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Emergency duties and deaths from heart disease among firefighters in the United States.
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Heart disease causes 45% of the deaths that occur among U.S. firefighters while they are on duty. We examined duty-specific risks of death from coronary heart disease among on-duty U.S. firefighters from 1994 to 2004.
We reviewed summaries provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency of the deaths of all on-duty firefighters between 1994 and 2004, except for deaths associated with the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Estimates of the proportions of time spent by firefighters each year performing various duties were obtained from a municipal fire department, from 17 large metropolitan fire departments, and from a national database. Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for death from coronary heart disease during specific duties were calculated from the ratios of the observed odds to the expected odds, with nonemergency duties as the reference category.
Deaths from coronary heart disease were associated with suppressing a fire (32.1% of all such deaths), responding to an alarm (13.4%), returning from an alarm (17.4%), engaging in physical training (12.5%), responding to nonfire emergencies (9.4%), and performing nonemergency duties (15.4%). As compared with the odds of death from coronary heart disease during nonemergency duties, the odds were 12.1 to 136 times as high during fire suppression, 2.8 to 14.1 times as high during alarm response, 2.2 to 10.5 times as high during alarm return, and 2.9 to 6.6 times as high during physical training. These odds were based on three estimates of the time that firefighters spend on their duties.
Certain emergency firefighting duties were associated with a risk of death from coronary heart disease that was markedly higher than the risk associated with nonemergency duties. Fire suppression was associated with the highest risk, which was approximately 10 to 100 times as high as that for nonemergency duties.
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by John Grigg - April 7, 2010 3:45 PM UTC
Which teams were hurt the most by injuries this season and did it keep them out of the playoffs?
Injuries are a bummer. There's no two ways about it. And every season injuries hit a few teams hard – real hard. Some squads, the deeper or more talented ones, muddle through and come out the other side with a modicum of success.
by John Grigg - March 31, 2010 2:33 PM UTC
We count down the best youngsters making their presence felt in the NHL.
A few weeks back, we took a look at some of the relative greybeards plying their trade on NHL ice pads. Today we're going to look at some kids who might not even be able to grow beards yet.
by The Hockey News - March 24, 2010 10:35 AM UTC
They're the beasts that keep us entertained between whistles with their antics and acrobatics. Here are our favorites.
It's the most famous tongue snatching of all-time. In an incident that belies the much-celebrated relationship between man and dog, Edmonton Oilers coach Craig MacTavish once ripped the tongue of Flames mascot Harvey the Hound right out of the Calgary canine's furry mouth.
by John Grigg - March 17, 2010 10:50 AM UTC
As the world celebrates all that is green, we pay homage to the best NHLers who sport Gaelic-derived monikers.
Happy St. Patrick's Day, hockey fans. The Irish have a long history of producing excellent hockey players west of the Atlantic. Kennedys, Fitz-somethings, O'Reillys, O'Donnells, O'Connells, O'-everythings.
by John Grigg - March 10, 2010 4:05 PM UTC
The game has certainly skewed young, but there's still plenty of experienced skill to go around. Here's the best of the lot.
The NHL is a young man's league. Unrestricted free agency at 27, the salary cap and the sheer speed of the game under post-lockout rules have conspired to change the league's demographics.
by John Grigg - February 24, 2010 3:10 PM UTC
There's been some phenomenal career, tournament and single-game records during the history of the Olympics.
Let the real games begin. Now that the Olympic hockey tournament is into the quarterfinal stage and none of the international gnats-on-ice upset one of the big boys, the excitement gets ratcheted up another notch with some serious one-and-done drama.
by John Grigg - February 17, 2010 2:45 PM UTC
We get into the Olympic spirit and count down which club teams from around the globe are most represented in Vancouver.
There has been much talk concerning how the Olympics will affect the fortunes of teams moving forward this season. Will Olympians be burnt out by the tight Games schedule and intense play? Will teams with few or no Olympians benefit with the time off to rest battered and bruised bodies? And what about young teams with key players not accustomed to an 82-game schedule, will the Olympic break afford them an advantage? And, of course, just how many pina coladas can a pro hockey player have without ruining the last quarter of his season? Those are all questions that have been bandied about since late December when Olympic rosters began trickling out from the various national federations.
by John Grigg - February 10, 2010 2:20 PM UTC
With the Capitals on the verge of setting the consecutive wins record, we look back at the top winning and losing streaks.
This has been a streaky year for the NHL. The Maple Laughs began the season 0-8-0; the Big, (really) Bad Bruins recently lost 10 games in a row; the Hurricanes were blown away in 14 consecutive contests in October and November; and the Oilers struck nothing but losses in December and January, an unlucky straight 13 to be exact.
by John Grigg - February 3, 2010 2:10 PM UTC
Traded five times in his career, we look at the best returns teams got for the big Finn.
When the Los Angeles Kings selected Kuopio, Finland native Olli Jokinen third overall in 1997, he was billed as a skilled big body who played a North American-style game.
by John Grigg - January 27, 2010 3:10 PM UTC
Expectations were high for these 10, but they haven't lived up to the hype.
This week the Top 10 takes a decidedly negative look at the NHL: which players have disappointed to the point of being one of the top 10 underperformers of the season.
by John Grigg - January 20, 2010 2:20 PM UTC
The summer is shopping season for GMs and it's never too early to prepare that wishlist.
As we get closer to the Olympic break, the chatter surrounding unrestricted free agents-to-be this summer is beginning to heat up. Don't forget, the NHL resumes play post-Olympics March 1 and the trade deadline is March 3.
by John Grigg - January 13, 2010 3:10 PM UTC
Counting down the best American League freshmen, all of whom are sure to be NHL regulars in short order.
These aren't the halcyon days of the six-team NHL, when the American League was full of players who would, relatively speaking, put many of today's millionaire NHLers to shame.

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Steve Israel
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Steve Israel, a Democrat, has represented the Second Congressional District of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2000. (map)
- 1 Record and controversies
- 2 Bio
- 3 Money in politics
- 4 Committees and Affiliations
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- 6 Contact
- 7 Articles and Resources
Record and controversies
Iraq War
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Israel was born May 30, 1958 in Brooklyn, New York and graduated from The George Washington University. He was elected to the town board in Huntington, New York in 1993. After Rick Lazio left his House seat to run for the United States Senate in 2000, Israel was elected to the U.S. House.
Congressional career
Israel "is best known for his leadership on three diverse but vitally important issues in Congress: national security, health and the environment, and U.S.-Israeli relations. Since he was first sworn into the House in 2001, he has been widely acknowledged as an independent, effective and emerging national leader. Newsday dubbed Israel "rookie of the year" in his first term, and later identified him as one of eight "national rising stars." In his first term, Representative Israel passed more new measures in the House than any other freshman Democrat, most proudly a bill to accelerate research and treatment of ovarian cancer."[1]
"In 2005, Israel formed the House Center Aisle Caucus - a group of nearly 50 House Democrats and Republicans working to establish a respectful dialogue on contentious issues instead of partisan attacks and insults."[2]
In his second term, Israel was tapped for a leadership position as Assistant Whip. In his three terms in Congress, Rep. Israel has secured more that $83 million in federal appropriations to strengthen and expand Long Island's economy, including: $41 million in defense contracts; $14 million in road improvements; $2.5 million in health and education grants; and $14.5 million in environmental protections.[3]
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No major candidates announced their intentions to contest Israel's seat in the November 2006 election. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [4] Israel retained his seat.
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- Revolving door profile for Steve Israel from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
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- Personal finance profile for Steve Israel from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
Committees and Affiliations
- House Committee on Appropriations
- Subcommittee on Energy and Water
- Subcommittee on State-Foreign Operations
Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)
- House Committee on Armed Services
- Subcommittee on Projection Forces
- Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces
- House Committee on Financial Services
- Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit
- Subcommittee on Capital Markets Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises
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- Blue Dog Coalition
- Founder and chair, Democratic Study Group on National Security *co-chairs, bipartisan House Cancer Caucus
- co-chairs, bipartisan Long Island Sound Task Force
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DC Office:
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Phone: 202-225-3335
Fax: 202-225-4669
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Hauppauge, NY 11788
Phone: 631-951-2210
Phone: 516-505-1448
Fax: 631-951-3308
Articles and Resources
- Official website
- Campaign website
- Isreal profile, On the Issues
- Jewish Virtual Library Biography
- Gur, "O Congress Person, Where Art Thou?", Room Eight, May 9, 2006.
- Gur, "The Phattest Bubble You've Ever Seen?", Room Eight, May 12, 2006.
- Gur, "What Part Of "You Will Pimp My Pay to $168K" Did You Not Understand?", Room Eight, June 30, 2006.
- Congressional Wire, "Earth to Congress - Come In!", Room Eight, July 11, 2006.
- Gur, "Why Bother?", Room Eight, July 12, 2006.
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Foo Fighters cover Paul McCartney, Prince, Pink Floyd for 'Medium Rare' album
Vinyl and Foo Fighters lovers rejoice: The rock act is releasing an entire set of covers in honor of Record Store Day this year.
"Medium Rare" boasts 13 tracks, from "Band on the Run" by Paul McCartney & Wings to "Darling Nikki" by Prince, and drops exclusively on vinyl LP on April 16. Foos have a long history of covers, having released some as B-sides, others as live set staples and bootlegs, the ilk. This is the first collection of this kind for them, and is the bow of two previously unreleased takes on Thin Lizzy's "Bad Reputation" and The Zombies' "This Will Be Our Year."
I'm particularly tickled to hear Hüsker Dü's "Never Talking to You Again"; I am mildly disappointed there isn't one single female musician in the list.
The announcement comes within the same day Dave Grohl & Co.'s new music video to "Rope" dropped. Check out what HitFix's Melinda Newman has to say about it here.
Foo Fighters' new Butch Vig-produced set "Wasting Light" arrives only a few days before "Medium Rare," on April 12. A documentary on the band, cleverly named "Foo Fighters," makes its bow during the South By Southwest (SXSW) Film festival in Austin this coming week.
I've been pleasantly surprised, so far, with the Foos' promotional campaign for "Wasting Light," with "Medium Rare" being one helluva pleasant surprise. As Britney Spears' snippet and full-song leaks continue, and Lady Gaga's slow world takeover rages on, the band has packed their spring with a lot to be proud of. While I have yet to hear the new studio effort, "White Limo" raged pretty hard (if at least with its Lemmy-starring video) and I'm intrigued about the inclusion of Krist Novoselic in the tracklist. The band proved again it could have fun as a crew with "Rope." Their take on the rock doc -- which may overshadow their more boring album contributions (*cough* "Echoes" and "One by One" *cough*) -- could be a great snapshot of a rock band in its testy middle age.
Here is the tracklist for "Medium Rare":
1. "Band on the Run" (Paul McCartney & Wings)
2. "I Feel Free" (Cream)
3. "Life of Illusion" (Joe Walsh)
4. "Young Man Blues" (Mose Allison)
5. "Bad Reputation" (Thin Lizzy)
6. "Darling Nikki" (Prince)
7. "Down in the Park" (Gary Numan)
8. "Baker Street" (Gerry Rafferty)
9. "Danny Says" (The Ramones)
10. "Have A Cigar" (Pink Floyd)
11. "Never Talking to You Again" (Hüsker Dü)
12. "Gas Chamber" (Angry Samoans)
13. "This Will Be Our Year" (The Zombies)


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SAN FRANCISCO -- Concussions sidelined tight end Vernon Davis and safety Eric Reid in an injury-riddled loss Sunday that also saw defensive tackle Ray McDonald leave with an ankle injury.
"I just saw them in the locker room, and they seemed as good as could be expected," 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh said after the 10-9 defeat to the Carolina Panthers.
Neither Davis nor Reid returned from their concussions and must pass a series of medical tests this week to be cleared for next Sunday's game at New Orleans.
Reid's appeared the most serious as he remained on the Candlestick turf for some five minutes while the 49ers medical staff tended to him. It was his second concussion of this stellar rookie season, with the other coming in a Week 2 loss at Seattle.
"I pray he'll be OK, but I also pray that he does the right thing and take the kind of time you need (to recover)," linebacker Patrick Willis said. "It's his second time going down like that. At the end of the day, it's about your health."
Reid, who said he didn't sustain a concussion in his four seasons at LSU, got hurt Sunday making a third-quarter tackle of 245-pound fullback Mike Tolbert. Reid earlier recovered a muffed punt to set up the 49ers' second field goal.
Davis took himself out of the game after getting tackled into the turf by Mike Mitchell after dropping a second-quarter pass near the Panthers' 5-yard line. Davis last sustained a concussion Dec. 23 at Seattle, and although he did not return to that game, he did play the following week.
McDonald tried playing through an ankle injury but stayed out the second half. Left guard Mike Iupati overcame a left knee injury, and tight end Garrett Celek left in the first quarter with a hamstring injury.


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This has to be one of the most random things I've ever seen. But if you think about it, it's really not all that bad of an idea. If you need a flash drive, why not opt for this 2GB one from PNY that comes with Ghostbusters pre-loaded on the device? I am not kidding.
For starters, who doesn't like Ghostbusters? And second, I'm not sure why anyone hasn't thought of this sooner. Sure, a movie on a flash drive is a bit counterintuitive, especially when many movies on DVD and Blu-ray these days offer digital copies of the films on the disc. But when something is cool, it doesn't need sound reason. I guess.
Besides, the awesomeness that is the movie, my only real complaint is that the flash drive's casing sports no Ghostbusters insignia. Where's the movie logo? Or better yet, the Stay Puft marshmallow man? No word on pricing yet, but it's definitely a different approach to portable storage and movie delivery.
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JAN 25, 2013 - Zero Hedge
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From Rodrigo Serrano of Rational Capitalist Speculator, This objective report concisely summarizes important macro events over the past week. It is not geared to push an agenda. Impartiality is necessary to avoid costly psychological traps, which all investors are prone to, such as confirmation, conservatism, and endowment biases. Bull + Existing home sales may have underperformed the consensus forecast, but for good reason. A lack of homes for sale (supply), particularly at the low-value end, was the culprit. This development will help maintain
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text: The Round-Up: Wednesday By Observer Staff • 03/21/07 6:49am MTA announces first 2nd Avenue Subway contract. [NY Times] Vets battle city over Brooklyn American Legion closing. [NY Post] Park on Chelsea waterfront moves forward. [NY Post] 230 Park Avenue South could sell for over $250 M. [NY Post] Challenges to N.Y. Historical Society's renovations. [NY Sun] Mack-Cali buys 125 Broad for $273 M. [WSJ] Did we miss any New York City real estate news this morning? Please send along tips and links. Comment Filed under: Brooklyn, N.Y. Historical Society, New York City, New York Times Company, The Real Estate


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Bundles of warm characters jump and dance around in the patterns created by Harriet Seed. Rather than just the one or two repeated drawings, there are collections of people animals and objects jostling around the cities and forests. This gives her work many little things to look for and discover.
Harriet talks to us about a way of working suited to her. She describes the way her materials help her get in the right frame of mind for the kind drawings she wants to achieve. Using printing ink is also part of her process, which she uses for a less digital feel in the textures. She tells us more.
I draw in those basic cheap student sketchbooks using a heavy 8B pencil. I find using basic materials helps you not be precious about what you draw— my drawings don't change too much from sketchbook to final piece— I think the initial instinctive line is often the best.
When I'm making a pattern, I scan in the drawings and play around with the layout in Photoshop until I have got the repeat right. I cut stencils by hand and print using block print ink to get my textured colours.
I use a high contrast colour and then mix the final colour palette in Photoshop. I like to do the stencils to produce the texture as I feel it gives the work something that just working digitally just doesn't.
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NorthStar Providers Recognized
Stan Wilcox is Recipient of EMT of the Year
June 1, 2011
Stan Wilcox of Weld was the recipient of the coveted EMT of the Year award.
Closing National EMS Week, NorthStar held its annual recognition and awards banquet to honor its staff of emergency medical technicians (EMTs). NorthStar is the ambulance service of Franklin Memorial Hospital and operates throughout Greater Franklin County.
Speaking in praise of NorthStar were Gerald Cayer, Franklin Community Health Network (FCHN) executive vice president and John Bogar, NorthStar advisory board chair. Both expressed appreciation to the staff and praised their quality of patient care and community service efforts. A letter was read aloud from Joanne LeBrun, TriCounty EMS coordinator, that referred to NorthStar staff as everyday heroes—this year's theme of EMS Week.
Stan Wheeler, Franklin County Sheriff dispatcher, led the invocation, which was followed by NorthStar Director David Robie, who highlighted the accomplishments of the organization over the past year and presented awards.
Stan Wilcox of Weld was the recipient of the coveted EMT of the Year award that recognizes the employee who best represents NorthStar's mission of professionalism, patient care, community activities, fiscal responsibility, and overall excellence. "On a daily basis working throughout the NorthStar system, Wilcox shows his dedication and untiring support of NorthStar and the EMS profession," Robie said.
Wilcox was cited for his management roles, his participation on several NorthStar and hospital committees, his training and precepting roles, and his consistently exceptional patient care. A former recipient of the Above & Beyond award, Wilcox is a dedicated family man with a great sense of humor and an unfailingly positive attitude.
In presenting the award, Robie commented, "Stan has all the characteristics that are great about EMS professionals: highly skilled, giving freely of his expertise and time, and a wonderfully positive attitude. Stan has come up through the licensure levels and has worked at all the NorthStar bases. He is good for EMS and very good for NorthStar. We are proud and fortunate to have such an outstanding paramedic in our service."
Above and Beyond awards were presented to: Peter Wade, paramedic; Steve Smith, paramedic; Shanelle Coolidge, EMT-I; Gabe Gunning, EMT-B; Shelby Rousseau, EMT-I; and Heather Rhinhart, EMT-B. These awards are given for actions and performances that are a cut above the norm. Wade and Smith are two-time recipients of this award
400 Club awards (for 400+ ambulance runs in one year) went to Joe Carpenter, paramedic; Shanelle Coolidge, EMT-I; Al Sleight, EMT-I; and Christie Pinkham, EMT-I. Every member of the NorthStar staff was recognized as a contributor to the success of the system.
Robie and all attending also recognized Smith and Coolidge for organizing the awards celebration and Operations Managers Mike Senecal and Felicia Harris for their leadership. Senecal also spoke of the disaster drill that took place at Sugarloaf in November and its positive impact on the subsequent lift derailment in December.
Robie closed by saying, "We are very proud of NorthStar's accomplishments in the seven years that we have operated as a combined regional EMS service. We have state-of-the-art equipment and modern ambulances, but our most important assets are our professional EMTs who respond day in and day out. Our entire staff exemplifies the best in EMS and we are pleased to honor them in this way. With the power of our regional strength and our focus on local responsiveness, we look forward to continuing to provide the highest level of emergency medical services to each of the 71 communities we serve."
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Orbis Is Right to Accept Vodafone's Offer for C&WW
So why has Orbis rolled over and given its support for Vodafone's £1.04 billion bid for Cable & Wireless Worldwide, in which it is the largest shareholder with a 19% stake?
For weeks, the value investor argued that Vodafone's 38 pence per share offer was just not good enough.
Bermuda-based value investor Orbis has form in taking large positions in companies, then using these to leverage higher offers. It said in April that the offer "does not appear to reflect the value inherent" in Cable & Wireless Worldwide. It later said that it would consider remaining as a minority investor in the struggling U.K. telecoms operator after a Vodafone takeover.
This would have given it the opportunity to be a thorn in the side of the enlarged group, and may have enabled it to employ a tactic similar to the one it used when it bought a stake in Dutch printer and copier maker Oce. After much posturing, Orbis managed to get Canon to raise its offer for Oce, after a nearly two-year delay.
But being a minority investor in a company like Cable & Wireless Worldwide–which has struggled over the past two years since its spin-off from former parent Cable & Wireless due to public and private sector budget cuts–would likely have been a pretty thankless task over the medium to long term. In its last set of earnings in late May C&WW pointed to a 14% fall in core earnings to £378 million for the March 2012 year end and exceptional charges worth £606 million pounds.
Add this to a worsening U.K. economy and it's clear it would have taken some nerve to maintain the thesis that the company was significantly undervalued in the light of these factors.
"Orbis probably originally felt it could create a rump of shareholders who could put pressure on Vodafone for a higher bid," Will Draper, an analyst with Espiritu Santo bank, said. "But it became clear that that wasn't going to happen."
Digging in for the long haul to fight for a higher offer may have been a hard sell for other long-suffering investors in C&WW.
Vodafone's bid price is almost twice the level at which C&WW's shares were trading when its interest came to light earlier this year. At times in the past two years its shares have traded at close to 10 pence.
An Orbis spokesman pointed out that crucially, under the scheme of arrangement system which Vodafone was using to compete its takeover of C&WW, Orbis wouldn't have been able to remain as a minority shareholder in any case.
"In essence, Orbis has taken a rational decision to vote in favor at the meetings and remove unnecessary uncertainty given that it was clear a sufficient level of shareholders supported the bid to make it virtually certain to succeed," the Orbis spokeman said.
With the myriad of challenges C&WW was facing, and without obvious support from other shareholders, Orbis clearly felt the chances of achieving an outcome higher than 38 pence in the future would have been a long, hard slog.


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Albert Lott and Machon Trimm combined to allow two hits and the Lamar offense exploded for 10 runs in a 10-0 victory over the Texas A&M - Corpus Christi baseball team on Sunday in seven innings. The Cardinals (22-13, 9-6 Southland) took the series two games to one from the visiting Islanders (22-14, 7-8).
Aaron Buchanan and Wade Mathis each had three hits for Lamar, while Ted Zentek drove in three runs. The Cardinals scored six runs in the bottom of the seventh to finish off the game. Trey Hernandez and Matt Holland had the only two hits of the game for the Islanders.
The Cardinals got on the scoreboard first for the second straight day, tagging starter Todd Simko for two runs in the bottom of the third inning. Lamar put together four hits in the frame, with Wade Mathis singling home a run, which was followed up by Joey Latulippe's double to the right-field corner, making the score 2-0.
Still down 2-0, Texas A&M - Corpus Christi loaded the bases in the top of the fifth inning with three straight walks with one out. Santiago Ruiz, Sean Washington and Jeramie Marek drew bases on balls in consecutive fashion to chase Lott from the game. Trimm was able to put out the fire, though, getting Drew Vest to fly out to center, followed by Hernandez bouncing out to pitcher to end the inning.
That turned out to be the last chance for the visitors, as Lamar added two more runs in the bottom of the sixth inning off Roy Ferdin. Pinch-hitter Cameron Campbell drove in the first run with a single to left, which was followed by Buchanan getting a single through the drawn-in infield to make it 4-0 Cardinals.
The home squad broke open the contest in the bottom of the seventh. After plating one run, two singles and a walk loaded the bases, and Zentek cleared them with a double, making it 8-0. Jeff Abt then tripled and Mathis drove in the final run on a single to end the shortened game.
The Islanders return home on Tuesday, April 12, for a 2 p.m. contest against UTPA at Chapman Field. Live video and statistics will be available on GoIslanders.com.


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Former longtime Marlow resident Jessie Robert Hines, 90, of Oklahoma City died Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, at her home.
Services are planned for Saturday, Jan. 19, at 2 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Marlow, with the Rev. Harold Brown officiating. Burial will follow in the Marlow Cemetery under the direction of Callaway-Smith-Cobb Funeral Home in Marlow.
Jessie was born Sunday, Jan. 14, 1923, in the Central High community to William Barnett and Gertha Mae (Tuggle) Johnson. She lived in the Marlow area most of her life before moving to Oklahoma City two years ago. She attended school at Central High and graduated from Central High School. Jessie married Clyde Franklin Brown in September 1940 in Marlow. He preceded her in death in May 1945. On Jan. 5, 1947, she married Troy Kenneth Hines in Marlow. He preceded her in death on April 13, 1999.
A pastry cook, Jessie was employed with Taylor's Restaurant for many years. She enjoyed quilting, watching square dancing, and playing dominoes and pitch. Jessie always had a large garden and often canned her fruits and vegetables and made jelly for her family. She loved spending time with her kids and grandkids. Jessie was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Marlow.
She was preceded in death by her husbands; her parents; four brothers, Marvin Johnson, Elvin Johnson, Harold Johnson and Cecil Johnson; and four sisters, Pearl McGee, Florence McGehee, Eulita Ball and Norene Sheehan.
Survivors include five sons and daughters-in-law, Loyd C. and Haydeé Brown of Oklahoma City, Harold W. and Cindy Brown of Oklahoma City, Elvin T. (Bubby) and Brenda Hines of Gladewater, Texas, Barney and Debbie Hines of Marlow, and Fred and Kim Hines of Marlow; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Janice A. Compton of Anderson, S.C., Maudean and Robert Wakefield of Edmond, and Bonnie and Rick Snidow of Lawton; 22 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; a sister and brother-in-law, Lola Ruth and Joe Herrera of Duncan; three brothers-in-law that were brought up in the home, M.T. Hines and J.W. Hines, both of Duncan, and Freddie Kent Hines of Tuscarora, Md.; two sisters-in-law, Cathy DeRoin of Broken Arrow, and Freda Sharp of Bakersfield, Calif.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Jessie's grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Marlow Nutrition Center, the Marlow Senior Citizens Center, or a recipient of the donor's choice.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.callawaysmithcobb.com.
Jessie Robert Hines
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The philosophy and spirit of FOSS
My last two blogs dealt with issues that illustrate to me that some people have a functional disconnect with the philosophy, and spirit, of what I feel is really what the Free Software movement should be about. For many "freedom" seems merely to be mostly a slogan, not a guiding principle to consistently adhere to, and a reality to produce. Here's what I think many people are missing.


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The "Vertigo effect"
The "Vertigo effect" (also called dolly zoom or push-pull) was created by simultaneously zooming in and tracking backward; the result is that the foreground remains stable while the background expands backwards. The effect creates a visual equivalent of the disorientation Scottie experiences due to vertigo and acrophobia.
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By Anna Richardson, an Australian Youth Ambassador for Development (AYAD) with UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office, Bangkok
|My work mates at EAPRO; Vijaya, Lori, Me and Dominik.
It did mean however, that the focus of the East Asia and Pacific Regional Office (EAPRO) shifted from getting things done to evaluation - reviewing key achievements and gaps from 2012 and planning for the coming year. Understanding what has and has not worked - and why - is crucial in development work. The entire office came together for three days to discuss the key activities, achievements and challenges for each section – such as how teachers in the region are receiving teacher training to give children quality education and what obstacles we need to overcome if we are to make sure children have access to clean water and safe toilets. It was great to hear achievements from 2012 celebrated and key challenges for 2013 discussed.
After this, each of the 14 UNICEF country offices' reports in the region were presented for review. Each country has a unique situation in terms of finances, politics, culture… all of which UNICEF needs to be aware of and work within. I was most surprised to learn that several countries in the region have moved into the "middle income earning" bracket of World Bank categories, based on Gross National Income. Countries such as Thailand are defined as middle income, and this has a big impact on funding provided by donors. Of course, having a higher average income does not equate to better outcomes for all children nor to development goals being met. Increases in wealth in a country are not evenly distributed and there is no better example of that than PNG, where the country is technically rich – mostly because of mining – but there are still children whose lives are endangered because they don't have access to safe food, water, sanitation and aren't able to access education systems or services for protection from violence – basic needs of a population.
After all that information my head was exploding. Luckily, we then had two days of staff retreat – a fun-focused, team-building escape to the outskirts of Bangkok. Little did I know that in the first session we would be required to create four Thai delicacies under the supervision of local expert chefs!
|Construction of a child-friendly village - team building exercise.
Volunteering with UNICEF EAPRO is so far, SO good. My assignment outcomes are coming along well, with work plans made and discussed and even partially implemented. The team building and work planning experiences were helpful – I have a better sense of the current context in the region and of the area where UNICEF is working – child protection, health, education, water and sanitation, emergencies, HIV, social policy and more – and will build on this collaboratively to produce meaningful resources for my team. Good start to the year 2013 and I look forward to the rest!
The AYAD Program is the youth stream of Australian Volunteers for International Development, an Australian Government, AusAID initiative. This year the Australian Government will support more than 1800 skilled volunteers like Anna to live and work in developing countries through the Australian Volunteers program. For more visit www.ayad.com.au


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The personal journal of Chris Brummel, who is currently evaluating his pizza-in-a-cup options.
Previously: Pt. 1, Pt. 2, Pt. 3
The original Woodstock soundtrack only has a few songs from Sly & the Fam's legendary set, and for the last several years
I've been listening to a Woodstock bootleg that comes from a pretty crummy board mix (still interesting to hear the differences in the performance from the edited official release and the bootleg release). BUT FOR NO LONGER: On June 30th, Sly & The Family Stone: The Woodstock Experience (2CD) will be released featuring the best live performance ever (TRUTH).
Also, somehow KCRW was able to coax Sly out of hiding for his first on-air interview in over a decade. Interesting bits in the interview: If You Want Me To Stay is a literal edict to fans that he'll stick around as long as people want him around; and that he used to get into arguments with Charles Manson at Doris Day's place around the time he recorded Que Sera Sera. Listen below:
Previous thoughts on Sly & the Family Stone
Great six-page article on my favorite stand-up comedian. He single-handedly made a poor movie watchable. Good call on Todd Phillips' part on letting Zach be Zach for this film, which is more than can be said for this piece of shit.
By 1997, Cheap Trick had become so disapointed with the quality of the recording for In Color that they decided to re-record it with producer Steve Albini. They're right. Think about it: The version of I Want You To Want Me that everyone loves is from their live album and not the original recording.
Someone posted this unreleased re-recording and also somehow came across a great cover that John Lennon did of I Want You To Want Me around 1980 that is a touch more minimal (w/ clarinet!):
Looks like someone got their hands on some footage for the sequel to my favorite video game of all time:
It's just like Dougie Bendle in reverse! In '86, his parents took him at the age of 14 months to see the Dalai Lama. He was enthroned as the reincarnation Lama Yeshe, the reincarnated lama of a spiritual Buddhist leader. Now he's 18 and has escaped. Now wants to use his Kiss tickets and make out with Patty Matthews.
I'm jealous. Great poster proposals for the 2012 Olympics in London.
Twitter. Media darling.
Apple is definitely going to buy. Google wants their "real-time semi-news." The media won't STFU about it. We'll all be using it by this Christmas. And as Rand in Response says:
Twitter seems to be on the front page of everything but, curiously, has done nothing functionally interesting. They're just sitting there keeping the lights on.
Not everyone is just sitting there. Some are wondering, "What's next?"
That's exactly what I've been wondering. The market is being flooded with innovative features by third party clients and the only innovation that Twitter has added to the fold — search — wasn't even theirs: it was an acquisition. In fact, according to their blog they've only had five user facing updates in the past year, none of which would be deemed as "lighting the barn on fire" by a user.
So what gives? You could make the argument that their growth is because of their lack of innovation, rather than in spite of it. Keeping it simple allows users to focus explicitly on Twitter's core value instead of unnecessary bloat, and allows the owners to focus on being swooned by the big boys. Even VIPs within the company want new features but seem unwilling to build them.
I get the impression that Twitter knows that the money is in search and is putting all their eggs in that basket. And they've done a good job of it: their search implementation is pretty damn slick. But that doesn't stop me from pining like the biggest geek ever for something new out of them. I want a "groups" feature integrated into Twitter.com. I want drafts. I want threaded replies in my timeline.
But the feature I'd like the most is data interpreters. I'd love it if a link to a TwitPic is not counted against my 140 character count and is called out after my tweet. If a URL is from an approved source, strip out the link and treat the data appropriately. This would work great for video, audio, pictures, and locations. I'm dying to post a tweet from foursquare and not have half of my 140 characters taken up by the venue's address.
Twitter could keep it simple and just provide a link to the appropriate data; but with the right API calls, third party clients could take the ball and run with this type of info. Maps, audio, video, and photos could be displayed inline or expanded with a click. In fact, Tweetie already visually indicates when a tweet includes a link to a photo.
And don't worry about the redheaded stepchild in this discussion — SMS. This wouldn't (and frankly, couldn't) make that experience any worse for the 5% who still txt than it already is. Twitter could simply append the tweet with a "See More" link that routes the reader to the status's page. People who get their tweets over SMS aren't going to be clicking to view a TwitPic anyway, so a status link is just as efficient.
A feature like this would help bring the focus back to the message instead of the message being a URL. I have a hard time imagining the folks at Twitter doing anything close to standing still. The company seems to have the understanding that the premise of "140-character-messages" has a ton of milage and doesn't need new features, so why change something that's not broken? But features like this will reaffirm that in this medium, Twitter is the message. As Marshall McLuhan once said:
You should totally bake these features into Twitter.com. Now give me a massage…
So Twitter could continue to sit on their ass and they'll still be the startup darling that's perfect for many a company's portfolio. But a little attention to the users might help with this retention problem that people are suddenly talking about. …actually, it probably won't, but I'll go ahead and try to convince you otherwise…
I had a bunch of people get together for my birthday three years ago and we all played a few rounds of my favorite board-game, Hoopla (seriously, I've played this game with the same set of cards for about 6 years and I still love it; and yes, I understand it's technically *not* a board-game). For people who gave a unique performance during the game, I let them draw from a hat a description on a strip of paper of a fake prize that they had won. Examples include free slumber-parties at a mutual acquaintance's that we barely knew (who had no idea he was involved in the prize) to a dance-off between two friends of the winner's choice.
Hidden amongst all these fake prizes was a slip that looked just as made-up as the rest of them, but I actually had prearranged to make it into a reality. Some of my friends own a documentary company (Open Road Media, makers of fine films such as Pun Smoke and the Human Hambone) down in LA and I contacted them earlier in the day: Someone at the party would draw a prize of "A Free Documentary Of Your Choice By Open Road Media." A choice would be made by the winner and I would discretely txt my friend, who would have a team of folks ready to take the chosen topic and turn it into a "documentary" as quickly as possible. They would then send me the result over the internet and I would play the video on the living room television for the winner and the rest of the party at the end of the evening.
Well, the winner of the documentary prize chose the topic of "Friendship" and the wheels were set in motion. About two hours later, I presented the documentary and had a very confused party, who were struggling to figure out what just happened.
Here is the 2min. 40sec. documentary on "Friendship":
Love this idea from Fusca Design. Must remember this for Future-Brummel for when Future-Brummel has a "need" for a shelf like this.
And what have we found? That over the years of domesticating cows and selective breeding, we've ended up with a mentally retarded version of the species former selves. GREAT FOR BUSINESS!
Both types of cattle show evidence of natural selection in genes that appear to be involved in making the animals — large, horned and potentially dangerous — docile. In some breeds, specific variants of behavior-related genes are "fixed," or seen in essentially every animal. Curiously, some of those genes are in regions that in the human genome seem to be involved in autism, brain development and mental retardation.
Great for any fans of the Wire. BONUS: Also great for fans of inner city crime and bureaucratic mess. BONUS BONUS: A fan caught Simon before his appearance with Moyers and took him out to lunch. I like this David Simon character. If you haven't started the Wire yet, start now. And you can't stop until you at least finish a season; they start off decidedly slow.
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I love this trend of design reinterpretation that's been going around. Kottke did a nice roundup of some of the better redesigns, some noted previously here.
UPDATE: Here's some more – Blue-Note Wu-Tang
UPDATE UPDATE: The Magic continues!! – Classic records as Pelican Books.
Stephen Anderson makes a great case that good looks in design go more than skin deep:
The more we learn about people, and how our brains process information, the more we learn the truth of that phrase: form and function aren't separate items. If we believe that style somehow exists independent of functionality, that we can treat aesthetics and function as two separate pieces, then we ignore the evidence that beauty is much more than decoration. Our brains can't help but agree.
An in-depth look into Wes Anderson's style and choices through the first few minutes of The Royal Tenenbaums. Some of the analysis is a little manufactured, but most of it is pretty interesting. Make sure to pause often. If you're an Anderson fan, be sure to check out parts one, two, three, and four.
A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of helping Maddie attempt to be the King of Seattle. Inspired by the week's previous King, Maddie decided to give it a go and I decided to support her. The title of King is awarded every Monday at 12am to the winner of that week's foursquare competition.
foursquare is a location aware webapp for your phone that awards points for various activities that involve going out & about. The reason I "play" is because it gets me out of the house and acts as a great friend-finder. Alice Tiara just posted a great write-up of what makes the game interesting:
For example, on Monday night, I went to dinner with a friend. After dinner, I saw that two of my closest friends were at a local bar. We met them there, and over the course of the next four hours, about 10 other people showed up, all of whom found us through foursquare.
For people worried about privacy, don't worry; you only check in when you want to be found and only tell who you want to. The more places you go, the more points you get; and if you're creative with it, you can rack up the points. Here are some tips that I've come up with that will help you to be the King of your burg:
Part of playing a game is the necessity of agreed upon rules. foursquare doesn't have any defined rules at this point, other than "Don't lie about where you are," and even that isn't very defined. In an effort to get people playing under the same rules, I would suggest something along the lines of the following (please alter or append any of these in the comments):
The rules would only be necessary if you're interested in competing in foursquare. You can still get use out of foursquare, even if you're not competing for Kinghood. I would suggest that competing is opt-in for users who've read "the rules" as defined and agreed upon by the userbase (ticket).
Other ideas for foursquare that would make me dork out:
All this being said, this only works when you have friends using it. I'd have a lot more serendipitous moments if I had more friends playing the game with me…
Great student project by Thomas Nilsson
The music industry makes records louder and louder and have pushed beyond reason in an effort to stand out amongst the rest of the radio. This drives me nuts. Every time I listen to a Lily Allen record, I can't stand the fact that the drums are distorted to make a buck; and I particularly can't stand the fact that the people who perpetuate this problem know about it, but deny that it's a problem in the first place:
"Somebody told me about [people complaining that the Guitar Hero version of Death Magnetic sounds better]. Listen, what are you going to do?… …The Internet gives everybody a voice, and the Internet has a tendency to give the complainers a louder voice. Listen, I can't keep up with this shit." – Lars Ulrich
I don't know how he can honestly mean that when they guy who mastered it is embarrassed to be associated with the album. Make sure to also check out the Wikipedia entry on this topic.
Ohhh! This looks fun…
Lebron James may end up having the greatest basketball season in the history of the NBA this season. And the funny thing is, he's still got flaws in his game: His post-up game; Spotty outside shot; Stands still and dribbles too much. I'm betting that he's going to end up being the best player to ever play in the NBA. Case in point:
I guess Jimmy Kimmel is pretty good at it too…
Back in 1986, actor/director Beat Takeshi, a man who doesn't like video games, wanted to show people how foolish they were for liking video games by making the most annoying video game of all time for the Nintendo. For example: A level where you must sit in front of the TV and hold the select button for 60 minutes. Apparently it's coming to the Japanese Virtual Console on the 31st of March.
In a similar vein, Penn & Teller created a video game for the SegaCD in which you must drive across the Nevada desert in real-time for 8 hours in order to get "1 point". There's a torrent available for the brave.
Dear Future, please make this for me. I just had a $600 energy bill and need your help.
After Clay Shirky's great write-up on the death of the newspaper, Steven Berlin Johnson of outside.in wrote a nice peice on a posibility for the future of news. If only someone could figure out this investigative reporting and war correspondence problem…


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If you have a dog, for sure you already know which are the essential dog products you always need to have. But, if you are planning to buy a dog for the first time, you should know that your dog will require a lot of care. Here are some of the dog products which you should definitely have if you want to have a happy and satisfied dog near you.
First of all, you should buy a bowl from where he should be able to eat. Make sure to buy bowls in different colors, and to buy bowls which are big enough. The size of the bowls depends on the size of the dog of course. Bigger dogs will need bigger bowl, and smaller dogs, smaller bowls. One bowl should be for the food and the other one for water.
Other important dog product is a leash. Leash is very important thing because without it you will not be able to take your dog for a walk. Dogs like to be on the fresh air, they like to run and to have fun, just like us. So, make sure to take your dog to nearby parks as often as possible.
Other important dog product, especially for dogs with long hair, is a brush. Brushing can help a lot against fleas and ticks, so make sure to brush your dog as often as possible, especially after giving him a bath.
Dog shampoo is a must have of course. Dog shampoo will help your dog get rid of that bad smell, and will leave his fur and skin healthy and with a nice smell. Of course, don't exaggerate with giving him too much bath, once in two weeks is quite enough.
Exist some other dog product that you should have as well, like for example treats – to reward him after he has done something good, chew toys – to help him when his teeth start to grow, flea collar, a collar for dogs with ID tag etc.


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My interest areas include hernias, breast disease, small intestine and colon problems, gallbladder disease, cancer surgery, carpal tunnel release, laser vein surgery and spider vein injections, among other things.
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Welcome to my Ithaca College homepage! I entered Ithaca College in 1986 as a Music Education major; I graduated in 1990 with a Bachelors in English Literature (with a concentration in Renaissance Studies) and a Writing Minor. I came back to IC to teach two sections of Intro to Literature for the English Department in 1999. Currently, I'm teaching Academic Writing and Writing for the Workplace courses for the Writing Department.
I have also collaborated with Ithaca College's First-Year Seminar program to research possible solutions for on-line collaboration and communication ... specifically using Ithaca College's new learning management software (LMS), Sakai.
I work full-time at Cornell University as a Project Manager/Instructional Designer in the department of Academic Technologies. I have been teaching in higher education since 1993 ... at: Ithaca College, Binghamton University, SUNY Cortland, Empire State College, and Tompkins Cortland Community College. I've been teaching on-line courses since 1998 through Tompkins Cortland Community College and the SUNY Learning Network.


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In 2004, well before ISIS existed, Slavoj Zizek said the following:
"The danger, following the logic of a self-fulfilling prophecy, is that this very American intervention [in Iraq] will contribute to the emergence of what America fears most: a large, united anti-American Muslim front. This is the first case of a direct American occupation of a large and key Arab country–how could it not generate universal hatred in reaction? One can already imagine thousands of young people dreaming of becoming suicide bombers…What might indeed emerge as the result of the US occupation [of Iraq] is precisely a truly fundamentalist Muslim anti-American movement, directly linked to such movements in other Arab countries or countries with a Muslim presence–in other words, a Muslim 'International'. And the first signs are already discernible…It is as if…some invisible hand of destiny arranges it so that the short-term success of the US intervention strengthens the very cause against which the USA intervened." – Slavoj Zizek, Iraq: The Borrowed Kettle, 18-19.


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April 19, 2014
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Two Colorado State runs in the bottom of the seventh lifted the Rams to a 4-3 win over the Nevada softball team Saturday afternoon to sweep the three-game series.
In the bottom of the first, the Rams (27-10, 8-4 MW) took an early 2-0 lead and chased Nevada (21-22, 3-12 MW) starter Megan Dortch from the game. With two runs already home, Dortch issued a walk that loaded the bases with two outs. Freshman McKenna Isenberg then entered the game in relief and retired the next CSU batter to end the threat.
The Wolf Pack got a run back in its half of the second thanks to three walks and a hit batter issued by Colorado State. Hannah Harger drew a four-pitch, bases loaded walk that brought in Orozco from third, cutting the lead to a 2-1 CSU advantage.
Both teams scattered hits here and there as the game continued on but could not get any runs across until the top of the sixth. Amanda Weis provided the Pack with a base runner after being hit by a pitch, and was pinch-run for by Jasmine Jenkins. After Danielle Wiltz drew a walk, Ashley Butera came through with a pinch-hit, RBI bloop single to center that scored Jenkins and tied the ballgame at 2-2.
Nevada took the go-ahead run in the top of the seventh, once again thanks to a bases loaded walk. Megan Sweet singled and advanced to second on a passed ball. After Orozco drew a walk, Weis lined a shot that ricocheted off the third baseman's glove to load the bases. Wiltz stepped in and displayed patience at the plate to draw the walk on a 3-1 count to give the Pack a 3-2 lead.
In the bottom half of the seventh with a runner on first and one out, CSU's Chelsea Biglow tripled down the right field line, tying the game once again at 3-3. With two gone in the frame, a slow roller in the infield scored the winning run for the Rams, giving them the 4-3 victory.
Isenberg dropped to 7-5 with the loss. She threw six complete innings and surrendered the final two runs of the game, while striking out five CSU batters.
Nevada hosts San Jose State at Hixson Park next weekend for a three-game series that begins Friday, April 25 at 4 p.m.
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For once and for all: keywords meta tags are useless
May search marketers will recognize the scenario in which a (potential client) very proudly says they have followed all the SEO-rules in order. And then the first thing they mention is that all the meta tag keywords are there.
A second scenario will also be recognizable, when taking a look in the code of a website you find tens, maybe even hundreds of keywords stuffed onto the page, just to get Google to 'find the page' based on the keywords.
Many times it then is difficult to convince your potential client this is all useless. Now Google has made it 'official': Google doesn't use the "keywords" meta tag in their web search ranking.
In the video below Matt Cutts talks about the issue.
Google also posted some Q&A's on their Google webmastercentral blog. In those questions Google also adresses the question what it does do with the meta tags:
"Google does support several other meta tags. This meta tags page documents more info on several meta tags that we do use. For example, we do sometimes use the "description" meta tag as the text for our search results snippets".
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Course Equivalency Guides
The Transfer Affairs Office has negotiated a number of course equivalency guides with area colleges. If you want to transfer to any of the colleges listed below and would like to know how the courses you choose at BCC will transfer, you can view guides for each of the schools listed below. Please keep in mind that while every effort is made to provide current and accurate information, the course equivalencies are subject to change. Course equivalencies are added and revised on a continuing basis. The exclusion of courses does not necessarily mean that the courses are not transferable; they may not yet have been added to the database or may currently be under consideration for transfer. Students are responsible to meet the college and program requirements applicable at the time of enrollment at the baccalaureate college or university.
Course to Course Equivalency Guides
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- University of Rhode Island
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Many, though not all, colleges have transfer course equivalency databases on their websites. These databases can tell you how your BCC courses will transfer. You can often find these databases by searching for them on the institution's website using terms such as "transfer credit" or "transfer course equivalency." The guides for some of these colleges are listed below.


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A community leader hiding dark secrets becomes ill and confesses everything... compromising his chances of receiving proper medical treatment when he antagonizes his friends and family. Meanwhile, House becomes obsessed with convincing Taub to prove that he's the father of his two six-month-old daughters.
Omar Epps
Dr. Eric Foreman
Robert Sean Leonard
Dr. James Wilson
Jesse Spencer
Dr. Robert Chase
Peter Jacobson
Dr. Chris Taub
Odette Annable
Dr. Jessica Adams
Charlyne Yi
Dr. Chi Park
Heather Stephens
Denise Harris
Guest Star
Carlie Casey
Guest Star
E.E. Bell
Mayor Collins
Guest Star
Bobbin Bergstrom
Recurring Role
Dr. Foreman: As the new Dean of Medicine, I'd like to personally welcome all of our new employees and ask, why the hell do you want to come back?
Dr. Chase: Tired of surfing.
Dr. Foreman: He hasn't changed.
Dr. Chase: And neither has the job, right? You still get to do crazy crap.
Dr. Taub: Save people's lives instead of just their noses.
House: (about Chase) Beard's a nice touch. Let's everyone know that you're not a teenage girl.
House: These abrasions on his knees--they're minty fresh. About ten hours old.
Dr. Park: He got them playing flag football.
House: He said he got them playing flag football. I'm sure that's true if "flag" is a euphemism for "penis" and "football" is a euphemism for "entering a vagina."
Dr. Chase: What he means it's better to do it her where we can revive him then have it happen somewhere else.
House: The prodigal son has returned. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go slaughter a fatted calf for lunch.
House: (about Park's differential) Boring.
Dr. Park: I'm sorry. I thought I was here to treat the patients, not entertain you.
House: Would it hurt to do both?
Dr. Park: He couldn't get a babysitter. Get over it.
Dr. Taub: You're going to get us killed.
Dr. Park: She thinks I'm a prostitute on her turf. Showing weakness is what gets you killed.
Dr. Taub: Why would she think you're a prostitute?
Dr. Park: I'm in a dump with a guy almost twice my age. What else is she gonna think?
Dr. Taub: How old do you think I am?
Dr. Taub: An entire hospital betting on the legitimacy of my kids? It's great to be back among friends.
House: That's why we're going to blast him with broad-spectrum antibiotics.
Dr. Adams: The blast will fry what's left of his liver. The cure will kill him.
Dr. Chase: Not if we get him with a liver transplant first and then treat him with a broad spectrum.
House: And old team for the win! Not that I'm keeping score. It's more of a grid where I assign numerical values to determine who gets raises, vacation time, and my respect.
Dr. Adams: Maybe if everybody didn't lie...
House: Aw, that is cute. I'm talking about your breasts. They always get perky when you're being painfully earnest. Truth. It's uncomfortable, isn't it? More truth--I only noticed because Chase was staring at them. He'd never admit it, because he doesn't want to offend you. Same reason he's never tell you that he's thought about having sex with you. Although to be fair, every man you've ever met has thought about having sex with you. They'll lie, because if you knew... you probably wouldn't want to have sex with them. And that's just some of the lies from the last minute. And here's a bigger one--you already now this, but you pretend you don't because it makes you feel civilized. Most people find it easier to ignore the truth.
Music: Ain't We Got Fun (Richard A. Whiting, Raymond B. Egan, and Gus Kahn)
For the first time since the season premiere, the show begins with the "normal" credits and the Massive Attack theme.
International Airdates:
Canada: November 7, 2011 on Global
UK: November 10, 2011 on Sky1
Israel: February 1, 2012 on HOT3
Germany: April 3, 2012 on RTL
Sweden: October 2, 2012 on TV4
Czech Republic: January 7, 2013 on TV Nova
The Netherlands: January 17, 2013 on SBS6
Slovakia: February 5, 2013 on STV1
Finland: August 22, 2013 on MTV3
Dr. Wilson: House was like the child catcher from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
Referencing the supporting villain in the 1968 musical film. Author Roald Dahl created the character for the movie, as he doesn't appear in the original 1964 novel by Ian Fleming. The main villains, Baron and Baroness Bomburst, employ him to abduct the children of Vulgaria.
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State Safety Office
Driving Down Fatalities - SHSP 2012
Florida is determined to drive down fatalities and injuries on our streets and highways.
The departments of Education, Health, Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Transportation and the Florida Highway Patrol have partnered with agencies of the Federal Government and dozens of traffic safety organizations and private sector businesses to develop Florida's 2012 Strategic Highway Safety Plan.
"With more than 19 million residents and nearly 84 million annual visitors traveling on 121,000+miles of roads, it is a challenge to ensure the safety of Florida's traveling public. The SHSP is an interagency plan to address the challenge by focusing on engineering, enforcement, education, and emergency response solutions." Governor Rick Scott
In October 2011, based upon a review of collected and analyzed crash data, the SHSP Executive Committee designated eight specific traffic crash categories as the priority/emphasis areas for the next five years.
A statewide kickoff meeting of interested safety stakeholders was held on April 26 and 27, 2012. Teams were formed and began the process of recruiting additional expertise and developing appropriate strategies to reduce fatalities and serious injuries. Each team reviewed pertinent data and information on proven countermeasures in order to devise data-driven and research-based strategies for fatality and injury reduction.
On November 5 2012, The plan's Signatory Partners met in Tallahassee to pledge their support for the implementation of the five year plan.
The 2012 SHSP emphasis areas are:


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Ideas For Truffle Oil.
Scent a home-made mayonnaise with white truffle oil and drizzle over beef carpaccio and top with shaved Parmigiano Reggiano
Brush some bruscetta with truffle oil and top with taleggio or chevre
Add a splash to sauteed mushrooms and serve on toasted sourdough, or in tartlets with some creme fraiche as an hors d'ouevres
Drizzle over soups just before serving - try mushroom or cream of
Drizzle truffle vinaigrette over seared scallops, or a green salad.
Make a truffle butter with Lescure unsalted butter and add a dollop to mashed potatoes, or on top of a grilled eye fillet
Cook some Puy lentils and dress with truffle oil and diced tomato flesh - serve with grilled salmon
Grill some asparagus spears and anoint liberally with extra virgin olive oil and truffle oil, garnish with shaved pecorino cheese for a stylish yet simple entree
Truffle oil is magic with potatoes - mashed or roasted. When baking scalloped potatoes, grease the baking dish liberally with truffle oil to infuse as it cooks
Panfry or scramble eggs in truffle oil and serve on toast for a decadent breakfast or brunch
Drape thinly sliced prosciutto over baby salad leaves and drizzle with truffle oil or truffle honey
Add truffle oil to your pasta dough
Thank you Wattle for the ideas.I have a little bottle of truffle oil in my refrigerator,maybe for 10 years and I never used it. I cook a lot of different dishes,also European food,but some of your suggestions are a little bit out of the normal,but I get the idea. What is rocket? I make beet salad ,but besides all the other ingredients has horseradish in it.
sauregurke,Another name for Rocket is Arugula,hope this helps,
Yes to all of the above~ and a drop on one's finger isn't half bad either! Janie
White is better than the Black~ It's taste is much softer and it gently adds a wonderful flavor to so many foods, usually adding at the very end of recipes~
Black is stronger and is used on more bolder types of foods~
It stores very well in a dark place, avoiding any sunlight~
Thanks a bunch Wattle`~ I've been known to love the Truffle~
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Thanks very much Wattle and Ms "Truffle" for an informative post . I knew virtually nothing about Truffle Oil.
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Thank-you, some great ideas!
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by Isaac Asimov
Foundation Part IV, Chapter 1 Summary
- The story opens with a dude named Limmar Ponyets taking a nice hot shower—when the phone rings.
- (If this happens even in future space, it must be a law of nature.)
- A second trade ship calls for permission to dock, and three hours later, Les Grom hands Ponyets a message sphere. A super-confidential message sphere. Fancy.
- The message sphere contains instructions from the Traders Guild. Ponyets is to go to Askone, a planet refusing trade with the Foundation. That's too bad, because Ponyets is way behind on his quota.
- Grom asks if he can help, but Ponyets says he's in the hands of the Galactic Spirit now.
- Seems like Ponyets has had religious training from the Foundation. He claims he was too much for them, so he got the boot and went into trading instead.
- So, what did that message sphere say? Well, a guy named Eskel Gorov has been imprisoned on Askone, and Ponyets has to barter for the jailbird's freedom.
- The mission is especially important because Gorov isn't just any trader; he's also an agent for the Foundation. Gasp!
- Actually, that's not too surprising. Par for the course at this point in the novel really.