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(Often abbreviated CC, while the correct term is "Control Change") A category of MIDI messages which are used to convey performance or patch data for parameters other than those which have their own dedicated message types (note on, note off, aftertouch, polyphonic aftertouch, pitch bend, and program change). The continuous controller message format contains a controller number and a seven-bit value. 128 controller numbers are possible, but six are reserved for special purposes, leaving 122 available. The standard originally assigned meanings to only a few of these, notably mod wheel which is assigned to continuous controller #1. However, subsequent revisions have assigned meanings to many of them, and reserved some ranges of numbers for particular purposes: the numbers from 64 to 80 have long been reserved for on/off type parameters, with #64 being assigned to the sustain pedal. (A value of zero equals "off"; any nonzero value is taken to be "on".) Numbers 81 to 100 are for controller definitions associated with General MIDI. Since it has been found desirable to allow for some controllers to have more than seven-bit resolution, the controller numbers from 32 to 63 are now conventionally reserved for conveying the least significant byte for the corresponding numbers 0-31. (For example, controller #32 carries the LSB for controller #0; controller #33 goes with controller #1, and so on.)
Unfortunately, the standard is not very consistent about the meanings of some of the standard assignments.For instance, some such as volume and pan derive their names from the functions they are intended to perform, while others such as breath controller and expression pedal are named after the types of input devices that generally produce controller messages of that type. Also note that there is no enforcement on usage on conventional meanings for continuous controller messages; some soft synths in particular are notorious for totally disregarding the standard controller number assignments.
Some commonly used controller numbers and their conventional meanings:
0: bank select
1: mod wheel
2: breath controller
5: portamento time
6: data entry -- used with the registered parameter mechanism
7: volume
10: pan -- adjusts the left-right positioning of a signal in a stereo output
11: expression pedal
64: sustain pedal
65: portamento on/off
88: High resolution velocity prefix (added 2010)
98 & 99: non-registered parameter number
100 & 101: registered parameter number
121: reset all controllers
122: local control on/off
123: all notes off


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Orchard Court is the name of both the College's original accommodation building and the courtyard which its three sides creates. The building is comprised of the Wolfson, Nuffield and Spooner Wings, named after donors to the College during its first few decades.
Most Murray Edwards students have the option to live in College accommodation throughout their course: this is affordable and comfortable, and protection from year long commercial tenancies. Our purpose-built accommodation has all that a student might need, including bed, desk, wardrobe, shelving, sink unit, and sockets for telephone and a faster than broadband computer network. There are a number of rooms specially adapted for people with disabilities, with wheelchair access to almost all areas of the College via ramps and lifts. Communal facilities close to Old Block include the kitchens, bar, laundry and television/video room with cable TV. In addition, the JCR, at the top of H staircase, is a great place to relax, read the papers, drink coffee and surf using the wireless network.
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Face It, Your Cat Is a Freeloader
Every day, millions of people allow themselves to be ruled by a demonic animal that fancies itself a Egyptian pharoah godking. Cats are amongst the most arrogant of creatures, coyly strutting about and grooming themselves for hours on end, with no trace of loyalty or grace in their hearts. As fast as a cat will cutely demand food of you by pawing at a cabinet or pretend to give you a back massage as you are laid out, it will bite you hard enough to draw blood and be infected with all sorts of deadly pathogens.
Intrinsic to a cat's ability to quickly endear a human family with warm, purring hugs, ninja 'nose kisses', and aforementioned paw massages, is something more sinister that only the parents of a mooching, 19-year-old weed addicted child would experience: cats are the ultimate freeloader.
When you think about it, cats have all the qualities of a marijuana-addicted weed junky: constantly shedding hair, sleeps for hours on end and always demanding a meal or snack. If these qualities are not bad enough, cats are prone to become 'in heat' and viciously urinate all over your home, like expected of a drunken 3rd Street hobo who accidentally staggered into one of your parties and chugged of the keg. The aftermath of yellow-stained musk and sanitary concerns would concern the slothiest of minds, but for some reason, cat owners will endlessly google articles on 'E-how to clean cat urine stains' instead of showing the freeloading miscreants the door by the way of a swift boot.
But why? After 6,000 years of evolution, humans have progressed to be tidy, clean and knowledgeable about germs. Why would we let a freeloading, unappreciative germ-monger desecrate our abode with unflushed wastes and urine specimen on our most precious quilts and office chairs?
To understand this, we must first understand the psychology and brain of a cat. Cats are the ultimate manimpulator, with IQs on par with bottlenose dolphins. A cat can be as resourceful and convincing as a crack addict begging a church pastor for $50 to buy his kids some groceries. A cat will do whatever it takes to break down its owners and employ itself with a houseful of human servants.
Cats are Sassy, Condenscending in a Machiavellian play on power dynamics
Cats remain aloof and only give out love, affection and attention on their own terms. This puts cat owners in an awkward place, where they constantly seek the affection of the four-legged hellspawns and cringe, not knowing if their simply pet on the cat's back will result in an upward arch of approval or a vicious mauling with claws and teeth.
Any cat owner knows that felines, as a habit, are habitually fickle and bipolar. This quality of cats may seem intrinsic at first, but it is actually a feature of a cat's complex ability to manipulate humans. Cats understand a principle exorted by Machiavelli in The Prince. Cats rule the home by the use of passive-aggression. Cat owners realize that their pet has cute habits and as a result of human instinct, seek to pet the cat and receive warm responses in return.
The cat, being a master predator and manipulator, uses this human quality to its advantage. Sometimes a cat will savage your hand for petting it four times, instead of three. At times, a cat may decide to make a 'protest poop' in front of company at home, even though it is properly litter trained. It does this so its human servants will never feel comfortable inviting human companions over for comfort, and always fear seeking its affections.
In time, this forces cat owners to become isolated and emotionally dependent on interaction with the cat. And with this power, the cat becomes god of the home.
Fancying herself the Queen of Sheiba, this cat has succombed to heat and become fat with wanton lust and pregnancy. In several months, this slutty little freedloader will burden the owner with 5 more mewing mouths to feed and a bloodline of future miscreants who will contaiminate the house and defy the human owners to protest.
What cats cannot acheive by manipulation, they will take by force. Every cat owner has realized that within 2 months, cats claim ownership of the computer keyboard, any bed and favorite chair. Cats will musk these items up with fur and littered feet, just to add the right amount of grimeyness so it becomes more undesirable to the owner.
Cats will also force pregnancy on you. Female cats are worse than male cats, because they give birth to endless litters of kittens and like a woman on Obamacare, expects everyone else to take up the slack. Once kittens are born, humans are naturally turned to affection with the cute little mews and begging they do for food. But in only a matter of months, all the kittens will go from ridiculously cute to coy pharoahs of subjugation.
Cats Are Typically Drug-Addicted Maniacs, Secretly
Eyes glossed after taking a heavy toke of catnip and spent coffee grinders, in several seconds this cat will go from a catatonic mess to sprinting about at Olympian speeds, scratching furniture and the dog's ears as it comes down from its self-induced chemical high.
What most cat-owners fail to realize is that cats are the ultimate drug addict. What makes cats so dangerous is that they usually take their drugs in secret, and via pheremones, coerce their owners to become drug seekers too.
It is no coincidence that most people who own cats also smoke marijuana. I wish I could do a survey, because in a lifetime I'd estimate that 90% of my friends and colleagues who own cats are also heavy marijuana addicts. Cats like a home where people do drugs, because their sloven behavior and habits tend to be a better fit and are less protested. Charles Darwin called this relationship 'symbiotic evolution'.
Cats will find all sorts of things to get high on: fireplace ash, toilet water, catnip, old coffee, their own urine and dinner plate residue. What may seem the most basic piece of waste to us is the most exotic drug for cats. Have you ever noticed your cat sleeping, then suddenly awaking to viciously lick herself clean, making awkward expressions in the process?
If that's not bad enough, cats are no strangers to licking their own genitalia, then coming up to give the nearest human a big lick right on the face and nose. This is the ultimate expression of a drug addict who is exerting dominance over his or her abode.
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Poll Position: Design your own Cruise Ship Space
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I would design a sports bar that focused on old classics. The venue would be very traditional style. I'd name it Legends and on some of the televisions I would run classic sports games, boxing matches, races, etc. I would still air the current games but I feel it would be nice to relive some of those old memories! When I was younger my father use to always talk about Roger Staubach from the Dallas Cowboys, I think going into Legends and being able to have a drink and watch a game with my old man would be one heck of a legendary memory. Just an idea!!!
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Marcos Breton had a finely crafted article in the Bee on Wednesday. He made several fine points regarding illegal immigration, the realities of current immigration law, and the realities of the kids swarming our Southwestern border.
Yes, these are scared and desperate kids, not deliberate invaders. There I agree totally with Mr. Breton. And their processing is determined by law dating back to the Bush Administration. Again, The Grumpy Libertarian grumpily agrees. He says we shouldn't be blaming Obama. And here I disagree significantly with this fine writer.
A man who used pot and cocaine regularly in his youth has failed to end the war on drugs. This, like so many of the man's failings, reflects his total inability to do anything brave. The near-failed countries-of-origin for these youngsters are anaethema to peaceful lives specifically because of the "war on drugs."
Black markets fund the cartels, the murderous Salvatruchas, the quasi-marxist undergrounds in the south, and the criminal conspiracy masquerading as a socialism in Venezuela. We learned recently, through a former bodyguard's testimony, that they fueled and are fueling Castro's own criminal funding channels.
The only decent thing to do for the afflicted to our south, not just in Central America, but in Mexico itself, is to legalize everything immediately. Not "legalize and regulate and tax" but legalize all of the miserable pharmacopeia. Relegate the whole mess to medical treatment and counseling. Yank the financial rug out from under the entire darkside of the continent. Perform the Judo throw of all time, and destroy the funding for the forces that are driving children and their mothers to flee in fear for their lives. Drain the lifeblood from the societal vampires that batten now on America's self destructive passion to control everything. There are other sources of funds for the neer-do-wells; trafficking for labor and sex slavery, the actual transport of children and others in the "coyote" trade, but none of those holds a candle to the searing conflagration of the drug black markets.
Of course we can interdict and deport and patrol, and we should do those things, and stop coddling illegals with drivers' licenses and de facto amnesty. But none of that will do any real good if we fail to end the war on drugs.
The opposition to this is multi-headed. There are the prosecutorial and cop shops, the incarceration industry/unions, and the sanctimonious religious. Not, mind you, that they are alone in resisting legalization. The criminal pustulences flourishing on our self-righteous anti-drug obsession are first and foremost against legalizations.
For once the Grumpy Libertarian finds simple grumpiness totally inadequate. He is purely enraged at the cowardice of our state legislature, of our sad excuse for a president, and at all the badge-wearing cover-their-tails supposed protectors sucking up our tax money while they put huge percentages of our people in cages.
Send the children home to safer countries.
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Minutewomen Advance With 3-1 Win Over St. Joe's
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CHARLOTTE - A pair of two-out RBI hits in the bottom of the fourth inning by Jordan Storro and Cyndil Matthew broke a 1-1 tie and sent UMass softball (29-17) to a 3-1 victory over Saint Joseph's (29-15) in the second round of the Atlantic 10 Championship on Thursday in Charlotte. Kyllie Magill and the Hawks' Monica Aguilar traded solo home runs in the first and second innings, respectively. The No. 2 seed Minutewomen advance to face No. 1 seed Fordham on Friday at noon.
Sara Ploude (27-13) threw a complete game three-hitter with 13 strikeouts, the last of which came with runners on second and third to end the game. She allowed just one hit, Aguilar's leadoff home run in the top of the second, before Aguilar and Dana Bienek recorded back-to-back singles to start of the top of the seventh. Plourde struck out the next batter on a bunted foul third strike, and after a sacrifice bunt advanced the runners to second and third, struck out Shannon Kramer to end the game.
Audrey Boutin was 2-for-2 with a walk and a double. The senior singled up the middle with one out in the fourth of a tied game, 1-1. Stephanie Mayne followed with a walk and, with two outs, Storro roped an 0-2 pitch to right-center for a double, scoring Boutin with the go-ahead run. The next batter, Matthew, singled up the middle to bring in Mayne and make it a 3-1 game.
Magill gave UMass an early lead by crushing the second pitch of the bottom of the first inning over the fence in center for her third homer of the season, but Aguilar quickly answered in the top of the second with a solo shot to left, her sixth of the year.
Matthew finished the day 2-for-2 to run her season average to .333.
Erin Gallagher (22-9) took the loss for the Hawks, allowing three earned runs on six hits and three walks with six strikeouts in six innings.
The Minutewomen and Fordham, who defeated No. 5 seed Charlotte, 2-0, will meet on Friday at 12 p.m. St. Joe's will face the winner of Thursday evening's Charlotte-Temple game in an elimination game on Friday at 2:30 p.m.
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Fans of WEtv's Marriage Boot Camp may have been screaming TMI after the most recent episode "Sex is the Glue".
Not familiar with the show yet? It's the post-"Bridezillas" reality TV show, that uses nationally known marriage counselors Jim and Elizabeth Carroll to help save the marriages that resulted from that original show. You're not surprised that couples who began as a bridezilla and hubby need help early on in the married life, are you? While a few of the couples seem ready to do the work necessary to smooth things out, not everyone is willing to to make that effort on Marriage Boot Camp.
During "Sex is the Glue", the couples who have engaged in all kinds of role playing exercises that included pulling the plug on their sick spouse and deciding whether or not to fire at the spouse while he or she is blindfolded, get down to business on their sex lives. Believe it or not, some of the participants got squeamish and shy, proving that it's easier to act out in anger than love.
Perhaps you've seen child psychologists who use puppets to help a victim of child abuse describe what happened to them. Jim and Elizabeth took hand puppets of inanimate objects with pretty faces painted on them and handed them to each couple. They asked that they be used to tell their partner what it is he or she needs from the other during love making.
Shake your head if you wish but it quickly opened up the dialogue and it was all played out in front of the other couples as well as WEtv's cameras. Here are some of the puppet characters and the dialogue that resulted from the role playing.
Mr. Pickle meets up with Ms. Taco as Jeff and Tasha bare their souls and take everyone behind the bedroom door with this scintillating exchange, while the counselors stand by to keep it all on the highest plain they can.
Tasha/Taco: "Maybe some candles, a nice back rub...that's romance."
Jeff/Pickle: "Sometimes Mr. Pickle doesn't get that oral attention that he needs."
Tasha/Taco: "Just the thought of putting that pickle in my mouth just seems a little dirty."
Jeff/Pickle: " Oh no, the pickle is clean."
As Tomas, hubby to Mai-Lee said. "That pickle is a sexual predator," but of course he was only half kidding. Believe it or not, Tasha and Jeff who have had what she calls a pretty non-existent sex life prior to moving into the mansion where they film Marriage Boot Camp, have been much more active. It takes all kinds.
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I believe I've heard, as part of the "lore," that the category (operator systems, completely positive maps) has direct limits, whereas the category ($C^*$-algebras, completely positive maps) does not. Or perhaps one had to tweak the morphisms by specifying "unital" or "contractive". I would appreciate either
- a reference that discusses direct limits of completely positive maps on some category or other, or
- an example (if indeed one exists) of a direct system of ($C^*$-algebras, CP maps) where the limit object is not a $C^*$-algebra? My best guess would be to iterate a CP map from some $A$ to itself, but I don't really know what the limit would look like.


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Drew Jordan will defend his MPSF 5k title this weekend in Seattle.
Shaquana Logan was one of three current or former Cougs at the US Indoor Championships.
Junior Abby Regan ran the 10th-fastest mile in WSU history Saturday.
Travis Pickett finished third and Sam Wardell threw a PR for sixth Friday night at the WSU Open II men's weight throw.
WSU Open II Track & Field Meet is Friday and Saturday in Indoor Facility.
Three standout prep seniors have signed National Letters of Intent to attend and compete in track and field for Washington State University in the 2014-15 seasons, Cougars Head Coach Rick Sloan announced Tuesday.
Ruby Roberts (above), Charlotte Muschamp, Dominique Keel and Todd Wakefield had outstanding performances Saturday for WSU T&F.
Andrew Kimpel's 14:04.93 PR time in the 5k in Seattle was one of several outstanding marks for Cougars Friday night.
WSU indoor track and field teams split up for two high-level competitions this weekend.
Dominique Keel led a quartet of WSU women in the 200m dash with a season-best time of 24.54 seconds.
Pole vaulter Kristine Felix was one of 10 Washington State track and field team competitors to claim victories Friday night at the 38th Annual Vandal Indoor Meet Friday night at the Kibbie Activities Center in Moscow, Idaho.
The WSU Track & Field teams travel eight miles east for a pair of meets in Moscow this weekend.


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I used to make purposely crazy drawings in psychology so that if/when I was caught, she'd think I was insane. Two years later, she wouldn't let me near her kids. It was an experiment that was VERY successful!
haha sounds like a brilliant idea! My psychology lecture barely ever acknowledges my existence so I can get away with drawing things like this all over my books
I was so good in geometry that my teacher would tell everyone to pay attention and no drawing, etc. But he'd come over to me and ask what I was drawing and say how nice it was. I just laughed inside. I usually finished the assignment before it was done being handed out.
I had a physics teacher like that, I'd always draw him as different things. My favourite was Mr Potato head but i think it's safe to say that he didn't find it as funny as I did


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Aoife Connors speaks to Prof Josep Dalmau about recent research advances that have led to a better understanding of paraneoplastic neurologic disorders
The crucial difference between autoimmune disorders and paraneoplastic neurologic disorders (PNDs) is "the certainty that PNDs and their syndromes will only occur in the presence of a cancer tumour", Prof Josep Dalmau, Professor of Neurology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine told Irish Medical Times.
PNDs are autoimmune diseases that occur in response to the presence of cancer somewhere in the body. The cancer cells in paraneoplastic patients express proteins which are normally only made in the brain. These proteins cause the body's immune system to produce anti-bodies in an attempt to suppress the cancer. Unfortunately, these same antibodies can trigger an autoimmune attack on the brain and the body's neuro-logical systems.
In a recent study in The Lancet Neurology (2010 Aug;9(8):753-5), Prof Dalmau and colleagues reported on a new category of such disorders.
Autoimmune synaptic encephalopathies are neurologic disorders in which patients develop antibodies against proteins on neuronal synapses. Patients present with seizures and neuropsychiatric symptoms, including psychosis and changes in memory, cognition and behaviour. These symptoms are common in limbic encephalitis, which has been attributed to autoantibodies against voltage-gated potassium channels. Prof Dalmau pointed out that the results of their own antibody testing, using serum from patients with limbic encephalitis to cells expressing voltage-gated potassium channels, were negative.
"On the basis of the negative findings, we postulated that the antibodies of these patients might be directed against other neuronal cell-surface proteins. We aimed to identify the real autoantigen associated with limbic encephalitis," he said.
Autoimmune diseases
Speaking to IMT ahead of his lecture on October 8 entitled 'Paraneoplastic and non-paraneoplastic immune-mediated encephalitis' at the 9th Neurology Update Meeting in Dublin, Prof Dalmau explained that patients with autoimmune disease respond to treatment, while many patients with PNDs do not respond well.
PNDs are caused by cancer-induced immunologic mechanisms affecting various parts of the central and peripheral nervous system. Patients can develop severe neurologic symptoms as a result of the immune response to these disorders (seizures, memory problems, sensory difficulties, hypothalamic dysfunction or paralysis).
Research by Prof Dalmau and his colleagues shows that an immune response can be triggered against the patient's tumour by the growth of neuronal proteins from the cancer. The body's response to tackle the tumour can wrongly attack the patient's nervous system. He said this response is defined by high titer of serum antibodies that can be accompanied by cyto-toxic T-cell responses. These react with proteins in the neurons and the cancer cells (onconeuronal antigens). By identifying these antibodies, the neurologist can determine PND.
Treatment targets specific organs, attacking the tumour and relieving the patient from invasive tests. Recent research has lead to the clinical characterisation of certain PNDs. He listed a number of antibodies and antigens that are now used as diagnostic tests for PND and autoimmune diseases. PNDs are naturally key means of successful anti-tumour immunity; the ability of the tumour to trigger an immune response can lead to less aggressive cancers, he explained.
"We're identifying new antibodies that may be associated with as-yet unknown diseases," he said. "We identified five antibodies in the last three years; these target the proteins in the brain and critical receptors involved in human behaviour and memory," he added. The five antibodies include: NMDAR, NMDA receptor, AMPA receptor, GABA receoptor, CASPR2 protein and LGI1. The neurol-ogist is studying these antibodies to characterise the proteins and symptoms of the disorder.
Prof Dalmau said the discovery of antineuronal antibodies facilitated the diagnosis of PNDs, but treatment for these disorders is a challenge. Since certain antibodies are syndrome-specific unlike others, some syndromes suggest a paraneoplastic etiology more than others.
Some may occur in cancer patients without PNDs and their detection does not necessarily imply that a neurologic disorder is paraneoplastic. In his analyses of immune responses to CNS paraneoplastic and nonparaneoplastic disorders, he explained that a new cluster of encephalitides appear to be mediated by antibodies against the cell surface or synaptic proteins, which may occur with or without a tumour present, and these are responsive to treatment.
Prof Dalmau co-authored a paper published in Oncologist (2010;15(6):603-17). In the latest research on PNDs, he said that cancer patients are likely to experience neurologic symptoms during treatment that include metastasis, infections, coagulopathy, metabolic or nutritional disturbances and neurotoxicity. He said that folllowing tests on cancer therapies, one is generally found as the etiology.
However, where no etiology is identified, the diagnosis considered is often a PND. "This is becoming commonplace. As a result, I'd suggest that diagnosis and treatment for PNDs should begin early," he said.
Prof Dalmau is excited about his future research and his trip to Ireland. This will be his second visit, but it is shortened as a result of his hectic schedule. "I have good friends in Ireland that I'm looking forward to seeing after the conference," he quipped.


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Oh just another eight hundred page "bipartisan" bill that nobody will read, mainstream media will refuse to cover, and that will merely further destroy any remnants of freedom left in these United States. Never forget the George Carlin quote on bipartisanship:
"Bipartisan usually means that a larger-than-usual deception is being carried out."
From Wired:
The immigration reform measure the Senate began debating yesterday would create a national biometric database of virtually every adult in the U.S., in what privacy groups fear could be the first step to a ubiquitous national identification system.
Buried in the more than 800 pages of the bipartisan legislation (.pdf) is language mandating the creation of the innocuously-named "photo tool," a massive federal database administered by the Department of Homeland Security and containing names, ages, Social Security numbers and photographs of everyone in the country with a driver's license or other state-issued photo ID.
This piece of the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act is aimed at curbing employment of undocumented immigrants. But privacy advocates fear the inevitable mission creep, ending with the proof of self being required at polling places, to rent a house, buy a gun, open a bank account, acquire credit, board a plane or even attend a sporting event or log on the internet. Think of it as a government version of Foursquare, with Big Brother cataloging every check-in.
"It starts to change the relationship between the citizen and state, you do have to get permission to do things," said Chris Calabrese, a congressional lobbyist with the American Civil Liberties Union. "More fundamentally, it could be the start of keeping a record of all things."


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With Spurs having it all to play for in the top-four race, they travel to Staffordshire in what could be a tricky fixture, with our tipster backing away goals and a 4/1 value betWith Stoke City drawing away at Sunderland in midweek, they all but secured their Premier League status for another season. Despite playing against 10 men, the Potters could not hold on to what would have been a vital win. This weekend they welcome a Tottenham side who are desperate for a win to break into the top four.
After drawing on Wednesday night, Spurs have now got to win their two remaining fixtures and rely on Arsenal to slip up. Despite Emmanuel Adebayor's heroics, they drew 2-2 with their London rivals Chelsea.
Andre Villas-Boas' men come into this match with only one win in their last five away matches, drawing their last three. Coral price them as favourites at 5/6 (1.83) to come away with three points and keep their chances of a top-four finish alive.
Stoke will be glad they sit in 11th position, six points clear of Wigan Athletic in 18th. Unless there is a freak goal swing, the Potters will be playing top flight football next year.
Tony Pulis' men have the chance to break into the top 10 with a win on Sunday, though, and with Stoke unbeaten in their last three, they may fancy their chances against Spurs. The home side are 7/2 (4.50) with Coral to win this match. The same firm offer the draw at 12/5 (3.40).
A bet that stands out in this match is Tottenham to score over 1.5 goals in the match at 21/20 (2.05) with Coral.
Spurs have not struggled for goals this season away from home, with this bet paying out in six of their last seven away matches. Add into the equation that this would have paid out in two of Stoke's last three home games, this is certainly worth backing.
For those looking for more value, Gareth Bale to score first at 4/1 (5.00) seems too good to miss. The Wales international has netted three in his last four, including breaking the deadlock in two of those games.
Bale has got history at the Britannia Stadium, bagging a double, including a wonder-goal back in 2010. With Spurs' main man needed in their last two matches, expect him to step up to the plate once again.
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Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on Michael Moore and his new movie, "Capitalism: A Love Story": If the economic system that Michael Moore has successfully milked is "immoral" and "evil," then that would suggest that he is an immoral, evil man. But we'll let someone else make the final decision on that one. What we do know... [Read more...]DEMOCRATS ON COLLISION COURSE WITH CATHOLICS
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The amendments by Sen. Orrin Hatch that would ban abortion funding in the health care bill and ensure conscience rights protections for health care workers were defeated today by a margin of 13-10. Catholic League president Bill Donohue addressed its implications: The Democrats are on a collision course with the nation's bishops, and the Catholic... [Read more...]MAD RUSH TO DEFEND POLANSKI
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Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the mad rush to defend Roman Polanski: The Catholic League has long suspected that, in many quarters, the outrage over priestly sexual abuse has had more to do with the status of the accused than the crime itself. Now the evidence is indisputable: a child can be drugged, penetrated and sodomized—and... [Read more...]BLASPHEMY DAY TARGETS CHRISTIANITY
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The Center for Inquiry will launch the first International Blasphemy Day on September 30, the anniversary of the 2005 publication of the Danish cartoons that so inflamed Muslims worldwide. Billed as a free speech event designed to oppose such things as a Muslim-sponsored U.N. resolution banning criticism of religion, the day has drawn the support of... [Read more...]OFFENSIVE JESUS POSTER REMOVED IN ROCKFORD
September 25, 2009
Catholic League president Bill Donohue received a letter today from Patrick W. Hayes, Legal Director, City of Rockford, Illinois, saying that his office asked the owner of the Northern Illinois Women's Center to remove the offensive poster of Jesus that we complained about yesterday. Donohue thanked Hayes for his intervention, but also took issue... [Read more...]CHRISTIANS PROVOKED IN ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
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Catholic League president Bill Donohue strongly supports the statement released yesterday by Louis C. Breschi, M.D., president of the Catholic Medical Association [CMA]: Catholic physicians who are loyal to the Magisterium are in a unique position to guide the Catholic community on health care reform. Led by Dr. Breschi, the statement just released,... [Read more...]Emulating the European Model: Prescription for Failure
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School Board considers operating levy
Tom Klein
REGIONAL – Taxpayers could get a break on repayment of more than $78 million in bonds used to finance the restructuring of the St. Louis County School District.
But any potential relief could be more than offset if the district opts to pursue two different levies, including a possible operating levy which could now be approved without a public vote.
Superintendent Teresa Knife Chief reported to the board that the district would receive $4 million from a fund established for Iron Range schools. The state Legislature gave approval to set aside $38 million for school improvements across the Iron Range. Because the St. Louis County School District had recently completed a major overhaul of its schools, Sen. Tom Bakk, DFL-Cook, included a provision allowing the district to apply for funds to be used to help pay off the bonds that paid for the project.
Meanwhile, the district may also be able to refinance bonds that were obtained through the Buy America program. Congress is defaulting on those bonds because of sequestration, which has frozen some government funds.
Business Manager Kim Johnson said Ehlers and Associates included a clause that allows the district to refinance the bonds— and at current interest rates that could reduce the taxpayers' cost to pay off the bonds by as much as $2.9 million, she said.
But taxpayers may not see the impact of any savings if the board opts to impose two new levies now under consideration.
The state Legislature gave districts the ability to levy up to $300 per student without voter approval as part of the package of education funding approved this session. Dubbed the Student Achievement Levy, the objective was to ensure more stable and equitable funding for education across the state.
Districts already have the ability to seek additional funds through a general excess operating levy, but voters must approve.
Bakk, who introduced the Student Achievement Levy, said the current system is unfair because districts with larger tax bases and substantial property wealth can more easily pass levies. "ISD 2142 doesn't have a voter-approved levy and can't get one, so they're really getting left behind," he said.
Johnson said the levy could generate more than $500,000 for the district and suggested on Monday, the board might consider pursuing the levy to fund Early Childhood and Learning Readiness programming. "I wouldn't recommend just approving the levy," she said. "We'd have to have a purpose for the funds."
But board member Troy Swanson was reluctant to pursue the levy, noting that it would be unpopular with the public to raise taxes without giving them any say.
Board Chairman Robert Larson also cautioned that while the district may state how it plans to spend the money, the dollars would flow into the general fund and the district could not guarantee they might not be diverted for other uses.
Meanwhile, the district may revisit the prospect of seeking a lease levy to create more classroom space at the Cherry School.
The board had weighed that option in 2012 but did not pull the trigger. However, overcrowding at the school has revived talk of the lease levy.
A lease levy would not require voters' approval, but must be okayed by the Minnesota Commissioner of Education.
Cherry's growth is being fueled by students open-enrolling into the school. In 2012, about a quarter of the school's students came from other schools with the vast majority migrating from Hibbing to Cherry.
There are a number of restrictions for use of a lease levy. The levy can be used to finance payments on a lease or a lease-purchase of a space that is newly constructed specifically for the district. However, the addition cannot exceed 20 percent of the square footage of the existing building.
In addition, the levy is intended to cover only the "capital" portion of the lease costs and may not be used to pay for custodial or maintenance services. Furthermore, the district's annual levy is limited to no more than $150 per resident pupil unit.
Before the commissioner can approve the levy, the district is required to submit information on the financial justification for the lease, the terms and conditions and a description of the space and its proposed use.
The levy discussion is expected to be part of a larger conversation on how to meet Cherry's space crunch during a special study session scheduled for 3 p.m. on July 16 at the Cherry School.
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hard rock miner
Nope. Not another dime. The "leaders" of ISD 2142 are incapable of running the district responsibly. What they did to Tower will never be forgotten. Let the South half of the district "pay their fair share".
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I agree with your thoughts, but unfortunately they can just vote the levy without coming to us. We have Senator Bakk to thank for their new power over us.
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You've woken up in the middle of the night numerous times. Your mind has been restless, lyrics keep whispering in your head and the melody keeps you humming during the day. Eventually you put the pieces together and finish writing the song that has been haunting you. You proceed to record your masterpiece, making sure that every detail is in the right place. After all said done, you ask yourself "Now What?"
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Its true, the moment you write a song, whether it be on a piece of paper, tablet, or phone your song is copyrighted to an extent. You may ask yourself, "Why bother with registering with the Copyright office?"
Benefits of copyright.
When you register a song with the Copyright office, that composition has an official record in the United States. Copyrighted material is granted protection against infringement. The owner also has the ability to register the song with U.S Customs to protect the song when used over seas. More info available http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ01.pdf
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1. Prepare derivative works based upon the work.
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3. Perform the work publicly, in the case of literary, musical, dramatic, and choreographic works, pantomimes, and motion pictures and other audio visual works. Many may know that you have the right to perform your song in a public venue. Another aspect of public performance would be TV commercials, TV shows, or movies. The use of your composition in any of these cases without obtaining the proper licenses would be a violation of your right.
4. Display the work publicly, in the case of literary, musical, dramatic, and choreographic works, pantomimes, and pictorial, graphic, or sculptural works, including the individual images of a motion picture or other audiovisual work. The owner of a copyright has the right promote, display and market their work publicly. Examples of this could be clothing apparel or swag.
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A 33-year-old man has died after he reportedly set fire to himself outside his Bradford home.
Emergency services were called to Newport Place, Manningham, at 4.45pm yesterday where they found the burned man.
A witness said they saw him setting himself alight.
The injured man was taken to Bradford Royal Infirmary before being transferred to Pinderfields Hospital, Wakefield.
A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said: "We can confirm the 33-year-old man taken to Pinderfields Hospital last night died in the early hours of this morning. The incident is not being treated as suspicious."
The man was not being named by police until relatives have been informed.
The coroner will be informed and an inquest will be held at a later date. Faqir Ur Rahman, chairman of Manningham Residents Association, said he was a neighbour of the man who died, who he knew by the name Ali. He said: "He lived just a two-minute walk from myself, I would usually see him when I'd go to Mosque. I can't believe it's happened, I was very upset."


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These ceramic Nautical Bowls ($10-15) have us wanting to bedeck our our entire summertime dinner table in a marine theme. We're sure we could find some anchor-styled salt and pepper shakers, or napkin rings sporting sailing knots. They should make us want to eat salad, too, but we're thinking maybe we'll scrap the greens for in-season fruits!
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Version 2015b was released on the 16th of December 2015, and can be downloaded under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL).
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MRST is mainly intended as a toolbox for rapid prototyping and demonstration of new simulation methods and modeling concepts on unstructured grids. Despite this, many of the tools are quite efficient and can be applied to surprisingly large and complex models. For more computationally challenging cases, we are developing C-accelerated backends or standalone C++ solutions as part of the Open Porous Media (OPM) initiative.
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One Direction's Zayn Malik On Crutches
One Direction's Zayn Malik has been photographed in Los Angeles hobbling around on a pair of crutches. The pictures, taken yesterday, show a glum-looking Zayn and his One Direction bandmates Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne arriving for a flight at LAX airport.
It's thought that 19-year-old Zayn may have injured himself at this week's MTV Video Music Awards, or at one of the after-parties. The boys hung out with Justin Bieber after the ceremony, during which they picked up an incredible three awards. The morning after, Justin posted a picture on his Twitter page of himself with Niall and Zayn, saying: "Chillin with the homes" (sic).
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Oracle Database Server Security Patching Webcast
By Eric P. Maurice-Oracle on Jul 29, 2010
Hi, this is Eric Maurice.
On August 11th at 11:00AM Pacific / 2:00PM Eastern, the Independent Oracle User Group (IOUG) will host a webcast on Database Server security patching. Speakers include Bruce Lowenthal, Director for Security Alerts for Oracle, and Lois Price, Director for Product Lifecycle Services for Oracle.
The purpose of this technical webcast is to discuss the various aspects of the Critical Patch Update program (CPU) that are specific to Database Server. The speakers will outline the difference between the Patch Set Update (PSU) and traditional CPU patches. An overview of the CPU program will also be provided.
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Let your ears delight to the beauty of Indian Classical music, sung by Aditya Prakash. Learn the basics of raga (melody) and tala (rhythm), which are the building blocks of Indian Classical music. Create anklets adorned with bells, strap them to your feet, and then experience the rhythm with your whole body!


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There is a late fee for check ins after 6PM (40 dollars before 9 pm and
80 dollars after 9 pm) and 40 dollars during weekends
Damage deposit = there is a 500 dollars damage deposit to be paid via paypal.
No smoking
There is a late fee for check ins after 6PM (40 dollars before 9 pm and
80 dollars after 9 pm) and 40 dollars during weekends
Damage deposit = there is a 500 dollars damage deposit to be paid via paypal.
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Prima di tutto un ottimo servizio! Grazie! Con molta pazienza ha risposto a tutte le mie e-mail! L'Appartamento è come sulle foto! I mobili nuovi, l'asciugamano e le linee pure, e una cucina ben attrezzata. La posizione è perfetta per uscire e visitare! 10min a piedi fino a Times Square. La connessione internet non funzionava quando ci siamo trasferiti, abbiamo scritto un e-mail a lui e poche ore più tardi, è stato già fissato. Il bagno è piuttosto piccolo, ma ok. La pressione dell'acqua era molto debole durante eravamo lì, ma era accettabile. Il check-in presso l'ufficio era finito in pochi minuti e abbiamo preso un taxi per l'appartamento, che si circa 7 $. C'è solo una cosa che non è così buono. L'appartamento non è isolatet e si sente il rumore del traffico dall'esterno. Molto forte e non siamo assolutamente abituati a sentire il rumore del genere. Abbiamo avuto anche la sfortuna, gli ultimi tre giorni ci fu una costruzione della strada di fronte alla nostra finestra durante la notte. Ma dopo aver camminato chilometri thrugh New York, si è così stanchi che non si sente il rumore ;-)
First of all great service! Thank you! With lot of patience he answered to all my e-mails!
The Appartment is like on the pictures! The furniture new, the towel and the lines as well, and a good equipped kitchen. The location is perfect for going out and sightseeing! 10min walking until the Times Square. The internet connection didn't work when we moved in, we wrote an e-mail to him and few hours later, it was already fixed. The bathroom is quite small, but ok. The water pressure was quite weak during we were there but it was acceptable.
The check-in at the office was finished in few minutes and we took a taxi to the flat, which one about 7$.
There is just one thing that's not so good. The flat is not isolatet and you hear the traffic noise from outside. Quite loud and we are absolutley not used to hear such noise. We had also bad luck, the last 3 day's there was a road construction in front of our window during the night. But after walking kilometers thrugh NY, you are so tired that you don't hear the noise ;-)
Ampio monolocale in una posizione ideale, a pochi passi da Times Square. Ideale per una fuga romantica. Il letto si affaccia sulla strada è un po 'rumoroso ...
Vaste studio dans un quartier sympa, à deux pas de Times Square.
Idéal pour un séjour en amoureux.
Le lit donnant sur la rue, c'est parfois un peu bruyant ...
L'appartamento è di buone dimensioni e posizione perfetta a metà cittadina nei pressi di alcuni bar e ristoranti.
The apartment is a good size and perfectly located in mid-town close to some great bars and restaurants.
Our experience of this flat was very bad. We got warm water for the shower only one day during the week we spend there. On top of that when we arrived, only one bed had bed sheets out of the three, this was corrected the next day. We asked for a discount due to these two events. We are still waiting for an answer to this request. We paid for services that we didn't enjoy.this is not normal.We hope that Wimdu management will take an action about this. By the way , we are still waiting for the pay back of the damage deposit. Thank you in advance
Fantastic apartment in a great location. Would love to stay there again.
Close to most sites. Apartment was very clean and comfy beds.
Very good location, close to theater district, high line, several subway lines.....rooms were as expected but sofa bed not. Arrangements to get into the apartment OK. Thanks Mo.
This property needs a bit of work. Good location
The flat was very close to Times Square, in an excellent position. Unfortunately we had some problems with the doorknob, so we wrote to WIMDU assistence for help. The technicians came the day after. Inside, there are a living room (with a davenport), a kitchen, two bedrooms (with two queen size bed) and one bathroom.The kitchen, was comfortable. The flat was cute but it needed some maintenance. The bathroom was quite different from the photo, there wasn't a shawer stall but a bath tub. But it was quite big and useful. Wi-fii was available and it worked very well.
Wimdu customer service was excellent. The host took a long time (worryingly so) to get in touch but the key pick up and service at the office was easy enough but it's 24 blocks south of the apartment. The apartment itself is in need of redecorating or the photos updating. The plug sockets in the kitchen trip out so we had to plug the kettle in under the dining area table! Bedsheets were old and one of my friends found a hair in the bed before she had slept in it :-( location perfect and close to delis bars restaurants and Starbucks. Water always hot for showers. Bath mat and spares would have been helpful having 7 people for one bathroom
We had some great days in the apartment. Very central situated, but the place is also very noisy. The bedrooms and kitchen were fine. The bathrooms did the job but are well used. The cleaning could have been better. The layout of the apartment (formerly two apartments) was strange with a door between the two bathrooms as the only connection (besides the staircase) between one of the bedrooms and the rest of the apartment.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 6, 2009) - After facing six ITA ranked teams in its first seven matches the ETSU men's tennis team's road doesn't get any easier this weekend, as the No. 37th-ranked Bucs travel to No. 3 Georgia, Friday at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex in Athens, Ga.
ETSU (1-2) comes into the contest splitting a pair of matches last weekend at the ITA National Indoor Team Championships in Charlottesville, Va. The Bucs raillied to shock No. 31 Wisconsin, 4-3 during the opening-round, before dropping to fifth-ranked host Virginia, Saturday night.
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The official was presenting the topic "Impact of Media Libraries in the Angolan Socio-cultural Development", under the ongoing 2nd Forum AngoTic, that marks the 146th anniversary of the International Association of Telecommunications.
He said the media libraries are also a space for a permanent learning, support for research, production and endogenous contents.
He also described the spaces as venues for meeting among people, show of information technologies and artistic and cultural creation, rather than simple services of access to physical and/or technological infrastructures or to analog or digital information.
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Foreign Correspondent – Alfred Hitchcock
Unlike many of Hitchcock's other famous thrillers, Foreign Correspondent features no superstars. Gary Cooper, for example, refused the role of reporter Johnny Jones, and although Joel McCrea was eventually placed in the role and did a solid job, he simply lacked the box-office appeal of a major star such as Cary Grant or James Stewart. The problem was that the "thriller" was held in rather low esteem by 1940 Hollywood, and Hitchcock, who had not yet established himself as the master of suspense, was not able to recruit the big-name actors he desired.
Foreign Correspondent establishes a pattern of suspense and intrigue that would become a hallmark of many of Hitchcock's American thrillers. Johnny Jones (Joel McCrea) is a tough, hard-headed crime reporter who is reassigned by his editor to investigate the prospects of an outbreak of hostilities in Europe just prior to the beginning of World War II. He thus becomes a foreign correspondent, and temporarily changes his name to Huntley Hay¬erstock. Arriving in Amsterdam, Jones meets Van Meer (Albert Basser¬man), a Dutch diplomat who has memorized a secret clause in an Allied treaty for his country. Traveling with the diplomat is the head of a pacifist group, Stephen Fisher (Herbert Marshall), and his daughter Carol (Laraine Day). Van Meer is to make a speech to the pacifist organization on the opportunities of averting war.
In one of the most memorable scenes of any Hitchcock film, Van Meer appears to be assassinated as he arrives to address the pacifists; the scene occurs in the Amsterdam public square filled with people carrying umbrellas in a pouring rain, and the murderer escapes in a chase beneath the umbrellas, the scene being presented through some excellent camerawork from above. An elaborate drainage system constructed beneath the set carried off the rainwater to maintain some degree of traction for McCrea and the other actors involved in the scene. The murderer is pursued by Johnny Jones into the Dutch countryside. At a windmill, the reporter discovers, the real Van Meer, kidnaped by Nazis who have staged the assassination by murdering a double. The Nazis disappear with their captive while Jones is trying to con¬vince the Dutch police that the diplomat is a prisoner inside the windmill.
Jones searches for Van Meer both in Holland and England with the aid of Carol Fisher, who is slowly falling in love with him. They discover that Carol's father, who has been masquerading as a pacifist, is in reality an agent for the Nazis and has been instrumental in kidnaping Van Meer and in trying to extract his secret information. Jones and Herbert Ffolliott (George Sanders), an English reporter, rescue the Dutch diplomat, but Fisher escapes with his daughter, who is now confused and disillusioned in her romance with Jones. As war is declared, the Fishers take a plane from England to America only to find that Jones and Ffolliott are also onboard, and as the reporters confront Fisher, the plane, mistaken by a German ship below for an English bomber, is shot down. The survivors attempt to stay afloat upon the wing of the plane while Fisher, realizing that he faces arrest in America, sacrifices his life to save the rest. An American ship approaches, frightening off the German one, and rescues the plane's passengers. Barred from telephoning their newspa¬pers, Jones and Ffolliott pretend to make a personal call and then reiterate the story to the captain loud enough to be heard by Jones's editor on the other end of the line. As the film ends, Jones establishes himself as a top foreign correspondent and marries Carol.


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Searsmont is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States.
Located at the junction of several well-marked Indian trails, it was called Quantabacook. The town was a part of the Waldo Patent purchased by a consortium of wealthy Boston investors which included David Sears. First settled in 1804 and called Fraternity Village by Ben Ames Williams, it was incorporated on February 5, 1814 as Searsmont, named after its proprietor.
According to the US census, the town has a total area of 39.2 square miles, of which, 37.8 square miles is land and 1.4 square miles (3.60%) is water. Adjacent to Quantabacook Lake, Searsmont is drained by the St. George River.
As of the 2000 census, there were 1,174 people, 478 households, and 319 families residing in the town. The population density was 31.1 people per square mile.There were 617 housing units at an average density of 16.3 per square mile.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a reminder for cat owners April 15 that Easter lilies, which are popular home decorations this time of year, can be deadly to cats.
Besides the white, trumpet-shaped Easter lily, Tiger, Asiatic, Day and Japanese Show lilies are also poisonous to felines, the agency noted.
Eating leaves, pollen or flowers from these plants can initially cause vomiting and frequent urination. It can then lead to kidney failure, which, if left untreated, can lead to death within a few days.
A cat suspected of having eaten a lily should be taken to a veterinarian immediately, the FDA said. Treatment may include induced vomiting, along with intravenous fluids to prevent dehydration and preserve kidney function.
Other lilies to be concerned about are Calla and Peace lilies, which can irritate a cat's mouth and esophagus, and Lilies of the Valley, which can cause an abnormal heart rhythm, the FDA said.
While the FDA recommends not having any of these lilies in a home with a cat, anyone who cannot resist the plants is encouraged to place them where a high-jumping pet cannot reach them.
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Keeping Trash out of Coastal AreasTrash is accumulating in California's waters and on its beaches at an alarming rate. Some areas in the Pacific Ocean have been found to contain one million pieces of plastic in a single square kilometer. Scientists estimate that the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a massive collection of plastic and other marine debris in the North Pacific Ocean, is roughly twice the size of the state of Texas. Making matters worse, on March 11, 2011, a powerful tsunami hit Japan, destroying cities and villages, and carrying tons of debris out to sea. Ocean currents are projected to carry some of that debris to U.S. shores, including the West Coast.
The majority of marine debris (60-80%) is plastic. Plastic is especially harmful to the marine ecosystem because of its buoyancy, ability to accumulate and concentrate toxins in the environment, and durability. Plastic never biodegrades, it just breaks down into smaller and smaller pieces. Small plastic bits are easily confused for food by sea birds, whales, and sea lions that accidentally ingest it or feed it to their young.
The U.S. Department of Commerce estimates that 80% of marine debris comes from land-based sources, particularly storm water runoff. When it rains, cigarette butts, plastic bags, styrofoam, and plastic bottles wash into storm drains that empty into our creeks, bays, beaches and ocean. Marine debris such as lost lines, nets, traps and other fishing gear also originates from vessels and other sea-based sources. Derelict fishing gear is particularly harmful to fish, seals and other marine life because it was specifically designed to entangle, trap, and kill aquatic life and can remain in the environment for decades repeating the harm.
Some California municipalities are taking initiative to regulate and ban non-degradable packaging, including plastic bags. Regional Water Quality Control Boards are also working to reduce trash in our waterways by setting clear limits, called "Total Maximum Daily Loads" (TMDLs) on the amount of trash that cities can allow to flow into their storm drains. The California Ocean Protection Council (OPC) has identified several strategies to reduce marine debris, ranging from banning smoking on state beaches to education and clean-up initiatives, some of which have been introduced as state legislation.
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CCKA works to reduce the volume of polluted storm water runoff that carries trash to waterways, beaches and the ocean. CCKA, in close coordination with local Waterkeepers, is also pressing Regional Water Boards to establish clear and binding numeric limits on the amount of trash that cities can discharge through their storm drains, and to support cleanup programs. CCKA drafted detailed comments on the State Water Board's proposed Trash Policy to advance zero trash in our waterways. CCKA serves on a public advisory group to advise the State Water Board's development of the Trash Policy. The Trash Policy will be released for public comment in mid-March, and is scheduled for adoption by mid-June 2014. As currently drafted, the Trash Policy would be a huge step forward to prevent trash from reaching California's waters; it would be a national model. Click here to learn more about the upcoming release of the draft Trash Policy.
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The Dora Alonso School in Havana, Cuba specializes in treating children who suffer from autism spectrum disorders. The building housing the school was a military facility before the 1959 Cuban Revolution, and was inaugurated as a school for children with special needs ten years ago by Cuba's former president Fidel Castro. This July, the Caribbean country hosted an international gathering titled "Austism and Inclusion."
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Late last year, legendary Boardman girls basketball head coach Ron Moschella stepped down from his post citing health concerns.
Apparently those worries no longer exist because Moschella has decided to take on a new challenge. On May 8, the Columbiana school board accepted the recommendation of school Superintendent Don Mook and committee for Moschella to become the new girls hoops leader at the school.
Coach Moschella spent 31 seasons on the bench at Boardman and although he collected 546 wins over that span, he is almost as famous for his sideline antics as he is for his coaching acumen. Columbiana Athletic Director Bob Spaite was not concerned with any of those histrionics he was just interested in Moschella's coaching history.
"I have great respect for him," said Spaite over the phone. "He's a veteran coach and he knows how to act."
Coach Spaite is quite the animated figure himself on Friday nights as Columbiana's head football coach, but thinks he may be the runner up to his new girls' hoops coach.
"(With Moschella at the school) I'm going to look like Jim Tressel now," Spaite said chuckling.
All joking aside, coach Moschella is certainly known in the area as a winner. Moschella's teams have totaled 23 league titles, 14 district championships, five regional final appearances and two trips to the Final Four. Personally, Moschella was named Ohio High School Coach of the Year in 2001, Northeastern Ohio Coach of the Year five times and Mahoning County Coach of the Year an astronomical 23 times. Still, he stepped down due to illness after the Lady Spartans lost a game on Dec. 20. According to the person who recommended him for the coaching job, Moschella's ailments are a thing of the past.
"Certainly health was a problem, but he assured us he was doing better and he wanted to coach," said Mook a few hours before the school board meeting where Moschella was introduced as coach. "It was a difficult decision for him to leave Boardman. He comes with an extensive background and brings a wealth of knowledge."
Coach Spaite was well aware of Moschella's health scare too, but has no concern that it will creep up again in his Columbiana coaching career.
"I have no worries about his health," said Spaite confidently. "He's assured us he is ready to go. Anytime you can get a coach with his credentials to jump from a Division I school to a Division IV school it is a great thing."
Coach Moschella will replace Jeff Hammond who left Columbiana in a "mutual agreement," according to Spaite. A group consisting of Spaite, school Principal Dan Szolek and members of the school board formed to find the new girls' mentor shortly after Hammond's departure. Moschella made his interest known and was considered the best of four final candidates. Although Moschella is retired from teaching he will most likely apply to be a substitute in the Columbiana school district according to Mook, which should act as a positive event.
"That will be a good way for him to get to know the kids," Mook mentioned. "He brings such a passion with him from Boardman and has taken a great approach (to this new job). He has already set up meetings with some of the parents."
Winning over the parents is one thing, but can this longtime leader be able to completely start over with an entirely new batch of student/athletes? The superintendent surely thinks so.
"The kids here are fantastic," Mook said proudly. "They'll adapt to him."
No doubt coach Moschella will adapt to his new team quickly too. When that happens the Lady Clippers will most likely need to start adapting to becoming an annual girls basketball winner.


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Solar power may be more attractive than ever due to the lowered cost of Photovoltaic systems which can now complete with electricity derived from coal or nuclear power plants, and in some cases, cost even less. This is good news for homeowners who want to join the "Green" movement.
Solar power systems convert sunlight into electricity through photovoltaic cells which absorb the energy from the sun. Early PV systems converted only 1% - 2% of sunlight into electric energy. Today's systems convert 7% - 17% of light energy in to electric energy, and the cost of producing PV systems is much less than early systems. Solar systems include heating panels, water heaters, attic fans, bath and stove fans, battery chargers, and thermal systems. Some homeowners power their workshop, garage or shed entirely with solar.
A solar power system may stand alone or be connected to the grid, which means that the electric company must pay the consumer for his additional unused electricity. PV systems collect energy from the sun, then store it in DC batteries. An inverter is installed so you can use normal appliances (AC). Panels may be mounted to your roof or on poles in a yard.
In the past two years, the cost of a residential PV solar power system has dropped by approximately 40 percent. In areas where conventional electricity costs about 17 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh), a solar system can produce power at the same rate or even less. The U.S. Electric industry average was 12 cents per kWh in February, 2014, but each region is very different, and rates seem to go up annually.
The cost of a solar system may be outweighed by the high cost and environmental impact of coal plants and nuclear plants. Let's face it – if people didn't use a lot of electricity, these solutions wouldn't exist. The idea that shutting down some of the "conventional" power plants is very appealing to the Green movement.
The cost of solar systems may be offset by Federal tax credits as well as rebates and tax credits in some states. According to energystar.gov/taxcredits homeowners may claim a 30% tax deduction for solar water heat, photovoltaic, and other solar-electric technologies. Businesses have several options for tax deductions including those covered in the 179D Energy Policy Act of 2005. This credit expires on 12/31/ 2016.


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The Modern Language Association (MLA) publishes guidelines for the proper formatting of scholarly and research papers. MLA citation style is often used by college students who are studying literature. If you quote from a novel in your paper, you should cite parenthetically in the text, and you must also include a full bibliographic entry on your Works Cited page. MLA guidelines call for a specific arrangement of information for both parenthetical citations and bibliographic entries.
Cite the last name of the author and the page number parenthetically in the text whenever you quote or paraphrase. For example: The character Bobo is described as "sullen, sulky and taciturn" (Jones 89), but later proves himself to be charismatic and outgoing. If you mention the author's name in the text, remove it from your parenthetical citation. For example: In Ted Jones' novel, the character Bobo is described as "sullen, sulky and taciturn" (89), but later proves himself to be charismatic and outgoing.
Begin your works cited entry with the last name and first name of the author, separated by a comma and followed by a period. For example: Jones, Garrett.
Continue your citation with the title of the novel, followed by a period. The title should appear in italics.
List the city of publication, publisher, and the year published. This should appear in the following format: Chicago: Doubleday, 2000.
Finish your citation with the medium of publication, followed by a period. For printed materials such as novels, the medium of publication should appear as: Print. Your finished works cited entry should be arranged in the following basic format: Jones, Garrett. Dying in Paris. Chicago: Doubleday, 2000. Print.
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