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Chicken tenders, assorted sauces, waffle sweet potatoes, and peaches.
Student News
- Prom tickets are now on sale! Tickets can be purchased online (through the link on the high school home page) or at school during lunch periods from March 6-13. Guest applications are available in the main office. Guests must be current students at another high school, or graduates of NHS under the age of 21. All guests must have a background check prior to being sold a ticket for the prom.
- DECA is partnering with MDA, the Muscular Dystrophy Association, to raise money for them. We will be selling shamrocks for $1 during lunches from Monday, March 5 to Friday, March 16. Please stop by during lunch to buy a shamrock and get your name on the cafeteria windows!
- Congratulations to all 17 NHS students who competed in the DECA State Competition! NHS and Mrs. Wolner are proud of you all. A special congratulations goes to the following students who were finalists in their events:Nate Dahlen, Will Jorenby (6th in State), Kaitlyn Bicek, Ellie O'Brien, Colton Kastner, and Katie Roster.
- The Physical Education/Wellness Department invites any current or former students to come down to the 8th Annual in-School Swing Dance with Music Provided by the NHS Jazz Band members. The dance will be this Friday, March 9th during 2nd and 3rd period. Please see Mr. Davis, Mr. Sand, or Mrs. Sand to get a pass to "Swing On Down" and "Shake Your Tail Feathers".
- Football: Reminder to all football players to meet with Coach Allen in the high school auditorium on Tuesday, March 13 at 3:00 pm for a short meeting on spring/summer strength training.
- Baseball: Any baseball player interested in ordering Northfield Baseball shirts, sweatshirts, jackets or bags should check the baseball website for the link to order these items. Also the dates for open gyms / batting cage and indoor practice / tryout schedules are posted on the site.
- Girls' Softball: There is a sign up sheet in the Activities office for any girl in grades 9-12 interested in joining softball this year.
- Boys' Golf: Any boys interested in going out for Golf this year should attend a meeting on Monday, March 12th in Room H126 at 3:30.
- All boys and girls interested in playing Ultimate Frisbee this spring, please attend the interest meeting TODAY at 2:55 in Mrs. Muchas's room H120.
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Removed insulation from old boiler pipes, asbestos??
Removing an old boiler from the house which was built in '59. Anyway from the water boiler to the radiant heat system under the kitchen floor the 1" copper pipe was insulated with a material that appeared similar to paper shopping bag from outside, beneath was white material that was very similar to drywall. Definitely crumbled to dust as soon as was handled.
Didn't think till later that it was likely asbestos (hopefully not). Anyway, what can be done now? I'm thinking wet mop walls and floor, while wearing respirator mask. Any other ideas?? Not real concerned, too late now anyway, but have a first child that will be born any day now, and would like to get cleaned as good as possible quickly.
And don't waste time telling me to call a qualified abatement company, can't afford, not gonna happen. Any help much appreciated!!
Use water to keep any dust from becoming air born---Sweep up the damp bits --Mop--rinse--
then wet vac---
If you use a dry vacuum in any areas make sure that it has a heppa filter.-There you go.
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October 21, 2013
Sukhadeo Thorat, head of the Indian Council of Social Science Research, will speak on "Higher Education in India: Challenges of Access, Diversity and Discrimination."
October 21, 2013
3:00 pm-5:30 pm
Integrated Sciences Building, 221
We are pleased to announce the lineup of speakers for the SPARC/World Bank Global Open Access Week kickoff event. This event features a 60-minute panel discussion on the topic of "Open Access: Redefining Impact." Panelists representing a diverse set of stakeholders – scientific researchers, publishers, technologists and policy makers – will examine the potential positive impacts that can result when research results are shared freely in the digital environment.
October 21, 2013
3:00 pm-4:00 pm
Library, W.E.B. Du Bois, 1620
A talk presented by Eric Michael Kelley, Anthropology, Boston University.
October 21, 2013
4:00 pm
Thompson Hall, 519
A workshop with Professor Patricia Bianconi for 20 graduate students to begin the process of grant writing.
October 21, 2013
4:00 pm-6:00 pm
What are the implications of the Supreme Court's recent decision on affirmative action? Why is there so much debate about affirmative action? How does diversity relate to affirmative action? How does affirmative action in the U.S. compare to other countries?
October 21, 2013
4:00 pm-6:00 pm
Commonwealth Honors College Building, 160
Set amidst the sprawling Johannesburg township of Soweto, TSOTSI (2005, South Africa) traces six days in the life of a ruthless young gang leader who ends up caring for a baby accidentally kidnapped during a car-jacking.
October 21, 2013
7:00 pm
Commonwealth Honors College Building, 160A
UPC is proud to bring actress Laverne Cox, of the Netflix original series "Orange is the New Black", to campus on October 21.Laverne plays the groundbreaking role of Sophia Burset, an incarcerated African American, transgender woman.
October 21, 2013
7:00 pm
Student Union, Ballroom
The Office of Family Resources Dinner On Us series offers parents an opportunity to learn more about themselves while acquiring new approaches to raising children who are responsible, respectful and resourceful.
September 16—December 2, 2013, Mondays 5:30 pm-7:30 pm
This event does NOT occur on:
October 14, November 11
Student Union
$10,000, graduate awards for projects that integrate business fundamentals with science and/or engineering. Application Deadline October 28. Info Session Oct 10 @ 5PM; Campus Ctr. 163c
October 2—October 28, 2013
Visionary works in glass, encaustic, and paint on canvas convey the power and promise of a changing world.
October 2—October 25, 2013, weekdays
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October 14
Augusta Savage Gallery
The yearlong UMass 150th anniversary celebration continues during Homecoming with programs and activities highlighting important historical milestones, events and people.
October 15—October 26, 2013
All Campus
The exhibit centers on the post-World War II expansion of UMass and its emergence as a fully-fledged research university.
October 18—January 6, 2014
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November 28, December 15, December 21—December 22, December 25, December 28—January 1, January 5
Learning Commons in W.E.B. Du Bois Library, Lower Level and Floor 25
Exhibit celebrating the legacy of William Smith Clark and his influence at UMass Amherst and Hokkaido University.


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Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves | Anatomy ppt
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Human Anatomy, First Edition
McKinley & O'Loughlin
Chapter 16 : Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves
The Spinal Cord
Link between the brain and the body.
Exhibits some functional independence from the brain.
The spinal cord and spinal nerves serve two functions:
pathway for sensory and motor impulses
responsible for reflexes
Structure of the Spinal Cord
Typical adult spinal cord
ranges between 42 and 45 centimeters (cm) (16 to 18 inches) in length.
In cross section
roughly cylindrical
slightly flattened both posteriorly and anteriorly.
External surface has two longitudinal depressions:
the posterior (dorsal) median sulcus
the anterior (ventral) median fissure
Regions of the Spinal Cord
The cervical region
continuous with the medulla oblongata
contains neurons whose axons form the cervical spinal nerves (8)
The thoracic region
attached to this region are the thoracic spinal nerves (12)
The lumbar region
contains the neurons for the lumbar spinal nerves (5)
The sacral region
contains the neurons for the sacral spinal nerves (5)
The coccygeal region
one pair of coccygeal spinal nerves arises from this region
Structure of the Spinal Cord
The spinal cord is shorter than the vertebral canal that houses it.
Conus medullaris:
tapered inferior end of the spinal cord
marks the official "end" of the spinal cord proper.
Cauda equina
Inferior to conus medularis
nerve roots (groups of axons) that project inferiorly from the spinal cord.
Filum terminale
Within the cauda equina
thin strand of pia mater
helps anchor the conus medullaris to the coccyx.
Structure of the Spinal Cord
The spinal cord is associated with 31 pairs of spinal nerves
Connect the CNS to:
effectors (muscle and glands)
Each side of the spinal cord contains:
8 cervical nerves (called C1–C8)
12 thoracic nerves (T1–T12)
5 lumbar nerves (L1–L5)
5 sacral nerves (S1–S5)
1 coccygeal nerve (Co1)
Arrangement and Functions of the Spinal Meninges
Are continuous with the cranial meninges.
Structures that encircle the spinal cord, listed from superficial to deep are:
epidural space
dura mater
subdural space
subarachnoid space
pia mater
Location and Distribution of Gray Matter
In the spinal cord, it is centrally located.
Its shape resembles a letter H or a butterfly.
The gray matter may be subdivided into the following components:
anterior horns
lateral horns
posterior horns
the gray commissure
Location and Distribution of White Matter
The white matter of the spinal cord is external to the gray matter.
Three regions.
Composed of tracts
A posterior funiculus:
lies between the posterior gray horns and the posterior median sulcus.
Location and Distribution of White Matter
Lateral funiculus.
Anterior funiculus
between the anterior gray horns and the anterior median fissure.
The anterior funiculi are interconnected by the white commissure.
Spinal Nerves
31 pairs
connect the CNS to:
muscles, glands
Each spinal nerve is mixed:
thousands of motor and sensory axons.
Sensory axons originate from receptors
Motor axons originate from the spinal cord.
Anterior root and posterior root unite within the intervertebral foramen
become a spinal nerve.
Spinal nerve is associated with the vertebra of the same number.
Rami of Spinal Nerves
Posterior (or Dorsal) ramus
Innervates muscles and skin of the back
Anterior Ramus
Largest branch
Forms plexuses
Innervates anterior and lateral trunk, upper and lower limbs
Rami communicantes
Autonomic nervous system (sympathetic)
A specific segment of skin supplied by a single spinal nerve.
All spinal nerves
innervate a segment of skin and are associated with a dermatome.
except for C1
Dermatome map:
sensory segments: skin of the body associated with a spinal nerve
Intercostal Nerves
Anterior rami of spinal nerves T1–T11.
Travel in the intercostal space sandwiched between two adjacent ribs
Nerve Plexuses
A network of interweaving anterior rami of spinal nerves.
nerve plexuses on both the right and left sides of the body.
Nerve plexuses then split into multiple "named" nerves that innervate various body structures.
Principal plexuses
cervical plexuses
brachial plexuses
lumbar plexuses
sacral plexuses.
A reflex is a response:
Rapid, automatic
involuntary reactions of effectors to a stimulus.
a stimulus
required to initiate a response to sensory input
a rapid response
requires that few neurons be involved
synaptic delay be minimal
an automatic response occurs the same way every time
An involuntary response requires no intent or pre-awareness of the reflex activity.
Reflexes usually can not be suppressed.
Awareness of the stimulus occurs after the reflex action
in time to correct or avoid a potentially dangerous situation.
Components of a Reflex Arc
The neural "wiring" of a single reflex.
Always begins at a receptor in the PNS
Sensory afferent
Communicates with the CNS.
May involve interneurons
Ends at a peripheral effector (muscle or gland)
Motor efferent
Ipsilateral and Contralateral Reflex Arcs
both the receptor and effector organs of the reflex are on the same side of the spinal cord.
the sensory impulses from a receptor organ cross over through the spinal cord to activate effector organs in the opposite side
Monosynaptic Reflexes
The simplest of all reflexes.
No interneurons.
The patellar (knee-jerk) reflex is a monosynaptic reflex
physicians use to assess the functioning of the spinal cord.
tap the patellar ligament with a reflex hammer
muscle spindles in the quadriceps muscles are stretched.
Produces a noticeable kick of the leg.
Polysynaptic Reflexes
Have more complex neural pathways
exhibit a number of synapses
involve interneurons within the reflex arc.
Has more components
more prolonged delay between stimulus and response.
Stretch Reflexes
Monosynaptic reflex that monitors and regulates skeletal muscle length.
When a stimulus results in the stretching of a muscle, that muscle reflexively contracts.
The patellar (knee-jerk) reflex is an example of a stretch reflex.
The stimulus (the tap on the patellar tendon) initiates contraction of the quadriceps femoris muscle and extension of the knee joint.
Golgi Tendon Reflex
Prevents skeletal muscles from tensing excessively.
Golgi tendon organs are nerve endings located within tendons near a muscle–tendon junction.
activation of the Golgi tendon organ signal interneurons in the spinal cord, which in turn inhibit the actions of the motor neurons
The associated muscle is allowed to relax, thus protecting the muscle and tendon from excessive tension damage.
Reflex Testing in a Clinical Setting
Reflexes can be used to test specific muscle groups and specific spinal nerves or segments of the spinal cord.
Consistently abnormal reflex response may indicate damage to the nervous system or muscles.
A reflex response may be normal, hypoactive, or hyperactive.
Spinal Cord Development
The central nervous system forms from the embryonic neural tube.
Cranial and spinal nerves form from neural crest cells that have split off from the developing neural tube.
The cranial (superior) part of the neural tube expands and develops into the brain.
The caudal (inferior) part of the neural tube forms the spinal cord.
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my cats boost smells like crap, I think his tarbo is going bad.
This is a discussion on "The BIG BOV thread" (Where all bov question threads get merged) within the Engine Modifications forums, part of the Tech & Modifying & General Repairs category; my cats boost smells like crap, I think his tarbo is going bad....
my cats boost smells like crap, I think his tarbo is going bad.
Wow, now I know why my car stinks.
Its teh b0ost! It all makes sense now!
Snale Power: -BriTon
06 STi=dead
RSTi Swap FTW
Hawk-Eye Allience #013
Vent it into the cabin through the firewall. It'll sound super-cool albeit a bit loud. I think this is what the racers use to keep tabs on what their turbo is doing, (or is that ricers? tunas maybe?)
If you don't blow it up once in a while,.....there's more power left in it.
Actually, I ordered the Turbosmart WRX/STI Plumb back unit today. Not sure if I need it, but some money was burning a hole in my pocket and I have a wait between shifts with the 18-G. On the chance that the stocker wasn't flowing the air fast enough I ordered the Turbosmart unit.
Not meaning to advertise for rallysport, but I don't yet know how to post pics here. New on this forum.
If you don't blow it up once in a while,.....there's more power left in it.
Yes i know all of you will kill me but this is just a question so please do not bash a fellow rex owner. Does anyone know if there is a BOV that does NOT hurt performance, i am looking to buy a blitz DD BOV supposibly it will work with stock ECU and keep it happy any input would help. btw i have a 06 wrx tr.
Any recirculating BOV will not hurt performance. Unless you are running major boost, they will do the same job as the stocker.
If you are looking for the PPPSSSSHHHHTTTT sound, just put your two lips together and make the sound everytime you shift. Plus, it's free.
Goddamnit!! I just tried that and spit all over myself.
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Originally Posted by Trainrex
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Originally Posted by Trainrex
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
-Albert Einstein
Some people go through their whole lives wondering if they ever made a difference in the world. Marines don't have that problem.
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I have had GFB Hybrid BOV for over a year now and i have experienced no ill side effects.


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Following last night's TUF Finale event, UFC President Dana White told FOX Sports that he believes Gina Carano will return to Mixed Martial Arts.
"Gina [Carano] and I had a good meeting. I'm very confident that she does want to come back and she does want to fight. We do not have a deal but we might [soon]."Tags: "cris cyborg", Dana White, Gina Carano, holly holm, mma, MMA NEWS, Ronda Rousey, ufc, ufc news


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In Religious Difference in a Secular Age: A Minority Report, Saba Mahmood has produced a valuable account both of how the idea of separating religion from politics came to be central to the development of the "religiously neutral" state in Europe (beginning with the Thirty Years War in the seventeenth century and culminating in the new nations after the First World War) and of how that idea became politically important in the postcolonial Middle East. In particular, she describes how in constituting religious identities, the state in modern Egypt creates unexpected opportunities for political power and social confrontation among those who seek to regulate, as well as those who claim to represent, religious minorities. Her detailed analysis of the rich historical and ethnographic material she has assembled reinforces the conclusion that instead of regarding the secular state as the solution to discrimination against religious minorities, it must itself be understood as part of the problem. So I offer a few reflections prompted by her excellent study, first on liberal ideals that are commonly said to promote equal treatment for minorities, and then about the secular anxiety that preceded the 2013 coup against the elected president Mohamed Morsi.
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Understanding resacralization (part 2)posted by Brandon Vaidyanathan
The Rimini Meeting is run almost entirely by unpaid volunteers. Everything from the physical construction and take-down of the arena, to its cleaning staff, to the various literary, scientific and artistic exhibits, to food services, is the prerogative of around 4,000 unpaid volunteers who give up their vacation time and pay money (covering their own travel and lodging costs) to work at this event. […] I interviewed nearly 100 of these volunteers, including university students, factory workers, entrepreneurs, lawyers, doctors, housewives, and retirees. Among the questions I asked them was whether they would consider the Meeting a "religious" event. Nearly half of them immediately replied "no." A handful replied "yes" right away, and the rest couched with "it depends." But regardless of the initial answer, they all offered very much the same explanation.
Understanding resacralization (part 1)posted by Brandon Vaidyanathan
Dominant accounts of the religion-modernity relationship, at least among sociologists of religion in the US, have tended to focus mainly on what falls into these categories of decline, capitulation, withdrawal, or confrontation. But the Rimini Meeting and its offshoots are among a host of new phenomena that really don't fit into the above, and seem to warrant a different category.
(In)Visible Coptsposted by Jessica Polebaum
At Jadaliyya, Anthony Shenoda reflects on the simultaneous visibility and invisibility of the Coptic Christian community in Egypt.
Mamdani on the African uprisingsposted by John D. Boy
Mahmood Mamdami places the Egyptian revolution and other protest movements in the historical context of popular struggle in Africa.
Contrasting progress on democracy in Tunisia and Egyptposted by Alfred Stepan
What are the chances of successful democratic transitions in Tunisia and Egypt? I have just returned from both countries where many democratic activists shared notes with me about their situation, comparing it with the more than twenty successful and failed democratic transition attempts that I have observed throughout the world and written about.
America in the Egyptian revolutionposted by Atef Said
I have been in Egypt since February 6, 2011, where I have been witnessing events, talking to friends, activists and non-activists, and to the public in Cairo's streets—and it is not an exaggeration to say that every corner in Egypt talks politics today. . . . From my observations of events and numerous discussions with others, Egypt's relationship with the U.S appears, in some ways, to be absent from most of the heated discussions going on today. But upon closer examination, this relationship has been present in the revolution, not only during and after the peak of events—from January 25 to February 11—but also, I would suggest, in the very anti-imperialist underpinnings of the revolution, a revolution that the mainstream American media has miscast as one generated purely internally.
Debating the Muslim Brotherhoodposted by John D. Boy
A few days ago, the Al-Jazeera program Empire assembled a high-profile panel to discuss the future prospects of the Muslim Brotherhood movement. The 25-minute program is available online and worth watching for some background and a diverse array of views on this influential movement in Egypt and throughout the Middle East.
Have the jihadis lost the moral high ground to the rebels?posted by Mark Juergensmeyer
New tensions in Egyptposted by Charles Gelman
Michael Slackman has a fairly extensive article in The New York Times on the Muslim Brotherhood's apparent consolidation of power in post-revolutionary Egypt, where, he writes, "religion has emerged as a powerful political force, following an uprising that was based on secular ideals. The Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamist group once banned by the state, is at the forefront, transformed into a tacit partner with the military government that many fear will thwart fundamental changes."
Egypt's revolution and the new feminismposted by Margot Badran
The youth-driven Revolution of 2011, with its call for freedom and justice, is inscribing a new feminism, with a fresh lexicon and syntax. The new feminism—which does not go by the name "feminism," but by its spirit—redefines the words freedom, liberation, justice, dignity, democracy, equality, and rights. It creates its own syntax, which, the dictionary reminds us, is the "arrangement of words to show their connection and relation." It announces itself from deep within the Revolution, which aims to resurrect the fundamental principles and rights of citizens and human beings that were wantonly trampled down by the Mubarak government. The new feminism might be called, simply, "freedom, equality and justice for all." It asserts itself in actions, straight-forwardness, and courage.
Missed signalsposted by Jessica Polebaum
At Muftah, Elizabeth Shakman Hurd reflects on how American observers may have overlooked the potential for political uprising, and eventual revolution, in Egypt.
Religion and the emerging transnational Arab publicposted by Charles Gelman
In the SSRC's Transformations of the Public Sphere essay forum, Seyla Benhabib considers the recent and ongoing uprisings in the Arab world as a novel hybridization of Muslim and modern politics, suggesting that it "is altogether possible that these young revolutionaries who stunned the world with their ingenuity, discipline, tenaciousness and courage will also teach us some new lessons about religion and the public square, democracy and faith . . . ."
Revolution and women's rightsposted by Annie Hardison-Moody
Tuesday marked the first day of the 55th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women meeting. In addition to conversation about the annual and review themes, the question of women's right and roles following revolutions in the Middle East has been a key topic of conversation. UN Women hosts a panel today (February 25th) titled, "Breaking New Ground: Arab Women and the Path to Democracy." Find out how to attend or watch the webcast online here.


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Executive Master in International Association Management
Executive Master in International Association Management
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17 days spread over 6 months (January-June)
M1 - Leadership and Change: 25-26-27 January 2018
M2 - Finance and Performance: 22-23-24 February 2018
M3 - Strategy I: Creating and Capturing Value: 16-17 March 2018
M4 - Strategy II: A Governance Perspective: 20-21 April 2018
M5 - Building the Fundamentals of Value-Focused Marketing: 4-5 May 2018
M6 - Leveraging the Fundamentals of Value-Focused Marketing: 25-26 May 2018
M7 - Project and Event Management: 14-15-16 June 2018
2 three-day modules taught on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and
5 two-day modules taught on Fridays and Saturdays.
Next start:
January 2018
Register date limit:
15 December 2017
Solvay Brussels School, Av. F.D. Roosevelt, 42, 1050 Brussels
Tuition fees:
Full tuition fee: 7.750€ (excl. VAT) Fee includes registration, tuition, study materials and catering.
Special conditions :
(1) Applications from members of one of the supporting partners (ESAE, UIA, FAIB): 15% discount
(2) -10 % and -15 % respectively for the 2nd and the 3rd registration from the same association.
These conditions are cumulative.
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Follow this LINK to register for the next information session of the Executive Master in International Association Management taking place on 21 June 2016 from 6.30pm.
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Association Executives need perspective and skills in core managerial activities but also the soft skills to continue to play the important socio-political role in Europe and to understand its continuously changing economic, social and political environment. To efficiently manage an association means facing new challenges in the wake of increasing competition, resources crunch and economic crisis. Leading a membership-based association requires today a constant balancing of current needs, external demands, and long-term vision.
In order to further build the leadership capacities, strategic planning and management skills of the association managers and thus enhance the reputation of the association management profession, the European Society of Association Executives (ESAE), the Union of International Associations (UIA) and the Federation of European and International Associations (FAIB) seek to develop a learning experience in Brussels with the Executive Education branch of the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (SBS-EM).
The Executive Master in International Association Management is taught by academics from the Solvay Brussels School-EM and features regular intervention from key speakers from the three associations and their membership sharing their insights and expertise with the objective to provide the association professionals with opportunities to
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The first educational programme dedicated to Association Management in Europe, with the objective to:
- Enhance the leadership skills of the association executives to face the management challenges within their respective professions/tasks/functions.
- Get a broad coverage of the main fundamental strategic and functional areas in management.
- Understand the best practices across the association sector.
- Take part in bringing about a platform for knowledge-sharing, showcasing experiences and cooperation.
The programme is specifically designed for association professionals expected to take on wider responsibilities and grow within their respective organisation. Typical participants are senior leaders and executives of international associations and professional societies:
■ CEOs, Managing Directors, Secretaries-General
■ Financial and Projects Managers
■ Marketing and Communications Officers
■ Head of Departments
■ Operations Managers
The focus of the programme curriculum is two-fold:
- to address the main fundamental strategic and functional areas in management
- to bring them into perspective within the association sector through a set of case studies, testimonials and discussions brought by association specialist.
Module 1 - Leadership and Change
The most powerful form of leadership is one in which the leader makes it a priority to bring out the best in others and put it to good use. The realisation that leadership is a relationship and not just a personal skill or talent will encourage participants to embrace self-awareness and a whole range of personal, interpersonal and team skills that they can learn, develop and practice in order to become better leaders.
Module 2 - Finance and Performance
This course introduces the basic concepts and tools of financial management. Corporations face two main types of decisions: capital budgeting decisions (how much to invest and what real assets to invest in) and financing decisions (what securities to issue in order to raise the cash required). This course will deal with valuation and capital budgeting decisions and will address the business models specific to the association sector.
Modules 3 & 4:
Strategic Management I: Building on For-Profit Perspective
Strategic Management II: A Governance Perspective
These modules will provide participants with an introduction to business strategy. It will develop analytical tools and models, discusses the underlying theories and their frameworks through a combination of case studies, lecture/discussions and readings. The aim is to allow participants to develop a view of strategic management that helps them in identifying and the fundamental determinants of success in their business environments as well as conditions for and paths for creating and capturing value in today's competitive environment. The strategic management will be covered by two modules: the first will explore the context of for-profit activities ; the second will be dedicated to fundamental governance concepts with a special focus on non-profit priorities.
Modules 5 & 6:
Building the Fundamentals of Value-Focused Marketing
Leveraging the Fundamentals of Value-Focused Marketing
The objectives of the marketing modules are to make participants understand the importance of"value-focused" marketing, discover its principles, methods and tools (Module 1) and practice through exercises and a sector-specif c business case (Module 2). Transversally, the modules will also address how to manage stakeholders' needs in order to boost advocacy.
Module 7 - Project and Event Management
This module provides a structured setting in which the participants can familiarize themselves with the most important ideas in project management, and learn how to apply these concepts to their personal working needs and those of their organisation. The emphasis is further put on specificities of events management with regard to conceptualisation and delivery of events along with their positioning within a wider context in which the associations operate.
The Solvay Brussels School faculty will comprise of highly qualified academic experts, all with extensive business experience. These module leaders will team up with qualified association specialists allowing for a bottom-up approach in defining the module content. Real-world perspective will thus complement the academic study throughout the programme.
Module I
Susan WEST holds a Masters in Organizational Psychology from Columbia University (United States). Her passion for business and psychology led her to an international career in human resources where, over the past 20 years, she worked with some of the Fortune 500's top global executives. Susan's career spans multiple industries in Europe and the United States. She was Senior HR Business Partner at Citibank, then moved to AlliedSignal as Director of Organization & Leadership Development. She also held leadership positions at Bristol-Myers Squibb and Merck & Co., Inc. in Performance Consulting and Corporate Talent Management. In 2006 she established a consulting practice in Brussels, dedicated to helping leaders and their teams meet today's business challenges.
Association specialists
Judith HARDT, Managing Director, Swiss Finance Council
Isabelle BARDINET, CEO, European Society of Cardiology
Module II
Mathias SCHMIT is professor of Finance at the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, ULB. He teaches Finance, Banking, Risk Management, EU Financial Regulation and Case Studies in Microfinance. Mathias holds a PhD in finance and has published numerous scientific papers on the impact of Basel II on the financial industry. He is also the founder of SAGORA, a network of senior risk professionals merging extensive asset financing and banking experience.
Association specialists
Alessandro CORTESE, CEO, European Society for Radiotherapy & Oncology (ESTRO)
Pierre NOIRHOMME, Partner at the European VAT Desk
Module III & IV
Paul VERDIN is Professor and Chair in Strategy and Organisation at Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management and Professor of Strategy and International Management at K.U.Leuven (Belgium). He was previously at IESE Business School (Spain), and a "Distinguished Visiting Professor" at INSEAD (France), where he was on the faculty for over 15 years. He holds an MA and Ph.D. in Economics (Industrial Organization) from Harvard University and has held short-term positions with McKinsey & Co, Merrill Lynch Capital Markets, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. His research has been published in leading management journals and books in the field of strategy and international management.
Alessandro CORTESE is the Chief Executive Officer of ESTRO, the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology, and was, until June 2015, President of ESAE, the European Society of Association Executives. Previously, Alessandro was Director of the Association Management practice at MCI, based in Brussels. He has gained significant experience working with international associations, particularly heading up the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) office of the Project Management Institute (PMI). Before working in the association domain, Alessandro worked as a marketing and communications specialist for AT Kearney and for McCann-Erickson, based in Milan, Italy. He is a graduate from the University Statale degli Studi di Milano, with a degree in political sciences and a master in business administration. He is regularly invited to give talks to industry events and congresses, focusing in particular on strategy and business development, meetings planning and governance for International Associations and Foundations. He is also a member of the city marketing International Advisory Boards in Sydney and Washington.
Association specialists
Mohamed MEZGHANI, Deputy Secretary General, Union Internationale des Transports Publics (UITP)
Kai TROLL, Head of Development, ISCA
Tanguy VAN DE WERVE, Managing Director Advocacy, Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME)
Module V & VI
Jean-Pierre AERTS has more than 20 years of experience in multi-cultural environments - as manager, consultant, facilitator and trainer - in the areas of communication, branding, marketing, sales and team development. Active for both product and service companies, Jean-Pierre worked over the past years for companies such as Belgacom - Beiersdorf - Coca-Cola - Delta Lloyd - Dexia - EVS - Ethias - Gallaher - ING - Lafarge - Omega Pharma - Procter & Gamble - RJR Nabisco - RTL - Sodexo - Spa Waters – Skynet Jean-Pierre holds a MBA from the Cornell University (NY State USA), on top of degrees in Law (ULg Belgium) and in Business Administration (UCL Belgium). He regularly facilitates workshops gathering managers from all over the world, and trains professionals attending the following universities: ULB - Solvay Business School - Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi Universities.
Association specialists
Filip GEERTS, Director General, European Association of the Machine Tool Industries (CECIMO)
Pierre PIRARD, Board Member, Teach for Belgium
Module VII
With almost 20 years business experience, including 12 years of consulting, Frederic Hoffmann gained expertise in Project and Portfolio Management (PPM). He implemented PPM best practices, methods and tools for international private and public institutions. He is currently in charge of the project quality insurance at company level in the Strategic Management department of BNP Paribas Fortis. He is also lecturer and coach at the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (MBA and Executive Education programmes). He holds a degree in Economics and a postgraduate degree in Management of Information Technology.
Association specialists
Chris TRIMMER, Executive Director, World Obesity Forum
Sven BOSSU, Head of Sibos, SWIFT
The programme is designed for international association executives holding a university diploma and with at least 3 years of work experience from any sector. Candidates with no university credentials but with substantial work experience will also be considered.
Admissions are operating on a rolling basis: applications are being accepted on a space-available basis, and the admission committee will make a decision based on applicant's online file.
LIESBETH SWITTEN, Association Lawyer, Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB)
Submitted by sara.luise on Wed, 05/13/2015 - 11:09
« One of the strengths of the Executive Master in International Association Management is the blend of Solvay professors and international association experts providing a broad theoretical base flavoured with case studies, bringing situations to life and assisting you in applying the knowledge. I would highly recommend this programme to anyone looking for a broad, in-depth perspective into the management of international associations. »
LIESBETH SWITTEN, Partcipant 2015
MYRIAM LYBEER, Membership Manager, European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO)
Submitted by sara.luise on Wed, 05/13/2015 - 11:10
CÉLINE SERIO, Head of Department - Acute Cardiovascular Care Association (ACCA); European Society of Cardiology (ESC)
Submitted by sara.luise on Wed, 05/13/2015 - 11:11
« Managing an international non-profit organisation and running its activities on a daily basis cannot be compared to any other job. This rather short but intense programme enables to oversee the challenges and pinpoint the best practices to optimise efficiency. It is also a great opportunity to meet and exchange with professionals running similar businesses and having similar functions. »
CÉLINE SERIO, Participant 2015
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Digests of resolutions adopted by the
The pen of Martin Buber has written his last word. The teacher of two
has ascended to the Academy on High. The Central Conference of American Rabbis
in reverence at the passing of the great master. His death heightens the
of how much of the intellectual and spiritual space in which we live has set
its dimensions
through the influence of Martin Buber. In the discourse of the world's
thinkers his
concept of "I and Thou" is a line of reference necessary to the
thoughtful student
of human existence. Martin Buber, in his life and work, has continued the way
of the
teachers of the Torah. While bespeaking the uniqueness of the Jewish people in
he evolved a message of universal impact. An eloquent spokesman of Zionism,
his focus was upon the strong spiritual bond of the land of Israel for Jews
throughout the
world. Yet his vision of Zion fulfilled awaits a rapprochement of Jew and
Arab. A
discoverer of the vital message of Hasidism for the deepening of Jewish
he brought the world to inspired admiration of what had been considered an
obscure movement
of Eastern European Jewry. He was an inspired interpreter and translator of
the Bible.
He probed the subtle depths of its language, and in a teaching encounter with
young and old, he demonstrated the timeless relevance of the Book of
Central Conference of American Rabbis
between 1889 and 1974
Last flower of the Golden Age of German Jewry, he struck deep roots in Israel as a teacher to a generation of Israelis. In his visits to other countries he was hailed as the bridge builder who linked divergent peoples and faiths in the dialogue created by the discovery of the "Other." It can be truly said of him: The wise and learned increase the peace of all generations.
Be it resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the bereaved family. (1965, p. 118)


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Reading Haruki Murakmai's 1Q84 is a release from self egotism.
Allow me to explain.
The world of 1Q84 is like a dark, dark fairytale.
Not the world we are familiar within Disney films, illustrated children's books and television culture that focuses on adapting the last century's conception of what entails a suitable story for youths, but the type of fairy tale that describes how the reality of the world, or at least the perception we assume it to be, is not quite what it seems.
The protagonists of the story begin to realize that the little details of differences, that the other characters take for granted, are signs that are inhabiting a different world from their own. In this world of 1Q84, according to the 'Leader', " (in their world) there is no absolute good, no absolute evil… Good and evil are not fixed, stable entities but are continually trading places. A good entity may be transformed into an evil entity in the next second. And vice versa.
Such was the way of the world that Dostoevsky depicted in The Brothers Karamazov. That the most important thing is to maintain the balance between the constantly moving good and evil. If you lean too much in either direction, it becomes difficult to maintain actual morals. Indeed, balance itself is the good." (x)
We are of little significance to the entities that last for countless ages, mountains, dwellers of the ocean depths, particles floating in the universe outside of our atmosphere. Humanity's actions and thoughts are of trivial importance to them. Aomame notes that,
"Human beings, (themselves) are ultimately nothing but carriers—passageways—for genes. (Our genes) ride us into the ground like racehorses from generation to generation. Genes don't think about what constitutes good or evil. They don't care whether we are happy or unhappy. We're just a means to an end for them. The only thing they think about is what is most efficient for them." (x)
And yet there's a counter argument to that fact, that these same actions that we believe to act on our own, can affect a series of events like the protagonist and her lover choices over their unborn child, that will shape the course of the gradually rise of a tidal wave into a typhoon.
Overall, my understanding from reading the book, and by the book, I am referring to the underlying message and not the narrative elements or structure (for not are we often told that if we wished people to remember, that we would tell them a story?) is a lesson in humanity's curious ability to blend strength and weaknesses. Murakami's underlying message is a portrayal of the human ability to simultaneously be powerless in the face of events occurring outside of their control, and yet, also possessing the ability to alter the outcome by the sheer force of will and determination.
I was reminded me of a vivid experience of powerlessness, when I first learned of the future of Earth. That, once upon a time, the continents of this planet Earth were once one solid land mass known as Pangaea, the last supercontinent to form before the present, and forming about 300 million years ago before dividing into different continents surrounded by the oceans. But did you know that ultimately, the continents will someday reconnect again? That by 100 million years from the present, "the continental spreading will have reached its maximum extent and the continents will then begin to coalesce.
In 250 million years, North America will collide with Africa while South America will wrap around the southern tip of Africa. The result will be the formation of a new supercontinent (sometimes called Pangaea Ultima), with the Pacific Ocean stretching across half the planet." (Introversion) It was somewhat of a shock.
Essentially, the underlying message that I derived from Murakami's 1Q84 is of the overwhelming realization of our individual role or our perceived role in existence/reality is never what it seems to be.


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About Us
Who We Are
We are a Guild of active professional artists, with additional membership levels for students and for associate members who support our goals.
The San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild is a support council of The San Diego Museum of Art. In alignment with our mission to support The Museum, membership in the Artists Guild requires maintaining concurrent membership in The San Diego Museum of Art.
The Artists Guild strengthens the bond between the Museum and the artist community of San Diego County by enhancing the Museum's awareness and appreciation of local artists. In so doing it brings original art by local artists to the attention of art patrons for display and purchase. The Artists Guild membership is not limited by geography - artists around the world are eligible to apply for membership and participate in our online gallery and our exhibitions.The Artists Guild:
- Provides an online Sales Gallery of members' art through individual web pages for each member at no additional fee to Artist Members.
- Promotes sale of members' work at sponsored exhibitions.
- Offers opportunities for artists to meet and share their latest work at ARTout events in members' homes.
- Presents educational lectures and/or workshops open to the public at no fee or at discounted fee to members.
- Offers opportunities for member demonstrations in Museum educational programs.
- Provides social opportunities connected to exhibitions within the Museum.
- Contributes funds to museum activities and art purchases.
- Establishes an unequaled affiliation between fine artists and San Diego's premier arts showplace.
In 1915 when the Panama-California Exposition opened in Balboa Park, local artists of the time showed their work to the world. Many of them joined civic leaders to organize and fund a new art museum, lending their vision to its eventual grandeur. By 1926, when the San Diego Museum of Art opened its doors, the creativity of local artists permeated its design, façade and its early collections. Thus debuted the first contribution of the San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild. To this day, the Artists Guild continues its support of the museum.
Read more about our history and some of our members over the years:
The Contemporary Artists of San Diego Invade the Museum - It's 1929
Anni Baldaugh
Belle Baranceanu
Captain James R. Brown
Donal Hord, "La Tehuana", 1936
Charles Reiffel
Ilse and Lloyd Ruocco
Olaf Weighorst
What Do These Works of Art Have in Common?
The San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild is a support council of The San Diego Museum of Art. In support of our mission to support The Museum, membership in the Artists Guild requires maintaining concurrent membership in The San Diego Museum of Art.
See Purpose and Benefits for a list of benefits enjoyed by our Artist Members. Click on Apply for Artist Membership to create an account and apply for membership. Select the membership type you are applying for. To be an Artist Member, you will upload 5 images of your art for Jurying. Jurying is done on the first Tuesday of every month.
Artist Members may sell their artwork through this site. Artwork sales are covered by the Artist Contract. You may download or print the contract for your records.
Read FAQ How do I Become an Artist Member for specific instructions on joining us!
Artist Member
Any artist who is a member of The San Diego Museum of Art may apply and participate fully in all Guild activities. Artist members may exhibit an unlimited number of images of work for sale on the website, receive discounts on Guild sponsored events, and are eligible to serve on the Board of the Guild.
$50 / calendar year, plus one-time application fee: $15
Associate Member
Associate membership applicants include but are not limited to foundations, museums, art collectors, dealers and educators whose primary occupation is within the field of the arts and others who wish to contribute financially to the Artists Guild.
$35 dues calendar year
Student Member
Student membership is open to all currently enrolled art students with a student membership in The San Diego Museum of Art.
$25 / calendar year
Estate Artist
Estate Artists are those whose body of work is managed by their Estate Representative. Their legacy is continued on the Guild Website with their own individual webpage displaying their artwork, which may also be for sale. [The same guidelines apply to Estate Artists as they do to full artist members. If you are an Estate Representative, please inquire about establishing an Estate Artist Membership.]
$50 / calendar year, plus one-time application fee: $15
Only Artist Members may be Board Directors, vote on Guild Business, enter Artists Guild member exhibits, and display work on the website. Student Members will be eligible to apply to exhibit in special shows as determined by the Artists Guild Board.
All members may attend monthly board meetings, serve on a committee, plan activities and contribute suggestions to guide the Guild's future.
Support the Artists Guild
We appreciate your support so that we can further promote the museum, our artists, and the fine arts. All donations are appreciated.
Board of Directors
The Artists Guild has a Board of Directors consisting of working artist members, elected at the annual general membership meeting. The 2014-2016 Board of Directors are:
President - Angelika Villagrana
Vice President -
Treasurer - Sue Zinngrabe Gold
Secretary - Mark-Elliot Lugo
Membership - Julianne Ricksecker
Board Members:
Historian - Jody Abssy
Exhibitions -
Exhibitions Co-chair,
Publicity -
Marketing -
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Hospitality - Marlene Korey
Education -
Artist Liaison / Newsletter
Member at Large - Susan Mae Hull
Member at Large - Catherine Newhart
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For most, traveling by chartered plane is a luxury, for some it is routine, and for fewer still it is an obsession. For the Memphis Tigers' 2008 breakout point guard's brother, Reggie, it was the latter. Unfortunately for John Calipari and UM, as far as the NCAA is concerned, that excuse doesn't fly when it comes to violations.
Reggie Rose is a self described "aviation nut." For as long as his mother Brenda Rose could remember, Reggie would always gaze toward the sky in awe whenever a plane passed over their South Side neighborhood on its way to Chicago's O'Hare Airport. While in K-6, when asked what he wanted to be when he grew up, Reggie was sure to answer with "Airplane Man" and late "Pilot" when he learned that's what it was called.
Basketball, and his excellence at it, was the key to many things in Reggie's life. Along with his brothers, he helped mold his youngest brother Derrick into the NBA star point guard we know today. Sadly, stories of fame, it would be the opportunities presented by this hard work that would introduce Reggie to his demons.
From the Elite basketball camps, to the AAU tournaments, to the photoshoots for urban sports and lifestyle magazines, Derrick was needed "on location" throughout the world at an early age. Being the age of which most would still consider a child, he was always accompanied by an adult whom also had his trip paid in full, on all those airplanes.
Often times this would be Reggie's role, and these flights would become all the more frequent as Derrick shot up the rankings and headed towards big time college basketball. By then, Reggie had a needed a regular "flight fix" and made sure to volunteer for as many trips as possible.
By the time Derrick decided to attend the University of Memphis, Reggie was in deep. From looking down at the ant-sized cars, to requesting the savvy and thirst quenching tomato juice to accompany his gratis bags of tiny pretzels, Reggie couldn't get enough of flying. It was around this time, that it was all to be taken away from him, as he was just about to catch the flying dragon.
Reggie only had to wait nine months before he would have an excuse to fly for free alongside his brother again. But deep inside he knew, and his friends and family feared, that he wouldn't make it that long. The first few grounded months were hard for Reggie, but he preserved.
His friends recounted that he would often head to the White Sox game only to find himself at Sears Tower. From the observation deck he would feel that long since familiar rush for only a second. He would squint to make the cars seemed ant-sized, but he couldn't sustain it. "They only were goliath beetle-sized at best," he told them. "My second favorite hobby is coleopterology," he shrugged.
That's when he bought the first costume. At the time, it would cost him only sixty dollars, but later, it would cost the two universities and their athletic departments much more than that.
When Reggie showed up at Derrick's door just before the team bus left for the airport D-Rose played it off as a gag – The big brother pulling a fast one, coming down to convince Derrick would be flying the plane only to later reveal he'd been Punk'd. Derrick took it all in stride at first of course, to downplay the oddity of his family in front of his new teammates.
When the bus arrived at the airport however, Reggie was somehow no where to be found and Derrick was a little relieved that Coach Cal wouldn't be reintroduced to his brother.
Later on that flight, a mustachioed man in the jump seat turned around and introduced himself as "Pilot Timothy Raines," and proceeded to glad hand the entire team and staff. Derrick addressed him as such, and prayed he wouldn't have to introduce him as his brother again until the NBA draft was over.
Reggie went through countless costumes (pilot, flight attendant, mechanic, long heavy box, Make-A-Wish kid) and White Sox pseudonyms that season. He would almost always get a double take from the players, but the coaches always seemed too busy breaking down game film and devoting selflessly long stretches of crucial time to various charity projects to notice.
It is estimated that Reggie Rose spend over $86,000 on costumes and disguises that season. He spend $3,000, alone, on a knock-off air marshall badge that said "Franklin Thomas" (a psuedonym he used four times that season). It was more than enough to travel to every game on a standard airline, much more than the $2,000 the NCAA is upset about. But it's not enough to match the thrill of traveling in a chartered jet and feeling the respect given to be someone who helps it get up there.
Now Reggie Rose travels on private jets whenever he wants, Derrick Rose is in no danger (from the NCAA) of losing out any of his NBA millions, Memphis will have it's entire 2008 season vacated and Final Four Banner taken down, Calipari will be destroyed by the media and rival fans, and John Wall's former AAU coach has been given an official job by Kentucky.
Calipari's learned his lesson from being punished because he couldn't control Reggie's actions and has created a new position in an exciting and emerging market for Wall's former coach, Brian Clifton, and every other handler of his yearly top recruits from now on: Kentucky's Head Emerging Market Region Basketball Scout: Middle of China.
Oddly enough, Calipari noted that if that position ever actually pays off with a top recruit in China, they'll be moving it's base of operations to a new market immediately.


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We have been convinced political corruption is the norm and we seem unable to do much about it. However, occasionally a snake gets far enough out of his hole that he is at risk.
This describes the current situation with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. The FBI is currently working with Utah state prosecutors on a "wide-ranging" corruption investigation centered on receiving money and other benefits from donors in exchange for political favors.
As if this doesn't have him in enough hot water, his senility came front and center recently when he stated on the Senate floor that "All Obamacare stories -- all of them are untrue, and they are a GOP/Koch brothers fairy tale designed to besmirch the stellar reputation of the Affordable Care Act."
Even though Senator Reid's approval ratings are very low right now, it is sadly predicted that he will not only survive these FBI investigations, but will be re-elected to the Senate for another term. I hope and pray I'm wrong.
Chuck Marshall, Atwater
I think Harry Reid will make an excellent candidate for president in 2016. The sheeple will love him. After all, you can't expect honest government of corrupt people now, can you?
Or like in cincinnati have each person vote 6 times.
Saw an interesting thing pointing out the absurdity of voter fraud:
"~~ I think about 1200 fake votes would have to be the smallest number needed. So I would need to hire 1200 live people to vote for those dead voters. Then I would need to train these fake voters with all the information they would have to know in order to be the dead voter. They would also have to practice forging the signature of these dead people so I would need to hire someone to teach them how to forge a signature. They would also have to be the same gender, the same race and very close to age of those dead voters to make sure that no slip ups occur at the polling places.
~~So I would need to hire more people to find those 1200 perfect fake voters. Train those fake voters and make sure they get to the correct polling place on election day. Which would mean providing transportation in many cases. My fake voter might live half way across the state from where the dead voter lived."
I'm unaware of any Obamacare Horror Stories that stand up to scrutiny. They've all turned out to be bald faced lies or cleverly crafted twisting of the truth designed for consumption by the Flock.
I am aware there are the same actors appearing in numerous versions of ads telling a different "true" story bashing Barry Care.
Harry Reid wasn't suppose to survive the last election. Even the most optimistic of Reid's supporters figured Reid was gone.
Then the RepubliBagger ran Sharron Angle against Harry Reid.
Sharron Angle being crazy and a thoroughly unacceptable person to hold a senate seat has nothing to do with Harry reid still holding office, Right?
This points out a serious problem with the Republibagger, they run seriously flawed candidates or tickets and refuse to accept they lose elections because the candidate or ticket is seriously flawed. Palin sealed their fate in '08, in 12 ... Romney - Ryan? Seriously? And the shock at the loss is comical.
What these people do is convince themselves they lost because of some nonsense reason, using that nonsense reason to damage the country, then cry about the damaging of the country.
I'm convinced there is some form of shared mental illness or psychiatric disorder at work in the "Conservative" collective because lack of intelligence doesn't explain them.
Anything Harry may have done is perfectly legal now. Supreme Court said so earlier this week.
~"thousands of cases where registered voters may have voted in two states or after their reported death. A report presented Wednesday by Elections Director Kim Strach to the Joint Legislative Elections Oversight Committee said 81 voters have a voter history later than the date of their death. The audit further identified 13,416 deceased voters on voter rolls in Oct. 13. The audit showed 155,692 registered North Carolina voters whose first and last names, dates of birth and last four digits of their Social Security number match those of voters registered in other states, but who most recently registered or voted elsewhere. A total of 35,750 voters with matching first and last names and date of birth were registered in North Carolina and another state, and voted in both states in the 2012 general election. Another 765 voters with an exact match of first and last name, date of birth and last four digits of their Social Security number were registered and voted in the 2012 general election in North Carolina and another state...A total of 28 states participated in the crosscheck, leaving data missing from 22 other states."~audit by the North Carolina Elections Oversight Committee, And obama won by only 15,000 votes...humm?
Sure makes you wonder how much voter fraud keeps reid in office?


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Meru is a town in formerly Eastern Province of Kenya. It is the headquarters of the Meru County, and the sixth largest urban centre in the country. Meru forms a municipal council with a population of 240,900 residents.
As far as communication technology is concerned, Kenya has gone through a tremendous modernization. Nowadays visitors to Kenya can carry their portable digital devices, ease of use is guaranteed with the advent of wireless (hot spots) environments within upmarket tourisms resorts. In some restaurants, a cup of coffee can allow you the use of the free hot spot for your laptop. However in most places the bandwidth is severely limited. Internet cafés are common throughout Kenya and usually offer decent link quality. Expect prices around 1KSh per minute. Most cyber cafes now charge 0.5KES per minute.
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Kenya boosts a number of good mobile phone operators like Zain, Safaricom, Orange, Yu and Telekom. Roaming is easy with most European contract mobile phone tariff plans. Prices can be high though, so try and get a local SIM card or avoid data roaming.
The National Postal Company offers services throughout the country and abroad. Prices are reasonably but services, although better than in the past, are still not very good. It is pretty slow and not always reliable. If you want to send a package, you'd better use international companies like DHL, TNT, UPS or FedEx, as they are not much more expensive yet reliable and fast.
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Since I started shooting again on a regular basis, I wanted to again have maximum hearing protection. I went to a gun show for the specific purpose of obtaining a new set of custom-madie, silicone ear plugs to wear beneath my quality muffs. That was the only place I could find to have them made outside a medical facility, and getting an appointment at one of those around here is difficult at best. Combining the plugs with good muffs, one can achieve a 34+ decibel noise reduction rating. That seems to be about the best one can hope for.
I recommend that if you can find a place to make them, that you get a pair of quality, silicone ear plugs. If you cannot, at least wear a better brand of disposable plugs under your muffs. But by all means, use both when shooting. The additional 2-4 rating points can mean a signicant level of protection for your hearing over time.


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Just to note, I'm able to send text on linux to the LCD with no problem, e.g. echo 'Hello World' > /dev/ttyS1, so hardware and connection should be no problem, just trying to figure out how to get lcdproc to work with it.
Sorry I'm a novice and hope someone can help. I got this module connected to a crystalfontz hd44780 parallel 4x20 LCD, hooked up to a debian linux on ttyS1 (0x2F8). Trying to get it to work with lcdproc, but not able to display anything. I'm using hd44780 driver, and tried various ConnectionType for serial, including picanlcd, lcdserializer, los-panel. set the baud speed to 9600, device=/dev/ttyS1, lcdproc will load the driver, but the log keep showing LCDd: screenlist_switch(s=[_server_screen]) LCDd: screenlist_process()
I read another post from DoctorWho here that it is working with lcdproc. Can someone please shed some light on how I should configure lcdproc to work with the backpack? Thanks.
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The trigger itself has nothing to do with the break and a bit to do with poundage.
The break all depends on the length of the hammer hooks, the angle of the hooks, the sear angles and the finish.
A trigger will only affect the weight of the pull depending on the shape of the bows and if there polished. I swapped in the WWI trigger, Swapped it back out 30 minutes later because it made it slightly heavier do to the tighter fit. I love those triggers but its not right for this gun. Give me a hour to beat it in to shape and do some polishing work and I'd probably have NH coat it and run it, as is its a no go currently.
Long story short its one of the best pulls I've ever felt and I've had ALOT of 1911's over the years (owned 16 at once a few years back) I really cant find anything to complain about with this gun. The triggers around a 4.5lb pull but it feels so much lighter because it breaks like glass, so smooth and no creep at all. A buddy of mine owns a kobra carry, its trigger dosent even compair to this one.
I would like a 5 inch but thats just the purist in me.
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NasoNeb Delivery of an Intranasal Steroid
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University of Chicago
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First received: January 3, 2011
Last updated: July 17, 2014
Last verified: July 2014
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The purpose of this study is to see if a nasal steroid drug delivered to the nose with the NasoNeb™ inhaler improves the symptoms of people with perennial allergic rhinitis (year round allergy symptoms).
|Perennial Allergic Rhinitis
|Drug: Budesonide Drug: Placebo
|Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Evaluation of NasoNeb™ Delivery of an Intranasal Steroid in the Treatment of Perennial Allergic Rhinitis
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Drug Information available for: BudesonideU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by University of Chicago:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Change in Nasal Peak Inspiratory Flow (NPIF) [ Time Frame: Baseline and 26 days ]NPIF was measured objectively in liters per minute with an In-Check Peak & Inspiratory Flow Meter (Ferraris Medical Inc, Orchard Park, NY). Subjects obtained 3 readings every morning and every evening and the greatest of the 3 measures were recorded. Total daily NPIF was calculated by adding the morning and evening values each day and the average of the change from baseline in NPIF for all days of was calculated
|Study Start Date:
|January 2011
|Study Completion Date:
|August 2012
|Primary Completion Date:
|July 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: Budesonide
Pulmicort Respules at a dose of 0.25 mg. delivered intranasally via NasoNeb nebulizer once daily
Drug: Budesonide
Pulmicort Respules at a dose of 0.25 mg. delivered intranasally via NasoNeb nebulizer once daily
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Placebo delivered intranasally via NasoNeb nebulizer once daily
Drug: Placebo
Placebo delivered intranasally via NasoNeb nebulizer once daily
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 55 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria
- Males and females between 18 and 55 years of age.
- History of perennial allergic rhinitis.
- Positive skin test to dust mite, dog, cat or indoor mold antigen.
- And a combined nasal AM and PM score of ≥4 for nasal congestion in the day preceding entry and total nasal symptom score greater than 8.
Exclusion Criteria
- Physical signs or symptoms suggestive of renal, hepatic or cardiovascular disease.
- Pregnant or lactating women.
- Subjects treated with systemic steroids during the previous 30 days.
- Subjects treated with topical (inhaled, intranasal or intraocular) steroids, Nasalcrom or Opticrom during the previous 30 days.
- Subjects treated with oral antihistamine/decongestants during the previous seven days.
- Subjects treated with topical (intranasal or intraocular) antihistamine/decongestants during the previous 3 days.
- Subjects treated with immunotherapy and are escalating their dose.
- Subjects on chronic anti-asthma medications.
- Subjects with polyps in the nose or a significantly displaced septum.
- Upper respiratory infection within 14 days prior to study start.
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Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01270256
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01270256
|United States, Illinois
|University of Chicago
|Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Chicago
MedInvent, LLC
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|Robert M Naclerio, MD
|University of Chicago
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on June 22, 2017
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|Responsible Party:
|University of Chicago
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|NCT01270256 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|January 3, 2011
|Results First Received:
|June 16, 2014
|Last Updated:
|July 17, 2014
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Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Rhinitis, Allergic
Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial
Nose Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Respiratory Tract Infections
Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases
Respiratory Hypersensitivity
Hypersensitivity, Immediate
Immune System Diseases
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Bronchodilator Agents
Autonomic Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Anti-Asthmatic Agents
Respiratory System Agents
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
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Fuzzy Math About Negative Ads
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Referring to an exchange between McCain and Obama about negative ads, Time's Karen Tumulty asks and answers: "Who's more negative? It's a draw."
Tumulty based her conclusion not on a qualitative assessment of the candidates' ads, but on a statement from Professor Ken Goldstein of the University of Wisconsin Advertising Project, which counts ads and assesses them as "positive," "negative," or "contrast."
The Project doesn't differentiate between true and false negative ads, or assess degrees of negativity -- "John Smith's tax plan is wrong for America" is treated the same as "Jane Smith is a terrorist." That's a fundamentally flawed approach to assessing which campaign is "more negative." And, given the nastiness of McCain's ads, not to mention their frequent inaccuracy, it's an approach that favors McCain.
But, fine. We'll play along.
Tumulty's conclusion is an awfully generous reading of Goldstein's statement, which noted that 47 percent of McCain's general election campaign ads have been negative, compared to 35 percent for Obama. (27 percent of McCain's ads and 25 percent of Obama's have been contrast ads.)
Not only is Tumulty's conclusion generous to McCain, Goldstein seems to be as well.
According to Goldstein, 39 percent of Obama ads have been positive, 35 percent negative, and 25 percent contrast.
According to Goldstein, 26 percent of McCain ads have been positive, 47 percent negative, and 27 percent contrast.
So, that's pretty clear: a significantly larger portion of McCain's ads have been negative. A significantly larger portion of Obama's ads have been positive.
Yet Goldstein asserts:
But, Obama has aired over 50,000 more ads than McCain. So, hasn't he simply aired more of everything - including negative ads - than McCain has this year, or than anyone in history, as McCain may have alleged?
If one just looks at pure airings of negative ads, McCain has aired more than Obama. If one allocates contrast ads as half positive and half negative or considers contrast ads as negative - as the Advertising Project does - the tone of the McCain and Obama campaigns has been absolutely identical.
It isn't entirely clear what Goldstein is trying to say, but it appears he's saying that the two campaigns have run the same number (not percentage) of negative ads (including contrast ads.)* And that because they've run the same number of negative ads, their "tone" has "been absolutely identical."
That seems reasonable enough -- until you remember that the campaigns have run positive ads, too. And that Obama has run many more positive ads than McCain. If they've run the same number of negative ads, and Obama has run many more positive ads, obviously their tone has not been "absolutely identical." McCain's has been more negative.
So it may be accurate to say they've run the same number of negative ads -- Goldstein's statement doesn't include the raw numbers necessary to make such a determination, but that's what he seems to assert. But it does not follow that their tone is identical; Goldstein's conclusion is simply illogical.
* If this isn't what Goldstein's saying, his conclusion that the "tone of the McCain and Obama campaigns has been absolutely identical" is self-evidently false, as Goldstein's own numbers show that a significantly larger proportion of McCain's ads have been negative.
UPDATE: In the comment thread attached to her post, Tumulty writes: "Ah, just saw the Media Matters piece on this ... I'll go with Wisconsin on this."
Here's the thing: "Wisconsin's" conclusion is demonstrably false; fatally undermined by their own data. Choosing to "go with Wisconsin" on this means choosing to be wrong. The Wisconsin project's data indicates that a significantly higher proportion of Obama's ads have been positive, and Obama has run many more positive ads. Concluding from that that the "tone" of the two ad campaigns has been "identical" is simply wrong. This isn't a matter of interpretation. It's right there in the project's data. And in the definition of "identical."
So the question now is: Why does Karen Tumulty prefer to stand with a false conclusion that makes John McCain look better?
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This lesson was published in August 2010.
The Gulf Oil Disaster
In this lesson, students will:
- Explore a range of issues raised by the 2010 oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico including impact, accountability, U.S. oil dependency, and energy policy.
- Interpret political cartoons and place them in the context of political discussion about the oil disaster and U.S. energy policy.
- Identify the techniques used by cartoonists to express opinions.
Handout: Analyzing Political Cartoons
Powerpoint of cartoons for projection
Additional Online Resources
The following webpages provide additional information on offshore drilling and the Gulf oil disaster, including audio, video, and interactive resources.
The New York Times: Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010)
The New York Times: Offshore Drilling and Exploration
In the Classroom
- Discussing the Gulf Oil Disaster
Write the question "Why was BP drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico?" on the board. Have students brainstorm what they know about offshore drilling. Why have some people argued for offshore drilling for oil? Why have some people argued against it? Why did President Obama announce his support for it in early April? Ask students what they know about the recent Gulf oil disaster. What have been the major consequences of the catastrophe? What have been the environmental and economic impacts? How have the government and BP responded? What are the most pressing challenges today?
You may wish to show your students the brief PBS NewsHour video linked above about the Gulf oil disaster.
- Analyzing Political Cartoons
Inform students that they are going to analyze political cartoons to identify different viewpoints about the issues related to the oil disaster. Tell students that it is not only the message of these cartoons that is important, but also how the message is conveyed. What techniques does the cartoonist use to convey his or her views? Divide the class into groups of three or four. Distribute "Analyzing Political Cartoons" to each student and tell students to read the directions carefully. You may wish to spend extra time going over with students the different techniques listed on the handout. Assign each group two cartoons. Have groups discuss their assigned cartoons and answer the questions provided.
- Making Connections
Ask students to report to the class on what they discussed. In each cartoon what was the cartoonist's message? How did the cartoonist express this message? Ask students to point out the different techniques used and their significance. Why do students think the cartoonist chose these particular techniques? How did the techniques used affect the message?
The cartoons convey a range of issues related to the oil disaster. Have students identify as many issues as they can. What information do the cartoons convey? Do the cartoons represent different points of view? Have students consider what policies the United States should adopt regarding offshore drilling. What might happen if the United States increased offshore drilling? What might happen if the United States decreased offshore drilling? Which of the cartoons best reflects students' own thoughts about offshore drilling and U.S. energy policy? What should U.S. energy policy be?
Let Your Voice Be Heard
Encourage your students to express their views.
Contact Elected Officials
Students could write letters to elected officials. They can find contact information for the White House at www.whitehouse.gov/contact and their U.S. senators and representatives at thomas.loc.gov.
Write Locally
Students could write letters to the editor of a local paper or write articles for the school or community newspaper.
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Global Environmental Problems: Implications for U.S. Policy
This unit invites students to weigh the significance of global environmental problems in the formulation of U.S. foreign policy today. It traces the entry of climate change, pollution, deforestation, and biodiversity pressures into the sphere of public policy.


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Welcome to Advanced Pain Medicine, PSC
Advanced Pain Medicine, PSC is a referral-based practice that works closely with the patient's referring physician to coordinate an individualized treatment plan. The treatment plan of pain must be approached from a comprehensive perspective as chronic pain, in particular, has such a significant impact on many aspects of the patient's life-work, daily routine, outside activities and hobbies, and psychological well-being.
We employ an interventional approach to pain management utilizing the latest technology to treat pain aggressively, but less invasively. We also believe strongly in the results of injective therapy rather than pharmacotherapy (narcotics) to treat pain. We understand that narcotic medication has its place in treating pain, but we utilize this method of treatment as a last resort. There can be serious, long-term effects on the dependence of narcotics and we strive to treat patients in a way that they can regain function physically and maintain normal psychological function.
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At Advanced Pain Medicine, PSC we strive to provide quality, timely, and cost effective care to our patients. Our goal is to improve the quality of life for our patients and help them return to their highest level of independence.
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NSU University School finds the best in each and every student by going beyond traditional approaches to education. And, bringing out the best in students means bringing in the best resources.
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