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Recently, we have seen an increased awareness and focus on infection prevention as it relates to patient safety. We want you to know that we share your concern. At HCA, we are improving patient safety through use of best practices, improved technology and increased patient involvement in their healthcare. Quite simply, patient safety is a priority at our hospitals. Below are just a few examples of how we are working to prevent infections in every HCA facility across the country.
MRSA ABC's
A new strain of antibiotic-resistant staph, or MRSA, is spread easily and is much more difficult to treat than ordinary staph bacteria. The growing prevalence of MRSA in our communities and in our hospitals is creating new challenges for the healthcare community.
In response, HCA's 160 hospitals across the nation, under the leadership of Dr. Jonathan B. Perlin, HCA's chief medical officer, have implemented more aggressive infection prevention protocols to tackle this issue. HCA facilities have also been provided with a proactive education campaign for patients, visitors and staff to prevent infections from occurring and spreading.
Our HCA family sees MRSA as a national challenge affecting hospitals and communities alike, and would like to share our materials as a way of contributing to the education and more importantly the eradication of MRSA. Please feel free to use the tools from our MRSA campaign at home, work, or school, and join us in the fight to eradicate MRSA.
View the Community-Associated MRSA Information for the Public compiled by the Centers for Disease Control.
Active Surveillance
Culture high risk patients and place them on contact precautions so that MRSA does not spread. Includes pre-op surgical recommendations.
Barrier Precautions
Gowns, gloves, and masks are available for patient, staff, and visitor transmission prevention.
Compulsive Hand Hygiene
The easiest and most effective way to stop MRSA and other healthcare associated infections from spreading.
Thorough cleaning and appropriate use of products are absolutely necessary to reduce the transmission of MRSA.
Facility, division, and corporate support of clinicians' efforts.
Please feel free to use the tools from our MRSA campaign at home, work, or school, and join us in the fight to eradicate MRSA.
AIM for Zero
AIM for Zero is an example of HCA's commitment to providing excellence in healthcare through the consistent application of evidence-based interventions in the elimination of Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections (CLA-BSI). HCA's goal for this initiative is zero, as we know from the medical literature that these infections are increasingly proven to be avoidable.
The letter "A" in AIM stands for antimicrobial stewardship which embraces the effective and efficient utilization of antibiotics. Overuse of broad spectrum antibiotics is not only needlessly expensive, but it breeds resistant infections. The letter "I" refers to a checklist of interventions that has been demonstrated as preventing CLA-BSI at the point of Insertion. "M" stands for vigilance in maintaining and removing central lines at the earliest appropriate moment.
Culture is critical to high performance health care. AIM for Zero includes behavioral expectations that encourage any team member to "speak up" to assure that the required interventions are followed. The personal behavior choices caregivers make each day affect their ability to protect patients from preventable, and potentially life-threatening, infections. Through exemplary leadership and support, HCA is committed to offering the premier performance patients expect and deserve.
Influenza – Vaccination and Prevention
Influenza remains the number one cause of vaccine-preventable death in the United States. Infected health workers can infect others and we want to eliminate that risk. Any death from a disease that is vaccine-preventable is one too many. HCA employees have received national recognition for their commitment to patient safety during the 2009-2010 flu season. Our 2010-2011 goal is the same– a commitment to 100 percent patient safety. The way we will achieve this goal is through vaccination of health workers with direct patient contact, wearing a mask when vaccine is not possible, or relocating the care provider away from direct patient contact if possible.


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La Sagrada Familia: Thieves strike Detroit Ave. Roman Catholic church
CLEVELAND - Pastor Robert Reidy said for him, it was a new experience. In all his years of serving the public under the Roman Catholic Church his churches had never been violated by anyone committing a robbery.
"It was a first for me," said Reidy. "I've been here for 5 years and we've never had a break-in."
Before coming to Cleveland, Reidy said he served for the Church's mission in El Salvador. That stint gave Reidy the love and understanding of the vast Spanish-speaking culture of the Latino community helping him now as pastor of Iglesia de La Sagrada Familia on Detroit Ave., at W.77th St.
"For me it's a great cultural experience to get so many different cultures here. People lump all the Hispanics together, but when you talk about a Peruvian and a Puerto Rican, it's like talking about an Italian and the French. They're not the same. They are very, very different. The only thing common is the language, but the cultures are very different. This church's name means 'The Holy Family,' so it's centered on Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. It was formed from two separate communities who were brought together, the joining of two entities. It's primarily Hispanic. We have 17 Hispanic nationalities represented here. It's a very diverse parish," said Reidy.
But, sometime late Wednesday, June 18, Reidy said one or more individuals acting as parishioners may have hidden themselves away after an evening mass, only to help themselves to parts of the church's sound system, food from the kitchen, ceremonial wine, and two "poor boxes" left out for generous parishioners to donate to local and world-wide causes.
"We still aren't sure what all is missing. They got into several parts of the church. The police couldn't find a point of entry. I think they may have been here for the 6:30 service and stayed somewhere inside," said Reidy.
Reidy said detectives were back at the church today to gather more information. A shopping cart was discovered nearby that may have been used to haul away the stolen property. The types of items taken left Reidy scratching his head.
"They took speakers and wireless microphone transmitters, but not the receivers. They are worthless without those. But they took the money from inside the poor boxes, they just took both boxes. They broke into the kitchen and took 24 dozen eggs along with shopping bags of food meant for distribution the next day on Thursday. The took two gallons of wine that we purchase from a company for our church services. They had to have quite a haul in that shopping cart, probably sometime after midnight early Thursday morning. You would think someone had to have seen something. It's right next to the hospital and Detroit Avenue is usually every busy," said Reidy.
Volunteering at the church Tuesday for an upcoming event, Manuela Pena said it doesn't make sense, "The church is there to help the poor."
"It's just a terrible thing to do. I mean the church trusts the community and now what are going to do. We're working with them, helping them being open, our doors open, and this is now what they are practically disrespecting the church," said Pena.
Reidy said the open-door policy may have to change to ensure the safety of his parish.
"We're going to have to install some kind of a security system here now. There's no way around it. We're going to change the amount of cameras we have. I hate to have to do that but to protect the people who have worked so hard and what we have here. we just have to," said Reidy.
"I hope that someone will come forward giving the police some information. I'm not not confident in it, but I hope someone's conscience will get the better of them and they will bring some of the stolen stuff back."
Reidy said the tally of that which has gone missing isn't worked out with the police yet, but said it will be over $6000 to replace so far.
"We will forgive, but we will not forget," added Reidy.

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Ships will aid U.S. natural gas export; concept of combining systems developed by Wärtsilä, DSME
Wärtsilä, a marine industry solutions and services provider, has been contracted to supply a combined inert gas generator and gas combustion unit for two new liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers being built at the DSME yard in South Korea.
Delivery of the Wärtsilä equipment is scheduled to begin in autumn 2014. The new 173 400 m3 vessels will be among the largest LNG carriers capable of using the expanded Panama Canal, aiding the export of natural gas from the U.S.A. The ships will be owned by Canada-based Teekay Corp., one of the world's largest marine energy transportation, storage and production companies.
This is the first time ever that Wärtsilä's inert gas generator has been combined with the company's gas combustion unit to form an integrated total solution, the company said.
The concept of combining the two systems was developed by Wärtsilä in cooperation with DSME, and the system burns the boil off gas using an already existing Wärtsilä Moss inert gas generator. This eliminates the need for a conventional gas combustion unit, thus providing capital expenditure savings for the customer, the company said.
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It looks like Toni Braxton has taken a page out of the ol' Nicki Minaj handbook (which, itself, also cites references to Lady Gaga and Katy Perry). Why's that? Because she was photographed at New York's ritzy Four Season hotel dressed in shades of purple from the toe up. Her lavender heels only brought out the fizzy grape in her dress, which directly matched her vaguely purple hair.
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Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox says his office has dramatically increased back child support collections since he first targeted them last year.
Cox's office collected $5 million in back child support between July and December. That's the same amount it took the office to collect between April 2003 and this July.
The Republican attorney general has made the pursuit of back child support the top goal of his office. He created the PayKids program in April 2003 to collect overdue child support.
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Java does not have the concept of pointers . So how does java implement the implicitly available linkedList or even make a shallow copy for that matter ?
Java does have references that can point to another object, or null. That is all that is needed for a linked list.
You do the general purpose linked list in C by having a struct for node, likewise, the LinkedList would in Java contain also a private class for a node with reference to the actual value, and 1 or more references to the node class for links.
Java has references. These are like pointers except that you cannot do things like pointer arithmetic, or casting pointers to integers and vice-versa.
Naturally, linked lists are implemented using references.
The reasons that Java eschews pointer arithmetic and conversion between integers and pointers include:
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When Beyoncé is not singing and performing on stage, or being a wife and mother at home, she keeps herself occupied proving to her fans just how much she appreciates them.
The latest open letter from Queen Bey to appear on her website is to a fan that she met back in 2007. Timmy Kelly, then 13, had left an impression on Bey, having been born blind and suffering from Cerebral Palsy. He just graduated from high school and Beyoncé wrote the heartfelt letter below to say congratulations, and to encourage all of her fans "that anything is possible if you work hard and believe in yourself."
This kind of gesture is nothing new from Beyoncé – throughout her career she has been known to show her love for fans having a particularly hard time. After she got wind that a young Australian fan named Chelsea-Lee's had been diagnosed with cancer, she wasted no time in bringing her on stage at her Sydney concert to dedicate a special performance of "Halo" to her recovery.
She also gave some NYC public school students the most memorable gym class of their lives by showing up in Harlem to lead there "Let's Move Flash Workout" routine. Let's be real – if B offered to teach you to dance, you would DANCE.
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I think one is to defend without fouling, especially against their guards. Haluska especially is really shooting a great percentage from the line this year.
I think if we hold Haluska to 10 points or less it puts us in a great position to win.
Also, I think we flat out just have to make shots. Sometimes it seems like our guys will get plenty of open looks but just can't knock them down.
What else you guys thinking of?
1) Limit Iowa's offensive rebounds
2) Get to the free throw line - we have struggled with this at times. We need to be more aggresive on offense
3) Keep turnovers < 15 for the game. I'm talking to you, Mr. Taylor!
My worry is that Haluska wises up and starts taking it to the hoop more. I think he can be really effective doing that, as he is not hitting his threes yet and would at least get to the line more to get his points.
My keys for the good guys are:
1. MT with 4 TOs or less
2. Jiri with less than 3 trey attempts
3. An emphasis on entering the ball to the posts
4. Improved help defense
I think if 3 of 4 of these happen, we win. At the very least, it will greatly reduce my screaming at the TV.
Forever trying to find a cure for the Dunning-Kruger Effect.
1)Work the offense. If we get into a frenzy of 3 pointers early on, it's gonna be hard to win on the road.
2)Limit the turnovers. If we start turning it over, things will go downhill real fast.
3)Keep the crowd out of the game. If the crowd gets rowdy, Iowa will feed off of it (especially with all of the young players). All it will take is a couple of high flyers from Clark, Wesley, or Gray to shut down the crowd in a real big way.
My keys to this game, as with every game are to score more points than your opponent before the end of the game (except in cross country and golf, the lower the score the better).
seriously, I don't know what Iowa is like except for the meltdown I saw them have vs. the Sun Devis a couple weeks ago. Shut down Haluska. Play as a team, shoot more FT's than your opponent takes, rebound, blah blah blah...
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1. Keep Haluska from heating up.
2. Better defense when man-ing up in the post.
3. Less TO's by Mike T and Corey Mc.
I want to find a good parking spot and make it into Carver before the Starting Lineups.
Have fun with that. As far as Iowa goes, I was pretty impressed when I watched them against UNI. I hadn't really seen them before that but I think we're going to be in trouble against them. Of course hitting a few 3-pointers throughout the game might help us hang around.
What impressed you about them wonkadog? I watched most of the game and the most impressive thing was that Smith guy. Yes, they'll give us trouble, but we're not overmatched here by any means. They're a young team just like us, and they seemed to have a lot of trouble getting down the floor against UNI.
1. have more assist then turnovers/force more turnovers
2. shot selection, dont do random quick shots
3. win the rebounding, on both sides
4. dont be lazy on the inbound plays (i honestly belive that is what cost us the drake game, i hated when taylor just let the ball roll around on the ground for like 5 seconds and the picked up the ball, and when you think about it, that cost us the game)
5. keep the motivation, cant allow big plays
Iowa State: Anyone who's a true college basketball fan needs to see a game at Hilton Coliseum. Nice is in the DNA of Iowans and the fans here are particularly gracious -- even when the home team loses but gives a great effort, they are appreciative.
ESPN.com picked Hilton Coliseum as the "Hot Arena" in the Big 12...coaches in the league noted that, "regardless of talent, the Cyclones have a home court like no other."
Everyone is overlooking the most critical item of all -
Score more points than the hawks.
keep haluska open and out of foul trouble...for he will beat himself.
1. Get to the free throw line.
2. Contain Haluska
3. Limit TOs
4. Win Rebounding battle
That should be enough to get us a win.
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What impressed you about them wonkadog? I watched most of the game and the most impressive thing was that Smith guy. Yes, they'll give us trouble, but we're not overmatched here by any means. They're a young team just like us, and they seemed to have a lot of trouble getting down the floor against UNI.
I don't know for sure, I guess I'm just always pessimistic about Iowa in thinking that they're going to get some lucky break (because it seems like they usually do). I watched the game expecting them to look horrid on offense when Haluska wasn't scoring but they were seemingly throwing up crazy shots in the lane and they were all going in. I guess it was late at night after a couple beers so maybe I was hallucinating...
Haha, yeah i know what you're sayin. Iowa just always seems to catch a break somehow, and especially since its in Carver Hawkeye Arena. They didn't look nearly as bad as I made it sound, I just like to downplay the Hawks whenever possible, its just in by blood. All-in-all it should be real interesting to watch.
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The horror shooter series F.E.A.R. will be continuing in free-to-play form. F.E.A.R. Online is currently in development at Seoul-based studio Inplay Interactive.
Its not just about shooting humans in Aeria Games upcoming tactical combat game, Soldier Front 2. When youre ready for something a little extra (extraterrestrial, that is), then youll be able to jump into several new modes that let you pump lead into hordes of aliens, too. Hooray green blood!
Soldier Front 2 has officially been announced by Aeria Games and Dragonfly. The sequel is still going to be a free-to-play title that puts players in a modern day combat environment where they'll take on other players in competitive first-person shooting bouts.
Aeria Games picked up the license to publish the MMO known in Korea as Queen's Blade Online over here in North America. The name of the game has been altered to Scarlet Blade Online and it's still the exact same game that it is over in Korea, meaning that there is a strong focus on big jiggly breasts and bare-butts for all the female-only cast.
Dark Knights Online, more commonly known as DK Online, has finally reached closed beta testing. Luckily for adventure MMORPG fans who want to check out the game nice and early, closed simply means the game is currently limited to those people who are willing to register an account and download the games free client.
The first F2P (alternatively known as fap-to-play) title from Aeria Games is called Scarlet Blade and it's a port of a Korean MMORPG where you only play as buxom females who are barely dressed and have dynamic body physics, ensuring that male gamers put in 110% with their single-handed gaming adventures.
Everyone likes a good class-based first-person shooter with a heavy emphasis on teamwork. But you know what they like more? A free class-based first-person shooter with a heavy emphasis on teamwork. Enter Born to Fire, a free-to-play massively multiplayer FPS title from Aeria Games, now entering closed beta.
You may have heard about the acquisition of ijji Games earlier this year by fast-growing MMO publisher Aeria Games? Well, Aeria is making good on that acquisition and moving some of ijji's more popular titles over into their own gaming portal.
Aeria Games announced that Born to Fire, the free-to-play MOFPS, is still currently in development and accepting closed beta applications. In addition to this the company has let a few gameplay details slip along with some in-game screenshots.
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Not all video games require a massive download and $60 price tag. Take Aeria Games newest title, Dragon Crusade, for instance. Its a massively multiplayer online strategy game, but its entirely browser-based and free-to-play. Also, it officially launched today.
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If youve already caught em all and are looking for a new mobile collectable card game to keep you battling into the wee hours of the morning, Aeria Mobiles Monster Paradise might be just the game for you. Already a huge hit in Japan, Monster Paradise has finally been translated for English speaking audiences and is available now for iPhone and iPod touch.
Aeria Games has announced their latest free-to-play MMORPG, Dragon Knights. The game is another medieval fantasy game that seems to focus slightly more on the action-oriented aspects of playing MMOs, or at least that's how the game is depicted in the new closed-beta trailer.
Everyone wants in on digital distribution. However, Aeria Games isn't necessarily trying to compete with Origin, Impulse, Direct 2 Drive or Steam. Instead, their digital platform is more like a social networking tool to bridge all their current and upcoming free-to-play games together.
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A few days ago, I caught the end of a twitter debate going on concerning what black actors and actresses are considered "A-List". Although this is not a new debate, I'm always surprised by the names that will come up and why. Part of the difficulty with developing this list is trying to determine popularity versus demand. Also, racially, there are certain thespians that probably appeal more to the black community than with white studio heads in Hollywood.
This subject was highlighted even more when word came out that Quentin Tarrantino was hoping to cast "top shelf" for his Django Unchained production. Immediately, I thought this only came down to Will Smith or Denzel Washington. I couldn't even think of a black woman, besides Halle Berry, considered "top shelf" which was certainly disturbing and I'm not completely sure she's in that category.
Now, using the phrase "top shelf" or "A-list" probably, in a general sense, means the ability to get a green light for a film. However, that definition may contain additional factors regarding ethnic actors.
Also, there's another angle to this that I think is a big reason for Tyler Perry's success. Whether you like him or not, he's always had a knack for casting well and understanding who appeals to his audience. Sometimes the actors and actresses that one group finds charming can be totally different from what mainstream society wants to force feed you.
So tell me...who's on that "A-List"? And could there possibly be two...one for the mainstream and one for our community?


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Shooting Under Investigation In West BaltimorePolice found a 23-year-old man with gunshots to the leg and foot.
Baltimore Officials Not Pleased By Horses In The StreetThis weekend, a group of men was caught on video riding on horseback up and down North Avenue.
Men On Horseback Ride Through West Baltimore NeighborhoodsHorses in the city. No, it's not a new program but a reality for a lot of people in west Baltimore this weekend as men on horseback rode through neighborhoods.
New Funding Could Help Turn Baltimore Vacant Lots Into ValueThey're referred to as eyesores. Vacant lots have taken over some parts of east and west Baltimore. But new funding awarded to the city could help turn that around.
Police In West Baltimore Shoot Man After Hitting Officer With His CarPinned against a car and forced to open fire. New information on why a Baltimore City police officer shot a suspect in the face during a traffic stop.
Orioles, Maryland Food Bank Donate Healthy Food To W. Baltimore PantryThe Orioles and the Maryland Food Bank team up to help a community at the heart of the city's recent unrest.
Police: Leader Of West Baltimore Gang Arrested After RaidsFederal authorities and police have raided two west Baltimore houses and arrested a man they say was the leader of a local gang.
UMBC Initiative Recruits Inmates To Spruce Up West BaltimoreKenneth Favors could be getting out of prison within a few years, but he's already doing something on the "outside," helping beautify open spaces in Baltimore.
Crews Battle 2-Alarm Blaze In West BaltimoreCrews were on scene in the 900 block of Desoto Road.
Police Find Stolen SUV In Shooting That Kicked Off Violent WeekendCity police may be one step closer to finding the suspends behind a quadruple shooting in West Baltimore.
Teenage Girl Among 2 Shot In West BaltimorePolice found a 17-year-old girl with a gunshot wound to her arm at the intersection of Hollins Street and S. Payson Street.
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Accompanied by a team of caretakers from Chhatbir Zoo, Chandigarh, an ailing lioness was brought to the hospital of Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU) on Thursday morning.
The initial examination done by vets has revealed a serious blood infection which they are hopeful of curing with medicines and proper care.
It is after a gap of four years that GADVASU doctors are dealing with the Chhatbir zoo inmates. A team of doctors from GADVASU visited Chhatbir four years back when a kidney ailment with urinary problems was detected in two-three tigers.
Dr Kirti Dua, incharge of Wildlife Care and Research Centre of GADVASU, said, The lioness was brought to us with the complaint of not eating food for some days and feeling weakness, getting tired frequently. Then we did her X-rays and some blood tests. While X-rays are normal, a serious blood infection has been detected which needs proper medicines and care by zoo keepers.
He added that they were hopeful of saving lioness but only if there was no negligence in providing medicines and care.
The lioness was also kept under sedation for a few hours to avoid any inconvenience during X-rays. We will be following up on the health of lioness regularly, said Dr Dua.


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to research.
In the case of Panjab University - a new entrant to the tables this year thanks to it providing data to us for the first time - it has received an extremely impressive score for citation impact, said Phil Baty, editor of the Times Higher Education Rankings.
Panjab also outperforms the IITs in its score for international outlook, which means it is attracting international students and staff, and collaborating with academics from across the globe more so than the IITs. All of this has contributed to Panjab Universitys fantastic ranking position as number 1 in India - an achievement in real terms, Baty told The Indian Express by email.
Baty also brushed aside the contention that IITs being smaller, specialist institutes may have suffered in the ranking process. He said the rankings are designed specifically to recognise excellence at all levels, regardless of the size of an institution.
Vice Chancellor Grover, however, is quick to set aside any comparison with the IITs.
This is a futile comparison. Panjab University cannot compete with IITs in science & technology just as IITs cannot be compared with say Indian Institute of Science, Grover said.
Nevertheless, PU overtaking the IITs, has come as a surprise.
Prof Pradipta Banerjee, director of IIT-Roorkee, said he was also quite surprised and added that the IIT has been scoring high on research and citations.
Having said that, it must be considered that in terms of research funding, perception management and so on, we do lag behind. While the IITs will possibly do much better if you compare hard data, on softer criteria like reputation/perception, we usually fall behind and this may need to be corrected, Banerjee said.


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School of Music
BM in Performance - Musical Theatre
This degree program, offered in collaboration with the Theatre Department, is designed for those who wish to pursue a career in musical theatre performance. The program aims to instill a thorough understanding of music and theatre and their relationship to contemporary society. Private lessons, solo and ensemble performance, and the theatrical training necessary for this discipline are emphasized. A basic understanding of the standards and opportunities for professional performance leads the student to realistic expectations for a career as a performer or teacher.
Program Requirements
The minimum number of credits required for the degree is 120.
|Music CORE 30-34 credits
|Music Theory and Aural Skills (16)
|MUT 100 Music Theory and Aural Skills 1
|MUT 101 Music Theory and Aural Skills 2
|MUT 200 Music Theory and Aural Skills 3
|MUT 201 Music Theory and Aural Skills 4
|Music History (12)
|MUH 105 Multi-Cultural Perspectives of American Popular Music and Jazz
|MUH 222 Music History Survey 1
|MUH 223 Music History Survey 2
|MUH 325 History of the American Musical Theatre
|Functional Piano (4)
|MUS 150 Piano Class 1
|MUS 151 Piano Class 2
|MUS 250 Piano Class 3
|MUS 251 Piano Class 4
|Conducting (2)
|MUS 244 Basic Conducting
|Applied Music 27 credits
|Private Lessons (8 semesters)
|MUP 490 Senior Recital / Seminar
|MUS 442 Recital Class (4 semesters)
|Students in the musical theatre concentration will divide their 24 credit
|hours of applied music equally between classical applied studies and
|musical theatre coaching by taking either a 2-credit or a 1-credit
|lesson in each area every semester.
|Ensembles 3.5 credits
|MUS 404 Opera Workshop: Musical Theatre (4 semesters)
|MUS 401 Chorale or MUS 405 Chamber Singers (3 semesters)
|Additional Music Courses 2 credits
|MUS 372 Vocal Pedagogy
|Additional Theatre Courses 27 credits
|THE 120 Acting: Stage Movement/Voice
|THE 220 Acting: Scene Study
|THE 321 Acting: Advanced Scene Study
|THE 130, 131, 132, 133 Theatre Workshop (4 semesters)
|THE 139 Makeup
|THE 203 Musical Theatre Dance (2 semesters)
|THE Performance Elective
Students in the musical theatre concentration will be expected to achieve an approved jury level at the end of each semester in order to stay in the program. They must successfully perform two significant roles and one chorus role in an approved music theatre production. Students must successfully complete a crew or backstage assignment; presence is required at all strikes for all productions in which students participate, whether as a crew or cast member.
Admission Information
Admission to the Musical Theatre program is based on the following criteria:
Vocal performance audition of two pieces from the Musical Theatre literature, one ballad and one up-tempo piece. The applicant should also be prepared to sing one classical or traditional piece.
- Performance of a two to three minute memorized monologue.
- Execute a simple movement combination.
- Tests of aural comprehension, rhythmic recitation, and sight singing administered individually by a member of the staff.
- A diagnostic written test of music fundamentals, including intervals, scales, chords, and key signatures.
Auditions for: Portland Youth Symphony Orchestras, Portland Youth Wind Ensemble, and Youth Choirs
The USM Youth Ensembles invite young musicians and singers (ages 8-18) to audition for the following ensembles.
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Portland Youth Junior Orchestra
Portland Young Peoples String Consort
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Cutter Bill
Buddy Dexter
Billie Silvertone
Show Record, Awards, Points:
Stallion Show Record for Cutter Bill Hall of Fame, '82 PHBA, '03 AQHA World Champion, '62 NCHA O Reserve World Champion, '63 NCHA O Superior Performance, '61 O CUT AQHA High Point Performance Horse, '62 O CUT AQHA Champion, '62 O ROM Performance, '58 O NCHA money-earner, COA Bronze, Silver
Halter Points: 15; Perf Points: 334;
NCHA Earnings: $35,964;
Stallion Offspring Record for Cutter Bill World Champion Offspring Reserve World Champion Offspring Top Ten World Show Offspring Superior Halter Offspring Superior Performance Offspring AQHA High Point Performance Offspring AQHA Champion Offspring ROM Performance Offspring NCHA Money-earners
AQHA Offspring Record for Cutter Bill Total Points Earned: 2,930; Reg Foals: 637; Number Shown: 172; Point Earners: 129;
The product of R. L. Underwood's linebreeding program for Copperbottom bloodlines, Cutter Bill was linebred to Golden Chief, a descendant of Copperbottom, a Thoroughbred foaled in 1828.[2][3] His sire, Buddy Dexter, was extremely inbred, being the product of a father-daughter mating.[3] To a lesser degree, Cutter Bill was also inbred to Tom (or Scooter) by Midnight.[3] Registered with number 53,703 with the American Quarter Horse Association (or AQHA), Cutter Bill was a 1955 palomino stallion who was bred by R. L. Underwood of Wichita Falls, Texas and owned by Rex Cauble of Houston, Texas.[4] Cauble bought Cutter Bill at Underwood's dispersal sale in 1956 for $2500.[5]
Cauble broke Cutter Bill himself, and for the first couple of years used him as a teaser stallion for Cauble's more famous stallions like Wimpy P-1, Silver King, and Hard Twist. As a three year old, Cutter Bill was started on cutting and proved a natural at it.[5] Cutter Bill was the National Cutting Horse Association (or NCHA), World Champion in 1962 and the NCHA Reserve World Champion in 1963, earning a total of $35,964.05 in NCHA competition.[1] With the AQHA he earned the 1962 High Point Cutting Horse award along with AQHA Champion and Performance Register of Merit awards. He was also an AQHA Superior Cutting Horse.[6] He was the second horse to win both the NCHA World Champion title and the AQHA High Point Cutting title, Poco Stampede was the first, but he was the first to do it in the same year.[5]
Among his offspring were Bill's Highness, Cutter's First, Bill's Jazabell, Cutter's Lad, Pecos Billie, Blaze Face Bill, Cutter's Streak and Bill's Loceta.[7] Bill's Lady Day won the 1987 AQHA Senior Calf Roping World Champion title and Cutter's Rocket won two younth World Championships in working cowhorse in 1983 and 1985. Royal Cutter won the 1971 National Reined Cow Horse Association's Snaffle Bit Futurity and then later won the hackamore and bridle sweepstakes held by the same organization.[5]
A neat little bit of trivia was when Rex Cauble lost Cutter Bill in a Seven Card Stud poker game at Stanmire Lake in Leon County, Texas to King T. Blake. The other attendees at the game were Joe Lee Thompson, Julian Wakefield, Ed Rutledge, Lee Thompson, and King's two sons Bennett and Norman who were fishing most of the time. King, being the businessman/gentleman that he was gave the horse back after two weeks but not before his wife "Audrey" rode him so she could go berry picking which antagonized Rex to no end. They (Rex and King) decided to trade it off at Blake's Farm and Ranch Supply on Highway 7.
He died in the fall of 1982.[5] He was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame.[8]
Buddy Dexter
Golden Chief
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Little March
Billie Silvertone
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Excited boys and girls trotted in a circle, a huge Christmas tree in the middle.
"This party is a blast." Joe, fifteen, breathless from the dance, nudged his twelve-year-old sister.
"Lots of food," Tracy muffled through a mouthful of chocolate cake.
"Wait until you see the gifts," screamed George, a lanky seventeen year old.
It was an annual program, The Angel Tree Christmas Party, Joe and Tracy's first time. The last two Christmases were far from this. Alone, cold, dirty and hungry, they scavenged for food. Apart from the few dollars they got from sympathizers, the garbage cans were filled with delicious scraps. Tracy even dug out a big, round, untouched Christmas cake, still wrapped in foil. They named it their Christmas present from God.
Joe often wondered why they were different from others. Even when their parents were around, food was hard to get. Why were they poor? Why did their dad come home drunk most times? Why did he often beat their mum? Why did he beat her so hard that day that she died?
That was three years ago…
Shrieks of laughter broke into his thoughts. One of the clowns had hopped into the pool. He couldn't swim, desperate, he yanked off his outlandish costume, revealing a very frightened teenager. His crumpled face produced more laughter.
"Who would have guessed Fred played the clown." George enthused.
"You know him?" Joe asked.
"Yes, my dad was in the same prison with his mum. We met at the Angel Tree Camp last summer."
When George's dad was in prison, he encountered the Prison Fellowship Ministries, became a Christian and registered George to receive Christmas Presents. The neighborhood church supported him and his mum and helped them maintain contact with his dad. When his seven-year term ended, the family rededicated their lives to Christ and coordinated their church's Angel Tree Outreaches. George met Joe and Tracy at one of the programs. The three of them formed a fast friendship.
"Common, this is my favorite part." George urged Joe and Tracy towards the tree. "Every present has a name tag. Look for your name and see what your dad sent to you."
Joe's eyes filled with tears when he saw a digital photo camera. He had wanted one for so long. He looked closely at the tree to see if there was an angel on it. Only an angel would know what he really wanted. Only an angel would be so good to them. Tracy screamed for joy when she sighted a big white teddy bear she had always admired in the shop down the street. They also got pictorial copies of the bible. Now they can read about their bible heroes.
Like Joe, Tracy and Fred, there are 1.7 million children of inmates, stranded and lonely, not only at Christmas, but all year long.
In Matthew 25:43-46, Jesus said, "…I was …naked, and you clothed me not…in prison, and you visited me not… Inasmuch as you did it not to one of the least of these, you did it not to me… And these shall go away into everlasting punishment…"
Please, do not turn away from helping. Join Angel Tree to share gifts and the gospel with children of inmates. Help provide Christmas Presents and other gifts of love. This is "pure religion and undefiled before God…" James 1:27
Donate and enjoy earthly and eternal rewards. Remember, Christianity is all about giving and service. The religion God accepts as pure and faultless involves looking after those in need.
Donate today.
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I heard this song ("Life is Beautiful" by The Afters) in "October Baby" last weekend, and have been hooked on it ever since. It's euphonious and melodic. Not only that, it's inset with an equally important message: life is beautiful.
"October Baby" chronicles an abortion survivor's journey to find herself and discover who her birth mother is. The protagonist (played by Rachel Hendrix) discovers she was adopted following a failed abortion – which was chiefly responsible for her recurring health problems throughout the film. When Hannah (Rachel Hendrix) meets her birth mother, she immediately discovers her mom isn't interested in being a part of her life. Hannah seeks to fill this void after the encounter. She inevitably finds solace in forgiveness, and moves forward with her life.
What makes life so beautiful and wholesome? Simple: it's a birthright.
The Declaration of Independence says, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
Life is an inalienable right afforded to all Americans. It is a right no should deny you of. It is the great gift of all. It is YOUR birthright.
Unfortunately, Democrats and their feminist allies are working tirelessly to deny unborn babies life. They will tell you that a fetus is a parasite, or better yet, a clump of cells. This poster from Live Action beautifully counters this statement:
"October Baby" summed up the importance of granting life to all. No matter the circumstance, everyone deserves to live and lead a great life.
"Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today." – James Dean
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- Mistborn: Birthright (nhgrog.wordpress.com)
- Letter: Republican Women for Obama? Only if they support socialism (tcpalm.com)


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The Delhi government on Wednesday said the transport department has started issuing showcause notices to dealers selling e-rickshaws in the city.
Transport Minister Ramakant Goswami said the sale of e-rickshaws in the city will be stopped till the vehicles are brought under the ambit of any regulation.
These vehicles are fitted with battery of more than 250 watts. The department is working on a policy for e-rickshaws, which will be formulated soon, Goswami said.
Officials of the transport department found a number of auto-rickshaw chassis in the market and the inspecting team was not able to find their owners. On recurrence of such incidents, the department would register FIRs, Goswami said.


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i am plugging away at edits in my free time and here is just one of my absolute favorites of miss kenitra/cooper 2013. i was hoping to finish up her edits today but i have one sick boy home again
off the top of my head i had done photos for the V family two other times, so this is our third time together! We did photos once outside when I was in the architectural antique building in ne mpls
we had so much fun on carri's shoot and it was such a pleasure to work with make up artist amber rose for the first time! here are just a few more of my absolute favorites of carri:) i will
what a fantastic way to start out my senior 2013 senior…gorgeous model and oh, so sweet:) someone i did not know prior to the shoot, they found me by googling! love that:) more to come the
carri is one of my fabulous neighbors, she lives about a block away from us and allie hangs with her girls all of the time, kind of a second home for her:) she thinks carri is much cooler than her
round 2 with catherine as we wanted to get a few more outdoor images due to the rain the first day. this girl is so photogenic and oh, so sweet! one of my favorite
i am doing my best at keeping up with everything:) i feel like my blog has been slacking a bit…i haven't been as chatty at least! here are some of my favs of miss whitney/wilhelmina
good morning! my shoot for today cancelled due to the rain in the forecast and i worked her into my schedule for tomorrow instead so it is going to be a big catch up day behind my computer today:)
can i just say…love this girl and so did my camera:) more to come…more to come! i am going as fast as i can! she hired me for a commercial shoot…she's thinking about being
this cutie pie lives down the street from us and holds a special place in my heart, as does her mom. both her and her mom have been picked up by wilhelmina minneapolis as models and i am flattered
i honestly have so much to say about this stunning model…but my to do list is huge as well today so i am going to make this post short and sweet:) sit back and enjoy her beauty! she is a
here is one quick edit of alexa from our shoot saturday morning:) a little different look for me, but i likey! she was sitting inside a tunnel jobby…love the scarf on her head! more to come,
just one quick peek of catherine from my shoot with her yesterday morning-i was so bummed that it was so icky outside, but we still got some keepers during our time together:) i posted this image of
just one personal edit today…here is my photographer friend, brittani, in color and bw. she rocks at newborns for any of you out there that are preggers:)
Just a few more images of Bob/Wilhelmina Minneapolis Talent. So glad that he was my first "official" shoot for Wilhelmina, such a nice guy!
Drum roll please…..my second ORONO 2013 senior rep is:
i thoughly enjoyed every interviewee and i really want to work with all of them so i am offering $50 of
what about bob? just kidding:) oh, my…i could not have gotten a nicer client via Wilhelmina Minneapolis. Here is a sneak peek of Bob from www.voiceoversbybob.com
Here is the deal…next Friday I need to head to the studio anyways so I am opening up this special, freaky offer to any model older than 18…
one hour shoot, 2 outfits…come
I am currently interviewing for the ONE more high school senior rep from orono 2013 and I will be choosing a second female to represent my business. I need one additional day to complete all of the
good morning to everyone out there! it looks like a gorgeous day outside and i hope to sneak away from the laundry, cleaning and editing and go for a walk at least! i edited a few more of miss
good morning! i announced on facebook that i met with wilhelmina on tuesday and i passed the "test"…and my official first shoot for them is today:) i am really enjoying the whole
jennifer came back for more today…this time with straight hair for a different look! one sneak peek right here, right now!
i ended up editing a few more images yesterday and here they are for your viewing…
i had a blast with gracie and her mom at and around my studio in minneapolis…here are just a few more of my favorites from her wilhelmina mini with me:) gorgeous…gorgeous and her
i am doing to do my darndest to edit 5 person edits from ixtapa per day this week. here goes the first 5 that i chose today. and honestly, i barely pulled my camera out this trip:) gulp…bad
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Job One of the just-begun 2009-2010 legislative session is tackling the state budget and its deficit. While many details about the budget will remain up in the air for a bit, I'm gathering input from my constituents in the meantime.
The first unknown is how any potential "stimulus package" from the federal level will impact the state budget. Governor Jim Doyle is slated to deliver his budget to the legislature on February 10th, but there are rumors that date might be pushed back depending on what the U.S. Congress does. Whatever happens, we must remember two things. First, a one-time federal bailout won't solve bad budgeting practices made at the state level. Second, this won't be money from the federal government, it will be from taxpayers – and "free" money from the federal government often comes with strings attached.
The second unknown is just how big the budget deficit is. Governor Doyle says the shortfall is $5.4 billion, and that figure has been widely reported. However, that number includes $2.76 billion in brand new spending requests from various state agencies. If the legislature can manage to just say NO to all that new spending, the budget deficit can be cut in half just like that. Rest assured I will use my position on the legislature's budget-writing committee to rein in government spending.
The final thing we don't know yet about this budget is how many tax increases it will contain. The Governor has already floated several multi million-dollar tax hike trial balloons. Legislative Democrats, who control both houses of the legislature, have several even-bigger tax hike plans of their own. Middle class families and small businesses are already having a hard time. A laundry list of punishing tax hikes would be just the sort of thing that could turn a recession into a depression. I will continue to forcefully oppose the Democrats' many new high tax proposals.
The silver lining in all this is that bad budget times can force government spending reform. I look forward to the challenge before us. As always, I welcome your ideas.
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A safety from North Mesquite (Jared Brackens) committed earlier in the week. Here's a write up this morning on another player Cam McDaniel, a RB, who has a scholly offer -- Already with eight scholarship offers, Coppell's Cam McDaniel hard at work this summer | High School Sports: Top Stories | Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas
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Thanks for posting...looks like he has a good head on his shoulders. Here's his Rivals profile. Also tried to post his highlights from Youtube...haven't embedded anything before, though.
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[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhiJew5oh9Q"]YouTube - Cam McDaniel Junior Highlights- 2009[/ame]
I've seen the McDaniel kid in person.. he has some Wes Welker in him, he'd be a good pickup.
He reminds me of a recruit named Luke that used to play at Dillon, TX but because of rezoning was forced to go to East Dillon, where it is going to be harder to get attention. But they have a really good coach at East Dillon, hell he was the QB coach at Texas A&M, that knows allot of people and can hopefully get him a scholly and out of Dillon Texas and off that ranch his dad makes him work at all night and day.
The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again. Oh... people will come Ray. People will most definitely come.
Very impressive back, especially for a junior, and hope we have a shot. I liked that highlight music, Braveheart I think.
He sure likes jumping over people.
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Wera screwdrivers of this safety pattern far exceed the requirements of relevant standards regarding strength and torque stability. The handle is of ergonomic design for faster more powerful and less tiring screwdriving action and has anti roll feature. Application: For slotted screws Blade: Insulated, individually inspected as per IEC 60900 : 2004 Design: Conical tip, Lasertip Handle: Kraftform with anti-roll protection, multi-component


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Designing challenging and engaging situations in which player characters come into contact (and often conflict with) NPCs, monsters, or other potential opponents.
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How do I adjust Part 8 of The Traveller Campaign for more powerful characters?
I've just gotten to Adventure 8 in The Traveller Campaign and I have a problem: the characters are far too powerful for the adventure. The main problem is that The Privateer Fleet that the characters ...
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How do you judge the difficulty of an encounter in Strands of Fate?
I recently found Strands of Fate and it looks like a really fun system; so, naturally, I want to run a short campaign in it to try it out. Unfortunately, the book doesn't seem to give any tips for how ...


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we hunt in St Landry parish, thistlewait area. This deer been roaming our 1400 acre lease and passing in front a few cameras.
Nice Buck. Prolly score mid 150s. I dont see many deductions on this deer. Mass is great, its an old deer. Nice one to take out of the herd and a nice one to put on the wall. Hope you get him!!


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Allergy specialist joins UT Health Science Center at Tyler
Thursday, November 11, 2010Jonathan W. Buttram, a specialist in allergy, asthma, and immunology, recently joined The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler.
Dr. Buttram, an assistant professor of medicine, is board certified in allergy and immunology as well as internal medicine. In addition, he is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians.
He is practicing at the University Health Clinic, located at 3310 Patriot Drive, near the corner of University Boulevard and Patriot Drive on the campus of the University of Texas at Tyler. The clinic is operated by UT Health Science Center, and is open to the public.
While on active duty with the U.S. Air Force, Dr. Buttram was chief of allergy and immunology at Keesler Medical Center in Biloxi, Miss.
Dr. Buttram also taught new physicians in the internal medicine and pediatric residency programs at Keesler, as well as physicians in the family medicine residency program at Eglin Air Force Base in Fort Walton Beach.
He completed a fellowship in allergy and immunology at Wilford Hall Medical Center at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Wright-Patterson Medical Center in Ohio.
Dr. Buttram is particularly interested in chronic cough, difficult-to-control asthma, and chronic hives. He received his medical degree from Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta.
For 60 years, The University of Texas Health Science Center has provided excellent patient care and cutting-edge treatment, specializing in pulmonary disease, cancer, heart disease, primary care, and the disciplines that support them. UTHSCT's annual operating budget of $125 million represents a major economic impact of over $287 million to the Northeast Texas region. In FY 2009, scientists in the Center for Biomedical Research were awarded 80 competitive grants and contracts totaling $14.6 million. As the academic medical center for Northeast Texas, its graduate medical education program – with residencies in family medicine and occupational medicine – provide doctors for many communities throughout the region and beyond.


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Ellie's Main Course
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This is THE most popular recipe on SparkRecipes. We've added more vegetables and reduced the sodium drastically to make it even better. Submitted by CHEF_MEG
I love rich, cheesy lasagna, but in the summer when vegetables are at their peak, cheese overwhelms the dish. Adding plenty of fresh vegetables to your regular lasagna for a healthy, light summer supper. Submitted by STEPFANIER
Vegetarian sausage tastes great and is much healthier than the original.Submitted by MONY924
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Grilled turkey burgers with a unique seasoning.Submitted by SANDYMAE3
Filling and not too high in Calories!Submitted by ARDELIA82
A taste of the CaribbeanSubmitted by INTENSIVE
This eggplant "pasta" is nutritious and delicious!Submitted by ISABELLAMIRAC


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Brock Lesnar retires after 1st-rd loss to Overeem
LAS VEGAS Brock Lesnar retired from mixed martial arts after Alistair Overeem stopped him with one vicious kick to the body at 2:26 of the first round in their heavyweight bout at UFC 141 on Friday night.
Lesnar is the UFC's biggest pay-per-view star and the former heavyweight champion, but his return from a 14-month injury absence ended with Lesnar staggering and crumpling against the cage. He couldn't recover from a kick from Overeem (36-11), the 6-foot-5 Dutch kickboxing star making his UFC debut.
Lesnar (5-3) is a former NCAA champion wrestler and pro-wrestling star who rose swiftly to the top of MMA. But he has fought just three times in the past 2 1/2 years while dealing with bouts of diverticulitis, a lower-intestinal ailment that nearly killed him.
"I've had a really difficult couple of years with my disease, and I'm going to officially say tonight is the last time," Lesnar said. "This is the last time you'll see me in the octagon."
The 34-year-old Lesnar's announcement stunned fans who realized he faced a difficult matchup in the UFC's traditional end-of-the-year event in its hometown. The matchup was a classic MMA clash of styles, with Lesnar's brutal wrestling contrasting sharply with Overeem's vicious striking.
Overeem is three years younger but much more experienced than Lesnar, hurting the former champion at least twice earlier in the round with knees to the stomach while Lesnar failed in his attempts at takedowns.
"I promised my wife and my kids if I won this fight, I would get a title shot, and that would be my last fight," Lesnar said. "But if I lost tonight ... you've been great."
Overeem will get the next shot at UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos, who watched from a seat near the octagon.
Overeem is a champion kick boxer who has fought in multiple promotions over the past decade, winning titles in Dream and Strikeforce with nearly unbeatable striking and size. He joined the UFC in September, finally presenting his formidable skills and intimidating physique to the sport's largest audience.
UFC President Dana White might have given an immediate title shot to Overeem if the timing had been better, but Dos Santos only claimed Velasquez's belt in early November. Overeem welcomed a debut against Lesnar, even guaranteeing a knockout in the first two rounds.
"Today was all about bad intentions," Overeem said. "First or second round, I promised. ... I worked on my takedown defense a lot. Brock is an excellent wrestler, so I had to step up my game."
The undercard at the MGM Grand Garden featured two upsets: Lightweight Nate Diaz won a bloody unanimous decision over Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone with superior boxing, and Johny Hendricks stopped welterweight star Jon Fitch with one punch just 12 seconds into their bout.
Lesnar hadn't fought since losing his heavyweight belt to Cain Velasquez in October 2010, cancelling a bout against Junior Dos Santos last June in Vancouver after another bout of diverticulitis, the lower intestinal ailment that nearly killed him a year earlier.
Lesnar became the UFC's biggest pay-per-view star in remarkably short order after taking up MMA, and the hulking former NCAA wrestling champion and fake pro wrestler kept his unparalleled popularity during his absence. Lesnar used the time off to modify both his diet and his standup game, attempting to improve his biggest weakness.
As it turned out, Lesnar couldn't improve enough to contend with the supremely skilled Overeem, who embraced Lesnar afterward.
In the co-main event, Diaz (15-7) backed up his tough talk and rude behavior in a fight that had the sellout crowd on its feet as he battered Cerrone, nearly a 3-to-1 favorite in the MGM Grand sportsbook for most of the three-round standup fight.


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Taxonomy is the science of classifying living things, including animals.
The word comes from the Greek words taxis (arrangement) and nomos (laws), so taxonomy means the "law of arranging".
Taxonomy is also sometimes used to mean a system of classifying non-living things.
For example, there can be a taxonomy of occupations or a taxonomy of sports.
Human beings often have a natural desire to categorize the things around them.
Different human cultures have different folk taxonomies that are based on the appearance and behavior of the creatures that they know.
For example, to some people, any small, crawling animal with a hard outer skeleton is a "bug".
The creation story of the Bible, in the Book of Genesis, uses a simple taxonomy, with animals being classified as either creatures of the sea, birds, or creatures of the Earth.
Aristotle, a Greek scientist and philosopher who lived in the 4th Century BC (BCE), was the first person that we know to have devised a rational scheme for classifying living things.
The system that Aristotle invented was based on complexity. He organized living organisms in order of how complex he believed theywere, from the lowest (tiny invertebrates) to the highest (human beings).
Aristotle's classifications were based on these organism's observable characteristics.
Aristotle divided animals into two types - those with blood and those without blood. This division corresponds closely to the division between vertebrates and invertebrates that biologists use today.
He organized animals with similar characteristics into groups that he called genera. (The singular form is genus.)
Within the animals with blood, there were five genera
Animals without blood were divided among:
In the 18th century, Carl Linnaeus (also known as Carolus Linnaeus or Karl von Linné), a Swedish scientist, developed a hierarchical taxonomic system
In this system, nature was made up of three kingdoms: animal, vegetable and mineral.
Below the highest rank of kingdom, there were the following five additional ranks:
Linnaeus divided the animal kingdom into six classes:
Within each ranking, a group of organisms that belong together is known as a taxonomic group, or taxon. (The plural form is taxa.)
Linnaeus developed a system of using two words to name a species. This system is known as binomial nomenclature.
The first word, which is capitalized, is the name of the genus to which the species belongs.
The second word, called the specific name, is a word that describes the species. It is not capitalized.
For example, in binomial nomenclature, human beings are the species Homo sapiens. Homo is the genus name and sapiens, which is Latin for "wise", is the specific name.
Today, scientists all over the world use the Linnaean classification system.
It has been modified to include more rankings.
The modern rankings include
The domain is a ranking above kingdom.
Biologists have not always agreed on how the living things on Earth should be divided into domains.
In 1990, Carl Woese, an American biologist, developed a classification system that divides living things into three domains:
Archaea and bacteria are prokaryotes - singled-celled organisms that have no nuclei.
Archaea live in extreme environments, such as deep sea vents.
Eukaryotes are organisms made of cells that contain nuclei. A eukaryote may consist of one cell, or it may be made up of many cells
Biologists also disagree about many kingdoms there are.
One modern taxonomic system includes the following seven kingdoms:
When Linnaeus developed his taxonomic system, Charles Darwin had not yet published On the Origin of Species, which described the process of evolution.
Scientists were not aware of how different species were related to one another by descent.
In Linnaeus's system, living things were grouped together because they shared similar characteristics.
His classification system was designed to make it easy for scientists to identify the group to which a particular creature belonged.
After Darwin's work was published, biologists agreed that a classification system should be based on ancestry, with organism sharing a common ancestor being placed in the same group.
In the 1960s, Emil Hans Willi Hennig, a German biologist, developed a taxonomic system in which taxa are arranged in an evolutionary tree, also known as a phylogenetic tree.
This system came to be known as cladistic taxonomy, or cladistics.
Fossil records and genetic data are used to determine where particular organisms belong on the tree.
Cladistics uses cladograms - diagrams that show how species are related by ancestry.
A branch in a cladogram is known as a clade. All the organisms in a clade share a common ancestor, and no organisms outside of the clade have that ancestor.


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Looking for an Auto Accident Lawyer in Asheville, North Carolina? A vehicle which is traveling 63 mph involved in a crash subjects its occupants to the same forces as if they fell from a 12 story building. Even a crash at speeds below 20mph can often have severe consequences. Today's automobiles have many safety features designed in them. However, even crush zones and airbags do little to protect us. Auto accidents are one of the leading causes of injury and death in WNC and the United States. A car accident attorney in Asheville, NC can help you protect your interests. Everyday drivers are more at risk as more and more cars enter our roadways. Car accident injuries effect various parts of the body. These are the most common car accident injuries:


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"Nature Calls" (October 4)
Todd Rohal follows up his decidedly oddball comedy "The Catechism Cataclysm" with "Nature Calls," a more mainstream effort thanks to his headlining cast (Patton Oswalt, Johnny Knoxville and Rob Riggle), that's no less strange and endearing. In the film, Oswalt plays Randy, an assistant leader of his elderly father's Boy Scout troop. When his wayward brother (Knoxville) decides to have some of the boy scouts over for a consumer-culture blowout slumber party, Randy essentially kidnaps the boys to take them on camping trip. Understandably, the crew's parents don't take so kindly to the news that their kids have gone missing. Cue the drama.
Watch to Watch: iTunes, Amazon, Charter, Comcast, Google Play, DirecTV, Playstation, SuddenLink, Time Warner, Verizon FIOS, Vudu, XBOX
"Price Check" (October 11)
Parker Posey, ever the quirky misfit, revisits familiar territory in her new comedy, "Price Check." Posey, who recently played a badly unhinged bookstore clerk on a string of "Louie" episodes, appears here as Susan Felders, a manic but somehow charming supermarket executive who bursts into the life of middle manager Pete Cozy (Eric Mabius) with decidedly mixed results. Like other indie comedies of recent years -- "Greenberg," "Win Win" -- "Price Check" portrays a kind of middle-class American life that is frequently difficult, lonely, and, often enough, very funny.
Where to Watch: Bright House, Cablevision, Comcast, Cox, Insight, Time Warner
"The Russian Winter" (October 23)
Part tour dirary, part moving biopic, "The Russian Winter" chronicles a Grammy-nominated musician's second chance to share his talents with the world. Brooklyn-born John Forté was celebrated for his work with The Fugees at 21, only to become a federal prison inmate at 26. When his prison sentence was remarkably commuted in 2008, Forté was given the opportunity to tour across Moscow and beyond, and learn ways to communicate with a foreign world.
Where to Watch: iTunes, Amazon, Movies On Demand, Cinemanow, Playstation, Vudu, XBOX, YouTube
"Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning" (October 25)
Now before you write this latest entry in the "Universal Soldier" series off, know this: upon seeing it at Fantastic Fest, Kohn wrote that it was "one of the best action movies of the year." Series regulars Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren play second fiddle in the tale. "Day of Reckoning" centers on John (Scott Adkins), a man who wakes up from a coma after his wife and daughter were brutally slaughtered in a home invasion. Haunted by the attack, John makes it his mission to hunt down the man responsible (Van Damme), and his army of genetically enhanced warriors.
Where to Watch: iTunes, Amazon, Charter, Comcast, Google Play, DirecTV, Playstation, SuddenLink, Time Warner, Verizon FIOS, Vudu, XBOX
[Christopher Pomoroski and Srimathi Sridhar contributed to this article.]


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An expert in the occult hired by the government to find the Ark of the Covenant will be entertaining Rockford residents in Sinnissippi Park this weekend.
And for those who don't catch the reference, Indiana Jones will star in the first summer movie shown in the park shell this summer.... 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'.
Rockford Park District will show five movies every Saturday there. Everything from storytellers and swordfighters to airplane flying competitions will entertain families before the big show.
The free movies will show in the Sinnissippi Band Shell every Saturday night starting this weekend through the end of August.
Raiders of the Lost Ark plays this Saturday at eight. Next week it's Top Gun, then Shrek 2, the Wizard of Oz on August 20 and finally Grease.
Movies start around eight o'clock.


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Transferred out of Cal following the 2007 season.
2007: A special teams stalwart, played in 12 games ... had nine tackles, including six solo stops ... had two tackles against both Arizona State and Washington State.
2006: Redshirt.
High School: Rated as the ninth-best player in Washington by Rivals.com and the sixth-best prospect in the state by SuperPrep, which selected him to the All-Far West team ... all-around athlete who played on offense, defense and in the return game ... several recruiting services listed him among the top 35 defensive back prospects in the country (No. 28 by Rivals.com and No. 34 by Scout.com) ... PrepStar All-American ... despite playing an abbreviated senior year due to injury, still rushed for 451 yards on 52 carries ... had three interceptions as a junior and 10 knockdown tackles that season ... two-time all-conference defensive back ... also earned honorable mention all-league honors as a running back.
Personal: Son of Kristin McNeal and Lyndall Jones ... father was a fullback at Hawai'i and in the NFL (Eagles and Falcons) ... attended the same school as Cal teammate Anthony Felder.


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Almost every aspect of the Third Battle of Ypres remains surrounded by controversy: these include its origins (political and military), purpose and conduct, fighting conditions, consequences and casualties. Fought at a time when the French Army was seriously weakened (though beginning to shows signs of recovery) in the wake of the disastrous Nivelle offensive in the spring of 1917 and in the gloomy shadow of the Admiralty's profound anxieties about losses to Allied shipping by German U-boats - the offensive, as presented by its champion Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, seemed to offer some tantalising prospects of important strategic benefits. Indeed in the course of the bitter fighting, especially in late September and early October, genuine tactical successes raised real hopes in the Commander-in-Chief of possible breakthrough and encouraged him to persist in driving his armies forward.
But the onset of atrocious weather conditions, added to the resilience of the German defenders, made further significant advances well-nigh impossible. The decision to continue the offensive after 4 October is, with hindsight, regarded as imprudent, but given the context of the immediately preceding successes and the vital need to engage the German Army to the full on the Western Front, Haig regarded himself as having no other option. This decision condemned attackers and defenders alike to endure battlefield conditions which were little less than 'a stinking swamp' and which in turn have come to epitomise all that was worst about Western Front warfare. The debate about the battle continues and remains a fruitful source for the scholarly pursuits of contemporary military historians.


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What are the capital project & infrastructure spending trends in the extraction, manufacturing, social, transportation and utilities sectors? Explore the key findings here.
The extraction sector boosted its share of the global infrastructure market to 17% in 2013, up from 14% in 2006, with most of the growth occurring in non-oil and gas extraction. The US is expected to boost its share of world oil and gas extraction to just short of 17% by 2017, while Canada's share of output is expected to slip from 7.5% to 7%.
In Latin America, extraction sector spending should reach more than $140 billion by 2025, with Brazil expected to gain about 30% of additional extraction output. Meanwhile, the Middle East is expected to account for 35% of infrastructure spending in the region by 2025, and extraction spending will continue to grow in Asia Pacific, especially in China and Australia.
In the former Soviet Union, extraction sector activity will also remain quite strong, while extraction sector spending will be negligible in most of Central and Eastern Europe, except in Poland, where spending is expected to increase by more than 9% a year over the next decade.
The manufacturing sector—petroleum refining, chemicals, and heavy metals—is set to grow at annual rate of 8% worldwide between now and 2025. By then, manufacturing will represent 21.3% of global infrastructure spending, up from 18.8% in 2012.
In Western Europe, however, capital spending in heavy manufacturing will likely grow by only 1% to 2% a year, while in North America, an annual growth rate of 5.6% is forecast over the coming decade, thanks to lower energy prices and geographic advantages. Meanwhile, in the Asia Pacific region, infrastructure spending in metals, chemicals, and fuel refining is forecast to grow at a robust annual rate of 9.3% over the coming decade, and as countries in Sub-Saharan Africa continue to develop, a substantial spending increase is expected.
Over the near term, spending on social infrastructure is likely to dip in some advanced economies because austerity measures will curtail government spending. Longer term, though, social infrastructure's share of the global market should rebound as both advanced and emerging countries' governments boost their spending. Overall, demographics will play a key role in the allocation of social infrastructure spending, with young populations, such as the Middle East, needing more schools and aging countries/regions, such as Italy, Spain, Germany, Latin America and the Asia-Pacific, putting more money into healthcare facilities. Regions that have both young populations and more health challenges, such as Sub-Saharan Africa, are expected to increase spending in both education and health.
Transportation, which accounts for roughly 22% of global infrastructure spending, is projected to grow at an average annual rate of about 6% worldwide over the coming decade, with more spending expected in emerging economies than developed ones. Increased prosperity will boost spending in Latin America, Asia Pacific and Middle East markets as car ownership booms. Canada, which enjoys healthier government finances than the US, will see more road and rail spending than its southern neighbor. In Western Europe, two more years of transportation spending decline is expected before a gradual recovery later in the decade, but the priority for most governments will remain rebalancing public finances.
Spending on utility infrastructure will be especially strong in countries that need to upgrade deficient energy, water, and sanitation services and in economies that are rapidly urbanising, such as China, India, the Philippines, Indonesia, Ghana, and Nigeria. The greatest growth rate for utilities spending is expected in Sub-Saharan Africa, while spending in the Middle East is expected to double.
But even in the developed nations of Europe, utilities spending will likely be more robust over the coming decade. Meanwhile, in the former Soviet Union and Central and Eastern Europe, many countries still need to improve the reliability and quality of energy, water, and sanitation services. Increased spending is already well under way in some countries, such as Russia, but spending has remained stalled in other countries, such as Ukraine, where future spending will depend in large part on government financing and broader economic growth.


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Tagline: You'll never look at dinner the same way again.
Synopsis: The current method of raw food production is largely a response to the growth of the fast food industry since the 1950s. The production of food overall has more drastically changed since that time than the several thousand years prior. Controlled primarily by a handful of multinational corporations, the global food production business – with an emphasis on the business – has as its unwritten goals production of large quantities of food at low direct inputs (most often subsidized) resulting in enormous profits, which in turn results in greater control of the global supply of food sources within these few companies. Health and safety (of the food itself, of the animals produced themselves, of the workers on the assembly lines, and of the consumers actually eating the food) are often overlooked by the companies, and are often overlooked by government in an effort to provide cheap food regardless of these negative consequences.
Round-up: Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly praises "Food, Inc.," saying director Robert Kenner "features and builds on the muckraking testimony of Michael Pollan (The Omnivore's Dilemma... ) and Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation) to create an essential, disturbing portrait of how the food we eat in America has become a deceptively prefab, even hazardous industrial product." Many reviewers noted but did not fault the extent to which Kenner used Pollan's and Schlosser's book for most of his anecdotes. To indieWIRE's Michael Rowin, "Food, Inc." "is important in scope if not discovery." Variety's John Anderson joins the chorus of critics who insist that the film is required for everyone who eats: ""Food, Inc." is a civilized horror movie for the socially conscious, the nutritionally curious and the hungry." Robert Sietsema of the Village Voice finds the film more pessimistic than it purports to be, saying "Despite occasional episodes of spiritual uplift, the film cultivates a feeling of paranoia as it progresses, so that none of the printed nostrums flashed over the final credits ("You can change the world with every bite") can dispel the notion that we and the earth are permanently and irretrievably fucked." David Edelstein's New York Magazine review begs, "See it. Bring your kids if you have them. Bring someone else's kids if you don't."
If we are what we eat, we're in big trouble according to Robert Kenner's enlightening if not groundbreaking documentary "Food, Inc." Following contemporary mainstream documentary filmmaking's popular recipe of equal parts talking head interviews and field reporting, "Food, Inc." engages in investiga...Read More »


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And our logo is eerily similar to Illinois'.
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Wide Right & Natty Lite - Loyal Sons, Forever True. With beer!
Lets go state
Sounds like Mayfield in at 149 tonight...at least that's what the announcer said.
Ward match should be, kid is ranked #2 or #3.
Starts at 157, Illinois TD 2-0, Sorensen escape, 2-1.
Sorensen in on a deep single, but couldn't finish. Still 2-1.
TD Sorensen, 3-2.
Sorensen riding hard in the 2nd
Sorensen rides the entire 2nd period. 3-2 into the 3rd.
Illinois wrestler is doing nothing...
Sorensen escapes, 4-2. He will have riding time as well.
Sorensen the TD on the edge of the mat, 6-2.
Illinois escape, 6-3 then TD to make it 6-5. Sorensen out, 7-5
Sorensent TD, 9-5.
Illinois escape, 9-6.
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Poisoning victim convicted of harassment
She was a victim of a crime, and now is a convicted criminal herself.
Dawn Simyan, the victim at the center of a high-profile poisoning case that went to trial last year, has been convicted of several crimes following a jury trial today.
Prosecutors accused Simyan of showing up drunk at her ex-husbands house in September 2013 around 3:40 a.m. She threatened to kill everyone inside and smashed out a window, they say.
Jurors found Simyan guilty of trespassing, criminal mischief, and harassment.
She was found not guilty of burglary.
The incident occurred about two weeks before Simyan testified at the trial if Helen Galli.
Galli was accused of poisoning Simyan with antifreeze. Simyan was dating Galli's son Victir at the time.
Jurors found Galli guilty of poisoning Simyan and she is now serving prison time.
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