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Lacey Township is a township in Ocean County, New Jersey and is considered part of the Jersey Shore region. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 27,644,[1][2][3] reflecting an increase of 2,298 (+9.1%) from the 25,346 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 3,205 (+14.5%) from the 22,141 counted in the 1990 Census. The 2010 population was the highest recorded in any decennial census. It was named for Continental Army General John Lacey.
Lacey Township was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 23, 1871, from portions of Dover Township (now known as Toms River Township) and Union Township (now Barnegat Township). Portions of the township were taken on June 23, 1933, to form the borough of Island Beach (which is now Island Beach State Park, part of Berkeley Township).[4]
The Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station is located in the southern part of the township. The single-unit 636 MWe boiling water reactor power plant adjoins the Oyster Creek and is owned and operated by Exelon Corporation. It produces 9% of the state's electricity and is the nation's oldest operating nuclear power plant, having first been brought online on December 1, 1969, and is licensed to operate until April 9, 2029. In 2010, Exelon announced that it would close the facility in 2019 as part of an agreement with the State of New Jersey under which the plant would be allowed to operate without cooling towers.
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As we head into a new year, the guardians of traditional religion are ramping up efforts to keep their flocks—or in crass economic terms, to retain market share. Some Christians have turned to soul searching while others have turned to marketing. Last fall, the LDS church spent millions on billboards, bus banners and Facebook ads touting "I'm a Mormon." In Canada, the Catholic Church has launched a " Come Home" marketing campaign. The Southern Baptists Convention voted to rebrand itself. A hipster mega-church in Seattle combines smart advertising with sales force training for members and a strategy the Catholics have emphasized for centuries: competitive breeding.
In October 2012 the Pew Research Center announced that for the first time ever Protestant Christians had fallen below 50 percent of the American population. Atheists cheered while evangelicals beat their breasts and lamented the end of the world as we know it. Historian of religion Molly Worthen has since offered big-picture insights that may dampen the most extreme hopes and allay the fears. Anthropologist Jennifer James, on the other hand, has called fundamentalism the "death rattle" of the Abrahamic traditions.
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December 13, 2006 Approval Letter - ORTHO T. cruzi ELISA Test System
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Food and Drug Administration
1401 Rockville Pike
Rockville MD 20852-1448
December 13, 2006
Our STN: BL 125161/0
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.
Attention: Andrea Casper
1001 US Highway 202
Raritan, NJ 08869-0606
Dear Ms. Casper:
We have approved your biologics license application for Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi) Whole Cell Lysate Antigen effective this date. You are hereby authorized to introduce or deliver for introduction into interstate commerce, Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi) Whole Cell Lysate Antigen under your existing Department of Health and Human Services U.S. License No. 1236. Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi) Whole Cell Lysate Antigen is indicated for use as a donor screening test to detect antibodies to T. cruzi in plasma and serum samples from individual human donors, including donors of whole blood, blood components or source plasma, and other living donors. It is also intended for use to screen organ and tissue donors when specimens are obtained while the donor's heart is still beating. This test is not intended for use on specimens from cadaveric (non-heart-beating) donors. This test is not intended for use on samples of cord blood.
The ORTHO T. cruzi ELISA Test System is intended for use in a fully manual mode, in semi-automated mode using the Ortho Summit Sample Handling System (Summit) or in automated mode with the Ortho Summit System (OSS).
Under this authorization, you are approved to manufacture Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi) Whole Cell Lysate Antigen at your facility in Raritan, New Jersey. You may label your product with the proprietary name ORTHO T. cruzi ELISA Test System and will market it in 480 Test Kit and 2400 Test Kit sizes.
The dating period for Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi) Whole Cell Lysate Antigen shall be 12 months from the date of manufacture when stored at 2-8 oC.
Please submit final container samples of the product and each kit component in final containers together with protocols showing results of all applicable tests. You may not distribute any lots of product until you receive a notification of release from the Director, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER).
You must submit information to your biologics license application for our review and written approval under 21 CFR 601.12 for any changes in the manufacturing, testing, packaging or labeling of Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi) Whole Cell Lysate Antigen, or in the manufacturing facilities.
We acknowledge your written commitments as described in your letter of November 20, 2006 as outlined below:
- Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics commits to performing a post market study to collect and report data on the clinical performance of the fully manual operation of the assay. Manual operation shall be defined as; manually pipetted plates processed using an incubator, AutoWash 96, and AutoReader IV. Not less than 2,121 random donor samples at a donor site shall be tested and the study will be completed and reported to FDA within one year of licensure.
Submit adverse experience reports in accordance with the Medical Device Reporting requirements for medical devices (21 CFR 803) as required by (21 CFR 600.81(k)(2)). Since your product is characterized as a device as well as a biological, submit these reports to the MedWatch System using MedWatch Reporting Form 3500A. Required reports should be submitted to the Food and Drug Administration, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Medical Device Reporting, PO Box 3002, Rockville, Maryland 20847-3002.
You must submit reports of biological product deviations under 21 CFR 600.14. You promptly should identify and investigate all manufacturing deviations, including those associated with processing, testing, packing, labeling, storage, holding and distribution. If the deviation involves a distributed product, may affect the safety, purity, or potency of the product, and meets the other criteria in the regulation, you must submit a report on Form FDA-3486 to the Director, Office of Compliance and Biologics Quality, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, HFM-600, 1401 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852-1448.
Please submit all final printed labeling at the time of use and include implementation information on FDA Form 356h and FDA Form 2567 as appropriate. Please provide a PDF-format electronic copy as well as original paper copies (ten for circulars and five for other labels). In addition, you may wish to submit two draft copies of the proposed introductory advertising and promotional labeling with an FDA Form 2253 to the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Advertising and Promotional Labeling Branch, HFM-602, 1401 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852-1448. Two copies of final printed advertising and promotional labeling should be submitted at the time of initial dissemination, accompanied by FDA Form 2253.
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"With all the doom and gloom going on in the news," explainsVerhey, "I thought it would be nice to spend a day celebrating eachweek. It could be anything people want to toast — an upcomingtrip, a new friend — anything. We normally offer two pours for ourChampagnes, a 3-ounce and a 5-ounce, and on Tuesdays, guests canchoose any of the 12 Champagnes by the glass on our menu and paythe 3-ounce price for 5 ounces."or Champagne donates $1 to the Chicago Jobs Council organization,which is dedicated to helping those less fortunate find employment and career advancement opportunities.
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Fat Preparation Before Plumper Lips?
Do yourself a favor and save your money. Fat transfer into the lips is not as reliable nor durable as Alloderm Lip Implants IMO. Fat can and does dissolve unevenly despite claims to the contrary IMHO.
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Fat injections are performed at the same time as harvesting the fat. There are some people that freez fat after harvest, but the literature does not support this maneuver because the fat does not survive too well when frozen.
Fat injections are a simple process for lip plumping.
Fat is easily taken from your tummy or thighs and injected with a micro canula into your lips once your lips have been anesthesized. You look "donald duck like" for about 5-7 days and hopefully the fat will not need to be redone for at least 6-12 months for a cost of roughly $2500 per session. Sincerely,
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Fat can be used as a filler to any part of the face.
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The ensure take of the fat in the face, the fat has to be aspirated with a very small cannula, gentle, pressure, clean the fat and cetrifuge the fat, then injected very gently in small packetsand in diffrent layers. in a three dimentional manner. In the lip the fat should be positioned in a natural enhancement of the diffrent components of the natural lip.
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I have yet to see confirmed, fact or otherwise a scientific law which would attest that any gun laws )in this case we are discussing gun restriction laws and not laws which protect freedoms ) have ever prevented crime.
This does not include various peer reviewed articles supporting various hypothesis on the correlation of gun laws and lessoned crime.
Right now we see adults between 18 and 21 denied a right to protect themselves by claiming they have no right to own a handgun at that age. So basically a young lady by herself out in public can easily be checked off by a predator as being someone that at best is armed by pepper spray or a stun gun.
That is sad really. Growing up in the 80s I had in my possession a marlin model 60, a 20 gauge shotgun and a marlin 22 magnum bolt action all at the tender age of 16. At 15 I owned my first gun, a springfield single shot rifle. I stored them in MY room, unsecured in a gun rack. I had my first handgun by my late teens. Was it illegal? I don't know and at the time I frankly didn't care because no one was peeking over my shoulder or taking a 500 dollar payment to turn me in.
Today's societal culture is surreal to a person like me. I have to struggle through culture shock every day. Stuff goes on the likes my generation would have never imagined.
A convicted felon who has done his time has to find a way to protect his family the same as anyone else. Unless of course he is no longer one of the "people". To deny him and his family one of the most basic rights ( a right to life)i.e. a way to protect that life) is a horrible act in my opinion.
Most gun laws do nothing to reduce crime... and we all know it.
Bad guys will get guns even if they have to manufacture a 12 gauge zip gun from a piece of pipe. They will steal if they have to or kill to get one.
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Texas travel delays due to cold weather
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DALLAS (AP) - Icy roads and light snow have affected travel in parts of Texas in cold weather-related delays extending to other parts of the country.
Fort Worth-based American Airlines and its regional carriers had about 220 cancellations Friday due to weather. Spokeswoman Mary Frances Fagan says the cancellations are systemwide.
Minor flight delays were reported by Dallas-based Southwest Airlines, mainly in Houston, Austin and San Antonio. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for those areas until midday Friday.
The Houston Independent School District, the state's largest with more than 210,000 students, canceled classes Friday due to inclement weather. Icy roads made travel hazardous.
CPS Energy reported nearly 2,800 customers without electricity Friday in the San Antonio area. Oncor had about 1,400 outages, mainly in the freezing Dallas area.
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GARY Higdon's second-half strike was enough for Melksham Town to take all three points from their trip to Cribbs in the Toolstation League Premier Division on Saturday.
Melksham had already hit the bar through Ben Thomson and seen a Sam Jordan effort cleared off the line before Higdon finally put them ahead after 68 minutes, poking home Lee Davidson's cross.
Perrin was particularly pleased with his team's clean sheet in Bristol after Melksham had failed to record a shut-out in their previous five games.
"It was a tough game but I think we were worthy winners," said Perrin, whose side remain third in the table.
"It was very windy and very blustery, and Cribbs are a tough team to play, so I was delighted with the performance.
"The clean sheet is very encouraging. We have been a lot more expansive with our play this year and that can be seen by the goals we've scored. I think there's only one or two teams that have scored more than us in the league this season.
"As a result of that, we have been a lot more open, but we were a lot more like our old selves on Saturday and were very hard to break down."
Perrin thinks victory at the weekend as good as rubber-stamps his side's hopes of a top-four finish in the table, although Melksham could yet improve on that as they are only four points behind second-placed Street with a game in hand.
"I'm very pleased with the win and I think that it, alongside other results at the weekend, all but guarantees our aim of securing a top-four finish," said Perrin.
"Second is still very much a possibility but we can't affect what the other teams do. All we can do is keep winning matches ourselves.
"Street have still got to come to our place so it's still in our hands but the most important thing now is preparing for what will be another tough game against Bridport on Saturday.
"We'll just keep our own house in order, focus on ourselves, and try to win that next match. Then, once we're back in the changing rooms come 5pm, we will look what the other results were."
Bradford Town saw their seven-match winning run come to an end at the weekend with a 4-1 defeat at champions-elect Bristol Manor Farm.
Mark Wall netted a late consolation for Danny Greaves' side, who remain fifth in the table and travel to Gillingham Town in the Les Phillips Cup second round on Saturday.


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Both the Trabuco Canyon and Tijeras Creek Little Leagues held bake sales Saturday, May 4, to raise money for cancer research.
The event was part of six bake sales held in Little League District 68, which includes leagues from Lake Forest to the north, Laguna Niguel to the west, Rancho Santa Margarita to the east and San Clemente to the south.
North Mission Viejo Little Leaguer James McDonald spearheaded the effort. Last year, the then 10-year-old held a bake sale and raised $2,200 for the American Brain Tumor Association after receiving the news his father, Guy, had brain cancer. This year, he challenged presidents from each of the district's league to hold one of their own.
Six leagues obliged, including Tijeras Creek and Trabuco Canyon Little Leagues.
Trabuco Canyon Little League President Pat Roecker said the cause was close to the hearts of many in the league.
"My wife is a cancer survivor, and we recently had a mother, Tricia Scott, of one of our players die from cancer. I am happy we were able to support this cause," said Roecker.
Roecker added the league raised $900.
Tijeras Creek held bake sales at both the Tijeras Creek and Canada Vista fields, and also auctioned off raffle items. Officials said the booths were open for 12 hours Saturday, raising a total of $1,600.
"We're thrilled with the response and the way our baseball community banded together for this important cause," said event organizer Ria Ciscone.
On June 8, before the first pitch of the district's Majors Division Tournament of Champions championship game, McDonald will present a check from the bake sales to a representative of the American Cancer Society.
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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- When it comes to putting off assignments, college students have nothing on Congress.
Case in point: Lawmakers have yet to decide the fate of more than 100 tax breaks that either already expired at the end of 2009 or will expire by the end of this year.
Leaving big tax decisions to the fourth quarter isn't unusual: Congress often waits for "the two-minute warning" before voting on so-called tax extenders, tax expert Ed Kleinbard said.
"The process is frustrating on a lot of levels," said Kleinbard, a law professor at the University of Southern California and a former chief of staff at the Joint Committee on Taxation.
But that frustration is likely to be more widespread this year because more of the general public will be affected.
In addition to the usual extenders that regularly get renewed -- such as a research and development credit for companies or an optional state and local sales tax deduction for individuals -- lawmakers will be fighting over the Bush tax cuts.
The Bush tax cuts, which account for about 30 of the provisions expiring on Dec. 31, are the big ticket items. They would cost anywhere from $200 billion to more than $3 trillion over 10 years depending on how they're extended.
But other large individual items include the stimulus-related Making Work Pay Credit, which President Obama has proposed making permanent, at a cost of $42 billion. All told, 21 expiring tax breaks are tied to the Recovery Act, and many are likely to be allowed to expire since they were temporary measures to combat near-term economic conditions.
From the roster of usual suspects, the R&D credit is the largest, costing close to $7 billion.
Since it's a major election year in Washington, with hundreds of lawmakers trying to hold on to their seats, it's possible that many of the tax measures won't be decided until after Nov. 2 by a lame-duck Congress.
"For individuals, the largest problem is the sheer magnitude of the uncertainty," said Clint Stretch, managing principal of tax policy at Deloitte Tax LLC. "Is the qualified dividend rate going to be 15%, 20%, 39.6% or something else? Answer: Yes. Are capital gains going to be taxed at 15% or 20% or something else? Yes."
But for businesses, he said, "they're sort of used to [the uncertainty]."
The uncertainty makes tax planning difficult and could be harming the economy.
"If you believe these tax breaks are useful programs, you significantly undercut their utility by creating an environment where taxpayers don't know for sure if they can rely on them. You undercut their economic value," Kleinbard said.
In other words, taxpayers are not really sure how much money they will have to spend and invest. And, Kleinbard explained, last-minute congressional action creates a stampede effect as businesses rush to take advantage of newly renewed tax breaks. That, in turn, can lead to a boom-and-bust cycle in business orders.
Secondly, passing the extenders wholesale at the last minute means there's no time to assess which tax breaks are working.
"It's not at all clear the subsidies are well targeted or successful," Kleinbard said.
One important issue that also gets lost in the rush: Tax breaks are really a form of spending, tax experts say, but aren't subject to as much scrutiny.
And with mounting worry over U.S. debt, there's increasing concern that every dollar spent be spent well.
On the bright side, Congress' annual tax-extender jig may eventually become a thing of the past.
Tax policy experts and deficit hawks have long argued that an overhaul of the income tax code is needed. And a major part of the overhaul would be to lower tax rates overall while simultaneously limiting the size and total number of tax breaks in the code.
Those breaks have increased in number 4-fold since 1972. And altogether, they cost approximately $1.2 trillion in forgone revenue, which is close to a third the value of the entire federal budget.
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Aneesah Nadir confesses she was a "nervous wreck" when her daughter Zarinah and friends chose to go to school on Sept. 11, 2001, dressed as always in the hijab, the traditional apparel of observant Muslim females. She feared the terrorist attacks on the East Coast that morning made them targets for ugly remarks or harassment.
"They were determined that they were going to go to school anyway because they didn't want their classmates to think they would not be there out of some guilt, and they wanted to be there to answer questions," she said. Nadir herself, at the time a social work professor at ASU West, remained home that day, but returned the next day to the classroom to healthy dialogue with her students about the events.
Ten years after the deadly terrorist attacks on America, the Valley's Islamic population finds itself more highly visible and engaged in the rest of their community.
"Millions of Americans started wondering and asking questions about Islam and Muslims," say Ahmad Shqeirat, the imam of the Islamic Community Center of Tempe, a masjid, or mosque, that serves Muslims of about 75 nationalities. "I think 9/11 put all of us Muslims on the spot to answer questions about our communities and religion." The imam said the tragedy "provided mainstream Muslims with the opportunity to distinguish from extreme and violent individuals" and led them to build connections with those of other faiths.
In the past decade, the number of mosques in the Valley has grown from seven to 19, said Marwan Ahmad, editor and publisher of the Muslim Voice and Arab Voice newspapers, based in Phoenix. Shqeirat, however, thinks there are now 25 Valley mosques, including four for Shia Muslims, plus five mosques in other parts of Arizona.
The Valley's Muslim population may be as high as 120,000, Ahmad said, although no census has been taken. An influx of Muslim immigrants and refugees has fed that growth, along with the attraction of Muslims with professional degrees in health and technology.
Ahmad said there are nearly 1,200 businesses in the Valley owned by Muslims. "More Muslims have grown to be more involved in society and more integrated economically," he said, "We are working with a lot of businesses. … We are involved in politics more, we meet candidates, and we meet with the mayor and the governor when needed." In addition, Muslims have formed police advisory boards in some cities "that work closely with police to not only protect the Muslim community, but help police make sure that we and everybody is safe," he said.
After 9/11, Muslims were impelled to deal with the reality that 19 Muslims had been identified as the hijackers of four commercial airliners that were used on suicide missions to slam into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Virginia. A fourth plane was forced down and crashed in Pennsylvania before it could reach a high-population target. The combined death toll was nearly 3,000.
Even "though there were a lot of people upset and angry" and projecting that toward Muslims after 9/11, many non-Muslims were suddenly open to dialogue, said Deedra Abboud, executive director of the Muslim-American Society's Freedom Foundation in the Valley. "They were open to the idea that it was not our people's fault just because they had some crazy among them — we all do."
Abboud said it seemed the Muslims in the Valley were invisible before 9/11. "Just as the larger community was shocked that we were here — in fact that we landed here on Sept. 11 — I think that Muslims were shocked that they were shocked." Muslims had always regarded themselves as part of the community, she said. "We met politicians, we had photos with them, we voted, we knew our neighbors and our co-workers, so we thought everything was normal, but then after 9/11, we suddenly realized that all of that was kind of an illusion."
She said her boss at a manufacturing plant, "whom I considered a friend, approached me after 9/11 and told me that I needed to decide whether I was a Muslim or an American first. I was floored. This woman had been to my house, and I thought we were friends.
"It was an entire shift in my world," Abboud said, adding that "Muslims started realizing they needed to not only be more active in their community, but it needed to have more substance."
Muslims gathered Aug. 30 in mosques and public auditoriums for the annual Eid al-Fitr celebration that marked the end of Ramadan, a month of daytime fasting, intense prayer and submission to God.
Hafez Turk of Tempe, who came to Arizona 44 years ago from Jerusalem, marveled at the ever-larger gathering of Muslims at Phoenix Convention Center for the Eid. An estimated 10,000 attended. "We had more people than ever," he said. "It was full to the brim, and then there were 3,000 in Glendale Community Center." He gave examples of people who had converted to Islam after exploring the faith, "reading and seeing the facts. ... They realize the religion really teaches people to be nice."
Turk and others said they resent extra airport security where "they push you aside" for additional pat-downs or to get more information because of their ethnicity.
"We would like to see the world safe again," said Turk, who recently returned from three weeks in Jerusalem, when as many as 80,000 surrounded the Dome on the Rock mosque for Ramadan prayers. At another gathering, more than 300,000 Muslims were on hand.
Ahmad Moharram, the imam of the Islamic Center of the East Valley in Chandler, which opened in 2008, said one day two men showed up with a long list of criticisms and accusations about Islam. "When they were finished, I smiled and said, 'This is not the first time I have heard this. We hear them on TV and read them in the news. It is not new.' " He commonly hears non-Muslims claim that the mosques are places of terrorism.
Saaeh Nawar, a 17-year-old Chandler High School student, recalls little about 9/11, but as he grew up he found himself talking about it with his friends, along with answering many questions about Islam. "I've talked about it during debates with other kids," he said. "It's how we present ourselves, how we introduce ourselves to each other in the community." He lauded schools that have strong, well-led Muslim Student Associations because of the way they can nurture understanding among peers.
Shehab-Eldean of Chandler, a native of Egypt studying at Chandler-Gilbert Community College, recalls watching TV in Egypt when America was struck. "There was a lot of panicking in Egypt, and people were under the impression it was doomsday, that this was the end of the world."
He calls it a "disaster that affected everybody. They forget that a lot of Muslims died and got injured over there and forget that Muslims were risking themselves to help injured people." Eldean told of "very interesting conversations" in his college classroom about Islam and 9/11. "They have a lot of questions," he said. "They don't know Islam." Talking to Muslims firsthand is crucial, he said.
Shqeirat, the Tempe imam, recalls the calamitous day 10 years ago: "I immediately started making some calls to arrange for the safety of the center and the full-time school with 110 students. We decided to close the school for that day the following five days."
Aneesah Nadir said the Tempe Muslim community was heartened when Tempe City Hall hosted an Islamic exhibit in 2008 called "Jewel in the Desert." When the Tempe History Museum was remodeled two years ago, "they interwove the Muslims as part the Tempe community — not an exhibit off to the side or over yonder, which is usually what we get," Nadir said. "The day I saw that, tears rolled down my eyes. It was now like we were part of the community."
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Death By Audio -- the famous Brooklyn venue that's played home to noisy bands coming out of Brooklyn for years, is releasing a retrospective flexi book to commemorate 2012 and some of the great bands who played there. The list includes incredible music: Eric Copeland, Ty Segall, Metz, A Place To Bury Strangers, Thee Oh Sees and more. They've put together a great book (see above) with playable flexi records. Check out the contributions from Ty Segall, Thee Oh Sees and Future Islands below.
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Future Islands - Tin Man - 6.11.12
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Ty Segall - Imaginary Person - 9.24.12
Thee Oh Sees - Lupine Dominus - 9.24.12
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Metz - Headache - 10.17.12
Grooms - Lion Name - 11.14.12
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Should gorillas wear deodorant? How do female sea turtles find their native beaches after swimming across the ocean? Those questions and more will be answered as part of the Triangle SciTech Expo at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences this Saturday.
The expo is part of the N.C. Science Festival, a statewide event that kicks off Friday and runs through April 26. The festival highlights dozens of science and technology-related events, programs and activities across the state and here in the Triangle.
The Expo, which drew 4,000 people last year, aims to showcase what's happening in the science and technology fields in the Triangle. Local companies will highlight their work. Students at local schools will talk about their projects.
Each of the 45 exhibitors will have hands-on activities for kids. Biogen, the biopharmaceuticals firm, will let visitors experiment with Kool-Aid chromatography, aseptic gowning and cell counting, for instance. Kids can learn how to extract DNA from a strawberry at a table led by the Sozzani Lab at N.C. State. Or they can use a game controller to fly a virtual drone and see deer, ravens and other animals during an Open World demonstration led by Chris Evans and Epic Games.
Kari Wouk, who works in the museum's education department, said the goal is to expose visitors, especially kids, to the possibilities in the fields of science and technology.
"We're creating the science communicators of the future," she said.
During the Expo, parts of the museum not usually open to the public will be ready for visitors. The museum's Genomics and Microbiology Research Lab will be open for guided tours. And the public can go up to the Green Roof on the fourth floor of the Nature Research Center from noon to 2 p.m., Saturday, for solar observing with an alpha hydrogen scope. The scope blocks out nearly all visible light so you can see parts of the sun that aren't visible to the naked eye.
"You can see solar flares coming off the sun," Wouk said.
The expo also will feature a variety of talks. Some are designed for all ages. Others are designed for older audiences (like ages 8 and up). The museum's website lists the schedule and age recommendations.
Wouk said families will really enjoy the States of Matter presentations in the Windows on the World space at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. There, Dr. William Switzer, a chemist from N.C. State, will talk about chemistry during a dynamic presentation that will involve things getting blown up, Wouk said.
This weekend also happens to be the final weekend for The World's Largest Dinosaurs. Wouk said there will be discounts on tickets for the exhibit on the SciTech program schedule that you can pick up from the museum on Saturday.
The SciTech Expo is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, at the museum in downtown Raleigh. The expo is free.


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As you've probably guessed by now, there's nothing I like more than deals on designer clothes! And it seems designer Charlotte Ronson agrees with me.
Known for her Charlotte Ronson collection (a favorite of Blake Lively, Gisele Bundchen, Jennifer Love Hewitt and of course Lindsay Lohan who dates Charlotte's sister Sam), she's recently launched a more affordable collection at JCPenney called I "Heart" Ronson.
"A lot of times you need that fix and you want to just buy something quickly and feel like you're changing it up. You don't want to think so much about spending and you don't want to feel guilty either," Charlotte says. With the prices ranging from $15 to $65 Charlotte pretty much guarantees you don't have to feel guilty!
I'm a real girly girl and a native New Yorker so I've always admired Ronson's clothes, which have a feminine sensibility (florals and ruffles) combined with a downtown New York edge. The I "Heart" Ronson collection sticks with that vibe. And there's something for everyone in the line, which features tops (tees, tanks, blouses, sweaters), jeans, skirts, dresses and jackets.
The tees and tanks are super lightweight and great for layering. I also really like the Swiss Dot Blouse ($30), which comes in a dusty pink and has a cute tie at the collar. The Ruffle Skirt ($30), a floral mini, is great for warm weather, paired with a simple tank. Featuring big pockets and a tie waist, the olive green Army Jacket ($65) is an affordable way to wear this season's utilitarian trend.
The Spring collection is currently in stores or at www.jcpenney.com while the Summer collection (with added pops of bright yellows and blues!) will begin hitting stores next month.


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Review / photos: Korn debut new dubstep sound at Hawaiian Village at the Stadium Green Iguana in Tampa
It's getting cooler, and there is something about an outdoor concert in Florida when it's cold that just works well. Maybe it's because your beer stays cold and you don't get that pool of sweat running down your back.
The Hawaiian Village at the Stadium Green Iguana hosted Korn on Nov. 11. The show was to promote the release of Path Of Totality, to hit stores Dec. 6.
As I was walking through the parking lot, I heard tailgating fans in discussion: "What is this place?" and "how did they book Korn?" Admittedly, I was asking myself those same questions.
I soon learned the answer is simple: This is an awesome and unique venue for concerts. Think, large stage, palm trees, tiki decks, VIP balcony areas (soon to be VIP suites), a swimming pool (yes, I said it), and it's so close to I-275 that both St. Pete and Tampa residents will find it an easy drive. Those who are familiar with Green Iguana and their reputation in Tampa, can look forward to a nice change to the Tampa concert vibe. You can eat, drink, and bang your head in a tropical music emporium.
The last time I saw Korn was at Mayhem Fest in 2010. It was a great show, and as expected, they played many of their fan favorites. This time around I was curious of their "new" sound. Rumblings of a change was in the air, and the rumor was it wasn't as heavy. DJs and a hip-hop artist were the opening acts. Was Korn going to make a major change with their unique, slow, bass-influenced metal sound?
When Korn took the stage, the more than 2,400 in attendance went into a frenzy. Lead vocalist Jonathan Davis sported his usual jogging garb, black with red stripes. He took to his custom microphone and the concert was officially in "bleed your eardrums" mode. The first few songs were old favorites, starting with Predictable.
The sound was great. I was a bit concerned about the acoustics at Green Iguana Stadium, but it sounded perfect, and the light show was awesome. If I had to knock Davis for anything, it appeared he was using a teleprompter to read lyrics of the older songs. It just seemed odd, like I was watching a karaoke performance, with his frequent glances to the two small monitors below him.
After warming up the crowd with old tunes, the "new Korn" was revealed. A total of five songs were played, starting with Narcissistic Cannibal. The sound was different, and the first change I noticed was drummer Ray Luzier seemed bored. He kept it as interesting as possible, but the new beats were a little more tame for a live drummer. It worked well with the sound, but as a talented drummer, it has to hurt Luzier to not play within your abilities. If Korn were a corporation trying to save money, they could have easily completed this sound with a basic drum machine. Luckily, the stage show Lazier provides adds to the band's chemistry.
The crowd seemed to like the new "dubstep" Korn, with a more electronic-metal sound. The presence of a touring keyboardist to stage right was obvious, as well as a second touring guitarist to stage left. The songs were not has heavy and were geared towards a rhythm that would make a trance party proud. The crowd took to it well, however, with no apparent snarls.
After a few samples from Path of Totality, they continued with fan favorites from the old-school days. They played an awesome rendition of Pink Floyd's Another Brick In The Wall, and left the stage briefly, returning with Here to Stay, and Freaks on a Leash, and the crowd verbalized their approval. The fans were in party mode, and thanks to the five outside bars (if I counted correctly), beverages were not in short supply. Korn played a total of 16 songs; and were on stage much longer then I expected. They ended the night with Shoots and Ladders, Got The Life and Blind.
The openers were an example of Korn's recent influences on their music. Dope D.O.D. got the crowd started, and this foursome had an old-school-style street rap. Next up were two DJs, Datsik and Downlink, playing from the same Mac laptop. The crowd took it all in, but like the Occupy Wall Street movement, 99 percent of the crowd just wanted to see Korn. The openers were the 1 percent.
This concert was a really good time. No fights. No issues. No pushy security guards barking orders. It reminded me of a high school keg party. You remember those parties where everyone was watching the local band jam in the backyard? It was great to see Korn in a close and personal venue. Give this venue a try. Grab some food (the Mambo King Burger is my favorite) and then stroll on back and take in the ambiance. Bring a towel if you decide to jump in the pool!
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2014 Planet Connections Theatre Festivity Awards Show Set for This Sunday
The 2014 Planet Connections Theatre Festivity Awards Show will take place on Sunday, August 3, 2014 at the Alvin Ailey Citigroup Theater (405 West 55th Street).
Planet Connections' main awards will highlight the individual or group who goes above and beyond the call of duty creating an eco-friendly production and/or raising awareness for an organization. Awards will be given out to music, film and theater participants. Don't miss out on the indie event of the season!
Directed by Shaun Peknic; Planet Connections award-winner and current Associate Director of Once on Broadway. Emceed by Planet Fest award acting winners Russell Jordan and David Stallings. Stage Managed by Jenna Raquel; Sound Design by Jacob Subotnick.
Performances by last year's award winners 9mm America presented by Girl Be Heard, and THIS year's musical nominees Bubba, Dig Infinity!, Pieces, The Lost (or, How To: Just Be), Why Don't I have A Girlfriend? and many more.
Presenters include: Jolly Abraham (Broadway Coram Boy, Bombay Dreams), Jenny Seastone (The Wooster Group and the Obie-Award winning play Stay), Andrew Garman (Salome with Al Pacino on Broadway), Alex Hanna (The Flick at Playwrights Horizons), Kate Benson (Good Person of Szechwan, Public), Co-Artistic Directors Glory Kadigan and Jillian Carucci, Literary Manager Marcus Yi, Film Festivity curator Chandra Thomas, Assistant Artistic Director Rhys McClelland, Rudy Kempinski & Rachel Smith from New Yorkers Against Gun Violence, and more.
The 2014 Planet Activist Award will be presented to:
- Tessa Flannery - performer of Life in Plastic, for her fundraiser at Dempsey's for Urban Justice Center
- Gabrielle Fox - playwright of The Home for taking all raised proceeds for her production and giving them directly to the Alzheimer's Association
- Brian Gillespie - director of Virus Attacks Heart, for organizing and hosting a Blood Drive outside the theater
- Michael Hagins - playwright of The Quest of the Hero for organizing a kickball in the park fundraiser for Safe Horizon
- Bob Jaffe - performer of But for the Grace, for raising considerable funds and awareness regarding the hunger crisis in NYC via NY Foodbank
- Shubhra Prakash - playwright of For Our Own, for getting a great deal of involvement from the South Asian Marrow Association of Recruiters. They provided so many items to give out to the audience, and several audience members signed up to volunteer with the organization after seeing the show
- Adina Taubman - performer of A Line in the Sand, for her on-going research and activism against gun violence
The 2014 Greener Planet Award (given to the group or individual, who goes above and beyond the call of duty implementing Green aspects into their production) will be presented to:
- Neal Utterback - adapter/director of The Picture of Dorian Gray
Red Carpet photos at 6pm; Doors: 6:30pm; Show: 7pm. For a full list of nominees and for tickets visit www.planetconnections.org.
Fostering a diverse cross-section of performances and events, the Planet Connections Theatre Festivity seeks to inspire artists and audiences both creatively and fundamentally, in a festive atmosphere. At the heart of the Festivity are like-minded individuals striving to create professional, meaningful theatre, music and film, while supporting organizations which give back to the community at large. During the Festivity, each show and event partners with a charity and some of the ways they offer support are soliciting donations at shows, holding special benefit performances, fundraisers and/or talkbacks after performances with charity representatives.


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LVM only lets me extend online but not reduce with ext3
Hi Everyone,
I have an encrpted LVM install with debian testing and ext3. I was running out of space yesterday on / so I reduced my /home/ and was able to extend my root partition.
It would not let me do the reduce online but would let me to lvextend online. I had to log on as root, unmount /home/ reduce it and extend /.
It said that this is not supported when I have read that LVM does support online reduce with ext3.
Thanks :)
There are two issues: Resizing the ext3 filesystem and resizing the logical volume
The one you bumped into was resize2fs, which cannot reduce a mounted ext3 filesystem.
From the resize2fs manpage:
Hi WhatsHisName,
Thanks for your concise reply :) I guess I didnt think it though enough! Now I am going to try and find a way to online resize the FS
Thanks again :)
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Rose Hair Tarantula
- Common Group: TARANTULAS & SPIDERS
- Common Name: Chilean Rose Hair Tarantula
- Scientific Name: Gramastola rosea
- Distribution: Chile South America
- Size: 5" - 6"
Natural History
Rose hair tarantulas are found in deserts and scrub lands of Bolivia, Argentina, and Chile. They are a beautiful species, some specimens being more brightly colored than others. As with most desert dwelling tarantulas, these animals are nomads, living solitary lives and fending for themselves. They are also nocturnal, spending their days in the shelter of moist, cool burrows, and venturing out at night in search of prey or a potential mate.
This species is currently in a state of taxonomical flux. There are arguments insisting that the rose hair tarantulas we are familiar with are actually three separate subspecies. Others state that they are a single species, but with multiple naturally occurring color phases. In any case, any so-called rose hair tarantula offered for sale should be expected to have very similar care requirements to those outlined here.
Due to their docile and predictable behavior, rose hairs have become a favorite species among beginning tarantula hobbyists. In addition, they are very hardy, and can withstand a wide variety of environmental conditions, making captive husbandry rather simple.
Size and Longevity
Rose hair tarantulas are a fairly slow growing species, taking up to 4 years to reach maturity. Adults will range in size, but the average leg span is 4 to 5 inches, with the occasional female getting slightly larger.
As with all tarantulas, females outlive their male counterparts considerably. When males reach sexual maturity (indicated by the presence of physical sexual characteristics after a final molt) their life is nearly over. Unfortunately males of this species seldom live more than 4 or 5 years. Females however, can easily live to be 15 years old, and 20 year old rose hairs are not unheard of.
In theory, tarantulas may be housed in any secure, well ventilated enclosure of appropriate size. Small plastic "Kritter keepers" and 2 to 5 gallon glass terrariums are ideal. Glass enclosures are more desirable due to the ease of heating them during cooler months.
Tarantulas neither want or need a huge enclosure. They are nearly blind, and depend mostly on sense of touch to navigate and interpret their surroundings. Therefore, they do best in enclosures where they can roam about freely, but not feel overly exposed.
Heating and Lighting
Lighting is not necessary for tarantulas. In fact, most species shun bright light, and are more likely to be observed doing natural behaviors if the lighting is gentle and dim. Typically ambient room lighting is sufficient. Additionally, overhead incandescent lights tend to dry out the enclosures, making it very hard to keep the humidity at an acceptable level.
Rose hair tarantulas do best when kept around 80 degrees, but a few degrees warmer or cooler is fine. If the room where you intend to keep your pet is cooler than this, then the use of an under tank heat pad is recommended. These provide gentle heat without the adverse effects of lights outlined above. If heat lights must be used, they should be low wattage, and be of the nocturnal (red or purple) variety.
Substrate and Furnishings
The substrate used for rose hair tarantulas should be one that is free of inorganic contaminants, and that will hold enough moisture to support a burrow. Peat moss, bed-a-beast, orchid bark, and sandy soil are good choices. Some hobbyists have found vermiculite to be an acceptable alternative, but the jury is still out regarding the potential harm caused by ingested vermiculite.
The bedding should be at least 3 inches deep, and kept just moist enough to clump when pinched, but it should never drip. A small piece of cork bark or a small half-log should be included as a starting place for your tarantula to dig its burrow below.
Additional decorations such as live or fake plants, sticks, and rocks may be used as well. However, make sure that anything even remotely heavy is placed firmly on the cage bottom before the bedding is added. Otherwise, your pet may burrow under said item, only to have it fall and crush them.
Water and Humidity
A small, shallow water dish should always be present. Some sources indicate that standing water is not necessary, as the tarantulas will ignore it. However, I have found that for long term success, it doesn't hurt to include it.
Humidity levels inside the cage will vary, but within the tarantulas burrow, levels of at least 70% should be maintained. If the substrate remains moist enough to hold the form of a burrow, then the humidity within the burrow is likely fine.
The entire enclosure should be misted every few days to maintain the substrate and humidity levels as outlined earlier.
Rose hair tarantulas will eat a wide variety of invertebrate prey, as well as the occasional pinky mouse. Crickets, mealworms, waxworms, and roaches should all be included in a balanced diet for this species. Additional supplementation of the prey items is not required, but the food items should be gut-loaded prior to being fed off. Gut loading is the process of feeding prey a variety of nutritious foods prior to being consumed themselves. This ensures that your tarantula gets all of the vitamins and minerals that it needs.
These tarantulas will eat 3 to 5 large crickets a week, or a similar amount of other prey items. Food should be offered at least twice a week, and uneaten prey should be removed after 24 hours. Some rose hairs will eat more, and some will eat less. It is not uncommon for them to gorge themselves for several feedings and then to fast for up to a month.
Rose hairs are among the most docile and even-tempered of all tarantula species. However, as with any tarantula, it should be remembered that rose hairs are venomous, even if only slightly so. Most humans suffer no systemic effects from a rose hair bite, instead experiencing localized pain, itching, and burning. Unfortunately, every person will react differently, and you will not know if you have a problem until after the fact.
Nonetheless, many people do handle their rose hair tarantulas, and as long as it is done carefully, respectfully, and infrequently, no harm will come to the animal. Just remember that you are doing so at your own risk.
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Painful sores in mouth
I have had a small white bump in the back of my mouth for a little over a week now. The only way that you can see it is if I hold my tongue down and to the side. Just a few days ago I noticed a painful yellowish and whitish sore on the very tip of my tongue. These sores can be very painful at times. I also seem to have problems with taste now. I did go to see my family doctor and she wasn`t to concerned, didn`t even recommend antibiotics or anything. She thinks it is some sort of viral infection that will go away in a few days. However, when I left her office and when I woke up this morning, my gums were bleeding between my two front upper teeth. I don`t have insurance and I am scared and baffled by these symptoms. Any advice on what I should do or any ideas on what this could possibly be?
You have at least two issues that may or may not be related. The only way to properly diagnose your problem is to do a dental exam. If you have not had a dental cleaning in the last 6 months, you might consider having the cleaning and an exam at the same appointment. By doing this, you will have your gingiva examined and any calculus that may be causing the bleeding removed. This will also determine if there is some type of infection. I hope this helps.
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The Iraqi Ministry of Justice has abolished the Jewish religious court and the Jewish court of appeals which were established in Bagdad more than 100 years ago, it was reported here today.
Successive Iraqi regimes had given these courts legal authority to deal with communal and personal matters affecting Jews, including issues of marriage, divorce and inheritance. Emigration of the members of the courts and the lack of qualified candidates to fill vacancies was given as reason for the government action. Most of the Iraqi Jewish population was evacuated to Israel earlier this year.


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A New Years Eve order from Orange County Superior Court Judge David T. McEachen makes public more than two dozen sets of documents that shed some light on how officials handled allegations that former Public Works executive Carlos Bustamante sexually assaulted women who worked for him.
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Founded in 2004, Clear Space Theatre embarks on its 10th anniversary season with new officers and 15 awards recognizing artistic achievements in 2013.
After three years as chair of the Clear Space Board of Directors, Kay Ryan of Bethany Beach has turned over the leadership to Chris Berg, a resident of Rehoboth Beach. Following the recent election of new officers, Ryan will continue to serve as vice chair of the board. Curtis Christensen, a resident of Cadbury in Lewes, was elected as the board's new treasurer. Joan Thomas, also of Bethany Beach, will continue to serve as the board's secretary.
"I am grateful for Kay's leadership of the board," said Wesley Paulson, executive director of Clear Space. "Kay was the right person at the right time and guided the company through a restructuring of the organization while maintaining the company's focus on providing a quality performing arts experience for the community."
Clear Space also received recognition from BroadwayWorld.com for artistic achievements in 2013, garnering the top award in 15 out of 27 categories. The full listing of awards may be found at www.broadwayworld.com/article/2013-BroadwayWorld-Delaware-awards. These 15 awards included Best Actress in a Musical (Professional) Abby Toomey - "9 to 5"; Best Actress in a Play (Professional) Cheryl Graves - "The Foreigner"; Best Choreography (Professional) Shondelle Alessi-Graulich - "Radio Gaga"; Best Costume Design (Professional) Nancy Alexander - "9 to 5"; Best Director of a Musical (Professional) David Button - "9 yo 5"; Best Ensemble Performance in a Play "The Foreigner"; Best Featured Actress in a Musical Mary O'Neill - "The Sound of Music"; Best Featured Actress in a Play Erin Williams - "The Foreigner"; Best Lighting Design (Professional) Brendan Smith - "Radio Gaga"; Best Musical (Professional) "9 to 5"; Best New Work (Professional) David Button - "Radio Gaga"; Best Set Design (Professional) Kevin Smith - "The Foreigner"; Best Sound Design (Professional) Kevin Carter - "Radio Gaga"; Best Younger Actor (under age 25) Hunter Graves - "La Cage aux Folles"; Best Younger Actress (under age 25) Dallas DiGuiglielmo - "Really Rosie."
Doug Yetter, artistic director and cofounder of Clear Space Theatre Company, said, "2013 was a terrific season for CSTC, and having the artistic quality of our actors' and creative teams' work recognized is a wonderful tribute. Knowing that our shows were recognized for every aspect of production is especially rewarding."
Clear Space Theatre began its 10th season Jan. 31 with a production of the female version of Neil Simon's "The Odd Couple." For further information on Clear Space Theatre, including biographical information for the entire Clear Space staff and directors, go to www.ClearSpaceTheatre.org.
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TRENTON — The State Police are one of only two statewide law enforcement agencies in the country to rely almost entirely on the opinion of supervisors for promotions, a practice most discarded years ago in favor of more objective written and verbal exams.
A Star-Ledger survey found that the Rhode Island State Police, with a force a fraction the size of New Jersey's, was the only other to use such a subjective system. But even there, one high-ranking official said he is expecting changes.
"The topic of testing for promotion is bouncing back around again, and I think it will be revisited," said Maj. Wilfred Hill. "To be quite frank, everyone here knows who the slugs are, who the workers are, the go-getters. I can't fathom this system on a job the size of New Jersey."
Other states surveyed use structured, scenario-based interviews, written exams or verbal exams, called oral "boards," to assess rank-and-file candidates seeking supervisory jobs. Many use a combination and have done so for many years.
As it stands in New Jersey, State Police supervisors at several levels meet and rank troopers eligible for promotion to middle management on a scale of 1 to 100, taking into consideration education, years of service, experience, performance and employee evaluations.
But there are no interviews or objective scoring, which many say leaves the state vulnerable to lawsuits by troopers claiming they were wrongly passed over for promotion.
The state Attorney General's Office defends the practice as effective and efficient. A spokesman for the office, Paul Loriquet, stressed that troopers are evaluated on a predetermined set of criteria and that tests do not necessarily measure leadership.
Asked why the State Police, which has about 2,700 troopers, used a system unlike most other states, Loriquet said implementing some form of exam was "worth a discussion." He also noted the State Police are accredited by a nationally recognized commission that reviews, among other things, promotions.
The State Police does not make public any promotion policies or procedures, citing a rule approved last year by the Attorney General's Office making such information confidential. The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey last week sued for the promotion materials.
Former New Jersey Attorney General John Farmer Jr., who implemented a promotion exam that was later discarded, said promoting rank-and-file troopers to supervisory positions required a "whole different skill set" that past performance and evaluations do not necessarily measure.
"Having something that measures people is probably good policy for the state and for the State Police," said Farmer, who served from 1999 to 2002.
A combination of written exams and oral boards is generally accepted as the best practice nationwide, said Rick Jacobs, a psychology professor at Penn State University and chief executive officer of EB Jacobs, which creates promotion tests for police agencies.
"I'm surprised that there's no form of formal testing in New Jersey," Jacobs said. "Generally people who are good as troopers can move into supervisory positions, but it's not guaranteed. That's why we do these kinds of tests."
Implementing more objective criteria does not reduce the number of lawsuits filed alleging bias because "everyone likes to think they're promotable material," he said. But they do generally give police agencies more firepower in court to counter a challenge.
In most states, written exams determine candidates' knowledge of laws and agency rules and regulations. Verbal exams require troopers to respond on-the-spot to management scenarios. Some states also use hands-on assessments, like reviewing police reports for errors.
Most troopers are then ranked, and top brass selects from that list.
"Our system works pretty well," said David Latimer, executive director of the South Carolina Troopers Association. "It's not perfect. I don't think there is a perfect system. But it seems to be fair."
Fred Rice, chairman of the Idaho State Police Association, said even with tests, the final decision comes down to judgment — and that's generally a good thing.
"You can have the best fit to be your new sergeant, but if he has a bad day in front of a panel, he doesn't get promoted," Rice said.
"There's pros and cons to everything that's out there. The main things is to be consistent. If it's consistent, people will buy into it."
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text: With a fixed capacity, a highly disposable product and high fixed costs, hotels are a natural candidate for the application of revenue management. Originally developed by the airlines in the 1970s, these analytics-based techniques help predict consumer behavior at the hotel's market level so that the hotel can sell each room each night at the optimum price. With modern-day rising acquisition costs and distribution complexities, revenue management techniques have increasingly been adopted by both small and large hotel companies, making a comprehensive understanding of segmentation, forecasting and pricing an essential requirement for today's hospitality professionals. The purpose of this course is to provide a core understanding of the fundamentals of revenue management, which ties into the larger picture of revenue strategy. The course is structured to provide an insightful look into Revenue Management.


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There's this group of women who call themselves the Lovely Ladies of Lincoln County.
I was welcomed into the group and joined the monthly assembly where the program must be meet, eat, talk and go.
One wonders where the Lovely Ladies title came from, as few of us could be called a lovely lady. Maybe lady, but it would be a stretch of the imagination to call some of us lovely.
But most of us can eat more and out talk each other. So if you show up, that could be the membership requirement.
Our hostess this month met all the requirements of a lovely lady.
She welcomed us to her beautiful home in Pumpkin Center where Better Homes and Gardens should take a closer look. Each room was tastefully furnished and the colorful fabrics told of her artistic talents.
Outside, the landscaping was just as eye-catching. Not a blade of grass where it wasn't wanted.
It was obvious that someone was more than willing to go the extra mile at this homeplace.
Good food, good company and a good way to spend an evening. Lovely Ladies has been around for a while. They just don't shout about whatthey do. Helping others is the reason for the existence.
We had a busy weekend. It couldn't have been better. Going from a decorator's dream home to the outdoors in a Lincoln County vineyard.
Some favorite young friends chose the winery as the place to say their vows on a Sunday afternoon. Nature provides the perfect setting for a wedding with the vineyard offering serene greenery as far as you can see.
The weather cooperated and the overhead fans kept the bees moving in the airy setting.
Being the matriarch of the groom's family I was escorted to a choice seat near the front where we had a good view of the bridal couple and the wedding party.
A beautiful bride, a handsome groom, the winery overflowing with family and friends made a good time for many people who enjoyed the day.
And adding to the beauty of the day was a grandmother's gift. A wedding cake like no other I have ever seen. Anyone who can create such beauty from cake mix is not only a baker, she is an artist, a designer and avery remarkable woman.
It's good to make new friends and join family on special occasions.
It's a good way to spend an afternoon.
Kathryn Yarbro is former managing editor of the Lincoln Times-News.
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There is more to cultivating grapevines than meets the eye. Each year winemakers and grape-growers struggle to grow the perfect grapes they need to produce high-quality wines. And at least one scientist has found his niche in the dirt in which the grapevines grow.
Soil is teeming with beneficial bacteria and minerals. At the same time, numerous pests and diseases lurk beneath the surface and can attack at any moment. Powdery mildew, bunch rot, and tiny nematodes all thrive on succulent grapevines and their roots. For years, though, grape growers didn't pay much attention to the soil and its inhabitants. It took a backseat to climate, even at the University of California (UC), Davis, in the mid-1980s, says Paul Skinner, president and founder of Terra Spase, a leading vineyard technology company located in the Napa Valley of California.
"Now, people wouldn't really plant a vineyard without thinking of the soil," he says. Skinner should know: His company has revolutionized the way winemakers and grape growers think about what is going on, both at the soil surface and underneath the ground.
Terra Spase (short for "spatial services") was the first company to bring high-level technology to the grape-growing industry. Like many great ideas, it started small, with equipment stowed in the back of Skinner's pickup truck and door-to-door sales pitches.
Skinner's interest in agriculture began long before he came to the Napa Valley. After he graduated from the University of Wisconsin in the mid-1970s with a degree in water resources, he joined the Peace Corps and worked with rural agriculturalists in Nicaragua. Helping farmers produce higher yields of corn and beans in such an impoverished environment gave him a new perspective on agriculture.
Skinner came back to the Midwest to work for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, moving back to Wisconsin to monitor acid rain and map soil conditions in a forest close to the Canadian border. All of this practical work stirred the academic in him, and he joined a master's degree program in agronomy at Colorado State University. Skinner later went on to earn a doctorate in soil science from UC Davis.
It was while working as a postdoctoral fellow at UC Davis's prestigious school of viticulture and enology that Skinner decided to start a consulting business in the Napa Valley. "By virtue of the fact that it was a field where very few people were consulting ... I had a niche," he says.
At the same time that he was starting his fledgling business, many vineyards were just beginning to combat a troublesome microscopic root louse called phylloxera. The tiny bug was plaguing vineyards by destroying rootstocks just below the surface of the soil. Skinner worked with grape-growers and helped them plant phylloxera-resistant rootstocks. The new lines turned out to be more sensitive to soil conditions, however, so Skinner assisted growers with integrating the new varieties into the vineyards. As yields and quality began to increase, so did Skinner's business. "I was very fortunate," he remembers. "My name got circulated over a 4 or 5 year period, and I went from actively seeking to getting more unsolicited calls."
Now more than 15 years later, Skinner and his company have combined highly sophisticated, geographic information systems and global positioning systems with age-old grape-growing traditions. In 1997, Terra Spase collaborated with NASA's Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California, and the Robert Mondavi Winery to bring space-age remote-sensing technology to the Napa Valley. The project was called Canopy Remote-Sensing for Uniformly Segmented Harvest, or CRUSH, and the goal was to produce image-based data and information for vineyards in an easy-to-understand format. Using these new color-coded maps, grape-growers could improve the uniformity of their crops by predicting where grapevines would flourish. CRUSH provided a key ingredient for winemakers trying to match grape variety with soil type. Skinner's unique understanding of natural resources and his penchant for technology were assets to the project. Ultimately, he created imagery maps for more than 25 vineyards. Now Skinner produces image-based maps for vineyards across the Napa and Sonoma valleys. "Cutting edge is what we are known for," he says.
Terra Spase is a small company, with three employees and the occasional seasonal worker during the harvest season or the summer months. Skinner prefers that people who apply for a job have a working knowledge of soil science. They don't have to have a Ph.D. like he does, though, just a love for the outdoors and no qualms about getting a little dirty in the field.
Skinner appreciates what his scientific background has brought him, but he also recognizes the equal importance of practical experience. "My career has been a winding path through different areas of the country and fields of natural science, but it's provided me with the background to approach these problems in the grape industry with this new perspective," he says.
These days even with all of his other projects, he is thinking about making his own wine. Indeed, he and his wife have just purchased their own vineyard. "It's 2 acres with 30-year Zinfandel vines on it, so I've now crossed over from scientist to winemaker," he says with a laugh.


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Factors Influencing Hepatitis B Virus Reactivation in Lymphoma Patients Treated With Rituximab
The recruitment status of this study is unknown. The completion date has passed and the status has not been verified in more than two years.
Verified January 2013 by Won Seog Kim, Samsung Medical Center.
Recruitment status was: Active, not recruiting
Recruitment status was: Active, not recruiting
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