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The 7th Asian Junior Wushu Championship unfurls on August 6 at the Makati Coliseum featuring the region's best practitioners from 18 countries.
"We transferred the event at the Makati Coliseum because Ninoy Aquino Stadium is undergoing facelifting," said Wushu Federation of the Philippine secretary general Julian Camacho.
Competing aside from the Philippines are Brunei, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iraq, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyztan, Macau, Malaysia, Singapore Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Chinese Taipei.
Camacho said China, Nepal, Cambodia, India, Turkmenistan and 2013 Southeast Asian Games host Myanmar have also confirmed participation in the week-long competition under the aegis of Wushu Federation of the Philippines headed by Tan She Ling and sanctioned by Asian Wushu Federation.
At stake in the tournament supported by Philippine Sports Commission and Philippine Olympic Committee are taolu and sanda men and women.
Seventy nine men and 71 women are seeing in taolu and 51 men and 19 women in sanda.
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"We are still awaiting their entries. We hope, they will submit the names of their athletes this month," said association secretary general Julian Camacho.
"We will field our best athletes because we want to win more medals and please our countrymen," noted Camacho also treasurer of Philippine Olympic Committee.
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MONTREAL, Canada, July 30. MAKING the biggest noise in the female portion of the World Championships, Australia blasted the field on Saturday night in the 400-meter medley relay, just missing the world record it set in Athens last year. Such is the strength of the Aussies, only one member of the Athens team, Leisel Jones, was on the team tonight. Popping a time of 3:57.47, a new championship record, the Aussies prevailed by two-plus seconds over the United States. Australia's world record sits at 3:57.32.
Sophie Edington got the Australian squad off to a very solid start, covering the backstroke leg in a PR 1:01.48. By the time Jones got done with the breaststroke – at 1:05.73 it was the fastest split in history – the Aussies were in complete control and motored to the finish behind Jessicah Schipper on the fly leg (57.13) and Lisbeth Lenton on the freestyle anchor (53.13). Two members of the world record team, Jodie Henry and Giaan Rooney were sitting in the stands.
The Americans were timed in 3:59.92 behind the quartet of Natalie Coughlin (1:00.00), Jessica Hardy (1:07.70), Rachel Komisarz (57.80) and Amanda Weir (54.42). While Coughlin produced a time faster than the winning mark in the 100 back, Hardy struggled on her leg and was 1.50 off the world-record time she established in the semifinals of the 100 breast.
Germany picked up the bronze medal in 4:02.51, thanks to the efforts of Antje Buschschulte, Sarah Poewe, Annika Mehlhorn and Daniela Gotz. It was the fourth minor medal for Buschschulte at this meet. China finished in fourth (4:02.80) and Italy was fifth in 4:04.90. The final two spots were claimed by Poland (4:05.08) and Japan (4:06.85). Russia was disqualified.


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Research Guide for Art and Art History
This page provides selected article research databases for researching Art and Art History. For a more complete list of databases for article research please visit Find Articles and More.
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ArtBibliographies Modern provides abstracts of journal articles, books, essays, exhibition catalogs, PhD dissertations, and exhibition reviews on all forms of modern (late 19th century) and contemporary art, including photography since its invention. Entries date back as far as the late 1960s.
Art Full Text and Art Retrospective
Subjects include: Advertising Art, Antiques, Archaeology, Architecture and Architectural History, Art History, Computers inArt, Crafts, Decorative Arts, Fashion Design, Folk Art, Graphic Arts, Industrial Design, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, Motion Pictures, Museology, Non-Western Art, Painting, Photography, Pottery, Sculpture, Television, Textiles, Video
Coverage: Art Full Text 1984 - present | Art Retrospective:1929-1984
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Indexes and abstracts articles, art-related books, conference proceedings, dissertations, and art exhibition and dealer's catalogs. One of the most important resources for researching the history of art. Especially strong in Western European scholarship.
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Index to journal articles on architecture and design, including the history and practice of architecture, landscape architecture, city planning, historic preservation, and interior design and decoration.
The Grove Dictionary of Art is an online encyclopedia of art and art related items. It is particularly useful for finding a definition of a particular style or movement or for finding biographical information on an artist. Entries are created by scholars and include a bibliography.
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Abstracts and bibliographic records for articles, news items, and reviews published in design and applied arts periodicals. DAAI covers both new designers and the development of design and the applied arts since the mid-19th century, surveying disciplines including ceramics, glass, jewellery, wood, metalsmithing, graphic design, fashion and clothing, textiles, furniture, interior design, architecture, computer aided design, Web design, computer-generated graphics, animation, product design, industrial design, garden design, and landscape architecture.
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Subject index for periodicals and books on classical and medieval art, archaeology, and humanities. Compiled at the German Archaeological Institute in Rome. Coverage begins in 1956 with annual updates. DYABOLA is a very tricky database to search. For instructions please see "A Guide to Using DYABOLA" created by Lucie Stylianopoulos at the University of Virginia.
Iter: Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance
Bibliography of interdisciplinary literature pertaining to the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700).
International Medieval Bibliography Online
Bibliography of the European Middle Ages (c. 400-1500).
Contains twenty full text journals in art, architecture, and architectural history. Articles are not available for the last five years.
America, History and Life
Complete bibliographic reference to the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present.
Coverage: 1964 - present.
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Bibliographic reference guide to the history of the world from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada, which are covered in America: History and Life).
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Hi. I live in an apartment and I do not have an electrical box on the ceiling, nor can I put one there. Concrete ceilings! So my question is can I install the housing (where the ball hangs) to the ceiling using anchors, and just run a power cord that I can plug into the wall outlet and run the line along the wall to the fan and just strip the black to the negative side and the white and blue to the positive? Any other ideas?
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First of all, there is no "positive" or "negative" in residential AC wiring. You would connect the black to black and the white to white. The blue would be connected to the blacks if you have a light on the fan.
The cord connected method is not recommended. You need to use a surface mounted wiring method (Wiremold) to accomplish what you want.
The cord connected method is not recommended. You need to use a surface mounted wiring method (Wiremold) to accomplish what you want.
There are many other issues that need to be addressed. 1) It is illegal to install a paddle fan without a UL listed support box. 2) Wiring a fan in properly requires a little more than knowing the positive (hot) form the negative (neutral). 3) Your landlord may have some issues with your plan. 4) Get approval and call a licensed electrician.
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YEah I figured that much.. Thank you for your replies. What shocks me is that this fan has been up for years utilizing a power cord, stripped at the ends, and the black and blue to one lead and the white to the other lead, then plugged into the wall. She just wanted a new fan but the new one by instruction does not even attach to the ceiling without an electrical box. Tne other one just had a plate held in with 2 anchors and the fan attached to that. Well again thanks for your replies...
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(Lebanon Democrat, The (TN) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Aug. 23--Bookstores have always been dangerous territory for me.
I can walk in knowing exactly which book I'm looking for, fully intent on just running in and running out, and still walk out two hours later with a half-dozen books in tow and a half-dozen more on my wishlist.
I always maintained that I would never be lured into the whole e-reader/tablet trend -- I love the heft of an 800-page tome; the crackle of the pages as I move to the next page.
Eventually I succumbed, though, when I was introduced to the Amazon Kindle app on my smartphone.
Don't get me wrong -- I still adore my hardcopy books, and bookstores are still as dangerous as ever -- but e-books are just too cost-effective to ignore.
Amazon offers thousands of free books of all genres, and many that aren't free just cost anywhere from 99 cents to $2.99.
When you're just looking for a quick, escapist read, you can't beat it. I tended to skip over books that cost more than that -- I figured if I was going to spend more than a few bucks on a book, I wanted a tangible one.
Gradually, though, I noticed those $2.99 books start to add up until I realized I was going to have to start treating the Kindle Store with the same kid gloves that I treat Books-A-Million.
Reluctantly, I reined in my Kindle Store habit. I still had to occasionally browse through the offerings, just to torture myself a little, but I only downloaded the free offerings.
Last month, the number of those free offerings just expanded exponentially.
Full disclosure: they're not completely free, but they come awfully close.
Amazon just rolled out their Kindle Unlimited subscription service for Kindle devices or free Kindle reading apps.
For about $10 a month you can download as many books as you want for as long as you want (only catch is you can only have up to 10 books at a time).
With more than 600,000 books offered as part of the service, including favorites such as the Hunger Games trilogy, Water for Elephants and The Lord of the Rings, there should be something for just about every reader.
The program launched just about a month ago, and of course I jumped on it I think the day it rolled out. My free 30-day trial just expired, but it did its job. I'm hooked.
I'll gladly pay the $10 per month and let the book binges continue unfettered.
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Ukrainian opposition ends blockade of parliament's podium
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February 22, 2013
Ukrainian opposition politicians have occupied the parliament's podium for more than two weeks.
Ukraine's unicameral parliament has resumed work after opposition factions agreed to stop blocking the chamber's podium.
Deputies with the Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reforms (UDAR) led by professional heavyweight boxer Vitali Klitschko and members of Batkivshchyna (Fatherland) and Svoboda (Liberty) parties had occupied the podium for more than two weeks.
They had demanded that all deputies be physically present for voting.
They wanted other deputies to stop the practice of casting votes for those who are absent.
The opposition lawmakers said on February 22 that a compromise with the ruling Party of Regions had been reached and they decided to end their protest.
At its session on the same day, the parliament introduced a new clause in its work regulations, requesting the physical presence of lawmakers during voting.
Based on reporting by UNIAN and ITAR-TASS
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Darren Purchese's mango, meringue and ice-cream dessert. Photo: Mal Fairclough
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Passionfruit curd (you can buy Burch & Purchese curd at burchandpurchese.com)
Puffed quinoa crumbs (also available at website)
Fresh mango slices
Vanilla ice-cream
1. Gently crush up the pavlova or meringues
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My favorite aircraft on final runway 05 for a fuelstop and picking up it's owner!
I never knew I had a picture of this lovely bird inflight! This is my far my favorite bizjet! =]
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Thank you all for your responses to my menu dilemma. I've received some great menu ideas, which I intend to use this week. (If you haven't posted any, please do here. I'll need more for next week! :)!)
Here is my menu for the week (thanks to YOU!):
Monday: Spiedies (all ready had them thawed), Steamed veggie bowl over steamed rice (thank you Debby!)
Tuesday: Oven Chicken Risotto, fresh asparagus (thank you Hawaii Plan!)
Wednesday: Grilled steak w/shrimp fried rice, steamed veggies (thank you Corrine!)
Thursday: Horse Radish Crusted Cod, brown rice and steamed broccoli (thank you Carol!)
Friday: Date night w/hubby
Saturday: Stuffed Peppers with Turkey and Veggies, steamed rice (thank you Sherri!)
I still have a veggie lasagne to try (from Vesta!) and a steamed squash side dish (from Cee!) My daughter has a whole Pinterest page for me to check out, so that will be good too!
I will let you know how each night goes, and if my husband likes the change up! :)!
Okay I'm off to the grocery store to purchase ingredients for the first three dinners! Can't wait to try them!
What's on your menu??
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The hot, dry, windy weather of the last month or so has heightened the awareness of fire danger on Colorado's Western Slope and elsewhere.
As provided in the Rifle Municipal Code, open burning fires, which includes the sale, possession and use of fireworks, is prohibited in the city of Rifle and Rifle Mountain Park from Memorial Day to Labor Day each year.
Fireworks include almost all forms, including bottle rockets, Roman candles, firecrackers, fountains, spinners and, yes, even sparklers.
Fire restrictions on Bureau of Land Management lands in the Grand Junction and Colorado River Valley field offices begin today, May 24.
This includes BLM lands in Eagle, Garfield, Mesa and Pitkin counties. Some portions of southern Routt County and northern portions of Delta and Montrose counties are also included within these BLM field office boundaries and covered by these restrictions.
Fire managers base decisions about fire restrictions on specific moisture measurements in vegetation. The unusually dry spring has increased fire danger to high levels at elevations below 8,000 feet.
The BLM will enforce temporary restrictions of:
• campfires are only allowed within designated fire grates in developed campgrounds (i.e. a metal, in-ground containment structure - fire pans and rock campfires rings are not acceptable)
• no fires of any type including charcoal outside of developed areas
• no smoking except within an enclosed vehicle or building, a developed recreation site or in a barren area free of vegetation
no use of explosive materials
• no welding or operation of an acetylene or other similar torch with open flame
• no operation of any internal combustion engine without a spark arresting device properly installed and in working order
Fireworks are always prohibited on BLM, National Forest and National Park Service lands.
For more information about fire restrictions in these areas, call the Grand Junction Field Office at (970) 244-3000 or the Colorado River Valley Field Office at 876-9000.


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Mrs. Victor Rosales, 93, nee Maria R. Morales, of Fredericksburg, died Thursday, April 24, 2014, at Knopp Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
A funeral mass was celebrated Friday, April 25, at 12:30 p.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church with the Rev. Jim Harnan officiating.
Entombment followed in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery Mausoleum.
Arrangements were under the direction of Schaetter Funeral Home where visitation and a rosary service were held Friday morning.
Mrs. Rosales was born Maria del Retujio Morales, April 20, 1921, in Mexico, the daughter of Bruno Morales and Petra Gonzales Morales. She married Victor Rosales on Nov. 24, 1948, in Monterrey, Mexico. He preceded her in death.
She worked in the food service department of a large department store.
Survivors also include the following nieces and nephews and spouses: Laura and Eugenio Natividad, Rafael and Rosie Gutierrez, Arthur and Alice Gutierrez, Carmen Gutierrez and Adam and Sylvia Robles.
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From: Vallee, Geoffroy R. (valleegr_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-08-22 11:13:35
FYI, we just finished the implementation of a ORCA module for the support of a runtime infrastructure developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
For this, we are currently using the version of ORCA available on the bitbucket branch: https://bitbucket.org/jjhursey/ompi-orca
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He added that in addition to published reports, further crises unknown to the public, had been averted, "on the level of the air force and navy." Regarding the decision to postpone the meeting between Turkish and Israeli representatives he called it a "technical issue," devoid of strategic meaning.
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Gilad said the regime's chemical weapons were still under Assad's control and that "accurate intelligence tracking" needed to be done following their situation. He added that the deterioration of Syria has allowed groups such as Al-Qaeda to establish itself in the country.
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Have you ever wanted to watch someone else edit a photo, just to see what they do? Would you like to compare notes, or just get an honest look at how another photographer edits their work? Well, today I thought I'd share a bit of my black and white processing tips with you!
First of all, I use Adobe Camera Raw for the majority of my editing. I finish up in Photoshop CS5, but the bulk of the work is done in ACR. I just find it easier and less time-consuming. And I'm not quite comfortable with Lightroom yet, so I stick to what I know!
I selected a backlit image for this tutorial. The lighting was beautiful, I thought, and I do shoot backlight a lot so it makes up quite a bit of my portfolio. Here is a screenshot of my workspace in Bridge/Camera Raw. Ready? Straight out of camera (SOOC):
See all that red? Yep. I blew the highlights. But that's okay, I did it for a reason. I underexposed the girl slightly and exposed for the water/reflection on the ground. When I composed the image, I envisioned a near-silhouette, so that's the reason for my choice of settings and exposure. This image was shot in RAW at ISO 200, f/2.5 and 1/8000 on my Nikon D700 using my 85mm 1/8 lens. It was taken in late April, around 7pm.
My typical first step is to apply a favorite black and white preset that would keep the contrast high, yet recover the highlights and retain the detail in my shadows too.
But like actions, presets need tweaking too! I never, ever "set it and forget it" when it comes to presets. They are simply my starting point for processing an image. Depending on each image, you will want to push the sliders around: increase the blacks, decrease the exposure, add brightness, etc. to your taste.
Here, we are starting from scratch!
I converted to grayscale and cooled the tones down a bit too, all in the Hue/Saturation tab.
In the Basic tab, I then backed down the exposure, reduced the blacks, increased the highlight recovery, and bumped the fill light as well.
You also want to keep the Temperature and Tint in mind too, when converting. The amount of blue, red and green present in your image directly impacts your final image. Below, I pushed the Tint slider toward magenta, and the Temperature slider toward blue.
Next, let's take a peek at the Tone Curve tab. I selected Strong Contrast, and pulled my darks down (to the left), my lights and shadows up (to the right).
To finish, you can add a slight, natural-looking vignette to the edges in the FX tab, and give the image a bit more depth. Vignettes are always a matter of taste, and in my opinion, shouldn't be terribly noticeable. They should serve to subtly lead your eye toward the subject of the image. Not all photographs need a vignette, so use them wisely!
There are still a teeny bit of overexposed highlights in the water, but they are sparse, aren't near my subject and aren't distracting. So I just let them be.
I like to finish in Photoshop, so I change the color setting from Gray Gamma to Adobe RGB or sRGB here too. I also do a bit of retouching if necessary, patch dark circles or blemishes, that sort of thing. Just any other adjustment I feel is necessary at this point. Then I crop and finish my workflow of saving, resizing, batch renaming, etc.
And voila! The final image… before and after.
Another fantastic technique in ACR is the use of the Adjustment Brush (keyboard shortcut K). It's often vital to controlling exposure on specific parts of an image (such as keeping the highlight detail in the water and the shadow detail on the little girl). It works especially well in backlit situations, where it can sometimes be hard to expose properly for the subject and the background. 😉
And finally… I thought I'd recommend a few black and white presets and actions to get you started. These are my personal favorites that I've used over the years, with exception of a few wonderful actions/presets that are no longer offered, or were shared in workshops, etc. Enjoy!
- Lilyblue's Chocolate Actions and Presets and The Simple Set Actions
- Nichole Van's Essential Black and White Actions
- Cinnamon Rose Presets
- Wynona's Black and White Actions
- Totally Rad's TRA2 – The Revenge
- Clickin' Moms Film Art Presets
I thought I'd mention also, that I'm excited to be a part of Chic Critique Forum's Exclusive "Celebrity Secrets Revealed" Webinar on Monday, March 5. I'll be teaching you how to shoot in low light! We had our dress rehearsal last night, and it promises to be pretty amazing! You can sign up here if you're interested. See you there!


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HOT 97 DJ Funkmaster Flex and his wife Monica-Joseph Taylor have finally addressed a recent incident in which Flex was arrested at his Westchester home at the request of Taylor. Both Funkmaster Flex and Taylor remained relatively brief when addressing the incident.
"We're doing okay…I would love everyone to respect the privacy of my family - for me and my children," said Taylor when approached by reporters outside her home, reports NYDailyNews.com.
And when asked for more details on the incident between herself and Funkmaster Flex Taylor responded, "You'd have to buy me dinner."
Funkmaster Flex also shared his thoughts on the arrest at an event on Friday, February 4.
"Yes, we had words," Flex explained to the audience. "Yes, there was an argument. Yes, there was a phone broken. Yes, there were police called. I love my fans, and I encourage all of them to work things out in their own marriages"
Funkmaster Flex was arrested early morning Friday when a woman claimed that he pushed her, threatened to break her cell phone, and threatened to harm her. Flex was later released from jail on $500 bail.
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Acompli: A new adventure for Co-Founder KevinH.
BTW, the other thread is in the wrong forum - it's now been moved.
Acompli: A new adventure for Co-Founder KevinH.
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> No, it's not from a developer it's a user asking a question about installing Zimbra on an unsupported platform and he didn't need to download the source for that as he's used a binary build which he mentioned in the post.
Yes, you are right. Then my later statements are wrong. Sorry.
Back to this topic, can you fetch the source from perforce server these days ?
Can somebody post source snapshot if this problem persists ?
Thank you.
Yes that is correct, but the download is extremely slow. The client often seems to hang and it took me more than an hour to download the full source. Again, this is something Zimbra should look into. (just put the thing on github, for Pete's sake!)
Just checked using my P4 client and it no longer works either. This is the same set-up I used to successfully download the GnR source about a month ago. Can we get any comment from Zimbra? Is this a known issue? When will it be fixed?
This seems to be the same problem as this thread: http://www.zimbra.com/forums/develop...ce-server.html
I just checked and can't login anymore, either.
Can you guys try syncing again now?
-Mike Morse (MCode151)
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The South Central College Practical Nursing Diploma and Associate in Science Degree are approved by Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) and the Minnesota Board of Nursing (MBN).
South Central College's (SCC) Nursing Program is committed to excellence and provides invaluable educational preparation through classroom, lab, and clinical experiences. SCC offers two nursing programs: a Practical Nursing Diploma and an Associate in Science Degree Professional Nurse.
Preparation to become an LPN
- The Practical Nursing Diploma Program is for those students who are interested in becoming LPNs
- The PN Diploma Program will be "Pre-Nursing" + 1 year in the core-nursing program
- To view the Practical Nursing Diploma requirements, click here.
The 40 credit Practical Nursing Diploma teaches students to collect data related to a client's physical and mental functioning, administer prescribed medications, demonstrate effective therapeutic communication, provide thorough reporting and recording, prioritize and care for multiple clients with a variety of disorders, perform technical nursing skills and understand the importance of maintaining confidentiality. A Practical Nursing Diploma will prepare a student to work in the following settings: long term care, clinic, assisted living, home care, and some acute care facilities.
Practical Nursing Program Core Competencies
As a result of completing this program, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate effective therapeutic communication to foster interactions with patients and other members of the healthcare team.
- Conduct observations of clients while providing physical and psychosocial nursing care.
- Demonstrate competence of nursing skills while caring for clients.
- Administer medications safely within the scope of nursing practice.
- Provide thorough reporting and recording to assist in continuity of care for clients.
- Measure the effect of one's own nursing actions.
- Demonstrate the ability to prioritize and care for multiple clients with a variety of disorders under the direct supervision of the registered nurse.
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Students will be taught to demonstrate professional and caring behaviors, utilize therapeutic communication techniques, perform a holistic assessment, assess the strengths and resources of clients and families, coordinate care for clients and families, teach necessary health information to consumers of health, apply mathematical calculations to safely administer medications, collaborate with members of the healthcare team and apply critical thinking and the nursing process consistently. An A.S. Degree in nursing will prepare a student to work in the following settings: long term care, treatment services such as forensics, clinic, assisted living, home care, and some acute care facilities.
A student who completes either the 64-credit RN curriculum or the 60-credit LPN Transition plan is awarded an Associate of Science Degree and is eligible to take the National Council Licensure Examination (N.C.L.E.X.) for licensure as a Registered Nurse.
Students that earn an Associate of Science Degree may transfer credits to a four-year institution to work towards a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing. Students will be required to take additional liberal arts and science courses, and should visit with whichever institution they wish to transfer to for further information.
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I was winding down my day a couple of weeks ago. Had a few minutes before beddy-bye and decided to browse Craigslist. Not shopping for anything, mind you, just browsing. Just killing a few minutes before I lay me head down to rest for the night.
So, my drowsy eyes catch a headline - Brompton folding bike. The eyes grow wider. It was a black 2007 M model. The ad said 3 speeds. Picture showed it was the L configuration. Va va va Voom. Then, the price - . About 1/2 of what I would expect to pay! Game, set and match. It was over that quick. N+1 at work again.
Knowing I had to act fast, I contacted the seller and arranged to see it early the next day. Good thing, too, as he said there were 6 other interested parties. When I saw the bike, it turned out to be the M6L. Six speeds, purchased from Foldabikes here in Palo Alto. I paid him the price and scooted out of town before he could change his mind. So, now I am an owner of this black beauty.
I know I didn't need another folder, but what is a mere mortal to do when faced with such overwhelming temptation?!
So, the Brompton acquistion obsoleted my Merc. So, I found a good home for it with another Forum member who shall remain nameless until he/she decides to unveil it. The funds from the Merc sale went towards upgrading my Tikit. Can you tell what it is?
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Freshman Silvia Garces fired a 1-under 71 and is on third place following the opening round of the C-USA Championships.
April 22, 2013
NEW ORLEANS - The opening round of the 2013 Conference USA Women's Golf Championships is in the books and Tulane's 20th-ranked squad combined for a 3-over 291 total to take the top spot on the leaderboard, while freshman Silvia Garces fired a 1-under 71 and sits in third place at the Peninsula Golf & Racquet Club in Gulf Shores, Ala.
Tulane will join golfers from East Carolina and UCF during Tuesday's second round and the groups will begin teeing off from the first hole at 8:35 a.m. Fans can follow live scoring of each round at www.Golfstat.com.
The Green Wave placed four of its five golfers among the top 10 individuals today and TU finished strong by carding a total of seven birdies on the final three holes and a total of 17 for the round.
"We got off to a good start today and then endured a rough spell through seven, eight and nine as a team, but we played decent in the middle of the round and finished strong," Tulane head coach Andrew Pratt said. "I am very proud of Silvia and her 1-under score today. That was absolutely huge for us. Emily was solid and Gemma and Madison really hung in there and gave us a good score. Maribel had one of her few off days, but I am confident she will rebound on Tuesday. We have a job to do and that's to take one shot at a time and control our emotions and they did a solid job of that today."
Garces logged four birdies and tied for the second lowest round of her young career. She will begin Tuesday's second round just one stroke off East Carolina's co-leaders of Nico Engstroem Skaug and F. Gustafsson Spang, who are each at 2-under.
Freshman Emily Penttila finished even for the day and is in fourth place. Penttila was 2-over through 14 holes, but produced birdies at holes 15 and 18 to drop back to even.
Sophomore Gemma Dryburgh and freshman Madison Opfer are both tied for eighth place after each golfer shot a 2-over 74. Dryburgh was 3-over at the turn but finished 1-under on the back nine, while Opfer was 4-over entering the final two holes and came up with a pair of clutch birdies for a solid finish.
Senior Maribel Lopez Porras, the defending C-USA individual medalist, went to the clubhouse with a 3-over 75 and is 14th place.
East Carolina sits two strokes back of Tulane in second place, while UCF is third (+13), SMU is fourth (+14) and Tulsa and Memphis are each tied for fifth place, each at 16-over.
1 Tulane 291 (+3) 3 Silvia Garces 71 (-1) T4 Emily Penttila 72 (E) T8 Gemma Dryburgh 74 (+2) T8 Madison Opfer 74 (+2) T14 Maribel Lopez Porras 75 (+3)
Team Results
1. Tulane (+3), 2. East Carolina (+5), 3. UCF (+13), 4. SMU (+14), T5. Tulsa (+16), T5. Memphis (+16), 7. Old Dominion (+17), 8. Southern Miss (+21), 9. UTEP (+22), 10. UAB (+41), 11. Marshall (+47)
Individual Results (top-10 golfers only)
T1. Nico Engstroem Skaug, East Carolina (-2), T1. F. Gustafsson Spang, East Carolina (-2), 3. Silvia Garces, Tulane (-1), T4. Emily Penttila, Tulane (E), T4. Felicia Espericueta, SMU (E), T6. Kimberley Bradbury, Old Dominion (+1), T6. Monifa Sealy, UCF (+1), T8. Gemma Dryburgh, Tulane (+2), T8. Madison Opfer, Tulane (+2), T8. Vicky Correa, Southern Miss (+2), T8. Samantha Morrell, Old Dominion (+2), T8. Paola Robles, UCF (+2), T8. Fanny Wolte, East Carolina (+2)


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UMass football has had many candidates for the big national awards sponsored by The Sports Network, but senior linebacker Tyler Holmes could be the first to bring one home.
Holmes is on the Buck Buchananwatch list as the best defensive player in the nation in Football Championship Subdivision, which was announced on Monday.
Since TSN started presenting these awards in 1987, no Minuteman has claimed a Buchanan or a Walter Payton for offense or the Eddie Robinson for coaching.


text: Lessons about love from the women in our lives Canadians of all ages share some of the best love advice their mothers, sisters and grandmothers have given them. By Shannon Christie 2012-02-06 00:00:00 When it comes to relationships, a mother's advice can have true staying power. Although moms impart wisdom on countless topics, the insight they share as we negotiate the rocky road to love can make an indelible impression. While many are on the receiving end of Mom's well-meaning relationship advice, some now find themselves providing similar guidance to their own children. Whatever side of the romantic fence you're currently on, you're bound to relate to some of the real-life stories we've gathered from Canadians about the love lessons learned from their mothers and grandmothers.1. Lasting love "My best advice wasn't from my mother, but my grandmother. She and my grandfather had just celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary when my grandmother wrote, 'Give and take -- in that order,' on the inside of the card they gave me on my wedding day. I still have it, and have never forgotten that line."-- Barb, 52, Ottawa 2. Perspective is everything "When I was in grade 12, I was dating a girl in grade 9, but she looked old enough to be in college. My mom wasn't thrilled, but all she said to me was 'Be very careful, son: Her dad is a lawyer.' Now that I have a daughter in high school, that advice is much less funny."-- Kevin, 49, Orleans, Ont.3. From the heart "To this day, my mother says, 'There's a lid for every pot.' It's her way of reassuring me that the perfect mate is out there, and not to waste time worrying about it."-- Kelly, 33, Saint John, N.B.4. Straight shooter"My grandmother was widowed fairly young and never remarried. She could be very blunt, and had an opinion on most things. The relationship advice she repeated most often was 'If you want a horse, don't marry a cow,' which, to this day, I still do not understand."-- Dawn, 61, Cornerbrook, N.L. Page 1 of 2 -- Find more sound advice about love from our mothers and grandmothers on page 2 1 2


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BUCHANAN, Mich. (July 27, 2013 ) -The 2013 Mtn. Dew ATV Motocross National Championship Series, sanctioned by AMA, has been filled with action packed racing and full of excitement. This weekend RedBud MX in Buchanan, Mich. hosted Round 9 of the 10-race series and it proved to be no different as the series crowned Chad Wienen the 2013 Pro National Champion after going 1-1 for the overall win of the weekend.
After going 1-1 for the day, Wienen not only took his eighth overall win of the season but secured his second consecutive National Championship a round early aboard his Wienen Motorsports SSi Walsh Yamaha presented by Maxxis Tires & Team Vollmer machine.
Chad Wienen 2013 Mtn. Dew ATV Motocross National Champion
"It hasn't really hit me yet. This season has been so surreal and now that I've clinched my second consecutive National Championship it's more than a dream come true. I'm still looking forward to one more round of racing but I've been working my entire life to win a Championship and now that I've done it two years in a row I can't believe it, makes me even hungrier for more," said Wienen.
As the pros hit the RedBud track for the first time in 2013, it was Joel Hetrick who came out of the morning practices with the ATVRiders.com Fastest Qualifier Award. Practice portrayed a day full of tight racing as the top four riders were all within one second of each other.
"The track was really fun out there and I knew going out for practice I need to put good times down to get a good gate pick to start the day out right. I knew the day was going to have some great racing after the front of the field was all within a second for their fastest lap but I'm happy I was able to grab the ATVRiders.com Fastest Qualifier award and get myself a head start for a day full of racing," said Hetrick.
As the full pro gate dropped for moto 1, it was Wienen who crossed the SSi Decals Holeshot Award line first. Wienen spaced a four second lead on the field by the end of the first lap and was able to maintain a similar distance until he crossed the checkers first in moto 1.
WIenen grabbed moto 1 SSi Decals Holeshot Award.
Thomas Brown didn't come out of the first turn with as good of a start and fell into the field just inside of the top ten. Brown had to make up a lot of ground and set out to do so quickly moving up to fifth by the end of the first lap. Brown's determination kept him pushing the entire moto and he was able to go from fourth to second with less than three laps to go. Brown finished out moto 1 three seconds behind the leader in second. Corrosion Hetrick Racing's Joel Hetrick came off of the gate inside of the top ten and sat in the third place position from the end of the first lap up until Brown made the pass and he moved into fourth. Hetrick's endurance kept him pushing and he made a pass back into the third place position with two laps to go and rounded out the podium finishers in moto 1.
"I always really look forward to coming to RedBud their facility and track is always top notch and really suits my style of riding. I've been looking forward to getting closer to the top of the box all season and I really had to work for it but it left me really pumped to continue to work to lead the field," said Brown.
Thomas Brown took Second Overall at RedBud MX.
BCS Can-Am rider Josh Creamer came out of the holeshot right behind the leader and maintained his second place position despite pressure from behind until Brown and Hetrick came racing through the field with a few laps to go. Creamer finished out moto 1 in fourth with a fifteen second advantage on the rest of the field. John Natalie had a top five start in moto 1 aboard his MotoSport.com Motoworks DWT machine. Natalie showed true to his nickname "Ironman" by holding onto the fifth place position despite pressure from behind numerous times throughout the moto.
"The track was really technical and I made a few mistakes that cost me some positions but the front of the field had a great battle going on the entire moto and I was having fun out there, I know I need to go out there and work on a few things before the final round in a few weeks," said Creamer
Josh Creamer Rode out Moto 1 to a Top Five Finish.
Rookie of the Year contender Tyler Hamrick had a standout race aboard his Vechery Racing finishing well inside the top ten in the eighth place position after battling with several other riders for his position.
As the gate dropped for moto 2 it was veteran Joe Byrd aboard his Dasa Joe Byrd Quad Riding School machine who snagged the SSi Decals Holeshot award. But with a raging field behind him, it was Wienen who found himself at the front of the field within a few turns. Once out front, Wienen put his head down and increased his lead on the field with each lap he put down going 1-1 for the weekend and securing the 2013 National Championship.
"I've been waiting to snag the holeshot award all season and I'm glad I was finally able to find the front of the field off the gate," said Byrd.
Joe Byrd Took Moto 2 SSi Decals Holeshot Award.
Brown came out of the first turn in second and was in third by the end of the first lap. Within four laps Brown was able to make clean pass into second and continued on to finish a step higher on the podium in 2013, grabbing the second place overall for the weekend. Brown increased his points lead on the third place championship points rider to twenty-two points heading into the final round of racing. Hetrick had a lot of work ahead of him after coming out of the first turn just inside the top ten. Determined to find the front of the field, Hetrick starting picking off the field one by one advancing into the third place position by the halfway point. Hetrick went 3-3 for the weekend taking third overall for the weekend and his best finish at RedBud MX so far in his pro career.
Joel Hetrick Stalked Down the Field in Moto 2 to Take Third Overall.
Natalie was consistent in moto 2, starting the moto in the fourth place position and ending in the fourth place position. Natalie fell back into fifth for two laps of racing but it wasn't long before the Ironman made his way back into fourth and take fourth place overall for the weekend. Baldwin Motorsports PEP Upperman Racing's Josh Upperman had rough start to moto 2 but wasn't going to let that hold him back from salvaging valuable championship points. Upperman sat in eleventh at the end of the first lap and put his head down to work through the field. Upperman never gave up picking through the field and making his way up to sixth by the halfway point and making his last pass of the day stick with two laps to go to secure fifth for moto 2.
"I missed the morning's first practice with some mechanical issues but was really able to turn the day around with all of the support from my team and mechanic we were able to pull our program together and keep to the top five for the weekend," said Natalie.
The series will conclude at Round 10 of the 2013 Mtn. Dew ATV Motocross, sanctioned by AMA, National Championship at Loretta Lynn's Dude Ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. on August 10. For more information, please visit www.atvmotocross.com.
AMA Pro ATV Results
AMA ATV Motocross Championship Pro Point Standings
1. Chad Wienen (410) 2. Thomas Brown (346) 3. Josh Creamer (324) 4. John Natalie (304) 5. Joel Hetrick (297) 5. Josh Upperman (289) 7. Nick Denoble (227) 8. Jeffrey Rastrelli (221) 9. Joe Byrd (190) 10. Tyler Hamrick (173)


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Peyton thankfully is doing wonderful as far as her health, her personality, and her development goes. My little almost 9lb baby (she was over 9lbs but recently lost weight) is such a HUGE inspiration to me! She is constantly cooing, smiling, and seems to always be in a good mood. I find this to be nothing short of AMAZING considering everything she has gone and STILL goes through on a daily basis!
I will start with the good news. They were able to stop giving her the lovenox injections because they re-ultrasounded her arm and the blood clot was gone. This is a HUGE relief to me!!! She was getting these shots TWICE a day since the end of August rotating the injection site between her arms and her legs. I did the math….she has received OVER 128 needle injections JUST for the lovenox!!! I'm not even counting the biweekly blood work and many many IV's! Her legs and arms are so black and blue with welts and knots under her skin from getting all these injections. It was one of the hardest things for me to witness her go through. The craziest thing about it is that she didn't even cry most of the time when they would poke her with the needle. She is so use to getting poked and prodded that it doesn't even phase her! So THANK GOD the blood clot appears to be gone and it is one less thing she has to go through!
Other good news is that she has FINALLY reached her full feeds goal this week. The feeds are still being given to her through her ng tube. Right now they are giving her the full feed amount spaced out between 3 hour, so she is getting fed 24/7 because she is due to eat every 3 hours. The next step is to compress the feed time to 2 1/2 hours, then 2 hours, then 1 1/2 hours, then 1 hour, then 1/2 hour, then FINALLY HOPEFULLY she will be ready to take the feed through a bottle and eat normally and not need the tube in her nose. The doctor plans to compress her feeds in the half hour increments reducing the time every other day…so we still have a while to go before she can eat from a bottle. They are doing it this way to slowly ease her intestines into working to digest the food.
Since she is now on full feeds they stopped giving her the tpn nutrition via her broviac (the iv nutrition that she has been on to help her thrive since she wasn't eating). This is were it's getting frustrating…Unfortunately, since she's been off of the iv nutrition she has been steadily losing weight, even with her being on full feeds. They have been adding calories to her feeds by adding formula and fat lipids to my breast milk. They were about to put her back on the iv nutrition but they decided to hold off yesterday and give her one more day to gain weight on her own and thankfully she actually did!! The iv nutrition is something I am REALLY hoping she doesn't need to be on long term. It effects her liver because it is constantly being pumped through her body so it never has time to rest. It makes her liver enzymes really high causing her to be jaundice. From being on it for so long the whites of her eyes are actually yellow. So even though it does help her thrive it also effects her…Not to mention long term iv nutrition means she will need to keep that tube in her chest and constantly be hooked up to an iv pump. So although it looks promising that she gained weight last night, I'm trying to not get my hopes up.
I'm trying to stay positive, but it seems like every time something good happens it is followed by something bad..constantly giving me that feeling over and over again like someone is punching me in the gut! I was truly starting to believe that she would be home soon, I really had my heart set on her being home by Thanksgiving and my family FINALLY being able to meet her. Now with her losing weight I feel like everything is up in the air again and the light at the end of the tunnel once again feels unobtainable!
I don't know how much more my body can handle..I feel like someone is ripping a piece of my heart out every time I leave her to come home, and I feel the same way every time I leave Rad to go be with her. I NEED this to end soon. The doctors need to see her gain weight at least 5 days in a row to even consider going home anytime soon. Although I don't want to sound negative, I really don't have my hopes up. I can't handle the disappointment anymore!
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
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Justice Sonia Sotomayor visits UH law school
U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor spent a week in Hawaiʻi as part of the Jurist-in-Residence program at the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
During her visit to the law school, she taught classes, judged a Moot Court practice and met with faculty and students.
Founded in 1987 and sponsored since 2000 by the Honolulu law firm of Case Lombardi & Pettit, the Jurist-in-Residence program brings Supreme Court Justices to the law school to meet with students and faculty, as well as members of the Hawaiʻi State Judiciary and the Hawaiʻi State Bar Association.
Read the law school's news release recapping Sotomayor's week-long visit and highlights in the law school newsletter, Ke Kula Kānāwai.
News coverage of her visit to Hawaiʻi include Honolulu Civil Beat, Ka Leo and Pacific Business News.
Editor's note: Photographs associated with this post are the property of the William S. Richardson School of Law and may not be used in association with fundraising or in any way that might suggest endorsement. Permission must be sought for any other use.
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There has been a deafening buzz surrounding Adam Lambert's "Time for Miracles" ever since Queen guitarist Brian May wrote a gushing blog post about it over the summer. Impatient "Idol"-heads (myself included) began to theorize that the song — recorded for the upcoming disaster epic "2012" — must be the most amazing track ever committed to tape, considering it turned an elderly rock legend into a squeeing fangirl. (Welcome to the dark side, Brian May, but until you've drunk-tweeted one or several "Idol" contestants, you are no match for my "Idol" obsession.)
On Friday afternoon, Amazon posted a 30-second snippet of the song which included the end of a Bon Jovi-esque verse and the beginning of a soaring chorus with a hook to end all hooks. "Baby you know that/ Maybe it's time for miracles/ 'Cause I ain't giving up on us." (FYI: The chorus has been on repeat in my head for almost 72 hours, refusing to budge.)
Predictably, moments after the Amazon link spread, the internet exploded not only with overwhelming fan reaction but also quick, informal reviews of the song. Richard Rushfield (former Los Angeles Times "Idol" guru) proclaimed on Twitter, "Yet did I never breathe its pure serene Till I heard [Lambert] speak out loud and bold." EW's Michael Slezak said it puts the "edible in incredible," while Yahoo Music's Lyndsey Parker warned fans, "Prepare to have your face blown off, '2012'-style."
Just when "Miracle" mania couldn't get any greater, AOL posted an 86-second "Adam Lambert Music Teaser" featurette late Friday, which added fuel to an already-raging fire. Fan theories that the song would be epic were proven correct. Like any blockbuster closing credits ballad worth its weight in pomposity, "Time for Miracles" has key changes, "Kashmir"-like breakdowns and over-the-top vocal acrobatics. Score!
Lambert lovers trended "#timeformiracles" on Twitter well into Sunday, and "Idol" fan hubs like MJ's Big Blog were overwhelmed with comments that described physical reactions to the sneak peak. We're talking tears, shaking and cold sweats, folks. When's the last time you experienced that from a snippet of content? (Justin Bieber fans and Twilighters need not apply.)
I'd still like to hear the full song before I officially weigh in. For all we know, the verses could be about unicorns and magic rainbows. (It wouldn't be the first time an "Idol" contestant had to sing about such absurd things.) But what I am comfortable with saying at this point is that Adam Lambert's voice sounds nothing short of amazing, mind-blowing, brizzonculent. (I had to make up a word there, because I'm fairly certain there's no string of letters that could properly convey how awesome he sounds.) Even on, like, the 150th listen to the snippet, I still get dizzy when his voice slides on the line "I ain't givin' uuuuuup on us." Like buttah.
Even my "Idol"-bashing coworker [name redacted to prevent hate mail] was overcome with Lambertitis once he heard the preview. After lifting his jaw off the ground, he said in a daze, "That dude can blooooow." If Lambert can convert the biggest hater out there, forget miracles, friends. It's time for champagne!


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Oh, Lord. Just read this passage about the Chrysler/Fiat merger:
The consequences of Fiat's victory for the male American psyche could be devastating. Even though Chrysler will probably continue to make big cars for macho American dudes, the magical Euro-weeniness of the name "Fiat" alone will cause them to figuratively shrink. No nation can go directly from driving a Ram to driving a Little Mouse. Confused and belittled, American men will shrivel behind the wheels of their dinky cars.
Really? This is what someone is concerned with? The someone in question is Salon's Gary Kamiya, whose Thursday column was titled The Fiat-ization of the American male:
Can a nation of dudes whose sexual self-image was built on macho Jeeps survive the rise of the Little Mouse?. Is this satire? Parody? Maybe. But it's ridiculous nonetheless. And that quote is only the jumping off point for the inanity.
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court in its wisdom poured a large bucket of iced Pellegrino on that most delicate of objects, the American male libido.
It takes a certain kind of warped, phallic-obsessed logic to twist a business deal into a statement on male sexuality. Is the American male libido in fact a delicate thing, as Kamiya claims? I thought our society ensures that male lust is celebrated, not denigrated. Shows what I know.
From their effete command post in a metrosexual-dominated cafe on the Piazza Navona, snivelling Euro-socialists will whine that the Fiat deal is no biggie because American consumers have long since made their peace with cars made in Germany and Japan.
Effete! Metrosexual! Small cars equal a decrease in manliness, and most likely a decrease in heterosexuality! American men are not at all like those "Euro-socialists" because we are totally all about mounting the women, which is something we make clear by driving Hummers and not teeny tiny little clown cars. Mmm, nothing like xeno-homophobia on a Sunday afternoon.
Whether or not this deal makes business sense for Chrysler's employees and shareholders — who now include the American people — is not within my area of expertise. But a much more serious problem looms: the potentially deflating effects on 100 million American men of outsourcing their sexual self-image to a company whose most famous product was known as the "little mouse."
Are we back to that old canard of a man is only a man if he's wielding an appendage of a certain length? A word of wisdom here: "Size matters not. Judge me by my size do you? As well you should not." Sometimes Yoda really says it best. So does BeckySharper. A car is NOT a penis. A roaring engine does NOT equal ejaculation. A flat tire is NOT a sign from God that you need a Viagra prescription. And Fiat (maker of small cars) taking over Chrysler (maker of not-so-small cars) does NOT signify that America is experiencing dick shrinkage in these troubled times.
But with one rash, emasculating decision, the Supreme Court has drained the oil out of our national crankcase. The merger of Fiat and Chrysler means that the all-American era of he-man Jeeps, phallocentric Chargers and randy Rams has yielded to humiliating automotive domination by a country whose most famous building cannot even attain full verticality.
How gob-smackingly idiotic (and unoriginal)! Kamiya goes on to say, "As George Herbert Walker Bush and John Wayne Bobbitt said, 'This will not stand.'" If you're trying to come across as making a reasoned argument, invoking a batterer like Bobbitt is not the way to do it. If America truly is being "emasculated", does that mean we have to equate the country I live in with John Wayne Bobbitt? And would a little emasculation be that bad if it meant we could boot articles like this to the curb? Or maybe we're supposed to just lop of the phallic state of Florida and let it sail into the Caribbean — and make sure arguments like Kamiya's float away with it.
*The title of the post was inspired after watching way too much Flight of the Conchords and getting "A Kiss is Not a Contract" stuck in my head.


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The National Father's Day Council, which has been giving out such an honor for 72 years, has named Clinton one of its recipients for 2013. …
The not-for-profit group awards Father of the Year to "contemporary lifestyle leaders of our culture" …
Slick Willie certainly is a contemporary lifestyle leader of our culture. His disgusting behavior while in the White House — compounded by the shamelessness with which Democrats defended it — was a major milestone in our decay as a civilization.
Past winners of this award include Dem presidential candidate John Edwards, who fathered a love child with a bimbo while his wife was dying of cancer. No, I'm not kidding.
This isn't any more ridiculous than granting the Nobel Peace prize to a terrorist pervert, a communist dictator, a snake oil salesman, and even Barack Hussein Obama.
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Independent Investigation and Evaluation Team Arrives in Panama
The two members of the independent investigation and evaluation team, Ms. Birgitte Feiring and Mr. Eduardo Abbott, arrived in Panama on 28 May 2013, to carry out an investigation into complaints made by the National Coordinating Body of Indigenous Peoples in Panama (COONAPIP) against the UN-REDD Panama National Programme and an evaluation of the National Programme, with a special emphasis on the participation of indigenous peoples.
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we actually have …
There are people who might want
the bottom line up front or people
who want to see the logic, then get
to the bottom line.
But this is still going on."
Carolynn: This is the calendar that
is going to be in every issue, so
everybody knows what's going on.
CEO: So, let's all get back together
this afternoon for an update, and
[taps Derrick on back] keep that
going with those sales. Fantastic!
Derrick: Thanks.
Carolynn: Thank you.
How can she make the CEO more
aware of her efforts?
ALMA MORALES RIOJAS: I would
send him a text message.
ALMA MORALES RIOJAS: Find
out how this person operates. I'd
have to do my homework. What do
I have to learn about what my boss
likes? Do you like a brief review? If
you do, I'm going to have it ready
for you the next time.
But part of it is also taking
that responsibility. To me, every
individual that's in that picture is a
leader. You either take the role of
taking a positive action to set up
the situation the way you would
like for it to go, or you know what?
You're going to deserve everything
that you get.
COLE BROWN: Derrick was very
succinct and presented it in a
very direct fashion. Now that
may be the desired style of
the leader. Whereas Carolynn,
when she started presenting,
she had an entire packet. Her
message was: "I want you to
review materials." That may
not be the best way to convey
to that leader. Obviously, a
leader sometimes has to be open
to different styles. Be sensitive to
whom you are working with and
how you are going to best get your
message across.
ELIZA BYARD: It also makes me
think of Fred, who was there in
STEPHANIE STREET: She also
has the benefit of knowledge. She
knows that her boss interrupts
women, and he gets to stop her.
It's a great opportunity for her
to observe. But she understands
what those hot buttons are. And
so now, she can take that and
say, "OK, so what do I need to
do differently in order to ensure
that when I do go in there, I get
the same air time?" because she
knows that [Derrick] was quick,
he was fast, and he had the numbers. He was able to get it from
the data perspective.
How does she take that information and then translate hers to
the data as well? Then there's no
argument. And say, "OK, so my
approach is very similar to my male
counterpart's. But there's some-
DR. dt ogilvie, RUTGERS UNIVERSITY
terms of learning the culture a
little better, because the questions
that you could ask when you go in
could also be key. Say, "It's about
if the way I'm presenting to you
really isn't what you need in the
meeting to get the work done. So
I'd love to learn more about what
you need from me for us to work
best together."
And then you've defined the
terms. You've set the conversation
up. So if the behavior continues,
then you might be in a place
where you say, "You know, I was
doing the things you want me to.
thing going on here. And I'm not
getting the same receptivity that
my male counterparts are. Let's
talk about that." Give him specifics.
DR. dt ogilvie: I tell my clients that
they have to communicate in the
style of the person that you want
to convince. When you use the
wrong style, you are going to be
LINDA AKUTAGAWA: Age also
makes a difference ... the CEO may
not see her as credible because she
is younger.
STEPHEN YOUNG: To analyze the
methodology of the style of the
person is so critical to be effective.
STEPHANIE STREET: She needs
to give the boss that awareness.
And if he's still doing it, then she's
going down a different path here.
It's about creating the fairness and
the equity, and not having that