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Between 1948 and 1951, national health insurance was officially part of the Truman platform. However, the national health insurance legislation was defeated as a result of the Congressional elections in 1950 and the Eisenhower landslide two years later.
At this point the leadership in health services research also began to change. Most of the research on health services in the 1950s was sponsored by health planning agencies, hospital associations, the pharmaceutical industry, large prepaid group practices, and city and state health departments.
The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (DHEW) established in 1953 by President Eisenhower. DHEW was later to become Department of Health and Human Services on May 4, 1980. DHEW's responsibilities as they do now, included the funding and oversight of research.
The NIH Nursing Research study section was established in 1955 within the Division of Research Grants to conduct scientific review of the growing volume of applications in this area.
Two years later, Jeremy Morris published an important epidemiology book titled, Uses of Epidemiology which was a cornerstone book that formed the basis of future work in chronic disease epidemiology (Morris, 1975). JS Mausner and S Kramer wrote Epidemiology, an introductory text in 1985 for those entering the field (Mausner, 1985).
Important for its publications in a variety of health services and policy research areas, the Institute of Medicine was established in 1970 to examine issues that affect the health of the public. Most of the work (and resulting publications) is done by committees made up of members nominated to the Institute. Resulting studies and other activities are requested and funded by the federal government. (More information on IOM in Module 3).
In the social arena, the civil rights and anti-poverty movements of the late 1950s and 1960s generated action and passion for quality and equality in all aspects of life, including health and economic security, among millions of people. This activism influenced the passage of several pieces of important social legislation, including the Medicare and Medicaid Acts in 1965 that extended health care coverage to people who were older, disabled, or poor.
The Comprehensive Health Planning and Services Act of 1966 subsidized training in public health and was intended to fund the establishment of public health services, and assist states in coordinating health programs to move toward comprehensive statewide coverage.
The Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) supported neighborhood health centers beginning in 1966 under the direction of Julius B. Richmond, M.D. Neighborhood health centers were transferred to PHS jurisdiction in the early 1970s and were renamed community health centers.
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Im definitely going into business as an IT security consultant after reading the Nov. 3 letter by my future colleague-consultant regarding the S.C. Department of Revenue security breach.
Apparently Im suitably qualified. I, too, am capable of explanations such as, Nothing could [have been] done.
Ive also checked my consciences compromise-accommodater and have been reassured to discover that it could probably withstand the howling cognitive dissonance attendant on a professional statement like, I think the state has done a terrific job in handling this breach.
Who says you cant find success in IT through complacency and circumlocution?
So hire me, Nikki. Im armed and ready to defend my pay bosses, er, clients, against any charges that my industry has let them down.
Philip Snead
Edgewater Drive
Boeing progress
I recently read a letter to the editor from a representative of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers about the rights of Boeing workers.
I have been following the progress of Boeing in South Carolina since Boeings CEO, Jim McNerney, spoke at the Columbia Urban Leagues Equal Opportunity Day dinner two years ago.
Recently I toured the Boeing facility in North Charleston, and I was very impressed.
I learned about the wonderful things Boeing is doing in South Carolina. It is doing it right, treating employees with respect and dignity and providing excellent compensation and benefits.
It is obvious that Boeing values and supports diversity. It has a diverse workforce from top to bottom, which reflects the diversity of South Carolina.
Part of the tour was given by an African-American engineer who has been with the Boeing Company for over 23 years. This engineer has the major responsibility of assembling Boeings airplanes.
The employees I talked to were happy and engaged. From what I saw, employees had a voice in the operations of their company and communicate directly with management personnel.
Boeing employees have produced five airplanes over the past year and a half, and the first test flight was completed without any problems. The Boeing company in South Carolina has distinguished itself as a top performer within the Boeing family.
Non-unionized South Carolinians are doing this amazing work. It is time for South Carolinians to tell our story:
We have great workers with skills needed for global competition, who build great things, including 787 Dreamliners.
James McLawhorn Jr.
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Columbia Urban League
Barnwell Street
Costly theft
I want to thank the person who stole my iPhone at the fair Nov. 1. It was mine, whether you found it on the ground or took it out of my pocket.
And thanks for turning it off after we sent you a message telling you how to get it back to us. That was a classy move. My only hope is that we were able to render it as useless as possible to you.
Thank you for taking my childrens pictures that I can never replace. Thank you for causing me the trouble of filing a police report and an insurance claim.
I hope you feel terrible about it, but since you are a bad person, thats probably too much to ask.
Katie Smith
Hayden Glenn Drive
North Charleston
Time for healing
The elections are finally over. We need to accept that, come together as Americans and work for the people. Lets stop name calling and bickering and find some common ground for the country.
We need to pray for the country. We need to invite Republicans to the table, along with top economists and business people.
Congress and the president need to take a big cut in their salary until we solve this debt crisis. Over 230 members of Congress are millionaires.
We need to keep our military strong by cutting foreign aid, and to bring our troops home sooner rather than later.
We need to put a cap on election campaigns. I heard that all the elections combined raised over $80 billion. The presidential candidates raised over a billion dollars each, and thats not counting Super PACs.
Finally, deficit spending needs to stop and Congress needs to pass a balanced budget amendment, so we dont get in this mess again.
Lets come together, America. This is an important time in our history.
We can be caught up with hate and anger, or we can come together as Americans. Remember, the politicians work for us.
Jamie Birdsong
Allspice Drive
Dont give up
The majority of South Carolina voters voted in favor of Mitt Romney, but we were not enough. Thanks to all who voted, regardless of candidates. It is important that we voted.
By re-electing our incumbent, we sent a message to Congress and the White House that we are OK with our present situation: high unemployment, extreme national deficit, diminishing GNP/GDP and a lower global credit rating.
Let us work with our representatives to ensure this does not become the new benchmark.
We are but one small state, yet we have made our mark in history. Let us support our representatives and assist them in their public duties to raise and regain the higher standards which our founders and forefathers once achieved.
Clayton Hallmark
Farm Quarter Road
Mount Pleasant


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10 ways to not sacrifice sleep when we 'spring forward' for Daylight Saving Time
By Dr. Kimberly Mebust
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Are you prepared to "spring forward"? This year we change to Daylight Saving Time at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 10.
When we're robbed of an hour of time by moving the clocks forward one hour, what does it really mean for our health and our sleep?
Some people have a hard time adjusting to the change because they sacrifice that hour by eliminating an hour of sleep. We're already a sleep-deprived society, so making the lack of sleep worse can be detrimental.
A 2009 study found that the return to Daylight Saving Time in the spring resulted in an increase in workplace injuries the day after the time change was made. The increase in injuries was attributed to sleep loss. Employees slept on average 40 minutes less after losing the hour of time.
How can you prepare yourself?
• Try gradually making the change a few days before the time change. Because you are going to get up an hour earlier, you have to go to bed an hour earlier. Go to bed incrementally earlier a few nights before the actual change.
• Get a full night of sleep during the change in time.
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Dance of the Red Deathby Bethany Griffin
Everything is on fire. Araby Worths city is being torn apart by death, disease, and corrupt forces wanting to claim it for their own. She has lost her home. Her best friend is dying. Her mother has been kidnapped. The boy who made her feel something again has betrayed her. And her father may be a murderer. But Araby has found herself. Despite the death and destruction all around her, she will fight for herself, for her friends, for her city. Her rebellion will take her, finally, to the mad princes palace, for the decadent--and sinister--masked ball. It could be a trap. It could be the end of them all. Or it could be the moment that Araby becomes the kind of hero she never dreamed she could be. The tragic, dark, and steamy conclusion to Bethany Griffins Masque of the Red Death saga.
The Fallby Bethany Griffin
Madeline Usher has been buried alive. The doomed heroine comes to the fore in this eerie reimagining of Edgar Allan Poe's classic short story "The Fall of the House of Usher." Gothic, moody, and suspenseful from beginning to end, The Fall is literary horror for fans of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children and Asylum.Madeline awakes in a coffin. She was put there by her own twin brother. How did it come to this? In short non-chronological chapters, Bethany Griffin masterfully spins a haunting and powerful tale of a tragic heroine and the curse on the Usher family. The house itself is alive around Madeline, and it will never let her escape, driving her to the madness just as it has all of her ancestors. But she won't let it have her brother Roderick. She'll do everything in her power to save him--and try to save herself--even if it means bringing the house down around them.With a sinister gothic atmosphere and relentless tension to rival Poe himself, Bethany Griffin creates a house of horrors and introduces a whole new point-of-view on the timeless classic.
Glitter & Doomby Bethany Griffin
A 50-page, digital-only novella set in the world of Bethany Griffin's dark and haunting retelling of the classic Edgar Allan Poe story Masque of the Red Death. When a rich teenage girl who spends her nights in the most desirable club and a smart, young inventor meet, they might have more in common than they know. April, niece to the dying city's cruel dictator, is Araby Worth's glittery and frivolous best friend. But she's more than she appears. And when she disappeared in Masque of the Red Death, where did she go? This short novella answers that question, taking us deep underneath the crumbling city, where April crosses paths with Kent, the serious young inventor who is key to rebellion. Glitter & Doom is a story of chilling action, of spies, and of surprising love. Can love be anything but doomed is a city that's burning down around its survivors? A dark, unnerving story about two of the most fascinating characters from Masque of the Red Death.
Handcuffsby Bethany Griffin
PARKER PRESCOTT IS an ice princess. Cold, aloof, a snob. At least, that's what everyone says on Marion Hennessey's blog. And everyone reads Marion Hennessey's blog. Parker Prescott is a middle child. She's the good one, the dependable one, the one her parents trust. Well . . . she used to be. Parker Prescott's parents want her to break up with her boyfriend. But she already did, two weeks ago. And then she realized it was a mistake. He came over. He had the handcuffs in his pocket. Everything went downhill from there. Sort of. Parker Prescott's world is changing and she no longer knows who she is. Does anyone? From the Hardcover edition.
Masque of the Red Deathby Bethany Griffin
Everything is in ruins. A devastating plague has decimated the population, and those who are left live in fear of catching it as the city crumbles around them. So what does Araby Worth have to live for? Nights in the Debauchery Club, beautiful dresses, glittery makeup . . . and tantalizing ways to forget it all. But in the depths of the club-in the depths of her own despair-Araby will find more than oblivion. She will find Will, the terribly handsome proprietor of the club, and Elliott, the wickedly smart aristocrat. Neither is what he seems. Both have secrets. Everyone does. And Araby may find not just something to live for, but something to fight for-no matter what it costs her.
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This is a two-volume encyclopedia for public libraries, high-school and undergrad college libraries to be published by M.E. Sharpe in late 2004. The work is made up of some 470 articles about the history of international intelligence operations, signed by academic and other professional specialist contributors, and arranged in an alphabetical format.
Articles cover the historical contexts of espionage and counterespionage in terms of countries, wars, people, agencies, and events. The General Editor for the encyclopedia is Dr. Rodney P. Carlisle, Professor Emeritus, Rutgers University, who will review all the articles for academic consistency.
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I couldn't help, but to fall in love with this little piece of work! Its too adorable to resist and I think it will light up my page full of my cute little cousins in their pink fairy outfits!
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I was playing some kid just now on thunder island andvit was 3-3 sudden death. Started 1 bolt of lightening which meant my goaly would get shocked so i chucked it to 1 of my far guys and before he caught it he was near the goaly and they both got shocked and it rolled right in.
So in short terms no one touched the ball after my goaly threw it ending the 5 minute sudden death game, winning me the series!!!
Arguing Over The Internet Is Like Participating In The Special Olympics, Even If You Win You Are Still Retarded.
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Whine mode: You mean wastelands right?
Tip of the day:
A big mistake a lot of you make is that wiiware games will be free.
Wiiware is just the same like the virtual console. Its different in that it offers new games instead of old console games.
I can think of some easy games ( Like tetris and some other in that direction ) that can be free but the majority will cost money.
Lol Ah the wonderful crazyiness of this game.
Wii games I own: Medal Of Honour Heroes 2, Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga, Resident Evil 4, Red Steel, Mario Strikers Charged, Fifa 08, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles, Mario Galaxy, Big Brain Accademy, Battalion Wars 2 and Wii Sports.
Wii Number: 2823 4586 3223 6887
Friend Code for MSC: 463957 076941
Fifa 08 player name: Woz
lol that's nuts dude. That's almost as good as when you're playing the crystal place and it gets down to 2 on 2.
after everyone got zapped it was my capt (waluigi) and a dry bones, vs DK and a Monty Mole.
I was just able to outrun them until there was like 30 seconds left, i used a mushroom to break real far away and I got off a 6 ball orange Mega Strike. beat him 6-1 :-)
Sometimes the environment can make the game fun, but sometimes it's just frustrating.
Bwii FC : 317 942 875 882Originally Posted by Arauna
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who the hell can't block at least one of six?Originally Posted by tank
haha really funny and lucky. but there's no lightning in thunder island, there' cow, truck, and the fish. did u mean wasteland?
hey nasty, i've seen ur posts and u think ur all that. i was wondering wat ur record might be.Originally Posted by callme.nasty
show me one post where i claim to be good... i hardly ever play the game, but i can at least block megastrike goals...Originally Posted by MadFrog
Nasty, I don't know man This guy kinda sucked. The one time when someone got a 6 shot orange strike on me I was able to block 4. Offline I can do all 6, actually, but there is always that bit of lag that screws me up online
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|Good grief I'm a piker compared to some of you: I have about 8-10 games on the go between 360 and PC, but only seriously playing Bioshock Infinite right now. Once that's done I'll go back to Skyrim DLC and try to get interested in Dead Space 3 again.
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Neatly, the game seems to try its hardest to make life easy for the player without succumbing to bluntly obvious gameplay aids. When you've entered an area with clues, for example, the background score takes on a tingly, mysterious quality; when you've found everything there is to see, the music fades away again. Occasionally you may need to use the resources of the LAPD to help you with your investigations, stopping by one of the blue police phones that litter the side of the road; you might want to call in to check someone's background, for example, or to follow up on a partial license plate match. And whoever Phelps is partnered with for a case (it'll vary from job to job), they'll be on hand to actively help, rather than just bumming along for the ride. If you can't be bothered to drive to the next location, they'll take the wheel for you. And when you're about to interrogate someone, your buddy may offer subtle advice on how you should approach them. When Phelps first chats to young Jessica Hamilton, Bekowsky suggests that you go on easy on her, since she's just a kid.
It's the interrogations themselves that ultimately impress the most, however. It took me a good 15 minutes or so to get over the Uncanny Valley effect of the faces, so mesmerising is their impact. Few games have managed to convey expressions in such a convincing manner, and it's no small understatement to say that L.A. Noire could mark the start of a whole new vein of gaming. Uncharted 2 and Heavy Rain made great strides in the progression of storytelling and simulated emotion, but it's the way Team Bondi uses this verisimilitude that interests me. There's something entertaining and very satisfying about being able to spot when someone is lying to you, and while Ms Ballard's facial gymnastics were perhaps a little OTT, characters I saw later in the demo seemed far better at hiding their true feelings.
This bodes well, as surely much of the game's fun will lie in attempting to outsmart the NPCs. On the other hand, it sounds as if Team Bondi has designed the game in a way that allows for player error. In past detective games (Phoenix Wright, Hotel Dusk and the like) the tendency has been to force the player to re-try conversations until they hit the correct path, but apparently the cases in Noire will bend and stretch to accommodate various paths: if you fail to mine a nugget of info from one suspect, and alert them in the process, you'll have to find your answers from somewhere else. It's a promising setup, but a curious one too - because if a player is very astute at handling their witnesses, surely they may end up missing the content that will be shown to more clumsy players. It'll be fascinating to see how Team Bondi handles this design challenge.
There's also the question of action. This preview has focused almost exclusively on the investigation side of the game, but there's also the more explosive side of things to think about. At the moment, melee combat looks a bit less graceful than the rest of the game - it's still being tinkered with, apparently - although I did like the fact that Phelps' hat got knocked off as he rumbled; the car chase and gunplay sequences seem far more self-assured, and don't look a million miles away from their GTA IV counterparts, which is clearly no bad thing.
The bigger question, perhaps, is to what extent the game will use these mechanics. The Fallen Idol is the last case on the Traffic Desk, so it's only natural that we'd get a bit of action, but will there be a similar degree of action on every case? I'm so taken with the quieter, more thoughtful side of things, I almost feel it would be a shame to have too many bursts of action. Either way, I'm hugely excited by what I've seen of L.A. Noire so far. There looks to be genuine innovation here, both in terms of design and in the supporting technology. And with such a wealth of great source material to delve into - think Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett and James Ellroy - Team Bondi's debut may be one of the major events of 2011.
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Dr. John T. Emery, a professor at the Louisiana Tech University College of Administration and Business, has been named the new dean for the College of Business Administration at The University of Texas-Pan American.
Emery, who began his duties Feb. 1 after six-and-a-half years at Louisiana Tech, replaces Dr. Avraham Shama, who left in early January.
"This provides a wonderful opportunity for me, and I really appreciate how the university community and people in the college have gone out of their way to make me feel welcome," said Emery, 56. "Schools like this are the future of higher education in the United States, and the rapid growth here provides opportunities that are much harder to achieve in more restrictive environments."
The College of Business Administration consists of the departments of accounting and business law, computer information systems and quantitative methods, economics and finance, and management, marketing and international business.
"Dr. Emery understands higher education and how to develop and improve programs," said Dr. Rodolfo Arevalo, provost/vice president for Academic Affairs. "I am very pleased that he could join us at UTPA and that he will be able to assist us. His understanding of curriculum development, allocation of resources and fund raising will be a tremendous asset to the College of Business Administration."
UTPA plans to enhance its Ph.D. program at the College of Business Administration by pursuing accreditation from The American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business. The University's other two business programs - one each for undergraduates and graduates - have received a continuation of accreditation for the next three years.
"We are well on the way to establishing a unique, first-rate Ph.D. program," Emery said. "We will continue to take advantage of today's emerging technology to provide a high-quality classroom experience and prepare students to compete successfully in today's marketplace."
Emery obtained his bachelor's and master's degrees in business administration from the University of Denver and a doctorate from the University of Washington. Besides Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, he has spent time at Cal State University-Fullerton, the University of Arizona, the University of Washington, the University of Calgary and Indiana University.
Emery belongs to several professional organizations, including the American Finance Association, American Real Estate Society, Council for Advancement and Support of Education and Southwestern Business Deans Association. He has more than 30 years of experience in financial consulting, corporate financial analysis and security analysis.
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The Flagler County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in identifying a vehicle used in an April burglary.
Detective said the burglary happened on Colchester Lane in Palm Coast. They said a black Dodge Charger was used.
The car was seen in video surveillance footage.
Witnesses told detectives that a black teen, between 16 and 19 years old, who stands about 5 feet 10 inches tall and has a thin build. Witnesses said he was wearing a white shirt and black shorts.
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The latest platter from Bob Dylan, "Tempest," has spent a lot of time in my various players. This effort is of a piece with his work since "Time Out of Mind" kicked off his late-life revival. There is much less Chicago blues influence on this one - indeed, it starts with mutant Western swing on the Pennsylvania-connected "Duquesne Whistle." The songs are more tuneful than last time around, but the melodies are often provided by the music.
Bob's voice still sounds haunted; some vocals have more clarity than others ("Soon After Midnight"), while the pretty "Long and Wasted Years" has quite a bit of conversational vocalizing. Either way, it's Bob - it's not the pretty voice of Nashville Skyline, but that was long ago. The brilliant lyrics refer to everything from The Faerie Queen to John Lennon, from William Blake to Leonardo DiCaprio, and all tell a story, some at great length (almost 14 minutes for the title cut's waltzing with the story of the Titanic). I could go on, but we've other perch to poach.
The great Toots Hibbert played an acoustic set in State College last month supporting his new live album "Unplugged on Strawberry Hill." If the name doesn't ring a bell, Toots is the OTHER giant figure in classic reggae. While his lyrics lack the political-spiritual heft that made Bob Marley a prophet as well as a rock star, Toots is the guy with the voice and the humor. He has songs about chickens in the yard, shotgun weddings and monkey men to go along with his jailhouse anthem "54-46 That's My Number," and judging from the show, his voice has lost none of its warmth and texture. Toots embodies the lineage of soul singing in the reggae world - his version of Otis Redding's "I've Got Dreams to Remember" was spiritually stirring at the show. "Toots in Memphis," his tribute to American soul, is highly recommended.
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Local musician Doug McMinn is seen performing. McMinn has been listening to Bob Dylan, Kevin Gordon and Neil Young.
Kevin Gordon is a Nashville-based songwriter from Louisiana, but there ain't much country in his muscular and poetic Americana. He visited Elk Creek Cafe recently and he's a treat. Gordon's amiably off-kilter stage persona may not be television ready, but he has the SONGS. "Deuce and a Quarter" was recorded by Keith Richards and "Down to the Well" is even better. "Kolfax/Step in Time" (from his new disc "Gloryland") is a corker, by far the greatest song about a high school marching band and the KKK in the whole canon of American songwriting. Among details familiar to anyone who suffered through the high school band syndrome, lurks a tale of courage and fortitude. Led by their African-American director, the kids arrive at a parade in Colfax, L.a., that's attended by robed Klansmen, but the band and its leader just step on, right in time.
In the wake of two new releases and an autobiography in the last year, two classic Neil Young discs from the 1970s appeared in the house recently. "On the Beach" from 1974 at first seems a bit depressed. Opening hit "Walk On" gets things off in a sprightly manner, but "See the Sky about to Rain" quiets things down immediately after. Several songs are called blues, but only the oil crisis-themed "Vampire Blues" has a lot to do with that style. Players are mostly veterans of the Stray Gator band that recorded "Harvest" a few years before, so heavy rockers are few. "For the Turnstiles" and "On the Beach" ("the world is turning, I hope it don't turn away") are other standout songs on this quiet collection.
"Zuma" (1975) is a Crazy Horse album, so the hard side of Neil is dominant. "Don't Cry No Tears" is loud country-rock up front, followed by one of Neil's extended jam songs, "Danger Bird" which displays his unique melodic gift, along with feral guitar. Some different moods are explored ("Through My Sails" features his mates from CSNY), but the minor-key hammering of "Stupid Girl" and the apocalyptic "Cortez the Killer" are the dominant sound of this one. "Cortez" is a classic loopy Neil lyric, carefully marshalling images of the conquest of Aztec Mexico, adding some hippie philosophy, then inexplicably bringing the narrator's girlfriend out at the end. Nobody else does it like this!


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I've just returned from a 12 day trip to the San Francisco Bay Area. I visited my daughter Eve and her husband Richard, many friends and
attended a professional conference. I also spent time hanging out with bookstore friends Christin Evans (Booksmith)
and Sheryl Cutleur (Book Passage). Each store is doing well; Christin and Sheryl love what they
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Four months ago, I wrote how Amazon was trying to avoid paying its fair share of sales taxes, thereby placing an even greater squeeze on publicly supported education, health care and police and fire protection just to name a few. Over 30 years ago the late Senator and Secretary of State Edmund Muskie, in the midst of nuclear arms negotiations with the former Soviet Union, said the Russians aren't ten feet tall. Don't be afraid of them, Muskie urged, if you're smart in negotiating with them and learn of their vulnerabilities. Strong opposition to Amazon's public rip-off proved that Jeff Bezos and Amazon are not ten feet tall. Amazon had to back down.
However, my bookstore friends reported to me that Amazon continues to undermine and trespass on local physical retailers across the country, including independent bookstores. As reported by journalist Ryan Tate, Amazon.com announced publicly that it "will pay customers up to $5 to go into a local store, scan an item, walk out, and buy the same item on Amazon."
American Booksellers Association CEO Oren Teicher weighed in as well. Teicher sharply wrote Bezos that the Amazon retail price app in effect breaks the Amazon pledge to obey the law and collect sales taxes by allowing "shoppers to browse Main Street stores that do collect sales taxes, scan a product, ask for expertise and walk out empty-handed in order to buy on Amazon."
Teicher called Amazon out on what it's move really is: "the latest in a series of steps to expand your market at the expense of cities and towns nationwide, stripping them of their unique character and the financial wherewithal to pay for essential needs like schools, fire and police departments, and libraries."
On December 13 Richard Russo, a novelist many of us admire, weighed in with an op-ed in The New York Times. Russo, a savvy organizer, asked other fiction writers who do well on Amazon, what they thought of Amazon's new attack on independent retailers. To a person they had nothing good to say about the move or Amazon. The authors included Andre Dubus III, Stephen King, Dennis Lehane, Ann Patchett, Tom Perrotta, Anita Shreve, and Scott Turow, who is president of the Authors Guild.
Lehane called it "scorched-earth capitalism. They don't win unless they destroy the competition." Dubus expressed his outrage by stating that Amazon is trying to turn its customers into "Droid-packing" spies and "devalue, as a cultural and historic necessity, the book" itself. Anita Shreve said losing independent bookstores is "akin to editing...a critical part of our culture out of American life."
Ann Patchett is a new independent bookstore owner in Nashville--a highly regarded novelist and entrepreneur. Her comments also bear listening to.
"There is no point in fighting them or explaining to them that we should be able to coexist civilly in the marketplace," she wrote ... "I don't think they care. I do think it's worthwhile explaining to customers that the lowest price point does not always represent the best deal. If you like going to a bookstore then it's up to you to support it. If you like seeing the people in your community employed, if you think your city needs a tax base, if you want to buy books from a person who reads, don't use Amazon."
Russo learned about Amazon's move from his daughter, who is a bookseller in Brooklyn.
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Platform: Nintendo DS ESRB: E Number of Players: 1 Publisher: Nintendo Release Date: April 5, 2009 Official Website BUY! Rhythm Heaven is a handheld rhythm game that has you tapping and flicking your stylus to catchy songs and fun animations. Graphics: Rhythm Heaven definitely has style. Each level is distinctly different, but the graphics are simple and artistic. The quirky and original design is very reminiscent of the WarioWare titles. The animations are inventive and often cute, which makes it interesting for spectators to lean over your shoulder, but rhythm games aren't about the graphics, anyway. Sound: With an original score written specifically for the game, the songs are catchy and distinctive, which is very important for a rhythm game. I found myself humming them in the car and at work. The cues for action on your part don't always fit in perfectly with the song – an instance thatRead more →By leiapico in DS 2 Comments »


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- Written on a blackboard by Flyers coach Fred Shero before the 1974 Stanley Cup final.
They walked together onto the Spectrum ice - site of their dramatic Stanley Cup championship 34 years ago - for one last time last night.
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Coon Mahomes Tomasello Pico among wrestlers landing spots in Junior Nationals freestyle finalsNew Jersey's Joseph McKenna takes control against Oklahoma's Joe Smith on Friday night. John Sachs photo.
FARGO, N.D. - There are no shortage of exciting matchups coming up in the final session of the eight-day Junior and Cadet Nationals.
And plenty of history could be made during the finals of the Junior Nationals freestyle competition.
Michigan's Adam Coon (285 pounds) and Illinois' Davonte Mahomes (160) have reached the finals and are one win away from earning prestigious USA Wrestling Triple Crowns.
The Junior Nationals freestyle finals are set for 10 a.m. Saturday. Juniors have been eligible for the Triple Crown since 2007.
Coon remains on track to become the first wrestler to win back-to-back USA Wrestling Junior Triple Crowns.
Coon, a University of Michigan recruit, won his third straight Junior Nationals Greco-Roman title on Tuesday. He won his second straight Junior Folkstyle Nationals title in April in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Coon is seeking his second straight Junior Nationals freestyle title. He will face Nathan Butler of Kansas in the finals.
Mahomes will face Ohio's Markus Scheidel in the finals. Mahomes already owns Junior Folkstyle and Junior Greco titles this year.
Returning Junior freestyle champions Nathan Tomasello of Ohio (120) and Anthony Collica of Ohio (145) also landed spots in the finals.
Tomasello will meet Kaid Brock of Oklahoma in the finals. Tomasello is seeking his third straight Junior Nationals title in freestyle.
Collica will battle Junior Nationals Greco champion Blayne Briceno of California in the finals.
One of the most anticipated finals matchups will come at 138 with Junior Nationals Greco champion Joseph McKenna of New Jersey scheduled to face 2012 Cadet Triple Crown winner Aaron Pico of California.
2012 Cadet Triple Crown winner Bo Nickal of Texas reached the 170 finals. He will face Georgia's Tyler Askey in the finals.
Past Cadet Triple Crown winner Mitch Sliga of Indiana advanced to the Junior freestyle finals at 195. He will battle Oklahoma's Joel Dixon for the title on Saturday.
2012 Cadet Triple Crown winner Hunter Marko of Wisconsin advanced to the Junior freestyle finals at 106. He will meet California's Joe Cisneros for the title. Cisneros finished second in Junior Greco earlier in the week.
Junior Nationals Greco champion Roy Nash of Utah survived a scare in his last match of the day to make the finals at 220. Nash was turned to his back and nearly pinned early in his match with Indiana's Fletcher Miller. But Nash fought off his back and then immediately turned Miller to notch a first-period fall.
Junior Nationals Greco champion Joshua Terao of Hawaii earned a wild 19-10 win over returning Junior freestyle champion Tommy Thorn of Minnesota on Friday morning at 120. Thorn fell short of placing while Terao will wrestle for seventh.
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Do you think Dallas as well as neighboring cities should create a buffer zone for sex offenders who live there? Should offenders be required to live farther away from children? How do you feel about sex-offender laws in your community?
Martha Joe Thrasher, Carrollton: The safety of our children is a very important consideration, and it is a very good idea for Dallas and surrounding cities to create the buffer zones around child-friendly areas.
Gary McCoy, Carrollton: First, I have no tolerance for anyone who would hurt a child in any way. With that said, I also believe there are persons on these sex offenders list whose names should be removed from public scrutiny.
As mentioned in the original news story, a man was placed on the list when he was 13 years old. He is now grown, married with a family, and his name is still on the public list. There needs to be some common sense with regard to these public lists. With those exceptions, I support the lists.
I also support the buffer zones. Not so much because that offender might come out of their house and attack a child. More so because parents should not even have to worry about the kids having to walk past the offender's home on their way to school or a park. I don't believe the buffer zones will keep anyone from re-offending. They can just get in their car.
Nell Perez, Irving: I don't know that much about sex offenders, but my thinking is that as long as they have transportation, it doesn't matter if they live two blocks or five miles away from children. They will find a way. It's still up to the adults to protect them.
Jennifer Vizzo, Irving: I know it's not realistic to require that sex offenders not live where children live in proximity. But if a convicted sexual predator moves into a neighborhood, there should be some kind of notification, either by mail or text message. I have grandchildren, and I do not want to live with a sexual predator or pedophile in my neighborhood. But if that's not possible, then I would at least like to know where and who they are.
Steve McCluer, Far North Dallas: Buffer zones are good in principle, but there must be some level of sanity. In some cities, the buffer zones overlap, making it essentially impossible for a convicted sex offender to find a place to live ... literally living under bridges because there is no place else to go.
Also, not all sex offenders are the same. An 18-year-old who has consensual sex with a 17-year-old has technically commited statutory rape, but branding such a person as the lowest caste in society for the rest of their life is unreasonable. The penalty should be proportionate to the crime.
Millard (Bud) Baxley Sr., Irving: Yes, there should be tougher laws regulating where and how close they can reside to child-friendly areas. I also believe they should be required to put a sign out in front of their residence or on their apartment door letting everyone know who lives there. They are the worst of society and should be treated as such. Personally, I think too many people are worried they might be humiliated. So what? They should be. Make them move as far away as possible is my answer to the problem.
Paul Kramer, Carrollton: Again, it is dismaying to even have to be discussing this type of perversion promulgated by pedophiles and predators in a public forum. Sexual crimes today are largely a result of the sexual liberation movement started by Alfred Kinsey and his disciple Hugh Hefner and many others in the 1940s and '50s. And so today, after five decades of relentless sexual promotion, we live in a sex-drenched society. While anything we do to separate offenders from their intended victims will help, if a predator really wants to be near children, he or she will be there, despite boundary rules and buffer zones. The real answer is not so much about boundaries, but the total rehabilitation of these offenders. There are many good, Christian ministries that stand ready to help. Studies have shown these significantly reduce recidivism rates and help offenders find a new, productive life. However, this resource is often overlooked, discounted or just dismissed. Whether we choose to believe it or not, though, this is not as much a civil law issue as it is a spiritual one.
Darrel Van Dyke, Coppell: The problem in dealing with sex offenders is that it throws the whole bunch into one category — sort of like how Texas used to categorize marijuana smokers as drug addicts and pushers. I am not making light of sex offenses (as all are repugnant to me), but do all of them have to wear their scarlet letter forever without any chance of rehabilitation? And now possibly be buffered from going to their kid's schools? Council member Jerry Allen posed an excellent question: "Will this ordinance [establishing buffer zones for sex offenders] increase public protection?" The answer is probably not — but if it does pass, all we are doing is perpetuating the myth that no one can change their life for the better.
James Baker, Irving: While sex offenders pose a potential threat to children in schools and residential areas, not all sex offenders are pedophiles or sexual predators. I think restricting where they can live is against all we stand for as Americans. Most or some have completed an incarceration, and their debt paid to society with it.
The reporting requirement is such that law enforcement knows their locations. If something should happen in an area they are the first questioned.
A buffer zone on schools is not a bad idea, but enforcement is the key.
Sharon Phares, Irving: I would think that if Dallas created a buffer zone for sex offenders living there, that the surrounding communities would experience an influx of registered offenders. Understandably, the police would like to have more control over their activities. It is a conundrum as to where the safety and rights of all of us begin and end. Perhaps a better system of classification should be developed, with varying limitations for specific offenses. I have no idea if it would be a means of restricting potential illicit behaviors. We can predict, we can be proactive, but we cannot determine the acting out of behaviors with complete accuracy.
Mike Voirin, Irving: Standard buffer zones should be established statewide. It is imperative that we closely monitor criminals that commit these heinous crimes. They may have paid their debt, but they are a proven risk.
David Borland, Carrollton: We live near one (as registered on the Internet) who does not seem strange or dangerous in any way, but all my children are adults now; perhaps I would feel differently if I felt my children were in danger. I would not like it if he was forced to move just because he is within a mile of an elementary school and a high school. The reasons for his being on the list have never come up in our casual conversations, so I do not know his past history.


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To unshare your workbook, you simply reverse the commands we did in the previous movie. We go up to the Share Workbook command, click on it, and deselect the check box that allows changes to be made by more than one user at a time. click on OK. And you get this warning. It says that the actions going to remove the workbook from shared use. Any change history is going to be erased, and any other users who are editing the workbook, will not be able to save their changes.
Even if you save the workbook again. So once it's been shared and you remove the sharing you can't return it to a shared mode. That's fine, I'm ready to un-share this workbook now so I'm going to click Yes, to make the workbook exclusive to me. And you'll notice that the shared option in the top title bar of my workbook is now removed. Let's just save that for good measure, by clicking on the Save smart icon in my Quick Access toolbar.
To track changes that are made to my worksheets, I can activate the track changes command, by clicking on the button and selecting highlight changes. This opens up a highlight changes dialog box, and it identifies for me, or it gives me the option, to track the changes while I'm editing. How am I going to see that those changes are made? Well, I going to highlight any change that happens in the workbook, I'm going to also track the changes made by everyone who touches this workbook, I can also have the choice to just highlight anything that everyone else has done, other than myself.
And I can identify a particular area in the workbook that I'm interested in tracking the changes on. I'm not all that interested in if someone changes the item category, but I may be interested if someone changes the final costs. So I'm going to select where, and I'm going to identify the different range that I'm interested in and seeing who make changes too. As I make those changes I want them highlighted on the screen. So let's see how this changes our worksheet.
If I click OK, the actions going to save the worksheet, and I'm going to say, "Yes, I want to continue." And it moves it back into a shared mode. As I go in and track the changes, if I change the final cost to be $200, it identifies that something has changed in there by placing a little tag on that cell. As you mouse over the cell, it identifies who changed the cell. It gives the name, the date, and timestamp for the person who did the change, and it also identifies what change was done.
As the owner of the worksheet, I can determine whether or not I like that change and I want to included it in the information. I go back up to the Track Changes area, I select the Accept/Reject Changes command, now I can save my worksheet. I identify what changes I'm going to accept or reject. If I select them all, I'm going to accept them, click OK. It identifies what change was made.
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You'll often stumble on the most adorable & unusual items while browsing etsy… for example, these fun blackbird & canary Interspecies Bird Coffee Coasters, which are "upcycled from a preppy boiled wool blazer" and backed in mustard yellow and black felt. Too cute!
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aww how adorable!
2Dio SAYS:
What a great idea! Hmmm…this is something fun I can do with my 4 year old daughter and the left-over red felt we have from making Christmas stockings. Looks like gramma is getting felt coasters for valentines!
3Jen SAYS:
These are great. The cute, roundish little bird seems to be a big design element these days for good reason. Especially in paper goods. You can find similar shapes with brands like Elum or Egg Press. Here's a cute
Egg Press Bird Sculpture for Valentine's.
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Lovely. Great site.


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I don't know if I'm sensitive to dairy, but just in case I stopped eating it about a week ago. No milk, cheese etc.
I forgot to mention that I'm taking two zinc pills a day.
And it's facial acne, by the way.
TornadoGirl, what are probiotics? What foods contain them?
Also: I use baking soda and vinegar as a shampoo and conditioner, and I don't wear make-up.


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Bush vs. Kerry on job growth
If you are like most working people in the U.S. today, your job security has never, it seems, been shakier. Never mind the huge job losses under Bush's watch: whole careers, entire trades, have been swept away in the span of a few years.
Housing discrimination alive and well in Alameda
A series of tests with pairs of Black and white investigators has revealed a high level of housing discrimination against African Americans in the city of Alameda, Calif., the nonprofit organization Sentinel Fair Housing said last week.
International notes
South Africa: Corporate pay hikes 'shock' unions / Spain: Protesters block NATO train / Germany: GM workers return to the job / East Timor: Clash with Australia on oil / Colombia: Huge nationwide protests / Colombia: Huge nationwide protests
Protests continue vs. U.S. bases in Japan
On Oct. 14, Okinawa's Ginowan City Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution protesting the U.S. Marine Corps' resumption of CH53D helicopter flights — the same type of helicopter that crashed into a building at Okinawa State University on Aug. 13.
Mexico readying to oust the right wing?
News Analysis Political turmoil in Mexico may portend a leftward motion.
Women will lead turnout
WASHINGTON (PAI) — Thanks to massive voter registration drives, issues campaigns, get-out-the-vote efforts and record opportunities for voting early, there should be a large jump in voter turnout for this year's election, several top analysts say.
Texans wary of touch-screen
DALLAS — Americans are closely watching the computerized voting machines that are expected to record one-third of the votes in the presidential election.
Rally on the Range
HIBBING, Minn. — An enthusiastic crowd of 5,000-7,000 Iron Rangers packed the Hibbing Memorial Building Oct. 19 to hear Democratic vice-presidential candidate John Edwards. The crowd was warmed up with anti-Bush chants like: "Like father, like son — one term and you're done!"
Philadelphia revs up to get out the vote
PHILADELPHIA — More than 100,000 people filled the center of the city here Oct. 25 to welcome Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry and former President Bill Clinton. Just two days earlier in the same city the Black Radical Congress (BRC) hosted a forum to get out the vote on Election Day.
National Clips
SMITHERS, W.Va.: Coal miners picket for health care / FRANKFORT, Ky.: Teachers save their health care / WASHINGTON: Anti-Patriot Act resolutions dwarf Act itself / LAS VEGAS, Nev.: Early voting signals huge turnout


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While the announcement of Jake Pavelka's split from fiancé Vienna Girardi came as a surprise to those who have worked closest to Pavelka in the past few weeks, the break-up itself wasn't a shock.
Drop Dead Diva actress Kate Levering, with whom Pavelka shot scenes on June 18 for his upcoming guest appearance on the Lifetime series, tells PEOPLE, "I asked him if they were still together and he said that they were really happy and living in L.A., that they weren't talking about marriage yet but they were together. I'm sure, probably, that they were obviously on the outs, but he didn't mention anything. He was very classy about it."
And although she hasn't spoken to the pair recently, Chelsie Hightower, Pavelka's professional partner on Dancing With the Stars, says, "I'm not necessarily surprised that they broke up. I think it would be hard to get to know anybody on a reality TV show, to get to know who they really were, with the pressure of the cameras and the other contestants and all the other factors that add into it."
Nonetheless, "I wish both of them really well," Hightower says. "I've gotten to know both of them and I think they are both good and hope that they find better matches for themselves. They have to find who inspire them to be better than they already are."
Both co-workers say that Pavelka is committed to the job once he's on it. When he was on Dancing With the Stars, Pavelka did not talk much about his relationship with Vienna. "Granted that we were under the stresses of the show," Hightower says, "but he didn't say much. For the most part he was cooperative and was super-into the competition and wanted to do well. He had a good work ethic."
On the set of Drop Dead Diva, Levering says Pavelka "was really open to answering questions, and I am a fan of the Bachelor, so I was really curious! I wanted to know everything. I wanted him to give me all the secret dirt, but he didn't spill. He was very, very classy about everything, and I am sure he has information that he is keeping tucked away somewhere!"
Pavelka, 32, reveals in this week's PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday, that "trust issues" were at the center of his split with Girardi, 24.
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Since, as the Torah says, "Confession is good for the soul," let's begin with a confession. I am a bar mitzvah teacher. My avocation -- my hobby -- is the navigation of Jewish girls and boys through the tangled web of the bar mitzvah ceremony.
It is a job that demands a great deal of patience with parents as well as kids. Everything depends on: a) the cranial size of the student, and b) the size of the bribes offered by the parents to the kid.
In most families, a cash gift of a green, oblong paper with a picture of Benjamin Franklin works fine. But parents who are really lousy negotiators sometimes get stuck with a clause in the BAP (Bar Mitzvah Agreement Protocol) that results in a separate phone line for Mark or Miriam; or a trust fund containing a red BMW when the child reaches driving age.
Parent 1: "OK, we've signed the contract with Mark. Can you get over here by 7:15? He's in a great mood -- we just gave him some money."
Parent 2: "Come over now. He's had 50 milligrams of Ritalin. Let's get started."
Well, Teach stumbles over. Sitting around the kitchen table, I explain to student and family the formidable intellectual challenge posed by the bar mitzvah requirements. The theme is always the same. "It ain't easy and sooner or later you're gonna hate me."
Yeah, yeah, they understand -- "Let's Go!" they shout.
Teaching 12-year-olds to chant haftarah is like teaching dolphins to sing "Ah! Che La Morte Ognora" from "Il Trovatore." Sooner or later kids and dolphins swim away. It is not a slick ride on a playground slide.
Take my current student (as Henry Youngman would say; "Yeah, please take him -- far away"). Let's call him Ben. When he talks, his parents open their checkbooks and listen with wide-eyed attention. His mother reveres him and his father addresses him in low, respectful tones. Here, extracted from Ben's file is the verbatim record of my first conversation with his family.
Me: "Well, it's time for Ben to begin his bar mitzvah training." (To myself: From what I can tell of Ben's mental equipment, we shoulda started when he was 6.)
Mother: "Oh, nice of you to call, but I'm not sure Ben wants to be a bar mitzvah." (To herself: My son may not have time for this bar mitzvah stuff. He's probably the Messiah himself and he's gonna be busy fixing the world.)
Me: "Well, it's kinda hard for an 11-year-old to make decisions like this. Why don't you pitch in and make it for him? Just say yes." (To myself: Lucky he couldn't express himself at birth -- he'd have nixed his own bris. So messy.)
Finally, Mother agreed that since Ben was busy -- determining his supper menu preferences every night, deciding on his daily TV agenda, choosing his wardrobe -- that yes, she'd relieve him of this bar mitzvah decision.
A bar or bas mitzvah is a real challenge for a 13-year-old: the singing of the haftarah and blessings before and after. Plus the Torah reading and associated blessings. Then, finally, the speech. The Torah reading, especially, is a challenge. It's not easy. There are no vowels, you see, under those squirmy Hebrew letters and the trop -- the tune -- is different from the haftarah.
The speech is variable. It can be a simple reading of the words typed up by his teacher; a fail-safe stratagem when the child hasn't mastered the haftarah until 9:15 the morning of the event. Or, the student can spend weeks researching the prophets and the associated rabbinical commentary. A really scholarly bar mitzvah exegesis can equal a doctoral thesis.
But to deal with kids you need leverage. Something with which to reward, something to punish. But we teachers -- unless backed up by parents -- have an empty pack. All we can do is conjure up visions of all that loot -- those glittering gifts; a Jewish version of Christmas Day. But if the kid already owns the world, what's to bribe with?
Ah, the times they are a'changing. When I was a bar mitzvah boy, my teacher carried a ruler like a sword. And if you blew the trop he called you a dummy. Imagine! Not a slow learner, not someone with ADD, but a dummy! And believe it or not, he rapped your knuckles with his weapon.
Today he'd be in court. The bar mitzvahee, the ACLU and the parents with Alan Dershowitz at their side, would sue his tzitzit off.
The ideal bar mitzvah is not a bar mitzvah at all, but a bat mitzvah. Girls are easier. Give me a plain 12-year-old female with braces who has no talent for band, chess, basketball or chorus. Undistracted by an admiring world, she'll shine on the bimah and you'll get tons of compliments on your pedagogic talents. The synagogue audience will bow as they let you go first through the Kiddush line while the bagels are still fresh. Ah, the perks of a bar mitzvah teacher.
Ted Roberts is a Jewish humorist and commentator whose work appears in several Jewish papers, Disney Magazine, Hadassah, the Wall Street Journal and others. He lives in Huntsville, Ala.
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> Right now I use a cheap Belkin router (got it at Walmart for $40) and
> it can do simple stuff, like block out certain domains, or restrict
> ports based on IP. But it does not allow me to manage each computer
> separately.
> I have several computers in the home, and I want a router that will
> allow me to make a different whitelist for each MAC. For instance, I
> want the router to allow the PC in the kitchen to go anywhere, and I
> want it to restrict the the one in the basement to only open port 80,
> and only allow a dozen or so domains, like library.com and
> wikipedia.org.
> Does anyone know of a router (or similar appliance) that is cheap
> (under $300) that can assign a different white/black list to each MAC
> address?
> Thanks a lot for the help!
I have not used the software myself but you might look into the alternative
operating software for routers that is available. With luck your router
might be supported and with the feature you want.
Give this link a view: http://dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
At the least you can ask your question in the one of the forums for it at:
Who knows, you might be able to update the software in your router to do
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Couples Hopes for Successful 2014 Campaign
Fred Couples really enjoyed his victory Sunday in the Champions Tour's season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco.
Though carding his high round of the tournament, a 2-under 69, the 54-year-old from Seattle still cruised, finishing at 17-under 267 for a six-stroke triumph over Bernhard Langer, Peter Senior and Mark O'Meara.
Finishing atop the season-long Charles Schwab Cup points' race was Kenny Perry, who ended up tied for fifth place Sunday, seven shots behind Couples. Thanks to three titles - including two major championships - on the season, the 53-year-old Kentuckian concluded the season 412 points ahead of Langer and took home the $1 million annuity that goes to the overall Cup winner.
After accepting the winner's check of $440,000, Couples expressed how he felt about his first victory since the Senior British Open in July 2012. "It's great to win. It seems like four years ago," he said in reference to his title at Turnberry in Scotland. "Now I have 60 days to lose all my momentum."
Couples only played 15 tournaments on the Champions Tour this year due to various problems with his chronic bad back as well as the time devoted as captain of the U.S. Presidents Cup team (they won by a score of 18½ to 15½ at Muirfield Village in Ohio, the third straight time a Couples-led American squad won the biennial Ryder Cup-style competition).
But Couples hopes he can play more, or at least consistently better, in 2014 and have a stab at duplicating Perry's feat. "This tour, to win the Schwab Cup, I'll play a lot and I hope to play well," Couples said Sunday. "I'd like to have the kind of year Kenny had. The goal is to win the Cup. The goal is to play.
"This year, I wouldn't call it a waste, but it was a waste as far as not winning," he added. "This week was different. I did not miss many shots. I got the lead and I kept it. I'm not a fierce competitor, but I love the competition. Just winning, even if it's a club championship, you're thrilled."
The Champions Tour and its members - including Perry -would certainly like to have the popular Couples entered in more events in 2014. "Everybody likes Fred Couples," Perry said Sunday. "He's so laid-back. It's funny how his personality just really brings everybody to him. He's really a neat guy, and people can relate to Fred Couples."
"I don't usually set many goals, because on the regular tour they're so darn hard that the goal is to win. Out here it is to win the Schwab Cup, and I think that's doable if I play a lot and play well," Couples said.
"You know, we'll find out," Couples contemplated aloud about playing more next year. "The Schwab Cup is never my goal, because I can't play 13-14 times and let them play 22 times and beat them (in the points). So I'm going to practice, I'm going to be ready."
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■ On Sept. 18, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed a commission naming Rabbi Jacob Frankel of Rodeph Shalom Congregation in Philadelphia the first Jewish chaplain of the U.S. Army.
■ In 1759, the French formally surrendered Quebec to the British.
■ In 1793, President George Washington laid the cornerstone of the U.S. Capitol.
■ In 1810, Chile made its initial declaration of independence from Spain with the forming of a national junta.
■ In 1850, Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act, which created a force of federal commissioners charged with returning escaped slaves to their owners.
■ In 1927, the Columbia Phonograph Broadcasting System (later CBS) made its on-air debut with a basic network of 16 radio stations.
■ In 1947, the National Security Act, which created a National Military Establishment, went into effect.
■ In 1961, United Nations
Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold was killed in a plane crash in northern Rhodesia.
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UPDATED 3:53 PM CDT Jun 27, 2013
The Department of Human Services on Monday released a draft of the waiver it plans to submit to the federal government for the "private option" approach to expand insurance coverage in the state. Gov. Mike Beebe signed the plan into law earlier this year, but it still must receive federal approval.
The private option was approved as an alternative to expanding Medicaid's enrollment.
The state is accepting comments on the plan during the next 30 days. DHS says it will hold a July 2 hearing in Little Rock and another July 8 in Fort Smith on the proposal.
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Macquarie rates as Outperform (1) - Management has announced yet another round of cost cutting and Macquarie analysts respond by stating all the costs savings are being offset by continues weak operational momentum. They maintain their forecast for a flat outlook, below the company's guidance. Estimates have been lowered. Were merger talks to lead to nothing, Macquarie believes the shares will trend towards 90c. For now, $1.05 price target maintained, as well as the Outperform rating. More
Citi rates as Neutral (3) - The broker notes the company has picked one of its non-executive directors,John Redmond, to be the new CEO. Citi says he has an impressive background as a senior executive, CFO and CEO at major US casinos. The only problems Citi have are his limited Asian VIP exposure and the Board's general lack of gaming experience. With the competitive threat from Crown's ((CWN)) potential Barangaroo development, the Neutral call is maitnained. More
CIMB Securities rates as Neutral (5) - We last heard from RBS on TPG back in September. Since then, CIMB has taken over the book and its first note on TPG carries a Neutral call and $2.62 price target (was Sell and $1.83). The broker believes the company's low-cost model has not only been been highly effective in growing the business, but notes it is also generating some really nice returns for investors. Yet while the broker expects earnings to grow at a rate of 13% per year over the next few years and also sees a potential for even further upside, current valuation metrics seem to have this all priced in, hence the Neutral call. More
JP Morgan rates as Overweight (1) - Target $4.03 (was $3.77). A day after 's offer for most of Australand ((ALZ)), the broker has taken a closer look at the company's earnings profile, with a revised view on 's treatment of amortization of incentives seeing forecasts trimmed. However, the Overweight call is maintained on the back of prospective upside from what seems to be a good looking transaction that takes much further down the track to achieving its strategic objectives. More
UBS rates as Neutral (3) - It has been difficult to ignore, but leyParsons shares have significantly underperformed the broader share market since the company's AGM in late October. UBS analysts are quick on their feet to point out this remains a high quality services provider, it's just that right now the headwinds have been building. The analysts have further lowered their estimates and are now, on their own observation, below consensus. leyParsons is in the midst of a sector-derating, they point out, and that explains why the share price is not moving in line with the market. Valuation/target has been cut to $24.50 from $26. Neutral rating retained. More
Credit Suisse rates as Neutral (3) - Target $5.00 (was $4.80). The broker has trimmed its FY13 earnings forecast by 5% and by an average of 6% over the forecast period on still softening global trade volumes and a weaker than previously expected Australian domestic market. The Neutral call is maintained, especially given the recent run in the share price, with a rolling forward of the broker's valuation causing the lift in the price target. More
CIMB Securities rates as Outperform (1) - Target $5.03 (was $3.93). The broker has done a review of its models and this sees forecasts lifted to incorporate more expected upside from NBN rollout and migration assumptions. While near term implications are relatively minor, the broker notes they grow as the NBN rollout accelerates beyond FY15. Citing strong cash flow generation, corporate activity potential and shares trading at discount to peers, the Outperform call is maintained, with the price target pushed higher More
Deutsche Bank rates as Hold (3) - Boral has followed the example of its competitors in the Australian market and now announced its own price increases for concrete and aggregates. There is a difference, explain the analysts, as Boral's increases are national in character versus only regional increases for the likes of Hanson and Holcim. Deutsche Bank analysts don't seem enthusiastic. Instead they argue price increases in the past years did not lead to higher margins. Hold rating maintained. Price target $4.02. More


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> I'm writing a motif app. The user must be able to select fonts for
> extrusion. Is there a font selection dialog in Motif? I'm currently
> using "XmFileSelectionBoxWidgetClass" and let the user to select the
> font files directly, which is not very elegant solution.
I have not found a dialog for this, but have written an application that
you may find useful as a base to build your own. The source can be found
at http://www.wideopenwest.com/~tgmeer/showfonts.c. The Makefile is
stored as http://www.wideopenwest.com/~tgmeer/Makefile, and you will
also need
http://www.wideopenwest.com/~tgmeer/fallback.h for the complete program.
A color selection application can be found at
http://www.wideopenwest.com/~tgmeer/showcolors.c, using the same
fallback.h and a slightly modified Makefile. Hope that this helps.
Gary Meerschaert
Madison Heights, MI
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Wait a bit and they'll give up on you
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No. 13 Illinois (9-0) @ No. 10 Gonzaga (9-0)
Spokane, Wash. - McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Saturday, Dec. 8 - 9 p.m. CST - ESPN2 (Roxy Bernstein, Stephen Bardo)
Notes (per Gonzaga sports info):
Close win over Washington State: Kevin Pangos had a tough shooting night, until the game was on the line. Then the Gonzaga guard drove the length of the court and made a layup with 2 seconds left for a 71-69 victory over Washington State on Wednesday. Pangos made just 1 of 11 shots before the game-winner. Elias Harris scored 23 points and Kelly Olynyk had 22, all in the second half. Olynyk, who redshirted last season, made 10 of 14 shots to keep Gonzaga in the game in the second half. Motum hit a 3-pointer with 14 seconds left to bring WSU within 68-67. Gary Bell Jr. made a free throw for Gonzaga, and Lacy made a layup to tie the score at 69.
History with the Illini:Saturday will be the fourth straight year Gonzaga and the University of Illinois have played, and will be the sixth meeting overall in the series the Fighting Illini lead 4-1. Saturday's game concludes a 4-year series which featured a neutral-neutral, home-home format. Gonzaga downed UI 85-83 in overtime at the United Center in Chicago Jan. 2, 2010, Elias Harris scoring on a cross-over move with 12 seconds to play and then grabbing the rebound at the other end of the floor to secure the win. Illinois prevailed Dec. 4, 2010, in The Battle in Seattle and last year 82-75 at Illinois. The Bulldogs lost 76-58 in the 2001-02 season opener at Illinois and 89-72 Nov. 27, 2004, at the Wooden Tradition at Conseco Arena in Indianapolis, Ind.
Pangos piling up the points:Gonzaga sophomore Kevin Pangos hit the 500-point plateau with his 8 points against the University of Oklahoma in the Old Spice Classic, and junior Sam Dower surpassed the 600-point plateau with his 13 points against Lewis-Clark State College this season.
Mark's milestone: Gonzaga head coach Mark Few got his 350th career victory last Saturday against the University of the Pacific, making him one of the eighth youngest head coaches with 350 victories. Jeff Jones of American University also collected his 350th victory last Saturday. Few, born Dec. 27, 1962, shares his birthday with University of Kansas coach Bill Self who has 481 wins. University of Florida coach Billy Donovan is the youngest coach with 350 wins, born May 30, 1965 and with 428 wins through games of Dec. 6.
Projected starters:
Kevin Pangos - G, Soph., 6-2, 182 - 10.6 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 3.9 apg
Gary Bell - G, Jr., 6-1, 205 - 10.1 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2.4 apg
Guy Landry Edl - G, Jr., 6-6, 218 - 7.0 ppg, 3.9 rpg
Sam Dower - C, Jr., 6-9, 255 - 9.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg
Elias Harris - F, Sr., 6-8, 239 - 16.8 ppg, 8.1 rpg
Series history:
Series record: 4-1
Last meeting: Illinois 82, Gonzaga 75 (Dec. 3, 2011 - Champaign, Ill.)
Series streak: Illinois W2
Record @ Spokane: First meeting
Groce vs. Gonzaga: First meeting
Notable Quotable:
"I think the biggest thing is the word that comes to me is well-rounded. I watch them -- I just don't know if they have a weakness. They've got depth. They've got skill. They've got athleticism. They play hard. They play together. They don't have many weaknesses. I'm concerned about their rebounding. They're great on the glass. They're great in the post. They use the three-point shot effectively. They do a great job on the defensive end and do a great job of mixing it up, whether it's three-quarter court or some zone or man. They execute well." -- Illinois coach John Groce on Gonzaga's team.
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THEY were buildings of convenience, never a destination: austere concrete monoliths that fed off our addiction to the car.
But multi-deck car parks are changing with the times. The Domain car park, one of Sydney's oldest, has undergone an $8 million revamp to woo motorists as driving a car into the city centre has become entirely unfashionable.
Gone are the dingy corners, dead end layout and reliance on onerous staircases.
Welcome neon paint, shiny new lifts and an upgraded travelator, touted as the longest in the southern hemisphere at 207 metres. A coffee cart, dry cleaning service and electric car chargers are on their way.
"It used to be dark, it was unpainted and rundown and hadn't been touched for 50 years," said Peter Stewart, managing director of InterPark, which runs the car park. "Now it's upgraded. It's a really nice car park."
State government parking levies, competition from street parking and changing car use have taken their toll on the car park industry, Mr Stewart said.
Prices have plummeted in response. At the Domain, evening and weekend parking has been slashed to $10 and ''early bird'' weekday parking costs $17.
Monthly rates for car parks in Sydney's central business district fell by 20 per cent in the three years to 2011, according to a report by Colliers International. However, daily rates rose slightly and Sydney remains one of the world's most expensive cities in which to park.
Mr Stewart denied the days of multi-storey car parks were numbered.
"It's crucial for a vibrant international city like Sydney to have affordable parking available," he said. "We always have to balance up the needs of the environment with the needs of individuals. Modern cars are far less polluting than they were years ago."
City of Sydney is not convinced, and is trying to improve transport options to reduce congestion, including cycleways, car sharing and improved pedestrian routes.
The 2011 census showed the number of cars driven to work in the city dropped by 9 per cent in five years, even though there were 9 per cent more workers.
Workplace transport plans are also threatening car park supremacy.
The Kent Street design and engineering firm ARUP provides just two permanent parking spaces for staff. In their place it offers 80 bike spaces, shared with the building's other tenants, and loan schemes to help staff buy bikes and annual public transport tickets.
Employee Joshua Milston, 27, of Darlinghurst, rides to work each day.
"[Cycling] is quicker than a car, quicker than a bus or a train and it gives me exercise in the morning as well," he said.
"Employees accept the fact that working in a CBD environment, on-site car parking is not an entitlement."


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Whether you are looking for a full golf, corporate, social or dining membership we're here to assist with any questions you may have about your membership selection.
Our professional golf staff organizes several golf events throughout the season making it easy to meet new people and make new friends. There are Women's 18 hole and 9 hole golf leagues that schedule activities so ladies feel welcome and can join the fun. A full service fitness center is open year round and is staffed by professional trainers to assist in your fitness routine. The swimming pool and tennis complex is popular all summer long offering swim lessons, water aerobics and a youth swim team.
Our elegantly appointed clubhouse overlooking the 27 hole championship golf course has casual, private and outdoor veranda dining options. These dining areas offer a special atmosphere giving you flexibility in where you choose to enjoy or entertain. Our expert chef and his culinary team prepare creative menus serving only "Prime" beef and the freshest seafood. Along with our standard menu items are daily specials, making every dining experience unique.
We would love to hear from you! For more information on membership at Boulder Ridge Country Club, please fill out and submit the Membership Inquiry Form. You will hear back from us shortly with more information regarding joining Boulder Ridge Country Club and all the benefits membership will bring you.
We also have financing options to make your perfect membership affordable.