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With Thursday marking the 30th anniversary of the June 30, 1986, release of Madonna's "True Blue" album, which featured the hits "Papa Don't Preach," "Open Your Heart" and "Live to Tell," join us for a look at her and other 1980s music stars then and now.
Madonna, seen here on the cover of her 1985 album "Like a Virgin," was one of the biggest stars of the 1980s.
Madonna's seen here in May 2015 arriving at the Costume Institute Benefit Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
The New Kids on the Block released their self-titled debut album on April 1, 1986. The band, consisting of Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, Danny Wood and brothers Jordan and Jonathan Knight, found more success with their next album, 1988's "Hangin' Tough," which featured the top 10 hits "Please Don't Go Girl," "You Got It (The Right Stuff)," "Cover Girl," "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)" and "Hangin' Tough." The band released two more albums in the early 1990s before breaking up in 1994.
The New Kids on the Block have lately been riding a wave of '80s and '90s nostalgia since their 2008 reunion, first touring with the Backstreet Boys in 2011, then 98 Degrees and Boyz II Men in 2012 and most recently with Nelly and TLC during the summer of 2015. Seen here before a performance in New York City in February 2015, they also released new albums in 2008 and 2013.
Janet Jackson was 15 years old when she recorded her 1982 self-titled debut album. Over the course of the rest of the decade, she would record such hits as "What Have You Done for Me Lately," "When I Think of You," "Control," "Nasty," "Miss You Much" and "Rhythm Nation."
Janet Jackson is seen her performing after the Dubai World Cup at the Meydan Racecourse on March 26, 2016, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Billy Idol's 1982 self-titled full-length solo debut included the hit song "White Wedding." He would also record such songs as "Dancing with Myself," "Rebel Yell" and "Eyes Without a Face" during the 1980s.
Idol continues to tour these days and released both an album ("Kings & Queens of the Underground") and an autobiography ("Dancing With Myself") in the fall of 2014. He's seen here arriving at a benefit concert in New York City in May 2015.
Jon Bon Jovi and his band have been rocking out since 1983. As much as any 1980s hair band, Bon Jovi delivered the goods, as seen here in the video for 1985's "In and Out of Love."
Three decades after he started out, Bon Jovi is still rocking, albeit with shorter, grayer hair. "Burning Bridges," released in August 2015, was the group's 13th studio album, coming 32 years after their debut. He's seen here performing on Feb. 12, 2015, in New York City.
Cyndi Lauper helped make the 1980s more colorful, with songs like "Time After Time," "Girls Just Want to Have Fun," "She Bop" and "True Colors" making her a star.
Lauper is seen here arriving at The Olivier Awards at The Royal Opera House on April 3, 2016, in London.
No listing of the biggest songs of the 1980s would be complete without the likes of "I Want a New Drug," "If This Is It" and "The Heart of Rock & Roll," all of which were featured on the 1983 album "Sports" by Huey Lewis and the News.
Lewis is seen here attending a special anniversary screening of "Back to the Future" on Oct. 21, 2015, in New York City. Lewis and his band are still at it today, releasing their first new album, a Stax Records tribute album, in nearly a decade in 2010. The band also released a 30th anniversary edition of their "Sports" album in May 2013, including a second disc with live versions of each original song.
After first finding success in the late 1970s with songs like "Two Tickets to Paradise" and "Baby Hold On," became even bigger in the 1980s with the songs "Shakin'" and "Take Me Home Tonight," the latter becoming his biggest hit.
Money's career faded by the 1990s, but he continues to perform and tour regularly today. He also popped back into the spotlight in 2012 when he appeared in a GEICO insurance commercial playing himself as the owner of a travel agency who sings "Two Tickets to Paradise" to a family booking tickets for a vacation.
If you were into pop music in the early 1980s, there's a good chance you once owned a copy of Wham's smash 1984 album "Make It Big," which featured the hits "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" and "Careless Whisper."
Wham had a short shelf-life, breaking up in 1986, with George Michael leaving Andrew Ridgeley behind for a successful solo career. Michael's seen here in 2011.
U2 and Bono were no strangers to 1980s hair, as seen here at a 1983 show in Norway.
Bono is seen here testifying during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on April 12, 2016, in Washington, D.C. The hearing focused on causes and consequences of violent extremism, and the role of foreign assistance.
Bruce Springsteen had already had several hits in the 1970s, but it was in the 1980s that he became huge, with hits like "Hungry Heart," "Born in the U.S.A.," "Dancing in the Dark" and "Glory Days." He's seen here on the cover of his 1987 album "Tunnel of Love."
The Boss is still going strong today. He's seen here arriving at a benefit concert in New York City on May 28, 2015.
Any conversation during the 1980s about the greatest guitar players began and ended with Eddie Van Halen.
Though the band has gone through several different incarnations since their 1980s heyday, it's still rocking today, including a 2012 reunion tour with original lead singer David Lee Roth and a new album. The band is also hitting the road again in the summer of 2015 for a 39-date North American tour. Here Eddie Van Halen is seen performing onstage at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards on May 17, 2015, in Las Vegas.
Love him or hate him, Billy Joel was unavoidable in the 1980s. He took his success from the 1970s and built on it with even more hits, including 1983's "An Innocent Man."
While he doesn't perform as often these days and hasn't released a new record of pop music since 1993, Joel can still bring it. He's seen here during a concert at Madison Square Garden in May 2016.
Phil Collins not only found success in the 1980s with his band Genesis, but also broke out as a solo artist. Shown here is his 1985 album "No Jacket Required," which included the hits "Sussudio," "One More Night," "Take Me Home" and "Don't Lose My Number."
Collins released an album of Motown covers in 2010 and then announced his retirement in 2011 to focus on his family life. However, he told Rolling Stone in October 2015 that he was ending his retirement and heading into the studio to work on a new album. He's seen here at a benefit gala on March 11, 2016, in Miami Beach, Florida.
The Police had several hits in the 1970s, but their 1980 record "Zenyatta Mondatta" featured the hits "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" and "Don't Stand So Close to Me." The decade would also see the band record such hits as "Invisible Sun," "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" and "Every Breath You Take."
The Police reunited for a reunion tour in 2007-2008, but lead singer Sting, seen here in May 2015, also continues to make music as a solo artist.
Perhaps no band has made such an impact with their debut as Guns N' Roses did with their 1987 album "Appetite for Destruction." The band's dirty, dangerous and mean record was a turning point for 1980s heavy metal and ranks as the highest-selling debut album of all time.
For more than two decades it seemed unlikely at best that the classic lineup of Guns N' Roses would ever share a stage again. But that's exactly what happened in the spring of 2016, with Rose reuniting with Slash and Duff McKagan to play some warmup shows, including a gig at Coachella in April that saw Rose performing from a throne while nursing a broken foot, before launching a full summer tour.
Lionel Richie had one of the biggest hits, and most talked about music videos, of the 1980s with 1986's "Dancing on the Ceiling." He also co-wrote "We Are the World" with Michael Jackson and recorded other hits such as "Truly," "Say You, Say Me," "Hello" and "Stuck on You."
Richie, seen here at the BRIT Awards in February 2015, went country with the well-received album "Tuskegee" in 2012. The album, which saw Richie reinterpreting some of his earlier songs with guest country music artists, went to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart and was certified Platinum.
The Cure, seen here in this 1989 publicity photo, saw their profile rise throughout the 1980s with such songs as "Just Like Heaven," "Lovesong" and "Friday I'm in Love."
The Cure's lead singer, Robert Smith, is seen here during a concert at Madison Square Garden on June 18, 2016.
Going by the name John Cougar, John Mellencamp broke through in the 1980s, especially with his 1982 album "American Fool," which featured both "Hurts So Good" and "Jack & Diane." The rest of the decade saw him record songs such as "Crumblin' Down," "Pink Houses," "Lonely Ol' Night," "Small Town" and "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A."
The Cougar part of his name long gone, Mellencamp continues to record and perform today, including at the annual Farm Aid concert, which he cofounded in 1985 with Willie Nelson and Neil Young. He's seen here in concert in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in February 2015.
Canadian rocker Bryan Adams, seen here on the cover of his 1981 "You Want It, You Got It" album, was responsible for such 1980s hits as "Straight from the Heart," "Cuts Like a Knife," "Run to You," "Somebody," "Heaven" and "Summer of '69."
Adams, who continued to see success through the 1990s, is seen here during a concert in October 2015.
Hall & Oates had been making music since the early 1970s, but they broke through in the 1980s with hits like "Kiss on My List," "Private Eyes," "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" and "Maneater."
John Oates and Daryl Hall are seen here at the 29th Annual Rock And Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on April 10, 2014, in New York City.
Pat Benatar was one of the most played artists in MTV's early days, thanks to her top 10 hits "Hit Me with Your Best Shot," "Love Is a Battlefield," "We Belong" and "Invincible."
Although the spotlight has faded a bit for Benatar, she continues to record new music and tour. She's seen here at rehearsals for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Nov. 24, 2015.
Tom Petty, seen here on the cover of the 1981 record "Hard Promises," recorded some iconic rock hits with his hand, the Heartbreakers, in the 1980s, including "The Waiting," "Refugee," "Here Comes My Girl" and "Don't Come Around Here No More." His solo debut, 1989's "Full Moon Fever," included the hits "I Won't Back Down," "Free Fallin'" and "Runnin' Down a Dream."
Petty and the Heartbreakers continue to make new music and tour today. The band released their 13th studio album "Hypnotic Eye" in 2014.
The Bangles' 1988 album "Everything" included the hit "Eternal Flame," but the group also had earlier hits with "Walk Like an Egyptian," "Manic Monday" and "Hazy Shade of Winter."
The Bangles continue to hit the road today, nearly 30 years after their biggest hits. Here, (from left to right) Vicki Peterson, Debbi Peterson and Susanna Hoffs are seen onstage at the 2015 National Association of Music Merchants show on Jan. 23, 2015, in Anaheim, California.
What would the 1980s be without a trip to the mall? Tiffany broke through with self-titled debut 1987 album, which featured her biggest hit, a cover of "I Think We're Alone Now." She also added the top 10 hits "Could've Been," "All This Time" and "I Saw Him Standing There," a redo of The Beatles' song, before her flame burned out as the 1990s arrived.
Today, the former teen icon (seen here singing at a June 2015 event in Nashville) continues to record new music and act, including the 2011 Syfy original movie "Mega Python vs. Gatoroid," which featured fellow late-1980s teen icon Debbie Gibson.
Speaking of Debbie Gibson, seen here on the cover of her 1989 album "Electric Youth," she recorded such hits as "Only in My Dreams," "Shake Your Love," "Out of the Blue," "Lost in Your Eyes" and "Foolish Beat" in the late 1980s. When "Foolish Beat" hit No. 1 in 1988, it made her the youngest female artist to write, record and perform a No. 1 single.
Besides her acting career, she has also continued to record and has a big following in Japan, where her 2010 album "Ms. Vocalist" reached the top 10 and spawned the No. 1 single "I Love You." Gibson is seen here attending The American Heart Association's Go Red For Women Red Dress Collection 2016 event on Feb. 11, 2016, in New York City.
Although Blondie broke up after their 1982 album "The Hunter," those two years still produced the hits "Call Me," "The Tide is High" and "Rapture." The band also rode the success of the 1979 songs "Heart of Glass" and "One Way of Another" into the early part of 1980.
The band reformed in 1997 and continues to record today, releasing their 10th studio album, "Ghosts of Download," in 2014. Lead singer Debbie Harry is seen here in April 2016.
English rock band Duran Duran might just as well be the soundtrack for the 1980s, with such hits as "Girls on Film," "Hungry Like the Wolf," "Rio," "The Reflex" and "A View to a Kill," the last of which even earned them a Golden Globe nomination.
Duran Duran members (from left to right) John Taylor, Roger Taylor, Simon Le Bon and Nick Rhodes attend the David Lynch Foundation's DLF Live presents "The Music Of David Lynch" on April 1, 2015, in Los Angeles.
Culture Club and lead singer Boy George scored hits such as "Karma Chameleon," "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" and "I'll Tumble 4 Ya" in the 1980s.
Overcoming substance abuse and legal problems that derailed his career in the 1990s and 2000s, Boy George has reunited several times with Culture Club, most recently for some shows in 2015.
Rapper LL Cool J found success in the 1980s with such songs as "I Can't Live Without My Radio," "I'm Bad," "I Need Love," "Going Back to Cali" and "I'm That Type of Guy."
However, today he's more known more for his acting, including the movies "Deep Blue Sea," "Any Given Sunday" and "S.W.A.T.," and the TV crime drama "NCIS: Los Angeles."
When it comes to 1980s hair metal bands, few bands could compete with Poison. They had the touseled hair, the outrageous outfits and hits such as "Talk Dirty to Me," "Nothin' but a Good Time," "Fallen Angel" and "Every Rose Has Its Thorn."
Poison has continued to tour, most recently with the likes of fellow 1980s survivors Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard. The band's lead singer, Bret Michaels, is seen here in July 2014.
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Taylor Swift and Zayn Malik have teamed up for "I Don't Wanna Live Forever," a single from the "Fifty Shades Darker" soundtrack.
Sully - September 9
Opening in theaters this weekend, take a look at what our critic had to say about "Sully."
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Approximately $3.8 million of the third-year salary is not guaranteed in the contract, which Tucker has not yet signed, The Arizona Republic reported.
The 29-year-old Tucker averaged 9.4 points and 6.5 rebounds last season for the Suns. The power forward spent five years playing internationally before returning to the NBA.
Tucker could have signed an offer sheet from another team and forced the Suns to match it or potentially lose him.
The Suns also are interested in restricted free-agent point guard Isaiah Thomas, who plans to visit Phoenix on Friday and Saturday to talk with team officials.
The 5-foot-8 Thomas averaged a career-high 20.3 points. 6.3 assists and 1.3 steals per game last season with the Sacramento Kings, who drafted him in the second round in 2011.
The Kings will have the option to match an offer sheet for Thomas, who also is reported to be interested in the Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers. The Kings recently reached agreement with point guard Darren Collison on a five-year, $16 million contract.
--The Atlanta Hawks waived guard/forward John Salmons on Thursday, the team announced.
Salmons was acquired on June 30, along with a 2015 second-round draft pick, from the Toronto Raptors for guard Lou Williams and the draft rights to center Lucas Nogueira.
Last season, Salmons averaged 5.2 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.9 assists with the Sacramento Kings and Raptors.
In 12 NBA seasons, Salmons has averaged 9.4 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists with the Philadelphia 76ers, Kings, Chicago Bulls, Milwaukee Bucks and Raptors.
--The Atlanta Hawks signed free agent guard-forward Thabo Sefolosha on Thursday.
Sefolosha and the Hawks reached agreement last week on a three-year, $12 million contract.
The 30-year-old started 61 games last season for the Oklahoma City Thunder and averaged 6.3 points, 3.6 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.3 steals.
---The Cleveland Cavaliers officially signed point guard Kyrie Irving to a contract extension, the team announced Thursday.
The extension is reported to be a max contract allowed under the collective bargaining agreement at five years and $95 million. The new deal begins next year and will run through the 2019-20 season. Irving had one year remaining on his contract.
Irving was the first overall pick in the 2011 draft by the Cavaliers and has career averages of 20.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.4 steals in 33.7 minutes through 181 games with the team. An NBA All-Star in each of the past two seasons, Irving was MVP of the 2014 All-Star Game, where he became the second-youngest player to win the award.
---Jarrett Jack and Tyler Zeller were traded by the Cavaliers, who needed the cap space to advance their pursuit of LeBron James and other big-name players.
Jack and his $6.2 million salary was shipped to the Brooklyn Nets along with Sergey Karasev. The 20-year-old Karasev was the 19th overall pick in the 2013 draft. Zeller and a lottery protected first-round pick went to the Boston Celtics in exchange for a second-round pick as part of three-team deal that also included Marcus Thornton, who is in the final year of his contract and is scheduled to make $8.69 million next season.
The trades shed a total of $9.35 million in salary for the Cavaliers.
---The Toronto Raptors officially announced the re-signing of Kyle Lowry on Thursday while also trading forward Steve Novak and a future second-round draft pick to the Utah Jazz for point guard Diante Garrett.
Financial terms of Lowry's deal were not disclosed, the team reached an agreement on a four-year deal worth a reported $48 million on July 3, quickly taking the eight-year veteran off the free agent market. Lowry averaged 17.9 points, 7.4 assists and 4.7 rebounds last season for the Raptors, who made the NBA playoffs for the first time since 2008.
Novak was acquired by the Raptors last ofseason and averaged 3.3 points, 1.1 rebounds and 10.0 minutes in 54 games during the 2013-14 season. Garrett hs averaged 3.5 points, 1.7 assists and 14.8 minutes in 71 career games in two NBA seasons.
---To sign free agent forward Chris Bosh to a four-year, $88 million contract, the Houston Rockets have some work to do. That includes trying to unload point guard Jeremy Lin and his $14.89 million salary.
The Philadelphia 76ers could take on Lin's contract if paired with a key draft asset or two. Lin, 25, would be a candidate for a buyout. There's also a major decision to be made on the contract of restricted free agent Chandler Parsons. He signed a three-year, $46 million offer sheet with the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday.


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 In fulfilling the Peace Corps' mandate to share the face of America with our host countries, we are making special efforts to see that all of America's richness is reflected in the Volunteer corps. More Americans of color are serving in today's Peace Corps than at any time in recent years. Differences in race, ethnic background, age, religion, and sexual orientation are expected and welcomed among our Volunteers. Part of the Peace Corps' mission is to help dispel any notion that Americans are all of one origin or race, and to establish that each of us is as thoroughly American as the other, despite our many differences. Our diversity helps us accomplish that goal.

 In other ways, however, our diversity poses challenges. In Togo, as in other Peace Corps host countries, Volunteers' behavior, lifestyles, background, and beliefs will be judged in a cultural context very different from our own. Certain personal perspectives or characteristics considered familiar and commonly accepted in the United States may be quite uncommon, unacceptable, or even repressed.

 Outside of Togo's capital, residents of rural communities have had relatively little direct exposure to other cultures, races, religions, and lifestyles. What is advertised as "typical" cultural behavior or norms may also be a narrow and selective interpretation, such as the perception in some countries that all Americans are rich and have blonde hair and blue eyes. The people of Togo are justly known for their generous hospitality to foreigners; however, members of the community in which you will live may display a range of reactions to differences that you present. We will ask you to be supportive of one another, and encourage you to share American diversity with the Togolese.

 In order to ease the transition and adapt to life in Togo, you may need to make some temporary, yet fundamental compromises with who you are as an American and as an individual. For example, female trainees and Volunteers may not be able to exercise the independence available to them in the United States; political discussions will need to be handled with great care; and some of your personal beliefs may best remain undisclosed. You will need to develop techniques and personal strategies for coping with these and other limits. The Peace Corps staff will lead diversity and sensitivity discussions during your pre-service training and will be on call to provide support, but the challenge ultimately will be your own.

 Historically, the Peace Corps and the Togolese people have benefited from the skills and experiences that persons from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds have offered. Volunteers from various backgrounds, all qualified ages, and both genders have served and benefited from their time in Togo. Your experiences in Togo will differ, to some degree, from every other Volunteer's, both in terms of the challenges and rewards. Togolese are, in general, wonderfully generous, warm, and hospitable people and no matter who you are, if you make the effort necessary to transcend cultural barriers, you will have a rewarding and fruitful stay in Togo.

 ===Overview of Diversity in Togo ===

 The Peace Corps staff in Togo recognizes adjustment issues that come with diversity and will endeavor to provide support and guidance. During pre-service training, several sessions will be facilitated by the Volunteer-initiated and led diversity committee to discuss diversity and coping mechanisms. We look forward to having male and female Volunteers from a variety of cultures, backgrounds, religions, ethnic groups, and ages and hope that you will become part of a diverse group of Americans who will take pride in supporting each other and demonstrating the richness of American culture.

 ===What Might A Volunteer Face? ===

 ====Possible Issues for Female Volunteers ====

 Americans working in Togo face cultural adjustments in understanding and addressing prejudices and stereotypes held about them. Unfortunately, the rather lurid films shown in Togo at the cinema and on TV, plus society's general attitude towards women in Africa, may make Togolese view female Volunteers as "loose," or "available." Togolese men may misinterpret friendly and open gestures by female Volunteers as an unintended invitation to something more serious.

 Friendships with Togolese men should have clear boundaries in the beginning. Unlike in the U.S. there is less of a concept that a completely platonic relationship can exist between men and women. To be treated respectfully, female Volunteers may find that they will have to curb some of the activities they were used to in the United States. Late-night socializing with Togolese colleagues is not recommended. Neither is inviting any man into your house for any reason if you are alone. Fortunately, you can entertain male guests without giving them—or the community—the wrong idea by remaining in the family compound and ensuring that several family members or neighborhood children are with you and your guest at all times.

 This may sound extreme, but it is better to play it safe, especially at the beginning of your service, rather than to be caught in a situation where a Togolese colleague is expecting sex instead of a friendly chat when he comes to visit. It is also a very good idea to make friends with the women in your family and/or neighborhood as soon as possible. Not only will these friendships probably be immensely rewarding, but spending time with women will also prevent unwelcome or inappropriate attention from men.

 Togolese men will frequently ask women to "marry" them or ask for your address. A firm "no" (no smiles, and no eye contact) is usually enough to handle this situation, even though it may have to be repeated a few times. Men will make verbal requests, but it is very rare for them to try force. Togolese respond very well to gentle humor.

 ====Possible Issues for Volunteers of Color ====

 Though unconsciously, many Togolese expect that American Volunteers will be white. Peace Corps Volunteers in Togo, who are of ethnic minority backgrounds, will generally not find overt biases. However, Togolese may make some stereotypic assumptions. For example, most Asian-American Volunteers will automatically be considered Chinese and Kung Fu experts. An African-American Volunteer may first be mistaken for a Ghanaian or Nigerian because of an Anglicized French accent, and then be regarded more as an American instead of someone with African origins. Volunteers of color may be expected to learn local languages more quickly than other Peace Corps Volunteers, may be asked what their tribal language and customs are, and could find themselves evaluated as less professionally competent than Caucasian Volunteers.

 ====Possible Issues for Senior Volunteers ====

 Respect comes with age in traditional Togolese society, so being a senior is generally an advantage. Volunteers in their early 20s find that they may have to make an extra effort to be accepted as professional colleagues since very often Togolese of that age are still pursuing their education. Younger Volunteers must work for acceptance and respect since respect in traditional Togolese society is associated with age. In contrast, every wrinkle and every gray hair earns respect for the experience and wisdom they represent.

 ====Possible Issues for Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual Volunteers ====

 Homosexuality is not publicly discussed or acknowledged in Togolese society. Since acceptance in the rural community is part and parcel to a successful Peace Corps experience in Togo, Volunteers with alternative sexual orientations generally choose not to openly discuss their sexual orientation in their villages. Gay and lesbian Volunteers have however, successfully and safely worked in Togo.

 ====Possible Religious Issues for Volunteers ====

 There are three major religions in Togo: Christianity, Islam and Animism. People with different religious backgrounds than these three may have difficulty practicing their religion. Being perceived as having no religion at all may not be understood.

 ====Possible Issues for Volunteers with Disabilities ====

 Togolese are very direct and physical disabilities are likely to be pointed out in not very sensitive ways. It should be noted however, that there is no judgment attached to the comments. It is rather a case of stating the obvious. Transportation in Togo is difficult and would be more so for someone with a physical disability. While there are good medical facilities in the capital, up-country medical care is generally substandard by American values.

 For the most part, public facilities in Togo are unequipped to accommodate persons with disabilities. However, as part of the medical clearance process, the Office of Medical Services determined that you were physically and emotionally capable, with or without reasonable accommodation, to perform a full tour of Volunteer service in Togo without unreasonable risk of harm to yourself or interruption of your service.
 FMOI @ King_Tourus420 work with any disabled Volunteers to make reasonable accommodations for them in training, housing, job sites, or other areas to enable them to serve safely and effectively.

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Diaries and SketchbooksWednesday, May 25th, 2011
Yesterday, I came across a box of Anna Morris Shinn Maier's personal books. They are mostly diaries from her adult life, but included in the box were a guest book, and autograph book, and two sketchbooks, as well as an assortment of "Cookery Cards." While the sketchbooks are largely blank, they are interesting because the pages Anna did fill hold careful sketches that are simple yet charming.
Most of the drawings are pen and ink images of scenery; mountains, trees, and lakes. I was curious about the forest-like setting of the sketches, which were initialed "A.M.S.," (Anna before she married Paul D.I. Maier), and dated. I spent a little time investigating the diaries in the box, found the year, 1896, and read several of the August entries. There, Anna wrote about a trip that she took with a number of family members and friends. Thanks to Anna's detailed diary accounts, I now know that their weather was nice and clear, even "splendid" on the third day. For five days, the party spent their time together or in groups, walking the mountains and boating. Anna recorded that she enjoyed spending a lot of time with "Nancy," and when the others went fishing, she preferred to sit on the shore and read or draw.
Reading these accounts of what sounds like a delightful trip makes me simultaneously remember summer trips I've been on in the past, and muse about the possibility of someone else skimming one of my journals in the future, looking for clues to what my life is like now.
For more information on this (or other) collections, please feel free to come in to Special Collections, or email email@example.com.


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Sullivan travel restrictions lifted
October 30, 2012 —
Sullivan County Manager David Fanslau issued the following statement: "Sullivan County remains under a State of Emergency, with several County Roads closed and others minimally passable. The travel restictions that were issued Monday night are hereby rescinded. However, a Travel Advisory is issued to the public that many roads continue to be closed or are minimally passable. Town and Village Roads throughout the County may also be closed. The public must obey all baricades and closed roads. Do not drive around baricaes or travel on a road that is posted as closed. Dangerous and hazardous conditions remain on many roads, with wires and trees down. The traveling publis should use caution when traveling throughout the County.
"The following County Roads remain closed: CR 31 in Glen Spey; CR 95 in Obernburg; CR 94 in Mileses/Hankins; CR 73 in Harris; CR 173 in Monticello/Bridgeville; CR 109 in the Concord area; CR 161 in the Thompsonville/Kiamesha Lake area; CR 141 in the White Lake and Swan Lake area; CR 51 in Hurleyville, behind SCCC; CR 145, Dahlia Road in White Sulpher Springs; CR 111 in Cochecton Center and Narrowsburg; and CR 44 in Sackett Lake. The following County Roads are minimally passable with hazrards: CR 48; CR 117; CR 183; and CR 164.
"Sullivan County Offices will be open for normal business hours on Wednesday, October 31, 2012.
"Nearly 30,000 locations throughout Sullivan County remain without power. The three utiltilities companies that cover Sullivan County are addressing the power outages. The first priority of the utilities companies will be to make conditions safe, followed by a damage assessment. The substations transmission lines need to be put back and functional, prior to restoring distribution lines to residential and commercial customers. Dry ice will be distributed today at Liberty Police Department, White Lake Fire Department, Mamakating Town Hall, and Accord Fire Department, and distribution will begain on Wednwesday at these locations at 12:00 noon.
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The Nightingale Gallery begins a new year and academic term with an exhibition of works by Eastern Oregon University's accomplished visual arts faculty. The exhibition opens with a reception on Friday, January 11 from 6-8pm in the gallery located in Loso Hall. The show will run through Friday, February 1. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday 11am to 4pm. The biennial Faculty Exhibition features work from the six nationally and...Read More


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Karen Solomon is the assistant director for Accreditation Services, the Higher Learning Commission in Chicago. She is also a Coldwell Banker Realtor serving at a residential brokerage in Naperville. Her previous position was with Associated Colleges of Illinois Inc., as an education associate and outcomes assessment. She also worked at Northern Illinois University as coordinator of research and evaluation in Adult Continuing Education. Solomon is involved with the North Central College Board of Trustees Associates, serving as WYSE Competition co-chair and treasurer. She is a member of the Naperville Riverwalk Foundation, and the Naperville Jaycees. Solomon is also a member of the advisory panel for the American Indian Education Consortium and an advisory board member for Northern Illinois University Adult Education. In 2003, she received a doctorate in education from Northern Illinois University, majoring in adult and continuing education with instructional technology as an area of focus.


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A View of Paestum, 1759
Antonio Joli
Italian, 1700-1777
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30-1/4 x 47-1/2 in. (76.8 x 120.7 cm)
Norton Simon Art Foundation, Gift of Mr. Norton Simon
The Grand Tour: In Search of Art and Culture
Date: Saturday, April 20, 2013
Time: 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Educator: Staff Educator
Type: Tour
Join a Museum educator for a one-hour tour exploring the Grand Tour. This traditional trip of Europe flourished from the mid 17th century to the mid 18th century and served as an educational milestone for mainly upper-class European young men.
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Almighty and ever living God, in your tender love for the human race you sent your Son our Savior Jesus Christ to take upon him our nature, and to suffer death upon the cross, giving us the example of his great humility: Mercifully grant that we may walk in the way of his suffering, and also share in his resurrection; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen
The Response: Psalm 31:9-16 was led by David Maitland. * (verse 16) "Make your face to shine upon your servant, and in your loving kindness save me."
The First Reading was read by Arthur Clark: Isaiah 50:4-9. Isaiah tells how he is open to God when God speaks to him. He tells how because God helps him face all of his adversities and he is not afraid to face them. He is not afraid to face his adversities. "It is the Lord God who helps me; who will declare me guilty?"
The Second Reading was read by John Greve from Philippians 2:5-11. Paul explains how Jesus was willing to empty himself from being God and take on a human likeness. He walked and lived with humans so they would know he understood them. Jesus was obedient unto God, even to the point of death on a cross. God has exalted him above all others in heaven and earth and will have everyone worship him and declare him as Jesus Christ the Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Reverend Frnka read the Gospel of Luke 22:14-23:56. This is the record of how Jesus introduced the first Eucharist, The Lord's Supper. He took the disciples to a room and gave them wine and bread indicating that it was his body and blood. He wanted them to remember him always and was preparing for his death on the cross. He also predicted his betrayal by Judas and his arrest. Then the disciples had a dispute about who would be the greatest among them. Jesus reprimanded them and told them they must be humble like servants willing to serve the Lord. They still had difficulty understanding that the Kingdom of God was not like the earthly kingdoms and kings. They were told that they would be with him in the heavenly kingdom and continue to serve Him there. He then predicted Peter's betrayal during his trial and Peter disputed him saying he would never betray his Lord.
Jesus' time to die was drawing near, so after the supper he went up to the Mount of Olives to pray. Then Judas (true to the prediction) brought the soldiers to arrest him. While he was on trial, the prediction of Peter's betrayal also came true. Jesus was finally convicted due to the demands of the crowd and he was beaten and crucified. When he was dead, his body was placed in a tomb belonging to a kind man named Joseph. The women who followed him and loved him went home to prepare spices and ointments for his body.
Reverend Frnka told how year after year we listen to this story. It has a hold on us for it tells about how Jesus gave us our salvation and tells of his passion. A great truth in the story is how we all need his love. Rather than being alone, we want to belong and be loved. It is a story of what God did for us in his pure love. We need to let God love us and open ourselves to his great love. At Jesus' death the Holy Spirit was loosed upon everybody to leave them with a feeling of comfort and guidance.
This is considered the "Greatest Story Ever Told." Turn to it and listen to it. We want to be like Jesus and strive to have love for all mankind. When people no longer would listen to his prophets, he came to earth himself to teach us of God's love, even knowing that his end would be suffering and death. We certainly know that we are fully loved by him. What greater way is there to show his love than by forgiving us and dying for us on the cross.
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Lending an Artistic Touch to Math
Unlike the arts, Math has struggled to find its place in Web 2.0 communities—until now. Maria Droujkova has developed Natural Math and Math 2.0, "math programs in which learning takes place within communities and networks," according to Joann Agnitti for EdLabs at Columbia University Teachers College.
Droujkova's programs combine math with social networking, and encompass "five dimensions," such as "humanistic mathematics" and "the psychology of mathematics learning and education." Agnitti calls these combinations "mashups" that allow math to "tell a story," and help quell math anxiety with psychology.
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BSC Alerts
News & Events
January 18, 2007
Members Present: Dr. Louis Aikens, Mr. John Shott, Ms. Gloria Stephens, Mr. Larry Morhous, Mr. Norris Kantor, Mr. Jeffrey Forlines, Ms. Anne Crowe, The Reverend James Palmer, III, Mr. Daniel Frost, Mr. Kevin Pruitt, Dr. Norman Mirsky
Members Absent: Dr. Lyn Guy
Guests/Staff: Dr. Albert Walker, Mr. John Cardwell, Mr. Jim Nelson, Dr. Tom Blevins, Dr. Don Smith, Ms. Shelia Johnson, Dr. Tracey Anderson, Ms. Dedriell Taylor, Ms. Anita Barilla, Mr. Chris DeWeiss, Mr. Frank Hart, Ms. Deirdre Guyton, Ms. Angie Lambert
Call to Order
Chairman Norris Kantor called the meeting to order at 6:45 p.m. in the Bluefield State College Private Dining Room of the Othello-Harris Jefferson Student Center.
Swearing In Ceremony
Notary Public Anita Barilla conducted the Oath of Office for the new members to the Board of Governors. Those being sworn in were Mr. John Shott, Ms. Gloria Stephens, Mr. Larry Morhous, and Dr. Louis Aikens (reappointment).
Dr. Aikens informed the group that he had discussed the issue of his reappointment with the Governor's office, pointing out the fact that he is no longer Alumni President. Mr. Kantor explained that the Alumni President membership on the Board is not a requirement for his membership dictated by WV Code, but said Dr. Aikens is one of the appointments of the Governor and does not have to be the current Alumni President. Discussion followed.
Chairman Kantor informed the group that the agenda would be modified to allow Mr. Chris DeWeiss of Suttle & Stalnaker Certified Public Accountants to review the institutional audit for fiscal year ending 2006. Mr. DeWeiss reviewed the process and explained the responsibility of BSC management and the responsibility of the auditors in conducting the audit. He reviewed several items contained in the Audit report. Discussion followed.
Approval of Minutes – November 16, 2006 (No December Meeting)
Mr. Kantor asked for corrections or approval of the minutes of the November 16, 2006 Board of Governors meeting. A motion was made (NMirsky/DFrost) to approve the minutes as written. Motion carried.
Financial and Administrative Affairs Report – Ms. Shelia Johnson
Campus Projects
- The PE building roofing project is finished except for a few minor things. The Basic Science roof has been started but completion will probably be delayed until spring. Discussion followed.
- ADA project is moving forward with no major issues.
- Basic Science elevator is finished except for the password protected key pad. Passwords will be given to individuals with special needs requiring access from the parking lot under the building.
- Tunnel entrance and signage is 95% completed. Many positive comments have been received concerning the electronic signs on both sides of the campus. Mr. Jerry Conner and Ms. Karen Gordon have been working together with the graphics and the software to make these signs useful and attractive.
President's Report – Dr. Albert Walker
- Death of BSC student – Discussion followed.
- Legacy Brick Campaign – Dr. Walker reported that $2,500 has been collected in one month for the brick campaign and encouraged each Board member to purchase a brick to help support BSC scholarships. The cost is $150 per brick. He informed the group that appeals will be made to various organizations and all BSC Alumni Chapters to assist with this project.
- Ms. Karen Harvey, BSC Director of Development, will begin on February 1, 2007.
- February is Black History Month – Dr. Walker invited the Board to attend activities throughout the month.
- Dr. Tracey Anderson has started work on the BSC Strategic Plan. Working groups have been formed for the various aspects of the Plan and Board members were invited to volunteer to assist in the process. When the Strategic Plan is completed, the Board will be asked to review the finished document for approval.
- Campus signage is part of the beautification project. Many very positive comments have been received from individuals on campus and from the community. Discussion followed.
- Dr. Walker called the group's attention to a handout from Student Support Services and reviewed many of the services provided. Discussion followed.
- Human Resources position was discussed. Dr. Smith informed the group that 15 applications have been received and interviews are expected to take place during the first week of February. The Search Committee will make a recommendation to the President when the interviews are complete.
Legislative Report – Mr. Jim Nelson
Mr. Nelson reviewed legislation having an impact on Higher Education:
- SB 16 – Governing Boards will have option to raise tuition for hours taken in excess of a full time course load by one twelfth for every credit hour taken over full time which at this time is 12 hours.
- HB 2133 – Promise Scholarship Program. Discussion followed.
- HB 2065 – Heads of at-risk households won't have to declare scholarship and loan funds as income.
- HB 2168 – defines penalties for violating the credit card solicitation rules.
- HB 2191 – exempts start up businesses of West Virginia colleges or university graduates who are entrepreneurs from paying state, county, and municipal taxes for their first three years.
Student Affairs and Enrollment Management Report – Mr. John Cardwell
- Headcount was 1,923 which is a 7.4% increase over last fall and there has been a 10% increase in the retention rate. Of that number, enrollment stands at 1,585 FTE (full time equivalency) based on 15 hours per student. This number is a 3.7% increase in FTE.
- Marshall University has introduced a proposal for a border state initiative. Mr. Cardwell informed the group that he has no new information at this time.
- Border county initiative has been a great success. BSC has doubled its enrollment from border counties. There are currently 80 students attending from bordering out-of-state counties.
- Spring enrollment stands currently at 1,725 headcount with students still registering. Final spring 2006 was 1,749 headcount.
- Mr. Cardwell called the group's attention to the Student Profile included in the BOG packet and reviewed some of the major points. He informed the group that BSC is one of three institutions in West Virginia that had an increase in enrollment last semester.
Academic Affairs Update – Dr. Don Smith
- Faculty Institute was held on January 10, 2007 to welcome the faculty back to campus for the new semester. Dr. Tracey Anderson, Director of Institutional Research and Effectiveness, was the presenter this year. Dr. Anderson discussed the Strategic Plan and asked all faculty and staff to participate in the process.
- Nanotechnology – Dr. Smith and Mr. Frank Hart, Dean the School of Engineering Technology and Computer Science, conducted a committee meeting to discuss the possibilities of a nanotechnology program at BSC. Mr. Frank Hart gave a presentation to the Board with information from other institutions on nanotechnology and discussed how Bluefield State could participate in a program of this type. Mr. Hart will be arranging a visit to Penn State's nanotechnology lab to learn more about the new technology and how BSC can move toward such a program. Discussion followed.
- MBA update – Dr. Smith informed the group that the percentage of BSC faculty holding terminal degrees is currently about 61%. One of the requirements to submit an MBA proposal is to have at least 66.6% of the faculty with terminal degrees. Future faculty positions will be advertised and hired with this specification. Discussion followed.
Institutional Research and Effectiveness Report – Dr. Tracey Anderson
- Strategic Plan Update – The Steering Committee has been created and meetings are scheduled to move forward with the Strategic Plan. Six working groups have been formed and volunteers are being solicited to participate in these working groups. Dr. Anderson invited the Board members' participation on any of these groups.
- Mr. Daniel Frost distributed a Resolution created by the Classified Staff Council to request the implementation of the Classified Staff Salary Schedule adjustments be given in conjunction with employee letters of appointment renewed annually on July 1 and to continue this practice until the classified salary schedule is fully funded. Discussion followed.
- Mr. Kantor informed the group that Mr. David Lord, former BSC Director of Human Resources will be presenting a series of policies to the Board for adoption at a later date.
- Next Board of Governors' meeting will be held on February 15, 2007.
With no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 9:20 p.m.
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Waynepeace to address Voter ID Law
September 26, 2012 —
The deadline for voter registration in Pennsylvania is October 9, and a significant controversy concerning Pennsylvania's new Voter ID Law has been drawing national attention for several weeks. Waynepeace will host a discussion of this law and its implications at the Wayne County Public Library on Tuesday, October 2, beginning at 5:30 p.m.
The latest information regarding the legal battle over the Voter ID Law will be shared, and voters who have any questions about their eligibility to vote are urged to attend and share their concerns. Voter registration materials will be available, and refreshments will be served. For more information, call 570/352-5769, or visit waynepeace.org. Note: Use of Wayne CountyPublic Library facilities (WCPL) by Waynepeace does not constitute an endorsement by WCPL of Waynepeace's policies or positions.


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Why Joe, WHY?
Yanks Lose Finale, but Still in 1st Place
Now I love Joe Girardi, but sometimes I just don't get him. And yesterday, I was beginning to think that maybe my cousin Raymond was right about Joe. He once said, "Joe Girardi is a Cro-Magnon Moron." Well, that's a little harsh. But seriously, I was quite confuzzled by some of the Skip's decisions yesterday. I think he was partly the reason why they lost 3-0.
I know he didn't want to admit it, but come on: yesterday's game was one of the most important games for the Yankees so far this year. So why then, must you alter the lineup? Why must A-Rod have a day off in the finale of the Rays series? Joe's defense?
"Well, he played 13 games in a row and I felt that Al needed a rest. Better to rest him on the road than in front of the home crowd that wants to see him try at #600."
Um, really? How about you stop thinking about the stupid milestone and focus on making the TEAM WIN! The team needed Alex, fatigued or not, to play yesterday. Thanks for sitting him, Joe. I love Ramiro Pena with all my heart, but he really is no A-Rod. A tired A-Rod is better than Ramiro Pena any day.
Here is another brilliant strategic move by Girardi yesterday: sitting Brett Gardner.
WHY? Brett is a lefty, and James Shields is a righty. So it's wasn't because of the matchup. And please don't tell me he's "tired." Gardner is a young man. And he didn't play "13 games in a row" like A-Rod, because he had a porkchop stuck in his stomach and got acid reflux and missed games because of that. SO WHY THE HECK WASN'T HE IN THE LINEUP????? Gardner has been one of the most consistent hitters on the team. I don't understand why he wasn't playing in a game of that importance.
Then there is the Teixeira/Berkman decision.
Now I don't want to take a shot at Lance, because I know he's new and must have been incredibly nervous. And okay, he botched 2 plays and cost 2 runs, but he made a nice diving play in the 4th to save 2 runs. But really. Joe, why would you even take that chance? Why would you let Berkman play 1st and DH Tex in a game as important as yesterday's? I know Berkman is a 1st baseman, but nobody is as good as Mark Teixeira. If Tex is DH-ing, then for sure you are downgrading at 1st base. And lemme guess: Tex was DH-ing because he needed a rest.
He couldn't rest another day? WHY MUST ALL OF THESE GUYS REST ON THE SAME DAY WHERE THERE WAS AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT GAME?????????
I don't get it. I don't get it! I just don't get it.
The Yankees lost 3-0. CC Sabathia labored, but he wasn't that bad. He allowed just 3 runs, and took the loss. Now people are all "Oh James Shields was AMAZING yesterday." Well okay he was good. But I'm sure that if the Yankees had their regular lineup, Shields wouldn't have been too amazing.
The Yankees don't play the pesky Rays again until September. And they play them 7 times that month. Hopefully, Joe Girardi will rest these guys BEFORE those games. Hopefully he'll send the best guys out onto the field those days.
Hopefully, he won't do anything worthy of him being called a Cro-Magnon moron ever again.
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sometimes managers have a gut feeling, a go with that feeling. That might've been a case there. Also, maybe he wanted to rest some players, who knows? Anyways, tough loss for you guys yesterday, good luck the rest of the season!
Hi Virginia,
Wow…we almost wrote the same lines!! Except yours were more heartfelt because of your obvious love for the Yankees.
I watched (and scored) the whole game on MLB.TV but for the first time I chose the Yankees audio commentary. It was interesting. The lady co-commentator (forgive me for not knowing her name) was saying as early as the 5th innings that the Yankees wern't going to get back into the game. She must have known something was missing and she was bang on the money with her summary.
I'm still not convinced that Girardi thought the game was as important as you and I KNOW it was. It's given the Rays a hell of a shot in the arm.
Keep smiling :o)
I don't think any of Girardi's moves would have made a difference in that game. Shields was pitching out of his mind. We couldn't touch him. But I agree that seeing Berkman at first wasn't a happy sight.
Actually after A Rod went 0 for the Trop in the first two games of the series, I had an idea he might get rested with the long consecutive game schedule on the books for the pinstripes. I know there were a huge amouint of disappointed Yankee fans in the Trop, including the guy nextto me who bought a $ 40 seat for $ 125.
And you would think with history at the doorstep, Joe G would not rest A Rod until the moment the 600 Gorilla was off his back.
And his pinch hit on Sunday was a bit anticlimatical based on the fact he had that look going up there that did not desigante….rounding the bases.
Hopefully he can get it out of the way before the Gorilla becomes King Kong sized on his back and his average is not the only thing that suffers.
Rays Renegade
Managers do some crazy things, and i agree they do sit people when they shouldn't, Manuel does it too… I think the media has put too much hype on his #600, the TV even has a #600A-Rod watch, so most stations will switch everytime he is at bat, crazy… but crazy is the Eastern divisions at the moment, both AL and NL…
I think Brian Cashman and Joe Girardi are both idiots. It was a big mistake not to get some real pitching or catching help. Cervelli can't hit and Posada isn't what he used to be defensively. I think the Yankees had a better team at this point last year. Kearns and Berkman will not help them and Granderson was a big disappointment.
Whoa there jamms….go easy on my Cervelli. You are in dangerous territory saying negative things about him on my blog. I will admit, he has slowed down. But he's not the problem. I don't know why they got Kearns, or Kerry Wood for that matter, but whatever. The most important thing is starting pitching, and I hoped for another starter, but that didn't happen. I hope the 5 guys we have starting will continue doing what they have done. And Granderson? That poor thing…he looks so nervous all the time. Maybe NY is too much for him. I hope he does better next year, and the rest of this year!


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By Gabriel Monte, Freedom New Mexico
Rep. Tom Udall said while he remains positive Congress will pass a bill authorizing the Ute Water Project, he has concerns the president might veto it.
The bill would authorize federal funding for a $476 million water project proposing to bring water from Ute Lake reservoir to communities in eastern New Mexico.
In his testimony during Thursday's Natural Resources Subcommittee on Power and Water hearing, Federal Bureau of Reclamation Director of Operations Robert Quint said the bureau could not support the project because of the cost of the federal government's share. The legislation would authorize the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to spend up to $327 million over a 10-year period.
"(The Bush administration) has been opposed to this all along," said Udall, D-N.M., who introduced the bill in the House. "I think when we get a new administration, we'll be in a lot better shape if we can't convince this administration to sign on to this."
The remaining cost of the project would be shared between the state, at 15 percent, and the local communities at 10 percent.
The subcommittee also heard testimony on the need for the project Thursday from Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority Chairman and former Clovis Mayor David Lansford.
Lansford said the project's cost is the reason the authority is asking for federal assistance.
"This is a fundamental responsibility of the government, that's why we're asking the state, the federal government to participate not for the ongoing operations and maintenance expenses, but for the capital," he said.
Clovis Mayor Gayla Brumfield, who attended the meeting, was happy with the progress to date, noting this was the furthest the project had reached at the federal level.
The water will come from the Ute Reservoir, which was built on the Canadian River in 1959 as a sustainable water supply for eastern New Mexico.
A few years after the reservoir was constructed, Congress authorized the study of a pipeline that would transport the water to eastern New Mexico communities in need of it. But it was only in the past few years, with an increasing concern about declining and degrading groundwater resources in the area, that the affected New Mexico communities began planning for the pipeline.
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee approved identical legislation on Wednesday.


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A Pencil That Works 3 Ways? Pupa Multiplay Triple Purpose Eye Pencil Could Be The Answer!
Even when we know certain things can be done in a certain way, it is good to be actually told that it can be done. Like an eyeliner simply stating that it can be used for three purposes.
I mean, who doesn't know that an eye pencil can be used as kajal, as eyeshadow, and of course, as eyeliner?
I got these Pupa Multiplay Triple Purpose Eye Pencils in 02 and 07 at the BHG Tampines sale recently.
Normally I don't take a second glance at Pupa, mainly because it is not widely available in the first place – only limited Watsons and SASA stores carry the Pupa brand. Also, Pupa does not have glitzy advertisements to remind consumers of their presence. You know, out of sight, out of mind.


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(WFLA) Sleep experts estimate one in three people will suffer from insomnia at some point in their life. For those suffering from insomnia, it turns out, there's an app for that.
University of South Florida sleep specialist, Dr. Robert Geck, said sleep apps can be very helpful in diagnosing sleep problems, such as insomnia, snoring, difficulty falling asleep and sleep walking.
"These kinds of things can be very intricate and if you notice them, it might be a sign you need to see a professional or a specialist about the sleep," Dr. Geck explained.
There are a number of different apps on the market, but one of the most popular is called Sleep Time. Dr. Geck explained one of the most important steps is using it correctly. The apps work by sensing movement while a person is sleeping. Users should turn the app on, and put the phone face down on the bed. It will then monitor movements, and chart sleep patterns.
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I recently started pumping, the week of Christmas to be exact. I only pump about 3 times a day (if I'm lucky) because DD hates the thing (She'll kick it off of me if she can lol). I'm using the Gerber hand pump. I really like it because it was inexpensive and has the neat feature of simulating baby's suckling. The only issue I have found is that I'm LUCKY to get an ounce per side. And that is mostly if I have her nurse on one side throughout the night. Every once in a while, I get lucky and get an ounce and a half, but that's a rarity indeed.
More often than not, I get a TOTAL of an ounce from both sides. I make sure to pump while she is eating, as I have found it easier when she causes the letdown. I have tried pumping 5-7 times a day, even when nothing comes out, just for the nipple stimulation. I have tried having her nurse more often, but she nurses pretty often as it is.
So, I guess my question is this: How do I get my supply up to a point where I am getting an average of at least 4-6 oz of milk a day? As I mentioned, DD hates my pump. I'm convinced she thinks it's invading her territory. LOL. But, I can easily acheive pumping when she is tired, or just woke up and is trying to go back to sleep, which happens about every 2-5 hours at night.
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Cal State Fullerton introduced former University of Hawaii athletics director Jim Donovan as the new Director of Athletics for the Titans Thursday morning, according to the Big West Conference website and Fullerton athletics Twitter account.
The announcement at around 8 a.m. Hawaii time was made by the university's president Dr. Mildred Garcia.
Click here to watch the video of the announcement.
Donovan was cleared in the Stevie Wonder concert fundraising scandal for the UH athletics department that lost the university $200,000. He was then transferred to the UH Manoa Chancellor's Office after a lawsuit was threatened against the university for defaming and ruining his reputation when he was suspended on July 11.
The Titans play in the Big West Conference where UH has a number of teams in baseball, softball, men's and women's basketball, and women's volleyball among other sports.
"I am thrilled to now be able to call Jim Donovan a Titan," said Garcia. "I'm confident in his ability to lead our intercollegiate athletics program with continued success, and ensure an enriching experience for our student-athletes."
A 21-year veteran of athletics administration, Donovan, 53, becomes the 11th director of athletics in the history of Cal State Fullerton after overseeing Hawaii's 21-sport operation with a budget of more than $30 million from 2008-12.
During his tenure, the athletic programs saw a collective improvement in both Academic Progress Rate and overall grade point average while managing a department that included more than 120 full-time staff, 200-plus part-time staff, and 450-plus student-athletes.
Donovan spearheaded a fundraising effort that secured more than $40 million in public and private capital improvement projects and increased planned giving and major gifts from $5 million to an estimated $14 million. He also secured a partnership with ESPN Regional Television for the creation of the Diamond Head Classic basketball tournament and negotiated a contract with Oceanic Time Warner Cable and KFVE-TV on another television partnership that will bring in more than $14 million to the athletics department over a six-year period.
On the field, Hawaii competed at a high level, making 20 postseason appearances, including two football bowl appearances, an NCAA semifinal appearance for women's volleyball, softball's inaugural appearance in the Women's College World Series, and postseason tournament appearances for men's basketball, sand volleyball, and men's and women's tennis.
Donovan spent 17 years in athletics at Hawaii prior to a six-year hiatus as the Executive Director of the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl from 2002-08, beginning as a two-year offensive lineman for the Rainbow Warriors in 1981-82, earning honorable mention All-Western Athletic Conference honors as a senior. From there, he spent two years as a graduate assistant football coach and followed that with a three-year stint as manager of baseball's Les Murakami Stadium.
In 1988, Donovan was promoted to sports marketing director, spending six years heading up the promotion and corporate sponsorship aspects of the department. In 1994, he was named the assistant athletics director for administrative services and, two years later, became the department's associate athletics director for nine years, serving as the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer.
He served on the Gender Equity Subcommittee and was the department's spokesperson for matters involving the Hawaii state legislature, UH Board of Regents, Athletic Advisory Board, Aloha Stadium Authority, NCAA Certification Committee, and various other community organizations.
Donovan also served as president and CEO of m2c, Inc., a business consulting company that provides leadership and strategic direction in event management. Some of his clients included ESPN Regional Television, Panda Travel, and Sodexo Food Services.
A 1983 graduate of Hawaii with a bachelor's degree in geography, he earned an executive master's degree in business administration in 1996. An Anaheim, Calif., native who attended both Servite High School and Santa Ana College, Donovan is married to the former Tracy Orillo and they have two children, Jacqueline and Joshua.


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On Tap Today: Merry Christmas at the movies
If you're like my family, you get up on Christmas morning excited to open the gifts under the tree, to dig into a ham dinner, to spend quality time with loved ones...and then you need to get the heck out of the house. That's why I've spent many a Christmas night at the movies.
And of course, I'm not the only one. Christmas Day is one of the year's biggest holidays for new movie releases, and this year is no exception. »Read Full Blog Post
Actor John C. Reilly brings character to concert at Miller Caves
The Miller Caves, underneath the brewery that not only made Milwaukee famous but also helped define the city itself, apparently never seemed, until Sunday night, like a place to hold a concert.
In retrospect, after the very first such event courtesy of John C. Reilly and Friends, the historic location was a small club waiting to happen: The painted backdrop of cavorting (presumably) Germans had retro style, as did the overhead lamps and the high-arched ceiling. »Read Full Article(4)
What does strange press release from 'Mad Men' mean?
Two minutes after the end of Sunday's "Mad Men" episode - filled with personal drama, some of it involving, Pete, Bob, Ted and Peggy - AMC, I presume sent out this press release.
With Peggy listed as the contact, it is presumably the press release Peggy was told to prepare a few weeks ago on the show, announcing the new name of the merged advertising agency. »Read Full Blog Post(3)
Central Bark Fido Fest unleashes the fun
A fine time for canines
This may be the warmest and fuzziest festival of all. »Read Full Article
Museum fundraiser; 'Fondy Soulbration' market; 'Walk, Run and Wag' 5K
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Milwaukee's historic house museums are offering patrons a seat at their annual fundraising event Wednesday. And, afterward — guests can take the chairs with them. The Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum and the Charles Allis Art Museum have been blessed with chairs — or artistic riffs on chairs — created by local artists for this auction at 6 p.m. at the Villa Terrace. The seats range from an old easy chair dressed as a cozy grandmother to a pew made from doors to a partial-chair that's now totally sculptural. Other seats for auction are ones at theatrical productions, sporting events or a table in a local fine dining establishment. The evening also features live music, hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar. Tickets are $25. Making a reservation would be appreciated and can be done by calling Ann Steinbach at (414) 278-8295 Ext. 5, but it isn't mandatory. Visit www.charlesallis.org/cavtgalleryofchairs.html »Read Full Article


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The origin of a graphical procedure developed by a prominent Flood geologist to estimate the water depth and current speed associated with deposition of cross-bedded sandstones during a global Flood is examined. It is shown how this graphical pro- cedure was used to estimate a widely quoted depth and speed of Flood waters . . . → Read More: Sediment Transport and the Coconino Sandstone: A Reality Check on Flood Geology


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Samsung NX2000 Review - The Samsung NX2000 features a huge touch-screen monitor, 20.3MP sensor and Wi-fi connectivity
Samsung NX2000 Review
Samsung NX2000 Review – Features
The biggest and most obvious new feature on the Samsung NX2000, and the camera's main selling point, is that enormous 3.7in touch-screen monitor. Samsung is the world's biggest supplier of LCD panels, building screens for many other manufacturers' products, including the Apple iPad and iPhone, as well as for its own highly successful range of Galaxy smartphones and tablets, so you'd expect the screen to be good.
The NX2000's monitor is outstanding by any criteria; not only is it the largest monitor on any current digital camera, it is also one of the sharpest, with 1,152,000 dot resolution in WVGA (800 x 480 pixel) format. It's a capacitive screen, like those found on smartphones, and supports multi-touch functions including pinch-to-zoom.
It's not quite as slickly responsive as the screen of a Galaxy S4 phone, but anyone who's used to operating a smartphone will feel right at home with the NX2000. This is certainly deliberate; Samsung has been at the vanguard of the seemingly inevitable convergence of smartphone and digital camera technology, most notably with its innovative Android-powered Galaxy cameras.
The NX2000's sensor is the same 20.3-megapixel APS-C CMOS unit that was introduced with the NX200 in 2012, and is used in most of Samsung's other current CSCs, including the NX20 and NX300. It's a well-proven sensor that is certainly capable of producing excellent results. It's coupled with Samsung's proprietary DRIMe IV image processor, promising high performance with improved colour reproduction and noise reduction.
The NX2000 offers a number of different shooing modes. Its main mode, and one promoted as a selling feature, is the Smart mode, although this is really nothing more than a slightly more complicated Scene Mode feature, providing a range of automatic settings to cope with unusual situations such as sunsets, landscapes, macro shots, action, portraits, fireworks etc.
It does offer a couple of unusual options, such as Light Trace, a long-exposure mode for night photography, and Creative Shot, which auto-detects the scene and adds an appropriate filter. For more conventional creativity the NX2000 also has an "Expert" mode, with the standard program auto, aperture and shutter priority and full manual exposure. Shutter speeds from 30 seconds to 1/4000 of a second are available.
Wireless connectivity
The Samsung NX2000 shares some other prominent features with smartphones. It is equipped with both Wi-Fi and Samsung MobileLink NFC (Near Field Communication) connectivity, which provides a number of interesting options. Wi-Fi is nothing new of course; there have been Wi-Fi-equipped cameras since at least 2005. Connect your NX2000 to your home Wi-Fi network and you can instantly download images to a connected PC, or upload them to a cloud storage service such as Dropbox or Microsoft Skydrive, very useful if you're running out of space on your memory card.
More unusual is the MobileLink system. Other manufacturers, most notably Panasonic, offer some degree of smartphone and camera integration, but Samsung's system is the best implemented and easiest to use, and also offers more features. With a suite of three Android-only smartphone or tablet apps, free to download from Google Play, you can remotely control your camera, share pictures with your phone, wirelessly stream video and even have notifications of firmware updates pushed directly to your camera.
Once you've set up your connection you can link devices quickly and easily by pressing the Direct Link button on the top panel. It's a very well integrated system and much easier to set up than most of its rivals.
Touch-screen and i-Function
To make room for that huge screen the Samsung NX2000 has done away with almost all physical external controls on the camera body. The rear panel holds only the dedicated video button, a playback button, and a Home button – another example of camera and phone convergence. On the top panel is the Direct Link button, the shutter button with the on-off switch as a rotary bezel, and a single adjustment wheel, the implementation of which is horribly counter-intuitive in most shooting modes.
With the NX2000 featuring such a large screen the touch buttons are thankfully large enough for even the biggest fingers, and other camera settings can be adjusted via an on-screen swipe or via the i-Function feature. This is an extra control found on most recent Samsung NX lenses. There is a button on the side of the lens barrel that activates an adjustment ring around the lens, which can be used to adjust shutter speed, aperture, exposure compensation, ISO setting, white balance or digital zoom, depending on which exposure mode is selected.
It's a system obviously designed to appeal to photographers who are used to traditional film SLRs and rangefinder cameras, which is somewhat ironic since those people are extremely unlikely to opt for a camera like the NX2000. The i-Function system is useful enough once you get used to it, but since it involves pressing a button on the side of the lens and then turning a ring on the front, while looking at the screen on the back of the camera, it is a little clumsy at first.
Samsung NX2000 Review – Design
The overall shape of the Samsung NX2000 is very similar to the NX200 that preceded it, a flat-topped, round-ended design that is derived from the company's NV compact camera range of 2007-2008. It's a simple but distinctive shape, with a nice big textured handgrip on the front and a decent-sized thumb-grip on the back and what few controls it has are easily accessible.
The NX2000's body is made of plastic, but feels strong and well-made. The connector and battery hatches feel sturdy and solidly mounted, as do the controls. The tripod bush is made of metal and is positioned in the best location, directly under the centre line of the lens.
The NX2000 is fairly light for its size, although it is a few grams heavier and a few millimetres larger than the NX1100 or NX210. It's available in black or a very eye-catching and futuristic-looking brilliant white. We took the white version out on test and it drew many admiring comments. The only downside to the white version is that not all of Samsung's NX lenses and accessories are available in white to match it.
Flash missing
The NX2000 has no built-in flash, but it does have a flash hot-shoe, and a very neat little clip-on flash is available as an optional extra, which is powered by the camera's battery through the hot-shoe connection.
Our only real reservation with the NX2000's design is one that we've noticed before with other similar models in this series. If you're using it with larger lenses such as Samsung's 18-200mm super-zoom or 50-200mm telephoto zoom then there isn't a lot of room between the handgrip and the side of the lens barrel. The light weight and slim size of the camera body does also make it a bit unwieldy with these larger lenses.
The interface design is fairly straightforward, although it would definitely be a good idea to read the manual first. The adjustment wheel on the top panel seems to have been added as an afterthought, and does a number of different things depending on which mode you're in, which can be very confusing. Fortunately the well-designed touch-screen controls and the i-Function system more than make up for this one weakness.
Samsung NX2000 Review – Performance
Unfortunately there are a few issues with the Samsung NX2000's performance. It can start up and take a picture in a fraction less than two seconds, and in JPEG super-fine mode it can maintain a shot-to-shot time of approximately one shot every 1.2 seconds, both of which are slightly below average for this class of camera.
In Raw+JPEG mode, which most serious photographers will choose, the performance is even less impressive. It can shoot six frames at normal speed, but then it has to pause for nearly six seconds to write the buffer content to the memory card, and any subsequent shots also have the same delay.
Part of the problem is the fact that like a number of other Samsung cameras the NX2000 uses MicroSD cards for storage, and these simply aren't fast as high-performance full-size SD cards.
AF performance
It has to be said that other aspects of the NX2000's performance are much better. The autofocus system is extremely quick in good light, although when trying to take several shots in quick succession it did hesitate a few times, even with well-lit high-contrast targets. The video recording mode is also very good, if a little basic. It starts up almost instantly from the dedicated video button, and produces very good quality for both video and audio.
It has a few good features, such as an automatic fader and a variable high-speed option, but lacks the manual exposure and focusing options offered by some rival cameras.
As is often the case with cameras so packed with high-tech gizmos as the NX2000, battery duration is a bit disappointing. The NX2000 is powered by an 1130mAh li-ion cell, which is bigger than some of its rivals, and Samsung claims 340 shots on a full charge, but in our tests the battery gave out after only 150 shots, plus a few minutes of video and a while of playing around in the menus.
Admittedly this was with a brand-new battery, and li-ion rechargeables do take a few cycles to reach peak performance, but it's still well short of expectations.
Samsung NX2000 Review – Image Quality
In terms of image quality the Samsung NX2000 performs well, but perhaps not as well as one might hope. While the big 20.3MP APS-C sensor is certainly capable of recording plenty of detail, the image processing does let it down somewhat. JPEG images show signs of over-sharpening and the noise reduction, while very effective at high ISO settings, does leave images looking a bit muddy at medium speed settings.
Colour and white balance
Colour reproduction proved to be somewhat hit-or-miss, with slight variations in tone between consecutive shots under similar conditions, although these were most likely due to the variable performance of the exposure metering. The automatic white balance was also less than perfect, producing quite cold skin tones in what should have been warm evening sunlight.
Exposure metering proved to be very unreliable. Using the multi-zone mode, upon which most people will rely for the majority of their shots, the Samsung NX2000 displayed wide variation in exposure between consecutive shots under the same lighting conditions, and didn't cope at all well with any unusual conditions.
Shooing into the sunset and shooting a pub gig indoors produced quite badly under-exposed images, both situations that most of the Samsung's competitors would have coped with easily. By reviewing each shot and adjusting exposure compensation accordingly it was possible to produce good results, but for a camera of this type that really shouldn't be necessary.
The resolving power of that big sensor is unquestionably impressive, and is a match for many full-size DSLRs. Shooting images in Raw mode at low ISO settings, and then processing them using the Adobe Lightroom 4 software supplied with the camera produced superb results. However the in-camera JPEG processing had an unfortunate tendency to slightly over-sharpen, which produced subtle but visible artefacts around high-contrast detail.
Image Noise
There seems to have been a dramatic sea-change in high-ISO noise control recently, with cameras produced in the last couple of years vastly out-performing older cameras. The NX2000 is one such example, and produces outstanding results at almost every ISO setting.
In our tests there was virtually no visible difference between shots at 100, 200, 400 and 800 ISO, and at 1600 and 3200 ISO the only difference was a slight banding in colour gradation. Actual noise artefacts didn't start to appear until 6400 ISO, and even 12,800 ISO produced perfectly usable images. The extended 25,600 ISO maximum setting did produce a lot of colour noise and loss of fine detail, but this isn't a setting you'd use every day.
Kit Lens Performance
The 20-50mm f/3.5-5.6 i-Function kit lens supplied with our test camera proved to be much better than expected. It is a plastic-bodied lens, as are nearly all kit lenses, but it is solidly made and very light and compact for an APS-C standard-zoom lens.
Its centre sharpness is very good indeed, and at most apertures its corner sharpness is also very good. It definitely has a sweet spot for overall sharpness at around f/8, and at wider apertures there is some sign of blurring towards the corners of the frame, but there was no sign of chromatic aberration and wide-angle distortion was also kept to an acceptable minimum, even at close range.
Samsung NX2000 Review – Verdict
The Samsung NX2000 is a technological tour-de-force, and may well be a sign of things to come in the CSC market, but this is a camera for people who would otherwise buy a point-and-shoot compact.
With its massive monitor, multi-touch screen and advanced smartphone/PC wireless integration it is a camera for the iPhone generation – or at least the Samsung Galaxy S4 generation. It is certainly capable of taking very good shots, but the secondary nature of its manual controls conveys the impression that image quality is less important than the ability to instantly share your pictures with your friends.
It's also quite an expensive camera considering its limited features, and in summary there are better performing and better-equipped CSCs available for less.
Sample Image Gallery
These are just a selection of sample images captured with the Samsung NX2000. For a full range, visit the Samsung NX2000 review sample image gallery.


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I am so thankful for the Cairncross descendants that have contacted me about this picture featured on yesterday's blog post. Alexander and Janet(Stewart) Cairncross, featured in yesterday's blog, were the great-great-grandparents of both women with whom I have been in contact today. I also learned that William Cairncross was the son of Alexander and Jessie.
I don't know if I am any closer to determining the connections between these families, but I certainly have more puzzle pieces on the board today than I had yesterday. And for that I am thankful.
(Note RE: Mrs. Alexander Cairncross: One Cairncross descendant called her Jessie, another said that she was called Jennette and Janet, but that her gravestone carries the name Janet. I have therefore changed the name to Janet Cairncross, as that seems to be most correct.


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