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Voters in Terrebonne Parish should get the opportunity to decide whether the local hotel occupancy tax should be increased from 4 percent to 5 percent, the Senate Local and Municipal Affairs Committee voted Wednesday.
After the meeting, Rep. Gordon Dove, R-Houma, said his House Bill 106 wouldn't directly affect residents.
"This would be paid for by people who are visiting the parish," he said.
Also, he said the bill only grants the authority to the Parish Council to call the tax election.
Dove added that the tax would generate $1 million for Terrebonne Parish every three years, which would be used to construct the so-called "Field of Dreams" sports complex.
The bill now moves to the Senate floor, from where it could be sent to Gov Bobby Jindal.
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Adding two teams to baseball's playoff party sounds alluring: more teams, more games, more rally rags and more excitement. Right?
Not in Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum's mind.
He might have dominated last year's postseason en route to San Francisco's first World Series title, but he is against playoff expansion come 2012, a concept that is "moving forward," according to commissioner Bud Selig's revelation Thursday.
"Personally I think it's kind of funky, just because the game has been this way for so long," Lincecum said Friday before the Giants' series opener against the Atlanta Braves. "Why mess it up, other than for monetary purposes, and that's probably what (Selig) is looking at. That's like, 'OK, don't worry about us as human beings or players.' "
If other players share his view, Lincecum would make a terrific leader in any crusade against adding a second wild-card team to each league's playoffs. By the way, players can veto that playoff proposal before it takes root in baseball's next labor deal.
"It doesn't seem very fair, and personally I don't know where his head is at," Lincecum said of Selig. "It doesn't seem right to me."
Who knew baseball's tradition meant so much to the rebellious-looking guy with shoulder-length hair and an unconventional (but dominant) pitching delivery?
"I don't know, man. I don't see why you need to fix something that isn't broken," Lincecum continued. "Players like it the way it is. It's dog-eat-dog. People know they need to win 11 games to win the World Series.
"Nobody wants to have to worry, 'Oh (expletive), now I've got another (expletive) team in the (expletive) mix. Now we have to worry about what that takes and what they're going to do.' What if the (second) wild-card team is not deserving of getting in?"
Yes, he cursed. He does that when passionate about a cause (see: last season's postgame celebrations). His final thought might be the strongest part of his argument, even if players' health and baseball's tradition are valid concerns.
Introducing another wild-card team could mute the power of the stronger wild-card team, especially amid a quirky schedule. Will the best wild-card representative truly advance from that initial round, potentially a three-game series or a winner-take-all, one-game showdown/fluke?
Even if players are open to the expansion possibility, it won't be unanimous. Inside the reigning champions' clubhouse, Lincecum isn't alone in his convictions.
"I don't really like it. I like the format now," catcher Buster Posey said. "Baseball is unique because it's such a long season. The best teams are rewarded for all the effort that goes into that. You lose some of the mystique of the playoffs (with expansion). Like the first round of the NBA playoffs -- who cares?"
Outfielder Cody Ross, last season's playoff catalyst for the Giants, said: "I have mixed feelings. It makes it exciting, but I don't want baseball to turn into the NHL, where every team makes the playoffs (actually 16 of 30) and they're flooded with teams that shouldn't be in there."
This just in: Giants fans surely are now against expansion, too. Anything Lincecum says is gospel. He speaks, they listen. He grows long hair, they buy matching wigs. He smokes, they "... never mind.
Is he compelling enough to resist the temptation of more playoff games, more drama, more red-white-and-blue bunting?
"It will create more interest with more teams, and that's good for baseball," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said of adding a second wild-card team (the first postseason to include the wild card was in 1995). "But I'll have to sit and reflect on that."
Lincecum formed his opinion fast. He is qualified to speak on the matter, too. He went 4-1 last postseason, opening with a 14-strikeout, 1-0 win over the Braves, whom he will face Saturday.
Where does that two-hit masterpiece rank against his World Series-clinching victory in Game 5 at Texas, World Series-opening triumph in San Francisco and NLCS-opening win amid whistling fans at Philadelphia?
"They're all part of the same puzzle," Lincecum answered. "For me, that (Braves game) was getting my feet wet in the playoff atmosphere. It opened my eyes on what you need to do, what it takes."
As a result, he is willing to open his mouth and challenge any changes to a postseason format that just produced his first World Series ring.
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We're a world away from Iraq, but Augusta businesses are making their own contributions to national defense.
And they are cashing in doing it.
12 On Your Side's Ryan Duffy looks at who in Augusta is getting defense dollars.
The Department of Defense pumped nearly $19 million into the Augusta economy last year.
Our home front is not only supplying the war in Iraq with soldiers and supplies, but also healthcare those soldiers will need the rest of their lives.
Iraq, Afghanistan...Fort Gordon. Wherever the military needs mechanical parts, Byron Morris is under contract to provide them.
"Can't find it in the supply system, so they come to someone like us," Morris says.
His company, Southeastern Supply, is one of 28 in Augusta with contracts with the U.S. Department of Defense.
He received more than a million dollars last year to ship parts from his huge Augusta warehouse for maintenance on military vehicles worldwide.
"Normally they'll pull it into a shop in Iraq or Afghanistan, the guys in the shop usually call us."
Some of Augusta's other largest contractors include: Commercial and Military Systems, which refurbishes used military equipment with a more than $1 million contract; Murray Biscuits, which has a $3 million contract; and Keybridge Technologies, whose contract is worth $4,178,000.
Then there is MCG, which has a grant to combat prostate cancer.
"There are many men serving in military and with age and prostate cancer important in men's health," says cancer Bao Ling Adams.
Adams' contract is to study proteins as the fingerprint, or early warning, of prostate cancer.
"Using the fingerprints can predict which can be cancer and which are not cancer."
There is only one major contract on the list from Aiken County, but it is significant.
In fact it pretty much eclipses the rest of the region.
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There are plenty of reasons to celebrate Roger Corman's cult classic "Battle Beyond the Stars," including its July 12 debut on Blu-ray to celebrate its 30th anniversary.
But perhaps more remarkable when looking back on the legendary filmmaker's space opera, is that it's the very film where Corman gave a young filmmaker named James Cameron his start in the business. After all, this is the same Cameron who three years later would go on to write and direct the sci-fi classic "The Terminator" -- and eventually make the two highest grossing films of all time with "Titanic" and "Avatar."
The funny thing is, Corman was operating a bigger incubator for success on "Battle Beyond the Stars" than he ever could have imagined. That's because Corman's assistant was Gale Anne Hurd, who was sent on a fateful trip from the producer's office in Brentwood, Calif., to the studio in Venice to see why the special effects on the film had fallen behind.
"When Gale came back from the studio, she said, 'The guy you hired to head the special effects department is good, but he, as many people do, slightly overstated his experience. The No. 2 man -- Jim Cameron -- is actually much better than the No. 1 man,'" Corman recalled in a recent interview. "So, I did something I very seldom do and went to the studio myself talked to Jim and said, 'I'm giving you a raise in the middle of picture and I want you to run the special effects (and art direction) for the rest of it.' Plus, that started the relationship between Gale and Jim, who then got married and produced the 'Terminator' pictures together."
Of course, before Cameron and Hurd released "The Terminator" to the general public, they gave Corman a peek first.
"I remember they showed me a cut of the film and asked my thoughts," Corman recalled. "It was an expensive film but it looked bigger than it really was, so I asked them how they did it. Jim and Gale said, 'We did just what we did for you, but we had a bigger budget and we could do more.'"
Engaging The 'Battle'
"Battle Beyond the Stars" tells the story of Shad (Richard Thomas), a young space warrior who scours the galaxy to recruit mercenaries to help defend his peaceful planet from the evil tyrant Sador (John Saxon).
Made for $2 million, "Battle Beyond the Stars" was without question Corman's most expensive film to date when filming began in 1980. A master at low-budget filmmaking, Corman admits he took a bigger risk than usual by making the film, first by expanding his usual shooting schedule from 15 to 20 days, and employing veteran actors like George Peppard and Robert Vaughn, whose fees were higher than what he was used to paying his actors.
Fortunately for Corman, he had loads of more undiscovered gems in his stable of talent, including composer James Horner (another future collaborator of Cameron's) and John Sayles -- the screenwriter who would go on to write and direct such acclaimed films as "Lone Star" and "Passion Fish," which both earned Sayles Best Original Screenplay Oscar nominations.
The involvement of Cameron notwithstanding, Corman believes the biggest reason "Battle Beyond the Stars" is still being celebrated 30 years after its release boils down to the work of his screenwriter.
"I think it all starts with John Sayles' excellent script," Corman said. "We were thinking of doing something in terms of Kurosawa's 'The Seven Samurai' and of course, 'Star Wars.' We were looking at different elements of those. I'd been making science fiction films for many, many years, including one called 'Battle Beyond the Sun.' I figured we'd just change the title to 'Battle Beyond the Stars' to see what we could do."
Apart from its notable stars like Peppard, Vaughn and Sybil Danning (who played the sexy mercenary Valkyrie Saint-Exmin), "Battle Beyond the Stars" also featured the burgeoning talents of Richard Thomas, previously known for his work on the classic television drama "The Waltons."
Corman believes "Battle Beyond the Stars" was a breakout project for Thomas because it showed a completely different side of the actor.
"He was very instrumental to the success of it by bringing a little bit of humor into it," Corman said. "One of the keys to the success of the film was that it looked bigger than it was in comparison to other low-budget films. But there was a little bit of humor running through it just to take the edge off. Richard was very good at that."
Use And Recycle
Without question, one of the reasons Corman, 85, has had such amazing longevity in Hollywood is due to his thrifty use of film budgets. If don't believe that's true, name any other filmmaker who has lived to produce nearly 400 films.
Case in point: for "Battle Beyond the Stars," Corman curtailed the budgets on some of his future sci-fi films by reusing the spaceships from "Battle" in as many as four more projects.
But while the practice of using and recycling is justified for low-budget filmmakers like Corman, should directors like Michael Bay be called out for allegedly using a digitally-altered shot from "The Island" for his new blockbuster "Transformers: Dark of the Moon"?
While Corman doesn't think Bay re-used the shot to save money, it wouldn't surprise him if it happened because the filmmaker was on a deadline: a dilemma he said that faces all filmmakers face no matter how big of a budget they have to work with.
"Reusing effects and spaceships was a necessity for us because our later pictures had much lower budgets -- maybe $800,000-$900,000 -- and I had to use what I had to make it work," Corman said. "With Michael Bay it's a differently thing because he's got all the money in the world. I would guess that he was up against a time schedule. I'm making all of this up, but I'm guessing he had to deliver the picture, he looked it over one last time and said, 'That shot isn't right and I don't have time to make a new one, so what can I do?' So he grabbed an old shot and put it in."
If Bay did indeed reuse the shot, Corman said he doesn't blame the director in the least for recycling a previous shot.
"Particularly with these big pictures, because they cost so much money to market, they have their release date set a year in advance -- sometimes more than that," Corman said. "They know that the picture has to be ready at a certain time and special effects are so unpredictable in the schedule and the money you'll spend on them."


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OAKLAND -- Don't let the title of this holiday pageant fool you. "The Christmas Revels" is a celebration of many different traditions.
Now in its 27th year, the production includes 80 singers and dancers who come take the stage as pilgrims from all over Europe. The pilgrims come together in Prosecco, a 16th century village on the Adriatic Sea, where they celebrate the return of light after winter's darkness.
As the villagers prepare for a great feast and holiday pageant, they encounter visitors from the East, as the sun, moon and stars move into a delicate balance. Three "fools" are in charge of marking the village's transition to the New Year. Of course, plenty goes wrong before the fools make things right.
"That is what fools do best," said Jeff Raz, of Alameda, who plays the head of the local Guild of Fools.
Raz has performed for 35 years around the world, including 500 shows with Cirque du Soleil, and is known for his circus work, clowning and comic acting. The show's other two fools are played by Tristan Cunningham of Emeryville and Mahsa Matin of San Francisco.
In addition to plenty of jokes, "The Christmas Revels" is filled with music from England, the Holy Roman Empire and the Middle East, comic winter rituals and sing-along carols. Notable tunes include "The Shortest Day," "The Sussex Mummers Carol," "Dona Nobis Pacem" and Lord of the Dance."
"This year's production will be a truly celestial celebration," organizers said.
The pageant is directed by David Parr. Fred Goff is the show's music director, and Dirk Burns is its producer. The Brass West Quintet, True Life Trio and percussionist Dan Auvil provide the music.
The cast also features Revels favorites James Galileo, musician and arranger Shira Kammen and music director Fred Goff. A chorus of 65 adults, teens and children -- along with the Deer Creek Morris Men -- also take the stage.
Performers come from across the Bay Area. Teen Sofia Gotch of Piedmont, for instance, has been in the pageant for the past seven years, while teenager Camila Chavez of Alameda is participating for the first time.
Montclair-area residents and Thornhill Elementary School students Lucas and Vera Roque share their talents in the production, along with child performer Elia Demers, an Oakland hills resident. Other hills participants include Grant, 11, Hannah, 14, and Oliver Konkel, 17, and their father Fred Konkel.
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Liverpool Message Board
A Scoop & Different Spin on Aspas - Suarez
For now assume Suarez is going nowhere, and Aspas is coming in, with what he brings.. I didn't follow him as much as I could have, but then again Celta Vigo are terrible. That said, he had 12 goals and 6 assists, and Vigo had 36 goals, so over 50%! Stylistically, if you asked La Liga fan, they'd say 2 players.. Suarez, but faster, and Michu. Aspas also likes to play from deep, and wide areas, so not a traditional 9, and with great dribbling and left foot, I'd see him as a direct upgrade to Downing on the right hand side. The others that I read in regards to Michu, are that he's very clinical, and unique in his finishing, always getting the right touch. Both work for me, and what's even better is, I've read that he's a hot head like Luis, even a 4 match ban for a headbutt. You have to admit, after Torres' injuries, Suarez indiscretions, and summer muck ups, it wouldn't be as fun without missing a striker and wondering about goals eh? Sorta funny right?
The other spin, while keeping Suarez in the mix, is that this paints some writing on the wall for Downing, Assaidi definitely a goner, and whether you rate him or not, maybe Shelvey, with a chance Suso could go on loan. We have to unload some redundant players, and while Shelvey may be regrettable, it's clear that if forced to choose, Jordan was the better of the two. I don't foresee Borini being impacted at all just yet, and with Sturridge possibly having ligament damage, we're looking at 2 proven strikers again..
On a blog in Spanish, I read a Liga fan saying: "Watched many a Vigo across the season and WOW. Believe me, you Liverpool supporters will love this guy. Michu v.2.0?"Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
Iago Aspas almost done dealio .. 4 years 7M Euros.. subject to medical, loose ends and pen to paper. From what I've been reading, since I didn't really see much live, only some highlights, is that he's going to represent an almost identical type of style as Suarez (obviously not his equal), and he's faster in terms of a straight line pace.. I think this will be a very shrewd signing. Reina has even weighed in on this signing via ESPN.
I think the most exciting thing is, that Rodgers is really looking for players that can play all across that front 3-4, and looking for players that offer genuine pace of play, creativity, and speed of thinking similar to Coutinho, who's got eyes on the side of his head.. I think/hope Tiago Llori may be next on our list, but Valencia may offer more money than we'd like to.. (CB from Sporting)
LFC_Armchair_Supporter LFC_Armchair_Supporter Jun 8, 2013 18:31 Flag
The way I see it is that if Suarez stays then we've a great striker in him (he'll have to eat copious amounts of humble pie), so our forward line will be strong with the addition of Aspas, Carroll is still our player and I think he's decent for the crosses into the box.. moves like a sack of cement though.. Sturridge is a player who'll only get better.. so we've a good and varied forward line.. I suspect Aspas will be put directly into the 1st team.. If Suarez is sold then we've money to buy in 3 good players.. As Carragher has gone we've the option to put Wisdom in there as well as Toure'. I'd guess we've a top 4 squad.. in the making..
dsteer_lfc_68 dsteer_lfc_68 May 31, 2013 13:57 Flag
I agree it does look like it means curtains for Assaidi, and maybe Dowing also. The question is can Stewart force himself into the first 11, do we keep him as a back up (remember he's useful utility playing LW, RW, or LB) or do we cash in now as his value is likely to drop after this summer.
Shelvey leaving I think is less likely. I understand the logic of comparing him with Hendo, however I think we have more to see from JonJo, as he's only just turned 21 (while Hendo will be 23 this summer) and therefore could develop quite a bit over the next couple years. I think because we've seen him in and around the first team for a couple years now sometimes we feel disappointed when he's not showing his best, however based on age he's quite a bit off his prime, and therefore his best. However if come late August we have a fit, Gerrard, Lucas, Hendo, and Allen, and if either Suso or Coady are pushing for first team inclusion, then at least one of Suso, Coady, or Shelvey might need to go out on load as regular football is the only way they are going to develop.
I don't see the guy making an impact like Michu and Suarez to be honest, that might be building him up a wee bit. He definitely scored some clever finishes this year and looks a busy worker, I had seen him described as a cultured Dirk Kuyt, which would do me nicely! Most of his goals seem to be first time deft finishes, a bit like Giroud but his playing style seems a bit more podolski (sorry for Arsenal references, I dont enjoy it).
I agree, it would seem he would be looking at Downings position and would surely deliver more then 3 goals in 2 years. It looks a clever signing and will definitely add some competition to the squad at the very least. My prediction is that we will be very attack minded next year!
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I'm not sure anyone outside of Cavani coming to EPL can have the kind of impact Michu or even Benteke did, but his all around game is comparable to that of Suarez as far as the dribbling and drifting into channels, with very good finishing. When he does play up top, he has the genuine pace to press a high line and beat the trap, which we've not seen since Torres in that Benfica Europa match 3 years ago.. so that would be welcome. I think the Michu thing is just because of his clever finishes.. Michu scored alot of goals out of nothing, or side of his boot, so it's a bit unorthodox but works.
End of the day, good signing with alot of quality, and may only cost 7m, and provide us another piece up top that is interchangeable like Suarez/Sturridge/Coutinho and perhaps Borini if he can stay fit, and work himself into our good graces.. It's a nice reassurance since I'm reading Danny's ankle isn't too good right now.. reading ligaments and a lengthy lay off..
Would even be nice to see what Suarez would do, like he did early on, strictly as a real 9, and a player of Aspas & Coutinho's skill behind him, doing some of the creative work.


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James Carafano: START Limits Comprehensive Missile DefenseDecember 15th, 2010
In a web memo published last month at Heritage, James Carafano responded to Vice President Joe Biden's Wall Street Journal article in which he asserts that our current missile defense plans are more than adequate. Our missile defense should be comprehensive, and Carafano said START would limit our ability to do that. An excerpt:
"From Defending the West to Modest Protection for Europe
"Upon entering office, President Obama slashed the number of land-based interceptors planned to protect the U.S. homeland from North Korean and Iranian ballistic missiles by 44 percent. The cuts included scrapping the 'third site' ballistic missile defense plan to defend the United States and U.S. allies against the threat of long- and medium-range ballistic missiles from Iran. These installations were to be completed by 2013. In its stead the White House elected to focus on more limited regional missile defense.
"In conjunction with a plan approved by NATO at the recent Lisbon summit, Obama has sketched out what the Administration hopes will lead to the development of the Active Layered Theater Ballistic Missile Defense system, the Medium Extended Air Defense System (a U.S., German, and Italian joint program), and the U.S. Phased Adaptive Approach for missile defense in Europe.
"Obama dubbed his 'new' plan for Europe the Phased Adaptive Approach. The four-phase program is intended to be the cornerstone of NATO's ballistic missile defense initiative. Under Phase I (which the White House hopes to begin in 2011), U.S. Aegis ships with SM-3 interceptors will deploy to the Mediterranean with sea- and forward-based sensors stationed in southern Europe. In Phases II (2015), III (2018), and IV (2020) more interceptors will be deployed, both on Aegis ships and ground platforms.
"In his effort to cheerlead for New START, Vice President Biden neglected to mention the limitations of this approach. Even if the Obama plan is implemented on schedule and at cost (questionable assumptions), parts of Europe will remain vulnerable to long-range Iranian threats until 2020. The program also makes no specific, sustained investment to exploit the full range of sea-based and SM-3 technology. Furthermore, land-based SM-3 is a dramatically different capability from the current sea-based SM-3. It has yet to be flown. The Missile Defense Agency is already two years behind the deployment plans."
Read the full web memo at Heritage.
At The Foundry, Owen Graham presents an alternative to START.
"The administration acts as if the choice is between New START or nothing," Graham writes. "This assumption is fallacious. Some of the treaty's supporters maintain that criticism of New START stems from partisanship alone and that critics are simply opposed to arms control. Such assumptions are also wrong. The problems with New START are substantive."
An alternative path to START begins from a position of strength. For example, a START alternative would not be tied to nuclear disarmament. Our response to a rogue state developing a nuclear weapon shouldn't be nuclear disarmament, considering the treaty "imposes no constraints on these countries." Read Graham's full post at The Foundry.


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untreatable, inoperable, irremediable, beyond cure;
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- Showing little progress and imposing a burden on educators and their resources, the incurables were gradually abandoned in favor of those who showed more promise.
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- Doubtless he would tell me that I am simply upset about my father being incurably ill, and that as his daughter I am simply expressing displaced anger.
- However, when it comes to an incurably ill adult who has a voice and a will of his or her own, these human rights are apparently taken away.
- As a result, evidence of depression is often overlooked in ill or disabled persons who are suicidal, and some incurably ill or disabled persons experience pressure to refuse life-prolonging medical treatment.
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We got a chance to drive down and visit my parents, we got the house cleaned
(yay for clean laundry!), took our son to a hands-on museum, went to a Virginia Tech
baseball game (yes, college baseball has started!), and just hung out and relaxed.
I even got a chance to read an entire trashy romance novel.
And except for checking our e-mail, we stayed off the computer, stayed off the phones and
maybe only watched a couple of hours of television. I gotta tell ya - it does wonders for my mind and body when I step back and remember all the other stuff I'm missing when I'm not on the internet or watching television, running a million errands or working.
play with his sand box while my husband washes the car (yes, I just sit there and watch him
- hey, he does a great job - he doesn't need me in the way).
Or just lay on my bed and read a good book.
You know, the good stuff.
I make these pretty often because they are easy and we can jazz them up anyway we like them. My husband is kind of a picky eater so his sandwich is pretty basic: chicken, cheese and mayo. I, on the other hand, like mine with everything: onions, peppers, lettuce and whatever else I can squeeze in. I'm going to give you the basic recipe here but I definitely suggest you add anything you like to make them suitable for your family's taste.
1 1/2 tsp. cajun seasoning
1 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
While waiting for the butter to melt, season chicken with lemon pepper, cajun seasoning, salt & pepper.
Make sure all diced chicken pieces get seasoning on them.
As the chicken cooks, be sure to move it around and maybe break it up a bit if you diced your chicken pieces large.
I like to take a piece out and test for seasoning right before putting the cheese on.
You may want to add little more salt or pepper at this point.
You may need to put a cover on your pan to help the cheese along with melting.
close eye on it as broilers can burn a piece of bread quickly!
I sometimes just toast mine on the stovetop using a cast iron skillet.
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It was another tough night for the CCC women's soccer team.
The Tigers hosted the Tabor College Blue Jays and when all was said and done, the Jays left victorious by a count of 4-1.
The first half started out rough for the Tigers. The Blue Jays scored two goals in the first 12 minutes of the game, the first on a failed clearance by the defense, and the second on a header goal off of a corner kick.
The first goal was very preventable, the second was a very nice goal. Several minutes later, the Tigers cut the lead in half when Haley McMath was the beneficiary of a wide open net after Krystina Powell cut back on the Tabor defense and played a crisp pass across the 6 yard box.
The score remained 2-1 going into the halftime break.
In the second half, the Tigers couldn't get anything going offensively while the Blue Jays were able to add two more goals to close things out.
Things got worse for the Tigers just after the midway point of the half when a scuffle took place between Emily Ratsdakohm and a Tabor midfielder.
Both players were issued red cards and "sent off."
A red card means the player is ejected from the current game, and must sit out the next game as well. Unfortunately the Tiger depth will be even thinner for Saturday's game at Sterling.
The loss drops the Tigers to 1-6 on the season.
They will be on the road on Saturday for an afternoon game against the Sterling College Warriors. Kickoff is slated for 1 pm.
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DeadAwake wrote: Mind me asking what was the main influence behind the selection process for snippets of police violence? If thats a trade secret, then i just want to say im kind of surprised the Rodney King beating wasn't shown. My guess for not including it is either that it already has gotten wide coverage or its too far back to include.
b. dolan wrote: also, i did try to focus on cameraphone and citizen footage, as opposed to police car footage, which is what the RK footage was.
b. dolan wrote: I gotta say it was a good day.


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Fatal wreck in Northport near Lary Lake Road
Published: Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, August 5, 2013 at 11:57 p.m.
Emergency responders transport a woman who was trapped inside her vehicle after a wreck on Alabama Highway 69 North just south of Lary Lake Road in Northport on Monday. A woman, 42, was killed. She was driving a 2003 Kia Spectra that collided with a 2008 Nissan Altima just south of Carroll's Creek Baptist Church near the highway's intersection with Lary Lake Road, said Northport Police spokesman Lt. Keith Carpenter. Northport Police and Northport Fire and Rescue responded to the crash at 10:30 a.m. The driver of the Altima was also injured and transported to DCH Regional Medical Center. The woman, whose name was not released Monday pending notification of family members, was pronounced dead at the hospital. NPD's traffic division is investigating the cause of the crash.
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Autism through the lifespan. Autism Society of America website. Available at: http://www.autism-society.org/living-with-autism/lifespan. Accessed May 14, 2013.
Behrman RE, Kliegman R, et al. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders; 2007.
Goetz CG. Goetz's Textbook of Clinical Neurology. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders, 2007.
Jacobson JL, Jacobson AM. Psychiatric Secrets. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Hanley & Belfus; 2001.
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10 Fashion and Beauty Apps You Need to Try
This second-skin mini is perfect for girl's night and sleepovers, since its inner layer is solid black. Aka, you can turn it inside out so no one has to know you didn't sleep at home.
Rip Curl Tribal Stripe Reversible Dress, $45.50, pacsun.com.
Okay, these pumps are a must-have for any girl who can't stand the pain that pumps bring on after a night of dancing. They have built-in flats that slip out so you can slip them on as you're on your way home. Bonus: They can also offer up a new look if you've stayed the night at his house and need to head to work ASAP.
Nael Coce Collection Ambi Platform, $99, naelcoce.com.
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How to keep your hands and neck from adding years to your looks.
By Beth Janes
WebMD Feature from "Good Housekeeping" Magazine
Easy Fixes for Your Age-Giveaway Zones
While you've been slathering anti-aging creams and sunscreen on your face to help stave off lines (and years), the skin on your hands and neck may be telling another story. A recent study published in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery found that most people can correctly guess whether a woman is in her 40s, 50s, 60s, or older simply by glancing at her hands. Clues also turn up on the neck, where blotchiness and sagging can stand in stark contrast to a smooth, well-cared-for complexion, says Zoe D. Draelos, M.D., a dermatologist in High Point, NC. But don't stock up on Diane Keaton-style turtlenecks or pants with deep pockets quite yet. Although there may not be a quick fix for every problem, you can get a more youthful look and a smooth, supple feel by giving your hands and neck some much-needed attention.
Helping Hands
They're likely the second place people look (after the face) to guess your age. But with these tips, only the clerk at the DMV will know for sure.
Erase Age Spots
As the years add up, skin often produces more pigment, which clusters together in dark patches instead of being evenly distributed, says Leslie Baumann, M.D., director of cosmetic dermatology at the Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami. Doctors aren't sure exactly why this occurs, though they suspect sun exposure is to blame. One theory: A lifetime of UV rays causes mutations in cells' DNA, changing how they function. To see spots disappear:
Dab on hydroquinone. "There's no more effective bleaching agent," says Dr. Baumann, echoing the opinion of many dermatologists. Hydroquinone — which comes in over-the-counter concentrations of up to 2 percent and prescription strengths of 4 percent — blocks the enzyme needed to make melanin (skin's pigment). As surface cells slough off, new, nonpigmented cells replace them. Many doctors recommend you spot-apply hydroquinone with a cotton swab on dark spots only, since it can lighten normal skin, too.
You may have heard rumors about the chemical's safety. It is banned in some European and Asian countries due to links to renal and other cancers (found after rats consumed large doses) and to a rare skin condition called ochronosis. The FDA has been reviewing data on hydroquinone for the past two years, but has yet to make a ruling. But the American Academy of Dermatology (and all the doctors we spoke to) maintains that it's safe. "I have prescribed it for many years and have never seen so much as an allergy to it," says Howard Murad, M.D., a dermatologist in El Segundo, CA. The bottom line: If you want to remove age spots with a topical treatment, it's the most effective option.
Multitask. You'll get faster results using hydroquinone in conjunction with ingredients that slough off dead surface cells, like prescription retinoids (Tri-Luma, for instance, blends a retinoid with hydroquinone, plus a topical steroid), milder over-the-counter retinol, or alpha-hydroxy acid (AHA) serums, like glycolic acid. They all enhance penetration of the bleaching agent and speed up production of new, nonpigmented cells. AHAs may deactivate retinoids, so apply them separately. In addition to hydroquinone, you'll also find glycolic acid paired with milder lighteners, such as kojic or azelaic acid. Two to try: DDF Fade Gel 4 ($52, Sephora) and Palmer's Skin Success Age Spot Serum ($14, drugstores).


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I can't find the specs about 'How Much memory you need for the Ps3 Media Server" to run smooth i have now 4 gb memory in my system.
I would like to go to 8 gb but i'm running Windows Xp Pro 32 bits version and therefore is it useless to have now 8gb.Only 64 bit Windows you can
have 8gb memory.
Sometimes i got trouble with movie's (mkv)that the server is shutting down (quit)and also the computer is than restarting him self?.
Here are some info about my pc, Processor=dual core 2.83 ghz. 4 Cores - 4 gb memory
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|Honda FCX Leads the Way in Bringing Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles
|TORRANCE, Calif, U.S.A., September 18, 2003 – The Honda FCX, the world's first commercially certified fuel cell vehicle, will compete in the production class at the 2003 Michelin Challenge Bibendum. Far from just a concept or prototype vehicle, the hydrogen-powered FCX is in production now and being used on a daily basis by the City of Los Angeles, the world's first commercial fuel cell customer.
Honda's FCX is further distinguished as the first and only fuel cell vehicle to receive certification from both the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the California Air Resources Board for everyday commercial use. It has also been tested to ensure compliance with all applicable government regulations including all safety requirements, a claim unique to the Honda FCX.
"EPA certification is unique to the FCX and indicates how serious we are about bringing this technology to market," said Gunnar Lindstrom, senior manager of Alternative Fuel Vehicles for American Honda Motor Co., Inc. "It's in the introduction of the application of these vehicles to real customers that we gain a deeper understanding of the application of alternative fuel technologies and the challenges to the marketplace."
Offering strong driving performance, comfort and safety expected of modern gasoline-powered vehicles, the FCX goes the extra mile by adding superb energy efficiency, zero emissions operation and the flexibility of hydrogen power. It builds on years of Honda innovations by integrating an array of advanced technologies that have evolved from the company's research and real world experience with battery electric, gas-electric hybrid and natural gas vehicle programs - such as high-pressure gaseous fuel storage and highly-efficient electric drive. The FCX also incorporates an advanced, Honda-developed ultra capacitor to efficiently store and discharge electrical energy for improved efficiency and performance.
The FCX fuel cell stack creates electricity for powering the car's drive motor by combining oxygen and hydrogen in a chemical reaction, with water and heat as the only byproducts. The fuel cell powerplant is efficiently packaged to provide ample room for four passengers. With assistance from the ultra capacitor, the fuel cell stack powers the FCX to a top speed of 87 mph with a driving range of 160 miles (EPA-certified), with performance similar to that of a Honda gasoline-powered Honda Civic.
Held for the second time in the U.S., the 2003 Challenge Bibendum is taking place from September 23-25 at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California with closing ceremonies in nearby San Francisco.
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TRUCKEE, Calif. - "Some might call Harold Hall an unlucky fellow." With those words, the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals begins its opinion determining whether Hall may sue the City of Los Angeles and two police detectives who supposedly fabricated evidence and forced his confession - resulting in his imprisonment for 19 years. The facts here are beyond belief.
Harold Hall, 18, witnessed a drive-by shooting at 54th Street in Los Angeles (the 54th Street Shooting). The police persuaded Hall, who had no gang affiliation, to testify in the 54th Street murder case. The State needed Hall to identify triggerman "Ace Capone," an infamous member of the Bloods gang. Long story short, Hall testified and Ace went to prison. Of course, Hall's life became in jeopardy and he had police protection for years. In fact, he developed a warm relationship with detective Dufort.
Meanwhile, someone murdered Nola Duncan and David Rainey, (the Duncan-Rainey Murders). Hall lived near the crime scene, so he and other curious neighbors watched the crime scene investigation. That was his only connection to the crime.
The police had reason to believe that someone else, one Art Powell, committed the crime, but consistent with Hall's bad luck, the police did not investigate Powell.
Roughly a year later, Hall ended up in jail for robbery. Hey, he wasn't perfect. To protect him from attacks by the gang members affiliated with the 54th Street shooting, detective Dufort arranged for Hall to be housed with other informants. Unlucky for Hall, one of the informants, hoping to reduce his sentence, implicated Hall in the Duncan-Rainey murders. The informant produced jailhouse notes signed by Hall which incriminated him in the Duncan-Rainey murders. Later, the informant admitted to fabricating the notes.
Police Interrogation
Based on the informant's concocted statements and notes, the L.A. police interrogated Hall. Get this. For 19 hours. While he was handcuffed and denied food.
During the interrogation, the detectives claimed they had found Hall's semen on Duncan and his fingerprints on her body and they found a foot print in the alley near Duncan's body. He denied he was at the crime scene, but the police kept "feeding him with facts" about what happened.
Finally, after 19 hours of interrogation, without reading, he signed a statement admitting guilt. Nineteen years later it was proven Hall was not guilty and he was released from prison. He sued the City of Los Angeles and the two detectives for violating his constitutional rights.
Overzealous Detectives
Let's skip to the Ruling in this case and print the longest quotation ever to appear in the Law Review in more than 30 years.
"The extraordinary circumstances here convince us that we must remand this matter for amendment of the complaint in order to prevent a woefully unjust result. A jury convicted Hall of murder, a crime he did not commit, based only on his confession and falsified documents manufactured by a jailhouse informant. Hall served nineteen years in prison. Detectives interrogated an eighteen-year-old Hall for up to six hours, with no Miranda advisement. He was handcuffed and denied food. When Hall asked for an attorney, Detective Arneson asked why Hall needed an attorney if he did not commit the crime. Detective Arneson also told Hall that only guilty people who were trying to hide something needed attorneys. Detective Dufort, the detective Hall had grown to see as a trusted friend and father figure, cautioned Hall that murder charges would lead to a conviction which would land Hall in prison with Ace Capone and that Capone would kill him. Detective Crocker then added that Hall would find himself in serious danger if he ended up in state prison because the Bloods would want revenge for his testimony in the 54th Street case, and the Crips would want revenge for Hall driving Capone during the 54th Street shooting. Hall - weary, hungry and terrified for his life and safety - finally confessed to the crime with "facts" that Detective Arneson spoon fed him. Hall initialed and signed the statement, but he never read it. The police interrogated Hall, handcuffed for somewhere between 17 and 19 hours that day."
Manifest Injustice
Based on those egregious facts, the federal Court of Appeals wanted to allow Hall to take his case to court against the City and detectives, but his attorney had amazingly neglected to sue for a coerced confession, a violation of the Fifth Amendment - the privilege against self-incrimination. Normally, a court of appeal will not raise issues that were not raised by the parties at the trial.
In the end, the Court bent over backwards (much to the chagrin of the dissenting judge) to allow Hall to re-plead his case against the detectives writing, "But we are not called to consider an ordinary case, but, rather, an extraordinary one involving an unfortunate confluence of events - events not fit for a just and fair society. We are reminded today that as jurists we hold the power to protect individuals against arbitrary government action and abuse of power. In remanding this matter to the district court, we intend to safeguard the fairness, integrity and reputation of our courts, by making justice possible for Hall."
My guess is Hall's luck is about to change.
Jim Porter is an attorney with Porter Simon licensed in California and Nevada, with offices in Truckee and Tahoe City, California, and Reno, Nevada. He was the Governor's appointee to the California Fair Political Practices Commission and McPherson Commission, both involving election law and the Political Reform Act. He may be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or at the firm's website www.portersimon.com.


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Happiness is right around the corner.
It's an expectation written on the Facebook page of San Jose Family Camp near Yosemite, which was scorched on the edges by fire last summer but will be ready for returning generations of campers when it opens for the season Friday.
In many ways, though, it's only a dream for the neighboring Berkeley Tuolumne Family Camp, whose own Facebook page is now a memorial site.
This summer, Berkeley is moving to temporary quarters high in the Sierra, after its cherished camp near Yosemite was destroyed in August by the same raging Rim Fire that threatened San Jose's camp 7 miles away.
The blaze wiped out the heart of camp, built by the city in 1922, including the dining hall with the stone fireplace and rocking chairs, the amphitheater where "Table Night" talent shows and staff musicals were performed under the stars, and the "Green Chair Circle" of painted Adirondack chairs enjoyed on lazy afternoons close to the river.
"It's like your home burning down," said Scott Gelfand, 55, who hadn't missed a year at Tuolumne Family Camp for 29 years since he worked his first summer there and had been bringing his family ever since. "The memories are so deep and so important and so loving and so family- and community-oriented, I think most people are still in shock."
Until the camp is rebuilt -- a project that could take years and must navigate numerous regulations because it's on U.S. Forest Service land -- the city is inviting campers to a second, smaller youth camp it operates a mile from Echo Lake near Lake Tahoe, calling it Sierra Family Camp. It opens June 21. At higher altitude, it is windier and colder at night and can accommodate only about half the campers, who will have to eat meals in shifts. Hardest of all? It has a swimming pool instead of a river.
Rikki Moreno has mixed feelings. She's been camp nurse for six years and took her two school-age children to Tuolumne Camp for a week every summer. They'll try the new site this year.
"It's like everything's been shaken underneath us. We're super-excited, but it's kind of scary," said Moreno, whose daughters are prime camper ages at 7 and 9. "While my kids know camp is burned, it's going to be a very different experience to show up at camp but have it not be camp."
In the midst of an extreme drought, the threat of fire is severe again this summer. But it's something that, as Moreno puts it, "I just can't ... I can't think about it."
Cal Fire has hired extra firefighters as it braces for the season. As of May 1, the Sierra snowpack was only 18 percent of the historic average. Vegetation is tinder dry and San Jose Family Camp is as ready as it can be.
"There's always a chance for another fire," camp manager Jena Sorrells said in a phone interview from the camp east of Groveland, where crews are preparing for opening day. "We can't sit and worry too much, but we can do a lot of prevention."
In the same meadow where San Jose campers have been gathering for singalongs around a nightly campfire, the trees have been trimmed way back and brush hauled away. It's in this meadow that Cal Fire staged its trucks to battle last summer's blaze. The camp was evacuated before 14 of 60 tent cabins were burned to ashes. All that remained were the charred frames of the metal cots. Unlike the heavily wooded and harder-to-access Berkeley camp, the big open meadow at the San Jose camp was its saving grace. Cal Fire was able to stage its firetrucks and battle the blaze from there.
"If you're standing in the middle of camp, you would have no idea that a fire happened," Sorrells said. "We're so lucky to have what we have. But they've got nothing left."
In an offer of solidarity, San Jose Family Camp is inviting Berkeley campers to stay at its camp for the same discounted rate that San Jose residents enjoy.
But the traditions that make up the soul of each camp are different. And Scott Ferris, Berkeley's head of parks and recreation, says his staff at Echo Lake will "try to recreate the Tuolumne Camp experience as best we can." In late May, a crew of devoted volunteers spent a day making 20 green Adirondack chairs that will be taken to Echo Lake for the summer.
Tears are sure to flow when the displaced Berkeley campers sing the campfire song they've been singing for generations: "There's no place like Camp Tuolumne, there's no spot that I would rather be."
But the show must go on, says Gelfand, who not only has been a Berkeley camper for nearly three decades, but has written and produced the staff musical that's performed each Saturday night.
This year, it will be a parody of "The Wizard of Oz" called "The Wizard of Echo Lake." In it, Dorothy is sad because she doesn't have a camp to go to. She meets up with a dishwasher, a cowardly maintenance guy and a rec leader who sings "If I only had a camp."
They fight the evil camper from the east who takes away their camp spirit, Gelfand said, and find another camp with the same traditions: the circle of green chairs, the theme days and dances, the same campfire song.
It has a happy ending.
"The camp lives inside you and friendships never die," Gelfand said, "even if they get burned down."
Contact Julia Prodis Sulek at 408-278-3409. Follow her at twitter.com/juliasulek
San Jose's Family Camp runs June 13 to Aug. 9. For rates and reservations, go to www.sanjoseca.gov/prns/familycamp or call (408) 794-6208.
Berkeley's Sierra Family Camp runs June 21 to Aug. 4. For more information, go to www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/Parks_Rec_Waterfront/Recreation/Berkeley_Sierra_Family_Camp.aspx or call (510) 981-5150.


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The Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 was designed to improve highway safety. Its purpose was to ensure that drivers of commercial vehicles are qualified to drive them, and to remove unsafe drivers from the highways. The Act didn't require federal driver licensing―states still license commercial drivers―but it established minimum standards that states must meet when issuing commercial driver licenses (CDLs). It required states to upgrade their existing programs to follow the new federal standards.
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Egocentric Categorization and Product Judgment: Seeing Your Traits in What You Own (and Their Opposite in What You Don't)
The Idea
Marketing techniques that encourage consumers to feel "ownership" of products before making a purchase can backfire.
The Research
Many companies encourage feelings of ownership of their products as a strategy to increase sales. For example, Nike allows consumers to customize sneakers online before making a purchase. Apple's marketing makes consumers feel that they are holding its products in their hands. These strategies are based on the theory that consumers who feel ownership of a product will be more likely to judge it positively.
However, Professor Gita Johar and doctoral candidate Liad Weiss show that encouraging a feeling of ownership can have unintended effects. Consumers tend to "self-project" their traits onto products they own, the researchers found. Consider a consumer who perceives herself as lacking creativity. She may project her own lack of creativity onto an Apple computer that she owns — or is encouraged to feel ownership of — and associate Apple computers with low creativity. Conversely, consumers tend to project their "anti-self" onto products that they do not own. When a consumer who perceives herself as uncreative realizes that she does not own an Apple computer — when shopping, for example — she may then identify all that she lacks in creativity in the computer, and associate Apple computers with high creativity.
Practical Applications
This research shows that the way people judge products can be affected by how they perceive themselves. Therefore, if targeted consumers have negative self-perceptions on traits relevant to the product, conventional marketing plans that are aimed at evoking a feeling of ownership may backfire. Marketing practices that encourage feelings of ownership include mass customization, tryouts, and test-drives, as well as displays and advertising that encourage consumers to touch a product or imagine its use.
By considering whether customers have positive self-perceptions on relevant personality traits, marketers can lead consumers to judge their products more positively and reduce the likelihood that "ownership" strategies will have negative effects. Marketers can guess at these traits based on observable characteristics; for example, graphic designers are likely to perceive themselves as creative, athletes as competitive, and city dwellers as sophisticated. In addition, individual data about consumers is becoming more available to marketers, particularly in e-commerce contexts. Marketers can use data on prior purchases or responses to surveys to infer traits of individual consumers and customize their strategies accordingly.
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Gita V. Johar (PhD NYU 1993; MBA Indian Institute of Management Calcutta 1985) has been on the faculty of Columbia Business School since 1992 and is currently the Meyer Feldberg Professor of Business. She served as the school's Senior Vice Dean from 2011 to 2014, as the inaugural Vice Dean for...
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- May 13:
- Transportation budget: As federal stimulus money runs out, funding dips a bit
- California courts get a boost in governor's budget
- Transitional kindergarten expansion omitted in Gov. Brown's revised budget
- Summary: California budget revision, May 2014
- Gov. Jerry Brown unveils 'good news' budget revision
SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Jerry Brown's latest funding proposal for California's public colleges and universities remains largely unchanged from the plan he released in January: gradual funding increases in exchange for flat tuition and a commitment to graduate more students faster.
The University of California and California State University would receive increases for the second year in a row, part of a four-year plan to boost state appropriations for each segment by up to 20 percent.
Brown proposes giving more money to California's community college system as well, including $50 million for a workforce development program to expand career technical education.
"We applaud Gov. Brown's continued commitment to help more students attend California community colleges and succeed," said California Community Colleges Chancellor Brice Harris in a prepared statement. "The additional funding for career technical education will help colleges enhance, retool and expand workforce education programs that are regionally focused to better address labor market needs. After years of trimming career technical education programs because of budget cuts, this $50 million increase will translate into more skilled workers and economic growth."
The state cut its higher education support dramatically during the Great Recession and budget crisis. UC and campus officials have argued that the additional money, while welcome, is not enough to cover rising pension and health costs, let alone enroll more in-state students, who are being turned away in record numbers.
The state spends 40 percent less on each UC student and 36 percent less on each CSU student than it did 10 years ago in inflation-adjusted dollars, according to a report released last week by the California Budget Project.
This year, UC is asking for nearly twice the increase outlined in the governor's budget for the upcoming year -- an additional $125 million to expand, hire more faculty and defray some of the university's pension costs, said spokeswoman Dianne Klein.
But asked at a news conference about university funding, Brown said universities would have to adjust to their new fiscal reality. "They're going to have to have a serious conversation with the professors, the staff, of how you lower the cost structure," he said, or tuition will rise.
It appears CSU and UC will continue the tuition freeze this coming academic year.
The 4-year proposed increase would boost the universities' operating budgets -- which include tuition and fees -- by about 10 percent by 2016-17.
Brown says he expects the universities to use the money to get students through college more quickly -- in four years instead of five or more -- and to increase graduation rates.
His proposal would also support the Middle Class Scholarship program, which was part of last year's state budget. It will offer sliding-scale discounts of up to 40 percent on UC and CSU systemwide tuition and fees for families who earn $150,000 or less and don't qualify for Cal Grants, which support lower-income students.
The scholarship money is scheduled to begin this fall and to be fully funded -- barring a state deficit -- by 2017.
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Mannudeep K. Kalra, MD is an Assistant Radiologist at the MGH Imaging's Divisions of Thoracic Imaging and Cardiac MR, CT and PET program. He is also an Assistant Professor of Radiology with the Harvard Medical School. In addition to his clinical work in chest and cardiac imaging, Dr. Kalra has keen interest in research pertaining to CT technology, radiation dose reduction, CT virtual autopsy, image post-processing and radiology informatics. Dr. Kalra has won numerous awards from major Radiology national and international societies for his work related to CT radiation dose.
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A large study to be published in the August issue of the American Journal of Medicine reports a record radiation dose reduction of 74.8% to MGH Cardiac CT patients during the past 6 years.
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