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National Network of Libraries of Medicine Resource Sharing Plan
The goal of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) Resource Sharing Plan is to provide health information in a timely and cost-effective manner to health professionals and the public in a shared resources environment that spans both traditional interlibrary loan and other library mediated information services.
- Coordinate the contribution, review, and maintenance of serial holdings data to DOCLINE in a manner that is timely, efficient, and accurate;
- Develop efficient and cost effective processes for requesting, referring, and delivering items from Network library collections and resources through the DOCLINE system;
- Provide standardized policies and procedures to assure appropriate regional consistency within the national Network;
- Investigate and test new methods of resource sharing which use existing or new technologies for access and/or delivery;
- Encourage and promote the use of Electronic Fund Transfer System (EFTS) throughout the NN/LM;
- Facilitate and promote electronic document delivery with a goal of increasing electronic delivery in the Network;
- Provide guidance on managing and negotiating e-journal subscriptions related to ILL and document delivery privileges; and
- Develop a Network strategy to provide document delivery and access to collections in the event of a regional or national disaster.
Contribute to DOCLINE Serial Holdings
All reciprocal borrowing participants must accurately report and systematically maintain accurate holdings on at least an annual basis within DOCLINE.
Interlibrary Loan and Resource Sharing Services
Network libraries are expected to process requests from other institutions to the extent they are able. Health professionals have access to the interlibrary loan services/document delivery services of the Network by working with the nearest Network library with which they are affiliated. Non-affiliated health professionals will be referred to a health science library by the Regional Medical Library (RML), or be served by the RML directly.
Requesting Patterns via DOCLINE
DOCLINE is the preferred interlibrary loan system in the NN/LM. Appropriate requests should be entered into DOCLINE when possible.
- Network libraries must understand and comply with copyright law;
- Network libraries must report and systematically maintain holdings within DOCLINE to become a full DOCLINE participant. Some exceptions can be made for libraries with very small collections to become borrow-only participants;
- Network libraries participating in DOCLINE are expected to maintain routing tables that accurately reflect interlibrary loan borrowing patterns and that are consistent with regional interlibrary loan policies;
- Most DOCLINE participants are expected to be lenders as well as borrowers; and
- Network libraries without sufficient holdings or staff may opt to be DOCLINE Borrow only. Any library opting out of lending must make contact with the RML in their Region to confirm their intention, and to ensure that routing tables comply with borrow-only guidelines. Any library opting to be Borrow only is not eligible to request free delivery using DOCLINE, even from established borrowing partners. Borrow only libraries would pay the non-reciprocal charge established by the lenders.
Performance Data
- Analyzing performance data provides NLM and the RMLs with information needed to assess which individual libraries are meeting expected goals, and which ones may be struggling to keep up with basic services to their users and to other Network libraries. Document delivery performance data enables the NLM and the RMLs to determine regional and Network trends and helps identify future needs. The data should also assist RMLs, Resource Libraries and Primary Access Libraries (PAL) in collection development, maintenance, and preservation activities. Document delivery performance data will be provided through reports from the DOCLINE system; and
- The measure of fulfillment (fill rate) is calculated by dividing the number of received requests into the number of filled requests. An acceptable level of performance for an RML or Resource Library shall be a 75% fill rate, excluding requests unfilled due to cost. DOCLINE report 2-14 provides information on fill rate for each RML, Resource Library, Primary Access Library, and "Other" libraries. These reports are produced by NLM and provided to the RMLs and libraries quarterly.
The Network
Libraries in the United States with collections in the health sciences are included in the National Network of Libraries of Medicine. As participating institutions, libraries accept the goals and objectives of the NN/LM Interlibrary Loan Plan.
Network institutions are divided into four categories:
National Library of Medicine (NLM)
NLM's responsibilities include:
- National coordination of DOCLINE; and interfaces with other large interlibrary loan networks;
- Provision of interlibrary loan services to augment regional resources;
- Continued support of DOCLINE, which consists of the Serial Holdings, Requests, and Institutions modules;
- Continued support of an end-user document requesting service, e.g. Loansome Doc, Outside Tool, etc.;
- Collection and distribution of management data from DOCLINE to monitor network and individual library performance;
- Provision of reports from the DOCLINE system to all DOCLINE participants. Provision of additional NLM-defined reports to the Regional Medical Libraries;
- Train RML staff in use of NLM products and services; and
- Work with representative libraries of the NN/LM to develop and manage a program of retention and preservation of print serials and monographs in multiple US locations.
NN/LM DOCLINE Coordination Office (NDCO)
The NDCO responsibilities are to:
- Evaluate appropriate level of participation in DOCLINE among Network members (e.g. borrow only);
- Assist Network members in the Region in obtaining and/or maintaining an adequate technical environment for DOCLINE use;
- Educate libraries through FAQs, training, blogs, newsletters, social media, and/or meetings on the effective use of DOCLINE, Loansome Doc, and other NLM products related to interlibrary loan or document delivery, including PubMed, LinkOut, and LocatorPlus;
- Provide DOCLINE support to all member libraries in the Region via telephone, email or other wide-spread communication system, ensuring that DOCLINE coordinators or trained back-up coordinators are available to answer questions from sub-coordinators, Resource Libraries, and Primary Access Libraries and refer to NLM only questions which cannot be answered by the Regional DOCLINE Coordinator, the back-up to the Regional DOCLINE Coordinator, or the RML;
- Provide one regional point of contact that is responsible for receiving training from NLM, providing feedback to NLM, attending monthly DOCLINE/NLM teleconferences. Other coordinators within the Region will be trained by the regional point of contact;
- Assure that regional coordinators and their back-ups keep apprised of current developments in the DOCLINE system. Coordinators and back-ups should monitor DOCLINE-L, contacting users and answering questions when appropriate, participate in monthly teleconferences, and attend all DOCLINE meetings at MLA as well as other regional meetings;
- Assuring that appropriate, timely training is provided to Resource Libraries and Primary Access Libraries so that they can accurately contribute, review, and maintain their holdings within DOCLINE;
- Assume primary responsibility and training as needed to ensure completeness and accuracy of information in the Institutions and Serial Holdings modules for all DOCLINE libraries in the Region;
- Encourage libraries to review and maintain their institution record at least annually, providing guidance on options (e.g., Routing Tables and Routing Instructions) to optimize DOCLINE functionality;
- Encourage libraries to add their holdings to DOCLINE upon becoming a DOCLINE member and ensure that any library that adds holdings becomes a full DOCLINE member within a month or two of doing so;
- Monitor system reports and take action with any active DOCLINE library that does not update their holdings or institution record yearly;
- Coordinate the contribution, review, and maintenance of regional DOCLINE Serial Holdings data, encouraging regular and systematic online updating for all libraries. Assure that all Level 2 holdings created by NLM's Title Change program are upgraded to Level 3 within 60 days;
- Assist libraries in finding other libraries or sub-coordinators who are willing to maintain holdings for a library that is unable to update its own holdings;
- Assign and modify user account rights for serial holdings subcoordinators and network members in their Region;
- Merge holdings for libraries that absorb collections of libraries that no longer exist. Delete holdings for libraries that close and do not merge their collection with that of another DOCLINE library;
- Promote NLM's Journal Donation Program to libraries closing or removing materials from their collection;
- Review performance data (fill rate, removals report, etc.) as it is made available to identify libraries not meeting standards or experiencing difficulties, and work with library to raise their performance via training or support. As needed, evaluate and modify category (Resource Library, PAL) to match their performance ability;
- Test DOCLINE and Loansome Doc changes and provide feedback to NLM on any changes; update tutorials and any help documentation as necessary;
- Promote the use of electronic delivery for sending and receiving documents;
- Provide document delivery service to at least some portion of health professionals or the public; Support international users of DOCLINE and Loansome Doc by providing services directly or by identifying other libraries willing to provide service; information about how to obtain service must be clear and easy to find on the web;
- Participate in the Electronic Fund Transfer System (EFTS);
- Provide guidance and support to the Network members for the implementation of any new initiatives;
- Promote NLM's new initiatives;
- Promote and educate Network members on document delivery issues, including copyright, open access, licensing, etc.;
- Provide guidance to Network libraries on issues relating to electronic journal subscriptions, licensing, and holdings records; and
- Work with NLM to develop and manage a program of retention and preservation of print serials and monographs in multiple US locations.
Resource Libraries (RLs)
Libraries with sufficient collections are selected by the RML to serve as Resource Libraries. Resource Library responsibilities are to:
- Provide interlibrary loan and document delivery service in accordance with Network policies and procedures; filling requests for other NN/LM libraries on a cost recovery basis;
- Contribute to, review, and maintain its institution's holdings data in DOCLINE at least annually. Upgrade all Level 2 holdings created by NLM's Title Change program to Level 3 holdings within 60 days. If batch update is used, rectify reported errors within DOCLINE within 30 days of the batch update;
- Participate in DOCLINE and provide document delivery service to unaffiliated health professionals and public users via end-user document requesting service, e.g. Loansome Doc or other NLM supported product;
- Review and maintain institution record for accuracy and completeness at least annually;
- Participate selectively in a regional program for the retention and preservation of print serials and monographs in multiple US locations; and
- Participate in Electronic Fund Transfer System (EFTS).
Primary Access Libraries (PALs)
This category, which includes hospital libraries and all other Network libraries, generally represents the health professional's first point of access into the Network. These libraries are encouraged to develop adequate resources to respond to their users' basic information needs and to cooperate with other local libraries to share resources among themselves before sending requests to Resource Libraries. PALs' responsibilities, to the extent possible, are to:
- Review and maintain institution's holdings data in DOCLINE at least annually. Upgrade all Level 2 holdings created by NLM's Title Change program to Level 3 within 60 days. If batch update is used, rectify reported errors within DOCLINE within 30 days of the batch update;
- Participate in DOCLINE and provide document delivery service to its affiliated users and others as possible via Loansome Doc or other NLM supported product;
- Review and maintain institution record for accuracy and completeness at least annually; and
- Participate selectively in a regional program for the retention and preservation of print serials and monographs in multiple US locations.


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PRESENTATIONS None. CONSENT CALENDAR 1. Warrants--$ 1,195,098.73. Recommended Action: Approve paying expenses authorized by the adopted City Budget. 2. Consideration of the May 6, 2013 Regular City Council Meeting minutes and the May 14, 2013 Annual Community Meeting minutes. Recommended Action: Approve the May 6, 2013 Regular City Council Meeting minutes and the May 14, 2013 Annual Community Meeting minutes. 3. Presentation of the Overview of the May 2013, Evacuation Exercise. Recommended Action: Receive report. 4. Consideration of a Resolution Awarding the Contract for the 2013 Street Maintenance and Sewer Rehabilitation Project which includes East Blithedale Avenue. Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No. ___ 5. Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Mill Valley Firefighters Association and the City of Mill Valley. Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No. ___. 6. Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Agreement with the Marin County Flood Control and Water Conservation District to Share Creek Maintenance Responsibilities for Specific Creek Reaches Within the City of Mill Valley. Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No. ___. NEW BUSINESS 7. Consideration of a Resolution Making an Appointment to the Emergency Preparedness Commission. Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No. ___. 8. Presentation of the Southern Marin Watershed Study Update and Introduction to the Draft Appraisal-Level Flood Study for Arroyo Corte Madera del Presidio. Recommended Action: Receive presentation, discuss and provide direction as appropriate. PUBLIC HEARING 9. Consideration of the Introduction of an Ordinance Approving Amendments to Certain Portions of Title 20 of the Mill Valley Municipal Code, Zoning Ordinance, Regarding "Floor Area Ratio" and "Residential Second Units" (Continued from the March 4, 2013, April 1, 2013, and May 6, 2013 Regular City Council Meetings). Recommended Action: Introduce Ordinance No. ___ and waive first reading. COUNCIL LIAISON REPORTS None. CITY MANAGER'S REPORTS 1. Letters to Metropolitan Transportation Commission Regarding Plan Bay Area 2. Pension and OPEB Reform Resolution 3. May 14, 2013 Community Meeting COUNCIL REQUESTS AND IDEAS FOR DISCUSSION ADJOURNMENT– To the next Regular City Council meeting which will be held on Monday, June 3, 2013.
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El Cazador de la Bruja
A Man Who Lives With an Angel
Episode 10 | TV-MA
Nadie and Ellis learn about love from a couple who left a life of secrets to open a taco stand. But the past creeps in to offer another lesson: two people best keep a secret when one of them is dead.
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February 14, 2014 —
Monticello Police arrested Desmond Williams (18) of Monticello on Thursday 2/13/14. Williams was charged with felony Rape in the 1st degree and misdemeanor endangering the welfare of a child. Williams had engaged in sexual intercourse with a 12 year-old female victim on 2/11/14 at a residence in the Village of Monticello.
Monticello school officials became aware of the incident and notified Monticello Police, which investigated and then arrested Williams. Williams was arraigned before Town of Thompson justice Martin Miller and remanded to the Sullivan county jail without bail pending further court action.


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Hello everyone,
I'm going to begin DMing the Adventure Path to a highly select group tomorrow, then I'm under a little pressure ^ ^.
I've been browsing through every adventure to be able to introduce some elements sooner and give some more flesh to the city.
I however haven't been able to find the 'true' identity of Celeste (maybe I've missed it?).
If it's been told somewhere, thank you to pointing it to me. If not, I'd really be glad if some DMs could tell what they did of that 'mystery' character.
|Chef's Slaad
Hi Faizon,
welcome on board. If you're looking for more info on fleshing out Cauldron and the adventure path, you've come to the right place. Please, feel free to steal whatever you find here. And please, contribute whatever you can. I believe this forum is one of the things that makes the adventure path so great. You can get a lot of milage out of other GM's work. And it all goes to improving the story!
As for Celeste... unfortunately, there is not much of anything on her. Not even idle speculation. Aparently she has a lot of money, an above average charisma and she's able to withstand most scrying attempts. She makes one appearance in the AP, as a hook to get the players to find Zenith Splintershield.
Erik Mona has hinted she may appear in the next AP - Age of Worms. And that's all, I believe.
My players are still halfway through Flood Season, so I haven't had a need to use her yet. As it stands, I'm considering dropping dropping her in favor of Lord Vhalantru. And while I'm at it, I want to sub Gortio the dopleganger in for Adrick Garhtun, the Dwarven merchant from Lords of Oblivion. A little idea I stole from Diafanus.
I know one of the older threads talked about how the first AP wasn't fully planned in advance (as the second one is)so authors left things that the next authors could expand on if the wished. Alas none did other than as a possible reason to be in the square where Mauve (sp) is attacked.
It was said that she is to be in the second AP, but still no further word on her.
|Cold Steel
|Chef's Slaad
Hey Chef. I wish I read this before friday. My group just started running through Zenith Trajectory, and I already introduced Celeste as the owner of the Cusp of Sunrise. Using Lord Vhalantru himself would have been much better. I'm glad using Adric is working for you.
I'm still running Flood Season. My game progress is down to a crawl. But that's because we only play one evening every other week. Still, it gives me lots of time to prepare and fine-tune the sessions.
|Erik Mona Publisher, Chief Creative Officer
Assuming our Age of Worms outline is approved, Celeste will be making another appearance in 2005. She is very much a part of the outline, and will serve in a similar capacity. I still can't reveal what we have in store for her, but you'll want to keep her alive and mysterious to preserve what we have planned.
|It's pronounced boo-LAY!
No offense Mr. Mona :), but I think it's a great idea to use Lord Orbius Vhalantru in place of Celeste.
My group plays for 5 hours twice a month, and we're just beginning Flood Season, so it's a good bet AP2 will be almost completly released before they are done with AP1, so I may still be able to introduce her somewhere.
We shall see.
|Erik Mona Publisher, Chief Creative Officer
|Troy Taylor
|Daron Little
My group is up to the Lords of Oblivion chapter. They wanted to talk to Celeste at the Cusp of Sunrise to see what she knew of Valantru and Rhiavaldi. The Paladin/Saint talked to her and she would turn his questions around to see what he knew. He knew this was happening but was unable to overcome it. My problem became what was the basis of her ability and what are her motivations for being here. I am leaning toward making her an avatar of a Chaos diety, kind of like the greek goddess, Kalista. She is in Cauldron because of all the chaos these evants will cause (i.e.- she's getting her kicks and pushing things along when she can.) Let me know what you think.
In my campain I was thinking of making Celeste is a servant of a disguised Rakshasa hiding in the city. The Rakashasa is acting as the wizards mentor while using the group to gather as much information/lore on the Spell Weaver Empire. The Rakshasa is posing as a reclusive noble who took possession of a haunted estate in Cauldron.
Celeste is the youngest daughter of the family that was all executed for treason centuries previous in Cauldron and is a ghost herself. How I manage all this has not been thought through as yet but basically Celeste will be the beautiful, mysterious yet sorrowful girl who seems to aid the party yet remains distant and fearful of being around them to long.
Anyway just an idea
|Troy Taylor
Celeste is the youngest daughter of the family that was all executed for treason centuries previous in Cauldron and is a ghost herself.
I like the ghost idea best. Especially the part about the PCs getting advice from someone whom no one else sees! Check out any episode of the new Battlestar Galactica to see how Tricia Hefler's character interacts with Baltar to get an idea how that might work.
That would be creepy and weird, and so very much Celeste like.
|Mrs Camelot
Holy thread necromancy batman!
|Mrs Camelot
I am planning on having Tenser summon Cleste a as a ghaele planar ally.
If the party gets into trouble, I am planning on having Tenser send an investigator to find out what happened to Celeste. The investigator is left over from a 1st edition Greyhawk campaign and is similar to Jill, but without the evil alignment or theactrical make up.


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Straight off the wrist of a Moon Base Commander from a 1960's Sci-Fi classic, this watch features all the things that you'd expect. Flat metal panel, cryptic flashing lights, carbon fibre style strap and display that looks like it's gauging your oxygen level.
For an LED watch it's not short on features either. It has time with AM & PM modes, Month, date and day-of-the-week. Plus an auto light up function every 15 mins between 6PM & Midnight (Which can be activated/deactivated as required)
There are a range of suitably Sci-fi light patterns using the 3 LED colors.
Telling the time uses the colored LED's to represent hours & minutes.
By looking at the 4 rows of lights, the Green & Red LED's at the top indicate the hour simply by counting them. 7 red = 7 o'clock.
The Bottom rows of green & yellow LED's indicate the minutes. 3 Green + 5 yellow = 35 minutes past.
It's the same for the date mode to indicate month & date. The day is shown on the very top row of holes where the markings M, T, W show the day (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday etc)
Pressing the button once shows the time, a second press shows the date. The lights stay active for 8 seconds giving you plenty of time to read the display. The strap has a leather back & a durable carbon fibre style coating.
This watch does not display the time like a regular binary watch, it uses a unique numeri-color method.
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June 09,2014
Aerial reenactment caps D-Day event
LA FIERE, France Nearly 1,000 paratroopers dropped out of the sky in Normandy on Sunday but this time they did so in peace, instead of to wrest western France from the Nazis as they did during World War II.
Drawing huge crowds who braved hot weather and lined the historic landing area at La Fiere, the aerial spectacle re-enacted the drama of the Normandy landings and served to cap commemorations marking the 70th anniversary of D-Day.
Among the planes ferrying paratroopers for the event was a restored C-47 US military transport plane that dropped Allied troops on the village of Sainte-Mere-Eglise a stones throw from La Fiere on June 6, 1944. And the pilots who originally flew it took the controls again last week, 70 years later, remembering their experiences.
Sunday saw dozens of veterans escorted down a sandy path to a special section to watch the show alongside thousands of spectators most of whom lined two sides of the field. Others took shelter in the shade as the lack of wind caused the sun to beat down hard.
Planes including the C-47 aircraft flew by loudly overhead several times, with two dozen military paratroopers from countries including the U.S., Britain, France and Germany jumping with each passage.
They were scenes reminiscent of the pivotal event, when around 15,000 Allied paratroopers were dropped in and around the village of Sainte-Mere-Eglise on D-Day. It became the first to be liberated by the Allies and remains one of the enduring symbols of the Normandy invasion.
Serial killer saved pills before suicide
PHOENIX A convicted serial killer who committed suicide in an Arizona prison last year was likely hoarding antidepressants from a fellow inmate in the months before his death, a state prison investigation said.
Findings in an Arizona Department of Corrections report released Friday indicate another inmate gave 40-year-old Dale Hausner several amitriptyline pills a week over a two-month period at a Florence prison.
According to the documents, the unidentified inmate told the Inspector Generals Office that Hausner said he was having trouble sleeping. So, the inmate initially gave Hausner nine pills before giving out four or five each week.
The inmate told officials he had medications to give because prison nurses didnt always watch him take what was a daily dosage. He would save any he didnt feel like taking.
While the inmate recalled talking with Hausner about the idea of stockpiling pills to commit suicide, the inmate said he thought Hausner was taking them as he received them.
According to the inmate, he would use a homemade fishing line to transport pills from his cell to another until they reached Hausner. Its possible Hausner had more than 56 tablets, the inmate said.
He was found unresponsive in his isolation cell at Eyman state prison complex on June 19, 2013. He was pronounced dead about an hour later at a hospital in Anthem, according to Arizona Department of Corrections officials.
Teen finishes walk packing brother
ANN ARBOR, Mich. A Michigan teenager carrying his 7-year-old brother on his back has battled heat, rain, fatigue and more to finish a 40-mile walk to raise awareness about cerebral palsy.
Fourteen-year-old Hunter Gandee walked from his high school not far from the Ohio boundary to the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He packed his brother, Braden, throughout the two-day journey.
On Sunday, they strolled up a winding road toward the universitys wrestling center. Asked how he felt, Braden said simply: Tired.
Hunter acknowledges there was talk of stopping the walk around the 30-mile mark due to chafing on his brothers legs.
Called the Cerebral Palsy Swagger, the treks goal was to raise awareness about cerebral palsy and to put a face on the muscle disorder.
Severe storms slam parts of Colorado
AURORA, Colo. A line of severe storms packing high winds and hail is sweeping across Colorados eastern plains, spawning several damaging tornadoes, including one that dropped down near a junior golf tournament southeast of Denver.
Several tornadoes were reported Sunday, including one in the tiny northeastern town of Grover and two in Park County. County spokeswoman Linda Balough says no injuries have been reported, but there has been some damage.
The Aurora Fire Department says a tornado touched down near the Blackstone Country Club southeast of Denver, causing one minor injury and flipping an empty trailer.
Weather Service meteorologist Kyle Fredin says a trough of low pressure is creating a large extensive line of severe weather along the Front Range from southern Colorado to the Wyoming border.
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State needs to take action on corruption
When Walt Helmick became West Virginia commissioner of agriculture last year, one of the first things he did was to request a thorough audit of his department. That is not unusual, especially when an office holder's predecessor has been in office for many years.
What auditors found was unusual, however. Former Agriculture Commissioner Gus Douglass served in that position for 44 years. He headed the department for half its history. During that time, "very troubling activities" occurred, House of Delegates Speaker Tim Miley, D-Harrison, said Thursday.
Miley added he and state Senate President Jeff Kessler have turned findings from the audit over to U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin's office.
While not making accusations of wrongdoing, Miley was more specific than often is the case in such situations. He told a reporter auditors had found "questionable accounting methods, expense reimbursements and loans administered by the agency."
In a news release, Miley added that neither Kessler, Helmick nor he "tolerate any activities that lack integrity or violate the public trust."
For decades, longevity in office fed longevity in office for Douglass. His name may well have been the best-known among state-level officials in West Virginia. Re-election became virtually automatic for him because of that name recognition.
That sort of tenure can breed complacency and yes, arrogance among both the chief of an agency and those who work under him.
Whether wrongdoing or merely sloppy bookkeeping is involved is not known. Again, however, Miley's harsh comments do not sound as if he is talking about technicalities.
Clearly, both state auditors and the U.S. attorney's office should leave no stone unturned in their probe of the agriculture department's practices under Douglass. If changes are needed, they should be made immediately.
And if the investigation shows culpability by Douglass and/or any of those who served under him, justice should be meted out swiftly. West Virginians need to know the rules will be enforced, even when they are broken by those with long records of service.


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They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery…Thursday, February 24th, 2011
What about parody? Check out this new-ish online student publication, The Bi-Co (On A Budget), which includes a clever send-up of the Descartes letter discovery from 2010. Professors, administrators, and school traditions are lampooned on the pages of this Tumblr microblogging site. Even the Cricket Library isn't spared!


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(Springfield) - Following a six-month data verification
process of 2003 State Assessment data, the Illinois State
Board of Education unveiled an new area of its web site
Thursday, providing parents and educators a place to review
their school's updated school status.
More than 800 schools applied for verification, and of
that amount 720 schools did make changes. In the end,
448 schools saw their Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) status
change for the better. The verification process also decreased
initial estimates of 1,688 schools failing to make AYP
in 2003 to 1,239.
"This was an arduous process," State Superintendent
of Education Robert E. Schiller said. "Last year,
we saw the stakes raised because the No Child Left Behind
Act required that schools make Adequate Yearly Progress
in each student subgroup.
"Unfortunately, many of the numbers didn't add up
and the ramifications could have continued for years to
come if the schools didn't check that their data reflected
all of their students being both tested and correctly
The process began in January and ended this last month,
when the Illinois State Board of Education sent schools
their final AYP status and a revised AYP page from their
report card. ISBE held off on releasing the web site,
until all affected schools had time to review their revised
AYP information. Several of those schools have contacted
ISBE wanting to make additional corrections to the 2003
assessment information, but the information is now final.
Schools that did participate in the data verification
process signed assurances that the information was accurate,
and that no further revisions would be permitted. Updated
Report Cards for the 720 schools will not be available
until the 2004 Report Cards are completed this fall. The
process to date has cost $300,000.
"I think it's fair to say that there have been growing
pains along the way," Schiller said. "But with
higher standards under NCLB there is greater accountability
and we have to make sure that the information that schools
submit is correct."
The Illinois State Board of Education held workshops
statewide to ensure that all schools file their assessment
information properly. In 2003, many schools did not have
their enrollment information match their test participation
data and consequently saw their AYP status negatively
"We are currently working with districts as they
continue to review their 2004 assessment information,
and will do what we can to make sure that this does not
happen again next year."
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Jackson Sheriff
About the race: This promises to be one of the most hotly contested elections in the region this year. Current Sheriff Jimmy Ashe will step down and that has thrown the floodgates wide open for contenders ŌĆö nine in all.
Candidates were going public months before the official candidate sign-up period in February. And several had turned in their election finance paperwork far in advance so they could start their campaign wheels turning.
Ashe would have been a vulnerable candidate had he decided to run, due to lack of public visibility in recent years and a series of public relations stumbles and controversies.
ŌĆóSteven Lillard, assistant police chief at Western Carolina University
ŌĆóChip Hall, chief deputy in the sheriffŌĆÖs department
ŌĆóGlen Biller, a Haywood sheriffŌĆÖs deputy
ŌĆóRobin Gunnells, who has a custom truck cover business and has worked in a variety of law enforcement positions
ŌĆóDoug Farmer, a Sylva police officer
ŌĆóMichael Gosnell, private security guard in Highlands, with a variety of law enforcement positions over his career
ŌĆó Curtis Lambert, a Sylva police office
ŌĆó Jimmy Hodgins, a retired logger
ŌĆó Mary Alice Rock, a bail bondsman
Jackson Commissioner
WhatŌĆÖs up for election? Three of the five seats on the board.
About the race: There was a major power shift in county politics four years, after an upset election ushered in a slate of conservative-leaning candidates. Three sitting commissioners, all Democrats, were ousted by three challengers.
ItŌĆÖs hard to say whether the election four years ago was an indictment of the progressive policies of the commisioners at the time, or whether it was trickle-down effect from a national Republican tide that election year.
This year, Democrats are trying to take back the seats they loss, and voters will have a chance to endorse or oust the new leadership that took over four years ago.
Do I vote in all the districts, or just mine? Every voter in Jackson County gets to vote for every commissioner seat, no matter where you live in the county. While the county is parceled up into four territories for the commissioners race, the geographic districts only apply to the candidates. Candidates must live in the district of the seat they are running for, but are elected by voters countywide.
Commissioner chairman
ŌĆóJack Debnam, the current commissioner chairman and a Realtor. As an unaffiliated candidate that belongs to neither party, Debnam must gather 1,200 signatures of registered voters to get on the ballot. He has until June.
ŌĆóBrian McMahan, a Democrat, previously served as commissioner chairman but lost to Debnam in 2010. The 39-year-old chief of security at Balsam Mountain Preserve is now seeking a rematch.
Jackson commissioner: district that spans from Dillsboro to Qualla
ŌĆóCharles Elders, a Republican and sitting commissioner, is the owner/operator of ElderŌĆÖs Superette.
ŌĆóJoe Ward, a Democrat and farmer, is retired from CSX Transportation.
Jackson commissioner: district that includes Sylva and Scotts Creek
ŌĆóDoug Cody, a Republican and sitting commissioner, has worked in the insurance industry for 29 years. ŌĆ£I feel that weŌĆÖve done a good job and thereŌĆÖs still more to be done, and I want to be part of that.ŌĆØ
ŌĆóBoyce Deitz, a Democrat, is a retired teacher and football coach. He coached former U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler as a high school quarterback, and later went to work for the congressman.
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The mild trip: The Rogue River
Day 1: The launch: At the tiny, woods-ensconced Galice Resort, the damp air smells like a sharpened pencil. It makes me think of Cabernet Franc. For some people, that first whiff of the uncorrupted outdoors might trigger a set of survival instincts. But I have none of those. What I have are ephemeral associations with lesser-known Bordeaux wine varietals. And so here I am, on a Wine on the River tour with a winemaker, a pair of chefs, a nimble river crew, and a handful of fellow fortunate souls. We get the necessary primer before putting in: Drink lots of water, they tell us. Always, but especially on this trip, what with the three cases of wine being loaded onto the rafts.
"Lunchtime": That's the answer I get when I inquire about the time. Days here are measured in meals. We've lounged away the morning on a people-free, rapids-free stretch of river in a thickly forested gorge, under a cover of damp fog--like drifiting through a rain cloud. Even with limited visibility, we've seen a great blue heron, a kingfisher, Canada geese, an osprey, a quick glimpse of an otter, and a bald eagle. The river is calm, and we don't have to paddle if we don't want to. Yet, somehow, a stretch and a bite to eat are in order. The chefs have managed to pack all our camping food, gear, and elegantly rustic table settings on the rafts, leaving the rest of us to kick back while they set up and break down each feast.
Wine-thirty: After several miles of floating, we pull off at the Tyee Campground, a woodsy gravel bar. For the first time in my life, I must assemble a tent alone. But the payoff is grand: I sit down to cumin-grilled Tawanda Farms lamb chops with apricot-jalapeno chutney, assorted Oregon cheeses, fruit, eggplant puree, green olive tapenade, cucumber salad, and red pepper relish with wontons and flatbread; followed by pan-seared king salmon with Oregon wasabi-thyme aioli, lemongrass cous-cous, and ginger-citrus slaw; and finally topped off with Dagoba chocolate s'mores with homemade marshmallows--each course paired with wine. It'll go on like this for two more nights. I will persevere.
Day 2: Splashing around: I try out one of the inflatable kayaks we've been towing. Nobody, including me, seems to care that I can barely steer. It could just be hypothermia from playing in the 58º water, but I'm feeling close to the river.
Group bonding: This evening's icebreaker involves a spree of mutual toenail painting. Oh, and wine. Lots of wine. Personalities have emerged. Maybe it's the Sewell Rhône Blend talking, but I like these people. After dark, the stars go so many layers deep that a few of us decide to sleep directly under them, and our tents become mere storage units.
Day 3: Campsite gourmet: At the grassy, rolling hillside of the Tacoma Campground, we dine under an old oak tree: smoked steelhead with cream cheese, capers, and onions; roasted beets with sheep's-milk feta; greens with candied hazelnuts; grilled American Kobe-style flatiron steak with caramelized onions and housemade Worcestershire. The brussels sprouts sauteed with andouille win multiple approvals, including several from people who thought they didn't like brussels sprouts.
Day 4: The last toast: One last bracing swim and one final meal, when we compare favorite flavors: the Cinsault Rosé, the Malbec, the Fiano, which worked so well with that asparagus; the crawfish cakes with remoulade, the seared duck breast, the lemon sponge cake with huckleberry compote, the everything else. It's safe to say that the uncorrupted outdoors has heightened my sense of deliciousness.


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Hey all.
Here's where I'm at: Transunion 486 Equifax 471 (Please don't judge...)
I have 2 open credit cards. Both have been late 60-90 days. One has $341. The other is paid off. I have another closed card that amounts to $754 and a merchant account in the amount of $110. I have a ton of other (mostly derogatory) items listed that are fairly old.
In collections I have 3 accounts, $1920, $81, and $774. The last one is from 2006 but the other two are recent.
I'll be paying this off in the next few months. What should I tackle first, the collections or the accounts?
J_S, Welcome to myFICO!
I assure you, there will be no judging going on here. I was at an abysmal 388 when I started my journey, so this is just the first step in the right direction. One thing you have to do first if you haven't already, is pull your Credit Report from annualcreditreport.com. It is 100% free and provided to you once a year should you request it. This report will give us all the information we need, such as DOFD's so we can see if they are still within the SOL of your state. These reports will have all the information necessary to lead you down the right path.
Feel free to post copies of the collections/accounts sections so the members here can formulate a plan for you! Good luck!
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Thanks for the reply, and encouraging words.
The adverse accounts section was too long to post here. Too many characters. Really, the ones I still owe on are recent. The one that was 2006 is the only one that I still owe on that's old. The rest are just a couple of months old. This is actually my second attempt to fix things. I just screwed it up again a few months ago.
Don't worry about anyone judging you here, as sphinx said. A quick note of advice before paying anything, try and get them to agree to a PFD every time. It will boost your score quicker and you have a little leverage before you pay-- not the case afterwards. Good luck bro, you have already made a good choice (coming here). I am still pretty new here, but I have been reading, reading, reading, and following the advice of the knowledgeable people here. It is coming along nicely.
I didn't think about PFDs. I may give it a try.
Another question: Is it better to close accounts that have blemishes on them and reopen secured cards or keep the cards with blemishes? Do the blemishes of an open account ever go away?
Welcome to the forums and I look forward to hearing your progress....you can find a lot of useful information on the stickys in each topic.
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I didn't think about PFDs. I may give it a try.
Another question: Is it better to close accounts that have blemishes on them and reopen secured cards or keep the cards with blemishes? Do the blemishes of an open account ever go away?
It actually just depends on the blemishes. Were they just 30 or 60 day lates? Or were they more serious?
The Home Depot is 60 days late, Capital One is 90 days late.
There are several factors to this decision. How long have you had these accounts open? What is your payment history like with them? You might be able to get your accounts current and GW the blemishes off.
The accounts are current as of today. They've been open for 6 months to a year. My payment history was good until I had the hiccup.
I think I'll work on GW letters today. When asked why I missed the payments I told them it was due to medical issues. What's the likelyhood of GW working with medical as the reason given for being late? In any case it's worth a shot... But do they work with open accounts?
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Depeche mode continue to be AMAZING!
can't wait for the tour
Depeche mode continue to be AMAZING!
can't wait for the tour
Great track!
im totally feeling this track! Love the vocals and keyboards... the drummer having a double kick bass suprises me... I cant wait to see these guys live sometime this year.
Upcoming Shows:
Coachella 2017: 4/14-16 @ Empire Polo Fields
i dont know very much about them....so it suprises me.
Upcoming Shows:
Coachella 2017: 4/14-16 @ Empire Polo Fields
I just watched it and HOLY FUCK! I am beyond excited. I will definitely be at both LA dates.
Where's Underworld and Mew? Make it happen GV.
yup we where wrong they still can do it
Yes, you must teach the children Jen.
Amazing track, just what you'd expect from DM. I knew as soon as Playing the Angel came out in 2006 that they were still a force to be reckoned with. Ageless and legendary.
Assuming anyone will have a copy of their ultra deluxe version of the album, I'm sure I'll be shelling out big bucks for it, just like I did for Radiohead and NIN.
2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012b, 2013a, 2014a, 2016a, 2017a
"Wrong" is very much right.
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Coachella 99-10 Vet, the run has ended in 2011
mmmm, gahan looks yummy in that live performance
here's the music video for "Wrong"
PS: its Pauly
Upcoming Shows:
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You need the records, having a greatest hits by a band like this isnt how you do it. If you wanted to try harder paul, get singles 81 - 85 and 86 - 98, that covers more good stuff. Plus get Black Celebration, Music for The Masses and Violator.
sorry i just want to post this so people can see it without opening a new window
Depeche Mode are the first band to utilize the new "iTunes Pass" feature with their new album Sounds of the Universe.
$18.99 up front right now gets you two songs: "Wrong" and "Oh Well (Black Light Odyssey Dub)" and the rest of the album will follow presumably on April 21 when it's formally released. Extended singles, remixes, videos, and other exclusive content will gradually be added until June 16 when the pass expires.
Very interesting concept, but they could totally fuck people over and not add anything exclusive and hence make the nearly $20 price tag one big "WRONG" rip-off. Hopefully that won't happen. It's also not clear what, if any, of this exclusive material will also be included on the deluxe boxset edition of the physical album. Time will tell.
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2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012b, 2013a, 2014a, 2016a, 2017a
One thing I will say - as a true DM diehard:
I HATE the album art. I wasn't feeling the new logo when i first saw it at the press conference, but now that everything is in place on the album cover - I am severly disappointed. I find it very ugly and hamfisted in design, but maybe that's just me.
Give me album art of old - Masses, Violator...etc...
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I posted this in the OTHER DM thread but it seems this is the official one now. I love that they're coming to my 'hood, but I HATE that it's the very last stop on a very long tour. I'm going to get a tired DM that just can't wait to get their asses home.
Then again if they DO play Lolla, all I hear about them and festivals is not exactly pretty stuff. I'M TORN!! (but totally leaning towards Lolla and probably my hometwon show too )
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I'm going to DIE when I hear "World in my eyes".
I mean DIE. The first DM song I ever heard, the one that hooked me into them. C'mon, its the first song on Violator


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Francis Owens, 64, of Narrowsburg, has been arrested by the New York State police at Liberty on charges of grand larceny and offering a false instrument.
According to a press release, the state police and the Family Services Fraud Investigation Team "conducted a joint investigation which revealed that Owens applied for and received public assistance benefits totaling $8,900." Officials say he entered false information on the benefits he was not eligible to receive.
Owens was remanded to the Sullivan County Jail in lieu of $2,500 cash bail. He has previously been in the news because he lost $2 million in an investment in Lloyd Barriger's Gaffken & Barriger Fund, which Barriger guaranteed would achieve 8% returns.
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This is terrific news besides the fact that Isiah is reluctant to trade Tim Thomas.
Shaq did it, McGrady did it, so why wouldn't Vince? a deal invloving tthomas would be more than great, though i doubt that'll happen. but, if this miracle does happen, then who knows, lenny wilkens might also be replaced
The mere thought of Vince Carter wearing a Knicks uniform once seemed as far-fetched as Shaquille O'Neal ending up in Miami.
But in today's NBA, where the league's most dominant player can be traded without the Miami Heat having to give up its best player, anything is possible, including Carter ending up in New York.
Despite the declaration Wednesday from Toronto general manager Rob Bab**** that Carter will return next season, a person close to the Raptors' All-Star swingman insists that Carter is trying to force a trade to New York.
Carter has refused to comment on his future for the past few weeks, but that could change tomorrow night following Carter's annual charity all-star game in Toronto. According to the source, Carter is expected to announce publicly that he wants to be traded.
The real challenge would be coming up with an attractive package for Carter, the leading vote-getter among All-Stars last season. Toronto would consider Stephon Marbury, but Thomas, the original head of basketball operations for the expansion Raptors, wants to hold on to his point guard. Thomas is also reluctant to trade Tim Thomas.
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This is terrific news besides the fact that Isiah is reluctant to trade Tim Thomas.
sounds good but didn't JCrawford also wanted to be traded here? who will we have to give up? VC has four more years on his contract and it would be difficult to match salaries.. anyways, go knicks!
if carter and crawford come what will the line up look like??
PG- Marbury
SG- houston, crawford
SF- carter
PF- Thomas
C- Mohammed
if this were the line up i wouldent mind. but i would like to see a better center. what do you guys think??
I think Isiah might just be saying that to increase Thomas's trade value.
VC will never force a trade to NY...he has too many years left on his contract..Shaq and T-Mac were going into their last years...so they had the leverage...I think we should just be happy if we could get Crawford and Damp...
yeaaa truu knicks would be on top wit them 2 but idk they need nice SF n carter is nicest way 2 replace
im wid i miss#33 with crawford and dapier were already good enough to stay somewhere in the race for the east. getting crawford to me seems like wishful thinking but its nice that isiah is keeping our hopes up and keeping us in the news
yea but if we cant get dampier. i would go for carter because he is wants to come here a we would have a good shot.Originally Posted by pbjb14
PG- marbury
SG- Houston/crawford
PF- Sweetney/baker (kurt if he is still here)
SF- carter
C- Nazr/ deke
Looks like the Carter rumors are back in the press, for now at least. Isiah wasn't dismissing the rumors as either. The Knicks would have to trade at least one of their big name players and someone else to match salaries. I could see Kurt Thomas and or Tim Thomas in on this one.
One outta three ain't bad.
I also am not sure Carter would fit in with the Knicks. Tim Thomas is a tall SF, I don't want to see the Knicks lose size like that, we're a team that lacks height already.
Then again you get a player like Carter, who can score and draw the defense to him. That free's up some talented shooters already on the Knicks. Besides Marbury, Houston, and Crawford, which is a great backcourt, put a scorer like Carter in the mix, it would be sick. Sorry I can't make my mind up one this one.
One outta three ain't bad.
...I can!
If Tim Thomas for Vince Carter presents itself you must make the trade.
1. Knick ticket prices. Vince is a major draw!
2. Tim is taller but they average the same RPGs.
3. Vince has outside touch and would thrive with presssure off of him.
4. I believe Tim Thomas makes more than Vince.
5. Vince is a proven all star.
6. Vince is younger.
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Pasadena-owned Dog Haus announces plans for nationwide chain
By Carl Kozlowski 06/12/2013
Building on the rapid success of their three initial locations in Pasadena and Alhambra, the owners of Dog Haus have announced ambitious plans to sell franchises in 37 states.
The move comes after a year in which CNN named them one of their Top 5 Places To Eat A Hot Dog In The USA, and in which the LA Weekly named their signature Haus Dog called Sooo Cali — featuring arugula, diced tomato, crispy fried onions, spicy basil aioli, and avocado — one of the newspaper's Top 100 Dishes in 2012.
The expansion was announced as the chain's owners — Hagop Giragossian, Quasim Riaz and Andre Vener — were receiving their franchise disclosure document, which enables them to sell franchises across California and 36 other states. While they have received information requests from around the country, Vener said that the initial expansion will likely take place across California, in addition to Utah and Colorado.
"I think why it is doing well is the culture and vibe of the Dog Haus is one people enjoy going to," said Vener. "All of our ingredients are fresh and we hand-make fries daily. People can make their own topping combinations, so that's pretty popular, and one of the biggest reasons is there's so many burger joints out there that are very popular, but a niche for gourmet sausage remains unfilled. There's Der Weinerschnitzel and Nathan's, but we're not in that market. We feel there's a void in the market on that and we'll go after the niche because of that."
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Transformation Art
"See where you take you."
The art scene has always been filled with fakers and hangers on, people who've mastered the right way to wear their jeans or mess their hair and who are up on the latest titles, but whose verse makes us squirm in our chairs. Their fashion shows are filled with bad Comme des Garçons imitations - unraveling pieces of bandage gauze, for instance, wrapped around a model dressed in latex. Their artworks are heavy on concept, light on technique. At receptions and parties, their eyes are like moths' wings moving so quickly they don't seem to move at all.
What are they searching for?
The key to transformation.
The process of transformation involved in great art is notoriously elusive, one of the most elusive things in life. Even the greatest artists can't claim to have it in their possession once and for all. Van Gogh, for instance, told his brother there is an invisible iron wall between what one feels and what one can do. He will have to transform the wall, he says – "...to penetrate it with a file, slowly and with patience, as I see it."
Since the wall is in his mind, of course, the transformation happens within. Throw yourself out of yourself.
Van Gogh's struggle to transform finds an obscure echo in the art of Damien Hirst, whose famous work, "A Thousand Years," features a mock severed cow's head being devoured by maggots, hundreds of real flies at various stages in a life cycle, trapped in a kind of purgatory, as well as a large white dice with a one on each face. With such a dice, as Hirst puts it, "You can't really win."
Nor, however, can you really lose. In fact, you can't really gamble. You can't risk anything. You can't transform.
The impossibility of death and metamorphosis – the theme of another of Hirst's works – haunts "A Thousand Years," suggesting an anxiety, like that in the work of Franz Kafka, about even the possibility of artistic transformation. The self-conscious framing of these themes effects a partial outflanking of one of contemporary art's most nagging questions: how to truly transform in a postmodern world skeptical of progress?
The key to transformation is identical to the power to create. And true creators are rare. Yet "creativity" is all around us. In fact, much too much is created every single day. We are overwhelmed by it. We want to know where to look, what to see. We don't want to miss a thing. And our eyes start to flit here and there like the wings of a moth. The seeming randomness of visibility and popularity, and the blurring of aesthetic criteria, further knock us off our game.
We want to create. We want to transform. When we see a work that shoots to the top, we can't help wondering if maybe that is what we, too, ought to do now. Imitating trends makes us feel safe. No one is more conservative than a teenager who wants to be popular.
Luckily the impulse to rebel tends to win out among artists. As the writer William Carlos Williams said: Whenever you find yourself thinking that that is what "they" want to hear, tell them something else.
Transformation in art requires us to free ourselves from the gravity of the crowd. To throw ourselves out of ourselves, up and away from the place we've been situated. We find ourselves free of what we were but not yet who we will be. We belong to no world because we belong to the future. We reach the space and time of transformation. That's when we're on the verge. We sense that life is not a given because it's still to come. What appears then if we're lucky is not just the feeling Van Gogh talks about, but also the file he uses to undermine obstacles. What appears then is the tool we need to turn a feeling into art and to go through walls: the key to transformation.
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ISBE announces Partnerships Grant Awards for Mathematics and Science
SPRINGFIELD –The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) announced today the choice of fifteen new projects in the Illinois Mathematics and Science Partnerships (IMSP) program. The program is designed to increase the classroom achievement of students in math and science by enhancing content knowledge and the professional skills of their teachers.
"The IMSP program opens doors for partnerships that will allow participants to share their expertise, resources and facilities with high-need local school districts and regions," said State School Superintendent Christopher Koch. "Our goal is to boost student achievement by improving instructors' abilities in mathematics and science."
The programs will be organized by endorsements (mathematics, life, environmental, chemical, physical, and earth/space sciences) and specializations for elementary mathematics and science. Two programs for Industrial Technologies will also be designed to incorporate a stronger emphasis on engineering. All of the programs include the creation of a Masters of Arts degree program which will concentrate on the issues of highly qualified teachers.
The grants are federally funded through Title II, Part B of the No Child Left Behind Act. Illinois' 2007 appropriation is approximately $6,400,000. This unique partnership offers specialized opportunities that will serve approximately 750 teachers in our highest-needs districts. The competitive grants award public and private institutions of higher education special opportunities to build meaningful partnerships with districts. The partnerships will work to enhance the quality of instruction and instructional leadership in mathematics and science teaching and learning, in their K-12 classrooms, as well as the settings for teachers-to-be.
The fifteen new 2007 IMSP partnerships are completing final negotiations for participation in the program, set to begin immediately. The following listing is organized alphabetically by lead partners and includes the focal endorsement programs:
- Aurora University leaders will focus on both elementary mathematics and science and a secondary mathematics program.
- Bradley University in Peoria will focus on a new elementary mathematics and science program.
- DePaul University in Chicago will create a new Environmental Science program.
- Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago will create a new Physics Education masters degree program.
- Illinois State University in Normal will work on three new partnerships. New programs will be planned in Industrial Technology and Engineering, Chemistry and secondary Mathematics.
- Loyola University in Chicago will focus on both mathematics and chemistry programs.
- Northern Illinois University in DeKalb will begin work on both secondary mathematics and industrial technology-engineering programs.
- Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville will create a secondary mathematics program.
- The University of Illinois in Champaign will begin work on two new programs; one will be in physics education and the second will focus on the needs of elementary mathematics and science teaching and learning.
For more information contact ISBE's Division of Curriculum and Instruction at 217-557-7323.


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One of the first things every new FreeBSD user wishes to do is set up a connection to the Internet. It can be overwhelming to be thrust into the world of PPP chat scripts and DHCP, especially if these terms are unfamiliar to you. I'll start today's article with some definitions of common terms and explain how these terms interrelate when you connect to the Internet. Then I'll show you how easy it is to do a basic Internet connection with FreeBSD, and leave you with some references should you wish to try more complicated configurations.
In order for two computers to exchange information, they need a connection between them, a physical device to handle the connection, and a protocol to package the data in a format both computers understand.
If the computers are physically located near each other, they will most likely be cabled together with either CAT-5 or coaxial cable to produce a LAN (Local Area Network). CAT-5 cable looks like the wire that plugs into your telephone jack, except that the connection at the end is bigger. Coaxial cable looks like cable-TV wiring. Both types of wiring will be attached to a NIC (Network Interface Card) at the back of each computer in the LAN. The NIC is responsible for transmitting electrical signals onto the wiring; these signals represent the data that the computers wish to exchange. As long as both computers are using the same protocol (rules of communication), they will be able to correctly translate the electrical signals back into the original data.
However, when you're connected to the Internet, you are really accessing other computers over a WAN (Wide Area Network). There is no way of knowing whether your data is travelling over CAT-5 cable, fiber optic cable, or transmissions from satellite links. Major telecommunications companies (e.g., MCI) control these links; you need an access point into this global network of telecommunication links. The most common way of gaining this access is through an account with either an ISP or a cable provider.
ISPs (Internet Service Providers) sell monthly access to the Internet; you access an ISP by dialing into their POP (Point of Presence) using a dial-up modem and your existing phone line or the PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network). A modem is required to translate the digital signals used by your computer into the analog signals the telephone cabling in your home understands. Because you are dialing into another modem at the ISP using a temporary point to point connection, you need to configure the point to point protocol (PPP).
You don't need to configure PPP if you are using a cable modem, as you already have a constant connection to your cable provider. In essence, the cable modem is a "virtual" NIC connected to a very big "virtual" LAN. The cable modem does the necessary translation to make this work.
Before configuring PPP, you need to know the following:
Note, not all modems are created equal. Some modems require built-in software to work; unfortunately, this software only works on Windows computers, hence the nickname Winmodems. For more information on Winmodems, and to see if your modem is supported, try the Winmodems Are Not Modems page.
If your modem is physically attached to COM3 or COM4, you'll have to rebuild your kernel, as these COM ports are disabled by default. If this is the case, as root, type:
cd /usr/src/sys/i386/conf
If this produces an error message, you didn't install
/src when you installed
FreeBSD. To fix that, type:
And select Configure and then Distributions. Use your spacebar to select src, then sys.
Press enter twice, and select your media. Exit out of
/stand/sysinstall when it is finished copying the necessary files and let's try again. Type:
cd /usr/src/sys/i386/conf
and you'll see something like this:
GENERIC is the name of the default kernel configuration file that came with
FreeBSD; notice the convention of using all caps to signify kernel
configuration files. When creating a new kernel, always make a copy of a kernel
configuration file, just in case you make things worse.
LINT is a handy file
that explains all the possibilities one can input in a kernel configuration
file, and their required syntax. Let's enable COM ports 3 and 4:
cp GENERIC MYKERNEL
pico MYKERNEL
which will open the file in the
pico editor. Press Ctrl-W and type
com3 (to find the line to edit). You'll probably see something like this:
# Serial (COM) ports device sio0 at isa? port IO_COM1 flags 0x10 irq 4 device sio1 at isa? port IO_COM2 irq 3 device sio2 at isa? disable port IO_COM3 irq 5 device sio3 at isa? disable port IO_COM4 irq 9
Remove the word
disable from the entries for COM 3 and 4; also verify that the
irqs are correct, and modify them if they are not. Once you've saved your file (to save the file and exit
pico, press Ctrl-X), type:
/usr/sbin/config MYKERNEL
Don't forget to do a "make depend" Kernel build directory is ../../compile/MYKERNEL
cd ../../compile/MYKERNEL
make depend
When you receive the prompt back, continue with:
This one takes a bit longer. Finally:
make install
To test the new kernel:
When you log back in, use:
to verify that COM3 and COM4 were successfully found. You'll probably have to turn on your scroll lock key and use your page up key to scroll through the buffer. When you are finished, press scroll lock again to receive your prompt back.
Now let's see if we can get the modem to dial out. As root, type:
which will invoke the
ppp utility; note that you will lose your prompt when using ppp
and it will only accept
ppp commands. If you wish to use a regular command
prompt, switch to another terminal using the Alt-Fx keys.
To talk to the modem directly, we can use terminal mode, replacing # in the command line below with the number of your COM port minus one:
term /dev/cuaa#
You should see something like this:
deflink: Entering terminal mode on /dev/cuaa# Type ~? for help.
Modems use something called AT commands to talk with each other; AT commands always start with the letters AT followed by at least two other letters that represent the command. Since we wish to tell the modem to dial a phone number, we use this AT command (replace 1234567 with the phone number to dial):
You should hear your modem dial and try to connect, followed by a connect message and then by a Login prompt. Enter your username for the ISP, then your password when prompted. You should see something like this:
Entering PPP Mode. IP address is xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx MTU is 1524. ppp PPp PPP
If you get the line "PPP" in all caps, you've been successfully authenticated and are now connected to your ISP. To disconnect from your ISP, type:
This will disconnect your modem from the ISP, end the PPP program, and you will receive your regular prompt back.
You don't need to enter terminal mode every time you wish to dial your
ISP. PPP has a configuration file,
ppp.conf, that it reads whenever you start
it; let's check that this file contains the information needed to connect
to the ISP:
pico /etc/ppp/ppp.conf
At the top of the file, you'll see something like this:
default: # # Make sure that "device" references the correct serial port # for your modem. (cuaa0 = COM1, cuaa1 = COM2) # set device /dev/cuaa0
That's pretty straightforward; doublecheck that the "set device" line has the correct COM port for your modem and change it if it doesn't.
Let's move further down the file to the section entitled papchap:.This is the configuration label for PPP to dial; I hate to type more than I need to, so I usually change it to something shorter, such as isp:. Continue down to:
# # edit the next three lines and replace the items in caps with # the values which have been assigned by your ISP # set phone PHONE_NUM set authname USERNAME set authkey PASSWORD
Again, follow the instructions included in the
ppp.conf, and replace the words in caps with the actual phone number, username, and password to your ISP. Save your changes and check whether the configuration file is successful by typing:
dial isp (or whatever you called your configuration label)
You should hear your modem dial out and connect, and your prompt should automatically change from ppp to Ppp to PPp to PPP. Let's see if we received the necessary information we need to access the Internet from our ISP:
netstat -rnf inet
Resulting in something like:
Destination Gateway Flags Netif Expire default xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx UGSc tun0 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx UH tun0
netstat -rnf inet command allows you to view your IPV4 routing table; tun0 is the tunnel device driver your modem uses with PPP. Flags of UG indicate that you have a
gateway that is up. The IP address associated with this entry is the address of
your default gateway.
You also need at least one DNS server entry to access the Internet, so let's verify you also received one of these from your ISP by typing:
more /etc/resolv.conf
and you should see entries like this:
nameserver xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
If you have at least one entry, you're in business. For one more test, type:
traceroute www.freebsd.org
You should receive back a numbered list of all the routers between you and www.freebsd.org.
Now let's fine-tune our system for ppp. By default, only root can use ppp, but you don't want to be root just to access the Internet, because that isn't an administrative task. Let's look at the error message, and then fix it. Open up a terminal and log in as a regular user.
Resulting in:
/usr/sbin/ppp: Permission denied
Now as root:
pico /etc/group
Change the network: line to network:*:69:username1,username2, where username1,username2 is a comma-separated list of the users you wish to give ppp access to. Save this file, switch to a terminal one of these users is logged into, and try again:
This time, we see:
default: User access denied
What happened? We put the user in the correct group to use ppp, but we didn't tell ppp. Let's edit ppp's configuration file as root:
pico /etc/ppp/ppp.conf
At the end of the default: section, add the following line:
allow users username1 username2
Again, substitute the actual usernames and save the file. Now your users should be able to connect to the Internet using ppp.
If you would like more information on configuring ppp, check out the Pedantic PPP Primer.
You don't need to configure a connection to your cable provider, as you are always connected. However, you do need an IP address in order to use the Internet. Your cable provider has computers called DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) servers who will lease you an IP address for a period of time. In order to communicate with these DHCP servers, you must configure your NIC to use the DHCP client software that is built into FreeBSD.If you don't know the device name of your NIC, use:
dmesg | grep Ethernet
Resulting in something like:
rl0: Ethernet address: 00:00:b4:94:9d:3f
If you're not sure if this is the right NIC, you can type:
whatis rl
and get more information:
rl(4) - RealTek 8129/8139 fast ethernet device driver
When you know the device name for your NIC, type:
and select Configure, and then Networking; use your spacebar to select Interfaces. If you receive a message stating: Running multi-user, assume that the network is already configured?, answer No.
Highlight the entry representing your NIC's device name and press enter.For the message Do you want to try DHCP configuration on the interface?, answer Yes.
Assuming your cable modem is physically connected to your cable provider and their DHCP server is running, you should receive a message asking if you want to bring your interface up now; answer yes and exit.
Now, let's verify that we will continue to receive the correct DHCP information when we reboot. As root:
Toward the end of your boot messages, you should notice one or more DHCPREQUESTS followed by a DHCPACK and your DHCP information, which should include your IP address, default gateway address, DNS server address, and lease period.
To test your connectivity, try:
lynx www.freebsd.org/ports
You should be taken to the web site that hosts the descriptions of the FreeBSD ports collection -- an excellent opportunity to start browsing and downloading your favourite applications.
In our next article, we'll discuss building an X Server and a Window Manager.
Dru Lavigne is a network and systems administrator, IT instructor, author and international speaker. She has over a decade of experience administering and teaching Netware, Microsoft, Cisco, Checkpoint, SCO, Solaris, Linux, and BSD systems. A prolific author, she pens the popular FreeBSD Basics column for O'Reilly and is author of BSD Hacks and The Best of FreeBSD Basics.
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Guacamole-gouda quesadilla wedges
Prepare the recipe components in advance; then quickly assemble the quesadilla right before baking. To satisfy a hungry crowd, make several quesadillas at the same time. Your kitchen will be filled with inviting aromas. For a char-grilled flavor and crispier texture, toast the quesadilla on a stovetop grill pan.
Two 7-inch flour tortillas
2 tablespoons guacamole
¼ cup
¼-inch-wide strips of bottled roasted red bell pepper
¼ cup (about 1 ounce) coarsely shredded Gouda cheese
Preheat the oven to 375° F.
Place one tortilla on a baking sheet. Spread with the guacamole, leaving a 1-inch border. Arrange the strips of red bell pepper atop the guacamole and sprinkle with cheese. Top with the remaining tortilla, pressing down gently to make the filling adhere.
Bake for about 8 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and the tortillas are softened and warm.
To serve, use kitchen shears to cut the quesadilla into eight wedges.
Serve warm.
Paulette Mitchell, a culinary instructor, television personality, spokesperson, freelance food writer, and the award-winning author of 13 cookbooks, is known internationally for her quick-to-prepare recipes with gourmet flair. Paulette's most recently published cookbook is "The Complete 15-Minute Gourmet: Creative Cuisine Made Fast and Fresh." She is also the author of "A Beautiful Bowl of Soup" and "The Spirited Vegetarian," which was voted "Best Book in the World on Cooking with Wine" at the 2005 Gourmand World Media Awards. Paulette says that international travel is her favorite source of culinary inspiration.


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The Audacity of Dope
Exit boyhood hero. Roger,
you had it all. You were a Yankee and I liked you. Really. In my book, you were one of four Yankess I'd
always revere despite the pinstripes. I even
kept myself from cursing you when you became an Astro—a rare feat indeed. Yes, I smiled when you'd challenge guys high and
tight, when you'd buckle 'em with your splitter. You were an icon who wooed me in 1986 when you
struck out all those Mariners, including Phil Bradley, my Uncle Dave's friend
and confidant. You made me turn on Phil, man.
And I never looked back, Roger. I never looked back, until yesterday. I looked back and I thought, gee, all these
politicians are getting together over this? Isn't there something better they could be
doing, like giving me a larger tax rebate so I can finally pay off the Chinese
mob and get on with my life? Then I
heard you speak and I thought, Roger, you really should take a page out of
McGuire's book: "I am not here to talk about the past." Done. Over. Move on. Because if you'd just shut up, and get on
with your life, and go watch your kids play ball in Texas, Roger, we'd all
forgive you and forget about it just like we have with all the rest (except for
Palmeiro who I consider the poster-child of douchebags). That's true, Roger. Very true. We're all human. We make dumb
decisions sometimes. Yes, you are the
Rocket but you're no exception. You
screwed up. And now you're wasting our
time. You have the audacity to think you
can lie to us and get away with it. Well, your time is running out. That little boy you swooned with your fastball is all grown up now, and he knows better.
Enter manhood hero:
'Nuff said.
Peace and "Yes, We Can."
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Is this a baseball blog or a payed political endorsement? You be the judge. It will all be over in a few months and then we will know……
you could call it an 'unpaid political endorsement' juxtaposed with a 'lament of a fallen icon'…how you like 'dem apples…


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"Because it is not an organized religion as such, but rather a spiritual practice, shamanism cuts across all faiths and creeds, reaching deep levels of ancestral memory. As a primal belief system, which precedes established religion, it has its own symbolism and cosmology, inhabited by beings, gods, and totems, who display similar characteristics although they appear in various forms, depending upon their places of origin."
~John Matthews, The Celtic Shaman
Shamanism is a spiritual [6] practice found in cultures around the world from ancient times up to the present day. First and foremost, shamans' practices are practical and adaptable. These practices coexist over millennia with varying cultures, systems of government, and organized religious practices.
Many formalized religions, from Buddhism to Christianity, came from ancient shamanic roots and still bear the shamanic threads of deep connection to the divine in all things. But shamanism itself is not a formalized system of beliefs or an ideology. Rather, it is a group of activities and experiences shared by shamans in cultures around the world. These practices are adaptable and coexist with different cultures, systems of government, and organized religious practices.
Nowadays, in non-indigenous cultures, shamanism is studied and practiced as a life path. Following a shamanistic perspective, individuals seek to be in relationship with the spirit in all things. They seek to use information and guidance from non-ordinary reality to intentionally form their own life experience.
This perspective is not inherently contradictory of any religious practice that allows a person to be in direct relationship with whatever they perceive as a higher power.
Just as in ancient times, contemporary people consult with modern day shamanic practitioners for practical and pragmatic solutions to problems in everyday life-from personal illness, professional challenges, or family discord to ancestral issues.
Shamans work in voluntary, ecstatic trance states, which alter their consciousness to travel to the realms of the invisible worlds. Their ability to gain information and make changes in the invisible realms is dependant upon the working relationships they develop with spirits there. In this sense, shamanism is a relationship-based practice of making changes in invisible realms to impact healing, of individuals or communities, in the realm of ordinary reality.
For some peoples, such shamanic practice is part of their dominant culture, for others it is directly contradictory. Some individuals are intuitively guided to seek help from a contemporary shaman, often when other options have been exhausted, without even understanding what a shaman is or how they work.
According to famed American psychologist and consciousness pioneer, Stanley Krippner, shamans are "community-assigned magico-religious professionals who deliberately alter their consciousness in order to obtain information from the 'spirit world.' They use this knowledge and power to help and to heal members of their community, as well as the community as a whole."
Krippner describes shamans as the first physicians, diagnosticians, psychotherapists, religious functionaries, magicians, performing artists, and storytellers.
In shamanistic cultures, all adults are responsible for their relationships with spiritual energies, including those of their home environment (geography, animals, and plant life,) their ancestors, their own personal helping spirits, and Spirit, the creator force.
However, the shaman is unique in that he or she not only has increased facility for traveling in non-ordinary realms, but also uses their spirit relationships to create changes that will manifest in the physical world, for the healing of individuals or the community. This definition differentiates shamans from other types of practitioners. For example, mediums use altered states of consciousness, but they do not take action in those altered states. And sorcerers take action in altered states, but not necessarily to heal.
According to Christina Pratt in The Encyclopedia of Shamanism, a shaman is a practitioner who has gained mastery of:
A shaman is therefore a specific type of healer who uses an alternate state of consciousness to enter the invisible world, which is made up of all unseen aspects of the world that affect us, including the spiritual [6], emotional [8], mental, mythical, archetypal, and dream worlds.
There are three categories of contemporary shamans, including those who:
Individuals may seek shamanic healing for many different maladies. If they are living within a shamanic culture, shamanic healing is typically part of a multidisciplinary approach used for any disease or imbalance, in partnership with physical healers, botanical medicines [9], changes in diet [10], and other therapies.
In contemporary western society, shamanic healing is unfamiliar to most non-indigenous individuals. Despite that, people are finding their way to contemporary shamans for all types of health challenges, but especially when they are not making satisfactory improvements with conventional approaches.
The perspective on individual disease is different in shamanism than in the conventional medical view. In a shamanistic view:
Certain illnesses are more likely to have a spiritual component that may respond to shamanic healing techniques. These include psychological diagnoses like depression and anxiety [12], ADD/ADHD, autism, and addictions.
Illnesses that manifest physically may still have significant spiritual underpinnings. This is especially true for illnesses that have atypical or premature presentations, such as a degenerative illness that normally occurs in elder years occurring in a young adult.
The sense that something is "missing" or that "I haven't been the same since..." can often be indicative of an energetic loss of some type, including soul energy loss. Shamanic healing is often part of a multi-pronged approach to an illness, and is fully compatible with both conventional medicine and other integrative treatments, such as Traditional Chinese Medicine [13], homeopathy [14], naturopathy [3], chiropractic [15], and others.
Shamanic healing work requires two distinct phases:
The shaman may serve by removing energies that are inappropriately present, or by returning energies that have been lost. This includes soul recovery to accomplish healing via the return of lost parts of the soul.
When an individual is living within a community that supports such work, there is time and support for the integration and processing that an individual must do to complete most healing processes. In contemporary society, the shaman and the client must create the resources and structure for the individual to adjust to the shift in internal energies.
Shamans direct and move energy to restore the harmony within the individual, between the individual and the community, and between the community and the spirit world.
For individuals who live within an indigenous culture, shamanic practitioners are readily known and easily accessible. But for the majority of contemporary westerners, shamanic practitioners are not known. As shamans are called to their practices through direct spiritual initiation, there is not a certifying body to register practitioners. That said, the Foundation for Shamanic Studies [16] does post a registry of Certified Shamanic Counselors who have completed a training program in Core Shamanism through the foundation.
If you find a practitioner in your local community, ask friends and colleagues about their reputation. Then meet with the practitioner and ask how they were initiated and trained, as well as how they practice. One critical question is whether the practitioner would be available after a shamanic healing (especially a soul retrieval), to help with issues of integration and processing (or if they at least refer to a colleague to assist in that work).
Because shamanic healing is individualized to each unique person and their illness, it does not lend itself readily to conventional research designs. Additionally, there has been little interest in or financial support for research in these practices.
Thousands of years of experience have been the best documentation that shamanic approaches indeed work, or they would not have survived and been perpetuated. Most understanding in this area has come from the observations of cultural anthropologists. There has been a growing body of academic studies in the field since the 1950s. Classic texts are listed in the References and Further Information section below.
In recent years, some initial research efforts have begun, although they are still challenged by the design issues. The following are resources and websites that carry information about research publications, often focusing on a particular practice that may be used within shamanic healing (e.g. ayahuasca-facilitated healing) rather than on the general practice of shamanic healing as a system of care:
A research strategy [18] has been proposed by Michael Harner, PhD, anthropologist and founder of the Foundation for Shamanic Studies.
[1] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/sites/default/files/images/thumbnails/shamanism.jpg
[2] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/explore-healing-practices/traditional-chinese-medicine
[3] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/explore-healing-practices/naturopathy
[4] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/explore-healing-practices/botanical-medicine
[5] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/conditions/anxiety-depression
[6] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/wellbeing/spirituality
[7] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/explore-healing-practices/meditation
[8] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/wellbeing/health/thoughts-emotions
[9] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/explore-healing-practices/botanical-medicine-0
[10] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/wellbeing/health/diet-nutrition
[11] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/wellbeing/relationships
[12] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/conditions/anxiety
[13] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/explore-healing-practices/what-traditional-chinese-medicine
[14] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/explore-healing-practices/homeopathy
[15] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/explore-healing-practices/chiropractic
[16] http://www.shamanism.org/
[17] http://www.ayahuasca-wasi.com/english/articles.html
[18] http://www.shamanism.org/articles/article10page2.html
[19] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/glossary/3#term35
[20] http://www.shamanlinks.net/
[21] http://www.shamanicteachers.com/
[22] http://www.folkscene.hu/magzines/shaman/index.htm
[23] http://shamansdrum.org/
[24] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/our-experts/karen-lawson-md
[25] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/activities/meditation-exercise
[26] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/activities/reconnecting-your-intuition
[27] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/activities/using-intuition-improve-health-and-wellbeing
[28] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/activities/keeping-dream-journal