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|The Taurus PT 1911 is a lot of gun for the money.
I suffer from an acquired distrust of semi-auto pistols, one that undoubtedly springs from an unfortunate encounter I had some 20 years ago with an old European cavalry pistol.
It happened in the Mile Corner Gun Shop in Garrett, Indiana, a nice little place where I've spent many a delightful lunch hour. One day I dropped in and spied a weird-looking pistol sitting in one of the display cases.
The affable, unflappable proprietor, Dan Yarde, was only too happy to let me examine it: a Budapest-made Model 1907 Roth-Steyr chambered in 8mm Steyr. If you've ever seen a Model 1907, you know what an odd little duck it is. I had never seen one, which accounts for what happened next.
Being habitually cautious around unfamiliar guns, I pulled back the bolt handle to check the chamber. True to its design, the bolt stayed in the open position, held to the rear by the magazine follower. Without thinking I stuck my right pinky down into the magazine well and, sure enough, the bolt slammed shut on the tip of my finger.
Scalding tears sprang to my eyes. The pistol hung on to me with all the tenacity of a moray eel. I wanted to yell, cry, thrash around like a harpooned seal — anything to get that damned gun off me. In a heroic attempt to preserve my dignity, however, I just stood there, frozen in time and space, with the pistol dangling off my mangled fingertip and tears rolling down my cheeks.
The pain was so intense, I think I had an out-of-body experience. I noticed how funny the top of my head looked and saw myself playing in a sandbox at age three. Finally Dan Yarde spoke up. Staring at my hand, he casually said one word: "Ouch."
Suddenly re-entering my body, I managed to hold out my wounded member and whisper hoarsely, "Would. . .would you mind. . . pulling back the bolt handle?" He did, and sticking my hand in my pocket, I bade him a rather hurried goodbye. I still have the scar. The emotional scar, that is. My finger healed long ago.
So let's just say that semi-auto pistols and I have had a checkered past. Oh, for a while there I caught the 1911 bug and bought every Colt I could find, but eventually I recovered and have remained happily bereft of 1911s ever. That is, until I found a Taurus PT 1911 in a local dealer's display case last week.
I am a big believer in Taurus. My Thunderbolt shoots as well or better than any of my original Colt Lightning Magazine Rifles ever did, and my Taurus Model 4410 .45/.410 shotshell revolver is a continual hoot. So when the Boys from Brazil came out with a 1911 that retailed — now, get this — for $459 new in the box, I had to give it a try.
I've owned a number of entry-level 1911s, and they were all based more or less on the standard 1911-A1 with no bells or whistles whatsoever. The Taurus PT 1911, however, is something altogether different. It bears Heinie Straight Eight combat sights, a skeletonized hammer and trigger, an ambidextrous safety, and two eight-round magazines complete with rubber baby buggy bumpers.
But wait! There's more! (Would you believe "But Wait! There's More!" is actually a trademarked phrase owned by the Ronco Corporation? It really is. But I digress.) The PT 1911 also has slide serrations both fore and aft, which is a real convenience for me. A decade ago I suffered an injury to my left hand, compliments of my old Mercedes 280C, and I have had difficulty racking the slides of most 1911s ever since. The PT 1911's front slide serrations give me the leverage I need, and I can cycle its action with no trouble.
Then there's the beveled magazine well, the oversized mag release button, the radiused ejection port, the flat mainspring housing and probably a dozen more nice little touches that I haven't noticed yet. And throw in a lifetime warranty. Frankly, I'm amazed at what $459 will buy these days.
Taurus claims that the PT 1911 is made entirely of forged steel, and it appears that it actually is. To me that's important. Call me prejudiced, call me dumb as a turnip, but I have had it up to here with the investment-cast and MIM (metal injection molded) parts found in many new pistols. You can wrap this "innovative" (i.e., cost-cutting) technology in all the gee-whiz marketing baloney you want, but in my mind pistols were meant to be made out of forged, milled steel. Not molded parts, not polymers. I will probably never shoot a pistol enough to break an investment-cast or MIM part, but give me one blanked out by a 40-ton forge any day.
Die-hard 1911 fans will probably be turned off by the PT 1911's integral Taurus safety lock, which is a key-activated device set into the top of the hammer. Me, I can ignore it. Others may choose to replace it with a conventional hammer, which is possible, according to what I've read. If there is one fault I can find with the PT 1911, it is its finish. Its bluing is a rather muddy matte black with enormous "Taurus" and "PT 1911" legends lasered into the sides of the slide. I have seen photos of a protoype PT 1911 in polished stainless steel and it looks quite nice, but the blued version is just plain ugly. It's no Kimber or United States Fire Arms 1911, that's for sure — at least in the looks department.
The PT 1911's owner's manual states that it is intended for use with standard .45 ACP ammo, not +P or +P+. I have no doubt that the pistol would handle hotter-than-standard ammo, but I'd install a beefier recoil spring first. A 230-grain hardball at about 850 fps is quite good enough for my purposes.
So how's the PT 1911 shoot? I got mine on the first day of an unprecedented late December/early January two-week rainy spell, so I haven't had much range time with it. (My wife frowns on my shooting centerfire pistols in the basement.) I can tell you that I managed to put all eight rounds of the first clip in a 10-inch group at 65 yards, shooting offhand from the open doorway of my garage in the middle of an Indiana monsoon. Yes, I know I'm not Jeff Cooper or Elmer Keith, but that's as good as I expect to do with any 1911, though hope is not entirely dead.
While shooting the PT 1911, I noticed that it had an unusually nice trigger pull. So I got out my old Zebco De-Liar scale and performed some highly unscientific measurements. Based on what my jerry-rigged scale tells me, my PT 1911 has a trigger pull of just under three pounds. And it's a nice, crisp pull, too, like breaking an icicle off grandma's back porch.
I have heard through the jungle telegram that Taurus may be considering bringing out the PT 1911 in a Commander-type version as well as a .38 Super chambering. If either of these rumors is true and the PT 1911's price point holds, I'll be first in line.
I'm no expert on 1911s. In fact, I'm a true-blue revolver guy. But to those of you who are 1911 experts, I respectfully suggest that you put the PT 1911 through its paces as soon as you can. You may be as pleasantly surprised as I was.


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U. S. Highway 61 at Marathon Avenue
Garyville, LA 70051
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Marathon's Garyville, La., refinery is located between New Orleans and Baton Rouge on more than 3,000 acres of land adjacent to U.S. Highway 61 and the Mississippi River. Construction on the refinery began in 1973 by ECOL, Ltd and was completed in 1976 when Marathon purchased and started up the plant. It is the last grassroots refinery built in the United States.
The Garyville refinery is the fourth largest refinery in the U.S. and has a crude oil processing capacity of 490,000 barrels per day and produces gasoline, diesel fuel, kerosene, jet fuel, asphalt, propylene, butane, isobutane, propane, petroleum coke and sulfur.
In 2002, the Garyville refinery began developing a more comprehensive energy conservation program in conjunction with Marathon's corporate commitment to improve energy efficiency by 10 percent in 10 years. Since receiving the ENERGY STAR plant certification for the first time in 2006, the Garyville refinery has averaged more than 800,000 MMBTU per year in energy savings. Because Garyville was designed in the early 1970's, its operation is inherently efficient. Improvements to other control and monitoring systems and attention to operational impacts on energy have allowed Garyville to continue to make incremental improvements in efficiency.
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- After stopping 74 shots in a little over 24 hours, Henrik Lundqvist was nearly too exhausted to talk.
His play on the ice said plenty.
Lundqvist made a season-high 48 saves, and the New York Rangers gave the Carolina Hurricanes their club-record-tying seventh straight home loss, 4-1 on Saturday night.
"I'm just so tired, I don't know what to say right now," Lundqvist said with a smile. "I don't know what I'm saying. Short answers today."
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Derek Stepan and Ryan Callahan scored 31 seconds apart, and Rick Nash added a goal and an assist during the Rangers' three-goal second period. Brian Boyle added an empty-netter just before the buzzer.
New York has earned seven points during a 3-0-1 run to move into seventh place in the Eastern Conference. The Rangers are tied in points with the eighth-place New York Islanders, but own the tiebreakers. More importantly, the Rangers lead ninth-place Winnipeg by two points.
Division and area rival New Jersey is three points back in 10th place.
"Everything's important. The belief in here has held strong, we've held together and we've seen some things that we're improving along the way," Rangers center Brad Richards said. "Now we're getting some points. No matter how you get them, we need them desperately."
Zac Dalpe, called up from Charlotte of the AHL earlier Saturday, scored with 10:33 left for Carolina, which had a season-high 49 shots but couldn't convert on two late power plays.
"That's a lot of rubber at the net for a team, and [Lundqvist] came up with some big saves," Hurricanes coach Kirk Muller said. "I don't know what more our guys can do. There were great scoring chances. We asked them to go to the net, get second and third rebounds. We did everything you're supposed to do, and were only able to beat him once."
Dan Ellis stopped 27 shots in two periods for the Hurricanes and was replaced by Justin Peters, who made eight saves.
The Hurricanes lost their fourth straight and for the 11th time in 12 games while matching the mark for consecutive home losses set in the 2002-03 season - a record that could fall Tuesday night when the Eastern Conference-leading Pittsburgh Penguins visit.
"Losing's not fun. It's not fun for anybody to watch. It's not fun for anybody to play," captain Eric Staal said. "But I think you start pointing fingers, start blaming certain things, it's not going to make you a better person or better player. We're after something bigger here, and the type of attitude and work ethic we had tonight, we can live with. Not that we're going to accept losing, but the effort was there."
Since taking a 2-0 lead against Washington on March 14 -- a game the Hurricanes lost 3-2 to start their slide -- Carolina has been outscored 45-16 while tumbling from the Southeast Division lead.
Lundqvist finished with a career high for saves in regulation, surpassed only by his 50-save performance in an overtime loss to Pittsburgh in 2010.
"That's the best I've seen him play since I've been here," Rangers coach John Tortorella said.
Lundqvist took a shutout bid into the third period one night after he made 26 saves in a shootout loss to the Penguins that had all the intensity of a playoff game.
"The key for me today was, I was patient," Lundqvist said. "I was waiting for the shots, and obviously as the game moved on, I gained some confidence, knowing I could stay deep and play my game and wait for the puck."
Muller has repeatedly lamented the fragility of his team's mental state during its skid, and it reappeared during the first few minutes of the second period.
New York's first goal came on a power play after three Hurricanes followed Richards to the goal line. The Rangers center backhanded a pass to a wide-open Stepan between the circles, and he beat Ellis at 2:00.
On New York's next shift, Ellis had his pocket picked while playing the puck behind the net. Nash slipped it to Callahan, who buried a shot into an open net to make it 2-0 at 2:31.
Nash then added a spin-and-shoot goal from between the circles on the power play with 8:41 left -- the Rangers' fifth goal in three games with the man advantage.
"They get that puck in the slot," Carolina left wing Jeff Skinner said, "and there's not much you can do."
That was more than enough offense to take care of a Hurricanes team playing for the first time without Alexander Semin, a key component of a top line that has been the lone bright spot of an otherwise rough month. He was scratched due to an undisclosed upper body injury.
"He's been pushing it for a bit and just couldn't do it," Muller said.
- Skinner had his first assist since March 9 when he helped on Dalpe's goal.
- The Rangers have won eight of nine in the series.
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The Clippers, stung by a fourth-quarter letdown the night before, were grasping for a steely resolve Wednesday night.
It was clear they were looking for any combination to beat Philadelphia, and though that search might have been out of necessity with another series of injuries playing havoc with their lineup, they needed something to stop a skid in which they had lost four of the previous five games.
They emerged with a 101-72 victory over the road-challenged 76 ers at Staples Center and now they have two days off to prepare for a launch date against Brooklyn on Saturday.
"You need at times to remind you that you are capable of doing things the right way," said Clippers guard Chris Paul, who took the game into his hands in the third quarter. "Our aggressive mentality helped us. They missed a few shots, but our energy was just great."
After that, the Clippers embark on a four-game road trip that includes a stop in San Antonio, which rocked them the last time they met.
The Clippers held a tenuous 10-point lead at halftime, then Paul took over to make it an easy night, something they needed after a 15-point loss in Sacramento.
Before leaving early in the fourth period, Paul had 19 points, nine assists, six rebounds and five steals. He made 8 of 10 shots, but will no doubt kick himself for four turnovers.
Paul was 4 for 4 in the third quarter for 10 points along with three steals and two assists. The Clippers (47-22) built a 20-point lead and had a 74-58 advantage heading into the fourth quarter.
Playing without guards Chauncey Billups (hamstring) and Eric Bledsoe (sore left calf), the Clippers managed to tilt the game their way with their bench anyway, with guard Maalik Wayns, on his second 10-day contract, stepping in and adding some steam to the attack with nine points, two assists and a steal in 17 minutes.
Ryan Hollins came off the bench to score 10 points with six rebounds and a blocked shot in 26 minutes.
"I think the second unit did an outstanding job coming in and not (just) maintaining the pace, but picking up the pace," Paul said. "That second quarter, Maalik came in there and pushed the tempo really well. Ryan Hollins brought some great energy. In the second quarter, that's when our defense picked it up."
Caron Butler added 14 points and six rebounds, Willie Green stepped in for the injured Chauncey Billups and scored 13 points, Jamal Crawford had 11 and Ryan Hollins had 10 points off the bench.
It was a quiet night for Blake Griffin, who made only 2 of 7 shots and scored seven points.
Spencer Hawes led the 76 ers (26-41) with 16 points, seven rebounds and seven assists and Thaddeus Young had 13 points and eight rebounds. Evan Turner had 12 points, but Philadelphia shot only 36.7 percent from the field.
"I could care less if we make a shot," Paul said. "You can't depend on that. Our defense tonight is what led us, and that's the only way we've got a chance going into the postseason is if our defense is right."
Coming off an 18-point fourth quarter in Sacramento on Tuesday, the Clippers continued their unimpressive play against the Sixers and fell behind early before settling for a 20-20 tie.
Philadelphia, which entered the game with a 6-23 road record – only Washington (five) has fewer road wins – scored the game's first eight points and the Clippers missed their first five shots before chipping away.
With Billups (hamstring) and Eric Bledsoe (sore left calf) sidelined, the Clippers turned to Maalik Wayns to start the second period at guard. He quickly scored five points and the Clippers scored the first eight points to take control.
While the Clippers shot 60 percent in the second period, the Sixers starters made only 3 of 14 shots and Philadelphia could generate only 16 points and the Clippers built a 46-36 lead at halftime.
The Clippers pulled out to a 20-point lead in the third quarter, though three quick baskets by the 76 ers forced a timeout call from Del Negro. All he needed to do was turn the reins over to Paul.


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February 27, 2013
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Please save all work and logoff of your computer when you leave.
Your PC will be rebooted after it receives these updates.
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You will be able to postpone the reboot up until 3am.
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This I Know From Experience
In my head, I wasn't even showing yet. But apparently, in my non-maternity clothes, I was, in fact, showing... and showing enough for a complete stranger to take the time to comment on my baby bump.
Comparing my pregnant bodies
Pregnant with my fourth child, I have been struggling since day one to come to terms with the fact that this pregnancy feels completely different from my previous ones. I am more tired, less excited (perhaps because I know of the sleepless nights that lie ahead) and all around feeling like 40 weeks can't come fast enough.
And part of the problem is that I am, in fact, not only guilty of the common women's sin of comparing myself to other women, but even comparing my own pregnancies.
With my first pregnancy, I actually got married at 20 weeks pregnant. I was just starting to show and not even in maternity clothes yet. This time around, however, I was breaking out my belly band at 10 weeks and definitely into maternity jeans by 16 weeks.
When I slipped into those maternity jeans, I felt two things: a huge relief, because oh my gosh, comfort, finally and defeat for being bigger than I ever had been previously.
You can't compare
Now nearing 20 weeks and still with the image of my first pregnancy in my mind, it has definitely taken me some time to come to terms with the fact that guess what? A fourth pregnancy is different than a first. There are loose muscles, stretched skin and a uterus that clearly remembers what its job is. Comparing myself to other pregnant women, or even myself, is not helpful and actually could be harmful.
"Every pregnancy is unique," says Erika Boom, a certified personal trainer and certified prenatal and postnatal instructor. Erika goes on to say that women can show differently for a few factors, such as:
- A mother who is pregnant for the second or third time will show much faster than a mother who is pregnant for the first time.
- A mother who exercises will show different than a mother who doesn't exercise.
- Two mothers with similar figures, but different torso space, will show differently.
- A mother who gains the recommended weight slowly will look different than a mother who gains unnecessary weight faster.
Be comfortable in your own (pregnant) skin
If you're struggling with your own body image during pregnancy, fear not. You are not alone. I'm right there with you, but I've also done this enough times and seen enough women in my work as an OB nurse to realize that every woman really does carry a baby differently. I've seen 90-pound women with bellies bigger than mine and women bigger than me with smaller bumps; in this case, size doesn't necessarily matter.
For me, what has really helped is sticking to a good exercise plan. I committed to twice-a-week exercise classes and I've been saving up to buy a new elliptical for those nights when I just can't get out of the house. I'm staying focused on being positive, visualizing a happy and healthy pregnancy and staying as fit as I can.
Oh and one more thing? Stop Googling those images of "this week pregnant belly" to see if you're normal or not.
Because you are, I promise.
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We reserve the right to stop accepting applications for any service before closing time if the demand exceeds our ability to process all applications before our closing time.
Completing the online Marriage Pre-Application will save you a considerable amount of time. The general information you submit will be forwarded directly to our office. After completing the pre-application online, you may then visit one of our locations to obtain your license. Additional requirements are outlined below.
General Information
Before a marriage can occur in Tennessee, a license must be obtained from the County Clerk. The fee is $97.50. The fee is reduced to $37.50 if the couple completes a Premarital Preparation Course. There is no waiting period, the marriage license is valid for thirty (30) days from issuance, and is good for ceremonies performed anywhere in Tennessee.
- Proof of date of birth (Certified Birth Certificate or Government Issued Photo Identification)
- Social Security Number (for individuals that have been issued one)
- Both parties must appear together. If either party is under the age of 18, contact our office for additional requirements. If either individual is incarcerated at the time, or has a disability which prevents the person from appearing, that person may submit a notarized statement. Click the links below to download the required forms:
Marriage License for Incarcerated Applicant
Marriage License for Applicants with Disability
- The fee is $97.50. Applicants who have completed a premarital preparation course within a year prior to the date of applying for the license are exempted from paying $60.00 of this fee. Applicants must present a Certificate of Completion completed and signed by the course provider. This document must be notarized and presented to our office at the time of payment and receipt of your license.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I obtain a certified copy of my marriage license?
You may request a certified copy of your marriage license by visiting any of the Knox County Clerk's Office locations or you may request a copy online with a credit card. We will need the names of both applicants as well as the date of the marriage. Please note that the Knox County Clerk's office only has marriage license records for couples who applied for their marriage license in Knox County, Tennessee.
|Fees for a Certified Copy of a Marriage License.
(includes mail fee and online processing fees)
How can I research or get a copy of a family member's marriage license?
You may contact Tennessee Vital Records at 615-741-1763.
When does the license expire? The marriage license is valid for 30 days, including the day it is issued.
Who can solemnize a marriage? The rite of matrimony may be solemnized by any of the persons listed in T.C.A. ' 36-3-301:
- All regular ministers, preachers, pastors, priests, rabbis and other religious leaders of every religious belief, more than eighteen (18) years of age, having the care of souls.
- Current and former members of county legislative bodies.
- County mayors/executives and former county mayors/executives.
- Current and former judges and chancellors of this state.
- Current and former judges of civil sessions courts.
- The governor.
- The county clerk of each county.
- Current and former speakers of the senate and speakers of the House of Representatives.
- Mayors of municipalities.
In 1997 the General Assembly authorized all elected officials and former officials who are authorized to perform marriages to do so in any county in the State of Tennessee. T.C.A. ' 36-3-301(i).
Deputy county clerks have full power to transact the business of the county clerk and therefore have the power to perform marriage ceremonies. Tenn. Att'y Gen. 85-243 (9/18/85)
Still have questions? You may email your inquiry here: Email the County Clerk.
Responses are provided Monday - Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm.
Can I get married at the County Clerk's office? Yes, the County Clerk's staff can perform marriage ceremonies. However, the Old Courthouse is the only location where a ceremony may be performed and they are by appointment only. Click here to make an appointment!
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Match Report: Union Bordeaux-Begles 28-13 Ulster Rugby
A LATE SURGE of tries from Bordeaux condemned Ulster to an opening defeat in their Champions Cup campaign as they lost 28-13 in the Stade Chaban-Delmas.
The Ulster defence had held out admirably for most of the second half, but after Sebastien Taofifenua crossed with eight minutes to go, it spelled the end for Ulster.
Coming into the game it had been billed as a battle between the two Irish fly-halves: Ian Madigan and Paddy Jackson.
The early stages of the game belonged to Madigan and Bordeaux....
Oct 14
Match Preview: Union Bordeaux-Begles vs. Ulster Rugby
Now would be a good time to put a pin in the PRO12 after that defeat to Connacht.
We were off-colour and, for the first time this season, defensively suspect, so ahead of Europe it was maybe best that we received a wake-up call. Because you definitely don't want to be going away to France in anything less than a fully-focused frame of mind.
So the domestic side of the game will take a seat for a second, and instead we have to take on the European beast once more. In some ways it's rather...
Oct 11
Pienaar and Tuohy to represent the Barbarians
Ulster's Ruan Pienaar and Dan Tuohy have both been named in the Barbarians squad to face Fiji at the Kingspan Stadium next month.
They are the fourth and fifth players in Robbie Deans and Will Greenwood's squad, joining Australians Taqele Naiyaravoro and Will Skelton, and former All Black Andy Ellis.
Pienaar will be making his fourth appearance for the Barbarians having featured for them on three previous occasions, including last year's 22-21 win over Ireland at Thomond Park, while Tuohy will...
Oct 7
Match Report: Connacht Rugby 30-25 Ulster Rugby
Ulster found themselves up against a reinvigorated Connacht, who inflicted their first defeat of the season at the Galway Sportsground, winning their Guinness PRO12 clash 30-25.
A triple try salvo in the first half from the defending PRO12 champions set the platform for them, with Cian Kelleher in top form, scoring twice in the hosts' bonus point win.
Ulster will take a losing bonus point home, but it's scant consolation for Les Kiss' men who will be disappointed their unbeaten run has come to...
Oct 6
Match Preview: Connacht Rugby vs. Ulster Rugby
Sometimes in the league you have to ride your luck, and we most certainly did last weekend.
That's not necessarily a bad thing though. As much as we would like to put 40 or 50 points on teams each week, the ability to win those close games (something which we have struggled to do in the past) is a sign of a team that is mature and can win championships. Of course, we'd rather we didn't have to win ugly that often, but it's nice to know that we can.
Still, it doesn't excuse the fact that the...
Oct 1
Match Report: Ulster Rugby 9-7 Ospreys
It was a low-scoring affair, and Ulster may well feel they got out of jail at the Kingspan Stadium as they scraped past the Ospreys 9-7 in their Guinness PRO12 clash.
Paddy Jackson's three penalties, including one just a minute from the end, ensured Ulster maintain their 100% start to the season, while the Ospreys' milestone man Nicky Smith scored their only points through a fourth minute try.
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Over 8,000 Laptops, Smartphones, Tablets, USB Drives Lost in Airports
Traveling this summer? Know where your mobile device is at all times, Credant Technology advises.
Travelers left their wireless devices behind at "alarming rates" across the seven airports included in a recent airport survey—Chicago, Denver, San Francisco, Miami, Orlando, Minneapolis-St. Paul, and Charlotte— according to the second annual report from Credant Technologies. Researchers found 8,016 total lost devices in major airports, and security checkpoints were the most common place to misplace mobile devices, according to the report. Restrooms was another common area.
Of the devices misplaced in the airport, 43 percent were laptops and 45 percent were smartphones and tablets, according to the report. The remaining 12 percent were USB drives. Just a little half, or 52 percent, of the devices are returned to their owners, Credant said. If they are not claimed, airports overwhelmingly donated them to charity or sold them at public auctions.
Of the seven airports surveyed, only one reported that they transfer the lost devices over to the authorities after 30 days, Credant found. "The moment you lose your mobile device, call the airport's lost and found department," said Darren Shimkus, senior vice president of marketing of Credant Technologies. "You may be pleasantly surprised that they have your device," Shimkus added.
Exposed Data
"These research findings are a wake-up call for CSOs and security managers across all enterprise organizations and SMBs," said Bob Heard, founder and CEO of Credant Technologies.
Combining this report with the results of several other reports reveals a disturbing picture. Javelin Research found in February that 62 percent of smartphone users do not have a password on their device. A different Symantec report in March also found that people who found smartphones were likely to snoop through personal and business data.
Symantec researchers intentionally lost 50 smartphones in five different cities, and observed whether the finders attempted to access the data, and whether an attempt was made to return the devices. Around 89 percent of the finders viewed personal data and 83 percent tried to access business-related data stored on those devices.
If travelers misplace their devices while going through the airport, they are at risk for exposing sensitive personal and business data. Make the trip easier and less fraught with worry by keeping a tight grip on all devices while in the airport.
Credant has put together an infographic with the results of the airport survey.


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Two local police captains say the number of homicides investigated in any given year is one of the most unpredictable statistics they study.
Two local police captains say the number of homicides investigated in any given year is one of the most unpredictable statistics they study.
Officers find it challenging to predict when someone will be killed because such violent acts happen in a myriad of scenarios from domestic disputes to armed robberies.
Gaston County and Gastonia Police Departments investigated a combined five homicide cases in Gaston County last year, compared to 12 such cases in 2011.
Belmont police investigated an additional case last February involving a fatal wreck claiming the lives of former Belmont Mayor Kevin Loftin and his passenger Donna Dietz. The crash led to two second-degree murder convictions against Lester Norman Jr.
Gastonia Police Department studies areas within the city receiving high numbers of calls to 911 dispatchers. Then officers concentrate efforts in those areas in an effort to reduce crime by stepping up patrols and focusing community watch efforts, said Capt. Steve Duncan.
But with a broader, more rural area to patrol, analysis like that doesn�t really work for Gaston County Police Department, said Capt. Jay Human.
The three homicide cases his department investigated in 2012 happened in different areas � one on Miles Road between Dallas and High Shoals, another on J.E. Herndon Access Road outside Kings Mountain and another at a home on Chapel Grove Road in Gastonia, where police say a woman fatally shot an intruder and later deemed the killing a �justifiable homicide.�
�This type of crime is difficult to predict, the volume that you have year to year,� said Human. �We had three this past year but we could have who knows how many in 2013? It could go down again or it could go up. It�s hard to tell.�
The two homicide cases that Gastonia Police Department investigated in 2012 are closed, with arrests already made, according to police records. One incident happened on West McFarland Avenue.
The other occurred in March on North Webb Street, where police say Theresa Sanders was gunned down in the parking lot outside her apartment. She suffered a gunshot wound to the head and police charged Mark Eric Collins with first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder.
He is accused of firing a gun into a crowd and injuring a teenage girl.
About an hour after Sanders was killed, emotions ran high as those in her neighborhood tried to cope with grief. Dozens of people filled the street, hugging each other in consolation. Tears turned to anger for some and a riot broke out in a nearby vacant lot.
Duncan said he would like to see a year without any homicides investigated in Gastonia but that�s unlikely.
�I don�t remember a year with it being zero, in the time that I have been here. I would certainly like to see it be zero. I don�t know that that�s realistic in a city our size but we would certainly like to see it stay as low as possible,� he said. �In a city our size, to have single-digit homicides (investigated) in a single year, I think that�s a pretty good barometer of the crime in this city.�


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WNBA standouts Brittney Griner and Glory Johnson have announced they are engaged to be married.
Griner proposed to Johnson on Thursday and posted a photo via Instagram on Friday showing her on one knee presenting a ring to Johnson.
Griner, a star player for the Phoenix Mercury, wrote on the post: "Last Night was a Night to Remember I became the happiest person on this earth! (almost pass out but when that one word came out I came back to life) Me and my baby @missvol25 are in it for Life!"
Johnson, who plays for the Tulsa Shock, later posted a photo on her Instagram account showing Griner lying down with a ring resting on her shoulder.
Griner and Johnson haven't said publicly when or where they plan to get married. Arizona and Oklahoma have gay marriage bans that are being contested in court. Oklahoma's ban has been appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court after an appeals court ruled in July it was unconstitutional.
The 6-foot-8 Griner announced she was gay in April 2013, shortly after finishing a stellar career at Baylor. At the time of her announcement, Griner told Sports Illustrated that going public with her sexuality was something she had to do.
"It really wasn't too difficult," she said. "I wouldn't say I was hiding or anything like that. I've always been open about who I am and my sexuality. So, it wasn't hard at all. If I can show that I'm out and I'm fine and everything's OK, then hopefully the younger generation will definitely feel the same way."
Griner is averaging 15.4 points, 7.9 rebounds and 3.9 blocks per game for the Mercury, which has an WNBA-best 27-5 record.
Johnson, in her third season with the Shock following a collegiate career at Tennessee, is averaging 15 points and 9.5 rebounds per game.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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Outbreaks of norovirus infection are more likely to occur during winter months within institutions such as
residential facilities, hospitals, long-term care facilities, schools, and child care settings. The virus is easily
spread from person-to-person through direct contact, contact with contaminated surfaces, and ingestion of
contaminated food. This information is provided by the Oklahoma State Department Health (OSDH) to
assist with the recognition and control of norovirus infections in schools and child care facilities.
Norovirus Characteristics
The typical symptoms of norovirus are nausea, vomiting, low-grade fever, abdominal cramps, and watery,
non-bloody diarrhea. Vomiting is more common in children. Symptoms usually develop within 24 to 48
hours after exposure, but can appear as early as 12 hours. Illness typically lasts 12 to 60 hours and usually
will resolve on its own. The virus can be shed in stool for up to 14 days after illness has resolved.
Norovirus is spread very easily from person to person, and people can become infected with the virus in
several ways, including:
· Eating food or drinking liquids that are contaminated with norovirus.
· Touching surfaces or objects contaminated with norovirus, and then eating or placing their hand in their
· Having direct contact with another person who has norovirus. Examples include, caring for someone
with illness, or sharing foods or eating utensils with someone who is ill.
The virus can persist on surfaces in the environment for weeks and is not destroyed by many disinfecting
products. When an individual with norovirus handles or prepares food and drinks improperly, they can
contaminate those items and can cause infections in people who consume those products; therefore, food
workers with diarrhea or vomiting should not work until at least 72 hours after their symptoms have
Re-infection can occur multiple times during a lifetime. An outbreak of norovirus infection is suspected
when more than two students and/or staff in a facility or classroom have symptoms of this virus, starting
within a 48 hour period. Report any suspected outbreaks to the OSDH Acute Disease Service at 405-271-
4060. After business hours or on weekends or holidays, you will be asked to leave a message, and the
epidemiologist-on-call will return your call shortly.
Diagnosis and Treatment
Individuals with diarrhea and vomiting should drink plenty of fluids and follow the control measures on the
next page to prevent spread in their households. There is no vaccine or specific therapy for norovirus
infection; treatment is supportive and focuses on preventing dehydration. If symptoms do not improve,
individuals should contact their primary care physician. Confirmatory laboratory testing for norovirus during
an outbreak can be arranged through the OSDH Public Health Laboratory by contacting the OSDH Acute
Disease Service. During community-wide outbreaks or periods of high norovirus transmission, laboratory
diagnosis may not be necessary.
Controlling the Spread of Norovirus
in Schools and Child Care Settings
Public Health
Fact Sheet
Public Health
Fact Sheet
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Control Measures
Strict infection control practices are necessary to control norovirus spread. These are:
· Hands should be washed vigorously with soap and warm water for > 20 seconds:
· Effective handwashing technique:
* Lather hands with soap and warm water for 20 seconds,
* Scrub entire hands including beneath fingernails,
* Rinse hands well with warm running water, and
* Dry hands with disposable paper towel or under air dryer.
· Adults should observe younger children washing hands after using the toilet and before eating.
· Each sink should be supplied with soap and access to paper towels.
· Educate students and staff about good hand washing techniques.
· If water and soap are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol,
although this is not as effective as soap and water.
· Post signage to remind all persons in the facility to practice frequent hand washing.
· Persons cleaning areas that are heavily contaminated with vomit or feces should wear disposable
gloves and face masks.
· Clean up vomit and fecal spillages promptly and carefully so that the release of virus into the air is
minimized. Properly dispose of vomit or feces in a toilet and disinfect the surrounding area with a
bleach-based cleaner (see next page for cleaning and disinfecting).
· If it is possible, immediately remove and wash clothing or linens that may be contaminated with vomit
or feces. Handle soiled items as little as possible, without agitating them. Launder with an approved
detergent in hot water ≥ 160°F for ≥ 25 minutes. Dry in hot dryer if fabric allows. If laundry is not done
at your facility, place soiled linens in a plastic bag and seal or tie the bag.
Recommendations for Administrators/Staff
· Any staff member, including kitchen staff, with symptoms of norovirus infection, should be sent home
and must not return until they are no longer symptomatic for 72 hours.
· Symptomatic food handlers must not prepare or serve food for others under any circumstances.
· Staff who interact with or assist sick students or clean up vomit or feces must wash hands thoroughly
after each encounter.
· Administrative or student health staff at the school should track the number of ill students and staff.
OSDH Acute Disease Service can provide you with a spreadsheet for this purpose.
· Post hand hygiene signage in the bathrooms for students and staff.
· Cancel or postpone group activities (i.e. outings, field trips, parties, etc.) until the outbreak is over.
· Maintain the same staff to assigned classrooms to limit the spread of infection. Floating staff should be
assigned exclusively to either well or sick classrooms until the outbreak is over.
· Non-essential staff and parents should not visit the school until the outbreak is over.
Recommendations for Students
· Any student with symptoms of norovirus infection should be sent home and must not return until they
are no longer symptomatic for 72 hours.
· Students must wash their hands thoroughly after using the bathroom and before eating.
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• Toilet visits
• Cleaning up vomit or diarrhea
• Changing diapers
�� Handling soiled clothing or linens
• Contact with a symptomatic person
• Sneezing, coughing
• Eating or feeding children
• Food preparation
• Serving food
• Providing healthcare services
Cleaning and Disinfecting Environmental Surfaces
During an outbreak, routine classroom, bathroom, and toilet cleaning should occur with increased
frequency, especially common-use bathrooms.
· Before the disinfection process:
* Spot test disinfectant solutions; disinfectants can discolor or corrode surfaces.
* Protect yourself from norovirus aerosols and disinfectant by wearing personal protective
equipment (PPE): disposable gloves, facemask, eye protection, and disposable gown if available.
· After cleaning, disinfect with diluted chlorine bleach or a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-
approved disinfectant.
· Diluted chlorine bleach should be applied to hard, non-porous, environmental surfaces at a minimum
concentration of 1000 ppm (generally a dilution of 1 part household bleach solution to 50 parts water –
e.g., 1/3 cup bleach mixed in 1 gallon of water).
* In areas of high levels of soiling and resistant surfaces, a concentration of 5000 ppm may be
used (a dilution of 1 part bleach to 10 parts water, or 1 and 2/3 cup [25 tablespoons] of bleach
mixed with 1 gallon water). Fresh bleach solutions should be prepared daily, as potency is quickly
· Phenolic-based disinfectants (e.g, Pinesol or Lysol) are effective but may require concentrations of 2-4
times the manufacturer's recommendations for routine use.
· Heat disinfection (to 60°C or 140°F) is suggested for items like upholstery and carpet that cannot be
cleaned with chemical disinfectants such as chlorine bleach.
· Quaternary ammonium compounds, often used for sanitizing food preparation surfaces and disinfecting
large surfaces such as countertops or floors, are not effective against noroviruses.
· "High touch" surfaces such as faucets, toilets, tables, toys, toilet rails, counters, phones, tables, chairs,
sleeping mats, walls, hand rails, doorknobs, elevator buttons, light switches, and ice machines require
frequent cleaning.
· Toys should be disinfected daily with a bleach-based cleaning solution or placed in a dishwasher with a
washing cycle of greater than 170°F. Throw away toys that are grossly contaminated.
· Thoroughly disinfect diaper changing surfaces:
* Diaper changing pad should be free of cracks.
* Line the pad with a disposable covering for one-time use for each diaper change.
* After a diaper change, dispose of lining and clean diaper changing surfaces with bleach (1:50
* Caregivers should wash hands after each diaper change.
* Wash hands of the diapered child after each diaper change.
1. CDC. Norovirus in Healthcare Facilities – Fact Sheet, available at http://www.cdc.gov/HAI/organisms/
norovirus.html, (accessed 16 August 2011).
2. CDC. Division of Viral Disease, Norovirus, available at http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/revb/gastro/
norovirus.htm (accessed 16 August 2011).
3. Philadelphia Department of Public Health, "Controlling the Spread of Norovirus in Schools and Childcare Settings
– Interim Recommendations from the Philadelphia Department of Public Health, February 10, 2011", available
at https://hip.phila.gov/xv/Portals/0/HIP/Disease_Info/Norovirus/
PDPHGuidelines_ControllingSpreadNorovirus_SchoolsChildcareSettings_021011.pdf (accessed 16 August 2011).
For further information call or visit us on the internet.
Acute Disease Service
Oklahoma State Department of Health
Phone (405) 271-4060
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Recent graduates Nick Campbell (Saline/Saline HS) and Andy Thomson (Beaver Dam, Wisc./Central Wisc. Christian HS) have been named Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholars by the Golf Coaches Association of America.
Each is being honored for a second consecutive year. To be eligible, golfers must be a junior or senior academically, compete in at least three full years at the collegiate level, participate in 70-percent of his team's competitive rounds or compete in the NCAA Championships, have a stroke-average 79.0 and maintain a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.2.
Campbell and Thomson were four-year letterwinners and co-captains of the 2011-12 team. The Flying Dutchmen were champions of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) and competed in the NCAA Division III national championships.


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What do you carry in your pack while caching. I have read the article at the http://factsfacts.com/geocacher.htm link. But wondered what you guys carry up here with you. I am in the process of putting one together.
Thanks Lefty
What do you carry in your pack while caching. I have read the article at the http://factsfacts.com/geocacher.htm link. But wondered what you guys carry up here with you. I am in the process of putting one together.
Thanks Lefty
I carry a camel bak and a few munchies and depending on the cache, a change of clothes. Depending on the season I carry blaze orange.
I also always have a compass and a firearm. Never know what your going to run into. What I would recommend is what ever you need to get through the night in the woods
And the most important of them all. SPARE BATTERIES
We like to be "cache friendly", and always carry extra log books, pens, pencils, and ziplock bags to help a cache when needed.
Other than that, RULOST2? carries our geocaching bag which contains the usual trinkets, copies of our signature Maine Geocacher Permit, and any TB's we need to place. We try and keep an assortment of cache items so that we can replace a nicer item with one of similar value/interest.
We're committed paperless cachers, so I carry the GPSR and Palm Zire 71 PDA.
I should carry more. I usually carry more than enough batteries, my camera, trade/sig items, a little knife, pen, PDA, and of course my compass and GPS.
I often find myself wishing I had more water. A few times I wish I had brought some T.P.. Sometimes I have a second set of shoes in the car, but that's about it for extra clothes. And I should carry more in the line of cache repair - duct tape/zip locks/towel/etc.
I have two geobags. One, a small fishing tackle bag converted to my "ditty" bag, and a larger knapsack. For most caches I just use small bag which contains our sig stamps, compass, butane lighter, camera, cache exchange items, replacement notepads and pencils, ziploc bags, towel, a small flashlight, batteries, gpsr and pda. The knapsack has everything I need to spend the night. I usually use the bigger bag for longer hikes to caches or when we plan to spend more time in an area and take food and drink. We've encountered moose, coyote, hawks, eagles, squirrels, chipmunks, snakes, and so far I've been able to scare them away with my pocketknife and my walking stick.
Yup. Maine has a serious chipmunk and squirrel situation. Glad you go well armed...Originally Posted by parmachenee
We carry with us the necessary stuff. The backpack has a rubbermaid container FULL of trade items. including our " almost signature item " the key chain compasses, camera, spare batteries, pocket knife w/attachments, GPS'r, a pda, (not sure why), paper printouts (still), laptop with mapping software, trek poles, snowshoes, boots (two different heights), gloves, extra mittens, extra clothing for changing weather conditions, geocaching propaganda (2.25 per copy), first aid kit, walkie talkies (for my navigator), cell phone, compass, extra cache maintenance items, a DNF stamp for my paper printouts, bottle of water, and munchies. And once I had to carry my navigator. Boy kids grow up fast. There's a geocaching story in here somewhere. We love this sport. What may be the real question? What don't we carry? Like common sense. Going to any length (or depth), to reach a cache. Driving long distances for a sport most people do not understand. We are " Crazy cachin Maina's "
Why not live life like it is your last day....instead of pretending to be a member of the Peter Pan Club and believing you will be around forever.
I have gotten by with a small LL Bean lumbar pack so far. It will hold two water bottles. One for me and one for the geopups. My signature items, stamp and ink, extra ziplocks, pens, pencils, Swiss Army knife,headlamp, and CITO bags. Then depending on what time of year it is I also have an emergency blanket,tick and mosquito spray,calamine lotion(yuck) matches or a lighter, cell phone snacks, and anything else I might deem nescessary for the particular day. I need to get my regular compass in there for backup too. I don't really want to go to a day pack, but I may need to if I keep adding to it. I wear my GPSr on a lanyard (from Groundspeak) and my PDA goes where ever. So far this has worked well.
Happy Trails!
Along with my car keys and GPS, I bring bug spray, sig items, pencil, batteries, pepper spray and a roll of Charmin-on-the-Go - LOL. I should add water and some sleeping gear given the number of times I lose my bearings and have forgotten to waypoint my car!
~ Beach Comber ~
We carry a small backpack with the following:
Geocache items (trinkets)
Travel bugs if we have any
Trash bag
Water or soda
Snacks sometimes
Toilet paper
Spare batteries
Palm Pilot (Palm Zire 71 PDA)
Bug dope
Cell phone
I am sure I left something out. I do not have the pack in front of me right now so I am just going by memory and I don't have much memory either. I wish I could buy more like you can with a computer.
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This week sees the release of Parasoft Virtualize, a new component of the company's ALM platform designed to provide development and performance testing teams with "concurrent 24/7 access" to dependent test resources. The new software works by virtualizing application behavior instead of an entire system and so in theory will streamline the deployment and management of virtualized assets — which can then be accessed with an automated or manual testing platform or environment (for example, HP Quality Center, IBM Rational Quality Management Suite, Oracle ATS, etc.) as well as Parasoft Test.
Parasoft's new concept is to virtualize unavailable or inaccessible resources by capturing transactions from live systems, analyzing transaction logs, or allowing users to model behavior within the Parasoft Virtualize interface. System behavior can then be captured from components across heterogeneous architectures (e.g., legacy systems, web/cloud applications, services, databases, and MQ Series transactions).
The company says that virtualized test assets can be parameterized for data-driven testing and tuned to simulate very specific conditions needed for effective system validation — for instance, conditional flows, error conditions, response times, and so on. Finally, the test asset can be provisioned so that internal (and external) teams can access the test artifacts as needed to streamline their quality tasks.
"Parasoft Virtualize delivers significant cost savings associated with both hardware and physical resource management," said Wayne Ariola, VP of strategy for Parasoft. "By eliminating testing constraints in today's complex component-based architectures, development and testing can execute quality tasks rapidly and effectively, compressing software release cycles."


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This issue of the Quarterly Voice presents three reflections, each by a person intimately engaged with the transgender community.
Hilary Howes, the author of To Be or Not to Be: A Catholic Transsexual Speaks, served on the strategy group that formed Equally Blessed.
"Sister Monica" (a pseudonym) has been a Catholic sister for 53 years and has been ministering among the transgender community since 1999.
Mateo Williamson is a microbiologist from Arizona who identifies as an openly Catholic, transgender male. This year, he has been working at a shelter for homeless youth in New Jersey.


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These days, every company has a social media page design for their Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Google+, Linkedin, Pinterest or Instagram page. The profile picture, cover image and background images act like billboard space for companies to communicate their brand – and that's where they need a designer to create some eye-catching designs.
Here's 9 tips on how to design the best social media page for your client's company.
1. Showcase the company's branding, products and community
Social media pages' images consist mainly of a cover/banner image, profile picture and sometimes a background. The company logo is typically displayed in the profile picture. The cover/banner and background can feature various types of images; some display the basic products and services of a company, while others promote a featured social media or marketing campaign.
It's always good to consistently update the imagery on a company's social media page to keep things fresh and interesting for the target audience. For example, 99designs' weekly cover image features a variety of designs from the talented designers 99designs, and we recently featured our latest social media campaign, #WeAre99designs, on our cover photo to promote the campaign and place a call to action. We also post a different cover photo each weekend which features the work of an outstanding designer on our site.
When designing a social media page, make sure that your design is consistent with the company's branding, demonstrates the services that the company provides, and serves as a strong call to action if the design is for a promotion/social media campaign.
2. Use the correct image sizes
Youtube's channel page design guidelines
Below is a list of the recommended file dimensions for each social media page cover image, profile picture and background. These images will display at different sizes on different devices, but for the best image quality across multiple devices, use the dimensions below:
- Facebook: 852 x 315 cover photo; 180 x 180 profile picture
- Google+: 2120 x 1192 cover photo; 800 X 800 profile picture
- Youtube: 2560 x 1440 cover photo (template link here); 800 x 800 channel icon
- Twitter: 1252 x 626 cover photo, 73 x 73 profile picture, 1600 × 1200 background image
- Linkedin: 646 x 220 banner image, 100 x 60 company profile picture
3. Create your designs in RGB color mode
Your social media page designs are only going to be displayed on screen. No CMYK colors here.
4. Make your designs visually consistent
Designs by charmiel
Your client is looking to establish a strong brand identity through social media, so make sure that all your designs are visually cohesive across platforms. Designer charmiel designed 3 different social media page images for their client, but kept the overall look and feel of each design consistent.
5. Devote more space to images than to text
Facebook cover design by VishalR
The brain processes images thousands of times faster than it processes text, and image-based content (especially photos of people) is proven to generate more re-tweets, Facebook shares and other types of engagement than text alone. Facebook actually used to have a rule that cover photos could not have more than 20% text. Even though the rule is no longer enforced, it's not a bad number to keep in mind when designing your cover/banner image. Keep the content image-based.
6. Pay attention to how the placement of the profile picture interacts with the cover/banner header
Facebook cover design by The JA Designs
In terms of composition, don't let a profile picture overlapping the cover image hide any valuable content that you want your audience to see. For easy viewing, make the main content of your cover/banner image more oriented to the right side of the image than the left.
For a more creative approach, try making the profile picture and the cover image purposefully interact with each other. Above, The JA Designs has designed the profile picture and the cover image to display as if they were one continuous image instead of two, while placing the most important information closer to the right side of the cover image.
Some social media platforms platforms will automatically place your cover image into a photo album, so make sure it looks good with and without the profile picture overlapping the bottom left corner. Don't leave an awkward blank space in that area.
Google+ cover design by The JA Designs
Google+ crops profile pictures into a circle, so make sure that you leave enough white space so that nothing gets cut off.
7. Make sure that your designs abide by each platform's rules
Facebook's guidelines page
Most of these guidelines forbid the use of nudity, celebrities, obscene or threatening images, profanity, and copyrighted images in both the profile picture and cover image. Each site enforces these guidelines differently, but if your design violates them, you risk your client's company account being suspended or terminated.
It's important to read the fine print as a designer, so feel free to peruse the Facebook page terms, Twitter terms of service, Google+ policies and principles, YouTube community guidelines, and the Linkedin user agreement.
Note: If you're designing a social media page on 99designs, submitting original work and declaring any stock imagery will cover your bases in this area.
8. If the design is for a promotion or social media campaign, keep it simple
Facebook cover design by Design_arc
For a featured promotional campaign on your social media page, use compelling imagery, short copy and a simple call to action. Above, Design_arc's Facebook cover design clearly indicates the call to action with a straightforward and effective design.
9. Make it creative and visually engaging
Design by rbgraphics.nl
Here's the bottom line: the purpose of a social media page is to engage with the target audience and get them to share its content, which includes the cover/banner image.
Social media pages that have appealing content and visuals are much more likely to be shared and increase engagement. So definitely exercise creative freedom in your designs, while making sure that that your visuals are consistent with client company branding and are showcasing their products and community.


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The UW-Madison Libraries emphasize service and see over 4,000,000 visitors every year. Library staff take an active interest in serving the teaching, research and scholarly activities of UW System students, faculty, staff, and the citizens of Wisconsin as well as visiting scholars.
Visiting the Libraries
- Libraries by location
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Library hours will vary depending on which campus library you wish to visit and also on the time of year. Summer hours are usually shorter than Semester hours. There will also be occasional special hours when a library may be open longer (for example, during exam week) or closed (such as on holidays).
Using the collections
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UW-Madison campus libraries are open to the general public and visitors are welcome to explore and use our extensive collections. Visitors to Memorial Library must present valid photo identification with a current address to obtain a daily Visitor's Pass. For more information about visiting individual campus libraries, see Campus Libraries.
Some physical materials, especially older or seldom used materials, may not be immediately available when you visit. To help insure items are available when you arrive, consult the Library Catalog for the current location. If items are at the UW-Madison Shelving Facility, use the Place Request service to have materials held for you at your preferred library location. Also, contact the individual libraries for additional information or clarification on obtaining the materials you need.
- Borrowing policies
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Online resources
UW-Madison Libraries offer onsite access to online and digital resources, services and tools at public computers including:
- Library Catalog
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Wisconsin residents may also access selected electronic resources without traveling to Madison by using Badgerlink and other local library resources.
It may also be possible to borrow UW-Madison library materials without coming to campus. See other options for those not affiliated with UW-Madison.
Members of the Wisconsin Alumni Association also have access to selected electronic resources via their WAA Membership.
Request library tours / group visits
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Jaime is so into her new boyfriend Josh that she doesn't realize the danger his fanatical church poses until it's too late and her own father has joined their cult and disowned her. Jamie is only a few months from turning 18, but until then, she has to find a way to live on her own without raising the suspicions of her friends or the authorities who might send her off to live with her estranged mother in another state.
For some reason, I've always been drawn in by stories of people surviving cults, and I appreciated this different perspective. Jamie is not the one in the cult, but the consequences on her life are severe. Josh can only see her in secret, and because her father has kicked her out & cut her off, she's homeless and has to get a job.
Jaime's situation is scary. Because of her age and circumstances, she doesn't have a lot of choices. She ends up in a seedy hotel and has to give up a lot just to keep going. Anthony dramatizes this hopelessness well and makes a wise choice by portraying Jamie as relatable, adaptable and non-whiny. I enjoyed the way the plot played out - even the last little sucker punch at the very end. Also - I loved the character of LaVon and how he became important to Jaime's life.
THE RIGHT & THE REAL comes out April 24th. Find out more about it at the author's website.
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In a letter to the editor from the Addison County Senate campaign of Marie Audet, and in other public comments by the Paul Ralston campaign, this newspaper and one of our columnists, Greg Dennis, is being criticized for something that we did not publish.
ADDISON COUNTY — Eight years ago, Bill McKibben led a five-day march from Ripton to Burlington to raise awareness about climate change. It culminated in a rally in Battery Park that drew 1,000 people, making the event likely the largest climate change demonstration in U.S. history at the time.
McKibben was pleased with the turnout that day, but was shocked to hear it had set an attendance record. Wasn't climate change on the radar elsewhere in the United States?
Gregory Dennis's "Between the Lines" column (Aug. 28) challenging liberal doctrine is a laudable example of one Vermonter's willingness to respectfully challenge widespread dogma. In that same spirit, I would like to clarify reasons for concern about GMOs that transcend political ideology.
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Responding to Greg Dennis' Aug. 28 column: It's unfortunate that so little opportunity for genuine debate exists anywhere, including in Congress, state legislatures and the Supreme Court. When ordinary people address very controversial subjects in government hearings, town meetings or even letters to the editor, time and space are usually so tightly limited we can barely make our own points, let alone grant concessions to the opposition.
When Twitter announced it was planning to sell stock to the public and make its founders richer than God, millions of people responded to the news by wondering, "How can a company named after bird sounds be worth $10 billion?"
Millions of other people scratched their heads and wondered, "What in the world is Twitter?"
It's a social networking (or, if you prefer, "microblogging") service that until recently limited users to 140-character messages. Photos are now possible, but most users stick with word updates.
It's an impossibly beautiful summer morning in Vermont — and I'm leaving the state on the last Saturday of July to go sit in a dirty church basement in Providence, R.I.
My travel takes me south through the mountain towns of Jamaica and Townshend along Route 30. There's a farmer's market along the way, and in another town they're getting ready for a parade.
On the shortcut through Brattleboro I pass the old ski jump on the edge of town, near signs protesting a skateboard park.
The Dylan tickets arrived in the mail a couple weeks before last Sunday's show at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. I'd spent a ridiculous amount of money to get the best seats.
Dylan is 72 and he's been a smoker forever and survived a weird heart ailment. So if you're a fan, you always have to wonder if the next Dylan show you see will be the last one.
And having seen him perform in hayfields, outdoor venues, and cavernous basketball arenas, I wanted just once to see him up close.
Memories of the recently ended session of the Vermont Legislature have, for all but the politically addicted, faded with the late spring heat.
But it's worth taking a quick look back at the session, which will be remembered for two landmark pieces of legislation that will touch many Vermonters.
Sometimes it seems like environmentalists have put themselves on such a state of red alert that we can't see a good thing when it's right in front of us.
We're so used to fighting every inappropriate intrusion upon Mother Earth, that even the idea of using wind to provide electrical power can seem like a threat.
So when they could be organizing to support alternative energy sources such as wind farms, a few environmentalists have decided that because wind power, like any energy source, has some small drawbacks, wind is a bad idea altogether.
We are surrounded by marble and granite, so much so that we rarely give it a thought. Much of the state is made of the stuff, our mountains and courthouses and old inns.
Marble and granite are among our most famous exports. When we see TV images of the U.S. Supreme Court and the Lincoln and Jefferson memorials, we are looking at pieces of Vermont.
What happens, though, when we see the stone itself as art?
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Home > News & Events > Wayland Press Release Archives > 2007 News Releases > December 2007 > New grads urged to live lives of moment-by-moment obedience to God
New grads urged to live lives of moment-by-moment obedience to God
PLAINVIEW – New graduates of Wayland Baptist University won't have to worry about what the future holds if they are obedient to God. At least those were the words of wisdom shared by fellow classmate Joy Miller, a graduating senior from Amarillo chosen as senior class speaker.
Borrowing a quote from Christian writer Oswald Chambers, Miller summed up the age-old question of God's purpose for every person's life by encouraging graduates to share the vision God has for each of them.
"Even the greatest plans and hopes and dreams we have are nothing compared to what God has for us," she said. "We are called and commanded to live lives characterized by moment-by-moment obedience to God.
"We don't have to focus on the future because if we are obedient today, we'll be in the right place tomorrow."
In his brief challenge to the graduating class, Wayland President Dr. Paul Armes encouraged graduates to hug and thank their families for their support of the dream to attain a degree, and to thank God as well for their lives and blessings.
"You're part of a very special family called Wayland," he said. "May your future be worthy of God's dreams for your life."
Approximately 80 students received diplomas during the Saturday ceremony, including 25 graduate students, the majority of which comprised the original cohort for the Master of Arts in Counseling degree program started two years ago.
Three students were honored as highest ranking seniors, each compiling a perfect 4.0 grade point average for their college careers. Kristen Raines of Mansfield, who earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology, was honored, along with Ryan Thurman of Littlefield, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in history education, and Sarah Turner Williams of Hobbs, N.M., earning a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies degree in elementary education.
The daughter of Charles and Shelly Raines, Raines has run cross country for Wayland for several years and was a member of the 6th Place team at National Competition this fall. Thurman, the son of Dale and Beverly Thurman, has been active in Baptist Student Ministries. The daughter of Chris and Pam Turner, Williams is active in Kappa Delta Pi education honor society.
Degree recipients include the following, listed by degree along with major and hometown:
Master of Arts in Counseling: Crislyn Rae Richardson Green of Plainview; Elizabeth Perez Hernandez of Plainview; Joe Hernandez of Olton; Lea Marie Howell of Spur; Kira Ingle of Joplin, Mo.; Donna Elaine Isaacson of Plainview; Sheila Suzanne Sexton Jones of Lubbock; Kenit L. Kemp of Plainview; Shauna Christine Lane of Ralls; Camille Gay Lewis of Springlake; JoAnn Rey of Plainview; Joni J. Rodriguez of Levelland; Nancy Lee Rodriguez of Plainview; Teresita V. Sandoval of Olton; Konnie Diane Odom Schafer of Plainview; Cathy Lynne Vick of Lubbock; and Angela Wilson of Lubbock.
Master of Arts in Management: William Alan Berck of Altus, Okla., human resource management.
Master of Business Administration: Ryan Lane Linebarger of Altus, Okla., general business; and Adam M. Springer of Plainview, human resource management.
Master of Education: Jason Wayne Cole of Hereford, educational administration; Jolee Ann Dietrich of Lockney, secondary education; Steven L. Melendrez of Clovis, N.M., elementary education; Sylvia Ann Suarez of Floydada, educational administration; and Gina Delaine Combs Wilson of Littlefield, psychology and guidance.
Bachelor of Arts: Sarah Elysse Kron of Lockhart, History and English; Joy Elizabeth Miller of Amarillo, religious education, summa cum laude; Emily Leona Robinson of Alpine, religion, summa cum laude; Lauren Leslie Shipman of Magnolia, English and language arts, magna cum laude; Ryan Blake Thurman of Littlefield, history education, summa cum laude; Andrew M. Ward of Ralls, religious education; Brittany Nicole Watson of Blanket, history and English, cum laude; Callie DeNae Wheeler of Whitewright, mass communications, summa cum laude; and Amber Nicole Wiley of Lubbock, music.
Bachelor of Business Administration: Aaron Lane Ainsworth of Mart, business administration, cum laude; Alyssa Kay Barrett of Plainview, business administration; Randall H. Blodgett of Perryton, management and marketing, magna cum laude; Johnny W. Britton of Plainview, accounting; Tyler Stephen DeHay of Lubbock, business administration; Erica Lynn Kaiser of Earth, business administration; Carolyn Magallan of Hale Center, marketing and management; and David Mojica, Jr. of Plainview, marketing and management, cum laude.
Bachelor of Music: Juanetta D. Bocko of Post, music education; and Lauren Gayle Willson of Lubbock, music education, cum laude.
Bachelor of Science: Jacob DeWitt Bentley of Tulia, physical education; Amanda Cornett of Plainview, physical education; Jonathan David Eaves of Plainview, physical education; Brandi Kalene French of Texline, physical education; Janee Nicole Harrison of Lockney, life science, magna cum laude; Ryan Gene Hodge of Muleshoe, physical education; Chelsee D'Lea Jordan of Tahoka, psychology; Susanna T. Lucio of Amarillo, chemistry; Shanda Dee Moffett of Sylvester, psychology; Kristen Elizabeth Raines of Mansfield, biology, summa cum laude; Amber Michelle Smith of Plainview, psychology; and Michael L. Wickware of Plainview, physical education.
Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies: Deborah Leah Alcozer of Plainview, elementary education, cum laude; Christy Lee Morgan of Muleshoe, elementary education, summa cum laude; Penny LeAnn Sweat of Hale Center, elementary education; and Sarah Elizabeth Williams of Hobbs, N.M., elementary education.
Bachelor of Science in Occupational Education: Pedro Montano Aliendres of Anzoategui, Venezuela, business administration; Timothy R. Condon of North Platte, Neb., business administration, with honors; Linda Diane Cruz of Plainview, human services; Larry W. Frey of Plainview, occupational education and management; Stormy Lee Hayes of Plainview, justice administration; Yolanda Mitchell Hodgest of Amarillo, management; Jason L. Jack of Tulia, human services; Loriena Molinar Lerma of Lockney, occupational education; Ynes Mendoza of Plainview, business administration; David Mojica, Sr. of Plainview, business administration; Jessica Morayma Montes of Sudan, occupational education; Susie Perales Nava of Plainview, human services; Maria Elena Lucio Porras of Plainview, occupational education; Mariana Sanchez Rodriguez of Plainview, business administration; and Jeffrey Don Vanlandingham of Childress, occupational education.
Associate of Applied Science: Timothy R. Condon of North Platte, Neb., business administration; and Linda Diane Cruz of Plainview, human services.