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The Dead Sea Scrolls, the first three of which came to light in 1947, were the most momentous manuscript discovery of the past hundred years. Almost from the beginning, controversy has swirled around them: who wrote the Scrolls; who carefully preserved them in jars in a series of caves at the northwestern corner of the Dead Sea; what can they tell us about the origins of Christianity and the formation of post-biblical Judaism; and, beyond these substantive matters, which scholars have the right to study and publish them. Over the years, the Scrolls have triggered two bizarre court cases, one in Jerusalem and the other in New York, involving contentious scholars; a sensationalist book claiming that publication of the texts was long blocked by the Vatican because it would reveal material that challenged the legitimacy of the Church; clandestine exchanges between shady dealers in antiquities and well-financed Scrolls-seekers; a series of proposals, of varying implausibility, about the nature of the Dead Sea community at Qumran; scandal-mongering news reports about two different scholars, one a mentally unstable alcoholic, the other pushing the fantastic notion that the Scrolls were associated with the purported beginnings of Christianity in the use of hallucinogenic mushrooms.


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Voya's broker-dealer first tested its social media program with a select number of advisors prior to a broad rollout in May 2014. With new single sign-on capabilities, advisors can automatically access social media sites through the company's cloud-based customer relationship management system. This platform serves as a central hub to manage most aspects of an advisor's practice, including how they connect on social media.
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LOCKPORT – A Lockport man pleaded guilty to two felonies Wednesday, accepting a plea deal that limited his prison term to seven years.
Legally, Demitrius R. Cole, 19, of Gooding Street, could have received twice as long a sentence for his admissions to attempted second-degree robbery and third-degree burglary. Niagara County Judge Sara Sheldon Farkas will sentence him Sept. 11.
Cole admitted that he took part in a March 29 burglary at a Pine Street apartment that resulted in the robbery of the resident, and was part of an April 2 mugging of a Niagara Falls man on Main Street in Lockport, He will have to pay a total of $250 in restitution for the two crimes.
Assistant District Attorney Claudette S. Caldwell said Cole's plea bargain also covers a charge in the Town of Lockport for a Nov. 16 beating.
Two 17-year-olds have pleaded guilty in the April 2 mugging, with one also admitting to a role in the Pine Street incident. Both may be granted youthful offender status.


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With their earthy and sublime vocal harmonies, vibrant costumes, and joyful stage presentation, the Grammy Award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir is a worldwide phenomenon. The 24-member ensemble combines tribal, traditional, and popular African and Western gospel music for awe-inspiring performances all ages can enjoy. In a concert that will reflect the color and vibrancy of their rainbow nation, the ensemble honors the life and legacy of their late President and friend, Nelson Mandela.


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The annual reduction of bison from Yellowstone National Park has ended, with an estimated 600 of the iconic animals removed from the park's herds via hunting or culling.
The reduction brought the park's bison population down to about 4,000, which is considered a reasonable number by those who calculate such numbers. Whether more will die later this spring when they don't retreat back into the national park from their seasonal wintering grounds outside Yellowstone quickly enough for Montana ranchers remains to be seen. Part of the concern around the park's bison population stems from brucellosis, a disease that can cause cattle to abort their fetuses.
The 600 or so killed in the past few weeks have been "harvested" either by state and tribal hunters or "culled directly through capture and consignment to slaughter or research."
"This year half of the removal was conducted through capture and consignment from the Stephens Creek capture facility in Yellowstone National Park," park officials noted in a release. "As of Monday, March 3, state and tribal permitted hunting outside the park boundary in Montana had removed 199 bison from the north boundary area and an additional 64 bison from the west boundary area.
"The National Park Service has concluded bison population management operations at the Stephens Creek facility after consigning 258 bison to tribal partners for nutritional and cultural purposes and transferring 60 bison to UDSA-APHIS for an ongoing research project."
Still, the 4,000 or so bison remaining in the park's herds might nevertheless be too many, possibly by as many as 1,000, for those who oversee bison management. Back in 2000 the U.S. secretaries of Agriculture and Interior and the governor of Montana signed a court-mediated agreement that included guidelines to limit the bison population in Yellowstone to around 3,000 to 3,500 animals.
The cooperating agencies operating under the Interagency Bison Management Plan are the National Park Service, the U.S. Forest Service, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the Montana Department of Livestock, the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, the InterTribal Buffalo Council, the Confederated Salish Kootenai Tribes, and the Nez Perce Tribe.
The annual bison hunt/culling always is controversial. The Buffalo Field Campaign long has worked to end, or at least impede, the reductions. Last Thursday one activist blocked truck traffic at the Stephens Creek capture facility for about two hours by sitting down in the road. The man, Comfrey Jacobs, chained himself to a 55-gallon drum filled with concrete.
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Pinellas County's emergency medical services system is supposed to do two things: Quickly get the sick and injured to the hospital and swiftly get firefighter/paramedics back on the street.
But it's not working that way, many firefighters say.
They charge the system is designed with built-in hurdles that delay medical care and waste their time.
"The system's failing," Seminole District fire Chief Rick Koda said. "You've got a delay in patient care. You've got a delay in patient transport."
The solution, say the county's Fire Chiefs Association and many firefighters, is to let firefighters take people to the hospital. Koda has submitted one plan to the county. Palm Harbor firefighter Scott Sanford and Lealman fire Capt. Jim Millican have submitted another. The county has rejected both as well as earlier proposals submitted by others in the fire service.
Pinellas County Administrator Bob LaSala said staff members analyzed both plans and found that neither would do the job as well as the current system or save money. "There's the end of the conversation,'' LaSala said. "They can't do it better, cheaper, faster."
LaSala declined to comment about the contention that the current system has a flaw that delays access to doctor and hospital care.
"That's a technical question that I don't feel able to answer," he said. LaSala said county staff members would study the issue.
The firefighters' criticisms come as county officials are looking for ways to hold down costs of the EMS system and its $106 million budget. LaSala has suggested a new funding strategy, but the structure of the system has not been an issue.
Some fire chiefs and many frontline emergency responders say it should be. The system, they say, does a good job, but should be better at quickly getting patients to hospitals that can provide specialized care.
Pinellas' two-level EMS system has firefighter/paramedics responding first to medical emergencies, then handing off the patient to a Sunstar ambulance crew that arrives later. Both crews have similar training. The handoff is supposed to get the firefighters back on the street faster and make them available for other emergencies rather than being tied up at the hospital.
It's that handoff that many in the system see as the problem.
Their argument goes this way:
Patients who are suffering from extreme medical emergencies such as heart attacks and strokes should get to a hospital as soon as possible. But under the current system, the patient and firefighters wait for Sunstar to arrive. There's another delay while the firefighters tell the ambulance paramedics what's happening.
Firefighters say this also raises the potential for miscommunications between crews. They point to a redundancy in treatment and the collection of information as the ambulance paramedic asks questions the firefighters have already asked and performs tests the firefighters have already performed.
The delay becomes even more unnecessary, they say, if a firefighter goes in the ambulance to the hospital to help care for a critically ill patient. It happened in about 6 percent of all Sunstar transports in 2010, which may not sound like a lot but amounts to 5,879 times that firefighters helped transport patients.
The firefighters' contention distorts what actually happens on the ground, said Craig Hare, Pinellas County's EMS division manager. The implication is that the Sunstar crew stands around doing nothing until the patient is loaded in the ambulance. Actually, Hare said, both the firefighter and Sunstar paramedics treat the patient, so the handoff is not as cut and dried as it might appear.
Besides, Hare said, patient handoffs are customary whether it be from the ambulance paramedic to the hospital or an emergency room nurse to a floor nurse.
"You're going to have handoffs in medicine," Hare said.
Palm Harbor fire Chief Jim Angle said he's not sure if the system's design has a major flaw but conceded he has seen the delays. Angle said he believes the systemic delays are more pronounced at the other end of the spectrum — in emergencies that aren't life-threatening.
In an emergency, Sunstar must arrive within 12 minutes 90 percent of the time. But, for less severe calls, Sunstar can take up to 20 minutes to arrive. The fire crew, on the other hand, has to arrive within 7½ minutes 90 percent of the time for most calls.
That can leave the firefighters explaining to patients why they have to wait for an ambulance rather than immediately ride to the hospital in the transport-ready fire rescue truck that's sitting in front of their house.
That's not getting firefighters back on the street quickly, Sanford said.
"We're wasting time. This person needs to go to the hospital," Koda said.
Speed is important when it comes to critical care, said Chris Granger, a North Carolina cardiologist who works with the American Heart Association.
"One of the treatments (in heart attacks) is time," Granger said. "Part of the treatment is timeliness because every minute one has a blocked artery, there's more muscle that's dying."
Dr. Laurie Romig, the county's medical director who oversees the EMS system, agreed on the need for speed when someone is having a heart attack.
The more quickly blood flow is re-established, the better for the patient, Romig said.
Andrew Bern, a Florida doctor on the board of directors of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine, said, "What firefighters are saying is true to a point. All of the things they say theoretically are true."
But, he said, other factors can delay care.
"That's the downside they're not talking about," Bern said. The Pinellas system is working, he said. "Don't try to fix something that's not broken."
Frontline firefighters say the system may not be broken, but that it is flawed and could do a better job of patient care. To bolster their point, they point to cases like a recent one in Pinellas Park. Firefighters arrived to find a motorcyclist lying in the street bleeding from a head wound. The Pinellas Park paramedics treated her, then held a tarp over her head to protect her from a rainstorm until Sunstar arrived seven minutes after firefighters arrived. It took another seven minutes to get the patient in the ambulance and trade information before the crew could leave for Northside Hospital.
That wouldn't happen with firefighter transport, Koda said. "We wouldn't be waiting. We'd be gone."
Reach Anne Lindberg at alindberg@sptimes. com or (727) 893-8450.


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Holy crap!
Three weeks from today I'll be heading into see Dr. Branch and Dr. Harrington for my tummy tuck and thigh lift. I almost can't believe it's so close. It seems like just yesterday I booked it, and that was THREE MONTHS AGO!
Time sure does fly by! I hope these next three weeks go by fast. I'm starting to get a little anxiety about the recovery part of things. Obviously this surgery is a BIG DEAL! There will be pain, a lot of it!
I've been doing a lot of research on-line. This can be a good thing and a bad thing. Haven't you ever had a common cold, researched the symptoms on-line and diagnosed yourself with pneumonia? HA! Seriously. The Internet is a wonderful thing, but it can be overwhelming and full of bad information.
I'm very fortunate that I have a close relationship with my surgeons and a few friends who have been through similar surgeries. I think I know exactly what to expect. I've already made my first big trip to Walmart for household items and supplies I'll need following the big day.
I'm also very fortunate that my Best Friend is an RN and she will be staying with me for the first couple of nights to make sure I'm doing exactly what I should be doing. I'm famous for trying to push myself! I need to be constantly reminded to take it easy and let my body heal.
I'm wondering if any of you our there any been through similar surgeries. Do you have any tips? advice? Things that worked for you? Didn't work? I'd love to hear from you if so. If you're comfortable commenting on here, that's wonderful! I think we can all benefit from an open forum. If not, you can email me HERE! I look forward to hearing from you!


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Compared to heftier growth percentages earlier this year, November's is downright modest.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, milk production in November was up 0.3 percent in the top 23 dairy states compared to November 2012. Across the entire U.S., milk production was up a scant 0.1 percent.
Market analysts had predicted a higher growth figure for November, so the fact that it came in below expectations may be interpreted as "bullish" for market prices.
An underlying factor: Milk per cow increased by just one pound in November compared to the same month a year earlier.
The number of milk cows in the top 23 states increased by 22,000 head, according to the Dec. 19 "Milk Production" report from USDA.
Kansas had the highest increase in November at 7.5 percent. California, the No. 1 milk-producing state, was up 0.6 percent and Wisconsin, the No. 2 state, was down 0.6 percent.


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You mean the company for Twits that's yet to show a profit? Yea, their advice is worth listening to.
Twitter says it's the end of the sysadmin as we know it. Speaking this morning at the annual Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco, Twitter operations man John Adams warned sysadmins they won't succeed on today's intertubes unless they learn to do a bit more than system administration. Sysadmin 2.0, he said, must develop certain …
You mean the company for Twits that's yet to show a profit? Yea, their advice is worth listening to.
Adams: "You have to use analytics. You have to grab data."
Translation: Just keep doing the performance and scaling analysis you already were.
How did planning for growth and expansion become 'data mining'? I thought that buzzword was reserved for crap along the lines of 'Business Intelligence," not "plot the traffic and hold up a ruler, add 10%, get the PO signed by the boss."
I suppose if you're trying to scale something as important as Twitter, with its super-critical real-time operations, on a language as fast as Ruby and a database as scalable as MySQL, you would think that planning for growth was some new derivative of rocket science.
Twitter's message is probably directed at their own clueless sysadmins.
Real sysadmins have been doing that forever. Making it look like this is a whole new era (oh! sysadmin 2.0) just shows how they think their little world is the universe.
I'd rather not turn our functional corporate network into yet another twitter clone.
We prefer to actually make money rather than piss it up against the wall.
IF Twitter = End_of_Sysadmins THEN
Twiiter = making_no_sense_at_all_to_Paris
(big ups to C64 and Qbasic for teaching me programming)
"They're also committed to open sourcing their back end"
Well, better theirs than mine.
I have received a vision.... .workload management! :o
"The other model - which pretty much describes Unicorn - is where you have one line, and when a cashier is done, it grabs the next person from that one line. This creates a very rapid response."
Nah, that's how Primark does it. Certainly doesn't guarantee a very rapid response fro what I can tell.
Definitely meant for their own sys admins. After all how many of us are dealing with massive web apps?
Proclaiming it as the way things are going to be is as stupid as insisting that all sys admins or developers have business skills.
Gosh, I wish somebody would let me get up on a stage and bleat glaringly obvious current best-practices.
It's important to note that they are making progress, rediscovering ancient truths and understanding their implications.
In another two or three decades, they'll have grown up and understood the importance of good administration, and will be knocking on the Web 3.0 kids who will be, in turn, discovering that you need to control user authentication.
It's a learning process, guys. Let the kids learn.
Just shows how clueless some of these companies are - and they hold a couple of million idiots personal details....
Analyzing data is for Business Processes Management staff - not sysadmins, never was and never will be... unless they don't want it done properly???
Breaking news - Twitter coders have discovered the FIFO buffer! Real bleeding-edge technology at work here.
All decent sysadmins already consider this sort of anticipation to be a crucial part of their job. We don't need some arrogant pumped-up twat like this patronising us in this way.
"A system administrator is not just a system administrator anymore. You have to use analytics. You have to grab data. You have to look at where a site is trending and where things are going so you can scale..."
No that's the Data Analyst's job! When you grow up Mr Twatter and leave the safety of the campus, you will realise that IT in the real world moves at a snail's pace, relatively speakling, and people are very slow to adapt.
When it's 2am on a Sunday morning and your 32 node cluster keeps crashing, all the freaking stats in the world mean nothing against a shat-hot SysAdmin who knows his kit and O/S and can trace a problem in minutes to get your Web 2.0 presence back online.
Just f**k of back the kindergarten, eh?
Words almost fail me.
So twitter, with its all to frequent fail whale, is holding itself up as a shining example of how sysadmins in the rest of the world should do the job they have already been doing for a decade.
Bonkers seems such an understatement.
John can go stuff it. This speaks more to the current trend by hotshot developers to look down their nose at the "lowly" sysadmins (and making ridiculous comments like this from that erroneous perception) than it does to what sysadmins actually do.
These same people would probably be surprised to know that most sysadmins know many things about many things because that's the nature of the job... even though all you think we do is swap tapes.
Comically, I have had the fail whale nearly every time I've tried to go to twitter this afternoon.
Shows how much they know... I think they need to get a half decent SysAdmin on board STAT.


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...will Star in Play called "Talking With" by Jane Martin
On Friday, June 13 and Saturday, June 14, Amelia Marshall (Liz, Passions) will join Heather Tom and other daytime stars in Daytime for Planned Parenthood Kick Off Event: "Talking With" by Jane Martin. The play, which showcases the lives of 11 different women, will be presented at the Court Theatre in Los Angeles. Renowned acting coach Howard Fine is directing.
Currently slated to appear are: Tamara Braun (General Hospital), Darlene Conley (The Bold and the Beautiful), Lynn Herring (Port Charles), Amelia Marshall (Passions), Michelle Stafford (The Young and the Restless), Kirsten Storms (Days of Our Lives), Heather Tom (The Young and the Restless), Tonya Lee Williams (The Young and the Restless), Jacklyn Zeman (General Hospital) and Ariane Zucker (Days of Our Lives).
Assisting with the evening are the very talented make up artists from Smashbox Studios and their hot Smashbox Cosmetics. The ladies hair styling will be provided by Point de Vue Salon of West Hollywood. To help make the after party an even hotter event, Bacardi intends to create one of a kind refreshments and Baja Fresh is serving their famous Mexican food.
Planned Parenthood Federation of America is the largest and most trusted provider of voluntary reproductive health care and believes in every individual's right to make personal decisions about childbearing. Every year, Planned Parenthood affiliates serve nearly five million women, men and teens. Planned Parenthood works with local, state and federal lawmakers to increase access to medically-accurate sexuality education and emergency contraception and is a leader in the effort to require insurance plans to cover contraception. For more information, visit www.PlannedParenthood.org.
Tickets may be purchased by calling (323) 656-1068. The Court Theatre is located at 722 N. LaCienega Blvd., Los Angeles California. Both evenings start at 8:00 p.m. with a reception to follow immediately at the theatre.
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What a Difference a Bill Makes
Anne Wujcik — Friday, February 27, 2009
Welcome to the post-stimulus world! I heard myself saying the other day, "Well, there's only $1.2 billion in that program," a sure sign of how quickly our perspective has changed as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act becomes both clearer and more real. And while we're all breathing a little easier with the infusion of $70+ billion in new K-12 money, that's no reason to stop emphasizing the ways that our products and services can save the school money or offer greater efficiencies. For now, at least, the school community is very aware that this is one-time money and are going to be very careful not to get in over their heads on efforts they might not be able to sustain. They will be looking for affordable proven solutions offered by companies that they can trust to be there in both good and bad times.
The Virtual High School Global Consortium is among the vendors making the cost savings argument. It's positioning its online summer school program as one response to budget cuts that have caused schools to drop their own face-to-face programs. In the VHS model, for every teacher released by a member school to teach a VHS online course, the school is able to register 25 students per semester in VHS's full catalog of online courses. The VHS summer offerings include Algebra I, Chemistry, English 9, English 10, Health, Pre-Algebra and U.S. History. In Massachusetts, where VHS has 155 participating middle and high school members, the organization has been hosting informational meetings with secondary school educators and district Superintendents to discuss how online learning can address resource constraints caused by the state's budget crisis.
Another approach is to allow extended evaluation periods and support. Acer operates a K-12 Seed Unit Program that offers school customers a through a free, no-obligation 30-day trial. Interested K-12 schools simply sign up to experience the benefits of Acer netbooks or desktops in the classroom.
The School Improvement Network credits its solid growth over the last year to the cost savings it is able to offer its customers. The company's PD 360 product allows districts to continue to deliver quality professional development with significant cost savings. With nearly 1,000 video segments featuring the top experts and many thousands of real classroom examples, PD 360 has proven to be a very effective tool to help teachers implement research-based best practices in a cost-effective way. PD 360's on-demand PD model provides just-in-time answers, and differentiated solutions for varying teacher needs, while saving dollars in areas such as travel and substitute teacher costs.
It doesn't hurt either to be able to point to evidence of effectiveness. Over the last few weeks, numerous companies have released findings that show student academic gains resulting from the use of a specific problem. For example, recent research conducted at Spring Independent School District (ISD) in Houston
concluded that Title I, at-risk, economically disadvantaged and students of all ethnicities who used the AutoSkill's Academy of READING and Academy of MATH saw significantly higher scores on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS™) and larger gains in their Lexile® reading and Quantile® math scores, compared with students who didn't use the intervention solutions. In Mississippi, students at Picayune Junior High School who used Scientific Learning's Fast ForWord® software made significant improvements, gaining an average of one year of reading ability after approximately two months of use. And in California, Ballard & Tighe reports that where there are district-wide implementations of Carousel of IDEAS, 96% of the schools have met their Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives as measured and reported for Title III standards for English Language Proficiency.
The headlines each week are full of examples of product effectiveness research and smart marketing approaches. As the stimulus money begins to arrive in local coffers, be prepared to enter a dialog that lets educators know they have found partners who care as much about student and school success as they do about their own businesses and everyone will prosper.


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I was just at my Gastrointerologist who told me that I am doing all that can be done for my nausea/vomiting. The only problem is that nothing is working and I have been dropping weight like crazy and I am lacking nutrition because I can't hold anything down. There has to be something that can be done. He's a good doctor and only has my best interest in mind, but there has to be something.
So far, I am taking Ginger 4 times a day. I take Stemetil, Pariet, Gravol injections. I am trying and trying. Help!
Does anyone know what to do? Are you going through this or know anything about it. I am finding very little information on this symptom other then, it seems to happen with Lupus patients as a symptom.


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MAU5HAX BUS TOUR – Atlanta Edition
While Atlanta continues delving into the evolving and expanding genres of electronic music, the one trait that has stayed constant within this city is its ability to attract the biggest names in the game. Any affiliation with the mau5trap label certainly places you amongst the heavily praised throughout this industry. As fate would have it, these two are being brought together this week as the MAU5HAX BUS TOUR will be making its highly anticipated stop at Opera Nightclub on March 8th!
This tour will give us the chance to experience mau5trap's finest producers, them being: Matt Lange, Attlas, Rezz, Steve Duda + a special gue5t (could the counterpart of BSOD be gracing us with his appearance)? Each artist brings a truly unique approach to the table. Attlas provides us with a sinister approach and a rather distinctive style of production throughout his remixes/original pieces. Matt Lange is a rare specimen idolized for his desire of perfectionism while simultaneously maintaining his influential vision. Rezz is a special friend to our family over at ThisSongSlaps, so we will allow all of you to discover the sagacity that we have all been fortunate enough to fully comprehend.
As if this tour itself isn't providing enough satisfaction and enjoyment for its fans, the artists will be producing new tracks on and off the stage by way of their Solid State Logic-endorsed mobile recording tour bus! A brief stop will be made at deadmau5′ home in Toronto for a special in-house collaboration, but the potential possibilities of what that will entail and what the tour will provide are an eternal my5tery.
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Man robs gas station clerk at gunpoint overnight
Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:07:32 GMT —
Myrtle Beach police are searching for a man who robbed the Kangaroo Express gas station on South Kings Highway early Thursday morning.
The victim told police around 1 a.m.m a man came into the store with a black shirt pulled partially over his face and pointed a gun at her.
The suspect told the clerk to "Give me your money," several times, and pointed his gun at another person in the store, according to the report.
The clerk handed over $130 from the cash register to the suspect who then left, the victim said.
The victim told police the suspect was wearing a black turtleneck with a gray long-sleeved shirt on top and then a black T-shirt on top of that, along with a black toboggan and black cargo pants.
The cargo pants had what appeared to be zippers on both knees, possibly with some red stitching, the report says.
The suspect was also wearing latex gloves.
Police recovered surveillance video of the robbery.
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Federico Bonacossa holds degrees from the Conservatorio Statale Pierluigi da Palestrina in Cagliari, Italy, the Peabody Conservatory and recently earned his D.M.A. in Guitar Performance at the Frost School of Music where he also studied composition. He has played at the EMMAS World Music Festival, as a soloist with the "International Orchestra of Sardinia" during the first international competition for composers in Q.S. Elena, Italy, and at the Miami International Guitar Festival.
Performances include many chamber music concerts featuring his duo with flutist Tony Watson and his voice and guitar duo with his wife Carol. He is also an active composer and arranger and a member of the Miami Guitar Trio.
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New Zoo
ul. Krańcowa 81, 61-048 Poznań
tel.: +48 61 877 35 17
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Czynne: 9:00-19:00 (kasa do 18:00)
One of the largest (about 120ha) zoological garden in Poland. The garden itself constitutes an attraction for the whole weekend.Among other things, you can there find a large enclosure for Siberian tigers, giraffes, animals of South America and an Elephant House which was- opened in 2009. For sure fans of animals will find almost all of favorites species.
Admission fee during "Poznań for a half price:
Standard - 10 zł
Reduced - 5 zł
The Poznań Palm House (Palmiarnia)
ul. Matejki 18, 60-767 Poznań
tel.: +48 61 865 89 07
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The Poznań Palm House has functioned since 1910-11 (the first facility), 1927-29 (the second facility), 1982-92 (the third facility). As one of the largest in Europe, it has more than a thousand of types, species and varieties of plants from Mediterranean, subtropical and tropical areas, savannas and deserts, as well as a collection of exotic fish.
Opening hours: 9:00am-5:00pm (Box Office closes at 4:00pm)
Half Price offer:
- adults: 3,50 PLN
- children, senior citizens, students: 2,50 PLN
"Oaza" sports and recreational complex in Kórnik
ul. I. Krasickiego 1, 62-035 Kórnik
tel.: +48 61 649 8875
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"Oaza" is a modern sport center in Kórnik. All sport enthusiasts will enjoy our swimming pool, sport hall and our gym, others may simply relax in our SPA or steam sauna. We offer rehabilitation as well. Children's playground, sport shops, restaurants and a hair salon are all part of our complex. Opening times: 6:30 to 22:30.
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ul. Czarnieckiego 56
62-040 Puszczykowo
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tel: +48 61 813 37 38
SPA_larniakcal is a real SPA [latin: saus pre aquam - health by water]. During the stay in our complex Guests can use a glass-mosaic-tiled swimming pool, with crystal clear water, a counter current and jet stream shower. Furthermore, guests are encouraged to use a spacious sauna combined with a resting area, a steam bath with aromatherapy and a jacuzzi. Apart from the wellness area, hotel and DAY SPA guests are encouraged to relax during many beauty treatments massages.
[Opening hours at the weekend: 9:00 - 23:00]
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"Wodny Raj" sports and recreational complex in Swarzędz
ul. Kosynierów 1
62-020 Swarzędz
tel.: (+48) 61 65 09 520
fax: (+48) 61 65 09 521
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Sport and Recreation Centre in Swarzędz is a modern complex situated in a convenient location on the Swarzędz lake.
The many attractions at our pool "Wodny Raj" provide an excellent holiday and a lot of fun. All attractions have been designed for all ages. For adults and youth - recreational and sport pool, whirlpool, wild river, and two 90 - slides; for children: a kiddie pool with a slide.
In addition to all the attractions associated with swimming, "Wodny Raj" invites you to enjoy attractive wellness - two dry saunas and massages as wellas slimming treatments and relaxation.
We also invite you to an incredible fun time in the bowling alley located next to our cafe.
We also offer to organize events for children's birthday. Certainly, having fun together in "Wodny Raj" remains a great experience and will make great memories for all participants.
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Termy Maltańskie sports and recreational complex
ul. Termalna 1, 61-028 Poznań
phone: (+48) 61 222 61 61
e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
The Termy Maltańskie sports and recreational complex is a perfect place to relax and unwind. It's a place both for those actively practising sport and those who feel like taking a break from the everyday hustle and bustle. The complex is open all year and offers not only the professionally equipped Sports Pools but also the numerous attractions of the Water Park. In the greenery of the tropics and the vibrant colours inspired by the Caribbean islands, one can face the splashing waves or feel the rush of a fast and winding slide as well as experience the relaxing warmth and energy of the water element. The incredibly interesting Sauna World, which features more than ten kinds of saunas and baths, will fulfil the expectations of even our most demanding guests with its décor and equipment and most importantly, its rich and varied offer.
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Swimming School Fregata Swimming
ul. Termalna 1
61-028 Poznań
tel. +48 (61) 875 95 27
Welcome to courses for babies to our "Water crèche'.
Fregata Swimming organizes courses for babies. During these courses babies get used to the water by highly qualified instructors in a family atmosphere. It is also a great opportunity to check if your toddlers are ready to start learning to swim in a group. What is more, parents can have a free consultation with instructors. During the meeting instructors are going to teach poems and song for children.
Children's age: 3-36 months
Welcome to the Termy Maltańskie at 1 Termalna Street and System Hotel at 101 Lechicka Street on:
Saturday, 27th April:
- Termy Maltańskie at 12:45
- Hotel System at 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, 28th April:
- Termy Maltańskie at 12:45
- Hotel System at 5:45 p.m
You can use this discount only on 27th and 28th April in following swimming pools:
Termy Maltańskie - You can find eleven bigger and smaller, deeper and shallower pools there. That is why, this is a suitable place for those who would like to learn to swim, and for those who are eager to improve swimming skills.
A normal price for one lesson - 40zł, a price discount - 20zł (a 50% discount) http://www.nauka-plywania.eu/basen-malta-cennik
System Hotel - This swimming pool is very cosy. This is a great place for those babies who get used to the water because of an intimate atmosphere and light room.
A normal price for one lesson - 40zł, a price discount - 20zł (a 50% discount) http://www.nauka-plywania.eu/basen-lechicka-cennik
You can find the detailed description of our courses on our website www.fregata.com.pl
Places are limited. Look at our detailed schedule here and enroll in our courses. (http://www.nauka-plywania.eu/grafik/poznan-za-pol-ceny) An additional offer (a season May-August ticket with a 20% discount). Let's meet at a swimming pool!
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Malta Ski Pepsi Summer Toboggan Run
ul. Wiankowa 2, 61-131 Poznań
tel. +48 61 878 22 12
Malta Ski Pepsi Summer Toboggan Run is great fun for adrenaline and controlled stress lovers of any age! The toboggan run is located on the slopes of Kopiec Wolności hill, the highest hill over Malta Lake. It gives you a chance of having 530-meter-long crazy runs down a twisting and turning steel gutter in special carts, which imitate sleighs. The route is diversified, with lots of turns and gradient changes - it will surely give you a thrill! It is great fun and completely safe as well. The maximum speed of the wheeled carts is as fast as 50 km/h! If such speed makes you dizzy - do not worry: you can control the speed of the cart with a hand brake! The toboggan run is equipped with a lifting device, ensuring quick transport to the top.
Prices during "Poznań for a half price":
1 ride (1 person/1 wagon) - 4,50 PLN
5 rides (1 person/1 wagon) - 20 PLN
1 ride (2 person/1 wagon - 2nd person until the age of 8) - 7,50 PLN
5 rides (2 person/1 wagon - 2nd person until the ageof 8) - 32,50 PLN
Pyrland Park (Malta lake)
ul.Wiankowa / Baraniaka (Malta), Poznań 61-131
tel.: (+48) 660 048 901
e-mail.: firstname.lastname@example.com
The High Ropes Course Pyrland invites you to Poznań Malta, located only a five-minute drive from the city centre. We offer a wide range of outdoor activities to all those who prefer active leisure. If you are open to new experience - you must come to our place.
Pyrland is equipped in 3 high ropes courses at all levels of difficulty, a route for children over 3 and many other attractions.
Another thing that is at your disposal is 1,5 ha of forest area, ready to be used for other attractions or enterprises. There are 2 large picnic spots, that can hold up to 120 people.
To get to Chartowo stop, take buses 55,57 or 84.
Offer: available soon.
Cascader Park - ropes course
ul. Poznańska 44, 62-006 Kobylnica
tel.: (+48) 61 81 50 131
e-mail: email@example.com
Cascader Park is a High-rope and rope Slide park I n Kobylnica. For those going by car, bus or train it is just 15 minutes away from the Poznan city center (Bus route number 412 from Śródka roundabout).
During "Poznan half price weekend" Cascader Park offers 50% discount for selected high-rope track and slides. Offer applies to individual guests.
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ul. B. Krzywoustego 72
Poznań 61-144
tel.: (+48) 61 610 30 40
lub (+48) 782 780 333
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World of climbing and recreation AVANA is the largest and the most modern complex of climbing walls in Poznan. This air-conditioned object is friendly for everyone regardless of age or physical fitness. Our facility is located in CinemaCity Kinepolis - cinema complex located at B. Krzywoustego 72 St., you can reach us by public transport, taking bus No. 92 from roundabout Rataje or by car choosing Katowicka route.
As part of fair "Poznan half price weekend" we offer you to try our wall panel with a 50% discount for all tickets. Offer applies to individual guests.
The Saline-iodine Cave GALOS®
Wielkopolskie Centrum Mikroklimatu Morskiego
ul. Chwiałkowskiego 34, Poznań 61-553
tel.: (+48) 61 835 33 36
e-mail: email@example.com
Fabulous interior, romantic sounds of nature and cozy armchairs - a unique place where you can have a rest, take a breath of the sea air and absorb microelements, so priceless for your heath.
The first tourist attraction of its kind - a saline-iodine cave has a relaxing effect on your mind, improves physical condition and facilitates treatment of many diseases, namely respiratory system diseases, thyroid hypofunction, cardiovascular system diseases, neurosis, overfatigue and stress resistance failure.
We welcom the whole families, busy businessmen and each person who looks for relaxation, tranquility and interesting places during a stay in Poznań.
Dicounted prices:
Standard 7,50 PLN
Reduced 5 PLN
The Salt Cave
Jaskinia Zdorwia i Relaksu
Ul. Świętosławska 11
61-840 Poznań
tel.: +48 61 855 12 13
Dicounted prices:
Standard 7 PLN
Reduced 5 PLN
Foosball in Cooliozum
ul. Św. Marcin 45 (Pasaż pod Złotą Kulą ), 61-806 Poznań
tel.: (+48) 61 855 19 84, (+48) 601 686 692
email: email@example.com
Cooliozum is a first official table soccer training center in Poland, where you can play and training with World Cup Champions. Club are organizing also free of charge THNL league, dart"s league, PS3 Fifa 13 league and you can rent a table with case to play bridge. Hole year you can play board games for free. Other bonuses includr around 120 beers to choose. There is no option to be bored in this place!
Offer for sunday, 28 April:
0,5h table soccer for free!
board games for free!
bridge table with case - 6zł/h!
Leisure Centre MK Bowling
(Galeria MM)
ul. Święty Marcin 24,
61-805 Poznań
tel.: +48 61 222 50 51
MK Bowling Poznań - new bowling place in Poznań. Situated in Galeria MM bowling alley proposes seven fully automatic bowling tracks and eight billard tables. Perfectly trained staff will help even the beginners to get to know the secrets of bowling - the discipline played by almost 100 million people all over the world.
During "Poznań for a half price"
Bowling Saturday:
-until 5 p.m - 35 PLN (instead of 69)
-after 5 p.m - 39 PLN (instead of 79)
-after 8 p.m - 45 PLN (instead of 89)
Bowling Sunday:
-until 8 p.m - 35 PLN (instead of 69)
-after 8 p.m - 30 PLN (instead of 59)
Billard Saturday:
-until 5 p.m - 8 PLN (instead of 16)
-after 5 p.m - 10 PLN (instead of 20)
Billard Sunday:
-all day - 8 PLN
Roller Rink (Wrotkarnia) Iglo w Suchym Lesie
ul. Diamentowa 1 (róg Sucholeskiej), Suchy Las
tel.: +48 601 715 708
e-mail: email@example.com
The Roller Rink Iglo is a place where you can do roller skating to the music individually or with instructor.
We provide perfect conditions for roller skating and meeting with friends who want to spend their time actively.We especially welcome all families and children who want to learn to roller skate in no-stress and secure conditions.
Discounted prices during "Half price Poznań":
- Adults: 10 pln
- Children: 8 pln
- Families: 30 pln (2 adults + 2 children).
Bestime Dance School
ul. Wrocławska 25, 61-838 Poznań
tel.: +48 61 872 00 90
kom.: +48 511 401 816
Bestime Dance School is located on Wrocławska 25 in Poznan, next to shopping mall Kupiec Poznański next the city center and 200m form Old Market Square! School offers a wide variety of Latin dances, standard, modern and Zumba classes as well as aerobics classes led by best instructors in Poznan international as well as Polish. It has the largest staff of dance teachers from Latin America for example Cuba, Colombia, Chile and other countries as Russia or Syria. During the course there is an unforgettable atmosphere. Most of the instructors has performed and got warded in the domestic and international dance tournaments. We are pleased to share with you our many years of experience, as well as enthusiasm and passion for dance. The school is offering classes for children, teenagers and adults, workshops, parties. Dance classes for adults and young people as well as dance shows for companies and hen parties. Bestime has something for everyone who love to dance - students can take advantage of 20% discount on each dance course!


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Everything Old Is New Again1 May, 2009 By: Jacqueline Renfrow Response
Media buying in a recession means taking another look at the power of direct response.
TV Thriving on Multi-Media
As advertisers look to find increased accountability in media, they are turning toward integrated, multi-media models. "From a DR standpoint, integration is more about driving increased response than improving audience reach and frequency," says Yallen. "The continued convergence of online and offline consumption will continue to create more opportunities in integration between these media."
ABC Family is one cable network that has found success in its integrated online and television platform for advertisers. Recently restructured, ABC now employs the same sales teams online and on-air, making it a one-stop shop for advertisers. Paul Teja, vice president, direct market sales for ABC Family, understands that when it comes to selling multi-media campaigns, often an agency employs separate buyers for television and online since its a totally different language.
CNN's Greg D'Alba, senior vice president and COO of ad sales, concurs, adding, "You're going to get more for your money in this marketplace if you have content that can integrate from platform to platform." He says that new media content needs to be able to go from the living room to the desktop to the mobile phone and to the workout center. And while D'Alba still sees television as the strongest linear platform, launching ads on other platforms only helps strengthen TV's reach. He credits CNN's strong digital product offerings for putting it at the top of the pile for news networks.
One of the hardest parts of a multi-media campaign is measuring response, especially in a volatile economy (which makes it difficult to project audience reaction based on historical results). "Planning and buying today requires a thorough understanding of the economic and sociological factors that impact human behavior," says Yallen. "The clear challenge is to determine which media made the needle move."
However, despite the extra level of training and resources necessary to run integrated campaigns, a marketer cannot compete in today's market without it. "Multi-channel campaigns are critical to success, you need to have all of the components of a campaign running — TV, online, mobile, print, retail. Using this method, marketers get every possible sale," says Kevin Lyons, president of Opportunity Media Inc., which represents Lifetime Networks for long-form sales.
DR Brings Media Buying Full-Circle
Direct response television is not taking as much of a hit in the recession as traditional TV buys, partly because performance and supply-and-demand dictate the rates. And even in this down market, many products and services are still creating a demand from the consumer. "Due to the decline in general advertising dollars, stations are opting to open up more paid programming spots," says Bill Raymond, executive vice president, Cannella Response Television. "In these cases, stations can generate more revenue from paid programming than from selling traditional spot advertising."
Another positive force behind direct response is its ability to be tracked and tweaked on a daily basis, which is what marketers are forced to do in an unsteady economy. Gobel refers to marketers being in "reaction mode," basing media rates according to demand. With some pullback on the short-form side, she says there is more space opening up for long-form DR.
Even in this economy, D'Alba sees new categories emerging in the DR space where people need services and products. "No doubt about it, advertisers and brands need to build imagery," says D'Alba. "But an incredible opportunity exists for products to apply direct-to-consumer messaging — whenever and however they want — through DRTV." And integrating DRTV with the online space allows consumers the ability to purchase whenever and wherever they want.
So what does the media industry do in times like these? Return to basic DR marketing. D'Alba describes the difference between "recession resilience" and "recession-proof." Strong brands that integrate vertically are more recession resilient. "The economy is not great for any media company, however, even with direct response, money is being spent on brand strength and vertically," he says. "Everyone who is doing well and who survived the first quarter are vertically integrated."
A few years ago, when content was doing well horizontally, money was being spent across the board. But now, when money is being spent vertically, DR is king. For DR, it's about value based on a product sale. D'Alba says that CNN has seen much success in this economy by leveraging this strategy.
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ABOVE: An author of more than 125 articles, editorials and book chapters in sociology, medicine and bioethics, Dr. Paul Root Wolpe, Ph.D., director of the Center for Ethics at Emory University, is considered one of the founders of the field of neuroethics. Dr. Wolpe will serve as the keynote speaker at the Comenius Center's Annual Graduate Symposium Sept. 11. The following day, Sept. 12, Dr. Wolpe will also speak at the Fall Convocation for the College, Comenius Center and Moravian Theological Seminary.
The Comenius Center's Annual Graduate Symposium, titled "Building Better Brains: How Neuroscience is Altering Human Functioning," is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 11. This year's keynote speaker is Dr. Paul Root Wolpe, Ph.D., director of the Center for Ethics at Emory University, one of the founders of the field of neuroethics.
Dr. Wolpe will introduce cutting-edge technologies, such as implantable brain chips, neural tissue transplants, brain-computer interfaces, and psychopharmaceutical strategies with an exploration of their profound impact on human functioning.
The evening will begin with a reception at 5 p.m., with the program to follow from 6 to 7 p.m. in Foy Hall on Moravian College's Priscilla Payne Hurd Campus. Seating is limited and tickets are required. Registration is online, and must be completed by Tuesday, Sept. 3.
On Thursday, Sept. 12, Dr. Wolpe will also serve as the Fall Convocation Cohen keynote speaker. The annual campus-wide Fall Convocation, followed by a campus lunch, will be held in Johnston Hall. The Convocation prelude, followed by the faculty and staff processional begins at 10 a.m. The formal program will begin at 10:30 am; however students and staff are encouraged to arrive at Johnston Hall by 10 a.m. in order to be seated for the processional.
The Moravian College Hillel Society invites the College community to join them in the celebration of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, on Tuesday, Sept. 3, at 5 p.m. in the Snyder Room of the HUB. Rosh Hashanah celebrates creation and renewal, and this year marks the year 5774 on the Jewish calendar. This holiday is observed with the blowing of a shofar horn, which will be on hand for this event, as well as the eating of apples and honey for a sweet new year (provided free for everyone!).
For more information, visit Hillel's website, http://home.moravian.edu/students/org/hillel/.
The College has announced the schedule for the forthcoming fall 2013 faculty luncheons, which will be held on Thursdays, from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the Snyder Room. For a complete luncheon schedule, please see below. By invitation of the Friends of the Reeves Library, the Oct. 24 meeting will be held in the Reeves Library. "The faculty luncheons are a wonderful opportunity to learn about your colleagues' research and performance," says the event's announcement.
On Sept. 5, Arash Naraghi, Ph.D., assistant professor of religion and philosophy, will present on the topic of "Literature and the Realist Account of Mystical Experience." Three weeks later, on Sept. 26, Dan Libby, Ph.D., professor of chemistry, will lead the second luncheon, discussing "Thinking Chemistry."
For the third luncheon, President Bryon Grigsby, Ph.D. '90 will discuss "The Social Construction of Disease in Literature" on Oct. 10. Later that month, on Oct. 24, Diane Radycki, Ph.D., associate professor of art, and Paula Modersohn-Becker will present on "The First Modern Woman Artist" at the Reeves Library.
Wrapping up the faculty luncheons will be Michelle Schmidt, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology and director of academic leadership programs, who will discuss "Friendships in Childhood & Adolescence" on Nov. 7, and Gary Olson, Ph.D., professor of political science, who will present on "Empathy Imperiled. Capitalism, Culture, and the Brain" on Nov. 21.
Moravian College encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact the event sponsor, Department of History and Heikki Lempa at firstname.lastname@example.com or call (610) 861-1315.
Camie Modjadidi, director of field experience and instructor for the College's Education Department, attended Lehigh University's 41st Special Education Law Conference: The Continuing Pursuit of a Good IDEA on May 10. On Aug. 13, she also teamed with Gina Scala, Ed.D., of East Stroudsburg University to present two sessions on student engagement at the Bethlehem Area School District's Summer Academy, The Roadmap to Education Excellence for All. The sessions were titled, "GPS- Getting Performance Started; Student Engagement." The audience included administrators, teachers and paraprofessionals.
Nicole Tabor, Ph.D., assistant professor of English, presented two papers at the 2013 Association for Theatre in Higher Education Conference in Orlando, Fla. The first paper, "Local(e) Drama: Transnational Tourism and Indigenous Hawaiian Performance," was part of the Theatre History Focus Group's panel "Playing Politics: Negotiating Transnational Tourism and Tradition in Cultural Performance Practices." Dr. Tabor's second paper, "'49' Celebrations: Native American Cultural Representation(s) of Intertribal Play," was part of the Theory and Criticism Focus Group's panel "Theorizing Social Norms and Community Rituals of Leisure and Celebration." In addition, Dr. Tabor chaired the Theory and Criticism Focus Group's panel "Politicizing the Limits of Play and the Limits of Theory." She is the author of the forthcoming book Gender, Genre, and the Myth of Human Singularity.
Diane Husic, Ph.D., professor of biology and chair of the Department of Biological Sciences, will receive the Distinguished Alumni Award from Northern Michigan University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in biochemistry in 1981. The celebration will take place at homecoming Sept. 20-21.
Cecilia M. Fox, Ph.D., associate professor of biological sciences and director of the neuroscience program, has been appointed to serve on the Government and Public Affairs Committee for the Society for Neuroscience, the world's largest organization of scientists and physicians devoted to understanding the brain and nervous system. The nonprofit organization has nearly 42,000 members in more than 90 countries and 130 chapters worldwide. The Government and Public Affairs Committee guides and evaluates the organization's advocacy activities and strategies that promote neuroscience research.
"As the only representative from a liberal arts college, I am delighted to have to opportunity to represent my peers and students in the field of neuroscience," Fox said. She will begin her tenure at this year's Society for Neuroscience Conference held in San Diego in November.
Hilde Binford, Ph.D, chair of the Department of Music, was recently featured on the National Endowment for the Humanities' website. The profile highlights Binford's involvement with the 2012 NEH Summer Institute for School Teachers on Johann Sebastian Bach and a documentary featuring a scholarly panel discussion about Bach's Mass in B Minor. To read more, click here.
Moravian College Artist-Lecturer in Music Sean O'Boyle's major works will be premiered at the Brisbane Festival, an annual arts festival held in Brisbane, Australia. O'Boyle's 15-minute piece will debut as part of Symphony Under the Stars at the Riverstage on Friday, Sept. 20. To read more, click here.
Dana S. Dunn, Ph.D., assistant dean for special projects and professor of psychology, co-wrote a chapter in The Oxford Handbook of Positive Psychology and Disability, which was published in July 2013. Dunn teamed with two colleagues, Gitendra Uswatte, Ph.D., of the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Tim Elliot, Ph.D., of Texas A&M University, as well as two SOAR students, Alissa Lastres '12 and Brittany Beard '12, to complete the chapter. Lastres and Beard assisted with research and drafted portions of the chapter. The Oxford Handbook of Positive Psychology and Disability was edited by Michael L. Wehmeyer of the University of Kansas.
Additionally, in 2012, Dunn co-wrote a chapter in a Portuguese book titled Ensino da Psicologia: Reflexoes & Practicas, which was recently printed. The chapter is titled "Ensuring Quality Undergraduate Programs in Psychology: Engineering an Optimal Impact on Learning." Dunn co-wrote the chapter with Jane S. Halonen, Ph.D., of the University of West Florida, Maureen McCarthy, Ph.D., of Kennesaw State University and Suzanne C. Baker, Ph.D., of James Madison University.
Donald P. St. John, Ph.D., emeritus professor of religion, recently published an article titled "Ecological Wisdom in Merton's Chuang Tzu," in Merton & the Tao, Serran-Pagan, ed. (Louisville: Fons Vitae Press, 2013), pp.103-123.
Beginning this week, President Bryon Grigsby will host "open" office hours for faculty and staff, as well as students. Here are the following "open" office hours for the month of September:
Students: On Tuesday, Sept. 3, 10, 17 and 24, from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Student Lounge in the HUB.
Faculty & Staff: On Wednesday, Sept. 4, 11 and 25, from 10 to 11 a.m., in the president's office. On Wednesday, Sept. 18, from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., also in the president's office.
Students: On Tuesday, Sept. 3, 10, 17 and 24, from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Student Lounge in the HUB.
Faculty & Staff: On Wednesday, Sept. 4, 11 and 25, from 10 to 11 a.m., in the president's office. On Wednesday, Sept. 18, from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., also in the president's office.
Ellie Collier has joined Reeves Library as a new reference and instruction librarian. Ellie earned her bachelor's degree at The Pennsylvania State University and her Master of Science in information studies from the University of Texas at Austin.
The First Friday Faculty and Staff Get-Together, hosted by the President's Council, will be held Friday, Sept. 6, from 3 to 5 p.m., in the lower level of Colonial Hall. Join friends and colleagues to celebrate the start of the 2013-2014 academic year.
The Bethlehem Police Mounted Patrol Unit thanked Moravian College, and the Moravian College Alumni Office staff, for arranging a place to stay for the Lancaster City Police Mounted Unit during Musikfest the last three years. To read more, click here.
All students registered for Stage 1 and 2 field experiences: EDUC 130/160/158.2/210/222 must attend one of the following two meetings: Wednesday, Aug. 28, at 5 p.m., or Thursday, Aug. 29, at 11:45 a.m. Both meetings will be held in PPHAC, room 102.
All students registered for Stage 3 field experiences: EDUC 212/323/324/260/358/360-368 must a meeting scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 29 at 6:30 p.m. in PPHAC, room 102.
Interested in seeing Walt Disney World during the winter term of 2014? Come to an information session on Tuesday, Sept. 3, at 4 p.m. in the HUB Air Products room to learn about the winter term course titled, "Experiential Marketing." As part of this course, students will spend six days at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla. An encore performance of the information session will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 11, at 4 p.m. in PPHAC 117.
If you'd like to find out more about this course and trip, but are unable to attend either of these sessions, contact Gary Kaskowitz, Ph.D., associate professor of management, email@example.com.
Are you interested in playing ice hockey for Moravian College? Come join us at the club/organizational fair outside Reeves library on Wednesday, Sept. 5, from 5 to 7 p.m. to sign up or learn more information from club officers. No experience is necessary! No cost! League fees are generously covered by USG. For more information, contact Eric Schultz (email@example.com) and Andrew Reinhard (email@example.com).
Victoria Bobyak '16, who is majoring in psychology with a certification in early childhood education, was one of three women competing for the title of Allentown Fair Queen. To read more, click here.
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That model number is incomplete. Did you get it right off the appliance's model and serial number identification tag?Kenmore 665.13849 dishwasher
How long did you wait for it to finish? Some models have several 'thermal holds' during a wash cycle which will retard finishing of the cycle... but not for ever. If the control isn't properly detecting the wash water temperature, the wash cycle may be extended by several hours but not indefinitely.Kenmore dishwasher... continues to run thru it until I push 'cancel/drain.' When I open the door, dishes are clean & steam comes out.
Did you recheck all the connections to make sure they're tight and on the proper terminals?I replaced a dead control panel.
Either may be a possibility. I would have a tenancy to trust a new part (if truly new and not used, 'rebuilt' or from eBay) and recheck everything else first.Did I get a bad control panel, or do I have an additional problem?
BTW. If you bought the replacement part from Sears and it has an "R" in the part number, that part has been rebuilt.
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Yes, it's been a while since I've had any anime bears or bunnies in my shop. They are popular little critters and I've just completed four just in time for Christmas. They are now looking for new homes. Please click here for more photos and adoption details. Have a beautiful Monday everyone! :D
Monday, 30 November 2009
Saturday, 28 November 2009
Treasury :: Home for the holidays
I certainly feel at home with this Etsy treasury especially when my puppy Dixie is there to greet me! :D This treasury is created by Ozknits who is a fiber artist with a passion for meshing the ancient art of drop spindle spinning with the modern novelty and art yarns of today. Please do drop by to look at his wonderful treasury and drop by to visit Ozknits shop, her yarn are just gorgeous and has the colours are just lovely! Thank you Ozknits for including my Dixie in your beautiful treasury!
Tuesday, 24 November 2009
I think Christmas is coming...
Can you feel Christmas in the air? Christmas is certainly fast approaching and this pair of bears have taken me the longest time to complete but I'm really excited to be able to finally show them to you! Please meet "Chrissy" and her puppy "Comet", they're all dressed up and getting ready to celebrate the festive season!! They're now looking for a new home, for lots more photos and adoption details, please click here! Thank you for visiting :D
Monday, 23 November 2009
Treasury :: Winter Bliss
Given the weather we've had lately, we're far from Winter but on the other side of the globe, people are experiencing "Winter Bliss"!! :D Please check out this lovely "Winter Bliss" treasury by Selina from Mazzy Blue Studios. My Mineko and Puchi have been so lucky to be included!! Thanks so much Selina! And check out those delicious handmade rhubarb lip balms!! I'm going to have to get myself a few of those!!! :D
Saturday, 21 November 2009
A Christmas Sneak Peek!
I know I've been very bad for not posting for so many days but here is a sneak peek of my soon to be ready Christmas bear!! To keep you wondering, she'll have a pet. The pair won't be complete this weekend but fingers cross they will be available mid week next week.
Hope you're having a great weekend so far :D
Hope you're having a great weekend so far :D
Monday, 16 November 2009
Treasury :: Winter Fairy Tale
I'm so delighted to be notified that "Flower" has been featured in a Winter Fairy Tale treasury created by Ira Rott who crochet's hats, scarfs and many other cute things! Please take a peek at this lovely treasury and you'll love Ira's creations!! :D
Sunday, 15 November 2009
*:: Maiko ::*
Please meet my new little girl "Maiko"!
Maiko is created from this beautiful peach colour sparse German mohair. It is because of her beautiful colour that I'd decided not to dress her. She's very sweet looking with a cute little pink embroidered nose which these photos fail to capture! Maiko also has cute strawberry print footpads which I think adds to her sweetness! :D
Maiko is now looking for a new home. For more photos and adoption details, please click here.
Saturday, 14 November 2009
I often wondered if dogs smile because I swear, Walter smiles a lot and each time I tell DH, he tells me that Walter's just hot or something....but today, my friend captured this picture of him...
there's no denying it, THAT is definitely a smile! :D
Thursday, 12 November 2009
This is Ralphie!
I know I've not had much new designs of late but I do enjoy going back to my old patterns and re-create them. This is "Ralphie", created from my Rambo pattern, one of my favourites!
Ralphie has just been listed on my website and is now looking for a new home. Please click here for adoption details and more photos of Raphie Raphie has now been adopted :D
Monday, 9 November 2009
*:: as cute as a Button::*
Summer has finally arrived in Melbourne and she arrived with a vengeance!! We've been having 30+ degrees weather and today 34 but I'm soooooooo loving it, especially after the long stretched of cold weather we've had. Making most of the warm weather, (because you never know how long it will last as Melbourne is best known for it's four seasons in one day) I've been taking time out and basking in the sunshine but I haven't forgotten about my bears...
Please meet my new little anime bear "Button". Button is now available for adoption from my website and if you like to make your own "Button", he is created from my sugar anime pattern :D
Please meet my new little anime bear "Button". Button is now available for adoption from my website and if you like to make your own "Button", he is created from my sugar anime pattern :D
Wednesday, 4 November 2009
Blog giveaway competition is now closed
Thank you all for your lovely comments and taking the time to enter my first blog giveaway. The winner have been chosen. Congratulations to Janil from Spain!! THANK YOU again!! :D
Monday, 2 November 2009
*:: Natsumi ::*
This little girl reminds me so much of a "Natsumi" and with the 30 degree days we had over the weekend, I thought this name was very fitting for her. Despite the heat, she refused to remove her teddy bear hat...she's very attached to her hat you see, just like my Walter who thinks he's a little human trapped in a puppy's body, Natsumi thinks she's a little girl, 'pretending' to be a bear!! hehe...
Natsumi is now available for adoption and will keep herself very busy waiting for her new mommy. If you like to know more about Natsumi and see more photos of her and her hat, please click here.
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In Celebration of my cookbook being released on July 30th, I am giving away all of my favorite things for 12 days!
DAY 11 of 12 – MagiMix Food Processor
There's 11 more gifts you can enter to win! Find them all HERE.
Robot-Coupe, the French company that developed the first food processor, applies the technology of its commercial models to this high-performance processor for home use. This versatile machine includes many components and accessories for a wide variety of uses.
- Extremely powerful, extra-quiet motor.
- Trio of work bowls allows you to carry out multiple tasks in rapid succession, without stopping to wash a bowl.
- Small bowl is perfect for mincing herbs, chopping nuts or blending a sauce.
- Medium bowl is ideal for slicing, grating and making julienne cuts.
- Large bowl handles prep jobs like mixing batters, kneading dough and slicing a large batch of vegetables.
- Motor automatically adjusts power and speed to suit job at hand.
- Razor-sharp Sabatier stainless-steel blades and stainless-steel discs, strong enough for a variety of tasks including crushing ice.
- Extra-large feed tube eliminates need to precut most ingredients.
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Fees charged to children and youth cover only 80% of the cost of camp. Gifts from synods, congregations, and individuals enable us to keep camp affordable for all to attend. Some youth need additional financial assistance in order to attend camp. No one is turned away from camp due to financial reasons.
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Smithers Rapra and industry experts from Artikol Ltd., IBMA Inc., PPG Industries and Wells Fargo Securities are combining their collective experience and expertise to deliver our 13th conference devoted to TiO2 market health drivers, new mineral projects, industry profitability, sustainability and zero waste, feedstock supply/demand, and both widespread and specialty applications.
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Hi,I am working on an exoskeleton project to make artificial legs to help physically challenged people walk. I have got DC geared motors at the hip to lift the leg. To control the angle of rotation, I require a sensor. And I also need a code for controlling the motion of this motor with the input from this angle sensor using arduino. Can anybody help me out with this?


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Droop-E – I'm Loaded ft. E-40 [Video]
Vallejo, CA – Up and coming Bay area artist Droop-E, member of the production team The Pharmaceuticals and the son of legendary rapper E-40, has just dropped the first single off his forthcoming mixtape with BLVCK SCVLE and Diamond Supply called BLVCK Diamond Life. The song is called "I'm Loaded", it features a verse from E and Droop-E handles his own production. The 22-year old MC/producer is expected to do big things for the Bay Area scene. The "I'm Loaded" video was directed by Damon Jamal and it was edited by Tiff.
Check out more Droop-E at http://www.myspace.com/droope.
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Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
Review by druchrist
"PS3 owners now have something to hold over the head of 360 owners."
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Review
Let's face it, PS3 owners haven't had much to be happy about lately. The price of the system and the fact that there is a thin list of solid exclusive titles are at odds. We've seen some lackluster titles as of late and if you had to choose between the PS3 and 360 versions of many games, the 360 version would win out more than not. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune is here to solve that exact problem. It could easily be said that this is the best game for PS3, period. It could also be said that this is best game of the year. Simply, the game is outstanding.
Uncharted doesn't bring anything particular new to the table besides it graphics. But what it does do is execute, very cleanly, rock solid game play that has a good balance of gun fighting and unique platforming. It is in this way that the game is God of War-esque; the button sequences as well as the fact that the game play is just so darn fun. This is all told through a cinematic epic-sized scope, which makes these games similar again. God of War also wasn't by any means a breakthrough either. It built on its excellent combat and platforming, in the same way Uncharted does. To put it plainly, Uncharted is one of the most underrated games of the year and you will find it a very rewarding experience. I had not had this much fun playing a video game this year, and thinking back it had been a wile since I was this much engrossed in a game. Uncharted will leave you saying, wow and wanting to play through it again.
Before I get into the graphics, which are incredible, to say the least, something needs to be said about the story, particularly, the writing of Uncharted. Typically, in video games, when you talk about how good a game is written, it's like talking about the skinniest kid at fat camp. By that I mean, video games are a young medium which still lack in solid, truly artistic and creative writing. Let's face if you're going to be a writer and take yourself seriously today, you're not going to write video games. And if you are into writing scripts, you'd be more inclined to do screenwriting. This is not the case in Uncharted. Amy Henning has taken a new direction, away from her vampire games (Legacy of Kain series), and has helmed an incredible story that is not only exiting, genuinely funny, but very real in emotion. At its best Uncharted is like the Indiana Jones of video games, which is very positive comparison. Playing as Nathan Drake, a descendant of explorer Sir Francis Drake, the story blends history with Indonesian, German, Spanish, and South American cultures. Finding El Dorado is the main driving force of Drake, but he soon realizes what a difficult and dangerous task that is when Gabriel Roman, a rival treasure hunter gets a hold of the same map. Elena Fisher, a strong secondary character (and positive female figure, which is rare to see in games) armed with her camera, is trying to get the inside scoop and story the whole time while keeping up with Drake. The story takes off with itself and has fun. Even in act four, when the twist and turns come a bit out of left field, it feels ok and still flows. The subtle set up that you catch on the second play through will make up for it. Part mystery, part suspense, part adventure, part romance, this is everything you'd want in a game.
Continuing on this slight tangent, it is important to note that many times in video games the story is just there to fill the space of the game play and the dialogue is didactic, just talking heads. Character arcs are more like character slight bends (see example Master Chief and Kratos). Rather than creating the ultimate badass as a central character, which most games do, Nathan Drake is an everyman. This is the concept that Alfred Hitchcock uses with characters such as Cary Grant's portrayal of George Kaplan in North by Northwest. That is, he creates a person that you could imagine being. He's humanistic, flawed. Drake is no James Bond, which is refreshing for a video game. Drake's arch is noticeable and real, albeit subtle. It shows that main characters in video games can compete with main characters in films or fiction. Hopefully more games will step up to the plate like this when it comes to the story and characters so that video games can get the artistic credit that they deserve but rarely, if ever, get.
As far as the meat and potatoes of the game play goes, you will not be disappointed. The mix between gun fighting and platforming is done fairly well, although the gun fighting is much harder than platforming. I mentioned God of War before, and sometimes the gun fights remind me of that game when going from one group of enemies to the next. When playing on crushing especially, which is the hardest difficulty, you have to restart the fight many times in certain spots because you can't even see who's shooting you. The overall AI is good, and even when the game gets repetitive, it is still rewarding to beat. Armed with an array of pistols and heavier, automatic guns, Drake can take out enemies in a few ways. He also can engage in hand to hand combat (which is a little bit of button mashing and unbalanced) or use grenades. Some of the fun in the game is trying out all the different weapons and finding your favorite combination of pistol and automatic gun. What makes Uncharted's game play smooth is the cover system. Although not as easy to use as Gears of War's or as hard as Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter's it works well. And it works because it feels real. When getting shot at, unlike Marcus Fenix or Master Chief, we die. This is why when Drake has to hide and cringe while bullets are whizzing over his head, it doesn't feel all that repetitive or tedious. Also, with smart AI that flanks you and tosses grenades in your direction, it keeps Drake moving. A small thing that is worth noting is the rewards system. Basically the same as 360 achievements, there are in-game rewards you can unlock by doing certain tasks such as killing ten enemies in a row with headshots. This adds to the replay value of the game and gives you some fun stuff to play with such as changing filters and alternate costumes.
Moving onto graphics, Uncharted makes it clear that it is a next-generation game. I feel confident saying that it is the best looking game on the PS3 which puts it very high in the running for best looking game on the market today. The absolutely spectacular environments and character designs show us the raw power of the PS3. Lush jungles, beautiful architectures, and incredibly realistic water are just some of the background features that stand out. The facial animations on the characters are another way the graphics shine through. In fact, all of Drake's movements are very fluid and natural looking. From the way he walks and jumps to the way he platforms, Drake looks almost clumsy at times, showing his human frailty. Also, watching his mouth move and facial expressions show just how detailed these characters are. Naughty Dog really stepped it up in the animation department. Beautiful looking (and obviously well written) cut scenes, wonderful lighting, and a solid frame rate make this game extremely smooth. There is a bit of a hassle with load times though, particularly loading a save file from the main menu. But other than that, the game renders well throughout.
Matching the visuals is the audio. Greg Edmonson composed the game's score which is up there as being one of the year's best. With the excellent musical direction of Chuck Doud (God of War), the music gives the game an epic feel. Edmonson's various tracks capture different elements of the game, and does so in a very cinematic and refreshing way. Good music adds so much to any game or film, and Edmonson has delivered that here incredibly well. Whether it's the exciting chase scenes, the mysterious clue finding, the moments between Elena and Drake, or the main theme, Edmonson's music is top-notch. Even the subtle drums and exotic, jungle-like sounds add volumes of depth. Kudos should be given to the entire sound department. The background noises are excellent as well. From the animals, to the water, to the various fighting sounds, everything is natural and placed well in the environments of the game. One final note in the audio is the superb voice acting. I stand by the statement that this game is by far and away the best voice acting ever done in a video game. There are few that compare. This goes back to the excellently written dialogue which flows off the tongues of Nolan North (Drake) and Emily Rose (Elena) very well. Rounding out the cast is Richard McGonagle as Victor Sullivan and Simon Templeman as Gabriel Roman. Both of these secondary characters come alive through terrific voice work. Special attention should be given to Gordon Hunt who directed the motion capture and voice over work. He did a great job bringing out some extremely strong performances.
Overall the presentation of Uncharted is some of the best in recent memory. The game play and story back it up strongly as well. Visuals are wonderful, and killer production values make this game a gotta have it for PS3 owners. Not as tough and lonely as Tomb Raider, and not as unrealistic as most modern shooters, Uncharted walks a fine line. It delivers in almost every element, some stronger than others. And even though the game is on the shorter side, it is filled with so much good stuff that it doesn't feel that way. If you have a PS3, this game should either be in it, or next to it. When it comes to PS3 exclusives scratch that, when it comes to video games of 2007, Uncharted is near the top.
Reviewer's Rating: 4.5 - Outstanding
Originally Posted: 04/16/08
Game Release: Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (US, 11/16/07)
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Welcome to the website of the GVR Computer Club. Have a look around and learn what we have to offer to members of Green Valley Recreation. We are located in the Anza Building at Santa Rita Springs, and you can reach us at 520 625-4508.
We provide classes, Special Interest Groups (SIGs) and information for everything from Linux to Macs to Windows (including 10.0). You can learn about ipads, iphones, digital photography, Android devices and how to stream TV through the internet using Apple TV, Roku, Chromecast and other devices.
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AbstractABSTRACT: A significant need exists for space antennas which provide high gain, small stowed volume, and the ability to generate both wide and narrow beams. Currently available UHF antennas for space applications do not offer a clear path for higher gain apertures, as this would require either the addition of large antenna elements, or scaling a reflector. The former is not an option with volume-constrained spacecraft, and the latter requires serious mechanical redesign. FIRST RF proposes a deployable UHF antenna array which stows compactly for launch and deploys via a simple yet robust deployment mechanism. The key enabler to the antenna design is the wideband collapsible antenna and feed. Measured data suggests array gain of at least 18 dB over military UHF SATCOM bands from a stowed volume of 0.75m x 3m x 0.15m. The array is built from modular panels, which means the array size can grow to accommodate higher gain / higher datarate applications. Beamforming circuitry provides simultaneous or switched access to multiple beams. Phase I demonstrated the basic antenna element, which is a cornerstone of the design. Phase II is focused on building a 4 element array followed by a full size aperture which meets the gain requirements. BENEFIT: The primary application of this technology is for UHF Follow On or MUOS satellites. The antenna provides higher gain on both Tx and Rx.
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