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The complete Guideline To the Corporate Gifting This Diwali
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Description365 Puzzle Club is a collection of three Japanese number puzzle games.
- Sudoku is a logic puzzle game mostly played on a 9x9 grid of nine 3x3 boxes. The idea behind the game is to enter all numbers between 1 and 9 in every cell of a 3x3 box without any duplications. Each row and column needs to add up to 9. Some cells have predefined numbers that cannot be changed. The rest has to be filled in with the right number.
- Kakuro is a logic puzzle game that is similar to crosswords but with numbers instead of letters. Each row and column has a clue numbers and the numbers that are filled in the cells have to add up to this number.
- Tenpenki is a puzzle game which requires logic and elimination and once completed shows a picture. Each row and column has a clue number which is the same as the number of consecutive filled cells that have to appear there.
The game also offers the player to create custom sudoku puzzles. Other features include statistics based on how the player has fared, a tutorial to help out new players, and accolades that are awarded to the player as he reaches different predefined goals.
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Steel Targets: How Close Can I Safely Shoot Them?
From The Shooting Wire for Wednesday, September 29
Steel Targets: How Close Can I Safely Shoot Them?
It's safe to say that I'm an addicted "bang-ding" shooter. That means I like shooting handguns and rifles on steel targets. The instant feedback tells me if I'm applying the correct techniques for sighting, pulling the trigger and holding my weapon. As I tell younger shooters when I'm working with them "If there's no ding, you missed the thing."
That also means I've had the occasion to pick pieces of bullets out of my clothing, hat and shooting gloves (if I'm using a rifle with a fore grip, I like the gloves to protect the back of my left hand). I've also had the occasional run-in with fragments on bare skin, but nothing that has ever broken the skin. It's more a product of dumb luck than preparation-sooner or later anyone shooting a lot of steel will have an encounter with a bullet jacket- unless you're shooting some of the new ultra-frangible rounds.
Last week, I had the occasion to get the answer to the question "How close can I shoot steel" from Mike Gibson, President of MGM Targets. Gibson says it's the most frequently asked question he gets. His answer is one that each of us might want to consider.
It's not a short answer, but when it comes to firearms safety, there seldom is a short answer beyond "all guns are loaded -all the time."
"I don't know anyone who has shot steel for any length of time, that hasn't bled," says Gibson, "I've only had one piece of jacket surgically removed, and I personally have not been witness to any injury that made the shooter stop shooting so they could go to the hospital."
Always be certain of the target you're shooting. This target might look fine at 50 yards, but it's capable of sending debris right back at you due to the damage it has sustained. Don't shoot dinged-up steel.
"Worst case, I know of a rifle shooter, shooting at a mild steel "gong" target at 200 yards. The gong had been cratered and damaged with every big bore rifle caliber known to man. A significant jacket fragment came back the full 200 yards, and stuck in the wall behind him with such force that he couldn't get it out, without a pair of pliers. Fortunately, nobody was standing right in front of the wall."
He's also seen what happens when you're wearing good safety equipment. "I have seen Oakley glasses with a piece of jacket stuck in them so far it couldn't be removed."
So, how do we minimize the chances of getting struck? That's the answer I found most interesting.
"The USPSA (United States Practical Shooting Association) states that competitors will not be allowed to shoot steel at a distance of less than 7 meters (22.96') (Rules, Jan 2004 edition, Para 2.1.3)," says Gibson, "This doesn't make it the law, but is only an official position by a reputable organization, whose members shoot a great deal of steel, on a very regular basis."
"Steel in NEW condition is 100% safe to shoot from relatively close range. This NEW steel condition can be described as steel that isn't marked. More specifically, when you run your hand across it, it is as flat as a table top. You don't feel or see any bumps, ridges, dimples, craters, cracks, or any other surface irregularities. It might be 15 years old, but depending on what was shot and from what distance, it could still be in NEW condition. If a person is shooting only 9mm and .45 ACP rounds at steel, it is a good bet that the steel will still be in excellent condition after years of use."
Residue from a good day at the steel range: empty moon clips and the assorted bullet fragments collected at the foot of the targets. That's one reason why minimum distances should always be clearly marked- and observed.
"Target design makes a difference in how safe steel is to shoot! If your range has relatively new steel on it, your shooters will occasionally have bullet fragments rain down on them. These will be low speed, small fragments that splattered up, (possibly from an adjacent range), and literally fell out of the sky. I have never seen them fall with any impact, but it could happen. When a shooter is getting frags back at him, from targets he is shooting at (and he is shooting at good steel), it is a pretty safe bet that the frags are deflecting from a secondary surface. More specifically, if the target has a base on it that is perpendicular to the target surface, bullet fragments (fragmented from the initial impact) deflect down, and then they deflect a second time, in a basically horizontal direction. Low bolts, such as on the MGM Pepper Poppers usually do not play a part in this because bullets that impact in the primary target area (the circle) deflect off the face, and hit the ground, rather than the head of the bolts. Low shots will fragment, and the fragments will hit the head of the bolts. You can confirm that because the top side of the bolts won't have any paint on them. You will also notice a line in the dirt, caused by the fragments that are deflected down. Nearly the same number of fragments are deflected up - hence the rain mentioned earlier."
"FRANGIBLE bullets bring a whole new dynamic to shooting steel. Out of a pistol, we've shot steel with frangible bullets at less than 5 yards. Because the bullets turn to dust on impact, there is no danger to the shooter. Rounds of .223 (5.56) frangible bullets are another story. These rounds, even at 15 yards, will mark the targets noticeably. While it shouldn't be an issue for the frangible bullets (that turn to dust), if someone should later shoot conventional pistol bullets (relatively close range) at those marked targets, they should expect to be hit with fragments."
"While a person could continue the discussion ad infinitum, the bottom line is, everyone needs to make the safe distance call based on: 1) the condition of the steel, 2) the type and caliber of bullets being shot, 3) the yardage from the shooting line to the targets, 4) the potential liability issue related to a lawsuit from a disgruntled (and possibly bloody) shooter. At the risk of being redundant ALWAYS make sure that the shooters and the spectators are wearing glasses if anybody is shooting steel!"
We had to demonstrate to a USAF base Safety Officer the splatter pattern on steel targets we used. It was determined a range of 10 yards was the closest we we allowed to shoot during our USPSA matches.
The 7m-rule regarding steel is very strictly applied here...you could never get away with closer otherwise the wrath of the RO would come down swiftly! I've never seen a single issue with steel targets at this distance. And of course the fact no one is shooting anything greater than .38 here would also be significant in this.
We mount our steel targets from the backside on chains giving the target a downward angle blowing the "stuff" into the ground. Works very well at keeping splatter away from the firing line.
I also built the firing line on a dirt berm about 18 inches high adding to the safety.
20 feet is as close as I allow steel targets, handguns only.
ALWAYS wear eye protection!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I need help!
I was going to shoot steel targets with my .22 rifle (36 grain, Plated Hollow Points) at 7 yards. Is it safe, and if it is how close could I get to the target while using the proper safety equipment?
There are two safe ways to set up steel targets. Set them at 15 degrees with the slant bottom faceing away from you or pivoting. the problem with pivoting is wich way , is the bottom angle faceing during second shot
so fixed 15 degrees would seem safer .
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mount.nfs: mount to NFS server 'rpcbind' failed
It isn't a question but an answer. I had a problem and I resolved it after some researches. I publish the report about it in hope it will be useful for the other users.
I use three machines: home1, home2, and home3. System configuration on all those machines is virtually the same. First and second machines I used for several years with different versions of Slackware -- third machine is new one and I just try to configure Slackware on it.
When I tried to use NFS I stated the following...
I could ping from any machine to any machine but I had some problems with NFS.
On home1 I could mount home2 directories but I couldn't mount home3 directories.
On home2 I could mount home1 directories but I couldn't mount home3 directories.
On home3 I could mount home1 directories but I couldn't mount home2 directories.
In three cases in which I couldn't mount directory mount command displayed the same message:
mount.nfs: mount to NFS server 'rpcbind' failed: RPC Error: Program not registered
mount.nfs: internal error
I started my researches...
Each successful mount and unmount was reported in /var/log/messages on the client side by something like:
mountd[2689]: authenticated mount request from 192.168.1.x:796 for / (/)
mountd[2689]: authenticated unmount request from 192.168.1.x:641 for / (/)
When I failed to mount home2 directories on home3 machine /var/log/syslog on the server side reported:
kernel: nf_conntrack version 0.5.0 (8192 buckets, 32768 max)
portmap[2894]: connect from 192.168.1.3 to getport(mountd): request from unauthorized host
portmap[2895]: connect from 192.168.1.3 to getport(nfs): request from unauthorized host
portmap[2895]: connect from 192.168.1.3 to getport(nfs): request from unauthorized host
When I failed to mount home3 directories on home1 and on home2 none machine reported nothing.
In such situation I decided to check everything from scratch...
After a dozen or so minutes I stated the reasons of that problems were relatively simple.
On home3 rc.nfsd hadn't permission to be executed for some reason.
# chmod u+x /etc/rc.d/rc.nfsd
# /etc/rc.d/rc.nfsd start
...and I can mount home3 directories.
On home2 server home3 client wasn't registered in hosts.allow.
# echo "ALL: firstname.lastname@example.com : ALLOW" >> /etc/hosts.allow
# cat /etc/hosts.deny
# cat /etc/hosts.allow
...and I can mount home2 directories using home3 machine.
It's all.
Have a nice day...
Good on yah!
that's nice of you to give us solution
thank u
Thank You for correct solution! I encountered this problem today and I wonder why I should care about /etc/hosts.allow if I already set allowed hosts in the /etc/exports ?
Using /etc/hosts.deny and /etc/hosts.allow you configure your tcpwrappers. For more information see here. Using /etc/exports you configure your Network File System. For more information see here.
I'm glad I helped you to solve your problem.
I'm sorry for a long delay in the answer but usually I don't monitor my old threads.
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Ulrich Mayer
My research concentrates on the geochemical evolution of low-temperature groundwater systems with a focus on groundwater contamination and remediation. Dissolved inorganic and organic chemicals are commonly affected by a variety of physical and chemical processes, which influence their mobility, but also alter the geochemical composition of the aquifer material. This is particularly true in the vadose zone, where the exchange of gases with the atmosphere can enhance the progress of geochemical reaction processes. Due to the complexity of these systems and the strong non-linear coupling between the processes, existing conceptual models are often incomplete and data interpretation from field and laboratory studies is not always intuitive. The main objectives of my research program are:
- Development of a process-oriented multicomponent reactive transport model, which can be used to investigate these complex systems and which is generally applicable to a large number of reactive transport problems in the fields of environmental sciences and engineering.
- Numerical analysis of groundwater contamination problems and remediation solutions with the goal to quantify, and potentially improve, existing conceptual models.
- Investigation of transport and reaction processes in groundwater systems using dissolved and vapor phase gases as natural tracers (Ar and N2) or indicators for biological processes (CH4, CO2, H2, H2S, O2, N2), .
The model development is based on the reactive transport model MIN3P (Mayer et. al., 2002 - see "Selected Publications"). MIN3P was designed to investigate reactive transport in saturated and unsaturated porous media in partial equilibrium systems. The model is capable of simulating groundwater flow, advective-dispersive transport of dissolved species and advective-diffusive gas transport directly coupled with a variety of bio-geochemical and inorganic reactions. To date, processes considered are aqueous complexation, oxidation-reduction, gas dissolution-exsolution, ion exchange, surface complexation, mineral dissolution-precipitation, and microbially-mediated degradation reactions.
MIN3P has been and is being used to study a number of reactive transport problems including:
- The generation and fate of acid mine drainage in mine tailings and at reclaimed mine sites.
- Treatment of contaminated groundwater by permeable reactive barriers and KMnO4.
- Potential effect of secondary geochemical reactions on the long-term performance of remediation technologies.
- Natural attenuation of organic contaminants in variably-saturated media. Assessment of physical and chemical parameters controlling microbially-mediated degradation reactions.
- Development of an improved conceptual model capable of reproducing observed redox zones in natural and contaminated aquifers.
Field work and lab work revolve around dissolved gas analysis. Microbiological activity in groundwater systems often leads to the generation of dissolved gases. In shallow groundwater systems, gas solubility is limited and if gas production is significant (e.g. due to denitrification or methanogenesis), gas bubbles will form. This will lead to the partitioning of insoluble gases such ad Ar and N2 into the gas bubbles. Due to its non-reactive nature, Ar in particular can be used to quantify this process, and calna then also be used to investigate transport away from a reactive zone. In unsaturated media, zones of Ar depletion or enrichment can be used as an indicator for advective gas transport. Specific research projects currently under way include:
- Investigation of natural attenuation of crude oil in variably saturated sediments using Ar and N2.
- Using dissolved gas analysis to investigate the performance of permeable reactive barriers for the treatment of metals.
Student projects on the Master's level primarily focus on the numerical study of groundwater evolution in natural and contaminated aquifers and the assessment of remediation technologies using reactive transport modeling and dissolved gas analysis. These projects may also involve the interpretation of field and laboratory data aided by the modeling approach. Potential applicants should be familiar with geochemical principles and the basic concepts of flow and transport modeling. Research projects at the Ph.D.-level will in addition include model development using state-of-the art modeling approaches. Experience with the development of large complex numerical models would be advantageous. Applicants should also be familiar with Fortran90. To obtain more information about specific research projects, please contact me by e-mail (email@example.com).


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Research Topics
Liliana Florea
Affiliation: George Washington University
Country: USA
Detail Information
- EnteriX 2003: Visualization tools for genome alignments of EnterobacteriaceaeLiliana Florea
Informatics Research, Celera Applied Biosystems, 45 W Gude Drive, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
Nucleic Acids Res 31:3527-32. 2003..The EnteriX suite currently includes >15 enterobacterial genomes, generates views centered on four different anchor genomes and provides support for including user sequences in the alignments...
- Bioinformatics of alternative splicing and its regulationLiliana Florea
Department of Computer Science, George Washington University, Academic Center Rm 714, Washington DC 20052, USA
Brief Bioinform 7:55-69. 2006..Bioinformatics efforts tackling these two questions are just at the beginning. This article is a survey of these methods...
- Gene and alternative splicing annotation with AIRLiliana Florea
Informatics Research, Applied Biosystems, Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA
Genome Res 15:54-66. 2005....
- Finding anchors for genomic sequence comparisonRoss A Lippert
Informatics Research, Celera Applied Biosystems, 45 West Gude Drive, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
J Comput Biol 12:762-76. 2005..genome.ucsc.edu), and show that a significant portion of the two genomes can be found in selected exact matches, with very limited amount of sequence duplication...
- Sim4cc: a cross-species spliced alignment programLeming Zhou
Department of Computer Science, George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, USA
Nucleic Acids Res 37:e80. 2009....
- Universal seeds for cDNA-to-genome comparisonLeming Zhou
Department of Computer Science, George Washington University, Washington DC, 20052, USA
BMC Bioinformatics 9:36. 2008..As the number and variety of genomes increases, it becomes desirable to identify a small set of universal seeds that perform optimally or near-optimally on a large range of comparisons...
- Sim4db and Leaff: utilities for fast batch spliced alignment and sequence indexingBrian Walenz
The J Craig Venter Institute, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
Bioinformatics 27:1869-70. 2011..The new tool performs batch alignments of cDNA and genomic sequences in a fraction of the time required by its predecessor, and thus is very well suited for genome-wide analyses...
- Effective cluster-based seed design for cross-species sequence comparisonsLeming Zhou
Department of Computer Science, George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, USA
Bioinformatics 24:2926-7. 2008..Here we investigate a measure of comparison closeness and identify classes of comparisons that show similar seed behavior and therefore can employ the same seed...
- Designing sensitive and specific spaced seeds for cross-species mRNA-to-genome alignmentLeming Zhou
Department of Computer Science, George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, USA
J Comput Biol 14:113-30. 2007..We illustrate our methods with the alignment of chicken coding sequences against the human genome assembly version HG17...
- Whole-genome shotgun assembly and comparison of human genome assembliesSorin Istrail
Applied Biosystems, 45 West Gude Drive, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 101:1916-21. 2004..The Celera results provide more order and orientation, and the consortium sequence provides better coverage of exact and nearly exact repeats...
- Comparative immunopeptidomics of humans and their pathogensSorin Istrail
Celera Genomics, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 101:13268-72. 2004....
- List of lists-annotated (LOLA): a database for annotation and comparison of published microarray gene listsPatrick Cahan
The George Washington University Medical Center, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2300 I Street NW Ross Hall 541, Washington, D C 20037, United States
Gene 360:78-82. 2005..Its application to the fields of stem cell, cancer, and aging research is demonstrated by comparing published papers...
- Improving gene annotation using peptide mass spectrometryStephen Tanner
Bioinformatics Program, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093 0419, USA
Genome Res 17:231-9. 2007..Our results demonstrate that proteomic profiling should play a role in any genome sequencing project...
- Comparison of genome degradation in Paratyphi A and Typhi, human-restricted serovars of Salmonella enterica that cause typhoidMichael McClelland
Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, 10835 Altman Row, San Diego, California 92121, USA
Nat Genet 36:1268-74. 2004..Loss of function also occurs by mutation in different genes in the same pathway (e.g., in chemotaxis and in the production of fimbriae)...
- Epitope prediction algorithms for peptide-based vaccine designLiliana Florea
Celera Applied Biosystems
Proc IEEE Comput Soc Bioinform Conf 2:17-26. 2003..The third class of methods uses sequence profiles obtained by clustering known epitopes to score candidate peptides. By integrating these methods, using a simple voting heuristic, we achieve improved accuracy over the state of the art...
- PipTools: a computational toolkit to annotate and analyze pairwise comparisons of genomic sequencesLaura Elnitski
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
Genomics 80:681-90. 2002....


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CMG Hires New CFO
Pavelich came to CUNA Mutual in April from Citigroup where he was most recently the chief financial officer of Citibank North America in New York. He had worked at Citigroup in various high-level positions since 2001.
Prior to his work at Citibank, Pavelich spent 22 years with General Electric where he held various positions, including chief financial officer of GE's North American Fleet Services division.
Pavelich replaces former CUNA Mutual CFO Jeff Holley who stayed on until June to help transition Pavelich into the position.
JetStream Names CEO
JetStream Federal Credit Union has named Jeanne Kucey as its new president/CEO.
Kucey, who previously served as president/CEO of Atlanta-based Retail Employees Credit Union, replaces William Gregg who retired from JetStream FCU after a decade of service on June 30.
Kucey has more than 20 years of managerial experience. Prior to serving as CEO for RECU, she served as vice president of operations at Atlanta City Employees Credit Union and vice president at San Diego County Credit Union. She earned her bachelor degree in financial management from California State University,
Long Beach.
"I am thrilled to be joining an organization with such a strong employee team and solid reputation for service among its membership," Kucey said.
CUDL and CUcorp
Form Partnership
Indirect lending CUSO CUDL announced that it has entered into a new marketing agreement with CUcorp, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Michigan Credit
Union League.
As part of the new agreement, CUcorp will lead efforts in marketing CUDL's auto lending products and services to Michigan's 350 credit unions. The two
organizations previously partnered in January to promote early awareness of CUcorp's Invest in America program.
"With CUDL's expertise in auto lending, this can only enhance the already great auto loan numbers in Michigan," said David Adams, CEO of CUcorp. "Michigan credit unions are outperforming the national average on new and used auto loans. We have seen CUDL make a difference with Invest in America, and we expect our credit unions will see even more growth through this marketing agreement."
CUDL and CUcorp will jointly market CUDL's auto lending portal, the DecisionManager decision engine product and CUDL's risk management tools.
"We are very excited about expanding our partnership with CUcorp-a partnership that has been very successful for both organizations," said Phil Maniaci, CUDL's eastern division vice president. "We look forward to the new opportunities that our growing relationship will provide to both organizations and more importantly to the credit unions of Michigan."
CUNA Mutual Teams With
State National Companies
CUNA Mutual Group and State National Companies have teamed up to provide tracked collateral protection insurance to credit unions.
According to the firms, the alliance creates the largest consumer CPI affiliation serving credit unions in the collateral protection industry.
State National will cover the insurance tracking, underwriting, claims processing and customer service for CUNA Mutual's tracked consumer CPI business. CUNA Mutual will continue to offer its other collateral protection products, including blanket, immediate
issue, real estate, title tracking and several optional coverages.
CPI is a commercial product that protects the collateral on credit unions' loan portfolios against uninsured physical damage exposures. Tracked programs generate notices to members who aren't in compliance with their loan agreement to maintain a minimum level of physical damage insurance. When proof of insurance is not provided, a policy is placed on the collateral to protect the credit union should the collateral become damaged and have to be repossessed.
Both companies will collaborate in sales efforts. CUNA Mutual will continue as credit unions' single point of contact, while State National will provide product expertise to the sales process.
Thor to Assist Credit Unions With RV Loans
CUcorp is aiding CUs in offering secured recreation vehicle loans under a deal with Thor Industries, the nation's largest RV producer.
Under an agreement reached with Thor CC, a captive finance firm, CUs can take advantage of "high-quality consumer RV loans and broaden the complement of lending products to members," said CUcorp.
The Thor RV loans will permit participating CUs to "diversify their portfolios in a safe and profitable manner and also provides an additional avenue to attain new members," said David Adams, president/CEO of the league.
Jackson Center, Ohio-based Thor, which has 1,300 dealers nationwide, has been selling its secured RV loans to both banks and CUs.
In a statement, CUcorp noted that "traditionally, RV loans have outperformed mortgage and home equity portfolios," and the CUcorp-Thor agreement will allow CUs to "cross sell other products and services to this desirable demographic."
Liberty Bay Lands Patriot
Liberty Bay Credit Union is hoping to score a touchdown with its new spokesperson.
New England Patriots Wide Receiver Wes Welker has been tapped to be the face and voice of his credit union Liberty Bay CU.
"We are thrilled to have Wes Welker as a member and a valuable asset to the credit union. His respect within the community, dedication to his sport and hardworking spirit embodies the true essence of our credit union," said Kenneth C. Dyer, Liberty Bay CU president/CEO.
As part of the agreement, Welker will be involved in marketing efforts and community relations for Liberty Bay during the coming months. In addition to lending his image to Liberty Bay, Welker has committed to multiple member and community events and will team up with the credit union for a number of combined charitable promotions to benefit the Wes Welker 83 Foundation and the Liberty Bay Charitable Foundation.
The first joint charitable effort has resulted in a line of T-shirts sporting the tagline "Nothing Without Effort." Shirts will be made available for sale at all Liberty Bay branches. All proceeds from shirt sales will benefit each foundation equally.


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Poetry Center to Present Reading October 13
The Poetry Center at Smith College presents renowned African-American poet Yusef Komunyakaa reading with younger African-American poet Forrest Hamer. The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 13, in the Neilson Library Browsing Room.
Born in Louisiana and a veteran of the Vietnam War, Komunyakaa, who is currently a professor of creative writing at Princeton University, has published nine books, including "Neon Vernacular," which won a Pulitzer Prize in 1993.
In addition to the Pulitzer Prize, Komunyakaa won the Thomas Forcade Award in 1991, the Hanes Poetry Prize in 1997 and was nominated in 1993 for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize.
His newest book, "Thieves of Paradise," was published in March of this year. The Kenyon Review noted that, "Quite simply, Komunyakaa is one of the most extraordinary poets writing today....He takes on the most complex moral issues, the most harrowing ugly subjects of our American life. His voice, whether it embodies the specific experiences of a black man, a soldier in Vietnam, or a child in Bogalusa, La., is universal. It shows us in ever deeper ways what it is to be human."
Komunyakaa is joined in this reading by psychologist Forrest Hamer of Oakland, Calif., whose first collection of verse,"Call and Response," was published in 1995. Of Hamer's work, Komunyakaa writes, "His best poems are calls into our modern wilderness that demand heartfelt responses; they are challenges to us to connect through the acceptance of our personal and public histories....Seldom do we witness such poetic surety in a first book."
These two important poets-both of whom write on themes of place; history and memory; love, sex and sexuality; black manhood and masculinity; loss and joy; and the struggle to find a community-are brought together for the first time at Smith College. Bookselling and signing will follow the reading.
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Incredible recap, BC! I particularly like that you included the judges comments; that's a nice touch. Thanks for helping me enjoy the show, again, via your well-written recap!
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While Ghanaians are still trying to get to terms with the sudden collapse of the Achimota branch of the Melcom Shopping Mall, an articulated truck has caught fire close to the site.
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There are no reports of injuries or fatalities, and the cause of the fire is yet to be disclosed.
The Fire Service personnel who were attending to the collapsed Melcom building have diverted attention to the truck and are currently doing all they can to put off the fire.
Meanwhile, rescue efforts at the collapsed Melcom building site have been boosted with the arrival of an 8-member team from Israel with special equipment and sniffer dogs, to assist in the mission. 77 people have so far been removed, with 9 reported dead.
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I think the Pacers will go 3-1, they will beat the Jazz and the Warriors and split the games at Denver and Clips.
3-1 would be outstanding trip, 2-2 would be OK
For some reason I always enjoy the two west coasts trips a year, not sure why I enjoy the trips I get very little sleep.


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My mother and I are like oil and water, always have been. But at 47 years old I have learned to manage our relationship in a civil manner. We love each other, there is no doubt, we just don't get along and based on results never will.
Almost 2 years ago, my mother's best friend made the situation worse for us. She betrayed my mother by telling me things that my mother had said about me in confidence and my reaction which of course was anger and I said some things I truly felt but should not have said out loud, let along to this particular person, who couldn't wait to relay it all. This caused an even bigger rift between my parents and I, especially my mother, and it will never be the same.
Thanks giving came and gone and I did not go to my parents for it... as this person was going to be there. Every time I think of her, my blood boils and I get angry all over again. Every time I see her face I want to wrap my hands around her throat and shake her until she is blue. Today my father asked if I was going to come for xmas, and that this person was going to be there. I don't want to go, I will but I am starting to get anxiety over it. I told him I want NOTHING to do with this woman, and that she had better keep away from me while I am there. I will be as civil as best I can but I wont make any promises as I have LOTS I would like to say to her. ( none of it will be pleasant)
I am a very kind person, and I get along with most everyone, this is the exception. MY blood sugars are rising as I am typing this...I want to forgive and forget but I just don't have it for this person and likely never will. Maybe someone out there has some advice as to how I may get to forgiveness with this person before my health takes another beating.
Her own family wants nothing to do with her so she is invading my space....I have never felt this much contempt for someone as I do her.
Karebear, forgiveness is one of the hardest things to teach and to learn. I still have a child that refuses to forgive anyone who has wronged her. Along with that add a very accurate memory on the subject and you can see the mess I have dealt with regarding her. I know there are things that she has never forgiven me for.
First, you know you bear a measure of responsibility. You mentioned that you should have never said those things about your mom. step one is to forgive yourself. You will not be able to forgive anyone else if you can't first forgive yourself.
Second, you must forgive your mom for all she has said or done in the past. Note here that we are not talking about your mom forgiving you. You must forgive her.
Last, the other woman, yes you have to forgive her as well. Only by doing this can you let the hate and anger leave you.
Remember something else, forgiving someone does not mean you forget. Don't let this other person bait you again. I feel that is what she was doing in the first place. You would be right never to talk to this person again. The hell with being civil. Just say hi and keep on walking.
Of course I understand my part in all of this...and I do forgive myself for allowing to be baited into something I didn't want any part of. I even forgive my mother for everything she has said and done in the past, the trouble with this for me is, if I do something wrong,and am aware of it, I will apologise and make a mental note not to do it again. My mother, and her friend are continuing on and expect me to be ok with it. And by continuing on I mean doing the same behavior. I have enough to deal with, health wise and I am sure you understand more than my family what stress does to our health... I wouldlike them to stop shoving this person in my face and expect me to be ok with it all. I dont have to like everyone, and I choose not to be with people that I find are destructive to me and my family. If they want to be friends with her fine... but dont demand that I get along and make nice with her. (I am referring to my parents demands not yours) I guess thats what I am really angry about more than anything.
I just want them to respect my wishes and my boundries. Something my parents never have done...it was always "be seen and not heard" growing up. Since I wrote this post, I wrote an email to my parents... explaining how I feel about the whole thing. I haven't gotten a response yet... this should be interesting.. LOL I thank you for your imput!
PS I am not sorry for what I said about my mother, I am only sorry that I said it out loud. These are things I should have said years ago but never had the guts to, and she really does need to hear it. But I feel that after all this time, what would be the point?? She doesn't have an accountable bone in her body and I have never ever heard an apology from her, thats just the way she is. I love her, I just don't like her. I treat her with respect and she will answer for her actions one day...not my place to make that happen. She is my mother. I do love her. and I know she loves me in her own way.
And she is never goinig to have an accountable bone in her body either. Your not sorry for the things you said about your mom (albeit just saying it out loud) and your mom is probably not sorry for the way she acts either. That my friend is an cavern that will probably never be breached.
As far as the other person goes if you need to be blunt...be blunt. "Look mom, I just don't want to be around her." No loud voice. Just state is kind of matter of fact. Then say excuse me and walk away.
Your mom will probably get upset about you doing it but don't get into all the things the person does to bother you because it's your mom's friend and she is not going to see things the way you do.
I think you probably have things right about your mom. Good luck and I am praying for you.
Still haven't gotten a response from my email... either they are super mad or don't know what to say... either way it felt good getting it off my chest! And again, thank you for your input.
Hey Karebear it ain't no problem. I did have a close friend who died and was always depressed because someone he had wronged never forgave him. We can forgive but the return forgiveness is up to the other individual. They can never say you didn't tell them. Be at peace and enjoy your Christmas despite them.
Well I got a response from my email... I was asked not to come.No surprise there. And quite frankly... I feel relieved.
That does kind of tell you where you stand. I was raised that family came first and spent many a holiday and other parties with people I didn't like. At least you don't have to go through that. So enjoy your Christmas. You deserve it.
Yes, I am pretty darn clear on where I stand. Kind of ironic that the one thing I admire about my parents who have been married for 51 years is their loyalty to each other. Kinda sad they don't include their only child inside of that protective bubble. But, on the other hand I get to spend xmas in a peaceful state, with no BS.!!!
Karebare I'm sorry that yo u re going through this and insure its reeking havoc with your sugars. Holidays can be so stressful. I hope someday you can find peace with this. It totally sucks when family sides with someone over their own child. I'm sorry for you.


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OWERRI — Scores of security personnel present at the 2014 New Yam Festival of Mbaise people had a hectic time, trying to stop what could have degenerated to a full scale war between the supporters of Governor Rochas Okorocha and Mbaise youths.
Earlier in his welcome address, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chief Emeka Ihedioha, who chaired the event, reminded the governor of the palpable lack of state government presence in Mbaise.
He pointed out that "the major projects in Mbaise are those executed by the Federal Government," adding that "as a matter of expediency, it is expected that you (Okorocha) will hand over the reins of state administration in 2015, so we can help out."
Responding, an obviously angry governor said: "There is nobody in Imo PDP that is my match in an electoral contest.
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NEW YORK — People first landed on the Moon while I was a teenager. Decades later, space travel was still reserved for a small corps of astronauts and cosmonauts, and wealthy space tourists — six so far. The space business was the preserve of a few governments, plus large cost-plus contractors who lived in symbiosis with their government customers.
Space Adventures, a private company, arranges space tourist trips with Roskosmos, the Russian Federal Space Agency, for upwards of $35 million a flight. I invested in Space Adventures and in XCOR Aerospace, a rocket maker.
I could see the glimmer of the energy that results when commercial startups invade a market dominated by large, established organizations. I wanted to know more about space travel and figured that six months of space training with Roskosmos, organized by Space Adventures, was the best way to get totally immersed.
After I returned, I had the opportunity to join the NASA Advisory Council, as chairman of its Technology and Innovation Committee. The Council has recently been shaken up, with its membership reduced from 50 to 10 and each member's role clarified. However, the Council's actual power is limited: NASA is told what to do — and is financed to do it — by the U.S. Congress. We can only advise on what Congress decrees and funds.
This shakeup reflects a shakeup at NASA itself, under new Administrator Charlie Bolden. It's a huge opportunity for NASA as well as for space exploration and science. President Barack Obama has proposed a new budget for NASA that directs it to focus on longer-term goals, and adds another $6 billion over the next five years — at a time when almost every other agency faces budget cuts.
Over the past four decades, NASA has become so process-ridden and cautious — so responsible — that it has lost much of its energy and innovativeness. With almost every U.S. election cycle, it has endured funding cuts.
NASA has had two large and image-damaging space-shuttle accidents — the Challenger disaster of 1986, followed by the disintegration of the Columbia over Texas in 2003. These catastrophes stripped NASA of its appetite for risk. The astronauts themselves were eager to return to space, but the bureaucrats were unwilling to send them.
This is a persistent challenge for government agencies: They get hammered whenever something goes wrong. Governments are not supposed to kill people.
I'm not suggesting that private companies should be allowed to kill people, but they can take risks — with people who understand the risks — which governments cannot. They are also incentivized not to take risks; any startup space company that carelessly kills someone will probably also kill itself. But the industry will survive and prosper.
So, what does the new NASA budget do? And how is it relevant to other industries and other governments?
The new budget does two things: First, it acknowledges that the so-called Constellation project, which was focused on returning to the Moon, is behind schedule, over budget, and unambitious. So, Constellation has been canceled, though many of the specific projects and employees that comprised it will live on. The new budget will apply the freed-up funds and resources toward a still-to-be-defined program aimed at going beyond the Moon to asteroids, so-called near-Earth objects and, eventually, Mars.
Obama did not define the new goals tightly, leaving that up to NASA — a sensible and modest approach, but unfortunately a political mistake. It is never a good idea to replace something with vagueness. Politicians and lobbyists who care only about this year's jobs and next year's votes have jumped all over this lack of a plan.
Their scorn has also extended to the second part of the budget, a program that brings back to the U.S. the jobs that currently go to Russians. The budget proposes contracting with American startups to send astronauts and cargo to low-Earth orbit — mostly to the International Space Station. For the next few years, NASA will be buying those services from Roskosmos and sending astronauts up in Russian Soyuzes. After that, they will be buying from the likes of startups SpaceX and Orbital Sciences (and eventually, I hope, XCOR).
The government should focus on long-term, risky research — where the risk is to projects, not to people. The private sector should focus on delivering services that are already well understood and ready to be handled in a routine way.
The irony of American politics right now is that normally probusiness Republicans are those most hostile to NASA's new budget — which espouses the values of entrepreneurship and innovation.
As a system, NASA is resistant to change, but inside there are thousands of people yearning to experiment and learn from both successes and failures. They want the liberation of a grand challenge.
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Quadro4 arrives about two weeks after GeForce4, the consumer version of the chip, and customizes GeForce4's architecture for high-end applications. It is also far more expensive than the retail-priced GeForce line. Since GeForce4's launch, hobbyist Web sites such as Xbit Labs have been offering instructions on how to turn GeForce4 graphics cards into powerful Quadro4 cards by changing the chip ID. To read the full story, visit http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2104582,00.html on ZDNet UK. --Matthew Broersma, ZDNet UK


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One reason children stand to lose the most from the pension squeeze is their lack of a voice in Springfield, according to a new video released today by Governor Pat Quinn.
"Kids Don't Have Lobbyists: Part 2" picks up where the children left off in "Kids Don't Have Lobbyists: Part I." That video was posted last week as part of Governor Quinn's "Thanks in Advance" Internet campaign to educate Illinoisans about the urgent need for pension reform.
"Kids: Part 1" -- which has been viewed more than 5,600 times -- went behind-the-scenes at a children's focus group about cereal which turned into a discussion of pension reform. As the gravity of the pension problem became clear and the kids realized their voices were not being heard, they decided to hire a lobbyist. In the sequel, the kids hold "Lobbyist Tryouts" and interview "Mr.Tim the Lobbyist." They realize "Mr. Tim is expensive."
View both of the "Kids Don't Have Lobbyists" videos at ThisIsMyIllinois.com or the "Thanks in Advance" Facebook page.
"Today's adults must sacrifice a little of their present so the children of our state can have a bright future," Governor Quinn said. "In the past decade, the pension squeeze has forced deep cuts in early childhood education, after-school programs and grants for college-bound students. Nobody has more at stake in pension reform than the children of Illinois and we should all keep that in mind heading into January."
State spending on public pensions will exceed education spending by 2016 if comprehensive pension reform is not enacted. The state's pension payments - which made up just six percent of the state's budget in 2008 - have soared to 16 percent of the budget in 2013. That increase has "squeezed" the education portion of the budget from 30 percent down to 26 percent. The "squeeze" by pension payments on essential state services is the focus of "Thanks in Advance," which has attracted 41,000 unique visitors and nearly 50,000 YouTube views.
The "Kids Don't Have Lobbyists: Part 2" video joins four videos on the "Thanks in Advance" website, including videos by legendary "explainer" Salman Khan. Khan was named by Time Magazine as one of the World's 100 Most Influential People for his commitment to offering a "world class education for everyone everywhere."
In April, Governor Quinn proposed a plan that would rescue the pension systems, ensure employees have access to benefits and prevent skyrocketing pension costs from eating up core services like education and healthcare. The governor's plan would fully fund the pension system by 2042. "Thanks in Advance" aims to build public awareness about the need for legislative action on pension reform in Springfield and empower citizens to make their voices heard. The legislature is scheduled to work January 3 - 8.
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Young unemployed housing tenants have learned new skills on a course run by Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service.
Aster Communities in Devizes teamed up with Selwood Housing in Trowbridge to commission a Salamander course for 16 young tenants who are unemployed.
Salamander was originally designed to steer young people away from anti-social behaviour. Those taking part tackle challenges based on basic firefighter training, which helps to build self-esteem and develop leadership and communication skills.
The collaboration with Aster and Selwood has the same focus, but it is also hoped it will act as a stepping stone to future success and employment.
The three-week course allows time for the participants to gain nationally recognised qualifications in first aid, health and safety and food safety, which can be used on job application forms and at interviews.
There are also five days of 'practical' work at the fire stations, with firefighter instructors from Devizes, Trowbridge and Warminster.
A pass-out parade is held at the end of the three weeks, allowing the participants to demonstrate their new skills in front of family, friends, housing association officials and senior fire officers.
Salamander co-ordinator Dawn Whiting said: "We've been running a number of successful courses for Job Centre Plus and, as a result, we were approached by Aster and Selwood to deliver a course for tenants aged from 17 to their 30s who have struggled to find work.
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India's traditional strength has always been their batting be it in Test cricket or the limited overs game. While bowlers win matches might be one of the oldest cricketing clichés in Indian cricket the large totals the batsmen have frequently run up have covered up for the rather thin bowling resources. A couple of years ago a grateful Anil Kumble admitted that the bowlers' task was made simpler by the batsmen giving them big totals to back them up.
With just under 120 days to go for the first match of the World Cup – Bangladesh and India square off in the opener on February 19 – the chief focus will be on the Indian batting for all the gallant deeds that the bowlers may come up with. It will again be hoped that they again live up to their lofty reputation and give the bowlers breathing space. The bowling line-up will certainly need it for to be candid it does not appear to have the incisiveness to churn out victories on its own.
This is where the selection of the batsmen becomes so important. If one examines the record of the Indian team in the 1996, 1999 and 2003 World Cup competitions it can be seen that it was the batting that shaped the victories and when the batting occasionally came a cropper the bowling was far too weak to cover up. I am discounting the 2007 campaign for it ended too quickly to invite any analysis.
A look at the World Cup records clearly illustrates the aura surrounding the Indian batting. In 1996 Sachin Tendulkar with 523 runs was the leading run getter. He repeated the feat in 2003 with a tally of 673 runs. In 1999 Rahul Dravid (461) and Sourav Ganguly (379) finished first and third in the list of leading run getters. Four years later Ganguly became the first batsman to hit three hundreds in a single tournament and with four centuries in all shares the record with Tendulkar, Mark Waugh and Ricky Ponting.
With his overall tally of 1796 runs spread over five editions Tendulkar is way ahead of the competition and his average of almost 58 is second only to Vivian Richards' 63.31. As many as three Indians figure among the ten highest individual scores in the World Cup – Ganguly (183), Kapil Dev (175 not out) and Tendulkar (152). Three Indian duos figure among the ten partnership records – Ganguly and Dravid with 318 for the second wicket in 1999, Dravid and Tendulkar with 237 (unbroken) in 1999 and Kapil and Syed Kirmani with 126 (unbroken) in 1983. To complete the healthy picture India's 413 for five against Bermuda in 2007 is the highest total in the World Cup while the 373 for six against Sri Lanka in 1999 is in fourth place.
By contrast the bowlers hardly figure in the records section. Only two Indians Javagal Srinath and Anil Kumble figure in the list of top 12 wicket takers. Ashish Nehra's six for 23 against England in 2003 is the fifth best individual performance while Chetan Sharma is one of five bowlers to have performed the hat trick.
Fortunately this time too the Indian batting does wear a lustrous look. It is largely due to the batting that the Indian team is in second place in the ODI rankings. And it is heartening to note that the batting will be manned by the likes of Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina and skipper MS Dhoni – all certainties or near certainties. Playing in the sub continent will hopefully be a plus point which they must take advantage of even as they put the disappointments of 1987 and 1996 – India were eliminated at the semifinal stage both times – behind them. Of course if the unheralded bowling line-up is able to come up with something special – like Roger Binny and Madan Lal in 1983 - it will constitute a pleasant surprise.


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When you're a tiny creature in a vast ocean it pays to hang out with the right crowd, regardless of whether they are related to you or not, a new study into the amazingly diverse world of marine microbes has found.
For bacteria at least, it seems that what matters more than your species identity is whether you have specific genes that let you work with other species to form a functioning community.
The study looked at the rich communities of bacteria that form on the surface of a common seaweed known as sea lettuce (Ulva australis) and found surprisingly large variations in the 400 or so member species that make up each community.
Despite this great variety and high species diversity within them, each community has similar core functions, such as the ability to attach to the seaweed's surface and gather nutrients from the host, says a new study in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, led by Dr Catherine Burke of the UNSW Centre for Marine Bio-Innovation (CMB) and School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences (BABS).
"I guess this shows that for bacteria it matters less who you are – that is, your species – than what you can do and who you hang out with," says co-author Dr Torsten Thomas, a BABS senior lecturer and CMB member.
For ecologists, the finding challenges long-held theoretical ideas about how communities of organisms are established, says co-author Professor Peter Steinberg, Director of the Sydney Institute of Marine Science.
"Species are usually the fundamental unit by which communities are characterised in higher organisms," says Professor Steinberg, who is also on staff at UNSW's School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences and the CMB.
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The team also included scientists from the J. Craig Venter Institute and the Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering.
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Intrapleural Minocycline After Aspiration of Spontaneous Pneumothorax
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The estimated recurrence rate of primary spontaneous pneumothorax is 23-50% after the first episode, and the optimal treatment remains unknown. In the recently published British Thoracic Society (BTS) guidelines, simple aspiration is recommended as first line treatment for all primary pneumothoraces requiring intervention. However, the 1 year recurrence rate of this procedure was as high as 25-30%, making it inappropriate as a standard of care.
Intrapleural instillation of a chemical irritant (chemical pleurodesis) is an effective way to shorten the duration of air leaks and reduce the rates of recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax in surgical and non-surgical patients. Many chemical irritants (tetracycline, talc, and minocycline) have been used to decrease the rate of recurrence in spontaneous pneumothorax. Tetracycline, which was the most commonly used irritant, is no longer available. Talc insufflation of the pleural cavity is safe and effective for primary spontaneous pneumothorax. However, it should be applied either with surgical or medical thoracoscopy. Minocycline, a derivative of tetracycline, is as effective as tetracycline in inducing pleural fibrosis in rabbits. In the previous studies, we have shown that additional minocycline pleurodesis is a safe and convenient procedure to decrease the rates of ipsilateral recurrence after thoracoscopic treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax. In the present study, additional minocycline pleurodesis will be randomly administered in patients with first episode of primary spontaneous pneumothorax after simple aspiration. The primary goal is to test if intrapleural minocycline can reduce the rate of recurrence. The secondary goals are to evaluate the safety profile, short-term results, and long-term effects of minocycline pleurodesis after simple aspiration. The sites of study include National Taiwan University Hospital and Far Eastern Memorial Hospital. A total of 300 patients (150 patients in each arm) will be included for this study.
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|Intrapleural Minocycline After Manual Aspiration for the Prevention of Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax. A Phase III Multicenter Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial
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|15 Years to 50 Years (Child, Adult)
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- primary pneumothorax first attack
- viceral pleura to chest wall more then 2 cm on CXR
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- the lungs unable to expad fully after aspiration
- continuous leakage of air through chest tubes
- status complicated with hemothorax
- status post previous chest surgery or pleurodesis
- patient unwilling to accept the trial
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00839553
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Pleural Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Anti-Bacterial Agents
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The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), will next week take a decision on whether or not to comply with the National Labour Commission's directive to end the ongoing strike.
The GNAT Council of Elders is expected to meet on Monday, March 25, 2013, to deliberate on the next line of action following a ruling by the National Labour Commission (NLC), ordering the te4achers to end their nationwide strike.
The NLC last Tuesday issued its first directive to the teachers to call off their action while negotiations continued but the leadership of GNAT and the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) rejected the ruling.
The NLC, which has the powers of the High Court has an option to go to court to enforce its ruling but it is unclear if the Commission will invoke that power.
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"We have not said anywhere that we will not comply but we will use our systems to get to [our members]. If they decide not to comply then the Labour Commission has the right to go to court," Mr. Osei stated.
Meanwhile the Ministry of Education is still appealing to the teachers to call of the strike while negotiations continue.
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A successful health care youth mentorship program that taps into educational strengths at the University's Coral Gables and Miller School campuses continues to expand, thanks to innovative efforts overseen by Thomas J. LeBlanc, executive vice president and provost, and Pascal J. Goldschmidt, executive vice president for medical affairs and dean of the Miller School of Medicine.
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Sheri Keitz, associate dean for faculty diversity and development at the Miller School of Medicine, and John Barker, assistant dean of undergraduate education for the Office of Academic Enhancement, will jointly lead this collaboration. Working with them are Bob Hernandez, senior associate dean for medical administration, and the Miller School's medical education team.
The Miami Model for Health Professions Education builds upon the lifelong work of Astrid Mack, former associate dean for minority affairs at the Miller School. Mack played a pivotal role in helping hundreds of disadvantaged youths to secure productive health care careers.
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The Miami Model for Health Professions Education will prepare students from disadvantaged backgrounds to successfully compete for admission and graduation at allied and health professions schools. In past years the program has had an amazing success rate of 90 percent, with 60 percent of the participants going on to medical school and 30 percent continuing to various health professional programs.
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