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All seven students passed the exam, which had a 36.2 percent pass rate.
"I am so proud of each of our students and the tremendous effort and commitment each has made toward attaining their professional and educational goals," said Regina Blasberg, chair of the surveying department at the college. "It is seeing the success of the students that makes teaching so wonderful."
In order to take the exam -- which is only offered twice a year -- students must have completed at least two years of post-secondary education in land surveying, at least two years of land surveying experience, or one year of each, explained Blasberg.
The land surveying program, introduced at the college in fall 2006, was created in response to the community's need for trained professionals necessary to catch up with construction in the Santa Clarita Valley. In June, the program graduated its first student with an associate of science degree in land surveying.
"Our program is designed to get them started on their career path and prepare them for an entry-level position," Blasberg said.
Land surveyors measure and record property boundaries and the topography of the land covered by construction and engineering projects. Surveys are used to establish legal boundaries, prepare maps and exhibits, and are the basis for written descriptions of land tracts that satisfy legal requirements.
Surveyors use mathematical reasoning ability to visualize objects, measure distances, sizes, and other abstract forms. They must be precise and accurate in their work because mistakes can be costly.


text: Lady Be Good was written specially for Fred and Adele Astaire by George Gershwin, who particularly admired Fred's ability to put over a song. As composer Burton Lane said, 'George was born to write for Fred and Fred was born to dance to George's music'. As well as the title song, Lady Be Good included 'Fascinatin' Rhythm' and the comic 'I'd Rather Charleston', with Adele as a dizzy brunette who would rather dance than learn history. The Astaires were idolised in London. Headlines like 'Fred and Adele Astaire – Please Come Back to London', were common whenever they opened a new show in New York. Lady Be Good was the last show to be performed at the Empire Theatre in Leicester Square before it became a cinema. On the last night the audience included the former star of the Empire ballet, Adeline Genée, and audience and cast gave her a great ovation. Also there was the Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII) who after the show threw a last night party for the Astaires at St James's Palace.

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I did my makeup by candlelight this morning. My shower was only lit by a flashlight. The temperature in my freezer is rapidly ruining those meals I was storing for winter, thanks to the wake Superstorm Sandy left in the region.
But still I thought, it could be worse.
Then I got an email that Bacon Fest, scheduled for Saturday in Easton, has been postponed.
Now I'm ticked.
Sandy has just gone too far this time. The folks at Easton Farmers' Market have been planning since March for a drool-worthy bacon celebration. There was going to be a bacon battle, a cupcake contest and the Downtown was going to be infused with the scent of bacon, Market Manager Megan McBride said Tuesday.
But due to circumstances beyond their control and vendors stranded without power, it looks like the festival will be postponed until Nov. 10.
The Easton Farmers' Market, however, will still be open for business 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, so if your fridge needs replenishing you can still stock up.
And, if you need a bacon fix in the meantime, here's a list of local places serving up hot coffee and meals.


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DoDEA HQ Office of Communications
4800 Mark Center Dr.
Alexandria, VA 22350-1400
The DoDEA Communications Office initiates and manages DoDEA's communications and outreach efforts worldwide. The office coordinates press relations, internal information programs and communication with students, parents, teachers, school administrators and the public.
The HQ Communications Office:
Issues news releases and media advisories about DoDEA initiatives, employees and programs Produces video and television promotional and informational products marketed worldwide Maintains the DoDEA web site Designs printed promotional and informational material and graphic artwork to accompany publications, promotions and initiatives
Area Communications Offices:
Wednesday, August 17, 2016 | Misc. Videos
2016 DoDEA Employees Back to School Message
DoDEA Director Tom Brady's Back to School message for 2016-2017.
Thursday, June 16, 2016 | Misc. Videos
2016 Training Officers Consortium Award
DoDEA Director receives Change Management Award
Thursday, June 16, 2016 | Misc. Videos
2016 Training Officers Consortium Award Acceptance Speech
DoDEA Director Tom Brady Honored with Change Management Award
Friday, May 13, 2016 | Misc. Videos
2016 MathCounts DoDEA Finalists
Representing DoDEA at the national MathCounts Competition last week in Washington was a team composed of the four highest scoring individual finishers at the DoDEA State MATHCOUNTS Competition.
Friday, April 01, 2016 | Misc. Videos
School operations in Belgium and Turkey
Director Brady speaks to recent events affecting school operations in
Friday, March 04, 2016 | Misc. Videos
Mamie Rush - 2015 DoD Award
Mrs. Rush was selected as a recipient of the prestigious 2015 Secretary of Defense Award for Outstanding Department of Defense Employees and Service Members with Disabilities.
Friday, August 21, 2015 | Misc. Videos
Dr. Gael Coyle, Acting Director DoDEA Pacific
DoDEA Educators and Administrators Talk about College and Career Readiness
Tuesday, August 04, 2015 | Misc. Videos
First Lady Michelle Obama Back to School Message
First Lady Michelle Obama Back to School Message
Monday, June 22, 2015 | Misc. Videos
21st Century Schools - Facilities
When we look at the way education is changing, what we do know is that we don't know what's coming next.
Thursday, June 04, 2015 | Misc. Videos
DoDEA 2016 Teacher of the Year
Mary Hansen is the fourth and fifth grade STEM teacher at the new Crossroads Elementary School.
Friday, May 01, 2015 | Misc. Videos
2015 Crossroads Opening Ceremony
Opening Dedication Ceremony for Crossroads Elementary at Quantico, Virginia
Wednesday, February 18, 2015 | Misc. Videos
2015 DoDEA Math Specialist on College and Career Ready Standards
DoDEA Math ISS's discuss CCR standards in Southbridge, Mass.
Wednesday, February 26, 2014 | Misc. Videos
We Will Raise a Ruckus Tonight
DoDEA 5th grader is finalist in White House Film Festival.
Tuesday, September 03, 2013 | Misc. Videos
DoDEA September 11th Remembrance Message
On this day as a nation, we remember the victims, their families, and the heroes who came forward during one of our country's darkest moments. Americans are asked to reclaim that spirit by serving their communities.
Friday, August 30, 2013 | Misc. Videos
DoDEA Pacific - Back to School 2013
New Area Director Dr. Linda Curtis addresses the DoDEA Pacific community in her 2013 Welcome Back to School message.
Wednesday, August 21, 2013 | Misc. Videos
DoDEA Europe - Back to School 2013
2013 DoDEA Europe Back to School Message
Monday, August 12, 2013 | Misc. Videos
DoDEA Attendance Policy
DoDEA Attendance Policy
Wednesday, August 07, 2013 | Misc. Videos
DoDEA Americas - Back to School 2013
On behalf of our teachers, administrators, and school support staff across the DDESS and DoDDS-Cuba School System, welcome to School Year 2013-2014.
Tuesday, May 07, 2013 | Misc. Videos
Camp Zama, Japan: Great Schools and a Great Community!
Camp Zama Japan
Tuesday, April 09, 2013 | Misc. Videos
The DoDEA Speaker Series: Month of the Military Child
DoDEA hosts teachers and students in a speaking seminar as they describe their experiences with the military and education.
Wednesday, January 02, 2013 | Misc. Videos
Common Core State Standards
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A Booster Shot for Your Soil!
Are your plants suffering from an unhealthy environment? Have they fallen on hard times from being disturbed, losing top soil, or is your soil compact and lacking quality organic matter? Are they looking unhealthy and not responding to any of your efforts to reviview them? The problem could be caused by a lack of beneficial fungi in your soil. You see all the unhealthy conditions listed above reduce the beneficial fungi in the soil and stress out your plants. To solve your plant problems and re-establish healthy plants you need MycoBoost.
All-natural MycoBoost is the easy to use, organic mixture of "beneficial" mycorrhizae fungi. "Mycorrhiza" means "fungus-root" and the name comes from the very important relationship between healthy plants and these root fungi. The specialized good fungi in MycoBoost colonize plant roots, expand into the surrounding soil and greatly increase the root's ability to absorb water and nutrients for healthier plants and turf. This "good fungi" also pushes out disease causing micro-organisms for better plant health. MycoBoost restores the natural partnership between plant and fungus for healthier, happier plants.
You'll see the practical benefits of using MycoBoost almost immediately. MycoBoost quickly helps you grow healtier, better looking plants with more flowers and fruits! And it's so easy to use, just add a few spoonfuls to your watering jug and you'll be playing plant doctor in no time. Look at the difference MycoBoost can make. The pot of grass on the right grown with MycoBoost is so much greener and healthier!
After using MycoBoost, the amounts of mycorrhizal filaments present in your soil are astonishing. Several miles of microscopic fibers can be present in less than a thimbleful of soil! This network of fibers forms a web in your plant's roots that increases the roots surface area by up to 1000 times! This helps your plants grow larger roots to capture and absorb more nutrients. Just look at the difference in root size!
Results You Can See!
MycoBoost's effectiveness can be viewed under an Electron Microscope. The picture at left is an electronmicrograph of mycorrhizal filaments holding sand grains in place and improving soil structure. Radiating threads are mycorrhizal fungi that act as extensions of the plant root system to absorb nutrients.
Proven Effectiveness in University Tests
MycoBoost is the most effective soil inoculum on the market. It's a safe, environmentally-friendly way to improve plant health. MycoBoost meets the Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) critieria for organic growing. Proven effective under a wide range of conditions and thousands of plant varieties it's the easy, smart way to improve root growth and plant health.
MycoBoost works on nearly all varieites of ornamental trees and shrubs, turf and ornamental grasses, flowers, houseplants, fruit trees and vegetables of all kinds!
MycoBoost Usage Instructions
MycoBoost is a combination of beneficial fungus in a concentrated powder form. MycoBoost blends well with other powder products or seed. It's perfect for hydromulching applications and improving germination and cover on tough sites.
MycoBoost can be broadcast, worked into seed beds, placed under cuttings, blended into potting soil, or sprinkled near roots at transplant time. When applying MycoBoost for any plant types the goal is to have MycoBoost come in contact with the plant's roots.
As a watering solution for general use on trees, shrubs, flowers, fruit and vegetables: Mix at least 2 tablespoons. of MycoBoost per gallon of water to make a healthy compost tea. You can use a higher ratio if desired, especially with problem plants. Higher amounts will not harm plants. Mix well and keep well mixed while watering. 1 lb. of MycoBoost makes 50 gallons of watering solution. Apply several times throughout the growing season.
For Lawns/Turf: Apply 1 lb. (2 cups) per 4,000 square feet. Use dry in a lawn spreader or mix with water for spray applications. Water thoroughly after dry applications. You shoud apply MycoBoost several times throughout the first growing season until healthy levels mycorrhizae are established.
Mix with Planting Soil: MycoBoost can be mixed into potting soil when filling planters, pots and trays. Use ¼ to ¾ pounds (½ -1½ cups) per cubic yard.
For Indoor or Outdoor Potted plants: Mix 1-2 tsp. in each pot at potting time.
Make a Compost Tea: MycoBoost can be mixed in at a rate of 1.5 oz of dry MycoBoost per 5 gallons of water.
As a Seed Coat: Use 1-2 lbs per acre. Mix dry or use as a solution with enough seeds for 1 acre of coverage.
Transplanting: Touch damp roots to Mycoboost so a small amount sticks to the roots or sprinkle ¼ tsp into each planting hole. You can use the compost tea as root dip during transplanting. Simply spray or mist the root system thoroughly before planting or dip the roots in the compost tea.
When Transplanting Trees: Mix ½ oz. (3 teaspoons) of Mycoboost with water per inch of tree trunk diameter (stem caliper).
Commercial Applications: MycoBoost can be hydro-mulched, banded in rows or side dressed before or during planting. Use 10 lbs per acre.
Should I use fertilizer with MycoBoost
Absolutely, but you should use less fertilizer. If you only use a fertilizer alone, particularly fertilizers with high levels of nutrients, you can push top growth at the expense of root development, making plants vulnerable to stress. Frequent, high levels of fertilizer produce an unbalanced and often unsustainable shoot-to-root ratio. Using MycoBoost improves feeder-root production and your plants will use added fertilizer more effectively, so you can use less fertilizer. Algoflash is the perfect fertilizer for use with MycoBoost. Algoflash is a balanced, non-burning fertilizer that can be added with each watering.


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Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), country's apex trade body, on Saturday said they would seek legal remedy to get rid of destructive political programs like hartal and blockade as these are taking their heavy toll on the economy as a whole.
"We didn't think of legal protection before. But, considering the current situation, we'll be compelled of thinking to seek legal protection, if law covers," FBCCI President Kazi Akram Uddin Ahmed told reporters at an urgent press conference at its office.
He said the board of the FBCCI allowed him to go for legal protection as they do not want to get affected further.
Earlier, the FBCCI leaders had a meeting to discuss the current political situation and find out way forward having their backs pushed against the wall.
Responding to a question, Kazi Akram said before the January-5 elections they had met the top leaders of Awami League and BNP but there had been no positive outcome.
"We don't want to get affected further. Businesspeople will do business and politicians will do politics," he said adding that for the sake of country's economy, they will seek legal remedy to get rid of negative political programs.
The FBCCI President said transport, industrial production and tourism sectors are the worst affected areas due to recent blockade programs. "The transport sector alone suffers a loss of around Tk 200 crore every day."
He said there might be negative impacts on the banking sector as the number of classified loans is on the rise.
Hartal or blockade programs generally invite huge economic losses to the country and the businesspeople count the maximum losses, he added.
"The ongoing political instability is not only hurting the economy, but also hampering usual public life, especially the students and examines," he added.
The FBCCI chief observed that Muslim devotees are facing troubles in attending Biswa Ijtema due to the blockade program.
"If we want to turn Bangladesh into a middle-income country, all need to avoid confrontation and negative political programs," he added.
The FBBCI urged the government to waive bank loan interest as production is being hampered due to the blockade program.
Kazi Akram also urged the political parties to withdraw destructive political programs. "We expect that political parties will find out a solution through fruitful discussions."
FBCCI first vice president Monwara Hakim Ali, vice president M Helal Uddin and directors of the FBCCI board were present.
FBCCI considers legal remedy against hartal, blockade
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A study into finance leaders' attitudes to their company's data has revealed that one in five are actually assigning a line on the balance sheet for data, assigning a value to it and managing it as an asset robustly.
CFOs assign value to corporate data
7th Jan 2013
Please login or register to join the discussion.
Big Data Needs to Prove Itself
We at the Financial Executives Research Foundation (FERF) appreciate how companies around the world are dealing with Big Data. In most companies, Big Data was of high importance, and investment in it was broadly expected to increase over time. However, in the FERF/Gartner study Financial Executives International CFO Technology, we found that the key IT issue for CFOs was the business value of the investment, and not its technical elements. Importantly most CFOs apparently need convincing about the intrinsic value of IT. A surprising 92% of CFOs believe the IT does not provide transformational/differentiation value.
Bill Sinnett
Senior Director, Research
Financial Executives Research Foundation (FERF)


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|Sep 29 2016
Mayor announces hiring of 28 additional police officers
Mayor Greg Fischer announced today that he will hire 28 additional police officers this fiscal year, bringing the total number of recruits to 150, the largest class ever for the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD). This brings the FY18 cadet classes to maximum capacity.
|Sep 29 2016
Louisville making progress on sustainability goals according to report
Louisville Metro Government has released the 2015 Progress Report on the city's sustainability plan, Sustain Louisville. The document highlights goal and initiative accomplishments that took place in 2015 and updates targets and strategies to align with new programs.
|Sep 28 2016
Public May Comment on Adding E-Cigs and Hookah to Louisville's Smoke-free Law until Oct. 28
As Louisville Metro Government decides whether e-cigarettes and hookah products should be included under the city's smoke-free law, citizens are being invited to share their views, through one of several ways:
|Sep 28 2016
President Yates and Councilman James issue joint statement on adding additional LMPD officers to fight violence in Metro Louisville
Metro Council President David Yates (D-25) and Councilman David James (D-6), chair of the Council's Public Safety Committee have issued a joint statement on the announcement of adding additional officers to Louisville Metro Police.
|Sep 27 2016
Early LIHEAP Registration for Elderly and Disabled Individuals Begins Monday, October 3
Home heating costs can be a large expense for families in the winter, so Louisville Metro Department of Community Services will begin accepting pre-registration heating assistance applications on Monday, October 3, 2016. The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) provides financial assistance to help income eligible residents pay utility bills.
Pre-registration is for Jefferson County residents who meet the following criteria:
|Sep 27 2016
Louisville Metro releases communications case study from Ali funeral week
Lonnie Ali holding celebration today to thank city and civic leaders
|Sep 27 2016
Councilman David James welcomes visitors to the St. James Court Art Show and Old Louisville
The 60th Annual St. James Court Art Show will once again bring the best artisans and craftsmen along with hundreds of thousands of visitors to the Old Louisville area during the first weekend in October.
|Sep 26 2016
Public Health and Wellness to Hold Diabetes and Nutrition Classes
The Department of Public Health and Wellness and its community partners will hold nutrition and diabetes prevention and self-management classes. All classes are free. Classes are as follows:
Nutrition Basics Class
Tuesday, September 27, 1:00 p.m., Shelby Park Community Center, 600 E. Oak St.
Learn the basic of healthy eating! This class is useful for those with diabetes as well as for the general public.
|Sep 26 2016
New Mosquito Fogging Routes
Mosquito fogging will be taking place in the Leemont Acres and Fern Creek Seatonville Road areas through September 30, weather permitting. CLICK HERE to see boundaries and how to sign up for fogging alerts.
|Sep 26 2016
Free Services Offered to Local Homeless Population on Oct. 5
Louisville's homeless population will have an opportunity to access services, information and assistance in a one-stop environment at the 2016 Project Homeless Connect/VA Stand Down, on Wednesday, October 5. Resources available at the event will include food, clothing, medical evaluations, help with employment, education and benefit services and many other forms of assistance.
|Sep 26 2016
REimage program expands to give more Louisville youth a second chance, help prevent violence
Initiative targets third west Louisville neighborhood, Park Hill
|Sep 26 2016
Mayor Fischer moves his office to IdeaFestival; work space to include 'parklet' prototype
For the sixth year, Mayor Greg Fischer and his leadership team are relocating their offices to the IdeaFestival in an effort designed to encourage breakt
|Sep 26 2016
Louisville Loop section to be closed Oct. 3
MSD to repair Levee Trail section for one month
Crews from MAC Construction, contracted by the Louisville Metropolitan Sewer District, will begin work on a 2.12-mile section of the Louisville Loop Oct. 3 resulting in closures of the trail for up to a month.
|Sep 23 2016
Air Quality Alert for Friday and Saturday
There is an Air Quality Alert for Friday 9/23 and Saturday 9/24 for ozone in Louisville and Southern Indiana.
|Sep 23 2016
Councilwoman Woolridge assists Solid Waste Management in impounding a vehicle of an illegal dumper
Metro Council proved it was serious about combating illegal dumping a few years ago when it passed an ordinance that allows the city to impound vehicles used in that activity. Councilwoman Mary Woolridge (D-3) followed up recently when she gave Solid Waste Management information about dumping in an alley in the 1500 block of Beech Street


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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Statistics of barcoding coverage
Specimen Records:74
Specimens with Sequences:74
Specimens with Barcodes:74
Species With Barcodes:58
Public Records:73
Public Species:58
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Allocasuarina is a genus of trees in the flowering plant family Casuarinaceae. They are endemic to Australia, occurring primarily in the south. Like the closely related genus Casuarina, they are commonly called sheoaks or she-oaks, they are notable for their long, segmented branchlets that function as leaves. Formally termed cladodes, these branchlets somewhat resemble pine needles, although sheoaks are actually flowering plants. The leaves are reduced to minute scales encircling each joint. Fallen cladodes form a dense, soft mat beneath sheoaks, preventing the development of undergrowth (a phenomenon known as allelopathy) and making sheoak woods remarkably quiet.
Another characteristic feature are the spiny "cones", about the size of an acorn but with a texture more resembling a conifer cone. However, sheoak "cones" are actually a woody fruit. Male specimens bear no fruit and are sometimes colloquially referred to as a "heoak".
As with legumes, sheoak roots possess nodules containing symbiotic nitrogen fixing bacteria; together with their highly drought-adapted foliage, this enables sheoaks to thrive in very poor soil and semi-arid areas. However, sheoaks are much less bushfire-tolerant than eucalypts.
Fossils of closely related species have been found dating back to the time of Gondwana.
The hard wood and rich texture makes sheoak wood popular among wood-turners. Sheoak wood is also regarded as an excellent firewood as it burns with very little ash.
Because of its ability to grow and develop extensive root systems in very poor or sandy soils, and to completely cover the ground with its "needles", it is often used to stabilise soils in erosion prone areas, or on sand dunes. Sheoak is also used as an ornamental shrub, although for this purpose the mat of "needles" may become a nuisance and must be carefully considered.
List of species[edit]
- ^ Allocasuarina glareicola - endangered species listing Department of Environment & Conservation (NSW). Retrieved 2007-01-23.
- ^ Allocasuarina littoralis www.organicmatters.com.au. Retrieved 2007-01-23.
- ^ Allocasuarina portuensis Department of the Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 2007-01-23.
- ^ Allocasuarina verticillata Windmill Outback Nursery, 2003-03-13. Retrieved 2007-01-23.
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Allocasuarina.
|Wikispecies has information related to: Allocasuarina
- "Allocasuarina". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
- She-Oak Woodland & Forest (Tasmania Government)
- Research team from IRD working on Casuarinaceae
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Hey everyone,
Since transitioning back to meat eating, I'm having a little bit of trouble with... umm... You know...! My bowel movements are not really happening. I was doing some research into GAPS (for an unrelated issue) and discovered that they don't advocate fibre as it:
"feeds microbes. The human digestive system is not designed to break down fiber. Instead, it ends up undigested in your bowel, where the majority of your gut flora resides. If your gut flora is healthy, ie dominated by beneficial, probiotic species, then these microbes will feed on the fiber and proliferate."[/I]
Meanwhile, over at the Danny Roddy thread:
[QUOTE=dannyroddy;889339] Fibrous carbohydrates can cause complications with bacterial endotoxin and increase adaptive stress hormones.l[/QUOTE]
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Lower Merion School Board Has First Public Meeting Since Judge Ruled District Improperly Raised TaxesCopeland spent about a half-an-hour outlining the budgeting process.
Philadelphia Could See Extra $55M In TaxesThe city controller says Philadelphia is about to reap a windfall as ten-year property tax abatements expire.
Pennsylvania's Cigarette Tax To Rise By $1 Per Pack Aug. 1Cigarette taxes are on the way up in Pennsylvania.
Next Round Of Fiscal Battles Have Already BegunLiz Stelle, the Director of Policy Analysis at the Commonwealth Foundation, talked with 1210 WPHT's Dom Giordano about the Pennsylvania's 2015-16 Fiscal Code and the next budget battle looming on the horizon.
This Year's Tax Deadline Has Been ExtendedApril 15th is normally the day your taxes are due. But good news, you can procrastinate a bit longer.
Zeoli Show Log 04.13.16Rich discussed Donald Trump meeting with Megyn Kelly, delegate predictions from RNC members and the decline of quality programs due to political correctness. He also discussed Thomas Jefferson's birthday, Rubio's 'possible' endorsement of Ted Cruz and Trump's family townhall. Rich spoke with Daily News Political Columnist John Baer at 3:30pm and Greg Lukianoff, President and CEO of FIRE at 4pm.
IRS Unveils New Way To Pay Taxes... At 7-ElevenTax Deadline Day is approaching and the IRS unveiled a new way to pay.
Free Tax Preparation Bus Touring PhiladelphiaThe April 18th tax deadline is less than two weeks away, and a local non-profit has teamed up with a bank to offer free tax preparation services for working families.
The Most Common Mistakes That Occur In The Rush To Finish TaxesWith just days to go before the filing deadline, it's crunch time for taxpayers who haven't yet completed or started a tax return.
Be Smart: Use Your Tax Refund WiselyYou've got a hefty check headed your way, thanks to your tax refund. Don't spend it just anywhere. Instead, here are five smarter ways to use your refund money.
5 Common Filing Errors To Avoid On Your TaxesWhether you do your own taxes or you pay an accountant to help you, there are lots of very easy mistakes that many people make on their tax returns every year. Here are five of the most common tax mistakes that people make.
How To Find The Right Tax Professional For All Your Tax NeedsWhen it comes time to choose a tax professional, there are many things that a tax payer needs to understand. Here are some basic questions to ask and details to learn before hiring someone to take care of your income tax preparation needs.


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The Women's and Gender Studies Track is earned within the Master of Social Science degree, an interdisciplinary Master's degree in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Colorado Denver. Women's and Gender Studies are based in feminist theory, queer theory, post-colonial and ethnic studies and a variety of social sciences and cultural studies. Students pursuing the WGST track, focus on issues of sex and gender as they manifest in societies through culture, language, politics, visual representation, and history. They take coursework in social theory, feminist theory and gender studies that emphasizes critical thinking about the condition of women and the role of gender in both historical and in contemporary experience. Students will take 9 hours of required course work in social sciences and pursue track requirements as outlined below.
Of the 36 credit hours of graduate course work required for the MSS degree, at least 15 hours of coursework are constituted by the following track requirements:Please note that some of these courses may have prerequisites that must be met.
An interdisciplinary seminar focused on foundational and contemporary texts in feminist and gender studies. Course provides students with the theoretical and research tools for pursuing advanced studies in feminist and gender studies. Typically offered in the fall.
Women's and Gender Studies and Identity-Related Courses: (student must take at least 9, and up to 21, credit hours of elective courses) These courses must be explicitly women's and/or gender based courses. They can be taken through any UCD department or program with the approval of an advisor. Social Science students may take no more than 2 Humanities identified courses towards their degree requirements. Sample courses are listed below (Please note that some of these courses may be taught sporadically. Students should meet with their advisor to plan their course of study.):
Work in the community that concerns gender issues, on a paid or volunteer basis, supplemented with written work reflecting on the scholarly aspects of the experience under the supervision of a faculty member.
Research project or thesis under the supervision of a three-member faculty committee. See program requirements for details.
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When Tony Parker arrived into the NBA as a member of the San Antonio Spurs, his credentials as a "true point guard" were always in question.
He was mainly known for his speed and quickness to the basket (along with what's now his trademark tear drop as his main weapon), but wasn't known for his passing up until the Spurs adapted a fast paced offense that offers more open looks. While Parker has been a top tier point guard in the league, that question still seemed to shadow him throughout his career. Now that he's considered a top point guard, there's a new question that's being asked of Parker, and that's if he can "compete with the new breed" of point guards in the league?
The "new breed" being discussed is the more athletic point guards in the league in this new era of basketball than the traditional distributor of long ago. There's a huge difference from the current point guards in the league to the ones that we still remember in their prime not too long ago.
The Jason Kidds and Steve Nashes of yesteryear are said to be a dying breed to the new look point guards in Russell Westbrook and Derrick Rose. These superstar point guards tend to have a more athletic game in the molding of a shooting guard who are looking for highlight reel material over setting up an offense and looking for a high percentage shot.
Parker has been known to have some athleticism, but rarely shows it on an every day basis (maybe something he learned from Tim Duncan?). Parker hasn't been flashy, but you can probably credit that to the system he plays in than the actual player. Even though the Spurs play at a higher tempo than before, they're still looking to get a high percentage shot as quickly as possible instead of throwing up a shot in 7 seconds or less.
The question is still being asked, and that's if Tony Parker can keep up with the flashy point guards of the league. At 31 years old, Parker is averaging an impressive 17.6 ppg and 6.3 apg this season. He's shooting 51 percent from the field and an impressive 55 percent from inside eight feet from the basket. His career high 44 percent 3FG shooting this season is also a huge mark for him while he's expanding his game at this point of his career. Those statistics are impressive to say the least, but it doesn't answer the question if Parker can keep up with the athletic flashy point guards since it's not a matter of stats.
The question if he can keep up should actually come from Parker's counterparts instead of Parker himself. This breed of athletic point guards may be fun to watch, but they're showing that they may not be able to keep up with the veteran Parker for now.
Westbrook has been hampered by injuries that have stalled his progress this season. He came off a knee injury after a collision with Patrick Beverly of the Houston Rockets during the playoffs last season and is currently out until after the All-Star break this season with another surgery.
Derrick Rose is another casualty of knee injuries this season that has possibly ended the year for him while only playing 10 games this season. Rajon Rondo is another point guard who's also been discussed in the top tier of players for his position and has an athletic game with his long arms and speed who hasn't played this season yet with an ACL injury that occurred last season.
This isn't to say Parker has not found himself with an injury bug or two during his career in the silver and black, but very rarely has that kept him out of action as long as his opposition in the discussion. He found himself with a light hamstring strain during the NBA Finals last season, but still saw him put up an impressive 15.7ppg and 6.4apg in a seven game series against the Miami Heat. That series also saw LeBron James taking his turn on guarding Parker for long periods.
From a coaching standpoint, Parker's game is far more superior than those mentioned because it's more versatile. Parker's shooting touch makes him equally as dangerous as his quick step to the basket or his tear drop. There's no one way of guarding him like the aforementioned point guards as we've seen throughout the postseason when the defenses tend to clamp down. Although teams want Parker to shoot mid-range jumpers, that's only because he's equally as dangerous as driving to the basket or throwing up a tear drop a few feet away. The flashy points don't have that luxury and have found themselves coming up short in the postseason for that very reason. They may be the best players on their team, but they also become a huge liability with their one dimensional flashy game close to the basket when a center or power forward is waiting for them to contest a dunk.
Parker's injuries throughout his career and his ability to keep playing through them is a testament to how much his game is under appreciated and how it makes it more valuable than the flashy point guards we see now in the NBA. His game is well rounded enough to conserve his body for the majority of the season while still keeping the attention of the defense.
Tony Parker's "unflashy" game is what has the younger point guards who are looking for Top Ten plays on the outside looking in the posteason. At this point in the season with the injuries stacking up against the athletic one guards, the question might be "Can the new breed keep up with Tony Parker?" instead.


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SUNY Upstate is tapped to test new treatment for multiple sclerosis
SUNY Upstate Medical University has been selected as a site to launch a worldwide landmark study to investigate whether an oral treatment option might be available for people living with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. Current treatment options involve regular injections with a needle. Many physicians feel that an oral therapy in the form of Copaxone would be a significant development in treating multiple sclerosis, citing that many people are uncomfortable self-injecting.
Titled "The Coral Study" it is the largest clinical study for people with multiple sclerosis, spanning five continents and 18 countries. It will involve 178 study sites around the world, 58 of which are in the United States, including Upstate Medical University in Syracuse.
The local effort will be spearheaded by Cornelia Mihai, M.D., assistant professor of neurology in the College of Medicine at SUNY Upstate Medical University and director of the Multiple Sclerosis Clinic at University Hospital. She will be joined in the study by Burk Jubelt, M.D., chair of the neurology department at University Hospital, and Michael Vertino, M.D., clinical assistant instructor of neurology at University Hospital.
According to Mihai, the Coral Study is a Phase III clinical study. Phase III studies follow years of extensive research and are often the final step before a request is made to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for approval to market a drug.
Recruiting study participants
"We are working with the medical community to identify people between the ages of 18 and 50, [inclusive] who have a confirmed diagnosis of relapsing- remitting multiple sclerosis. Locally, we will recruit at least 12 participants from the approximately 600 multiple sclerosis cases followed in University Hospital's Multiple Sclerosis Clinic," Mihai said. "Worldwide, researchers will recruit 1,300 participants, including 600 to 700 Americans. Our recruitment efforts should continue for at least six months or until the enrollment is completed."
In addition to the above criteria, the study is open to people who:
- have received a confirmed diagnosis of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis and who have been diagnosed for at least six months;
- have at least one documented relapse within one year prior to study entry;
- are relapse-free at least 30 days prior to screening;
- are relapse-free during the screening period;
- are able to swallow whole tablets; and,
- who have a Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) baseline of 0 to 5.0, inclusive.
Mihai said there are several factors that might exclude possible participants from the study, including previous use of Copaxone for injection. "We are encouraging interested individuals to speak with their physician or call University Hospital's Multiple Sclerosis Clinic at 315-464-5356 regarding their possible participation," she said.
The Coral Study is a randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled study. It will determine if an oral form of Copaxone (glatiramer acetate for injection) is safe and effective for the treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. The study will last 56 weeks. The primary goal of the study is to measure the total number of relapses observed during that time. The study will also measure the total number of relapses severe enough to require treatment with steroids; the progression of disability as measured by Expanded Disability Status Scale scores; the effects on cerebral MRI; the safety of an oral formulation of Copaxone; and the tolerability of an oral formulation of Copaxone.
Participants will be divided into one control and two treatment groups. The three arms of the study will compare daily doses of 50 mg of oral glatiramer acetate, 5 mg of oral glatiramer acetate, and oral placebo. All tablets are enteric-coated, to prevent stomach upset.
Copaxone is glatiramer acetate for injection. Development of the oral formulation of the medication began in 1996. Copaxone appears to block myelin specific autoimmune responses. Myelin is a protective coating that insulates nerves. In multiple sclerosis, it is thought that the immune system attacks myelin basic protein. Myelin is broken down, causing disruptions in the signals sent to and from the brain. The active ingredient of Copaxone, glatiramer acetate, consists of the acetate salts of synthetic polypeptides, which resemble the structure of myelin basic protein. While it is not known exactly how Copaxone works, it is believed to block myelin-damaging T cells. Treatment with Copaxone creates special T cells that are thought to cross the blood-brain barrier into the central nervous system. When they come into contact with myelin and other proteins in the central nervous system, they are believed to release helpful anti-inflammatory substances (cytokines) that reduce the inflammatory process, which can cause demyelination.
Individuals who are interested in learning more about the Coral Study are encouraged to contact their physician or call Health Connections at University Hospital at 800-464-8668 or 1-800-31CORAL.
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He has been giving my dad the silent treatment for several days, nearly got him to crash the car yesterday, has forbidden me from singing anywhere in the house...
This isn't regular annoying brotherness, this is bitchy-Aspie brother being a jerk...
I lack aspergers and also enforce the no singing rule, if only for mental sanity, this is universal of siblings. As for how silent treatment can get someone to almost crash a car... I have no idea apart form psionics.
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Love and the meaning of commitment
A puppy may seem like a very rewarding gift but growing up untrained, he can quickly become a nightmare
One day, Porn comes to help me with the turtles, and she has news.
"I have a dog," she says proudly.
I'm surprised that she's added to the work in her household. With two children and a husband, she has enough responsibility already, especially with her full-time job.
"What kind of dog is it?" I ask.
"It's a Thai dog," she says, "a bangkaew."
My heart falls. Porn loves people. She loves babies. She loves animals. I guess she loves practically every living creature.
Now her employer, who raises bangkaew, has given her a puppy.
I suppose she couldn't say no, or maybe the thought of having her own bangkaew is too exciting.
She already knows all about this breed, she tells me, their strength and power and their aggressiveness. Does she know how to train her puppy?
"Train!" she laughs. "No, but he loves me. He follows me around all the time."
When I ask what kind of dogfood she's feeding him, she says she doesn't. "My dog is Thai, not farang," she says. The dog is living on grilled pork and chicken.
Over the following weeks, the dog seems to be turning into a horror story. At four months old, he has already bitten everyone in her family.
"Your children too?" I ask in alarm. She smiles, explaining that she can't return the dog to her employer, and she can't give him away.
"What would happen if he asked to see the dog?" she says.
One day, when he's five months old, the dog begins to vomit and refuse his food.
Porn asks me what to do, but I tell her to take the pup to the vet. The problem could be anything, from the unsuitable food she's been giving him, or worse, distemper or some other contagious disease. The dog, after all, hasn't been vaccinated yet, although he's certainly old enough.
He apparently recovers on his own. Then, after a recent heavy rain, Porn's rented house floods. She moves the family to another place, but after a week, the owner tells her he doesn't want to rent that house anymore.
I suspect the dog is the problem. Who wants an uncontrollable animal running around the property?
When the family drop by my home on their way to another house, I finally meet the pup. He's beautiful, white with black markings and that bangkaew tail.
Porn's two daughters take him out of the car for a walk. Although he's on a lead and although he's just six months old, he's so strong that the two children can't control him.
He goes wherever he wishes, dragging the kids behind him.
Porn's right, though. This untrained, powerful animal certainly loves her, as he does the two girls.
And they love him.
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lossy formats to minidisc, that bad? or equally obscure mixtape format.
Like alot of people over a certain age, I have a real fondness and nostalgia for making mixtapes (for myself at this point, since so few people have anything to play them on). Of course, I've used iTunes and Spotify and put tracks on memory cards etc etc but it's not the same thing at all. I'm looking to get something tangible that I can record and archive mixes to pull out and play whenever. I'm looking at Minidisc stuff on ebay, since I always liked them, but would be recording much of the material to MDs (lossy) from mp3s, AAC etc as well as higher rez formats. Would that sound ultra terrible? Should I just go back to cassettes? [more inside]
Help my friend hear her mom!
Outdated-tech-filter: need help possibly restoring two micro cassette tapes. It sounds like there's just nothing on them... are they degraded? Demagnetized? Is that even a thing, and can it be fixed? [more inside]
Stereo Help - Recording cd to tape
I need guidance on recording cd to tape on a stereo with connected cd player, tape player, and receiver. [more inside]
I buy your granddad's tapes...where'd he used to store them?
I have many of my own cassettes from the 80s and 90s and I enjoy thrifting for them, too. How should I store them? [more inside]
High quality cassette convertor for a car stereo to play iPhone music?
I just bought a 2000 VW Golf, which has a cassette player. Can anyone recommend a convertor to play music from my iPhone? The best review I've seen is for the Sony, but there is still a lot of criticism. Please recommend the best option, whether it is the Sony, or another. Thank you.
Unofficial Star Trek Cassette-audio Album With Warp-Sound Tracks? Warp 8
I'm looking for the title of a audio-cassette album I owned sometime in the 1990s, which had the themes of various Star Trek movies and, particularly, tracks of sound effects of the ships warping that I believe were unique to the tape (as opposed to having been taken from the films). [more inside]
Portable Cassette Tape Recorder Recommendations
I need to buy a tape recorder to do interviews with people in punk bands. I'd love if it was also loud enough at playback to function as an extremely crummy tape player so I can transcribe the tapes without headphones or listen to cassettes in my room (this magically started working again, but it's only hooked up in my living room). [more inside]
Reliable company for reattaching cassette tape to spool.
I have a few cassette tapes that survived third class mail from Ohio to Sierra Leone and back in the early seventies, and then have been pretty much left alone for the last 40 years. We have been digitizing them lately and on two of them the end of the tape has detached itself from the spool. I need someone who knows this stuff backwards and forwards to reattach them and/or digitize the content for us. I remember fixing cassette tapes myself back when they were the preferred media, but I also remember having about a 5% failure rate. Way too high for this operation. Company recommendations (US preferably) would be gladly received.
Tips for buying a cassette deck, in 2013, in Chicago?
I'm putting together a stereo system that only needs to be able to play cassette tapes and vinyl records, because yes I am that much of a hipster. I have my speakers and turntable, and I just picked up a 1970s receiver with integrated cassette deck...which stopped working almost immediately. How do you go about buying something with many breakable, moving parts that stopped being manufactured with any quality in the 1980s? Should I replace my receiver with just a receiver and get a standalone tape deck? Where do you even buy a standalone tape deck? [more inside]
Is there a dead-simple way to create an insert for an audio cassette?
Assuming a level of graphics competence at "low, but very willing to learn", what's the easiest method of creating inserts for audio cassettes? Level of quality around "punk/hardcore/straight edge" on the sliding scale. Preference slightly skewed to a 4 or 5 panel card, tools available are MS Office products, Photoshop Elements and of course GIMP. Access to printers and copiers, willing to lay out double digits for a tool, click-and-drag type template, or assistance. Thoughts/advice/help?
Borrowed nostalgia for the unremembered eighties?
Hey, music geeks! Can someone please explain the recent retro-fetishization of the cassette tape? When and where did this trend begin? [more inside]
Stories on cassette 20+ years ago...
Back in the mid to late 80s my dad had this casset tape series of stories that I absolutely loved. Not kids stories though. They were narrative with the person / people guiding you through the experience. The part that sticks in my mind the most is that there was this wall with a hole in it. The man tells that when he stuck his finger in he couldn't pull it back out, he could only go further in. So he kept digging and pushing himself into the wall ... and thats all I remember but it just amazed me. If anyone knows what this is I'd be eternally grateful.
Can anyone identify this indie, children's folk singer?
I've been wracking my brains trying to remember the identity of this female folk singer from the 1980s-1990s. She made at least a few albums targeted at kids, incorporating many environmental themes. And I can't for the life of me remember even enough to do a proper Google search. Gah! [more inside]
How to store CD and cassette tape inserts, attractively
Storing paper/cardboard inserts from cassettes and CDs -- is this a solved problem? I'm going to have ~100 cassette inserts and 200-300 CD inserts. I'm wondering if there's some kind of pockety book thing that will make it easy to refer to these in the future and to enjoy looking at them casually/nostalgically. [more inside]
My, what big racks you have...now let me use them
I have 2 audio cassette racks that are now cassette-less. Looking for something to do with them around / in the house. Could I use them to grow plants? Any ideas welcome, unique, strange, crazy, stupid, they're all good. [more inside]
The beeping, incidentally, means he's speeding.
Tell me a little bit about this recording I made in a taxi in the UAE. I think it's in Urdu. [more inside]
Hope my turn my cassettes into something less archaic.
Anyone have any experience of the HY-2010-TP gizmo for converting audio cassettes to mp3s? [more inside]
seeking the playlist of a compilation cassette
Can someone locate the complete playlist of a cassette that was included with the purchase of a Mercury Marquis station wagon in 1984? [more inside]
Cogs are meant to rotate forward, not move left and right.
I had to remove the cassette on my rear wheel to replace a broken spoke. There is now a small amount of movement between the cogs. Is this a problem? [more inside]
Quick and dirty cassette to mp3?
Best Windows free/shareware software for recording analog cassettes to mp3? [more inside]
Enchanted Tapes of the NorthWest
Looking for a super cheesy old cassette tape recording with the "spirit of the wind" chant on it and other, similar things. It was produced by one woman, who may have appeared on the cover. I think each side was as short as 15-20 minutes. Another track was something like "the call of the s/he wolf", where her voice looped over itself. [more inside]
My adjustable-azimuth adolescence.
What's the cleanest possible way to transfer a standard-IPS four-track cassette master? [more inside]
Cassettes dubbed from reel-to-reel, backwards. Any ideas on how to recover?
I have some old cassette tapes of African music made by my in-laws who were missionaries the in the 1960s. A friend transferred the reel-to-reel recordings to cassette. Backwards. My in-laws didn't play the tapes until much later, and the original reels were overwritten by then. Any ideas on the easiest way to restore the music?
Saving My Father's Songs
What is the best way to go about converting a few select songs from old cassettes to CDs/mp3s? [Hardware, software, retail options, etc.] [more inside]
Fuzzy Low-Fi Fun
Music Nerds! I need help finding fuzzy, low-fi pop gems. [more inside]
Un Chi Chien Andalou
Does anyone have any details about this East Asian song? [more inside]
What's the best way to store my audio cassette storage cases?
I have several thousand audio cassettes. They're all stored nicely in 100-slot Napa Valley wooden cases, but the problem is storing those cases. Help me come up with a creative way to store 20-30 of these beasts in a way that maximizes space but also keeps each case accessible. [more inside]
Deprecated Physical Magnetic Media and You
Audio Cassette Tapes. VHS tapes. 1/4" Reel-to-Reel tapes. If it's magnetic and stringy and housed in plastic casing, I have it. Quite a few boxes. A few shrink wrapped, some new in box, many more used. Besides craigslist -> free, does anyone have a use for my deprecated media? [more inside]
Help me hack my car's stereo!
I need tunes! Please help me hack* my car's stereo. [more inside]
Where can I find a functioning digital compact cassette deck in Austin, TX?
Where can I find a functioning digital compact cassette deck in Austin, TX? [more inside]
What is going wrong when I record from CD to cassette?
What is going wrong when I try to record tapes from CD? Regardless of circumstance, the cassettes go weird near the ends of each side. [more inside]
Cassette to iPod
I'd like to transfer several hours of audio from old cassette tapes to CD for my mom and to iPod for me. Of course if I can get them to CD I can take it from there. [more inside]
Cassette-to-PC audio troubles
Recording from cassette tapes to PC...why does it sound all weird? [more inside]
Hooked up my iPod with a cassette adapter, but it keeps rewinding or ejecting. Help!
Hooked up my iPod with a cassette adapter, but it keeps rewinding or ejecting. Help! [more inside]
"Turn up the signal, wipe out the noise."
Please recommend current-market analog cassette decks with superior signal/noise ratios. [more inside]
My cassette adapter is flipping (haha) annoying...
My cassette tape adapter doesn't get on well with my car... why? [more inside]
White ABBA tape with a yellow label = which album?
When I was a kid, I absolutely loved this one ABBA tape my mother owned. Problem is, I don't know which one I was listening to. I do remember what color it was, though. [more inside]
Fixing a water-logged cassette tape
I have an audio cassette tape which has been waterlogged and soaked in dirt for over 10 years. What are my options for respooling/fixing the tape with its contents intact? [more inside]
Help me find this cassette-taped brass band
An old, copied cassette of brass music needs your help: what band is this? [more inside]
Time to flip your tape..
What is the name of the sound at the start of cassette tapes and where can I find one online?
How do I get a digital recording to sound like the original?
How do I get a digital recording to sound like the original? [more inside]
Cassette to CD Service
I possess a number of rare demo tapes (audio cassettes) from the 1980s Halifax music scene that I would like professionally restored and transferred to audio CD. Can anyone recommend a service that can do the work? [more inside]
How to digitize audio cassettes quickly?
I've got a large collection of audio books on cassette that I'd like to digitize. I'd like to find a way to do this at faster than real-time speed (a good number of these audio books are 12 hours or more in length. Any suggestions for a simple, cheap method of doing this? Thanks!
Why do audio cassettes go odd?
I commute and run to books on tape. Every so often, I will get a spate of too fast, high pitched Alvin Chipmunk playback. Flip the tape to side B at the same point- no problem. Flip it back- Alvin. Change tape player- same thing, so it seems not to be the machines. At worst this can go on for an entire side. A solution would be welcome (slapping tape firmly does not help, nor does rewinding), but mostly I'm wondering, what gives here?
I'm trying to convert cassette tapes to MP3s using MusicReplay software.
I'm trying to convert cassette tapes to MP3s using MusicReplay software. This involves use of an amplifier. I don't know what an amplifier is, if my stereo has one, and if I've hooked it up right. For whatever reason, it's not working. Help, please. [MI] [more inside]
How can I get a tape adapter out of my cassette player?
Help. I am having trouble finding anything on google that actually works and I am otherwise useless as far as cars go. I have a 99 Toyota Camry that has managed to get a tape adapter stuck in the cassette player. (MI) [more inside]
Any experience with the PlusDeck, or other cassette-tape-to-computer solutions?
Has anyone used/known anyone who has used the PlusDeck? It's a device for putting sounds from cassette tapes onto your computer. I want to do this primarily as a sampling of sounds into a sound-editing program, and possibly as a way to record entire songs onto the computer. Any reviews? Any idea of the quality? I'm clueless here.
How can I convert a video from Sony Mini Cassette to NTSC, PAL and DVD?
I find myself in possession of a Sony Mini Digital Video Cassette tape that was taken while I was in Scotland a couple of weeks ago. I need to get it converted over to NTSC, PAL, and DVD, but am having trouble.... (I know you didn't see it coming, but there's more inside!) [more inside]
Car Tape Player
The cassette deck in my car is so noisy that when I'm listening to books on tape on the iPod, all I can hear is the clacking and ratcheting of the tape deck as it gnaws on the cassette adapter. What can I do? [more inside] [more inside]
Par Bricole Tape
I wore out my cassette from "Sweden's Oldest Male Choir", Par Bricole years ago. Does anyone know how I might get another one? I can't read Swedish!
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Encroachments on Tirupati road cleared
By Express News Service - CHENNAI
Published: 04th October 2013 07:48 AM
Last Updated: 04th October 2013 07:48 AM
Setting stage for the much awaited road expansion drive, the State Highways department began demolition of encroachment on Chennai-Tirupati Road between Korattur and Thirunindravur, under police protection on Thursday.
The demolition drive, which started from Korattur, to retrieve the department's land would continue for 20 days, police said.
"Encroachments are being removed to retrieve land for making the present road a four-lane one. The drive is part of a long pending project aimed at reducing congestion and the number of accidents," police said.
Meanwhile, mild tension prevailed after a few traders assembled in the locality objecting to the demolition drive. However, the traders dispersed peacefully after the highway officials explained that the demolition was carried out only after serving notice. The officials assured the traders that encroachments on department land alone were being demolished and no land acquisition as planned before was made for road widening.
Though road widening project has been a long pending one, a proposal made by Union Transport Ministry was dropped after opposition from the locals.
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CHARLESTON - Musselman kept seeing red during the Class AAA state volleyball tournament Friday in Charleston.
It wasn't that the Applemen were angry about anything. It was just that their two opponents - Cabell Midland and Parkersburg - were wearing the color red.
Musselman did, however, play with a fire in its eyes after dropping the first set to the Knights.
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Musselman's Jolyn Jurek, left, and Kayla Kessler combine to block Cabell Midland's Jennifer Brumfield during the Applemen's 3-1 quarterfinal win over the Knights Friday at the Class AAA state volleyball tournament in Charleston. The Applemen will play in today's state championship. (Photo by Eric Jones)
Calm, cool and collected, but still with a lot of intensity, the Applemen rallied past Cabell Midland for a 3-1 win, then defeated the Big Reds in the semifinals to reach today's Class AAA state championship game.
It's the fifth state championship game appearance in six years for the Applemen.
"We feel very fortunate to be going for the fifth time in six years. I feel lucky to have the players I've had," Musselman coach Shawn Martz said. "With each group of girls, they know the tradition, and they want to continue that tradition. We're going to try and win one (today) for the program."
It took everything Musselman (42-5-1) had to get past both teams, but especially Cabell Midland, which gave the Applemen everything they could handle in the first set. The Knights won the first game by a 25-22 score.
Musselman responded in the next three sets, winning by scores of 25-21, 25-15 and 25-22.
"We hadn't really been tested in 3-4 weeks, since we came back from Roanoke, Va. I guess it was a little bit of the jitters," Martz said. "Give Cabell Midland credit for being ready to play. I think it was good for us to play such a good team right off the bat."
"We weren't upset," Musselman's Taylor Lord said of the first-set loss. "We just had to play like we're capable of. We knew if we played up to our level, we'd get the win.
"I strongly believe playing a team like that helped us out. That was the hardest first-round match we could have had."
Facing a team that has two future Division I players, including one of the state's best in Cassie Weaver, the Applemen played like the state's top team in the final three sets.
In the second set, Musselman couldn't pull away until about the midway point. With the score tied at 11, the Applemen won three straight points for a 14-11 lead, but the Knights rallied to get within 14-13.
From there, Musselman finally gained some breathing room, winning five of the next six points, including a pretty ace by Taylor Lord. Musselman had a 19-14 advantage then.
The Applemen dominated at the net down the stretch, with Corisha Smith notching a pair of kills and a block to help Musselman grab a 25-21, second-set win.
The Applemen were just too much in the final two sets as they overpowered Cabell Midland, a top-five team team in the state.
Musselman jumped out to a 9-3 on the service game of Rebecca Kern. Tied at 3-all, Kern took to the line, and the Applemen won six straight points. Kern had an ace in the run, while Lord notched four kills for a team-high 21.
"Someone who was big for us and might not get a lot of attention is Rebecca Kern. She came up with some plays," Martz said.
Lord and Smith worked over the Knights at the line, firing shot after shot inside the square as Musselman continued to build its lead to as much as 18-9.
The Applemen finished off the third set by winning six of the last eight points, including four straight from Kaitlin Ferretti, who had two aces during that run.
With the win in sight, Musselman won a tight fourth and final set, one in which Cabell Midland played point for point for most of the way.
Then came Parkersburg, which the Applemen defeated for the third straight year with a 25-23, 25-15, 25-18 win.
Musselman grabbed the lead early in all three sets but struggled to put away Parkersburg in a hurry as the Big Reds fought back each time.
In the first set, the Applemen had a lead as large as 19-9 after Kelsey Bageant recorded an ace and led 21-13 late in the set after a long serve by the Big Reds.
However, down 23-16, Parkersburg reeled off eight straight points on the service game of Lyxis Reeder and pair of kills by Imani Ward.
Musselman was able to hold off for the win with a kill each from Lord and Jolyn Jurek.
The final two sets weren't as close, with Musselman maintaining a sizeable lead throughout.
"I thought we had a prety good game plan against Parkersburg," Martz said. "We knew that they were going to set to two kids for the most part. We knew we had to slow them down, not completely shut the down, but slow them down."
For both matches, Lord finished with 39 kills and 23 digs, while Smith had 34 kills and 13 digs. Ferretti added 77 assists, while Kern had a nice game against Cabell Midland, notching six kills and two aces.


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Data from the 374-patient study showed that in comparison with placebo, administration of 125 mg corfelemer twice daily resulted in significant improvements in the primary responder analysis, defined as patients having two or less watery stools during two of the four week placebo-controlled phase. The Advent trial was conducted under fast-track status, and is part of a special protocol assessment agreement with FDA. Salix is developing crofelemer under license from Napo Pharmaceuticals. The firm estimates the HIV-associated diarrhea market could be worth some $300 million per year in the U.S. alone.
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Napo's crofelemer is an antisecretory agent extracted from the bark latex of the South American tree Croton lecheri. The firm claims the drug is not absorbed systemically, but acts only at the local level on the gastrointestinal tract. Its activity impacts both the CFTR channel in the intestinal lumen to normalize flow of chloride ions and water into the GI tract, and also at the level of calcium-activated chloride ion channels. Napo says that these unique mechanisms of action mean crofelemert can treat watery/secretory diarrhea irrespective of etiology.
In addition to its development for treating diarrhea associated with HIV therapy, crofelemer is separately undergoing Phase II development for treating diarrhea associated with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and for the treatment of acute infectious diarrhea, including cholera. Phase I trials evaluating crofelemer against pediatric diarrhea are also under way. The drug has been granted fast track status by FDA for IBS- and HIV-related indications.
Salix has licensed development and commercial rights to crofelemer for all indications in North America, most of Europe and Japan. It has worldwide rights to the drug for certain other indications, including IBS. Napo has separately licensed crofelemer to Glenmark Pharmaceuticals for development in India and 140 emerging countries for indications related to HIV, acute adult infectious diarrhea, and pediatric diarrhea. Glemnark anticipates approval of the drug in India during 2012. Rights to crofelemer in China (including Hong Kong and Macau) have been licensed by Luye Pharmaceuticals for indications including HIV-associated diarrhea, infectious disease diarrhea, and pediatric diarrhea.
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Studies have previously confirmed that crofelemer is safe in children as young as three months, and Napo has created the Crofelemer Access Program (CAP) to provide the drug at cost to pediatric populations in disaster situations and resource-constrained geographies. Napo has received a cornerstone investment in this program from the principal of Palo Alto-based Asset Management.
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Barnes, Barrett H.; Borowitz, Stephen M.; Saulsbury, Frank T.; Hellems, Martha; Sutphen, James L.
Department of Pediatrics, Divisions of Gastroenterology and Immunology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.A.
Received May 14, 2003; revised January 13, 2004; accepted January 16, 2004.
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Stephen M. Borowitz, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, University of Virginia, Box 800386 HSC, Charlottesville, VA 22908, U.S.A. (e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com).
Background: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is characterized by periods of relapse and remission. Treatment is aimed at reducing symptoms during relapse and prolonging the duration of remissions. 6-Mercaptopurine (6-MP) and its prodrug azathioprine (AZA) are commonly used to prolong clinical remissions. The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C-reactive protein (CRP) are two widely used laboratory markers of inflammation. The authors observed an unexplained discordance between ESR and CRP in children with asymptomatic IBD who were being treated with AZA or 6-MP.
Objective: To characterize children with IBD in remission treated with 6-MP or AZA who have persistently elevated ESR but normal CRP.
Methods: All patients seen in Pediatric Gastroenterology Clinic between January 1, 1995, and December 31, 2002, with Crohn disease or ulcerative colitis who received AZA or 6-MP continuously for at least 6 months were identified and their medical records reviewed.
Results: One hundred twenty patients met the eligibility criteria. Twelve had an ESR >18 mm/hour on at least three occasions during at least 12 consecutive months with a simultaneous CRP <0.8 mg/dL. Eleven of these 12 had no signs or symptoms of active disease and had Pediatric Crohn Disease Activity Index scores <10 for at least 12 consecutive months while the ESR was elevated. Disease duration was similar in the 11 children with asymptomatic disease and with discordant ESR and CRP and in 108 children with concordant ESR and CRP (69.2 + 22.5 months v 54.3 ± 40.1 months, P = 0.0709). Duration of AZA or 6-MP therapy was greater in the 11 children with asymptomatic disease and discordant ESR and CRP than in those with or without symptoms and with concordant ESR and CRP (58.1 ± 16.4 months v 36.6 ± 24.1 months, P = 0.0043). There were no differences between the groups with respect to diagnosis, location of disease, or age at onset of symptoms. The mean corpuscular volume (MCV) was somewhat larger in the children with discordant ESR and CRP than in the children with concordant ESR and CRP (91.4 ± 6.97 fL v 87.0 ± 7.07 fL, respectively, P = 0.0373); however, in both groups, the MCV was in the normal range. There were no significant differences in hematocrit, white blood cell count, serum albumin, total serum protein, or estimated serum globulin between the groups.
Conclusions: The results suggest that among children treated with AZA or 6-MP, CRP may be a more reliable indirect indicator of inflammation than ESR. This report alerts clinicians that some children taking AZA or 6-MP may have persistent elevation of the ESR with a normal CRP and have no clinical evidence of active disease.
The clinical course of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is variable and is characterized by periods of relapse and remission. Treatment of IBD is aimed at reducing symptoms during relapse and prolonging the duration of remission. 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) and its prodrug azathioprine (AZA) are commonly used in the care of children with IBD. These drugs diminish the need for corticosteroids, prolong the duration of remission, and rarely produce severe side effects (1–3).
The symptoms of IBD are largely attributable to intestinal inflammation. Assessing the level of inflammatory activity based on patient-reported symptoms and observed signs is imperfect. Thus, laboratory indicators of inflammation often are used to aid in the assessment of disease activity. The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and the C-reactive protein (CRP) are the most widely used indicators of inflammation (4,5). The ESR is a component the Pediatric Crohn Disease Activity Index (PCDAI), the only formal scoring system for childhood Crohn disease (6). We have observed a discordance between ESR and CRP in a number of children with asymptomatic IBD who were treated with AZA or 6-MP. This report characterizes these children and attempts to identify factors that might lead to an elevated ESR but a normal CRP in children with asymptomatic disease who are presumed to have inactive disease.
All patients seen in the Pediatric Gastroenterology Clinic at the University of Virginia between January 1, 1995, and December 31, 2002, with a principal diagnosis of Crohn disease or ulcerative colitis were identified by a search of our computerized clinical data repository. Patients treated with AZA or 6-MP continuously for at least 6 months were identified and their medical records reviewed. We ascertained the principal diagnosis, location of disease (ileal, colonic, or ileocolonic), age at diagnosis, duration of disease, duration of 6-MP or AZA therapy, and clinical status (e.g., active disease v clinical remission). Laboratory tests recorded included white blood cell count, hematocrit, mean corpuscular volume (MCV), serum albumin, serum total protein, CRP, and ESR. In our laboratory, the normal ESR is <18 mm/hour and the normal CRP is <0.8 mg/dL. The serum globulin level was estimated as the difference between serum total protein and serum albumin. PCDAI scores were calculated as previously described. Scores ≤10 were defined as indicating inactive disease (6).
We identified 120 patients continuously treated with AZA or 6-MP for at least 6 months. Of these, 12 had a CRP <0.8 mg/dL with an ESR >18 mm/hour measured on at least three separate occasions during a period of at least 12 consecutive months. These patients were identified as having discordant ESR and CRP. Eleven of these children had no signs or symptoms of active disease and had a PCDAI score <10 for at least 12 consecutive months while the ESR was elevated. The remaining child had moderate symptoms and PCDAI scores between 20 and 25, despite her normal CRP. We stratified the patients into those without symptoms and with discordant ESR and CRP (11 patients) and those with or without symptoms and with concordant ESR and CRP (108 patients).
Continuous variables were compared using the Wilcoxon rank sum test. Categorical and dichotomous variables were compared using Fisher exact test. Differences were considered statistically different if P < 0.05. The Human Investigation Committee of the University of Virginia approved this study.
Disease duration was similar in the children with discordant or concordant ESR and CRP (69.0 ± 22.5 months v 54.3 ± 40.1 months, respectively, P = 0.07). The duration of AZA or 6-MP therapy was somewhat greater in the children with asymptomatic disease and discordant ESR and CRP than in those with asymptomatic disease and concordant ESR and CRP (58.1 ± 16.5 months v 36.6 ± 24.1 months, respectively; P = 0.004). There were no differences in diagnosis, location of disease, or age at onset of symptoms between the groups. The mean corpuscular volume (MCV) was somewhat larger in the children with discordant ESR and CRP than in the children with concordant ESR and CRP (91.4 ± 7.0 fL v 87.0 ± 7.1 fL, respectively; P = 0.04); however, in both groups, the MCV was in the normal range. There were no significant differences between the mean hematocrit, white cell count, serum albumin, serum total protein, or estimated serum globulin of the two groups (Table 1).
Many attempts have been made to develop indices that reflect IBD activity and predict the occurrence of relapse. Commonly used activity rating systems for adults with IBD are the Crohn Disease Activity Index (CDAI) and the Harvey Bradshaw Index (7,8). The PCDAI was developed for children and adolescents (6). The CDAI and PCDAI are heavily weighted toward subjective criteria, such as pain and well-being; however, some laboratory test results, such as HCT, ESR and serum albumin, are included. None of these indices were specifically designed to predict the likelihood that a patient in remission would experience an exacerbation. Many laboratory tests reflecting systemic consequences of inflammation, including ESR, CRP, platelet count, white blood cell count, and orosomucoid level, have been proposed as predictors of relapse in IBD (9–14). Clinical disease activity indices with or without laboratory tests also have been proposed as a means for identifying patients at risk for impending relapse (9,13). The predictive value of these measures for identifying patients at risk for relapse generally has been disappointing. As a result, most clinicians use a combination of clinical assessment and laboratory values to assess disease activity and potential for relapse.
The ESR is widely used as an indicator of inflammation (4). The other most commonly used laboratory test to indirectly assess the extent of inflammation is CRP (4). CRP levels have been reported to correlate well with clinical and pathologic indices of relapse, remission, and response to therapy (10,11).
The ESR is an indirect reflection of plasma acute-phase protein concentrations, which are influenced by the size, shape, and number of erythrocytes and by other plasma constituents, such as serum immunoglobulins (15,16). The major determinant of ESR is the plasma fibrinogen concentration. As fibrinogen concentration increases in response to acute inflammation, there is greater cohesion of erythrocytes, which causes agglutination, rouleaux formation, and a faster rate of sedimentation (16). ESR is affected by changes in red cell mass, morphology, and aggregability, by changes in plasma proteins other than fibrinogen, by drugs such as salicylates, and by smoking (16,17).
We have identified a group of children with IBD in remission taking AZA or 6-MP with persistently elevated ESR but normal CRP levels. Discordance between ESR and CRP has been observed in from 28% to 55% of adult patients with rheumatoid arthritis (18,19). In most of these cases, the ESR is elevated in the face of a normal CRP (18). In many of these patients the discordance can be partly attributed to elevations in serum immunoglobulin G and A or a low hemoglobin level (18). In none of these reports have authors examined the potential impact of medications on ESR.
A possible explanation for the persistent elevation of ESR in the face of normal CRP seen in this study may be changes in red cell volume. Chronic use of AZA and 6-MP is associated with macrocytosis, presumably secondary to alterations in folate metabolism (20). The ESR may be increased because of the anemia commonly observed in children with IBD (16). We did not find any difference in the mean hematocrit of the group with chronically elevated ESR compared with that of the group with normal ESR. We did note a higher mean MCV in the children with elevated ESR than in those with concordant ESR and CRP. However, this difference was small, and in both groups the MCV was within the normal range. Hyperglobulinemia and hyperfibrinogenemia have been associated with increased ESR (15–17,21). Although we did not routinely measure serum fibrinogen or serum immunoglobulin G in our patients, serum total protein, serum albumin, and estimated serum globulin were not significantly different in the group of children with persistently elevated ESR and the group with normal ESR.
We have observed persistent discordance between ESR and CRP only in patients taking AZA or 6-MP. It is conceivable that differences in the metabolism of AZA or 6-MP could affect ESR in certain individuals. We do not routinely measure these metabolites, so it is not possible to test this hypothesis with our current data; however, the lack of any association between serum albumin, transaminases, MCV, white blood cell count, or total neutrophil count and persistently elevated ESR does not favor the theory that accumulation of metabolites is the source of this disparity.
An important goal in the management of IBD is finding a serum marker that will accurately predict relapse. If such a marker could be found, earlier institution of therapy might prevent or attenuate relapse. In adults, serum CRP, orosomucoid, and alpha-1-antitrypsin levels have been shown to increase several months before an acute relapse (9–11). Although many pediatric gastroenterologists use ESR as an indirect measure of intestinal inflammation in IBD, our observations suggest that CRP may be a more reliable indicator of inflammation in patients taking AZA or 6-MP. We do not know the mechanism, but the purpose of this report is to alert clinicians that some children taking AZA or 6-MP may have persistently elevated ESR in the face of a normal CRP and have no clinical evidence of active disease.
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