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DETROIT - A Detroit woman is too afraid to show her face after her home in the 14000 block of Manning Street on Detroit's east side was riddled with bullets during a drive-by shooting.
The woman, who does not want her name to be used in this story, says her three grandchildren were in the living room on Sunday when a round of bullets came through the walls of the home. Bullets grazed her 7-year-old and 12-year-old grandsons.
"We didn't pay attention to the first shot, and then they just continued. They never did stop," she said. "We just laid down on the floor until after the shots were over. I mean, debris was everywhere."
She said the kids started running and crawling on the floor as they tried to dodge the bullets.
"Everybody just fell to the floor," she said.
She says she believes the drive-by shooting was in retaliation after her daughter got into a fight with someone in the neighborhood on Saturday night. She said they are lucky no one was killed.
"Whoever is responsible for these things ... I want them brought to justice," she said.
Detroit police said there are no suspects and no arrests have been made.
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CVS Pharmacy Stores to Stop Selling Cigarettes + Tobacco Products
In an unprecedented move, CVS Pharmacy announced it will no longer carry tobacco products or cigarettes in its more than 7,600 stores, including those right here in East Texas. The company made the announcement Wednesday morning, saying by Oct. 1, they'll no longer sell the products. This marks the first major national retail chain to pull these products off of their shelves.


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LRI Coalition Members Achieve Awareness and Advocacy Success with New York State Legislation
Representatives of Lupus Agencies of New York State with Senator Diane Savino and Assemblywoman Vanessa L. Gibson
S.L.E. Lupus Foundation was among members of the Lupus Research Institute National Coalition that comprise the Lupus Agencies of New York State (LANYS) in Albany for the 5th Annual Lupus Awareness Day sponsored by Assemblywoman Vanessa L. Gibson and Senator Joseph Griffo.
Lupus Awareness Day educates New York State's elected policymakers, state agency officials, health care professionals, and the general public about lupus and the need for greater program support including research to develop better diagnostic tests and safer, more effective treatments, and ultimately, to discover the cure to eradicate this devastating disease.
Key pieces of legislation influenced include:
- Taxpayer check-off to establish voluntary donations for lupus education/prevention/outreach programs
- Establishment of Advisory Council to government comprised of representatives of people with lupus, their families and health care providers specializing in lupus
- Creation of the lupus research enhancement program and fund
- Regulation of Step Therapy protocol putting treatment decisions back in the hands of health care professionals rather than insurance companies


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So eBay has gotten itself a creative director, in the form of ex-Lucky mag staffer Andrea Linett, to gloss-up its fashion offerings. At least we know they can recognize a trend when they see one.
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York Mints
I don't really care for the larger size York peppermint patty, but I LOVE these mints. Not only are they minty - for when you need to freshen your breath, but it gives me that small amount of chocolate that I just need after a meal or when a choco-attack occurs The added bonus is that they're in a small-ish tin that fits nicely into my purse. You can find these any where gum and mints are sold.


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Gourmet Hand Made Gourmet Chocolates that celebrate the gods and goddesses of love and luxury, joy and happiness, compassion, peace and serenity, healing, and fertility of the body and imagination. Some folks say- But we can't eat the Deity! So they choose to place it on their altars as an offering. Others transmute it into another form: melt it to make excellent hot chocolate or sauce for a Sun Day. Most of the world over, however, after a food offering is made to the Deity, it is taken from the altar and consumed in a blessed repast.


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Fun and Colorful—Use hall passes and library cards to give permission to students to visit the restroom and track books in the classroom or library. Homework pocket folders make completing after-school work easy. Choose from fun designs that students enjoy to make the school day more gratifying.
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Most hall passes feature lanyards and straps, which help prevent students from losing the pass and makes them easy to carry. These allow students to display their passes prominently to show passersby that they have permission to leave the classroom. Lanyards and straps also allow you to easily hang the passes in the classroom for easy access.
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Peel-and-stick library card pockets allow you to quickly and easily install them inside book covers. No messy glue results in a clean look, and the adhesive ensures the pockets stay in place throughout frequent use in the classroom or library.
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Q & A — April 2003
By Capt. Ken Kreisler
Doing the Circuit
Tries...Marinco Cable Clips
So how do you deal with your shore-power cord? I mean on the dock, to keep it from falling in the water. Wind it around the pedestal a few times before plugging in? Tie it in a big overhand knot? Forget about all this goofiness, at least where wooden docks are concerned. Marinco's Cable Clips tame and organize pesky and/or unmanageable shore-power cords.
Made of tough plastic that's warrantied for five years, these babies are designed to maintain a steady grip on a 10-gauge, 30-amp cord but will turn it loose via a slight, purposeful tug. They install easily enough with a power drill and stainless steel screws (included).
Pricing for a package of six clips was not available at presstime. However, they worked so nicely on my dock, I called Marinco to see if it couldn't make some clips for my water hose, too. The company said it would give it some serious thought. —Capt. Bill Pike
Marinco Phone: (707) 226-9600. www.marinco.com.
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This article originally appeared in the March 2003 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.


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They (whoever comprises the famous group of experts known as they) have been quoted as saying, "Admission is the first step on the road to recovery." This thought process recently has had an immeasurable impact on my life, as I've for too many years now drifted anchor-less across the choppy seas of constant denial, to the detriment of my immediate family and most social relationships.
So now, after many sleepless nights and much self reflection, here I stand before my God, my family and you ... the dear, faithful readership ... prepared to bare my soul, admit my fallacies, and bring to light my innermost regrets and inadequacies.
You may want to sit down, take a deep breath, and grab a nearby hanky because the following statement will be shocking in its brutal honesty and truthfulness. I, Chuck Mason, in this moment of weakness, do hereby man up and admit to owning, and at times, attempting to play a BANJO.
I know it's difficult to comprehend the enormity and graveness of this fact, so please, take a minute or two to gather yourself, wipe your eyes and hug your loved ones before continuing.
Play is most likely the wrong term to use, though, as play connotes to most a pleasurable or stress reducing experience: a pastime which brings enjoyment and untold happiness to those involved. Such is not the case with the BANJO. I secretly imagine that someday my lengthy, self-penned obituary will appear in these very pages, leading with the announcement of an untimely passing after a lifelong battle with the BANJO. Yes, the old chap fought the good fight, was on the doorstep of remission, but ultimately the BANJO had taken its toll. He went somewhat peacefully, still trying to master a forward-reverse finger roll.
Admittedly, the BANJO is not the most ear friendly instrument, falling on the annoyance chart somewhere on the less pleasing side of the cowbell, yet still several notches above the bassoon. It has been shown to be more effective than a scarecrow at eliminating small mammals from the garden, causes young children to cry out for their mother in the middle of the night, and has brought elderly church ladies to their knees in prayer. Even in the hands of an expert, it can be piercing and almost painful to listen to, conjuring up visions of toothless moonshiners, the more disturbing scenes from "Deliverance," or "Hee Haw."
I'm guessing my unfounded and un-explainable attraction to the BANJO (and really bad jokes) can be traced back to "Hee-Haw," that cornball, hillbilly (or the politically correct term "Appalachian American") variety show which was a staple of TV viewing during my impressionable growing up era. There was Roy Clark, pickin' and a grinnin'; Grandpa Jones singing "Mountain Dew" while attacking his instrument with the fervor of a hyena bringing down a diseased wildebeest; and Stringbean, who made wearing pants far below your waistline fashionable, long before the first gangsta rapper showed us his boxers.
Changes in my musical tastes had nearly erased any thoughts of the BANJO, relegating those memories to the foggy, distant past, until the day I uncovered the case in the far reaches of a backroom closet while helping my parents move. As I, with trembling hands, popped open the latches, those memories came rushing back with a vividness unmatched. Cradling the long neglected instrument, I tuned the rusty strings, and knowing full well the end result of my actions, strummed a single chord. Then I wept silently to myself ...
I would like to continue, but it's time to change strings on my ukulele. Sorry.
Chuck Mason, a self-described opinionated wiseguy, resides in Princeton. He can be reached at email@example.com.


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How to merge multiple PDFs (retreived from a Database BLOB) and compile them using DDX and LiveCycle (ADEP). The portfolio will build based on the number of documents stored inside the database.
In this situation we will be compiling a Cover Page, Content Document(s), and a Final Document. Depending on the workflow state, there could be 0-5 documents in the database under the Content Document(s) section. The process is flexible enough to handle this.
Create the DDX File:
- Start by looking at the Assembly Descriptor documentation and DDX Reference Guide.
- In Workbench: Create a New Application (File>New>Application)
- Inside the Application directory, create a new folder and name it Assets.
- Locate the Acrobat .nav File you want to use. It will be located on your filesystem here: [Acrobat Location]\Acrobat\Navigators. For this situation AdobeRevolve.nav is being used. Import the .nav file into your Application's Assets folder.
- Create a DDX file
- Right Click on Asset Folder> New > Assembly Descriptor.
- Provide a name for the DDX document.
- Click Finish.
- The Document Builder Window should come up inside Workbench
- The DDX File in the End will look like this:
- Start by Selecting New Result>PDF and Name it CompiledPDF
- Drag the Portfolio Component Under the CompiledPDF
- Under the Portfolio Editor paste the following elements:
<Portfolio> <ColorScheme scheme="darkblueScheme"/> <Header/> <WelcomePage/> <Schema/> <DisplayOrder/> <SortOrder/> <Navigator source="AdobeRevolve.nav"/> </Portfolio>
- Press Apply in the Editor
- Drag the Navigator icon under the Portfolio Icon
- Paste the following under the Navigator Editor: <Navigator source="AdobeRevolve.nav"/>
- Press Apply in the Editor
- Drag the Packaged Files Icon underneath the Portfolio Icon
- Then add Seven PDF Documents sources under the Packaged Files and Name them in their Source field accordingly
- For Only the CoverPage document (the first one), go under the Basic tab and select both "This is the Base Document" and "There must be at least one valid source in this document" and ensure both of these boxes are deselected for the other PDF Document.
- Validate the DDX and Save it
Create a Process that will retrieve the documents from the database BLOB, assign them to a document map, invoke the DDX, Output a single PDF Portfolio document
The process will be built to look something like this:
In this process you will need the following variables:
- thePortfolio–document–Output–Required
- retrievedDocument –document
- mapPortfolioDocs–map <document>
- totalContentDocs–int
- counter–int
- tempContentDocID– string
- PortfolioAssemblerResult–AssemblerResult
import java.sql.Connection; import java.sql.PreparedStatement; import java.sql.Statement; import java.sql.ResultSet; import javax.sql.DataSource; import javax.naming.InitialContext; try { InitialContext context = new InitialContext(); String queryQuery = [input your query here to get blob] //If you need to pass a process variable use "patExecContext.getProcessDataValue("/process_data/@counter"); try { DataSource ds = (DataSource) context.lookup("java:/DDXDocs_DS"); connection = ds.getConnection(); queryStatement = connection.prepareStatement(queryQuery); results = queryStatement.executeQuery(); if (results.next()) { java.sql.Blob documentBlob = results.getBlob(1); com.adobe.idp.Document document = new com.adobe.idp.Document(documentBlob.getBinaryStream());| patExecContext.setProcessDataValue("/process_data/@retrievedDocument", document); } }catch(Exception ex){ System.out.println(ex.printStackTrace()); } finally { if (results != null) { results.close(); } if (queryStatement != null) { queryStatement.close(); } if (connection != null) { connection.close(); } } } catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); }
To test if a BLOB had been retrieved use the following route condition:
If the document was successfully retrieved, map it to the map <document> variable (mapPortfolioDocs) based on the id you gave it in the DDX source, using the setValue mapping below:


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Ancestry have announced that the 1911 images that they have offered online for some time now have been replaced with images that have the previously hidden 'Infirmity' column disclosed. Good to have full access to all the 1911 census details.
The really exciting news is that they have linked the census forms to their UK Maps Collection dating from 1896 – 1904 that they have online. I tested this out using my grandparents Alfred & Ada Hawkins who lived in Farnborough, Hampshire. I'm pleased to report that none of family suffered from an infirmity, however the map attached to the census was for Farnborough in Warwickshire not Hampshire. I then tried a search for my other grandparents William & Eliza Elliott and found them on the census correctly with the right map attached.
It would have been helpful to be able to attached the map to the individuals on my Ancestry Tree, but perhaps this is a facility that Ancestry will introduce later. Overall a good addition to Ancestry.co.uk


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By Renee Human
In the second of this three-part blog about MAX, let's deal with Adobe's move to a subscription model.
OK, this was the most controversial issue and the biggest surprise. I have to say, I liked the surprises in 2010 better when I got a Motorola Droid and a Google TV. (Ironically, I'm back to using that phone after I dropped my Razr in a body of water a few weeks ago, but that's a different story.) Adobe's announcement that they wouldn't support previous versions of the Creative Suite and that from here on out, would offer only an all-in or all-out subscription based service.
Wait, hold that thought. The stewards are starting beverage service. (Yep, I'm still on the plane home from MAX if you read my first post. It's a long flight home to Cincinnati.)
Ok, where were we? Oh, yes, the Subscription. Let's talk about the good, the bad and the ugly, but not in that order.
Let's start with ugly. First is the misinformation about the Creative Cloud. You don't have to be online to use it. I'm seeing plenty of misconceptions about this on social media sites. You'll need to be online to download installations and updates or to use the Cloud to share and move your files. Otherwise, you can use these products just like you used to and they will be downloaded and installed on your computer and devices.
However, I talked to one student who is also a Navy wife and she was a little worried about the connectivity issue. On the base, she explained, Internet connection is spotty at best because broadband is limited to satellite which is pricey. Another young woman explained that she has Internet at work, but not at home. She has an iPhone for Internet access there. But that's also where she uses her Adobe products. I know most of the Adobe-ized world has not just access but high-speed access, and I know Adobe knows this as well. But these are two stories from the up-and-coming generation that hide in the statistics Adobe undoubtedly used to make the decision to go to online subscriptions.
The other ugly I'm seeing about going to the Cloud is that it's not going to be released until June 17. As educators, this is a little rough. I was one of only a handful of educators that gets to go to MAX, so I saw some of the biggest changes and new features and products. But June 17 doesn't give us much time to update curriculum and learn new stuff before the semester rolls around in mid August. For my program, that's a pretty intense, short deadline given that we live on the bleeding edge.
Onto the bad: Even when I talked to the education sales people, I couldn't get a clear picture of what this means for licensing for educational institutions. Part of that's probably me. I don't deal with that side of Adobe, and I'm sure part of it is the wait until June 17 to actually begin sales. From my understanding, there will be term- and an enterprise-based solutions. Students that don't subscribe to the Cloud will still be able to get a free account with a minimal amount of storage. Apparently, there will also be an easier way for enterprise customers to install and for students to be able to log in (that's good because we have students that aren't serious designers or developers so they won't want to invest).
Here's another thing to think about Adobe: Many of us in education end our fiscal year in June and you just dropped a really big bomb on us and budgets that are already set. You might not see as many educational institutions switching over to CC this year for that reason because updating budgets in quasi-governmental organizations doesn't come quickly.
Also on the not-so-happy side, I ate lunch on two days with some attendees that were really-not-happy because in their little freelance businesses they don't upgrade every version. Or, they don't use more than two products. Many of these people and others online report feeling highjacked. Adobe will be doing one-product subscriptions, but by the time you do two products, you might as well subscribe to the whole CC. I'm probably not going to see much of that side, since we are on the educational side of heavy Adobe users.
Whew. Ok. Where is that steward? I need a drink.
Time for the good news: The Cloud will provide updates on a steady basis. No more trying to keep up with the latest version. It should be much easier to standardize labs across campus because we'll all have the latest and greatest. And reportedly, installation will be much easier to push out on the enterprise solution.
Of course the social aspects I mentioned in the last blog post are also good news for educators for several reasons. As is the access to more products. As one attendee told me, she was excited to dive into Premier and After Effects "since she was now going to get it whether she liked it or not". Will we see our students branch out of their product limited world and experiment more? It's hard to say. I'll report back in a semester or two.
One of the other good aspects to the Cloud is that this is going to push Adobe to keep innovating. I was worried when this MAX got pushed from the usual November conference to May. Now I see why. Ten minutes in Dreamweaver and you know what Adobe has been up to. Rethinking the web/mobile workflow is producing not just terrific new products like the Edge tools, but the Dreamweaver experience is vastly better if you do any CSS at all. Hopefully, this is a trend we will continue to see. If more new and innovative tools come out of this subscription model, the monthly charge will be well worth it.
Plus, my students don't seem too fazed. One of them pointed out how the MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Play Gaming, but you probably already knew that) has operated quite successfully on the subscription model for years. Subscriptions and micropayments are fast becoming the norm, even if Adobe did cut to the chase faster than most other software developers and really cut to the front of the line for a company of this size with this many members.
We'll see what the shake out is. I'm sure Adobe isn't surprised by the grumbles or the praise. Anything you try something new, there's going to be push back. When the telephone became available to the masses, one of the prevailing attitudes was that people would never leave their house again. When the VCR came out, supposedly no one would ever go to the movies again.
Wow. That was a long post. Onto the most exciting part of the conference for me in the third and final blog post: The support and development of new open-source solutions, better web tools and the updated multiplatform options for Flash.


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Apple now holds the patent for rectangular device with rounded corners
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As unbelievable as it may seem, the design for a rectangular device with rounded corners is now officially in Apple's portfolio of intellectual property. Patent number D670,286, which the company filed back in 2010, has been issued by the USPTO on November 6, and within it is described "the ornamental design for a portable display device", as pictured below. In other words, the majority of tablet manufacturers could potentially get sued by Apple for selling products that look too much like an iPad. But is that really going to happen?...
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Meaning "I write" and "I'm writing" are both translated the same, for example: escribo, j'ecris, يكتب.
I can't speak French, but you can certainly say "estoy escribiendo", in Spanish if you mean you are writing right now. Similarly, you can say "أنا كاتب" in Fusha Arabic, which is usually translated as "I'm writing", although it is not exactly the same, because it could also mean "I'm a writer". In addition, there are some forms in dialects to express that idea, for example in Moroccan Darija you could say "كنكتب" (I'm writing) in contrast to "نكتب" (I write).
EDIT: However, I wouldn't use a continuous form to talk about a past (like "have been VERB-ing" in English), but I'd rather use a normal past tense (madi).


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This article was published 15/8/2013 (1469 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Tim Burke will never write speeches for a living but he does have a knack for distilling a situation into terse soundbites and Thursday he offered a most succinct and accurate summation on the plight of his football team.
"I asked the players why they thought the CEO and the GM were fired," shared Bombers head coach Burke, in his final press briefing prior to today's home game with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. "They answered by saying, 'because we're not winning enough games.' I told them, "exactly. Now let's get going.'"
Turmoil and excuses have been the default positions of the Blue Bombers for some time but this week it has all been about accountability. Whether it continues to unfold in that manner on the field is the question of the moment. It is time, and Burke agreed with this sentiment popping out an emphatic, "absolutely," for both coaches and players in Winnipeg colours to do their jobs correctly and completely.
The time for being half-milers, as the Imperial measure clich© used to go, is over.
"It's time for players to play. It all comes down to that," said veteran offensive lineman Glenn January. "It's time for us to just get it done. Nothing else matters or counts right now."
A number of players answered a similar line of questioning by saying they strive to do their jobs from the minute training camp begins. Fair enough. But that simply hasn't happened. So people got fired last week and a couple of players lost their jobs.
More losing and all involved can expect to undergo similar ramifications.
Maybe it's an oversimplification to say the leaders of this team must lead and the playmakers must make plays. But maybe simple is what this team needs to focus upon.
Coaches can't overreach and out-think themselves. This isn't the week to call a draw on second and long. Play the percentages. Don't coach scared but live within this team's abilities and confidence.
For the players, there's no room for mistakes. Dropped passes, offside penalties and missed tackles can all be controlled. Control them.
Physical mistakes are OK. Mental ones are not.
"If our players make plays we can win," said defensive tackle Bryant Turner. "They're going to try and stop us. That's what football is. But we can't help them. We can't make mistakes."
It was refreshing to hear quarterback Max Hall talk about the leash he will have tonight and going forward.
"This is professional football. We're paid to execute and produce," said Hall.
It's been easy to sit back and blame the plight of the Bombers on the board of directors and top executives. But at the end of the day, it's the players on the field and the coaches making the calls that determine the final outcome of games.
Sure, the Bombers aren't the most talented team but the Tiger-Cats have just one more win this season and this is as even a matchup as Winnipeg can expect to see this season.
The Bombers would not be delusional in believing they can win this game. Losing is not an inevitable outcome tonight as it has been on a number of instances this season.
But they clearly must do more than they have in their previous six games. If not, it will be simple for acting GM Kyle Walters to sharpen his scythe and continue cutting a human swath through his dressing room.
There are players hitting the streets every day as the NFL makes cuts. Maybe they don't have CFL experience but when a team is 1-6 there's no reason to hold on to many of its players. They may be experienced but they're also bad.
"We've been called out," said Turner. "You gotta answer that."
And the Bombers will supply an answer. One way or another.
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Mission Week in Lithuania
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Success Story
Thanks to the support of ACN's donors, it was truly a feast of faith on a grand scale.No fewer than 110 priests from all over Lithuania came to the retreat forpriests in June 2010. Following it, some 500 people took part in the solemn Holy Mass, while another 1,500 visitors poured into the auditorium of the Catholic University in Kaunas to hear the main address by Capuchin FatherRaniero Cantalamessa, the renowned Vatican preacher.
The "Mission Week" was organized by the Catholic evangelization center in Kaunas. Ahead of the meeting, its director, Jeronimas Serebrinskas, had turned to ACN for financial support. In fact, without our aid of $15,500, the meeting could not have taken place, nor could the hymn books, the invitations, the translations, the accommodation, the travel costs and other expenses havepossibly been paid for. After the retreat, numerous letters testified as to just how greatly strengthened the participants came away from this week. Many of the priests felt strengthened and renewed in their priestly ministry by this retreat, and for many lay people, too, these days were a real source of strength.
Very often priests have to face a whole series of challenges in their daily life and ministry. Most of them are in charge of anything from two to four parishes at the same time and are forced to be administrators rather than pastors. There is a real danger that they will be pushed more and more into this administrative work, rather than living their true, pastoral and priestly vocation.
"To be honest, we have forgotten how to smile sometimes, for sheer pressure of work, responsibilities and sometimes exhaustion, too," says Brother Povilas, who took part in the retreat. "Sometimes I have so many worries and questions about the future in my head that I forget the person I'm talking to. And I also forget that a smile can make a conversation so mucheasier." The retreat has shown him that it is possible "to let God smile through me," as he puts it. Priests like him need these days of encounter and exchange from time to time. The time spent together not only enriches them but can above all help to deepen their priestly vocation.
Father Egidijus also feels that these days have helped him "to come back to God, my first love, to be renewed, to find time for prayer and to remember why I became a priest and a monk." He adds, "We tend to forget that the most important things in our lives are prayer and God Himself. Often werelegate these to second place in our lives. This meeting has recalled us to the most essential things in life."
Father Marius, a young priest, tells us, "I have been a priest for two years.Before the meeting I had never even asked myself what the principal goal of my priestly existence actually is." During the retreat he asked himself,"Why am I a priest?" and found the answer: "It is about giving ourselves totally to others. When I speak the words of Consecration, I am offering myself up, for the good of my fellow men: my time, my talents and my entire life. Since then I celebrate every Mass with this in mind."
There was great joy on the last day of the retreat, when some 500 people came to share in the solemn Holy Mass. Young people from various youth groups and parish groups supplied the musical accompaniment, and there were opportunities for Confession and Adoration. The retreat concluded with a homily by Father Cantalamessa in the Catholic University. As many as 1,500 people flocked to the University Auditorium, which was simply bursting at the seams. Many sat on the steps or listened standing up. Prayer groups from all over Lithuania and guests from all over Europe had come to hear him speak and were delighted when he declared, "Anyone who says that Christianity is dead should come here to Kaunas! Anyone who thinks that Christianity is miserable and backward looking should come to Kaunas!"
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Waterproof Sony Xperia acro S poised to make a "splash in HD" with 12MP camera and 720p display
0. phoneArena posted on 30 May 2012, 04:47
Besides the top shelf specs the Xperia acro S' main virtues are, of course, the IP55 and IP57 ratings for dust and water resistance, meaning you can dip it in up to three feet of water for up to 30 minutes or play frisbee on the beach with it without worrying that sand and liquid will damage the internals...
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1. GeekMovement (unregistered)
Go Sony! Awesome device, so glad to see water/dirt resistant high end. Looks great too.
2. CharlieAtInfinity (Posts: 253; Member since: 10 Apr 2012)
Now this is what i have been waiting for since the release of active!! :D Well done Sony :) Now Gotta save some money for this :D
3. adi4u4882 (Posts: 137; Member since: 10 Jan 2012)
Nice to see Sony getting back into business. But they have to give support for SD Card if they want to see increase in their share.
14. darac (Posts: 2156; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
it has an SD card slot - hot swappable, at that!
22. adi4u4882 (Posts: 137; Member since: 10 Jan 2012)
Actually i was telling generally about Sony Phones :)
4. iphoneisthebest79 (Posts: 70; Member since: 23 May 2012)
for me, i'm an Iphone user, but my second best phone is Sony. i like thier designs and its a powerful phone also. Go a head Sony
17. sid07desai (Posts: 290; Member since: 03 May 2012)
should've avoided the first sentence.
29. iphoneisthebest79 (Posts: 70; Member since: 23 May 2012)
i say what i want to say
31. sadaivadai (Posts: 156; Member since: 22 Nov 2011)
The problem i not with the first line .. The username is the problem ..
32. iphoneisthebest79 (Posts: 70; Member since: 23 May 2012)
U can hit your head to the wall beside if you don't like the user name
5. CX3NT3_713 (Posts: 2287; Member since: 18 Apr 2011)
4'3" screen??? Are you serious??
8. surethom (Posts: 967; Member since: 04 Mar 2009)
4.3" nice not a silly massive 4.6" or 4.8" screen.
16. SleepingOz (unregistered)
How is larger screen silly? Just because you don't like it, doesn't mean it silly. There's a lot of people out there who prefer wider screens.
30. RamyRamz69 (Posts: 390; Member since: 12 Dec 2011)
And there alot of people who prefer 4'3 inches. Thus, making your comment both stupid and silly
6. remixfa (Posts: 14605; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
sounds like a real winner. now they just need to get it in more carriers.
24. Commentator (Posts: 3722; Member since: 16 Aug 2011)
It's only a winner if it uses an up-to-date processor and not an S3 like in the Xperia S. If it had an S4 and came to the US I'd seriously consider it. Sony makes some cool looking phones and UIs.
7. darac (Posts: 2156; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
This is just an xperia s in another chassis - too bad they didn't released this instead of S in the first place- it's almost a centimeter shorter, and has a bigger battery.
Sony buying some time with this, before the international xperia GX arrival
15. remixfa (Posts: 14605; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
yes, but there are so few "high end" handsets that are military spec in america, they would basically have the slot all to themselves. They need to have it be pentaband so they can sell it on Tmo/ATT and make a sprint/vzw version and saturate the market. It wont be an SGS3 killer, but it will sell quite a bit.
9. kshell1 (Posts: 1143; Member since: 05 Oct 2011)
Well this is a big FU to xperia S owners. its the bionic/razr/razr maxx all over again!
21. poddey (Posts: 77; Member since: 22 Mar 2012)
It's great that Sony saw the light to release the Acro HD internationally to bring a dust proof and water resistant high end smartphone to the worldwide market.
I think this bodes well for an international release of the currently Japan only GX. However I am also wondering how Xperia S owners would feel, especially those that bought it thinking it was Sony international Acro HD model. Sony has a good track record of customer support for their 2011 Xperia handsets but they seem to be flooding the market this year so it will be interesting to see how this plays out when Android 5.0 rolls around.
10. RamyRamz69 (Posts: 390; Member since: 12 Dec 2011)
S4pro, HD Bravia Reality Screen, 1900 MAH battery, microSD,Playstation certified, Ice Cream Sandwich, sexy design, water, dust and scratch proof?
Damn, I am sold.
11. kshell1 (Posts: 1143; Member since: 05 Oct 2011)
I don't see where you got that its a S4 pro. Its just a slight upgrade from the Xperia S. If you want a xperia with a S4 (yet not S4 pro) wait a few months for the GX to release.
13. darac (Posts: 2156; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
i just wanted to say that.
this has the same internals as the xperia s..
but otherwise it blows it out of the water - more compact, better battery, SD slot, water&dust proof, ICS - it's an awesome piece of kit.
had xperia s looked like this, it would've been a major hit
20. poddey (Posts: 77; Member since: 22 Mar 2012)
I've just done a comparison on gsmarena between the Acro S and the S and something must not be right...
The Acro is only marginally shorter than the S but is also slightly wider and thicker. The extra thickness is probably due to the larger battery but gsmarena stats has the S having bettery battery life with longer standby, talk time and music play.
25. Commentator (Posts: 3722; Member since: 16 Aug 2011)
I miss the clear LED band at the bottom, it's what made the latest Xperia design so awesome looking.
12. medalaster01 (Posts: 42; Member since: 22 Nov 2011)
Looks absolutly brilliant!!
18. JC557 (Posts: 1794; Member since: 07 Dec 2011)
Now this is what I was looking for: professional lookin, weather resistant, good screen, good battery capacity and can be used with when wet without the screen acting odd ( from what it sounds like).
I won't mind paying for an unlocked GSM/ HSPA version but would rather see it on Verizon with LTE (with GSM) capability.
19. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
WHY SONY WHY launch this beauty/waterproof phone only in Japan. would be awesome if it release here in the states. I wouldn't need INSURANCE for this phone since it's waterproof
23. Jyakotu (Posts: 854; Member since: 12 Dec 2008)
I don't care what anybody says, I think Sony has a strong chance to come back into the mobile market. The only downfall of their success in America is that most of the carriers here use CDMA instead of GSM. Granted, the Xperia PLAY did make it to Verizon, but AT&T's version got HSPA+ and the beautiful UI. *sighs* Sucks to be on Sprint. :\
26. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
THAT DOES IT I'M MOVING TO JAPAN just to buy this stylish sexy rugby phone. SAMSUNG u guys should take notes how to design rugby phones. water proof is awesome. anyone knows how deep it goes


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STAFF at schools, hospitals, councils and fire stations across York, North and East Yorkshire will take part in a one-day strike on Thursday.
Services run by local authorities including schools, libraries, leisure centres, day centres for the elderly and waste collections will be hit.
The day of action includes members of the NUT, GMB, Unison and Unite as well as the Fire Brigades Union and is over a public sector pay freeze which was introduced in 2010.
Of the state schools in York, 22 have confirmed some or all classes will be affected, with 36 fully open, and three have yet to tell the council of their intentions.
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Kersten England, chief executive of City of York Council, said: "Whilst we are expecting a certain amount of disruption, our priority is to minimise this and ensure all life and limb services remain open. We have contingency measures in place to ensure that this happens."
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- Lady Lumley's School in Pickering
- Selby High School
- Thorpe Willoughby Primary
- East Whitby Community Primary
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- Willow Tree Community Primary School.
Those on strike in York and North Yorkshire were expected to meet at Clifford's Tower in York at 12pm today before a rally in St Sampson's Square at 1pm.
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I thought this might be helpful to anyone trying to decide on either adapter for BT4 r2 on a Vitual machine.
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I have a Dell 1545 laptop with a Broadcom PCI wireles adapter and I am using BT4 r2 . The Broadcom works with packet injecting (USB BT4r2) but its random and sometimes gives me grief. So, I recently bought a Hawking HUN3 wireless adapter and it worked right out of the box in the virtual environment and can inject packets with no problems. It actually works really well, however, its range is a little weak so I decided to get a ALFA AWUSO36H adapter with a 9dBi antenna. The range is amazing and it also worked right out of the box. One note on the ALFA is that it was randomly giving me a [phy1]SIOCSIFFLAGS: Unknown error 132. Even after taking the interface down and doing the standard things to reset it I would get the error. I also would get the same random results in the USB environment. I noticed that every time I would plug the HUN3 in the ALFA would then work as well. I still don't understand why this happens but it does fixe the error when I use both adapters every time. After hours of trying to figure this out I think its actually a USB connection thing. When I try different ports it will eventually work. So if you run into that problem and dont have two USB adapters save some time and try different ports. Other than that its nice having a few interface options. and I would recommend them both. The ALFA has the edge in two areas...price and range but if you need something fast you can find the Hawking at a local store and skip waiting for the mail every day like 8 year old
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The environmental engineering profession works to protect and manage our air, water, and energy resources. Environmental engineers quantitatively analyze the environmental changes that inevitably result from human activities, designing strategies to remediate problems, minimize impacts, and measurably improve environmental quality.
The environmental engineering field is refreshingly multi-disciplinary in nature, combining fundamental principles drawn from physics, chemistry, geology and biology with analytical methods. Practitioners focus on developing devices, techniques and solutions that can effectively address a variety of real-world environmental problems.
1. Principles and Skills: Provide an understanding of engineering principles along with analytical, problem-solving, design, and communication skills to continue succeeding and learning in diverse careers.
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1. Curricular Differences: The Civil Engineering (CE) major requires ENGR 14 (Applied Mechanics), CEE101A (Mechanics of Materials), and CEE101C (Geotechnical Engineering), while the Environmental Engineering (EnvE) major does not. This is because these classes are essential background for the structures/construction area of Civil Engineering and in particular, the structures and construction fields within civil engineering. The EnvE major lists CEE 64 (Air Pollution) as a required class (while CE does not) and offers 10 of Depth electives (vs. 6 units for CE).
2. Professional Considerations: Both the CE and EnvE degrees are ABET-accredited, which is a first step toward a professional engineering license. The EnvE degree was accredited by ABET in 2004.
3. Philosophical Considerations: Some faculty and students feel that "Civil Engineering" implies a broader background, and may thus lead to a broader range of job opportunities. But others argue that "Environmental Engineering" is a more accurate description for a course of study that emphasizes the environment. And finally, there are others who feel that the name itself makes little or no difference.
Attention, freshmen and sophomores: Are you thinking about an engineering major, or wondering whether an Environmental Engineering major is for you? If so, here is some advice on courses accessible early in your undergraduate career that will help you assess your interest in our major. If you end up joining our program, this early start on fulfilling requirements will pay off by giving you more flexibility in class scheduling for your junior and senior years.
1. For an introduction to Environmental Engineering, classes required for all of our declared majors which are readily accessible to you are:
- CEE 64: Air Pollution and Global Warming: History, Science, & Solutions (W)
- ENGR 90/CEE 70: Environmental Science & Technology (A)
- CEE100: Managing Civil Engineering Projects (WIM)(A)
2. For electives providing additional exposure to the major, try:
- CEE 63: Weather and Storms (A)
- CEE109: Creating a Green Student Workforce for Sustainability (W)
- CEE166D: Water Resources and Water Hazards Field Trips (W) CEE173A: Energy Resources (W)
- CEE 173A: Energy Resources (A)
3. The following Science/Math classes are required for almost all majors within the School of Engineering:
- CHEM 31A or 31X or ENGR 31: Chemical Principles (A)
- PHYSICS 41: Mechanics (W) [co-requisite: MATH 41] or 4 units of AP Physics C
- MATH 51: Linear Algebra & Differential Calculus (A,W,S,Sum) or CME 100: Vector Calculus (A) [prerequisite: MATH 41/42 or 10 units of AP Calculus]
5. Finally, there are additional Science/Math classes required for students majoring in Environmental Engineering that can readily be taken early on:
- GES 1A* or 1B or 1C: Introduction to Geology (A,W, S; one course required)
- STATS 110 (or STATS 60 or EESS 160 or CME 106): Statistics (A,W,S)
- *GES 1A not offered 2012-13
Mathematics and Science (45 units minimum)
- MATH 41/42. Calculus (or 10 units AP Calculus) 10 units A,W (req'd)
- CME 100 & 102. Math/Computational Methods for Engineers (or Math 51 & 53) 10 units A,W (req'd)
- PHYSICS 41 [or score of 4-5 for AP Physics C]. Mechanics, 4 units, W (req'd)
- CHEM 31A or X or ENGR 31: Chemical Principles (req'd) 4 units, A [or AP Chemistry if placement exam puts into CHEM 33]
- CHEM 33 Structure and Reactivity (organic chemistry)* 4 units, WSSum
- One additional Physics or Chemistry course from Figure 3-2 (see note) 3-4 units
- GES 1A or B or C. Intro to Earth Sciences (different topic each quarter; count only one) 4-5 units, A,W,S
- STATS 110 Statistical Methods (or STATS 60 or EESS 160 or CME 106) 3-5 units, AWS
- Note: Students taking CHEM 31B for the Chemical Principles requirement may use CHEM 31A to fulfill the "one additional Physics or Chemistry course" requirement. CHEM 35 or 135 is recommended as the additional course for those students planning to continue on to graduate school in environmental studies.
- Note: Students taking CHEM 31B for the Chemical Principles requirement may use CHEM 31A to fulfill the "one additional Physics or Chemistry course" requirement. CHEM 35 or 135 is recommended as the additional course for those students planning to continue on to graduate school in environmental studies.
Engineering Fundamentals
Three courses minimum, including the two listed below:
- ENGR 30. Engineering Thermodynamics 3 units, A
- ENGR 90/CEE 70. Environmental Science and Technology 3 units, A
Technology in Society (TiS)
One 3-5 unit course required: See Chapter 3, Figure 3-3 of this handbook for an approved list of courses that fulfill the TIS requirement for Environmental Engineering majors (in CEE Major column).
Environmental Engineering Depth
At least 68 units of Fundamental and depth courses are required by ABET and by the Department (Fundamentals + Depth = 68 Units Minimum)
- CEE 64* Air Pollution and Global Warming: History, Science, & Solutions 3 units, W
- CEE 100 Managing Civil Engineering Projects (meets WIM requirement) 4 units, S
- CEE 101B Mechanics of Fluids 4 units, S
- CEE 101D* Computations in CEE 3 units, A
- CEE 146A Engineering Economy [or ENGR 60, offered summer qtr only) 3 units, W
- CEE 160 Mechanics of Fluids Laboratory 2 units, S
- CEE 161A Rivers, Streams and Canals 4 units, A
- CEE 166A Watersheds and Wetlands 3 units, A
- CEE 166B Floods and Droughts, Dams and Aqueducts 3 units, W
- CEE 171 Environmental Planning Methods 3 units, W
- CEE 172 Air Quality Management 3 units, W
- CEE 177 Aquatic Chemistry and Biology 4 units, A
- CEE 179A Water Chemistry Laboratory 3 units, W
- Design Experience: Choose CEE169 or, CEE179B or CEE 179C. 5 units, S
*Can count either towards the Math or Science requirement, or as engineering units.
- CEE 63* Weather and Storms 3 units, A
- CEE 101C Geotechnical Engineering (includes lab) 4 units, A
- CEE 109 Creating a Green Student Workforce for Sustainability 2 units, A
- CEE 129 Climate Change Adaptation for Seaports 3 units A,W,S
- CEE 155 Introd to Sensing Networks 4 units, W
- CEE 164 Introduction to Physical Oceanography 4 units, W
- CEE 166D Water Resources and Water Hazards Field Trips 2 units, W
- CEE 172A Indoor Air Quality (alternate years) 2-3 units, S
- CEE 173A Energy Resources 4-5 units, A
- CEE 176A Energy Efficient Buildings 3-4 units, W
- CEE 176B Electric Power: Renewables and Efficiency 3-4 units, S
- CEE 178 Introduction to Human Exposure Analysis 3 units, S,Sum
- CEE 199 Undergrad Research in Civil & Env. Engineering 1-4 units, Any
*Can count either towards the Math or Science requirement, or as engineering units.
Other Elective Courses:
Students may choose additional courses from within the School of Engineering to reach a total of 68 units of Fundamental + Depth courses combined if necessary in order to satisfy ABET and departmental requirements to graduate. The following CEE courses do not satisfy the ABET requirements: CEE 44Q and CEE 133F. For courses outside of CEE, you must obtain approval from the CEE Department Associate Chair to confirm satisfaction of ABET requirements.
How to Declare Environmental Engineering
1. Enter your major declaration as Environmental Engineering in Axess
2. Pick up your academic folder from your freshman/sophomore adviser and print out your Stanford transcript (unofficial is fine) from Axess.
3. Download and complete your major Program Sheet, which you can obtain from Program Sheet page on this site. Be sure to fill in all courses that you have taken and those which you plan to take. You will have the opportunity to revise this later, so please fill in as many courses as you can.
4. Bring your academic folder, transcript and completed program sheet to the CEE Student Services office in Room 316 of the Jerry Yang and Akiko Yamazaki Environment & Energy [Y2E2] Building and request to have a CEE advisor assigned to you. You may request a specific advisor if you wish. Office hours are 10:00 am to noon and 2:00 to 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday.
5. Meet with your CEE undergraduate advisor and have him/her review and sign your program sheet.
6. Return your signed program sheet to the CEE Student Services Specialist, who upon receiving your signed sheet will approve your major declaration in Axess.
7. You are encouraged to meet with your CEE undergraduate adviser at least once a quarter to review your academic progress. Changes to your program sheet can be made by printing out a revised sheet, obtaining your undergraduate adviser's signature, and returning the approved sheet to the CEE Student Services Office. NOTE – Confirm that your program sheet is up to date at least one quarter prior to graduation.
8. Other information:
- Procedures and forms for requesting transfer credits and program deviations are described in detail on the "Petitions" page of this site. If you are requesting transfer credits or program deviations, you should bring your completed petition form with your transcript to the CEE Student Services office. Attach your program sheet on file in CEE.
- Check with the CEE Student Services Office to make sure that you are on the CEE UG student email list for important announcements about department events and activities.


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Exclusive Interview
Megan Hilty of Broadway's "9 to 5"
On singing with Dolly Parton, hugging Julia Roberts and nearly cutting off Eva Longoria's hair
-Kelly Will
28 year-old Megan Hilty stars as Doralee Rhodes in the Broadway sensation, 9 to 5. The character of Doralee was originally written for Dolly Parton in the big screen movie that also starred Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin. Dolly took pen to paper and wrote all music and lyrics to create a stage version of the 80's hit – some of the songs are included on her album, Backwoods Barbie. The Broadway show has been nominated for four Tony Awards and features Megan taking the stage with Allison Janney and Stephanie J. Block for 8 sold out shows a week in New York City. Most nights you can spot Dolly, herself, sitting in the wings watching off the stage.
When was your first meeting with Dolly Parton?
It was 2 ½ years ago at the first reading I did of 9 to 5. I was so nervous to perform for a living legend and do it in her first Broadway show. Dolly is the most genuinely kind person I have ever met in my entire life and she put my fears and anxiety out the window that first day.
What is your favorite song in the show?
My favorite songs changes every night. Right now, it is "I Just Might," a new song that we didn't do in LA. It's for all three of our characters and it is a beautiful trio about how we're going to get through the situation (kidnapping) with Mr. Hart.
Is Dolly Parton funny in person?
Dolly is very quick with her Southern humor and she's always saying unexpected things. She was in the bathroom with me and I had just met her. She was in the stall next to me doing a play by play of how my pee sounded. I had stage fright.
Also, with fans she will sign every single thing that everyone asks for and she insists on meeting and saying hello to everyone. She likes to make people happy.
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Biggest slip up onstage?
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Biggest celebrity to come to a show?
At one of our previews two weeks ago, I was in my dressing room and the door opened. Julia Roberts was waiting to meet me! I still had my wig cap on and all my stage makeup. Julia just walked into my dressing room and hugged me like a sister. I try to not be star struck and not gush in the moment and then later I freak out!
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The paparazzi were everywhere at this little hair salon in Burbank. I thought I was going to be all over the Internet as the girl who stabbed Eva Longoria!
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After doing 8 shows a week it is like a vacation to be working on a TV show. I'm focused on the show now, but eventually, I'll do more film and television. Walking on set and doing a scene a couple of times is like a dream.
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Caroline ParrisClass: Junior
Height: 5-4
Previous School: Calvert HS
Hometown: Saint Leonard, Md.
Cross Country Personal Bests
Oct. 12, 2012 – Royal Cross Country Challenge
Charlotte, N.C.
Oct. 14, 2011 - Panorama Farms Invitational
Charlottesville, Va.
Big South Cross Country Championship (5K)
2011 (Conway, S.C.): 55th place, 19:54
2012 (Rock Hill, S.C.): 49th place, 19:46.34
Top Track Times at Liberty
800: 2:26.64
1,500: 5:08.72
Mile: 5:24.93
3K Steeplechase: 11:44.18
2013 Outdoor Track & Field (So.)
• Sliced her steeplechase personal best to 11:44.18 at the Big South meet, placing 12th in the race and moving into Liberty's all-time top 10 in the event
2012-13 Indoor Track & Field (So.)
• Top race of the season was a 5:29.52 mile, which netted 17th place at the Big South Championship
2012 Cross Country (So.)
• 49th-place finisher (ninth among the Big South champion Lady Flames) at the Big South meet
• Cross country personal-best 5K time of 19:04.24 came at the Royal Cross Country Challenge
2012 Outdoor Track & Field (Fr.)
• Placed 16th in the Big South 10K final
• Best race of the season was an 18:30.09 clocking in the 5K at the Shamrock Invitational
2011-12 Indoor Track & Field (Fr.)
• Her racing distances spanned from 800 meters to 5K
• Came in 21st in the Big South 800-meter prelims
2011 Cross Country (Fr.)
• Broke 20 minutes in the 5K for the first time at the Big South meet, running 19:54 for 55th place and ninth among the Lady Flames
• Opened her collegiate career with an 11th-place effort at the Virginia Tech Alumni Invitational
• Graduated from Calvert High School
• Named 2010 Calvert County Runner of the Year for girls' cross country
• Placed seventh at the 2010 Maryland 2A state cross country meet, helping her team finish third
• Top times included 2:27 (800), 5:20 (1,600) and 19:36 (5K)
• Daughter of Alan and Cheryl Parris
• Older sister Alison was a standout distance runner at James Madison
• Major is communication studies
• Birthday is on July 9


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Feb. 13, 2012 College News - In honor of Black History Month, the Medical College of Wisconsin has created a series of video vignettes and stories that will be posted on InfoScope during the month of February. The vignettes highlight some of our African-American and black faculty and staff and the contributions they have made. The stories highlight MCW programs that improve the health of underserved populations (including African-American and black), offer these populations improved access to health care and education, and reduce health disparities.
The second story in the series features MCW patient care programs that address health problems that impact African American and black populations disproportionately. All of the vignettes and stories will be added to the College's Black History Month 2012 Web page as they are published.
Sickle cell disease
Through the College's partnerships with Children's Hospital of Wisconsin and Froedtert Hospital, MCW faculty and staff in the pediatric and adult sickle cell disease clinics annually provide comprehensive care to roughly 400 children and adults with sickle cell disease.
Sickle cell disease affects one in 400 African American newborns in the United States. It is a genetic disorder affecting hemoglobin, which are the protein molecules in red blood cells that carry oxygen through the bloodstream, and patients with it can experience numerous symptoms including bouts of extreme pain and shortness of breath.
The Wisconsin Sickle Center at Children's Hospital is a nationally-recognized comprehensive sickle cell program that incorporates both clinical care and research into the disease. It is one of only 11 sickle cell sites nationwide to be considered a National Institutes of Health-funded Basic and Translational Research Program
Opened in 2011, the Adult Sickle Cell Clinic at Froedtert Hospital provides comprehensive and integrated specialty disease and pain management services including inpatient and outpatient acute care management, hydroxyurea and transfusion therapy services as well as access to single and multi-institution clinical studies.
Medical College physicians provide comprehensive care for adult and pediatric patients with asthma, another chronic disease that affects African Americans and blacks disproportionately.
Adults and children with severe, difficult-to-control asthma receive specialized care through the Asthma Plus program. As part of this program, doctors from many different specialties help patients focus on education, identify short- and long-term health goals, develop an asthma action plan, and review the avoidance of triggers and stressors. The patients also better understand when to contact a physician, learn the importance of nutrition and exercise, and learn the importance of an annual flu vaccine and having regular follow-up visits with a medical professional.
Medical College physicians are an essential part of Fight Asthma Milwaukee Allies, an organization that educates families about asthma and seeks to improve asthma control. Their efforts are paying off. Between 1999 and 2008, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin had a 38% reduction in asthma hospitalizations for children living in the central city of Milwaukee. Fight Asthma Milwaukee Allies was selected by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for a National Exemplary Award for outstanding contributions to help people with asthma live active, healthy lives. Medical College physicians, along with the American Lung Association, help lead Milwaukee's only Asthma Camp. This week-long day camp is for kids with asthma, and helps them to better understand asthma, their triggers, and their medications.
The Medical College, in collaboration with Froedtert Hospital, has a comprehensive Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease, and Smoking Cessation Continuity Clinic Program that provides guidelines-directed medical care, patient education and counseling, and medication and lung function testing resources. Over the past eight years, more than 1,100 patients have been cared for through clinics at Froedtert Hospital, the Lisbon Ave. Clinic, Clinica Latina, and Columbia St Mary's Family Practice Center.
Patients who become part of this program show marked decreases in symptoms and use of the emergency department and hospital for exacerbations, and marked increases in lung function, quality of life, and the ability to stop smoking.
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