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While employers remain cautious about the economy, the University of South Carolina's May graduates are finding a steadily improving job market in the state and beyond.
The USC Career Center has seen continued strength in technology, engineering, accounting, computer science, finance, management and health care hiring this spring, along with signs of improvement in human resources and marketing positions.
"The job market remains very competitive for new graduates, but it's not as dire as previous years," said Tom Halasz, director of the Career Center. "For those students who have work experience and who have flexibility, there will be opportunities."
Full-time job postings at USC's Career Center are up 67 percent over 2011, while internship postings are up 18 percent and co-op jobs are up 33 percent, Halasz said. Another indication of an improving job market was the 15 percent increase in employers attending the spring career fairs. These employers were vocal in their desire to hire more University of South Carolina students, he said.
"Whether we are looking at opportunities for full-time work or for internships and co-ops, we are seeing those opportunities grow. That's because of a recovering job market and because of the continued efforts of the Career Center staff to build relationships with employers," he said.
The trend in hiring is looking up nationally, too. Employers expect to hire 10.2 percent more new college graduates from the college Class of 2012 than they did from the Class of 2011, according to a study conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). Halasz said the market is strong in retail and global supply chain management. Also, he said the increase in demand for human resources jobs is a good sign, pointing to a ramping up of hiring in jobs across a wide spectrum.
"Public relations jobs go hand-in-hand with HR jobs," Halasz said. "We're seeing businesses have something to promote. That's good news for marketing and PR positions."
More good news for the Class of 2012: The median salary is up 4.5 percent over the median posted by the Class of 2011, according to a NACE survey. NACE's April 2012 Salary Survey report shows the overall median starting salary for a bachelor's degree graduate has risen to $42,569 for the Class of 2012 from the final median salary of $40,735 for the Class of 2011.
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Caught Up: Bryan Fox
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Bryan Fox is a dude who loves snowboarding: Nothing more, nothing less. It shows in his riding too. It's not flashy, it's not pompous, it doesn't have that 'look at me feeling' that can be all to familiar in snowboarding, it's just awesome snowboarding. But unfortunately he recently broke his ankle. So we sat down with Bryan to find out how he hurt himself, what he did this winter, and what he's up to this summer.
How did you hurt your ankle?
It was random. I was snowmobiling home in Whistler from a super long day. It had been a really good day, and I went to take this weird shortcut. But it was super icy so I was kind of going down this weird luge. It's hard to explain, but you kind of just go out of control, and your brakes don't work and it's really funny most of the time. But I just happened to hit this weird bump and my foot just barely flew off the running board and hit this chunk of ice and turned my foot backwards. So I get to the bottom of the shortcut and I'm like, "Oh shit." I didn't know what was going on, I was just in shock. I'd never broken a bone before. So I was just kind of tripping out. So I ended up snowmobiling out, it was like 20 miles. So that was pretty f—ked up. But it's super mellow. I only have three more weeks off.
What else have you been up to this season?
Well shit, I don't know, I rode a lot of pow, but that's pretty standard. I traveled with Curtis [Ciszek] and Austin [Smith] a lot, but that's also pretty standard. I was filming for Videograss, and for a Quiksilver project with Trent [Ludwig] but you know most of the time I just film with Curtis and Austin and then just give the footage to Justin [Meyer]. It's kind of a loose program, you know? But I guess I snowboarded a lot more this year than I have in a long time. I don't really know why, maybe I just wasn't filming as much?
Oh damn, that's cool.
Yeah, and I also did Travis's contest [Ultra Natural], and then spent some time out in Revelstoke. I basically spent my whole winter out in British Columbia. I spent a couple weeks in Mt. Baker, but other than that I was out in British Columbia for three months. It was cool. I just chilled up there. I didn't really panic. I didn't really drive around that much, I would just stay in certain places and ride pow and go out everyday, even if it was shitty out.
What was the first thing that popped into your head when you got invited to the Ultra Natural?
I was mostly worried about, I don't know, looking dumb. Once the TV show aired I guess you couldn't see very many peoples runs, so it didn't matter, but in my brain I was like, "This is going to be fucking embarrassing. Like okay we have Wolle [Nyvelt] he drops, and here's Nicolas [Müller], and Terje, and now this Bryan Fox guy." I didn't have an excuse like say Mark McMorris, where people are like, "Oh well he's the best at this other thing, so that's why he's not doing very well at this." But I don't really have an excuse you know? For the people watching that have heard of me, they're like well this guy rides powder, there's no reason why he looks so retarded. [laughs] But it worked out for me. It was fun.
Are you relieved that you made the transition so that you don't have to hit handrails anymore?
Yeah, kind of. It's kind of a weird one because I still think that stuff is really fun. The last time I went on a rail trip, I had a blast, but it's just come to that point I guess. It might also have to do to the fact that I'm just not up to par skill-wise, like if I go to a downbar with Danimals there's only so much the ego can take…[laughs] When you sit there and watch someone like that snowboard and you're like, "F—k man." And it's not like I really ride snowboard parks either, so if I go on a handrail trip it would basically be the first time I put my snowboard on metal. So it's pretty ridiculous in that way. But that shit's cool man. I just watched the new Quiksilver teaser, and it made me think like "F—k I should have went on one of those trips, and tried to do whatever the minimal amount of tricks I do know how to do." But yeah, at the end of the day I like being out in the mountains. It's just like an extreme escape from reality, you know? You're just out there being a little kid, like your parents let you go tromp around in the woods is what it feels like compared to going out on a rail trip.
Yeah rail trips are weird. You drive in a van, go to a spot, set it up, watch people session something while you stand around, and then it's done.
Yeah, and then get kicked out. You know, I'm about to be 30 years old and I just think of it like, what if I came outside and some f—king kids were on my roof. I'd be like, "Get off my f—king roof. [laughs] Like sometimes people come out and they're like, "What the fuck are you doing?" And I'm like, "That's a good question." [laughs] People might say that in the backcountry too, but there's no one out there, so you can escape reality.
What are you plans for the summer?
Well I guess just rehab my ankle, and try to skateboard and surf. We're putting on the Rat Race on the seventh of July, up at Mt. Hood. So we're going to start planning that shit. But I don't know, maybe go to Chile or New Zealand or something and try and snowboard in August.
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Ed Sheeran goes after Westboro Baptist Church protesters
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Ed Sheeran is taking to Twitter to express his opinion about the Westboro Baptist Church protesters, who showed up at Taylor Swift's "Red" concert in Kansas City over the weekend.
The protest had been long-planned by the controversial group, that's known for targeting celebrities. The protesters who showed up outside the Sprint Center on Saturday had accused the 23-year-old country star of "strutting across the world like a proud whore" and encouraging "fornicating."
But Sheeran had his friend's back, telling Westboro Baptist to "keep your homophobic views to yourself," reminding them that "it's 2013." The British singer-songwriter has joined Taylor on the North American leg of her "Red" tour since earlier this year.
To the people picketing outside the arena. Keep your homophobic views to yourself, it's 2013.— Ed Sheeran (@edsheeran) August 3, 2013
Sheeran is far from the first star to call out the group. Fellow Brit, Harry Styles, tweeted about Westboro Baptist last month when they carried out a protest against his boy band One Direction. Harry had written that "despite the company outside," he believes in "equal rights for everyone" and that "God loves all."
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Ando had a chance to review the Scratch 'n Sniff live catnip scratching post for himself (thank you to Scratch 'n Sniff for sending us one to test), and he gives it two paws up! First, Ando is a fairly large dude, weighing in at just over 15 lbs., and the Scratch 'n Sniff definitely stands up to all of his scratching and rubbing — which he did a lot of as soon as he got a whiff of the fresh catnip plant inside the tower. The Scratch 'n Sniff comes with a grow-your-own catnip plant kit, or you can purchase a fresh catnip plant at your local pet supply store and place it inside. Ando really enjoyed poking his nose and paws between the bars (the whole paw can't get between the bars), trying desperately to get at the catnip. Since the plant was just slightly out of reach it kept him engaged and attracted him to scratch on the durable sisal covered sides of the scratcher.
The Scratch 'n Sniff scratching post is very well constructed with a durable finish that is easy to clean. It is the perfect height, measuring 24 inches tall, and it has a sturdy base that prevents it from tipping over when overzealous, catnip-crazed kitties throw their bodies at it. Also, the little "cage" that keeps the plant inside closes securely so little paws can't open it on their own. I'm very impressed with this product!
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There's a client which is periodically browsing a webpage. I've got root on the webserver, and added a simple iframe to the page the browser gets, with a source address to my attacking machine. Now that it's sending GETs to me, I want to fingerprint it to try and attack the browser somewhat intelligently.
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1) Googled the User Agent, as it shows in the access log on the webserver. Got absolutely nothing useful (that is, nothing new compared to what I got in item 2)
2) metasploit browser_autopwn ACTION=DefangedDetection tells me that it's Microsoft Windows Vista, x86. Nothing about the browser, sadly.
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Set the Cluster Fully Qualified Domain Name to the same domain as the video network, for example vcs.domain. This parameter defines one or more Fully Qualified Domain Names (FQDNs) for this cluster. Multiple FQDNs must be separated by a space. Requests containing URLs (for example, SIP calls) whose host portion matches any of the FQDNs in this parameter will be recognized as a request destined for this cluster and/or devices attached to it.
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wdf, i never got that markal sample shit......i don't think they send to residential adresses now like most companies
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just bought a Do 'em Dirty, just one to try one out, i usually stick with krink shit. I tried using it so much and nothing. the in barely gets to the tip, even when you squeeze it REALLY hard. fuck those markers
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Markal sent shit to my house.
Just make your business sound reputable,
I don't think they actually check.
i said SBK Incorporated lol my old crew name plus incorporated
don't ever ever ever ever squeeze a marker/mop really hard. once i had a job interview and i was about twenty minutes early, went to catch a tag, wasn't flowin, and all of a sudden BOOM shit splatters all over the fucking place. sucked ass, had to buy a knock-off collared shirt from a walgreens. lolz.
i made some ink from acetone and broken up pens (60 pens and 2/3's cup of acetone)
its really good but the mop i put it in turned into a bag (the acetone made the pastic really weak, but i was expecting it) but now i have no clue what to put it into, i dont really wanna put it in a marker so im wondering what kinda mop i could put it in (i only rack my supplies so 0ink or something wont be applicable) but if you know of a good marker ill take any info, im also wondering if i should even bother adding dot3 or anything else, thanks
really? dope, do you know anything i should add to the ink? its already very opaque
well you could add some dot3. about9 drops, itd help quite a bit id say. just that tho to keep it simple. as you kno it fades like hell tho,so you might wanna throw in some lamp black if your planning on using it for outside spots
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oh yah, i got your pack yesterday hett. that tic tac markers the bomb and shit. what did you use for the nib and cap tho?? also, how do i dissolve the uhh, "stuff", again. or is it safe to talk about it publicly in the ink thread
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haha its safe, you can just add it to your solvent before you add pens or whatever. like dissolve it in alcohol, then use the alcohol with benzo as the solvent.
and yea dude those tic tacs are ill, i used the back of a chalkboard eraser, like the hard felt part, and then for the cap its another tic tac container, but cut in half and like taped up
know of any mops i could put this shit in?
theres a bingo dabber at micheals that has a mo hair or really durable nib but im not sure if the plastic will hold up
huh, so how much benzo should i dissolve in a cup of minwax wood hardener , or does it need to be alc
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aight, il just dissolve it in DA than add it to the wood hardener. tat will work right?? whatever ill just try it in small scale expiriments
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John M. O'Quinn's Estate Save San Jacinto battlefield, Restores Sacred Land!Posted by rose in RoseSpeaks
The Houston Chronicle announced that a group of Texas history buffs has purchased a vacant, partially submerged 19-acre tract near the San Jacinto Monument from the estate of the late Houston lawyer John M. O'Quinn with plans to restore it to its 1836 appearance and open it to the public as an extension of the battleground complex.
The $625,000 sale was announced this week by O'Quinn's estate and the Friends of the San Jacinto Battleground.
The group announced it's intention to raise the $625,000 last January and said they had until June 1, 2010 to come up with the $625,000. It appears they were close enough that the Estate of O'Quinn held the property until the purchase was complete earlier this month.
The San Jacinto battlefield is a monument to the battle that secured Texas as it's own republic from Mexico. It is not as well known throughout the U. S as the Alamo is but it is sacred ground to Texans.
The Friends of San Jacinto president Jan DeVault said work at the site likely will begin next year as an archaeological team surveys 11 acres of the site covered with shallow water in search of a Civil War-era naval compound.
The Houston Chronicle goes on to say that although the hardest fighting in the April 21, 1826, clash between Sam Houston's 900 Texan troops and Gen. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna's 1,400 soldiers occurred near the San Jacinto Monument, the newly acquired property still holds historical significance, DeVault said. "We consider it sacred ground," she said.
In 1836, the property was transected by the Harrisburg-Lynchburg Road, and in the days leading to the final battle of the Texas Revolution, was crossed by both Mexican and Texan troops. In the weeks before the battle about 5,000 Texas settlers fleeing the Mexican advance crossed the property.
After the battle, the site was occupied by a sawmill and a small community called San Jacinto. During the Civil War, the site was home to a Confederate armory, barracks and shipyard.
The Confederate complex was covered by water as the land subsided. DeVault said archaeologists will survey the area with side-scan sonar and "make efforts to retrieve whatever we find."
DeVault said it is significant that work at the site will begin in 2011, the battle's 175th anniversary. "We are giving the site to the people of the state of Texas as a birthday present," she said.
Gerald Treece, executor of the O'Quinn estate, said he was "overjoyed that we could see that this historically significant property went to the Friends of the San Jacinto Battleground, who will not only preserve it, but work to recapture the way the land looked and felt when Sam Houston marched the Texas army across it to go to battle for the state's independence."
If you visit us here in Texas I would say this monument is a must see and that most visitors to vist the Alamo in San Antonia Texas are disappointed. The Alamo is in downtown San Antonia and only a chapel is left with some history and a souvenir store within it's walls. The San Jacinto sacred ground, will give more of a feel for the true history of Texas.
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Gary, the retired Canadian who I just met at the golf course, tells me among some more trivial things, that he has built his own house in Cabarete and that Casa Colonial gets the honors for being the best restaurant in Puerto Plata. It is already around noon and I agree with myself that I should treat myself and pay a visit to this place right now.
Not that much later I arrive at an impressive gate where I am being stopped and greeted by a guard. Casa Conial is a 5 star hotel and obviously proud of demonstrating its grand allure. I tell the gentleman who I am and inquire if there is someone available to show me around the hotel before I sit down for lunch on the terrace by the beach. The guard makes a quick telephone call and raises the barrier that blocks my path. I proceed to walk on the gravel towards the hotel.
Two porters, dressed in a white outfit stand each on one side of the large glass entrance door. Julián, a tad overweighed, slightly feminine man wearing some kind of sailors uniform and a topi on his head, kindly greets me and shows me around the premises in a way he must have done a thousand times before. My tour starts with the hotel and the adjoining building, we pass the plush restaurant, which only opens for dinner, the spa, the rooftop terrace with infinity pool and finally arrive at the raised terrace at the back of the hotel. Due to the quiet season, the tables, all with crème colored parasols, are being set at half capacity meaning that just 2 chairs per table have been dressed up with a pillow. I figure that the only other guests are Dominican, probably hotel staff. Their loud behavior does not fit well with the ambiance and is inconsistent with the ambition of the hotel.
Luz, the waiter, hands me a menu, which I study meticulously. The sandwiches, quesadilla and salads are priced between expensive and way too expensive. Based on my extensive restaurant experience I can I tell you that none of the food offerings are worthy of the excessive prices. Today I will end up paying too much.
Although the Club Sandwich does also appeals to me, I decide to go for the chicken filled Quesadilla, which without upfront intend also turns out to be the cheapest item, ringing in at 390 pesos ($11.75). The plainly served, average sized, good tasting quesadilla comes with three small dishes filled with Crème Fraiche, Guacamole and a freshly prepared salsa consisting of tomatoes, bell pepper and onions while a glass of fine white wine arrives with a small basket containing two kinds of French bread and butter. To round of the experience I order a double espresso that would pass the taste test of the most discerning espresso buff.
The service is how it should be, clean, courteous and fast. My astray is being refreshed after every cigarette. A piece of moist paper prevents the ash from being blown all over the place by the wind.
The final bill comes to 1115.10 pesos ($ 31) for a simple lunch. I come to terms with the fact that it is the location and the reputation of the hotel that also needs to be compensated. Before I can afford dinner at the Casa Colonial, I have to save up a little longer or marry an affluent man.


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Muscular dystrophyInherited myopathy, MD
Muscular dystrophy is a group of inherited disorders that involve muscle weakness and loss of muscle tissue, which get worse over time.
Muscular dystrophies, or MD, are a group of inherited conditions, which means they are passed down through families. They may occur in childhood or adulthood. There are many different types of muscular dystrophy. They include:
- Becker muscular dystrophy
- Duchenne muscular dystrophy
- Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy
- Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
- Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy
- Myotonia congenita
- Myotonic dystrophy
Symptoms vary with the different types of muscular dystrophy.
All of the muscles may be affected. Or, only specific groups of muscles may be affected, such as those around the pelvis, shoulder, or face. Muscular dystrophy can affect adults, but the more severe forms tend to occur in early childhood.
Symptoms include:
- Intellectual disability(only present in some types of the condition)
- Muscle weakness that slowly gets worse
- Delayed development of muscle motor skills
- Difficulty using one or more muscle groups
- Drooling
- Eyelid drooping (ptosis)
- Frequent falls
- Loss of strength in a muscle or group of muscles as an adult
- Loss in muscle size
- Problems walking (delayed walking)
Exams and Tests
A physical examination and your medical history will help the doctor determine the type of muscular dystrophy. Specific muscle groups are affected by different types of muscular dystrophy.
The doctor's exam may show:
- Abnormally curved spine (scoliosis)
- Joint contractures (clubfoot, clawhand, or others)
- Low muscle tone (hypotonia)
Some types of muscular dystrophy involve the heart muscle, causing cardiomyopathy or disturbed heart rhythm (arrhythmias).
Often, there is a loss of muscle mass (wasting), which may be hard to see because some types of muscular dystrophy cause a buildup of fat and connective tissue that makes the muscle appear larger. This is called pseudohypertrophy.
A muscle biopsy may be used to confirm the diagnosis. In some cases, a DNA blood test may be all that is needed.
Other tests may include:
- Heart testing - electrocardiography (ECG)
- Nerve testing - electromyography (EMG)
- Blood testing - including CPK level
- Genetic testing for some forms of muscular dystrophy
This disease may also alter the results of the following tests:
There are no known cures for the various muscular dystrophies. The goal of treatment is to control symptoms.
Physical therapy may help patients maintain muscle strength and function. Orthopedic appliances such as braces and wheelchairs can improve mobility and self-care abilities. In some cases, surgery on the spine or legs may help improve function.
Corticosteroids taken by mouth are sometimes prescribed to children to keep them walking for as long as possible.
The person should be as active as possible. Complete inactivity (such as bedrest) can make the disease worse.
Support Groups
You can ease the stress of illness by joining support groups where members share common experiences and problems.
See: Muscular dystrophy - support group
Outlook (Prognosis)
The severity of disability depends on the type of muscular dystrophy. All types of muscular dystrophy slowly get worse, but how fast this happens varies widely.
Some types of muscular dystrophy, such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy, are deadly. Other types cause little disability and people with them have a normal lifespan.
Possible Complications
- Cardiomyopathy with heart failure
- Cataracts
- Decreased ability to care for self
- Decreased movement
- Depression
- Lung failure
- Tightening of muscles around the joints (contractures)
- Mental impairment (varies)
- Scoliosis
When to Contact a Medical Professional
Call your health care provider if:
- You have symptoms of muscular dystrophy.
- You have a personal or family history of muscular dystrophy and you are planning to have children.
Genetic counseling is advised when there is a family history of muscular dystrophy. Women may have no symptoms but still carry the gene for the disorder. Duchenne muscular dystrophy can be detected with about 95% accuracy by genetic studies performed during pregnancy.
Sarnat HB. Muscular dystrophies. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 601.Bushby RF, Birnkrant DJ, Case LE, Clemens PR, Cripe L, Kaul A, et al. Diagnosis and management of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Lancet Neurol. 2010;9:77-93.
Review Date: 2/1/2012
Reviewed By: Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Luc Jasmin, MD, PhD, Department of Neurosurgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, and Department of Anatomy at UCSF, San Francisco, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M. Healthcare Solutions, Ebix, Inc.


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I hate to be "that" guy, but this is the BackTrack forum. Your better off asking the Aircrack team over at http://www.aircrack-ng.org/
I cannot seem to get karmetasploit to broadcast my AP. Actually, taking it back a few steps I cannot get airbase-ng (v.r2154) to broadcast an SSID. I have seen it broadcast a few intermittent times (not many at all), but most of the time it doesn't show up at all. When it showed up the last time it came up as ad-hoc also.
simplest comand I have tried: sudo airbase-ng -e "Wifi-test" -c 11 -v mon0 (I have tried with/without -c and -P -C 30) It appears to work just fine on the attacking machine, but nothing gets broadcasted. I have tried viewing from (3) different computers (winXP, Win7, ubuntu 12.04)
Additionally, I am running Ubuntu 12.04
I have tried (3) different wireless cards
Internal Card: Intel 4965
External USB: Ubiquiti Atheros carl9170
external SUB: ALFA AWUS036H Realtek RTL8187L
I have tried putting each in/out of monitor mode (airmon-ng start monX)
Has anyone experienced this issue and have advice/solution?
I hate to be "that" guy, but this is the BackTrack forum. Your better off asking the Aircrack team over at http://www.aircrack-ng.org/
Totally understand, but I haven't been able to reach their forum page for some time, so I figured I would give this a try. -Thanks
Maybe try IRC? Other than that I can't really help sorry. Other than to suggest trying some of the other tools in the aircrack-ng suite to see if you have issues. Airodump-ng, Aireplay-ng, etc... You could test injection in Aireplay-ng with the -9 switch I believe. Anyway, good luck.


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SAN BERNARDINO -- A 32-year-old San Bernardino man was killed Saturday night after he was struck several times by passing vehicles near Fisher Street and Del Rosa Road, officials said.
Rashashee Carl Edwards was pronounced at 9:18 p.m. after being struck by at least two vehicles, according to the San Bernardino County Coroner's website.
Sheriff's deputies and California Highway Patrol officers were called out the the intersection of Fisher Street and Del Rosa Road just after 9 p.m. for a man lying in the roadway, according to coroner's officials. Both drivers who had struck Edwards remained at the scene.
It's unclear why Edwards was in the roadway in the first place.
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Disturbed's David Draiman Blasts Pink Floyd's Roger Waters
Roger Waters, formerly of Pink Floyd, has created a lot of controversy with his use of the Jewish Star of David on an inflatable pig. The pig has long been a part of Waters/Pink Floyd concerts. But, at a concert in Belgium, fans noticed the pig included the Star of David alongside symbols of oppression. Waters recently has been very critical of Israel and has called for boycotts of the country because of their occupation of Palestine.
The inclusion of the Star of David on the pig did not sit well with a few Jewish groups. Disturbed/Device front-man David Draiman, who is Jewish and has family in Israel, blasted Waters over the use of the Star of David. Draiman writes on Facebook:
"My brothers and sisters my blood,
Regarding Roger Waters usage of a flying pig with the Star of David on it during his performances;
Yes everyone, I am not writing this piece in CAPS. I want no one to use that as an excuse to distract from the seriousness of this message.
I have personally been a fan of Mr. Waters' work for many years. I think that Pink Floyd are one of the most groundbreaking and visionary acts of all time. Mr. Waters' position on the Palestinian/Israeli crisis is well known, and has been well publicized.
Wether or not you agree with the policies of the Israeli government (and there are times where I myself, a half Israeli jew, with a large number of relatives still living in Israel, including my brother and grandmother; do not agree with some of their policies), nothing excuses the usage of the Star of David (the symbol of the Jewish people as a whole, not Israel or its government) emblazoned on a flying pig/zeppelin during his performances for "The Wall". It is uncalled for, abhorrent, and blatantly Anti-Semitic.
If the pig is in fact a symbol of greed and tyranny as described in the song from "The Wall" called "In the Flesh", then affixing the symbol of the Jewish people to it, is an attempt at reinforcing an age old Anti-Semitic stereotype that is unwarranted and beyond offensive. All he is doing through such symbolism is encouraging hatred and teaching his fans that Jews are greedy tyrannical people, which could not be further from the actual truth. If he wanted to make a political statement against the policies of the Israeli government (which I would not be in agreement with either, but would be political and not religious/racial, and therefore understandable), he should have had an image of the Israeli flag on it, the symbol of the government, and not the lone star of David, the symbol of the Jewish people as a whole.
Hitler himself used the star of David as a badge of identifying Jews with the word "Juden" under it, marking ALL Jews as they were mercilessly driven into the cattle cars that lead to the death camps in his maniacal attempt at genocide.
Once again, this is not an issue of freedom of speech, or expression, as Mr. Waters is well within his rights to say and display anything he chooses, even if it does incite hatred, but it does NOT mean that we as responsible individuals against hatred and Anti-Semitic imagery, have to sit back and just take it. Freedom of speech and expression is a two way street, and sometimes you will reap what you sow.
I therefore urge all of my followers, friends, and colleagues, and certainly the Jewish people within the entertainment community to take issue with this Anti-Semitic symbolism, and to demand that the Star of David be stricken from the flying pig, and that a formal apology/explanation be given from Mr. Waters himself.
Respectfully submitted,
David Draiman
It should be noted that the Anti Defamation League, which seeks to stop defamation of Jewish people, says that they do not believe that Waters' use of the Star of David on the pig was anti-Semitic. Todd Gutnick, Director of Media Relations for the Anti Defamation League says:
"The song is 'Run Like Hell' from Pink Floyd's 'The Wall.' The song is written from the point of view of the anti-hero, 'Pink,' during a hallucination in which he becomes a fascist dictator and turns a concert audience into an angry mob. True to form, Waters appears dressed for the part. It is a concert tradition going back years that during this song an inflatable pig is released into the air. For this most recent tour, the pig appears to have numerous symbols, including a hammer, dollar signs, and sickle and a small Star of David. In the film version of "The Wall," the mob raids and destroys the homes of Black and Jewish people, so the use of the Jewish and other symbols on the pig is consistent with the lyrics of the song."


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Valentine's to be largest ever day of action
February 14, 2013
On Thursday (Feb. 14) at The Center for the Arts and in downtown Grass Valley, the Nevada County Coalition of One Billion Rising will join in solidarity with communities across 197 countries around the world for One Billion Rising, the largest day of action in the history of Valentine's Day, the global activist movement to end violence against women and girls.
The Nevada County Coalition of One Billion Rising will host a local celebration of a global movement Thursday. The free event will kick off with a flash mob and procession at 5:30 p.m. (meet up at downtown Grass Valley Safeway at 5:15 p.m.) and will move toward The Center for the Arts. The free all-ages V-Day celebration continues at The Center for The Arts, including a One Billion Rising reception at 6 p.m., featuring local artists, followed by the program at 7 p.m., featuring dance performances by Nevada City School of the Arts and Grass Valley Charter students, music by Lorraine Gervais, Kate Haight, Anni McCann, Neena McNair, The String Sisters, Heart & Kristen Strohm, spoken word, including Molly Fisk, Veronica Monet, Ernest Brown and Elle and a dance party with DJ Moss from 8:30-10 p.m. Available for purchase: food from Horn of the Bull Taqueria and In the Kitchen, plus wine, beverages, snacks and sweets
The Nevada County Coalition of One Billion Rising organizers consists of See Jane Do, DVSAC, SAVVY, The Center for the Arts, Jazzercise Grass Valley, Women Against the War on Women, One World Awake and Citizens for Choice with support from Women of Worth, Gather the Women and Rhythms Fitness. To learn about One Billion Rising, visit http://onebillionrising.org/ or http://www.onebillionrisingnevadacounty.org/.
To learn about V‑Day Nevada County, visit http://onebillionrisingnevadacounty.org/. To learn more about V‑Day and its campaigns visit http://vday.org.
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If you had walked through the residential Morse and Ezra Stiles Colleges at Yale University in 1962—past the poured-in-place concrete-and-stone-aggregate exterior designed by Eero Saarinen, FAIA—you'd find a dark fortress, with dimly lit common spaces, and four stories of standalone single rooms flanked by one 10-story tower and another 14-story tower. A grassy, crescent-shaped courtyard unites the two colleges, which are mirror images of each other in plan.
The buildings made for stunning photographs, but administrators soon grew tired of the number of students requesting transfers to other dormitories.
If you walk into Morse and Stiles today, after KieranTimberlake's 2011 renovation and addition, you'll find a very different environment—with daylight streaming in. A 25,000-square-foot subterranean addition provides common spaces that host a variety of activities: art studios (including a weaving studio), fitness and weightlifting rooms, a dance studio, music practice rooms, and computer and game rooms. The colleges are now part of Yale's suite-based culture, despite the nearly surgical method required to insert suites into the otherwise inflexible concrete structure. After meals, people gather outside the dining hall at "the beach," where a water feature trickles reclaimed stormwater, and small groups form in the sunken courtyard after productions in the 80-seat theater.
Students tend to flock to the Morse and Stiles Colleges now, rather than requesting transfers.
"How people learn drives the design of physical learning environments," which include residential spaces, says Bukky Akinsanmi Oyedeji, AIA, a member of the AIA Committee on Architecture for Education (CAE). The 21st-century constructivism theory of learning, she points out, "emphasizes the role social interaction and reflection plays in the learning process." The 2012 CAE Educational Facility Design Awards jury recognized Morse and Stiles with an award of merit.
By developing areas for students to congregate, places can facilitate learning. "The dorm, as we used to know it, was a bed space, and that's ceasing to exist," says Stephen Kieran, FAIA, the partner-in-charge of KieranTimberlake's renovation and addition.
Over the last 20 years, student housing has gradually seen a richer mix of programmed areas. With a variety of spaces for private reflection, small informal groups, active play, and collaboration, the different ways that students learn—in 21st-century constructivism parlance (based partly on Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences)—is being addressed, and even cultivated. "Learning isn't about reciting information," says Peter Lippman, Assoc. AIA, an associate director for Perth, Australia–based EIW Architects, who chaired the CAE 2011 awards program. "The whole campus is a place where learning can occur."
There's no doubt that theories of cohousing are behind the shift to communal spaces and suite-based living at U.S. colleges and universities. But it can also be read as a response to how personal technology tends to isolate users and, less acutely, how for-profit universities (which take greater advantage of technology and distance learning) purloin students who would normally seek an education with a residential option at a conventional nonprofit institution. Technology, Lippman suggests, may create a deeper awareness of our need for social interaction. By investing in housing and physical spaces such as Morse and Stiles, brick-and-mortar universities may prevail over distance-learning programs in the next 20 years.
American colleges and universities are recognizing the importance of designing facilities that encourage social interaction at an economically challenging time. Many of them are suffering from budget cuts and diminishing endowments. In spite of these circumstances, building-use optimization, as the Morse and Stiles retrofit demonstrates, may be the perfect solution to shifting student needs. "It's the process by which college campuses take stock of their available facilities, assess them, and determine how to get more use out of them, either by layering multiple uses or by retrofitting so that they are more responsive to immediate facility needs," Oyedeji says. She predicts the CAE awards program will see more of these types of projects because of the economic restraints most colleges are facing.
The economic forecast has a silver lining, however. "Sustainability is a true generator of new design," Kieran says. "You can't go to student meetings without hearing environmental questions, [and the prospect of] saving money drives sustainability as well." Colleges and universities typically own their buildings, so there is a large incentive for administrators to request life cycle analyses and manage down utility costs for future generations.
"A decade ago, architects were just looking at space programming before design," Kieran says. "Now we must also look at environmental opportunities before design."


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Nicki Minaj fan helped her avoid brush with the law!
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Nicki Minaj was about to get a traffic ticket, but because of a fan — Ayanna — she was able to avoid the whole dustup.
She was facing a ticket when the traffic cop decided to let it slide because her daughter is such a big Barb.
To thank her fan for helping her avoid the hassle of the ticket, she tweeted out a handwritten note with this message: "Her mother is a traffic cop. She was about to give us a tkt. ," she wrote with the photo (which included a peek at some fabulous, golden nail tips!).
The note said, "To my beautiful barb Ayanna! You and your mom are amazing!! Love always, Nicki."
Her mother is a traffic cop. She was about to give us a tkt. ;) pic.twitter.com/QmRVwHQluB— IG: @NickiMinaj (@NICKIMINAJ) September 10, 2013
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Women's History Links
19th Century Photos of African Americans
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture of the New York City Public Library has digitized a large number of their photographs of African Americans during the 19th century. The images are divided into 16 categories, such as: social life & customs, slavery, education, family, labor, religion, politics, and individual portraits of children, men, and women.
African-American Women in History
Learn about African-American women's history. Access primary resources, biographies and images of these significant women, courtesy of Duke University's On-line Archival Collection.
America from the Great Depression to World War II
View rare color photographs taken by the Farm Security Administration-Office of War between 1939-1945 of ordinary people across America. Images include a focus on capturing women's essential contributions to the war effort during World War II. Images are courtesy of the Library of Congress.
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Library of Congress and Women's History
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Jewish Women's Archive
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National Women's Hall of Fame
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Women's History Lesson Plans
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Women's History Month - for Kids
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Women of Our Time: Twentieth-Century Photographs from the National Portrait Gallery
Navigate through an interactive gallery and explore photographs of many twentieth-century America's famous and influential women. The images include brief biographical information.
Women in Mathematics
Read biographies of women in mathematics and other information about women's accomplishments and contributions to the field of mathematics, courtesy of the Agnes Scott College.
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Learn about women's important contributions to the field of science through reading their biographies, courtesy of the University of Alabama's Department of Physics & Astronomy.
Women in Sports
Read biographies of 100 women who excelled in various sports.
Women Who Changed History
Scholastic Teacher's Web site provides a range of information on women's history, from a women's history quiz, to biographies of significant women, to features on specific women, such as Sally Ride, Rosa Parks, Dr. Mae Jemison, and Melba Pattillo.
Women in World War II
Access resources about Women in World War II, featuring links to archival collections, digital collections, microform collections, oral histories, books, and interviews with historians and women from the era. The bibliography is courtesy of the Middle Tennessee State University.
Women's Rights Records and Artifacts
The National Woman's Party (NWP) holds a unique collection of records and artifacts that document the mass political movement for women's full citizenship in the 20th century, both in the United States and throughout the world.