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CSA Navy -Third Assistant Engineer Killed when the CSS Chatahoochee exploded May 27, 1863. Buried here with other crew members May 28, 1863.
CSA Navy -Third Assistant Engineer Killed when the CSS Chatahoochee exploded May 27, 1863. Buried here with other crew members May 28, 1863.
CSS Chattahoochee was a twin-screw steam powered gunboat built at Saffold, Georgia; she was christened for the river upon which she was built. The gunboat entered Confederate States Navy service in February 1863.Contents
Chattahoochee was plagued by machinery failures, one of which, a boiler explosion on 27 May 1863, killed 18 as she preparing to sail from her anchorage at Blountstown, Florida. Once there, Chattahoochee's crew were going to attempt to retake the Confederate schooner CSS Fashion, captured by the Union Navy. On 10 June 1864 she was towed to Columbus, Georgia for general repairs and the installation of engines and a boiler reclaimed from the fatally wrecked ironclad CSS Raleigh.
While undergoing those repairs at Columbus, 11 of her officers and 50 of her crew tried unsuccessfully to capture the Union ship Adela blockading Apalachicola, Florida. USS Somerset drove off the raiders, capturing much of their equipment.
When the Confederates abandoned the Apalachicola River in December 1864, Chattahoochee was moved up the Chattahoochee River; she was later scuttled near Columbus to avoid capture, just as Union troops approached the city.
The sunken remains of Chattahoochee were found in 1963 within the boundaries of Fort Benning and later raised, then placed on display at the National Civil War Naval Museum in Columbus.[2]Officers and crew
Those killed in the explosion (with those who later died of their wounds) were:[3]
Several other members of the crew were wounded:"Poor Mallory! I shall never forget his appearance. I would not have known him had he not spoken. His face, hands, and feet were scalded in the most terrible manner; he plead piteously to have his wounds attended to. I urged the doctor, who, by the way, was almost used up himself, to pay Mallory some attention. He then told me that he would have to wait for some assistance. He then said that Mallory could not live. You would have thought differently had you seen him. I could not make up my mind that he would die. When they first commenced to remove the cloths he was talking cheerfully, but the nervous system could not stand the shock. He commenced sinking and was a corpse before they had gotten half through. Duffy, the fireman, expired on the next day."[3]
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These play blocks are perfect for toddlers. First they can take their time discovering the many different effects of the building blocks then they can create their first buildings. In no time at all they will build a town full of wood houses and towers.The trees and toy car with trailer will animate the mini town. Ideal for role play and creative building. For ages 1 year and up.Little Town Blocks Includes: 25 wood block pieces made of natural beechwood.
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English 290. Approaches to Literature and Culture
This course introduces current debates in the field of English studies. It tackles a variety of ways of approaching literary and cultural texts, including film, from the Freudian to the feminist to the postcolonialist. What difference does knowledge about the historical period or cultural context in which a text was written make to the way we read it? Does knowing the author of a text change our reading of it? Is film authorship different from literary authorship? Does our own class, race or gender affect our reading? We will read theory about language and representation, race in literature and the economics of literary and cultural production, and we will test these ideas on literature and other kinds of texts such as advertisements, film and other visual media.


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Intel at ISSCC '12: More Research into Near Threshold Voltageby Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/20/2012 1:45 PM EST
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Arnulf - Monday, February 20, 2012 - linkIsn't 1.2V a bit excessive, given that my 5 year old Core2 runs perfectly fine at 2.13 GHz with Vcc clamped to 1.1V ? I would imagine this improved chip runs at much lower voltage given the huge difference in operating frequency, heat buildup (which causes dissipation to go up as resistance increases with temperature) and manufacturing process (32 nm versus 65 nm) ... Reply
Hulk - Monday, February 20, 2012 - linkI could be wrong but I think the point is not just the voltage but the lower power levels and the huge swing in voltage (and frequency and power) that this chip is running. While 3MHz is a very low frequency, 2mW is an insanely small amount of power. I have a feeling the power usage at 915MHz/1.2V would also be very low but we're not provided with that information. Reply
negativentropy - Monday, February 20, 2012 - link2 mW is about equivalent to your average lemon-based battery... Reply
Klimax - Tuesday, February 21, 2012 - linkPotatOS? Reply
dasgetier - Tuesday, February 21, 2012 - linkGLaDOS would run on it Reply
Henk Poley - Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - linkAre they saying they never properly researched the boundary properties of the building blocks they use to make their machines? Reply
JKflipflop98 - Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - linkYes, the most advanced and cutting edge team of scientists and engineers in the entire industry just didn't do their homework.
You're a bright one, aren't you? Reply


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Elite Soccer Student-Athletes Honored at Event
BALTIMORE, Md. – Men's soccer midfielder Bruce Cutler and women's soccer forward Pia Soesemann were recently acknowledged for their outstanding academic and athletic success at the 2010-11 National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Convention and Luncheon, last week at the Hilton Hotel in Baltimore, Md.
Multiple groups, including scholar All-Americans from the high school level and each division of college competition, were paid homage by the world's largest coaches association.
A celebration honoring the country's most outstanding student-athlete soccer players, both Cutler and Soesemann were acknowledged for their second and third team selections, respectively. The two-day event featured an on-stage presentation for their achievements at the awards luncheon, as well as multiple interactive seminars. It was also noted a tremendous opportunity for the student-athlete to connect and network with other award winners from across the country.
Soesemann, a first time honoree, had a career-season in 2010 as she posted 19 goals and four assists on her way to a career-high for 42 point season. In addition, Soesemann registered five game-winning goals and now ranks third in program history in both points (92) and goals scored (40).
It was not the first time Soesemann was branded by an organization in 2010. The Berlin, Germany native also received recognition as a member of the CoSIDA Academic All-District Second team, as well as Sunshine State Conference Offensive Player of the Year, in addition to multiple other awards. She is on track to graduate in May of 2012 with a degree in History.
As for Cutler, the Inverurie, Scotland native capped his stellar playing career with an award that epitomizes what 100 percent effort in the classroom and playing field can produce.
Cutler is no stranger to the award as he was tabbed a first team selection a year ago. This season, Cutler's second team nod saw him produce the highest grade-point-average among all Scholar All-America selectees, university or college division.
The prototype student-athlete, Cutler has excelled in the classroom as well as on the field. His academic accomplishments are outstanding as this four-year starter for the Lions has compiled eight academic awards, including a selection on the CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team.
Appearing on the Sunshine State Conference Fall Commissioner's Honor Roll each of his four seasons, he was also just named a member of the Saint Leo President's Cub for the seventh time.
On the field, he has compiled 50 points from the midfield position over the course of his four seasons, registering 18 goals and 14 assists in 63 games. This year, he matched his career high for goals in a season with six and surpassed his previous season-high in assists with six.
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Topic: When to choose Hospice?
I'm presuming there is no right or wrong answer but I was hoping that people could share their stories on when they chose hospice care rather than going to doctors/hospitals anymore.
It's such a hard choice. From the get-go, my dad decided that he didn't want to know all the specifics and that he wanted us to make the medical decisions for him. He had the upmost faith in our care for him and literally put his life in our hands.
The doctors are telling us that he is in very bad shape but can't tell us how long. In fact, nobody is willing to give any estimate except one doctor said "no, weeks... not months" so that's all we really have to go on. Based on that, we are thinking hospice, but the hard part is that dad still looks pretty good considering all he is dealing with. He says his pain level is at 2-3 most of the time. He is still able to eat/drink. He enjoys the company of people. He is talking about wanting to do exercises and eat more when he gets out of the hospital so that he can get stronger.
He simply doesn't seem like someone who is going to pass soon although the labs and symptoms (ascites, black stool, jaundice) would indicate otherwise.
How do you make the decision that you no longer want to extend your own father's life and that you are seemingly expediting his death, albeit in a comfortable manner?


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A police chief has been given a tour of Worcester's "impressive" children's hospice.
David Shaw, the chief constable of West Mercia police and his wife Juliet visited Acorns in Bath Road to see how the hospice delivers specialist care to life limited children.
The police's brass band raises money for the hospice.
A the visit, the charity's chief executive David Strudley re-iterated the hospice's ambitious plans to increase the number of children and families using its services by 50 per cent.
As we reported last year, Acorns has a five year strategy for growth which it developed after discovering there were more children who needed the hospice's help than previously realised.
The charity wants to go from helping 640 children to 960 and increase the number of families it supports from 900 to 1,290 by 2018.
Mr Strudley said: "We aim to increase the number of children and families using Acorns' services by 50% by 2018, which will mean an overall increase in annual care costs of around £4.2m by the end of the period."
He said the charity aims to achieve this by expanding its in-house respite and emergency services, developing partnerships with similar care providers and developing an at home care service.
Mr Shaw and his wife were given a tour of the hospice by Mr Strudley and the hospice's head nurse Debra Clark.
Mr Shaw said: "Juliet and I were honoured to meet some of the team and to be given such an insightful tour around the hospice's impressive facilities, which clearly benefit the children and families there enormously.
"We were both struck by the growing demand for the care and support offered by Acorns and we are very pleased to be able to support the outstanding work of the team through funding raised by West Mercia Police Brass Band."


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Free College Financial Planning Night - Calabasas, CA
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Wednesday, February 6, 2013 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM (PST)
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Please join us for a FREE Education College Financial Planning workshop that will focus on high school sophomores, juniors and seniors.
We'll discuss the FAFSA form and all other information you need to understand in order to maximize the amount of financial aid you are eligible to receive!
Even if your family is not eligible for need-based aid, we will cover the best strategies on how to pay for college on the most tax efficient basis – without it putting a strain on the rest of your finances.
In this workshop, you will learn:
- How to increase your tax deductions and tax credits.
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- How to pay for college in a failing economy without relying on 529 plans, expensive private student loans or raiding your retirement accounts.
- How to get ahead by developing a customized plan to meet all the college costs you will incur as a family.
- How to lower your "out-of-pocket" costs and get the maximum amount of money from each school.
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S.L.E. Lupus Foundation's Young Leaders Kick off Summer 2013 with a Night for the Fight:
Raise Thousands to Support Science and Service for NYC Lupus Community
The S.L.E. Lupus Foundation's Young Leaders Committee brought together lupus advocates, friends, family members, and coworkers for the highly successful ninth annual "Night for the Fight." With more than 250 guests, New York's young professionals raised more this year than ever to help achieve the Foundation's mission to support novel research and patient programs, while bringing hope for a "Life without Lupus®."
The event featured a silent auction and luxury raffle with donated goods and services from more than 35 sponsors, music from DJ Sabri and interactive entertainment from Pod Pix.
President of the Young Leaders, Adrienne Lynch commented, "It is incredible to see so many young people come together for a great cause. 'Night for the Fight' provides a unique opportunity to both educate and entertain. We hope people leave this party with great memories and valuable lupus information so they can better understand how it might affect someone they know."
Held at NYC trendy rooftop lounge Hudson Terrace, "Night for the Fight" was organized by 30 volunteers from The Young Leaders Committee, many of whom live with lupus.
The S.L.E. Lupus Foundation extends thanks to all volunteers, sponsors and guests who made the night possible.
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Emerging Cultural Leaders Expand Their Horizons
by helene foster | printable version
Fall 2009 | Volume XXII, Number 3
Editors Note: We are pleased to profile two more participants in the Broward Cultural Councils Emerging Cultural Leaders Program. More information about the program can be found at the end of this article.
|Kristyn DeRosa
Kristyn DeRosa
The tables have turned for teacher Kristyn DeRosa. While she educates her students in the visual arts as a teacher at Deerfield Park Elementary School, an arts magnet school in Deerfield Beach, she receives her own education in the Emerging Cultural Leaders Program.
The program seemed like the perfect opportunity to round out my experience and see cultural arts programming and education from a different perspective, DeRosa explains.
Receiving training as a grants panelist was eye-opening, she says. The various events and lectures I have attended as an Emerging Cultural Leader have certainly deepened my level of commitment to the arts and given me some context in which to place the state of our cultural community.
Being a part of this program has also prompted DeRosa to further her own education. It has inspired me to look into graduate studies in Nonprofit Management at Florida Atlantic University. I'm hoping that, upon completion of the program, I will know where I am needed the most and have the skills and experience to carry my weight in keeping culture alive and well in Broward County.
Tonya Seavers Evans
Tonya Seavers Evans
Marketing and public relations are important in any field, but are especially crucial in the arts. With funding low and programs being cut, creative marketing can be a key to success. Tonya Seavers Evans of Coral Springs has made promoting the arts and non-profits her mission as she moves forward in her professional career.
Although I am not an artist myself, I have a genuine appreciation for the benefits of experiencing and being surrounded by a vibrant arts community, she explains.
Evans extensive work in the corporate sector has given her the much-needed tools to help others. She currently serves as a senior account manager for the public relations firm Creative Communication & Associates in Coral Springs.
I wanted to use my business and public relations experience to help artists and the arts community in those business areas which might not be their areas of expertise. I also wanted to provide my support for the arts so that we continue to have an arts community that my children can experience, says the mother of two.
After completing the program, Evans would like to continue to support the arts. I am hoping to serve as a board member from one of the arts committees in the long-term and work with the Cultural Division to introduce a new group of young and diverse professionals to service in support of the arts and the other Cultural Division programs, she says.
About the Program
The Broward Cultural Councils Emerging Cultural Leaders Program seeks to cultivate Broward Countys next generation of cultural leadership by focusing attention on people who have the will and desire to develop cultural leadership skills. The initiative enables young professionals to enhance leadership skills, build relationships with business and community leaders, productively contribute to civic life and cultural development, and gain recognition within causes that stir their passion. For a period of two years, the 15 members immerse themselves in learning all facets of arts leadership. By doing so, this next generation of cultural leaders will be ready to take on the challenges presented by a changing cultural and financial climate. Upon completion, participants then may become eligible to receive recommendations for either board membership with a cultural organization or a recommendation to serve on the Broward Cultural Council..


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In The Court Order !Series teasers are where you try to complete the sequence of a series of letters, numbers or objects.
Jen Rahlwitz was on another outing with her nephew, Forrie Agincourt. As the bus pulled out of the transit station, she leaned back, closed her eyes, and recited to herself.
"Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Jackson, Adams ..."
"Auntie Jen?" She opened her eyes.
"Yes, Forrie?"
"John Quincy Adams comes before Andrew Jackson."
"Does he, now?"
"Yup. We just learned it in school. The Adamses were the second and sixth presidents. Jackson was seventh."
"Who says that's the list I'm working on?" She had one of her "special topic" smiles on.
"Trapped again!" He thought for a moment. "Give me a hint?"
"The end of the list is Kennedy, Bush, Carter, Bush Jr., and Clinton."
"Still all presidents?" She nodded. "Kind of in election order?" Jen shrugged. Forrie thought for a while longer, and then gave up.
"It's the order of their birth dates." His face lit up.
"So that's why they're sort of in order!"
"But not all lists work that way. Some are in totally different orders."
"Such as?"
As it turned out, Auntie Jen had a few lists in her purse. Each had five items, with the middle one missing. How many of the orders and missing items can you get?
Montevideo, Uruguay
Buenos Aries, Argentina
Asuncion, Paraguay
La Paz, Bolivia
Peter, Andrew, ______, John, Philip
Radius, Rib, ______, Scapula, Sphenoid
Oklahoma, New Mexico, ______, Alaska, Hawaii
Jefferson, Lincoln, ______, Jackson, Grant
Hint(1) Sucre would work as well as La Paz.
(2) There are no last names in this set.
(3) Let it sit for a minute.
(4) Hawaii-Five-Oh
(5) The missing item is not a president.
Answer(1) Santiago, Chile. South American capitals, south to north.
(2) James the greater. The 12 Disciples, in order of their "calling".
(3) Sacrum. Bones of the body, alphabetic order.
(4) Arizona. United States, in order of achieving statehood (last five).
(5) Alexander Hamilton. U.S. currency portraits, in order of denomination ($2, $5, $10, $20, $50).
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Think You Can Change Your Spouse, Boyfriend, or Partner's Behavior? Think Again!
Why concentrating on changing your partner's behavior rarely works … and how to change course.
-Dr. Anne K. Gross
When it comes to our love relationships, it's natural to harbor wishes that our partner will change, believing that if he does, we will finally be able to achieve a sense of marital/relationship bliss that has eluded us in the past. Whether it's cleaning up after himself, coming home when he says he will, or spending more time with the kids, it's easy to fall into the trap of channeling all our energy into making him a better partner.
Initially, we might start down the path by nagging or cajoling, leading our partner to promise that next time he will be different. But when the desired change doesn't materialize, we often ramp up the stakes, our nagging morphing into anger. Glued to our belief that we are right (and he is wrong!), we fail to make note of the fact that the more we push him to change, the more he digs in his heels. The situation confronts us with perhaps one of the most difficult challenges in negotiating a relationship: when our behavior is getting us nowhere, rather than intensifying our efforts, we need to change course. This is not only true with our spouse, but in all of our relationships, be it with our parents, kids, boss, etc.
Read The 10 Warning Signs of Child Sexual Abuse
So short of asking your partner to change, what is one supposed to do? Read on for my three tips:
1. Switch your focus from changing him to thinking about the problem from your perspective.
Except in instances of emotional or physical abuse (in which you need to take measures to protect yourself), the first step is to retreat from the position that your way of thinking is the best and only way. Who's to say, for example, that a neat room is better than a messy room? Although we may live in a society that defines neatness on a higher ground than messiness, that doesn't mean it is better for you or your spouse. Instead, think of it as each having a different level of tolerance for messiness. Although clothes on the floor might bother you, it clearly doesn't bother him.
2. Change how you talk to him.
Now that you've re-conceptualized the problem as to how it makes you feel, you need to think about expressing your concerns in a manner that he can hear you. The best way to do this is to use what's called "I" statements. "I" statements refer to how you feel, so that you might say something like this, "I'm tired after a day of work, and I know you are too. I feel resentful when I have to do more of the housework than you. I'm wondering if together, we can work out a system that works for both of us."
A lot of people think that they are using "I" statements when in fact they are just tacking on an I in front of a critical and blaming sentence, such as "I feel you're inconsiderate." Instead, say something that ties into a specific behavior, like "When you say you're going to be home at 6 and don't come home for another hour, it disrupts my whole schedule." Again, notice how you are talking about it from your perspective, rather than blaming or criticizing him.
And now to my final piece of advice, which is perhaps the most difficult to follow:
3. Let go of your anger.
No matter how justified you may feel, and how his behavior makes you crazy, your partner is more likely to listen to you if you tamp down your anger. I know myself, when people are angry at me, I shut down and totally block out what they are saying. Before talking to your spouse, try to control your emotions by taking a deep breath or heading out to the gym and exercising your frustrations away. Better yet, practice role-playing on how you're going to talk to your partner without losing your temper with a good friend.
Ironically, by adopting these three tips, you may find that your partner does change after all, for respecting and accommodating to each other's differences is the trademark of a good relationship. But be patient, for you may need to have this conversation several times before you can reach a compromise that works for both of you.
Anne K. Gross, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist who writes regularly for BettyConfidential on personal growth and relationships. You can learn more about her by visiting her website.


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Recommend me a router please
Good morning, esteemed members of RPS.
I'm after a new router as the Virgin Media SuperHub is appalling. I've been repeatedly locked out of the control panel, WIFI performance is absymal and I discovered yesterday that I can't block indivual IP address using the built in firewall (I was trying to block VirginMedia's Youtube caching servers to get rid of buffering on a 100mb line, see http://community.virginmedia.com/t5/...g/td-p/1746698 if you're interested)
So, I'm after:
- Good WIFI strength
- ideally 8 LAN ports
- a good interface that'll let me dick around with settings
- reliability
- not horrendously expensive
Anything you can put DDWRT on is pretty reliable, but don't take this to mean that all the stuff not running that is unreliable.
If you want 8 ports, you'd probably be better off buying a router and a switch and connecting the two. Most consumer-grade stuff only has 4 ports, and Gigabit switches are quite cheap.
Do you want Gigabit Ethernet?
If you're a bit of a tinkerer, pfSense is a really great firewall OS. It's based on FreeBSD which has OpenBSD's awesome pf firewall. The unix geek in me loves that, but it's not really a good option if you just want something you plug in and works.
If you want to block that IP address you can also try to do that via the hosts file (google it, it's pretty easy to do), but that's on a per-computer basis.
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Hmmm, this DDWRT looks interesting and also pretty well documented which is nice! I'll definitely have to look into it further. Given that it supports iptables I reckon pfsense would be overkill for my needs at the moment. Although its always fun to play around.
Yeah, I'm pretty set on gigabit Ethernet, my existing NAS doesn't push file transfer speeds much cause its rubbish, but I'm going to be upgrading to a FreeNAS or Unraid setup soon that should be a lot faster.
I figured 4 ports would be the normal limit and I don't really have a problem with buying and additional switch. I might even be able to blag one from work!
I've already got a rule in Windows Firewall to block the IPs but I really need it at the router level so that it also effects the various phones & tablets given that's what YouTube gets watched on most of the time.
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Preheat oven to 350°. Heat pita pockets for 5 minutes. While the pita pockets are heating, place the curried rice and lentils in a skillet and heat up. Remove the pita, slice in half and place equal amounts of rice, lettuce, red radishes and cucumber in each pocket.
Per serving - 188 calories, 3 gram fat (8% calories from fat), 11 gram protein, 60 gram carbohydrate, 7 gram fiber, 0 milligram cholesterol, 570 milligram sodium


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University of Virginia Investment Management Company
The University of Virginia Investment Management Company (UVIMCO) provides investment management services to the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia and to the University's related foundations. UVIMCO invests the endowment and other long-term funds held by the University and its related foundations in a Long Term Pool, approximating $7.6 billion as of June 30, 2016. The Long Term Pool is custom managed for the endowment spending requirements and risk profile of the University. UVIMCO also manages a Short Term Pool for University and foundation funds with near-term liquidity needs.
The University's endowment ranks among the five largest for public institutions of higher education and among the twenty largest of all colleges and universities in the United States, a critical asset in enabling the University to expand its program offerings and facilities and attract high-quality students and faculty. Equally important, the University's endowment-per-student ratio is one of the largest among U.S. public institutions of higher education.


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In The Minajerie: Nicki Minaj
Powerfully sexy, rapier sharp, and dressed to attract every eye (and camera lens) on the planet, Nicki Minaj is redefining what it means to be a rapper, one fashion spectacle at a time
Midway through her platinum-selling debut album, Pink Friday, Nicki Minaj makes an apt declaration: "In this very moment I'm king." Since she released her first mixtape four years ago, the pint-size, oft-bewigged MC from Queens has used her triple threat of pinup curves, zany theatricality, and lyrical chops to redefine what it means to be a female rapper. On the mic, Minaj zips back and forth between double time and half speed, switching accents from patois to Queens to spoof-of-little-girl-innocence, all in the space of two lines. She has little if any female competition (you have to look to the heyday of Missy Elliott for an equivalent), and in collaborations with rap's—indeed, music's—biggest male stars, including Eminem, Drake, Jay-Z, and Kanye West, she more than holds her own. Last September, when she, Jay, and West performed West's hit "Monster" at Yankee Stadium, the capacity crowd's loudest roar was for a pink-bobbed Minaj, who prowled the stage in studded six-inch platforms, delivering fearsome, tongue-twisting verses ("First things first/ I'll eat your brain"). At the time, she hadn't even released her own album.
"I always wanted to play with the boys," says the Trinidad-born rapper, who moved to the States at age five. "I didn't want to be a pawn in their game or have a sidekick role. I wanted to be more of a lead character—a superhero." So in the flurry of guest appearances that propelled her to fame last year, Minaj didn't take the sexpot route; she put her own ironic, often demented—but still lusty—twist on collaborations with everyone from Mariah Carey to Lil' Wayne (whose tour she opened for this spring). When Ludacris enthused about a conquest's outrageous bedroom skills in "My Chick Bad," Minaj "chose to do punch lines and be comical, to show how bad I am lyrically, as opposed to how sexy I think I am," she says. On Pink Friday, Minaj displays unexpected moments of vulnerability ("Trying to forgive you for abandoning me/ Praying but I think I'm still an angel away") as well as some surprisingly credible singing alongside the virtuosic, take-no-prisoners battle raps for which she's known.
Early on, Minaj rapped about wearing Ed Hardy ("I lived and shopped in Jamaica, Queens," she says). These days she attends the Grammys in hair-to-toe custom Givenchy cheetah print. "I tend to like booties...[pause]"—she takes a beat to clarify: no sexual meaning implied—"and really flashy shoes: totally studded out, in five colors with an insane platform." This knack for fashion exhibitionism often earns her comparisons to Lil' Kim, but Minaj is more like Busta Rhymes in Gaga packaging: Unlike Kim, her style choices, and even her more sexual lyrics, seem based on her own desires, and her eccentric image masks a steely seriousness. She says she's "fighting for the girls who never thought they could win." But it seems victory may already be hers.
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Skin lumps are small (usually < 2 cm) and hard. The top of the lumps may be dry and peeling, or if it has been scratched, may be open and bleeding.
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Matthews SN, Cockerell CJ. Prurigo nodularis in HIV-infected individuals. Int J Dermatol. 1998 June; 37(6):401-9.
Nodular prurigo. DermNet NZ website. Available at: http://dermnetnz.org/dermatitis/prurigo-nodularis.html. Updated September 2014. Accessed August 11, 2015.
Prurigo nodularis. American Osteopathic College of Dermatology website. Available at: http://www.aocd.org/?page=PrurigoNodularis. Accessed August 11, 2015.
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A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after two people were stabbed in the early hours of Good Friday.
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WHATS?! REAL motivation behind library ATTACKS!!!!
, Daily Times Herald Columnist
Thursday, May 26, 2011
WHENEVER! somebody sends you AN EMAIL with LOTS and LOTS!!! of words and numerals CAPITALIZED in a message bubble-gum smacked with excited punctuation!!!!! you wonder if it is worth your eyes' time — or whether it is just eye-rolling.
We've all seen the emails — sent from eccentric cousins or British people we've never met — telling us: "END OF THE WORLD!!! THE DAY OF RECKONING is here!!!!!" "President Obama is NOT an American, PROOF revealed for FIRST TIME here!!!!" "MOON LANDING FAKED!!!" "SOAP STAR's lovechild EXPOSED!"
Most people are smart enough to hit delete.
The arguments and numbers used in the regular Taxpayers for a Realistic Library Expansion Plan attack ads running in this newspaper against the volunteer organizations seeking to privately finance much of a new public library are riddled with such teen texting techniques — the generous use of EXCLAMATION points!!! and THE ALL-CAPPING OF SENTENCES.
Typically, such hyping is used in place of well-sourced and vetted facts.
What's more, there are personal barbs in the ads. Which makes it fair to question the motivation of Taxpayers for a Realistic Library Expansion Plan, which lists R.W. Collison as secretary.
Is this anti-library organization a vehicle for true advancement of public dialogue or a plaything of a former city council member seeking to attack Mayor Jim Pedelty personally for failing on some unrelated front? Perhaps for abandoning efforts early in his mayorship to fire City Manager Gerald Clausen?
Is this group, Taxpayers for a Realistic Library Expansion Plan, even about the library at all? Or is it about unrelated political scores? Or just having fun tossing wrenches in the wheels of public progress for the simple reason that it can be done?
The anti-library group terms the proposed project "The Mayor's Plan" — seeking to tether it to Pedelty as if he hatched it and is leading the effort for its passage. The ads couch the potential killing of the new library as some denial of achievement for Pedelty.
Which it wouldn't be, not by a canyon leap.
Mayor Pedelty recently announced he's not seeking re-election because of health reasons, and he's acknowledged that those issues have prevented him from being as aggressive as he'd like on the library — and with other pursuits if you want to be downright honest.
Pedelty supports the library plan, to be sure, but the concept emerged from a consensus of citizen volunteers, elected officials (most of whom you voted into office with no opposition and little turnout at the polls) and others. More directly, the planned new Carroll Public Library is hardly "the mayor's library." The historical timeline for the building project includes September 2005 forums with Ames-based library consultant George Lawson, who has worked with about 400 libraries across the nation. Pedelty wasn't elected mayor until 2007, and while we've spotted him in a sleek Lexus, we've failed to catch our mayor in a time machine with 2005 on his dial.
The planed Carroll Public Library is a product of multiple city councils, which for the last two years ranked a new library as Carroll's No. 1 priority.
It is a product of the Site Selection Committee.
After studying 20 potential options, the Carroll Public Library Site Selection Committee recommended that the city purchase the historic Heider Manufacturing building and some adjoining property for a new library.
Twelve of the 13 members of the Site Selection Committee ranked the Heider site No. 1 — with one person ranking it No. 2.
The following people served on the Site Selection Committee: Pat Hartley, Lois Neu, Tom Louis, Marilyn Setzler, Jana Bogue, Greg Siemann, John Brocklesby, Robyn Greteman, Mayor Jim Pedelty, City Public Works director Randy Krauel, Carroll Chamber of Commerce and Carroll Area Development Corp. director Jim Gossett, Ella Mueggenberg, Carol Gronstal, Carol Blincow, library director Kelly Fischbach, Gary Schroeder, and former Mayor Ed Smith.
The library Board of Trustees, past and present members, and private, not-for-profit Carroll Public Library Foundation and the Carroll Public Library Capital Campaign pacesetters team have some ownership of the plan, too.
The current Library Board of Trustees consists of Pat Hartley, Marilyn Setzler, Tom Louis, Gary Schroeder, Jana Bogue, Robyn Greteman, Ian Granstra, Lois Neu and John Brockelsby.
The Library Foundation members are Kathi Milligan, Mitch Hiscocks, Mike Riddle, Fran Pedelty, Gary Schroeder, Ed Smith, Carol Blincow, Carol Gronstal, Pat Hartley, Kelly Fischbach and Douglas Burns.
For my part, I was not involved with selection of the location or related deliberations.
Because of my family's four-generations-deep roots in the community and my own coverage over 15 years of hundreds of people with Carroll-area ties who have gone on to great success, I was asked to assist with fund-raising from sources outside of Carroll.
Recently, for example, Merle Wilberding, a Notre Dame University-educated St. Bernard Catholic High School alum from Breda who now lives in Dayton, Ohio, where he practices law, came through with a meaningful contribution to the library.
That's money coming back to Carroll County (from Ohio where they arguably need it more these days as the manufacturing base of this nation isn't faring as well as the farm economy).
Advocates have collected money from other non-Carroll County sources for a new library as well.
The motivation: to make Carroll a more vibrant community that attracts young families — our key demographic going forward — and serve everyone in search of empowering knowledge.
Advocates have presented information on the library as developed and vetted by library professional George Lawson, FEH & Associates, the Des Moines and Sioux City firm that designed our Recreation Center, and Carroll City Council. The numbers have been raised and discussed in public forums where sourcing is required.
At the end of the day, the proposed Carroll Public Library is a project that demands debate.
What we get, too often, though, from Taxpayers for a Realistic Library Expansion Plan is personal vitriol.
The organization attacks Councilman Phil Phillips' intelligence in an ad Wednesday in this newspaper — saying "he didn't learn that in Economics 101." Staging the project as Phillips discussed is debatable, but he doesn't deserve an insult, a suggestion that he couldn't pass Economics 101.
In fact, Phillips oversees the Carroll County Social Security Office, one of the more important institutions for the day-to-day economy of Carroll. If he doesn't do his job, many seniors can't buy bananas or bread. Phillips is doing his job. I'd take my chances looking over his shoulder on an economics test.
Stay mindful of one more fact as you mull over this library project: It's a private-public partnership. Advocates aren't coming to the city council and taxpayers empty-handed, on bended knee. The Carroll Public Library Foundation has raised more than $750,000 so far from private sources and outside organizations toward a goal of $2.6 million for an estimated $7.4 million project.
Even if you are less than wild about the library plan as conceived, you have an interest in seeing the private-public model work — because the next project for which this selfless (and conservative) strategy is employed may be for something you care passionately about in Carroll.
My uncle, James B. Wilson, the publisher of this paper, told me something years ago about how Carroll moves forward: we find good reasons in this county to support other people's projects, even if we don't always think they're perfect or exactly what we'd do. We're not picking out drapes. We're building one of the best small cities in Iowa.
AND he told Me THAT!!!! face to face, not in a STATEMENT full of EXCLAMATION POINTS!!!!!!
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Will those non-Carroll County sources of support be there for the ongoing expenses? I think not.
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Really, your gonna write an article on the over-use of caps lock? Then you use capital letters in the title? lol I really hope people read the article or they may be saying the same things about your writing skills as well. I think "Carroll Guy" is correct when saying most people in this town feel it's way too much money. Can your next article be about points brought up in the TRLEP articles. Or possibly other ideas regarding the library issue as a whole, or maybe the millions of dollars proposed to be spent. I personally am not impressed with how important your friends are in town, or the fact that you work at your familys private newspaper. Your supposed to be a journalist right? you know, subjective reporter. You should feel lucky your opinions get printed.
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Doug this was great! And wow Mom, $80,000 think of how awesome my Christmas/birthday presents would be if that were true!!
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wow! DOuG u makE me TEarry eyED>
Its great you are in support of the library, but the problem is majority think this amount of money is not reasonable. We do have other ways to expand the library without spending this amount. And I cant stand that people say you can not say negative about Frishback, her 80,000 dollar salary paid by us is allowed to be talked about when her only agenda is to get a library built that is not necessary. Let it come to a vote and you will see that a majority will agree with Mr. Collison
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>Health and Nutrition>signs of getting old?
so when younger I was accident prone because of trying to go too fast & not careful enough but not since, until recently.
1 1/2 weeks ago I had a runin with a weedeater & received several "slashes" on back of hand, not too deep or severe enough to miss work but still painful. just taped it up & continued life as normal.
last night hit my head on edge of bathroom sink counter HARD. grabbed my head with both hands as it knocked me to my knees & brought tears to my eyes. got up with bloody hands & when stopping the flow found out I cut my head open. headaches since. this am, took more extra strength tylenol & decided to go for a short easy run as running almost always helps when not feeling well in mornings. not this time. wife made me call into work.
often it has been said that as we age we sometimes revert back to childhood. So as I appear to be having a few more "accidents" maybe I'm reverting??
I dont want to slow down, I don't want to grow old!! I refuse!
Keep getting older....we like having you around!
Running is stupid
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Also, did you walk out of the bathroom and draw this?
2016 Goals: Lose the 10lbs I gained for not having goals
been sleeping/resting on/off all day. feeling better.
stadjak: picture not coming through, but no did not draw flux capacitor
I'm trying to picture it: how did you manage to get your hand in the way of the weedeater? And if you get klutzier as you get older, then I'm officially in deep deep trouble seeing as I'm not very old and very accident-prone.
'No matter how slow you go, you're still lapping everyone on the couch'
"Running is a big question mark that's there each and every day. It asks you, 'Are you going to be a wimp or are you going to be strong today?'" - Peter Maher
"Running long and hard is an ideal antidepressant, since it's hard to run and feel sorry for yourself at the same time. Also, there are those hours of clearheadedness that follow a long run." -Monte Davis
No, no, no, klutzy has nothing to do with getting old.
I'm old. I know I'm old because I was running one day and saw an attractive young woman playing ball with a little kid. As I passed by, the kid yelled "throw me the ball, gramma". Either the kid lied, or I'm old.
a sure sign you are old is when you frantically look for your cellphone in the front seat of your car...and then realizing it is in your left hand because you are talking to someone on it...
Feeling the growl again
The first time I truly felt old was when I was running on an indoor track and a HS-aged girl accidentally cut me off. She said "Oh sorry, excuse me, sir," like she would to one of her dad's pals.
I think I mentally aged 5 years right then and there.
Some days I feel old. Some days I think it is just lack of sleep from the young kids. One thing I know for certain, I do NOT recover like I did in my 20s.
"If you want to be a bad a$s, then do what a bad a$s does. There's your pep talk for today. Go Run." -- Slo_Hand
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I get out of bed and things snap, crackle, and pop. This has been going on for at least 5 years and I am still >6 months away from 40.
• Chemo
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She was not strong. She was valiant. Radiant. Brave and broken. The beauty she discovered in the aftermath was unparalleled to anything she had known before, because it had come at such a cost.
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I get out of bed and things snap, crackle, and pop. This has been going on for at least 5 years and I am still >6 months away from 40.
I'm not even thirty yet, and things snap, crackle, and pop when I get out of bed. This has been going on...pretty much forever.
I'm doomed?
"When a person trains once, nothing happens. When a person forces himself to do a thing a hundred or a thousand times, then he certainly has developed in more ways than physical. Is it raining? That doesn't matter. Am I tired? That doesn't matter, either. Then willpower will be no problem." Emil Zatopek
No, no, no, klutzy has nothing to do with getting old.
I'm old. I know I'm old because I was running one day and saw an attractive young woman playing ball with a little kid. As I passed by, the kid yelled "throw me the ball, gramma". Either the kid lied, or I'm old.
That kid would never get his ball back!
Consistently Slow
Run until the trail runs out.
The pain that hurts the worse is the imagined pain. One of the most difficult arts of racing is learning to ignore the imagined pain and just live with the present pain (which is always bearable.) - Jeff
I was pretty bummed out when I found out a mysterious "twitch" on the side of my nostril when I couldn't see anything was actually gray (or white or silver or whatever the color you want to describe it) nostril hair! Hair on the top of the head, sure. But nostril hair as well!??? That was pretty depressing... Or when I found out that I was no longer 5'10" but 5'91/2"... Oh, sorry, this was a running forum. When I ran 20:06 for a 5k a couple of years back, I felt pretty good. But then I calculated and found out I was running 18-20 miles pretty much every weekend at that pace when I was younger!! God, that was depressing...
so when younger I was accident prone because of trying to go too fast & not careful enough but not since, until recently.
Are you saying when you were trying to run too fast, you were not only "injury" prone but also "accident" prone!? More of a reason to go easy...
ha ha no, was referring to doing yardwork or other things around the house too fast, not running. although one time I did run into the back of a parked truck while running & not paying attention.
you also can tell you are getting on in age by the increased frequency of the use of "I used to do be able to do that" or " I remember back when........"
I do remember back when everyone was excited when cars other than Cadillacs or Buicks had FM radio or cassete players standard or when cars were legally required to have seat belts.
I encounter signs of getting old all the time. As yet they have not included increased clumsiness. That's more of a sign of getting drunk.
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Federal Liberal leader Justin Trudeau will be the guest of the Provencher Liberals at a rally tonight in Lorette.
Trudeau will be touring the Provencher riding today and capping the day off with the rally at 7-9 p.m. at the Lorette Parish Hall.
The rally is open to the public. People attending are asked to register at www.events.liberal.ca .
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Congress might be one step closer to sealing a student loan deal. Yesterday, a bipartisan group of senators reached a compromise that is expected to be voted on any day now. According to The Washington Post, the agreement would tie federal student loan interest rates to the financial markets, resulting in a lower Stafford loan interest rate. Currently the interest rate on these loans for the upcoming school year stands at its recently doubled 6.8 percent rate.
Under the proposed law, the rates on federal Stafford subsidized and unsubsidized would be 3.85 percent for the upcoming school year and have an interest rate cap at 8.25 percent. Graduate students and parents of dependent undergrads would have rates set at 5.41 percent and 6.41 percent respectively with rate caps set at 9.5 percent and 10.5 percent.
Critics argue that the benefits of the agreement won't last long for students. The Institute for College Access and Success, or TICAS, reports that under the agreement, Stafford loan interest rates will stay low for the next few years, but are projected to exceed the current rate for grad students by 2015 and for undergrads by 2017.
"Now is the time to be making college more affordable and not increasing costs for students and families," says Lauren Asher, president of TICAS. "We and other groups that advocate for students and borrowers have strongly supported (a) temporary extension of the 3.4 percent rate so that Congress and the administration would have more time to come up with comprehensive reforms that really make sense for students and family."
Asher adds that student loan interest rates are only one piece of the fight against student debt.
"What a comprehensive reform should really be looking at is not just interest rates but how to keep student loans affordable, streamline the loan program and better target benefits" such as interest-free deferment options she says.
Chris Lindstrom, higher education program director for the U.S. Public Interest Research Group, also says that the goals of the agreement aren't designed with students or their bill-paying families in mind. If enacted, the increased revenue generated by the deal is projected to reduce the deficit by an additional $715 million over the next 10 years.
"The costs that are built into the program aren't even related to the cost of the loan program," says Lindstrom. "We think that student loans should be about investing in a student's future and in the country's future and it should be about making education more affordable and accessible. Instead, what we have is the Senate forcing students to pay more in order to reduce the deficit."
The Senate agreement isn't the only student loan option on the table. A similar measure called the Smarter Solutions for Students Act passed the House in May. Another Senate proposal, the Keep Student Loans Affordable Act of 2013, offers a year-long freeze on current loan interest rates until Congress can create a more comprehensive solution.
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- Before you have any medical or dental treatments, emergency care, or surgery, tell the doctor or dentist that you are taking diethylpropion controlled-release tablets.
- It is dangerous and illegal to use diethylpropion controlled-release tablets to improve athletic skills, mental alertness, or to stay awake.
- Diabetes patients - Diethylpropion controlled-release tablets may affect your blood sugar level. Your doctor may need to adjust the dose of diabetes medicine you are taking.
- Use diethylpropion controlled-release tablets with caution in the ELDERLY because they may be more sensitive to its effects.
- Diethylpropion controlled-release tablets are not recommended for CHILDREN younger than 16 years of age. Safety and effectiveness in this age group have not been established.
- PREGNANCY and BREAST-FEEDING: If you plan on becoming pregnant, discuss with your doctor the benefits and risks of using diethylpropion controlled-release tablets during pregnancy. Diethylpropion controlled-release tablets are excreted in breast milk. If you are or will be breast-feeding while you are using diethylpropion controlled-release tablets, check with your doctor or pharmacist to discuss the risks to your baby.
Diethylpropion controlled-release tablets may be habit-forming and has the potential for abuse. Stopping diethylpropion controlled-release tablets suddenly can cause symptoms of WITHDRAWAL, including extreme tiredness, depression, and sleep changes. Do not stop taking diethylpropion controlled-release tablets suddenly. If you feel that your medicine is not working well, talk with your doctor. Do not take more medicine or use it for a longer period of time than prescribed.
Possible side effects of diethylpropion controlled-release tablets:
All medicines may cause side effects, but many people have no, or minor, side effects. Check with your doctor if any of these most COMMON side effects persist or become bothersome:
Seek medical attention right away if any of these SEVERE side effects occur:
Anxiety; bad taste in mouth; change in sex drive; constipation; depression; diarrhea; difficulty moving; dizziness; drowsiness; dry mouth; enlargement of breasts; exaggerated sense of well-being; general body discomfort; hair loss; headache; increased pupil size; increased urination; jitteriness; menstrual upset; nausea; nervousness; restlessness; sleeplessness; stomach upset; tremor; vomiting.
Severe allergic reactions (rash; hives; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue); bizarre behavior; blurred vision; chest pain; chills; fainting; fast or irregular heartbeat; fever; impotence; painful urination; pounding in the chest; seizures; shortness of breath; sore throat; swelling of the legs and feet; unusual bruising.
This is not a complete list of all side effects that may occur. If you have questions about side effects, contact your health care provider. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. To report side effects to the appropriate agency, please read the Guide to Reporting Problems to FDA.
If OVERDOSE is suspected:
Contact 1-800-222-1222 (the American Association of Poison Control Centers), your local poison control center, or emergency room immediately. Symptoms may include aggressiveness; changes in heartbeat; confusion; diarrhea; excessive sweating; fainting; hallucinations; large pupil size; nausea; pounding in the chest; panic states; rapid breathing; restlessness; stomach cramps; tremor; vomiting.Proper storage of diethylpropion controlled-release tablets:
Store at room temperature, below 86 degrees F (30 degrees C). Store away from heat, moisture, and light. Do not store in the bathroom. Keep diethylpropion controlled-release tablets out of the reach of children and away from pets.
General information:
- If you have any questions about diethylpropion controlled-release tablets, please talk with your doctor, pharmacist, or other health care provider.
- Diethylpropion controlled-release tablets are to be used only by the patient for whom it is prescribed. Do not share it with other people.
- If your symptoms do not improve or if they become worse, check with your doctor.
- Check with your pharmacist about how to dispose of unused medicine.
This information should not be used to decide whether or not to take diethylpropion controlled-release tablets or any other medicine. Only your health care provider has the knowledge and training to decide which medicines are right for you. This information does not endorse any medicine as safe, effective, or approved for treating any patient or health condition. This is only a brief summary of general information about diethylpropion controlled-release tablets. It does NOT include all information about the possible uses, directions, warnings, precautions, interactions, adverse effects, or risks that may apply to diethylpropion controlled-release tablets. This information is not specific medical advice and does not replace information you receive from your health care provider. You must talk with your healthcare provider for complete information about the risks and benefits of using diethylpropion controlled-release tablets.
Disclaimer: This information should not be used to decide whether or not to take this medicine or any other medicine. Only your health care provider has the knowledge and training to decide which medicines are right for you. This information does not endorse any medicine as safe, effective, or approved for treating any patient or health condition. This is only a brief summary of general information about this medicine. It does NOT include all information about the possible uses, directions, warnings, precautions, interactions, adverse effects, or risks that may apply to this medicine. This information is not specific medical advice and does not replace information you receive from your health care provider. You must talk with your healthcare provider for complete information about the risks and benefits of using this medicine.
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SECOND year music technology students at NEW College are organising a concert in aid of cardiac charity SADS UK.
The evening concert, staring the local band The Quik, will take place at the Artrix Arts Centre on Thursday, March 27 at 7.30pm.
The concert aims to raise money for SADS UK, which funds research into SADS (Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome) and provides cardiac equipment such as heart monitors, event recorders and defibrillators to save lives.
A SADS UK spokesman said the charity was very grateful to the NEW College students for raising awareness and funds at the event.
Tutor Angie Keogh said: "The students have been working closely with SADS UK to learn how fundraising works in public events such as their concert.
"It's exciting for the students to gain the experience of working with a real charity and band to produce what will be a great night of mod music."
Second year student Kate Rose is acting as event manager for the concert. She said: "I am excited and inspired about the challenge of running this music concert in aid of a great charity. The Quik are great supporters of SADS and will give a great evening of entertainment. It's going to be hard work, but worth it."
Tickets for the event are available for purchase for £6 each from the Artrix at artrix.co.uk. All proceeds will be donated to SADS UK.


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Dr. Heather (Markway) Krohne was born in St. Louis, Missouri and attended the University of Missouri-Columbia for undergraduate and veterinary school. She graduated from the University of Missouri's College of Veterinary Medicine in 2006 and continued her education as a small animal intern at Mississippi State University before relocating to Atlanta in 2007. She began working at Buckhead Animal Hospital in August of 2007 and is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association. Dr. Krohne recently married and now lives in Marietta with her husband, two boxers named Moxie and Murdock, a Maine Coon mix named Mr. Rosie, a flock of chickens and a tank of South American Discus fish. In her free time, she enjoys reading, scuba diving and gardening.
"Growing up in the Midwest, my family was always surrounded by furry family members - cats, dogs, horses, chickens, guinea pigs and hamsters. There was never a doubt in my mind that I would become a veterinarian and care for these amazing creatures. Every day, I get to meet different animals and people and experience the wonderful bond they share. My "job" allows me to help care for pets, educate owners in prevention medicine, build relationships with clients, and work with many intelligent and caring people."


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Is it absolutely necessary to put the JavaScript code in the HEAD? I have a lot of JavaScript code in the BODY and they all appears to be working just fine. What is the downside of putting JavaScript code in the BODY? What can go wrong?
Sometimes you can not avoid putting JavaScript code in the BODY. Like for instance, when you provide your members with a HTML code for a poll and the code has JavaScript in it.
Actually, a lot of JS gurus these days advocate putting your scripts just before the closing body tag. That way, the page loads first (HTML and CSS) and it's handy also handy to have the DOM elements in place first where the JS has to act on them. (Otherwise, you have to tell the script not to run until the page has loaded).
Yes, true, but usually that is junk code, so don't base your understanding of JS around that stuff.
What? How dare you call my code junk!
The best place to put the script tag is immediately before the </body> tag. Not all older scripts will work when put there though (although ones designed to go in the <head> should all also work better if moved there.
By moving the script to the end you allow the rest of the page to load first without being held up waiting for the script to load first.
I've always read that JavaScript code should go between the <HEAD> tags. How come that "they" didn't realise then that it's better to put JavaScript at the end of the page immediately before the </body> tag? How come that people are now realising this?
If you are provided code for some purpose—like a Facebook app—that sits somewhere in the body, it's usually pretty evil stuff. Ideally, the JavaScript is not inline but more 'aloof', leaving the user with something functional if JS is off.
The debate about where to put scripts is an interesting one. I have a good book on JS, first published in '05, which tells you to put the scripts in the head, but recently I got the new edition, which advocates putting the JS just before the closing </body> tag. The web is evolving, and people are refining their understanding of best practice as things move along.
Before HTML4 scripts were only allowed in the head. From HTML4 onwards, they were allowed in the body as well. After further investigations took place, the benefits of doing so were discovered. The trouble is that ancient web browsers (much older than IE6) weren't able to have scripts in the body.
It takes a while for old web browsers to die (or die out enough), so it has only been within the past 4 years or so that it has been a viable technique to use widely.
So now you have a choice when scripts need to touch the body content.
Head scripts cannot directly touch the body, because at that moment, the body does not yet exist. So, head scripts have to employ various type of trickery in order to touch the body.
Another problem with head scripts is that they completely block the page loading process. Whenever a head script is encounted, nothing on the page is allowed to loaded until the head script has loaded, and fully finishes running its script.
Body scripts have some advantages over that.


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FAMILIES whose homes are riddled with damp and mould have launched a Facebook campaign demanding action.
And tenants living in Calico properties in Burnley say the cold conditions are putting their health at risk.
Fifty eight residents, many with children, have joined a Facebook group called 'Mould Free Social Housing in Burnley', created by Brunshaw ward councillor Lian Pate, to share stories and photographs of the problems they are experiencing.
Residents backing the campaign say they have to endure black mould growing on inside walls, freezing temperatures, pools of water inside their houses, and extortionate heating bills.
Coun Pate said: "This has been going on for years, but Calico have told people that they are the only ones with the problem.
"We need Calico to step up to the plate and we need to treat people who live in social housing the same as those who live in private housing. We need these buildings treating."
Anthony Duerden, Calico's director of customer services, said: "We encourage customers to report any problems with damp to us.
"Like all landlords who manage a large number of properties, we see an increase in the number of damp problems reported during the winter period when it is cold and wet.
"There are a number of reasons why a property could have a problem with damp and therefore all reports are investigated and work is carried out where necessary."
Diane McDermott, 36, joined the campaign group after she believes one of her daughters suffered a serious chest infection caused by the damp conditions in her Rossetti Avenue home.
Diane said: "Last November my daughter was in hospital with a collapsed lung because of a chest infection.
"Both of my girls have got asthma.
"My house is absolutely freezing. It's still cold even with the central heating on. I work and I'm a single parent.
"I want a nice house for me and my kids.
"I don't want to be here, it's disgusting. They need to pull these houses down."
Nichola Whitaker, 34, lives on Waddington Avenue with her husband and her sons Daniel, three, and Logan, one.
She said: "My house is freezing. I can't keep it heated. I spend £200 to £250 a month on gas and electricity and I can't afford it.
"I've got two children with chest infections. Even the doctors are questioning why they keep coming down with chest infections."
Burnley MP Gordon Birtwistle said: "I have come across a few cases of people coming to me and complaining about damp and mould in their Calico homes, especially the older properties.
"I think that Calico are a good housing provider and whenever I have contacted them, they have made efforts to combat the problem.
"However, it is 2014 and it is not acceptable for this many people to be living in such conditions.
"Living with damp, mould and stuff growing out of the walls is not what anyone deserves and it can be extremely bad for people's health and cause a lot of problems.
"This problem really needs to be sorted out quickly."
Chartered surveyor Paul Tracey said the problems could have been caused by poor construction.
He said: "What you tend to find is a lack of ventilation, and the build quality can be a bit poor.
"If the walls are cold and hot air from showers or cooking touches them it leads to condensation and mould, but if they had better insulation the walls wouldn't be as cold.
"Ventilation is key because it takes the air out with all the moisture in it. You have to leave ventilation space in the roof, all round the outside, and if they haven't done this then things like this happen.
"If people can't afford to put the heating on it can make the problem worse because the walls will be colder all the time.
"But there's always something that can be done to address the problem."


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Icann, the internet organisation that decides on generic top-level domains (TLDs), is being lobbied at its meeting in Sydney this week by supporters of a rival bid emerging for the .eco ending to web addresses.
In March, no less a figure than Al Gore, the environmentalist and former US vice president, threw his weight behind an application by Dot Eco LLC for the TLD. The company, founded by US internet entrepreneurs and a Hollywood producer, plans to sell .eco addresses to businesses wanting to tout their green credentials and then pour back more than half the profits into environmental causes, including Mr Gore's Alliance for Climate Protection.
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YULEE, Fla. - Two escaped panthers were returned to their pen in Yulee on Thursday following their capture by experts from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, White Oak Conservation Center and houndsmen from Ranchers Supply Inc.
The two cats, outfitted with radio collars, had been monitored continuously after winds from Hurricane Sandy knocked down a tree onto their enclosure fence, where the two panthers, a female and her brother, were being raised at White Oak Conservation Center.
The panther experts used telemetry to track the radio-collars on the cats. The animals did not stray far from their pen, according to officials, and remained on White Oak property during the brief stint outside their pen.
"We are happy to report that the two are back safe and sound," said Kipp Frohlich, head of the Imperiled Species Management Section at the FWC. "The cats were pursued by panther dogs, darted and moved back into their enclosure."
They were both examined by veterinarians and found healthy.
The two cats were initially captured when they were 5 months old. They were found near the Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed in northern Collier County in September 2011.
"The two kittens, born in May 2011, were trapped by our staff due to the death of their mother," said Frohlich. "They were transferred to White Oak Conservation Center to be raised and prepared for release later this winter back to South Florida, where they were originally rescued, to help continue our panther recovery efforts."
The pens are very secluded, and the panthers can be raised with very little contact with people. Five other kittens, three females and two males of similar ages, have been raised at White Oak and released in South Florida.
The FWC has a contract with White Oak to care for panther kittens.
"They are uniquely qualified to raise panthers in an environment that maximizes their chances for a successful re-introduction back into the wild," Frohlich said.
Scientists estimate that between 100 and 160 adults and subadults remain in South Florida.
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The Department of Justice-appointed administrator for the Full Tilt Poker remissions process, Garden City Group, released a second wave of refunds in early April. Almost $6 million in online-poker balances was sent to about 2,800 players whose banking information could not be verified in time for inclusion in the larger first wave of payments earlier this year. All told, GCG has issued about $81 million in FTP payment to date, with two large categories still under review – online affiliates and former players who enjoyed some form of sponsorship relationship with the site. The funds for the ongoing refunds came from the 2012 PokerStars settlement with the DOJ, which acquired Full Tilt's remaining assets in exchange for the remission funding.


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Cory FreemanClass: Senior
Position: DL
Height: 6-4
Weight: 265
Previous School: Hoke County HS
Hometown: Raeford, N.C.
2012 (Jr.)
• Big South All-Conference second team
• VaSID All-State second team
• Started all 11 games as defensive end
• Totaled 31 tackles (16 solo, 15 assisted), rankings second on team among defensive linemen in tackles
• Recorded 4.5 tackles for loss, including two sacks
• Led team with five quarterback hurries
• Posted a sack in season opener at Wake Forest (Sept. 1) and in season finale at VMI (Nov. 17)
• Registered a season-best six tackles against Norfolk State
• Helped Liberty's defense finish the year ranked No. 19 in total defense (314.73 yards allowed per game) and No. 23 in rushing defense (126.09)
• Liberty led the league in rushing defense and held five opponents to less than 100 yards
• Big South opponents averaged only 114.0 yards per game and nine rushing touchdowns
2011 (So.)
• Played in all 11 games, earning six starts at defensive end
• Ranked third among defensive linemen on the team with a career-high 29 tackles
• Recorded three tackles for loss, including one sack
• Had four tackles (two solo, two assisted) in first career start, during season opener against N.C. State
• Registered first career sack, for nine yards, against Coastal Carolina
2010 (R-Fr.)
• Saw playing time in all 11 games during his first full season on the field
• Finished the season with 12 tackles, including eight assisted stops
• Had a breakout game with six stops, including five assisted tackles against Gardner-Webb
2009 (Fr.)
• Redshirted
• Graduate of Hoke County High School
• Earned honorable-mention all-conference accolades as a junior
• Finished his junior year with 54 tackles, 12 tackles for a loss, three sacks, two forced fumbles and an 80-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown
• Earned all-conference honors during his final season at Hoke County High School
• Son of Anthony and Margaret Freeman
• His father played football at Fayetteville State
• Birthday is on March 10
• Biblical studies major at Liberty


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Q: After four phone interviews, two in-person interviews, a drug test and a background check, I received a good job offer, pending a credit check. And, of course, after being unemployed for 18 months and going from $5,000 a month salary, to $1,200 a month unemployment, my credit is a mess. The job offer was rescinded. Any advice to get over this final hurdle, before I lose my mind?
A: In the early 1980s, there was an Atari video game called "Pitfall!" You had to guide Pitfall Harry through a jungle that included an array of pits, quicksand and scorpions.
It seems today's job seekers are like Pitfall Harry, constantly falling into traps that keep them from their goals.
In last week's column I wrote about companies that post jobs saying "unemployed need not apply." And now we look at the credit checks that are, in many cases, keeping perfectly qualified people from getting jobs.
In May, National Consumer Law Center attorney Chi Chi Wu testified before Congress on this very issue, saying: "Using credit history, especially in an economy with such massive numbers of job losses such as the current one, creates a grotesque conundrum. Simply put, a worker who loses her job is likely to fall behind on paying her bills due to lack of income. With the increasing use of credit reports, this worker now finds herself shut out of the job market because she's behind on her bills."
Thus we have what Wu calls "a bizarre catch-22." She told me that a number of states — including Washington, Hawaii, Connecticut, Oregon and Illinois — have passed laws that regulate the use of credit reports in hiring, but the practice is going on in plenty of places.
According to a 2010 report by the Society for Human Resource Management, 13 percent of companies run credit checks on all job candidates and 47 percent run checks on selected candidates. The report said that credit checks "are seldom used as a definitive hiring criterion," but groups such as the National Consumer Law Center fear they are coming into play more often than companies might admit.
Wu said that if a person suspects a credit check cost them a job, they should make sure the company followed proper procedures. First, the company needs a job applicant's consent to run a credit check.
"Then, if the employer is going to take an adverse action against the potential employee, they have to give them a copy of the credit report" first, Wu said. "Once the decision is final, then the potential employee is entitled to a second notice, which says, 'We are taking this action on the basis of a consumer report.' "
She also suggests people obtain their annual free credit report — from AnnualCreditReport.com, a site backed by the three nationwide credit reporting companies. The job seeker can check for errors and become familiar with what potential employers might be seeing.
Dawn Rasmussen of Pathfinder Writing and Career Services in Portland, Ore., said it's important for a candidate to be open about a bad credit rating, but only once the subject is brought up by the employer.
"You should never disclose it up front," Rasmussen said. "But maybe toward the end of the interview, when they explain the process and say they're going to do a credit check. You can say, 'I'm glad you're going to do that, but I did want to explain something to you.' "
Then be honest.
"If you hide from it, it looks like you're guilty," Rasmussen said. "Indicate that you're not afraid of it and that you want to explain it. Don't blame anyone; just explain. And never, ever, ever lie."
Hopefully an employer will then have the compassion to understand that just because you have credit problems — in a country where credit problems have become prevalent — doesn't mean you're not the best person for the job.


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Topic: jur777's first chemoembolization complete
Just an update to let people on the board know that a few hours after John's (jur777) first chemoembolization he is feeling great, eating sandwiches, and pushing that button for the pain meds with a grin on his face. The doctor told us he was very pleased with the way the procedure went, glad we did it quickly, and thankful that we started with TACE rather than Theraspheres based on the way John's arteries looked. Ironically there are two other patients here with some form of biliary tree cancers on the same floor at Johns Hopkins. On this day of great hope for our country, I have great hope that solutions to our loved ones health problems will be discovered.
Blessing and luck to all,