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Ave Maria
School of Law is a national Catholic law school dedicated to educating lawyers with
the finest professional skills. Formed by outstanding professional training,
the Law School's graduates are equipped for
leading positions in law firms, corporate legal offices, the judiciary, and
national, state, and local government.
The Law School's
curriculum, enriched by a grounding in natural law and the enduring truths of
the Catholic intellectual tradition, ensures a rigorous intellectual
environment, grounds students in the fundamentals of the law, and develops both
their knowledge and the skills critical to the intelligent practice of the
profession. The curriculum also develops in its students an informed and mature
judgment through which they analyze and approach those issues and problems
presented by the practice of law.
Maria's students have come from 49 states, Canada, and several other nations.
Many students matriculate at Ave Maria School of Law after receiving graduate
degrees, or enjoying successful careers as accountants, engineers,
salespersons, social workers, educators, or military officers.
significant number of Ave Maria graduates have been selected to clerk for
federal court judges, with graduates being so selected for 55 clerkships.
Approximately one half of graduates enter into private practice following
graduation, while others choose to enter into public interest law, the
military, and government employment as a result their desire to serve their communities
and society at large.
Ave Maria
School of Law�??s faculty consists of a talented group of legal scholars,
including former United States Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork. Faculty
members have taught at law schools throughout the country, worked at major law
firms and state and federal government agencies, served in the Judge Advocate
General's Corps, and clerked for judges on the United States Court of Appeals.
Research, Writing and Advocacy Program (RWA) at Ave Maria School of Law is an
innovative three-semester program designed to teach the fundamentals of legal
practice. Although an emphasis on effective and persuasive legal writing is at
the heart of the program, each semester has a different focus. The first
semester focuses on analysis and research where students learn the role of
lawyer as counselor and gain experience in traditional methods of legal
Second semester focus is advocacy, when
students, through the St. Thomas
More Moot Court competition, write an appellate
brief and present an oral argument before a panel of faculty and practicing
lawyers. The finalists for the St. Thomas More Moot Court competition argue
before a three-judge panel that includes State and Federal judges. The third
semester of RWA, taken in the second year of law school, prepares students for
the actual practice of law. Each student handles a legal controversy from
beginning to end. In this context, students learn advanced computer-assisted
research techniques; pleading and motion practice; introduction to trial
practice; and introduction to alternative dispute resolution.
Ave Maria
law students can complement their classroom study through participation in the Law School's
three clinical course offerings. The clinic allows students to apply and refine
many of the skills first gained in the RWA program. Working under the close
supervision of faculty clinicians, students represent a variety of clients,
including asylum seekers, immigrants, and individuals and small companies
seeking patent protection.
The Law
Library's collection is designed to meet the research needs and facilitate the
education of its students, satisfy the demands of the Law School
curriculum, and supports the teaching, research, and service interests of the
faculty. The collection is particularly strong in American federal and state
materials, Canon law and Catholic Social Thought titles. Emphasis is also given
to emerging areas of the law, such as cyberlaw and e-commerce, bioethics and
the law, and elder law. Students have access to an extensive array of
electronic databases, both law and non-law, through the Law School Network.
Located in Ann
Arbor, Michigan, Ave Maria School of
Law will, effective with the summer of 2009, relocate to Collier
County in southwest Florida. This new location in Naples will provide the Law School
increased opportunities to enhance its academic programs, provide students with
a wide array of clinical and externship opportunities, and serve a rapidly developing
area that is without a law school.
and Professor of Law: Bernard
Dobranski (734) 827-8043
Dean and Associate Professor of Law: Eugene R. Milhizer (734) 827-8071
Dean for Academic Affairs: Mitch Counts (734) 827-8175
Dean for Admissions and External Affairs:
W. Roboski (734) 827-8064
Dean of Career Services: Michelle Zyskowski (734) 827-8066
Rev. Michael Orsi
(734) 827-8068
of Finance and Administration: Susan Kerry (734) 827-8069
Director of Development: C. William Colburn (734) 827-8077
of Financial Aid: JoAnn
Maseman (734) 827-8051
of Law Library & Information Technology:
Selberg (734) 827-8038
Angela Kojiro (734)
Dean for Student Affairs: Kaye Castro (734) 827-8053
MILHIZER, (Law Professor), born Detroit, Michigan,
February 4, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Michigan.
Education: University
of Michigan (B.A., 1976);
University of Michigan School of Law (J.D., 1979); Judge Advocate General�??s
School (L.L.M., 1988). COURSES:Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure,
Military Law, National Security Law. Email:ermilhizer @ avemarialaw.edu
ADOLPHE, (Law Professor), born Calgary, Alberta, Canada,
September 27, 1962; admitted to bar, 1992, Alberta;
1995, New York.
Education: University of Calgary (B.A., 1985); University of McGill
(LL.B.; B.C.L., 1990); Pontificia Universita della Santa Croce (Licentiate in
Canon Law, 1997; Doctorate in Canon Law, 2002). COURSES:International
Law, Canon Law, Criminal Law, Family Law, International Human Rights. Email:jadolphe
@ avemarialaw.edu
EDWARD AFIELD, (Law Professor), born Tampa, Florida, January 31, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Florida. Education: Harvard College
(AB., 1998); Columbia
Law School
(J.D., 2001); University of Florida Levin College
of Law (LL.M., 2005). COURSES:Taxation,
Property. Email:weafield @ avemarialaw.edu
HERON BORK, (Law Professor), born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, March 1, 1927; admitted to
bar, 1953, Illinois; 1977, District of Columbia. Education: University of Chicago
(B.A., 1948; J.D., 1953). COURSES:Moral Foundations of Law, Antitrust. Email:rhbork
@ avemarialaw.edu
JESUS, (Law Professor), Education: Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras
(Law Degree, 1999); University of Groningen (LL.M., 2001); Harvard Law
School (LL.M., 2004). COURSES:
Family Law, Children and the law. Email:ldejesus @ avemarialaw.edu
DOBRANSKI, (Law Professor), born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 3, 1939; admitted to bar,
1964, Virginia. Education: University
of Notre Dame (B.B.A., 1961); University of Virginia (J.D., 1964). COURSES:Jurisprudence,
Moral Foundations of Law, Labor Law, Federal Courts, Collective Bargaining,
Arbitration, Administrative Law, Criminal Law, Law and Film. Email:bdobranski
@ avemarialaw.edu
M. DONOVAN, (Law Professor), born Rockville Centre,
New York, October 16, 1963;
admitted to bar, 1990, Michigan; 1991 Washington; 1992, U.S.
Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and District of Columbia. Education: State University
of New York at Albany
(B.A., 1985); University of Michigan (M.A., 2000); University
of Washington School of Law
(J.D., 1990). COURSES:Immigration, Asylum, Alternative Dispute
Resolution, Client Representation, Practicum. Email: emdonovan @
C. ELKIN, (Law Professor), born Detroit, Michigan, February 4, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992,
Michigan. Education: Wayne State University
(B.A., 1989); Wayne State University
School of Law (J.D., 1992). COURSES:Legal
Research and Writing. Email:aelkin @ avemarialaw.edu
PARRY EYSTER, (Law Professor), born Perrysburg, Ohio, October 19, 1952; admitted to bar,
1980, New York; 1985, Michigan. Education: Princeton University
(A.B., 1974); Fordham University School
of Law (J.D., 1979). COURSES:Immigration,
Entertainment, Asylum. Email:jpeyster @ avemarialaw.edu
J. FODALE, (Law Professor), born Detroit, Michigan, October 18, 1938; admitted to bar,
1965, Michigan;
1988, U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit. Education: University of Detroit
(B.A.E., 1961); Georgetown
Law Center
(J.D., 1964). COURSES: Patent Law, Intellectual Property Law. Email:ffodale
@ avemarialaw.edu
T. GILLEN, (Law Professor), born Newark, New Jersey, July 28, 1964; admitted to bar,
1992, Michigan; 1997, North Carolina. Education: Providence College
(B.A., 1986); Fordham University Graduate
School (M.A., American History, 1988);
University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1992); University of Notre Dame Graduate School
(Ph.D., American History, 2004). COURSES:Civil Procedure, Federal
Courts, Appellate Practice, Evidence. Email:ptgillen @ avemarialaw.edu
H. GOVERN, (Law Professor), born Indianapolis, Indiana,
October 12, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Wisconsin.
Education: Marquette University (B.A., 1984); Marquette Law
School (J.D., 1987); The
Judge Advocate General�??s School (LL.M., 1995); University of Notre Dame Law
School (LL.M., 2004). COURSES:Administrative Law, Federal Courts,
International Law. Email:khgovern @ avemarialaw.edu
M. ISANGA, (Law Professor), born Jinja, Uganda,
July 23, 1964; admitted to bar, 2007, Michigan.
Education: Makerere University Law Faculty (LL.B., 2003); Law Development
Centre (Diploma Legal Practice, 2004); University of Notre
Dame (LL.M., 2004; J.S.D., 2006). COURSES: International Law,
Jurisprudence, Law, Ethics and Public Policy. Email:jmisanga @
C. JONES, (Law Professor), born Lansing, Michigan, September 25, 1979; admitted to
bar, 2005, Virginia; 2007, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University
(B.A., 2001; J.D., 2005). COURSES: Contracts, Sales. Email: jasoncarljones
@ gmail.com
A. KALINOWSKI, (Law Professor), born Detroit,
Michigan, November 17, 1968;
admitted to bar, 1993, Michigan.
Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1989);
Wayne State
University of Law School
(J.D., 1993). COURSES:Research, Writing & Advocacy. Email:bakalinowski
@ avemarialaw.edu
O. KENNEY, (Law Professor), born Toledo, Ohio, December 27, 1958; admitted to bar,
1983, Michigan; 1986, Ohio. Education: University of Notre
Dame (A.B., 1980); University of Notre Dame Law School
(J.D., 1983); George
Washington University
Law School
(LL.M., 1993). COURSES: Constitutional Law, Professional Responsibility,
Environmental. Email:mokenney @ avemarialaw.edu
IMRE LUGOSI, (Law Professor), born Brantford, Ontario, Canada, March 14, 1956; admitted to bar,
1981, Ontario; 1982, British Columbia; 2007, Michigan. Education: University of Western
Ontario (LL.B., 1979); University of Pennsylvania
(LL.M., 2001; M.B.E., 2002; S.J.D., 2005). COURSES: Torts, Bioethics,
Health Care Law, Constitutional Law. Email:cilugosi @ avemarialaw.edu
KIRKLAND MILLER, (Law Professor), born Pontiac,
Michigan, December 24, 1960;
admitted to bar, 1993, Michigan.
Education: Oakland University (B.A., 1986); Michigan State
University College of Law
(J.D., 1993). COURSES: Legal Research, Writing and Advocacy,
Negotiation, Client Counseling. Email: jkmiller @ avemarialaw.edu
M. MILLIRON, (Law Professor), born Detroit, Michigan, April, 26, 1966; admitted to bar,
1993, Michigan.
Education: University
of Michigan (B.A., 1988);
Detroit College of Law (J.D., with honors, 1993). COURSES:Research
Writing & Advocacy, Litigation, Client Representation, Mediation,
Negotiation. Email: mmmilliron @ avemarialaw.edu
ANN MURPHY, (Law Professor), born Marion, Ohio, August 12, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Ohio;
1982, District of Columbia. Education: St. Mary�??s College (B.A., 1977); Notre
Dame Law School
(J.D., 1980). COURSES:Torts, Complex Litigation, Advanced Torts, Mass
Torts, Civil Procedure. Email: mmurphy @ avemarialaw.edu
S. MYERS, (Law Professor), born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
August 26, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Ohio;
1982, District of Columbia.
Education: Kenyon College (B.A., 1977); Notre Dame Law School
(J.D., 1980). COURSES:Civil Procedure, Conflict of Laws, Constitutional
Law, Antitrust. Email:rmyers @ avemarialaw.edu
NORA O�??CALLAGHAN, (Law Professor), born Chicago, July 25, 1963; admitted
to bar, 1996, Illinois.
Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1985); Georgetown University
Law Center
(J.D., 1996). COURSES:Constitutional Law, First Amendment, Religious
Freedom, Bioethics, Criminal Law. Email:nocallaghan @ avemarialaw.edu
T. QUIRK, (Law Professor), admitted to bar, 1989, Queensland;
1991, New South Wales.
Education: University of Queensland (B.A., 1986; LL.B., 1989); University of Tubingen (LL.M., 1993). COURSES:Secured
Transactions, Internet Commerce, European Union Law, International Business
Transactions. Email: pquirk @ avemarialaw.edu
S. RANDALL, (Law Professor), Education: Western Michigan University
(B.S., 1993); Thomas
M. Cooley
Law School
(J.D., 1996). COURSES:Legal Research, Writing and Advocacy. Email:tsrandall
@ avemarialaw.edu
P. RYAN, (Law Professor), born Detroit, Michigan, February 7, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987,
Indiana; 1989, Michigan. Education: University
of Detroit (B.A., 1984); University of Nevada
(Masters, 2000); University
of Notre Dame (J.D.,
1987). COURSES:Trial Practice, Evidence, Criminal Law and Procedure,
Sales and Contract Law. Email:dpryan @ avemarialaw.edu
SCARNECCHIA, (Law Professor), admitted to bar, Ohio.
Education: Youngstown State University
(B.A., 1976); Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology (M.Div., 1983); University of Akron (J.D., 1990). COURSES:Property
Damage, Origins of the Constitution, Bioethics.
K. SELBERG, (Law Professor), born Waterford, Michigan, December 6, 1953; admitted to bar,
1985, Michigan.
Education: Michigan State University
(B.A., 1976); University of Michigan (M.A.,
1977); Michigan State
University College
of Law (J.D., 1985); Wayne
State University
(M.A. Cert., 2004). COURSES:Advanced Legal Research, Legislative
History. Email:jkselberg @ avemarialaw.edu
CONRAD STURM, (Law Professor), born Toronto,
Ontario, Canada,
December 19, 1976; Education: McMaster
University (B.A., honors, 2000); Nova Southeastern
University Shepard
Broad Law
Center (J.D., 2003); University of Sydney
(LL.M., 2004). COURSES:Lawyering Skills. Email:csturm @


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I have a small Xampp server that I use for coding and prototyping of php sites. Every time I refresh a page I typically have made adjustments to the code of the page in the last few seconds. There is no reason for any of the content that comes from the server to be cached, and I am having problems with my work that it is caching content.
Is there an easy way in apache or php to make the default for all content served, uncached? The only thing that can see the server is my workstation since my firewall is configured to prevent outside communication, so no worries there.
I would prefer a setting in apache or php.in instead of a browser based solution. Thoughts?

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The demanding role expected of drainage culverts is to ensure the control of free-flowing water, guarding against flooding and soil displacement. Culverts complement the creeks and channels that intersect roads and highways, rural driveways, runways, and paths, enabling safe and easy auto crossing.
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2016 Hanley Wood Media, Inc. All rights reserved.


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Are you aiming for long-term vehicle ownership? Then a loan agreement or financial lease is the best alternative. If you want to operate for a set period, then the operating lease offers advantages. Check these options with your accountant, in order to make sure you benefit from the best possible deal.
Under a Scania Loan Agreement, you own the vehicle from day one! Using the vehicle as security, you pay off the loan in instalments. The benefits are:
Tax depreciation on your own books
Trade-in value – you can profit from careful maintenance and use
You only pay interest on the outstanding value
With a Scania Financial Lease, you may have the option to take over the vehicle at the end of the contract, and you benefit from:
You only pay interest on the outstanding value
Potential tax and VAT benefits
Trade-in value – you profit from careful maintenance and use
When you sign a Scania Operating Lease, you can enjoy the use of the vehicle, but without a long-term ownership commitment. You make monthly payments and return the vehicle when the contract expires. Your benefits:
No residual value risk – you pay for usage
Predictable cash flow and cash flow benefits due to fixed monthly cost
Monthly payment paid out of operating income and offset against taxable profits
Off-balance sheet financing
Potential VAT liquidity benefit


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Senior outfielder Andrew Garner is hitting .353 in his last five games
May 1, 2014
NEW ORLEANS - In order to keep their chances of making the Conference USA Championship in Hattiesburg, Miss., alive, the Tulane baseball squad will have to secure wins against the host team of the tournament at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium over the weekend, as Southern Miss will visit New Orleans in a pivotal C-USA matchup for both teams.
Friday's contest will begin at 6:30pm CT, while Saturday's will start at 2pm CT. The Sunday series finale will begin at 1pm CT. All three games will be broadcast on the home of Tulane baseball for the 2014 season, 88.3 FM WRBH. Live stats for all three contests will be made available through GameTracker links on the TulaneGreenWave.com baseball schedule page.
Tulane comes into the contest with an overall record of 18-24, and they sit in 11th place in the league standings with a 6-13 record. Southern Miss, on the other hand, sits at second place in the conference with a record of 14-7. Overall, the Golden Eagles are 27-19.
Fortunately, the Green Wave are playing their best baseball of the season as of late, as they are 3-2 in their last five games, having picked up two wins against Wichita State in walk off fashion last weekend before pummeling in-state rival Nicholls State on Tuesday, 8-1, behind an outstanding pitching performance from redshirt sophomore Alex Massey, as well as 12 hits - two of which were doubles and one of which was the first-career home run from freshman Stephen Alemais.
Senior outfielder/designated hitter Andrew Garner is hitting .353 in the team's last five games, while freshman Jake Willsey is batting .333 and junior first baseman Garrett Deschamp is hitting at a clip of .318. In eight at-bats, Alemais is hitting .500. On the entire season, the Green Wave are hitting .227, and are led by sophomore outfielder Richard Carthon's .284 clip.
Southern Miss is also 3-2 in their last five games, but all three wins have come against teams ranked in the top-15. The Golden Eagles were victorious at No. 8 Alabama on April 22, 6-3 before hosting No. 11 Rice. While the Owls took the series, two games to one, Southern Miss picked up an 8-6 victory on April 27. On Wednesday night, the Golden Eagles travelled to Oxford, Miss., to hand No. 10 Ole Miss a 7-6 loss.
The Golden Eagles are hitting .244 as a team, and are led by Matt Durst's .294 average. Tim Lynch ranks second on the squad with a batting average of .290. The Golden Eagles have 21 home runs as a team, led by Durst's five.
On Friday, Tulane will send freshman Corey Merrill to the mound for his third-straight weekend-opening start. Last Friday, Merrill tossed a career-high 7.0 innings of four-hit ball, while allowing no runs in addition to striking out five. On the season, the righty from Lutcher, La., owns an 0-3 record to go along with his 3.65 ERA in 37.0 innings of work. Merrill has allowed 35 hits while striking out 25 and walking 17 on the year.
Merrill will be opposed by righty Conor Fisk. On the season, Fisk is 4-2 with a 2.63 ERA in nine starts. The senior leads the team in innings pitched with 61.2 and strikeouts with 62. He has walked 18 while allowing just 49 hits.
Redshirt junior Randy LeBlanc will take the hill on Saturday. The native of Abita Springs, La., pitched 6.0 innings and allowed three runs in a no-decision last Saturday against the Shockers. However, he leads the team with a 2.44 ERA, 70.0 innings pitched and 55 strikeouts. LeBlanc owns a 3-4 record.
Righty Christian Talley will face the Green Wave on Saturday for Southern Miss. Talley has notched 55 strikeouts in 61.1 innings, while walking just eight. He owns an ERA of 2.20 and a record of 3-3.
On Sunday, redshirt senior Tyler Mapes will get the ball for the Green Wave. Mapes pitched in a limited role as a starter last Sunday against Wichita State after getting the midweek start that week at No. 6 LSU. On the season, the elder statesman from Plano, Texas, is 4-4 with a 2.91 ERA in 58.2 innings. Mapes has fanned 44 batters while walking just nine.
Righty Cody Carroll will take the mound for the Golden Eagles on Sunday, opposite Mapes. Carroll has made eight starts on the season, and he has a record of 3-0 with a 3.41 ERA. In 37.0 innings, Carroll has 29 strikeouts to his name while walking 15 and allowing 39 hits.
Tulane owns the overall series record between the two teams, 91-56. However, the Golden Eagles have won the last three contests, which all came last season. After the Green Wave took the first game of the regular season series between the two teams in Hattiesburg last season, the Golden Eagles posted the next two victories to win the series while also defeating the Green Wave 10-7 in May at the C-USA Championship in Houston. The record is even at five games apiece during the last ten games played in the series.
Saturday will be Mother-Daughter Day at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium. Fans can purchase one adult ticket and receive one free youth ticket.
On Sunday, Academy Sports Kids Day will return to the ball park. Children will be able to stand next to their favorite players during the National Anthem before the game, and after the game, they will be able to run the base paths.
Also on Sunday, should the Green Wave score four runs, fans will receive a Cane's Challenge voucher - valid at local, participating Cane's restaurants - that will be good for a buy one, get one free box combo.
Single game tickets are available for the weekend contests. For more information on tickets, call 504-861-WAVE (9283), or visit the James W. Wilson, Jr. Center's first-floor ticket office.
Fans can follow the Tulane baseball program on Twitter (@GreenWaveBSB) or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/GreenWaveBaseball.


text: Please do not reply directly to this email. All additional comments should be made in the comments box of this bug report. Summary: Review Request: kst - plots scientific data https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=181534 ------- Additional Comments From matt truch net 2006-02-15 16:16 EST ------- Updated spec to address above (I hope): http://matt.truch.net/fedora/kst.spec http://matt.truch.net/fedora/kst-1.2.0-2.src.rpm Removed un-needed build requires. Ownes directories. Changed Source0 as requested. I don't have access to a machine running devel, so I can't confirm that it can build there. :-( Thanks for the comments thus far. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are the QA contact for the bug, or are watching the QA contact.


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- Largest network of doctors in the United States and worldwide
- Blue National Doctor and Hospital Finder helps you select providers by location, board certification and Quality Based Recognition
- Easy to arrange an appointment when you want one
- No need to submit a claim form if you see a participating BlueCard doctor in the United States
How to use BlueCard benefits
If you have BlueCard coverage, your health care benefits work almost exactly the same as they do when you are at home. You do not need a referral from your doctor or health plan.
Inside the United States
Your member card has a suitcase on it that identifies you as a BlueCard member. When you arrive at a participating Blue Plan doctor's office or hospital, simply present your card.
Outside the United States
If you are traveling outside the United States, you should not need to pay up front for inpatient care at BlueCard Worldwide hospitals, in most cases. Just show your member card, which has a suitcase on it that identifies you as a BlueCard member.
However, you do pay the doctor or hospital for inpatient care at non-BlueCard Worldwide hospitals, outpatient hospital care and other medical services. After paying, complete an international claim form and send it to the BlueCard Worldwide Service Center.
- Learn more about BlueCard Worldwide and download a claim form online.
- Contact us for a claim form.
Find a BlueCard plan doctor
- Call 1 (800) 810-BLUE (2583) at any time (24 hours a day, seven days a week).
- Visit the Blue National Doctor and Hospital Finder website.
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How to Reach Rajasthan
Rajasthan in Northwestern India, is easily accessible by air, rail and road.
By Air:
Rajasthan is well connected by air with almost all the major cities of India. A number of airlines both, government as well as private have regular flights connecting the state with rest of the country. The four airports of the state are, Sanganer in Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Udaipur, and Kota.
By Rail:
Rajasthan is well connected by a good network of railway lines to almost all the places of interest in the country. The best option is obviously, the Palace on Wheels, one of the most luxurious trains in the world. The Palace on Wheels connects Delhi with Bharatpur, Jaipur, Kota, Jaipur, Udaipur, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Alwar, Sirohi, Kishangarh, Bundi, Dungarpur, Jhalwar, and Dholpur, apart from Agra.
By Road:
The best way to visit Rajasthan is by road. A good number of Government and private buses ply to the state connecting it with nearby places of interest. Moreover, taxis and other vehicles are also available on hire from many places to the state.
Climate in Rajasthan
The climate in Rajasthan can be very extreme. It is very hot and dry in summer, over 40 degrees Celsius, particularly in the desert areas, where dust storms also occur, while night temperatures during the winter are cold. In summer adequate precautions need to be taken, to avoid the intense heat, such as wearing light cotton clothing, wearing a hat or sunshade while going outdoors and drinking plenty of liquids.
Best Time to Visit
The best time to visit is during the winter, when the days are pleasant and ideal for sightseeing.


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On this, his 65th birthday, Mitt Romney has been looking for southern support -- as voters in Mississippi and Alabama prepare to make their choices in tomorrow's primaries.
He campaigned today alongside comedian Jeff Foxworthy -- known for his "you might be a redneck" jokes.
Some Republicans say it's essential for Romney to show strength in the South, which has become the party's most reliable region.
Rival Rick Santorum, meanwhile, has been campaigning in Mississippi -- and saying that his own path to the nomination depends on a divided GOP arriving at its nominating convention in late summer.
Romney is on pace to collect the 1,144 delegates he needs in June. The only hope for Santorum and Newt Gingrich is to keep Romney from achieving that number, and then forcing a fight at the convention in Tampa.
Santorum says his own standing will improve if conservatives unite behind him, and if Gingrich leaves the race soon.


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The project plans to raise around two million geese and eight million ducks a year.
Republican candidate and multimillionaire Mitt Romney falls into a lower tax bracket than those making $50,000 a year.
With the GOP primary season upon us, HBO unleashes the trailer to its political flick about McCain, Palin and the '08 elections.
Michele Bachmann's "Core of Conviction" failed to be a hit with the base she needs.
Ingenious designer developed a gadget to mute TVs upon the mention of overexposed attention-seekers.
Remember how we said only four-fifths of Newt's Twitter fans were fake? About that...
After Newt boastes his number of Twitter followers, a former staffer claims most of his fans are fake.
Apple chief's bio to get the comic book treatment.


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There is a new product in your local Walmart and some local grocery stores this month, September 2013. The natural sweeteners known as Stevia, Monk Fruit and Agave have take the world by storm for the past few years and now the company known as Skinny Girl takes it to a whole other level with their new natural sweeteners. The company has taken Monk Fruit, Stevia and Agave and concentrated the extracts and formed it into a liquid sweetener and placed it in a very cool, slim looking squeeze container.
I got the chance to try these products lately and they do seem to be a very convenient set up. If you are a stevia fan, for instance, you can get Skinny Girl stevia liquid extract in a slim, convenient container that you can carry any where you go. No more going to your favorite restaurant and ordering un-sweet tea and having to deal with those little pink packets that are always on the table, or sugar that won't dissolve in a cold drink. Not only are those unnatural sweeteners dangerous for you to consume, as they have been linked to many types of cancer, but they taste really bad too with a very noticeable aftertaste.
Now with the Skinny Girl natural sweeteners you can carry your favorite taste with you and sweeten anything you like in an instant. There is no need to refrigerate the product so you can keep it where ever is convenient for you. For me, it is just inside the door pocket of the pickup truck. Every time I want to go eat someplace away from home I know it will be there in case I want to use it in coffee or something else instead of regular sugar. Not only does regular sugar put weight on you and negatively effect your health, but it also is made from genetically modified sugar beets, unless it is pure cane sugar.
Skinny Girl says just one squirt of the small bottle and it will be all you need. I found this to be true for the most part, but we all like our beverages our own way, so this could be slightly "jumping the gun". I tried it in herb tea and found one squirt really was all I needed, in fact it was slightly to much, the product is very, very sweet. In a strong cup of coffee, I needed about a squirt and a half. The products are equipped with a "quick stop valve" top so when you squirt it, as soon as you stop pinching the bottle the flow of liquid stops immediately.
I found this to be pretty handy. One thing I will note, if you are an organic, all natural buff, this product is NOT all natural. Yes it is made with natural sweeteners, monk fruit, stevia and agave, but it also contains Sodium Benzoate which is a chemical preservative and a dangerous one at that. Personally, I do not consume any unnatural preservatives, but I am also an organic buff so to each their own. I will also note that the company has made an organic stevia product. Along with the 3 concentrations of the natural sweetener liquids, I tried the companies organic stevia which comes in a powder form, in convenient small paper packets, packet in a small box.
Although the organic stevia does not taste any different than the non organic liquid stevia, there is that guarantee that the organic stevia was grown and produced using no chemicals whatsoever, for some people this is very important. I am very happy to see that the company made it a point to produce the organic version of stevia along with their concentrated liquids and I hope that they are planning on rolling out an organic version of the monk fruit and agave. For me, the monk fruit was the best. But I am not a stevia fan due to the aftertaste associated with it and agave, I just do not really use it, to me there is no real difference in taste.


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An option you've probably heard about is paying your loan biweekly, rather than monthly. This option promises to save you interest and build equity faster -- and it will, since paying the loan every other week translates to thirteen months? worth of payments each year. Generally, a 30-year loan paid biweekly will be fully paid off in about 22 years; a 15-year term is amortized in about 12 years. Typically, one half of your monthly payment will be automatically withdrawn from your bank account every two weeks (14 days) and immediately credited toward your loan.
But be careful: not all biweekly loans are true biweeklies. There are outside services which advertise that they can turn your loan into a biweekly loan. All they do is withdraw your funds electronically every other week, and then simply send a thirteenth payment to your lender once a year -- and charge you handsomely for the privilege.
You can prepay on your own, of course; for more on that, click here. The overall effect on your loan will be about the same whether you get a bi-weekly loan or whether you prepay a standard one.
"If you're offered a third-party program,] we suggest that you investigate further, since in most cases such companies are not regulated to the same extent (if at all) as lenders. And ask yourself if it's worth the cost, since you can achieve the same results yourself by simply prepaying your loan, assuming you have the financial willpower to do so. And there are disadvantages to locking yourself into a biweekly schedule, since it lacks flexibility."-- From "How to Shop For Your Mortgage"
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Chapter 1 - Where's My Parcel?
Published May 2008Click here to see "Taking an Oracle ADF Application frim Design to Reality" description and Table of Contents
Poor Betty is in tears. Yet another customer has rung up and shouted at her demanding to know where their overnight package is. Our bos, knows full well that ACME Parcels is prone to losing shipments, and our poor call center—namely, Betty—is looking for a solution.
Perhaps foolishly, while listening to the boss describe the problem for the nth time, you suggest that it wouldn't be too hard to build a Web application in Oracle JDeveloper 11g's Oracle Application Development Framework (ADF) to allow customers to retrieve the status of their parcel from the company's underlying Oracle database.
Quick as a flash, our boss agrees and wants us to sit down with him to sort out the details.
Most programmers like diving into coding to solve any problem. Yet we've learnt our lesson in previous project disasters that a great technique for designing web pages is storyboarding.
Storyboarding is a technique used by the film industry to draw out all the scenes of a movie before live shooting. This includes everything from how the camera pans to lighting angles and where the actor should move. All for dramatic effect, but much cheaper than filming the real thing.
Storyboarding is an ideal technique to use for Web page design, too. Simply sit down with your users and a whiteboard, and through an open dialog, get them to describe their system on the whiteboard, literally showing the screens they want, the fields, the interactions, and so on. In the margins we make as many annotations as we can to describe what the screen(s) will do.
After chatting with our boss in front of a whiteboard of scribbled notes we've come up with the following solution:
We're excited because the storyboard conveys a lot of the information that we need to build our application, without the need for an incredibly dull requirements-gathering exercise and dreary requirements specification.
The storyboard also reveals some interesting facts about our system:
MoSCoW Prioritization
Requirements are tricky things. From experience, we know that our boss is one who likes to throw in requirements even if they aren't truly required, but just "nice-to-haves". As seasoned programmers, we know that some requirements aren't truly onerous to implement, but others take weeks, and you don't discover this until you start implementing them.This time we've decided to sit down with the boss and prioritize the requirements. We've found the MoSCoW prioritization technique that sorts requirements into four categories:
1. MUST have this
Initially we only need the search fields and result. Our boss realizes that because we're still likely to continue receiving phone calls about parcel delivery, we can provide this facility to the ACME Parcels call center staff and they don't need to accept the terms and conditions nor identify themselves as the package recipient or sender.
In turn our staff will be trained to enter the search fields in the correct format (uppercase, and the waybill number without hyphens) so it's not necessary to convert the data to uppercase nor fix the waybill numbers at this stage. However it is important to ensure that all the search fields are entered before the query is executed.
Finally if the results show more than one record, there are no privacy concerns in showing our staff multiple results.
2. SHOULD have this if at all possible
If and when we deliver the search facility to the internet, we agree that it's essential to enforce that the user accepts privacy terms and conditions before undertaking the search. Last time a customer complained that it was possible to look up her details on our systems from the internet. So this time we'll protect ourselves by including terms and conditions that force the user to accept or reject the fact that they represent the parties who sent or are receiving the parcel.
Therefore it becomes essential to store the user's accept/reject choice in an audit table in the database, as well as the user's IP address so we can track who used the facility.
Because privacy becomes an issue if we deliver the system to the internet, it's essential that if the search facility returns more than one record, no results are shown, and the customer is asked to call us instead.
For the internet it's also essential that we convert string data to uppercase and remove the waybill hyphen if supplied.
3. COULD have this if it does not affect anything else
Once the solution is on the Web, it'd be great if we could track adoption of the system and how successful our customers are in finding results. If we have time we'll build in the facility to audit the search criteria and store them in the database, as well as the number of records returned. This will enable us later to see how many queries have been undertaken, what search parameters were entered, and if the query failed, and therefore whether there is anything we could change to make the system easier to use.
4. WON'T have this time but WOULD LIKE in the future
In parting our boss wonders about malicious access: what to do about somebody using the facility to search for results they shouldn't see. We agree that we could build in a facility to block any IP address that has undertaken three queries in the last hour but failed to find any results. At this time however because we're not expecting any malicious access this feature will be left untill a later implementation.
At the conclusion of our requirements-gathering, one problem with greenfield development is knowing where to start. When you have an array of requirements in front of you, it's hard to know what to focus on first. What we really want is a divide and conquer approach, to break the overall problem set into discrete solvable units. With our newly adopted storyboarding and MoSCoW techniques as described above, we can see that the requirements fall into a nice set of categories that we can focus on one at a time.
Data Model
Once we start to consider our first MUST-have requirement—namely, the ability to search for the status of a parcel—we can then further divide the solution into solvable parcels (no pun intended) in the Oracle ADF framework with Oracle JDeveloper 11g.
We know that in using Oracle ADF we have Oracle ADF Business Components to retrieve the data from the database and Oracle ADF Faces RC to display the data in a Web page. Because we need to search the data and get the data first, we should focus on our Oracle ADF Business Components solution first.We know in Oracle ADF Business Components that we create View Objects to fetch data from the database, and Entity Objects to write data back to the database. In this first phase of the application we're never interested in writing data back to the database (just querying) so the View Object is the only construct we're interested in.
On considering the ADF BC View Object we know it executes a SQL query against the database to fetch data. But data from what? What's the table we're working with here?
In our fictitious ACME Parcels the Oracle database contains the following table:
CREATE TABLE parcels ( lodged_with VARCHAR2(4) NOT NULL ,rec_first_name VARCHAR2(100) NOT NULL ,rec_last_name VARCHAR2(100) NOT NULL ,waybill_number VARCHAR2(10) NOT NULL ,sender VARCHAR2(100) NOT NULL ,location VARCHAR2(100) NOT NULL ,status VARCHAR2(9) NOT NULL ,last_update DATE NOT NULL ,CONSTRAINT parcel_lodge_fk FOREIGN KEY (lodged_with) REFERENCES orgs(id));We're not overly happy with the table structure; it doesn't have a primary key or a unique key and it includes duplicate records thanks to one of our subsidiaries re-using waybill numbers. But we'll live with it for our design. Here's a sample of the records in it:
(Note that the last record has a waybill number that has been re-used in a later delivery.)
We have deliberately chosen a simple model here for the purpose of demonstrating Oracle JDeveloper techniques. In a real-world situation we would expect some of these columns to be foreign keys to other tables.
In this chapter we have learned how to use storyboarding to identify requirements and then priorities those requirements using the MoSCoW technique. In the next chapter, describes the development of a basic search screen in Oracle JDeveloper.
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Arnetta Murrill-Crooms stayed comfortably in the background for a while as a member Donald Lawrence and the Tri-City Singers. Many long-time fans will remember her lead vocal on such hits as "In The Presence of A King" and "Love the Hurt Away." Last year Murrill-Crooms stepped out her own with her self-titled debut album and delivered an album filled with songs of encouragement.
As she gears up for her performance at On Deck Sundays with Holla Wolla this Sunday, May 4 in Silver Spring, Md., Murrill-Crooms took some time to talk with the DC Gospel Music Examiner about her new album and what fans can .expect on Sundays.
Tell me about your debut project.
If I were to give it a name I would just call it "The Process," because it was a process that God had to prepare me for. He knew that he had to cut through some personal barriers that had stifled me for many years. My heart was willing, but I just lacked the courage I didn't want to be out here by myself. I just got comfortable like so many of us do, we get so comfortable in things that God has designed for us to do but when it's time to go to the next level. Who God calls He qualifies, He justified. He began to really coach me, He became as a spiritual life coach for me.
Murrill-Crooms is a Certified Life Coach and she sees how that profession and her music go hand in hand.
I want to help those in the trenches those who are fighting obstacles. The songs that I sing, I want them to really be songs that will really touch the heart of people where they are and bring them to where they'd like to be. I feel like all my life I've been ministering. I believe God has brought me at this time in my life to minister to specific types of people, who've been hurting, bound and really been afraid to step out into their true calling. Sometimes you just need a little push. I believe God has empowered me to be able to encourage others along the way. There are so many people having secret battles and if they just had somebody that they could identify with. Songs very much suitable for those types of people.
Murrill-Croom's album is filled with songs that due just that, including the lead single "I Am God."
It's a song that I did many years ago that I really wanted to bring back to this new generation so that they can understand that the same God that worked years ago for the Israelites is still operative today and he's able to fight our battles. There are so many dimensions and sides to God I wanted my music to really reflect him.
How did it feel when you first stepped out on his own?
Everything inside of me felt so relieved because I knew that it was purposed, it wasn't so much about me wanting to make a record I wasn't about that all because I struggled with that in didn't want to do that. It was about stepping into the position that God had designed for me before I was even born. It felt like I had awakened to the call.
What can we expect from you on Sunday?
I'm definitely going to bring a song that I know that Holla Wolla just loves. It's called "Try It Again" because everything about me is about encouraging and bringing people out of their pits and struggles, helping them by the grace of God. So the song "Try It Again" is about just letting people know that whatever God has purposed in your life, you began this before and all of a sudden stopped because things didn't go the way you thought they would or fear is creeping in. The spirit of inadequacy has come upon you and you just never did it anymore and the devil is whipping you, making you really feel horrible about it. I just want to encourage those people to get back in there and try it again, because what God's spoken over your life it will prevail his word will never return void but it will prosper that which is pleased.
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Would you ever pair these two together?
Artist 1: Clams Casino, this guy from New Jersey who's already got quite the cult reputation for his collaborations (some credits: A$AP Rocky, The Weeknd, Lil B's lusher tracks) and for his own work (Instrumentals is more than well worth checking out), and who's already got a really distinctive sound, spacey and lush.
Artist 2: Florence and the Machine, British purveyors of drama, Pre-Raphaelitism, big-ass vocals and bigger-ass drums, whose album Ceremonials is a little gothy, a lot kitschy and as far from lo-fi as you can possibly get; completely awesome if you're into this thing, baffling if you're not.
You wouldn't necessarily predict this collaboration, right? It isn't completely implausible, but you'd probably guess about 500 different combinations before this one. Well, it exists, for "Never Let Me Go," and the result works quite well! Clams' atmospherics suit Florence well; the remix's fairly recognizable as something he produced, but it also gives Florence's voice the amount of foggy drama it demands. Listen below.


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Richard Grieco, 21 Jump Street's Latest Narcissist Hunk Du Jour, Is a Man with a Message: Himself
Picked from among 500 casting-call hopefuls to play Jump's cool-rebel newcomer, Dennis Booker, Grieco, 24, has been greeted this season by surging ratings and fan mail that avalanches in at the reported rate of 10,000 letters a month. "Girls see him and scream at the top of their lungs," says co-star Peter DeLuise. "Sometimes they achieve a pitch that's quite painful." In fact. Grieco is already such a draw that he will be spun off into a Fox series of his own next fall. Aware that his overnight stardom has caused hard feelings on the set, Grieco is unapologetic. "There are people in Jump Street who are jealous from the attention I get," he says. "The actors don't say anything, but I can tell."
In his cramped, clothing-draped hotel room, a beer in one hand and a cigarette in the other, Grieco reveals the secret of his success. "I like to add the Brando pause when I deliver my lines," he says. "I've been told every word I say 'drools with sexualit.' "Such observations, made usually by adolescent girls, are a matter of documented fact. Grabbing a handy fan letter, Grieco reads," 'Listen here, Babycakes, I love everything about you. I'd love to kiss your lips, chest, stomach.... I have juices so hot I can barely breathe.' " Adds Grieco: "I pay my mom $1,200 a month to answer these. [Brando pause.] I don't know how she does it."
Pubescent hearts may crack at the news, but Grieco's steady girlfriend for the past year has been Kimber Sissons, 28, an actress and model who played one of Spuds MacKenzie's human party-pets. After meeting at an L.A. restaurant, Grieco swept her off to Palm Springs for their first date. "It was like I was 14 again," recalls Sissons. Grieco was struck by her depth of understanding. "She helped me talk about my feelings," he says. They now share her condo in the Hollywood Hills.
It's been a wicked ride for a small-town guy from Watertown, N.Y., the eldest child of Richard Grieco Sr., a union organizer, and his wife, Carolyn, a real estate broker turned fan-mail answerer. Growing up, little Richard dreamed of playing hockey and football, not acting. But after graduating Central Connecticut State University, his linebacker fantasies had been sacked by four knee operations, so he decided to try life as a professional fantasy object. "I used to go into the cafeteria and sit alone," he says. "Suddenly there would be 20 girls around me. I started thinking, 'Man, I could do something with this charisma.' " And so he has, landing roles on One Life to Live, Who's the Boss? and The Facts of Life.
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What is the backstage opinion of Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose?
It's a little early to gauge the internal reaction to the developmental studs, however, almost everyone is aware of Rollins and Ambrose and what they are capable of. Both have been on the road with the main roster at different points throughout the past year and given the fact they've already had success out of WWE , they aren't seen as green rookies. Roman Reigns hasn't had the same success and is by far the greenest.
Why were several WWE wrestlers suspended through the Wellness program for smoking Spice (a synthetic form of marijuana), when a positive test for real marijuana is just a fine, not a violation?
The medical personnel that oversee the WWE Wellness policy determined that synthetic forms of marijuana were much more dangerous than the real thing. This is why WWE took a strong stance against workers smoking it to end its use. We saw this one coming as we were aware of several cases of WWE workers smoking synthetic pot to get around Wellness fines but didn't expect it to last long. It didn't as WWE was quick to react by adding synthetic forms of marijuana to their banned substances list.
If John Cena was injured why did WWE have him do the locker room brawl with Dolph Ziggler?
The John Cena "injury" angle was scripted into this week's Raw, the sticking point was the spill to the outside. It clearly looked like Cena turned his ankle but everything done after that was all part of the show. We'll find out soon enough how badly he was really hurt but I can confirm the "injury" angle was scripted into the final write of the show.
A lot of reports these days are saying that show's and even pay-per-view's are being changed or completely written just hours before the show starts. Was it ever like this back in Attitude Era days of, in my opinion, the best programming wrestling has seen? If it wasn't, why is it the case now where it is clearly producing rushed storylines and shoddy shows on numerous occasions?
It's always been chaotic backstage at live television tapings and pay-per-views. The process is complex and given the fact Vince McMahon likes to change his mind and leave people in the dark, things have always been complicated. With that being said, it hasn't always been as bad as it is currently as many of the writers and producers are burned out due to the increased workload. Further, Vince has been under increased pressure (with injuries, declining ratings and burning $100 million) that has caused him to change his mind more often than usual. Things usually get worse before they get better but right now they're expecting too much out of their writers.
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Faculty Council News: Council briefed on possible budget cuts
Employee Forum News: Forum shares input on UNC's pressing needs
The economy will likely get worse before it gets better. For
the University, that soon could mean tighter budgets, starting with announced
cuts in non-recurring state funds at the end of this fiscal year that may soon
be increased from 2 percent to 4 percent.
The size of the budget cuts – and how the University
should respond to them – was a focal point at the Oct. 10 meeting of the
Faculty Council.
"Now is the time to find out how well prepared we are to
make the right decisions for our University and to position ourselves for the
recovery," said Chancellor Holden Thorp.
Thorp said that he, along with Executive Vice Chancellor and
Provost Bernadette Gray-Little and Vice Chancellor for Finance and
Administration Dick Mann were working closely with the UNC General
Administration to carefully monitor the situation to be prepared for whatever
Earlier this month, Mann and Gray-Little sent a memo to vice
chancellors and deans about the prospect of facing a non-recurring 2 percent
cut in state appropriations through the end of the
fiscal year.
Gray-Little said chances were good that an additional
non-recurring 2 percent cut would be announced in the next few days. She said
the net effect would be that the University would get 4 percent less of the
funding it was expecting when the fiscal year began.
"Now is a time for us to support each other," Thorp said.
Retirement plan changes
Another matter that generated intense conversation at the
meeting was the reduction of available vendors for individuals' 403(b) plans
from seven to two. The change, which will go into effect Jan. 1, will leave
TIAA-CREF and Fidelity Investments as the two chosen vendors for all UNC system
campuses. (See related story for more details.)
Many faculty members expressed dismay at the change, raising
issues about the loss of trusted financial advisers and the inability to keep
their money with a state-based vendor.
Brian Usischon, senior director of benefits and employee
services, emphasized that the choices were narrowed in response to final 403(b)
regulations that the Internal Revenue Service announced in 2007 for public
colleges and universities.
Usischon said the changes thrust more responsibility on the
employer to manage the 403(b) accounts of employees, in part, and the
restriction of choices was part of the broader effort to make the accounts
more manageable.
The 403(b) accounts are supplemental retirement programs
that employees can choose to participate in. They are different from the
Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System (TSERS) that all SPA staff
members participate in or the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) that faculty
members can choose over the TSERS,
Usischon said.
While all employees must participate either in the TSERS or
ORP, each employee chooses whether to participate in a 403(b) plan, he said.
As of September, for instance, 2,745 employees, or less than
a fourth of the total workforce, participated in a 403(b) plan.
Of these, 29 percent had their 403(b) plans with TIAA-CREF,
while 21 percent had their plans with Fidelity. The high level of
participation, coupled with the financial stability of each company and the range
of investment choices offered were important considerations in the final
decision, he said.
AIG Retirement, which currently has nearly 19 percent of
403(b) participants, was eliminated from consideration because of its financial
instability even before the federal bailout of the company was announced
earlier this month, Usischon said.
In other action, the council approved an Educational Policy
Committee resolution to rename all Artium Baccalaureatus (A.B.) degrees
authorized to Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degrees, beginning in December 2010.
Student Body President J.J. Raynor and University Trustee John
Ellison appeared before the Employee Forum on Oct. 1 to lay out the many
challenges the University will face in the coming years.
Ellison said the UNC system would see the college-age
population grow by 80,000 students by 2017. Carolina will face the prospect of
potentially enrolling some 4,000 of those students, he added.
The student population will increase as the retirement rate
for tenured faculty will double. In the next five to 10 years, it is expected
that around 500 of the more than 1,700 tenured or tenure-track faculty will
To deal with both issues, the General Assembly will have to
provide money, Ellison said. Additional building space will be needed to
accommodate the rising number of students, and additional faculty members will
have to be attracted to replace retiring faculty and to hire additional faculty
because of the increased enrollment.
How well the University responds to those challenges and
other pressing needs, Raynor and Ellison said, will help determine whether it
becomes an even stronger institution than it is today.
"We are here to listen to you," Ellison told forum members.
And forum members responded by offering their suggestions
and ideas.
Employee Forum Chair Tommy Griffin said that the ideas forum
members generated would "live on long after we are gone."
"When was the last time we had an opportunity like this in
this room?" Griffin asked. "So think about it and ask your questions."
Ideas shared at the meeting will be included with those that
Raynor and Ellison are collecting from an array of people as part of the
Carolina: Best Place to Teach, Learn and Discover initiative (see Administration).
During the summer, the pair began talking with students,
staff, faculty, alumni and others. Trustee Chair Roger Perry and Chancellor
Holden Thorp handed Raynor and Ellison their assignment in July. They will
continue holding conversations through the year and forward their
recommendations to the Board of Trustees in
the spring.
Vice Chair Brenda Denzler wanted to remind the University
that it also has an aging corps of vital staff members, and serious attention
needs to be paid to this group. One stone that could kill two birds, she added,
would be free tuition at any UNC system institution for dependents of permanent
employees. That would entice many people to work here, she said, and just as
importantly would encourage more people already here to stay.
Secretary Marshall Dietz said the University would be
strengthened if administrators emphasized the needs and contributions of staff
as they do faculty and students. "Staff is always an afterthought," Dietz said.
"We need to do more. When Chapel Hill moves ahead, we need to move everybody
Todd Hux from Facilities Services talked about putting money
into merit pay. It exists on paper, he said, but not in people's paychecks
because funding for it has never been allocated by the General Assembly.
Alan Moran, also from Facilities Services, suggested
offering reduced tuition to Carolina students who agree to work at the University
for several years after they graduate.
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Compared with blanket dry cow therapy (DCT), the selective antimicrobial treatment of cows based upon on-farm culture results has the potential to reduce the amount of antimicrobials used in dairy production. The objective of the current study was to determine the effect of a Petrifilm (3M Canada, L...
Sensitivity and specificity of repeated test results from a commercial milk enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of subspecies in dairy cattle
To investigate the sensitivity and specificity of results of initial and repeated milk ELISAs (at 6- or 12-month intervals) to detect cows that were shedding Mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis (ie, were infectious) and to evaluate factors influencing the probability that the r...
Indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) are frequently run as endpoint ELISAs (e-ELISAs). However, kinetic ELISAs (k-ELISAs) have certain advantages over e-ELISAs. The objective of this study was to understand the relationship between e-ELISA and k-ELISA results. Specifically, to determ...
Spatial and temporal analyses of metrics of tuberculosis infection in badgers (Meles meles) from the Republic of Ireland: Trends in apparent prevalence
Brucellosis and Coxiella burnetii infection in householders and their animals in secure villages in Herat province, Afghanistan
BACKGROUND: Brucellosis and coxiellosis are known to be endemic in ruminant populations throughout Afghanistan, but information about their prevalence and factors that affect prevalence in householders and livestock under diverse husbandry systems and pastoral settings is sparse. METHODS/PRINCIPAL F...
Horses transported in groups on long journeys to slaughter are at risk of injury. Injuries can occur following trauma and aggression from other horses. This study quantified injuries in 3940 horses from 150 loads that arrived at a slaughter plant in Canada. Surface injuries were quantified using vis...
There is concern over the welfare of horses transported from the USA for slaughter in Canada. This study provides information on welfare issues associated with the transport of 3940 horses from 150 loads to a slaughter plant in Canada. Multivariable regression analyses were used to examine the assoc...
The objective of the study was to evaluate the utility of a Petrifilm-based on-farm culture system when used to make selective antimicrobial treatment decisions on low somatic cell count cows (<200,000 cells/mL) at drying off. A total of 729 cows from 16 commercial dairy herds with a low bulk tank s...
Evaluation of milk ELISA for detection of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in dairy herds and association with within-herd prevalence.
Cow-level milk ELISA results can be used to determine herd Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis (MAP) status. Milk sample collection is minimally invasive and ELISA results can be obtained quickly and economically. The objectives were to evaluate the herd-level test characteristics of 3 commerc...
Observational studies are prone to two types of errors: random and systematic. Random error arises as a result of variation between samples that might be drawn in a study and can be reduced by increasing the sample size. Systematic error arises from problems with the study design or the methods used...
Herd- and cow-level risk factors associated with subclinical mastitis in dairy farms from the High Plains of the northern Antioquia, Colombia
Mastitis is the main disease entity affecting dairy farms in the Colombian High Plains of northern Antioquia, Colombia. However, no previous epidemiologic studies have determined the characteristics that increase the risk of infection in this region, where manual milking is still the prevailing syst...
Association of coagulase-negative staphylococcal species, mammary quarter milk somatic cell count, and persistence of intramammary infection in dairy cattle
This study was conducted to evaluate the association between subclinical intramammary infection (IMI) with coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS), mammary quarter milk somatic cell count (SCC), and persistence of IMI in dairy cattle. Convenience samples of CNS isolates harvested from milk samples of...
Dairy cow mortality (unassisted death and euthanasia) has increased, worldwide and in Sweden. On-farm mortality indicates suboptimal herd health or welfare and causes financial loss for the dairy producer. The objective of this study was to identify cow-level risk factors associated with on-farm cow...
Survival analysis of clinical mastitis data using a nested frailty Cox model fit as a mixed-effects Poisson model
Mastitis is a complex disease affecting dairy cows and is considered to be the most costly disease of dairy herds. The hazard of mastitis is a function of many factors, both managerial and environmental, making its control a difficult issue to milk producers. Observational studies of clinical mastit...
The welfare of horses transported for slaughter is a growing concern in several countries, including Canada, Iceland and the United States of America (USA). Slaughter of horses involves transportation of horses to a regulated facility and slaughter procedures such as lairage and stunning. The main o...
Evaluation of environmental fecal culture for Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis detection in dairy herds and association with apparent within-herd prevalence
This study evaluated test characteristics of environmental culture (EC) for the detection of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) in 32 herds over a 2-year period. Individual fecal samples were collected every 6 mo and environmental samples every 3 mo. Individual fecal culture was p...
Evaluation of clustering of new intramammary infections in the bovine udder, including the impact of previous infections, herd prevalence, and somatic cell count on their development
Evidence in the literature exists to support the theory that mastitis and intramammary infection (IMI) tend to cluster within herds, within cows, and within quarters, facts which may have overarching ramifications on mastitis management in modern dairy herds. Most previous studies, however, have bee...
Monitoring herd incidence of intramammary infection in lactating cows using repeated longitudinal somatic cell count measurements
The objective of the study was to evaluate the ability of an estimate of the herd intramammary infection (IMI) incidence rate computed using repeated somatic cell count (SCC) measurements (quarter- and composite-SCC; hereafter, the SCC-derived herd IMI incidence, SCCI)to predict the incidence rate c...
Evaluation of a 3M Petrifilm on-farm culture system for the detection of intramammary infection at the end of lactation
The purpose of this study was to evaluate a 3M Petrifilm-based on-farm culture system for the detection of intramammary infection (IMI) in low somatic cell count (SCC) cows (<200,000 cells/mL) at drying off. The main objectives were to determine the test characteristics and the predictive values of ...
Differences in behavioral characteristics between dogs obtained as puppies from pet stores and those obtained from noncommercial breeders
Objective: To compare the owner-reported prevalence of behavioral characteristics in dogs obtained as puppies from pet stores with that of dogs obtained as puppies from noncommercial breeders. Design: Cross-sectional study. Animals-Dogs obtained as puppies from pet stores (n = 413) and breeder-obtai...
Time-to-event analysis of predictors for recovery from Salmonella Dublin infection in Danish dairy herds between 2002 and 2012
Salmonella Dublin infections reduce gross margins and compromise animal health and welfare in dairy cattle herds. Despite on-going control efforts in several countries the duration and risk factors of a persistent infection have been difficult to study due to a lack of suitable data. This study util...
Predicting the effect of anthelmintic treatment on milk production of dairy cattle in Canada using an Ostertagia ostertagi ELISA from individual milk samples
Gastrointestinal nematodes, such as Ostertagia ostertagi and several species of Cooperia, are ubiquitous in temperate climates and have been shown to have detrimental effects on production in adult dairy cattle. A published meta-analysis demonstrated that overall, producers lose approximately 0.35 k...
A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Differences in behavioral characteristics between dogs obtained as puppies from pet stores and those obtained from noncommercial breeders" that was published in the previous issue and also presents response from authors.
Short communication: Relationship between herd intramammary infection incidence and elimination rate during the dry period
The objective of the study was to explore the relationship between herd dry period (DP) intramammary infection (IMI) incidence and elimination rates. A cohort of 91 Canadian dairy herds was recruited and followed in 2007 and 2008. Universal dry cow therapy was widely adopted among the participating ...


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by Kanye West feat. Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj and Bon Iver
Video & Audio
We're not sure if it's complete, but this is the version that was leaked in late December 2010. It has sparked controversy for its depiction of violently murdered women.
The Young Money Headquarters fan site gives us this pre-release live video.
The first track on the album features an impressive introduction by Nicki Minaj, who is paraphrasing Roald Dahl's re-telling of Cinderella.
A taste of Pink Friday, Minaj's album released on the same day as West's. Minaj's performances don't always live up to her monstrous reputation. In this cheesy video, she wears a claw like Sasha Fierce and swoons over a guy (even though in real life she says she doesn't care for men). Hm.


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Happy Gay Pride Month!
It's time, once again, to post my annual pride posting.
In my lifetime I've witnessed a most remarkable change in societal attitudes toward those of us on the sexual fringe. One only needs to go back 50 years in time. I was 13 years old then and I knew I was queer. When I looked out on the world around me this is what I saw. Homosexuality was deemed a mental disorder by the nation's psychiatric authorities, and gay sex was a crime in every state but Illinois. Federal workers could be fired merely for being gay.
Today, gays serve openly in the military, work as TV news anchors and federal judges, win elections as big-city mayors and members of Congress. Popular TV shows have gay protagonists.
And now the gay-rights movement may be on the cusp of momentous legal breakthroughs. Later this month, a Supreme Court ruling could lead to legalization of same-sex marriage in California, and there's a good chance the court will require the federal government to recognize same-sex marriages in all U.S. jurisdictions where they are legal — as of now, 12 states and Washington, D.C.
The transition over five decades has been far from smooth — replete with bitter protests, anti-gay violence, backlashes that inflicted many political setbacks. Unlike the civil rights movement and the women's liberation movement, the campaign for gay rights unfolded without household-name leaders.
And yet, I sense that soon, if it hasn't begun already, we will experience a backlash in the dominant culture. I don't relish the idea, but I'd be remiss if I didn't mention it. And when it comes, as I think it will, it won't smart nearly as much if we know our history. And we should also remember the immortal words of Martin Luther King, Jr. "The moral arc of the universe bends at the elbow of justice."
In honor of gay pride month, a little sex history lesson — The Stonewall Riots
The confrontations between demonstrators and police at The Stonewall Inn, a mafia owned bar in Greenwich Village NYC over the weekend of June 27-29, 1969 are usually cited as the beginning of the modern Lesbian/Gay liberation Movement. What might have been just another routine police raid on a bar patronized by homosexuals became the pivotal event that sparked the entire modern gay rights movement.
The Stonewall riots are now the stuff of myth. Many of the most commonly held beliefs are probably untrue. But here's what we know for sure.
- In 1969, it was illegal to operate any business catering to homosexuals in New York City — as it still is today in many places in the world. The standard procedure was for New York City's finest to raid these establishments on a regular basis. They'd arrest a few of the most obvious 'types' harass the others and shake down the owners for money, then they'd let the bar open as usual by the next day.
- Myth has it that the majority of the patrons at the Stonewall Inn were black and Hispanic drag queens. Actually, most of the patrons were probably young, college-age white guys lookin for a thrill and an evening out of the closet, along with the usual cadre of drag queens and hustlers. It was reasonably safe to socialize at the Stonewall Inn for them, because when it was raided the drag queens and bull-dykes were far more likely to be arrested then they were.
- After midnight June 27-28, 1969, the New York Tactical Police Force called a raid on The Stonewall Inn at 55 Christopher Street in NYC. Many of the patrons who escaped the raid stood around to witness the police herding the "usual suspects" into the waiting paddywagons. There had recently been several scuffles where similar groups of people resisted arrest in both Los Angeles and New York.
- Stonewall was unique because it was the first time gay people, as a group, realized that what threatened drag queens and bull-dykes threatened them all.
- Many of the onlookers who took on the police that night weren't even homosexual. Greenwich Village was home to many left-leaning young people who had cut their political teeth in the civil rights, anti-war and women's lib movements.
- As people tied to stop the arrests, the mêlée erupted. The police barricaded themselves inside the bar. The crowd outside attempted to burn it down. Eventually, police reinforcements arrived to disperse the crowd. But this just shattered the protesters into smaller groups that continued to mill around the streets of the village.
- A larger crowd assembled outside the Stonewall the following night. This time young gay men and women came to protest the raids that were commonplace in the city. They held hands, kissed and formed a mock chorus line singing; "We are the Stonewall Girls/We wear our hair in curls/We have no underwear/We show our pubic hair." Don't 'cha just love it?
- Police successfully dispersed this group without incident. But the print media picked up the story. Articles appeared in the NY Post, Daily News and The Village Voice. Theses helped galvanize the community to rally and fight back.
- Within a few days, representatives of the Mattachine Society and the Daughters of Bilitis (two of the country's first homophile rights groups) organized the city's first ever "Gay Power" rally in Washington Square. Some give hundred protesters showed up; many of them gay and lesbians.
The riots led to calls for homosexual liberation. Fliers appeared with the message: "Do you think homosexuals are revolting? You bet your sweet ass we are!" And the rest, boys and girls, is as they say is history.
During the first year after Stonewall, a whole new generation of organizations emerged, many identifying themselves for the first time as "Gay." This not only denoted sexual orientation, but a radical way to self-identify with a growing sense of open political activism. Older, more staid homophile groups soon began to make way for the more militant groups like the Gay Liberation Front.
The vast majority of these new activists were under thirty; dr dick's generation, don't cha know. We were new to political organizing and didn't know that this was as ground-breaking as it was. Many groups formed on colleges campuses and in big cities around the world.
By the following summer, 1970, groups in at least eight American cities staged simultaneous events commemorating the Stonewall riots on the last Sunday in June. The events varied from a highly political march of three to five thousand in New York to a parade with floats for 1200 in Los Angeles. Seven thousand showed up in San Francisco.
Happy Masturbation Month 2013!
It's May!
It's National Masturbation Month!
YES darling, there is such a thing.
Tra la! It's May!
The lusty month of May!
That darling month when ev'ryone throws
Self-control away.
It's time to do
A wretched thing or two,
And try to make each precious day
One you'll always rue!
It's May! It's May!
The month of "yes you may,"
The time for ev'ry frivolous whim,
Proper or "im."
It's wild! It's gay!
A blot in ev'ry way.
The birds and bees with all of their vast
Amorous past
Gaze at the human race aghast,
The lusty month of May.
— Alan Jay Lerner
Let's All MASTURBATE!
More SEX WISDOM With Mandy Traut — Podcast #365 — 02/27/13
Hello sex fans! Welcome back.
My new friend and fellow therapist, Mandy Traut returns for Part 2 of our chat for this the SEX WISDOM series. What a joy it was to meet her last week.
But wait, you didn't miss Part 1 of this conversation, did you? Well not to worry if ya did, because you can find it and all my podcasts in the Podcast Archive right here on my site. All ya gotta do is use the search function in the header; type in Podcast #364 and PRESTO! But don't forget the #sign when you do your search.
Mandy and I discuss:
- Swinging and polyamory;
- It's an intimacy thing;
- Poly in the popular culture;
- Comprersion;
- Tips for coming out;
- Reclaiming derogatory words;
- Who inspires her;
- Her sexual heroes.
Mandy invites you to visit her on her site HERE! You can also find her on Facebook HERE! And she's on Twitter HERE!
Check out The Lick-A-Dee-Split Connection. That's Dr Dick's toll free podcast voicemail HOTLINE. Don't worry people; no one will personally answer the phone. Your message goes directly to voicemail.
Got a question or a comment? Wanna rant or rave? Or maybe you'd just like to talk dirty for a minute or two. Why not get it off your chest! Give Dr Dick a call at (866) 422-5680.
Look for all my podcasts on iTunes. You'll find me in the podcast section, obviously. Just search for Dr Dick Sex Advice. And don't forget to subscribe. I wouldn't want you to miss even one episode.
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The Erotic Mind of Shanna Germain and Kay Jaybee — Podcast #354 — 11/12/12
Hey sex fans, welcome back.
Holy cow; do I have an exciting show in store for you today! I have not one, but two remarkably talented guests with me as we crank up yet another edition of The Erotic Mind series.
Why two guest instead of just one? Good question! It all started last summer. Shanna Germain wrote to me suggesting we do a show all about the 50 Shades Of Grey phenomenon. She suggested that we provide ya'll with the antidote to this unfortunate publishing spectacle. Meanwhile, Kay Jaybee and I were having a similar email exchange. So I came up with the bright idea to have them both on the show at once.
So here we all are, ready to treat you to marvelous discussion of edgy BDSM erotica and why the good stuff is better for you than schlock. And Shanna will read from her work, Fool's Gold, which will pretty much knock your socks off.
- What they've been up to since they were last on this show;
- What we know about 50 Shades Of Grey, it's author and publisher;
- Why this thing was a run-away hit;
- It's impact on the popular culture in general and erotica writing in particular;
- Being on the receiving end of bad reviews;
- Behind the media's role in stoking the phenomenon.
For more of Kay Jaybee visit her website HERE! Find her on Facebook HERE! And follow her on Twitter HERE!
For more of Shanna Germain visit her website HERE! Find her on Facebook HERE! And follow her on Twitter HERE!
(Click on the book covers below for more information about these wonderful books.)
Check out The Lick-A-Dee-Split Connection. That's Dr Dick's toll free podcast voicemail HOTLINE. Don't worry people; no one will personally answer the phone. Your message goes directly to voicemail.
Got a question or a comment? Wanna rant or rave? Or maybe you'd just like to talk dirty for a minute or two. Why not get it off your chest! Give Dr Dick a call at (866) 422-5680.
Look for my podcasts on iTunes. You'll find me in the podcast section, obviously, or just search for Dr Dick Sex Advice. And don't forget to subscribe. I wouldn't want you to miss even one episode.
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text: 18 October | FINCENTNordic Instructor Team Prepares for the 100th Military Observer Course at FINCENTAt FINCENT preparations for United Nations Military Observer Course 3/2011 are under way. Together with FINCENT staff, the Nordic instructors are busy making sure that everything will be ready for the 100th United Nations Military Observer Course that will be organized from 24 October to 11 November.The Military Observer Course is an excellent example of Nordic Defence Cooperation (NORDEFCO) in action, with officers from the Finnish, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian Defence Forces working together to enable the professional running of the course three times a year. This time the instructor team is also joined by a guest instructor from Switzerland.


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In Python 2.5, is there a way to create a decorator that decorates a class? Specifically, I want to use a decorator to add a member to a class and change the constructor to take a value for that member.
Looking for something like the following (which has a syntax error on 'class Foo:':
def getId(self): return self.__id
class addID(original_class):
def __init__(self, id, *args, **kws):
self.__id = id
self.getId = getId
original_class.__init__(self, *args, **kws)
class Foo:
def __init__(self, value1):
self.value1 = value1
if __name__ == '__main__':
foo1 = Foo(5,1)
print foo1.value1, foo1.getId()
foo2 = Foo(15,2)
print foo2.value1, foo2.getId()
Thanks, Rob
Edit: Rereading this question, I guess what I'm really after is a way to do something like a C# interface in Python. I need to switch my paradigm I suppose.