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Yesterday's NYT had an interesting column by Jonathan Glater on public universities charging more for some degrees than others. The degrees that garnered the higher price tag are degrees where the costs of recruiting professors are higher and/or the cost of equipment is higher. Some of the examples given are business, engineering, pharmacy, and journalism. The premiums are not astronomical -- from $250 to $500 more per semester.
Most administrators quoted seem very unhappy with this phenomenon, even at their own schools. They predict that lower-income students will stay away from pricey majors such as engineering and business. They bemoan the days when states educated their children to create better citizens that were well-rounded and enlightened. They brush off apologists who defend the policies on the basis that some degrees are worth more in the marketplace. Richard W. Lariviere, the provost of the University of Kansas, is quoted saying "Where we have gone astray culturally is that we have focused almost exclusively on starting salary as an indicator of life earnings and also of the value of the particular major."
A few thoughts. First, I don't think we can read this article without recalling the almost daily newspaper articles about the high cost of educational debt that many graduates are shouldering. With so many students going into debt for an education, and many with high-interest private loans, shouldn't we be teaching them something about the dollar value of a particular major. Yes, students should seek out jobs that are interesting to them and that will bring them fulfillment throughout their lives, but they should think twice before borrowing $100,000 for a major where the starting salary is $22,000, right? To say that this should not be a consideration is pretending that everyone that goes to university is wealthy and coming merely for self-actualization -- to take Latin, Greek, Philosophy and Theology and return to their position in the aristocracy. That's not real life. Students are going to college to gain knowledge, skills and credentials to support themselves and their families.
So, why shouldn't an Engineering degree cost more than an Education degree? I don't think this is insulting to Education majors. In fact, why raise tuition across the board and have people who want to teach kindergarten have to subsidize the education of people who want to become engineers, who will get paid much more after graduation? Why not just let engineering students pay more? (The article did not mention lab fees, which I had long thought were already a mechanism to have students in certain majors pay more than others. Texts also cost vastly different amounts in various majors.) Students already pay more for elite institutions than non-elite institutions; more for university education than community college; and more for degree-granting institutions than technical schools or cosmetology schools. Surely this pay differential has something to do with the value of the degree. And surely degrees within a particular institution are worth more than others.
Of course, students going to law school can basically game the system by majoring in low-cost degrees such as English or Philosophy and then going to law school!
Finally, I think we have to take the quotes from these state university administrators with a grain of salt. They are obviously pitching to their legislatures. "We have to act this unfairly because you have tied our hands by not letting us raise tuition across the board." What the colleges would prefer to do is raise tuition not just for Business and Engineering students, but also for English and Philosophy students. So much for well-rounded, liberal arts education.
One last thing. As a U. of Texas graduate, I try to stay away from Aggie jokes, even though I have a natural right to make them. Well, this one makes itself. The article quotes G. Dan Parker III, associate executive vice president of Texas A&M on the fact that the business school there pays starting professors $130,000 or more. "The salaries we pay for entering assistant professors on average is probably larger than the average salary for full professors at the university. That's how far the pendulum has swung at the business schools, and I sure wish they'd fix it." Ummm, what are you going to fix? I guess if you can clone sheep, you can alter the laws of supply and demand, too.
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1. Posted by Miriam Baer on July 30, 2007 @ 12:21 | Permalink
I read the article too. And I was troubled by the idea that students, once in college, might make educational choices based purely on financial considerations, even though they arguably do that already when they try to weigh financial aid and scholarship options at different schools.
Although it seems entirely reasonable that the universities needs to recoup their costs for certain academic programs, it is not at all clear why they cannot spread those costs among all of their students, since this largely how they deal with the costs of numerous non-academic programs. I would imagine that most colleges' athletic programs cost a bundle (part of which is defrayed by tickets and donations by alumni) whose costs are spread out over the entire student body, regardless of how much or little students use or benefit from them. Is it fair for colleges to spread the costs of some programs (academic ones in particular) but not others?
One other thought: If there are departments (engineering and business apparently) that are more expensive than the norm, then that means there are probably departments that are less expensive. It would be interesting to see if, at the same time that colleges ramped up fees for the "expensive" programs, they also reduced fees (perhaps in the form of a rebate?) for those students who took more "cost-effective" programs. (I'm not holding my breath).
2. Posted by Laura Appleman on July 30, 2007 @ 13:19 | Permalink
Hi Christine,
I also noted with interest the Jonathan Glater article (he was a classmate of mine at law school). One thing that came to mind was the tuition pricing at law schools and med schools. It's long been the university's dirty little secret that law schools heavily subsidize the medical schools, though students pay roughly the same amount to attend. For most universities, law schools are the cash cow--relatively inexpensive to run, but highly profitable.
So should we apply the differential pricing model to professional schools? I'm sure law students would be delighted. But what would the effects be on medical education, which is much more expensive? Would we see fewer students attending med school? A shift to only wealthier students? Fewer doctors in primary and pediatric care, which pays much less than the big specialties?
3. Posted by Christine on July 30, 2007 @ 14:02 | Permalink
Miriam, I think when the university raises tuition for some degrees but not others, the other degrees are getting a discount. (I can't imagine tuition ever going down for any degree!) If the university has a choice of raising everyone's tuition $50 or just the expensive majors $500, then the other majors basically get a $50 discount if the latter is chosen. You are right that other costs are spread regardless of use -- library fees, rec fees, etc. I do disagree that I would be sad if students chose majors based on financial considerations. Only the upper class can truly tell their kids that it doesn't matter what they major in. And better for someone to say going in to Major X that she understands that she is choosing a path with much potential for personal satisfaction but little potential for wealth than to be disappointed and bitter ten years out.
Laura, I was also wondering how this applied to law school education. Look at Catholic universities -- most have a law school, but not all have medical schools. They learned long ago that law schools could be run very cheaply (hire practitioners from town part-time to teach students in large lecture halls with little or no equipment). Salaries are a lot higher now, and clinical education costs more, but you're right that a law school budget has to be a fraction of a medical school budget. I had assumed that med school would be more, but I just glanced at U. of Illinois, and law school tuition/fees is quite a bit more than at the medical school! I'm not quite sure what's up with that -- perhaps the legislature subsidizes medical schools because they are directly related to a public benefit? Perhaps medical schools can be cheaper because they have revenue sources other than tuition (clinics, teaching hospitals, etc.) I would guess though that the socioeconomics of an entering law student and an entering medical student are vastly different. Medical school is more costly not only in terms of tuition, but also opportunity costs because of the number of years between beginning of education and full M.D. salary and upfront costs because the MCAT tests you on the value of your education, not just your aptitude. So, I bet there is already sorting involved. I don't know if there is economic sorting among medical specialties -- I had always thought that sorting was done mainly by grades. Since specialization occurs primarily during residency, is there a cost difference between training a medical student who becomes a brain surgeon and one that becomes an internist?
4. Posted by Missionary Mom on July 30, 2007 @ 15:19 | Permalink
Really great post. I like your points. Thanks.
5. Posted by Fred Tung on July 30, 2007 @ 16:48 | Permalink
Christine, on the issue of medical school versus law school, it might be that start-up costs are what deter universities from starting a med school but not a law school. My sense is that med school accreditation is an enormously expensive proposition, and the AMA has generally done a much better job at constricting the supply of doctors--i.e., the number of medical schools--than the ABA or state bar associations have done with respect to lawyers and law schools.
Your information about med school tuition versus law school intuition comports with my intuition that operating costs may be lower for med schools once they've sunk the costs of establishing the school. Assuming they run a hospital--and depending on their clientele--they have an enormous apprenticeship system that generates revenue.
On economic sorting in med school, I know that medical faculty salaries vary by specialty. As far as costs of training a brain surgeon versus an internist, I suppose you can pass those costs along to your patients (or their insurance carriers, if they're covered).
My question after reading the NYT article is why can't these universities simply tinker more with their internal cross-subsidies. The nominal tuition figure does not tell us what any student actually pays. Instead, having a nominal price merely masks the rampant price discrimination that goes on. Call it "aid" or "grants" or whatever. My guess is that in many private schools, the majority of students do not pay "full" price. Perhaps state schools have less leeway in this regard.
6. Posted by Jake on July 30, 2007 @ 19:16 | Permalink
Agree wall-to-wall with Christine's excellent post. And there is nothing "troubling" about students choosing a course of study based purely on financial considerations, if that is what students choose to do. Is there a better yardstick than the price of a higher education? The debate seems colored by the expectations of those who have, or seek to attain, degrees from so-called "top drawer" colleges. There are plenty of affordable colleges around that can deliver a solid education, even if not name recognition.
7. Posted by Jenn on August 9, 2007 @ 14:05 | Permalink
I disagree with engineering students having to pay more for college than other students. There is a staggering decline in the number of American engineers and this will only discourage more people from majoring in engineering. There needs to be more encouragement for Americans to pursue these beneficial fields instead of road blocks.
8. Posted by Jake on August 9, 2007 @ 21:28 | Permalink
"Encouragement" for Americans to pursue fields of education deemed "beneficial" is a very slippery slope. Who gets to decide what studies are "beneficial"? A governmental bureaucracy, we must presume.
If the government is to choose, it could choose most wisely by subsidizing everyone who takes a course in basic economics.
(None of that Marxist stuff, mind you.)
A basic physics course is a strong second. It could -- and ought to be -- a prerequisite to getting a driver's license.
9. Posted by Jenn on August 14, 2007 @ 15:16 | Permalink
However, in response to Jake's comment, a structure that says that certain majors should have to pay more because they'll make more is Marxist in and of itself.
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In his 2006 review of Trey Anastasio's Bar 17, Jesse Jarnow called "Empty House," "Gloomy Sky," and "Shadow" the album's "sad sack" trilogy. But while the titles and lyrics are melancholy, the music is decidedly not, and the resulting songs are more complex than one might think.
In the case of "Gloomy Sky," words paint a gray picture. "The rain keeps falling," Trey sings, expressing regret for inscrutable actions. But the melancholy images are paired with a gauzy composition that turns chilly fall drizzle into a warm spring soak. Rain streaks and beads on a window, courtesy of strings and piano, and the thunder of percussion rolls gently in the background. This isn't an oppressive storm, it's a refreshing shower which washes away mistakes and gives the song an aura of hope.
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ST. LOUIS -- Maggie Lee Roberts, 98, died at 9:45 a.m. Feb. 9, 2008, at Green Park Nursing Center in St. Louis.
Born Feb. 3, 1910, at Poplar Bluff, to the late John W. and Rillie Chambers Davis, she was a retired sewing machine operator for a sports clothing factory in St. Louis and a member of First Christian Church in Chaffee.
On Jan. 27, 1934, she married Belvery V. Roberts who preceded her in death on March 24, 1981.
Two brothers and one sister also preceded her in death.
Survivors include: two sons, Ronnie Roberts of O'Fallon and "Buzz" Roberts of Afton; and four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
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An experimental mix of thriller and documentary, subtitled A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Utopia, the film explores the scandal that centred on the 1960s Leader of Newcastle City Council, The Mouth of the Tyne, who was sentenced to five years imprisonment in 1971 for corruption. Undoubtedly a dynamic and visionary politician, Smith handled the Public Relations affairs of architect John Poulson, who won building design contracts by bribing City Councillors.
Made over a two year period, in close collaboration with Smith himself, it reveals a complex depth to the man, and raises questions about PR, parliamentary consultancies, and the hidden, informal power structure that ties in businessmen with politicians, both local and national.
Two journalists interview Smith and other key players, exploring and interrogating the story of the Trotskyists in Newcastle City Council, the claims of MI5 collusion, cover-up for cabinet ministers and the unseen role of the Privy Council as a power above parliament. Meanwhile, across the city, Jack Cross, a builder, meets with the local Tory MP and the Labour Leader of the Council to try and keep the lid on a scandal that will ruin all of them. The fictional story centres on a high rise block, jerry-built and crumbling after only fifteen years. As this parallel drama of double-dealing and deceit unfolds, it becomes clear that things are little changed since Dan Smith himself enjoyed easy access to the shadowy world of the Establishment's informal and illicit operations. Indeed, Smith makes it clear to the investigating journalists, that in his opinion, what he was imprisoned for has been made easier and become more widespread than ever before.
Made under the auspices of the ACTT Workshop Declaration with financial assistance from Northern Arts and Channel Four Television.
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Gateshead, including St Cuthbert's Estate and The Central Hotel
North Shields, including the New Clarendon (the pub Amber bought and ran during its North Shields residency)
Houses of Parliament, London
Produced, written & crewed by members of Amber Films
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Vivienne Dawson
Dave Eadington
Richard Grassick
Ellin Hare
Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen
Pat McCarthy
Murray Martin
Jane Neatrour
Lorna Powell
Peter Roberts
Ray Stubbs
Judith Tomlinson
Steve Trafford
Composed and arranged: Ray Stubbs (on original theme, 'Keep Your Feet Still Geordie Hinny')
Musicians: Ray Stubbs, Gordon Railton, Bernie Walsh.
Production Assistant: Peter Woodhouse
Camera Assistant: John Pinkney
Electricians: Brian McEvoy, Charles Titchmarsh
Dubbing Mixer: Colin Martin
Catering: Daley Bread
Still photographs: Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen, Jimmy Forsyth.
Made under the auspices of the ACTT Workshop Declaration
Financial assistance from Northern Arts, Channel Four television and the British Film Institute.
Councillor Alan Deal: Art Davies
Jack Cross: Dave Hill
Jeremy Maudlsley-Long: Christopher Northey
Murray: Murray Martin
Steve: Steve Trafford
Councillor Albert: Harry Herring
Councillor Edith: Cilla Mason
Newscaster: Elizabeth Mansfield
Home Secretary: Ralph Nossek
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Norma Day
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Alan Twelvetree
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Royal Television Best Network Programme (1988)
It opens up fascinating areas of political debate... A remarkable development for Amber Films and marks a distinctive advance on the straight-forward documentary approach... Julian Petley, Monthly Film Bulletin
Blunt but effective... an eternally fascinating part of the political scene... ably captures the ambivalence of the man and the political enigmas created by his decline and fall. The Independent
An intriguing film. The Guardian
T. Dan Smith is among the most interesting and socially relevant of contemporary films... Judith Williamson, New Statesman
A powerful and fascinating film which raises many pertinent questions about the power structure and financial wheeler-dealing behind local and central government and the 'art' and 'objectivity' of documentary film-making. Felicity Sparrow, City Limits
Gritty and stylised...it burrows purposefully through the vice, half-truths and secrecy that pervade politics and power. London Daily News
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T Dan Smith (Amber Films, 1987). Follow the link if you would like to buy it.
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Scotswood Road, photographs by Jimmy Forsyth. Follow the link to free online presentation.
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Six to Midnight (Amber, 1970s, AF/STM), documentary about Newcastle's Grainger Market.
The Case for Rapid Transit (Amber, 1970s), film made for the Tyne & Wear Passenger Transport Executive, outlining the case for what would become the Tyne & Wear Metro.
Town Council/Newcastle City Council (footage from 1970s incl 'Development', 'Scotswood Demolition', 'Under Byker Bridge', 'Cale Cross House', 'Eldon Square Demolition', 'YMCA/Old Town Hall Demolition', 'Monument'.
Urban Dreams, photographic exhibition by John Davies
City State, photographic exhibition by John Davies
People in Power, photographic exhibition by Chris Killip
Quayside, photographic exhibtion by Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen & Graham Smith
Youth Unemployment in Elswick, photographic exhibition by Tish Murtha (exhibition)
Farewell Squalor, photographic exhibition by Sally-Ann Norman
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Abbreviated report this week because I apparently didn't do updates in 2012 and 2011 so I have limited data from which to pull.
The following is Boston Proper condo and real estate sales data for the month ending March 10 2013 (March 3 2013) March 10 2012 and March 2011 where available. All condominium closings recorded by our local MLS during the past month.
Number of units currently on the market: 308 (289) N/A N/A
Average days on market: 91 (95) N/A N/A
Median list price: $829,000 ($849,000) N/A N/A
Average list price: $1,331,651 ($1,381,655) N/A N/A
Number of units sold (past 30 days): 80 (68) 81 75
Average days on market: 78 (89) 135 161
Median close price: $646,000 ($697,250) $710,000 4590,000
Average close price: $1,024,256 ($1,034,729) $1,080,774 $823,376
Original list to close price: 98% (98%) 94% 92%
Sales velocity: $81,940,500 ($70,361,600) $87,542,688 $61,753,177
Thoughts: A slight jump in on-markets is welcomed news but activity has jumped, too, so negligible effect. What are you seeing out there?
This report includes sales and inventory information for condominiums located in the following downtown Boston neighborhoods: South End, Back Bay, Beacon Hill, West End, North End, Waterfront, Seaport District, Chinatown, Leather District, Midtown, and Fenway.
Data collected from third-party sources by the Multiple Listing Service Property Information Network, Inc.
Author: John Keith
John A Keith is a licensed real estate broker in Boston, Massachusetts. He helps buyers and sellers of condos and single-family homes in all of Boston's neighborhoods.
He is also a writer whose work has appeared in South End News, Boston Courant, Back Bay Patch, and Boston Herald.


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by Edgar Allan Poe
Eldorado Death Quotes
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But he grew old—
This knight so bold— (7-8)
The knight grows old. Perhaps, however, he's not just literally old, but also metaphorically old. In other words, maybe he's so fixated on Eldorado that he's prematurely aged. His fixation has created a sort of death-in-life.
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The "shadow" that falls over the knight's heart presages death. The shadows we meet later in the poem are even more closely linked to death. Here, it's almost like he's starting to die.
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And, as his strength
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He met a pilgrim shadow— (13-15)
The knight's strength "failed him." It sounds like the knight has just died, which explains why he meets a "pilgrim shadow." Just think of all the movies where somebody dies and then they meet a ghost right afterwards. The poem never really makes it clear whether the knight is dead or not, however.


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We consider a generalization of the uniform word-based distribution for finitely generated subgroups of a free group. In our setting, the number of generators is not fixed, the length of each generator is determined by a random variable with some simple constraints and the distribution of words of a fixed length is specified by a Markov process. We show by probabilistic arguments that under rather relaxed assumptions, the good properties of the uniform word-based distribution are preserved: generically (but maybe not exponentially generically), the tuple we pick is a basis of the subgroup it generates, this subgroup is malnormal and the group presentation defined by this tuple satisfies a small cancellation condition.
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Renowned comedian of Kannada movies, Jaggesh was honored with the lifetime achievement award. Actor Santosh got the 'Promising hero" award, but ironically his film Nooru Janmaku failed badly at the Box Office. Actor Vijaya Raghavendra, who has won National Award as a child actor, was awarded for one of his flop movie Mathe Bandha Ganesha.
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Mr Graham Sharpe - Head of Boarding
I arrived at Ratcliffe with my wife and two very young sons back in 1987, and my work here has always been a combination of Chemistry teaching and Pastoral responsibility. I am currently Head of Sixth Form and of Boarding. My wife and I live in a house in the school grounds.
When time permits, I enjoy both cycling and grappling with the Times crossword puzzle, and I play Chess quite regularly which gives me an interest out of school.
Mrs Jo Leite - Housemistress
After leaving Sheffield University in 1996 with a degree in Hispanic Studies, I spent five years in Barcelona teaching English as a foreign language and running a small language school. I returned to England with my husband in 2001 and trained to be a teacher. I joined Ratcliffe College in 2008 as a Learning Support teacher, after having had two children. I joined Girls' Boarding as Housemistress in September 2010 and now live at the college with my family. I currently teach in the Learning Support Department and I also teach some Spanish. I am the school's E-safety Co-ordinator and I thoroughly enjoy my pastoral role in the school. I completed an MA in Learning and Teaching at Leicester University in 2013 and I like to spend my precious free time with my family!
I was born in Belfast, grew up in North Wales then attended Leeds University where I read Educational Studies, Technology and Physical Education. While at Leeds, I was Captain of Rugby Union and Hockey, and also a keen golfer and skier. I was fortunate enough to play representative rugby for the Irish Exiles, U21's and Students, along with Premiership and First Division rugby. My teaching career then followed: at Repton School in Derbyshire and then Downe House School in Berkshire. During these spells I was Head of Department, Master i.c Rugby, Winter Expeditions, Socials, and then Housemaster, before moving to Ratcliffe together with my wife, Sam along with my children who attend Ratcliffe College Preparatory School.


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DOVER — The St. Thomas Aquinas High school boys hockey team improved to 2-0-1 in Division I with Monday's 4-2 win over Bishop Brady at Dover Arena.
Zach Leavitt scored from Hayden Middleton, followed by Glenn Wiswell's score from T.J. Boulanger and Ty Turgeon. Also scoring were Jon Douglass from Joe Richard and Garrett from Niall Foster. Zane Angelopoulos made 25 saves.
STA outshot Brady 36-27.
The Saints visit Trinity Wednesday.
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By Eve Meinhardt/ParaglideFebruary 25, 2011
FORT BRAGG, N.C. - Every 10 seconds, a report of child abuse is made. About five children die each day because of child abuse - three out of four are under the age of 4.
While these numbers are high, it is estimated that between 60 to 85 percent of child fatalities due to maltreatment are not recorded as such on death certificates.
ChildHelp, an organization founded for the prevention and treatment of child abuse, says that 30 percent of the children who are abused, grow up to become abusers themselves. The cycle can stop if parents, relatives, neighbors and friends realize the consequences of their actions. By recognizing the signs of child abuse and stepping in to help or by recognizing that they themselves are the abuser, the life and livelihood of a child can be saved.
With the added stresses of deployments and Family separation, military Families face challenges that other Families don't have to consider. Fort Bragg's Army Community Service, Family Advocacy Program helps parents recognize the pressures they are under, enabling them to better care for themselves and their child.
"A Soldier coming back from deployment has enough to deal with. Coming back to being a new dad makes it even harder. While it's hard on him, it's just as hard on the mom who has been on her own caring for the baby, taking care of the household, paying the bills and often working on top of that," said Tom Hill, FAP manager.
Hill said the father stepping in to provide a little bit of help could greatly relieve some of the pressure on an often tired and stressed out mom.
"Sure, diamonds and flowers are nice, but the best gift for the mother of an infant is to change a couple of diapers or take on a couple of night feedings," he said. "That will provide her with a sense of joy and relief that a diamond could never give."
When parents are exhausted or overwhelmed, that's when mistakes can happen. Not all abuse is intentional and it comes in many forms. Abuse can be physical, emotional or outright neglect. Hill said abuse doesn't always come from the parents and that relatives or friends left alone with the child need to be carefully screened.
"Single parents need to be especially careful about who they leave alone with their child," he said. "Just because someone cares about you, that doesn't mean they care about your child. Someone who's left with a crying baby can be downright dangerous if they don't know how to deal with a child or just don't care. Whether it's your brother, an aunt or a boyfriend, some people just aren't suited to be alone with a child."
The FAP provides home visits to any military Family that wants one. The home visitor is a source of information for the parents - offering advice, answering questions and providing guidance on important measures like building your child's self worth and child proofing your home.
Hill said that helping military Families is his number one concern.
"It's almost like you're a single parent when you're a military parent. You end up doing everything while your spouse is gone. We do our best to provide that helping hand whenever it's needed," he said.
To find out more about the Family Advocacy Program and the services it offers, visit www.fortbraggmwr.com/fap.php or call 396-5521.


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The European Union is extremely concerned about the situation which has evolved over the last days between Israel and the Palestinians and calls on all parties to abstain from any actions that are in violation of international law. It calls for the immediate and unconditional release of the kidnapped Israeli soldier. The European Union strongly condemns the murder of the Israeli victim of a kidnapping in the West Bank. It calls on the Palestinian leadership to bring an end to violence and terrorist activities, including the firing of rockets on Israeli territory.
The European Union expresses its particular concern about the detention of elected members of the Palestinian Government and legislature. Those detained should be accorded their full legal rights.
The European Union reminds all parties of their responsibility to protect civilian lives. Notwithstanding Israel's legitimate right of self defence, ongoing military operations should be in accordance with international law. It calls on Israel to exercise the utmost restraint and to avoid disproportionate action. It regrets the destruction of essential infrastructure, which contributes to the deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Gaza. Restoring electricity and water supplies and access for humanitarian organisations must be a priority now to avoid a humanitarian crisis.
The European Union emphasises the primacy of diplomatic means and calls upon all parties in the region to make every effort possible to resolve the current situation by peaceful means.
The European Union reaffirms its conviction that only a negotiated two-State solution can bring peace and security to the Israeli and the Palestinian people. A return to the peace process and to the implementation of the Roadmap is therefore imperative. The European Union asks that both parties meet their responsibilities and demonstrate urgently an active commitment to the search for a negotiated solution.


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> I found how to enable sata-nv and got the kernel version up and
> running. It loads snd-hda-intel in priority unless I disable the
> driver in the BIOS. But I can't connect to the Internet with it. It
> has loaded the module 8139too, but I can't even ping the router.
> Worse, booting into the old kernel now hangs, so I have no Mandriva
> usable.
> With snd-hda-intel, I can hear the KDE theme on booting, then nothing
> works. There is a message from Mplayer that /dev/dsp is blocked.
> Doug.
wait... you are using the old .config to the newer kernel without checking
settings? if you are you can expect trouble...
i believe that you network problem is the same i had:
iptables modules have changed location in the kernel, and some of them have
changed name. so re-check the area of network preferencies.
your sound card is workin now, the fact that mplayer is saying it's blocked
it is another situation: most cheap sound cards can't execute sounds from
more than one program at a time, so in kde control center, section sound
server, there is a option to release the sound card when not in use, set it
to 1 second. also check if module snd-pcm-oss is loading along with
snd-hda-intel, it is the snd-pcm-oss that creates the /dev/dsp.
if the module is not loading, insert it's name in /etc/modprobe.preload
right after the snd-hda-intel.
you old kernel now hang maybe because the System.map file is diferent, or
maybe you mess something the bootloader config.
don't giveup now, you're getting there
for the record: i've never set everything in my kernels at first try, there
was allways some loose ends to correct, and i've have my share of kernel
panics too
my latest kernel config endup with a problem that is afecting just one
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Voters in Cincinnati will find a familiar name back on the ballot this fall.
Former two-time mayor, congressman and TV newscaster Charlie Luken has filed to run for Hamilton County probate judge.
The 62-year-old Luken finished his second stint as Cincinnati's mayor in 2005, then practiced law and lobbied. His father Tom was also a Cincinnati mayor and congressman.
The Democrat is expected to face another official who is well-known locally - Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Ralph "Ted" Winkler, a Republican.
The 52-year-old Winkler has been a judge or prosecutor for more than two decades. He is married to Hamilton County Clerk of Courts Tracy Winkler, and his father Ralph was a judge and his late mother Cheryl Winkler was a state legislator.


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The in-kennel program covers all of your basic commands: sit, down, stay, walk on a loose leash, come when called, a go to your place command and an off leash with me command. The commands are taught with a combination of positive and negative reinforcement. This balanced approach to dog training has been shown to produce the most reliable results. In addition to the basic commands any behavioral issues will be addressed.
The following video shows everything your dog can learn while at Bootcamp !!
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You decide when you would like to have your dog trained and call to reserve your dogs training slot. Due to limited spaces a non-refundable non transferable deposit of $150 is required at the time of booking. The balance of the training fees are due when you drop your dog off.
Once your in-take lesson has been booked I ask you to sit down with your family and make me a wish list that is a list of all the things that you wish your dog did and all the things that you wish your dog didn't do.
When you arrive for your lesson we go over the list together and work out a training strategy and the commands that you would like for me to use. The dog then stays with me for the 3 week period. During which he/she receives training sessions each day and when not training is boarded in a cage free environment which allows for a lot of dog playtime and exercise. The training takes place at The Dogs Spot training center.
Upon completion of the training you will receive at least an hour "transfer" session, during this session we work together to firstly demonstrate what your dog now knows. Then you will receive instruction on how to work with your dog and be sure the dog understands that the rules now apply to you as well. In addition you are given a maintenance training program. This program is designed to keep the commands fresh and to keep your dog as responsive as when he left our facility. The training is guaranteed as long as the maintenance program is followed.


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(1915–87), English immunologist; full name Sir Peter Brian Medawar. He studied the biology of tissue transplantation and showed that the rejection of grafts was the result of an immune mechanism. Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine (1960).
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Hello folks, it's been a while since I posted here. Truth be told, I have been working on writing a brief history of the creation of my first business, RecordBox.
Do check out the story on my personal blog and let me know what you'll think!
Many months ago I came across this thought provoking TED talk from Denis Dutton on a Darwinian theory of beauty.
Mr. Dutton's theory posits that our sense of beauty is an evolutionary adaptation. Our universal appreciation of skilled work, the objects and experiences we find appealing, the things we find repelling. All these are the results of natural and sexual selection.
This talk presents this simple thesis in a very compelling and entertaining way.
While I concede that this talk is largely academic, it nonetheless got my juices flowing and my mind moving. That's why I highly recommend it.
In my previous post, I shared some thoughts on how the machinations of our subconscious leads to 'aha' moments. I mentioned that striking the right balance between focussed work and complete rest was crucial for enabling our subconscious to do its thing. I promised to write a followup post documenting my thoughts and techniques for achieving this balance.
This is the followup post. My technique for increasing my odds of experiencing 'aha' moments involves four components:
In this post, I will write about the what, why, and how of each of those activities.
We have all had those 'aha' moments. Those moments where inspiration strikes like a bolt from the blue. Those moments where we get a revealing idea in a dream, in the shower, or while taking a walk.
More often than not, we have these moments while taking a break from active, conscious, focus. We have them after we stop our practice, after we stop working on our design, or after we stop writing code.
What is happening? Can we understand this phenomenon and structure our practice so that these bolts of inspiration strike more regularly?
In this post, I share a couple of ideas on what happens when we take breaks from active work. In future posts, I will write about how I use these ideas to structure my practice.
Why do we get nervous when we have to put ourselves out in front of others?
When we have to perform music?
When we have to speak publicly?
When we ship a product?
Nerves always work to our detriment. They result in in a lack of ease, in a lack of fluidity. Nerves are the reason why our performance always feels so much worse than our practice. They are stress inducers which sap energy and motivation.
What can we do about nerves? Read on for techniques which have worked for me. Hint: there are no silver bullets!
This weekend I would like to share an interesting TED talk about creativity. In this talk Elizabeth Gilbert, the author of 'Eat, Pray, Love', contends that there aren't any 'geniuses'. Instead, all of us are born 'with a genius'. She says that truly inspired work occurs when our genius expresses herself through us us.
I think the idea that inspiration 'hits us from the outside' is worth pondering upon. It is a very non-egotistical way to look at creation, and a view which I personally subscribe to.
This also agrees with the sentiments of many a great musician. You will often hear them say that your mind is like soil. Your practice is to till the soil with utmost care. If you till it long enough and with enough care, then music will plant her seed in you. But if you are brash or impatient, she will never come.
I personally believe that this dynamic applies to all creative activities. You have to practice honestly and mindfully. And you have to practice patiently for a long time. Only then will your muse begin to express herself through you.
The video follows.
Goals are essential for maintaining focus over the long term; they are crucial for tying discrete actions together; they are indispensable for measuring progress and correcting course.
Good goal setting is an art. If you master the art, you can achieve whatever you set your mind to, given enough time. But if you do it wrong, you dreams and ambitions can be stifled.
I have been diligently setting goals for more than five years across many diverse creative disciplines. In the process, I have learnt a few things which have worked for me. Read on to find out what these are.
Fundamentally, there are two ways of doing things: mindfully, for the sake of the thing itself, or egotistically, for the sake of the result.
You can journal, single-task, and create the right conditions for flow. But without an awareness of these opposing attitudes toward what you do, all of that will be for naught.
What are the characteristics of each of these attitudes? How are they different? And how do you tell which attitude is predominant in your actions?
While surfing the Internet today, I came upon some scary statistics concerning the multi-tasking habits of American adults.
The findings indicated that a full 56% of adults do more than one thing while watching TV, with younger adults multi-tasking even more. What's more, only 3% of adults don't watch TV at all. Finally, these multi-tasking trends are getting more pronounced year-on-year.
Read on for the stats and for some thoughts on why I think this is a dangerous trend for creative people.
In a previous post, I wrote about what a great tool journalling is for getting things done.
Journalling involves managing your day-to-day activity by writing down specific goals, doing them, and then writing down what was achieved. It helps in staying focussed. And it feels good because it gives you a sense of control and accomplishment.
But that kind of top-down, command-and-control thinking does not help with creating new things. Why is this? And can we do about it?


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Google, Yahoo fight it out for ping and porn exit page supremacy! HOTTT!! APR 16 2004
Rael recently noted a shift among Unix folk in pinging google.com instead of yahoo.com when checking for network availability:
It's not, mind you, that yahoo.com has become unreachable or unstable; just the Google has so come to represent the very essence of stability and reachability that it's made its way to our every ping.
While Google rules the ping space, Yahoo is still tops of the Web in terms of porn alternatives with a solid #1 ranking in a search for "exit" and a #1 ranking to Google's #2 for "leave" (that is, when porn sites give you a chance to "exit" or "leave", they're still linking that word to Yahoo more often than Google).


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It's terrible watching your rock gods grow old. Sometimes, it might be better to quit seeing them while you're ahead.
I reviewed a KISS show in 2000 that the band swore was part of its retirement tour. I interviewed Paul Stanley, who swore "this is it" and talked all about what the guys had planned for post-KISS life. Clearly boosted by the sentimentality in the air, the show was good, especially for those of us who loved the band when we were 9 years old.
In the following years, however, the band pulled an Energizer Bunny. People kept paying for tickets, so KISS just kept going and going and going.
Maybe I forgot they were supposed to be retired, but a year or two ago a friend offered me a free KISS ticket. Bad move. The show wasn't good. They were coasting. They had gotten old.
That stale memory is why I'm typing with my fingers crossed right now, as the Van Halen tour buses pull into the Bay Area for a Sunday show in Oakland and a Tuesday show in San Jose.
Everyone has a favorite act. It's a performer they can't quit; a band they make excuses for when the music isn't up to snuff; a band whose fan sites they spend more time on than they're willing to admit; the band that brought a whole new slideshow of memories with every record.
The initiation
I first saw Van Halen in 1981 in Oakland, when the band was in its absolute prime. It was my first arena show. I was 13, not even a week out of middle school. It remains the standard by which I've measured all rock shows since.
Tuesday's show in San Jose will be my 15th Van Halen concert. And it may be my last.
I know these are different circumstances than with KISS.
Van Halen was, at least a month or two ago, energized behind its first record with singer David Lee Roth in 28 years (perhaps its best record since then as well). They were in shape. The reviews were great. I was ready.
Then the band canceled 30-odd dates later this summer. There was talk of infighting, which any real fan should have immediately dismissed, knowing VH has always done its best work when Roth and Eddie Van Halen can't stand the sight of each other (it got so bad in the early '80s that while the band was making some of its best music, Eddie Van Halen wanted to quit to join KISS).
Instead, I accepted the explanation that band members have worked nonstop for nearly two years and needed a break to catch their wind, instead of collapsing in August.
In other words, they're getting old.
Holding out hope
On Tuesday, we will see how old. I'm remaining cautiously optimistic, mostly because this was the band that made me want to be a musician (OK, maybe not a musician ... a drummer).
I'm going with three friends I've known almost as long as I've listened to VH, all of whom were also inspired to play, to some degree, by this band. I'm hoping they'll inspire us at least one more time.
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Pocono Medical Center and the East Stroudsburg University Innovation Center are coordinating a focus group that is creating the online platform to match residents with health professionals, social service agencies, workshops and other events geared to specific health concerns. Web traffic will help professionals determine what health areas need additional focus.
Attendees Thursday will see a demonstration of the portal and be given an opportunity to offer feedback and suggested improvements.
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THE ATOM Grows Into One-Shot, Ongoing Co-Feature
by Lucas Siegel, Newsarama Editor
Date: 13 April 2010 Time: 10:03 AM ET
THE ATOM Grows Into One-Shot, Ongoing
This morning on DCU Blog The Source, The Atom gets his own "Brightest Day."Ray Palmer, upon returning to the forefront of the DCU after a couple of years on its fringes, will now be stepping into his own one-shot this July with Brightest Day: The Atom. The one shot will apparently feature "Ray's early life" and introduce friends new and old to readers. After the one-shot, the Atom will move into the back of Adventure Comics starting with issue #516, later in July, as the new ongoing co-feature. The creative team will be the same for both. Jeff Lemire, who has received critical acclaim for his Vertigo Comics series , will write, and 's Mahmud Asrar will draw the Atom's new adventures.


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Sept 15, 2012 Pirates and Mermaids descended upon the town of Chelan, WA along the shores of Lake Chelan. The MacKay Pirate Family and their friends from the Pirate Community including the Jade Dragon Pirates from Canada, gathered for some Pirate swaggering, Cannon firing, Mermaid swimming, FUN. Music performances by Mister Mac, Tugboat Bromberg, Greg Parke, The Washington Scottish Pipe Band, and Native singers from the Colville Indian Tribes, and Juggling by Angelo Jones. Great times with Great Friends! Music: "Say Hey" by Michael Franti
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Or just your pecker? I got to thinking about this today while pissing. I like to take out my balls and pecker but really only do so when I fully unbutton my pants and piss. If I just yank it through the zipper I leave my balls in. Given the option I like airing my balls out a bit.
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Don't all guys feel the same way? I never considered other options.
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Liver Cancer
ADI-PEG 20 for Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma (20120106)
POLARIS2009-001: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Multi-Center Phase 3 Study of ADI PEG 20 Plus Best Supportive Care (BSC) Versus Placebo Plus BSC in Subjects With Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) Who Have Failed Prior Systemic Therapy
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This is a study of ADI-PEG 20 (pegylated arginine deiminase), an arginine degrading enzyme versus placebo in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma who have failed prior systemic treatment (chemotherapy). Hepatocellular carcinomas have been found to require arginine, an amino acid. Thus the hypothesis is that by restricting arginine with ADI-PEG 20, the hepatocellular carcinoma cells will starve and die.
Eligibility Criteria (must meet the following to participate in this study)
- Prior diagnosis of HCC confirmed histologically.
- Prior treatment with at least 1 systemic agent, with documented progressive disease after systemic agent(s), or adverse event(s)associated with prior systemic agent(s) that resulted in discontinuance of that agent(s).
- Cirrhotic status of Child-Pugh grade B7.
- Expected survival of at least 3 months.
- Adequate hematologic, hepatic, and renal function.
Exclusions (conditions that would prevent participation in this study)
- Candidate for potential curative therapies (i.e., resection or transplantation) or loco-regional approaches (i.e., ablation, embolization).
- Significant cardiac disease.
- Serious infection requiring treatment with systemically administered antibiotics.
- Pregnancy or lactation.
- Expected non-compliance.
- Uncontrolled intercurrent illness, or psychiatric illness or social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.
- Subjects who have had any anticancer treatment within 2 weeks prior to entering the study.
- Subjects who have not fully recovered from toxicities associated with previous HCC loco-regional or systemic therapies.
- Subjects with history of another primary cancer, with the exception of: a) curatively resected non-melanoma skin cancer; b) curatively treated cervical carcinoma in situ; or c) other primary solid tumor with no known active disease present in the opinion of the investigator will not affect patient outcome in the setting of current HCC diagnosis.
- Allergy to pegylated products.
- Bleeding esophageal or gastric varices within the prior three months, except if banded or treated.
- Subjects known to be HIV positive.
- Uncontrolled ascites (defined as not easily controlled with diuretic treatment).
- Having received any blood transfusion, blood component preparation, erythropoietin, albumin preparation, or granulocyte colony stimulating factors (G-CSF) within 7 days prior to screening laboratories or after screening laboratories have been obtained until first dose of study drug or placebo.
- Use of traditional medicines approved by local authorities, including but not limited to Chinese herbs within 14 days of first dose of study drug or placebo.
- ECOG performance status > 2.
- Prior allograft,including liver transplant.
Last UpdatedAugust 25, 2015
See this trial at ClinicalTrials.gov
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This year marks the 120th anniversary of Canyon County in the State of Idaho and we want to invite you to join in on the celebration! County leaders have been working throughout the year to plan the official celebration, which will be held at the Canyon County Courthouse on November 19, 2012. Festivities will include a reading of the official Governor's Proclamation that created Canyon County in 1892, historical displays throughout the courthouse, the honoring of historical Canyon County families, an essay/art contest for school kids and much more. Canyon County's commemorative 120 year flag will also be on display at the courthouse during the official anniversary celebration. The commemorative flag was originally flown over the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington D.C. and has made its way across Canyon County throughout the year marking historic events and flying above each of our eight cities. We sincerely hope you can join for our celebration on November 19th as we pay tribute to the rich history of Canyon County!
Canyon County will celebrate its 120th anniversary during the month of November with several events planned to honor the county's rich history. As part of the anniversary celebration, all three floors of the courthouse will feature historical displays depicting Canyon County's history through the eyes of the cities that shaped it. There will also be an expansive historical coin and money display generously provided by Canyon County Coin. The displays will be set up on Tuesday, November 13th and remain on display through the end of the month.
The official 120th anniversary celebration will take place at the courthouse on Monday, November 19th with a press conference at 10:00 a.m. The press conference will include a reading of the 1892 proclamation that created Canyon County, a brief history of the county, the honoring of historic Canyon County families, the announcement of the essay/art contest winners and more. Following the press conference, there will be an open house at the courthouse featuring live music, historical displays, refreshments and other activities. The courthouse will remain open until 7:00 p.m. to allow extra visitors to take part in the celebration.
Celebration Park will host a tailgate party for the BSU vs. Colorado State football game on Saturday, November 17th. The tailgate party will run from 9am – 1pm to allow fans to get home in time to watch the 1:30 p.m. kickoff. Fans gearing up for the game can take part in a number of history-related activities at Celebration Park including guided petroglyph tours, tours of the historic Guffey Bridge, flint knapping demonstrations and access to the atlatl throwing range. Fans that want to stick around for the start of the game can listen to it on the radio via loudspeakers that will be set up throughout the park.
The courthouse will remain open until 7:00 p.m. on the dates listed above so citizens who work until 5:00 p.m. have a chance to come enjoy the historical displays. Regular courthouse operations will still end at 5:00 p.m. these dates but the doors will remain open for visitors.


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Hello, good afternoon and welcome to our live coverage of today's Premier League action.
Liverpool are currently cruising to a hefty win against Arsenal with the score standing at a scarcely believable 5-0 last time we checked, which will put Liverpool in the box seats for the Champions league spots - and could even propel them right back into the title race.
But we've got plenty more action for you today with six 3pm kick offs.
Aston Villa are hosting West Ham, Newcastle have travelled down to Chelsea while across London Crystal Palace are taking on West Brom.
Manchester City are at Norwich, Southampton host Stoke and it's a return to Sunderland for Hull boss Steve Bruce.
If that weren't enough, we've got the South Wales derby for you later on, when Swansea host Cardiff.
We'll have team news for you in just a minute, so stay tuned.
Right, let's crack on with today's team news.
First out of the blocks is Southampton vs Stoke.
Saints boss Mauricio Pochettino has made two changes for the match with right-back Nathaniel Clyne restored to the starting line-up in place of Calum Chambers, while Jack Cork replaces Victor Wanyama in midfield.
Stoke also made two alterations, with Marc Muniesa and Oussama Assaidi replacing Marc Wilson and Marko Arnautovic.
- Southampton: Boruc, Clyne, Fonte, Yoshida, Shaw, Schneiderlin, Cork, Lallana, Steven Davis, Rodriguez, Lambert.
- Subs: Kelvin Davis, Wanyama, Ward-Prowse, Do Prado, Chambers, Hooiveld, Isgrove.
- Stoke: Begovic, Cameron, Shawcross, Muniesa, Pieters, Whelan, Adam, Odemwingie, Walters, Assaidi, Crouch.
- Subs: Palacios, Nzonzi, Guidetti, Wilkinson, Sorensen, Shotton, Ireland.
- Referee: Craig Pawson (South Yorkshire).
Next up, Norwich vs Man City and away boss Manuel Pellegrini has made three changes from the 1-0 defeat to Chelsea.
James Milner returns to midfield after a groin injury, while full-back Gael Clichy and forward Stevan Jovetic come in, with Edin Dzeko dropping to the bench.
In their last match. the Canaries were thrashed 7-0 at the Etihad Stadium in November and are now just two points above the relegation zone following one win from nine league matches.
Loan signing Joseph Yobo makes his debut in defence, Gary Hooper leads the Norwich attack, while midfielder Wes Hoolahan comes back into Chris Hughton's match-day squad as Ryan Bennett, Robert Snodgrass and Jonas Gutierrez all miss out through injury.
- Norwich: Ruddy, Martin, Yobo, Bassong, Olsson, Pilkington, Tettey, Johnson, Redmond, Fer, Hooper.
- Subs: Whittaker, van Wolfswinkel, Bunn, Hoolahan, Garrido, Becchio, Josh Murphy.
- Man City: Hart, Zabaleta, Kompany, Demichelis, Clichy, Jesus Navas, Milner, Toure, Silva, Jovetic, Negredo.
- Subs: Richards, Lescott, Dzeko, Kolarov, Rodwell, Pantilimon, Lopes.
- Referee: Jon Moss (W Yorkshire).
Chelsea vs Newcastle now and the big news is that Blues skipper John Terry is OUT.
Terry will miss his first minutes of Premier League action this season as David Luiz switches to centre back, with Frank Lampard coming into centre midfield and Oscar returning in place of Ramires in a side with two changes to the XI which began Monday's win at Manchester City.
Striker Luuk de Jong makes his first Newcastle start in place of Shola Ameobi and left-back Paul Dummett replaces the injured Cheick Tiote as Alan Pardew makes two changes following the 3-0 home loss to Sunderland.
- Chelsea: Cech, Ivanovic, Cahill, Luiz, Azpilicueta, Matic, Lampard, Willian, Oscar, Hazard, Eto'o.
- Subs: Cole, Ramires, Mikel, Schurrle, Salah, Ba, Schwarzer.
- Newcastle: Krul, Debuchy, Williamson, Steven Taylor, Dummett, Anita, Santon, Ben Arfa, Sissoko, Sammy Ameobi, De Jong.
- Subs: Yanga-Mbiwa, Gosling, Haidara, Elliot, Marveaux, Shola Ameobi, Armstrong.
- Referee: Howard Webb (S Yorkshire).
Player of the Month Adam Johnson has been named in the Sunderland line up as the Black Cats take on Hull City.
Johnson, who has scored seven goals in his last seven games, gets the nod from Gus Poyet with England boss Roy Hodgson due to be at the Stadium of Light this afternoon.
Hull boss Steve Bruce makes only one change on his first return to his former club as midfielder Jake Livermore, who was ineligible to play against Tottenham last weekend, replaces Robbie Brady.
- Sunderland: Mannone, Bardsley, O'Shea, Brown, Alonso, Ki, Bridcutt, Colback, Johnson, Altidore, Borini.
- Subs: Larsson, Gardner, Wickham, Giaccherini, Vergini, Ustari, Cattermole.
- Hull: Harper, Rosenior, McShane, Davies, Figueroa, Elmohamady, Huddlestone, Livermore, Meyler, Long, Jelavic.
- Subs: Bruce, Koren, Brady, Jakupovic, Boyd, Sagbo, Aluko.
- Referee: Mike Jones (Cheshire).
Like a 1970s TV show, it is all about the new faces at Crystal Palace today as they take on West Brom.
Eagles boss Tony Pulis hands debuts to three of his deadline-day signings as Scott Dann, Joe Ledley and Thomas Ince all come in to the starting line-up.
The two sides are level on 23 points and Pulis has wasted no time in introducing his latest acquisitions as Danny Gabbidon, Jonathan Parr and Cameron Jerome make way.
West Brom also make three changes as Craig Dawson replaces the injured Jonas Olsson in defence while James Morrison returns from a calf problem to come in for Saido Berahino and Victor Anichebe started ahead of Matej Vydra in attack.
- Crystal Palace: Speroni, Delaney, Dikgacoi, Dann, Ward, Bolasie, Jedinak, Ledley, Ince, Puncheon, Chamakh.
- Subs: Parr, Thomas, Gayle, Murray, Gabbidon, Hennessey.
- West Brom: Foster, Billy Jones, McAuley, Dawson, Ridgewell, Yacob, Mulumbu, Gera, Morrison, Brunt, Anichebe.
- Subs: Sinclair, Myhill, Lugano, Dorrans, Vydra, Berahino, Thievy.
- Referee: Chris Foy (Merseyside).
And finally we have Aston Villa vs West Ham.
Carlton Cole comes into the Hammers starting line-up after both the club's attempts to overturn Andy Carroll's three-match ban were unsuccessful.
The England forward was sent off against Swansea last weekend following a clash with defender Chico Flores, though it appeared the Spaniard had made a meal of the minimal contact there was.
Villa striker Gabriel Agbonlahor returned to the first XI after a two-game absence with a foot injury.
Agbonlahor, back as captain, was one of two changes to the side after last Saturday's 2-1 loss at Everton, with Matt Lowton replacing Ron Vlaar. The Dutch centre-back was sidelined by a hamstring injury.
- Aston Villa: Guzan, Lowton, Clark, Baker, Bertrand, Bacuna, Westwood, Delph, Weimann, Benteke, Agbonlahor.
- Subs: Bennett, El Ahmadi, Helenius, Albrighton, Steer, Sylla, Holt.
- West Ham: Adrian, Demel, Collins, Tomkins, McCartney, Noble, Taylor, Jarvis, Nolan, Downing, Carlton Cole.
- Subs: Armero, Reid, Collison, Jaaskelainen, Joe Cole, Johnson, Nocerino.
- Referee: Mike Dean (Wirral).
We have a result, ladies and gents. Liverpool have scraped to a narrow 5-1 win over Arsenal at Anfield, after a first half blitz that saw them net four times before the clock hit 20 minutes.
Arsenal are still top - for now at least - but it will have come as a huge shock to Arsene Wenger and the fans who have been flying so high this term.
Check out our match report and pics from the game by clicking here, or re-live the whole game with our live blog here (not recommended to Gooners).
John Cross is watching Norwich vs Manchester City for us today. He's in the press box at Carrow Road as we speak. He writes:
Manchester City can go top at Carrow Road. The bad news is that Denichelis starts for City. Jovetic and Negredo start up front.
This is a big ask for Norwich...
James Nursey is following Aston Villa vs West Ham for us today and has just checked in:
Hi from Villa Park where West Ham - minus Andy Carroll - are the visitors. With Carroll banned, Hammers boss Sam Allardyce has Carlton Cole upfront in the only change from the side who beat Swansea.
But Villa have their first choice attack of Benteke, Agbonlahor and Weimann at their disposal. And I expect a home win with Villa having too much firepower for the visitors.Villa won in their previous home game here against West Brom in thrilling fashion in a 4-3 win.
A similar repeat would be a treat for fans.
The big story from Chelsea vs Newcastle is the absence of John Terry from the team. Here's our man Martin Lipton with more from the Bridge:
No JT, no comment.
Well, maybe not quite but Jose Mourinho is without his skipper for the first time in the Premier League this season, due to a muscle injury. A far cry from this time last year.
No Ramires either – and he has started every Premier League game for which he has been available.
Mind you, it means David Luiz at centre-half, a return to the midfield for Frank Lampard and Oscar back in the line behind Samuel Eto'o. Hardly a weak Blues line-up.
Newcastle's cause not helped by more injury woes. Cheick Tiote will be out for up three weeks with a hamstring injury and Pardew understood to have switched to a back three, Paul Dummett joining Mike Williamson and Steven Taylor in the defensive line.
Pardew gives a full debut to his lone, loan, January signing, Luuk De Jong.
The entire Newcastle side have just six Premier League goals between them this season, Chelsea have only conceded three in their last nine. One assumes this is a ''home banker'' on most coupons.
Over to Neil McLeman now who is in position in the press boss at Crystal Palace, who today take on West Brom:
The rain has stopped, for now, in South London and the Crystals are ready to warm up the crowd for this six-pointer at the Palace.
Tony Pulis gives debuts to January signings Scott Dann, Joe Ledley and Thomas Ince but the biggest pre-match applause is for Glenn Murray. The striker has not played since suffering a knee injury in the Championship playoff game against Brighton but is back on the bench today.
West Brom are back in the capital for the first time since their December 28 visit to Upton Park which is best remembered for Nicolas Anelka's "quenelle" sign. The Frenchman is still out injured today. The two are level on points down in the danger area but Palace must be favourites to pick up another home win under Pulis.
RED CARD: Wes Brown (Sunderland).
Things have not started well for Sunderland this afternoon, just a couple of minutes played and the Black Cats are already down to ten men.
Defender Wes Brown has been given his marching orders already - his third red of the season - and Gus Poyet's boys have got a very long afternoon ahead of them, as I believe I'm contractually obliged to write.
GOAL: Southampton 1-0 Stoke (Lambert).
Rickie Lambert has won today's sweep stake, netting first in the 3pm kick offs this afternoon.
The England man has curled a beaut of a free kick into the top corner to give Saints an early lead, and bag his ninth of the season.
Simon Bird has checked in from the Stadium of Light, with his take on that red card:
Sunderland's ability to snatch crisis from positivity hits a new low. Wes Brown deserved his red card for scything down Shane Long.
Tom Huddlestone coudn't convert the 18 yard free kick. Brown has now seen red three times, one rescinded. he will get a ban, but should still be available for them Capital One Cup final.
Back to James Nursey at Aston Villa vs West Ham:
It's 0-0 here at Villa Park where the hosts have made a bright start in awful conditions.
It is wet and windy here and we have just seen a takeaway chip carton blow across the pitch!
There is no Andy Carroll for the visitors but former Villain Stewart Downing is looking lively. He has flopped since quitting Villa Park for Liverpool and the Hammers need a good display from him today if they are to create much for lone striker Carlton Cole.
GOAL: Crystal Palace 1-0 West Brom (Ince).
Young Tom Ince is already making his mark at new club Palace, and has just given them the lead against fellow strugglers West Brom.
The former Blackpool man went one on one with keeper Ben Foster and lifts the ball over him for 1-0.
GOAL: Sunderland 0-1 Hull City (Long).
Things already going from bad to worse for Sunderland. First Wes Brown gets sent off, now they've gone 1-0 down, with Shane Long the man with the goal.
No doubt Steve Bruce enjoyed that one.
Update from Martin Lipton on Chelsea vs Newcastle:
Never trust a club source! Newcastle stick with a back four, but with Santon an unlikely midfield screen.
The Italian was blooded by Mourinho at Inter and highly-regarded before suffering injury problems. Wonder if he might be keen to upset his former mentor?
Toon fans, so far, more interested in sending a message to Mike Ashley. Not exactly a friendly one: ''You fat Cockney b******, get out of our club!'' Nice.
On the pitch, Krul already made two decent saves, foiling Hazard and Lampard, while Ben Arfa turned past Oscar but shot weakly at Cech.
How are Man City getting on at Norwich? Here's John Cross:
Norwich have made a good start, the fans are roaring them on - and they've had the best chance.
Gary Hooper's pass caught out Gael Clichy and it set up Nathan Redmond.
Redmond has made a bright start but blazed over. Great chance. 0-0.


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Vampire Weekend bites into next week's chart
Do they take a big enough chunk to come in at No. 1?
Vampire Weekend is poised to take a big bite out of next week's album chart. The indie rockers look to be a lock to come in at No. 1 with sales of up to 120,000 with their second album, "Contra." The quartet knocks Ke$ha on her keester as "Animal" falls from No. 1 to No. 3 and Susan Boyle's "I Dreamed a Dream" sticks around at No. 2 with around 90,000 copies sold, according to Hits Daily Double.
No other debut enters the top 10 as acts like Lady GaGa, Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige, Taylor Swift, and three pesky little chipmunks hold their ground.
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RUSSELL COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - Grief counselors are at a southern Kentucky middle school after the death of teenager.
13-year old Matthew Merideth was killed on Wednesday when the car he was riding in hit a tree. Merideth was an 8th grader at Russell County Middle School. The teen was on the middle school football team.
A crisis management team was called to the school of 700 students on Thursday. The superintendent and other school officials have also been busy helping students deal with the loss.
The driver of the car, Merideth's step-brother, was a student at the high school. Counselors are also at that school, helping students there.
We are told that the Pruitt Funeral Home in Jamestown is handling arrangements for Matthew Merideth.


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