of requirements.
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I've been a long time paid supporter of Remember the Milk for several years, but have decided it is time to part ways. I believe I got weighed down too much in the heavy GTD features you could create (and the openness which afforded you these abilities) and it no longer was a quick and dirty way to keep track of things.
Instead of continually attempting to restructure my RTM lists to do the job for me, I will be giving TeuxDeux a try (as well as Evernote's new reminders feature for bigger projects). Of course it too has its shortcomings (no Android app!?) but I am eager to give it a real go!
Keeping it Simple
Like I said, RTM had gotten heavy. This wasn't necessarily any fault of theirs. They afforded you a great range of features for which you could easily take things from simple todo list to insane-rocket-science-get-everything-done levels. I get bogged down when options are too vast, it is just something that happens and getting bogged down is no way to stay on top of your todo list.
I had first signed up for TeuxDeux shortly after it launched and was still in my RTM fanboy stage, so paid it little attention. Since then it looks like they have matured greatly, but have kept their simple, clean and design-eye friendly interface. Logging in I was prompted that I was starting a three month trial (versus the posted one month, possibly due to my early membership?) and taken to a very clear calendar style view. Adding, completing and deleting tasks all take just one click. I was also presented with what appeared to be custom lists, which I quickly deleted, except for "someday" which will act as my all-to-necessary inbox. I want to keep things as simple as possible.
No Mobile?
It is true, they lack a mobile android app, and their OSX app looks like it isn't doing too hot. However, their website is fully responsive, so it scales nicely to mobile screen sizes! I got around the "no app" issue by creating a "TeuxDeux" task in tasker that launches Chrome with "http://teuxdeux.com" as the data attribute. I then added this task via the "Task Shortcut" widget to my home screen. Bam, instant mobile app.
What was that about Evernote?
Pen and paper todos, or even really simple web based ones aren't always the best for large scale projects. Evernote still reigns supreme in management of such projects, but I believe that if used in conjunction with quick-and-dirty TeuxDeux tasks, I'll have a killer combo.
Have you ditched Remember The Milk? Do you love TeuxDeux? Am I making a huge mistake? Let me know your experiences in the comments below!