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"Gala Auction" on April 4 Brings Bluefield State College and Community Together to Support and Celebrate Academic Opportunity (w/photo)
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(Bluefield)—The second annual Bluefield State College Foundation "Gala Auction" on Saturday, April 4, 2009 will bring together residents from the local and College community for a night of spirited fun and generous giving. It begins at 7 p.m. at Gary Bowling's House of Art, 701 Bland Street in Bluefield, WV. The BSC Gala Auction is sponsored by BB&T.
Among the items upon which attendees can bid are a Mercedes-Benz automobile, an ATV package, theatre tickets, 2 Winterplace Ski packages, a Greenbrier Resort package, Cole Harley-Davidson apparel, artwork, and more.
Karen Harvey, Director of Institutional Advancement & Planning at BSC, has directed organizational efforts for the gala. "Funds raised through the auction will benefit Bluefield State College Foundation's unrestricted annual fund," she observed. "Through this fund, the Foundation can provide emergency loans for students, underwrite employees' participation in professional workshops, and address emerging opportunities and challenges for which budgeted funds have not been identified."
"The Gala Auction provides a wonderful opportunity for the community and College to interact on an enjoyable, social level," she continued. "Bluefield State College is a true community resource and we are very interested in being more actively involved in improving the quality of life for everyone living and working here."
Tickets cost $25 each, and entitle the holder to "heavy hors d'ouevre" and beverages. Gary Bowling's House of Art is a delightful venue, too," Harvey said. "Talented local musicians will provide music, and we're looking forward to a fun-filled, profitable evening."
Individuals and/or organizations interested in securing tickets are encouraged to contact Harvey (304-327-4031) or Lala Wooten (304-327-4235).


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The violence continues in Gaza while negotiations between Hamas and Israel are taking place in Egypt. An estimated 100 Palestinians and three Israelis have been killed so far. NBC's John Ray reports.
Updated at 3:02 p.m. ET: GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- The leader of Hamas said Monday it was up to Israel to end the new conflict it had started, adding that a "land war" would cost Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the election.
"[Netanyahu] can do it, but he knows that it will not be a picnic and that it could be his political death and cost him the elections," Khaled Meshaal, exiled leader of Hamas, told a news conference in Cairo.
"Whoever started the war must end it," Meshaal said, adding that Netanyahu, who faces an election in January, had asked for a truce, an assertion a senior Israeli official described as untrue.
For its part, Israel said that while it was prepared to step up its offensive by sending in troops, it preferred a diplomatic solution that would end Palestinian rocket fire.
Israeli Vice Prime Minister Moshe Yaalon has said that "if there is quiet in the south and no rockets and missiles are fired at Israel's citizens, nor terrorist attacks engineered from the Gaza Strip, we will not attack."
According to a poll by Israel's Haaretz newspaper, 84 percent of Israelis supported the current Gaza assault, but only 30 percent wanted an invasion, while 19 percent wanted their government to work on securing a truce soon.
Acting as a mediator, Egypt said Monday that a deal for a truce to end the fighting could be close, as Israel bombed dozens of suspected guerrilla sites in the densely populated Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip in its campaign to quell militant rocket fire menacing nearly half of Israel's population.
Twelve Palestinian civilians and four fighters were killed in the sixth day of fighting, local officials said, raising the number of Palestinian dead to 101, the Hamas-run Health Ministry told Reuters, listing 24 children among them. Hospital officials in Gaza said more than half of those killed were non-combatants. Three Israeli civilians died on Thursday in a rocket strike and dozens others have been wounded.
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Two sides exchange deadly airstrikes, rocket attacks.
Among the targets struck in Gaza City Monday was the Al Shorouq media building, which Israeli warplanes hit for the second straight day. The attack targeted a second-floor apartment used by a leading Islamic Jihad militant. He was killed and four others were injured, NBC News' Ayman Mohyeldin reported.
The Israeli military said it targeted only the floor used by the militants. "The senior [Islamic Jihad] cadre was operating in a media building. They weren't there to be interviewed. They were using reporters as human shields," it said on Twitter.
But the lower floors of the building caught fire, trapping journalists on the higher levels. Firefighters were trying to put out the blaze and get the journalists out of the building. The Hamas TV station is located on the top floor.
Family mourned
Thousands turned out on Gaza's streets Monday to mourn four children and five women, who were among the 11 people killed in an Israeli strike that flattened a three-story home the previous day.
The bodies were wrapped in Palestinian and Hamas flags. Echoes of explosions mixed with cries of grief and defiant chants of "God is greatest."
Israel said it was investigating the strike that brought the home crashing down on the al-Dalu family, where the dead spanned four generations. Some Israeli newspapers said the wrong house may have been mistakenly targeted.
Since Wednesday, 877 rockets have been fired from Gaza toward Israel, the Israeli military said Monday. Of those, 570 rockets have struck Israel while the country's air defense system has intercepted 307, according to the military. Forty-five rockets were fired at southern Israel on Monday, causing no casualties, police said.
Israel's decision to step up targeted attacks on leaders in Gaza on Sunday marked a new and risky phase of the operation, given the likelihood of civilian casualties in the crowded territory of 1.6 million Palestinians.
A three-story building in Gaza was flattened by an overnight Israeli airstrike that was targeted at a Hamas militant. NBC's Richard Engel reports.
Negotiations inch forward
International efforts to wrest a cease-fire from the two sides has intensified despite the escalated hostilities. The failure to end the fighting could touch off an Israeli ground invasion, for which thousands of soldiers, backed by tanks and armored vehicles, have already been mobilized and dispatched to Gaza's border.
Leading cease-fire mediation efforts is Egypt, which borders both Israel and Gaza and whose Islamist-rooted government has been hosting leaders of Hamas.
"I strongly urge the parties to cooperate with all efforts led by Egypt to reach an immediate cease-fire," U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said before leaving for Egypt. He visits Israel on Tuesday.
European Union governments also said they supported Egyptian efforts to mediate.
Related links:
NY Times columnist, Tom Friedman and NBC News Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, Andrea Mitchell discuss America's role in the conflict between Hamas and Israel.
Key players in the Israel-Gaza cross-border conflict
How Israel's 'Iron Dome' intercepts incoming rockets in Gaza conflict
Israeli government websites under mass hacking attack
On Sunday, President Barack Obama said it would be "preferable" to avoid a move into Gaza, but that Israel had a right to self-defense and no country would tolerate missiles raining down on its citizens.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr, Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby and several other Arab foreign ministers will visit Gaza on Tuesday to show solidarity with Palestinians. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will accompany them, officials said.
Mohammed Saber / EPA
A Palestinian woman inspects the rubble of her destroyed house after an Israeli airstrike in the eastern part of Gaza City on Monday.
Forces gather
Israel launched the current offensive Wednesday after months of intensifying rocket fire from the Gaza Strip, which continued despite the strikes.
Israeli tanks, artillery and infantry have massed in field encampments along the sandy, fenced-off border and military convoys moved on roads in the area. Israel has also authorized the call-up of 75,000 military reservists, so far mobilizing around half that number.
Overnight, aircraft targeted about 80 militant sites, including underground rocket-launching sites, smuggling tunnels and training bases, as well as command posts and weapons storage facilities located in buildings owned by militant commanders, the military said Monday in a release.
Aircraft and gunboats joined forces to attack police headquarters, and rocket squads were struck as they prepared to fire, the release said.
In all, more than 1,000 Gaza targets have been struck since the operation began.
Some Hamas rockets reached as far as Tel Aviv, Israel's commercial capital, but were shot down by the country's air defense system.
As a precaution against the rocket interceptions endangering nearby Ben-Gurion International Airport, civil aviation authorities said on Monday new flight paths were being used.
Complete World coverage on NBCNews.com
Israel's declared goal is to deplete Gaza arsenals and force Hamas to stop rocket fire that has bedeviled Israeli border towns for years. The rockets now have greater range, putting Tel Aviv and Jerusalem within their reach -- a strategic weapon for Gaza's otherwise massively outgunned guerrillas.
Lior Mizrahi / Getty Images
Israeli soldiers prepare their weapons in a deployment area near the Gaza border on Monday.
NBC News' Ayman Mohyeldin, The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.
More world stories from NBC News:
- 'Some indications' Hamas-Israeli truce is possible, Egypt says
- Key players in the Israel-Gaza cross-border conflict
- French girl found tied up - but alive - in trunk after routine traffic stop
- Trains packed as festival travelers head homeward in India
- Syria rebels seize airport near Iraqi border, activists say

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Gender Differences and Why They Don't Matter So Much
Several incidents have recently created divisions within the skeptical community. The latest one was over a casual comment Michael Shermer made in an online talk show. He was asked why the gender split in atheism was not 50/50, "as it should be." He said he thought it probably was 50/50, and suggested that the perception of unequal numbers might be because attending and speaking at atheist conferences was more of "a guy thing." They might have asked him to explain what he meant. They didn't. He didn't mean to say it was encoded in the male DNA. He was simply recognizing a reality of our society: male/female interests and behavior tend to differ due to all sorts of cultural influences. Among other things, women might find it more difficult to attend meetings because of lower incomes and the need to arrange for babysitters. Watching sports on TV with other guys and beer is a guy thing too, but not because it's hardwired into the male brain. It's a guy thing because of customs and attitudes in our society. And it certainly doesn't mean women are less capable or that societal influences can't be overcome.
Nevertheless, Ophelia Benson assumed Shermer meant:
that women are too stupid to do nontheism. Unbelieving in God is thinky work, and women don't do thinky, because "that's a guy thing."
That's not what he meant. It's not fair to judge him by one off-the-cuff remark. His record stands for itself: there is not a hint of sexism in his writings and he has always fully acknowledged women's intelligence and their ability to think critically.
In a rebuttal article, Shermer quoted me:
I think it is unreasonable to expect that equal numbers of men and women will be attracted to every sphere of human endeavor. Science has shown that real differences exist. We should level the playing field and ensure there are no preventable obstacles, then let the chips fall where they may.
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It fits together; that must have been GM's goal at the time. Its just one of those things that makes one wonder what they were thinking. The original transmission pan; has a drain plug, but yet the cross member prevents easy access to the transmission filter! It's a real mess to change both; the design made an easy thing into a really irritating drippy mess. I've owned the car since I was 18 and still recall my thoughts the first time under the car............."What the "Over time I've decided they got 99% of the car right, this is just something that could have been a better design on the cross member.


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For the first half of the year, the county issued permits to build more than 90 new homes, and about a third of those were for houses worth $500,000 or more. The new construction signals a renewed interest in spending and promises short-term jobs for area workers.
"Contractors, electricians and plumbers, most of them have work now," said Tony Elders, director of permitting and code enforcement for the county. "And there were times they didn't have anything to do."
The residential construction figures put the county in the lead among other counties west of Buncombe and ahead of its own tallies from the same period last year.
Apart from residential construction activity, the county also issued permits for 18 new commercial buildings in the first seven months of 2013 — a new bank along U.S. 441 heading toward Cherokee, a doctor's office near the hospital in Sylva and a new office building in Cashiers, to name a few.
Six of those permits came in the month of July alone. More to come soon will be the county's new liquor store in Cashiers, a Verizon store and a drive through burger joint in Sylva.
During 2008 and 2009, Elders said only a couple of commercial building permits were issued each year.
"That's a big deal," he said. "That number dies during the recession."


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It's pup madness and we've collected the 50 highest rated dog photos shared on u local. Check them out and see if you can decide which one is cute enough to be crowned the winner. View images here.
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Will even Melo play in this game?
Two former North Carolina star point guards go head-to-head Sunday at the Garden. Felton has scored a combined 54 points in his last two outings. However, the Knicks signal caller launched 30 field goal attempts in a loss to Chicago on Saturday night. He felt this was a rare occurrence due to the defensive scheme from the Bulls.
The Knicks rely on Feltons playmaking abilities from the perimeter, not only as a scorer but a distributor of the rock to Tyson Chandler and company off the pick-and-roll. Denvers point guard uses a slightly different menthod with his lighting quick speed to get to the rim. Additionally, Felton is a solid shooter and passer, which makes him a necessity in Denvers freewheeling, fast break style of basketball.
Once popped a c*ck with his cork......wait....what?
Once killed a python with his bear behind. There's something wrong with you if you're imagining the dynamics behind that.
Was forced to keep warm in the vagina of a moose in the Canadian tundra. Moose juice.
Fat Elvis speaks on the expendability of Novak VS Brewer.
Tar Tars!
Will even Melo play in this game?
Da fuq, no McGee vids?
BTW, glad to see you make use of the tits I sent you a while ago.
I think Felton is a double-double in waiting. 17 points and 11 assist.
Melo 27 & 7
Chandler 8 & 9
Me 40 oz and 10 wings
Felton and Lawson will both have a tough time containing eachother...Gallinari will be fired up against us so we gotta do our thing and crush his Italian pride. Carmelo should come out BHop style and throw the Italian flag down if he does end up playing. That will send the message to Gallo and the McNuggets
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I dont want Melo to play this game .. I want to see what Felton do on offense without Melo scoring bailing him out. Two years ago it took Felton 3 straight games without Amare to start looking to feed his other teammates for the win.
My 2011 draft pick Kenneth Faried (the nice Rodman) will be in MSG challenging all our bigmen for rebounds, block-shots, and scoring in the paint.
How will JR do vs his ex-team Denver, will be the deciding factor of the game
Melo better go HAM
That girl is amazing .
wont be surprised if Faried brings down 15 rebounds, Chandler better repeat with another good game on the boards.
I hope we go hard at that goofy Mozgov
I wish we had a pic of how deep the cut is on Melos finger lol.
We need him tonight i just dont want any set backs.
Xmas is coming up I wouldnt want Melo to open up that cut again.
Melo need to play Denver was scoring more than twice over 120 pts Gallo back to MSG anyway in Knick uniforms we have serveral Nuggets players JR Camby [was Billups too]
they won @ Memphis
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Former University of Hawaii president Evan Dobelle has retired while he was president of Westfield State University, according to our sister station WCVB in Boston.
Dobelle is accused of lavish spending and misusing credit cards as the head of Westfield State University in Massachusetts.
Dobelle had filed a lawsuit in federal court last month accusing three university trustees and the state Higher Education commissioner of conspiring to destroy his reputation.
The university's law firm and an outside auditing firm are also named in the lawsuit.
Dobelle was asking for an unspecified amount in damages and reimbursement for attorney's fees.
Dobelle was fired for cause from UH in June 2004, three years after he was hired. Under threat of a lawsuit, the firing was rescinded a few weeks later and Dobelle was allowed to resign. He and his attorneys received a settlement package worth nearly $2 million.


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We'll see the smack again
One more time
Here we go again
Bloggers will blog again
Will we be fooled again
One more time
We've been there before
They'll try it again
Kent calls and blurry video
There's no way to win
Here we go again
The ivory-billed lives again
Is it just in the heart again
One more time
— With apologies to the late Ray Charles
The story's been floating around in the blogosphere for a month or so and is now making it's way to birding listservs. Rumor has it that there will be an ivory-billed announcement at the Oct. 3-7 meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union in Veracruz, Mexico.
According to the rumor mill, Auburn University graduate student(s?) have found one or more — up to 9 — pairs of ivory-billed woodpeckers along the Choctawhatchee River in Florida's panhandle. And, of course, the sightings occurred perhaps a year or so ago but have been kept under wraps to aid in land acquisition projects — anyone get a sense of déja vu reading that?
And in the realm of coincidences, the sighting(s?) occurred on public lands adjacent a highly environmentally questionable mega development — a proposed airport. Of course, no one would think of filing suit to stop such a project on behalf of a yet-to-be, irrefutably substantiated endangered species, like, say an ivory-billed woodpecker. Oh, wait — that has been done.
I know statements like those above will likely get me listed on some blogs as one of those spouse-beating, puppy-kicking, anti-environmental, anti-conservation, anti-preservation, pro-development, ne're-do-wells — but tain't so. As populations increase and the desire for acquiring wealth increases and natural resources dwindle, the challenge to protect those resources and preserve wild and scenic landscapes as well as environmentally and ecologically sensitive ecosystems is going to increase exponentially. The energy, diligence and commitment that will be required from my children and their children to protect those natural resources and preserve the ever-shrinking wild landscape will also rise exponentially. We don't need to saddle them with ready-made epithets like "those environmental-whackos that wanted to save that extinct woodpecker."
When Cornell Lab of Ornithology announced, in 2005, the re-discovery of the ivory-billed woodpecker I, like most birders, was initially thrilled. As I began to review the evidence, I became skeptical. As time passed — it's been almost three years since that kayaker deep in the impenetrable Arkansas swamp allegedly saw the grail bird — I became more skeptical. Now I am cynically skeptical of CLO's evidence and their modus operandi.
Because of column space limitations I will list only one of CLO's glaring faux pauxs. In response to David Sibley et al's paper in Science questioning CLO's interpretation of the four-second, Bigfoot-quality video, used to substantiate the existence of an ivory-billed woodpecker in Arkansas, Fitzpatrick (of CLO) et al stated, "After studying the evidence at length, the Bird Records Committee of the Arkansas Audubon Society voted unanimously to accept the documentation of ivory-billed woodpecker."
The actual vote was 4-1 with Mike Mlodinow objecting. What was Mlodinow's response to the video? "You can barely tell it's a bird."
The statement was, at best, a simple proofing error. At worst, it was a deliberate attempt to mislead.
If this has become some kind of academic ivory-billed one-upmanship then I guess nine pair beats one-of-a-kind. The next great institute of higher learning will have to wait for a flock of ivory-billeds. Stay tuned.
Auburn University had a website up Monday, Sept. 25, but quickly pulled it. They are supposed to be back up by the time this issue comes out. Quite extraordinary claims, but no photos.


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To be eligible, applicants must have their product on the Chinese market. The winners are chosen in a large variety of categories, from product design to graphic design and architecture, by a panel of expert judges from around the world.


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Scientists at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) studying neurobehavior seek patients with Urbach-Wiethe disease. Patients enrolled in the study will undergo neuropsychological testing and brain imaging studies.
The study will be conducted at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD. All study-related expenses will be paid by the NIH.
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PITTSBURGH, PA (April 13, 2011) – Beginning this week, many people will be catching flights for holiday travel. The Allegheny County Airport Authority and AIRMALL Pittsburgh are planning a great day for our customers.
From 10 am to 3 pm, this Friday, April 15, travelers can enjoy a prize wheel, free cookies and live music in the Airside Terminal at Pittsburgh International Airport. It is the airport's way to kick off the spring and summer travel season and to thank passengers for flying at Pittsburgh International Airport.
"We have many activities planned and hope travelers come early to take advantage of some of the great shop specials. So if you are flying out on Friday morning come early and spend some time shopping or make a donation and win some excellent prizes," said JoAnn Jenny, Director of Communications, Allegheny County Airport Authority.
The purpose of this outreach is to promote customer service and Pittsburgh International Airport's N.I.C.E. customer service program. The Airport Authority has trained hundreds of employees in Resiliency Edge's N.I.C.E. – Neutralizing Irritations Customers Experience, a program designed to solve customer problems. Employees are recognized and success stories are published on a website: http://humanresiliency.com/resiliency/pit/
For a donation, travelers and airport employees can spin the wheel to win great prizes. The proceeds benefit the United Way. All of the prizes were donated by the AIRMALL shops and dining places as well as the Allegheny County Airport Authority.
For children, a coloring table will be set up in the Airside Core featuring free HOP (the movie) Activity Books, sponsored by Paradies Shops.
There are many specials being offered by the AIRMALL. Here is a partial list.
N.I.C.E. Customer Service Day Event 10:00 AM-3:00 PM
Bijoux Terner (Center Core): Buy 3 items and get a free pair of earrings during event hours!
The Body Shop (Center Core): Everything in the store is 3/$30 from 5am-3pm! (excluding gift sets)
Brighton (Center Core): Drop your business card during the event hours for a chance to win a pair of Brilliance post earrings! Light refreshments will be served during the event.
Brooks Brothers (Concourse B): Receive 15% off your entire purchase all day. Drop your business card during the event hours for a chance to win a bottle of cologne or perfume! Light refreshments will be served during the event.
City of Bridges (Landside): Buy any City Favorites Sandwich, wrap, or pizza and receive a free soda with purchase! This offer is valid all day and customer must purchase a lunch. Soup, Small House Salads or desserts are not included.
Creative Kidstuff (Center Core): Receive 20% off your entire purchase during event hours!
Crocs (Concourse A): Receive 20% off all regular priced merchandise all day!
Inmotion (Center Core): Receive 20% off any two accessories all day!
See store for details. Not valid on headphones or sale items. Cannot be combined with other offers.
L'Occitane (Center Core): Receive 10% off your purchase during event hours!
PGA (Concourse B): Test your golf skills and "Putt for Discounts" during the event hours! Light refreshments will be served during the event.
Radio Road (Center Core): Receive 20% off your entire purchase during event hours!
Soxx Shop (Center Core): Receive 10% off your purchase all day.
Spirit of the Red Horse (Concourse A): Receive 20% off your entire purchase during event hours!
Sportzburgh (Center Core): Receive 10% off your purchase all day.
Zozo (Concourse A): Receive 20% off your entire purchase during event hours!
Generous Donations of Prizes have been made to the United Way Prize Wheel by: Fresh Brands, TGI Friday's, Xpresspa, L'Occitane, Charley's Steakery, Crocs, Hudson News, InMotion, Body Shop, and Brookstone
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When your kids are looking at University to go to.
At one time, I had to do a couple of resits in the summer. I obviously didn't do much revision so, panicking, came up to Bradford to do a solid day's worth in a Bradford Hall (hall-of-residence) room before my first exam. I could hardly concentrate all day because of the racket coming from the building of a new block of halls (Shearbridge Hall) twenty yards away.
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Fun Ideas to Personalize a Party
Rach's design buddy Evette Rios shares easy entertaining techniques, tips and tricks to make a personalized birthday party for a special guest of honor.
-Hey, I'm Beth and I'm one Rachael's content buddies and I'm here to show you guys 3 really cool ideas about how you can make your next birthday party totally rocking. These are so easy and simple. Well, the first thing is you wanna start with games. Everybody loves games and they bring people together. They're good ice breakers, and this is a really fun little ice breaking game. Just get a bunch of index cards and write some names of famous people. Of course, Rach is in there, and we got some other ones. You know, I'm doing a little bit of a retro 80 things. So, we've Cyndi Lauper and Michael J. Fox or little bit of some--, and of course Mr. G. So what you're gonna do is when guest come in, you secretly without them knowing pin this onto their back, so they don't know who they are and then throughout the rest of the night, they interact with everyone at the party and ask yes or now questions to try to figure out who they are and at the end of the night you give someone a prize or big kiss or whatever. You know, when they figured out who they are. So, that's a cool little icebreaker because it gets people to interact, ask questions. It's really fun. Then I love to incorporate games actually into my table top, and this is pretty cool, I think. So, these are little travel games that come in a bunch of little retro ones. There's the Sorry I've Got Operation and of course Mr. Potato Head, but what you do is they've got little clips on them and you can just clip them onto your wine glasses and they act as little wine charms and everybody knows which glass is theirs and they're great takeaway and this cost 4 bucks, so cheap, and it makes a huge impact on the table. I also have scrabble, which is one of my favorites in games and I just have the little rocks and use the scrabble letters to spell out everyone's name, so everybody knows where they're sitting. Then, use the scrabble board also as a centerpiece and don't forget a Magic 8 Ball is such a nice little fun treat to have around because you can always, you know, ask questions like am I gonna get something fantastic for my birthday. Let's do this test. As I see it, yes. Well, that's great. And the next thing you wanna incorporate is mood lighting because everybody loves mood lighting. It really sets the tone and this is a really cool little project. Start out with just regular Christmas lights like this. These are C7 Bulbs. There's the big chunky ones that used to have when you're a kid and you just take CDs. Now, CDs are obsolete or DVDs because everybody got the MP3 player and digital music. So, instead of throwing this out, you can recycle them by unscrewing the bulbs to your Christmas lights and just sandwiching your CD like this. I'm putting the bulb right on through. In the way, the CD acts as a little reflector and if you happen to have CDs that are different, you know, you can keep them that way, or you can even spray paint the back to make them all match, whatever you want, but it's a really cool little touch to add to your next party. You can also use CDs as little place settings for votive candles because the little reflected metallicness reflects and it makes it really sort of super festive. So, I've got those right here, and now the final touch for your birthday party. Everybody loves a cocktail, but how about a custom cocktail and it's so easy to make a custom cocktail. You basically take an old favorite and just tweak it a little bit and name it after the birthday boy or girl. So, I'm just gonna tweak Rachael's favorite drink, the Moscow Mule, which is a really tasty one. I've got some ice in the shaker, and I've got some ginger beer right here, and basically this drink is 2 parts ginger beer, one part vodka, mixed in the shaker, and then garnish really nicely. The Moscow Mule usually has regular vodka. I chose a little bit of the lemon vodka. So, there is my little variation and I can personalize it. So, I put my ginger beer inside of my shaker. That's about right, 2 parts, and then I'm gonna take some vodka, put it in there, a little bit more just for good luck. And then I'm gonna give it a little shake like so, and then I've got a little cocktail glass here that's got some ice in it. Just gonna pour my Moscow Mule over the ice, and then you wanna garnish it with a wedge of lime. Give it a little squeeze and toss it in there and some sprigs of mint because everybody loves a little mint, maybe a little bit more. And there you go, you've got your custom cocktail, you've got your place setup, and you're gonna have a great birthday party.


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Learn a language this summer for job enhancement or just for fun with a variety of classes offered by McHenry County College's Continuing Education Department. In addition to modern languages, beginning sign language is also offered.
The following classes are available:
• Sign Language I: Participants will be introduced to fingerspelling and basic survival signs that can be used in a variety of settings. The book for class will be discussed at the first class session. This class is taught by a deaf instructor. The class takes place from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays, June 4 through Aug. 20, in Room C121. The cost is $125. Use course ID: NFL S01 008 to register.
• Italian I: Learn about Italian culture and the basics of expressing yourself in the "Bella Lingua." Focuses on basic but useful skills to be understood in Italy; perfect for prospective tourists or for those that want to get back in touch with their Italian roots in a fun and engaging way. The required textbook is "Espresso 1 Student Book" by L. Ziglio and G. Rizzo, Alma Edizioni (available at www.deltapublishing.com for $35.90), ISBN: 9788861820531. Textbook must be bought before the start of class; book is not available in the MCC Bookstore. The class takes place from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays, June 4 through Aug. 6, in Room E102. The cost is $119. Use course ID: NFL S12 008 to register.
• Italian Culture: An overview on Italian history and culture: Find out what really is Italian and what is actually American-Italian, the history of the Italian language and its dialects, an overview on regional foods and cultures, and the truth behind some Italian stereotypes. Plus, learn about some of the best tourist spots and get some tips on how to make the best of a Italian trip and much more. The class takes place from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, June 12 through July 3, in Room E105. The cost is $69. Use course ID: NFL S15 008 to register.
• Spanish I: Explore the basics of Spanish, including writing, speaking, pronunciation, listening, understanding, and the culture of Spanish-speaking countries. Participants will use grammar, vocabulary and verbs in the most basic structure of the language. The required book is "Spanish Is Fun Book 1: Lively Lessons for Beginners" by Amsco School Publications, third edition, ISBN: 9781567654646. Textbook must be bought before the start of class; it is not available in the MCC Bookstore. Two = class times are offered; from 6 to 8:15 p.m. Tuesdays, June 11 through July 23, in Room A103 (night class course ID: NFL S05 017) and 9 to 11 a.m. Thursdays, June 13 through Aug. 8, in Room A113 (morning class course ID: NFL S05 013). The cost for either class is $109. Note: No class July 4.
To register, call the MCC Registration Office at 815-455-8588. For information, call Tracy Berry at 815-455-8758 or Dori Sullens at 815-455-8559.


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Basic Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics: An Integrated Textbook and Computer Simulations
448 pages
May 2011, ©2011
By including clinical models of agonism, indirect drug effects, tolerance, signal transduction, and disease progression, author Sara Rosenbaum has created a work that stands out among introductory-level textbooks in this area.You'll find several features throughout the text to help you better understand and apply key concepts:
Three fictitious drugs are used throughout the text to progressively illustrate the development and application of pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic principles
Exercises at the end of each chapter reinforce the concepts and provide the opportunity to perform and solve common dosing problems
Detailed instructions let you create custom Excel worksheets to perform simple pharmacokinetic analyses
Because this is an introductory textbook, the material is presented as simply as possible. As a result, you'll find it easy to gain an accurate, working knowledge of all the core principles, apply them to optimize dosing regimens, and evaluate the clinical pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic literature.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction to Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics.
1.1 Introduction: Drugs and Doses.
1.2 Introduction to Pharmacodynamics.
1.3 Introduction to Pharmacokinetics.
1.4 Dose-Response Relationships.
1.5 Therapeutic Range.
1.6 Summary.
2. Passage of Drugs Through Membranes.
2.1 Introduction.
2.2 Structure and Properties of Membranes.
2.3 Passive Diffusion.
2.4 Carrier-Mediated Processes: Transport Proteins.
3. Drug Administration, Absorption, and Bioavailability.
3.1 Introduction: Local and Systemic Drug Administration.
3.2 Common Routes of Systemic Drug Administration.
3.3 Overview of Oral Absorption.
3.4 Extent of Drug Absorption.
3.5 Determinants of the Bioavailability.
3.6 Factors Controlling the Rate of Drug Absorption.
3.7 Biopharmaceutics Classification System.
4. Drug Distribution.
4.1 Introduction.
4.2 Extent of Drug Distribution.
4.3 Rate of Drug Distribution.
4.4 Distribution of Drugs to the Central Nervous System.
5. Drug Elimination and Clearance.
5.1 Introduction.
5.2 Clearance.
5.3 Renal Clearance.
5.4 Hepatic Clearance.
5.5 Measurement of Clearances.
6. Compartmental Models in Pharmacokinetics.
6.1 Introduction.
6.2 Expressions for Component Parts of the Dose-Plasma.
6.3 Putting Everything Together: Compartments and Models.
6.4 Examples of Complete Compartment Models.
6.5 Use of Compartmental Models to Study Metabolite Pharmacokinetics.
6.6 Selecting and Applying Models.
Recommended Reading.
7. Pharmacokinetics of an Intravenous Bolus Injection in a One-Compartment Model.
7.1 Introduction.
7.2 One-Compartment Model.
7.3 Pharmacokinetic Equations.
7.4 Simulation Exercise.
7.5 Application of the Model.
7.6 Determination of Pharmacokinetic Parameters Experimentally.
7.7 Pharmacokinetic Analysis in Clinical Practice.
Recommended Reading.
8. Pharmacokinetics of an Intravenous Bolus Injection in a Two-Compartment Model.
8.1 Introduction.
8.2 Tissue and Compartment Distribution of a Drug.
8.3 Basic Equation.
8.4 Relationship Between Macro and Micro Rate Constants.
8.5 Primary Pharmacokinetic Parameters.
8.6 Simulation Exercise.
8.7 Determination of the Pharmacokinetic Parameters of the Two-Compartment Model.
8.8 Clinical Application of the Two-Compartment Model.
Recommended Reading.
9. Pharmacokinetics of Extravascular Drug Administration.
9.1 Introduction.
9.2 Model for First-Order Absorption in a One-Compartment Model.
9.3 Bioavailability.
9.4 Simulation Exercise.
Recommended Reading.
10. Introduction to Noncompartmental Analysis.
10.1 Introduction.
10.2 Mean Residence Time.
10.3 Determination of Other Important Pharmacokinetic Parameters.
10.4 Different Routes of Administration.
10.5 Application of Noncompartmental Analysis to Clinical Studies.
11. Pharmacokinetics of Intravenous Infusion in a One-Compartment Model.
11.1 Introduction.
11.2 Model and Equations.
11.3 Steady-State Plasma Concentration.
11.4 Loading Dose.
11.5 Termination of Infusion.
11.6 Individualization of Dosing Regimens.
12. Multiple Intravenous Bolus Injections in the One-Compartment Model.
12.1 Introduction.
12.2 Terms and Symbols Used in Multiple-Dosing Equations.
12.3 Monoexponential Decay During a Dosing Interval.
12.4 Basic Pharmacokinetic Equations for Multiple Doses.
12.5 Steady State.
12.6 Basic Formula Revisited.
12.7 Pharmacokinetic-Guided Dosing Regimen Design.
12.8 Simulation Exercise.
13. Multiple Intermittent Infusions.
13.1 Introduction.
13.2 Steady-State Equations for Multiple Intermittent.
13.3 Monoexponential Decay During a Dosing Interval: Dtermination of Peaks, Troughs, and Elimination Half-Life.
13.4 Determination of the Volume of Distribution.
13.5 Individualization of Dosing Regimens.
13.6 Simulation Exercise.
14. Multiple Oral Doses.
14.1 Introduction.
14.2 Steady-State Equations.
14.3 Equations Used Clinically to Individualize Oral Doses.
14.4 Simulation Exercise.
15. Nonlinear Pharmacokinetics.
15.1 Linear Pharmacokinetics.
15.2 Nonlinear Processes in Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, and Elimination.
15.3 Pharmacokinetics of Capacity-Limited Metabolism.
15.4 Phenytoin.
16. Introduction to Pharmacodynamic Models and Integrated Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacodynamic Models.
16.1 Introduction.
16.2 Classic Pharmacodynamic Models Based on Traditional Receptor Theory.
16.3 Empirical Pharmacodynamic Models Used Clinically.
16.4 Integrated PK-PD Models: Emax Models Combined with a PK Model for Intravenous Bolus Infection in a One-Compartment Model.
16.5 Hystersis and the Effect Compartment.
17. Mechanism-Based Integrated Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacodynamic Models.
17.1 Introduction.
17.2 Alternative Models for Drug-Receptor Interaction: Operational Model of Agonism.
17.3 Physiological Turnover Model and Its Characteristics.
17.4 Indirect Effect Models.
17.5 Transduction and Transit Compartment Models.
17.6 Tolerance Models.
17.7 Irreversible Drug Effects.
17.8 Disease Progression Models.
Appendix A. Review of Exponents and Logarithms.
Appendix B. Rates of Processes.
Appendix C. Creation of Excel Worksheets for Pharmacokinetic Analysis.
Appendix D. Derivation of Equations for Multiple Intravenous Bolus Injections.
Appendix E. Summary of the Properties of the Fictitious Drugs Used in the Text.
Appendix F. Computer Simulation Models.
Glossary of Abbreviations and Symbols.
Author Information
The Wiley Advantage
- Provides a foundation in and integrates pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics (PK / PD)
- Explains basic concepts (including math and equations) in an accurate, clear and reader-friendly manner
- Features interactive computer simulations, available online through a companion website, that allow readers to reproduce examples themselves and observe how PK / PD impacts the dose-response relationship for drugs
- Helps students better appreciate important concepts and gain a greater understanding of the mechanism of action of drugs by reinforcing practical applicationsin both the book and the computer modules
- Presents interesting recent developments in pharmacodynamics, including an understanding of concentration-response relationships
- Provides the opportunity to tie together several pharmaceutical disciplines including classical receptor theory, pharmacology and therapeutics
"I could recommend Rosenbaum's book for pharmacology students because it is written from a perspective of drug action . . . Overall, this is a well-written introduction to PK/PD that may fill a small niche in a well-served market. " (British Toxicology Society Newsletter, 1 June 2012)"In summary, I believe that this book is successful in what it sets out to do. For those readers who are interested in getting to grips with the basics of the time course of onset, offset and extent of drug effects then this is the book for you. I am certainly recommending this book for my graduate students." (British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2011)
"A readable font size, good quality paper and a stout binding make this an excellent offering ... This is an ideal textbook for those starting out on the pharmacokinetic trail and also for use as a reference book for those who delve occasionally into this subject." (International Society for the Study of Xenobiotics, 1 April 2012)
"In short, this is a thorough and well-designed presentation and development of key concepts in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. It is a very useful textbook, and one that I would be comfortable using in both medical and graduate teaching." (Doody's, 21 October 2011)"Unlike other basic textbooks that cover only pharmacokinetics, the author has done justice to the title of the book by covering pharmacodynamics. Pharmacodynamics is covered in greater depth than other books in the same category. What makes the book to stand out is that the author has nicely blended the concepts of receptor theory from classical pharmacology with the modern science of PK/PD.... The book truly helps readers to understand the science of pharmacokinetics and drug action. The Excel-based simulation exercises incorporated into the text helps the reader to put his/her learning into practice, albeit in a virtual environment.... The book is strongly recommended for use in undergraduate studies of PK/PD, and by those in drug research interested in having a basic understanding of the science of PK/PD."
—Ene Ette, PhD, Anoixis Corporation
"Sara Rosenbaum's book is a thoroughly modern approach to
pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. It is well written and well
thought out – a blend of pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic
theory and modeling/analysis concepts. The pharmacodynamic models
are up to date with recent advances in the field, such as
tolerance, indirect, and basic disease progression models, being
presented. The web page simulations were fun to play around with
allowing the user to change the model parameters and see how the
results change. Rather than being a dry subject with just endless
equations, the connection between the web-based simulations and the
book allows the reader to be engaged and understand the subject
with greater ease."
—Peter L. Bonate, PhD, author of Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacodynamic Modeling and Simulation


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1. Minutes – 26th November 2012 – approved
2. Topics for theme discussion: 7th December – strategy; 14th December – degradation of labour; 21st corpus, corporation and the company;
3. Bank money creation; interest on money; citizens income – usury – 4th January 2013 theme; John to produce paper;
4. Autumn statement: – team to respond – basis of response – income equality? Austerity? Dave, Clive, Schrapp, Steve, Tom M;
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8. Post-Autistic economics; mathematising economics; kickitover.org; increasingly difficult to get a phd in economics – complexity of economics; ideology; hundreds of papers being published; destruction of higher education; econometrics rather than economics – Molly Scott Catto release of her new book; economics and ecology; Journal of Econology; resources on sympathetic economists; Journal of bio-economics; Black Swan – Nick Taleb; compound interest; interact with economics students;
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Casino fever takes hold; A push for Proposition One
August 21, 2013 —
Proposition One on the ballot in the November election will be a question as to whether voters in the state want to alter the state constitution to allow non-Indian Class III gaming in the state. If the voters approve, that would open the way for four casinos to open in three regions in the state, the Capital Region, the Finger Lakes and the Catskills. One of the regions would be able to open two casinos.
Business people, elected officials, union members and residents turned out in the hundreds on August 14 at The Sullivan in Rock Hill to pick up lawn signs, buttons and other materials urging the public to vote yes on Proposition One.
Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther told the crowd, "From Long Island to Buffalo, we need everybody to participate, because we all gain when this referendum is passed. We're going to teach people to turn the ballot over and vote yes on Prop One."
In the initial years of the proposed plan, there will be no casinos in New York City and other downstate locations, but casino supporters are hoping that the lure of new dollars for education will be enough to encourage down-state voters to support the proposition.
Tax revenues from the new casinos would be split, with 80% being used statewide to help pay for elementary and secondary education or property tax relief, 10% split between the town and county, and 10% going to other counties in the region.
County legislature chairman Scott Samuelson also addressed the crowd. He said, "What impresses me most is the diversity [of the audience]—young, old, it looks like we have some second home-owners, we've got everybody here. Everybody is looking for the same thing, economic development and a better future for our community."
There was a heavy union presence in the gathering, with many members of various unions wearing T-shirts that supported Proposition One. Sam Fratto, business manager of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 363 and vice president of the Hudson Valley Building Trades Council, said he and his members were there because a yes vote will mean jobs for his members; but he also stressed that all school districts in the state would benefit, and after years of austerity, all schools could use a boost from casino revenues.


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By Robert Nott: The Santa Fe New Mexican
There's an old saying that the devil can quote scripture for his own purpose. It can also be argued that economists can use financial data to paint the portrait that best suits their needs.
Small wonder, then, that two recent studies of the financial impact of New Mexico's tax-rebate program for film production generated widely divergent results.
The 25 percent rebate is one of several incentives intended to lure film projects to spend money in the state.
Last August, the Arrowhead Center, the economic arm of New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, published a study saying the rebate was netting only about 14.5 cents for every dollar.
The Legislative Finance Committee had commissioned the study after lawmakers raised concerns that the tax rebate wasn't paying dividends for New Mexico.
In January, the New Mexico State Film Office and State Investment Council — part of an administration that has made the film business a cornerstone of economic development efforts — released a separate study. The $50,000 study by the accounting firm of Ernst & Young concluded that state and local government revenues combined amount to $1.50 for every dollar the state spends on the program.
The Ernst & Young study said that the state was getting 94 cents in revenue for each dollar spent — losing 6 cents on the deal — but that local governments were taking in 56 cents on the dollar, thus resulting in the $1.50 figure.
While the state Legislature looks for ways to cover a projected $450 million shortfall in the current state budget, film industry proponents are citing the Ernst & Young study as proof that the movie business pays off.
"This is not the time to shake this program up," Lisa Strout, director of the New Mexico Film Office, said Thursday. "Our position is that we need to stay steady, we want to still be standing at the end of the year."
The varying data in the two reports has Legislative Finance Committee members trying to reconcile the differences.
During an LFC meeting at the Capitol this week, Rep. Antonio Lujan, D-Las Cruces, asked Strout and one of the authors of the Ernst & Young study, Andrew Phillips, to work with the LFC toward this goal.
When Lujan asked Phillips how much net tax revenue the state was getting for every state dollar spent. Phillips responded, "94 cents."
"It's still not making money?" Lujan asked.
"In the strictest sense, that's true," Phillips said, but he stressed that the film incentive program is nonetheless clearly creating jobs.
The Ernst & Young study reports that film production work created 2,200 direct jobs in 2007, which led to an additional 1,612 "indirect" (or trickle-down) jobs. When the researchers factored in capital expenditures and the impact of film tourism, they decided that the total number of jobs created was 9,210.
The two studies used different data.
The Arrowhead report relied primarily on U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics for employment data and calculating the effect of rebate-program spending and its subsequent return to the state in tax revenues. It did not take into account either tourism dollars purportedly generated by the film business or capital expenditures by the industry.
The Arrowhead study focused on fiscal year 2007, while the Ernst & Young study focused on calendar year 2007 — a variable of six months. That allowed Ernst & Young to factor in the roughly $100 million spent on infrastructure by Albuquerque Studios, a new eight-soundstage studio, in 2007.
Phillips acknowledged in an interview that, "In a year with no capital expenses we would not have had this impact." It's unlikely that a new studio costing $100 million will be built in the state every year.
"These are estimates," Phillips said. "The impact may be off a little bit, but that's true of any economic study done in the history of man."
Anthony V. Popp, an NMSU economics professor who compiled the Arrowhead report with James Peach, said Thursday that, "Obviously the two studies have made some different assumptions and worked with a different starting point, and one would expect there would be differences. We are going to do an in-depth comparison of the two studies and provide that information to the LFC."
Popp said the issue of film incentives is "a very hot topic, not just in New Mexico but over the whole United States."
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The world is a very frightening place right now with all of the catastrophic events, and the sense of uncertainty that we are faced with everyday; from an economic standpoint and natural disasters, but the most frightening things is the spiritual disconnect that people feel from one another.
So much violence and hate happens on a daily basis and it truly saddens me. The amount of hate and animosity that people display toward one another, that goes unnoticed is staggering and I find it very sad that half the time its bold and in your face… yet nothing is done. I know that we cannot change the minds and hearts of other people, but I do believe that there should be more of a sense of support among the like-minded.
I have seen it many times and I will continue to believe, that the key to everything in the world is to rekindle our sense of community. Many faiths have taught us that judgment is not our place; our path here is to love and support one another.
I have personally seen a lot of hate in my life; hate toward me and toward the ones I love. I have had the most awful things said to me, attacking my sexuality and my spiritual beliefs and every time I just step back feeling sadness toward my attacker. The people that lash out with hatred are really the victim because, they live in a world of constant darkness, and their unkindness is the monster of FEAR!
People walk around with no sense of identity and self worth, no confidence and no power… so as a way to make up for what they lack, they attach the ones who are different from them. I continue to remind myself that in each person is a light and I send love to that place.
Please go out into the world respecting yourself and respecting others. Even if someone is different than you, it doesn' tmake him or her wrong. Spirit placed us here with all our uniqueness and beauty so that we could be inspired from one another. You can turn your head if it bothers you, but please just bless everyone on their journey. Even the ones who live in a dark and sad world… bless them too and say a prayer that they find a place of freedom and love.
My experience with this hasn't been as harsh as other, but really that is relative. I can say that I am a very strong person and it's uneasy to shake me. But there are those out there who live in a constant battle of feeling "different" or "wrong" or "misunderstood" and then someone who deals with the same battle lashes out to them with hatred and anger and sends them deeper and deeper into their place of hurt.
There are a massive number of suicides happening today because of people being ridiculed for being gay. People were burned at the stake once for being different. We had the Holocaust. We've battled slavery. There are wars… see this and work your best to stop it. It starts with one brave little light shinning… be brave… love someone with the most outrageous, fearless love ever! Support someone in their effort to be who they are, even when it hurts.
There are hearts all over the world begging to be loved. Is there anyone in your life whom you have judged or disagreed with because you didn't feel his or her life choices were right? …Even if there was no real harm in it. Maybe its time to right that wrong, Tell them you love them. Ask yourself why it bothers you so much. Are you avoiding something too?
My mother has always said that "darkness tends to fight the light"… and the old cliché, "misery loves company" seems to be a sobering reality. I just wish to be a small part in the world of healing all the lost and lonely souls. But it starts with love and community.
Please step out of your comfort zone and see something that has bothered you with different eyes, curious eyes, and loving eyes and do something special. Support uniqueness and support what you already love.
I love all your gypsy souls,


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Diver still underwater after breaking record
SULLIVAN COUNTY, Tenn. - He's on top of the world from 15 feet underwater -- Gate City native Jerry Hall broke the world record for the longest freshwater scuba dive right here in the Tri-Cities Thursday afternoon.
It's a story we've been following since Hall first took the plunge under South Holston Lake on Saturday, but now, after a cheerful countdown and 120 hours and 15 minues in the water, Jerry Hall has reclaimed a world title.
"I'm so happy right now, I can't stand it!" Hall told News 5 through an underwater microphone system.
For the third time in his life, this avid scuba diver holds the world record for the longest freshwater dive.
On deck, the morale couldn't be higher; especially from his proud parents. "I'm tickled for the work he's put in," said his father, Jerry Hall, Sr.
"I'm so proud of him. I'm proud of Jerry," his mother, Nancy Hall, said.
Hall's underwater team, which includes his own son, was with him for the crowning moment. "[We were] giving handshakes, fist pumps, everything like that. [It was] just a big celebration really," said Seth Hall, Jerry Hall's son.
His girlfriend Tina Fuller learned to scuba dive this week just for the occasion. "I appreciate what he's doing. Since I've got my certification I've seen it how hard it is and I don't know how's doing it," she said.
We got a chance to ask just that. "I've watched a bunch of TV and that's helped out so much in the passing of time," Jerry told us.
When asked about his physical and mental condition, he replied, "Oh, I'm great. Of the three times I have [done this], this is by far the easiest."
It's so easy, he's going for another 24 hours more. That means his support system will keep rooting and praying. "I just pray that when he comes up all is well. [I hope] he won't get any disease or whatever from it," Nancy Hall said.
It might be his team members who are the ones who wrap this historic dive up, according to team captain Jim Bean. "Six days, everybody agreed that was a good thing to set on. So we've got the ability to go more, but it's taxing mentally on the support teams, too," he told us.
In the meantime, what's a broken record unless it's smashed? So far the plan is for Hall to stay underneath the water until about 2:00 Friday afternoon. After that, he'll have to readjust to gravity and fresh air.
He told us one of the things he's looking forward to the most once he resurfaces -- a hot dog.
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When Rick and Rona Steinhoff got married in 2004, she brought four kids to the marriage. He brought two.
"We were content having the 6 boys," Rick said.
Turns out content is about the biggest understatement ever made because over the next six years, they adopted 14 children: 5 from the U.S. and 9 from Africa. Each time claiming, "We're done. We're content." And yet three years later, here we are again. This big unconventional family waiting for its newest members.
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Students win Rotary essay contest
Five students answered a question about violent video games in an essay for a chance to win the 2013 Herb Sharp Scholarship available through the Buckhannon Rotary Club.
The five winning students are all classmates in an advanced placement literature course taught by Angie Westfall at Buckhannon-Upshur High School.
Vocational Service Chairwoman Kathy McMurray said it was difficult to select from the essays, so two students tied for first place, two students tied for second place and one student was awarded third place.
"They deserve it," McMurray said.
The scholarships were announced and awarded during Buckhannon Rotary Club's regular meeting Tuesday. First-place winners Briea St. Clair and Marlene Ridgway each were presented with a check for $500. Second-place winners Meghan Bouhmer and Danielle Perry each were presented with a check for $350. Caroline Nanners, the third-place winner, was awarded with a check for $250.
The applicants wrote an essay about whether they thought violent video games were responsible for bullying or bad behavior. The top five students read their essays to the club.
"Certainly for children who still have a developing mind and are susceptible to forming lifelong habits, this is a dangerous form of entertainment," Ridgway said when reading her essay.
St. Clair said, "Bloodshed, annihilation, gunshot wounds and murder. It used to be that these words were only heard in relation to war and times of serious strife. Now, all of that violence, hatred, bitterness toward the world and desire to kill is transferred onto a compact disc, stuffed into a plastic case and placed on a shelf for the whole world to buy."
Ridgway and St. Clair were not the only students to write about the harmful effects of violence in video games.
"Traditional values of kindness and compassion have almost completely vanished from today's society," Perry wrote, saying some people believe these games are "harmless extracurricular activities."
Bouhmer wrote that, "children and adults are exposed to relentless violence every time they play. This much exposure to violence synthesizes an individual into thinking that it is easy and acceptable to hurt and kill others for personal gain."
"Millions of people all over the world play video games, and not all of them act as I have previously described. I, myself, play video games and do not go around town stealing cars and robbing my local Chinese restaurant. The mind has to determine between what is real and what is in the fantasy of the game world."
Not all the winning students appeared to believe that violent video games were responsible for criminal acts and bullying behaviors. Nanners said she doesn't personally play video games, but her brothers play video games that can be violent.
"In my opinion, I do not think video games play a significant role in violence occurring in schools," Nanners said. "Schools are trying to blame bullying and violence on something that is totally wrong and not focusing on the true reasons behind bullying, which I think are poor self-esteem, home life. Most people can discern from video games that they're not realistic."
Nanners said people who could not discern video games from real life may need professional help. She said she does not feel that schools are dealing with the right area when it comes to the cause of bullying.
"Life is not a video game, and it should not be blamed for violence in schools and the workplace," Nanners said.


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Re: Update 2.0.6 Wiped Out Apps!!Fred_ Jan 29, 2013 7:20 PM (in response to SPDR8CR)
I read your post, then a little while later got a notification of 2.0.6 on my Nook HD. I decided not to install it based on your story, but a little while later it just installed itself without asking me.
Now all my apps and purchased books are gone! I am so upset. This is my first Nook product, purchased less than a month ago. I am seriously considering cutting my losses, throwing the $229 + books/apps purchases I have made away and gettting an ipad mini instead.
There is no excuse for this happening. The extra price Apple charges seems to be well worth it as I'll bet they actually test their software updates before releasing them.
Re: Update 2.0.6 Wiped Out Apps!!Fred_ Jan 29, 2013 7:58 PM (in response to Fred_)
Called B&N support, they had me do a hard reset. I then re-entered my account information and my missing books returned. I now have to re-download my apps from the cloud. Stored music in Rhapsody was lost but I can re-download it.
Re: Update 2.0.6 Wiped Out Apps!!Sandan53 Jan 30, 2013 8:54 PM (in response to Fred_)Do not give Apple to much credit. I have had some major problems from Apple upgrades.
Re: Update 2.0.6 Wiped Out Apps!!kg182 Feb 5, 2013 6:42 AM (in response to Fred_)OMG I feel the same way I really was excited when I purchased the nook back in November my first nook product and it's driving me crazy!!! I have a iPod touch 5th gen (I upgraded from 4th gen) and never had any issues with both of them. I had got the nook hd base on having a bigger screen than the iPod and being able to read books and watching movies expandable storage and the $$ compared to the mini iPad if I would have know how much of a headache the nook has caused me I would have spend the extra on the iPad
Re: Update 2.0.6 Wiped Out Apps!!Flamberge Feb 5, 2013 7:42 PM (in response to kg182)Grr...it's 2.0.5 all over again. My Nook updated itself while I was away from home. Despite being stock, had all the BN content disappear. I tried restoring permissions to my one and only profile, but as other users stated, it only allows restoration of the 8 or 9 built-in apps. Even after multiple resets, no change. I suppose the only option is to -- yet again, dump all my app settings and game progress down the drain and do a factory reset. And now I have to spend all day redownloading all the apps, books and manga for the third time. Though I know it won't be a possibility, I hope that 2.0.7 has some kind of recovery feature to fix this stuff wen it inevitably happens once again to us unlucky bunch of customers.
Re: Update 2.0.6 Wiped Out Apps!!LectorGS Jan 29, 2013 9:13 PM (in response to SPDR8CR)
I just updated my Nook HD+ without any problems. I did not lose any of my apps, or books. Now, where are the widgets? I seem not to be able to find them.
Re: Update 2.0.6 Wiped Out Apps!!Wulfraed Jan 29, 2013 11:24 PM (in response to LectorGS)
Nothing lost during Check For Update process -- not even my position in MahJong that I was playing while the update downloaded and rebooted.
The widgets, however, don't impress.
The only one I'd find useful (out of the stock ones) is the quick calendar view. BUT since the calendar still cannot be used stand-alone!!!
Re: Update 2.0.6 Wiped Out Apps!!BFCoughlin Jan 30, 2013 7:11 PM (in response to SPDR8CR)
I took a deep breath and downloaded the update. Everything remained intact. I have the N2A card, but I removed it before updating. Now I have a few Widgets. Nothing else significant as far as I can tell, but I haven't had time to play with it much.
Re: Update 2.0.6 Wiped Out Apps!!HowlMC Jan 30, 2013 7:43 PM (in response to SPDR8CR)
I just wanted to post and let everyone know that I performed the update tonight and everything stayed intact on my device. I've had my device since early November and yes it has had it's quirks but I've stuck with it because I believe in the Nook and I believe in B&N. I've taken each update as they've been released.
With this update I noticed that accessing my library, my shelves, and everything else is so much faster and so much smoother than in the past. All of my book marks, screen settings, library setting, and number of books is intact and working better than ever.
It's taking some time but I believe that B&N is listening and getting the quirks worked out.
Re: Update 2.0.6 Wiped Out Apps!!iloveparis Feb 1, 2013 10:05 PM (in response to SPDR8CR)1 of 1 people found this helpful
To all who have experienced "the wipeout," I offer my sincere sympathies. It happened to me with the 2.0.5 update two days before Christmas; at that time, I lost shelves, scrapbooks, hours spent personalizing my Nook HD, and worst of all (to me) app data and progress. Thankfully, so far as I can see, my Nook HD has just come through this update unscathed.
A Few Potentially Helpful Notes:
- This go-around, I prompted my Nook to check for updates (via All Settings>Device Information>Software version), but before doing so, I did the following: ensured that my Nook had a good charge; unmounted and removed my micro SD card; and checked to be sure that my Nook was receiving a strong Wi-Fi signal.
- In anticipation (more like dread) of this update, I spoke with Nook Store Support this afternoon. Fortunately, the representative with whom I spoke was quite knowlegeable and able to offer several suggestions:
* First, she recommended that I reboot my Nook after the update finished installing. (Even though I saw my wallpaper and profiles after the installation, I went ahead and did this to cover my bases.)
* In the event that I was unlucky enough to experience a wipeout this time, the representative recommended that I do the following:
a) Reboot (of course)
b) Go to Library>Manage Content for Profiles and ensure that all categories were checked
c) On another device/computer, go to bn.com and log in to my account. In my digital library, archive each item. Then reboot the Nook. Then go back to bn.com and unarchive each item. Then refresh the library on my Nook.
Perhaps something here will be helpful to a Nook owner or to a BN person working to resolve this issue. Thank you to everyone contributing here. The more data the better.
Re: Update 2.0.6 Wiped Out Apps!!AlbionRose Feb 2, 2013 6:17 AM (in response to iloveparis)
Thank you so much for sharing this, iloveparis, I was able to use the instructions to reinstate my apps in the apps library on the device
Unfortunately the app data and progress is lost as you reinstall the apps, unless the app provider saves the data at their end.
It seems that for now the only way to keep your app data is to use the hidden app drawer to access the apps until CS come up with a fix. And you really have to tap and hold the word Apps when vol up is at max when you are on the apps page to have any hope of accessing the drawer.
Following your instructions, I needed a couple more steps to get the Apps reinstated:
Once I'd done the refresh on the library, I went back into edit profiles>Manage content and my purchased apps were now available for me to check to allow myself access. Another refresh on the App library and the purchased app icons appeared with a download arrow attached, and I clicked on them to reinstall.
I'm glad you managed to avoid the wipe out this time around, and thank you for your kindness to those of us who didn't!
Re: Update 2.0.6 Wiped Out Apps!!5ivedom Feb 2, 2013 10:12 AM (in response to AlbionRose)1 of 1 people found this helpful
Just adding some information for people who have one or more of our apps.
For three of our apps, Wallpaper Helper (Alarm Clock, Calendar, Weather), Notepad, Journal, you have the following options
A) To email yourself a backup of your data.
B) To save a backup to the SD Card.
C) To save a backup to the Nook's Hard Disk.
These are all present on the 'Settings' Page.
This is in addition to in-app backup. However, in-app backup is weak because if an app is lost or Archived by mistake then all app data gets removed.
So, please use one or more of the above three (A, B, C) once a week if possible.
If you have emailed yourself a backup of your data weekly, and/or if you have saved the backup to your SD Card or to your Hard Disk, then you can restore all your data. Even if something like the issue being discussed in this thread happens.
Emailing is best as it also covers cases like losing your Nook or Nook crashing or dying.
Re: Update 2.0.6 Wiped Out Apps!!iloveparis Feb 2, 2013 8:22 PM (in response to AlbionRose)AlbionRose, I am sorry you had to deal with this. Thank you for posting a follow-up regarding where the steps I received succeeded or fell short. While I am glad for all of us to gather "recovery" steps, I fervently hope we never again need them!
Re: Update 2.0.6 Wiped Out Apps!!GerryF Feb 4, 2013 3:55 AM (in response to AlbionRose)
AlbionRose wrote:
It seems that for now the only way to keep your app data is to use the hidden app drawer to access the apps until CS come up with a fix. And you really have to tap and hold the word Apps when vol up is at max when you are on the apps page to have any hope of accessing the drawer.
I was unaware of the hidden drawer until you posted this. The apps that came with my nook but are not available in the store (e.g. Pandora) are in this hidden drawer. What is this drawer? If the apps are actually available from my nook, why aren't they in my normal Apps drawer as well?
Re: Update 2.0.6 Wiped Out Apps!!AlbionRose Feb 6, 2013 2:23 AM (in response to GerryF)
Gerry F I have no clue why B&N put some of their preloaded apps into a hidden drawer. I was aware from various forums that sideloaded apps went there, and BaronWulfred pointed out to me that the recording app for childrens stories was stored there too. I would love to be able to promote apps from the hidden drawer to the homescreen or to the regular apps library.....
Re: Update 2.0.6 Wiped Out Apps!!5ivedom Feb 6, 2013 12:08 PM (in response to AlbionRose)
Albion Rose, I think it was just something random.
They had to have some way to show 'sideloaded apps' since they chose not to show those on main Apps page.
And when they go there and decide what apps to show I'm guessing it just searches for apps and shows everything that meets some criteria. Since those criteria seem to be pretty broad, it shows pre-installed apps, some bought apps, and the sideloaded apps.
Re: Update 2.0.6 Wiped Out Apps!!compulsivereaderTX Feb 6, 2013 2:00 PM (in response to 5ivedom)
I just now updated and when I first booted up, my library appeared to be gone too! However, I had set up an extra profile for myself before and when I looked there, it was all there. I backed out of that profile, when into the main profile again and there part of it was back again, but I could now select what wasn't showing up anymore to add it to my profile. Couldn't do that the first time.
Luckily most of my ebooks are archived so not too much hassle. I had hope that I wouldn't have to look at all those books with little clouds on them anymore. I had hoped the update would allow us to separate them from our on device library.
Re: Update 2.0.6 Wiped Out Apps!!Jamal_Taylor Feb 2, 2013 2:43 PM (in response to SPDR8CR)1 of 1 people found this helpful
This happened to me on Friday (2/1/13). The update seems to have installed overnight. Any notification, assuming there was one, would have been missed.
Lost all apps, books, comics and catalogs. A refresh only brought down one app.
Had to do a deregister and erase then go through the setup again.
Still re-downloading my content, which will probably take a couple of days since if you select too many at once it just stalls out.
Luckily I'd checked the device before leaving the house, else I would have had to burn up my MiFi data quota re-downloading content onto my device. I do have my older content on MicroSD (brought over from y Nook Color), but Nook HD doesn't bother reading those files to show me what they are, you just get the generic file names.
Also, prior to the upgrade, the device correctly scanned and listed the videos on my MicroSD card under Movies and TV. Now it doesn't even count them under My Files.
This happened with the previous update as well, and as pretty much everyone else has said is totally unacceptable.
Two things I'd like to see happen before another update is dumped on users:
- Put in an option that will prevent the update from auto-installing. I want to have to tap Yes to upgrade, or No to not upgrade or Ask Me Again in 1 day to postpone it.
- Either let me see the content on the device and back it up myself, or implement a backup function that will allow me to backup and restore my content to MicroSD, as having to download my apps and other content again is a waste of time and bandwidth; I'd estimate the total for redownload all my content is around 5 gigabytes or so, and I don't have that large of a library yet at less than 200 books and 100 Magazines.
Re: Update 2.0.6 Wiped Out Apps!!seanvk Feb 2, 2013 5:54 PM (in response to SPDR8CR)
Update worked perfectly fine for me on my Nook HD. No problems at all.
Re: Update 2.0.6 Wiped Out Apps!!Alex Garcia Feb 3, 2013 11:41 AM (in response to SPDR8CR)This message has been moved for Violation of Community Guidelines. - Solicitation
Re: Update 2.0.6 Wiped Out Apps!!LucaToo Feb 4, 2013 1:22 AM (in response to Alex Garcia)
"As an aside...the N2A card is a brilliant piece of equipment. Not sure when it will be available for the HD, but I am SOLD on the one I have in my HD+! I was skeptical that something so simple could offer so much in terms of what it would accomplish, but it was well worth the price in my book."
Have you had any adverse affects since the 2.0.6 update on the N2A - since mine is now playing up at times.? I am assured that it is only a coincidence as the update cannot have affected the N2A - but would be interested in others thoughts.
Re: Update 2.0.6 Wiped Out Apps!!Durfman Feb 8, 2013 9:21 PM (in response to SPDR8CR)1 of 1 people found this helpful
The update didn't wipe out my apps, but it wiped out my SD card.
The card was so messed up, I had to reformat it and then re-copy all of my books and files back to it.
Re: Update 2.0.6 Wiped Out Apps!!5ivedom Feb 9, 2013 4:43 PM (in response to Durfman)
That's a new one.
So the Card just stopped working on your Nook?
Re: Update 2.0.6 Wiped Out Apps!!campyrs Feb 10, 2013 1:12 PM (in response to Durfman)1 of 1 people found this helpful
The update now doesn't show any of the mp4 side-loaded movies I have on the SD card anymore in the Library area under TV and Movies like it did with 2.0.5. The only way to find a movie to view is to go to Open Explorer App and search the SD card for the movie. That's stupid!
Before the update, my movies showed under TV and Movies.
Re: Update 2.0.6 Wiped Out Apps!!Wulfraed Feb 10, 2013 5:26 PM (in response to campyrs)
Just a thought…
Have you tried popping out the SD card, rebooting the Nook, and then reinserting the card? Maybe the library application needs the incentive to rescan the card…
Re: Update 2.0.6 Wiped Out Apps!!campyrs Feb 11, 2013 12:08 PM (in response to Wulfraed)I will try that. thanks for the suggestion.
Re: Update 2.0.6 Wiped Out Apps!!Alan_Blackmoore Feb 9, 2013 6:50 PM (in response to SPDR8CR)1 of 1 people found this helpful
I have not "modded" my Nook HD, just using what B&N provides, other than some sideloaded books. After the 2.0.6 update (which just installed automatically last week when I turned on my Nook) all of my apps and purchased books were missing. The update also wiped out all my shelves and MP3 playlists. The only books left on my device after the update were the ones I had sideloaded. I went to the "My Nook"sections of B&N's site on my desktop PC, set all my purchased books and apps to "archive", then powered down the Nook, set all those items back to "active" and powered the Nook back up. Then I went to "edit profiles" and from "manage content" I was able to select all apps and books. Once I did that, they at least appeared in their repsective sections, but I still had to redownload all of them.
Thanks to others in the thread for the tips on getting my stuff back... My sympathies to those who had to erase/deregister their devices.
To PlanetGreen: you obviously don't know what youre talking about, and taunting and insulting others is about as far from helpful as possible. If you don't have anything contructive to add then you should not post.
Just wanted to add also that, as others have said, this type of issue is not acceptable in general release software. If I was beta testing a new product I would expect these types of problems, but for B&N to release something with such a serious issue and then not be able to squash the bug through multiple updates is disgraceful to say the least. We deserve better quality than this: This issue has already cost them customers and will continue to do so the longer it is ignored.