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Afternoon: Program Registration: From 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. after you have your room assignment, come over to the Road Scholar table outside of the meeting room to register with the program staff and get your welcome packet containing your name-tag, up-to-date schedule that reflects any last-minute changes, and to learn when and where dinner and the Orientation session will take place. If your arrival is delayed, please ask for your packet when you check in.
Dinner: Catered by the hotel restaurant, plus coffee, tea, water; Alcoholic beverages available for purchase.
Evening: Orientation led by our Group Leader will begin after dinner in the hotel meeting room. We will review the up-to-date program schedule and any changes, discuss roles and responsibilities, logistics, safety guidelines, emergency procedures, and answer any questions you may have. Finally, everyone will introduce themselves. We will be accompanied by a Dixie State University naturalist who will serve as our Study Leader, leading hikes and field trips unless specified otherwise. Please bring a refillable water bottle on the program and on all hikes. Free time is reserved for your personal independent exploration. Evenings at leisure offer opportunities to make the program more meaningful and memorable through personal independent exploration, engaging in available activities on your own, or simply relaxing and making new friends among fellow participants. The Group Leader will always be happy to offer suggestions. Program activities, schedules, personnel, and indicated distances or times may be changed due to local conditions/circumstances. In the event of changes, we will alert you as quickly as possible. Thank you for your understanding.
Activity note: Drive about 165 miles. Hike today is 1.2 miles RT/69 ft. elevation change on paved but sometimes uneven or muddy sidewalk.
Breakfast: Buffet in hotel which includes fresh fruit, yogurt, assorted baked goods, cereal, pancakes, scrambled eggs, oatmeal, bacon, sausage, breakfast potatoes, coffee, assorted teas, juice and milk.
Morning: Bring your luggage out to the coach and board the coach for the AM departure. Travel with your Dixie State University Naturalist/Guide who is knowledgeable and experienced in the region. While the Geology of these three Parks are important and the most obvious topics, your Naturalist/Guide will enhance your travel time with insight into the Geology, Plants and Animals, Human History and Pre-History of the of the area. Travel through the Basin and Range Province and the upper Mohave Desert, and the Virgin River Gorge, to the volcanic edge of the Colorado Plateau. En route hear a lecture on basic geology and discuss how it relates to the Color Country we are traveling through and to.
Lunch: At a local restaurant in Springdale, Utah, just outside of Zion National Park, we will have a buffet, plus coffee, tea, lemonade, water.
Afternoon: Board the coach and travel to the Zion National Park entrance and the Visitor Center. The center has a large scale relief map of the park, where you can overview what you will be seeing the next day and a half. You'll enjoy a pass through the bookstore at the center as well. Afterwards, Enjoy a short walk to the Lower Emerald Pool.
Dinner: Plated dinner at local restaurant with assorted side dishes of potatoes, rice, and vegetables, plus coffee, tea, soft drinks, and water. Alcoholic beverages available for purchase.
Evening: After dinner there will be a presentation on local natural history or orientation to/overview of Zion National Park.
Activity note: 3 walks today: 1 mile/ early morning nature walk;0.5 mile/100 vertical foot walk; 2.2 mile/57 vertical foot walk.
Breakfast: Breakfast in the Red Rock Grill of the Zion Lodge.
Morning: There is an optional pre-breakfast sunrise nature walk on the PaRus Trail, with an emphasis on the natural environment we see along the trail. The PaRus trail is lovely in the early morning - it is quiet and mostly paved (with one short uneven gravel section) along the banks of the N. Fork of the Virgin River, with good views of the Streaked Wall, the Beehives, the Watchman, Bridge Arch and Bridge Mountain. Along the Trail we can see and discuss native plants and their uses. It is slightly over 1 mile, with 50 ft. elevation loss. Following breakfast, travel to the Zion Human History Museum with its 22 minute multi-media presentation on Zion. From here, there are great views of the Towers of the Virgin and the Altar of Sacrifice. After the museum stop, shuttle on to lunch.
Lunch: Sack lunch on the trail with a variety of sandwich, chips, fruit, and dessert.
Afternoon: The shuttle will bring us to Weeping Rock where we will hike a short but steep trail. - about half a mile round trip, and about 100 feet of elevation change. En route, along the steep canyon walls are natural hanging gardens. View the Weeping Rock seep, and return to the shuttle to travel higher into the canyon. Ride up to the Temple of Sinawava stop where we will begin the trail approaching the Narrows, hiking the down and back Riverside Trail. Then walk back to the shuttle for our return to the lodge
Dinner: This meal has been excluded from the program cost and is on your own to enjoy what you like in Springdale. The Group Leader will be happy to offer suggestions.
Evening: Ranger Presentation by a Zion National Park Ranger in the lodge auditorium.
Activity note: 0.9 mile walk down 100 feet along the Bryce Canyon Rim, unpaved and somewhat rocky trail.
Breakfast: Breakfast in the Red Rock Grill of the Zion Lodge.
Morning: Board the motor coach for the northbound trip to Bryce Canyon. You'll travel through the Zion Switchbacks and Tunnels, with their "Galleries" (windows) looking onto some of Zion's most vertical rock faces. Stop at Checkerboard Mesa, and hear why it has horizontal layers and vertical cracks. We then turn north on US 89, heading up Long Valley to Bryce Canyon National Park.
Lunch: Sack lunch on the trail with a variety of sandwich, chips, fruit, and dessert.
Afternoon: Board the motor coach, travel into Bryce Canyon National Park and head for Inspiration Point. The unpaved trail there takes you in .9 mile 100 ft. down through bristlecone pines and all along the way you'll have great views of the pinnacle rock hoodoos with their diagonal scour markings. You'll love the contrast between the exposed rock hoodoos and the spruce, fir and bristlecone pine surroundings. Inspiration Point is post-card photogenic.
Dinner: Board our motorcoach to Ebenezer's Barn and Grill for dinner and a western music show. We will pick up our preselected choice of entrée from a buffet line, plus coffee, tea, soda or water. Alcohol available for purchase.
Evening: After dinner enjoy a western music show.
Activity note: 1/4 mile RT sunrise walk to Bryce Point, 1.8 mile RT Queen's Garden Walk, 1/2 mile RT walk to Yovimpa Point
Breakfast: Bryce Lodge Breakfast Buffet including a full assortment of hot and cold items including eggs, assorted breakfast meats, seasoned potatoes, freshly baked biscuits and country gravy, french toast casserole, pastries, fruits, and yogurt, plus coffee, tea, juice, mike and water.
Morning: Before breakfast is the optional trip to Bryce Point. Early risers will be rewarded for their discipline when they ride our motor coach out to Bryce Point well before sunrise. Here we can watch both the brightening eastern horizon and the hoodoos change below you in Bryce Amphitheater. In the horizontal light of dawn, the colors there are wonderfully rich. After breakfast enjoy the walk to Sunrise Point. There, you'll see the famous Twinkle Toes tree, and learn about the forces of erosion. For those who want to make the hike, there is the .9 mile trail one way down 320 feet amongst the hoodoos and see Queen Victoria surveying the Queen's Garden. Participants are also welcome to hike just part of the trail. For those who prefer a more relaxed experience, there are excellent views of the garden from the rim walk. Then we'll take our motor coach on the spectacularly scenic drive to Rainbow Point.
Lunch: Sack Lunch enjoying the view at Rainbow Point at the Park's southern end at 9115 feet above sea level.
Afternoon: After lunch, there are photo opportunities at Rainbow Point. Then you'll walk .25 mile one way through a high woods (9115 ft) of many types of conifers to Yovimpa Point, with its expansive views of the Grand Staircase and Navajo Mountain to the east and the Kaibab Plateau to the south. After returning from Yovimpa Point, you'll board the motor coach and ride to the Bryce Canyon NP Visitor Center, and the return to the hotel.
Dinner: Surrounded by the majestic Ponderosa Pine Forest, the Bryce Canyon Lodge dining room is a wonderful place to relax and take in the inspiring beauty of Bryce Canyon. Enjoy dining in the style of rustic elegance from the 1930s. This certified Green Restaurant serves up an environmentally sustainable menu with regional specialties as well as organic and all natural food choices.
Evening: National Park Ranger presentation, or walk out to the rim and watch the Hoodoos change color as the sun sets behind you.
Activity note: 1/2 mile walk down 150 feet to Bright Angel Point
Breakfast: Bryce Lodge Breakfast Buffet including a full assortment of hot and cold items including eggs, assorted breakfast meats, seasoned potatoes, freshly baked biscuits and country gravy, french toast casserole, pastries, fruits, and yogurt, plus coffee, tea, juice, mike and water.
Morning: Board the motor coach for the southbound trip to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Travel on down several steps of the Grand Staircase to Kanab, UT where we'll visit the Grandstaircase Escalante Visitors Center. Then on into Arizona (Change to Mountain Standard Time) where the road climbs up the Kaibab Plateau. You'll stop at the LeFevre overlook where there is a larger than panoramic view of the Grand Staircase. Here you can look north and see the southern end of Bryce Canyon National Park atop the Staircase, and the tops of the Towers of Zion National Park. After nearing 8,000 ft elevation, you'll arrive at Jacob Lake for lunch at the Jacob Lake Inn.
Lunch: The Jacob Lake Inn, a pine-surrounded log structure with a fireplace and a wonderfully homey feel, will serve some of its home-cooked fare. Be sure to leave room for the baked-right-there cookies, on sale near the door as you leave.
Afternoon: After lunch you'll continue southbound across the upper reaches of Kaibab Plateau, through forests of pines, spruce, fir and quaking aspen. Learn why fire is important to the health of Ponderosa Pine forests and what happens when you suppress fires for 100 years. These are incredible woods which, with their huge meadows, give more of a feel of Montana than Arizona. Along the way you may see the unique Kaibab squirrels, wild turkeys and deer. When you arrive at Grand Canyon National Park, you have the option to walk out to Bright Angel Point. The half mile roundtrip out the spine of the ridge to the point is paved and is a little steep in places, but worth it. From the point you'll be treated to impressive colorful views stretching well down into Roaring Springs and Bright Angel Canyons. After our walk, we then check in at the Grand Canyon Lodge for our stay in the rustic cabins near the main lodge building and the canyon views on the back porch of the Grand Canyon Lodge.
Dinner: Buffet Dinner in the historic Grand Canyon Lodge Auditorium.
Evening: Presentation from a Grand Canyon National Park ranger, or go for a walk out to one of several view points overlooking the canyon to watch the stars rotate over your head.
Activity note: 1 mile nature walk in morning. 1.4 mile RT/ 500 Vertical Foot hike down N. Kaibab Trail.
Breakfast: Breakfast buffet including a full assortment of hot and cold items including eggs, assorted breakfast meats, seasoned potatoes, freshly baked biscuits and country gravy, french toast casserole, pastries, fruits, and yogurt.
Morning: Start your morning with a nature walk along and near the rim. Then board the motor coach and ride out to Point Imperial, the highest point on the North Rim at 8,803 feet. From the vista point here you can see the winding, narrow slash of Marble Canyon just upstream of where it breaks out into the wider Grand Canyon. The rocks of the Canyon walls are especially colorful here, offering both black and red stripes of the ancient rock.
Lunch: Sack lunch with the eastern Grand Canyon as a backdrop.
Afternoon: Board the motor coach and travel back through the N. Kaibab forest to the Grand Canyon Lodge, arriving around 2:00 PM. Here your afternoon provides you with several options. You may want to hike down the N. Kaibab trail, which drops 600 feet in 3/4 of a mile. If you're feeling less athletic but still would enjoy a good hike, try the Transept Trail from the Lodge to the ancestral puebloan ruin. Or catch an afternoon Ranger Program, or take the afternoon to relax at the coffee bar, the bookstore or saloon, or sit out on the Lodge patio and drink in the views.
Dinner: Dining in the historic Grand Canyon Lodge is truly a memorable experience. Regional as well as 1930's themed foods are featured throughout the menus. We take pride in utilizing only the freshest and healthiest ingredients. The "all natural" beef and poultry products are free of any antibodies or hormones. Salmon is wild Alaska caught. Additionally, we offer organic products such as salad greens and pastas.
Evening: Evening at leisure.
Breakfast: Breakfast buffet including a full assortment of hot and cold items including eggs, assorted breakfast meats, seasoned potatoes, freshly baked biscuits and country gravy, French toast casserole, pastries, fruits, and yogurt.
Morning: Load into the motor coach to depart from North Rim by 7:30 AM sharp. Return to Las Vegas McCarran International Airport via St. George, UT and Mesquite, NV, to arrive at the airport by 1:30 PM and the starting hotel shortly thereafter.
Lunch: Lunch on way to airport.
Afternoon: Complete the final portion of our drive to Las Vegas, dropping participants at Las Vegas McCarran International Airport by 1:30 PM, followed by the starting hotel. This concludes our program. We hope you enjoy Road Scholar learning adventures and look forward to having you on rewarding programs in the future.


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In regards to CSS, once you have the core concepts down such as, specificity, selectors, properties, etc; is it better to be able to design and mockup from scratch? Or is it more viable to just put certain styles in snippets or mixins, as long as you understand what the specified properties do, to cut down the learning curve and development time? For example, learning a new tutorial to on how to create a responsive grid or standard css menu. From my perspective, it seems impossible to retain everything you learn past the fundamentals.
Good question Brandon,
In my opinion, you can organize what you know however it helps you use it. You are right that there are a ton of things to remember. For example you might get use to using specific code all the time and when you need to do something outside of those habits, you might have to look it up. I wouldn't feel bad about doing this. Some programmers may be doing their work so much that they seldom need to reference something whereas others may need to reference more often.
I kind of compare this to being a lawyer. Lawyer need access to a law library in order to do research for cases. They know how the basic process of law works and they may remember a lot right off hand regarding their area of practice however invariably they will need to look something up.
How you organize the information you need to know if you don't memorize it will also depend on what you are using to develop with on a regular basis. For example if you were using a CMS most of the time, you might not need to remember that much code and you might have specific snippets set aside for easy reference. By contrast, if you are coding websites from scratch every time, you may not rely on reference material as much because you use the code so often.
If you are looking for speed in building pages, this might be of some use to you,
It depends on the kidn of work you're doing. Sometimes using pre-built CSS style sheets (whether built by you or not) is good. It definately speeds development and shorterns delivery time if you follow the structure suggested by those style sheets, of course.
But if the website is complex, sometimes is better to think the structure twice and then create the CSS style sheet from scratch.
if you are thinking of creating css styles from scratch here is a good css generator to consider, just like the one mentioned above, http://www.cssbuttoncode.com
I understand that using a framework can drastically speed up development time, but the downside to using them is that it is not your code. Also you have to abide by the rules of that particular framework. I just thought It would benefit someone like me to understand the principles before moving on the frameworks. I personally believe that those frameworks are for people who can already build there own from scratch, but want to cut down on development time.
Agree 100%
You also have to think of it this way,even if you use a frame work ,only an understanding of actual CSS will let you maximize the FW's full potentia; well that, and an understanding of the framework itself. So in essence, you double the thing you have to learn in the end.

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From Our 2013 Archives
Crestor Tops List of Best-Selling Drugs
Latest Cholesterol News
By Robert Lowes
Nov. 1, 2013 -- The cholesterol-lowering drug Crestor (rosuvastatin) was the nation's most prescribed drug in the past 12 months, according to a new report from research firm IMS Health. New prescriptions and refills of the drug totaled 23.7 million.
The report looks at the top 100 selling drugs in the U.S., by prescriptions and sales. It tracked data over a 12-month period through September.
On the sales side, the antipsychotic drug Abilify (aripiprazole) racked up the highest sales with nearly $6.4 billion. Abilify is prescribed to treat schizophrenia, depression, and bipolar disorder, plus other things.
The 10 top-selling drugs reflect little change since calendar year 2012, according to IMS Health.
Here are the top 10 drugs by number of prescriptions:
Here are the top 10 drugs by total sales:
The complete list can be found on Medscape.
SOURCES: Medscape Medical News: "Top 100 Selling Drugs Through September Reported." WebMD Drug Reference from First DataBank: "Abilify."


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News Ltd chief executive Kim Williams has rejected dire predictions for the print media industry, saying it has plenty of life yet.
The digital technology being blamed for the decline in newspapers was actually massively increasing the demand for words and images that make sense of the world, said the head of Australia's largest newspaper publisher.
"My advice to an aspiring journalist would be 'Have a go, because there's plenty of energetic life in the media industry yet'," Mr Williams told a Melbourne Press Club lunch.
"In fact, I would say there's much more cause for hope than for pessimism."
Printed newspapers would not die in the near future, he said.
News Ltd's sales of 11 million papers a week showed people still valued them as a single product - unlike the online version.
When asked if rival newspaper The Age, owned by troubled Fairfax, would survive, Mr Williams said competition between The Age and News' papers would be a good thing for consumers.
Fairfax has been hit harder by declining newspaper circulation and earnings than the larger News Ltd, although both companies have cut hundreds of journalist jobs in 2012.
Mr Williams said the advertising market was still tough.
But rather than being a threat, computer and tablet devices such as iPads had created new distribution networks for media companies to increase customers, he said.
The smartest young journalists and most adaptable veteran journalists were inventing the future of journalism, appearing on TV, blogging and in writing for newspapers.
Mr Williams also said charging for online journalism would benefit consumers and media companies, as it would result in a better product.
"It is hardly controversial that consumers should pay for things they value and want," he said.
Mr Williams repeated his criticism of the federal government's proposals for greater media regulation, including a news media council, saying it threatened free speech and the viability of the media industry.


text: "Tudor Books and Readers, 1485-1603" is a five-week college and university faculty seminar for sixteen participants to study book construction and print culture in the Tudor era, to be held in Antwerp, London, and Oxford. The seminar, co-directed by Mark Rankin (English, James Madison University) and John King (English and religious studies, Ohio State University), investigates the physical construction of books and the interpretative habits of readers during the era of the Tudor monarchs (1485-1603). Building on recent scholarship in the history of reading, the seminar seeks to shed light on ways in which readers related to books through handwritten marginal annotations, note-taking, copying, and other practices. The program begins in Antwerp, where participants can familiarize themselves with the physical plant of the sole surviving Renaissance printing and publishing house at the Plantin-Moretus Museum; it then moves to London, where visits to the British Library, which houses one of the best preserved collections of Tudor printed books, have been scheduled. The subsequent four weeks of residence at the University of Oxford enable participants to engage in further study at selected college libraries and the Bodleian Library, whose collection of Tudor books rivals that of the British Library. Discussions consider the role of typography, format, and layout in the marketing and reading of books; how marginalia reveal the mentalities of readers; and the impact of gender and social rank in the selection of reading matter. Co-directors are joined by guest lecturers Gergely Juhász (theology, Lessius College, Antwerp), Guido Latré (English, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium), and David Vaisey (history, Bodleian Library). John King is a veteran director of NEH summer programs and he has collaborated with Mark Rankin on a previous summer seminar on a similar topic.


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Landing on the Moon
From Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia
"I still blame the moon to this date for influencing Laura Secord's cow into biting Sharky, my pet Llama."
"I hear it's very hard to do."
"I One of these days Alice, straight to the Moon!"
Landing on the moon is one of the three unaccomplishments of modern science. It is argued by a few that NASA actually managed to succeed in putting a man on the moon in the 60s during the space race against the Russians. These people are simply liars. Ironically, one of the few accomplishments of modern science has been to disprove its own previous claim that we landed on the moon.
edit Little Known Primitive 'So-Called Attempts' at Landing on the Moon
In early Native American history they believed that the moon was only a few feet around and that it floated just above the treetop of the tallest tree in the forest. A great Indian Chief named Geronimo actually climbed the tallest tree in the forest in an attempt to get it. He found, however, that he couldn't reach it. Blaming this one himself, Geronimo chose not to climb down the tree out of shame. He died in that same tree three years later.
A second attempt was made during the European Renaissance. Galileo, crazily speculating that the earth was round (or, spherical in shape), said the same was true of the moon. Only parts of his crazy schemes to reach the moon were recovered. He never got to realize his plan because his life was rightly cut short by a court of Christians who convicted him for his heresy.
A third attempt was made by the French who began work on the Eiffel Spaceship. Being French, they were retarded and had only built the skeleton of the spaceship before they realized they had no way of actually sending people into space. They hadn't even considered the fact that human beings would need oxygen, water, and food. Not to mention a supply of cigarettes if they planned on sending their own French citizens. The entire plan was canceled and the Eiffel Spaceship was renamed the Eiffel Tower and erected in Paris, Texas as a French monument, or monument, as they say in France, with a certain amount of exotic nasal discharge.
Rather than being a fourth attempt, NASA chose to just fake a moon landing. They built an impressive-looking model of what they thought a space shuttle should look like and named it the Millennium Falcon. They found some cool old Hollywood astronaut costumes and put them on a couple of guys with Ph.D.s and other such ridiculous things. They had the astronauts march into the space shuttle and launched off into outer space, where they immediately died because the suits didn't actually have oxygen tanks, nor did the space shuttle have a life-support system. NASA then released doctored photos of the alleged moon landing, declaring to the public that their project was a success. The estimated cost of the project is at about $530 billion and 65 cents.
edit Proving the Moon Landing False
Scientists proved that the image released by NASA (seen above) was fake when they discovered and revealed that the moon actually looks like this:
It turns out that the photos taken for the NASA propaganda were images of Hollywood sets. Why NASA didn't take the pictures before the faked launching, instead of just drawing in astronauts afterwards, is a long-enduring mystery.
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edit A Scientific Side Note
Amoung all the humbug flying around our airwaves, recently another interesting fact about rednecks has been discovered. After NASA detected an unidentified object in the upper atmosphere in orbit of earth, it was shortly determined that the object, a makeshift communications satellite constructed out of sheet metal, plywood and duct tape had been put into orbit by a group of Texan and coastal Floridities rednecks. These rednecks claim to have no memory of how the object was put into space, or how it is broadcasting them free HBO.
After many months of close observation and studies, scientists determined that rednecks actually have amazing untapped mental and engineering abilities. This section of the brain (stored in the lower right Mullet) is activated upon consumption on large amounts of country music videos!
edit Oh Larry, What Dont We Fire Up the Time Machine?
- "Uh Oh, Home Land Security on the Cable the Larry Guy - Hot Line Here! Them thar' near my KFC Bucket a Road Kill over 'yonder - Wayzat? President Obama, you can smell my Road Kill Pickens over the phone - Ok I'm back... the rednecks has gottem in thar' sights Lemme Larry and Curly Bay! Oh good, his passport was flagged! Fire up Jean Claude Van Dam and the Time Cops!"
- "Muhammad Something or Other who's been running all over Mecca claiming Allah made him convert to the freggin' Islamic Hoodlums over in Oil Rich Mecca just because he was making the camels confused because the Moon Shadow, Moon Shadow kept following him around and the Camel Jockies kept gittin' lost." See "yer passport CAT STEVENS, if that's 'yer REEL name or we'll sake you shine the moons shadda from Guantannamoe. There now, back to 2004 you go round yer buddy the Moon Sahdder Moon!"


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Eastfield College Students
We know there could be a number of reasons as to why to you chose to attend Eastfield College. Some of you are here for training to enter the work force and would like to receive a certificate or many of you will be taking courses to transfer to another university or earn an Associate Degree. Whatever your personal goal may be, Eastfield College is committed to supporting you in every way in order for you to achieve your educational goals.
By signing an "Agree to Degree" certificate you are letting us know that your educational goals are important to you. We will use this opportunity to partner with you in continuing to provide the student support and academic learning programs you need for success.


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How often have you sat in a meeting or lecture and suddenly your pen heads off into all sorts of unchartered territory? Next thing you know your paper is covered with squiggles and cubes, bubble letters and zzzzzzzzzzs — maybe even a stick figure rendering of your boss with his big ears and even bigger mouth : )
We didn't either – until we met Sunni Brown, doodling expert and the inspiration behind the doodle revolution, "a growing effort to debunk the myth that doodling is a distraction. "
Sunni is author of "Gamestorming: A Playbook for Innovators, Rulebreakers and Changemakers" and her soon-to-be-released book, "The Doodle Revolution." Sharpie brought her on board as our resident doodle expert after some research showed that Sharpie Pens, unlike any other pens out there, inspired people to doodle. Now Sunni is front and center on our website, sharpieuncapped.com, talking up doodles and inviting Sharpie fans to submit their doodles to our gallery. (Click here to read Sunni's post about her new gig as Sharpie doodle spokesperson). Even more interesting, Sunni will select a Doodle-A-Day and offer up her expert analysis.
Sunni is, well, pretty sunny when it comes to her enthusiasm about doodling. Have a look at her video, then head to sharpieuncapped.com and donate your doodle today!


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Beauty Road Test: Go Tropical! Pacific Illusions Beauty's Shimmer Lip Glosses
Give yourself a mini-vacation with Pacific Illusions Beauty's tropical-inspired mineral shimmer lip glosses!
-Lucia Peters
Is the dark, dreary winter getting you down? Meet Pacific Illusions Beauty's new Mineral Shimmer lip glosses ($25 – $28, artisangemsboutique.com)! A super wearable collection of mineral cosmetics inspired by exotic destinations? Yes please! How could we find these in our mail box and NOT try them out?
Pacific Illusions Beauty believes that what you put on your skin should enhance your natural beauty, but without exposing you to harmful ingredients. The California-based company takes its cues from the West Coast lifestyle—keeping things easy, relaxed, and as low fuss as possible. As such, these glosses are made for women on the go who want to look chic and put together, but who don't want to spend a lot of time worrying about their makeup. There's no such thing as a "wrong" shade here—all of these colors work on pretty much every skin tone you can think of. Plus, they're free of ALL of the following things: Parabens, talc, fragrance, and animal testing—and they're hypoallergenic, to boot. The result? Soft, glossy lips with long-lasting shine and a hint of shimmer.
Read Beauty Road Test: Dermelect's ME Resort 2013 Nail Colors Power Up Your Nails
My two favorite shades of the ones I tested out were Diamond Beach and Mermaid Beach. The delicate peach of Diamond Beach matched my natural lip color while giving my pout a little extra sparkle. Love! The big surprise, though, was the vibrant, fuchsia Mermaid Beach. I usually steer clear of bright pink lip colors (or bright pink anything, really)—my personality doesn't exactly scream pink—but I was intrigued by the idea of there being no wrong shades here, so I gave this one a shot.
Even though it looks a little overwhelming in the bottle, it goes on sheer, giving your pucker just a little bit of bubble gum-colored tint with some added glimmer and shine. It's totally wearable during the day (surprise!)—and if you layer it up a bit or slick on a touch of a darker lip color underneath it, it'll take you straight through the night as well.
Pacific Illusions Beauty's fabulous new shimmer gloss is also available in Gold Coast, a dreamy, sparkly gold shade. Snap them up for yourself at artisangemsboutique.com—and have a very tropical New Year!
Lucia Peters is BettyConfidential's associate editor.


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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Wildlife Diversity Permits
4200 Smith School Road
Austin, TX 78744
CITES (Convention on the International Trade of Endangered Species)
Convention on the International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES) is an international agreement between governments. Its aim is to ensure that trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival. Many wildlife species in trade are not endangered, but the existence of an agreement to ensure the sustainability of the trade is important in order to safeguard these resources for the future.
CITES Program in Texas is a federal program that is administered by the state. CITES regulations require that pelts of certain species legally harvested be tagged with a department-issued federal CITES tag.
Bobcat CITES tags are required for any bobcat pelts that are sold, traded or shipped out of Texas. A pelt tag must be attached prior to being transported or shipped out of state. In addition, anyone who intends to transport or sell outside Texas the pelt of a bobcat taken in this state shall complete, sign, and submit an Out-of-State Shipping or Selling Report (PDF 240.2 KB) within 20 days of the time the pelt is shipped.
Otter CITES tags are required for all otters that are legally harvested in Texas. The pelts are required to be tagged with an otter CITES tag regardless of whether or not it is being shipped out of Texas. The otter pelt must be tagged within 90 days of take and is valid for the year in which the otter was taken.
Pelt tags can be obtained by presenting the pelt and your hunting license number at one of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Regional & Field Law Enforcement Offices.


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Community at Work – Weekly public service radio program.
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Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
The University of California, San Francisco offers an advanced education program in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) designed to meet the requirements of the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association. The program leads to certification in OMFS and an M.D. degree from the University of California San Francisco and can be combined with a Ph.D. in Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, dependent on satisfactory progress.
This program is designed to provide the trainee with sufficient didactic and clinical education to meet the requirements of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and to become a knowledgeable practitioner. All trainees are prepared for a career in clinical practice. In addition, they are encouraged to develop skills in teaching and clinical research which will be useful in preparation for an academic career.
PASS applications will be reviewed jointly by the Department of OMFS and the Medical School. Acceptance will occur jointly and advanced standing in the medical school will be granted based on a review of the applicant's dental school curriculum and transcripts.
The duration of the program is 6 years.
Please click here for complete information about the program and the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
Questions about the scope of the program and interview procedures may be directed to:
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The grocery store chain is recalling about 45 cake products over possible listeria contamination. They were sold in several Florida stores between Nov. 11 and 15.
In question: the 7-inch chocolate layer cake used to make the recalled desserts.
No illnesses have been reported, but the company is issuing the recall as a precaution.
Buyers can return it for a full refund.
Listeria can cause serious and sometimes deadly infections in children, the elderly and those with a weak immune system.
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If "staying active" is the key to a long life, Carl Icahn will probably live for years. At 77, the US investor is on a concerted activist campaign. He has tried (unsuccessfully) to disrupt Michael Dell's buyout of the computer maker he founded, dined with Apple's chief executive and pressed him to return cash to shareholders, and last week planted board members – including his son Brett – at Nuance, the Boston technology company that gives Apple's Siri his/her voice.
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When Adobe Reader or Acrobat is deployed in the enterprise with enhanced security turned on, warnings can appear in the client. The warnings appear when Acrobat tries to merge data into a PDF. These warnings are confusing to the users and you may want to suppress them by defining the source of the data as trusted.
Define the sites that host the PDF and data files as trusted. You can do this by adding the site where the data is stored to the Windows trusted sites list (Windows > Control Panel > Internet Settings > Security), or to the enhanced security settings in Acrobat/Reader (Edit> Preferences > Enhanced Security).
The Windows trusted sites list is saved under the following registry key:
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Published 4:56 pm, Sunday, March 3, 2013
A red flag warning is in effect for much of South Central Texas, including Bexar County, through Sunday evening.
The National Weather Service's warning, which puts agencies on the alert for fires, lasts until 8 p.m. for Kerry, Bandera, Gillespie, Kendall, Blanco, Medina, Comal Atascosa and Bexar counties, among others. Sunday evening, a front moving across the state will bring winds of 15 to 25 mph and low humidity, according to the weather service, creating prime conditions for fires to quickly spread.
San Antonio firefighters battled a blaze Sunday about 1:45 p.m. at an apartment complex in the 3500 block of West Avenue that damaged two units and displaced the residents that occupied those units. Assistant Chief Oscar Gonzalez of the San Antonio Fire Department said the fire, apparently caused by a malfunctioning air conditioning unit, caused an estimated $25,000 in damages.
Six other units in the Canlen Apartments were evacuated, Gonzalez said, but residents of those units were later allowed back in.
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We believe that aside from the political hype, solar technology as an energy alternative is a fiscally healthy change for many businesses. Solar is a proven technology, and business should understand how they can take advantage of the long-term energy solutions that solar can provide.
When it comes to energy efficiency, reducing expenses, or planning for the future of your company, solar power is an option that should be investigated. Here are a few questions businesses should consider asking:
- Is my building energy efficient?
- Is solar an economical solution?
- What are the advantages of becoming green?
The cost of energy increases every year, and utility expenses we see on profit and loss statements are substantial. The average 2,300-square-foot household in Phoenix pays 11 cents a kilowatt for energy. Seems like pennies, but after 12-months this amounts to $2,530 dollars. A business, by comparison, with 25,000 to 100,000 square feet of combined office and warehouse space, could be spending as much as $90,000 a year with the utility company. That's a lot of pennies.
The number of companies converting to green technology is fast becoming commonplace. In fact, the Arizona Corporation Commission requires regulated utilities to generate 15 percent of its energy from renewable resources by 2025.
An Intro
A solar cell is a device that directly converts the energy in light into electrical energy through the process of photovoltaic or what's commonly called solar PV. Throughout the southwest, federal, state, municipal and city governments — as well as most of the Fortune 1000 — are converting to solar as a means to reduce utility costs.
Commercial solar is most commonly installed on the roof but more and more solar installations are being built as solar-shaded parking structures. Businesses are benefiting from the energy production while providing the dual benefit of shaded parking for their clients and employees.
Fast Facts
- A typical silicon cell solar module will have a life in excess of 20 years.
- Each hour of each day, more energy from the sun reaches our planet than is used by the entire global population in an entire year.
- Historically, public utilities in Arizona have increased utility rates an average of five percent a year.
- More than 3,500 square miles of federal land is currently awaiting permits for solar power development.
State and Federal Tax Rebate Program Highlights
Business Energy Investment Tax Credit: This is a Federal ITC of 30 percent based on the cost of the system installed. There is no cap to the amount of the ITC credit. In addition, solar qualifies for bonus depreciation as well as accelerated depreciation on 85 percent of the system cost.
Performance-Based Incentive (PBI): This is a quarterly rebate paid by the public utility. The rebate is paid as a cash incentive for 20 years based on the amount of solar energy produced. The PBI is used to help offset the cost of installing solar.
Arizona State Corporate Tax Credit: This is a state tax credit of 10 percent of the cost of the system not to exceed $25,000 per building/structure or $50,000 annually per business.
Questions to Ask
First, the business owner should meet with a qualified solar expert and have them complete comprehensive energy efficiency and cost analysis that includes:
- Review of state, federal tax and cash incentives
- Utility incentives and cash rebates
- Cost savings analysis
Second, thoroughly review the tax benefits associated with installing solar. The tax benefits as you will see can be significant, so take some time reviewing all the benefits of the tax and incentives offered through the public utilities. Keep in mind that SRP incentives are structured differently from APS and TEP. The utilities have very comprehensive websites to help you understand the options available. Alternatively, you can contact a solar integrator or installation company as they have a good handle on all rebate and incentive options.
Finally, evaluate financing the hard cost of installing solar. If the out-of-pocket costs to install solar combined with the cost to finance is less than the historical energy costs, then seriously consider going green.


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Hi, I have just started using python to make some of my ArcGIS tasks run quicker.
I have some code that effectively takes a line, splits it into points, attaches those points to another set of points that move back in time, so that I can see where the line would be back in time (It is for paleogeography/geology research).
I know the code itself works as I am currently running it by manually editing the 'Age' field and age in the Lines variable, the code then runs for a minute and I do it again:
Lines = r'R:\Paleogeography Maps\Northland\shapefiles\2Ma.shp"'
Age = 2
#then the rest of the code follows#
What I am trying to do is automate this so I can set a start and end point and let it run through it all for me.
The problem I am having is with converting the Age number into a string in the file path, I keep getting error: does not exist or is not supported
The code I tried is:
count = 2
... while count < 28:
... Lines = r'R:\Paleogeography Maps\Northland\shapefiles\'str(count)'+"Ma.shp"'
... Age = count
#and the rest of the code, then at the bottom count = count +1
Any idea how I write the str(count)+Ma.shp part. I just can't get the syntax correct so that it uses the correct file.
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The project's long-term goal is to serve 80 percent of all families under 300 percent of the federal poverty level (about a third of all Seattle children) by 2035 — 21 years from now. Your baby daughter won't benefit from the program, but there's better than a one-in-three chance her daughter might.
That's both absurd and disingenuous, in the passive-aggressive way Seattle politicians love. If the City Council approves the proposal as is, voters will choose whether to approve a $58 million property tax levy for the next four years — $14.5 million a year, a tax increase of $43 per year for the average Seattle homeowner.
That $58 million would fund a four-year demonstration project enrolling 2,000 3- and 4-year-olds in 100 classrooms by 2018 — about one in 10 Seattle kids in that age range. Enrollment would be open to all 4-year-olds and 3-year-olds from families earning less than 300 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL), which is currently $71,000 for a family of four.
Tuition would be free for families below 200 percent of FPL and charged on a sliding scale otherwise. Families at up to 600 percent of FPL ($143,000 in annual household income) would pay no more than 40 percent of the projected cost of $10,700 per student per year, a maximum of $5,700 a year per child.
Presumably, the city would go back to voters in 2018 for another levy to continue and hopefully expand the program, and so it would incrementally grow from 10 percent of eligible children in 2018 to 80 percent by 2035.
Very long-range planning
This is a program that could make a huge difference for many, many kids. All of the modern education data shows an enormous difference in school performance and in success later in life for kids educated in school settings before kindergarten — that simply isn't debatable.
And any parent who's priced the cost of preschool knows that even for a middle-class family, this would be a serious bargain.
(Yes, $143,000 for a working couple in Seattle is no better than upper-middle class, and as Seattle gentrifies and the working poor get squeezed out, that'll be median-income territory in the not-too-distant future.)
Right now, sending your child to preschool is hugely expensive: $5,700 a year is difficult to find for any program, and the higher-end ones are all in five digits, with hugely competitive enrollments — for 3-year-olds.
So, for the children this helps, it's all well and good. But this is even less of a true "universal preschool" proposal than Murray's other recent big-ticket item is genuinely a $15-per-hour minimum wage.
Both programs have preposterously long timelines; some workers wouldn't reach $15 an hour (in 2018 dollars, not 2014 dollars, so it's really more $14 per hour) for 11 years. So the working poor may need to wait more than a decade to reach a wage that most middle-class people still couldn't live on.
But the good news is that their kids will almost certainly still be in poverty when their grandkids reach preschool age in 2035. At that point, if this program is successful and voters keep approving it, four out of five of them will actually be enrolled in a subsidized early learning program.
The rhetoric come fall will surely invoke "investing in the future," but for many Seattle families, it's a small investment in a ridiculously distant future, one in which they can take heart in a better chance of success when their grandkids reach graduate school or enter the workforce in 2055 — assuming our planet hasn't already become a barren desert and all.
The money is there
All political projects are compromises between the available funding and the prioritization of all the different needs that funding could support. Our antiquated tax structures, the additional revenue limits from two decades of Eyman initiatives and the vagarities of voters all limit the possibilities.
But Seattle is a wealthy city, and $58 million is somewhere around one-100th of the minimum we'll spend on just one local developer-friendly project alone (the downtown tunnel).
As with the minimum-wage initiative, transit funding and all the other issues where the impacts of chronic under-funding over the years are boiling over this year, we have enough money in Seattle. It's a matter of priorities and of whom the city most wants to help.
This isn't enough for the people who need it most. In each of these projects, the City Council can and should be much, much more ambitious.
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THE family of a young Andover sportsman, who died shortly before his 14th birthday, say his legacy will live on through a major project for the whole community.
This week, the Jamie G Sporting Trust announced that it will work with Anton Junior School to build an indoor swimming pool for pupils and the community to use.
The trust was established in memory of Jamie Gentleman, a keen sportsman who died suddenly from a heart problem in March 2009.
Over the years, it has raised tens of thousands of pounds to encourage young people to take part in sport in the town.
At the trust's sixth annual glitter ball – which raised £4,000 – Jamie's older brother Tommy explained that the trust had decided to concentrate its efforts on one major legacy project.
Tommy said: "This exciting project will give more young people in our community an opportunity to exercise and participate in water sports, while also enabling the learning of an important life skill.
"The fitting location for the pool will also allow for a wide range of the community to benefit from its use outside of school hours, something that both Anton Junior School and the Jamie G Sporting Trust feel very strongly about and hold in high priority."
Anton Junior School head teacher Tom Donohoe, who was Jamie's football coach, explained that no money from the school's budget provided by the Government would go towards the pool construction, and instead all of the building fund would be raised by the school and trust.
The actual amount required will be identified after the project details are finalised in a few months.
This is when the fundraising target will be announced.
Mr Donohoe said: "As head teacher at Anton Junior School, and as someone who has a long association with the Gentleman family, I am absolutely delighted that Anton and the Jamie G Trust can come together to work to provide a lasting legacy for such a fantastic young man, and an excellent facility for the local community.
"As with our all-weather pitch and our dance studio, we are determined that this swimming pool will be available, accessible and affordable for Andover people to use."
It is hoped that the indoor pool will be finished in time for what would have been Jamie's 21st birthday in 2016.


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HUNDREDS of plastic cups have washed up on Chesil Beach in the past week.
And Dorset wildlife conservationist Steve Trewhella is calling on authorities to take action in a bid to protect Dorset's natural environments.
Mr Trewhella, of Wareham, discovered more than 600 cups washed up along a 200m stretch of Chesil Beach on Portland in the last week alone.
He says the problem has come from retailers and beachgoers with recent windy weather forcing the waste plastic along the coast.
He said: "Retailers along the coast, beach goers and local authorities need to take responsibility.
"The beaches and oceans are already saturated with plastic.
"If this many plastic cups were found in a 200m stretch of Chesil Beach – then you can imagine the full scale of the problem."
He believes the true impact of these problems would begin to show over the next few years with a decline in ocean life.
And plastic cups aren't the only waste washing up on Dorset beaches, Mr Trewhella has discovered a dead seal pup and a dead dolphin along the county's shores.
Problems escalated earlier this year after weeks of severe storms in Dorset, which led to tonnes of debris, litter and dead seabirds being washed up along the Jurassic coastline.
Among the rubbish, lumps of a white, sticky substance were found on beaches which was found to be a rancid, vegetable based oil with fatty acids and hazardous to dogs and wildlife.
Mr Trewhella said: "I believe there is a bigger problem lurking out in the Atlantic Ocean and our offshore waters. The problem is a toxic soup of broken down plastic and torn fishing nets."


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Here's something you probably didn't see coming -- this year's sad sack edition of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers had the same number of all stars as last year's East Division champions.
As incongruous as that sounds given that this year's team finished 6-12 and out of the playoffs and last year's team went to the Grey Cup game, that was the final verdict on Thursday when the CFL announced the East Division all stars.
On offence, running back Chad Simpson, wide receiver Chris Matthews and tackle Glenn January took down all star awards.
On defence, linemen Bryant Turner and Alex Hall were named to the team, as were defensive backs Jovon Johnson and Jonathan Hefney.
January, Johnson and Hefney were also East Division all stars in 2011 when just like this year, that team also had three all stars on offence and four on defence.
Johnson was the CFL Most Outstanding Defensive Player in 2011, but he regressed in 2012 and his selection on Thursday as an all star -- along with that of Hefney -- raised some eyebrows across the league.
Both men struggled at times this season -- by their own admission -- and even Bombers head coach Tim Burke at season's end cited the poor play of his secondary as a major contributing factor to his club's lousy record.
"This kind of caught me by surprise too," Johnson said in a phone interview Thursday. "When they called me to tell me I was an all star, I said, 'What are you talking about?'
"It's definitely a surprise. I guess a reputation goes a long way."
Hefney sounded a similar refrain.
"It feels pretty good considering the type of year we had and the type of year I felt like I had," Hefney said by phone from South Carolina Thursday morning. "I felt like I could have played a whole lot better."
Turner, on the other hand, said he felt vindicated by the all-star selection. "It means I've found some respect. I've felt kind of like I was off the radar the past couple seasons. This all star means somebody's noticing, I guess."
The all-star selections come at a fortuitous time for Hefney and Turner, both of who become potential CFL free agents this winter.
"Hopefully it does me some good," said Turner.
Voters will now determine which of the East and West all stars will be named to the league all-wstar team.
The league all-star team will be announced in early December.
Bombers named to East Division all-star team
Seven Winnipeg Blue Bombers were named to the 2012 CFL East Division all-star team on Thursday. Here's a snapshot:
RB Chad Simpson: An NFL veteran but CFL rookie, Simpson ran for 1,039 yards on 173 carries in just 14 games. Simpson missed four games with a foot injury, but still finished with a league-leading -- among starting running backs -- per-carry average of 6.0 yards.
WR Chris Matthews: Matthews became the first rookie receiver in franchise history to reach 1,000 yards in a season, finishing the year with 81 catches for 1,192 yards. Matthews is also the East Division nominee for Most Outstanding Rookie.
OL Glenn January: January was one of only two returning starters on the offensive line this season. He was also selected in 2011 as an East Division all-star.
DE Alex Hall: Hall was leading the league in sacks with nine when he injured his knee and was forced to miss the final four regular-season games. He had two-sack games on three different occasions and was named the CFL Defensive Player of the Week in Week 8.
DT Bryant Turner: The second-year lineman started 14 games and recorded six sacks -- three of them in the first game -- along with 20 tackles, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery.
DB Jonathan Hefney: Hefney started all 18 games and led the team in tackles with 74. He also recorded one sack, one interception, four fumble recoveries and one forced fumble to earn his third divisional all-star selection in the past four years.
DB Jovon Johnson: Johnson also started all 18 games in 2012 and led the league with five fumble recoveries. He also registered 52 defensive tackles and one interception en route to his fourth straight divisional all-star selection.
The Canadian Football League announced Thursday the 2012 East and West Division all stars. The Division All-Stars were selected by 70 voters, including members of the Football Reporters of Canada (FRC), CFL head coaches, and CFL fans from across the country.
The FRC voting panel consists of representation from each CFL market and a national chapter.
The CFL.ca all-star balloting program is now reopened for fans to make their selections for the 2012 CFL all-stars. The final round of voting for fans closes on Sunday, Nov. 11, prior to kickoff (noon CT) of the Eastern semifinal in Toronto where the Argonauts host the Edmonton Eskimos at Rogers Centre.
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QB Anthony Calvillo, MtlQB Travis Lulay, BC
RB Avon Cobourne, HamRB Jon Cornish, Cgy
RB Chad Simpson, WpgRB Andrew Harris, BC
R SJ Green, MtlR Weston Dressler, Sask
R Chris Matthews, WpgR Chris Getzlaf, Sask
R Chad Owens, TorR Nik Lewis, Cgy
R Chris Williams, HamR Fred Stamps, Edm
OT Josh Bourke, MtlOT Ben Archibald, BC
OT Glenn January, WpgOT Jovan Olafioye, BC
OG Peter Dyakowski, HamOG Brendon LaBatte, Sask
OG Scott Flory, MtlOG Dimitri Tsoumpas, Cgy
C Luc Brodeur-Jourdain, MtlC Angus Reid, BC
DT Armond Armstead, TorDT Ted Laurent, Edm
DT Bryant Turner, WpgDT Almondo Sewell, Edm
DE John Bowman, MtlDE Charleston Hughes, Cgy
DE Alex Hall, WpgDE Keron Williams, BC
LB Chip Cox, MtlLB Adam Bighill, BC
LB Shea Emery, MtlLB JC Sherritt, Edm
LB Renaud Williams, HamLB Juwan Simpson, Cgy
CB Jovon Johnson, WpgCB Joe Burnett, Edm
CB Pat Watkins, TorCB Keon Raymond, Cgy
DB Dwight Anderson, MtlDB Korey Banks, BC
DB Jonathan Hefney, WpgDB Ryan Phillips, BC
S Kyries Hebert, MtlS Donovan Alexander, Edm
K Luca Congi, HamK Rene Paredes, Cgy
P Josh Bartel, HamP Rob Maver, Cgy
ST Chris Williams, HamST Tim Brown, BC


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I think that is a great idea been able to use algorithm to crack WPA but this project isn't of anywhere without a PCAP parser ( subtle hint ). I have started working this project without the PCAP parser but without the engine it just wont work and sadly it will go to waste BUT! I've had another idea, I've seen python PCAP Parsers around and if worse comes to worse I think it will be possible to have another server that just converts PCAP files into say an JSON string so that PHP can parse. Its an ugly solution but I think it would work
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Ludwig Sanetra says he's leaving his mother Regina Sanetra in Chicago & going to see his brother-in-law Karol Nasluchacz in Chicao, IL. The link is to the left under links. The link is to the annotation page. Click on "view manifest" to see the manifest.


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Chrysler 2013 Lineup: The visionaries over at Chrysler have reduced fleet volume size and trimmed down the available models, choosing to focus on just three vehicles as the company returns to its glory days as one of the big three automakers. For 2013, the popular 300 gets new trim level updates, with the new 3.6-liter V6 engine made standard on all SRT8s, but the punchier 5.7-liter V8 is still available, too. The SRT8 also gets launch control, adaptive suspension, and the new Core trim level.
The 200 sees the Touring trim level updated to add all features from the S trim level, which has been discontinued. And the Chrysler Town & Country gets a new rear seat entertainment system with Blue-ray player and HDMI input as well as USB ports in the rear, trailer sway control and the new S trim.
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2013 Chrysler 200
Largely unchanged for the current model year, the 2013 Chrysler 200 is a FWD mid-size car available in sedan and convertible trim levels.
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Now featuring standard heated/leather front seats and hands-free audio streaming, the 2013 Chrysler 300 is a full-size entry-level luxury sedan available with RWD and AWD drivetrains.
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Happy Opening Day Eve to you! I am Howard Megdal, and The Journal News has seen fit to give me the keys to their LoHud.com Mets coverage, effective about 4:14 this afternoon (3:14 AM in Saigon). It is an honor that I don't take lightly, and I intend to inform all of you with every tool at my disposal. You can start by following this blog on Twitter @LoHudMets.
That is likely to vary by the day. I won't be with the team at all times, like a beat reporter, but I'll be sure to spend plenty of time with the Mets during every home stand and selected road trips. Sometimes, my take will be more humorous. I've written a poem recapping each of the 162 games, and if I could do that in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010, I can certainly do it in 2011.
Other times, I'll be employing statistical analysis. Some features, some minor league coverage, some historical pieces, some interviewing- I do a bit of each for other outlets, but I mean to make this blog a catch-all for each of these approaches. Things like daily lineups and a rehashing of what happened in each game- well, you can get that from the beat writers, who do a marvelous job reporting that information comprehensively and instantaneously, or chances are you already saw it by watching the game yourself.
My goal is to make sure every post adds something new to the discussion, whether small or large. If you want a rehashing of what links are already out there, you'd skip my blog and go right to Twitter. You may not always agree with me, but that's okay- I may not always agree with you. (Sometimes this will happen at the exact same time.) But it would also be wonderful to hear from all of you about what I'm doing. Ideally, I'll make the blog what you want to read as well, not just what I want to write. We'll leave the post-modern approach to Thomas Pynchon's Mets blog.
A bit about me, in case you don't know my work: I currently write for a number of outlets, from ESPN.com to MLBTradeRumors.com, New York Baseball Digest to SB Nation New York. My first book, The Baseball Talmud, ranked every Jewish baseball player in MLB history. My new book, Taking the Field, will be released by Bloomsbury in May and chronicles my efforts to raise my daughter a Mets fan and get elected General Manager of the team.
I am extremely excited to begin this endeavor. In short, a baseball season is starting, and it is my job to reflect upon it with all of you. That never ceases to thrill me, no matter how the Mets finish in the standings.


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Bittersweet SuccessScience brain teasers require understanding of the physical or biological world and the laws that govern it.
Fred, a recently diagnosed diabetic, started to feel very dizzy and faint. "I don't know what to do," he slurred, "I've used my insulin like the doc said and I didn't eat anything since breakfast, never mind anything sweet." His friends couldn't agree what to do. Jim suggested giving sugar as he was sure he'd heard that before. Mike disagreed. He knew diabetes caused high blood sugar, so suggested giving Fred another shot of insulin. Who was correct?
HintThis probably wouldn't have happened before he was diagnosed. What does his insulin treatment do?
AnswerJim was correct, though he didn't know why. Fred was experiencing diabetic hypoglycemia (UK - hypoglycaemia), low blood sugar. The body releases insulin to store sugar as required but this doesn't happen in a patient such as Fred. He artificially introduced insulin when he hadn't even eaten, reducing his blood glucose to dangerously low levels. Giving glucose would be the fastest treatment, as it is quickly absorbed without digestion.
Fred needs to eat regular, balanced meals whilst using regular insulin to avoid this recurring. Mike's suggestion to give further insulin would have just made things worse, probably inducing coma (which would have made it impossible to give the glucose) and possibly leading to death.
As it mentions in the hint, if Fred hadn't been treated for diabetes his blood sugar would have been consistently high, so hypoglycemia would not happen.
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The Department has significantly reorganized how we engage with schools and districts. As outlined in New Jersey's No Child Left Behind waiver, the NJDOE launched nine field-based Regional Achievement Centers (RACs) in 2012, charged with driving improvement in New Jersey's most struggling schools.
The Department shifted significant resources to directly support "Priority" and "Focus" schools, those schools that are the lowest performing in the state or that have significant achievement gaps.
Although the RACs focus on schools as the main unit of change, significant collaboration and communication takes place with school districts to ensure cohesive, sustained improvement.
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|The sad truth about planning for retirement is that too many Americans just don't.
NEW YORK ( MainStreet) -- The idea of retiring comfortably has become the new American dream for many households, but all too often it's a dream that doesn't come true. In what may be the most depressing study to come out in recent memory, researchers from MIT, Dartmouth and Harvard found that nearly half of retirees had less than $10,000 in their retirement savings plans the year before they died and 55% had less than $25,000. To make matters worse, many of these people had no home equity to speak of either.
The report, published this month by the National Bureau of Economic Research, reaffirms a point that many financial advisers have been hammering for years: Americans do not set aside nearly enough money and investments to last through their retirement. The result is that many retirees find themselves broke or close to it in their final years. Much of the reason for this, according to Jean Setzfand, AARP's vice president for Financial Security, is that about half of today's retirees assumed they could rely solely on Social Security as a source of income and so they didn't get into the mindset of saving for retirement. These are most likely the 46% of retirees who passed away with less than $10,000 in savings. The other half, she says, were the ones fortunate to be covered by pensions. Unfortunately, the dynamic may not be much better for those who have yet to retire. "Only about half of workers are covered by employers from a retirement benefits standpoint. That hasn't changed," Setzfand says. What has changed, she says, is that those retirement programs are now more employee-driven (meaning 401(k)s) rather than employer-driven (meaning pensions). "I'm not sure that we are in a better position. If you look at the numbers on how much people have saved for themselves - the numbers aren't great." Indeed, one survey put out by Wells Fargo ( WFC) last year found that 29% of workers in their 60s had saved up less than $25,000 for their retirement even though they expected that money would have to hold them over for more than two decades. When you combine those anemic savings with the fact that people are living longer and the ever-increasing cost of prescription drugs and treatments, it's little surprise that so many would come close to running out of money later in life.


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By Esther Duflo, Michael Greenstone, Rema Hanna, Radha Muthiah Almost three billion people around the world—or 4 out of every 10 individuals—are exposed to high levels of smoke each day from traditional cookstoves. After water, indoor air pollution is the largest environmental threat to health in developing countries. Women and young children bear the…


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NJ's Senate Dems Three-Pronged Plan to Legalize Gay Marriage [POLL/AUDIO]
Friday a judge ruled that gay couples must be allowed to legally marry in the Garden State beginning Oct. 21.
The Christie Administration has vowed to appeal the decision. Leading State Senate Democrats say they will battle on three fronts to legalize same-sex marriage in New Jersey.
Democrats have never been successful in any attempt to override a Gov. Chris Christie veto, but they plan to try again as they work behind the scenes to muster the votes to override his veto of a bill to allow gay marriage in NJ.
"This court decision has to change a lot of minds for one reason; they said the law we have is not legal," explains Sen. President Steve Sweeney. "That should make it easier to get votes instead of harder to get votes for an override….We're going to continue to work to get the votes. When you see me put it up for a vote figure we're going to have the votes for it."
Other top Democrats are joining Sweeney in calling for Christie to drop his planned appeal of least week's ruling. It is very unlikely that will happen and that's why they're also urging the State Supreme Court to hear the appeal immediately.
"We've heard the Governor (Chris Christie) has already announced he's going to appeal so we're calling on the courts today, the (State) Supreme Court to take this issue up now," says Sen. President Steve Sweeney. "They can. They Should. By Oct. 21st people should know yes or no. We know it's going there so there should be no delay. We're calling on the Supreme Court to take action immediately."
In an emailed statement Friday, Christie's press secretary, Michael Drewniak made clear how the Administration feels.
"Governor Christie has always maintained that he would abide by the will of the voters on the issue of marriage equality and called for it to be on the ballot this Election Day," wrote Drewniak. "Since the legislature refused to allow the people to decide expeditiously, we will let the Supreme Court make this constitutional determination."
Even if the State Supreme Court decides that gay marriage must be legal in New Jersey, an override will still be necessary for three reasons according to democrats:
- The bill that Christie's veto has exemptions for clergy
- If the make-up of the State Supreme Court could change
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Does anyone have any good ideas for the relief of neuopathy (besides stopping oxaliplatin). My dad is starting this and I want to be able to give him some ideas.
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Does anyone have any good ideas for the relief of neuopathy (besides stopping oxaliplatin). My dad is starting this and I want to be able to give him some ideas.
It's something that builds up. It does go away between treatments. BUT it builds up. When it doesn't go away between treatments, they will stop the oxaliplatin. That may be 5 treatments, or 10. Or never. The best thing to do is keep warm socks and gloves around. And a scarf if necessary.
Room temp drinks are best. Or warm drinks.
There are some docs that will prescribe the drug for diabetic neuropathy. I never took it, and can't remember the name of it.
PLEASE don't put the cart before the horse, tho. Discuss your concerns with his onc. But maybe he will be one of the lucky ones that doesn't get it. Or at least doesn't get it badly.
I hope this helps.
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I agree with Kris, don't put the cart before the horse. Everyone reacts differently to chemo. I would prepare for the cold sensitivity which seems to get to everyone at some point but again varies from person to person. Gloves, warm socks, warm drinks and sweaters seem to work best. Also have him be honest about any numbers or pins and needles that won't go away. My stubborn man wasn't honest and has some mild permanent neuropathy but he says he will live.
Hang in there. Remember we all react differently.
I don't have any great ideas but just wanted to let you know I am going through the same thing. I am on my second treatment and I really started to set it after this infusion. Mine is mainly due to the cold sensitivity. Blessings to your dad and hopefully he can find a way to comfortably manage this. As others have said I just try to be cautious of the cold and try and stay warm.
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Syracuse head coach Gary Gait has announced that Katie Rowan, the most decorated player in the program's history, will join his staff as an assistant coach this season. Rowan is the Orange's career leader in points and assists.
""I am extremely excited and grateful for the opportunity to return to my alma mater and coach at Syracuse University," Rowan said. "I would like to thank head coach Gary Gait and Dr. Daryl Gross for this opportunity to coach at SU and contribute to the proud Syracuse lacrosse tradition. Syracuse University is a special place to be a student-athlete and I look forward to working with the team to help them achieve success both on and off the playing field."
"Katie is a perfect fit," Gait said. "As a former player, she embraces everything Syracuse lacrosse is about."
A volunteer coach at Syracuse in 2010, Rowan spent the past two seasons as an assistant coach at Albany. She helped guide the Great Danes to the 2011 America East Conference regular-season and conference titles and back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances, including the 2011 quarterfinals.
"I would like to thank Coach John Battaglino, Dr. Lee McElroy, and the UAlbany women's lacrosse team for the wonderful coaching experience I have had the last two years," Rowan said.
In her career, Rowan amassed 396 points on 232 goals and 164 assists. She is the school's only three-time first-team All-America selection. Rowan led the nation in scoring in 2008 and was named a finalist for the Tewaaraton Trophy and the Honda Award. She set single-season school records for points (142) and assists (69) that year and led the Orange to the national semifinals for the first time in school history. Rowan was a four-time All-BIG EAST First Team selection and a two-time BIG EAST Attack Player of the Year honoree.
In 2009, Rowan helped the U.S. national team to the gold medal at the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Cup in Prague, Czech Republic. She was Team USA's second-leading scorer, recording 35 points during the tournament. Rowan dished out 20 assists, also the second-highest total on the squad, to go along with 15 goals. She was selected to the 2012-14 national senior team earlier this month.
Rowan earned her bachelor's degree in inclusive education/special education and sociology in 2009 and her Master's in literacy education in 2010 from Syracuse. She was voted to the ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA At-Large Academic All-America national first team as a senior after receiving second-team honors as a junior. Rowan earned the 2009 Soladay Award, which is the highest honor bestowed upon a Syracuse University student-athlete.


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Medical facilities in South Africa are, in general, of a high standard, particularly private hospitals and clinics, as well as some of the large state hospitals in urban areas.
Many state-run hospitals with their subsidised facilities suffer from overcrowding and patients generally wait in long queus before being attended to.
Provincially-run emergency services, also under pressure, are now assisted by a number or privately-operated services, which attend to roadside and other emergencies, transporting patients in well-equipped ambulances and emergency vehicles to appropriate hospitals.
Private hospitals and clinics in South Africa are of a high standard and offer specialist treatment by high-skilled specialists. It is advisable to take out comprehensive medical insurance before travelling to South Africa as private health care is expensive.
Despite it's high cost, it is still less expensive than in many countries abroad, and visitors therefore sometimes elect to undergo medical treatment in South Africa. Visiting South Africa for plastic surgery is popular with international visitors.
The high standard of doctor training in South Africa is well-known. South Africa's urban areas are well supplied with general and specialist practitioners, all registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa. Many medical professionals require payment on consultation, and may offer discounts for immediate settlement.
South African pharmacists are unable to dispense Schedule 3 drugs and up without a prescription, so tourists on chronic medication who expect they'll run out during their stay, should come armed with the necessary doctor's prescription.
The country has many other medical professionals such as dentists, physiotherapists, psychologists, biokineticists, podiatrists, as well as alternative healing practitioners such as homeopaths, acupuncturists and reflexologists. Health shops abound, and are often staffed by knowledgeable people offering sound advice.
It should be noted that medical facilities in South Africa's rural areas are less sophisticated often only having facilities to deal with primary health care conditions.