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HAHA. Yup your a jerk. Just kidding.
I used to feel this way but I've learned that people are responsible only to themselves. No amount of your anger, frustration or tire slashing is going to make people make better choices. We all came to PB or paleo or whatever, in our own time, No one yelled at us to do this. Is taco bell nasty and bad for mankind? sure you bet, But frankly people who don't care what they put in their body deserve what they get, Reap what you sow. So I smile when someone chooses that crap because I know that eventually it will catch up to them in their own way, their own time. Focus on your self and be kind to others. Teach those that want to learn and just smile at those that dont care. When they want help they will know who to talk too, the nice guy that offered help before. Not the guy that slashed their tires. Maybe look at where that anger really comes from. Is it because people you care about are eating that stuff? is it because you hate yourself for once eating it? Just let it go and enjoy your life, its too short as it is. Besides you're totally spiking your cortisol with all that anger. =)


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Interview: Daniel Kunka — Part 2June 18th, 2013 by Scott
Screenwriter Daniel Kunka wrote the 2009 movie 12 Rounds and has sold two high profile spec scripts: Agent Ox and Bermuda Triangle. In addition, Daniel is working on the project "Crime of the Century" with Chris Morgan producing.
Recently Daniel and I had an excellent conversation which I am happy to share here.
Today in Part 2, Daniel talks about "Agent Ox" and a key to a strong high concept: Six Words:
Scott: Let's jump into some of your projects. You were working as an assistant in the story department four or five years. How did 12 Rounds come about?
Daniel: After college I had written a script called Copies. It was sort of a Minority Report-esque futuristic thriller about human cloning. I was young and working and making pretty decent money, so it took three or four years for me to really get it rewritten and working as a script. And of course, just as I did, the movie The Island came out which was pretty much exactly like my script and that movie didn't do very well so my script was dead and that sucked.
The script did go around town though, and from that I went on a bunch of general meetings. Through those meetings I met a guy named Josh McLaughlin who worked at the Mark Gordon Company. Josh loved Copies and we hit it off on a personal level so we just decided to come up with a new idea and go from there. It was during those meetings that the idea for 12 Rounds was born.
But it was far from an instant success. We tried to sell it as a pitch, but that didn't work mostly because I was the worst pitcher in the world. Then I wrote it as a spec and it wasn't very good and it didn't sell either. The script actually got to the point where it was pretty much dead. I think we tried to sell it in February, nothing happened with it, it was sitting on the shelf. I had moved on. By this time I had quit Universal to be a "full time writer" or at least give it a shot and I had run out of money. I had to move in with my girlfriend, I started tutoring high school kids for the SAT. I drove a delivery van.
But Josh was a great producer. He kept bringing it up in meetings, trying to find different ways to do it, and finally he did. He took a meeting with the professional wrestler John Cena and John said the WWE was committed to making a movie with him at the end of the year but they had a script they didn't like. Josh said "read 12 Rounds". John did, he got it to Vince McMahon, Vince loved the script and in two days we had a text from Vince that said "Let's make the movie". It was surreal on every level. By the end of the week we had a deal. They bought the script in May, I did a bunch rewrites on it, and we went into production the following March.
Scott: Your typical overnight success story.
Daniel: Yeah, right? It's amazing. You work hard. You try to do everything "by the book" without success and then it's literally one phone call and I go from sitting on my couch eating Cheetos to being on set in New Orleans with the producer of Saving Private Ryan and Speed and the director of Cliffhanger while a trolley car plows through trucks on Canal Street. It was an amazing movie experience.
Scott: You followed that up with the spec script "Agent Ox" in March of 2011 that sold to Columbia. That's described as a human spy on an alien planet who's trying to stop an invasion of the Earth. How did you come up with that idea?
Daniel: Sheer desperation. As great as the 12 Rounds experience was – it got me into the guild, it got me health insurance – this town for a young screenwriter is about "what can you do for me now?" I wasn't at the point where studios were knocking down my door begging me to work for them. I'm still not. The movie came out, it didn't do very well, so even though my name was out there I still had to bring a new idea to the table.
And for a few years I tried to recreate the same thing that happened with 12 Rounds. I wrote two or three action-thrillers much in the Taken vein that just weren't me. The scripts were fine scripts, but nobody cared. I got a lot of "this is great" reads and that was it. I think the success I had getting the move made put me on a path where I tried to take the easy road and I thought I would hit the lottery again and it just didn't happen.
It's a lesson that was valuable to learn though. I wasn't writing to my voice. I was writing to what I thought Hollywood wanted. And Hollywood, she's a fickle mistress. So Agent Ox was my response to that. It was my return back to what the script Copies was that I had written all those years before. A big, fun, genre movie. It was still marketable, it was still trying to give Hollywood something that would hopefully sell, but it was my version of that, my voice, and not some watered-down other thing.
That decision really defined who I became as a writer. It had taken four years of college and maybe eight years after and I had a movie made and I still didn't quite know until I started writing Ox. And that original idea of the script, it was so simple. I made a document called "High Concept Story Ideas" and just brain dumped a bunch of stuff down for two or three days, and the very last idea in this document were the six words "Human Spy on an Alien Planet" and I knew that was it.
I always joke in meetings now that those were the six words that changed my career and how I think about writing screenplays, but it's the absolute truth. I started writing three weeks before my son was born, I finished it during his midnight feedings and then I sold it ten days before my WGA health insurance ran out. The first sale is always special, but it's the second one where you really start to think you can do this as a career.
Scott: That six word thing. You're really talking about drilling down the high concept so they can see it. Like what's the simplest thing you can convey, and it's really important because the people on the other end are so busy, you really want to have that concise description, yes?
Daniel: For sure. I know that people don't like that concept. Like they think that it lessens an idea or it lessens what you do as a screenwriter, but again, this is the game we're playing. If you want to write at a studio level, you must be able to communicate big ideas in simple terms. That's how specs climb the food chain. If an assistant reads your script and loves it, that six-word idea will make it that much easier for the assistant to sell it to his or her boss, and then for that producer to sell it to the studio and that studio to sell it to marketing and hopefully, marketing to sell it in a three minute trailer to the entire world to get people to come see your movie.
Even if you're trying to write a more independently-minded movie – what are the six words that make your independent movie different from every other independent movie? I don't want to diminish the actual craft of telling your story and creating memorable characters and dialogue and conflict and emotion, but I also think younger writers don't necessarily think of the bigger picture as well.
Tomorrow in Part 3, Daniel digs into his most recent spec sale: "Bermuda Triangle".
For Part 1, go here.
Please stop by comments to thank Daniel and ask any questions you may have.
Daniel is repped by ICM Partners and Madhouse Entertainment.
Twitter: @unikunka.


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Auburn, NY -- A man taking out the garbage this morning at the Olympia Terrace Apartment complex was stabbed as he fought with another man who took his money, Auburn police said.
The 27-year-old victim, who police have not named, came out of his girlfriend's apartment about 5:50 a.m. when he was approached by another man asking for change, police said. When the victim took money out of his pocket, the man grabbed the cash.
The victim then struggled with the man for the cash until the victim was stabbed in the thigh., police said. Police are not sure what was used to stab the victim.
The man fled with the cash towards State Street. The victim was taken to Auburn Memorial Hospital for treatment of his injury, which was thought not to be life threatening.
The suspect was described as having a scruffy, unshaven face and is between 5-foot 9-inches and 6-foot 2-inches tall. He has a thin build and was wearing a dark hoodie jacket and a dark baseball cap.


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Hi- I am actually from the May/June Boards but my sister just gave birth the 17th. I was there when they brought her son into the nursery and watched through the window as they monitored him, did their checks, gave him a bath, etc. During the time I was watching they gave him a shot (in the thigh) and also gave him vit. k drops in his eyes. My dad and her stepson were also there watching and we all commented about how loud he cried when he got the shot. Well....fast forward to yesterday - a day after birth - she was meeting with the pedi (who is also my pedi for my 3 children) and she told him he didn't get the Hep. shot in the hosp that she wanted it done in the office. I interjected and said he got the shot as I WATCHED them give it to him. She said she never signed any form or anything for him to have a shot. She asked the nurse today and they said they have NO record of him receiving anything but Vit. K drops....my sis is flipping and I am LIVID - I KNOW what I SAW and what my dad AND her step-son saw. Granted, they were busy and after giving him the shot they closed the curtains, said that it was an "emergency" and had to work on a baby (not hers, we could still kind of see through the curtains). NOW....WTF??? She is calling pedi in the AM to see what the deal is to tell if he possibly had the shot....anyone know if they are able to test the blood to see if the immunization is in fact in his system. I am SO not an alarmist but seriously, I am LIVID right now - this is a TOP New York hospital....I delivered all 3 of my children there......fuming!!!!
Immunization mix up...what would you do?
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vit K is almost always shot (could be oral drops, but not likely) .. the eye stuff is an antibiotic... is it possible they just mixed up the terms?
-staci, mommy to mollie (3/06), jamie (5/08) annie (9/10) and bently (2/13) and our little tie breaker due 11/14/15
OMG...really??? I feel like a HUGE ass right now....are you sure? Why in the world did I think Vit. K were the eye drops????
Mommy to 2 handsome boys - Dylan (9) and Tyler (5) and as of 06/05/10 our beautiful princess Sydney!!!
It was probably the vita K shot. We had in our birth plan no hep B, vita K nor eye ointment and they (hospital and pedi) checked and rechecked with me. DH and I changed our minds on the vita K though.
Ughhh, I am sitting here as previously stated, feeling like an ass....yep - vit k IS A SHOT....and ointment is an antibiotic of sorts. OMG, I can't believe I got so worked up and realized that it was really just a confusion of terms...ughh....LOL...hey, at least I can laugh at myself - my sister is probably going to want to kick my butt...LOL...thanks girls! Love these boards to set it straight some times.....
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Hey, at least it's a good answer right? Better to feel like an ass than for the baby to have gotten the hep B shot and there be no record of it, right? :)
But don't feel like an ass!! I second the "Mommy-Brain" excuse. ;)
Kris - Momma to DD1 (13), DD2 (11), DD3 (8), DD4 (6) and one more DD on the way, due September 30!
While Vitamin K is probably the shot the baby received, the Hep B shot is rather unnecessary as it's just a protective measure. The Hep B shot is only necessary if the mother has Hep B or if the child is ill. I'm declining the Hep B shot when my baby's born as she'll have no reason to get it. Just an FYI. ;)
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School Street , Witton-le-Wear
Witton-le-Wear shown within County Durham
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Coordinates: 54°40′36″N 1°46′24″W / 54.676734°N 1.773391°W
Witton-le-Wear is a small village in County Durham, England. It is situated on the north bank of the River Wear, 6 km (3.7 mi) to the north-west of Bishop Auckland.
Geography and administration[edit]
The Weardale Ward is represented on Durham County Council by Anita Savory (Independent)and John Shuttleworth (Independent). Witton le Wear is part of the Durham North West Parliamentary constituency which is represented by Pat Glass (Labour) and is also in the North East Region which serves as a constituency for the European Parliament. Witton le Wear also has an eight-member Parish Council to serve its residents.
The local police force is Durham Constabulary. Witton-le-Wear is in the Wear and Tees division.
- Elevation: 120 m (400 ft)
- Road access: minor roads off A68, A689 and B6282
- Rail access: Bishop Auckland, 6 km (3.7 mi)
- Nearest towns: Crook, 5 km (3.1 mi); Bishop Auckland, 6 km (3.7 mi); Willington, 8 km (5.0 mi)
The place name Witton or Whitton is fairly common in the north of England. The name sometimes derives from "white farm" but in the case of Witton-le-Wear, as with many others, Witton refers to a farm (Anglo-Saxon: ton) in or near woodland (Anglo-Saxon: widu). Witton-le-Wear's name is attested as Wudeton from 1104, but had become Wotton in Werdale by 1313. This subsequently evolved to the present form.[2]
The then farming hamlet of Witton-le-Wear was part of the Witton Castle estate, which was bought in 1816 by Sir William Chaytor for £78,000 from the Stobart family. He redeveloped the Castle, and in 1819 developed the Jayne Pitt as part of the large Witton Park Colliery complex. This brought about the development of transport into the area, including the Etherley Incline Railway by George Stephenson, that connected to his Stockton and Darlington Railway at Shildon, and hence onwards via Stockton to Newport on the River Tees.
After the S&DR was extended into Bishop Auckland, the railway was able to access the limestone deposits within the upper River Wear valley. This brought employment to the valley through both mining, as well as production of both pig iron and cement, which was distributed by the railway to all parts of the United Kingdom.
Weardale Railway[edit]
However, as the price of road haulage dropped, the line fell into disuse and carried its last train in the early 1990s. Over recent years the Weardale Railway has been reinstated by BARRS and again used to transport locally mined opencast coal to Scunthorpe and Ratcliffe Power Station.
The line is also run as a heritage railway, operating on many weekends and holidays by Weardale Railway Trust in conjunction with BARRS, and provides a tourist route in and out of Weardale. A railway halt has been provided at Witton le Wear since early 2013, (though it eventually re-opened in March 2016).
Witton-le-Wear's last village shop was closed in 1998 leaving the village with only two public houses, 'The Dun Cow' and the 'Victoria'. There are two churches, the Parish Church of St Philip and St James Church of England and the Methodist Chapel. A small, but active congregation, attend Sunday services alternate weeks in each building. The original Board School erected in 1874, was replaced in 1968 with a new primary school in St James Gardens, [1] which has around 100 pupils attending form Witton le Wear and surrounding villages. The original school now provides a Community Centre for the village which is used most days by a variety of groups and organisations.
Witton Castle Country Park is situated over the River Wear from the village and consists of a majestic 15th-century castle and grounds, which is rapidly gaining a good reputation. [2]
In the village is Witton Tower, a medieval pele tower with later additions.[3] The village green has been a major feature of the village for over 200 years. The trees along the top were planted to celebrate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897. Further trees have been added to celebrate Queen Elisabeth's Silver and Golden Jubilees and other important occasions.
Notable residents[edit]
- Ernest ArmstrongMP (1915–1996) was a British Labour politician and MP for North West Durham from 1964–1987. He served as parliamentary private secretary from 1965, labour whip, junior minister for Education and Science (1974-1975), Environment (1975-1979). In 1979 he became Deputy Speaker until he retired from active politics in 1987. Ernest Armstrong lived in Witton le Wear for a major part of his life and he was also a well known lay preacher in the Methodist chapel.
- Lydia de Burgh (1923–2007) was the only resident Irish artist to have had personal sittings with the Queen and the late Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester.She painted the Queen on several occasions. [3]. Lydia and her family lived in Witton Hall for a time.
- John Garth, composer
- Thomas Jackson (1579–1640), scholar and priest.
- Anthony Salvin (1799–1881), the architect, spent much of his boyhood at Willington, where he lived with his grandfather.
- Henry Taylor (1800–1886), born in Bishop Middleham, spent his youth in Witton-le-Wear with his stepmother at Witton Hall (now Witton Tower) in the high street. His father George was a friend of Wordsworth and the poet visited him in July 1838. In Witton, Taylor wrote The Cave of Ceada which was accepted for the Quarterly Review. Another poem, The Lynnburn, is about the river which runs through the village.
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ Simpson, David. "Place names and their meanings". North East England History Pages. Retrieved 27 June 2005
- ^ Witton Tower at British Listed Buildings Online
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Berlin Raceway's feature races should be even more exciting this season now that new track operator Mike Blackmer said the track will adopt a double-file restart format.
Imagine Tom Thomas cruising to a victory in the Late Model main when caution waves with three laps to go, erasing Thomas' four-second lead over Ross Meeuwsen.
Now, Thomas and Meeuwsen would restart the race side-by-side once, instead of in single-file order like Berlin has done in the past. The leader also will have the choice of restarting the race on either the outside or inside groove.
"I want to give the fans something to talk about on their way home," Blackmer said.
And Blackmer also will be adjusting the starting time of the races to make sure fans get home earlier, too.
Blackmer announced the start time will be moved up to 6 p.m. during the April and May programs, and again for events after Labor Day. Races in June, July and August will have the traditional 7 p.m. start.
Anyone who has attended races early in the season and has sat through those cold spring Saturday nights likely will agree this is a great move. The temperature drops awfully quickly in Marne once the sun sets.


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NILES - Gail Drushel stood inside Ciminero's Banquet Centre sporting her navy blue Cleveland Indians cap with Chief Wahoo encased by tiny red light bulbs blinking emphatically.
Drushel, who hails from Champion, can not only been seen, but heard around Eastwood Field during Mahoning Valley Scrappers with her cowbell. Was the bell tuned up for Thursday?
"It's right there in the bag," Drushel said during Thursday's Mahoning Valley Scrappers Hot Stove Banquet, which was presented by the Scrapper Backers and Sports Radio 1240 AM. "I thought I'd be nice."
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Joe Kijowski, 34, of Liberty, right, talks to Jose Ramirez, left, and Erik Gonzalez, center, during Thursday's Mahoning Valley Scrappers Hot Stove Banquet at Ciminero's Banquet Centre in Niles.
Her memories are many as the Scrappers Backers treasurer and secretary, more so as a host family for the Indians' short-season Class A team.
Jose Ramirez, who is one of the top prospects in the minor-league system, stayed with Drushel when Ramirez was in Niles.
Ramirez was one of a handful of former Scrappers and Indians top prospects in attendance at Ciminero's. Kyle Crockett, Erik Gonzalez, Ramirez, Colt Hynes, Bryson Myles, Tyler Naquin and Joey Wendle were also in attendance. Hynes, who was recently traded from the San Diego Padres in October 2013, did not play with the Scrappers.
In addition to Ramirez, Drushel hosted former Scrappers like Zach Putnam of the Chicago White Sox and Eric Berger, who is in the Houston Astros farm system.
"They're my boys," Drushel said. "It's like raising your own kids. It really is. I make them toe the line, make them pick up their junk. Tell them to drive safely in the car. I'm probably crazy for letting them use the car, but I do."
Naquin, who is a speedster outfielder from Texas A&M, spoke with many of the people in attendance at the banquet.
In a few weeks in Goodyear, Ariz., he'll get to show his talents to the parent club at spring training. Naquin, a centerfielder by trade, hit .269 with 30 doubles, six triples, 10 home run and 46 RBI with Class A Carolina last season. He was a handful of Indians prospects invited to the Arizona Fall League, where Naquin excelled.
"When I got that call, I was fishing with my buddy Andrew Brown," Naquin said of being invited to spring training. "I told him, 'I have to cut the motor off for this call, brother.'
"They called me and told me. It's an exciting feeling."
Scrappers General Manager Jordan Taylor said getting these top prospects in the area is exciting as well.
"It really shows the community that while, in some cases, maybe a couple years away from the big leagues, every one of our teams have on average three to four big-league players," Taylor said. "It's really cool for them to come back to the area where, in many cases, they started their career and give our fans a chance to talk to them, get autographs, pictures and things like that.
"It's a pretty cool experience."
The experience at Eastwood Field will continue through the 2016 season as the Player Development Contract with the Indians has been extended, according to a news release from the Scrappers. Mahoning Valley has been part of the Cleveland farm system since 1999, the inception of the Scrappers organization.
Even though the Scrappers don't officially start until June and MLB Spring Training is a couple of weeks away, Thursday brought thoughts of summer even though it is the dead of winter.
"I'm so warm and fuzzy right now, you can't even imagine it," Drushel said. "I can't believe the crowd we're getting. It looks so nice."


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Also, I'm doing another Q and A so be sure to check out this post and comment with any questions you have for me! The post will be up next week!
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'OK," a woman's voice called out Wednesday from the white loudspeakers above the bleachers. "All our teams will be coming into the pull now at 4,000 pounds."
Afternoon was turning to evening in Springfield Township as a crowd of 300 gazed on a majestic team of golden horses being walked to a massive sled, weighted with concrete blocks, at the center of a narrow, muddy field.
Now approaching, said the announcer, were Bruce and Todd, two Belgian geldings with a combined weight of 3,290 pounds, owned by Tom Bowman of Orangeville, Pa.
In a moment, the two were hitched to the sled, their owner let out a "haaa!," Bruce and Todd heaved, and the sled streaked behind them, seemingly without effort, for about 14 feet.


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You will receive a monthly stipend for personal use for up to 36 months if you are a full-time student. Your benefit will be reduced proportionately for part-time enrollment. Visit the United States Department of Veterans Affairs for complete information on current rates.
The Department of Defense may make additional contributions, or kickers, on your behalf if you are an individual who served in a critical military field. Contact your unit to find out if you qualify for the kicker.
Your benefits must be used while actively drilling with a National Guard/Reserve unit. Once you leave the National Guard/Reserves, your education benefit ends.
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AP Human Geography Chapter 14 - Resources Rubenstein edition 10
Acid Deposition
Sulfur oxides and nitrogen, emitted by burning fossil fuels, enter the atmosphere - where they combine with oxygen and water to form sulfuric acid and nitric acid - and return to Earth's surface
Acid Precipitation
Conversion of sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides to acids that return to Earth as rain, sown , or fog.
Active Solar Energy Systems
Solar energy systems that collect energy through the use of physical devices like photovoltaic cells or flat-plate collectors
Air pollution
Concentration of trace substances, such as carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, hydrocarbons, and solid particulates, at a greater level than occurs in average air.
Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD)
Amount of oxygen required by aquatic bacteria to decompose a given load of organic waste; a measure of water pollution.
Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)
A gas used as a solvent, a propellant in aerosols, a refrigerant, and in plastic foams and fire extinguishers
The sustainable use and management of a natural resource through consuming it at a less rapid rate than it can be replaced
Greenhouse Effect
Anticipated increase in Earth's temperature caused by carbon dioxide (emitted by burning fossil fuels) trapping some of the radiation emitted by the surface.
A gas that absorbs ultraviolet solar radiation found in the stratosphere, a zone between 15 and 50 km above Earth's surface
Passive solar energy systems
Solar energy systems that collect energy without the use of mechanical devices
Photochemical smog
An atmospheric condition formed through a combination of weather conditions and pollution, especially from motor vehicle emissions
Photovoltaic cell
Solar energy cells, usually made from silicon, that collect solar rays to generate electricity.
Maintenance of a resource in its present condition with as little human impact as possible.
Radiation waste
Materials from a nuclear reaction that emit radiation; contact with such particles may be harmful or lethal to people; therefore, the Materials must be safely stored for thousands of years
Renewable Energy
A resource that has a theoretically unlimited supply and is not depleted when used by humans.
A substance in the environment that is useful to people, is economically and technologically feasible to access and is socially acceptable to use.
Sanitary Landfill
A place to deposit solid waste, where a layer of earth is bulldozed over garbage each day to reduce emissions of gases and odors from the decaying trash, to minimize fires, and to discourage vermin


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I usually find that I understand technology a bit better if I understand the background behind its development. It helps me get a handle on the underlying technology, how it's evolved, and the motivations behind its creation. For example, when people discuss web- based content management, they often talk about things like the desire for the separation of content structure and the success of bringing web publishing to non-technical users. While both of these goals are admirable, they're actually byproducts of the very organic growth of online content management.
As one would expect, web content management systems can trace their origins to traditional content management systems, specifically those that serve the print industry. By the mid '90s many CMSs had sprung up to assist large printing houses and corporations in managing and assembling documents from stored content. As web sites and the content within them became more complex, it stands to reason that the people behind these sites would begin the search for a similar way to manage their online content. At this time, the Internet was changing in a fundamental way from what was largely a collection of static web sites to a growing number of dynamic sites that stored information in databases and updated content on a daily basis.
This change created the need for a more sophisticated content solution, especially for larger sites. Now although Microsoft and Lotus both have products that allow users to manage online content, nothing really existed in the way of today's CMSs. In the mid '90s, the founders of CNET needed a better way to control the publishing and content management of their wildly successful technology news site. Inspired by advances in the publishing field, they built a system that used templates to assemble pages from a relational database.
It also contained features like the ability to personalize the resulting sites and repurpose site content. They name their system Presentation of Real-Time Interactive Service Material, or PRISM for short. It not only made creating and maintaining the CNET site much easier; it attracted the attention of Vignette, a software services company that was attempting to develop a similar system. Vignette purchased PRISM from CNET, merged it with their system, and released it as StoryServer, making it one of, if not the first, online content management tool to enter the marketplace.
The remainder of the '90s saw an explosion of proprietary content management systems that soon produce a very crowded marketplace. Although feature sets varied, one of the things that the majority of these systems have in common was their proprietary nature. Clients had to pay for the system and typically had it customized to fit their needs. For the most part CMS sites were limited to the larger, enterprise-level clients that could afford such services. Around 2000 the growing popularity of the LAMP Stack offered an opportunity to change all of that.
LAMP is an acronym that stands for Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP, products that when combined allowed individuals to create powerful general purpose web servers. These free open-source programs revolutionized many industries and resulted in an explosion of hosting companies, open- source software, and do-it-yourself solutions. The CMS marketplace was directly affected by this development with the release of products like Drupal in 2001 and Joomla! in 2005. These free open-source CMSs offered an alternative to the growing commercial field and quickly developed a large support community that continues to improve and extend those platforms.
At the same time, other CMSs were revolving as well, usually as a result of maturing online markets, products like WordPress, MovableType, and ExpressionEngine evolved out of the blogging community and have gone onto become powerful CMSs in their own right. Solutions now range from free open- source platforms to extremely customized enterprise-level solutions with an amazing range of features, capabilities and subject matter focus in between. Although the phrase gets used a lot, there really is something for everyone in the world of content management systems.
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With the 5th selection of second round the Eagles chose University of South Florida FS Nate Allen, and the team finally has their replacement for veteran S Brian Dawkins.
The 6-foot-1, 205-pound Allen has the total package that the Eagles desired, Allen is known for being a technically sound player who has good ball skills. Allen started the last 39 games of his career and played in 48 all-together, registering 224 tackles during his four years with the Bulls, including 144 of them solo, along with nine interceptions, 12 pass breakups, five tackles for loss and four fumble recoveries. Allen is also known for great off-the-field character (3.3 grade point average and one class short of getting his degree in three-and-a-half years).
The Bulls safety Allen finished the 2009 season with 85 tackles and four interceptions, also a tackle for loss, four pass breakups, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble, and returned a blocked field goal 75 yard for a touchdown. Allen was named the Defensive Player of the Week by the Walter Camp Football Foundation for his outstanding performance during a 34-20 win over Syracuse when he intercepted two passes, led the team with eight tackles, including seven solo stops.
Allen arrived at South Florida as a quarterback after earning all-state honors as a junior and senior at Cape Coral HS, Fl, but made the switch to safety and quickly established himself as a play maker and a player to watch. Allen was named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week on three occasions during his career, and registered nine career interceptions as a three-year starter.
In his first year as a starter, Allen led the USF secondary with 78 tackles, a team leading 3 forced fumbles, also tied for 2nd with 4 picks, and added 1 FF, with 3 pass break-ups. In week two against Auburn, he forced a fumble, recovered a fumble and intercepting a pass in route to being named the Nagurski Defensive Player of the Week.
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Allen selection at No. 37 overall is actually the third highest selection in USF history. The two higher are Jason Pierre-Paul at No. 15 in last night's first round and Mike Jenkins at No. 25 to the Dallas Cowboys in 2008.It also is just the second time in USF history that a Bull has been taken in the second round. The previous time was when current Buffalo Bill linebacker Kawika Mitchell was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in 2003.


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This year for the first time, proceeds from the IPNC are supporting Salud, an Oregon program that provides medical and dental care to seasonal agricultural workers.
One of the themes of this year's Conference was dirt or what the French more eloquently call terroir. A film titled "The Real Dirt on Pinot Noir" was created by Matt Giraud and Mike Corrigan especially for this year's event. This beautiful documentary reviews the geological history of the terroir of Burgundy, Oregon and New Zealand. Volcanoes, glaciers and shifting oceans on this earth millions of years ago has shaped the current geology, resulting in today's terrain and soil composition in the vineyards.
A few generalizations were presented for each region. In New Zealand, the alluvial soils lead to Pinot Noirs that are structured similar to Pommard and Gevrey-Chambertin with typical dark colors. Wines from the Central Otago region of New Zealand tend to be more elegant.
In Oregon, there are basically two soil types: volcanic and sedimentary. There is no calceric rock found in Oregon that is typical of the Cote d'Or in Burgundy. The volcanic soils of the Dundee Hills produce Pinot Noirs that are more floral and expressive of red berries, and are more Chambolle- Musigny-like exhibiting lightness and elegance. These features are thought to be due to the high moistureholding capacity of the deep soils.
The sedimentary soils found in Eola Hills, in contrast, produce Pinot Noirs marked by dark berries presumably because the vines are more stressed. The wines are more akin to Gevrey-Chambertin. A full glossary of terms is at right. The main thought to take away? Dirt matters.
The Food
The sustainable food movement that began in Berkeley with chef Alice Waters has now become centered in Portland, Oregon. "Sustainable food" refers to a short chain of supply and demand that emphasizes the consumption of local food. I had always thought Sonoma, California was most representative of a successful sustainable food program, but the food served at this Conference made me really sit up and take notice. I will never forget courses like "Roasted Guinea Fowl with Garlic Tapioca, Northwest Mushrooms and a Smoked Bacon Nage" or "Northwest Seafood Sausage with Saffron-Apple Rouille, Kohlrabi Sprouts and Wild Fennel Pollen" or even the most basic of offerings that soared with freshness like "Local Heirloom Tomatoes with Lemon Oil, Basil, Sea Salt and Black Pepper."
Breads and desserts were marvelous. At the Traditional Salmon Bake dinner alone there were fifteen desserts including "Double Chocolate Brioche Stuffed with Cherries and Chocolate" and "Blue Cheese and Red Plum Tart with Rosemary-Pinot Noir Caramel." I could go on and on. The Portland Roasting Co coffees were actually the best I have ever drank and that is no exaggeration.
Wine Speak
Another seminar was also led by Andrea Robinson and focused on "wine speak", the often bizarre wine descriptors wine critics use that strangely, but often accurately, describe the aromas and flavors of wine. Certainly wine critics can have a pretentious vernacular, but these terms have real meaning. Here are some examples:= "brambly" - the aroma and taste of the foliage of dark berries and black currents; a hot leaf smell; a descriptor the English like to use.
= "pyrazine" - green pepper smell
= "beef jerky" - big, heavy, older red wines; a byproduct of fermentation; baconey, bouillon, soy.
= "bubble gum" - secondary to whole cluster fermentation without crushing; the fruit under carbon dioxide gas produces a bubble gum gas; typical of Beaujolais.
= "cotton candy" - from aging wine in American oak; also coconut.
= "sweaty saddle" - from Brettanomyces which is ubiquitous in the winery on barrels and equipment; barnyard.
= "band aid" - typical of South African and South American wines and undesirable - Brettanomyces run amuck!
= "foxy" - a funky, animal smell; often in concord grape wines.
= "metallic" - a steely or wet metal taste; a hallmark of terroir and typical of French Chablis.
= "wet dog" - an aroma found in older French Chablis, White Burgundy, and Loire Chenin Blanc.
= "beeswax" - typical of Semillon wines; also wines from Loire and White Bordeaux.
= "lanolin" - associated with Semillon wines.
= " lead pencil and cedar": characteristic of Left Bank Bordeaux; from the soil and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes.
= " sexy" - a term used when the wine arouses you; arouses your attraction.
= " sulfur" - sulfur dioxide is used as a preservative and antioxidant in wine; a lite match smell; usually dissipates shortly after the wine is open to the air.
= " rotten eggs" - the smell of hydrogen sulfide is a flaw in wine; may also take on a bike tire or tar aroma.
=When tasting red wines, always wear a black shirt!
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not do justice to the wines. There are so many other "real world
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=Swirling wine in your glass not only frees up aromas, it also cleans the glass!
=When you taste a series of Pinot Noirs, there is a build-up of tannin in the mouth making subsequent wines taste more tannic. Green olives can counteract this effect.
Michael Bettane and Michael Broadbent came off as the must erudite of the panel, Pierre-Antoine Rovani as the most confrontational and opinionated. When asked if winemakers today are forced to make wines in a style favored by wine critics such as himself, he answered by saying there might be a few, but the majority of winemakers are dedicated artisans who remain loyal to their own style. Personally, and I discussed this with several others afterwards, I thought this response was ludicrous. An analogy proves my point. As a chef in a restaurant, food is offered that the customer prefers, not necessarily want the chef wants to cook. Can you go into any restaurant today and not find seared ahi or hanger steak on the menu? The same reasoning applies to wine and winemakers. Certainly many wines are styled to appeal to a majority of the perceived public's taste.
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The Pinots of Oregon- How it Began
In 1805, Lewis & Clark had endured every hardship possible when they arrived at the mouth of the Columbia River in close proximity to the Willamette Valley. In their canoes they were thrashed by the worst storms imaginable. Explorers to this region eighty years earlier had named it Cape Disappointment. Why would any sane person want to plant Pinot Noir in an area named Cape Disappointment?
It was the hippie generation that spawned the modern Pinot Noir era in the Williamette Valley. The mindset of the pioneers who first planted Pinot Noir here grew out of the idealistic belief of the time that anything was possible with a passion and a desire.
The first plantings of postprohibition Oregon Pinot Noir were by David Lett (Eyrie Vineyard) and Charles Coury (Charles Coury Vineyards near Forest Grove) in 1966. Neither of them had much practical vineyard management and winemaking experience.
Charles Coury remains an unsung hero of Oregon Pinot Noir. At UC Davis he wrote his master thesis titled, "Cold Limit Amerlioration Hypothesis" in which he theorized that vinifera varietals produce their best quality wines when they ripen just at the limit of their growing season. Along with Lett, Coury chose Oregon as the closest climatic match to Burgundy. Lett and Coury were soon joined by Dick Erath and Dick Ponzi .
As the sky eventually cleared for Lewis & Clark, these early vinous trailblazers found Pinot paradise near Cape Disappointment. 1985 was the year that people really began to open their eyes to the potential for Pinot Noir in Oregon. National acclaim for the 1985 vintage was followed by the purchase of land in the Dundee Hills of the Willamette Valley in 1987 by the respected Burgundy house, Domaine Drouhin. That same year, the First International Pinot Noir Celebration was held in McMinnville, Oregon.
Four decades later, Oregon may still have a lingering reputation as " leftover hippies" because it remains a tolerant and laid-back place. Lifestyle is still more treasured here than money. Andrea Immer-Robinson may be speaking for the Oregon Pinot family when she said, " Pinot Noir is like a Grateful Dead show, "When it's great it is so unbelievably great."
The original intent of the International Pinot noir Celebration was to introduce Pinot Noir to the American public and assist the thirsty consumer in appreciating Pinot Noir and inducing them to drink it. The event has progressed way beyond these early intentions to become a festival to celebrate Pinot dreams come true. Like early America's pilgrims who celebrated their bounty with a holiday, this Celebration has become a " Pinot Noir Thanksgiving."
The Wines - Some Standouts
ADEA Wine Company 2003 Reserve Pinot Noir
This is a full-throttle Pinot Noir from a warm vintage sporting 15.3% alcohol. Although this big style of Pinot Noir is frequently not appealing to me, I enjoyed this immensely with the mesquite-roasted Oregon Country beef sirloin served at the Grand Dinner.
Owner Dean Fisher's interest in Oregon wine grew out of his skill for designing and building useful winery equipment in a shop on the Fisher Family Farm two miles south of Gaston and nine miles north of Carlton in Yamhill County. He struck up a friendship with Michael Etzel at Beaux Freres and his first winery contract was to design and build the sorting table at Beaux Freres. He subsequently built equipment for multiple other Oregon wineries and along the way learned the fundamentals of winegrowing and winemaking in Oregon. He planted his estate vineyard in 1990 with the help of Michael Etzel and made long-term contracts with selected growers including Coleman Vineyard, Laural Vineyard, Shea Vineyard, and Yamhill Valley Vineyards.
After making his wines early on at Medici and Lemelson, Dean opened his own winery and custom-crush winery facility in 2002 in a beautiful setting on the old Fisher Family Farm property in Gaston. The first wines Fisher made were bottled under the Fisher Family Cellars label but a copyright conflict led to a change to ADEA in 1998. The name is an acronym for members of the Fisher family (Ann, Dean, Erica and Adam). Production is now about 2,500 cases.
Andrew Rich 2002 (sold out) and 2003 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir ($26)
The wines are made in a very drinkable style, elegant and balanced. Equally at home before dinner or with dinner, they are sensibly priced.
Rich is a soft-spoken New England transplant who became interested in wine in the 1980s and received his training at Bonny Doon Vineyard. It was here that his interest in Rhone varietals developed. Rich is quite an enigma: he is known as one of the few Rhone Rangers in Oregon (sourcing grapes from Washington as well as Oregon), his signature wine is Gewurtztraminer ice wine, and he makes excellent Willamette Valley Pinot Noir. Andrew Rich Wines was founded in 1995 and since 2002 has settled in at the Carlton Winemaker Studio in Carlton, Oregon.
Vineyards 2003 Beacon Hill Pinot Noir $44.55/$49.50
A superb offering and maybe my favorite Pinot Noir at the event. This Pinot Noir jumps out of the glass with violets, black raspberries and chocolate dust. Tastes exactly like a great Chambolle-Musigny. A privilege to drink!
I have been a fan of winemaker Tony Soter for many years. His resume is impressive and dotted with Cabernet superstar wineries like Spottswoode, Araujo, and Dalla Valle. Soter founded Etude in the Carneros region of California in 1982 and made a string of exceptionally well-made wines from Pinot Gris, to Pinot Noir to Cabernet Sauvignon. Etude was sold recently to Beringer Blass but Soter continues on there as a consultant.
In 1997 Soter purchased the Beacon Hill Vineyard, a 20-acre hillside on the north fork of the Chehalem Valley, located above Willakenzie in the Yamhill-Carlton District. The site is named for a lighthouse-like structure at the top of the hill. The Pommard- clone vines had been initially planted in 1988 on their own rootstock. Additional plantings were undertaken in 1998,1999, and 2004 including some "heirloom" clones Soter is famous for.
Today there are 16 acres of ecologically-managed Pinot Noir from which an estate Pinot Noir, a sparkling Brut Rosé, and a Rosé of Pinot Noir (first release 2004) are produced. The inaugural Soter Vineyards releases were the 1998 Beacon Hill Pinot Noir and the 1997 Brut Rose. A Blanc de Blanc style sparkling wine will be released in 2007-2008 and a very limited amount of Cabernet Franc is made under the Soter Vineyards label from Cabernet Franc and Malbec grown adjacent to the Soter home in the Napa Valley. The Pinot Noirs have improved every year.
Plans have been made to build a winery in an old barn on the property. Soter is assisted at Beacon Hill by James Cahill, associate winemaker, and Vinetenders Vineyard Management, operated by Joel and Louise Myers of Dayton, Oregon.
Vineyards 2002 Stone's
Throw Pinot Noir $24.29/$26.99
This is a cuddly food wine that shined with the six-hour braised pork belly with herb salad served at an alfresco lunch. An elegant offering that has a whole pantry shelf of spices.
Territorial Vineyards & Wine Company was founded by two Lane County wine grape growing families. Estate-owned and estate-managed vineyards lie west of Eugene in the foothills of the coast range. The 11 acres at Equinox Vineyard were planted in 1993 to Dijon clones of Pinot Noir and the 15-acre Bellpine Vineyard, which bears the name of the soil type, was planted in 1999. Owners Jeff and Victoria Wilson-Charles and Alan and April Mitchell have been growing grapes for a combined total of over thirty years. Sustainable agricultural methods are combined with aggressive canopy and yield management. The stateof- the-art winery facility is located in urban Eugene . Fashioned from a old coffee warehouse, a new tasting room is part of the facility,
A reserve Pinot Noir, the 2002 Territorial Capital T Reserve $33.75/$37.50 is a bolder wine made from six of the best barrels of the 2002 growing season. I found this rich, deep offering less appealing at this point than the Stone's Throw but time in the cellar may bring everything together.
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CDM Executive Board Releases Proposed Agenda and Annotations for 48th Meeting
30 June 2009: The Executive Board of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) has published the proposed agenda and annotations, as well as the draft work programme, for its 48th meeting, which is to be held in St. Georges, Grenada, from 14-17 July 2009.
At the meeting, the Board will discuss matters relating to: the CDM programme of activities; the registration of CDM projects; the issuance of certified emission reductions (CERs) and the CDM registry; the accreditation of designated operational entities (DOEs); the CDM management plan; and resources for work on the CDM. The Board will also review 55 project registration requests, and for each case, decide whether to register the project activity as requested, request changes to be made in the project documentation prior to registration, or undertake a review of the request.
With regard to the issuance of CERs, the Board will review seven requests for CER issuance and for each request decide to: instruct the CDM registry administrator to issue the requested CERs; issue CERs following corrections; or undertake a review of the request. In addition, the Board will consider the regional distribution of CDM projects, as well as relations with Designated National Authorities (DNAs), DOEs, Applicant Entities and other stakeholders. Proceedings of the meeting will be webcast on the CDM website. [Proposed Agenda][Annotated Agenda][Draft Work Programme]


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I would check the most obvious. faulty closed stat will cause it to creep. but I would check my clutch fan first. these are not uncommon to go.
Rule of thumb. go with the cheapest. remove the stat - test it in boiling water to see if it opens. if good. re-install bleed the system thoroughly or you will get the same result.
if the problem persists -next clutch fan.
I'd find out from previous owner to see what's been replaced recently.
I think I've had 14 bmw's in 4 years.
2 IX's -sold and parts
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Participate in community events or create your own Act with Love event through Event Central and help build a future without breast cancer. In August we successfully launched Event Central to unite people across the country to directly support the work of the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation. All Act with Love events support our research initiatives that include the Army of Women and the Health of Women Study. 100% of the funds you raise will support innovative and collaborative research that will determine the causes of breast cancer so that it can ultimately be prevented.


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Flint-area prep basketball capsules/predictions
Flint's Game of the Week: Boys – Fenton (5-4) at Swartz Creek (5-3):
Tip: 7:30 p.m. at Swartz Creek
The Lowdown: Fenton is a well-coached group with a tough defensive positioning that confuses other teams. The Tigers may look to make it a physical game against an athletic Swartz Creek team that has to be patient and work through its offense to pull out a victory. Swartz Creek can't score 40 points and win this game, it has to push the tempo and be confident in its offense to put points on the board.
Key matchup: Fenton's defense versus Swartz Creek's offensive execution. No individual person-to-person matchup really stands out, but Fenton will play great team basketball and Swartz Creek has to show consistency to do the same. The Holly victory is Swartz Creek's benchmark.
Prediction: Swartz Creek 80, Fenton 75
Boys – Byron (2-7) at Flint Hamady (9-0)
Tip: 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, at Flint Hamady
The Lowdown: Hamady is undefeated and at the top of the GAC Blue standings with a perfect 9-0 record. Byron is looking to pull off an upset but must figure out a way to stop Hamady from putting points on the board. The Hawks are averaging 68 points per game and getting stronger as the season progresses.
Key matchup: Hunter Tonti versus Jamil Demps. Both are leaders of their teams, but Tonti hasn't been as consistent as his team struggles against good teams. He will need to put the team on his back for Byron to stand a chance. Demps averages nearly 14 points per game and is coming off of big performance that will likely carryover.
Prediction: Flint Hamady 80, Byron 35
Girls – Carman-Ainsworth (8-5) at Flint Northwestern (1-8)
Tip: 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, at Northwestern High School
The Lowdown: Carman-Ainsworth is excited to take on an inner city program from Flint. The last time the two teams met on Dec. 17, C-A won big, 64-37. Northwestern is in a rebuilding stage with first-year head coach Derik Johnson as the varsity coach and C-A is trying to stay in the conference race so the Cavaliers are approaching every game with a focused mentality.
Key Matchup: Former Wildcat Eriona Chambers will be taking on her old school for the first time. Chambers transferred to C-A and had to sit out the first semester due to transfer rules but is playing the power forward position for the Cavs. Her Cavs teammate Sydni McDonald, a Flint Hamady transfer, also gives the team a new look.
Prediction: Carman-Ainsworth 70, Flint Northwestern 32
Boys – Owendale-Gagetown (8-0) at Flint International Academy (8-2)
Tip: 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, at Flint International Academy
The Lowdown: Class D doesn't get a lot of attention, but two evenly matched programs will face each other in a battle of the small schools. Flint holds the home court edge that may help if the game is close but no team has figured out a way to beat Owendale-Gagetown this season so it's going to be a tough fight. This game could come down to the wire.
Key Matchup: Owendale-Gagetown's Big 3 versus Simeun McGee. Brett Morrish, Quinn Smith and Ben Good have stepped up to fill in the role of Michigan's leading scorer Brett Stockton that graduated last year at Owendale-Gagetown but McGee is carrying the load with an average of 21.5 points per game. The game could be a shootout.
Prediction: Flint International Academy 59, Owendale-Gagetown 57


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OXFORD, Miss.–The University of Mississippi School of Law took first place Feb. 22nd at the National Environmental Law Moot Court
BLSA Sponsors Black History Month Celebration
By: Tiffany Odom OXFORD, Miss. –In honor of Black History Month, the Constance Slaughter-Harvey chapter of the Black Law Student
Law School Awarded Diversity Program for Five Years
OXFORD, Miss.–The University of Mississippi School of Law will continue its commitment to diversity initiatives by hosting the CLEO Summer
Alumni Spotlight: Chris Holly
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Expungement Clinic To Be Held at University of Mississippi School of Law
OXFORD, Miss. –The University of Mississippi School of Law will host an expungement clinic Feb. 22 from 10 a.m. to
Ole Miss Family Law Moot Court Team Wins National Title
Win Marks Second National Championship This Year OXFORD, Miss.–The University of Mississippi School of Law won its second national moot
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Bullard Testifies before Congress
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Olympian Ryan Hall, who announced recently that he would be participating in the Rock 'n' Roll Mardi Gras Marathon's half marathon on Feb. 28, will run in the P.F. Chang's Rock 'n' Roll Arizona half marathon.
That race is, like the MGM, part of Elite Racing's Rock 'n' Roll series.
Hall, holds the American record for the men's half marathon at 59:43, and finished in the top 10 in the full marathon in the Beijing Olympics in 2008.
His participation in the MGM will be a tune-up for the Boston Marathon, which is scheduled for April 19.


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Telus allowing downloading of apps for LG Dare? Just heard this at a LG Dare forum, and I've confirmed it by downloading mgmaps, opera mini, google maps into my LG Dare.
MGMaps works for me (though it's hobbled by graphics problems).
Go to http://wap.mgmaps.com/ on your phone browser.
Click on Download MGMaps version 1.3x (stable): LG version v1.39.21 [unsigned jad]
The unsigned jad file works.
You can try the development 1.4 version if you are brave.
Opera Mini I downloaded from m.operamini.com. LG-Dare info
Google Maps is downloadable via http://m.getjar.com, but touchscreen doesn't seem to work. Go to http://m.getjar.com on your phone – click on Platform= Java (J2ME) – on the top search bar, type in "google maps" – click on google maps (first link) and download.
Looks great, but doesn't work with touchscreen, so ultimately useless.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio – Jack Johnson has announced an extensive summer tour that will include a stop at Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls on May 30. The singer-songwriter will be joined by indie-folk band Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros.
Pre-sale begins Tuesday, Jan. 28. All tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, Jan. 31. Tickets range from $34.50 to $59.50, according to Johnson's website.
Johnson is touring in support of his most recent album "From
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Butter sold separately. Whether they're celebrating this week's North American Broadcasters Show or just trying to move some product, Roxio is offering everything on Roxio.com and photoshow.com at 40 percent off through Sunday, April 22. So, you can get the platform standard for optical disk burning and media file manipulation, Toast 11 Titanium, for $32 off the regular price.
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If omnipresent man truly is at all places at all times, then wouldn't he:
a) fill up every panel he is featured in
b) fill up the entire universe with his body
c) be unable to pee without someone yelling at him for doing it in public, on a train, in their mouths etc.
This one's the best yet.
so ive read this one before, and now that ive also read the omnipresent man and the masking tape mummy strips, this is just freaking hilarious
Still great! Also the second time!
I've only recently discovered your site and I'm glad I read through the archives before I read this. Bravo, just bravo.
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P103 theory
When the names of two or more individuals are exactly the same, the first consideration after the name for indexing is.
State, city, street name, street number, date of birth
To indicate a folder had been removed from the filing cabinet and is in someone's possession, you would use an
The order in which progress notes, laboratory reports. x-ray reports, etc., are added to the patients medical record is
All medical records are considered to be the property of the physician, but no one can see a patients medical record without
Patient consent or authorization
A diagnosis based sorely on the evaluation of the health history of the patient and physical examination findings is called an
Clinical diagnosis
The procedure for filing reports and letters requires several steps. What is the last (final) step in the filing process
Locate draw itself, place papers with heading to left and most current on top
When legal action is taken against a physician, medical records can
Support physician in defense against a claim (subpoena)
A notation in a file that indicates a certain paper is filed elsewhere is referred to as an
Photocopies of patients information received by fax transmission on thermal paper should always be photocopied before placing in the patients chart because
Thermal paper fade and can become unreadable
When errors regarding information are noted in the patients chart, they must be corrected using legally acceptable technique. What is the proper procedure for correcting an error in a medical record
Draw a single line through info, note recorded in area, initial and date
A type of file that is set up to remind patients to come in for their regular checkups is commonly referred to as a
Tickler file
the process of removing all pins and paper clips from the papers prior to filing is feferred to as
Where would the most logical place be file an article about HIV infection
By subject in physcian filing
the art of distinguishing between two similar diseases by contrasting their symptoms is called
Differential diagnosis
What is the fourth indexing unit for this name the martin cole medical instruments company
One of the most important duties of a medical assistant is to
Fill out and maintain accuracte and thorough information
The role the medical assistant plays in patient education is to explain
the management of the patients condition as outlined by the physcian
How are patient records are used in medical research
Patient responeses, behavior, side effects, and outcome
a summary ocf the reason the patient enetered the hospital, the care the patient received in the hospital, and the outcome is found in the
Discharge summary form
The best way to make sure the physcian sees a patients X-ray report before filing it is to
Have the physcian initial reports
A physcian tries unsuccessfully to call a patient. The medical assistant should
Record date of call in patients records
when may a physcian release a patients record
In case of contajous disease or when subpoena by court
The reason a patients record would no be sent by fax machine is because
No way to see who will see the document
The first step to updating a patients medical record is to
Verify you have the right record for the right patient


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Programming note: NFL free agency is underway! Check out Matt Maiocco's 49ers free agent tracker and watch SportsNet Central nightly at 6 and 10:30 p.m. for all the latest football news.
Wide receiver Julian Edelman, a Bay Area native, is scheduled to visit the 49ers on Friday, a source confirmed.
The 49ers will meet with Edelman at the team's Santa Clara facility, and the club also has interest in New York Giants wide receiver Hakeem Nicks, ESPN reported.
[RELATED: Walter Thurmond set to visit with 49ers]
Edelman, a five-year veteran from Kent State, caught 105 passes for 1,056 yards and four touchdowns with the New England Patriots last season. He is a native of nearby Redwood City.
Edelman has received "considerable interest," a source said, but his trip to meet with the 49ers will be his first free-agent visit.
Nicks is a five-year veteran who caught 56 passes for 896 yards for the Giants. Nicks¹ best seasons were in 2010 and 2011. He caught 79 passes for 1,052 yards and 11 touchdowns in '10, and followed it up with 76 receptions for 1,192 yards and seven touchdowns.
Indianapolis, Carolina and San Diego are also reportedly interested in Nicks.


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VA's Compensated Work Therapy (CWT) Program is a national vocational program comprised of three unique programs which assist homeless Veterans in returning to competitive employment: Sheltered Workshop, Transitional Work, and Supported Employment. Veterans in CWT are paid at least the federal or state minimum wage, whichever is higher.
VA's National Cemetery Administration and Veterans Health Administration have also formed partnerships at national cemeteries, where formerly homeless Veterans from the CWT program have received work opportunities.
The Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) Program assists Veterans with service-connected disabilities to prepare for, find, and keep suitable jobs. Services that may be provided include: Comprehensive rehabilitation evaluation to determine abilities, skills, and interests for employment; employment services; assistance finding and keeping a job; and On the Job Training (OJT), apprenticeship, and non-paid work experiences.
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Homeless Veteran Community Employment Services (HVCES) coordinates efforts between VA and non-VA employment programs, federal and state agencies and local employers to improve employment outcomes for Veterans who have experienced homelessness. Community Employment Coordinators (CECs) for homeless Veterans are available at more than 120 VA Medical Centers (VAMC) to assist employers with hiring Veterans. Learn more about the HVCES program and find contact information for the CEC at your local VAMC.
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The Jakarta Post
An emergency door of Sriwijaya Air flight number SJ 039 broke off as passengers were boarding at Raja Haji Fisabilillah airport in Tanjungpinang, Riau Islands, on Tuesday.
The aircraft, scheduled to depart for Soekarno-Hatta airport, Jakarta, at 7 a.m. local time, had to delay take off until the damaged door was replaced.
'Shortly after I took my seat, an emergency exit door in the right side of the aircraft suddenly detached and the emergency chute also opened,' one of the passengers told Antara news agency.
Tanjungpinang-branch Sriwijaya Air manager Gusmansyah said the aircraft was actually in good condition.
"If the emergency equipment does not function, an aircraft is not allowed to fly,' said Gusmansyah. (fan/ebf)


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But then, at around 18 months old, Nicholas began regressing with his speech and motor skills, then refusing to answer to his name or notice people enter a room.
"We had no idea what was going on," the Real Housewives of New Jersey star, who hid her son's medical issues from the reality cameras as she continued taping season 4 last year, tells PEOPLE exclusively.
After an agonizing wait to see multiple doctors, the Lauritas got a diagnosis: Nicholas is autistic.
"I worry about him being independent when he's older," admits Jacqueline, who is also mom to Ashlee, 21, and C.J., 10. "I spend all my time researching what we can do for him."
Adds her husband Chris: "You never want to think that your child isn't perfectly healthy. We didn't want to believe it was true."
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Lay offs could come to Edinboro University
EDINBORO -- Funding issues and declining enrollment could threaten the jobs of tenured professors at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania for the first time in decades, say union officials at that school.
Jean Jones, a communications professor and Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties president at Edinboro, said university administrators have given her union notice that some tenured faculty could be laid off, although it wouldn't take effect until the 2014-15 academic year.
University President Julie Wollman "handed me a letter yesterday saying there might be possible retrenchment," Jones said. "That means that layoffs could be coming, and that includes tenured faculty."
Jones said the university's last "retrenchment" happened in the early 1980s.
Jones said Wollman described layoffs, both for faculty and administrators, as a strong possibility. The APSCUF contract for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education faculty covers professors who have tenure or are eligible to earn it.
Those employees account for about three-quarters of the university's 416 faculty members.
The remaining employees, designated as temporary faculty, don't have the same contract protections and could be cut heading into the upcoming 2013-14 academic year.
Temporary faculty must be cut before union employees can lose their jobs, Jones said.
But university spokesman Jeffrey Hileman, speaking while Wollman was working off-campus Thursday, said the notice does not mean layoffs are certain to happen. Instead, the retrenchment letter is a procedural move made several times in recent years to give university officials more flexibility while putting together their budget.
The letter "initiates a discussion that initiates a yearlong process," Hileman said. "Hopefully, we will find more funding and it won't be an issue."
Jones acknowledged that the university has made a practice of sending the warning letters, but she believes the threat of layoffs is more substantial this year. In 2012, she said, seven union members were nearly laid off.
She said the union's message, both at the time of those threatened cuts and in the future, is that cutting faculty should be the last resort.
"The No. 1 mission of the university is to provide education to our students," Jones said. "Cutting faculty means larger class sizes and fewer classes."
In the letter, Wollman acknowledged that the university is projecting a sizable budget deficit heading into the 2013-14 academic year.
Hileman said early estimates have the deficit at about $5 million, but that is before state aid and tuition rates are set.
He said the university's budget won't be completed until late July or August.
In the letter, Wollman points to employee salaries and benefits, along with declining enrollment, as a reason for the university's financial woes.
"This projected deficit comes on the heels of a fiscal year 2012-2013 shortfall resulting, primarily, from increased personnel costs," Wollman writes. "These increased personnel costs continue through fiscal years 2013-2014 and 2014-2015. In short, we are facing an ongoing deficit with projections of no recovery in enrollment."
A new contract for APSCUF employees at the 14 PASSHE schools was finalized in March and included both a pay increase for 2013-14 and an increase retroactive to the 2012-13 year.
Jones said those increases should have been expected by the university because they are in line with increases for other state employees and aren't an issue for the university, as are big-ticket projects like the construction of the Highlands dorms.
Hileman said construction and operations are funded from a separate pool of money. He said one of the university's biggest financial challenges is the state covering smaller and smaller portions of the university's budget.
Jones said the next steps for her union will be meetings in July and August with administration officials to discuss possible layoffs.
She said layoffs would be done based on seniority, and temporary faculty would be cut before tenured and tenure-track professors.
But she said there is relatively little the union can do to change the cuts, in part because contracts are negotiated at the state level, and the union doesn't have the power to offer wage or benefit concessions to the university.
"All we can do is make sure (university officials) follow the process" for layoffs, Jones said.
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Be honest. When you hear the word "Colombia", what do you think of?
I am under the impression that the number one image associated with Colombia is cocaine (or any word related to drug trafficking). Popular culture reinforces this association with movies like Blow (2001), starring Johnny Depp, Collateral Damage (2002), starring Arnold Schwartzenegger, Clear and Present Danger (1994), starring Harrison Ford, and Scarface (1983), starring Al Pacino. Guerrillas follow close behind, almost always directly implicated with drug trafficking.
What about the other armed actors involved? What about the demand for drugs in the US? What about the millions of IDPs?
Is this a reflection on the news coverage about Colombia, or is it the other way around?
As discussed in a previous post , news coverage on Colombia focuses largely on drug trafficking and guerrilla groups like the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). Can any discussion of Colombia in popular media or news media get outside of the framework of drugs?
Another interesting point to consider is how the Colombian government has responed to these negative images of Colombia. In 2005, the Colombian Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism created a task force called Colombia is Passion basically to act as PR for Colombia's tourism industry. They describe themselves as, "Colombia is Passion works hand in hand with local and international media to promote Colombia overseas by disseminating positive information and news about the country."
Below is a video created by Colombia is Passion:
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TUNIS, Tunisia -- The tiny North African nation of Tunisia held its first free elections since its independence from France in 1956, this weekend.
The European Union will have a delegation of 180 observers on hand. The United States and some Arab countries will also have observers in place.
Will Tunisians choose democracy or Islam?
Arab Uprisings
The spark that ignited the Tunisian protests last December inspired Arab uprisings in North Africa and the Middle East. The demonstrations ended with the ouster of Tunisian President Ben Ali.
Ten months have passed since Ali's departure and Tunisians are now choosing representatives for a new Assembly. Those elected representatives will draft a new constitution.
CBN News talked to several people on the streets of Tunisia.
One young woman said she is proud that her country is an example to other Arab nations in the region.
"It's a good thing," she said.
Eighty political parties are on the ballot, but some of the strongest are Islamists who want a more religious society.
According to estimates, 98 percent of Tunisians are Muslim, however many oppose the establishment of a theocratic state.
"All the young people want to have the right to choose what they believe and what's best for our life. It's more important than democracy," another young woman said.
Elliott Abrams, senior fellow for Middle East Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, is optimistic about Tunisia.
"I think of all the Arab Spring countries, it's the one that has the best chance of moving reasonably smoothly to democracy," Abrams said.
"I'm hopeful also that the Islamist party in Tunisia, the Ennahda Party, turns out to be a reasonable and moderate party because that would be a good model for the rest of the region," he explained.
Religious Heritage
While Tunisia may be the most secular nation in North Africa, many people continue to visit the tiny country because of its religious heritage and to tour the ruins of ancient Carthage.
The city of Carthage was a thriving metropolis only 150 years after the life of Christ. It was the center of Christianity in all of Africa.
But today, Christianity is almost non-existent and only several thousand Christians remain in all of Tunisia.
The Roman Catholic Church is the only church recognized by the government. However, there is a small, indigenous church in Tunisia made up of former Muslims who are now Christians.
They allowed CBN News to video one recent baptism only if we agreed to obscure the face of the person being baptized.
Former Muslims Persecuted
Most of the church's former Muslims have been rejected by their families, neighbors and friends.
Some like Ali, a former Muslim, , have been interrogated by the police. They tried to persuade him to return to Islam.
Ali said one of his interrogators asked if he was telling people about Jesus.
"I said if they ask me like a police officer and you asked me, I have to defend my faith. He said that can make problems," Ali said.
Even the young people CBN News interviewed on the street also said Tunisians should be free to choose their faith.
One young woman said she would have a problem with a Muslim becoming a Christian.
"To be honest, yeah, on the religion side yeah," she explained. "It hurts me a little bit, but it's her choice."
When CBN News asked her if she felt the government should say something about it, she said, "No, it's his choice."
Another young woman said she is proud to be a Muslim woman, but she believes everyone has the right to choose what they want.
And many young Tunisians say what they want most are jobs and a better economy.
Nearly one-third of those between the ages of 15 and 29 are unemployed.
Added Economic Pressures
The war in neighboring Libya has brought added economic pressures. Tens of thousands of refugees -- mostly Libyan women and children -- have poured over the border into camps like the one CBN News visited in the southeast Tunisian town of Dehibat.
Libyan refugee children were having lunch, a little beans and rice. They get three meals a day in the camp.
One young girl said she had been living in the camp since last spring.
"We left our country last spring because the fighting was severe," she explained. "We're getting good schooling here. "
Berber refugees from 10 Libyan families, numbering around 50 people, were given temporary housing by a Tunisian man.
They were surprised by his hospitality.
"We didn't expect this treatment," one man said. "In spite of the fact that we don't know each other, he treated us as a family."
Breaking Point?
But as the war drags on, one must wonder if the Libyans will over stay their welcome in Tunisia.
The president of the Red Crescent Society in Tatouine told CBN News that his organization is providing free medical care for the Libyans at several recently established health clinics.
Dr. Tounuqti Bashir suggested that Tunisians are happy to help the refugees, but the community may be nearing a breaking point.
"Until now not in good situation and the arrival of the Libya refugee has exacerbated the situation," he said.
So, what do Dr. Bashir and most Tunisian's want now for themselves and their Libyan neighbors?
"The good life! " exclaimed Dr. Bashir.
Most Tunisians are hoping that will come as the fighting in Libya ends, their refugee guests return home, and after their Tunisia's historic election is held.
--Published Oct. 21, 2011.
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