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"At its heart, this law is all about equal opportunity. Its roots are in organizations like the National Council of Negro Women."
December 2, 2005
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U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings today addressed more than 400 women at the 52nd national convention of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) in Washington, D.C. She praised the work of 93-year-old NCNW Chairwoman and President Emerita Dorothy Height for her courageous work on behalf of Americans of all races, especially women. Following are Secretary Spellings' prepared remarks:
Secretary Spellings:
Thank you. It's an honor to be here today. We all owe Dr. Height a great debt. She has opened the doors of opportunity for Americans of all racesmen and women.
Many people hear Dr. Height's story and wonder how a woman, born in the segregated South and raised in a small mill town in Pennsylvania, could overcome such odds to accomplish so much. It's not a mystery to those who knew her as a child. She excelled at everything from academics to debate to music. She attended a mostly white high school where she led her classmates in song at the start of every assembly. When a new principal took the honor away from her because of the color of her skin, her fellow students refused to sing until she was reinstated.
She's been leading the choir ever since. And we've all been listening. She's had the ear of every president for the last half century. And every time I step foot in the Oval Office, I know I'm following a path that Dr. Height helped blaze for women all across this country. Let me also say, at age 93, you're blazing another trail I know every one of us would like to follow. You're an inspiration to us all. And you're still fighting to give every child, especially every little girl, the chance to live the American dream.
As you know, the key to that dream is a quality education. When we passed the No Child Left Behind Act four years ago, we made a commitment to raise the bar for all our studentsregardless of their race, income level, or zip code. For the first time ever, we as a nation are holding ourselves accountable for closing the achievement gap and ensuring every child can read and do math on grade level.
As a result, scores are rising, and the achievement gap is beginning to close. Yesterday, we got the results of the nation's education report card for select urban districts, including Washington, DC. I'm proud to report that African American scores are rising in all these cities, particularly among our younger students. In other words, this law is working, and we must stick with it. And for those who believe urban districts working hard to improve can't make the grade, these results prove otherwise.
Last week, I was pleased that a federal district judge in Michigan dismissed a lawsuit against No Child Left Behind. He ruled that this law is a partnership between the federal government and the statesand not a federal mandate. As many of us have said all along, this law is a contract that calls on us all to live up to our responsibilities to our children. It says if you take federal resources, you must meet expectations for raising student achievement. And we all need to get down to what we're supposed to be doing: helping students succeed.
At its heart, this law is all about equal opportunity. Its roots are in organizations like the National Council of Negro Women. Mary McLeod Bethune liked to say her mission was to leave no one behind. And she and Dr. Height built a powerful grassroots network to help carry out that dream.
This summer, Dr. Height and I held a roundtable to discuss how the Department of Education could do a better job reaching out to African American families. Thanks to No Child Left Behind, parents have more information than ever before on how their children and local schools are performing, and we must help parents take advantage of this information and of new options like free tutoring.
We must spread the word about this law and the National Council of Negro Women has been an important partner in this work. For our country to remain economically, civically, and democratically viable, we must ensure every child in this country receives a quality education.
President Bush likes to say that reading is the new civil right. When you teach people to read, you empower them to take control over their lives and to have a voice in their nation's future. You all understand the stakes. You've been working to empower women here in America and abroad for decades.
The road to democracy always begins with a commitment to education. That's why dictators fear learning. It's why the Taliban closed schools and jailed those with the courage to teach women. And it's why a newly freed Afghanistan is working to improve education for both boys and girls.
Last spring, Mrs. Bush and I visited the new Women's Teacher Training Institute in Kabul. Mrs. Bush helped found the school through her work with the U.S.-Afghan Women's Council. The women at the school are anxious to help spread literacy and hope to every corner of their country. And after graduation, they will return to rural communities all across Afghanistan and will help train even more women to become teachers. As a result, more and more Afghan women will have the chance to learn to read and to participate in their new democracy. And we will continue to stand behind these brave women as they do.
Literacy is a critical factor in closing what Queen Rania of Jordan has called the world's "hope gap." The hope gap separates those who believe they have a future from those who fear they have none. We must close this gap. Nearly 800 million adults worldwide cannot read, and two-thirds of them are women.
Today, we have a window of opportunity to make a real difference. In May, I saw firsthand how Jordan has embraced education reform. I visited an all-girls "discovery school" in Amman where young students are studying in state-of-the-art classrooms with computers. And while there, I met with fellow education ministers from the G8 countries and the broader Middle East and North Africa to discuss how we could work together to improve education and to promote literacy and equal educational opportunities for both boys and girls.
Once again, Dr. Height and NCNW have been on the forefront of this fight. Dr. Height and Cheryl Cooper have traveled all across Africa and the developing world. And wherever you've gone, you've brought hope and represented the best of the American spirit. You've made these people's causes your own. And as always, we're all better for your leadership on this issue.
As a child, Dr. Height learned from her mom not to show off her knowledge but to use it to help others. She must have taken that lesson to heart because she's given her whole life to helping others. She's been a teacher to us all.
And today, Dr. Height, I want to present you with a gift to show my appreciation. Dr. Height has won every honor from the Medal of Freedom to the Congressional Gold Medal. So I thought I would give you something differentsomething that only another woman could fully appreciate. A hat. I've been told you recently purchased a gold suit, and it's my honor to present you with a matching gold hat. You're a shining example for us all.
It's been an honor to be here today. Thanks again for inviting me. And thank you for all that you do.
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Two researchers hope to improve safety by surveying hot work practices among electricians
A few years back, an electrician was electrocuted while installing equipment in a manufacturing facility in Detroit. An investigation after his death revealed that the worker had asked to shut down the power first, but the plant manager had denied his request apparently because he didn't want to lose his air conditioning. This is just one tragic example Michael McCann can quickly recall off the top

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Re: Acura NSX RM '91 Challenge
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Well I made some last minute adjustments and really upset the car. I took some camber out of the rear and the back end would not catch itself to save its life. But to Hey's point, I do get nervous around certain drivers. But for some reason, when I was close to Pete, just seeing his name gave me a calming feeling lol. Why is that? I ran my best laps before and after passing him in the closing stages of the race.
And yes F1, 3rd is good but I could have ran for 2nd if my pit strategy didn't go out the window. Good thing I get a second chance. 1st was out of reach because 1, I don't have the skill, and 2, I don't have the skill! YET!!
I dont know tg, but that's better than getting mad at me LOL.
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I got Comcast coming to my place tomorrow to hook up a new cable box and a new modem. Hopefully if all goes well my internet will be as fast or faster than it was before last Thursday.
I can't practice tomorrow night but I will be online ( internet permitting ) Wednesday night to run some laps.
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Wyld and NoLimitBig…
I had to exit Rome last night; emergency arose at the house with the dog and an Opossum. My fiancé was screaming bloody murder, to only find the dog sniffing the "playing dead" Opossum… LAME!
Who took that coveted 1st spot?
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Re: Acura NSX RM '91 Challenge[ Edited ]
Sorry guys. I can't make it this week. I'll be out of town from Thursday morning to Sunday evening.
If I told you exactly what I was doing... That's getting a bit private. I will say, that it has to do with a competition.
Last year, this competition was on the same weekend as the Denver Auto Show, so I could go to both events in one trip. This year, they are two weeks apart. I already went to the Denver Auto Show. Here are some pictures from it. They had much nicer cars this year.
I got to sit in this one (I'm not the guy sitting in the picture). You need legs as thin as paper to fit in the so-called back seats.
But then I got to sit in this! It's the same story with the rear seats in this car. I never saw a real GT-R until this one.
I think this is a good colour for this car.
Hm... I'll be honest; I'm not a big fan of convertible supercars. (Although I do like the Honda S2000, but that's not a supercar)
This car was supposed to be here last year, but the owner of the car backed out at the last minute. Apparently there's only 2 of these in the entire state of Colorado. As with the GT-R, I've never seen a real LFA until this one.
Deja Vu... Did I see this car earlier?
Love the Matte Black paint.
I also got to sit in this. The leg room in the back is quite good for a 550 horsepower blast-your-face-off saloon.
Supposedly, this thing doesn't handle well, despite some pretty wide tyres.
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Well, I wanted to practice tonight but yesterday I could not get away from work to keep the appointment with the Comcast cable tech. I rescheduled for tomorrow so hopefully after that is all done, I'll have stable internet.
Just in case my internet is no better tomorrow than what it has been since last Thursday, would anyone like to volunteer as a back up host if needed? I'll try to stay in the lounge and get the replay saved at least, or maybe I won't get kicked tomorrow night idk. Last thing I want to do is postpone the race again.
edit: I found out a few minutes ago that my neighbor picked up a package from Comcast for me earlier today. It's an Xfinity device. I hooked it up and while the cable still isn't working, I checked out my internet on Speedtest, and got this back:
23.78 mb/s download 4.08 mb/s upload 25 ms
Maybe my internet is fixed now, idk
edit: Just checked on the ps3 with one of my accounts and the test speed was roughly the same. I'll be online tonight after the Tigers game to practice and see if my internet holds up. Join up if you want to, around 8 pm est. I can practice for about an hour. Peace


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National writers' workshop returns to San Antonio
(March 29, 2006)--Writing for a Latino audience and covering a natural disaster are among the wide range of topics slated for discussion at the San Antonio Express-News - Poynter National Writers' Workshop May 20-21.
Award-winning author Marie Brenner, whose work often appears in Vanity Fair and The New Yorker, will kick off the two-day conference that includes sessions on women war correspondents and advice from renowned investigative and narrative journalists.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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New York Times writer and best-selling author David Cay Johnston opens the final day of the conference, and former L.A. Times fashion writer and current Express-News staffer Michael Quintanilla will close out the workshop Sunday afternoon.
Other speakers include John Burnett from National Public Radio, Peter Slover of the Dallas Morning News, Hank Stuever of the Washington Post, Gordon Russell from the New Orleans Times-Picayune, Maria Henson from the Sacramento Bee, Cathy Frye from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Tracey Eaton from the Houston Chronicle, and Roy Peter Clark from the Poynter Institute.
Early registration for the workshop runs through April 21 and costs $75 or $50 for students. Regular registration is $85 and $55 for students. The cost at the door is $100 and $65 for students.
The weekend marks the second time the San Antonio Express-News has been the host of the workshop. All sessions will be held at the La Quinta Inn and Suites in downtown San Antonio, just steps from the Alamo and River Walk. Rooms can be booked for a special rate of $119 a night and should be reserved under the San Antonio Express-News National Writers' Workshop. To make a reservation, call (210) 222-9181.
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Friends of the North Channel Library Book Sale this weekend
Help the library raise money and stock your bookshelves at the same time! The Friends of the North Channel Library will be holding their monthly Book Sale this Friday, May 3rd and Saturday, May 4th during the library's open hours. The Friends group has all types of books and movies for sale. All proceeds from the sale go directly to the North Channel Library to fund various library needs, such as summer performers, books and other items. Don't miss our book sale this weekend!


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Get The Look – Lucky Ombre Embroidery Tee
Spring is right around the corner (I hope I hope I hope… stupid Minnesota) and I've started feeling like my winter wardrobe is super drab. Greys were my color all winter long but now I'm dreaming of light tees in bright colors, like this super pretty ombre tee from Lucky Brand. I found it on pinterest, but after a quick search around the appears to sadly be only one in existence on amazon, at least when I typed this there was.
Never fret, this tee is actually super easy to replicate! I'll show you how…
First what you need is a plain white tee and some white lace embroidery accents. This example uses these new lace neckline applique designs, but actually you can applique on any kind of freestanding lace or even use this technique with cutwork! The important part is whatever design you use, you stitch in white cotton, because that's whats going to let us perfectly blend our lace in with our ombre.
You can either hand stitch the lace on like applique like we did in this tutorial, or stitch it directly on to the shirt. Either works!
Next, get some of that awesome soft fabric paint. You can find this stuff in most fabric and craft stores, and it comes in tons of colors. Make sure you get the soft fabric paint, this is the kind that will sink into your fabric like dye, instead of sit on top like a screenprint. Lightly spray the top of your tee and the lace, getting lighter in your application as you go down.
The paint will perfectly dye both your tee and your lace together, so the ombre will blend seamlessly. Easy!
From a plain white tee to a springy fashion statement, it's easy to get the look of the original tee with simple supplies. Plus this way you can choose a t-shirt style that suits you, and pick whatever color for the ombre you like. As long as you use a cotton tee and white cotton thread for your lace, it will all blend and dye beautifully.
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Discussion in 'Photo & Video Gallery' started by jerrynino, Feb 10, 2009.
blacked out my grille, bumpers, and smoked lights... :great:
new hitch cover
inchannel vents
blue led dome (picture does not give off full brightness of em)
sorry about the huge pics guys i dont know how to resize em :neutral:
Very nice. What product did you use on the taillights?
Nice job! Looks awsome
At work but Ill def check out the picks when I get home!
Were you planning to do anything with your tail lights? But then again maybe you did?
looks nice bro i like the head lights!!
Looks awesome man! Great job!
Looks awesome...I like the tinted tailights and color matched bumper.
Love it bud. Looks excellent.
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Comfortable East End Room (KL3)
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This double bedroom features ample storage space, and is decorated using a cosy colour scheme. Guests have access to a shared bathroom as well as a fitted kitchen, which is equipped with laundry facilities.
The Barbican Centre is a 20-minute bus journey away, and is the largest performing arts centre of its kind in Europe. London Metropolitan University is a 20-minute walk away.
Once known as the scene of the Jack the Ripper murders, the Brick Lane area has transformed itself into a trendy area popular with London's edgy and artistic crowd and is now home to many galleries, bars and restaurants.
House rulesBed linen and towels are available.
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Very nice room in a very nice flat.
Flat's clean and comfortable and pretty central, the price/performance ratio is very good.
A small supermarket is just around the corner and Liverpool street station isn't very far either, perfect for a short trip.
The room is fine, as it is the photo. The rest of the house; kitchen, bathroom and toilet are also good, you have everything you need and is very well to save on breakfast and dinner.
The location is almost perfect as this 1 minute from the bus stop and 8 of the Liverpool Street station, and quite near the tourist center of London to not lose much time on transportation.
The paste is in the building, whose entrance is very old, also both like other buildings are under construction and covered in scaffolding and fences. Street lighting is poor and hardly see a soul there. All this combined with that to get the building must pass through an area of bars makes when you return at night a little scary. In fact the street was sealed and police presence for 2 days because of a fight in which he died a boy of 15 years.
La habitacion esta muy bien, es tal cual la foto. El resto de la casa; cocina, baño y aseo tambien estan bien, tienes todo lo necesario y te viene muy bien para ahorrar en desayunos y cenas.
La ubicacion es casi perfecta ya que esta a 1 minuto de la parada de bus y a 8 de la estación Liverpool Street, y bastante cerca del centro turistico de Londres para no perder mucho tiempo en los trayectos.
La pega esta en el edificio, cuya entrada es viejisima, ademas tanto el como el resto de edificios estan en obras y forrados de andamios y vallas. La iluminacion de la calles es escasa y apenas ves un alma por alli. Todo esto unido a que para llegar al edificio hay que pasar por una zona de bares hace que cuando vuelves por la noche de un poco de miedo. De hecho la calle estuvo precintada y con presencia policial durante 2 dias debido a una pelea en la que murio un chico de 15 años.
Large room and well arranged in flat perfectly situated.
Habitación grande y bien arreglada en piso perfectamente situado.
Great place to stay! Can't fault a thing. Kaz is a great host and very quick to respond. Pleasure to stay here and will be back to stay at one of Kaz's many apartments on several occasions!
Great place to stay! Can't fault a thing. Kaz is a great host and very quick to respond. Pleasure to stay here and will be back to stay at one of Kaz's many apartments on several occasions!
Nice spacious room. Good location for where I needed to be. Reasonable price.. Bit loud outside at night on the estate at time but you get used to it. ;)
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But seriously. Being a co-ordinator isn't a flow chart. You should be able to change it up based on the players you have no? Your speciality might be the cover 2, but surely you know enough to throw in a wrinkle here and there or just keep on trying things until you find stuff that works.
This whole bit about a couple players not playing well or all of a sudden getting healthy, and we become a top 5 defense from a bottom 5 defense doesn't sit well with me one bit. Putting together a defense isn't like putting together an engine. If you're missing a piece, it doesn't just break.
Entire Team Let Eli down today - NYG4l
Fewell came in here and at his first press conference he told us what defense he was going to run and admitted that a lot of people might not like it. Well as far as I'm concerned he was correct, I don't like it. I have never enjoyed my team sitting back and letting the opposing offense dictate the flow of the game and how my team was going to handle it. I know a lot of people on here like Fewell and are satisfied with his defense and I mean no disrespect to how they feel. Fewell said his defense would give up a lot of yards and he was right...
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From there we set off for Cesky Krumlov, back in the Czech Republic. We could tell that it is quite a touristy town by the number of parking lots listed when you approach. However, we were able to park right beside the main entrance as it was definitely the off season.
We stopped off in a cute shop which was selling products from the region. I found a really nice wooden bell decoration for our Christmas tree. We continued on our walking tour and passed by many buildings decorated with "sgraffito". Sgraffito is a technique where the top layer of paint is scratched off to reveal the surface underneath. This left interesting effects on many of the buildings and we enjoyed looking at them all. We continued on towards the castle to walk through the grounds and the courtyards. On the way I spotted a neat looking shop selling some sort of cinnamon sugar treat. We stopped to watch and the process was quite a fun looking one.
We wound our way up to the castle and walked through the neat courtyards with more sgraffito. We ended up on the arched gateway which had wonderful views over the town below. From there we continued back to the van. We headed off for Prague which was a few hours drive away. We had a rather stressful time finding our campsite as it was dark by the time we got there. The GPS was sending us on a dubious route, but since our google maps directions weren't particularly helpful either and we didn't have a detailed map, we had to rely on it somewhat. We ended up exiting where we weren't supposed to and had to somehow get back to the highway. Eventually we managed and ended up driving out of town once again. We weren't sure if we were on the right road, but decided to head out and attempt finding it again.


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Recent Hope College graduate Mike Meeuwsen has been named a first team GTE baseball Academic All-American.
The award climaxes an outstanding senior season for Meeuwsen
who was voted the most valuable player in the Michigan
Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) and to the NCAA
Division III Mideast All-Region team.
Hope won the championship of the Michigan Intercollegiate
Athletic Association (MIAA) this spring and qualified for its
first-ever appearance in the NCAA Division III championships.
Meeuwsen, the starting catcher and co-captain of the team,
batted .407 during the regular season and was the second leading
batter in conference games with a .417 average. He committed
only four errors in 34 games and finished with 15 extra base hits
including eight homeruns. He was a four-year letterwinner and
three-year starter.
He majored in accounting at Hope and was named to the Dean's
List and MIAA Academic Honor Roll all four years. He was the
recipient of the 1998 Wall Street Journal Award as the college's
outstanding senior student in economics and business
Meeuwsen was selected by USA Athletes International to
represent the United States in the Flanders Invitational Baseball
Tournament in Brasschatt, Belgium.
He is Hope's fourth GTE Academic All-American in baseball.
Other honorees have been Randy Cutler (1984 & 1985), Tom Bylsma (1985 & 1986) and Mark Kuiper (1994 & 1995).
He becomes the 30th Hope student-athletes to achieve GTE
Academic All-American recognition since 1973. During the 1997-98
academic year three Hope students were honored. Joining Meeuwsen
were Ellen Schultz (cross country) and Brandon Graham (football).
A 1994 graduate of Grand Rapids Christian High School, he is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward (Sherrill) Meeuwsen of Rockford.


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#1 Tue 24 Apr 07 10:38am
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cupboard stuff
hi guys just a quick question.......
does anyone know where i can find the jamie oliver ingredients, or "cupboard stuff", as shown in the "kitchen kit" part of this website, in NSW, Australia?
i wanna buy some of the foods, like the oil and pesto, but have no idea where to look and i dont particuarly want to go on a wild goose chase so any help would be much appreciated =]
thanks heaps
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Re: cupboard stuff
Do you have a sainsbury's in Australia?
They are where we get that stuff in the UK. It is actually made by this company.....
www.freshretailventures.com try asking them.
#3 Wed 25 Apr 07 9:22am
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Re: cupboard stuff
We don't have sainsbury's in australia. I thought it was only in the UK.
The list of "cupboard stuff" in the first two jamie oliver books is not meant to be a list of "jamie oliver" branded items; it's a list of food products that are useful in the recipes within those books and in general cooking. THe majority are available in supermarkets (coles and woolworths in australia).
For harder to find items try www.petersofkensington.com.au or the david jones food halls in sydney or melbourne. there is also a mail order company which does gourmet stuff - ideal if you are in a rural area.
wrt pesto, you can get it in packets from the dips section of the supermarket but it is nicer to make yourself - i think one or both of the naked chef books have a recipe in the back
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Re: cupboard stuff
Don't know where to get them in Oz but would try "the Essential Ingredient", Simon johnson's and "jones the grocerer" or DJ's (market st) in sydney or DJs at Bondi Junction.
If you're going to find them anywhere, you'll find them there.
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Women's Services at Medical City Plano
Our comprehensive suite of services treats women of any age, with any issue. We'll also help you coordinate every aspect of your health care. From bringing home a newborn to changes in your reproductive life, from colonoscopies to mammograms to psychiatric screenings, a designated nurse navigator will guide you through the entire process.
As mothers and grandmothers themselves, our nurses and physicians are passionate about their role in your life. New moms and their babies receive round-the-clock care from in-house physicians dedicated to women's services. Two OB / GYN hospitalists (or hospital-based doctors), two neonatologists and two anesthesia providers are always on-site, not on-call.
If you have a high-risk pregnancy, you'll appreciate the range of specialists available to you and your little one, including pediatric respiratory therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, dietitians and ophthalmologists. This means your baby can stay here, where you are, and doesn't need to be transferred to another facility to receive the right level of care.
Medical City Plano became the first Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in Collin County. We offer inhaled nitric oxide, an advanced form of respiratory care, and our pediatric surgeons specializing in neonatal surgery can perform procedures at the bedside. We also promote family bonding and support through a variety of outreaches to NICU parents.
At Medical City Plano, our work extends far beyond your stay in the hospital. We prepare you before, during, and after through an extensive selection of classes and support groups.
To schedule a tour of our Labor and Delivery department, please contact our Women's Resource Center at (972) 519-1251, or email@example.com.
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Earnings are defined as the sum of wage or salary income and net income from self-employment. "Earnings" represent the amount of income received regularly for people 16 years old and over before deductions for personal income taxes, Social Security, bond purchases, union dues, Medicare deductions, etc. An individual with earnings is one who has either wage/salary income or self-employment income, or both. Respondents who "break even" in self-employment income and therefore have zero self-employment earnings also are considered "individuals with earnings."
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GPEN practice exam give-away
I'll be pretty busy at Black Hat and DEF CON so I probably won't be able to follow-up on this until beginning of August, but assuming more than one person wants it, I'll do a drawing or something.
GPEN is a certification that will be linked to Network Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking, a course developed by Ed Skoudis of InGuardians.
docrice wrote:Just got back from DEF CON and Black Hat earlier today. Seems we have a couple of people interested in the exam. Not sure if first-come, first-served is the best method though. Any ideas for a tie-breaker? I'm too tired to think right now.
dynamik wrote:Everyone knows the only way to win here is to participate, so I say you give it to him and don't reward the lurkers
dynamik wrote:Also, post on the conference thread if you're attending, you bastard.
dynamik wrote:Also, congrats on the pass. On to the GSE then? I'm sure you can handle it.
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Town Square
NBC TV news story-PUSD Bullying and near death incident
Original post made by Resident, Another Pleasanton neighborhood, on Jan 19, 2013
The link is here- Web Link
If school administrators are too 'busy' to meet with parents of the victim, they are obviously too busy to find out who the perpetrators are. According to the news story, the school administrators refused to meet with the parents because they were too 'busy.' This seems to to be negligence on the District's part. Administrators that behave like this need to be re-assigned to some desk job that does not involve students.
I think it is imperative that law enforcement be immediately contacted by either the students or parents themselves, the sooner the better, so that they can immediately investigate incidents such as these.
It is unclear from the news story if those that pushed the child in traffic were ever caught. Does anyone know if they were ever identified?
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a resident of Vintage Hills Elementary School
on Jan 20, 2013 at 7:31 pm
the school officials are always to busy to meet with their customers, the parents. our daughter was harrassed in 5th grade by a classmate (boy) and she told him repeatedly to leave her alone. she complained to the teach who said she was too busy to deal with it. so we complained multiple times and nothing happened. finally the boy shoved his chair into her and caused an injury so we just called the school and told them we were filing a policy report since they could not get their act together to control what was happening in the classroom. their suggestion, relationship counseling for the two students. totally irresponsible don't recommend pleasanton schools to anyone.this is one of many stories of negiligence and unresponsive behavior on behalf of the school officials.
a resident of Amador Estates
on Jan 21, 2013 at 2:02 pm
I am a consultant and was going to be trained in the Olweus Bully Prevention program...probably "the" most effective prevention program ever developed.
Web Link
Before I invested in Olweus training (i.e. travel, lodging, course, etc), I approached a PUSD school official a couple years ago to inquire whether this school or the PUSD in general might be interested.
Their answer? Nope.
a resident of Birdland
on Jan 21, 2013 at 6:32 pm
When my son was been billied and harrased in middle school PE and after many conversations with administrators - nothing changed. The bully was a known bully and had many issues with his behavior. I finally asked the administrator if they could facilitate a conversation with the boy's parents and us to discuss the issues and see what we could do to work together to resolve the issue. The administrators didn't not want to take this road and not sure what happened but the bullying stopped.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jan 22, 2013 at 9:59 am
Cowardly PC. Hear no evil, See no evil...that way it doesn't have to be addressed. Certainly wouldn't want to upset parents who defend bad behavior of their spoiled bad bully boys AND girls.
a resident of Harvest Park Middle School
on Jan 22, 2013 at 12:12 pm
My daughter and her friends were bullied and threatened. The other girl's said they were going to punch them in the face and stab them with a knife during the 1st week of school.
When I found out about I contact the school ASAP and discussed the issues with the principle. I was not the only parent to call him. I was very clam but made it very clear I wanted the issues dealt with and consequences or my next call was to the PPD. After a decision with Ken I believe he dealt the issues. The parents were call in and action was taken and these girls have not said a word to my daughter or her friends.
So not all issues are sweep under the rug.
a resident of Amador Valley High School
on Jan 22, 2013 at 12:22 pm
I have to agree with lessismore - not all issues are pushed under the rug. I think it depends on the Principal at the school. My son had bullying issues in both elementary and middle school. The principal at the elementary would do nothing after the boy punched my son. My husband called and told the principal that if our son got suspended for defending himself he would sue the principal/district (don't know the legality of that, but the bullying stopped. In middle school Mr. Hansen was and still is (at Amador) very involved. He not only talked to the parents, children, etc who were doing the bullying, but addressed it as a school wide issue. So there are teachers and administrators trying to deal with it.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jan 22, 2013 at 5:29 pm
to been there, sadly, if you had seen the parents, it might have been self-evident and explained the bully's behavior.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jan 26, 2013 at 10:09 am
The problem with bullies is that their parents are often bullies, which means they show up with lawyers and threaten to sue the school. I wish the parents of kids who are bullied would show up with their own lawyers. Then the school would be forced to listen.
Squeaky wheel gets the oil.
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Congress passes bill to share your online info
COCC professor, Bend Facebook users react
BEND, Ore. - The New Year brings new settings to social media. Congress passed the "Social Sharing Law" Friday, allowing companies like Netflix to share personal information with Facebook.
With every click of the mouse, and every stroke on the keyboard, companies are learning more about people online.
"By selling your information, that's where Facebook makes their money," COCC Computer Information Systems Professor Eric Magidson said Wednesday. "And it's an easy way to make money, when you are given a free account, put all the information out there. And the biggest thing, you've signed that policy."
Congress approved the Social Sharing Law, an amendment to the Video Privacy Protection Act. It allows Netflix to post users' movie selections on social media like Facebook and Twitter.
Experts say it's a move to gear specific advertisements toward people's Facebook pages.
"This is terrible, " said Facebook user Daniel Arredono. "Them going into your own private records, and that's taking value out of yourself as well."
"I think it's a little odd, but I mean, I guess that's part of having stuff on the Internet," Netfix user Megan Lyle said. "So you have to learn to live with it I guess."
"I don't feel like it's really necessary," said Facebook user Katrina Leith. "You can go about it a different way. Contact me by email or phone."
But how far is too far? And when will users say they've had enough?
"It's going to go as far as the large companies like Facebook and Netflix can push it, until you push back," Magidson said.
Users did push back on Instagram's plan to sell pictures for ads. The new terms sparked outrage, and after many Twitter users vowed to cancel their Instagram accounts, the company backed down.
"The free service has no way to make money and brings no revenue to its new owner, Facebook. And then we as citizens are investing in these companies, so what do we want?" Magidson said. "We want the company to make more money, so our stock grows. And in turn, we are giving up our privacy to do it."
Another new social media law goes into effect this year -- one to protect users. In Illinois and California, employers may no longer force their employees to provide their passwords to the social media accounts.


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- The week prior to first class day of Fall and Spring semesters.
- The day of Commencement.
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Finding and being a good graduate advisor
Mohamed Noor, Caiti Heil
Prof. Mohamed Noor and Ph.D. student Caiti Heil agreed to work together on an American Scientist essay about graduate mentoring. They independently framed outlines and brought them together for a first meeting. Mohamed's essay was more focused on being a mentor and less on choosing one, whereas Caiti's was more focused on how to choose and work with a mentor without much detail about what makes a mentor successful. As a result, they have chosen this non-standard "conversational" format for conveying their thoughts.
Caiti: Choosing an appropriate mentor is paramount to your success as a scientist: Your whole career is about mentoring and being mentored. This mentoring probably started with experiences that made you want to become a scientist—activities with a great high school science teacher, for example. Then, of course, part of one's training as a Ph.D. student is how to become a mentor, which you learn both by helping others and from watching your advisor.
Mohamed: … including from his or her mistakes! When I started as a new faculty member, I incorporated some strategies I observed from my past three advisors (undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral), but I picked and chose from among their approaches to form a mixture that felt right to me. I also developed some strategies of my own. Still, very few of us receive any sort of training in mentoring, so we learn almost exclusively from our experiences (good or bad). The analogies to parenting are hard to avoid—we even build family trees of "relationships" based on who trained with whom. The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) declares that thesis advisors are a conflict of interest, meaning you can never review the grants by your former advisor or your former students. Amusingly, although current spouses are explicitly disqualified from reviewing your grant proposals, your ex-husband or ex-wife could technically review your grant after several years have passed. You can never change who your advisor was after graduating, though. So, by NSF rules, you're closer to your current or former Ph.D. advisor than to your spouse!
Caiti: You can never escape your advisor! That's why, when you are choosing a graduate advisor, it's very important to think not just about the research topic but also the relationship that you'll be building or enduring for 5 to 10 years, and at some level for your entire career. I don't think people realize how important a decision it is until later in their graduate career—it shapes your personal happiness and that of those around you.
One of the biggest things new Ph.D. students fail to consider is the need for accessibility of the potential advisor. You might think that you won't mind having an advisor who travels nine months of the year, but inaccessibility can be agonizing when you're trying to get comments on a manuscript or set up a committee meeting. An advisor from whom you can get immediate responses and feedback is worth his weight in gold.
Mohamed: I agree. Obviously, it's crucial to pick a laboratory that is doing research that really excites you, as you will be working on it for years to come. However, the personal aspect of training cannot be ignored—some people want a lot of attention and structure, while others want to be left to figure things out on their own. Responsiveness and accessibility are crucial for everyone, and a failure in communication is the biggest cause of all graduate student strife. It's incumbent upon mentors to make their advisees know that they are a high priority rather than a "whenever I have time" burden, and it's incumbent on advisees to be responsive to advisor's comments and communications. I really appreciate students who regularly reply to e-mails within 24 hours, even if the response is just, "Got your e-mail—thanks—will reply in more detail later."
Caiti: Similarly, I think you can get a sense of whether a potential advisor will be responsive right when you first e-mail them and ask questions about their lab. If you get a rapid response that is enthusiastic and encouraging, then you can be pretty confident that they are interested in hosting you and that they won't leave you hanging. If they don't write back after multiple contacts, then you can pretty safely assume they're not going to be much more attentive and responsive if, or when, you were to join their team.
Mohamed: Mentoring styles can vary greatly—some advisors are very (oppressively?) hands-on, whereas others are completely hands-off. Some expect their students to completely develop and fund their own research projects, whereas others expect their students to work exclusively on "aim 3 of their current grant" and don't have them develop an independent project. There are certainly continuums between these extremes, too. It's best for students to think deeply about their personal style, feel out where their potential advisors are within these spectra and choose an advisor with a complementary style.
Still, problems can and probably will arise. For example, some advisors speak very informally with their students, saying whatever passes through their mind. Such interactions may be acceptable to some students, but other students may be hurt when advisors fail to fully consider the gravity of the words they use. Often new advisors still feel like "one of the lab," and don't realize the ramifications of either getting too close or of casually saying something perceived as quite critical. Such speech can be analogous to swinging around an invisible hammer with their words—what an advisor perceived as passing comments might upset a mentee for weeks.
Caiti: Current or former students can help a prospective student identify these kinds of problems and understand the lab's team dynamics. For example, are the people in the lab generally happy? Are there frequent conflicts, and how are they resolved? Do they feel the research is collaborative or competitive? Potential advisees need to really consider what current and former students say—it's easy to dismiss concerns as minor, but if many people raise the same concern, then it warrants serious contemplation.
Mohamed: I think it's essential to talk with multiple people in those roles, as a single person may have had an unusual experience, but broader patterns within the comments can give a more unbiased assessment. Remember, every relationship between an advisor and mentee is unique—advisor attributes that some mentees find unacceptable may be neutral or perhaps even desirable to other mentees. Some mentees really don't want an advisor checking in on them every other day, whereas others seek out advisors multiple times a day.
Caiti: I appreciated getting a list of expectations from my Ph.D. advisor when I started in the lab. Specifically, it helped me to know what hours and days I was expected to work, how much stipend support and extramural funding I was expected to obtain for my research and how much time I should devote to teaching and departmental service. Most students don't get such a prepared list, so it's helpful to ask about these issues directly. It's also useful to ask questions such as how will authorship be determined, and can projects initiated by a mentee in the laboratory leave with them when they graduate. I honestly had not thought about these things at all before I arrived, and I know many of my peers had problems resulting from expectations misaligned with those of their advisor.
Mohamed: It's incumbent upon me as an advisor to make my expectations clear, since I am the one who is not new to such relationships. Like me, all advisors presumably were once mentees, so we advisors have experience with the other side. A good advisor makes time to talk with all of their mentees, and the amount of time will vary with each student's need (for example, upcoming deadlines) and current stage (for example, a student may need more one-on-one time with the advisor initially). The advisor should give the mentee an accurate assessment of the progress and potential of the mentee's research projects, as well as the individual's overall preparation for a future independent career. This should be done regularly, not just on request.
To be a good advisor, I am also responsible for training and serving as a role model. For training, I need to help students become skilled at identifying and evaluating research projects. I need to help them learn how to dissect tough problems and develop a sense of what projects are or are not worth pursuing. This will require one-on-one time and extensive communication. I need to be open to learning and change, both in response to my students and in general. Finally, as a role model, I should lead by example. It would be disingenuous of me to spend all evenings and weekends with my family but simultaneously to expect my students to forgo their families and slave in the lab at all hours. Spending time with my family is vitally important to me, and I realize the same is true for my students.
I really want my students to communicate their expectations of me as well. I know that can be challenging or uncomfortable, but I can be far more effective as an advisor if my students clearly express their needs, wants and desires for change in the mentoring relationship. Even if the student's request is unrealistic (for example, daily hour-long meetings), I can present alternatives that may satisfy the need within the framework of what I can provide.
Caiti: That's what any relationship is—a two-way street. Ultimately, and perhaps counterintuitively, the most important thing you can do to enhance your success in science is to cultivate your communication skills. You have to communicate with your advisor, you have to communicate your science in publications and grant submissions, and you have to communicate orally at conferences and job interviews. It's essential to work on succeeding at that from the beginning by communicating your needs and wants clearly in the advisor-student setting.
Mohamed: Exactly. The student's needs will change over the course of the relationship, too, and it can be challenging for the advisor to adapt without a lot of feedback. The advisor needs to keep that in mind, and serve as a continuing resource and role model throughout the mentee's development.
Additionally, the advisor has to be looking to the mentee's future, with their input. Not only should the advisor help with their current research, but the advisor needs to help the mentee cultivate connections and directions for the future. Again, the advisor needs communication from the mentee to know how to do this effectively.
Caiti: Networking isn't just for the business world—we need to meet scientists who will be future colleagues, collaborators or even postdoctoral research supervisors. It was particularly intimidating for me to walk up to "famous" scientists, introduce myself and ask questions or advice from them. One of the most helpful experiences for me has been making lists of people to meet at upcoming scientific conferences, and then having my advisor facilitate some of these introductions if he's going to the same conference. Doing this a few times helped me become more comfortable initiating such introductions on my own.
But I know an even more challenging problem is what to do if you don't want to follow the same career path as your advisor and introductions at such conferences are not forthcoming. Good advisors discuss multiple possible careers and encourage students to develop skills suited for diverse paths.
Mohamed: This is a tough one for advisors, because most of us were trained in and pursued only a single path. We have no idea how to get jobs in industry or government or other areas. Many of us have only ever been at particular types of universities, so we may not even know how to approach different academic routes. That said, we should not presume that all our students want to be clones of us—it's becoming increasingly clear that there won't be enough positions or funding for that to be possible anyway, even if we erroneously presumed it was their desire to do so. A good advisor will advise to the extent of their own knowledge, and will help students build connections to others who can advise them on that with which they are unfamiliar. Advisors need not feel like they are the student's only resource.
Caiti: Invariably, some problems will arise in the advisor-student relationship, and given the role difference, students will certainly experience a feeling of powerlessness. They will be uncomfortable bringing their concerns to the advisor, and they won't know where else to turn if the problem is not easily resolved.
Mohamed: What are you saying, Caiti?
Caiti: Oh, nothing. But it seems that a lot of problems with advisors start as issues between lab members that then become issues with the advisor when the advisor mismanages resolving a conflict or disagreement. Ideally, the advisor should not show any favoritism and hear everyone out. Ultimately, he may come down on one side of a disagreement, but it's essential that everyone's perspective be considered. Everyone should feel that the advisor is looking out for their success and well-being, as well as the success of their projects. But there will be times that problems will feel unresolved, and students sometimes need to vent about their advisors to their friends.
Mohamed: Advisors also need to vent, but it's essential for advisors not to vent to (or in front of) students about other students. Instead, faculty can strategize or rehearse difficult discussions with their colleagues or spouses, and get "reality checks" on whether they're being reasonable. As people often say, it's good to sit on angry e-mails for a day or longer before sending them, too, and maybe even get a colleague or spouse to look it over. I've certainly edited a large number of e-mails by my colleagues that eventually went to their students, and they've edited several of mine!
However, even with many precautions, problems will arise that venting alone won't solve. Students do have means for recourse, even if they may feel uncomfortable. The best first step for students is to attempt to discuss issues with the advisor directly. As with any relationship, communication is crucial, and tackling things early can prevent huge blowups or hurt feelings later. I served as a director of graduate studies for a degree-granting program, and students would often complain to me about their advisors. However, when I'd ask these students if they'd talked with their advisors about the issues, they'd often reveal that they had only discussed them very indirectly despite being quite bothered. That said, the power differential is huge, and advisors should appreciate that students may not be completely forthcoming about concerns.
The thesis committee is the second line of defense, since these people are partially responsible for protecting the student and should know something of her history. The third place to go with concerns is the department or university administration. Students should keep in mind that, aside from extreme problems or actions that are arguably illegal, they should be sure to have exhausted the first two before going this route.
Mohamed: As a student, you can't rely on a single mentor for everything, so you'll need to seek mentors beyond the advisor. You can have different mentors for different facets of your training. For example, someone can be your go-to person for advice on teaching versus a particular career option versus different aspects of their research. After finishing graduate school, students will be in positions where they may not have a formally assigned "mentor," and they'll have to create and foster relationships among colleagues to play these mentoring roles for them. For me now as a professor, I go to one colleague for advice on running the lab, but I go to a different colleague when I want to bounce ideas related to teaching.
Additionally, former advisors continue to serve in mentoring roles, but students may be surprised at the high frequency with which they are solicited to provide mentoring advice back to their former mentors. Ultimately, we know we've succeeded in our jobs when our former students serve as active colleagues, even if in a different career or role.
Caiti: Usually we think of age as being important, but in reality, you get some level of mentoring from others who are the same age or even younger.
Mohamed: Well, thanks Caiti—this was fun! I look forward to receiving more mentoring from you in the future. I'm really glad that you and I don't have communication problems.
Caiti: Um, well, actually Mohamed, there is something I wanted to talk about with you.…
Mohamed: Uh oh.…
You can find this online at http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/num2/2012/6/mentor-vs-monolith/5
© 2016 Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society


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Hi, I have just finished the ttc at neyyar dam. And I know how you fee!! My sentiments exactly!!
I survived Sivananda TTC
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The Sivananda TTC (Teacher Training Course) has got to be the hardest thing I have ever done in my life. Every single day I had to remind myself why I was there and why I shouldn't just walk out of the ashram and back to my life...which I have decided is not so bad after all. The vegetarian diet I could handle. But four hours of chanting every single day...and I mean EVERY SINGLE DAY....was just too much for me. Doing 4 hours of yoga asana (postures) a day was an absolute killer. By the second day I could hardly walk, but then the pain started to gradually fade. After that I would wake up every day to discover which new part of my body hurt that day. Then the endless philosophy lectures
Then the pink eye broke out (conjunctivitis) and it spread like wild fire. At least half of the 185 students on the course got it. Then there were all sorts of forms of flu and cold going around. Tonsillitis.... Then about two of the students got bitten by dogs on the walks we would do around the dam. Physical, mental, spiritual challenges...they were there. And I survived them all! I will write in greater detail about the whole experience later because one entry is never going to be able to capture what it was really like.
It wasn't all doom and gloom though. I have made some amazing friends at the ashram and have suffered through each and every day with them. When one of us was down there was always someone there to pick us up. My body has become flexible in ways I never knew possible. I have become stronger and developed muscles that never existed before. I can do the headstand and hold it for about two minutes (really proud of that!!!). My will power has been strengthened big time!! But best of all....I can teach yoga!
I completed the final exam on day 28, Saturday 9th December and was awarded my certificate that evening. Then Sunday, I boarded a 20 hour train to Goa with a Greek friend of mine from the course, Georgios.....20 hours. Like we hadn't tortured ourselves enough with a month in an ashram, we went and subjected ourselves to that. The train wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. The mouse under the chair soon became our friend, but the cockroaches and all of their babies were not that pleasant to have crawling around, especially when you are trying to get some sleep. Thankfully the journey is behind us now and we have a beautiful beach to lie on and contemplate what we have just been through for the next 9 days. I intend on having far too many Kingfishers (beers) tonight and celebrating all of the comfort zones that I have successfully smashed to smithereens!!!!


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School of the Arts Faculty
Contact InformationOffice: Ansin 9th Fl.
Office Hours: Friday 2:00-3:00 PM
Phone: 1-617-824-8800
drjaneann_dill [at] emerson.edu (E-Mail »)
Janeann Dill
Affiliated Faculty (2014)
B.A. Vanderbilt University
M.A. Vanderbilt University
M.F.A. California Institute of the Arts
Ph.D. Europaische Universität für Interdisziplinäre Studien
Janeann Dill's films have screened widely in international film festivals, on public television, and in theatrical and museum environments. Her art work has been exhibited throughout Europe, South Africa, the Middle East and the USA; and her published works have been translated into Spanish, Korean, and Arabic.
Dill's films have been awarded numerous grants, notably, the Ahmanson Foundation, the James Irvine Foundation, and the Annenberg Foundation's Independent Media Grant. Her fine art has received numerous awards and Artist Residencies such as with the American Center In Paris and the National Endowment for the Arts (Artist-In-the-Schools).
Dr. Dill is presently working towards the completion of an historically pertinent non-fiction feature film, biography, and interactive application to position the pioneering work of the abstract animation artist and Early California Modernist, Jules Engel, within an art historical time line, Visualizing American Art History: Experimental Animation and Its Mentor, Jules Engel (1909-2003).
"Philosophically, I am an interdisciplinary artist keenly interested in experimental thinking as the fine art of all disciplines. Especially, my creative intelligence focuses on the in-between spaces that traverse disciplinary boundaries. This point of view is pervasive in my personal art making and underscores the mission for the institute I founded in 2008 to encourage innovative research, praxis, and critical studies in the fine and cinematic arts, the Institute for Interdisciplinary Art and Creative Intelligence (ThinkTank)" -- Janeann Dill
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Norman McLaren & Evelyn Lambart Award, Nominated by NFB (Canada) and Society for Animation Studies, Best Scholarly Article on Animation / Annenberg Foundation, Independent Media Grant (film) / Ahmanson Foundation Grant (film) / James Irvine Foundation Grant (film) / American Center In Paris, Artist In Resident (Two-year residency.)


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April 15, 2013
The Columbus Dispatch
Jack Torry
"It was actually quite a break from tradition," said Robert Bixby, executive director of the Concord Coalition, a Washington organization that champions deficit reduction. "It wasn't just a presidential wish list. . . . There is clearly stuff that offended his own party, and that made it a serious proposal." . . .
Bixby of the Concord Coalition acknowledged that Republicans "certainly didn't give him a whole lot of credit, but they did give him some credit. This gets people discussing the real issues — entitlement and tax reform."


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Construction, Parking and Safety Updates
(Jan. 19, 2006)--The following items concern parking, construction and road closure information of interest to the UTSA community.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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Foul odor causes testing, flushing of Main Building water system
Several people in the Main Building on the 1604 Campus have noted a foul smell in the water. The offices of Environmental Health Safety and Risk Management and Facilities Services will coordinate a flush of the water system and a check of system operation to ensure good water quality from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 22. Water and the use of Main Building plumbing will not be accessible at this time.
Testing results found water quality met appropriate guidelines with slightly elevated iron levels. The iron levels do not pose a health risk, but may affect smell and taste. Additional flushing and other measures will be taken as necesary to ensure that quality standards continue to be met. For more information, contact Victoria Jacques, Facilities Services, at (210) 458-4261 or Richard Garza, Environmental Health Safety and Risk Management, at (210) 458-5250.
Lot 1 spaces closed Friday, Jan. 20
One row of parking spaces in lot 1 will be unavailable Friday, Jan. 20 for installation of a component of a duct bank project. The project involves construction of a group of underground electrical conduits. Lot 1 is north of University Center on the UTSA 1604 Campus. The parking spaces should be available by the end of the day. The project was set on a Friday to cause only a minimal disruption to parking.
Fire alarm testing in JPL is this week
A contractor will test the fire alarm system in the John Peace Library Building, 1604 Campus, from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. from Tuesday, Jan. 17 to Friday, Jan. 20. Alarms may sound intermittently in the building during this time period as testing is conducted.
Chaparral Village trail closed through May 31
Through May 31, the dirt trail behind Chaparral Village (between the residence hall and the baseball field) will be closed to pedestrian and vehicle traffic. The trail will be closed to build a fire lane for emergency vehicle access to all areas of Chaparral Village. For more information, contact Robert Peek, Facilities Services, at (210) 458-7387.


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OK, yesterday I completed my photography of my TBH #1.
You should be able to see it at
Please let me know if you have trouble accessing it. If you run the slide show you will get a full description of the date of the picture and some of the details.
My new triangular bar had mixed results. One came out perfect, but another one (#25) had two combs built on it. It is 1 1/2 inches. I am thinking that maybe better to run the 1 1/2's in the middle of the hive and put the 1 1/4's on the ends.
At this point in the hive most of the brood is furthest from the entrance hole.
Enjoy! FYI my smoker petered out early on into the inspection yesterday but insteady of relighting I just kept going, that is why there are so many bees in the pics.
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Video relased in Bend Shari's robbery
Suspect used crow bar to get cash register
BEND, Ore. - Employees of the Shari's on Bend's north side were on high alert last week after a man used a metal tool to pry open a cash register, pushed a waitress down and fled.
Police are urging anyone with information in the crime to come forward, and on Tuesday released security-camera video of the week-ago robbery.
Officers were called just before 8 p.m. last Tuesday to the reported robbery at Shari's North at 3098 N. Highway 97, said Sgt. Ron Taylor.
They learned the man had entered the restaurant and went straight to the back portion of the business, where the lottery machines are located, Taylor said.
Once there, the man used a pry tool he'd brought with him to open a locked cash register and steal an undisclosed amount of cash, the sergeant said.
Around that time, a Shari's employee, Dannae Thorson, 25, entered the area and interrupted him, prompting the suspect to shove her and cause her to fall to the ground, receiving non-life-threatening injuries, Taylor said.
"One of our waitresses heard the commotion and walked into the video poker room," said Arnie Rodriguez, the Shari's district manager. "The robber turns towards her, pushes her, and she screamed."
A restaurant patron, Christopher Strain, 31, heard the commotion and went to investigate. He saw the robber shove Thorson and trying to leave.
As the suspect fled out a back door, triggering an alarm, Strain confronted him and a fight ensued, leaving the customer with non-life-threatening injuries, Taylor said.
The robber tried to hit Strain with the pry tool, but missed, the sergeant said. At that point, the suspect dropped the cash door and pry tool and fled to a waiting car being driven by a woman, Taylor said.
An extensive search of the area did not turn up the suspects, Taylor said.
Rodriguez said it's typical to see a spike in these types of crimes during the holiday season.
"It's typical for us that we tend to go on high alert, usually further into the holiday season," he said. "Around mid-December, we tend to be a little more careful with the amount of monies we have in our drawers."
The employees are trying to get back to business as usual, all while staying on high alert.
"It takes a little while to come down from it -- you know, your adrenaline is flowing and everyone is a little bit frantic and stressed out," Rodriguez said.
The suspect was described as a white man in his late 40s with an average build and either brown or salt-and-pepper colored hair. He's about 5-foot-7 to 5-11 and 175 to 250 pounds. He was wearing prescription glasses, a tan coat, light blue wash jeans and a dirty hat.
He was accompanied by a white woman, 20 to 30 years old, about 5-foot-8 and 120 pounds. The car was described as possibly a dark blue Jeep Grand Cherokee with tinted windows.
Anyone with information about the incident was asked to contact Bend police at (541) 322-2960 or Deschutes County dispatchers at (541) 693-6911.
You can also provide information through the Crime Stoppers Tip Line at 1-877-876-TIPS, or using the form on KTVZ.COM's Crime Stoppers page. You can remain anonymous and you could be eligible for a cash reward.
As for the citizen intervention, Taylor said, "The Bend Police Department recognizes the commendable efforts of Strain to try and subdue the suspect in this case."
"However, engaging suspects in the commission of a crime can be extremely dangerous," he added. "It is recommended that citizens immediately call 911 and be good observers when they witness a crime in progress and relay any information they see to the police officers who arrive to investigate."


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Turkey preservation, proliferation, and the thrill of the hunt
Dan Zimmerman recalls seeing a long line of black turkeys winding its way across a golden wheat field, his dogs going crazy.
It wasn't long before Zimmerman was hooked on turkey hunting.
"Turkey hunting is an addiction," Zimmerman said during a presentation at the March 13 Chautauqua program in Crosslake.
He's the president of the Central Minnesota Gobblers chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF), a group that works to preserve wild turkeys, their habitats and the hunt.
Zimmerman explained how the NWTF has expanded the range of the wild turkey using the trap and transfer method. Turkeys are trapped using a net shot out of a cannon. Each turkey is put into its own box, and the turkeys are transferred to areas that the NWTF deems as appropriate for the animal.
While the NWTF used this method for many years, it isn't currently in use. There were five releases in Crow Wing County, Zimmerman said: two south of Brainerd, on west of Nisswa, one north of the Maple Hill Church, and one north of Crosby along the Mississippi River, near the Bridge Tavern.
From those releases, the turkeys have proliferated on their own and traveled to new territories, oftentimes along power line corridors, Zimmerman said.
In total 100 were released, but Crow Wing County now has a turkey population estimated at 1,200.
Zimmerman took part in the first-ever turkey hunt for this area in 2002.
He explained why he loves turkey hunting. Sitting in the woods, he said, everything's quiet. He's used the calls, and he's about to leave when a tom turkey erupts in sound.
"Your body fills with adrenaline. You don't see him, and then he walks up on your decoy," Zimmerman said.
He said that though some people say turkeys are dumb, they're not dumb at all. Between their eyesight and hearing, the birds have 100 times the ability to see what humans can see. They have a 270-degree field of vision.
Zimmerman added that turkeys can pinpoint predators, like hunters, up to a half mile away.
"Just the movement of my eyes was enough to alert them to danger," Zimmerman said. He said for this reason, hunting with a blind is the way to go.
Turkey hunting is not a swing-and-shoot hunt the way it is with other bird hunting. Zimmerman said the barrel of the gun rests on a shooting stick.
The birds are also aggressive. Once one is down, the bird's subordinates will often pound on the dead bird and spar him.
Zimmerman also spoke about the hunting technique of "putting them to bed." Turkeys will respond to an owl call at dusk. He said the trick is to make an owl call at dusk, and listen for the responding gobble. The turkey will be in the same place the next morning.
He explained some of the main features of the wild turkey. The red, white and blue coloring that's seen on the turkeys is a result of a hormonal imbalance. The caruncles are the fleshy wrinkles below the beak, and the appendage under the beak is known as the snood or dewlap.
Zimmerman believes that because turkeys must go to water every day, they sometimes use the dewlap for just what its name implies — to lap up dew. They put their faces in the dewy grass, and then drink the dew as it runs down their faces and into their beaks.
Turkeys are creatures of habit, he said. They'll eat and drink at the same places and at the same time of day.
When he calls turkeys, Zimmerman prefers to use a mouth call, and said the call can be described as "tea-key, tea-key, tea-key-a-ree."
While he has hunted turkeys in the past, he doesn't as much any more.
"For me now, it's about education, talking to people and getting kids involved," Zimmerman said.
He continues that work through his involvement in the NWTF and love for wild turkeys.


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- 10-21-13 09:54 PM #1Cadillac Owners Member
- Automobile(s): 2002 Eldorado ETC, 2001 Eldorado ESC Custom Project, and ...
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Want to upgrade sound
In my 2001 ESC Restore, I hate the sound. Base Radio with no CD.
I am interested in adding an aftermarket modern CD system head unit with high end speakers. Can I just wire directly from the battery, mount it somewhere below the dash, and use indepent self enclosed speakers, not the stock door speakers?
My plan is to: Wire from battery. Use head unit to power two self enclosed speakers to act as FR, FL, and then, disonnect the rear speakers from stock radio, and wire the same head unit to the new 6 x 9s in the rear window in the stock trunk mount.
Wire a second power source from battery again to power a sub woofer amp, then put sub in trunk. Will this work successfully without messing up battery?
I will end up with stock radio intact less rear speakers, but still has fronts.
I only wish I could find a way to easily wire head unit to ignition source?
My reply to your other post:Originally Posted by MoistCabbage
Re: Want to upgrade sound
MoistCabbage...You see, my understanding is that if I don't have a Bose, which I do not, then, it's DO NOT TOUCH. And if no way to upgrade to a Bose System. No joy. I was informed that there was something about the security system is in the head unit, no? I was informed NOT to disturb the stock head unit in anyway. Do you know why?
Re: your idea of upgrading speakers, yes...possible, but the stock AM/FM radio has no usb or ipod interface. There is a way to feed an aux plug directly into the antennae, though. So, possibility, but not ideal. Then, the stock base radio is low, low quality sound. It would be like putting high end tires on a YUGO. Does this make sense? I do not think so...Now, regarding the integration unit. I know nothing about those. Do you know of any good ones that would help me to integrate a different HU?
I wanta a full CD Capable...may be even DIN system. Get rid of the stock speakers, power it through the stock back panel location...something like Boston Accoustic 6 x 9s...powered through a top modern Head Unit. A new HU's placement would not be ideal, but better than depending on the AM/FM base radio.
The, as I said, run an amp directly from the battery to a rear sub, using a capacitor so as NOT to over tax the alternator/charging system.
The end result with be 1000 times better than depending on a stock am/fm...no ipod...non aux...no real power....no good rear picture display.
So, I hope this explain my reasoning.
MY Question is: has anyone done so successfully, and is there a way to power this via the ignition system successfully. Any particular wiring method that will be important.
- 10-21-13 11:14 PM #4Cadillac Owners Enthusiast
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Yes as moist said an interaction module is the way to go to upgrade and retain functionality. But as for trying to wire direct and using a cap to avoid an alternator upgrade best of luck, more power consumed needs more power supplied. A cap is designed to be able to quickly discharge and charge quickly for very short periods. I've seen alot of people come in to the shop buying hundreds of dollars in batteries and multiple caps with stock alternator, usually doesn't work. I don't know of the model numbers but they are out there, try crutchfield.
Ok, where to start...
Yes, the original HU is part of the anti theft system and serial data bus. You cannot simply remove it and install an aftermarket HU with a basic adapter harness. That's what an integration module is for. Think of it as a fancy adapter harness that makes an aftermarket HU get along with the anti theft system and serial data bus. Installed correctly, there's no problem with an after market HU. Metra makes a module for your car.
DIN system? DIN is a reference to the size of the HU. Most aftermarket HUs are single DIN. There is also 1.5 and double DIN.
Capacitors are worthless. They don't take any load off of the electrical system, they take more power from it. After a few hits from the sub, they're empty, and just extra load.
As posted, a sub will be overkill in an otherwise in amplified system. You'll just drown out the speakers. No matter how much you spend on an HU, they max out at ~50/60 watts per channel. And that's MAX power (the power they'll put out right before melting), not RMS (the power they'll actually put out under normal conditions).
If you DID have a Bose system, things would be different. You can't use a different amp, and your speaker choice is stock, or the 1 or 2 after market speakers that are of low enough impedance.
If you want to upgrade from stock without spending several thousand dollars, get whatever HU you'd like and an integration module (or add an AUX input to your stock HU), get some decent 2 way or component speakers, a small 4 way amp, and a 10" or 12" sub and amp. Or, skip the amps and sub, but then you're fairly close to the stock system.
Re: Want to upgrade sound
why not skip the CD-installation and install something that accepts USB? I went through the hassle of copying my CDs to MP3s, but it is worth the effort having your complete music collection in your pocket.
Re: Want to upgrade sound
Thank you for your help!
Thanks for your details and reminding me about Crutchfields. I have to contact them regarding the speaker plug in adapters. They are super helpful even to consult with compatibility.
They idea of a bigger battery does not make sense. I have a new regular battery and I think that's fine. I think I should consider a bigger alternator. But with only one (1) amp pushing a 2/1 mono Kicker Sub it may not be necessary. My amp will be rated at max 400 to 500 watts. Not the crazy 3000 to 6000 ones that the kids use to "share" their music with the entire neighborhood.
This is exactly what I'm trying to figure out. Scoose makes a kit with everything to plug and play. If anyone had done a simple upgrade for better sound, then, please let me know what actually works.
My goal is to do what 3 frineds are doing: Good head unit that does a max of 50 watts per channel x four. One sub amp rated for a max of 400 to 500 watts. The end result that I heard is at least 1000 % better than stock. I want to do this very, very simple upgrade, meaning nothing heavery duty like double 12s pushing 6000 watts.
Hope to hear of what actually works.
- 10-22-13 06:29 AM #9Originally Posted by JackFunTeach
Even 1 sub with 400/500 watts going to it will completely drown out a 200 watt speaker system unless you have the gain way down. And "high end" speakers, as you mentioned in post #1, are designed to be amplified.
It sounds like you want a system with some fairly good sound quality - Boston Acoustics speakers and a modest sub setup. But you want to accomplish it with inadequate amplification, and with the speakers in pods, wired to a redundant HU.
You should probably decide exactly what you want to do, and do some research on mobile audio, before going any further.
Or, if you like the sound of your friends' half systems, just get what they have. But in that case. it would still make MUCH more sense, and be much simpler, to just replace the stock HU, rather than mount the new one under it.
Re: Want to upgrade sound
My friends DO NOT have Cadillacs. I think we have to keep the stock HU because of critical secruity systems needs, but I could be wrong. As mentioned already, I heard that you can NOT get rid of the stock HU?
And if you have any specific suggestions that would work in a Cadillac, then, please offer it. I am inviting ideas of what actually works in our Cadillac, specific equipment or wiring. If anyone has gone down this road, then, it would be super helpful. Moist, have you actually installed something that works in our cars, If so, please allow me to copy it.
Re: Want to upgrade sound
Jack, Have you waded through the pages of Item Specific; Audio, Video, Security ? Many installs there as well as discussions on the original HU and Cadillac TheftLock problems.
No, I have not installed anything in my car...yet. My planned SQ system will cost several thousand dollars, not something I have the money to throw at right now. I could list the components, but It wouldn't help with what you're trying to accomplish.
I've already explained what you need to replace the stock HU without any issues, and that's the only Cadillac specific item. The rest of the system can be installed in anything. I've also already posted my suggestion of what to buy for a simple system that will sound better than stock. Brands are up to you. You might want to look into Focal Access speakers, and I personally like JL amps and subs.
- 10-22-13 12:04 PM #14Cadillac Owners Member
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You can change the hu its a special harness its 100$$ but its possible without damaging pass i run 4 kenwood 5 phase 6x9s with one 12" l5 with a 500 watt alpine in order to get the best on ur ttreble end without drowning you need to really splurge on a head unit i use a pioneer avic 3 dvd and navi you get to customize your eq alot more with these
My 92 eldo was simple my 98 sts was a pocket buster
Re: Want to upgrade sound
You get it! That is exactly what I have been hoping to hear or find out. Even though there is a 10 year difference in our vehicles, I am going to copycat everything that you have done.
You nailed it right on the head, thank you for your genius


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Dear Statalist,
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variable (e.g., hours of study, dollars spent, etc.), and the outcome is
also continuous (performance). I am interested in the effect of the
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Mark Twain impersonator Richard Salassi will bring his one-man act to campus in two public performances Nov. 29 and Nov. 30, plus offer a professional development workshop for teachers.
Performances begin at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 29, and at 10 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 30. Both performances will be in the R.J. Wills Lecture Hall, located on the second floor of the Campus Center. Performances are free and open to the public. Each presentation will last about an hour.
The presentation is supported by the Mid-America Arts Alliance with generous underwriting by the National Endowment for the Arts; the Arkansas Arts Council, an agency of the Arkansas Department of Heritage; and foundations, corporations and individuals throughout Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas.
Pulaski Technical College's Ottenheimer Library, Fine Arts and Humanities Division, and Student Life and Leadership are co-sponsoring the event.
Salassi, who lives in Texas, has been touring with his show, "A Visit with Mark Twain", for the past 11 years. He has appeared in a number of plays, movies and television shows, including "The Music Man," "South Pacific," "Hamlet," "The Taming of the Shrew," "As You Like It," "The Merchant of Venice," "There Should Be Roses," " Run for Your Wife" and "Big River." He appeared on screen in "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings" and "In the Mood." His television credits include "Our House," " Valerie's Family" and "Shelley Duvall's Tall Tales."
During his visit to Pulaski Tech, Salassi will conduct a professional development workshop from 1-3 p.m. on Nov. 29 for K-12 educators on "Teaching Mark Twain." The workshop will include a discussion and examination of the teaching of Twain in secondary schools. While geared toward K-12 educators, the workshop is open and free to anyone wishing to attend.
Also on Nov. 29, Salassi will visit with children from the Centers for Youth and Families and clients of Big Brothers/Big Sisters during a Mark Twain-themed birthday party celebrating the birth of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain.
Clemens, born on Nov. 30, 1835, is well known for his many classics, including The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County (1865), The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876), The Prince and the Pauper (1882) and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884). Clemens died in 1910.
For information about Richard Salassi's performances, call Summer Tumbleson at (501) 812-2750 or e-mail her at firstname.lastname@example.com. For more information about the professional development workshop, call Amy Baldwin at (501) 812-2262.
Mid-America Arts Alliance Performing Arts programs are generously funded by Community Foundation of the Ozarks; Cooper Foundation; Carolyn Dillion; DST Systems, Inc.; Karen and J. Robert Duncan; Arvin Gottlieb Charitable Foundation; Gilbert M. and Martha H. Hitchcock Foundation; Helen Jones Foundation, Inc.; Muriel McBrien Kauffman Foundation; Nancy Lee Kemper; William T. Kemper Foundation, Commerce Bank, Trustee; Kirkpatrick Family Fund; Carl McCaffree; McCasland Foundation; Nancy Meinig; Raymond D. Nasher; Judith and Frank Sabatini; Richard J. Stern Foundation for the Arts, Commerce Bank, Trustee; TierOne Foundation; TricorBraun; John Steele Zink Foundation; and the following public agencies: Institute of Museum and Library Services; National Endowment for the Arts; National Endowment for the Humanities; Arkansas Arts Council; Kansas Arts Commission; Missouri Arts Council; Nebraska Arts Council; Oklahoma Arts Council; and the Texas Commission on the Arts.
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