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Two celebrities have weighed in with endorsements in Maine's U.S. Senate campaign, with former wrestler and Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura throwing his support to former Gov. Angus King and the Amazing Kreskin, described as "the world's foremost mentalist," supporting independent candidate Steve Woods.
Jesse Ventura, who served as governor of Minnesota from 1999 to 2003, said Wednesday he's behind King in an interview with Politico. Ventura was discussing his new book, "Democrips and Rebloodlicans."
"When Gov. King makes it to the Senate — and I sure hope he does — in Maine, we'll have one honest voice out there," Ventura told the political news website.
Ventura and King served concurrently as the only two independent governors in the United States during the late 1990s and early 2000s. King served as Maine's governor from 1995 to 2003.
"I'm gratified that a guy who calls them as he sees them sees me as a good addition to the Senate," King said.
The Amazing Kreskin, who became popular as a TV star in the 1970s, announced his endorsement of Woods through Twitter on Monday and with a press release on Thursday. Woods is chairman of the Yarmouth Town Council, president and CEO of Falmouth-based TideSmart Global marketing firm and part owner of the Maine Red Claws basketball team.
"Let's face it: Our government needs a team spirit, the kind that Steve Woods will bring to the table," Kreskin said in his statement.
The announcement is the first of Kreskin's career, he says, but it is not a prediction. Kreskin, born George Joseph Kresge, has become famous for predicting the outcome of presidential elections. He has left his prediction for the 2012 election a secret and in the hands of late night talk show host Jimmy Fallon.
The Amazing Kreskin, in his statement, said Woods has "the credentials of being an extremely successful business leader and a true statesman."
Woods worked for Kreskin from 1979 to 1981 as his tour and road manager, according to Kreskin's website.


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Small Plant News: Volume 3, Number 2
|Small Plant News Archive Page. This is an archive page. No new content is being added. While these newsletters remain available for reference purposes, the documents do not reflect changes to Agency policy that may have been instituted since the newsletters were published. Also note that resources and websites mentioned in older issues may have moved or may no longer be available. Points of contact for various initiatives may have changed.
In This Issue:
- Preparing Yourself for a Food Safety Assessment
- New Humane Handling Materials Now Available
- Avoiding Noncompliance Records
- Food Safety Resources
Preparing Yourself for a Food Safety Assessment, Part II: Tips from an EIAO
By Larae Booker
There is a person behind every FSIS process. In Vol. 2, No. 11 of Small Plant News , we discussed the Food Safety Assessment (FSA): what it is, how and why it's conducted, and what you can do to prepare for it.
When it comes to the FSA, Enforcement, Investigations, and Analysis Officers (EIAOs) are the "people behind the process."
For this issue, we reached out to one of our EIAOs, Mr. Thomas Urban, of the Philadelphia District Office. Urban, who has been with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) for 19 years, also serves as an Agency recruiter. He brings a knack for outreach and a passion for food safety to both his inspection and recruitment efforts.
Small Plant News asked Urban to offer some advice to our readers about the FSA from an EAIO's perspective.
SPN: By the very nature of an FSA, there may be some concern out there in the Small Plant News audience about working with EIAOs. What can you tell us about your District Office's approach to small plant outreach that might help ease some of those anxieties?
TU: There are many reasons why plants may have some apprehension about an FSA or working with the EIAO. Most of this is fear of the unknown. Plants may wonder: What will the EIAO look for? What will the FSA find? Are we prepared and do we have the documents needed?
Our District works to reduce this stress as much as possible and promotes the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement and Fairness Act. We were the first to implement the outreach packet—a packet of information to plants before or at the start of an FSA to provide information and resources relevant to the plants' operations and an FSA. Due to the success of this outreach, it has become a national outreach activity.
We also realize that although an establishment may be fully prepared for an FSA, there may be times that an FSA would be more stressful, such as during the absence of key employees. Plants regularly relay this information, and we work with the plant, when possible, to schedule the FSA when it is more appropriate.
Overall, we promote open communication and relate findings and guidance in an ongoing dialogue with management.
SPN: So it seems that communication and cooperation from both ends is important in conducting an FSA. In keeping with that, are there any steps plant managers can take to be prepared for an assessment? How can they effectively work with EIAOs to conduct the FSA?
TU: Yes. Plant management is encouraged to cooperate with FSIS during the course of an assessment and to make requested plant records available for review. Effectively working with an EIAO involves taking a proactive approach, asking questions, asking for guidance, and raising concerns that you may have in your plant.
Upon being notified of an upcoming assessment, plant management should consider who would be the best person, or persons, to make information available to FSIS and to be the contact point(s) if there are questions or issues that need to be clarified during the review. This person should be familiar with the establishment's food safety systems and should have access to the information that will be needed.
As part of an assessment, an entrance meeting and an exit meeting are held with plant officials. Plant managers are encouraged to be available to participate at these meetings so that they can have a better understanding of the FSA review process and the review findings. During the entrance meeting, the plant managers are encouraged to discuss the documents and records that will need to be reviewed and to coordinate making this information available for review if these documents are necessary to support the FSA findings. During the exit meeting, plant managers should be prepared to raise any questions or concerns regarding the FSA findings or the expected next steps.
Plant management may gain more information by reviewing and becoming familiar with FSIS Directives 5000.1 Rev. 3, dated 06-25-08, and 5100.1 Rev. 2, dated 07-10-08, and by utilizing FSIS' Web site, www.fsis.usda.gov.
SPN: That is helpful advice, and thank you for pointing out that there are resources available to plant owners that can help them prepare for an FSA. In your experience, what are some best and worst case scenarios when working with plants to complete an FSA?
TU: Worst case scenarios for FSAs revolve around plant management being very apprehensive about the FSA and the EIAO. Many times this situation is compounded when plant management hold back and doesn't fully disclose everything they may need to provide the EIAO for a true reflection of the establishment and its programs. This belief by some, that the less you provide or share, the better, often has the opposite effect because you haven't provided everything necessary to properly reflect your controls.
Best case scenarios normally involve establishments that have been utilizing the resources available to them. These plants are always asking questions of the local inspectors, keeping their eyes and ears open for information regarding their processes and products, and are generally proactive in gaining support and guidance from the several sources available to them. These plants do not fear the unknown; they gain confidence through their informed approach and are better prepared to work cooperatively during an FSA.
SPN: If you had three things you'd like every small plant owner, operator, or manager to know about the FSA, what would they be?
TU: First, I would tell them to look at the FSA as an opportunity to become more knowledgeable about your overall food safety systems and to gain a better understanding of those areas that need strengthening or improvement.
I would also encourage every plant owner to be proactive before the FSA, during the FSA, and in your relationship with the local inspection team and the EIAO. You will be better prepared for not only the FSA, but also for questions that may arise. The FSA has become a good tool to reflect that FSIS and industry can work together, and our positive relationship is a vital part of progress and growth.
Finally, I would challenge them to look at the FSA in a positive light. The findings and information collected during the FSA reports may help to correct, prevent, or eliminate potential food safety concerns and result in improvements to their establishment's overall food safety systems.
SPN: Thank you, Thomas. The FSA can seem like an intimidating, technical process to any plant, especially to small and very small plant owners. However, it's great for our Small Plant News audience to know that there are FSIS personnel like you behind them.
TU: You're welcome, and thank you for providing me the opportunity to give you first-hand input on how the Philadelphia District Office conducts FSAs and its outreach activities.
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New Humane Handling Materials Now Available
By Sally Fernandez
All livestock slaughter inspection establishments must meet the requirements of the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act. Additionally, poultry slaughter establishments must follow good commercial practices. If your plant slaughters livestock, you need to implement and maintain a systematic approach to humane handling and slaughter to ensure compliance with the Act. FSIS now offers a free DVD and companion guidebook (PDF Only) titled Humane Handling Guidebook to help you avoid the pitfalls of noncompliance.
The FSIS policy guidebook explains the four key elements of the systematic approach FSIS recommends. In this approach, plants focus on treating livestock in a way that minimizes excitement, discomfort, and accidental injury the entire time the animals are held for slaughter. The guidebook also gives examples of types of observations FSIS inspectors make to ensure that you're in compliance with the Act and with good commercial practices. A list of research publications and a checklist for humane handling of livestock are provided at the end of the guidebook.
Dr. Temple Grandin, a world-renowned expert in humane handling methods, presents the information in the DVD. Grandin provides guidelines to help you improve humane handling practices and discusses the scoring system she developed for objectively evaluating animal handling and stunning. She also describes five critical control points for you to follow to ensure humane handling. Grandin demonstrates humane stunning, shows you how to make sure the animals are insensible, explains vocalization, and guides you through methods of moving animals effectively.
The guidelines reviewed in the DVD are best practices, not regulatory requirements. However, following the guidelines will not only help you make sure you comply with Federal law, but will improve animal welfare, make handling of animals easier and more efficient, and improve the quality of your product. The DVD also contains a Spanish version of the presentation.
"This new DVD and guidebook set provides slaughter establishments with a helpful tool to maintain compliance and is a great addition to our growing library of resources for small and very small plants," said Karlease Kelly, assistant administrator of FSIS' Office of Outreach, Employee Education, and Training.
To receive your free copy of the companion guidebook and DVD, contact the Office of Outreach, Employee Education, and Training at 1-800-336-3747 or order them through FSIS' online order form at www.fsis.usda.gov/Science/HACCP_Resources_Order_Form/index.asp .
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Avoiding Noncompliance Records
By Commander Jeff Tarrant, U.S. Public Health Service
The Noncompliance Record (NR), officially known as FSIS Form 5400-4, is generated whenever FSIS inspectors determine that a plant has failed to meet one or more regulatory requirements of the Federal Meat Inspection Act or Poultry Products Inspection Act. It describes each noncompliance in clear and concise terms, how FSIS notifies the plant of the issue, and identifies whether any regulatory action has been taken.
The NR is then provided to you for your review so you can determine the nature of the deficiency and what action, if any, should be taken. You can appeal all or part of the NR and can (but are not required to) respond in writing to FSIS regarding the documented deficiencies.
Some of the more common NRs involve monitoring procedures and frequencies of an establishment's Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) plan. In the Code of Federal Regulations, FSIS regulation 9 CFR 417.2 (c) (4) requires facilities to "list the procedures, and frequency with which those procedures will be performed, that will be used to monitor each of the critical control points to ensure compliance with the critical limits." Simply stated, each HACCP plan must include monitoring procedures and frequencies.
For example, your HACCP plan may require that monitoring personnel examine 10 swine carcasses per hour for visible fecal contamination prior to entering the carcass cooler. While performing verification for the monitoring requirement, FSIS inspectors determine that your plant personnel performed seven carcass examinations between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. Therefore, they determine that your facility is not conducting monitoring procedures as specified in your HACCP plan and the incident must be documented as noncompliance on the NR.
In another example, let's say your HACCP plan specifies that the concentration of chlorine in the carcass rinse will be observed and documented twice (per 8-hour shift) by your employee(s). While reviewing the chlorine concentration logbook, FSIS inspectors determine that monitoring checks were conducted once (per 8-hour shift) during the last 3 days. Therefore, your plant is not performing the monitoring procedures at the frequencies specified in your HACCP plan and the incidents must be documented as noncompliance on the NR.
These are just a few examples. But, by familiarizing yourself with the regulations that affect your establishment, you can ensure that your facility remains in compliance. In future issues of Small Plant News, we'll address other common concerns such as recordkeeping, supporting documentation, and record authenticity often documented on NRs.
For more information on noncompliance records, visit FSIS' Web site at www.fsis.usda.gov or contact the Policy Development Division at 1-800-233-3935 or (402) 344-5000.
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Food Safety Resources
By Sally Fernandez
If you're producing ready-to-eat (RTE) products, you might be interested in the FSIS publication and DVD, "Implementation of a Post-Packaging Heat Treatment to Reduce Listeria monocytogenes on Ready-to-Eat Products for Very Small and Small Establishments."
This publication is based on a study by Pennsylvania State University and was developed to assist you in moving from the Alternative 3 method to the Alternative 2 method to reduce Listeria monocytogenes ( Lm) in RTE products. The study showed that post-packaging heat treatment, using a hot water bath and recommended packaging, produced a 1 log or 90 percent reduction of Lm on RTE products. The study validated that the process was effective and deemed acceptable by consumers.
The booklet gives a clear outline of the material, and the DVD demonstrates the techniques of the 10 steps to use in the Alternative 2 method. The booklet and DVD are available at no cost. Use the online order form at www.fsis.usda.gov/Science/HACCP_Resources_Order_Form/index.asp or fax the form to (202) 690-6519.
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A push for better ergonomics has vastly improved office chairs, so interior design professor David Brothers took those same ideologies and created a better chair for musicians. Not only does it improve their posture making it easier to sit longer, but it also helps improve their performance.
Musicians in an orchestra are accustomed to all sitting in the exact same chair, whether they play wind or string instruments. But 18 months of research, including extensive interviews with professional musicians, led Brothers to design an ergonomic alternative that can be further customized for different instruments and playing styles.
The chair's seat can be tilted forward and back to "reduce the strain of the backward pelvic rotation" and together with the backrest can also be raised and lowered for better lumbar support. So in other words, it minimizes back pain. Brothers also chose carbon fiber for the frame so it's lightweight and easy to re-position, but also because it's strong and flexible allowing it to absorb the strong motions of a musician while they perform. Apparently, very few of the performers Brothers spoke to cared about aesthetics. But as an interior designer, his creation still has a definite minimal charm to it. Now someone just needs to fund his vision so the design becomes a reality. We suspect both Eames and Beethoven would have chipped in.
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Using special tracking technology and CIA oversight, teams have quietly crossed the border to challenge al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and their supporters in the Pakistani spy service.
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With Osama bin Laden dead, al-Qaeda's capabilities severely diminished, and the United States scaling back operations in Afghanistan, what will President Barack Obama and his successors do with the U.S. Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC)? A look at what they've already been doing outside of war zones gives us some hints.
In Afghanistan, the ISI was actively undermining the U.S.-backed government of President Hamid Karzai, training and recruiting for the Taliban, which it viewed as the more reliable partner. The political system was in chaos. The Pakistani army was focused on the threat from India and had redeployed away from the Afghanistan border region, the Durand line, making it porous once again. To some extent, the Bush administration had been focused on Iraq for the previous two years, content with the ISI's cooperation in capturing senior al-Qaeda leaders, while ignoring its support of other groups that would later become recruiting grounds for al-Qaeda.
As of 2006, teams of Green Berets were regularly crossing the border. Missions involved as few as three or four operators quietly trekking across the line, their movements monitored by U.S. satellites and drones locked onto the cell phones of these soldiers. (The cell phones were encrypted in such a way that made them undetectable to Pakistani intelligence.) Twice in 2008, Pakistani officials caught wind of these missions, and in one instance, Pakistani soldiers operating in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas fired guns into the air to prevent the approach of drones.
A senior Obama administration official said that by the middle of 2011, after tensions between the U.S. and the Pakistani government became particularly and perhaps dangerously high, all JSOC personnel except for its declared military trainers were ferreted out of the country. (They were easy to find using that same secret cell phone pinging technology.) Those who remained were called Omegas, a term denoting their temporary designation as members of the reserve force. They then joined any one of a dozen small contracting companies set up by the CIA, which turned these JSOC soldiers into civilians for the purposes of deniability.
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D-backs frustrated by lost opportunities vs. Giants
Arizona strands 13, goes 2-for-12 with runners in scoring position
SAN FRANCISCO -- The D-backs' main issue Friday was reaching base, but Saturday they had no issue with that. It was stranding them that led to a 4-3 loss to the Giants at AT&T Park.
With a 2-for-12 performance with runners in scoring position, the D-backs have now achieved a hit in that situation just three times in their last 29 opportunities. In a sign of desperation, Gerardo Parra attempted an eighth-inning squeeze bunt with men on the corners and two outs while down two runs. The bunt went foul, and Parra eventually grounded out to end the inning.
"I don't know if we're desperate, but we have to do a better job," D-backs manager Kirk Gibson said. "2-for-12 tonight, we left 13 runners on. We had one extra-base hit and had opportunities, but we just didn't capitalize on them."
First baseman Paul Goldschmidt -- second in the National League with 77 RBIs -- is 1-for-9 in the series and grounded out with the bases loaded and two outs for the second consecutive game.
"I think they're pitching him good," Gibson said. "He's been carrying us all year. ... It would be nice if somebody else would pick him up."
Gibson pulled the plug on starter Wade Miley's outing when Eric Chavez pinch-hit with runners on the corners and one out in the fifth. Giants starter Matt Cain induced a ground ball, but shortstop Tony Abreu's throw sailed past Buster Posey at first to score Martin Prado for Arizona's first run in the series' 14 innings.
"We haven't been scoring runs and they have a lot of lefties down there, so I felt we had an opportunity to score some runs in that inning," Gibson said. "He had just gotten done throwing a 31-pitch inning and did a good job getting out of it with just one run. Our bullpen was rested and I chose to go that way. We got one run out of it."
Later in the frame, Goldschmidt bounced out to third to end the inning and keep the Giants ahead, 2-1.
The D-backs felt the umpires made an incorrect call when Cody Ross singled to lead off the eighth. Thinking the ball might have ticked Giants reliever Sandy Rosario's finger, San Francisco called for -- and was granted -- time with center fielder Andres Torres still holding the ball. Ross saw no one was covering second base and he reached it safely before the umpires informed him time had been called.
"I don't think I've ever seen it before and I think it was an incorrect call," Gibson said. "The ball's got to come into the infield and they have to kill the play and call time. There's no imminent danger to anybody. It very well could've cost us a run. It's just a bad break. I don't think I'll see that call again."
Ross called the play "bizarre" and added that he didn't see the Giants call time.
"I definitely shouldn't have had to go back there," Ross said. "I tried to get [an explanation] out of [the ump], but obviously he's not going to say they were wrong.
"It could've ended up costing us a run there."
The Giants encountered issues of their own with runners on base in the fourth after beginning the stanza with three consecutive singles. Posey scored when Jeff Francoeur walked on seven pitches, but the Giants did not muster another run. Pablo Sandoval attempted to score a play later on a wild pitch, but catcher Miguel Montero flipped it back to Miley in time to tag him out.
Miley recorded consecutive outs to escape the jam, but his evening was finished after just four innings. He allowed two runs on four hits while walking two and striking out four. He had cruised through most of the first three innings, even retiring eight in a row leading up to the fourth.
"I felt pretty good out there, but I just didn't command it when I wanted to," Miley said. "I fell behind and didn't execute when I needed to."
Posey crushed a two-run home run to straightaway center field in the bottom of the fifth to hand the Giants a three-run lead. With the home run, he improved to 5-for-7 with two home runs off D-backs reliever Josh Collmenter.
"We were just trying to get the fastball in and I left a ball out over the plate," Collmenter said. "It's on me. I was just trying to jam him and get a popout or groundout."
The D-backs again had opportunities to eliminate the deficit in later innings, but came away with only Prado's RBI singles in the sixth and ninth.
Arizona has now lost 12 of its last 15 road games and eight of 11 to the Giants as San Francisco climbed within 4 1/2 games of first place. The Giants have played their best baseball this year against division opponents, with a 29-20 mark against the NL West.
"This division, no one wants to seem to run away with it," Ross said. "It's there for the taking."


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Our teams meets every Wednesday!
- 8:30 am Prayer | Flag pole at Clearwater Elementary
- 10:30 am - 4 pm | Hope 4 Our Schools Workroom E-324
What do we provide Clearwater Elementary?
- School supplies for each student
- Classroom assistance every week
- Mentorship
- Classroom "wishing tree bulletin board"
- Christmas bags for each student every year
- Hygiene bags for 4th & 5th graders
- 2 Books per child for summer reading
- Assistance at various school events
- Monthly birthday table - providing a cupcake for each child whose birthday is that month
How can YOU make a difference in the lives of Children?
- Donate money
- Donate gift wrapping / gift bags
- Donate Christmas gifts
- Help fill Hygiene bags
- Donate books for summer reading
- Be a special events volunteer
- Organize donated items
- Provide clothes
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- Reverse Fountain Cytoplasmic Streaming in Rhizopus Oryzae
- Diné Research Practices and Protocols: An Intersectional Paradigm Incorporating Indigenous Feminism, Critical Indigenous Research Methodologies and Diné Knowledge Systems
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- Characterization of 2D Human Ankle Stiffness during Postural Balance and Walking for Robot-aided Ankle Rehabilitation
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The artificial lighting plays crucial role in the human life in the contemporary, globalized and highly complex world. Its influence on the physical and psychological health of the humans was studied by numerous reputable scholars from across the globe, however this study focuses on the impact of light on the college students living in the dormitories. The study seeks to find whether there is a correlation between light and health of the student, his/her performance, productivity, mood and feelings. The paper uses a relatively new housing near Arizona State University Tempe-campus as a case study as an attempt to substantiate …
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BIOL-2401-04 - Anatomy-Physiology I
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Fall 2014 Course Syllabus
BIOL-2401-04 - Anatomy-Physiology I
|Faculty Information
|Fall 2014
|Pollock, Richard Lee
|(409) 984-6305
|Be sure to check your campus E-mail and Course Homepage using MyLamarPA campus web portal (My.LamarPA.edu). When youÆve logged in, click the email icon in the upper right-hand corner to check email, or click on the ōMy Coursesö tab to get to your Course Homepage. Click the link to your course and review the information presented. It is important that you check your email and Course Homepage regularly. You can also access your grades, transcripts, and determine who your academic advisor is by using MyLamarPA.
|Course Information
|Course Number
|Course Description
|Study of the structure and function of human anatomy, including the neuroendocrine, integumentary, musculoskeletal, digestive, urinary, reproductive, respiratory, and circulatory systems.
|Course Prerequisites
|Basic skills competency in reading and writing.
|Required Textbooks
A Visual Analogy Guide to Human Anatomy by Paul A. Krieger (third edition)
|Attendance Policy
|Roll will be taken every lab. I will recommend to the my department head that a student be dropped from the lab if they miss too many labs. Only exceptible excuses are approved because of college-sponsored academic activities. In accordance with the Texas Education Code 51.911, a student who will be absent for observance of a "religious holy day" must notify the instructor for each class in writing no later than the fifteenth day after the first day of the semester to be excused.
|Course Grading Scale
|90 - 100 = A 80 - 89 = B 70 - 79 = C 60 - 69 = D Below 59 = F
|Determination of Final Grade
|There will be four (4) main lab practicals during the semester and a pop test possible during every lab. I will drop your two lowest lab pop tests and no lab practicals will be dropped. The average of your pop tests are worth one lab practical. Your final lab grade will be the average of your four lab practicals & the average of your highest pop tests. A comprehinsive test will be given only if a student misses a lab practical. If a student misses two practicals, they receive a zero for one practical and can replace the other zero with the comprehinsive final. If a student takes the four practicals on time, they are not eligible for the comprehinsive final.
|Final Exam Date
|November 24, 2014 - 10:00 AM
|Major Assignments
A & P One (1) Lab Section 4 & 5 2401
Aug. 25 Introduction (memorize language of anatomy) pages 6-15
Sept. 1 No lab (Labor Day)
Sept. 8 Possible Pop test on just Terms (language) of Anatomy
Cells pages 18-23
Sept. 15 Tissues and Integumentary System pages 26-73
Sept. 22 Lab Practical One (Pages 6-73)
Sept. 29 Skeletal System pages 76-97
Oct. 6 Skeletal System pages 98-129
Oct. 13 Lab Practical Two (Pages 76-129)
Oct. 20 Muscular System pages 132-147 (just the 22 major muscles)
Oct. 27 Muscular System pages 132-147 ( just the minor muscles)
Nov. 3 Lab Practical Three (Pages 132-147)
Nov. 10 Nervous System pages 150-175
Nov. 17 Endocrine System & Special Senses pages 178-191
Nov. 24 Lab Practical Four (Pages 150-191) (last day of lab)
Dec. 1 Comprehensive Final only if needed (see syllabus)
|Calendar of Lecture Topics and Major Assignment Due Dates
A & P One (1) Lab Section 4 & 5 2401
Aug. 25 Introduction (memorize language of anatomy) pages 6-15
Sept. 1 No lab (Labor Day)
Sept. 8 Possible Pop test on just Terms (language) of Anatomy
Cells pages 18-23
Sept. 15 Tissues and Integumentary System pages 26-73
Sept. 22 Lab Practical One (Pages 6-73)
Sept. 29 Skeletal System pages 76-97
Oct. 6 Skeletal System pages 98-129
Oct. 13 Lab Practical Two (Pages 76-129)
Oct. 20 Muscular System pages 132-147 (just the 22 major muscles)
Oct. 27 Muscular System pages 132-147 ( just the minor muscles)
Nov. 3 Lab Practical Three (Pages 132-147)
Nov. 10 Nervous System pages 150-175
Nov. 17 Endocrine System & Special Senses pages 178-191
Nov. 24 Lab Practical Four (Pages 150-191) (last day of lab)
Dec. 1 Comprehensive Final only if needed (see syllabus)
|General Education/Core Curriculum Student Learning Outcomes
|Program Student Learning Outcomes
PSLO ALPHA: Reading skills - Demonstrates comprehension of content-area reading material.
Identifies all main ideas, supporting details, and vocabulary in reading material; demonstrates a full understanding of the reading.
PSLO 1: Critical Thinking Skills ¢ Uses creative thinking, innovation, inquiry and analysis, evaluation and synthesis of information.
Creatively identifies problem, argument, or issue (to determine extent of information needed); differentiates the facts from opinions as relates to situation; constructs possible solutions or prediction or consequences; uses logical, sound reasoning to justify conclusion.
PSLO 2: Communication Skills ¢ Demonstrates effective development, interpretation and expression of ideas through written, oral and/or visual communication.
Expresses a strong thesis; organizes information with effective transitions & sequencing of ideas; uses substantial, logical & specific development of ideas; details are relevant, original, credible and correctly documented when appropriate to show an effective development and interpretation of ideas; and presents ideas in appropriate mode of expression for the task.
PSLO3: Empirical and Quantitative Skills ¢ Applies the manipulation and/or analysis of numerical data or observable facts resulting in informed conclusions.
Identifies mathematical or scientific principles needed to complete task; uses mathematical or scientific principles needed to complete task; analyzes how to use the principles; and applies problem-solving skills in mathematical or scientific principles needed to complete task with correct informed conclusions.
PSLO 4: Teamwork Skills- Shows the ability to consider different points of view and to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal.
Helps the team move forward by discussing merits of alternative ideas; Treats team members respectfully; uses positive facial, vocal or written tone, or language to convey a positive attitude; Motivates teammates by expressing confidence about the importance of the task; Provides assistance/encouragement to team members; Completes all assigned tasks by deadline; Addresses conflict constructively; or helps the group avoid conflict completely.
|Course Student Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of anatomical terminology, general biological chemistry, and the role of the cell and cell membrane in maintaining homeostasis throughout the body. (PSLOs 1, 2, 3) Measured by: Terms pop test and a major lab practical
2. Demonstrates an understanding of the structure and function of nucleic acids and their role in protein synthesis, as well as the structure and function of epithelial tissues and the skeletal system including knowledge of specific bones. (PSLOs 1, 2, 3) Measured by: Pop tests, major lab practical, and group teamwork pop tests
3. Demonstrate an understanding of the structure and function of the muscular system including knowledge of specific muscles, the organization of the nervous system, and the electrophysiology involved in membrane potential and action potential generation. (PSLOs 1, 2, 3) Measured by: Pop tests, major lab practical, and group teamwork pop tests
4. Demonstrate an understanding of the structure and function of the various components the brain and spinal cord, the autonomic nervous system, and sensory organs in the body. (PSLOs 1, 2, 3)Measured by: Pop tests, major lab practical, and group teamwork pop tests
5. Demonstrate an understanding of the structure, function, and regulation of the endocrine system and the role it plays in maintaining homeostasis throughout the body. (PSLOs 1, 2, 3)Measured by: Pop test and major lab practical
6. Demonstrate an understanding of reading material including relevant terminology. (PSLO alpha) Measured by: Pre-test / Post-test, Pop tests and major lab practicalÆs
7. Demonstrate an ability to work effectively with fellow students to complete/cover assigned material. (PSLO 4) Measured by: Group teamwork pop tests
|Academic Honesty
|Academic honesty is expected from all students, and dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated. Please consult the LSC-PA policies (Section IX, subsection A, in the Faculty Handbook) for consequences of academic dishonesty.
|Facility Policies
|Additional Information
|We will be studying composite cells and their membranes, 19 tissues of the human body, the 206 bones of the skeletal system and their parts, major muscles of the human body and their actions, human nervous system, and the five special senses that we all enjoy.
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|ADA Considerations
|The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact the Special Populations Coordinator, Room 231, in the Madison Monroe Building. The phone number is (409) 984-6241.
|Copyright Violations
Some material in this course may be copyrighted. They may be used only for instructional purposes this semester,
by students enrolled in this course. These materials are being used fairly and legally.
No one may distribute or share these copyrighted materials in any medium or format with anyone outside this class,
including publishing essays with copyrighted material, uploading copyrighted material to Facebook or YouTube, or
painting or performing copyrighted material for public display.
Copyright violation is not the same thing as plagiarism. Plagiarism is intellectual dishonesty. Offenses of plagiarism result in lower grades or failing scores, and professors and the college strictly enforce plagiarism rules. There is never any acceptable use of plagiarism. Copyright violation is a legal offense, punishable by large fines and penalties.
Copyrighted material can be used if permission from the materialÆs creator is obtained, or if its use meets the standards of fair use in an educational setting. For example, a student can quote a line from ShakespeareÆs Hamlet in a report without violating copyright but still be guilty of plagiarism if the quotation is not properly documented.
If you are in doubt about what material can be freely used, ask your professor or contact the Dean of Library Services, at (409) 984-6216.
|Assessment Statement
Assessment is a process by which LSCPA can help you learn better and gauge the level of progress you have made to
attain knowledge, skills, beliefs, and values. It also helps your professors understand how to improve teaching
and testing methods in your classes, and it helps each department understand and improve degree and certificate
Periodically LSC-PA will collect assessment data for research and reporting purposes, including statistical data and sometimes copies of your work. Be assured that all material the college uses for assessment purposes will be kept confidential. To ensure anonymity, your name will be removed from any material we use for assessment purposes, including video-recorded performances, speeches, and projects.
If you object to allowing LSC-PA to use your material for assessment purposes, submit a letter stating so to your professor by the 12th class day. You will still be required to participate in whatever assessments are being done; we just wonÆt use your data.
WhatÆs the difference between assessment and grades? The grades you get on papers, projects, speeches, and assignments are specific types of focused assessment. LSC-PAÆs assessment efforts include class grades, surveys, standardized tests, and other tools.
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Federal privacy laws apply to college students. This means that college employees, including instructors, cannot
divulge information to third parties, including parents and legal guardians of students. Even if the students are
minors, information about their college work cannot be shared with anyone except in very limited circumstances.
Anyone requesting information about a student should be referred to the Registrar. Instructors will be notified in writing by that Office about what information may be released and to whom.
Please remember that releasing private information about a student, however innocuous it may seem, can be a violation of federal law, with very serious consequences.
Circumstances under which information may be released:
An adult student may submit, to the Registrar, a handwritten, signed note granting permission for release of
information. The note must specify what information may be divulged, and it must specify the name of the person
to whom the information may be given.
The RegistrarÆs office is located in the Student Center room 303B, and can be reached at (409) 984-6165.
|College-Level Perspectives
This course helps add to the studentsÆ overall collegiate experience in the following ways:
|Degree Plan Evaluation
A Degree Plan Evaluation will help you determine which classes you need to complete your program.
All of the classes that you have taken that apply to your declared major will be listed on the right. If you have a class that still needs to be completed, a ōNOö will be listed on the right next to the required class.
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Sometimes, it's unruly how much information is dumped on Twitter. When you even have as few as a hundred tweeps, you will find it very difficult to read tweets on various topics and to be able to easily follow conversations on Twitter.
Using Lists and saved searches, you will be able to separate tweets based on topic, tweeps, search terms or anything else you wish for. This way you will be able to read, follow and stay up to date with your Twitter feed more efficiently and you will no longer be scrolling up and down for hours looking for the trails of a conversation.
How to create a list and save a search term.
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Walt Disney World Resort welcomed 100 high school students from across the U.S. who have been selected to attend the 2012 Disney's Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and ESSENCE Magazine.
Often described as the world's most creative classroom, the four-day power-packed program is hosted by Disney and renowned entertainer Steve Harvey. Disney's Dreamers Academy inspires and fuels the dreams of selected students to help them dream bigger, discover a world of possibilities and get a jump start on making those dreams come true.
Now entering its fifth year, more than 500 high school students will have participated since Disney's Dreamers Academy opened its doors in 2008.


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The Waitsfield Select Board postponed its consideration of whether to accept the offer to purchase the former Birke Studio property for $20,000 until its January 14 meeting.
The board was scheduled to revisit the offer at its January 7 meeting but postponed it a week because one member of the board, Logan Cooke, was unable to attend this week and wanted to participate in the discussion.
In December, the town received an offer to purchase the Bridge Street property from owners Caroline Bargerstock and Derek Moretz for $20,000. The tiny parcel is located on the north side of Bridge Street between the building that houses Peasant Restaurant and the Waitsfield covered bridge.
Formerly a photography studio, it was destroyed during flooding from Tropical Storm Irene on August 28, 2011. Floodwaters lifted the building off its foundation and smashed it into the blue building. In the months following the flood, the building was deconstructed and removed from the site. The cement slab has been the site of lawn chairs over the summer and fall, as people sit and watch the river and the bridge.
The select board, at a December 17 meeting, expressed a great deal of interest in and enthusiasm for the offer, with the exception of one member. The board promised to let the owners, Caroline Bargerstock and Derek Moretz, know before the end of January.
The owners of the property have permits to rebuild but told the select board that they are aware that rebuilding in a floodplain is not always the best idea, and they are also aware that the town is working on storm drains, covered bridge improvements and protecting the riverbank on the west side of the Mad River in the Bridge Street Marketplace.
The offer to sell the property for $20,000 is only for the town, although at least one private property owner had expressed interest in owning the property.
The board members in favor of the idea proposed using pre-existing funds from the town's conservation fund to purchase the property. The fund balance is currently at $57,000. Among the ideas discussed at that meeting were creating a pop-up park in the space, as well as reconfiguring the space so that the covered bridge abutment could be moved back, allowing more water to flow under the bridge during the next flood.
Paul Hartshorn, the lone member of the select board who was not in favor of the purchase, said he had concerns about taking the parcel off the tax rolls. The tax impact of the town owning the parcel is a loss of $200 in property taxes per year, on a property that is currently unusable.


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Look, USF is bad. But so is FAU! We can't think of any better example of Bulls futility than this play early in tonight's matchup between the two teams in Tampa, when the Owls score a touchdown thanks to USF forcing a fumble against itself. The bus, it has a broken axle.
To contact the author of this post, write to email@example.com or find him on Twitter @bubbaprog.


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Quentin Bacon
Start with the first of three small plates (or mezes): this one, the cheese rolls, and the spinach. WHAT TO DRINK: Pour a crisp, dry rosé throughout the meal.
- Yield
- Makes about 18 patties
- 2 1/2 cups coarsely grated zucchini (from about 3 medium)
- 1 teaspoon salt, divided
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1/2 cup (or more) all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 1 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley
- 1/2 cup chopped green onions
- 1 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
- 1/2 cup (about) olive oil
- 1/2 cup (about) corn oil
- Plain Greek yogurt
- Toss zucchini and 1/2 teaspoon salt in large bowl. Let stand 5 minutes. Transfer to sieve. Press out excess liquid; place zucchini in dry bowl. Mix in egg, yolk, 1/2 cup flour, cheese, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Mix in parsley, onions, and dill. If batter is very wet, add more flour by spoonfuls.
- Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil and 2 tablespoons corn oil in large skillet over medium heat. Working in batches, drop batter by rounded tablespoonfuls into skillet. Fry patties until golden, 5 minutes per side, adding more olive oil and corn oil as needed. Transfer to paper towels. DO AHEAD Can be made 1 day ahead. Place on baking sheet, cover, and chill. Rewarm uncovered in 350°F oven 12 minutes. Serve with yogurt.


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Written by: BlueDog89
Student activists and teachers unions in California are organizing statewide protests in opposition to Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal to cut $1.4 billion from public colleges and universities.
California's public education system is racked by threats of spending cuts due to the state's fiscal crises, which include a deficit that has ballooned to more than $25 billion.
The California State University System is facing possible budget cuts of $500 million. The University of California would also face a $500 million cut under Brown's budget proposal.
Brown has proposed cutting $400 million from the state's community colleges, and raising tuition by 38 percent.
Modesto Junior College (MJC) administrators recently informed faculty members that jobs may be cut as the college attempts to shed $8 million from its budget.
MJC President Gaither Loewenstein answered questions about the budget cuts in a Q&A forum with students last week. He confirmed that the entire communications department, including majors in journalism, television and radio, would be cut in his budget reduction proposal.
Other programs to end are culinary arts, communication graphics, architecture, engineering, industrial technology, dental assisting and all foreign languages, except Spanish and sign language.
The MJC West Campus library would close and be used as a learning resource center. Coach stipends would end, but competitive sports would continue.
Additional faculty and management employees would lose their jobs under Loewenstein's budget proposal. Those layoffs would be effective June 30.
Reductions in salary or benefits for employees are not included in the proposal, which have yet to be negotiated.
Many students fear losing their favorite instructors, like anthropology professor James Todd. According to anthropology major and campus President of the Anthropology Club Priscilla Peralta, the department will be crippled with the layoff of Professor Todd. "Anthropology is a much needed discipline and should continue to be offered to the fullest extent," said Peralta.
Loewenstein said that the decision to target specific programs rather than split the cuts across the board was intended to leave the college with fewer strong programs instead of making the entire college mediocre.
Californians need to step up, get involved with their schools, and reach out to school administrators and congressional representatives about this issue.
Ms. Peralta urges those who support her cause to send a personal message to Modesto Junior College President Gaither Loewenstein via email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
In addition to getting personally involved with the schools in your community, education advocates encourage citizens to express their concerns to Gov. Brown. He may be reached via phone at 916.445.2841 or log on to his website to post a comment http://gov.ca.gov/m_contact.php.


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For many of us, if we hear a buzzing or see a bee or wasp, our first reaction is to try to move away—or even get rid of the offending insect.
First, it's important to know that there's not just one type of bee or one type of wasp. In fact, there are over 20,000 species of bees and over 30,000 species of wasps. The most notable of those bee types is, of course, the honeybee. That is essential to crops—bees pollinate more than half of all our fruit and vegetable crops, and also produce millions of pounds of honey each year.
Bees congregate in what can be huge colonies, up to tens of thousands of bees, while wasps tend to be less communal in their living patterns. Even within the wasps species though, some are more solitary than others—as are some bees.
Once you learn a little about bees and wasps, you can then learn how to live more harmoniously with those insects. This graphic can help.


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So, you think R.I.P.D. – a buddy-cop comedy in which undead veteran cop Jeff Bridges teams with newbie Ryan Reynolds – is a novel twist on the genre? Heck, it's not even the first buddy-cop movie with undead partners.
There's really only one rule in the buddy-cop genre: Don't partner with Clint Eastwood if you want to live until the credits roll, since Dirty Harry's partners have the life expectancy of Spinal Tap drummers and Hogwarts Defense Against the Dark Arts teachers. Otherwise, it's pretty much anything goes. You want to partner a grizzled, jaded cop with a hologram, or an uptight, by-the-book cop with a talking carrot? You can put pretty much any combination of two sleuths together, no matter how bizarre, as these 10 examples show.
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Nick's RSS feed does not put the chemistry inline, but does link to the raw CML file:
<entry>The example shown by Peter was nicely chosen: something is wrong with that example. It uncovers a bug in the pipeline, that could have been uncovered by a simple agent monitoring the RSS feed. That is why this technology is important! It allows pipelining of information between services.
<title>No title supplied</title>
<link rel="enclosure" href="http://wwmm.ch.cam.ac.uk/crystaleye/summary//acs/inocaj/2008/3/data/ic702497x/ic702497xsup1_THP4-SINC-publ/ic702497xsup1_THP4-SINC-publ.complete.cml.xml" hreflang="en" />
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Anyway, before you read on, check the structure in the example yourself (Bis(pyrimidine-2-carboxylato-K2N,O)copper(II)).
Done? Checked it? You saw the problem, right? Good.
I have scanned the CIF source, but that does not seem to contain the problem. It nicely shows a general limitation of commonly used chemoinformatics tools: the lack of proper atom typing (a problem I have been looking into for the Chemistry Development Kit; see Atom Typing in the CDK and Evidence of Aromaticity.).
You will have noted that the 2D diagram in Peter's blog is charged. I checked the complete CML source code for the CrystelEye entry, and that contains the charges on the two oxygens bound to the cupper too. However, the copper is not charged. That leads to a rather unlike situation; that is, that crystal structures will about attract the whole laboratory to itself in a blink of an eye: there is nothing to balance the double-negative charge! It is conveniently summarized in this bit of the CML:
<formula formalCharge="-2" concise="C 10 H 6 Cu 1 N 4 O 4 -2">Now, I also checked the raw CML; that seems to be unaffected too. So, the bug must be somewhere in the software that converts the raw CML into complete CML. And, before the InChI calculation, because that one is wrong too. A agent scanning the RSS feed, would have detected this. Someone interested in writing up a grant proposal on this?
<atomArray elementType="C H Cu N O" count="10.0 6.0 1.0 4.0 4.0"/>
BTW, the system is not awfully wrong: the negative charge on the acidic carboxyl groups is to be expected. But if the bond between the oxygen and the carbon would have been coordinating, not covalent, and the copper would have been +2, then it was fine. Because many chemoinformatics tools do not have really support for dative bonds, a covalent bond could be drawn, but then the oxygens should be uncharged... right, not? :)
Oh, and surely, one can do much, much more with those feeds. I blogged about that earlier in Automatic Classification of thousands of Crystal Structures.


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Press Release
Attorney General Colberg Announces Settlement with MoneyGram
July 2, 2008
(Anchorage, AK) Alaska Attorney General Talis Colberg announced today that MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc. has entered into an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance with Alaska and 43 other states and the District of Columbia, in response to concerns about the use of the company's wire transfer services by fraudulent telemarketers. Under the Assurance, MoneyGram will fund a $1.1 million national consumer awareness program and include prominent consumer warnings on the forms used by consumers to wire money.
MoneyGram, based in Minneapolis, offers money transfer services by wire at over 25,000 locations in the United States and over 100,000 locations around the world, including grocery stores, gas stations and other retail businesses.
The terms of the Assurance are meant to address the problem of "fraud-induced transfers"-- money wired by consumers to fraudulent telemarketers and other scam artists. A common example of a fraud-induced transfer is the lottery scam. Scam artists convince vulnerable consumers they have won a large sum of money in a lottery but must pay taxes or other charges in order to claim the winnings. The victims are directed to send the payment by wire, because wire transfers are fast, there are transfer agents in most communities, and funds can be picked up in multiple locations. But there are no winnings and instead the victims are defrauded of the money they wired.
The problem of fraud-induced transfers is substantial. In 2003, a survey conducted in seven states of transfers over $300 to Canada by another major money transfer company estimated that over 29 percent of those transfers were fraud-induced, resulting in consumer losses in the year 2002 of approximately $113 million nationally.
Under the Assurance, MoneyGram will, among other things:
- Include warnings to consumers of the dangers of fraud-induced wire transfers in English and Spanish on the front page of MoneyGram's Send Form, and require comparable warnings for telephone and Web transfers.
- Pay $1.1 million for a national consumer education program on how to avoid fraud-induced transfers, to be overseen by the AARP Foundation.
- Send prominent anti-fraud messages to its agents electronically every month or whenever a proposed transfer exceeds a certain amount, and revise its anti-fraud training programs for its agents.
- Block wire transfers from specific consumers or to specific recipients when the company receives information from a state that there are good faith grounds to believe that fraud will occur, until such time as the consumer is counseled on fraud and requests resumption of the transfer.
- Ensure that money transfers sent from the United States can only be picked up in the country designated by the sender. This policy may be extended to the state or provincial level if the pickup of fraud-induced transfers in states or provinces to which consumers do not intend to send money becomes a significant problem in the future.
For questions about the Assurance, please contact Assistant Attorney General Cynthia Drinkwater at (907) 269-5200.
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Crime sceneComments
Knoxville police announced this afternoon that a badly beaten rhetorical device, believed to be that of Irony, was found in a dumpster behind the University of Tennessee Law School. Police Commissioner Eric Blair described the scene as "one of the worst cases of its kind I've ever seen," and promised that "heads would roll" once the responsible parties were identified.
Members of the public with any relevant information are encouraged to call a special tip line set up by authorities.


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Pauleen at Family History Across the Seas has put up a fun meme – the Merry Month of May Music Meme. The instructions are:
"The Merry Month of May Music Meme: a meme for your amusement.
"Since the whole point of this is to have fun, retrieve memories and generally chill out (very 60s!), feel free to amend/add/subtract. I'm not even going to ask you to do the usual checklist of have done, want to do, don't want to do. If you feel the urge, go ahead, you know how it works. And, geneabloggers, yes there is still family history value in this: give your descendants a laugh, let them get to know you with your hair down. Don't forget, anyone can join in – it will make it much more fun.
"I'll be posting my responses later today and I'm even going to try to be spontaneous – first song/music that comes into my head. If you decide to join in please let me know via the links below (it's supposed to be fun, so I'm not going to learn about linky-doo-dahs)."
I have linked to songs on YouTube along the way, since I was watching so many as I wrote this! The YouTube links are also relevant as video clips really emerged in my era ("my era" makes it sound so long ago) and I consumed music on TV shows such as "Countdown" or "Sounds" as much as I did on the radio or listening to albums. I have tried to avoid versions with advertisements, but some of them make you listen to five seconds of an ad before you can click Skip Ad. Don't feel obligated to watch any of them!
- Song(s)/Music from your childhood:
Lots of ABBA. Lots and lots. See 3. and 4.
There was the usual Purple People Eater as others have mentioned, and similar silly songs. By my childhood "Bananas in Pyjamas" was among them. I remember hearing it on the radio, when we were away on holidays in our caravan.
The ABC seemed to play "Butterfly Ball" between every kids program.
Children's art show Take Hart used what I now know is the beautiful "Cavatina". That brings back fond memories.
For something completely different, there was "Up There Cazaly" (I did grow up in Melbourne, after all!).
- Song(s)/ Musos from your teenage years:
There were too many songs and acts to think of them all. Off the top of my head, either because I liked them or they were big names are:
Australian/NZ - John Farnham, INXS, Pseudo Echo, 1927, Ice House, Crowded House, Mental as Anything.
International - Pet Shop Boys, U2, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Wham!, A-Ha, B-52s – plus all sorts of over-the-top acts that were so prevalent in the 1980s eg Dead or Alive "You spin me round (like a record)".
- First live concert you attended: ABBA! It was the Melbourne concert in 1977. I was all of six years old. I had the album. I had the T-shirt. I had the lunch box. I had the socks. I still have the programme.
- Songs your parents sang along to: My parents both liked ABBA. I remember my Dad singing along to Fernando.
- Song(s)/Music your grandparents sang/played:
They had a single of the Baby Elephant Walk, which they played a lot for my benefit. I can't remember them singing or playing other music, but I remember my grandmother saying she liked The Village People.
- Did your family have sing-a-longs at home or a neighbours: No.
- Did you have a musical instrument at home: We had an organ which my mother was learning to play, and I had a recorder for school.
- What instruments do you play (if any): None. I once took up the bagpipes, very temporarily. My fingers weren't long/wide enough to cover the holes on the practice chanter properly. Oh, and I wasn't allowed to practice within a certain radius of the house. Quite a large radius, as I recall. It was winter. I lasted about two weeks.
- What instruments do you wish you could play: I think it would be nice to be able to play an instrument but there's no particular instrument that calls to me.
- Do you/did you play in a band or orchestra: No.
- Do you/did you sing in a choir: No, never could hold a tune. I was in a small number of amateur musical theatre productions in my 20s, always in non-singing roles.
- Music you fell in love to/with or were married to: Our wedding dance was "It had to be you" (Harry Connick Jr).
- Romantic music memories: Listening to the The Whitlams as background music in the early days of dating my husband. It's not romantic music, but I still associate it with romantic times.
- Favourite music genre(s): Very hard to say. Either "Popular" or "Alternative", with a hint of Latin or Dance.
- Favourite classical music: I will plead some degree of ignorance on this and the following questions. I do like music in these genres (other than country) but I couldn't name anything in particular.
- Favourite opera/light opera:
- Favourite musical:
- Favourite pop:
- Favourite world/ethnic:
- Favourite jazz:
- Favourite country or folk: Country is not my thing.
- Favourite movie/show musical:
- Favourite sounds tracks:
- What music do you like to dance to: See 14.
- What dances did you do as a teenager: We didn't really have dances that everyone did, unless you count Nutbush City Limits which made an obligatory appearance at each school social. Slightly post-teens came the Macarena – again, an obligatory once per event.
- Do you use music for caller ID on your mobile: No.
- What songs do you use for
caller IDyour ringtone: I had "Starlight" (The Superman Lovers) as my ringtone on a previous phone. My current phone doesn't let you use songs as ringtones.
- What songs do your children like or listen to: My six year old informs me he has outgrown The Wiggles. He has not informed me what he has moved on to.
- Favourite live music concerts as an adult: I'm not sure why it is, but I have only ever been to three live music concerts. ABBA as a child, 1927 as a teen, and Michael Jackson's "History" tour as an adult. I'm not so much a fan of Michael Jackson myself. I went with my sister, who was desperate to go but couldn't talk any of her friends into an overnight trip to Sydney during University exam period. We had terrible seats, but the concert was good.
- Silly music memories from your family: My sister and I as teens - in front of the TV energetically copying [too embarrassing to say which group] dance.
- Silliest song you can think of: I'm too Sexy.
- Pet hate in music/singing: People who sing at you. Don't sing at me.
- A song that captures family history for you: Sorry, stumped on this one.
- If you could only play 5 albums (assume no iPods or mp3) for the rest of your life, what would they be:
"Watermark", Enya
"Singles", New Order
"Discography", Pet Shop Boys
"Laundry Service", Shakira
"All that you can't leave behind" U2
- Favourite artists (go ahead and list as many as you like):
Too hard! It depends on my mood.


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Inter president Massimo Moratti has expressed his happiness with the transfer of playmaker Wesley Sneijder to Galatasaray.
The Netherlands international agreed terms with the Istanbul giants on Sunday over a move in the region of €7.5 million, and the 67-year-old is delighted with the way the deal played out.
"Yes [I am happy], without a doubt. Galatasaray did everything properly, their president, their vice-president," he was quoted as saying on the club's official website.
"They're very good people. I think the player is happy too, otherwise he wouldn't have gone there."
However, Moratti noted that the possible signing of Corinthians midfielder Paulinho depends on his price tag and warned the club are in no rush to replace Oranje star.
"One step at a time. We've just done this, let's now see what we need to do. A player like that, with his attributes, is always useful. But the cost does come into it," he continued.
"I don't know [if Inter will sign new players], it depends if it's worth it. Everything's so expensive in Italy, so I don't think anything will happen."
Wesley Sneijder moved to Inter from Real Madrid in 2009 and won the Champions League with the club in his first season.


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Semaphores are more lower-level
Inter-Process Communication
Semaphores & Monitors
• Monitors are high-level programming language concepts
– Make mutual exclusion of critical section "automatic" and therefore less error-prone
– Require compiler support
– Not widely available in modern languages (e.g., avail. In Modula 3)
– Available as an "approximation"in Java
• Semaphores are more lower-level
– Require OS support
– Applications can be layered on top of them, i.e., no compiler support required
• Both concepts require some kind of shared memory
• How about synchronization problems in a distributed system (no shared memory)?
Conclusion About Monitors and Semaphores
• Monitors are high-level, but not widely supported; therefore not too useful in practice
• Semaphores are rather low-level
• None of the mechanisms discussed so far allow for information exchange between
distributed processes So we need something else!
Message Passing
•An inter-process communication mechanism
• Based on two primitives
–send (destination, &message)
• Sends a message to a destination
–receive (source, &message)
• Receives a message from a source (any source)
• System calls, not language constructs
• Blocking versions and non-blocking versions are available.
Message Passing
• Naming of sender / receiver
• Number of interacting entities
• Reliability of link
• Capacity of link
Design Issues:
Various design concerns not applicable in semaphore & monitor discussion:
• Networked system, i.e., messages may be lost (network is unreliable)
• Sender/receiver agree to use acknowledgements and retransmission timers
• Message received, but acknowledgement lost
– Receiver will get the same message twice
– Use consecutive sequence numbers
–Computer Networks
• Naming of processes for unambiguous send/receive
• Authentication, how can client know it is communicating with proper server
• Tune for performance, if sender & receiver are on the same machine (semaphore is usually cheaper)
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It's amazing how fast the landscape has changed with regard to the rights of our fellow citizens in same sex relationships. Only 27 years ago, in Bowers v. Hardwick, the Supreme Court upheld a state law criminalizing sodomy. Some 10 years later, in 1996 President Clinton signed into law the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which defined marriage as a union between a man and a woman and permitted states to refuse to recognize same sex marriages in other states. Seven years later (and only 20 years after its decision in Bowers), the Supreme Court reversed course and held in Lawrence v. Texas that state laws criminalizing sodomy between consenting adults were unconstitutional under the Fourteenth Amendment. Then, this past June, in United States v. Windsor, the Supreme Court invalidated the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
While all this was going on at the federal level, the DirigoStatewas true to its motto. After two initial "people's vetoes" in 1998 and 2000 overturned legislation banning discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, Maine got it right on the third try in 2005. And, after overturning 2009 legislation that would have permitted same sex marriage, just this past November Maine (together with Maryland and Washington) was among the first three states in the Union to legalize same sex marriage by popular vote.
How does the demise of DOMA and our own Maine law permitting same sex marriage impact other laws and benefits affecting employees here in Maine and elsewhere? A lot.
One area of major change is Social Security. For individuals living in Maine and those states which have approved same sex marriage, surviving spouses of the same sex now will be entitled to survivor benefits. But what if a same sex couple marries in Maine and moves to another state which doesn't recognize same sex marriage? The answer is unclear.
A second area likely to be affected in states likeMainewhich recognize same sex marriage are pensions and 401(k) plans. Many such plans require that employees provide death benefits to the surviving spouse (resulting in a reduced benefit to the employee) unless the spouse waives his or her right to survivorship benefits. Previously, the surviving domestic partner had no claim for such benefits.
Another area impacted is family and medical leave. The Maine Family and Medical Leave Law (MFMLL) already gave domestic partners who had lived together for 12 months the same rights as married couples. However, the MFMLL differs in a number of respects from the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). While the MFMLL covers smaller employers than the FMLA (15 vs. 50), the MFMLL permits only 10 weeks of leave every two years while the FMLA permits 12 weeks of leave annually. DOMA's death means that in the 13 states like Maine and the District of Columbia which recognize same sex marriage, same sex partners who formerly were only protected by the state law may now enjoy the benefits of the enhanced federal statute. In the 37 states which do not recognize same sex marriages, same sex couples may not benefit from DOMA's demise.
One last area that may be affected is the COBRA law, which guarantees employees and their spouses the right to opt for continued health coverage following the termination of the insured individual. California Senator Barbara Boxer has called upon the four federal agencies which administer COBRA to insure such coverage following the Supreme Court's recent decision. Maine has a mini-COBRA law, but that law only requires that medical benefits be provided for a year, rather than 18 months under federal law.
The impact of DOMA and the Maine Marriage Equality Act on employees as discussed above may be just the tip of the iceberg. No doubt there may well be other laws related to employment which are affected—many of which lie submerged and as yet undetected. But even if these are the only changes, the Supreme Court's decision striking down DOMA has already guaranteed important federal rights and benefits for same-sex couples living in Maine.
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