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Instructor's Guide for Facilitating Epidemiologic Case Studies for the Classroom
The classroom epidemiologic case studies were developed for use in a group setting with a knowledgeable instructor and 5 to15 students from the target audience. Each case study includes background information and a series of questions about an evolving public health problem that are designed for open discussion by the students. Students should be encouraged to share their ideas and respond to those of their classmates. Both the teacher-to-student interaction and the student-to-student interactions are important and will facilitate learning from the materials.
Teaching these case studies can be challenging. They take advanced preparation and care in execution. The instructor's version of each case study provides teaching points and basic information about the questions specific to that case study. Below are some general tips for instructors using the case studies in the classroom.
Advanced Preparation
- Figure out the timing. Some questions take much longer than others. Check how much time is allotted for the case study. Then review the case study and estimate how much time you want or think you need to spend on each question. Then outline what pace to follow, where you want to take a break, or if you wish to omit any questions or sections of the case study.
- Decide how you will teach each question. For many questions, you can simply have an immediate, open discussion. For other questions, you might ask the students to take a few minutes to write down a list or complete a calculation. For some questions, small groups are better than individuals or large groups. For most questions, a verbal discussion of the answer will be sufficient. For some questions, however, you might want to write the answers on the board or a flip chart. This is particularly true of questions that require mathematical calculations or development of list development.
- Think of good examples. Come up with examples from different subject areas that illustrate the same epidemiologic points as illustrated in the case study. Use examples from your own background since you will be able to talk about them convincingly.
- If there are two or more instructors, decide which instructor will do what. Alternating the lead on the questions is a good approach. The instructor who does not have the lead on a particular question can provide support by writing student ideas on the board, offering other examples, or keeping an eye on the time.
- Review appropriate background materials. At a minimum, you should know the epidemiologic principles addressed in the case study (e.g., measures of association, how to construct an epidemic curve, developing a questionnaire). You should also know something about the subject matter; e.g., botulism, E. coli O157:H7 — although you needn't be an expert on it.
- Know your audience. Know what backgrounds they have so that you can pitch the discussion and examples at the appropriate professional level.
- Enthusiasm is critical for success!
- Read the case study objectives at the beginning and focus on them during the session. This will keep you from going astray and spending too much time on less important issues.
- Keep it simple. It is appropriate for you to try to explain the material so everyone knows the basics. But don't try to impress students with how much you know. Similarly, don't be driven by the most advanced students who might be interested in issues that are too complex or tangential for the majority of the group. If such a situation arises, suggest that the student talk with you after class.
- General tips:
- Listen attentively
- Use eye contact effectively
- Don't be condescending and don't say anything that could be construed as a put-down or as an indication that a student is not respected
- If possible, do not directly correct or contradict what a student says (instead, ask other students what they got for an answer or ask the student to review how he or she came up with that answer in order to identify the source of the error)
- You do not need to comment on every statement made by a student. Rather, try to have students react to what others say. Likewise, if a student asks a question, direct it back to the group.
- Get as many people involved in each question as possible. Don't pick on the initial responder. After he or she attempts to answer the question, thank them, and open it up for others by saying "Would anyone like to add to that?" "Would anyone like to disagree?" Similarly, if a question requires a list of items or ideas have the initial responder provide only one item. Then go around the room and ask each student to contribute an idea.
- During the discussion, bring to bear your (and the students') unique backgrounds. Seek out examples from different backgrounds that illustrate the same principle.
- Try to draw the quieter students into the discussion. Be careful, however, in calling on non-volunteers. One method might be to appeal to the experiences of that individual. For example, "You mentioned that you were involved in _____________. When you worked on that project, how did your team handle _______________?"
- At the end of a lengthy or far-ranging discussion, summarize (or have someone summarize) the main or "take home" points of the discussion. This is a good time to call on the most advanced students, since they will feel more comfortable providing a summary.
- Keep an eye on the time. Time will always be limited so keep the discussion moving. Do not allow yourself (or students) to go off on tangents or continue to ramble. Some discussions will take longer than expected. That is not particularly a bad thing, but you must be prepared to adjust or shorten the time spent on subsequent questions or parts of the case study.
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WINCHESTER school children had a firsthand lesson on the history of World War I when they went to visit battlefield in northern France.
Perins students travelled to see a range of historic areas right across the Belgian coast all the way across to northern France. Their trip marked the centenary of the outbreak.
The children visited cemeteries at Tyne Cot and Langemark – many of whom commented on the number of mass graves for unknown soldiers.
Children also visited the Menin Gate in Ypres where students Jane Blackburn, and Ben Anderson, both 14, were selected to represent the school to lay a wreath in memory of the missing soldiers. Their final day, during half term, saw them take a long tour of the Somme.
The history department has further plans to mark the centenary of WW1. Among other events, students will be attending a service at Winchester cathedral, visiting the Alresford War Memorial, fundraising for the Royal British Legion and making a permanent memorial at the school.

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Koscielny pairing delights Mertesacker
Per Mertesacker has hit back at the critics who wrote him off after completing two years unbeaten alongside Laurent Koscielny.
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The centre-back partners have now gone 32 games without losing a Premier League match in which they have played the whole match together.
The impressive run stretches back to a 2-1 defeat to Manchester United at the Emirates on Jan. 22, 2012.
And after a rocky start in English football, Mertesacker is happy to have proved the detractors wrong -- but admits it would mean nothing if no trophies were to come of it.
"We have shown a lot of people who criticised us over the past two-and-a-half years," the German told The Sun.
"We know each other much better now and we complement each other well. Laurent is more mobile and I have more height. It fits together perfectly because these days centre-backs are more than just tall defenders whose only job is to head away the long balls.
"Laurent is one of the quickest players I've ever partnered and he anticipates things so well, and we feed off each other's strengths and that is the main key to our success this season. The statistic seems unreal to me. When someone first told me about our record, it sounded very weird. It's a good statistic but now we have to build on that."
Of course, statistics do not always tell the full story. Mertesacker and Koscielny both started the 6-3 defeat at Manchester City, when Koscielny limped off just before half-time. The story was similar in the 3-1 opening day defeat to Aston Villa, when the Frenchman was shown a red card 25 minutes from time.
But it does not take away from the fact the partnership is key to Arsenal's record of having conceded just one goal in their last 11 games at the Emirates.
Meanwhile, manager Arsene Wenger is set for a defensive boost, with Thomas Vermaelen set to return from injury. The Belgian is expected to miss Saturday's Premier League trip to Liverpool, but is expected back for the FA Cup fifth-round clash with the same side eight days later.
Mertesacker added: "Whenever I speak about our central defenders I always include Thomas, because he is our captain who is vital and is coming back from a heavy injury. I am sure the boss will rotate us in the next couple of months and it's important that we are all fit so we can continue with our duties for the rest of the season."
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RUGBY star Lee Byrne helped open a charity pound shop in Newport on Friday.
The bargain shop, raising money for Tenovus, is the newest arrival on the high street and will raise funds to support people with cancer living in the community.
Mayor of Newport Matthew Evans helped Dragons and Welsh Rugby International player Mr Byrne declare the shop officially open.
Tenovus, Wales' largest charity retailer, has one existing shop in Newport, on Caerleon Road. The new shop will be a speciality 'bargain shop' which will be stocked by redirecting unsold items and offering goods for about £1.
Sophie Porfirio, retail area manager at Tenovus, said: "Our charity shops are a huge source of income for the work we do; they allow us to offer support and services to cancer patients and their families when they need us most.
"Our shops also act as a community hub on the high street for those seeking advice or those worried about cancer, meaning they can come in and speak to us in the shop and see how our services could help them or their loved ones.
"We hope that through our new shop, we'll be able to raise more money that will help us support even more people affected by cancer in communities right across Wales, including right here in Newport."
Tenovus said they are always looking for more volunteers to help out in their shops. To get involved with the new Tenovus shop, at 38a High Street, visit tenovus.org.uk for information.


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@GerryAdamsSF goes social
Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams has joined the ranks of twitter users. Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill/The Irish Times
"Dia dhaoibh gach duine, I am now on twitter," tweeted Gerry Adams for the very first time on February 6th. Well if the Pope had done it, why couldn't the leader of Sinn Féin reach out to a new generation via the current social media platform du jour?
However, anyone who was expecting the Sinn Féin version of a Papal Bull was in for a bit of surprise. For the first two days, Adams cleaved to the party orthodoxy with messages opposing the Government's approach to the promissory notes and notices about upcoming political events.
But then on February 8th, he started adding levity to the brevity, with a couple of bizarre 140 character messages to the world when he found himself locked out from his 'constituency' house in Ravensdale, Co Louth.
It opened us up to a very eccentric Adamesque world featuring a much put upon assistant known only as RG, a teddy bear which Adams takes to bed, a family dog, one-eyed horses, tree-hugging and working out how to use a síne fada on his ipad.
On Friday night, February 8th, the first off-centre tweet was posted. It read:
"Rg took the car. Took my house keys also. I feel an adventure coming on."
RG seems to be to Adams what Baldrick was to Blackadder in the comedy series of the same name. He is in fact Richard McAuley, Adams's long-time press adviser and now his PA in the Dáil. Both from Belfast, they share the Co Louth house during the week.
"RGs phone constantly engaged. It's getting dark. Wud climb in back window but downpipe broke," read the next tweet.
A little later: "RG traced. Where are u now when we need u? 70 miles away. I'm in now. Starving. Need a glazier. Slan."
Those three tweets triggered a torrent of activity on twitter, with some wondering if Adams account had been hacked and other unable to resist jibes. Of the best repeatable ones was a tweet saying that any Belfast glazier would be delighted to do it for free given all the business republicans have sent to glaziers over the years. Another mentioned the possible addition of fertiliser and saltpeter to the broken drainpipe to aid a forced entry.
After that there was no looking back. The next morning, Adams shared the experience of his pre-dawn cycle. "Saw a squirrel chasing a cat. A grey one. The squirrel that is. Glad 2 b alive. So is cat."
Later, he revealed he was having a bath with a rubber duck, a yellow one.
It was then that the Sinn Féin leader introduced us, including a small West Highland terrier called Snowie and Ted, a teddy bear. And from the photos that Adams has tweeted, it seems Ted is the favourite among a menagerie of teddy bears Adams possesses.
And as time moves on, there have been sub-plots involving the teddy bear Ted having an illicit affair with another teddy; Adams cooking oysters and romantic coq au vin for himself on St Valentine's night, and insights into his musical tastes: Joni Mithcell; Leonard Cohen; Luke Kelly and Showadawaddy.
The latest and encounter with a one-eyed animal in Co Derry yesterday: "Me and Naoise Kelly and a one eyed cow in Maghera. Brón orm. Horse! Shudda gone 2 Specsavers."
Needless, to say, there has been a mixed response to the tweets among the twitterati. Some wonder has his account been hijacked? Others have wondered has he lost the marbles or his senses or the plot? Others believe that it's refreshing, showing a lighter and more human side to a very divisive figure. And of course, others believe it is a poker player's double-blind... a deliberate Sinn Féin strategy to make Adams a more accessible figure.
If it is, it's pretty far out almost to the point of self-ridicule and counter-productivity. Some of his colleagues in Sinn Féin say that in person Adams is a good bit removed from the obdurate public figure. Indeed, said one, he is a bit of a practical joker and a quipper, who ribs colleagues humorously for their various foibles.
The other party leaders who are regular tweeters are Micheál Martin of Fianna Fáil and Eamon Ryan of the Greens. While both include some personal tweets, their sites are dominated by serious political tweets. Neither the Taoiseach Enda Kenny nor Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore maintain accounts.


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-- Ray Russ' 38-yard touchdown pass to Colton Wallace with 6 seconds remaining gave Notre Dame College a 31-28 win over visiting Walsh (3-7, 2-7 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) on Saturday in a game in which the Falcons rallied from a 21-3 halftime deficit.
Russ (South) competed 26 of 43 passes for 286 yards, three touchdowns and one interception. Pedro Powell rushed for 133 yards on 31 carries for the Falcons (3-7, 2-7).
Wallace (Mentor) had six catches for 87 yards and a pair of scores.
NDC rallied from 16 points down to defeat Malone, 36-19, the week before.
-- Visiting Ohio Dominican (7-3, 6-3 GLIAC) shut out host Lake Erie, 23-0, in the second half to cruise to a 44-14 win.
The Storm (3-7, 3-6) moved within 21-14 on a 15-yard touchdown pass from Brendan Gallagher to Tommy Jackson with 13 seconds left in the second quarter.
LEC allowed 291 rushing yards, including 212 on 26 carries by Mark Nichols, in its home finale.
Gallagher completed 18 of 29 passes for 217 yards, two TDs and two interceptions. The Storm were limited to 65 yards rushing on 32 attempts.
-- Host No. 15 Baldwin Wallace struck first, but No. 1 Mount Union scored the game's final 38 points en route to a 38-7 win.
Ryan O'Rourke's TD pass in the second quarter gave the Yellow Jackets (7-2, 6-2 Ohio Athletic Conference) a 7-0 advantage. The Purple Raiders (9-0, 8-0) dominated the remainder of the contest on their way to clinching at least a tie for their 21st consecutive OAC title.
T.J. Lattimore rushed for a career-high 131 yards on 16 carries for Mount, and Jasper Collins had seven receptions for 81 yards and a TD.
-- Visiting No. 18 Heidelberg (8-1, 7-1 OAC) scored 28 consecutive points after John Carroll opened the scoring with a field goal and rolled to a 31-10 win over the Blue Streaks (6-3, 5-3).
Mark Myers threw for 228 yards and one TD for John Carroll, but the sophomore QB was intercepted twice and completed only 23 of 48 attempts.
Aramis Greenwood had eight catches for 80 yards for JCU.
-- Washington-St. Louis (4-5, 2-0) held host Case Western Reserve (5-4, 1-1) to a season-low 184 yards and defeated the Spartans, 10-7, in a University Athletic Association matchup.
The Spartans' only score occurred in the first quarter, when QB Erik Olson connected with Vinny Bell for a 12-yard TD.
Eric Daginella's 1-yard run in the third quarter gave the Bears the lead for good.
-- Traylor Durham ran for 107 yards and three touchdowns as host Kent State extended its longest winning streak in 72 years to seven games by beating rival Akron (1-9, 0-6 Mid-American Conference), 35-24.
Kent State, 5-0 in the East Division, last won seven in a row in 1940.
Dri Archer gained 126 yards, including a 30-yard touchdown run as the Golden Flashes rushed for 261 yards and five TDs to move to 8-1. That includes a 35-23 upset at then-No. 15 Rutgers a week ago.
Dalton Williams completed 30 of 41 passes for 312 yards for Akron, in Coach Terry Bowden's first season. Williams went 12-for-13, including TDs of 13 and 21 yards to Jerrod Dillard in the first quarter as the Zips led, 14-0.
-- Patrick Clarke kicked a 47-yard field goal as time expired to propel host Buffalo (2-7, 1-4 MAC) to a 27-24 victory over Miami (Ohio).
Miami fell to 4-5 overall and 3-2 in the MAC.
-- George Winn ran for a career-high three touchdowns and passed for another off a trick play, leading host Cincinnati to a 35-24 victory over Syracuse (4-5, 3-2 Big East) that included a change at quarterback for the Bearcats.
Munchie Legaux was benched after nearly throwing another interception in the third quarter. Senior backup Brendon Kay threw a 13-yard touchdown pass that put the Bearcats (6-2, 2-1) ahead to stay.


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People are going to have stereotypes; they're going to jump to conclusions. We cannot control how people view the church. But we can control what they have to view.
There are some people who would say, "I'd rather be wrong with the pagans then right with the Christians." But wouldn't it be wonderful if people said, "I don't agree with their faith, but it is hard to disagree with their example. See how they love each other. Look at their courage and compassion. Look at their character. I wish I had that."
That's what we hope people will see, but we can't change their eyes. So we must keep plodding along, whether anyone likes it or not, or even notices.
This is the balance that healthy churches must embrace: faith in God to do the extraordinary and our resolve to keep doing the ordinary. If the early church had just waited around for the miracles to come, people wouldn't have been saved, the church wouldn't have grown, the church wouldn't have been healthy. But because the early Christians were praying and proclaiming and working through the tough stuff of life together, when God decided to do the extraordinary, they were ready.
Are you and your church committed to the basics: to prayer, proclamation, and being a practicing Christian community? If we will make that our aim and keep doing it year after year, who knows how big the flame will be when God decides to light a match and lay it at the kindling of our faithfulness.


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Eris Productions, Inc., a new American-Israeli company, was established In New York today to bring to the American public original plays by Israel's authors, and to bring to the Israeli public modern American drama.
The first project of the new company will be the staging here in October of an original Israel Drama "Lady of the Manor" by Leah Goldberg, one of Israel's leading writers. Founders and producers of Eris Productions are Jacob Baal-Teshuva, Albert Ben Zwie of the Tel Aviv Kameri Theater, and Paul Tyras, who was the production manager of the first Israeli feature film "Hill 24 Does Not Answer."


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As American combat operations in Iraq draw to a close at the end of August, here at the National Archives we are always thinking about the records. The records created to document the conflict are crucial for our understanding of … Continue reading
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On Saturday, July 31, I boarded a ferry headed to Angel Island to attend a commemorative event marking the 100th anniversary of the Angel Island Immigration Station. The event featured new outdoor exhibits, information booths, and performances relating to the experience … Continue reading
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Items In HindsightsIn retrospect, I realize that first times are over exagerated and overrated. So many thoughts...on how I feel and how I think I should feel...all battle out thinking back. The one bit I hold close and realize is the advice that you should never regret a thing. Live life without regret.
For quite some time due to the battling of my spiritual and primal self...I held an unnecessary amount of regret in regards to my first time. I felt that the experience was not as "special" for it wasn't with someone so "special". We were not even in a relationship thought of as being together. Hindsights...We were together though. I hold no regrets because I now hold her in the special light. She's "special" because she was my first...although not first love as thought of by the mainstream...love nonetheless. We had SOMETHING if we shared what we did to the frequent extent of which we did. Some call it: buddy buddies, **** buddies, friends with benefits.
As naive as I was at the time, I felt that I was doing wrong...but really what we had was a beautiful thing. Both parties were in agreement and we often communicated how exactly we felt the state of our union was. And I dare not to call her a liar...during those times we were even exclusively sharing our physical selves to only one another. I firmly believe in looking back it wasn't a matter of lust that prompted the relationship we had but it was a culmination of things...neither of us had the life in a secure bubble, we had **** being flung at us, issues and all, coupled with the two of us having very generous primal cravings...and we through a gift of happenstance came to meet and provide for one another an outlet...release...and found, to ***** everything down to bare facts: COMFORT.
I do not know if we would have maintained the relationship we had indefinitely if I hadn't let it go because of naive feelings of regret...thinking I was sharing a sacred experience with the wrong person. I realize now that because we both knew where we stood and made the conscious decisions we did...the whole of our history was/is sacred.
This is all not exactly the burden I intended upon lifting off my chest though. What I truly wanted to share was the first time that I firmly believe COULD HAVE BEEN. She would have been the girl I was involed with prior to my sacred buddy. She would be the one to which I gave my first kiss. To put this all in context; I lost my virginity on new year's day (at the current moment I can't exactly recall if it was the night of the eve or the night of the first itself) My first kiss was not long before. It was towards the end of my junior year in high school while school was still in season.
I wasn't shy in general but I was around girls I found myself attracted to. So I never could get to the point and ask them what I felt I needed to. Now back to this girl who could've been my first. Our union was coincidental...she was from another school but happen to be with a friend of hers at my school's talent show type program. I and some friends performed a dance I had poorly choreographed. And I caught her eyes as a very fun loving guy. See back then I THOUGHT GIRLS WANTED WHAT WAS GOOD FOR THEM. So I spent much time striving to be just that. Aside from looking like Brad Pitt...I became that guy to the tee on paper. We're talking the highest ranked boy in his class of 688...not captain (and not very good) but started on all sides of the field in the football team, participating member of the basketball team, eventually switched to cross-country and then did the full-circle swing like chris klein's character in american pie to acapella choir. I never concerned myself with being a jerk the girls always cried about ...but the jerks had them for at least the moment I never got. THIS CRUCIAL aspect of my failure to understand the balance of the naughty and nice I needed was what doomed the potential for my first kiss and me.
She was looking for a fun guy. Not nice guy. During the moments of, I guess we could call courtship, I was just too nice. I didn't toss up the spice I needed to. And she was going through some things and trying to get over some guy...I was to be the rebound and I being as naive as I was found it all unnerving. I WANTED TO BE HER NUMBER ONE and not some guy she settled for. But still I didn't have opportunities to be in courtship often so I pressed and stressed her on. I eventually grew on her and I was heavily infatuated with her to say the least...one night as many nights before I went over after midnight because her parents tended to a donut shop and work started then...often we'd do "sweet" things like cuddle up to i think i remember it was anastacia...or go for a drive and she'd scare the living **** out of me because she looked like an asian ghost woman with the long straight black hair (i was telling her scary stories when she had decided on glaring at me beside a lake we were driving by...I screamed like a ***** by the way)...or we would just talk....and me being the paper "perfect" boy i WAS...i was perfectly happy and in not much want for more. I wasn't after instant gratification with her...but tell me, i firmly believe in hindsights she wanted me to be just that.
Keep in mind...we were like a couple...an "item" if you will, but throughout our whole "time" it was never "official." Being young and dumb...naive...I didn't realize how little that all really meant. I didn't realize the most important fact was that I had her and she had me and it didn't matter who knew and was to know.
Back to that one night...she lead me to her bedroom and turned the radio up loud. I remember it had the sounds of latin hip hop...somehting relaxing and at the same time erotic...similar to Rockell-In a Dream (if that wasn't the exact song). I remember we laid on her bed and she gave me my first kiss. NOW THIS IS WHERE THE ROAD FORKS. Me being the dumb **** I was...naive as a ******* 8 year old...I (feel free to laugh at my expense I'm over it but just looking back over the shoulder) tilted my head back to have some space to whisper....
"Does this mean we're an item?"
ARE YOU ******* KIDDING ME!? YES those are my EXACT words whispered as sad and pitiful as a poor dumb sap can say it.
She withdrew and clammed up. I could very well be grossly wrong and horribly conceited to believe this...but I firmly believe she and I would have shared our first times (yes in the very sexual manner) that very night had I not been such a ******* baby. I don't know maybe she felt guilty at that point knowing that she only wanted instant gratification and she knew that I wanted something more indefintely. I KNOW THIS MUCH...she ends up getting in to the wave of ecstasy pill popping and becoming (back then in my mind) very sexually promiscous. Even my best friend's little brother had these exact words in reference to her, "Guess who gots some Korean ********?!" Not that he had nerve enough to tell me but that was said to his brother. I was much too jealous back then so everyone knew to keep it all secret from me. Months and possibly even a year after all that jazz a different friend slipped up and let it all out.
I PROBABLY WASN'T READY back then. And in hindsights everything is trully 20/20 clear. I really do wish she and I shared each other in that way. Because I realize now that I am a very sexual being...and I'm in tune with my sexual nature. I don't think I qualify as being sexually promiscous...but all that jazz doesn't even matter. All that I care about is does that primal moment mean SOMETHING...more than money but not as grand as love. Just something as simple as what it is. An act of communication...in one of its highest forms. I really do wish that night we had communicated for at least what would have been WHO THE **** KNOWS MAYBE JUST TWO SHORT MINUTES of a MOMENT...when we had one another, and only each other...naked in the sense of being bare...and yet STILL accepted one another and found comforing union in one another.
therhea 22-25, M 3 Responses 27 Jul 20, 2006
thanks. I've been in similar places.
So much intellect...


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"Designation of the State Scientific Area provides the tools to ensure Texas wild-rice can continue to recover while allowing the public to continue recreational activities," said Cindy Loeffler, TPWD Water Resources Branch Chief. Texas wild-rice (Zizania texana) is found only in the upper two miles of the San Marcos in central Texas. The plant's leaves can sprout up to 45 inches by ¼ to 1 inch wide with black or brown rice seeds. Texas wild-rice grows in patches in the river and provides habitat to fish and smaller wildlife. This federally endangered aquatic grass depends on the flow of the San Marcos Springs and spends most of its life underwater, coming out only to flower. Historically, Texas wild-rice was abundant in the San Marcos River, but its range is now reduced to an area extending from just below Spring Lake dam downstream to the City of San Marcos wastewater treatment plant. Reduced spring flow, increased siltation and pollution have all contributed to a decrease in plant population. High recreational use of the river and its banks has also impacted Texas wild-rice. Wading can damage or uproot plants, especially during low flow conditions. Uprooting Texas wild-rice from the State Scientific Area is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor which carries a $25-$500 fine. This is usually done by people looking to remove the species mistakenly thinking it a weed, or by tubers or swimmers holding on to the plant for stability in the river current. The State Scientific Area designation for this river segment is a major step for the Edwards Aquifer Recovery Implementation Program (EARIP), a group of diverse stakeholders working to restore and recover federally-listed threatened and endangered species that depend on the Edwards Aquifer for their aquatic habitat. "Just the act of establishing a state scientific area and the signs noting that location will go a long way toward educating river users," said Dianne Wassenich, program manager for the San Marcos River Foundation (SMRF). "The scientific area will not interfere with tubing and boating activities, because we know we can allow recreation to pass by without harming the rice." The EARIP was created to manage the diverse interests of users pulling from the Edwards Aquifer and to create a workable plan to protect native endangered species which rely on the aquifer and its flows in the Comal and San Marcos Springs. In 2006, the Texas Legislature approved the program to serve as a new approach to resolving longstanding disputes regarding endangered species protection and Edwards Aquifer water use. Members of EARIP include interest groups such as the SMRF, water utilities, cities, groundwater conservation districts, agricultural users, industrial users, environmental organizations, individuals, river authorities and state and federal agencies. These stakeholders were brought together to create a long-term recovery plan to protect spring flows, especially during extreme drought periods and to create conservation measures to satisfy the legal requirements of protecting the area's endangered species. Key components of these measures include habitat restoration, exotic species management and recreation management. Establishment of the San Marcos River State Scientific Area is one of the first conservation measures to be implemented by the collective. For more information on EARIP efforts, visit http://earip.org/. For information on Texas wild-rice, visit the TPWD Texas wild-rice species page at tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/species/twildric/. -30-


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Fundraising necessaryfor Bethel Park firefighters
But wait.
The increase in real estate taxes to fund the fire department does not take effect until 2014 and, until then, the firefighters need operating expenses like buying new equipment and paying for fuel.
When the tax increase is implemented, it won't just be a pool of fresh money for the firefighters to enjoy. The municipality will be in charge of the money and, basically, on how it will be spent.
The aged fire hall on Brightwood Road will be demolished and a new building will be constructed using money from a recently-approved bond issue, that, eventually, will be paid with the .34-mill increase.
So, to the property owners in Bethel Park, don't turn down any requests for donations from the firemen. They have a tough job — fighting dangerous fires, responding to accident scenes, training and always having their hands out for money.
Instead of complaining about their numerous requests for money, thank them for their untiring service to the community and drop a few dollars in their outstretched hands. If your home ever catches on fire, you'll be glad the firefighters have the most up-to-date training and equipment.
And even if you turn a deaf ear on the request for money, feeling enough is enough, don't worry, the firefighters don't keep track of who gives and who complains. They respond to every emergency.


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virtualbox additions
I have got a problem with virtualbox. I want to share sth between virtual machine and debian. I know I should install additions to virtualbox. I installed virtualbox-guest-dkms. I thought that is what I need. However when I try set up share directory I get information I need to install additions but I have already did! What I have to do to make it work?
Here are the official instructions for installing guest additions:
Please let us know which steps you've taken so far, which step you're stuck at, and any error messages/output.
As far as I understand I am supposed to mount VBoxGuestAdditions.iso and install this within my virtual machine but I can't find it within my debian...
After that navigate to your cd drive (/media/cdrom or the like or in the graphical interface the cd will show up in the file manager). Open a terminal and launch the relevant executable in it with root rights (it has to have linux and your system type, x86/i386 or 64 in its name).
BTW I think Debian has the vbox drivers built in but im not sure.
What steps exactly have you taken so far, and what method are you using to mount the virtual CD-ROM? Are you trying to do this with a GUI or from the command line?
This tutorial covers how-to-mount-a-CD: http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/doc/debian/ch-disks.html
I managed to solve that. I didn't expect virtualbox to download anything. I wanted to install all required software using aptitute. I hate when software install anything on its own.
Thx for your help.
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I managed to solve that. I didn't expect virtualbox to download anything. I wanted to install all required software using aptitute. I hate when software install anything on its own.
Thx for your help.
Aptitude would be more than happy to install the guest additions for you. In fact I'm surprised Debian didn't do that at install time it does for me anyways. In the guest all you have to do is ' aptitude search virtualbox ' select the dkms guest additions and they will be for ever updated.
they weren't. I did that but soon after when I hit install additionals virtualbox asked if it can download sth because it couldn't find the iso.
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Washington, DC–Nevada Senator Harry Reid released the following statement today regarding Hispanic Heritage Month, which is celebrated September 15-October 15. Hispanic Heritage Month honors U.S. Hispanic contributions and recognizes Latin American countries' independence from Spain. This year, Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Mexico celebrate their bicentennial independences:
"This month I join the 47 million Latinos in Nevada and across the country in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. For centuries, the Hispanic community has contributed to the progress of our country's greatness. We see this progress on the battlefields as well as in our classrooms. We see this progress in scientific labs as well as in our federal courts. We see this progress in the sports arena as well as in the arts. We see this progress in the crop fields as well as in our small businesses. My state has noticeable Hispanic influence, which is evident in its name, Nevada, as well as in its most famous city, Las Vegas.
"But I would like to take this opportunity to do more than just salute Hispanic contributions. During this month, it's also important to highlight the legislative work which has positively impacted this community. We have made progress on issues that are important to Latinos, but there is more to do. We must continue our work to create jobs through a small business bill, which will benefit 7,000 Hispanic small businesses in Nevada; the implementation of the health care law; civil rights protections; action on immigration reform; and education.
"I congratulate all the Latinos in Nevada and across the country, especially those celebrating bicentennial festivities. And, I reaffirm my commitment to continue addressing and working on solutions to the issues of most importance to Hispanics."
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Patristic Seminar
The Senior Patristic Seminar meets usually fortnightly on Mondays in the Lightfoot Room at 4.30pm; occasionally it holds one-day events. It is chaired by Dr Thomas Graumann.
The seminar hosts papers from both invited visitors and Cambridge scholars on topics in the area of Patristic Studies broadly defined, including all aspects of the social, cultural and intellectual history of Christianity in antiquity: expressions of its life and practice as well as the exegetical, theological and philosophical discussions and literary production of the time.
It is the main gathering for graduate students, scholars and visiting scholars in the University interested in the field of ancient Christianity. Visitors are welcome to attend, but should contact the chairman in advance to introduce themselves. Suggestions too are invited of possible speakers or topics.
Graduates, senior members, and visitors wishing to present a paper or lead a discussion are encouraged to approach the chairman.
The Seminar shares a common interest with the Cambridge Late Antiquity Network Seminars (CLANS), which engage with the late antique and early medieval periods from a range of disciplines and interdisciplinary perspectives (including Classics, History, Theology and Religious Studies).
Lent 2015 Programme:
The seminar meets on Mondays at 4.30 pm in the Lightfoot room.
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ISLAMABAD, March 9: Justice Noorul Haq N. Qureshi of Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday issued notices on a petition filed by a Baloch officer against discriminatory treatment.
Notices were issued to minister for overseas Pakistanis, secretary of the ministry besides secretary establishment division and special selection board (SSB) on the petition against the recent selection of commercial welfare attaché (CWA) in which not a single appointment was made from Balochistan.
The court sought reply from respondents till March 13 and adjourned the matter till next date of hearing.
Mohammad Bashir Khitran, the petitioner through his counsel GM Chaudhry adopted before the court that petitioner belonged to Balochistan and was working as director Privatisation Commission adding that he was entitled for the post of CWA and was also short-listed for final interview.
He, however, alleged that secretary ministry of overseas Pakistanis included the names of persons who had not even appeared for interview before the departmental selection committee. Surprisingly, they were selected and were being posted to the foreign missions because they were either well off or had political influence.
The petition said the ministry circulated information about vacant posts in different ministries on April 14 last year along with the guidelines for applying.
The candidates including the petitioner were called for interviews in September and October and on December 13, last year the short-listed candidates including the petitioner appeared before the special selection board for final scrutiny.
The process then proved to be merely eyewash as in February this year, the ministry secretly issued the notification for posting 10 attachés at different foreign missions.
According to him almost every appointment was politically motivated and it was a clear example of nepotism and favoritism.
He also pointed out that government completely ignored Aghaz-e-Haqooq-e-Balochistan package – a special initiative for people belonging to the province – during the selection process of CWA and the act frustrated the Baloch officers.
The appointment of attaché is like a fresh recruitment process from amongst the federal government employees and government should adopt the measures and steps to allocate maximum posts of CWA to the province of Balochistan as envisaged in Aghaz-e-Haqooq-e-Balochistan package, he added.
He requested the court to cancel selection of CWA and direct the respondents to induct suitable candidates from Balochistan instead. He also requested that selection of CWA should be done through Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) headed by its chairman and a member from Balochistan.
It may be pertinent to mention that according to the notification regarding the appointments of CWA issued by the ministry of overseas Pakistanis, Punjab governor's son Sardar Balakh Sher Khosa was appointed as community welfare officer in the Pakistani high commission, London. The other CWA appointees were: Moinuddin of Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) at Riyadh; DG project coordination unit Peshawar, Mazharul Haq Kakakhel at Jeddah; deputy collector Haroon Waqar Malik at Kuwait; deputy commissioner income tax Fiza Batool at Malaysia; deputy commissioner inland revenue Amir Rehman at Tripoli; deputy managing director Punjab Small Industries Corporation Maqsood Qadir Shah (brother of district and sessions judge Sialkot Mehboob Qadir Shah) at Bahrain; Mohammad Aslam Ghauri at Barcelona, National Bank's officer Syed Tahseenul Haq at Jeddah and Syed Azhar Raza Hashmi from private sector at Doha.


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This device is basically two pieces or "arms" of metal or wood, equal in length, joined in the middle to create a pivot. The upper ends of the arms (also on pivots) are joined to the bench's leg and the chop. The resulting mechanism not only maintains a parallel opening, but also supports the weight of itself, the vise screw, and the chop.
The beauty of the mechanism is its simplicity. In modern times this mechanism has become known as the "St. Peter's Cross", taken from an early 20th c. publication describing it as such. We eventually acquired a 19th century version of the St. Peter's Cross, and used it to prototype our version, the Benchcrafted Crisscross.
Two Models
The Crisscross Retro
The Crisscross Retro features two cast iron brackets which house short pivot pins that attach to the arms. You don't need to drill any holes for pivot pins with the Retro, which makes it a better choice if you're retrofitting a bench with a Crisscross. You can also use the Retro in a new bench, even if you have access to a drill press, if you'd prefer the installation method of the Retro. The arms in both the Solo and Retro are identical. The difference is simply in your installation preference.
Variations on a Theme
Although we designed the
Crisscross alongside our Glide Leg Vise, it pairs perfectly with any leg vise
hardware, be it a metal bench screw, or a wood screw. Both work excellently
with the Crisscross.
The Crisscross can also
be used to build auxilliary vises with any vise hardware, such as a high leg
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Matthijs van Heinjningen Jr.'s prequel to John Carpenter's The Thing summons the chilly vibe and the cinema-sexual psychoanalytic undertone of the best of '80s genre cinema. It's only the generic modern "female empowerment" story that seems dated.READ more
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In yet another Die Hard film this summer, Bruce Willis will reprise his role as John McClane. But can the public stomach the implicit politics that animate him?READ more
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Apparently, as the sun's strongest rays finally settle over the movie going public, sequels are the remedy to cool down an overheated demographic. This month alone holds five examples of such redux refreshment. The rest of the choices are a variety pack of genres, ideas and possibilities.READ more
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As reporter Warren Wilson remembers, "That would have been less of an impact on me, had I been shot [as he nearly was], than Kennedy being killed, stopped, in a moment in America's history, when we needed him and his advocacy more than ever before."READ more
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Lakers Going For 72 WinsOctober 7, 2009
They say a picture says a thousand words. The one thing the picture above says to me is that anything but a championship is a failure. With the loss of Trevor Ariza early in free agency things looked hairy in lakerland. Then word came out of houston that Yao Ming would be lost for the season and the Rockets would be looking to go young. A few days later Ron Ron is a laker and everything is back on track. With Lamar signing back on and Anderw Bynums knee getting healthy the lakers will be a force to be reckoned with. A starting lineup that consits of Fisher, Kobe, Artest, Gasol and Bynum with Odom coming off the bench has the potential baring injury to make a run at the bulls record setting season of 72 wins. Besides injury the only other concern for the lakers is how Ron Artest handles being in one of the big city markets like LA. If he can control his emotions and be the model citizen that he was in houston the lakers will be looking at back to back titles. Looking at the schedule the lakers could easily be 20-1 after 21 games into the season. If that were to the case the lake show will have a good chance of going the distance and getting that record.


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When Tampa Catholic coach Mike Gregory first saw Corey Martinez as a freshman, Gregory knew he was looking at a future offensive lineman.
"He just had a presence about him, obviously his size," Gregory said of the 6-4, 300-pound Martinez.
"He came in as a freshman and started every game for us. It's just unbelievable to have a guy that technically strong, that sound and that big."
That's why it's a common sight to see Martinez put undersized defenders on their behinds. "To me, that's one of the best feelings an offensive lineman can have," said Martinez.
"I would not want that big sucker coming at me, that's for sure," said Gregory.
His knack for pancake blocks made Martinez one of the most coveted offensive lineman in the country. But his recruiting experience was rather stress-free. In July, Martinez decided to make an early commitment to play for Florida State. "All my life, I've been an FSU fan growing up and watching them on TV."
Martinez also grew up watching pro wrestling. Not only is The Rock the celebrity he wants to meet the most, Martinez will raise one eyebrow and do his Rock impression quickly if asked.
With his size, perhaps wrestling is in Martinez's future if football doesn't work out.
It's not like switching sports is new to him. Martinez grew up playing baseball most of his life. His father and uncle played the sport professionally, and Martinez plans to play one more season on the Tampa Catholic baseball team and be a designated hitter.
But first, Martinez is hoping for a successful finish to his high school football career. "Just take it to states, that's the big thing every senior and every team wants to do," he said.


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Technology: 5 Things to know now about the FTC and data security
August 2013 saw two significant developments in the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) ongoing efforts to make companies responsible for protecting the privacy and security of consumer data.
Hotel chain challenges the FTC's power to sue over data breaches
Privacy and data security experts are closely watching a case that for the first time challenges the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) authority to sue companies on behalf of consumers for cybersecurity breaches and lax or misleading data security policies.
Technology: Balancing data analytics, data privacy and e-discovery
Robust new data analytics have complicated company data maintenance policies.
Regulatory: FTC annual highlights reveal key trends
The Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) newly appointed Chairwoman Edith Ramirez just issued the agency's Annual Highlights Report.
Regulatory: Drafting and reviewing your privacy policy
With almost daily news reports of data breaches, hacking intrusions and companies collecting and using information contrary to their stated policies, privacy has become a front-burner issue for C-suite executives.
Social networking app settles over privacy violations
On the same day in February that it released its recommendations on mobile app privacy, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a settlement with Path, a social networking app.
New FTC recommendations target mobile privacy concerns
In the past few years, mobile devices have become an integral part of business and personal communications.
Regulatory: In-house counsel must become actively involved in privacy matters
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Location, United Kingdom, 2011/08/31 - Advanced ADC virtualisation solution enables global developer of electronic entertainment to improve quality of experience for customers (NASDAQ: RDWR) - Konami-Digital-Entertainment.co.jp / Radware.com.
Radware, a leading provider of application delivery and application security solutions for virtual and cloud data centres, today announced that Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. (KONAMI) has purchased Radwares ADC-VX, the industry's first Application Delivery Controller (ADC) hypervisor that runs multiple virtual ADC instances on Radwares dedicated OnDemand Switch platform. KONAMI will use the solution to consolidate its system infrastructure, improve the quality of experience for customers, and provide them with new ways of having fun.
Based in Tokyo, KONAMI is a leading global developer, publisher and manufacturer of electronic entertainment properties such as home video game consoles, social games and arcade games in worldwide markets.
After evaluating several ADC solutions, KONAMI chose Radwares ADC-VX solution for its unique virtualisation capabilities, which include complete fault, network and management isolation between its virtual ADC instances. This isolation architecture will help KONAMI minimise the need for additional investment in hardware to support application processing requirements and ultimately decrease costs. Additionally, the deployment of Radwares ADC-VX provides operational expenditure savings in terms of power, cooling, carbon footprint, reduced annual service costs and new service facilitation.
We were looking for a virtualised ADC solution to consolidate our networking systems globally connecting to thousands of arcade games, said Mitsuhiro Masanobu, director of studio IT centre, KONAMI. Radwares ADC-VX satisfies all our requirements, especially in terms of cost savings and quality. I am quite sure that we can provide the best amusement to customers with Radwares ADC-VX.
Masayoshi Akimoto, country manager Japan, Radware, added: As a leading entertainment provider, KONAMI required a scalable, highly available solution that would deliver more with less hardware, while enabling it to offer the highest quality of experience to their customers. Our ADC-VX is designed from the ground up to enable an organisation like KONAMI to consolidate its ADC hardware devices without compromising the resiliency or performance predictability of their ADC services resulting in significant savings of hardware costs and operational expenses.
Radwares ADC-VX further provides the agility and the simplicity that is required in the dynamic, ever-changing virtualised data centre, delivering faster deployment of new services and better alignment of ADC services with frequent configuration changes. The solution is part of Radwares Virtual Application Delivery Infrastructure (VADI) strategy, which focuses on bringing full agility and efficiency of virtualisation to application delivery solutions. Radwares VADI is an architecture which transforms computing resources, as well as application delivery and virtualisation services into one integrated, agile and scalable Application Delivery Virtualisation Infrastructure.
For more information on KONAMI, please visit konami-digital-entertainment.co.jp/.
About Radware
Radware (radware.com), is a global leader of application delivery and application security solutions for virtual and cloud data centers. Its award-winning solutions portfolio delivers full resilience for business-critical applications, maximum IT efficiency, and complete business agility. Radwares solutions empower more than 10,000 enterprise and carrier customers worldwide to adapt to market challenges quickly, maintain business continuity and achieve maximum productivity while keeping costs down.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, general business conditions in the Application Switching or Network Security industry, changes in demand for Application Switching or Network Security products, the timing and amount or cancellation of orders and other risks detailed from time to time in Radware's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Radware's Form 20-F.
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