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Fair games: Montpelier hosts rollicking good time
Thomas Jefferson called him "The Best Farmer in America," so it seems only fitting that the Orange County Fair should be held at James Madison's estate at Montpelier.
It's not a bad spot. With the Blue Ridge Mountains on one side, the salmon-colored mansion on the other, and rolling fields all around, the estate is also home to some of the most magnificent trees in the area: towering walnuts and tulip-poplars that have probably been there since the days when the fourth President's father built it up as a profitable tobacco plantation.
But from Thursday, July 24, to Sunday, July 27, Montpelier's grounds will lose some of their bucolic tranquility as they play host to parading chickens, racing Jack Russells, competitive goat-milking, hay-bale tosses, a cow obstacle course, and the usual livestock– not to mention Civil War reenactments and an all-day car show with NASCAR-esque races.
Of the bands, one of the most intriguing is "Cooter's Garage," led by Ben Jones, the former Dukes of Hazzard star (and later a congressman from Georgia) who now lives in nearby Rappahannock County.
Roomy white tents dotted across 2,700 acres of pasture create a distinctly feudal feel for the fair. Yet a more modern innovation is Montpelier's race track, almost as well known here today as its most famous owner. In keeping with that equestrian tradition, the fair features gymkhana classes, a draft horse and mule competition, and a troupe called the Hi Horse Cloggers.
An added bonus of the Orange County Fair is that you can visit the mansion at the same time. For those inclined to add some culture to their agri-, the house will be open all day for half the usual admission price.
One side appears as it was in Madison's time– including a mock-up of a dinner party in honor of General Lafayette's triumphal tour of the United States in 1824-– while the other shows what the house looked like almost a century later, when it was home to chemicals magnate William duPont, his wife, Annie, and their horse-loving daughter, Marion.
Two noteworthy exhibits are currently on display: "James Madison: Secretary of State in an Age of Expansion and Exploration," commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Lewis & Clark expedition, and Madison's handwritten will.
Madison once described his home as "a squirrell's jump from heaven," but sadly, not a single squirrel is mentioned in this year's fair program.
The 35th Anniversary Orange County Fair takes place at Montpelier, July 24-27, with most activities on the weekend (most events Saturday). $5 adults and children over 12. Visit the house and grounds at the special discount rate of $5. 540-672-2271 or orangecountyvafair.com. (The Albemarle County Fair is coming August 26-31. 434-293-6396.)


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Schoeffel shines: Starsia reject stars in Duke victory
Duke lacrosse player C.J. Costabile is getting some well-deserved attention for his lighting-fast goal in the Blue Devil's 6-5 overtime win against Notre Dame in the 2010 NCAA men's lacrosse championship yesterday, but without a certain Charlottesville native and Covenant School alum, Costabile may never have had such a shot at glory.
Midfielder Steve Schoeffel, a fifth-year senior on the Duke squad and son of local physicians Cindy and Mark Schoeffel, scored two goals in yesterday's contest.
"It was very exciting," says Cindy Schoeffel. "I'm afraid I don't have much of a voice. This is the fourth time we've been there, and it was very thrilling to finally be hugging each other."
Indeed, while Duke fans embraced, Virginia coach Dom Starsia may have been kicking himself.
According to Cindy, who played field hockey at the University of Wisconsin, her son grew up a Virginia fan, but when he met Starsia during Virginia camps, the coach told him he was a good player but "not what I'm looking for."
"Steve is small and fast," says Cindy, "and I guess Dom was looking for football players who played lacrosse."
But then Duke coach Mike Pressler saw something in the young man. After Steve attended Duke's camps, the Schoeffels received weekly letters from Pressler.
"They were very nice about recruiting him," says Cindy. "Mike told us it was not what Steve was now as a player, but what he would become."
However, heading off to play lacrosse at Duke in 2006 had its challenges. Pressler resigned following allegations that Duke players had raped a stripper they had hired for a party, allegations eventually proven to be false. In fact, Steve Schoeffel was able to play this season only because he was one of the players allowed a fifth year of eligibility by the NCAA after the 2006 season ended in the wake of the "Duke lacrosse scandal." While Pressler was the one who wanted Schoeffel, new coach John Danowski became the one to help him mature as a player.
"That was a very difficult year," says Cindy of the 2006 season, "but I think it helped the boys to consider that everything they do matters"–- a lesson that Duke's athletic department had to learn as well, she says.
Ironically, Schoeffel also helped take down number-one ranked Virginia in the semi-final match-up May 29, during perhaps the Virginia program's darkest days.
"We're very sad for both families," says Cindy, reflecting on the murder of a female UVA lacrosse player allegedly by a member of the UVA men's squad. Like the aftermath of the "Duke scandal" that her son and their family had to endure, she hopes some good will come of the tragedy.
For a time, Schoeffel played with another Covenant star on the Duke squad, midfielder Bo Carrington. In 2008, the Daily Progress interviewed them both about the Duke rape scandal. On the other side of the field yesterday, Schoeffel faced off against another local standout, Max Pfeifer, a sophomore midfielder for the Irish who was a star at Western Albemarle.
Coverage of the game by the New York Times includes a great shot of Schoeffel celebrating after the victory, which was Duke's first NCAA title.
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John Danowski wasn't the head coach at Duke when Schoeffel was being recruited.
At that point, Mike Pressler hadn't been forced out and was still the coach that would have been recruiting Schoeffel.
Schoeffel was a freshman on the 2006 squad that had their season suspended.
Danowski was still the head coach at Hofstra.
He's a great player, but the article should get the facts straight.
wow! a hook reader engaging in generalizations and casting subtle aspersions about a group of people related by their enjoyment of a particular sport.
Now that's unpredictable!
Congrats to the Duke boys! I bet ol' boss hogg is all atwitter!
A juggernaut, by its definition, is "an overwhelming, advancing force that crushes or seems to crush everything in its path."
uva has proven time and time again to be very stoppable.
Wow! A lacrosse player with shaggy hair, and from a private school.
This world is getting so unpredictable
"uva has proven time and time again to be very stoppable."
"Very stoppable?" I don't even know what that means.
In the NCAA playoffs every year except one since Starsia arrived, with 3 NCAA titles, 11 Final Fours, and a .748 winning percentage. 150-72 against top 20 teams, 24-6 when they're the #1 team, and 169-45 when they're in the top 5. That doesn't sound like "very stoppable" to me.
I can't think of too many programs in any sport that wouldn't LOVE to have that kind of record.
When you are coaching a juggernaut like UVA LAX, you are going to "reject" quite a few good and great players. You only have so many scholarships available to offer. Doesn't reflect negatively on Starsia in any way.
Wow! A message board turning into users just commenting on others posts instead of the actualy article. Lacrosse is too easy for words.


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I'm reading this book, Java 6 21 days. I have just gotten to the part where you make a JavaDB database.
I'm using netbeans 6.9 - this I think is part of the problem
Here's the problem: This program http://workbench.cadenhead.org/book/...residents.java Throws this error
Error -- java.sql.SQLException: Table/View 'CONTACTS' already exists in Schema 'APP'.
I realize that its not a java compiler error but an error with the database's creation. I Googled for the error the best i could, and all i could find was this
atWhatever JPA provider you're using, I suspect that it is configured to generate and export the database objects corresponding to your mappings... and those already exist. Depending on your configuration, on the JPA provider, on the exact message (EclipseLink logs such messages as warning AFAIK), this might be just normal or a "configuration mistake". If you want more details, please tell us what provider you're using and show your persistence.xml. Update: As suspected, you are using EclipseLink and these message are "normal" (they are logged as warning if you look closely at the message IIRC)
java.sql.SQLException: Table/View 'SEQUENCE' already exists in Schema 'ADMIN'. - Stack Overflow
What do i have to configure, or change to get this example program working?


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New: Happy 237th Independence Day to the Great Nation, USA
It was two hundred and thirty seven years ago that our great nation came to existence. Through these years not only have our nation seen hardship but it has been able to overcome it in a tremendous way. The United States of America has for many years been a leading part of this world and continues to be. This ability to lead can only be credited to the people of this great nation who have remained united and loyal to this country in the face of any hardship. America is a country which has given us many freedoms. This great nation has been the land of opportunity for all. It has always welcomed immigrants with open arms and has given everyone the means to achieve the American Dream. This great nation has been a thriving place for many, whether be it immigrants, refugees, or its citizens. Among many freedoms America has given us is the freedom of religion which enabled the persecuted to find a new. If we look into our history, America was first settled by the people who were victims of persecution in Europe and found in her a safe home to live and blossom in freedom.
It is this freedom among many that is making USA stronger and stronger day by day. It is not the commonality of religion which keeps us united but rather the loyalty and love for our country which unites us. With such unity we will be able to face all hardships to keep this great nation of ours strong.
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, whose motto is "Love for all, Hatred for none", advocates loyalty for one's country of residence. As a member of this community, I believe that it is necessary for everyone residing in the US to have a deep love for it and for humanity at large. Such loyalty is part of the Islamic faith as commanded in the Qur'an: "O ye who believe! Obey Allah, and obey His Messenger and those who are in authority among you…" (4:60) This specific verse of the Qur'an commands all Muslim Americans to be loyal to our great nation, to always stand for its defense when needed, and to always be the cause of spreading peace and harmony among its people. Indeed Ahmadi Muslims believe that love for one's country is an essential part of faith because the founder of Islam, the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) has emphatically ordered and taught this. This nation has embraced us and allowed us to become the fabric of our great society. It is our moral duty to be loyal to this country.
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the Messiah and founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community reaffirmed this concept of loyalty over a century ago. He said, "The Qur'an, therefore, is unequivocal on the point. Obedience to governmental authority is one of its imperatives." Today, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is the leading Islamic organization to promote loyalty to one's country of residence, as Islam requires.
Therefore, at this great occasion of being blessed to see our nation have another birthday I would like to wish everyone from the depths of my heart a very Happy Independence Day. May God make this country more powerful and a torch of justice. May God bless America.


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User Administrator Account won't allow Administrator Privilages
I'm running Win 7 Pro x64 and Office 2007. I installed a Bluetooth transceiver recently and developed a problem when replying to email in Outlook 2007. When I select an email to reply, the email editor pops up with a "Custom UI Runtime Error in Send to Bluetooth." The solution to this issue is to disable the COM Add-In "Send to Bluetooth" in one of the other Office applications such as Word.
However, when I attempt to uncheck the "Send to Bluetooth" option, I get an indication from a pop-up warning box that "This add-in is installed for all users on this computer, and can only be connected or disconnected by an administrator.
I am the only user on this computer and my user account is an administrator account. I have the system to start to the desktop without any intermediate log-ins or any intermediate screens.
How do I let Word know that I am an administrator so I can disable the COM Add-In and stop the offending pop-up every time I reply to an email?
Thanks in advance for your assistance.
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|06 Sep 2013
Windows 10 Pro
You could try right clicking the program and choose run as administrator. Then try to disable the addon.
Although with Microsoft software it usually is smart enough to prompt you with uac when you need to change something like that.
|My System Specs
|06 Sep 2013
Windows 7 Professional 64bit
Just to add to Andrews post:
In Windows 7, even when you are logged in as administrator, UAC no longer gives you "Full" administrator rights.
To get all of the access you now also have to "run as administrator"
So you may need to configure Office to "Always Run as an Administrator":
1. Goto Start and locate office 2007, right-click the application's shortcut, click Properties
2. In the Properties box click the Compatibility Tab.
3. Now you can either set for Current user or all users.
For Current User check the "Run This Program As An Administrator" box, then click OK.
For All Users, right-click the Office application and select properties.
Select "Change Setting For All Users" at the bottom.
select the "Run This Program As An Administrator" check box, and then click OK twice.
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|06 Sep 2013
I'm not sure if this will help or not but scroll down it and see the disable add-ins section,
Outlook 2007 Known Issues - Slipstick Systems
You can also hold down the Ctrl key while you click to open outlook to open as administrator or is that safe mode ?
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|06 Sep 2013
Thanks guys,
When I right click the application icon, in this case MS Office 2007 Outlook, I don't get an option to "run as administrator." I had to right click and select properties and do it under the compatibility tab as Dave suggested. That solved that portion of my problem. If I right click properties and select run as administrator, I can edit the options I wasn't able to edit before.
However, it turns out that unchecking that option wasn't the solution to my issue with the pop-up error box, "Custom UI Runtime Error in Send to Bluetooth" that occurred every time I clicked reply to an email.
The solution to the pop-up error box in Outlook 2007 was to uncheck the "Show add-in user interface errors" under Outlook/Tools/Options/Other Tab/Advanced Options.
I've stopped the pop-up notifications, but I don't think I solved the underlying problem.
The pop-up error notification box was titled: "Custom UI Runtime Error in Send to Bluetooth" and indicated the following:
If you click OK, the error box notification goes away until the next time you reply to an email.
Is there a solution to the underlying problem of "Failed to find Office control by ID?"
Thanks for your assistance. My issue is partially resolved.
|My System Specs
|06 Sep 2013
See if any of these come up with anything useful ?
Error Code 0x80004005 - Microsoft Community
Had an interesting post,
|My System Specs
|06 Sep 2013
It's a specific "Send to Bluetooth," Office 2007, and the File.Send Menu error.
I found this:
Adding Your Mail Client to the File.Send Menu (Windows)
I don't understand the full issue yet, but I think the above link is part of the solution.
Thanks for the help.
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A few weeks ago, our Western Region was lucky enough to host a volunteer group from Webmarketing123, a digital marketing agency in the San Francisco Bay Area. Greg Hanano, a Marketing Research Analyst at Webmarketing123, wrote a wonderful post about their experience that we wanted to share here:
A couple weeks ago, our company dedicated a morning to volunteering at a local non-profit organization, MedShare. MedShare is dedicated to improving the environment and healthcare through the efficient recover and redistribution of surplus medical supplies and equipment to undeserved healthcare facilities in developing countries. They are a group of people dedicated to helping developing countries get the supplies they need, while keeping medical surplus out of landfill. The organization began in 1998, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, and opened the 2nd location in San Leandro in 2008.
When local Bay Area hospitals have a surplus of supplies (which is not uncommon), they are placed aside for MedShare to pick up, segment, organize, and distribute for shipment to the countries in need. When a hospital in a developing area needs supplies, they can easily place an order with MedShare. Volunteers (like us) sort through the supplies to prepare for incoming orders. We took out items that were expired, separated the tools that were in condition to ship, and crated the supplies into individual boxes.
MedShare is bringing awareness to issues in the world that are rarely in our day-to-day minds. "There is a shortage of supplies in third world country hospitals, and we throw away hundreds of supplies every day." It is important to realize that these are not expensive or rare supplies, but simple hospital necessities like gloves, cotton swabs, or string for stitches. Doctors working in these areas of need have had to hang up their gloves because they cannot throw them away. This is a huge health hazard causing the spread of infectious disease. This is something that has stuck with me. Every country should be able to use clean medical supplies with every patient and yet, something as simple as clean gloves can be a rare and expensive privilege.
After our briefing, we took a tour of the warehouse and got started at our tables. There we began our work by sorting through a large pile of supplies and separating them into their bins. This was the best part of the process. As a company, we worked together and bonded while efficiently filling 170 boxes of supplies, ready to be flown to different countries in need.
I am so glad that we, as a company, got to share this time together. This is a great place for companies to help out the community and the world, while bonding at the same time. What pains me most is that great non-profits, like MedShare, could make a bigger impact if they could expand to every major city in America. MedShare has been struggling to get their brand name noticed. That's where we come in. WebMarketing123 has decided to start a foundation, dedicated to providing free digital marketing services to non-profit organizations. The new foundation will help other nonprofits spend their Google advertising dollars wisely, increase their following on Facebook and Twitter, and boost their organic search rankings. When a non-profit is more noticeable, that's when they get more help, more donations, and increase the opportunity to make a big impact on the world.
More information will be released soon about Webmarketing123's non-profit foundation. Please keep in touch with us at#wm123 and check out our blog for new updates. To learn more about MedShare and how your company can get involved, visit www.medshare.org.
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In this Rhino 3D tutorial video course, instructor Brian DiNola shows you how to get started with the powerful modeling tools in this professional level software. Utilized by many industries, Rhino3D is a powerful platform for just about anything from industrial modeling and architecture to custom design, and prototype development and more.
This Rhino 3D training video first tackles everything you need to know about the Rhinoceros 3D interface, explaining viewports, zooming, panning and more, so that you are never limited by the virtual workspace. Once you have mastered the program's basic tools, you can build practically anything you want piece by piece. In these Rhino tutorials you will learn how to work with curves, surfaces, solids, and meshes, taking basic contours and shapes and molding them into your own creative designs. As Rhino is also suitable for manufacturing and industrial use, you will also learn its prototyping, measurement, and printing tools, too.
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When I first started hearing buzz about the surprises Christine had planned for the "Blissdom Babies", I couldn't help but be excited! While I don't attend conferences for the swag — and you'll never find me pushing or shoving to get extra stuff — it's always fun to have the opportunity to try products that you don't normally buy. And as a blogger, it's reassuring to know that companies value our voices and want to get their products in front of us.
As if the teasers Christine threw out there when she asked for our babies' ages and genders and when she mentioned Hershey's chocolate weren't enough, I could hardly contain my excitement when I saw the tweet from her asking if we would be interested in test driving a stroller and possibly winning one to take home!
We have more than a couple cheap umbrella strollers and a huge double jogging stroller that no longer fits in our car, but there are plenty of times that I wish we had a nice stroller for family outings or vacations. However, buying a luxury stroller just hasn't been in the budget, even if I have spent time drooling over them.
We arrived at Blissdom ready to test drive one of the five strollers that Christine arranged for us, including the Quinny Buzz 3 with the Dreami bassinet insert. However, my sweet girl is easily overwhelmed, and 500 women gathering in one place can send even the calmest person into overload, so it was no surprise that she spent much of the conference crying or hiding out in our room with my sister. Because there were so many babies who looked content riding in their strollers while their mommas networked and attended sessions, I just didn't feel right swiping one from any of them in order to test drive it.
Fortunately, as the conference came to a close, one of the strollers was free, and Christine gave us a chance to try it out. You should have seen my girl riding around like the queen of the conference, happy as could be to ride in the stroller thanks to the innovative rear-facing option that let her watch us while she rode. She played with her new Baby Einstein's book, cooed and smiled as we walked the halls.
Because we were stuck in Nashville for an extra day due to the blizzard that hit the Northeast, I was even more hopeful that we would win one of the beautiful strollers. After 5 months with a fussy baby, I was instantly in love with any piece of baby gear that could keep her as happy as the Quinny Buzz 3 did!
I tweeted, commented, took pictures and generally shared my enthusiasm for the stroller in every way possible to get as many entries in the giveaway as I could, but then I did my best to forget about it because I knew I was going to be so disappointed when I didn't win. At 10:30 p.m. on Saturday night, I headed back down to take Christine the stroller back, and when I was met with the news that we had won it, I might have squealed. Many apologies to the other guests in the Magnolia wing of the hotel!
There are so many things that make this stroller as wonderful it is. It's versatile, holding the Dreami bassinet for infants or accomodating the extra large seat in a forward- or rear-facing position for babies, toddlers and kids of all ages. The seat reclines and has an adjustable foot rest as well. And the whole thing folds up easily and unfolds with a unique hydraulic system. Most importantly, it is incredibly easy to push, gliding along smoothly and turning easily.
My sister, Sidney and I spent a lazy day at the hotel on Sunday, enjoying our extra day even though we were anxious to get home, and we used the Buzz 3 all day. When we bundled her up in the stroller and walked to the mall, she stayed happy as we shopped, even sleeping in it for part of the time.
As the mother of four little girls, I've come to realize that there are certain pieces of baby gear that are worth the extra cost. I wish I had invested in a nice stroller with my first because I have no doubt it would have gotten enough use to make the price worth it!
Thank you so much, Quinny, for offering us the opportunity to use and win these strollers, thank you to ForBabyGifts, Johnson's Baby, and Baby Einstein for the great goody bags, and a huge thank you to Christine as well, for all of the time and effort she invested in making those of us with babies feel loved and welcomed at BlissDom!
Mandi Ehman is a work-at-home mom to four spunky little girls. She believes that organizing only lasts if you do it your way – to fit your needs, your preferences and your lifestyle – and she shares organizing and time management tips at Organizing Your Way.


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One of the hot topics at the MS-ISAC Annual Meeting and GFIRST in Atlanta this week was the recent Wired article by Mat Honan entitled: 'How Apple and Amazon Security Flaws Led to My Epic Hacking.'
One of the hot topics at the MS-ISAC Annual Meeting and GFIRST in Atlanta this week was the recent Wired article by Mat Honan entitled: How Apple and Amazon Security Flaws Led to My Epic Hacking.
The entire article is worth reading, and may shock you into action. Here is the first paragraph of the article:
"In the space of one hour, my entire digital life was destroyed. First my Google account was taken over, then deleted. Next my Twitter account was compromised, and used as a platform to broadcast racist and homophobic messages. And worst of all, my AppleID account was broken into, and my hackers used it to remotely erase all of the data on my iPhone, iPad, and MacBook"
That article, along with other information led to Apple and other organizations changing their over-the-phone password reset procedures.
There is no doubt that the majority of online users typically:
- Use very simple passwords that are easy to guess
- Use the same passwords for multiple applications and services (such as Gmail and Facebook.)
- Only change their passwords when forced to do so
- Use the same passwords for home and work
- Share passwords with friends and family members
I could go on, but the stupid things that we do (or don't do) with passwords are well-documented.
However, I must admit that the Wired article was a bit of a personal wake-up call for me. While I have always used rather complex passwords, I do slip into some of the other bad habits at times. But lately, I have gone through the simple list above and made adjustments to my personal online security situation regarding passwords. I want to point-out a few practical steps that we all can take to help secure things.
First, I recently took the time to add additional security for access to my personal email accounts from non-trusted computers. This process is easy for Google Gmail and Yahoo mail.
Second, I found this sixty minute security make-over article to be well-done and helpful. It discusses linked social media accounts and a host of other areas that need to be addressed by all of us for better security.
Third, even if you don't follow these extra security steps, at least regularly change your passwords to something a bit more complex and don't reuse them across home and work. Also, back up important data.
I know, I know. Security pros have known about these basic password steps for years. But actions speak louder than words. And there is too much at stake with our online data to do nothing. I like many of these new precautions, since one-time actions can provide much better overall protections.
What are your thoughts on personal passwords? Any ideas to share?


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There has been much celebrating after this week's elections, because there were many winners, particularly on the Democratic side. But who were the biggest winners?
Here are Prop Zero's nomination for the top 5:
5. Super-rich Bay Area Democrats with political ambition: Investor Tom Steyer sponsored Prop 39, a corporate tax change, and won. And former Facebook executive Chris Kelly backed Prop 35 and won easily.
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4. Jerry Brown: He said his measure would succeed politically and it did, winning a surprisingly large victory, by more than six points. Unfortunately, Prop 30's combination of temporary tax hikes and permanent spending changes won't fix the budget or schools. Brown will feel the political pain later.
3. Death row inmates: Yes, Prop 34, which would have repealed the death penalty, lost. But many inmates didn't want the death penalty to go -- because their death row status gives them more chance of winning appeals of their cases.
2. Campaign finance disclosure: An Arizona group that gave $11 million of unknown origins to the Yes on 32 No on 30 campaign effort earned criticism and may be fined. But the real damage of this gift was political. The anonymous donation effectively killed the Yes on 32 campaign and did no favors for the No on 30 effort. Anonymity doesn't make sense because, politically, it doesn't work.
1. Trigger cuts: Californians approved Prop 30 -- a ballot initiative no one could love -- because they were afraid of $6 billion in trigger cuts to schools if the measure lost. Look for trigger cuts to be used on future initiatives that are priorities for governors and legislative leaders.


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*Excerpted with permission from the author of Please Stop Laughing at Us
What Not to Say
Never say to a bullied child: "Ignore the bully and walk away; they're just jealous; twenty years from now those bullies will probably be in jail and you'll be successful; I know how you feel; or be patient."
What to Say
This is what you should say to your bullied student and do:
Step1: Say, "I don't know how you feel. I can't imagine what you're going through. It must be awful."
Step 2: Say, "Let's talk about an action that we can take together today to help solve this problem of bullying that you're facing."
Step 3: Contact the local park district, public library and community center one town over and ask them to send you a list of their youth programs, then review this information with your students and help him choose something he can participate in.
Step 4: Contact the parents and explain from a constructive point of view so as not to put them on the defensive that their child has been encountering some challenges but that both you and their child have come up with some exciting solutions that you're eager to share with them.
Step 5: Be a Friend. Before you let any student confide in you, close your eyes and visualize that you're switching hats from that of teacher to friend, and promise yourself that no matter what you hear you'll approach it from the perspective of an ally, and not the stance of an authority figure.
Step 6: Don't Make It Worse. Don't chastise an Elite Tormentor [bully] in front of the entire class. Devise an excuse to pull the victim out of the line of fire and then approach his assailants individually at a later date.
Step 7: Use Compassionate Punishment. Traditional punishment doesn't work. It only makes an angry kid angrier and is best employed as a last alternative. First, try compassionate forms of discipline that help the student access the empathy inside him. For example, in lieu of a detention for bad behavior, require a student to do one nice thing for a different person every day for two weeks and to record in a notebook each evening how the recipient responded and how the response made him feel. Make sure he has each recipient sign and date his entry and include a phone number so you can verify your student's compliance in this exercise. If the student is remiss, then use traditional punishment as a consequence.
Step 8: Don't Take Sides. Remember, the bully and the victim are flip sides of the same coin. Both are bleeding emotionally, both need love and support. When approaching the bully, begin the conversation on an encouraging note with something like "Johnny, I enjoy being your teacher I know you're a really good kid, that's why it surprised me when you…" Then, launch into the issue you need to discuss, trying to be as general as possible and only using the victim's name if there's no other alternative. This will help to prevent retaliation later on.
Step 9: Get Backup. If you're a teacher trying to help a student and administration is giving you the runaround, plead your case to the school board, and if that doesn't work, contact the education reporter at your local daily paper. Conversely, if you're a principal struggling with a tenured teacher who's a bully, keep going up the chain of command until someone pays attention, even if that means turning to the press yourself.
Step 10: Incorporate an Anti-bullying Curriculum. Try to creatively incorporate anti-bullying messages into your required subject matter. For example, if you're teaching students about the food chain in science class, add a quiz question that asks them to compare the social environment at school to the food chain. You can also have students study great leader in whatever subject you teach who were maligned and shunned for being different or ahead of their time. Their life stories will inspire students who are being bullied, and help to ignite spirited discussion.
Bounus Step: Develop a Code of Conduct. Develop a code of conduct for your classroom and reward those students who uphold it.
Man in the Mirror
Never forget why you became a teacher, and don't let government policies, administrative bureaucracies, or anything else get in the way of your love for your students or your commitment to protect and empower them. And if you're an Adult Survivor of Peer Abuse yourself, don't minimize what happened, find a therapist and talk about it so it doesn't hinder you as an educator.
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I made a comment on Jezebel/Gawker the other day that got a kind of touchy reception, and I was a little surprised. Saying "feminism is for women" doesn't mean that all feminists must be women - it's just that feminism exists to benefit women. Cool? If some collateral benefit comes to men, that''s fantastic, and not entirely unintentional. Feminism has obviated a lot of the restrictions of patriarchy, and patriarchs are stuck in the past, and seem to expect a revolution to be handled for them.
This came up in response to the crop of media discussing the ascendency of women in the professional world, and all the subsequent whining about the way that models of masculinity haven't prepared men to deal with a world where women matter. Well, duh. Fix your masculinity then. Feminists have made some inroads on this work, but it's really not up to women to change men.
Anyway, that's all I was trying to get at. I was a little blunt in my original comment, but it seems to have gotten across to people who weren't busy protecting their male feminist bona fides. (You know, by threatening to stop defending me from the mean old patriarchy. Some allies.)
UPDATE: The Good Men Project is an example of men seeing that they have plenty of catching up to do.
UPDATE: The Good Men Project is an example of men seeing that they have plenty of catching up to do.


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They are flipping the switch as we speak. Strasburg is 15-6 with a 3.14 ERA, and will finish with those numbers. Strasburg was hit pretty solidly by the Marlins last night (the Nationals lost 9-7 in 10 innings), and today, manager Davey Johnson told the media it would be Strasburg's final start of the season.
The Nationals had planned to start Strasburg against the Mets on Wednesday, but Johnson felt that anxiety over being shut down—over "letting teammates down," according to The Washington Post—had started to hurt Strasburg's game. The Post's Adam Kilgore also said Johnson thought the media had gotten into Strasburg's head:
For his part, Strasburg said he was just having trouble locating his fastball. The Nationals will go from having the best starting rotation ERA in baseball with Strasburg, to still having the best starting rotation ERA in baseball without him. In far more important news, the Cubs are shutting down Jeff Samardzija.
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Lygus could add to cotton challenges in 2011
The large amount of rainfall this winter and spring will set the stage for more Lygus in summer. The relationship between historic rainfall records and annual cotton loss estimates supports the idea that Lygus will be more problematic this year and observations from the ground confirms this assessment. However, as in other years, the primary source of Lygus will be from crops and locations within a few miles of your cotton field, not miles away from the edge of the Valley.
In the past month, I have been conducting the annual Lygus survey. The survey was later than usual because of the extended rainy season into April and cooler temperatures in May. This is what I have observed:
- Foothills are generally dry and limited Lygus hosts, due primarily to early rains that favored grasses over broadleaves. 2011 was not a great year for wildflowers in the Sierra foothills due mostly because of the heavy grass prevented the annual broadleaves from developing widely.
- Along the I-5 corridor, tarweed, a key indicator host for Lygus, is located mostly south of Highway 198. It is more common on the valley flats than on the coastal foothills. When sampled 2 weeks ago, the population was split between overwintering adults and first generation nymphs, 1st to 3rd instars. The further south I travelled the more tarweed I could find in uncultivated areas of Kern County, commonly known as "deserts". The importance of tarweed is not as much it is a major source for the Valley but rather as local infestation point and indicator of potential problems.
- Tarweed is a good plant for Lygus development because it spans the late winter and summer periods. It acts as a bridge for Lygus to develop a foothold and increase its numbers during May and parts of June. Without that bridge, populations tend to disperse and build slower and later.
Safflower plays a major role as a plant host bridge, allowing overwinter populations to settle and reproduce. Safflower plantings are spread throughout the Valley and will act as localized sources for Lygus into susceptible crops. The problem can be alleviated by managing Lygus population in safflower before the nymphs can become adults and leave the field. For details on managing Lygus in safflower to mitigate movement into cotton, refer to IPM in Cotton in the Western Region of the US, UC ANR Publication 3305.


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The Department of Correction says it is allowing three male prison inmates to use a Twitter account and share their experiences of being in jail. The pilot program is dubbed "Follow me so you don't follow me."
The men are in a prison in the southern coastal town of Guayama. Two of them were convicted of murder.
Corrections Secretary Jesus Gonzalez Cruz said Tuesday that the men have daily, supervised access to the Twitter account named "follow2unfollow." It has more than 5,000 followers. The inmates are identified by the handles "inmate," "inmate2" and "inmate3."
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So, anyway.. The +hit trinket also dropped off of Max but I didn't have enough Priority after taking the weapon to get it. Then it dropped again from Heigan and I lost there to another Druid. Ah well, Fyra will just have to wait .. 🙂
Tonight should be the continuation of Naxx25 if we can get the peeps. Into the Military and then Construct quarters I believe. Hopefully we will do well. Gotta run! I'll possibly be back with another post later today or at least tomorrow..
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What's Wrong with Public, Private Partnerships?Security Leaders Discuss Plan for Building Effective PPP Framework
Even though India lacks a formal breach response mechanism, public and private sector players have nonetheless initiated unofficial efforts to share information and collaborate in the face of increasingly sophisticated and coordinated attacks. While government is increasingly dependent upon private and public sector participation in tackling cyberattacks, a plan to develop a true public/private partnership framework is missing.
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What are the proven, effective ways of bringing parties together to focus on improving the nation's cybersecurity posture? How can informal PPP be amalgamated into a formalized framework in India and throughout Asia? These questions were discussed recently at the Data Breach Summit Asia 2016 in Bengaluru, hosted by ISMG. Participating in the panel were S.N Ravichandran, Cyber Investigator and DSCI Anchor, Cyber Society of India; Manoj Agarwal, Head of Internal Audit, Metro Shoes Limited, Member - Guidance Development Committee, IIA Inc; A Shiju Rawther, Assistant Vice President-Technology, Credit Information Bureau (India) Limited; K S Narayanan, CISO, PwC India; Vikrant Varshney, Chief of Risk Advisory Board, Risk Resources; Vijay Subramanyam, Partner, KPMG; Vivek Chudgar, Senior Director - Consulting, APAC, FireEye.
"The concept of public and private partnership framework is only confined to industry discussions, there is hardly any impetus given to the subject at the enterprise level," says CIBIL's Rawther. "Organizations should lay emphasis on driving the partnership culture, and security practitioners need to lead the discussions within their organizations."
Data Sharing Essential for Partnership
Experts believe that one of the main reasons behind the ineffectiveness of the model is failure to understand and assess the role of partnership in tackling cyber threats. More often than not, organizations and the government agencies are reluctant to share information.
It's all about mindset, says Rawther, who argues that it's time organizations at large changed their approach to sharing the relevant data with other companies, bodies or forums.
But it seems to be easier said than done, says Subramanyam of KPMG, as he sees most private organizations are often subjected to contracts. "They will have confidentiality clauses and anti-trust clauses. The government organizations have official secrets act and many others, which prevents them to disclose critical information," he says.
"Other constraints for collaboration are lack of legal framework to support the collaborative models providing clarity on what needs to be shared and how it should be used; some of these solicit answers," says Subramanyam.
Chudgar of FireEye firmly believes sharing of intelligence by the government is critical. "If the government is ready to share near real-time intelligence with private sector, many can benefit out of it," he says. "Similarly, private sector companies need to realize that sharing information on what kind of attack happened and what malware hit them is not a bad idea."
Some argue that the fear of sharing of information only indicates that there is lack of transparency among the stakeholders - a big bottleneck to establish a partnership model.
PWC's Narayanan says currently there is a clear lack of visibility between the public and private sector organizations on who is doing what. "It's not just between the sectors; there is no understanding of the work done by various industries within these sectors," he says. "Besides, there is no common objective for participants to contribute."
He says banking sector is a good example for others to follow.
Experts endorse the view, saying a secure national roadmap for information sharing is important and it should follow the process similar to RBI, which mandated OTP, PIN and also biometric ID.
"There are formal and informal communications happening among different organizations within the banking sector because there is a clear objective and clear stakeholders," he adds. "Similar approach can be emulated by the other industries that help in tackling threats."
Justifying Public, Private Partnership
Despite multiple shortcomings, there are some concerted efforts being made by a few states to establish effective models.
Varshney of Risk Resources points out how the Cyberabad Security Council (SCSC), a non-profit firm jointly created by the Cyberabad Police commissioner team and the Hyderabad IT Industry, has collaborated with academic institutions to train the staff in cyber security.
According to him, given that the government is unable to keep up the pace with which the private sector organizations evolved in the past few years, it would be ideal to extend them the right support in taking the initiative. "Government should go beyond their conventional strategy and rope in the private enterprises in establishing a policy and framework, while administering certain controls," says Varshney.
Rawther, who has been associated with Kerala Police in establishing a first-of-its-kind cyber innovation centre-Cyberdome in the state to fight online crime, says that an effective partnership ensures ROI for both the sectors. "Lack of skill-set was one of the biggest challenge faced by the state government while setting up the Centre," he says. "To resolve this issue and to ensure private sector participation, the police department invited Infosec professionals from the industry as Cyberdome officers to train the State police."
The initiative helped the security professionals to establish their credentials by associating with the government project, as they were credited with government ID cards, given Stars and ranks based on their contribution, Rawther says.
The Way Forward
Experts say the private public partnership initiative is a tricky affair, with stakeholders trying to pass the buck over and again. Some argue that bringing in more subsidies would encourage private players to participate in developing cyber defences.
Offering subsidies, says S.N Ravichandran, are certainly not a long-term solution.
"Government should limit itself as a monitoring body and step in when there is a legal problem or when the private partner requires empowerment to access confidential data," he says.
"Experts believe there is a need to build more clarity on the nodal agencies model that government is proposing, with clear objectives and its working model.
Rawther highlights the need of a centralized body that can make it a mandate for every organization to share the relevant data in the event of a breach. "That is the only way to build and percolate the best practices to other organizations," he concludes.


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PITTSBURGH -- Jason Heyward has found little reason to be concerned about the mechanics of his swing. But the Braves' right fielder believes he will have to take a better approach at the plate to escape the maddening struggles he has experience through the regular season's first three weeks.
"I feel like I just have to stay patient and get good pitches to hit," Heyward said. "Even though I do have a bad man [Justin Upton] hitting behind me, they still don't want to make too many mistakes with me this year."
Opposing pitchers have certainly gained more reason to cautiously approach Upton, who entered Sunday with a Major League-leading nine home runs.
But Heyward has not yet taken advantage of the luxury of hitting in front of Upton. Before getting a chance to rest and clear his head during Sunday afternoon's series finale against the Pirates, Heyward had batted .121 (7-for-58) with two home runs and a .519 OPS.
"I really don't look at the numbers until it's said and done," Heyward said. "I just try to do as many things right as possible, and try to win as many ballgames by doing what I can at the dish, on defense and running the bases."
According to Fangraphs.com, Heyward has swung hat 40.9 percent of the pitches he has seen, and 39.4 percent of those pitches have been inside the strike zone. These numbers indicate he is actually being slightly more disciplined than he was last year, when he swung at 46.3 percent of the pitches he saw, with 43.5 percent of those pitches being in the strike zone.
"I don't feel like I'm seeing it bad," Heyward said. "I just feel like I've got to make sure I'm getting good pitches to hit."
Heyward has batted .121 (4-for-33) with a .310 on-base percentage and .333 slugging percentage against right-handed pitchers. His struggles against left-handers have continued, as he has hit .120 (3-for-25) with a .185 on-base percentage and .160 slugging percentage against southpaws.
With the Pirates throwing their third left-hander -- Jonathan Sanchez -- in a span of four days, Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez determined it was best to give Heyward a chance to rest on Sunday.


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Topic: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Countries should not isolate themselves from the world, but instead engage other countries.
There has been endless controversy over international relation. Some people propose that countries should be engaged with other, not isolate. Personally, I definitely agree with that proposal.
To begin with, what I put my priority on is technology exchange. It is obvious that technology develops quickly in each country, but not all of them can reach high one. Being engaged with other countries, underdeveloped nation have more chances to access to effective productive ways, which is valuable to bridge the gap between countries each other. More importantly, developing international relation creates golden chances to expand global research project by interchanging knowledge and skills. Let me take medicine research process for example. Doctors around the world can cooperate to seek the best therapy for a disease and introduce their success to all the hospital over the globe. Without doubt, it is better to be open in any global relationship to exchange technology.
Second, relionship enhancement between other countries is the best way to take advantage of domestic products. Let's assume that you are the import and export manager. If you don't allow the foreign merchandises be brought in your country and prevent the domestic goods from exporting, what happens to your nation? The country's market has no promotion and only circulates among small communities. On the contrary, open door to the outside world makes domestic goods more and more qualified to compare with foreign ones. More notably, export national commodities to other country are certain to bring considerable profits, which can used to upgrade and diversify domestic products. Needless to say, the more international trade one country engage in, the more opportunity it has to boost its goods.
Lastly, world peace holds no less important in connecting all country around the world. When one country is engaged with others, it is likely to understand that it is giving a hand to build the friendly global environment and ready for helping the others as well as receiving supports from them. In other word, world peace is brought about more cooperatively if there is no hindrance between all nations.
In conclusion, I think countries should engage, not isolate because of not only technology exchange, effective ways to develop domestic products but also world peace for people in each nation. I recommend that people should take my explanation into account to approach the proper behavior about international relationships.
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DELTONA — Clyde VanKleeck has seen some of the roughest terrain this area has to offer during his 30-year career as a surveyor, but never before has he waded through grass so tall or woods so thick as he has the last two weekends while hunting Burmese pythons in the Everglades with his sons.
"We're doing things I would never dream of doing at work," VanKleeck said.
The avid hunters and fishermen from Deltona are participating in the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's 2013 Python Challenge. The Wildlife Commission and its partners hope the exercise will help educate the public on the dangers the exotic, invasive snakes present to the South Florida environment, including the Everglades. Commission officials say the hunt also helps them remove the snakes from the wild.
The VanKleecks and three other local residents were among 1,390 who have registered to participate in the Challenge, so far. Even U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson joined the action to help search for the giant snakes that can grow as long as 26 feet. According to the commission, the longest one ever found in Florida was 17 feet.
As of Friday, the hunters had removed 30 Burmese pythons since the hunt began on Jan. 12, said Carli Segelson, commission spokeswoman.
No one knows how many pythons are living in South Florida. National Park Service officials say more than 1,800 have been taken over the past 12 years, likely representing "only a fraction of the total population."
Commission officials say they are using the Python Challenge as a pilot program to determine if paying hunters to harvest pythons would help rid the state of the huge, voracious reptiles. A $1,500 cash prize will go to the participant who harvests the most Burmese pythons and a $1,000 prize will be awarded for the longest Burmese python.
So far, the VanKleecks aren't in line for any cash. They haven't harvested a single snake, despite two weekends of searching the wilds of South Florida in three different wildlife management areas.
When Zackery VanKleeck, 26, found the Python Challenge on a website, he called his little brother Tyler, 15.
"I jumped," said Tyler. He immediately began preparing. He got a pair of snake chaps and took a hunter safety course. All three of them took the online course required for hunters, which includes such information as how to kill the snakes humanely.
The University of Florida is collecting and processing the snakes as hunters turn them in. After the snake is processed, hunters can keep the skin or sell it to dealers on site.
As a toddler, Tyler pretended to go snake hunting. He's always been fascinated by snakes, said his mother, April.
"I thought it would be an experience just to go hunt," said Tyler. And that it has been.
"In the Everglades, you can't just take a machete and cut a line," said Clyde VanKleeck. "Just diving through grass is all new to me."
Jumping up in the living room of the family's Deltona home, Tyler demonstrated how they walk "carefully" through the grass searching for snakes, gesturing high over his head to show how tall the grass is.
"When you're walking, you're taking one step, pushing the grass aside and looking, and taking another step and pushing, and looking," he said. "You won't see one unless you step on it, unless you see the grass starting to move."
"You also see things you never see here," said Clyde. "It's like walking into Jurassic Park."
They've seen iguanas and even a Komodo dragon.
"Mostly you're looking for snakes near the water's edges, under the rocks and under logs," said Tyler. They tried to track a snake but it went into the woods. "Once it goes into the woods you just lose it."
"We saw a lot of alligators," Tyler said. And they saw five different species of snake, "just not the right ones."
Once, Zackery was "probing into a mud hole, stepped on the other side and there was a cottonmouth laying there," said Clyde. "Another time, I turned and there was a cottonmouth hanging on a tree looking at me."
They've heard that pythons will sparkle or shine under water. They searched a lot of water's edges. "That's mostly where you see the slides," Tyler said, referring to the tracks the snakes make in mud or sand. But they'd walk away and come back and see "brand new big slides."
They'd heard pythons could be found on roads in the mornings and in the evenings when the pavement is warm. They talked to others for advice, but so far no luck.
"It's very frustrating," Clyde said Thursday.
After two full weekends, the trio is taking a break this weekend because Clyde has to work. He hopes the weather will warm up in two weeks and believes the cooler temperatures may have been a factor in the snakes being harder to find on the first two trips.
The men said even though they're not finding snakes, they're still having fun, especially Tyler. He'd never been to the Everglades.
"It was amazing, it was really cool," he said.
Clyde, meanwhile, is just along for the ride.
"I think these boys are going to drive me nuts until the season is over," he said. "I enjoy watching the boys getting along and doing something together."
If they do find a snake, Tyler hopes to grab it by the tail first.
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- 41-year-old Patrick Hardison is thriving a year after his historic transplant and can drive and swim for the first time in 15 years.
- Hardison, a volunteer firefighter was badly burned in a 2001 blaze in his Mississippi hometown.
- His body hasn't attempted to reject the extensive face transplant, NYU Langone officials said.
The volunteer firefighter who underwent the most extensive face transplant in history last year at a New York City hospital last year can now swim and drive a car.
NYU Langone Medical Center announced on Wednesday that 41-year-old Patrick Hardison is thriving a year after his historic transplant, and that his body hasn't attempted to reject his new face.
"The surgery has truly given me back my life," he said. "I go about my day just like everyone else. It's allowed me to do things with my family that I had not been able to do. I can't tell you what a sense of freedom it is to even drive my kids to school. We recently went on a family vacation to Disney World, and I swam in the pool with them – something I hadn't done in 15 years."
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Hardison, a former volunteer firefighter from Senatobia, Mississippi, has no scars on his face, and although he resembles his old self, some of his features are different. His eyes are smaller and his face is rounder, but he still has sandy brown hair.
The divorced father of five said one of the best moments of his life was seeing his children for the first time after the August 2015 surgery. Four of his children attended the news conference.
His 21-year-old daughter, Allison, said she cried after seeing him because she was so relieved.
"After the injury, he wasn't normal on the inside. He was very unhappy," she said. "Now he's happy with himself and happy with life."
Hardison was badly burned while fighting a fire in his hometown on Sept. 5, 2001. The then-27-year-old Hardison had been a volunteer firefighter for seven years and had entered the burning house to search for a woman. While he was searching, the roof collapsed and gave him third-degree burns on his head, neck and upper body.
Hardison spent two weeks in a burn center in Memphis, Tennessee, about 40 miles north of Senatobia, and lost his ears, lips, most of his noes and most of his eyelids. Doctors used grafts to reinforce what remained of his eyelids and sewed them nearly shut to protect his eyes, leaving him with pinhole vision.
Eventually a church friend wrote Dr. Eduardo Rodriguez, the chair of NYU Langone's plastic surgery department. Hardison was placed on a wait list for surgery in 2014 while doctors tried to find a facial match.
A year later, doctors matched Hardison with New York artist and cyclist David Rodenbaugh, who died in a bike accident in Brooklyn. Rodenbaugh's mother gave permission to use his face, and said that her son had always wanted to be a firefighter.
That gave way for the extensive, 26-hour surgery last August. Doctors stretched the new face over Hardison's skull and down the collar bones in front. In back, the transplant reaches far enough down that only a tiny patch of Hardison's original hair remains — its color matched by the dark blond hair growing on his new scalp. The transplant includes both ears and new eyelids and blinking mechanisms, allowing Hardison to again see.
Rodriguez called the surgery a "game changer."
"Being able to give Pat this level of independence is a primary reason why we undertook this surgery," Rodriguez says.
After the procedure, Hardison went through several months of rehabilitation and had a few other procedures to adjust his eyelids and lips and remove his feeding tube.
"Pat has been incredibly compliant with his post-surgical regimen, and that has allowed us to expedite his surgical schedule," Rodriguez said. "He is extremely committed to daily exercise, taking his medications and meeting with his physicians regularly. All of this has put him way ahead of schedule in terms of getting to the optimal level of recovery and appearance."
The hospital said that the next step in Hardison's recovery is to meet Rodenbaugh's family. The organization that arranged the donation, LiveOnNY is set to plan a meeting for later this fall.
"With many successful transplants, there is a donor or donor family that makes these altruistic gifts possible, at the most trying time in their lives," said Irving. "We look forward to arranging their meeting."


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PULASKI — The rich harmonies and good fun of four talented female singer-songwriters will fill the air at Martin Methodist College Friday as Queen of Hearts return for the Homecoming 2014 concert.
PULASKI — The rich harmonies and good fun of four talented female singer-songwriters will fill the air at Martin Methodist College Friday as Queen of Hearts return for the Homecoming 2014 concert.
The concert will begin at 7 p.m. at Martin Hall Auditorium. Admission is $7 per person with all students (kindergarten through college) and members of the college's Alumni Association admitted free of charge. Other Homecoming festivities will be held across campus on Saturday, Feb. 1.
Call (931) 3363-9882 for ticket reservations.
Bethanne Clayton, Helen Lewis Moore, Ellen Britton and April Amick Caughman first performed at Martin Methodist College as the featured artists for Homecoming 2005. Britton was on campus this past fall for the college's Songwriter's Dream concert series, at which time plans were made to bring the foursome back for an encore performance.
Individually, the four women have successful solo careers as writers and performers, but a decade ago they discovered a special chemistry as a quartet, bringing their unique gifts together as Queen of Hearts. The result is an evening of remarkable vocals, strong musicianship and songs that are both poignant and humorous.
"Their voices blend seamlessly, and it's evident they take pleasure in contributing to the greater sum of the parts. If you're a fan of pop and blues-inflected country laced with four-part harmonies, check out Queen of Hearts," writes Jack Silverman of Nashville Scene.
"Able to interact with each other and connect with the audience in such a smooth and comfortable way, Queen of Hearts' poignant lyrics had our audience dabbing at their eyes one minute and wiping away tears of laughter the next," according to Mark and Donna Paz Kaufman, hosts of "An Evening of Story and Song"concert series in Amelia Island, Fla.
For more information about the concert, call 931-363-9882.


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Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo Expecting Second Baby [PHOTO]by Mandi Salerno | PopCrush
One more makes four for the Lachey family!
Congratulations to Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo, who announced on Twitter today that they're expecting another baby! The VH1 host and his actress wife are already mom and dad to 22-month-old Camden John.
The former 98 Degrees member tweeted the announcement with a photo of soon-to-be big brother Camden running across the beach, underneath a hand-drawn message revealing baby #2's gender.
Can't think of a better way to celebrate 3 years of marriage to my beautiful @VanessaLachey than this! #family pic.twitter.com/vWwnJoN11H
— Nick Lachey (@NickLachey) July 15, 2014
How sweet! It's hard to believe this celebrity couple has already been married for 3 years. But we have to agree with Nick — what a perfect way to celebrate an anniversary. Bonus: The next Lachey baby will be a girl, giving Vanessa more even footing with the two handsome guys in her life.
Congratulations again to Nick, Vanessa and Camden!


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