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Nestled in the heart of Cheviot, the recently opened Dean's Hops and Vines offers a beer and booze selection unlike anything else on the West Side. With more than 150 craft beers that rotate weekly, Dean's doesn't serve any domestic beers. That's right — Bud Light and Miller Lite lovers have to go outside their comfort zone when entering this establishment.
"When you come into Dean's, we want you to have a different experience — to sample, try and learn something new," says Eileen Borgmann, the shop's owner.
Borgmann is also owner of another Cheviot bar, Fogarty's Irish Pub, located just around the corner from Dean's Hops and Vines.
Her two bars have differing décor and vibes. While Fogarty's is known for its 30 or so craft beers on tap, selection of specialty bottled beer, pub crowd, large outdoor patio and shuffleboard, Dean's has an upscale décor with a large crystal chandelier, fresh cut flowers, a soft candlelit glow and quiet acoustic music.
And Dean's full bar specializes in wine, bourbon (50 types and counting) and an overwhelming selection of craft beers, including 3 Floyds, Bell's, 5 Stones, Rhinegeist, MadTree and Triple Digit.
They plan to open their kitchen soon to offer tapas to pair with their different beers and wines and to hold wine tastings and beer classes in the future.
"I hear so many people speak negatively about the West Side and Cheviot and it really makes me upset," Borgmann says. "There are new bars, restaurants and businesses opening all around the West Side.
We are on the on the up and up, and I'm really excited to see it change and be a part of it."
Dean's Hops and Vines, 3722 Harrison Ave., Cheviot, facebook.com/deanshv.
For almost a decade, JTaps has been a family-owned and -operated West Side sports bar and grill with added Greek flavor. Recently, they renovated both the bar's interior and exterior plus installed a garage door leading to an outdoor patio. And after the updates, they wanted to broaden their drinking game outside of their sports-bar roots.
In February of this year, the bar added 20 new tap handles featuring local microbrews. "We wanted to move away from the typical West Side sports bar and do something fun and different," says co-owner Pete Vasiliou. The local brews include selections from Blank Slate, MadTree, Rhinegeist, Christian Moerlein, Rivertown and Mt. Carmel.
The renovation and addition of taps sparked rejuvenation in their other booze selections as well. They now feature a house-made sangria; fruit-infused vodka with seven different types of fresh fruits including blackberries, strawberries, mango, pineapple, cucumber, orange, kiwi and fresh mint; their own bloody marys with a house-made mix that are the perfect blend of spicy and smooth; specialty margaritas with house-made sweet and sour and freshly squeezed lime juice; and a new bourbon selection.
"We are upping our selection because of the opportunity to bring in more and different clientele on the West Side," Vasiliou says. "We are looking to attract more of a variety of people as there is now a higher demand for craft beer, especially local craft."
Their draft and bottle list is constantly updating and changing with the season, and they offer growlers to-go for those who want to take their favorite craft beer home with them. The neighborhood bar heavily values the costumer's wants and needs in their drink choice demands.
"Customer and staff input is probably the most important factor in our selection," Vasiliou says. "I personally go on missions to track down drinks and beers that appeal to our crowd — and I have to say, it's a good part of my job."
JTaps, 6441 Glenway Ave., Westwood, facebook.com/jtaps.bar.
Arguably the best place to "drink with a view" on the West Side (and maybe any side), the Incline Public House, situated at the top of Price Hill, prides itself on a specialty selection of craft beers and cocktails featuring anywhere from four to eight local beers on draft at a time, plus an extensive bottled beer and bourbon and scotch list. (They have almost 20 bourbon/scotch options currently, including a Glenfiddich 18-year.) The bar and restaurant's 1,400-square-foot deck gives guests a panoramic view of downtown Cincinnati, the Ohio River and the hills of Kentucky, with city lights glittering across the vista nightly.
"The mission of Incline Public House is to create a unique experience for guests, where they can enjoy craft beer, craft cocktails and good wine," says co-owner Tony Cafeo.
Bar manager Kevin Geers chooses beer by the season and seeks out hard-to-find brews like Bell's Hop Slam, La Trappe trappist beer and Sculpin IPA.
"We like to highlight local breweries, hard to find and unique beers," Cafeo says.
Like the restaurant's menu, the alcohol selection changes seasonally and the spring/summer cocktail, bottle beer and wine list includes all new martini's — "Summer Tinis" — like the Creamcicle, with Oyo vanilla vodka, RumChata, simple syrup and Grand Marnier, and cocktail pitchers like the Summer Cucumber, with cucumber vodka, cucumber juice, lime juice and tonic. They've also added a selection of fruity brews like a Stiegl Radler grapefruit and Strongbow cider, plus seasonal local selections from MadTree, Rivertown and Sam Adams.
Incline Public House, 2601 W. Eighth St., Price Hill, inclinepublichouse.com.
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Many area churches held rally days to kick off the new Sunday school year, but one went above and beyond.
Members of the Third Presbyterian Church of Rockford gathered in Brown Park to release balloons into the air to mark the first day of school. The balloon lift-off symbolizes the church's sending of love to the community and world with the message of Jesus Christ attached to each string.

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"Alnylam Grants Bioneer License to Kreutzer-Limmer Patents"But what did Bioneer PAY US?!
Bioneer is a South Korea-based company, and has sales offices around the world. It could become a next Samsung electronics.http://eng.bioneer.com/index.html
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I have created a class that populates a binary tree with morse code. Where traversing to the left signifies a DOT and traversing to the right signifies a DASH. Everything was going great until I am writing an encode method to convert a alpha character into a morse code string. The method should recursively do a preorder traverse of the tree(creating a string of the morse code along the way) until it finds a target character and then returns that string.
However, for some reason my recursion won't terminate on my base case. It just keeps running the entire traverse. I attached my code for the method below. Why does the return statement at in the if statement not trigger and end the method?
Sorry if this is ambiguous, but I didn't want to post 300 lines of code for my entire project when someone smarter than I would notice the problem right off.
Thanks for any help
//wrapper class
//@parameter character is the character to be encoded
//@return return the morse code as a string corresponding to the character
public String encode(char character){
return encode(morseTree, character, "");
//@Parameters tree is the binary tree is the tree to be searched,
//element is the target character trying to be foudn, s is the string being used to build the morse code
//@return returns the morse code that corresponds to the element being checked
public String encode(BinaryTree<Character> tree, char target, String s){
if(tree.getData() == target){ //if the data at the current tree is equal to the target element
//return the string that is holding the morse code pattern for this current traversal
return s;
if(tree.getLeftSubtree() != null){
//Traverse the left side, add a DOT to the end of a string to change the morse code
encode(tree.getLeftSubtree(), target, s + DOT);
if(tree.getRightSubtree() != null){
//Traverse the left side, add a DOT to the end of a string to change the morse code
encode(tree.getRightSubtree(), target, s + DASH);
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Madelyn Mary Dyer (nee Penney)
Passed on: March 18th, 2013
of Conception Bay South, formerly of Bell Island. Passed peacefully away at St. Patrick's Mercy Home on March 18, 2013, aged 92 years. Predeceased by her parents, Molly and Jack Penney, and her husband, Gerald Dyer. Leaving to mourn her son Terry and his wife Carmel, with whom she resided, and their children Daniel (Tara) and Mollie; her daughter Geraldine and her children Gerry, Julie, and Rosalie; sister in-law Evelyn Bown; brother-in-law Howard (Joan) and many relatives, friends, former co-workers and former students from St. Cecilia's and St. Kevin's (Bell Island), Holy Cross Elementary (Georgetown, ON), and Holy Spirit (Manuels). Special thanks to Dr. Gail Garber, Samantha, Sharon and Bonnie at Dove Home Care, and the staff of St. Patrick's Mercy Home for your help during this difficult time. Cremation has taken place. The family will be receiving friends and relatives at the James J. Hickey Memorial Funeral Home, Kelligrews on Wednesday from 7 – 9 p.m. and Thursday from 2 – 4 and 7 – 9 p.m. Funeral Mass will take place on Friday, March 22, 2013 at 9:30 a.m. from St. Edward's Church, Kelligrews. Interment to follow at a later date. As an expression of sympathy, donations in her memory may be made to the SPCA, P.O. Box 29053, St. John's, NL. A1A 5B5. To sign the guest registry, or to send a message of condolence, please visit www.hickeysfuneralhome.ca


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The Buzz
What took them so long?
It's said you'll find no atheists in foxholes, but American Civil Liberties Union officials are working on that. The Virginia Military Institute (VMI), as part of its training of future foxhole-dwellers, holds a pre-dinner prayer six nights a week that makes no reference to Jesus Christ, but does quote from the Bible: One night's prayer offers thanks "that we are fearfully and wonderfully made." Last week the ACLU went after the 162-year-old tradition, suing on behalf of two cadets who say VMI violates their constitutional rights by prescribing the prayers. One of the ACLU's plaintiffs, Neil Mellon, says pre-meal prayer "promotes religion over non-religion and fosters an environment in which non-participants can feel like or be treated as outsiders." Superintendent Maj. Gen. Josiah Bunting III countered, "The supper prayers said at VMI are much like prayers and statements found in Congress, in our courtrooms, on our nation's currency, in numerous patriotic songs, and in other aspects of our national life. VMI cadets are not compelled to participate in this prayer, nor stand at attention ... [T]o offer thanks at the close of a busy day, particularly at a military college, is a practice that we believe is constitutional and should continue at the Virginia Military Institute." Mark Earley, who stepped down from office to run for governor of Virginia, made his last official act as attorney general a defense of the state-run school. He filed the state's response to the lawsuit in federal court: "[The] ACLU contends that these prayers-so clearly compatible with the Constitution's establishment clause in the eyes of the Founders-must now be banned as unconstitutional. The ACLU is mistaken. Not every expression of religious sentiment in a public setting involves an establishment of religion." Just two days prior, Mr. Earley won the Republican nomination to defend his party's claim to the governor's mansion. A Christian conservative who's made inroads with union voters and minorities, he begins the general election as the underdog. With relatively little cash on hand, Mr. Earley faces multimillionaire Democrat Mark Warner, who has $3 million to spend. Each campaign is expected to raise $10 million for dueling television commercials in the fall. AFTER SUICIDE BOMB, ARAFAT'S LAST CHANCE?
'Defend your people'
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon had barely had time to grandstand about his unilateral ceasefire declaration before it ended in war. A suicide bomber mingling with a crowd on a Tel Aviv beach blew himself up, killing 17 Israeli teenagers. It was the bloodiest incident yet in months of fighting between Israelis and Palestinians. In addition to the dead, the attack wounded dozens, many seriously, in a popular spot on a festive evening before Jewish Sabbath began. The Palestinian terrorist group Hamas said it was responsible. Israel responded with gun battles aimed at strongholds of the Palestinian Authority, which it says has condoned and incited the terrorist behavior. Israel's housing minister and former Soviet dissident, Natan Sharansky, said: "I think that for many years we have made great efforts to turn Arafat into a partner. I think now we are at the end of the road; it is the last chance for Arafat to prove that he can still be a partner. I don't have a lot of hope. At some point we have to be willing to say we did not succeed, he is not willing to be our partner. Then you have to know how to fight and defend your people." PUSH COMES TO SHOVE: THE WHITE HOUSE DETAILS VANDALISM OF CLINTON STAFFERS
Fighting words
To draw the Bush White House into a fight with Capitol Hill Democrats requires provocation bordering on the extreme. Rep. Anthony Weiner, an in-your-face Democrat from Brooklyn, succeeded last week where others had failed. He held an impromptu press conference outside the White House armed with a letter from ex-Clinton aides demanding an apology for "false allegations" of vandalism by outgoing administration staffers. At first, spokesman Ari Fleischer mildly replied: "No apology is merited. They are well-advised to leave it alone." Later, Mr. Fleischer responded to the Weiner challenge with a list that detailed graffiti in six offices, 10 sliced phone lines, profane voice mails on 15 other phone lines, and 100 inoperable computer keyboards. Aides also said they had some photographs of the damage. Jeff Nelligan, a spokesman for the General Accounting Office, an investigative arm of Congress, said the probe had been held up by Bush administration reluctance to provide evidence. "We went over there in a good faith effort and asked for the written documents," Mr. Nelligan said. "And the GSA [General Services Administration], at the same time, did the same. And the White House apparently told us there was nothing." Rep. Bob Barr, who demanded the original GAO probe, said he'd meet with the GAO to explore what new options to pursue after the White House "fortunately" released their list of damages. "This vandalism by outgoing Clinton administration officials is unacceptable to me, and unacceptable to most law-abiding Americans," Mr. Barr told the GAO in a letter. "The American taxpayers deserve to know what taxpayer property was damaged or unaccounted for during the transition process." -Tim Graham, at the White House RELIGION REPORTER TO SIGN OFF: NETWORK LETS WEHMEYER GO
Know your ABCs
The only TV news network with a regular religion correspondent is letting her go. ABC announced that, in a cost-cutting move, Dallas-based Peggy Wehmeyer would not receive a new contract after her current one expires in October. CBS, CNN, NBC, and Fox have no religion reporters, and studies by the Media Research Center have found less than 1 percent of network news air time devoted to coverage of overtly religious activities. In an era of bleak TV news coverage of religion, with reports often left to general-assignment reporters whose lack of knowledge about the subject is exceeded only by their prejudice, Ms. Wehmeyer has provided intelligent and accurate reports. But recently she has been rarely used, appearing about once every two months on ABC's "World News Tonight." Her last prominent report was in January, when she explained the Pentecostal beliefs of attorney general nominee John Ashcroft. Despite the move, ABC congratulated itself for being "a pioneer in covering religion" and announced it would join forces with the website Beliefnet.com, operated by Steven Waldman, a former Newsweek reporter and Clinton White House aide. Last year, Peter Jennings and Beliefnet jointly promoted the ABC special "The Search for Jesus," which relied heavily on academics who deny the divinity of Christ. Mr. Jennings has announced he's working on a new special on the life of the Apostle Paul. L.A. MAYOR'S RACE: LOBBYIST FOR CLINTON COMMUTATION FALLS
Voters won't pardon him
Bill Clinton is forgotten but not gone, as former Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee said the day he left office. In Los Angeles, he's not forgotten. Democrat Antonio Villaraigosa lost the mayor's race last week to fellow Democrat James Hahn, whose ads hammered Mr. Villaraigosa for lobbying (successfully) for a presidential pardon for a cocaine dealer. Mr. Clinton, in the last hours of his presidency, commuted the sentence of Carlos Vignali. Villaraigosa supporters criticized the Hahn ad as racist, but their candidate first tried to deny writing the letter pressing for the commutation, then tried to play down the issue instead of fighting back. Internet pundit Mickey Kaus blamed the loss on Mr. Clinton: "Do you doubt that if Clinton hadn't commuted Vignali's sentence, Villaraigosa would today be mayor-elect of L.A.? In this sense, Villaraigosa isn't the victim of racism. He's the latest (last?) victim of Bill Clinton." ANGRY ONLINE SEX-CLUB MEMBERS PRESS RETAILERS TO CUT OFF DONATIONS TO CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATIONS
The Chicago way
If he pulls out a knife, you pull out a gun," growled Sean Connery in The Untouchables. "If he sends one of yours to the hospital, you send one of his to the morgue-that's the Chicago way." Online porn enthusiasts and gay activist groups didn't like it when the American Family Association (AFA) convinced Yahoo.com to remove several pornographic websites from its servers. So they went after KingdomBuy.com, an online Christian shopping mall that generates donations for over 10,000 nonprofits, including AFA. They persuaded 11 big retailers, including Nordstrom and JC Penney, to pull away from the Christian dot-com. Hey, it's the Chicago way. The website has agreements with more than 200 retailers that donate 5 percent of profits earned, when e-consumers buy products via the site, to Christian organizations designated by the shoppers. Donation recipients include churches, international charities like World Vision, and pro-family groups like AFA. It was the beneficence to AFA that prompted the Yahoo! sex clubs to launch a two-week e-mail campaign against KingdomBuy retailers (AFA receives less than 1 percent of the donations). On May 13, an 11,000-member sex club called "Don't close adult clubs" posted a sample e-mail threatening retailers that consumers would no longer purchase products from "a company that chooses to associate itself with an organization so adamant in their desire to strip people of their freedom of speech." Although all 11 retailers severed their relationship within two weeks of the e-mail campaign, none admitted that the campaign affected its decision. "We canceled the relationship after a routine performance review," said JC Penney spokesperson Jeanine Connolly. Nordstrom cited a company policy against forming affiliations with religious or advocacy organizations. Asked why the company's logo is still displayed on websites that support Jewish, Buddhist, and gay advocacy groups, spokesperson ShaSha Richardson said Nordstrom was also discontinuing those relationships: "We want to ensure we are not offending any group." Two companies-Avon and FTD-were reconsidering their decision to withdraw. LEFT BEHIND AUTHOR SHOWERS BIG GIFT ON LIBERTY
Going swimmingly
It's no secret the runaway success of the Left Behind novel series has made its co-authors, Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins, multimillionaires. Jerry Falwell, founder and head of Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., couldn't be more pleased. Rev. LaHaye, 75, and his wife, Beverly, founder of Concerned Women for America and a Liberty trustee for 10 years, were on campus last month. Mr. LaHaye was baccalaureate speaker. Liberty announced the LaHayes had given $4.5 million as a matching gift to build a $9 million student center, complete with an Olympic-sized swimming pool. U.S. CHARITABLE GIVING REACHES A NEW MILESTONE
Billions and billions
Charitable contributions in the United States rose to $203 billion last year, double that of 1990, when Americans first surpassed the $100 billion mark. The figures are reported in Giving USA, published by the American Association of Fundraising Counsel. But the report notes that the rate of increase last year was the smallest in five years. Sources of the money: individuals, $152.1 billion; foundations, $24.5 billion; bequests, $16 billion; corporations, $10.9 billion. Where it went: religion, $74.3 billion; education (including libraries), $28.2 billion; health, $18.9 billion; arts and culture, $11.5 billion; international, $2.7 billion. AFTER THE APPLAUSE, JUDICIAL WATCHERS EXPECT THE JEFFORDS LEGACY WILL BE ONE OF BITTER BATTLES WAGED OVER PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEES
Defection, not election
Flower bouquets flooded the Senate office of Vermont's Jim Jeffords as his desk was unscrewed from the Republican side and attached on the Democratic side. On his last day before abandoning the GOP to become an independent voting with the Democrats, Jeffords had lunch with his newly made majority. Democrats cheered heartily and gave him a standing ovation for his historic first: changing the majority in the Senate with a defection instead of an election. "I was a little bit numbed," claimed Jeffords, who stayed away from the Senate chamber as the power shifted. At the first committee meeting led by the Democrats, Sen. Joe Biden joked, "We understand it's better to be lucky than to be good." Conservatives worry that judicial nominations will slow to a trickle. Thomas Jipping of the Free Congress Foundation noted that since President Bush has taken office, senators have cast 42 votes against Attorney General John Ashcroft, 43 against Undersecretary of State John Bolton, and 47 against Solicitor General Ted Olson; those votes "signal an unprecedented and concerted attack on presidential nominees." He noted the Senate has taken 144 roll call votes on nominees to all positions in the last dozen years and these three rank in the top five receiving the most "no" votes. Republicans tried to push Democrats into assurances that judicial nominations would make their way to the Senate floor, but Sen. Daschle wouldn't make any promises. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), the new judiciary committee chairman, said, "We already have a mechanism to get nominees out of committee, and it's called a majority vote." FROM WELLNESS TO WORK: GOVERNMENT CLOSES LAUGHABLE "ALTERNATIVE THERAPY" BOONDOGGLE
What's that aroma?
The nation's "wellness trainers" and aromatherapists will have to buckle down and find work in the private sector. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has eliminated the $860,000 Creative Wellness HELP program, which sought to reduce stress and drug addiction among public housing tenants through "alternative therapies." Just how alternative? The program's "holistic" approach included wellness trainers who probe people's glands to diagnose personality problems. Meditation, aromatherapy, and soothing color schemes were among the program's treatments. "Clearly this program is far afield from HUD's mission," HUD spokeswoman Nancy Segerdahl told The Washington Post. "I think it speaks for itself." HUD began the program a year ago, under then-Secretary Andrew Cuomo. The Post reported that Gloria Cousar, the career bureaucrat who originally approved the program, has been ordained by the Las Vegas-based International Metaphysical Ministry. HUD has reassigned her to a job that doesn't have grant-approving authority. "There's plenty more where that came from," said Tom Schatz of Citizens Against Government Waste. He cited several other "ridiculous" examples of wasteful spending, including $100 million to the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine to study how soy and sour cherries reduce cancer pain, and how children with asthma can obtain relief from "guided imagery," a New Age relaxation technique. GOVERNMENT PULLS THE PLUG ON A BAD INVESTMENT
Something ventured, but nothing returned
Whatever his other virtues, Uncle Sam is just not a good venture capitalist. The latest proof: the government-run Alternative Agricultural Research and Commercialization Corp. (AARCC), which last month lost its federal funding due to a lack of success. The idea behind AARCC was to have the government fund start-up firms that would produce plant-based products from agricultural waste, a concept the free market had somehow neglected. When the companies became successful, the government would reap a return on its investment. As it turns out, private investors had good reasons to shy away from the idea: To wit, it isn't profitable. AARCC has only $1.2 million in returns to show for the $40.3 million it has doled out since its inception in 1993. Companies have turned sugar cane waste into furniture and sunflower seeds into motor oil, but few have turned taxpayer investments into profits. Federal auditors found just 18 of the 62 AARCC-supported companies are producing returns or are expected to do so soon-most of them small. Investigators also found corruption in the program. Nine of the 11 companies interviewed had misused AARCC money. Several lied about their operations. "AARCC was aware of many of these problems, or should have been," USDA's inspector general concluded. AARCC now joins synthetic fuels, the supersonic transport, and other taxpayer-funded boondoggles on the ashheap of history. POLITICS OF TAX CUTTING: BUSH COULD DO FOR THE REPUBLICAN PARTY WHAT FDR DID FOR THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
How to transform American politics
"The beginning, not the end," House Majority Leader Dick Armey (R-Texas) said about the tax cut bill President George W. Bush signed last Thursday. But the beginning of what? Republicans last week, instead of pointing out press bias, could relish lines like this one at the start of an Associated Press story: "Now and for years to come, every American who pays income taxes will benefit from the $1.35 trillion tax cut bill that reflects the major goals President Bush outlined during his campaign for the White House." That identification (Bush = money in your pocket) is the GOP's best hope to begin a political upheaval as long-lasting as that of the 1930s. Back in 1933, Franklin Roosevelt transformed American politics. The need for action was real: One-fourth of American workers were jobless. FDR could have created programs with incentives for businesses to hire more people and religious groups to expand their anti-poverty work. Instead, his brilliant political strategy was to have Democratic political workers pass out jobs and take credit for new schools, hospitals, and roads. Tax and tax, spend and spend, elect and elect became the Democratic theme (WORLD, Oct. 28, 2000). For example, Roosevelt gave Chicago Mayor Edward J. Kelly control of 200,000 federally funded jobs. Between 1933 and 1940 federal funds enabled Kelly to build an airport and many other projects, with the city paying only one penny for every dollar of job costs. Kelly gained reelection time after time and delivered Illinois to Roosevelt in presidential elections. FDR followed the same practice in other cities. Democrats became America's dominant team, politically. But the ultra-closeness of last year's presidential election and the current Senate intrigues show that control of American politics is now up for grabs. That's why the GOP has so much to gain if millions of voters see it as "the party that puts money in your pocket." Politically, that's why Republicans should keep pushing tax cuts and why, in fighting poverty, they should promote tax credits rather than government spending. It's harder to gain votes by cutting taxes than by passing out jobs: More people are helped, but the loyalty created isn't as great. That's why the GOP needs a clear message based on the preamble to the Constitution: "Provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare." Republicans should say to voters: "We'll spend money when we are obligated to provide, we'll create good conditions for voluntary effort when our job is to promote, and the result will be trillions in savings-and more money in your pocket." If Republicans get into a bidding war with Democrats to see who can curry favor by expanding federal programs, they will be playing into the Democrats' strength. But if they stick to principle, they can break the current logjam and dominate American politics for a generation or more. -Marvin Olasky FRIENDLY CRITICS: BUSH SLAMMED FOR ADOPTING A "GAY REPUBLICAN AGENDA"
GOP: Gay old party?
Early this year, two of the Family Research Council's best-known experts on homosexual activism left FRC to form a new Culture and Family Institute at Concerned Women for America. Robert H. Knight and Peter LaBarbera made waves quickly by charging in a report that President Bush "has not only failed to take any steps to overturn [Clinton administration] policies but actually is supporting a 'gay Republican' agenda." To make their case, Mr. Knight and Mr. LaBarbera noted that in the first 100 days, the Bush administration:
- Appointed gay GOP activist Scott Evertz to lead the White House AIDS office;
- Appointed "gays-in-the-military" crusader Stephen Herbits to review appointments at the Pentagon (he's since left);
- Promulgated regulations to combat "anti-gay harassment in a military that is required by law to keep homosexuals out of the armed forces";
- Failed to overturn any Clinton executive order on homosexuality, despite overturning other orders on abortion and the environment.
Mr. Knight, whom CBS's Bryant Gumbel last year called an "[expletive] idiot" after an interview on gays and the Boy Scouts, is also not popular with another big-media name. CNN's Judy Woodruff suggested that writing the report was an offensive act in itself. She asked Log Cabin Republican leader Rich Tafel: "What about the idea that they have issued this report in the first place? Are you comfortable with that idea? ... That they have taken the time and the trouble to put this report together, you don't have any problem with the fact that they have done it?" UNDER PRESSURE, THEATERS ARE TAKING "R" RESTRICTIONS SERIOUSLY; WILL HOLLYWOOD FOLLOW SUIT AND TONE DOWN FILMS FOR TEENAGERS?
Return to sender
America's movie theaters have a problem: They have started to enforce the under-17 rule on R-rated movies-so attendance is falling. Apparently a high percentage of moviegoers have been underage kids minus "accompanying parent or adult guardian." Now that more ushers are keeping out the kids, R-rated movies catering to teen audiences aren't so well-attended anymore. The show-business research firm MarketCast reported that compliance means new R-rated movies can lose as much as 40 percent of potential opening-weekend earnings. Theater owners say politicians and parents-moved by tragic stories of school shootings-have pressured them to crack down on underage moviegoers. So teenagers who wanted to see movies essentially targeted to them, such as The Mexican, Tomcats, and Freddy Got Fingered, often couldn't get in, which resulted in disappointing box-office receipts. On the other hand, MarketCast found that R-rated movies with little teen appeal were hardly affected. What does this mean? MarketCast hints that the impossible could happen: Hollywood may start toning down explicit content. "What this study tells parents is that the rating system is being enforced," said Joseph Helfgot, the firm's president. The market researchers-who supply studios with weekly surveys to gauge interest in upcoming releases-suggested that Hollywood should understand, in the words of Mr. Helfgot, "that maybe taking out the R-rated material will improve the performance of their movies." The question is, can (or will?) the movie industry adjust quickly enough to save revenue-starving theaters? Chain after chain is either bankrupt or on the brink due to a glut of open screens and losses. And movie theaters may simply go back to blowing off the under-17 rule. Vincent Bruzzese, chief tracking analyst at MarketCast, said as much in a company statement: "Theatre owners may become less vigilant and teens less obedient to the restriction. If this occurs, the effects measured in this study may begin to fade as well." A NEW POLITICAL MOVEMENT?
Singles, plural
Singles have little clout in public policymaking, and that's evident in the way both liberals and conservatives seek to identify their policies as "pro-family." Could that eventually change? The singles-rights movement is going plural, at least where politics is concerned. The American Association of Single People (AASP), which claims to represent the interests of America's 82 million unmarried adults, roamed the halls of Congress last month in a vain attempt to bust up the consensus in favor of a pro-family tax cut, which passed in bipartisan fashion (WORLD, June 9). "What's so wrong with the word single?" a frustrated Thomas Coleman of the AASP said, claiming the tax code amounts to "marital status discrimination." Recent census data showing more people living alone or in unmarried couples may fuel the cause. The Alternatives to Marriage Project has a website touting etiquette "tips": Do not ask couples when they plan to get married, celebrate "anniversaries" for unmarried pairs, and encourage descriptives like "partner" or "significant other." CYBER CLASSICS: FIVE-FOOT SHELF NOW ONLINE
The canon loosed
The five-foot shelf of books now takes up no physical space at all. The Harvard Classics are now posted on the Internet, making one of the most famous Great Books collections available free. Billed as the "most comprehensive and well-researched anthology of all time," it ranges from Plato to Ben Franklin, with study guides. The Harvard Classics, posted by the literature site Bartleby.com, is one of the standard collections of works considered to be valuable parts of the Western canon. Former Harvard president Charles W. Eliot compiled the list of classics in the 1910s, long before leftist ideology captured the academy. He said they were "all the books needed for a real education." Critics said that such a sampling of human history's greatest hits was simplistic, but the Harvard Classics helped pave the way for Western Civ and Great Books programs that would follow. Eliot unwittingly helped create the idea of a "Western Canon" that would be assailed (and defended) on campuses all over. This Ivy League administrator also became one of the fathers of the publishing movement that sold discounted classics to middle-class households. For most of the 20th century, an entire industry of book clubs, encyclopedia salesmen, and book dealers sold Middle America on the idea of better reading for better living. The paperback Shakespeare and cheap hardcovers of Dickens and Brontë sold at discount stores descended from this movement. On the Internet, the Harvard Classics survives as a reference collection and a testimony to the time before standards went out the window.


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Hi, how long does it take to completely heal after a full tummy tuck? How long does it take for the incisions to completely heal?
How Long Does It Generally Take to Completely Heal After a Full Tummy Tuck?
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Healing after a tummy tuck
Hi there,
Thanks for your question.
There are different stages to healing and it is important to distinguish between healing and final result.
Your wounds themselves should be healed by 2 weeks, although even as early as72 hours the incisions themselves should be sealed. By 6 weeks the wounds will have reached their full strength, however it will take the scars at least 12 months and often longer to reach full maturity. That is they will continue to improve and fade for 1 or 2 years!!!
Regarding the rest of the recovery. Most of the swelling should be gone by 2-3 weeks, however depending how much liposuction and other factors, you could still notice improvments for up to a year.
In terms of returning to work and vigourous activity, I usually advise 6 weeks, because by that stage the wounds have reached their full strenght and most of the swelling will have settled and the repair of your muscles should be strong.
Hope that helps,
Kind regards
Richard Bloom
Plastic Surgeon, Melbourne Australia
Board Chairman Plastic Surgery Training
Recovery after an abdominoplasty
Healing comes in stages. The incisions themselves will be healed in 10 to 14 days. You should be able to get back to activities of daily living between the 2nd and 3rd week. Vigorous activities can be resumed in 6-8 weeks.
Healing time after a fuu tummy tuck
The initial healing time for skin incision is approximately 10 days. However because of muscle tightening procedures performed while doing a full tummy tuck, a 6 -8 weeks time is necessray before returning back to do unlimited physical activities. Therefore you can plan on returning to light work and doing routine activities in one week.
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Tummy tuck healing
Generally, I advise patients to take at least 2 weeks off from work. The incisions heal within 4-6 weeks and then final resolution of the scar will take up to one year.
Healing from tummy tuck
In general no heavy lifting for 6 weeks or so. Most people return to work in 2-4 weeks. The scar will mature over 12-15 months and should fade to white when healed.
Complete healing of a tummy tuck
Thank you for the question. Generally the overall healing takes about 4-6 weeks.
The soreness and swelling that occurs in the immediate period after surgery takes 1-2 weeks.
However the scar continues to heal up to a year. But results are seen immediately and they improve over time.
All the best,
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Tummy Tuck Healing
It takes at least 5-6 weeks to heal from a tummy tuck. Your scar can take 6-12 months to mature and fade. In terms of your recovery, most of my patients are able to drive 7-10 days after their tummy tuck. In general, you really should plan no heavy lifting or strenuous activity for 5-6 weeks. Walking straight up should be fine also approximately 7-10 days after surgery. Please talk to your PS about the anticipated recovery. And plan ahead. Best wishes.
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Houston, TX
Web reference: http://www.basuplasticsurgery.com
How Long Does It Generally Take to Completely Heal After a Full Tummy Tuck?
Most of the time the incision is healed by 4 to 6 weeks. The scar will improve in quality over a year. Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA
Web reference: http://www.hughesplasticsurgery.com/tummy-tuck-photo-galleries.php
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|Release Date: May 02, 2008
|Running Time: 102 mins.
|MPAA Rating: None
|Box Office: $8,440.00
|Genre: Drama, Romance
Andy Lau
Maggie Cheung
Wong Kar Wai
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Summary:Already stretched to breaking in a loyalty tug of war between Triad bosses and his loose cannon partner, Wah, a rising star in the HK underworld, finds himself saddled with beautiful, ailing country cousin Ngor. As an escalating test of wills with a stubborn debtor explodes into bloodshed and a mob turncoat instigates a ruthless police crackdown, Wah's growing fascination with Ngor becomes his last chance for escape from a violent past and a dubious future.


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Faculty Advisory Committee on Budgets
The Faculty Advisory Committee on the Budget (FACB) is composed of 15 members (including two appointees from the Faculty Council). The president appoints the chair for this committee for a three-year term. In addition to the provost, several academic and budget officers meet regularly with this committee.
The FACB has met seven times during the academic year and expects to meet in May regarding the state appropriations. In addition, the chair of the FACB serves as the faculty representative to the Tuition Policy Advisory Committee (TPAC), which met weekly during the first half of the spring semester in preparation for its work in the fall of 2007.
The first meeting of committee was organizational. Rowena Fong was elected as vice chair of the FACB. At the second meeting, September 26, 2006, the FACB had its orientation to the UT Budget – 'Budget 101' – presented by interim Provost Steve Monti and Mary Knight. Primary attention was focused on the academic core budget ($974 million). Several substantive issues have been addressed by the FACB during their meetings and are summarized below.
The FACB reviewed the balances, revenues and expenditures of the trademark activity account for the years FY 2001-02 through FY 2005-06. The trademark belongs to the University and interest and sales of trademark items are generated by all components of the University. Presently, all trademark funds are returned to athletics. In November, the FACB unanimously passed a resolution that was subsequently forwarded to President Powers recommending that the President continue inquiries and discussions that result in policies for allocation of the trademark revenues that more clearly reflect the budget priorities of the University as a whole.
The FACB had lengthy discussions at several meetings regarding TA/AI salaries across schools and colleges. Differential pay rates exist across colleges and may be driven in part by market forces. The chief concern is that some school and college rates are so low that they do not provide a livable wage for the graduate students. This situation developed over time in part because of policies and priorities within different colleges – that is decisions were made by the deans and faculty of some schools/colleges to spend funds on areas other than TA/AI salaries. A second concern is that low TA/AI rates (compared to other universities) make it difficult to recruit the best graduate students. The FACB discussion with Provost Leslie and others concluded that:
1) This issue deserves serious attention from the provost. 2) This is a priority issue – but it is unlikely that it can be solved in a single year. It will probably require a combination of central and school/college funds. The deans play a critical role in addressing these disparities. 3) Attempts to address the problem should focus initially on schools/colleges that are below the standard, and policies may need to be developed to avoid the situation arising again. 4) The Tuition Policy Advisory Committee could encourage schools/colleges to include funds for improvement of these salaries in their requests for increases in graduate tuition. 5) The upcoming Capital Campaign may provide additional support for graduate students.
The FACB also reviewed the current policies regarding return of interest on gift accounts and proposed changes. FACB member Larry Abraham provided a brief report on the work of the Faculty Council subcommittee that examined salary compression at UT Austin. The committee expects that they may address both of these issues in the next year. The committee also met with Marvin Hackert, associate dean of the Graduate School, for an update on the use of funds in the Faculty Travel Grant Program.
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Twisted Premiere Recap: [SPOILER] Is Dead! Did Danny Kill Again?
"A" isn't the only one who's getting twisted on Tuesday nights. Following the Season 4 premiere of Pretty Little Liars, ABC Family debuted their new series series Twisted, starring Avan Jogia (Victorious) — and it didn't disappoint.
From creator Adam Milch, Twisted follows 16-year-old Danny Desai (Avan) as he re-adjusts to life back in high school after spending five years in juvie. When Danny was 11, he murdered his aunt — a local author — with a red jump rope. However, it becomes apparent in the first episode that Danny had his reasons for committing the heinous act... or for at least taking the fall for it.
Whoa. A murder mystery starring ridiculously attractive high school students? Yeah, we told you Twisted was the perfect companion to Pretty Little Liars.
Twisted begins at the scene of the crime five years prior. Danny's two childhood best friends, Jo (Madelaine Hasson) and Lacey (Kylie Bunbury) are playing in the backyard when young Danny approaches them, red jump rope in hand, and tells them he "had to do it." The "it" is referring to murdering his aunt, their babysitter. (Note: If this were anything like a scenario from Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead, we'd have an entirely different show on our hands.)
Five years later and Danny, now a sarcastic teen branded a "Socio" by the media, is out of juvie and headed back to high school. What a drag. Meanwhile, it appears that the events of that day and the subsequent aftermath (i.e. years of therapy) have changed Jo and Lacey. Lacey is the popular Queen Bee — with not one, but two Monas and a hot boyfriend — while Jo is a social outcast with only one cute, but nerdy friend (Rico) to keep her company.
However, these former BFFs do have one thing to bring them back together: their shared anxiety over seeing Danny. Of course, Danny doesn't seem to have any trouble at all approaching his former BFFs in the hallway, and we have to give him credit for the clever introduction: "Boo."
Before things getting really awkward, Danny gets pulled away to the principal's office, where his mother, and recent widow, Karen (Denise Richards) is waiting. It seems the principal just wants to remind Danny and Karen that his transition back into normal high school life isn't going to be easy — especially when the entire student population fears you.
Danny isn't giving up on trying to rekindle his friendship with Jo, but his persistence is driving her crazy. Jo isn't so excited to see her former BFF-turned-socio standing next to her locker. He wants to chat; she wants to remind him how he gave her PTSD. He wants to remind her how he sent her letters from juvie (aw, sweet?). "They burn quickly," Jo replies. It looks like getting on her good side again is going to be harder than Danny thought. Thank goodness for Psychology class with Mrs. Fisk (Kathy Najimy)! Conveniently, their first lesson is about... sociopaths. "Sociopaths may lack human emotion, but they're damn clever at mimicking them." This is what's called foreshadowing, right?
But all of that talk in Psych class got Jo thinking about Danny and what happened the day her best friend turned into a murderer. Danny says he has a reason, but he "can't tell that to anyone, ever."
As for Lacey, well, she's not half as interested in getting to know Danny as her best friend Regina is. Some girls just get really turned on by bad boys who can rock ponytails. When Lacey and Sarita call her out on being all talk and no action, Regina does the unthinkable: she invites the socio to her house party! Talk about a party foul. Danny accepts the invitation, but he seems way more interested in Regina's necklace than her attempts to flirt.
Danny invites Jo to Regina's party. (Sorry Jo, but it looks like on this high school social ladder, even socios are above outcasts.) He thinks it might "take some of the edge off." Little did he know that drunk Jo is quite the handful. When Jo gets herself into a tricky situation with a jock (or, "rapist jock douche," as Jo later says), Danny comes to her rescue. It turns out the easiest way to avoid throwing punches is whispering death threats into your opponent's ear! Well, it looks like Danny's social standing as the school's socio is good for something.
Danny and Lacey bring drunk Jo back to her house, where Danny is met with awkward silence and death stares from Jo's dad. You can be the town's socio, but you cannot get the town sheriff's daughter drunk.
With drunk Jo safely at home, this gives Danny and Lacey a chance to bond... over Doritos? That's what true friendship is made of, y'all! Danny tells Lacey that he regrets not growing up with her and Jo and that he misses their friendship. "I think you miss it, too," he says. "I thought the past was in the past," she replies.
When Lacey falls asleep, Danny receives a few suggestive texts from Regina, who's not giving up on getting him in bed anytime soon. But when he rejects her sexual advances (for the 500th time), he gets an ominous message: "Come over. We have to talk. I know why you killed your aunt." Oh snap. The next morning, Regina winds up DEAD. Oh double snap.
Obviously, the student body blames Danny, who gets called into questioning during a school assembly. Awkward. But Jo wants to remind her peers that they're just blaming the obvious person. "Just give him a chance! Don't ostracize him any more," she says. Wow. Jo really knows how to make friends.
Meanwhile, Jo's dad, Sheriff Masterson, asks Danny if he had ever seen the necklace Regina was wearing. It was the only thing missing from the scene of the crime. Danny tells him he's never seen the necklace before. However, in the closing scene of the episode, we learn that not only did the necklace belong to his aunt, but he also HAS THE NECKLACE.
Wait, does this mean he killed Regina? Or does he know who did? Somehow, Danny Desai is connected to Regina's murder, but can he find a way to clear his name while keeping the secret of his aunt's death under wraps?
Notable Quotables:
— "Whatever. He doesn't scare me. I spent a summer in theater camp. Those girls will mess you up."
— "Her hair makes me sad."
— "I guess I should get into this whole Twitter thing." / "You really should. It's a delightful waste of time."
— "Nothing really counts before you're 13 or 14."
— "Really? I feel like I'm in an episode of Glee and everyone is about to break into song." / "They let you watch Glee in prison?" / "Yeah, it's part of our punishment."
— "Oh my god, that was intense. I feel like I just slept through a Hitchcock movie."
— "Do you think it was easy being the best friends of the child murderer? Yeah, it wasn't. Forget the fact that you turned our childhoods into Children of the Corn."
— "Jo, look at you! You're so big! Not in a fat way, in a grown-up way."
— "I even offered to bang her if she wanted to get banged. If only she would have listened."
— 'The wasn't my agreeing face. That was my 'What the hell is she thinking' face."
What did you think of the premiere of Twisted? Will you add it to your Tuesday night must-watch list? Sound off in the comments!


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A Dirty Job
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Charlie Asher is a pretty normal guy with a normal life, married to a bright and pretty woman who actually loves him for his normalcy. They're even about to have their first child. Yes, Charlie's doing okay--until people start dropping dead around him, and everywhere he goes a dark presence whispers to him from under the streets. Charlie Asher, it seems, has been recruited for a new position: as Death. It's a dirty job, but somebody's gotta do it.
Divine Misfortune
by A. Lee Martinez
by A. Lee Martinez
Teri and Phil had never needed their own personal god. But when Phil is passed up for a promotion - again - it's time to take matters into their own hands. And look online.Choosing a god isn't as simple as you would think. There are too many choices; and they often have very hefty prices for their eternal devotion: blood, money, sacrifices, and vows of chastity. But then they find Luka, raccoon god of prosperity. All he wants is a small cut of their good fortune.Oh - and to crash on their couch for a few days.
Going Postal: A Novel of Discworld
by Terry Pratchett
by Terry Pratchett
Set in the wonderfully crazed city of Ankh-Morpork, "Going Postal" hilariously reflects the plight of post offices the world over as they struggle to compete in an era when e-mail has stolen much of the glamour from the postal trade.
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
by Neil Gaiman
by Neil Gaiman
There is a distinct hint of Armageddon in the air. The armies of Good and Evil are amassing, the Four Bikers of the Apocalypse are revving up their mighty hogs and hitting the road, and the world's last two remaining witch-finders are getting ready to fight the good fight. Everything appears to be going according to Divine Plan. Except that a somewhat fussy angel and a fast-living demon -- each of whom has lived among Earth's mortals for many millennia and has grown rather fond of the lifestyle -- are not particularly looking forward to the coming Rapture.
Magic Kingdom for Sale--Sold!
by Terry Brooks
by Terry Brooks
After Ben Holiday purchased Landover, he discovered the magic kingdom had some problems. The Barons refused to recognize a king and the peasants were without hope. To make matters worse, Ben learned that he had to duel to the death with the Iron Mask, the terrible lord of the demons--a duel which no human could hope to win....
The Eyre Affair
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by Jasper Fforde
In an alternate 1985 England, literature is a mass obsession, time travel is commonplace, and literary characters can be killed. When Jane Eyre is kidnapped, literary detective Thursday Next vows to rescue her. But Thursday may find herself trapped forever inside the pages of the classic novel from which Jane has been abducted.
The Gates
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by John Connolly
Young Samuel Johnson and his dachshund, Boswell, are trying to show initiative by trick-or-treating a full three days before Halloween, which is how they come to witness strange goings-on at 666 Crowley Road. The Abernathys don't mean any harm by their flirtation with the underworld, but when they unknowingly call forth Satan himself, they create a gap in the universe, a gap through which a pair of enormous gates is visible. The gates to Hell. And there are some pretty terrifying beings just itching to get out.... Can one small boy defeat evil? Can he harness the power of science, faith, and love to save the world as we know it?
The Good Fairies of New York
by Martin Millar
by Martin Millar
Only a few humans can see the 18-inch-tall fairies who fly around Manhattan: Magenta, a homeless woman who believes she's the ancient Greek general Xenophon; Dinnie, an overweight slacker; and Kerry, a poor artist/musician who hopes her Ancient Celtic Flower Alphabet will win a local arts prize. Fairies Heather MacKintosh and Morag MacPherson scheme to put Dinnie and Kerry together and rescue fairy artifacts.
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The Pasco County budget "has doubled in the past three years."
More like following orders from Tallahassee
Ron Oakley's "conservative leadership protected local taxpayers over government bureaucrats" as the Water Management District's budget decreased by "58 percent in the four years he served on the board."
The policy treats gay people differently than other groups
A 2005 gay pride vote "had nothing to do with discrimination."
It's rare, but 'no one' misses the mark
"No one in the private sector gets unlimited accruals of vacation and sick leave."
Oh, you mean THOSE panhandlers?
"There was no panhandling when I left office."
But not all the deaths are linked to "pill mills"
"Seven more people will die each and every day until the Legislature ratifies these (pain clinic) rules that are being approved by the Board of Medicine and the Department of Health."
Jefferson was only talking about King George
Regulations are an "endemic weakness in government -- so old that Thomas Jefferson listed this problem among his charges against the King of England in the Declaration of Independence."
It's not a fancy spiral staircase
"When career politician Daniel Webster became speaker of the House, he wasted $32,000 of our money on a spiral staircase for his office."
They've actually sent more
For the new state budget, "Floridians have sent us $3 billion less of their funding."
Tax hike for cigarettes, increases for driver licenses and car tags
"The Florida Legislature raised taxes and fees by almost $2 billion" in the 2009 session.
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Share your Hatter Pride this Commencement week so that the entire Hatter Nation can celebrate with you. Just remember to use the hashtag #hattergrad. Add the hashtag to your Instagram photos, Twitter comments, Vine videos, Facebook posts, blog comments and other favorite social media activities. Real-time moments shared before, during and after convocation, receptions, and commencement ceremonies May 10 and 11 will brim with the significance of the Stetson community, and will deserve wide audiences.
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Members of the Stetson community who won't be at Commencement ceremonies can still be part of (and perhaps relive) the celebration by watching the live stream scheduled to air on the Athletics website www.gohatters.com. The stream will go live shortly before each of the two (9 a.m. and 2 p.m.) Commencement ceremonies May 11. The StetsonU Facebook page and StetsonU Twitter account will post reminders about the live streams just before the ceremonies begin. If you don't already follow these StetsonU social media sites, you can find them at https://www.facebook.com/stetsonU and https://twitter.com.
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Readers share TSA tales; What's yours?
Do passengers have a right to refuse security checks?
Yes, the intrusion and inconvenience outweigh the security benefits. 62% (13578)
No, aviation security is essential and passengers must get used to the new rules. 13% (2746)
Sort of, security officials should make exceptions for passengers who refuse normal procedures after determining they don't pose a security risk through other means. 25% (5526)
21850 total votes.
The latest from the Union-Tribune/Signon:
- Oceanside man ejected from airport after refusing security check
- TSA to investigate body scan resister
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The unhappy experience of John Tyner at San Diego International Airport on Saturday morning has touched a raw nerve.
Thousands of people have commented on both Tyner's blog and on the SignOnSanDiego.com and San Diego Union-Tribune stories. Many have their own stories to share.
Many ask a troubling question: if not this, then what level of security is appropriate and effective?
For example: from firstname.lastname@example.com -- " I read your article regarding the gentleman who refused the body scan/pat down at the airport citing right to privacy. Maybe next time, a terrorist can plead the same right and board the plane with an explosive. I'd rather have a pat down than have the plane or planes come down. Let's thank this gentleman, shall we?"
Tyner has been called a hero and a moron (Hey, this is the web. Anonymous people don't hold back.)
Here are some experiences shared this week by people who fly the less-than-friendly skies and some who think maybe this is isn't the answer.
I've also heard from those who marvel at what gets on board airplanes – and not just over-sized luggage.
Jesse Dye of Escondido called this morning to say that he's seen four-foot-long skateboards carried on to planes, more than once. And this past weekend, a fishing pole. His take on it? "You don't see the elephant go by, but watch out for the mouse."
What's the strangest thing you've seen carried on board a plane in these hyper-sensitive times? Do you have an airport security experience to share, good or bad? Use the comments space below or send it to me at firstname.lastname@example.com and put "TSA and me" in the subject line. Or, just post your experience to the readers comment section below. We'll do our best to get that story heard. And thanks.
Rudeness in New Orleans
I just came back from New Orleans, LA. where I found the TSA workers very rude, obnoxious and suffering from lack of training.
I had heart surgery and have wires in my chest, screws in my shoulder from surgery and a titanium rod in my hip. I set off the alarms.
I went through the full body scanner and the worker in a rude voice said, "Get over here and go through the regular scanner." I asked why and he said "Get over here now."
I went through the scanner and set off the alarms. He said, "Over here!" He started a pat down and I told him to stop, that I wanted a supervisor present. He said the supervisor was on break. I told him not to touch me and another TSA lady came over and told me to put my shoes on, gather my belongings and I was free to leave.
This was very embarrassing to me. There is a very untrained and unprofessional TSA agent who needs to be fired or properly trained to do his job in New Orleans.
Jim Pilling of El Cajon.
Watching mother, 85, undergo a pat-down
My 85-year-old mother who rides an airport wheelchair through security, is patted down 100 percent of the time by TSA. She is an American of Swedish descent with the last name of Olson.


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Ugg, They're Back
Hong Kong fashionistas: You may have thought you'd seen the last of UGG boots last year — but they're coming to town again, this time bedazzled and fringed by luxury shoemaker Jimmy Choo. Price range: 4,950 to 7,250 Hong Kong dollars (US$640 to US$930), depending on the style.
The Australian sheepskin-and-fleece boots have been around for years, but took off as "fashion" in the early 2000s, when celebrities such as Kate Moss and Madonna began to wear the wooly wonders to the store or even out to lunch.
Deckers Outdoor, the American company that owns UGG, has seen steady sales growth since the beginning of the craze. In 2009, the company posted $813 million in revenue.
The hot — meaning warm — boots have even caught on in subtropical Hong Kong.
Last year, Lane Crawford launched UGG boots in the autumn season and sold out within a month.
"I would say we were somewhat surprised at how intense the reaction was," says Peter Nichols, senior buyer for Lane Crawford's designer shoes department. "Clearly the consumer had been waiting for it."
One look at these boots, though, raises the question of whether the fad will ever die. The thick, ungainly boots can cut off a woman's legs in a most unflattering way — resembling two stuffed animals gnawing at the feet. Meanwhile the inner layer of fleece seems appropriate only for snowstorms, and hardly useful in the winters of Hong Kong, where temperatures rarely fall below 18 degrees Celsius.
Nevertheless, high demand for the boots has spawned counterfeit versions of the shoes in markets across Asia. The official Ugg Australia website even has a "Counterfeit Education" page, reminding customers that authentic boots should have labels that say made in China, not New Zealand or Australia as some would think.
Ugg has managed to stay in the public eye by collaborating with hot artists like Shephard Fairey, and its recent expansion into apparel and its latest partnership with Jimmy Choo continue to refresh the brand.
"I am pretty sure that Ugg boots are here to stay," says Lane Crawford's Mr. Nichols. "Whether you love them or not, they are definitely a part of the footwear conscience."


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Region picked up 4 to 5 inches of snow Saturday
Lackawanna and Luzerne counties received another wallop Saturday, with most weather stations showing 4 to 5 inches of fresh snow.
AccuWeather meteorologist Brian Edwards said one station in Mountaintop and another in the Peckville section of Blakely reported 5½ inches, the greatest accumulations in the area. The totals were on the upper end of what forecasters anticipated, he said.
Temperatures will stay low through the weekend, with a high of 23 degrees today, Mr. Edwards said. Snow flurries are possible this afternoon because of a "little upper-level disturbance" coming through, he said.
Warmer weather is forecasted to arrive later in the week. Temperatures could rise to above freezing by Tuesday and into the 40s Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
National Weather Service river level forecasts for the Lackawanna and Susquehanna show the rivers staying at their current levels or falling a bit until early Tuesday.
The station at Old Forge forecasts a steady 2½-foot stage for the Lackawanna, and the Susquehanna River at the North Street Bridge station in Wilkes-Barre predicts a slight drop in stage from 1½ feet to 1â1/3 feet by Tuesday. Both were far below flood stage Saturday night.
Mr. Edwards did not think significant flooding would occur later in the week as warmer temperatures melt the snow.
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Here's the situation: Multi-server LAN behind a firewall.
* Debian Pirmary DNS server (3.1)
* Win2k3 secondary DNS and Primary Domain Controller (windows logins)
* Debian mail server (4.0), Couier IMAP w/exim and mailscanner
* Several other MS 2kX servers
* Several other Debian servers
Basically as you can see it's a mish-mash of Debian and Win2ksomething. The Debian DNS server and mail server are what I am concerned with for this post, but I thought I'd fill the blanks in case something is relavent.
Now to my problem: I need to set up a second mail server so I can test Zimbra. I needs to be fully functional on it's own subdomain. I would prefer to use Ubuntu 6.06 since it is supported by Zimbra, while Debian is not.
What would need to be changed on the DNS server and the Zimbra Ubuntu server so that I can get it to install? I've started the process, but the install script fails at:
Here's my conf files as they are.Code:Setting defaults...No results returned for A lookup of test.domain.com Checked nameservers: 192.168.13.50 DNS ERROR resolving test.domain.com It is suggested that the hostname be resolveable via DNS Change hostname [Yes]
Debian DNS bind conf file (minus all the servers and workstations):
Zimbra Ubuntu /var/cache/bind/db.test.domain.com:Code:test.mydomain.com. IN A 192.168.13.50
Zimbra Ubuntu /etc/bind/named.conf.local:Code:$TTL 38400 ; Addresses and other host information. ; @ IN SOA test.genevawoods.com. hostmaster.test.genevawoods.com. ( 10118 ; Serial 43200 ; Refresh 3600 ; Retry 3600000 ; Expire 38400 ) ; Minimum ; Define the nameservers and the mail servers IN NS 192.168.13.50 IN A 192.168.13.50 IN MX 10 test.genevawoods.com
Zimbra Ubuntu /etc/bind/named.conf.options:Code:zone "test.genevawoods.com" { type master; file "db.test.genevawoods.com"; };
Zimbra Ubuntu /etc/resov.confCode:forwarders { 192.168.13.5; };
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By Dr. Philip Baczewski, Director of Academic Computing and User Services
Keeping Your Head Above the E-mail Waters*
A recent Washington Post story appearing in the Dallas Morning news, highlighted the concept of "e-mail bankruptcy" as some people's solution to an overwhelming amount of e-mail in their inbox. E-mail bankruptcy is when you just erase everything in your inbox and start over. You no longer owe anybody a reply and you start with a fresh slate. The question is, how long until you are again facing e-mail bankruptcy? As one who relies on e-mail on a daily basis, I can understand how overwhelming it can be to face a list of unread messages, however, the best strategy with e-mail, as with finances, is to manage your activity so that you don't get to the point where bankruptcy is your only option.
While it may be possible to survive in the modern world without e-mail, it's become expected that everyone has an e-mail address and that they'll answer your e-mail as soon as they get it. The reality is that expectations should vary depending upon the circles of relationship associated with a particular e-mail message. I expect to get a reply from someone else in my office. I don't necessarily expect to get a reply from any number of public figures who may have made themselves accessible via e-mail. Likewise, I am more likely to immediately answer someone who is in a close circle of association, such as an officemate or professional colleague.
I have to admit that there have been times when I've grown bored or just not kept up with mailing list traffic. In these cases, I've either "cleared the account" and started reading the current threads, or unsubscribed and gone my merry way. The nice thing about mailing lists is that a response is not expected (that's less for you to owe, e-mail-wise.) The way I've been able to deal with those messages is by segregating them from my other e-mail messages.
With these ideas in mind and a bit of organization, it's possible to keep e-mail from overwhelming your life and I offer these tips that may help anyone who may be feeling the weight of a large inbox.
If you follow these tips, then you are less likely to be on the road to e-mail bankruptcy. One of the most powerful tools you have in most e-mail clients is the ability to set up filters and to group e-mail into folders. I've used this technique for many years and it takes quite a bit of the pressure off of the inbox and makes it much easier to prioritize which messages will receive your more immediate attention. With a little preparation, you don't have to dread your inbox every morning.
* This article is an expansion of a UNT News item release on June 5 which was picked up by the Denton Record Chronicle in their June 8 edition.


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Former player sues university over hazing allegations
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FOX-19-TV in Cincinnati is reporting Thursday that former Xavier University player Neil Henley is suing the university for allegations of hazing that happened in 2013. The Louisville, Ky., native attended St. Xavier (Louisville, Ky.), where he helped the team to a 27-1-1 state title-winning season and a FAB 50 No. 8 finish. He was named the Gatorade State Player of the Year in 2011. Henley did not see any action as a freshman at Xavier in 2012. Click here for more on this story.
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Readers keep asking, "Daniel, when are going to comment on the recent McDonald's sandwich patent application?" (1, 2) Well, I hate to say it folks, maybe never. I only tip my hat to true innovations—those deemed patentable by the supreme beings at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (the McDonald's applications haven't been approved yet). They know who's been naughty, who's been nice and who deserves a fourteen year limited monopoly.
Like this beauty, the Cucumber Sandwich!
Unlike McDonald's who needed a committee of three to come up with their painfully-smothered-in-a-special-sauce-of-legalese "Method and Apparatus for Making a Sandwich," the Cucumber Sandwich needed just one man, a knife, and a cucumber.
I prefer to celebrate the little guy. McDonald's knows that even bad press is good press. All the attention they've received for their "meat and/or cheese filling" in a "bread cavity" has given them yet another reason to roll around in their pit of plastic balls filled with money at the McExecutive PlayPlace.
I prefer to feature Alexander Stenzel of Pacific Palisades, CA, whose only English-language Google result appears to be in relation to this elegantly crafted raw food masterpiece. I salute Alexander and his unprecented use of a cucumber: It's simple, it's elegant, and it's fashion model-friendly. Mr. Stenzel, you deserve a break today.


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Dealing with Conflict
February 7, 2000
Discussion and decision making inevitably lead to conflict.But conflict that's merely smoothed over alwaysresurfaces in a number of different ways, cutting down productivity. Dealingwith conflicts effectively is vital to the well-being both of the company andthe organization.
Companies who effectively deal with conflict:
· Value high levels of interaction.
· Tolerate—even welcome—conflict for the airing ofdifferences.
· Take a problem-solving approach to conflict.
· Process the feelings behind statements, as well as thecontent.
· Wait to proceed with a task until conflict is managedsatisfactorily.
· Realize that moderately high levels of well-managedconflict result in greater creativity and higher-quality solutions.
SOURCE: Steven H. Larson, "The Behavioral Side ofProductive Meetings," excerpted from the Workforce Classic Reprint Series "Successful Meetings,"April 1980.